WEEK'S NEWS.
Local and Persona)
Happenings.
Haylor, the jeweler for R. R. time.
R. F. Wialesworth and wife, of
Butter creek, were visitors in HepD-
uer Monday.
Oscar Borg departed for Portland
Wednesday to bo absent for a week
on business.
Mrs. Cleoree Kisser and daughter
Miss Ida McAtee, returned to their
Portland home Saturday.
For Sale Registered Poland China
digs. For information address A. R
Nail. Castle Rock, Oregon. 2t.
Rev. H. A. Van Winkle and family
returned from their visit of four
weeks in the Willamete valley Satur
dav.
A SiHter of Charitv. trained nurse
arrived at Heiinner Thursday last to
take up the work at St. Charles hos
pital.
Mrs. A. J. Hicks departed for her
home at Camas. Wash., Tuesdav after
a visit of two weeks at th home of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wells in this city
Petsr Bauernfiend came up from
ObcH Mondav and after spending Tues
day in town departed for Iiig annual
visit to McDufTy Surinea health re
sort. ,
Two car loads of beef cattle left
Henpner yards Wednesday for Port
land, consigned to Ray Faircbild
They were gathered up in the vicinity
of Henpner.
J. W. Ciadick, prominent Eight
Mile farmer, was in town Saturday
and took out a new header with which
hn will cut his erraiu crop that ia
now ready for harvest.
Because of the shortage of water
the street sprinkler was laid off a doy
or two this week. It is on the job
again now and Mr. Hiatt is doing his
best to keen the dust down.
r.en. those R. O. H. cars must be
son sellers. Clyde Wells delivered
two more direct from Walla Walla to
Heppner parties this week. If you
want "the Car" see Clyde, quick.
J. G. Crawford departed for Fort
Worth, Texas, yesterday. He goes by
wav of Salt Lake and Denver and will
rend II Fort Worth by the first of the
coming week and resume his duties on
the Star Telegram.
Mrs. W. R. Irwin and eons, Stephen
aud Ellis, departed Monday for Tilla
mook, where thev will spend the re
mainder of the summer at their cottage
on the beach. Mr. Irwin expects to
go to the coast a little later.
R. W. Allstott, who was in from
Kiirhl Mile Saturday, reports that he
will begin his harvest this week.
Grain is maturirc rapidly in that dis
trict and all the farmers will soon be
in the midst of their harvest in earn
est. Fred Aslibangh was down from
Hardrnan Fridiy getting some lumber
for the repair of his header boxes
Hn is getting his outfit ready to begin
harvest and expects that the crops on
his place will yield at least twenty
bushels to the acre.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. preaching
at U by Rev. Lesetr Taber, of Lex
ington, Junior League at 7 p. m. Miss
Grace Van Vaotor sunt. Services
for the evening will be adjourned and
the congregation will' join iu union
services at the Federated shuich.
Mr. A. E. Kincaid, of Portland,
who owns a large farm in the Black
horse section now run bv the Scott
Bros. . has been here the past week
looking over the cron prospects. He
is quite well pleased with the outlook
and expects good returns when harvest
is over.
"Socialism Exposed is the Rubject
that will be discussed at the Star
theater tonight by W. F. Ries. Pruf,
Ries is the author of a series of books
that have been read bv millions. He
in nlso hiehlv spoken of as a platform
sneaker and will have something good
to give you.
Some hot this week, Sunday being
the warmest day of the season at
Heppner when the thermometer regis
tered 100 in the shade. It is re
ported that 120 was registered the
same time at Heppner Junction. If
it keens this ud we shall have to go
to Texas to cool off.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Vaughn, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Stone and Miss Vivian
Cox and Mr. Will Ball departed today
for Teal Springs where they will re
mam for a time and then journey on
to Wallowa lake, the entire trip to
cover a vacation of a month. The
party will (ravel in the Vaughn tour
ing car.
According to Karl L. Beach who wag
in town Saturday, harvesting is now
in full blast in the Lexington country
headers and combines are running, and
there is some very fair yields .numer
ous fields making 20 bushels and the
wheat is fine quality. That section
will be at least 60 per cent short of
last jear'a production.
Robert Morgan, tried and convicted
at Condon last fall for murder in the
first degree, was re-sentenced at that
place Monday, to be hanged on Sep
tember 6. 'Through his attorneys he
had moved for a new trial and this
was denied him by the Supreme court,
and unless the governor intarfers he
will have to pay the penalty for his
crime by his life. Morgan ia only a
hoy and since being taken to the
penitentiary last fall has grown a
couole of inches. According to re
port there is much sympathy being
expressed for him at Condon, and a
petition is being circulated and largely
signed that his sentence be commuted
to imprisonment for life. 4
We understand that Mr. Hicks, of
Camas, will come to Stevenson about
the first of August and will open ud
a general merchandise store. He is
to have the building now occupied by
J. P. Gillette with the drug Btore and
post office, and Mr. Gillette will move
Just as soon as the new hosoital
building is finished. It wUl there
fore be leoendent on the completion
of the hospital as to jnst the date
when Mr. Hicks can open no iiis bus
iness. It is probable, though that
the hospital will be completed about
the end of the month. Skamania Co.
Pioneer.
Ed Feldman, the operator at the
depot for the past four years, is pre
paring to remove to Shaniko the first
of the month where he will have
charge of the station. This is in Hue
of promotion for Mr. Feldman, and
now that he is the possessor of a gaso
line wagon, he feels that it is necess
ary and proper that he be placed in
position to receive more pay: he needs
it to buy gasoline. He will be suc
ceeded in the office here by Maurice
Frye, a local boy who has been filling
the station of onerator at Shanico for
some months past.
Harry Dillon, a resident of this
section for a number of years, diod at
the home of G. B. Hatt on Tuesday
morning of a complication of diseases
and was buried in Heppner cemetery
t 7 n. rn. of the same day. He
leaves no relatives in this part of the
country tho he is reporteu to have
some children residing in California
these being one son and a couple of
daughters. Of his family, however,
he Beldom spoke and nothiug is known
of trnm here. He was possessed of
sufficient means to pay his doctor bills
and prepare decent burial.
So numerous are the calls for visits
and expert advice coming from various
parts of the state that Professor R. D.
Hetzel, head of the Etxension divi
sion of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, is unable to supply workers
enough. As it is, many of ti.e college
faculty are sacrificing their vacation
in order to hold institutes, give lectures
and carry the work of the Extension
division into all parts of the state.
Additional rallswill be met as rapid
ly as possible.
E. D. Brown, manager of Heppner
Milling Co . is confined at St. Charles
hospital at present where he was opor-
ated on last Thursday evening for a
long standing trouble. While his
cane was a very sevpre one the opera
tion was very successful and Mr.
Brown is rapidly recovering. Dr.
Guy Bovder, of Pendloton perforrmod
the operation.
Mrs. A. M. Phelps and daughter
Elizabeth returned home last Saturday
evening after an extensive visit with
relatives in Nebraska. They were ac
companied home by Mrs. Chas. Baske-
ville a sister of Mr. Phelos and Mrs.
Stephen Phelps, mother of Mr. Phelps
who joins her husband Rev. Stephen
Phelps who has been here for the past
two weeks.
I am offering for sale my Heppner
residence property. $1500 takes the
place, including piano, and household
furniture. For particulars address
Mrs. Amanda McAtee Kiser, 660
Water Street, Portland, Oregon, tf.
LEXINGTON ITEMS.
Mrs. Taber, wife of the methodist
minister is qnite sick at iter home.
We hope for her speedy rooovery.
Mv goodness but it wai hot at Lex
ington Sunday night and Monday morn
ing. We were about roasted here.
Msad and Scott cut some grain uenr
Lexington last week and therefore we
had Mrs. Scott as a Lexingtonito lor
a few days.
Homer Lutterell Is celebrating even
If it is hot weather. It is over the
arrival of a haby daughter which came
to bless his home last Monday.
Rev. Jesse White gave a sermon at
the Methodist church Sunday night
His text was Faith. Hope and Charity
but the greatest of these is Charity
Mrs. Albert Nelson formerly Miss
Bertha Morgan, and little son are Lex
iuglon callers, 'lhey were met at the
train Saturday night by Mr. Piper
Mrs. Smith visited a few days with
her sister Mrs. Jim Helms who is
quite sick at her home near Lexington
Mrs. Smith returned to her home at
Arlington Mondav.
Ed. Burhell and wife and Miss
DeUney visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Ed.' McMillan. In the afternoon
Miss Delanev and Miss Maude Mc
Millan enioved a trip in the auto to
Hepuner.
Howard Lane gave a banquet of
trout and "venison" to his friends in
the hotel Saturday night. About 32
guests were present. It is said that
fnllv 180 trout were consumed but
we didn't get the number of "venison"
nsed.
Once again we are called upon to
extend the hand of sympathy to one of
our neighbors, for on last Wednesday
morning about 10 a. m.. peacefully as
a child Rleeoeth, Mrs. Louise Pointer,
wife of E. Pointer, passed to that groat
beyond at the Sisters hospital in
Heopuei. Mrs. Pointer who was
Louise Prehstel was born in Missouri
in 1853 and was married in 1673 to E.
Pointer, To this union five children
were born, three of them, Charles,
near Portland and Ed. and Jim of
Lexington survive her. Besides these
and a host of friends she leaves'an aged
mother almost ninety years old and a
sister both of whom live in Kansas
City Missouri, She united with the
Coeregational church eight years ago
and since then has proven herself to
be a truly Christian wife aud rrother
On Wednesday morning when told that
she conld not get well she called her
husband and told hira that it was well
as she was content to go.
The funeral services were held from
the Congregationl church Thursday
atternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.
Winev officiating. The floral tri
butes were many and were ample proof
that Mrs. Pointer had been loved in life
arid mourned in death. Our heartfelt
synpathy to the sorrowing relatives
who are left to mourn a great loss.
Will it be the Beach-the Springs--the
Mountains-the City--or the Country?
No matter where; your first consider
ation will be something to cany your
belongings in
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L. B. Kicker, the hustling fruit
raiser of Irrigon, was over to Heppner
Friday taking orders for peaches.
Ha will begin shipping the fruit about
Aug. lo. and promises to have plenty
of fine cannipg peaches herefrom that
time on until the season is over.
Irrigon melons will soon be in the
market, and they are a fine crop this
year. Melons and peaches will ar
rive at Heppner in car load lots.
Haylor. who is be? The jeweler
at C. R. Johnson a old stand.
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