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I Thursday, April 24, 1941 Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon PINE CITY NEWS Wat-ten burger Home Hit by Fire, Pine City By BERNICE WATTENBURGER The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger caught on fire last Friday. Mrs. Wattenburger had a fire in the front room stove and a high wind caused sparks to catch the roof on fire. With help of school children, teachers and neighbors it was put out by pumping water from a pitcher pump. The front room and front bedroom were ruined by fire and water. The house was cov ered by insurance. Mr. and Mrs. Wattenburger want to thank the school children and neighbors very much for their help, and also the three men from Hermiston. who helped, but whose names are not known. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McGreer left Sunday for Redmond and Klamath Falls for a weeks business trip. , Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and daughters were Pendleton callers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wigglesworth and family of Echo and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Van Orsdall and Miss Othelia Bronghagen of Pendleton were Sunday dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger.' Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wattenburger and son Freddy of Pasco spent Sat urday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger. . . Mrs. R. L. Brewster, mother of Mrs. Margaret McGreer, is staying this week at the McGreer home, taking care of Shirley McGreer and Bobby Groundvold. , Miss Mary Daly has stopped train- ing at the St, Anthony's hospital to soon be the bride of Mr. Bill Doherty of Alpine. Miss Katherine O'Brien is on the sick list this week. Ray Ayers spent last Thursday and Friday helping his father build fence. Jim Ayers and Jerry Coxen of Hermiston spent Sunday at the C. H. Ayers home. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew spent last week in Pullman, Wash. While there Mrs. Bartholomew met Freddie Hammell who taught school at Pine City a number of years ago, and also visited Stella Carlson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carlson. Mrs. Peter Carlson is in a hospital in Portland. She had a stroke. Her brother Frank is mar ried and lives at Astoria. Want Ads FOR BETTER saw filing call 702. WANTED Couple wants job on ranch. Experienced. Fred Esteb, Washougal; Wash. 8tf. For Sale Hamilton Strain Broad Breasted Bronze poults between May 15 and May ' 20. New Hampshire Reds, White Leghorns and Buff Or pingtons at $9.00 per hundred. Place your order for May delivery. Sud darth Hatchery, Irrigon, Ore. 7tf. For Sale Milk cows; soon fresh. I. E. Nelson, lone. 7-12p To those who wish glasses: There is available at my office an oculist experienced in treating eyes ting glasses. Only a few can be cared for each week. No appoint ments Saturday or Sunday. DR. A. D. McMURDO. 50tf. Rooms to rent and board if pre ferred for men. 2nd house west li brary. 47tf. Fresh cows for sale. Come at milking time. Elmer Griffith, Mor gan. ' 20 head of young mares, saddle J horses and mules for sale. W. H. French, Hardman, Ore. 4tf. For sale: 1920 acres range land. Inquire at this office. 5-10. Cleaning, pressing, and hat block ing machinery, signs, etc., cost $1200. Sell for $475 cash. Write E. L. Stew art, 400 W. 11th St., The Dalles, Ore. For lease: Baker Chapman sheep ranch on Upper Big Butter creek. About 4900 acres. Write Ethel Ba doux, 1400 S. W. Emigrant, Pendle ton, Ore. 3tf. Army Remount Wants Horses From Owners Additional information from the state department of agriculture on the purchase of horses by the Army Remount service received this week lists Thursday, May 8, as the re ceiving date for places located in this vicinity. Named are Long Creek at 8 a. m., Ukiah at 10 a. m., and Penleton at Round-Up grounds at 1 p. m. on that date. In the list of receiving stations from which release was given last week, The Dalles was the closest station given. Breeders will be given- preference over dealers in the purchases of horses for defense needs, says the release. All horses must meet spe cifications: gentleness; good flesh I and good health; good movers at walk, trot and gallop; some breed ing, either good rugged thorough breds or well made half-breds. Horses bought must be geldings, 4 to 8 years old; 15 to 16 hands in height; 975 to 1,150 pounds; and bay, brown, black or chestnut in color. Prices range from $150 to $175. Owners are advised not to bring mares, as only very outstand ing mares with registration papers will be considered. Additional information may be had from the county agent. . SHEEP MEN ATTENTION! New disinfectant 4V2 times stronger than carolic acid. Non-toxic. Ideal for marking lambs and general deodor ant. Ideal for home use. Lexington Oil Co-Op. 7-8. NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY By virtue of an ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT, dated April 7, 1941, I am authorized and directed to advertise and sell at public auc tion at not less than the minimum price herein set forth: 'The South One Half of Sec tion 36, Township 2 North, Range 23 E. W. M. for the min imum price of $350.00. 20 pet. down and balance on contract. THEREFORE, I will, on the 10th day of May, 1941, at the hour of 2:00 P. M., at the front door of the Court House in Heppner, Oregon, sell said property to the highest and best bidder. C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff, Morrow County, Oregon. District Land Office, The Dalles, Oregon, April 11, 1941. Notice is hereby given that on April 11, 1941, Abraham W. Hertzka, of 1428 Polk Street, San Francisco, California, filed formal application, No. 031715 under the Act of March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 465; U. S. C. 485), to exchange land for timber within the Umatilla National Forest, Oregon. The appli cant offers the SWy4 Sec. 34, T. 5 S., R. 27 E., W. M., containing 160 acres, in exchange for an equal value of timber from approximately 86 acres of the following described lands: Sees. 11, 12 and 14, T. 7 S., R. 23 E., Sees. 4, 5, 7, 18, 19, 20 and 30, T. 7 S., R. 24 E., W. M. This notice is for the purpose of allowing all persons claiming the selected lands, or hav ing bona fide objections to the pro posed exchange, an opportunity to file their protests or other objections in this office, together with evidence that a copy of such protest or objec tion has been served upon the appli cant within 30 days from the date of the first publication of this notice. W. F. JACKSON, Register. STATE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMITTEE OF OREGON NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ON CREATION OF PROPOSED HEPPNER SOIL CONSERVA TION DISTRICT, EMBRACING LANDS LYING IN THE COUN TIES OF MORROW AND UMA TILLA IN THE STATE OF ORE GON. To all owners of lands lying with in the proposed Heppner Soil Con servation District, comprising the territory described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 3 South, Range 24 East; thence north along Township lines to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 1 South, Range 24 East; thence east along town ship lines to the northeast cor ner of Section 1, Township 1 South, Range 30 Ea3t; thence south along township lines to the southeast corner of Section 25, Township 4 South, Range 30 East; thence westerly to and along the boundary of the Uma tilla National Forest to the Morrow-Wheeler County line; thence northerly along the Mor row County line to the place of beginning. Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of May, 1941, between the hours of 1:00 P. M. and 6:00 P. M., a referendum will be held in the said territory upon the proposition of the creation of the Heppner Soil Conservation District as a govern mental subdivision and a public body, corporate and politic, under the provisions of the Soil Conserva tion Districts Law of this State. Every person, firm and corpora tion, State, County, or Municipality, being the record owners of or hold ing under contract of purchase ten acres or more of lands lying within the said territory are eligible to vote and only such are eligible to vote. Voting divisions and polling places for the referendum are as follows: Division No. 1. Polling' place lo cated at Heppner, Morrow County, in the Circuit Court Room of the Court House. Division No. 2. Polling place lo cated at Lena, Morrow County, in the School House. Division No. 3. Polling place lo cated at Lexington, Morrow County, in Leach Hall. Division No. 4. Polling place lo cated at lone, Morrow County, in the Legion Hall. Division No. 5. Polling place lo cated at Rhea Creek, Morrow Coun ty, in the Grange Hall. Eligible voters residing within the proposed district shall cast their bal lots at the polling place nearest to their residence. Eligible voters not residing within the proposed district shall cast their ballots at the poling place nearest their land, or the great er part thereof. Eligible voters who will be absent from their division on the day of the referendum may ap ply in person or in writing to Fred Mankin, Polling Superintendent, at lone, for absentee ballots. Each ap plicant for an absentee ballot shall state his name, residence, location and acreage of land owned. STATE SOIL CONSERVA TION COMMITTEE OF ORE GON, By ROBERT H. WARREN. Dated this 1st day of April, 1941, at Corvallis, Oregon. NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY By virtue of an ORDER OF THE COUNTY COURT, dated March 25, 1941, I am authorized and directed to advertise and sell at public auc tion at not less than the minimum price herein set forth: Lot 2, Block 11 in the City of Boardman, Morrow County, Or egon, for the minimum price of $10.00 cash. Lot 9, Block 7 in the City of Boardman, Morrow County, Or egon for the minimum price of $5.00 cash. THEREFORE, I will on the 26th day of April, 1941 at the hour of 2:00 P. M., at the front door of the Court House in Heppner, Oregon, sell said property to the highest and best bidder. C. J. . BAUMAN, Sheriff, Morrow County, Oregon. NOTICE OF SALE On Monday,, the 5th day of May, 1941, at the hour of 10:00 a. m. at the front door of the County Court House in Heppner, Morrow County, Oregon, I will sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing described tract of real property located in Morrow County, Oregon, Page Seven to-wit: Lots Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18), and Nineteen (19) in Block number Seven (7) in the City (formerly Town) of Boardman, according to the recorded plat thereof (said lots being the site of the Boardman Garage and camp buildings); and also all of Blocks Fifteen (15) and Sixteen (16) of the original town of Boardman according to the re corded plat thereof, lying be tween the railroad and the Col umbia River; all of said property being situated in Morrow Coun ty, Oregon. Said sale is made under execution issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County to me directed in the case of "Roseline Rondeau, et al, Plaintiffs, vs. Ernest W. Peck, et ux, et al, De fendants" (No, 3432); and I am di rected to sell particularly all of the interest, right and title in the above described tract of real property which Mrs. Addie M. Peck (since deceased), Ernest W. Peck and Ma bel O. Peck, husband and wife, Les ter Uthe and Ivye Uthe, husband and wife, or either of them, had therein on July 11, 1934 (the date of the execution of the mortgage upon which said judgment is based) and any and all interest which they or either of them, and all persons holding by, through or under them, or either of them, may have since acquired therein. The purchaser at said sale will be placed in immediate possession of said real property and of the whole thereof, and said real property will be offered for sale and sold in one lot and parcel. . C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff, Morrow County, Oregon. . GALLOWAY & KRIER, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, The Dalles, Oregon. 5-9. 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