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Volume 41, Number 49.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 1928
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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FREE BENEFITS
Large Number Attend
Mass Meeting Here .
Saturday Evening.
The mass meeting held at the
court house in Heppner Saturday
evening, under the auspices of the
Red Cross and Salvation Army,
was well attended by ex-service
men and their families. There were
representatives present from Bla
lock, Arlington, Hermlston, lone,
Lexington, Hardman and Heppner.
The speakers of the evening were
George Love and Carl Moser, com
mander and adjutant of the Amer
ican Legion, department of Oregon.
The speakers were introduced by
C. L. Sweek of Heppner who also
served as chairman of the meeting.
Commander Love explained in de
tail the many benefits to which the
ex-service man is entitled through
action of the federal government,
giving particular emphasis to the
free hospitalization and doctor's
care which are provided by act of
congress. He urged every veteran
to become familiar wlih the ben
efits to which he is entitled and to
make use of them. His talk was
full of Information and he brought
out many things not generally
known by former service men.
Adjutant Moser explained the
purpose of the mass meetings being
held throughout the state, stating
they were the result of the exper
ience of the Red Cross and Salva
tion Army finding In their work
that a great many of the ex-service
men with whom they came in con
tact did not know of the things
to which they were entitled. The
meetings were planned with the ob
ject in view of informing them of
their privileges. Mr. Moser stated
that the meetings had the hearty
endorsement of Governor Patter
son and the regional heads of the
Red Cross and the Salvation Army.
The state adjutant called atten
tion to the various official acts of
the state government for the ben
efit of the service men and urged
them to take advantage of them.
In a short address of welcome to
the visitors, Mr. Sweek eulogized
the American Legion and urged
that all ex-service men become
members of the organization, stat
ing It as his belief that within a
few years those men who are now
eligible to membership will have
very great Influence in the business
and political life of the nation. -
Members of the Legion Auxiliary
glee club of Heppner sang two num
bers which were well received.
TOM O'BRIEN INTERVIEWED.
(Tuesday's Oregonlan.)
Men who are In the sheep indus
try in eastern Oregon are feeling
optimistic for this coming year,
judging from the observations they
have made while on visits to Port
land. The business, by and large, is
most encouraging. The range is
coming along, the sheep came thru
the winter fat and buyers are nib
bling around making offers for wool
and lambs at prices which the pro
ducers appear to consider as about
right Thomas J. O'Brien, who has
been in the sheep business in Mor
row county about a dozen years,
and whose home ranch is on Little
Butter creek, is among those who
sees a pleasing prospect Mr. O'
Brien says that he has contracted
his lambs for August delivery and
has contracted his wool clip. For
his wool the contract price is 33
cents, but he says that he knows
of one grower who has received 34
cents. Mr- O'Brien takes his sheep
through the north fork of the John
Day, up through Uklah and across
Into the Green Horn mountains and
delivers his lambs at Baker. The
O'Brien lambs are all sent to the
market at Chicago, none coming to
Portland. According to Mr. O'Brien,
Morrow county produces about 1,-
000,000 pounds of wool. Formerly,
much of the wool of the John Day
country was freighted Into Heppner
by teams, but with the construction
of the highway this wool now goes
to Condon.
SPARKS FROM CAMP FIRE.
The Chcskchamay group met at
the home of their guardian, Mrs.
Stanley Moore, Wednesday, Feb. 23.
It was decided to make the last
meeting of each month a social
meeting. Therefore next Tuesday
the girls will take sandwiches and
after a Bhort business session will
have a general good time. The en
tertainment will be under the direc
tion of Viola Brown and Margaret
Mlssildlne.
We are glad to welcome three
new members to our group.
At the last meeting we arranged
a program for a half year. The
first meeting In March we will make
scrap books for children in hospi
tals. The seeond meeting of the
month is study meeting. The third
meeting of the month will be de
voted to nature study and health.
The fourth Is the social meeting
and when there is a fifth meeting
a special program will be given.
CLUB WORKER COMING.
Dr. J. C. Allen, assistant director
of state club work for boys and
girls, will arrive In the county for
the purpose of visiting all the agri
cultural clubs on Feb. 28. He will
be accompanied on the rounds by
Chas. W. Smith, cqynty agent. A
good many new clubs are being or
ganized and Mr. Smith hopes to
have a report of the progress made
ready for publication after going
over It with Dr. Allen,
ACTOR COMING
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JOHN I). RATTO
JOHN B. RATTO, well-known
Impersonator, is to appear here
in the near future. He is an artist
of high standing In bis own par
ticular field of platform entertain
ment. He presents his characters
1n make-up, done In full view of
his audience. Each character
stands out distinctively In appear
ance, speech, action, and with
personality all of Its own. Ratto
has long been a headliner In the
Held of Impersonative art.
Lexington Bank Settles
In Full With Depositors
The final payment to all deposit
ors In the Lexington State bank was
made this week, upon the order of
Circuit Judge Fee, we are Informed
by VV. O. Hill, cashier. 1
The affairs of the bank can now
be closed up, and this will be done
by the selection by the stockhold
ers of a trustee to care for the as
sets of the bank, amounting to some
$12,000. It is expected that a good
ly portion of these assets will be
realized upon, and will be returned
to the stockholders, who voluntarily
asssesed themselves in order that
the depositors of the bank would
not suffer loss because of the clos
ing of the Institution.
JERM O'CONNOR BENEDICT.
At The Dalles on Thursday, Feb.
16th, occurred the marriage of Jer
ome O'Connor, prominent sheep
man of this place to Mary Glavey
of The Dalles, Father P. J. O'
Rourke of the Catholic church of
that city performing the ceremony.
Mrs. O'Connor recently visited in
Heppner for a while, having a num
ber of friends here, and she im
pressed all as a woman of excellent
qualities. The congratulations of
the many friends of Mr. OConnor
are gladly extended. We under
stand a new home is to be erected
on the ranch of Mr. O'Connor to be
the future abode of himself and
bride.
ELECTRO LA COMING.
The Victor company's very latest
Instrument, said to be the last thing
In music reproduction, will be dem
onstrated at Gordon's confectionery
store Tuesday from 11 a. m. to 2 p.
m. This machine, entirley automat
ic and run by electricity, plays an
hour's concert without being touch
ed once by human hands. A num
ber of records, choBen before hand,
are placed in a compartment for
the purpose, the machine Is started
and for one solid hour an uninter
rupted program is played. The ma
chine is in charge of the Pendleton
Music house and will be in Hepp
ner only during, the hours stated.
FLAY TO CONDON MARCH .
The recent presentation of the
play, "Prairie Rose," at Heppner
high school auditorium, met with
such splendid endorsement that the
cast has been prevailed upon to re
peat the performance at Condon
They have consented to this and
will go to that city on Friday eve
ning, March 2nd. They should be
greeted by a fine house in our
neighboring city, and we can as
sure the people over that way there
Is a treat in store for them.
LEXINGTON ELKS ENTERTAIN,
In line with tho entertainment
plan being carried out in the local
lodge, B. P. O. E the Lexington
members of the lodge will be hosts
this evening. On the program Is
a smoker and "feed" and a royal
time la promised all "Brother Bills.1
Supt. and Mrs. J. M. Burgess gave
a delightful party at their home on
Friday evening, when four tables of
bridge were In play. First honors
went to Mrs. W. E. Pruyn and Geo.
Thomson, and Mr. Pruyn received
the consolation prize. Guests pre
sent were Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Pruyn, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomson,
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Buhn, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs.
C. W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Barratt, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dix.
Late in tho evening dainty refresh
ments were served.
John J. Kelly, sheepman and wool
buyer, returned from a trip to Pen
dleton on Monday. John Is contract
ing for some wool, and on this trip
signed up for the clip of Mike Mar
shall at Boardman, Borne 15Q00
pounds.
Local Men Organize
Investment Company
The Heppner Investment com
pany, comprising 25 stockholders,
which held a meeting last evening
at the office of C. L. Sweek for elec
tion of directors, has been granted
articles of incorporation by the
state of Oregon. It is capitalized
at $15,000. Directors are C. L.
Sweek, Gay M. Anderson, J. O. Ha
ger, H. A. Cohn, D. T. Goodman and
Earl Hallock. Officers will be elec
ted by the board of directors and
the Investment policy of the com
pany will be determined by them.
The organization of the company
has been fashioned after that of
similar companies at The Dalles
and Dufur which have made quite
a success during their short" exist
ence, and I. C Davies, president
of the Dufur Investment company,
was present at the meeting last eve
ning to assist In the initial organi
zation. The company was conceiv
ed as a savings club for its mem
bers, each member paying for one
share of stock on a monthly pay
ment plan.
Six Team Baseball League
In View for 1928 Season
Six teams, representing four coun
ties, will play out a schedule of
baseball games the coming season,
if plans laid at Arlington Sunday
materialize. The towns mentioned
were Condon, Arlington, Wasco,
lone, Heppner and Umatilla. The
proposed schedule includes ten
games, the first to be played April
15 and the last June 17.
Dean T. Goodman, president of
the last year Morrow-Gilliam coun
ty league, called the meeting and
representatives were present from
lone, Heppner and Arlington. The
other towns mentioned had signi
fied their intention of coming into
the league, however, and they were
Included in the proposed schedule.
Earl W. Snell, vice president of
the Morrow-Gilliam league and di
rector from Arlington, Walter Coch
ran, lone director, David A. Wilson,
Heppner director, Jsper V. Craw
ford, secretary, were present besides
the president Copies of the consti
tution and by-laws, poposed sched
ule and acceptance form have been
mailed to the various towns, and it
is hoped a definite announcement
can be made in a short time.
Professional Trainer
With Swaggart Horses
A trainer of many years exper
ience, in the person of Jorgene M.
Christiansen, is now employed at
the Eastern Oregon Stock Farn of
B. F. Swaggart of Lexington, and
he expects to be there in charge
of training of a number of the
horses which Mr. Swaggart expects
to place on the circuit within the
coming months. Mr. Christiansen
will work at the Swaggart ranch
for the next fourmonths, at least,
and during this ' time expecU to
have a number of the horses in
ship shape.
Mr. Christiansen was horse train
er for the Ringling Bros, big cir
cus from 1923 to 1928, during which
period he trained some 200 head
of ring horses. Under his immedi
ate training and charge were 24
stallions that appeared in one act
of the circus, and these animals he
personally exhibited for four years
while In the employ of Ringling
Bros. Mr. Christiansen, with mem
bers of his family were visitors In
Heppner on Saturday.
LEGION AUXILIARY.
The regular meeting of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary was held on
Tuesday evening in the Legion hall
with 18 members present. The gym
nasium class for women was again
discussed, and Thursday night was
decided upon as the time for the
classes. This work will begin March
1st in the high school gymnasium.
The legislative committee gave a
report and Mrs. Dave Wilson gave
a talk on Radicalism and Pacifism;
this was the third in the series of
tnlks on Americanization. The next
talk, entitled "Fidac," will be given
by Mrs. Crawford. The president
read a tablet on what it means to
be an Auxiliary member. Mrs. Wil
son was appointed to fill the chair
of cooperative chairman, in place
of Mrs. Ramsey, who has removed
from the city. Mrs. Phelps and
Miss Elizabeth Phelps, hostesses,
served delightful George Washing
ton refreshments. Hostesses 'for
the next meeting will be Mrs. Rich
ard Wells and Mrs. Glen Jones. Ev
ery member is requested to bring a
gift not to exceed 25c in value for
the kiddies at the meeting on March
6. Helen Cohn, Secretary.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev.- Stanley Moore, Missionary
In Charge.
Church school begins promptly at
9:45. Morning prayer at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Moore may not be able to
conduct the services but there will
be special music and the members
of the Young People's Fellowship
will read morning prayer.
Young People's Fellowship meets
at 6:30 in the parish house. At 7:30
there will be regular evening ser
vice conducted by the young people.
The church door is always open
for prayer, meditation and worship.
Bless the Lord, O my soul and all
that Is within me, bless His holy
name.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Buhn this week were Mrs. T. Kier
ulff and Miss H. Christensen of
Portland, sisters of Mrs. Buhn. The
ladles were accompanied by Mrs.
Kierulff's son and Charles Sullivan,
RAnO, THE ACTOR
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Last Lyceum Number Is
Event of Wednesday
Evening Next.
If reports are true, Lyceum pa
trons can look forward to a gen
uine treat on the evening of Feb
ruary 29 when the last number of
this season's series, John B. Ratto,
will be presented.
Ratto and his entertainment are
not strangers to Heppner people, as
he appeared here several years ago
when the lyceum was under the
management of S. E. Notson, and
was given In the old gymnasium,
which later burned to the ground.
At that time the hall was packed
and everyone present was enthusi
astic in their praise of the enter
tainment In the first place, Ratto has ex
traordinary ability as an imperson
ator and a reader of dialect. This
in itself is no small accomplishment
for it takes one with a keen Insight
into human nature to speak the pa
tois and brogues of different peo
ple. Add to this the fact that as a
"make-up" artist there are few ac
tors in America who are his equal.
He has made a life-long study of
this important feature of an actor's
life, and the results he achieves are
wonderful.
He 'makes-up" in full view of his
audience, keeping a lively story go
ing all the while. Then with a deft
adjustment of his wig he turns and,
presto! a new character stands be
fore you.
On many lyceum circuits Mr. Rat
to is almost a "requirement" re
turning year after year to the same
city. i
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A. R. Shreve, of the Shreve Pro
duce company of Portland, spent
Friday and Saturday here, looking
up business for his firm. Mr. Shreve
was accompanied to Heppner by
Jim Huddleston, 'who has been
spending the winter in Portland,
but who will soon return to his
Lone Rock ranch to superintend his
sheep during the lamb'j g season.
The gentlemen returned to Portland
on Sunday, being accompanied by
Mrs. John Wightman, who expect
ed to visit in the city for a few
days and then go on to Corvallis
for a short visit with Marvin and
Anna, students at O. A. C.
The Heppner telephone exchange
now serves a total of 400 telephones
according totD. J. Butcher, mana
ger of The Paclflo Telephone and
Telegraph company at The Dalles.
The exchange has been experienc
ing a very satisfactory growth hav
ing a percentage of growth, in fact
comparable to that experienced in
some of the most progressive com
munities In the state,. The number
of stations mentioned was reached
on February 1 according to Mr. But
cher who expressed himself as very
well pleased with the telephone
growth In Heppner during the past
year.
Ora L. Barlow was a visitor at
Heppner Saturday from his home
at Hermlston. He reports the arri
val of a new son, born on Jan. 31st
The young man weighed 7 pounds,
and his name is Billle. Mrs. Barlow
came over with her husband for a
visit with friends at lone. Ora Is
now Maytag agent at Hermlston,
and says he is enjoying a good bus
iness. John Michelbook and wife arriv
ed at lone the first of February to
locate on the Dwight Misner wheat
ranch out north of that place. Mr
Michelbook was a visitor In Hepp
ner on Monday, and this office ack
nowledges a pleasant call from him
These people formerly resided at
McMinnvule.
Many people suffer from head
aches, nervousness, stomach disor
ders and other ills which are caused
by eyestrain. Have your eyes ex
amined. Dr. Tyler, eyesight spec
ialist of Bend, will be at Buhn's
store, Heppner, March 5 and 6. Sat
isfaction guaranteed.
The Harwood store is being clos
ed up this week and Mr. Harwood
will retire from the jewelry and
music business in this city. A part
of the goods and fixtures were ship
ped out Wednesday, Frank Turner
taking them to Portland In his big
truck.
W. O. Bayless is now in charge of
the filling station that has been run
the past year by Creed Owen. Mr.
Bayless bought this business last
summer from Ferguson Bros., and
since that time it has been in
charge of Mr. Owen.
P. M. Gcmmcll was In Athena
Monday to attend the district con
ference of the American Legion. He
acconipanied Commander George
Love and Adjutant Carl Moser of
tho state department, from Hepp
ner on Sunday.
Clarence Bauman, O. B. Flory, J.
G. Cowlns, Milt Spurlock and Spen
cer Crawford made up a party of
Heppner Legionnaires who attend
ed the district conference of the
organization at Athena Monday,
Frank W. Turner made a trip to
Portland during the past week, go
ing down with his truck with some
machinery for delivery In the city.
i WITH TREA
Perfect Score Recorded
At First Tourney Shoot
Five Heppner nlmrods of the 13
who participated In the first shoot
of the Oregonlan statewide trap
shooting tournament Sunday, turn
ed in perfect scores of 25 straight
breaks. These were Chas. Vaughn,
Earl Warner, Adam Knoblock, Les
ter Doolittle and Frank Shively.
The first three won the shoot-off
and their names were sent in to
the Oregonlan as the team to rep
resent the local club. In Sunday's
shoot Heppner tied with her op
ponent Coquille and defeated the
Yamhill County Sportsmen's asso
ciation and Prineville who turned
in scores of 70 and 67 respectively.
Charlie Latourell, president of the
local club, who has been doing some
artistic shooting at Del Mnote, Cal.,
also turned In a perfect score Sun
day to be counted for his team If
needed. Charlie broke 96 out of 100
in the big shoot at Del Monte on
Friday and 98 on Saturday. He is
expected home tomorrow. Scroes
of other shooters at the traps here
Sunday were Glen Hayes 24, L. L.
Gilliam 22, C. L. Sweek 22, L. E.
Bisbee 19, O. B. Flory 19, Roy Ohle
schlager 18, A. H. Johnston 17, Mar
shal Fell 17. Other teams turning
in perfect scores Sunday besides
Heppner and Coquille were Port
land and Medford. Heppner's club
won the championship cup in 1926
and at the pace set at the start
should make a strong bid to take
it away from Coquille where it has
rested the last year.
A MESSAGE FOR LENT.
We welcome Lent, because If
rightly used the season means much
for our lives. The withdrawal
from worldly pleasures, at least In
some degree, gives opportunity for
attention to nobler things, as pray
er, good reading, cooperation in
some form of work the church is
seeking to do for mankind.
Please accept this as a personal
invitation to yourself and each
member of your family to come and
worship with us, not only during
Lent but throughout the year. If
you have no regular church home,
it is our especial desire to have you
know that a most hearty and cor
dial welcome will be given to you
all. We snicerely wish to have ev
eryone feel that our church is his
or her spiritual home and we ask
you to help us in making this a
reality by coming yourself and
bringing your friends with you to
any or all of our services.
The church door is open to all
reminding us that God the Father
is always ready to hear and help
His people. When heavy of heart
or lost for guidance, enter His1
presence and open your heart to
Him.
Our special desire is to minister
to the sick, the infirm, the lone
some and those in need of any form
of spiritual or temporal aid. Send
us word of any we can help in this
Way.
God has given everyone some
thing to do for Him. He wants the
help of His people. We have many
kinds of organized work, and have
a spot in which your talents will
fit and where you can enjoy full
opportunity for using them for the
glory of God and the benflet of His
children. We need your assistance.
More than anything else we wish
to be helpful to the children and
show them how to lay strong, en
during foundations upon which to
build lives of righteousness, purity,
and truth, in real, living union with
the Son of God. We aim to make
Christian living a reality to them.
Our Sunday school is well equip
ped for this purpose. We have a
fine body of teachers, a carefully
graded course of study and the
worship period makes the spiritual
life attractive and helpful to chil
dren. Give time to your child's spir
itual needs.
Lent should be real to everybody,
but the same regimen could not
be prescribed for all, for we are
constituted differently and have
varying spiritual needs. However,
we all need more prayerful lives,
more spiritual reading, more unsel
fish service for man in the spirit
of Christ. Lent is an opportunity
to face our sins, and to try with
God's help to conquer them. Take
time to discover sins, not in other
people, but in ourselves. When def
inite sins are discovered, make
them the subject of definite repent
ance, and don't be kept down by
defeat we rise on our dead selves
to higher things. Repentance Is
more than sentimental sorrow. It
means change of mind, steady brac
ing of the will toward amendment
This is not the wrok of one day.
That is why we have forty days of
Lent
The first Lent was spent by our
Saviour in the desert; Denied all
human companionship, hungry and
thirsty, sorely tempted of body,
mind and spirit, there he fought the
first battle in the war for our free
dom. And now he would keep an
other Lent; this time he longs to
keep it in the hearts of the people
He so loved and loves; He would
be there not because He must fight
more, but because He wants to help
us In our struggles; He wants to
share his company with us and take
us apart with Him this time. That
is what Lent is for to draw Jesus
and realize His presence in our
hearts. Times and people are pre
cious, we only pass this way once;
be Christlike.
Your Friend and Missionary,
STANLEY MOORE.
FOR RENT 3500 acres sheep
pasture, stock fenced; good grass,
plenty of shade and water. Good
chance to add 2000 acres more if
leased soon. Joins county road from
Heppner to Ritter. Write, telephone
or see C. O. DININS, Ritter, Ore.
BENEFACTOR
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Amadeo P. Giannini, son of an
Italian vegetable grower and
founder of the Bank of Italy and
its 1 associate corporations, who
never did have ambitions to be a
millionaire, will give away his per
sonal fortune to aid farmers.-dairy.
and livestock men.
Nutrition Specialist
To be at Rhea Creek
Miss Lucy Case, nutrition special
ist from Oregon State Agricultural
college, will be at the Rhea Creek
Grange hall on Rhea Creek, Febru
ary 29, for a demonstration meeting.
The meeting will begin at 10 o'clock
in the morning, and though It is be
ing sponsored by the Home Econ
omics club of the Grange an urgent
invitation is extended to the public
to attend.
This meeting, the first of a con
templated series of three meetings
taking up various phases of the cul
inary art will feature preparation
of lunch goods for the noon lunch.
These will be furnished by the la
dles attending. Later utensils will
be supplied and more advanced pro
jects will be gone into. Miss Case
is an expert in her line and has
much worthwhile information for
every housewife.
SELLS BIG RANCH. !
The L. J. Padberg ranch, seven
miles southeast "el" Ibne has 'been
sold through the real estate firm
of J. H. Harbke of Portland. Four
hundred acres was sold to Dee Cox,
who owns an adjoining ranch, for
a consideration of $10,000. The re
maining 1740 acres went to W. A.
Wilcox and Clyde Dennis of Esta
cada for $47,000. The new owners
will take possession at once. Mr.
Padberg will move to Estacada and
plans to engage in the real estate
business in Portland. lone Inde
pendent LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Buying only the best bee supplies,
is the practice of successful grow
ers. This is especially important
when purchasing hive bodies and
frames. A metal telescope cover is
found far superior to any other,
particularly in the damper sections
of Oregon. By ordering supplies
early everything Is ready before the
rush of spring work.
Mrs. Thos. Hughes returned from
Portland early this week. Mrs.
Hughes spent several weeks in the
city, making selection of her millin
ery stock which will soon be on dis
play in the McMudo building.
Miss Sadie Reynolds, with the
Blair Reas Co., Portland, Oregon,
is with Mrs. Curran for the spring
millinery season. Miss Reynolds
was formerly with Mrs. Herren
here.
J. W. Vaughan is 111 at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Her In this
city. The old gentleman is suffer
ing an attack of influenza.
The local teachers' institute will
be held at Lexington tomorrow, the
teachers of the Lexington school
being hosts and hostesses.
Mrs. Harry Quuckenbush depart
ed for Portland the past week
where she will spend a short time
visiting with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs- Harold Cohn re
turned home from Portland Mon
day, having spent a week in the
city visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs- Joe Devine were
visitors in this city from their farm
home near Lexington on Saturday.
For Sale Hard and soft Federa
tion seed wheat. Also loose and
baled hay. E. W. Moyer, Heppner.
F. R. Brown was a business vis
itor in Pendleton on Monday, go
ing over with a truck load of pelts.
Anson Wright and son Clyde,
Hardman stockmen, were attend
ing to business here on Tuesday.
Billy O'Rourke. manager of the
Pendleton creamery was a business
visitor in Heppner on Monday.
Mary Pickford in MY BEST
GIRL, by Kathleen Norris, Star
Theater, Sunday and Monday.
Rev. Stanley Moore has been con
fined to his home this week, quite
111 from an attack of influenza.
George Hayden. Rock creek mill
man, was In the city yesterday from
Hurdman.
Mary Pickford in the type of role
that made her famous, Star Thea
ter, Sunday and Monday.
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Experience of C. A. Minor
Verifies Information
By Veterinarian.
The loss of ewes at lambing time
this season, reported to be quite
heavy in some parts of the county.
Is due to pregnant ewe paralysis,
according to Dr. H. H. Green, assist
ant state veterinarian, who made a
survey of conditions in this county
last week. This ailment is a devel
opment of the last few years In this
section, brought about largely by
the change from lambing on the
open range to the sheltered feed lot
says Dr. Green. It can be sucess
fully combatted if proper measures
are taken.
In his investigation here Dr.
Green found Invariably that dead
ewes were carrying twins or trip
lets, which combined with the fat
tening feed and lack of exercise in
practically all instances, checks
with what veterinarians have found
to be the cause of pregnant ewe
paralysis. Dr. Green also encoun
tered the first case of lung worms
ever to come to his notice in East
ern Oregon while making the Inves
tigation. It is believed these were
brought to the county by Imported
rams from the Willamette valley
and were picked up by the sheep
affected at some swampy watering
place during the summer. The lung
worm is quite easily handled and Is
known not to thrive readily in East
ern Oregon, hence little alarm need
be felt from this source.
An explanation of pregnant ewe
paralysis, its causes and means of
prevention are set forth in a pamph
let issued by the Oregon State Live
stock Sanitary board, as follows:
Pregnant ewe paralysis and con
ditions due to advanced pregnancy
are becoming more common yearly.
Doubtless this condition bears a re
lationship to the high price levels
of sheep. At least part of the dis
order is due to errors In feeding
brought about by a desire to get a
maximum lamb crop by saving a
large percent of hte twins. In an
effort to so feed the ewe that she
may give a goodly milk supply the
feeding is occasionally pushed too
far and the ewe becomes too fat
The large amount of fat around the
kidneys and on the gaul, together
with the pressure from the grow
ing twin or triplet lambs, makes a
condition present when coarse,
bulky feeds are used as roughages,
that causes uremic poisoning or
uremic coma and is probably caus
ed by so much pressure being forc
ed against the kidneys that they
cannot function.
There is another condition In
old ewes that is due to undernour
ishment and Is a paralysis of ex
haustion, being unable to stand and
carry the large lamb or twins.
Treatment of these cases will be
purely that of good care and nour
ishing food.
"Treatment In those cases of
pregnant ewe paralysis that are due
to errors of diet nothing will af
ford relief but to change the meth
od of feeding and handling of the
herd. In pregnant ewes a reason
able amount of exercise is neces
sary. Fattening feeds should be
avoided and ewes should be forced
to take exercise. Feeds in which
there is a liberal supply of lime and
sugar or molasses, will be found
beneficial. Rough coarse hay such
as some of the first cutting of al
falfa hay and wild feeds and swamp
grass will cause a paralysis of preg
nant ewes. Whether this is because
of the indigestible nature or due to
its lack of lime content or whether
because of its lack of nutriment el
ements, Is difficult to say, but it is
the experience of many breeders
that coarse and wild hay will cause
a paralysis in pregnant ewes. Ex
ercise and a change to some of the
more nourishing and succulent
feeds generally affords relief.
"The experienced feeder will have
less of this trouble than the sheep
owner who is making his first
change from range lambing to win
ter lambing. There is always that
desire to get the ewe to that stage
of condition where she will secrete
a goodly amount of milk. Corral
feeding is not conducive to exercise
and lack of exercise is conducive to
constipation which Is closely asso
ciated with auto-intoxication and
albuminuria and uremic poisoning,
which all produce a paralysis that
Is highly fatal. Probably an Insuf
ficient amount of drinking water is
productive of constipation. Ewes
should be encouraged to drink gen
erously of water. A tank heater to
warm the water during cold weath
er will insure increased drinking
during cold spells. Much of this
pregnant ewe trouble is seen Imme
diately after cold rains in western
Oregon and cold snow flurries In
eastern Oregon. When paralysis
appears from over-feeding and un
der-exercising cut the feed to less
than one-half, reduce roughages, in
crease concentrates and cause the
animals to exercise by driving them
two miles or more per day through
lanes or on the range. In one or
two days added improvement will
be noted and new cases will cease.
Grain doses of morphine hypoder
mically given by veterinarians have
often proved successful treatment
for ailing animals. Also a proper
course of laxatives have often been
beneficial. Care should be used In
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