The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-22
WEEKS NEWS.
Local And Personal Happen
ings of Heppner And
Vicinity.


Thirst" sc at your favorite fountain.
LOST-A brown coat with the in
itials ]. S. c.. on inside pocket. Find
er please leave at this office.
w. H. Lytle, state veterinarian, with
headquarters at Salem, made Hepp-
ner an official visit on Monday.
]. w. .Beymer Of Monument, has
been spending several days in Hepp
ner on business the past week.
Are you loking for some automo-
bile bargains? Read the adv. of l..
Il. Frey, of Arlington, In this issue.
DR.. McMurdo has bought out DR..
Allison's Office and is now located at
Patterson & Sons drug store. tt.
For Sale or Trade-Good cord
wood. Write Box 297 Heppner, or
see r. H. Weeks, Hamilton Ranch.
j. 15-2m.
Spencer Akers and family motored
out to Parkers Mill Wednesday and
have established a summer camp at
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Wells are max
ing arrangements to establish a camp
on Ditch creek. They expect to go
up there next week.
Art Reid was down from the Reid
Bros. mill the first of the week. We
would call your attention to his ad
in another column.
James and George Burnside were
down from their farm near Hardman
Tuesday They report harvest under
way in their locality.
Laurence Sweek, prominent
Grant stockman who lives near Mon
ument, arrived in the city the first of
the week on a business trip.
Miss Josephine Cameron returned
Sunday evening from Portland, where
she spent two weeks visiting with her
mother, Mrs. Eleanor Cameron.
DR.. c. C. Chick was in Heppner
Monday on professional business. He
was accompanied by Rev. C. w. Rey-
nolds, pastor of the Christian church
at that place.
G. R. Wagner of Monument spent
several days in Heppner the past
week. He returned home with new
Ford car which he purchased from
the local agency.
E. l.. Comfy of Portland, rs visiting
with his brother, E. N. Comfy in this
city. He was formerly in the shoe
business with his brother here, under
the firm name of Comfy Bros.
Merchant James Thomson has es
tablished a camp for his family on
Willow creek about half mile be-
low the Slocum mill and they will
spend the remainder of the summer
there.
Chance Wilson took load Of cat
tie to Portland the first Of the week.
He returned to his home near Mon
ument in new Ford car which he
purchased from the local firm OF
Vaughn & Sons.
Sue Dustin, Blanche Putnam.
Gladys M. Sweek. Joe M. Simas and
Roy Bowman. all we'll known resi-
dents of Monument, arrived in Hepp-
ner Monday and were registered at
the Palace hotel.
Miss Edith Thorley suffered an in
Jury to one of her eyes on Thursday
last by badly burning the eye ball
with curling iron. The accident was
very painful but the young lady will
not suffer any permanent injury
therefrom.
Word received by his family in
Heppner is to the effect that T. f.
Chidsey has been able to leave the
hospital in Portland. and is now at
the home of Mrs. Chidsey's sister in
Vancouver, Wash, where he is slow
ly recovering.
l.. e. Fridley, Social Ridge farmer,
was doing business in Heppner Sat
urday. Mr.. Fridley is now busy with
his wheat harvest and states that
numerous heading outfits are at work
in his neighborhood. No threshing
has been done out his way yet.
Mrs Chas. Huston of Eight Mile,
who was operated on at the Heppner
Sanatorium some two weeks ago for
the removal Of gall stones, is report
ed to be doing well at the present
time and should be able to leave the
hospital in another ten days or two
weeks.
Frank Gabler, employed at the
blacksmith shop of H. G. Ashbaugh,
was unfortunate in getting chip Of
red hot iron in one Of his eyes Tues
day morning. The mishap caused him
a lot of pain for a while but this was
relieved by the attention of physi- |
clan.
Matt r. Hughes, rancher of the
Lone Rock section, was a visitor in
Heppner Friday and Saturday He is
preparing for his hay harvest which
he announces Is unusually fine this
season. Matt is running both cattle
and sheep and is well satisfied with
his new location.
Forest Supervisor Cryder was over
from Pendleton on Saturday and Sun
day, looking after the interests of the
service in this end of the district. He |
returned to Pendleton Monday aud |
expects to be back this way shortly |
for stay of some weeks, adjusting |
matters between the various ranger
stations.
Theo, Anderson was in from Eight |
Mile on Tuesday making preparations
for beginning his wheat harvest |
While the hot weather did some dam
age to q part of Mr.. Anderson grain
he has some that will turn out well
and says he will be able to keep the
wolf from the door for another year
at least.
Jas. Farley got in Friday evening
from his sumer range. His allotment |
is in the vicinity of Desolation lake
where he arrived with his flocks in
good shape the latter part of May.
He says that feed is extra good there
this season and sheep should come
home from the mountains in excellent