The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-06-28
WEEKS NEWS.
Gocal And Personal Happen
ings of Heppner And
Vicinity.

Henry Blackman and wife are here
from San Francisco for a visit at the
Phil Cohn home.
R. F. Hynd, president of the Hepp-
ner Milling Co., is spending a few
days in the city from his home in
Portland, looking after business in
terests.
Lost-Between Heppner and the
forks of Willow creek, a % Reming-
ton special rife, in leather gun case.
Finder leave at this Office and receive
reward.
Frank Anderson, vice president of
the Farmers and Stockgrowers Nat
ional Bank, was in the city Wednes-
day from his Eight Mile home, ac-
companied by Mrs. Anderson.
FOR SALE-One Overland car;
fine shape; good for 10000 miles;
1912 model; new tires. Sell for
$250.00. This car never needs re-
pairing. OREGON GARAGE.
Mrs. NJ. C. Curran and daughters
Marie and Helen have arrived in the
city from The Dalles. where the girls
have been attending school. Mr..
Curran has not yet found house to
rent.
During the past week Harold and
Henry Cohn have disposed of three
cars. L. V. Gentry and Joe Batty
have bought Oldsmobiles and w. w.
Howard of Butter creek has purchas-
ed a Cole 49,"
Hugh E. Bran of the First Nation
al Bank returned the first of the week
from Portland, where he spent the
weekend visiting with friends. He
returned by the Columbia Highway
route in a new Chalmers car, which
he purchased some two or three
weeks ago.
e. S. Duran of Lexington was
brought to the Heppner Sanitorium
the first of the week suffering from
a nervous breakdown. Mr.. Duran
has not been in good health for more
than a year, but it is believed that
good care will bring him back to
health.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. jerks Of Mon
ument departed in their car from
Heppner on Monday, going to Yel-
lowstone National Park. They cx-
pect to make the trip by easy stages
and will not return before the first
or middle of August. Mr.. and Mrs
jerks were accompanied on their
trip by Mrs. Franklin of Hamilton,
sister of Mrs. jerks.
A. E. Mcbride and wife, accom-
panied by their son-in-law, Mark
Smith, have been spending a few
days in Heppner on business. Mr..
Mcbride has just filed on home
stead in the vicinity of Slocum's
Mill, on the headwaters of Willow
creek. Mr.. Mcbride believes that
he has a fine homestead. There is
considerable timber on the place.
A representative of this paper de-
sires to express his thanks on behalf
of himself and the other members
of the Red Cross soliciting committee
who were so finely entertained fol
dinner at the country home of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Devin on Monday
Being somewhat belated, it was in
deed kind of these good people tt
. see that the hungry four were
filled to the full and sent on theil
way rejoicing. Mr. and Mrs. Devil
are getting their farm home In flint
shape, having their new house nov
about completed and furnished up il
modern style. The completion of
good we'll on the place some tw'
months ago gives them all kinds o
pure water, piped to house AM
barn. This we'll is 4S2 feet dee
and contains an inexhaustible floy
of water. Charley rejoices that h
has at last graduated from the waite
wagon. He is developing one OF tn
best wheat farms on the west side