The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-03-14
WEEKS NEWS.
Local and Personal
Happenings.

You need not paw SO much for in
surance. Talk to M. e. Smead.
The latest in large rugs, 9 K IL a
only $45 % each. Case Furniture Co
Highest cash prices paid for hides
pelts and furs. Morrow Warehouse
Milling 90.
Cream Puffs at the Bakery every
Saturday. All kinds of cookies ant
pastry at the Bakery.
Chinese and japan. nice assort
ment of mattings rs cents to 40 cents
at the Case Furniture Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Cohn are visit.
ing in Portland this week with sis
ter of Mr.. COINS, who resides in
Alaska.
W. B. Potter trailed over couple
of car loads of fat cattle from Spray
the first of the week and shipped
them to the Portland market.
Mrs. Clyde Brock and little daugh-
ter departed yesterday morning for
Salem to visit the parents of Mr..
Brock who reside in that city.
w. E. White and wife, OF Monu-
ment, returned on Friday from a So
journ of three months IN Southern
California, where they enjoyed a
pleasant winter.
Mrs. George Perry and daughter
Miss May, returned on Tuesday from
a trip to Portland, where Mrs. Perry
has been to receive treatment for
defective eyesight.
T. F. Boylen ,Pendleton sheep buyer
has purchased the Potter and Waters
sheep at Spray, and with some other
punches made a shipment from the
Heppner yards yesterday to Idaho
points.
Jess Hicks returned from a visit
with his parents at Portland and Co.
burg on last evening. He will take
up work for the present with Mr. R
A. Smith as Deputy state commander
OF the Knihgts of the Macoabees.
An all night dance, with big sup
per, will be given on Thursday eve-
ming, March 2lst, at the Club build
ing. This is the dance that was to
be given in o. o. F. hall as was
announced in last issue, so you will
please note the change.
H. II. Neill. who is now one of the
owners interested in the Markham
ranch in Clark's canyon. came up
from Portland Friday and went out to
take look at the property on Satur-
day. With other parties, Mr.. Neill
traded for this ranch without looking
at it, and this is the first time he
has seen the place. He is well pleased
with the trade W. H. Padberg is
farming it this season and there is
prospect of fine yield.
A very pleasant evening was spent
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
King by the Forestry bunch" on last
Monday. The occasion was Mr.. Kign's
birthday and the event was in celebra-
tion thereof. The people were also
required to remain until after mid
night that they might also help in
celebrating the birthday of Mrs
King which occurred just that much
later than her husbands. A set of
silverware was presented Mr.. and
Mrs King by the guests as a token
of remembrance.
A fair sized audience gathered at
the Club building on last evening to
hear an address in behalf of Presi-
dent Taft and his campaign, by Mr..
W. H. Smith of Portland. The OBJ
ject of the meeting was to organize
Taft Club. and this part of the pro-
gram was carried out quite satsfac
torily, a large number of the republi-
cans of the town putting down their
names as supporters of the President
AS to the speech, however, the least
said the better. 1t was real disa p
pointment. President Taft has many
warm friends in Heppner, but we
don't want another such speaker {
palmed off on US by the committee I
down at Portland; we will do with {
out, thank you. l
Last SATURDAY County Clerk Hill
received from Geo. T. Cochran. Supt.
Of Water Division No. 2, 1877 Certifi 6
oates Of Water Right issued by the S
State Board of Control to the owners r
If land along willow and Rhea Greeks T
IN Morrow county. These Certificates {
will he recorded and then mailed out
% the respective owners. The decree
# the Circuit Court granting these :
water rights was rendered two years !,
ago. hut on account of the great de-
nand for the adjustment of water !
lights, the board has not been able
% issue these certificates until this
ime. The Certificates call for water S
N a basis of one cubic foot of water p
,er second of time for 60 acres of land. J
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