HEPPNEB GAZETTE TIMES. Thurador. Jun IX 1966
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The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner
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1911
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War Declared on Trash
When we came to Heppner a number of years ago, sight
ing the town for the first time as we came down the Condon
highway, our Impression was that it Is a picturesque and
beautiful city. It has an inviting appearance, surrounded by
rolling hills, interspersed by valleys. Such buildings as the
hospital, library-museum, schools and churches enhance It,
and the business district adds to the appearance, too.
We haven't changed this opinion. It Is a beautiful city.
But some rather angry comments were made in a discus
sion at Chamber of Commerce recently which merit consid
eration. One staunch member called attention to the condition of
trash on the streets and sidewalks and declared. This is the
dirtiest town around."
There have been many words written about maintaining
a clean town; about the sins of the lltterbug; about the
spring efforts towards cleanup.
But still Heppner cant stand close inspection on cleanli
ness very often. The businessman who arose in protest at the
Chamber was aiming criticism at himself and his colleagues
for allowing this situation to prevail. He pointed the finger,
too, at the city for not making more effort to maintain a
clean city; and, by inference, to those who have no more
pride than to scatter trash around the streets.
It was Interesting to note, that in the afternoon following
the meeting, some around town were busy cleaning street
gutters and sidewalks. Some business people seldom sweeo
their sidewalks.
This Is a problem which has been tolerated for a long
time, but it is only when public indignation grips us that
anything really will be done about it This was why the
outburst at the chamber was refreshing to hear.
It's too bad there isn't some easy way apparent to stamp
out the confirmed litterbug, but he Just doesn't seem to give
a darn. He'll scatter candy bar wrappers on the street when
a litter can is just a few feet away on the street corner.
Hell dump his ash tray beside his parked car, and he'll
throw empty beer bottles and cartons out a car window as
he goes down the highway. Some throw trash in the swim
pool and keep the city crews busy cleaning it out
As a result of the recent discussion, the city mav make
a greater effort to keep the city clean. Maybe it wbuld be
possibl; to pass an ordinance that would impose stiff fines
on anyone found throwing trash around town. Perhaps an
award could be offered to those whose information led to
the arrest or conviction of litterbugs.
The city council, too, should keep increasing pressure on
the removal or repair of unsightly buildings, not only those
which are health or fire hazards but all which are eyesores.
If the council Is not backed by an ordinance to implement
action on this, it should investigate to ascertain whether it
may pass such an ordinance.
There are too many unsightly old car bodies at various
spots around town; too much junk.
It's time that war Is declared on trash here, and it is
good to hear such genuine indignation as that which came
forth recently Pressure must be kept on this problem to make
Heppner an inviting city. mane
The best soldier in this war is the conscientious individ
ual citizen who does his share in keeping the city clean
Parents can play a big role by devoting consistent attention
to seeing that their children develop habits that promote tidi-ness.
ANOTHER INTERESTING note
In connection with the Whit.
man Mission mmos to lluht in
the massacre were some Sasrer
children who were under the
care of the Whitman Hrl.v
Sarer nf Hpnnnor is relator! tn
this same Sager family on a
direct line of descent. Harlcy
has never born to the Historic
site but intends to make a trip
there.
HERE'S THE beginning of the
story of Colonel Cornelius Gil
liam, written by Mcrlle Gilliam,
In "Polk County Pioneer Sketch
es" and published In 1927 by
Fjtrl Rlrharvtcnn nf Hallaa Ae
mentioned last week. Col. Gil
liam went to avenge the Whit
man Massacre and was acci
dentally killed In Morrow coun
ty:
"Colonel Cornelius Gilliam
was born in the State of North
Carolina in the vr nf 17M- hut
when quite young he and his
parents moved to the State of
Missouri wnere ne uvea lor
.. t . . i -1 . i . ,.i . ft,..
,i-ivimi mm, i.ii-mi. v nnntm mi
K.iv killed the medicine man
flpt. then the real battle atart
ed. next came some of their
tnnin chiefs. The loss of their
I lenders throw the Indian Into
confusion. The Indians retreated
I several times and came back
with a different attack, but all
ans. He returned that evening l,, U to1' l:lll,lttm un,d,,r'
and reported Indian . few sUkhI' no wn r'a,,y ,or ,hm
hours X Hearth This men had f "k'rml!,h lMtt unUl our
short skirmish with "hem ,n "fi whrn th
with no loss of life. Next morn- 'ILf nieht and C?E"
Ing Col. Gilliam advanced to- & ' " ""d. ,0;
ward the place occupied by the dfUr hU w",
Indians, climbing the stoop ""'T nnd .?"". Mn
bluffs, and .dv.JL., 1 thS iaken l wn W onw.
banks of the river Thev canin. Tne c,mp. was food or
ed at ToZ mud swings thSi "iftV nd thlns w ln 8ttd
night and early next morning P"K '
advanced a short ways, when Next morning the Indian
they came upon the Indians on canu wltn whl,e tg 'or pence,
top of a steep bluff and on the nd ,nr Commissioners appoint
opposite side of where they od Dv tne Governor favored the
were. The Indians, thlnkim? Proposition. Col. Gilliam did
themselves safe, keot making nal- but could not help him-
ks about the scl1, Hul ,au'r on " w8 found
taunting remarks about the
a
- j . ..,,v,i m, vuiviiro turn iravu
.1 . , "Wi . . . A V. a .nr. K. t I . .. ..
in i.-v-v. ne was mameo to " ,uf "lc inuioim
Mlss Mary Crawford and 10 uickly Pt l n'fiht and re
years later he was elected Sher- treated out of reach of the guns.
in of uay county, for a termii",re was noining more to do
uv.iv uicir, wj (iir) rm uuwn
command and telling them to out, t0 only "'"legem on
come on up. Part 'o remove their of-
Toi riiii. Mu ,,. taxis to places of safety. Col.
to uh ?".nm LT.?" very much Irritated
words or "advice ordered hU 3n "J , "l. 10hn,!
oTfool tanT'11 Chneb ? ' X "haV'boo" ffi
In their U Mriimw, " 5,H"..0U J1""""
shot and didnt hU a man while ln'Tw .Kd to
wK reoClmb,'.nfi the c- throuRh thta error of t hi
hen the Colonel's men reach- commissioners
"On the morning after the
delay, Col. Gilliam proceeded on
his way to Walla Walla. Upon
descending to the higher table
lands, they could nee the Indi
ans swlftlv movlni! oust nlonu
the fHt of the llluo Mountains.
htid poisoned them, nnd that If
he was not killed or drove out
of the eounlry, he would Kill
all of them and take all their
land and poMesslotiN. Also that
Mt llenn. who had charge of the
fort nnd tried to get Whitman
ho It was UNO less to pnHivd fur ., r ti. riintrv ultlnuit
ner In that direction, to ne eess mm told tne Iinllnns the
turned acww the country to the, only way to get Mm was to kill
Walla Walla rivers nnd camped ,Mnv HU people wore very aof.
below old Kort Wallula. rv. but they had been deflve(
The command was short of "Vd ,u" LiYhd k".
ammunition. o Col. (Jllllam , U,ry n"d
wrote a ahort note to McBoan, m ,nB whl,,,.
asking for the same. The offl- "Tlie Commissioners told him
rHL n. nl,i,nl M, I villi, lllrlt If he U Oil 111 doIIVOr all tll Rill,.
111-.,
(To be concluded next week).
u.t i ....... ..r,i.i,1 Th.. ftonirs of T)r. WhltttiM,,
Colonel declared, 'I will go my- could go In peace, otherwise no
self, whtcn ne Old ana orougni iiramwu ui unv
back the necessary amount. lor the messaKO to hla people,
"While they camped there, ;u d on'y
Stlccus. a noted Cayuse Indian Sfn?,rhh .t.T.'"'
and friend of Dr. Whitman, hp,d h CW
came to camp. He was ropre ; ""
seining His trine aim wanieu io
asevrtuin upon what conditions
peace could be established. A
-mmi'tl watt hi'lit milHlst llli? of
Col. Gilliam and th thnt! Com
missioners, apiH)intoa by tne
Governor, to wit: Gen. Joel
Palm.ir IV Vitu.1 1 1 and Malor
Iah. Stlccus represented to them
that his people were very sorry
that Dr. Whitman was killed,
thnt lurtr amnlinl if his n,-o.
pie had been Kick with the
measies, inu mai many nau
t1ia.fl' that JfU l.wl a half
hiA,l imAnii th.im haft Iriiln,.
ed the iH'llef that Dr. Whitman
of two VPS re Aftor th ovnlra
tion of his term of office, he
Joined the Black Hawk war and
served as a Captain of the Com
pany during the Seminole war
of 1S37. Later he returned home.
When trouble arose with the
Mormons, it was decided to ex-
Del them fmm thA Statu Vnlnn.
teers were called for. and Capt
Gilliam came to the front rais
ed an army and was chosen its
CaDtaln. soon beintr nromoted tn
Colonel.
"In 184.1 he nnreuntiM An.
drew county ln the Legislature.
Religiously he was a Free Bap
tist, and was ordained in the
iNfnistrv In ant a iar la.
ter started for Oregon, arriving
tn the fall. He first settled ln
Polk county on the La Creole,
iaier moving ianncr soutn to
Pedee creek.
He lived there until after
the Whitman Massacre in No
vember, 1847. The Governor had
a company organized and la-
riles nf Onasmn fMtv ma Ho tho
first flag to be used in defense
oi uregon. ine Legislature de
cided to wage an aggressive
war against the Indians at once.
the cliff to their hnrsiv: anri fol
lowed the Indians, who (led In
all directions.
"The Colonel discovered the
Indians' village was to the
East, so they started at once,
and within two miles they
found where the camp had
been, but everything showed a
hasty leaving. There were just
a few old people left not able
to travel. Col. Gilliam would not
allow the old Indians to be mo
lested, so they went on their
way.
'The Company went tn camp
not far away, while Col.
Gilliam sent to The Dalles for
supplies; and after the proper
arranpements thpv mntlnup4
on their way to Walla Walla.
coining ox interest iranspirea
until the morninc after leavlne
the eneam n m nt nf WM
Springs (Morrow County). They
were now in tne land ot tne nos
tile Indians and exoec tine
trouble at every turn.
"Within a short time one of
the scouts came running up to
advise the Colonel that th,. tn.
dians were close. He ordered his
men together, and gave all a
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
To the Editor:
The Oregon State Treasurer
has succeeded in gaining fan
tastic publicity and a great in
crease in his personal power by
coming out boldly for a reloca
tion of the new section of high
way 101 away from the sand
spit at Pacific City. He has
whipped the Highway Commis
sion into a position of "confus
ion". He reopened old wounds in
this community wounds that
were beginning to heal after
five years of conflict over re
location of this highway. He
gained enough publicity to en
able the average candidate to
win an office he has done this
without offending many voters
preciation to those who worked I Washington, and was one of the
o nara on my behalf during few men who saved this grand
my recent sutv-nscfMi r,n . . w,,.,,,,. r n: .;
" "'mi iu iium idiiing mio ine
W nom n T3"0 Senator- hands of the English Govern-
-, aijijitnicue ine : mem.
Tr; " . " j men iog?iner, ana gave an a
They organtod a regiment of piece of advice, telling them
r-in "V y";" ..... - tney musi win, in order to save
r; r I ' j V, ' . A , , ineir nomes. -Above all, boys,
r; L'i G- ma;!obey your officers.' The Indians
w- T compa,ly TOn?lstel 0' approached slowly, but determ
iU1? ,meoi li!'r a,.Ke5 ". tne'r ereat medicine man
i-wwiiti, riuu iiifir mono was:
'If our Colonel can stand it, we
can. And his motto was
live just as the boys do.'
"If he had an extra blanket,
one of the boys got it, and if
the boys were without extra
foods, he either shared his, or
did without. This is the way
he obtained their confidence. "
"The greatest eulogy that can
be pronounced of either the
dead or the living can be said
of Colonel Cornelius Gilliam
when it was declared that he
gave his life for thp lives nf th
eany settlers of Oregon
1
DAN
At The
BATTLE
Of The Bands
Listen to the sounds of
The Pastels
Th
9 to I
Of Pasco, Wn.
AND
Henchmen
Of Heppner, Ore.
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
Heppner Fair Pavilion
Heppner, Ore.
SI.50 PER PERSON
J COMMUNITY 1
)j BILLBOARD t
Coming Events
ELKS' PICNIC
CutKforth Park,
.Sunday. June 26. Elka
niemiH-rs and famltlea
Picnic dinner at noon
Games and fun for all.
COWBEI.LE BARBECUE
Honoring Father nf Year
Sunday. June 26. 4 to 6 p m
Heppner Fairgrounds
RKPt'BLICAN MKETING
Tuesday, June 28, 8 p m.
tianK oi r.u. lonietmce
loom
Election of officer and del.
rgate to Hate convention.
OES INSTALLATION
Monday. June 27. 8 D m.
Kuth Chapter No. 32. and
Masonic Lodge No. 69.
SIDEWALK BAZAAR
Mark the Dates!
Friday, Saturday, July 8 and
9
A Downtown Festival!
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Hvppoat
many nnurs nr ncc o, ,
the hundreds of friends and
supporters and hope I may
count n J j . ""J'
'",v" ueserve ineir con-
"The Company took up its
line of march from Portland,
and reached The Dalles on the
fifth day, their food following
If U ..tt 1 J . ,
ii uuenueu every voter In m.,i,ln . ".v.niiai
tnis area, it would not affect !ri 6 ?"u ne'gnoonng
tinued suDoort. I "X, un aay. tneir food following
could send each a personal lei i lnem,.uP l"e nver boats, and
ter of appreciation, Ey Con iS' I"1 th?ir enCamp
gressional schedule , . ! ment eacn evenin-
I uiey went into camp at The
j Dalles to rest up for a few days
I and await the rest of their sup
plies, which had not reached
jthat place. The few Indians
i there were very unfriendly, and
ion the morning of the third
day, two of the guards from
around the horses wnr min,i
n, . ! bv ,ne Indians. Col. Gilliam de-
wod6 Si.!5i. to chaltisHhem
Witnewes Vo.i "-." a . aim un,iK lnem to terms before
witnesses recently appointed a leaving for Walla Walla as he
new traveling riri-nit minittD. Hi,i,s . nai ' . a ne
" i wtim enemies Denind as
-serve some 16 congregations lo- 'well as in front of him
nately does not permit it.
sincerely yours
Robert B. Duncan
Member of Congress
Society Appoints
Circuit Minister
cated in the south-central
the election much; this is
a Ju- ii wd. announcea
mi wees py iea Poland, pre
ytj i.'-iiiiiiuiuiy W11I1UUL puill-l ... : "J -- ul"i jjic-
ical strength an ideal political ! minister of the Hermis-
footba 1 to he kicked arnnnH lu" oiigregauon. isamed to sue-
without fear bv anv candidate Jonn ymeyer is Osman
who recognizes a situation ripe
for exploitation.
Will this candidate deny that
he himself outlined this scheme
in detail prior to the campaign
that with cold and cunning
calculation he explained (in
the presence of witnesses) that
ine loss in votes would be
small, while the gain in name
recognition and other valuable
publicity would be great?
He has demonstrated unusual
ability to execute a scheme like
this with perfect timing, with
flawless skill, with total indif
refence to the hurtful effects
(among a small number of vo
ters). He has earned the sup
port of every voter to whom
this type of candidate appeals.
Surely the heartbreaks he
leaves bciiind in politically un
important communities are a
small price to pay for this kind
of personal triumph.
Kathryn L. Smith
Secretary, Pacific City
Boosters Club
To the Editor:
Dear Sir:
I hope that through your Letters-to-the-Editor
column I may
be permitted to express my ap-
D. Lyman, who began official
service in tne arpa in Anr 1
"Mr. Lyman is a native of
ttapia city, South Dakota, and
nos Deen a minister of Jehov
ah's Witnesses for 15 years." the
local minister said. "He has
penormed special service as full
minister in Rapid City and Stur-
HIS. Mlirn llalrnta nnA R1o.lr
foot, Idaho before coming to his
present assignment." Pol a n d
pointed out that Lyman is ac
companied by his wife, also an
ordained minister.
The local Witness overseer
described the duties of the new
ly appointed circuit minister as
spiritual counselor and minis
terial servant," since he will
visit each of the 16 congrega
tions in the circuit at least three
times a year to assist the local
members in improving the func
tions of their personal minis
try. This means he will accom
Danv them In th hnnC tr..
j ... '-
house and home Bible study ac-
uviiy, as wen as give frequent
Bible talks from the platform.
Metskpr man nf Mnnnm r1 1 !
Ham, Umatilla. Wheeler counties
On Kfllp at thn rsHa.Tmu
- - ...... wuuvtu,-,uiica,
51.25 each. Others available on
"He learned that thnir
was located in a deep cut on
the East side of the Deschutes
opposite what is now known as
Warm Springs Reservation. He
crossed at the mouth of the De
schutes and went into camp
late in the evening. Next morn
ing he sent Major Lee with a
small detachment to ascertain
me exact location of the Indi
II
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Son's Illness Calls
Capt. Lanham Home
Captain Michael Lanham, son
of Conley Lanham of Heppner, is
home in Portland on emergency
leave from his service in Vietnam
because of the serious illness of
his youngest son, Jim, who will
be three years old in August.
Mr. and Mrs. Conley Lanham
went to Portland Wednesday and
Thursday of last week to be with
the familv. The vnnnr hn ,,n.
derwent major surgery for a
uiaui lUIIlor.
Capt. Lanham arrived home o'
the 30 dav leaw Juno i n h..
been in Vietnam with a trans-
yoriation unit since August,
19C5. Capt. Lanham and hie uifo
have five children.
Mrs. Charles Ounnarcnn r.f
San Diego, sister of Capt. Lan
ham, and her daughter, Debbie,
also came to Portland to infn th.
lamily, arriving last Tuesday.
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