East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-24

been to spend the day.
w. ]. Stockman attended the farm
ers' picnic at Athena Saturday, max
ing the trip in his automobile.
Prof A. C. Hampton of the hlgl
school, returned this noon from al
over Sunday visit in Baker City.
II. A. Frick was in Pendleton to
day from Freewater on his way t,
Hermiston where he will reside in tn,
future.
r. w. Fletcher and son Wesle!
spent yesterday fishing with poor sue
cess in Birch creek, in the vicinity o.
Pilot Rock.
Charles Brownfield is out on the
street again after being confined tC
his home for several weeks by a Sc.
we're illness.
Miss Ora Douglas, stenographer in
the office Of the East Oregonlan, has
just recovered from a weeks illness
with the mumps
John Bahr, the Fulton farmer. re.
turned last evening from Portland
where he had been for a few days for
the transaction of business.
Charles Wall, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis, Saturday
and whose condition was reported ia
be critical, is getting along alright.
Mrs. Ray Crystal and daughter left
on the noon train for Medford
where they will be the guests of Mrs
Crystals parents for several months
c. c. Berkley, assistant division en-
gineer and ]. T. Mayo, supervisor OF
bridges and buildings of the o. R. &
N. company, were in the city yester-
day.
j. \. Burgess, president of the
state wool krowers' association, left
this morning for the Pilot Rock ranch
OF the Cunningham Sheep G. Land
company.
Attorney G. w, Couts left today for
Milton. being called there to adjust a
fire loss recently sustained by the
Oregon Fire Relief. He expects to re,
turn tomorrow.
A. S. Pearson, the Freewater real
estate man, is in Pendleton today,
having been called here for jury duty
in Connection with the adjourned term
Of the circuit court.
p. Palmenter of Granite, Oregon,
is in the city today for the transaction
Of business. He is well known in this
part of the state, having business in
terests in this vicinity.
City Superintendent Churchill and
Principal Smith of the Baker City
high school came over on the noon
train to be present at the oratorical
contest and field meet.
Mr.. and Mrs. E, L. Dodd. left to-
day for their home near Sunnyside,
Oregon, they having been here for
several days on account of the i'll
health of Mrs. Dodd.
Dan Smythe went to Echo today,
missed the morning train by
the fraction of a minute he went down
to Umatilla on No. and doubled
back to Echo on No. IL.
Carey Taylor, Will Mckinney,
Ralph Howland and Glenn Prater
were on a fishing trip on the North
Fork of Mecham creek yesterday.
Only fair success was met with
Miss Frances Heritage and Miss
Madeleine Hill came over from Union
.oday to attend the oratorical contest
onight, Miss Hill being the represen-
ative of the Union high school.
Mrs. Lavelle Mcdonald. daughter Of
Major and Mrs Lee Moorhouse. re-
urned from Kahlotus, Wash, where
'he taught during the winter. Sh.
vas accompanied by little Robert
Redd son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Redd. |
Randolph Ketchum, who is to rep,
esent the Prineville high school in
he oratorical contest here this even,
ng, has been in Pendleton since
friday, having left Prineville several
lays ago. He did not know the date of |
he contest had been changed.
Frank Robinson, who Is the proud
'ossessor of the first fisherman's IL |
ense issued in Umatilla county, spent
esterday on the-Umatilla river in the
'icinity of Pilot Rock junction in a
ain attempt to secure a mess of fish |
or the banquet this evening.
Harold Warner and Frank Eng
lahl Of the high school debating team
eturned, last evening from Walla Wal
a, where they had been for a few
lays using the Whitman college Ii
'rary to secure data to be used in the
coming contest for the state cham
'ionship.
Yankee Chamnion Abroad