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Volume 45, Number 18.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, July 19, 1928
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U. S. WHEAT CROP
LESS III 1111927
Potatoes Show Prospect
of Largest Yield Ever
Recorded in Country
(O. S. A. C. Extension Service)
Corvallis, July 18. POULTRY
AND EGGS Turkeys moved out of
storage at a normal rate during
June. Stocks on July 1 were report
ed at 7,208,000 pounds which is less
than a year ago and below the five
year average , Stocks of broilers,
fryers, roasters, fowls and miscel
laneous poultry are all well below a
year ago and the total of all poultry
In storage on July 1 was only 38,
182,000 pounds compared to 50,064,
000 a year ago and 45,868,000 the
five-year average. Stocks of both
case eggs and frozen eggs were
smaller than on July 1, 1827, but
above average. The supply of case
eggs was about 5 per cent, or 567,
000 cases less than a year ago. Ev
cept as higher prices may curtail
consumption, the egg and poultry
situation is firm.
DAIRY PRODUCTS Steady to
higher butter prices were noted last
week, Coast markets being relative
ly firmer than eastern markets. The
July 1 storage report showed stocks
of 69,343,000 pounds compared to
89,996,000 pounds a year earlier and
75,506,000 pounds the five-year av
erage. Current information indi
cates that storage has continued to
run behind last year during the first
part of July. Production is holding
up fairly well. Foreign butter mar
kets continue firm with supplies
comparatively light as a result of
very unfavorable conditions which
have prevailed in New Zealand.
LIVESTOCK Cattle and hog
prices were not much changed but
fat lambs closed last week at the
low point for this season. However,
with the bulk of fat lambs selling
at about $15.80 a hundred pounds in
Chicago, values were still $1.25-$1.50
higher than a year ago. Feeder
lambs held firm at prices slightly
below last year and supplies about
the same. Wool and pelt values are
helping to sustain the price of
lambs.
WOOL AND MOHAIR Wool
prices at BoBton showed little
change during the past four or five
weeks, and foreign quotations have
also continued firm. Trading is
quiet, but all factors apparently rec
ognize that the situation is firm for
sellers Mohair quotations are
steady but trading is slow.
BREAD GRAIN The new official
estimate Indicates a total United
States wheat crop about 70,000,000
bushels less than last year. Some
traders are inclined to argue that
the crop will be smaller. The soft
red winter wheat crop is figured at
nearly 60,000,000 bushels below last
year and the same shortage of
spring wheat is reported, but the
hard red winter crop is very large.
Heavy marketing of hard red win
ter is In progress and this together
with favorable crop reports from
Canada tended to depress wheat
markets last week. Rye was dull
and lower despite unfavorable pros
pects for the new crop. Crop con
ditions and import requirements in
Europe are a little uncertain.
FEED GRAIN Old crop feed
grain in cash markets not influ
enced by arrivals of new crop grain
was firm, but new barley and oats
moved slowly and prices tended to
go lower. Another record crop of
bailey is indicated from an acreage
29.5 per cent higher than last year.
The United States production is es
timated at 7,275,000 tons or 929,000
tons more than In 1927. The prin
cipal increase is In the north cen
tral states where abandonment of
winter wheat was heaviest The
California crop is figured 9 per cent
above last year. The acreage in
Oregon was increased about 30 per
cent; and in Washington about 14
per cent. Foreign barley markets
were easier last week and crop in
formation to dato Indicates substan
tial increases in the acreage of bar
ley abroad.
POTATOES Based on acreage
and condition reports the United
States Department of Agriculture
estimated total potato production
In 1928 at 443,604,000 bushels on July
1. This would bo next to the larg
est crop on record. Acreage has
been increased generally from Col
orado eastward The trend of po
tato markets from now on will be
Influenced by the progress of the
late crop. A prospective production
of 40,000,000 bushels more than last
year and 50,000,000 bushels above
average cannot be Bald to be favor
able to western potato growers even
though acreage was somewhat cur
tailed In most of the western states.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
The production of commercial ap
ples is now estimated at 33,196,000
barrels compared to 25,900,000 last
year and 39,119,000 in 1926. The
European apple crop may be some
what larger than, last year, but
economic conditions are more fa-
vorable which Is expected to In
crease demand for American ap
ples. Pear production is placed at
23,356,000 bushels against 18,072,000
last year and 25,949,000 In 1926. The
acreage of onions is now figured at
49,000 which is 1000 less than last
year but more than in any of the
three prcceeding years.
Dr. J. P. Conder returned from
Portland the end of the week. He
spent the past week in the city at
tending the convention of Naturo
paths, in session there for several
days.
Field of Grain Burns
At Morgan Monday
A field of 200 acres of grain, be
longing to C. Hutchcroft and locat
ed near Morgan, was totally de
stroyed by fire on Monday after
noon. It is reported that the fire
started from a combine working
beyond where the Hutcncroft ma
chine was running, and the spread
of the fire was rapid, burning com
pletely over the standing grain and
stubble, and also destroying sacked
grain that the combines had dump
ed. A hard fight was put up by nearly
one hundred men who had gathered
from adjoining ranches and harvest
crews, augmented by the crew on
the rock crusher at Morgan, but
they were unable to check the fire
until it had reached a field of spring
grain that was rather thin, and not
until some twenty acres of this had
been burned over. We understand
Mr. Hutchcroft carried insurance
on his grain up to ten bushels to
the acre, and it was making around
fifteen. All that was saved was a
little bulk grain.
LOCAL NEWS HEMS
C. J. Mcintosh, professor of In
dustrial journalism at Oregon State
college .visited Hcppner for a few
hours Monday, making this office a
call, during the course of which he
talked over his plans for introduc
ing a home study course in farm,
home and community newswrlting,
having to do especially with news
papers representing the rural com
munities. Mr. Mcintosh says this
course has the cooperation of the
extension service of the agricultur
al college and the United States De
partment of Agriculture. Later in
the fall it is his intention to return
to this part of the state.and take up
the organization of classes. This
home study course in news writing
for the rural districts is taking well
in the western part of the slate,
and Mr. Mcintosh is quite enthus
iastic about it
C. O. Denius, ranchman of the
Ritter country, was a visitor here
Tuesday. Mr. Denius engages quite
extensively in the hog business, and
in another column is offering for
sale 200 head of animals. Because
of lack of rains In the Ritter sec
tion, crops will be pretty short this
season, is the report Mr. Dlnius
leaves with us.
Lillian Gish in ANNIE LAURIE
Star Theater, Sunday and Monday.
E. N. Gonty and family and Mrs.
Levi Morgan spent a few days the
past week at Ritter, where they en
joyed an outing. Mr. Gonty is get
ting his vacation by these short
automobile trips out from town, and
this week they visited the Umapine
and Walla Walla country.
Mr. and Mrs. Lotus Robison were
visitors In Heppner on Tuesday
from their home at Hardman. Mr.
Robison is making delivery of a
bunch of lambs at Heppner for
eastern shipment, these going out
today with the trainload from the
local yards.
Mrs. Margaret Reed and daugh
ter Avril of Portland visited with
friends in Heppner during the past
week, spending one day at the
farm of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bar
tholomew on Butter creek. They
departed for home on the Sunday
night train.
Lillian Gish in ANNIE LAURIE
Star Theater, Sunday and Monday.
George Fell, business man of Pen
dleton, spent Monday and a part of
Tuesday at Heppner. Mr. and Mrs.
Fell have Just recently returned to
Pendlteon to make their home.
They have been living In Portland
for a number of years past
Oscar Keithlcy of Eight Mile was
a visitor here on Saturday. He
started his combine on Tuesday at
the farm of Chas. Furlong, and
when through there, expects that
his own grain will be ready for the
combine.
Lester Doollttle and family de
parted Tuesday morning for Cen-
tralia, Wash., where they will re
main until the first of September.
This change is made at this time
for the benefit of Mrs. Doolittle's
health.
Dr. Clarke, of the Clarke Optical
Co., 260 AAlder St., Portland, Ore.,
EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS, will be
in Heppner all day and evening,
Sunday, July 22, at the Hotel Hepp
ner. SEE HIM ABOUT YOUR
EYES. 17-18
Wm, Copenhaver, who was In the
city yesterday for a short time, is
now busy with his wheat harvest,
He Is heading and stacking now
and his threshing will come a little
later.
Mrs. Pearl Woolley arrived this
week from her home at Gerard,
Kansas, and will spend the remain
der of the summer with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Mitchell Thorne.
Miss Donna Brown, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Brown, has re
turned home from a visit of a
month with relatives and friends In
Portland and Salem.
W. W. Wood, Ontario attorney
and trustee of the J. H. McHaley
estate, spent a few days at Heppner
during the week, looking after af
fairs of the estate.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Campbell, ac
companied by A. M. Phelps, mnde a
visit the first of the week to Ritter
hot springs. They returned home
on Wednesday.
Lillian Gish In ANNIE LAURIE
Star Theater, Sunday and Monday.
Keeping Right Up IVith Them By Albert T. Reid
Turkey Growers to Meet
At Boardman and lone
Two meetings of the Morrow
county turkey growers will be held
at Boardman and lone, July 26
through the efforts of Chas W.
Smith, county agent with Mrs. C.
G. Brink, secretary of the Idaho
Turkey Growers association, as
principal speaker. The first meet
ing will be held at Boardman at
2:30 in the afternoon and the sec
ond at lone at 8 in the evening.
"Turkey raisers will remember
that the people of Hermiston mar
keted their turkeys through the
Idaho association last year very
successfully," says Mr. Smith, "and
an effort is being made to have the
Idaho people expand the operation
In Morrow county. The turkey crop
is much larger this year than last
and unless some effort Is made to
dispose of some of the crop from
Oregon in the eastern states this
year there will be in all probability
a flood upon the market at Thanks
giving and Christmas."
Mrs. Brink will discuss the work
ing of the Idaho association and Its
methods of selling, cost and prepar
ing the turkeys for market, and a
representative of the Extension
service of the Oregon agricultural
staff will discuss management and
sanitation while Mr. Smith will talk
on the railroad tariff and loading in
transit.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Wodworth and
son Miles drove up from their Port
land home last week. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Margaret
(Emerson) Reed and daughter. For
a number of years Mr. Woodworth
was engineer on the Heppner
branch, and his family residod in
this city during that time, making
numerous friends here who were
glad to greet them again. They re
turned home on Friday.
The rooms on the second floor of
the Morrow General hospital are
being freshly papered and painted
in the latest shade of hospital gray.
This color Is being used in all the
modern hospitals and is supposed
to have a soothing effect
The Willing Workers of the
Church of Christ, at a regular busi
ness meeting Friday, decided to
serve dinner and supper the last
two days of Rodeo. They will serve
In the dining room of the church.
Mrs. Addle Herren, widow of the
late Dave Herren, was a visitor at
Heppner this week from her home
at Sacramento, Calif. Mrs. Herren
was formerly a resident of Hepp
ner for mony years.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomson re
turned home on Saturday from
Portland and Hood River, where
they have been spending a few
weeks.
Desirable 7-room residence; good
lawn and large shade trees on 75
by 109 ft. lot. Other building lots
also for sale. Elizabeth Smith Es
tate. 18-21
A real good Majestic range, also
a 2-burner New Perfection oil stove
with oven, for sale very cheap at
thejiome of Dr. A. H. Johnston. 18.
Maurice Edmondson, who was
among Heppner boys attending the
citizens training camp at Vancou
ver, returned home on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barr re
turned the first of the week from
Portland, where they have been
spending a couple of weeks.
Born, Tuesday, July 17, at Morrow
General hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Reancy of Lexington, a
daughter,
Mrs. Grover Swaggart and son
Buster 'of Halfway are visiting with
relatives at Heppner this week.
CAR AND CONTENTS BURNED.
No small amount of excitement
was created just about one o'clock
yesterday afternoon, when the fire
siren called the Heppner folks to
the street, and it was ascertained
that the fire was in the vicinity of
the Bayless service station on the
north end of Main street A quick
response of the fire truck and a gen
eral rush of the populace to the
scene where the smoke was rolling
high and the flames bursting forth
revealed a burning car. The car
was the property of Delmar Riggins
of Portland who, with his father
and brother had arrived here a few
days ago, seeking work In harvest.
They had rigged up a Ford touring
car with an extended body, suffi
ciently large to accomodate a bed
and carry their extra luggage, out
fitted so that they might live in it
Mr. Riggins had driven up to the
filling station and got a tank of gas,
when suddenly flames broke forth
and spread so rapidly that nothing
could be saved, and the result was
a badly damaged machine and the
loss of bedding and clothing. The
car was backed away from the fill
ing station into the street, and on
the arrival of the fire truck, the
chemicals were applied and the
flames soon extinguished. The loss
to the young man was considerable,
perhaps in excess of $150.
D. E. Riggins, .father of Delmar,
was in the car at the time, and be
fore he could get out was severely
burned about the body.
Road Leading to Ritter
Needs Work in Places
From people who have recently
made the trip, we are informed that
the Heppner-Ritter road in Morrow
county needs some work in several
sections in order that it may be
more easily traveled by cars and
trucks. This is especially true of
the section passing through Jones
canyon From a party coming over
this road Monday, it is learned that
getting over this piece of road is
next to Impossible, because of bad
washouts and a general breaking up
of the grade.
Roadmaster McCaleb states that
work on this part of the road has
been arranged for, and that it
should not be long before the Jones
canyon section is put in excellent
shape, and a number of other parts
of the road leading this way will
be improved also. The Grant coun
ty end of the road is now in excell
ent shape. The grade up the moun
tain from the North Fork is first
class and now only lacks the "turn
outs" to put it in shape for safe
travel to vehicles going up and
down, and beyond to Ritter the
road Is fine. As there is much trav
el that should go in and out over
this Heppner-Ritter road, and as
the people of that district are very
anxious to come to Hoppner for de
livery of their stock and produce,
and to do their trading, the road in
Morrow county can not be put in
shape too soon.
CARS IN COLLISION.
The cars of Carl Cason of this
city and Mike Rowell of lone col
lided on the curve at the Valentine
place Tuesday evening, with the re
sult that both machines were bad
ly damaged. Mr. Cason was driving
the coupe of the Union Oil Co., and
Mrs. Cason and the little girl were
in the car with him. He was on the
way to Lexington to see a customer.
Mr. Rowell was driving a Pontlac
sedan, and In the car with him were
three others. The enrs came to
gether on the turn of tho rood, the
headlights apparently blinding each
driver, and they did not realize that
there was not sulllcitnt clearance.
Fortunately the occupants of the
cars were not hurt.
Local Office Wins In
Electric Range Contest
Some twenty or more towns and
ities of the territory served by the
Pacific Power & Light company in
the states of Washington, Idaho and
Oregon have been competing In the
sales contest that has been on In
the various local offices of the com
pany since May 1st, and in a tele
gram received Tuesday by Mitchell
Thorne, manager of the Heppner
office, he was informed that Hepp
ner was winner by a fair margin,
and has sold more Hot Point elec
tric ranges than could be credited
to any other city on the list of com
petitors. It goes without saying
that the sales staff of the local of
fice are mighty proud of the dis
tinction, and are greatly pleased
over the success attained.
Mr. Thorne states that the quota
of ranges to be sold in this cam
paign was set at 370 for the terri
tory mentioned, and while he did
not have the latest figures, he Is
quite sure that this has been ex
ceeded, and Heppner went over the
top by placing 35 ranges in the
homes of Heppner, Lexington and
lone families. In addition to the
list recently published in these col
umns, the following have purchased
Hot Points: R. B. Ferguson, John
Hiatt, Eph Eskelson, C. L. Sweek,
Dr. A. H. Johnston, A. J. Westoff,
Gay M. Anderson, Chas. Swindig, C
A. Kane, M. J. Huston, E. R. Hus
ton, E. E. Clark, Mrs. Zena West
fall of Heppner; W. O. Hill, J. G.
Johnson, Lexington; Frank Engel
man, lone.
WILL SELL ROAD BONDS.
The county court will dispose of
an additional $100,000 in road bonds
of the county, and is advertising
this sum to be sold on August 11,
1928. Attention is called to the
legal advertisement of this sale In
another column. The money real
ized on the sale of bonds will go
toward construction of certain
roads in the county.
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Bower and
daughters Norma and Hazel spent
Sunday In Heppner, visiting at the
home of their son, Milton W. Bower.
They departed Monday morning for
Central Oregon and will return to
their home at Corvallis after a visit
to Crater Lake. Mr. Bower is In
the government service at Corvallis
and is now having his annual vaca
tion, which he is enjoying with his
family in a motor trip over the east
ern part of Oregon
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McCarty de
parted on an extended auto trip
Tuesday, expecting to visit their
old homes In California, and enjoy
pleasant vacation. They go via.
Reno, Nevada, but not to tarry, and
the trip south will take them past
many points of Interest Mr. and
Mrs. McCarty expect to be gone for
several weeks
John Hayes, former pioneer resi
dent of the Heppner country, Is up
from his Portland home and was a
visitor in the city on Tuesday. Mr.
Hayes is engaged with his son Joe
in the sheep business on Big Butter
creek.
R. K. Drake, successful wheat
raiser of Eight Mile, was a Heppner
visitor on Saturday.
Llllliin Gish in ANNIE LAURIE
Star Theater, Sunday and Monday.
1927 Ford Tudor Sedan
Looks good, new tires, perfect con
dition all set for a trip to any
where. Ninety percent of the or
iginal mileage at less than one half
the original cost. Terms to suit
HEPPNER GARAGE
Horses Perform Well
After Expert Training
By actual count one hundred and
two automobiles viBited the Eastern
Oregon Stock farm of B. F. Swag
gart on Sunday afternoon to wit
ness the performance of the cream
olines that have Deen under train
ing by Prof. Christianson for the
past few months. Mr. Christianson
has nine of the animals in charge,
not overlooking the little Shetland
pony that does his stunt which
makes ten. The most of the cream
olincs were unbroke animals, taken
off the range and it is remarkable
what they have been taught in the
short time the training has been
going on.
The crowd of about 500 visitors
present, surrounded the ring and
when the animals did extra good
work they were cheered lustily and
much noise was made by the honk
ing of automobile horns. This is
encouraged by the trainer as it get:
tne animals accustomed to wh
they will have to undergo in the ci
cus ring, rnese horses, it is un
derstood, are being trained for the
Ringling Bros.' circus, and while
they have yet a lot to learn, the
crowd was well entertained as they
witnessed them going through their
stunts Sunday afternoon. The train
ing of the horses at the ranch will
close in another week or so, we un
derstand. Support of Al Smith
Reaffirmed by-Pierce
At La Grande on Friday evening
former Governor Walter M. Pierce
reaffirmed his intentions to support
Governor Alfred Smith of New
York, democratic candidate for
president in the coming campaign.
Pierce also intends to make a vig
orous campaign for a seat in con
gress, so he informed the Union
county democrats, who were hold
ing an organization meeting.
Whether Pierce will carry the
Smith campaign outside of the sec
ond congressional district is not
known. He indicated, however, that
he has made arrangements for sev
eral Eastern Oregon speeches, pri
marily on his own behalf.
Lights For Hens Pays ,
Says College Bulletin
It requires less than 2-5 of an egg
per hen per month to pay for elec
tricity to light a commercial poul
try flock where current is available,
according to a bulletin just Issued
by the Oregon Experiment station
on "Electric Lights for Increasing
Egg Production." This bulletin,
written jointly by George W. Kable,
project director of the Oregon Com
mittee on Electricity in Agriculture;
F. E. Fox, associate professor of
poultry husbandry, and A. G. Lunn,
head of the department, is the re
sult of comprehensive investigations
extending over two years.
Based upon results obtained, a
flock of 400 average pullets would
yield an excess profit (in 11 months)
of $81.07 over the cost of lighting.
This amount would pay 8 per cent
interest on a $1000 investment in
electric lines or a lighting plant
The 40-page illustrated bulletin
discusses the subject from the an
gles of normal production and
prices, effect of lighting on produc
tion, feed consumption and costs;
the effect on mortality and profits,
and gives pertinent suggestions on
lighting Ijoth as to installation and
management
Preparation of the bulletin, con
sidered the most complete and
authentic of its kind, has been in
cooperation with the Oregon Com
mittee on electricity in agriculture
composed of farmers, business men,
and representatives of the state col
lege, grange, farmers' union, public
utilities and equipment companies.
Tests were on commercial flocks.
Conclusions reached are that an
nual returns from lighting are
enough to justify considerable ex
penditure. The use of artificial il
lumination is a means of changing
seasonal production so that fall and
winter eggs are increased even
though total annual production re
mains approximately the same.
Most profit is found in lighting
the highest producing fowls, accom
panied by intelligent selection, seg
regation, handling and feeding.
Lighting will not make poor hens
good. Use of lights in the morning
alone was found satisfactory.
HEAVY STOCK SHIPMENT
GOES OUT HERE TODAY
A shipment of 22 double deck cars
of lambs left the local yards this
forenoon by special train. This
bunch of lambs has been gathered
up by Messrs. McNamer Ac Thomp
son, and their destination is Den
ver. Those contributing to the
movement were Messrs C. A. Minor,
Ellis Minor, R. A. Thompson and
Lotus Robison W. P. Mahoney
made delivery of 4 cars of lambs to
Frank Oxman, Jr., and these went
out on the regular train Wednesday
evening, their destination being Chi
cago.
Dr. Fred E. Farrior will go to
Portland this week end to take
special course In oral surgery and
advanced denture making. The
doctor expects to return in about
ten days.
REWARD
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for return of camera
un on south side of
Peoples Hardward
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Bills to Reduce Licenses
and Increase Gas Tax
Cause Uneasiness.
Oregon motorists and taxpayers
will be interested in the fact that
the so-called $3 and $5 measures,
which would have affected the state
highway program, will not appear
on the November ballot as the
necessary signatures to initiative
petitions were not filed at Salem.
The public mind has become con
fused through extensive prelimin
ary discussion in the state press of
these bills, and it should be pointed
out as a matter of interest of the
hest importance, that the only
ures relating to motor vehicle
es and a tax on gasoline
will have a place on the bal-
are those initiated by Joe Dunne
of Portland.
Mr. Dunne's license bill provides
for a general reduction in license
fees of approximately 50 per cent
If this bill should be approved by
the people in November, the state
highway fund will lose about $3,
000,000. The other initiative meas
ures would increase the gasoline tax
from three to five cants per gallon.
If both bills should pass, the state's
income from the gas tax would be
increased about $1,200,000, leaving
the state highway department with
a net loss of nearly $2,000,000.
Should the people approve the de
creased license fees set up in (he
Dunne bill and reject the increased
gas tax of his other bill, the net loss
to the highway fund would amount
to a sum equivalent to that now
available for new construction and
betterments. Under this threaten
ing situation, the highway commis
sion has been forced to call a halt
in its contemplated program for
next year and to hold In abeyance
any expenditure other than main
tenance and the mandatory pay
ments of principal and interest on
road bonds.
The above figures are based on
careful and conservative estimates
of state revenues relating to the
highway fund, which was set up by
the people and the legislature to
accomplish a definite program of
state road construction. This pro
gram is far from completion at this
time.
Distinguished Guests to
Attend 1 928 Convention
Many distinguished guests will be
among those present" at the
American Legion state convention
in Medford, according to present in
dications. Among the prominent
Legionnaires expected to attend are
the state commanders of Oregon,
California, Washington, Idaho and
Nevada, national officers of the Le
gion from Indianapolis, and Past
National Commanders John R.
Quinn of Los Angeles and James
Drain of Spokane. W. S. McCrack
en, head of the Aeronautical De
partment of the U. S. Department
of Commerce, has agreed to be
present and many other noted fig
ures in aviation are expected. Gov
ernor Patterson and the entire
congressional delegation of the
state of Oregon also plan to attend
what is expected to be the "biggest
and best Legion State convention
ever held on the Pacific Coast"
The dates for the convention are
August 2, 3 and 4, and Medford is
making large preparations for the
entertainment of the Legion boys.
BUSINESS HOUSE ENTERED.
The place of business of Curran
& Barr in the Elks building was
entered early Monday morning, and
their till and that of Edgar Copen
haver, who runs a lunch counter in
the same room, were relieved of
small sums of money, the former
of $2 and the latter of about $10.
Entrance to the building was gained
through a rear window. The Star
theater, adjoining, was also entered,
a skeleton key evidently being used
to gain admission to the office. The
till was robbed of some small
change, but no attempt made to get
into the safe. So far no trace of the
thieves has been found.
THOMSONS IN ACCIDENT.
While enroute to Astoria some
three weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Thomson of this city met with an
accident on the highway, their car
turning over and being considerably
damaged. A wrecker was called
and the car taken back to Port
land for repairs, and it was several
days before they got out of Port
land. Later going to Carson
Springs on the Columbia, It was
discovered that Mr. Thomson had a
broken rib. and was otherwise
bruised. Mrs. Thomson had es
caped injury aside from a scratched
face.
Friends in Heppner received the
announcement this week of the
marriage of Miss Helen V. Richol
son to Mr. DeLoss Roberts, the
event taking place at the home of
the bride in Centralia, Wash., on
last Saturday. Mrs. Roberts was
teacher of music In the Lexington
schools the past year, and during
that time made many friends In this
community. Mr. Roberts, who is
also a teacher, has been engaged as
high school principal at Heppner
for the coming year.