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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-03
BOARDMAN ITEMS.

W. N. Hatch left for Walla Walla
Thursday to visit for a week.
Mr.. Harrison is building a small
house in town to live in while he
superintends the work on his ranch.
Engene Cummins and wife went to
Hermiston Thursday on a business
trip.
Ferd Emberger was a passenger
to Hermiston Thursday.
Claud Ballenger was in Hermis-
ton Thursday.
Sidney Mack went over to Her
miston Thursday.
VIM. Kennedy and family and Mr..
Reeves and family were looking over
our little city Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Of Astoria
spent Wednesday night in town.
Chas. Johnson of Pendleton was
in town Tuesday looking over the
project, and while here filed on a
homestead.
F. B. Sway was here Thursday.
c.. G. Blayden went to Pendleton
Thursday, returning to Boardman
Sunday.
Rev. Blackman Of Milton deliv-
cred sermon here Sunday. Quite
crowd from the country attended.
Ed Mack, brother of Sidney Mack,
is here from Hermiston to spend a
week visiting.
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1917 PORTLAND ROSE
FESTIVAL PROSPERING

Portland, Oregon, May 2-Instead
of hampering the plan for Portland S
1917 Rose Festival the annual crop
of objections has resulted in adding
$1,000 to the Festival Fund.
On account of few protests, the
Festival auxiliary which elected the
board, held a special meeting a few
nights ago to hear them. Delegates
representing more than 100 business
civic and fraternal organizations
were in attendance. The vote was
unanimously in favor Of the festival
with the exception Of one delegate.
She explained that she had been in
structed to. vote against it and could
not change her vote.
The attack on the festival aroused
its friends and at the meeting it was
announced that the Portland Cham
ber Of Commerce has donated $1,000
for the festival and the Shriners
800. An additional 500 was given
by two men who previously had pro-
tested against the festival until they
learned that It was to be strongly pa
triotic In nature.
The auxiliary's overwhelming de-
cision is meeting with general sat-
isfaction throughout the Northwest
and newspapers in commenting de-
clare that the Festival board slogan,
Don't Wear Crepe" is a good one to
follow now that the nation is into
the world war.
"The best way to meet the great
problems we have to face" stated
one editorial, "is to meet them with
a smile. Nothing can weaken a good
cause mare than sombre thoughts.
long faces and the weeps. May the
Festival prosper and teach America
to go cheerfully about her task.
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IN REMEMBRANCE,

Whereas, 1t has pleased God in
his wisdom to remove from our earth
ly Chapter to the Great Chapter
above, sister Laura Matlock, who
died in a hospital in Portland April
16, 1917; and,
Whereas, Deceased was member
in good standing of Ruth Chapter
No. 80, O. e. S., Heppner, Oregon,
therefore, be 1t,
Resolved, That while we bow in
humble submission to the will of
God, who doeth all things we'll, yet
we grieve for the death of our sister.
We deplore her death because we
have ever found her a woman who,
though young in years, was still pos
sessed in full measure Of those quail
tiles and principles which dignity
womanhood, and which alone make
life blessing.
As a member Of the Chapter she
was earnest, conscientious, full of
zeal for the Order, and ever bore her
self while laboring among us, In all
faithfulness and honor.
Resolved that we extend to the
family of the deceased, in this, their
great bereavement, the sincere and
earnest sympathy Of this Chapter,
and join with them In the hope that
our parting is hut few years Of
time.
Resolved, That we drape our Chap
ter in mourning in memory of our
departed sister,
Resolved, That these resolutions
be spread upon the records of this
Chapter, and that copy thereof be
sent to the family Of our deceased
sister, and a copy be sent to The Ga
zette-Times and to the Heppner Her
aid for publication.
LENA SMELL SHURTE,
OLIVE ALLISON.
ANNA SPENCER,
Committee.
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RED GROSS WILL
HOLD RALLY DAY
Local Society Will Devote Entire Day
Soon When Memberships Will
Be SOld.-Entire County Will
Participate.

AT a recent meeting of the com
mittee which has for its purpose the
organizing of Red Cross Society in
Morrow county, it was decided that
a big rally day should be held soon
On that day memberships will be sold
for the Society.
The date Of the rally has not vel
been announced by the COMMITTEES
for the reason that the charter of the
local Society has not arrived, and
hence a complete organization has
not yet been effected. However. Mrs
l.. G. Herren, of the committee, states
the charter should be here in a day
or two and the date for the rally will
then be announced.
committee to have charge of the
rally day has been appointed and the
personnel of the same is: Mrs. s. E
Van Vactor, chairman; Mrs. S. w
Spencer, H. H. Hoffman and vawtel
Crawford. subcommittee will be
appointed later to look after every
detail Of the days entertainment.
1t is the idea of those in charge tc
have the afternoon of the special day
given over to field sports, parades
May Day exercises and music. The
prime object of the whole affair will
be to sell memberships to the Red
Cross Society, but high class line OF
entertainment will be presented to
attract as many people to Heppner
on that day as possible. In the eve.
ming there will probably be masked
ball in the Fair Pavilion, as we'll as
other lines of entertainment. An ur-
gent appeal will be made by the COM
mittee to every citizen of the county
to do his bit in regard to the Red
Cross Society. Announcements as to
more complete details for the rally
day will appear in later issues of The
Gazette e-Times.
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LARGEST LAND DEAL COMPLETED WHEN
0REG0N-DAKOTA HOLDINGS ARE SOLD
deal which started the 2Sth of work.

A deal which started the 26th of
December, 1916. involving the sale
of 1900 acres of the Oregon-Dako-
ia Land Company's holdings in Nor
row county, was closed on the 28th
day of April, 1917, at Spokane.
W. D. Newton. of artesian we'll
fame. was the man who undertook to
sell these vast holdings and he ac-
complished the undertaking. Al
though the land was sold in several
different parcels, the largest individ-
ual sale was that of 1000 acres to
August Friewald of Portland. This
purchase includes five improved
ranches. Mr.. Friewald has not bought
the land for speculative purposes,
but will begin at once to make ex-
tensive improvements, chief of which
will be the erection Of a modern
house on one of the biggest of the
five places. He will also farm on the
most scientific scale in a gigantic
manner, employing the use Of cater
pillars in doing most of the ranch
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The following letter has been sent
out by State Sealer T. B. Kay to the
deputy Sealers Of Weights and
Measures throughout the state re-
garding the measurement of straw
berries:
To the District Sealers,
State of Oregon.
Gentlemen: Shipments Of strawber-
ries are being made in the State and
/ would call your attention to the
law governing the sale of same.
First, that the berries must be sold
in standard boxes, in quantities up to
and including a dry quart.
Second, that the boxes must be
we'll packed. The purchaser is en-
titled to box of berries we'll packed
and level full.
Last year this Office spent consid-
cradle time and money distributing
about six thousand copies of Weight
and Measures laws, visiting the grow
ing sections in the State, calling the
attention Of the merchants and grow
ers to the law, and insisting on the
boxes being level full when sold to
the consumer.
Feeling that the department has
exhausted every effort to acquaint
the merchants and growers with the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-03
OREGON FARMERS
CALLED TO SERVE
). W. Brewer, Assistant to the Gov
ernOr Will Address Morrow
County Citizens in Heppner
Tonight on Food Pre-
paredness.

Oregon farmers are to be called
Into the country's service. All ovel
the state the many assistants of Gov.
ernor Withycombe are calling the
sturdy sons of the soil to the colors
and immense plans are being pre-
pared which will tend to increase the
food supply of the land.
J. W. Brewer of The Dalles, who
has been appointed by Governor
Withycombe as district agent for the
counties embracing Hood River,
Sherman, Gillian and Morrow coun-
ties, will address the citizens of this
county, and more particularly the
farmers, at the council chambers in
this city tonight.
The theme of Mr.. Brewers address
will be more intense cultivation on
the farms. There is a shortage re-
ported In this state in all classes OF
foodstuffs. AS the shortage effects
this state, so does 1t affect the nation,
according to the most recent reports
made by government experts. The
farmers will be urged to increase
their yields to the maximum, not
only from a patriotic standpoint, but
from the standpoint Of financial prof
its as we'll.
On Saturday. May IL, which has
been denominated Oregon Agricul-
tural Day." the farmers will gather
and report their needs not only in
the way Of labor, but seed, livestock
and other farm supplies. Every far
mer will be requested to fill out 4
series Of information blanks supply
ing data as follows:
Kind Of crop-Spring wheat, oats,
barley, corn, potatoes, hay, beans,
fruit, acres of each this year, proba-
BILE yield; normal yield.
Poultry-Crops on hand for feed !;
amount on hand May /; amount u.s.
ually on hand May l.
Seed for sale-Kind, amount, va
riety and price.
Seed needed--Kind, amount, va
riety.
Your livestock-Dairy cows, dairy
calves, beef cattle, including breed
ing stock and other breeding stock;
brood sows, feeding hogs, breeding
ewes, other sheep; other than breed
ing ewes, brood mares. other horses,
number of each on hand May / ; num-
ber usually on hand May l.
Your labor needs-Milkers, pillow
hands, other farm labor; number of
each needed; when and for how long
needed.
Estimate of harvest hands needed
Hay hands, berry pickers, when
and for how long needed, and num-
Der of each needed.
Do you need additional capital to
increase your production this year?
How much? What can be done to
increase your production this year?
What machinery do you need to
secure maximum production Of your
land?
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The Philomathian Literary Society
this week presented a lift-sized bust
of George Washington, and also a
pedestal for the bust to stand on, to
the high school student body. This
is very pretty piece of statuary and
makes quite an improvement in the
appearance of the assembly hall. The
statuary was bought with the pro-
ceeds Of recent program given by
the society. The students are now
going to get busy and put q bust OF
Abraham Lincoln by the side Of that
OF Washington.
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work.
The results Of Mr.. NewIon's work
means that several new families will
locate on those lands in the northern
part Of the county. He states that
inquiries continue to pour in regard
ing lands here. but owing to the fact
that he has sold all the farms which
he had listed, Mr.. Newton is having
a hard time to I'LL possible orders.
In the sale Of the Oregon -Da kota
lands. approximately $4,000 was
involved. $151,00o Of this being cash
Eleven men were interested in the
deal. This leaves the Oregon-Dakota
Land Co.. with but 1854 acres of
land in this county. and Mr.. Newton
states he could sell that tomorrow
was It not for the fact that the COM
pany does not wish to sell It at this
time.
Mr.. Newton also bought $50 acres
of land from the company for him
self. He says he wants to buy more
Of the land north of the base line.
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RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE.

Whereas, it has pleased the Grand
Master of the Universe, in his wisdom
to call from our midst our beloved
brother, John W. Rasmus; and,
Whereas, for many years Brother
Rasmus was valued citizen of Hepp-
ner and a revered and faithful men,
Der of Heppner Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ,
Be it resolved, while we, as men,
bers of Heppner Lodge, No. So, A. F..
& A. M. bow, in humility to the de-
cree of our Supreme and Omnipotent
Master on high, yet we nevertheless
deplore the loss of this, our brother,
who stood we'll among men and Ma
sons. His star is set on earth, his
labors are ended, his seat is vacant,
and his brethern mourn.
Yet while we mourn for one so
dear our sorrow is tempered by an
abiding faith and hope that the
bright star now set on earth, shall
arise again to meet and greet his
brethern in the Great Beyond, where
the great and lesser lights of Ma
sonry shall be more clearly revealed
to all.
To the family of Brother Rasmus
we, his fellow-craftsmen, extend our
deepest sympathy in this hour of
grief and beg to assure them that
we fully share with them in this hour
of bereavement.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes of this
Lodge, that copy thereof be sent
by the Secretary to the family of our
deceased Brother, and a copy fur
nished the local papers for publica-
tion.
FRANK GILLIAN.
JOHN ILER.
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NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM THE EGG CITY

Frank Engelman jitneyed over to
Arlington last Sunday evening. He
was enroute to Portland.
Any one needing any carpenter
work done, apply to Robinson &
BristOw, scab carpenters.
The lone National Farm Loan As
sociatiOn met at the Office of F. H.
Robinson in lone last Saturday.
c. B. Sperry and wife motored
over to Arlington Thursday of last
week on a little business jaunt.
Louis Gates of Portland, repre-
senting M. H. Houser. spent few
days last week In and about lone.
w. F. Honey Of Portland came in
on last Sundays train to attend to a
few business motters in and about
lone.
Quite q number of Odd Fellows
from Heppner and Lexington attend
ed the dedication of the Hall at lone
last week.
]. E. Higgs, who is working with
the Bender Company at lone, was
a passenger to Portland on last
Tuesdays train.
r. s. Bender, who has been up to
Walla Walla visiting with his moth
er for a few days, returned to lone
Wednesday of last week.
L. L. McMurray is the proud pos
SCISSOR of new REQ these days. It is
a safe bet there will be no grass
growing under his wheels now.
Miss Ada Agee, who has been over
in the Idaho country for the past
several months, came in on Satur-
days train and will visit with her
parents for some time.
Mrs. L. d. Hale was very agree
ably surprised last Monday evening
when three of her brothers, one sis
ter and her father and mother
walked in on her. They are from
West Virginia.
This wet weather has started Ed
Bristow's Ford to grow and it has
got so much bigger that it refuses
to go into its old barn, which will be
the cause of his having to cut it down
or make the barn larger.
The Odd Fellows building was the
scene Of a jolly crowd on April 26th,
said date being the SSth anniversary
of the lodge. The crowd in attend
ance was not very large owing to so
many members being busy at their
various occupations. The main speak
er of the evening was DR.. Johnson
of Portland. He gave very fine talk
that was greatly appreciated by all
who heard it. after which all par
took of the big feed which was will
lingly gotten ready by the ladies'
We forgot to mention in last
weeks items the news of the arrival
home from Arizona of Mrs. E. M.
Shut and daughter Essie, who have
been there for several months. l
tell you it makes e. M. feel pretty
good to get a square prepared in
good shape once more.
E. l.. Padberg and E. E. Miller
went over to Arlington Thursday of
last week. They were accompanied
by DR.. Johnson, who was homeward
bound.
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ENERGETIC YOUNG
MEN ARE NEEDED
Call Comes to All American Y, M. C.
As to MObolize for War
Service.

Energetic young men will be need
eo TO carry ON the work among our
own troops similar to that which the
Y. M. c. A. has done so we'll behind
tne oattle-fronts of Europe during
the past thirty months.
So notably fine has been the Y. NJ
Z. A. service that Lord James Bryce.
former Ambassador to the United
States, was impelled to write: ut
mas been and is today one of the most
active and persuasive agencies to helm
young men form high ideals as well
as for directing them into the paths
In which they can best serve their
fellows in true Christian spirit"
American readers do not hear
much of this quiet, effective, never
ceasing service to young men in camp.
1t does not enter into official war bull
ietins; 1t is not spectacular. News
correspondents devote themselves to
exploiting military operations and
important political movements. The
Y. M. c. A. men 60 ahead earnestly
with the work in hand, rendering per
sonal service in the same spirit as
the Red Cross. Newspaper publicity
is not one of their needs, and public
encomium is not one of their re-
wards.
The chief work of the Y. NC. A.
In camp and military prisons is pre-
cisely the same as the chief work in
peaceful America, namely, to create
and maintain wholesome and NOR
ally stimulating atmosphere with
which it surrounds young men. 1t
works incessantly to conteract and
minimize vice; in short it directs in
tellfgent effort toward substituting
moral strength for moral weakness.
Its service is to make better men
and better soldiers.
Some one asks: "Of what ma
terial benefit is a Y. M. C. A. in camp
Of soldiers?"
Merely to mention one small but
very important thing, the Y..M. c.. A.,
furnishes stationery; literally tons
OF writing paper and envelopes, and
tables for soldiers to write on.
Many young men are prone to ne
glect their duty to write home. In
camp or in military prison there is
so little variety to life that subject
matter for correspondence is lacking.
One of the Y. M. c. A. activities is
regularly to remind boys of their
duty and to stimulate them to write
to the folks at home" 1t is esti-
mated that at least half of the letters
sent from the various fronts were
written upon Y. M. c. A. letterheads.
The Y. M. c. A. has put what are
called portable "huts" all over bellig-
erent Europe. Nearby are chapels
where men retire for communion
with the source of divinity. In one
German prison camp where hut
was established, it made such an
impression on Ambassador Gerard
that he cabled at once to the Secre-
tary of State: ''Work of inestima-
BILE value. l hope the American as
sociation will extend the work in the
prison camps throughout the world"
1t is scarcely necessary to add that
the "huts" are in charge of trained
Y. M. c. A. workers, the value of
whose work it is hard to measure.
Only the many young men who have
fallen under its beneficent influence
are able to testify to its worth.
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George Schemp, the rolling mill
man, went over to Vancouver this
week and got married He and his
wife were given rousing reception
by about forty friends, led by George
McDuffee. Wednesday evening. Mr..
Schemp has been kept busy since his
return home, receiving the congrat-
ulations of his many friends.
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FRANK GILLIAN.
JOHN ILER.
THOS. BRENNAN.

DR.. Geo. Gaunt of Hardman and
Dr. N. E. Winnard of Heppner per-
formed an operation upon Jim Cole
man of Lone Rock at the Heppner
Sanatorium today for the removal of
ulcers from the stomach.
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The baseball team journeyed to
lone last Friday where they played
five-inning game with the lone
High team. The result was very
much in favor of the Heppner team,
the score at the end of the fifth be-
ing IS to 3. The game was cut short
to five innings on account of the
train pulling in and the Heppner
boys had to run to catch it.
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The manager of the baseball team
reports that the ball team will play
the Hermiston High team in this
city next Saturday. This will proba-
bly, be a very good game and the sup
port of the ball fans of Heppner
would not be amiss.
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Star Spangled Banner.

This program is to be presented
by the Ciceronian Literary Society
on Friday, May a, at 2 p. m. Every
body is invited to attend this pro.
gram. No admission will be charged
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Literary Program.

Song Oregon, My Oregon"
Personality" "------- Leo Nicholson
song y. .. "A.
What Can We Do" Garnet Barratt
Symposium of stories.
Grafonala selection.
april Days in American History"
Ruth Van Vactor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01
REALTORS Say
OUTLOOK GOOD
Expect Good Year for Pros
p2Tity Movement in 1918;
No Sacrificing Here.

Optimism for 1918 was expressed BY
speakers at the regular bi-weekly
luncheon Of the e. Paso Realty board
at the Sheldon hotel Saturday noon
Many Inquiries are coming from all
parts Of the country about FL Paso
zeal estate and valley lands and the
outlook looks decidedly good" said J.
B. Paden. From all indications 1918
viii be a good year in e. Paso."
zone good thing about local condi-
tons" said president A. H Anderson.
'is the fact that people are not will
ing TO make any sacrifices on real es-
tate. We have had advertisements
calling for property at certain prices,
but have been unable to get answers
It shows that people have faith in the
future and Il looks encouraging
Newspaper advertising as means
of selling and renting real estate was
praised by ]. c. White
The matter Of imposing a fine on
members who failed 10 attend regular
luucheons was discussed but no defi-
mite action was taken
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-01

FIFTH CAVALRY BAND WILL
PLAY SOUTHERN MELODIES

Southern plantation SONGS a med-
ley. viii be among the numbers of
the Sunday program to Re played on
the parade ground at Fort Bliss in
the afternoon between $3.50 and 4:45
o'clock by the Fifth cavalry band.
Capt. John P. Wheeler, adjutant, fur
nished the following program;
March. Joan Of Arc" ....-----. Berlin
Overture, "Orpheus' 1890 Offenbach
Medley OF popular songs, 'Remick's
ia" Observation-Disclosures. Lampe
Serenade, Angels -...-..-..-B raga
Waltz. 1.-The Blue Danube" .-- Strauss
Medley, Southern Plantation
Songs" .-.-...-.-....-...-C onterno
Fox Trot. Honolulu Hicky Boola
Boo" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TIlzer
Finale. Fifth Cavalry March Cain