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LI CECIL NEWS ITEMS
Walter Pope of "Sunnynlde" mada
a hurried trip to Arlington on Thurs
day. Italph Winters of Four Mile was
a business man In Arlington on Wed
nesday. A. E. Robs of "The Lookout" was
a passenger on the local for Heppner
on Monday.
Hank Howard and Alva Bennett
of Heppner are busy men around Ce
Cil at present.
Jack llynd, "mayor of Cecil" made
a business trip to the county seat
town on Friday.
J. B. Gorton of Morgan was visit
ing with his old friend, J. W. Osborn
at Cecil on Friday.
J. Glassford made a shorycall In
Cecil on Sunday with friends before
leaving for Portland.
Four cars of sheep belonging to W.
T. Matlock, were Bhlpped from Hepp
ner to Cecil on Monday.
Miss Bernice Frunklln of Rhea
was visiting Miss V. M. Hynd of
"Butterby Flats" on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Logan and
family of "Fairview" ranch spent
Sunday with J. W. Osborn.
A. Mason, who has been managing
the Oscar Huber crew at Cecil, left
for Portland on Wednesday.
Zenneth Logan, who has been
spending his vacation in Portland re
turned to "Fairview" on Sunday.
Melville V. Logan of Portland ar
rived In Cecil on Friday and will vis
it with his brother Leon at Four
Mile.
Mrs. Ben Barnes and daughter,
Miss Etta of "Poplar Grove" called
on Miss Weltha Coinbest at Cecil on
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Ahalt of Sou
thern California, who have been vis
iting friends around Cecil for Beveral
weeks, left on Thursday for Echo.
J. U. Walker, state highway engin
eer from lone, accompanied by liiu
wife and son were callers on Mr. and
Mrs. G. N. Marks at Cecil on Sunday.
Miss Spurlock of Heppner was a
visitor with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ross
at "The Lookout" during the last
week.
Miss Doris Logan of "Fairview"
and Miss V. M. Hynd of "Butterby
Flats" were the guests of Miss Geor
gia Summers of "The Last Camp" on
Wednesday.
A. Henriksen of "Willow Creek"
ranch, late "dog finder" and now a
"moving spirit" of Cecil, was a pass
enger on the local for Heppner on
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Wilson and
family from 'Rhea spent Wednesday
In Cecil. We hear R. S. intends leav
ing soon for Boardman, where he has
bought a ranch.
Jack Phelps, who has recovered
from his accident, is once more at
work with the state highway engin
eers at Cecil and has taken up his
abode at the "Highway House."
W. G. Hynd, who has been visiting
In Portland for the past few weeks,
arrived In Cecil on Saturday, where
lie spent a few days before leaving
for his home at "Rose Lawn," Hepp
ner. L. A. Hunt's remedy for extermin
ating rabbits seems to have worked
well in the Cecil dIMrlct and has sav
ed many a ton of hay for the stock,
for a rabbit Is a rare sight around
here now.
Mrs. Phil Brady, who lias been vis
iting In Portland for sometime, ar
rived in Cecil on Friday and will take
up her abode on their new ranch
near Cecil, which Mr. Brady has re
ceuty purchased.
We understand that the Cecil vi
cinity is full to the limit with stock.
It speaks well tor the hay raised on
Willow creek and Us fine feeding
uuulities. There are 26,000 sheep
and 1000 head of cattle feeding here
at the present time.
John Krebs of "The Last Camp"
was a very excited boy on Tuesday
morning. Whie driving a wagon he
suddenly looked behind to see If the
back wheels were catching up with
the front ones. John then felt a
sudden lurch and, lo! behold! the
back wheels had completely dissolv
ed partnership with the front wheels.
However, John still, held on to what
was left and the last we heard be had
arrived home without a scratch.
BOARDMAN SEWS.
A meeting of the Commercial Club
is called for Tuesday night to take
up the question of "Good Roads."
Just where the 10 mill special tax
fund will be used Is the question.
The Farm Bureau will meet in a spe
cial meeting Friday night to formu
late some action. There is some sen
timent In favor of putting the money
on entirely new roads, but It would
seem Inadvisable when the present
roads are practically Impassable at
times in certain localities. Other sen
timent Is In favor of putting the post
roads and those used by school trucks
In the best shape possible for by so
doing the greatest good for the great
est number will be secured.
The next meeting of the Parent
Teachers will be on Friday afternoon,
Feb. 6, at the school house. A re
port will be had from the O. S. T. A.
and two general topics "The Home
Study Period" and "Making Our
School Grounds Beautiful," will be
discussed.
Chairs for the auditorium of the
new school building, together with
some furniture for the office arrived
this week. We hope that another
month will give us the use of the
building.
Mrs. Wm. Haskins left Wednesday
for California in the Interests of
health, which we hope she will speed
ily find.
A. B. Cumins Is about to move Into
his cottage near the garage, while D.
E. Harper will occupy the Dunton
cottage vacated by Mr. Cumins.
Jim Murtha, Buys
Out Short & Meade.
Only one large real estate deal was
made in this section during the past
week, Jim Murtha buying the Short &
Meade place on the John Day near
the mouth of Hay creek. This deal
involved approximately 1900 acres of
land, the consideration being in the
neighborhood of $35,000. A very
small amount of equipment went
with the place, but no stock at all.
Short & Meade came here from Ta
coma a short time ago and purchased
this place from Earl Weatherford.
They like the country and have no
idea of leaving Eastern Oregon, but
will relocate in this part of the state.
They sold simply because Mr. Murtha
wanted the place more than they did.
The land includes considerable al
falfa ground, and is a fine place for
a man In the sheep business. Mr.
Murtha is one of the leading sheep
men In this part of the state, and a
Arm believer in the value of Gilliam
county lands.
The postofflce for the new loca
tion of Mr. Murtha is Mlkkalo, but
he will continue to make his home in
Condon, and Jean Blessington will
be the boss of the new property.
This deal was closed through D.
N. Mackay of this city. Condon
Globe-Times.
" TACOMA GUN STORE, INC.
MORGAN NEWS.
E. O. Morgan started to Arling
ton last Saturday but found the roads
In such a bad condition that he was
forced to return home.
Mrs. W. J. Martin of Moro Is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. B. F. Morgan
of Morgan.
Mrs. A. F. Palmateer arrived here
Thursday from Eagle Creek where
she has been visiting.
B. F. Morgan went to Cecil last
Sunday on a business trip.
The road surveyors are resetting
grade stakeB, which the melting snow
recently washed out.
Endora and Howard Hardesty have
entered the Morgan school.
V. Gentry, Heppner sheepman, was
forced to leave his car here on ac
count of muddy roads.
Wild Wimmin.
Reporter "What shall I say about
the two peroxide blonds who threw
a tit at the Eugene game?"
Editor Bob "Oh, just say the
bleachers went wild." Salem High
School Clarion.
Still, There Is Always The Climate.
The Callfornian arises at the alarm
of a Connecticut clock; buttons his
Chicago suspenders to Detroit over
alls: washes his face with Cincinnati
soap in a Pennsylvania basin; wipes
on a Rhode Island towel; sits up to
a Grand Rapids table; eats Kansas
City meat and Minneapolis flour with
Idaho potatoes cooked with Indiana
lard on a St. Louis stove burning wy
omlng coal; plows five acres of land
(covered with Ohio mortgages) with
a Chattanooga plow. When bedtime
comes he reads a chapter from the
Bible printed in Boston; Bays a pray
er written In Jerusalem; crawls un
der a blanket made in New Jersey
only to be kept awake by fleas the
only home product of his home state,
San Francisco Chronicle.
Condon Light Plant Wiped Out.
Reports reached Heppner on Sun
day to the effect that the light plant
at Condon was gutted by fire early
Sunday morning. The machinery
was seriously damaged and the town
will be without lights for about ten
days. The cause of the fire has not
yet been determined. Harold Roop,
who runs the plant at night was bur
ned about the hands and face while
passing through the flames to get out
of the building.
Carsner A Candidate.
Word has been received here that
R. J. Carsner, prominent stockman
of Spray, will be a candlaate to i
present his district In the House of
Represenatives of the State Legisla
ture. Mr. Carsner has many friends
who will be glad to hear that he has
decided to make the race, and who
will do all in their power to elect him,
believing that he will serve his con
stituents well. Condon Globe-Times.
Dog Licenses Are Due.
Inasmuch as the Supreme court of
the State of Oregon has ruled that
the dog tax license law is now valid,
I notify all dog owners of Morrow
county that there is now due and pay
able at the office of County Clerk, a
tax of $1 on all males and of $2 on
all females. This law is independent
of any city ordinance requiring a
dog license. Dog owners will act ac
cordingly.
J. A. WATERS, County Clerk.
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proves bread. Makes
it taste good. Of course
more flavor.
Same with tobacco
especially Kentucky
Burley.
Buy yourself a pack
age of Lucky Strike
cigarettes. Notice the
toasted flavor. Great 1
Nothing like it. The
real Burley cigarette.
E. E. Rugg was a Sirly bus
iness visitor in Heppm-r fru
Rhea creek ranch. He s-ay.-i the sto-k TaCOma, Wash,
men and farmers gerienily will be MtfX s,, k of Hunters' and Trap
wondering what they diil with their , pcrs' Supplies in the Northwest. Y..
last hay crop if this winter weather pedal attention to mail orders.
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