East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-26
FORWARD MEETING
HELD At HERM|STON
YOUNG MEN CARRY OUT
A RELIGIOUS PROGRAM
Reclamation Service Lays Off Men at
Hermiston Officc-Scttlers Must
Register for Water-Holdman Nine
Is Defeated.
Especial Correspondence.l J


Hermiston, Ore, March 26-Sun-
day evening a meeting under the
auspices of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement and a union SER
vice was held at the Baptist church
The services were presided over by
superintendent b. Youel of the high
school.
The program given was as follows:
How We Were Entertained at PEN
dleton, Morris Jones; Who We're There
from outside Towns. Gorden shot
well; My Impression of Pendleton
Sunday School, Ernest Waterman;
Ideal, the Worlds Masters, William
Cradnal; A Boys Ideal, George Prin-
gle; orchestra music; Some Things a
Boy Should Like to Have Done, Hen
ry Gum; Clean Sports, Hollis PearcN:
The Best Thing That l Heard at PEN
dleton. Arnold Shotwell: The Boy
Scout, Ray Skinner; Talk by Rev.
Emmel of the NJ. f. church; solo.
Miss Gladys Scroggs.
The church was filled to overflow
ing
Reclamation Men Laid OFF.
laid off several Of their men in the
office. Among those are Mr.. Il.
Richardson, assistant engineer, Thos.
Hawthorne and G.. Fritz. craftsmen.
The reason for this is on account of
the slowness of the west extension. AS
soon as the work commences on the
extension these men will most likely
be taken back in the office
Must Register for Water.
This year as the settlers make thcir
payment for maintenance and opera
tion they are asked to go to the rec
iamation office and register for wa
ter. This is done to know exactly
how many have made their payments
80 as all may have water who have
paid their maintenance charge. The
Water is expected To be turned on the
first of April.
Watcrman's Supporters to Meet.
A mass meeting of supporters Of
II. A. Waterman, as republican cam
didate for county commissioner is to
be held here this evening. The no.
tice for this meeting has been signed
by about twenty-five of the leading
business men OF Hermiston and a
large crowd is expected to be present.
HermistOn Nine Defeats HOldman.
The first baseball game of the sea-
son was played here yesterday. the
Hermiston team playing the Holdman
team. The score was to | in favor
of Hermiston.
Mr.. and Mr.. T. NJ. Curtis have Ia
for Baker City for a several weeks
visit. Mr.. Curtis has just sold part
of his homestead to John Garfield.
Mr.. Curtis recently purchased a 40
acre tract adjoining the farm of w.
J. Warner where he will continue in
the chicken business.
]. H. (Capt) Alexander, special
government agent, arrived in this city
this morning from Salt Lake City.
Mrs. f. w. Straw of Lewiston, Ida
no, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Loughlin.
J. H. Reid left this morning on the
local for Sprague, Wash, on business.
Samuel r. Oldaker has arrived here
from Ohio, where he has been for
five months in the interest of the
Maxwell Land and Irrigation COM
pany.
w. f. Crane, of Kellogg, Idaho, is
a visitor on the project.
DR.. C. S. Hosington Of Pendleton
spent Sunday on his land here which
he is having improved and put into
fruit.
A. c. Crawford is expected back
from Spokane this week, accompanied
by several prospective land buyers.
The bids on the Dishon residence
viii ne opened today. The new home
win cost from $4,000 to $4,000.