Thursday, February 6, 1941 Heppner Gazette Times; Heppner, Oregon Page Three LEXINGTON NEWS Artesian Well at Boardman Drilled By MARGARET SCOTT A. M. Edwards recently completed an artesian well at Boardman for A. E. McFarland at a depth of 108 feet. This is the second , artesian well he has drilled for Mr. McFar land. Mr. Edwards is now moving the machine to Hardman to drill a well for the union high school. A group of local Rebekahs attend ed a meeting in lone Thursday eve ning. Mrs. John Miller entertained a group of friends with a party at her home Friday evening honoring Mr. Miller's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall are the parents of a nine pound daugh ter born February first at the Corda Saling home in Heppner. She has been named Barbara Kay. Dorothy Peck returned home Monday from the hospital in Port land. ' Douglas Gibson is convalescing in a Pendleton hospital from an ap pendicitis operation. A. M. Edwards and daughter Ed ith were visitors in Hardman Sun day. The Christian Endeavor held their CE birthday party Friday evening at the Congregational church. Games were played under the direction of Louise Hunt, after which refresh ments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Miller of Jef ferson spent several days this week 80-Square Print DRESSES IQXE NEWS lone Church By-Laws Receive Discussion By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH The by-laws committee met and has made tentative by-laws for the cooperative church which it is plan ned to establish here. Various or ganized groups are discussing these by-laws and making suggestions. They will be voted on next Sunday, and all interested persons are asked to be present and cooperate in form ing this church. The plain is to in clude members of all churches, and they and, others interested are asked to attend Sunday's meeting. A record crowd attended the bas ketball game Monday evening be tween the Morrow County All Stars and a team of colored women known as the Chicago Co-Eds. One hundred and sixty-one cars were parked around the schoolhouse, and the crowd numbered five hundred. The game resulted in a victory for the home boys, the score being 47-41 in their favor. The All Star "B" team defeated the Heppner FFA team, 32-23, in a preliminary game. Mrs. O. E. Peterson of Gooseberry is in Portland having dental work done. E. E. Hummel was a visitor in For est Grove this .week end. He was accompanied by Gilbert Haller and Frank Janson. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Burk also went with them as far as Portland, where they visited Mr. Burk's brother and wife, who are soon to move to Los Angeles. The Union Missionary society will meet Thursday of this week. Mrs. J. E. Swanson is the hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Padberg and Mrs. Terrel Benge returned Satur day from Portland where they spent at the Harry Dinges home. Edith and Jerrine Edwards, Rae Cowins and George Tucker attended a Columbia Union C. E. banquet in Pendleton Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rice were Portland visitors last week. Friends here learned Monday of the death of Mrs. Addie Copen haver of Grants Pass. She was a former Lexington resident. .Mrs. Sarah Booher has gone to Heppner to visit her daughter, Mrs. Tom Beymer. Mrs. Vera Berry left Sunday to work on the Wilkinson ranch near Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Munkers have moved to the Beach ranch to work. Mr. and Mrs. Ted McDaid are mov ing to the Valley to make their home. Remember the cabaret to be pre sented Friday, Feb. 7, by the Three Links club in the Leach hall. Lexington H. E. C. will meet at the home of Mrs. 0. W. Cutsforth Thursday afternoon Feb. 13. a few days while Mr. Padberg re ceived treatment, for a refractory wisdom tooth. Mrs. Minnie Fan-ens has gone to Oakland, Cal. She made the trip with her son, Guy Farrens. Mr. and Mrs. James Lang and two children were recent visitors at the S. C. Salter home. They live in southern Oregon. The Women's Topic club will meet Friday, February 7, at the home of Mrs. Clyde Denney. Mrs. Eunice Keithlley, a patient in the hospital at Heppner, is re ported to be better, but she will have to remain in the hospital for some time. Henry Clark is doing considerable repair work on the Congregational parsonage. Wayne B. Allen of King Valley, guardian of the heirs of the Ralph Harris estate, spent the week end here. He appointed Howard Eu banks manager of the hotel . and apartment house: The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Seehafer is critically ill at the Archie Ball home in Hepp ner. An oxygen tank has been used as she is suffering from pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Blake and Mr. and Mrs." Hugh Smith spent the week end at Hebo, fishing for steel -heads. Mrs. Ida Moore of Portland is spending a few days at the home of her brother, W. J. Blake. Mrs. Moore has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Wm. Padberg, since the middle of December, but plans to return home the last of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ray drove to Hood River Sunday to visit Mr. Ray's brother, Roy Ray, who is ser iously ill. Mrs. Alice Wiles went with them and went on to Tygh Valley to visit her daughters, Mrs. Lester Britten and Mrs. Ned Carr. Dr. C. C. Chick and Miss Blanche Bristow of Hood Rier were visitors here Sunday. The Rebekahs entertained Thurs day evening for the Rebekahs and I. O. O. F. and their families with a get-together at the hall here. A program, consisting of two numbers by the sextet of the high school and Another dress if yours fades! All brand new prints for Spring! De signed for all-day smartness, priced to save you mon ey! I MANY OTHER UNUSUAL BUYS a skit by Rebekahs followed by group games and cards. Those tak ing part in the skit were George Ely, the parson; Eva Swanson, the bride, "just seenteen three times"; John Clark, the ridegroom; Rich Lundell, the best man, and Bill Clark and Mrs. Delia Corson, parents of the bride. Matthew Gordon was the bridesmaid. The ceremony was marked by considerably more hilat- iry than solemnity. At a late hour a delicious supper was served cafe teria style. About sixty guests were present, a number of them from Lexington. According to the weather observer at Morgan there were 1.57 inches of rain in January, making 8.32 inches since the first of Setember. This is more than the average yearly rainfall. ut mm mm Errands done . . . dates made . . . convenience in a thousand directions when you have a telephone! Our pledge to you is this: Friendly service, as de pendable, accurate and speedy as we can make it. Constantly improved by research and inven- don. A value to you that far outweighs its price. THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY! t 4 W, Willow Street Heooner Phpne 5 PAY LICE Springtime prints in tubiast cotton charmers! 12-52! Rhea Creek News Mr. and Mrs. Dan Barlow and Alvin returned the latter part of the week from Oregon City where they attended the funeral of Mr. Barlow's sister. Mrs. Fred Misener from Fossil spent the week end at the Charles Becket home. Anson Rugg and Clayton Wright are attending the mechanic's night school at Heppner. A good many from the Eightmile community attended the President's Birthday ball at Heppner Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Noel Dobyns are vis iting at Gresham and Olympia, Wn. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Redding had as their dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. . Walter Becket and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Worden. A birthday dinner was given for Carl Bergstrom on Sunday at the home of Hilma Anderson. February 14 is our next regular grange meeting and this will be our first birthday dinner to be held this year, honoring the months of Jan uary, February and March. This will be pot luck and served prompt ly at 6:30. The regular session of grange will follow. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Parker took Mrs. Parker's mother, Mrs. Julia Cypert, to Wallula Monday to take the bus for Tacoma. 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