The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-10-27

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MT and Mrs. H. o. Ely Of Morgan
have been in the city since Saturday
They brought thetir young son 10 the
hospital here and he was operated on
for appendicitis by Drs Walker and
Chick on Saturday evening We are
glad 20 report at this time the boy is
doing well and his early recovery is |
expected.
Dr. Chick. having sold his interest
in the old hospital equipment, an
nounces 10 his friends and patients tha,
he is prepared to take care OF them in
newly equipped hospital at Mrs.
Moores. Entirely new and modern
surgical appliances have been installed, |
also new beds, mattresses and blan-
ets.-Advertisement.
Joseph Eskelson, esteemed resident
OF Lexington and pioneer wheatralser
Of that section. was in this city for
little while on Saturday, He is much |
pleased with the splendid amount of
moisture that has been allotted this |
section during the past few weeks 1t
has put the summerfallow ground In |
excellent shape for the fall seeding,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Misner and A. |
NJ Moore returned Sunday from their
hunting trip. which was shortened one
week because Of their inability to find |
the game. They went into the Blue
mountains near the head OF the John
Day, and while indications of game
were plentiful, the dry condition of the |
woods made the location of 1t well nigh |
impossible-IoneI Independent
LaVerne VanMarter and Capt ]. W. |
Cook returned from the mountains on
Monday after spending a day or two In
deer hunting. They brought with them |
a fine buck and have been treating their
friends to venlson. Other members of
their party. not having been so for
tunate, remained in the timber to keep
up the hunt with the hope that they
might land some game before the sea
son Is ended.
Business activities in Boardman are
on the increase. according to the Board |
man Mirror. Following the opening of
a first class barber shop by Joe Web |
ster Of Tigard, DR.. Ray Logan of Una
tills has opened an Office and will give
two days a week to this territory The
postofflce has been moved into new and
commodious quarters in the Root build |
ing. and A. c. Partlow has opened a
meat market.
Frank Turner went to Pendleton on
Monday where he met his father -in-law.
Sam Cochran. and brought him to
Heppner. Mr. Cochran has been at Hot
Lake sanitarium for several weeks past
where he underwent an operation and
received treatments. He was able TO
go to his home at Monument on Tues
day Mr. Turner driving him over In
his car. He is much improved in
health
W. G. Scott was up from Lexington
on Saturday for the first time in 80
days The roads between Lexington
and Heppner have been in such bad
shape that Mr.. Scott did not have the
nerve to tackle them, and besides he
has been so busy helping get the big
wheat crop Of that section placed in the
warehouse that he could find no time
to visit around Since It has rained and
the roads are somewhat improved and
the wheat has all been stored, he ex
poets to find time to come up this way
Just little oftener and renew ac-
quaintance with his old time friends
Mrs. Lettie Brown. wife OF the late
Jake Brown, and who with her hus-
band formerly lived in Morrow county
where she was well known to all Of the
older settlers, died at her home In
Walla Walla on October 18th and was
bured on the Tuesday following. Mrs.
John W Hiatt and Mrs Moses Wright.
nieces of Mrs. Brown, attended her
funeral and spent a week visiting with
other relatives at Walla Walla, re-
turning home on Saturday. They were
accompanied by VIII Sanders and wife
and Herbert Holt who are visiting rela-
tives here and renewing old acquain-
tances,
Mr. and Mrs l. A. Doak, of Oppor-
tunity Wash, were visitors in Hepp-
ner for a short while on Saturday, COM
ing UP from lone with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
II wilt. Opportunity is one of the
splendid apple growing sections right
near Spokane and Mr.. and Mrs, Doak
are located on one OF the largest or
| chard tracts there. With his brother,
Stephen Doak, l. A. has been interest
ed in an extensive wheat ranch north of
| lone, and they have arranged to dis
pose OF this so that their attention may
| be given entirely to the property at
Opportunity. This office is looking for
ward to receiving a few boxes OF fine
apples from the Doak orchard in few
days--just as soon as Mrs Doak gets
home to pack them.
Mr.. and Mrs John H. Edwards ar
rived from their home near Hillsboro
on Sunday evening and are spending
the week visiting with friends and rel
atves in and about Heppner just as
glad as they can be of the opportunity
of visiting their old home again. On
the way to Heppng they visited with
relatives In Gillian county and after a
short stay here they expect to go to
| Athena and have a visit with their
daughter Mrs Bessie Thompson, and
other relatives living in Umatilla coun
ty Mr.. Edwards states that our county
seems to have his section of the Will
lamette valley beat so far this fall when
| IL comes to rain. II has been quite dry
where he lives but plenty OF moisture
will arrive later on.