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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
FOR A SLIM YEAR MORROW
COUNTY PRODUCED THE GOODS
Exhibits at County Fair Exceed the Expectations of Many
Vegetables Reach Standard Of Former Years While Quality
Of Fruits and Grain Show Effect Of Dry Governor
Laments Lack of Stock Exhibit

For slim year, the Morrow Coun-
ty Fair for the year 1917 has been
pronounced success. A great
many people expressed surprise on
finding exhibits of such high quality
on display. Some Of the departments
were not as full as they have been in
former years, but the quality Of the
stuff was high.
There was fine exhlpit OF grains
and fruits and the vegetables pro-
ducts were as COED as any year In
the history of the Morrow County
Fair.
The Sagenhurst exhibit Of Burton
H. Peck featured wheat raised on dry
hill land that made yield of twenty
five bushels per acre. Mr.. Peck had
several different varieties and all his
stuff is grown in a scientific manner.
IrrigOn Rich in Products.
Then the Irrigon exhibit goes a
long way toward keeping up the in
dustrial end of the Fair. This land
of milk and honey is also a land for
excellent corn, peas, beans, water
melons, muskmelons, grapes. peaches.
pears, apples, almonds, in fact every
kind of fruit or vegetable that is
grown in the temperate zone. Irri-
gon is young country which q few
years ago was a desolate waste of
sand and sagebrush. Irrigation has
made this land bloom like the rose
and Farmer Smith, who has beer
conducting experimental work near
Irrigon, says there will be as much
stuff produced in that country twice
over next year as there was this. Mr..
Smith had some corn on exhibit, the
stalks Of which were we'll over IA feet
high and ears a foot long we'll filled.
One of the features offered by the Ir-
rigon country is the early. market.
The Irrigon booth at the fair was pre-
sided over by Farmer Smith and
Prof. and Mrs. W. l.. Suddarth. These
people were kept busy during the
three days answering the many ques-
tions relative to Morrow county's rich
empire on the north.
Minor Here Again.
While in the city last week, Mrs.
Edith Tozier Wetherred, a member
Of the Oregon State Fair Board, made
the statement that If Morrow county
had few more Art Minors, we would
have here the biggest and best coun-
ty fair in the entire Northwest. Any
one who has seen the Minor exhibits
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
WAR BROUGHT HOME AS MORROW COUNTY
BOYS LEAVE FOR ARMY TRAINING CAMPS

tiger were given the boys, led by ].
L. wilkins and this was followed by
the singing of America"
Another such scene as this will be
enacted in the early part of October,
when the last part of the first quota
leave for the training camps. The
working of the draft has moved noise
lessly but with effect. The young
men who left Wednesday, began ar
irving in Heppner as early as Tues
day afternoon. There were men
whose parents were of German birth.
Some of the boys came over a few
years ago from old Ireland. Still
others were born in Morrow county
and not few were raised on the
prairie lands of the middle West.
All are imbued with the same spirit
and are offering their very lives to
the same purpose. Arriving in the city
Tuesday evening, the new recruits
were bancueted in splendid fash
ion at the Palace hotel by Manager j.
L. Wilkins. Wednesday morning
they were taken by automobiles to
the depot. Eighty-four cars partici-
pated in one of the longest parades
ever held in Heppner.
Those men who left on this second
division Of the first quota are:
Frank T. Perry, Heppner.
Alexander Brander, Echo.
Frank E. Cronan, lone.
Phillip Brady, Heppner.
Floyd Lincoln Barlow, lone.
Robert Roy Holmes, lone.
Royal Wakefield, Heppner.
Cleo Drake, Gooseberry.
Joe Mason, lone.
James DAILY, Heppner.
Mcdowell Missildine, Heppner.
Harvey o. Bauman, Lexington.
Henry Van Dyke, Lexington.
Fred L. McMurray, lone.
Henry Krebs, Heppner,
Ora l.. Mcclure, Echo.
The first two men called are now
in service at American Lake. They
are John Calmus of Heppner8 and
Clay Wood of lone.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
WOOL PRICES HAVE
NOT BEEN FIXED
w. b. Barratt Refutes Statement
That Government Has Placed
Price For Wool ut SOC.
To the Editor of The Gazette-Times: !:

To the Editor of The Gazette Times:
Dear Sir:
note an article in your last is
sue under the caption. wool
PRICES FIXED BY U. S. GOVERN
MENT. SOC PER POUND" and also
note that the market reports as stat
ed by the leading Northwest papers,
would indicate that the maximum
price Of soc per pound has been fixed
on wool. This, according to author
tive sources, is entirely without
foundation, and the growers need not
give themselves any snxiety along
these lines.
According to information received
from members of the Live Stock In
dustrial Commission, who were call
ed to Washington, D. c., the senti-
ment expressed indicates that the
Government is against fixing the price
on Live Stock, also food and other
products, with the exception of
wheat. There may be possibility
that minimum price on wool will
be established in order to assure the
producers that their clips at least will
not bring below a certain figure. This
does indicate, however, that the
Government will not curb the ad-
vance in prices on wool for 1t is the
purpose of the Government to stim-
ulate industry on good interest pay
ing. basis. Since the Governments s
action in the wool market, according
to Boston quotations, high class
woods have advanced rather than de-
clined. This should be conclusive
evidence that the Government has not
fixed a price Of soc per pound on
wool.
w. B. BARRATT.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
Marshall MCAlister on French Front.

Mrs. E. ]. McAlister, pioneer Lex
ington woman, was up to attend the
county fair last week. While here
she told Gazette-Times representa-
tive that she had recently received a
letter from her son Marshall, who is
now seeing duty on the French front.
Young McAlister enlisted several
months ago, among the very first,
and by reason of this, is among the
first to get into active service at the
front. The letter, Mrs. McAlister
said, was badly deleted by the CEN
SOr.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
MRS. WETHERRED
PRAISES COUNTY FAIR

Among the outside visitors to the
Morrow County Fair last week was
Mrs. Edith Tozier Wetherred of Port
land, who arrived Wednesday even
ing and remained until Saturday
morning. Mrs. Wetherred has been
member of the State Fair Board
for four years and has been actively
engaged in this work for twenty
years. Her experience as commits
sioner from Oregon during all the
National and International exposi-
tions since the Trans-Mississippi Ex-
position at Omaha has given her a
wide and keen knowledge of the edu-
cational and commercial advantages
to be. gained by this means of pre-
senting to the public the resources Of
a county or state. M
Mrs. Wetherred is enthusiastic
over the exhibits at the Morrow
County Fair and loud in her praise
of the management. To the Gazette
Times representative she said 1T
seems to me from conversation with
some of your citizens they do not
take this Morrow County Fair as
seriously as they should. l see great
er possibilities for this local fair.
Your resources are wonderful and
should be appreciated better by even
those living in this section. Even
If older people have all of this
worlds goods they need or require,
they should remember the children
of today are the citizens of tomor-
row, and their education along agri-
cultural lines will be of untold val
ue." Mrs. Wetherred could not say
too much for the school exhibit at
the Fair, which she said was equal
to any that she had ever examined
at the big worlds fairs. She praised
the teachers from here and other
parts of the county who take such an
interest in bringing the children for
ward along lines of agriculture, as
well as to encourage mechanical gen.
ius, manual training and domestic
science.
Mrs. Wetherred delivered an ad-
dress on Thursday and Friday after
Moons. She urged a good exhibit
from Morrow county for the State
Fair and said this county's exhibits
were always an asset to the State
Fair.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
BLANCHARD WOULD
INCREASE PRODUCTION

R. A. Blanchard. agriculturist of
the Live Stock State Bank of Port
land spoke to large crowd at the
Fair Grounds on Farmers Day last
Friday and he made an eloquent plea
for increased production in agricul-
ture and live stock. MIR. Blanchard
is an advocate for better marketing
facilities for the farmer. He be-
lieves in cow testing associations,
bull associations, potato growers as
sociations and all other organizations
that will put the farmers business
on a better basis. All these things
would tend to bring about better
social condition among the farmers
and would make life on the farm
much more enjoyable.
Mr.. Blanchard until recently was
agriculturist for the counties of
Crook and Deschutes. While in the
employ of the state he made record
which shows for itself that he did
not spend his time in theorizing and
spilling "hot air" but went into the
work of solving problems there, with
his sleeves rolled up and what he
accomplished for that section is now
part of the historical advancement
of agriculture in Oregon.
Mr.. Blanchard believes that every
county in the state of Oregon should
have county agent and he looks
forward to the time when not only
Oregon, but every state in the union
will have its full quota of county
agents. While in the city, Mr.. Blan-
chard met a large number of our
leading farmers and business men
and he expects to call here frequently
in the new work he has recently
taken up.
The organization back of Mr.. Blan-
chard is interested in rapid farm
development in this section. When
we say this section We mean the en-
tire Northwest, for Mr.. Blanchard
covers territory extending as far
east as Montana. Primarily all
wealth comes from the soil. Work
ing on this theory as basis, the
Live Stock State Bank has started
out to lend financial assistance to
every bona fide farmer and stockman,
where financing will increase the out
put of the farm, whether it be agri-
cultural or stock products. Aiding
in the work to make a million blades
of grass grow where there are none
at present will not only benef. the
farmer, but will increase the earning
powers of the farm until genera.
conditions throughout will be more
stable.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
Banker Goes To Bend,

Announcement is made this week
that Hugh e. Bran, who for the past
year has been assistant cashier of the
First National Bank of Heppner, will
go to Bend, where he takes the posi-
tion of vice president of the First
National Bank of that thriving CEN
trail Oregon city. His thorough bank
ing knowledge has placed him in a
position for this advancement, and he
will hold an important place with the
institution with which he is about to
become affiliated. While residing in
Heppner, Mr.. Bran has made host
of friends who regret to see him
leave.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
CLUB WORK EX-
planned BY SUPT.
Heppner, Ore, Sept. 10, 1917.

Heppner, Ore., sept. ~, 1917.
To the Public:
Dear Friends:
A few words in regard to the boys
and girls Industrial Club Work, may
be of interest to the people Of Nor
row county, and in a measure explain
a few points that seemingly are not
understood.
First, wish to congratulate those
boys and girls who have signed up
for the work and who completed
their projects. You cannot now real
ize the amount Of good accomplished
by your efforts. Some Of you were
not awarded prizes but you have the
gratifying evidence of work well
done, and have the satisfaction OF
knowing that you have gained valu-
able experience.
Mr.. J. A. Churchill, Supt. Of Pub
lie instruction. has said, Every Club
member who has carried his work to
completion has strengthened his
character by forming habits of indus
try and perseverance and by learning
to do we'll some one or more of the
common duties of life."
am sorry that more of the men,
bers did not have their exhibit ready
for the fair. We have fifteen differ
ent clubs in this County with a men,
bership of 1872 pupils. Only 81 of
these members had exhibits.
do hope boys and girls that you
have not become discouraged. The
work is new and it takes time to get
it systematized. 1t is an expensive
feature and in order to make good
what we have already expended we
must not give up. Mr.. Griffith says,
Although expensive, it pays for the
education it gives the young
Dickens has said, Every failure
teaches man something if he will
but learn"
One Of our club members, Vera
GOWNS, was chosen to represent the
State in the sewing contest at the In
ter-State Fair held at Spokane Sept.
~. Morrow county should be proud
indeed of the honor conferred upon
her, but what Vera has done others
In Morrow county scuM %, but they
must be willing to acknowledge that
there is no obstacle but can be over
come and should have for their mot
to, "If at first don't succeed l shall
try, try again." This will give power.
You know Strong says, "The great
end of education is not to acquire
more facts but to gain more power"
Please do not loose track of the
fact that the report counts much in
the final exhibit and should be sent to
0. A. C. for grading before Sept. 1st
each year.
We hope this year to begin the
work in October, thereby giving the
pupils the advantage of working un-
der an advisor during the school year
at least. Heretofore the work has
begun too late and the children left
by themselves to complete their pro-
ject.
During the annual institute in Oc-
tober, Mr. Seymour, State Club Lead
er expects to be with us. He will
give an illustrated lecture on the In
dustrial Club Work. Mr. Claxton,
Commissioner of Education, Wasi.
ington, D. c., has promised to send
four or five reels, and Mr.. Sparks has
consented to let us have the use of
the Star Theater for one evening.
This will be free to the public and 1
hope all will avail themselves of the
opportunity to learn more about this
great work.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
Returns From Southern Trip.

Returns From Southern Trip.
Mrs. Albert Bowker returned We'd
nesday morning from trip through
Southern California. Mrs. Bowker,
accompanied by Mrs. George Purdy
of Condor, left Heppner several
months ago by auto on an extended
tour which took them as far south as
Tia Juana, Mexico. The trip was
made in Mrs. Bowker's Hupmobile.
Arriving at Marshfield on their re-
turn trip, Mrs. Purdy received word
that her mother was seriously i'll in
Portland and this fastened their
journey Northward. Mrs. Purdy's
mother passed away shortly after the
young women arrived in Portland.
Mrs. Bowker was met at the Rose
City by Mr.. Bowker and they cams
home together. The trip was sue
cess in every respect.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
1.-THE NEGLECTED WIFE" TO
START AT STAR OCTOBER 1

J. B. Sparks, manager of the Star
theater wired The Gazette-Times
from Portland this morning that he
had just been to the Pantages to see
Ruth Roland. 1t cost him only TWEEN
ty-five cents, but said, II wouldn't
have missed seeing her for five dol
lars. In her talk she said her am
bition was to be rich. no; to be beau
tiful. no; but to be loved by every
body, yes" This wonderful film star
will be seen by Heppner people again
when she appears here in ''The Me-
elected Wife," serial which will
start at the Star theater on October
II and IL.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20

Arthur A. Finley, we'll known
young farmer of the Sand Hollow
country and Daisy Shoemaker of the
same place, were married in this city
last Tuesday. Rev. H. A. Noyes of
the Federated church officiated. The
young people will make their home
on Mr.. Finley's ranch in Sand Hol-
low.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
Former Merchant Visits Here,

John H. Ewing, who was at one
time a partner In the firm of Thorn
son and Ewing in this city. returned
to Heppner last week to see the Nor
row County Fair. We were not
holding county fairs when Mr.. Ew-
ing formerly lived here and he not
ed many other Improvements. He
has been visiting at Cecil as the guest
of T. H. Lowe.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
Grain Makes Good Yield.

Threshing on the Phil Cohn ranch
north Of Heppner is taking place this
week. Although the grain received
no moisture from the time 1t was
sown until maturity the yield will be
between IL and Is bushels and the
most remarkable part Of 1t all is the
fact that the wheat is number one.
Dell Ward is doing the threshing.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20
NOTICE.

I have in my possession one span
OF work mules, [ brand on left jaw
of both. Inquire at my place one
mile east Of lone, Oregon. and pay
for this notice and pasture bill.
B. F. AKERS, lone, Ore.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20

Lonnie Sprinkel, wife and son are
here from Portland making visit
with Mr.. Sprinkel's brother, Moses
Lee Sprinkel. Mr.. Sprinkel is now a
Western Union operator in the Port
land office.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20

Miss Vera Mahoney, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Mahoney, left
Heppner Wednesday for Seattle,
where she will enter the University
Of Washington for the coming yea,
Miss Mahoney will stop in Portland
on her way over, to visit with rela-
tives for few days.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20

FOR SALE.
Choice residence lot, 66 IS. See
me before October first.
GEORGE HENDRY,
Heppner, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-09-20

WANTED-By man and wife, po-
,ition on ranch. Inquire here.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-02


lis the crucial star department.
These four men in the pudding pit
are experts who earn SIS a shift.
They work, as you see, disrObed to
the waist. Observe the dizziness with
which they manipulate those fire
balls Of ingOts."
Marcia gave a start. Ora noticed
it. Her own eyes followed the direC-
ton Of Marcia's fixed glance. One Of
the busy workers Of picked men in
an expert line was-Lane GriscOm.
She understood at last. Marcia
hurried them away; she had solved
the oracle, too. This strange young
bOndman Of the family, brought up
to a practical training in the plant
his father had once owned, instead of
being a newspaper man, was devOt-
ing his energies to one Of the most
arduOUs, dangerous caIlings in the
industrial line in order to pay his ia
theirs debt
Ora did not sleep all night. She
was on the porch in the morning
when Lane came home. She was
puTpOsely waiting for him. Her heart
was full to overlooking as she real
lied how fully he was guarding his
mental occupation from them. She
COmpTehended that he must devote
an hour or more to removing the
CRIME and grease after his laboriOus
tasks, so as to appear at home a gen
tleman Of polite business activity.
Ora went up to him. She had
thought out what she would say to
him, but emotion OveTcame her.
You herow she sObbed, and ran
away, leaving him amazed, her eyes
overlooking.
That afternoon Mr.. Beverly called
his daughters into his room. Ora had
told him Of her discovery. SteTnly,
determinedly, John Beverly informed
Marcia that they must give up their
luxurious home. He would no longer
allow Lane GriscOm to slave his life
out to keep her in idleneSS.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-02

news! The big lawsuit is sustained in
our favor and the estate will receive
over $4,000"
Marcia f1ounoed out of the room.
Her perversity had prevented her
spreading a net for a rich husband.
And Mr.. Beverly and loyal Ora were
left to tell Lane GTiscOm what they
thought of his noble sacrifice.
And when Ora was gone Lane
spoke his mind to Mr.. Beverly.
81 now have a fortune" he said,
which makes us all comfortable.
Oh, my dear old friend! Can have
something else! Can I have-Ora?"
Copyright, 1917, w. G. Chapman.)
-O-O-
LENTEN MENUS FOR ONE DAY
BY Biddy Bye
Breakfast - Eggs on toast; pop
overs; marmalade; coffee.
Luncheon - Salad salmon; peas;
brown bread; tea.
DinneT-Braised liver; steamed
potatoes; string bean salad; coffee,
jelly and sponge cake; coffee.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13

...rhe kaiser tries linrd to please, but
his efforts are very bungling."
The speaker was Seward Prosser.
head of the New York Red Cross.
THE kaiser he went on, clicked
out Bethmaslfi-H Ollweg, who only want
ed an honorable peace, and took on
Doctor Michaelis, who demands 0
peace of victory. Yet the kaiser tries
to please his p%eopie--lie even tries tc
please the allies-but he bungled like
the bacsslor.
why, Miss Mamie said the bach,
elor, g,illantIy, at the seashore hop
your mother positively looks as young
MS you do
That's no compliment said Miss
Mamie, with a toss Of the head.
What | meant stammered tho
bachelor, calamity than ever
was that you-er--yon look us young
as your mother does"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
Went to Extremes.

A young man walking through u for
eign quarter Of New York stopped
with an amused smile in front of a
small eating place, on the window of
which was painted in w%hltewash Lam
stew
i proprietor from his doorway,
asked whit the Joke WAS and the
young fellow explained about the miss
ing In 'slalnb' and WINS thanked
Tor the correction.
The next day, passing the same res
taurant, he found that while the bill
q fare had changed, the spelling les
won had not been forgotten. Tho pro-
prietor was now Offering "Claiub
chOwder.a
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
Both Apprcpriatc.

I1ongnnore-The former clients OF
Smith, the divorce lawyer who died
Inst week, are going to do 4 nice thing.
Sh0rt--What?
Isonglnore--shpw their appreciation
BY erecting q monument to his mem.
DRY.
Short--Haye YOU chosen the design?
Longlnore--Not vet. a number Of
them INIT something along the lines
s0f the Statue of Liberty, and the 9TH
ers favor g colossal granite cleaver.-
The Lamb.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13

which brought me out Of it all right, so
nm nowswell and do all my housework,
besides working in my garden. Several
of my neighbors have got we'll by tax
ing LydiaE. Pinlsham' Vegetable Com
pound Mrs. VIOLA F1NICAI, Wagon.
Or, Okla.
Such warning symptoms q sense Of
%: sssss, slssd e e ia,pssai ns. ssii. sn sss1,
sounds Ia the earn, p~alpitation Of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
iaritieaL constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia q. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through the crisis.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-13
CHAPTER XIII.
IN THE WIRELESS HOUSE.

Fritz Ludwig, the tall, blond
young man who earned his 80
marks per month as wireless man
on the Ottillie, having eaten his
dinner with the passengers Of the
second cabin and smoked a medi-
tative pipe at the door of the little
coop on the after boat deck which
served him as office and. bedroom,
knocked out the ashes and entered
his citadel to prepare for the
nights business. But first he con
nected up his detectors and
snapped the receivers against his
ears, just to see what might be GO
ing on. The operator on the Adri-
aiic, 100 miles behind them, was
gossiping with Poldhu, and far
ahead two boats were exchanging
information about the weather.
Then Ludwig glanced up quickly,
for a step had sounded at the door,
and he saw q mar. just stepping
over the threshold.
No admittance here!!' he
called sharply; but the man adj
yanced another step, smiling
broadly.
ms dear FRITZ, he said in
Do%yon not know mei'''
And Fritz, staring upwards,
and seeing his visitors face clear
y. tore off the receivers, sprang to
his feet and saluted.