The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-04-27
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hours in Heppner Monday on their
return home. They had been on a
visit to the farm OF Mr.. Shaffer south
OF lone, and took in a goodly portion
of the wheat growing section of Nor
row county. Mr.. Shaifer is president
of Preston-Shaffer Milling company,
Of Waitsburg and Athena, and Mr..
Leonard is head man in the big flour
ing mill of the company at Waits
burg. This Office acknowledges a
pleasant call from these gentlemen,
in company with M. L. Watts of Ath-
ena, grand marshal of the /. o. o. F.
of Oregon.
We acknowledge a very pleasant
call on Monday from H. G. Kirkpat-
rick of Pendleton, who was in the city
Sunday with the independent ball
team from that city. Mr.. Kirkpat-
rick works for the Peoples Ware
house Of Pendleton. He started on
the return trip Sunday evening after
the game, but met with an accident
to his car and had to be brought back
to Heppner to get new wheel put
cn. He sreaks higny Of the fine
sportsmanship of Heppner's ball
players and fans and praises the gooc
grounds at Gentry field.
R. F. Woodward, district chief, W.
A. Stewart, supervisor long distance
lines, both Of Portland office of Pa
cifc Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany; H. 6. Thompson, wire chief
of Pendleton and 6. H. Corson, wire
chief of The Dalles, connected with
the same company, were visitors in
Heppner on Thursday afternoon and
Friday morning, making an inspec-
tion Of the new work the telephone
company is having done on the Hepp-
ner exchange.
John ]. Kelly returned the end of
the week from visit of several days
at Portland, and reports that he
found business conditions quite i'm
proved there, Mr.. Kelly is also feel
ing better over the prospects for
prices of wool and sheep. He states
there is getting to be lively demand
for sheep for fall delivery and the
wool market has taken on a much
better tone.
Roy Neill and wife Of Pine City
were in Heppner on Saturday
Spring seems to have arrived in the
Butter creek country and vegetation
is taking on rapid growth. They
were accompanied by ]. B. Moore
head, father of Mrs. Neill, who is
very slowly regainng his strength
after having suffered a severe stroke
Of paralysis early last fall.
J. D. Zurcher, an attorney of STAN
field, was in Heppner on Monday fol
a short time. Mr.. Zurcher was do
ing a little political work for his
neiehbor and friend, Joe Hinkle, who
is in the race for nomination as joint
senator on the republican ticket for
Union, Umatilla and Morrow coun-
ties.
Mrs. Arthur McAtee and little sor
departed Monday morning for Wick
eryville, Mich, where she will visit
with her father, DR.. A. E. Culbert
son, and other relatives in the state
She was accompanied as far as Ar
lington by Mr. McAtee, who assisted
his family to take the overland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gay move'
down to their recently purchased
home near Hermiston on the Una
tilla river the first Of the week. The,
took with them a couple of dozeI
stands of bees and many chickens
and expect to specialize in honey
carrying and poultry.
Mr.. and Mrs, Jas. Helms, Of Lex
ington, we're visitors in Heppner fo
short time on Friday, Mr.. Helm
runs an extensive wheat farm nea
Lexington, and rejoces over the ina
opening of spring, the good warn
sun"hine will help along the growing
grain.
S. r. Woods, forest ranger sta
toned at Gurdane, was in Heppne
on Monday and Tuesday, and Mon
day afternoon gave a talk to tht
high school students on forest fir
protection. Mr.. Woods is a wei
informed man regarding his line o
work.
Clerk J. A. Waters spent the mos
of last week visiting with his famil,
in Portland. He reports business a
picking up in the metropolis, an
there is a great deal of building go
ing on at present in the residential
sections.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Keenan, re
turned on Sunday evening from
their vacation trip of two weeks
They visited in Portland and othe
parts while away Mr.. Keenan, i
back on the job again at the depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude White, resi-
dents of Lexington, visited in Hepp
ner on Saturday. Mr.. White is on
of the large land owners and wheat
rasers of Lexington, and they hav
a beautiful new home in that city
Woman will 20 to house to d