The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-17
w EEK'S NEW S.
Local And Personal Happen
> ings of Heppner And
Vicinity.

George ]. Currin, county COM
missioner, made a business trip to
Ontario last Friday.
VIM. Haylor returned Sunday after
spending the week with his people
residing in Portland.
Mike Marshall met with a slight
accident last week, while an his way
to the ranch in his Ford car.
Leroy Jones left for Gillian coun-
ty Monday, where he will introduce
the Jones Weeder to the farmers.
Mrs. Henry Vance returned home
on Monday from Portland, where she
enjoyed the Rose Festival for a few
days.
Chas. Hamilton and wife arrived
in Heppner Friday from the Valley
and are visiting with relatives and
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Richardson,
who spent the past week taking in
the festivities at oPrtland, returned
home Sunday.
Mrs. W. O. Hill and little son ar
rived from Portland Sunday to join
Mr.. Hill and take up their residence
again in Heppner
Fred Elder and wife returned
Monday evening from Portland,
where they spent the week enjoying
the Rose Festival.
Adam Knoblock was in from Rhea
creek on Monday, taking out load
of cement which he will use in doing
some concrete work.
Miles Potter came over from his
home near Spray last Thursday and
spent several days visiting with rel
atives and friends in this city.
Andy Rood returned home from
Portland on Sunday. He spent few
days in the metropolis attending the
Rose Show and "wiseing up" on au-
tomobiles.
R. F. Hynd, president of the Hepp-
ner Milling Company, is up from
Portland to spend few days in this
city looking after his business in
terests here.
Creston Maddox, who spent the
school year in Eugene, where he was
a student at the University OF Ore
gon, has returned to Heppner for
the summer vacation.
Michael McCabe and John McHugh
of Heppner bought band of sheep
from McIntira and O'Rourke of
Spray; the price paid was $3.50 per
head.--Spray Courier.
Geo. N. Ely of Morgan, has re-
turned to his home from Hot Lake,
where he spent several weeks for
treatment for rheumatism. He re-
turns home greatly improved in
health.
Mrs. Verne Hamilton, of Coquille,
is visiting at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Clark, on
their farm below town. DR.. Verne
Hamilton is now leading physician
of Coquille and conducts hospital.
Mrs. s. W. Spencer departed for
Portland Monday, going as a dele
gate to the grand lodge, Order of
Eastern Star, from Ruth chapter No.
80, of Heppner. The grand lodge of
the Masonic orders convenes in Port
land this week.
Postmaster Richardson and wife
returned Sunday evening from Port
land where they attended the Rose
Show and Mr.. Richardson the meet
ing of the presidential postmasters.
Mr.. Richardson states that the crowd
was record breaker at the Rose
Show this year.
Ed Hunt, who was in the city Sat-
urday from his Rhea creek farm,
says that crops are growing at rapid
rate, and he expects at least as large
a yield as he received last year. Mr..
Hunt says that while the grain is
not making as good stand as it did
last year, he looks for better quail
ity.
The postoffice and banks were
closed in this city last Friday, Gov
ernor Withycombe having declared
that day legal holiday. The declar-
alton was made in conjunction with
the Portland Rose Festival, one day
being set aside for everybody to take
part in this annual celebration.
in this annual celebration.
John Piper and son were visitors
in Heppner Monday. Mr., Piper is
feeling good over hisc rop prospects,
and he has right to. His wheat is
now past the danger point and will
turn him off anywhere from 20 to
3O-bushel crop. Six weeks ago, Mr..
Piper would not have given much for
the crop outlook, but 1t Is quite DIFF
ferent now.
]. j. Adkins was taken out to his
Rhea creek farm on Sunday after
noon, where he will remain for the
summer months. We are glad to note
that he has sufficiently recovered to
be able to make this move. It is now
nearly year since Mr.. Adkins was
hurt, and he is far from being we'll
yet, and his injuries may prove to be
of a permanent nature.
OIL. Curtis and wife and young
son visited at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. Humphreys Thursday and
Friday last. Mrs. Curtis is sister of
Mrs. Humphreys. Mr.. Curtis is re-
cent graduate of the Eugene Bible
University and was on his way to
Elgin to take charge of the Christian
church there. They departed for
their new home Saturday.
Chas. Pointer and family were in
Heppner Saturday. His section of
the country north of Lexington was
we'll supplied with moisture by the
big rain of last Friday and crops
and gardens got big lift. Mr.