The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-05-23
Town and Country.

Mrs. Leo Hill and children left Sat
urday for Woodland, Wash, to make
a visit with relatives.
N. p Benson and Alfred Troedson,
well known farmers of Moragn, were
in the city Saturday.
Prof. H. II. Hoffman, superinten-
dent of the local schools spent the
week end at outside points.
Criss Hamilton, Hamilton mer-
chant and pioneer of Grant county,
is spending a few days in Heppner.
Paul Reitmann was in Heppner
Saturday, bringing up the election
returns from the. North lone pre-
cinct.
John Perry Conder was in the city
Wednesday from his wheat farm in
the north end of the county, after
load of supplies.
Arthur Smith has returned after
working through the spring months
at the Frank Monahan ranch just
south of this city.
G. A. Nichols, Wheeler county
sheepman, was in Heppner from the
Dam ranch on the John Day river,
the first of the week.
w. P. Mafoney, cashier of the
First National Bank, spent few days
in Portland on business last week, re-
turning home Sunday.
Mrs. Gay M. Anderson and two
children returned Monday from two
weeks visit in Portland at the home
Of Mrs. Anderson's sister.
Hugh Stanfeld and family of But
ter creek were Saturday night guests
in Heppner. They were on their way
to the Stantield ranch on Rhea creek.
Victor Wiglesworth, young Butter
creek sheepman, took out new Hud-
he had bought from Vaughn & Sons,
the local agents.
Gus Williamson, who has been
working at the Wiglesworth ranches
on Butter creek for some time past,
left Tuesday for Portland, where he
will spend a few weeks on a we'll
earned vacation.
David and Will Hynd, Sand Hor
low sheepmen, were business visitors
in Heppner Tuesday. David remem-
bered his young lady friends at the
telephone Office by setting up the
strawberries and ice cream.
C. A. Walton, mayor and pOstmas-
er of Fox, Grant county, who also
operates a general merchandise store
at that place, was business visitor
in Heppner Wednesday. Mr.. Walton
reports conditions fourishing in his
section.
T. j. Mahoney, cashier of the Live
Stock State Bank of Portland arrived
in Heppner Tuesday evening to make
brief business visit. Mr.. Mahoney
is vice-president of the First Nation
al Bank of this city. He was pleased
to note the extensive street improve
ment that is now taking place here.
c. l.. Sweek, local attorney, left
the first of the week for Portland,
where he will attend the war confer
ence as a delegate from the Heppner
Home Guard. While in the city, Mr..
Sweek will also look into some mat
ters for the city of Heppner. Mrs.
Sweek is now in Eugene, where her
father is seriously Ill.
A man lost his wifes watch some
where on the street and was almost
afraid to go home, for he didn't
know what might happen to him. A
friend told him he saw an ad In The
Gazette-Times telling of a watch
that had been found He looked the
matter up and found the watch. You
cant beat the want ad columns OF
The Gazette-Times.
The Morrow County Chapter of the
Red Cross is very anxious to make
the shipment Of towels and clean
white rags to Camp Lewis by next
week and to that end are urging ilr
members and others to bring in their
donations at once. There is a most
urgent call for the above articles and
the local chapter desires to fill its
quota at the earliest possible date.
During the summer months several
new homes will rise in the town and
on the farms of Morrow county. John
Kilkenny, Hinton creek sheepman,
contemplates many improvements on
his ranch, chief of which will be an
addition to his farm house. Work
is already under headway on the new
residence of ]. G. Thomson, which
will go up on Court street. Ralph
Thomson, Willow creek farmer and
sheepman, will build modern house
on his farm just above town. Hugh
C. Citizens reports the sale Of lumber
for these new homes.
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