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Jtoper Wxnt& Volume 43, Number HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAYlrMasegT, 1926 Subscription $2.00 a Year 5 G. JL B. Old Flag Given W. R. C. and Auxiliary On Decoration Day. C. L. SWEEK SPEAKS Beautiful and Appropriate Program at Klks Temple; Graves of Soldiers Decorated. Memorial Day was very fittingly observed in Heppner on Monday. The services were held at 10:00 a. m. in Elks temple under the auspices of lleppner Post No. 87, American Le gion. Participating in the services were members of Rawlins Post, G. A. R., Rawlins Releif Corps and the American Legion Auxiliary, Heppner Unit, and the Girl Reserves, to the l umber of fifteen were also present. An appropriate program had been arranged, which was carried out to the letter. The services were not long, yet they were very impressive. This was especially true of that part cf the exercises wherein Commander J. C. Ball of Rawlins Post paid a parting tribute to the official flag that had been with the post since its in stitution. Mr. Ball reviewed a little of the history of the Post, and re gretted that the time had come when it was necessary to give up their charter and pass out. This had been done some little while ago, as but four members now remain, and they nre unable to carry on. The flag was rescued from the Heppner flood of 1903 and has been carefully kept all these years. Each Memorial Day it has headed the procession to the grave yard, and had a prominent place always in any memorial service held by the veterans of the Civil war. Mr. Ball on behalf of the surviving members of Rawlins post, delivered the flag into the keeping of the Re lief Corps and the American Legion Auxiliary, and it was received by them in neat speeches of acceptance made by Mrs. D. E. Gilman and Mrs Arthur McAtee, each giving the prom ise that this sacred emblem that had meant so much to the old veterans, vould be carefully kept and guarded, to be used only on proper occasions, such as was at this time being ob served. This little ceremony was very impressive, and the assembly could not but be impressed with the fact that it meant more than words could express for Mr. Ball to pass the flag over to other hands. The re maining members of Rawlins Post are John C. Ball and Silas Harris of Heppner, A. G. Devore of llardman and C. A. Low of lone. C. L. Sweek delivered the address and once more impressed upon Hepp ner people his splendid ability to measure up to any occasion requiring his services. Mr. Sweek held the Rudience but a very short time, but in those few moments he reviewed important points in American history, and there was also the fitting tribute to those who survived the struggle of the Civil war as represented by the two veterans, Mr. Ball and Mr. Harris, sitting on the rostrurp. The address was strictly patriotic, and Mr. Sweek did not fail to impress the assemblage with the point that it was better on these daF to lay aside the common affairs of lif and come together to remember those who had died for their country; better to folio v the flag than to be chasing the dollar on these days. Musical numbers were furnished by a quartet consisting of Mcsdaines Walter Moore, P. M. Gemmell and Messrs. Harvey Milier and Harold Cohn, a beautiful duet by Mary and Patricia Monahan. Mrs. Roger Morse deliveret "In Flanders' Fields," and Roger Morse read General Logan's Orders. The invocation was given by Pastor Bower of the Christian church and Pastor Alford of the Methodist c.iurch pronounced the benediction After this the assemblage went to the cemetery where the graves of de parted soldiers were dicornted by garlands of flowers and the flags were placed at the head of graves by mem bers of the G. A. K. On Memorial Sunday the union ser vices were held at the Christian church, Mr. Bower delivering the ser mon. These services were very large ly attended und the address of the tuistor was appropriate, no was as sisted in the services by Rev. Creasey of the Episcopal church and Rev. Al ford of the Methodist church. Farmers Will Discuss Wage Scale Saturday Morrow county farmers will meet at the office of County Agent Morse in this city next Saturday, June 6, at 2 p. m., for the purpose of discussing harvest wages, and it will be their nurnose to pass upon a tentntive wage scale for transient labor the :oming harvest. This scale .vill be used as a cuide for Morrow county represen tutives at a district wage moetlna to bo held at Arlington later. A gnnrnl invitation is extended to the tanners of the county to attend, and it ii hoped that the representation wil lie large. SUNDAY BALL GAME OFF. The some between Heppner and He Hx, advertised to be played here next Sunday, hus been called off. Ihi was done to give place to the me morial dedication services at Wells Springs, in which the city and county are interested. Wood and posts for snle, north of eld Boiler Camp on Arbuckle road. 3t. HEPPNER CHAMPS BANQUETED BY BUSINESS MEN Medals Given Team by Club at Enthusiastic Dinner Meet. Gun Heppner business men heard all about how it was done, when they "eted members of Heppner's winning team in the Oregonian telegraphic trap shooting tournament shoot-off, at Elkhorn restaurant la9t Friday eve ning. Fifty business men and mem bers of Heppner Rod and Gun club attended the banquet, besides L. Van Marter, Chas. Vaughn, Dr. A. D. Mc Murdo and Albert Bowker, members of the team. Chas. Latourell, the other member, was absent in Corval lis where he took part in the Honey man state telegraphic shoot. In recognition of the Heppner teams's achievement each member was presented a medal by tie local club through C. L. Sweek, toastmaster. These bear the champion's name along with appropriate adornment and are made of bronze with the ex ception of the one given Mr. Van Mar ter, his being of silver in recognition of his single achievement in having high gun of the shoot-off. Mr. Sweek also presented each member with a token of appreciation from the Ore gonian. The Oregonian's loving cup trophy which must be won three times in succession by one club to be perman ently retained by it, adorned the cen ter of the table. The cup is a large, beautiful silver one and will remain Heppner until next year's shoot- off. There is a chance that this1 event will take place in Heppner next year, and may enhance Heppner's chance of retaining the trophy another year. The banquet concourse voted unani mously to extend an invitation to the Oregonian to have the shoot-off come here in 1927. Harold Cohn was the poet of the occasion, responding to a toast with selection from Robert W. bervice, 'Twenty Years in the Yukon, ' that he applied to Mr. Van Marter. Others responding to toasts bebides the mem bers of the team were S. E. Notson, Frank Gilliam and Jas. M. Burgess. Each speaker received generous ap plause. The piece d' resistance con sisted mainly of fried spring chicken and strawberry shortcake with plenty of side dishes to fill in the gaps. Fifty-Six Pupils Get 8th Grade Diplomas Following the examinations for promotion from the eighth grade, 66 pupils of the county will receive their diplomas from the office of County Superintendent Walker. The list includes the names of Daisy Albee, Janie Allstott, Maudie Brashier, Lawrence b. Case, How ard Evans, Reta French, Homer How ard Hayes, Hester Lawson, Louis Le- Trace, Anna McDaid, Mary Monohan, James Monahan, Erma Schulz, Flet cher Walker, May Yeager, Cornett Green, of District 1, Heppner; Max- ne Vincent, District 6; Violet Vivian Knight, Glenn Howard Wolfe, Dis trict 10; Helen Valentine, Mae Gen try, Wayne McMillan, Freeman Hill, Emmett Kuns, Alta Pettyjohn, Ed ward Burchell, district 12; Kenneth Seeley, Harold Kincaid, District 14; Mary Irene Tucker, District 17; Til den Williams, Distict 19; Alvie Irving Mefford, Elmer EIHr, District 26; Carl Schiller, Naomi Ellen Moore, Marie Young, Beulah Neill, District 26; Law rence Phillip Dohcrty, District H7; Burton E. Burnside, District 31; Mary C. Healy, Ralph Mason, Dis trict 32; Elizabeth McEntire, District 54; Errett Everett Hummel, Josie Lo- vene Rowell, Rodney Esselstyn, Ken neth Smouse, Luella Peck, Johnnie Eubanks, District 36; Virgil Esteb, District 36; Vernon Brown, District 38; Everett Haishman, District 49; Clifford Howell, Willie Johnson, Dis trict 61; Elwyn Hughes, Delvin Mat teson, District 69. Man Wanted in Butte ' Arrested on Rock Creek Sheriff McDuffee and Tom Word special agent of the department of justice, U. S. government, located a fugitive out of Butte, Montana, on ranch over on Rock creek In Gilliam county Tuesday. They were assisted in the search by Sheriff Logan of Gilliam county. The man takes the name of Jack Wnlker and has been wanted at Butte since Inst Julv for the theft of an automobile. He was taften in charge and brought to Heppner where he was held in the county jail awaiting the arrival of a deputy United States mar- shall to take him to Portland. From that city he will be taken by officers to Butte to answer for his crime. 1 he department of justice compliments Sheriff McDuffee in locating and ar resting this man who has evaded the sleuths of the law for the past near ly 12 months. POPPY SALE SUCCESS. Over 400 popples were sold by the American Legion Auxiliary for Dec oration Day. Mrs. Alva Jones, chair man of the poppy fund, wishes to thank the people of Heppner, lone nnd Lexington for their hearty co operation. The Auxiliary also wishes to thank the Twilight baseball lea gue, composed of several lodge teams, tor their donation of ?19, to be used for the hospital relief work. Chris Pi Brown returned to Hot Lake last Friday and expects to re main at tho sanatorium there for some time, taking the treatments and baths. LEGION WILL STAGE Clll Oil 4IH Heppner Post Arranging Program for 3-Day Celebration. BASEBALL EACH DAY Dances, Smoker, Races, Water Fete, and Other Events Planned; County Invited. Heppner will fittingly celebrate the Fourth of July, along with two other days, according to the plans of Hepp ner Post No. 87, American Legion, who decided at their meeting Tues day evening to sponsor a three-day Amrican Legion carnival this year, on either July 2-3-4 or 3-4-6, the exact days to be definitely announced in a few days. Plans call for a baseball game to be played each day between the Hepp ner club and an outside team, proba bly a different team each day.- Hermis ton, winner of the Tri-County league, has been asked to play one day, Wasco will probably play another and the third has not been definitely decided on. This part of the proceedings will br. in charge of the baseball club. Other attractions will be big dances cn two of the evenings, races of dif ferent kinds to be staged in the af ternoons just preceeding the baseball games, smokers and other carnival events, with a big water fete at the Legion Bwimming pool each day. Clarence Bauman and B. R. Finch were appointed as a committee over all to have charge of general arrange ments, while numerous sub-committees were appointed. As Heppner has not celebrated the Jourth for many years, it is expected the American Legion carnival will draw a large crowd. The Legion boys have made a practice of doing thor oughly everything they have started in the past, and they promise this event will hold up to the standard already set. They plan to make use of their swimming tank in staging a big water festival, and there will probably be a bathing girl contest to go along with swimming, diving and all manner of water stunts. Heppner business men have sanc tioned the move and are behind it tc a man. They have extended an in vitation to all Morrow county to make Heppner its mecca this Fourth of July. The complete program will be announced later. Small Amount of Wool Sold Here Past Week There has been no great activity in the Heppner wool market up to date, but what has passed into the hands of the buyers brought about the top price of the season, 30 cents. Buy ers in the field were Frank Clark, rep resenting Hallowell, Jones & Don ald; C. M. Wagner, Isadore Koshland, Bob Koshland and Jack Stanfield. Growers who have let their fleeces go so far are C. A. Minor, John Healy, Stevens Bros., Ernest Cannon, Dan Doherty and L. V. Gentry. The Heppner wool is of very excellent quality this season. EPISCOPAL CHURCH. All Saints Episcopal church will hold services on Sunday, June 6th, with Sunday school as usual at 9:45 and morning service at 11:00, REV. S. W. CREASEY. SEASON OF EXPLORATION L Mrs. E. M. Shutt is a visitor here arriving from her home at Los An geles on Tuesday. She is a guest at the home of Mrs. E. F. Campbell and ;vill risit in Heppner for about two weks. She and Lawrence left home on May 1st and have been enjoying a isit along the way with relatives and friends in California and Oregon. Lawrence is in Portland for a few days yet, but expects to visit Heppner before they return home. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McPherrin de parted on Tuesday for Walla Walla where they will reside. Mr. McPher rin has secured employment with the Dodge agency in that city. Before leaving Heppner he turned over the Heppner-Arlington stage line and quipment to Walter La Dusire who is now operating the same, with John Turner as driver of the stage. Earl Warner states that the har vesting of grain on his place out east of Lexington will begin around the 20th of this month. His crop is de veloping fine and the quality of the grain will be No. 1, though the April hot spell may have cut it short a little. Mr. Warner was in the city a short time this forenoon. Edward Notson and wife and Chas. Notson arrived at Heppner last eve ning. Edward has been in the em ploy of the state engineering depart ment of Illinois during the past two years, and for the past year Charles has been at Dunlap, Iowa, where he attended high school. Miss Elaine Sigsbee arrived home from Portland on Saturday morning. She has been attending business col lege in the city during the past school year, and after a visit of some six weeks with her parents here, will re turn to Portland where she has se cured employment. Mrs. Theodore R. Williams, of Bat tleground, Wash., while touring, was taken ill at Cecil last Sunday eve ning. Her physician, Dr. McMurdo, brought her to HeppneT Surgical hos pital and it was found necessary to operate. She is reported to be get ting along well. 1 Several members of the Heppner Rod and Gun club are planning to at tend the dedication shoot at Echo next Sunday, on which occasion the Echo Gun club will dedicate its fine new club house. Mrs. Perry Bartlemay of lone, a patient at the Heppner Surgical hos pital while recovering from an oper ation, is reported by 1 er physician, Dr. McMurdo, to be getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Mahoney and Mrs. Rose Richardson motored into Portland on Saturday, spending Sun day in the city, and returning home Monday evennig. Miss Flora Fleming, graduate nure from The Dalles, who has beon assist ing at the Morrow Genera' hospital for the past month, has returned to her home. Bob Thompson, sheepman and wheatraiser of Heppner, spent a or so in Portland the first of the week, looking after business affairs. Earl Gordon who is at the Morrow General hospital recovering from burns received two weeks ago, will toon be able to return to his home. Johan Troedson of lone who has been seriously ill at his home is re ported by his physician, Dr. Johnston, to be much improved. Mrs. Richard Peterson ard baby daughter have returned home from the Morrow General hospita'. Leonard Barr is spending the week in Portland with his family. Jake Pearson and wife of Lena were visitors here on Saturday. TO Wells Spring Marker Ded ication Arouses In terest Here. GOVERNOR TO SPEAK Mrs. H. C. Eakin Will Present Me morial for Polk Chapter D. A. R.; Gilliam Family Has Part. A large crowd will attend the Wells Springs memorial dedication services next Sunday from present in dications, many local people having signified their intention of making the trip. This service, under the auspices of Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution, is for the purpose of dedicating a marker at Wells Springs in memory of Col. Cornelius Gilliam, who died there in the Indian war of 1848, and other Oregon pio neers who gave up their lives on the Old Oregon Trail. Membes of the local chapter of D. A. R. have been soliciting funds this week, and have raised a considerable sum to be applied on the project. Ar rangement of the program has been in the hands of Mrs. H. E. Warren of Portland, cooperating with Sarah Childress Polk Chapter D. A. R. of Dallas, which is intensely interested in the dedication in behalf of the Gil liam family. This chapter started the move for the marker to be placed at Wells Springs and have been ac tive in providing funds for it. Its representative, Mrs. H. C. Eakin, will present the marker to the stat'j of Oregon. Governor Walter M. f ierce will make acceptance in behalf of the state. Mrs. H. L. Fenton and Mrs. . F. Toner, granddaughters, of Cel. Gil liam, will unveil the marker after in vocation by Rev. J. D. Lee, pioneer of 1852, and the singing of America by school children. The program is planned to start .bout 2:30 p. m., following a basket dinner at 12:30. Various patriotic organizations will take part as well as school children of the county. Numbers concluding the program fol low: Placing of wreath by the family of Col. Gilliam , Firing of Salute by American Le gion Post of Heppner. Reading of Message from Grand Commander Riddle of Indian War Veterans of Oregon. Placing of flag for them. Placing of wreath by Mrs. H. A. Lewis for Sons and Daughters of In dian War Veterans of Oregon. Political and Military Life of Col. Gilliam by Geo. H. Himes. Song by school children. Eulogy of Mr. Williams and "Dead ai the Trail at Wells Springs," by Mrs. Lulu D. Crandall. Placing of wreath by the family of Mr. Williams. Wells Springs as a Historic Spot by Mr. Leslie Scott. Benediction. TURNER-DOHERTY. A wedding of interest to Heppner people took place early this morning at the residence of Father Cantwell, parish priest, who joined in wedlock Samuel J. Turner, Sand Hollow far mer, and Miss Nora Doherty, popular school teacher and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Doherty of Blackhorse. Immediately following the ceremony I the young couple departed by car on their honeymoon trip. By A. B. CHAPIN HEPPNER GRABS DUAL BATTLE FROM INDIANS Games Sunday and Monday Are Taken 5-1, 9-5; Roberts Hurls No-Hit Game. Freddie Roberta had the Indian sign on the Cayuse Indians from Umatilla county in the two games here Sun day and Monday. He threw such an elusive pellet in the first game that it entirely escaped the scalping toma hawks of the "injuns," while he al lowed but six hits the next day. The boys played baseball behind Freddie, too, all of which made the fans feel joyous. Heppner took Sunday's fame 6-1, and Monday's 9-6. Both teams had trouble with their hitting Sunday, Heppner's lads hang ing up but six clean bingles. Finch got a single and a sacrifice, Cason and Frank Gentry each got singles, Hill a two-bagger and Anderson a three-bagger. Gay Anderson clouted one over the fence in both games but was allowed only three bases on each. The Indiana were not entirely asleep bunday, either, as they pulled neat double plays to get themselves out of bad holes on two occasions. The hitting picked up on Monday and errors fell off, making a better game for the stands. Heppner start ed in by knocking the Cayuse's big pitcher out of the box, and they con tinued at about the same lick against Johnley, Sunday's heaver, but when little Joe Biddle of the Blue Moun tain league started putting his left handed hook into them in the sixth he put a quietus on the affair. But not till after Hill and Finch had each clouted a single on the first two balls pitched. Joe was the sensation of the afternoon for the stands, and caused a furore of applause when he caught Finch off first base but a cou ple of feet just after Finch had got there. Van Marter hit a three-bagger eff Joe, and one or two others felt of the ball, but he was the means of stopping the trot around the bases. Freddie Roberts also made a nice base play in this game when he shot a fast one back to second and caught a runner flat footed a little way from the bag. Roberts and Van Mar ter also have a double play to their credit in this game. First Game Heppner AB R H E SO Finch c 4 2 2 1 0 I: Gentry cf 4 0 "1 " 0 0 Anderson lb 4 110 0 Roberts p 4 0 0 0 1 Aiken, If 4 0 0 0 0 Van Marter 2b 4 0 0 1 0 Cason, 3b 4 0 110 B. Gentry, rf 3 10 0 0 Hill ss 4 110 1 Total 35 6 6 3 2 Cayuse AB R H E SO Burke, lb 4 0 0 1 8 O. Tias, c 4 0 0 0 3 R. Farrow, b2 3 0 0 1 1 F. Johnson ss 3 10 3 1 J. Jonley, p 3 0 0 1 1 L. Billinger, 3b .... 8 0 0 2 2 V. Jonley, If 3 0 0 0 1 L. McFarland, cf .. 2 0 0 0 2 Shippentower, rf .. 2 0 0 0 1 Shilleh, p 0 0 0 0 0 S. Luton, c 10 0 0 F. Naiciss, rf 1 0 0 0 0 Total 29 1 0 8 16 Second Game Heppner AB R H E SO Finch, c 4 12 0 0 F. Gentry, cf 4 2 2 0 2 Anderson, lb 6 2 3 1 1 Roberts, p 6 10 11 Aiken, If 6 110 1 Van Marter, 2b 6 0 3 0 0 Cason, 3b 4 1112 R. Gentry, rf 4 0 0 0 4 Hill, ss 4 12 0 2 Total 40 9 14 3 12 Cayuse AB R H E SO R. Farrow, 2b 6 12 0 0 Johnson, cf 6 0 112 Burke, lb 4 10 0 0 Wakwak, rf 4 12 0 0 V. Jonley, If 1 0 0 0 0 O. Tias, c 4 0 0 0 1 Luten, ss 4 0 0 0 0 Bellinger, 3b 4 13 0 0 Shellal, p 0 0 0 0 0 Jonlev, p-lf 4 12 0 0 riddle, p 3 0 0 0 1 Total 38 5 10 1 4 Mixes With Plow Team And Is Badly Injured While hitching up his plow team Tuesday afternoon, Tindal Robinson of Eight Mile was very severe! in jured and had to be rushed into town for medical assistance. The team was being hitched to the gang plow and at the time Mr. Robin son was getting a vicious horse hook ed up. The animal struck him down and then proceeded to trample un him. This frightened the other horses and they began to run, the heavy gang plow passing over the prostrate man. The net results of the mishap were two breaks in the shoulder blade on the right side, three ribs broken on the left, and bad bruises about the head and on the hips. Just where lie might have been hit by the plow was not fully ascertained, but that implement must have been responsi ble for some of the hurts. Dr. Mc Murdo attended Mr. Robinson and he is now resting quite comfortably at the Heppner Surgical hospital but it will be some time befove he is able lo do any work. The horse thnt trampled Mr. Robinson had been giv ing him a lot of trouble, and he had decided to put him in the big plow team and see if this would not take some of the meanness out of him. The horse seems to have won the first en counter, however, and Mr. Robinson . is thankful the results were no wrse. TMslfeek 2 By Arthur Brisbane North Pole; Ladies' Knees Would Tax Church Lands Dangerous Bonds The Kansas Farmer A heavy spear, with a sharp iron point at one end, a Norwegian flag at the other, was thrown on to the North Pole from the dirigible Norge, says the courageous Mr. Admundsen, therefore the North Pole and all the land around it belong to the King of Norway. The statement is to some extent poetic. The exact location of the North Pole was in all probability not calculated within twenty miles, un less by accident. And there might be some question as to whether throw ing a spear at property establishes ownership. The only human being that ever landed on North Pole territory and came back to tell about it was an American, Peary, and he left the stars and stripes. However, there are more serious things to worry about than owner ship of the North Pole. In Paris, for instance, they worry about the knees of beautiful ladies. Fashion, seeking to change dresses, that foolish wives may buy new ones frequently, says dresses must go high er. The knee MUST BE SHOWN. That seems silly, but fashion tends in a useful direction. The kneecap, ' a most ingenious contrivance, is not particularly beautiful. If fashion de mands that ladies show their uneeB, knocking together or with a sort of bulging protuberance on each side, like a "bog spavin" on a horse's hock, the ladies will obey fashion. They will also try to develop WELL SHAPED KNEES, and that is possi ble. There is no doubt that the races of long ago in Greece, when no skirt or anything else was worn, by men or women, developed extraordinarily beautiful human bodies that Greek rt has immortalized. The White House denies, unneces sarily, a foolish yarn about spiritual istic seances held there in the Coo lidge administration. You couldn't have any first-class table rapping in that atmosphere. One look at Calvin Coolidge's cold blue eye, and "Litle Minnehaha," spirit of the lovely In dian girls would say, "Let me get back to spiritland, where it is warm." Denver announces the drafting of an amendment to the State Constitu tion that would tax church property. It reads, "Lots and buildings thereon used exclusively for religious worship shall NOT BE EXEMPT FROM TAX ATION." The change in Colorado's constitu tion is drafted by Barney Haugey, single taxer. It will probably not be adopted, nor will a modified proposi tion, which would compel any church selling its property for profit to pay back taxes with interest, be adopted. In all probability churches and schools, tax free for so long, will re main tax free. American investors are warned once more to invest their money in Amer ica, and keep away from foreign bonds. Foreign nations want to pay, but if they can't pay they can't. And the private investor, unlike the Uni ted States Government, cannot bring pressure to bear. On hundreds of millions of Euro pean bonds sold in the United States interest payments will be stopped and the value of the bond will gradually dwindle away, TAKE WARNING. Some of the bonds are probably good, but where European nations borrowed at usurious rates, interest and prin cipal will not be paid in full. The train on which this is written is passing just now through Kansas wheat fields so big that from the car window you cannot see the en i of them. Y'ou can understand how farm ers, scattered over these wide plains, feel as they read the grain market report, believing that men who never saw a wheat field or ran a harvesting machine fix the prices of wheat, and usually put it up after he farmer has sold his wheat. MRS. ADKIN'S' FATHER DIES. News of the death of her father, John Brown of Gresham, Oregon, was received yesterday by Mrs. Albert Ad kins of this city. Mr. Brown, justice of the peace for Gresham district for the last five years and a resident of Gresham for more than 35 years, died Wednesday morning at the Good Sa maritan hospital in Portland, aged 69 years. He suffered a stroke of paralysis following two major opera tions, which had rendered him blind and helpless. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Minnie Brown, one daughter, Mrs. Miriam Adkins of Heppner. four sons, J. Ross of Grosh Km, Frank K. of Seattle, Walter R. of Los Angeles and Charles E. of Pow ers, Ore.; three brothers, David of Livingston, Ca!., James A. of Seattle and George H. of Vancouver, B. C, and one sister, Mrs. Allison May of Portland. Funeral services are to be held for Mr. Brown either Friday or Saturday. FOR SALE 135 head of fine wool yearling ewes. Phone 2F5. W. B. BARRATT & SON.