The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-07-03

Oscar Keithley of Eight Mile was
transacting business in Heppner We'd
nesday.
will Howard and son were visitors
in this city from Butter creek or
Tuesday.
Ohas, A. Murphy and wife of Pen
dleton we're registered at the Palace
last Monday.
Hamilton H. Hoffman returned to
this city Saturday evening after a
three weeks sojourn in Southern Ole-
gon.
W. B. Potter. A. V. Templeton
and O. F. Waters of Spray we're
transaccting business in Heppner We'd
nesday.
Ed. F. Day of Portland and for
mer Heppner resident, is in the city
transacting business. He came in
Tuesday.
Born-At the Heppner Sanitorium
Tuesday. July /, 1918, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl Farnsworth, of Rheas Sid
ing, an pound daughter.
Malcolm Church, who has been
farming the Ralph Benge place for
the past year has returned to HeppneH
where he will reside for the present.
The Misses Lulu, Svbil, Ruth and
Marie HaRer departed yesterday morn
ing for Pendleton where they will re-
main for some time visiting with rela-
tives.
H. Niellson came down from Hard
man Saturday on his way to The
Dalles where he goes to buy in some
land at the U. S. land office this
week.
Miss Ida McAtee, who has been in
the employ Of W. L. Smith, abstractor
has resigned. Miss Josephine Rich
ardson has been appointed to fill the
vacancy
Among the Condor people in this
city last Sunday were T. E. Edwards,
DR.. Pennypacker, H. A. Hartshorn
and wife, Pat Murtha, Frank and
John Smith.
Mrs. M. E. Barton departed for
Joseph, Oregon, Monday where she
will visit for month at the home of
her daughter, Mrs, Kate Lane who
resides in that city.
Fl. B. Geise, J. Lee Thompson, Nj.
Steward, M, B Beasly. O. F. Jones,
L. A Blakelv, Ira May and R. R. !
West of Hermiston, came over Satur-
day for the ball game.
V. E. Burris, Walter KimmelI and
Wayne Barbour, young men from
Eugene arrived in Heppner last Mon
day. They are looking for work Ia
the Morrow county grain fields.
Geo. Hufford came back from San
Jose, Calf, last Monday evening.
George liked the Californa climate
fine. but it was not agreeable to his
brothers. family and they have moved
to Joseph, Wallowa county.
j. S. Young, county commissioner
is in town attending county court.
He has been experimenting road
and repair in various parts
of the county and at present has charge
of some work on the Rock creek road
Miss Mary Morgan returned from
Moscow, Idaho. Tuesday evening
where she has been for the past month
with her relatives there.
She reports the Moscow country very
wet and crop conditions backward as
a consequence,
r. F. Fraser, of Gooseberry, was
a visitor in Heppner Wednesday and
made this Office a pleasant call He
was among those to suffer a loss Of
his crop by hail that struck that sec
tion recently but like the good looser
be is, he will try again, with the hope
of better success.
VIM. H. Padberg, who was in town
Saturday, is preparing to SOW 500 acres
of summerfsllow land right away to
fortyfold wheat. He believes that
the wet season we have had will in
sure him a good crop next season if
the wheat is put in early. At any
rate he has faith enough in the prop
ostion to give it a good try out.
N. P. Peterson. representing M. H,
Houser. Portland exporter of grain,
was in Heppner few days the first
Of the week making arrangements to
buy wheat here the coming season.
Mr.. Peterson bought grain on the
branch last summer for Mr.. Houser,
and is a hustler after business. 1t is
his opinion that the market will open
here at from 70 to 73 cents. He de-
parted Tuesday morning for points
along the Condor. Shaniko and Central
Oregon branches.
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