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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
E~rnployingD isabled
Soldiers
Engli.hmen Are Taking Their
Duty Seriously

Advertisements printed in the Lon
don papers by British business con
Germs frequently carry this line:
"We have put a disabled soldier on
u pay roll. Have your"
The extent to which the line Is used
indicates that Englishmen are taking
their duty to employ injured British
soldiers very seriously. They are not
talking vaguely about the nations
debt to the army. They are paying a
debt to the men.
Every concern employing any con-
siderable number Of men has places
that can be filled by partially disabled
men, and whenever such a place is
filed the disabled soldier should have
the first chance.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Cheerfulness Wears Verv Well

Perhaps the suit or dress that you
wear every day is not wearing well.
There may be holes in the sleeves or
worn parts under the arms. That ia
bound to happen with any kind of
clothing. There is something else that
you may wear that will last indefinite
~, even If 1t is not clothing. 1t Will
last 800 days Of the year and still con.
dnue II you determine to make 1t last.
his ~ cheerfulness. There is moth
ing ore durable and more desirable
than just bright. CHEEKY good uatura.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Migratory Bird Law Invalid
Decision of Supreme Court

The federal migratory bird law Of
1913, under which the government for
the first time exerted authority over
prescribed "closed seasons" for wild
birds which habitually migrate from
state to state with the varying sea-
sons, was in effect declared invalid by
the supreme court, which dismissed on
the governments motion an appeal
from a decision of the Arkansas fed
eral district court holding the statute
unconstitutional.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21

Morrison Marshall, a youngster
adopted about two years ago by Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall, has
made a place for himself not only In
the affections Of his adopted parents
but in the hearts Of many Of their
friends. He was the sickly half Of
twins when the Marshalls adopted him,
but he was quickly brought to health
and shows every sign of happiness
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Down and Out.

II don't suppose you met an old
fashioned bad man while" you were
out West?"
"One-a lone survivor-and / felt
sorry for him."
"For what reason?"
unable to obtain a motion picture
engagement and being somewhat stiff
in his joints, he was reduced to selling
souvenirs for q living"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
WITH THE sAGES

Free and fair discussion will
ever be found the firmest friend
to truth.-George Campbell.
When a man Is In trouble any
rumor Is sufficient to complete
his ruin.-G. w. Clinton.
There is as great vice In prais-
ing, and as frequently, as In de-
tracting.-Ben Jonson.
Shallow men believe In luck
strong men believe in cause and
effect.-Emerson.
Any man may make a mis-
take. but none but q fool Will
continue it.--Cicero.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
One Point Of Similarity.

Bacon u
ley said that an
oyster is as com,
Pile t e d q s d
watch.
Egbert--Well, ]
know both of
them run down
easily!
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
Straw Hats Will Cost More

Mems hats, both straw and felt, will
not undergo any changes in style this
year, either spring, summer or fall, &C
cording to predictions made at the sew
enth general convention of the Amer
lean Association Of Wholesale Hatters,
recently held at st. Louis. Prices of
straw hats r expected to be ad-
vanced, 1t is said, while felt hats will
remain about as at present.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
He Nose IL.

Hamilton see
where they have
found q new weed
that Is better and
cheaper than to-
bacco. A cigar
can be made from
1t for a cent.
Wayburn-MOst
cigars now are
made for q scent.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
SOME SMILES
She'd Make THINGS Warm.

Hewitt-The coolest part Of the day
is between four and five o'clock in the
morning.
Jewett-You won't think so if you
roll home about 80 and happen to
wake up your wife.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
That Old YACHTING Score.

"Don't you dislike those people who
keep raking up old scoresY'
mot always" replied Miss Cayenne.
II must say ! rather admire Sir Thorn.
az Upton"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-21
War Novelty

Among the novelties produced by
the war is a machine for collecting
barbed wire scrap In war-destroyed
areas.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-29
East Koshkonong Church to Celebrate
Seventy-fifth Anniversary.

The seventy-fifth anniversary of the
East Koshkonong church will be cele-
brated at the First East Koshkonong
church of Rev. John Halvorson, Sun
day, Sept. 7th. Prof. C. K. Preus of
Luther college, DEBORAH, Iowa, who
was present both at the 25th and 50th
anniversaries, will speak in Norwegian
in the forenoon.
After free lunch in the church
basement, to which all are invited by
the ladies, the autos will motor down
to the monument, marking the site of
the first religious service, where Rev.
D. G. Ristad will speak on the work of
pioneers and founders of the church.
Returning to the church at 8 o'clock,
Rev. O. S. Reigstad of Stoughton will
speak on the return of the soldiers, re-
suits and lessons of the great war. All
soldier boys of the churches are kindly
requested to be present at this recep-
ton.
A thankoffering will go to the differ
ent missions of the church, the cam
paign of the Lord against the forces of
darkness.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30

Messrs. Rivers & Ackley have an
announcement in this issue concern
ing their new battery repair depart
ment at the Heppner Garage Machine
Shops. These gentlemen have gone
to considerable expense the past two
weeks to install an up-to-date battery
repair department, which they have
placed in charge of an expert battery
repair man. 1t is not necessary now
to send your batteries out of town,
to either Pendleton or The DGlles, to
have them recharged and repaired, all
this can be done at home, with a
large saving in expense, besides all
the necessary supplies in this line
have been installed as we'll and the
department will be kept up to date
all the time. This is part of the
auto repair work that has been here
tofore passed up in Heppner, and
Messrs. Rivers & Ackley have antici-
pated long felt want.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30
OUR GREATEST PROBLEM.

The immediate problem before the
United States is whether private in
dustry can keep up the high wages
paid during the war.
Manufacturers have raised the
question whether this country will
be able to maintain its share of
world trade on an eight-hour work
day basis and at the present abnor-
mally high scale of wages.
President Gompers struck back at
"all the Bourbons in the United
States" who try to rob labor of the
advantages it has gained during the
war.
But the New York Sun points out
that a e-dollar-a-day wage that
will support man and his family
in comfort is better than the
dollar-a-day wage that leaves
him without job.
The American people believe In
high wages and a high standard OF
living.
But it seems that very high wages,
prevailing, under stress of war, can
not be duplicated in private industry
in peace times,
The advance in wages has been
predicted on high cost of living, and
that higher wages have resulted In
higher living costs.
Take, for example, coal and milk
Coal operators advanced miners
wages to meet higher living costs
and this was reflected in a higher
price for coal. Milk is bringing
record price.
In explaining the latest advance OF
a cent per quart, Mr.. Hoover, the
Food Administrator, said Ihe
Labor Adjustment Board raised
wages of employees of distributors
one cent a quart. Some one has tt
nay and it is always the poor con
sumer."
Milk went up because wages Wen
up. This is typical, of the whole
industrial situation.
Already the price of commodltle'
have dropped sharply since arms
tice.-The Manufacturer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30
Married.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Owens in this city on Saturday even
ing last, Judge w, T. Campbell united
in marriage, Mr.. William Ayers and
Mrs. Elinor Ayers, those present al
he ceremony being Mr. and Mrs.
Owen and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Winters.
The ceremony was followed by a
sumptuous wedding supper which
was prepared and served by Mrs.
Owen.
Mr. and Mrs. Ayers have been busy
accepting their congratulations of
their friends since the consummation
of the happy event which re-unites
them as husband and wife again.
And Mr.. Ayers states that there is
some credit due Judge Campbell
also, for while this was his first we'd
ding ceremony he certainly went
about the job like veteran. He
can be recommended for his ability
in this line.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30
THE LAST DRIVE.

The coming Victory Liberty Loan
will be the last.
One more big job to pay for the
victory-or the immediate demands
of victory-anl the Liberty Loans
will be history
There must be no tagging by the
American people in the drive that
will come in April. 1t will net be a
time for excuses.
The same spirit that characterized
the last hour CT fighting before the
armistice went into effect should be
shown by the stay-at-homes for
whom the Yanks fought in France
Here is the official report OF opera
tions in those last lew hours CT the
war:
"The 3rd Division advanced )
kilometers east of Breheville. De-
spite increased resistance by machine
gun and artillery fire the 5th
Division continued to advance, cap
turing 18 prisoners, 8 large calibre
guns, 6 minenwerfers and consider
able material. In accordance with
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30

with the COW over the moon in this
country the last twenty years
Probably there Is not state In the
union that has not at least one city
that spends more in a, year than the
entire state did two decades ago.
The bonded fever has also fallen
upon us, and thousands OF towns are
not only each year paying taxes to
the legal limit, but are piling up for
future generations interest and prin-
ciple charges on Improvements that
will be worn out, generally, long be-
fore the final bill is rendered.
Now federal taxes leap forward
several hundred per cent, taxes that
to this time did not visibly affect the
average property owner.
The cost of being a free-born
American citizen rises each year,
and no man, woman or child escapes,
whether they own property or not.
For the ultimate consumer pays
the taxes; as he pays the freight, in
terest, over head, fire loss and the
landlords last poker debt.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30
BORROW COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY ROAD MASTER.

The County Court have now under
consideration the very commendable
proposition of electing a County Road
Master. They are negotiating with a
man to take this place, that we be-
lieve will make the proper kind of
official. should he be chosen, and his
reputation for getting a dollars S
worth of work out of the men en-
ployed by the county, for every dollar
expended, was established when he
held a similar position in Gillian
county few years ago. We refer to
Mr.. McCaleb, of Arlington.
This gentleman had charge Of road
work in Gillian county some years
ago, and from all that this paper has
ever been able to learn, he proved
himself to be just the right man in
the place.
Morrow county, in the very recent
past, has paid dearly for lot of road
work; she has, in plain words, been
robbed to a degree that is scandalous,
and principally for the reason that
there was not man at the head of
affairs, and acting for the county, who
was free from the contamination of
the so-called paving trust. No men,
ber of the county court was situated
to take supervision of the work and
there were head bosses, bosses, sub
bosses, etc, galore, and no particular
one to lay the blame upon; but tie
big road firm, with headquarters in
Portland, raked off the profits on
gross expenditures just the same, and
the people of the county paid the
bills.
The County Court is certainly TAX
ing hold of the situation right in
electing a man to supervise the road
work that will see that the money
spent brings the desired results.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30
NOTHING TO WHINE ABOUT.

We note that one Red Fox Skiu-
hush, avowedly Blackfoot Indian
chieftain, is touring the country,
making speeches to church societies,
bewailing the lot of Poor Lo who has
been looted by the bad white man,
and who has seven thousand federal
employees taking care OF his prop
trty interests.
Red Fox appears to object chief y
to the seven thousand willing work
ers having the Indians coin in
charge.
Our experience, gathered from
sojourn near various reservations,
is that the only coin the average
Indian has is that kept for him by
the government.
Just as the Indian began to eat
regular only when the paternal
Uncle Samuel provided reservation
beef.
We also note that federal officials
are examining all Indians in the
country preparatory to turning pver
to those fit the large property in
teresas the government holds for
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To date we have noticed no
federal expert examining our mental
states preparatory to handing over a
nice fat estate.
And we know that the average
Indian child born today is heir to a
fortune which neither he nor his dad
earned.
But we owned all this country
before the white man came is the
old wall of the Indian.
Yes and a fat lot of good it did
you, my red brother.
You never ,ate regularly, were
warm in the winter. clothed COM
Portable, with money in your pocket
and a fliver backed under the tepee
until the horrid white man came.
There was quite a bit Of cussed-
ness and crookedness connected with
Indian affairs years ago, but just the
same no uncivilized people ever was
so generously treated by ccnqueror
as was the American Indian, and the
Indian today is born into fortune
that few white men acquire by life
of effort.
Red Fox should count his blessings
and go to work.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30
BUSINESS MEMS MEETING.

The business men of Heppner are
requested to meet at the |. 0. o. F.,
hall Friday evening at 500 o'clock
for the purpose of re-organizing the
Heppner Commercial Club. Election
of officers, and membership in the
Oregon Chamber Of Commerce, and
the John Day Irrigation Project are
some of the reasons for this meeting,
Let's get together on affairs of in
terest to Heppner and Morrow
county.
C. L. SWEEK, President
w. W. SMEAD, Secretary
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30
NOW COMETH THE ASSESSOR.

About this time of the year faith
er's purse is slowly recovering from
the Christmas fever, and the accom-
panying coaibilitis and gasitis-not
gastritis-and other ills to which
the family purse is heir to.
By the middle of next month the
purse will be able to walk about
without cane, and some of the
deep creases in its once rotund
abdomen will be slowly ironing out,
and upon it, in the returning spirit
of its convalescence, will descend old
taxtheria and nigh send it to the
grave,
Taxes in our youth were not much
of family problem.
Not only because we didn't have
much of anything, and what we had
wasn't worth much, but because civic
and county and state expenses were
low.
All governmental expenses, espec-
tally city and county, have jumped
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30
THE FUNDAMENTALS
OF CHRISTIANITY
No. 4. What Is Salvation?
GA sermon by Frank A. Andrews of
the Christian Church.

"a sermon by Frank A. Andrews of
the Christian Church.)
81 am not ashamed of the gopsel,
for it is the power of God unto
salvation" Rom. 1:16.
Work out your own salvation
Phil. 2:12.
"Now is salvation nearer to us
than when we first believed Rom.
1871.
A good many people have the idea
that the salvation offered by the
Christian religion consists in being
admitted thru the pearly gates by
St. Peter receiving golden crown,
a halo, and harp, and thereafter
playing tunes and singing songs for
evermore. 1t Is no wonder that sucn
salvation does not appear very de"
sirable to the majority of thinking
people. The scriptures offer very
little basis tor such an idea Eternal
life is a part of salvation. But con-
cerning the conditions and activities
of that life very little has been re-
yealed to us.
Again a great many people who
have made some, sort of public pro-
fession of Christian faith and have
been enrolled as members of local
church, seem to be under the mis-
apprehension that they have thereby
done all that the Lord required OF
them and have an absolute guaran-
tee as to their future and eternal
happiness.
Such misapprehension could not
exist If it were thoroly understood
Just what the term Salvation
means as used in the Christian
scriptures. Salvation is three-fold,
1t has to do not only with the life to
come but also with the life we now
live.
Eternal Life.
Universally man hopes for life be-
yond the grave. Everywhere the
question has been asked, IF a man
die, shall he live again?" In regard
to this question science is neces-
sarily silent. Philosophy answers
the question with many various
specuations and hypotheses. Christ
ianity answers the question with an
emphatic affirmation and points to
the resurrection Of Jesus Christ as
a demonstration Of the fact.
However, Christianity does not
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-01-30

the terms of the armistice hostilities
on the front Of the American armies
ceased at II a. m"
The Yanks didn't shirk that last
job Many gave their lives with
peace a matter of minutes away.
Every American at home worth the
victory won by those boys in khaki
will work as hard in the coming
loan as in the first.
The herald., 1919-05-15
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF LOUISIANA
T. w. WELLER.

February 18th, 1913
Mr. c. o. Stlman, Imperial Oil, Ltd, Toronto,
Dear SIR Referring to my telegram of January
quoting 5000 barrels of Pine Island OIL the
price field has changed from SIPS co. therefore
will be pleased deliver you the per
barrel o. b. your Lewis Siding, Lewis La,
of $1.31 previously quoted.
Our object in making this we are working
entirely effort to assist the producers wish
give the lowest possible induce YOU
if possible, to continue taking this oil
Yours very truly,
F. WELLER
The herald., 1919-05-15
IMPERIAL OIL, LIMITED

Toronto Ont, Feb
Col. F. W. Weller, New York " = ~
Dear Col. Weller:
am receipt of letter of the
the OF Pine Island Crude in the field
OF 81 and want to thank letting
barrels the
On receipt of the oil at Sarnia, to make
experimental to determine what
compared with other grades O
the results obtained show that
chase of this crude from
further
Yours very truly,
C. o. STILLMAN.
In accordance with the above 20 1OX cars were for
warded to the Imperial Oil, Limited, at Sarnia Ont
February Is, 1919 Up to date, however, we have not
been able to obtain any further orders from the Imperial
Oil, Limited.
The following exchange of kilograms between Mr.
c. O. Scholder, General Sales Manager, Standard Oil
Company of Louisiana, New Orleans who at that time
in New York, and Mr.. T. H. Taylor his assistant in
New Orleans, tells its own story:
(Telegram)
T. Fl. Taylor New Orleans, La. AGO p. m
Wish would Stansbury Standard Oil Company
lucky for regarding quotation
Island Crude Also possible to
of fuel Pine Island Crdde?
c. SCHOLDER
The herald., 1919-05-15
(Telegram)

c. o. Stllman, Imperial Oil, Limited,
Toronto, Canada, 2:55 p. M, JAN 81, 1919.
Referring letter goth this month. will be glad
sell 5000 barrels Pine Island Crude The field price is
S125 and gathering and loading charge which
would make the price you s1.3 per barrel,
Lewis siding Lewis La You send agreeable
to this point
F. W. WELLER.
The herald., 1919-05-15
(Telegram)


c. o. SCHOLDER, New York, Feb. IT. 1919:
Referring to telegram 18th this month Pine Island
Crude Oil, G. H. Sansbury states only make of
product for fuel OIL They have their su
cent to last them for the 60 days. view very
weak condition of maAet inclined make further pur
chases However, offer five tankcars 81
barrel OBJ Lewis La which will try Louisville Claim
able buy fuel oil from the slightly lower dev
cred Louisville than their offer Please telegraph shall
enter order this basis.
T. H. TAYLOR
The herald., 1919-05-15

The Standard Oil Company did not confine it's
efforts to find market for Pine Island Crude to United
States refneres alone 1t also tried to find outlet If
Canada.
IMPERIAL OIL, LIMITED
Toronto Ontario Canada Jan. g. 1919
Col F. w Weller,
New York.
Dear Col Weller:
have had correspondence with Mr. Teage relative to
Pine Island Crude and would inquire whether
would sell 1000 5000 barrels shipment
Refinery for the of making
The understand
and would ask please that advise by whether
order above
quantity and to what point and whom the should
consigned, that
ment to send them forward
Yours truly
c. o STIILMAN
The herald., 1919-05-15

Dear
You doubt familiar with which now
prevails in the Pine Island Louisiana, field
production of this particular Crude Oil, of
character
Since the signing the Armice,
the outlet from this particular field have been making
virtually without profit this We continued
to take Pine Island production the
the signing of the armisce taken 100000 barrels
prices varying from $l55 down to S100 barrel The
market price today at the wells is Use per barrel
We have submitted bid to the Emergency Corpora
ton, Division of Operations their Proposal S. d. No. l.
March 4th, deliver
Pine Island Crude Oil the basis of barrel
gallons, b. dock Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
barrel by vessels Of the Fleet
ton in New Orleans its harbor limits
The price Baton Rouge which
posted the wells BARREL which
added 10c barrel for gathering the oil
Baton Rouge also barrel for refining
handling making total price at Baton Rouge 90c, which
added barrel ighterage from
to New Orleans price
side of steamers to be bunkered 97c barrel
assist relieving the producers, I to
for consideration calling Mr. Hureys
ton the fact that the of Pine Island Crude will
afford relief the producers
of the this particular
making this behalf solely
effort producers of Pine Island
the largest possible market for their production
Very respectfully yours,
W. WELLER
Senator Ransde promptly took the matter VI
earnestly and theoretically with Mr. Hurley but to dat
the Emergency Fleet Corporation has allotted only $780,
900 barrels to this Company and their acceptance die
not include any Pine Island Crude
The herald., 1919-05-15

T. H. Taylor, New Orleans La,
Referring
quote him five $40 barrel gallons b.
Lewis This is absolutely and profit
C. O. SCHOLDER
While these and similar efforts were being made
to interest large reneries in Pine Island Crude the
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana was also leaving no
stone untuned to attract local orders from manufactu
and the small contract trade Quantity bids were
likewise submitted to the Houston East & West Texas
Railway and to the Louisiana Railway & Navigation
Company, but in each without success.
Proposals issued by the Emergency Fleet Corpora
oil offered possible opportunity for marketing Pine
Island Crude, at which the Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana promptly grasped In order to bring every
legitimate influence to bear to gain the acceptance of
this Pine Island bid, Col. Weller wrote Senator Joseph
E. Ransdel as follows