The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-06-08


about ten years, was playing with
others in an elevator and falling some
distance to the floor struck on his
head with sufficient force to crush his
skull. The accident occurred on Sun
day and the lad was Immediately
rushed to The Dalles for surgical
treatment but his life could not be
saved and he died ON Monday. The
many friends of Mr.. Sperry here will
greatly sympathize with him in his
sorrow.
Many Of the fields to the north Of
lone are badly infested with Jim Hill
mustard, so-called. 1t has only been
in the past two or three years that
this weed pest has shown up in this
section, but 1t has spread very fast
and our farmers now have time in
getting rid of it. The vacant lands
and the lanes along the county roads
are SO badly infested at present that
there seems to be small hope of the
wheat raisers doing anything to rid
their fields of the weed as they will
be seeded from the roads and vacant
lands.
French Burroughs is making good
use of his jitney as an adjunct to his
farm appliances. He has purchased
trailer and In this he can place his
crates of eggs and cans as usual, with
other produce for the market and
brings them to town in good order.
The trailer does not cost great deal
and we look for more or our farmers
now that they are using autos so
generally, to adopt this convenience
as it would add much to the service
ableness of their machines.
]. s. Williams departed Tuesday
with bunch Of cattle for the William
ette Valley. Mr.. Williams recently
traded his Morrow county farm for
property near Brownsville and he
was taking his stock down there. He
expects to return here at harvest
time to care for the crop on his place
as in the trade he retained this year {
crop and will be here to see that it is
harvested.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Howard visited
for day at the home of their son
Isaac, of this place, departing fol
their Portland home on Monday. Thej
had been called to Morrow county OF
account of the death Of Mrs. CLYDE
Boston, who was as dear to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Howard as one Of their owl
children. They were very sad owe
her departure.
Mrs. j. H. Bryson and son, Huston
were passengers to Portland Suhda.
to spend the week enjoying the fes
tivities of the Rose Festival. The.
wer accompanied by Miss Dalles Per
were accompanied by Miss Dalles Per
kins who had been visiting for weel
at the Bryson home, and who was re
turning to her home in Portland.
The ball game between lone ant
Heppner teams on Sunday last was in
teresting and we'll played, notwith
standing the bad weather. There wa
so much dust and sand flying most .
the time during the game that it wa
next to impossible OF get up the usua
amount of enthusiasm. The scor
stood one to four in Ione's favor.
w. H. Cronk and wife and S. E
Moore and wife left by auto Sunda,
morning. Their destination was AL
bany where Mr.. Moore and Mr. Cronl
will attend the Masonic grand lodg
in session there this week. They ais
expect to visit Portland on their re
turn home, getting there in time t
take in part of the Rose show.
Miss Doris Wilt departed for Port
land Sunday to attend the gran
lodge of Eastern Star as a delegat
from Locust Chapter Of this place.
Frank Engelman went down t
Portland Tuesday to see what wa
happening in that burg during tn
days of the Rose show.
w. F. Honey, accompanied bv hi
, son, John X. Honey, of Gresham
have been in lone during the pas
week looking after the interests c
the Oregon-Dakota Land Compan!
The senior Mr.. Honey is one of tn
members of this company. They hav
just recently had new we'll sunk o
one of their properties here, the farl
, now occupied by Ed Buschke. Th
work was done by Fred Nicholson
who secured fine flow of water at
depth of 120 feet, and Mr.. Honey
arranging to have another we'll boret
The Oregon-Dakota people are begir
ming to grasp the idea of progress an
will make considerable Improvement
on their holdings here, for all
which the people of this end of tn
!, county should be very thankful. W
would not criticise these people b.
) yond what others deserve also, but
is fact that cannot be disputed, thu
this part of Morrow county suffer
much from the land owner who SIM
ly buys up lands here for speculati'
G purposes, and who is not willing
6 spend some of his money In keepir
the lands cultivated and improve
! Thousands of acres of splendid whe
lands are now grown up to weeds al
have become menace to those farm
f adjoining and are causing their ow