East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-17
NEWS OF MILTON
LARGE APPORTIONMENT
RECEIVED BY SCHOOL
Milton Coming TO Dc Known as an
Educational Center-Ncw School
Building are Planned-Prlzc for
Best Booster Letter Is Awarded
Revival Meetings Grow In Interest
Personal Mentions.
(speclaI Correspondence.)


Milton, April 16.-Patrons of Mil
ton school district No. 81 are consid-
erably elated over the recent appor-
tionment of the Umatilla county
school funds, the hub Of their pleas
ure being the fact that this district
was second to Pendleton in the am
cunt OF money received. With a total
apportionment OF $36,82S.12 Milton
received $3,7S6.OO which is consider
ed an excellent showing for the local
schools.
With one of the best schools in the
county, this district is planning en-
largements in the buildings aggregat-
ing in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
These will constitute the erection Of
new $25, 900 brick structure on the
present site of the Central building
and the addition of $4,000 struc-
ture In Freewater.
That Milton Is fact coming to be
known as one OF the leading educa-
tiGnal centers of the northwest, and
n place where fathers and mothers
may educate their children with all
the advantages and less OF the vices
that are acquired In the city. seems
to be general knowledge throughout
the country and II Is already having
a wonderful effect on the Increase in
population Of this city and the sur
rounding country.
Boosters for any country claim
that there is no other one thing so
essential to large and prosperous
population as is a good school sys-
TEN, and in this matter Milton will
take back seat from no one.
Tanke Wins Publicity Prize.
Milton. April 16.-Walter Tanke
won the grand prize 70 So offered by
the joint publicity cimmittee Of Mil
ton and Freewater for the best de-
scriptve letter Of the country ada
cent to these cities. There were al
together 200 letters, many Of which
were OF high grade. There were sew
erar almost as good as Mr.. Tanke's
although the committee was unani-
nous in giving him the prize.
The revival meetings being con-
Quoted by the Rev. c. 4. Rexroad in
the Methodist Episcopal church, south
are growing in both interest and at
tendance each night The recently
appointed pastor of this church, the
Rev Mr.. Rexroad. Is a speaker of
much magnetic power having the
happy faculty OF winning friends for
both himself and the cause he rep
resen,s. There were two conversions
at the close OF a well attended service
last night.
Personals.
H A. Clemens OF the Progressive |
Realty Co.. returned this afternoon
from Pendleton where he has been for !
several days on business connected
with his firm.
News was received here today OF i
the serious illness OF William SWAMI, |
formerly a prosperous farmer resid- |
ing up the river from Milton, but now
one OF the largest wheat growers on
the Umatilla Indian reservation. The
parents Of the sick man left several
DAYS ago and have been at the bed
side OF their son almost constantly
since.
Henry Pierce, former resident OF
Milton but now OF San Francisco, ar
rived in the city today for a short vis-
II with his mother Mrs. l.. j. Pierce
Prof. Archibald C. Jackson of the
Whitman Conservatory of music OF
Walla WaIla was business visitor In
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Charles f. Van de Water OF
Walla Walla was visiting friends in
Milton yesterday