East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-05-18
PERSONAL MENTION

w. NJ. Pierce is in Portland upon a
short business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Slusher left
this morning for Portland.
S. r. Thompson. now living at East
land on a ranch, is in town today.
T. NJ. Keller left last night for Port
land to be gone a few days upon
business.
C. U. Willis, son of II. c. Willis, Of
the Echo News, was visitor here
yesterday.
Peter Grant, the genial roadmaster
of the La Grande division Of the o..
r. G. N, is in the city today.
A. d. Stlllman left last evening for
Milton upon legal business, and will
probably return this evening or to-
morrow.
Rev. John Warren, of Heppner, who
has been visiting in this city and
Walla Walla for some time, returned
home this morning.
Judge ]. H. Scott and wife left last
night for their home in Salem, after
enjoying a pleasant trip over the
wheat belt yesterday.
Archie C. Mcintyre. bookkeeper for
the Athena Mercantile company. came
down from Athena yesterday evening
for a short visit here.
Engineer John Hampson is on the
Umatilla-La Grande passenger run
for few days. while the conductors
specials have been passing over the
road.
Conductor w. H. Kelsay has re-
sumed his passenger run after enjoy
ing a delightful outing and rest at
the convention of the conductors at
Portland.
Charles U. Willis, foreman of the
Echo News, is in the city on business
for few days. He says the colony
that recently came to Echo is highly
pleased with the country.
r. 3. Stanfield. the well known
Echo stockman, arrived this morning
from that place, and is attending to
business matters here today. He is a
guest at the Hotel st. George.
B. Chancey, formerly editor of the
Oregon Scout of Union, and at pres
ent deputy county clerk of Union
county. is a guest of Hotel st. George
today, while in the city on business.
Conductor Sherry, of the Umatilla-
Dalles freight division of the o. r. &
N, is on the Portland-Pendleton pas
senger run for few days in place of
Conductor Maher who is taking va
cation.
Mrs. G. F. Brown, who is also a
delegate to the Epworth convention
at Hood River, will leave for the meet
ing tonight with the other delegates,
She had not intended to go until this
afternoon.
William Gould. who was seriously
! injured in the face at Pendleton Iron
works. by the bursting of an emery
wheel few days ago, is improving
and will return to work tomorrow
He narrowly escaped losing an eye
by the accident.
Misses Grace and Dorothy Gillian
of Pilot Rock. are in the city today
Miss Grace will go to Hood River to-
night to attend the Epworth conyen
tion. and from there will go to Port
land for the summer. She has jus
closed successful term of schoo
at Pilot Rock.
Mrs. C. F.. Brown. who expects t
leave for Topeka. Kan, soon, to make
her home, is now a guest of Mrs. c
O. French, Rev. and Mrs, n. H. Brooks
having purchased and occupied th'
Brown residence. Mrs. Brown viii
probably visit in Portland a few day
before leaving for Kansas.
Charles ]. Gray. travelling freigh
and passenger agent of the Northwest
ern railway, is a guest of Hotel st
George today while in the city. Mr.
Gray has just been over the northwest
thoroughly and finds great interest II
the Lewis and Clark fair and grea
number of homeseekers locating il
every northwestern state.