Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-04-16
TheWeek's News
Local and Personal Happenings
in and About the City.

was in the city Sunday.
Rev. J. w. Mount who has been very
sick is able to be out again.
A good rain would now be of great
benefit to crops and ranges.
Attorney G.. E. Redtield left on Tues
day mornings train for Portland.
Mrs. Phil Metchan and little daughter
were passengers for Portland, Monday.
Slocum's saw mill will start up next
Monday. Mr.. Socum now has every
thing IN readiness for the seasons run.
Alex Thompson returned to Portland,
Tuesday, where his son Ralph is re-
ceivlng medical treatment. Ralph is
slowly improving.
p. M. Howard, the accommodating
accountant at the First National bank
will take lay off for few months.
Mr.. Howard will take up life insurance.
S. P. Garr1gues & Son, the we'll known
implement dealers are building an ad-
dition to the implement house on Main
street The new structure will be 5Sx6O
feet.
Rev. J. w. Mount, pastor OF the
Baptist church, will hold services IN
lone next Sunday. There will be no
services at the Baptist church in this
city next Sunday.
The demand for lumber in Heppner
is now greater than the supply, and
building material is little hard to get.
The RIue mountain mills will soon be
in operation which will relieve the
situation.
J..W. Beckett, of Eight Mile, was in
the city Saturday. Mr.. Beckett reports
everything backward in the Eight Mile
country owing 10 the late spring. Crops
are making but little growth during the
cold weather.
Phil Metchan, the accommodating
prop,ietor of the Palace hotel, has fitted
np a very neat billiard parlor in the
club-room of the hotel. The lovers OF
this skiltul game will find at the Palace
good table.
Attention is called to the ad OF Noble
& Co. in this issue They have the
largest stock of harness and saddles in
Morrow county. This big stock of har'
ness is made from the best leather that
money can buy, and their saddles have
we'll earned reputation.
James Spence has returned from
trip out on Butter Creek. He reports
the beef cattle in that neighborhood as
about sold off. The last sales made
have been for A. = cents per pound, and
those who have not yet sold expect to
realize that figure.-East Oregonian.
One of the most attractive show
windows arranged this season In Hepp-
ner is the camping scene IN one OF the
big show windows of Minor Il Co. The
representation of a comfortable camp
with all the necessary equipments, Is
arranged in such manner as to make
the spectator long for trip to the
mountains these fine days. In display
ing the necessary equipments, the
GAZETTE was not overlooked. The de-
sign was gotten up by the popular
grocery salesman, Sames Hart.
Reports from the lambing camps in
Gillian county thus far Indicate that
the increase this year Will be far below
the average of former seasons. One
sbeepman remarked the other day that
he would do well if he raised 80 pei
cent Of the lambs, while another avers
that 20 per cent will de about the aver
ace raised tins year. This means that
the loss will be larger than usual owing
70 the cold Spring weather chilling the
lambs and retarding the growth OF the
grass. The ewes are rather weak