East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-20
NEWS OF MILTON
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE
Waitsburg Pastor Delivers Annual
Address TO Graduates-CIarkS Slower
Wins Debaters Medal-Senior Play
Is Success-New School Building
at Fcrndale-New Bank Building
Is Completed.
Especial correspondence.l J

week in Columbia college closed thli
morning with the graduating exercis
es in the NJ. e. church, south at !
o'clock. Rev. Robt. Brumblay, pas.
tor Of the NJ f.. church of Waltsburg
delivered the annual address to the
graduates after which exercises by tho
student body were held.
The baccalaureate sermon on sun
day was delivered by Rev. j. II. Ben
nit Of Spokane, who spoke an hour
and five minutes to a crowded audi
ence on "The Parable of the Talents
The annual musical recital held
Saturday night was one of the most
largely attended and enjoyable oc-
caslans of the year held under the
auspices of the college and a number
of medals for proficiency were award
ed to Misses Eva Weaver, Lorraine
Gray and Louis Shangle and Mr..
Lloyd Yates.
In the debating contest held Fri
day night Clark Slower won the NJ.
W Howard memorial gold medal for
the best individual debater of the in
stitution.
The Senior play, "Higbee of Har-
ward" given on Monday night is pro-
nounced by all who attended to be
the best effort of it's kind shown in
Milton for some time. Miss Ethel
Martin head of the musical depart
ment Of the college. had charge of
the rehearsal work and stage set
ting for the play and in this proved
herself no novice.
Columbia college this year closed
with what is without doubt n most
successful year in her history. A large
student body together with n more
thorough course of instruction has
characterized the work of the school
this year, 1t is hoped that by the
opening OF the school year next fall.
new buildings, will be erected and
ready for occupancy.
Milton Personal Notes.
The directors OF the Ferndale
school, four miles north of Milton,
let the contract on Monday for the
erection of handsome $4,000 struc-
ture TO be erected in site just east
OF the present school building. c. J.
Wallingford secured the contract, be-
ing the lowest bidder out of six or
eight, who figured in the contract
work.
]. II. Hughes, field representative
OF the board OF contral of the 18th
national irrigation congress which
meets in Spokane on August 9th to
14th was in Milton on Monday in the
interest of securing a delegation from
Milton and Freewater to attend this
congress. Mr.. Hughes offered the
people Of this vicinity quite an in
ducement TO secure such delegation.
He said that II 25 people from this
city and surrounding country would
attend the congress that the promot-
ors Of this gathering would pay the
railroad expenses for a twenty piece
band both ways.
Mr.. j. p. Price, manager of the
National Finance" of Chicago, was
business in Milton today.
NJ. +. Dunlap of o'Fallon, Mo-, left
this morning for Portland, after |
spending several days in Milton and |
vicinity investigating opportunities
for investing and home making Al
though 61 years old Mr.. Dunlap made
known his intention to locate in the |
west and seemed particularly i'm
pressed with the possibilities of the
walla Walla valley
Louis Kan, Walla Walla's popular
cigar maker, was a business visitor
In Milton this morning.
The real estate firm of Manela Il
Brown are today moving into their
new quarters in the rooms at the rear
Of the Fountain confectionery store,
on the corner of Main and Williams
streets.
Move Into New Bank.
After a residence of approximately
% wears in the brick on the corner
Of Main and Williams streets, the
First National bank, formerly the
Bank OF Milton, moved Saturday night
to its new quarters on the corner of
Main and Park streets. The new
1uarters of the bank are considered
10 be the finest in the Walla Walla
valley. being unequalled by any bank
in Walla Walla. The new mahog-
any fixtures which have been installed
cost In the neighborhood of $1,000.
The old bank stand has been occu-
pied by the Progressive Realty COM
pany, and this firm is making thor
,ugh overhauling of the office.
Percy Johns OF Walla Walla placed
some gold letter signs on the offices
Of both the First National and the