The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-04
EIGHT MILE.

Little dabs of snow,
Little drops of rain;
Makes the gloomy farmers
Smile come back again.
c. E. Jones went to Heppner on
business Tuesday.
Jap Walker is suffering from an
attack of the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Give Huston visited
with friends in Heppner Tuesday.
Willis Ward of Lexington, was Wis
iting at Fred Esteb's last Sunday,
Oscar Keithley and family visited
at the home of Emerson keithley
Sunday afternoon.
Richard Peterson has been busy
hauling furniture to his Rood canyon
home the past several days. Quite
a bit of furniture for a bachelor.
Mrs. Frank Glasscock, who is Wis
iting at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Ashbaugh, near Hard
man. is reported on the sick list.
Ed Mackey, of Bear Valley, Idaho,
is visiting at the home of Emerson
Keithley. Mr.. Mackey is a brother
of Mrs. Keithley and a minister in
the Christian church.
Sam Esteb went in to Heppner
from Emerson Keithley's farm home
Tuesday. taking in Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Redding, who spent several
days visiting with Mr.. Keithley.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Arnold. who has been sick with
pneumonia is reported. to be greatly
improved at this writing. Mrs. Ar
mold is not in very good health at
this time owing to worry and care
over the sick child.
The big oyster supper and dance
at Fairview last Friday night was
we'll attended. The music for the
dance was furnished by Algott Lun-
dell and Dick Turpin, who are mo
slouches'' in the music line. The
entertainment was of the best and
hospitality reigned supreme.
Mrs. Emerson Keithley was taken
quite i'll at the home of Frank An
derson on the occasion of the party
there, and she has been under the
ARE of physician since. At last re-
ports she was not able to be removed
from the Anderson home but is be-
ing cared for there.
A basket social will be held at the
Eight Mile school house, February
20. A good program will be given
and everybody is invited to come
and enjoy themselves. Bring your
baskets. The proceeds from the bas-
ket sales will 60 to the Eight Mile
school.
TIE officers Of tn, Eight Mile Tel
| ephone company met with the Of
fcers Of the Lone Rock Telephone
Company at the j. w. Cradick home
on Hale Ridge Tuesday. The pur-
pose Of the meeting was to adjust
rates and other matters pertinent to
the operations Of the two lines. EN-
arson Keithiey is president of the
Eight Mile line.
Lawrence Redding and wife visit
Cd at the Emerson Keithley homo
eyaTal days the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Redding recently re
turned from the east, where they re
sided for the past two years. The!
are from Missouri, but when the!
came back to good old Morrow
county" they didn't have to b.
"showed', since they formerly re
sided neal Lexington for a numbe
Of years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson wer
surprised by their many friends a
their new home on Wednesday eve
ming last. Some eighty peopl
Gathered at the home Of Alfred An
defs9n and from there went in
body to Franks place, taking theT
! completely by surprise. These neigh
b9rs brought with them plenty G
good things to eat, and there was cel
Z tai1lv a very enjoyable time for
LARGE portion of the night.
4 surprise party was given o
Wednesday evening in honor OF NJ
and Mrs. Drake. newly weds and II
cent arrivals from Salem VINO resid
: on the 2. r. Lundeil place. ATE
getting together at the home Of VI
and Mrs. Olaf BergstrOm, the nslgi
boTs went to the Drake home IN
, body. Plenty of good eats were tai
: en- along and a fine time was ia
by all, making the young people fe.
; that they had indeed cast their 4
:, among good people.
. The Eight Mile Literary enloys
q a fine meeting on Saturday evenlr
g last. the main feature Of the eV
n ning's entertainment being a moo
' trial. The case before the court w
: a breach Of promise suit in ~hi'
Miss Bowman, the teacher at tia
d Ridge and Gene Lovgren were Il
principals. There was much pee
q liar swearing and questionable te
timony brought out in the trial, b
N il all ended we'll and the parties we
rs happily married by Squire Howa
al Anderson. At the last meeting