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THE G AZETTE-TIME8, HKTPXER. OREGOX. THTRSI) AY. AI GIST 1, 1918 PAGE FITB THE SIXTH ANNUAL MORROW COUNTY FAIR SEPTEMBER 16, 17 AND 18, 1918, AT HEPPNER, OREGON WWfWT "WWW? StlS&M j.,,lfaiil - ; -A. A,.: i f Town and Country. Anson Wright and wife were down from their farm neur Hardman on Friday. A daughter was born on Saturday, July 27, to Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hill of Willow creek. Mrs. J. B. Sparks came over from Condon Friday, remaining until Sat urday afternoon. Mrs. J. E. Berwick ! visiting thin week at the home of her parents at Heppner Junction. Mrs. John Pipir and son, it Fiper'g canyon were visitors in Hepp ner Saturday forenoon. John E. Johnson Is hme from Astoria, Oregon, where lie has been working for some time in the ship yards. Karl L. Reach and family were visitors in Heppner for a short time on Saturday last from their home in Lexington. The forms are being put in this week for the concrete basement of the new residence of Mr. aad Mrs. Luther Huston. George J. Curren, county commis sioner, returned from a short visit with his family at Ureshnm, on Thursday evening last. M. L. Case, of the Case Furniture Company, departed for Portland on Monday to be absent a few days in the metropolis on business. Mrs.. C. W, Kanck departed Mon day for Seaside, where she vrVH visit for a couple of weeks at the home o her daughter, Mrs. C. G. Sliaw. Kenneth Mahoney and Miss Jose phine Richardson, accompanied by Mrs. Robert Owen, returned from a week's outing at Lehman Springs on Sunday. C. 15. Sperry, grain buyer ami warehouseman of lone, was doing business in Heppner Monday. He lias recently returned from a trip to the coast. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Whetstone of this city are visiting for a short time in Grant county. They formerly i owned an extensive stock ranch in Fox Valley. Hanson Hughes is on a trip East this week, going with the shipment of cattle and sheep for Chicago ou Friday. He expects to be absent some three weeks David H. Crabill, of lone was in Heppner over Tuesday attending to business in connection with the lieirs of James Grabill, deceased, of whom lie is the guardian. Prof. H. H. Hoffman left Heppner Thursday last by auto, enroale to Toppinish, Wash., where he is en gaged as superintendent of schools for the coming yaar. In the published list last week of the donations to the fire relief fund, A. Rood was credited with $50. This was in error, as Mr. Rood's donation was $100.00. W. P Cox has purchases the Frank Farnsworth residence property on the hill just , opposite the A. M. Phelps residence. What for, Prew itt? Something going to happen? Mrs. E. J. Starkey departed Mon day for Medford to be absent during the balance of the summer visiting with relatives. She has a sister living in the Southern Oregon city. L. VV. Phelps has just finished a nice home on the farm of Walt Rood of Heppner Flat, and he Is now busy ' putting up a machinery shed on the Even Small Deposits are invited We encourage them because large accounts begin in a small way. The small deposit of today be comes the large one in the future. More people would become de positors if they realized what an aid to the upbuilding of credit and suc cess an account with a strong bank can be. FirS Rational Wank of Heppner, Oregon ASSETS OVER ONE AND ONE QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES farm of R. W. Turner in Sand Hollow. Mr. and Mrs. John Brosnan of Lena, were visitors in Heppner Mon day. John lias recently been inter ested in some cattle shipments to the Kansas City market and realized good returns. Ray White, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. White of Lexington, is home on a furlough from the Naval station at Bremerton, Wash. Ray is a musician and a member of the baud at that point. Mrs. Laura Ward came up from Portland Thursday last and on Fri day went on out to Hardman, where she still has some property. While in Heppner Mrs. Ward wag the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. Roberts. The United Construction Co. re ceived another steam shovel this week which w ill be installed at the rock pit in Heppner. The machine arrived on Saturday and is being placed in position for work. H5Dr. Turner eye specialist of Portland wiB be in Heppner again Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 6-7 at Barnard's Rooming House. In Tone Thursday, August 8. Con sult him. Don't forget the date. J. B. Natter is having a lot of new concrete sidewalk installed iu front of his property on upper Main street, and will also have a walk built from the street back to his residence. Ed Buckman and his crew are doing the work. W. A. Currie, representing Colum bia Brick Works of Portland, was in Heppner a couple of days this week, introducing the products of his factory to our people, and explaining the advantages of brick and tile con struction. Chas. Vaughn and wife, accom panied by Mrs. Vaughn's mother, Mrs. Frank Gilliam, departed by auto Friday for Portland, where they will spend some two or three weeks of an outing that will take them on to the coast country. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elder are now permanently located at 32S Mill street, Portland, where they expect to reside for the balance of the summer. They have been spending a couple of weeks at Astoria, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hank Vance. J. H. GemmeU Is over from Tumalo to help for a short time in ' getting the crop on his farm here! threshed and into the sack. Mr. I Gemmel is developing an irrigated tract on the Tumalo project and is quite well impressed with the out-; look there. j Miss Winnifred Osten returned home Saturday from Bellingham, Wash., where she has been the past year attending the State Normal. She was met .here by her father, Chas. Ostcn and proceeded on out to ! the Osten home in the foothills near i ' IUirdmun. J I i j Mrs. Frankie Luper departed for jLaGrande Sunday to be absent for ja couple of weeks, visiting at the I home of her son, Rhea Luper. She expects also to visit one of the mountain resorts before returning to , Heppner. I Gus Wilcox and wife, extensive ranchers of Jordan Siding, were I visiting in Heppner for a short time '. Friday. Mr. Wilcox states that the j recent flood in Rhea creek did his j place no damage but tin hill sides I thereabouts suffered a lot of cuttin up by the heavy rains. The family of Attorney C. E. ' Woodson will go into camp on Wil I low creek the end of this week for I the balance of the heated term. They have had a temporary camu there for some time and have been spending the week-end in the shade of the pines for the most of this month. G. A. Bleakman and wife and J. A. Adams were down from Hardman Tuesday. Mr. Bleakman states that some of the combines are getting under way in that section and harvest will soon be on in full blast. The late rains made many thousands of dollars for the Hardman country and lots of wheat will come in from there this Fall. W. T. McRoberts, proprietor of the McRoberts stables in Heppner, was a passenger out for Portland Monday, going to the city on bus iness. It is rumored that Mr- Mc Roberts is contemplating converting his stable into a garage right soon, aud in that event he will move the stable building onto the back side ' of lils lot. The new garage building will be of concrete construction. Mrs. Fred Case enjoyed a three days visit from her brother, Ed Donahue, whom she had not seen for many years, during the past week. J Mr. Donahue is on his way from ' New York to San Francisco and other : California points, where he will ; spend his summer vacation. He is' a linotype operator and holds at position with the New York Journal. ! This office acknowledges a pleasant I call from Mr. Donahue while in the' city. . Uncle John Gurdane was over ; from I'F.ndleljn and spent Sunday in; Heppner with his son, D. C. Gur-! dane. The old gentleman seems to be hale and hearty at the age of 95; years and moves around as spry as ! many a younger man. He has the distinction at present of being the oldest man in Umatilla county and the oldest member of the Grand Army of Oregon. He is also a Mexi- ' can War veteran, being at the time I of t'nat conflict a Jackie in the! I'nittu States Navy. I I Tlie squad of Oregon Military j Police stationed at Heppner have found a home far the present in the High School building, and Sergeant Cunimings feels that they are very fortunate. In fact, the accommo-, dations in many respects are better than that enjoyed at the headquar ters in Pendleton. The boys have the use of the domestic science kitchen for mess quarters, and the shower baths and the use of the superintendent's office, and altogeth er they are well situated. Tom Hughes returned last evening from a short vi.-U at Portland. Berl Gurdane will return in the morning to the naval training station at Mare Island, Calif., he having run tfie limit of his furlough. During the short time Mr. Gurdane has been at home he has been work ing with the Wighttnan harvest crew as sack sewer. He made application for extension of furlough but it was not granted. Frank Turner came near getting caught underneath an overturning threshing machine at the Turner farm in Sand Hollow Saturday. He came out with a badly bruised hip and duly thankful that it was no worse. In moving the machine across a ditch it was turned over and Frank was in such a position that he could not jump out oi the way, having charge of the team. J. O. Turner, who was on the machine also, ,'umped clear 'if ai'. danger and c.ime out unhurt.' The machine was considerably damaged in the turn over. Pat Ward and Johrl McNamee, prosperous young sheep men of this county, departed yesterday afternoon for Starkey, Union county, where their sheep are being summered on mountain range. They state that the range is fine in the mountains this summer and the sheep are doing fine. These young men returned during the past week from a trip to Chicago and other points East, where they went to look up market and range conditions. Their sheep will be wintered on their range in the north of the county upon their return late in the fall from the mountains. M Test of gasoline is in its boil ing points. In"Red Crown" they form a continuous, uniform chain, giving easy starting, quick accel eration, power and mile age. Look for the Red Crown sign before you fill. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) Me Gasoline f Quality G. W. MTLHOLLAND, Special Agent Heppner, Oregon Y FOR HARVEST We are ready to supply your wants in wearing apparel for harvest work. You can do more when comfortably and suitably dressed. Coveralls In Khaki, blue Cheviot and blue and white stripe drill. All sizes for boys and men. Priced according to sizes and quality, $2,25 to $4.75 Overalls Fast blue "Boss of Road" in pants fitting or bib styles; also white, blue and white stripe and grey. Boys' and Men's $1.40 to 2.75 Work Shirts Blue and grey Chambrays and Cheviots. Old Hickory checks, Khahi and Black Satin materials. Regular and military collars. Boys' and Men's 50c to $2.00 Harvest Shoes Smoke and Cherry Tan Elk uppers, regular and high top; raw Elk soles. The best shoe for harvest wear for boys and men, $2.50 to $5.00. Straw Hats Big, cool hats for hot weather. 25c to 50c LET US MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE WHILE YOU WORK TO SAVE THE GRAIN OUR ALLIES NEED. Minor & Company t