The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-07-05
WEEKS NEWS.
Local And Personal Happen.
ings of Heppner And
Vicinity.

MT. ana MIS-. Jonn Edwards, piO-
neers of the SandHollow country,
spent Monday in this city.
Laxton McMurray was noticed
among the large number who were
up from lone to take in the circus ON
Friday.
DR.. A. X. Higgs, formerly of Hepp-
ner but now of Portland, arrived
here the first of the week to attend to
some matters of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmet Cochran of
Monument are spending several days
in Heppner. Mr.. Cochran is an ex-
tensive stockman of that section.
T. J. Mahoney, cashier of the Live
stock State Bank of North Portland,
arrived in the city the first of the
week to make a brief business visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Patterson have
returned from a visit of week in
Portland. They arrived home Sun
day with new Cadillac car of the
latest model.
Miss Ilene Briarly arrived the last
of the week from South Bend, WASH,
and will visit for while at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. D. M. Ward, on
Blackhorse.
J. R. Nunamaker, who owns extern
sive orchards in the Hood River Sec
tion, spent a few days in Heppner
and vicinity last week looking after
business interests.
Miss Opal Briggs, successful Nor
row county teacher, will go to Port
land this week to be in attendance
at the sessions of the National Edu-
cation Association.
FOR SALE-One Overland car;
fine shape; good for 10000 miles;
1912 model; new tires. Sell for
$2500O. This car never needs re-
pairing. OREGON GARAGE.
Fred RAIDER of Long Creek came
over the first of the week to receive
Buick Six which he purchased
from Albert Bowker. Mr.. RAIDER is
stockman of the Long Creek coun-
try.
E. G.. Noble and wife left the first
of the week for Portland and other
Willamette Valley points. They are
making the trip in their car and will
visit at Monmouth with relatives of
Mrs. Noble before returning home.
Mrs. H. A. Noyes leaves on to-
morrow for Portland where she will
attend the musical festival to be
staged by Portland's singers in the
new Auditorium building. She will
also remain for the sessions of thed
N. E. A.
S. w. Spencer and s. E. Van Vac
tor have established their summer
camps on the left fork of upper Will
low creek. Mr.. Van Vactor took up
his camp outfit Saturday. These
people find the Blue Mountain foot
hills unexcelled for summer outings
and spend their vacation here each
year.
w. 0. Allison, of Ukiah, has been
spending the week visiting at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Carrie
Vaughn, in Heppner, and also look
ing after his farming interests in the
Eight Mile section. He is greatly |
pleased with the splendid outlook |
for crops in the country surrounding
his old home place near the Liberty |
schoolhouse.
DR.. N. E. Winnard returned the |
last of the week from his Eastern
trip, being met at Arlington by his !
son, Norton. DR.. Winnard has much
to tell of the things he saw and learn
ed while away. Among other things
1t may be interesting for us Western
ers to know that the government is
making every preparation for five
years war. 1t seems to be the opin-
ion prevalent in the East that the
war will not end soon.
The Government needs Farmers as
well as Fighters. Two million three
hundred thousand acres of Oregon &
California Railroad Co. Grant Lands.
Title revested in United States. To
be opened for homesteads and sale.
Containing some of best land left in
United States. Large Copyrighted
Map, showing land by sections and
description of soil, climate, rainfall,
elevations, temperature ETC., by
counties. Postpaid One Dollar.
Grant Lands Locating Co., Box 610,
Portland, Oregon.