The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-04-26

man country, was transacting busi-
ness in Heppner Monday.
Sherman Shaw, who has taken up
a homestead in the Hinton creek Sec
tion, moved out to his new home this
week.
]. H. Frad of Black Horse was a
visitor in Heppner Saturday and this
Office Acknowledges a pleasant call
from him.
w. Il. Irwin and son Stephen,
Glenn Jones and Vawter Crawford
were Heppner people making busi-
ness visit in lone Tuesday.
Mrs. R. J. Judy and Mrs. Albert
Pettys' of lone were guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hughes in
this city over Friday night.
Mrs. R. J. Vaughan is visiting
with friends and relatives in Baker
and in the meantime Doc is taking
his meals at the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huffman, who
reside on the Stanfield ranch on Rhea
creek, where Mr.. Huffman is fore
man, were in Heppner Monday.
Andy Rood now drives a new
Buick roadster which he recently re-
ceived from the local agent, Bert
Bowker at the Heppner Garage.
LaVerne VanMarter, who is now
busy helping John Kilkenny run the
big sheep ranch on Hinton creek,
spent Sunday with Heppner friends.
Thos. Ross, prominent Echo citizen
and one of the largest wool buyers of
the Northwest, was in Heppner Tues
day, presumably sizing up the local
wool market.
w. w. Smead left Thursday for
Portland where he goes as a delegate
from the Morrow County Good Roads
Association to the State Association
which holds its meetings in that city
Friday.
Hymen "Ted' Bear, who has
served as night clerk at the Palace
hotel for several months, has enlist
ed in the army service and will 60 to
Portland the last of the week to re-
port for duty.
Spencer Akers, local grain buyer
for the Northern Grain & Elevator
Company of Portland, reports that
he has bought 100 tons of barley the
past week, for which he paid the rec
ord price of fifty dollars per ton.
A few days ago a new record for
wheat was set in Fort Worth, Texas,
when 100 bushels of Texas No. 2
hard wheat sold for three dollars per
bushel. The wheat was raised in the
Panhandle, a few miles south of Ar
marillo.
Roy Whites, local real estate
agent, closed a deal this week with
e. L. Duckworth, in which the latter
purchased the Amanda McAtee prop.
erty on south Main street. The price
paid was $1,000. Mr.. Duckworth is a
recent arrival from Washington.
Mrs. E. 0. Sylvia returned to her
home in Oakland, California, last
Saturday morning after visiting two
weeks in this city with her daughter
Mrs. Arthur Crawford. She expects
to leave soon for an extended visit
to her former home in Boston, Mass
S. e. Notson informs us that his
son Edward, who has been living in
Dunlap, Iowa, has needed the call to
the colors and has enlisted in the
regular army. This is the second son
in the s. e. Notson family to enlist
as Lee Joined in Salem few weeks
ago.
Mrs. C. s. Van Duyn returned to
her home in Spokane last Saturday
She was accompanied by her mother
Mrs. Eliza Ayers. 1t is hoped that
the change of climate will prove ben
eficial to Mrs. Ayers health. Mrs
Josephine Forward returned to her
Sumpter home the same morning.
Charles South, the violinist who
will appear In concert at the Star
theatre next Monday night is ma
tive son Of Oregon and lived at AL
bany for a number of years. Most OF
his training was received in Europe
but since returning to this country
he has appeared in many Of the larg-
er cities. The editor had the pleas.
ure of hearing him in Eugene few
years ago, and his work at that time
was truly wonderful.
Pat Grove, local agent for the Cal
ifornia State Life Insurance Co., says
that If the American people would
once get the right idea, solving the
high cost of living would then be ar
easy problem. Mr.. Grove has no,
eaten a bite of meat since the 31st o.
March. He partakes Of but two meal:
per day and says he never has hun
cry feeling. Mr.. Grove says hand
full of peas contain the same nutri
ment as a pound of beefstake ant
costs less. In carrying on this diet
it was not particularly with the idet
of cutting down expenses, but foI
healthful reasons. Pat says 1t I.
proving beneficial from both stand
] points.