The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-02-22

w. N. Nay of the Pendleton
Roundup Auto Garage was a busi-
ness visitor in this city this week.
R. F. Hynd has returned to his
Portland home after spending several
days in this city transacting business.
Paul Gemmell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. H. Gemmell, has gone to Bend,
where he has taken position in a
hetel.
Mrs. c. c. Chick and son Charles,
accompanied by Mrs. C. w. McNam-
er, were visitors in our city from lone
on Saturday last.
FOR SALE-Purebred S. C. Rhode
Island Red cocks and cockerels at
$500 each. C. H. Gemmell, Hepp-
ner. Phone 29F44.
Alex Green of the Phelps Grocery
Compeny is attending the Meeting
Of the Retail Merchants Association
in Portland this week.
We have three dwellings in Hepp-
ner. Some of the best property in
town. would sell or trade either or
all for land in the county. Geo. J.
Currin.
Fully two thousand people attend
ed Pendleton's first annual auto
show. 1t is said the show is already
bringing dealers direct benefits as
result of their many displays.
C. Guy Wakefield. local piano
dealer, returned Saturday from
business trip through the county and
visit to his ranch near Heppner.
He reports his business is very good.
|-Pendleton Tribune.
Father is angry because small son
insists upon carrying on a conversa-
tion at Q o'clock in the morning. If
you enjoy good hearty laugh do not
fail to hear Daddy" one of the
cleverest reading out-at high school
auditorium, Wednesday night, Feb
ruary rs. Admission Is and SO cents.
c. B. Sperry, grain dealer of lone
was visitor in Heppner ON Friday
last. Charley has enjoyed a very
cuonaccfu1 hucfn acc T., l,;c Ii,o <hi,
season, and his warehouse at lone is
still filled to the roof with wheat a.
waiting shipment.
Our friend, VIM. Walbridge, who
has been indisposed for some months
past, is now very much improved in
health and hopes to be able to do
some work and look after the affairs
of his Office of fruit inspector Of Nor
row county. We are indeed glad to
chronicle this improvement in his
health.
Chester Gemmell, who is farming
his fathers ranch just south of town
was in the city Monday after a new
gang plow and he will begin spring
plowing just as soon as the ground
becomes dry enough. Mr.. Gemmell
was fortunate in getting his crop in
last fall and consequently he has
more time for other ranch work at
this time of the year.
]. A. Halliday, of the Pacific Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co., of Portland,
spent Tuesday in Heppner going over
the local telephone situation. In an
other column We publish detailed
interview from Mr.. Halliday, which
gives correct representation of the
phone situation as it is to date. The
company will make extensive i'm
provements in the near future.
O. c.. Stephens and John Allen
were down from Hardman Saturday,
each bringing a load of the John
Adams wheat. They found it pretty
hard getting to town owing to the
soft roads. These men look forward
to good crop in their locality, the
coming season, though all grain will
of necessity be spring sown. They
returned with freight for the Haro-
man merchants.
A recent deed placed ON file at the
county clerks Office transfers the
Hynd-Thomson ranch on Willow
creek, just above lone, to Alex Lind
say. The consideration was $4,000.
This deal was made some time ago
but the papers were only lately filed.
Mr.. Lindsay has made many improve
ments since taking the place and he
now has one of the best creek bottom
farms in the county.
This office was the recipient of
very pleasant call on Tuesday eve
ming from M. o. Evans, Assistant
County Agent Leader, Extension de-
partment, o. A. c., Corvallis. Mr..
Evans is making tour of Eastern
Oregon in advance of the Wool Car
that is coming to Heppner on Sat-
urday. In another column we give
an interesting interview with Mr..
Evans concerning the employment Of
County Agricultural Agents, this be-
ing his particular line of work at the
Agricultural College.
Ed A. Sharon of Portland, grand
secretary of the l. 0. 0. F. Lodge in
Oregon, paid Willow lodge an official
visit this week. Mr.. Sharon is we'll