Thursday, March 3, 1938
STOCK-POISONING PLANTS IN THE
GENERAL VICINITY OF HEPPNER
(Continued from Last Week)
Prevention and precautionary
measures against plant poisoning
will, then, largely embody the avoid
ance of the practices and conditions
enumerated last week. Other meth
ods could be added less extensive
in scope of application.
Chemical destruction is sometimes
resorted to but it is rather expen
sive, and no plant poison has yet
been isolated which is selective in
its lethal characters; any poison
spray is apt to kill almost any plant.
Arsenite of soda, common salt and
petroleum have been used with some
success as plant poisons. Even in the
most ideal situation the cost of this
procedure of eradication is about
$6.00 an acre.
When the poisonous plants are lo
calized but somewhat individually
scattered cutting close to the ground
may be advisable. If this is done it
should take place before the matur
ity of the seed. Because, however,
from three to four cuttings are nec
essary to eradicate completely any
plant this is a rather expensive op
eration. Probably the most popular method
of local plant eradication is by grub
bing. This method is quite applicable
especially to perennial plants which
are not scattered. Depending on the
plant, of course, grubbing consists
of severing the plant anywhere from
two to eight inches below the ground.
A sharp mattock will do the job in
a loamy soil, whereas the sharpened
flat blade of a pick does well in a
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
o Snell Decision
o New Library
o $3.28 for County
By A. L. LINDBECK
SALEM. Speculation as to the
political intentions of Secretary of
State Earl Snell were definitely set
at rest by his announcement this
week that he would seek re-election
to another term in his present office.
Snell has been prominently men
tioned as a possible candidate for
the Republican nomination for Uni
ted States senator and it is known
that strong pressure was brought to
bear by certain Republican leaders
in an effort to persuade him to an
nounce for the post formerly occu
pied by Frederick Steiwer and now
filled by Evan Reames of Medford
under temporary appointment.
In announcing his decision to try
for re-election Snell explained that
he was influenced in this course
largely by considerations of his obli
gation to his family and his desire to
continue serving the state in a po
sition with the duties of which he is
now familiar after three years in
office.
Political observers generally have
conceded Snell an easy victory in a
race for re-election.
Second outstanding political de
velopment of the week was the an
nounement by Howard Latourette of
Portland that he would not enter
the Democratic, gubernatorial pri
mary. While the Democratic national
committeeman proclaims his neu
talitv in the forthcoming campaign
it is generally felt that at least his
moral support will go to Dr. J. F,
Hosch of Bend who will oppose Gov
ernor Martin for the Democratic
nomination. Incidentally the self
elimination of Latourette which is
taken to signalize a healing of the
breach which threatened to divide
the anti-administration forces in
creases bv just that much the hur
die which Governor Martin must
surmount in the coming campaign
if he is to win the Democratic nom
ination and a chance for a second
term.
Following closely on the heels of
Latourette's anonuncement Dr. Hosch
filed his formal declaration of can
didacy in which he indicated that
he nroDosed to attack Martin's stand
on the sales tax, gambling measures
and liquor. "Deeds, not words, will
bring the New Deal to Oregon," is
the sloean under which the Bend
democrat will tour the state in his
campaign for Democratic support.
Heppner
gravelly or rocky soil. This opera
tion if done before seed maturity,
and otherwise properly, will accom
plish complete eradication the first
time usually. The average cost un
der proper conditions is about $3.50
an acre. In relation to the healthy
life of a thousand-pound cow or
even an eighty-pound lamb, this
sum could be willingly met!
Sometimes infested areas have
been, fenced out to allow the re-establishment
of the more voluable
forage plants. This would be applic
able on badly eroding lands or old
abandonment where range reseeding
could possibly be put to good ad
vantage. We might add finally that young
animals are more susceptible to pois
oning than older animals, and also
that animals unaccustomed to a
range are more apt to eat poisonous
plants than those familiar with the
area.
In the light of what has been said
in regard to the prevalence of pois
onous and otherwise useless plants
on over-grazed ranges the practice
of rotating grazing periods in differ
ent pastures whenever at all possi
ble cannot be too strongly advocat
ed. Rotational grazing will not only
keep pastures in good shape (if they
are properly stocked) but it is one
of the quickest methods of bringing
range back (including amongst those
methods total protection which, by
the way, rotational grazing seems to
out-shadow in most cases, at least
for our "neck of the woods").
(To be continued)
Miss Harriet Long, state librarian,
shared honors with Governor Mar
tin in the ceremony which marked
the turning of the first spadeful of
earth on the site to be occupied by
the new state library building this
week. The ceremony was attended
by a number of high state officials,
supreme court justices and members
of the Capitol Reconstruction com
mission. The contractors have lost
no time in getting on the job and al
ready work is under way on the new
$700,000 structure which will house
not only the state library but a num
ber of other departments including
the department of education, de
partment of vocational education and
the World War Veterans State Aid
commission.
Seventeen Oregon counties par
ticipated in the distribution this week
of $25,587.94, representing Oregon's
share of rentals received for grazing
lands under the Taylor Grazing act.
Largest amount went to Malheur
county whose share amounting to
$11,248.05 represented nearly 50 per
cent of the total. Other counties par
ticipating in the distribution and the
amounts each received included:
Baker, $1887.31; Deschutes, $648.10;
Gilliam, $90.88; Morrow, $3.28; Sher
man, $122.68; Wasco $53.48.
Commercial jobbers cut a total of
168,555 Christmas trees from Oregon
forests during the recent holiday sea
son according to a survey by the
state forestry department. The trees
would cover an area of 314 acres on
the basis of a 9 by 9 planting which
is regarded as quite dense for well
formed trees. The figure does not
include trees cut by individuals for
their own use.
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It cost the taxpayers pf Oregon
more than $53,000 a month to pay
the hotel bills and transportation
costs of the state's small army of
travelling officials and employees.
A survey just completed by Budget
Director Wharton reveals that the
biggest share of this cost, averaging
$38,467 a month, is paid out for
transportation. Operation of state
owned cars alone accounts for an
expenditure of $22,812 a month while
the use of privately owned automo
RELIEVE MISERY OF
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Gazette Times, Heppner,
biles on state business costs another
$10,833 a month. The railroads get
very little passenger business out of
the state, train and bus fares com
bined amounting to only $2,819 a
month. Meals eaten by state officials
and employees while away from
home cost an average of $8,931 a
month while lodging accounts for
another $7,620 a month. Wharton's
survey shows that the state is now
operating 562 of its own cars at an
average cost of only 2.58 cents a
mile. Use of privately owned cars
costs the state an average of 3.8 cents
a mile.
The mild winter weather enjoyed
by Oregon this year is reflected in
an increase of approximately 20 per
cent in gasoline sales during Janu
ary as compared with sales for the
same month last year. Reports to
Secretary of State Snell account for
the sale of 13,992,733 gallons of gas
oline during January on which the
state tax amounted to $699,636.66.
Residents of Cascade Locks have
petitioned the Oregon Hydro-Electric
commission for the organization
of a peoples' utility district to in
clude not only the town of Cascade
Locks but a strip of territory approx
imately ten miles long bordering on
the Columbia river.
Oregon electric utilities are await
ing clarification of the Bonneville
situation before planning any in
crease, in their generating equipment
according to Utilities Commissioner
N. G. Wallace. Budgets filed with
the utilites commissioner by electric
utilities make no provision for ad
ditional generating units during 1938.
OSC Director Gets High Office
Oregon State College Miss Eva
M. Seen, director of women's phy
sical education here, has been elected
secretary of the Westtern Society of
Departments of Physical Education
for College women. Miss Seen served
as chairman of a committee on co
educational recreation at the annual
convention and delivered a paper on
how this phase of activity is han.
died at Oregon State where she has
charge of directing the physical ed
ucation of more than 1300 college
girls.
Bert Missildine and Mrs. Roy Mis-
sildine were in the city the first of
the week from Dundee, attending to
business matters and greeting old
time friends.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Vinson
(nee Betty Hill) at Sisters, Febru
ary 26, an 8 3-4-pound daughter
named Bette Lee.
Want Ads
For sale Heavy duty drag saw.
Heppner Blacksmith Shop. 52-2
PIANO BARGAIN: Beautiful small
size modern piano in storage will
sacrifice rather than box and ship.
Terms and transportation arranged
write W. N. Gray, 2702 S. Arthur,
Spokane, Washington. 52-2
Want work in town or out, house
keeping or cooking for lambing crew.
Mrs. Lulu B. Jones, city. ltp.
For sale Baby chicks, Hansen
strain W. L., 8c; custom hen eggs,
2V4C Salter Hatchery, lone. 52tf.
For sale Beardless barley, $35
ton. Rufus Piper, Lexington. 52-2p
For sale or rent, Geo. McDuffee
residence; barn, chicken and garden
facilities. See Mrs. H. W. Buhman.
2 McCormick-Deering hoe grain
drills; 1 Moline 8-ft. 26-in. disc
plow; terms if desired. Hulden Motor
& Implement Co., Arlington, Ore.
51-1
1933 Chev. coupe to trade for
horses or young stock. R. A. Bent'
ley, 1300 W. Webb, Pendleton. 51-52
6-ft. . tamarack posts, cut green
and peeled, 9c at lone. Charles Re
noe. 51-1
Will care for children afternoon
or evening, reasonable. Bonnie
Cochran.
Why not buy an income with a
home, furnished or not? Reasonable,
easy terms. Bonnie Cochran, city.
Rhea creek ranch for sale or trade.
Gerald Slocum, city. 34tf
Notson residence for sale. Inquire
at residence. 30tf
Oregon
Famous Stagecoach in Museum
Oregon State College Probably
the most famous of the old Ben Hol-
liday transcontinental stagecoaches,
used by Hank Monk to haul such fa
mous personages as Prince Alex
ander of Russia, the Prince of Wales
and General Grant in the days before
1860, has found its last resting place
in the Horner Museum here. The
famous old relic, still in good con
dition, was placed in the museum by
Ray DeMoss of Corvallis, a member
of the well known Oregon family by
that name which used the stage for
years on concert tours. As a museum
piece it has been valued as high as
$10,000.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
COUNTY PROPERTY
By virtue of an order of the Coun
ty Court, dated 2nd day of March,
1938, I am authorized and directed
to sell at public auction, as provided
by law, the following property, at
not less than the minimum price set
out after the description:
Lots 1 to 12 inclusive, Block 32
to the Town of Irrigon, Morrow
County, Oergon. Minimum price
40.00.
Therefore, I will, on Saturday the
26th day of March, 1938, at the front
door of the Court House in Heppner,
Oregon, at the hour of 2:00 P. M.,
sell sadi property to the highest and
best bidder for cash in hand.
Dated this 3rd day of March, 1938.
C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator of the es
tate of Frank A. Lundell, deceased,
has filed with the County Court of
the State of Oregon for Morrow
County, his final account of his ad
ministration of said estate and that
said court has set Monday, the 4th
day of April, 1938, at the hour of
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day in the County Court room at the
Court House at Heppner, Oregon, as
the time and place for hearing ob
jections to said final account and the
settlement of said estate and all per
sons having objections thereto are
hereby required to file the some with
said court on or bfore the time set
for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 3rd
day of March, 1938.
E. R. LUNDELL,
Administrator.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, Gen
eral Land Office at The Dalles, Ore
gon, February 24, 1938.
NOTICE is hereby given' that Ivan
Applegate, of Heppner, Oregon, who,
on September 7, 1934, made Original
Homestead Entry, act Dec. 29, 1916,
No. 028978, for Lot 4, Sec. 6, T. 7, S.,
R. 29, E., Lots 2, 3, 4, 7-9-10-15,
SEy4, SE14SEV4, Sec. 31, SWy4, Sec
tion 32, Township 6, S., Range 29,
E., Willamette Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before W. J. War
ner, United States Commissioner, at
Hermiston, Oregon, on the 9th day
of April, 1938.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Merle Swaggart, of Lena, Oregon,
Claude Buschke, of Heppner, Ore
gon.
Art Alderman, of Ritter, Oregon.
William Hodge, of Ritter, Oregon
W. F. JACKSON,
Register,
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that Fred
M. Akers, administrator of the es
tate of J. H. Jones, deceased, has
filed his final account of the ad
ministration of said esttae with the
clerk of the County Court of the
State of Oregon for Morrow County,
and the said court has set as the time
and place for hearing and settle
ment of said final account, April 4,
1938, at the hour of 10:00 A. M. of
said day, in the County Court room
of the Court House of Morrow Coun
ty, State of Oregon.
Anyone having objections to said
final account must file same on or
before that date.
Dated and first published February
17, 1938.
FRED M. AKERS,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Jessie Gross Mitchell
Administratrix of the Estate of Rob
ert C. Mitchell, deceased, has filed
with the County Court of the State
Page Seven
of Oregon for Morrow County, her
final account of her administration
of said estate, and that the said Court
has set Monday, the 4th day of Ap
ril, 1938, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock
A. M. of said day at the County
Court room at the Court House at
Heppner, Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing objections to said
final account and the settlement of
said estate, and all persons having
objections to said final account or
the settlement of said estate are
hereby required to file the same
with said Court on or before the time
set for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 17th
day of February, A. D. 1938.
JESSIE GROSS MITCHELL,
Administratrix.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
Notice ia herebv sriven that the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
Sarah Piggott, deceased, has filed his
final account with the County Court
of the State of Oregon for Morrow
County of his administration of the
estate of said deceased, and said court
has set Monday, the 14th day of March,
1938, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day in the County
Court Room at the Court House at
Heppner, Oregon, as the time and place
for hearing objections to said final ac
count and all persons having objections
to said final account or the settlement
of said estate are hereby required to
file the same with said court on or
before the time set for said hearing.
uatea ana iirst published this 10th
day of February, 1938.
HENRY V. SMOUSE,
Administrator.
ESTATE OF GEORGE WILLIAM
MUTUAL, V.
NOTICE OF EXECUTOR'S SALE
No. 42301
In the Circuit Court of the State ot
uregon lor tne County of Multnomah.
Probate Department.
In the Matter of the Estate of George
wuuam wetcaii, ueceasea.
Notice is herebv eiven that thn tin.
designed, executor of the Last Will and
Testament of George William Metcalf,
deceased, by virtue of an order of sale
issued out 01 tne Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon for the County of Mult
nomah, dulv made and entered on thn
7th day of February, 1938, in the above
entmea estate, licensing ana authoriz
ing the said executor to sell the here
inafter described real property belong
ing to the estate of said deceased, will
offer for sale and sell at private sale
for cash at 374 United States National
Bank Building, Portland, Oregon, all
of the following described real DroDertv
situate in the County of Morrow, State
01 uregon, 10-wit:
The southeast quarter (SE) of
Section Six (6) ; the northeast quar
ter (NE14), the east half of the
southwest quarter (ESW"4), and
Lots Three (3) and Four (4) of Sec
tion Seven (7) ; the northwest quar
ter (NW) of Section Eight (8);
the east half of the northwest quar
ter (EV&NWtt) and Lots One (1)
and Two (2) of Section Eighteen
(18), Township Two (2) South of
Range Twenty-five (25) East of the
Willamette Meridian.
Bids will be received bv the under
signed on and after the 19th day of
March, 1938. The said sale will be made
subject to confirmation of the above
entitled court.
Date of first Dubllcatlon. Februarr
17, 1938.
Date of last publication, March IT,
1938.
J. R. LEACH. Executor.
Harry E. Hall, Attorney for Executor
874 u. H. Bank Building
Portland, Oregon.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned executor of the estate
of Lucretia Somo, deceased, has filed
his final account of his administra
tion of said estate with the County
Court of the State of Oregon for
Morrow County and that said court
has set Monday, the 4th day of April,
1938, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in
the forenoon of said day in the
County Court room at the Court
House at Heppner, Oregon, as the
time and place for hearing objec
tions to said final account and the
settlement of said estate and all per
sons having objections thereto are
hereby required to file the same with
said court on or before the time set
for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 24th
day of February, 1938.
JOS. J. NYS, Executor.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned have filed with the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for Morrow County their final ac
count of their administration of the
estate of S. P. Devin, deceased, and
said Court has set Monday, the 4th
day of April, 1938, at the hour of
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day at the County Court room at the
Court House at Heppner, Oregon,
as the time and place for hearing
objections to said final account and
the settlement of said estate and all
persons having objections thereto
are hereby required to file the same
with said court on or before the
time set for said hearing.
Dated this 23rd day of February,
1138.
HARLAN J. DEVIN,
Executor,
ALMA D. CLOUSTON,
Executrix.