The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-06-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Oscar Keithley of Eight Mile was
motoring in and around Heppner the
first of the week.
Mrs. Gertrude Nash has taken
charge of the school in the Goose
berry district for the summer months.
Mrs. Geo. j. Currin has returned
to Heppner after spending a few
months with her mother at Gresham.
Roy V. Whites is making some ex-
| tensive improvements to his resi-
dence property in south Heppner.
M. l.. Case has recently put in new
concrete walks along the front of his
residence property on west Center
street.
]. S. Buesick, the Hamilton sheep
man. has been spending several days
in and around Heppner during the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Wiglesworth
of Butter creek were visitors in
Heppner Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Carsner were in
Heppner Monday from their noun
tain ranch in the south end of the
county.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ayers are Wis
iting in Portland this week. They are
stopping at the Ritz hotel.
A new subscriber to The Gazette
Times this week is Leo Hicks, we'll
known young farmer of near Hepp-
ner.
Mrs. j. S. Baldwin has returned
t. Heppner after short visit at the
nome OF her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Reaney near Lexington
Ed Cummings now has charge of
the Phil Cohn warehouse, having
taken the position formerly held by
Roy Cochran, who is now in the ar
my, stationed at Fort Mcdowell
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Whetstone have
returned to their home in Heppner
after spending few months in Port
land. Mr.. "Whet" says he will aid
the labor situation by working in
harvest.
L. Sweek of Monument, father of
G. L. Sweek, Heppner attorney, is
spending few days here on business
Mr. Sweek bought new model Chal-
mers car from Vaughn G. Sons before
leaving for home.
Oral Scott has purchased a Deerine
combine harvester which he will use
in harvesting the grain on his Hepp-
ner Flat ranch and also the ]. H.
Frad ranch in Black Horse which he
Is farming this year.
DR.. A. D. McMurdo was called to
Reid's Mill Sunday on account of the
illness OF the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. E. Matteson. The little
girl had been poisoned when a mis-
take was made in giving her medi-
cine. She is getting along nicely. re-
ports the doctor.
X. d. Allstott, Rhea creek farmer
who was in town Wednesday, said
that the good rain now in prospect
would be worth about $4,000 to him.
At the present time all of lis first
crop of hay is down but he figures
the grain would be helped to the
above mentioned extent over what his
hay might be damaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blackman ar
rived In Heppner Sunday evening
from San Francisco on their annual
visit. They are guests at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs Phil Cohn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blackman now have two sons in
the service. Leo, who recently re-
turned from Chile, South America.
has enlisted in the 47th regiment of
mining engineers and Abe, who some
time ago enlisted in the naval re-
serve, Is stationed at San Pedro, Cal.
where he Is a member of the officers
training camp and expects soon to get
commission. He was one out of
six in the class who qualified for the
final examination. Leo enlisted at
Camp Meade, Maryland, and is prob
ably overseas by this time.
Rev. II. A, Noyes departed Tues
day for Hermiston and the irrigation
belt of north Morrow county. After
spending day or so there he expects
to go on to Sunnyside, Wash, where
he has small orchard tract. He ex-