The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-08-17

Chas. B. Cox was in the city Satur-
day from the Her ranch. He will have
bumper crop this year.
George Thomson returned home
the first of the week from Portland,
where he attended Buyers Week.
Frank Turner and family spent the
week end in this city, returning Sun
day evening to their home northeast
of here.
Red" FuIwider has gone to the
mountains in search of deer. He went
loaded for bear so surely will get one
or the other.
Curtis Rhea of Rhea creek was in
the city the last of the week in search
of harvest hands. He has an excell-
ent crop this year.
County Clerk Waters issued a mar
riage license this week to Augustus
D. Darland of Arlington and Velma
Ashpaugh of Lexington.
Lowell Mcmillan and Mr.. Nelson
of Lexington transacted business in
this city last Monday. They came
up in the formers jitney.
FARMERS-Before selling your
wheat consult with Spencer Akers,
who is in position to offer market
prices on all kinds of wheat and bar
ley.
Game Warden, Bob Young, visited
in lone last Sunday. Before re-
turning home he will journey to Con-
don and neighboring cities on busi-
ness.
]. H. Cox Of this city has been
awarded the contract by the Lexing-
ton school district TO complete the in
side finishing work in their new
school building.
Max Rogers, Kenneth Binns, and
Vawter Crawford Jr. and Jasper
Crawford motored up into the noun
tains last Sunday for a few hours of
the cool mountain air.
Jack Mccullough, well known far
mer and sheepman of upper Willow
creek, has decided to give his horses
rest, so he tiok out brand new Sax
on Six automobile from Vaughn &
Sons last Saturday.
Oscar Keithley, Eight Mile farmer,
was in the city Saturday to take
look at the wheat market. Oscar
states that his arm still pains him and
he is afraid he will not be in condi-
tion for the Roundup.
Work of building new stock barns
at the Fair grounds is progressing
rapidly. The sheds will be up-to-date
in every particular and exhibitors can
rest assured that they will have
good place for their stock at fair time.
Miss Sybil Hager returned to her
home in Heppner Tuesday from the
Willamette Valley. She has been
visiting at the home Of her sister Mrs.
Clifford Sims in Eugene and at the
home of DR.. M. A. Leach in Corvallis.
Sam Hughes returned last Sunday
evening from Portland where he was
an interested guest at Buyers Week.
Mr.. Hughes reports there were many
retail merchants at this years meet
ing and that the attendance increased
one hundred per cent over last year.
Tom O'Brien, accompanied by Tom
and Gilbert Mahoney, came down
from the Herren Mill Tuesday. Mr..
O'Brien is tending camp for Corri-
gall & Mahoney and reports the sheep
in good condition. The Mahoney boys
are spending the summer in the
mountains with Mr.. O'Brien.
Glenn Jones came near losing
hand last week when his left arm was
caught in a belt on the threshing ma
chine. He tried to run the belt on
while the machine was still In mo-
ton. Had the engine not been stopped
when it was, the results would have
been serious to Glenn.
A party consisting Of H. H. Hoff-
man, 10y M. Turner, Oscar Borg and
Willard Herren left Heppner the last
of the week for the mountains in
quest Of deer. One of their party
made the statement that they would
not return until they bagged the big
game, so we may not expect these
bold hunters home before the snow
flies.