The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-07-08

on business the first of the week.
John Scrivner, of Democrat Gulch,
made business trip to Heppner Mon
day.
J. D. Bauman, Willow creek far
mer near Lexington, was in the city
Monday.
Ben Swaggart, the Eastern Oregon
mule man, transacted business in
Heppner Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barlow, of
Rhea creek, spent a few hours in
Heppner on Monday.
Born--In Heppner, July 4, 1915,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Farnsworth, Of
Rheas Siding, son.
The Condor Times is advocating
a bond issue for the building of per-
manent roads in Gillian county.
Nels Justus and Harry Hayes have
taken the Justus sneep to the high
mountains for the summer range.
Henry Schwarz and family spent
Sunday at the E. R. Merritt home up
on the left fork of Willow creek.
w. P. Dutton came up from Port
land the last of the week and is
spending few days in this city look
ing after property interests.
The Slocum mill force took a lay
off last Saturday and came to town
to celebrate. The mill has been run
ming full time the last few weeks.
Mike Szepanek returned to Hepp-
ner Monday after visiting for few
days with his family at the farm
home near the mouth of Sand Hol-
low.
Paul Gammell, Leo Nicholson and
Emery Gentry formed a party that
celebrated the 3rd and 4th of July at
the Cohn camp on upper Willow
creek.
E. E. Rugg, of Rugg Bros, was in
town Monday from his Rhea creek
ranch after harvest supplies. They
are now in the midst of hay harvest
on the creek.
Miss Mynnie Tonsfeldt, who visit
ed with her friend, Miss Leta Hum
phreys during the past week, re-
turned to her home at White Salmon,
Wash, Monday.
R. ]. Carsner, the Wheeler county
stockman, shipped four cars Of prime
beef cattle to the Portland market
last Saturday. Mr.. Carsner accom-
panied the shipment.
Lou Zigler took the families of ].
B. Huddleston and John Wlghtman
to the coal mines last Friday evening
and they spent Saturday in the cool
shades of the tall timber.
Miss Anna Dowall was called to
her home at Missoula, Mon, Monday
by the serious illness of her mother.
Miss Dowall has been pianist at the
Star Theater for the past two months.
Born-On Sunday, July 4, 1915, at
at the Allison hospital in Heppner,
to the wife OF Jess Beardsley,
daughter. Jess now claims the nonor
to be classed among our most patriot
| ic citizens.
Mrs. ]. A. Waters departed Tues
day for Portland, and after few
days will go on to Newport to remain
for the summer. She will be Joined
later by Mr.. Waters who will spend
several weeks at the sea shore.
Mrs. ]. P. Conder and sons and
the Misses Mary Morgan and Mabry
Currin. constituted party whom
Harry Morgan took to Moscow, Idaho
in his Ford Sunday, where they VIII
make relatives of the Morgans resid-
ing there short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Keithley were
down from the Herren forest station
on Ditch creek several days this
week. On their return they were ac-
companied by Mrs. Carrie Vaughn,
who will spend portion of the heat
ed spell in this mountain retreat.
Mrs. ]. r. Knappenberg, of lone,
was successfully operated on for the
removal of gall stones, Saturday. DR..
Tucker, of Portland, assisted local
physicians in the operation. Mrs.
Knappenberg is doing we'll at present
and rapidly recovering from the ef-
fects of the operation.
]. S. Young, accompanied by his
son Glenn, was in town Monday after
some of his harvest crew. He re-
turned to his Eight Mile home with
Will Morgan and Dave Wilson. Mr..
Young says that he has an excellent
crop of barley and his wheat Will
make an average yield.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Copenhaver
were. visitors in Heppner Monday and
made this Office pleasant call. Mr..
Copenhaver states that the recent hot
weather has very materially shorten
ed the crops in the north end of the
county and he looks for little NO.
grain to be harvested there this year.
Spencer Akers and family enjoyed
the cool of the mountains near Par
kers Mill Saturday and Sunday. They
have established camp at that point
and the family will spend much of
the heated term there. A very heavy
rain visited that section on Sunday
afternoon and this made 1t rather un-
pleasant for the pleasure seekers.
John Glasscock and two daughters
arrived from Portland the last OF the
week and have been visiting relatives
here for several days. They Will 60
on to McDuffee Springs to remain for
month or six weeks for the benefit
| of Mr. Glasscncks health. He has