The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-08-26
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Al Henriksen, the we'll known Ce-
Gil stockman, is looking after busi-
ness matters in Heppner today.
W. P. Mahoney, cashier Of the First
National Bank, left for Portland this
morning. to be absent several days on
business.
Mayne Moore, who helps John
Bryson at the Independent garage in
lone, was a Wednesday business Wis
itor in Heppner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Wingfeld of
Monument are in Heppner today. Mr..
Wingfeld is a prominent stockman
of Grant county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Maxwell re-
turned last Sunday evening from a
two weeks vacation trip to Seattle
and Victoria, B. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. H. Latourell
returned Sunday from Portland, max
ing the trip in their Ford coupe in
about eight hours.
Jack Mulligan, who sells new pi-
amos and tunes old ones, is over from
Condor this week. He recently re-
turned from a business trip into
Grant county.
Chas. Thomson, of the firm of
Thomson Bros, was a passenger to
Portland this morning, where he goes
to look after business affairs, as we'll
as to enjoy a few days of recreation
in the metropolis.
Mrs. A. NJ. Phelps and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, left on Tuesday morn
ing for Iowa where Miss Phelps will
enter school. Mrs. Phelps expects to
remain in the east about six weeks
visiting with relatives.
G. T. McFadden, manager of tire
sales for the Walther-Williams COM
pany of The Dalles, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Heppner on busi-
ness and while here placed the agen-
cy for Firestone tires with the Cohn
Auto Co.
]. H. Pearson, Little Butter creek
farmer, was in the city today and re-
ports that his ranch made an excel
lent yield of wheat this year. Tae
Lena section was not overlooked by
the rain which visited Morrow county
this week, according to Mr.. Pearson.
Mrs. Henry Kerber, age 69 years,
died at the home of her son, Albert
Kerber, five miles northeast of Lex
ington on Tuesday night at IL oilock.
Mrs. Kerber had been ailing for some
time, and the immediate cause of her
death was an internal hemorrhage.
The body was brought to Heppner
by Undertaken NJ. L. Case, who pre-
pared the body for Shipment to st.
Joseph, Mo- her former home, to
which city the remains were sent this
morning, accompanied by members Of
the family.
DR.. McMurdo was called to the
mountains Sunday evening to wait
on Mrs. Ruth Rove, of Monument,
who had been thrown from horse
and quite seriously hurt. The fam
lily are camped at Butcher Bill prair-
lie and DR.. McMurdo made the trip
out there from Heppner in one hour
and fifty minutes. Mrs. Rowe re-
ceived broken rib, badly bruised
breast and her right wrist sprained.
She was thrown against a tree, the
accident being caused by the break
ing of the cinch on the saddle
Editor Athey of the Hermiston
Herald, accompanied by his son, pass
ed through Heppner Tuesday, return
ing home from a fishing trip over on
the Metolius river. Mr.. Athey haU
murder in his eye, for a young man
at Madras directed him home by way
of Mitchell and Spray, and he went
up against some roads that were
never intended for even Ford to
attempt to go over. To get from
Heppner to Hermiston just at this
particular season of the year is no
pleasure either and Mr., Athey took
to the hills leading out to Boardman
and from there he would have good
sailing into Hermiston. This office
a very pleasant call
from our fellow craftsman of the
Herald.
Morrow county was visited by a
general heavy rainfall Tuesday night
and a part of Wednesday, lasting full
" twelve hours. The immediate re-
suit was the laying off for few days
of numerous threshing crews, with
40 serious damage reported, Roads
will be very generally benefited just
At a time when it will be much ap-
preciated by the grain haulers. No
doubt such a rain would be of very
lasting benefit to the roads If we had
4 system of dragging that would be
followed up after each such rain as
'ell this week. Some day this sys-
EN- of handling our dirt roads may
,e inaugarated in Morrow county, and
when that time arrives we can ex-
oect to travel over much better high
ways. This big rain should be a great
lelp to the summerfallow lands
Inskeep-Swearcngen.
Addison D. Inskeep and Miss Lydia
swaorenren wpra united in MARRIAGE .