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TIIK rAKTTK-TIMICS, 1IKITXKK, )IK., TIIUISD.-W. M'lUL 1. 1915 IV(.K I IV V, WEEK'S NEWS. Local And Personal Happen ings of Eeppner And Vicinity. Yourex makes a lovely present. Albert Hahn was in town yester day on business. H. J. Roucli, of Wallowa, Oregon, paid our city a visit on Friday. Henry Frad and wife were visit ors frcm Black Horse on Saturday. Ike Howard and daughter of lone were visitors in this city last Friday. C. J. Haggerty, of Beaverton, Ore gon, was a Heppner visitor last Friday. Henry Coats, the Eight Mile farm er, spent a few days in Heppner tins week. Howard Anderson was an Eight Mile farmer who transacted business in H.:ppner Tuesday. D. B. Leathers and N. H. Leathers, wnrrtman citizens, made a visit to this city last Friday. Hum To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Slocum, in this city on Friday, Marcl; 26, 1915, a daughter. John Bergstrom and Miss Hannah Bcrgstrom, of Eight Mile, were Hepp ner visitors on Saturday. Oral Scott and wife and Ralph Scntt wero among the many visitors who spent Saturday in Heppner. !'! Kale Young Jersey heifer, coming fresh in April. Trice rea sonabla. Inquire at this office. Highest cash prices paid fur hides and pelts. tf HEPPNER MILLINC. CO V. H. ladberg, extensive whent nf murks t'anvon. was a Kim...-. . - Tinnnnpr business visitor on Satur- day. Herb Olden, Curt Rhea and Orant Olden, farmers of the Rhea creek section, were callers in our city Sat urday. Mrs. T. L. Dorman is reported to be seriously ill at her home west of Lexington with an attack of pneu monia. W. J. Blake, well known lone citizen, came up from the Egg City on Tuesday to look after business in Heppner. J. T. Knappenberg, of lone, trans acted buslnes In this city last Friday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Knap penberg. Mrs. J. H. Cox is recovering from a severe attack of pleurisy which kept her confined to her home during the past week. R. F. Wiglesworth and wife and their two (.mall granddaughters, were visitors in Heppner Friday from their Butter creek home. C. Guy Wakefield, lone piano deal er, came up from the Egg City for a few days last week. He was accom panied by Mrs. Wakefield. Anyone desiring the services of a maternity nurse will do well to write to Box 105, Lexington, Ore. Prices very reasonable. M lS-Gt. Jerre Barlow is one of the success ful wheatraisers of the Eight Mile country and was in Heppner on Tues day paying some money to the tax collector. J. S. Young and daughter, Miss Fave. and Miss Gladys Cox, spent last Thursday afternoon shopping in lloppner. They returned to Mr. Young's Eight Mile home Friday morning. Mrs. Clyde Brock and small daugh ters left last Thursday for Lebanon Ore., where they will remain for an indefinite period visiting at the homo of Mrs. Brock's parents, Mr. ami Mrs. D. V. S. Reid. The Morrow County Fair manage ment will give another one of their live-cent dances at the pavilion to morrow night. This will probably he the last five-cent dance of the sea son and the fair board is urging all dancers to come and get their mon ey's worth. Music will be furnish ed by Neal's orchestra. W. S. Bowen, agent for the Oregon Life Insurance Company of Portland, arrived from The Dalles last Thurs day afternoon in his Ford car which he will use in touring the Interior of this section In the interest of his com pany. He was- accompanied from Tim rinlioa hv Rnhert Young, who has accepted a position with Mr Bowen's company. Roy Knight, or "Husky" as he is known by Heppner base ball tans came up from the Willamette Valley Tuesday evening. This is Mr Knight's first visit here in three or four years. He was the mainstay of the Heppner team at that time, as well as carrying off the honors In the 100 yard dash at some of our track meets at Fossil and other places in this section. Mr inH Mrs. Frank Stevens, of Gilliam county, spent several days in uonnnar this week, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John E. John Hon. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Stevens are Bisters. Mr. Stevens is an ex tensive farmer of the Thirty Mile section of Gilliam county where he has lived for many years and engaged In farming and stockralsing. He re ports conditions in his section very similar to what they are here, and while the season has been a dry one moisture is coining and Mr. Stevens looks for good crops. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens departed for their home on Tuesday. W. P. Button of Portland is in the city. ! E. E. Edwards was in from Sand i Hollow on Tuesday. J. A. Adams of Hrdtuun was in J the city on Tuesday. E. F. Day came up from his ranch near lone on Monday. David II. Grabiil, of lone, spent Sunday last in Heppner. Mrs. Archie Barnard is visiting with friends at Hermiston. Tilden Williams, of Hardman, was a visitor In Heppner the first of the week. Albert Slocum is up from his Port land home looking alter Heppner interests. while other:; arc hiving the trouble to some iiiMct that is at work, but whatever the cause, the fact re mains th.it i.i-.ny fields are dying out appsTtrntsy, a.n$ t lie growers are com ing tip iigaiir-t a shortage. Mr. Den nis noted -miuo fields nearer H-'ppner tlu-.t seem to he suffering just as are those on Butter creek. .. .. ,. C V- J O E. P. Jarmon came over from his Butter creek ranch yesterday and was registered at the Palace. POTATOES a t Heppner Farmers Union Warehouse. White IVeiless. Good Seed. .Silas Harris of Parkers Mill was paying his taxes at the court house on Tuesday. D. E. Oilman was a passenger for Portland on Saturday, whither he was headed on business. Lawrence Redding, Eight Mile ii.rnu-r, was in the city Monday after a load of lanch supplies. J. H. Edwards, well known Sand Hollow farmer, was a Saturday business visitor in Heppner. Oro Adkins and wife went to Stand field last week to visit for a few days with Mr. Adkins' sister, Mrs. W. C. Howard. W. E. Pruyn has purchased a lot on the hill just north of B. R. Patter son's bungalow and will erect a home thereon this summer. R. W. Turner, farmer of Sand Hol low, spent Sunday with his family in Heppner. He states that the rainy weather causes the farmer to get mighty busy these days preparing hio crops. W. P. Luttrell, of Joseph, visited with old friends in Morrow county he past week. Mr. Luttrell was for merly engaged in business in Lexing ton. His brother, Omar Luttrell, resides in the Black Horse section. Miss Lucile Elder has accepted a position as stenographer in the office of C. E. Woodson, well known local attorney. She succeeds Mrs. Harry Jayne, who has held the position for the past three years, but recently re igned. Henry Blahm is making need ed improvements to his farm resi dence, putting on a new roof and otherwise repairing the same. When it shall have received a new dress of paint it will present a very neat appearance. Chas. Osten and George Moore re turned to their farm homes south of Heppner, Tuesday, after remaining several days In the city on business. These gentlemen are interested in getting a spring term of school In their district. Ban Summer and Gus Johnson were In the city on Friday from Lex ington. Mr. Summer has recently built himself a neat home and great ly improved the property surrounding the same that he acquired some time since in that city. Emerson and Claude Keithley, Eight Mile farmers, were business visitors in this city Saturday. Emer son is preparing to leave Morrow ouuty on account of his wife's health, but before going, he will dis pose of considerable personal proper ty, which he advertises in this issue of the Gazette-Times. WANTED Bucks to PastureAll kinds of gra s, lots of water and good shade. Will furnish man to look after them. Will take bucks to pas ture and return them for $1.75 per head per season. Am located on the k'O. Wright ranch. MATT T. HUGHES, 4t. Lino Rock, Oregon. Ben Swaggart has just finished re- eedlng 2000 acres of grain on his farm northeast of Lexington. TIip good rains of late are causing the wheat raisers of that locality to feel much better, and the grain Is now beginning to come along in fine shape. Ben thinks It pretty tough, however, to sell his grain for SO cts and then have to buy it back again for re-seoding at $1.50. Fossil Journal: H. H. Wheeler, highly respected pioneer of Eastern Oregon, died yesterday at his home In Mitchell. The county of Wheeler was named in his honor. He carried the mail from The Dalles to Canyon City In the mining boom days of the early sixties, and while doing so had his front teeth shot out by Indians. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Carl Whitcomb of Mitchell. Laxton McMurray has purchased the Hughes place on Rhea creek ad joining the Padberg farm and he will run this in connection with the Pad berg place. Mr. McMurray is branch Ing out quite extensively in the hog raising business and claims to have some of the finest Poland Chinas ever produced here. He is also one of the largest wheat raisers in the county and an all-round successful farmer, IONE. Miss Ki'u.ie Wilmot visited in Lex ington on Friday last. A. E. Pierce and wife were lone visitors last Sunday, being the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Chick. Mrs. Neal of Pendleton is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cochran for a few days. Ed l!ri:;l!)v. and wife were Heppner visitors last week. They were ac companied by Miss Wilmot. C. E. Shaver and wife who have been over at Pendleton for several days, returned home last Tuesday. W. R. Cochran and wife, who have been over to Pendleton for several days, returned to Iona last Satur day. Mrs. Burnett was taken suddenly sick last Monday. Wo are glad to learn that she is a good deal better at present. Rev. Starkey, the new Baptist min ister, preached in lone last bunaay, both moi and evening to good audience's. Alfalfa Seems to be Dying. From some cause or other much alfalfa along the Butter creek bot toms is dying. The growers over that way do not seem to know what is the cause but many fields seem to be affected. Mr. W. O. Dennis, who cal led at this otllce while in town on Tuesday, is authority for the state ment and he fears that the residents of the alfalfa section are facing a We uM.'rrt.tau;l that L. L. McMur ray of lt;a crock has bought the Dick Hughes p'awe. We did not learn the consideration. Goo. Ritchie and wife, who have been visiting with F. M. Grimn and wife on their form for several days, returned to lone Saturday lust. Mrs. W. P. McMillan, of Lexington, was on lone visitor last Monday. She was accompanied by her daugh ter who will remain here for a few days. The ladies of the Congregational church, or the Dorcas society, will hold an Easter bazaar next Saturday afternoon at the Puffington building. Don't forget the date, April the 3rd. Mr. Rood of the Tum-a-Lum Co. at Lexington, was an lone visitor last Sunday. We did not learn what his business was, but we suppose he had some business matters to attend to with Mr. Cronk. Born At the home of Chas. O' Connor in lone last Friday, a son. Mother and child are doing nicely, while Chas. is smoking those long cigars and wearing that broad grin that dont come off. Walt Smith returned from Salem Friday evening of last week, where he spent a few days looking after his interests there. It Is rather hard for Walt to decide whether he be longs down there or not. Mrs. John Cochran and Opal were passengers to Arlington last Sunday going overland. They attended the funeral of Mrs. Baker, an aunt of Mrs. Cochran, who was bureid at that place. Dan Engloman, who had the mis fortune to break a couple of ribs several days ago, is getting along fine and is able to sling the paint brush once more. We hope it will not happen again, Dan. Born At the home of W. T. Mc- Nahb to Mr. and Mrs. Gus Reid on Wednesday the 24th, a boy. The poor little fellow did not live long and the parents have the sympathy of the whole community. The mother is getting along nicely. Born At the home of Watt D. Brashears on Wednesday of last week, a boy. Mother and babe doing fine. Watt has been unable to come to town since the happy event but wo are anxiously awaiting his coming as we want to smoke on him. We had a splendid dance at the rink on Friday night last, given by the lone three piece orchestra. The music was fine and while the crowd was not very large, there was a nice bunch of people there and they all had a good time. Several of the Heppner people were down to help liven things up. Walt Pruyear, Ernest Lundell, Lawrence Londergan and Oil Hague- wood left for Hermiston Wednesday j to get some of those man-eating fish j located over in that neck o' woods. We hope the boys have all kinds of success. We will tell you a little later what the results were. Olex and lone waged war with one another last Sunday in the shape of a base ball game. The rain made the game a little late in getting started but It did not wet the spirits of either team. Both sides played good ball all the way through. The lone boys were victorious, the score being 3 to 5. Werner Rietmann umpired the game and we did not hear any un pleasant remarks concerning his work from either side during the en tire course of the game. Dick Turpin, our gentlemanly bar ber,adorned his place of business last week with a beautiful mirror which is ail in one and reaches the full length of his shop. Dick has a good eye for business and is fitting things up so it looks like a real live barber Now aint dot so? f t ? T f f t T t t X T x I i I V I t f f f X ? T f t t ' I O'ilT That phrase in this store means something. It means that you will be shown what you ask for. Anything less than satisfying you completely in fabric, fit and price will make the bargain incomplete. And that phrase means, too, that the clothes we sell SINCERITY CLOTHES will be at your service for many, many months after you buy them. They're the best that we can buy, made so worthily that they'll give you longer service than you ask for. SINCERITY CLOTHES. Honest through and through 15 to $25 MINOR & CO. SINCERITY CLOTHES SHOP HEPPNER : : : OREGON last Sunday's game which entitles him to free barbering at the Turpin shop until July 4th. Mr. Turpin told the lone ball team that he would give gratis to the first ball player that made a four base hit, free barb ering until the date above mentioned and Merl was the lucky guy. We noticed him enjoying a shampoo to day. Who says it never rains in Oregon. We had a joyous rain last Sunday morning, afternoon, and evening, and to cap the climax we had a hum dinger last Tuesday. The hail al most covered the ground at lone and it poured down rain till it wet things proper. Mr. Troedson of Ella in forms us that the hail at his place covered the ground to a depth of an inch and a half. Why go to the trouble of baking when you can buy the best of bread at the Heppner Bakery. S SPRAY! I YOUR ! ; 4 HUiani v M LOOKING BOTH WAYS Two tilings govern serious nroblom. Some seem tathlnk the killing of the plants is caused by , sllP the severe freezing of the past winter Merl Blake batted a home run in the selection of lenses and mountings for the glas ses which we offer you. There's the way you look in them and there's the way you look thru tliem. Our aim is to see that both ways are satisfactory to you. American liooas fev mil OSCAR BORG JEWELER Registered Optometrist SOLUBLE SULPHUR AS A SPRAY, AND SOME OF ITS ADVANTAGES. Soluhle Sulphur is Sulphur Spray with the water left out. A dry powder, easily dissolved in cold or liot Wit ter. Makes a perfect solution; used in the same way as lime-sulphur. No sediment, no grit to wear out pumps and clog nozzles. NO FREEZING NO CRYSTALIZATION NO LEAKAGE NO LOSS No barrel, with its leaky, sloppy muss, trouble and expense. Its use is recommended by our County as well as State Inspectors. FOR SALE IN ANY QUANTITY! BY i VAUGHN & SONS ! I ? t ? Y t ? ? ; f t ? ? t t f t f ? T ? ? f f f t t ? ? t T t