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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1925)
LEXINGTON ECHOES Joe EskeWn arrived from Sa lem Sunday tvening. Mr. Es kelson came up to see how liad the wheat w as damaged. Mrs. Letch McMillan and Grandma McMillan, returned home Sunday after spending few daysin Portland. fllrs. Sadii- Lewis has been quite ill th j ust ten days with a touch ofjthe flu. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warner, entertained about seventy live of.tht ir friends with a dancing party., last Friday at their farm home. Lee Padberg passed away at his home in lone, on Monday ano was buried at Lexington, Wed nesday afternoon. Born On January 20th, tc Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Warner a seven pound boy. who has been named George Wayne. Mr. Al Henrikson, of Pendle ton paid his Lexington friends a short call, on Tuesday. Mrs. Walter Hill, was called to Springfield, Oregon, last Satur day, by the illness and death of .her sister, Mrs. Era Sutton of that city, who passed away Mon day night Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beckett and iamily, was visitsng and chopping in Lexington, Thurs-'ilia day evening. Miss Brashears of lone, spent the week, at the Jas. Helm's home here. The basket ball game here last Friday, was a snappy game from start to finish, both teams putting up a plucky fight, but Lexington tearns proved the fastest. The boys score was Heppner 8. Lexington 32. Girls ! game, Heppner 2, Lexington 27. Mr. Ed Duran left Wednesday morning for Portland on a busi ness trip. , George Peck is in Salem this week helping to look after the wheat question for the farmers !n this section. Fred Raymond from low.er Rhea creek was in town on Sat urday on his way to Walla Walla. MORGAN LIFE Ralph Wade and wife with Mr. and Mrs. H. 0 few days last week. visited Ely. a Mr. and Mrs. Ott sptnt last Wednesday, nd Mrs. H. 0. Ely. Mrs. Pat - Medlock Linstrom with Mr went to Cecil, with Mrs. Funk last Wed nesday. Mrs. S. Edwards. Mrs Wigglesworth and children a!si Mr. and Mrs. Hardesty and son spent Tuesday evening with Noah Pettyjohn and family. Jim Warfield was hoping James Hardesty last Wdntsday. Fred Pettyjohn and Mr. Ed wards, helped move a windmill on the Hardesty place last Fri day. Mrs. Farrens called on Morgan schocl last Tkursday. Miss Farrens accompanied Mrs. Cochran to lone Thursday night. Mrs. Farrens was called to Lexington, Thursday night. B. F. Lowe representative of the Wylie Marble Works of Pend leton was doing busiuess in Morgan, last Tuesday. Mrs. Fay Pettyjohn visited the Morgan school, last Friday. Mrs. R. E. Harbison, returned from Portland Friday. , Wate and Mable Crawford, of Ella was in Morgan la-t week. Mrs. Okay Wigglesworth and Mrs, Pat Medlock went to Hepp ner, last Saturday. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Stout, Mr. and Mrs. Jim War field and two buys, Robert and G en, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Hardesty. Mrs. Stout of Heppner who has been visiting with Mrs. Medlock at Morgan, took the train , for Cecil last Saturday to visit with relatives there. The friends of Miss Ines Chat hun were very sorry to receive the sad news of her death on January 22. -Martin Bauernfeind, the gen eral store keeper and postmaster called on James llardesty the latter part of last week. Mr. Misner called at the Wil iow Creek Poultry Farm the first of the week, and left an ord t for some chicks, he was on his was to Mr. Giay's. Mrs. S. EdwarJs and son Ker mit drove up from Vancouer last Saturday to spend a few dnys in Morgan, they intend returning to Vancouver-cm Tuesday. Mrs. Burt Palmateer, returned home Sunday last, from the Valley, w here she has been visit ing relatives and friends for the past month. Early Days On Willow Creek (continued from jingo 2.) WEIGLE BRINGS CATTLE. James Weigle was One of the first to come in with cattle and settled on the land that now is lone, on Willow creek, in 1So7. widow is still alive,s residing at The Dalles. James Cecil and wife were also of the period of the sixties. They settled at what is now Cecil, on the state highway, lower down on Willow creek. It was the crossing of the old Emigrant road to The Dalle?, the original wagon trail that Ezra Meeker has marked with monuments. The pioneer couple have departed over the long trail. Of their surviving sons, Nate resides at Walla Walla, Wilfrid at Heppner and William in the Williamette vail ey. William Hughes fifty-five years ago built the first brick house in all this region, a one story ranch house that became a land mark known far and wide as "the brick house." It is still in use on the ranch that was bought by Joseph Mason when he came. Hughes, at 80 years of age, now lives at Oregon City William remand was a pioneer on Willow creek and wis the first man to bring sheep here. It had been a cattle country. Bill was Known as the sheep king of chis region until his death twenty-five years ago. He left no family, but his name lives in the town of Lexington w itch he laid out on his farm. There he built the first store, a large structure erected by an old En glish carpenter, who gave it an odd paneled effect botlf interior and exterior. It passed to the Leach family and. is now the Mc Millan store. PIONEERS STILL LIVING. Of the living pioneers Frank Farrens came here in 1871 with Joseph Mason from Salem. Of his ten children W. G. and R. A. live at lone, E- L. at Golden -dale, Walter and Glen at Hard- man, Mrs. Annie Clemert at Seattle and Mrs. Li ura Ward in Portland. Mr. Farrens makes his home among his children, is still active and drives a buggy on the road. Other old cattlemen here, Hen ry Padberg. John Haney, James Purdy, Oscar Mitchell C. B. Cochran, Elisha Sperry, John Emrick, Ed Cluff-AII are dead but most of them have left sons and daughters in this country to carry on the work of develop ment they pioneered. Fifty Dollars Reward To anyone giving information leading to the guilty perso'i or persons who shot my two fox terriers, male and female, wear ing Morrow county licenses no. 1028 and 1029 for this year 1925. Signed, Mrs. Jenny Lowe, Cecil, Oregon. CECIL NEWS ITEMS Mrs. T. II. Lowe of Tho High way house left on Wednesday for Portland and other valley point", where she wilf visit for some time. A. Henrikson I). C. Wells of Pendleton were callers on Willow creek on Saturday. They were on their way to Heppner. Mr J. Win, Sexton visited with Mrs. Alf Medlock nf. on Monday. W. V. Pedro and niccp. MU Josie Pedro, were transacting business in lleuoner on Satur. day. Emit Bolin and John M.i,.hi:.. of Butterfly Flats were Heppner ....it.. .... , tum-ra on aunuay. J. V. Osborn. of Fairviow nnA Walt Pope of Stinnvsidw doing business in Arlington dur ing the week. Ed Melton, who has been visit ing in and around Cecil for some time, left for his home in Pilot Rock on Monday, Cecil Luiellan, traffic cop, made a short stay at Butterflata, on Monday. Henry Creb of the Last Camp was a business visitor in Hepp ner on Saturday. M. A. Stewart returned home with him to assist with the work during the busy season. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Funk and daughter. Mr. anil Mrs. Win, Sexton, were visiting in Morgan on Tuesday evening. . For Sale If yon need any plows, wagons, horses, harness, collars, hitches or leed bars, see. Walter Corley lone Oregon. Now booking orders for day old chicks. Terms one-half cash with order. 12. 14, 16 cent? each. When eggs are furnished will run 144 egg capacity for $6.00 cash when set. Willow Creek Poultry Farm. Morgan, Oregon." - -tt-1.,..., 12JL hat cutr gVERY LANG RANCE manufucturvd i. bulk around the famous HOT BLAST principle U contains the .LANG HOT AIR DRAFT, ..(V original, patented ftutures. Forcing the Ut , tirely trouni the oven, utiliwnft every particW of fuel and heating every inch of cookinfc gu. face, the LANG runfce is by fur tho mort econom ical kitchen run&e on tho market. Today LANG stoves are used and endorwd by thousands of American housewives. Let us show you a ilt HP ENGELMAN HARDWARE Co; Rural Free Deli very Estab lished In 1892 i ineiiisi in i I uuion.niK mr establisluii nt of Rural Free De livery service was introduced in in the House by Representative James O'Donnoll of Michigan,' January 5. 1802. It carried an appropriation of $6,000,000 but failed of passage. A year later Congress vns induced to Appro priate 810. J00 ' for experimental purposes followed in 1S1U by $20,000 more. Mr. Janamaker, believing t ie amount insufficient even for experimental service, declined t use the money. On Jan arv 9. 1806, $10,000 was addc I by Congress and on October 1, tne same- year the first experimental rural delivery service was established simultan eously on three routes in West Virginia, one'fro'ti Charlestown, one from Uvalla, and one from Halltown. From this small Ik iiininng,nMe months later found the service operating on 8J routes en-muting from -111 post olfitvs in 2U states. Twenty eight years luter, on June 30, 1924. the Rural Mail Service bad grown to 11,200 routes wil h a total mileage of 1.205,71 l.-Post Office Department. ..mi ..it t. Experienced Deputy to Assist in Making Income Tax Returns An experienced deputy from the office of the Internal Re venue Collector. Clyde G. Hunt ley, will be in Heppner on February 16 to 19 and Ioii6 Feb ruary 20. For the purpose of assisting citizens in making th .'ir income tax retuins for 1921. Leave your watch repairing at Swanson's Feed and Supply Store for Hay lor the Jeweler, Heppner, we1iiro fuel corr Li ii VA mi NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S , , SALIC Notice Im heivliy ulvell t lift t. by vir tue ot an execution nml order of wile, United out t f (lie t'ltvult Court of the State of Oreurn, tor Morrow I'oiinly. Outfit January I lili, ln.'5, to mo illr ivied In lerlalu iii'ilon In mild Court w llt'lVllI lll'l't MllHOII (IN llllllltllf, IV- enveivtl iv Judgement, nitnltwt J- W. I'uycur, Maliel ru.venr hi wile, mill V. 1. I'livcnr. ili.fi.iiilniily f,n ili fur tho mini of linn, on with IniercNt lit. tlu riito of H jmt cent, per ionium, from Ilu Ut day of Octoucr, lll.'O, nml lln further Muuinf el) 00 attor ney' fi'i'M, nml I'OMtN niul illHlitirM iiii'IiIh allowed ul f.'ltl, llil ini, nil ord er Hint tlii' n-iil property iitlai-hcd In biiIiI in I Ion to Heeiiin the payment of Mulll HlllllM l' Hlllll to NlUfy HMllI Judg. iiietil. I will on Saturday, the'.'lNt day of February liij.", at the lior of ld:iM o' clock III the forenoon of mild day. at I lie front door of the Court IIouhi In Heppner Morrow ('utility, lire. K-iii. Offer lor mile, mid Nell to the liighcMt bidder fur .-axli at public ititi'lloti, all nf real proerty Miniat ed In Morrow County, Statu of Oi Kim, to wit: l.ou fourteen, fifteen mid MUtceii, lit block llin-e In tun or In I mil town of loue, Morrow Comi ty, State of Oregon, being the real property of Said iti'fi'llilautH attach ed In mild netlun to nee mi' the payment of mild Judgement, atlil or dered tu be Hold Ut the mart for MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM i Attention To our Consumers i We're holding down the fuel prices! Why buy your fuel elsewhere at a loss when it Is so easy to make a savinj by buying your supply of fuel from the I'armeJS F.lcvator Company. We quote you prices as follows: Royal coal per ton $12.50 Slab wood 16 Inch 8.00 Fir wood 16 Inch 1250 Oak wood 16 Inch 13.00 Call and sec us before buying elsewhere, as wc can talk it over with much better results. If . you are in need of a larger quantity of coal at a considerate price- See Us. Farmer's Elevator Co. lone, Oregon. 4 MMUMIMMMMMt Cut Machinery Cost In Half The man who leaves his machines in the fields is pay. ing, by depreciation, for an implement shed, but not getting the shed. ' Vou can cut your machinery cost In half by prolong ing its lite anq usefulness. You can double the life of an, implement by putting it under cover as soon as you are through using it The cost of an implement shed to protect $2,000.00 worth of machinery is only a fraction of that sum. We have many excellent Implement shed plans to show you, and we have the right material to build just the kind and siz; building you require. 1)3 not make the mistake of building before you examine our up-to-date implement shed plans, we will be glad to have you call and examine them, whether you are building now or later. ' . Tum-A-Dum that, piirpowi, liateof flrnt piililfciitlon Jmiuary li'd.lli.'.V I a In of ImhI piilillciitloll IVbrftiiry L'uli, ItCTi. , (leoiuit Mi'Dllffen Slierlff of Morrow County, , Oregon, NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Canity Court of the Stall of (iri'ifnii for the County of Morrow In the ma Iter of theenlalu of Lottie May lleneillrt, ileeeimed. The tltiilerHlKiied havlliK been up. pointed by the County Court of (III) State of Oreuou, for Morrow County, it 1 1 1 1 1 ii Ih I rti t t- if ( he entateof I, utile May llitiedli't, iliii'UNed, not Ice I hereby itlvell to the cn'dltorit of, and all pei'miiiM having I'lalum NgaliiKt mild iliH-eaNi'il, to preHent tlieiu duly verllled (im tiipilrnl by law, within lx iiioutliN after the IM-Mt pilbllriilloll of thlH notice at lite oltlee of I'. II. Itoblimoii, nltoriiey for iidiiilulNtriit or, at lone, Morrow County, Ore- tfllll. , T. M. Ileiiedlet,' inlinlnlHt rut ur of thei'Ntateof I .utile May Hl'lll'dli'l dei'ea'd, Dated .Iminaay L'.llu.'.'i. For Sale Or Trade One (iimheatt knitting ma chine, Hcveral Incubators and limited number of March hatch cockerels. Mrs. f. F. Hardesty Morgan Oregon. tanners MM MM MMMMM Lumber Co.