The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-06-21
LIVE LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

Aaron Peterson and son Henry
were in the city for a few hours
Tuesday from the Peterson home in
the Gooseberry section.
II. w. Hicks, travelling passenger
agent for the O.-W. R. & N. Co..
spent Wednesday in Heppner on an
official visit
Miss Ethel Casey, who recently un-
derwent an operation in Pendleton
for appendicitis, is reported to be
recovering rapidly from the ordeal.
Chas. ]. Lay, representing the
Royal Typewriter Company, spent
Tuesday in this city in looking after
business. Mr.. Lay makes his head
quarters at Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10y M. Turner have
returned from short trip to Baker
and have taken up their residence for
the summer in the Turner home on
the north end of Main street.
In a letter to friends in Heppner,
Hymen "Ted" Bear, who formerly
served as clerk at the Palace hotel,
says that he is leaving Ft. Mcdowell,
Calf, in few days for somewhere
in the East" Hymen is enlisted in
the army.
Mrs. J. H. Gemmell states that her
son Paul is now stationed at the Mare
Island Navy Yard where he is doing
guard duty. He expects, however,
to be put on ship at any time. The
young man says he likes the navy
life fine thus far.
A. R. Hawkinson, representative of
the Northwest Auto Co., of Portland,
has been spending a few days in this
city on business. One of his cars,
the Cole 49," has just been placed
with an agency in Heppner. Harold
Cohn will handle the car here.
Misses Muriel McCarty and Marcia
Winnard, two of Heppner's popular
young ladies, spent several days in
Portland last week, during the Rose
Festival. Miss Winnard went on to
Monmouth where she will attend the
summer session of the State Normal
School.
Geo. D. anderson, accompanied
by Willie Lowe, both of Cecil, was
In Heppner this week making prep
arations to leave with the Hynd bro
theirs sheep in the high mountains.
Their postoffice address will be Gran
ite. Mr.. Anderson says it will take
about 13 days to trail the sheep into
the mountains this year.
Professor Hamilton H. Hoffman,
superintendent of Heppner schools,
left this city Wednesday for an ex-
tended eastern trip. During his trip
he will visit the principal eastern cit
les and will represent Heppner Lodge
No. 35S, B. P. O. E., in the annual
convention which will be held next
month in Boston. Prof. Hoffman ex-
poets to return to Heppner about the
middle of August.
E. A. Beals, former district wea-
ther observer at Portland and recent
ly transferred to California, will con-
tinue in charge of the livestock
warning service in Oregon and will
endeavor to have the service con-
tinued and extended, according to
letter from Mr.. Beals to Supervisor
Cryder of the Umatilla forest. Mr..
Beals writes that he will try to in
troduce a similar service into Nevada
and California.
Paul Hisler and Emil Groshens
returned the first of the week from
Portland, driving back Mr.. Hisler's
new Ford car. Paul knocked about
over the country considerably dur
ing his trip and he returns home
fully convinced that he has the best
garden between this city and Port
land. Paul has quite reputation as
a gardener although he has spent
the greater part of his time since
coming to this country in running
sheep.
] c. Oliver, travelling freight agent
for the O.-W. R. & N. Co., was in
Heppner last Friday interviewing
our business men on the matter of
the proposed freight rates increase
which his company has under con-
sideration at the present time. Mr..
Oliver states that cost of operating
its lines in tho proper manner.
100 per cent and unless freight rates
are increased in proportion, the COM
pany will not be able to maintain
is lines in the proper manner.
AS result of an article appearing
in these columns last week, relating
to deal made between Harold Cohn
and John Sheridan over some sheep
and late model Oldsmobile; Mr..
Cohn made a similar sale to Ray M. |
Logan, realty dealer of La Grande
who was in Heppner this week. Mr.. !
Logan read the article in this paper
and it just occurred to him that he
might get car on similar terms. !
He had a hundred head of sheep
which he had acquired through
deal only a few days before. He
made a satisfactory trade with Mr..