The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-06-03


Iank Booher's for a few days.
Mrs. Anna Marshall left for Cor
wallis Thursday to visit her parents
who live at that place.
Percy Jarmon of Butter creek and
Jake Wells, county assessor, were
Lexington callers Thursday.
Jos. Burgoyne has installed a new
electric light plant for the lighting
of his store and warehouse.
Mrs. Effie Carmichael was called to
Portland on account of the serious
illness of her daughter Merle, who is
under the doctors care at that place.
DR.. isabel Sedgewick shipped a
car load of furniture and some stock
to Portland last week. Ed Duran
had charge of the car, returning
Monday.
Miss Eva Swanson, a teacher in
the lone public schools during the
past year, is visiting friends in this
vicinity for few days, when she
will return to her home in Mystic,
Iowa.
Perry Helms of Vancouver, Wash,
is visiting his brothers John and jim
Helms at this place. This is Mr.,
Helms's first visit in this part of the
state and he will remain for some
time.
Two of the teachers departed for
their homes last Friday, Miss Anna
Fern to Cherryville, Oregon, and
Miss Mabel Smith to Ontario, Ore.
They will return in the fall to take
up their work again in the school
here.
H. C. Gilmore, prominent far
mer and stockman of Hermington
Wash, is in thi. vicinity buying
mules for ranch work in his part of
The country. Mr.. Gilmore is expect
ing to purchase two carloads of
mules if he can find what he wants.
R. O. league returned Monday
from visit to the Exposition at
San Francisco and reports very ia
vorably the success of the Exposition.
Mr.. Ttague is of the opinion it will
be better later on when all exhibits
will be in place for the inspection Of
the public.
j. NJ. White is having a we'll
drilled on his farm north of Lexing-
ton. The work is being done by the
we'll known we'll drillers, Burlington
and Nicholson of lone. Mr.. White
expects to obtain plenty of water at
a reasonable depth and when finished
will be a valuable addition to his
farm.
Andrew Reaney has a new we'll on
his ranch northeast of Lexington.
He secured a good flow of water at a
depth of 400 it. The well was fin
ished by w. D. Newton, after per
iod of about one year Last fall the
tools became fast and after several
weeks work they succeeded in re-
moving them
w. E. Leach has force of car
penters working on the new addition
10 his store between the main build
ing and his new warehouse. He i!
tearing out the two old store rooms
In this place he will have one larg'
store room all under one roof. Thi
will be more convenient than the olt
rooms.
For several days a high wind ha
been blowing, drying the ground ou
very fast since the rains have quit
As long as the weather is cool an
cloudy it is prophesied by farmer
no harm will be done to grown
crops. North of Lexington grain
heading out very fast and is yer
rank. Cool cloudy weather will hel
grain to mature at the right time.
: The past week has been yer
: busy one for the public school
= this place. Friday night at the Ha
: the high school produced the pla
: "Esmerelda" to a large audience. 0
t Saturday night the graduation exel
/ cises of the 8th grade were hell
there being nine successful member
e of the class who we're presented wit
: diplomas by the president of tn
/ board, w. E. Leach. The addreF
was delivered by DR.. j. Perry Conde
;. of Heppner. 1t is very gratifying
r the patrons of the school to know til
4 past year has been very successf'
: one, and general satisfaction has pr
s vailed throughout the year. Upo
Y this success the directors have r.
tanned all the teachers except or
for another year, and is was with r.
6 gret that this one could not be hel
[ another year. From the seho'
S board it was announced that or
1 teacher will be needed to fill the Vi
p cancy and new teacher added to tt
] teaching force for another year
: order to maintain the increased a
= tendance in the high school.