WEEK'S NEWS. Local and Personal Happenings. J. R. Nunamaker returned to Hood River on Saturday, Phill Cohn pays highest cash price for hides, pelts and furs. Antone Vey, Butter creek cap italist, was in Heppner on Tues day. House for sale or rent with one acre ground. Inquire 1st Nat ional Bank. tf A high grade Piano to trade for a good team and wagon. Call at this office. tf. Any one wanting a few Lin coln buck lambs can secure them from Minor Bros. tf Born At their home in Sand Hollow, Jan. 25th, 1912, to Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Rice, a son. Grain of any description taken in exchange for Waitsburg and Idaho flour. Call on Phill Cohn. Mr. and Mrs. French Bur roughs, of Lower Rhea creek, were Heppner visitors on Mon day. J. W. Maidment, stockraiser of Lone Rock, was over on Fri day looking alter business in Heppner. W. G. Scott, the Lexington booster, was in Heppner on Tues day. He was accompanied by Rev. Cross. The Morrow Warehouse Milling Company wants your hides, pelts and furs, and will pay cash for all they are worth. Ralph Benge and C. N. Fridley represented Lexington farmers at a meeting of the county union in Heppner, Tuesday. No better meals served in Heppner than at the 0. K. res taurant. Times are close. We serve meals at 25 cents. We carry a fine line of box sta tionary from 15 cents to $2.50. A special double box only 45 cents. See our wi ndow. Slocum Drug Co. Misses Mary and Hellen Mor gan returned on Tuesday from Moscow, Idaho, where they have been living for the past severa' months. rrom reports, Kev. Warren is having a very successful meeting at Liberty schoolhouse and quite a number of conversions are an nounced. Ed and Chas. Huston, Theo, Anderson and R. E. Allstott were Eight Mile farmers in Heppner, Tuesday, to attend a meeting of the Farmers' Union A pair of gold bowed spectacles was picked up on the streets of Heppner a few days since and are at this olhce. the owner may have the same by calling here. Rev. W. Pratt and family ar rived from Deer Park, Wash., on Friday. They are domiciled at the M. E. parsonage and Mr. Pratt preached his initial sermons to good audiences at his church on Sunday. Hon. H. V. Gates, president of Heppner Light & Water Co., was in Heppner several days this week attending to business. He was accompanied by his daughter, Miss Helen, and they returned to their home at Ililbboro on Tues day morning. County court was m session on Saturday, ai per adjourment of the regular January term. This meeting was for the purpose of taking up delinquent tax matters with the district attorney, but as that official could not be present, nothing was done. The protracted meeting at Lib- Prof. Reno gave a highly satis factory entertainment at the commercial club building on Sat urday evening. The big hall was filled and for an hour and forty minutes the audence was sur rounded by an air of mystry and magic. Reno is a master hand at deceiving the human eye, and whlie many of the tricks were old, he had many new ones, and old and new were handled in the same clever manner, tie was prevented from performing many of his best acts because of lack of room on the stage. The Union meetings of the Baptist and Congregational churches in lone are continuing this week with great success. The Congregational church has been crowded and several con versions have been reporteu. The evangelist, Mr. Owen, is a man of pleasing address, an earnest worker and fine speaker. The meetings will close next Sun day night, after which Mr. Owen goes to Heppner to hold meetings there. R. F. Wigles worth, was in from Butter creek on Saturday to meet his son, V. Wiglesworth, who has been attending business college in Portland for the past few months. Butter creek section is doing well this winter and there is prospects for abundant hay harvest the coming season. Miller Reeves started up the i flouring mill on Tuesday and the hum of the machinery over that way will continue while water lasts, or for about 90 days. The amount of bluestem wheat was limited this year and it is the in tention of the company to grind only this variety. Dillard French was in from cutter creeK, luesday. tie is complaining of the prospects in his section; says he is afraid that conditions are going to be such that he will have to go to work. He expects big harvests of .hay in his section the coming season. George Irwin, a ranchman of the Monument section, came in on Saturday to meet his son, W. A. Irwin and wife, who were re turning from the Malheur coun try. They departed on Sunday for Monument. H. W. Storey and family de parted for their Alberta home on Saturday. They were accom panied by the Misses Sybil and Ruth Hager who will make their home for a time in the Canadian country. Editor Shutt made a business visit to lone and vicinity on Tues day. This paper is under obliga tion to him for courtesies extend ed in delivering some "goods" for us to lone parties. Capital Seed Barley We have a limited quantity of good seed barley. Make arrangements for us to set aside what you need in the spring. Morrow Warehouse Milling Co. Arthur Daly has been removed to the hospital where he can re ceive better attention, lie is still quite sick and just what the outcome will be cannot as yet be determined. Balmy spring weather contin ues. Morrow county win soon become famous as a winter resort if we are to have a continuation of such mild weather as we now enjoy. Garrett Akers and Erik Berg- strom, prominent Gooseberry far mers, attended the session of the Farmers' Union at the court house on Tuesday afternoon. The Christian Endeavorers will give a special program at the Christian Church, Sunday, Feb ruary 4, at 7:30. All are invited to attend. C. W i l(4l ttJ S :,y fi I XfQDMT Rfew Our Catalogue of the latest styles and fabrics is here. The styles are neat and the line is complete in every detail. Before leaving your order else where come in and look them over. Iesneniber we absolutely guaraniee a fit or no sale. GOOD GOODS IS OUR MOTTO. A TRIAL ORDER IS ALL WE ASK. RADNOR & o GOOD GOODS A WORD OF WARNING T here nre a lot of harmful tooth pastes and pow ders on the mark et full of grit, acid and other impuri ties. These prep arations are not only worth less, but harmful, and injure the teeth and gums. Pearl Tocth Powder in the one dental preparation that we can recommend to you. It is absolutely pure nothing in jurious in it and what iH just as important, it is entirely effective. It destroys all the germs of de cay, keeps the mouth clean, the breath pure and sweet, and in sures beautiful white pearly teeth. Large, liberal sizecan, 25cents Patterson & Son, Druggists The REXALL Store All kinds of game traps at Gil liam & Bisbee. Before you start get a foot warnier at Gilliam & Bisbee. Crockery & Glassware at your own price at Gilliam & Bisbee. Just received a large line of the latest books. Slocum Durg Co. Do it now! Not only good, but j cheap. Talk with Smead before j insuring. tf l i Turn the water off in cold weather or get Gilliam & Bisbee to fix your pipes. Insure your house with the Oregon Fire Relief of MeMinn-ville-the old reliable company. Geo. Currin, Local Agent. Arrangements have been made !for the closing of the business I houses, Saturday evening, at 8 --AT-- Commercial CLUB BUILDING ''''f f . . 7 .! , 7 11' "iVf V .1. auiraay Evening, Fe&y. 3rd, 8:15 PIE HEAD 18 'ie ,n()st popular and the best loved member of the Chicago Press Club. Several years ago this organization of brilliant newspaper men and distinguished authors gave a banquet in honor of Mr. Read. To respond to the toast "Opie Read," the banquet committee selected the well-known poet, Wallace Bruce Amsbary, who had been intimately associated with Mr. Read upon the lycsum platform. In responding to the toast, Mr. Amsbary offered the following origi nal poem, written in the dialect of the French-Canadian: Dts language Anglaise dat dey spe'k. On itate of Illinois, Is hard for Frenchman heem to learn. It give me much annoy. Las' wek ma frien, MeGoverane, He come to me an' say, You mak a toas' on Opie Read Wen dey geeve gran' banquay. I mak' a toas'? Not on your life. Dat man's wan frien of me. Wat for 1 warm heem op lak' toas? De reason I can't see. An' den John laugh out on hees eye Wen he is tome say: To mak a toas' is not a roas Its jus' de odder way. Dat's how I learn dat foas an' roas' Is call by different name, Dough bot' are warm in dere own way, Dere far from mean de same. An' so, ma frien', in lof I clasp Your gr'ad beeg brawny han'( An share vit' you in fellowship An' pay you on deman You're built upon a ver' large plan, Overe seex feet you rise; You need it all to shelter in Your heart dat's double size. You are too broad for narrow t'ings. Too gran' for any creed. I'll eat de roas' but drink de toas To ma frien', Opie Read. GOODS THAT HAVE QUALITY erty schoolhouse is going on this of the Pilot Rock country, was in week with splendid interest and ' Heppner, Tuesday, and registered success and Rev. E. P. Warren at the Palace, announces 22 confessions to date. J. F. Vaughn returned Tuesday The meeting closes on Sundav from Portland where he was evening and Mr. Warren will be called the past week on business, on hand to take part in the union I D. E. Gilman departed for meetings to begin at Heppner. " Portland on Tuesday. Matheney, a sheepraiser o'clock, in order that the business men may have the opportunity to hear Opie Read. Bear this in mind and make your purchases early. The admission to this enter tainment will be 75 cents for adults, Students 50 cents and 25 cents for children under 12. $1.50 The Box FAMOUS ale Proof Hosiery T,,eBox For Men, Women and Children Guaranteed to wear Six Months or new Hose FREE. For Sale by SAM HUGHES 3