Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-01-25
TheWeek's News
Local and Personal Happenings
in and About the City.

yesterday.
County Assessor Conner returpe
from Portland Mopdsy.
Geo. Vincent, OF Butter creek, was
Heppner visitor. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. FArnsworth wer
in Pendleton this week.
Mrs. M. b. Me.zler Is visiting rels
tives and friends in Pendleton.
DR.. HigRs. Eyes. Ear, Nose sn'
Throst. Glasses properly fitted. {
Deputy Sheriff ". o. Hill and s. E
Notson visited Lexington. Tuesday.
Semi-Weekly Portland Journal and
Heppner Gazette only 600 per year.
Wells 4 Warnock will handle you,
real estate and charge only the usual
commission.
Chss Bockler and Miss Bockler, ol
Monument, we're registered at the Pal
ace Sunday.
M. and Mrs. c. E. Redfield returned
from Condor Friday evening. Mr.. Red
field was attending to legal business
Mr.. anil M1a. s. E. VanMactor re-.
turn from Condor Tuesday evening,
where Mr.. VanVactor was engaged in
legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. f. Farnsworth and
daughters, Misses Mary and Emaline,
left the city Tuesday, the former to
spend couple OF weeks in Portland I,
while the young ladies will visit friends
at Hilgard, Eos Lake and Baker City.
Cards have been mailed announcing
Thursday, February IL, as the date of
the marriage OF Miss Nina Garripue
and Joseph B. Snyder. at the home of
the BRIDES parents, M. and Mrs. d. p.
Garrigues, at Sellwood, Oregon. Miss
Garrigues and Mr.. Snyder are both
former residents OF Heppner.
The Great Eastern Vitigraph COM
pany, under The management Of the
Groesbecks. appeared at Roberts opera
house Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The sk, tches as we'll as the effect OF the
moving picture machine were conceded
to te the best that ever visited Hepp.
ner. An evening with this show can
truly be enjoved in watching the effec 8
of life like scenes as they are thrown on
the canvas.
Meetings continue at the Ch. isti n
church. The Evangelsts are he wing a
good hearing every evening; 81 added
thus far. Subject tonight. Songs t
the Night" The speci Is by Geo A.
Webb and wife will be feature. Fri
day night, "The Dearest Gift of
Heaven Saturday night, "a Glmr 9
into the Future" Sunday Bible School
10 a. m. Comm union II a. m. 8 p. m,
Meeting for women, only. Subject,
care All Women Angels?" Every
woman in Heppner should hear this
lecture. Sunday evening O'Clock,
Christian Endeavor. o'lock prAacI I.
ing, subject, "Th' Argel tn t Blocks
the Way" Everybody invited to these
services.
The eocutionary entertainment given |
by Miss Bertha |. Matlock, of La |
Grande. assist by Heppner musical
talent under the auspices of the ladies
guild of the Episcopal church, at Rob
erts' op ra house, last Friday evening
was an event highly pleasing to the
large audience in attendance. Miss
Matlock is a charming yourg lady with
undoubted elocutionary ability. Her
reading shows the mark of careful tram
ing in which natural talent brings out
pleasing personality and force. She 9
possessed with a good voice and has
that faculty of impressing her hearers
with the reality Of her subjects in de-
picting human nature and delineating
tie conditions t. at surround her char
acters. Whether it be psthos or humor.
the audience is constantly absorbed IN
the subject as if real. Oscar Borg's
mandolin selections were highly ap-
plauded. Will II. Dltton. who was on
the program for vocal solo, acquitted
himself with much credit and receiv ed
a storm of applause. A vocal solo by
Mrs G.. Q. Hualat was a peasant feat
ure OF the occasion. Mrs. Hualat has
an exceptionally good voice. Mrs. NJ
B. Metzer presided at the piano as
accompanist.
The great increase in tax values
in the state Of Oregon is a good
showing and is an encouraging
feature in the growth of the state.
Some of the counties show an in
crease of 100 per cent. The total
value of taxable property as shown
by the assessment rolls of 1905, Is
5000, l56,6S5.19, as compared with
s1SS,O5S,2SI.11 in 1904, an in