THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THCR8DAT, MAY, 9, 1918.
PAGE FIVE
Town and Country.
Chas. Hemrick, Black Horse farm
er was in the city Saturday.
J. R. Olden of Rhea creek was a
Heppner business visitor Saturday.
Mr.. ai Mrs. Gus Wilcox of lone
were Heppner callers last Saturday
Harvie Young, Eight Mile farmer,
was a business visitor in Heppner
Saturday.
George U. Krebbs was down from
his Skinner creek ranch the first of
of the week.
E. G. Haverstick, Rhea creek far
mer, spent a few busy hours in Hepp
ner Saturday!
Aigott Lundell, Gooseberry farmer,
was a Heppner business visitor the
first of the week.
George E. Sperry, south Heppner
stockman, is spending the week in
town doing jury duty.
Alf Hlnton and Jas. Morgan, farm
ers of Little Butter creek, were visit
ors in Heppner Saturday.
Mrs. L. R. Purkey and daughter
Betty are visiting in Pesdleton and
points in Idaho this week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ritchie and fam
ily, who reside north of Lexington,
were in Heppner for a few hours Sat
urday. Mrs. M. L. Case left Monday morn
ing for Gladstone, where she will
make a visit with relatives and
friends.
Judge Robinson, prominent lone
attorney, was up to attend the cir
cult court sessions in Heppner this
week.
Among the Lexington people who
were in Heppner on Saturday wo no
ted E. S. Duran, W. P. McMillan, Karl
Beach and N. K. Fertig.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw of Basey
canyon wore Heppner visitors Satur
day and made the Gazette-Times of
fice a pleasant call.
Judge v. P. Button came up from
Portland the last of the week and is
spoiKling a few days here looking af
ter business interests.
W. P. Malioney, cashier of the
First National Hank of Heppner
made a business trip into the inter
ior the last of the week.
Mrs. John McFerrin Is up from
Portland for a visit with Mr. McFer
rin, wjio has been spending several
weeks in Morrow county.
H. Hyman Hear, former Heppner
hoy who is with the United States ar
tillery, has been transferred from
Camp Cody to Fort Still, Oklahoma
Delbert Clabough Is ill with quiii
sey at t ho home of Mr. and Mrs. T.
K. Chldsey In this city. Mr. Cla
bough has been employed at the Mor
row County Creamery.
Ray Huddleston of Lone Rock
spent a few days In Heppner the past
week making a visit with his daugh
ter Miss Ruth, who is a student at
Heppner high school.
Doctor Wlnnard announces that
the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
N. F. Lawson is ill with scarlet fever
Every precaution Is being taken to
prevent the disease from sprending.
Judge G. W. Phelps and court sten
ographer, J. S. Beckwith, arrived in
Heppner Saturday evening from Pen
dleton and the May term of Circuit
court opened here the first of the
week.
County Agent Brown will leave on
the 22nd for Portland, where he will
attend the war council which conven
es there during the week under the
auspices of the state council of de
fense.
Mrs. Esther Turner, who tought
school in Umatilla county during the
past year, visited last week with
friends in Pilot Rock. Her parents
are Mr. and Mrs. John E. Johnson of
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. John Brown returned
last week from an extended visit with
their sons Ben and Sam on the Brown
ranch north of Lexington. The boys
recently purchased an additional 600
acres of land adjoining their ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Clark will leave
Iieppner Saturday for Montrose, 111.,
to be at the bedside of P. D. Kibler,
Mrs. Clark's father. Mr. Kibler Is
critically 111 with Brlght's disease.
During Mr. Clark's absence, his posi
tion as city marshal will be filled by
R. T. Brown.
Harry E. Bartholomew, Echo
sheepman, returned this morning
from Wallowa county, where he took
several thousand head of Bheep to
summer range. He said that there
was a considerable fall of snow there,
but that, except on the ridges, the
snow melted as fast as it came.
Pendleton Tribune.
George W. Dykstra, south Heppner
farmer who recently sold his ranch to
W. G. Moore and son, has purchased
the Hiram Tash residence property
in this city and will take possession
in the fall. Mr. Tash will remain in
Heppner until about next September
when he contemplates a trip into Ida
ho to visit his son John. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Tash and they
will also spend some time In Walla
Walla, where they have relatives. Mr.
Tash has not fully decided as to leav
ing Morrow county permanently. j
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"A great net of mercy drawn through
art ocean of unspeakable pain"
Facts About the American Red Cross
Did you know that
It -has established and is operating twenty dis
pensaries in the American Army Zone in France to
care for the needy families there and to improve
health conditions in that section ready for our fooops?
It is housing and feeding thousands of children
in the War Zone to keep them away from the
danger of gas and shell' fire?
It has divided the entire War Zone into six main
districts, with Red Cross workers at each point to
distribute cooking utensils, agricultural implements,
beds, bedding, food and clothing?
It provides builders and ready-to-put-up build
ings to house the homeless in the devastated regions,
often before the walls of the destroyed homes have
cooled?
It is bringing over two hundred tons of supplies
every day into Paris, from which one hundred and
twenty-five tons are reshipped to branch warehouses
over France?
It is providing an artificial limb factory outside
of Paris, in addition to special plants for the making
of splints?
t What will you give to keep this Hand of Mercy
atitsworKi
Every cent of every dollar received for the Red Crou War Fund goes for War Relief.
The American Red Prnsa la th latrn a
efficient organization for the relief of suffering that the
World has ever seen.
It li made up almost entirely of'volunteer worker;
the higher executives being without exception men ac
customed to large affairs, who are In almost all cases
giving their services without pay.
It Is supported entirely by It membership fees and
Vy voluntary contributions.
It la today bringing relief to suffering humanfty,
bot military and civil. In every War torn allied country.
It plans tomorrow to help In th work of restora
tion throughout the world.
It feeds and clothe entire population In times of
great calamity.
It 1 there to help your soldier boy In hi time ot
need.
With its thousands of worVers, Its tremendou
tores and smooth running transportation facilities,
It Is serving as America's advance guard and thus
helping to win the war.
Congress authorises It
President Wilson heads It.
The War Department audits Its account.
Tour Army, your Navy and your Allies enthuil
aatically endorse It
Twenty-two million American have Joined It
Contributed to the Red Cross
For the purpose of backing up the boys
who have gone over to continue the
tight for free nations
MINOR & COMPANY
Mrs. G. G. Gaunt of Hard man was
in Heppner Monday.
Chas. R. Pointer of Lexington was
in the city Tuesday.
Ed McDaid was up from Lexington
the first of the week.
James Carty wis a Heppner busi
ness visitor on Tuesday.
Vawter Crawford of the Gazette
Times made a business trip to
ington Tuesday.
R. J. Carsner of Spray was attend
ing to matters of business in Hepp
ner this week.
Natt Shaw of Clark's Canyon was
attending court in Heppner the first
of the week.
W. F. Barnett, Lexington merch
ant, was called to Heppner this week
on jury duty.
E. M. Shutt, republican candidate
for sheriff, made a trip down the
line on Tuesday.
J. H. Wyland, Hardman sheepman,
was transacting business in Heppner
the first' of the week.
W. K. Corson, genial clerk of the
Jos. Burgoyne store at Lexington,
spent Sunday in Heppner.
Mrs. Wm. Haylor has been critic
ally 111 the past week but her con
dition is greatly Improved.
REMEMBER The subscription
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! FOR SALE Black Minorca Eggs.
' 11.50 per setting. Write Mrs. W,
; D. Gordon, Echo, Ore., R. R. No. 1.
I M. J. Bradford has sold his resi-
denes property on upper Main street
: to Mrs. Mary McDaid. Mrs. McDaid
takes immediate possession.
i
Sgt. E. L. French, recruiting Jpr
i the United States army, made a brief
business visit In Heppner Saturday
Sergeant French is stationed at The
Dalles.
Mrs. Arthur Crawford and daugh
j ter Jane Abbott left on Tuesday for
Oakland, Cal., where they will visit
with Mrs. Crawford's mother, Mrs.
E. O. Sylva.
J. W. Becket of Portland, pioneer
farmer of the Eight Mile section, is
visiting this week at the old home at
Eight Mile, which is now run by his
son Walter.
R. F. Wiglesworth, Butter creek
sheepman, was in the city Monday
after a load of packer supplies which
had been turned out in the E. G. No
ble harness shop.
D. R. Haylor, Pendleton eye spe
cialist, was in Heppner the first of
the week, being called here on ac
count of the serious illness of his
mother, Mrs. Wm. Haylor.
Mrs. G. G. Gaunt returned to Port
land Tuesday after making a brief
business visit to Hardman. Dr.
Gaunt is now in his country's service
and they have leased the drug store
at Hardman.
S. P. Devin, who was formerly em
ployed at the Gurdane & Son pastime,
has taken a position with the Peo
ple's Hardware Company and his
place at Gurdane's is being filled by
Walter Cason.
FOCXI) A ladies gold watch,
hunting case. Same was picked up
on GalS street in. Heppner. Owner
can get watch by calling on Michael
Kenny, or at this office and paying
for this notice. 2t.
A large number of shearers of the
Independent Shearing plant were in
Heppner Monday. They had just fin
ished shearing the Frank Monahan
sheep and were leaving for Rhea
creek, where they will shear the Pat
Connell sheep,
Bruce B. Kelley, Willow creek
sheepman, has just finished the lamb
ing season with an excellent record
and the lambs are all strong and
healthy. According to Mr. Kelley,
the past season has been one of the
best for lambing he has ever exper
ienced. Emmett Cochran of Portland is
pending a few busy days in and
around Heppner. Mr. Cochran was
formerly engaged In operating a big
sheep and cattle ranch in Grant coun
ty, but since selling out there has
been devoting his time to buying and
selling.
John Becket, Morrow county young
man who established a reputation at
the University of Oregon and late,r
at Mare Island as one of the greatest
foot ball captains in the United Sta
tes, is now attending an officers'
training camp in Virginia, according
to word received by his brother, Wal
ter Becket, of Eight Mile. Johnie is
a member of the Marines.
Glen C. Jones, who recently came
home from Mare Island, California,
where he was stationed In the navy.
is now quarantined at the home of
his parents, the docor having announ
ced his sickness as diptheria. Glen
had been granted an extended fur
lough to come home and look after
his ranch. His condition is not re
garded as serious at this time.
Dr. N. E. Winnard, accompanied
by ills son Norton, left Sunday for
Rochester, Minn., where he will
spend a few weeks taking special
work at the famous Mayo Brothers'
hospital. Dr. Winnard and son also
expect to visit the principal Eastern
cities before returning home. Dur
ing the doctor's absence, his prac
tice is being taken care of by Dr. H.
T. Allison.
Chas. McElllgott and wife of lone
were in Heppner Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thomas of Eight
Mile were Heppner visitors Monday.
Nick Leathers and Joe Howell were
down from Hardman the first of the
week.
Theodore Anderson of Eight Mile
ui i -isacting busicecs In Heppner
Tuesday.
.!'n Johnson, farmer of the Tno
:ection, was a Heppner business vis
itor today.
J. H. Wilt, lone business man
spent the first of the week in Hepp
ner attending court.
W. A. Bullock and wife were in
Heppner Monady. Mr. Bullock is an
insurance man of Portland.
Gene Gentry of Lexin
business visitor in Heppner a few
uays me nrst of the week.
Mrs. W. E. White, wife of the well
known Monument merchant, was In
Heppner the last of the week.
A. C. Allison motored over from
his Butter creek ranch nnr! cnant
Thursday in Heppner on business.
Save your salvage edges and do
nate them to the Red Cross. They
come In handy in tying. up bundles.
Leo Drake of Gooseberry was in
Heppner Monday. He is a brother of
R. H. Drake, well known Gooseberry
farmer.
Miss Maude Crow of Portland is
visiting in Heppner with her father,
N. E. Crow, having arrived Sunday
evening. '
George U. Krebbs, well known
Skinner creek sheepman, has pur
chased a new Chevrolet cr.r from
Vaughn & Sons, local agents.
Frank Winnard, farmer and dairy
man of upper Balm Fork, has bought
a new Baby Grand Chevrolet from
Vaughn & Sons of this city.
Raymond Wright, well known Mc
Kinney creek farmer and sheepman,
has purchased a Liberty Six car from
Vaughn & Sons, the local agents.
Conductor B. L. Lewis is making
preparations to move into the Ro
berts residence on Center street, re
cently vacated by the Arthur Craw
ford family.
Father J. B. Wand of Condon con
ducted services at St. Patrick's
church in this city last Sun-'
day and Father O'Rourke took charge
of the services at Condon.
W. L. Copenhaver has joined the
rapidly growing army ot farmers who
are speeding up the war at home, and
has purchased a Samson tractor from
Vaughn & Sons, which he will use on
his Sand Hollow farm.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Van Schoiack
of Arlington were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mrs. Van Schoiack's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Slocum in
Heppner. Mrs. Van Schoiack was
formerly Miss Elizabeth Slocum.
Mr and Mrs. Leo Hill and Mr. and
Mr. John Her motored to Pendleton
last Monday. On cheir return homq
they encountered a perfectly "lovely"
dust s'orm. a most unusual (?) oc
currence in this Eastern Oregon
country.
Hamilton Johnstone, Portland at
torney, who made such a favorable
impression with the people of Mor
row county during the recent visit
here In connection with the third Lib
erty loan, is chairman of the Moser
for governor committee.
Mrs. E. L. Wallace and two child
ren arrived in Heppner last week
from Missoula, Montana to make
their home here with Mr. Wallace.
Mr. Wallace Is the new assistant cash
ier at the First National Bank. They
have taken the Reid house on Water
street.
W. Pruitt Cox, assistant cashier of
the First National Bank and secre
tary of Heppner lodge No. 358, B. P.
O. E. returned Tuesday from Port
land, where he attended on Monday
a meeting of delegates from the 17
subordinate lodges. At that time a,
state association was formed which
will hold its first annual convention
in Portland. The convention will be-
patriotic in nature. Following ad
journment of the meeting, the dele
gates were tendered a banquet at the
Imperial Hotel and later were guests
of the Portland lodge at a theatre
party.
SHEEPMEN TAKE NOTICE !
1 am prepared to take your wool
on consignment. Your wool will be
shipped East and the government
will make the price on it. All wool
will be handled on this plan accord
ing to information I have received.
I will make you a liberal advance and
aid you in any way I can.
Come and see me.
W. W. SMEAD.
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