The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-02-11
EIGHT MILE.

Rob Knighten is plowing for his
brother Lewis this week.
Alfred Anderson's visited in the
Dry Fork country Sunday.
Vance Jones started to move his
cattle to Hermistoh Monday.
. The weather is fine and every one
is getting busy with spring work.
Miss Lavilla Walker is complain
ing a little since the basket social.
Omar Stanton's little son is report
ed to have an abscess under his ear.
Oscar Keithley and Sam Esteb
went to Heppner Monday on busi-
ness.
Mrs. Rebecca Knighten is almost
unable to speak, but as yet we have
not learned what is the cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mackey left this week
for their home at Bear Valley Idaho.
We hope they will visit us again soon.
Ed Adkins and family attended the
basket social at Hale Ridge Friday
evening and spent the night at MI
Young's.
Mr.. Frank Glasscock's baby was
not expected to live last Friday eve.
ming, but was much better Saturday
morning.
Richard Peterson purchased a
bunch of hogs from E. R. Lundel
and took them to his Rood canyon
ranch a few days ago.
Hot coffee and cocoa will be served
at the Eight Mile basket socials tt
all purchasing baskets. Don't for
get the date, Saturday evening, Feb
20.
Emerson Keithley's little daugh
ter has been under the care of DR.
Gaunt the past week. Mrs. Keithley
is very much improved in health a
this writing.
Mr.. j w. Scrivner is very sick a
his home in Democrat Gulch. Lee Ii
considerable better than for few
days and expects to be able to go t
work in few days.
Mr.. F. NJ. Lovgren has calf tha
is frothing at the mouth and acts a.
crazy as a Junebug. He has i
quarantined and is waiting to SCI
what will develop.
Jap Walker and family left Sun
day morning for Reids Mill. We ar
sorry to lose them from the com
munity as they are flrst rate neigh
bors and take an active part in th
literary programs.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Cliff Rugg was very sick few day
ago. Dr. Gaunt of Hardman is il
attendance. Mr.. Rugg is in Hoot
River at the bedside of his fathe
who is reported to be very low.
Claude keithley is looking for ,
cook. Mr.. Walkers having obtained
employment at Keids Mill leaves Mr.
Keithley with no one TO do the worl
in the kitchen and Claude says he i
too stout to wash dishes or pee
spuds. Look pleasant girls,
Emerson keithley has closed tn
deal which leaves him with less lan'
than a rabbit Lawrence Redding i
the purchaser. This place consists 0
$50 acres of as fine land as the sui
ever shown on and brought $25 pc
acre. Mr.. Redding purchased al
the personal property that Mr.. Keith
ley wanted to sell Emerson is NOV
ing what few things he kept over t
Claude's place until he can arrang
his business affairs so that he cal
go on his way. Your correspondent
thinks that Mr.. Keithley will proba
bly, get homesick and return to "goot
old Morrow County" in a few years
The basket social on Hale Ridg
was pulled off Friday evening a
scheduled Miss Bowman, the teach
er, had arranged as fine a program
as was ever heard outside first elias
play house. 1t really couldn't b
beat. The baskets sold we'll and ev
erybody seemed to enjoy themselve
immensely The proceeds of the sal
were $3415 and are to be used il
purchasing school furniture. Tall
about your pretty baskets! Their
were some of the most beautiful ere
ations that your correspondent ha
ever had the pleasure to see. MI
Geo. Burnside acted as auctionee
and certainly did fine work in TIL