THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THTRSDAT, JUNE 27, 181.
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e lJj Do Your Christmas
U fnalina F.arlv
HEEDFUEL ADMINISTRATOR GARFIELD'S
WARNING.
PULL TOGETHER-GET SERIOUS-WE'RE AT WAR
There is plenty of coal to supply all
BUT
It
It can't be mined and transported in eight months.
takes twelve full months to mine a year's supply.
There are only 200 days left until the snow flies.. Deliv
eries are blocked!
DON'T ARGUE PROVIDE STORAGE ROOM
If you haven't the cash on hand, borrow it.
Store Coal Now
IN MAY, JUNE AND JULY
Make what sacrifice is needed to keep your home warm,
your factory running, and the food, clothing) anns and
ammunition necessary for our Soldiers "Over There"
(lowing in a steady stream to the front.
Help win the war and protect yourself and your business'
at the same time.
"Tum-A-Lump"
(FOR ALL THATS GOOD-IN COAL OR WOOD)
SEE LEW AT LEXINGTON OR BILL AT IONE
HELPisSCARCE
and the weeds will ruin the summer
fallow if not killed.
THE JONES WEEDER
will save 60 in labor and do a bet
ter Jobthan the usual methods.
Get yours early before they are all gone
See C E Jones or H C Ashbaugh
Heppner, Ore.
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Town and Country.
Attorney Sam E. Van Vactor visit
ed Pendleton this week on business.
HornTo Tllden . Williams and
wife of Eight Mile, a 9-pound son on
June 14.
Carl Yount, wheatbuycr of lone,
was a business visitor In Heppner
Monday evening.
J. A. Adams, substantial farmer
of the Hardman section was doing
business in Heppner Friday.
Wm. Kummerland was In town
Friday and took out a new header.
Evidently he lias some grain to har
vest. E. P. Jarman, nutter creek alfal
fa raiser and stockman, was among
those from his section in Heppner
over Monday night.
Ed Winters has returned from
Bend, Oregon, where he spent a num
ber of months, and is again on the
dray line with A. Z. Barnard.
W. H. Klme, horse and mule buyer
of Caldwell, Idaho, has been in Mor
row county during the past week,
picking up stock for the army.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Bryant, who resides at the B.
B Kelley farm on Willow creek, on
the 19th. nr. McMurdo reports mo
ther and child doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Rhea, of Rhea
..v or rnlnlclne over the advent
of a new daughter, born to them at
Heppner Sanatorium on me mm uu.
Curt steps just a little higher now.
p t Rtnrkev. local dealer for the
Maxwell, reports the sale of a car
this week to Chance Wilson of Mon
ument. Mr. Wilson expects to nerd
steers over the Monument hills with
the machine.
Fred Akers, young farmer of the
tsiirht Mlln (taction, was in Heppner
Monday. Mr. Akers states that his
section has had no rain yet and a lit
tle moisture right now would be
greatly appreciated.
Mrs. A. M. Zink was a pleasant
caller at this office today. She is still
guttering from the effects of a broken
right wrist, caused a couple of weeks
ngo by the "kick" of a gasoline en
tlne she was endeavoring to start.
Homer C. Frank, son of Marshal
Frank of lone, accompanied by his
wife, was one of the guests of Hepp
ner on Monday night. He departed
with the other boys for Camp Lewis
Tuesday morning.
niinf tn the absence of the pas
tor over the coming Sunday, there
will be no preaching services at me
Christian church. Sunday school at
19 a. m. as usual and midweek prayer
service on Thursday.
Hnnrv Blahm and wife departed
the first of the week for Eagle Creek,
Clackamas county, where they will
visit for a short time at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Fuchs. Mrs
Fuehs is a sister of Mr. Blahm.
"Hap" Woods, wife and baby of
lone, are spending the week In Hepp
ner, as guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrh. George Sperry. Mr. Woods was
released from the service some time
ago but expects that he may be call
ed again at any time.
1X)R SALE Good home tract on
outskirts of Heppner; about 4 acres.
Plenty of fruit, berries etc., and fine
garden tract that can be well irriga
ted from system already installed; an
ideal home place. Inquire at this of
fice. , 13-lm.
J. B. Moorehead was in from But
ter creek on Monday evening to at
tend the farewell reception tendered
the draft boys who departed on Tues
day for American Lake. His son
Charles Moorehead, was among the
number.
Mike Marshal of Castle Rock has
been moving his sheep to the moun
tain range this week. He suffered
Butter creek, where the shoep evi
dently got hold of some poison. Sov-
some loss on the ridge this side of
eral head died where they camped at
the Gilfillen place.
Terah Mahoney. formerly connect
ed with the First National Bank of
Heppner, has been in Portland dur
lng the past week and completed his
enlistment In the Navy. He Is ac
companied by his wife and they are
visiting at the home of T. J. Maho
ney.
CARD OF THANKS.
To my friends I desire to express
my sincere thanks for their kindness
and assistance during the long Illness
and the demisse of my beloved wife,
I can find no words that will express
to you my appreciation.
ALEX L, CORNETT.
J. W. Beymer returned Saturday
from a trip by auto through Grant
county. Ho reports heavy falls of
rain at Long Creek and Fox anu
something like a water spout at the
lunction of the John Day river below
Monument. No particular damage
was reported.
Oscar Kelthley was a visitor In
town Tuesday. The rain of Sunday
overlooked him and his locality is
still In the dry column. He states
that he was caught. In some of Sim
day's showers however, on his trip
to Hardman. getting a dose of both
rain and hail.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griffiths and
Miss Clara Lind of lone attended the
reception to the draft boys at the Pal
ace hotel on Monday evening. Mr.
Griffiths expects to be off for one of
the training camps soon, In fact his
name appears among those In the last
call end he will be leaving about the
end of July.
Miss Nettie 'Mason, who superin
tends one of the best farms on Rhea
creek, was in Heppner Friday. Miss
Mason states that the crops on the
I home place are looking very good at
this time but a good rain would be
appreciated and would be the means
of ma'''"' her feel more hopeful of
the outcome.
' The Vkiah correspondent of the
j Pendleton E. O. states that Hynd Bro
j there lost one hundred head of sheep
I from oolson while driving to the
! mountains, and another party whose
' name was not learned suffered a loss
!of three hundred head. These losses
are heavy considering the present
priceB of sheep.
Miss Vera Mahonev, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Mahoney of this
city returned home on Monday from
, Seattle, Wash., where she has been
attending Washington State Unlver
i sity during the past year. On her
, way home she visited for a few days
' at the home of her uncle, T. J. Ma
honey, In Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew of
i Pine City were Heppner visitors on
i Monday. Mt. Bartholomew turned
I over the receipts of the Armenian
j drive made the past week In the Pine
I City district, a total of $564. Mighty
got'd for Pine City, and Mr. Bartholo
mew says the response was just as
free as it was generous.
F. H. Robinson, lone attorney and
E. E. Miller, auctioneer, were busi
ness visitors In Heppner Saturday af
ternoon. Messrs. Miller and Robin
son also had charge of the Broadley
auction at Lexingtno in the afternoon
of the same day, and disposed of a lot
of the tools and machinery of the
Broadley blacksmith shop.
Henry Smouse and H. R. Smith,
extensive farmers of Fairview, were
In Heppner on business Thursday
last. Messrs. Smith and Smouse have
purchased a new seperator to do their
threshing this season, and they ex
pect to have a yield equal to that of
two years ago. Their grain has de
veloped fine and will soon be ready
for harvest. j
Splendid rains visited the Hard-;
man country on sunaay, ana irom
what reports this paper has been able :
to gather, the crop conditions there
have .been greatly improved, rney
feel now that an abundant harvest for
that part of the county is assured. A
good rain coming just at this particu
lar development of the wheat has
made the yield secure. !
The rain Sunday afternoon reach
ed almost the proportions of a cloud
burst In Cason canyon and a large
amount of water rushed down the
road to Rhea creek. Showers were
ouite general over a large part of the
county and crops have been greatly
revived as a consequence. So far this
part of the country has experienced ;
one of the warmest Junes in its his
tory. I
Chas. B. Sperry and wife of lone,
were visitors in Heppner Monday af
ternoon. Their son Hick, who is in
the Navy and has been stationed at
Philadalphia for some time, expects
to move from there. His plans to
spend the 4th In the Quaker City
with friends has been Knocked out
by the orders from headquarters and
by this time he is iikely out on the
high seas.
Ben Griffiths came up from Hills-
boro on Thursday last and at once
took up work at the depot as clerk
in the office of the O. W. K. & ft. Co.
Ilarley Adkins, filling the position of
telegrapher at the local depot for
some time past, has resigned his po
sition and gone to Portland to fur
ther his studies in telegraphy. His
family will follow him at once.
J. L. Wilkins left for the Dillard
French ranch on big Butter creek
Saturday evening and from there will
accompany a shipment of cattle to
Kansas City. Messrs. French and
Brosnan are on their way to the east
ern market wifli a train load of six
teen cars of beef cattle which left Pi
lot Rock on Sunday, and Mr. Wilkins
is going along as a part of the crew
for the pleasure and excitement of
the trip. i
.1. K. MiiKErave and Chas. HastlnES
were down from the Hnrdman section
over Friday night. Mr. Musgrave
has disposed of his cattle owing to
the shortness of range in his locality,
lip lind rlpnpnded on outside range to
a considerable extent, and being shut
out of this he is compelled to retire
from the cattle business. He reports
rnntra nrpttv wllnrt and erflHK is dry
ing up early. Hay and grain crops
give promise ot good yieius uui siana
iu need of rain.
Capt. Geo. W. Stokes and Gilbert
W. Allen, State Fire Marshals, have
been in Heppner this week making
a survey of the fire risks of the town.
These gentlemen are here by request
of the City of Heppner, and we un
derstand that a number of buildings
liavp been condemned, and on some
the insurance has been cancelled. The
report of the work the.e gentlemen
have done will be published in this
paper later, when it has been re
ceived from the State Fire Marshall's
oflke.
Arthur R. Crawford, editor of this in their car. They were accompanied school building at Boardman that
paper for several years past, has re- home by their daughter. Miss Lera ', would cost in the neighborhood of
signed his position and departed on . Githens, a graduate of the State Nor-' $25,000, and the buik of which cost
Friday last for Oakland, California,
where he expects to locate until such
time as he may be called into the ser
vice of his country. He joins his
family w ho have been in the Califor
nia city for the past couple of months.
He expects that a call to service may
come at any time now and he will
1 ave to take his place with tuosi ko
Ing "over there."
W. R. McCracken, traveling audit
or for the State Industrial Commis
sion, has been In HepDner for several
days during the week, checking up
the various industries of the city and
auditing their pay rolls. Mr. Mc
Cracken is a printer by trade and for
many years has been foreman of the
Rogue River Courier at Grants Pass,
his home town. He has taken up
'his Industrial commission work as
mal at Monmouth at the close of the railroad would necessarily hav
scnool last week. Mr. Githens states to pay, being the largest property
that he found crop conditions, gen-1 holder in the district. It was oppos
erally, throughout the Valley very ' ed on the ground largely, of being far
poor, the bit grain he noticed being in excess of the present and future,
around Independence in Polk county. needs of the district and the case was
Mr. Githens went over the McKenzie warmly contested by parties on both,
pass and the round trip was made : sides,. The decision having gone a-
wunout mishap ot any kind, lu -h I gain.st the district in the lower court.
some snow anus were encounters :
just before reaching McKenzie
Bridge.
District looses Suit. I
A mandate has been handed down
from the Supreme Court of Oregon
and filed by Clerk Waters this week;,
in the suit of the O. W. R. & N. Co.
against School District No. 25 at
Boadman, and the opinion of the low
er court sustained. This case was
tried before Judge Phelps, the suit
i appeal was taken to the Supreme
Ccu.t. with the result as here stated,
and the appellants assessed in the
am of $59.00 costs.
The decree of the lower court ha?
been sustained in the suit of Onr
Schirber vs. J. W. Greenem, et al, In
volving title to 2440 acres of land on
Butter creek, near the C. H. Bar
tholomew place and the rights of the
plaintiff established. This land has
been disposed of during ;e past
week to O. T. Lathrop of LethbricUe.
. 1 1 M . 1. MnKnn
iciupuioi j tiuu. ...... hftlne hrnllffht nrnlnot tho rilerrt tn ronaHo wlm ao imdarcllnrl will htt.
is err ory.,, tnera rrom putting up a new gin the farming of the tract.
ment of Indoor labor.
covers Eastern Oregon.
Mat Halvorsen was in the city on
business Monday. He has been pret
ty well over the lone wheat belt re
cently and makes a favorable report
of crop conditions. While there is
some grain that is pretty spotted, In
the main it all looks well, and the
showers and cooler weather are help
ing along the prospects and grain is j
filling well. Mr. Halvorsen does not
txpect a bumper crop for lone, but;
Jhe prosnects now point to a yield j
that will be far above what it was i
last season, and the grain will be of
good ouality., I
Mrs. Phoebe Collins of Red Bluffs,'
California, has been a visitor at the
home of her brother, George W. Sher
ry in this city during several days this
week. Mrs. Collins has also been vis
iting with other relatives in this and
Gilliam counties, and departed this
morning for Mountain Home, Idaho,
where she will visit with a couple of
grandsons. Mrs. Collins 1b one of the
older members of the Sperry family,
being 86 years of age, yet she Is snry
and enjoys the best of health and her
mind is bright and active. ' It has
been a good many years since Mrs.
Collins visited in Heppner.
Moro girls of the 'teen age who at
tended the Older Girl's Conference ,.
Heppner the first of the month all re
port a most successful meeting.
There were seven girls attending from
Moro, accompanied by Mrs. Muir and
Mrs. Bryant, all of whom took an ac
tive part in the work of the conttr
ence. Miss Faith Ginn, of Moro, was
again elected president of the con
ference. The purpose of the confer
ence was to stimulate and hold more
interest of the older young people In
the work of the Sunday School and
eventually that of the church. It is
not a denominational work, but all
schools can work with the conference.
Moro Observer.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Githens return
ed home on Sunday from a visit to
different points in the Willamette
valley, having made the round trip
Jyj kV U U vJ L!z3 a
Owing to the increased cost of operating we are com
pelled to raise the price of milk to 13 cents per single
quart and 7 cents per single pint. Tickets of 10 quarts,
$1.25 in advance. Cream will be 15 cents per -pint
straight. We aim to give cream that tests 28 to 30 per
cent.
Effective July 1, 191
We call attention further, that customers must return
bottles. Put them out with your tickets so that they can
be gathered in each morning. This rule must be adhered
to, otherwise you will be charged for bottles.
Morrow County Creamery Co.
W. CLAUDE COX, Manager.
It is well worth a special trip to our store any
day to get one of these new
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As with all Wirthmore Waists they are most unusual values, and
are the same genteel, pretty styles that will also be on sale in ail
larger cities and in the best stores of the country at this time.
New Dress Skirts Just Received
in wash fabrics as well as wools and silks-are
just the thing for warm weather wear.
One of these skirts with a fresh Wirthmor or Welworth Blouse will make a
costume suitable for any occasionand a true economy.
ffTo spend money wisely is the truest economy
Let us help you plan your economies.
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