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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-11-08
Reception to Soldier Boys.

The reception rendered the soldier
boys at the opera house on Thursday
vening last by the ladies of the Red
Cross, was a very successful affair.
Music and speech making was the Or
der of the first part of the evening,
and dancing was INDUCED in for a
short time following the program.
Speakers of the evening were Prof.
H. H. Hoffman, Turner B. MacDon-
aid and G. E. Woodson. The two for
mer dwelt more especially along po-
triotic lines, while the latter present
ed the work Of the Army Y. M. C. A,
and called attention to the big drive
for funds that is to be launched all
over the country the coming week,
beginning with Sunday. Each speak
er was greeted with warm applause.
Those who took part in the special
singing were Miss Peggy O'Rourke
and Messrs Roy Cochran and Guyle
Shurte, while the audience joined in
patriotic airs, led by Mrs. H. A.
Noyes. The boys left on Friday
morning with the benediction of the
community resting upon them and
the fervent hope expressed that each
boy meet his duty bravely and be
spared to return to us again.
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Y. GENTRY SUFFERS
Big Loss OF SHEEP

Ii ", Gentry, one Of the foremost
sheep Eaisers of this section has suf-
fered a heavy loss of sheep during
the week, some 500 head or more
dying on his hands. The total loss to
Mr. Gentry is not less than $4,000.
The sheep were just recently brought
in from the summer range in the
mountains and placed on the home
range up Hinton creek, and the loss
is no doubt due to lupine poisoning,
although Mr.. Gestry was 10th to be-
lieve that this was the cause at first.
Many of the sheep lost were young
ewes that are worth at the present
time no less than SIS per head. Mr..
Gentry is game looser, however,
and does not back up the least bit on
the proposition. He has got the sheep
out of danger of further poisoning
and will doubtless in the futufe be
able to avoid such another jolt. A
loss of this magnitude is felt by the
entire industry and means much to
the community at large as we'll as to
Mr.. Gentry individually. Mr.. Gentry
states that this makes in the neigh
bGrhood of 1900 sheep he has lost
during the past year and he natur-
ally feels as though he had suffered
his portion.
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LETTER DAY
WILL BE NOVEMBER 1

Write a letter to your boy or your
neighbor's boy in the Army or Navy
on Sunday, November II, Tell him
that you are thinking of him, that
you believe in him and prove to him
that you mean all this by writing him
a letter. 1t is the letter from home,
whether from mother, father, sister,
brother, sweetheart or neighbor that
helps to keep that boys spirits up and
to make him a good soldier. When
you write tell him that you are sup
porting the Army and Navy Y. M. C..
A. movement and urge him to take
advantage of the facilities of the Y.
NJ. C. A. to the utmost 1t is abso-
1utely free to him.
The Y. M. c. A. in the army is his
club. He goes to it for amusement,
entertainment, physical, social and
spiritual help. He is always welcome
and finds there some of the comforts
Of home, writing paper and envelopes,
reading matter and friendship. 1t is
the greatest influence for good that
he finds in the army. 1t is the con-
Meeting link between the soldier boy
and his home.
Write him letter and give him
news of the folks at home. He will
appreciate 1t. 1t will show him that
there are those who love him and 1t
will help to strengthen him in the
face of temptation. Write that let
ter on Sunday, November II, the day
that the Y. M. C. A. starts its ma
tional drive for $35, 100000 to main
tain its work in the American armies,
and send him copy of the old home
paper.
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Will Have Union
Xmas Entertainment

Arrangements have been complet-
ed among the churches of Heppner
for union Christmas entertainment
on the evening of December "a. A
cantata is being prepared under the
direction of Mrs. H. A. Noyes, par
ticipated in by the children from the
Federated, Episcopal and Christian
Sunday schools, and these churches
are to unite in preparing the other
parts of the program and look out for
the gifts that will be placed upon the
tree, making 1t community affair.
1t is little early yet to make definite
announcements, but the parts have
been assigned in the cantata and the
children are already drilling, so we
anticipate that this much Of the pro-
gram will be complete success.
Look out for further and detailed an
nouncements.
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BOYS ARRIVE AT CAMP :
LEWIS IN GOOD TRIM


That the last contingent of the
Morrow county draft arrived OF their
destination at Camp Lewis in good
trim and fine spirits, is evidenced by
the following letter from Captain
Peterson.
Camp Lewis, Nov. 5, 1917.
Editor The Gazette-Times, Heppner,
Dear Sir:-The last contingent of
Morrow county's draft arrived in
good condition at American Lake.
After a good send off and greeting
Of Gods speed we left Heppner at
800 a. m. Pulled into lone where
the good ladies of that city had pre-
pared some splendid lunches; thanks
to them. Arriving at Portland at $3.50
p. m, where we met several of Hepp-
ner business men, among whom
were ]. F. Vaughn and E. G. Noble,
also a man from Heppner who has
already answered the call to the COL
ors, Ray Rogers. At 11:10 we board
ed the train for American Lake, ar
irving 500 a. m.
Our eyes were at once open to the
great work which is going on. It is
wonderful what a great work Uncle
Sam is doing; everything is run so
scientifically and Systematically that
one would think it was a piece of ma
chinery.
We receive plenty to eat and our
hunks or beds are the best and every
thing is very sanitary.
But just the same it is a great
change from dining around father
table on white linen, altho we keep in
mind that 1t is for the sake of Old
Glory.
Have seen many of our other Hepp-
ner boys who came earlier. They are
all feeling fine and in the best of
spirits. Several companies have left
for New York, and we expect to leave
on a few hours notice when the or
ders come from our captain.
We wish to thank the Morrow
county people for their hospitality
and kindness shown us on our de.
parture, and we may be able to win
battles that the good people at home
can prosper by. For we are positive
that we are fighting for cause that
is just and If we can sacrifice any.
thing for the uplifting and freedom
of humanity we have the willing spir-
it that Morrow county has taught us
May God be with you.
AS ever,
HENRY e. PETERSON.
Co. 46, 12 Bn., 166 Depot Brigade,
Camp Lewis, Wash.
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RED CROSS HOLDS
GOOD MEETING
Bylaws Adopted-COmmittee Ap-
pointed To Take Up Junior
Work.

A meeting of Morrow County Chap
ter of the Red Cross was held on
Tuesday evening for the transaction
of business.
The committee on bylaws present
ed their report, and the bylaws were
duly adopted.
In order that the Junior Red Cross
work might be taken up, a committee
consisting of Messrs. S. E. Van Vac
tor and A. M. Phelps and Mrs. w. A..
Richardson was appointed by the
president to investigate and report
later as to the feasibility of under
taking the organization of this
branch of the work. 1t is under
stood that the work among the juv-
eniles is purely educational, and to
that end the assistance of the County
School Superintendent will be elicit
ed. In many places this line of work
is being carried on very successfully
and the young people are being in
structed in the work of the Red
Cross, that later they may be pre-
pared to take up the actual work of
the organization.
The Morrow County Chapter is
called upon to furnish at least 275
Christmas packets for the soldiers,
and to this end it will be necessary
to raise a fund of between $3.50 and
$500. To get this program mapped
out, and a plan of operations organ
lied committee composed of S. E.
Van Vactor, W. P. Mahoney and M.
d. Clark was appointed. This work
will be taken up at once and the aid
of the entire county solicited. In this
connection it can be stated that the
work has already been begun in diff
ferent localities. An entertainment
was held this week by the Strawberry
school, Miss Robertson teacher. and
SALTS raised for the Christmas
packet fund. The Lena school dis
trict Is at work, under the direction
of Mrs, Percy Hughes and will short
ly report success, and this is one OF
the lines of work that will be taken
up, along with personal solicitations
No Christmas packet is to cost in ex-
cess of $3.50 and the Morrow County
Chapter feel sure that they will be
able to furnish their allotment.
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INITIATION. BANQUET
PLANS COMPLETED

At hte regular meeting of the Hi
bernians in |. o. o. F. hall Sunday
last, arrangements we're completed
for the initiation and banquet to be
held on Sunday, Nov. 18th. On this
date, services will begin at 1000 by
all Hibernians and candidates assem-
bling at the |. o. o. F. hall and then
in body proceeding to the church
for religious services, then will follow
the program as heretofore announced.
F. A. McMenamin, Michael Kenny,
M. L. Curran and Pat Connell
were appointed committee to solicit
the people of Morrow county for their
assistance in behalf of the Knights
of Columbus War Fund for the SOL
diers and sailors.
The knights of Columbus are par
ticularly fitted for the work that they
have undertaken, after having estab-
lished and maintained sixteen recrea-
tion centers along the Mexican border
last year for the men of the National
Guard, and for which work they re-
ceived the commentator of the mill
tary authorities. This order has been
designated by the War Department as
the official agency for all Catholic ac-
tivities among the soldiers and SAIL
ors, just as the Y. M. c. A. has been
designated as the official agency for
all Protestant activities along the
same line. Both the Y. M. C. A. and
Knights of Columbus have been
granted equal privileges by the Gov
ernment in the buying of lumber and
other supplies from the Government
at its prices. Both organizations fur
nish recreation centers for all regard
less of religious belief, and their
work is performed over seas as we'll
as at home.
The knights of Columbus have
started campaign to raise $3,000,-
900 for the purpose, among other
things, of taking care of the religious
needs of Catholics, which number
about 408o of the men in the service.
At the Hibernian meeting Sunday,
although many of the members pres
ent were members of the Knights OF
Columbus and have already paid
their per capita tax, through which
100000 has been raised, yet they
responded generously to this new ap-
peal and in a short time an amount
running into the hundreds was sub
scribed.
The knights of Columbus in their
lwar work have the conimendation oi
President Wilson, Ex-President Taft
VIM. ]. Bryan, and host Of we'll.
wishers among prominent business
and professional men of all creeds.
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TOURISTS DIRECTED TO
PACIFIC NORTHWEST

SEATTLE-Through the efforts of
the Pacific Northwest Tourist Asso-
citation, made up of leading public Of
ficials and prominent citizens of Brit
ish Columbia, Oregon and Washing
ton, the Pacific Northwest is being
brought to the attention of tourists
as one of the greatest summer and
winter Fairgrounds in America. Un-
der the direction of Executive Secre-
tary Herbert Cuthbert an extensive
advertising campaign is now being
carried on in the so-called cold coun-
tries of Western America. This cam
paign includes the liberal use of ad-
vertising space in prominent newspa-
pers and farm publications, the ex-
tensive use of attractive circulars as
we'll as inviting looking posters. The
Pacific Northwest has at last gone af-
ter this tourist business along system
attic and we'll organized lines and that
the work is bearing fruit is indicated
by the large number of inquiries that
are already being received at head
quarters from men and women, who
make their hons in the colder eli
mates of the west and who each win
ter are looking for milder climate,
where they can spend from two weeks
to three months enjoying outdoor life
in an atmosphere, bracing, invigora-
ing, healthful but with no elements
of discomfort to the body. These
good points in favor of the climate of
Washington, Oregon and British Co
lumbia are being emphasized in all
of the newspapers and magazines ad-
vertising. This tourist business, once
it is thoroughly established, means
hundreds of thousands of dollars an
nually to the Pacific Northwest and
will probably do more than any other
one thing to increase the population
Of Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia. Once residents of the cold
states get taste of our mild winter
climate, many of them will come to
the Poetic Northwest to make their
permanent homes, and those who dc
not will surely make it their winter
playground.
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Home From GreenhOrn.

Dan Stalter got in from the Green
horn on Sunday. He has been spend
ing the summer at the Mayflower
mines and reports very successful
seasons run. The Heppner Mining
Co., of which Mr.. Stalter Is the presi-
dent, and in which a number of local
men are interested, is pushing devel-
opment work and getting out large
amount of gold, copper and silver
producing ores. Mr.. Stalter is now
fully satisfied that the company will
make good money in mining the May
flower group, and he is very enthu-
siastlc over the prospects. A rail-
road is being constructed into the
section and this will be of great ad-
vantage in getting the ores of the
mines to the smelter. To connect
with this railroad, which will be COM
pleted the coming summer, will re-
quire haul Of but five miles, all
down hill. Mr.. Stalter will remain
at Heppner for the winter.
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ORGANIZATION FOR Y. N. c. A. DRIVE
IN MORROW COUNTY IS COMPLETED

The big drive in Morrow county
for raising our quota of the Y. NJ. C.
A. war fund will be on, commencing
with Sunday, next, when it is ex-
pected that sermons will be preached
in all the churches in the county in
behalf of this work.
In our last issue we called atten-
tion to this drive, and stressed to
considerable extent the importance of
the work being done among the va
rious camps and across the water,
and setting forth the aims of the Ar
my Y. M. C. A. 1t is not possible to
give this work the prominence 1t de-
serves, and during the week that is
before us it will be the aim of the
general committee, through the agen-
cies it has set in motion, to acQuaint
our people with the work being done
and to inform them Of the plans that
are laid for carrying out the work
during the continuation of the war
AS stated last week, these calls for
money to aid our soldier boys, as we'll
as to back up our Government are
coming along quite rapidly, and we
shall all have to give to the breaking
point, and when that is done, we shall
still have to give and sacrifice, that
the lot OF the soldiers and sailors who
are going to the front to do battle for
us, may be made as easy as possi-
BILE The Army Y. M. c. A. will keep
up the home tics and furnish suitable
places of recreation for the boys, and
every dollar given to this cause will
go to this special work. Look up last
weeks paper and see what the plan
is for distribution of the $35, 900, 900
fund that America will raise in the
coming ten or fifteen days. Then be
ready to give the lift when the COM
mittee in your section calls on you.
The following gentlemen will have
charge of the campaign in a general
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Sale Of Punch Brings
Red Cross Over $50

The net results of sale of punch
held at the Palace Hotel Friday last,
was $54, which sum has been turned
over to the local chapter of the Red
Cross to be used in its work The
punch had been prepared in liberal
proportions by the Red Cross ladies
for the reception at the Opera House
on Thursday evening, and large por-
tion being left over, it was suggested
that it be sold, and Manager wilkins
of the hotel not only furnished
place suitable as dispensary, but al
so took hold of the matter in his US
ual energetic way and hustled in the
customers, and for time everybody
in reach had all the punch they could
drink, and then some. The venture
was a splendid financial success.
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Higgs-Keer.

Mr.. J. Ernest Higgs and Miss Nina
Clara Kerr were married at lone on
Monday afternoon, Immediately upon
the arrival of the bride from her
home in Arkansas. Mr.. Higgs has
been resident of Morrow county for
many years, is an estimable young
man and highly respected. His home
has been in lone for several years
past, where he has been engaged in
business. Mrs. Higgs comes as
stranger. She is sister-in-law of
DR.. A. X. Higgs, brother of the groom
and the third daughter of her family
to marry into the Higgs family. The
many friends of Mr.. Higgs at Hepp-
ner and lone join in extending to
himself and his bride their heartiest
congratulations.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL Con.
VENT|0N ON NOV. 14.15

The annual Morrow County Sun
day School Convention will be held
in lone on Wednesday and Thursday,
Nov. 14th and 18th. An interesting
time is promised all Sunday school
workers, and 1t Is earnestly desired
that each school of the county be re-
presented by delegates. The follow
in is the program in full:
Wednesday Evening, November IA.
1880 Song Service.
1850 Scripture Reading and
Prayer---Rev j. l.. Jones
500 The Sunday School as an
Educational Factor
Prof. L. A. Doak
Sis Address --------------
REV. A. ]. Sullens, d. D.
Appointment of Committees.
Thursday Morning, November Is.
1000 Opening Service, Lexington
Congregational s. S.
1920 Missionary Teaching in
the Sunday School,
------Mr J. l.. Jones
10;40 The Newest Things in Sun
day School Work.
Mrs. M. A. Danenhower
11:00 Round Table e-------
---Rev. T. B. Macdonald
1880 Registration.
Thursday Afternoon, November Is.
1880 Song Service and Devotions
--Heppner Christian S. S.
1850 Business Session. Reports Of
Committees; Finances of County
Association; Roll Call of Schools,
Responded to by Verse Of Scrip
ture and Pledge of School.
1920 The New Plans--------
Mrs. M. A. Danenhower
2:40 Doing Your Bit-------
-------Rev. H. A. Noyes
500 Song by Convention.
3:05 The Wider Y. M. G. A.
Work E. Notson
$3.50 The Kind of a Sunday
School I Like-----
Girl from lone Christian
Sunday School.
$40 The Kind of q Sunday
School I Like------
Boy from lone Baptist
Sunday School.
$3.50 Mrs. Danenhower.
Thursday Evening, November Is.
1880 Song Service.
Prayer.
500 Address, "The Worlds
View"
Mrs M. A. DanenhOwer
Adjournment.
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Turner B. Macdonald, pastor of
the Christian church here for the
past year and a half, presented his
resignation to the church on Sunday
morning last, the same to take effect
on or before the first of the year
This step is made necessary, Mr.. Mac
Donald explains, owing to the con-
tinued ill health of Mrs. Macdonald,
who finds that there is no chance of
improvement in this high altitude
and must go to a lower level. Mr.
Macdonald has found warm place
in the hearts Of the people of his
church and they regret to have to
part with him.
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JOHN DAY TIMBER
SELLSF0Rs 100000
Albert Hirschheimer of La Crosse,
Wis, Acquires $4,000 Acres
i'm Central Oregon.
portland Telegram)

Confirmation has been given of the
deal recently closed whereby Albert
Hirschheimer, of La Crosse, Wis,
has purchased approximately $4,000
acres of pine timber on the head
waters of the north fork of the John
Day river, in north central Oregon,
at total price of little more than
100000. Plans are under consider
alton for getting the timber out and
manufacturing lumber which will re-
quire the construction of a logging
railway with several spurs. From
the nearest railway point to the tim
ber tract it is about rs miles. This
point is the southerly terminus of
the Heppner branch of the Oregon
Washington Rail Road & Navigation
system. The estimated amount Of
timber in the tract has not been dis
closed.
Purchase of $1,000 acres was made
in September from the Earle & Ed
wards Land & Title company, Wis
consin concern, but the deal was kept
quiet until the papers were signed
last week, wherby title to over 1000
acres was taken from the Northwest
Timber company, Spokane concern.
Some property figured in the consid-
Grafton, but the transaction carried
large part in cash.
The exact location of the timber
which has just changed hands is in
township south, range rs east,
which is in Wheeler county, and in
ranges 26 to 80 east, both inclusive,
which are in Morrow and Umatilla
counties, with portions extending
over the boundary line into Grant
county.
Mr.. Hirschheimer, the purchaser,
was formerly heavily interested in
the Wind River Lumber company, op-
Grating in the Cascade mountains.
He is president of large concern
manufacturing agricultural machin-
cry at La Crosse, Wis, and is rated
In the millionaire class. Onscomplet-
Ing the timber deal here last week
he returned home, but expects to
come out this way again shortly to
further consider his development
projects.
The deal was conducted by ]. O..
Storey, a widely known timber op-
orator who formerly resided in Port
land now living at Tacoma, assisted
by c. H. Naylor, of Seattle. George
IS. Shepherd, Portland attorney,
passed upon the legality of the papers
in the transaction.
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HENRY e. Peterson
Is Exporting Sherlfi's Books.

Max Crandall, Of Portland, Is here
on special call and has been busy
making an expert examination Of the
books Of Sheriff McDuffee. The sher-
iff was not satisfied, we understand,
with the condition Of the accounts,
and requested that the books be gone
over by the expert and the discrep-
ancies located. Mr.. Crandall is reg
ularly employed by the county to
audit the accounts of the officials and
makes his examinations at stated in
tervals.
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way:
c. E. Woodson, campaign manager.
w. S. Spencer, treasurer.
Rev. H. A. Noyes, chairman speak
ers.
Vawter Crawford, chairman pub
licity.
The county has been divided into
districts, and each district will be in
charge of the parties as named be-
low:
No. l. Lena and Pine City-R. F.
Wiglesworth, Ed Neill and Mrs.
Percy Hughes.
No. Hardman-George Bleak
man, ]. T. Knappenberg and Jas. H.
Wyland.
No. 3. Irrigon-Prof. W. L. Sud-
darth. w. A. Walpole and N. Seaman.
No. 4. Boardman-J. A. Gibbons,
C. c. Paine.
No. 5. Lexington-W. G. Scott.
No. 6-Ione-M. H. Cummins.
No. Z. Ione-W. H. Cronk.
No. 5. Heppner-C. A. Minor.
No. 8. Heppner-W. B. Barratt.
No. 10. Heppner-W. T. Campbell
No. II. Heppner-Andy Rood, Jr.
F. ]. Lucas, and E. E. Rugg.
No. 12. Eight Mile-Frank Ander.
son, O. E. Adkins, Walter Beckett and
Richard Peterson.
1t will be noted that in some in
stances above the committee did moi
make full appointments, simply nam
ing chairmen who are left free tC
choose their own assistants. In eacf
case the district committees will use
their own Judgment on this point ani
select just as many assistants as they
feel their territory will require in or
der that the work may be done quick
ly and thoroughly.
Morrow county is asked, as min
imum, $4,000 for this work. Let US
make it as much more, if possible.
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Creamery Will Move.

The City Meat Market building is
being made over" this week to re-
ceive the machinery Of the Morrow
County Creamery which will move to
the new location just as soon as the
work is completed. A concrete floor
has been put down for the main part
Of the building and partitions re-
moved and the creamery will be quite
conveniently situated in the new
quarters.