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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-08
BIG CASH PRIZES IN
THRIFT ESSAY CONTEST
Winners To Receive Medals In Each
County, And $5 To $50
In Entire Country.

Corvallis, Ore., March Z, Especial
to Gazette-Times.) Here's chance
for a grade school pupil and high
school pupil in Morrow county to
win medal sure, and compete for
one of the SIS to $50 prizes offered
by the National Thrift Society for the
best essays on thrift. All essays
must come through the Office of coun-
ty superintendent Shurte.
Oregon has done much to pro-
mote thrift in it's educational insti-
tutions," says Dean ]. A. Bexell, Of
0. A. c., who is the Oregon member
of the national commission. "Why
not Oregon children get in line and
land a number of the county prizes?
They can do it if they try"
In addition to the county medals,
cash prizes will be given winners in
the national contest as follows: For
the winner of first place in the high
school division $50, for second and
third best s25 each, and for the
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth, IS each; for the winner of
first place in the grade division $25,
for second SIS, for third and fourth
SO, and for each of the next five IS.
For full particulars of this contest
apply to the county school superin-
tendent.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-08

Robinson, Martha M, Hard
man, Adams list, Lot IL,
Blk. B, P-301, LIZ, Tax 13.
Rogers, Mary E., Castle Rock
Lots / to 6, Blk. /, P-303
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5S, 25. P-145, LIS. Tax 2O.65
Robson, Lotus, ShSEA,
Sec. l, 6S, 25, P-161, LIS,
EhNEA. NWANEA.
NEANWA Sec. IL, IS.
25, P-162, Lilo, Tax $50
Rice, R. B. & W. D. Newton,
NWA, Sec. 20. IN, 26, P
Is, LEO, Tax------ 11.44
Northern Pacific R. R., NWA
Sec. q, NJ SWA, Sec. ~
PIT, L-13-14, TAX 6.79
Title & Trust Co., Sc a, Sec.
25, IN, "a P-S, LIB, Tax 1871
Dated at Heppner. Oregon this 9Th
day Of February, 1917.
GEO. McDUFFEE,
Sheriff and Tax Collector of Morrow
County, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-08
PORTLAND IS BEHIND
New Orleans Latest City to Build
Public Elevator, at Cost of S2,-
100000, With Capaciay of
1,O23,OOO Bushels.
(Oregonian) J


Every large port in the United
States is discounting the future in
the export business by providing
modern and adequate terminal facili-
ties. Nearly every port now has
such facilities, including large grain
elevators, with the exception of Port
land. Millions of dollars have been
expended and are being spent now
for such purposes in Vancouver B. c.
Seattle, Philadelphia, Boston, New
York, Baltimore, Galveston, New
! Orleans and other ports.
The newest development along this
line has been at New Orleans, where
a public grain elevator has been con-
strocted at cost of $4,000,
According to descriptions of the
new plant just received by the CON-
mission of Public Docks, the elevator
has capacity of 1,023,00O bushels
of grain. Speed, a prime essential
in the handling of grain, will be one
of the features of the plant. Some
of the figures which indicate this fact
are as follows:
1t can unload eight cars on fouI
tracks in 80 minutes, or 16 cars all
hour.
| 1t can unload from one ship or a
barge to another, the grain coming
into the elevator only for weighing
1t has a drying capacity of 10000
bushels day, and can clean 10000
bushels in that time.
1t can deliver 100000 bushels ar
hour to one ship, or, striving to ac
commedate all comers, it can deliver
$4,000 bushels an hour to each Of
four ships at the wharf.
A feature of the elevator is pneu
matte suction system, which will un
load ships at rate of 5000 bushel.
an hour. A sacking scale of 120(
bushels an hour has been installed
for loading cars and two machines
which will sack ships and barges a
the marine towner at the rate of 240l
bushels an hour are in use.
The Commission of Public Docks o
Portland is making plans to provid
an elevator plant along these lines
Before definite plans can be made
however, the commission must Obtain
authorization from the voters in jun
for the project.
Compared with the bonded indebt
edness of other ports, Portland
bonded debt is low and it is felt tha
there can be no strong opposition to
bond issue sufficient to provide prope
elevator and terminal. facilities,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-08
A Son Is Born.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Anderson of Eight Mile, at the
Heppner Sanatorium on March End
The young man weighed 71s pounds
and we are glad to announce that
mother and child are doing well
Mrs. Anderson had been suffering q
great deal and was under the care Of
physician for some time, her condi
tion being such that much fear wa.
entertained concerning her recovery
DR.. McMurdo, her physician, nov
feels that she is safely past all dan
ger.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-08
Buys New Shearing Plant.

Frank Turner has purchased a new
shearing plant for the 1917 season
and operations will begin at the Jas.
Carly ranch in another week or two.
Mr. Turner will have crew of eight
men, all expert workmen, and they
expect to have busy season, as Mr..
Turner states he has turned down ap-
plications for 10000 head of sheep
A. big motor truck will be used in
moving the plant from one place tc
another.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-08
debtedness.

debtedness.
The Federal Farm Loan Board of
the Treasury Department has general
charge of the system. Fhe Depart
ment of Agriculture will cooperate
with this board in supplying infor-
nation and rendering assistance to
farmers who desire to take adyan-
tage of the Federal Farm Loan Act,
especially with reference to Ehe or
gaRization of local loan associations.
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1915 DELINQUENT TAX LIST

CONTINUED from Page ~
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NEWS NOTES FROM OUR
NEIGHBORING CITIES
Near Artesian Well Found.

Last week we'll was completed
on the DR.. Gritman place, four miles
west of Pine City, which is almost
an artesian we'll. At depth of 70
feet strong flow of water was
struck, and it rose to within 20 feet
of the top. A test of 100 gallons a
minute did not lower the water per-
ceptibly. Drilling was continued to
depth of 112 feet, but no more
water was found.
Less than quarter of mile
from this we'll is drilled we'll that
was put down 2S3 feet a few years
ago without striking water. The
Gritman we'll was waterwitched by
Mrs. c. E. Lewis, who has been very
successful in locating water in this
hood.-Echo News.
R. F. Wiglesworth transacted busi-
ness in Echo Wednesday. He reports
| that there has been no loss of sheep
in his neighborhood by reason of the
cold weather and snow, as all the
stock has been off the range for some
| time.-Echo News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Currin and
children returned Sunday in their car
from Heppner, where they had visit
ed with relatives several days. They
came by way of Echo and Pendleton.
Pilot Rock Record.
After two hours deliberation the
Jury in the Hoch damage case return
ed to court last night with verdict
of $12, 900 and costs for Grace Paul
inc Hoch against all the defendants,
The Peoples Warehouse, the Dickson
estate. Gibson & Cole and the city Of
! Pendleton. Fifteen thousand dol
| lars was asked in the complaint.
Because of the diverging interests
of four defendants, it is expected that
there will be further legal action to
determine whether all are equally re-
sponsible.--Saturday's Pendleton
Tribune.
The death of John Born occurred
1t his home on February 24th. Mr..
Born was born in Illinois in the year
1912. He was an old settler here,
having come to this country more
than thirty years ago. His wife pass
ed away January 23, 1914.-Fox Cor.
Il Long Creek Ranger.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
RED CROSS FUND
GROWING DAILY
IN WATERFOWL

The present week is Red Cross week
as proclaimed by President Wilson,
and the local committees are work
ing hard to raise the sum allotted to
WatertOwn. A total of $100,000,000 is
to be raised in the country at large.
The local committees have so far sue
ceeded in passing the $500 mark but
there is larger amount still to be
heard from and replies are being re-
ceived to the many letters being sent
out asking for money for this good
cause.
In enlisting its leading professional
and business men for active service in
raising it's share Of the 100000, 900
Red Cross war fund during the week,
Watertown is falling in line with a
nationwide movement to which the
leading men of the country are CIV
ing both their time and their high
ability as we'll as their money. The en-
tire campaign was originated by and
is being conducted under the direction
of the National War Council, a COM
mittee of men appointed by President
Wilson on May 10 to take charge of
the administration of finances for the
American Red Cross during the war
So far the local committee has re-
ceived responses from the following
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
GRADUATING EXERCISES
AT ST. Marks SCHOOL

The first class to leave the halls of
st. Marks Lutheran school, which
was built about three years ago, was
graduated Thursday evening. Many
friends and relatives were present to
witness the exercises.
The stage was tastefully decorated
with ferns, palms and cut flowers. A
very pleasing program was rendered
by the school children, the school or
chestra contributing to the enjoy
ment of the evening by the rendition
of the musical numbers on the pro-
gram. The Rev. julius Klingmann pre-
scented the diplomas to the graduates
,, The class motto was Thou Leadeth
Me- the c1asss cOlors were blue and
white, while the class flower was the
carnation.
Those who were graduated were:
Esther Buntrock, Alma Hess, Fred
Kresinski, Loren Skalitzky, Marvin
Schimpf, Ralph Gamm, Hulda King
mann, Erna Schauer, Ruth Wieden-
hOeft.
The program:
OOASNeAOAA
String Quintette
Song, Hymn of Praise"
Glass
A Psalm of
Esther Buntrock
Life of DR.. Martin Luther----
Ralph Gamm
Piano solo, LA Rose
Hulda Klingmann
Das Kind des Steuermanns-
Margaret Hess
Address, why We Lutherans Main
tain Parochial Schools" ----
Rev. J. Klingmann
ooHs, Fsalm
Glass
''The Heritage
Erna Schauer
Luther and George " Frundsberk-
Alma Hess
The Barefoot
Marion Schimpf
Piano solo, "Murmuring Zephyrs"--
Ruth Wiedenhoeft
SanchO PanZa-
Loren Skalitzky
Song
Class
Presentation of Diplomas
Rev. J. Klingmann
String Quintette
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
DOINGS OF SOLONS
IN The LEGISLATURE

The workmen's compensation bill,
one of the big measures before the
legislature, was passed by the senate
by unanimous vote of twenty-three
members present. The passage Of the
bill followed a hearing on it by a
joint convention Of the two houses
One amendment offered by Senator
Bray was adopted, restoring a section
which is in the present law, provid-
ing that the act shall not apply to
employees of railroads engaged in in
terstate commerce who are under the
federal compensation law, and MAX
ing two other changes for the benefit
of employees.
The most important change made in
the present law by the bill, aside from
increasing the benefits and compensa-
ton of injured or killed workmen, is
that compensation in case of perma-
nent total disability of an injured en-
ploye shall be a weekly indemnity for
the period that he may live, subject
to certain limitations, instead of six
times his average annual earnings.
Fish and Game.
After adopting twenty-four amend
ments to the general fish and game
protection bill the senate, by unani-
nous vote of the twenty members
present, cOncurred in the measure
Among the most important of the SEN
ate amendments were those extending
the prohibited fish net zone line in
Lake Michigan at Milwaukee from one
fourth of a mile to one mile from the
breakWater, changing the open season
for. ducks and other aquatic fowl from
September to December 10 to Sep
TENDER to December "a, continu-
ing the provisions of the present law
limiting the number of water decoys
to twenty-five for each hunter, and
prohibiting the use of dredges i'm TAX
ing CLANS and other mussels for the
button industry.
Pass Brewery iBn.
The bill authorizing brewing COM
panies in dry territory to sell their
products in wet territory was passed
by the assembly. The Wilcox bill en-
towering the state railroad commits
sion to require street railway COM
panies to extend their lines was con-
CURED in by the assembly.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
men WITH DEPENDENTS
FREED IN FIRST DRAFT

Men with dependents will positively
be exempted from the first army draft
| This policy has been finally settled by
1.-THE special army board working on
draft regulations, which are practical
ly complete. This exemption does not
mean that all married men are ex-
empt, as the board recognizes that
many married men will have incomes
which will not stop with military SER
wee, also that many wives have in
dependent incomes.
On the other hand many single men
will be exempt because they support
mothers, fathers, brothers or sisters.
A W1dower with children dependent
upon him may be exempted The fact
that man has dependents rather
than the fact that he is married will
be the controlling factor with the dis
trlct boards which are to be appointed
by the president.
These boards will receive general
instructions as to industrial exemp
ton, but will exercise wide latitude in
such cases. In certain parts of the
country man may be exempted on
the ground that he is needed in some
industry, while in other parts there
may be men engaged in similar work
whose services may be better employ
ed III the army. Local industrial con-
ultlons Will carry much weight in
these matters.
1t is not believed the draft will he
gin before the middle of July, the
vast machine necessary to carry on
the work being only in process of con-
structiOn
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
ANNIVERSARY OF TORNADO
WHICH CREATED HAVOC

Three years ago, or to be exact, on to
morning of June "a, 1914, terrific
cyclone visited WATERFOWL in the
early morning hours, and although
the path of the storm was not wide
thousands of dollars damage resulted
in a few moments. Luckily no one
was killed, the cyclone occurring
about 2:30 o'clock when but people
were on the streets.
Kohlhoff Bros & Knispel's ice house
and Hartig's bottling works and
number of homes were badly1wrecked.
The walls and roof of the ice house
were ripped off, leaving the ice bare.
Heavy timbers were hurled through
the air for several blocks, many of
them piercing houses like spears, even
passing through brick walls. The
small residence of Henry ]. Wetzel
lost a large section of the roof A
large mass of brick and mortar
crashed in on one of the beds shortly
after the two children who were
sleeping there had left it. Had they
remained there they would have been
crushed to death. Flying timbers
smashed holes through the west wall
of the brick house of Henry Kroening
and the roof and cornice were badly
damaged.
The Edward Elsie house at the
corner of Lynn and North Second
streets was almost completely wreck
ed. The roof was torn away and the
house was badly battered, the damage
being over $1,000. The Cruel house, the
Joseph Fischer house and the house
belonging to the Davenport estate
were badly damaged. The roofs of the
houses of Anton Kratschmer and H.
A. Schumacher were ripped off. Tele
phone and electric service in the vi
cinity of the storm was put out of
commission for several days. Large
Electric light poles were snapped off
like matches The North Fourth street
bridge was badly damaged. Edward
Radloff's barn near the bridge was
tipped over and destroyed, but the
horses inside were unhurt, but an
auto was damaged. A barn on Herman
Riebe's farm east Of the city was
moved off it's foundations and the roof
of the barn owned by William Wolff,
northeast of the city, was lifted.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
CARNIVAL STILL ATTRACTS
LARGE CROWDS DAILY

The Evans Carnival company are
still continuing to show to good
crowds nightly, although the remote
ness of the grounds is a handicap to
visitors, and lack of transportation
facilities makes in inconvenient for
many to visit the shows However, it
is expected that tonight and tomor-
row night, being the last two nights
OF the engagement, that the grounds
will be crowded to capacity.
The SilodOme, where nightly the
daredevil riders speed around a per-
pendicular wall at the rate of seventy
miles an hour, still continues to be a
star attraction, and this act is the
wonder Of those who witness the per-
Torrance, inasmuch as the act seems
to defy the laws of gravity.
Miss LAMAR, the rider is a young
woman utterly devoid of the sensation
of fear. Early training as a bareback
rider in circus taught her to act first
and think later-and never to be
afraid. Consequently in the act which
she is now doing she shines as a star
performer.
Prof. Bindi's band, which gives
daily concerts on the streets and en-
terrain the crowds at the grounds, is
growing in favor with the music low
ers of WATERFOWL. Every member of
the organization is a thorough artist
IN his line, and many of them play
CT ~ re- oni1 IL
ones on which they perform at pres
ent. An Italian musician is an artist
to the soul as a general thing, and
makes the very most out of whatever
instrument he may be playing.
An instance Of this is that of Joe
Ch1eppo, the bass drummer with Prof
Bindi's band. Mention has been made
before of Chieppo's idea of how the
bass drum should be played, and many
have noticed his work and made COM
ments. However, to a musician who
will note the effect, Chieppo is a won
der, and plants his touches in the
proper place
In large organization, such as the
United States marine band where
heavy concerts are played, such selec-
tons as the william Tell overture by
ROsSini, and the ranhauser overture
by Wagner require artists on the
drums. In the latter selection, the
kettle drums are tuned several
times, and if you want to see what
there is to it, get a balcony seat some
time at a big concert and look down
on the drummer in action and you
will see some stunt
AS before stated, the Evans carnival
company makes specially of clean
shows, and no one should miss see
ing them while they are in Water
town.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
SUPERVISORY OFFICERS MEET
State Convention Of POstOffice EN-.
plOyes in Milwaukee.

supervisory postoffice employees in
Wisconsin are holding their annual
convention in Milwaukee today and
Saturday With this organization is
amalgamated the assistant postmast-
ers who formerly had a distinct or
ganization of their own. Assistant
POSTMASTER Sydney Eberle is in at
tendance at the meeting He will de-
liver a toast at the banquet this even
ing entitled Greetings from Wiscon-
sin Assistant Postmasters," and on
Saturday he is on the program for a
paper, Financial Difficulties of a Sec
ond Class Postoffice'' Mrs. EberIe
Will attend the banquet this evening,
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
HIGH PRICE OF COAL
HITS LOCAL GAS COMPANY

While the ordinary householder and
small commercial consumer of coal
has felt the pinch IF tile high prices
and great scarcity Of coal which has
prevailed during the past few months
and which still continues, the prob
lem confronting public utilities, such
as the Wisconsin Gas and Electric
company, is enormous, as compared
with the individual small consumers.
1.-THE Wisconsin Gas and Electric
company will consume in the city of
WatertOwn during the next twelve
months about $500 tons of COAL" said
A G. Babson, manager of the local di-
vision Of the company. Cup to the
present time we have been receiving
our coal from stocks carried in Mil
waukee and accumulated during the
season of navigation Of 1916.
"Gas can only successfully be made
fromc oal coming from the western
district Of Pennsylvania, eastern
Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky.
The all-rail freight rate on this coal
is in excess Of So per ton in Watertown
and accordingly it has been the prac-
tice for many years past to bring all
such coal into this territory via the
Great Lakes. The enormous demand
for gas Goals in the east, due to the
tremendous activity in the metal in
dustry, has made it impossible to OBJ
tain any definite information as to the
reliability of the supply or the price
for the ensuing year. While the ton
mage required by our local gas plant
is not large, when compared with the
total output, it is nevertheless suffi-
GENTLY large as to present a most
serious problem at this time. From
the best information that can be OBJ
tanned, it appears that gas coal can
not be purchased for less than SIS per
ton at the mines, to which must be
added the rail freight to Lake Erie
and the rail freight from Lake Michi-
gan ports to Watertown, together with
the lake freight from Lake Erie to
Lake Michigan. From these indica-
tions, it appears that the coal requir-
ed by our gas works will cost at least
Yc'ON pr I'LL III CANCoo VI tuC prize
paid last year. This will represent an
increase of at least 40 per cent in the
cost of producing gas, and while this
Increased cost may be slightly Offset
by increased value of residuals, the
company nevertheless faces a most
serious situation, both in respect to
it's cost of operation and in the mat
ter of procuring a reliable supply of
COAL
The increase in cost is particularly
serious in Watertown because, as is
generally we'll understood, the gas
business in this city has never been
remunerative. WatertoWn is not pecu-
liar in this respect, inasmuch as gas
plants in the smaller and medium size
cities are seldom remunerative and all
such gas plants will this year be hard
pressed. 1t is not improbable that the
company may find it necessary to ask
its customers to pay an increased rate
for gas to partially compensate at
least the heavy increase in the price
of COAL"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE.
Junior Reading Circle Has Large
Membership.

The public library will try to make
next week banner one in the circula-
tlon department, in order to fittingly
observe its tenth anniversary in the
new building. During each day of
next week books on certain topics will
be published, and all are requested to
read at least one book, as the books
Will be among the best on the shelves.
The reading circle for the juniors
whlcn was started last week is pro-
crossing nicely, more than 100 mem
Ders being on the roll. The stories
handed in by some of the members
are we'll worthy of mention, display
ing power of description to be en-
We'd
The public is requested to watch all
issues OF the papers for articles bear
ing on the banner week at the library,
starting Monday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
RESCUED FROM DROWNING.
Milton Heismam Figures in Act of
HerOism.

Milton Heismann is the hero of an
accident which occurred a few DAYS
ago in Madison when he rescued a
young lady from death by drowning in
one of the Madison lakes. While stated
on pier at the waters edge, Mr..
Helsmann heard cries of distress from
lady bather out in the lake. He
promptly went to the rescue and was
just in time to save her from drown
ing, and brought her ashore in safety.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-06-22
REDWOOD WILL PLAY
HERE NEXT SUNDAY

ball team from Redwood will
cross bats with the Marble Hall team
OF Watertown at Washington park
next Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
O'Clock. Rausch's Hallboys are in fine
fettle and it is said the Redwood
team will be loaded to the guards with
picked players prepared to down the
local team