The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-11-21
Town and Country.

Thoroughbred mammoth bronze
turkeys for sale. Farm of T. j.
Matlock. ct
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Wiglesworth
of Butter creek were in the city
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Biddle were
visitors in the city yesterday from
the home ON Rhea creek.
Dr. Turner, the Portland eye
specialist, made his regular visit to
Heppner the first of the week.
Attorney Frank H. Robinson of
lone, was in Heppner for few hours
Tuesday. coming up with j. 7. Knap-
penberg.
c. W. Shurte departed for Port
land Monday and expects to remain
there during the winter provided he
finds suitable employment.
Matt Hughes moved his sheep over
from Lone Rock this week and they
are now located on the Hughes
farm on Willow creek west of Hepp-
ner.
Bill Pearson, now giving his assist
ance to the Federal railroad admins
tration on one Of the section crews
near Echo, was in Heppner the first
of the week.
Ben Buschke and wife visited in
Heppnar on Saturday. They have
been having some hu in the family,
one of their sons being quite sick
with the ailment
Mrs. j. E. Berwick returned Sat-
urday from The Dalles where she
had been called to the bedside Of a
niece and brother who were very
low with pneumonia.
Ashbaugh's new meat market Is
now open to the trade and is sup
piled with good line Of all kinds
of fresh and cured meats. Phone
your orders, Main 30.
Silas Wright is very sick at the
Heppner Sanatorium, where he was
taken early in the week to undergo
an operation for appendicitis. His
condition is very serious.
o. ]. Cox. who was operated ON
short time ago for bad case of
appendicitis. is reported to be doing
well and now able to get about
some at his home on Rhea creek.
A. c. Allison. was in from Butter
creek yesterday. This fine fall
weather is greatly appreciated by
the people in his section and work
in the fields has moved along with
dispatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Carter were in
from their Rhea creek ranch Tues
day afternoon. They brought in a
fine bunch of Thanksgiving turkeys,
one Of which will grace we editors
table on that day of universal re-
joicing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George White, of
Lexington, were Saturday visitors in
Heppner. They expect that their son,
Ray White who is now at Bremerton
navy yard, will return home soon.
Ray is musician and has been with
the band at the navy yard.
w. w. Bechdolt passed through
Heppner Tuesday on his way from
Hardman to Boardman. Mr.. Bech-
dolt has purchased small tract of
land on the project and with his fam
lily will make home there. He has
rented his farm near Hardman.
Harold Cohn has been transferred
from San Francisco to the naval
training station at Norfolk, Va, sup.
ply department Harold hopes that
he may be able to make the home
folks visit at Christmas time. He
has not had furlough since enter
ing the service.
Ed Farnsworth and family passed
through town Tuesday on their way
to Rhea Siding, where they will live
for the winter. Mr.. Farnsworth has
moved his sheep to Willow creek
from the summer range at Fox
Valley and they will be ranged and
fed here during the winter.
Miss Ocea B. Norris, who was one
of the teachers in Heppner High
school last season, is visiting here
this week, guest at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Cason. Miss
Norris is principal of the school at
Mt Vernon, Oregon and at present
is taking an enforced vacation on
account of the influenza. She came
over to Heppner last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Turner from
Monument.
A slight collision of two autos
near the school house on Sunday
evening came near resulting dis
astrously for the occupants Of the
cars. Both machines were slightly
damaged and we're under the nee