The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-04-13
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resident OF Heppner, they having re-
sided in this city for many years pre-
vious to going to Portland. She is
survived by her husband and the
following children: Mrs. Margaret
keed, John w., Charles T., and Mel
lie, all OF Portland; Mrs. Myrtle
MayeS of Prosser, Wash, and Mrs.
Belle Parsons of Fort St. Johns, B.
c. Burial was in Mt. Scott cemetery
at Portland on Tuesday.
H. W. Oliver, who has charge of
the work of surfacing the Lexington
market road, was in Heppner Mon
day looking up house for his fam
lily whom he expects to move up
from Portland right away. The
opening up of good gravel pit on
the Earl Warner place, along side
of the market road, took place last
week, when a heavy blast of powder
uncovered some $4,000 cubic yards
of rock. This will be ground into
suitable road covering material by
the county crusher which is being
moved to the quarry from the Rhea
creek market road this week.
Patiently waiting for proper spring
weather to arrive, Guy Huston Of
Eight Mile was in the city on Tues
day, accompanied by Mrs. Huston.
In all his experience, Mr.. Huston
pronounces the past winter the long
est that he remembers. 1t was for
tunate that most of the people had
practically two crops of hay on hand,
otherwise there would have been
much suffering by livestock. On
Eight Mile Monday the weather was
cold and it showed the most of the
day. The snow melted as it fell how
ever.
G. E. Meyer, who represents the
Calumet Baking Powder Co., of Chi
cago, was calling on Heppner trade
Tuesday and placed some good or
ders for his product. Mr.. Meyer is
a booster for the Trade at Home
movement, and breaches this gospel
wherever he goes-being dead set
against the mail order house. His
headquarters are at Seattle.
Frank Hopkins of lone is filing
the position of night clerk at Hotel
Patrick, having arrived on the job
the first of the week. Being one Of
the crack ball players formerly with
the lone team, he has been pressed
into service with the Heppner team
by Manager Van Marter, and will
add strength to the infeld. Hopkins
is strong man at short stop.
Mrs. E. N. Crawford will leave
for Portland on Saturday, at which
point she will join her daughter, Mrs.
L. G. Atherton and her husband on
a journey to Fort Worth and Dallas,
Texas. They 90 via San Francisco
and Los Angeles. Mrs. Crawford
may decide to spend the greater por-
ton of the summer in Fort Worth
with her son, Garfield Crawford.
A basket social and barn dance
was given at the r. W. Snider farm
in Blackhorse on Saturday evening
which was largely attended and a
good time was had, the financial re-
turns being quite satisfactory. The
money raised will be used for some
improvements at the school house in
District II.
Mrs W. A. French underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the
Moore hospital in this city on last
Saturday forenoon, the case being in
charge of DR.. G. c, Chick, While
still confined to the hospital, Mrs.
French is reported to be getting
along fine, and will soon be able to
return home.
Saturday afternoon of last week
Flower Garden class of the Episcopal
Sunday school, assisted by members
of the church, held a bazaar at the
store of Minor and Company. The
proceeds, amounting to $26,3S was
given to the Near East Relief fund
for the starving Armenian children
DR.. C. C. Chick left for Portland
Tuesday morning, where he will at
tend a meeting of state and county
health officers, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of this week. He also
expects to visit his son Charles al
Eugene before returning home the
first of the coming week.
Frank W. Smith of Portland, foI
long years a representative OF the
International Harvester company
was in Heppner the first of the week
and registered at Hotel Patrick. He
has made this territory for many
seasons.
John Olden, alfalfa and stock rails
er Of Rhea creek, spent few hours
in the city Tuesday. Everything il
backward out his way, but Mr.. Older
hopes for better weather condition;
from this date on.
Assessor j. J. Wells arrived home
on Friday evening from Portland
He had been in the city for two
weeks with his young son, whom NJ
had under care of an eye specialist
Our garden tools will help you tt
cut down the high cost of living, als'
the weeds. Peoples Hardware co: