Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-12-25
heWeek News
Local and Personal Happenings
in and About the City.

Heppner merchants report good
holiday trade.
l. R. Esteb, Of Gooseberry, was in
the city Monday.
J. j. Adkins who has been on the
sick list is improving
Frank Baker, of Colfax, WASH, is
visiting Geo. Whites.
Attorney Geo. F. Welch who has
been very sick is improving.
j. A. Mclaughlin, the mill man from
Gurdane, was in the city Thursday.
Arlet Brock came up from Portland,
Saturday evening to spend the holidays.
E. Jay Merrill and T. J. Merrill, of
Hardman, were Heppner visitors Satur-
day.
Wilbur Swaggart. who is attending
the State Normal school at Monmouth,
is home for holiday vacation.
D. A. Herren is in from the Heppner
Railroad & Coal Co.'S. coal mines to
spend Christmas with his family.
Elmer Spauldng came up from Port
land Dental College Friday evening to
spend the holidays in Heppner.
Mrs. A. Behle, of Salem, came to
Heppner Wednesday evening and is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs G. s. Brock.
Frank Parker, who has been teaming
for the Heppner Coal Co., left Friday
for Auxvassa, Missouri, on visit.
G. A. Leffier, mother and sister and
7. d. Kelly, from Jewell county, Kas.,
are in the city and will locate here
permanently.
Mr.. Peck Thornton, the 7-year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs Geo, Thorton, who
has been sufferinghwith pneumonia, is
very much better.
Miss A. A. McGrew went to her home
in Portland, Saturday. She has re-
signed her position as teacher IN the
Heppner public schools.
At the M. E. church South, Sunday,
Dec. %, preaching at II O'Clock by Prof.
w, G. Howard, at Z p. m. by M. V.
Howard. Sunday school at a. m. A
cordial invitation to all. f. G. Adkins,
pastor.
Morgan Grlf1iths, of Rock Springs,
Wyoming, a practical coal expert, visit
ed the Heppner Railroad g. Coal Co.'S.
mines, this week. Mr.. Grffiths was
very favorably impressed with the
prospects at the mines.
The New Year GAZETTE will contain
the most elaborate and complete de
scription of tie resources of Morrow
county Of any paper ever printed in the
county. Already a great many copies
have been spoken for. The price Is
only cents per copy.
VIM. Luelling, f. S. Cox and Rus
Stilwel were in from Hardman, Satnr-
day. They report about five inches of
snow on the Hardman hills. Stock
men are now feeding, being we'll sup
piled with feed. Logging operations at
Geo. Hoyden's mill will soon be com
menced.
We often hear of older people burg
larizing places but The Dalles papers
tell us that two youths, Peter and Carl
Zirka, nine and fourteen years old, stole
$6 in nickles from shooting gallery.
The youngest boy will be surrendered
to his mother vino will endeavor to con
troll him in the future, the older one
will be sent to the reform school.
A wife of one of our business men
was rushing to catch the train not long
since and stopped in the store on her
way to the depot. On lnquiring of the |
clerk she found that her husband was
in the barber shop. Rushing up to the
barber chair she placed most af
fectionate kiss or the lather covered |
cheek of her supposed husband and
told the occupant to write often, bnt
her husband viewed the parting scene
from an adjoining chair.
Laurence Shut is at home spending
the holiday vacation with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Shut The boy is |
attending the Oregon Institute for the
Blind, at Salem, and is making re-
markabie progress in his studies. His
eyesight is no worse than it has been, |
and he can see to get around in day |
light almost as well as those who have !
good vision. He cannot sea ordinary !
book print, however, and must attain
hnnk knnMledun hv means of raised |