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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
RALPH WILLIAM BECKETT.

Ralph William Beckett was born at
Weston, Oregon, July 25, 1882, and
died at st. Margarets Hospital, Kan
sas City, Kansas, February s, 1918.
AT the time of his death he was q
student at the Sweeney Automobile
School in Kansas City, having gone
there last November for that purpose
and would have finished school in
one week more. His death which
was due to spinal menengitis came
after four days of illness during
which time he was entirely uncon-
cious. Ralph was we'll known In
Morrow county, having lived here
most of his life, and has hosts Of
friends both in Morrow and Gillian
counties who will be sorry to hear Of
his death.
He leaves to mourn his death
wife and three sons, Harold, Murl
and Billie, also his father and moth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Beckett of
Portland, Oregon, and two sisters
and three brothers.: Mary Beckett OF
Portland, Ore, Mrs. Theodore An
derson of Eight Mile and Walter and
Charlie Beckett of Eight Mile and
Johnnie Beckett of the U. S. Marines,
Mare Island, California.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
Five Aliens Registered.

Five aliens have registered with
Postmaster Richardson under the
terms of the alien enemy registra-
tion act. They are: John Piper, far
mer of Lexington, who is native of
Germany; Peter Radmanovitch, sec
tion foreman; A. Sachter, farmer of
Heppner; George Broadantish, sec
tion laborer and Louis Varnay of Ce-
Gil, all Austrians. Each registrant
furnished four photographs of him
self and left finger and thumb prints
with the postmaster, all of which
have been sent to the Department of
Justice at Washington.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
Morrow County Agricultural Council
to BE Organized.

A meeting of representative farm
ers from every district in the county
is to be held in Heppner Saturday,
Mar. 8, at 1880 a. m.
This meeing is called for the pur-
pose of considering labor, seed and
other county problems, and to plan
program of work for the county
agent for the balance of the year.
At the meeting of the council an ex
ecutive committee for the county will
be elected. They will direct the
work and advise the county agent so
that the important county problems
may be taken care of in definite
systematic way. This is the final
step in the mobilization of the farm
ers of Morrow county under the plan
suggested by the U. S. Department
of Agriculture and is a call for Nor,
row county to do her best in an or
| ganized way.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
new WHEAT WILL Be
TESTED BYIONE FARMERS
Over Twelve Thousand Bushels VIII
BE Sown This Spring In That
Vicinity.

| Over twelve thousand bushels Of
Early Baart wheat will have beer
sown in the lone section by the timt
Spring seeding Is over, according te
L. A. Doak, who has been interested
In getting this new variety of wheat
introduced in the light land section
Of Morrow county.
In connection with C. B. Sperry
warehouseman Of lone, Mr.. Doak has
imported from the State of Washing
ton car loads Of this grain and II
has all been delivered to farmers
about lone and is being seeded as ra.
pidly now as weather conditions will
permit.
| Early Baart wheat has been raised
very successfully in Franklin and Ad.
ans counties, Washington for the
past four or five years and was the
wheat that has put that section on Its
feet and made the most of the far
mers there independent. 1t has also
been successfully raised on the light
er lands In Umatilla county, and Mr.
Doak is Of the opinion that 1t will
prove a great lift to the North end
Of Morrow county, where the condi-
tions of climate and soil are similar
to the sections where the grain has
proven so great a producer.
Doak brothers will have in about
$50 acres of this wheat, out of a to-
tai of 1900 acres sown, and they are
expecting great results from the new
variety. Some of this wheat was pro-
duced in Morrow county last season,
and the lowest yield per acre was
seventeen bushels. This was along
side of other varieties that gave a
yield of seven and eight bushels. The
wheat stands high in the market and
If results are obtained here anything
like what they have been where the
wheat has been produced for several
years past, twenty bushels to the acre
will be considered low yield for this
season as the conditions for good
crops are far ahead Of what they
were last year.
Early Baart is rapid growing
grain, is hardy and natures early,
getting ahead of the weeds and hot
winds. It promises great results for
this section.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
Foreign Postage Five Cents.

Many people have been mailing
letters addressed to the soldiers in
France by stamping with a three cent
s "a IN p. Postmaster Richardson
would remind them that the postage
required for all letters going to Eu-
rope is five cents. In cases where
the sender is known, the letter is re-
tnrnd to him for the additional pos
tage and where unknown, the letter
Is held at the other end and the DOS
tage is then paid by the party re-
ceiving the letter. Mr.. Richardson.
adds that a number of people also
seem to have forgotten that first class
postage on all letters is now three
cents instead of two.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
THIRTY PER CENT RE-
SPOND TO FARM SURVEY
I Morrow County Low I'm Farm Sur.
vey.-Bulk Handling Of Grain
Considered by Farmers.

The latest returns from J. w. Bre-
wer, State Farm Help Specialist,
show that less than thirty per cent
of the farmers of Morrow county
have filled in and returned their ques-
tionnaires on the labor and crop con-
ditions in this county. This work
was handled through the schools and
the blanks returned direct to Port
land so we have NO way of knowing
where the returns are incomplete.
If the teacher has not given you a
blank see her and find out why. If
she has and you have not yet return
ed 1t send 1t direct to the county
agent at once. If the teacher in your
district has no blank write or see the
county agent and help get line on
the needs of Morrow county so that
you can truly say that you have done
your best to support the Government
and help carry out the war program
as efficiently as possible. These
blanks will be filed in the office of the
county agent and used as a basis for
supplying the labor needs of this
county.
Mr.. F. L. Ballard of the Bureau of
markets accompanied the County ae-
ent to lone Tuesday where meetings
were held with committees from Jor-
dan Siding, lone and McNabb Siding
for the purpose of completing the or
ganization of Farmers Elevator Com
panies. The articles of Icorporation
have been filed for all three and COM
mittees are busy studying plans for
building.
F. R. BROWN, County Agent.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
THREE NEW ELEVA-
TORS FOR COUNTY
Jordan Siding, lone and McNabb VIII
Put Up Concrete Structures In
Time To Receive New
Grain Crop.

lone was the center of proposed
building activities Tuesday when
County Agent Brown met with three
different representations of Morrow
county farmers who will begin soon
the construction Of concrete eleve-
tors for the reception of the 1918
grain crop.
The new companies outlining plans
for elevators are the Jordan Eleva-
tor Company, corporation papers of
which will be filed this week, the Will
son Siding Storage and Elevator
Company and the Farmers Elevator
Company Of lone.
The new Jordan Elevator Company
was the first to complete the details
of organization and they have fully
decided to erect concrete elevator
OF 100000 bushels capacity at an es-
timated cost of $4,000. The dire.
torate, which will be reelected after
the new corporations papers have
been filed, consists of Dan Barlow,
Laxton McMurray, French Burr
oughs, Lee Padberg and Robert ALL
stott. The Jordan farmers will OBJ
tain property from the old Jordan
Warehouse & Storage Company for
the new elevator and work will COM
mence just as soon as all details have
been arranged and the material can
be put on the ground.
Although the Farmers Elevator
Company of lone has not completed
their organization, It Is their inten-
tion to discontinue the old warehouse
company. In speaking of the plans
which these farmers have for their
elevator, County Agent Brown said
they were the best that he has ever
seen. They expect to have the eleya-
tor completed in time to handle the
new crop. This structure will also
be of 100000 bushels capacity and
the cost will be about the same as
that Of the Jordan Elevator Com
pany.
The McNabb Siding farmers have
prepared to build their 10000 BUSH
ell elevator by extending their capital
stock.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
BIG RANCH DEAL
MADE At CECIL
A. Henriksen Buys Out Fl. S. Ewing
$40 Acres of Fine Hay Land
Stock and All Equip
ment Included.

A deal was closed in Heppner Tu-
esday whereby A. Henriksen of Cecil
becomes the owner of the H. s. Ey.
Ing ranch on lower Willow creek.
The farm consists of $40 acres of
nne hay land and joins the Henrik
sen ranch on two sides. The price
paid was s1S.5O0.
BY the terms of sale Mr.. Henrik
sen takes possession of the place at
once, getting all the stock and equip-
ment on the place. Mr.. Ewing has
not decided where he will locate, but
is leaving Morrow county for the pre-
sent at least. He will visit for a
time in the Willamette Valley.
With his latest purchase, Mr.. Hem
riksen becomes the owner of the lar
gest individual ranch on Willow
creek and it is estimated that even
tually the place will be producing
1000 tons of alfalfa hay each year.
His total holdings on the creek now
amount to 1890 acres and in addition
to this he also owns 5000 acres of
mountain land situated IA miles
south of Heppner. In his farming
operations, Mr.. Henriksen is assisted
by his two sons, Oral and Clifford.
Mr.. Henriksen came to Morrow
county from Oakland, Oregon, only
short time ago, when he bought out
w. B. Ewing at Cecil In the short
time he has been here, he has be-
come one of the county's biggest
boosters and ranks at the top among
the progressive farmers and stock
men. There are great opportunities
for this country up here" said Mr..
Henriksen, "and l am anxious to see
more people come into the county
and take advantage of them. The
more settlers we get in here on our
lands the faster the country will de-
velop."
Mr.. .Henriksen has shown his faith
IN the future of Morrow county by
his investments in real estate here,
his latest purchase making his total
investments run close to the hundred
thousand dollar mark.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
Town Boys Too Much
For Hi School Lads

The Heppner High School basket
ball team went down to defeat before
the heavier town team in a fast con-
test at the Fair Pavilion last Friday
night. The game resulted in a score
of 40 to IA.
The town team started off with q
rush, fast pass from Sims to Craw-
ford making for two points shortly
after the first toss up. While the
score would indicate one-sided
game. such was not the case, as the
town boys had to put up hard fight
and were forced to the limit all the
time.
The school team showed streaks Of
brilliancy at times and their team
work came to the surface only later
to be squelched by their heavier and
equally as fast opponents.
A good sized crowd witnessed the
game. The proceeds amounting to
nearly twenty dollars, were turned
over to the Junior Red Cross. 1t
is likely the two teams will. meet
again in the near future.
The teams lined up In the follow
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
HEPPNER STREETS WILL Be MACADAMZED
WORK ON MAIN STREET STARTS At ONCE

The Heppner City Council signed
up contract Tuesday with A. j. Wei
ton, Portland contractor for the i'm.
provement of certain streets of the
city.
The improvements as outlined will
involve the expenditure of $4,000
and the specifications call for a com.
pressed surface Of crushed rock and
macadam finish.
Mr.. Welton and the city of Hepp-
ner will Cooperate In the street work
and he has made guarantee that the
cost will not exceed Is cents per
square yard. He expects to have a
force of men at work no later than
next Tuesday. starting with the pre-
liminary grading.
The city will start the improve
ment work beginning at the town H.
mits on Hinton creek and around
back of the high school past the -four
mill on Court street. The width of
the macadam will be 22 feet wide
until Chase street is reached and
from there to Main street full width
of the street will receive the surfac-
ing. The macadam will be put on
Main street from the corner begin
ming at the First National Bank and
thence North to the corner of Balti-
more street. Here the width will be
cut to 22 feet again proceeding west
to Gale street and down Gale street
across the concrete bridge to Linden
street and thence to the city limits,
connecting with the survey of the
State Highway.
The city of Heppner has on hand
for the work $4,000 and the bal
ance will be taken care of by the is
suing Of city warrants. Warrants
can be issued up to $4,000 and the
city council believes that $4,000 will
handle the present situation and
leave sufficient to take care Of run
ming expenses and cost of other
street improvements which they have
mapped out In all, Heppner will
spend $4,000 on streets this year.
The plans for the new improve
ments were gone over by state high
way engineers and all the work will
be done according to specifications
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
GUN CLUB DEFEATS WALLACE Idaho
INLAND EMPIRE TRAP SHOOT WARMING UP

With better weather prevailing last
Sunday than the week before the
Heppner Gun Club members made
better scores at their traps and sue
ceeded In making a total Of 120
points against their opponents. Wal
lace, Idaho. Wallace scored 115 last
Sunday. A feature of the days shoot
ing was the perfect score made by
Ernest Clark, who broke the first 25
birds straight. Those who shot in the
final squad were E. Clark, 25; S. W,
Spencer, "a; A. Bowker, "a; Mrs.
Bowker. % and Ed Adkins, "a.
Following is the result of last Sun
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
Wheat Price Is Fixed

Through the latest action of Food
Administrator Herbert c. Hoover,
farmers Of the Northwest will re-
ceive Is cents per bushel more for
their wheat this year than they re-
ceived last year.
II Is estimated that in placing the
Northwest on parity with Chicago
by securing reduced ocean freight
rates. Mr.. Hoover has saved the far
mers of this section $9,000.000.
Reduction of water freights to
$3.50 a ton for wheat and Sc ton
for -four is interpreted to mean that
a complete understanding has been
reached whereby the Northwest gro
wers will not now have to endure
determinations heretofore complain
ed Of.
The new wheat price has been pla-
ced at $2.20 per bushel.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

The Hibernian Division of Heppner
Is planning on having a patriotic Gel
ebration in Heppncr ON Saturday ev-
ening March 18th. The place OF the
meeting and the program will be an
nOunced later. At the Last meeting
of the Hibernians it was unanimously
carried that SO per cent of the pro-
ceeds OF this meeting be given to the
Red Cross and 50 per cent to the
Knights of Columbus War Fund.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

In arranging for street improve
ment this week, the city government
was greatly helped in their proceed
tngs by r. H. Baldock Of the State
Highway department. Mr.. Baldock
and his corps of engineers are now
located at the court house, where
they are proceeding with their Office
work after completing the survey for
the state highway through Morrow
county. They will be here for sever
al weeks.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

]. s. Young and daughter Fey re-
turned Monday from ! visit Of three
weeks at Portland and Southern Ore.
gon. Mr.. Young took HIS daughter
to Portland for medical attention and
1t was believed for a time that II
would be necessary for the girl to un-
dergo an operation. Her health has
improved greatly and the operation
has been avoided. While away, they
visited with relatives at Medford.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
Building New Garage.

Martin Reid, local dealer for the
Chandler automobile, is building a
commodious garage on his Main
street property. work being started
this week. Mr.. Reid has carload
of Chambers on the way for Spring
delivery.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
Odd Fellows Went to Pendleton.

A number of Heppner Odd Fellows
went over to Pendleton last Saturday
to attend the Umatilla County Con-
yention of Odd Fellows. In the party
we're w. e. Mikesell, Hanson Hughes,
s. P. Devin, J. o. Archer and F. N.
Frye. They report having a splendid
time.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

L. W. Holmes, Tum-A-Lum man
arranging for some printing for st.
Patricks Red Cross dance to be held
in that city, Monday March IS. Be-
tween the Red Cross and the TUNA
Lum Lumber Co. Mr.. Holmes AYERS
he is very busy man.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

Spencer Crawford returned Mon
day from Portland, where he went
three weeks ago for an operation on
his left foot. The operation was sue
cessful and he is now on the road to
rapid recovery.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Fortner of Ket.
tie Falls, WASH, are guests at the
home of Mrs. FORMERS parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Lucas Of this city.
Mr.. Fortner is a farmer in the Ket-
tie Falls country and formerly lived
in Wasco county, where two of his
brothers are prominently identified
with the banking fraternity. Mrs.
Fortner was formerly Miss Thelma
Lucas.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
THE STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

Next Sunday the local club will
shoot against the North Yakima
club The Inland Empire Trap Shoot
which is being conducted by the Spo-
kesman Review, is arousing consid-
cradle interest throughout the North
west.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

For Sale-A few more young sows
bred for March. Also some fresh
milk cows. Phone 4SF21. w. P.
HILL.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

laid down by the state highway de-
partment. City officials have in view
the problem of ultimate paving and
the base will be laid accordingly
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
BoOkman-C Carroll.

BOOkman-C Carroll.
Charles j. Bookman and Louise
Carroll were married in this city
Wednesday evening by Recorder J.
P. williams. Both are residents OF
Heppner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28
Many Volunteers For
Public Service Reserve

Practically every mechanic in Nor
row county has enrolled for the Pub
lie Service Reserve in the recent
campaign These patriotic men have
responded to the call for volunteers
rgardless, many of them, of their age
and present business connections.
Much credit for this splendid show
ing is due to "Pat" Crow, who gave
literally of his time and service in
the work of listing these men for in
dustrial war work. A total of 4S in
the county responded and of this
number 5 were from lone, 6 from
Lexington and the other 81 from
Heppner.
The following communication has
been received regarding the cam
paign, from M. D. Clark. secretary of
the State Council Of Defense for Nor
row county.
Heppner, Oregon.
rep. ~, 1918.
Editor Gazette-Times:
The State Council of Defense for
Morrow County desires to thank the
patriotic men who volunteered for
the Public Service Reserve in the re-
cent campaign, as we'll as the enroll
ing agents throughout ths County,
and especially is credit due Mr.. N. e.
Crow who gave his time and excep-
tional ability to this worthy cause,
making personal canvass, and who
by his individual efforts enrolled
thirty-seven of the forty-eight MEM
bers from Morrow County.
State Council of Defense for Nor
row County, by N. D. CLARK,
Secretary.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-02-28

Good dairy cows for sale. Frank
Winnard.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-02-02

SHERIFF'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF
writ of Lev. Fac. to me directed,
will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Delaware House, Hockessin Mill
Creek Hundred. New Castle County,
Delaware.
ON WEDNESDAY.
THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRU ARY 1918,
at 10 O'Clock, a. m.
The GLOWING described real estate viz:
All those two certain parcels or tracts
OF land with a.dwelling house, barn and
other buildings thereon erected situate
in the Hundred of Mill Creek, County
of New Castle and State of Delaware,
one of which is bounded as follows to
wit:
Beginning at stone in line Of
George Springer's land and in the mid
die of the Lime Stone Road; thence
north eighty-seven degrees and one
quarter east forty-four perches and
five-tenths to q marked tree; thence
south six degrees east forty-three and
four tenths perches to q stone: thence
south eighty-five degees and quarter
west sixteen perches and three-tenths
to stone; thence south six degrees and
One-quarter east one hundred and two
perches and five-tenths to stone in
line of lands formerly of the heirs of
Samuel Lindsey, now of Joseph Mitchell
thence by said lands south eighty de-
grees west forty-three perch~s and five
tenths to stone corner of William
PENIS Manor; thence along said manor
line north five degrees and one-haIf
west sixty-nine perches and seven
tenths to stone; thence north eighteen
degrees east forty perches to a stone;
thence north twenty-seven and one-half
degrees east twenty-five and eight
'tenths perches to stone in the middle
of the lime stone road; thence along
said road north forty three degrees and
one-half west twenty-eight perches and
e-tenths to the place of beginning.
Containing about thirty-four acres Of
land more or less.
And the other tract beginning at a point
in a line Of Joseph Mitchell's land,
thence north four degrees and one-half
west seventy-six perches and nine
tenths to post in a line Of John NC
Intire's land, thence by said land north
seventy-nine degrees and ten minutes
east fifty-eight pe:ches to stone in a
line Of land Of George Springer; thence !
east ten perches and six-tenths to a |
stump a corner of the first mentioned
tract; thence by the same south fifty /
four degrees east thirty-two perches |
and nine enths south Twenty-Five de- I
grees and ten minutes west sixteen
perches and south seventeen degrees
and one-half ives. forty perches and :
eight tenths to stone a corner of /
Joseph Mitchell's land, thence by the
same north eighty-seven degrees and
three-quarters west fifty-seven erches
and one tenth to the place Of beginning.
thirty-three acres one rood,
and twenty nine perches of land more
Dr. less.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Ida ". Lewis, surviving
mortgagor of Ida N. Lewis and War
ner S. Lewis. her husband, the said
Warner S. Lewis being now deceased,
and to be sold by
THEODORE \. FRANCIS, Sheriff.
: Sheriff's Office, Wilmington, Del,
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