Thursday, June 9, 1938
LEXINGTON NEWS
Oliver J. Cox Was
Early Day Pioneer
By Bertha Hunt
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon for Oliver J. Cox at
the Christian church with Rev. Cecil
Warner of Hermiston in charge.
Burial was in Heppner cemetery.
Oliver Jefferson Cox was born in
Gentry county, Mo., October 30, 1858.
He crossed the plains with his fath
er's family in 1864. They landed in
what is now known as The Dalles
first and then landed at Sauvies
island, thence to the Willamette val
ley where they made their home for
three years. From there he settled
on Birch creek near Pilot Rock until
1883 when he homesteaded on Eight
Mile. While he was there he was
married to Emma Jane Gerking in
the year 1888. From that time on
most of his time was spent here in
Morrow county. He was a member of
the Christian church for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox would have cele
brated their 50th wedding anniver
sary on June 9 of this year.
Nine children were born to this
beloved pioneer couple, seven of
whom survive and are at the family
home at this time. They are Delvin
A. and Darroll W. of Longview,
Wash., Mrs. Gladys Young, Mrs.
Lena Young and J. Harold Cox of
Medford, Bernard V. Cox of Loom
is, Wash., Jay A. Cox of Seattle,
Wash. The two daughters, deceased,
were Bessie Florence who died at
the age of 13 years, and Ollie C. who
died at the age of 29 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Eber Hanks and fam
ily, accompanied by Aileen Scott, re
turned from Longview Sunday
where they visited with relatives.
Rev.and Mrs. James Pointer ex
pect Jo spend the summer in this
community where they will conduct
preaching services in Lexington and
lone.
Preaching services will be held at
the Christian church here Sunday
at 11 o'clock.
Frank Glasscock of La Grande
was here on business this week.
Forbes Crawford with the Jack
son Implement company of Pendle
ton was in this community one day
this week.
News has been received here of
the birth of a son, Kenneth Harold,
on May 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. Har
old Swift (Rose Thornburg) of Kel
logg, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wright mo
tored to Portland on business Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Vernon Scott accompanied
Mrs. Lee Sprinkel and son Dean to
Pendleton Wednesday.
Beulah Nichols has returned from
Corvallis where she was a student
at O. S. C. She will take her former
position as operator in the Heppner
telephone exchange.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Nelson who
recently moved from this community
to Canby spent the last week end in
Lexington.
Mrs. Bradley Castle (nee Edith
Tucker) left for Virginia Tuesday
night where she will spend the sum
mer Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Martin and
sons spent the week end visiting at
the Myles Martin and Henry Smouse
homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Marquardt
motored to Walla Walla and Pen
dleton Tuesday. '
Alta Cutsforth and children, Gene,
Dorothy, Faye and Vesta, accom
panied by Gladys Gentry and daugh
ter Jean left to spend a month at
the coast.
Mrs. O. J. Cox left Monday with
her son Delvin for Longview for a
month's visit.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gillis are
spending the summer at Arbuckle
ranger station, coming up from Cor
vallis where Mr. Gillis attended for
estry school during the winter.
BOARDMAN NEWS
Boardman Tolks Have
Visitors During Week
By CLARA MAE DILLON
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Slevin left on
Tuesday for the Wallowa mountains
to look after their sheep.
Mrs. Carrie Wiebert and Noah
Wiebert of Gateway visited at the
Chas. Dillon home.
Pete Farley, Jr., was a business
visitor in Heppner Monday.
Mildred Ayers is leaving Wednes
day for Los Angeles where she will
spend the summer.
There will be an ice cream social
at the conimunity church Friday.
The H. E. club will hold a meet
ing at the grange hall Wednesday.
Mrs. Kunzie will entertain.
Vernon Root left Tuesday for
Athena where he will work.
Gladgs Fortier and Norma Gib
bons of Springfield are visiting the
Cramer home.
Geraldine Healy went to Heppner
Monday where she will visit for a
few weeks.
Awilda Bleakney is leaving for
Walla Walla Wednesday where she
is employed.
Ralph Skoubo left Wednesday to
trail sheep to the mountains.
Miss Myrtle Lay of Mollala, Roy
and Bob Lay of Sycamore, Kansas,
are visiting at the Lay home for a
few days.
Basil Cramer came home Friday.
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Dayton Pioneer Picnic
Attracts Irrigon People
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
Mrs. Aline Grieves, her father, P.
C. Bishop, and an aunt, Mrs. Bessie
Wisdom, motored to Dayton, Wa,
last week end to attend the pioneer
picnic. Mrs. Wisdom stayed over
for an extended visit with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bediwell who
have been visiting at Seattle and To
ledo, Wash., and other points on the
coast returned home Friday.
Norman Pedarr from Malo, Wash.,
visited from Friday until Tuesday
with his sister, Mrs. Ella Caldwell,
and family.
Mrs. Docie Brownill from Port
land called for a short time on her
mother, Mrs. J. A. Grabiel as she
was enroute to Umatilla to be with
her daughter, Mrs. Irvin Chapman
who underwent an operation at the
Pendleton hospital last week.
Mrs. Chas. McFall of Imbler is
visiting her mother, Mrs. J. A. Gra
biel, this week.
Benny McCoy and wife of Im
bler are visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Endrice and
family of Shewellah, Wash., are vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leicht and
family.
Mrs. Lorene Falconer is visiting
at the home of her friend, Mrs. Ches
ter Wilson.
Mrs. Glenn Goodson and small
daughter are visiting her sister, Mrs.
Roy Minnick and family.
Mrs. Chas. Vanderlinde who has
been ill in the Hermiston hospital
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was able to return to the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elroy
Lamoreaux where she will remain
until she is strong enough to go to
her home at Yakima, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Wrex Moses of Uma
tilla are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Don
Isom this week.
Laverne Lamoreaux is working
for his brother-in-law, Chas. Van
derlinde, at Yakima.
Marketing Northwest
Products to be Talked
The cooperative marketing of poul
try and eggs, dairy products, live
stock and wool will come in for
thorough discussion along with other
products important in the northwest
at the annual sessions of the Amer
ican Institute of Cooperation, to be
held July 11 to 15 on the campuses
of Washington State college and the
University of Idaho.
Eight separate sessions will be de
voted to current developments and
problems in th.e production and mar
keting of poultry, eggs and dairy
products, and five special sessions
are set aside for discussions of live
stock and wool, according to infor
mation received at Oregon State
college, which is cooperating in plans
for the institute.
Mrs. Ada Cason returned last week
from a trip through southern Oregon
with her son, Carl Cason, and left
the end of the week for Ukiah where
she will assist with the care of her
daughter, Mrs. Milton Spurlock, for
a time.
Mystery Vine at OSC
Watched with Interest
A tall, healthy-looking pea vine,
or it may be a vetch, is growing in a
large flower pot in one of the green
houses at Oregon State college, un
der the watchful care of Harry A.
Schoth, federal agronomist.
This in itself is not unusual, of
course, as many new or unusual
plants are so grown. This particular
plant, however, is believed to be the
only one of its kind in the United
States, and no one knows its name
yet. It may be just a foreign pea
or vetch, or it may be the original
"granddaddy" of all the peas and
vetches.
Two seeds, brought back from
Turkestan by plant explorers, were
sent to Schoth by the United States
department of agriculture, to be
grown and identified. As is customN
ary, one of the seeds was planted and
the other kept. The mystery vine,
growing vigorously and producing
a profusion of flowers and pods, is
the result.
As soon as events have progressed
to the point where identification can
be made, it will be known whether
it is a pea or a vetch, and what, if
any, actual or potential value it may
have for farmers of this country.
A. T. King of Kinzua visited from
Sunday until yesterday afternoon at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. V.
Crawford.
The Eslie Walker family moved
recently to the Louis Marquardt
homestead in Juniper canyon.
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Lead Bars, Harness and Other Horse Equipment
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Terms of Sale CASH
V. R. RUNNION, Auctioneer
CHAS. JONES, Owner
HARVEY MILLER, Clerk