East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-02-16
farmers INSTITUTE
ATTENDANCE LARGE.
STANFIELD PEOPLE FORCED
TO PROVIDE LARGE HALL
Realty Company Stockholders Hold
Annual Meeting and Elect Officers
for Ensuing Year-Large Sheep
sale Made.
Especial Correspondence /,

especial Correspondence
S:anfield. Ore, Feb. 1s.-owing to
the expected large attendance at the
farmers institute being he'd here to-
day and tomorrow. it was considered
advisable 10 secure more commodi-
Gus quarters. therefore the meetings
are being convened in the store room
of the Bell building at the corner of
Coe avenue and Main street. opposite
the Bank of Stanfield.
The City Realty Co, held its annual
stockholders meeting Tuesday after
noon, and elected as directors for the
ensuing year r. y. Stanfield. A. w.
Gray, Frank Sloan. Geo. l.. Ward
and G. L. Dunning. The board of di-
rectors met and organized the fol-
| lowing day. re-electing the officers
| who had served the past year, as fol-
lows; President, r. N Stanfield:
vice president. G. L. Dunning; secre-
tarr. E. n. Wheeler; treasurer, NJ l..
Ling.
! F. II. Page of Portland, was here
| Tuesday and expressed himself as
! greatly pleased with the appearance
of his 81 acre orchard that was set
out three years ago. The prospects
are excellent for crop of several
thousand boxes of peaches off this
place during the coming season.
w. F. Diteman, a sheep buyer of
Seattle, was here Tuesday and pur-
chased several thousand head of sheep
/ for shipment at an early date.
| Personal Mention.
/ y. E. Lee of Echo was a visitor
in Stanfield Monday
Frank Sloan was an Echo visitor
Tuesday
buyer. was in Stanfield "Wednesday.
Glen Mccullough was an Echo
visitor Monday.
r. \. Stanfield returned Tuesday
from Portland and left for Baker
City yesterday morning.
w. j. Furnish was looking after
business in connection with his iri-
cation project Tuesday.
H. f. Allen was transacting busi-
ness in Pendleton Wednesday.
G. L. Hurd is entertaining his faith
er who arrived Wednesday from Sac
ramento.
Joe Houser was attending to busi-
ness matters at the county seat Wed
nesday
DR.. Henry Waldo Coe returned
Wednesday night from a business triT
to Portland.
John Satterlund. we'll known res
ident of Washburn. North Dakota
visited Stanfield yesterday.
VIM Wansborough OF Fargo. North
Dakota, has been here this week Wis
iting his son-in-law. H. E. Allen.
society Notes.
On Wednesday evening at the home
'~of Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ Hoosier theil
son Harold, who returned Monday
from Albany, where he had been at
tending college. entertained a num-
Der OF his young friends in commem-
Grafton of his 18th birthday. The af-
fair was of the nature of a valentine
party and valentine games and other
amusements were indulged in, afteI
which a delightful supper was served
This is reported to have been one OF
the most enjoyable parties of the win.
ter. Those present were: Misses
.
Connolly. Helen Wheeler, Lillian
Hoosier; Messrs. Clement Howard
Glen Wallace. Orville Batchelder
! Harold Wheeler, John Beavert Floyd
Brumfield, Edgar Hoosier, Everett
Hoosier and Harold Hoosier.
Under the management Of Chester
Barney a very enjoyable and well at
tended valentine ball was given in
Webster hall Wednesday evening, the
music being furnished by Mr.. Wood oi
Pendleton and Mrs. ]. L. Parker Ar
excel ent supper was served by Mrs
E Z. Cotalt.
The Tuesday afternoon ladies' sew.
! ing club was entertained by Mrs. ]
Buchanan on Tuesday afternoon OF
this week.
Yesterday afternoon the Ladies' Aid
Society OF Hope Presbyterian church
met at the home of Mrs. Haagman
Mrs. Frerdickson assisted Mrs. Haag-
man in entertaining. Light refresh
ments were served after the business
I session.