Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-06-19
The Week S News
Local and Personal Happenings
in and About the City.

Mr.. G. f. Jones, OF Monument, wa
in Heppner Monday.
p. o. Borg handles Washburn
stringed Instruments
Mr.. Steve Harer, wife and family ar
in from Long Creek.
We I'll mail orders promptly anC
guarantee our work. L. o. Borg.
Rev. Fredenberg, OF Fox, Ore,
preached in the Baptist church las,
Sunday.
The Wheeler County Pioneers An
nual meeting was held at Mitchell June
llth and 18th.
Will Allard and W b. Mackln, two
jolly commercial travellers, spent Sun
day in our city.
Mr.. Fred Warnock, of The GAZETTE,
left Friday to visit in the Willamette
valley for q week
Attorney q. w. Phelps and Or.
Metzler have moved their Offices into
the Odd Fellows building.
Neal Crawford started Monday for
Ritter, Ore, where he expects to re-
main during the summer.
+. o. Borg has Just received a large
supply OF Banjos, Guitars, violins and
all kinds Of musical instruments.
Mrs. Thos Baker, OF Colfax, accom-
panied by Burre, daughter OF Mr.. Geo.
Whites is in Heppner this week.
Miss Eta Morrison returned Satur-
day from Portland, where she has been
visiting her father for several weeks.
The lone Post SAYS that y. A. Leach
has been appointed travelling agent for
Kerr, Clifford & co. and viii spend
most OF his time in the Paouse country.
Mrs. 9 W. Phelps gave whist party
last Friday afternoon in honor OF Miss
Harriet Thompson OF Pendleton, who
has been visiting her for two or three
weeks
While unpacklng bunch Of bananas,
IL d, Wood found tarantler and now
has II in a glass jar. The climate is
rather cold here for it, hence it is not
very lively
The place to spend the Fourth Of
July is a, Lexington. The committee
is making preparations to have grand
time They will celebrate two days, |
the 81 and lth.
Marshal Thornton reports scarcity
OF laborers in town. This speaks well /
for our place and the usual calamity |
bowler has no chance TO complain OF
having nothing to do.
A bucking horse created a good deal
OF excitement Saturday afternoon by
throwing its rlder and running through |
the feed department OF Gsrrigues' store
No damage was done
The editor of the GAZETTE WAS pre-
scented with a bunch OF fine radshes
Saturday. by Mrs. ] c. Brown, raised /
on her ranch at Blackhorse. They .
measure from II to l3 inches u length.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. J. Bsyley, OF Canyon
City left that place a week ago last sun.
day for England, where they expect to
remain till October. Mr.. Bavley came
to the United States twenty two years
ago and this is his tirst return trp.
Howard g grocery store is a verv pop .
ular place for the purchase Of supplies
for farmers and outfits for outing in the
way Of extra fine groceries. Almost
everything imaginable kept in stock.
It's handy where you can get ANYTHING
you want.
Monday, the 9th of June was Hood
Rivers record breaking day for shipping
straw berries this season, when Six car
loads and 800 crates were loaded. On
Tuesday SIX carloads were shipped. The
strawberries are OF the finest quality
this season.
With the ground broken for an $4,000
brick schoolhouse, with many other
buildings in course of construction and
others projected, Fossils building record
promises this year TO exceed that OF Last
year, when over $50. .Om was expended
in building up the town. Mr.. Watten-
burg Is to burn enough brick for a store
building besides the schoohouse, a. he
contemplates erecting a brick on the lot
occupied at present by his wooden store
building Fossil Journal.