The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-01-19
CECIL ITEMS OF INTEREST

neighbors on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Logan Of
Mountview ranch were calling on their |
Cecil friends on Sunday
w. e. Ahalt, who works for Minor
& Krebs. made short visit to the
county seat during the week.
George NJ Melton arrived in Cecil
from Pilot Rock on Monday and is Wis
iting his brother Ed at Rockcllffe for
a few days.
Chas. shurte and son made a short
stay in Cecil on Tuesday on their way
from Arlington to their home at the
county seat.
home Of her brother, Leon. on satur-
day. after visiting with her mother In
Portland for few days.
Messrs, c. A. Minor and Bob Thomp-
son Of Heppner, accompanied by J.
Simas of Monument, were business
men in Cecil on Tuesday.
Frank Ilaifertc accompanied by his
mother. Mrs. Mary Halterty. and Miss
Grace Painter, all Of Shady DELL spent
Sunday visiting friends near lone
Several nne lambs have arrived at
the Poplar Grove during the last week.
Minnr o. Kraho a m i,,gt hauipptney thair
busy season among the lambs at their
place near Cecil
Mrs Hazel Logan and children. who
have been visiting friends in Four Mile.
left on Sunday for lone accompanied
by Leon Logan, who is also a student
of lone high school
Warren Slender arrived on the local
Monday and will assist at Seldomseen
ranch during the illness of his brother
DR.. Walker Of lone expects to have
Roy at work in short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Perry of Ewing
were doing business in Cecil on We'd
nesday. Our sympathies are extended
to Mrs Perry, whose mother passed
away at Silverton during the week.
A new arrival made its appearance
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs, Everett
Logan at Cecil A fine bouncing boy
Weighing ten pounds arrived on Jan.
18th. DR.. Walker of lone was in at
tendance
Joseph Miller. who farmed some OF
the hill land around Cecil for many
years and left this vicinity few years
ago to take up his home with his son,
B. C. Miller at Grandview. wash
passed away on December 27th, 1921,
at the age Of SO years Sympathies are
extended to his bereaved relatives.
The many friends OF Russell Shaw,
nephew OF Mrs Jack Hwnd. who spent
several years around Cecil. extend their
heartiest congratulations to him on his
recent marriage at st. Barnabas church,
Toronto, Canada, to Miss Zenda d.
Wilson OF Toronto May their path
way be strewn with peace and plenty
Dotheboys Hill, the home Of ]. E,
Crabtree was kept lively on Tuesday
during the election Of one director for
the John Day Irrigation district. We
believe C, A. Minor was the successful
party but the why's and wherefores OF
the Mayor, his deputy and Constable
John were so mixed up with rabbit
drives tailless rabbits. doughnuts and
coffee, etc. that rational report OF
the meeting was impossible
Five Weary Willies or Tired Tins
1--WE have not found out which, were
seen about ten miles above Cecil at
midnight on a certain night last week
pushing an Essex car along the high
way and singing at the highest pitch
water, water everywhere and not
drop to drink" and then for change
Roll the Old Chariot Along" Their
vocal chords gave out just before
reaching their garage at Cecil, so they
were allowed to retire in peace, as Ce-
ell was quietly slumbering at the time
Pitiful tales of rabbit tails were told
bv Cecil rabbits during the big rabbit
hunt between the shooting Fools"
with Dwight Misner as captain and the
60 -Get-'Em Hounds" with DR.. Walk
er of lone as captain. The most pa
thetic one was where Mother Bunnie
told her numerous offspring to beware
Of their tails and make for home every
time they scented Misner, for at all
costs he had issued an order that every
rabbit he cast his eye on must lose its
| tail. II not its life. Bunnie also re-
lated that the Shooting Fools" were
| sure tall trimmers, II not shooters to
| kill and continued to speak in terms
| of kindness of the "Go-Get-'Em
Hounds" whose motto Is true aim
and sure death and urged her follow
ers to stick to the old adage "of two
evils choose the least" and we know
she referred to the "Go-Get-'Em
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