The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26

Born-In this city, on the 23rd
inst, to Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Mason,
a daughter.
Rev. B. j. Hoadley, of Portland,
will preach at the Federated church
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
See our interior or exterior decor
ating Remember our work is our
guarantee. BRADFORD & SON,
"The Village Painters"
Clyde Brock and family left Tues
day for Rockaway beach where they
will spend couple of weeks vaca-
tion.
N. S. MILESTONE and wife departed
for Portland Tuesday, Mr.. W. being
called to the city for few days ON
business.
FOR SALE-A good residence lot;
good barn, chicken house and a
number of fruit trees on lot, Inquire
at this office. tt.
w. Y. Ball has returned to his ac-
customed place in the store of Minor
& Co. after few weeks of vacation
at the seashore.
A car load of fine Watermelons
came in last evening from Hermiston
and are being distributed among our
grocerymen today.
Mrs. ]. Mckinley came up from
Portland Tuesday to spend three
weeks visiting with her mother, Mrs.
N. S. Milestone, and other relatives
here.
Mrs. j. 0. Hager and children re-
| turned from the sea coast Tuesday.
They have been spending the past
month at Elsmore Park on the Tilla
nook beach.
w. B. Ewing, alfalfa raiser and
successful farmer of Cecil, was in
Heppner Sunday on his way. to his
mountain ranch near the head wa
ters Of Rhea creek.
Mat Hughes returned to his Lone
Rock home yesterday after trip to
Portland with bunch of beef cattle.
Mr.. Hughes found the market quite
satisfactory on this trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy Roberts were
down from their home at Toll Rock
Friday. They found the summer
heat much more oppressive at Hepp-
ner than it is at their mountain re-
| treat.
T. ]. Mahoney, cashier of the First
National Bank, returned from his
summer vacation Monday. The most
of his time was spent with his family
at their coast resort on TillamOOk
beach.
C. E. Jones was in from Eight Mile
Sunday, returning home Monday. He
was accompanied to town by Mrs. LIE
Roy Jones who is visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vawter Crawford.
Walter Rood was quite severely in
jured Sunday evening by being struck
in the side with the fore feet of a
fractions horse. No bones were
broken but the accident was quite
painful just the same.
C. A. Hampton, father of Mrs.
Claud Cox, and who has been visiting
here for a short time, took his depar-
ture for his home at Galax, Va, Mon
day, expecting to visit many points
of interest on the way.
Chas. Pointer and family and Ed
Pointer were up from Lexington Fri.
day afternoon. Threshing is finished
at the Pointer farm and Chas. is we'll
satisfied with results obtained, tho
not so good as other seasons.
Regular preaching services will be
conducted, both morning and evening
at the Christian church Sunday. by
the pastor, Rev. T. s. Handsaker,
who is expected home from his sum-
mer vacation at the end of the week.
A. F. Wall, formerly conductor on
the Heppner branch, and we'll known
in this city, died at his home in Port
land on Thursday last. Mr.. Wall was
a native of Oregon and had been in
the service of the O.-W. R & N. Co.
for the past Is years.
Henry Cohn got in last evening
from San Francisco, where he has
been having a good time taking in
the Exposition. He expects his peo-
pie in today by auto, they having con-
tinued their journey home by way of
the Columbia River Highway.
I. C. Bennett is home from trip
to Nevada. where he went a short
time ago with view of locating. He
has seen that country now and is sat
isfied to continue his residence in this
part of the country. To be plain
about it, he does not like that coun-
try at all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Scherzinger
and daughter returned Tuesday from
their trip to California. Besides TAX
ing in the two big expositions down
there, they travelled on into Mexico
and visited points of interest. The
trip was very pleasant one in most
respects, tho the weather was very
warm and travelling was more or less
uncomfortable on this account.
DR.. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo ar
rived home Sunday afternoon from
their stay Of several weeks at the
beach, They came up in their new
car over the Columbia River High
way and enjoyed the scenery i'm
| mensely, but could not say very much
in commendation of the roadway, as
at the present time 1t is very rough
and surfaced only for short dis
tance.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Johnson, of
Dayton, Wash, are visiting this week
with relatives in this county. They
arrived on Friday last and spent a
few days at the home of Hiram Tash,
in this city, Mrs. Tash and Mrs: John
son being sisters, and they are now