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Volume 42, Number 48.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 1926
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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FOR
Affair at Hotel Heppner
to Take the Place of
Annual Daddy Meet
TO TALK ATHLETICS
Physical Education Discussion to be
Led by Prof. Burgess; Musical
Numbers Also to Feature.
The ladies of the Patron-Teacher
association, having in charge the ar
rangements for the big community
chicken dinner at Hotel Heppner din
ing room on next Wednesday evening
at 6:45, state that everything per
taining thereto is moving along fine.
The hen roosts have been duly raided
and there is no doubt whatever but
that plenty of chicken will be on the
tables, along with all the other good
things th cladeis are preparing which
will in fact constitute a banquet, and
all for the price of fifty cents.
This is strictly a community affair
sponsored by the Patron-Tteacher as
sociation. The funds to be raised
will all be expended on improvements
of various kinds at the school build
ing, and the ladies want it distinctly
understood that the entire public is
Invited.
As stated in last issue, this
meeting will take the place of the
one held each year to which the dad
dies are invited. Combining some
business with pleasure and instruc
tion, the P. T. A. hopes to make the
gathering one of profit to those who
attend. On this program there will
be:
Piano duet by Doris Hiatt and Jcan
ette Turner; music by ukelele orches
tra; vocal duet by Marjorie Clark end
Patricia Mahoney; vocal solo by Mrs.
Loa Taylor; vocal solo by D. T. Good
man. The subject of physical education
will be presented by Supt. Burgess,
and responded to by Leonard Schwarz
on behalf of the students; L. Van
Marter on behalf of community, and
probably several others.
Registered Dairy Cows
Brought to County
That their present herds may be
improved and built up to a higher
standard of production, J. 1. Hanna of
Hinton creek and Jay Hiatt of Rtiea
creek have recently shipped from tne
Willamette valley 36 head o' high
grade Jersey cows, 2 registered bulls
and 4 registered cows, which they
will add to their holdings. The stock
was purchased around McMinnville
and comes from some of the very best
herds in that vicinity.
We understand that these gentle
men will retain the most of this
. stock for themselves, though Mr. Han
na has disposed of a few cows to
other praties who offered him prices
that were too attractive to be turneJ
down.
Both Mr. Hanna and Mr. Hiatt are
situated to take care of dairy cows
and they are to be commended for
bringing in stock of such high qual
ity. We understand that Guy Boyer
and Jas, Morgan, two other Hinton
creek residents, are adding some new
blood to their herds. They recently
bought a registered bull from Mr.
Dyer, of Hermiston, who 1b said to
possess one of the best herds of Jer
sey cattle in the Eastern Oregon ooun
try. Others will fall in line, as the
interest grows in dairy cattle for the
creek ranches of Morrow county, and
we can look froward to much im
provement in the stock. Mr. Moehler,
who recently purchased the Eph Es
kelson place, will engnge quite exten
sively in dairying. While he now has
HolsteinB, it is reported that he will
get rid of these and adopt Jersey
milkers, because of their better abil
ity in the production of butter fat
We anticipate that Morrow county
will continue to grow in the line of
dairying as it can be made to pay
here.
MRS. CAMPBELL ENTERTAINS.
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. W. T
Campbell entertained In honor of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Jack Campbell, of
Spokane, and the Campbell residence
on Court street was the Bcene of a
very happy affair. The afternoon was
spent in visiting and sewing, and
dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess. Those present besides
the hostess and her sister were Mes
dames Olive Frye, A. M. Phelps, W. P.
Mahoney, W. 0. Minor, W. E. Pruyn,
W. H. Coffee, J. W. Beymer, W. E.
Straight, W. W. Smead, C. W. Mc
Namer, J. A. Patterson, Frank An
derson, John Cason, M. D. Clark, D.
E. Gilmun and Miss Butler.
W. M. Kelly, who was recently
quite severely hurt in the back while
at work at the Fisher saw mill on
Rhea creek, is reported to be up and
around. He has been confined at the
Morrow General hospital for about
three weeks,
Mrs. Mary Bartholomew returned
home Tuesday. She has been spend
ing the past two months or more
on a visit with relatives at Corvallis,
Portland, Estacada and other points.
and enjoyed herself very much.
Organ and chime effects, Oriental
piper trio and many other novelties
unusual in a band of this size are
featured in thoir thirty minute act
In which Charleston dancing, singing
trio and vocal solos also play a part
P.T.JL
OREGON WOOL MEN
NAME SPROAT. OF
IDAHO SECRETARY
Election of Former Head of Idaho
Body Unanimous on Part
of Committee.
(Monday's East Oregonian.)
Hugh Sproat of Boise, Idaho, for
several years president of the Idaho
Woo Growers' association, was elec
ted secretary of the Oregon Wool
Growers' association, at a meeting of
the executive committee which was
held here Saturday. The action of
the board was unanimous.
"The board considered that the as
sociation is extremely fortunate in
being able to secure the services' of
a man of such high type as Mr.
Sproat," Mac Hoke, former secretary,
stated today. "Mr. Sproat has been
in the sheep business and knows the
problems that sheep men have to face
from actual experience. He Is also
in close touch with the national body,
due to the fact that for the past year
he has been engaged in work for that
association in investigating the cau
ses of slumps in lamb prices in the
big markets."
Mr. Sproat will assume his duties
about March 1. Offices will be main
tained in Pendleton. For the present
Mr. Sproat will not move to Pendle
ton, due to the fact that his children
are in school in Boise.
A series of 20 meetings will be held
throughout the state during March
to take up some legal problems and
other matters that have been engag-
ng the Interest of the Oregon asso
ciation. The first of these meetings
will be held in Pendleton, Monday,
March 1.
All of the members of the executive
committee of the state association
were either present or represented by
proxy in Saturday's session. Those
present included K. G. Warner, pres-
dent of the association, Pilot Rock;
Ernest Johnson, Wallowa; Charles
Burgess, Fossil; James Murtha, Con
don; and William Mahoney, Heppner,
as proxy for Robert Thompson, Hepp
ner. The decision to employ an execu
tive secretary to -devote his entire
time to the affairs of the association
was made at the annual convention
held in Pendleton in January. Since
that time the executive committee has
been receiving applications from can
didates for the office. In the past the
post of secretary was filled by Mac
Hoke of Pendleton, who devoted only
a slight part of his time to the work.
Local Knights of Pythias
Wiil Observe Birthday
Doric Lodge No. 20, Knights of
Pythias of this city, will meet in
open session next Tuesday evening
for the purpose of celebrating the
62nd anniversary of the order. All
Knights are to be accompanied by
their ladies, and a sociable evening
will be had.
At 6:30 the assemblage will be
seated at a supper in the dining hall,
to be followed by a program. Milton
W. Bower, pastor of the Church of
Christ, will be the speaker for the
evening. Other features of the pro
gram will be the grammar school
stringed orchestra under the super
vision of Miss Helen Fredreckson,
and accordion numbers by "Buck"
Besse. The complete evening's pro
gram has not been announced, but it
is promised to bo of high caliber.
The good word of the entertain
ment committee is, all Knights be
there and bring the ladies.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
Do you believe that the church is
essential? That we must have it? If
not why not try living away from its
helpful influence? If so are you do
ing anything to keep it here and func
tioning? There are many things you
can do and among the most obvious
are attending its services, helping it
financially and keeping the children
interested in it. We invite all to be
honest with themselves and with the
church.
The subject of the Sunday morning
sermon at the Church of Christ will
be "In Christ." The evening services
will be given over to the Christian
Endeavor rally.' Remember the Bible
school at 10 o'clock and that Easter
is coming.
CARD OF THANKS.
We extend to the friends jf Hepp
ner and vicinity our sincere thanks
for their sympathy and help extend
ed us in our bereavement.
Mary L. Stapleton and family.
FOR. SALE 1 64-in. fumed oak li
brary table; 1 fumed oak leather
cushioned davenport; 2 rough chairs;
1 9x12 Brussels rug; 1 full size white
enamel wood bed with brace; 1 white
dresser and white rocker. These ar
ticles all in good condition, wiil go
at bargain. Mrs. Ralph Thompson,
Heppner.
REDUCTIONS ON CLOSED CARS.
Big reductions now prevail on all
closed models of Ford enrs; as much
as $95 on the 4-door sedan. Come in
and look these over and get our lib
eral terms. LATOURELL AUTO CO.
NOTICE TO OI)I) FELLOWS AND
REBEKAHS: All Odd Fellows, Re
bekahs and families nrc invited to at
tend an Old Time dance for the bene
fit of Willow Lodge No, 66, Heppner,
Ore, on Saturday evening, Feb. 27,
1926, at 8 o'clock, I. O. O. F. hull.
Tickets $1.00.
Martin Rcid is spending a few
weeks in Portland whore he is taking
medical treatment.
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To Rally at Heppner
A Christian Endeavor rally will be
held at the Heppner Church of Christ
on Saturday and Sunday, February
27th and 28th, at which time delega
tions are expected to be present from
the different societies of the Colum
bia Union.
The rally will open with a banquet
served in the dining room of the
church at six o'clock on Saturday
evening:. There will be a charge of
25 cents for this feature. Song ser
vice will 'open at 7:30, to be fol
lowed by an address. Sunday at 7:30
a. m.( there will be a morning watch
followed by a breakfast. All will at
tend the Sunday school an3 church
of their choice. Sunday afternoon
the song service will begin at 2:00
o'clock. After this there will be con
ferences, an address, and then a bus
iness session, A Christian Endeavor
prayer meeting will be held at six
thirty. Song service at 7:30, followed
by an address by one of the outside
speakers.
The public will be welcome to all
these services, but are particularly
urged to attend the two evening ser
vices. Net Artists Organize
For Active Season
"The Eurly Riser Tennis Nuts,"
"The Love Set," "Heppner Raquet
Wielders," or something of the sort,
have been organized for action. That
is, the name hasn't been decided on
but the organization has. Two courts
will be fixed up in the near future,
on the lot occupied by the one last
year, and soon tennis will bold sway
in Heppner for fair.
Frank Harwood, who was largely
responsible for getting tennis started
here last year, has also been the
prime mover this year and the bunch
who met at his store yesterday af
ternoon named him president of the
new club. Jasper Crawford was made
secretary-treasurer.
To date there have been some 15
fellows and ladies signify their in
tention to join the club. Membership
is thrown open to anyone wishing to
play on the courts, at a fee of $2.50.
The club is not a money-making
scheme and only enough is being
charged for membetship to meet the
immediate necessary expense of put
ting the courts in shape.
Woolgrowers Called to
Meet Here on March 3
All woolgrowers of Heppner and
vicinity ore called to meet in this
city at 2 p. m. on Wednesday, March
3.
This meeting is called for the pur
pose of discussing matters of im
portance pertaining to the general In
terests of the sheep men, and it is
desired that all who possibly can will
be present. Hugh Sproat, the newly
elected secretary of the Oregon Wool
Growers' association will be present,
also representatives from the O. A.
C, and it is expected that several
prominent people will take part on
the program, though it is not possible
at this time to state definitely just
who they will be.
The party who, on Saturday night,
found a new hat, pair of gloves and a
towel in the back of his roadster, can
find the owner for same by calling
this office.
Phill Colin is up from his Portland
home to look after business interests
here. He came in Tuesday.
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J. C. Stapleton Dies
At Home of Son Here
Death came to J. C. Stapleton at the
home of his son, F. A. Stapleton in
Blnckhorse on Saturday, February 20,
1926, following an illness that had
kept him bedfast for some two
months. Funeral services wer! held
at the Christian church in Heppner
on Monday forenoon at 10:30, Milton
W. Bower, pastor, officiating, and all
members of the immediate family of
the deceased being present. Burial
was in Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Stapleton was born' at Mt. Pu
laski, Logan county, Ills., August 24.
1848, and died near Heppner, Oregon,
Feb. 20, 1926, aged 77 years, 5 months
and 27 days. He was united in mar
riage to Sarah H. McKinney, October
3, 1867, and to this union were born
nine children, six of whom are still
living: W. F. Stapleton of Toledo,
Oregon; Lillian Davies of Valley,
Wash.; Mrs. C. A. Witcraft of Aums
ville, Oregon; Mrs. W. E. Cummings
of Portland, Oregon; Mrs. R. T.
Brown of Salem, Oregon and F. A.
Stapleton of Heppner.
Sarah Stapleton died at Moore, Mon
tana July 3, 1903, and he was again
united in marriage to Mary L. Augus
tine at Chandler, Okla., Sept. 26, 1904.
He leaves besides his widow and
children, 31 grand children, 42 great
grand children and two great great
grand children.
Ho was a life long member of the
Church of Christ and lived a con
stant Christian life. For a number
of years Mr. Stapleton made his home
in this county, at one time owning
the Oscar Minor place near this city,
and he was later associated with Mr.
Minor in the development of a tract
of fruit land in the Willamette valley.
He was known as an excellent citizen
and a good husband and father. Be
sides his church affiliation, Mr. Sta
pleton was also a member of the
Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges.
C. L. Sweek Re-Elected
At Farm Loan Meeting
Delegntes from the National Farm
Lonn associations of the Pendleton
regional district, from a number of
Eastern Oregon counties, met on Mon
day at Pendleton to discuss the prob
lems of the farm loan association and
the Spokane Land bank. C. L. Sweek,
accompanied by Jeff Jones and Chas.
Cox, attended the meeting from Hepp
ner. A. B. Thomson, trcai-urer, W. S.
McCormick, vice-president, A. W.
Cauthorn, director, and W. B. Hinkle.
appraiser, for the Spokane bank,
made addresses. Responses were made
by a number of the delegates. C. L.
Sweek of this city, and Paul S. Gilli
lnnd of Pilot Rock, were elected dele
gates to attend a general conference
in Spokane in April. A. H. Norton,
Hermiston, and P. A. MeCallum, Ba
ker, were chosen alternates.
C. L. Sweek was re-elected presi
dent, C. M. Lockwood, vice-president,
and D. M. Ilobnrt, secretary, for the
ensuing year. It was voted to hold
the 1927 meeting in Heppner.
The farm loan associations repre
sented at the convention included the
Touchet-Gnrdena, Baker, Prairie City,
La Grande, Elgin, Enterprise, Pen
dleton. Long Creek. Hermiston, lone
Hennner. Boardman, Stanfield and
Milton-Froowator.
O. E. S. SOCIAL CLUB.
The regular meeting of the O. E. S
social club will be held on Saturday
afternoon at 2:15 at the rooms in
Masonic building. Hostesses for this
occasion will be Mrs. W. H. Cleve
land and Mrs. Chas. Cox.
Howard Anderson, leading wheat-
raiser of Eight Mile, was a visitor in
Heppner on Saturday.
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Heppner played Arlington last Sat
urday night on the Heppner floor.
Some of the boys took hard falls but
it didn't bother them any. The score
was 8 to 12 in Arlington's favor at
the end of the game. Hisler and Tash
each made three points.
The Heppner hoopsters journeyed
to lone on Washington's birthday to
play the return game scheduled with
that city.
The game was a snappy one
throughout and showed the good and
bad features of both teams. Although
the Heppner boys played fairly well,
the score ended 21 to 10 favoring
lone. Paul Hisler was Heppner's
high point man, making six points.
The lineup for both games was as
follows: Hisler f, Tash f, Bucknum
c, Doherty g, Thompson g, Sprouls,
Hirl and B. Turner subs.
Margaret Prophet, head librarian,
has assigned the other librarians the
work of cataloguing tha new library
books. Among the new books just re
ceived are selections from modern
poets, as Noyes, Seeger, Gibson and
Lindsay.
The Hehisch is assuming shape
with the staff now working on the
dummy for the first print. This will
have to have Mr. Burgess okeh be
fore the final print will be made. The
committees are now campaigning for
the sale of the annual.
No school was held in the after
noon of Washington's birthday. Dur
ing the fourth period a speech was
given by Mr. Notson, who stressed
the point that Washington was a real
man despite a few petty vices, which
were the custom then and which made
him appear as even more human than
if he were as perfect as he is often
described.
Under the tireless instruction of
Miss Denn, Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Cohn,
the work on the high school operetta,
The Maid and the Middy ' is pro
gressing rapidly. Many clever steps
have been introduced and the stu
dents are trying to make them as
nearly perfect as they can before
the date set for the presentation.
The Heppnerian Literary society's
paper was on sale. Monday, ft tmo
of high school affairs, although it was
rather hard to read because of the
poor work of the mimeograph.
Miss Simpson, the geography teach
er, has assigned every geography stu
dent a topic on which to write a three
thousand word theme. This term pa
per will count much on each stu
dent's final grades. A few of the
topics are: "The Panama Canal,"
Glaciers of the World," "The Mak
ing of Paper from Wood Pulp," "Far
ming in the United States," "Silk and
How It Is Produced," "Food Fish and
How They Are Obtained," "The Stroy
of the Mississippi," "Egypt, and
"Sheep and Cattle Raising All Over
the World."
NOTICE OF SALE OF ANIMAL.
Notice is hereby given that by vir
tue of the laws of the State of Oregon
the undersigned has taken up the
hereinafter described animal, found
running at largo on his premises in
Morrow County, State of Oregon, and
that he will on Saturday, March 13,
1926, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. ni.,
of said day, at my place on Eiij'it
Mile, Morrow County, Oregon, sell to
the highest bidder for cash in hand,
said animnl. Said animal is described
as follows:
One roan mare with colt; bearing
no visible marks or brands; unless the
said animal shall have been redeemed
by the owner or owners thereof.
GUY HUSTON, Eight Mile, Or.
Used sewing machines for sale at
Case Furniture Co.
'Maid and Middy' Date
March 9; Two Shows
March 9 has been definitely decided
upon as the date for "The Maid and
the Middy," high school operetta, with
performances both afternoon and eve
ning at the Star theater.
Besides the operetta itself, there
will be several feature numbers. "The
Sailors' Hornpipe" will be danced by
a group of high school students. Four
grade school girls, Patricia Monahan,
Zella McFerrin, t Anna McDaid and
Virginia Cleveland, will give "The
Dance of the Hours," and four others,
Alyce Cason, Louise Langdon, Doris
Hiatt and Mary Monahan, are to pre
sent a fascinating version of the
minuet.
Duck Lee, Jim Thomson, Ellis
Thomson and Crocket Sprouls are
working up a lively quartet for the
operetta number "Looking for a
Criminal," which is one of the high
points of the production.
Eddie Kenny, with another grade
school youngster, will impersonate a
famous vaudeville pair of Irish and
Jewish extraction, respectively.
Most of the drill during the past
week has been on the minuet, horn
pipe and polka, which Mrs. Harold
Cohn is directing, and on the chorus
work. Full rehearsals were held the
afternoon of Washington's birthday,
when there was a half holiday.
New Grange Organized
Friday at Rhea Siding
Willows Grange was organized at
Rhea Siding, near Cecil on Friday
last. Chas. Wicklandcr of Boardman
was the officer in charge and the
new grange starts with 35 charter
members.
Newly elected officers were Oscar
Lundell, master; Mrs. Lundell, lec
turer; Mrs. Tyler, secretary, and Otho
Spillman, treasurer. Regular meetings
will be held on the second Friday
and fourth Sunday of each month
The membership is made up of far
mers of both Gilliam and Morrow
counties. Mrs. Morgan was appointed
chairman of the Home Economic com
mittee. W. R. Gokeler, national dep
uty, attended the meeting and is also
arranging to attend a meeting at the
Fairview district Friday evening of
this week and at Dry Fork on Sat
urday evening.
Pupil of Heppner School
Wins Prize For Essay
At the last Patron-Teacher meet
ing Heppner Lodge Ntf. 358, B. P. O.
E., presented the medal for the best
essay received by their committee in
the "Old Ironsides" campaign.
Mary Louise White, grade pupil of
the Heppner school, was the recipient
of the beautiful bronze medal as a
reward for the best essay written, and
adjudged most excellent by the com
mittee. The topic on which the grade chil
dren wrote was: "Why will the res
toration of Old Ironsides increase pa
triotism." A number of splendid es
says were received from schools of
this district, which included Morrow,
Gilliam, Wheeler and Grant counties.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY.
Heppner Post, American' Legion
and Auxiliary have secured quarters
on the second floor of the McMurdo
buildnig which are now being pre
pared for their occupancy.
The post and auxiliary also cooper
ated in observing Lincoln's birthday
by sending a token of remembrance
to Civil War veterans or their widows.
Fifty dollars was recently sent by
the auxiliary to Portland to be used
in relief work in the families of dis
abled veterans.
The auxiliary also plans to help
sell some of the handiwork done by
the disabled veterans in Hospital 77.
A great variety of things is made by
these men during the few hours each
day that some few of them are able
to work at all. The articles range
from table mats, card cases, key rings,
knitted scarfs, pillow covers to table
and parlor lamps made of wicker. Sev
eral other activities are being plan
ned for the near future.
. Seven new members were recently
elected to membership in the auxil
iary, five of whom have already been
obligated. Initiation will be held when
we get settled in our new quarters
and have secured the necessary equip
ment. RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE.
Whereas, the messenger of death
has again visited our lodge and re
moved from our number our brother.
Andrew Rood, Jr., and erased his
name from the roll of workmen, call
ing him to his eternal rest, and
Whereas, Brother Rood was a true
and faithful Mason, and we wish to
make permanent record of his fidel
ity:
Therefore, be it resolved that we,
his brother craftsmen of Heppner
Lodge No. 69, A. F. & A. M at this
time pause in sorrowful submission,
to recall his many virtues and to drop
a tear at his departure. Wo extend
to the sorrowful widow, and to the
family of our deceased brother in
their bereavement our deepest sym
pathy. Be it resolved that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to the widow of
the deceased, that a copy be entered
upon our record, and a copy handed
to the Heppner Gnzette Times for
publication.
FRANK GILLIAM,
W. E. PRUYN,
A. L. AYERS,
Committee.
Mrs. Jess Deos of Willows was a
visitor on Wednesday at the home
of her parents in this city, Mr. and
Mrs. Win, Wilson.
ThisWeek
By Arthur Brisbane
Too Much Wealth.
Some Starve, Some Don't.
Certain interests connected with
power companies that want to con
trol water power carry on systematic
misrepresentation as regards the val
ue of irrigation.
Demand for irrigation influences
votes for Government control. Hence
the attack on irrigation, destined to
redeem millions of acres, the most
fertile in the world, and to add tens
of billions to the wealth of the na
tion. Fanners know that even where it
rains irrigation can improve crop
values.
It is shown that in favorable local
ities, under irrigation, two crops of
potatoes can be raised in one season,
instead of one. In addition to doub
ling the size of the crop, a season's
irrigation more than doubles its value
by bringing in the first crop much
earlier and getting higher prices for
earlier potatoes.
This column has already described
the alfalfa ranch of the Hodge broth
ers on the Arizona desert, where rain
rarely falls.
The land there, year in and year
out, produces seven crops of alfalfa
per year under irrigation, more than
nine tons to the acre. The total cost
of electric current for irrigating one
hundred nad fifty tons worth $28 a
ton is $260. Any farmer knows the
profit in that kind of farming.
Mrs. Mary Harrington, of Mahony
City, Pa., had several children. Her
husband, a coal miner on strike, went
to look for work in another town.
She gave her children what food she
had and she died of hunger.
One advantage is with the mine
OWNERS. No matter how long a
strike lasts mine owners, their wives
and children never starve. That's an
advantage, yet pushed too far, it be
comes a DISADVANTAGE.
When told that the poor had no
bread, Marie Antoinette wondered
"why they did not eat cake." Later
she and her husband stopped eating,
via the guillotine. She was only a
poor fool.
An able statesman of her time sug
gested that the people eat grass. The
people stuffed his mouth with grass
when they carried his head around on
the end of a pike. It is well to re
member these things, even in happy,
prosperous days.
A. E. Scott Laid to
Rest on Wednesday
Following an illness that kept him
confined to his bed for weeks, during
which time he suffered greatly, death
came to the relief of Ammeron Els
berry Scott at the home of his Bon,
Ralph Scott, in Blackhorse, on Mon
day, February 22. Funeral services
were conducted at the Christian
church in this city by Milton W.
Bower, pastor, on Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, and burial was in
Masonic cemetery under the direction
of Willow Lodge No. 66, I. O. O. F., of
which the deceased was a prominent
member.
Mr. Scott had been a resident of
Morrow county for the past twenty
years, and had engaged in farming in
the lone and Blackhorse sections. He
was quite successful in this endeavor,
but owing to advancing years, he re
tired from active work several years
ago, and -had been making his home
with his son.
He was born on February 15, 1855,
in Madison county, Indiana, and at
the time of his death was aged 71
years and 7 days. His parents were
Marmaduke and Susanna Scott, pion
eer residents of his native state.
Coming west he settled in Klickitat
county, Washington, April 16, 1884,
where he resided until coming to Mor
row county.
Mr. Scott was married April 8, 1883,
to Martha Proctor, and to this union
were born seven children, these being
Mrs. Marie Morgan and Mrs. Vada
Stickney of Joseph, Oregon; Mrs.
Vena Hardin and Mrs. Dorothy Fitz
patrick of Grants Pass, Oregon; Chas.
Clifford Scott, deceased; Mrs. Bernice
Barrese of Canada, and W. Ralph
Scott of Heppner. William S. and
Harvey Scott of Heppner are broth
ers living and surviving sisters are
Mrs. Jane Ogle of Port Orchard, Wn.;
Louisa Reeves and Emma Summers
of Princeton, Mo., and Mary Brum
mett of Spickard, Mo.
Mr. Scott had proven himself a
very worthy and upright citizen dur
ing his years of residence in this
community, and in his passing the
family have the sympathy of all
whose privilege it was to know him.
To Whom it May Concern:
I purchased last season a Case
Combined Harvester from the Peo
ples Hardware Company and cut about
805 acres of grain. The machine was
highly satisfactory and I do not re
gret purchasing the Case.
I was well pleased with the service
as every few days a Case mechanic
inspected this machine.
I can recommend this harvester to
any grain grower.
Very truly yours,
(Adv.) A. L. CASEBEER.