East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-10


merge the Bell Telephone and the
rural lines which will greatly i'm
prove the telephone service and the
surrounding country. The two CEN
trails will be consolidated and placed
in charge of the Bell company. Pat
rons of the long distance or any of
the rural lines will be connected with
all the lines.
Merle Roby, who has been clerking
for the Mosgrove people in the store
at this place, has gone to Athena.
where he will clerk in their store at
that place. $ys
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Smalley, of
Walla Walla, visited with Mrs. Small
ley's mother in this city Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mcbride. of
Walla Walla, spent Sunday in the
city with Mrs. McBride's mother, Mrs.
Mary Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dorothy
were down from their home near
Starbuck, Wash, the early part of the
week, visiting relatives.
The work of grading Main street
to the depot is going on at a rapid
rate. and when completed the streets
will have far better appearance.
w. S. Mayberry has accepted a
three months term of school near
Dayton, Wash. He began his labors
yesterday.
The spring term of the North Fork
school opened Monday last with Miss
Mae Walker, of this city, as teacher.
The basket social given at Dehaven
school house Saturday evening prov
ed to be a general success. The sum
of $50 was cleared. The highest
priced basket was sold for $3.50.
There were about 100 people in at
tendance.
Attorney S. D. Peterson was in
Walla Wafla yesterday on business
William Nichols is visiting relatives
IN Iowa and other points in the east.
E. B. Tolen has returned from a
trip to the Alberta country. He says
he likes the looks of the country, and
has purchased some of the land, but
he says it is too cold for him and
does not intend to live there. Ore
gon has by far the best climate.
meeting of the Ladies' Fortnight
ly club will be held at the home of
Mrs. E. ]. Garvey on the evening of
April 12.
Milton Pomona lodge of Rebekahs
have elected Mrs Berry and Miss
Jennie Dykes as delegates to the
grand lodge convention which will be
held in Portland May 22. The I, o.
O. F. lodge has elected Gent Milhorn
and Henry Groth as delegates to this
convention
Ihe M' L Church. south, which has
1ust 1een erected by the Southern
.hethodists. and which is now one Of
the handsomest churches in the coun-
ty, will be dedicated with appropri-
ate exercises next Sunday. The cost
of the new church is $4,000. Prepara-
tions are being made for an elabor-
ate program.
Married Sunday.
The marriage of Miss Pearl Brun-
ton and Mr.. Clarence Sans took place
| Sunday morning at 1920 o'clock at
the home of the brides father in this
| city. Rev. H. B. Smith, of the Chris
| tian church, performing the cere-
mony. The bride is well and favora-
I bly, known to host of friends in this
community, and the groom lives near
| Weston on a farm where the couple
will make their home.
Debate Saturday.
A debate will be held next Saturday
at the new opera house hall in Milton,
between the Columbia college and
the Walla Walla high school. The
subject chosen is, Resolved, that leg
islators of the different states of the
United States should Immediately
pass laws absolutely prohibiting foot
ball" The judges will he Miss Van
Vranken, A. Davis and c. T. Goodwin
To Advertise.
At a meeting of the Milton Progress
sive association committees we're ap.
vertising Milton more extensively.
To Attend Conference.
! Rev. II. s. Shangle and Prof. How.
ard will leave shortly after the 20tt
/, inst. for Birmingham, Ala, to attend
the session of the general conference
of the NJ. E. church, south. The for,
mer goes as the clerical representa-
, tive and the latter as the lay repre-
sentative of the East Columbia con.
ference.
Ball Game.
The ball game on the local dia.
/, mond last Saturday between the walls
/. Walla high school and the Columbis
college proved to be quite interesting
for walla walla, resulting in theii
, favor by score Of something like be-
tween Is and 20 to l.