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Newspaper
Ione Independant
Location
Ione, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1924
Page
1
Mr. R. W. Brown suffered serious burns Tuesday evening when sparks from a forge set grass and weeds ablaze near his blacksmith shop. He tried to move a draper there to safety and flames spread rapidly. He remains under Dr. Walker's care as officials report his condition not yet life threatening.
Morgan observer reports June had 7 partly cloudy and 18 clear days with 13 inches of rainfall. From Sept 1 1928 to June 30 1924 total precipitation stood at 4.97 inches. Hazel King flaked last week in Stock Creek and caught a kalmon trout 274 inches long and and weighing pounds. Laura Ward and son Wilford of Portland visit Mrs Frank Young, Wards former Morrow County resident. Mr and Mrs Ingalls hear of their niece's death in Walla Walla and travel from Lone Wednesday to attend the funeral.
The Morrow County Reunion association holds its annual picnic at Laurelhurst Park next Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Former residents from Portland area are invited with baskets. Lunch starts the program and much of the afternoon is for renewing acquaintances. N. E. Maris, secretary, says no personal invitations will be sent.
Sunday travels by Morgan residents include Mr Harbison and son near Lexington and Alfred Medlocks group visiting Heppner. Local repairs by Martin Baurenfield on Ben Morgan’s combine and June 27 work for Mr Palmeteer. Wheat delivery to J E Harbigans' Morgan warehouse reports light yield but good quality. June 20 temperature reached 108 and July 1 106.
Wednesday morning Mrs John Cochran began work at Paul Reitman s ranch as cook for the harvest season. Mr and Mrs Elmer Ball are congratulated on the arrival June 23 of a baby girl.
The B. and B. store in Morgan will handle watch repairs for Haylor the jeweler of Heppner.
Miss Jennie McNabb of Sigournay Iowa visits her sister in law Mrs Alice McNabb and kin nearby. Ed Engelman and wife drove to The Dalles for business and pleasure. Ike Howard and wife visited Pendleton. Chas Erwin’s friends cheer her Mineral Springs relief and return home soon. Fred McMurray with mother and sister Ralph Harris drive to Idaho for a pleasant trip. Mrs McMurray stays month with Blanche and Mont. Mrs C B Bowers returns home after visiting Mount Hood Oregon.
The article extols home cooking with a clean burning Pearl Oil kerosene stove. It emphasizes a good oil cookstove, a stable Pearl flame, and avoiding kitchen overheating while promising readiness and cleanliness. It urges buyers to ask for Standard Oil clean burning kerosene and Pearl Oil by name.
Mr and Mrs John L Calkins returned from Portland Sunday evening Mrs Calkins spent 50 days at Portland Sanitarium under Dr W J Holden care and is improved though weak The trip home was by automobile Mr Calkins notes Willamette Valley crops damaged by drought berries drying on vines and most crops stunted by two months without rain
Bargain cash sale of a modern two-story house with four rooms down stairs bath and sleeping porch, one room up, freshly painted. Mrs Randall Lone Oregon selling before leaving town.
Miss Hazel Feldman arrived in Ione last Saturday to spend the summer with her mother Mrs. C. F. Feldman. She has been attending school in San Jose and will return at the start of the fall term. Feldman has been living with her grandparents at Sunnyvale near San Jose.
The American Legion calls ex service men and dependents to a Legion Hall meeting on Saturday evening July 12 to assist with National Compensation applications. Discharge papers or service information should be brought. Ineligible attendees are asked not to attend.
W. J. Willett once of Lone now in Grass Valley Oregon engages in merchandise business. Mr Anderson of Anderson Construction Co Portland arrives in Lone Monday evening to start active work on the new Lone schoolhouse construction.
Swanson's Chop Mill now offers Fuller paints and oils alongside glass, screen doors, and windows. The retailer broadens its home improvement selection to serve contractors and homeowners.
W. E. Bullard drove to Hood River Sunday and returned Monday with his family, who were visiting relatives there.
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