History SocW.
The Gazette-Times
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY
Volume 41, Number 37.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 1924.
Subscription $2.00 Per Year
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Business Is Wound Up in
Two Days; One Civil
Suit Before Jury.
TWO CRIMINAL CASES
Grand Jury Turns In No True BilU
But Haa Several Matteri Under
Investigation.
The regular December term of cir
cuit court for Morrow county con
vened at the court house on Monday
morning with Judge G. W. Phelps
presiding. The term gave promife of
one or two quite lengthy cases, but
these did not materialize, and the
business was wound up Tuesday eve
ning for the time being and the jury
dismissed. Judge Phelps and Court
Reporter Beckwith, and the outside
attorneys departed on Wednesday.
But one case came on for trial.
This was the Oregon Cooperative Hay
Growers vs. Ira A. Burger for breach
of contract. A Jury of twelve men
remained out all night, divided 50-50
and failing to agree, were dismissed
by the court.
The case of Okanogan State Bank
vs. J. W. Beymer was expected to
take up considerable time in trial,
but the parties finally got together
on Tuesday and settled out of court.
This case was set down for Wednes
day morning.
Two criminal cases only, came up
for consideration. State of Oregon
vh. Guy Hall and State of Oregon vs.
Ermond A. Zochert, The former was
sentenced to six months in jail and
paroled and the latter was given three
years in the penitentiary. A petition
for parole in the Zochert case was
denied by the court.
The grand jury investigated a num
ber of matters but returned no find
ings at this time. As other matters
required further time for investiga
tion, the jury turned in no report.
The proceedings in detail follow:
Bert Mason vs. J. W. Pruyear, et
al; decree entered for plaintiff.
State of Oregon vs. L. V. Gentry
and K. J, Carsner; default and judg
ment, Oregon Cooperative Haygrowers vs.
Ira A. Berger; trial before jury; jury
disagreed and discharged.
J. J. AUyn vs. Minor & Krebs; set
tled and dismissed.
Mary Dilworth Gateley vs. Paul
O'Meara; demur to complaint over
ruled by consent; 10 days to answer.
The A. H. Averill Machinery Co., a
corporation, vs. A. W. Lundell, et al;
default and decree.
Okanogan State Bank vs. J. W.
Beymer, settled and dismissed.
Morrow County, Oregon, a public
corporation, vs. John Howell, et al;
decree on pleadings.
Maggie Bowers vs. C. B. Bowers;
on trial; order of dismissal for lack
of sufficient evidence.
State of Oregon vs. Guy Hall;
raigned, plead guilty; sentenced to
serve six months in county jail and
paroled under condition".
State of Oregon vs. Ermond A.
Zochert; arraigned on Mondny ; ap
peared and entered plea of guilty on
Tuesday, waiving time for sentence;
sentenced to serve maximum term of
three years in penitentiary; applica
tion for parole denied.
CONTEST ON FOR JUSTICE.
There is a contest on for the ap
pointment of a justice of the peace
for the Boardman district, two men
being in the race for the place. The
appointment will have to be made by
the county court and may come up
at the adjourned meeting when the
court comes together to consider mak
ing the tax levies. A. B. Chaffee and
W. A. Goodwin are seeking the ap
pointment. Mr. Goodwin is the pros
ent incumbent of the office by np
pointment and there was no election
in November. Each man is coming
before the court with strong endorse
ments from the Boardman commun
ity and the court is facing a situa
tion where it is not easy to decide
hftwene two good men.
Maxwell - Chrysler
Automobiles
Fisk Tires and Satisfactory and Weil
Known Atwater-Kent Radio Sets.
GASOLINE, OILS and GREASE
Guaranteed Automobile Electricians and
General Repair Shop.
CITY GARAGE
WALTER L. LA DUSIRE, Prop.
Display of Fine Corn
And Sweet Potatoes
The banana belt will yet come into
its own, and Sam Notson may ulti
mately be fully justified in his pre
diction that the north end of Mor
row county will "grow bananas" as
it has been his wont to boast in times
past. Sam is an optimist of the first
water. But whether the Boardman
section will ever produce bananas or
not, it certainly grows fine field corn
and some of the finest sweet potatoes
as is evidenced by the display at the
First National Bunk in this city.
The samples of corn and sweet po
tatoes are from the tract of Leslie
Packard, a farmer of that section. He
has on display excellent samples of
white, yellow and red field corn, and
the potatoes are whoppers, and should
their quality measure up with their
size, they are world beaters. We did
not learn whether Mr. Packard had
produced any very large quantities
of the potatoes, but he has certainly
demonstrated what his section can
do along this line.
LEXINGTON BRIEFS
Don't forget the Lexington high
school play to be presented at the
high school auditorium at 8 o'clock
on Saturday evening, December 13.
It Pays to Advertise" is a play well
worth your time and money, and one
you will be glad to have seen. Its
eldom that a high school attempts
uch a heavy play, but Lexington is
going to put it Qver big. Matinee at
00 in the afternoon for children,
seats 15 cents. Seats in the evening,
50 cents. Come early in order to get
seat.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Grady enter
tained with a bridge party Friday
night. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. E. R
Frederickson, Mrs. E. E. Lucas of
Wasco, the Missed Vail, Grogan, Le
mory and McNeill, Messrs. Ralph
Phillips, Gerald White and Tom Bar
nett. The prize winners were Mrs.
Lucas and Mr. Barnett.
The aim for the attendance at the
Sunday School at Church of Christ
on December 14 is 75. "Early to bed
and early to rise; it is ten o'clock
Sunday School, and we want seventy
five' is the slogan.
Mrs. Helen M. Walker, our new
school superintendent, was calling on
friends in Lexington this week. Mrs.
Walker has bought a home in Hepp-
ner and is now living there.
There will be no picture show on
Saturday night, but on Monday night,
December 15, will be presented Thos.
Meighan in "Bachelor Daddy."
A large crowd from here attended
the big dance given at the Earl Es
kelson home Saturday night. All re
port having a grand time.
Mrs. E. E. Lucas returned Sunday
to her home at Wasco, after a very
pleasant two weeks visit at the home
of her son, Fred Lucas,
Ray McCormack and Trueman
White left Wednesday for Portland
and other Valley points to spend the
rest of the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. AUyn left Wed
nesday for Walla Walla, where they
will spend a few days visiting rela
tives and friends.
Mrn. Leach McMillan has been quite
ill the past few days but is some
what better at this time.
Tom McPandal went to Pendleton
the first of the week on a combined
business and pleasure trip.
tmma urunea "I"P"'""
dent Coolidge this week.
Chas. Swindig and family of Hepp
ner were guests at the H. H. Grady
home here on Sunday.
Harold Cox left this week for
Roosevelt, Wash., where he has pur
chased a barber shop.
Oliver J. Cox returned Tuesday
from Clarkston, Wash., where he has
been visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Runs of Jordan
Siding were shopping in town one day
this week.
Mark Crawford of Granddallea Is
here visiting his uncle, Fred Lucas.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Miles Mar
tin of Lexington, Sunday, December
7. a bov.
COUNTY COURT US
Court met in regular session on
Wednesday, December 3, 1124, with
all officers present, when among oth
ers the following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
Court accepted the resignation of
G. A. Bleakman as Justice of the
Peace, 1st District and acting upon
the petition of 23 people from the
Hard man precinct for the appoint
ment of a Justice of the Peace in
place of G, A, Bleakman, resigned,
the Court appointed J. J. McDonald
as Justice of the Peace for 1st Jus
tice District. I
Court canvassed the returns of the
special election, in Road District No.
1 for a five mill tax and found that
same carried by a vote of 23 for said
tax and 0 against said tax. Same or
dered extended on the 1024 tax rolls.
Court canvassed the returns of the
special election in Road District No.
2 for a five mill tax and found that
same did not carry, there being 29
ajjaist said tax and 9 for Baid tax.
Court upon petition of the North
ern Pacific Railway cancelled the
taxes covered by delinquent tax cer
tificates on lands that were in the
Indemnity Limits at the time of the
assessment on said lands.
Court approved the road petition of
A. J. Vey et al and ordered said pro
posed road opened at the expiration
of the statutory time and allowed J.
T. Ayers the sum of $100 damages.
Court approved the budget as name
had been published and approved of
the levies as furnished by the Super
intendent for those school districts
not voting a tax and ordered thl same
extended on the 1924 tax rolls.
Court approved of the following
bills against the county:
Geo. McDuffee, Sheriff 20.00
Sherman Shaw, Overseer 17.65
Robt. Harris, Dist. 19 19.43
Jack Rose, Dist. 19 13.45
C. B. Orai, Sealer 5.70
W. T. Scott, Overseer 7.35
Lydia Ritchie, Wid. Pen 17.50
Rebecca Knight, Wid. Pen 32.50
May Robinett, Wid. Pen 10.00
Millie Haney, Wid. Pen 10.00
Dorothy Patterson, Wid. Pen. 10.00
F. J. Gordon, Poor 25.00
Ida Fletcher, Poor 15.00
Jess Kirk, Poor ; 30.00
Andy Cook, Poor 30.00
E. L. Bucknum, Court Hse 425.H0
G. A. Bleakman, County Ct. 26.60
L. P. Davidson, County Ct. 44.00
J. W. Kirschner, Roads 93.60
Gazette-Times, offices 183.50
L. D. Neill, No. 6 ......
T. T. Babbitt, No. 5
W. O. Bayless, Roads
Chris Brown, No. 15 ..
Martin Reid, No. 17 ..
6.00
3.00
62.90
11.00
28.80
11.02
20.50
Heppner Tire Co., No.
17 .
H. E. Instone, No. 17
Sam McDaniel, No. 20
J. B. Adams, No. 20
Tum-A-Lum Co., Jail
C. O. Ayers, Jail
J. F. Gorham, Jus. Ct
A. L. Cornett, Jus. Ct
Glass & Prudhomme, offices
Leach Bros., Election
T. H. Lowe, Election
Pnc. Tel. & Tel. Co., Cur. Ex.
Geo. McDuffee, Jail, etc
Patterson & Son, Jail
M. L. Case, Coroner
C. A. Minor, Insurance
Nor. Pac. Ry., Rebate
B. H. Bleakman, Rebate
W. S. Smith, et al., Cir. Ct
E. J. Starker, Court House ....
Heppner Light Co., Ct. House
W. P. Prophet, Court Hse
22.70
7.50
11.70
12.25
15.00
53.15
55.43
5.50
6.00
37.75
120.47
3.10
24.40
65.00
7.24
5.70
148.50
8.00
68.70
1.30
3.47
Thomson Eros, Court House
omson Bros, Court House 3.60
A. Rood, Sr., Poor 6.00
Mrs. F. A. Stnpleton, Poor .... 12.50
Heppner Trans. Co., Poor .... 2.50
I. A. Dempsev, No. 15 18.08
John Voile, No. 19 8.97
W. M. Avers. Circuit Court 9.00
1st National Rank, Roads 700.46
F. & S. Nat. Bank, Roads .... 399.16
Rank of lone, Roads 117.11
C. E. Glasgow, Spl. No. 1 173.86
L. D. Neill, Spl. No. 5 120.85
L. Ashinhust, No. 4 22.42
State Aoi. Com., Roads 124.91
O. V. Gibson, No. 4
15.98
H. Bartholomew, No. 6 206.33
uckiinl, No. 2 50.00
A. Murchic, Spl. No. 2 SS1.12
L. McCalcb, General 15.72
W. L. McCnli'b, salary 166.6B
S. Shaw, General 3.60
Ilavden, General 4.50
Vaughn & Goodman, General 29.25
M. Rem, General o.5f
V. Hopper, General 6.50
K. L. Berry, General 6.60
lownrd Cooper Co., Hoada .... 260.13
Shively, Roads 24.60
K. Glasgow, No. 1 5.00
C. II. Bartholomew. No. 5 16.00
K. J. Keller, No. 8 4.00
H. Lindsey, No. 9 14.98
K. Hlnke, No. 9 6.98
(inietlo-Timea, Spl. No. 1 4 2 9.90
J. V. Gorham, Spl. 1 and 2 .... 26.20
J. P. Hughe. General 30.00
City of lone, No. 10 293.00
W. C. Willimas, CCM 89.82
Hnnk of lone, Roads 622.07
K. & 8. Nnt. Hank, Roada 499.40
Arlington Hank, Roads 1,335.84
First National Bank. Roads 6.418.69
CtirKCK OF CHRIST.
C. F. TRIMBLE, Pastor, Phone 094
9:45 a. m. Sunday School. hxcell-
ent clauses and capable teachers for
nil ages. We expect to pass our nrat
goal in a few weeks with an attend
juice of more than two hundred. We
would be glad to enroll a number of
new pupils Sunday. The pastor is
touching a class of men and would
be pleased to see a number of men
the class Sunday who arc not
the habit of attending Sunday School
The lesson will be presented in the
form of a lecture. If wo can have
the cooperation of a number of men
for the next few Sundays wo can
make this a great class. If a men's
clans can bo built up in Heppner
there will be little difficulty in en
Inrging all other classes.
11:00. Sermon: "Drifting from
God."
11:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor,
7:30 p. m. Evening worship.
Tho Willing Workers of tho Christ
inn church gnvo their bazaar and tea
on Wednesday afternoon and evenin
in the church pnrlot-f), It was well
patronized and tho Indies realized
neat sum of money for their efforts,
High School Presents
Play Next Monday
The student body of Heppner high
school will present "Dulcy a light
comedy in three acts, at the Star
theater on next Monday afternoon
and evening. The afternoon matinee
will be at 2 o'clock and the admis
sion fee will be 35 cents. The eve
ning performance is at 7:45, and the
price of admission will be 60 cents.
The students have been under the
direction of Miss Denn in the prep
aration of this play; they have work
ed hard and the public of Heppner
and vicinity is promised a real treat.
The cast is composed of the follow-
ng:
Dulcinea Kathleen McDaid
Gordon Smith (her husband)
.. Au-tin Smith
William Parker (her brother)
Crocket Sprouls
C. Roger Forbes Elmer Bucknum
Mrs. Forbes Mary Patterson
Angela Forbes Marjorie Clark
Schuyler Van Dyke .... Harold fJecket
Tom Sterrett Earl Merritt
Vincent Leach Joe Devine
Blair Patterson Vawter Parket
Henry Merle Becket
Notes From Heppner Hi,
The freshmen were adjudged to
have been defeated in the pennant
scrap and therefore must hang a
small green pennant in the assembly
hall. The two stumps which remained
to show where the pole had been
placed were taken out by Ed Bell last
week. The scrap is now over and
there is nothing to remind one of it
until the freshmen display their
green pennant.
The Anon literary society won
over the Heppnerian society in the
spelling match held last Friday after
noon.
The leader of the Arion's was Lu-
ola Benge and Cecelia Kenny was the
Heppnerian's leader. Each society
had twenty contestants.
Many of the contestants became ex
cited and missed words which other
wise they could have spelled correct
ly. Ralph Moore and Zaida Tash were
both caught on the simple word "fic
kle" while Kathleen McDaid went to
defeat on the simple word "intelli
gence," Mary Patterson was defeated
by the word "sulphur," nad Mary
Crawford missed "enthusiasm." Chas.
Notson took the count on the word
"glycerine," John Turner was swept
from the list by athlete" and Victor
Lovgren went down on "mortgage.1
Most of the words misspelled by the
contestants were the simplest given.
Erma Lovgren, the last of the
Heppnerians went down on the word
"artesian." There were five Arions
left standing. They were Vawter
Parker, Marjorie Clark, Harold Beck
et, Austin Smith and Margaret Pro
phet, The juniors went to the home of
Lucille McDuffee Monday night and
made popcorn balls. A large number
were present and the time was spent
profitably and enjoyably.
Lexington High School
Will Present Big Play
A nationally known play, "IT PAYS
TO ADVERTISE," will be offered by
the Lexington High School in the
public school auditorium at 8 p. m.
of Saturday, December 13, 1924. Seats
for the evening performance will be
priced at 60 cents. A matinee will
be held in the afternoon of the same
day at 2 p. m. for children,-seatB for
16 cents. This royalty play of un
usual calibre ran in New York for
two years, and has since been offered
by many colleges and universities as
one of exceptional value. Statements
Bed in the play concerning advertis-
ng are facts. Come and learn scien
tific truths while you revel in two and
half hours of the most wholesome
fun.
The cast is as follows:
Mary Grayson (We can do it!)
- Lavelle Leathers
Comtesse de Beaurien (Oh la la,
monsieur!) Neva Shinn
Rodney Martin (Now, father )
Russell Wright
Cyrus Martin (You young puppy!)
Clarence Carmichael
Ambrose Peale (That's me, abso-
Ellery Clark (Oh, I Bay, now!)
lutelyl) Lester White
Harold Sherer
Johnson (Very good, sir!)
James Keller
Marie (Oui, madame!) Bertha Tucker
William Smith (I should say not!)
Glenn Sherer
Donald MacChesney (And that
goes!) Paul Nichols
Muss Burke (Yes, sir!). .Alice Palmer
George Bronson (Ratherl)
Marion Palmer
Al Henriksen Buys More
Land In This County
A deal was closed during the past
week by Al Henriksen for some 161)0
acres more of Morrow county real
estate, and the finnl papers in the
transaction will bo filed this week.
The land was purchased from Mrs.
Edna Stocum of Portland and con
sists of IfiOlt acres of timber and pas
ture situated on Capunger creek and
adjoining the Hamilton ranch for
merly owned by Mr. Henriksen and
by him recently sold to Mr. Pedro of
Cecil. This is tho first real estate
deal of importance put over here for
some time, but we hope that it may
bo the forerunner of more.
METHODIST COMMUNITY till HCI!
E. C. Al.FORD, Pastor.
Sunday School at 9:4f a. m., Mrs
Slplln Hratncr, SuniTintondtMit.
Primary lVpartment, Mrs. Rof
Morse, Superintendent.
Public Church Service, 11 a.
and 7:110 p, m.
Junior Kpworth League Service at
3 p. ni Mm. K. 0. Alford, Director
Kpworth League Devotional Servic
0:30 p. m.
Prayer and Hiblo Mudy Service,
Thursday Evening.
School District No. 1
Holds Budget Election
The budget election for School
District No. 1 was held as advertised
on last Friday afternoon at 2:30, and
it was indeed a very exciting affair.
The sum total of three persons was
present Sam Notson, a member or
the school board, Vawter Crawford,
lerk, and Jos. J. Nya, atotrney at
law, with offices in the adjoining
room to the council chambers, who,
by the way, is always handy to call
up in emergencies of this kind. Af
ter waiting until past three o'clock,
Mr. Notson was selected as chairman
of the meeting and instructed the
clerk to read over the advertised
budget. There was no suggestion of
chnage in any of the schedules
(though Nya was cold blooded enough
to mention that he thought the di
rectors were receiving too much sal
ary, and he wouid favor the lowering
of their scale of wages if there was
any way to get at it so upon motion
duly made and seconded, the budget
as advertised was adopted, and no
further business appearing, the meet
ing adjourned.
The total sum of money to be raised
by taxation for carrying on the work
of the school for the coming ytr is
$22,773 and will require about the
same levy as last year.
CECIL NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. Esta Bauernfiend of Morgan
spent Thursday with Mrs. L. L. Funk
at Cecil and also called on Peter
Bimernfiend who has arrived from
Ritter hot springs where he has been
taking mud baths for several months.
Peter declares there is no place as
good as Ritter for baths and he feels
better than he ever did, but he still
can't keep away from Cecil for the
winter months where he is regarded
as Cecil's right hand man.
Miss Cleta Palmateer of Windynook
returned to her studies at Lexington
high school on Monday. Miss Mil
dred Duncan of Busy Bee left for
Boardman high school on Sunday and
Robert Lowe of Cecil left on Sunday
for his studies at Benson Polytechnic,
Portland. Jackie Hynd left the same
day for Heppner high. All are eager
ly looking forward to returning to
their homes for Xmas holidays.
Mrs. Geo. A. Miller and son Elvin
of Highvicw, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Funk
and daughter, Miss Geraldine and
Mr, and Mrs. W. Sexton, and Misses
A. C. and M. H. Lowe of Cecil, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Madden and Mrs.
Glen Kesterson of Portland, and H.
and J. Krebs of the Last Camp, took
in the Enow and dance at lone on
Saturday. All report a fine time.
Mrs. J. H. Franklin, accompanied
by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and lrs. Clark Key of Milton, are
spending a few days at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hynd and visiting
all their old friends in the vicinity
before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Key, accompan
ied by Miss Annie C. Hynd, were
visiting at Mrs. Rufus Farrens near
lone on Friday. Miss Violet Hynd
who is teaching near lone, returned
with them to Butterby Flats where
she spent the week-end.
Mrs. W. H. Chandler of Willow
creek ranch and Mrs. Tyler and Mrs.
Farnsworth of Rhea Siding were call
ing at Busy Bee ranch during the
week and wishing the new heir of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Duncan long life
and happiness.
W. H. Chandler of Willow creek
ranch, road supervisor of this part
of the county, is busy attending to
some of the county roads which were
filled up during the sand storms. H,
J. Streeter of Cecil is assisting Mr,
Chandler.
Earl Morgan of Broadacres was
calling on his Cecil friends on Fri
day. W. A. Thomas of Dotheboy's
Hill also found his way to Cecil dur
ing the week to learn the latest news
f the day.
Henry Krebs of the Last Camp and
George Leach of Heppner are busy
making ready for Krebs Bros, sheep
which are expected to arrive at their
winter quarters in a day or two.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Madden, who
have been visiting with Mrs. Mad
den's mother, Mrs. M. V. Logan at
he Willows, returned to their home
Portland on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. May of Cecil
and M. V. Logan and son Gene of
he W illows were visiting at the home
of Leon Logan in Four Mile during
the past week.
Rains, frosts and silver thaws
have visited Cecil during the week
:md on Saturday, Dec. 6 there was
every prospect of a good snow fall
J. W. Osborn of Fairview, accom
panied by H. J. Streeter of Cecil were
attending to business matters in Thi
Dalles on Thursday.
W. V. Pedro of Ewing has been a
busy man during the week attending
to business matters in Heppner, Pen
dleton and Pilot Rock.
Mrs, Glen Kesterson of Portland
has been spending a few days visit
ing her old friends in the Cecil dis
trict.
Mrs. T. H. Lowe accompanied by
r daughter, Miss Annie C. Lowe,
wag doing business in lone Mondny,
Geo. Krebs of the Last Camp and
. W. Osborn of Fairview were county
out visitors during the week.
Al Henriksen and Cecil Lieuallcn
of Pendleton were visitors at Butter-
by Flats on Thursday.
R. E, Stender of Seldomseen was
doing business in Cecil on Monday.
MARIS TO SPEAK HERE DEC. 20.
At the annual meeting of the Mor
row County Farm Bureau to be held
at the Odd Felows hall at Heppner
December 20. the principal speak'
will be Paul V. Maris, director of ex
tension of the Oregon Agricultural
college. Mr. Maris is a Morrow coun
ty boy and an exceptionally goo
speaker on agricultural subjects.
The meeting will start at 10:30 a.
m.( with a dinner for the farmers
present served in the dining room at
noon. Committees on program, la
bor, by-laws and nominations have
been apointed and will meet tho com
ing Saturday at the county agents
office. The program committee is
planning to make this year's meeting
ono of the snappiest and most inter
esting ever held in tho county.
STILL OPERATORS
LANDED IN JAIL
State Officer Hoskins and
Deputy Cox Bring Big
Plant to Heppner.
The largest still so far captured
apd brought to Heppner was taken in
charge by the Officers Wednesday af
ternoon. The still was located on
the Mover place in Blackhorse about
five miles from town, the entire out
fit being set up in a cave on the place.
With the still was a large amount of
mash and several barrels that the
officers destroyed on the ground, but
they brought to town the most of the
outfit consisting of a plate copper
still of about 60 gallons capacity, 30
feet of copper coil, 10-gallon filtering
keg containing charcoal through
which the liquor was forced by pres
sure for the purpose of purification;
a 15-gallon whiskey barrel that re
ceived the liquor from the filter; 1
large pressure tank and 1 small pres
sure tank, burner, 5-gallon keg of
liquor, 30-gallon tank of coal oil and
2 sacks of sugar with some other
minor articles all used in the process
of manufacture of the illicit liquor.
There was 200 gallons of the mash
and the still was captured while hot
and the process of manufacture going
Vern Stickles and John Hottman
were taken in charge by the officers,
alleged to be the operators of the
outfit and they were brought to town
and placed in jail. Stickles lives on
the place where the still was cap
tured and was at the place of opera
tion when the caputre waB made.
Teachers' Meeting To
Have Good P:
rogram
Eugene, Ore., December 10. The
general program of the Oregon State
Teachers' Association has just been
completed by Superintendent A. C.
Strange of Astoria, president of the
association, and Dean E. D. Ressler
of Corvallis, secretary.
The meeting of the Representative
Council will be held in the Lincoln
High School Auditorium, Monday,
December 29. Reports of standing
committees will be presented as fol
lows:
Credentials, P. F. Gaiser; execu
tive committee, E. D. Ressler; fi
nance, J. O. McLaughlin; legislative,
E. Myers; necrology, E. H. Hed-
rick; loan fund, Miss Viola Orts
child; districting the state, C. A.
Howard; time of holding convention,
Mrs. Maud K. Darnall.
Reports of research committees:
isual education, Mrs. A. E. Watson;
Oregon's facilities and responsibility
for training teachers, G. W. Ager;
teachers' retirement fund, H. D.
Sheldon; state course of study, E. D.
Ressler; retardation, Charles Fran
seen, moral training, Harold S. Tut
tle; N. E. A., G. W. Hug; committee
investigation, Mrs, Cornelia J.
Spencer.
The first general assembly will be
eld at 9 a. m., Tuesday, December
30. The program follows:
9:00. Assembly singing under di
rection of W. H. Boyer, super
visor of music, city public
schools, Portland.
9:15. Invocation.
9:20. Introductory statement, Su
perintendent A. C. Strange.
9:30. Education in a Democracy,
President Thomas W, Butcher,
Kansas State Teachers' Col
lege, Emporia.
10:30. A Naiton-Wide Program for
rural Education, Miss Mabel
Carney, Teachers' College of
Columbia University.
11:10. Address, Miss Olive M. Jones,
ex-president of N. E. A.( New
York City.
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
morning, the teachers will meet
the various departmental sections. On
W ednesday afternoon, December 31
the association will conclude its work
with the following program:
1:15. Assembly singing.
1:30. Report of committee on reso
lutions, P. E. Chnstenson chair
man. 1:45. An Outsider's View? of Ore
gon's Rural Needs, Miss Mabel
Carney.
2:30. Address, Miss Olive M. Jones.
3:15. Some Observations on Govern
ment in America, President
Thomas W. Butcher.
FOREST NEWS, dl'RDANE. DIST.
The Five Mile cattle and horse
raisers association held their annual
meeting at the John Bro-ian ranch
near Lena November 29. Ine follow
ing officers were reelected by accla
mation: J. D. French, Gurdane, presi
dent; A. G. Buholts, Pilot Rock, vice
president; John Brosnan, secretary
treasurer. The following were elect
ed members of the advisory board:
R. A. Culick, Lena; John French,
Gurdane ; G. E. Ayers, Lea; C. E.
Sturdivant, Ukiah. The treasurer's
report showed the association's fi
nances to be in good shape; all bills
paid and a surplus on hand. Not
withstanding the dry season, cattle
returned from the Five Mile range in
very fair condition. Losses were
much lighter than usually.
Ranger Woods returned from a trip
through the mountains Tuesday and
reported only about 6 to 8 inches of
snow along the summit between Ellis
ranger station and Ditch creek.
Travel by horse was easy. Tho Hepp-ner-Ritter
road was still open to
horse drawn vehicles.
Bert Bowker was in from the ranch
Tuesday and stated that ho felt es
pecially favored at the time, for his
entire place had a fairly good cover
ing of snow while the land round
about was alt bare. We imagine since
the warm winds of the lust two days
the snow out his way has all disap
peared and the moisture gone into
the ground. The weather is very
mild and springlike and the grain
and grass are growing at present.
Dreasmaklng Bring your work to
Mrs. Geo. Mooro. All work guaranteed.
Wrapping and Mailing
Xmas Parcels Important
One of the important features in
the Shop Early, Mail Early campaign,
whih IB being put on throughout the
country by the Post Office Depart
ment, is the proper addressing and
securely wrapping of Christmas pack
ages, when you wrap your ennst-
mas packages, wrap them securely,
put your address in the upper left
corner, so, i f by any chance, it should
go astray, it can be returned to you
and not sent to the dead letter office.
The good folks of our community last
year helped to bring joy and happi
ness to hundreds of thousands of
postmen and clerks. Let's do our
shopping early again this year, so
that we may again enable the post
men and the post office clerks to eat
their Christmas dinners home with
their families and at the same time
assure ourselves of having our Christ
mas presents delivered to our friends
in order that they may be opened on
Christmas morning.
To the above Postmaster Smead
calls attention, also to the placing
of Christmas stamps and stickers on
letters and packages. The ruling of
the department on this matter is as
follows:
Christmas stamps and stickers of
any character must not be placed on
the address side of mail matter. Past
ers or stickers resembling postage
stamps are not permissible on mail
matter. In using Christmas stickers
they should be so placed as not to
seal the parcel.
Mr. Smead states that this ruling
applies to all classse of mail matter,
and he asks the kind cooperation of
the people in helping to carry out
these regulations and suggestions
from the postoffice department.
Hardman News Items,
The Hardman literary gave their
first program last Friday evening.
The program was a success, a large
crowd being in attendance. The lit
erary meeting was followed by an
old fashioned dance down town.
The boys' basketball team will play
practice game Tuesday evening
with the second team. The boys have
been practicing for some time. It
is expected that the town people will
turn out in great numbers to see the
boys play and also to encourage them.
The girls of Hardman high have
their play, "The Poor Married Man
ready to give December 13. A dance
will follow the play and a midnight
supper will be served by the high
school. The scene of the play is lo
cated in a middle west college town.
Tne play begins at 7:30 and sends
the people on to the dance with sides
aching from laughter. The cast of
characters is as follows: Professor
John B. Wise, a poor married man,
Hazel McDaniel; Doctor Mathew Gra
ham, a country physician, , Alice
Keithley; Billy Blake, a popular col
lege boy, Laura W uliams; Jupiter
Jackson, a black trump, Opal Mc
Daniel; Mrs. Iona Ford, some mother-in-law,
Hazel Hays; Joie, her
charming daughter, Lee Merrill, June
Graham t. little Ireshman, Lucy Wil
liams; Rosalind Wilson, a college re
porter, Beulah Batty.
Professor Wise has married a
charming young lady whom he met at
Niagara Falls. His wife s mother
insists on accompanying the pair to
their new home, much to the disgust
of the groom. His friends mistake
the mother for the bride and relate
to the professor sundry escapades of
the mother's husbands and her daugh
ter. Professor Wise naturally thinks
they are referring to his wife instead
of her mother. A dashing college boy
and a pretty reporter add to the pro
fessor's growing suspicion. Finally
he becomes convinced that his wife
means to poison him.
Attention of Royal Arch Masons is
called to the regular meeting of the
lodge on next Thursday evening, Dec.
18, at which time will occur the elec
tion of officers. A large attendance
of the brethern is desired on this oc
casion. Hanson Hughes, Sec.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whetstone of
Pendleton are visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Whetstone here.
P. M. Gemmell drove to Bend to
day. He was accompanied by his
mother and fnther.
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HEPPNER ELKS HAVE
LODGE OF SORROW
Appropriate and Beauti
ful Ceremonies Held
Sunday Afternoon.
Heppner Lodge No. 358, B. P. O.
Elks, held their annual memorial ser
vices at their hall on lat Sunday af
ternoon, at which time the members
of the order and citizens of the com
munity gathered in large numbers to
listen to the best program ever ren
dered in this eity on an occasion of
this kind.
The address of the hour, was de
livered by Rev. W. O. Livingstone of
Hood River, formerly of this city,
who gave a masterly oration touching
upon the appropriateness of the me
morial occasion and the establishment
of the lasting monuments built upon
the character of individuals; also
bringing out the great virtues of the
order, the members of which on this
occasion had assembled to remember
those of their members that have
passed on before.
Each and every number on the pro
gram was of superior excellence and,
combined with the splendid manner
in which the officers of the lodge per
formed their part in the ceremonies,
made a lasting impression upon all
who attended. The program as given,
follows:
1. Voluntary Mrs. Roy Missildine
2. Piano solo Miss Annabel Denn
Largo con Maesta (Sonata
Tragica) McDowell.
3. Opening ceremonies of the Lodge.
4. Opening Ode.
5. Prayer Rev. C. F. Trimble
6. Vocal solo Mr. Harvey Miller
Mrs. J. O. Turner, piano.
7. Thanatopsis Miss Luola Benge
8. America - Audience
9. Address. ...Rev. W. O. Livingstone
10. Vocal duet "I'm A Pilgrim"
Mrs. W. E. Moore, Mrs. C. V.
Hopper. Mrs. Missildine at
piano.
11. Closing ceremonies of the Lodge.
12. Doxology.
13. Benediction Rev. C. F. Trimble
Members of the order who died
during the past year were John Wiid
enan and Claude Haney.
Next Meeting of P. T.
A. Tuesday Afternoon
The next regular meeting of the
Parent-Teacher association will be
held on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 16,
j at the high school auditorium, be
ginning promptly at J ociocn, wnen
the following program will be given:
Dialogue - Miss. Case'a Pupils
Dialogue Miss Clark's Pupils
Solo . Billy Jean Gillilan
Reading Don Turner
Address, "Home" .. Rev. C. F. Trimble
Parents and everyone else inter
ested in the school urged to be pres
ent. Art work on exhibit in the grades
at any time.
MRS. GUY BOYER, President.
ALPINE.
The Farm Bureau will give a Box
Social at the school building, Satur
day night, December 20, to raise
funds for community work. A pro
gram will be given by members of
the bureau, assisted by some of the
pupils of the school. Speakers from
distance will be asked to make ad
dresses. The exercises will begin
promptly at eight o'clock. The pub
lic is invited.
The people of the community will
have a community Christmas tree
Tuesday evening, December 23. The
program will be in charge of the
Farm Bureau committee. The pupils
of the grades and high school will
give a large part of this program.
The school will be dismissed for
the holidays, on the afternoon of
Tuesday, the 23rd, and will be in
st ssion again on Monday, Jan. 5.
Mrs. Cochran requests that all so
licitors in the recent Red Cross roll
call turn in their reports at once.
She also expresses her thanks to the
workers for their efforts in putting
the drive ovt-r.
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