The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-02-06

theater of this city. was over from
Condor the first OF the week He
states that the flu ban has been lifted
there and that he has opened up for
business again. The Star theater
opened for business in this city last
evening. The new pipe organ is now
installed and a fine class of music
will be provided for the patrons of
the show.
Rain. snow and frosty weather has
held up construction work on several
different buildings going up in Hepp-
ner this week. The contractor had
just about finished the pouring of
concrete on the Case building when
the weather turned a little too cold,
and wet weather has interfered with
much of the other work. The Tum-
alum people have gone right on,
however with the fixing up of their
new premises.
Marshall Phelps arrived home on
Sunday for visit with his parents.
Marshall has been with the areo
squadron and was located in France,
not many miles from Paris, but did
not get a chance to visit that city.
His company were about ready to
go into action when the armistice
vas declared, and then it was bout
face and return to the U. S. Having
enlisted for four years, Marshall is
here on extended furlOugh and as 4
consequence cannot say how long he
will remain.
School convened on Monday with
practically normal attendance in
| all departments, and now the pupils
Will get down to business in good
shape, trying to make up for lost
time. Just four school months in
which to make up their grades, aid
the term has been shortened from
nine to six months on account of the
epidemic. We hope that nothing
will arise to interfere with the work
being continued now until the end
Of the term.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Wyland re.
turned to their Hardman home on
! Tuesday, after having spent several
days in Heppner while returning
from Portland. They had been
called to Portland on account of the
very serious ilInas of their daughter
Miss Naoma, wins was suffering witt
the Influenza and took sick while or
a visit with friends in the city. Fol
many days it seemed that Mis-!
Wyland could not live, but SHE
finally recovered sufficiently to bt
brought home, and after resting fol
few days at Heppner she ives abl'
to go on out to Hardman.
Sheriff Shut and Deputy Casol
picked up wild man" in the soutl
part of town on Sunday and on bein,
examined as to his sanity it was de
cided to furnish his transportation
for a distance down the line, it ap
pearing that he was not sufficiently
bugs to permit of his being com
mitted to the asylum for treatment
This is evidently the party that ha:
for several weeks past been causing
some concern by his peculiar action:
on Big and Little Butter creeks. The
man is Dane and claimed to come
from South Dakota and stated tha
he was on his way to California.
S. E. Notson received a fine
picture from his son Edward or
Monday evening. 1t is photograph
Of Battery D, 127th Artillery anC
was taken at the barracks at New
port News, Va, before the boys EN-
barked for England and they were
fully equipped, each man wearing
his tin hat. They all have the ap
pearance of being determined tC
make short work of the Hun wher
they should get into action on the
battle field, but unfortunately the
armistice came a little 100 soon fol
the boys to show what they are
made of. Edward occupied a prom
inent nlacp in the nicturp which Mr.