The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-04-25
Town and Country.

Gentleman preferred. Inquire at this
office.
Mesdames Oscar and Rufus Coch-
ran were in the city Saturday from
lone.
Nick Leathers and Mac Riley, well
known Hardman citizens, were in
Heppner Friday.
W. P. Mcmillan has purchased the
Coxen residence and will soon occupy
the same with his family.
Frank Ginder returned Sunday
from Prosser, Wash, where he spent
the week with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Howard motored
in from their Butter creek home Sat
urday and spent a few hours in
Heppner.
FOR SALE-My house and lot on
May street, opposite First National
Bank. Modern conveniences, J. l..
WILKINS
]. B. Sparks, local theater man,
who is fitting up a show house in
Condor, spent day or two in Hepp-
ner last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Keeney Of
Monument we're visiting in Heppner
this week at the home of their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harley Sprouts.
Mrs. c. H. Hams, of Hardman,
passed through this city on Saturday
on her return from Portland, where
she has been living during the past
year.
John Padberg recently suffered
the loss of one of his farm houses by
fire. We did not learn how the fire
started. The house was on the Ad
kins ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Swaggart, who
live north of Lexington, were In
Heppner Monday attending to some
legal matters in connection with a
land contest.
Gene Penland reports that his mo-
ther, who recently underwent a Sc
we're surgical operation in Portland,
is recovering nicely Her daughter,
Miss Stella, is with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Connell motored
in from the Connell home at Sand
Hollow on Monday. They brought
in rne of their hired men who had
burned one of his hands with lye.
Mrs. A. X. Higgs, Of Portland, vi
sited with DR.. Winnard and family,
Of Heppner, for a few days the past
week. From here she went to lone
for a short visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Higgs.
G. A. Bleakman, Hardmcn mer-
chant, was in town Saturday. Mr..
Bleakman is entering the last leg OF
the campaign unopposed for the re-
publican nomination for county COM
missioner.
p. A. Anderson and Dave Wilson
motored to Pendleton Saturday af-
ternoon. They were accompanied
by Hon. e. d. Cusick, candidate for
state treasurer. who is meeting the
Republican voters of Eastern Oregon.
Clifford Sims, assistant cashier of
the Farmers & Stockgrowers Nation
al Bank of Heppner, has bought a
new Nash car, the first of this make
to be brought to this city. Mr.. Sims
and Charles Vaughn brought the car
up from The Dalles Sunday.
Sherman Shaw was in town the
last of the week from the Hager
ranch, where he has been working
through the lambing season for c.
A. Minor. He says conditions for
lambing have been good and Mr.. Mi
nor is closing up the season with a
high average.
A. y. Bates, Hardman mill man
and thresherman, was in Heppner
Monday while on his way to Rain
eer. Ore, where he goes to take a
contract Job for the United States
government Mr.. Bates has been op-
Grating a -four mill in Hardman, but
the mill will suspend operations pro-
badly for the duration of the war,
Ben G. Buschke spent few days
during the past week at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Busch
ke on Rhea creek. Mr. Buschke has
been living at Reith, Umatilla county
during the last few months, but re-
Gently bought fruit farm near Free
water and has moved his family
there. He returned home Tuesday.
e. D. Cusick, we'll known banker
of Albany, who is candidate for the
republican endorsement to the office
of state treasurer, spent Saturday in
Heppner. Mr.. Cusick was state SEN
ator form Linn county in the last
legislature and a man of statewide
prominence. He is making strenu-
GUS campaign for nomination and
will have visited practically every
section of the state by the time of the
primary election next month.
Lester Parker, former Heppner
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