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

was visiting over the week end with
friends in Heppner. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Haverstick of
Rhea creek were in Heppner for a
few hours Saturday.
G. A. johnson. Lexington ware
hOuseman, made brief business vi
sit in Heppner Saturday.
Born-to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coxen
in this city, last Tuesday, March 26,
son, weighing l l and half pounds.
Harry F. Call. who now owns the
old Herren ranch south of Heppner.
was business visitor in the city last
Friday.
Ellis Minor, young farmer and
stockman of the lone section, made
business visit to Heppner the last
of the week.
Max Gorfkle, manager of the Eas-
tern Hide and Junk Co.. accompanied
by S. Hunter, was in Heppner the last
of the week.
Henry Johnson, veteran Heppner
carpenter and contractor, returned
from Portland last week, where he
had gone to consult specialist re-
garding his health.
Milton r. Morgan, of lone, was do
ing business in Heppner on Saturday,
if McDuifee where he paid up his
dues to the county.
John Brosnan of Lena and billiard
French of Gurdane, well known
stockmen, were in Heppner and vic
Unity last week looking after some
cattle that they had wintered in this
locality.
A. NJ. link was in the city Satur-
day from lone to interview the in
come tax man. He was accompan-
led by his son George who recently
returned from Kansas City, where he
took a course in an automobile train
ing school
Ike Howard of lone was in the city
last Saturday to leave a check with
the income tax man. Mr.. Howard is
fully convinced that we have got to
pay for the war and that money won't
be worth anything anyway if we
don't lick the kaiser.
Henry Slender, who is an extensive
wheat farmer out northwest Of lone,
was transacting business in Heppner
last Saturday. He was accompanied
by his son. Mr.. Slender ranks as one
Of the most successful farmers OF
wheat in Morrow county.
Mrs. l.. M. Woodwork of The Dal-
les spent a few days in Heppner dur
ing the week. visiting with friends
and looking after property interests.
Mrs. Woodworth made her home in
Heppner for a number of years when
Mr.. Woodwork was engineer on the
local branch.
Richard McElligott, one of Ione's
larger wheat producers, was in Hepp-
ner Saturday figuring up his income
tax with one of Uncle Sans represen
tatves. Mr.. McElligott has the dis
tinction of being, at the present time,
the heaviest individual investor in
Liberty bonds in Morrow County.
August Liebl, extensive farmer of
the West end, was in Heppner Sat
urday looking after his taxes. Mr.,
Liebl states that Spring is opening up
fine in his section and vegetation is
beginning to grow at rapid rate, in
fact the last few days have been very
warm, causing one to think that
Summer is fast approaching He is
Anticipating good crops for his end of
the county.
r. ]. Wilcox is here from Wasco,
Oregon. He represents H, B. Thorn
berry, dealer and importer Of jacks
and jennets. Thornberry is the lar
gest importer in the United States
and has established agencies at diff
ferent points of the Pacific Coast Mr..
Wilcox will be at Heppner for some
time and will be pleased to meet
those who are interested in getting
registered jacks and jennets. 2tp.
Frank Roberts returned the last
of the Week from an~extensive trip
into Utah and New Mexico, where he
went in quest of carload of milk
goats. He was not successful in get
ting as many as he wanted at this
time. 1t is his intention of selling
these goats to sheepmen to be used
as "wet nurses" for orphaned lambs.
Goats will thrive in this Morrow
county country, as has been demon
strated and six goats can be kept
for the cost of one COW.
D. H. Grabill, pioneer farmer of
lone, was in Heppner last Saturday
on business. He brought with him
an interesting assortment of ord
nance, consisting of some one pound
shells taken from the battleship Ore
gon by his son jim, now deceased,
when the young man was serving in
the navy. Later the younger Grabill