East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-11-20
HERMISTON HAPPENINGS
TWO CARLOADS OF CALVES
SHIPPED TO PORTLAND
Improvement Work on Newport Park
Chicago Father VIII Hold Mass
in Observation-Disclosures Party
Planned.
Especial Correspondence1


OF fine veal calves were loaded at the
o r. & n. stockyards this week and
shipped to Portland by H a. Water
man, This is a portion of the several
hundred mead of cattle being winter
ed at the Waterman stock ranch at
the mouth of Butter creek.
On Sunday, November 81, Rev
Father Hyacinth, a member of the
missionary order of Servites, of Chi
cago, will celebrate mass at the Her
mission hall at 10 a m. \ meeting
of all the Catholic men of the town
will be held Immediately after the
mass.
What promises to be one Of the
prettiest parties Hermiston has seen
is the ball to be given by the firemen
of the city in the Hermiston Mercan-
tile Co. hall on Wednesday night, No
vember 24-Thanksgtving eve.
With view to improving the New
port part and getting it in readiness
for beautifying in the spring, the
Newport Land & Construction COM
pany have force of men filling in
various low prices on the tract, and
when the construction company has
completed its work the topography of
the place will be considerably i'm
proved.
On Friday ]. Fisher of Nolin and
c. F. Williams of Butter creek depos-
tied upwards of four dozen turkeys
apiece under the tender care of ]. F.
wurster of the Central market. The
birds are young and in fine condi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Mckenzie were
over Sunday guests of relatives at
Pendleton.
]. X. Shotwell was called to Pen
dleton this week to act as a juror in
the Ryan murder case, but was ex-
cused and returned Thursday.
VIM n. Selman has arrived from
Portland and is night operator at the
o. R. & N station. \. o. Parker has
been transferred to Walla Walla.
With expectations of purchasing
land under the government irrigation
system. S F. Green is here from Har-
rington, Wash, investigating the
lands and also visiting his old time
friends. Thomas Campbell and fam
lily.
B. p. Woodward of Mitchell, Ore
gon. was in the city Tuesday trans
acting business.
The local reclamation officials re-
port that the water in the Umatilla
river is increasing in volume and
that the reservoir has considerably
more water in it than it had at this
time last year.
G. c. Garfield, brother of R. C
Garfield, was here this week from
Spokane for a brief visit Not having
been in Hermiston for two years, Mr.
Garfield was greatly surprised at the
permanency of the growth that has
been made.
A bouncing baby boy tipping the
scales at nine and one-half pounds
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Nc
Nauught at Pendleton Monday, No
vember 10. Mother and child are
doing we'll and Carl is the happiest
man in seven states.
S A. Whitsett and wife departed
Thursday for their former home il
Tennessee where they will spend tbs
winter.
]. D. Rice was a business visitor t
Umatilla Wednesday returning on the
afternoon local
Russell Brownell left Wednesda!
for Susanville, Cal, for a severa
weeks visit, his wife having preced
ed him month ago, being guest
the home of her parents.
Leon Daily returned the first o
the week from Weiser Idaho, afte
an absence Of several months. MI
Daily has lived in many localities o
the northwest but returns to Her
miston, believing the opportunitie
here for the homeseeker far exec
other sections Of the country and in
tends to erect residence and remah
permanently. Mrs. Daily and fam
lily are expected by Thanksgiving
Mrs. la Smith OF the Style ShoI
left Thursday for Umatilla, where sh
will have a portion Of her fine mil
inery stock on display.
w. S. Phillips, the hardware mei
chant. returned Wednesday from
brief business trip to Portland.
DR.. NJ. V. Turley reports the Dirt
OF a fine nine and one quarter poun
baby girl to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B Mat
son, Wednesday, Nov. l5.-Moth'
and child are doing we'll.
DR. NJ. S. Kern was down from Pei
dleton Wednesday to attend the bar
quet.
Mrs. W. II. Kelley received a di
patch Tuesday telling Of the death
her sister and left on the next cas-
bound train for John Day to after
the funeral services.
A. T. Booth and wife were ne
the first of the week from Seatt
making an inspection Of the proje'
as they are contemplating going IN
the horticultural business on lar
scale in the spring.
F. ]. Cox was registered at Hot
Oregon while in the city from ~
cago transacting business.
Having formerly resided at Gotta
Grove. oregon, but desirous Of ma
ing Hermiston their home, MI al
Mrs. Lee Hubbard and daughter a
rived wednesday and have taken
their residence on Locust avenue.
Mrs. ]. f. McNaught returned F.
dav morning from a weeks visit
Hot Lake where Mr.. McNaught n
soiourned for several weeks und'
going treatment which promises
effect a cure.
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