The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-31

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here from Redmond last Tuesday.
They will visit with Grandma Nash.
Mr.. Nash has just finished success
full years work at Redmond where
he held the position as superintend-
ent.
Galen Falkner took leave of alb
sence last week and made the rounds
of Arlington, Lundells dance, Hepp-
ner, lone and Cecil and reported for
service Monday morning at the
Franklin ranch without a hitch in
the schedule.
under the direction of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lowe with a pleasing appreciation
on the part of all. The neighbor
hood flowers were in much evidence.
Mr. Lowe was constituted interlocu-
tor for the evenings entertainment
to the pleasure Of all.
Peter Bauernfiend was up to
Heppner last Saturday in the matter
of the will of the late Frank Habelt,
whose body was found by Mr.. Broadly
near the Broadly place. Peter has
announced to his friends that the
will names him as administrator.
The Kistner ranch, lying above the
Ewing place, has been sold to Hynd
Brothers, consideration somewhere
around $4,000 Jack Hynd had
been living there as lessee for
number of years. This makes him
permanent residenter in the valley.
Mrs. ]. H. Franklin, who left
here four weeks ago for Rochester,
Mimi, was operated on last Thurs
day for goiter and word has been re-
ceived that the operation was sue
cessful and she is recovering rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin will visit their
old home folks in Missouri and Okla
homa.
Mr.. Jelhricks and Miss Oliver, two
of the working force of Henry Street
er, took a ride over to Condor
Thursday and they didn't do blame
thing but secure legal paper from
the country clerk and complied with
its instructions to the very last de-
tail and sailed back to Henry's as
man and wife. They will spend their
honeymoon there, where friends wish
their married life one continued bliss.
Last Tuesday Cecil was somewhat
astir when the up-bound train in the
afternoon set free four weary travel
ers from Providence, Rhode Island.
They were headed for the Thomas
ranch. That evening at 8 William
A. Thomas and Myria Thomas were
united in marriage by Rev. Grant.
The usual attention was given the
newly weds. Fifty of their friends
witnessed the ceremony. Mr.. Thomas
has an ideal family by this reunion.
Albert and Alice Wilbur are his step
children and Grace and Lillian are
his own children by former mar
riage. Congratulations and we'll
wishes were the features of the hour.
The school program that was rem
dered at the hall last Saturday eve-
ming proved to be splendid success.
The attendance was large and man
ifested an unusual degree of atten
tion through the whole of the num-
bers that lasted til 1870. 1t was a
marvel of a surprise to many how a
small school could dispose OF 40
numbers representing such a variety
of sentiment. There were list OF
last day songs, seven dialogues, twen-
ty recitations and patriotic exercise
of three flag drill songs interspersed
with recitations. The outside en-
bellishments were as follows: Mrs.
Ellis Minor presented two of her
matchless readings entitled: The
First Settlers Story and Little
Hands" with, such touching pathos.
Miss Long of the II. H. S. was here
at her best and the songs of: THE
Long, Long Trail" and when | Had
Nothing to do were presented. Her
bert Hynd gave we'll executed violin
selection, accompanied by Miss An
ME Lowe who presided through all
musical numbers as we'll as charac-
ters in two dialogues. Mrs. Shurte
was also present and closed with an
appropriate talk that showed appre-
citation of the effort it must have re-
auired to prepare each pupil for the
rendition of his or her part in the
program. The hall was especially
decorated and staged for the evening