East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-21

MENTION

Clarence Depew, a farmer Of Ukiah,
has been whiting in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Sheridan Of
Echo, were vizitors in the city yes
terday.
Miss Eva Richardson has returned
from Meacham, where she vizited for
several weeks.
VIII NJ. Peterson, the well known
Athena attorney, is in the city today
on legal bizness.
Mrs. j. II. Slater and Mrs. ]. p.
Slater of La Grande, are whiting r. j..
Slater for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Gillette, pro-
prietors of the hotel at Echo, were viz
iting in town yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. b. Reed, formerly
of this city, but now of Baker city,
came down last evening for Witt in
! the city.
Lawrence Ringel of Helix, is now
seriously i'll with tyfoid in the Walla
Walla hospital. His condition is con-
sidered critical.
Mrs. j. II. Stevens of La Grande,
came over last night to be the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Frank Frazier un-
til after the county fair.
Will NJ. Peterson, the Athena law
yer, came down on the morning train
from that city today and has been at
tending to bizness here.
William Hilton has returned from
Ill,
he has been engaged in contracting
work during the summer.
f. S. Hoffman, who has been o.
r. e. n. car checker for the past year,
is now employed as switchman in the
o. r. e. n. yards in this city.
j. W. Furnass of Hermiston, is in
the city today on a trading trip. He
| expects a large number of HermistOn
people to attend the fair.
Miss Stella A. Regan, the missionary
to Burmah arrived last night from La
Grande, and will speak at the Baptist
church Sunday morning and evening.
Col. II. c. Newport, the we'll known
contractor of Echo and Hermiston, is
in the city today in the interest of his
extensive contracts on the o. r. & n
f. L. Ruby of Eldora, Iowa, is a
| guest of his brother, A. G. Ruby, the
well known horseman, for a few days
He will leave for his home next Mon
day.
r. w. Howell of Mabton. Wash, Is
now here for the purpose of collect
ing accounts due the Gray's Harboi
Lumber company, and has establish
ed an office in the Taylor building.
Rev. w. S. Holt, synodical mission
ary of the Presbyterian church fol
Oregon, passed thru last evening t
Milton, where he spent today on biz
ness. He will return to his home IL
Portland tonight.
Reynold Harris. formerly manage.
of the Garden City Packing house o
this city. came over from Wall;
Walla last evening and is said to b,
here to settle an attachment agains
that defunct company.
Mrs. c. II. Norris, who has been il
the city for the past month while he
huzband, Charles H. Norris, is on tn,
Pendleton-H Huntington passenger rur
of the O. r. & NJ, left this mornin!
for La Grande on a brief WHIT.
S. n. wilkins, prezident of th'
State Association of Funeral direct
ors, past thru here today on his wa!
to his home in Corvallis, after having
attended the funeral directors meet
ing at Walla Walla yesterday.
John F. Hill and George A. Hart
man, sr., have just returned from ;
trip thru the northern part of tn,
county. Harvesting is about done II
that part of the county but there is ;
large amount of grain to be hauled t
the warehouses yet.
Charles Wall undertaking man TO,
NJ. A. RAIDER left on the delayed No
" today for Irrigon to take charg,
of the remains of Cole Harris, tn,
dead engineer of the Nate b. Hover
whose body was found there today.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Mathews anC
daughter Amy. have just returned
from Genesee, Idaho, where they at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Mathews
mother, Mrs. NJ. E. Daggett, who dice
there n few days ago. Mrs Mathew
has been at the bedside of her mothe
for the past two months