The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-06-01
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W. W, bTannon OF ftarulnan re-
turned Sunday from a visit Of a.
couple of weeks with old-time
friends in the Yakima Valley at Nat
chez. Some thirty odd years ago
Wes lived in that country and Of
course noted the great many changes
wrought in the meantime through
the immense irrigation system Of
that section. Water has done won
ders there and more land is to be
brought under water from the Nat
chez river by system that is now
being installed. At that, Mr.. Bran
non thinks Morrow county has 'em
beat, for it costs a lot to get a crop
off that irrigated land and the land
comes mighty high.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clark re-
turned on Wednesday of last week
from Forest Grove, where they were
called earlier in the week by the
death Of Mrs. Clark's mother, Mrs.
Ewilda Bretz. Mrs. Brett had been
sufferer for the past year and a
half and her death was caused from
goiter. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark were
accompanied home by 0. G. Brett,
father of Mrs. Clark, who drove
them up in his car and spent several
days here. He returned home on
Sunday, accompanied by his daugh.
ter who expects to spend some time
visiting at Forest Grove.
Tilman Hogue and family were in
the city yesterday from their home
in the Gooseberry section. Since
the weather has turned warmer,
crops are looking much better out
that way, states Mr.. Hogue, and
good warm shower of rain would on
ly add to the prospects for an abun-
dant yield later. The month of June
is the time to have showers that will
do maturing crops lot Of good.
John T. Kirk, who with his fam
lily has moved back to Morrow coun-
ty, after a few years spent in the
coast country at Alsea, Oregon, ex-
poets to become bona fide resident
of Morrow county again. He will
have employment with Joe Hayes
during the summer and care for his
mountain sheep camps, while Mrs.
Kirk will reside in lone where she
will open hospital.
Mrs. Olive Frye, who was grand
marshal Of the Rebekahs of Oregon,
and Miss Opal Briggs, one of the
delegates to the Grand Assembly
which met at Eugene during the past
week, returned home on Sunday eve
ming. They enjoyed a very pleasant
trip and state that the grand lodge
sessions we're very entertaining and
successful.
Word received here on Tuesday
announced the death early that morn
ing at her home in Walla Walla Of
Mrs. Mary Smith, widow of the late
George Smith. Mrs. Smith was an
aunt Of W. o. Hill, cashier Of Lex
ington State Bank, and with her late
husband formerly resided in this
county, owning a wheat farm near
Lexington.
Mrs. Gladys Fisher came over
from her home at Tacoma on Thurs
day, and visited a few days at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. M. d. Clark.
She accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark and Miss Marjorie to Walla
Walla yesterday, where they went
to attend the closing exercises of St.
Paul's academy, in which Miss Mary
Clark has a part as one Of the STU
dents.
Attorney F. A. McMenamin made
a professional visit to Spokane dur
ing the past week and reports bus
mess conditions none too lively in
the city, noting great number of
vacant business houses and resi-
dences. Frank thinks Heppner and
Eastern Oregon not so bad from a
business standpoint after all,
Geo. W. Sperry, L. W. Briggs and
A. M. Phelps, delegates to the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows which met in