The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-02-01

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sors Of the machines were called
there to take course in operation
A party was given at the Christian
church on Friday evening last in hon.
or OF the retiring pastor and his
wife. 1t had been planned as q sur.
prise. but in some way knowledge
OF what was going on had leaked
and this feature was not carried out
perfectly. A fine time was had, how
ever, the capacity of the building be-
ing taxed to it's utmost to care for all
who attended. As token Of es-
TEEN and by way Of rememberance
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds were present.
ed with handsome rug. the gift OF
members of the church and their
friends.
Some party or parties, living in
mortal fear that they might never be
able to get booze in Oregon. entered
the depot express room on Monday
night and removed therefrom four
packages containing eight quarts OF
liquor. The packages stolen were all
consigned to people in the county and
Agent Feldman succeeded IN reoov-
ering all the empty cartons which
were picked up in the vicinity ot the
depot. Entrance to the building was
evidently made through one OF the
doors as there was no sign that the
windows had been forced. There
was much indulgence in intoxicants
during the early part Of the evening,
and whiskey was passed around quite
freely, SO It is reported, but whether
this was some Of the goods stolen
has not been developd as yet. The
hardship thus worked on our country
friends Is something awful to con
template, and it now looks like the4
would be deprived of ever looking
bottle of California or Utah bOoze
In the face again. AS one man re-
marked. Il do not care puff OF me
pipe for this. but O'm afraid | can
never get any more.'
Chas. Shaver has finished second
we'll on the place Of H. STANCE. 4
few miles west Of lone and he will
now move his outfit to the Baker
place, south of Jordan Butte, where
he will shortly begin drilling wei
for Mr.. Lentzey, the present owner pf
the place. Mr.. Lentzey is arranging
to make number Of good improve
ments on the place, among them H.
ing new residence. s@jE
A dinner party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Blake
on Friday evening last, the honor
guests being Mr.. Roy Blake and Miss
Annie Lindsay The birthdays Of
these young people occur on the
same date and the former wAa twenty
one and the latter twenty years OF
age. A few friends of the young
people were guests Of the occasion.
Ed. Rietmann gave q party at his
country home on Friday night last.
1t was very largely attended by the
peaople Of his neighborhood, as vel!
as from lone, and every one pronoun.
ces a good time. Ed. believes in
having some enjoyment out Of life
as he goes along, even If he does have
to live in the country.
E. M. Shut is busy man these
days, having the hay baler at work
on his place. A. B. Strait is doing
the work having moved down there
last week. 4. NJ. has lot of fine al
falfa this season and Is getting 1t In
shape to ship to marekt.
Mrs. c. M. Schriver arrived home
on Friday after being absent for the
past two months. She is we'll re-
covered from the operation she un-
derwent shortly after arriving at Dali
as,where she and Mr. Schriver were
spending the Thanksgiving season.
w. G. Palmateer, of Morgan, was
passenger for Eugene Tuesday and
will visit for a short time with re-
latives in that vicinity. Mrs. Palma
teer has been visiting her parents
there for some time past.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Akers departed
for Portland on Sunday morning and |
will be absent for week or ten days
in the metropolis, visiting with
friends and relatives.
S. l.. Beck has just finished d good
weel at the home of Claus. Johnson,
in Democrat Gulch. He bored to d |
depth of 275 feet and has evidently |
struck an inexhaustible flow of water. |
Nolan Page, young son of Mrs. Z. |
McMurray, was brought home from
the Heppner Sanatorium Saturday,
seems to be making rapid recovery
of his health.
J. w. Osborn and Henry j. Street.
er, farmers of the Cecil country were
doing business in lone on Tuesday.
Carl F. Troedson has returned I
from a visit Of several weeks in the
Sacramento Valley, California.
Mrs. Frank Hall spent the week.
end visiting with her mother, Mrs.
Melissa Marlatt, at Hepner. She