The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-27
LEXINGTON.

Miss Ruby Ayers Of Butter creek
is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. B. Coxen.
Herb Olden, an Eight Mile farmer,
was transacting business in town on
Monday.
6 f. Notson, county school super
intendent, was caller in this city the
first of the week.
Last Saturday a number of people
from this vicinity went to lone to at
tend the closing exercises OF the lone
High School.
Gov Thornburg and family came
from Ritter last Tuesday for few
davs visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Thornburg.
Otto Robinett, Richard Roblnett'
Geo. Broadly and w. P. Mcmillan
made an auto trip to Pendleton last
Saturday returning Sunday.
Mrs. Isabella Sedgwick, who is at
present owner of the Pete Christen-
son place below town, returned here
after spending the winter in van
couver, Wash.
Sunday, May %, several OF the
Grand Army veterans journeyed 10
Henpner to listen to a sermon preach
ed at the Christian church by Rev.
Handsaker.
M. E. Rood, manager of Tuna
Lum Lumber Co. at this place, Is the
possessor of an Overland car OF the
vintage 1910, and Will soon become
an expert autoist.
Hank Parker returned sunday
from Newport, where he was attend
ing the session of the Grand Lodge OF
[. o. 0. F. He reports very inter
esting and instructive session.
Carl Musgrave has lately returned
to his farm near South Springs Carl
is an early settler in that part of the
country and is very we'll pleased with
crop prospects in that vicinity.
Mrs. 0. S. Hodsdon left Saturday
for Portland where she will meet her
daughter, Miss Winnie Smith, who
has Just finished a successful year OF
teaching at klamath Falls. Miss
Smith will spend vacation here.
]. C. Gilbert was in town from his
ranch north of Lexington and reports
much rainfall during the past few
days. He, as we'll as Others in that
vicinity declares the rabbits are be-
coming very bad pest to growing
crops.
Ed Day, of Portland, was in the
city Friday and made sight seeing
trip out into the country in his
Franklin touring car, Mr.. Day is a
pioneer of this county and lived IN
the Butter creek country for many
years.
F. l.. Kent, of Portland, was in
Lexington Saturday, taking notes on
the growing crops in this vicinity.
Mr.. Kent is field observer for the
Department of Agriculture and has
been in this vicinity several times
gathering statistics for the depart
mont.
j. w. Beckett, of Eight Mile, was in
town Saturday He reports that the
late showers have helped out the late
sown grain, which now promises
fair yield. Mr.. Beckett is having a
we'll drilled on his ranch, the work
men having struck flow of water at
16O feet, but not enough for future
use. They expect more water at a
greater depth.
Pat Curran, a sheepman living
north of Lexington, met with an ac-
cident last Saturday near town while
hauling his wool to Heppner. The
lead team broke loose and Mr.. Currln
tried to hold them and was dragged
from the seat. He fell in such a
manner as to receive some painful
bruises, which caused him to be tax
en- to the hospital for treatment.
This week will mark the closing
of the school year at this place, next
Saturday being the last day and will
consist of school picnic. A school
play will be given at the hall on Fri
day evening. The past year has been
a most satisfactory one for the school
patrons and it is also announced that
all the teachers have been retained
for another year with one exception.
1t is regretted by all that new
aaohar must he selected