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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
Harvest Progressing.

The Social Ridge and Clarks Can
yon farmers are fast getting their
crops into the stack preparatory to
threshing. Some are now turning
the grain into the sacks and good
yields are being reported. Fine
weather for harvest has permitted
the work to progress without inter-
ruption and the farmers are making
splendid headway getting the grain
stacked. A shortage of threshing
machines in some quarters will de-
lay the putting of the grain into the
warehouses to some extent. A ride
over this section of the country Sum
day afternoon revealed to the CT.
editor that before many days pass
the grain will be all cut and in the
stack. A number Of header crews
were at work and the most of the
grain Is cut. 1t was also noted that
throughout this section there are
many fine fields of summerfallow
which are in splendid shape and free
from weeds. Grasshoppers are thick
but have arrived too late to do any
damage to grain.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
WILD STEER ROP|NC
CONTEST FOR GIRLS

Pendleton, Ore, July 29-One of
the most thrilling and spectacular
contests known to the COW country
will be on the program at the Round
Up this year. September "a, 25 and
26 This is a wild steer roping and
hog tieing contest for cowgirls only.
The purse will amount to about $500
and already sufficient cowgirls have
made entry to insure desperate
fight to the finish for the money and
the honor of being the first world S
championship cowgirl steer roper.
They will work the contest under the
same rules as those governing the
cowboys steer roping. Some of the
girls entered already have records
nTder forty seconds and it is very
ossible that they will get within the
"a second class at the Roundup
Two thousand additional cash hiss
been added to the regular prize list
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
SCHOOLS MAKE GAIN.

Pupils should keep in mind the
dates of the fair, and all who expect
to have something on exhibition
should begin to make arrangements
to have their exhibits in good shape.
Many inquiries are coming to the
Office in regard to schools. If any
districts have not yet secured teach
ers and desire any assistance, l may
be able to render such assistance.
The annual report just filed with
the State Superintendent shows that
the total enrolment in the county
last year was 1910. The percentage
of attendance was 93.S5, which is a
little higher than for the year pre-
ceeding. We had hoped to reach IS
per cent, but sickness in several dis
tricts cut the attendance very mater
tally. The total receipts for the year,
including the amount on hand at the
beginning of year, were $122,S07.13.
and the disbursements were sos, ,420.-
70. The number of library books on
hand is 4046. The number of books
purchased during the year is 303.
There has been serious loss in the
line of library books this year. Of
course, books will wear out, but this
will not account for the entire loss.
Boards should make better provisions
for the care of the books in many dis
tricts, and better system of keeping
track of the books should be used.
1t will pay any district to buy cards
and pockets sufficient for it's library.
Then, with reasonable care, every
book can be located. Three schools
are now provided heating and ventil-
ating plants. Judged by the stand
ards fixed by the State Board of
Heath, there arc ten districts in
which the sanitary conditions are not
satisfactory. In most of these the
expenditure of a few dollars would
make the conditions satisfactory. The
State Board of Health and the State
Superintendent are cooperating with
the county superintendent and
school boards in securing improve
ment in sanitary conditions. OF the
districts in the county, 81 had only
six months of school, 5 had seven
months, 10 had eight months, and II
had nine months. The longer terms
are growing in favor. The average
number of days of school exclusive
of holidays was 1876. The number of
miles travelled by the county superin-
tendent in connection with the work
of the Office was 1926. The number
of different teachers employed was
So. The enrolment above the eighth
grade was 1877. The number Of
eighth grade diplomas issued was 40,
of which 10 were issued to boys and
81 to girls.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
Birthday Picnic

a custom has been established at
the Buschke farm en- Rhea creek OF
an annual celebration in honor of the
birthdays of several members of the
family which occur within few days
of each other following the middle of
July. On Sunday, July 10, d large
number of the neighbors up and
down the creek as we'll as several
friends from lone, were invited to the
Buschke home where a splendid re-
past had been prepared for them, as
we'll as other entertainment, and a
most pleasant time was had. From
the lone Journal we get the following
list of those present: Walter Beckett
and family; Ralph Beckett and fam
lily; Will French and family; Curtis
Rhea and family; Oscar Wilmington
and family; Mrs. James Fidler, Lena
Gray, Mrs. Claude Whitney and
daughter; Mrs. Letha Woods and
daughter; Mr.. Fisher and family; W.
H. Cronk and fairly; Flora Forbes
Charlie Beckett, Neal Crawford, Geo.
Fidler, Arthur Hughes, Arthur Fid-
ler, Charles Moorehead, Raymond
Fidler, and Ben Buschke and fam
lily. The Fidler and Buschke quar-
tette entrtained the gathering with
music and the day is one to be long
remembered by all those present.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
FOR RIVERS
/ AND HARB0RS BILL

Astoria, Oregon, July 2S, Especially
The citizens of Astoria, at mass
meeting held under the auspices of
the Port of Columbia Commercial
Club, unanimously passed the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were i'm
mediately telegraphed to the north
western senator's at Washington:
RESOLVED, That we, the men,
bers of the Port of Columbia Com
mercial Club and citizens of Astoria,
Oregon, insist on the immediate pas
sage by the Senate of the United
States of the Rivers and Harb ors bill
now pending, and hereby request the
United States Senators from oregon,
and their colleagues of Washington,
Idaho, Montana, California, and Ne
vada to bend every effort to this end
improvements of vital Importance to
the Pacific coast ports and inland
waterways depend upon the speedy
availability of the appropriations en-
braced in this bill.
RESOLVED, That we have implicit
confidence in the recommendation of
the United States engineers who
have given favorable reports on the
various projects embraced in the
pending bill, and that we go on rec
ord as favoring liberal expenditure
of public money to provide water
transportation for interior commun-
tiles.
RESOLVED, That we believe there
is no pork" in the appropriation it.
ems relating to Pacific coast projects,
and that SO far as other projects are
concerned, we accept the judgment
of the United States engineers, mean
while calling the attention of the
United States Senate to the fact that
the river Clyde from Glasgow to the
sea was once shallow unimportant
stream and possibly its improvement
might once have been classed as
pork" 1t now floats millions Of
annual commerce.
RESOLVED, That we remind oul
Senator'S that the Port of Astoria il
expending approximately one millior
dollars for the construction of the
greatest municipal docks on the Pa.
cific coast; that the Hill system oil
railways is building ocean docks and
terminals here which will cost sever
al millions, and that the citizens OF
tributary region of 100000 square
miles in area are vitality concerned
in the appropriations which shall op.
en- the Columbia river to free and
uninterrupted navigation from its
mouth to the interior. Also that
the organization of steamboat lines
to navigate said river and its tribu
taries depends upon the early com
pletion of the Cello canal, an appro
priation for which is included in sale
bill.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
Has Completed Good Well.


D. E. Gilman has just had COM
pleted a we'll on the Alton Basey
place in Clsrks Canyon that is pro-
ducing flow of $500 gallons of wa
ter every twenty-four hours througl,
the energy exerted by windmill.
The flow was secured at depth of
115 feet and the we'll gives promise
Of furnishing an abundance of water
for all time to come. Two families
have recently located on the Basey
place and the Gay land adjoining
these being Phil Gillian and George
Glass and together they will farm
$50 acres. They each have large
families and are taking hold of their
newly acquired places in way that
shows they know how to farm. The
we'll drill was taken from the Basey
place to Ed Hustons on Eight Mile
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
POMONA GRANGE
OPPOSES MEASURES
Patrons of Husban1ry in Washing
ton County Fight Freak Leg
iSlatiOn.

Conservative farmers are getting
tired of enacting more radical laws.
The grange in the past has joined
hands with the Peoples Power Lea
que and the State Federation of La
Dor in making Oregon the field for all
kinds of experimental laws. There
are signs that change of sentiment
is taking place and the grange revolts
at some of the more freakish bills,
initiated. although still helping pro-
mote through its legislative commit
tee such progressive propositions as
proportional representation, abolition
of the State Senate, and others equal
ly questionable.
Washington county Pomona grange
has 272 active members, and between
80 and 100 were present at its last
regular meeting with Bethany Grange
No. AIS. The afternoon was taken
up discussing the measures to come
before the people for popular vote
at the November election. The con-
sensus of opinion was against:
The universal eight-hour law.
The $500 tax exemption.
Against doing away with Capital
punishment.
Against the tax for the unemploy-
ed.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
FAIR BUILDINGS
ARE GOING UP
Force of Carpenters Busy
on Dance Pavilion This
Week-Other Details Be-
ing Rapidly Completed.


Under. the supervision of Carpen-
ter Henry johnson, the buildings for
the Second Annual Morrow County
Fair are under course of construc-
tion. The force of carpenters are
now putting up the big dance pavilion
which will have a floor space SO K
S6 feet, and around two sides and
one end of this will be arranged the
seats in such a manner as not to take
up any of this floor space. Just south
of this dance platform and facing
Main street the new exhibit pavilion
will be built and will occupy all the
space across the south end of the
lot. All buildings are to be put up
in a substantial manner and will be
permanent. The Fair Board have
closed all contracts for the amuse-
ment features Of the fair and by
looking over the big adv. in this is
sue you will see what some of these
are. From now on everything in con-
nection with this event will be push
ed and by the opening date nothing
will have been left undone that
should have been done to start Nor
row County's Bigger and Better Fair
on time. Bring in your samples of
grain and grasses to the Office of the
secretary, and be on the lookout for
those fruit and vegetable exhibits.
The date is September IT, Is and 10.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
Returns From Trip East.

Harry Duncan returned from his
vacation on Sunday evening. He has
been absent from Heppner for three
months and enjoyed his holiday i'm
mensely. His trip east was made by
auto from Los Angeles direct to New
York and many points Of interest
round about that part of the country
were visited. While it was at times
necessary to be pulled out Of the mud
encountered on some of the roads.
the trip across the continent was
made in record time and with but one
puncture. Mr.. Duncan pronounces
this trip the greatest experience of
his life. He left New York City for
home on Sunday, July 10.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
Fire Started Near Hardman.

A fire that gave promise of doing
large amount of damage was start
ed in the Hardman country on Tues.
day, in the vicinity of the farm of
Omar Stanton. After a lot of hard
work on the part of citizens from
Hardman and the people of the
neighborhood, the fire was extin-
guished before any damage to speak
Of had been done. There Ia such an
abundance Of dry grass all around
everywhere that 1t is wonder that
more serious fires have not occurred,
and this would doubtless happen If
1t were not for the evident fact that
our people are using every precau.
! tion to prevent fires getting out.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30

Mr.. Staylate-I don't believe your
father feels very kindly towards me.
Young Lady-You misjudge faith
er. The morning after you called on
me he seemed quite worried for fear
had not treated you with proper
courtesy.
Mr.. Staylate-Indeed; what did
he say?
Young Lady-He asked me how
l could be so rude as to let you go
away without your breakfast.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30
CORN SHOW PRIZE
LIST LARGE ONE
O-W. R. & N. Co. Offers
Valuable Premiums For
Exhibits at Walla Walla
Show This Fall.

The second annual corn show un-
der the auspices of the Oregon-Wash-
ington Railroad & Navigation Com
pany will be held at Walla Walla.
Wash, November 25, 26, 27 and 2S.
A 16-page booklet, containing the list
of prizes, entry blanks and general
information, has just been issued and
a copy received at this Office.
"che annual corn show, as conduct
ed by the railroad company, has be-
come an established institution. The
first show last year, was the outcome
of efforts made by R. B. Miller, traffic
manager OF the O.-W. r. & N. Com
pany to interest farmers in corn
growing.
Mr.. Miller has often pointed out
in interviews and otherwise. and the
corps of able agriculturists In the
employ of the railroad company has
travelled through Eastern Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho, giving lee
lures and demonstrations of the
great value of corn as food for
stock. In encouraging the growing
of corn, it has been the purpose OF
the O.-W. R. & N. Company to build
up the stock industry of Oregon
Washington and Idaho.
Since the corn-growing missionary
work was begun under Mr.. Miller's
enthusiastic direction some years age
much has been accomplished. Ex-
pense has not been spared by the rail
road company to impress upon the
farmers the profits to themselves and
to their territory to be derived from
growing corn and feeding 1t to stock
Especially has 1t been pointed oui
that the continual growing of wheat
crops must leave large portions Of
the land idle each year, and even
tually impoverish all the wheat land
unless rotated with some such croI
as corn.
Professor Holden, the corn exper
was brought here by the O.-W. r.
N. Company last year and sent int
Eastern Oregon and Washington OF
special train to lecture from hi
ripe experience in corn-raising. Pro
fessor Holden's lectures and the worl
done by the agriculturists Of the O.
w. R. & N. Company has caused sucl
great increase in corn that the acre
age in cultivation this year has full,
doubled.
A corresponding increase in th
entry list at the coming corn show |
expected. There is every indicatio,
that this years show will be evel
better than the one in 1913.
Booklets containing further infor
nation about the corn show, tn
rules and entry blanks may be oh
tanned by addressing the O.-W. R. 4
N. Corn Show, 701 Wells -Farg
building, Portland, Oregon.
The list of premiums at the shoy
follows;
Division A--O.-W. r. & N. Co. bes
acre
Glass Glass
irrig'd non-ir
First prize e....... .$25.00 $3.50
Second prize ...... 1900 $50
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30

B. R. Patterson made the trip
home this time by way of the Barlow
route and pronounces it an enjoyable
one, coming through in the big Cad
lilac without mishap. During their
absence Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson Wis
tied at Seattle.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30

Fifth prize ........ ESQ ESQ
Division DOW. R. & N. Co.
boys contest for best II ears. This
contest limited to boys under is
wears of age
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30

Try our sundaes, the best in the
city-the Palm.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30

Go to the Heppner Bakery for
your bread. 26 loaves for 800.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30

Electric fans are just the thing
these warm days. The Heppner
Light & Water Co. can install one for
you at any time.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30

Division COW. R. & N. Co.
Boys contest for best acre. This con-
test limited to boys under IS years
Of apa-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-07-30

Division BOW. r. e n. Co. best
IL ears
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-21
IMPROVE COUNTRY ROADS.

Consolidation of the country school
is becoming more and more a matter
Of vital Importance to the people OF
North Dakota. ".1*
This is an age when great advance
ment is being made along all lines of
agricultural pursuits and the coun-
try school should keep pace with the
great development taking place in all
things with reference to the farm life.
This cannot be done under existing
conditions.
While many of our country schools
are e%ndeavoring to give the boys and
girls of the districts, instruction in
agriculture, they are seriously handi-
capped by lack of time to successfully
handle a subject of this kind where
only ten or fifteen minutes can be
given to such a recitation and in
many cases it can be given only once
each week.
The great need today is the console.
dated school for by dividing the
grades among two or three teachers,
it gives an opportunity to teach these
subjects without robbing the primary
grades of time which r%ightfully be.
longs to them.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-21
IMPROVED ROADS SAVE MIL.
LIONS,

1t Is estimated by the office of pub.
eli roads of the department of Agri
culture that about ten per cent of the
roads in the United States are i'm.
proved.
II twenty per cent of the public
highways were improved-each high.
way being selected and improved with
q view to- the proportionate traffic
upon ia high degree of efficiency
In highway transportation would be
reached.
1t is figured that millions of dollars
would be saved annually in the trans.
portation of crops, the wear and tea,
on horses and vehicles, and in the
minimizing of the waste in truck farm.
Ing. Where roads are bad, the farm.
ers frequently find it impossible to gel
teir products to the shipping points
inc thus perishable products are vast
ca, perceptibly increasing the cost OF
living. .aiu on
In the five years preceding March
lSl2. the office of public roads had
QUILT 215 object lesson roads. in all
about three hundred miles of road. fiji
teen feet wide, and by expert advice
aided In the formulation of more than
Six hundred and fifty model oountr,
road systems, resulting in most in
stances in beneficial reforms. It ha,
also assisted twenty-six states in ef
fecting equitable state aid plans.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-21
EDUCATING MINERS.

Preparation of a purse Of study
that would be specially applicable tc
a mining community with a FREEDOM
mating foreign population was the
task assigned to E. E. Bach, employed
as psychological superintendent by a
collieries company in the Pennsylva'
mia region, according to information
received at the United States Bureau
of Education. Two mining camps,
Ellsworth and Cokeburg, were put un'
der his care, with instructions to
make the school system in each local
ity a center of education and Ameri
canization.
Children in the mining camps ordi'
narily leave school between the ages
of IA and 16, having acquired little
that is of direct use to them in their
life work. Under Mr.. Bach, the entire
course of study has been recast to
adapt 1t as closely as possible to the
conditions in the community. "Ele.
mentary mining" first aid to the in
jured" and business forms" are in.
troduced as early as the sixth grade,
so that the boys may be encouraged
to remain in school, If possible, or,
if they must leave, that they will have
something to aid them in their future
occupation. Likewise, the girls have
been provided with splendidly equip
ped domestic science kitchens in
charge of a woman specially trained
for this work.
The difficulties in the work; as well
as the value that it will have for fu.
ture American citizenship, may be
seen from a summary of the condi.
tons of the two mining camps. Ellis
worth has a population of about $500
persons, a working population OF
1900 men, and 1856 school children.
Cokeburg has a population of 1900
persons, 600 working men, and 224
school children. Seven hundred of
the Ellsworth working men are board.
ers, and are of twelve nationalities.
The sociological superintendent looks
after not only the schooling of this
mining population, but it's general So
cial welfare, as we'll.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-21
EFFICIENCY on THE FARM.

Wv ~
One of the most frequent sources of
loss on the farm is an insufficient re-
turn rom work horses.
Have you satisfied yourself on the
following points? ~av p
DO your horses earn enough to pay
for their feed and care, and enough to
meet the interest, depreciation, and
other expenses, as harness costs and
shoeing?
1t costs 500 annually to keep the
average horse in Minnesota, but the
horse works only a little more than
three hours each working day. This
makes the horse labor cost approx
mately 10 cents an hour.
Do you handle the horse labor on
your farm Sc that the annual cost of
keeping your horses is less than the
average, or so that the number OF
hours worked is greater? Both meth.
DDS will reduce the cost of horse
labor, but the latter offers by far the
greatest opportunity.
Can you revise your cropping sys-
tenn SO that fewer work horses will
be needed, or so that the work will
be more equally distributed and thus
make it possible to employ them more
hours each year?
Can you raise colts and thus reduce
the cost of keeping your horses?
Can you arrange to use your work
horses for outside work when not
busy on the farm?
Can you reduce the cost of keeping
each horse by feeding less feed or
cheaper feed and still give a proper
ration?
Farm work done with fewer horses
means a saving of $lOO a year for
each horse not needed,