East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-29
INTERESTING NOTES
FROM UMAT|lLA
(specia, Correspondence.) }

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Umatilla, Ore, May 29.-Two boats
OF the Open River Transportation Co.
landed considerable freight here to-
day for local as well as other mer-
chants.
Mrs. Kuntzie is visiting in Pendle-
ton the past month.
Rev. Mr.. Vernon held servises here
Sunday in the school. Rev. l.. K.
Russell has charge of the Umatilla
work for the summer months and Is
residing here.
Miss Beatrice Brownell has return
ed home from Pendleton where she
has been attending the Pendleton
high school and was one of the grad
uating class of 1911.
ID. r. Brownell has been appointed
postmaster succeeding A. b. Stephin,
Jr who has resigned. Mr.. Brownell
is one of the leading business men
OF the west end of the county and
came here some ten years ago from
California. The citizens are surely to
| be congratulated on Mr.. Brownelrs
| appointment, as he since coming to
| Umatilla county has done more in his
own little way for the betterment of
u
| the county than any other citizen. As
member of the city council he has
achieved more for the welfare of the
citizens at large than any one MEM
| Der of the board. The new =. NJ. first
move was 10 circulate a petition 70
| have a postal savings bank for Una
| tilla and the petition has received the
| approval OF all and is beng largely
signed.
Umatllla Strawberries, the first OF
the market this year found ready
markets in Pendleton, The Dalles
| Portland and Arlington. The crop /.
very small this season yet the ranch
ers are not complaining as their ber.
ries being the first on the market they
got good prices before the other ber'
ries were ripe.
DR.. B. Monkman paid professional
visit near Stanfield.
Rev. c. Butter held services in the
morning at St. Patrick's church and
Rev. l.. Brophy had evening devo
tions and benediction, preaching O
maserly sermon to a fair sized con
gregation.
The local Masons are having some
extensive decorations to the interior
OF their lodge room. They propos,
to give a ball during the early par
of June.
Mrs. Frank Rohan was called t
Wallace. Idaho, today through th'
serious illness of her sister.
, Mrs s. a. Saylor is expected t,
arrive from Portland this week ant
will spend the summer enjoying tn
beautiful and refreshing breezes o
the Columbia at Umatilla.
w. F. Turnrow has purchased tn
B. O. Coleman ranch near here ant
will shortly begin the erection of
cottage. Mr.. Turnbow holds re
sponsible position with the O.-W. r
& y. and knows that Umatilla has
great future and in getting the Cole
man ranch he showed good judgmen
as 1t is one of the best of its size Il
the west end and is set TO a fine or
chard and alfalfa.
. II. NJ. Gum who was principal G
the Hermiston high school has take
the Umatilla school for next tern
The two former teachers Mr.. T.
Thormley and Mrs Durham wi
t leach in other schools next tern
$ Mrs. Burnham having been appointe
= to the Arlington schools.
Capt. Stanfield who has been |
r for some weeks is now around agai
attending to business.
, r. T. Lingo who has accepted
o position at Starbuck paid a visit I
Z his family here today.
, The Chapel car est Anthony" wi
a.. arrive in Umatilla Monday. May 2
and will remain here for week. Tt
= car Is in charge of Rev. Faith,
), Flemming who is an eloquent speal
er. and 10 doubt the mission whic
: they will hold while here will be we
attended. The opening services we,
held in st. Patrick's church Sundf
evening.
II T. w. Duncan and Harry Patersc
" are visiting In Portland this week.
j. II. Tomilson of Portland w
Is here the past few days looking aft
's property interests.
Among the ladies who attended Il
l. commencement exercises of the Pc
Is dleton high school were Mrs. d.
Brownell, Miss Eva Brownell. Nj
IS H. C. Means and Miss Hazel Near
Miss Edna Stiffer of Spokane
visiting Miss Jewel Franklin II
week.
Mrs. Davidson Is visiting in Stf
ID buck for the past few days this wet
]. NJ. Griffin superintendent
o. motor cars for the O.-W. r. &
st and S. p, is here today in offic
tie capacity.
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