The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-05
WEEKS NEWS.
Local And Personal Happen
ings of Heppner And
Vicinity.

his Ford jitney.
Jake Young was in town for a cou-
pie of days the end of the week, being
called here on account of the illness
of his son, Robert.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Parker returned
home Saturday from visit of two
weeks at Newport and points in the
Willamette Valley.
Emery Slocum is down from the
rest from the strenuous work at the
Slocum Willow creek mill
County Judge Patterson departed
on Tuesday for the coast at Rock
away Beach to join his family and en-
Joy an outing of few weeks.
Mr.. Michael Pendergast of Hepp-
ner, arrived at the Hot Lake Sana-
torium to take a course of baths and
treatment on the 2Sth Of July.
w. P. Dutton returned Sunday
from a stay of about four weeks at
McDuffee Springs, near Ritter His
visit there did him much good in get
ting rid of his rheumatism.
Rev. j. L. Jones, pastor Of the Con-
gregational church at lone, spent Fri
day night in Heppner in the interest
of the county Sunday School Associa-
tion of which he is the president.
G. A. Bleakman, Hardman mer
chant, was in town Monday. George
has to either bum ride or go a-foot
these days, since his Overland went
I'D in smoke at the Hardman fire last
week.
C. E. Jones, Eight Mile farmer,
was in town Monday. His crew is
busy at present cutting his grain crop
and getting it ready for the thresher
which will start up on his place in
about two weeks.
DR.. Isabel Sedgwick departed Fri
day for Portland to attend the ma
tional convention of Osteopaths at
that place. This is very notable
gathering and will be in session there
during this week.
Albert Bowker returned from
visit of a week in Portland, on Sat
urday. He was accompanied below
by Mrs. Bowker. who returned to
Heppner a few DAYS ahead OF her
husband
County Clerk Waters returned Sun
day from a visit Of three weeks at
Newport where his family Is now To-
Gated for the summer. He enjoyed
the salt air very much and feels quite
refreshed and invigorated.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Emerson de-
parted for Portland Sunday and ex-
pect to remain there for at least a
month in hopes that the change Will
prove beneficial to Mr.. Emerson who
has been sick for several weeks.
Lish Watkins and family were in
from their Willow creek farm on Sat
urday. Mr.. Watkins states that a
very heavy rain fell in the timber
above his place Friday night and the
creek was filled to overfowing in
places.
Prof. Hoffman writes this Office un-
der date of July 2S, that he had just
landed at the pier in New York city
after a sea voyage of three weeks
from San Francisco via the Panama
canal. He expects to arrive at Hepp-
ner about August 18th.
Deputy Clerk Anderson took his
departure for Vancouver, Wash.'
Tuesday, where he joins Mrs. Ander-
son and will remain away for a cou-
pie of weeks on his summer vacation.
Before returning to Heppner he Will
make a short visit at Goldendale.
Will Fisk, son of C. A. Fisk, who
was conductor on the Heppner branch
for many years, is visiting in Heppner
this week from his Portland home
He has been at work for the past
three weeks or so helping put up the
hay crop on the Jack Hynd place at
Cecil
Michael Kenny expects to get a
good yield of grain of his two nun
dred-acre field. 1t is now about ready
for harvest and promises him a yield
of at least 80 bushels to the acre.
He has put up his usual good hay
crop and generally speaking, Mike
says there is nothing to complain
about around his bailiwick.
Robert Young took sick last week
while at work with the Theo. Ander-
son header on Eight Mile. He was
brought to town and 1t was ascer-
tanned that he had diptheria. Prompt
use of antitoxin treatment checked
the disease and Robert is able to be
about again, rapidly recovering from
the i'll effects of the disease.
Mrs. T. e. Chidsey and little
daughter, Melba, departed for Port
land Friday to make Mr.. Chidsey a
visit. Mr.. Chidsey, who has been III
for several months past, and who Is
at present receiving treatment In
Portland, is reported to be slowly re-
covering but his present condition is
not very satisfactory to his family.
Rev. J. c. Ghormely, pastor Of the
Montavila Christian church of Port
land, delivered two very interesting
nddrnrrnc of tho Clristian church In