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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30

Forty-eight thousand cans of con-
densed milk have just been purchas-
ed by the Supply Service of the AM
erican Red Cross for immediate ship
ment to Salonika. On the request of
DR.. Edward w. Ryan, Red Cross rep
resentative at Salonika, the War
Council voted a special appropria-
tion for the milk, which is to be used
in Serbian military hospitals.
Conditions under which the hospi-
tails are working in Macedonia, ac-
cording to DR.. Ryan, are very serious.
During the fighting of the last three
years practically all cattle have been
killed by the armies. There is nc
milk for convalescent soldiers, and
without it their recovery is very
much delayed.
A Red Cross commission headed
by C. A. Severance, of Minneapolis
is now on its way to Serbia. The
commission has a fund OF 100000
to be spent in aiding the refugees be,
hind the Allied lines in Macedonia
and around Monastir.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
MORGAN NEWS ITEMS

Geo. Ely had week end visitor
from Portland
Mrs. Gaumnitz called on Mrs. Ray
mond one day last week.
Miss Juanita Gibson and Warner
Rietmann we're callers in Morgan
Sunday afternoon.
Fred Ely came home Saturday eve
ming after finishing his work in the
Gooseberry country.
Miss Juanita Gibson returned home
Sunday after visit with Portland
and Eugene friends.
]. Y. Gibson reports to have at least
1000 more sacks of wheat to thresh.
His wheat is yielding we'll.
Mrs. H. Haas, daughter billie, y
and sister Miss Irene Benedict, spent
the day in Morgan Monday
Mrs. Holbrook, Morgan's agreeable
postmistress, was suddenly called to
Portland last Saturday. One of her
daughters there is seriously i'll.
Mrs. T. NJ. Benedict Sr. and daugh-
ter Goldie and granddaughter
billie" Haas spent the day with
Sam Dennis, Mrs. Benedict's father,
one day last week.
F. M. Broadly says he doesn't dis
like having visitors at his orchard
when he is absent but he would be
more pleased if they would leave
their names so he would know tC
whom the fruit should be charged.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
HEPPNER SMOKY TOWN
FROM FOREST FIRES

During the past week Heppner has
been shrouded in a smoky haze, due
to the terrific forest fires which have
been raging for several days over
the Northwest. 1t is said the fires
are pretty well under control at this
time. 1t has been estimated that
nearly 5000 men have been combat
ing the destructive flames in the
states of Oregon and Washington and
the damage is the greatest in thirty
years.
Fire broke out in some volume in
the vicinity of the old Hamilton mill
south of Heppner on Willow creek
Last week and has burned over a con-
siderable area. 1t is believed the fire
started from a cigarette thrown on
an old rotted log The log was seen
smouldering along for several days,
when stiff wind came up, and
whipped the smouldering fire into a
mighty blaze. The area burned over
consisted of young growth trees, and
the same section witnessed bad fire
number of years ago. Fire fighters
went out from Heppner to assist in
getting the flames under control.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
HERDER FINDS MUTE
EVIDENCE Of BATTLE

A herder in charge of the V. Gen
try sheep on Thompson Flats found
what appears to be mute evidence of
a battle royal between two big buck
deer. The two huge pairs of horns
were still interlocked when found
by the herder and any amount of
pressure would not bring them apart
The skeletons of the deer were we'll
preserved, and it is evident that these
two kings of the antlered herd came
to their doom in struggle in which
each was trying to kill the othH.
The horns were brought to Hepp-
ner by V. Gentry and Henry Cohn
and may be seen att the Gillian &
Bisbee hardware store. They are
curiosity which we have read of
before, but this is the first time we
have seen first hand evidence that
buck deer do sometimes engage in
sparring matches which result fatally
to both combatants.
The conflict doubtless occurred
during the running season last Fall.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
OFFER CHINESE TROOPS
FOR SERVICE IN FRANCE

Pekin, China.-General La Pei
Ching, Lung Chi-Kwang and ku
Chin-Tan, commanding 100000
troops of Yunnan, Kwei-Chow and
Kwang-Tung provinces, have offered
forces for service in Europe. The
provisional governors of Yunnan and
Kwang-Tung have given Official rec
ognition to Pekin's declaration of
war against Germany, apparently
having been reconciled to the gov
ernment of the acting president,
General Feng Kwo-Chang. The hos
tile movement in the southern pro-
vinces is now plainly fiasco.
Eighteen provinces have approved
the project for a national council
which will probably be established
within fortnight. The press gen.
orally is urging China to present an
undivided front to the enemy.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
Boardman Will Have New School.

The new town of Boardman will
have a new modern school house in
the near future as bids for its con-
struction are now being advertised.
The original plan as proposed cali
ed for a building that would have
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Inasmuch as the O-W. R. & N. Co.
would be called upon to pay a large
percentage of the cost, and inasmuch
as they felt the building would be far
in excess of the present needs of the
district, the company filed an injunc-
tion. The outcome of the matter has
been that the size of the building will
be cut down to correspond with pres
ent demands and 1t can be added onto
from time to time as the Boardman
country is developed without hurting
the appearance of the building.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
HEPPN[R MAN WILL
ASSIST FOOD CONTROL

w. B. Barratt left Heppner We'd
nesday afternoon for Portland, where
he goes to attend the first meeting of
the food conservation committee of
the State Council of Defense, of
which he was recently appointed a
member.
Mr.. Barratt has the distinction of
being one of only two men from
Eastern Oregon appointed on the
committee. Mr.. VIM. Pohlman of Ba-
ker is the other member. J. W. Kerr
is chairman of the committee. Mr..
Barratt is prominent over the state,
being president of the Oregon Wool
growers Association and member
of the State Livestock Sanitary
Board.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
WHEELER STOCKMAN
BUYS MORROW COUN-
TY STOCK RANCH

R. ]. Carsner of Spray, Wheeler
county, and an extensive stockman
of that section, has purchased big
stock ranch from VIM. Hendrix in
Morrow county south of Hardman.
The ranch consists of 1900 acres
large part of which is given over to
the raising of timothy hay. The
place is considered ideal for the stock
business, and Mr.. Carsner will prob
ably place large number of cattle
on the range there. Mr.. Hendrix has
not yet decided where he will locate.
He still owns one of the biggest wheat
ranches in Morrow county but wheth-
er he will remain here or not, he
does not know for certain.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
LEXINGTON BREEzES.

Roy Yardley left Monday morning
for Pendleton.
Mrs. Della Mcmillan was an lone
visitor Tuesday
Ed Cummings has quit work at the
"Oftice Confectionery.
Miss Florence Miller is visiting
with Marie Cason this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. l.. Beach returned
from Portland Saturday evening.
Miss Vesta Cutsforth is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. Maude Pointer.
Mr.. Walter Hill and son Freeman
returned from Portland Sunday eve
ming.
Mrs. Clark Davis has returned to
the mountains on account of her
health.
Last Sunday evening concluded
Rev. Lee Sadler's peaching services
in Lexington.
The Lexington Improvement Com
mittee has been busily at work fixing
the Davis bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. McBeth and daugh.
ter Mary were incoming passengers
Thursday evening.
Miss Ada Ashinhust left Wednes
day morning for visit with some
friends in Portland.
On account of the dance on Satur
day evening, the picture show will
begin promptly at eight o'clock.
Geo. White and family have re
turned from Portland. Mr.. White
is now the owner of Hudson.
Mrs. Josie Warden and her daugh
ter Joyce left Sunday morning fot
Portland. Mrs. Warden formerl.
was cook at the Lane Restaurant ant
Lexington is losing really goot
cook
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30

left Monday to report for duty. kt--
cry minute of his time was taken
meeting his friends of younger days.
Two of his sisters are now married,
Mary living in Massachusetts and Isa-
bella living in Canada. The third
sister, Gertrude, is now young lady.
although very small girl when she
left here, and makes her home with
relatives in Detroit.
Marcus is stationed at Fort Sher-
idan, Illinois, but expecting to be-
called to the war zone at any time, it
was his desire to see his old friends
here before leaving, so consequently
his furlough was secured to that end.
He hopes to return to Heppner
again, not waiting so long as before.
He noted many changes in the town,
but was disappointed in not seeing a
larger town. However, he notes with
pleasure that all the changes have
been for the better. The parents Of
Mr.. Gum were drowned in the flood
of 1903.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
LIST Of MEN LIKELY TOGO TO FRANCE
ON FIRST DRAFT IS NOW CERTIFIED

Morrow county's list of names GER
titled to the government under the
selective military draft has been
made public by Adjutant General
White. According to the Adjutant
General nothing stands between the
men whose names are published here
with and srvice in France save re-
lection for physical unfitness when
they are examined at the military
camps.
Here is the certified list as given
out by the Adjutant General, which
shows that some exemptions we're
allowd by the district board at La
Grande.
Frank T. Perry, Lena; Harry Van
Dyke, Lexington; Smith ]. Towne,
Lexington; John Elmer Pomeroy,
Lexington, Sterling Fryrear, Hepp-
ner; Alexander Brander, Echo; John
Calmus, Heppner; John M. Gambill
lone; Frank e. Cronan, lone; Ben
jamin G. Buschke, Lexington; Thorn
as E. Sheridan, Lena; Phillip Brady
Heppner; Newton Humphrey Harris
lone; Floyd Lincoln Barlow, lone;
John Hossner, lone; Robert Roy
Holmes, lone; Royal Wakefield
Heppner; Cleo Drake, Gooseberry
Fred L. McMurray, lone; Joe Mason
lone; Hugh McNerney, Heppner; OF
to Rietmann, lone; Raymond How
ard Turner, lone; Marvie Lee Av
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
WOMEN DISTRICT AGENTS
FOR OREGON COUNTIES
Specialists in Home Economics Will
Assist in Emergency Food
Conservation.

Corvallis, Ore, Aug. 29.-Women
home demonstration agents have
been appointed by the Oregon Agri-
cultural College and the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture for seven
districts of Oregon, composed Of IS
counties. AS rapidly as funds be-
come available new appointments
will be made to cover the entire
State.
The appointment of agents is au-
thorized by the provisions of the food
emergency legislation. 1t is designed
to obtain leaders to assist in the food
conservation campaign that is count
ed on to create a patriotic desire to
use the homegrown food and leave
as much of the staples as possible for
shipment to the nation and its allies.
The work is financed entirely from
the funds appropriated to carry the
measure into effect, with the provis-
ion that the districts served provide
suitable office room for the agent. In
counties maintaining agricultural
agents the two sets of agents will oc-
cupy the same office. In other coun-
ties the communities are expected to
aid in locating and to maintain Of
flee headquarters.
The demonstration work of the
agents will be directed by the Ore
gon Agricultural College Extension
Service.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
FARM IS So MILES
LONG; 200 FEET WIDE

The most unique farm in the Uni
ted States will be sown in wheat or
alfalfa this fall. 1t will be fifty-fve
miles long and 200 feet wide, and
will occupy the land which repre-
sents the present right of way of the
Denver & Laramie railway which will
be 'junked" September l by its
owner, M. S. Radetsky. The farm"
will extend from Greeley, Colo, to
Denver, and will pass through the
business sections of several small
towns between the two.
The railroad, which has never
paid, was recently purchased at pub
lie auction by Radetsky, a dealer in
defunct railroad properties. The roll
ing stock and track will be sold for
junk and the right of way used as a
wheat or alfalfa field, unless the
owner Is restrained from "junket-
ing" the line by the state public util-
tiles commission.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
World Champions Will Compete.

Pendleton, Ore, Aug. 30.-The
greatest aggregation of worlds
champions ever seen in one contest
will compete at the Roundup, Sep
tember 20, q and 22. The contests
will be the biggest things the world
has ever seen. All former champ
ions will meet and compete for the
supreme title. In the cowgirls' re-
lay race Ruth Parton, Mabel DeLong,
Bertha Blancett, Mrs, Parsons, Lila
Smith and Josephine Sherry will ride
against each other. In the cowboys
relay Sleepy Armstrong, Darrell Can
non, Allen Drumheller, Paxton Ir-
win Knapp Lynch and Bob Anderson
will ride. These riders are all cham
pions. In the steer roping Geo. Wier,
Charlie Wier, Joe Beason, Henry
Yabeny, Sammy Garrett, Ed Nc
Carty, Tom Grimes, Dan Clark and
John Judd, all former winners, will
compete. In every other one of the
competitive events it will be the
same thing, champion against champ
ion and then some outsiders. The
Directors say it will be the biggest
Roundup ever pulled off. These
people vii all positively be here, as
the Roundup never makes such an
announcement until it is sure thing.
Indications are that the crowd will
be up to normal. The seat sale opens
Sept. l, and the advance sale is al
ready above 1915.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30

McRoberts, Heppner; Henry Krebs,
Heppner; William Edward Stoops,
lone; James DAILY, Heppner,; Theo-
dore Marion Benedict, Morgan; Henry
Peterson. Eight Mile; Frank R. Do
BILE, Irrigon; William Henry Gardner,
Echo; Riley Jake Juday, Heppner;
Henry Clay Wood, lone; Lester Yer
non Baker, lone; Mcdowell Missil-
dine, Heppner; Ernest w. Christoph-
erson, Goosebery; Harvey o. Bau-
man, Lexington, Henry Nagl, Hepp-
ner; Roby L. SimcoA, Lexington;
Rufus Ernest Burroughs, Galax, Va. !;
Johnnie C. Morris, Lexington.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
FUN AND FROL|C
At COUNTY FAIR
Aside From Industrial Features, Fair
Board Is Preparing to Entertain
Crowds i'm Best Style Yet.
By w. w, SMEAD,


Secretary Morrow County Fair Board.
The Fifth Annual Morrow County
Fair will be the best ever held If the
people will cooperate with the Fair
Board. This can be done in many
ways. The great need is for people
to get together exhibits of fruits and
vegetables, and they should not think
that the varieties have to be extra
large in order to win premiums.
Trueness to type and color and free
from blemishes have more to do with
an exhibit than size.
The first day of the Fair it is the
desire of the Board to have all the
automobiles of the county participate
in the big auto parade. 1t would be
an interesting sight to most people to
see and know somewhere near how
many autos are in Morrow county.
Seeing them in line gives much bet
ter idea than mere statement of
numbers.
On the second day it is our desire
to have the Farmers Unions of this
county to take this day and use 1t to
their own ends. Mrs. Edith Tozier
Wethered, who Is secretary OF the
women's grange organizations of the
Willamette Valley, will be here and
address the union on that day. You
can get other speakers if you choose
and prepare your own program. We
will furnish the band and assist to
make this the biggest event ever
pulled off by the Union in this coun-
ty and If you will help it will be the
biggest ever pulled off in Eastern
Oregon.
We know that the free amusements
we have provided for your entertain
ment will be better than ever before
and will please you. Ja-za-bo and
eImpo are two attractions that will
make the blues take back seat. II
you have never had a good laugh, or
if you have troubles that make laugh
ing a hard matter, Jaz-za-bo will
make you forget that there ever was
thing named trouble in the world
Don't think that the fireworks we
are advertising will be just a few
cheap pieces. We have arranged for
a splendid exhibition and know that
nothing anywhere near as good was
ever given in this part of the country
A factory expert will be here to han
die them and this assures that every
piece will be success, and we also
have two big searchlights to make
things interesting.
The Ad Club Quartette and Par
sons Novelty Band assures good
music and lots of it. A Merry-Go-
Round and Ferris wheel will be here
and also two good shows. In fact
we are going to make this three days
of fun and frolic, and If you don't
have a season ticket you are going tC
miss some of the good things. Sc
don't forget the date, Sept. 13, IA
and Is.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
STOCK ON RANGE
IS ON INCREASE
District Forester Says Demand For
More Meat Is Increasing
The Supply.

approximately 10000 more cattle
and 29,500 more sheep are being
grazed this season on the National
Forests of Oregon and Washington
than in ordinary years, according to
District Forester Geo. H. Cecil, Port
land, Oregon. The extra demand for
meat occasioned by war conditions
is given as the reason for this in
creased use of the ranges. The Ma
tional Forests of the country are car
rying about 100000 more cattle and
100000 more sheep than usual. Or
dinarily the National Forests furnish
pasturage for about 100000 cattle
and horses and 100000 head of
sheep.
The number of livestock permitted
on the Forests is limited in order to
prevent damage to timber growth,
water supplies, and the range itself.
This year exceptional weather con-
ditions combined with the general
food situation to create an unusual
emergency, calling for special pro-
visions to take care of the stock. A
severe winter and late spring ex-
hausted the hay supply and forced
use of the spring ranges before they
had reached their normal state. To
lessen the losses which the western
livestock industry faced, the National
Forest ranges were opened early. At
the same time, the number of stock
permitted for the present season was
raised to the maximum consistent
with safeguarding future productive
ness.
1t is fully recognized that the in
crease which has been made in the
allowances of stock on the National
Forests involve danger that the
range will be depleted through over
grazing, but it is believed by the
grazing experts of the Government
that the emergency increases made
| can be taken care of. at least this
year, without material sacrifice of
productive capacity. The condition
of the ranges is, however, being care
fully watched. Reliance is placed al
so on the special efforts being made
to secure the most intensive utiliza-
tion consistent with sustained pro-
ductiveness, by improved methods of
handling stock. Better sailing meth
DDS and the development of new wa
tering places are among the means
employed for this purpose.
At the close of the grazing season a
careful examination will be made Of
the range on each Forest to deter
mine its condition and to find out how
many cattle or sheep it will support
next season. On areas which are
found to be overgrazed, an attempt
will be made to shift the surplus
stock to range which can stand the
strain better.
While the grazing officials do not
think that the increase could be car
ried indefinitely without serious dam
age to the forage, regulated grazing
has brought about steady improve
ment of the range and some areas
| wi nhph hl1r hn oh JD 70 A,t
larger numbers permanently.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
Harvest Ball Sept. z.

Heppner's first Harvest Ball will
be celebrated at the Fair Pavilion
Friday September Z. Parsons Nov
city orchestra of Portland has been
engaged to furnish the music. This
will be the first dance of the season
in our city. The management is
making preparations to entertain
arge crowd.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
Fine Time at Coast.

A card from Norton Winnard, who
in company with his mother and sis
ter Charlotte are now at Newport,
states he is having most enjoyable
time swimming and fishing.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
Buys Interest in Delivery.

Chas. Barlow, a young man of this
city, has purchased the one-half in
terest of Phil Jones in the delivery
business and will take possession the
first of September. The firm will
continue as Beamer & Barlow.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30
TrainlOad of Cattle,

billiard French, Gurdane stockman,
and John Brosnan, Heppner stock
man, arrived here yesterday and ship
ped out trainload of cattle to Kan
sas City.-Pendleton E. o.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30

Mrs. Glenn Y. Wells and Mrs. Dick
Wells spent several days this week
on Ditch creek, gathering huckle-
berries. They returned home Thurs
day,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30

George White of Lexington has
purchased new Hudson car from
Vaughn G. Sons, the local agents.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-30

LADIES' am Heppner agent for
the Spirrelli corset. See me before
buying. Satisfaction guaranteed.
MRS. H. McATEE KINNEY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-04
KAlSER'S LINE PIERCED
British Turn German Charge
Into Utter Rout.
Teuton Lines MerciIessIy Shattered
and Gain OF One Hundred Yards
10 Made.

British Headquarters In France and
Belgium, Oct. Am a series of coun
t~er-attacks the Germans have once
more assayed to break the new British
lines between Polygon wood and tower
hamlets, across the open road to the
south.
Again they have been hurled back
with heavy losses. The principal re
suit of three bitter attacks by the
enemy between dawn and midafter.
noon has been the merciless shatter.
ing OF his ranks and a still further ad-
vance owe their front south OF Poly.
gon wood by the British, who pushed
their line forward some hundred
yards in depth behind the fleeing Ger
mans.
The first assault was delivered at
6;15 O'Clock in the morning. The en-
envy advanced In three waves toward
the British, but Immediately met with
such a fierce fire of rifle and artillery
that he was compelled to retire. II
was apparent. however, that the Ger
mans were not through with the at
tempt, and the big British guns turn
ed loose such an avalanche of shells
as is seldom seen along the front.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-10-04
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Oct. A good active
tone featured in the cattle trade to-
day. Fresh supplies were of fair
volume, but with increased demand
from the country for stocker grades
that branch picked up and packers
appeared to have use for all kinds of
killers and the entire market showed
additional strength. Supply was es-
timated at 5000, as against 3,617 a
week ago and 2,545 the correspond
ing day a year ago.
Steady to strong RAJ the verdict in
the hog division. Tops reached
$19.40, while the bulk of sales rang
ed from $3.50 Q19.10
Firm release was obtained for the
moderate supply of sheep and lambs
at hand for the days trade.