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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
W|GLESWORTH SALES
INVOLVE LARGE ACREAGE

During the past week R. F. Wigles-
worth. prominent Morrow county
sheepman, closed several deals which
disposes Of the greater part of his
land holdings in this county. Local
sheepmen we're the purchasers.
In all. more than 1900 acres
have been sold by Mr.. Wiglesworth
at value totaling s150,O0O. E. 0.
Neill of Butter creek has bought the
old home place of the Wiglesworths,
which consists of 4,032 acres. This
ranch joins on to Mr.. Neill's hold
ings and makes him a very valuable
property. Mr.. Wiglesworth had one
Of the most complete plants for the
operation of sheep in Eastern Greg
on, and on the old home place were
lambing sheds and shearing plants.
Antoine Cunha is buying 1140
acres Of the Wiglesworth Butter
creek land and Hynd Brothers have
bought the mountain range known as
the Hisler land, consisting of 3,2S9
acres. The Hynds have already TAX
en- possession Of this land and several
bands of sheep are there at the pres
ent time.
w. Earl Wiglesworth becomes the
owner Of the two thirds interest for
merly held by his father, r. F. Wig
lesworth and his brother Victor. This
interest includes some 1880 acres of
land The various transactions are
said to have ranged from $40 to S12
per acre.
We understand that Mr. Wigles-
worth is by no means retiring from
the sheep business but will become
more closely associated with his son
Victor in running sheep near Bever-
ly, Washington, where they own 20,-
900 acres Of range we'll stocked with
sheep.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
RULES FOR ESSAY CON-
TEST ARE ANNOUNCED

School pupils of Morrow county
will have their interest in the Roose-
welt Memorial stimulated through an
essay contest which County Chair
man McMenamin has evolved through
the cooperation OF Miss Martina
Thiele and County School Superin-
! tendent Shurte We are publishing
herewith the rules and regulations
covering the contest. Business me-.
of Herpner have made up a substan-
tial list Of prizes which will be
awarded to the winners in the va
rious divisions
l Glasses of Entries.
Glass ALL High School Stu
dents.
Glass Pupils in the 7th and
Sth grades.
Glass C-Pupils in the 4th. 5th
and 9Th grades.
Ii Length of Essay.
Glass A--At least 500 words.
Glass B-At least 500 words.
Glass Cat least 400 words.
Ill Prizes.
Glass A-First prize $1,000;
Second prize $500.
Glass B-First prize $500; Sec
ond prize $500.
Glass C-First prize $500; sec.
ond prize $500.
" Type of Essay.
The writer may discuss the life
and character of Theodore Roosevelt,
the American, but not from Bio
graphical point of view. The essay
should not be a biography, 1t should
emphasize those qualities OF mind
and soul which put Theodore Roose-
welt above the rank and file of all
people as the greatest American OF
our time, 1t should recall to our
minds his honesty, his sympathy for
all men, his desire for service, his
craftsmanship, his ideals, his pa
triotism, and above all, his qualities
of character which have placed him
with the nobest in all history.
V Rules for Manuscript.
ALL writing is to be done In ink
and on one side of the paper
only.
2-The title Of the essay is to ap.
pear on the first line of the first
page.
3-The writer's name, the number
of the school district, and the
Glass in which he entered
should appear on the second line
on the first page.
4-The pages should be numbered
inconspicuously with arabic
numerals in the middle Of the
pages at the top.
5-The rules governing correct
spelling, proper capitalization
and punctuation should be OBJ
served, 1t is expected that al
essays be written in the writers
very best English. 1t is also un
derstood that the essays are the
writer's own composition.
6-Essays must be mailed not Ia
ter than October 30th.
There must be at least rs es
says in each class.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
Mrs. A. X. Higgs Died in Portland
Last Week.

The many Heppner friends of Mrs.
A. K. Higgs were shocked when news
reached here last week that she had
died in Portland after brief illness.
Dr. Higgs is now in Siberia with
American troops. being connected
with a hospital there. The funeral
was held in Portland. The Higgs
family made their home in Heppner
for number of years prior to NOV
ing to the metropolis. Besides Mr..
Higgs, married daughter also sur
wives.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
Pendleton Men Buy Gillian County
Wheat Acreage.

A K. and Dan P. Smythe and Char
les Tullock of Pendleton are the new
owners of 1000 acre wheat ranch in
Gillian county which they purchased
the past week from A. j. Moore Of
Portland. Mr.. Tulloch will reside
on the place and act as manager for
the company. The ranch is about
rs miles south of Arlington and
about two miles southwest of Olex
and comprises what is known as the
old Redmond and Clay ranches.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
Thirty Days of Rain Out
of Thirty One is Record
Thinks Oscar Edwards

A continuous rain lasting thirty
days out Of thirtyone is pretty good
record for one month, but that Is
what Oscar Edwards says he encount-
cred while on vacation spent at
Siletz Bay. This was just a little bit
too much for Mr.. Edwards. so he
has come back to Eastern oregon to
dry out for awhile. Mr.. and a.I.
John Edwards. parents Of Mr.. Ed
wards, and pioneer farmers Of Sand
Hollow, are enjoying life at their
home near Hillsboro.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
Band Man Was Here,

James Austin of Redmond, Ore,
was in Heppner few days ago look
ing over the field with a view to or
ganizing a band here. Mr.. Austin is
a band organizer and leader of many
years experience and plays several
different instruments himself. At the
present time he has charge of both
the bands at Prinevlle and Redmond
He was very much impressed with
Heppner and expects to return here
within a week or two.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

Gillian & Bisbee are announcing a
demonstration will take place at the
store the last of next week, when a
special representative of the Majestic
range people will be here. This man
is an expert cook and he will give the
ladies number of pointers on how
to get the most out of their ranges.
The demonstration will be filled with
interest and education and will be
we'll worth while attending.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
Sunday School Association Elects
Officers for Year.

Following their annual three days
convention which was held this year
in lone, Heppner and Lexington, the
Morrow County Sunday School Asso-
citation elected the following officers
for the ensuing year; Paul Balsiger.
lone. president. T. E. Chidsey. Hepp-
ner, vice president and Mrs. Myrtle
Reaney of Lexington, secretary.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

made that copies be given to the local
papers and a copy filed with the sec
retary Of the institute to be incorpo-
rated in the minutes OF this meeting.
Signed
NJ. B. SIGNS,
Boardman, Oregon.
MINNIE r. SPICER,
Hardman. Oregon.
E. H. ANDERSON,
Irrigon, Oregon.
Committee.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

William Howard Gould OF Lexing-
ton was a bushes visitor in Heppner
Wednesday. Mr.. Gould recently re-
turned to Lexington after spending a
few years in California and Washing
ton. He has again taken up the
farming game north of Lexington, for
as he says. there is no place that |
have ever run across where It is as
easy to make money as in Morrow
county"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
Sand Hollow Farmer Will
Hold Public Auction Sale.

]. P. Conder, Sand Hollow farmer
who has rented his land to T. F
Boylen. will hold a public auction al
his ranch 20 miles north of HeppneI
on Wednesday, November S. Al
that time he will dispose Of a large
number of work horses and all farm.
ing equipment. The sale will be
held under the management of Brown
G. McMenamin of this city, with F. A.
McMenamin as auctioneer and F. R.
Brown, clerk.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

Mrs. Elsie Stevenson returned on
Monday from Pendleton, where she
went as delegate from Kate Young
lodge to the district convention of the
Degree of Honor. Other delegates
attending from Heppner were Mrs,
Lille Aiken and Mrs. Becker.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
POTATOES--POTATOES,

have just contracted for 2750
sacks Of No. 1 Melted Gem potatoes,
to arrive during the next ten days,
which l will sell at $2.S0 per hund-
red, on car. Write or phone orders
at once, as l cannot get more at this
price. BERT MASON, lone. Ore.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

J. b. Huddleston, the man who
used TO conduct local business for the
Oregon Washington railroad. was in
Heppner Wednesday from his stock
ranch in the Lone Rock country. Mr..
Huddleston was accompanied by his
sister, Miss Bess Huddleston.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
AUTO REPAIR SHOP.

l am prepared to do your auto re-
pair work at my shop in Lexington,
one block north of schoolhouse. Am
thoroughly experienced in this line of
work. Prices reasonable. Give me
a call. c, R, McAL1STER.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
Chas. Royse Here.

Chas. Royse, prominent Spray citi-
zen, was in Heppner on business the
last of the week. He was an inter-
ested attendant at the Tom Arnold
sale on Eight Mile Saturday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
C. C. Paine. Boardman merchant

c. c. Paine, Boardman merchant
and booster, spent Wednesday in
Heppner on business. Mr.. Paine
brought along with him some excel
lent photographs showing the rapid
development which is taking place on
the irrigated lands of north Morrow.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

]. W. Waid and daughter Lenna, of
Stanfield spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil White at Lexing-
ton.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

Rolfe Van Bibber and Eugene
French left Heppner today loaded for
bear. They hope to bring home a
deer, however. Their destination is
somewhere In the Blue mountains.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

r. L. Diiley, representing the Sny-
der-Crecelius Paper Co., Of Walla
Walla, was calling on Heppner busi-
ness houses Wednesday.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

DR.. McMurdo is trailing the elusive
deer out in the tall pines this week.
Venison will undoubtedly be plenti-
full In Heppner in few days. Wal
lace Smead is up there also.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23
w. E. Straight Buys Court Strret
Property.

w. E. Straight. Lena stockmar,
has purchased the residence property
Of George w. Swaggart on Court
street and will take possession the
first of November.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs Ernie Thornburg and
son Vernon of clifford, Idaho are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Neil White at
their home near Lexington this week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

A. f. Bennett, travelling represen-
tative for the Eugene Bible Univer-
sity. is visiting Morrow county towns
this week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

G. A. Petteys of lone was In Hepp
ner Wednesday. Mr.. Petteys has 9
big farm near Jordan Siding.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

John Blake, prominent lone farmer
and stockman, was a Wednesday bust
ness caller in Heppner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-23

Continued on Page Ter ;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

New outing flannels, exceptional val
| ues, 35c a yard, at Fits.
Largest line of leather goods in
Barre. Lander's Cigar Store. adv.
Dno't forget the piano movers
dance" Rowland hall, Dec. 0; CAROLS
music.--adv.
Mrs. Kenneth Macrae of Merchant
street is spending a few days with
friends in Burlington.
Our Christmas Sonoras are here.
Come in and select yours to-day at
Bailey's Music Rooms,
Attorney +, S. Williams OF Bradford,
Attorney +. c. Williams of Newport
and ex-Congressman Frank Plumley of
Mortified were visitors in this city
yesterday.
On the morning of Nov 20, Charles
Cheney of South Barre discovered that
some night marauders had relieved him
Of five priced turkeys, which he had
been preparing for the Thanksgiving
market. The loss was reported to the
police, who, after following various
clues, arrested Orlando Robinson and
Ernest Robinson at their homes Eyes
terday, Chief Mitchell procuring Ernest
and Deputy Chief Gamble the other.
This morning the two men pleaded
guilty before Judge +. L. Scott when
arraigned in city court. Orlando was
sentenced to pay fine of $50, with
costs of $3.50, and to serve not less
than two months nor more than six in
the county jail at Montpelier. The
sentence was suspended and he was
placed on probation for six months
after producing the fine and costs. Err
nest, his brother, was sentenced to pay
the cost of court, S7.05, and to serve
sentence of not less than two months
nor more than six at the county Jail,
to which place he was taken to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED--A man to work by the day or
hour; apply to A. A. Boyce, rs Pearl utreet.
a24H
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
PIANO TUNING

Box 1916, Montpelier, Vt.
Mont. Tel. 327 Res. 7s-M Barre Tel. 369-W
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
His Chance for a Dig.

John" asked his wife, who was
writing to one of her married friends,
(which is proper to say, i differ from
you, or 4 dificr>with you =
Tell her you differ from her. She
lets her husband have a part of his
salary to buy cigars and such things,
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
WEBSTERVILLE

A regular meeting Of local No. 423 of
engineers will be held on Monday even
ing, Dec. s, at o'clock, in Miles hall.
Business, to hear the report of confer
ence committee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
H. c. L.

Why do not more people marry?
Answers plain to any geek
Oftentimes the heart is willing,
But the poeketbook is weak,
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
Their Positions.

"My wife is commander in-ehief in
the house
And youg"
I'm only paymaster. Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-06
BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY., DEcEMBER s, l9le.
The Weather.

Snow tonight and Sunday, rising
temperature, fresh east and southeast
winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-06
YOUNG MEMS CLUB
CONDUCTS CAMPAIGN
Zig Stone Gap, Va. Encourages Home
Owning in Practical and En-
fci.,nt Manner

While large cities are discussing the
importance OF promoting own your
own homo campaigns, 1t has re-
manned for a small city to make a
practical start that promises extensive
results
Zig stone Cap Va has notified the
United States department of labor that
II Is cooperating in it's own way in
the government movement to stimulate
building operations everywhere in the
country Sig Stone Gap has young
men club that meets once a week for
the formulation of plans and the re-
porting of actual achievement. In
mid"inter this. club had started a
building fund So that by April a sub
stantial' amount of money was avail.
ahie Tor working purposes
At conference in February when
there was tl2 coo in the treasury. a
committee was appointed to list all
available lots in Big Stone Cap. with
prices quoted, 50 that the club might
be able to show prospective puvers
ana builders suitable locations A com
mlttee was chosen to obtain the names
or persons who intended to b,IfSd
homes and another committee was Sc
fected 70 secure the names OF those
VINO expected TO buy or to rent houses
Since then there has been from week
"a week increased activity. which has
rapidly extended into drive for GEN
eral improvem ents of all sorts. Mem
hers have been added TO the club and
building has he gun in a manner that
is likely 10 greatly increase the per
centage OF home owners in the y1r-
ginia city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-06

the now countries recognized in Eu-
rone9 30 Yea know that there are Il
mlllion and - haif farms in he Philip
pines. and that uinety-six per veut Of
these farms are owned by Filipinos =?
In other words that out Of the ten
million Christian FiliDinos. eight mill
lion Uf them &t least live on their own
farms. with houses Of their own in
:deRaMA@nt esf agN, a aseutan landlord ar
foreign maStHr2 That ninetV-ono per
cont Of the urban nropertv consisting
Of houses ara lands is owned by the
natives OF the Philippines. and only
nine per cent is in the hands of
Foreigners 10 theses are facts which
have just been "a hled nv Netting Gov
ornor- General Charles Emmett Yeater
to tho war doplrtment from the recent
census estimates.
The Phtliruino legislature recer+'v
Snnt q special mission 10 the United
states To- request tho fu1fl|ment of
Americas promise to grant independ-
ence- r Il th"!r plea hat the specified
condition precedent 20 the Granting IF
autonomy Tho establishment Of . sta
bile government -ie alreadv fulfilled
Their representations ara indoreed in
everv particular BY Francis Burton
Harrison Who has hee6 the American
Governor general in the Philtnnines
for six years ami is in p nosition to
speak from actual observation.
Try t"nrerHnent by experience NV
financial ability" SAYS Governor Her
risor SIN cverr WAY 'he ton millions
Of IFilirinoe are entitled to be free
from every government evcert of their
own choice. They are INTELLIGENT
enough to decide for themselves"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-06
KEEP MINDS AND BODIES COOL

Thermometers no less than the
4DFsDd OF news dispatches warn
~ that VIZ must exerciss, care lest
We become oyerfcatcd in body
Or mimi. And undue tempcra-
tsiFe runs with. often incites, un-
due cholsr.
Our mercnxtal Italian friends
may have been Influenced by The
tendencies Of the season when
0hey allowed themselves to be-
come Ovcr-cxcifcd about Einme
Suxne Of our people here at home
were likewise owrwrought. fear
ing. Or protesting To fear, that
thu, whole peace plan would fail
The furry seems ended: the Itai-
hAnS are coming hack; and no
fn0UezlCe ON earth can keep them
from being included in the final
peasoe settlement. They have had
tame to cool Off
Another furry has been raised
By Belgium. The peace confer
enco h not worrying Why should
10 frc1? The Bcigians have s,if-
1ered beyond measure: naturally
they wADt everything that can he
provided To repair The havoc
W1&AA ~ Aie IfuIi~- M peace
conference. dominated by PrcNt-
0ea6 Wilson and his determine
t3u0 ohAt jnsticc shah be done all
wound h maxine the hest possible
pFUU4s1On for this heroic people
The headers of Belgium and.
eventually. the Belgian people
viii Sc that they are getting all
01At ti1ey could hope for. Bel
93uJn iz not going to STAY ont of
the ffnal ssquaring of accounts
Some among us became fer
why excited over the japanese
6em6n[tA China 10 not entirely
- e2o OVER the compromise
agreed upon--for that matter.
neither IL Japan But common
Ucnsc and Sohssr second thought
viii have their way in the far
enet Time and GOODNESS Will ac-
cnnpftsh more than all the raw
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-06

ia@~ ot super sensitive anfi-.gau-
sat'Ss@ srnganfij@tgS i.t,4 sYftf-#
10" peru VIII he Il peril onf, il
"c make il SO.
Here IN Virginia. ouitc , nu,,,
her Of our citizens col ut, ,,rn,,,.b,
MP little while back hcn,I,s,
two iAnotieeaare WIN ,,.,f, ttrcf,
t'htFrN engaged in enforcing 1lta
laws OF the state were killed IN
individual WiL, led a mob demon.
~tfation against tue officers ,xas
hacked M by MI the power Of :,
organized liquor propaganda
ana th' re- was a great deal ~
Wild and foolish tall Hpt tta
nlob-icader, presently involved l.,
"'i'cr serious oHc,.~cs. has left the
scene OF his recent aetiyitics
URGENT invitation Of a proper
tribunal. The vicious mona.
@ahda which sought TO back him
up mas fallen fiat The wild tan.
has died down bes-au~.p clti,nns
on sober SECOND thought. realized
that the only way tn cueorcc I.x,,
- 10 enforce IL. aud that enforce
torccment cannot be- left tn hot.
leggers and their kind
In the heated months f., cn,,e
there viii he renewals of a.
turhancc- trying 10 the minds and
R'dicS OF men. The best wa, Ia
ne prepared T. to remember that
IN the state, in The nation, and
IN international affairs, tho
offer's processes Of Justice and
'afr dealing are going riub,
aioif@' that tho indi, idnai citizen
~" commonwealth and The ma
hon may. IN The hong run. ,ity,cnd
upon getting everything due; that
M on th--c, from tho humble~t
IHrS"h 10 the notabIes In the
peace conference. are r.nsuna h,X
certain in tiic end to give rs well
as rts'rise that consideration t,c
IN dealing with human problems
me rctafritraE,t few win t,o
brought into line with the pur.
po~srs OF mankind.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-06

and institutions In accepting liberty
ance of public contracts or the full
hllmcut of public trusts. Regulations
covering the use OF liberty bonds and
OF her securities Of the United States
are now being prepared by the
treasury department and will be pub
ished for TIE information of the
bond-approving officers Of tho gov
and n1hnr- sl4aa44.t44 Ae-iH-
terested, in a few days"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-06

porting themselves After n lite ~
military discipline Il il only natnra}
that they should want 10 mako tho
most of their freedom before ~ot.1trr.
down In their old occupations The
southern or western boy may miss The
opportunity Of lifetime If he docs
not spend few days In eastern cities
II LIZ certainly not the business of any
government official 10 lead him to
Inc train gate and check him home
In the circumstances there is bo,,
!" oe complaint of Unemployment
which no government service hurea,,.
4" volunteer agencies can meet. Nv
this time 1t has been clearly damon
strated that large proportion of dis
charged Eosdie.-s are stirred hy ths
spirit Of restlessness are seeking to
better themselves in new lines of
work or in other SURROUNDINGS than
they knew before entering the service
or refuse TO take jobs that arc offered
them The process OF redistribution
leaves some disappointed, others
stranded The best the governnent
can do is TO smooth the way for the
man who wants work, while leaving
him free to determine for himself how
and where he viii earn his living.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-06
JOBS FOR SOLDIERS,

Whz1e individuals and communities
- properly under obligations to as
u1sk xe<urning soldiers to re-eneer suit
an1a employment without delay, and
- most respects are meeting that re-
opsasfbf1ity with fine spirit. 1t Rs
G1ntffyfnx to recall that the federal
gUvesnment rs doing its utmost 10 see
anc9rA kf1enesS On their return from
DWupAe thu xsan are sent for discharge
1nmnps within $50 miles Of their
AanaA When dennobnized they re-
an1no tAstr fnH Pay. their railroad faro
hoGa and $50 extra pay. and are al
loWod 10 keep certain military cloth
1ng - their personal property The
eu~~enEncnt offers them Its assistance
IN Andtng jobs or win delay . mans
discharge until ne obtains work A
UldiAr is not required to leavr the
army without any prospect of en-
ployrnent. Those " no do so act from
choice.
IA Nor does the government under
take to compel men TO return to their
homes after they have received their
nay and railroad fare. AS the peo-
pie of this city know. many Of them
loiter on the way ttrta' they are short
~ funds and must find means OF Slr-