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NOTICE OF SALE OF SURPLUS SCHOOL LAND
Notice la hereby given that the District School Board of School District Number 1, Morrow
County, Oregon. ha declared the following described property not to be required for school
purposes, and will sell the same at public auction on June 5. 1976. at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on
the site of the land, the land being described as follows, to wit:
All that portion of the land described in
the deed from Elaine S. George to the Morrow
County School District recorded in Book 64,
Page 85, Morrow County, Oregon, Deed Records
lying North of the following described line
to-wit:
Commencing at the Northeast Corner of Lot 1
Adams Addition to the City of Heppner; thence
East along the South right-of-way line of
Aiken Street extended a distance of 130 feet
to a point on the East side of that tract of
land conveyed to Maynard Struthers as record
ed in Volume 65 on page 295, Morrow County
Deed Records, the point of beginning of this
description, thence East 35 feet to a point;
thence South 68.85 feet to the beginning of
the line above mentioned; thence East 212.5
feet more or less to the West boundary of that
land conveyed to Morrow County as recorded in
Volume 51 Page 284, Morrow County Deed Records,
thus describing the South boundary of the land
to be conveyed all in the City of Heppner,
Morrow County, Oregon.
The DUIricl School Board has set a minimum price of 13.500.00 for the purchase of the
property, and the property will be sold to the highest bidder but the School District reserve,
ihe right to reject any or all bids. Unless all bid. are rejected, the property will be .old to he
bidder complying with the term, of the Notice of Sale, and submitting the bid which
provide, the highest return to the School District. The sale .hall be for cash, must be
unconditional and may be made by a certified check or a cashier', ch ech In voro'the
District, of or upon a bank doing buslne.. in the State of Oregon, or In cash The District
.hall convey the land by . good and .ufficlent deed. .Igned by the proper o leer. ol the
District and subject to the resolution adopted by the Board at Its regular meeting. May 17.
7. when Ihe land wa. declared by the Board not to be required for .chool purpose..
Signed:
JOHN MATTHEWS
Chairman
District School Board of School
District Number I. Mm row County. Oregon.
Published May 27. June 3. 197
THE JOSEPH MASON FAMILY
By Justine Weather ford
Last weekend Frank Mason II. a grandson of one of
Morrow County"! earliest families came from his home in
Milton-Freewater to bring several of his grandparent's
treasures to the Morrow County Museum. Mason presented
the museum with a beautiful, old parlor clock and with an
elevated, hob-nail glass cake plate that the first Masons had
used He also gave the museum files several newspaper
clippings about the family from which these facts were
gleaned. , ...
Joseph Mason was born on the Azores, whose population
consisted mostly of Portuguese, in 1831. At 13 he joined
deep-sea fishing crews. When he was 20 he made a trip
around the Horn to San Francisco where he quit his ship in
1851 and went to Sacramento to work in placer mines digging
gold for seven years. Later he came north to Salem, OR.
In 1870 he married Augusta Bates a daughter of pioneers.
Joseph decided to go into the stockraising business. He
bought a claim on Rhea Creek that year and lived on it that
winter, returning to the Willamette Valley to bring his wife
here the next spring. Joseph Mason brought a fine pathfinder
stallion, some mares and a few cows with him to Rhea Creek.
He worked very hard at clearing away the brush and timber
"consisting of larger alder, birch, willow, choke cherry and
thorn trees" from his claim. Each spring and fall he made a
trip to The Dalles to buy a few provisions. .
In 1872 when the Pettysville post office was established,
mail came there instead of being carried east from The
Dalles by anyone traveling in this direction.
Joseph and Augusta Mason had 10 children born at home on
their claim. The oldest was Frank, born there in 1871. Within
15 years Joseph had more than 100 acres cleared and planted
to alfalfa. He had run ditches to irrigate it. By the middle
1880s he had 100 well-bred horses, more than 100 head of
cattle and a band of sheep, as well as goats and hogs. He had
bought out other homesteaders until he owned 875 acres.
Augusta, who weighed less than 100 pounds, assisted her
husband with the farm work besides caring for the home and
their 10 children. She knitted socks for all members of her
family. , A
The Masons had the first orchard on Rhea Creek. Augusta
put up fruit in half-gallon cans which were sealed with hot
wax. She also dried fruit. The Masons lived in a brick house
built by an earlier settler, William Hughes. Joseph Mason
died in 1907 at the age of 76. Augusta died in 1928 at the age of
79.
The ten children of the pioneer couple were: Frank E.;
Ella C; Clara E. (Kincaid); Bertelle; Bessie M.; Nettie L.;
Helena M.; Mabel (Cotter); Walter E.; and Joseph. Some of
them contributed much to the lone community through the
years; others lived their adult lives elsewhere The sons have
been lone storekeepers, postmaster, mayor (Bert was mayor
for 23 years). The daughters taught school and were
ranchers' wives.
The countv museum records are not complete about tne
Mason descendents. There are newspaper clippings about
the deaths of some of the ten children. Clara Kincaid died in
January 1975 after reaching 100 years of age. Joseph died in
February of this year in Portland, at 88. Walter died m
California in 1973 at 80.
There are grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces
and nephews and their children still living in the county and
nearby. It would be helpful to have some of them bringing the
family records up to date by taking vital information to Mrs.
Harnett.
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THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DIVISION
WILL HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING
TO PRESENT THEIR ANNUAL
UPDATE OF THE SIX-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES.
How will the construction program
affect you?
What is your role in the program?
Where are your highway tax dollars
going?
ANSWERS TO THESE AND OTHER QUESTIONS -WILL
BE PROVIDED AT THE MEETING.
(PUBLIC INPUT IS SOLICITED)
1:30 PM WE WES JAY JUNE 2, 1976
WASCO COUNTY LIBRARY
THE DALLES, OREGON
Mothers Club
elect officers
The May meeting of the
Heppner Mothers Club was
held at the home of Barbara
Morris.
New officers for the year
were elected. The new officers
are as follows: Ronnie Mc
Bride, president; Judy Hand
bury, vice-president; Barbara
Morris, secretary, treasurer
and historian, and Debbie
Koffler. caller.
Plans to enter a float in the
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo and a booth at the fair
were discussed.
The May meeting of the
Mothers Club has been tradi
tionally the last meeting until
September, however, the club
has activities planned for the
summer months.
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THE OREGON STATE HIGHWAY DIVISION
PRESENTS THE ANNUAL UPDATE MEETING
OF THE 6-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Learn what has been done In the past year, what 1s scheduled for
the coming year - the next 6 years. Let the Highway Division know
how you feel about the construction program.
If you are interested In the highways of Eastern Oregon, please try
to attend one of the meetings listed below.
Ontario May 24, Monday, Room 14, Administration Building, TVCC
Canyon City May 26, Wednesday, Circuit Court Room, Courthouse
La Grande May 27, Thursday, Room 202, Hoke Hall, EOSC
Pendleton June 2, Wednesday, Conference Room, City Hall
All meetings begin promptly at 8:00 p.m.
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