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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1914)
WEEK'S NEWS. Local and Personal Happenings. ' A son was born on Monday to Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Gentry in this city. Mrs. Josie Jones was an Incoming passenger Wednesday evening from Portland. Ladies Get away from the heat of the stove and do your ironing with an electric iron. Ellis Hendricson has accepted a position with Minor & Co. in their grocery department. Those electric fans from the Hepp ner Light & Water Co. can certainly stir up a breeze. M. S. Corrigall, president of the First National Bank, spent several days la Heppner this week. Any one wanting a lady to do cook ing during harvest may call at Ga ' zette-Times office for address. Carpet weaving and rugs. Satis faction guaranteed. See Wm. Dri3 coll, south of Catholic church. Gary Installs, foreman of the French ranch on Hinton creek, took put a load of feed grain last Tues day. Our electrical supplies are on dis play in the Scrivener building. Call and Inspect them. Heppner Light & Water Co. Electric fans are just the thing these warm days. The Heppner Light &. Water Co. can install one for you at any time. An electric Iron for 75 cents per month. Pay for the current at this rate for 12 months and the iron is yours. See the Company about it. W. E. White merchant, was over from Monument on Wednesday. He was accompanied by his family and they departed for Portland this morning. Drs. Lowe & Turner, eye specialists of Portland will be in Heppner again at Palace hotel parlors Saturday and Sunday, July 25th and 26th. Con sult them. Why burn wood and coal and heat up your house these warm days. Get one of those electric Irons of Heppner Light & Water Co. and be cool while doing the ironing. Olin Hayes returned last week from Lost Valley in Gilliam county. Olln says that the crops over there resemble those here, Inasmuch as they are good In spots. Mrs. Frank Hawn and daughter, Miss Derva, of Portland, are visiting at the home of Mrs. Hawn's mother, Mrs. L. N. Christensen. They expect to remain about a month. W. W. Smead this week moved his office in with W. T. Goulder In the Scrlvner building and the headquar ters of the Morrow County Fair As sociation lias been established there. Mrs. F. W. Sears, of lone, was in Heppner on Wednesday circulating a petition in behalf of her ratlier, Hon. Will E. Purdy, of Newberg, who is a non partisan candidate for gov ernor of Oregon. The ladles of the Christian church will conduct a window sale of good things for the Sunday dinner, at the millinery store of Mrs. F. Luper. Ar ticles will be displayed about 10:00 a. ni. on Saturday. II. J. Carsncr and It. J. Roper, stockmen of Suray, arrived from Portland on Wednesday. These gen tlemen had been below with a ship ment of 5 cars of fat catle which they disposed of to the Portland buyers. Hugh Johnson and wife arrived at Heppner on Tuesday on their way to their home at Monument. They have been in the Willamette valley for several weeks past on a visit at the homo of the parents of Mrs Johnson who reside near Albany. , Morris Itigbee and LaVerne Van Marter, prominent students of the University of Oregon, arrived In Heppner last Monday evening and will work in the harvest fields, Mr Iiigbee was a member of the cham pionship baseball team at the U. this year. H. It. Blair, of Portland, is in Heppner this week. Mr. Blair is an experienced dairyman, Is a recent ar rival in the Northwest and is here with a view of getting hold of a dairy farm. He is greatly pleased with this section and may decide on locating here permanently. Nels Johnson, extensive wheat far mer of Gooseberry, was In Heppner Tuesday. He begins his wheat har vest at once and will have a fair crop. Mr. Johnson in one of the farmers of that section that suffered loss last season from a destructive hail storm. He hopes to head off any disaster of this sort this season and will get his heading done as rapidly as possible. J. Garfield Crawford, brother of the G.-T. editor, who has been hold ing a position for the past five years on the Star-Telegram at Fort Worth, Texas, has removed to Dallas, the largest city of the state where he has a good position, with the Dallas News, the oldest paper in Texas. A letter from him tills week state that it la mighty warm at present In the "Lone Star" state and the depressing heat would about put a tenderfoot out of business. Joe Hayes went down to Portland last Friday. Try our sundaes, tho best In the city the Palm. G. W. Chapin was In from Hard' man on Tuesday. Wanted Sewing to do, plain or fancy. Mrs. Ralph Jones. For choice cold meats 'for your lunch, call on Peoples' Cash Market, tf. Victor Wiglesworth and wife of Butter creek, were Heppner visitors Tuesday. Glenn Hayes took out a new head er last week, and Jeff Neel set It up for him. Ell Maddock came up from Port land on Monday to visit In this city for a few days. Assessor Wells went to Irrigon this morning to attend to matters in con nection with his office. A. L. Sparling returned from Port land on Tuesday where he has been for the past two weeks. A. M. Slocum and family returned Sunday from a trip by auto Into the North Yakima country. Vaughn & Sons are putting in a water system for Andy Rood, Jr., on his Heppner Flat farm. Rev. T. S. Handsaker departed on Monday for his home near Eugene to be absent for a couple of weeks. Dr. E, R. Hunlock left for Fossil this morning. He expects to remain there several days on business. If you want spring chicken for Sunday dinner, leave orders on Fri day. Peoples' Cash Market. G. W. Swaggart, alfalfa farmer and owner of fine Jerseys and numer ous swine was up from Jordan Sid ing on Tuesday. Dr. Allison announces the arrival of a patriotic daughter at the Butter creek home of Mr. and Mrs. John Brosnan on July 4, 1914. Mrs. J. P. Conder and Harry Mor gan went down to Portland last Fri day to be with their brother, Will, who is sick in a hospital at that place. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Driskell, who reside at The Dalles, are spending the summer at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Glenn Hayes on Rhea creek. 0. A. Carden, editor of the Echo News, was in Heppner on Tuesday and gave this office a fraternal visit. He was accompanied by Robert R. Lewis, mayor of Echo. LOST Somewhere on the road between the John Hughes place on Willow creek and Heppner, a pair of gold rimmed spectacles. Finder will please leave at this office. R. E. Allstott, of Eight Mile, was in town on Tuesday. He is ready to begin, harvesting his big crop of wheat which he expects to about equal his yield of two years ago. E. C. Keeney, wife and daughter returned to their home at Monument this morning after a visit of several days at the home of Mrs. Keeney's sister, Mrs. D. M. Ward, In Heppner. Mrs. M. L. Oney has gone to the farm of Adam Knoblock on Rhea creek where she will work for a couple of months and assist In caring for Mrs. Knoblock, who is an Invalid. J. H. Helms, of Lexington, was quite severely injured one day last week by a kick from a horse. No bones were broke"n, however, and his attending physician announces he Is getting along all right. R. Hogchmd and wife and Walter Drum in and wife were in the city from their homes near Hardman the first of the week. Mrs. Hogeland is much improved in health, after be ing in the hospital for several weeks. When you have used one of those electric irons you will never again bo without one. There are many other conveniences also that the day current makes possible for you, and that will lighten your burdens. See Heppner Light & Water Co. Oiling of Heppner's side streets is in progress this week under the di rection of Councilman Hager. Be fore the oil was put on the streets received a good wetting down which made the oil lay much better and the experiment proved to be the right system. Dr. A. D. McMurdo Informs us that he made the trip to Ditch creek last Sunday in his machine. He says the road all the way up is in fairly good condition. Doc caught a nice lot of trout and thinks the creek Is an ex cellent one for fishing. He was ac companied by Mrs. McMurdo. So far as we know, this is the first auto to make the trip to Ditch creek this year. THE FEDERATED CHURCH. Bible School at 9:45, a. m. Di vine worship at 11:00, a. m. Pastor Ferris will speak on "Ways that seem right." Evening service at 8:00 o'clock. Theme of sermon, "Is It nothing to you?" Special music at both services. This will be the last service of pastor until vacation Is ended which will be spent in Portland and Seattle accompanied by his daughter Margaret. The services on the following Lord's Day will be of special interest. All are cordially Invited. Strangers welcome. JI. E. Church, South. Regular services Sunday as fol lows: Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.; Preaching at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. W. T. GOULDER, Pastor. LEXINGTON" ITEMS Some warm weather. 99 degrees in the shade. R. W. Snider went to Walla Walla last Sunday. Dr. McMurdo of Heppner was a caller Sunday. Ed. Pointer Is now in possession of a new Ford auto. James Doherty of Black Horse was In town Tuesday on business. Burchell's and Swaggart's com bines begin harvesting this week. Andrew Reaney Is the latest po sessor of a new Bulck passenger car. John Helms made a business trip to Pendleton to be gone several days. Lots of people attended the cel ebration at lone. Saturday was the big day. Mrs. Hattie Lee of California is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. An drew Reaney. Judge Patterson, Prof. Hoffman and John Hughes were visitors in our city Tuesday. John B. White returned to his Portland home to assume his duties in the police department. Ralph Finley was in rrom the Fin ley ranch for a load of supplies. He reports harvest in progress. W. B.' Barratt was a Lexington visitor from Heppner Monday eve ning. He came down in his new Ford. J. B. Coxen and wife have moved into their new home recently pur chased from Gene Gentry on Main street. Mrs. Nettie Crow of Dog Pond, Al berta, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mr3. Wm. Booher and also her son, W. T. Crow. Sunday the town had a good at tendance of farmers looking for help. When the day was over everybody had a place that wanted one. The new garage is nearlng com pletion. It is 30 by 60 fet In size and will no doubt fill a long felt want to the traveling public. Karl Beach has finished his new residence and it is ready to be paint ed. When painted, the residence will be an ornament for any town. C. R. McAllster and family stopped in Lexington a few days. They are on their way to Grass Valley, Sher man county, to work in harvest. R. B. Wilcox, the dairyman below town Is now the owner of a Ford auto, and makes his delivery of cream much quicker than by team. The holidays are over and the header crews are taking advantage of the cool weather in getting the grain cut and in the stack ready for the thresher. Jim Helms had the misfortune to be kicked by a horse Friday evening, and required the services of a phy sician. He is improving at the pres ent writing. G. W. Lane arrived Monday from east Tennessee for a visit with John Moyers whom he han not seen for many years. His two daughters ac companied him. R. B. Wilcox is installing a new milking machine at his dairy ranch. Monroe & Christman furnished the machine and a representative of the company is putting it in. Heading Is on In full blast north of Lexington. W. F. Barnett has So. 3774. Report of the Condition of The First National Hank nt Heppner in the State of Oregon, at the close of business, June 311, 1S114. HvntturvvM. Loans and Discounts $43S,4S0.80 Overdrafts, secured and un secured 4.C2S.61 U. S. Honds to secure circula tion 25,000.00 l .S. Honds to secure U. S. 1'eposits, none; to securt l'ostal .Savings $1,000.0(1 1,000.00 Iionds, Securities, etc. (other than Stocks) 12,630.70 Mankind House, Furniture, and Fixtures 14, 770. S3 Other Heal F.state owned.. 22,400.33 Due from National Hanks (notreserve iiKents) 19,040.84 Due from State and Private Hanks and Hankers, Trust Companies, and Savings Hanks 23,432.4(1 Due from approved Reserve Agents 143,544.73 Checks and other cash Items 3,!)65.S4 Notes of other National Hanks 4,425.00 Fractional Taper Currencv, Nickels, nnil Cents .' . 220. SI Lawlul Money llcoorve ill Hank, viz; Specie S45.40S.70 Legal-tender notes 7 !0. (H) Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 4C.19S.70 1,250.( 00 Total J7S0, l.lllllilitlt-H. Capital stock paid in $100, Surplus fund 20, Undivided Profits, less Ex penses and Tases paid.. 30, 000.00 000.00 707.93 National Bank Notes out standing 22, Due to other National Hanks 4, Duo to State and Private Hanks and Bankers 4, Individual deposits subject 800.00 834.4 92G.S to cnccic 005, 540.!t(i 041.74 565.41 Demand certificates of de posit , . . . 4, Time certificates of deposit payable within 30 days 14, Time certificates of deposit payable after 30 days or after notice of 30 days or longer 68,685.98 I ertilled checks 2.2KS.40 uasnier s checks outstanding 1.414.24 Postal Savings deposits 19.52 ijiamniies other than those above stated; Letters of Credit , . 1,193.00 Total $780,999.50 Btate oi Oregon, county of Morrow, ss 1, T. J. Malioney, Cashier of tho above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the nest ol my knowledge and belief. T. .1. .MA HON KY, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before m this lith day of .lulv, 11114. S. W. SPKNCFlt, Notary Public. COHKECT Attest: M. S. CORRIGALL, .1. B. N ATT Hit FRANK GILLIAM : Directors. started his thresher and header, but has not threshed enough yet to tell how well the grain is turning out. Sam Willis of Stanfield was a vis itor in Lexington this week. Sam re sided in this vicinity a number of years ago and notes many changes in the country since he was last here. Nickoson and Bufflngton, well drillers, finished a well for John Pi per on his Black Horse property, se curing an excellent flow of water at 85 feet. The well drilled was moved to John Carmichael's farm, where they will commence drilling. O. B. Gates and brother, were In Lexington last Thursday, Interesting the citizens In regard to supplying electricity for light at this place. It is hoped that this will come to pass, for there is nothing more convenient than the electric light. On Monday there was unloaded at Lexington, a brand new Case thresh er and gasoline engine for Wm. Pad berg. This is the first gas thresher in these parts and was the cause of much comment. It was sold by Vaughn & Sons of Heppner. Wheat has been coming in to the warehouse for several days. It is of a good quality and weighs well. This wheat is from the farm of Andrew Reaney, and the first carload of the season went out from Lexington for Portland last Friday. It was all caney's wheat. Fresh ice cream every day at the Palm. Under Auspices Episcopal Diocese of Oregon FALL TERM OPENS Sept. 23rd, 1914. Grammar School and Colloge Pre paratory courses. School estate com prises 100 acres of fertile land. Complete gymnasium, swimming pool, indoor and outdoor athletics. Library, study halls, competent in struction in all branches. Send for rates and booklet: "Where Boys are trained to think." Address: . BISHOP SCOn SCHOOL, Yamhill, Oregon Are You Seeking Tailoring? Then consider the ques tion of quality as well as cost. Investigate the satis faction and service-value found in Ed. V Price & Co. tailored -to -order clothes. Don't let anyone sell you who can't deliver the oods. Quality is as quality does, when it conies to tailoring. Style and service spell satisfaction in clothes you &et here. See our new woolens and leave your measure TODAY. Prices reasonable. See Minor & Co. About It 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 SOCK THE KXIFE INTO PRICKS OX HARDWARE. A BIG BUSINESS AT LITTLE PRICES IS OUR WAY OF DOING 1U S IXESS. WE ARE XOT AFRAID THAT OCR BUSINESS IS SOON GO 1XG TO BLOW VP. WE ARE HERE TO STAY, BY CATtHYlNG WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT AND BY DOING A SQUARE BUS INESS. TRY US AND FIND OUT WHETHER WE STATE FACTS OR NOT. WE WILL PROVE TO YOU THAT WE MEAN V.'H T AYE SAY. COME AXD SEE US. . .. . t ; - Gilliam h Disbee HEPPNER, OREGON J
