THE IONE INDEPENDENT
Publlihc I Every Friday by
. Y. HEW, Editor-Publisher
SUUbCRlPTIONj
On year... 1.60
Six montht
tHim montht
t.iterd at second elasa matter at th
poatofllc at Iopo, Oregon, under act
of March 3, 1879
Friday, Feb. 13 1925
"In giving (rtvtlom to the alave we
aMuru (readout to tlmfrw."
A. Llaeolu
Demon Run And
way
the High-
There is pending a' bill provid
ing more, nearly adequate pun
. ishment for the drunken auto
mobile driver.
It is reported that there was
, but one vote recorded against it
. injhe Senate and we imagine
that there would be even less
opposition to the measure were it
referred to the general public.
Every drunken driver is a
potential murderer and the more
completely intoxicated he is the
more certain he is to step on the
gas.
The Secretary of State is out
with a circular letter to all Sher
rrT and others concerned with
the enforcement of vehicle
license laws that since February
4, licenses have teen issuing on
the day of the receipt of the ap
plication. Stanzas to Freedom .
la true fiwdom but to break
Fetters (or our own dear sake
And with leathern heart1 forget
' That we owe mankind a debt?
No, True freedom Is tottlmro
All tlieclmlHH our brother wear
And with henrtandtmml to be
KarnoHt to set others free
Men, whose honwt It Is that ye
Come of fathers brave and free
II on earth there breathe a slave,
Are ye truly free and brave?
J. II. Lowell.
Saturday States Birthday
Next Saturday, Feb. 14th. will
be the 66th. aniversary of the ad
mission of the state of Oregon
into the Union.
The Constitutional Convention
composed of 60 members of whom
34 were farmers and 18 lawyers
convened at Salem under the
presidency of Judge Deady, on
the 17th. day of August 1858.
At a special election held Nov.
2 1858 7,195 votes were cast for
the proposed constitution and 3,2
18 against it.
Oregon is the 33rd. state in the
order of admission.
In Union is Strength
One of the most successful
bankers who have ever known,
and his 'banking achievements
cover a period of over thirty
vears, remarked the other day
when discussing the banking
situation in some of the hard hit
districts of the West, that if he
had been placed in the same en
vironment that his fate doubtless
would have been the same as the
others who have had to close
their doors.
A bank is no stronger than the
community that is able to sup
port it If the community is
failure then the bank is a failure
From Pacific Banker
This la a poor time to weaken
1 M
Send for your free copy
of this book today!
The book telle you howyou can hunt on posted prop
erty how farmer and cportsmao can get together
to their mutual advantage.
Three-quarters of the hunting grounds is already ,
posted. Where will you hunt this fall? Read the
book, "Hunting Posted Property" it's free,
E.LDU PONT DE NEMOCRS A CO, lac
Sporting Ptncdrr Dititiun
WIUUMbTOM.DU.
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'Mwlil" broadcatin to all the
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season
California It .I...U
the effort of. your life to (o. When you arsreaey
to plan the trip let the
Union Pacific
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fruit, nay kind of huiuoki.i and ih. . T ' V"Z
cum i your lplnt c mxaonuitim., provVl, ,
J. W. HOWK, Agent, lone, Ore.
RHEA CREEK PIONEERS
' Few lone residents know that
tit I . i a . .
Yauer cason now noida the re
cord of having lived in this vicin
ity longer than anyone now in
Morrow County excepting Wil
fred Cecil.
In tracing his family history
we find him to be the son of one
of whom mui'h has been written,
and whose name has gone -down
in history and will be read of by
many generations.
Mary Marsh was nine years
old when her parents were
Killed by Indians in the Whitman
Massacre, and was one of the few
survivors who were held captive
by the Indians from Nov. 29.. to
Dec. 19th.. 1847, when they were
ransomed, by Peter Skeen Ogden
and James Douglas, and was
taken to Oregon City, where she
was given a home and was mar
ried, at the age of fifteen years,
to James P. Cason. They made
their home at Oreiron City, untiil
the Spring of 1868, when the
lure of the frontier caused them
to retrace the steps of the pio
neers, over the Oregon Trail
in search of a home among the
bunch grass hills of Eastern
Oregon, where they could live in
the open and engage in stock
raising. With their children
Charles, Walter, John and Fannie
they made their way to The
Dalles, then the last town on
their road, thence to Willow
creek where they found the
family of William Cecil located,
deciding that vicinity too crowd
ed to suit their frontier ideas
they came up the creek to find
another settler at the mouth of
Rhea creek, then took the West
Fork and found that Lum Rhea
and the Adkins family had beaten
them to their favorite place,
they decided to get out to the
end of civilization so went on to
the mouth of what is now known
as Cason Canyon, 10 miles west
of Heppner, where they found
landscape that suited their idea
of a stock ranch, and begun
home.
James Stanberry was the only
neighbor, to the east, he was
living at the present site of
Heppner, and their nearest
neighbor to the west was Mr.
Flett who lived on Rock creek.
The Dalles v as their post office
and, trading point and two
trips were made to town for
supplies each year and mail was
many times months reaching
them. After several years
stage line was opened between
Umatilla and Canyon City and
Mrs Cason acted as postmistress,
Midway was the name of her
office, and was the first post
office in the triangle between The
Dalits, Canyon City and Uma
tilla.
Bank failures were unknown
in those days and check books
bad not been invented, when a
cattle buyer went out to buy
stock he carried enough gold in
his saddle pouches to buy all the
animals wanted and held no fear
of being robbed.
After nine years they moved
to what is now known as the
Warfield place, just below lone,
where they spent several years
and when the stock range began
to fail they moved to Schuttler
Flat Where they were among the
first to start plowing sod and
raising wheat.
James Cason died on Schuttler,
and soon after the desire for the
frontier took the family to where
the town of Spray is now located
and where Mrs. Cason made her
home, until her death in 1907.
This section holds a charm
over this family for they have
all continued to live within a
short distance of the orrigional
homestead. Rev. Chas. Cason
was married to Caroline Hale,
daughter of Milt and Mary Hale,
who Bettled on Skinner creek in
1871 and has spent his life in
Morrow and Grant Counties and
now lives just over the line, near
Lone Rock. '
Walter Cason married Sarah
Hale,, also a daughter of Milt,
(continued on page four)
C. R. Guncel went to Portland
the first of the week to make ar
rangements for seed wheat for a
number of our farmers.
E. R. Lnndell, returned from
Portland Saturday evening where
he has been in attendance on the
auto show. He reports the show
bigger am! better than ever.
A. W. L'indell who has been in
Portland litis winter returned to
tone last ween ana will resume
the simple life down on the farm.
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Church News
Notes of Interest to All
. Local Denominations.
The Junior C. E. meeting ntxt
Snnday will ba led by Johnny
Eubanks.
Meeting begins at 5:30 P. M.
sharp,' at the Baptist Church,
remember.
The Jur ior Endeavors were en
tertained at the home of Mrs.
Hossner, Wednesday evening.
The topic of the next Sunday
evening discourse at the Congre
gational will be "Our State."
The farewell reception tendered
the retiring pastor of the Christ,
ian Church was very largely at
tended. Brother Mortimore
carries wih him the beat wishes
of the entire community.
The Joint meeting of the Dor
cas Society and the Missionary
Society of the Congregational
i nurcn was quite well atten led
and a most interesting pro
gramme was enjoyed.
The Senior Union C. E. Society
meets next Sunday at the Bap
tist Church. The leader is I.R.
Kobison.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. W. W. HEAD. Pastor
11:00 A.
W. HEAD,
Services
M. and .8:00 P. M.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
RevPAUL De.F. MORTIMORE.
Pastor
Services
10:00 A. M. and 8:00 P.
M
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School at 1C.00 A.M
Junior Endeavor st5.30 P.M.
Prayer meeting Thurs. 7.30 P.M
HEPPNER TAILORINGS
TAILORS
Cleaning Dyeing
Pressing Repairing
Heppner, Ore.
Spring
seeding time will soon be here
A VAN BRUNT .
will serve you well.
We have a good stock of drills on
hand and our prices are right.
Hoping the New Year brings
you health wealth and prosperity.
Bristow & Johnson
IONE HARNESS SHOP,
i. C. A. BECK. Proprietor
- .
Drop In and looh over my
Lin of Worh Shoes.
1 have a good stoch of Cloves and
- Harness Supplies.
Repairing at Reasonable Prices.
lone Marhet
CEO. W. RITCHIE, Prop.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
FRESH and CURED MEATS
Your Patronage Solicited.
Under New Management
IONE HOTEL
v lone, Ore.
Refurnished and Strictly Up to Date. Commer
cial Table First Class. A, home away from
home, with best meals In Central Oregon.
SAM GANGER, Proprietor.
Nice Rooms. Good Service.
JL D. MCMURDO, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon 1 5
Office in Masonic Building
Trained Nurse Assistant
Heppner : Oregon
WOODSON 4 SWEEK
Attorneys At Law
First National Bank Building
Heppner Oregon
When You Visit Heppner
Eat at the
Elkhorn' Restaurant
Good Meals Best of Service
Lunch Counter
Dr. A. H. Johnston
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Phone Office
Residence
HEPPNER
Main 933
Main 492
OREGON
Farm Implements
VULCAN and OLIVER PLOWS, SUPERIOR
DRILLS, FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINES,
MYERS PUMPS, STAR and AERMOTOR
WIND MILLS. WINONA WAGONS.
PAUL g: balsiger
lone, Oregon
SEE ME BEFORE THE FIRE
H. C. WOOD
REAL ESTATE &
INSURANCE
IONE, . OREGON
F. H. Robinson
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Will practice in all the Conrta
IONE, OREGON
Clyde R.Walker,M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Office In Drug Store.
IONE, . . OREGON
Dr. F. E. Farrior
DENTIST
Office: Odd Fellows Bulding
Heppner Oregon