Thursday, Sept. 7, 1939
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Five
Eastern Oregon looks pretty good
to them, but they are not yet will
ing to admit Iowa isn't the best state
in the union, said J. L. Chapman
and W. S. Mitchell of Derby and
Chariton, that state, resectively, who
were calling in the city Monday with
J. D. Ekleberry from Morgan. Mr.
Chapman, .half brother, and Mr.
Mitchell, cousin, of R, L. Ekleberry,
J. D.'s father, were making a visit
at the Ekleberry home with their
wives. They come from a district
where the tall com grows, a 23 -foot
sample with ears having been shown
recently at the county fair in their
v county. Both visiting men are corn
and hog growers, while Mr. Chap
man is also a veterinarian.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Merritt, for
mer residents, left Tuesday for their
home at Los Angeles after visiting
at the home of Mrs. Merritt's sister,
Mrs. Henry Schwarz, in the course
of a trip that took them to several
points in the Pacific northwest. Mrs.
Schwarz accompanied them as far
as Salem to visit at the homes of
two sisters residing there, Mrs. Fred
Rotzen and Mrs. Chester Baker.
Guests at the Dr. A. D. McMurdo
home the first of the week were Dr.
and Mrs. McMurdo's nieces, Misses
Jeanette, Florence and Marjorie
Sims from Milton. Marjorie remain
ed here to attend school. Jeanette
and brother Zan will be students at
Oregon State college this year, while
Florence will be at the home of her
father, Clifford Sims, in Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNeill de
parted for their home in Spokane
Sunday after return from a trip to
the San Francisco fair with Mr. Mc
Neill's brother, Russell, and Mrs.
McNeill of this city. The Spokane
couple arrived on the 19th to ac
company the local McNeill's on the
enjoyable trip.
Charles and Louis Marquardt were
business visitors in the city yester
day from the north Lexington farms.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marquardt
recently returned from the San
Francisco fair, and Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Marquardt plan to leave Sat
urday to take in the big exposition,
also.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Baldwin
and children returned the end of
the week from an extended motor
trip south through California as far
as Tia Juana, Mex. They dropped
off at San Francisco and took in the
big fair and also drove across both
big bay bridges.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cox depart
ed the end of the week for a trip
while Mr. Cox is on vacation from
his job as postmaster. They went
first to Newberg where they were
joined by Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Mor
ton for a trip to the San Francisco
fair.
L. Van Marter returned to La
Grande Sunday after a stay of two
weeks here with his son, La Verne,
who is reported to be making fa
vorable progress at Heppner hos
pital in the serious illness by which
he was recently attacked.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Doolittle, Paul
and Margaret, returned last week
from an extended vacation motor
trip that took them to Seattle, Ta
coma and Grand Coulee in Wash
ington and coast and Willamette
valley points in Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pfeiffer of Se
attle were week end guests at the
home of their son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith, and
Mrs. Smith left with them Sunday
for a week's visit in the Washington
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Isom of Port
land were over-Labor day callers at
the home of Mr. Isom's brother,
Blaine E. Isom. All enjoyed a fish
ing trip to Olive lake and a good
catch is reported.
Billy Thomson, who has taken a
position in the state auditing de
partment at Salem, visited over La
bor day with his mother, Mrs. Anna
Q. Thomson.
J. E. Craber was transacting bus
iness in the city yesterday from the
farm near Hardman, reporting his
health and that of other members of
the family considerably improved
after several months treatment at
Ashland. His son Gordon, who was
critically ill for many months with
mastoid trouble, was reported to be
making especially good progress
toward recovery. The Craber fam
ily was hard stricken when Mr. and
Mrs. Craber and Gordon were quite
ill at once.
Gordon Ridings arrived Tuesday
from Eugene to join Mrs. Ridings
who has been visiting since Rodeo
time at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. D. Clark. Mr. and Mrs.
Ridings expected to leave within a
few days for New York to resume
their teaching work for the winter.
A. T. King arrived in the city last
evening from Kinzua to visit until
Saturday at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. J. V. Crawford. Mr. King,
who has barbered at Kinzua for
more than a year, has purchased a
shop in Portland where he will be
located on leaving here.
Edgar Parker, assistant at the lo
cal forest office, arrived home Mon
day after several weeks spent on the
fire line in southern Oregon and
California. He expected to go to
Portland this week end to meet his
family on their return from Cor-
vallis.
Heppner friends have received
word from the Newt O'Hara family
in Klamath Falls that they are con
templating return to Heppner. Peg
gy was said to be thrilled by attend
ing high shcool with 1200 pupils,
while Jack was "pining for Heppner."
Mr. and Mrs. Ray P. Kinne and
Dick returned the first of the week
from a week's visit in Portland
while Mr. Kinne enjoyed a vacation
from his duties as manager of the
local P. P. & L. office.
Frank Ginter, one-time meat cut
ter in the former Schwarz market
here, visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Schwarz over Labor
day, coming from his home at Pros
ser, Wash.
Leonard Kraft was in the city to
day on business connected with
Bridal Veil Lumber and Box com
pany, being acompanied by several
other representatives of the company.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Ward were out
of town for the week end, Mr. Ward
going to Portland, while Mrs. Ward
visited at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Karl Farnsworth, at The Dalles.
Howard Swick was in the city
Tuesday from Monument investigat
ing the market for stock ewes.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Fentress of
the lone section were business visit
ors in the city Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hayden and
children of the Stanfield section were
in the city Saturday for funeral ser
vices of the late Mrs. Irena Straight,
aunt of Mrs. Hayden's.
An 8-pound son was born on
Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Martin B.
Clark in this city, being the first
child of the Church of Christ min
ister and his wife.
J. G. Barratt left yesterday for
his sheep interests in the vicinity of
Browning, Mont., having spent two
weeks here looking after local in
terests. Mrs. Ernest Heliker of Morgan
was a visitor in the city Saturday
at the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Norton Lun
delL. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Belanger
were week-end visitors here from
their home at Moro, being guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barratt.
Louis Knighten was in town
Tuesday from the ranch in the
Hardman section transacting busi
ness with local livestock men.
Mrs. Minnie E. Davis who has
been visiting Lillian Cochran for a
week left yesterday morning for
Walla Walla to visit a sister.
Miss Shirley Michael of Pilot Rock
is visiting at the Chas. Mathews
home.
For sale or trade, one Hereford
bull. Ervin Anderson, lone. 25-27p
Slab Wood
$4 Cord for Green
$5 Cord for Dry
-delivered anywhere
within three miles . .
anywhere in county
reasonable.
3 at Mill
Good Wood
Good, Measure
Heppner Fuel Co.
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Harry Anderson, livestock ap
praiser for First National Bank of
Portland, was a visitor in the coun
ty this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scrivner, Bob
and Billy, returned the end of the
week from a vacation spent in Portland.
The Robert Knox family has taken
up residence for the winter in the
Reid apartments on Church street.
The Norbert Peavy family has
taken the Kenneth Oviatt house on
Jones street for the winter.
John F. Kenny this week deeded
to F. D. Cox the SWNE, Sec,
11. Tp. 4 S., R. 28.
Miss Stella Bailey of Portland
visited over Labor day here at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Pruyn.
Mrs. Roger Jordan and George
Lambirth of Lexington left for
Boise last week.
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