The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-10-04
Town and Country.

Arson Wright, extensive south end
sheepman, spent Saturday in Heppner
on business.
Oscar R. Otto, local music store
man, made business trip to Pendle-
ton last week.
Con Mclaughlin and John Curran,
north Morrow county sheepmen, were
in the city Saturday.
Harvey McAlister. prominent Lex
ington business man and booster was
in the city Saturday.
Mrs. w. E. White of Monument
spent several days in Heppner last
week visiting with friends.
Barley growers in the Umapine
district of Umatilla county have re-
ceived a price Of $50 per ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hunt motored in
from their home in the Rhea creek
section the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lotus Robson of
Hardman were in Heppner Saturday
attending to business matters.
James Murtha, we'll known Rock
creek sheepman, was in Heppner Sat-
urday, where he was transacting bus
mess.
Albert Bowker of the Heppner
Garage received car load Of Fords
last week. The cars were already
sold before their arrival.
Frank Glasscock, who, is farming
the Omar Stanton ranch in the Hard
man section, was transacting busi-
ness in Heppner Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gates, of Spray,
were visiting in Heppner the first of
the week. They we're accompanied
by Mrs. Gates father, H. A. Stamp.
Mrs. c. l.. Sweek. wife of the we'll
known local attorney, was called to
Eugene last Saturday on account of
the illness of her father, B. j. Haw-
thorne.
Owing to break in the pump at
the power house, Heppner has been
taking short rations on water for sew
eral days this k-"hooverizing,
SO to speak.
Oscar Keithly OF Eight Mile was a
Saturday visitor in Heppner, where
he picked up an QUITO load OF good
fruit for canning from various places
about town.
L. E. McBee is building a concrete
sidewalk in front of the home on
Garden street which he recently pur-
chased from Lester Hamley.-Pen-
dleton Tribune.
Misses Mary and Nettie Currin
have returned to their home in tLis
city after making a most delightful
tour of California by automobile with
party of friends.
Adam Blahm, who farms on the
| Lacy ranch north of this city, was in
town Saturday with load of 1917
wheat, which he delivered at one of
the local warehouses.
l.. d. Neill, Butter creek farmer,
was doing business in Heppner Satur-
day. He brought in supply of
luscious tomatoes from his garden
which was disposed of to local deal
ers.
Two recent new subscribers to the
| Gazette-Times are j. e. Nordling,
manager of the Standard Oil COM
pany in this city, and Carl Yount,
buyer for the Pacific Grain Co., in
lone.
John Kilkenny reports that his lit
tie daughter, who has been confned
in the hospital at Heppner for several
weeks past, is greatly improved and
she will be able to return home in a
very few days.
Miss Annie Pruyear, little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pruyear of
lone, spent a few days in Heppner
last week visiting with friends. She
was accompanied home Saturday by
Mary Crawford.
Miss Mary Notson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. Notson left Fri
day for Salem, where she will again
enter school for the year. She had
been spending the summer vacation
with her parents in this city.
Ray M. Rogers, genial clerk in
charge of the gents furnishing de-
partment at Minor & Co., for the past
four years, has resigned his position
there and left last Saturday for Port
land to enlist in some branch Of the
army.
Miss Ina johnson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Johnson of
Heppner has been assigned to teach
school in District No. II, near Wes-
ton, Umatilla county this term. Miss
Johnson is graduate of Heppner
High School.
G. M. Schriver and family of lone
were visiting in Heppner Saturday.
Mr.. Schriver is an extensive wheat
farmer of the lone country. He
wound up his threshing in record
time this season, using combine for
the work. His crop made fairly
good yield.
The street sprinkler got on the
| ioh again tho first of the week inst