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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1927)
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER; OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, 1927. Mr. and Mrs. E J. Smith of Salem have been visitors at Heppner and vi cinity during the past ten days. Mrs. Smith 1b the daughter of Matt Hughes of Thorn creek and they spent a part of the time at the Hughes home, and also visited with the Kd Kelly fam ily, Mrs. Kelly being a sister of Mrs. Smith. They were accompanied to Heppner by Misa Ethel Hughes, who is returning to the Valley with Mr. and Mrs. Smith and will become a student for the winter at the State Normal at Monmouth. Some of the heaviest wheat ever re ceived at Echo warehouse was brought in this week from the G. L. Bennett place at Sand Hollow. The wheat, which is hard federation, averaged 149 pounds to the sack. One lot of five sacks weighed 775 pounds. Ben Gaskill, manager of the warehouse, says thyi is the heaviest wheat he has seen Bince he has been handling grain. Echo News. Mr and Mrs. C. M. Sims of Med- ford have been visiting relatives in this city this week, having arrived .here on Friday. Cliff is glad to be able to rejoice with the Morrow county folks over the fine outcome of crops here this season. Mr. and Mrs. Sims are interested to some extent in Morrow county lands. They were guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo. Henry Krebs of Willow creek en joyed a pleasant visit from his father during the week. The elder Mr. Krebs was formerly a resident of this coun ty, having a ranch on Skinner fork. Since retiring he has been residing in Portland, but is always glad of the opportunity to come back to Morrow county. Other sons of Mr. Krebs, George and John, reside at Cecil. Bert Feck is busily engaged in get ting some 1100 acres of wheat on the Peck ranches, at Heppner and Lexing ton, through the machine. He is mak ing a very good showing as to yield and will have a lot of wheat to move to market. Bert was in the city for a short time Monday while waiting for the grain to dry out after the shower of Sunday night. Chas. Jayne was in the city a short time on Wednesday. t He now makes his home at Umapine, Oregon, where he has a small tract of land. Walter LaDusire came near getting a broken jaw bone while at work at the J. G. Doherty ranch in Blackhorse Friday. He was called out to make some adjustments to the gasoline en gine on the thresher, and a kick back of the crank landed on the jaw and administered a eomplete knockout. The jaw was pretty Bore for a couple of diys. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doolittle and children of Heppner are enjoying an uuting at Wallowa Lake. Like many other East Oregonians this is their first visit to the Wallowa country and they find it much to their liking for a vacation. Mr. Doolittle conducts a plumbing business at Heppner. Jo seph Herald. Lloyd Matteson was injured while riding an outlaw horse at Long Creek during the race meet Saturday. He was thrown and received a badly in jured left arm and sprained right wrist. The injuries were x-rayed by Dr. Johnston and Lloyd is being cared for at the Case hotel. Leonard Carlson of Gooseberry was attending to business in the city Sat urday. Harvest is over, the wheat sold and he has nothing in particular to worry about until the rainB come and the summerfallow has to be seed ed. The Carlson boys had an abun dant crop this season. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Anderson came up from Portland on Saturday and upont several days here, guests at the home of Mrs. Anderson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Campbell. They were accompanied by Mrs. Willis McCarty and children of The Dalles, sister of Mrs. Anderson. J. A Troedson, Morgan farmer, was a visitor in Heppner on Friday, having completed his harvesting. He is quite well pleased over his yield of wheat this season and reports that his sec tion of the county harvested about the best crop in its history. FOR SALE Purebred Hampshire yearling rams. Exceptionally heavy boned and blocky. Price, $33 deliv ered at Heppner Also 15 head of Rambouillet rams at $25 delivered. C. A. BARNES, Ellensburg, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Helms, residents of Lexington, were Heppner visitors 'in Friday. Mrs. Dessa Copenhaver and little daughter returned to Pendleton on Sunday, after spending a month's va cation visiting at Heppner. Mra. Copenhaver has a place with the county library at Pendleton, in the public school department. Edward Notson, who has been spending the summer season at Hepp ner, visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. fc. Notson. departed on Tnes day for Tonasket, Wash., where he will have charge of the school again this winter. Wm. Hendrix returned on Sunday from Portland, where he has been for a month under the care of a physician. Mr. Hendrix has ben sufferine from dropsy for some time but is now im proving and able to get about much better. Mr. and Mrs. Wulter Bccket were visitors i,n the city on Saturday. Mr. Becket stated that he had finished ith the threshing of his wheat croD on Friday, and is quite well pleased with the yield received. L. D. Neil! and family were Satur day visitors in Heppner from their home at Pine City. Mr. Neill brought in a supply of his fine comb honey which he disposed of to Heppner merchants. David Hynd was in the city from Rose Lawn ranch in Sand Hollow on Monday. He reports just a slight sprinkle of rain out that way Sunday night not sufficient to benefit the roads. W. C. Lacy, up from Portland this week to look after his ranch interests here, reports that threshing was fin ished on the Lacy place Tuesday; just in time to be out of the way of the rain. Chas. Allinger, lone contractor and builder, has a.iob of, constructoin of the nice new school building for Dis trict No. 6, near Grange hall at the mouth of McKinney creek. Work is now under way and the building will be pushed to completion just as rap idly as possible. Mr. Allinger tells this paper that the people of District No. 6 will have a very nice schoo building when the job is completed A Good Afalfs and Sheep Ranch tor Sale Located on John Day high way, one mile of Dayville. Sell with or without sheep. Good fall, winter and spring range and summer permit on Malheur forest. Can give time on land. Address, or call on F. L. Officer, Dayville, Oregon. 12-26 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rogers left Mon day for their home at Heppner afte visiting the past two months with Mrs. Rogers' parents, Mr. and Mrs W. H. Stevens. Joseph Herald. An 8-lb. son waa born to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Yarneil at Morrow General hospital in this city on Monday, Aug ust 29. The young man has been named Harry Alton, Jr. I want Btubblefields for pasture must have water. I have for sale some Berkshire male pigs, six and seven months old B. F. Swaggart, Lexington, Ore. 24-5 F. B. Nickerson and family return ed on Friday from a sojourn of sev eral weeks at Hidwaay Springs where they enjoyed their summer outing very much- You don't have to be a mlllinnnirA to be well heeled Get fixed up at Gonty b Shoe Repair. Wanted High school girl to work for board. Phone or see Mrs. L. L. Gilliam. 24 FREE TRADE A New Pair ..imuiiA MARK iftheyRip Good Work Clothes Priced Reasonably Mooremade Overalls Bib, 220 Denim $1.75 . Waist, 8 ounce $1.75 Loud Speaker Overalls Bib, 220 Denim $1.50 Waist $1.50 Boys' Bib Overalls (all ages) $1.35 Boys' Waist Sailor Denim Pants $1.00 SHIRTS Light weight Gray Chambray Work Shirts 85c Heavy weight Gray or Blue "Iron Man" Coat Shirts $1.25 M. D. CLARK Now comes the big week of the year for movie fans 10th Annual Paramount Week when the best thea tres everywhere show one solid week of Paramount Pictures only. Greatest Paramount Week of all because Paramount Pic tures were never better. Come see all the new ones, catch up on the good ones you missed. - " f Iff J f His '"A MA i HEPPNER joins in the Paramount Week Celebration! STAR THEATER September 4-5 Florence Vidor and Ricardo Cortez in "EAGLE OF THE SEA" September 6-7 "THE GREAT GATSBY" With Warner Baxter and Lois Wilson September 8-9 Douglas McLean in "LET IT RAIN" September 10 Thomas Meighan in "THE CANADIAN" If it's a Paramount Picture, it's the Best Show in Town" Master Junior Seghers, little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Seghers of Port land, has returned to his home after spending some six weeks at the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Johnston, his uncle and aunt. Junior was brought to Heppner following an illness of tnree months and as a result of his six weeks' under the care of Dr. Johnston he is able to leave the wheel cnair and is much improved. Dr. and Mrs. Johnston drove to Portland Sunday, taking Junior to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Clark. Bon and daughter, were Heppner visitors on Wednesday from their Eight Mile home. Mr. Clark finished with the combining of his wheat a week ago and is quite well pleased with the outcome. He had a good crop and his spring grain averaged better than 20 bushels per acre. Do you want a cheap knockabout car? we have a 1920 Dort that runs good, all licensed and ready to go. Price $85.00. HEPPNER GARAGE. Mrs. Robert Allstott, Jr., who has been critically ill the past week at Morrow General hospital in this city, is reported out of danger how. FOR SALE 1922 Buick Six tour ing car; motor overhauled, new rings, 1927 license, runs good, $150.00. HEPPNER GARAGE. Ira McConly, sheepman of Long Creek, was a business visitor in Heppner the first of the week. Before Selling Your Wheat SEE F. W. Turner Representing; BALFOUR- GUTHERIE CO, At Heppner, Phone $52 . . . I I I I I I TTTTtTTtTt 1 PHONE or leave orders at Phelps Grocery Co. Home Phone 1102 HEPPNER TRANS FER COMPANY SUMMER'S FOOD Rich .wholesome milk. Drink all yon want. It's good for yon. Alfalfa Lawn Dairy W1GHTMAN BROS, Prop. Phone S0F8 s A F E T Y & s E R V I C E We Always Have Time to Talk With You YOU CAN BRING your financial problems here, even though you do not have an account with us; our officers will be glad to see you anyhow. OUR ADVISE MAY be beneficial, and perhaps we can help you. THE ATTITUDE of this bank is to co-operate in every way in increasing the prestige and prosperity of this city, and giving assistance to the people of this community whenever it can. Firt National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON PLAN NOW to attend all three days .Heooner Rodeo SEPT. 22, 23, 24 All arena events of former years with addition of BULLDOGGING and PACK RACE. Morrow Coun ty Derby, three-quarter mile, Sat urday only for $100 first prize. $1500 CASH PRIZES Band - Amusement Carnival - Dances