East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-10
Adventist Campmeeting


The adventist campmeeting which
has been in progress at College Place
for the past 10 days will come to
close today One hundred and ten
tents were pitched there, and over
500 people were there. They were
camped in Harmon's grove, on the
interurban line. At the conference
meeting G. E. Langdon of College
place was elected president of the
conference for the ensuing year. This
Is the second term of office for Mr..
Langdon.
A baptismal was held yesterday,
when about 100 people were bap-
tised. The visiting elders in attend
ance were:
X. C. Russell of Washington, D. D.,
Il. ]. Dirkson of Portland, H. w,
Decker of Portland.
There is also a full representation
of the elders of the local district pres
ent who are: L. A. Gibson and H. j.
Schnepper of College Place, E. w.
Catlin of North Yakima, w. H. Sax
by and W. w. Steward of Boise, w.
A. Away of Pocatello, F. D. Wagner
OF Pomeroy and H. w. oliver OF
Twin Falls. Evangelistic services are
held frequently and at some OF these
meetings there has been as high as
200 people gone forward for prayer
At a conference session yesterday II
was decided to divide the conference
district, taking eff the southern par
of Idaho and the eastern part of Ore
gon and joining that country into
new conference which will be organ
ized soon after the present meeting
The conference district formerly In
cluded that part of the states o
!. Washington and oregon, east of tn
Cascade mountains and all of Idaho
Special Meeting.
A special meeting of the Progress
siye association will be held tomor
row evening, and among other thing
to be considered will be that of
celebration on the Fourth of July.
"The Song Of the Harpers," a
emblematic service for Children
lay, with an excellent program, wa
, presented at the NJ. e. church las
| evening.
Postmaster Wilcox has been i
southern Oregon for the past severe
, days on business.
Z Surveyor c. L. Swain has gone
, wallowa county to assist in clearin
: up the mystery of the disappearano
of Arthur Harrington, his brother-ir
a law, who 1t is believed, has met deaf
in the Grande Ronde river.
Quick Mail Service.
h Manager Allen, of the Walla Wa
la Traction company, states that m
y gotiations are pending to give Mi
9 ton and Freewater improved ma
: service over the interurban. In tn
Il way a Milton business man can wri
. to Walla Walla and get response
I. few hours, or vica versa.
. Lodge Officers.
q Hercules Lodge Nc. 81, K. of
n has elected the following officers f
a the ensuing term: Chancellor cor
q mander. II. A. Williams: vice cha
ctllor, r. L. Archer; master of t
n work, George Edwards; master of
nances, Ralph Edwards; keeper
records and seals, \. c. Troyer; ma
,e ter at arms. Robert Walden; mast
T. of excheauer, C. F.. Troyer; insi
v. guard, 6. ]. Peterson. 1t was decid
e. by the lodge to invite Columbia lod
ID Of walla Walla to be here on
i'd evening of the 18th. The second a
e. third ranks will be given during
A. evening, and banquet and progr;
lis will be in order.
ce A Milton man received 5000 +
8, his first picking of strawberries FRI
two acres of land, and he estimat
!. that his total crop of berries from I
two acres, on which are also pea