The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-03-09

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place west of lone, and has come to
take charge of it. He expects to
make some needed improvements on
the place, and one of these will be the
sinking of a WELL
S. L. Beck, who is sinking a we'll
on the BaTzee place near Ella, met
with an accident on Monday that
came near costing him an arm. He
caught the member in the engine in
a manner that tore the flesh loose
from the forearm but no bones were
broken, a fact that is hardly to be
accounted for when the wedging of
his arm in the machine was enough to
stop it. He has been laid of the job
as consequence.
Numerous FARMERS were N from
the west end of the county yesterday,
and all report that it will be but a
few days now until they will be able
to resume work. 1t is reported that
the weeds are coming up at great
rate. and this will be a season for
getting rid of the pests in large guam
titles. Where the wheat was sown
in the Fall it is now coming on we'll
and while some complaint is made of
the lateness of the season, we hear
no kick on the sufficiency of moisture.
This will doubtless prove splendid
season for Spring sown grain in this
part of the county.
The Ham Bone" minstrels pulled
of their initial performance at Wal
ker's Hall on last Friday evening, and
a crowd that filed the place to its
full capacity were we'll entertained
and greatly enjoyed the music and
puns. AS end men, Roy Cochran and
Francis Cronan kept up a lively
round and made fun for everybody
Not the least feature however, was
the solo and chorus singing, which
had been prepared under the super
vision of Prof. w. K. Davis, and the
aggregation Of pretty girls, only a
part of whom were "blacked up,
added beauty and charm to the per-
formance. The show was given in
the interests and under the auspices
of the Yeomen, and the cash results
amounted to about $1,000. There is
some talk of taking the minstrel tc
other points near by, but this has not
been definitely settled upon.
The Union Ladies Aid Society en-
joyed a very pleasant afternoon al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ike How
ard on last Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs
Howard live about mile east oi
town, and six auto loads, constituting
II members of the aid and two Wis
itors were the guests. The afternoon
was spent by the ladies in making al
sorts of goody goodies and at 4:9l
the ladies were invited to the dinini
room to partake of a bowl Of musl
and milk, according to announcement
but which in reality was 4 sumptuout
banquet that had been prepared b,
Mrs. Howard and the ladies faced &
table laden with all the goods thing
to eat imaginable. In fact, some O.
the ladies expressed a desire to takc
up permanent abode at the Howard
home and become regular boarder
at their table The occasion was on
long to be remembered and it was en-
ioyed to the limit by all present
Those present were Mesdames B. F
Akers, w. J. Blake, j. H. Blake, +
]. Bristow, j. H. Bryson, ]. II. Coch
ran, w. H. Cronk, Walter Cason, l.
p. Davidson, J. Hosner, c. j. Pen
lington, e. L. Padberg, r. W. Sperry
r. H Wilmot, Oscar Williamson, an
Misses Elvena Davidson, Opal Pad
berg and Kitty Wilmot. Mrs. How
ard is president of the society, an
proved herself an entertainer par eS
celence.