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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-06
PARAGRAPHS

The next literary program will be
given Friday afternoon, January the
seventh. One of the principle num-
beTs will be debate. Rsolved, That
the Monroe Doctrine should be abol-
ished as national policy of the Uni
ted States. This will be the first de-
bate gwen by our.recently organized
debating society. At this time two
Sophomores debate against two Sen
iors. Norton Winnard and Earl Cor
don champion the affirmative side of
the question while David Wilson and
Thomas Hughes will defend the neg
ative.
The Freshman class seem to be in
a good humor this week and the rea-
son is very plain to the upper class
men. Just before Christmas the
three upper classes decided the
Freshmen needed present. An ap-
propriate one was secured and Ken
meth Binns presented it to them. At
The close of a flowery presentation
speech the present was unwrapped
and handed over to the Freshmen. 1t
was bottle of milk equipped with
the other necessities Freshman
needs in using that kind of a bever-
age.
Last Thursday the Grass Valley
team secured Ia to 81 victory from
us. Although the game was a hard
contested one from start to finish,
the visitors won by superior team
work.
The next game will be played Sat-
urday night. At that time the lone
boys will play here. The turnout for
practice has been good this week, SO
The indications look good for fast
game. We would like to have good
crowd out as the team is twenty-five
dollars in debt.
A dark room is being fitted up by
the Biology class. A machine has
been secured, so now the class can see
slides pertaining to the various parts
of biology.
Most of the classes are having their
pictures taken for the Annual this
week. The pictures are being taken
early this year so as to allow plenty
If time to get first-class cuts made.
The midyear examinations will be-
gin January the eighteenth.
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CLUB COMMITTEE MEETSW SUCCESS
IN TRIP To UNAT|LLA COUNTY

O'Clock the Heppnerites left for Pen
dleton, accompanied by strong del
egation from Pilot Rock to meet in
the evening with the Pendleton Com
mercial Association.
Pendleton, being the center of
Umatilia county commerce, is con-
fronted with the proposition of meet
ing demands from every point in the
county. At the present time Echo,
Hermiston, Stanfleld and Umatilla in
the north are clamoring for better
roads to the county seat. Pilot Rock
Is asking for road improvements from
the metropolis out to the Morrow
county line by the way of Pilot Rock,
Vinson and Nye. Yet when the Nor
row county representa- lives asked for
the cooperation of the Pendleton
Commercial Association in building a
graded highway out of Pendleton to
Pilot Rock and on to the county line,
the association was unanimous in
favoring the plan and at once went on
record by appointing committee to
act in conjunction with other COM
mittees already appointed along the
route of this new highway. Pendle-
ton business men were surprised
when they learned of the excellent
condition of the Franklin hill road,
for none Of them had yet been over
the new grade.
Hog Hollow canyon was the most
discussed piece of road during the
two meetings and it was plainly
shown that when this piece of road
is worked over, travel from Heppner
to Pendleton will be made compare
lively easy.
1t was the unanimous opinion of
those who mentioned the matter that
the Columbia Highway travel will go
over the road which affords the great
est convenience, whether it be the Of
fetal route mapped out by the state
highway commission or not. The
Heppner-Pilot Rock route was the
one chosen by the Blue Trail men re-
Gently when they came through here
from Pendleton.
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Representatives of the Heppner
Commercial Club who made an in
vasion into Umatilla county Tuesday,
returned home yesterday afternoon
enthusiastic over the reception which
they received, both at Pilot Rock and
Pendleton.
The trip by these men was result
of letter received a short time ago
from the Pilot Rock Commercial Club
asking Heppner's cooperation in To-
eating the Columbia Highway from
The Dalles to Pendleton by way of
Olex, lone, Lexington, Heppner and
Pilot Rock. The Heppner delegation,
consisting of "A. M. Phelps, ]. l.. Will
kins, H. w. Vance, Leo Hill, l.. X.
Harlan, Glenn Y Wells and Arthur
R. Crawford met with the Pilot Rock
club on Tuesday afternoon. Judge
Gilliland presided over this meeting
After a complete discussion of the
roads between lone and Pilot Rock,
it was decided that the best way in
which active work in a permanent
manner Of carrying out the good
roads idea along this route would be
to appoint committees in the various
towns along the route of the proposed
highway, that they might work to-
gether in close unison at all times.
Upon motion this idea was carried
out and Chas. ]. Miller and j. N. Bur-
CESS of Pilot Rock and A. M. Phelr
and ]. l.. Wilkins acting as nomin
ating committee chose the following
men to serve on permanent good
roads committees in the various
towns: Ione--Bert Mason, J. T.
Knappenberg and Vawter Crawford
Lexington-.W E. Leach, W. G. Scott
and w. F. Barnett. Heppner--C. C.
Patterson, ]. L. Wilkins and A. M.
Phelps. Lena-John Kilkenny, Per-
cy Hughes and John Brosnan. Vinson
Pat Doherty, billiard French and
Chas. Ely. Pilot Rock-T. P. Gilli-
land, e. B. Casteel and c. ]. Miller.
The Pilot Rock Commercial Club
entertained the visitors with ad inner
at the Pilot Rock hotel and about 4
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COMMERCIAL CLUB
WILL ELECT OFFICERS

The Hepner Commercial Club will
hold their regular meeting on Fri
day, January IA, for the purpose of
electing officers for tn gmoceni e
electing officers for the coming year.
President Notson urges the attend
ance of every business man of Hepp-
ner whether he is a member of the
Club or not.
At this meeting some important
matters concerning future road work
in Morrow county will be taken up.
The committe who met with the Pilot
Rock and Pendleton clubs in regard
to the Heppner-Pilot Rock road will
make their report at that time.
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ALTAR SOCIETY SOCIAL

The card social given by the Altar
Society on last Thursday evening was
crowned with a success beyond even
the most sanguine expectations of its
promoters. Nearly 100 people were
present, and it is safe to say that
everyone had very enjoyable eve-
ming. The musical program which
preceded the card playing, was thor
oughly enjoyed, as was evidenced by
the hearty applause given. Mrs. G.
l.. Sweek, Mrs. R. ]. Vaughn and
Miss Margaret O'Rourke were the
participants in the program. The
honors for the gentleman prize fell
to John Vaughn and J. l.. Wilkins,
and another game was played, with
the result that J. l.. won the fine
fountain pen donated by Oscar Borg.
There were three contestants for hon
ors among the ladies, namely Mrs. C.
Vaughn, Miss w. Winnard and Miss
M. Power. A drawing was made, and
Mrs. c. Vaughn received the beautiful
brooch donated by VIM. Haylor.
Thursday evenings social Is happy
augury of more pleasant ones to
come.
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Subscription Law.

Few readers of newspapers fully
and clearly understand the law gov
erning subscription, Below are the
decisions of the United States Su
preme court upon the subject.
Subscribers who do not give eX-
press notice to the contrary are con-
sidered as wishing to renew their sub
scription.
If subscriber orders discontin-
uance of their periodicals, the pub
Usher may continue them until all
dues are paid.
If subscribers continue to take the
periodical from the postoftice to
which it is directed, he is responsible
until he has settled the bill and or
dered the paper discontinued.
If subscribers move to other places
without informing the publisher and
the papers are sent to the former ad-
dress the subscriber is held RESPONSE
BILE.
The court has held that refusal to
take periodicals from the postoflice,
or removing and leaving them un-
called for, is prima facie evidence of
intention to defraud.
If subscribers pay in advance, they
are bound to give notice at the end Of
the time if they do not wish to con-
tinue taking it, otherwise the publish
er is authorized to send it and the
subscriber will be responsible until
express notice with payment of all
arrearages is made. .
Cut this out for future reference.
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NATIONAL FOREST
BUSINESS FOR 1915

According to the annual report of
Henry S. Graves, Chief Forester, for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1915,
the national forest receipts for the
year amounted to $2,4S1, ,469.35.
This amount. 1t is stated, was the
result first, Of a timber sale business
of $1,175,133. The amount contrib
uted by District (Oregon, Washing
ton and Alaska) to this timber bust
ness was approximately 100000.
The second source of the national for
est receipts was grazing permits
which brought in $1,130,495, to
which sum District contributed
$4,000. The third source of ma
tional forest revenue, special use
brought in $175,S40, of which sum
District contributed over $4,000.
Of this latter figure $4,000 was for
water power permits. Thirty-tive per
cent of these receipts reverts to the
States in which the national forests
are located.
The report also states that in ad-
dition to the timber sold, there was
given away a large amount of ma
terial to settlers free of cost, the val
ue of which approximated 900,
The revenue foregone through free
use of grazing lands is estimated to
exceed $4,000. Other miscellan
eous free uses would yield If charged
for, approximately 100000. These
values, it is pointed out, have never
been entered formally as a credit to
the Forest Service business, yet this
should be considered among the very
definite benefits from national for
ests.
The average price of stumpage dis
posed of in commercial sales was ST.
As per thousand board feet. The in
crease of 16 cents over the price of
1914 was due chiefly to large sales
of western yellow pine in Oregon,
easily logged and of unusual quality.
Broadly speaking, there has been no
increase, so the report says in the
value of western stumpage during the
past eight years, and hence no ground
for a general advance in the prices
of national forest timber. The tim
Der sold to settlers and farmers at
cost, brought an average of IA cents
per thousand feet. In District this
class of material brings so cents per
thousand board feet and rs cents per
cord for cordwood.
The receipts for grazing permits
show an increase of $127,091 over
1914, due partly to the increase in
fees charged for grazing of cattle and
horses, and partly to the increased
number of the former. Improved
methods, too, have increased the car
rying capacity of the range. Perhaps
the most striking feature of the ma
tional forest grazing business Is the
increase in the number of livestock
associations cooperating with the
Forest Service. They numbered 226
at the end of the fiscal year, an in
crease of so over 1914. In District 6,
there are A of these associations CO.
operating with the Service. The For
ester points out that the desire on the
part of the stockmen to be thus recog-
nized by the Forest service empha-
sizes their general satisfaction with
the grazing administration, and adds
that this cooperation has been very
beneficial to the Service In working
out many grazing problems.
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NEW CITY OFFICERS
NOW IN CHARGE
+. N. Frye is now City Marshal--Old
Council Passes With Paying of
Monthly Bills.

Last Monday evening at the city
council chambers witnessed the pass
ing of the old city administration and
the coming in of the new. After
Mayor Smead had gone through the
regular order of business for the last
time with the old city council, May
or-elect S. e. Notson, with the newly
elected councilmen and the hold-over
officers took up the reins Of city gov
ernment and a new administration
was ushered in. The present council
men are W. O. Minor ]. G.. Kirk and
j. O. Hager, who hold over for two
more years, and e. G. Noble. w. G,
McCarty and ]. F. Vaughn, who were
chosen by the people at the recent
election. The positions of recorder
and treasurer remain the same, being
filled by j. P. Williams and l.. W.
Briggs, respectively.
F. N. Frye succeeds ]. R McCraw
as city marshal and has already taken
up thed uties of that office Mr.. Frye
has had much previous experience as
special policeman on various occas-
ions and the councilmen are of the
opinion that Mayor Notson has made
a wise appointment. 1t is possible
that the salary of the marshal will be
reduced, inasmuch as the additional
salary Of $40 per month for fire chief
has been taken from this office. The
salary is now SS5. 1t is understood
that the council will decide on this
matter definitely at their adjourned
session next Monday night.
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First Interscholastic Game Saturday

The first game of basketball in the
Morrow County Interscholastic Lea
que will be played in Heppner Sat
urday, January s, at the skating rink.
The teams of lone and Heppner high
schools will be matched for the prin-
cipal game of the evening, while
teams representing the senior and
junior girls and the sophomore and
freshman girls of the local high will
play a preliminary game. The boys
teams are in fine trim and will un-
doubtedly offer some good fast bas-
ketball. The nominal sum of 25
cents is asked for the two games and
as the local athletic association is in
need of finances it will not be out of
the way for all lovers of good clean
athletics to drop around to the rink
Saturday evening and give them a
boost. T he first game starts at 1880
sharp.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-06
YOUNG F0RClR ARRESTED

Lloyd Meyer, a boy about Is years
of age, was arrested Tuesday By Mar
shal F. n. Frye and placed in the
county Jail ON a check forging charge.
1t is alleged that young Meyer gave
Ben Yen, a chinese restaurant man,
a check for S12.50. The check was
made in favor Of Meyer and the name
Of w. o. Minor was signed. When
Ben Yen took the check to the First
National Bank, payment was refused.
1t is said that the forged name was
very poor imitation of Mr.. Minors
Meyer has mother living
in Spray and his father is in Walla
Walla. Just what action the juvenile
court will take in the matter has not
yet been elarned. The young man
has been living in Heppner for the
past six months and has been gaining
a livlihood by doing odd jobs about
town.
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Esteb-SDepry,

Married, at the home of the bride
groom's father in this city, Saturday,
January /, Mr.. S, 0. Esteb and Miss
Sue 0. Sperry, both of Morrow coun-
ty. Rev w. B. Smith ofiiciated. The
Gazette-Ti joins with the many
friends of the contracting parties in
wishing them happiness.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-01-06

Miss Winnifred Winnard returned
to her home in Portland last Sunday
morning after visiting through the
week at the home of Dr.. N. E. Win
nard in this city and at the country
home of Frank Winnard.
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s. A. Harris is down from his
mountain home for few days. Mr..
Harris says it has been quite cold out
that way, the thermometer falling to
5 below zero a few nights ago.
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The Wells Entertainers.

The next number on the Lyceum
course will be presented at the high
school auditorium on January 26, by
the Glenn Wells Entertainers.
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Respectfully,
PEOPLES CASH MARKET,
Henry Schwarz, Proprietor.

Rev. Van Waters will hold services
in the Episcopal church in this city
next Sunday, January 8, both morn
ing and evening.
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The Peoples Cash Market is on a
strictly cash basis after the first of
the year. We would kindly ask that
all patrons now owing us please pay
up. By putting our business on a
cash basis, we will be better able to
satisfy the public and do justice to
ourselves. We will then be able to
go out and buy the best stuff that
cash will buy, and you in turn will
be assured of better meat on the cash
basis.
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Dan Henshaw was in the city from
his home in the Black Horse district
yesterday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-23

devised to care for the special infor
nation that is secured. Sets of files
and cases are for the use OF the col
lections department. Another for the
removals from one place to another
Another complete file contains the
names and tabular information relat
ing to the people who are rated in
the company's books.
Messrs. Livdahl and Christensen
have active charge of he work and
those interested can find these geptle'
men at their desks from eight in the
morning until six o'clock in the eve
ming. Several assistants are at work
in adjoining Offices, making the var
iOus changes necessary on the induces
and properly filing the names of the
new subscribers and those being re.
ported upon. Three outside men are
travelling over the state at all times
securing data and new subscribers to
the rating books.
Bismarck Greatest Patron.
The city which has given the great.
est patronage to the company is the
City Of Bismarck. Nearly every mer.
chant has the system in operation
and has found it very successful in
his business. They state the book
has paid for itself in preventing
granting of credits to men who have
made no pretension of paying their
bills elsewhere. One feature of the
reporting system is that it let's the
merchant know just about how much
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-23
$4,000 NAMES ON
new COMPANY'S LIST
Merchants Credit Company Of
North Dakota Doing Splen.
did Work.
BISMARCK CONCERN
AND N. DAKOTA MEN
Have Modern Equipment and
Reach Into Nearly All Coun-
ties Of State.

There is one business institution
in Bismarck OF which the people OF
this district hear very little, yet
which is grinding away daily in carry
ing on a work that long has been
needed. This firm is known as the
Merchants Credit Company of North
Dakota.
A Corporation.
The Merchants Credit company, as
it is called by chose who have bust
ness with it or through its various
lines of mercantile service, is COM
posed of Henry ). Linde, president;
G.. n. Livdahl, secretary: and A.
Christensen, treasurer All Of the Off
GERS are well and favOrably known in
all parts Of the state, especially in
the legal and business circles. The
president being at present the attor-
ney general Of the state.
Object.
The object OF the Merchants Credit
company is best told in the words
used to introduce themselves to the
public through small and neatly
gotten up circular The circular says:
Our purpose is to be Of general SER
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-23

fears were unfounded and that the
work was all and more than the com
pany claimed. In the towns where
the first books we're taken out, the
subscriptions. have doubled. The
merchants who said 1T can't be
! done" are now some of the most ar.
dent supporters Of the movement.
Tracing DeIinquents.
Another branch Of the work has
been to secure information for the To-
cal merchants as to the probity and
reliability of new people who have
moved into the neighborhood. "A spe'
cial information form" has been pre-
pared and this is filleu out.
The merchant can, through the SER
vices OF his rating book, or if the
name is not on the district rating
book, through the central Office, Sc
cure the financial history of the can
didate for credit. Numerous cases Of
this kind have arisen and the SUBJ
scriber has been saved many dollars
from the itinerant deadbeat who,
after securing all the credit he can
in one town, moves to another and
repeats. The Merchants Credit COM
pany stops much of this.
Fighting Mail Order Firms.
Another department of the COM
pany is that devoted to the fighting
of the mail order houses who are TAX
ing SO much money out Of the state.
The fundamental principles of the
mail order business has been studied
and the company is working out a
series OF circulars to put in the
hands of the customers to counterfeit
the nefarious trade.
Large concerns which have had an
opportunity TO study these circulars,
state that they are just the things
needed to educate the farmer to
spend his money at home, instead of
sending it away to the houses in the
east.
The Offices.
The company Offices are located in
the Lucas block and are we'll arrang-
ed to carry on this work. Upto-date
filing cabinets with the latest meth
DDS of accounting are to be seen on
every side. Special forms have been
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-23

vice to the retail merchants, to give
efficient service along lines which
have never before been attempted IN
this territory, and thus attend to
wants which heretofore have been
supplied from without. The officers OF
this concern are experienced men In
law, banking, merchandising, collect
ing, accounting, ETC.; have been in the
state many years and are familiar
with the demands of the business
world and especially the demands OF
the retail merchant.
Some Services Given.
The company serves its customers
in several branches. The following
are some of the lines in which they
operate: credit rating, collections,
freight claim adjustments, account
ing, sales systems, circular letters
and business bulletins.
Credit Rating.
The department of credit rating is
one that requires utmost care on the
part of the company in securing the
best and most authentic information
in regard to the credit of the men,
women and others listed on their
books for ratings. The great bulk OF
these names have been secured
through their subscribers, the local
mercantile firms of retailers. The
history of each individual case is
carefully scrutinized before the var
ious key words are set after the
name to indicate whether the party
is open to limited, unlimited or no
credit whatsoever. These names are
then carefully tabulated and placed
in the rating books for the use of the
subscribers Of the Credit company.
Each month these ratings are revised
as new information and new names
come to the office and supplementary
sheets containing all the new infor.
nation is sent out to the hundreds of
subscribers in the various towns.
Early Skepticism Gone.
When the company first entered
the field those approached to take up
the work and assist in securing data,
were quite skeptical. Those pioneers
who did venture in the field soon
showed to the skeptics that their
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-23
BISMARCK SCHOOL OF STEAM
AND GAS ENGINEERING

Students may enter at any time.
Terms on application.
We have our own electric light
plant, and have facilities for re-.
charging batteries and magnetos.
We have at this time steam and
gas engines, as well as automobiles
for repairing and can offer practical
work to students willing to learn this
branch of engineering.
Phone for information 191 or call
at school.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-23

credit to extend to the various pat
ons of the stores. 1t also prevents
some, who, when their credit has
been checked at one place, going to
another and running bill until that
place cuts off credit. The rating COM
pany prevents that kind of business
and thus saves many dollars for the
merchants.