The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-08-04
LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS

Attorney Frank Robinson of lone was
a business visitor in this city over last
night.
Harvey Hart returned to his Port
land home on Tuesday after spending
several weeks visiting with relatives in
Heppner.
Howard swick. OF Monument, has
been spending several days in Heppner.
visiting at the home Of his aunt Mrs.
Frank Turner.
Mrs. James Metcalf, mother Of Mrs.
John Calmus, left Monday morning for
her Wisconsin home, after having spent
several weeks in Heppner
l., Monterestelli, of the Monterestelli
Marble and Granite works of Pendleton.
was in Heppner a few days this week
on business connected with his firm.
Mrs Ella Buseick and son Reid de-
parted for Portland on Tuesday and
will spend a short time there in visit
ing relatives and enjoying their vaca-
ton.
Dale watkins and Vane Jones ar
rived from Irrigon this morning with
truck load of fine watermelons which
were disposed of to the Heppner mer-
chants.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
of Mrs. G. c. Aiken in this city this
A. NJ, and mother and child are re-
ported to be getting along well.
Ralph Crego, manager for the tele-
phone company here, returned on last
evening from The Dalles He reports
that Mrs, Crego and Miss Virginia Car
ol.ne are doins fne and e is q very
happy daddy.
Cecil Hale and wife came in yester-
day from Mt Vernon springs where
they have been spending couple of
weeks. They expect to remain in this
vicinity for couple of weeks more be-
fore returning to their home at Walla
Walla.
Prewitt Cox is getting ready to be-
gin his wheat harvest this week He
and Carl Happold are running an out
fit together and for the next month or
more they will be in it up to their eyes
The wheat out their way is a bumper
cron this season
Miss Cleone Andrews, who visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. D. Clark
in this city for couple of weeks, de-
parted on Sunday for her Portland
home, She was accompanied by Miss
Mary Clark who will spend few weeks
visiting in the city.
ID. 0. Justus and W. W. Howard made
a shipment of lambs to the Omaha mar
ket from the local yards on Saturday,
there being six double cars. Mr.. Jus
tus also made a shipment to the same
market in June, from which he had
very satisfactory returns.
Mr.. and Mrs, Karl L. Beach were here
from Lexington on Monady, When ask
ed how he managed to get to Heppner,
Karl remarked that he came in via
Eight Mile, Hardman and Pilot Rock,
and states that this is the only good
road to Heppner from Lexington now,
though a little circuitous.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhea Luper and chill
dren. of Salem, visited at the home of
L =,
few days this week. Mr.. Luper was
here to look after some irrigation mat
ters and also to make an inspection of
the diversion of the waters of Ditch
creek by the city of Heppner
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Akers and Mrs
Carrie Vaughn returned Tuesday from
an auto trip over the Columbia high
way to Portland. They went down the
Columbia last week along with Mr., and
Mrs Harlan Stanton who were re-
turning to their home at Centralia,
Wash, after a visit Of ten days with
relatives here.
Mrs. A. C. Crowell and her sister,
Mrs, w, T. Wheeler returned on Tues
day from Salem. where they had been
to attend the funral services held In
honor of their brother Wayne c, Jack
son. whose body had just arrived from
France. He was World War veteran
and lost his life in the battle Of Cha
teau Thierry on June 8, 1918. The
bodies of two Salem boys have been
returned to their home city FOR inter-
ment.
Most every community in Eastern
Oregon has its Dr. Brumfeld suspect
these days A laborer on the ranch of
Andy Rood was suspected of being the
accused Roseburg dentist and was brot
into town the first of the week. On ex-
animation he easily proved an alibi, but
admitted that he must resemble the
fugitive dentist somewhat, as he was
atkeu up at Hood River and given the
"once over" as suspect while on his
way to Eastern Oregon.