The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-08-07
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

John r. Olden Of Rhea creek was
In the city Tuesday.
W. II. Padberg of Clarks Canyon
was a Heppner business visitor Tues
day.
Chas. Valentine was in the city
Wednesday from his farm home
northwest Of Heppner.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Padberg we're
In Heppner Monday from their farm
home west Of Heppner.
Ben Anderson was in from Eight
Mile Tuesday and reports that his
grain is making a satisfactory Yield.
Miss Clara Miller, who has spent
the past FIVE weeks at her fathers
ranch, will return to her home in Sa-
lem Friday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. McMenamin In this city on
Tuesday, August 4. Mac Is now the
father of four fine girls.
DR.. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo left
the first of the week on an auto trip
to Portland and coast points. They
will be absent from Heppner about
two weeks.
Miss Lucille Elder left on Sunday
for Astoria on a vacation visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Vance. She Will
spend some time at Seaside and other
beach resorts while away.
L. W. Briggs has taken a position
with the Phelps Grocery Company.
Mr.. Brigg is an experienced salesman,
having followed that profession for
number of years In times past.
H. II. Hoffman arrived In Heppner
Wednesday from Kennewick, Wash,
and will leave this week with a num-
ber of other Heppner Elks for the
big convention at klamath Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Sweek expect
to leave about the middle Of the
month on an auto trip to Seattle and
other northern points, to be absent
from Heppner until the first Of Sep
tember.
County Clerk Waters post cards
from Salt Lake to Gay NJ. Anderson
that he will arrive home August Z,
or 8, sooner or later" He stopped
at the hotel Utah while In the Nor
mon city.
P. A. Anderson, owner and mana
ger OF the Morrow County Abstract
Company, Is able to be at his office
again after being confined to his
home for several weeks with an at
tack of small pox.
w. r. Irwin returned Tuesday from
Rockaway beach, where he spent the
past three weeks with his family.
Mrs. Irwin and daughter Betty will
remain at the beaches until about the
middle of September,
Mrs. Ella Russell of Portland ar
rived In Heppner Tuesday to make
visit with her sister Mrs John Her.
Mrs. Russell was visiting here last fall
when called to Portland on account
of the serious illness Of her son.
Mrs. Luther Huston was hostess on
Tuesday afternoon to a large number
OF members of the c. W. B. NJ. A
program in charge OF Mrs. T. E.
Chidsey was rendered and later In the
afternoon light refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. CELSIUS Keithley came
down from their camp at the Parkers
Mill forest station the first Of the
week. Mr.. Keithley returned to the
mountains Wednesday and Mrs
Keithley remained In the city to visit
for week
Mayor Vaughan left by auto We'd
nesday for Arlington, accompanied by
Mrs. Vaughan and her sister, Miss
Hyde, who has been visiting for sew
eral weeks at the Vaughan home
Miss Hyde will return to her home In
Baker and Mrs. Vaughan will go to
the coast Mr. Vaughan will go on
to klamath Falls to attend the Elks
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Miller farmers
of the north Lexington section, expect
to start next Monday on an auto TRIP
to Illinois. They will spend week
with Mr.. Miller's brother at Litch'
field, Neb., and will then go on tc
Illinois to make visit with Mrs. Mil
ler's relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
expect to return in November, ac
companied by Rev. J. l., Miller ant
wife. They will return over the
southern route and up through Cali
fornia to their winter home in Salem
A man who can bring a carload o.
hogs to market these days Is more
than a mere capitalist. John Mona
han Of Condor piloted carload O.
grunters and another of sheep t.
Portland and the check he received
In exchange for these animals woult
even make John D. Rockefeller 81
up and take notice. Men who are CIV
ing a little attention to pigs are liv
Ing on easy street. Some dea Of thu
prosperity of the Condor section i
attested by the report that Jane
Murtha sold his ranch recently TO
$115,000, and this didn't include tn
stock. Mr.. Murtha still has 1900