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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
LOCAL CAMPAIGN IS ON
FOR IRISH LIBERTY LOAN
+, A. McMenamin Chairman of Local
Forces-Gilliam and Morrow
Quota Is $12,50O and
State Is 100000.

The drive for raising $4,000. 900
for the new Irish Republic by selling
Liberty Loan Bonds, will be under
way on the 18th of January. The
drive will close on the 26th of Jan
uary. Oregons quota is placed at
100000, announces state chairman,
DR.. Andrew C. Smith of Portland, and
he has appointed F. A. McMenamin of
Heppner as chairman of the organiza
tion in Gillian and Morrow counties.
> Mr.. McMenamin has the local or
ganization we'll under way. For Nor
row county the committee announced
consists of John F. Kenny, John Kill
kenny, Jas. Carty, Father Cantwell,
Pat Connell, and Mike Kenny. For
Gillian county, John Monahan,
Frank Smith, Jas, Murtha, and Fa-
ther J. B. Wand.
To complete the details of the
drive, rousing mass meeting will be
held in Heppner on sunday, January
Is, at which time a number of out
side speakers will be present and
plenty of entertainment is assured for
those attending.
The Irish Republic organization is
made up of 70 per cent of the voting
population of Ireland.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
DOES A HEN SIT, OR is 1T A FACT
THAT SHE SETS

Heppner, Ore, Jan. ITO the Ed
itor-Oregonian: Does a hen sit?
(You bet you) l can bring about
condition that even roosters will sit,
and the yarn is worth telling. Away
back in 1883 an old Prussian asked
me to make some dumplings. Yes,
| made the dumplings, using baking
powder to leven them. They looked
all right but they were the stickiest
things anyone ever tried to eat. AL
most instantaneous every one at the
table had a dumplings fast in his
throat, and say, 1t was jolly good fun
to watch the big nosed Prussian Try
to claw the dumping out of his
throat, that is provided you did not
have dumping fast in your own
throat. Well, everything finally ter
minated and we got to point where
we could throw those dumplings out
into the yard. Before you could say
Jack Robinson, every chicken had {.
dumping fast in his throat, and ev-
cry darned chicken (more than 100
roosters and alD were sitting (not
seO on their posterior ends, frantic
ally trying to claw the dumplings out
of their throats. What caused these
chickens to sit ought to be clear to
the dullest mind, for if they didn't
sit, they could not use their feet to
dislodge the dumplings and every
darned one of them would choke to
death. Reader, do not be mislead. A
hen sets, she never sits (the Oregon
ian to the contrary unless she has
eaten some of my dumplings. The
Oregonian says the sun sets and dis
appears. Such rotten argument. II
you set an alarm clock, does any part
of 1t disappear? But that is another
story. Traps Of all kinds are set and
where they are not properly secured
they are dragged away. When a hen
sets on nest Of eggs, she lays on her
breast and abdomen. Nothing can
sit on these parts. The Oregonian
said more than one half of the voters
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

f. NJ. Shut, whose real estate
sales have averaged about a ranch a
week ever since he resigned the Sher.
IFS office, this week negotiated a deal
whereby James H. Gentry, of this
city, had bought the old Dan Stalter
ranch, six miles East of town, from
H. Taylor Hill, of Monmouth. The
farm consists Of about 1047 acres
and the consideration was in the
neighborhood t $4,000.
MIR. Gentry's son, Emery has con-
cluded to take Mr.. Shuts advice and
stay with his dad on the farm, lett
ing the other fellow seek the profess
ional career While he makes the mon
ey and builds a sure future, so he
and his father aim to bring this fine
ranch up to the highest standard
of improvement and production,
They will take charge of the same
early in the spring.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Local School Opened Monday
For the Home Stretch.

There won't be any more vacation
for Heppner school kids until next
June. The mid-winter holidays have
come to close and school was re-
sumed on Monday after two weeks
lay off. Professor Boitnott says the
pupils are getting down to good
steady work and everything is run
ming smoothly.
Three of the teachers failed to reg
lister present, when the opening gong
sounded last Monday morning. Miss
Melba Griffith was detained in Corval-
lis on account of the illness of her
mother, as was Miss Bebee, who spent
the holidays in Portland. Miss Daioe
who went to Montana for the Christ
mas season, also failed to return.
The student body has decided to
cast its lot with the State High School
Debating League and will be in the
same district as Gillian, Wheeler and
Umatilla counties. The winner from
this district will go to Eugene next
spring during Junior Weekend to
compete for the state championship.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
STATE COMMERCE
MEETING FULL OF
SNAP AND GINGER

THE State Chamber of Commerce
meeting in Portland last week was
certainly full Of snap and ginger"
said F. r. Brown of this city who at
tended as one of the delegates from
the local commercial club.
There were no long, drawn out
speeches, said Mr.. Brown, none of
the talks extending over thirty min
utes, and it took Secretary Dodson of
the Portland chamber only rs min
utes in stirring talk to outline the
future possibilities of Oregons devel-
opment. Mr.. Dodson pointed out the
efforts which are being made to locate
large eastern manufacturing plants
on the Pacific coast and more espe-
cially Oregon and Portland. Mr..
Dodson also pointed out the vast DO
tential water power resources of Ore
gon, showing that the water power
tributary to Portland is ten times
greater than that tributary to San
Francisco and the trading radius even
greater"
Another outstanding feature of ev-
cry speech made at the convention
was the fact that every speaker put
irrigation foremost as being the one
greatest factor in Oregon's develop
ment. No local issues were brought
up, all subjects touched upon, hav-
ing bearing on statewide develop
ment.
Jas. Stewart, representative from
Wheeler and Morrow counties who is
making his headquarters in Portland
as Oregon manager for the Hiram
Johnston presidential campaign, in
jected little mirth into the meeting
near the close of the last session,
when he got up and announced that
the people of Oregon could realize
their efforts to get return Of the
$6,000,000 reclamation fund to this
state, by electing Western man as
president.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Green at their home in
this city on Friday, January 2.
Miss Essie Shut, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. E. NJ. Shut of this city, has
gone to Portland, where she expects
to remain for several weeks.
J. w. Beymer, president of the
Farmers & Stockgrowers National
Bank, who, with Mrs. Beymer is pass
ing the winter months in Portland,
came up Wednesday evening to spend
a few days looking after business in
terests.
County clerk Waters issued a mar
riage license this last week to the
following: William H. Garner and
Lorraine Tafel, residents of north
Morrow with Echo as their post Of
fee, and George A. Legler of Hamil-
ton and Leona NJ. Schmidt of Lexing-
ton.
n. Thompson, a farmer in the Ella
district has not been a resident of
Morrow county very long, but after
renting land here for a year has
reached the decision that this is a
mighty good place in which to live,
so he is making arrangements to buy
some land. He was in Heppner on
business today.
C. s. Burns, of the firm of Burns
& Mcdonald, contracting engineers,
is in Heppner this week from Kansas
City, going over the bids received for
construction work and pipes for the
new gravity water system. Mr.. Burns
is one of the partners of the firm
which made the preliminary survey,
and drew up the plans and specifica-
tions for the system, as well as es-
timating the cost for the entire plant
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Baldock Gets New Post

R. H. Baldoek, who has been one
of the chief assistants to District En-
gineer NJ. o. Bennett, of the eastern
Oregon department, state highway
commission, will be transferred to
Baker, effective January /. He will
have supervision over highway work
in Baker, Malheur and Harvey coun-
ties with offices in Baker. Another
portion of Mr., Benefits large dis
trict will be looked after by another
assistant, c. c. Kelly, who will be
sent to The Dalles. His territory will
include Wasco, Sherman, Deschutes,
Crook and jefferson counties. Mr..
Bennett will retain offices here and
personally supervise the seven coun-
ties in this vicinity, including Wheel
er, Gillian, Morrow, Grant, Umatilla
and Wallowa.-Pendleton L. 0.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Mrs. Ruth L., wife of John L. Cal
kins, died in lone on Tuesday night
Of December 80, 1919, aged 80 years.
Mrs. Calkins, whose maiden name
was Hague, was native OF Mime
sofa and was married at Spring Val
ley in that state in 1895. In 1903
she came with her husbend to Nor
row county, She was the mother OF
ten children, eight of whom are now
living. Several weeks ago she was
taken to Portland for an operation
for the removal Of goltre. which
proved to be of cancerous nature
and death was the ultimate result.
Funeral services were held In the
lone Baptist church on Friday morn
ing, conducted by Rev. L. X. Dickson
Of POrtland.-Ione Independent
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
It IS CITY WATER
AFTER FEBRUARY |
February First VIII Find Town In
Glass Having Municipal Water
Works--City May Buy Boil
er To Use As Auxiliary
Tom Hughes Is
Recorder.

The city Of Heppner will pass into
the class of towns having municipal
water works the first of February.
On that date, as per contract with the
Heppner Light & Water Company,
the city takes over the water plant
and will thereafter conduct the same.
At the council meeting on Tuesday
evening, Mayor Vaughan and men,
bers Of the council urged Mr.. Gates
Of the light and water company, to
continue to furnish water to the city
as in the past, until the new water
system is installed but Mr.. Gates is
anxious to be relieved of the water
burden, "the sooner the better" So
in all likelihood, the city will prepare
to run the water business after the
first of the month. Men in the EN-.
ploy of the light and water company
will continue to look after the mat
ter of pumping. Mr.. Gates has offer
ed to the city for 800 the boiler
which was formerly used in the old
plant. He estimates that it can be
put in shape for $3.50, an1 pointed
out that new boiler would cost
three or four times the amount which
he offers this boiler for.
Engineer c. s. Burns, of the firm
of Burns & Mcdonald, who has been
spending the week in Heppner, sub
stantiated Mr.. Gates in the statement
that no matter how good the gravity
supply, there would probably be some
time in the life of the town, when the
wells would have to be resorted to
and that the plant at the wells should
be in shape for operation at any time.
At the regular meeting on Monday
evening, Thomas Hughes was ap-
pointed city recorder to fill the unex-
pired term of the late Joseph P. Will
Jams. Mr.. Hughes Immediately quail
fled and took up his duties.
The council voted to appropriate
s25 month to the Heppner Com
mercial Club, in promoting the gen.
eral welfare Of the city.
City attorney Nys was instructed
to prepare an ordinance fixing the
license of SIS year on small trucks
and delivery vehicles and s25 per
year on two ton trucks doing delivery
business in the city.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
BIG INCREASE N TAX
LEV|ES FOR COUNTY
State, County, Road and School Tax
Run Levy Up and City of
Heppner Tax Payers
Must Meet A 43
Mill Tax.

The high cost of liying has not
overlooked the operation of district,
town, county and state affairs and
the tax levy in Morrow county will be
higher than in past years. Some dis
tricts have gone in heavily for better
roads and better schools and increas-
ed taxation is the normal result.
The taxpayer who resides in Hepp-
ner faces levy of 43 mills. The tax
includes a state tax of 3.6 mills;
county tax of 5.5 mills; general
school tax Of IL, making total of
1913 mills. In addition to this there
is road tax of 2.5 mills, high school
Z mills and a special road tax of 16
mills, and special school levy of 14.3.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Basket Ball at Exhibit Hall
Tomorrow Night.

What gives promise of being one
Of the fastest and most exciting
games of basket ball ever played in
Heppner, will be staged tomorrow
night, when the Heppner quintet will
meet the fast lone aggregation.
The locals have been practicing
faithfully the past week and feel that
they are in condition and will give a
good account of themselves. Sims,
Anderson, Van Marter and the two
Crawfords will comprise the Hepp-
ner five, but up to the present time
the lone team is an unknown quanti-
ty.
The game will start promptly at
7:30 o'clock and an admission price
of twenty-five cents will be charged,
All proceeds above expenses will go
into the high school athletic fund
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Chas. II. Latourell, authorized
dealer in Heppner, announces that he
expects a shipment of Fords and
Fordson tractors to arrive sometime
the last of this week. People who
are planning their order for next
spring are going to be out of luck on
delivery at that time, according to
word received from Detroit, because
there is now great surplus Of or
ders on file and the demand will nat
urally grow greater toward the spring
and summer months. Therefore, Mr..
Latourell admonishes, you had better
place your order now, and not wait
until spring.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Boardman Men Here On Hepp-
ner- Boardman Road.

o. H. Warner, Sam, H. Boardman
and A. w. Cobb, prominent and pro-
gressiye business men of Boardman,
were in Heppner on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week Intervening
The county court in regard to the
Heppner-B Boardman highway. Board
man wants adequate highway con-
nection with the county seat and the
south end of the county should act
as a unit in seeing that they get what
they want 1t is as much to the in
terest of Heppner that this road be
built, as it is to the interest Of
Boardman.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
,hurch at Lexington Has New Piano.

The First Christian church of Lex
ington now has a new piano as the
results of enterprising efforts Of
members of the Endeavor Society,
says Rev. Wm. c, Worstell, pastor Of
the church, who was in Heppner on
Saturday.
The Endeavorers held a basket So
cial recently, the proceeds amount
ing to one hundred dollars, a sub
stantial payment on a piano and the
instrument was purchased Saturday
from a Heppner dealer.
Rev. Mr.. Worstell announces that
the eyangelistic meetings now in pro-
gress at the Lexington church, are
meeting with marked success, there
having been, up to Saturday, IL ad-
ditions to the church.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Palace Hotel Property Sold to Nj. 5.
Corrigal For $500.

The Palace Hotel property at the
corner of Main and May streets was
sold at bankrupt sale in this city on
Monday to M. S. Corrigal for $500.
Two bids were received, j. W. Bey-
mer bidding $4,000. The property
went to Mr.. Corrigal, as his bid was
considered the best. However, the
sale is subject to the approval of the
referee in bankruptcy
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Morrow County Men Attend
Walla Walla Convention.

w. H. -Cronk, manager and Albert
Adkins, salesman of the local TUNA
Lum Lumber Company office, d. l..
Countryman and c. E. Kellogg, man
ayers respectively of the Lexington
and lone offices, left on Wednesday
Tor Walla Walla, where they are at
tending the annual convention of
managers and statesmen of the COM
pany this week. Mr.. Cronk will re-
main over a few days to attend to
some matters of business.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
San Souci Rchckah Lodge Installed
Officers Friday.

San Souci Rebekah Lodge No. 33,
held installation of officers in their
lodge rooms last Friday evening.
Mrs Sadie Sigsbee was installing Off
cer and the following officers were in
stalled, n. G., Linnie Thornton;
Vice n. G., Lillian Turner; Secretary,
Cpal Hall; Treasurer, Pearl Chidsey;
Warden, Flossie Barlow; Conductor,
Florence Hughes; l. G., Opal Briggs;
@. G., Olive Frye; r, S. to N. G., Myra
Noble; l.. S. to n. G., Pearl Wright;
r. S. to V. n. g., Arvilla Haynie; l..
5. to V. n. G., Emma Jones; Chap
lain, Millie Rood,
4 banquet marked the closing
hours of an enjoyable evening.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Gazette Times Has Some Free Seeds
For Distribution,

Our subscribers and friends are
hereby notified that we have received
from Washington, D. C. through the
courtesy of Congressman N. j. Sim
mott, bag of garden seed, vegetable.
which you are welcome to if you
will call at the Gazette-Times office.
AS we have limited supply only, but
two packages will go to person, in
order that the seeds will go around.
Call early and get yours before they
are all gone. They are free for the
asking.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Hayes Sells Heppner Ranch.

j. NJ. Hayes, who recently purchas-
ed the F. E. King home and five acre
tract at Riverside. announced today
the sale of 1900 acre ranch south Of
Heppner, in Morrow county, to E. F.
Clark of Heppner. The ranch is part
ly in plow land and partly in grazing
land. For the plow land he received
S45 an acre, for the grazing land,
$3.50 an acre. Mr.. Hayes expects
to center his interests in Umatilla
county -Pendleton E. 0.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Butter Creek Man Rents Ranch.

J. T. Ayers has leased his Butter
creek farm to J. b. COXen and Frank
Ayers for a term of two years. The
land, which totals about 500 acres in
cludes some that is in alfalfa and
considerable grain land. Mr.. Coxen
was formerly barber in this city,
but has had considerable farming ex-
perience.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Lodge Members Watched the Old
Year Pass Out.

The membership of Willow lodge
No. sc and Rebekah lodge No. S3,
was we'll represented at the watch
party at the lodge rooms last We'd
nesday evening. The last hours Of
old 1919 were happily spent in games
music and conversation and refresh
ments were served.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Boardman Men Will Attend Ir.
rigation Congress In
Portland.

S. H, Boardman, godfather of
Morrow county's northern town and
Col. Emmett Callahan, another one Of
Boardman's leading citizens will
form a part of Morrow county's del
egation to the Irrigation Congress
which NETS in Portland the last of
the week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Ed Miller rode the goat in the
Elk's lodge in Heppner one night last
week and because he showed such
unusual proficiency in hanging on, a
brother member presented him with
a handsome elk tooth watch charm,
of which Ed is justly proud.-Ione
Indenendent.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Miss Beulah Barker, for a number
of years a resident of Heppner, where
she attended and later taught school,
was married the last week to Frank
A. Helms of Echo. Mrs. Helms has
been teaching in the Echo schools.
They will live at Echo.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
c. W b. VI. Met On Tuesday at Home
of Mrs. McRoberts.

The C. w. B. NJ. met at the home
of Mrs, W. T. McRoberts on Gale
street on Tuesday afternoon and a
very interesting program was given
by Mrs Anna Keithley's division. A
large number of the membership was
present Following the program re-
freshments were served.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Miss Curran Entertained.

Miss Marie Curran entertained for
a number Of her friends at her home
on Church street last Thursday even
inrg with dancing party. About 25
guests were present. Refreshments
were served following the dancing.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

of this state were ignorant because
they voted to express their disappro-
val to ratifying the negro suffrage
amendment. Here | pause until the
Oregonian starts something else.
HARRY CUMMINGS.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08
Farm Bureau Meets At Lexington.

Lexington Farm Bureau held its
regular monthly meeting January 3.
The President being absent, the as
sistant president Arthur Gammell
called the meeting to order. A letter
from county agent l.. A. Hunt was
read and suggestions acted upon
Mr.. Joe Devine was elected road man
for our district. Mr.. Barnet was ell
ected to look after orchard work, and
Mr.. Albert Traylor to look after ir-
rigation,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Total for complete job, $77, ,069.35
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Total for complete job, 0,016.27,
or using Redwood Mfg. Co. coated
pipe, $69,744.75.
(d)Using Armco Iron Pipe:
Coast Culvert & Flume Co.,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Total for complete job, $74,052.75
(b) Using Fir Pipe:
American Wood Pipe Co., $43,070.SS
Geist Bros, general con-
tract ----------- 26,030.50
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-01-08

Total for complete job, $69,101.3S
(c)Using Concrete Pipe Flow
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-01-10
WANTS TO BE MAYOR.

Oh, Mister Caldwell, how you fell, for
that Triple Liance shot, which brought
you out to see the "lot." From that bunch
you got hunch, that the Reds would
take the Teds, and straight way march
them to the polls, in great big rousing,
rounding folds, which would put you over
the top, Of our county-city lot. But,
Reds and Teds, can get in beds, with all
the rent hogs and their gents in the com.
mon circus tents. Once this self same
stunt was tried when Jim Bradford fair
ly cried, "I'll be mayor and have no
fear, Of Duncan, Dougan or McNair, though
/ live right in their lair.' This the vot-
ers would net take, cause they thought
it was a fake. Now, Hugh Caldwell, you
will find, that the unions, though COM
bined, will as usual 60 astray, on the
general lection day; and you'll surely
meet defeat which will knock you off
your feet, and will blast your highest hopes
of walking all the running ropes; and
though mighty man you be, you will find
"you'r re up tree" I am told a senate
bug is hiding in your office rug, and
Jones will surely have to shake, if he gets
the senatorial cake in case you
reach the highest rail and receive the
city mail. You can talk right off the
reel, but Fitzgerald is at the wheel, and
he II surely run you down, if you talk upon
the ground. Now, Mister Caldwell. it's
your right to jump into this city fight,
but it looks just like to me, as if you'd
spied the Dutchmans fea, and, when you
reach to grab it's rump, it will take a rul-
ming jump, and leave you wondering where
it went for it's capture you were bent.
So put your ears down on the ground and
you will hear the voters sound an awful
dull and siclxening thud, and then you'll
know your name is mud.-H. R. Cayton.