The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-08-09

R. c. Briggs of the US. Geological
Survey was in Heppner on official
business last Saturday.
Ray Logan, LaGrande real estate
dealer was in Heppner Saturday, &C
companied by j. A. Johnson of Hat
ton, Wash.
Bob Thompson shipped two cars of
cattle to the Portland market Sun
day. They were made up of cows
and calves.
j. H. Wyland, the veteran sheep
man of the Hardman country, was
transacting business in Heppner the
first of the week.
Lost-Between the Ed Adkins
place and the John Padberg place, a
small kitchen table drawer. Finder
please notify this office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Sweek expect to
leave soon for the coast to spend their
summer vacation with Mrs. Sweek's
parents who have a cottage at New
port beach.
S. H. Forshaw and wife of Pendle-
ton passed through deppner Monday
while on an auto tour. Mr.. Forshaw
had not been in our city for IA years
and the changes he noted were re-
markable.
Mike Szepanek, who formerly liv-
ed in Heppncr, was in the city over
the weekend. accompanied by Mrs.
Szepanek and two OF the children.
Mr.. Szepsnek farms in the vicinity of
Echo.
George Hendry, local baker, went
to The Dalles last Saturday on brief
trip of business to look after some
property which he owns near that
place. He returned home Sunday
evening.
Chas. Cox, who farms west of
Heppner, was in the city the first of
the week, making ready for harvest.
He announces the fact that there will
be some good grain on his ranch this
year in spite of adverse conditions.
Mrs. j. A. Waters and son Delmar
spent the weekend in lone visiting
at the home of Mrs. Cynthia Walker.
Mrs. Waters and son will go on from
lone to the beach at Newport where
they will spend sveral weeks at their
summer cottage.
A. M. Markham of Freewater is in
Heppner this week on business mat
ters and incidentally visiting with a
large number of his old friends here.
Mr.. Markham was formerly engaged
in farming here and still retains
property interests.
The Bauman-Cummings threshing
crew is busy at the present time har.-
vesting the ]. D. Bauman crop below
Heppner. They are following the
method of heading and threshing to-
gether. We understand the yield is
better than expected.
Frank and Howard Anderson,
Eight Mile farmers were in the city
Saturday making preparations to be-
gin harvest. Work Of gathering in
the 1917 crop started the first Of the
week. These men harvest their grain
by the combine method.
Andy Rood began harvest last
week by heading a field of barley.
He is of the opinion that the barley
will make good yield, and while the
wheat is behind that of last year in
both quality and quantity, there will
be lots of it nevertheless.
Berl Gurdape and Ray Rogers left
last Friday for Lehman Springs.
They made the trip in Mr.. Gurdane's
car and were accompanied by Miss
Muriel Cason and Miss Mabel Wilcox.
The young people will spend two
weeks at this popular resort.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Sparks and son
Howard returned last Friday from a
pleasant auto tour of Northeastern
Oregon. They spent some time in
Baker and LaGrande, passed through
Enterprise and Joseph and spent
few delightful Gays at Wallowa Lake.
DR.. and Mrs. R. ]. Vaughn and
Harold Cohn left the last of the week
on an extensive auto tour of North
eastern Oregon. They will visit in
Baker and LaGrande and expect to
spend several days at Wallowa Lake.
They are making the trip in Mr..
Cohn's car.
Lewis Kopple, who has been run
ming the local store during the alb
sence Of M. H. Kopple in the East,
was one of those drawn in the selec-
tive draft in Gillian county. Mr..
Kopple has arranged to take his
physical examination in this county
before the local board. His home is
in Condor.
E. D. Brown. until recently man-
ager of the Heppner Milling Com
pany, when he resigned on account of
failing health, returned Saturday
from stay of several days at coast
resorts. The salt air did not prove as
beneficial as Mr.. Brown had hoped
and he will now go into the noun
tains for few weeks.
Louis Pearson, local tailor, accom-