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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1958)
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, August 7, 1958 EARLY-DAY HEPPNER HISTORY IS REMEMBERED BY FORMER RESIDENT A few weeks ago The Oregon lan carried a story about Hepp ner's connection with Owen Wis- ter, the author of The Virginian Mention was made that possibly some of Heppner's citizens of the 1900's were represented In the book. Below Is a portion of a letter received this week by Mrs Frank S Parker of Heppner from her brother Garfield Crawford of Arlington, Texas. Mr Crawford, formery was connected with the old Gazette at the time WIster was here and during the reign of John Watermelon Reddlngton, one of the paper's best-known early day editors. The letter was not written with the idea that it would be published, but Mrs Parker felt It might be of In terest to many. It relates many Interesting points of early day Heppner history that has prob ably been forgotten by many. Dear . . . In the mall Saturday came a letter from Alberta Informing us that their trip back to Hood RI ver had been Interesting and sat lsfactory. We enjoyed having them the very short time they were with us. They were a dir ect tie-up to our past In the Blue Mountain foothills of the Hepp ner country. We did discuss many of the old timers, but neither Vawter or any of his family could, go back to the 1890's and the turn of the cen tury, the days when I was cir culating in and about Heppner. Well, Alberta enclosed a clipp ing from the Oregonlan of July 6, giving a bit of history involv ing the late Owen Wister, who wrote the Virginian, the late Col John Watermelon Reddlngton and some other characters of the 1900 era. You will recall that I was Reddlngton's assistant edl tor, shop foreman, pressman and roustabout. I knew Owen Wister quite well. He spent considerable time questioning me relative to some notable pioneers as , he made the Gazette office his head quarters I was available for con versation. A couple of times there was a three way conversation be tween Wister, Reddlngton and myself. This was because my connection with Eastern Oregon dated back to the era of Gazette ownership by the Patterson Pub lishing Company, Otis Patterson, president and Alvah Patterson secretary treasurer. I knew ranchers and country merchants all the way from Heppner to Cunyon City and picked up a vast amount of lore from such acquaintances. The old Gazette had many subscribers through out Grant, Morrow and other nearby counties and published two columns of brands, for a fee of course. Otis Patterson and Al vah bought the Gazette from Reddington. Patterson came to Heppner from Waitsburg, where he had been principle of the pub lic schools. It was In Waitsburg that Otis and our brother, Vaw ter became friends, so when he acquired the Gazette, he immed iately got Vawter to give up his job on the Waitsburg Times and take over foremanshlp of the Gazette, published Tuesday and Friday. Heppner was a fast step ping town. It had one saloon for every 100 citizens, a Northern Methodist, A Southern Methodist and a Baptist church. . . On the hill enroute to the cemetery was a Roman Catholic Mission being served by a missionary priest, now and then. The Christian church did not come Into being until later. A few other hardy souls kept pegging away until they were able to move out of the Old Garrlgues Opera House and to a church building of their own, on the property where It now stands, but not the same building. The Christian church grew rapidly. The Baptist church, like the old pioneer Foster Adams and one of Its corner stones, faded out and became Heppner history. But It Is of Owen Wister and Reddlngton I want to write at this time. John Watermelon Reddlngton, the Watermelon assumed by Reddlngton, was a character, and I might add a very fine character. He carved his illus trations out of hard wood. He preserved the wooden cuts of "Cut Mouth Joe" and other fict ional characters and when he came back to Heppner and as sumed publishing of the Gazette rewrote brief yarns about the Judging Standards Given for Fair And Show Flowers (This Is the third of a series of articles prepared by members split calyx; late or Improper dis Duaaing; crooked stems; poor carnage of flowers; wilting or tendency to "go to sleep." Chrysanthemums General considerations: Color, i - j ..Mv..vuii, ouuoiaijvc, oicrm anu of the lone Garden Club on the lage. (Split or crush stems be- proper preparation or flowers for display In flower shows or fairs. This article was prepared by Mrs Edith Nichoson.) The following are standards for Judging horticultural class es of specific gardel flowers. Asters General considerations: color. size, form, depth and substance. Merits: large size; regular out line; deep bloom; pure colors; freshness; one bloom to each long, stiff stem; clean foliage. Faults: Fading and wilting: secondary blooms or late dis budding; not at best stage of development; Irregular or un symmetrical blooms; too few rays In double varieties; short stems; poor foliage. Carnations General considerations: Color, size, stem, substance, fragrance.) Merits: Purity of color and fore placing In lukewarm wa ter.) Merits: Full size; bright color; firm substance; freshness; depth In the individual blooms; heal thy foliage. Form according to type. Faults: Blotched, streaked or otherwise poor color; underde veloped centers; hollow centers; shallow blooms; outer rays faded or wilted; poor condition, weak stems. Cosmos General considerations: Color, size, form, stem and substance. Merits: Bright, clear color: large sized broad petals, circular outline; firm substance, Faults: Small, irregular blooms; wilting, short stems, Dahlias General considerations: Color, substance, form, stem and fol iage, condition. (Immediately r. ... . - clearness of markings; broad aner cutting place one inch of petals; regular hemispherical M?m ,n omnS water ior one form: unsplit calvx: strone fra-; minute- then Place ,n lukewarm erance: stiff, straleht stems: iwater' freshness. ' Merlts: Good size for type; Faults:' Faded, diill colors; well' brifht' clear colors- markings Hpfinpd marklntrs. if nnv Wreo. and shadings, freshness; form subjects and reprinted the cuts uiar rorrn. misshapen petals; re&uIar or irregular according to In the Gazette. Reddlngton had fought In the Bannock wars and other tribal engagements and up to the day of his death in the Old Soldiers Home at Sawtell, California, drew an Indian War Veterans pension. Heppner Blackman, now deceased and I often visited Reddlngton In the hospital at Sawtell. In his last days he was kept under an oxy gen tent and on one of our last visits the old warrior poked his head out of the tent to say: "Hell, boys, I had better tents than this thing when on the trail of the Injuns." Wister used to show up at the Gazette every morning around 7 o'clock. He would tuck a wad of "copy paper", news print, Into his coat pocket and head for the Morrow Pasture and take up a seat above the wooden mill race at the bend of Willow creek at the Junction of Balm Fork, where he could see not only up Willow creek, but down Wil low creek for many miles. Down those canyons came ranchers, cowboys, sheep herders, and and long trains of freighters. Up and down the trails banged and bumped stage coaches spreading out over the country to as far as Malheur. The big line was to Canyon City stopping at Hard- man, Parkers Mill, Monument, Longcreek, Prairie City and Can yon City. I staged that line all the way to Burns, where I once edited and published the Harney County News for the Republican party. The other paper in Burns was a Democratic sheet, so the Republicans had to have a repre sentative publication in Harney county. Judge Gate of Portland was a candidate for Senator. He was defeated. His brother Will Cate got me to go to Burns. Wis ter gathered a lot of Western lore sitting on the Morrow Hill above Heppner. I could see the Heppner effect upon his charac ters in the Virginian. Josephine Mahoney was a little girl in pig tails. Martin Anderson was a studious young immigrant work ing at the Palace Hotel and at tending public school and O M type; center well developed be- ifore outer rays fade. Yeager was a young lad working Faults: Dull, impure colors; around his father's furniture store and a student, when Wister ded outer rays; form poor for visited Heppner and John Water- type; not disbudded, melon Reddlngton. . . A few years Gladiolus back when Kitty and I visited General considerations: Color, friends and relatives in the 0rm of spike and florets, place Northwest we routed ourselves ment of florets, proportion of back to Texas via Goldendale, open flowers to buds. Pasco, Wenatchee, Spo k a n e , j Merits: Large, shapely flow across Northern Idaho into Mon- ers; well proportioned spike; tana and down through Yellow- large number of florets open; stone Park. Going south out of good substance; long spike; flor the park to Colorado we stopped ets attractively arranged accord at interesting spots. One hotel ing to type, had an Owen Wister memorial! Faults! rllmv tranenoront l W 1..UU.. J .. in ua wuuy anu pjacucany an nowers; too few blooms open; of the Western Wyoming towns withered lower florets; crooked ciaimeu wisier as meir own. At sd kes: too wiriVIv sptmratori unc aiup i meu m uiaim mm ior florets; too crowded; poor flor Heppner, but the Wyoming na- et form; weather stains; insect lives wuuiu nave none oi my lnlurv: hrulqp"? cnuuer. wisier was ineir exciu slve property. Justice and Municipal Courts Carl Richard Myers Jr, distur bing the peace, $10. Jerry Buschke, violation of ba sic rule, posted $30 bail, hear ing later. Patrick H Powers, assault and battery, $50 fine. Also parole vio lation from state of Washington, returned to officers of that state. Kefmeth Allen Jones, posses sion of alcoholic liquor, $15 fine. Lindsay J Kincald, reckless driving, $50 fine and drivers li cense suspended for 6 months. Lawrence William Schoonover, excessive motor noise, $11 fine. Earl LeRoy Miller, violation of basic rule, $25 fine. Paul Junior Willard, driving motor vehicle while license sus pended, two days in Jail (sus pended), $50 fine and right to drive motor vehicle suspended for one year. Patricia Claire Painter, no op erator's license, $lo fine. Jerry Jackson Pulley, angling prohibited methods, $25 fine. Vernon L Block, driving while license suspended, $100 fine and right to drive motor vehicle sus pended until Feb 18, 1960. Jack McTimpey, illegal U turn, $5 fine. Jerry L Adams, speeding, $10 fine. John L Piper, speeding, $25 fine. WRONG CREDIT GIVEN Last week's Gazette-Times story about the six Korean or phan children being brought to new homes in Morrow county erroneously stated that they were obtained independently of Har ry Holt, Creswell farmer who has found American homes for many of the youngsters. The Rev Bill Collier, pastor of the lone Baptist, church made the trip to Korea with Holt and located the six babies, but adoption pro ceedings were cleared through Holt's agency, it was stated. Local News In Brief Mrs W C McCarty of The Dal. les and Mr and Mrs P A Ander son of Portland visited Mrs B G SIgsbee and other friends and relatives in Heppner Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ambrose Chapin returned last Wednesday from a trip to Seattle where they were Joined by their daughter, Mrs Clayton Slyter, and family for some fishing at Point-No-Paint. Mike Sylvester returned to Hepp ner with his grandparents for a visit Emit Groshens returned from Portland Wednesday. He was ac companled by his nephew Larry Vinton who will remain for a while. Mr and Mrs Orville Miles of Baker were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs LaVerne Van Mar ter Jr. Mr Miles is the newly ap pointed Elks District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler for Oregon Northeast succeeding on August first to the position formerly held by Van Marter. The Paul Webb family spent the first of the week at Wallowa. Mr and Mrs Charles Colley of Lexington had as their guests last week, Mrs Arden Ellinson of Auburn, Washington. Mrs Col ley and Mrs Ellison were school mates. On Sunday Willard Mar shall of Hermiston and Mr and Mrs Bob Parr of Madras were callers at the Colley home. Mr and Mrs Bill McCaleb and family of Roseburg were in Hep pner this week visiting relatives and friends. Mrs Tom Wilson and Mrs W M Fisher spent several days the first of the week in Portland. Dr and Mrs Robert W Pelffer and daughter Carolyn and his niece, Shirley Johnson left Wed nesday for Eugene to visit his parents, Mr and Mrs Carl R Pfelffer. They will return this weekend. Mrs Fannie Simpson and her brother, Fred Monk of Post Falls, Idaho visited last Thursday and Friday with Mrs W M Fisher at the Tom Wilson home. Mr and Mrs James J Farley and daughters are vacationing at the Oregon coast and in Portland. Mr and Mrs John Pfeiffer and Julie and Johnny left Tuesday for Dee Lake in Canada where they will spend their vacation fishing. Mr and Mrs Al Lamb and Wayne visited relatives in Sa lem over the weekend. Other relatives from Kansas were there also. Mr and Mrs Robert Dobbs and family have returned from a week's vacation spent at the Oregon coast. En route home they- attended a family reunion In Portland Sunday. Raymond Walker has been home on furlough from Navy service in the Philipines. Mr and Mrs Vernon Meyers of Almagordo, N Mex and their four children have been visiting here over the past weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Avery Taylor. Enjoy THE LONG, HOT SUM MER in cool comfort at the Star Theater, Sunday and Mon day. Same author, Same pro ducer, same magnificent en tertainment as "Peyton Place." 1 iffc Z I Morrow County PflNWEY ' Fair & Rodeo Aua.26-31 HOSPITAL NEWS " " JVH ., a..i..1 -r . j iicvy niuvai iu im mm jvirs Mr and Mrs Gene Hazelhurst Dale Gene Copley, Condon, an (Kay Valentine) of Spokane, 8 H 5' oz girl born August Washington are the parents of a ; named undy Gene, lb 8 oz boy born July 31. He has been named James Harry. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Patients Edward N Rico, Kin- zua, dismissed; Robert Ordway, Spray, dismissed; Jack Smith, James Valentine of Heppner. Mrs' Condon, dismissed; Viola Hyatt, Valentine returned Tuesday from Kinzua, dismissed; Helen Mabe, Spokane where she has been forlFossi' dismissed; Sadie Sigsbee, a week and Linda Valentine will Heppner; Barbara Blake, Hepp- leave Tuesday to visit for a week;ner dismissed; Joyce Way, Hep in Spokane. RETURNS FROM CONVENTION Miss Leta Humpherys, Mrs Clara B Gertson and Mrs Pearl Devine returned the end of last week after attending the conven tion of the American Federation of Soroptlmist Clubs at Huston, Texas. They left early in July and went by way of the Grand Can yon to Huston. After the con vention they took a tour into Mexico visiting Mexico City and as far south as Acapulco, and they returned home by way of southern New Mexico and Ari zona, going to San Diego, Los Angeles and Reno. pner; Krvie Bennett, Heppner; New't O'Harra, Lexington; Ger ald Howard, lone, dismissed; Ted Harris, Fossil, dismissed; Neil Harris, Fossil, dismissed; Thomas Gonty, Heppner; Delia Sandlln, Kimberly; Mitzie Peck, Heppner; Lulu Hanna, Heppner; Jeanette Ledbetter, Heppner, dls. missed; Alex Hunt, Lexington; Juanita Brock, Kinzua; Michael S Zimmerman, Fossil. LEAVE ON VACATION Rev and Mrs Charles Knox and family left this week for a three week's vacation at Santa Cruz, California. Conducting Sunday Services at the Heppner Christ ian church during his absence will be Ted Yammamori, a stu dent at Northwest Christian col lege on August 10, Rev Earl Sow ard on August 17, and Phyllis Nolan on Sunday, August 24. BREAKS ARM r. fiflr. Rainier WITH HARVEST OVER (OR NEARLY SO) BRING YOUR TRUCKS TO US NOW FOR Tire Remapping WHILE THEY ARE STILL LICENSED Why not bring your trucks in right now that harvest is over for many of you and your trucks are still licensed and let us do any necessary tire repairing or recapping. We are able to care for your needs much more promptly now, and you'll have your equipment ready to go when you want it. VACATIONING? Let Us Safety-Check Your Car Tires Before You Start PASSENGER TIRE FULL CAPS $8.95 To $14.25 THE Your Heppner General Tire Dealer GEM&fil Ford's Tire Service 1 1 CLE N. Main Wayne Snyder, Mar, Phone 6-9481 Mrs Grace Nickerson who is visiting at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs Francis Nickerson in Eu gene, fell Sunday and broke her have been spending the nast sev right arm, she will not be able eral weeks at the Kirk Robinson to come nome lor at least tnree Ranch. weeks. MRS ROBINSON IS GUEST OF SAGE RIDERS i I Mrs Donald Robinson was a special guest of the Umatlila Sage Riders on their overnight ride last weekend. Competent truck driver that she is, Merlyn used her own truck to haul a load of horses about 35 miles to Bingham Springs, where the Sage Riders saddled up and took to the winding trails over the mountains. The Umatilla river rushing far below watched the horses scramble over cliffs and brush to top ridges and descend on Langdon Lake. Lush Target Meadows was the camping grounds. A cook had been sent ahead to prepare the evening meal and a cowboy breakfastl next morning. aiso maKing tne ride were! Jacklyn and Micheal Broun who I iTOT---rr-m"n nm ihi..iii(, -in n ff " ' - ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev Wilbur Layton will con- ATTENDS REUNION Mr and Mrs N D Bailey will1 be away over the weekend at tending the ninth annual reun- SPECIAL! 24 BY 46 INCH WRAP-AROUND TOWELS Why spend more? Penny's of fers giant, Beauti-fluff Can nons at 13 the price you'd 2 expect to pay. Care-free colors, fof Golden borders. " Face towels, 3 for SI Wash cloths, 6 for $1 f $1 duct communion services at All ion of her family. They will meet Saints Episcopal church Sunday, August 10 at 8:00 and 10:30 am, NAMED MUSIC HEAD Marvin Earl Soward, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Soward of Heppner, has been appointed music director of the First Me thodist church at Austin, Texas. The church is the third largest Methodist parish in Texas and has a membership of 3500 per sons. her six sisters and one brother and their families for a picnic at Avaion Park between Portland and Newberg. 1 Printing Is Our Business I Call Us Lena Distance Natiea-Wide Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans Penland Bros. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 338 LIVESTOCK MARKET Ca tt 1 e H ogs Sheep SALE EVERY TUESDAY 13 Nom On U. S. Hiway No. 30 NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMMISSION CO. 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