East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-27

Milton, March 27.-A Progressive
association has been organized in Mil
ton, the following officers having been
vice president, ]. F. Slower; second
vice president, ]. L. Miller; secretary,
S. d. Peterson; treasurer H. L. Fra
{ zier. A committee of five, consisting
of E. ]. Davis, c. T. Goodwin, S. a.
Miller, ]. F. Slower and w. E. Put
nam was appointed on permanent or
ganization.
Upon motion the sum of S25 was
appropriated to send to the Umatilla
County Development League for ad-
vertising purposes. There are now
over 35 members in the association,
and efforts will be made to get n
membership of 100, which it is believ-
ed will be done within a short time.
Found Dead at Entertainment.
The 7-months-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. E. Mobley. who live near the
Sunnyside school house, a few miles
from this place, died Saturday night
of heart trouble. Mr.. and Mrs. Mob
ley drove in from their home with the
child 10 attend the Artisan entertain
ment given at the I. 8. o. F. hall.
After arriving at the hall the child
was unwrapped, and some one re-
marked how pale it was, but they
thought 1t was asleep. Soon after
some one walked up to the child and
found that it was dead. The evenings
entertainment was over at once, and
all were in sympathy with the grief
stricken parents. The mother was al
most heart-broken. Three physicians
examined the corpse and pronounced
the cause of death as heart failure.
The child had never been real strong
The funeral was held at Walla Walla
Sunday.
Baseball Saturday.
A game of baseball was played Sat
urday afternoon in this city between
the Columbia college of this place.
. and the Walla Walla Whitman acad-
emy team. The game was interesting
from start to finish and was well at
tended. The score resulted in favor
of Columbia college by a score of Il
TO s.
Contract Let.
Walter Morris has received the con-,
tract for grading 1i00 feet OF Main
street, beginning at the Christian
church and running north. The con-
tract price is 80 cents per linear foot
the width of the street. 1t is thought
that most of the grading will be done
by private contract.
Attorney s. D. Peterson has pro-
bated the will of the late T. H. Nor
ris. L. Bolus was appointed admin
istrator of the estate, as Ed Arnold,
who was named in the will as admin
istrator, refused to serve. The estate
is valued at $500.
A Sunday school has been organiz-
ed at the South Fork school house. a
few miles above this city. Earl Will
liams has been elected as superinten-
dent.
1. w. Berry and sons, Tom and
Harry, left Saturday for Lind, Wash,
going overland with teams. He has a
fine place to farm there, and Mrs,
Berry left yesterday for Lind to join
them there.
Attorney Stillman, of Pendleton, has
filed his answers for IS defendants in
the Little Walla Walla water suit
These IS are the last out of 900 de-
PENDANTS in the suit to file answers
for.
Miss Anna McQuary, who is attend
ing school at Dayton, returned Sun
day after spending several days will
her parents in Milton.
Mrs. Ann Wormington, of Walla
Walla, Is visiting her niece, Mrs L. B
Storm.
Mrs F. W. Beck, of Colfax, is visit.
ing C. P. Collins.
Rev. L. H. Baker, of Redding. Cal.
who has been holding a two weeks re-
viyal at the NJ. f. church in this city
closed the meetings Sunday night
There was a good attendance at al
the meetings during his stay in th'
city.
Frank Wright, trustee of the Be-
Hive bankrupt stock, has complete,
his inventory and the stock will b.
appraised at once.
Mrs. Bradley. of Portland, who hal
been visiting with her daughter, Mira
Robert E. Frazier, has returned
homo.
Robert z. Frazier has been EN-
ployed by the walla Walla Meat am
Cold Storage company
Attorney C. T. Goodwin has employ
ed Miss Anna Welch as stenographe
in his office.
station Agent Il. f. Bean has NOV
ed into the residence which he recent
ly purchased from d. Talbot.
On Tuesday evening March 20. tn