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Volume 42, Number 50.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Mar. 11, 1926
Subscription $2.00 a Year
M
MAKES BIG HIT
Colorful Musical Comedy
Pleasing Assortment
of Entertainment.
400 AT NIGHT SHOW
40 Heppner School Pupils Had Part;
Music, Dancing, Comedy, Make
Up Varied Program.
One of the most successful all
round entertainments ever presented
by the local high school was "The
Maid and the Middy," a musical com
edy in two acts, at Star theater Tues
day aftenoon and evening. It was most
pretentious in the number of per
formers, colorful costumes and va
riety of entertainment, consisting of
Bongs, dances and comedy, and the
manner in which the parts were taken
denoted no end of meticulous care
in preparing the presentation.
A full house is reported to have
attended the afternoon matinee, but
in the evening every availablel seat
in the house was at a premium, more
than 400 reported to have been at
that performance. The financial out
come was more than had been hoped
for, and more than $200 is reported
to have been cleared for the student
body fund.
The entire cast, including maids,
middies and special performers, num
bered 40. The special numbers were
worked into the theme of the operetta
making a continuous performance be
tween curtains.
Setting of "The Maid and the Mid
dy" was laid on the grounds of the
Lakeville Boat Club in an American
port, and the time of the scenes was
the afternoon and evening of the
same day. The middies come into
port, meet the maids, and love
matches are made. A boat race cen
ters attention. But the main plot
is laid around Anita, whose identity
as a parrot is not made known until
the final curtain. A Spanish count
bought Anita, but she is in the pos
session of Billy, a middy. The count
arrives in Lakeville in search of
Anita. He makes it known she is in
Billy's possession. The knowledge
causes a split between Billy and Va-
erie, the maid. A retired farmer ar
rives on the scene, centering the
comedy theme. But it works out right
in the end.
Choruses, solos, duets, trios, quar
tets and double quartets, all had a
part in the musical revelation of the
plot, while dialogue was used to de
pict much of the comedy situation
Marjorie Clark in the lear part of Va
lerie, was charming in costume and
acting, and her clear voice, all made
of Valerie a charming reality. Op
posite her in the role of Billy, Earl
Mcrritt made a handsome sailor lad,
and though handicapped by having
acquired a cold just before the pres
entation, he delivered his solo work
well. Crocket Sprouls, made up as a
"hick" farmer having lately acquired
a fortune, was the clown. The num
ber of times he brought the house
down is enough evidence of the stel
lar manner in which he did his part.
The mysterious count, who, next to
the rustic gentleman, probably
brought forth the most laughter, was
done to a nicety by Duck Lee. The
count's basso profundo rendition will
probably live in the minds of his
hearers for years to come. Other
major parts, all well portrayed, were
taken as follows: Evans, master of
ceremonies, Lakeville Boat Club, Jim
Thomson; Fits, of the house commit
tee, L. B. C, Ellis Thomson; Capt.
Dasher, in command of the "Dread-
naught," John Turner; Bounder, of
the L. B. C, champion oarsman, Har
old Evans; Young Slimson, also of
the L. B. C, "the great unknown,"
Robert Tash; attendant of L. B. C,
Gerald Slocum; Mrs. Gaily, attractive
young widow, Patricia Mahoney;
Alice, Maud, Phyllis, friends of Va
lerie, Muriel Cason Aiken, Louise
Thomson, Zaida Tash.
The maids were Aura Gentry, Ethel
Moore, Grace Buschke, Margaret Not-
son, Thelma Starkey, Letha Hiatt,
Shirley Prophet, Mary Ritchie, Vir
ginia Dix. The middies, Kenneth Mer-
rctt, Onoz Parker, Bobby Turner,
Members of the L. B. C, Roderic
Thomson, Paul Hisler, Kenneth Ov
ists Included in the special numbers
were: Dance of the Summer Hours,
an aesthetic rendition by four small
girls whose beautiful performance
was a very rare treat Anna McDaid
Patricia Monahan, Virginia Cleveland
Zella McPhcrrin; Gallagher and She
an a take-off on the two famous
comedians by two small boys, whose
clear voices and brave acting received
probably the loudest applause of all
Mutt and Eddie Kenny; Minuet by
four small girls costumed in the per
iod of the American Revolution,
very pretty number Alyco Cason
Mary Monahan, Louise Langdon, Dor
is Hiatt.
Every number on the program re
ceived an encore, and the audience
acted as though it dreaded the end
Much of the Buccess is due to the un
tiring efforts of the coaches, Miss An
nabel Denn, Charles Glenn Smith and
Mrs, Harold Cohn. Miss Denn had
charge of the music, Mr. Smith of the
acting, and Mrs. Cohn the dancing.
Miss Denn also accompanied the per
formance at the piano, and the excel
lence of her work was a big facto
in carrying It through to a successful
conclusion,
it
SURVEY WORK ON
SPRAY ROAD WILL
START RIGHT AWAY
Camp For Crew of Sixteen Men
Now Being Established
South of Hardman. .
The actual work of making the per
manent survey and location of the
Hardman-Spray road through the for
est reserve by the Bureau of Public
Roads is to begin at once, and the
camp for the engineers is being estab
lished near the ranch of Harry French
south of Hardman.
The crew of about sixteen men will
be in charge of J. C. Womack, en
gineer of the department, who is on
the job this week, accompanied by
Mr. Farmer, chief engineer, and they
are locating the camp site and mak
ing some preliminary surveys as to
location of certain portions of the
proposed road. We understand that
the work will be permanent and will
extend from the mouth of Chapin
creek to the southern boundary of the
forest reserve. The government will
push their work on to completion in
both grading and surfacing just as
fast as the funds are available, it is
understood by our local authorities.
and it should not be a very great
while before that much of the Hepp-ner-Spray
cutoff is ready for travel.
Just how soon the other portions of
the work wiy be completed is yet a
problem to be worked out.
Morrow County Pomona
Grange to Be Organized
Plans are practically completed for.
the organization of the Morrow Coun
ty Pomona Grange, which event is to
take place at Heppner on Friday,
April 2. The Rhea Creek Grange
will act as host for the day and the
meeting will be held in I. O. O. F.
hall with delegates from five other
granges in the county attending.
Greenfield Grange at Boardman and
Irrigon Grange will furnish a drill
team to confer the fifth degree on the
new members in the evening, and
Irrigon Grange is also to furnish an
orchestra.
One of the attractions of the meet
ing is to be an address by Governor
Walter M. Pierce, one of the speak
ers of the day. A. R. Shumway of
Milton is also expected to be present
and address the meeting. National
Deputy W. R. Gekeler of La Grande
will conduct the organization work
and the meeting will start at 10:30
in the morning, with an open meeting
in the afternoon and the drill work
in the evening.
Motor Dealers Purchase
Dennis McNamee Corner
A deal was closed this week for
the transfer to Ferguson Chevrolet
company by Dennis McNamee, of the
corner on Main and May streets south
of the First National bank.
The new owners of the property
will arrange at once to begin the con
struction of a garage building and
sales rooms that will cover the entire
lot and hope to have the building
complelted by the first of June. The
expansion of the business of the
Ferguson Chevrolet company in this
city has compelled them to seek larg
er quarters, and no bundling being
available, they have taken steps to
erect one of their own, and the loca
tion selected is ideal for their line.
Ample sales room for display of cars
will be provided, aj well as space for
storage and machine shop.
NATIONAL FOREST NEWS.
Gurdane District.
The depth of snow in the moun
tains is about average for this time
of year, according to snow stake read
ings made last February. Most of
the snow has fallen since the first of
January and while it is fairly com
pact, it will melt much more rapid
ly with a greater percent of run-off
than snow that falls early in the
winter.
Old settlers at Ukiah say that this
lias been one of the mildest winters
that they remember experiencing dur
ing the last thirty to thirty-five years-
Some are skeptical that real spring
is here yet.
There is very little snow in the
vicinity of Ukiah; the frost is com
ing from the ground, but the grass has
not yet started. School children are
finding a few buttercups. Very little
stock has been turned from the feed
lots into pastures.
Reports from lower Camas creek
and the Meadowbrook regions say
that spring weather prevails and that
the grass is starting nicely; and that
there is very good feed on the early
ranges.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Treasurer of
Morrow County, subject to the pleas
ure of the voteiB of the Republican
party at the primaries on May 21st,
and everybody else in November.
I thank my many Morrow County
friends for their support and confi
dence in the past and hope to merit
their support and confidence in the
future. LEON W. BRIGGS.
(Paid Advertisement).
Clint Sharp and family are prepar
ing to move to Payette, Idaho, where
Mr. Sharp has purchased an irrigated
tract of land. They hud expected to
get away this week and had the car
chartered for their household goods
and stock, but the entire family took
down with the flu and their departure
had to be postponed.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Arthur Smith of this city has just
received a certificate granted by the
Horological Institute of America,
Washington, D. C, showing that he
passed an examination given by tltet
institute to determine standards of
proficiency and qualities of workman
ship among jewelers. The institute
was organized to promote the science
of timekeeping, under the auspices of
the National Research Council, Wash
ington, D. C. The examinations given
are of three grades, vnrying in diffi
culty but very practical and consist
ing of two parts practical repair
work and a written examination on
theory and technique. Mr. Smith ex
pects to take the further examination
required, which will complete his reg
istration with the institute.
R. A. Thompson shipped one of his
twin lamb bands up from Cecil last
evening and they were taken cut to
the ranch today. The band consisted
of 400 head of ewes and over 700
lambs. Mr. Thompson states that
this has been the finest season for
lambing he has ever experienced and
the percentage is very high. He ex
pects to move all his sheep to the
ranch within the next week or so, as
his lambing season is about over.
School District No. One of Morrow
county this week paid the balance of
the $8000 bond issue that has been
standing for so many years and was
used In the construction of the old
school building. The bonds would
mature in 1927, but having funds on
hand the school board decided to get
them out of the way.
Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece:
"THE GOLD RUSH," at Star Theater
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Arch Cochran, nee Ellen Berg
strom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erik
Bergstrom of Gooseberry, died at the
sanitorium in Portland on Tuesday
after a lingering illness. Mrs. Coch
ran was a victim of tuberculosis and
had been making a brave fight to over
come the disease. Her funeral was
held in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Rippeo have
closed up their boarding house in the
Gilman building. They will go to the
Jeff Jones plnce on Heppner Flat
where they expect to reside and where
Mr. Rippee has employment.
Mrs. Rose Richnrdson, who has been
confined to her home the past two
weeks, suffering a severe attack of
tonsilitis, is now able to be up and
is well on the road to recovery.
Mrs. Ida Dutton and her nephew,
Will Dutton, drove up from Portland
last night and arc spending the day
here looking after business pertain
ing to the Dutton estate.
J. P. Conder has removed his office
from the I. O. O. F. building to the
Shively residence on Baltimore street,
the transfer being made this week.
Walter Moore, cashier of First Na
tional bank, is back on the job again
after a struggle with tonsilitis which
kept him at home for a few days,
John Olden of Rhea creek is a pa
tient at the Morrow General hospital
in this city, suffering an acuta attack
of inflammatory rheumatism.
Phill Cohn came in from his Port
land home last evening to look after
business affairs here.
Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece:
"THE GOLD RUSH," at Star Theater
Sunday and Monday.
NOTICE TO ODD FELLOWS AND
UEBEKAHS : All Odd Follows, Re
bcknhs and families are invited to at
tend an Old Time dance for tho bene
fit of Willow Lodgs No. 68, Heppner,
Ore., on Saturday evening, March 13,
1928, at 8 o'clock, I. O. O. F. hall.
Tickets f 1.00.
Roy W. Ritner Will Seek
Position in Legislature
Roy W. Ritner of Pendleton is in
the race for the nomination for joint
representative from Morrow and Uma
tilla counties. His -announcement
follows:
I desire to announced my candidacy
for the republican nomination as rep
resentative in the legislature from
the joint district comprising Morrow
and Umatilla counties.
I favor fewer laws, a state income
tax with a property tax offset, a nor
mal Bchool for Eastern'Oregon and
the completion of the present state
highway system with market roads
as feeders. I believe that each coun
ty should have at least one represen
tative in the legislature and joint
districts should be eliminated. I will,
if elected, introduce a resolution
amending the constitution to this ef
fect. This amendment will have to
be submitted to the people for their
approval and if adopted will take ef
feet after the census is taken in 1930
at which time the constitution di
rects the legislature to reapportion
the state into legislative districts.
I am opposed to any increase in the
gasoline tax without a proportionate
reduction in auto licenses, to any leg
islation which will tend to cripple the
Pendleton Round-Up and to the adop
tion of the Dennis resolution pro
hibiting a state income tax.
My legislative experience in both
house and senate extends over a per
iod of fifteen years. In 1921 I was
president of the senate. During the
World War I went overseas as field
representative of the American Red
Cross and was attached to the Fifth
Division, A. E, F.
If elected to the legislature I will
give to the interests of Morrow coun
ty the same attention and energy
which I have in the past given to not
only Umatilla county but the entire
Eastern Oregon country. I have lived
in north-eastern Oregon for the past
forty-four years and at one time lived
at Castle Rock, in Morrow county. I
have been engaged in tho farming
business for the oast twentv years.
ROY W. RITNER.
Fashion's Edict
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By A B. CHAPIN
Streets Are Improved
In AH Parts of City
the assistance of Lee Slocum and his
big team, Marshal Devin did a lot of
good work on the streets in various
parts of the city the past week and
they are now in much better shape.
All the side streets were gone over,
graded up and made smooth, with
some chance for drainage.
In this connection, Mayor Noble
calls attention to the fact that there
is a city ordinance prohibiting the
throwing of ashes in the streets. As
this has been a habit on the part of
a good many residents, it might be
well to look up this ordinance and
begin to obey its mandates. It might
save trouble.
W.T. Campbell has been pretty busy
of late grinding up fertilizer which
he disposes of to a Portland house.
Mr. Campbell began this business last
year and shipped quite a quantity af
ter it had been milled, his machine
being set up at the Barney Doherty
sheep corrals in Sand Hollow. The
season with him is just beginning
now, and he finds that he is up
against some pretty stiff competition
out of Portland, some truck companies
having contracted with quite a large
number of the sheepmen in this vicin-
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Mr. Campbell, however', these parties
are not paying the price at the stock
corrals that he is willing to contract
for, and it would appear that the
sheepmen are playing a sort of losing
game. As Mr. Campbell understands
the situation, there is no complaint
s to the way this business is being
handled by the local people, but the
outside competition seems to him to
be rather unfair, and he suggests that
it might be well for the sheepmen to
nvestigate the outside propositions a
ttle more -.losely before signing up
. .
contracts.
YOUR SHARE!
Does the church have any claim on
you? If so, does yuor manner of life
show it? Is it your policy to get
something for nothing? If the church
makes a contribution to your com-
munity why should not you make
some kind of a contribution to the
church? And beside all this the
church has a direct contribution to
make to you, will you give it a
chance?
Sermon subjects at the Church of
Christ
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Ihrist are "Personal Evangelism,
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nd "Why I Ain a Christian." Chris-
tian Endeavor will meet at 6:30 and
a growing Bible school needs your
attendance at 10.
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
WHEAT NURSERIES PLANTED.
County Agent Morse has been busy
tnis ween with tne planting oi wneat
nurseries, one of which is on the
place of Lawrence Redding at Eight
Mile, and the other at the Harry
Scnever place a few miles north ot
Lexington. Ho has been assisted in
this work by G. A. Mitchell, assistant
superintendent of the Moro experi
ment station, and varieties of spring
wheats have been planted. Owing to
the inclemency of the weather the
planting require a mue ev
WOOL STOCKS SURVEYED.
A survey of the amount of unsold
wool on hand in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho indicates but little unsold
wool on March 1, states Western Wool
News. There is practically no 1925
wool in Idaho or Washington witn
but 300,000 or 400,000 pounds in the
interior of Oregon. In Portland most
of the stocks have moved tast, proD
ablv but 760,000 pounds remaining
unsold. Considering the production
of these three states, this is but
small percentage remaining.
HEAVY RAIN FALLS
OVER THIS COUNTY
A very heavy rain fell over Mor
row county on Monday and Monday
night and there has been occasional
showers since. In the mountains and
on ti e foot hills snow was the order
during the storm, and reached nearly
to Heppner, a fall of four inches be
ing, reported at the John Kilkenny
place on Hinton creek, and some six
inches at Hardman. The ground is
thoroughly soaked and we have as
surance now that the growing crops
be furnished plenty of moisture
for their maturity. During several
nights of the past week there was
heavy frost and some fears are ex
pressed for the early fruit as peaches
and apricots were budding, but these
fears may prove groundless.
A. J. Lovgren Dies at
Hot Lake Sanitorium
Word was received here early this
morning announcing the death during
last night of August John Lovgren
at the sanitorium at Hot Lake. Mr.
Lovgren, who had ben very ill for
some time, and was being cared for
at the home of his brother, Martin
Lovgren in this city, was taken to Hot
Lake about ten days ago with the
hope that relief might be had from
taking the treatments there. He was
a sufferer from a complication of ail
ments and his condition had become
so serious that there was no re
sponse to treatment.
Mr. Lovgren had been a resident or
Morrow county for many years and
grew up in this county, following
farming in the Gooseberry and bight
Mile sections. He is survived by three
children, besides his brothers, Martin
and E. E. Lovgren. The body will
reach Heppner tomorrow evening and
the funeral will likely be on Sunday
with burial in the I. O. O. F. cemetery
at Hardman, where other members of
the family are buried. He was a mem
ber of the I. O. O. F. lodge and was
aged 44 years.
AID ASKED FOR BLIND WOMAN.
TJ US rnntn- wlit ia tfttfllW
blind, and who has for a number of
months been cared for at the home oi
M K- T W Uawann in Rlnflr.
js being-rem-oved town wnere
arrangements have been made for a
room for her at the apartments of
Mrs. Flower. The Morrow county
court is contributing a sum each
month for the care of the unfortunate
woman, nad the Morrow county chap
ter of the Red Cross is taking care
of the rent. Some equipment in the
mall cook st0Te and Bimple
cooking utensils is needed and the
request is sent out that someone haz
ing a small stove not in use, and
others that can add the utensils need
ed, may make these donations, and
the blind lady guarantees that she
will be able to care for herself. Any
help extended -will be greatly appre-
ciated
BETTER WOOL IN 1926.
Reports coming to us from sheep
men and bankers throughout Oregon
Idaho and Washington indicate that
the 1928 wool clip will be of the best
quality of wool that this district has
produced for several years.
" Climatic and range conditions have
kept the wool growing throughout the
fe. a"d 1i"Bl0, fl0""
is expected. To date the fleece is un-
I usually iree irum uirt anu wie cuu
5ho.uld be ' ?ood ,nnd J't
shrinkage. It is estimated that its
value under the same market condi
tions should be about 10 more than
the same 1925 clip if on hand today.
There will, of course, be exceptions
to this general condition, much de
pending upon conditions at shearing
time. Western Wool News.
DRY FORK GRANGE ORGANIZED.
Dry Fork Grange was organized at
the Dry Fork hall south of lone on
T "eW K TmT
with thirty charter members and the
TSl nn m v -i s. a.
organization work was done by Dep-
, w'icklander of Boardman. Dele-
cates from Rhea Creek and Ieo
Granges attended and participated in
the ceremonies. Officers chosen are:
Mrs. A. W. Lundell, master; R. A.
Farrens. overseer: Mrs. R. A. Farrens.
lecturer; H. A. Steward, secretary;
Mrs. H. A. Steward, treasurer. The
Grange will hold its first regular
meeting on March 21.
INSTALLING ICE PLANT.
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Creamery company is installing an
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ilh Liiaub wiiil;ii is ui auiiiuiciiv ca
pacity to meet all the needs of cold
storage and ice cream manufacture of
the business for some time to come.
The most of the machinery is now on
hand, and will be placed for operation
as soon as possible. In connection
wjth this nlant. Mr. Cox has also in-
stalled one of the latest models of ice
cream freezers and expects to be able
to better care for his trade in this
line in the future. The little cream
ery js a growing institution.
LAID UP WITH BROKEN LEG,
Delbert Wright is laid up Bt the
hospital in Heppner suffering with a
badly broken leg. While chasing
horses on the Rhea creek farm on
Fr,d the horse he wa3 ridi atum.
bled and fell with the result that his
leg was broken between the ankle
and knee and he will be compelled
to lay in bed for a while, while the
process of mending goes on. Mr.
Wright thinks he is getting about
an that is coming to him in this leg
breaking stunt, as he suffered a sim
iinr accident a little more than i
year ag0, when tho other leg was
- broken.
Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece:
a "THE GOLD RUSH," at Star Theater
Sunday and Monday.
By Arthur Brisbane
It's a Big Universe.
Advertising Pays.
No 100 Men or Women.
Non Stop Ocean to Ocean.
Latest scientific statement concern
ing this universe, in which we are less
than microbes, and the earth less than
a grain of dust, startles you. Our
sun, a million times as big as this
earth, is only a speck in what men
have called "the universe," which con
tains endless millions of suns, some
a million times bigger than ours. It's
hard enough to think of such a uni
verse as that.
And now the wise Dr. Hubble, of
Mt. Wilson Observatory, tells the Cal
ifornia Institute of Technology that
a million "universes" such as ours
are visibe at horrible distances from
the earth.
Examine an atom, and you find a
central body around which revolve
other bodies as the planets revolve
around our sun. These electrons re
volve aound the nucleus billions of
times in a second.
Atoms, of which you could have
millions in one corner of your eye
without noticing them, as small solar
systems.
Our sun and its planets constitute
one atom in our universe. That uni
verse in turn is one atom in the en
tire universe. Where in that over
whelming space are the heavens to
which we look forward and the other
place that we dread?
Leaving this earth in a straight
line, and traveling at the speed of
light, 186,000 miles a second, it would
take you one hundred million years
to get beyond the telescopic maze of
the universe. No wonder it says in
the Bible, "In my Father's house are
many mansions."
With common sense Secretary Da-
vis says to the Countess aCthcart,
Come on in.'
Strong-minded American women
were indignant because Lorn Craven
was admitted here without question,
whereas the Countess Cathcart was
shut out. These were the two whose
elopement shocked out pure authorit
ies. The double-sex standard proved
too much for our clean-minded,
strong-minded women.
Observe the power of advertising
even when it isn't very good advertis
ing. The Countess lands from Ellis
Island with a contract to appear on
the stage at a high salary. She
wouldn't have got that without the
assistance of Uncle Sam.
Professor Raber tells the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science that, "Viewed from the sex
angle there are no one hundred per
cent men or women." The sex of the
human race is "primarily determined
by the chromosome content of the
egg cell." i
With complete respect for Profes
sor Raber, after inspecting the Paris
and American divorce court news, you
think those egg cells have done well
enough, from the days of Mrs. Poti
phar to these modern days.
An Englishman has just flown from
London to Cape Town, South Africa,
nearly 9,000 miles, in ninety hours.
At the same rate, the New York to
San Francisco, or Seattle, trip would
take about thirty hours from New
York to Chicago, less than ten hours.
That speed will be doubled and no-
stop flights from ocean to ocean will
be made within twenty yearsl
Washington authorities, by Presi
dent Coolidge's order, of course, have
closed the Mexican border between
San Diego and the assorted dives of
Tia Juana at 6 p. m. The daylight
hours are not the best for dives, and
the dive inhabitants are leaving.
Tia Juana owners of gambling
houses and similar resorts, a major
ity of them United States citizens, by
the way, petition President Coolidge
to cancel his 6 p. m. order. To that
President Coolidge will turn a very
cold Vermont ear.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I purchased last season a Case
Combined Harvester and cut 900 acres
of grain. A clean job of threshing
was done with this machine. The mo
tor did not give us any trouble and
had ample power. I believe the motor
has the best governor I have ever
seen, controlling the speed of the ma
chine according to the loads perfect
ly. The machine although strongly
constructed is light of draft and does
not plow up the fields as the heavier
machines.
I can recommend a Case Combined
Harvester as being a very satisfactory
machine.
Very truly yours,
L. J. PADBERG.
GRANGE IS GROWING.
The Rhea Creek Grange report!
that they are growing, and now have
some 80 members on the roster. At
the last regular meeting two were
given the first and second degrees and
seven the third and fourth, and seven
applications were presented to b
acted on at the next regular meeting.