The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-12-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

The Red Cross Roll Call drive clos
ed on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 80, and
Mrs. Emmett Cochran, chairman,
states that the returns are coming
in very slowly, but few districts
having as yet reported. She would
be pleased if all those having roll
call funds wuu.d report Immediately
and turn in their money so that re-
ports can be sent to headquarters. 1t
will also have bearing on the matt
er of what support will be necessary
from the county to sustain the pub
lie health nurse. As matters stand
now, Morrow County Chapter does
not known just how far they will be
able to go in their support of the
nurse.
Francis Jones, wife and two little
daughters, accompanied by his mother
Mrs. Chas. Jones, all of Pasco, drove
to Heppner Thursday last. They were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. S. Parker until Sunday. Mrs. Jones
is a sister of Mrs. Parker and the edi-
tor of this paper, and the visitors
had an enjoyable time with their
relatives here. Coming from Pasco
to Heppner is not a very great chore
these tmies, the trip being made cas-
lily in FIVE hours. Crossing the new
bridge from Pasco to Kennewick there
is a good road to Umatilla, where the
ferry is taken to the Columbia High
way, and thence across country to
Heppner.
John NJ. Spencer and family of Low
er Butter Creek, came up to Heppner
Thanksgiving morning and had dim
er with the family of V. Crs wford,
remaining over until Saturday, visit
ing S. W. Spencer and wife. Mr.. Spenc-
er has charge of the Ralph Stanfield
ranch, where he has been for the past
eight or nine years. 1t is one of the
big alfalfa producers near the mouth
of Butter creek, and this winter the
hay will all be fed at the ranch,
several bands of sheep belonging to
F. W. Falconer now being cared for
there where they will remain until
after the lambing season.
Ben Moore, we'll known at Heppner
where he has resided much of the
time for the past ten years, died at
the government hospital at Vancou
yer, WASH, early in the week and was
buried at that place on Tuesday,
Ben was a veteran of the World War
and a sufferer from a serious chronic
trouble for which he was operated on
at the hospital, and death followed
the operation.
Pastor Haslam of the Federated
church, went to Notus, Idaho, former
pastorate, where he conducted
Thanksgiving services and remained
over Sunday. Union Thanksgiving
services were held in this city at the
Federated church at 1880 a. M,
Thursday, W. 0. Livingstone, pastor
of the Christian church, delivering
the address.
Mrs. ]. E. Maxwell of Oakland,
Calf, who has been visiting at Hepp-
ner during the past week, was de-
layed in her departure for home ow-
ing to illness. She had contemplated
going south on Sunday. Her father
Mr.. Montgomery, will return to Oak
land with her, expecting to make his
home there.
A picked team of football players
from Heppner went to Lexington on
Thanksgiving and engaged the husk-
les of that city in a game. The hon
ors all went to Lexington, as the
home boys were unable to get any
thing out of it but bruises and sore
heads. The game was good one, at
that.
Miss Virginia Barlow, who for sew
eral years has been head clerk in the
Heppner postoffice, has resigned her
position and this week departed for
Portland, where, we understand she
will accept position in the establish
ment of Montgomery Ward & Co.
Circuit court for the regular Dec
ember term will convene at the court
house in this city on Monday, Judge
Gilbert W. Phelps of Pendleton, pre-
siding, There is quite an accumula-
ton Of business on the docket.
The Comfy Cash Shoe Store is dis
playing some fine Christmas presen-
tation packages of ladies silk hose
just the thing for present for
"Her.' See advertisement.
Haylor is announcing a sweeping
closing out sale. Look up his adv. on
page 5.
FOR SALE-White Leghorn pull
let's. See Hsrvie Young, Heppner.