The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-06
lone.

]. H. Wilt is driving a brand new
Ford these days, having disposed of
! his other machine.
w. H. Cronk and family drove
down to Cecil in Mr.. Cronk's car one
day last week, going down to the
Hynd ranch.
C. B. Sperry has Joined the army
of rubber tired vehicles and we see
him and his family enjoying the fresh
air these days in his car.
The lone Orchestra gave a dance
in the skating rink last Friday night
and the young people all seemed to
enjoy themselves in the old fashioned
way
Mrs. Phelps, who has been the
guest of r. F. Wilmot and wife for
the past three weeks, left lone last
Friday for Walla Walla where she
will visit with her son a short time.
She will go from there to Baker.
Mr.. Yonkey, who is the head team
ster at Bert Mason's store, returned
from Salem Friday of last week,
where he spent few days attending
to some business matters.
j. H. Blake was in from the David
son ranch the latter part of last week.
He says that they had very heavy
freeze out there making it necessary
for them to turn the plow teams out
till the ground thawed out some
Mr.. Long, who runs the Hawthorne
Stables at Portland and has some
land interests up here at lone, spent
several days in this community last
week.
We noticed several people who
took down their heaters the early
part of last week getting busy putting
them up again during the cold snap.
]. II. Wilt and family took spin
in their new car over to Echo last
Sunday. They prinounced the roads
in excellent shape.
We understand that c.. Z. Carlson
is having his new home lighted up
with acetylene lights. Mr. Carlson
certainly believes in home comforts.
]. A. Waters and Ed Bristow made
trip out to the Waters ranch last
Sunday morning. In place of finding
frosty weather out there they found
foggy, damp weather.
We noticed that Little Doc has had
his class colors changed. OF course
we are Judging from the colors that
he wore at the ball game last Sunday.
Frank Hopkins was passenger to
Heppner last Monday evening on the
train. He returned overland with 0.
D. Forbes.
p. G. Balsiger went out to Barlow's s
the beginning of this week to pipe
their new well.
Lon McCabe and wife were in town
last Tuesday doing some shopping
Lon says there is no rest for the
wicked on the ranch these days.
Walt Smith drove to Arlington last
Monday to meet his sister, Mrs. Jesse
Smith, who has come to lone to visit
for some time. She came from Spo-
kane on the North Bank road.
We understand that the Farmers
Union Picnic will be held at lone on
June the 9Th. We nave not learned
any of the particulars but hope be-
fore long to tell you some more about
it,
lone had one of the best, the fun
niest and one of the most interesting
ball games last Sunday that a great
many of us have ever witnessed. The
married men and the single men
crossed bats in the good old fashion
ed way, the losers having to put up
a clam feed. The singles said eve
will just put one over on those old
married stiffs we will show them
how to play ball" and when the
glad they were single. but as the
game advanced some of them were
wishing that they were married, and
at the close of the game they were
a bunch of whipped players and we
have not a doubt but they all wished
they were married. There was a
very large crowd present to witness
the game and there was plenty of
roofing for both sides. 1t took three
special police to keep things in or
der and then they had their hands
full. The result Of the game was sew
en- runs for the singles and twelve for
the married. The lineup was as fol-
lows:
MARRIED-Bert Johnson, Titus,
the Jeweler, Frank Engleman, Walt
Puyear, 0. D. Forbes, Tiney Shepp-
ard Fred Bender, Prof. Doak, G. J.
Pennington.
SINGLES - Ralph Hymer, Ray
Beezeley, Hubert Haguewood, Dick
Turpin, John Clark, Bailey Hayes
Joe Beezley, Earnest Higgs, Leo
Gist.