The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-03-01
WEEKS NEWS.
Local And Personal Happen
ings Of Heppner And
Vicinity.

Good Centralia nut coal for sale
at IS per ton. See N. A. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams of
lone were in the city on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Padberg of
Clarks Canyon, spent Saturday in
Heppner.
Harry Bartholomew, Stanfield
sheepman, was a Heppner business
visitor last Thursday.
Warren Kennedy was down from
his farm home in the upper Rhea
creek district, Saturday.
R. F. Weigel, manager of the Tum-
Alum Lumber Co., was in the city
last Saturday on business.
Pearl Shamhart, Eight Mile wheat
farmer, was in the city Monday, at
tending to matters of business.
John Rasmus, who has been con-
fined to his bed for several weeks, is
reported to be slowly improving.
Martin and Gene Lovgren were
Heppner business visitors on Monday
from their farms in the Hail Ridge
country.
M. S. Corrigall, president Of the
First National Bank Of Heppner, was
in, the city this week from his Butter
creek home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilt of lone
were visitors in Heppner last Mon
day evening, motoring up in their big
Mitchell car.
Mrs. F. Luper is making some i'm
provements to her millinery store
this week with new front door. 1t
adds greatly to the appearance OF the
store.
A. e. Johnson, manager Of the
johnson Land and Livestock Co., was
in the city last Saturday from lone
and attended the lectures and demon
strations at the wool car.
Mrs. George Purdy, who came over
from Condor on the Elks Special to
attend the annual ball, is remaining
in the city few days as the house
guest of Mrs. Albert Banker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud X. Andrews Of
The Dalles were present last Thurs
day for the Elks' festivities. Mr.. An
drews was the conductor in charge
of the special train which came over
from Condor.
T. ]. Mahoney, who is now con-
nected with the Swift interests in
Portland, is in the city this week on
business. Mr.. Mahoney still retains
interests in this city which call him
back from time to time.
w. d. Newton, north end farmer,
was in Heppner the first of the week.
Mr.. Newton says several people viii
arrive in Morrow county on the 9Th
of March, coming from Missouri, to
look at land here with view Of buy
ing.
Henry Neel and wife of Lone Rock
were among the many outside people
who attended the Elks Ball in Hepp-
ner last Thursday. Mr.. Neel is one
of the largest shippers of cattle in
Gillian county. He is brother of
jeff Neel of this city.
Hanson Hughes took in the Una
tia county convention of the |. 0. O.
F. held at Pendleton last week and
reports having had a mighty fine
time. Those Pendleton people can
not be excelled when 1t comes to en-
tertaining and making one feel just
like the town was all his.
O. C. Stephens, Hardman farmer,
was in Heppner the first of the week
stirring up interest among local FAR
mers in the move to organize loan
association at Hardman. A meeting
will be held in Hardman on the 9Th
of March for the purpose OF getting
the new organization under way.
A. L. Thoroughman, presiding ell
der for this district of the M b..
church South will be in Heppner Sun
day. March 4th, and will hold servic-
es both morning and evening. Rev.
Mr.. Thoroughman is scholar and
a pleasing speaker. He should be
welcomed with a large audience.
George Bleakman prominent Hard
man merchant, was in the city the
first of the week Mr.. Bleakman Will
soon add another truck which he will
use in transporting wheat and other
farm products to market. The truck
is proving success here, as Is in
dicated by Mr.. Bleakman's latest pur-
chase.
w. G. McCarty, who Is a member
of the finance committee from the
Farmers Union Warehouse Co.,
raising funds for the new elevator,
reports that success is being met with
and that the elevator will now un-