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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1930. PAGE FIVE PETERSON CHILD DIES FROM BURNS Funeral Services at Gooseberry; Harry Fletcher Fames in Idaho; lone News of the Week. By JENNIE E. McMURRAY. Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at the Swedish Luth eran church In Gooseberry for Don na Jean Peterson, youngest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peter son of Kimberly. While playing near a bon-flre the little gril's cloth ing caught fire and she was burned so badly that death resulted. The accident happened at about 7 o' clock Friday evening and Donna lived until 10 o'clock Sunday morn ing. She would have been four years old next month. She leaves to mourn her untimely death, her parents, one brother, one sister and other relatives. She was the grand daughter of Mrs. Ida Peterson of lone. Rev. Glen P. White of Heppner and Rev. Mr. Cookingham of Mon ument had charge of the funeral services. The floral fferings were very beautiful. Notice has been received of the death of Harry Fletcher, Thursday, April 10, in a hospital at Idaho Falls, Idaho. Death came following an operation for cancer from which Mr. Fletcher had suffered for many months. The remains were shipped to Decatur, 111., where Interment was made beside his mother and father. Mr. Fletcher is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida Fletcher of lone, and by two sons and five daughters, namely: Lloyd and Ray mond Fletcher and Mrs. Blain Rlackwell of lone, Mrs. Oliver Haguewood of Lexington, Mrs. C. J. Calandra of Hood River, Mrs. Carl Calkins of McMinnville and Miss Rosa Fletcher of Hoquiam, Wash. Lily Johnson who has been mak ing her home with Mrs. John Grim es and attending school in lone has returned to the home of her parents at Hardman. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bristow and son Walter motored to Walla Walla Friday. After transacting business at that place they returned as far as Pendleton on Saturday where Mr. Bristow stayed over for the Odd Fellows meeting in the evening and where Mrs. Bristow took train for Baker to visit her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed mond Bristow. Mr. Bristow and Walter came home Sunday. Mrs. Katie Petteys was genial hostess to fifty-one of her relatives and friends last Sunday at her home on Willow creek. The occasion was her seventy-fifth birthday. Those present from lone were, besides the hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Engcl man, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichoson, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Petteys, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lundell, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rlctmann, Mrs. Ruby Roberts, George A. Petteys, Fern Engelman, Norma Swanson, Valjean Clark, Ol ive Petteys, Patricia Cantwell, Alice Nichoson, Bobby and Billy Joe Rictmann, David and Robert Cant well and Howard Buchanan; from Pendleton were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Geingcr, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gein ger, Mr. and Mrs. John Muir, Mrs. Carrie McNeil, Jack W. Sparks, Opal Sparks, Clara Geinger, Wes ley Sparks, Gale Spinning, Eugene Sparks, Robert Sparks, Robert Male; from South Bend, Wash., Mrs. Frances Anderson, James An derson and Mrs. Ernest Newton; from Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rood; from La Grande, Miss Helen Knotts. A sumptuous dinner was served at high noon, and late In the day the guests departed, wishing Mrs. Petteys many happy returns of the day. Each year at this season this charming lady opens her home to her friends and entertains them In her own gracious way. The friends look froward to the occasion with happy anticipation. The opening day of the fishing season found Elmer Griffith and Judge Robinson waiting with creel and rod on the banks of the Des chutes. Josephine Buschke and Edris Ritchie who won second and third places In the Morrow county butter essay contest deserve special men tion. These two girls won these places In group one, the high school division, while they are eighth grade pupils in our school. Through some mistake their papers were entered in the wrong division. Being only eighth graders the girls are proud Indeed to win In competition with high school pupils. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Peetz and son of La Grande, and their two daugh ters from Pendleton, were week-end guests In the Robert Montgomery home. Mrs. Montgomery and Mr. Peetz are sister and brother. Mr3. Frances Anderson and son James of South Bend, Wash., ar rived last week to help Mrs. Katie Petteys celebrate her birthday. They will spend a week or more with relatives in and near lone. Mrs. Anderson is Mrs. Pettey's niece. Mrs. Chas. Jewell and two chil dren of Pasco, Wash., and Mrs. Rex Fisk of Kennewick have been visit ing at the home of Mrs. Alice Mc Nabb. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sargent and children of Kinzua were week-end guests of Mrs. Sargent's mother, Mrs. Rosa Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Sargent attempted to pay a visit to lone the week before, but met with quite a serious auto accident near Mayville and were forced to return to their home. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McCabe and their nephew, Harold Henderson, motored to Mossy Rock, Wash., on Wednesday of last week, returning home the first of this week. While away they were guests in the home of Mr. Henderson's parents. Mrs. Wrex Hickock, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Moore, returned Saturday to her home in Portland. Mrs. E. P. Newton of South Bend, Wash., is making a two week's visit with her mother, Mrs. Katie Pet teys, and other relatives. Ted Troge and W. C. Crawford and son Vernice, went to Portland Sunday, making the trip by truck. Mr. Bond of the Shell Oil com pany arrived Friday to superintend the initial operations of the open ing of the company's wholesale plant in upper lone. Lee Howell, E. J. Bristow, E. R. Lundell, Richard Lundell, Frank Lundell, George Ely, Wallace Mat thews, John Clark, William McDon ald, Chas. Adams, J. O. Kincaid, O. Inskeep, E. C. Heliker and C. E. Carlson journeyed to Pendleton Saturday evening to attend a meet ing of the order of Odd Fellows. The occasion was a contest in first degree work between Hassalo lodge No. 14 of Portland and Eureka lodge No. 32 of Pendleton. Pendle ton had the honor of winning the cup. Supper was served by the Rebekah lodge. Six hundred were in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howell of Heppner were guests Sunday in the Lee Howell home. Mrs. Fred Lucas and Miss Mont gomery of Lexington, and Mrs. Bert Mason and Mrs. Del Ward of lone, motored to Portland Friday, return ing Sunday. The special meetings now being held in the Pentecostal mission will continue throughout the week. Bro ther Low has charge of the services. The services in the Christian church Sunday evening were well attended. The members and friends of the Heppner Church of Christ made it possible for us to have this interesting meeting. Milton W. Bower delivered the message. There was special music and a live song service. Carlton Swanson departed Friday for Aberdeen, Wash., where he goes to visit friends. Mrs. C. J. Calandra of Hood River arrived on Thursday of last week and is a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Blain Blackwell. The members of the Sunday school of the Christian church are preparing an Interesting program for Easter which will be given next Sunday morning following the Sun day school hour. The play, "Deacon Dubbs," by the social civics club of the high school was presented in a pleasing way to a good sized audience Friday eve ning. The play was given under the directorship of Miss Irene An ders. The club cleared about $30. Part of. this amount will be placed with the student body funds. The teacher's Institute will con vene at lone April 25. Eighty teach ers are expected to be in attend ance, lone will have charge of the exhibits in which 36 schools will participate. The Past Grand club of the Rebekah lodge will serve luncheon to the visiting teachers. April 19 is the date of the trl county declamatory contest at which representatives of Umatilla, Gilliam and Morrow counties will vie for honors. The fate of lone rests in the hands of Donald Hel iker and Winnie Brown. The Wheatland league will in clude only six baseball teams, as the White Salmon, Goldendale, Hermis-ton-Umatilla teams have withdrawn. The six teams will be Arlington, Wasco, lone, Fossil, Condon and Heppner. Following is the schedule for lone: lone at Condon May 30; at Fossil April 27 and June 29; at Heppner June 16; at Wasco June 8; at Arlington May 11 and July 13; Condon at lone June 1; Fossil at lone May 25; Heppner at lone April 20 and June 22; Wasco at lone May 8 and July 20; Arlington at lone May i and July 6. Next Sunday is the first league game of the season on the home Held. Missing Boy Found 4 ' " The mysterious disappearance of Robert Emmet Boyle. Fordham Uni versity student, from the university campus in December, was, was solved when he was found driving a taxi m Vicksburg, Miss. ALPINE. Miss Gertrude Tichenor of the La Grande normal school visited with her uncle, Neil Melville, for a few days last week. George Lambirth spent from Sun day to Tuesday visiting with A. H. Schluters. Mr. Lambirth bought four head of mules from Mr. Schlu ters. Art Schmidt, Grover Sibley and Ruth Bennett took in the dance at Echo Saturday night. Mr. Omohundro of Blackhorse visited at the George Lambirth home Sunday. A large crowd is expected to be present at the Farm Bureau meet ing to be held at Alpine May 3. The county agent, county school super intendent and the county health nurse will be present, and a good program may also be expected There was no meeting held on April 5 as there was supposed to have been because of the contests held in Heppner on that day. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Melville and niece, Gertrude Tichenor, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lindsay Thursday. Miss Tichenor is visiting for a few days with Mr. end Mrs. Melville. The Pine City band consisting of twenty players entertained the Al pine students with several band se lections Tuesday. The band is di rected by Mr. Jones, principal of the Pine City high school. The mus ic was certainly enjoyed by every one present Mr. and Mrs. Claud Finley were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lindsay Sunday. Miss Edith Staiiard. county nurse, visited at Alpine Wednesday. She had already been at Pine City and was on her way to Board man. A number of people in this com munity who have not had whooping cough went to Heppner three days this week to get tne serum. The Misses Rosella and Kather- ine Doherty nad B. P. Doherty mo tored to Pendleton Saturday morn ing, returning Sunday evening. Irl Clary and children, Irl and Mildred, motored to Heppner Mon day morning. Irl and Mildred were given the serum for whooping cough. The Pearson sheep shearers spent several days last week at the B. P. Doherty sheep sheds, where the sheep were taken from the range for shearing. Bernard Doherty and Edmund Hirl were transacting business in Heppner Friday. Dan Lindsay and daughter Annie Ree and Mrs. George Lambirth vis ited the school Tuesday. They were present to hear the Fine City band play. A band of heep belonging to Dan C. Doherty was moved from Butter creek to Mr. Dohertys ranch in Juniper Thursday by John Calla han and Frank P. McCabe. Mrs. B. P. 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