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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1939)
Thursday, Dec. 14, 1939 Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Page Five W. A. Goodman, one-time em ployee of Minor & Co. when that firm held forth in the Oddfellows building, dropped in on some of his old Heppner friends Tuesday. Good man now lives at Tacoma and is traveling representative for an eas tern clothing concern. He was greet ed at the M. D. Clark store by Mr. Clark, his former employer, and Will Ball, a fellow employee in the olden days. R. A. Thompson was another of his associates. Mrs. Goodman accompanied him. "We'll get a lot of rain this month, from the looks of things," stated W. H. French, who was in Heppner yes terday from his mountain ranch. "I predict a wet spring, too," he added. Two inches of snow covered the ground at the French ranch yesterday morning and the thermo meter registered 30 above Tuesday night. It was raining a heavy show er in Heppner at the time French called at this office. C. J. D. Bauman, sheriff, and Frank Alfred, district attorney, at tended the state convention of Ore gon sheriffs and district attorneys held in Portland Friday and Satur day. They returned to Heppner Sunday proclaiming the meeting one of the best ever held by the associa tion. James Hams was down from his Hardman home Monday looking af ter business matters. He reported a nice rain in the mountain section followed by a light rainfall. About one and a half inches covered the ground after the Sunday night fall. of Eight Mile were transacting bus iness in Heppner Monday. Harold Kincaid of lone was at tending to business matters in Hepp ner Tuesday. Frank W. Turner was a business visitor in Portland over the week end. Fred Mankin, lone wheatraiser, was transacting business in Hepp ner Monday. Like all farmers, he was wearing a big smile over the rains which broke an extended drouth over a large area in the Pa cific northwest. Kenneth Turner, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Turner of Sand Hollow, underwent an emer gency appendectomy at Heppner hospital early Sunday morning. At last reports he was recovering in good shape. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cantwell and daughter Marcia spent the week end visiting with their Heppner rela tives. They left Tesday morning for Austin where Mr. Cantwell is em ployed in a mine. Chas. B. Cox, B. C. Pinckney, Henry Happold and J. V. Crawford drove to Condon Thusrday evening to attend sessions of the annual meeting of the Eastern, Oregon Wheat league. M. B. Gerking, who was in Hepp ner Friday from Ritter, reported conditions very dry in that section, a condition that has doubtless been changed by the rains of the last week end. Sunday morning prayer service will be held at 11 o'clock at the Episcopal church in Heppner the coming Sunday. At 4 o'clock p. m. a similar service will be held at Hardman. W. V. Parker, Dr. A. D. McMurdo and Ted McMurdo drove to Condon last Friday evening to attend the annual banquet of the Eastern Ore gon Wheat league. K. W. Farnsforth came from his home at The Dalles Monday eve ning to visit a few days at the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary Thomson, and other relatives. " Charles McElligott spent a few days in town this week from his ranch home m lower Gooseberry, Charles is recovering slowly from a recent illness. W. T. Craig and E. J. Evans, far mers of the Lexington district, were business visitors in Heppner Wed nesday. Spencer Crawford left for Port land Sunday afternoon to enter the Veteran's hospital for a check-up. Ruth Cowins went to Stanfield this week where she has accepted employment at the Highway cafe. Resident of County 43 Years Passes Funeral services were held at the Phelps Funeral home chapel Tues day morning for Charles Columbus Shilling, 73, whose death occurred at the Osmin home on Balm fork, Saturday, Dec. 9. Rev. Martin B. Clark officiated. Charles Columbus Shilling was born in Iowa, Dec. 13, 1865, to Jacob and Mary E. Shilling. At the age of six he came with his parents to Oregon. They settled in Linn coun ty where Charles grew to manhood. He came to Morrow county 43 years ago and settled on the mountain farm which was his home until about six weeks ago when the illness which resulted in his death forced him to abandon the place. He foL lowed the occupation of sheep shear er when that work was done by hand and for many years hauled wood to Heppner, being recognized as a real woodsman. The hewn tim bers used in the Albert Osmin barn were his handicraft. It is stated that he hewed the timbers and set up the barn in 11 days. Surviving the deceased are a bro ther, Arthur E. Shilling of Wald port, five, nephews and three nieces. Of these, one nephew, Wilbur Funk, accompanied by Mrs. Funk, of Jef ferson, Ore., and Mrs. M. O. Arnold and husband of Scio, came to Hepp ner to attend the funeral. Mrs. Louis Marquardt Buried at Echo Mrs. Louis Marquardt, well known and highly respected matroj of the north Lexington community, passed away Saturday, December 9, at the Pendleton hospital where she under went a serious operation. Death occurred at 8 o'clock p. m. Funeral services were held from the Community church in Echo at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with Bomboy Funeral home of Pendleton in charge. Interment was in the Echo cemetery. Mrs. Marquardt was bom Novem ber 26, 1892, in Kansas, where she resided with her parents until com ing to Echo with her brother and family in 1906. She had resided at Echo and Lexington vicinity since. On April 26, 1935, she was united in marriage to Louis Marquardt of Lexington. To this union a son was born. The child died in infancy. Besides the husband she is survived by three children by a former mar riage, Mrs. Celattra Jordon, Mrs. Irene Clark and George Lamberth, all of Boise, Idaho; three grand children, two brothers and four sis ters, Frank Beydler of Ashland, Kansas, Edward Beydler of La La Grande, and Mrs. Minnie Hen- sley of Reedville, Ore.; Mrs. Maude Miller, Beaverton, Ore.; Mrs. Ida Reville, Pendleton, and Mrs. Myrtle Bennett, Pendleton, and numerous nephews and nieces. Several cars of Heppner people drove to Echo to attend the funeral. TO RADIO OWNERS In response to the suggestion that perhaps my shop equipment was causing some of the radio interfer ence in Heppner, I have had all my equipment tested by the Pacific Power & Light Co. radio expert, with the result that everything was found free from interference. TOM WELLS. CORRECT GLASSES For Eye Comfort Better Vision Come to Pendleton for Your Optical Needs! Eyes Examined by Mod ern Methods. Glasses Ground to Fit When Needed. Reasonable Prices. DR. 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