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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23
Flirting With the Income Tax

An expensive commission is hav-
ing an expensive investigation made
and will have a voluminous report
printed costing in all possibility S20,-
eco.
They have $4,000 to investigate
with, clear back to the days of Adam
Smith, and it will cost as much more
to print their findings and submit
their bills to a popular vote.
The legislature and legislative
commissions have become too much
of a joke to be taken seriously and
anything that lot Of tax experts en-
ployed by the legislature prepares
will be voted down.
Ii does not seem to occur to the
experts that what the ordinary citi-
zen and manager of business OF
industry wants is less taxation and
regulation of his property instead OF
more inquisitions and new taxes.
On top of the proposition to put
over a duplication of the federal in.
come tax for state revenue there will
be the Single Tax on the ballot anc
Oregon is to be the experimental
ground of economic theories.-Tht
Manufacturer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

"They are paying dollar on every
sheep to hold the wool" observed
w. B. Barratt of Morrow county,
sheepman and member of the state
highway commission, "and they are
charging no interest. have contract
ed all of my wool at a very satisfac-
tory figure. The sheep industry is
locking good" Having contracted
for this seasons clip, Mr.. Barratt
came to Portland to confer with a
couple of officials of the forest bu-
reau from Washington, D. c., and to
get into action for the regular month
lily meeting of the commission, which
opens today.-Oregonian.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

Mrs, ], c. Dodson returned from
Heppner Friday where she sepnt a
month visiting relatives, Her bro
ther, Jesse Kirk, has had several
strokes of paralysis and is barely
able to move about his home. Mrs.
Dodson says the Morrow county met
ropolis has been experiencing some
real winter weather although there
was not as much snow as there now
is in Joseph. A niece, Mrs. Lulu
Bassett, who was to have accompan-
led Mrs. Dodson home for visit,
arrived Saturday. Mrs. Bassett's
home is in California and she is Wis
iting relatives in the Northwest. She
was at Heppner while Mrs. Dodson
was there.-Joseph Herald.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

ed to ma & she was all drest up to 60
when | cum in home so we walked
back to the Office & got my tooth
pulled & licking to.
.Sdturddy-was out in the ford
with pa & he made mistake & run
in a iron telefone post & busted up
the front end and unloaded US on
the St. Pa looked up at the post &
seen a sine on it witch sed Cars Stop
Here. he turned to me & sed that
is | sine that you can beleave.
SuHddy-had a good dinner acct.
company was here. | eat lot of
beef loaf & pie & frute & then | asst
for cake please. ma sed my gra-
cious if you eat any more you will
bust. | sed Well pass the cake &
shut your eyes & stop your ears up.
Monday-l CESS this is blew Mon
day for seen ma was in a bad yu-
NOR when she slapped me for pull
ing wiskers out of the cats chin She
sed about the only thing sum men
does for their wife is to keep them
from being old maid.
TueSddy-Pa sed he thinks he
made a big discovery of how to run
a ottomobeel without gasoline. He
saws a gas meter will do it because
it runs all the time he Just got his
gas bill today.
Wednesday-Jake & me was a
coasting down the hill in my wagon
& they was a man walking in front
of us & just as we got in back OF
him he moved over & we glumped
into him. & nocked him for 2 bases.
Ihe agreed he was going to set the
officer on us but shux he never put
out his hand so how cud we help
our self.
| Thursday tonite the telefone
rung & mrs. White asst ma to cum
over & play 500 with a bunch Of
ladys ma sed o | have nothing to
wear Mrs. White sed Come or
over any ways. & she did & pa 8
me red a detective story & eat ap
pies.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

on Gale street are not large enough.
The first water on the FIRE was from
the hydrants close to the building,
and there was not sufficient pressure
10 get a stream of any force upon the
roof Of the building. There should
be larger pipes laid on this street for
the protection of the property. As
soon as the hose was run in from
the hyirant on Main street, there
was a fine force of water, but this
came TOO late to save the building,
though it was a great help in keep
inc the FIRE confined and doubtless
saved nearby residences.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23
Rats Kill Calves.

R. C. Rasmussen, farmer living
near Stanfeld, has lost four calves
as the result of attacks by big wharf
rats, according to information
brought here to County Agent Fred
Bennion. The calves were attacked
at night while in their lot by the hun
CRY rodents, it is believed, and the
skin on the calves legs was chewed
BY the rats until the arteries and
veins were all cut. Death usually
resulted the day following. That
such attacks have not been uncom-
mon is a statement Of Mr.. Bennlon
A stychnine poisoning process is
used in getting rid of the pests. Re-
Gently Rasmussen was awakened
during the night to find that young
pigs we're being chased by the hun
gry rats.-East Oregonian.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

Usually after business depres-
sion a man doesn't care how quick
the business comes back" or how
fast the stuff he has to sell increases
in market value. John Kilkenny OF
Heppner, Or, however, is an excep-
ton. Mr.. Kilkenny is in the sheep
business. He runs a mere trifle OF
about 10000 sheep, so it can be un-
derstood that he watches the game
and is interested in whatever hap
pens in the industry. AT the Imperial
Yesterday Mr.. Kilkenny expressed
the fear that the sheep business is
coming back too fast. He thinks
it would be better if the return to
higher prices would come more grad
ually than by the sudden jump which
has characterized it within the past
few weeks. Lambs, he explained,
have more than doubled in value re-
Gently. Not long ago lambs could be
bought for $2.50-any amount OF
them-and the other day lambs,
sheared, were sold for So a head
which is indicative of the way the
sheep business is moving. Wool, too
said Mr.. Kilkenny, is going up faster
than he cares to see it; he wants
high price for wool, naturally, but he
would prefer that the quotation
moved upward more sedately. {"
never lost confidence in the sheer
business" he says, "even when i
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23
Some Plain Talk on Taxation

We are told by the politicians that
the people are to blame for high |
taxes; they voted them upon them
selves. If this is the fact, then the
people can "unvote" them, and we
would respectfully call attention to
some matters that the people-the
tax voters" should ponder over.
Is it reasonable that the people
should have voluntarily increased the
state taxes 52l per cent in ten years
when the population has increased
but l6 per cent and valuations only
% per cent?
Is il reasonable that from 1919 to
1922 the people should have volun-
tarily increased their total state tax
from S3,02l ,402 S9,376,280, and
to continue all political overhead
at war levels?
Is it reasonable that the legislature
should spend (or waste in other
words) $43,33l on clerks for forty
Gay session-over $1,000 per day,
Why should the legislature keep up
this pernicious decentralization of
young people when experts could be
secured to do the work much better
for an expenditure of around $1,000.
Why waste money paying five to
ten dollars per day for overtime for
incompetent people as legislative
clerks when it can be done right for
lless?
When the farmers are taking de-
aation Of fifty per cent and the wages
of labor and the profits OF business
are cut in two; when the cost of liv-
ing has come down from 80 to 40
per cent, why not reduce the cost OF
public service at least Is percent?
When the state Of Washington has
abolished IL boards and commits
sions and effected saving OF S2,-
100000 why retain them all in Ore
gon?
Washington has consolidated all
boards and commissions under ten
heads appointed by the governor and
responsible to the people; Idaho has
abolished boards and commissions
; and adopted the cabinet system with
, seven heads named by the governor
and responsible to the people. Why
! not Oregon follow this example?
Why should Oregon retain an OBJ
solete system of tax-levying and
, oney-squandering boards and COM
: missions, all interested in more ap-
preparations?
5 The special session of the legisla-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23
Railway Travel Growing Safer

Thirty years ago, Mr., Average AM
erican, you took eight annual railway
journeys, and now you take twelve.
Then YOU rode tweny-four miles
each trip, and now you go thirty
eight miles. Notwithstanding you
ride half as many more times now,
half again farther each trip and
doubtless spend half as much more
time in railway travel, yet the dan
ger to your life is less than half as
great as it used to be. If you have
ridden once in the last 80 years, your
chances of being killed were one in
81, 100000, or, if you have taken one
trip each year during that period,
you came as near losing your life as
one is near to 100000. One ride
taken last year imposed hazard on
your life of only one in 5,673,000,
and on your twelve customary jour
neys you were as far from jeopardy
as 473,OOO is greater than /. Alto
gether, the railways Of the United
States carried in 1920 about $780,.
100000 passengers, with one killed
for each group of 5,673,0oO carried
while in a total of 472,o00,000 peo
pie carried in 1889, the death rate
was one in l,523,OOO. The danger
to life of railway travellers in 1926
was therefore less than one-third o.
what it was in 1889, most of the re
duction occurring since 1907. To bt
sure, there have been very bad year.
and exceptionally good years, but th'
general trend throughout the whole
reriod has been decidedly toward
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23
uoRRow COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEE

For.irn Advsrtising Represensstve
TIE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

was shot to pieces and the bottom
had dropped out Of it, for | realized
that it would improye-it had TO-
although a lot of sheepmen have
had a hard struggle holding on. -
Oregonian.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

the increasing safety of the travelling
public.
The foregoing figures are the re-
suit Of statistics compiled and issued
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

nXeQ up WHICH WAS
acheing terrible. When
the dentist laid out his
pinchers and his goug-
ers & stuck a looking
glass in my mouth ! be-
gun getting nervus &
then he went out to get
a hammer or sum thing
| cuddent set still so |
got up to walk a round
a little s just nacheral-
ly walked out. | bet
he was surprised to see
me gone. But | was
surprised when | got
home he had telefon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

The Hre on Saturday afternoon,
in which the Christian church build
ing was destroyed, has again illus
trated the fact that the water mains
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23
Stats Diary.
By ROSS FARoUHAR

FriiIr-ma sent me to the dent
lists after Skool tonite to get a tooth
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-02-23

Clifford H. Esselstyn has been ap-
pointed manager of the Tum-A-Lum
wards at Echo and will arrive from
Lexington today to take up the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Esselstyn will
leave Saturday for their new home
at Hood River.-Echo News.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28

Sawmill creeks. This is the first fry
to be planted in local creeks this year,
members of the Belt Rod and Gun club
finding it hard TO get fry, even from
the Great Falls hatchery, which has
now begun to distribute the young
trout.
With no ears available for loading
and none in sight, the elevator Of the
Farmers Mill & Elevator Co. here was
forced to refuse wheat Tuesday when
its house became full, with the excep-
ton of a little room reserved for wheat
already contracted. The j. B. Long
outfit found accommodations at the
Rocky Mountain elevator for a port Of
their grain that yet remain TO be
threshed, after visiting the Great
Northern superintendent office and
being informed that it was absolutely
impossible for the road to furnish this
point any further cars at this time.
The Long people yet have several
thousand bushels to thresh IN the old
LeJune place, and what of this cannot
received by the Rocky Mountain
will have to be stored on the
Manager Brady Of the latter
elevator says he believes he can handle
What wheat comes in during the bal
.nce of this week, but viii have TO
'efuse wheat thereafter unless cars
ire received. Ore cars are being util-
zed by some of the Greet Falls mills
0 get wheat to their plant at present.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28
Twenty Years nOO
Items Taken at Random From
the files of the Times of 1902


The total enrolment in the Belt
schools the past week was 4sO.
Peter o. Brown has made applica-
ton for patten on his desert claim in
the Rocky Ridge section.
A large number from this part Of
the country attended the county fair
at Great Falls last week.
c. +. McGibbon, a resident of Nei-
hart since 1890, died at his home there
Tuesday morning at the age Of a.
years.
Mrs. Tony FaIler and family Of
Great Falls removed TO Neihart Mon.
day to join Nh. Ealler, who is super
intendent Of the water and light plant
there.
A republican club was formed at
Johnson's hall last Saturday night inn
mediately following the east side pri-
maries. John X. Cashier was elected
president and s. A. Remington secre-
tary.
The Great Northern Railway COM
pany has granted the petition Of
farmers of this vicinity, circulated by
T. K. Headley, reducing the freight
rate on wheat from 10 cents to z IL
per cwt. between Belt and Great
The daily passenger service between
Great Falls and Neihart has been re-
by a t~ri-weekly service, the
now going up on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, and return
ing the following days.
w. r. Glasscok, E. r. Clingan,
Warner Johnson, VIM. Heikka, DR..
Chamberlain, j.. X. Cashier, Ed
Dougherty, w. A. McHardie, John S.
Cook and Frank Polutnik were elected
Iocal delegates to the republican con-
being held in Great Falls
The delegates to the democratic
county convention from Belt we're
John Stone, Jas. Cooper, Ed McNally,
Ed Soulsby, d. Spogen, Ben Miller,
E. Healey, DIR. Vidal, Thos. Good,
has. Fisher, Tim Garrity and ]. j..
Kinney. Mr.. Kinney and DR.. Vidal
we're chosen delegates to the state
convention. I:
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28
NEYHART BOY INJURED
BY THE KICK OF A HORSE

Roy Holzheimer, aged g., of Neihart
was badly injured about the face last
Sunday morning when he was kicked
by a horse at which he had been
throwing stones. The cut of the hoof
of the horse extended from the eye to
the chin, the eyeball being pushed out
and although unchanged, the sight
may be impaired and perhaps lost.
The injured boy was taken to DR..
w. r. Smith, who did what ne could
for him and then rushed him by auto
mobile to the Columbus hospital in
Great Falls.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28

A forest service truck in charge of
e. j. Yeomans, assistant supervisor Of
the Jefferson National forest, passed
through the city Tuesday, carrying 20
regulation fish cans, each containing
1000 trout fry which were distributed
along Little Belt, Belt, Harley and
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28

Frank B. Mitchell was appointed
agent of the estate of the late 8. 8.
Hobson, who died in Great Falls in
April, Thursday, by District Judge ].
b. Leslie, upon the petition of Frances
W. Sharpe
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28

Occasionally we are forced to close down our mines because
the railroad fails to set in cars for loading. This throws about
SIS men out of employment at a loss of $3.50 a day of outside
money to this community. If local people would file their coal
orders with us now and allow us to fill them as we can, this gOOdly
sum in wages could be saved to the community and lots of people
about here would get a part of that money.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-09-28
No. 1873.

at Belt, in the state of Montana, al
at the close of business Sept is, 1922
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-18
FLORA

Bernie Taylor had the misfortune
to cut his foot while chopping in the
woods but the wound is doing nicely
Art Bass was out this way fox
hunting last Wednesday, The mis-
sus came along and spent the day
with her cousin, Essie Garthwaite
Les. Garthwaite has been cutting
ire wood for John Schildgen.
Albert Zeigler. Lester Snyder and
Ervie Edwards helped Beryl Irish
haul wood last week.
}. G. Edgington sawed wood for
Mike Reynolds, Geo. Hoffman, Elliott
Knotwell and Wendell Backus last
week.
Miss Bush, state inspector Of
schools, Mrs. Beach, supervising tea
cher and Miss Cooley and Miss Wolf,
pupils in the teachers training course
visited our school last Thursday af-
ternoon.
Minnie Edwards and Ollie Snyder
called on Essie Garthwaite Friday
Mrs Clara Bishell was quite i'll with
facial neuralgia part Of last week.
Mrs w. E. Garthwaite and Mrs. j.
G. Edgington called on Mrs. Arthur
Green Sunday.
Helen Garthwaite spent Sunday at
the home of her friend, Vera PascOe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Irish called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Miles Sunday
Ervie Edwards and family were at
Clyde Cooleya' Sunday, and Bernie
Taylor, Vernie Bishell and Albert
Zeigler called on Beryl Irish.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-18

was Just fine and the cars. sleighs
ana buggies We're piled in the yard
ana one would have thought a cele-
Dratlon was in progress. Supper be-
gan at about ten and they were still
eating at one. Mrs. Lizzie Jeidy was
the oyster cooker and of course they
couldn't be beat. Everything taken
INTO consideration even the moon
snlne was just as bright as day. The
mouse was packed from the garnet
to cellar.
Then comes the big neighborhood
dance at Fred Krohn's and of course
Fred always does things. And they
came from Mt. Hope Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Weisbenner from near Lancas-
ter. Eddy Krohn, some coming IS
miles. Nearly all the old dances
were rehearsed E. H. Grifis sug-
gested Old Dan Tucker. Marty
Brodt asked for Honest John The
hrst thing we knew it was three a.
m. Time to go home All were used
right and a dandy fine supper.
Ray Garthwaite and wife were at
the hub Tuesday.
e. G. Govier finished his saving of
lumber last week.
Johnnie Weisbenner and cousin.
Bert, are hauling logs to the mill on
Q. r. last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-18

NeUs Notes
BLOOMINGTON

Mr.. and Mrs. FL. Cooper racaiv-
ed letters from their daughter F1or-
ence, and George Conklin. tellino
OF their marriage in st. Paul ThanITs7
giving day-Mr. and Mrs. Coonar,c
34th Anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Ward shava
made announcement of their dangh~
ter, Nellie E., to John w. Wilkinson
on Tuesday, January 10. The bannv
young couple will be at home aftar
February 1st., r. F. d. Raglev. Wis
The many friends wish them mrch
happiness.
wedding that the Record failed
20 find out at the time was the mar
rage on November, 81, at e Moline
Illinois, of Earl Welsh and Miss Mar.
ion TRADER, young lady of that citv
They were here several DAYS Christ
mas week for a visit at the home Of
EarIs parents, Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Welsh, and returned TO Dupuone
where they are making their home.
Military Ridge has a history of in
terest to the general public. which
should be informed Of the fact nv q
suitable marker at a convenient snot
somewhere along the ridge in Yves,
Grant. The local Military Ridge
chapter ID. A. r. is raising money for
the purpose of doing this patriotic
and educational work. The ladies
will have card party at the banh
hall on Monday evening, January %
the proceeds to be applied to the
fund for this purpose All invited.
The Record wants to make a tax
saving proposition, strange as +,
may seem to some of our readers
who are Of the opinion that we are
always attempting to increase taxes.
The county nurse having resigned,
why not reduce the salary to a point
where no one will accept the office, or
else attempt to consolidate the offices
Of county nurse and county Red
Cross secretary There certainly is
A duplication of work in the later
two offices and either arrangement
we mention should mean an appre
cable saving to taxpayers Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-18

Miss Jennie Livingston on Friday eve
ming. Thirty ladies were present.
L. ]. Andrew, o. s. Laughton and
John Graham were in Lancaster on
the jury.
1t is reported that Floyd Dolphin
and Miss Coombs of Arthur were
married at Dubuque.
A bank meeting was held on Sat
urday. ]. P. Rumble and A. E. Rumble
of Platteville were present. Roy
town Saturday.
Mrs. Elmer Skate entertained the
Fl. Q. a. Club Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Lenice Allen and friend of
Madison, visited at the Geo. Allen
home recently.
A number from here attended the
|. 0. 0. F. installation at Mifflin on
Friday evening.
surprise birthday party was Civ
en- to Mis- Leila Hunt on Wednesday
evening, January 18th, in honor of
her Is birthday 25 friends were
were present.
H. NJ. Schermerhorn of Lancaster,
spent the week end at the Bransby
Skate home.
The Iowa county agent was here
Thursday, getting members for lows
County Testing Association.
Tom Hannah accompanied Robert
Farrrah, aged resident Of Livingston,
(S5 years of age) to the Grant County
Home on Tuesday, for care in his en-,
feebled condition.
Miss Amelia Schroeder, County REQ
Cross Nurse, is here visiting tns.
Graded School and examining the pu-
pills. Miss Agnes Smith, Grant Co
Welfare Nurse, came Tuesday and
while here received a message advis-,
ing her appointment as visiting Wei
fare Nurse in the city of Rio de Jan
Giro. in Brazil, South America
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-18
CASSVILLE

Mrs. Jesse Wider is doing we'll af
ter Il surgical operation performed
last week. She is cared for at the
residence Of her physician, Or. G. b.
Palmer
Mrs F. W. Flicker and two little
sons will leave next Sunday for Oak
land, Cal, for a TWO months visit
with her mother She will go by way
Of Galesburg and Kansas City, and
return by way of Ogden, Salt Lake
City Denver, over the scenic railway,
the Denver, Rio Grande Western and
then home on the 90"
Mrs. I'll. CT Chapman and Mrs H.
L. Slaght were in town from Sunday
until Tuesday at the home of their
sister Mrs. John j. Martin Mrs
Chapman, who is still suffering from
an accident which happened five
weeks ago, when she fell and fractur-
ed a bone and dislocated her left ell
bow, had the lame arm taken care OF
by her physician. Mrs. Slaght is
staying with her sister while she is
disabled.
Mrs. Thomas Gulick came home on
Friday from a two weeks, visit at
Ladysmith with her son and his wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Smith. who are
getting quite well Although Oscar
has not recovered the use of his foot,
gunshot wound while hunting over q
year ago, and has to use 4 cane, he
has helped on the mason work on q
new schoolhouse building near their
farm Mrs Smith is real well and
likes that part of the country. Mrs.
Gulick was accompanied home Dy
Miss Meyers, teacher at No Andoves,
who was her guest over night. And
while Mrs Gulick was away Tom
shaved off his mustache. Index
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-18
QUALITY RIDGE

Roads getting fair for car and III
some places pretty good sleighing.
There has been so much doing on
the ridge this week that we haven't
had time to get rested up from one
thing when som ething else pops up,
Tuesday eve things were moving
fast towards DADS. CoWbells, shot
guns, and everything that goes to
make up a racket. Well, the out
come was a big oyster supper Thurs
day night and dance. The weather