The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-04


Several new headers imported by
Leach Bros. are going out to take
care of the wheat crop, which prom
ises too be better than last year.
Samuel Devine, who has driven
the school wagon in District No. %
for the past year, has gone to Port
land to spend his vacation.
j. NJ. White and family went to
Waitsburg, Wash, Monday to visit
their daughter, Mrs. lone Gilbrath.
Neil White went as far as Stanfield
The Methodist church building is
receiving a new coat of paint, which
will improve its appearance very
much
Decoration day was observed il
Lexington by decorating the graves
with flowers; plenty of roses being
in bloom for the purpose.
Several citizens went to Heppner
Saturday to witness the Heppner VS..
Echo ball game, and from all ac-
counts it was very interesting.
Married, at he residence of Geo.
R. White miles north of Lexington,
William Hughes and Miss Naomi
Love, both of Heppner. Rev. Taber
officiated.
The roads north of Lexington,
leading toward town, are receiving
a good coating of straw. This is
acknowledged to be the best time of
the year for strawing roads.
Sunday was rather a warm day,
being SO degrees in the shade. In
the evening heavy clouds from the
west came up with a light shower
night pleasant
The wind storm Monday evening
accompanied by thunder and tighten
ing, was failure because there was
no rain with it. Yet it was the means
of cooling the air and keeping away
the hot weather for a few days.
Haying on the hill lands is in pro-
gress now. Rye, barley and wheat
hay are receiving attention and from
the inquiry for hands, it appears that
help is scarce just at the present
time.
Reports from various sections of
the county state that the wheat was
damaged by warm weather, causing
the head of the grain to turn partly
white. II is hoped that eye.y place
is not affected by this white cap.
Joe Marshall and 0. S. Hoodsdon
were transactng business in town
Tuesday. They report the warm
weather of the last few days rather
hard on the grain, especially at this
stage when the grain should be fully
developed.
The first crop of alfalfa is being
cut and put up all along Willow creek
valley. If this crop is put up with
out any rain falling on it, it will be
the first time in many seasons that
such a thing has happened. The
season is much earlier this year.
A telegram received at Lexington
Tuesday afternoon, stated that Miss
Florence Olmsted had passed away.
Miss Olmsted was the primary teach
er in the public school here for years.
This spring she was forced to give up
her work on account of i'll health.
Mrs. Stella Subert arrived Monday
from Wedderburn, Or, to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Copen-
haver. julius Subert is foreman on
the ranch of the McClay Estate, sit
uated on the coast at the north of
Rogue river.
The O.-W. R. & N. Cos. construc-
tion gang is at Lexington station
building the long looked for corral
and loading chute just below the
depot. This is long felt want and
will be appreciated by shippers in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Laura S. LeMace, organizer
of the w. G. r. U. gave a very inter-
esting lecture Sunday and Monday
evenings at the Congregational
church. There was large attend
ance as the speaker was the best
along this line that many have had
the pleasure of hearing.
Ralph Phillips met with an acci-
dent a few days ago at the ranch of
r. l.. Benge, where he has been
staying. A 30 caliber rifle was dis
charged, the shot entering his left
side, ranging upward, lodging in his
shoulder. At the present writing he
is getting along nicely.
The school board In Dist. No. IL
have selected so far, two teachers
for the coming year, Stephen Doak
of Stanfield and Miss May Severance
The others will be selected later on
This means that the T,exin ptOn high