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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Whetstone-Simpson

Sunday evening, September s, at
the residence of the bride in Hepp-
ner. N. S. Milestone and Mrs. Susan
E. Simpson were united in the holy
bonds Of matrimony. The groom is
well known and highly respected by
nearly all Of the citizens of Morrow
county, ranking among the pioneers.
The bride has resided in Heppner for
quite number of years and is known
and esteemed by a wide circle of ac-
quaintances. Their circle of friends
is co-extensive with their circle of ac-
quaintances, and they have the best
wishes Of all who know them. Rev.
W. o. Livingstone, pastor of the First
Christian church, oficiated. There
were present Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Hum
phreys, Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. McCarty,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Frye, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. E. Notson, Mrs. W. o. Living
stone and Mrs. ]. R. Olden. After the
ceremony, Mrs. Claire Gillian assist.
ed Mrs. Olden in serving light re-
freshments. The bride and groom
set good example for those embark
ing upon the sea of matrimony by in
viting the guests to accompany them
to the evening church services. May
happiness crown all the years Of their
welded life is the wish of the Gazette
Times.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
BOARDMAA WILL HOLD
FIRST COMMUNITY FAIR
Show Of Exhibits on Project VIII Be
Forerunner 10 Display at State Fair
Thursday, Sept. 23 Has Been
Set as Date.

Boardman will hold community
fair on Thursday, September 23. ac-
cording to announcements recently
issued by M. B. Signs, principal of
the schools on the project.
Immediately following the COM
munity fair, the exhibit will be sent
by express to Salem where 1t will
be put on display in the Morrow
county. booth in charge of W. w.
Smead. Entries properly labeled
will get individual credit at the state
fair.
The community fair, which is the
first to be held In Morrow county,
will consist of two main sections, the
industrial club section and the adult
exhibitors. Boys and girls will dis
play their handicraft in domestic art,
poultry, livestock, agriculture and
home economy. Worthwhile prizes
will be given to the winners OF the
various divisions.
Boardman is to be congratulated
for the enterprise shown in putting
on such worthy program as the
community fair. 1t goes without say
ing that Boardman people have the
community spirit.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
proc. POWERS WILL
SURVEY SOIL ON PROJECT
Soil Expert and Engineer Lewis Met
With John Day Board of Directors
In This City on Tuesday Evening.

At the regular meeting Of the
board of directors of the John Day
Irrigation District held in this city
on Tuesday evening, Professor w. l..
Powers of the Oregon experiment
Station was present and gave an ac-
count. of his work. He was accom-
panied by John H. Lewis, engineer
for the district, at whose request he
is making a soil and agricultural sur
vey of the project.
Mr.. Powers is going over every
part of the project, taking samples of
the soil and sub-soil, and will ulti-
mately report upon the agricultural
value Of these lands under irrigation.
He will be assisted by w. s. Brown,
horticulturist, who will arrive Fri
day to consider the project from the
standpoint Of grapes and other horti-
cultural products.
Also 1t is expected that James T.
Jardine. director Of the Oregon Ex.
pertinent stations, will accompany
Mr.. Brown to review the work and
consider the livestock end of the pro.
blem.
The lower part Of the project was
covered several years ago in con.
nection with the cooperative report
on the small project. Mr.. Jardine is
now covering the upper part of the
new project.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Battery "Ouija"

Perhaps somebody will get rich
one of these days diagnosing battery
trouble with the help Of Ouija
board" says ]. W. Fritsch, Hepp-
ner's Willard Service Station dealer,
but until then we will have to be
satisfied with the slower, old fashion
ed methods"
Its remarkable how simple and
accurate these methods are. The
hydrometer, for instance, tells the
specific gravity of each cell, and in
that way the exact state of charge.
From this test and another known as
the insulation test, the battery man
can tell whether a little recharging
will put the battery in condition, or
opening up for repairs will be neces-
sary."
ANY car owner can make the hy-
drometer test. All there is to it is
taking a sample of solution with the
hydrometer, and then reading the
figures on the little glass float. II the
reading Is above 1850 the battery
is properly charged. Ii below this
figure, 1t should be given additional
charge at service station.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Cunningham Co. Pays, Receives Best
Price.

The highest price paid for Ram
boulet rams at the Salt Lake ram
sale was that paid by Fred W. Fal-
coner, who purchased six head at pri-
ces ranging from $2S5 to $1,000, The
rams are to be used for breeding pur-
poses for the Cunningham Sheep Co.,
of which Mr.. Falconer is owner.
Mr.. Falconer, who returned this
morning from Salt Lake, says that
prices paid at the sale were not very
fiattering to sheep raisers. He attri-
butes the comparatively low prices to
the uncertainty Of the wool market
and the fact that sheepmen have not
yet realized on the wool crop. The to-
tai sales amounted to about $780,
600.
Two hundred head of range rams
sold by the Cunningham Co. brought
the best prices paid in this class. Top
prices we're received also for cross
bred Lincoln bucks, Ramboulet bucks
and ewes sold by the Cunningham Co.
--Pendleton q. o.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Freeman N. Frye Called By
Death Wednesday Morning

The many friends of Freeman N.
Frye were shocked upon learning of
his sudden passing away at his home
in this city early Wednesday morning.
He was SO years of age.
Mr.. Frye had suffered for some
time from heart trouble, although
many of his, friends did not know
this, as he appeared strong and was
a man that never complained.
The funeral will be held here on
Sunday. burial being deferred until
Maurice Frye, the only son, can ar
rive from Evanston, Illinois.
Mr.. Frye was engaged in the gen.
eral transfer business in Heppner for
number of years, retiring about
four years ago. He was prominent
Odd. Fellow and had always been an
active and earnest worker in that or
der during his residence here.
He is survived by his widow and
two children, Mrs. Harry Brown of
this city and Maurice Frye, of Evans
ton, Illinois.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
First Meeting Of Patron
Teachers Next Tuesday

At $3.50 on next Tuesday after
noon, the 14th inst, the Patron
Teachers Association will meet at the
High School auditorium for the first
session of the new year. There is to
be a musical program, consisting OF
numbers by Mrs. Ray Taylor, Miss
Gladys Lane and Miss Mary Clark.
Prof. Howard NJ. James is to talk on
the plans and aims of the school for
the year, and there is important bus
mess to come up for consideration.
All patrons, as well as others inter-
ested in the welfare of the school, art
invited to be present at this meeting,
and it is specially desired that all the
members Of the Association be in at
tendance.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
COUNTRY
HAS BIG WHEAT CROP
Warehouses Are Rapidly Filling With
Golden Grain and Production Now
Placed at 175,OOO Sacks--Will
Equal 1907.

Wheat harvesting In the Lexington
country is sufficiently over SO that an
approximate estimate of wheat pro-
duction for the year 1920 can be
made. 1t now appears that 175,o00
sacks Of wheat will pass through the
Lexington warehouses this year.
While the crop this year will not
come up to 1915 in quantity produc-
tion. w. G. Scott, warehouseman and
banker of the wheat city, is confident
that the output will exceed the big
year of 1907.
In the Scott & Mcmillan warehouse
there remains but $500 sacks of last
years crop, but the new wheat is
moving in rapidly and this warehouse
has received as high as 1900 sacks
in a day. Piling machines are used
and the sacks are piled to the caves
and higher.
The Burgoyne warehouse is alss a
heavy handler of grain, breaking
about fifty-fifty with the Scott-McMil-
Ian house. Hauling with trucks has
speeded up the movement of wheat
from farm to warehouse and the men
in the houses are rushed to capacity
when there is both grain to be re-
ceived and loaded out on the cars at
the same time.
While an estimate of the entire
wheat production in Morrow county
for the present year has not yet been
made, some grain men have gone as
strong as million and half bushels
and others venture that the total yield
will exceed that figure.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
INFECTED SOILS ARE
OFTEN CAUSE OF SMUT
Spore Showers Falling on Seed Bed
May terminate With Grain, and In
feet New Crop.

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
Wallis, Sept. S.--Why early paintings
of smut-treated grain are often in
fected while late paintings are not,
is thus explained by the plant path
ologists of the o. A. G. experiment
station:
Smut spores are released in thresh-
ing smutty grain, and are often car
ried by the winds over considerable
distances. They fall in showers on
summer fallow and on stubble fields,
as we'll as on other lands, and unless
started to germinate by cary rains
lie dormant until the land is seeded.
Then when enough rain falls to
start the grain, the spores germinate
and infect the seedlings.
Disking stubble lands does not in
sure protection, either by burying the
spores too deep to bother or by CIV
ing them enough moisture to germin-
ate. Hence smut trouble even with
treated grain may occur on disked
stubble lands as well as summer fall
low.
The degree of soil infection is de-
termined by the amount Of smutty
grain to the windward side Of the
field. Eastern Oregon is more subject
to heavy smut showers than parts
further west.
The only way at present known to
prevent trouble from soil infection is
either to plant freshly plowed lands
or plant after the first rains have
started the spores-usually about six
weeks Of rainy weather. Treated
grain sown on such lands is likely
to produce clean crops, unless new
smut shower ensues. Danger Of smut
infection is much less with spring
sown grain.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Buster, the Pet Badger
Fails to Arrive" at Mayos

Buster, the pet badger, who was
Grated and shipped several weeks ago
to Mayo Brothers as a gift from DR..
A. D. McMurdo of this city to the IA
nous surgeons, has failed to arrive
at his destination, in Rochester,
Mimi, according to a letter received
this week by DR.. McMurdo from DR..
Charles H. Mayo. The letter follows:
Rochester, Mimi,
August 81, 1920.
Dear Doctor McMurdo:
Your letter was duly received stat
ing that you were sending a pet bad
ger. We have been calling at the ex-
press Office every day but so far he
has not been received. 1t is very
kind Of you to send this animal for
the Park and l hope nothing has hap
pened to him.
Very truly yours,
c. H. MAYO.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Sunday School Convention
Will Be Held In lone

The annual convention of the Nor
row County Sunday School Associa-
tion will be held in lone on Sept.
1915, and preparations are being
made for free entertainment OF all
delegates.
There will probably be special mu-
steal selections from each school re-
presented.
w. o. Livingstone, pastor Of the
First Christian church Of Heppner
will have charge Of the Bible study
on Wednesday morning at 9:45 and
Mrs. Livingstone will give an address
I'VE Are Workers" at 3:15 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Mrs Lee Reaney Of Lexington Is
the county secretary.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Ice Plant Taken Over BY
GOWNS and Snyder this Week


The plant OF the Heppner Ice &
Soda Works was taken over this
week by j. G. GOWNS who will han
die the ice business and ]. B. Snyder,
who has taken charge of the soda and
hottling department Both are ex-
perienced men in the business. Mr..
Snyder sold his lease on this plant
only few months ago, to L. E. Bea-
man. Mr.. Beaman recently decided
to get out OF the business and sur
rendered his lease. The plant Is own
ed by Jas. GOWNS, the veteran ice
man Of this city, who retired several
years ago.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
VIII Visit Old Home in Ohio.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Bauman, who re-
side on Willow creek a short distance
this side of Lexington, are arranging
to leave the coming week for their
former home near Akron, Ohio. 1t
has been many years since they left
the Buckeye state and they contem-
plate a very pleasant visit there at
this time. ]. D. will also make a
pilgrimage to the front porch at Mar
ion and see Senator Harding.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Local Lumber Firm Giving
Tickets to Big Round Up

A unique plan and novel one as an
additional Encouragement to custom
ers paying their accounts promptly, is
being put in vogue by the TUNA
Lum Lumber company Of this city.
Manager Cronk advertises that to ev-
eryone paying their account in a GER
tain sum before certain date, Will
be given tickets to the Roundup.
The number Of tickets issued to one
person depends upon the size OF the
account paid. Better look up this ad
in The Gazette-Times and cop of a
free ticket.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Republicans Will Meet At
Council Chambers Saturday

What is said will be very i'm
portant meeting Of the Morrow coun-
ty Republican Central Committee,
will be held In the council chambers
in this city on Saturday afternoon
at p. M. Matters of political inter
est will be discussed and all loyal
Republicans are urged to be present,
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Houseman,
and son, who have been making their
home in Morrow county the laS
three years, left on Wednesday for
Casper, Alberta, where they will be-
come actively engaged in farming.
They shipped carload of horses,
farming equipment and furniture to
their new home.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09

This section is being visited today
by a splendid shower OF rain, and
should 1t reach all over the county
much good will result. The big rain
of a few weeks ago put the ground
in excellent shape for early seeding,
and another rain fall at this time will
insure the sprouting of the grain, and
also keep the grass growing.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Can You Board Pupils?

Prof. James weuld like very much
to get into immediate touch with
any places in town where pupils
might get room and board for the
coming year. He now has a place
for a girl wishing to attend high
school. Please communicate direct
with Prof. James in this regard.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09

d. G. Gurdane and son Berl were
called to Pendleton Tuesday on ac-
count of the serious illness of Mr..
Gurdane's father. The elder Mr..
Gurdane is 9S years Of age and until
recently has been quite hale and
hearty His condition is reported as
somewhat improved at this time.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09

The county clerks convention of
the state of Oregon will be held in
Pendleton this year during Round
Up week, according to information
recently received by ]. A. Waters.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09

Emmett Cochran, local sheepman,
who spent most of the summer In
Montana with ]. w. Beymer with
their sheep, returned to Heppner last
week. He says Mr.. Beymer recently
left for Chicago with shipment Of
sheep Mr.. Cochran added to his re-
cord as a hunter this summer by kill
ing two bears Of goodly size.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09

County Agent l.. A. Hunt and fam
lily returned Wednesday from an ex-
tensive trip through Crook, Des-
chutes, Wheeler and Grant counties.
While away, Mr.. Hunt inspected the
Ochoco irrigation project and the big
diversion damsite in Crook county.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Marine Recruiting Exceeds Bes,
Peace-Time Figures.

Peace-Time Figures.
Misunderstanding for the
Marine Corps is rapidly increasing
and is expected to reach the highest
peaec-time point for midsummer re-
cruiting this month. Before the war
500 men month was considered a
fair average for the smallest of the
three branches of the service, and the
present indications are that the Aug
ust figures will easily double that
number.
The Marine Corps is now recruited
to about so per cent of its authorized
strength of 27,400, and at the pre-
sent rate Of progress will reach the
maximum number within a few
months. While the passing Of the
pay and bonus bills have had stim-
ulating effect on enlistments. recruit
ing officers believe that the educa-
tional advantages now offered to Mar
ines are leading large numbers to
enlist.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Congregational Meeting.

A congregational meeting Of the
Federated church will be held Sunday
morning following Sunday school.
All members and others are urged to
be present.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Sweek returned
Sunday evening from their vacation
trip which covered Willamette Valley
towns and coast points. They were
accompanied home by DR.. and Mrs.
Harold Bean of Portland, who spent
few days here the first of the week.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09

Herbert Hynd was up from Cecil
yesterday. His father. Jack Hynd,
who recently went to Chicago with
sheep, is now making visit to his
old home in Ontario, Canada, and will
be absent for month or possibly a.
weeks yet.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Tonight
STAR THEATER
(Thursday, September 81
Neal Hart in
WHEN THE DESERT SMILED"
This is gripping story Of the plains

L. N. Traver, contractor and John
Bennes, architect, we're in Heppner
this week and wound up their affairs
with the local hotel company. The
new hotel is practically complete now
and will soon be ready to lease to a
good hotel man.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-09-09
Christian Science Services.

CHrEIIsu SOItIIC5 SeHNECos'
Sundays, 11:00 a. NJ, I. o. o. f..
Hall.
Testimonial meetings, Wednesday
evening, s o'clock, at Gene Slocum
residence. Everyone welcome.
Evening star., 1920-03-03

great saving afforded early
buyers of these fresh summer voiles, "A
3S and 40 inches wide. in a complete IN ~
range of plain colors and a good ~
assortment of fancies 4 ~
Evening star., 1920-03-03
GEN. DUVALL WAS ON DUTY
HERE FOR MANY YEARS
Retired Officer Who Died in Cali
fornia Was Born on st.
George Island, Md.

MAJ. Gen. William z. Duvall. U. S. A,
retired. who died at Coronado, Calf,
Monday after a short illness in the
Seventy-third year of his age was
well known in this city, through his
long residence here at various pc
RODS of his military career When in
Washington he lived at 211O o street
northwest. His body has been sent
to West Point. \. Y. for burial in
the cemetery attached to the Military
Academy.
Gen. Duvalf was born on St George
Island. Md, and was graduated at the
Military Academy III June. 1863. He
was attached to the artillery arm un-
til March, 1906, when he was APP
pointed brigadier general. Leaving
the5academy he served at Forts Adams
and Monroe and at West Point as as
slstant professor of mathematics, and
later as assistant Instructor of artll.
lery tactics and also of infantry tac-
tics. and next at Atlanta and at Fort
Schuyler.
He was appointed an inspector gen.
eral of volunteers. with the rank of
major. May 19. 1898, serving in the
ONCE of the Secretary of War until
June 4, 1898, when he became chief
ordnance officer of the I'd Army Corps.
He was appointed chief ordnance Of
ficer of volunteers. with the rank of
lieutenant colonel. in July, 1898, and
was honorably discharged from the
volunteer service on May II, 1899. He
was appointed lieutenant colonel of
the 26th United States Volunteer In
fantry July 5, 1899, and on September
9. 1899. was appointed colonel of the
4Sth United States Volunteer Infan-
try. He left San Francisco with his
regiment on December 81. 1899. for
the Philippines, and commanded his
regiment at La Iona and the prov.
inces of Union and Renguet until May
81, 1901, when he returned home and
was mustered out of the volunteer
service June 80. 1901. He next served
at posts on the Atlantic coast and as
a member of the General Staff Corps
and as principal assistant to the chief
of artillery.
He was promoted to major, Artil-
lery Corps, September %, 1901. and
lieutenant colonel on February "a,
1906. and was appointed a brigadier
general March 2. 1906, and a major
general on October 2. 1907. Gen. Du
vail went to Germany in the summer
of 1907 to witness the army maneu-
vers in that country.
He commanded the Philippines Di-
vision. at Manila. from 1909 until his
retirement for age in January, 1911.
During the world war he was re-
called to active service and COM
manded the Southeastern Depart
ment, at Charleston, S. c., and the
vile. Fla, for several months.
When relieved from active service
he went to Coronado. Calf.
Evening star., 1920-03-03
COURT FREES%
! |NNEWBERRY CASE
Grand Rapids Action Leaves
IS Defendants to Go to
Jury-0ne Count Fails.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. March (by
The Associated Press).-Fifteen more
defendants were discharged by Judge
Sessions in the Newberry elections
conspiracy trial today. This left the
held at eighty-five defendants
The fifth count of the indictment
was also dismissed. This was the one
founded on the federal statute of
October 16. 1918.
Judge Sessions took both actions
on his own motion. He said that a
very close attention to the prosecu-
fion's evidence and a very careful
study of the evidence" had convinced
him that he would be unwarranted in
holding the men named for jury
verdict. He directed the clerk to en-
ter formal verdict of mot guilty
in the fifteen cases.
Action on Fifth Count.
Mr.. Littleton started to present the
motion outlined yesterday and direct
ed against three of the six counts in
the indictment. Judge Sessions halt
ed him momentarily and said that
unless the government objected he
would rule out the fifth count at once.
Frank c. Daley. assistant attorney
general, argued briefly against this
action. maintaining that the evidence
had shown violation in several coun-
ties of the law against the purchase
of votes.
The court partially agreed with him,
but said that. since conspiracy was
charged, application of a locality test
would imply series of conSpira cieS.
which was not charged. He therefore
dismis ssed that count.
Mr.. Littleton then proceeded with
his argument against the sixth count.
alleging conspiracy to violate the law
against use of the mails to defraud.
He maintained that the record was
destitute of evidence" that such a
crime had been committed.
Denial of Notions.
Judge Sessions denied defense mo-
tions for dismissal of counts three
and six. He then notified James O.
AIurfin that it would be useless to
argue a motion for a directed verdict
as to all the defendants, as he would
deny it.
By dismissing the charges against
twenty-three men the government
yesterday afternoon narrowed the
field in the case to an even hundred
defendants. The action came through
Mr.. Daley, just after he had an
nounced the end of the prosecutions
direct testimony. Only minor de-
PENDANTS Were in the list and none of
the ten men who pleaded nolo con-
tendere was included.