The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-07-29
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

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July 25, to Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Kirk,
daughter.
FOR SALE-Ford car, good condi-
tion, easy terms. Inquire Calmus
Blacksmith Shop. 1tp.
Jos. ]. Nys, local attorney, is
spending a few days in Portland this
week on business.
Mrs. S. E. Van Vactor returned
Wednesday from Portland after
spending a week in the metropolis.
Mrs. B. G. Sigsbee and daughter
Miss Bernice returned to Heppner
Wednesday, after spending several
days in Portland.
Mrs. r. NJ. Hart and children Lu-
cile and Robert Jr., arrived Wednes-
day from Portland, where they spent
two weeks visiting with relatives.
Heading and threshing started the
first of the week on the J. O. Turner
ranch near Swaggart Buttes and Mr..
Turner reports that his Turkey Red
wheat is making an average yield of
28 bushels.
The S. E. Van Vactors are now
domiciled in their summer cottage on
upper Willow creek. The cottage is
high on the mountain side and the
location is at once rvireshing as we'll
as picturesque.
Martin Benin, north lone farmer,
is in the city today on business. Mr..
Benin has finished heading a good
wheat crop. He says A. E. Johnson,
a neighbor of his, has a wheat crop
that will average 25 bushels per acre.
Wheat is rolling down hill lit,
Lexington at fairly lively rate these
days and will increase in volume as
the harvest season progresses, ac-
cording to w. G. Scott, banker and
warehouseman who spent a few hours
in Heppner today.
Roy Her, who helps run trains for
the o. W. R. & N. Co., down in and
near Portland, arrived the last of the
week and is visiting his relatives
near Heppner He is son of Mr. ann
Mrs. John Her and a brother of Mrs.
Geo. Evans and Mrs. VIM. Letrace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernie Matteson and
daughter May motored over from
4 their home in Seattle, arriving here
on Wednesday evening They are
guests for a few days at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Milholland.
Mrs. Matteson and Mrs. Milholland
are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Swindig and
children motored down from their
home at Dayton, Wash, and are Wis
iting until Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Starkey. Mr.. Swim
dig says an immense crop of grain
will be harvested in eastern Wash
ington this year.
H. A. Duncan, who for many years
has been a popular salesman In the
mems furnishings department at
Thomson Brothers store in this city,
J is leaving soon to become permanent
ly located in California. Mr.. Dun
can will probably travel out of San
Francisco and has the entire state Of
California for his territory. His
many friends here will wish him the
best Of luck and the greatest success
possible in his new field and home.
There are fields of wheat out
west and south of lone this year that
would not look at all out of place in
the Walla Walla country" said c. B.
Sperry, lone grain buyer and ware
houseman, who is in the city today.
It's one Of the best seasons that sec
tion has had for sometime, according
to Mr.. Sperry. The Heppner-Willow
creek road is in bad shape between
lone and Lexington due to the grad
ing now being done on the highway.
Mr.. Sperry suggests detour either
, by way Of Gooseberry or north Lex
ington, as the hill roads are good.