East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-22
MENTION
OF UMAT|lLA PEOPLE
Especial correspondence.)


Brownell have gone on visit to spo- !
kane.
Mrs Ubil, who was a Portland Wis
itor the past few days, has returned.
Mrs II. ]. Burnham was visiting
her mother in Arlington during the
Easter vacation.
Mrs. Henry Griffin has gone on a
visit to eastern Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Brownell of
Hermiston, were here on Monday.
Mrs. Cochran OF La Grande, was
visiting her parents, Professor and
Mrs. Ghormley, for a few days this
week
Mrs. Bullard was a Hermiston vis
itor today, returning on No. /.
Professor Ghormley was in Port
land several days during the week on
important business.
The city council met on Tuesday
evening and number of important
matters concerning the future welfare
of the town were taken up. d. r.
Brownell presided in the absence of
Mayor Yearni, who was indisposed.
Mart Griffin has accepted a posi-
ton as bookkeeper with the Umatilla
Mercantile company.
The Inland Empire arrived in port
today with large cargo of goods for
local as well other business houses in
Oregon and eastern Washington
/ points.
| The work at the gravel pits has
| been suspended for the present and
about so of the Greek gang employed
there were transferred to railway
work at Deschutes. II Is understood.
however, that orders have been re-
ceived to put the steam shovel and
| the two work trains on again about
the middle of next week.
A party of reclamation engineers
are here this week and will be here
several days or a week in connection
/ with the proposed West Umatilla
project
T. ]. Egan, representing the Jones'
Scott company of Walla Walla. Is
here this week on important business
for his company. Last year his COM
pany shipped large quantities Of sand
and gravel from the pits here and it
is hoped that Mr.. Egans visit may see
the work reopened for another sea-
son.
ID. II. Brownell has just completed
a very pretty cottage for rental. The
contracting firm Of simpson & Lingo
did the work and needless to say was
done very satisfactorily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank f. Rohan have
leases the house and will move in in
about a month
large number of ranchers from
the project come to Umatilla every
week to do their marketing, which
is mutual advantage to both the
merchant and rancher. Umatilla is
a good market for all kinds of the
stuff the rancher has to sell.
The chapel car of the Catholic
church extension society will be in
tmatilla on or about May 29 and will
remain several days.
The local Redmen had initiation in
Pounds hall last night after the
meeting. The new members were
Loyalty entertained by the older ones
to good old-fashioned luncheon.
Several high officials of the order
were present, including ]. f. Develn
of Pendleton and John Donovan of
Hermiston.
DR. b. Monkman paid a profession
al visit here today.
Easter sunday high mass was ceIe-
brated in st. Patrick's church. Rev.
c. Butler OF Hermiston, officiated
and also preached n short sermon on
the Resurrection of Christ" Special
music was sung by the choir under
the direction of Mr.. w. f. o'Connell
, with Mr.. T.. Pound as organtst. The
solo work was we'll rendered and in
the Roswig's Kyric, Mrs. John Len
non and Mrs. Ubil's solos deserve
= special mention. The little church
: was well filled and the ladies had the
altar beautifully .decorated dith pot
ted plants and cut flowers.
H. C. Means has purchased the
Lawlor ranch three and one-half miles
: west of here and is now busily en-
gagged in making Improvements on his
! newly purchased property. The ranch
has about 25 acres, five of which /.
in alfalfa and about 1-2 acres is sci
!. to fruit trees. Mr.. Means will built
: a neat cattage later on and hopes e
Z spend at least the summer month.
= there.