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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
LET US WAKE UP.

The erecting Of new school build
ing in Heppner should be the keynote
for bigger and better things in the
town during the next few years. This
is is a good start in the direction of
general Improvement work and the
citizens of the town should not stop
until the whole place has been
"worked over" to some extent. No
one can deny that the town needs i'm
proving. A blind man could tell you
the condition of the walks and some
of the streets. and that which is evil
dent to blind man must present a
sorry spectacle TO one who can see.
1t is not the purpose of the Gazette
lines to criticisa the town or kick
any of it's peonIe. hut something has
to be said to stir things up once in a
while and the newspaper is about as
good a medium for that kind of work
as anything we know Of There is
much work to be done in order 10
make our town what it should be and
it is about time to come out of our
peaceful slumbers and get busy. A
few good public minded citizens have
been trying to carry, along the work
of boosting the town for several years
and although they have worked faith
fully they have been unable to accom-
plish much from the fact that too
many of the citizens have stood back
and said "Let George do it," and
George has had more than he could
do. Boosting can not be carried on
by few, no matter how zealously
they may work. There must be lead
ers to guide the work in hand, but the
leaders can not pull the whole load.
Ihev must have the support of every
citizen of the town if they will do
anything worth while. If you like
the place we'll enough to live here and
make money, why not try to induce
others to come here. If you are liv-
ing here and nothing about the place
suits you, keep your counsel to your
self and quietly pack your grip and
move to some other more desirable
location. The trouble may not be
with either you or the town in partie-
ular but that you are not in harmony
with conditions here. But don't
knock. Knocking never did hurt any-
thing or anybody worse than the
knocker himselfI. 1t is unhealthy
and unprofitable. Stndy your condi-
tion and that of your town and see if
the appearance of the town has not
been influenced more or less ny your
actions. If the walk in front Of
your place is in bad condition, who
is responsible for it? If the street
on which you live needs improving who
should urge that the work be done ?
1t will not be the residents of other
streets The progress of the town is
marked by the progressive spirit of
its citizens, so if your town is not
growing and improving don't blame
any body but yourself.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
Licensed En- Lady Assistant
7. L. YEACER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Heppner Oregon
Licensed Embalmer
Flying Men Fall
FUNERAL DIRFCTOR
Heppner

victims to stomach. liver and kidney
troubles just like other people. with
like results in loss of appetite, back
ache, nervousness, headache, and tired
listless rundown feeling. But there s
no need to feel like that as 7. d..
PEBBLES, Henry. Tenn. proved. six
bottles of Electric BitteTs. he
writes "did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than all
other stomach remedies used. - So
they help everybody. Its folly tc
suffer when this great remedy will
help you from the first dose. Try it.
only SOC at Slocum Drug Co.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
Seed Wheat For Sale.

l have for sale at my ranch near
Lexington, for seed, a quantity of the
wheat known as No. 12S, a cross of
Turkey Red and red ohaff club. Will
book orders for this wheat at SOC per
bushel. Wheat is not threshed yet
and can be seen growing en- my place
at this time. also have red ohaff
club, salpped from Adams, Oregon.
Call on or address
f. E. MASON, Lexington, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22

Some one has suggested the idea
of having a dramatic club in HepDner
this winter This is good idea.
If you have some good suggestions to
offer in that line, drop in and let US
hear them The CT. is glad to
foster anything that has q tendency
to out little ginger into the social
life OF the town.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22
Lady Assistant
Farmers Attention.

will represent the Pacific Coast
Elevator Co on the Heppner branch
this season. Please notify me when
you are ready to sell your grain. If
You haul to lone see J. A. Waters.
G. R. JOHNSON,
Heppner. Oregon.
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No Wonder

That Friedrich The Tailor is busy
even this dull season.. OF course he
is turning out the best made and
shape-retaining clothes for less money
than anY other concern. II.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22

Don't overlook the school fair.
That means the encouragement of
bteter school life in the county. Bet
ter schools means better citizens and
better country.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22

W. Y. Ball and W. P. Cox returned
from their vacation trip to Teal
Springs, Monday. 1hey report having
had a fine time.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22

FOR SALE-Two mares, an organ
and a carpet. For further particulars
call or address this office.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-08-22

Delicious sodas and ice cream sodas
at The Palm.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Abdul Hamid's Days

Abdul Hamid. otherwise acclaimed as Abdul the
Damned" is now sixty-nine years old In mis- Aao
din-ke villa, where he Is closely kept oul =, sisn
n 10 .aid that he occupies himself with working al
the carpenters bench and arranging elaborate din
ners with his chief cook. The Young Turks have
not sought to take away reasonable amount. oil
what the old man considers necessary 10 ms com
fort and amusement provided he will not plot to re
turn to power in which case they will cut oil mis-
subsidy "Since his dethronement," says LIE Cri
de Paris she has added 20 Circassian girls to his
household and to these. quite recently four more
and The OTTOMAN treasury pays the expense of these
acquisitions
II is said that the old sultan as thoroughly de
tests his Taller Rassi Bey did the great Napo
leon his jailer. Hudson Lave. at st. Helena and
has not addressed words to Rassi since his cap
tivity began
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Has Pensions For Mothers

teal speaker took view quite ad-
vanced for his profession.
mot only are there more bachelors,
but they are becoming systematic" he
said mo longer do they render nom
age to matrimony by regretting that
they are bachelors because they can
not do better. Theirs is the philoso-
phy of the good man to whom some
one said, Your son is not old enough
to marry; you ought to wait till he
knows what he is doing to which
this good man replied; You are mis-
taken. for II my son grows wiser he
will never marry"
Mgr, Bolo continues by upbraiding
the men of today Tor their hesttancy
in the matter of marriage. IF you
wish me to use the proper word. al
low me to utter it In an attenuated and
inoffensive sense: | will say that you
have become towards. You are afraid.
Being rich. you fear that II yon marry
you will have TO work. Being work
man. you are afraid that you Will have
to do without tobacco and abslnthe.
With modest pay you prefer to give
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
BIG POTASH DEPOSIT

minerals being thus concentrated in 1t.
The water has been evaporated under
the intense heat of the long. hot sea-
sons, but the salts have remained. SO
that for most of the year, in fact often
throughout the year. the bed is a glis-
tening plain of white salts. In attempt
ing to cross which under brazen sun
men have lost their lives.
The mirage plays its strange tricks
here, and at the driest places the
traveller can generally see what ap-
pears to be broad expanse of water
covering the bed little way ahead
always little distance off. until he
approaches the shore Of Borax lake.
Then when he looks behind him he
sees the water apparently covering
the ground over which he has just
come. The lake occupies a valley
made by faults-breaks and slips In
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Ono Rescued Father From Vicious
Steer and the Other Saved
Her Husband.

Topeka, Kan.-Beeause OF heroism
displayed by Mary Boughton. aged
fourteen, of Hamilton county. and
Mrs. Nora Munday of Gray county, in
saving lives In western Kansas dur
ing recent snowstorms. friends OF the
two have started a movement to OBJ
tain for them Carnegie hero medals
While rounding up cattle before a
blizzard. Mary Boughton's .ather was
attacked by a vicious steer. He was
thrown from his horse and the animal
was about to gore him when the girl,
mounted upon a COW pony, drove the
steer away. A few days later a rural
mall carrier became lost In a storm.
Mary Boughton found him. dug him
out OF drift and saved him from
freezing.
Mrs. Nora Munday wife OF 8. p.
Munday. who lives near Cimarron.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

into a bonnet, one piece having first been black
ened with charcoal. Then all those present are
blindfolded and each draws piece OF the cake
from the bonnet 1t falls to the lot Of the lad who
draws the blackened piece to leap three times
through the flames of the bonfire, although ac-
cording to tradition the man who In ancient times
was unfortunate enough to draw the blackened
piece was supposed to give himself literal sac
rifice to the flames In the hope tho. the god Baal
might be induced to grant prosperous and pro
ductive year. To this same origin is traced the
between fires. lighted at short distances. of
having fathers jump or run through the flames
with their children In their arms.
The ancient Romans, unlike the Druids, made
May Day a festival of flowers Instead Of oc-
casion for sacrifices and consequently 1t is rea-
sonable to suppose that most of our present-day
ideas to the May holiday in this country may
be traced back TO the Romans Indeed. the
images of Flora that graced the Roman festivals
had their prototypes in the May-dols which
until few years ago universally popular In Eng.
land and which. in some sections of the country.
yet paraded this eventful holiday. Some
people are inclined to believe that these Maydolls.
in turn, suggested the Queen of the May. who
once indispensable sovereign at every May
Day festivity and who yet presides every
such merry making that attempts to fully live up
to tradition
The crowning OF the Queen of the May land her
possible consort. the King) and the dance around
a Maypole easily the most picturesque OF the
May-Day customs which have come down to the
present generation and been more or less gener
ally accepted by them. The regulation May-pola
should be of birch and adorned with flowers and
ribbons. The latter-day custom has been TO set
up the pole for the occasion on May Day eve. but
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Cut His Beard; Unknown

clerk. There's no beard in town IN
Rossetter's class. and he's never going
to tip a barber again.
Finally. Rossetter went to his store
and got one OF his clerks. who tdenti-
fled the boss. Then the mail clerk
apolegized and delivered the eve
ning's letters
Rossetter feels sure that Hartford
will no. want for a supply OF good wa
ter again since the first spadeful of
earth was turned in the $4,000, 100
storage reservoir system In the Ne.
paug valley
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
From Six to Ten Million Tons
Found in Moiave Desert.
Located In Old Lake Bed-Many Have
Lost Lives In Traversine Waste
Which viii Now Yield Prod
uct OF Much Value.

Washington.-Follow the an
nouncement by the geological survey
that a survey party In connection with
a party from the department Of agri-
culture had located a potash deposit
in the Mojave desert, the agricultural
department tells more about the de-
posit and the circumstances under
which 1t exists.
The department states that pocket
has been found down In the Mojave
desert In southern California contain
ing from 100000 to 100000 tons.
SO far as can be ascertained now The
prospect is that 1t will last twenty or
thirty years and tide the country over
till more thorough search can be
made.
The deposit was struck simultane
ously by the two searching parties in
the Borax lake region of the Mojave
This section, like most of this south
western country, is an old lake bed.
The borings for potash were made in
a section of plya or hard desert sand.
The region that has been investigat-
ed Is underlaid by big body Of nat
rral brine that comes to the surface
In the form of wells when borings are
made.
Borax lake, or Searle lake. Is one Of
the many playas or intermittently wet
and dry lakes common throughout
the arid regions of the west 1t lies
between the Argus and Slate ranges,
In the Mojave desert. Borax lake was
the original scene Of famous borax
Mines The lake or fiat is about ten
miles long and five miles wide and
has received the drainage from the
surrounding mills for many thousands
Of years. vast quantities Of dissolved
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
,ostotfice Clerk Didn't Know Rosset
ter, Who Shaved When Vow
Was Fulfilled.

Hartford, Conn.--Back IN 1908. dur
tng the hot, dry spell, when beer
tasted better and was surely as whole
some as the doubtful city water,
CHARLES Rossetter, a well known bust
ness man, vowed that never should a
razor touch his cheeks until Hart
ford was assured an adequate supply
OF good water
The other day he received this as
surance and, after he had had his first
yyscrapue and massage in nearly four
years, he lit cigar and went to the
postofiice for his mail.
aa was politely refused and told
that = he wanted any Rossetter mail
he mus present the autograph order
of Charles Rossetter himself. In vain
he argued with the grinning mail
clerk that he was Rossetter and had
only shaved his beard on.
That's fine stufr," laughed the
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
French Governments Scheme TO Solve
Birth Rate ProbIem-Prlest
on Marriage.

Paris.-Although its enemies desig-
nate 1t as IAN attempt to blackmail
nature" much support, both journals
tic and legislative. is being given the
petition now before the senate to
pension the French mother for every
child to the extent OF 20 francs tS4)
a year during the child's minority.
More than this. under the same meas
ure, the mother of eight children
would receive a medal corresponding
to the medaille militaire granted In
recognition OF valor. The measure
will probably become a law, as the
senate committee appointed to report
or. the matter has signified its ap-
proyal of the scheme to the ministry
of the interior
Another interesting occurrence on
similar subject was the first OF a
series OF lectures by the well-known
priest, Mgr Bolo. on THE Marriages
Oh the Future" In which the ecclesias-
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

orderly conduct and then let Halns go
on hts promise to be good. after hear
ing his story Hains said he fell in
love TWO years ago with sister-in-law
Of bis employer and that recently she
i!ad neglected him for a musician. On
Friday trims saw the young woman
and the musician enter the house of
a dressmaker at 325 West Thirty.
fourth street.
He went around on Thirty fifth
street and from a rear roof saw into
a room of the dressmaker's house.
where were several persons, includ-
ing his former sweetheart and her es-
cort. He got into the yard of the Thir-
ty.fourth street house and climbed up
TO parlor floor window He created
CONSERVATION when he entered the
room and the police took him away
He told the magistrate that be saw
his former sweetheart being kissed
and could not restrain himself He
just had to climb in the window to up
braid her for her fickleness.
Another case of Romeo and Juliet"
said the magistrate when the story
was unfolded. He warned the chauf.
feur against entering houses by win
dows and discharged the complainant.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

as the guests of Mrs. Waldorf Astor.
The duchess most trusted confidante.
adviser and chum Is Mrs. Jack Les
lie, who was Miss Leoine jerome.
daughter of Leonard Jerome Of New
York and sister of Mrs. George Corn
wallis West, who is best known by
her former name of Lady Randolph
Churchill. Indeed. Mrs Leslie, whose
husband ie Col. John Leslie. formerly
of the Grenadier guards, can boast of
being the only woman of American
birth who has ever held any official
position at the court OF St James,
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

the earth's crust-where great area
has been dropped down.
The salts are not evenly distributed
over the surface of the lake. Borax
was found plentifully over about three
square miles. common salt is every
where. and sodium carbonate and so
dium sulphate are widely distributed.
One boring is said to have passed
through % feet of solid trona (hydrous
carbonate of soda) of great purity. AT
other places there is rs feet OF solid
mixed sulphate and carbonate of soda.
with smaller quantities Of other salts.
Several years ago an English COM
pany attempted to work the soda de-
posits on an extensive scale, but for
some reasons the project has not been
pushed.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
"Shorty" Was An Angel

upon scheme to ring in" their best
ensued
Shorty" without the slightest hesi-
tation. entered the confab in an effort
to straighten matters. Did he manage
to right the difficulty? Certain 1t is
that by the time the field was cleared
he was at the plate. coat off, sleeves
rolled up. borrowed cap on his head
bat in hand, awaiting the pitchers Of
fering A fast out-curye was deliv-
cred and Shorty" swung heavily
A few blocks away a little boy
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
satsman's Good Right Arm Responsl
Bile for Credit Given to Heav-
emily Agency.

shorty" Griffin. third baseman of
he old Jersey City baseball club
I've feet two, but gifted with intellect
md with such an arm!-was return
ng from the grounds one day when
he ran into an amateur game. Shorty
,ould never pass one of these con-
ests. The score was tied In the
&pth. The team at bat was eager TO
Win at all hazards, so they agreed
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
BOY OF II is LIFE SAVER
Trenton IN. J) Lad Jumps Into
Creek and Rescues Drown
ing Playmate.

Trenton. N. J,-Raymond Morton.
eleven years old, son of Clarence Nor
ton of Clay street. proved himself .
hero when he jumped into the Asssn-
pink creek here and rescued his play
mate, Norwood Skinner. tax years cd.
from drowning.
Skinner fell In but could rot swim.
and immediately sank. Norton, realiz-
ing the danger of IFS playmate. jumped
in after him. ard citer a few minutes
struggle hsceeeded in rescuing his
friend Two other boys who witnessed
the struggle carried the young hero
home on their shoulders.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Show Liking for Americans

have been made more at home than
at Clarence house. the portion of st.
James palace which for many years
has been the London residence of the
duke and duchess of Connaught. The
most intimate friends of the dukes
two daughters. the crown princess of
Sweden and Princess Patricia. have
been young American girls. and the
entire Connaught family have spent
at least two Christmases at Cliyeden
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
New Honey.

On general principles the provident
Scotsman objected to paying import
duties. yet he expressed his willing
ness TO pay whatever the government
demanded for jar of heather honey.
says the New York Sun.
THAT is about the only good thing
in the eating line that the New York
palate has never learned to crave"
he said. Il have inquired in many
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Seek Medals For Women

Kan. when her husband failed to
reach home after a heavy snowstorm
March IA. started in search OF him.
For miles over the prairie she fol-
lowed an almost obliterated trail and
found her husband in a deserted hut
almost frozen. Both Mrs. Munday'a
hands and both her feet were frozen
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

having been appointed lady-in-waitins
to the duchess of Connaught on the
occasion of her visit with the duke
to India in 1902. to attend the corona
tion durbar of Edward vII.-Metro.
politan Magazine
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

no thought to healthy happiness and
to the pride of taking your revenge
on hard life by the success OF your
children, and you do not care to risk
years of difficulty or criticism OF the
landlords. who have no liking for chill
dren."
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

New York market. but nowhere hive
| found pure heather honey Clorer
honey abounds and buckwheat honey
and the common mixed honey. hut
heather honey. which is best of all
seems luxury that New York epi
cures have not yet learned to appre.
ciater
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Call to Duty

81 try to do my duty said the exceedingly sincere
person. "and do not hesitate to remind others OF
their duty"
Go ahead" replied the easy going citizen You
may prove to be a very useful member Of society.
But when you get through you'll have about as
clock
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Duke and Duchess OF connaughs
Have Many Friends Hailins
From the United States

No members of the reigning house
of England. with the possible excep-
ton of Edward VII. have shown q
greater predilection for Americans
than the duke and duchess OF Con-
uaught and their children; and there
Is no English palace where Americans
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
PRIMARY ELECTION IS COSTLY
$3.50 to $1o.5o Vote ls Expense New
York Taxpayers Have
to Pay.

Buffalo. N. Y. II cost the tax.
payers from $1.50 to 5000 vote
for each vote at the recent primaries
in western New York, according to fig
ures complied by the local election
commissioners. The minimum cost
was $3.50 and most OF the figures
shown were considerably above that
figure. The cost In New York city Is
said TO average about SO per vote.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
IT Often Happens.

Il guess | got little 100 gay" ad
mitted the landlord. Il wouldn't paint
a doorstep for the old tenant
And he movcd?"
lie moved. and now I've got to
paint the entire house before | can get
a new tenant"
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
Wealth From South Africa.

South African gold mining compan.
les paid out es.05s.319 in dividends
last year. and diamond mines a2.753,.
40 The Transvaal gold mines have
now distributed es5.213.559 In -divi
dends
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
SAW KISS THROUGH WINDOW
Chauffeur Couldn't Restrain Himself
and Climbed In to Upbrald
FickIe One.

New York.-Joseph Hains. a young
chauffeur of 1O6 West Ninetieth street.
was arraigned In the West side court
for unlawful entry. but Magistrate
Herman changed the charge to dis
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

,oard something drop with a resound-
ing crack a foot away Picking up
the ball. he ran home and cried:
"Oh. mother! See-see the baseball
an angel threw to mel"
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
chlld rakea Lona rrlp.

Chlcago.-Sadie Nelson, six, came all
the way from Norway alone, to Join
her parents here. The parents left
here year ago and little Sadie has
organized a search for them.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03

which have been introduced by peFso1s WHO 1VO ~,
.ha hizarre MAY Day has become fayorite foi
.ne .o..1,,e performances and for outdoor comie
pIavs IN which the always popular clowns play
most prominent part
Montpelier examiner., 1912-05-03
oJg2<ztzT zE
II [>A1 AAyxSSI7Z<zL

in London some years ago there May-poles
standing permanently in the streets One famous
Mayuole erected with much ceremony, OF
cedar, put In place by twelve seamen and
had the astonishing height of one hundred and
thrty-four feet. The Puritans who settled our
New England states frowned upon the custom Of
frolicking at May-pue and one of the early gov
ernors of Massachusetts cut down May-pole in
Gods name.
The celebration Of May Day in Sweden is very
picturesque and embodies many reminders of its
ancient origin. On the previous evening huge
bonfres built in every hamlet and around
these the young people dance merry until all
hours. May Day itself is characterized by fan
tastic sham battle in which the opponents repre-
sent, respectively, Winter and Summer. OF
course, Winter is always defeated. as becomes an
occasion that ushers in the true Spring season.