The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-10-12
lone news NOTES.

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Geo. Aiken was down from Hepp-
ner Tuesday doing some bill posting.
Hay farmers up and down the creek
are busy putting up their third crop
of alfalfa.
Mrs. j. T. Knappenberg was
passenger for Salem Wednesday
morning where she goes on business.
c. ]. Bright, attorney of The Dalles
was doing business in lone on We'd
nesday. He owns some of our real
estate in the vicinity of Morgan.
E. H. Paddn, who has been work
ing in and about lone during the past
year, left for Eugene Wednesday and
will again enter the University of Ore
gon.
Rev. Geo. B, Van Waters, Episco-
pal minister, was in lone over Mon
day night, and held services at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Wilt
which was well attended.
w. T. Campbell mas moved his
thresher across Rhea creek in to the
Fairview district and will thresh out
the grain of that neighborhool, much
TO the delight Of the farmers.
WI. Houston, builder in charge
of the construction of the new Mason
store, was a passenger down the line
Monday to look after the selection of
material to 60 into the building.
Chas. R. Powelson, of the recruit
ing Office of The Dalles was in lone
over Monday to interest our young
men in joining the militia. He did
not get anyone to join and it is evil
dent that the young men hereabout
were not raised to be soldiers.
Rev. J. L. Jones and Mrs. Alice
Keller departed for The Dalles Tues
day morning where they go as de-
legates to the congregational con-
ference being held in that city this
week, They are delegates from the
local church.
The boys class of the Christian
Sunday school entertained the young
peoples class on Tuesday evening. The
party was given in the basement
which the boys had nicely decorated
for the occasion, and very enjoyable
time was had. Light refreshments of
sherbert and waters were served.
The Misses Muriel and Marie Ca
son were passengers for Portland
Saturday morning and will spend
couple of weeks visiting in the me-
tropolis. Upon their return the
young ladies expect to join their pa
rents at Heppner, where they will
make their home in the future.
NJ. B. Hains, of Hotel lone, is con-
templating further improvements in !,
his hostlery and will make an addi- |
tion of several more rooms, besides |
good baths. The spirit of |.
has struck our town, !
and it is rumored that there will be a
lot of new. sidewalks built and the
city will put in some concrete cross
ings on the principal streets. Let us
hope that this will be done.
The Carlson Bros, of Gooseberry, |
have finished up their run with the |
thresher after a very successful sea-
son. They made an average per day
of 1104 sacks and Emil states that
the farmers of their neighborhood .
have the largest and finest crop this .
fall ever produced in the history of
farming. Carlson Bros, from their
own fields, have filled 1850 sacks .
and got an average of 80 bushels. (
They will begin hauling their crop to
the railroad at lone just as soon as
they can get their wagons and teams
ready.
Walt Smith has taken to farming
again, at least he is preparing to en-
ter this line of work once more, and /
this week bought the Barber place of .
$50 acres from E. M. Perfect. Mr..
Perfect purchased this land last fall
and harvested fine crop from it this
season, but having interests so large
y scattered, he decided to sell his
Morrow county holdings and devote
mis- attention to lands he owns in the
Willamette Valley. Mr. Smith has
} lot of faith in the outcome of the
farming section of this end of the /