Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-03-21
Judge Briefly, Of lone, was a business

creek, Saturday
Henry Howell OF lone, was Hepp
ner visitor, Monday.
T. W. Morgan was in from his Goose
berry farm, Saturday.
Ed McDaid and family, OF Strawberry
speDt Sunday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine Vey, Of Butter
creek, were in the city Friday.
Matt Webb. Jr, came in from the
Webb ranch on Balm Fork, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eph Eskelson. of Lex
ington, were trading in Heppner, FRI
day.
Tom J. Mahoney, the lone banker,
was business visitor in Heppner, Sat-
urday.
r. E. Alsto:t, an Eight Mile farmer,
was doing business in Heppner, the
first Of the week.
J. C. Alstott an extensive Eight Mile
farmer, was Heppner visitor the latter
part of last week.
Tom Mathews, one of the big stock.
men of Butter creek, was in town Sat-
urday and Sunday.
T. T. Notson, of Dallas, Oregon, an
uncle Of Attorney S. E. Notson, of this
city, is visiting the latter.
Have you painted your early garden
yet? Lots of free government seeds
left at the Gazette Office.
L. Monterestelii, of Pendleton, was in
the city tLis week looking after his
tom bstone and marble business.
M. r. Morgan, an extens We fa mer of
the Gooseberry section, was paying his
taxes at the court house, Saturday.
Forest Superintendent D. B. Shelter
left Monday morning f1r Sumpter,
whore he gees on business connected
with the forestry service.
P. P. Peterson, formerly with Minor
& Co. Of this city, was in the city, FRI
lay. Mr.. Peterson is now commercial
traveller for Portland firm.
The East Oregonisn says that the
white robin recently killed in Heppner,
g an Albino robin. Guess that's right. I
The name sounds good, anyhow.
Tom Gil6llin. one of Morrow county's
eading sheepmen, vas in from his
Sand H.llow ranch, Sunday. Tom re-
,orts sheep in fine shape and grass the
,est in years.
G. NJ. Levelett, an old pioneer and
eeper of the Wall creek station, came
y from the Willamette Valley. where
9 moved a little over year ago. after
isposing OF his property in this country.
John lash, of Clark's Canyon, was in
he city Monday. Mr.. fash states that
Ill sown grain is boxing exceptionally
ood in his locality. The ground is too
'et for spring seediug, but the farmers
re glad to see it.
Nearly every f.uit tree in Lexington
as been sprayed with lime and sui
her solution, tor San Jose scale, dur
" the past two weeks. The Willow
reek valley can and does produce as
ne fruit as any part Of Oregon. when
10 orchards are given proper care.-
Preliminary work for the enlsrging Of
70 Hinklt ditch canal between Echo
nd Butter creek is we'll under way.
hree thousand additional acres will be
altered, and many men and teams will
lortly de at work. Messrs. Tsel.
inkle and others are actively engaged
citing the work under way.-E. y.
A Mr.. Pace, from the Indian Territory {
,cently purchased from VIM. Casey
nd Felix Johnson, car load of horses !
hich he shipped to the territory, to be
sed for light farm work. Wild range
orses, 900 pounds weight, brought $40 ,
er head. Mr.. Pace intends to return
a short time and secure three or four {
ar loads more.-Ukiah correspondent
Pendleton Tribune.
Attorney G. w. Phelps is now en-
aged in drawing up a charter for the
,wn of Hardman, Morrow county. He
as the legal representative of this town 7
hen it incorp few years ago