The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1913-08-21

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the properly at large in the county
to that Of the railroad The railroad
claims that they have been assessed
out of proportion to their valuation
while other property in the county
has not, and the question is to be
threshed out later before the Tax
Commission. Mr. Rineheart is
gathering information that will help
the Commission in properly settling
the question when it comes up.
Alex Lindsay was no from Jordan
Friday looking after business interests
here. He is contemplating shipping
car Of his demonstration weeders"
to Heppner for exhibition at the com
ing county fair. BY the way, there
is not much joke about this weeder-
business. Alex has bunch of good
sheep and he has thoroughly demon
stlated to various farmers in his
neighborhood that they are excellent
weeders, and that the running of
few head of sheep on the farms for
keeping lown the weeds, if for no
other purpose, would be good in
vestment.
Dan Potter and wife were over from
Spray the last of the week. They
now reside on the Harry Warren place
near Spray for which Mr.. Potter
traded his Washington property last
fall, and is we'll pleased with the new
location. E. r. Giese. who was
living OH the Warren place at Spray
moved onto the Potter place where he
resides at the present. After visit
of a few DAYS with relatives at Hepp-
ner and friends at Lexington, the
old home of Mr.. Potter and family.
they returned home Monday
No doubt there are good many
people who desire to get timber off of
public. non-mineral lands in Morrow
county. and it will be well for all such
to get proper permits from the govern
ment before any cutting is done.
Full information will be furnished all
parties by corresponding with Louis Il.
Sharp Chief of Field Division Gen.
Land Office. PORTLAND. Oregon. You
will save trouble by taking this pre-
caution as it is unlawful to cut timber
from government land.
John Vaughn and wife. Bert Stone
and wife and Will Ball returned
Thursday evening from a sojourn of
three weeks at Lehman Springs where
they enjoyed their outing vrey much.
They returned home via Pendleton III
the Vaughn auto Miss Vivian Cox.
who accompanied the party to the
Springs remained at Psndleton for q
short visit with friends.
The train crew on the branch were
all put through the physical exmina-
tiun required by the company before
the proper officer at HeDpner Junction
Monday. The list included the con-
ductoi. two brakemen, engineer and
fireman and telegraph operator. Each
man measured up to the requirements
and will be allowed to continue in the
service and draw their pay.
The big dray team belonging to
Drayman Frye took little excursion
down Main street on their own initia-
tive Monday and landed up in front
of Bowker's garage where they
smashed in part of the glass front
on the north side of the entrance.
Carpenter Cox is looking after the
mending of the fracture
MIR. Earl Hallock, chief of the
bureau of animal husbandry at the
Mountain Valley Stock Farm snd Mr..
Ray Rogers, of the gents furnishing |
departement of Minor q Co. departed |
on Mondays train for Rockaway, the
popular Tillamook resort. They will
be absent two weeks.
Y. W. Rippee, prominent Eight
Mile farmer, was in town Monday.
Tim says he has finished his heading
but does not know when he will get
his threshing done. He expects to
market at least 1900 sacks of grain
which will come to the Heppner
warehouse.
Married-At the Palace hotel par
lors Thursday evening, August IA,
1913. MIR. Joseph d. Meyers and Miss
Flora Mead, both young people of the
Blackhorse section; Judge C. o. Pat
terson. officiating.
W. O Howard and family departed
for their home at Milton Saturday.
Mr.. Howard will assume his duties as
an instructor in Columbia College at
the opening of the school on Sept 15.
Smith Burch is up from the Will
annette Valley to look after business
interests at Heppner. He is now liv-
ing in Yamhill county near Dayton
and is we'll pleased with his new home.
John Barry, brother of the late
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