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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1914)
WEEK'S NEWS. Local and Personal Happenings. Try our sundaes, the best in the city the Palm. John Sheridan was up .from the sand country on Saturday. Newt Whetstonu made a business trip to Stan field last week. Jack Hynd, stockman of Cecil, was In Heppner on Tuesday. ' H. C. Gay, the Rhea creek dairy man was In the city on Monday, Roy Whitels, the lone merchant, transacted business in Heppner Mon day. Percy Hughes was a Heppner vis itor from Little Butter creek on Mon day. t Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Anderson, of Eight MUe were Heppner visitors on Saturday. B. Pi Ooherty, sheepman of the lower Band Hollow section was in Heppner on Monday. Andrew Rood returned on Satur day evening from a short visit to Portland and other outside points. See our ad on another page giving reduced prices on flour. HEPPNER MILLING CO. Mrs. Walter Becket of Eight Mile departed for Willamette Valley points on Saturday to visit with rel atives. Thos. Quald, of Portland is in Heppner this week looking after bus iness interests and visiting old-time friends. Howard and Alfred Anderson, prominent farmers of the Eight Mile section were attending to business affairs in this city on Monday. Mrs. Eva Saling of Estacala re turned to her home In thri city ou Saturday. Mrs. Saling has been vis iting with relatives and friends in this section for the past three weeks. Jas. Elder and Jas. Kirk took out two wagon loads of White Star flour to Hardman Tuesday. This flour went to the Bleakman store. The Heppner Milling Co. were the ship pers. The ladies of the Christian church announce that they will hold a win dow sale at the office of W. W. Smead on Saturday next, and will be prepar ed with provisions for the Sunday dinner. , J. P. and W. L. Barlow, Rhea creek and Eight Mile farmers were doing business in Heppner on Tues day. Everything is booming in their respective localities since the big rain of last week. E. E. Lovgren, prosperous young farmer of Eight Mile, was a pleasant caller at this office while in town on Saturday. Good rains in his locality have freshened up the crops and the farmers are happy. Fred Elder and his grandmother, Mrs. Luclnda Elder, returned to their home in this city on Sunday evening from Baker. Mrs. Elder has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Belle Bucknum for the past several weeks. Mrs. Celsus Keithley and Miss Leah Minor departed for Portland on Thursday last to be absent for ten days or two weeks; the former to receive treatment at the hands of a surgeon and the latter to visit with friends. Carl Her and family, of Timber, Oregon, who Bpent a week visiting with relatives in Heppner, departed for home on Thursday last. Mr. Her was interested in looking over some of our farm lands with a view of lo cating here. Dan Hanshew, who was in town on Saturday from liis Black Horse ranch, is rejoicing over the excellent condition of his crop. He expects his section to turn out a big yield tills season. A good rain fell there on Fri day and conditions have been greatly improved thereby. Some Blight damage to crops, caus ed by two days of north wind last week is reported from different parts of the county. This has been slight, however, and the rains and cooler weather since have largely restored the grain to its normal condition, and also relieved much of the anxiety of the farmers. Andy J. Cook departed for Irrlgon on Monday with a crew of men. They will put the finishing touches on the new Heppner-Irrigon. road, which has been open to the public for some time. A little more sage brush ma cadam will greatly improve the lower end of this road, where much sand has to be contended with. A general rain fell all over Mor row county on Thursday night and so far as we have been able to learn no section was overlooked. While there was no apparent suffering of crops the rains have done a lot of good. Continued favorable condi tions will result in the harvesting of . the largest crop in the history of the county. Dr. J. II. Fell Is reported to be getting along nicely. His injuries are confined to the fracture of the right leg in the hip joint and it is be lieved that he will fully recover, al though It will be some time before he will be able to be out. Dr. Fell re ceived his Injury last week, when his automobile went over the grade be tween here and John Day. Blue Mountain Eagle. Enimett Smith of Rhea creek was trading in Heppner on Monday. The Jones Weeders are nearly half gone. Have you got yours yet? Bet ter hurry. Wright Saling of Hardman, deliv ered a fine bunch of fat hogs in Hepp ner Saturday evening. Dock Hudson, a merchant of Hard man was doing business in Heppuer on Saturday. ' Thomas Ross and wife, of Echo, arrived in Heppner on Thursday eve ning and visited in our city for sev eral days. Ralph Adklns was a Sunday morn ing passenger for Milton. He will spend some time visiting at tne home of his sister, Mrs. W. C. Howard. Asa B. Thompson, Echo Irriga tlonlst and base ball fan accompan ied the Echo ball team to Heppner last Friday. A. W. Gammell of Lexington was a visitor in Heppner on Monday. This office acknowledges a pleasant call, . Waiter Cochran and Robert Bper ry, lone ball players assisted the lo cals in their struggle with Echo last Friday. Ralph Hymer came up from lone last Friday to witness the Echo Heppner ball game. He remained over and furnished music at the dance the same evening. Miss Josephine Follette returned to her Portland home Saturday morn-1 tng after visiting with friends at the home of John Patterson for several weeks. Mack Gentry has been very 111 the past week, being confined to his bed much of the time. The services of a doctor were required. He is im proved at this time. Albert Bowker of the Heppner Garage, spent several days in Port land last week looking after an or der for Overland cars which he has sold to local people. lone defeated Condon at lone last Sunday by 5 to 0 score in a one-sided game. Sperry pitched for the win ners Several people from Heppner witnessed the game. Wm. Lasson will leave In a few days for the Greenhorn mountains, where he will join Dan Stalter and E. S. Duran. The three will work in the Mayflower mines during the summer. H. L. McAlister, of Lexington, ac companied by his mother, departed on Monday morning for McMinnvllle where he goes as a delegate from Lexington Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. to the grand lodge of Oregon which meets in that city this week. The majority of the sheepmen throughout this section are taking advantage of the prices offered for wool and are contracting their clips before taking them to market. J. W. Chapman being one who contract ed his clip to Phil Cohn of Heppner, receiving 16 23-cnts per pound. Long Creek Ranger. Mrs. T. J. Humphreys and children departed for Portland on Tuesday morning. She will be present at the graduation of her daughter, Miss Leta from the School of Pharmacy of North Pacific Dental College, which takes place this week, and will then visit with relatives In Multno mah and Washington counties for a short time. The graduation exercises of the lone High School took place on Fri day evening last at Walker's hall, and wore preceded by a class play, "The Sweet Girl Graduates," at the same hall on Thursday evening. At the graduation exercises, Supt. Not son, of Heppner, was the principal speaker. A class of three received their diplomas. Mrs. Mary Hendrlcson, Mrs. Clyde WellB, Mrs. Bert Stone, Mrs. John Vaughn and Mrs. Chas. Cox depart ed for McMlnvllle last Sunday. They go as delegates to the grand lodge convention of the Rebekah lodge which holds forth in that city this week. Mrs. Stone will remain In Portland for some time before re turning home, to receive treatment for her eyes. W. Er Severance who is one of the successful farmers of the Hardman country, was in Heppner on Satur day. The abundant rains up that way have kept the farmers back with spring work somewhat but Mr. Sever ance reports everything coming along fine at present with one of the best crop prospects they have had in years. . H. PV Preston, of Waltsburg, Wn., accompanied by Walter Scott, of the Garden City Milling Co., of Walla Walla, passed through Heppner on Saturday on their way from Seattle to Eastern Washington by auto. Mr. Preston is an old-time friend of the editor of the G.-T., and they were playmates and schoolmates together more than 40 years agone. It has been many long years since they last met and time and circumstances have separated them in different walks of life, but the meeting was none the less one of much pleasure, CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Hava Always Bought Sears the Signature Fresh ice cream every day at the Palm. , We have an abundance of old . papers for Eale at this office. J Mr. and Mrs. R. Hogeland, of Par kers Mill, are visiting with relatives in Heppner this week. x j Monterestelll Bros., builders of monuments and tombstones of Pen-. dleton, placed several monuments in I Heppner cemetery this week. I A wedding ticket was issued by Clerk Hill on Tuesday to Mr. Guy Chapin and Miss Elvie Coats, young : people of the Hardman country. Miss Amy McHaley, accompanied ' by Mrs. Lizzie Coats, a niece of the late J. H. McHaley, arrived from Portland on Saturday. The ladies will visit in Heppner. for the next three or four weeks. j D. E. Oilman returned from a bus- iness trip to Portland and other points down that way on Saturday. ' He found business 'pretty dull com pared to what it usually is, this be ing especially so in the line of real estate, ; W. 0. Allison, of Ukiah, arrived In j Heppner on Tuesday on a short visit . with his sister, Mrs. Carrie Vaughn, ; and to look after farming interests he has here. Mr. Allison still owns the farm he ran in Morrow county j a number of years ago which is now j operated by Egbert Young. Hanson Huehes and wife were pas sengers to Portland Sunday morning. Mr. Hughes Is on his way to McMinn ville where he goes to attend the grand lodge I. O. 0. F. in session there this week. Roy Her was also a delegate from Willow Lodge of this city and left by the same train. Havlne been nominated to make tha race for commissioner on the democratic ticket, Jeff Jones has de cided to get into the running in oroDer shaoe. He is now the owner of a new Case auto which he pur chased this week from Vaughn & Sons and not in with his machine Tuesday evening, being accompanied by John Vaughn. Delvln Cox, who has a position as pressman with Glass & Prud homme Co., big printing house of Portland, is here on a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Cox, of Rhea creek. Delvln went to Port land about 18 months ago and secur ing work has been on the job ever since and holding down a good pos ition. A dinner party was given in honor of the Senior Class of Heppner High School at the home of Dr. Culbert son and daughter on last Friday eve ning. The High School teachers, Misses Lilah Clark, Lucile Culbert son and Marion Long were the host esses, and the entire class were pres ent to partake of the delicacies pre pared for them. Rev. G. T. Notson, of Huron, South Dakota, is visiting with the family of his brother, Supt. S. E. Notson, in Heppner. Mr. Notson, who is a Methodist minister and at present Dist. Supt. in his home city, Is on a short visit to the Northwest and is now on his return home after a few days spent with relatives in the Willamette valley. Owing, no doubt, to the illness of Mayor Smead who is confined to his home in Heppner by a severe attack of grip, there was nu meeting of the City Council on Monday evening. Councilmen Hager, City Attorney Notson, Recorder Williams and Mar shal McCraw wore present and after waiting for a leasonable time for the other membera to arrive, a motion to adjourn, was made and carried by unanimous vote of the "third house!" Graduating Exercises at Lexington. The graduating exercises of Lex ington High School take place this evening at the Congregational church. Dr. H. W. Bleakney, of Whitman College, Walla Walla, will deliver the address. The class play was given before a crowded house in Artisan hall on Tuesday evening, the students doing themselves proud in the rendition of "Arabian Nights." The caste of characters included the following students of the school: Harvey Bauman, Hulda Burchell, Maudle McMillan, Teddy McMillan, Regmor Beck, E. Bauman, Hazel Delaney, Leona Davis and L. Pom eroy. Prof. Notson, of Heppner, de livered the baccalaureate address on Sunday evening at the M. E. church. A very successful year of the Lexing ton school has thus been brought to a close. LENA ITEMS. Everybody is trying to keep in the shade now days but very few suc ceed In doing so. W. E. Straight hauled the last of his wool to Heppner last week. Miss Hazel Schell of Walla Walla has been visiting friends at Lena the last few weeks J. H. Pearson and son George went to Pendleton last week to attend to some business. Marsh Courtney was In Heppner last week. 0 Crops are looking good and a few showers along help them greatly. This vicinity was visited by a heavy rain a few days ago which we were very glad to see. Come again "Mr. Rain" when you can stay Ion ger. 40 FOR VOTE GETTERS COMMENCING SATURDAY, 16TH, We will give 500 votes on the Grafo nola Contest with every yard of PERCALES Sale will start Saturday, the 16th, and run until Wednesday, the 20th Last Week for Brown Votes Be sure to get all your Brown Votes in before SATURDAY, the 23RD The Gazette-Times r THE PAPER WHICH CONTAINS ALL THE HOME NEWS. IF YOU ARE NOT A SUBSCRIBER, WH NOT? See us before buying your years supply of flouY. We can save you money. HEPPNER MILLING CO. IRRIGON ITEMS Tom George went to Pendleton Friday afternoon on business. L. B. Kicker went to Heppner Saturday, returning Sunday after noon. William Friend was in town last week, leaving Sunday afternoon for Pendleton. Some of the surveyors located here took a pleasure trip to Hermis- ton Sunday. Walter Caldwell and Jesse Davis came down from Castle Rock Sun day, for the day. The editor of the Umatilla New Era, Willis J. Pegg, was in this town for a short time Friday. Sidney Taylor was down from Um atilla Sunday and spent the day with the Roadrucks of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Adams are now living here and intend to re main until fall. They are staying in the Hamilton place in the east part of town. Mr. Adams is em ployed on the Echo-Coyote cut-off and comes to town about every other night. The news of Mrs. Charlie Dolder's death was received by her many friends here as a great shock and with much sincere sorrow. It is with much regret and heartfelt sympathy for the T)ereaved ones that we part from her. Mrs. L. B. Kicker, Mrs. J. S. Cabbage and Mrs. P. Renno drove to Umatilla with flowers, to pay their last respects to her before the body was taken to Hermiston for burial. To Stable Owners of Heppner. You have been heretofore notified through the paper, and also by my self, personally, to clean up all man ure about your stables, barns and sheds; this is final notice. Those not complying with the request of the City Health Officer or myself in this respect will be put to additional cost and trouble If I shall be com pelled to do this cleaning up for them. Prompt action In the prem ises will save costs. J. R. McCRAW, City Marshal. rANABILE SPECIAL MDRMMR & CflD, 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. WE CHISEL HIGH PRICES DOWN WHEN WE FIRST PUT PRICES ON OUR HARDWARE. BUY YOUR HARDWARE FROM US AND KNOW TEE PRICE IS RIGHT. WE LOCK OUR CUSTOMERS TO US BY SELLING THEM NONE BUT HARD WEARING HARDWARE. THEN WE'VE GOT THE GOODS. YOU CAN GET IT AT OUR STORE. WE ARE BACK OF WHAT WE SELL IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG WE ARE HERE TO MAKE IT GOOD. YOU CAN SEE US, TALK TO US, AND CUSS US IF NECESSARY, BUT IT WONT BE NECESSARY. COME AND SEE US. Gilliam HEPPNER, h. Bisbee OREGON
