East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-02

aged 67 years. one OF the early pio-
neers of this section, died yesterday
morning of pneumonia, being i'll but
10 days.
The deceased was born November
IL, 1888, in the state OF Tennessee,
and crossed the plains with his par
ents when Q years of age, and they
settled In Willamette valley, near
Sheridan. Mr.. Wood was 10 years of
age when he first came to eastern
Oregon, and he is a veteran of the
Indian war. In the early days he
homesteaded 160 acres of land on
Cottonwood, which is one of the finest
places In this section today. For the
past l5 years he has been making his
home In Milton, and leaves wide
circle OF friends. He leaves besides a
widow the following children: Mrs
Biggs, Prosser, Wash; Mrs. Davis
Spokane; Mrs. J. f. Cherry. Pendle-
ton. He leaves the following step
children also, Mrs. Muir, Mrs. VIII
Sailing, Tom Sailing and Martin Sailing
The funeral was held this after.
noon from the family residence and
ihteilileHl WAS Hldue III tne /. ~. ". II,
cemetery.
Friday evening a Demorest medal
contest was held at the Presbyterian
church under the auspices of the w
c. T. U. Miss Celia Standage was
awarded the medal.
The bankrupt Bee Hive stock
which was purchased by Henry Bur.
nf 10 col
the store having been opened Satur.
day. Mr.. Fred Rosenzweig of Athe.
ma, is the manager of the sale.
Mrs. T. W. Young of Thornton
Wash, is In tn city the guest of her
aunt. Mrs. F. f. Wilcox.
C. b. Miller has gone to Portland
for a short visit with friends.
Mrs. J. L. Cox OF Arlington, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II
Hamer.
n. A. Davis, former manager OF the
Mexican Sugar Refining company al
Mexico City, who now resides here
will deliver lecture on Mexico at the
opera hall Saturday evening, May 8
The proceeds will go toward the pub
lie school library fund.
Miss Irene Lamb, one of the grad
yates In music of the Columbia col
lege, gave n recital Saturday night a,
the NJ. +. church, which was very
creditable. She was assisted by the
Misses Inez Phelps, Stella Davis and
Mabel Demaris. The flower maids
were the Misses Loretta Wright, Ro-
wena Thomas and Thelma Allen.
Mrs. A. E. Wright and Miss Stella
Overman left yesterday for Lewiston
Idaho. where they will spend some
time visiting.
The ladies we're treated to ice cream
yesterday at the opening of Putnam's
drug store. The Ice cream and soda
water served by this store cannot be
beaten. The writer had the pleasure
of sampling It.
In the justice court J. Il. Swanson
of Morrow county, brought suit
against p. C. Scott of Helix, for the
recovery of $1O2. Peterson & Peter
son were attorneys for the plaintiff
The case has not yet been settled.
Mrs. Sargent Maloney has returned
from Denver, where she has been for
some time.
Gone to Birmingham.
Rev. II s.. Shangle and Prof. w. c.
Howard left Friday for Birmingham
Ala, to attend the general conference
of the Southern NJ. Il. church.
Marriage.
The marriage of Dr. II. E. Nc
Quarry to Miss Bertha Bennett, will
take place at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. j. w. jenkins near this
city. Miss Bennett recently arrived
from the east, coming from Parsons
Kan. DR. McQuary is well known
and very popular young man, and is
a nephew of j. Il. McQuary of the
Milton hotel. The couple Will make
their home in Milton, where the doc
tor is practicing osteopathy.
Rural Route.
The rural mail route running from
Milton to the South Fork a distance
of eight miles has practically beer
established. II will go from the
South Fork back to the fork and back
in the Cottonwood country. 1t Is
necessary to have 75 mail boxes sub
scribed before II will be established
and as so have already been put In
II is almost certainty that the route
will be put in.
For Sufferers.
A carload of supplies will be sem
out from Milton and Freewater this
week to the San Francisco sufferers
which will make two carloads from
here.
Commencement Exercises.
The sixth annual commencement
exercises of the Columbia college vii
be held May to 8. The program II
as follows:
Annual sermon, May Rev. JOS
Buie, Heppner Ore: May Z, literar!
and musical soiree; May s, annua
banquet to graduates; May 0, gradu
ating exercises; annual, literary ad
dress, Rev. John Reeves, Dayton
Wash. There will be 20 graduate
this year.