The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-01

Hollow on Tuesday.
]. A. Adams of Hardman was in
the city on Tuesday.
f. F. Day came up from his ranch
near lone on Monday.
David II. Grabill. of lone. spent
last in Heppner.
Mrs. Archie Barnard is visiting
with friends at Hermiston.
Tilden Williams, of Hardman, was
a visitor in Heppner the first of the
week.
Albert Slocum is up from his Port
land home looking after Heppner in
terests.
Silas Harris of Parkers Mill was
paying his taxes at the court house on
Tuesday.
D. E. Gilman was passenger for
Portland on Saturday, whittier he
was headed on business.
Lawrence Redding, Eight Mile
farmer, was in the city Monday after
a load of ranch supplies.
j. H. Edwards, we'll known Sand
Hollow farmer, was Saturday
business visitor in Heppner
Orc Adkins and wife went to
Standfeld last week to visit for a few
DAYS with Mr.. Adkins sister, Mrs. W.
G. Howard.
w. E. Pruyn has purchased q lot
on the hill just north of B. r. Patter-
sons bungalow and will erect home
thereon this summer.
r. w. Turner, farmer Of Sand Hol-
low, spent Sunday with his family in
Heppner. He states that the rainy
weather causes the farmer to get
mighty busy these days preparing
his crops.
w. P. Luttrell, of Joseph, visited
with old friends in Morrow county
The past week. Mr.. Luttrell was for
merly engaged in business in Lexing-
ton. His brother, Omar Luttrell
resides in the Black Horse section.
Miss Lucille Elder has accepted a
position as stenographer in the Office
of C. Il. Woodson, well known local
attorney. She succeeds Mrs. Harry
Jayne, who has held the position for
the past three years, but recently re-
signed.
Henry Blahm is making need
ed improvements to his farm resi-
dence, putting on new roof and
otherwise repairing the same. When
it shall have received a new dress of
paint it will present very neat ap-
pearance.
Chas. Osten and George Moore re-
turned to their farm homes south of
Heppner, Tuesday, after remaining
several days in the city on business.
These gentlemen are interested in
getting a spring term Of school in
their district.
Dan Summer and Gus Johnson
were in the city on Friday from Lex
ington. Mr.. Summer has recently
built himself a neat home and great
ly improved the property surrounding
the same that he acquired some time
since in that city.
i Emerson and Claude Keithley
Eight Mile farmers, were business
visitors in this city Saturday. Emer-
son is preparing to leave Morrow
county on account of his wife's
health, but before going, he will dis
pose Of considerable personal proper
ty, which he advertises in this issue
of the Gazette-Times.
WANTED Bucks to Pasture. All
kinds of grass, lots of water and good
shade viii furnish man to look
after them. viii take bucks to pas
turo and return them for S1.75 pei
head per season. Am located on the
Geo. Wright ranch.
MATT T. HUGHES,
At. Lone Rock, Oregon.
Ben Swaggart has Just finished re
seeding 1000 acres of grain on his
farm northeast of Lexington. The
good rains of late are causing the
wheat raisers of that locality to fee
much better, and the grain is now
beginning to come along in fine
shape. Ben thinks it pretty tough
however, to sell his grain for so cts
and then have to buy it back agail
for re-seeding at $3.50.
Fossil Journal H. H, Wheeler, ;
highly respected pioneer Of Eastern
Oregon, died yesterday at his hom
in Mitchell The county of Wheele
was named in his honor. He carried
the mail from The Dalles to Canyol
City in the mining boom days of tn
early sixties, and while doing so ha,
his front teeth shot out by Indians
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs
Carl Whitcomb of Mitchell
Laxton McMurray has purchase,
. the Hughes place on Rhea creek ad
Joining the Padberg farm and he vii
run this in connection with the Pad
berg place. Mr.. McMurray is branch
ing out quite extensively in the no
raising business and claims to hav
somo of Tho finast Poland Chinac owe