The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-10-21

some, don't it Frank.
Henry Slender and son, and Wild
Palmateer autoed up to Heppner last
Monday. think the boys were look
ing after some rabbits.
Born-To Mr.. mad Mrs Waite Craw-
ford at their home last Sunday morn
ing, fine big boy. Mother and child
getting along in fine shape.
Mrs. ]. H. Cochran, who has been
up at White Swan visiting with her
daughters for some time, returned to
lone Saturday of last week.
Joe Knappenberg, Walter Cason
and VIM. Swanson were Heppner Wis
itors last Monday, attending to some
business matters while up there.
George Parman, one of our old
timers from the Walla Walla coun-
try, spent several days with us re-
Gently, returning home last Tuesday
Walter Puyear departed for the
Idaho country last Sunday where he
will visit with his brothers for a
short time and have a general good
time.
Rufus Farrens has been on the sick
list for some time, and We are glad
to learn that he is improving, and
hope he will be all right in a short
time.
Mrs. Oscar Lundell and her mother
Mrs. Petre, who have been in lone for
the past three weeks, returned to
their home at Rheas Siding last Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Lundell, who
have been down at Rheas Siding for
the past three weeks, returned to
their home at lone last Tuesday
evening.
The Young band is again hammer
ing away under the able management
of Prof. Burger. Several of the boys
have new instruments and we are
looking forward to some good music
by spring.
DR.. Chick has the well drill on his
place north of lone. There is yorl
good chance to get artesian water in
that neck O. the woods and we hope
they will strike it there.
Rorn-To. Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Titus at their home in this city, fine
big boy. Mother and child are get
ting along fine. No wonder Chet Is
buying stogies these days.
The Yeoman lodge was organized
in lone last Tuesday night. Quite a
number were introduced into this
new organization and all report a
very pleasant evening. There we're
a goodly number from our nelglDor-
ing city of Lexington at the dolngs'
Dick Turpin has his barber shop
heated with steam these days. lie
has run pipes on the inside OF his
building. and connected them Win
his hot water tank. Dick says he
can make it as hot as the place you
read about in just few minutes, ano
it saves him fussing with a dirty
stove in his shop.
Covote Harold has Just returned
from what might be termed hobo
brake beam and other venturesomt
trim. Harold says he had three dol
lars and some odd cents when he LEI
here and returned with one dollar
and some sense. He went as far Eas
as Salt Lake and as far South as the
Panama Exposition, but says the fall
was too tame for him as he saw al
he wanted in couple OF days.
Wednesday of last week was de
voted to rabbit drive by a goodl.
number of Ioneites, out at Sweden
Several loads of people from the Egt
City, also quite number of farmer
| ioined in the procession and drove
| from o. E. Lindstrom's place doWl
the canyon to what is known as TN
| Peter johnson place. When the hal
| quit flying there were in the neigh
| borhood of three hundred rabbits ly
ing dead. The only weapons use'
we're clubs. 1t rained on the merr.
bunch all the way down the canyon
| wetting them in good shape. Thl
| drive being such success there wa
another called for the following Sun
day, which was Sunday of last week
This drive was from Paul Troedson'
to the aforementioned corral, ant
to say it was not a huge success
would be telling whopper. Ther
were twenty auto loads from lon
and vicinity, about ten vehicles o
various kinds and possibly twent
horseback riders, and the way the
sent the rabbits down the canyon wa
not slow. They finally landed at tn
corral and after the fog of hair AM
dust had cleared away there wer
counted four hundred and sixty-fiv
h..