The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-08-03
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on Friday, the first time in six weeks.
He is slowly recovering from injuries
received when thrown from his hack at
the Rhea creek place several weeks ago,
at which time he suffered broken ribs
and other injuries. He states that
threshing is now under way at both the
Heppner fat and Rhea creek farms, and
the second cutting Of alfalfa is on at
the latter place as well. Hay is good
property this season, according to Mr..
Hendrix, who states that he Is now Of
fered fifteen dollars per ton for his pro-
duct at the farm, and he expects that 1t
will go much higher
henry A. Thompson arrived In the
city from Portland on Monday and has
been renewing old acquaintances for
several days. It has been eighteen years
since Mr.. Thompson was in business in
Heppner and he notes with much pleas
ure the improvements made in the city.
Mr.. Thompson was pioneer Of this sec
ton, coming to Morrow county long
years ago, when the country was young.
Since leaving Heppner he has made his
home in Portland, and this is his first
visit to the old home town since he went
away.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. D. Frad of Dickson,
Iowa, have been visiting in this vicinity
during the past week, having driven up
from Portland in their car, aecompan-
led by Mrs. ]. H. Frad. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frad arrived at Portland the first of
July for visit at the home of the bro
ther, ]. H. Frad, it being the first meet
ing of the brothers in forty years. After
spending a few days in this vicinity,
the Frads will return to Portland and
from there via California and Oklahoma.
Frank Stever, section foreman on the
Heppner end of the branch railroad, ac-
eompanied by his family. departed the
first of the month for a visit Of 30 days
in the East and South. He went from
here to Missouri, and will visit in that
state, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indiana
before returning and he hopes that the
railroad strikes will not interfere with
his making the round trip on schedule
time.
Joe Devine was in the city a short
time Monday. He states that people in
his part Of the county are getting along
well, and the greater portion of the
threshing will be completed in the Lex
ington section by the end of August.
Mr.. Devine states that his wheat Is turn
ing off pretty well and he is putting
much more grain in the sack than an
tieipated before threshing commenced.
An itinerant photographer spent the
past week in Heppner and vicinity
shooting numerous phizs and places
Of business. His gallery was placed upon
couple of traiers, fully equipped with
dark room, etc., and he could finish up
his work as he went along. The outfit
pulled out for other points on Friday,
having been located while in Heppner
at the public camping grounds.
Carrie Grace Condor, great great
grand-niece of Prof. Thomas Condor,
oregon's great geologist and scientist,
is, according to the Optimist, the small
est baby in The Dalles, If not in Oregon.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton F. Condor. At birth she weigh
ed four and one-haif pounds and now
at the age of two and one-half months
weighs six and half pounds.
John Wightman got home on Thurs
day last from his visit to Pennsylvania,
where he was called few weeks ago by
the death Of his mother. He also took
advantage of the opportunity to visit
with relatives in Boston, and to see
other parts of the East before setting
his face Westward and returns quite
well satisfied with conditions as they
exist in Morrow county.
Roy L. Tyler and family of Lexing-
ton, are now at Sheridan, Oregon, where
they have ordered their Gazette Times
to be forwarded. Mr.. Tyler states they
cannot keep house without the cold
home paper and as matter Of fact
we cannot understand how any family
can get along properly without the reg
ular visits each week Of this journal
John jenkins was over from Boardman
on Tuesday and reports that he has a
fine crop Of alfalfa hay this year, and
he just recently sold his second cutting
at SD per ton, an indication that the
price Of hay on the project is to be good |
He was accompanied here by Chester
Packard, of Seattle, who Is making a
visit at the Jenkins home.
STRAYED- From my ranch on Hinton
creek, black mare, with white face,
branded RI on left stife, also cross
with a quarter circle on shoulder and |
stihe; weight about 1900. Liberal re-
ward for return Of this animal to my
ranch or for information leading to re-
covery. d. 0. JUSTUS,
A card received from Jason Biddle |
this week announces that they would |
leave Vancouver, B. c., where they have |
been spending several weeks in vacation
ing and sight seeing, and would make |
their next stop at Seaside Oregon, for
three or four weeks Of delightful outing |
at that pleasant ocean beach,
Jack Hynd Of Butterfly Flats ranch
Cecil, and VIM. and David Hynd of Rose
Lawn ranch, Sand Hollow, were in Hepp- |
ner Tuesday attending the meeting Of |
the directors of the John Day Irrigation |
district The Hynd Bros. have large land
holdings within the boundaries Of the
proposed irrigation project
Bob Alstott was in from the Eight |
Mile wheat ranch Saturday, accompan-
led by Mrs. Alstott. He is in the midst |
of threshing now, getting better than
twenty-one bushels to the acre from his
forty-fold. He Is of the opinion that
his bluestem will make better yield
than this.
Judge Campbell and wife are camping
In the mountains at Ditch creek. They
came down yesterday so that the Judge
might be present at the meeting of the
county court, and Mrs. Campbell put
up her huckeberries, quite a plentiful
supply of which they have been gather
ing.
A marriage license was issued by De-
putty Clerk Anderson on Friday last to
Mr.. L. l.. Williams and Miss Helen Dodd,
young people Of lone. Mr.. Williams is
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