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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT

OF THE MOMENT
Once upon time
A young man went to call upon a
girl,
And he carried in one hand bou-
A beautiful bouquet Of American
Beauties
That had set him back one old iron
PUNK.
In the other hand he carried bon
A whole box of bonbons and choco-
Two pounds, to be exact, and they
Reduced his bank account just eigh-
ty cents.
In his upper left-hand vest pocket
He carried two seats for a good
show
And they were right down in front
Where everybody could see the girl,
And the seats had cost him So.
After the show they had little sup
That cost him to the extent of $l.65,
And they both figured that they had
Enjoyed quite a large and expensive
evening.
When the young lady didn't want
To 90 to the theater he would drive
Around with a livery rig-two train
ed nags
That would drive themselves when he
Had other use for both of his arms,
And the use of the team for the eve
ming.
Usually made him poorer by So.
And if he came often enough
The livery man would reduce the
charge
To $3.50 and occasionally would al
low
Him to have the rig for an evening
for nothing.
If the young man wanted to gel
married
He would rent house for SIG
month
And fiji it with furniture for $500
He would make -25 week and saw
money.
What has become Of this younl
man?
Has anybody seen anything OF hin
latelyf
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12
OUR AID TO BOLSHEvISM

The earth is full Of wars and ru-
mors of wars. The Greeks and the
Turks are in life and edath strug-
gle. The Poles and the Russians
are engaged in, a mighty war which
would stagger mankind if we had
not supped and dined and break
tasted on the awful World War. The
Mohammedans are threatening a
Holy War against Christianity, hop
ing some day to conquer by the
sword, as they have been taught for
centuries to do. Germany is stir
ring up strife and war wherever
possible in order to weaken other
nations while she plans for future
world dominance. A might world
woar, more horrible than the last,
is brewing and may break forth I'M
less the elements now at work can
= held in check.
Sad to say, America is largely
responsible for all this mighty tur-
moil. America let Trotsky go to
Russia even after we knew his mis-
sion, and Bolshevism is the red ter
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12
RED CROSS NURSES
WIN SCHOLARSHIPS

Mine Red Cross chapters IN the
Lake Division have given scholarships
Tor Q four.months' post graduate
course in Public Health Nursing at
Western Reserve University. Cleve-
land, to nurses In their communities.
On completion Of their study Sept.
I, they will return to their homes and
carry on the Public Health Nursing
program Of the Red Cross. which In
cludes visiting nursing. school nurs-
ing, instruction work. and general
community service IN caring for
health.
Chapters which have awarded these
scholarships are Redwood. Union
County, Ohio; Lagrange, Ind; Fort
Wayne, Ind; Montpelier. Williams
County. Ohio; GAINESVILLE. Ohio; Bra
I'll, Ind; South Bend. Ind; West Alex
sndria, Ohio, and Bluffton, Ind.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12
LARGE EXHIBIT

The College Of Agriculture will
present is third annual exhibit at
the Kentucky State Fair in Septem-
Der and will offer at least fifty per
cent more material of interest than
in either of the former exhibits.
Facts of interest to men, women and
children in agriculture will be pre-
scented and many late methods OF
undertaking old work be explained.
The new subject of farm sngt-
neering has gained great advance
ment and this department will pre-
sent in the exhibit the value OF tile
drainage on wet land, a subject
which has been worked out with en-
tire success at the College of Agri-
culture.
The position obtained for the l"2o
exhibit is in the north end OF the
grand stand in the same location as
that occupied last year and since
the daily attendance grows larger
each year every available space for
the display will be used so that all
NAV view this exhibit to advantage
The increase in knowledge OF the
treatment of crops and soils has
made the College of Agriculture OF
unlimited value and this fact is also
true in experiments made in feeds
and feeding; marketing, horticul-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12
COMMUNITY INSPIRED
INCORPORATE TOWN

Coke Otto, a small mining COM
munity near Hamilton. Ohio. isn't con-
tent to be just group OF people any
longer
Coke Otto wants 10 be an incor-
porated town.
And It's all the result Of community
meetings and activities inaugurated
by the Rural Extension Secretary Of
Hamilton Chapter Of the Red Cross.
When Hamilton engaged its rural
worker, she went among other places
to Coke Otto. whsre perhaps TOO peo-
pie live. Sanitary conditions were
very lax there. 80 one Of the first
movements was the organization OF .
"tin can brigade" This was divided
into eight sub-regiments and prizes
were offered the group that kept the
most rubbish out OF the community
for a specified length Of time.
Subsequent community meetings
have shown the people OF Coke Otto
the need for street clean-ups, nood
protection and sanitation. After the
third meeting the community decided
that better and quicker results could
be obtained through united efforts
Hence the plan to become an incor'
porated town.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12

ture, farm management, poultry,
veterinary, entomology and animal
husbandry.
Home economics means every
thing to the housewife Of today and
she will find much to learn and en-
Joy in the exhibit which will con-
tain new labor saving devices; mon
ey and time saving methods and
ways and means for economy in
food and clothing.
What the fathers refused to ac-
cept, the boys and girls have adopt
ed as their own and the Boys Clubs
and Girls Demonstration work show
the result Of organized scientific eff
fort The boys and girls will attend
the State Fair this year in larger
numbers than ever before and the
work they have accomplished will
be decided feature of the exhibit.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12
TRAINING COURSES
OPEN FOR TRAINING
RED CROSS WORKERS

In the summer session at Ohio
State University. Columbus. the Red
Cross. in cooperation with the uni
rersity. is offering six weeks course
II training for persons who wish to
become Red Cross executive secre-
.aries or chapter managers.
This Is designed TO meet the de-
mand for trained executives to pro
mote the Red Cross peace time pro-
gram. Instructors include prominent
men on the university faculty. Ma
donaI and Divisional Red Cross lead
srs and others Of national repute.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12
Tasmania.

The island Of Tasmania, formerly
sailed Van Diemen's Land, lies on the
south coast of Australia. II has an
area OF 26.SS5 square miles. II Is COW
cred by a network OF ridges. termed
locally tiers. which enclose multitude
Of small planes and valleys. The prtn-
eipal Industries are agriculture. min
ing. stock-raising and some manufac-
turing. Tasmania Is state insthe
commonwealth of Australia. II has q
population Of two hundred thousand.
The exports are wool. gold. silver. tin.
rimber, fruit. jam. hops and hides.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12

1t has just about gotten to point
where girls begin putting on paint
about the time they take Of pima
fores.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12

Armistice Day. November Il. TO
Thanksgiving Day. November ss-ths
Fourth Red Cross Roll Gall.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-08-12

You have to train a boy to make
him like olives. But it is different
with beer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
School Building to Be Moved.

After controversy that has lasted
through series of years, the patrons
Of school district 27, the Alpine dis
trict, decided at a meeting held on
Tuesday, to move the school build
ing from its present location to a
point nearer to the center Of popula-
ton Of the district and should prove
satisfactory to all parties interested.
Mike Szepanek has donated one acre
Of ground to the district on which
to place the school building when II
is removed. 1t would be good time
for the people of Dist. No. q to erect
a new and modern building, il they
felt that they were able to do So
The present building, while yet in a
very good state of preservation, has
served its time and is largely made
quate to serve the needs Of the dis
trict. The building will be moved
just l mile south of the present loca.
tion.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
|RR|GON WILL BUILD
MODERN SCHOOL HOUSE
Community Has Outgrown Old Struc-
tme and VIII Replace 1t With
Modern Building.

Evidence Of the growth and pros
perity of the Irrigon section is mani
fest in the fact that not long since
the people comprising that school dis
trict voted a bonded Indebtedness OF
$40, 900, which sum is to be expended
at once in the erection OF a modern
school building.
The plans for this new structure
were received yesterday by Mrs.
shurte, county school superintendent.
for her inspection and approval, and
it was our privilege to look them
over.
The building is to be Of reinforced
concrete construction, and the plan
now Is to finish basement and first
floor complete, and the auditorium
and class rooms on the second floor
will be finished and equipped later,
as the demands of the school justify.
A new site for the structure has been
chosen which is more centrally To-
Gated on the project and the work of
construction is to be commenced i'm
mediately.
When completed the Irrigon dis
trict will have one of the very best
school buildings in the county, a
monument to the enterprise and good
judgment of the people of that COM
munity.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
Skunk Victorious in
Battle ROyaI--AyerS
Is Forced to VdCate

VIM. Ayers, who resides on the
hill just back Of the court house, and
who, by the way, is the faithful and
efficient chambermaid at the county
building and keeps the premises all
tidied up and everything in shape SO
that our worthy county officials can
the more easily draw their monthly
stipend from the county's exchequer,
and who is further known to be a
man of nerve and never gutter un-
der any ordinary or merely exacting
circumstances, was compelled to
throw up the sponge, yamoose and
quit the premises on early Tuesday
morning.
For some weeks past, Bill has been
troubled by some varmints at his
nome, his hen roost has been molest-
ed and minor degradation performed
about the premises, all of which was
laid to the depradations of wood rats,
and trap was set for the wary ami
mails. A small racket about o'clock
on this particular morning caused
Mr.. Ayers to crawl out of bed and see
what he had gathered in the trap.
He had caught something all right,
but 1t was not a rat, 1t was a full
grown pole cat, SO Bill got the shot
gun and opened fire. Mr.. Polecat
also opened fire, and Bill has had to
acknowledge that the long end of
the game was won by the skunk, and
he and his family received fumiga-
ting which caused them to vacate the
premises. He did good work with
the shotgun and now his hen roost
will not be disturbed any more by
that particular animal, and he has
hopes that the family may some time
In the future be able to occupy their
home again. The tragedy took place
right under the back door of the
home where the trap had been plac-
ed, hence the advantage enjoyed by
Mr.. Polecat.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
Appeal from Pacific Coast Res
cue and Protective Society

To the Silent Workers Of Oregon:
1t is needless for us to go into de-
tail and explain to you the problem
OF feeding las women, babies and
children. The task Is difficult at any
time, but a tremendous burden at
present. This is an appeal to you to
remember the girls and the babies
during this coming season, and put
up a little extra fruit, with or with
out sugar, for shipment to the Louise
Home, and the Albertina Kerr Nur-
sery Home, where we are caring for
abandoned mothers and babes. We
assure you that whatever you can do
in their behalf will be greatly ap-
preciated. We would suggest that
you form club in your town and
ship a barrel of canned fruit or can
ned vegetables. In fact any kind OF
farm produce will be acceptable. We
will gladly furnish as many glass jars
as you desire, and prepay all freight
charges.
For shipping instructions address
all correspondence to Gen. Supt. w.
G.. MacLaren, 1876 Burnside Street,
Portland, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
Dolores Cassinelli in "The
Right to Lie" on Saturday

Dolores Cassinellh comes to the
Star theater next Saturday in "The
Right to Lie," modern story Of high
life. Reared in a convent in Italy,
Carlotta was plunged into New York
society when the death of her moth
er made her the ward of John Win
throp Drake, who, unknown to every
one except himself, was her father.
Becoming jealous Of the affection
Drake lavished on his ward, his wife
ordered Carlotta from the house. In
her own apartment, where her guard
ian came frequently to see her, she
found happiness until Crosby Dana,
social parasite desiring Carlotta
proved the serpent In her Eden.
'rwo years later, when she was
the wife of Cirtis Austin, he again
crossed her path and sought for her
the incriminating photograph. This
situation leads up to the scene where
Austin, believing his wife faithless
kills Dana. The big climax comes
when Carlotta takes the witness stand
and sullies her own modesty with a
lie that frees her husband. To save
the life of the man she loved she had
1.-THE Right to Lie."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
.SUNFL0WER IS GROWN
FIRST TINE FOR S|LAGE
Sheepmen of Butter Creek Are First
In Trying This Plant for Silage
Here-Yield Good on Dry Land
and Said to be Cheapest Feed.
BY L. A. Hunt, County Agent.

Tom Boylen on Butter creek is
now cutting and putting in the silo
the first sunfower silage in Morrow
county. He has about forty acres
in corn and sunfiowers'an atho sun
flowers especially are sight for sore
eyes, many of them standing as high
as Is feet and growing in a splen-
did stand. Mr.. Boylen has two silos
of 1856 tons capacity each, which he
expects to fill. Four men are cut
ting the sunfower in the field and
more are hauling and putting them
into the cutter, and two men are
stamping down the juicy pulp into
the silo.
Ed Neill of Butter creek has forty
acres in sunflowers which he expects
to put in the silo. This silo he has
just ordered and expects to have it
up in time to take care Of the crop.
There are a number of plots of sun
flowers growing over the county and
all are doing exceptionally we'll.
Many of the sunfowers that Mr.. Ne
i'll has are on dry upland which has
never seen any water, and while they
were put in quite late will neverthe-
less make very good crop. 1t is
the intention of these gentlemen to
feed the sunfower to sheep this win
ter. This will be the first time that
ensilage has been fed to sheep in
Morrow county.
Mr.. Boylen estimates that his sun
flowers will make thirty tons to the
acre with one ton of silage equal to
half ton Of alfalfa hay. Therefore
he has the equivalent Of 15 tons Of
alfalfa hay on an acre Of ground.
There is no seed that can be grown
that anywhere compares in yield with
sunfowers. 1t is the cheapest feed
that stockmen can feed in proportion
to the results achieved. We antici-
pate that within the next two or three
years Morrow county will see ma
jority of her stock farms equipped
with silos. Wallowa county, one of
the finest stock counties in the state,
has this year 105 sios to be filed
with ensilage. This is the right way
to bring down the high cost Of feed
ing livestock.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Two Furnished Housekeeping
Rooms for rent. Prefer no children.
Phone 1882.
Sidney Hallock, former Heppner
boy, arrived Wednesday evening
from Portland to make a visit with
relatives here.
Guy Weaver, cashier of Bank of
lone, was business visitor in Hepp-
ner for short time yesterday. Mr..
Weaver states that threshing is pro-
crossing in the lone country and
many fine yields of grain are being
reported.
The Patron-Teachers Association
of Heppner is anxious to see that
the teachers coming to the city for
the winter are properly housed, and
to this end they desire to receive in
| formation pertaining to rooms and
board, and those interested are re-
quested to consult with Mrs. E. R.
Huston, Mrs. Gay M. Anderson and
Mrs. W. B. Barratt, committee of the
Assocition having this matter in
charge.
F. L. Campbell and family of Sc
attic have been guests at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George McDuffee in
this city during the week. Mr.. Camp
bell and Mr.. McDuffee are old-time
friends, having lived neighbors over
in the Seattle country a few years
ago. He has been spending the past
six months at work on the highway
near Prineville and came by this way
to make the sheriff and his family
a visit, as we'll as see our part of the
country before returning to Seattle.
DR.. M. A. Leach and family of Cor
wallis are among the many campers
domiciled at Wallowa lake park.
They arrived at the lake the latter
part of July, having come this far on
their return from trip by auto tt
Yellowstone Park. DR.. Leach spent
a short time at the lake last summer
and enjoyed 1t so much that he de-
cided the family should visit this
favored spot. He is afflicted with
asthma and finds great relief by
camping out along the streams in
this mountainous region. While he
and his family enjoyed the trip to
Yellowstone very much. they declar-
ed that they found no camping place
on the entire journey to compare
with the grounds at the head of the
lake. DR.. Leach is dentist and has
an extensive practice in the college
town.-Enterprise Record-Chieftain
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
Democrats Put Taylor
On Ballot for Sheriff

William X. "Jinks' Taylor was
chosen Saturday afternoon to fill the
place as nominee for Sheriff on the
democratic county ticket made va
cant by the death of his brother,
Sheriff T. D. Taylor. The nominee
is now serving out his brothers unex-
pired term as sheriff under appoint
ment by the county commissioners.
Sheriff Taylor has had number
of years experience as a deputy sher-
iff in the Athena precinct. His busi-
ness interests there kept him from
taking an active part in the work OF
the office.
The nominee is widely acquainted
throughout the country, having spent
most of his life here. He will be op-
posed for the office in the general
election by Zoeth Houser, Of Echo,
republican nominee. e.-Pendleton e
o,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
Joint Teachers Institute Will BE
Held.

Morrow county will not hold a
teachers institute this year, accord
ing to Information furnished the Ga
zette-Times by Mrs. Lena Smell
Shurte, superintendent. Arrange
n.rnts are now completed for the
holding of a joint institute with Una
tilla county at Pendleton, the date
set being October 20 to 22nd inclu-
sive. A few years ago similar in
stitute was held at Pendleton and at
tended by the teachers of Morrow
county, and it proved to be a great
success. The advantage lies in the
fact that it is much easier to get
proper instructors for the institute
and lecturers Of national repute can
also be secured. Mrs. Shurte will
be prepared to make full and COM
plete announcements concerning the
institute and program at later date.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
VACATION DAYS WILL
END ON SEPTEMBER IS
Heppner Schools VIII Open on Mon
day, September f3-All But Two
Teachers Have Been Selected.

The fatal 18th falls on Monday this
year and that particular day in Sep
tember happens to be the very one
chosen by the board of directors OF
School District Number One for the
opening date Of school.
Back from the mountains and the
seashore, back from the old swim
ming hole and back from the harvest
fields will come the young idea OF
Iieppner to receive further instruc-
tions in how to shoot.
With the exception of the high
school english teacher and the sixth
grade teacher, all instructors for the
coming year have been selected. An
excellent corps OF teachers under the
leadership of Professor Howard M
James, principal, has been selected
John w. Heard, of Santa Cruz
California and graduate of the
University Of Oregon has been chosen
assistant principal. Reta Norris OF
Corvallis will have charge of the
domestic science and art department,
Miss Norris is graduate Of the Ore
gon Agricultural College. Miss Ber-
nice Dafoe will return to take charge
of the department Of music.
Miss Levandeur Chuinard of Port
land, who is graduate of Reed Col
lege has been elected to the head OF
the history department.
In the grades Mrs. Edna Turner
takes the primary Other teachers
are Daisy Slate, Tangent, second
grade; Elizabeth Dix, Heppner, third
grade; Melba Griiiiths. Heppner,
fourth grade; Opal E. Clark, Hepp-
ner. fifth grade; Meta Douglas, sew
enth grade; Carrie James, eighth
grade and Mrs. E. II. Morrison, op-
portunity room.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-19
John Day Project

The latest reports of the engineer
for the John Day Irrigation District
are to the effect that it is possible
to water Shutter Flat, as we'll as a
considerable portion of the land in
this county west of Alkan Canyon.
This news is of the greatest import
ance to Gillian county, and should
awake the people of this section to
the fact that the John Day Irriga-
ton district is a big thing and that
its completion will bring big results.
The bulk of the district as 1t is now
organized is in Morrow county, with
a portion in the northwest corner Of
Gillian and some in Umatilla. The
Shutter Flat territory that can be in
cluded and watered is said to amount
to more than 10000 acres. This will
make the total land in the district
about 100000 acres.
1t is the biggest project under con-
sideration in the Northwest, and
ceaseless, well directed effort will be
required to put it through. 1t is so
clearly meritorious that its compile
tion eventually is certainty, but
every effort should be made to get
results as soon as possible.
1t means the erection Of an enor-
nous dam on the John Day river;
the construction Of miles and miles
of canals; big auxiliary storage res
ervoirs; the possibility Of the devel-
opment Of sufficient electric power
for this section; and a miraculous en-
richment of hundreds of thousands OF
acres of as fine land as there Is out
Of doors. A large portion Of this land
is now useless except for pasture:
some OF 1t, as in the case Of Shutter
Flat is now producing; but the crops
that will follow the turning on Of
the water will make the present
yields look small.
This project will not be completed
in a day or year; but 1t will be
completed, and 1t is to the interest
Of the people of Gillian county to
say a good word for 1t wherever pos
sble, and to boost 1t on every occa-
sion.--Condon Globe-Times.