News SeSttion-45th Anniversary Booster Edition-Pages 1 to 8
Volume 44, Number 47.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 9, 1928
Subscription $2.00 a Year
HEPPNER TO HAVE
EMERGENCY FIELD
Legion Boys to Place Cir
cle Mark on Morrow
Heights Addition.
Heppner will have an emergency
landing field for airplanes. This was
decided Monday evening at the reg
ular meeting of Heppner Post No.
87, American Legion, and the action
follows many months of work and
investigation by Jas. M. Burgess,
head of the aeronautics committee
of the post The field, which will be
known as Morrow field, will be loca
ted just east of town on what is
known as Morrow Heights, the
property of J. W. Morrow of Port
land, who has consented to the use
of the land for this purpose, and
in whose honor the field has been
named.
A working party under the lead
ership of Walter Moore, will start
work on the field Sunday morning,
using plans now being prepared by
Jas. M. Burgess and George Clark.
While the present plans call only
for an emergency' landing field, it
is hoped that in a few years It will
be possible to Improve the equip
ment to such an extent that the
classification may be advanced, at
least to Class A. For an emecgency
field it will only be necessary to
place a circle marker and wind
cone for the direction of the filers
who may come this wayt
According to word received by
Mr. Burgess from the United States
Chamber of Commerce, Heppner
lies almost in the angle of one pre
sent and one proposed air line, t-.nd
it is stated that an established field
here will be used quite extensively.
LOUISE PETERSON.
Louise (Johnson) Peterson was
born December 14, 1858, In Sweden
and came to America, which she
made her adopted home, In 1882,
living until 1889 at the home of a
brother in Denver, Colorado, where
she made the acquaintance of her
future husband. Coming to Port
land that same year, she was united
in marriage to John E. Peterson,
and together they Immediately
came to eastern Oregon, where Mr.
Peterson had located a homestead
In the lower Eight Mile section of
this county. Here they continued
to live for many years, struggling
together to build them a home and
establish a farm under pioneer con
ditions. It was here that their fam
ily, consisting of two sons and two
daughters, grew up, and the sons,
Oscar and Carl now operate the
farm. Moving to Portland In the
fall of 1912, Mr. and Mrs. Peterson
established their home in that city,
Mr. Peterson answering the final
summons on July 3, 1919. Death
came to Mrs. Peterson at her Port
land home on January 28, 1928, fol
lowing a series of heart attacks and
her funeral was held on January
31, with Interment in Rose ""City
cemetery.
Mrs. Peterson was well beloved
by all who knew her,' because of
her beautiful Christian character
and many womanly qualities. She
was ever a faithful wife and moth
er and leaves many friends both
in this county and at Portland to
mourn her departure. Those of the
family now surviving are Oscar and"
Carl Peterson of lone and Emma
at the home in Portland. Another
daughter, Lydia, passed away In
November, 1916.
VISIT WITH OLD FRIENDS.
J. L. Wilkins of Samoa, Calif.,
sends us the word that he and his
family had a very pleasant surprise
a few days since, when their old
Morrow county friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Dillard French, came walking
In on them. Joe says they were
mightily tickled and had a most
happy meeting for three days and
four nights (not much sleep) and
he thinks there were perhaps moro
sheep sold, cattle bought, brick bats
removed from the old Palace hotel
corner, wheat and bunchgrass land
sold than really exists In Morrow
county. Mr. and Mrs. French were
leaving on the morning of Jan 30
over the Redwood highway for
Grants Pass and expected to reach
their home by the third of Febru
ary, Mr. Wilkins stated. He wished
us to express i regards and best
wishes to all Heppner and Morrow
county friends, hoping that 1928
would prove another good season
for old Morrow county as 1927 has
been.
THE CONVERSION OF A BUSI
NESS! WOMAN. . .
We learn how to accomplish con'
version by observing how It was
done undor the ministry of the
apostles and for this reason the
sermon for Sunday evening at the
Church of Christ offers a very In
teresting study. The morning ser-
mon theme will be, "Volunteer Ser
vice." There is cordial welcome to
all at our services. Remember
Bible Bchool, Christian Endeavor
and our Wednesday evening "Sing."
MILTON W. BOWER, Minister.
Dr. Johnston reports that Jimmle,
the small son of Mr. and Mrs. P, M.
Gemmell, who has been very 111
with pneumonia for the past ten
days, is slowly Improving and is
much better at this time.
FOUR G. A. R. VETS
LEFT IN COUNTY
Among the pioneer organizations
of Morrow county Is Rawlins Post
No. 31, G. A. R., department of
Oregon. For many years the post
maintained its organization, and on
ly ceased to function some two
years ago, when the membership
had been reduced by the answer
to the final roll call of the veterans
whose names appeared on the ros
ter to the number of four, Wnd
these so scattered that it was not
possible to hold meetings any more.
Rawlins Post was organized at
Lexington on October 15, 1889 with
15 charter members. These were
Josiah S. Boothby, 7th Mo. Inf.;
Franklin Willis, 10 Iowa Inf.; G.
W. Smith, 4th Ind. Cav.: Isaiah
Brown, 34th Iowa Inf.; Louis J.
Shaner, 12th Iowa Inf.; Walter
Brenson, 1st N. T. Art; Edwin R.
Beach, 84th 111. Inf.; Cyrus C. Boone,
6th 111. Inf.; Wm. C. Owens, 159th
111. Inf.; Jacob Shaner, 5th Iowa
Cav.; J. T. McMillan, 8th Tenn. Inf.;
C. C. Stanley, 25th Iowa Inf.; Thom
as W. Owens, 14th Wis. Inf.; Fred
erick Belrsner, 15th Iowa Inf.; S. L.
Leffler, 25th Mo. Inf.
The first commander was J. S.
Boothby and meetings were held at
Lexington until 1898, then the head
quarters were removed to Heppner,
and continued to hold the meetings
at this point until 1926, when the
charter was surrendered. The ros-l
ter contained the names of 60 mem
bers at one time during the 90's.
John C. Ball of Heppner was ad
jutant of the post for 20 years.
The survivors now residing in the
county are B. F. DeVore, Co. D, 6th
Iowa Inf.; Clinton C. Low, 142nd
Y., Co. A; Silas A. Harris, 3rd
Iowa Cav.; John C. Ball, 113th
Ohio Inf., Co. F. Mr. DeVore re
sides at Hardman, Mr. Low at lone
and Mr. Harris and Mr. Ball at
Heppner.
L
C. H. Latourell returned on Tues
day from Portland. He attended
the trap shoot In the city during
the past week and was the winner
of a silver cup. Today Mr. and
Mrs. Latourell are leaving for Del
Monte, Calif., where he will take
in another shoot and fully expects
to win further laurels. Accompany
ing the Latourells as far as Port
land, is Charley Barlow, who goes
after the new Ford to be brought
here for demonstration purposes.
The company expects It will be
some time yet before deliveries will
be made to those w.io have already
purchased the new car.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sweek depart
ed on Friday for Eugene, where
they were called by the death of
Mrs. Sweek's father, Benjamin J.
Hawthorne. For many years Mr.
Hawthorne was In educational work
in Oregon, being first with the col
lege at Corvallls and later In the
university at Eugene but had re
tired from active work. Mr. Haw
thorne was 90 years of age and had
been a resident of Oregon since
1865. .
Krebs Bros., R. A. Thompson and
a number of others of our sheep
men are in the midst of lambing at
Cecil, with the weather conditions
just right Flockmasters the coun
ty over will be busy with the lamb
bands from now on, and the season
will open In the Heppner hills the
last of this month and the first of
March.
Mrs. Anna Schmidt and daughter
were Alpine people in the city on
Wednesday. Winter Is pretty well
over, down that way, and Mrs.
Schmidt thinks spring work will
soon be under way. They expect
to put in about 400 acres of spring
grain this season.
Leonard Barr drove the Mike
Curran car to Portland the first of
the week, taking Mrs. Curran to
the eity where she Is making her
purchases of spring millinery and
ladies furnishings. While in the
city Mr. Barr Is having some den
tal work done.
C. H. Bartholomew of Pine City
was attending to business matters
here on Wednesday. Breaking up
of winter Is on in the Butter creek
section and the roads leading to
ward Heppner from down that way
are In pretty soft condition right
now.
BEN HUR at Star Theater Sun
day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
L. Van Marter, manager of Peo
ples Hardware company, spent a
few days in Portland the past week,
where he attended the state con
vention of hardware dealers, and
looked after matters of business.
Tildeh Williams, Eight Mile far
mer, spent a few hours at Hepp
ner on Wednesday. The frost is
about all out of the ground out his
way but the roads are soft yet and
it Is not easy to get about
Adele and Francis Nlckerson,
children of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Nlck
erson, who have been confined to
their homo for some time with flu
pneumonia, are now recovered and
have returned to school. ,
County Clerk Anderson Issued a
license to wed to Russell E. Pratt
of Arlington and Alice Leone Roth
of Salem on Friday. This is the
initial marriage license of the year
from the clerk s office.
New spring coats and dresses are
now here. Curran Hat Shop.
LOCA
1927 WHEAT CROP
2,894,085 BUSHELS
Final Check on Warehouse
Receipts Shows Good
Record Made.
According to the best available
data, gathered In by C. W. Smith,
county agent, the total yield of
wheat in Morrow county for the
season of 1927 came close to three
million bushels. It was one of the
largest, If not the largest, yields In
the history of wheat production in
the county, and in the main the
crop was of high quality.
The estimates as gathered from
the warehousemen can be consid
ered as correct, being taken from
their shipping records, but as to the
amount still in hands of growers,
this is an estimate only, as It was
not possible to get exact figures
here. At Lexington, also, there was
some independent shipping, and the
exact amount of this could not be
given, but the estimate is close to
the number of bushels handled at
this platform. .'
Following are the figures for the
warehouses and shipping points
through which the wheat was han
dled, with the number of bushels
shipped:
Cecil 94.275 bu.
Jordan 830,000 bu.
Echo 100,000 bu.
Lexington, Farmers Whse 213,750 bu.
Lexington, Collins Whse. 393,750 bu.
lone, Elevator 315,625 bu.
lone, Collins Whse .283.500 bu.
McNab 117,000 bu.
Heppner, Brown Whse 150,000 bu.
Heppner, Elevator Co. 420.0U0 du.
Total
..-2,417,900 bu.
Estimated shipped independently
at Lexinttton 81.000 bu.
Estimated 15 per cent total yield
leit on larms , aa,isa du.
Grand Total
...2,894,085 bu.
LEGION AUXDLIARY MEETS.
Heppner Unit American Legion
Auxiliary, met last evening for their
regular meeting. It was decided to
extend an invitation to Mrs. Shesly,
district committeewoman, to visit
the local. unit at her earliest con
venience. Mrs. McAtee was appoint
ed community service chairman,
and Mrs. Burgess as membership
chairman. A gymnasium class for
the women of the town was dis
cussed. Mrs. Burgess gave a talk
on the Constitution, this being the
second in a series of talks .on
Americanization. Hostesses were
Lucile Wilson and Helen Cohn.
The glee club will meet next
Thursday evening, Feb. 16, And
hereafter on every Tuesday that the
Auxiliary does not meet The next
meeting of the Auxiliary will be
February 21. Helen Cohn, secre
tary. Harvey Scott Paralysis
Victim; Dies Suddenly
Following a stroke of paralyssl
which he suffered while seated at
the supper table at the home of his
son, Oral Scott, in Blackhorse on
Monday evening, Harvey Scott of
this city died early Tuesday morn
ing. With the family of his son, Mr.
Scott was enjoying the evening
meal and apparently in the best of
health, when' he was suddenly
stricken and passed into uncon
sciousness from which he did not
rally. Oral was In Portland at the
time, and Mr. and Mrs. Scott were
staying with the fmlly at the farm.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian church in this city this
afternoon, with Interment in Mas
onic cemetery. Mr. Scott was a na
tive of Indiana, had been a resident
of Morrow county for the past quar
ter century, for many years engag
ing in farming, but later retiring he
made his home with his wife In this
city. He was 78 years of age. Sur
viving him are his widow and one
son, Oral Scott of this city.
LEGION MEN NOTICE!
All members of Heppner Post No,
87, American Legion, are requested
to meet at Legion headquarters
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Wear
your dungarees and bring either a
pick or a shovel. There will be
work enough for all. This is ur
gent and exceedingly important
C. J. D. BAUMAN, Com.
E. E. CLARK BARBER SHOP,
The modern three chair barber
shop of E. E. Clark is also well
serving the local and transient
trade at Heppner. This house has
many friends and patrons and is
well known, for rendering excellent
service. It was first started nine
years ago by E. E. Clark and A. E.
Patterson. Mr. Clark later took
over Patterson's Interests. Clark Is
a home boy, having lived here all
his years. His people were among
tne pioneer families.
Dr, and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo will
bo hosts one evening this coming
week to all those who made up the
cast in the play, "A Prairie Rose,'
which was so well presented at the
high school auditorium on Tuesday
night They will be tendered a din
ner party by Dr. and Mrs. Mo-
Murdo.
WanW-An old violin that I can
buy for $2 or J3. Harwood's Jew
eiry ana musio store.
Our Goofier Edition
WE ARE presenting to the public this week our Booster
Edition, after weeks of hustling and hard work on the part
of both the field force and the mechanical end of this organ
ization. Aside from the help given by Mr. Hollingsworth In
" gathering of data and advertising patronage, the other work was
done by the home forces, no assistance being called In to help with
the typesetting, press work and makeup of the extra 40 pages
herewith assembled, and there was no delay at any time in getting
out the regular editions of the paper. Of this record we are Justly
proud, as it Is a demonstration of the ability of the Gazette Times
to put over a lot of extra work when it Is necessary to be done, and
shows that our plant Is equipped far beyond the average country
shop. However, we are going to leave it to our readers to Judge
concerning the quality of the work we have turned out, and are
letting the special speak for itself.
Right here we wish to say that the cooperation we have had on
the part'of the business public of Heppner, Lexington and lone has
been such that we were able to give practically 100 per cent rep
resentation of those carrying on the affairs of trade in the prin
cipal towns of the county; for this cooperation we are very grateful,
as it has added much to the success of the venture. Likewise we
are grateful to every response made for the furnishing of writeups
of the different sections, and we desire to especially thank Mrs.
A. T. Hereim of Board man, for her splendid review of the extensive
Irrigation section in the north end of the county; Mr. Bert Mason
for his comprehensive article on his home town of lone, and Mr.
B. H. Peck, who gave a splendid covering of the Lexington wheat
belt Each contributor has added his or her shard to the complete
ness of the edition, and we feel that it would have been lacking
just this much had it entirely depended upon the office force to getf
together the information they have furnished.
No attempt has been made to go into past history of Morrow1
county; the thought has been rather to show the situation as it
exists today, with the idea in mind that the person on the outside,
who may be contemplating moving to a new section, will be Im
pressed with what Morrow county has to offer at this time. We
desire to Inform all such, in a simple way, that this county is what
we have set forth here: a splendid agricultural and stock section;
that people are making good here, and that there is no section of
the Northwest where good lands are so cheap as here, and where
returns are so easy for the investment made in money and labor.
Our county is waking up these past few years and getting the right
slant on things. There are splendid opportunities for the intending
' settler who is willing to faithfully perform his part here. The large
number of successful farmers and stockmen within our borders is
proof of what can be done, and an indication of better things to,
come. So we have tried in this edition to cover these points, and
are glad that our efforts have been so well backed up by the busi
ness men of the communities mentioned heretofore, as this backing
is proof of the confidence they have in the county and its future.
We have a splendid empire here that is all our own. We are
, facing a splendid future, and we extend the welcome to any who
may wish to com to this county and join with those already here
In moving along to better things. A full reading of this edition will
convince the interested outsider that our communities are up-to-date
with fine business houses, fine schools and churches and fra
ternal organizations; that we have a splendid class of citizens, up
and moving, and a hearty welcome awaits those who are coming to
Oregon to give Morrow County the "once over" and if he be farmer,
stockman or business man, there surely awaits him here such op
portunities as are not presented elsewhere.
To our readers and friends: Bring in yotrr lists of names that
copies of this edition may be sent where they will do good. We
have printed several thousand copies above our regular list, and
we want these to reach the hands of those who will be interested.
Not a copy should be wasted.
CAMPUS CUT-UPS
Morrow County's Younger Gen
eration at Oregon State College.
By HAROLD BECKET.
College life is a clear case of sur
vival of the fittest" thinks Dick
Wightman, freshman in agriculture
at Oregon State. "It is a mad race
to acquire the greatest amount or
knowledge in the shortest possible
time." Wightman has survived so
far, but, like 3500 more students at
the college, is not over-confident
about the mid-term examinations
this week. He believes that acqui
sition of knowledge is like dinner
at a lumber camp If your foot slips
you lose.
He seems to believe, however,
that it is better to go to college than
to get up and deliver milk at 2:30
o'clock in the morning. In college
one does not have to get up at 2:30
he is still up, studying his English
or his botany.
'I came to college to get out of
work," he says, "but I work so hard
to keep out of work that it is hardly
worth the effort"
He is glad he chose co-educational
college when deciding his alma ma
ter, because, as he says, "There are
two sides -to every question, and the
woman always has the other side;
so a man s eaucauon is oemg ne
glected unless there are a few wo
men around."
Wightman was asked to prepare
a statement of his views on petting,
necking, mugging and other such
diversions for this article, but when
It appeared it had to be promptly
and effectually suppressed, tor fear
it would come to the attention of
the college authorities.
CONDON TO PLAY HERE.
The Condon town boys basketball
team will meet the local town team
in the new gymnasium Saturday
night, when a fast game is expect
ed. Gerald Smith, eighth grade in
structed in the local school last year
and an accomplished artist on the
basketball court, is with the Condon
team. It Is expected he will be a
hard man to stop. On the other
hand, Beighle, Aiken and Doherty,
not to mention Thome and Bleak-
man, have their scoring eyes well
opened, and should pile up a good
score. A fast game is promised and
the boys would appreciate your sup
port Francis Doherty, manager, is
now arranging games to be played
with Pilot Rock and fenaieton, pro
viding open dates can be had.
August Peterson was operated on
todav at Morrow General hospital
by Dr. Johnston for the removal of
nis tonsils.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sibley of the
Lexington country were visitors
here on Wednesday.
Next P. T. A. Meeting
at School on Tuesday
The February meeting of the P.
T. A. of Heppner will be held next
Tuesday afternoon in the high
school auditorium. A program of
unusual attractiveness has been ar
ranged:
1. Entertainment (direction of
Miss Phelps), pupils of sixth grade.
2. American Citizenship, Mr. S. E.
Notson.
3. Harmonica Number (direction
of Miss Thorpe), pupils of grades.
4. Juvenile Protection, Mrs. H. C.
Bramer.
5. Music, Missildine Trio.
6. Three Years in Alaska, George
Blealcman.
The losing side in the member
ship campaign will serve tea to the
winning side from 2 to 3. This will
be just before the regular meeting
hour for P. T. A. Anyone who is
interested In the association is cor
dially invited to attend the tea.
The executive committee has an
nounced that the P. T. A. carnival
which was to be given Feb. 10, has
been cancelled.
CONVOCATION CLOSED.
With the Sunday evening services
the. Episcopal convocation of the
missionary district of Eastern Ore
gon, closed its sessions. Owing to
the severe weather conditions pre
vailing over the district the attend
ance was not as large as expected.
however there were some 100 mem
bers of the clergy and lay delegates
here and the convocation was pro
nounced one of the best yet held.
The members of All Saints church
of this city looked out for the enter
tainment of the delegates, and by
the serving of meals at the parish
house no difficulty was experienced
in showing the proper hospitality.
The mass meeting of the churches
of the city, held on Friday evening
was largely attended, Elks hall be
ing well filled. The speakers were
Rev. H. W. Forman, Rev. Wm. M.
Bradner and Rev. Francis H. Ball.
Music was by the united choirs. On
Sunday evening, visiting clergymen
occupied the various pulpits of the
city. The convocation was greatly
enjoyed by all who attended, and
Heppner was glad to have the vis
itors here over the week-end.
HEri'NER TAKES G"AMES.
The Heppnor high school boys
and girls basketball teams each
won their game in the double-header
played on the local floor against
the lone teams last evening. Both
games were fast and hotly contest
ed. Hazel McDald did the majority
of the scoring for the local girls
while Paul Hlsler and Henry Rob
ertson were leading point-getters
for the boys. The Heppner boys
showed the best form so far this
season, passing the ball fast and
true and breaking through the lone
defense practically at will, especially
in the first half.
OUR ERROR.
In an issue such as this one
mistakes are liable to occur. We
believe we stand corrected as far
as the story of the First National
Bank and Mr. W. E. Moore is
concerned. The printed version
would give the impression that
Mr. Moore's connection dated
back to 1927 when as a matter of
fact Mr. Moore has been connec
ted with the bank since 1917.
LIIIUAL NEWS ITEMS
A very large crowd attended the
entertainment at Elks temple on
Saturday evening, put on -by Hynd
brothers, Messrs. Will and David
Hynd of Heppner and Jack Hynd
of Cecil. A real good old-fashioned
time was the program, and it was
immensely enjoyed by everyone, the
Hynd boys proving their ability as
genuine nosts and their hospitality
was unbounded. The old fashioned
dances, in vogue many years agone,
long before the days of the present
generatibn who knew them noi,
were the order for some time, and
then the younger set had their in
nings. Fletcher's orchestra gave
the up-to-date music, while the
Hynd boys furnished the quadrille
and other old time dance music.
Many attended from the outside.
The Purple Circle, a branch of L
O. O. F. and Rebekahs, will hold a
session at I. O. O. F. hall in this city
on Saturday night at which time a
large class will be initiated. The
Pendleton degree staff will be over
to officiate. A banquet Is to be
spread at 6:30, following which will
come the regular work of the de
gree. All Oddfellows and Rebekahs
are eligible to membership in the
Circle.
The interior of the Odd Fellows
building is this week receiving a
thorough renovating at the hands
of Clarence Hesseltine. The walls
of the lodge room, halls and offices
have received a hew coating of kal-
somine and the woodwork is being
revarnlshed.
BEN HUR at Star Theater Sun
day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Maxine Bloreon, daughter of Mrs.
Ralph Floreon, who has been suf
fering from a severe attack of in
fluenza complicated by otitis media,
is much improved and returned
with her mother to their home on
Willow creek Wednesday.
The Brown Warehouse company
have just finished installing a new
feed taill for steam rolling grain.
The plant is driven by a motor
and has cleaner and roll capacity
to handle two and a half tons of
feed per hour.
George Evans, who farms just be
low town, has been suffering with
blood poisoning in his hand for the
past week. Dr. Johnston perform
ed an operation on the hand Sun
day and it is Improving rapidly at
present.
Scott McMurdo, son of Dr. and
Mrs. A. D. McMurdo, who has been
ill with influenza for the past nine
days, is now almost completely re
covered and will be able to return
to his school duties at Pendleton
soon.
Ruth chapter No. 32, O. E. S., will
hold its regular meeting tomorrow
(Friday) evening. There will be
much business of Interest to the
members, and it is hoped that all
will be present
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griffiths of
lone passed through Heppner Sat
urday morning, being on their way
to Pendleton where they were tak
ing their two eldest children to an
eye specialist
Mrs. Rachel Burchell, who has
been very ill at her home east of
Lexington with heart disease and
dropsy, is much Improved at this
time as stated by her physician, Dr.
Johnston.
Mrs. Guy E. Barker of Cove, Ore
gon, was the guest of her brother,
F. R. Brown, during the Episcopal
convocation. It had been six years
since Mrs. Barker had visited in
Heppner.
Percy Cox and daughter Nina,
who were operated on last week by
Dr. McMurdo for appendicitis, have
recovered sufficiently to enable them
to return to their home on Hinton
creek.
Mrs. Harry Cool, who resides
north of lone, was operated on at
Morrow General hospital Wednes
day at the hands of Dr. Johnston
and is recovering nicely at this
time.
BEN HUR at Star Theater Sun
day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
John Skuzeski drove to The Dal
les Tuesday from which place he
took the train to Seattle to spend
a few days on business and enjoy
a vlsit.with relatives residing in the
city.
Dr. McMurdo reports that Wm.
Hendrix is showing marked im
provement following his recent op
eration and is now able to sit up.
Born to Mr. andMrs. Ben Cox
on January 27, at their home on
Hinton creek, an 8 1-2 pound son,
Dr. McMurdo attending.
Mrs. John Kenny, who has beon
ill for the past week, is reported
by her physician, Dr. McMurdo, to
be recovering.
Mrs. M. L. Curran of the Curran
Hat Shop Is in Portland this week
purchasing her new spring stock.
New spring coats and dresses are
now here. Curran Hat Shop,
TO URGE AUDIENCE
Benefit Play Tuesday Eve
ning Presented With
Professional Skill.
That the cast was well chosen
and had thoroughly prepared their
individual parts in the play 'a.
Prairie nose," was fully demon
strated before an audience that
practically filled the seating capac
ity of the new auditorium on Tues
day evening. The play was present
ed to the largest audience ever
brought together on a like occa
sion In the history of the city, and
the ticket sales showed this to be
right at 500 people.
"Prairie Rose" was presented un
der the auspices of the Episcopal
church of Heppner, and was direct
ed by Mrs. Helen M. Walker, coun-'
ty school superintendent the cast
being chosen from the talent of the
city and a number of the charac
ters were sustained by young peo
ple who have heretofore made some
name for themselves in local theat
rical performances. Others, how
ever, were new before the footlights
here and they promptly won a
warm place in the hearts of the
audience by the manner in which
they interpreted their roles.
The presentation was a complete
success from every angle, and the
financial results far more than the
most extravagant anticipations of
the promoters. Again was demon
strated the oft repeated assertion
made in these columns that the
Heppner folks are appreciative of
the efforts of the local talent and
can always be depended upon to
give a worthy performance loyal
and generous support
The splendid acoustic properties
of the new auditorium were also
proven in the ease by which the.
performers were heard both on the
lower floor and in the balcony.
They were not required to speak
above the ordinary conversational
pitch, yet not a word was missed;
and the ample stage room made it
easy for the proper settings. The
new auditorium is a wonderful ac
quisition to the school district and
to the city as well.
The parts carried by Miss DeLoris
Pearson as Rose Wilder, and C. J.
Walker as Silas Wilder, the uncle
and deaf old ranchman, were no
doubt the heaviest of the cast Miss
Pearson appears first as the harum
scarum cow-girl of the Kansas
plains, where acts one and two take
place. After appearing much in
this character of the uncouth, un
educated wild flower, with a heart'
that is ever true and a rough ex
terior covering much that is real
and fine, she Is transformed into the
character of a polished young wo
man of high standing in the society
of the city. In this difficult role.
Miss Pearson proved herself an
adept and demonstrated her splen
did ability with equal ease as the
wild daughter of the prairies and
the polished lady of society. She
was well supported by Mr. Walker
as Uncle Silas, to whom had fallen
the duty of bringing Rose up, and
whose attachment for her was pa
thetic. This character in the play
was not easy to sustain but Mr.
Walker carried It out splendidly,
and brought down the house jnany
times by his quaint and abrupt
manner.
Miss Anne Murray as Liza Jane
Slocum, housekeeper for Silas, and
eventually Mrs. Wilder, also sus
tained a strong part in the cast and
we are sure it could not have been
better played on the professional
stage. Liza Jane was out after a
man, and to judge from her actions
most anything of that description
would do, but she must not have
been entirely lacking in good judg
ment as she finally landed Uncle
Silas and appeared to have him en
tirely under her thumb.
Crocket Sprouls Is always good
in any character that he supports,
and in this play he was the typical
English dude in the part of Archie
Featherhcad. As Prairie Rose was
the center of attraction about the
Wilder shack, Archie fell for her,
and became badly smitten. Phillip
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Thomson, became the coach of Ar
chie in his love affair, and gave him
the proper formula for winning the
heart of Rose, and throughout a
lot of comedy was the result as Ar
chie finally came to the point after
four years of rehearsal where he
could present his claims, and the
mess he made of it brought down
the house. Phillip Bryant also had
his love affair, his sweethaert being
Dorothy Dean, a charming young
lady of the city, who later became
his wife. This character Miss Mary
Patterson upheld and these two
filled a splendid part In the cast
Paul Gemmell had one of the lead
ing roles in the character of Dr.
Robert Raymond, a young Chicago
physician. With Bryant, Feather
head and Mose, Bryant's negro ser
vant, a hunting camp was estab
lished in Kansas near the Wilder
premises; Dr. Raymond becomes ac
quainted with Rose and falls in love
with her; Rose is responsive and
they become lovers; the doctor is
encumbered by a former marriage,
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