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mmz$ Volume 44, Number 27. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept. 22, 1927 Subscription $2.00 a Year More Buckaroos Than Ever Are Here For Sixth Rodeo Weather Bright, Warm for Big Send-off Today Bucking Contest Carnival to be Here; Band Coming Tomorrow; Two Relay Strings, Many Race Horses Here; Old Champions Back;. Bulldogging New Fea ture; Queen Katherine Ready. Radiantly colored streets are fast filling with an enthusiastic throng as time for the first performance of the sixth annual Heppner Rodeo diminishes into mere minutes. Old Sol is smiling brightly today, with not a cloud in sight, to greet visitorg at the big amphitheaer. No prettier weather could be asked for, and it is believed the largest crowd ever will be here by Saturday. Riders, new and old, for the high strung bronchos who threw their riders right and left Sunday, are nere in numbers. In fact, everything i is yet for the best Rodeo since its incep tion. And worries of the kid dies are over, too. For there will be a merry-go-round after all. The Boucher-French amusement company will not be here, i j it i t dui anotner nas oeen se cured to take its place, and the youngsters are assured the opportunity for plenty of fun. Queen Katherine has her entourage nitact, and is fully prepared to rule with a mighty (pretty) hand. All everything is set, and when the first per formance starts with the gun at 1 :30 this afternoon, events will move rapidly for a new chapter in Rodeo history. Yesterday evening headquarters was packed with cowboys, and shortly after books opened for entries the bucking lists were filled. Many old and new per formers were there, eager to have part in the show. Little apprehension is now held for the success of the 1927 Heppner Ro deo, The news a few days ago that the Boucher-French Amusement com pany had refused to come cast a spell of gloom for a while, but the com mittee immediately got busy and se cured the Sussman Amusement com pany from Portland with a merry-go-round and some concessions, who were expected to arrive thi morning. The kiddies are thereby assured their share of entertainment. What the cowboys think of our show was evidenced last night when many old faces appeared along with many new ones at headqunrters. Bert Troub, winner of last year's bucking championship, is here and will get a good send-off on Colored Boy. His brother Dewey is with him, from Col fax, Wash. All other former cham pions are here as well, Lloyd Matte son, Jack Terry and Jack French, though Matteson is the only other to idc. He will be up on Terry, Jr., to day. Kenneth Depew, runner up in last year's contest will be seen on Rim Rock today. These boys all have tough horses, with the chance of elim ination at the start. Bucking Contest Changed. This year a new arrangement is be ing made in running off the bucking contest. Due to the large number of entries the list of entrants was split at the drawing last night, twelve to ride today and eleven tomorrow. Those qualifying today and tomorrow will go into the semi-flnals on Satur day with the chance of getting into the finals later. Twenty-three buck aroos are entered in the contest. Fletcher's Round-Up band from Pendleton will be here this evening to furnish music for the dance, and will lead the parade tomorrow and Saturday as well as furnish music at ail other events. They have a wide reputation for their success as a ro deo band and will lend much pep to the occasion, Queen Katherine and her escort will head the parade, and the popular young ruler will other wise be prominent. Old Outlaw All Back. All but one Bluebird of the un tamed outlaws of last year's show, are ready for the snubber'i rope. And here let us write a requeim to Bluebird Bluebird, who has bucked in every Rodeo final championship contest of former years. A' good horse, liked by the cowboys, a victim Horses Drawn in, PAST RODEO BUCKING CHAMPIONS. 1922 Lloyd Matteson. 1923 Jack Terry. 1924 Jack Terry. 1925 Jack French. 1926 Bert Troub, of an invention of his own west barbed wire. Ben Bolt, Colored Boy and Black Diamond, who also bucked in last year's finals, are as full of fire as ever. Then many others: Whirlwind, Whistling Rufus, Fred Crump, Brown Boy, Bobby Burns, Miss Heppner, Uutter Creek, Rim Rock, Roan Gur- dane, Muckamuck, and still more, if needed, will keep any and all would- be champions looking to their laurels, or they may be found on the ground. Bulldogging New Event, The most hazardous of cowboy sports jumping from the back of a running horse 1 between the long, wicked horns of a Texas long horn steer, to throw the steer and hold it bulldog ging is an added event this year. It will be a feature tomorrow and Sat urday with prizes offered for com petition. Thrills aplenty will be present. "On the program at the arena today will be the saddle horse race, pony express race, calf roping, boys' pony race, mule riding, bareback riding, bucking contest, relay race, pack horBe race, cowboy race. Tomorrow bulldogging will be added for two days with the big Morrow County Derby on Saturday. The derby will be a throe quarter-mile race for 3100 first prise, J60 second and $25 third Many of the best horses in eastern Oregon are already here for this event. Housing Accommodationa Good. Housing accommodations in Hepp ner residences are being furnished visitors who are unable to obtain rooms, through a committee consist ing of Frank Turner, George Thom son, and C. J. Walker, who may be reached mornings through their re apective businesses, Mr. Turner at his office iu Heppner hotel building, 4 THEYTtE UP 1 HORSES AND RIDERS IN THE BUCKING CONTEST. Today 23 Dugan Smith on Whirlwind 4 Tom Zelm on Connie Mack 3 Tim Dery on Fox Valley 5 Homer Grimm on Prohibition 7 Freddy Moore on Wlckynp 11 Dole Case on ..Rolling Pin 16 Bob Ruaaell on .. Black Diamond 2 Ben Carroll on TNT 19 Jack White on ......Teapot Dome 13 Bert Troub on .. Colored Boy 3S Kenneth Depew on... Rim Rock 28 Llyod Matteson on Terry.Jr. Tomorrow 44 Milt Summerton on Speed Ball 43 Ralph Reade on ...Miss Heppner C Eden Larson on Wild Aimee 8 Em. Moore on Whistling Rufua 12 Dew. Troub on Snow Mountain 17 Nick Omar on Roan Gurdane 29 F. Watson on. Geo. Bleaknun 22 Oscar Hanks on Butter Creek 27 Walt Wlggleaworth on Bobby Burns. 31 H. A. Happold on .Steamboat 37 Ned Bottenberg on Grey Eagle Mr. Thomson at Thomson Brothers store, and Mr. Walker at hia law of fice in the Odd Fellows building. Eve nings they mar be reached through Rodeo headquarters. The committee desires anyone having rooms to please list them immediately. L This paper does not intentionally overlook anyone or any item of news. We made quite a spread about the number of buck deer brought to town last week, and as is human, we erred i in overlooking some. Our apologies to Ried Buseick, for one, and to any others whom we may have likewise overlooked or never knew about. Mr. Buseick brought in a nice buck, of whieh he is justly proud. H. R. Smith, Rock creek sheepman, was here yesterday and reports every thing coming along 0. K. on the east side of Gilliam county. Mr. Smith was engaged for many yeara in wheat raising in the Jordan butte country, and after retiring from that game he has been running sheep, and we are glad to note that he is doing fairly well in this venture. Dr. Johnston reports that R. I. Cris- ley of lone is suffering from a badly infected finger, caused from opening a water blister and allowing dirt to enter. Prompt treatment is clearing up the infection. Miss Rita Crawford will leave by tonight's train for Monmouth, where she will enter the State Normal for the winter. Miss Crawford was a graduate from Heppner high sell I last apring. Marion Rainey of Lexington was ill on Monday with an attack of acute appendicitis. He has recovered and it was found not necessary to operate, by his physician, Dr. Johnston. Miss Audrey Beymer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beymer of Hinton creek, is leaving today for Monmouth where she will be a student for the winter at the State Normal. Allan Loughney, brother of Mrs. Walter Moore, is vacationing at Hepp ner from his home in Tacoma, and is a guest this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moore. R. B. Wilcox, farmer and dairyman of below Lexington, purchased a milk ing machine from the Morrow County Creamery company this week. Misa Laura Williams, a graduate of the 1927 class, Heppner high scnool, departed this morning for Monmouth to enter the State Normal. George Peck of Lexington, who has been ill at Morrow General hospital in this city, was able to return to his home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Boyer are over ftom their home near Monument to take in Heppner's Rodeo this week end. LOST Conklin Endura fountain pen between school house and Thom son's store. If found leave at Buhn's. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sepanek of Al pine were visitors in Heppner Wed nesday. AT THE METHODIST CHURCH. During the absence of the pastor, Rev. F. R. Spaulding, who is now attending conference at Salem, the services have been conducted by the lay members, and on last Sunday a discourse was given by S. E. Notson on the "Trial of Jesus by the Jews," from a lawyers standpoint. The ad dress was very instructive, as many of our laws arc based on the laws of the Jews, and the speaker brought cut clearly the injustice of the trial of Jesus. Mr. Notson will speak again next Sunday on the "Trial of Jesus by the Romans." A cordial invita tion is extended to all. There will be special music. Those who heard Mr. Notson last Sunday greatly ap preciated his splendid address. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock. "Unto thee, 0 God. do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare." Ps. 76-1 NEWS Wool-Grain Show at Rodeo Headquarters The Morrow County .' Wool and Grain show and Rodeo headquarters occupy the same room in the Garri gues building on east Main street. Both have been open since yesterday evening and already many people have visited the exhibits on display. Though the grain on a whole is of good quality, considerable mixture is present in most all the exhibits. The turkey red wheat, too, is lighter in color than in former years. The fact of mixture in wheat has been noted quite generally over the county this season, according to Charles W. Smith, county agent, indicating the need of seed selection and certifica tion. The grain will undoubtedly be graded down considerably on this ac count. Wool exhibits are not so large as in former years, due largely to the poorer quality of clips caused by in sufficient flow of grease at shearing time, and the consequent disir.clina t;on of wool men to show. The ex hibits are a poor criterion of the amount of wool produced in the county, nearly a million pounds being shorn last season. Cold weather late in the spring, responsible for heavy clips, at the same time reduced the grease flow and the quality of the wool. Mr. Smith has done a great deal of work in preparing charts on yield', smut-resistant wheats, plowing, and other facts pertaining to the grow ing of wheat and wool in the county which ere instructive and interesting and wch worth the time of anyone interested in either of these indus tries to take fime to digest, The grain exhibits will be judged by Geo. Mitchell, expert from the Moro experiment station, and the wool by Edward Ludwig, of the Pa cific Wool Growers association. Win ning exhibits will be placed on dis play in the wool and grain divisions at the Pacific International Livestock exposition at Portland next month. Jail Breaker Now in . Custody at Lewiston Word received by the sheriff's of fice at Heppner oi Tuesday that Har ry Graves, who made his escape from the Morrow county jail last May, was in charge of the officers at Lewiston, Idaho. ' It was on Friday the' 13th day 'of May that Graves made his get away from Heppner, after having cut his way out of jail, through the roof, and fince that di-te his whereabouts have been shrouded in mystery. He was taken in by the Lewiston authorities, however, on a liquor charge, and is being held there pending the outcome of this offense. Proper papers have been made out here asking for a re quisition from Governor Patterson for the return of Graves to Morrow county, and it is likely that the fed eral authorities at Lewiston will turn the prisoner over to our officers, who will go to Lewiston armed with prop er authority for taking him in charge. '25 WINNER CRIPPLED Jack French, winner of the buck ing contest championship In 1925 and a rice-president of the Rodeo association, is on the job again but not to go on the top of any broncs. Jack was crippled recent ly in an automobile accident, that caused him to be laid up in the hoalptal for awhile, and he is atill wealing his right arm in a aling. He is a handy man to keep things moving, and though he will be missed as a star performer by his many friends, he will have a large part in the success of the show. CHARLIE VAUGHN GETS BEAR. A real coup d' grace was made by Chariie Vaughn last Friday when In a search for deer he shot a good sized black bear, which weighed 250 pounds. Charlie came to town for assistance and brought the bear in Saturday to be viewed by many Inter ested persons. After having it on display for a day at the Heppner garage, he skinned it and will have the skin made into a rug. Charlie's only lament was that his eye isn't as good as it used to be. "It was only forty yards away," he said, "and I meant to hit it in the eye." As it was, he shot it squarely between the eyes. The coup was made near the head of Ditch creek. BUS TRANSFER MADE, w T rmwfnrd of Portland was a visitor here on Saturday in the in terests of the Columbia Gorge Motor Coach Bystem. This company recent ly took over the Case Hus system of tlnnnnpr and is now operating out of this city, the bus making daily round trips on regular schedule be tween Heppner and The Dalles, in- tund nf on v to Arhnittcn as hereto fore. One of the larRC busses of the Columbia Gorge system on the run is operated by Allan Case. Further Im provements in the line out of Hepp ner are under consideration by the Portland company, Mr. Crawford states. Mrs. John Wood of Arlington was .li.itn of tha linnie of Mr. and Mrs. George Sperry over Wednesday. Mrs. v,i i. awter of Mr. Soerrv. and a pioneer resident of this part of east ern Oregon. She returned nome to day. SKEETER BILL AND D0RTHY M0RRELL FAMED RODEO PAIR Skeeter Bill Robbins and Dorothy Morrell have been headliners where ever the word "rodeo" has wafted. Today they are in Heppner to take part in the three-day performances. In London Skeeter Bill was intro duced to Rudyard Kipling, peer of all modern poets, as a brother poet for Skeeter Bill, too, has made verse, verse that will live because it is west ern and rings true the cowboys' life. Kipling asked for and was given some of his poems, that were com plimented highly. Dorothy Morrell won the ladies bucking championship in Cheyenne in 1914, the saddle for which she still rides. This saddle has been around the globe, taken part in rodeos far and wide. It was made in Pendleton and is good for years to come. If it could talk it would tell a story of rodeos, vaudevilles, round-ups and bright lights to fill several volumes with glamorous reading. Skeeter Bill and Dorothy Morrell are vj -satne. Tney ride ana rope equally well. Trick roping is a spec ialty wltlh them, and this Una won them recog- ition at the recent Pen dleton show. The Skeet e r is well named. He is long, lan- ky, stooping a bit as he enters the door; his " ready smile, sharp nose and chin be lie his quick humor; and his keen eyes, deep-set, are prima facia evi dence of experience dearly earned. A colorful pair, these two, to help gladden the time of Rodeo visitors. The accompanying sketches were drawn by J. Pisani for "The Referee," a London periodical, when Skeeter Bill and Dorothy Morrell were in London in 1924. Here'a one of the poems that Kip ling liked: Skeeter Bill Poet. 1 m from Wyoming, And Skeeter Bill is my name. I am six-feet-four in my stockinged feet, And as slim as any crane. I went to Cheyenne, Wyoming, To ride in a contest, Where they gave world championship prizes To the ones that rode the best. Now I had to ride Steamboat, A horse of Wyoming fame. I mounted to his middle To world reknown my name. 1 said to the sun-up man, "Raise up the blind Step out of his way And watch me unwind." He blinked a the sunlight, Tied his back in a knot, Stuck his head low And went from that spot. His mouth was wide open, His neck it was bowed; From the way he went at it I was due to get throwed. He went up facing the east, Came down facing the west, To stay on his middle I was doing my best. He only weighed seven hundred pound, He was as slim as a crane. The cowboys all know him, For Steamboat is his name. When I tried to ride this little horsey He left the earth having wildcat fits; With his hind feet perpendicular And his front ones on the bit. But I stopped upon him 'Mill thi choerincr of the crowds: And half a second later We went up among the clouds. And that is where I quit him And beat him to the ground, And I see the whole state of Wyoming wniic 1 was coming down. THE DEVIL'S WHITEWASH BRUSH. This is what the Devil furnishes to help us keep up appearances. It will also be the subject of the Sunday evening sermon at the Church of Christ. The morning subject will be "The Righteousness of God." Be on hand for all services of the day including the county rally Sun day afternoon at 2 p. m. MILTON W. BOWER, Minister. ) Past Rodeo Performer Killed Near Lakeview "Slim" Harris, a past Rodeo per former at Heppner, was murdered near Lakeview September 2. The following facts of interest to those who knew him here were contained in an item from The Dalles Optimist: Lorena Trickey, famous cow girl and for a number of years a resident of the Shaniko section, has been bound over to the grand jury in Lake county for the murder of her hus band, "Slim" Harris, also a famous performer at rodeos and frontier shows. Harris was murdered at Lake view September 2. Lorena was taken into custody the following day and was held on suspicion of murder until Tuesday afternoon when she was giv en a preliminary hearing. Charles H. Combs, Lake county prosecutor, who ordered the rodeo star taken into custody, used four witnesses in asking that Lorena be bound over. A clerk in a local hard ware store, Truman Hartzog, was the first witness. He identified Mrs. Har ris as the woman who bought a long bladed knife from him, such as "Slim" was stabbed with, a few days before the slaying. "She asked for a dirk knife at first," Hartzog said, "but we didn't have any in stock." The slender girl rider was not in her usual elaborate rodeo and range costume. She wore a plain black dress and hat and sat with eyes low ered as this testimony concerning the knife was offered. The knife was not introduced as evidence. It also was revealed through the testimony of Sheriif E. A. Friday of Lake county that Mrs. Harris told conflicting stories. She first said. it was disclosed, that a man leaped to I the running board of the Harris ma chine and stabbed "Slim." The next story was that a man stopped the au tomobile between herself and "Slim" and stabbed Harris after the ma chine started. John Strawn, a Lakeview resident, told of hearing cries and of discover ing Harris lying on the street mortal ly wounded. He died within a few minutes, the witness raid. The grand jury will convene this week, Three Deer Bagged By Party of Five A party'of hunters consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Latourell of this city and Messrs. E. M. Condit, D. W. Ackley and Clint King of Tilla mook hied themselves to the moun tains south of Heppner on Saturday and spent Sunday in quest of deer. The results of their efforts were the bagging of three bucks, Mr. and Mrs. Latourell getting one each, and the Tillamook hunters the other. This last was a fine specimen and the vis itors were well pleased with the re sults of their hunt. Messrs. Condit and Ackley are the Ford dealers at Tillamook and with Mr. King were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Latourell while here. ' This is not the first deer to the credit of. Mrs. Latourell as she is quite successful as a big game hunter. Rhea Creek Grange Gives A Pleasing Entertainment Rhea Creek Grange sponsored an entertainment at its hall on Tues day evening, featuring Mrs. Walter Johnson, reader and impersonator, from Idaho. The hall was filled with a large, aprpeciative audience, which voiced its praise both of Mrs. John son and the musical numbers which served as interludes. Mrs. Alex Gibb sang "The Japan ese Love Song., and responded with "The Fat Lil' Fella," both songs be ing heartily encored. She also ac companied Miss Donna Brown who sang beautifully, "The Parade of the Wood Soldiers" and "If No One Kver Marries Me." Mrs. Lieuallen played two piano solos while Mrs. Hcinie's school gave a flag song. LEGION AUXILIARY MF.ETS. The American Legion Auxiliary met on Tuesdy evening, Sept. 20th, with twelve members present. The follow ing committees for the candy sale were appointed: Weighing and .lack ing, Mesdames Burgess and Smith; selling, Grace Buschke and Bernice Bauman. Will the members please make abcut three pounds each, and take it to Mrs. Ilurgess' house by 8:30 a. m. Friday? The monthly bulletin was read and in this the need for hospital work was urged. This is more needed than before as the Red Cross has been taken from our hospitals, and the American Legion Auxiliary must car ry on the work of the Red Cross. The unit planned to make pneumonia jackets soon for Hospital No. 77. There will be glee club practice on Tuesday evening, Sept. 27th. Let us have a good attendance. Secretary. Walter Corley of lone suffered quite a serious accident on Thursdny last while at work in one of the ware houses there. In stooping over his head came in contact with a board with a nail in it which tore the eye lid and slightly injured the eyeball and came near destroying the sight of the eye. Prompt attention by Dr. Johnston of Heppner doubtless pre vented serious consequences. The ladies of the Methodist church will hold a cooked food sale, and will also serve sandwiches and coffee all day long during each day of the Ro deo. You will find the ladies at the corner room in the Fair building. TOsWeelt j Arthur Brisbane Who Will be the Man? The Vanishing Bob. Progress and Sacrifice. Brewery Stock. Now is the time to pick your can didate, with President Coolidge "not choosing," which means that he doea not intend to be a candidate. Hoover, Mellon, Hughes, Lowden, or a dark horse, who will it be? Charles Evans Hughes is back from Europe, with "nothing to say to re porters," a dangerous sign with a na tional convention near. Mr. Hughes never said, "I am too old to be President," that would be preposterous, from one of the most hard working men in public life. He did say, "I am too old TO RUN for President." Secretary Mellon is back from Eu rope, also "with nothing to ay to re porters." Secretary Mellon was walking up Park avenue in New York City last week, looking about half his age and going at a rate that would have taken him from his desk in the Treasury building to the front door of the White House in considerably less than a minute and a half. The Smithsonian Institution will have a weather station in southwest Africa. There, high up in the air, in the dry, clear atmosphere, science will study the sun, calculate solar radiation, and, if hopes are realized, predict weather as much as a week or a month, and even one year, in advance. It has taken men a long while td find out that what they have and what happens to them depends largely on the big star that lights their short lives. A gentleman, occasionall posing as a nobleman, was arrested recently ac cused of marrying fifteen women and getting a million dollars in money and jewelry from them. There is nothing to be said about that except that it is in the nature of a woman to trust men, unfortunately for wo men. "Curls are coming back," says a professor of physiology, even "puff girls" and the "Shingle" will pass. Common sense is with the bob. Ro mance with the puffed carl. You could not imagine Martha Washing ton with a bob. No great thing is achieved without sacrifice. Those distressed by loss of life in flying may remember that th total number of deaths in trans-Atlantic flying is smaller than the num ber killed automobiling on any fine Sunday. The thing is to keep on and conquer. C. V. Miller of Toronto left brewery stock to seven Methodist ministers and Ontario Jockey Club shores to opponents of race track gambling. At the end of nine years, the pro ceeds of his estate go to the parents of the largest family born in the province during that time. Methodist ministers, to get the $75,000 brewery stock, must draw the dividends and vote on the company's management "to see whether their avarice for money was greater than their principles." The ministers, of course, will do what is necessary to collect the mon ey, and use it for prohibition propa ganda, thus thwarting Satan. Great Britain intends to protect ig norant investors against get-rich-quick stock salesmen and other schemes. Peddling stocks from door to door is to be stopped, selling stocks through the mail restricted and watched. The oil, real estate, and mining schemes that rob investors in this country would not be possible in Great Britain. - CASE OFFICIALS ENJOY HUNT. F. R. Washburne, manager of J. I. Case Threshing Machine company, George Steele, northwest representa tive, and son Gordon Steele, enjoyed a ten-day deer hunt around Desola tion lake in the Greenhorn mountains in company with W. G. McCarty and L. Van Marter, returning the first of the week. The party bagged three bucks. The city men enjoyed the hunt immensely, said Mr. Van Marter, who declared he was never out with a bet ter bunch of sportsmen in his life. A. A. McCabe, Rhea creek farmer and ranchman, was attending to bus iness affairs in this city yesterday. Rodeo Rooms Wanted Anyone having rooms to let dur ing Rodeo, please communicate with one of the following commit tee immediately. Full cooperation will be appreciated. FRANK W. TURNER, GEORGE THOMSON, CHAS. J. WALKER, Committee. b