The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-05-07
WEEKS NEWS.
Local and Personal
Happenings.

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We have an abundance of old
papers for sale at this office.
Try our sundaes, the best in the
city-the Palm.
R. Hogeland and wife were down
from Parkers Mill on Friday.
Walter Kilcup was in Heppner
from his ranch near Lena on Friday.
Don't forget the ball game tomor-
row afternoon, Umatilla VS.. Heppner.
Burton Fl. Peck of Rhea creek was
transacting business in Heppner on
Friday.
Nat Webb Jr. is down from Walla
Walla visiting with his brother,
Paul.
]. A. Waters and wife and Mrs. c.
C. Chick of lone, were Heppner Wis
itors on Friday.
The MILESTONE shearing plant is
running full blast at the Boyer ranch
five miles east of town.
James Murtha, Rock creek sheep
man, was doing business in Heppner
on Friday and Saturday.
Olaf Bergstrom and wife were in
town from their Eight Mile home on
Friday doing some shopping.
]. H. Wyland, wall-known stock
man was in the city from his ranch
near Hardman, on Saturday.
See us before buying your years
supply of -four. We can save you
money. HEPPNER MILLING co.
Miss Viva Jones returned home
from Pendleton last Thursday eve
ming, after visiting friends in the
neighboring city for several days.
The baby son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright Sailing of Hardman, died on
Friday morning last from summer
complaint. The boy was about II
months old.
George Bleakman, Of Hardman,
candidate on the Republican ticket
for commissioner before the promar-
les, was in from the south end Of the
county on Friday.
Jesse French was in town from
Big Butter creek on Saturday. All
vegetation in his locality is booming
at present and prospects are fine for
range, field and garden.
Yves Brannon of Hardman did bus
mess in Heppner on Friday. Mr..
Brannon farms in the Eight Mile
section and is we'll pleased with his
prospects for bumper crop.
R. F. Fraser of Gooseberry, demo-
cratic candidate for the nomination
OF county commissioner, was in
Heppner the last of the week look
ing after his interests in political
way.
Saddler E. G. Noble is mailing
out neat catalogue of his saddles
to the numerous inquirers all over
the country. His mail order busi-
ness is one of the big items of his
trade.
Court street has undergone some
valuable improvement in the line of
grading the past week. The main
road from the Court street bridge to
the Byland farm, east of town was
worked over by the grader.
John Olden, Rhea creek farmer
and stockman, was in Heppner on
Friday. Mr.. Olden states that his
orchard did not suffer any from the
recent hard frosts and he should
have an abundance Of fruits OF all
kinds this season.
P. A. Engle and family were Wis
itors in Heppner last Thursday. Mr.
Engle is making preparations to
prove up on his homestead which is
five miles north of lone. He says
crop conditions and prospects are the
best he has seen while living in that
section
The largest movement in wool in
Eastern Oregon recorded so far this
season, took place last week, when
R. N. Stanfeld, extensive wool grow
er of Umatila county, consigned
100000 pounds to a Boston firm.
Mr.. Stanfield has followed the plan
of consigning his wool for several
years and reports the same as salts
factory.
Commencing tomorrow, B. F. Mat
lock, a nephew of Mayor Matlock,
will be member of the Pendleton
police force, having been appointed
yesterday by Chief of Police Kearney
as night policeman to succeed AL
Moody who has resigned on account