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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Fair Awards Made

We are printing this week a par
tial list Of the awards made in var
ious departments at the recent fair.
That we cannot print the complete
list this week is due to the fact that
the time taken In comparing the di-
visions and lot numbers with those
in the premium book is too great,
but we hope to have the remainder of
the premium awards for the perusal
of our readers in our next issue. Fol-
lowing Is the partial list of awards:
FARM MPRODUCTS-Divisio E.
W. r. Ahalt, Cecil--First on best 12
stalks field corn, so; End on onions, 50c
End on beets, SOC.
Ralph Aiken, Heppner-2nd on pota-
toes, SOC.
NJ. G. Ayers. Heppner-1st on kahl-
b. +, Akers Ione--Div. lind on
Arkansaw Black apples, soc.
A. l.. Ayers, Heppner--1st on Golden
Drop prunes $1.50.
Henry Blahm,, Heppper-Div. Fist
on best display Bluestem wheat 81 lst
on best collection alfalfa, So; End on
Bluestem, soc; Div. List on Craven
stein apples, 81; list on Maiden Blush
apples, 81; 1st on special in Glass s,
$i50; 1st on special Glass 3, $3.50; LIST
on Siberian crabs, 81.
M, G. Burchett, Irrigon--Div. E-1st
on y ears white field corn, 50.
w. Il. Brown, Heppner-1st on oats,
So; 1st on peaches, $3.50.
w. o. Bayless, Heppner-Div. K--lst
on cabbage, 81: 1st on large cabbage,
81; 1st on pumpkins, 81; 1st on largest
squash, So; 1st on best display stalks
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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
POULTRY ASSOC|A-
TON WILL MEET
Morrow County Poultry Association
VIII Meet October 4 To Elect
Officers and Arrange For
Next Show.

The Morrow County Poultry Asso-
citation will meet at the Office of E.
G. Noble on Monday, Oct. 4, at s o.
clock in the evening. Among the
business to be transacted at this
meeting will be the election of officers
and arrangements will be made for
holding the next poultry show. Ev-
cry poultry man in the county,
whether a member OF the association
or not, is urged to be present at this
meeting.
The officers of the Morrow County
Poultry Association at the present
time are E. G. Noble, president and
Frank Hall, secretary. The associa-
tion has been halding shows in Hepp-
ner every year since its organization
in 1912. That these annual exhibi-
tions have done much to stimulate
interest in POULTRY raising in this
county there can be no doubt, and fu-
ture shows will receive increased sup
port.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
u. Of 0. Has Com
mercial Museum


A commercial museum of the in
dustrial products of Oregon has been
undertaken by the department of
commerce of the State University
which is asking every locality to send
to Eugene the following:
/. A list of all manufactures, a
sketch of the development of each
and the lookout for each, value of
plant and output, and markets and
possible markets. 1--WE want facts,
and not extravagant claims often in
dulged in to the ultimate detriment
of industry" says the school of COM
merce letter. This letter is being
sent to every commercial body in
Oregon.
2. Samples of manufactured pro-
ducts; or, if not feasible, samples of
the materials, with appropriate in
formation.
8. Samples of minerals and other
natural products that have possibil-
tiles of commercial development.
The purpose in establishing per-
manent commercial museum is to
acquaint commerce students and Wis
itors with the states resources, and
to build up center of practical CON-
mercial knowledge. The new school
of commerce is headed by DR.. D. w.
Morton, who came this September
from the school of commerce of the
University of Wisconsin.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Boys Conference Here

A meeting of great interest to the
boys of Heppner and vicinity is be-
ing planned for Nov. and Z.
This is one of series of meetings
held throughout the state under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A. and State
Sunday School Association.
When Rev. Handsaker was In Port
land recently he arranged with Mr.
Phipps of the Sunday School Asso-
citation and Mr.. Rhodes, State Sec'y
of the Y. NJ. c. A, for conference
in Heppner.
This conference will include the
boys of Morrow and adjoining coun-
ties.
Sunday School classes and High
Schools are asked to send delegates.
Boys IA years of age and over are
eligible to attend and participate in
the conference.
The purpose of the meeting is to
inspire the boys with high ideals.
One of the greatest sessions will be
the banquet on Saturday night when
the boys will be asked to bring their
fathers.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Free Use of Timber on National
Forests.

According to statistics just COM
piled by the Forest Service for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1915, ap-
proximately 12S,952,000 feet of tim
Der was cut on the Forests of Ore
gon, Washington and Alaska. Be
sides this, 14,493,000 feet was given,
under free use permit, to settlers and
others living in or near the National
Forests. The amount of timber given
away in Oregon was 12,122,000 feet,
most of which was taken by settlers
in or near the Minam, Umatilla and
Wenaha Forests in eastern Oregon.
In Washington the amount of timber
taken under free use was 2,371, 900
feet, The settlers in the vicinity of
the Okanogan Forest taking the lar
gest portion or nearly 80 percent.
The statement shows olso thot the
Forests of Alaska are furnishing
large amount of timber for local con-
sumption. More than 97,000,000
feet, according to the Forest Service.
was cut under sales contracts during
the fiscal year in the two Alaskan
Forests, and it is estimated that the
quantity taken under free use per-
mits, amounts to at least 10 per cent
of the quantity cut under sales No
figures are available on the Alaska
free use, however. as residents of the
Territory are allowed, on account of
relative sparcity of population, to
take all the timber they need for
personal use without going through
any formalities.
Outside of Alaska, permits are is
sued to those entitled to share in the
free use privilege, as means of pre-
venting its abuse and to regulate this
form of utilization along lines which
will tend to improve the forest con-
ditions. The material taken by free
use permittees is restricted largely
to dead, insect-infected, or diseased
timber. Trimmings, and inferior spec
les. Forest officers often set aside
suitable areas from which those
granted permits under the terms of.
the law may help themselves under
certain general rules, but where
green timber will be cut, the trees to
be used are designated just as in all
timber sales. The amount of free
use material allowed individuals is
limited to $40 worth yearly, or about
80 cords.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
FiOrence-Gemmell,

A quiet wedding took place at the
Jas. Gentry home in south Heppner
last Sunday morning, when Miss Beu-
lah Gemmell, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Gemmell, became the
wife of. Mr.. Norman Florence. Coun-
ty Judge G. c. Patterson performed
the ceremony in the presence of a
few immediate friends of the con-
tracing parties. The young people
slipped away to the depot and amid
a shower of rice and old shoes, left
on the morning train for Portland.
They will also visit at the Pendleton
Roundup before returning home.
Mr.. Florence is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. A. Florence of upper Willow
creek, and owns a farm in that Sec
tion. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Florence
attended school in this city and are
we'll and favorably known here,
where they have host Of friends
who wish them well.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Lochridge-Aiken Wedding.

A very beautiful wedding occurred
Thursday evening, September 18th,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c..
Aiken of this city, when Mr.. Alvi
Lochridge claimed as his bride their
daughter, Helen. At eight O'Clock
the young couple entered the room
where were assembled few relatives
and frindes while Miss Oma Bennett
played the wedding march. Il. Tenn
pie Starkey, pastor of the Baptist
churches of lone and Grass Valley,
officiated.
The bride is one of Heppner's most
attractive and highly respected young
people. She is a graduate of the
Heppner high school, class of Is,
and has always been popular in the
better circles. The groom is young
man of sterling worth. His former
residence was Independence, where
he built up business, giving it to
his widowed mother. He is a man
with high ideals and an ambition to
make good. They expect to make
their home In Heppner and in behalf
of the community we bespeak for
them both happiness and success.
Among others present were Mr.,
Lochridge's mother and sister of In
dependence, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Scriver-F arris Course
Here Next Sunday

The members of the Scriver-Farris
lecture course will be in Heppner
next week, and the course will open
Sunday, Sept. rs.
The course which consists of lee
lures and studies, will be held at the
Christian church and the auditorium
of the high school. The lectures and
study courses for the ladies will be
conducted every afternoon at o.
clock at the church by Mrs. Grace
Farris and in the evening at the high
school auditorium will be held the
public lectures by Harry SERVER,
These lectures come to the Heppner
publicc free of charge, although a
free-will offering will be taken. The
business men of Heppner have guar
anteed the expense of the course.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Little Wheat Hauled.

In a recent interview, Manager
Fred Tash, of the Farmers Union
Warehouse said that very little of the
1915 crop had yet been hauled to
the warehouse. His estimate of the
wheat delivered to warehouses in
Heppner is placed at one-fourth of
the entire crop tributary to this mar
ket. Little If any Of the new crop has
yet been sold. In some sections
threshing has not been completed
Frank Meyer has run of two weeks
yet before he will finish, although a
breakdown caused several days lay
off the past week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
MORROW COUNTY
LEADS THE STATE
Statistics Show That In This County
A New Car For Every "a People
Has Been Purchased Since
January.

Did you know that this old county
of Morrow leads the entire state in
per capita car sales since last jan
uary? According to statistics re-
Gently compiled by Portland man,
it is fact and new car was pur-
chased for every Ga people in the
county up to the 18th of August and
we might add that several new cars
have been brought in since that time.
The figures further show that for
every 16S people residing in the
state new car has been sold since
the first of the year and the $4,000
automobiles now in the state repre-
sent a valuation of $4,000, 900.
From the latest figures compiled
there was total Of 14S cars in this
county. The county population is
given as 420O.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23

Miss Nary Van Vactor, little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Van
Vactor, received fracture of her
right arm last Thursday, when she
fell from a bridge near her home.
Through the doctors aid, she is rap
idly recovering from her injury.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Sunday School Rally.

Next Sunday at the Christian
Church will be held the annual Fall
Rally for the Sunday School. This Is
always big day and this year prom
ises to be bigger than ever. Most OF
the regular attendants who have been
away for the Summer are back beside
many new members who have recent
ly enrolled.
Members of the school are wear
ing badges which read Il of POI" the
number expected next Sunday.
All friends of the church who are
not worshipping elsewhere are invit-
ed to be present.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Paul Webb Marries.

The marriage of Paul Webb to Miss
Mittie Pettijohn took place at Walla
Walla last week. Mr. Webb is the
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Matt
Webb, Morrow county pioneers who
now make their home in Walla Wal
la. Upon their retrun to Heppner,
the newlyweds were warmly greeted
by their many friends. They will
make their home on the Webb ranch
south of Heppner, where Mr.. Webb is
engaged in extensive farming and
stock raising.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
CANYON People to Roundup,

A party of Canyon City people, con-
sisting of Mrs. Otis Patterson, Mrs.
L. Woldenberg and daughter, and
Henry Guernsey and Horace Mat
lock arrived in Heppner Tuesday eve
ming on their way to the Pendleton
Roundup. They spent the night in
Heppner and visited with friends for
a few hours yesterday before pro-
ceeding on their way. Otis Patter-
son, former editor of this paper, but
now leading attorney of Canyon,
preceded the party several days, go
ing on to LaGrande on business a
few days before the opening of the
great epic drama of the West"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Athletic Association Elects.

hthICtit llSSOSlltlOu lllCNtSs
The Athletic Association of Heppner
high school held their election Mon
day evening and the following officers
were chosen for the year: David
Wilson, president; Edward Clark,
yice-president; Thos. Hughes, sec
retary; Clarence Scrivner, treasurer;
Jasper Crawford, sergeant-at-arms.
David Wilson was elected manager of
football The association starts the
year with a membership of thirty.
Prof. Motley is getting the boys out
every night and is rounding up some
likely football material. Since Ad-
kins is the only man lost by gradua-
tion, all the old men with the excep-
tion Of Morgan and Cox are back in
school, and wealth of new mater
ial comes in from the grammar
school. Practice is being held night
ly ON a vacant lot on Court street.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
High School Enrolment Grows.

The student body of Heppner high
school continues to grow and the en-
rollment in all departments is now
past seventy. 1t is estimated that
this will be increased to eighty before
the end of the first semester. Regis
tration shows that much interest is
being taken in the new manual train
ing course and a shortage of pupils,
in the commercial department.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
Federated Church.

With the addition of the M. E.
church, south, to the forces of the
Federated church next Sunday will
be the beginning of a new era and we
trust special interest.
S. S. Rally Day Program from 10
to II a. m.
Preaching by the Pastor II a. m.
and 1880 p m.
Special music at both services by
Mrs. N. E. Winnard and her father.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
w. B. SMITH, Pastor.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

The Masonic Building Committee
is now receiving bids for excavating
for the new Masonic building and
bids for this work will be received
until the 27th of Sept. The commit
tee reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. Plans and specifications
may be seen at the Oscar Borg jewell
ry store.
T. ]. MAHONEY,
OSCAR BORG,
w. Il. PRUYN,
Committee.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
At the Christian Church.

"The Man Who Made A Big Blum
der" will be the topic of Minister
Handsaker's discourse at the Christ
ian Church next Sunday morning
In the evening Mr.. Harry SERVER,
who is to be in Heppner all week in
a course of lectures at the High
school, will address union meeting
at the Christian church.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
w. B. SMITH, Pastor.
Kennedy Throws Noregaard.

Jack Kennedy of Hermiston won
the title as champion of Eastern Ore
gon, in this city last Saturday, when
he succeeded in getting two falls out
of j. l.. Noregaard, the Wallowa
wrestler, after two hours of hard
wrestling. The match was held in
the Star theater and large crowd
witnessed the contest,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23
NOTICE.

The Masonic building committee
will receive sealed bids up to October
1st, 1915, on the lumber, doors and
windows of the wrecked building.
Committee reserves right to reject
any and all bids.
r, ]. MAHONEY,
OSCAR BORG,
w. E. PRUYN,
Committee.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23

Phil Cohn and family will motor
to Pendleton tomorrow for the
Roundup. They will be accompanied
by Harry Duncan.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23

Claus Pohnson. of Eight Mile, was
an incoming passenger on Tuesdays S
train.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-09-23

oregon Historical Society
stock Exchange Building.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-30
NEW YORK. April 21 1915

Business has been quiet, so far as
large transactions are concerned, but
there has been considerable inquiry re-
garding all types Of tobacco. Holders
of sound, old filler tobacco report some
increase in demand. Shadegrown wrap
pers, of the Florida-Georgia as we'll as
Connecticut plantations, have also been
in demand.
Sumatra The samples of the tobac-
co obtained at the two inscriptions al
ready held have been displayed, and
some sample bale sales have been
made Rumors of one good sized sale
of the new wrappers were heard, but
not confirmed. According to advices
the tobacco is much better in yield than
was anticipated. 1t is said that the
next two sales, which take place next
Friday and on the Friday following,
will tell the tale so far as American to-
bacco is concerned. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-30
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN. WIS, April 80, 1915.

EDGERToN, Wis, April 80, 1915.
The end of the buying movement is
now almost in sight. An occasional
sale of the remnants of last seasons
crop remaining in growers hands is
being made bat the riding of the coun-
try districts for stray crops is prac-
tically suspended. Chris Olstad of AL
bion sold II acre crop at u cents.
Only now and then is delivery being
made at the market points, though pos
sibly million or more pounds weighed
up in the country will be ordered in
when storage facilities can be available.
Warehouse work promises to drag on
for some weeks yet, giving an unusual
long season of employment at the pack
ing centers.
The market for cured leaf of the
cigar type is still in the dumps and
manufacturers are again working from
hand to mouth plan, buying only as
their needs require.
The plant beds for another crop are
about all laid now and the young plants
are we'll up on those first sown. Con-
tinuous dry weather has called for fre-
quent watering of the beds from the
start.
Shipments out of storage have been
quite liberal of late as the tax listing
time, May 1st, draws near, amounting
to 1900 cases to all points for the week.
Since last report 10 cars have been re-
ceived for warehouse handling.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-30
New York.
NEW YORK, April "a, 1915

NEW YORK, April "a, 1915.
The chief interest of the market is
still centered in the outcome of the
Sumatra Inscriptions The result so
far has not been very promising for an
abundance of it's supply for the Ameri-
can market. Yesterdays end next
weeks inscriptions. however, may
change conditions. In the meanwhile,
sample bales of the new importations
were the rule in trading and the de-
mand was particularly strong for the
exceptionally light-colored parcels. 1t
is reported on reliable authority that
the price for the exceptionally light
Sumatra leaf has gone beyond any
former limit and that over So a pound
is being paid for even the seconds. In
domestic types the market was rather
slack with the exception of the shade
grown leaf, for which the demand
seems to remain unabated. The idea
of Inscriptions for that type of leaf
seems to have taken hold of its grow
ers and packers and if it should find
consummation it is likely to open a
new era for our leaf market In the
Havana market little progress is to be
reported. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-30
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 81, 1915.

LANCASTER, PA, April 81, 1915.
The seed beds of Lancaster county
growers are all made, and in those
made early the plants are already above
ground. Special efforts were made
this spring through the agency Of the
farm and tobacco experts to have the
growers steriliZe their seed beds, with
a view to destroying all insect life.
It is still too early to form any idea
as to the number of farmers who are
not among the tobacco planters this
season, and opinions differ as to the
number of acres that will be planted.
The packers, who have more old goods
on hand than they can find market
for, are hoping that the acreage will
be very much reduced.
Less than 20 per cent Of the 1914
crop of the county remains to be sold,
and during the past week the prices
have stiffened little. A lot of good
tobacco is being picked up, but it has
to be culled out from among much
trash. Really good tobacco is bringing
nearly as much as tobacco sold for
earlier in the season. 1t is surprising
how the color of the 1914 tobacco, con-
sidered as calico goods When hanging
on the poles, because of bad curing
weather, has changed in the sweat.
And we are assured that it is tobacco
that will burn and with good bouquet,
as was learned from test cigars made
recently from some eforce-sweated goods.
The packers seem we'll satisfied with
the tobacco they have secured this
season and they are still buying. A
good many packers are of the opinion
that the crop will not yield by quite
number of thousand cases the amount
at first estimated, the goods lacking
weight.
Some of the packers report trade as
slightly improved, but the packees, as
a body, still complain of stagnation of
business.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-30
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

The packers of Wisconsin tobacco
have about reached the limit of their
patience in the matter of taxes impos-
ed by that state upon their property,
especially tobacco in warehouse there.
At present the tax upon tobacco is
about fifty cents per case per year.
Where the tobacco is held without be-
ing sold, or even where it is held for
customers, for second year, a second
tax has to be paid. 1t is impossible to
collect the tax from the customers.
There is talk that the packing of Wis
consin tobacco may hereafter be done
in states other than Wisconsin. AL
most every packer OF Wisconsin has
warehouses in Connecticut, Pennsyl
vania or Ohio, where the tax upon the
tobacco is less burdensome. 1t this is
done, the Wisconsin lawmakers will
have killed goose that has been lay
ing a golden egg. OF course, the farm
ers will receive just as much for their
tobacco as ever, but the packing opera
tions have been good big source of
revenue for Wisconsin people. The
cost of packing and asserting tobacco,
after it has been delivered at the ware
house, is estimated at about Il cents
pound. Wisconsin raises $4,000, 900
pounds and over, so that there is paid
out for warehouse labor about $3.50, 600
annually. This goes mostly to farmers
and their sons, giving them remunera-
tive employment at time when they
would have little else to do. In addl
tion to this not less than sixty cents a
case rent is paid the warehouses, and
on the 100, 900 cases produced annually
in Wisconsin, this would not be less
than 100000. At fifty cents case,
the tax paid upon tobacco in Wisconsin
is not less than $50, 600. All in all the
packing industry pays to citizens of
Wisconsin in the neighborhood of ST.
OOO,O 900, all of which would be lost if
the packers remove their tobacco to
other states for packing. And in the
present temper of the New York pack
ers of Wisconsin, this is not unlikely to
happen.
The above from a New York trade
journal outlines the dangers of over
taxation of tobacco, which If persisted
in is likely to drive the warehouse han
ding and storage of the major portion
of the crop to other states. So long as
eastern capital purchases so large
share of the Wisconsin product it is an
easy matter to move it out of the state
as it is received from the farmer and
thus escape taxation entirely, while
the local packers who cannot escape
are put to great disadvantage in mar
keting the product.