The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-06-15
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torrents but did no great damage,
but with the storm was a heavy fall
of hail that beat the growing gardens
into the ground and destroyed them.
The downpour was sufficient to raise
Willow creek several feet but it soon
subsided. The rain was quite heavy
on upper Hinton creek also and caus-
ed that little stream to rise rapidly
for a short time. No damage is re-
ported from that quarter.
Jas. Johnson came over from his
ranch at Range, Grant county, the
last OF the week and is looking after
putting up the first cutting of alfalfa
on the Johnson Butter creek place.
He was in Heppner for short time
on Saturday and states that his por-
tion OF Grant county received fine
rains the past week and range and
crop conditions have been greatly
improved thereby. The outlook was
anything but good prior to the rains.
Ralph Thompson was in from the
Willow creek farm Monday morning
and reported very heavy rain, bor-
dering on a cloudburst at his place
and up and down the creek for quite
distance Sunday afternoon. 1t was
a "soaker" while it lasted and Will
low creek raised quite rapidly as a
result, but no serious damage re-
suited along the creek so fara Mr..
Thompson could learn.
Judge W. T. Campbell and wife
departed Monday evening by auto
for Eugene where they 60 to attend
the commencement exercises at U.
of 0. Their son, Arthur Campbell,
is graduate with the class Of '22
from the state university and the
coming year will have a position
with the Lakeview high school as
teacher Of mathematics and chemis-
try.
R. L. Benge and family took their
departure by auto on Sunday morn
ing over the Columbia highway to
Portland and the Willamette valley,
expecting to spend three weeks of
vacationing and visiting among
friends and relatives. Their trip
will take them up and down and over
the valley and should be a delightful
one at this time of the year.
Miss Neva Hayes returned to Pen
dleton Tuesday and will take her
place again in the telephone ex-
change there. Miss Hayes is now
fully recovered from injuries re-
ceived several months ago in an auto
accident and is grateful TO have her
position back with the telephone
company after being compelled to
lay off for so long.
The disastrous fire which destroy
ed the greater portion OF the busi-
ness section of Prineville, Ore, last
Saturday, causing loss of 100000
missed the establishment of Joe Ma
son tour Joe), although both he and
Mrs. Mason lost most Of their per-
sonal belongings when the hotel
where they were living burned
lone Independent.
Actual work of construction of the
new depot at Boardman has begun
and a full crew has been sidetracked
right on the grounds. Prospects for
the early completion of the depot
are entertained by the people of the
project city. The new depot will be
of similar dimensions as the one al
Mesner, a short distance east OF
Boardman.
Earl Hall, bookkeeper for Minor
and Co., left during the week on his
vacation and expects to visit several
points of interest in Oregon and
Washington before returning. Dur
ing his absence from the store, Miss
Mary Clark, just recently home from
school at Walla Walla, is assisting
her father, M. D. Clark, with the
book work.
M. L. Case is preparing to take
an auto trip with his family, expect
ing to leave Heppner by about the
10th. They will visit at various
points in the Willamette valley and
southern Oregon, and have in view
the continuation of the trip on
through California as far as Los An.
geles, where Mrs. Cases father
lives.
Henry Gay, accompanied by his
son Arthur, was in Heppner a short
while on Saturday from their home
down near Hermiston. Good rains
have prevailed during the past week
and all vegetation is greatly revived
in the lower Butter creek section
Mr. Gay states that hay cutting is
under way on the Hermiston pro-
ject.
Judge E. R. Parker, of Condor
arrived at Heppner Sunday and has
been presiding over circuit court here
during the week, taking the place ol
Judge Gilbert W. Phelps who was
called to Portland just at this time
Judge Parker will also preside fol
Judge Phelps in the circuit court al
Pendleton, beginning next week.
Boardman plans big celebration
for July 4 in the way of picnic