HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1937
LEXINGTON NEWS
Buy Service Station;
New Teacher Coming
By Bertha Hunt
In a deal completed last week
Harry Dinges and John Lasich pur
chased the Shell service station in
Lexington from Clair Dougherty.
Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty plan to
make their home in Washington.
Edith Tucker who spent the sum
mer near lone is leaving the end of
the week for Bridgeport where she
will teach.
Guests over the week end at the
J. G. Johnson home were Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Nichols and Grace Bur
chell of Corvallis, Mr. and Mrs. La
Marr Sandy of Banks aid Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Burchell and son Lar
ry of Corvallis. '
Elsie Tucker has returned from
Seattle where she has been attend
ing school at the University of
Washington.
Mrs. Orlo Martin and two sons of
Moro spent the week end with rel
atives here. Shirley Smouses who
has been visiting the Martins re
turnd home with them.
Keith Gentry of Halfway visited
friends here this week and attended
the Heppner Rodeo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ritchie of Sa
lem visited with relatives and friends
in Lexington and Heppner over the
week end.
Earl Hurt arrved in Lexington on
Wednesday. Mrs. Hurt and their
two children who have been visiting
here for several days accompanied
him back to Fossil where he' is em
ployed. Kenneth Smouse who made a
business trip to Corvallis last week
returned home Saturday.
J. P. Lineberry of Vancouver has
been hired to teach the seventh and
eighth grades to fill the vacancy left
by the resignation of Roscoe Prante.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tucker and Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Tucker of Sunny
side, Wash., are visiting relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McMillan and
family motored t Portland Satur
day. Wm. D Campbell, principal of the
school at Lexington, accompanied
by Mrs. Campbell and daughter
Patsy, returned to Lexington Friday
to make preparations for the opening
of school next Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Leach left on
a two weeks' vacation in California
and Oklahoma.
Mrs. Elsie Beach and son Laurel
made a business trip to Pendleton
Friday.
Lavelle Leathers, teacher in the
primary grades, has arrived in Lex
ington after spending some time in
Portland. .'"
Mr. and Mrs. Delvin Cox of Long
view were at the O. J. Cox home
for a few days last week.
Asa, Carl and Vester Shaw were
over this week end from Hermiston
and attended the Heppner Rodeo.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth
went to Spokane Monday. From
mere xney wiu go to Uie coast tor a
week's vacation.
Lon Edwards and daughter Edith
spent Saturday and Sunday at
Grand Coulee dam. .
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breshears
and daughter Edwina were shopping
in Pendleton Saturday.
BOARDMAN NEWS
Selma Mary Ayers
Buried at Boardman
By LA VERN BAKER
Mrs. Selma Mary Ayers passed
away at the Pendleton hospital Sat
urday morning. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon at the Com
munity church. Mrs. Ayers left her
husband and five children to mourn
her death. She was fifty-three years
of age. Interment was in the Board
man cemetery.
George Graves of Alaska is visit
ing at the home of his brother, Har
ry Graves. George was at one time a
resident of Boardman.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Thomas and
children spent the week end visiting
friends in Walla Walla.
Mr. Porter, Mr. Bates and Percy
Rake spent Monday in Heppner on
business.
Herb Parson left Monday for Ba
ker where he will visit for a short
time.
Erny Peck and children spent
Sunday in Grand Coulee, Wash.
Mrs.' E. T. Messenger fell and
broke her leg Sunday while visiting
at the Flickinger home. She was
taken to The Dalles hospital Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barlow were
Sunday guests at the Let Root home.
Misses Lois and Lowine Comstock
of Baker visited at the Parson home
this week. Mrs. Comstock came down
Sunday and they returned to Baker
with her.
Mrs. Ella Shell and Mr. McDon
ald were united in marriage Tues
day, August 23, at Walla Walla. They
are at home now.
; Mrs. H. B. Thomas and daughter
were business visitors in Hermiston
Thursday.
The second typhoid clinic was held
here Thursday. This leaves only one
more clinic to be held.
Erma Byrns, Betty McKenzie and
Glen Ostrum of Umatilla visited on
the project Thursday.
Miss Janet Gorham was elected
princess to represent Boardman at
the Hermiston fair.
Miss Kate Gorham of Council
Bluffs, Iowa, who has spent the
summer visiting her cousin,, Miss
Janet Gorham, returned to her home
Friday.
Miss Ada May Harford who for
merly lived here was taken to The
Dalles hospital last week for an ap
pendicitis operation.
Philip Jones and Harold Funk
houser took a load of watermelons to
Bend last week..
The skating rink opened Thursday
for the first time this fall. It was
very well attended'.
Stewart Bain of Seattle left for
his home Friday after spending sev
eral weeks visiting at friends' homes
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Lay and children
are visiting at Colton for a week.
H. E. Bates and Percy Rake re
turned Wednesday from a short trip
to Longview and Woodland, Wash.
A bridal shower for Miss Mildred
Allen was given at the home of Mrs.
Art Allen Friday. During the after
noon the' bride's life was portraved
r through it's different stages. Re
freshments were served afterwards.
The shower was well attended.
Frank Russell and son Gordon of
Odell visited at the S. C. Russell
home over Monday and Tuesday.
Trevia Russell is visiting also and
will stay awhile.
Miss Ruth Kunze returned from
Portland Monday evening after
spending a two weeks' vacation
there.
TRAVEL EAST
on one of these
rfsSSS?' .o. Daily
uric uw, -H.t.A sw
Earl R. Goodwin, representative
of the World War Veterans State
Aid commission, was a business vis
itor in the city Monday.
Dates Set for Annual
Reclamation Meet
The twenty-seventh annual ses
sion of the Oregon Reclamation con
gress has been scheduled for Port
land, October 21 and 22, announces
W. L. Powers, secretary of the con
gress and head of the soils depart
ment at O. S. C. Dates and tentative
plans for the meeting were decided
upon recently by a meeting of the
directors.
The selection of Portland as the
next meeting place will permit a
consideration of Willamette and
Lower Columbia reclamation inter
ests with those of the rest of the
state, and will provide an opportu
nity to visit the nearly completed
Bonneville dam.
President Robert W. Sawyer of
Bend has named Kenneth Miller and
Marshall N. Dana of Portland and
the secretary on a committee of lo
cal arrangements, and Olen Ans
biger of Grants Pass, George T.
Cochran, La Grande, and the secre
tary on a committee to prepare the
program.
A congressional sub-committee
will be in Portland September 6, at
which time the representatives of
Oregon reclamation projects will
have opportunity to be heard con
cerning their needs, the officers of
the Reclamation congress have been
informed.
NOTICE
No trespassing or hunting will be
allowed on the F. D. Cox and Mrs.
M. D. Justus land in Morrow coun
ty. Anyone found trespassing or
hunting will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
F. D. COX,
26-28p MRS. M. D. JUSTUS.
PIANO FOR SALE. To be taken
up and sold, in this locality for un
paid balance. Good standard piano
and a real buy. Easy Terms. Write
Tallman Piano Store, Salem, Ore.
25-27
Fob
K
(5
AT J. C. SWIFT FARM AT LEXINGTON
THURSDAY, Sent 9
BEGINNING AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M.
The f nllnwinn cfrnrk nnrl (nrmlnn flnnSnmonf ui
be offered for sale:
HORSES AND CATTLE
1 Mule
1 Bay Mare, age 7, wt. 1600
1 Bay Mare, age 4, wt. 1400
1 Bay Mare, age 3, wt. 1400
1 Sorrel Mare, age 8, wt. 1350
1 Sorrel Mare, age 4, wt. 1400
1 Black Mare, age 9, wt. 1350
1 Black Mare, age 4, wt. 1300
1 Brown Mare, age 8, wt. 1350
1 Brown Gelding, age 8, 1100
2 Sorrel Yearling
4 Weanling Colts
1 Sorrel Horse age 8, wt. 1050
1 Sorrel Mare, age 9, wt. 1450
1 Bay Mare, age 9, wt. 1300
1 Bay Mare, age 8, wt. 1300
1 Bay Horse, age 10, wt. 1400
1 Black Horse, age 8, wt. 1400
7 Milch Cows
7 Yearling and 2-yr. Heifers
1 Yearling Steer
3 Brood Sows. 1 Barrow
1 Water Tank and Wagon
1 3 12 Winona Wagon with
Grain Rack
2 Wagons with Hay Racks
1 Iron-Wheeled Wagon
2 John Deere Mowing Ma
chines 2 Hay Rakes. 1 Disc
3 3-bottom John Deere Plows
1 Moline 3-bottom Plow
2 5-section Harrows
1 4-section Spring Tooth
1 Blade Weeder. 2 Packers
Garden Cultivator and Planter
1 Walking Plow
2 Grain Drills
1 Utah Stacker, complete
7 Sets Harness. 12 Collars
1 Blacksmith Outfit
1 Shenandoah Combine Hitch
Other Small Farm Articles
1 Drag Saw
1 '35 Dodge Truck
2 Gas Engines
Household Goods
D
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:i;iiiiiiuiniiiiiiii:iiii:iii:iiiniii!i:ii:i;n;:ni:t:inini:;iiiiiiiiiii:t
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
TERMS STRICTLY CASH
itiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHMiiNiiiiiiiiniiHt?i?H!'""fP'iiiiititiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiitttTmnniiintttir
am
J. C. SWIFT ESTATE, ow
V. R. RUNNION, Auctioneer
er
u
1.