East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-24

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paid $5.194.99 in teachers wages,
while the first year this disburse-
ment was but $4,000.
! Four years ago the value of the
school furniture and equipment was
placed at $3.50. That owned by the
district now is worth $4,000. The
estimated value of the other school
! property, which includes building
and grounds is $4,000 Four years
ago there was neither building or
grounds owned by the district.
The great growth of the district
has been no greater than the growth
and development of this city and sur
rounding country. Since 1907 there
has been a new district carved from
the east end of the Hermiston dist
rict namely district No. 112, it hav-
ing fine two-room school house
and this year employing two instruc-
tors. The next four years will mean
greater things in the way of rapid
growth and development.
Since strengthening the dam in the
river the Hermiston Light and Power
company have been giving attention
to the stret lights. on the west side
of town there are six lights installed
and are now in working order, on the
east side of town a circuit of four
lights are now working, and other
circuits will soon be installed.
Attorney William Jay Warner will
soon move out to his ranch, that he
had recently purchased from Rice
Foreman, this land lies in Section 6,
TIP. y. r. 30, E w. NJ. and con-
sists Of about % acres. This was a
homestead and Mr.. Forman has re-
ceived his certificate for same. Mr.
Warner will make this his home.
After an illness of several months
John Stewart died Friday morning
at O'Clock. His death was not un-
expected by his friends. The services
will be held Sunday afternoon under
the auspices of thee Modern Wood
men of America. of which order he
was a member. John w. Stewart was
born in December. 1855. He joined
the navy August 27th, 1902, and
served three years and seven months
all of which time he was on board
the cruiser Baltimore. During this
time he was in nearly every port in
the world with this ship He was
married to Miss Minnie Scheen at
/ Spokane, Wash, in November, 1906.
They came to Hermiston and have
lived here continually ever since. He
leaves wife and two children.
Hermiston circle No. 74O Women
of Woodcraft, was instituted in this
city on Wednesday evening by Speci-
al Organizer Estelle Mann of Puyal-
lup. Mrs. Mann has been working
for several weeks and has succeeded
in establishing a circle with a mem
bership of SO. The following Off
GERS We're elected: ]. Herbert
Strohm, past guardian, T. Scarbor-
ough, guardian neighbor: Minnie
Wade, advisor; r. y. Wade, magici-
an; A. c. Crawford, clerk; ]. F. Bent
ley, banker; Frances Beesley. attend
ent Olive Obanion, captain of
guards; William Schuyler, outer SEN
/ tinel; Lillian Crawford, musician:
Lillian Strohm, manager for 6
months, w. F. Smith. manager for
is months. NJ. V. Turley physician.
George H. Upthegrove has pur-
! chased two 80 foot lots of the Her
miston Bank and Trust company of
Hermiston. They are located on
| Ridgeway avenue directly west of the
new residence of William H. Skin
ner. Mr.. Upthegrove has commenc-
/ ed the building of a five-room home,
NJ. F. Callbeck having the contract
! to build. The house will have five
rooms, pantry and bath dimensions
being S6x2S feet.
DR.. Waldo W. Coe, Mr. Frank Sloan
and several others of the Orchard
company have been at Hermiston for
the last two days. They expect to
start several more statesmen to the
east in a few days. 1t is expected
that Mr.. P. c. Holland will take q
trip back east in a few weeks.
a letter has been received from
Fred y. Yates which states that hC
$ now located permanently at Ca,
pella, Calf, where they will max,
their home. Mr.. Yates has succeed
ed in closing a deal whereby he Sc
cures 230 acres of land, togethe
I with all machinery. crops, wagon
and horses. This is the same LAM
, that Mr.. Yates had had in view 70
some time past. Mr. Yates was on
. of the first people on this projec
and has just recently sold all of hi
holdings here.
, At the school election of Distric
! No. 112, Thomas f. Brassfield, wa
! elected as a director in place o
] Frank Waugaman whose term ex
pired. Henry Sommerer was re
p elected as clerk of the board
special tax was levied of one mil
r The money derived from this sourc
T will be used to purchase a few acre
of land adjoining the school for farr
purposes. A competent instructor il
this line will be furnished and all tn
q work such as plowing, planting an
irrigating will be done by the pupil
of this school, under the direction o
4 the instructor. This district has al
o so purchased a bell and the furnitur
, necessary to fit up the second room
The increased number of pupils i
! this district make it necessary to us
: two rooms. Miss Carson will teacl
again this year and for the othe
room Mrs. Mcdonald has been en-
: gagged.
, Miss Galloway of Chicago, ILL.,, VIII
: has been visiting here with Mrs
q Erickson has returned to her hom
in Chicago.
Reports from the Percy boy VIII
was injured few days ago is tha