The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-07-18

disposed of their Gillian county
ranch, are now thinking of getting
them little home in Heppner and
we hope they may succeed in finding
just what they want.
E6fA DR.. Turner, eye specialist, of
49, Portland, will be in Heppner
again Saturday, July goth. In lone
Friday, July 18th.
FOR SALE-Good 5-room house,
built three years. Furnished thru
out with best of furniture and player
piano. A bargain if taken soon In
quire Gazette-Times office. 15-1m
Elton Jones is down from Walla
Walla for a short visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Jones. The
young man has been living at the
Garden City for the past year, where
he has taken up the study of medi-
cine, and is also working in the un-
dertaking parlors.
Lawrence Sweek of Monument Wis
tied with his son, C. l.. Sweek in
Heppner on Friday and Saturday
of this week. Mr.. Sweek encounter
ed some heavy roads while crossing
Sunfower Flat on his way over, the
result of heavy rains in that section
the last Of the week.
Little Anna Mollahan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mollahan, is re-
, covering from the effects of a broken
arm. The accident happened to her
some two weeks ago when she fell,
breaking one bone Of the forearm and
bending the other pack. The little
lady still carries the broken arm in
sling, done up in plaster paris.
Dr. Merriam, who came to Hepp-
| ner to take over the practice of Dr.
, Allison, decided that there was NO
opening here for another physician,
and he departed for Portland on Mon
day. DR.. Merriam was a man OF
pleasing address and came to Hepp-
ner well recommended as a medical
practitioner. 1t speaks we'll tor the
health of our community that another
R doctor is not needed mere.
]. E. Tourtellotte, of the firm OF
Tourtellotte & Hummel, architects OF
\ Boise and Portland, was in Heppner
\ couple of days the first of the week
\ Mr.. Tourtellotte was interested in
\ placing before some of our citizens
\ his drawings and plans for a new
\ hotel here. He has some good ideas
\ along this line and will do what he
can to interest capital in the project
\ After spending the past week In
Heppner assisting in getting our fire
fighting apparatus in shape, Captain
\ Geo. W. Stokes, deputy Of the State
Fire Marshal's department left for
Portland Tuesday morning. Captain
\ Stokes has rendered valuable assis-
| tance here during the week, and he
was rendered vote of thanks by .he
City Council on Monday night for the
good work done.
Frank A. Andrews, pastor of the
Christian church, is of the opinion
that he can be of some use in help
ing to harvest the crop of Morrow
county, and he has arranged with his
congregation to let him off for few
weeks while the harvest is on. He
went out to the R. w. Turner farm
in Sand Hollow where he will begin
work and help get up the hay crop.
Mr.. Turner will soon be ready to start
up his threshing machine.
Wash Thompson came over from
Weiser on Friday to look after the
! insurance adjustment on his resi-
dence that was destroyed by the late
fire. He met with no difficulty in
getting full settlement on his pol
icy. Mr.. Thompson is living on an ir-
rigated tract near Weiser and states
that the crop conditions are good
where they have the water He con-
templates returning to Heppner with
in couple of weeks and work here
during the harvest, as he will have
his crop out of the way. He return
ed home Monday
V. S. Peet, travelling colonization
agent for the Union Pacific system,
with headquarters at Omaha, was in
Heppner few days during the past
week, making a tour of different
parts of the county and gathering up
photos and other data for the use of
the office. He was shown over the
country by D. E. Gilman and was very
favorably impressed with what he
saw. Mr.. Peet stated to represen-
tative of this paper that he has at
present on file in his Office more than
1900 inquiries for lands in the North
west and the most of these are from
people who particularly desire to
get wheat lands in Oregon. Mr.. Peet
will prepare lectures which he will
give throughout portions of the Mid
die West and will interest those who
desire to look up new locations.
His photos will be made into slides
and used as illustrations in his lee
lures.
DR.. N. e. Winnard was appointed
| nitu hon lth nfinc.r h1r tho Git,. Cn,lanil