The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-05-11
LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS

Mr.. and Mrs ]. 7. Hinkle of Her
miston were in Heppner yesterday,
Mr. Hinkle being in Morrow county
this week in the interest of his cam
paign for joint senator. They left
for home today and Mr.. Hinkle ex-
poets to go on over to Union county
to continue his campaign work. They
met number Of old-time friends in
Heppner, MIR. Hinkle having been a
residents Of this part of the state for
many years and having property in
terests in all three counties he seeks
to represent. He has been active in
republican politics for the past 25
years, and was a member Of the leg
islature from Umatilla county in the
session of 1918 and 1918, and
should he be elected to the position
he now seeks, he promises to give
much attention to the needs of this
end of his senatorial district, as
Umatilla and Union counties will
each have their hold-over members
in the senate in the persons Of Bruce
Dennis Of La Grande and Roy w.
Ritner of Pendleton.
A. H. Nelson of Waltersville, Ore,
was here last week looking after his
Morrow county interests. He was
accompanied by A. C. and Ross
Chrisman, Mrs. Nelson's grandfather
and cousin. A. C. Chrisman was al
one time a wheat grower in Morrow
county. 1t has been 26 years since
he moved away and he saw that
many improvements had been made
in that time. He came across the
plains in 1853 with an OK team, tax
ing six months to make the trip. He
is now living on donation claim that
he has lived on since 1862, with the
exception of the FIVE years that he
resided in Morrow county.-lone In
dependent.
Heppner ball team and fans jour
neyed to Condor Sunday, where
amid wind and dust the locals wen
down to defeat in an uninterestins
game, the score being 1914. Be,
cause of the cold wind and excessive
amount of dust it was hard for either
team to do good work. Manager
Van Marter has arranged for mum
Der Of games, and next Sunday Lex
ington will play Heppner at Gentr,
field and the Sunday following Ar
lington will come here for game.
The new concrete garage at Lex
ington is now nearing completion and
is fine structure. 1t was erected
by E. Nordyke and the building ha:
been leased by Messrs. E. A. Kelly
and Robt. Jordan, experienced auto
repair men and machinists, who will
soon have their machinery installed
and the garage ready for business
The building is conveniently located
on a side street north of the high
way, and the boys will no doubt en-
Joy good business.
The grades Of Lexington public
school will have an exhibit Of school
work the afternoon Of May 10 at the
school building. The exhibit will
consist of sand board scenes of the
different countries of the world
booklets of picture study, geography
and hygiene, maps, drawings anG
specimens Of Palmer penmanshiE
and a display of Palmer pins receiv
ed tnlS year. All parents and any
one else interested are cordially in
vited to be present.
S. E. Van Vactor and wife motorec
to The Dalles the past week to ar
range for moving the family there
when school is closed here. We un
derstand that Mike Curran has pur
chased the Van Vactor property here
trading therefor his residence prop
erty in The Dalles. Mr.. and Mrs
Van Vactor expect to be located il
their new home BY about the first o
June.
Pat Foley of The Dalles, propri
etor of Hotel Patrick of this city an,
Hotel DalleS at the WaSco counr
seat, was in this CITY the first of tht
week, accompanied by his auditor
! Kenneth Evans