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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925.
Eighteen In Graduating Class of Heppner High School
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Jo Pevine
Durward Tash
I seek Dexter
Cecelia Kenny
Virginia Hill
Mary Crawford
Luola Benge
Vawter Parker
Edmond Hirl
Mary Patterson
Erma Lovgren
Elmer Bucknum Kathleen McDaid
Austin I. Smith
Myrtle Cradick
Harold Bocki't
Byron Johnson
Lena Redding
Winners of History- Contest of Local School
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Heppner. Mr, Morrow was bora in Kentucky on October
18, 1827, and while he was yet a small boy his parents
moved to Mt, Pleasant, Iowa, where he received an edu
cation and grew to manhood.
. Doubtlessly influenced by the spirit of adventure he
crossed the plains in 1853 and settled in Mason county,
Washington, where he started a general mercantile store
on the present townsite of Shehon.
In th Washington-Oregon Indian war of 1855-56 he
served as lieutenant on the staff of Issac L. Stevens, the
first territorial governor of Washington territory and
noted Indian fighter, and under Colonels Frank Shaw
and S. M. Maxon, performing many tours of special duty
for these men.
In hopes of improving his business Mr. Morrow moved
to La Grande, Oregon, about 1863, where he became one
of the first mayors of that city. He was appointed treas
urer of Union county in March, 1867, and was elected
by the people in 1868 in which capacity he served until
1870. 'W hile in La Grande he engaged in the mercantile
business first by himself; then from 1869 to 1872 with
L. B, Rhinehart under the name of Morrow & Rhinehart.
Their establishment was one of the leading mercantile
stores of La Grande at that time.
It had been suggested by Frank Maddock of Willow
creek to Mr. Morrow that Stansbury's flats would become
an important trade center for the territory now em
braced in the counties of Wheeler, Giant and Morrow.
Accordingly in the early summer of 1872 Mr. Morrow ac
companied Thomas Quaid to the present site of Heppner
for the purpose of inspecting the location to see if it
were suitable for the establishment of a store. Faith in
the future development of the country was certainly
needed to cause a man to invest his capital in such an
enterprise, evidently Mr. Morrow believed in the future
of the country for when he returned to La Grande he
entered into negotiations with Henry Heppner, who was
at that time operating a pack train between Umatilia
Landing and Boise, Idaho. He entered into a partner
ship with Mr. Morrow and went at once to purchase the
stock and move it to the appointed place. Mr. Morrow
returned to the flat where he immediately began the erec
tion of a store building on what is now known as the
old Palace Hotel site at the corner of May and Main
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streets. This building was twenty-four by forty feet
and was built of lumber obtained from Van Armen's
mill at the head of Butter creek. The store was opened
about the 10th of August, 1872; this was the first store
within the boundaries.
Mr. Morrow continued in business first with Mr. Hepp
ner, later by himself, and then with his son J. W. Mor
row. In 1878 he was appointed express agent for Wells,
Fargo & Company, which business his son later follow
ed, after Mr. Morrow retired from active business in
1886. During this period he built one of the first and
finest houses of the town on the land where Mr. Nels
Magnuson now lives.
In 1884 J. L. Morrow was elected representative of
what is now Morrow and Umatilia counties on the plat
form of division of the county. During the session of
the legislature the following year an act was passed pro
viding for the forming of a new county from the west
ern part of Umatilla county. In honor of this worthy
pioneer business man of the section it was named Mor
row. He died in 1899 at the age of seventy-two years
and was buried in the Heppner cemetery beside his wife
who died in 1882.
Mr. Morrow was a man of unquestioned honesty, and
for that reason was called to many public offices, which
he filled with the same ability and integrity that char
acterized his private business. He was very plain and
out-spoken in his speech, but nevertheless a highly re
spected citizen of the community and admired by the
townspeople by whom he was familiarly called "Uncle
Jack." He was a true citizen of the pioneer type, al
ways interested in any movement for the upbuiding of
the community.
J. L. Morrow married Nancy McQueen of Indiana in
Iowa previous to his trip across the plains; to them were
born six children: Elizabeth (deceased); Alice (died in
infancy); Charles W., Amelia and Eddie, all three of
whom died of diphtheria in January, 18(8; and J. WH
liara, now residing in Portland, where he is connected
with the O.-W. R. & N. Co.
Mr. Morrow was a member of the Masonic lodge of
this city, having first affiliated with the lodge at Kirk
ville, Iowa, before he crossed the plains and throughout
his life was a respected member of this fraternity.
'GAMEST GUY IN THE WORLD"
IS PREPARING FOR NINETEENTH '
OPERATION DUE TO WORLD WAR
Major Bill Kennedy's Fighting Grin Shows as the Doctors Keep
Whittling Him Down; Says he is a Good Christian Because He
Is a Good Legionnaire and He Wants His "Name Written in
that Book of Gold as One of Those Who Loved His Fellow-
man ;" Makes plea for American Legion Endowment Fund for
Disabled and Orphans of World War Veterans.
As this story is being written, Ma
jor Bill Kenendy is preparing to un
dergo hi nineteenth operation, all
but one of them being amputations.
The doctors told Bill more than five
years ago that he was a dead man, but
Bill gave them that fighting grin
that has become a classic in The
American Legion, and, although the
doctors keep whittling him down,
inch by inch. Bill is grinning harder
than ever and refuses to die.
Moreover, Bill was commissioned a
major recently in Louisiana by Gov
ernop Fuqua, and has been named
sereeant-at-arms at the 1925 state
convention of the Legion in Shreve
port.
"And I'll keep order, too, if 1 have
to use my last crutch," the major
says.
The story of William Thomas Ken
nedy, of 2823 North Dorgenois street
Sew Orleans, is the story of the dis
abled veterans of the world war. It
is for them and the orphans that The
American Legion is raising a national
Endowment Fund, except that most
men, even war heroes, in Bill's con
dition would have succumbed long
before the time that he gained the
badly needed assistance.
In Trenches 8 Months.
Bill is unusual in that 'respect. He
just simply will not give up for 1
second, is own buddies tacked an
other name on him, "The Gamest Guy
in the World," and he has lived up to
all his titles, among them Past Vice
Commander of New Orleans Post No.
114 of the Legion.
Bill went through the Meuse-Ar-go
n n e attack, the Saint-Mihiel show
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MAJOR KENNEDY
came a Legionnaire and took part as
much as I could in this humanitarian
work.
Preparing for Operation.
"I am now preparing to undergo my
nineteenth operation, so you can see
that I cannot take an extensive part
in the activities of the Legion. How
ever, I have watched how this organ
ization has grown and developed, how
the Rehabilitation Committee has
functioned since its very organiza
tion, and I know hundreds of cases,
while not exactly Mke mine, who have
nevertheless been benefitted by the
American Legion.
Now the Legion is starting an En
dowment Fund. Just like the Legion!
They are reaching further, taking
care of those children who were or-1
phaned by this terrible war. A cam-j
paign is going on in this city to col
lect, I believe, some trifling sum of
$15,000, which is the quota allotted
to us. I want to tell you that every
Legionnaire is on his toes, filled with
enthusiasm to put this ilrive over.
and it is over. We have not made our
final drive yet, but it is only mut
ter of organization at this time, hut
wj know, and every Lcgionniire In
New Orleans knows, that it is jut
as good as collected.
I feel that I am a good Christian
because I am a good Legonu-ure, Mid
like Abou Ben Adhem, I want my
name written in that book of gold as
one of those who loved his fellow
man.'
rected by the Commmissioner of the
General Land Office, under provisions
of Sec. 24F5, R. S., pursuant to the
application of Vern F. Peurson, Ser
ial 024009, (La Grande Serial No.
021710), we will offer at public sale,
to the highest bidder, but at not lean
than $2.75 per acre, at 10:36 o'clock
A. M on the 9th duy of July, next, at
this office, the following tract of land:
SEiSEfc, Sec. 16, T. 2 S, R. 29 E.,
W. M.
The sale will not be kept open, but
will be declared closed when those
present at the hour named have ceas
ed bidding. The person making the
highest bid will be required to im
mediately pay to the Receiver the
amount thereof.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above-described land are advised to
file their claims, or objections, on or
before the time designated for sale.
J. W. DONNELLY, Register.
gon, wlil receive sealed bids for the
furnishing of 75 or more cords of
wood, delivered at the Court House
in Heppner; any kind of wood in
four-foot lengths. All bids to be in
the hands of the Court by June 8,
1925. The court reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
R. L. BENGE, County Judge.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
ISOLATED TRACT.
Public Land Sale. Department of
the Interior, U. S. Land Office at The
Dalles, Oregon, May 9, 1925.
NOTICE is hereby given that, as di-
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and a defensive sector, not to men
tion eight months in the front trench
es when he did not have a bath, so
far as he can remember now. It was
the mud and expo.-ure that delivered
the prize package to Bill. It is call
ed trench feet by the doughboys, and
"Endartritis Obliterans" by the knife
wielders in the more than thirty gov
ernment hospitals where Bill has
been treated.
Soaked for months in trench mud.
Bill's blood corpuscles broke down,
and terminal arteries were wiped out,
o Bill seems to be dying inch by
inch and joint by joint. Occasionally
another joint is whittled off to keep
Bill alive, and the grin grows that
much more.
In fact, Bill's grin is recognized by
the doctors as the best morale for the
U. S. Veterans' Bureau hospitals of
the Sixth District, comprising Louis
iana, Mississippi and Alabama. He
is frequently taken on a round of the
hospitals.
Children Continue Schooling.
The first amputation came in 1919.
They have been coming right along
ever since. This has been only part
of his troubles, however. About the
time he became helpless, he saw his
son and daughter preparing to leave
school. Then one leg had to be am
putated, but somehow the children
continued their schooling.
In 1921 the U. S. Veterans' Bureau
recognized his rights and the ampu
tations began. "And ever since I have
been living in clover," Bill will tell
you.
Bill paused long enough the other
day in his preparations for his nine
teenth surgical operation to write the
following letter to national headquar
ters of the Legion in Indianapolis.
"I am not much of a letter writer,!
but even if I were, I don't think I
could express in words just what the
American Legion has done and is do
ing for the disabled men.
"I remember well, upon my return
from France, I was standing on the
corner of one of the main Btreeti of.
New Orleans, thinking of how I was
going to make a living the condition
I was in. I had applied to the gov
ernment for aid and had been exam
ined a number of times but for some
unknown reason nothing was done
for me.
Legion Gets Action.
"Someone slapped me on the back,
I looked around and recognized a
friend who had known me before the
war. Seeing the condition I was in,
of course he wanted to know all about
it, and after I had told him he took
me by the arm and said, 'Come with
me,'
"In less than forty-eight Vurs af
ter this meeting I received from- the
government a substantial check, arid
to this day my family and mysulf are
being taken care of. This man was
none other than Henry Cucullu, vice
commander of one of the local posts
of the American Legion in New Or
leans, "It wann't long before I found out
hut the American Legion was doing
for my disabled comrades. I found
that committee were appointed jus.
for the purpose of going out finding
men who were dixitbled. It Wiethe
avowed purpose of every membur of
the Legion in this city to help these
Old friends
and new
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utter contentment I he
magic oi Radio the new,
with the restful friend of
forty year
GOLDEN WEST
COFFEE
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Copyrlht Oomt V Devifl
"sealed bids wanted.
Notice is hereby given that the
County Court of Morrow County, Or-
Ileauty work done every Wednes
day nd Saturday nt Mm. Curran i
Millinery Bhoppe. Marcelling spec
ialty. Mrs. Florence Seale Davia.
FOR SALE IU'ifistered Chester
White yearling boar; best Valley
prize winning stock. Oral Hcnriksen,
Heppner.
LOST Fair of glasses in case; also
pocket knife. Finder kindly return
to Thomson Bros, store and receive
reward.
FOR BALE Some 22 head of pigs;
Inquire of Fyle 4 Grimes, Parkers
Mill.
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groundlessness of this superstition.
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