East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-23

bpNDi anu liilS BIedlcly dppIcCldlet
by their customers
Mrs. r. f. Thorn is beginning tC
ship dried prunes from her ranch neal
this city, the crop amounting to about
three tons. This is a new industry
for this section and results are being
looked forward to with much inter.
est The Thorn ranch also ships sev.
eral tons of Alfalfa honey each sea.
son.
Mrs. A. S. Johnson who recently
moved to town from the Columbia
school district has gone to Portland tc
visit Mr.. and Mrs. H T. Donivan, he;
nephew and niece.
The Hermiston fire department have
! planned a dance for New Years Eve
which promises IT, be a success judg-
ing from the Thanksgiving party. The
funds derived from this will be used
to purchase additional needed sup
plies for the department.
Miss Corliss Agnew was surprised
last evening, the event being a birth
day party.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Leathers leave
Sunday for Spokane TO spend the
holidays with relatives.
Mrs Lehmus of Erie Penna.. is Wis
| iting with Geo. A. Luke, a brother.
She expects to go to California after
the holidays.
Mr.. A. =. Garner formerly with the
reclamation service here but last sum
mer transferred to the Truckee-
Carson Project, Lake Tahoe, Califor-
MIA has returned The work in Cal
ifornia is far enough along that Mr.
Garner is no longer needed and re
ports on the street make it appear
his coming has something to do with
work on the West Extension here
after the first of the year
Mr. and Mrs. r. f Allen leave for
Portland temporarily today Mr. Al
len is one of Hermiston's pioneer
druggists. he having recently sold his
interest in business to Dr. b. c..
MOnkman. Mr. Allen is not yet pre-
pared TO state where he will locate
permanently.
H. NJ Straw went to Pendleton yes
terday on business.
Mrs. o. l.. Bland Of Fairview, Mont,
is spending the holidays with her sis
ter Mrs. c. X. Bland and daughter
Miss celia Bland.
Mr.. j. w Messner. president of the
Western Land & Irrigation Co, with
his office in Chicago. attended the
water right suit in Penileton this
week and from there will return to
Hermiston.
Geo. H. Upthegrove who recently
resigned as secretary of the Water
Users Association advises his friends
that he has obtained the position of
cashier for the Provident Life and
Trust Co, Portland u
Geo. f. Rayhill will fill the vacan-
Loudenslager's departure to Seattle.
Supt of Schools Youel, Miss Blake.
ley and Arnold Showell returned
from Pendleton last evening, they
having been at the teachers eXami-
nation there
f. T Wheeler who last year grew
nursery stock on the Craik ranch,
SNuHDtd Oll NtSNtludy Dll illS way llOlA
Kellogg, Idaho, to Vancouver B. c.
He expects to return to Hermiston in
the spring
The Hermiston churches have eX-
cellent programs for the Xmas SER
vices, those in the city being Christ
mas eve, and at Columbia school dis
trict Christmas night. Program at
Do
Song. Gates of Light" school;
Scripture Reading, Supt.; Prayer
Rev. Borden: Response. School; A
Welcome Sincere. Second Primary;
A Christmas Wish, Grace skinner;
Recitation. Giving" Raymond Rey-
nolds; A Christmas Lullaby, Frances
Rose; Glass Exercise, First Primary;
1T Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
Mildred Youel and Carol Rice; Reel
tation, Frances Said; Chorus, Sing
On Glad Voices" School: Recitation,
"A Christmas Dream" Leah Rose;
The Christmas story" by Eight
Girls; Christmas JOY" Doris Jones;
Recitation, Christmas" Viola Gran
dali; Song, "Silver Stars" boys from
Jr Barara class; Recitation. Freder-
ick Hesser; Glass Exercise, The
Kings Messenger" Jr. Barara; An
Appeal for Light and Life. Jr. Phila-
thea; The Christmas star" Carrie
Jones: Chorus, The Wonderful
King" School
Program at NJ e church as fol-
lows:
Gloria in Excelsis, 5 s Orchestra;
Chorus, "Merrily Ring the Bells"
School: 4 Welcome, Dorothy and
Buster Parks; Recitation, Merry
Christmas" Lowell Haneline; Recita-
ton, 30 Little star" Clifton Emmel;
Duet, In Santa Claus Land" Burrel
and Everett Shupe; Recitation, II
Have a Bell" Agnes Emmel; Recita-
ton, "A Merry Christmas" Dorothy
Littler: Exercise Merry Christmas
Elizabeth Straw. Georgia Briggs,
Marjorie Pelmulder. Florence Harri-
son, Agnes Emmel; Recitation "A
Letter to Santa Claus" Vera Will
marth; Song, Merry Christmas Boys
Seven intermediate Boys; Recitation,
Might After Christmas" Louis Gar
ner; Song, "A Lullaby" Is Primary
Girls; Exercise, six Little Stockings"
Ivy Goodwin, Frank Swayze, Elinor
Briggs, Herbert Haneline, Dorothy
Whipple; Recitation, How Santa
Claus Appeared to our Little Marjor.
ie," Phyllis Dyer; Exercise and Song
christmas Bells" 12 Primary Boys;
Exercise, who Can Tell?" Chester
Marie. Marjorie Pelmulder; Drill,
christmas Patriots Uncle Sam, Miss