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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-07-01
NOTICE To CONTRACTORS
Highway Construction Hood River
County

Sealed bids will be received by the
County Court of Hood River County,
at Hood River, Oregon. at o'clock, p.
m. on the 7th day of July, 1920. for
construction work on a section of road
between Odell and Hood Rive, Oregon.
The work involves approximately l.04
miles of concrete pavement, the limits
from Station 0-plus-00 to Station 65-
plus so, being more particularly de
scribed as 0dell Market Road Project.
running northerly from the town Of
Odell.
No bid will be considered unless &C
companied by cash, bidders bond or
certified check for an amount equal 10
at least five (5) per cent of the total
amount Of the bid.
Plans, specifications, forms of con-
tract, proposal blanks and full infor-
nation for bidders may be obtained
from Court House at Hood River, Ore
gon, upon the deposit of Five $500
Dollars.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all proposals or to accept the pro-
pOsal or proposals deemed best for the
County, or to limit the extent Of the
work to conform TO the funds avail
able.
County Court Of Hood River County,
l.. n. Blowers,
County Judge,
J. o. Hannum,
County Commissioner,
F. II. Blackman,
County Commissioner.
Attest, Z. Z. Shoemaker,
jnl0jyl County Clerk.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-07-01
STATE SEEKS TO
CONDEMN LAND

The State Highway Commission has
filed condemnation proceedings here in
circuit court to secure tract of land
lying below Ruthton hill grade of the
Highway on the ranch belonging to j.
W. Morton and children. In the COM
plant filed the Highway Commission
recites that the Hood River county
court was recently asked to initiate the
condemnation proceedings. but declined.
County Judge Blowers states that the
court decided to defer action to the
state authorities, as they had the same
power of condemnation, since it was con-
sidered that that matter was one in
which the state and not the county is
interested.
The additional land, it is said, is
needed as a dumping ground and to
protect the grade of the road at the
precIpitous point.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-07-01
Chapman Closes Land to Campers

w. S. Chapman, owner of Columbia
water front property here, has closed
to campers-a vacant tract east of Hood
River. Mr.. Chapman states that some
of the recent campers have girdled pine
trees on the place. Mr.. Chapman states
that he will also fence in tract of
land just north of the city along the
route used in getting to and from the
Underwood ferry landing.
City officials claim that Mr.. Chapman
has been actuated in closing his prop
erty to campers by recent litigation,
which has gone unfavorable to him,
over the opening of water front
street by the city.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-07-01
Sheriff's Notice of Sale of Real Property

In the Circuit Court of the State of
! Oregon for Hood River County.
M. E. Calbreath, Plaintiff, VS.. ]. W.
Howk, guardian of the person and es-
tate of LOrin T. Hecker, minor
Lorin T. Hecker, minor: Leila A.
Hecker, a minor, and j. w. Howk,
Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of an execution issued out of the above
named court and caused on the 10th
day of June, 1920, and to me directed,
| will on the 18th day of July, 1920, at
the front door of the County Court
house. in Hood River, Oregon, at the
hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon, sell
at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash in hand. the SEA of the NW4
and the NEi of the SW4 and the Wa Of
the SCI, of Sec. 26, and the NE4 of
Sec. 35, all in Tp. 2 N, of R9 +. of w.
M. in Hood River County, Oregon,
together with the tenements, heredita-
ments and appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in anywise appertaining
save and except.the timber now stand
ing or being on said premises. and
right of ingress and egress, and con-
struction of railroads and other rights
which are set out in deed from j. w.
Howk as'guardian to Charles T. Early,
which said deed is recorded at page 3l3
of Vol IL of Deeds of Hood River
County. Oregon; or so much thereof
as shall be necessary to satisfy the
judgment of the plaintiff herein to-wit /:
$2260.00, with interest thereon at the
rate of per cent per annum from
August 3rd, 1914, for the further sum
of $4,000 as attorney fees herein. and
$23. 90 costs and disbursements and ac-
cruing costs and disbursements.
Sale subject to the statutory right of
redemption.
Date of first publication June 18th,
1920.
Date of last publication July 18th.
1920.
ThOs. F. Johnson, Sheriff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
FATHER HAS FAITH IN HIM
Furnishes Bail for Youth Accused of
Hiring Assassin to Stay Him.

Wichita, Kan. Nov. 11-Jacob
Heiserman. wealthy farmer of AL
mena, Norton county, does not believe
that his son. Elmer. 8, plotted to have
a hired assassin kill him and four
other members of the Heiserman fam
lily so that the boy might inherit the
Heiserman estate.
81 don't believe my boy ever planned
such a terrible crime" the elder Hell
serman is quoted as saying.
Carl johnson, II. pal of young
Heiserman, has confessed that Elmer
offered him 5000 if he would kill his
father, mother, sister, brother and
grandmother. johnson went to the
Heiserman home and fired five shots
thru a window as the Heiserman FAM
lily was seated around the supper Ia
bic. Heiserman'S sister and grand
mother were slightly wounded.
After both boys were arrested and
held for trial in the district court at
Norton, Kan, Elmer Heiserman was
released on $1,000 bond signed by his
father. The other. youth, unable to
obtain BAIL is in jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
W. B. M. CONVENTION CLOSES
Financial Goal of 1888, 900 Is Set for
Years Work

To get three-fourths of all the
women of the Congregational churches
of the seventeen states in the interior
district as members of the Women S
Board of Missions of the Interior and
to reach a financial goal of, $253, 900
for the years work were subjects OF
resolutions passed at the morning
meeting of the convention of the or
ganization in Topeka today.
The three-day convention, probably
the largest of its kind ever held in
Topeka, will close with the afternoon
session today. Nearly three hundred
women have attended the convention.
Binding of the feet of women in
China may become a thing of the past
if q reform movement begun in China
is carried out successfully, according
to Miss Alzina Munger of Taiku,
China, speaker at the morning meet
ing. The student movement for ma
tional spirit in China as unify1ng
force was emphasized by Miss Helen
Tow, another speaker of the morning.
Both Miss Munger and Miss Tow are
unusually young and successful women
in their responsible work.
Mrs. Lucius o. Lee gave general
survey of the work being done by the
women's missions. Mrs. Lee is for
eign secretary of the board. Miss Anna
Willard told Interestingly of her work
among the blind in Bombay, India, and
Miss Bessie Hardy of Marash, Turkey,
told of the perilous times in Turkey
in the recent war and in small wars
which followed, with the work In the
girls school continuing regardless.
Officers of the board will be elected
at the afternoon session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
KILLED ON U. P. TRACKS
Body Supposed to Have Been Harvest
Hand Is Found Here.

Because he was alone, well dressed,
his underclothes clean, and chiefly be-
cause there was found in his pockets
tooth brush, it is the opinion of the
men who found the body of a man,
badly mangled, on the Union Pacific
track on North Topeka avenue, We'd
nesday night, that the man was har-
vest hand, who had been working In
North Dakota, and was on his way
home.
From addresses which were found
in the mans pockets it is believed that
he is J. NJ. Evans, but there was no
home address in the book. The names
of three North Dakota farmers. near
Rahmes, n. D., were in the pocket
book and these men have been wired
for further information.
1t is thought that the man tried to
board Union Pacific train No. 119,
which stops at the crossing before
proceeding to the station Railroad
men riding on the engine up to that
point said that they saw nothing OF
him.
The body has been taken to Shella-
bargers undertaking rooms, to await
possible Identification. DR.. o. f.
Narcotic, county coroner, examined the
remains, when they were found with
the head and arms crushed, Wednes-
day night by two Union Pacific switch
men. The body was found about
O. clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11

Kansas must have her glory when
1t comes TO the women. She even goes
INTO neighboring states to get it, and
now the world must know that it was
a Kansan and a former Topekan who
managed the campaign of Miss Alice
robertson, ngresswoman-elect in
Oklahoma, and thus put women on the
political map in that state
And he was mere man, too. His
name is L. G. Dizney and years ago
he was a Shawnee county justice of
the peace. Dizney is now visiting in
Topeka.
II say I managed Miss Robertson's
campaign" he confided to a friend.
Well, sometimes 1 managed her, but
more often she managed me. She is
very religious, and one day she sent
for me and told me that no work must
be done for her on Sundays. She told
me she spent most of her time on Sun
days in prayer and that she did not
any work on this day. 1 told her
that was all right-for her to go ahead
and spend her Sundays in prayer be-
cause the Oklahoma Republicans need
ed a lot of prayers. I didn't dare tell
her. but don't you forget that every
Sunday when she was praying we were
giving the Democrats hell on all cor
ners."
Miss Robertson is the daughter of a
man who spent his life doing mission
airy work among the Cherokee Indi-
working among the Indians when they
were located in Georgia, and when
they moved to Oklahoma, he and his
family accompanied them.
Miss Robertson got most of the
Indian votes, DiZney said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11

crews on the Rock Island are now be-
ing routed in and out of Topeka so
that their families can live in other
terminals, and it would be a big help
to the railroad to be able to house
employees at this terminal.
The Kansas City company's letter,
received today, reads:
1.-THE replies that we have received are
so Overwhelmingly in favor of the cam
paign contemplated that our directors have
authorized that our company arrange i'm
medintely to function in Topeka. Accord
ingly, we have arranged TO open at once,
an office in your city and announce an
advisory board of Topeka business men
thru whom all our loans will be made
The personnel of the board is as follows ;
Geo. Senne contractor and builder.
housing committee Chamber of Commerce.
W. II. Eastman Secretary treasurer the
Kansas Life Insurance company former
secretary of the Shawnee Building and
Loan.
Chas L. Mitchell secretary and sales
manager Crane q Company former ,presi-
dent the Chamber of Commerce.
Geo. p. Stitt real estate loans and insur-
Mr.. Geo. t. McDermott of the law firm
of Stone Gamble McDermott & Webb, and
vice president of the Chamber of Com
merce, has been appointed attorney of the
Applications for loans should be left
with George p. Stitt, secretary, 313 New
England Bldg.
Very truly yours
HOME BUILDERS FINANCE co,
W. L. EASTLAKE. President.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
TO CONSOLIDATE PLANTS
Plans Being Made to Combine Water
and Light Plants.

Consolidation of the city electric
light plant with the city waterworks
will begin soon, according to Commits
sioner Wilbur A. Stanfield. Plans for
building for the light plant, which will
be Joined to the present waterworks
power plant, are being made by City
Engineer w. T. Baldry, and bids for
the construction are being prepared.
The old plant at Second and Adams
street will be sold.
The use of the same electric power
plant for both city waterworks and
city lighting is practicable and is be-
ing done in many cities, Stanfield said.
In the evening when the water for in
dustrial uses is turned off the power is
easily diverted into service for street
lighting. The plant has higher eff
cheney when in constant use and
much labor is saved with the CONSOLE
dalton. The consolidation was voted
upon November as a provision of the
proposal for filtration plant bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
VAULT EMPTY, CASHIER GONE
Emergency Crew Worked All Night,
Believing Him Locked in Safe.

Ottawa. ILL.,, Nov. 11.-Officials of
the National City Bank of Ottawa.
city officials and volunteers worked
feverishly last night and until early
this morning to open the banks safe,
believing that Francis J. Carey. a
teller in the bank. had been locked in
side by bank robbers.
When two mechanics had cut thru
the six-inch steel. door with acetylene
torches, no one was inside and the
$4,000 taken from the safe was re-
covered.
Terence Connolly, an Ottawa resi-
dent, stepped from the rear door of a
soft drink establishment adjoining the
bank about o'clock last night and
pulled out his watch. A man standing
in the rear of the bank dropped a
package and fled, apparently in the
belief that Connolly had drawn a re-
volver. The missing currency was in
the package.
When the bolts of the safe door
had been opened Charles C. Taylor,
president of the bank, entered and
found that the separate compartments
belonging to the various employees of
the bank had been opened and their
cash contents taken.
When a search yas made for Carey.
his mother Mrs. Thomas C. Carey,
said he had not returned home since
supper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
BUILD HOMES HERE
Kansas City Firm Decides to
Open Offices in Topeka.
Announces Advisory Board of
Topeka Business Men.

The Home Builders Finance com
pany of Kansas City that made the
proposition to the Topeka Chamber
Of Commerce housing committee to
assist in financing the proposition of
building nome in Topeka, has defin-
itely decided to function in Topeka.
The firm came to this decision due to
the encouragement thru correspond
ence with four hundred of the leading
citizens who are interested in the
problem of the housing of wage earn
ers families which will encourage
industries being brought to the city.
It is not only the present condi-
lions that caused the Home Builders
Finance company to decide to come
TO Topeka, but also the fact that many
industries are clamoring to make To-
peka their headquarters. One large
factory alone has asked the city for
houses for 100 families. Thirty train
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
DIES AT CHURCH DINNER
Miss Gertrude Boughton, Topeka
Teacher, Victim of Apoplexy.


Sudden death came to Miss Gertrude
teacher, Wednesday night at the First
Methodist church while she was as
siSting in preparation OF a dinner for
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the church. Apoplexy caused
almost instant death. 1t was thought
even her sister, Miss Bessie Boughton,
also serving at the dinner, realized the
seriousness of the incident
Miss Boughton died before DIR. A. B.
Jeffrey and DR.. H. A. Alexander, who
were both present, could attend her,
and before her sister was summoned
to the corner of the dining room where
others had tried to revive the fainting
woman. A strange coincidence was
the fact that Miss Boughton died
when THE Ninety and Nine" her
favorite hymn, was being sung by DR..
Frank Heron Smith, missionary from
Korea,
For ten years Miss Boughton had
been a teacher in the Topeka public
schools. teaching English in the high
school for the last seven years. She
was graduated from Topeka high
school and from Washburn college.
She was among the most active MEM
bers of the First Methodist church,
having taught a class of young men
for number of years. She was promi-
nent in Red Cross, D. A. r, and Y. w.
c. A. work in Topeka.
Miss Boughton was born in Dover.
Kan, November 2, 1872. Her father.
the late Homer Boughten, was one of
the earliest settlers in Shawnee coun-
ty. She is survived by two sisters,
Miss Bessie Boughton, with whom she
made her home at HOS Topeka ave-
nue., and Mrs. Thomas Chandler of
Kansas City. The fnera1 will be held
at the First Methodist church Friday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock DR.. E. J.
Kulp will officiate. Burial will be in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
SUGGESTS CLoosE COOPERATION
7. D. Hammatt Would Relieve Unrest
Among the Farmers.

farmer organizations and the grain
exchanges would relieve present I'M
rest regarding market conditions, ac-
cording to T. D. Hammatt, assistant
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture. Hammatt outlined his plan
before the committee of seventeen
when it met in Chicago last week.
Under the proposal of the Topekan
farmers cooperative elevator COM
panies should be permitted to secure
memberships to the market ex-
changes. The plan was unanimously
adopted by the committee. Under
resolutions adopted at the meeting, the
grain exchanges were asked to amend
their rules to permit farmer organiza-
lions to secure memberships and trad
ing benefits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

Moose dance Thursday night, Nov.
IL. at their hall, 623 Jackson.-Adv.
All issues OF Liberty Bonds bought
and sold. The Shawnee Investment
Co. 5S4 Kansas avenue ADV.
W. E. Glover. Topeka architect. is
completing plans for new school
building at Eskridge, Kan, and a new
church at Eudora.
Fire occurred in the freight car
shops at the Santa Fe shops Wednes-
day night about 10 o'clock, with very
slight damage to some old box cars.
Someone stole an officers trench
coat, with a smear of gun grease in
the left shoulder, from George McDer-
motifs law office in the New England
building Wednesday.
Three bonds were forfeited in the
first division of the district court yes
terday on suits brought by County
Attorney Hugh T. Fisher. E. c. Rus
sum and Frank NJ. Ellis were each or
dered to pay $500, and judgment of
$500 was ordered against Eliza Gflkin
and Maggie Bradshaw.
Maude Butner. wife of a fireman
on the Rock Island, filed suit in the
district court Wednesday for divorce
from her husband, Vernon Butner.
She stated in her petition that Butner
did not provide sufficiently for his
family. and was absent from home for
months. She asks 500 per month
alimony and the custody of five minor
children.
il. Pugh was a candidate for
county assessor on the Democratic
ticket of this county. Just before
election a statement was made that he
had been a candidate for practically
every office in the court house. Mr..
Pugh thinks this does him an injustice
inasmuch as he has been a candidate
for only three offices; namely, that of
county assessor. clerk of the district
court and county clerk.
A closed business car, the posting
car of the Hinkson-C Crawford Adver-
Using company, was hit as it was
crossing Kansas avenue at Eighth ave
nue. Wednesday afternoon, by police
car, and damaged to the extent of hav
ing one tire knocked off when the
rear end of the car was swung across
the pavement. The police car had its
bumper bent out of shape. No one
was injured, and the advertising car
went to garage to be repaired under
its own power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
TO PLAN. FILTRATION PLANT.
Civic Waterworks Committee VIII
Meet Tonight.

At the regular meeting of the Civic
Waterworks Protection committee,
which will be held at the Chamber of
Commerce tonight, a discussion of
the plans for the new filtration plant
will be the main feature. The mem
bers of the committee. thirty-six in
number and representing twelve civic
organizations, will meet and have din
ner at $3.50 o'clock with the members
of the city commission as their guests.
The final plans for the filtration
plant will be discussed with the COM
mittee by the city officials before the
contract for its construction is let, &C
cording to the chairman of the COM
mittee, Milton Tabor.
The means used in securing the sue
cess of the bond passage for the filtra-
ton plant will be thoroly gone over
tonight at the meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
Local Mention

Mrs. Emma Bowen has taken
position as clerk in the office of the
county treasurer The vacancy which
Mrs. Bowen took was made by the
resignation of Miss Ada Wilson, who
has taken work in the Santa Fe gen.
era1 offices
Come and hear the Wiser Jubilee
concert at high school auditorium Fri
day, Nov. 12-admission 35c-at s
O. clock.-Adv.
Picture Framing. and Hand-Carved
Frames, cut prices. Wolcott's. 525
Kan.-Adv.
Lieut.. Samuel Stewart, brother of
DR.. Robert B. Stewart and DR.. James
G.. Stewart, has gone to Urbana, ILL.,,
to take the position of assistant pro-
fessor of military tactics at the Uni
versity- of Illinois. He recently re-
turned from Europe, where he took
DR.. H. H. Raymond, Foot Specialist.
Orpheum Bldg. Phone 3960.-Adv.
window glass;. K. Jones Paint
Co., 115-117 East 18th St.-Adv.
DR.. Lyngar. Dentist. sos Kansas Ave.
ADV.
Liberty bonds. See John Kleinhans.
Adv
Safety razor blades sharpened better
than new, 25c-35c doc. Culver Hard
ware Co.-Adv.
List your property with the Shaw
soSo.-Adx.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
TWO AMENDMENTS CARRY
Good Roads and Land Propositions
Pass In Election.

Complete but unofficial returns tab
ulated today from seventy-six counties
by w. c. Markham, secretary of the
state highway commission, give the
farm tenantry amendment to the state
constitution a majority of 17,151, APP
parently assuring its success. Late
returns confirm the defeat of the tax
amendment and augment the majority
in favor of the good roads amendment.
The Wyandotte county majority of
1898 in favor of the land amend
ment. just reported, boosts the margin.
Forty-four counties give majorities in
favor of the amendment and thirty
two against.
Eighty-six counties give a majority
of ST,464 in favor of good roads. The
amendment carried in fifty-eight of
these counties and lost in twenty-eight.
Markham now estimates the probable
majority at slightly less than 100, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
SAYS "COST PLUS" THE CAUSE
Witnesses Declare Wartime Contract
System liked Living Costs.

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Blarne for the
high cost of living and the nationwide
housing shortage today was laid to the
governments costplus contract scheme,
according to witnesses testifying be-
fore the United States senate housing
committee here. The committee is
making a countrywide inventory into
housing conditions with a view of rec
ommending legislation remedying it.
Charles Bostron, Chicago building
commissioner. denounced the cost
plus system as. encouraging shiftless-
ness
Under it men obtained high wages.
he said, and the employers didn't care
how much workers loafed as they Cthe
contradictory were guaranteed their
profit regardless of the cost.
Bankers and officials were to testify
today. The committee will go to Des
Moines tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
TO BRING SOLDIER HOME.
Body of Harold Olson, Who Died in
France, VIII Be Brought Here.

The body of Harold Olson. a 19-year-
old Topeka soldier who died in France
October IA, 1913, will arrive in To-
peka Saturday. Olson was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Olson, Alb West
Third street. He enlisted in July
1913, was a member of a medical re-
placement corps when he died. Death
was due to spinal meningitis, after he
had been overseas but two weeks
Olson was graduated from the To-
peka high. school and was a sopho-
more in Wasbburn college when he
went into service. Funeral arrange
ments are pending the arrival of rela-
tiyeS