East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-06
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
HermiSton. Ore, Oct. 5.-Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy W. Furnas and daughter
will leave tomorrow for an extended
trip in the Bast. They will first vis-
1. Coast cities and then so to Omaha,
Nebraska, where they will visit friends
and relatives. Frem there they will
will go to their old home town,
Knightstown. Indiana. Mr.. Furnas
recently closed q deal with r. r. Lew
is and associates for his half section
lying within the city limits OF the
town OF Hermiston for the consider
.ation Of 5s,0s0. They expect to take
a good vacation and later will return
10 Hermiston to make their home.
George r. Roberts of Pendleton, is
here making arrangements for the
clearing of his project holdings. Mr..
Roberts and his brother-in-law Con-
gresham W. r. Ellis are the joint
owners Of a fine forty acre tract To-
Gated three miles northwest of town.
T1y plan to have this tract cleared
ana seeded to rye this fall and then
in the spring will seed it TO alfalfa
and set part to fruit trees. Mr.. Rob-
erts also has a $50 acre tract north
of the reservoir that has S5 acres ir-
rigable, snd this will also be cleared
and seeded 10 rye.
No trace has been found of the par
ties who tried to force an entrance to
the HermistOn Bank & Trust COM
panys vault, Saturday night. 1t is
thought that they were scared away
before the job was completed, and in
order to get out of town quickly took
enc Il rns many freight trains pass
ing through.
A large ferce of men are at work
on the Q. r. & n. depot at this place,
where many changes are being made,
which will cost at least $4,000. Ac-
eerdins TO the company reports tick
ct sales have increased $1,000 dur
ing the month of September over last
years receipts for the same month.
Freight recapts have even increased
more rseidE than passenger.
Oscar Olsen OF Miller. South Da-
kon, this week purchased a twenty
acre tract in section rs. He Is very
enthusiastic and does not hesitate In
telling his friends to come. Miss Eva
c Ash. sister-in-law of Mr.. Olsen is
here from Seattle. Washington. Mr..
John Olsen and F. A. Brown. En-
dsavor. wisconsin, are also prospec-
tive land seekers.
6. Motifs of Baker City, Ore, is
stepping at the Oregon.
Fred A. Chelk came in the begin
ming of the week from Whapton,
Nerth Dakota, with a large car OF inn
migrant movables. Mr. Chezik is the
owner of a 20 acre tract north OF
town. and intends to start work at
once en- improving same. He has
plans fer a nice cottage and expects
to have same UP in a short time.
]. e. Conner arrived from Enter
prise, Ore, with two car loads OF
movables. He is the owner OF 40
acre tract of project land, on which
he has already started improvement
work.
number of Idaho parties have
been here during the past few days
locking ever the project, among which
was F. c. Harrison and F. s. Towner
Of Lewiston, A H. Newkirk of Noun
tain Heme and A. H. Merritt Of Wei
ser.
Ar and Mrs. W. McCallum Of the
large geaeral merchandise firm OF
Waterman & McCallum of Mitchell
and John Day, Ore, drove over In
their asto, making the $50 miles In
~ hours. with three break downs
They are the owners of 17e acres OF
Hermistsn land and will in a very
shert time have most of it in alfalfa
c. A. Williams, of Spirit Lake
Washington. spent several days look.
ing over the project. and before leav-