East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-07
HELIX RANCH IS
SOLD FOR $4,000
JOHN TOAIPKINS' PLACE Is PUR-
CHASED RY ED POTTS
O1HER NEN,S NOTES.

HELM, ore, Oct. John Tomp-
kins sold To Ed Potts, Thursday, one
half section OF land, 4 l-2 miles north
east of Helix for $4,000 Mr, Tomp-
Kins will vacate Immediately and will
spend the winter in California. In
connection with the purchase, Mr..
Potts leased OF Mrs VIM Tompkins
500 acres for years,
Abe Casey mas bought land near
Ashland. Ida, about 100 miles north
Of Pocatello and will move there in
the near future. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Z ., Casey. are also going E.
o. will return from Ashland this week
and lease his ranch uorth OF town ana
expects 10 move this month.
August Kupers is making a con-
crete clstern 12x25 ana feet deep,
A. r, Gteys chop mill is again run
ming AFTER being closed a week for
Improvements in machinery,
Hugh Walker of Prescott, Wash,
has accepted position on Mrs. Cath
crime Timmerman's ranch, Mi
Walker has made a specially of ex-
tensive farming.
d, r. Sewers will move Saturday
to the farm west of town formerly oc-
cupied by T, Nj. Cook and will assist
Joe Scott in farming one year,
The Missionary Circles meeting
/ Thursday was pleasant one. After
the business session the Bible lesson
was read by Mrs. j, Griswold; prayer
by Rev, Belle Brady; song by the cir
Gle. life of the Child is the pres
ent study, parts being taken by Mrs.
d, w Thurston, Mrs. NJ. l.. Morrison
and Mrs, Griswold. Select reading by
Mrs E. Il. Geist. Instrumental mu-
sic. Mrs. f. L. Noryel. Those present
other than members were Mrs. T. NJ,
Cook, Mrs Charles hlspach and Rev.
Belle Grady
P, Jost, j. 0. Kincald and F. 4,
Landrlth were visitors from Pende-
ton Tuesday
Bert Copple and George Judice
went to Toppenish, Wash, Tuesday
for a short visit
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Peterson of Van.
sycle, were business visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Warren attended
the Christian church service in Pen.
deton Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth McRae OF
Pendleton visited the Robert Far
linger home Monday
, Miss Ina Tesne visited Miss Mary
J Wilkes of cold Springs Tuesday eyen-
ing
Mrs. NJ L. Morrison and Mrs
Charles Alspach were guests at the
Cook home east of town Thursday.
Clifford Kindall gave a dinner to
Messrs. Gilbert, Albert and Steven
Myers and Theodore Tetsie. at the
Kindal home Wednesday, The gen.
tlemen have been spending the sum
mer here and are leaving for their
homes at Salem. =
j. G. Bryan received word from his
friend, Ira Mcdonald, who underwent
an operation in a Portland hospital.
He is improving and expects to be
/ home in a short time.
e. L. Norvell has gone to Portland
for a weeks business visit.
Mrs. E. L. Norvell left Thursday
for a weeks visit with her parents,
Rev and Mrs ]. W. Stockton, at
| Ferndale.
George Brown of Cold Spring. was
Thursday visitor
Mrs L. J. Saunders and Mrs. b.
Grady visited Wednesday with their
daughter and sister, Mrs Hugh Bell
OF Cold Springs.
Mr. and Mrs Emmett Rees have
been visiting in Walla Walla since
| Sunday
Mrs. f. f. Geist and Mrs. Victor
Mason were guests at the Penland
home south of town Wednesday.
! Mrs. ]. L. Killian OF Spokane, was
here Wednesday. She 9. will return
home the last Of the week,
Mrs Marry Hicks and Mrs. Tlford
Sondo were visitors Monday.
John Planting was visitor from
Adams Thursday.
James Kern is home from Lacrosse