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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
High School Notes.

Mr.. Marshall Phelps was quite
agreeably surprised last Friday
evening at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Phelps.
The surprise was in the form of &
dinner party rendered him in
honor of his nineteenth birthday.
The house was decorated in the
Senior class colors, orange and
black. The dinner was an
elegant affair being served in
courses. After the dinner many
toasts were given by the men,
bers of the class, Mr.. Hoffman
acting as POSTMASTER. Mrs.
Phelps was aided in serving by
Miss Florence Lusted. Members
of the Senior class and the faculty
of the High School were present,
who were, Mr.. Hoffman, Mr..
O'Sullivan, Miss Young and Miss
Funk of the faculty, and Marie
Hager, Minalena Cameron, .Tena
Devin, Sidney Hallock, Harold
Cohn, Arthur Crawford, Harry
Rood and Marshall Phelps of the
Senior class.
Miss Conifred Hurd, of Eugene,
has been elected to the place of
assistant teacher in the Heppner
High School, to take up the work
Immediately after the holidays.
Miss Lilah Clark has been ad-
vanced to the position of princi-
pal, made vacant by the resigna-
tion of James H. O'Sullivan, and
Miss Hurd takes herplace. Miss
Hurd was a classmate of Miss
Clark's at u. of o.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
Eight Mile.

M. c. Fuqua was seen on our
streets last week.
I. W. Rippee went to Heppner
Friday returning Saturday.
Mr.. Tom Arnold and wife spent
Sunday evening with John Jenk-
ins and family.
W. W Brannon of Hardman is
on Eightmile this week looking
after things on the farm.
Eightmile was treated to a
nice little shower of rain and
about an inch of snow last week.
Every little bit helps.
Fred Esteb and family Of
Gooseberry returned from Gold
endale Sunday. They have been
visiting with Mrs. Estebs parents.
Omar Stanton of Hardman
spent Saturday night with his
brother Chas. on Eight Mile.
He reports everything fourishing
in his section.
Jan. 9th is the date for the
next regular meeting Of the
Farmegon local 62 at the Eight
nile Center school house at 7p.
n. This is the night for election
# officers and we hope to see all
members present.
E. M. Keithly came out from
1eppner Thursday Of last week
o look after his interests in Rood
anyon. Hereports Mrs. Keithly
nd the baby getting along fine
nd expects to move them home
n couple of weeks.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
DEMONSTRATION
ROADS IN E. O.
College to Show Farmers
How to Make Good
Market Roads.

CORVALLIS, ORE, Dec. Is.
demonstration road a quarter OF
a mile long is to be built at the
Union Experiment Station by the
Oregon Agricultural College in
order to teach the farmers Of that
district the methods of building
and maintaining good market
roads. The land there is a sandy
loan which lends itself readily
to the sand-clay and oiled earth
methods of construction, both of
the cheaper sort. One section of
the new road will be an ordinary
earth road properly crowned and
drained but not maintained. An
other, built like it, will be kept
in repair with a road drag. Al
third will show the sandy-clay
and a fourth will be
treated with a heavy oil. Care
full record of the cost of construc-
lion and maintenance will be
Kept.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
Secure Protection.

The losses to our people from
the new diseases in horses, hogs,
cattle and sheep, can be better
combatted by prevention than
cure.
Keeping the animals in a heal
thy condition and keeping the
blood pure, will almost, if not en-
tirely, render them immune.
See that the drinking water is
not contaminated by drainage,
keep feed boxes, managers, etc.
disinfected, and use literally of
DR.. Hess Stock Food, the best
compound ever manufactured for
purifying the blood, improving
digestion and strengthening the
constitution.
This valuable preparation is
sold in Morrow County by the
Morrow Warehouse Milling Co.,
and being handled only through
regular dealers, costs but little
more than half the price of SINH
lar compounds sold by peddlers.
Regular size bucket only $2.25.
Smaller packages in proportion.
AS a powerful disinfectant and
germicide for use in watering
troughs, feed boxes and managers,
DR.. Hess Dip cannot be eXcelled.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

on a visit to his mother, Mrs
Weston.
Mrs. Davis and daughter spent
a pleasant hour or so in Airing
ton between trains, Saturday.
They met old friends at the depot,
which made the trip very pleasant.
J. B. Beebe, the we'll man,
came in on the local, Saturday,
and loaded his drill on the flat
car and had it shipped to oHermis-
ton where he has been engaged
to put down three wells.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
At the Churches.
N. E. CHURCH SOuTH.


Sunday school at 10. am. Ep-
worth League 6. 30p.m Preach
ing II am. and 7.30p.m. Themes
appropriate to the Christmas
times.
There's a song in the air,
There's star in the sky;
There's mothers deep prayer,
And baby's low cry.
Christmas program free, Sat
urday evening at 7.30. A good
time is expected. Come.
E. P. Warren, Pastor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
School Notes.
BY SuPT. NOTSON

On the 9TH inst. | visited the
school at Cecil. Mr.. Geo. Henry
is the teacher. Eighteen pupils
were present. The interest man
ifested by the pupils is excellent.
Quite a number of improvements
have deen made in the building
this fall. The walls are newly
papered, a new set of shelves for
the lunch pals has been installed,
new window-boards put in, and a
closed water jar with faucet pro
vided. The pupils have individ-
ual folding drinking cups. In
the evening, | had the pleasure
of meeting the people of the dis
trict in a local educational meet
ing. The attendance shows that
the school interests in the district
is excellent.
There will be only a two days
session of the State Teachers
Association at Portland. The
dates are Dec. %, 20. The rail
roads have granted return fare
Of one-third tomembers who take
a receipt upon payment of fare to
Portland. Every teacher paying
the annual dues of so cents be-
comes q member of the Associa-
ton.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
Castle Rock Items.

R. N. Stanfield spent Saturday
night at Castle Rock.
Earl Cramer, of Hardman, is
spending a few days with his
sister, Mrs. Gibbons.
Mr.. Nall, wife and daughter,
Frances, of Irrigon, visited at the
home of L. M. Davis for a few
days last week.
Mr.. Camel, of the Telephone
company, and Davis of this place
are busy these days hauling ma
terial for the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mardi and two
small sons came in on the Spo-
kane train Tuesday of this week
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

Principal O'Sullivan, of the
High School, has presented his
resignation to take effect at once.
His successor has not been chosen
yet but the board has several ap-
plications and a selection will be
made in time for the new teacher
to begin work after the holidays.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

Our friend Joe Devine. who is q
"bunch grasSer' on a farm a few miles
north of the Lexington Creamery. IL
a booster for the dairy proposition.
From his 9cows-two of which are
heifers with first calves, he received
an ineomefOr the month OfNovember
S117 77-better than S13 per head.
Bully for Joe; he is proving that It
pays big to keep milk stock on even
a dry farm, and he expects his Dee
ember check to show up better. Let
us have reports from others; this is
the proof of the pudding.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
sowing in the spring.

oOWl lllS III VIC opI lllS'
1t is important that stockmer
strengthen their organizations
and keep up a live interest in
them. There are now sixty EIGHT
advisory boards, representing To-
cal livestock associations, which
are cooperating effectively with
! the Forest Service in the settle
ment of grazing problems. Ad-
visory boards of both the Ameri-
can Livestock Association and
the National Woolgrowers Asso-
ciation are being consulted and
are giving valuable assistance
with regard to matters which
effect the interests of the stock
men as a whole. Matters of vital
interest to every fockmaster in
the land are continually coming
up, and call for efficient organ
izations of range users. The For
est Service is entering new fields
of scientific range management
and is engaged upon problems Of
great interest to the stock
growers. With their cooperation
we shall be able to better meet |
the needs of the fockmasters and |
make the Forests more useful to
all of the people.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
Santa Claus Coming.

Santa Claus, accompanied by his
brigade, win be at the Methodist
church Saturday night at7:3O. There
will be a tree and a splendid program.
consisting of songs. recitations and
exercises by the children. Every
body will be welcome.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

Western Governors will be
given banquet by the Progress
i've Business Mems Club of Port
land at the Commercial Club on
the night of December %. They
will have returned from the trip
through the East on board the
Governors Special and are ex-
pected to give an account of this
trip that opened the eyes of the
East to the possibilities and re-
of the West.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Bible school 10 am. Christmas
tree Friday 7 pm. Preaching at
lone Sunday morning and even
ing, subject God wants you. "
Theme for evening "A Christmas
message" by Mrs. McAllister.
Special music. All welcome.
John McAllister Pastor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

Associate Forester A. F. FosteI
representing the Forest Sci
vice, addressed the Annual cor
vention of the National Woo
growers Association at Oman
on the 18th, as follows:
Realizing the Importance of tn
livestock industry to the genera
welfare Of the West, the Fores
Service, from the beginning o
its administration of the Nationa
Forests, adopted constructive
policy for dealing with grazing
problems. Most of the mountain
ranges which have been included
in the National Forests had beer
occupied by the fiockmasters Ions
before the Forests were created
With the demand for summer
range in many localities greater
than the supply, there had fol
lowed overgrazing and serious
damage, while absolute waste OF
a large portion of the forage crop
was taking place. Many ranges
were fast deteriorating, though
carrying no more stock than could
be permanently sustained under
proper regulation.
The first thing was to check the
the damage and waste with the
least possible curtailment of the
grazing privileges. Such divis-
ions of the range were made as
would secure the use of each por-
ton by the kind of stock to which
it was best adapted and give each
group Of owners, so far as possible
the use of the range upon which
they had customarily grazed their
stock. Then it was decided what
portions should be used only dur
ing the summer, what ones during
the winter, spring, or fall, and
what portions during the entire
year, with the dates at which the
grazing season should begin and
close in normal seasons.
These measures did much toward
stopping waste of surplus forage
and showing that better methods
were worth while. Attention
was next given to extending the
area of available range through |
encouraging the development of
watering places and making trails
to omake accessible unused ranges.
Unfortunately, it has been nec-
essary to make quite heavy reduc-
tions on some of the Forests to
enable overgrazed ranges to recu-
perate, but such reductions have
been made gradually in order not
to cause undue business distur-
bance. The increased number of
stock, however, provided for on
other ranges has nearly offset the
reductions. There were grazed
IN the Forests this last year
|, 442,00 cattle and horses and
I, 450, 900 sheep and goats.
The collective grazing capacity
If the National Forests is now on
he increase. Energetic efforts
lave made by the Forest Service
o promote the utilization of sur
)lus forage which now goes to
waste in northern Washington,
daho, Montana. The removal of
he forage crop in a proper way
,reatly reduces the fire damage.
If grazing it too close, however,
he reproduction of the Forest is
nterfered with. Many timber
and owners are willing to offer
'razing privileges upon extreme
Y favorable terms because they
re not planning to grow another I
rop of trees. Replanted areas s
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21
FOREST SERVICE
COOPERATION
Stockmen and Woolgrowers Encouraged
to Strengthen Their Organizations.

, must be closed against grazini
for a few years, and where re
: production is difficult cut-ove
areas must be protected, by re
ducing if not excluding the stock
until the young trees are out o.
danger from trampling or nib
bling. Since, however, the ares
cut-over and that replanted each
year form, combined, less than
| one per cent of the total area OF
the Forests, no serious interfer-
ence with the grazing is involved.
Careful Investigations of the
damage done young trees by stock
in the southwest showed over
twenty per cent of the seedlings
and young trees seriously injured,
and in some cases on ranges used
extensively by sheep over fifty
per cent, but the most damage
was done when feed was scarce
and was therefore largely due
to overgrazing. The immediate
and urgent problem which now
confronts us is the development
Of the ranges to the highest posi-
BILE state of productivity.
The gradual increase of the
carrying power of the ranges
will be brought about through
improved methods of handling
stock and growing the forage
crop. A careful study is under
way to ascertain the character of
all of the land within the Forests,
the kind of stock to which each
natural grazing unit is adapted,
the natural periods of use, and
the undergrazed, fully grazed and
overgrazed areas.
Experiments in lambing sheep
in small enclosures proved that,
under some conditions at least, a
of lambs and labor can be
made more than enough to offset
the cost. In the coyote-proof
pasture experiments regular
herder, without assistance from
the Forest Service, handled the
sheep with the same reductions in
amount of range requir-
ed, and percentage of loss, and
the same increase in weight of
ambs, as in preceding years.
The mountain bunchgrass range
Investigations have shown how,
oy proper rotation in the grazing,
20 secure thorough natural reseed-
ng of overgrazed land without
serious decrease of the number of
stock while the range is being
restored.
Many forage species have been
,ested through artificial reseeding
experiments. The introduction I
If new grasses is very difficult
problem. Redtop was found to
succeed better than any other
cultivated grass on poorly drained !
,ogs where the soil is acid, while l
hungarian bronze grass is better
.dapted to arid localities. limo
by is fairly drought resistant
nd yet can be depended upon to !
make a good stand in moist !
meadows. On the lands studied I
he most promising cultivated :
pecies for range reseeding were I
ound to be, named in order of )
heir Importance, timothy, Hun
arian Bronze, Italian rye, redtop,
Ientucky bluegrass, alsike and /
yhite clover, orchard grass, tall S
MEADOW oat grass, Canadian blue 4
rass and hard or sheep fescue.
n all cases, except in parts of
ne Southwest, fall seeding has
iven much better results than g
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

Special 20 cents on Saturdays
only-a 1-pound box of Barr's
chocolate candy. Fresh stock re-
ceived every week. Don't over
look this bargain. Patterson &
Son, the RExALL Store.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

In these days, when economy
should be the household watch
word you should use a Crescent
Range. They save time, labor,
and fuel. Sold at Cases Furni-
ture Store.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

At Portland, Saturday, Lincoln
High school bested The Dalles
High 33 to 0. The E. o. cham
pions put it all over Pendleton,
but could not score in the game
for the high school championship
of the state.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

Cameras, kodaks, films, plates,
papers and chemicals. Everything
for the amateur photographer.
Patterson & Son, the RExALL
Store.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

Bargains in S. C. Rhode Island
Reds. 1911 Breeding Pens for
sale to make room for new stock.
All. prize winning stock. Call or
write. L. w. BRIGGS,
If. Heppner, Or.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-12-21

Don't forget that Hood River
cider at Hendricson & Gurdane's.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

though no action against him will be
taken until there is q definite turn in
the wounded mans condition. The
shooting took place Wednesday morn
ing, but has been kept quiet by the
officials pending a further investiga-
ton.
LIBBY, Sept. 1.-THE county com.
missioners OF Lincoln county will call
q special election at which the votere
will pass upon a proposition to bond
the county for Sl25,00 for the purpose
OF building three steel bridges across
the Kootenai river and to complete the
construction OF q road from ~ end
of the county to the other.
EUREKA, Sept. 11.-Timothy hay,
bound for points in British Columbia,
was loaded at this point this week, the
price received by the shippers being
GIG per ton, +. O.. b. There 10 a grow.
ing demand each year for this class OF
agricultural products from this valley,
the major part of the calls coming
from the Dominion.
HELENA, Sept ia big crew Of
men, with teams, scrapers and road
making machinery is waiting for the
government to accede to the request Of
the Great Northern railroad for per
mission to build q 40.mile boulev arc
from Midvale to St. Mary's and as
soon as this permission is granted
work will be started On what will be
come the main travelled entrance Il
the Glacier National park, according
to L. W. Hill, president OF the Grea
Northern, who arrived here from
Spokane and departed for the Yellow
stone park, where he will attend tn
conference which Secretary Of the In
terror Fisher will hold there respect
ing park affairs.
MILES CITY, Sept. 1.-Two men
one named Bert Glass and anothe
, named Carberry were brought up Of
; the Milwaukee as far as Terry las
night and transferred from there t,
the Northern Pacific and taken bacl
: to Medora, where they were placed i
: Jail. The men are charged with tn
murder of q sheepherder at Marmat
a couple of days ago. 1t is allege'
that the body of the herder was foun
. In his wagon, in the rear of q stor
m tha Ontskirts NJ the town with thre
2 bullet wounds in the head.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
A Record Crop Of Oats.

BILLINGS, Sept. What is be.
lieved to be the largest yield OF oats
on record anywhere 10 that Of Robert
Steele. q prominent farmer who re.
sides west OF Billings. Mr.. Steele has
just finished threshing the crop from
so acres, it Is understood, and it
showed the en- ormous yield of los
bushels to the acre, machine meas.
ure.
The weight OF the grain is 4S pounds
to . measure bushel, which meane
that each quantity 80 calculated
weighs approximate that OF one and
one-half bushels, according to the
government standard for oats. This
means that the yield per acre was Isl
bushels for each acre. and II tha'
mark has ever been reached prev
iously, II IL not known here.
According to those who have seer
the oats they are OF the large, white
variety, such as r used in the man
ufacture of rolled oats.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
BOWLES MARKET LETTER
Mond ay, September IL.

Monday, September IL.
About 5000 rangers today, heaviest run OF the
season. Market draggy, ten to fifteen lower ex-
cept the best. Top price was seven cents, sold
by Bowles for S. Howes, Timber Creek, Mont.
Twenty head averaging 1.2S0 pounds. Also cattle
weighing Ito pounds at 6.25. Calves, 800
pounds at Sc. IS. Cows at S.. 65. All grade COWS
at 81 40.
Bowles also sold the George Kibby steers at
S.. IS, the r. T. Caroland steers at SIS. 20, the
Paul Jones steers at s.. IS, the w. Chandler steers
at $500, the E. E. Smelling steers at s.. 70, and
the M. Page steers at S.. 90.
Range stock strong on best grades and shade
lower on others. Quotations as follows:
Choice to prime range steers. ..... SC. soar 90
Good to choice range steers ....... 6.ONa6.M
Fair killing grades. :..::......... 5.25(05.D
Common beef steers (tailings )..... 4.25(G4.7
Selected heavy range feeders ..... 5.25(d5.6 60
Good to choice range feeders...... 4.65(G5.2 20
Common to fair range feeders. .... 4. 25(d4. IS
Choice range stock steers.... ..... 4.25(d4.7 IS
Common light stock steers ........ 3. 75(d4.15
Good to choice spayed heifers..... 5.25(d6.00
. Good to choice fat range cows..... 4.5Nd5. so
Medium fat COWS .............. 3.ONG3. so
Cutter -
Gamers ............ ,...... $3.50. .- "
SHEEP QUOTATIONS..
Choice fat range lambs .......... So. 25(05. go
Feeding lambs. 4. 6O(05.1 Is
Choice fat range wethers. .......... $685. Is
Feeding wethers. 3.4N13.65
Choice fat range yearlings. ........ 4.OO(G4. so
Feeding yearlings. .............. .. 3 .9O(d4. as
Choice fat range ewes....... ...... 3.25(G3.5O
Yearling breeding ewes ........... .75(d4.25
Feeding ewes. 2.50(02.75