East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-17

arations are already being made for
the annual Caledonian picnic, which
will be held next Friday and Satur-
day. May - and 25. Scottish peiple
will be here from all parts of the state
for this occasion. The following pro-
gram has been arranged:
Annual address, Hon. s. A. Lowell,
Pendleton; addresses, Mayor j. d.
Piamondon, Athena; Hon. George j.
Cameron, Portland; Miss Elizabeth
Harwas, the popular soprano singer,
and Miss Laurie Stanton, the favorite
contralto singer will take part both
days in classical Scotch songs. Miss
Pottage and Masters King and Nc
Cormick will be seen in the reels,
sword dance and strathspeys; Mr..
James Murray, Mr.. Donald Mckay
and Mr.. A. Fl. Birrell, in humorous
recitations, and comic songs, and Pi-
per Mcdonald in bag-pipe selections,
will all tend to make 1t one of the
finest events of the kind yet given
here. Numerous sports and games
are being arranged.
For Colt Show.
Committees have been appointed
to look after the arrangements for
| the annual colt show, and they will
make their reports Saturday. Prizes
will be awarded in all classes and II
is now known that large number of
entries will be made.
Water for Cemetery.
A movement is under way to seizure
city water for irrigating the grounds
Of the Athena cemetery. Those hav-
ing relatives buried there have taken
the matter in hand and money to pay
| for laying the water pipes will be
solicited by popular subscription. The
people of Adams bury their dead in
fore greatly interested in the pro-
posed improvement.
Stockmen in this vicinity are great
| ly pleased by the advance price the
market is offering for beef cattle. A
number of sales will be made in the
near future. W. R. Taylor, who last
Sunday took 800 head of stock cattle
| to the mountain ranges, has a bunch
| of prime beef steers in his pasture
near town.
The rains of last week greatly ben
Gifted the growing crops in this VI
cinity, especially spring-sown grain.
Will Dobson and York Dell will
leave tomorrow evening for Portland
where they will attend the knights
of Pythias grand lodge, being dele
gates from Pythian lodge No. 20, OF
this city.
| Mrs. Peebler of Pendleton, and sis
ter, Mrs. H B. Allen and Miss Jennie
Roech, were visitors at the Walter
Green ranch near Walla Walla this
week.
Mrs. Henry Dell and daughter were
Pendleton visitors this week.
Mr.. Jim Henderson was Milton
:, visitor Tuesday,
New Mill Manager.
NJ. L. Watts has accepted the posi-
ton of manager of the Preston-Par-
ton Milling company in Athena. d
H. Preston, who has been manager
for some time. will move to Walla
Walla, to attend to- business affairs
in that city. Fred Kershaw will re-
sign his present position as agent OF
the W. G. C. r., and enter into the
duties of bookkeeper for Mr.. Watts.
Mrs. Thomas Bergevin, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lafave, died few
DAYS ago at Rowena, Mont.
c, A. Barrett states that many more
applications are being made for grain
sncks from different parts of Umatil-
Ia county, and more will soon be sent
for.
w. G. Preston, father Of D. II. Pres
ton. who has been quite seriously Ill
in this city for some days, is consider
ably improved.
/ Eight grade pupils 81 the Athena
public schools are taking examinations
today and tomorrow.
j The second annual district conven
ton of the Oregon Christian Mission
airy association, came to a close las
evening after being In session sine
Tuesday. The program was carrie'
out as reported and the meeting wa
very successful one.
II Is reported that some Of the res
idents of Athena are talking of plac
ing the referendum in regard to som
of the saloon regulations made by Tn
! city council recently.
Hugh Bell has moved his plowin
:. outfit on the reservation where n
} and James Bell will plow the una
pine place OF about 500 acres. Biv
! two bottom gang plows will be worn
ed about 80 days. 1'r'I