The gazette-times., May 07, 1914, Image 5

WEEK'S NEWS.
Local and Personal
Happenings.
We have an abundance ot old
papers for sale at this office.
Try our sundaes, the best In the
city the Palm.
R. Homeland and wife were down
from Parkers Mill on Friday.
Walter Kllcup was In Heppner
from his ranch near Lena on Friday.
Don't forget the ball game tomor
row afternoon, Umatilla vs. Heppner.
Burton H. Peck of Rhea creek was
transacting business In Heppner on
Friday.
Nat Webb Jr. is aown from Walla
Walla visiting with his brother,
Paul.
J. A. Waters and wife and Mrs. C.
C. Chick of lone, were Heppner vis
itors on Friday.
"The Whetstone shearing plant Is
running full blast at the Boyer ranch
five miles east of town.
James Murtba, Rock creek sheep
man, was doing business in Heppner
on Friday and Saturday.
Olaf Bergstrom and wife were in
town from their Eight Mile home on
Friday doing some shopping.
J. H. Wyland, wall-known stock
man was in the city from his ranch
near Hardman, on Saturday,
See us before buying your years
supply of flour. We can save you
money. HEPPNER MILLING CO.
Miss Viva Jones returned home
from Pendleton last Thursday eve
ning, after visiting friends In the
neighboring city for Beveral days.
The baby son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wright Saling of Hardman, died on
Friday morning last from summer
complaint. The boy was about 11
months old.
George Bleakman, of Hardman,
candidate on the Republican ticket
for commissioner before the promar
ies, was in from the south end of the
county on Friday.
Jesse French was In town from
Big Butter creek on Saturday. All
vegetation In his locality is booming
at present and prospects are fine for
range, field and garden.
Wes Brannon of Hardman did bus
iness In Heppner on Friday. Mr.
Brannon farms in the Eight Mile
section and Is well pleased with his
prospects for a bumper crop.
R. F. Fraser of Gooseberry, demo
cratic candidate for the nomination
of county commissioner, was in
Heppner the last of the week look
ing after his interests in a political
way.
Saddler E. G. Noble is mailing
out a neat catalogue of his saddles
to the numerous Inquirers all over
the country. His mail order busi
ness is one of the big items of his
trade.
Court street has undergone some
valuable improvemont in the line of
grading the past week. The main
road from the Court street bridge to
the Byland farm, east of town was
worked over by the grader.
John Olden, Rhea creek farmer
and stockman, was in Heppner on
Friday. Mr. Olden states that his
orchard did not suffer any from the
recent hard frosts Bnd he should
have nn abundance of fruits of all
kinds this season.
P. A. Engto and family were vis
itors in Heppner last Thursday. Mr
Engle is making preparations to
prove up on his homestead which Is
five miles north of lone. He says
crop conditions and prospects are the
best he has seen while living in that
section.
The largest movement in wool in
Eastern Oregon recorded so far this
season, took place last week, when
R. N. Stanfiold, extensive wool grow
er of Umatilla county, consigned
200,000 pounds to a Boston firm.
Mr. Stanfleld has followed the plan
of consigning his wool for several
years and reports the same as satis
factory. Commencing tomorrow, B. F. Mat
lock, a nephew of Mayor Matlock,
will be a member of the Pendleton
police force, having been appointed
yesterday by Chief of Police Kearney
as night policeman to succeed Al
Moody who has resigned on account
of failing health. Mr. Matlock for
merly lived In Heppner but for some
time past has been employed in a lo
cal garage. Mr. Moody has been on
the force for a year and three months
and Chief Kearney declares he has
proven himself a highly efficient of
ficer. E. O.
E. O.: Travis and John McCul
lough, Echo youths who were con
victed Monday of stealing a cow;
were sentenced to the penitentiary
for an indeterminate period not ex
ceeding ton years nor less than one.
It Is probable that little leniency
will be shown them inasmuch as they
were both paroled prisoners at the
time thny stole the cow. Travis,
the elder had beon sent to the peni
tentiary on a similar conviction and
had been paroled from that institu
tion. The younger was paroled by
Judge Phelps.
Fresh ice cream every day at the
Palm.
Ernest Iliggs was up from lone
Saturday.
John Elder visited friends In lone
last Sunday.
Harvey McAllister was a Saturday
evening visitor from Lexington.
Claud Coats and wife of Heppner
Flat, were Heppner visitors Saturday.
Mike Kenny of Sand Hollow, was
among the many sheepmen in the
city on Saturday.
C. W. Knighten, prosperous young
farmer of Eight Mile, was a Heppner
visitor on Saturday.
Mrs. C. E. Shaver and daughter,
Miss Dot Ganger, of lone, were Hepp
ner visitors Saturday.
See our ad on another page giving
reduced prices on flour.
HEPPNER MILLING CO.
Grover B. Swaggart, prominent
young farmer of the Lexington sec
tion, transacted business In Heppner
on Saturday.
Heppner Milling Co. shipped a car
load of flour and mill feed to lone
yesterday. This will be handled by
J. A. Waters.
Rev. W. T. Goulder returned to his
home in this city Friday evening,
after spending several days n Port
land on business.
Natt Scott, of Lone Rock, was In
Heppner a couple of days the past
week, being an interested investigat
or or the wool market.
Chas. Burchell, a prosperous far
mer of the Lexington country, was
among the many visitors in this city
Saturday.
R. B. Wilcox, the Willow creek
dairyman, was up from his farm near
Lexington, on Saturday. Mr. Wil
cox specialises in Jersey cattle and
Duroc-Jersey hogs.
Ernest Lundell and family of
Eight Mile were trading in this city
on Saturday. Mr. Lundell reports
crop conditions excellent in his sec
tion. Rev. H. A. Van Winkle, pastor of
the local Christian church, spent sev
eral days in Portland on business
last week and preached at Tilla
mook on Sunday.
Drs. Lowe and Turner, eye special
ists of Portlad arrived In Heppner on
Sunday evening and spent Monday
and Tuesday in our city. They will
return again at a later date. Mr.
Turner is a brother of Mrs. Ray Mc
Allister. J. D. Moyer who farms In the
Blackhorse country north of Heppner
was in town on Sautrday and states
that his section never enjoyed a bet
ter prospect for abundant crops at
this time of year than the present
season.
ALASKAN TOURS. This Is my
ninth consecutive year In tours to
and through Alaska. Join my per
sonally conducted party or let me
arrange your trip and give you the
benefit of special rates. Write for
descriptive literature. Mrs. A. H.
Carlisle, 708 Selling Bldg., Portland,
Oregon.
Edwin H. Worsham, a yonug man
about 25 years of age, committed
suicide at Condon on Friday morn
ing last by shooting himself through
the head with a .3-8 Colt's revolver.
He came to Condon from Portland
and was looking for work, and there
was no apparent reason for his rash
act.
The Rev. Father Power of the Re
demption Order, who gave a mission
in the Catholic church last Novem
ber, will be heard here again on the
15th, 16th and 17th of this month.
The services given by Father Power
were very instructive and greatly
appreciated by his hearers; and a
cordial Invitation is given to all to
hear him on the evenings of Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, the 15th, 16th
and 17 th Inst.
Prof. S. H. Doak is just about to
close a year's work as Principal of
the Stanfleld Public Schools which
has been very successful and satisfac
tory to the patrons and school of
cers.. Mrs. Doak has assisted the
pupils in making their pennants and
is greatly esteemed by all the child
ren. In church and other social ac
tivities of the community, she has
always been a faithful co-worker
with her husband. It is regretted
that they are not to be here next
year, Mr. Doak having contracted to
fetch at Lexington, Oregon. S'.an
l'eld Standard.
All Stores Now Close at 0 P. M.
By aggreement between the mer
chants of Heppner, all Btores of the
city now close at 6 p. m. every eve
ning, except Saturdays. Heretofore
they have been closing at 6:30 but
in order to be more metropolitan
and up-to-date, it has been decided
to make the closing hour a little
earlier. The custom of early closing
in Heppner has been followed for a
number of years and found to be a
very satisfactory arrangement to all
concerned.
CASTOR I A
, For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature f
County Court is in session at the
courthouse this week.
Chas. BurcheU, farmer of Lexing
ton, was in Heppner on Saturday.
L. E. Fridley, a leading farmer of
the Social Ridge section, was in
Heppner on Saturday.
Tim Rippee was.an Eight Mile far
mer doing business in Heppner on
Saturday.
Alex Lindsay, prominent farmer
near lone, transacted business in
this city yesterday.
J. L. Wilklns made a business trip
to Pendleton last week. He re
turned home Saturday evening.
L. D. Neill and wife and E. O.
Nelll and wife were Butter creek res
idents trading with the Heppner
merchants on Saturday.
J. F. Vaughn returned on Friday
from a visit of several days In Port
land on business In connection with
the firm of Vaughn & Sons.
E. E. Miller, the lone auctioneer,
had charge of the sale of holstien
heifers for Ike Howard In this city
last Saturday.
Chas. Fuller, McKinney creek
farmer and stockman, was doing bus
iness in Heppner on Saturday, and
while here gladdaned the heart of
the printer to the extent of a year's
subscription.
The portable shearing plant ot H.
A. Emery's of Hardman , passed
through town on Monday on Its way
to the south side of the county. The
crew has been busy for several weeks
past in the sand country. ,
The new linotype at the G.-T. of
fice was the occasion of much inter
est to our country friends Saturday.
We are glad to have you call, frlendB
and see how we are now getting up
the type for each issue of the paper.
It is reported that R. F. Wigles
worth, of Butter creek, disposed of
his wool in Pendleton the past week,
getting 17 cents for fine and 19 cents
for his coarse wool. This is the best
price yet reported to us for this sea
son's clip.
N. S. Whetstone arrived at his
shearing plant on the home place on
Hlnton creek Monday with his band
ot sheep from Grant county. This
is a handy way to get wool to mar
ket and is being generally adopted
by our flockmasters.
Under the supervision to Mike
Szepanek, Albert Bowker of the
Heppner Garage has had construct
ed a blacksmith shop In which is
installed his furnace for the proper
heating of auto springs, and the in
stitution is getting sufficiently
equipped to do any Job that is put up
to them in the line of automobile re
pairing. Frank Anderson, prominent Eight
Mile farmer, was in Heppner Satur
day. Mr. Anderson has recently re
turned from a visit to Wallowa coun
ty where he has some mining inter
ests. He says that county is really
enjoying a boom at the present and
a lot of people are being initerested
in making their homes there. Land
values are much higher there than
here but land is on the move just
the same. .
Amanuel C. Petteys, pioneer res
ident of Morrow county, was in town
from Jordan Siding on Saturday.
Mr. Petteys fears that his fruit crop
is pretty badly injured by the frosts
of a week or so ago. He has almost
always been fortunate In escaping
and his fine orchard has been one on
the creek that could be depended up
on to furnish fruit for the neighbor
hood. We hope it may turn out that
he will have plenty and to spare
though it may look a little discour
aging at present.
County Clerk Hill is going to try
out a new style of ballot box at the
coming primary election. A new
precinct having been created made
it necessary to provide an additional
ballot box. The one he has is made
of canvas with metallic top and bot
tom, and is a collapsible affair and
easy to handle and would seem to
comply with the requirements of the
election laws. After giving this box
a try-out the clerk will be better able
to judge as to whether it is the style
of box to be adopted for use in this
county.
Many Sheep Sold.
F. S. Johnson of Dakota, who has
been here for the purpose of buying
sheep for shipment east, has secured
17,000 head of fine wool yearling
weathers at a price of $2.75 per
head. Of the sheep purchased 10,
000 head wore secured from Boy
len & Stephens. Yearling ewes are
now selling at from $3.75 to $4.50
per head. Six bands of coarse ewes
and lambs have been sold here and
shipped to parties at Yakima. At a
price of $3.50 per head 10,000 of
this spring's lambs have been sold
for fall delivery. E. O.
Sale of Holsteins.
At a public sale at the old McRob
erts stable in Heppner on Saturday
afternoon, Ike Howard of lone dis
posed of 21 head of Holstein heifers,
all the animals going at fair prices.
E. E. Miller, the auctioneer, of lone,
cried the sale, and after it was over,
he departed with a bunch of the cat
tle for delivery at Echo.
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CONTESTANTS ATTENTION!
BOOST YOUR NUMBER. You will have an opportunity
to swell your number of votes on Saturday at the
SPECIAL SALE ON TOILET ARTICLES
when we will give from 250 to 2500 votes on articles from 5c to 50c.
Goods on exhibition now on the Bargain Counters.
minor & CO.
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Mrs. P; J. Hagerman, mother of
Mrs. Frank E. Boyden, left this
morning for Vancouver, Washington,
on a visit to a son. E. O.
Jas. Hoskins, hustling young
sheepman and irrigatlonlst of Stan
fleld and Echo, was in Heppner on
business on Saturday.
Postmaster Richardson informs us
that hereafter the pastoffice will
close every evening at 6:00 o'clock
instead of 6:30 as it has done here
tofore. Rev. O. W. Elliott of Portland,
will preach at the South Methodist
church next Sunday, both morning
and evening. See his announcement
in another column. He will visit
here for several days next week.
A. W. Goodman of Glodendale,
Wash., spent the week-end In Hepp
ner visiting with old friends. Mr.
Goodman was formerly at the head
of the gents furnishing department
at Minor & Co.
Our old friend, John Maidment, of
Lone Rock, has entered politics over
In Gilliam county, having announced
himself as a candidate for the office
of county commissioner, his name to
be written on the republican primary
ballot.
R. D. Richardson departed for
Portland Tuesday morning where he
expects to remain for several
months. Mr. Richardson came here
last September to work for the Hepp
ner Light & Water Co. During his
stay here he made many friends who
regret to see him leave.
Horse Falls on Jimmie Morgan.
When a saddle horse which he
was riding last Monday morning
reared over backward with him,
James Morgan, Jr., received a dis
located shoulder and other bruises.
The shoulder bone was also cracked.
The accident occured on Little But
ter creek. Dr. Allison was summon
ed and the injured boy was brought
to town, where he is now recuper
ating. Kindness Appreciated.
Mrs. L. E. Friedrich desires to
to thank the many friends who so
kindly assisted her during the re
cent illness of her husband. Mr.
Friedrich is slowly recovering, but
It will probably be several weeks be-
j fore he will be able to work again.
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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.
Your Hou$E
YOU MUST PAINT THE NEW HOUSE; YOU OUGHT TO PAINT THE
OLD ONE, IT PAYS-BECAUSE IT SAVES THE HOUSE.
YOU'LL ENJOY HOME MORE IF YOUR HOUSE IS NEWLY, BRIGHT
LY PAINTED-SO WILL YOUR WIFE AND FAMILY.
WHAT'S THE USE OF LIVING UNLESS YOU LIVE?
OUR PAINTS "STICK" AND HOLD THEIR COLOR.
SHERMAN WILLIAMS PAINT IS THE STANDARD. ALL PAINT
MANUFACTURERS TRY TO EQUAL IT. CHI-NAMEL VARNISH IS THE
VARNISH FOR THE LADIES TO BRIGHTEN UP THEIR FURNITURE WITH
COME AND SEE US FOR YOUR PAINTS AND VARNISHES.
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