The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-15
WEEKS NEWS.
Local And Personal Happen.
ings of Heppner And
Vicinity.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Burchelll of Lex
ington were in the city Friday.
Frank Barlow of Rhea creek was
a Heppner business visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. w. G. Culick of Little But
ter creek was Friday visitor in this
city.
Arthur Ashinhurst of Lexington,
was a Hepner business visitor the
first of the week.
C. Guy Wakefield, piano dealer
was registered at the Palace Satur-
day from Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Knappenberg
of lone came up from the Egg City
last Sunday evening.
Bernard Pehr, principal of the
Hardman public schools, spent last
Saturday in Heppner.
Position on ranch wanted by young
woman, Have small boy, five years
old. Inquire St this Office. ct
Herbert W. Copeland, of Lexington
spent few days in Heppner the first
of the week attending to land busi-
ness. .s, tia stlilA5 t}
o. e. Stephens and Fred Ashbaugh
prominent Hardman farmers, were in
the city the first of the week on busi-
mes matters. ers &. 4e
A. E. Bates, one OF the members of
Bates Brothers, well known millers
and thresherman of Hardman, spent
Saturday in Heppner on matters of
business.
w. w. Cryder, supervisor of the
Umatilla Forest Reserve, was in the
city the first of the week confering
with CELSIUS Keithley, who has charge
of the local office.
Bishop Robert l.. Paddock of the
Episcopal church held confirmation
services at the local church 1ast
Sunday evening. He was greeted
with large audience.
S. L, Beck, we'll driller, was in the
city last Friday from lone. Mr.. Beck
has been successful in sinking many
wells in this county and at the pre-
sent time is busy drilling near lone.
A. M. Phelps was confined to his
home few days last week with an
acute attack of rheumatism combined
with lumbago. His condition is now
improved sufficiently as to permit
him to be at the store again.
Louis Kopple has taken charge of
the Fair store during the absence of
his brother Marcus, who has gone to
Portland on a brief business trip.
Louis Kopple is manager of the
Grand Leader store in Condor.
r. l.. Benge, who recently bought
the Erb Kirk ranch in the mouth of
Six Dollar canyon, came down from
Walla Walla Sunday after spending
few days with his family in that
city.
]. H. Raymond, White Leghorn
chicken raiser of Morgan, was in the
city the last of the week with load
of poultry. Mr. Raymond is engag-
ed quite extensively in the poultry
business and he finds it to be
paying proposition.
j. G. Doherty of Black Horse. who
was first introduced to the arts of
manipulation in driving an automo-
bile, when he bought Ford, has ad-
vanced rapidly, and is now seen on
our streets driving new Chalmers,
which he recently purchased from
Vaughn & Sons. DR., r. ]. Vaughan
has also bought a Chalmers
l., Il. Sohns, representing the R. l..
Polk & Co., publishers of city, coun-
ty and state directories, is spending
the week in Heppner, accompanied by
Mrs. Sohns. Mr.. Sohns has made
this territory regularly for number
of years and his visit here is always
repaid with a good line of business.
Smead & Crawford have listed one
of the best wheat farms in western
Morrow county. This farm consists
of 575 acres. of which Ats are in cul-
tivation. This is good wheat land
and the price is right and can be
handled on reasonable terms. If
Interested give us a call. SMEAD
& Crawford, Heppner, Ore.
Robie, Dixie and Wyatt McCraw
have returned from Eagle Valley,
where they have been working in
lambing. They say that sheepmen
there experienced very successful
season, in spite of the fact that 1t is
possible only to feed dry hay. One
mans band lambed as high as 1876
per cent, according to Dixie McCraw.
]. C. Brown and daughters have
returned from Southern California,
where they spent most enjoyable
winter. Most of their time was spent
in Los Angeles. Mr.. Brown is pion-
eer farmer of the Black Horse Sec
tion where he owns large wheat
farm, although he retired from active
farming several years ago, and the
active management has been under