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Orepon Historical Society, Public Auditorium The Gazette-Iimb PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MORROW COUNTY Vol. 38, No. 20. IIEITXER OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1921. Subscription $2.00 Per Yur HEP Eli MEN IN ALASKA SHIPWRECK RUTH HART IS VICTIM OF THE SEA AND EVELYN SHIPLEY SURVIVES Hesreaeautlv of Thla Paper Ha Pei aeaal Iatervtew With Mlaa Sklplcj Who tilvea VlvU Aecoaat of Wmk and Helatra Naateroaa Heart Break ing eldest. This little etory Is sent us from Han Francisco by a special repre dilutive of the liaiette-Tlinee. He says; "I happened to run across Miss Evelyu Shipley over at the cus toms huuite here the other day and he told me her version of the wreck and how she survived it. It was a sad story she told of Miss Hart and related other Incidents of a heart rendniK nature, one young fellow, who evidently lust his mind over It all, threw himself to the waves from the life raft, after see Ins a man choke a woman to death. His mother and sister were there at the time. If this is the kind of world 1 am living In, I don't care to live,' said this young man, who's name was Jackaway, and he straightway (Tave up his life." I. ci use of the great Interest this community naturally has In both Miss cShipley and Miss Hart, young women horn in this city and weU known here, we print this story, though the facts mainly given were published in last Issue. Han Francisco, Auk. 16. (Special to the Uaiette-Tline) Mia Ruth Hart, a former Heppner girl, lost her life In the wreck of the Ill-fated steamer Alaska, which sunk on the night of Sunday, August J, after striking the rocks on Blunts Meet, on the California coast. Miss Hart was ou ber way to Sacramento to visit with friends. The body was recovered several day after the catastrophe, being taken up by the learner Olum and brought to this city. Hlory r Mlsa Sslplry. The story ot the Alaska wreck was brought to the writer by another young woman who was born In tleppner and who had made her home there for many years. Miss Evelyn Shipley, who now lives in Los Angeles, waa returning outh after visiting for a month and a half with relatives in Oregon and Montana. Hhe waa on ot the last to leave the sinking ship and up to within by members of the crew had been vy member of the crew, had, been standing on the hurricane deck talking to Mis Hart "I never realised until thus terrlbls minutes that some men were so yel low," said Miss Shipley In relating her experiences to the writer In the office of United States Inspector of Boilers. Joseph P. Dolan. "Some of the men were worse than the women, fighting their way to the life boats. We had been told by officers of th ship to re main up on deck where we were, that tie ship waa beached and could not possibly sink. I firmly believe this la the reason Ruth Hart lost her life. Hhe had been told there was no danger and had put Implicit faith In what she had been told, making no effort to enter Into the mad scramble for the life boata When the ship first struck the rock i I noticed that ah Hated heavily, but really nothing much was thought of It at the time, as no one seemed to get the least bit excited. It was when th boiler exploded that havoc broke loose. Such Inefficiency seemed to be shown on the part of the ship's crew and th officer In direct ing things. They didn't seem to know how to launch a life boat, and a a re sult, as I was afterwards told, th first boat lowered Into the water, was put down In aurh a manner that all th oc cupants, who were nearly all woman and children, were simply dumped Into the sea. "1 was one of the last to be taken off the ship," continued Miss Shipley, "and after getting Into the life boat we found there waa no plug, and as a re sult we were forced to keep balling water continually, to keep th boat floating. It was a terrible ordeal and I wonder now that I held up under the train of it all as long a I did. We wer picked up by another steamer and taken to Eureka, where we, all of the rescued, wet well taken oar of. It was not until I arrived at th horn of my cousin In San Anselmo that I gave way to a bad case of over-strained nerve." Mlsa Shipley appeared at th hearing held in thi city last week and testified to the general inefficiency shown by officer and "Crew of th Alaska. Cap tain Hobey went down with his ship, but the first, second, third and fourth officer of the vessel have been charg ed with contributory negligence and will face trial. Miss Hart mad her horn In Hepp ner for a number of year before mov ing with her parent to Hllgard, Or., and her father, who with Mrs. Hart have sine passed away, was agent at Heppner for the O. II. ft N. Two sis ter Mrs. Julia Metiler and Mrs. Frank Rechltn. live at La Grande and another slater, Mr O. W. Phelps, wife of Judge I'helps of the local circuit court, lives at Pendleton. Evelyn Shipley, a well as Miss Hart. Is quite well known In Heppner, having lived there for many year and attend ed grammar school and high school there. Two sisters, Mrs. Richard Wells, Mrs.WIll Cowlns, and a brother Will Shipley, reside there. Another sister, Mrs. Cora Knotts, Uvea at Pilot Rock. Miss Shipley visited early this summer with still another sister, Mrs. Mabel Fant In Butte, Montana. It was while she was on her way to Los Angeles, Just before arriving at the point of the wreck, that she received a telegram stating that Mrs. Kant had died at her Montana home, after a very brief 111 neaa HAND BIG BILL THE WALLOP! p I WANNA BE CAMMED! .?,.. fi.,r wtwi. wws. zjj COeVSJOHT 1821 AUTOCASTEH- Wanted in Malheur County On a Charge of Larceny A man giving hla name as Joseph Timpson, was arrested by Sheriff Mc Duffee on Tuesday and is being held in the county jail here awaiting the ar rival of the sheriff of Malheur county, ho Is expected to reach Heppner this evening. The man Is wanted on a charge of larceny by bailee, and Sher iff McUuffee took him In on information furnished, by the Malheur sheriff. He was at work with the bridge crew on the highway Just above town and had been there for ome time. F. B. Marshall, who has been asso ciated for sometime with Lloyd Coun tryman In the Heppner Garage Ma chine Hhop, tins withdrawn his inter cuts and machinery and gone to Port land, where he expects to be associated In the future with his brother-in-law, Ira W. Thornton in a machine shop In that city. He and Mrs. Marshall de parted for Portland on -Monday after noon, by auto. I'pon leaving, Mr. Mar shall stated that he might return to Heppner In a few months, as It seemed Impossible for him to stay away from here. FOR IKE AUGUST TERM The road petition of W. F. Barnett et al, was read and viewers report read and accepted and road ordered opened and declared to be made a public road. The road petitions of R. V. Jones, H. W. (irlm, Q. W. Hlldebrand and J. R. Ashinhust were continued. The road petition of J. P. Louy et al was read and viewers report accepted and petition denied. Clerk Instructed to draw warant In favor of W. W. Smead for th Morrow County Fair to be held September 15 17, 1921, for $650.00, same to be against Fair Fund. Court canvassed the result of elec tion held for city officers at Boardman and found as follows: Mayor; C. G. Blayden; Recorder, W. L. Finnell; Treasurer, W. A.Stewart; Mar shal, H. L. Everett; Councllmen, J. C. Mallcngcr, Harry Murchle,' A. Herelm, N. A. Macomber, Frank Cramer, L. V. Root Whereupon court adjourned. Claim Allowed by Court. Phelps Grocery Co. poor 1 S4.60 Phelps Grocery Co., No. 17 leach Bros., election.. 61.25 10.60 6.00 W. A. Richardson, current exp..... 14 21 Burroughs Add. Mach. Co,, cur. expense C. B. Oral, sealer F. Lteuallen, circuit court . II. Mitchell, bounty Katlr C rop Dr.lrojrd by Hall. ' M. Craw ford, clerk In a letter received during the week ' F- Collins, bounty hy S. B. Notson from E. D. Brown, for- J C. Pickett, bounty merly of this city, but who resides now C. C. Chick, health at (Irand Prairie, Alberta. Canada, the ' ".ampoeii, salary Intelligence is conveyed that Mr. Brown eo. McDuffee, salary has lost hl entire crop this season by hall. Mr. Brown writes that hall storms are of very rare occurrence In that part of Alberta, and the damage caused this season Is something unus ual. The oats crop, which comes on later, gives promise of being good, and this will compensate In a measure for the loss of the wheat crop. . 16.72 4.40 4.00 6.00 1.00 4.00 6.76 133.3. 166.66 T. K. Chldsey, salary 126.00 J. A. Waters, salary .. 166.66 Gay M. Anderson, salary 116.00 T. J. Humphreys, sMary 83. SS J. J. Wells, salary.... 1SS.JS Mae French, salary 76.00 L. 8 Shurte, salary - 13S.33 W. M. Ayers, salary . 70.00, iC. C. Chick, salary 10.00 John Garslde, salary.... . 26.00 : Harriet Balrd, pension 10.04 Daisy Ilecket, penslon..... 26.00 Sadie Morey, pension. ... 25.00 Gladys Gibbons, pension.. 10.00 : Alice McFerrln, pension . ... 10JI0 Emma C. Fuller, pension . .... 10.00 Rebecca Knight, pension 40.00 ! H. E. Crewdson, pension 17.60 O. A. Rleakman. commissioner... 12.00 ; Waters & Anderson, court house.. 110.00 V. Yocum, aherilt 80.00 (laxette-Tlmes, current expense.. 58.70 14.28 21.46 60.17 60 6.76 19.70 5.00 750.00 R. Humphreys, treasurer 12.00 Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co., cur. ex Heppner Light Co., ct house Gilliam & Bisbee, ct. house Coast Chem. Co., ct house. Humphreys Drug Co., poor... M. L. Case, coroner . O. A. C., county agent- L. D. Nell!, wa.terma.8ter W. T. McRob- la. sheriff.. E. R. Huston, sheriff. Klkhorn Restaurant, Jail Willow Creek Sawmill, No. 7, No. 17 H. F. Fleetwood, gen. road E. L. Woodard, gen. road. W. L. McCaleb, gen. road C. L. O'Neill, gen. road J. C. Ballenger, No. 2 W. R. Walpole, et al, No. 1 H. Harshman, No. 16 Heppner Bakery, No. 17 . C. H. Erwln. Not 9 W. O. Minor, No. W. II. Barker, No. 1 F. Markham, No. 1 6.00 65.15 26.00 22.76 102.10 61.00 60.85 (.65 University of Oregon, Eugene, Aug. 14. (Special) That practically every University of Oregon student Is engag ed in some kind of work this summer to help pay expenses for th next col lege year la revealed by a survey of their occupations. The kind of work being done varies from salmon fishing In Alaska to flying with the aerial for est patrol In Oregon. A large number of the men are work ing In the harvest fields of the state. Not a few of the women, too, are en- 91.19 16.00 26.25 1 Shelley Garage, gen. road Standard Oil Co., No. Heppner Light Co., poor L. A.' Hunt rodent 1J.00 gaged in some sort of 'agricultural work. One girl is running a tractor on her father's farm and says It Is fun. Others are cooking for harvest hands, picking berries and working In 5.00 orchards. no Logging camps furnish work for a number of the men, although It Is not thought that as many found employ ment at this work as during previous vacations. Sawmills also have a con Iderabl number of university men in 50.00 their employ this summer. Various 616.66 kinds of construction camps claim their 7.00 quota of workers from the student 14.00 body as well 222.67 , About equal numbers fo men and wo- 43.50 men are working In offices. These In ! Congressman Sinnott to Hold Competitive Examination Congressman Nick Sinnott will make his 1S22 appointments to th Naval Academy at Annapoli and th Military Acailemy at West Point by mean of a competitive examination. Thla exam ination will b held for Mr. Sinnott by the L". 8. Civil Service commission on October 'i'l, 1321 In Baker, Bend, La Grande, Klamath Falls, Ontario, Pen- Uleon and The Dalle. Appointments will be mad by the congressman according to th grades made by the candidate taking th sx animation, as reported to him by the examiners of the Civil Servic commis sion. The Second District of Oregon will have three vacancies at th Naval Academy, three princlpalshlp and nine alternateships; and on princlpalshlp and two alternateship at th Military Academy during 1322. Th official x aminatlons to Annapoli ar held dur ing February and April, 1922, and for West Point March 7th, 1922. Mr. Sin nott has set the data for the competi tive examination far ahead In order that those successful therein may have plenty of time to prepare for th offi cial examinations. Any young man of the required age who Is a bona fide resident of th Sec ond District of Oregon 1 eligible to take the examination. Full particulars regarding same may be had by writing to Hon. N. J. Sinnott Room 147, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. LOU NEWS HAPPIES Furn.shed room, this omce Adv. Inqulr IX. Mrs. Albert Adkina went to Walla Walla on Monday, where ah will visit for a short time, W. IL Cronk, manager of th Hepp ner branch of th Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co., departed for Portland Monday to be absent for a short time Mr. and Mrs. Delbert ciabaugh of thi city, ar now the proud parent ot a daughter, born to them on Friday, Aug ust 12. Mother and baby ar doing well 15.50 14.50 48.(0 140.10 J 44 Geo. McDuffee, prohibition W. T. McRoberts, prohibition. L. V. Gentry et al, gen.- Bank of lone, market road F. Markham, special No. 1 ..... Win. Barker, special No. 1 S7.60 elude offices of banks, stores, doctors. F. Jordan et aL sneclal No. 1 93.01 state departments and general oust Turn-A-Lum. sneclal No. 4 250.00 nessea. There are also a number of Leach Bros., Lex. -Jar...., (.52 clerks among the workers. Salesman Roy Rnv. market road 76.50 'ship Is another profession which re State Accl. Com., various 99.61 crults a good following from among W. L. McCaleb, general 200.00 F. & S. Nat'l Bank, various 110.00 Tum-A-Lum, market road 603.80 special No. 4 J. W. Kirschner, general Ed Nelll and Willie Howard return ed Sunday from a trip to Omaha with shipment of lambs. They were In Heppner Monday from their Butter creek ranches, and , report that they found a very satisfactory market and the lambs sold well. Mr. Neill ship ped ten cars and Mr. Hownrd had two, while D. O. Justus, of this city also Joined In the shipment and had several cars. The most of the Nelll shipment went oui irom r-merprise, as no nna Tum-A-Lum Lbr. Co., No. 8...- 46.70 his heep over that way. j nu,nol,K A COm offlce, nM j Glass ft Prudhommo, offices...- 84.11 Born, at the maternity home of Mrs. Peoples Cash Mkt, poor I SO O. C. Allien In this city, Friday. Aug- J. J. Wells, field work 750.00 list 12, 1921, to Mr. and Mrs Carl Berg- i Minor & Co., poor - ..... 45.80 atrom, of Gooseberry, a Ron. Thomson Bros., poor.... : 41.85 Bristow & Johnson, market road F. Engelman, market road Independent Garage, market rd. Peoples Market market road . Howard-Cooper Cor., market rd. Gilliam & Bisbee, general State Highway Com., mkt. rd... Leach Bros., general Heppner Garage, general Peoples Hdwe. Co., general S. C. Runynn, Lex. -Jar 1st Natl. Bank, various Billy Gordon, of Middleton, Idaho, made a visit to Heppner during the past week, leaving on his return home Sun day morning. He will stop at Butter 776.87 67.00 68.04 2.90 64.85 (9.46 (9.15 169.56 203.56 2.60 4.40 6.80 .90 863.60 University of Oregon students. Nearly all the major students in the school of Journalism are working on newspapers for the summer. Some are Just starting out In their chosen pro fession as cub reporters and others are acting In editorial capacities. The de partment of phyalcal education for wo men haa a group of women students acting as playground directors for the summer. The great function of this school la to train physical education In structors and graduates of It have lit tle difficulty in securing positions. In the forestry service are a number of men and women acting in various capacities. Five men are engaged In the work of the aerial forest patrol, one being liaison officer at the Eugene headquarters, and the other four ob servers. Two university women are creek for a short visit with Mrs. Bessie acting as lookouts for forest fires from SJ1II lllltlllllllllIIIIIIIllllllllltlll.'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIlillllllllllltlllltlIlllIlllllllHlllMIIIIIIIIIIItlllllllIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllIllIIIIIIll Cash Variety Store Helen V. Smith, Proprietor Opened its. Doors Wednesday, August the 17th, 1921 Cohn Bldg., 2 doors north of First National Bank We take pleasure in announcing to tne people of Heppner and Morrow County that we are prepared to offer them High Quality Goods at Reasonable Prices in Glass and Queensware, Tin and Graniteware, Notions, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Stationery and School Supplies We Solicit a Share of Your Patronage Thomson. It has been several year since Billy was in Heppner, where, for so many years, he was engaged in bus iness, and he notes that ninny old-time faces are missing. He had a very pleasant week here, however, and waa Kind of the opportunity of a visit here again. Notice to Pythian Sisters. Dorian Temple No. 16 will meet on August 25th at 8 o'clock P. M. Thi Is a special business meeting and all members are requested to be present PEARL TASH, M. of R. and C. 1 1 Alleged Safe Breaker Is Held in Custody Here Joseph Smiat alias Bob Murphy, alia Fleming, was arrested In Hepp ner on Tuesday by Sheriff McDuffee ;Bnnd Is now sojourning in the county bastile. The young man, who is a mere boy 17 years of age, is charged with safe breaking in Siskiyou county, Cal ifornia, and according to word received by the sheriff here, is badly wanted by the California authorities. Th flrat information rereived by Sheriff Mo Puffee was from Sheriff Low of Klam ath county, and the young man wa ' supposed to be working with a road crow near here. It transpires, however. that he has been at work for th past month on the linger place for Mr. Cleveland, and through nnother young man ill which he confided, the informa tion "leaked'' out to Pendleton author ities, and through the sheriff office there It wns sent to Siskiyou county officials and then through them back to tho sheriff here. Sheriff McDuffee ar rested the boy while he was In Hepp- sjnor Tuesday from the Cleveland place, and he la now being held awaiting the i arrival of the California sheriff. Arthur Finley and wife of north Sand Hollow, were visitors In thi city on Monday. Recently Mr. Finley was charged with Issuing a check on a Heppner bank In which he had no funds, the charge being preferred by Umatilla county parties. As the check was Issued some tlmo ago and not pro- r j sonted promptly for payment, Mr. Fln 5 ! luy could not be held at fault as he 5' wns In funds at the bank when the " ! check was given. We understand the ?iiMiiiiiiiimiiimmiiiimiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiT i chArBe ngaln8t hlm ha" , oen "mla"d neaks tn the Cascade mountains. Oth ers of the group are acting as rangers, fire wardens and other forestry work ers . Carpentry work Is being done by sev eral men and a few are working in blacksmith shops, mechanical work, painting, garage work, railroad employ ment, truck driving, surveying and road work are some of the other man ual occupations of the university man for the vacation period. Several men have gone to sea for the summer. It Is estimated that 70 per cent of the students of the university of Ore gon earn their own way either wholly or partly. Many find employment dur ing the school year as well as in vaca tion, time and In this way are able to pay their entire expenses. A free em ployment bureau Is maintained by tse campus T. M. G A. for the purpose ot finding work for the students. The T. W. C. A. also cooperates with the wo men student In finding posltons. Break into Box Car, Men Are Held in Jail Here Sheriff McDuffee la holding; George and Albert Christy, brothers, In Jail here, awaiting an investigation on a charge of having broken Into a box car at Meaner on the main line on day last week. Thos. F. Rooney, special agent of the O. W. R. & N. Co. haa been here for several days, looking into th case, and in order to make further Investiga tion, he left this morning for Meaner, to see what could be developed on the ground. It is alleged that th young men broke the seal on the car, and an employe of the railroad finding them inside closed and fastened the door on them until an officer could take them In charge. They claim that they found the door open and almply went Into the car for shelter for the night Fur ther action in the case will depend on the investigation mad by Special Agent Rooney. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Smead returned the first of the week to Portland, after having spent a pleasant visit with the folks at Heppner. About the 15th of September, Mr. Smead expect to take charge of a new business he Haa pur chased in Portland one of the best soft drink and confectionery stands on the east side and not far from the Broadway bridge. Geo. H. Flagg, who Just recently dis posed of his interests in the Globe Times at Condon, haa purchased the Central Oregonlan at Prineville. This paper is the result of the consolidation of the Journal and the Call at that place, and it is the only paper now be ing published In Crook county. Mr. Flagg thinks he has found a splendid field as a consequence. P. C. Gurdane returned home from Portland on Tuesday evening, feeling vet y much Improved in health. He put in Just seven weeks in St Vincent's hospital In Portland, under the care of Pr. Summers, a leading surgeon ol tnat cite, who now thinks that Mr. Gurdane will fully recover from his trouble. He is not yet well but It will not be neces sary for him to take further treat ment A three-day pioneer reunion Is be ne prepared by the people of Parkers Mill, to be held there on septemDer 3. 4 and 5 Saturday, Sunday and Mon day.. Everything possible will tie done to make this a pleasant and enjoyable affair to all who can possibly attend, and there is promise that the attend ing will be large as the Parkers Mill people have esiannsnea a rpuiauu being good entertainers. roie an nouncement elsewhere In these columns. I'nrle Ilr at nulla. Samuel E. Notson recelvd word an nouncing the death of his uncle, Thom as T. Notson, residing at Dallas, Ore gon, on Friday. The funeral was held at his old home at Sheridan, Oregon, on Sunday. Mr. Notson was a pioneer of hte Willamette valley, having set tled there many years ago. He was aged 88 years, and waa a man of prom inence In his section of the state. The father of S. E. Notson, who resides at Hamburg, Iowa, is an only surviving brother and Is now past 92 years of age. Mr. Notson was not able to attend the funernl of his uncle, but was privileged to make him a visit while In the val ley two weeks ago. THE FFDFH ATED CHI UCH. On Sunday. August 21, regular ser vlles at the Sunday srhool hour, 9.45 a. m.. followed by preaching by tho pas tor, Rev. B. U Moors. As there Is no preaching services at the Christian church in the morning, tho congrega tion Is cordially Invited to the services at the Federated church. At 8:00 o'clock p. m. the union ser vices will be held In the Christian Under date of July 27. J. J. Hand- saker writes S. E. Notson from Con stantinople as follows: "It's all true. The suffering It pitiful. our reiier workers are doing all in their power, but funds are pitifully inadequate We go at once to Caucasus and the !0,000 ornhans." There yet remains mucn to be done for the relief of the suffering in the Near-East and Mr. Handsaker, who is In charge of the relief head quarters at Portland. Is now on the ground there and getting first-hand In formation. As an Illustration of the old saying that "misfortunes never come singly." Mrs. Alfred Knotts reports the death of her sister Mrs. H. A. Fant In a Butte, Montana hospital: Miss Evelyn Shipley, another sister, is reported in the wreck of the Alaska, off the coast of Eureka, Cal,. Georgia Shipley of Heppner, a niece of Mrs. Knott's is Just recover ing from blood poisoning, and W. W. Shipley, a brother in Heppner, Is re ported badly Injured in a burning au to. Pilot Rock Record. sheep week, Several Idaho aiul Montana hovers were In Heppner this among them being (.'.. R. Hitt of Boise. J. H. Hoyle of liurley, Idaho and Don aid Wilson of Urea: Falls, Montana. Montana and Idaho have abundant hay crops this season and are short on feed ers. They are looking to Oregon for their supply, but wo understand that these gentlemen failed to make any purchases here at this time, buyer and seller being a little too far apart. For young ewes they were offering $5 per head and our local sheepmen are hold ing for JS. When they are able to get church, as the services at tho park have been discontinued because of the! together on the price there will likely early twilight To this union service' be smethlng doing In local sheep clr the people of the town are cordially invited. Sermon by Rev. E. L. Moore. YOI! can buy alfalfa seed at Ollllam nisbe. cles. Wanted Two (21 six (S) horse Hoe drills. TROY BOtJARP, lone, Oregon. Adv. 2tp. Mr. and Mr. A. L. Ayera, who bar been spending a vacation of several weeks at VV'ilhoit Spring and Portland, returned to their Heppner hom on Fri day. Horm in this city Thursday, August 11th, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Medlock, an eleven pound son. Dr. McMurdo re ports that mother and con ar eaxh doing wall. Th Utile daughter ot Mr. and Mr a E. E. Kugg of Uhea creek, who ha been quit seriously 111 during th week at a room in Hotel Patrick In thi city, is now well on the road to recov ery. Miss Evelyn Rue, a teacher of Grant county whose home is near Monument, was operated on thi week by Dr. Mc Murdo for the removal of tonsil. 8h is rpaidly recovering from th opera tion. Dr. R. J. Vaughan mad a trip to Baker the first of the week, going over to look after hi business Interest there. He was accompanied on the way as far as Pendleton by Judge Thoma Hughe. Jack Hynd of Cecil waa In th city for a day or two thi week, looking after business matters. He waa ac companied by several members of hla family, the young people enjoying a visit with their Heppner friend. Mr. and Mr. Harry Morgan, of Mo cow, Idaho, arrived at Heppner on Tu esday and will spend a short time visit ing with the families of Dr. Conder and W. L. McCaleb, th Mesdamea Conder and McCaleb being slaters of Mr. Mor gan. The thresher ot Wright and Adam will start up Monday on th Clyde Wright place on McKinney creek. This machine expects to have a steady run of forty days as there 1 a great deal of grain yet to be threshed In th Hard man section Mrs. E. Bender, wife of conductor Bender of the Heppner branch, Is en joying a visit from her brother and family, Wallace Williams, of Moon Jaw, Canada. Mr. Williams is also a railroader and holds th position ot baggageman with th Canadian Pacific, Mrs May Case and daughter Velma departed for Portland on Monday and will spend their vacation visiting In that city and at Seattle and Bremerton, Washington. Don Case Is spendig hla vexation at Hot Lake and during his absence Mr. Reasoner is running the bua Wright Saling, of Hardman, haa been in Heppner the most of the week, re ceiving treatment at the hands of Dr. McMurdo, for ulceration of the left eye. The trouble has caused Mr. Saling a lot of suffering, but it I yielding to the treatment and he will soon be feel ing better. Richard Peterson and wife, of Goose berry, "Vere in the city Wednesday. He has Just finished with the threshing of his grain, getting through on Satur day, Just ahead of the rain. Hla grain is new all in the sack and the next Job is to get it to the railroad. The crop turned out welL Fred Esteb and family of Centenrille, Wash, were visiting at the hom of Oscar Keithley on Eight Mile during the past week. Mr. Eateb was for many years engaged in farming on th Esteb homestead In the Gooseberry section, now owned and operated by Richard Peterson. Frank Turner and Harry Duncan, re presenting Heppner Jjooge oi liis, in- parted for Marshfleld on Sunday to take in the state meeting of the order, and Incidentally to get a All up on sea food. The Coos Bay people will give the antlered herd a mighty good time; they are great entertainers. W. J. Hughes, who is now making his home at Prineville, was visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes in this city a few days during the week. He is engaged in the har ness making trade at Prineville and for several years held down a similar position In the Noble shop In Heppner, where he learned the trade. J. H. Franklin and family are mov ing to Milton where they ep:ct to re side in the future. Mrs. Franklin and daughter will leave Immediately and Mr. Franklin will Join them in a short time. They have a small home In Mil ton and J. H. has secured employment with the city water department there. O. G. Crawford, wife and daughter and Don Funk, who visited her for several days last week, departed for their home at Enterprise on Saturday They were accompanied by Miss Cora raae Crawford who will spend a few weeks visiting with the Enterprise re latives before returning to enter school. Osiur Keithley and eon, of Eight Mile were In the city for a short time on Tuesday. Mr. Keithley has been getting along quite well with hi har vesting, bui owing to showers, and the further fact that he has been suffering with an attack of lumbago, he waa tak ing a short vacation from the harvest field. J. V. Osborn, pioneer resident of Ce cil, has been spending a few days In Heppner on business. He reports that his sister, Mrs. Oombest, who was quite seriously injured a aliort lime ago In an accident, and who was takun to the hospital at The Palle.i for treatment is now much improved and will soon be fully recovered. E. M. Shutt and family are enjoying the cool shade and lino water In a mountain camp which they have es tablished Just oast of the old Herren mill on Willow crek. They expect to remain In the camp for three or four weeks yet. or until the huated term ha passed. Miss Ksslo Shutt Is fwellnsc quite a bit better since going to the mountains.