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Volume 46, Number 15.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, June 27, 1929.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
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OF POOL ON JULY 3
Swimming to Keep People
Cool Who Come to
Ball Games.
Announcement by the Bwlmming
tank committee seta the opening
date of the American Legion pool
for July 3, Its opening having been
delayed by the repair work and a
shortage of water the past week.
This will be welcome news to those
who want to see the Heppner and
lone ball teams clash In a two-day
series the third and fourth, and
take In the big dances at the open
air pavilion In the evenings for
which Cole Madsen's dance band, of
Portland will furnish music com
posed of the latest ball room hits.
No extensive celebration is planned,
but a general good time is assured
all who may visit our city on the
two days. .
Extensive improvements have
taken place at the tank, to aid the
convenience and comfort of swim
mers besides making it sanitary In
every respect. New platforms and
spring boards have" been provided,
dressing and shower rooms enlarg
ed and repaired, a spit trough In
stalled around the tank, and rest
rooms provided. Space around the
tank for swimmers and spectators
has also been arranged, Admission
prices are 10c for children under 12;
15c for youths, 12 to 15, and 25c for
adults, for single admissions; $1.00
for 12 swims; $1.50 for 12 swims,
and $2.00 for 10 swims for the re
spective classifications.
While the Legion boys desire ev
eryone to have access to the tank,
and get all the sport from it pos
sible, they are compelled to enforce
the following rules, laid down by
the State Board of Health:
"Persons with colds, head Infec
tions, 'running nose or ears,' ca
tarrh, are warned that swimming,
diving, etc., tend to force the Infec
tion into the sinuses or ears, and
result in serious if not fatal compli
cations. "All bathers shall use shower
baths, including soap, If necessary,
before entering plunge. (The plunge
is not intended aa a bath tub.)
"Bathers who have been outside
the bath house or plunge inclosure
shall not "re-enter without passing
through a foot bath and using a
shower.
"Bathers shall be forbidden to
wear private bathing suits that are
not properly laundered.
"Women shall wear caps while In
plunge.
"All persons known or suspected
of being atiiicted with Infectious dis
eases shall be excluded from the
pool.
"No person suffering from a fe
ver, cold, cougl, or inflamed eyes
shall be allowed us of the plunge.
(These disorders may, be transmit
ted to others.)
"No person with sores or other
evidence of skin disease, or who is
wearing a bandage of any kind,
shall be allowed use of the plunge.
(A bandage may conceal a source
of Infection.)
"Spitting In or in any other way
contaminating the plunge and spit
ting on the floors, runways, aisles
or dressing rooms shall be prohib
ited. "Public combs or brushes shall
not be furnished and Buch articles
left by bathers shall be permanent
ly removed.
"Eating within the plunge inclo
sure shall be prohibited.
' "Bringing or throwing into the
plunge any objects that may In any
way carry contamination, endanger
safety of bathers, or produce un
slghtllness, shall be prohibited."
Smoking laside the Inclosure. is
also prohibited.
HARDMAN.
The Purple Circle people from
Pendleton were at the I. O. O. P.
lodge Saturday night. A number of
members took the degree.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McDanlel re
turned home Saturday from Day
vllle where Mr. McDanlel has been
Bhearing.
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Chapel spent
the week-end at their home In Hard
man. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McDanlel were
visiting at the home of Mrs. B. H.
Bleakman Sunday.
Mary Sallng spent Saturday and
Sunday at her home In Hardman.
Zetta Bleakman has been confined
to her home the past week with a
cold-and tonsllitlB.
Mr. Severance and son Ivan, aluo
his daughter Sylvia, have been vis
iting with old friends and relatives
here.
Maggie Swift was visiting at the
home of her sister, Ella Farrens, on
Monday.
Mrs. Richard Jones and son were
visiting at the home of May Adams
on Saturday.
Esther Jones of Lexington is
staying with her grandmother, Mrs.
Anna Chapin.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Farrens ac
companied by Ella Bleakman were
attending to business In Heppner
Monday.
A number of Hardman people at
' tended the Georgia. Minstrel show
hi Heppner Friday night
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Johnson were
attending to business In Heppner
Monday.
For Sale 1927 Chevrolet coach,
In excellent condition; reasonable.
Eph Eskelson, Heppner. 11-14.
FIRE ON SATURDAY.
About noon Saturday, people saw
a huge column of black smoke ris
ing into the sky In the neighborhood
of the depot, and fear that a ware
house of an oil tank .was afire caus
ed a deal of excitement until it was
learned that it was a pile of tele
phone poles burning. C. Darbee, lo
cal O.-W. R. & N. agent, had burn
ed some waste paper a considerable
distance from the poles, and had
gon back into the depot after be
lieving the fire to have burned it
self out. A short time afterward,
however, the burning poles caught
his attention and the fire alarm was
turned in. The poles, heavily treat
ed with tar, thinned by the hot sun,
were all afire when the city flre-
flghtlng apparatus appeared on the
scene and it took several minutes
to extinguish it. The poles belonged
to the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company and were piled on
the railroad right of way. ,
FEARED HYDROPHOBIA.
Bill Shaw, a young man in the
employ of J. B. Huddlseton as
sheepherder, was brought to town
yesterday by Mr. Huddleston and
his sister, Miss Bess Huddleston
from their home near Lone Rock.
A few days ago he was bitten in the
hand hv a doer and the member be
came Infected as a result Not
much thoueht was Klven this, how
ever, until the dog began having fits,
and It was then tnougnt Dest to
bring the young man to town for
medical attention. The proper
treatment was administered to him
for the Drevention of hydrophobia
by Dr. McMurdo, and It Is hoped
that he may escape any serious con
sequences. REDSKIN, a technicolor marvel
revealing beauty and drama of Nav
ajo country, Star Theater, Sunday
and Monday.
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Maple Circle, Neighbors of Wood
craft, was honored at the district
convention by having two of Its
members elected to district office.
Mrs. Kate Swindig was chosen as
guardian neighbor and will preside
over the next meeting of the district
convention to be held at La Grande
in 1931, and Mrs. Mable French was
elected as one of 1 the managers.
The Heppner delegation all arrived
home the end of the week from
Baker, and report having had a
splendid time, though a very busy
convention.
Egbert Young, who was looking
after business in this city on Mon
day, reports that there will be some
very excellent crops harvested In
his part of the Eight Mile section
this season, providing present
weather conditions prevail. We can
verify Mr. Youngs statement as a
trip through that part of the coun
ty on Sunday afternoon revealed
many excellent fields of grain now
maturing in excellent shape.
Mrs. Helen D. Bloom of Chicago,
accompanied by her brother and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Baker of
Fraser, Mont, arrived in Heppner
Tuesday and are guests at the F. S.
Parker home till Saturday, being
on a vacation trip west in Mrs.
Bloom's car. Mrs. Bloom Is an old
friend of the Parker family, when
they lived as neighbors several
years ago at Cove, Ore.
Mrs. Sarah H. Parker, mother or
Frank S. Parker of this city, de
parted for La Grande on Thursday
last for a visit at the home of an
other son residing there. She ac
companied Ralph Justus who was
driving to La Grande on business In
connection with the Justus sheep,
on summer range near Baker.
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH.
Rev. Thomas J. Brady, Pastor.
Next Sunday, June 30th, will be
the sixth Sunday after Pentecost,
and the last Sunday of the month of
June, which Is specially dedicated
to the honor, veneration, and adora
tion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Christ There will be a high mass
in the'tocal church and mass in no
other station In the entire county,
it being the fifth Sunday of the
month. This high mass will be cel
ebrated before the Blessed Sacra
ment with appropriate sermon by
the pastor. Confessions will be
heard before the mass and it is
hoped that there will be crowds re
ceiving Holy Communion, since the
extraordinary ceremonies connect
ed with the day are specially gotten
up to thank God and the Sacred
Heart for the evident blessings
from heaven upon the entire coun
ty, which blessing In the form of
copious and opportune rains, has
fallen upon all classes of people, In
response to the many special re
quests asked of God upon the peo
ple. Confessions will be heard on Sat
urday evening at 7 o'clock and In
the morning before the mass. Holy
Communion will be distributed be
fore the mass, and the ceremony of
the day will close with Benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament and the
consecration of the entire parish to
the Sacred Heart The pastor asks
all parties who have flowers to for
ward same to the church on Satur
day afternoon around four o'clock.
The coming of the many rains at
this time of the year and the same
followed by the warm days are
manifest Indications of God's In
terest In His people, be the same
Catholics or non-Cathollcs. There
Is no room for chance, good luck, or
good fortune, to explain the coming
of these bounteus rains. Faith, pray
er, trust In God and In His willing
ness and eagerness to hear the
prayers of an overburdened people
alone explain these rains at this
time. r -
COURT PROCEEDINGS
FOR THE JUNE TERM
County Court met in regular ses
sion with all officers present on
Wednesday, June 5, 1929, when the
following proceedings were had:
Court accepted right of way deeds
for Jordan-Rhea Creek raid.
The sum of $2500 borrowed from
the General Fund was ordered re
turned from the General Road
Fund.
There were no wood bids sub
mitted. " , - ,
There was only one paint bid sub
mitted and the same was continued
because interior painting was in
eluded in the said bid.
Bids were asked for a 6-cyllnder
truck chassis with cab and34x7
tires and not less than' 164-Inch
wheel base.
It was decided to sell $60,000 of
road bonds for needed projects.
The following bills were approved
and ordered paid:
A. D. McMurdo, Physician $
Rose Floreon, Pension
Emily Peck, Pension
25.00
25.00
20.00
10.00
Lulu Ayers, Pension
Mary Markham, Pension .
32.50
Vida Stickel, Pension .
Lula Bookman, Pension
Amy Collins, Pension
Ida Fletcher, Poor
Mabel Howell, Poor . ....
E. M. Matteson, Poor
Nora Perlberg, Poor .
J. J. Wells, Assessor
G. A. Bleakman, County. Ct
L. P. Davidson, County Ct
R. L. Benge, County Court
Pac. Telephone, Cur. Ex.
Lucy Rodgers, Supt
Glass & Prudhomme, Office
Gazette Times, Office
Kilham Sty., Sheriff ,
State Ac. Com., Sheriff
Peoples Hdw. Co., Ct. Hse.
Pac. Power Co., $t House
I. D. Gray, Courlf House
E. L. Berry, Court House
City of Heppner, Ct House
Gilliam & Bisbee, Ct House
Ed Breslin, Poor
Hughes Co., Poor :
24.00
32.50
32.50
15.00
25.00
20.00
17.50
300.00
50.00
66.60
8.20
43.30
55.56
21.61
58.90
18.65
7.33
8.30
17.30
5.15
1.25
26.50
21.78
6.25
3.70
16.53
79.71
9.45
222.11
3.95
14.00
6.60
6.75
10.41
92.43
48.70
40.50
10.49
96.00
10.00
13.47
4.10
.90
1.60
46.80
35.19
5.60
28.12
8.23
292.45
12.00
5.00
11.96
16.47
9.85
2.00
1.13
M. D. Clark, Poor
L. O. Herren, Poor
Patterson & Son, Poor
Heppner Hospital, Poor
Hiatt & Dix, Jail
A. D. McMurdo, Health
West Coast Co., Jus. Ct.
A. H. Johnston, Health '
C. B. Orai, Sealer
J. M. Spencer, Water.
Ed Nunn, Water.
C. J. D. Bauman Sheriff
F. Post Co., Market
Dean Voile, Jordan .
G. A. Bleakman, General
Peoples Hdw. Co., General
Pac. Tel. Co., General
C. H. Latourell, General
Cohn Auto Co., General
Vaughn & Goodman, Gen.
W. L. McCaleb, General
Hardman Garage, General
W. A. Price, No. 2
W. T. Doherty, No. 4
Tum-A-Lum, Roads
O. C. Wageman, No. 7
Walter Crosby, No. 16
B. H. Peck, No. 24
N. M. Johnfcn, No. 25
J. P. O'Meara, Roads
T. C. Troge, McNabb
Bristow & Co., McNabb
Howard-Cooper, Roads 2,044.58
F. R. Brown, Eight Mile 24.00
S. G. LIninger, Eight Mile . 13.00
J. H. Cox, Eight Mile 1.00
J. O. Hager, Roads 34.00
Humphreys Drug Co., Wil
low Creek ,
13.70
5.85
589.44
A. J. Chaffee, Jordan
Puget Sound Powder, Jor.
Federal Reserve, Roads 1,500.00
A. R. Reid, Roads 172.15
Ferguson Motor, General 5.10
Ed Breslin, Roads ' 27.70
Union Oil, Roads 354.77
State, Roads 176.76
A. Baldwin, Roads . 6.17
Carl Calkins, McNabb 16.44
Arlington Bank, Roads 16.45
First National Bank, Roads 6,615.89
F. & S. Nat. Bank, Roads 4,897.82
ALPINE
Gelger and Thompson have fin
ished the cutting of the rye hay on
the West Camp ranch and on their
own ranch In Sand Hollow.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plourd, the
newlyweds of Pine City, returned
to their newly furnished home on
Butter creek last Wednesday eve
ning after honeymooning In Seattle
and vicinity for a fortnight.
Alfred Sibley, who Is employed on
a ranch near Hermiston, was a
guest at the home of the Misses
Bernice and Bertha Sepanek on
Wednesday.
Miss Gertrude Tlchenor and Mrs.
J: C. Thompson motored to Hermis'-
ton and Echo on Thursday.
The . folks in this vicinity who
flninhed blading their summerfallow
before the recent rains wish they
had set In the house and read the
comic sheet until after the rain was
over. Most of them are having to
run the blades again.
Rudolph Gelger of Eugene was a
Sunday guest of J. C. Thompson.
C. Melville was a business visitor
In Pendleton on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Moore were
guests last week of Mr. Moore's
brother and family who reside In
Seattle.
J. C. Thompson and daughter
Peggy and C. Melville went to Lex
ington and Heppner Monday after
noon. The Alpine basebal nine played
Morgan at lone Sunday afternoon.
The game was exciting but Alpine
tell short considerably. The score
was 11-7 in favor of lone.
Grover Sibley met with a painful
accident at the ball game Sunday
when he sprained his ankle quite
badly.
A number of our young people at-
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01 D SLOCUM MILL
TO BE REOPENED
Heppner Pine Lumber Co.
To Start Operations
In Ten Days.
The old Slocum mill will be re
opened by the Heppner Pine Lum
ber company, with operations to
start within the next ten days, ac
cording to the statement of A. G.
Reschke, president and owner of
the new company, now on the
ground assisting In putting the ma
chinery in shape for operation. The
mill will start with a 25,000-feet
daily capacity, and the output will
be trucked to Heppner for shipment
over he Union Pacific railroad,
largely to eastern points, though it
is the intention of the company to
develop local trade as well.
Mr. Reschke was reticent in re
gard to the scope of development
planned by the company, and said
they would let its actions do the
talking. He expressed himself well
satisfied with the production possi
bilities of the properties acquired.
Mr. Reschke recently arrived in
Portland, his former home, from
Chicago where he was connected
with the Universal Portland Cement
Ucompany, and formerly was fir fac
tory executive with the Long-Bell
Lumber company. At one time he
was connected with the traffic de
partment of the Union Pacific rail
road. For the present the head of
fices of the company will be located
at Portland.
C. J. Harrison will be in entire
charge of local operations, coming
to the county from Portland. Mr.
Harrison is an old-time lumberman
having had many years experience
in the pine lumber game. He has
a crew at work rehabilitating the
sawmill. '
The old Slocum mill, in active op
eration for many years, is one of
the most widely known mills local
ly, being situated in one of the fin
est stands of pine timber in the
county. The property was recently
held by Al Henriksen, formerly of
this city, from whom It was acquir
ed by Mr. Reschke's company.
PASSED BY NORMAL
AFTER THIRTY YEARS
In 1899 William Lee McCaleb
would have received his diploma
from the Oregon State Normal
school at Monmouth, had it not
been for an illness which took
him out of school shortly before
the expiration of his three-year
course. For several years fol
lowing, Mr. McCaleb had Intend
ed to return and complete the
work for his diploma, but he
never did.
Now, after 30 years have passed
he has the diploma, granted at the
last meeting of the old board of
regents who give way to the
board of higher education creat
ed at the last legislative session.
. In a conversation with a mem
ber of the board of regents some
time ago, the regent suggested
to Mr. McCaleb that the board
might grant his diploma. Acting
on the suggestion, Mr. McCaleb
filed his showing with the board,
and it was favorably acted upon,
President Landreth signing the
diploma as of date 1899.
This does not entitle Mr. Mc
Caleb to teach, nor has he any in
tention of becoming a school
teacher, as the school laws have
changed in 30 years. He is proud,
nevertheless, to hold the paper to
which he feels he was entitled in
recognition of his scholastic ef
forts while in school.
Pomona Grange Meets
At Rhea Creek on 6th
Morrow County Pomona Grange
will present a program Saturday,
July 6, at Rhea creek hall, begin
ning at 2 o'clock, to which the pub
lic Is invited. The program follows:
Song, Grange.
Solo, Danny Dinges.
Flag Drill, Rhea Creek Juveniles.
Instrumental Solo, Irrlgon Club
Member.
Reading, Harry Peterson.
Violin Solo, Group Number, Neva
Couchell.
Reading, Geneva Pettyjohn.
Solo, Group Number, " Donna
Brown.
Oration, Donald Heliker.
Address, W. L. Teusch, O. S. C.
Pantomime, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs.
Heliker, Reader.
PARTY HONORS MRS. PARKER.
A lawn party was given Wednes
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Daisy Shively, honoring Mrs. Etta
Parker, a bride of the month. Those
present were Vera Casteel, Ruth
Bergstrom, Grace Buschke, Mabel
Chaffee, Verna Hayes, Molly Azcu
ennga, Etta Parker, Sylvia Devin,
Opal Briggs, Daisy Shively, Dclsie
Chapel, Lorena Isom, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Smith. The bride was
presented a silver carving set, and
refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
Mrs. W. P. Mahoney Is at Cove,
Oregon, where she Is attending the
sessions of the summer school of
religion of the Episcopal church.
She Is expected home Saturday.
I0NE.
MRS. JENNIE McMURRAY, Corres
pondent lone and vicinity have been ob
serving with interest the important
Improvements made upon the eleva
tor and warehouse of the lone Far
mer's Elevator company. The first
improvement was the installation of
electric equipment to replace the 25
h.p. Delsel oil engine. The new
equipment has proved to be very
efficient and will be even more so
during the rush of the wheat sea
son. Often before this change was
made hours were spent In efforts to
start the Deisel engine. This hap
pened most frequently during the
rush season. Now only the fraction
of a second is required to start the
motors which move the wheat rap
idly and efficiently. The second im
provement, supervised by W. J.
Walker of Antelope, is the addition
to the warehouse begun May 30, and
completed June 22 a three-weeks
and a day job. The old platform
was replaced by a new floor, and the
roof was raised and extended to cov
er the new floor. This change means
an increased 20,000 capacity over
the original 32,000.
Our ball team journeyed to Fossil
Sunday for the game. The score
was 11-4 in Fossil's favor.
There was a ball game on the
lone field Sunday between Morgan
and Alpine, Morgan winning 11-8.
Monday was our hottest day so
far- this year. The thermometer at
Bert Mason's store registered 94,
and some of the farmers report a
temperature of 100.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Martin and chil
dren, whose home Is at Avlla, Cal.,
arrived Saturday for a visit with
relatives in and near lone. Mrs.
Martin is a daughter of W. E. Ahalt
Mrs. Homer Franks and two chil
dren, of Richland, Wash., are guests
in the George Franks home. Mrs:
Franks motored over from Richland
accompanied by her husband and
father, A. F. Stoops, who remained
for an overnight visit only.
Wendell Balsiger, of Pendleton,
spent Sunday with home folks.
The Sunday school of the Chris
tian church will hold a picnic at the
Grant Olden ranch on Rhea creek
Sunday. All those who wish to at
tend are asked to be at the church
at 9:30 a. m. where cars will be in
waiting to take them. Sunday school
will be held at the picnic grounds.
Mrs. Fred Mankin and her sister,
Mrs. Holmes Gabbert who is visiting
here, motored to Sunnyside, Wash.,
Wednesday, returning Thursday.
They were guests, of Mr. and Mrs.
William Sklpton.
Louis Balsiger estimates that we
j'will have only a 60 per cent wheat
crop this year. While there are
many fields that will have a light
yield, there are others that deserve
special mention as being good. On
the north side the Gorger brothers
and Arthur Turner have fields that
give promise a of good yield and on
the south side the fields belonging
to Mike Rowell, Pasco Brown and
Lee Beckner are especially good.
Robert Harbison, who is taking a
five-year course in architecture at
the University of Oregon, wilhnot
be home this summer. He has em
ployment in the C. H. Freeman ar
chitect office in Portland.
Mrs. K. W. Austin last week en
joyed a visit with her sister, Miss
Moore, of Fossil.
On last Friday Mrs. K. W. Austin
underwent a major operation In the
Heppner hospital. During the time
she will be away from her home her
little daughter Joyce is being cared
for at the home of Mr. Austin's sis
ter in Condon.
Friends here have received word
of the marriage of Mrs. Mary E.
Hopkins, widow of the late Perry
Hopkins, to Fred Tracer of Junc
tion City. They were married May
21 at Eugene. Mrs. Tracer is well
known here.
Mrs. Jane Woods of Portland is a
guest at the home of her niece, Mrs.
John Bryson.
The W. E. Bullard family return
ed Sunday from a trip to Portland.
While away they were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Alexander Thompson at
"Shady Shack" on the Powell Valley
road.
, When Fred Lockley made his trip
through this part of the state inter
viewing pioneers, he stopped in lone
and interviewed Grandma Ritchie
and F. H. Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson made
a trip to Salem last week. While
there they visited at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Elmo McMil
lan. When they returned they were
accompanied by their daughter Eva
who had been spending some time
in Salem, and by their little grand
daughter, Beverly June.
Darrcl Padberg of Portland ar
rived last week for a visit with rela
tives and friends here.
Laurel Beach of Lexington visited
the first of last week with the Kel
ler boys before his departure for
Walla Walla en route to Chicago
where he goes to take a six weeks
course in Bush Conservatory of Mu
sic. Louis Balsiger, wife and daughter
Elva recently spent a day with rela
tives in. White Salmon, Wash.
Mrs. Ernest Shipley last week had
as her guests, her mother, Mrs. Earl
Allen, of Lostlne, and her two aunts,
Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Peterson, both
of Ashland. Her sister, Miss Blan
che Allen, of Ashland, also came.
The others have departed for Los
tlne but Miss Blanche remained for
a more extended visit
Mrs. J. W, Moech and daughter
Irene of The Dalles returned home
Saturday after a pleasant visit at
the Cole Smith home.
Alan, the small son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Howk underwent an ade
noid operation Saturday morning at
Heppner.
Mrs. Katie Pctteys is enjoying a
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INSPECTS BAKER MINES.
While In Eaker the past week,
the editor had the privilege of a
visit to the'properties of the Ore
gon Copper company some 25 miles
northeast of that city. In company
with Ed Hendryx, ex-newspape;
man of Sumpter and Baker, a min
ing enthusiast we were piloted
through the ramifications of the nu
merous tunnels and taken into the
bowels f the earth for a distance of
650 feet, to the present lower level,
and viewed what mother nature has
stored up in mineral wealth, prin
cipally copper, so far as present de
velopment has uncovered. Some 20
years ago the first tunnel was run
in this mine and revealed a remark
able deposit of copper ore, then the
work was held up for many years
until about two years ago when the
Oregon Copper company was form
ed and sufficient capital raised to
carry on development work on a far
larger scale. The experimental
stage in opening the mine is now
about past, and Mr. Hendryx, who
is largely interested in this prop
erty, as well as in a newer develop
ment joining it on the west and
kown as the Clover Creek Consoli
dated Copper company, gives it as
his opinion that Oregon' Copper
will soon be on a production basis,
a mill for ore reduction construct
ed at the mine and employment fur
nished to some 150 or 160 men. An
other year should bring this about
It was our first experience in
traveling through a mine of this
nature, and the extent of the work
already done was a great surprise,
although we had been keeping pret
ty close tab on the development
since it started some two years ago.
It was an experience to be greatly
appreciated. The mining- industry
in the Baker territory Is picking
up rapidly and it should not be long
until that little city will be on the
map again as one of the busy min
ing centers of the northwest
LOCI NEWS ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Conover and
O. M. Conover of Waitsburg, and
Hugh Dunlap of Prescott Wash.,
were Saturday and Sunday visitors
at Heppner, guests at the homes
of Frank S. Parker and Vawter
Crawford. The Conovers are cous
ins of Mrs. Parker and Mr. Craw
ford, and Mr. Dunlap is an uncle.
The men were returning from
Crawfordsville, Oregon, where they
attended the pioneers' picnic and
were joined at Fifus by Mrs. Con
over who had been on a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Humphreys, at
Bend.
Mrs. A. H. Johnston had the
pleasure of a visit from her sister,
Mrs. H. Collins and daughter Hazel
of San Francisco, who arrived here
on Monday, remaining over until
Wednesday. Mrs. oJhnston had not
seen her sister in eleven years, and
the visit was all the more pleasant
because of their long separation.
Mrs. Collins was accompanid by
Mrs. J. P. Seghers of Portland, her
sister-in-law, who came to have a
short visit with her invalid son,
here under the care of Dr. Johnston.
Visitors in Heppnr this week are
Mrs. Ollie Cox, formerly of this
city, and Mrs. E. G. Thompson and
two children of Dunsmuir, Calif.,
and Monte Robison of Woodland,
Calif. While in Heppner they were
entertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. B. G. Sigsbee. The party has
been making a tour of Eastern Ore
gon by auto, and before returning
south expected to visit at Hardman
and Eight Mile with relatives and
friends.
Josephine Mahoney departed this
morning on a vacation trip that will
take her to San Francisco and prob
ably to Los Angeles before she re
turns. She will visit with the Misses
Elaine and Bernice Sigsbee at San
Franscico and plans to take in the
national Elks' convention. Jon Con-
der will look after her duties as
Heppner correspondent for the Pen
dleton East Oregonian during her
absence.
While it was quite hot in Heppner
on Monday, and the same condition
prevailed over the entire county,
no damage to grain Is reported. The
thermometer here registered about
but on Tuesday cooler weather
came, with a stiff breeze, and more
moderate conditions now prevail.
The wheat fields are maturing In
fine shape at this time.
Glenn Young, in town today from
the Jake Young farm on Eight Mile,
states that he will begin harvest
about the 20th of July from present
indications. He reports their grain
developing rapidly, and should pres
ent favorable conditions continue
for a couple of weeks they will har
vest an abundant crop of good
wheat
Mrs. Erward Chlnn and son Dan
iel returned Wednesday morning
after an absence from Heppner of
two weeks. Part of the vacation
was spent with friends at San Fran
cisco and the rest of the time they
visited at Portland. Mrs. Chinn re
ports a very pleasant trip.
REDSKIN, Richard Dix's great
est, filmed in natural colors, Star
Theater, Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Swindig and Mrs.
Frank Rasmus arrived home Sat
urday evening from their visit to
Baker, Oregon, and Council, Idaho.
The ladles were delegates to the
district convention of Neighbors of
Woodcraft at Baker last week, and
then went on to Council where Mrs.
Swindig visited with an uncle.
Mrs. Milton Spurlock has resign
ed her position with Patterson ft
Son Drug company, effective July
1st The place will be tilled by Miss
Dorothy Herren.
Frank Everson, farmer of the
lone section, was looking after bus
iness in this city on Monday.
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OF PENNANT PICTUR
Wasco Secures Lead in
Wheatland League by
Score of 9-4.
IiEAOUE STANDINGS.
Won Lost Pet
Wasco 12 1 .923
Condon 9 3 .750
5 .615
7 .364
8 .333
11 .154
Lut Sunday'! Kerolti -
At Heppner 4, Wasco 9; at Fossil 11,
lone 4; at Arlington 2, Condon 8.
Next 8 on day's Gam
Heppner at Wasco, Fossil at lone,
Arlington at Condon.
Heppner . 8
FoasU 4
lone 4
Arlington 2
Heppner had the satisfaction of
leading the league-leaders from
Wasco for three inings at Rodeo
field Sunday afternoon long en
ough to throw a real scare Into the
visitors. The ability of the more
seasoned veterans from Sherman
county told in the end, however, and
they took the game 9-4, thus being
practically assured the Wheatland
league pennant
Wasco started the scoring with
one run in the second, hits by J.
Soden and Bates, and an error by
Gentry netting the tally. Heppner
then stepped into the lead In the
third, when the boys loosened up
"Sky" Soden and touched him for
three hits and four runs, a passed
ball and Tucker's bad throw to first
helping them along. D. Bleakman
walked, stole second and went third
on Erwin's hit Erwin also stealing;
Sprouls popped out to first; Gentry
laid down a grounder to Tucker .
who nabbed Bleakman at home;
Erwin scored on a passed ball;
Drake singled, placing Gentry on
third, and himself stole second, Gen
try scoring and Drake taking third
on Tucker's bad throw of L. Tur
ner's grounder; Drake scored on R.
Turner's hit and Hiatt flied out to
Tucker to end the rally. That was
all the scoring for the locals.
Wasco was donated another run
in the fifth, and two more In the
sixth on dropped flies by Hiatt In
left to tie the score. They stepped
into the lead In the seventh, when
Wilson's hit an error by R. Turner,
and Weedman's hit gave two more.
Bates' two-bagger, a passed ball and
a wild pitch gave them another in
the eighth, and singles by Meyer
and Weedman followed by J. Sod
en's two-bagger in the ninth gave
them the remaining two.
The pitching of both Soden and
Drake was the big feature of the
game. Soden struck-out 15 Hepp
ner batters while Drake whiffed 12
visitors. Soden allowed but five hits
while Drake let out 11. The ninth
inning was the only occasion when
Wasco's hits were bunched for
scores, the others being scattered
to such an extent that they would
have been valueless had it not been
for errors. Weedman had the big
stick of the day, getting a three
bagger, two singles and a walk out
of five trips up.
Heppner is now out of the run
ning for the pennant after the big
stride of seven straight wins to get
into the race. The boys have little
hope of defeating Wasco, there Sun
day, though they intend to put up a
scrap. They play Arlington here In
the league wind-up July 7.
HEPPNER B R H O
Erwin. 1 .4 1
Sprouls, 2 4 0
Gentry, c 4 1
Drake, p 4 1
L. Turner, m 4 1
R. Turner, s 4 0
Hake, r 1 0
Hiatt 1 3 0
B. Bleakman, 3 3 0
D. Bleakman. r-1 3 0
Totals 33
4
6 27 18
WASCO
Wilson. 3 5
Osborne, 2 5
Tucker, s . 5
Meyer. 1 ...4
Weedman, m 4
J. Soden, c .5
Bates, r .5
Brock. 1 3
S. Sod, p 4
0 16
Totals
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9 11 27 18
Earned runs.
Heppner
1. Wasco
three base hits. Tucker, Weedman; first
base on balls oz Drake 2, oft Soden 3;
left on bases. Heppner 6, Wasco 8 ; wild
pitches. Drake 2: first base on errors,
Heppner 2. Wasco 3: two base hits J.
Soden. Bates: sacrifice bunt. Brock;
struck out bv Drake 12. Soden 15: pass
ed balls. Gentry 2, Soden 2.
GRASS VALLEY, MA K.SH FIELD
AND BAKER ESSAY WINNERS
Legion Auxiliary Bulletin.
At last we are able to announce
the winners of the essay contests.
The committee appointed by State
Superintendent of Schools, C. A.
Howard, has completed Its work and
makes the following announcement:
First places in the American Le
gion Auxiliary Contest were award
ed to Jane French, Grass Valley,
Betty Savage, Marshfield and Mara-
garet Turner, Baker.
Jane French is in the second
grade and goes to school at Grass
Valley. Her mother Is now pres
ident of Hanley Baker Unit Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, of Grass Val
ley. Jane was awarded a $5.00 prize
and her grade was presented with
a picture of "In Flanders Fields."
Betty Savage Is In Grade 6A and
goes to the Harding school at
Marshfield. Betty was awarded a
$5.00 prize and her room was pre
sented a picture of "In Flanders
Fields."
Margaret Turner Is In the 7th
grade and goes to scholo at Baker.
Margaret was presented with a $5.00
prize and a picture of "In Flanders
Fields" was presented to her room.
Judging the essays was no easy
task, according to the committee.
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