The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-05-13

has so far recovered as to be able to
return to his work at the store of
Case Furniture Company.
Roy w. Ritner, prominent Una
tilla county resident, and a member
,of the late legislature, came over
from Pendleton in his car the first of
the week.
w. P. Hill, who farms a home
stead up Willow creek, was in town
Saturday. He says there are lots of
g%rasshoppers out his way and fears
that this pest may accomplish much
damage later on.
J.. W. Vaughan has returned to
Heppner after an absence af several
months. The past two months he has
been at Arlington. He expects to
spend the summer at his mountain
home near Reds mill.
Mr.. L. N. Klees and wife arrived
here the past week from La Grande.
He is the representative of the Guar
antee Fund Life Association, of
Omaha, Nebr., and expects to be To-
Gated here for at least a year.
j.. B. Sparks and Emery Hiatt went
down to lone last Sunday and wit
messed the ball game between that
city and Fairview. The game was
called in the third lining on account of
rain, with neither side getting a score
c. F. Waters, of Spray, departed
for his Wheeler county home Tues
day morning after spending several
days in this city. He went over in
his new Ford which he purchased
through Vaughn & Sons, local agents.
j. H. Cox has begun the work of
repairing the old Gazette building for
Thos. Quad. He will also make some
extensive repairs to the residence on
the orne belonging to Mr.. Quad
and now occupied by c1rs. Matte Ad-
kins.
B. F. Swaggart, the Lexington
stockman, was attending to business
matters in this city Saturday. He
states that many farmers in his sec
ton are busy blowing and that the
soil was never in better condition for
working.
After an absence of a week Claud
Andrews returned to his duties as
conductor on the branch line Satur-
day. He was taxing a lay-off to look
after his property interests at The
Dalles and a4so took occasion to visit
Portland meanwhile.
Mrs. Hanson Hughes departed for
The Dalles on Monday and will visit
with her people there for a week or
ten days. Mr.. Hughes will leave on
Sunday to attend the meeting of the
l.. o. o. F.. grand lodge at Newport,
and will be joined by Mrs. Hughes on
his return home.
Chas. Bulls was down from Hard
man the last of tile week, being call
ed to the city as a member of the
grand jury. He states that warn
weather in the Hardman district the
past week has been of great benefit
to the growing crops and gardens.
Antoine Abrahamsick, a former
Heppner boy, has been visiting with
old friends in this city the past week
Antoine has been making his home in
San Francisco since leaving Heppnel
several years ago. His father, A
Abrahamsick lost his life in the
! Heppner food.
VIM. Hopper, an old-time resident
of this county, is visiting here for a
few days. Mr.. Hopper was foreman
on the Nels Jones ranch on Butte,
creek for a number of years and left
this county ten years ago. He lives
near Walla Walla now where he is
following the occupation of a farm
er.
Sherman Wakefield is enjoying a
visit from his father, Mr.. Milton
Wakefield, of Newton, Ills. Mr.
Wakefield arrived here on Wednesday
of last week from California, where
he spent a few weeks taking in the
fairs and visiting points of interest
He will spend several weeks visiting
with his son and family here.
Jack Mckenzie and son are visit
ing with friends in and about Hepp-
ner for a few days. Mr.. Mckenzie
vas a resident of this county for
many years and he is at present liv.
ing at Joseph, Oregon. He has been
working with the Wattenburger crew
of shearers at Echo and while so zeal
his old stamping grounds he thought
he would run over and make a visit
Jack thinks he has struck a fine mine
on Minam lake in Wallowa county, an