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

Jay Devin motored to town behind
a pair of mules from his Sand Hollow
ranch last Friday. Although Mr.. De-
in owns a jitney, he declares tile
mule system Of navigation is the only
way when the roads are in their pre-
jcnt muddy condition.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

The steam roller was put on Hepp-
ner streets Saturday and the rough
places smoothed out. The strees are
now in excellent shape following
their recent oiling and the packing
of the roller.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Paul Webb and wife m0tored in
ON their home south of this city
ast Friday. Mr.. Webb now drives
q new Dodge car. His brother, Matt
e5b, Jr. Of Walla Walla visited here
ueral days the past week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

10y NJ. Turner, county surveyor,
went out to his fathers ranch last
Friday to survey off a piece of land
for The new road which follows down
the caynon between the Turner ranch
and the Hynd brothers place. The
new road when entirely completed,
will be big Improvement over the
old in that it is on an established
grade Win i we'll rounded surface be-
side being we'll drained.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

John McEntire Of Lexington trans,
acted business in this city last Friday.
Jas. Carty, we'll known sheepman
# the Tub Springs country, was in
he county seat on Saturday attend
ng to matters of business.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Henry Holgate came up from lone
Friday. He has recently disposed Of
a one-half interest in the butcher
business there, and in company with
J. Frank Hall and family will 20
overland to his home in California.
Mr.. Hall Is seeking a location either
in Southern Oregon or California.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

DR.. A. P. Culberson proved up on
his homestead in this city before U.
S. Commissioner, c. C. Patterson last
Saturday. The land is situated in
section 2, township north, range 27.
James T. Ayers, Chas. Bartholomew,
Albert c. Allison and Will Howard
appeared as his witnesses.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Chas. Bartholomew visited Hepp-
ner from his Butter creek possessions
Saturday. He has in about 600
acres of wheat this season and is re-
ioicing over the present outlook for
a big yield. 1t is all fall grain.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Mrs. Walter Cason and daughter
Miss Muriel were up from lone on
Friday evening and attended the
graduation exercises Of Heppnel
high school.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Miss cara Smell of Arlington was q
week end guest at the home Of Miss
Marcia Winnard in this city. Miss
Smell is niece Of Mrs. G. w. Shurtc
Of this city.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

w. B. Tucker and J. H. Frad. mem
bers of the Black Horse Belgian
Horse Company were business visi-
tors in Heppner Saturday. Mr.
Frad pronounces crop prospects excel
lent in his section.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

G. A. Wilcox, wife and daughter
Miss Mabel, attended the graduating
exercises Of Heppner High school
Friday evening. They came up in
their new car.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Mrs. Esther Turner of Weston is
isiting at the home OF her parents
Ir. and Mrs. John E. johnson in til
city.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Frank Fuchs, the city baker, is
just completing new concrete walk
in front of his residence property on
Baltimore Avenue.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

w. G. Scott, Lexington business
man transacted business in Heppner
a few hours last Friday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Harry Bartholomew of Stanfield,
was doing business in this city on
Saturday last.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Percy Hughes and family visited in
Heppner from thier home near Lena
last Saturday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

j. A. Patterson made a business
trip to Lexington last Saturday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01

Theo Anderson and wife, of Eight
Mile we're Saturday visitors in Hepp-
ner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-01
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS
Of GENERAL INTEREST

Cherry Grove gets big sawmill.
West Linn votes $4,000 for roads.
Hermiston to have $4,000 library.
Toledo gets a new business build
ing.
The Southern Pacific railroad paid
1915.
St Johns now quaffs Bull Run
water.
Buildings secured for Eugene flax
works.
Green, Douglas County to have new
school.
Candy votes $4,000 for water
system.
Newberg gets large fruit vinigar
factory.
Observation-Disclosures quarries en-
ploy 80 men.
Wasco will vote ON $260,000 coun-
ty road bonds.
Newport-Work starts on potash
factory June /.
Baker-Chicago Virture mine will
start mills on June l.
Seaside opens bids June on $40,
000union high school.
Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. has
contracts for five vessels.
Prosperity, population and payrolls
is the slogan at Roseburg.
Estacada to have modern cannery
employing so to 100 people.
Warrenton clay Products Go.
building railroad 20 clayPits.
Portland special privilege faddists
boosting municipal golf links.
Progressive Coos County carried a
big bond issue for good roads,
Crown-Columbia paper mills in
crease wages 100000 a year.
Albany-$2O,000 loganberry plant
assured and machinery ordered.
North Bend-Buehner Lumber Co
to open logging camp at Ten Mile.
County road from Oregon City tc
Clackamas bridge being hard-surfac-
ed.
Myrtle Point-$14,536 sewer con
tract let to Edward Sandberg, Oregon
City.
Ontario-Nitrate beds of Malheur
county to be developed on a large
scale.
Portland-Anothe meat inspector
with auto to be added to the city
force.
Salem-Suit brought to enjoin
purchase Of $4,000 municipal paving
plant
Medford voted 100000 bonds tt
start construction of district built
railway.
Portland, May 81. Conference o1
loganberry growers to standardizt
| products of industry.
The outcome of the State Taxpay
limitation law and debt Limitation
ers League movement will be ta>
law.
There is more salvation in industry
and honest employment for the peo
pie than in all the political nostrumi
ever invented.
Instead of deficiencies in other in
stitutions, the Oregon Insane Asylum
twill return $4,000 of it's mainte
nance fund as unexpended.
"The State Department of Weight
and Measures" has issued orders tt
stop all sale of Hood River straw
berries not up to legal requirements
! The Dalles-The National frui
cleaner and grader company vii
build a plant and commence manu-
featuring their machines within TIL
Inext 90 days. The company ha
just received its final patents fror
Washington after several years 0
litigation. TIL company will in
crease its capital from $4,000 t
S250,O00. 1t will employ from )
to $50 skilled mechanics and wi
have a market for it's product all tn
year round. Seven different cor
panies were making these machine
. land all of them were infringing o
: the patents of the Oregon compan.
They are now all eliminated and tn
local company has the field to itsel
Machinery is being ordered for I'll
plant in this city and the factory wi
be modern in every respect TT
company has advance orders for 81
machines.
r LOST-Child's gold chain and locl
ct containing pictures. Finder lea
4 DF NTr.o a Ia rtb nj
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
CROSSING CONTINENT,
HEN SITS WILLINGLY
Three Chicks Extrcated When Crate
Arrives at Albany, N. Y.-Other
Eggs Show Signs.

Albany, n. "a hen which contln-
ued to sit while travelling across the
continent is the possession of j. W.
Wolfrom of this city
The hen was sitting with motherly
devotion upon nest of eggs which a
friend of Mr.. Wolfrom placed In a
crate In Riverside, Cal, and shipped
through transcontinental express COM
pany to this city. She continued to sit,
disturbed not in the least by the trans
continental trip. Her protection was a
conspicuous placard on the box read
ing: Sitting Hen-Eggs Expected to
Hatch-Handle With Care" The warn
ing was punctiliously observed by ex-
press employees.
When the crate arrived at its destina,
ton three dOwny chicks We're extri-
Gated from the shells and other eggs
gave forth evidences of Matching.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
STEALS LOCOMOTIVE TO GO
TO DANCE, THEN ESCAPES
Montana Youth Sends Engine
Running Wild After Reaching
Destination.

Bozeman, Monthly George, I'm 60
ing to that dance at Paxton's some
howl! an unknown young man declar-
ed here when Informed there would be
no trains going east for some time. He
walked over to lone locomotive, en-
tered the cab and started east, break
Ing through a closed switch and going
out on the main line.
Engineer McVicker In a locomotive
was travelling toward this city when he
noticed the block system registered
danger. He saw the smoke Of an en-
CINE approaching and stopped his en-
CINE. His fireman jumped and Nc
Wicker reversed his engine. Fireman
Boehling caught the approaching en-
CINE, climbed into the cab found It
"driverless" and brought 1t to a stop
short distance from McVicker's engine
No trace Of the locomotive thief has
been found. He evidently jumped when
he saw the other engine approaching.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
SAYS SHRINE CURED HER.
Young Woman Who Had Been an IL
valid For Years Now Well.

Lima, O.--Kathleen Daugherty, twel-
ty-one years old, for eleven years an
invalid and unable to move about e1-
cept in wheeled chair, stepped from
a train here and was greeted by a
crowd of fully fifty persons. She had
been cured, it is said, at the shrine Of
Our Lady Of Consolation at Carey dur
ing the annual pilgrimage.
Miss Ella McAuliffe, an aged aunt
of the girl, was at the depot. She was
the first one TO greet the young wo-
man. "Auntie, I'm cured"' cried the
girl The aunt, completely overcome,
tainted.
The girl had been unable to move a
muscle OF her body since a mere chiki
when she was stricken with paralysis.
For two years she was partially blind
She made the pilgrimage to Carey with
700 others from Lima and vicinity.
She Is cured and apparently perma.
nently so. She left her wheeled chair
at the shrine In Carey.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
See WORK WRONG
Suffrage, Red Cross and Settle
ment Adherents Toll, She Says.
DEBUTANTE UNDER ILLUSION.

Miss Josephine Miller, Who. With Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, Established
Red Cross Service In France, Finds
Women Nobler Than She Thou eht.
Sights Inspired Her.
st. Louis. There are scores of things
woman can do these days that sound
like poetry and work like prose. There's
New York settlement service that Fifth
avenue bridge players love to think
would be perfectly fascinating" there's
Red Cross service that suggests "reams
Of romance" Tor the debutante; there's
the old reliable womans suffrage. and
Ii, you know, is a wonderful cause"
But, take it from a woman who has
done all of these things. the fascina-
ton, the romance and the wonder lose
their glamour when 1t comes right
down to the everyday hard work.
Miss Josephine Miller, who returned
from the Ambulance Americaine In
Paris to represent the Arkansas Equal
Suffrage league at the recent Demo
cratic national convention. has forgot
ten to look for romance-she's busy low
ing women.
Miss Miller spent year in New York
social settlement work and found that
the women of the east side were real
women, and she learned to love them
for their courage. Last September she
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
MRS. HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY.

JAILED with Mrs. Harry Payne Whit
ley, daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
10 establish Red Cross service In
France. She was impressed with the
woman's side of war. When she re-
turned last month it was the woman's
lside of politics that caught her enthusi-
|asm. And, though she is in her early
Juveniles, she's the right hand bowes
Iof the womans cause in Arkansas.
81 always believed Joan of Arc was
"a fairy tale" she said. Il always be-
|lieved it was impossible for woman
TO inspire men and to lead an army
But when saw those women of
France, working In the fields, running
the trans, keeping the shops-when |
stood on the battlefield Of the Marne
and saw them blowing and sowing seed
among the graves OF their husbands
and sons saw something finer In wo.
men. something nobler than / had ever
dreamed of. They seemed to be all
daughters Of Joan Of Are. vino In their
weeds OF black were leading a greater
army to their. faith and optimism.
When Miss Miller, with Mrs Whit.
ney, came to France they chose as the
only available location for their ambU
lance an old monastery of the eleventh
century. They put hot water and elec-
triclty into the monastery with its
eleven foot walls; they transformed
the old ruins into a modern hospital
which relieved the suffering Of 800 sol
diers. They worked from sunup to
sundown and forgot the romance as
we'll as the horrors.
With the Vanderbilt resources they
hired servants from deserted hotels
and gave service and cOnyeniences to
he wounded which were not found,
perhaps. elsewhere In France. They
cared for the soldiers, made friends
With them and nursed them back to
health. Some Of Miss Miler's most in
teresting "reminiscences center about the
private soldiers who are willing to give
everything to their country. Many OF
them write letters back to the Ambu-
lance expressing their APPRECIATION Of
me Kindness Of the American women.
Miss Miller came back last fan, and
she has been doing some live things In
he suffrage work. national AZ well as
Ocal
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
UNIQUE BANKER.
Blind and Deaf, but Still He Runs
Institution.
WORKS WITH SECRETARY'S AID

In Spite of His Ninety Years h. w.
MeF adden Of Havana, III, Attends 20
Business With Same Visor That en-
abied Him to Build Up One of Lsrs-
est Estates In County.
Havana, Hill. w. McFaddeD, who
has just returned from q surveying
trip TO his farms In the eastern par.
Of Mason county, Is considered one of
the most remarkable business men In
this part of the state. Mr.. McFadden
Is ninety years old and is entirely deaf
and almost blind. He looks after his
business with the same interest and
vtgOr that enabled him to build up
one OF the largest estates In the county.
All his work Is done through a sec
rotary, who must copy all Of his let
tiers. This is done with large black
marking crayon In letters two inches
high. Not only does he read all his
mail in this way, but he is also In
tensely interested In the European
papers must be copied for him.
Mr.. MCFadden Is a native of New
York state and came to Illinois when
young man Of twenty-five without
any more than a good education and a
sound mind and body. He first settled
In Peoria, where he served as county
surveyor for six years. In 1862 he
came to Havana and built the first ele-
vatOr here. Five years later he estab-
lished the Mason County bank, the old
est financial institution in the county.
of which he is now the president. 4
short time later he went TO Peoria,
where he built the Central City eleva-
tor, the first elevator TO be built in
Peoria. Later he established the sys-
tenn of elevators in Cass, Menard and
Mason counties now operated by Me
Fadden Il Co, of which his sons, G. {.
McFadden and b. ii. McFadden. have
the controlling interest.
From the very first Mr.. McFadden
had acquired land whenever he had an
opportunity to get good contract. He
started while surveyor of Peoria cOun-
ty and now is the owner Of about 5000
acres in Mason county, as well as
thousands of acres of the best land in
Kansas, located IN Coffey county. He
also owns number Of store buildings
In Havana, three large buildings In Chi
cago and extensive town and city prop
erty in Waverly and Halls Summit
Kan.
He is one of the most public spirited
men in Havana and has been SO all
his life. He can tell interesting stories
of the great political campaigns of the
days before the war. when the rival
political parties would erect tall poles
and have great celebrations around
them. Followers Of each party in a
community would strive to erect pole
taller than the one erected by the
rival faction. Poles hundreds of feet
high were put up, every man and boy
In the community coming out to help,
Again, when the civil war broke not
he was most ardent admirer Of the
north and tried many times to enlist,
but his poor hearing, family heritage,
was against him. and he was refused.
Twice he tried to slip into the ranks
and go to the front anyway. but he was
sent home each time. Nevertheless, he
spent large sums of money for the
cause In the north and encouraged all
ablebodied men to go and fight for the
Union
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
NOTICE TO READERS

All matter for publication must
reach this Office no later than Wednes-
day morning and be sent in the name
of the Wisconsin Blade and not in
the names of individuals if you wish
same to have immediate attention.
Drafts or checks must be made out
in the name of the Blade; NOT TO
ANY INDIVIDUAL.
J. Josey, Manager.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
LIGHTNING lGNITES GAS.
split In Natural Main From Storm II
Indiana Brought 70 Liaht BY Probe.

Anderson. Ind. Lightning split nat
Iral ga main In the country near Pen
teton during a storm. 1t was dlscov.
cred during an investigation Of why
ras pressure was so low In Pendleton
Frank Rumler, superintendent, found
that a main had been split for several
feet and the gus ignited A fame ten
feet high was burning. The earrh had
been torn away from the pipe. Several
persons living there said the flame Rp-
peared during a storm, emo IL gas sup
POSED the gas company knew aboct II
IN a short time
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Los Angeles. Cal-Mlss Eliza beth
Huber, student of sociology, a grsdu-
ate OF Radcliffe and daughter of a
wealthy manufacturer Of Taunton. was
killed recently by train while bum
ming her way to the desert TO secure
magazine data.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
HIS PROPHECY COMES TRUE.
Tree Left Standing as Lightning Rod
10 Hit, Barns Untouched.


Isip, N. "a bolt Of lightning, the
only one in period OF two hours dur
ing a thunderstorm here recently,
struck and completely demolished a
huge locust tree which was more than
a century old, and was a well known
landmark on the farm Of E. +. Davis.
The tree was Over a hundred feet high,
and there was not a branch within
forty feet Of the ground.
Mr.. Davis said that he not long ago
refused an offer Of 800 for the tree
from a man who wanted the trunk for
pole. He did not sell It, he said, as
bis father had always argued that the
tree should be left where It stood be-
cause It might some day be bit By
lightning which otherwise might hit
the barns close by.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Paris.-French scientists have de-
cided that carrier pigeons are In
fuenced by magnetism and that, with
the growth Of wireless teiegraphy,
much less dependence can be placed
upon them
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
RIP IN TROUSERS Anglers HIM
Didn't Mind Dog Biting Wooden Leg,
but Pants Called For Gun Play.

out TSntS Na'eo ror Sun ray
st. Louis, MO-When Mrs. Rosie Sil-
berman's dog bit Michael Ehrhardts
leg the other day In East st. Louis
Ehrhardt thought the Joke was on The
dog until he looked down and saw that
his trousers were torn
This made him angry, and he drew
his revolver and fred two shots at the
dog. Mrs SHERMAN had Ehrhardt ar
rested for discharging firearms in the
city limits.
The dogs mistake In selection took
place IN front OF his owners grocery
store, at Sixth street and Piggot ave
nue.. The leg he bit was made OF wood.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

LET THE MADISON STEAM
DYE WORKS DO YOUR CLEAN
ING.
Remember the merchants appreci-
ate your trade by advertising in The
Blade.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

The Blade acknowledges the re-
ceipt of subscription from Mr.. J..
R. Young, who is now one of the
leading business men of Duluth,
Mimi. The social set of Madison
miss this prince of good fellows this
summer, and know that where he is
there is much sunshine.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Mr.. Palmer, who was at the Park
Hotel last winter, is now in Duluth,
MINI.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Miss Harriet C. Kelly, principal
of school No. 10, Indianapolis, Ind,
has entered the University summer
school. She is also directories of
| practice.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Mr.. Jos. L. Bowler is in the city
from Wichita Kans., to resume his
studies at the university summer
school.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29
TO RENT-Four furnished room
for housekeeping. Phone 1878.

Mrs. Julia l.. Brooks of Kansas
City is in the city for the summer,
She is the niece of Mrs. Martin Har-
ris and sister to Miss Ethel Paige.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

We were pleased to have a call
from Mr.. Victor Coqrerire who paid
his subscription price to The Blade.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Mr.. G.. W. Glover of Yankton, S.
S., is in the city at N. Blount st.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Miss Alice Phillips. daughter of
Rev. L. ]. Phillips of the A. NJ. f.
church, is in the city. The Blade
wishes her a pleasant stay.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

There will be special service at
Mt. Zion Baptist church on Sunday
night The public is cordially well
come.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Trade with the Merchants who ask
you for your patronage through the
columns of The Blade.
The Wisconsin weekly blade. [volume] (Madison, Wis.) 1916-1925, 1916-06-29

Prof. Harry S. Murphy, wife and
Little Doris left Tuesday for Lang
ston, Oklahoma, where he has been
elected as an instructor at A. & N.
University. The Blade wishes Mr..
Murphy success in his new field.