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
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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
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