The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-06-06

day evening and are visiting at the
home of DR.. F. e. Boyden. Mrs.
Allison is a sister of Mrs. Boyden,
and Prof. Allison has been at the head
Of the depar tment Of civil engineering
in the Colorado School of Mines at
Golden for the past eight years.
Having formed very Favorable opin-
ion Of the Pacific Coast he resigned
his position and has come over on
this side of the Rockies with a view
TO locating at some point here perma-
nently.
R. H. Webber, of The Dalles, was
in Hepuner during the past week. He
is member of the State Board OF
Horticulture and Fruit Commissioner
for Easern Oregon and was on an OFF,
oial visit to this part Of. his district.
Mr.. Webber is firmly of the opinion
that this Willow Creek Valley is an
ideal pear country and that a lot of
money could be made by our ranchers
up and down the creek engaging IN
this line of horticulture. Apple land
is plentiful but good pear land is not
easy to find.
The Morrow County Sunday School
Association has arranged for a picnic
at the Lexington grove on Thursday
the 18th. and aIl the schools of the
county are urgently requested to join
in and make this big day. Rev. q
A. Fhipps, of Portland, will attend
and take part on the program, and an
interesting and enjoyable time is
promised.
Dean Garter is here this week from
Pomeroy Wash. coming down to as
sist his mother in getting ready to
move to the Washington town where
they will reside in the future.
Mrs. Carter has DISPOSED of her
property here to George Stevenson
and bought five-acre tract just out
side Of Pomeroy. They will leave
Heppner on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Keithly are
now located for the summer at Tup-
per Station in the Blue Mountain for
est reserve where they will be glad to
see their friends from Heppner who
happen to come out that way. New
buildings with nice surroundings maze
this an ideal place for spending few
months of the heated term.
M. F. French reached home on Fri
day from an eight months soiourn in
Alaska. He was at the head of Cop
per river and reports that the winter
there was very light for the Alaska
country. He may decide to return
there little later and continue min
ing operations.
Mr.. Sparks, the Star Theatre man,
announces that he will show the
Diamond S Ranch" on the 18th and
18th of this month. This picture is
much better than any other buckaroo
film ever before exhibited in this
city. 1t will be a good one. Don't
miss it.
C. ]. Johns Of, Baker, Is in town
this week. Mr.. Johns was at one
time in the mercantile business at
Sumpter and furnished many of the
camp tenders from over this way with
their suppieds during the summer so
journ of the nocks in. the Blue noun
tains
This Office acknowledges pleasant
call yesterday from Mr.. and Mrs. R.
E. AlIstott, of Eight Mile. These
good people are looking forward to an
abundant harvest of the Qol den grain.
The Eight Mile country never looked
better nor promised more abundant
yield.
Frank T. Fuchs. the baker, will
leave on Monday for oregon City,
where he is called to attend court. A
competent baker will have charge of
his place during his absence, q man
coming up from Portland for that
purpose.
Robert Dexter was in town on Mon
day. He is rapidly recovering from
his severe spell of blood-poisoning
that came near ending his earthly
career. At the present time he is
suffering from an attack of rheuma-
tism.
Fred KniRhtsn was down from
Hardman on Tuesday. He accompan-
led his daughter, Miss Viola, to town
where the latter took the train for
PendIeton to visit for week or ten
days with an aunt residing there.
O. F. Waters and family, of Spray
came oven to Heppner on Sunday,
until after the wool sales.
Mr.. Waters had no wool to offer but
he remained to see how his fellow
Jared at the sales.
Misses Virginia and Janet Craw-
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