The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-12-29

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1872. ZIP.
John w. Heard, principal Of Heppner
high school, is in Portland this week
attending attending the meeting Of the
state Teachers association.
J. Il. Olden and wife Of Rhea creek,
were visitors in this city on Tuesday,
coming In to attend the funeral Of their
late nelghbor Ora E. Adkins.
W. c. Howard, president of Colum-
bia College at Milton. came down to
attend the funeral Of Ora Il. Adkins,
He returned home on Wednesday,
Prof and Mrs Howard NJ. James
were passengers for Portland Tuesday,
going down to the city to attend the
meeting OF the State Teachers associa-
tion.
George link of lone made final proof
on his homestead before Clerk Waters
in this city yesterday, his witness be-
ing Bert Johnson and Werner Rlet-
mann, near neighbors,
The Misses Margaret and Cora Mae
Crawford went to Pendleton on Mon
day, where they spent the week visit
ing at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. J. b.
Cooley. Mrs. Cooley is an aunt Of the
young ladies'
Mrs. r. w Turner, accompanied by
her daughter, Anita. and son, John, de-
parted on Monday morning for Baker
to spend the bi lance Of the week WIS.,
tng at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. 10y
NJ Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Huston Of Eight
Mile visited in this city on Tuesday.
Mr.. Huston states that his section Is
covered with about five inches of snow,
which he believes is fairly good pro-
lection to wheat, at least so long as
the weather gets no colder than at
present,
Charles Wright the new proprietor
OF the Hotel lone, took possession of
the property last Wednesday. Mr.
Wright Is an experienced hotel man
and is now making survey OF the
place with a view Of having needed
changes and improvements madeleine
Independent.
The Sunday school Of the Congrega-
tional church al Lexington Is having
part In the Near East relief work.
On Sunday, December IS, they loaded
ship for Armenian relief and when 1t
was filled 1t was found TO contain
5000. This will furnish several bar
rels Of -four for the hungry children.
In short letter received from 10y
district No 3 OF the state OF oregon,
and located at Baker, he states that
they enjoyed a very merry Christmas.
The weather at Baker was mild and
there was about three inches Of snow
on the ground. To all Heppner friends
he sends greetings of the season.
Henry Kummerland and wife Of Den
yer, Colorado. are visiting at the home
OF VIM. Kummerland and family Of
near this city, They arrived here a
little over week ago and expect to
remain for sometime. He Is brother
OF VIM. Kummerland and this is the
first meeting in II years, and the visit
is n joyous one indeed Mr., Hummer
land Is engaged in business in Denver
in which city he has resided for many
years
The nomination OF Miss Ruby o. En-
geiman to be postmaster at lone, vice
Mrs Earl Blake, resigned, was sent
to the Senate last Monday by Pres
ident Harding Miss Engelman is one
OF the most popular young ladies' in
lone, and her appointment will give
universal satisfaction. II will proba-
bly, be two or three weeks before form
alities are complied with and she as
sumes charge OF the oflice.--Ione Inde-
pendent
The public school closed yesterday
for the Christmas vacation of weeks,
which the teachers are preparing to
spend elsewhere. Miss Patton goes to
Forest Grove Miss Eigler to Spokane,
Miss Schell to Portland, Miss Musgrave
to her home on Rhea creek and Mr.,
Klipple TO Portland. Prof Curfman
will leave Monday for Portland to at
tend n meeting OF the State Teachers
association, of which he is an official
fone Independent.
We owe an apology to good friend
at Lexington who sent us up some
items of interest along with some an
nouncements that should have appear
ed in our last issue. The letter was
inadvertently mislaid and not discover
ed until after the paper had gone to
press and was more than half printed,
We are sorry, but these things will
happen sometimes, even in well regu-
lated print shops, and we trust that
our good friend will find 1t in his heart
to forgive us,
c. II. Gunzel, cashier Of the Bank of
lone, was pleasant caller at this Of
flee while in the city on business yes
terday. Mr.. Gunzel has had charge OF
the bank there for the past three
months taking the place formerly oc-
oupied by Guy Weaver He is very
pleasant gentleman and hopes to be-
come better acquainted with the Hepp-
ner people as time goes on. He was
accompanied by Chas. Allinger, who Is
doing some construction work for the
bank and came to Heppner to assist
in ordering some necessary material
This Office acknowledges the receipt
of n short communication this week
from our old friend, W, e. Severance
residing at Banks, oregon. Mr.. Sever
ance was formerly engaged In agricul'
tural pursuits in this county and lived
at Hardman He mentions the fact that
his part of oregon Is having q touch
of real winter, with inches of snow
covering the ground and the mercury
bobbing around the freezing point and
as much as 16 below. Pretty cold wea'
ther tor that part of the Willamette
valley, and not much different from
what we in this section have been hav'
ing for the past couple Of weeks.
The Christmas cantata, "The Nigh
Before Christmas" was well given al
the Christian church on Saturday eve
ming before well filled house. The
preparation of this cantata was In The
hands of Mrs. Frank Turner Mrs u
r. Huston and Mrs. Delbert Clabough