East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-03-20


Two Removals TO California.
Milton, March 20.-The marriage of
Miss Emma c. Storla and Thomas w.
Hewett took place in this city Sunday,
the Rev. H. B. Smith, pastor of the
Christian church, of Milton, perform
ing the ceremony Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock in the newly furnished
cottage which the couple will occupy.
Miss Ida Storla, sister of the bride,
was bridesmaid and Mr.. Parker, of
Walla Walla, was best man. Both
the bride and the groom are employ
ed at the Smith-Allen Hardware COM
pany, the groom as clerk and the
bride as bookkeeper. They have
host of friends in Milton and vicinity
who extend best wishes and congrat-
ulations
Staley-Ruckman.
Married, in Walla Walla, last Sum
day, March II, 1906, Mrs. Ada C. Sta
ley and DIR. r. ]. Ruckman, Rev.
Robert ]. Reed, of Walla walla. per-
forming the marriage ceremony. The
couple will reside in Milton, DR.. Ruch-
man being engaged in dentistry.
Beavers Do Damage.
Uncle Jack Crigler reports that a
colony of beavers have damned up
a stream running through his farm to
such an extent that a portion of the
land was overflowed and badly dam
aged. Apple and other fruit trees
were cut down and destroyed by them,
which they used in their dam-making
operations.
Game Warden.
c. c. Shumway, who resides in
Couse creek has been appointed dep
uty state game warden for this dis
trict.
Commercial Club.
Steps We're taken last evening to
organize a Commercial club for Milton
last evening, and the club expects to
make some wonderful improvements
for the city shortly. 1t will send s25
to Pendleton to the Umatilla Develop
ment league in a few days. The offic-
ers of the new club will be announced
later
Station Agent r. E. Bean has pur-
chased the residence of d. Talbot on
Broadway and expects to occupy it
soon.
The local Rebekah lodge will cele-
brate the fourth anniversary of their
organization tonight. The Weston
lodge has been invited to participate.
lunch will be served and a general
good time is expected.
William Nichols and son have dis
posed of their merchandise and livery
business at College Place. Jaycox &
Disc, of Walla Walla, were the pur-
chasers, paying $4,000 for the prop
erty.
Messrs. McMahen & Carrier have
received a Master Mechanic gasoline
engine and pump, and expect to use it
for irrigation purposes.
Rev. Baker, of California, who has
been conducting a series of meetings
at the VI. E. church for the past week
to good houses, addressed the young
people of the Epworth league Sunday
evening, and afterward he preached a
sermon to the young people on What
that young people should live up to.
and was very highly spoken of by all
who attended. He did not abuse tn.
amusements for young people but of
how they were so often abused by
the young people.
Henry Huffman has sold out his
place six miles east of town to p. j.
Kelly for $1,000 and he expects to go
10 Nampa to reside. Mr.. Kelly will
use this place for stock ranch and
it joins his ranch.
The people of North and South Fork
expect to see the free delivery route
in shortly.
quartet has been organized in
Milton by the following singers: w.
A. Davis, w. II. Steen, G. A, Coll and
j. j. Cherry. THESE gentlemen sang
at the revival being held in the PEN
dleton Christian church last Saturday
and Sunday.
Thomas Frazier left yesterday for
California where he expects to remain
indefinitely for his health. Mr.. Fra
zier has been assistant cashier in the
Bank of Milton for some time, and is
very popular young man. His many
friends hope to hear that he will soon
be much improved.
DR.. Mortenson expects to leave for
california Shortly where he will re-
main. His father resides in Califor-
MIA, having come out some months ago
from Minnesota, and they will live in |
California together
Borr, Thursday, March Is, to Mr.. |
and Mrs. Robert Frazier, a s1-2-
pound daughter. She is now known
as Miss Eleanor Marguerite Frazier.
a. L. Elan and family have re-
turned from California, Mexico and
Texas points, where they have been
for three months.