The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-10-31

Mr. and Mrs. f. A. Nagley and son
ed arrived at leppner from
Chicago on Friday evening and are
visiting at the nome Of Dr.. and Mrs.
~ e Winnard. Mrs. Nagley is a
A.ecc Of DR.. Wizard After a short
stay in this city, Mr.. and Mrs. Nagley
vii 90 to Portland to make their
home.
On account Of the scarcity of
nurses the local Red Cross chapter
is calling On all those who are able.
to help care for the sick. Those
willing to volunteer for this service
please list their names with Mrs.
Fhill Cohn. Also all people having
fresh eggs will dc a service to both
the Red Cross and the sick patients
by notifying Mrs. Conn.
Mrs. D. A, Reid passed away at
hoIpner on Sunday night, a victim
Of Spanish isfuenza. Size had Just
returned on Saturday from Portland,
where son was sick with the dis
oase and died and she evidently con-
'racted the influenza there. Funeral
y'i-s for the deceased were held
Monday forenoon and burial was in
he Masonic cemetery.
Mss Laura Burnside of Hardman,
Oregon, a grand daughter Of Post
master c. s. Vaterlaus, arrived here
the first of the week and beginning
-eXt Monday will enter the B. H. A.
Thjsi the first Of his grandchildren
Nf. Vaterlaus has seen. We sincerely
welcome the young lady to cur midst
end hone she will feel perfectly at
home during her sojourn here
Ccwley, Wyo., Progress.
The following young men Of Nor
row county, draftee3, have been cal
Ind for service, to report between the
nth and 18th of Ncyember Pal
Curran of Heppner Wilbur Goodrich
rieppner, Harlan Swift Of Hard
nan, Lewis Cason of Harjman,
harold j. Cox of Heppner Bernal
Il, Bcwley of lone, Leonard NJ. Barr
oi Beppner, substitute, The exact
date when they viii report will be
announced later
The time for preparing and mail
ing Christmas packages for the sol
diers have been extended until the
20th of November This will give a
little better opportunity to get the
parcels ready. Kindly observe the
regulations regarding your Christ
mas packages and call at the stations
on the days as published in the
papers last week, and YOU will there
by greatly assist the Red Cross in
t&liditing this work.
Roy " Whites, real estator. re-
ports the sale this week Of the 500
acra1 Of land belonging to Sam and
Ben Brown northeast Of Lexington
to Miles Martin. In fact, this deal
w&s made some three months ago.
but was not closed until this week,
Mr Martin has already taken charge
and has 400 acres of the place soWn
and the grain is now coming up in
good shape This was on summer
fallow land The consideration
mentioned in the deal is $4,000,
ohd the sale also included some
stock.
Z. 4. Florence was down from his
illlow creek farm this morning and
took time to call on the CT. and
make good" for the coming year,
Friends We have Just a whole lot of
Joy" tied up in subscription bills.
and You will all receive just as
warm welcome as did Mr. Florence,
by calling in and settling with US.
Then, too, we will be able to see
that other fellow" that is con
tinually sending us a reminder, and
be in position to make him feel good.
YoN know how it works.
A fire started over the kitchen at
the Wilson Hotel about seven O'Clock
lasl evening add the screaming Of
the fire siren soon brought the fire
boys 10 the scene with apparatus
ready for putting ON the water in
short order. The blaze was eXtin-
guisAed, however, before it was
necessary to turn on the water and
no damage resulted above the max
ing of a small hole in the roof 1t
was Eratifying to see how quickly
the boys responded to the alarm and
Chief Curran is proud Of his volun-
teer fire department.
Oscar Keithley has presented to
County Agent Brown some ears Of
corn produced on his Eight Mile
place this season that show what can
BIZ dome in dry land production of
this cereal The corn is of the Reid S
Improved yellow Dent variety and is
from seed given Mr. Keithley by Mr..
Brown and brought here from a
prize winning exhibit at the Idaho
corn show of 1916. The ears are of
g0Od size, the grain is we'll formed
and it is the opinion of Mr.. Brown
that the future production of this
variety in this county will show
marked improvement over this
sample as the seed becomes more
acrliGyafed. Those interested in corn