The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-08
NEWSY NOTES FROM
THE lone SECTION

Mrs. Frank Everson came over to
lone last Saturday from Stanfield to
spend few days with her mother
and brother.
Mr.. Cummins, our new bank CASH
Ter will be comfortably located in
lone. His wife came in on last Sat-
urday's train.
Nelson & Londergan, both able
bodied carpenters, are very busy these
days building flume for A. E. John
soh below town.
Born, at the home of w. T. Nc
Nabb, in lone, to Mr.. and Mrs. GINS
Read, February 2S, boy. Mother
and child are doing nicely.
The farmers of this locality are
wistfully waiting for the weather man
to send them some good weather 80
they can get started with their spring
work.
]. E. Swanson and wife, and Mrs.
Sven Troedson were in from their
homes last Tuesday to do little
shopping. j. E. brought in fine
bunch of eggs.
Some one entered Bender's store
asst Saturday night through win
low in the paper room. The till was
apped and the marauder went out
through the warehouse.
Frank Lindsay one of our pros
erous farmers, came in on last Fri
days train. He was accompanied by
drs. Lindsay We wish MIR. and Mrs.
Lindsay all the good wishes possible.
The grounds for the new garage
are being prepared and it will not be
long till lone will put on business
like appearance, with two new build
ings going up only block apart.
Smith and Smouse, who have pur-
chased new Caterpillar, are very
busy these days rigging up their
plows preparatory to starting the
wheels rolling for good big run.
The lone public school, who have
charge of the rink, are doing things
up right. They have had the inside
boarded up which makes it a great
deal more comfortable for the pa
| irons.
The revival meetings which were
being held at the Baptist church
closed last Sunday night, two parties
being baptised at the evening service
and several were taken into the
church by letter.
Frank Engelman is having some
carpenter work done on the restaur-
ant formerly occupied by Geo. Brown.
He is putting in bowling alley,
which will make some new amuse-
ment for the long evenings.
The good people of the Congrega-
tional church of lone are adding a
couple of rooms to the parsonage
which will enhance the comforts of
the minister and his family. Mr. Dod-
son is engineering the work.
w. T. McNabb, who has been hav
ing hard siege of rheumatism TO
some time, is getting around slowly
Yves says he guesses he will have
have to go up to the springs and boil
out for few days before he feels
very spry again.
We will have Glee Club with us
on the night of the 18th, which will
give the citizens of lone and locality
splendid entertainment. 1t is a
rare thing that many of us have a
chance to attend anything of this ma
ture and if we miss this We will miss
pleasant evening.
]. H. Bryson has made some splen-
did improvements ON his garage
which give him great deal more
shop room as well as a great deal
more comfortable place to work. The
addition allows more storage room as
we'll as giving him nice office with
room for the storing of extras.
Some of the members of the differ
ent lodges in lone are preparing a
play and entertainment, followed by
a grand ball, to be given to the pub
lie on the night of 23rd There will
be some class to this and those who
miss it will miss rare treat. We un-
derstand that Parsons Orchestra has
been engaged fer the occasion.
We were startled from our regular
routine of duties the other day by
the loud peals of the fire bell. The
ceiling of c. B. Sperry's house had
caught fire from a defective terra
Gotta tiue. The fire brigade respond
ed promptly, but the bucket brigade
had the fire extinguished before it
was necessary to turn the water on.
The school play given at the rink
last Saturday night was a huge sue
cess. The name of the play was
Peg o My Heart" and it was pulled
off in splendid shape. There was
large crowd in attendance and the
building was very comfortable. A
dance was given after the play and
the young people spent a very pleas
ant evening. Roy Cochran, Charles
Chick, Uncle Nun and Earl Blake
furnished music for the dance.