The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-04-26
LATE NEWS FROM
THE EGG CITY
lone Correspondent Tells What Is
Taking Place in This Busy
Morrow County Town.

Quite number of Lexington la
dies attended the convention held at
lone last week.
We saw Vawter Crawford of Hepp-
ner in lone last Tuesday shaking
hands with old friends.
Mr.. Amey, the Holt man, has been
around lone several days doing quite
bit of machine business.
Mr.. Hall, after spending several
days down at the Rose city, returned
to his home in lone Thursday.
We see Tilman Hogue has Joined
the ranks of those who drive a real
auto. He bought fine new REQ.
F. s. Bender made business trip
to Walla Walla last Sunday, return
ing to lone the following Wednesday.
Beech Haines and wife, who have
been over at Tacoma, returned to
their home at lone last Sunday eve
ming.
L. L. McMurray returned from
Portland last Tuesday evening, where
he had been disposing of a car load
of stock.
Mrs. John Cochran and Mrs. Armi-
tage were Heppner visitors last week
being the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Cason.
Gus Wilcox and E. R. Lundell
made business trip to The Dalles
last Tuesday, each coming home in
new REQ.
Providence is certainly smiling on
all the good farmers this season. 1t
rains most every night and is fine the
following day.
Ray Drake and wife from the
Gooseberry country attended the
baseball show and dance given at
lone last week.
Grandma Norton, who has been liv-
ing down in the Valley for the past
several months, returned to lone last
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Joe Craig and Mrs. Adams
were passengers to Heppner last
Monday evening. They returned the
following morning.
The Odd Fellows have made new
cement walk around their new build
Ing, which adds.greatly to the appear
ance Of the building.
E. A. Hartwell and family are liv.
ing out on their homestead these
balmy days. Mr.. Hartwell says this
is ideal farming weather.
John Cochran, who has been hunt
ing coyotes for the government over
in Washington the past winter, made
flying visit to lone last Monday.
The new carpet that was put down
in the Odd Fellows hall last Tuesday
is certainly a beauty and one that
any organization should be proud of.
The Mid-C6lumbia Convention was
held at the Congregational church
last Wednesday and Thursday. >The
convention was we'll attended at all
times.
Mrs. Armitage, who has been Wis
iting with relatives in lone for the
past several days, returned to ner
home at North Yakima last Tuesday
morning.
j. E. Higgs and E. D. Bristow went
out to the John Williams place last
Sunday to see Bally Hayes. They
both partook of a good square while
out there.
O. D. Forbes jitneyed to Arlington
last Monday night. He took the train
from there to Walla Walla where he
is looking into the buying of cater
pillar engine.
Dick Sperry and one of his pals
went up to the Halvorsen buttes last
Sunday and spotted a den of young
coyotes. The boys got ten youns
ones for their efforts.
The Worthy Matron Of the Eastern
Star lodge was guest of the differ
ent members last Tuesday and in the
evening a splendid feed was served
at the close of the session.
Mrs. vicey Sperry and her son
F""ha went up to Heppner last Tues
~ evening They viii g. out from
here to John McIntires where she
will cook for several ranch hands.
The show and dance given last
,vea,- = f-~n W. ~ NaS~'all bows
was we'll attended and the music fur
nishad by Parsons orchestra was the
good kind that makes old and young
want to get up on the floor end have
a good time.
The ball game played at Goose
berry last Sunday was very good
game, the score being six to four in
Iones favor. The day was fine and
there was large crowd in attend
ance There were fourty-two auto
at the game.
Five carloads of farming machin-
cry, horses, mules and good people
arrived at lone last week from Cali
fornia. They will settle near lone
and our best wishes go out to these
new people who have come here to
make our community bigger and bet
ter.
Miss Dora B. Schilke, Grand Wor-
thy Matron of O. +. S. of Oregon,