WEEK'S NEWS.
Local and Personal
Happenings.
Fresh Ice cream every day at the
Palm.
Try our sundaes, the best In the
city the Talm.
Ernest Mugs of lone was a Mon
day visitor in Ileppner.
We have an abundance of old
papors for sale at this oilice.
Wlllard Blake, deputy assessor,
was in the city from lone on Mon
day. Wm. Ilaylor spent the past week
viBitlug with relatives and friends in
Portland.
James Luper of Heppner Flat
was a business caller in this city
on Monday.
A. L. Ayers was down from Par
ker's Mill on Tuesday to look after
business affairs.
W. P. Scrivener purchased a brand
new Ford from Albert Bowker at the
Heppner garage this week.
Thos. Marlatt has rented his farm
Just above town to Levi Morgan.
Mr. Marlatt has rented a house in
town.
George Flint, a prominent young
business man of Lexington, was
transacting business in this city oa
Monday,
Cecil Hale returned to Heppner
last Monday evening after spending
several months at Marshfleld with
his mother.
Lovrney Sprinkels departed for
Spokane on Tuesday after visiting at
the home of Lee Cantwell for the
past three weeks.
Ed. Farnsworth and wife of Rhea
Siding, visited at the home of 0. E.
Farnsworth in this city the latter
part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Howard, of lone,
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Nash, were visitors In Heppner on
Saturday, doing some Easter trad
ing. Sam Hughes returned home from
Portland Tuesday evening after
spending a week in the metropolis
buying goods for the Sam Hughes
Company.
We would call your attention to
the advertisement of E. G. Erskine,
woll- driller, in another column of
this paper. Mr. Erskine is a recent
arrival at Lexington.
Carpenters are rapidly putting up
a building for D. C. Wells on his lots
west of the Masonic building. Clyde
is to use this house to care for his
second-hand business.
The Hewetts departed Monday for
Boise, Idaho, after a week's engage
ment at the Star theater. They ex
pect to give their shows in Colo
rado during the summer months.
C. A. Minor shipped a car of fine
fat cattle from the Heppner yards on
Thursday last. They were pro
nounced the best bunch of fat stuff
shipped out from Heppner in many a
day.
S. E. Notson, superintendent of
schools of Morrow county, departed
for Spokane on Tuesday to attend
the meeting of the Inland Empire
Teachers' Association, which con
venes there this week.
Miss Ruth Bewley, of lone, has ac
cepted a position with Thomson
Bros., as clerk in their department
store. Miss Bewley held a similar
position with the Walker Estate in
lone for a number of years.
W. A. Richardson, local postmas
ter, has purchased from J. B. Sparks,
the local agent, a Studebaker 5. This
car is one of the late models, of
which many have been sold through
out the Northwest this Spring.
Ben Moore and wife were in from
Butter creek on Saturday. Mr.
Moore was lamenting the loss of a
fine colt but a weok or two old. The
colt crowding In front of the wagon
was run over and its leg broken :s.id
it had to be killed.
Dr. A. K. Higgs of Portland spent
a few days In Ileppner the first of
the weok on business. Dr. Higgs has
thrown his hat into the political
arena, and will seek the Democratic
nomination for state representative
from Multnomah county.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stevens were
in from Hardman on Tuesday. This
office acknowledges a pleasant call
from these people who are among
the prosperous farmers of that sec
tion. They anticipate an abundant
harvest this fall, judging from pres
ent flattering prospects.
John Fox, special agent of the
Home Insurance Company, with of
fices in Portland, paid Heppner an
official visit yesterday. Mr. Fox was
a comrade in the Philippines with
our local banker, T. J. Mahoney,
both sorvlng in the same South Da
kota regiment.
CASTOR I A
lor Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature (
Dalles Optimist: Seth Morgan, who
surTored a paralytic stroke in Port
land a few weeks ago, was brought
to The Dalles Saturday by train and
upon arrival here was met by an am
bulance and conveyed to his home on
East 13th street. He was accom
panied to The Dalles by his w ife, his
(laughter, Miss Rachel, and P. A.
Clifford. Mr. Morgan is still without
the use of his right side but is slow
ly improving in health.
The games scheduled for last Fri
day afternoon but postponed on ac
count of rain, will be played at the
association grounds tomorrow after
noon. The first game will start
promptly at 2 o'clock. The Fats and
Leans will battle first and their
struggle will be followed immediate
ly by the married men and the
singles. Come out and see some
fun.
S. T. Goff celebrated his s'xtv
soventh birthday on the seventh of
this month, and rejoices over the
fact that he never enjoyed bgtt.-r
health in his life. Mr. Goff is sure
that no country can put us in tne
shade when it come3 to climate, and
wo are sure that he is right in his
conclusions.
Frank Roberts boasts the posses
sion of the starter of the Heppner
creamery. It is a Jersey heifer, 11
months old, that is expected to drop
a calf any day now. For a fact she
Is about the smallest thing in the
cow line ever seen here, but gives
promise of being a splendid milk
producer.
Echo Cor. in Pendleton E. O.: Mrs.
Bob Shaw, formerly of Heppner,
but now of Calgary, Alberta, B. C,
is here on a visit to the homes of
her brothers, Claude Sloan of this
place and Frank Sloan of Stanfield.
Mrs. Shaw Is accompanied by her
nephew, Master Frank Sloan.
Dalles Optimist: Tom Morgan of
Heppner was a visitor In The Dalles
the firs of the week, called here by
the illness of his brother, Seth Mor
gan. Rev. H. A. Van Winkle returned
on Friday from a visit of ten days
at the home of his mother at Barlow,
Ore., and other Valley points.
Col. C. C. Boone, of Lexington,
was a visitor in Heppner Friday.
The wool-buying season in Wallo
wa county, according to the Record
Chieftain, has opened with the con
tracting of five considerable clips.
The price, which was not given out,
was substantially above last year's
figures. All spring the growers have
been holding off for higher prices,
and the fact that contracts have
been made Indicate that they and the
buyers have met and both are satis
fied. The winter Just ended, continues
the report, was very mild, with abun
dance of feed and sheep are in prime
condition.
320 ACHES FOR SALE
One hundred and thirty acres in
cultivation, plenty of running water,
all fenced. Fair buildings. 190 acres
of good pasture, 20 acres In alfalfa
30 acres more than can be put in
alfalfa. 130 acres in wheat and oats
goes with this place. $20 per acre
buys this place four miles from
Ileppner. One-half cash, balance
terms to suit. Smead and Crawford.
The Canny Scot,
A commercial traveler had taken
a large order in the north for a con
signment of hardware and en
deavored to press upon the canny
Scottish manager who had given
the order a hox of Havana cigars.
"Xaw," ho replied. "Don't try to
bribe a man. I cudna tak them
and I am a member of the kirk!"
"But will you accept thcra as a pres
ent?" "I cudna," said the Scot.
Well, then," said the traveler,
"suppose 1 sell you the cigars for a
merely nominal sum say, six
pence?" "Wcel, in that case," re
plied the Scot, "since you press me
and not liking to refuse an ofTer
wcel meant, I think I'll bo taking
twa boxes.
A Movable Feast.
A westerner attending a Rhocfc
Island clambake for the first time
suddenly became aware that he was
not quite so comfortable as he had
been nt the beginning.
"Look here," he said to Senator
A., his neighbor at the table; "you
are a native and know the rules of
the game. I don't. Now, I'd like
to know when to stop eating.
"Well," responded the senator,
with a smile, my rule is this-
seat myself at the start exactly four
inches from the table, and when 1
fool myself touching it I know it is
time to move back."- "
In the older days of the Harvard
Medical school, when funds were
Bcarco and professors scarcer, Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was the lec
turer on anatomy, physiology, medi
cal chemistry and a few other sub
jects. One day the president of the col
lego met him on the street and con
gratulated him on his then recent
election to a professional chair of
medicine.
"Chair 1" exclaimed the doctor.
"You're mistaken, my dear sir. It
isn't a chair that I occupy; it's a
whole settee." :
SIMMONS. I!
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE OV OREGON FOR MOR
ROW COUNTY.
Amy D. Crawford,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Emery O. Crawford,
Defendant.
To Emery O. Crawford, Defen
dant: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON, you are hereby requir-j
ed to appear and answer the com- j
plaint of Plaintiff filed against you j
in the above entitled court and cause j
on or before six weeks of the date
of first publication of this summons,
and if you fail so to appear or an-!
swor for want thereof, Plaintiff will
apply to the court for the relief
prayed for in her complaint filed
herein, which is as follows: 1
That the bonds of matrimony '
now ana neretorore existing oe-:
tween plaintiff and yourself the de-1
fendant be forever dissolved and
held for naught; and that plaintiff
have an absolute divorce from you,
and that she further be awarded the 1
custody and control of Reta Mae
Crawford the child of Plaintiff and '
yourself, and for such further relief
as the court may deem meet and
equitable.
This summons is published by or
der of Hon. G. W. Phelps, Judge of
the above entitled court made and
entered on the 10th day of April
1914, and the date of first publica
tion of such summons is the 16th
day of April, 1914.
C. E. WOODSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
A. 16-M. 28.
NOTICE OK SHERIFF'S SALE
By virtue of an execution and or
der of sale Issued by the clerk of the
Circuit Court of Morrow County,
State of Oregon, dated the 13th day
of April, 1914, in a suit in said court
whorein Vermont Loan & Trust
Company, a Corporation, recovered
judgment against Alexander II. Mat
tucks for the sum cf $700.00, with
Interest thereon at the rate of five
per cent per annum from November
1st, 1912, until paid, the further sum
of $14.55, with interest thereon at
the rate of 12 per cent per annum
from November 1st, 1910, until paid,
the further sum of $35.00, with in
terest thereon at the rate of 12 per
cent per annum from November 1st,
1911, until paid, the further sum of
$35.00, with interest thereon at the
rate of 12 per cent, per annum from
November 1st, 1912, the further sum
of $75.00 attorney's fees and costs
and disbursements taxed and al
lowed in the sum of $45.20, which
judgment was recovered on the 11th
day of April, 1914.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
That I will on Saturday, the 16th
day of May, 1914, at the hour of 2
o'clock P. M. of said day at the front
door of the court house in the city
of Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon,
sel at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash in hand the following
described real property, to-wit:
S of SEH, NEVi of SE4 and
SEViof NE4 of Section 31, Tp. 1
S. R. 26 E. W. M., taken and levied
upon as the property of said Alexan
der H. Mattucks being the real
property mortgaged by said defend
ant to plaintiff to secure payment
of the sums aforesaid and ordered
sold by the court to satisfy the same
or so much thereof as may be necess
ary to satisfy said judgment in favor
of plaintiff against the defendant,
together with all costs that have ac
crued, or may accrue in said matter.
MARION EVANS,
Sheriff of Morrow County, Ore.
A. 16-M. 14.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at LaGrande, Oregon,
April 15th, 1914. Notice is hereby
given that Mary A. Bartholomew, of
Galloway, Oregon, who, on Dec. 5th,
1910, made Homestead Entry No.
0S855, for NW1;, Section 20, Town
ship 1 North, Range 27 East Willam
ette Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Final three-year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before C. C. Patter
son, United States Commissioner, at
his office at Heppner, Oregon, on the
2Sth day of May, 1914.
Claimant nammes as witnesses:
Robert B. Rico and Laura Rice,
of Lexington, Oregon; Waldo L.
Vincent and Edward O. Nell!, of
Galloway, Oregon.
F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
A. 16- M. 14.
NOTICE I'OU 1T15MCATIOX.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Olllce at The Dalles, Oregon,
April 10th, 1914. Notice is hereby
given that Grovor 13. Swaggart, of
Lexington, Oregon, who, on July
23rd, 1907, made Homestead Entry
No. 15652, Serial No. 04176, for the
S NE'4, and S NWVi, and on
April 5th, 1910, made additional
Homestead Entry No. 06209, for
N SEU. Section 22, Township 1
South, Range 26 East , Willamette
Meridian, has filed notice of inten
tion to make Pinal Five Year Proof,
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Register & Receiv
er, U. S. Land Ofilce, at The Dalles,
Oregon, on tho 23rd day of May,
1914.
Clnlmant names as witnesses:
W. L. Copenhaver, Joseph E.
Marshall, both of Lexington, Oregon,
W. B. Tucker, Joseph Moyer, both
of Heppner, Oregon.
H. FRANK WOODCOCK, Register.
A, 16-M. 21.
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FREE FOR EVERYONE-NOT JUST FOR GRAFO-
NOLA CONTESTANTS:
Save Your Votes you get them with every pur
chaserecord thern Wednesdays
and to the person bringing in the most votes we will give beautiful sets
of ROGERS SILVERWARE. After you have recorded your votes on
the silverware you may then turn them in to the credit of the contest
ant you are boosting.
Next Wednesday, the 22nd
We give away the first assortment of the silverware
6 TABLESPOONS, 1 BUTTER KNIFE and 1 SUGAR SHELL
(see window)
This is Rogers Silverware, all of the same beautiful design.
Silverware will be given away WEEKLY for sixteen weeks,
ending four weeks before the five big prizes are delivered.
Contestants, remember the excellent
prizes:
1st The $200 DeLuxe Grafonola.
2 d Fine new Colonial Queen Sewing Machine.
3 d Twenty-year Elgin Gold watch.
4th Ten-year Gold watch. .
5th Splendid Silver Toilet Set.
Wt give everyone votes. Be sure to record them.
MINOR & CO.
Notice of Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of an execution and order
of sale issued by the Clerk of the Cir
cuit Court of the County of Morrow
State of Oregon, dated the 8th day
of April, 1914 in a eerain suit in the
Circuit Court for said County and
State wherein Andrew Rood, plaintiff
recovered judgment against W. B.
Ward and Ola Ward his wife, de
fendants for the sum of $3,591.50 with
interest thereon at the rate of 8 per
cent per annum from the 11th day of
January 1907 less $75.05 paid thereon
September 10, 1909, $218 50 paid there
on November 15, 1912 and $198.25 paid
thereon June 1, 1918; for tbe further
sum $91.35 Taxes paid, for the further
and additional sum of $250.00 attor
neys fees, and for $25,00 costs and dis
bursements, which judgment vas so
recoverd on the 6th day of April, 1914.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
I will on Saturday the 9th day ofMay,
1914 at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M. of
said day at the front door of the Court
house in the City of Heppner, Morrow
County, Oregon, sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash in hand
the following described real property,
towit:N EJ of NEJ of Section 32; Ni
of NW1 and NW1 of NEi of Section
33 in Tp. 3 S. R. 23 E. W. M. ; Also
Wi of NWl of Section 21, NEi of
NEI of Section 20 and SE1 of SEi of
Section 17 in Tp. 3 S. R. 23 E. W.M. ;
Also NJ of SEI and Si of NEI of Sec
tion 17 in Tp. 3 S. R. 23 E. W. M. ,
taken and levied upon as the ptoperty
of said defendants W. B. Ward and
Ola Ward, belnc the real property
mortgaged by said defendants to plain
tiff to secure payment of said sums
and ordered sold by the Court to satis
fy same, or so much thereof as maybe
necessary lo satisfy said Judgment in
favor of said Andrew Rood, plaintiff
against said defendants, together with
all costs that have accrued or may
accrue in said matter.
Dated April 8, 1914.
MARIAN EVANS,
Sheriff of Morrow County, Ore.
A B.IRG.UX
The Hams Hotel and Barn in
Hardman. We offer this desirable
property together or separate. The
house is furnished. Also the 920
acres of land known as the Ham
place. Prices and terms made known
on application to Smead and Craw
ford. Prices on these properties are
lower than ever before. Terms are
all that could be asked for.
Gurdane & Son are thoroughly
overhauling their ice cream plant
this week.
FREE ! FREE !
We start it today
Silvenvaregiven away weekly
.Demonstration
and
Special Sale
We have recently put in a stock of
Tea Garden Table Fruits
Only the choicest ripe, sound fruits
and granulated sugar used.
These goods are contracted to be retailed at
35c per can. For this occasion we are permit
ted to sell at 25c per can.
Come in FRIDAY and SATURDAY
see the goods opened, and be convinced, as we
are, that they are the finest canned goods you
ever saw or tasted.
STRAWBERRIES, LOGANBERRIES
BLACKBERRIES and RED
RASPBERRIES
Phelps Grocery Co.
BOWERS' SHOE REPAIRING SHOP.
We have just opened up for bursness in
the Garrigues Building on Main Street.
We will treat you fair and will appreciate
a share of your patronage. : :
We Can Do All Kinds of Repair Work.
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