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Volume 46, Number 25.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 1929
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EARLY SETTLER HERE
Pioneer Dies Following
Long Illness; Funeral
Largely Attended.
Following an Illness of some two
years' duration', during which time
he suffered from partial paralysis
and other complications, Jacob S.
Young died at his home In Eight
Mile on Saturday evening, death be
ing the direct result of an addition
al stroke of paralysis he had suf
fered earlier in the day. Funeral
services were hjld on Tuesday af
ternoon ai t o ciock in tne unristian
church at Heppner, H. K: Loop of
the International Bible Students
and a particular friend of the de
ceased, officiating, being called from
his home at Pullman, Wash., to de
liver the funeral discourse. Inter
ment was In Masonic cemetery
where other members of the family
lie burled.
Attesting the esteem In which Mr.
Young was held, was the very large
attendance of friends and neighbors
from Eight Mile and Gooseberry,
those who have been associated
with him for many long years. They
came out of respect for the depart
ed, because he had been their neigh
bor and friend in season and out of
season. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful.
Mr. Young had been a resident of
the Eight Mile country from the
pioneer days, taking a homestead
there when the country was new,
and by hard labor and constant ap
plication through years of good and
evil report, he had succeeded in ac
cumulating a farm of many hun
dred acres and developed it into one
of the best places in the county. It
was along In the early eighties when
he located on the Eight Mile home
stead, and with the exception of a
few years, Mr. Young had made this
his constant place of residence. He
was well known the county over
and Btood very high as a citizen In
the community.
Jacob Smith Young was born in
Harrison county, Missouri, Novem
ber 12, 1856 and died at his farm
home on Eight Mile, Oregon, Satur
day, August 31, 1929, at the age of
72 years, 10 months and 18 days.
When but a young man he came to
the Pacific coast in 1878, remaining
for a year in California, then to
Oregon, spending a year in Wash
ington county, then going to Walla
Walla where he resided for two
years before coming to what is now
Morrow county. He worked for
wages for a time, saving his income
and engaged in the sheep business,
in the meantime taking up a home
stead and moved on to success as
above mentioned.
He was married to Mattie Hooker
of Eight Mile on February 17, 1885,
and to this union three daughters
and four sons were born: Mary
Pearl, deceased; Mrs. Eugenia Hus
ton of lone; Mrs. Fay George of
Portland; Robert, of Seattle; Har
vie, of Medford; Ray, of La Grande,
and Glenn of Eight Mile. Mrs.
Young departed this life December
10, 1914. Mr. Young was married
again to Lillian B. Haynes, Septem
ber 2, 1919. He leaves besides his
widow and children, who were all
present at the funeral, 10 grandchil
dren, one sister, Lucy D. Young and
one brother, Robert Young of Mis
souri, and an uncle, Sidney Young
of Spokane who came to Oregon
with him.
Another pioneer of Morrow coun
ty passes In the death of Mr. Young,
and of these who helped to form
this commonwealth by overcoming
conditions which would seem insur
mountable to the present generation
the ranks are getting very thin. A
good man and true has gone to his
reward.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank the people of
the Eight Mile and Liberty com
munities who so faithfully helped
in every way during the Illness and
death of our beloved husband and
father; also all those who gave
flowers, and the people of the Chris
tian church at Heppner for the use
of their house of worship. Evi
dences of kindly sympathy were
manifest on every hand.
Mrs. J. S. Young and Family.
All Saints Episcopal Church.
Rev. B. Stanley Moore, misslon-ary-in-charge.
Holy communion at 7:30 a. m.
Sunday school at 9:45.
This is Rally bay. We want to
see everyone out, so that we can
start our church school right. Bring
a friend with you if he or she does
not attend any other Sunday school.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11
o'clock.
"They that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eag
les; they shall run and not be weary
and they shall walk and not faint"
Is. 40:31,
ATTENTION MASONS.
There will be a regular communi
cation of Heppner Lodge No. 69 on
Saturday evening, Sept. 7. Work in
M. M. degree. L. W. Briggs, secre
tary. FOR SALE A few good Short
horn bulls, 5 months to one year
old; 25 head crossbred yearling
ewes. W. B. BARRATT & SON.
Greta Garbo in the "Single Stan
dard," Star theater, Sunday and
Monday.
Increased Attendance
at Lexington Opening
With a very substantial increase
bver former years in attendance,
Lexington schools opened Monday
and have got away for a good start
the first week of the school year.
In the high school the attendance
is better than last year by almost
100 per cent, It Is reported, and the
grades show many new pupils. Lex
ington district runs busses and is
able to take In many pupils from
adjoining districts, adding new ter
ritory this year that has accounted
for Bome of the Increase In attend
ance. The high school is In charge of
George Tucker, of Astoria, superin
tendent, who will also teach a num
ber of the leading branches, having
for his assistant Adrian Bechdolt of
Hardman who will teach the com
mercial and mathematics courses.
Miss Alice Montgomery of Pacific
university Is Latin and English
Instructor, while Miss Helen Falk
oner who was with the school last
year will instruct in music, in both
high school and grades, also teach
history in high school.
Mrs. Lilian Turner of Heppner
is principal of the grade school and
teaches the seventh and eighth
grades, beginning her fifth year of
instruction in this department. Mrs.
Turner will also have charge of pen
manship for the grades. Mrs. Clar
ence Howell is teacher of the fifth
and sixth grades, and will be In
charge of the art work for the en
tire department Miss Helen Wells
of Heppner is beginning her second
year with the school and will again
teach the third and fourth grades,
while Miss Pearl Vale begins her
sixth year as teaher of the first and
second grades.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Mike Sepanek and G. L. Bennett
were visitors here on Tuesday. Mr.
Sepanek is completing arrange
ments for a public sale at his farm
north of Alpine schoolhouse on
Tuesday, Sept. 10. Mr. Bennett will
cry the sale which begins promptly
at 10:30 a. m. Farm machinery and
horses compose the principal chat
tels to be offered. It is the Inten
tion of Mr. Sepanek, just as soon as
he can arrange his affairs, to move
to Lodi, Calif., with his family. A
son resides there and Mr. Sepanek
is hoping for a little better luck
than has been his lot for a number
of years past on the Alpine ranch.
The family of Ray Drake moved
from Eight Mile to the Hanshew
place In Sand Hollow the first of
the week. Mr. Drake has leased
the place for a period of years, and
from there the children will attend
school at Heppner. Mr. and Mrs.
Hanshew and Mrs. Hanshew's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Millspaugh, have
moved to Pendleton to live, Dan
having purchased residence prop
erty there.
Jay Bowerman, attorney of Port
land, was called to Heppner the
first of the week on legal business.
He will represent Hynd Brothers
and Krebs Brothers in their suit
against Al Henriksen and Aubrey
Perry, watermaster, over water
rights in the Cecil section. Mr.
Bowerman will be assisted in suit
by Attorneys C. L. Sweek of Hepp
ner and Sam E. Van Vactor of The
Dalles.
Miss Leta Humphreys, of Pacific
Christian hospital, Eugene, accom
panied by Miss Louise Nlmmon,
teacher in a junior high school of
the same city, were week-end vis
itors at Heppner, guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hum
phreys. The young ladles returned
to Eugene Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Burgess
returned Sunday from their vaca
tion at Elk lake, Deschutes county,
to again take up their abode for the
coming school year. Mr. Burgess Is
now busily engaged In completing
preparations for the opening of
school on Monday.
Jas. Burnslde of the Hardman
section, was looking after business
affairs here on Wednesday. He has
finished with harvest and states
that the people of his locality are
now hoping for a good rain that
their fall Beeding may be under
taken. Frank S. Parker drove to Cove,
Oregon, the early part of the week,
taking his brother John, who visit
ed here for several days. He was
accompanied home by Mrs. Helen
Bloom, who will visit with the Par
ker family for a time.
Bert Johnson, lone wheatralser,
was looking after business In Hepp
ner on Wednesday. He has finish
ed with the harvesting for this sea
son, getting a fair yield. Mr. John
son reports harvest practically over
in the lone country.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Turner and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter LaDusire mo
tored to Burns the latter part of
the week where they made a survey
of conditions about that booming
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Turner and
daughters Jeanette and Anabel re
turned Friday evening from a trip
to Portland and Salem where Mr.
Turner whs called on business.
W. W. Smcad and V. Crawford
spent a fews days In Portland the
past week, where they were called
on business. They returned home
on Saturday.
Mrs. W. R. Poulson Is now organ
izing classes in piano. Special at
tention given beginners. Call Apart
ment 3, Case Apartments. 25tf.
Greta Garbo In the "Single Stan
dard," Star theater, Sunday and
Monday.
Fine Exhibits Expected;
Ball Game and Club
Program Features.
The annual North Morrow County
fair, showing the wide variety of
fine products raised on the county's
leading irrigation projects at Irrl-
gon and Boardman, will be held at
Irrlgon tomorrow and Saturday. A
prosperous year In this section
gives promise that the fair will be
of exceptional quality.
Besides the regular features of
former years, an attraction that
should prove exceedingly popular
Is the booth contest sponsored by
the Pomona grange, in which every
subordinate grange of the county
has entered. Pomona has offered a
substantial prize to the grange pre
senting the best booth and it is ex
pected competition will be keen.
The north end fair also claims as
one of its many attractions the an
nual showing of the results of 4-H
club work. As club work has made
great strides throughout the county
the last year, this department also
gives promise of exceeding former
years. This department is not con
fined to the north end but is parti
cipated in by the majority of the
clubs of the county.
A baseball game is the leading
entertainment feature for tomorrow
afternoon. Saturday evening the
boys' and girls' clubs will present
a program, each club being allotted
15 minutes in which to give their
part with a prize for the best indiv
idual program. The annual fair
dance Saturday night will serve as
the grand finale. O'Sullivan's or
chestra will furnish the music for
the dance, while the Irrigon school
band will also play on occasions.
Exhibit divisions include vegeta
bles, fruits and melons, farm crops,
bees and honey, poultry, domestic
science, domestic art livestock, club
work, flowers and plants. Superin
tendents will be Jess Badger, Frank
Frederickson, Chas. Saling, Hugh
Grimm, Roscoe Williams, Mrs. Geo.
Haskell, Snow McCoy, Mrs. Smith,
Mrs. Reiks, Mrs. Alquist, Mrs. Nick
Falcr, Geo. Haskell, and Mrs. Lucy
E. Rodgers.
It Is expected a large number of
Heppner people will visit the fair
as it has proved a popular attrac
tion to south end people in previous
years.
Forgery Revealed Too
Late to Nab Artist
A young man by the name of
Harry C. Lee, alias Lorren Olln,
alias Lorren Dodsen, last Friday
morning passed a $30 check on M.
J. Devin & Son at Case Furniture
company. He bought a new suit
case, took the change and reported
that he was leaving on the morn
ing stage. A check-up revealed
that he did not take the stage, but
was seen "hoofing" It down the
road. Officers have not yet picked
him up.
The check was pronounced a for
gery when presented at the Farm
ers & Stockgrowers National bank
on which it was drawn. Young Lee
had lately been In the employ of
Devin & Son, and had been given
a three-dollar check which he ap
parently had not cashed. Ostin
Devin, who gave the check, said
that the one passed by Lee was a
new check. Lee has worked at dif
ferent places in the county before
and has gone under the name of
Lorren Olln and Lorren Dodsen, of
ficers say. He claimed Portland as
his home.
Marjorie Clark Member
of Greater Oregon Set
Marjorie Clark Is the local repre
sentative of the Greater Oregon
committee, student organization of
the University of Oregon organized
for the purpose of assisting high
school graduates In selecting the
proper schools for higher education.
Miss Clark, a sophomore at the uni
versity, has been busily engaged
during summer vacation taking
care of Oregon's Interests.
James Raley of Pendleton Is
chairman of the committee for the
third district with Robert Miller as
assistant and Frelda Pahl as secre
tary. Other members of the com
mittee are Harold Kester, Pilot
Rock; Harold Blackburn, Arling
ton; Harold Johnson, Milton; Lois
Johnson, Athena, and Wallace Bak
er, Stanfteld.
YOUNG-PETERSON.
A wedding of Interest to their
many Morrow county friends was
that on Saturday morning of Miss
Cora Henrietta Peterson of Salem
to Glenn Young, prominent young
Eight Mile farmer. The ceremony
was quietly solemnized at the Meth
odist church parsonage in this city,
Rev. F. R. Spauldlng officiating.
Miss Alice Kelthley of Eight Mile
was bridesmaid and Alfred Bcrg
strom of this city stood up with
the groom. The wedding comes as
a culmination to a happy romance
started while Mrs. Young was tea
cher of the Eight Mile school. The
young couple have many friends in
the county who wish them happi
ness. Mr. Young is the youngest
son of the late Jacob S. Young. Mr.
and Mrs. Young will make their
home In Eight Mile,
Rev. and Mrs. Moore
Have Fine Trip to East
Rev. and Mrs. B. Stanley Moore
nave returned from a two months'
vacation, spent in motoring across
the continent to New Jersey, where
they visited friends and relatives in
Paulsboro and Pitman and other
south Jersey communities. Return-
ing they took a more southerly
route, bringing their mothers with
them to have a visit in Heppner.
Mr. Moore gives us the following
interesting account of the lournev:
Leaving Heppner on June 17th.
together with other members of
All Saints' Episcopal church, we
drove to Cove, Ore., where we all
spent an enjoyable ten days at the
church summer school. Returning
to jr-enuieton on Junt 28th, the
night was spent at the home of
Bishop and Mrs. W. P. Remington,
leaving there at about noon the next
day. The northern route was taken
through Walla Walla, Spokane, to
Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, the night be
ing spent at Post Falls, and the
next day, Sunday, found us wrest
ling with bad mountain roads as
we entered the state of Montana,
which possesses much beautiful
scenery, but " is lacking in good
roads. Georgetown was our next
stopping place for the night a
small town near Anaconda. On
Monday we entered Yellowstone
National park by way of the beau
tiful Gallitin Gateway drive. The
wonders of the park are beyond
description. We were Impressed
most by the grandness and awe
inspiring beauty of the Grand can
yon of the Yellowstone river with
its immense depth and width, its
multi-hued rocks, and sparkling,
dashing, thundering waterfalls, rap
Ids and whirlpools. Other wonders
were the Mammoth hot springs, the
geysers, profusion of wild life;
bears, elk, moose, various deer, an
telope, buffalo and smaller game.
The bears are regular four-footed
highwaymen holding up the tour
ists in the park for candy, cakes
or whatever else they have to eat
We learned that bears are very
fond of sour pickles as well as the
sweet honey.
Leaving the park we went out the
east gate past many wonderful rock
formations to the canyon of the
Shoshone river where ve saw the
great Shoshone dam that holds
back millions of gallons of water
for irrigation purposes In Wyoming.
Entering Cody we viewed the great
Buffalo Bill monument and visited
Cody's home which is now a mu
seum of his trophies and personal
effects. Leaving Cody we went
over a pass in the Big Horn moun
tains at an elevation of 9666 feet,
passed through the Black Hills of
South Dakota but did not enter the
Bad Lands because of the heavy
rains that had fallen there. From
Rapid City, S. D., we headed for
Chicago, passing through Sioux
City, Waterloo and Dubuque, Iowa.
From Chicago on we traveled the
Lincoln highway to Philadelphia,
passing through South Bend, Ind.,
Marion, Ohio, Pittsburgh and Get
tysburg, Pa. At Philadelphia we
crossed the new suspension bridge
over the Delaware river.
While at home we made a visit to
Atlantic City, N. J., to witness the
wonderful electrical display in that
city in honor of Edison's achieve
ments. Later we visited New York
city, going under the Hudson river
through the new Hudson river tube.
While in New York I visited a sis
ter and the central offices of the
Episcopal church at 281 Fourth ave
nue. The trip east was made in 11 days
while the westward journey took 15
days, slower travel being necessary
on account of our mothers being
with us.
Starting from Philadelphia we
again took the Lincoln highway to
Gettysburg where we stayed one
night and viewed the battle fields
next day. We then headed south
to Hagerstown, Maryland, the home
town of the Hager family. From
there we took Highway No. 40,
known as the National highway and
remained on this route until we
reached Colorado Springs, passing
through Wheeling, W. Va., Colum
bus, O., Indianapolis, Ind., St. Louis,
Mo., Kansas City and Topeka, Kan.
to Colorado Springs. Reaching the
springs we spent the nipht and next
morning motored up Pikes Peak
for a look around over the Rockies.
The altitude of the mountain is 14,
109 feet but the road Is excellent
and the scenery magnificent
Leaving the springs our next stop
was at Denver, a fine growing city
situated where the mountain and
the plain meet. Having visited
about Denver we started out for the
Yellowstone again, entering by the
south gate where we saw many
beautiful colored rock formations
In a wonderful setting of mountain
showers and sunshine with an eve
ning rainbow to crown It all. From
the park our journey was down
through southern Idaho, entering
old Oregon again at Ontario.
We had a lovely trip of some
9740 miles with no accidents on the
way. Generally fine weather, a
smooth working cur that gave us
very little trouble. The time spent
at home with our relatives and
friends was one round of happiness
and we have the crowning Joy of
having our mothers with us at the
present time. We are mighty glad
to get back to Heppner and feel
fit and ready to work with all the
will that is in us.
Paul Marble, local manager of
the Pacific Power & Light company,
returned Wednesday evening late
from Yakima. He went over for
Mrs. Marble and the children and
the family Is now nicely located in
their new home at Heppner.
Contract Entered Into for
Sinking Wells ; Artesian
Flow Hoped For.
After several weeks of earnest in
vestigation, the city council has de
cided that the best plan of securing
an ample pure water supply for the
city of Heppner, is by the sinking
of wells. At the council meeting
on Monday evening there was still
lengthy discussion of the water sit
uation, and one proposal after an
other was taken up and gone into,
but it resulted finally in adoption of
the well boring plan.
A. M. Edwards, well driller, was
present and informed the council
what it would cost them to engage
him for the work on the basis of
10-inch hole. Mr. Edwards, in com
pany with Mayor McCarty and oth
ers had gone over the ground at the
forks of Willow creek and he gave
it as his opinion that an abundant
water supply could be had there
and it was altogether probable that
It would not require a depth of more
than 500 feet In fact he is pretty
well satisfied from the lay of the
country that an artesian flow will
be the result, and this may be
struck at anywhere from 250 to 500
feet. Before entering into any con
tract with Mr. Edwards, however,
the council wished to go over the
land at the mouth of Skinner creek,
and this they did on Wednesday
morning, but decided il was an un
favorable place to put down a well.
They are entering into a contract,
therefore, with Mr. Edwards to be
gin his operations on a piece of land
at the forks of Willow creek. The
council is negotiating for about two
acres of land on the Tom McCul-
lough place across the road from
the house, where Mr. Edwards has
decided is the proper place to begin
boring. He will contract to put
down a 10-inch hole to the depth of
at least 500 feet if, necessary, and
under the terms of the contract
two wells may be bored as Mr. Ed
wards undertakes the work on a
minimum of 500 feet at $10 per foot
Another prospect for adding to
the water supply was discussed
Monday evening. This is the well
on the Dick Lahue place. Some
twenty years ago this well was giv
en a thorough test by Heppner
Light & Water company, and a very
strong vein of water was developed.
Just recently this well has been
cleaned out and the water flow is
found as strong as ever. However,
the water in this well was condemn
ed by the state health board when
samples were sent in by the old
water company, though it might
pass okeh now under chlorination.
But as stated above, wells, springs,
etc., were turned down for the deep
well proposition, and should the city
be fortunate enough to get a strong
artesian flow, the water problem for
Heppner will have been solved for
at least many years to come.
As we go to press we receive word
that the young son of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Brown, who live on Willow
creek below Heppner, was seriously
injured In a fall at the Lexington
school grounds this afternoon. The
lad received a broken arm and in
juries to his back, we are told.
Claim World's Record for
Young Chicken Mothers
A five months old pullet owned
by J. O. Hager hatched chicks of
her own on Sunday last, according
to the unique report given this pa
per, thereby establishing what is
believed to be a new world's record
for young chicken mothers. The
pullet was hatched last March.
It was not fully established that
the hatched eggs were layed by the
pullet herself, and It may have been
that she stole a setting of another
hen. However, this may be, there
Is no doubt Miss Pullet was endow
ed with the mother instinct
MORROW GENERAL HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Fred Ross and baby Charles
have returned to their home In
Heppner.
Recent tonsil operations at the
hospital were Harry and Peggy
Tamblyn, Irma and Lucile Scott
and Hugh Crawford.
Lucile Hall was operated on
Thursday for ruptured appendix.
Her condition was very serious and
on account of intestinal obstruction
from paralysis following, It was nec
essary to operate again on Monday.
Lucile Is much better today and on
the road to recovery.
Mrs. Noah Clark who underwent
a serious major operation recently
Is now able to sit up and will soon
be able to go home.
Miss C. Heyden, graduate nurse of
Pendleton, is assisting at the hospit
al. Miss Mary Morgan Is on night
duty.
IBRIGON
Irrigon, Ore., Aug. 26. Mrs. A. J.
Williamson of Portland came to
visit at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. Saling. Other
guests at the Saling home wers Mr.
and Mrs. U. S. Suddarth of Lang
lols, Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Rand are the
proud parents of a new baby boy,
weighing seven pounds.
Everybody is welcome to the
North Morrow County fair, Sept 8-7.
A new gas pump has been erect
ed at the local service station to
handle ethyl gasoline.
School to Open Monday
With All In Readiness
School opens Monday in Heppner
and everyhting is in readiness for
the start of what James M. Burgess,
superintendent, believes will be a
banner year. The schoolhouse has
been thoroughly cleaned from cellar
to attic, and with considerable ren
ovation will be In tip-top shape to
welcome the children. The teaching
staff is complete, and all will be
here for the opening, so that no
hitch whatever is expected.
Children will report Monday for
assignment to grades, book lists and
other preliminaries, and classes will
take up Tuesday.
W. R. Poulson, high school princi
pal and athletic coach, has been In
the city this week and already has
plans laid for launching football im
mediately after the opening. He has
little to say regarding prospects,
but from the fact that little of last
year's material will be missing a
good season is hoped for.
Instructors in the high school be
sides Mr. Burgess and Mr. Poulson
who teach Latin and science re
spectively are Miss Natalie Strayer,
mathematics; Miss Bernita Lamson,
English; Miss Irene Riechel, com
mercial; Miss Erma Dennis, dom
estic science and art; Miss Kate
Francis Ede, music. In the grades,
Miss Beth Bleakman, first; Mrs. W.
O. Dix, second; Miss Harriet Case,
third; Mrs. Adelyn O'Shea, fourth;
Miss Miriam McDonald, fifth; Miss
Aagodt Frigaard, sixth; Miss Blan
che Hansen, seventh; Gerald Bran
son, eight and principal of the
grades.
LOCAL K ITEMS
Judge R. L. Benee returned from
Portland Saturday, having Bpent
several days in the city on matters
of business. While there he inter
viewed officials of the Bureau of
Public Roads and forest service con
cerning Hennner-Snrav road and
was encouraged to believe that ac
tion looking to the early comple
tion oi mis nignway tnrough the
forest will be undertaken. However,
it will be necessarv to nractice the
virtue of extreme patience in regard
to tnis work, and Judge Benge is
of the oninion that our nennlp will
not have a completed Heppner-
ispray roaa snort or about three
years.
Richard MoElltentt ortonalvo
wheat farmer of thn lona aatlnn
and Frank Robinson, lone attorney,
were in the citv Tuesday on busi
ness before the county court, being
mierestea in the final settlement of
the estate of Chas. M Davio Ac
cessed. Mr. McEUigott is executor
of the estate. He reports a good
yield of wheat on his farm the past
season.
Mrs. Burl Stilwell, accredited
teacher of piano from the McDon
ald School of Music of Pendleton,
and Miss Esther Fredreckson, ac
credited teacher of violin, also of
the McDonald school, will be in
Heppner Monday morning, Septem
ber 9, at the high school, for ap
pointment with any students wish
ing lessons. High school credit
given. 24-25
C. W. Hosington,. superintendent
of Irrigon schools, visited at Hepp
ner on Tuesday, making some new
acquaintances over this way. He is
the new man on the Job at Irrigon
and besides being a capable instruc
tor is an accomplsihed musician
and will have charge of the Irrigon
club band. This office acknowledges
a jileasant call from him.
Messrs. McNamer and Thompson,
local stock dealers, made a ship
ment of sheep by special train from
the local yards on Wednesday night
The shipment was stock gathered
from a number of local flockmas
ters and was consigned to eastern
markets.
All parties having library books
are requested to return them to
the library building by Saturday
afternoon. This is necessary be
cause of the change In management
Be prompt in bringing in your
books.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson and
children and Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Fer
guson and children returned last
night from a motor trip to Port
land and southern Oregon points.
They left Heppner Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gordon return
ed Friday from a pleasant trip to
Seattle and Vancouver, B. C. Their
vacation as cut short by the very
serious illness of Lucile Hall, sister
of Mrs. Gordon.
S. S. Young, an only uncle of the
late J. S. Young, came from Spo
kane to attend the funeral of his
nephew and have a short visit with
the relatives. He returned home on
Wednesday.
Ernest Cannon, Hardman ranch
man, was attending to business here
on Wednesday. A good rain would
be In order, Mr. Cannon says, and
a boost to fall range conditions.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ferguson and
children returned last evening
from a short business trip to Jack
sonville near Medford.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Patterson re
turned the end of the week from a
week's visit at Portland and Wil
lamette valley points.
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Crawford and
Mrs. Alva Jones motored to Pendle
ton today in the Jones car, the
ladies going over to do some shop
ping. Evergreen blackberries. $1.75 per
crate, postpaid. Send check with
order. R. S. Ludlow, Estacada, Ore.
Greta Garbo In the "Single Stan
dard," Star theater, Sunday and
Monday.
E
Rodeo Bucking String
Comes in Week; Better
Show is Promise.
Two major changes In money for
events at the coming Heppner Ro
deo, Sept 26-7-8, will add to the
spectators' interest as well as give
participants a better chance, de
clares C. W. McNamer, president
who also announced this week that
judges this year will be Albert Pet
erson, Sterling Fryrear and Tony
Vey. One will be the splitting of
the bucking contest prize money
four ways instead of three as pre
viously done, and the other is in
creasing entrance fee In the calf
roping from $1.50 to $5. Lists of
events are now available from
Leonard Barr, secretary.
Prizes in the bucking contest
will be $100, second $60, third $40
and fourth $25. The addition of a
fourth prize, Mr. McNamer be
lieves, will make competition keen
er and at the same time compensate
a contestant who has made a hard
try but who otherwise would re
ceive nothing.
The entrance fee in the calf rop
ing was boosted to $5 for the pur
pose of cutting down the number of
contestants. Last year, Mr. McNa
mer declares, this part of the show
was much too long, with a large
number of men entered who were
not sufficiently skilled to compete.
The large entrance fee, he assures,
will not keep out any of the best
ropers who really have a chance to
cop the good prize money offered
in the event
The line-up of judges include two
men Identified with this part of the
show before, Albert Peterson of
Ukiah and Sterling Fryrear, Hepp
ner, both of whom have proved
popular by their fairness. Tony
Vey who will be remembered for
his exhibition roping in former
years is a new member of the
judges staff. Very few followers of
the local show are better qualified
than he to judge as Mr. Vey has
been in the show business for yeras.
President McNamer expresses ex
treme satisfaction on receiving Mr.
Vey's acceptance of the proposal to
act as one of the judges. The Ro
deo prexy also declares that Mr.
Vey will not be kept so busy judg
ing but what he will have time to
throw a wicked rope. With this staff
of competent judges Mr. McNamer
declares all contestants are assured
of a mighty square deal.
The Rodeo's large string of buck
ing horses that has been on the
range at the Albert Peterson ranch
at Ukiah since last year's show, will
be brought to the city next Thurs
day. All the horses are in wonder
ful condition, Mr. McNamer de
clares. One or two tryouts will be
held before the show but the mana
ger believes these will hardly be
necessary.
Good news comes with the an
nouncement of the recovery of
Bluebird, star bucker out of the
show last year because of a wire
cut Though still a little lame, Mr.
MNamer believes Bluebird will be
able to withstand the violent exer
cise and is still capable of giving
the boys a mighty rough ride.
Barn capacity has been increased
at the grounds and work on the
track will be started this week.
Very little improving of equipment
needs to be done this year as every
thing was put in first class condi
tion last year.
"The main idea of the Rodeo has
been pretty well established and
there will be little change in for
mat this year," Mr. McNamer says.
"We learn a little more each year,
however, from which refinements
are made. The eighth Rodeo should
be the best yet"
Legion Swimming Tank
Closed; Season is Good
The American Legion swimming
tank was closed for the season Sun
day evening, having completed one
of the best runs aince Its inception,
reports the supervising committee.
The committee expresses a great
degree of satisfaction on the way
the tank was handled this year un
der the direct supervision of Gor
don Ridings, athletic star from the
University of Oregon.
Mr. Ridings departed Monday
morning for his home In Eugene.
He will enter the university this
fall as a senior, and on the side will
coach basketball at the University
High school. Mr. Ridings complet
ed his quota of varsity basketball
last year and will be ineligible to
play the coming season. He had
exceptional success as a swimming
instructor while in charge of the
tank and made life-long friends of
the juvenile patrons especially.
J. W. Stevens of Hardman in town
Tuesday to file returns on his sale
of estray animals held Saturday, re
ports disposing of the horses to W.
H. I. Padberg of Lexington.
AT STAR THEATER.
Beginning Sunday, Sept. 8, pic
tures will start at 7:30. Doors open
a half hour earlier.
The Woman's Relief Corns will
hold its regular hiiHinpni muntinff
on Wednesday, Sept 11, at 2:30 p.
m. in Legion hall. Full attendance
is desired to drill in the floor work
as the department president will
visit us on September 23 for Inspec
tion. President 24-25.