The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-14
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Howard Anderson and R. L. Benge
returned home last Thursday evening
from Portland, where they attended
the meeting of the Oregon Coopera-
tive Grain Growers association, as
delegates from Morrow county. Mr..
Anderson reports that the associa-
tion amended its bylaws so as to
permit of the financing of the mem
bers' crops in full hereafter, and
they will thus be able to take care
of all mortgaged grain the coming
year. Money for financing the asso-
citation will be furnished in Portland,
states Mr.. Anderson. The delegates
were well pleased with the meeting
and the outlook for the association
appears good to them.
Baird Patterson, an inventive gen
ius. APs been giving a demonstration
of his ability this week by fitting up
motorcycle engine on a sled, at
taching propeller, airplane fashion,
and skipping over the snow. The
thing works pretty good, but Baird
has difficulty in keeping it from fly-
ing, the sled seems to want to take
the higher altitude when the power
is turned on. We have no doubt,
however, but that the motor-pro-
PEELED sled will become a rather COM
mon thing, and Baird will make his
a complete success before he is done
with it.
The funeral of the late Jeff Nc
Ferrin was held at the Federated
church on Sunday afternoon, the pas
tor, Rev. ]. R. L. Haslam, officiating,
and burial was in Masonic cemetery.
Mr.. McFerrin was aged 46 years,
months and IA days, and is survived
by his widow and two small daugh-
ters. The most of his life had been
spent here. Cancer of the stomach
was given as the cause of his death.
John L. Jenkins, roadmaster for
Boardman district, was up to Hepp-
ner today, coming in on the train
Wednesday evening. He reports
plenty of winter out in the north end
of the county, but all roads are we'll
broken and the folks get about with
little difficulty. Mr.. jenkins is much
improved in health over what he was
early in the summer, and feels much
like himself again.
C. c. White and Chas. W. Williams,
of the transmission engineers de-
partment of the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company, spent several
days in the city the past week, look
ing after some line troubles which
the local system has suffered. They
made extensive tests here. Mr.. Will
liams is a brother of Mrs. Pickens,
wife of the local superintendent.
". 0. Livingstone returned Friday
evening from Portland, where he
spent several days in attendance up
on the Northwest parliament of the
ministers of the Christian church.
On Sunday he exchanged pulpits
with Mrs. Livingstone, preaching for
the church at lone, both morning and
evening, while Mrs. Livingstone
preached for the Heppner church.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva W. Jones are
made happy over the arrival of fine
son at their home in this city on
December IL, 1922. The young man
has been given the name of Donald
Wilson, and Daddy Jones was busy
man the most of Monday, passing
around the cigars among his many
friends.
]. 0. Turner drove in from his
ranch Monday with horse and buggy,
to get to town over the unbroken
roads and through the snow drifts,
The snow drifted very badly and
roads in places are filled to a depth
of many feet. He returned home on
Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph jackson of
Lexington are the proud parents of
10-pound son, born to them this
morning, December 14th, at the ma
tcrnity home of Mrs. G. C. Aiken in
this city. Mrs. Jackson was former
ly Miss Cecil Scott of Lexington.
S, W. Spencer, cashier of Farmers
& Stockgrowers National Bank, de-
parted this morning for Hot Lake,
Oregon, where he expects to spend
several days at the Sanitorium of
DR.. Ply, taking treatment.
Attorney S, E. Notson departed this
afternoon for Fortlnsd, his destina-
tion being Eugene, where he will at
tend the state meeting of district at
torneys in session there for the bal
ance of the week.
NJ, L. Case returned the first of the
week from a visit of several days at
Portland and Oregon City,