The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-03
WEEKS NEWS.
Local And Personal Happen
ings of Heppner And
Vicinity.

Andrew Rood was a passenger for
outside points Monday morning.
George Bleakman. Hardman bust
ness man, was in the city Monday.
H. B. Clark, Seattle contractor,
is in the city with a view to locating
here.
Bernard Pehr, principal Of the
Hardman school. spent Saturday in
this city.
VIM. Furlong. Glen and Guy Had
ley we're down from Hardman the
first of the week.
A. P. Schrock of Arlington has ar
rived in Heppner and may spend
some time here.
Chas. Burchell Of Lexington
brought up several people for the ball
game last Sunday.
c. N. Jones. one Of Morrow coun-
TVS leading farmers. is spending the
week in Portland.
Pete Rourke came down from La
Nronda Coturdov ood 10 cnoudipp a
few days here visiting with friends.
]. G. Kilpack, of the Boys and Girls
Aid Society Of Portland, spent We'd
nesday in Heppner on official busi-
ness.
Lee Padberg, county commissioner.
came up from lone Wednesday to at
tend the regular monthly session Of
the country court.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Spencer visit
ed the first of the week at the home
of Mr.. Spencer's brother, ]. s. Spen-
Ger on Butter creek.
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
held very successful window sale in
the north room of the First National
Bank building last Saturday.
M. H. Kopple has returned from
San Francisco, where he went earlier
in the Spring to purchase goods for
his Condor and Heppner stores.
Claus Johnson, Henry Stewart and
Gene Lovgren, prominent farmers of
the west end of the county, were in
Heppner Wednesday on business
visit.
j. M. Morrow, representing the
Watts Marble Works of The Dalles,
made his regular visit to Heppner
this week. He went from here to
Condor.
Mrs. G. T. Walker, accompanied by
u. e. Baker and Mrs. O. D. Forbes,
came up from lone Monday and spent
the day visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Waters.
Wednesday was flag day at the
First National Bank when brand
new flag was set flying from brand
new flag pole. Prewitt Cox had the
honor of running up "Old Glory"
Vaughn & Sons received two car
loads of binders, mowers and head
ers the past week, thereby preparing
to handle some of the trade which
will be brought on by another bump
er crop.
Andrew Reany and wife were We'd
nesday visitors at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Shelley Baldwin. They
are pioneers of the Lexington Sec
tion. Mr.. Reany is busy putting in
a big crop at the present time.
l. C. Bennett and Oscar Davis left
Wednesday for Nevada, where they
will work with sheep during the sum-
mer months. Mr.. Bennett spent sew
eral months there last year, and only
recently returned here to make a
visit with relatives.
10y M. Turner, Jesse o. Turner,
Miss Ella Coe and Miss Virginia
Crawford made up party which
went to Hermiston last Sunday to in
spect the government dam. They re-
port that 1t is being well guarded
during these bellicose times.
Rev. H. A. Noyes of this city has
been chosen to deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon to the graduating
class Of the Hardman school on Sun
day evening next. He will have the
honor Of addressing the first class
of graduates from that school.
The restaurants have been hit
hard by the. H. G. of l.. and as re-
suit they are raising the price on
meals. The Elkhorn has announced
that from the first of May on, they
will serve no meals for less than 35
cents. See their adv. in another col
umn.
Letters received by Heppner
friends and relatives from the boys at
the Goat Island naval training sta
tion say that Edgar Copenhaver, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Copenhaver,
is in the hospital with severe attack
of the mumps. All the other Hepp-
ner boys have been detailed to guard
duty.
w. w. Smead returned from Port
land Monday. where he went as