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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
FARMERS To HOLD
4THAKhUAL PICNIC
Saturday, June 2, Has Been Chosen
As the Day and the Fair Grounds
in Heppner for the 4th Annual
Event. - Bond Issue Will
Be Discussed.

The 4th Annual Morrow County
Farmers Union Picnic will be held
at the Fair Pavilion in Heppner on
Saturday, June 2, according to the
announcement made this week by the
county president, E. R. Huston.
This has become an annual event
In Morrow county and many people,
especially the farmers, look forward
to 1t from one year to the next with
much anticipation. For this reason,
the officials are bending every effort
to arrange for program of speeches,
music and sports and other entertain
ment that will equal past years, If it
does not excel.
One of the features of the picnic
this year will be thorough discus
sion Of the road bond issue. 1t is
generally understood that the farm
ers' organizations of the state are 0p-
posed to the road bond issue. How
ever true this may be, 1t is TACT
that the farmers are fair minded in
their views on the matter and thor
oughly believe in education. For
this reason they will have prominent
speakers on both sides of the ques-
tion and they especially urge every
one who has not received enlighten-
ment upon the bond issue to be pres
ent on this day and listen to thor
ough discussion.
The details of the program for the
picnic have not yet been worked out,
but it is understood that officials of
the State Union and members of the
State Highway Commission will also
be present. 1t is likely that the
Heppner Commercial Club will have
hand in the entertainment, since
this was the method adopted last
year and the cooperation proved sue
cessful from every standpoint. More
complete details as to the program
will be announced In next weeks
issue Of The aasestte-Times.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
Highway Commission
Will Be In Heppner

State Highway Commissioners E..
J. Adams of Eugene and w. L..
Thompson of Pendleton will be in
Heppner on June 2, to talk on the
$6Q00.000 road bond issue. These
men have been touring the state in
favor of the road bonds and have
been met by large and enthusiastic
crowds upon every appearance. They
have met men opposed to the bond
issue in open debate and have been
awardd first honors. 1t is said that
both Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Adams
have all the facts pertaining to the
issue and by these facts are winning
over opposition to the issue every
day.
The Farmers Union, which has ar
ranged to hold their annual picnic
In Heppner on the same day, are
making arrangements to have speak
ers here from the State Union and
the State Grange to also talk on the
bond issue. Morrow county voters
will have an opportunity to become
thoroughly enlightened upon this
subject.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
SOLDIER BOYS APPRE-
CIATE HONE COOKING
Somewhere in U. S. A.

April IA, 1917.
Editor Times:
On Sunday, hNri' 6. our camp was
surprised by the arrival OF Mr.. w.
G. Scott, CT Lexington, and my father
and brother Charles. They had To-
Gated us and must have thought that
we were in need of change of diet,
for they brought along a supply of
fried chicken, veal loaf, pies and 9TH
er eatables not usually found in SOL
dier's camp. We appreciated the
visit and the eatables, Last Sunday,
Mr. Scott and some other friends in
vaded our domain again. We had an
opportunity to partake of some of the
products of Mrs. Scott's kitchen, con-
sisting of pies, cakes, cookies, etc.
Mr. Scott also laid in a supply of
oranges and bananas. He also pre-
sented us with several baseballs, tips.
etc, to enable us to occupy our time
when off duty. If you think this
squad of Company NJ of the Third
Oregon Infantry do not have warm
place in their hearts for Mr.. Scott.
you should have heard the three
cheers and tiger which they gave him.
He is of the "salt of the EARTH" a
patriot, and an appreciative and ap-
preciated friend of the boys in uni
form. May his shadow never grow
less.
PRIVATE LEE W. NOTSON,
Co. NJ, 3rd Greg. Inf.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
Some Sheep Sales.

G. A. Minor this week contracted
to John w. Creath of Portland, for
Sept. 25th delivery, 5000 head of
half-blood Lincoln lambs at $500 per
head. His son, Ellis Minor, of Cecil,
has also contracted 1000 head of the
same class of sheep to Jack Hynd at
the same price. Mr.. Minor has pur-
chased bunch of 700 head of q
year-old half-blood Lincoln ewes and
their lambs for immediate delivery,
for which he paid $11.00 and $3.50.
He also made clean up with his cat
tie at Cecil and sent the last car load
to the Portland market this week,
receiving price of 10 cents per
pound. He considers this good for
the character Of stuff, 1t being the
culls of his bunch of feeders.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
WHAT VOTERSMUST
. FACE ON JUNE 4TH
Here Is the List of Proposed Consti.
tutional Amendments and Meas
ures Submitted to Voters At
\ the Special Election.

Constitutional amendments re-
ferred to the people by the Legisla-
tive Assembly: Authorizing Ports to
create limited Indebtedness to en-
courage water transportation. This
amends section of article XII Of the
Constitution by providing that muni-
cipal corporations designated ports
may be empowered by statute to raise
money for bonuses to aid water
transportation lines between such
ports and other ports and to assist
In establishing water transportation
on interior rivers of Oregon or on
rivers between Oregon and Washing
ton, or OF Idaho and Washington
reached by navigation from Cregon'a
rivers. Such indebtedness shall not
exceed one per cent of the assessed
valuation Of the property in the mu-
nicipality and may be incurred only
by the majority vote thereon. Vote
800 yes; sol no. i1s
Submitted by the Legislative As
senbly. bill for taxation Of Ore
gon and California land grant--pur-
pose, declaring and asserting the SOW
ereign right of the State of Oregon
to tax certain lands known as Oregon
ard California Land Grant and grant
ed under certain acts of Congress;
authorizing, empowering and direct
ing the listing of such lands on the
assessment rolls of certain counties,
providing for the listing of such
lands on the 1915 assessment rolls of
certain counties, and relieving such
counties from the payment of the
said tax thereon until same is col
lected by such counties. Vote 302.
yes; 3O3, no.
Submitted by the Legislature
Limiting number of bills introduced
and increasing pay of Legislators.
Vote 304, yes; 305, no.
Submitted by the Legislature
Daclaration against implied repeal of
cohstitutional provisions by amend
ments thereto. Vote 306, yes; 307,
|9q
Submitted by the Legislature
Uniform Tax Classification amend
[msnt. Vote 308, yes; 800, no.
x2ahmitted by the Legislature.
Requiring election of city, town and
state officers at same time. Vote
80, yes; S11, no.
Submitted by the Legislature
Four Hundred Thousand Dollar Tax
levy for new penitentiary. Vote 312,
yes; 313, no.
Submitted by the Legislature
Six Million Dollar State Road Bond
Issue and Highway Bill. Purpose,
authorizing the State Highway Com
mission to raise money for building
roads In next five years in an amount
not exceeding six million dollars, by
selling four per cent bonds of the
State of Oregon; limiting the sale of
such bonds to one million dollars the
first year, and two million dollars the
second year, providing method Of
payment of interest and principal and
for retirement of such bonds; to
make the surplus arising from license
fees collected on motor vehicles a
fund to apply thereon; and provid-
ing for the construction and main
tenance of hard surface highways,
post roads and forest roads. Vote
314, yes; 315, no.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

Manager Sparks of the Star thea
tire announces that he will start with
tonight in giving away cash prizes.
Beginning with $500 cash prize
tonight, the contest will continue
throughout the week, running for the
next six days, dollar in cash being
given away up until the last night
when all winners through the week
will be the only contestants for a
bigger cash prize on the last night.
Watch the numbers on your tickets.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

W. w. Smead of the local Nation
al Agricultural Defense COMMITTEE
announces that he has received word
from J. W. Brewer, district agent, to
the effect that the remainder of the
present week will be devoted to
gathering data from the farmers. All
farmers who have not yet filled out
the desired information blanks will
help the cause by doing so at once.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
TWO LIVES ARE
LOST IN Wreck
Engineer Sam Hanson and Section
Foreman Frank Habelt Meet
Death When Engine
Crashes Through
Bridge.


Two nves were iost IN the worst
wreck ever RECORDED on the heppner
orahch iihe oi tne Wv. n. & N. Co.,
wheh engine NO. l1lo crashed
tnrousn the long tressie Drldge In
morse ohoe pend one mile thls side
OF morgan last saturday. engineer
sam manson, VINO nad Deen on the
local run only TWO weeks, ana FRANK
rapeit' lot many years section Iore-
man on the Heppner Dranch, met
their death when the locomotive
turned turtle into the raging waters
OF Wlliow creek.
John malone, the nreman, had q
miraculous escape when ne Jumped
from the engine into the creek below.
lie succeeded IN getting safely ashore
althougn ne says ne never before
knew now TO swim.
Inc Driuee had Deen condemned
several weeks ago, according TO IN
formation we nave been able TO
gamer, ana work mad once been
started since that time TO make re-
pairs. Tnat the Drldge was regarded
- - - s~~-~
trains were not permitted to pass
over 1t faster than ten miles an hour.
According to brakeman Grover
Young, Engineer Hanson was pulling
the train not faster than two miles
per hour and at the time OF the acci-
dent, the entire train had come to a
dead stop.
The tender followed the engine in
to the creek below and one empty
double-decked stock car was pulled
In on one end with only the rear
trucks remaining on the edge of the
bridge. A loaded box car OF wheat
was between the stock car and the
baggage car. The coupling broke
between the first two cars, although
railroad men say 1t Is not likely un-
der the circumstances that the rear
cars would have left the bridge.
That the recent high waters weak
ened the bridge, there can be little
doubt. Its shaky condition coupled
with this and the fact that long heavy
trains OF wheat had been hauled over
the line the past few weeks probably
solves the exceptionally weakened
condition OF the structure.
The- wrecking crew was put TO
work saturday night and arter WORK
ing three days, the locomotive was
finally pulled out OF the creek. The
body OF engineer Hanson was not
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
Receives Highway Map.

The Palace Hotel, Of this city, has
received from the State Highway
Commission map showing the var
ious roads throughout the state that
will be improved in event the $6,-
600, ,000road bond bill is approved by
the voters at the special election on
June 4th. Persons interested in the
subject of good roads will be able to
obtain good idea of the scope Of the
road construction contemplated in the
road bonding bill If they will call at
the hotel, and inspect the map which
has been posted for the information
OF the public.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

A trip through that section Of Nor
row county's wheat growing belt
which lays north of Lexington, re-
veals that there are thousands of
acres of wheat which is up and grow
ing fine at this time. The heavy
rains Of last week hit that section
full force and present indications are
that another bumper crop will be
harvested there this year. Another
noticeable feature was the many new
barns and residences that have re-
Gently been built on the farms in the
north Lexington countyr. This,
more than any other one thing, shows
clearly the prosperity that abounds
among the farmers there.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
CASES DISPOSED Of .
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Old Grand Jury Reports. 8
Ward, Alias Jack Del Monte Civ.
{ en- Sentence of Indertermin.
ate Length of Time.

came to close in this city Tuesday
night after being in SESSION the fore
part of the week.
The old grand jury made Is report
and was dismissed. After the grand
jury for the next term had been se.
lected, cases on the docket ready fol
trial were taken up ond disposed Of
The criminal docket was the light.
est is has been for many terms, only
one case coming up at this time.
Jack DelMOnte, whose true name
is Julius s. Ward, who was held on
an indictment by the grand jury on
the charge Of assault with intent to
rob. pleaded guilty. When asked by
Judge. Phelps If he had anything tc
say in his own behalf, young Del.
Monte arose and made lengthy
statement.
DelMonte made an assault with q
gun upon Lee Key in the Palace
hotel several months ago and had
been held in jail awaiting the meet.
ing of the grand jury.
He offered no excuse to the court
for past actions and asked for mercy
only from the standpoint of what the
future offered him. DelMonte ap-
pears to be a young fellow of con-
siderable talent in the line of writ
ing songs and poetry and did much OF
this kind of work while confined in
the county Jail. He believes he will be
able to make his living in this man
ner after he has served his sentence
He was given an inderterminate SEN
tence of from one to ten years. The
young mans mother is dead and his
father is preacher and lives at
Santa Cruz. California.
A case in equity was that of Ada
M. Ayers VS.. Elizabeth ]. Ayers, in
tax foreclosure suit. The case was
settled and dismissed.
The case of Morrow County, a cor
poration, against o. C. Hinkle, Max
Kern, Michael Keane and Northwest
Timber Co., was dismissed as to
Northwest Timber Co.
In law, the case of J. B. Sparks VS.
Albert Bowker was settled and dis
missed.
Other cases were The First Ma
tional Bank of Heppner against
James T. Morgan and Frank Elder
dismissed on motion of plaintiff.
Heppner Milling Company, cor
poration, against George McDuffee,
sheriff of Morrow County, Ore, set
tied and dismissed.
Gurdane & Son against w. P. Hill,
settled and dismissed.
Joseph Burgoyne against C. C.
Rhea, settled and dismissed.
j. G.. Tobias against o. D. Forbes
and ]. A. Klein, settled and dis
missed.
w. C. Winslow VS.. E. G. Morgan.
On trial before jury. Verdict for
plaintiff for amount rendered in
court. $109.65 judgment on YER
dict.
Allen & Lewis, a corporation,
against Mrs. A. ]. Woodward. De-
fault and judgment.
Mary E. Ball VS.. C. B. McNabb.
Settled and dismissed on motion of
plaintiffs attorney.
j. A. Troedson and Carl Troedson
against o. D. Forbes and John KLEIN.
Settled by stipulation.
Edw. McDaid and wife against
Smith Towne. Settled and dismissed.
Carrie V. Vaughn ct al, as Vaughn
& Sons, against Sherman Wakefield.
Settled and dismissed.
Ella B. Newton against W. H.
Crawford. Demur overruled and de-
fendant given 20 days in which to
answer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
Church Of Christ.

Preaching at II a. m. Subject:
Another Reason Why Christ Died."
In the evening the pulpit will be
occupied by Hon. B. N. Hicks of
Portland. Mr.. Hicks is an expert
liquor prosecutor, and will have a
vital message for the community.
Miss Dessa Devin will lead the c.
e. meeting at 7 p. m.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

FARMERS pay $500 per ton
for old iron delivered at warehouse
in Heppner. Want your old rags and
junk. Buy and sell second hand fur
niture; pay highest market price for
hides and pelts; old rags 75c per
100 pounds. GEO. w. VERDOT, at
Second Hand Store, Heppner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
NOTICE OF ESTRAY.

Notice is hereby given that have
taken up and now hold at the Sven
Troedson place four miles north
east of Morgan, one Jersey bull calf,
four months old. Owner may have
said animal by paying all costs.
]. A. TROEDSON,
Morgan, Ore.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

LOST-One sorrel horse branded
80" on left side of head. Weight
about 1900 pounds, Last seen near
the Headquarters ranch on Balm
Fork. Finder return to A.. ]. Wes-
toff of Heppner and receive $4,000
reward
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

Ed Brown, who has been farming
in the Black Horse country, has
moved to Heppner and will make his
home here. He recently purchased
the j. P. Conder property on Gale
street. This property, besides being
an ideal residence lot, already has a
full concrete foundation completed
and Mr.. Brown intends to finish
the house.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

G. M. Schriver, one of the leading
wheat growers of the lone country,
was called to Heppner this week for
jury duty. Mr.. Schriver paid this
office a pleasant visit while in town
and became acquainted with the CT.
force.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

There will be no reduction on wa
ter and light bill for service not used
unless notice is given the company
that same is not being used.
HEPPNER LIGHT & WATER co,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17
NOTICE.

Want good wheat farm or stock
farm direct from owner. Give best
price and complete description in first
letter.
A. X, HILL, 419 Henry Bldg,
Portland, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Adkins of Rhea
creek spent several days in Heppner
the past week visiting with relatives
and friends.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

Dan Clark, livestock agent for the
O-W. R. & N. Co., made an official
visit to Heppner Wednesday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

Barn For Rent-Will make good
garage. Inquire at this office. 2t.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

Miss Josephine Richardson has re-
turned from visit of two weeks In
Portland.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

Tilden Williams of Hardman was
a business visitor in Heppner We'd
nesday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-17

B. Trublood Smith and wife Of
Monument were Heppner visitors this
week.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-25
PEACE MEETING HERE SATURDAY
T.. {. Anderson Hall Called COnven.
tiOn OF League Delegates.

Boone County advocates of the plan
for permanent peace of the world as
embodied in the League to Enforce
Peace will meet at 2 o'clock next Sat-
urday afternoon at the courthouse
E. C. Anderson, who is chairman of
the league for Boone County has ap-
pointed five delegates from each vot-
ing precinct in the county. More
than 200 delegates have been NAM
ed According to Mr.. Anderson they
have responded readily to their ap-
pointments and have offered their
support The delegates include law
yers, ministers, physicians. farmers,
newspaper men and business men.
Mr. Anderson says, the convention
is to be an open meeting and the sup
port of everybody is needed; we want
the public to cooperate with us in
this great cause"
William H. Taft, president of the
league to enforce peace. in discuss
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-25
C. II. s. GIRLS SERVE BANQUET
Board of Education, Commercial Club
and Physicians Represented

The girls in the home economics de-
partment of the Columbia High
School have proved that they are prac-
tical. They prepared. cooked and
served 6ve-course dinner in the high
school building last night for forty
five guests, and several of these guests
called the dinner "a great success" +"
The tables were arranged in the high
school gymnasium. The Board of
Education, the City Council, the Com
mercial Club and the physicians of
the city were represented at the din
ner.
Talks were made by several of the
guests after the dinner. The need of
cooperation between the Commercial
Club and the Board of Education was
emphasized in talk by Dr. L. NJ. De-
foe, president of the Commercial Club.
The means of lessening a large
amount of ear, eye and nose trouble
among school children was discussed.
The slight possibility of having medi-
cal aid in poor families called atten-
tion to the desirability of having
county hospital where persons unable
to pay might be treated free of charge.
The guests at the dinner were: May
or ]. M. Batterton, Democratic nomi-
nee for mayor, ]. E. BOggs, DIR. F. J.
Nifong, DR.. NJ. P. Ravenel, DR.. C. NJ.
Sneed. DR.. ]. E. Thornton, DIR. A. w.
kampschmidt, Dr. w. A. Norris, DR..
Lloyd Simpson, DIR. P. H. Murry, DR..
j. E. Jordan, DR.. James Gordon, DR..
c. o. Davidson, DR.. c. L. O'Bryan, NJ.
E. Fawks, superintendent of the Co.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-25
TO GIVE FRENCH FARCE SUCCESS
Collegiate Alumnae to Present "The
Man Who Married q Dumb Wife,"

Columbia will soon have an oppor-
tunity to see another play that has
pleased New York audiences.
1.-The Man Who Married a Dumb
Wife," a comedy in two acts, by Ana
tole France, translated in English by
Curtis Hidden Page, will be present.
ed by the Association of Collegiate
Alumnae in the University Auditorium
Friday night, April 20.
The author has elaborated Rabel-
aisian situation, dramatic anecdote
of two paragraphs and has extended
comedy to broad farce.
Briefly, the story of the play is as
follows:
Master Botal, judge, married Cath
crime, the beautiful daughter of a
wealthy old citizen of Salency. She
has all the normal faculties except
that of speech. Botals friend, Master
Furnee, lawyer, on learning of Bo-
tails misfortune, suggests that he re-
sort to a surgical operation to set
GATHERINGS tongue free, at the same
time warning Botal that perhaps it
would be best to let we'll enough
alone, for, take it all in ALL" he says,
though there are some disadvantages
in having a dumb wife, there are some
advantages, too"
Botal, nevertheless, calls in the
doctors, who restore GATHERINGS
speech. Such chattering follows that
the harassed Justice again summons
the surgeons. This time they admin
lister to the frantic Botal a powder
which deprives him of hearing.
Because her husband seems indif-
ferent to her, the lovely Catherine
goes mad and by biting all the per-
sons present, communicates madness
to them.
The play ends in a fantastic dance
in which all the picturesque characters
join.
1t is said that the triumph OF the
producer in New York, Granville
Baxter, was won. when, after an
hour of fun de luxe" the unhappy
Master Botal, finally free of the af-
fiictions of a garrulous wife, paused
moment in his final exultant dance
and begged the audience to pardon
the authors short comings."
If not in SO elaborate fashion, yet
in a truly medieval manner, and hope
fully with a certain charm and effec-
tiyeness will the Association of Col
legiate Alumnae endeavor to give this
merry imaginative play in Columbia.
The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-03-25

lumbia water and light company. DR.
L. NJ. Defoe and Victor B. Jones; w. d.
Shaw, ]. NJ. Taylor, councilmen, and
A. E. Rothwell, ]. E. Barnett and F.
F. Stephens, Democratic candidates
for the council; Bernard c.
Hunt, treasurer, and John l..
Henry. clerk, both of the Board OF
Education, George S. Starrett, city at
torney, ]. W. Pennington, truant Of
ficer, w. NJ. Dinwiddie, prosecuting at
torney of Boone County, N. T. Gentry
F. d. Alton and F. w. Niedermeyer.