The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-09-17
LEXINGTON.

Frank Beymer house this week.
Nat Shaw of Clarks Canyon was
transacting business in town the first
of the week.
Herb Olden. one of the Eight Mile
farmers was transaCting business IN
Lexington Monday.
Art Parker and family nave moved
into the Karl Beach house since 1t
was moved to its new location.
Ray McAllister and family have
arrived from Grass Valley, Oregon.
They will remain fere for the winter.
Andrew Reaney departed for
Brewster, Wash. to be with his moth
er. who is reported to be very low.
w. F. Barnett finished the sea-
sons threshing last week. Bllls
machine has been running since
June.
Chas. Roberts was Heppner Wis
itor the day it rained. A few good
showers will soon fill up the chuck
holes.
Mrs. Claud White and Mrs. Lee
White returned from Portland after
a two weeks visit with friends and
relatives.
Several people from Heppner and
lone attended the dance here last
Friday night and also a few from
Hardman.
Two runaway teams last Thursday
caused some excitement, fortunately
no one was hurt and no serious dam
age was done.
After months rest since his &C
cident, Eph Eskelson has his Michi-
gan car on the road again, almost
as good as new.
W. E. Walbridge of Heppner was
in this vicinity last week picking up
fruit and vegetables for the Second
Annual Morrow County Fair.
Many citizens of this community
are making preparations to attend
the Morrow county fair. There will
be some exhibits on dis )lay from this
vicinity.
E. A. Pointer left Friday for his
annual trip to Southern California.
He will stop on the coast in Oregon
for a few weeks before continuing
his trip south.
C. C. Morey was in from the South
Springs country. He says threshing
is not all done in his neighborhood
yet. They hope to get through be-
fore fall rains set in.
Elmer Mcmillan and family re-
turntd from Portland Sunday. Mr..
Mcmillan has improved very much
from his operation and will soon be
able to 60 to work again.
The teachers of the public school
are all attending the Teachers In
stitute at Heppner this week, and
will probably take in the Morrow
county fair the balance of the week.
The W. T. Campbell threshing
machine passed through Lexington
Saturday on their way home, after
having finished the threshing season
at the w. B. Tucker place tn Black
Horse.
Walter Johnson is taking a vaca-
ton at Walla Walla, visiting with
his grand mother, Mrs. c. Hill. He
will also take in the Frontier Days
while in that city. Park Carmichael
went with him. He will visit his sis
ter at College Place.
A much needed improvement is
being made around the new restaur
ant. A new side walk is being lait
from the corner to the blacksmith
shop. a new ice house and storage
room is being built back of the res
taurant and a new floor is being lait
in the livery stable.
Ka1l Beach has moved into hi
new residence. He moved his ole
house onto the block west OF wher'
he now lives. The moving was don'
by W. ]. Davis & Co. Art Parke
will move into the old house at once
A reception to the teachers Of th'
public school as given in the Hal
last Friday evening. 1t Vas attend
ed by many school patrons and 9th
ers interested in school work.