The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-06-26
LOCAL |
HAPPENINGS

Walter Smith, lone real estate
dealer, was a Heppner business visit.
or Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Howard were In
the city Wednesday from their farm
home near lone.
]. B. Sparks. owner of theaters at
Heppner and Condor, drove over from
Condor Tuesday.
George Frank, the man who keeps
lone straight, was in Heppner on Of
fetal business Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Peck of
Lexington were in Heppner Saturday
and enjoyed the picnic at the fair
grounds.
W. A. Smith of Barnhart Brothers
& Spindler, returned to Seattle Fri
day after setting up the new press at
The Gazette-Times office.
Dwight Misner, who farms north
OF lone, started his combine Wednes-
day. Reports would indicate that the
grain is making a good Yield.
At the annual budget meeting of
school district No. last Friday af-
ternoon the budget for the next
school year was accepted.
R. D. Watkins left Tuesday for Hot
Lake Sanatorium to take treatment
at that we'll known resort for tn,
benefit of his much run down physi
cal condition.
JEFF Beamer of the local delivery
service, Is again able to be on the job
after being conf1nd to his home. He
has completely recovered from his
recent illness.
Mrs. H. A. Cummins and daughter
Dorothy of lone have gone to Under
wood, Wash, to make short visit
with Mrs. Cummins' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c M. Vinton.
Among the teachers In Heppner this
week to take the teachers examina-
lions are Prof. Kellogg and wife Of
: Wasco county. They have a small
!, farm In Tygh valley.
9 E. ]. Starkey, local electrician, mo-
tored over to Monument Saturday to
do some work for the light plant
: there. He was accompanied by Mrs.
r 5tarkey and their little daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Munkers of
y Lexington came up Saturday to at
Tend the farmers picnic. They were
accompanied by Case Fuqua, former
: ly farmer of the Eight Mile section.
H. S. Perry, prominent Gillian
= county farmer, was in Heppner We'd
a nesday from his farm near Lone
Rock. Mr.. Perry says crop conditions
and especially hay, are fine this year.
Il Miss Mary Notson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. Notson, arrived
: home from Salem Saturday. Miss
0 Notson has been attending the Will
). annette University during the past
: year.
Mrs. A. G. DeVore and daughtern
Loye and Cecile left Monday for
Portland. They will be absent from
Heppner all summer and will visit
points In the Willamette Valley and
the coast before returning home.
Mrs. Luther Huston was called to
Portland Tuesday by the death Of her
mother, Mrs. Jack McHaley, who
passed away in that city early Tues
day morning. Mrs. McHaley had
been in failing health for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevenson of
Pilot Rock were visitors in Heppner
over the week end with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Stevenson Is engaged
In the harness and saddlery business
In the thriving south end Umatilla
town.
Among the many Heppner people
who attended the Rose show In Port
land were c. e. Jones and family.
Mr.. Jones returned home and Mrs.
Jones and the children went on to
Walla Walla to make visit with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvie Young were
In town from their Eight Mile ranch
Tuesday. Mr.. Young says his spring
grain is looking better now than it
did two weeks ago and gives promise
of making a heavier yield than was
then indicated
Two former Heppner boys came
over from Pendleton with the ball
team last Sunday. They are Dave
and James Wilson, sons of VIM. Will
son of this city. Dave has position
with the First National Bank of Pen
dleton and James Is employed in one
Of the stores there. Both are doinG
we'll.
There will be big Roundup at
Lena next Sunday. These events are
held there from time to time and are
growing In popular favor. 1t is said
that the bull-dogging and roping, as
we'll as the hroncho twisting are of a