The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-09-05

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trip to Portland last week, going
down after some necessary repairs
for his truck He has been quite
busy the past month hauling grain
from the Jess Turner ranch to the
warehouse in Lexington.
Mrs NJ. L. Case returned home
Oh Friday last from Beswick Springs,
Calf, where she had been called on
account of the very serious illness of
her father. When she left her
father was much improved and able
to begin his journey home.
Rev. II. A. Noyes, pastor Of the
Federated church, returned from
his summer vacation, which was
spent on his place at Sunnyside,
Wash, on Friday last. ond on Sun
day regular services were again re-
sumed at his church.
Mrs. G. w Thompson arrived
Saturday evening from Weiser,
Idaho ana will visit for a short time
with relatives and friends at HepP-
ner. She was accompanied by Miss
Pearl French who has been visiting
the past couple of months at the
Thompson home.
Mrs. Frank S. Parker returned
A,ome from Portland Sunday even
ing, being fully recovered from the
effects of an operation for removal
of cancer of the breast, which she
underwent about month ago. The
operation seems to have been eE
tirely successful.
w. T. McNabb, of lone, was doing
business in Heppner Monday. Wes
says that he notes large number
of the prospective draftees under the
new law have suddenly gone lame
and it would appear that they are
not nearly as anxious to be taken
for soldiers as they have been want
to express themselves.
S. E. Notson and wife accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. w. P Nc
MILAN of Lexington on trip to
Hermiston Sunday They made a
tour of the Cold Springs irrigation
project and noted much improve
ment both at Hermiston and Stan
field.
Vic Groshens is now getting fig
ures on the construction of two
story building that will cover his
entire lot on the corner of Main and
May streets. He is not able at this
time, however, to make any definite
announcements as to his plans but he
expects to be ready before. long to
start operations.
Frank A. Andrews and family re-
turned on Saturday from their out
ing of couple Of weeks spent at
Cupper station south of Parkers
Mill. They had a good time and
return to the city much refresh
ed, Mr.. Andrews resumed regular
preaching services the Christian
church on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. McClintock
of Dry Fork were in Heppner Friday,
having brought their little daughter
to the hospital for the removal OF
adenoids Mr.. McClint0ck has just
fniahed combining his crop and
states that his returns were rather
slim, his best yield not exceeding
ten bushels per acre.
County Court assembled at their
chambers in the court house on
Tuesday to consider road matters.
They also made trip of inspection
out to Jones hill, whore the construc-
ti0n company have been making a
few miles of macadam, The sittings
of the Court for the regular Septem
ber term began yesterday morning.
Paul Rietmann was a business
visitor in Heppner Friday. Mr..
Rietmann has finished his threshing,
which was a short job this season
because of the damage to his fields
from hail. The hail storm of several
weeks ago destroyed the equivalent 1
of about 1000 sacks of grain, and
this added to the expense of putting
the crop in, makes Mr.. Rietmann a
very heavy looser, indeed.
DR.. C. c. Chick was up from lone
yesterday and performed an opera
tion on Delmar Waters for the
removal of tonsils and adenoids.
Many young children are afflicted
with adenoids and large number
seem to have trouble with their
tonsils. The operation for their re-
moval is simple and the trouble
should be gotten out of the way
before the child enters school,
Will Garrigues, chief mechanics
mate on one of Uncle Sans sub
marines, and stationed for the pres