The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-12-14
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visit to the Overland auto factory at
Toledo, Ohio on Tuesday evening.
He sepnt two days in the factory and
found the manufacture of autos a
very interesting process. He states
that the treatment accorded the a.
gents and representatives of the
Overland was simly immense, and he
had the time of his life. The wealth
or was fine for the trip.
Work is progressing we'll on the
l. o. F. building and it begins to
look now as though it would be
ready for occupancy shortly after the
first of the year.
Miss Marie Cason is down from
Heppner and has assumed her forn-
er position in the postoffice here, as
slsting Postmaster Mason in caring
for the holiday rush of business.
DR.. Butler, who recently opened up
a dentists Office in this city, departed
for Heppner on Monday, at which
place he has Joined with DR.. Vaughn
in the practice of his profession.
Warmer weather has, caused the
disappearance of all our snow and
now we have nothing but mud to gaze
upon. There is great abundance of
moisture in the ground and this au-
gurs we'll for another good harvest.
Very little grain has been sown in
this section, farmers being altogether
too busy in getting this seasons crop
to market. This makes it necessary
that a large amount OF Spring grain
will be put in. From what we have
been able to learn, there will be a
very large acreage sown throughout
the North end.
Ed Buschke was down from his
new home in the Eight Mile section
on Monday. He states that there is
altogether too much wet up his way
just at present, which prevents the
doing of any farming. People out
that way are still very busy hauling
their grain to the railroad
W. B. Shaffer, of Waitsburg, Wash
was in lone the first of the week
looking after his land interests here
H. R. Smith farms Mr.. Shaffer's place
and raised mighty fne crop there
this season.
| w. F. Honey, manager Of the Ore
gon-Dakota Land Company, who has
been spending several weeks at lone
left for his home at Gresham on Tues
day. He expects to spend the re-
mainder of the winter, together with
his family, in the Hawaiian Islands
Mr.. Honey Is greatly pleased with the
results obtained on the various tracts
of land farmed in this vicinity this
season, and has completed arrange
ments to have larger tracts cultivated
the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Cronan arrived
from Portland on Monday and are
spending the week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Cronan.
| Emil Carlson, prominent farmer of
the Gooseberry section, expects to
have music at his house In the future
He took out fine player piano yes
terday and will be prepared to pro-
perly entertain his many friends dur
ing the winter evenings.
M. E. Akers is very sick at his
home in lone, and it is not expected
that he will recover He has been in
,oor health for years, and at this time
is suffering from a severe attack of
lagrippe. He is attended by his bro
ther, Spencer Akers, from Heppner.
Arthur Pettys has recently pur-
chased the residence property OF
Frank 4. Lundell in South lone, and
has moved into the same with his
family. Mr.. Lundell has returned,
with his wife, to their Gooseberry
farm.
Miss Maud Wakefield. one of our
teachers was called to her home at
| Creswell, Oregon, yesterday morning
by the sudden death of her father
The sad news reached her just in time
| for her to take the train out of lone.
]. M. Bice, young man who has
been working in and around lone
during the summer and fall, was tax.
en- to Heppner on Tuesday to be ex.
amnied as to his sanity. He has beer
acting "queer" fer some time, and
was being watched quite closely by
the authorities who finally concluded
that he was a bit off and hence the
trip to Heppner