The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-25


ceed at once to replenish the stock
and put in full and complete line
of all kinds Of goods so that the peo-
pie of the Hardman section need not
have to go away from home in the
future to get what they want in the
way Of merchandise. Mr.. Prophet
and Mr.. Biddle were in Heppner on
Tuesday and visited this shop to get
lined out for what business station
cry they stood in need of.
Fossil Journal: Last week Hon.
W. w. Steiwer purchased all that
part of the Chas. Royse ranch near
Spray which lies on the north side of
the John Day river. This deal COM
prises about 4S0 acres, and includes
one-fourth interest in the big irriga-
tion dam. Mr. Royse retains about
800 acres on the south side of the
river B. D. Burtle, who recently
disposed Of his blacksmith shop, has
been placed in charge of the land
bought by Mr. Steiwer.
Mrs. L. NJ. Woodwork and Mrs
Marion Freeman, of The Dalies, visit
ed friends for couple Of days in
Heppner during the past week. Mrs.
Woodworth is the wife of the former
engineer Of the branch line and the
family resided in Heppner for several
years, forming many warm friend
ships here. Mrs. Freeman's hus-
band was a conductor on the Hepp-
ner branch for while. These ladies
enjoyed a very pleasant visit in our
city
Mrs. Will Rice, who was called to
Echo, Oregon, Tuesday by message
conveying the intelligence that her
daughter, Miss Zelma Porter, was i'll
with typhoid fever, returned home
last evening accompanied by her
daughter Miss Porter went to Echo
week previous to her illness, in
tending to make her home there
Brownsville Times. Mrs. Rice for
merly resided at lone.
Chas. Oney has returned to Hepp-
ner after an absence of about year
and a half, during which time he has
been living in the vicinity Of Bend.
Mr.. Oney thinks that is pretty good
country over there for the man who
likes to hunt and fish for there is
plenty of this sort of sport; as a
place to live, he does not think very
highly of that portion of Central
Oregon.
J. G.. Brown and children have re-
turned from visit to Southern Cal
ifornia. Mr.. Brown has been absent
during the winter months and spent
the time in the vicinity of Redlands
While there he enjoyed the rainy
season and got pretty we'll soaked
up. He and the children took in the
fairs at San Diego and San Francisco
and enjoyed them very much.
WANTED-Bucks to Pasture. All
kinds of grass, lots Of water and good
shade. Will furnish man to look
after them. Will take bucks to pas
ture and return them for $1.75 per
head per season. Am located on the
Geo. Wright ranch.
MATT 7. HUGHES,
At. Lone Rock, Oregon.
This office acknowledges pleasant
business call on Wednesday from Mr..
H. A. Corners, representing the firm
of Blake, McFall Company, whole
sale paper dealers of Portland. He is
the new representative of this COM
pany in this field, is pleasant young
gentleman and business getter for
his firm.
Dan Engleman was pleasant cal
ler at this Office while in town last
Thursday evening. Mr. Engleman is
very busy these days trying to get
the most of the houses in lone and
vicinity dressed up with new coats
of paint for the Spring season. He
reports business good in his line.
Lon Wattenburger, alfalfa raiser
of Butter creek, and who resides in
the vicinity of Galloway, was bust
ness visitor in Heppner on Monday.
He was accompanied by his father
in-law, Mr.. Morehead, who has been
making his home during the winter
at the Wattenburger farm.
County Surveyor 10y M. Turner
with his corps of assistants, began
this morning the new survey on the
Willow creek county road between
Heppner and lone. This in another
step the county is taking in the di-
rection of good roads, and will ulti-
mately result in a good highway be-
tween these two towns. Actual
grading work has been started at
lone, and the citizens of that sec
tion are spending some money and
effort in strengthening the road be-
tween lone and Morgan.
WHY NOT?