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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-11-28
L UTENhNT MILLER
SEES PARIS TOWN
interesting Letter of Artivity in
France Is Written to Lexington
Man.
Lieut.. E. Harvey Miller writes the

Lieut.. E. Harvey Miller writes the
.3rowing letter from France, to his
ather, e. C. Miller OF Lexington.
Il have received some letters
from you lately. They were all
about six weeks old, but nevertheless
very welcome. We don't get nal
nere very often, but when i, does
come, it usually comes in bunch.
Got sixteen letters in the last bunch.
Unusual for me.
Am we'll, feeling fine. Am still
IN detached service. Probably viii
he most Of the winter. | don't miad
it bit though, in fact rather like it.
"You perhaps wonder why we
dcnt say more in letters, but censor
Zip rules are quite strict. Can't tell
here you are what you are doing,
or what you expect to do, Supp2si-
.ions are as bad as facts. Cant mon-
ion any towns in connection with
your organization Can't take pict-
urcs other than photographs, and a
' ot more.
I'll has been raining a lot here
lately, and the nights are cold. We
10 have sCme nice days here once II
A while.
while the air is full of peace
ak We are blowing right ahead.
From the nature and magnitude OF
/ lie project we are on now it doesn't
! look as if the war was expected 70 be
over very soon. / finished up the
lob was on last time | wrote. Our
whole company is on detached ser
vice now. We are independent. We
are on a job out here in the jungles
aow and we are the head ginks OF
lie place. Have three or four hun
l7ad Chinese coolies working for US,
besides our Negroes Expect soma
German prisoners soon. Everything
is going fine. | was away about
t,go weeks. Just got back Monday.
They sent me up near the front to a
as school for officers. Don't know
what the idea was, unless they OK
pect to transfer me from pioneer
troops. Hope SO. We had a fine
ima. Learned all about offensive
and defensive use OF gas and gas
equipment Came back by way OF
Paris. Had "a hours in that city.
Believe me it's all II is cracked up
to be. They say things are quiet
around there nov and everything Is
kept dark at night because Of pos
sibility of air raides. These posSi-
bilities are becoming less all the
time now.
Sunday we went sight seeing. We
would start out walk1ug until we got
lost, then hail taxi to take US back
to our hotel, and then start all over
again, each time in a new direction,
Saw good many places OF note, such
as Eiffel tower, the Arch Of Triumph,
the Obelisk promenaded on Champs
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Barney McDeyitt, who conducted a
sale Of livestock and implements at
his place in Juniper canyon last week,
was IN Heppner Saturday. He is con-
retiring from the farming
and stcckraising BUSH. oss and thinks
very strongly of coming to Heppner
to live. He can make somebody a
good proposition that is looking fer
a stock and wheat farm.
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Bennie Boone, of Uncle Sans
navy is enjoying a furlough and
making visit to his home at Lexing-
ton. Ben has been in the navy for
Tho past two yelTs and during that
time he has made seven trips across
to France in the convoy service. He
was in Heppner on Saturday shaking
hands with friends here who We're
glad to note that he wears several
service stripes now II is quite
evident that the experience Mr..
Boone hes had in the service has
been very beneficial to him end he
certainly presents fine appearance
in his navy togs.
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SERGEANT SHIPLEY WRITES

Sergeant E. F. Shipley, native
Heppner boy and grandson of Mrs.
w. w. Snead of this city, writes his
mother, Mrs. 0. &. Boyd at Parma,
IDAHO, under. date of October s, a
short. but interesting letter, which
las been handed us for publication
by Mrs Smead. Elwyn is in the
ryice Of Supply department and
supplying for 1909 men. His letter
follows:
"Wall l am back to work again
aftcr spending my seven days fur
Tough, ,aad | certainly had a good
time Went out on a bicycle into
the country, took pictures, loafed
around, town doing nothing. Slept
as long as wanted to, which was
the best part Of the furlough,
i took several more pictures OF
the country Where [ went are the
chateaus Of all the rich bugs OF the
town and it is ali one big park
well the war news certainly
looks good now doesn't it. Germany
and Austria calling for peace and al.
armistice, neither one of which th1y
will get until they are beaten to their
noes, which won't be long | thini..
Today's paper ought to have sons
thing definite in it should think.
well | guess winter weather has
hit u.s. 1t is cold and rainy, vet and
disagreeable. Nothing like Idall
weather.
"Sgt. e. +. SHIPLEY.
Co D lie Eng, American +. F.
Lfronoo
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The death of her husband,
Lord Rhondda, former food dicta-
tor of England, has created a stu
alton which will likely result in a
test case as TO whether a woman
may sit in the House OF Lords.
Baroness X non d d a h 8 an
nounced that she will make the
test, inasmuch as women now sit
In the House Oh Commons.
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w. NJ Stauffer has sold his 10
acre Barrett ranch to Mrs. Ernest
Hinrichs, who owns an orchord ad-
joining. The purchasers plan on
making their home on the Stauffer
place. Mr.. and Mrs. Stauffer have
left for Southern California to
spend the winter.-Hood River
Glacier.
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LIVE CECIL NEWS ITEMS

George d. Anderson left Wednes-
day for Ukiah.
Miss Bernice Franklin did bus
mess in Cecil on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Streeter visited
with j. W. Osborn on Sunday.
Pat Farley of the Willows was
Cecil visitor on Saturday evening.
Miss RUN May of the Lone Star
Ranch was a Cecil visitor on Tues
day.
Mr.. McFadden and family were
hpy;ag hay on Willow Creek on
Thursday.
Jim Kiernan of Butterfly Flats was
up to Charley Valentines for horses
on Tuesday. .
! l.. NJ. Barr late of Heppner is now
working for G. A. Minor of "The
Last Camp"
Miss Georgie Summers was the
guest of Miss Hester Logan of Four
Mile on Sunday.
e. +. Fairhurst accompanied by
George and Ed Melton autoed up to
Honanop an MOpdau
Minnie H. Lowe left for Portland
on Sunday to resume her school
studies at the Franklin.
Miss Irene Douglas returned
from Portland ready to begin her
work at the Willows school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Clark of
Arlington were visiting friends in
and around Cecil on Sunday.
Jim Whitney came down from
aeppner Oh Thursday leaving for
Portland and other points on Friday.
Cecil has again boen awarded
another homer flag for coming over
he top in the Fourth Liberty loan
crive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lundell ac-
companied by Mrs. Petre and
daughter were lone visitors on
Thursday.
Master Herbie and Miss Annie
Hynd OF Butterfly Flats returned to
Heppner on Sunday to take up
school again.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Franklin, E
/ t. Fairhurst, Misses Bernice Frank
4 lin and Violet Hynd spent Sunday
Y with MI. and Mrs. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford and son
who have been visiting with their
/ son Wate Crawford near Morgan
> left on Sunday for Boring, Oregon
Jimmie Wilson of Pendleton was
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Deos OF
. the Willows, also his brother
George at Butterfly Flats ON Sunday
There will be an entertainment
4 5gcial and dance held in Cecil hall by
a he Cecil school in aid of the Red
Cross and Junior hed Cross Dec
y 1th.
Miss Lucille Huff who has beer
, visiting with Mrs. H-nriksen and
.Is L,indell for the pG3t few days
!, returned to her school at Hardmar
, On Monday.
! r. F. Fraser OF lone representing
| tre Kansas City Life Insurance Co.
accompanied by H. w. Windmayel
Of lone, we're isiting in ard around
Cecil on Wednesday.
3 Mrs. Peter Nash who has been
spending the past few days with the
v Leon family returned home Friday
9 Walter and BCb Pope did business
. in Lexington on Thursday.
The community of Cecil wish tc
extend their sympathies to the Logan
s families on learning of the death OF
r their brother, John Logan, who
died in Stockton, Calf, Nov. 21st.
Bob Pope returned home from
yYalla Walla on Wednesday ready
to take charge of his brother
Walters ranch, the latter contem'
plating visiting his sister In Cali
fornia for an indefinite period. Our
good wishes go with Walt.
---- &c.,
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Gone are the days OF camou-
fage knitting. Lady Jane has
learned to knit in the last year,
as efficiently as any of her Reyo-
lutionary-day grandmothers, and
she is not going to forget it in
moment. Therefore, with peace
here, Jane knits a bit for herself.
and here is one of her first dainty
ehorts-tnat white knitted ango-
ra vest and collar, to be worn
with this black duyetyu suit,
which sports one of the new loose
coats.
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State of Oregon, Executive Department
Salem. November %, 1918.

Elysses, etc. Would like to spend
more time there but it costs too much
money, and they won't let you stay
over "a hours, so it's just as well"
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sgt. Z. f. SHIPLEY.
Co D lie Eng, American f. f.
France"
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Franklin, E.
T. F'airhurst, Misses Bernice Frank
lin and Violet Hynd spent Sunday
with MI. and Mrs. Barnes
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
AUXVASSE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Lewis are
enjoying a visit from their son, who is
in the Navy.
The family of Tate McCue, of Mex
leo, are guests of homefolks before
they leave permanently for Arkansas.
Mrs. Belle Young, of South Dako-
ia, is here.
Obie Wright is home from St. Louis.
Barley Stokes, Connor Morris and
Francis Adams drove Mr.. Stokes
Buick to Mexico Monday for repairs.
Several cars of Auxvasse citizens
enjoyed the pictures at the Rialto The
atre in Mexico Friday night.
Cecil Davis was appointed Superin-
tendent of the Sunday School of the
Methodist Church. 1t was caused by
the resignation of former uperintend-
ent, Charles Dudley, who expects to
leave permanently, soon.
Monday, en- route to Camp Dodge,
Iowa, the troop train with SO more
Galloway men were surely no slack
ers, judging from their patriotic DEM
onstration during their few minutes
stay here.
Mrs. II. E. Gibbs and two daugh-
ters were Mexico visitors Sunday and
Monday.
Little Joe Hume Yates narrowly es-
capped death Tuesday, when a runa-
way team frightened his pony, which
threw the child. He was rescued by his
uncle, Leslie Hume, who ran to him
Just as the pony threw him.
DR.. Macfarlane is here from St
Louis visiting friends.
DR.. Emmonds is in st. Louis.
Mrs. Sam Boles entertained the
Tuesday Club this week,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
MRS. GLOVER BURIED

Mrs. j. II. Glover, Sc years of age,
died Friday, May "a, at her home
near Molino, the result of an injury
from a recent fall. The funeral serv-
ice was held at the Bethel Presbyte-
rian Church, near Moline, at IL
o'clock Sunday, May 26. The Rev. H.
B. Barks, of Mexico, conducted the
service.
Mrs. Glover was Miss Mary E..
Thomas, Of Lafayette county, Wis
consin, before her marriage to J.. H.
Glover on May %, 1878. The following
children survive: Russell Glover, AL
bert Glover and Omar Glover, all of
Freeman, Iowa; Mrs. H. S. Collins of
La Grand, o.; j. H. Glover of Galena,
Kan; Misses Daisy, Mildred, Olive
and Jessie Glover, who resided with
their mother at the time Of her
death. Mrs. Glover was faithful
wife, devoted mother, and patient suf-
ferer, and her death will be mourned
by many friends.
The Ledger joins in extending sin
cere sympathy to the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
9-YEAR-OLD ROY MISSED

The 9-year-old son Of John Williams
of this city left his home at 51S Whit
ley street about 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning, and was not found until
Wednesday noon. 1t was found that
he had gone home with boy in the
country without telling his parents.
He told his mother that he was GO
ing to play with some neighbor's chill
dren, as he had been playing at this
house every day, she thought nothing
about it; when he failed to come at
noon and later in the day, she grew
uneasy. When he left the neighbor's
to go home he climbed in a passing
buggy as though he were going to
ride there; however, he did not arrive.
When last seen he was at the old
Grand Opera House, watching the
workmen tear down the walls.
It was found Wednesday noon that
he had gone with another boy to the
farm of Ben Sewers near this city,
where he spent the night, not thinking
that his leaving home would cause any
disturbance.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
SOLDIER TO SPEAK HERE
Wounded English Soldier viii Talk
on Courthouse Lawn June Q.

Perry Motley Moraine, who was
born and raised in Bowling Green,
Mo-, has returned from France, where
he was in the trenches with the Eng
lish Army for thirty-one months, and
will speak to the people of Mexico on
the courthouse lawn June 8.
Mr.. Moraine wears three stripes on
the sleeve Of his English uniform,
which indicates that he has been
wounded thre times. From the last
wound. he was in the hospital three
months and twelve days. When he was
released, he was unable to walk or
talk and he was forced to wear a steel
casting about his waist for support.
He was first taught to crawl, then to
walk. He then married an English
girl and she taught him to talk.
Mr.. Moraine was in Mexico Wednes-
day, saw the shells on display in the
window Of Fred A. Morris store, and
said that when he gave his lecture he
desired to illustrate with these shells
for he knew all about them and could
talk for several hours ON just those
few instruments Of war. The large
one, which is six-inch shell, is
about the same character of shell
that wounded him the last time, he
asserted.
The effects of the wound on Mr..
Moraine makes it impossible for him
to dress himself; he takes man with
him for this purpose. Hs promises to
be very interesting speaker and will,
no doubt, be able to tell the people
many things about the war that they
had never heard
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
TO THE VOTERS

To the Voters of the Western Judicial
District of Audrain County, Greet
ing:
Inasmuch as l have been petitioned,
by almost two hundred voters of Sal
ing township, and by every man, in
my home district, (Pisgah), to become
a candidate for the judgeship of this,
the western district and after careful
thought have decided to be a submis-
sive to the wishes my petitioners have
thus expressed, and take this method
of announcing as a candidate for this
office. | further desire to express my
deepest gratitude for the honor thus
conferred on me, and, if successful,
will deem it a pleasure to serve you in
the capacity you have in this way call
ed on me to represent.
Very respectfully, yours to serve,
wit GEO. A. POLLARD.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
HEDGEDALE.

Misses Elsie Witchie md Norma
|tcher canvassed for the Red Cross
bnday and Tuesday and collected
'g9.5O which made Hedgedale 1000
n Cross.
CLARK Sims is shingling some of his
Buildings.
blisses Lena and Leila Brenton re-
Rned home Thursday after finishing
pool at Warrensburg. Miss Lena
teach at Hedgedale this term.
Il F. Witchie bought a new wagon
keutly.
Harold and Frank Rodgers left for
1np Dodge, Iowa, Monday. We are
fry to see these fine young men
bve our neighborhood, but wish them
Hod luck.
bliss Emma Gerwin is in poor
|alth having had her tonsils removed
Eently,
4. F. Witchie and Louis Kircher
piled oats to Mexico this week and
u them at &C cents.
John and Morton Gisel spent Sun
y in Rush Hill with their sister, Mrs
lha Doeblin, who is quite ill.
Mrs, W. c. Barkley, of Sikeston
;, is visiting hef son, Roy BarkIey
d family.
Mrs Albert Erdel and family and
Forge Erdel and family spent Sun.
y at Frank Erdel's.
\ w. Dye, of Perry, was in this
fghborhod tuning pianos this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
THRESHERS WILL MEET
All Threshing Machine Owners Re-
quested to Meet Saturday, June 1,
at 2 d. m.

There will be a meeting of thresh-
ing machine owners of Audrain coun-
ty in this city at 2 o'clock Saturday,
June /, in The Circuit Court room at
the Courthouse.
1t is essential, in fact, necessary,
that every thresher owner attend. A
representative of the Government will
be present to confer with the men.
The threshing men will organize at
Saturdays meeting and will adopt
measures suggested by the Federal
Food Administration to reduce vast
age Of grain in threshing and to fa-
cilitate the threshing of all grain in
the county. 1t will be decidedly to the
interest of every owner of threshing
outfit to attend this meeting and take
part in its proceedings. This is the
governments business--a vital part
of the program for the winning Of the
war. Its Importance cannot be over
stated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
HONOR FLAGS ARRIVE

w. W. Pollock, chairman Of the
Third Liberty Loan drive in Audrain
county, received eight honor flags
Tuesday for distribution. Seven of
these banenrs go to the seven towns in
Audrain county, all Of which went ov-
er their quota in this special bond sale.
The extra flag was sent for Audrain
county, because it as whole oversold.
Arrangements will be made at once
to distribute these flags in the various
towns with appropriate ceremonies,
and also their raising will be made
function.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
MEXICO CHAPTER R. c.
DRIVE TOTALS $4,000

Inc managers Of the Second Red
oross Drive Of the Mexico ehapter
nave proudly sent IN the total AZ
$1,000 to the headquarters In :,
Louis Of this division Of the cam
paign. This report Is close 10 5000
over the quota set for the Mexico
Inc report Of the city Of Mexico
so'Vo4.51 was remarkable and shows
mat the over-subseription Of the chan
ters quota was largely due to the CON.
trioutlons made in the four wards Of
the city. The quota Of each ward was
N'z5O and all of them passed this
amount. The report Of the wards is
as follows:
First Ward .. st ooa 20
Seeonu ward ............. $2,116.78
Third Ward .... S1 ZOO On
Fourth Ward ...... a ee9 oo
when interviewed as TO Mexico
gong over her quota, John T. Stew
art secretary of the Chamber Of Com
merce, said; "Mexico always does
what is expected of her and more, too.
but. 1t seems a shame that it takes as
long to accomplish a thing as it did
our quota on this Second Red Cross
Drive. Other cities that passed their
quotas the first two or three days of
the drive are the ones that received
all the valuable advertising. Their
names were heralded throughout the
State as good examples to 90 by.
Mexico remained in the background
until the time came when all cities
were expected to have passed their
quotas. Our report is good, though,
and we are proud of it."
One Of the best reports from the
rural districts in the Mexico chapter
was that of the Canada district. AL
though her quota was only $144, the
total subscriptions turned in amount
ed to $2O3.01. Mrs. NJ. T. Garnett was
the captain in this district, and Mrs.
Lutte Smith, Charles Kerr and M. T.
Garnett were her helpers.
Other rural districts which have
sent in their reports are: Skull Lick,
$534.19; Flynt, Sits; North Prairie,
S343; Burnham, $555.76; Thompson.
S527; North Salt River, $93O5O; High
Hill. s221.70; jackson, $101.22; Mace
donia, $199.S7; Liberty, $2O2.95;
Benton City $7Ss.e5; Hisey $29S.75.
These reports are final in these dis
tricts, but there are several more
districts that have not made a COM
pletc report and when they do the to-
tai of the Mexico chapter is expected
to go much higher than $4,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30

M. S. Bush, president of the M. S.
Bush Undertaking Company of Mex
leo, was elected president of the Mis-
souri, Funeral Directors Association
at their thirty-first annual convention
held at the Statler Hotel in st. Louis
last week. Mr.. Bush is one of three
living charter members of the associ-
alton which is now composed of 600
members. The next meeting will be
held in Columbia in May, 1919.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
HICKMAN ACCEPTS AGENCY.

William W. Hickman has accepted
position with the Review Of Re-
views Publishing Company as local
agent. -.
Hickman was chairman Of the Thrift
Stamp campaign at Mcmillan and was
largely instrumental in obtaining the
fine showing that was made here.
Later in the summer Hickman plans
to 70 to st. Joseph, where he will take
the agency.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
SPECIAL GUN SHOOT II
HERE LSO FRIDAY

The Mexico Gun Club viii hold q
special shoot at 80 Friday afternoon,
May 81, at the Missouri Military
Academy. Prizes viii be awarded TO
the winners at the shoot. then the win
ners Of the prizes will donate them to
be auctioned for the benefit Of the Red
Cross work rooms.
The prizes are being donated by the
Mexico people and merchants and the
people Of the rural districts are invit-
ed to attend and donate prizes. The
shoot viii be held first, then the priz-
es will be auetioned to the highest
bidder.
Those in charge are planning a pa
rade previous to the shoot and a band
concert on the grounds during the
events.
This will be one Of the most promi-
nent Red Cross entertainments Of the
summer and the admission will be
free.
The general public is urged to at
tend. The Gun Club has over one hun
dred members and the program prom
ises to be most interesting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
RECORD PROGRAMS PRICE.

All records for prices on a single the
atrical program were broken Monday
night amid wild enthusiasm, when
Mrs. Henry Worthington Eddy of st.
Louis paid $16,850 to the Red Cross
for an autographed program of the
Red Cross benefit performance of
"Out There" given by an all-star
company at the American Theater.
The theater was taxed to its utmost
capacity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
IMPORTANT WHEAT
GROWERS MEETING
HERE SATTRDAY

The County Council of Defense,
under the direction of the National
Council of Defense, has called meet
ing of all wheat growers Of Audrain
county for 8 o'clock Saturday after
noon in the Circuit Court room at the
Courthouse in Mexico. The purpose of
the meeting will be to discuss the
best methods Of taking care of this
years wheat crop. The meeting is
very important, and every wheat
grower in the county should attend by
all means.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-30
CANT.

We are still having nice rains and
Pc they will continue.
The Rev. Schwab, pastor of Salt
EFer Church, was not able to fill his
Rpontmcnt Sunday on account of
zO0d-poisoning in his foot, caused by
HOppIng a piece of plank, which had
nail in it, on his foot.
Reuben Sims is able to be out farm
again, after being i'll with old
shloned measles.
ne entertainment for the Red Cross
5Fen for the Red Cross was largely
pended, The proceeds amounted to
Rr $4,000.
ArS' Clyde Weaver is on the sick
out IS some better at this time.
utover Sims was on the st. Louis
'-'ket last week with a load of clip
lambs weighing 81 pounds. They
" ior $l5.35 per cwt. He also de-
'e'ed to Joe Considine Of Thompson
wagon load Of fat hogs.
VI Fulkerson and family and Miss
showers motored to Rowena Sum-
10 make a call on DR.. Hart ant
ie Dr. Guleltt and wife, of Santa
We're also present.
mrs Edward Beatty, of Mexico, is
Nltlng her children of this neighbor-
u and her old neighbors ant
Rith us.
inomas Broaddus delivered two
asOh loads of hogs at Thompson
londay.
%'S' Jesse MCGOWAN is reported t,
4 Improving. We hope she will sool
Il back again.
"iEe James, who has been helpinl
.,n perry to farm this year, wa
Vu rvu away to Camp Monday.
y" Ierman and family were Sun
visitors Of T. j. Jerman.
h., aura ! Ruttcr and son, also Mrs
H. ' oqulres and son, of Mexico, Wis
|5av' "Vr sister, Mrs. Lula Duffey, Sun
IN, - 'erman has been on the sic
|tn ~, ,or several days, but is able to b
h,a,. "ea Cross women organized las
wa and have 10 members.