Thursday, November 27, 1941
IONE NEWS
Poison Takes 42 Head
Sheep of lone Man
By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH
Forty-two head of sheep belong
ing to Wilbur Akers died of poison
ing at the Harry Munkers ranch
Sunday and Monday. The sheep
were moved down the highway to
the Munkers ranch on Saturday, and
none of the Munkers sheep with
which they were feeding were af
fected. C. D. Conrad, county agent,
was called from Heppner and an
nounced that the animals had ap
parently died from slow poisoning
but was unable to state what it was.
Specimens were sent to the state
college, and the state veterinarian
was called from La Grande on Tu
esday. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Heliker have
returned to lone after spending some
time at King's Hill, Idaho, where
Mr. Heliker was employed.
Miss Eileen Sperry, who is a fresh
man at Marylhurst college, spent
the week end here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sperry.
Mr. and Mrs. John Eubanks and
little son, and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Morgan were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Morgan of Portland the last
of the week. They returned Sunday.
Frank Lundell who is attending
welding school in Pendleton spent
Thanksgiving here with his family,
Miss Helen Lindsay, a sophomore
at E. O. C. E., spent the holiday with
her parents here.
Mrs, George Snider is a patient
at Coffey Memorial hospital in Port
land, where she underwent a major
operation on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely and family
of Boardman spent Thanksgiving
with Mr. Ely's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. O. Ely.
Rose Marie and Billy Gorger spent
the holiday with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Gorger. They at
tend school in Pendleton.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Griffith on Thanksgiving day were
Mr. and Mrs, J. W. Howk and family
of Condon, Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Turner of Hermiston, and Roy Lind-strom.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Lundell of
Boise, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Lundell of Oakland, Cal., and Ken
neth Lundell of Seattle spent
Thanksgiving with the young men's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lun
dell. The Lundell family held a family
reunion on Thanksgiving day at the
grange hall, which was attended by
37 members of this pioneer family.
There is some talk of making it an
annual affair.
Miss Katherine Griffith, a senior
at O. C. E., spent the holiday at
home, returning to Monmouth on
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Helina and little sons,
Frank and Robert, of Dayton, Nev.,
arrived Wednesday for a visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Lindstrom, and other relatives.
Ted Palmateer spent the holiday
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Palmateer of Morgan. He is a soph
omore at O. S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason drove to
Spokane to spend Thanksgiving with
Mrs. Mason s brother-in-law and sis'
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dezell.
Boys of the high school football
squad went to Walla Walla Thanks
giving day to witness the Whitman
Willamette game. Prior to the game
they enjoyed a dinner at the Marcus
Whitman hotel. The outing was fin
anced by donations of business men.
Boys making the trip were Glen
Warfield, Tom Huston, Roland Berg.
strom, George Griffith, Bob Hos
kins, James Doherty, Bob Crowell,
Bob Rietmann, Pete Canon, Jim
Ledbetter, Bill Eubanks, Emest Mc-
Cabe, Arthur Stefani, Jim Ledbetter,
and Gene Empey. Mr. and Mrs. A.
E. Stefani and Mr. and Mrs. Hum
mel accompanied the boys.
Miss Ruth Crawford, who teaches
in Hood River county, spent the
holiday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wait Crawford.
The Women's Topic club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Victor Riet
mann on Friday, December 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Wade of
Walla Walla are guests at the home
of Mr. Wade's sister, Mrs. E. J. Bns-
tow.
Mrs. Joseph Stith of Nampa, Ida
ho, returned to their home Sunday
after spending a few days with Mrs.
Stith's mother, Mrs. Margaret Rietmann.
days on business in Portland
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson and
three children spent Thanksgiving
here with Mrs. Peterson's mother,
Mrs. Margaret Rietmann, and Mrs.
Peterson and the children remained
until Sunday.
Mrs. Omar Rietmann and three
sons spent Thanksgiving week end
in Portland with her mother, Mrs.
Inez Freeland. R. R. Fischer and
Miss Geneva Piluso, lone teachers,
made the trip with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Erling Thompson
and little son spent Thanksgiving in
McMinnville with Mr. Thompson's
mother, Mrs. Nicoli Thompson.
Omar Rietmann made a week end
trip to 'Spokane after machinery.
His nephew, Van Rietmann, and his
brother, David, accompanied him.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Yarnell and
Mr. and Mrs. ' Clifford Yarnell and
baby spent Thanksgiving in Bickle
ton, Wash.
Harry Ring spent Sunday with his
parents here. He is a member of the
national guard, now stationed at Fort
Lewis. They will be moved soon to
San Francisco to be embarked for
an unknown destination.
Mesdames Harry Yarnell, Frank
Lundell and C. W. Swanson were
hostesses for the Women's Topic club
last Saturday evening at the Swan-
son home. High scores were won
by Mrs. Agnes Wilcox and Clel
Rae, and low by Mrs. M. E. Cotter
and Clifford Yarnell. Others pre
sent were Mrs. Clifford Yarnell, Har
ry Yarnell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Feld
man, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Denney,
Mrs. Rae, Frank Lundell, Mr. and
Mrs. Garland Swanson, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Lundell, and Mrs. Drake.
Rev. and Mrs. Mofat Dennis of
Portland spent the week end here
and at Lexington. While here they
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Erret
Hummel.
Mrs. Jack Wagner of Boardman
was a visitor here on Tuesday. She
reported that her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Dunn had arrived the day before
from Modesto, Cal., for a brief visit.
DEFENSE COURSES SET
Oregon State College Nine adult
training courses for engineers,
rafts-men and others employed or
employable in defense industries,
have been set up in Portland by the
school of engineering as part of the
national program of emergency
training for defense.
Albert Schunk, Jr., arrived home
Monday from San Diego, Cal., on
furlough from his duties with Uncle
Sam's navy.
HARDMAN NEWS
Fred Reed Undergoes
Major Operation
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Greener went
to Pendleton on Tuesday to visit
Fred Reed who underwent a major
operation at the St. Anthony's hos
pital last week. Misses Lucille and
Jean Reed of Spokane also visited
their father and mother at Pendle
ton and came to Reed's mill to spend
the week end.
Mrs. Dallas Craber went to Port
land to spend Thanksgiving with
her parents, Mr .and Mrs. Geo.
Thomas. She went with Mr. and
Mrs. John Bergstrom.
Lois Hewitt left Wednesday for
Milton to spend the vacation with
her parents.
Mrs. B. H. Bleakman spent several
days at Zornes camp visiting over
Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Redding took care of her store here.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Chapin came
home from the Chapin ranch to
spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Rita Mclntyre spent the va
cation at the ranch with her mother,
Mrs. Tom Mclntyre.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lovgren and
family, Ed McDaniel, Mrs. Harlan
Adams and Mrs. Owen Leathers left
Saturday morning for Everett, Wa,
where they are visiting and attended
the wedding of Miss- Rose Merritt,
November 23. Miss Merritt is the
granddaughter of Mr. McDaniel, a
niece to Mrs. Lovgren, Mrs, Leath
ers and Mrs. Adams. She is the
daughter of Mrs. T. C. Merritt, a
former Hardman girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hughes left
Tuesday for a trip to Portland to
spend Thanksgiving with Mr. and
Mrs. Bird Cannon of Gresham, and
then went to California to spend)
a couple of weeks before returning
to their ranch near Burton valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Saling of
Heppner brought Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. McDonald home Tuesday for a
while. They all returned to Hepp
ner Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel, Jr.,
had a letter from Ted Reed this
week. He is still at San Diego, Cal.
Ted enlisted in the army and left
in October.
Due to icy highway a CCC truck
tipped over at the Harry French
gate last Tuesday afternoon.
The Ray Wright sheep left their
mountain range and went to the
lower ranch Friday.
Photographs Christmas gifts that
last. Rose Leibbrand. Inquire Hum
phreys. 29-31p.
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