East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-03-12
PERSONAL
MENTION

Portland FOR rev days Vlslt.
Douglas Belts OF Pilot Rock, is In
the city today on business trip.
w. B. Gillette OF Echo, is here to-
day on a business and trading trip.
T. A. Lieuallen, mayor of Adams, is
transacting business in the city today.
Mrs. John Knight of Umatilla, left
for her home today after a visit in
the city.
w. II. Boyd, the well known mer-
chant of Echo, is in the city today
on business.
C. A. Barrett of Athena, came down
from that place this morning upon a
brief business trip.
Councilman ]. T. Hlnkle went
down to Echo today in the interest
of the Hinkle Ditch company.
r. r. Lewis, deputy in the county
recorders office, has just returned
from a trip to Seattle and Tacoma.
County Surveyor J. w. Kimbrell
went to Butter creek to do some sur
veying for private parties in that To-
callty.
Mrs. Howard Haley Of walla Wal
la, came over this morning to visit her
sister, Mrs. Thomas Thompson for
few days.
j. E. Froome, proprietor OF the st.
Nicholas hotel in Athena. is in the
city today accompanied by his little
daughter Katherine.
Mrs. Scott of Pilot Rock, Is in the
city for a few days visiting her
daughters, Mrs. L. B. Ransdell and
Mrs. H. A. Garfield.
J. T. Hoskins of Echo, accompan-
led by his wife, passed through the
city last evening on his return from
milton and Walla Walla.
L. samuels OF the Oregon Life In.
surance company, who has been in
the city for the past few days, left
for his home in Portland today.
J. NJ. Keeney arrived last evening
from Brownsville, where he had been
called by the illness of his father.
Mrs. Keeney is now at Heppner.
George o. Goodall, secretary Of the
railroad commission, visited here last
evening and this morning, leaving for
Portland on the o'clock local to-
day
F. S. Stewart of Portland, represent
ing the United Wireless Telegraph
company, is in the city for a few days
on business connected with the COM
pany.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson are
expected to arrive here from Spokane
about March IS on their way to Port
land, where they will reside perma-
nently.
w. H. Steusloff, the western Ore
gon member of the sheep commission,
arrived last evening from Salem to at
tend the commission meeting being
held here this afternoon.
D. C. Brownell of Umatilla, left her
home today, after remaining here for
several days with Mrs. Brownell, who
is now at st. Anthony's hospital. she
is much improved today.
J. w, Skiles came in last night from
Baker and Union counties, where he
has been out in the interior for sew
eral days, At Cornucopia in Baker /
county, he encountered nine feet Of
snow.
II. L. Wilhelm, of the Coast maga-
zine. returned last evening from Her
miston, where he had been for several !
days in the interest of the April num-
Der of the magazine, which will be |
devoted to Umatilla county
r. r. Woods, representative of DR.. |
Henry Waldo Coe of the Furnish |
ditch project, is in the city today in
the interest of the company. 1t Is
the intention of the company to MAIN
tain offices here for the sale and ad-
vertlsement of the land under the
project.
"Fergy" Ferguson, we'll known in
La Grande railroad circles, and at one
time in charge of the Hotel Foley
bar, arrived in the city from Pendle-
ton last evening and returned today.
While here he met many of his for
mer colleagues on the railroad. Fer
gy" is one of the popular fellows who
are never forgotten by their friends
La Grande Observer