Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-02-01
The Weeks News
Local and Personal Happenings
in and About the City.

Phil Metscheu, Jr., returned frer
Portland Yesterday.
J.J McGee returned Saturday tr OF
a visit to The Dalles.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. McBee came u
from Cecil. Saturday.
Attorney G. E. Redfield was in Ion
Saturday on legal business.
Semi Weekly Portland Journal an
Heppner Gazette only $500 per year.
DR.. Higgs. Eyes, Ear, Nose an
Throat. Glasses properly fitted.
J. J. Wells has sold his residence
property in this city to Julia B. Petit
E. l.. Freeland returned Thursday
evening from trip to Salem aud valley
towns.
Wells & Warnock will handle you
real estate and charge only the usua
commission.
Rev. J 8. Bule, who recently under
went a surgical operation for appendi
otis at the Heppner Ssnitarium, is rap
idly recovering.
There will be services at All Saints
Memorial church next Sunday. both
morning and evening. Communion
after morning service.
Mems Meeting-Sundav afte moon. 3
p. M, Feb. 4, Christian oh urch, by
Evangelist N. II. Brook g. Lecture,
"Soclaliam." Solo, I'D almonds in the
Rough"
Gov. Rea was an incoming passenger
from Monument Fridav evening. Mr..
Rea reports that there is about Is in
ches Of snow in the mountrins between
Heppner and Monument.
The Mitchell News reports the sale
of 25O head OF fat cattle on Summit
Pairie to agents Of the Union Meat COM
pany. As the stock was said to have
brought 81 l 900. the price paid was $44
per head.
Read the ad. of the Hotel Lexington
in this iseue. Mrs. Doberty is building
up hotel reputation by keeping mp
one of the neatest and best hotels in the
county. The hotel Lexington is popu-
lar place with the travelling men.
Rev. H. S. Shangle, OF Milton. pre-
siding elder of the PeudIeton district
occupied the pulpit at the M. E. church
South, Sunday last. Rev. Frank Ad-
kins will conduct services next Sunday
morning at II o'clock, and Rev. ShanRle
will preach in the evening.
A small fire occurred at the residence
of Rev. J. s. Buie, Monday morning.
Bed ci5rhing which was near stove
took fire and burned rapidly. Nearby
neghbors rushed in and soon put ont
tt1t DIhLo. ~ " no NV 'oSN''e'' ~ Wv
fire department to turn on water.
Asa b. Thompson, who suffered re-
lapse with the typhoid fever at st An
thongs hospital last week, is gradually
gaming strength and while his condition
is critical, he is much improved. He is
suffering from a complication of typhoid
and gall stone.-East Oregonia n.
To the big rabbit drive on Blalocks
island on February 9, the O. r. & N
Co. will make special rate of one and
one third fare from Heppner to Coyote
station. For round trip tickets the fare
will be 81 55. selling date, February 8,
only, good until the llth.
Oregon Elks are making preparations
for big tina at the dedication OF the
Elks' templa iu Portland, on February
lst. Lewis Kinney, Exalted Ruler, of
Heppner Lodge No. 1858, will act as
Grand Inside Guardian in assisting in
The dedcatory ceremonies.
The Montana state board OF sheep
report showed the sheep
industry to be in excellent condition
and the consensus of opinion was that
here will be 20 per cent fewer sheep in
Montana next year than this. owing to
he heavy sales, due to big prices offered.
A Montana sheep firm has bought
I1O-acre ranch in the Yellowstone val
ev. near Billings, for $50 $50, nearly
sS5 an acre, the highest price yet paid
n that section. The farm is a great
PRODUCER of alfalfa, 400 tons having
,eer taken off 200 acres of it. About
%. 900 sheep will be fed there this
winter.
Contractor Cox has force of men
low at work on the Commercial Club
The beautiful weather is al
hat could be asked for in the way of
rootbor accommodation The failnye tn ,