East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-05-16
(East oregonlan Specially

(East Oregonian Specially
MILTON-FREEwATER, Ore. May
16.-Prunes are expected TO be the
best price in years this season unless
something very unusual happens to
depress the eastern markets. At least
one buyer has been offering $40 per
ton in this valley for the crop, and To-
cal shippers have markets now that
will take care of large share of tho
crop at a price Of $50 or better. 1t
is estimated that the crop in the val
ley will be between go and rs per cent
Of normal, and would have been bet
ter but for the unusually large drop
page in some orchards Southern Ida
no, which in average years ships
about three times as many prunes as
the Walla Walla valley was so hard
hit by the recent frosts that the prune
crop will be negligible, and the Yaki-
ma country will have a very short
crop too, leaving this section alone in
the prune growing section of the
northwest. Growers are jubilant. as
II looks like the first time in several
! years that the price will have been
high enough TO pay more than a bare
profit, or even expenses in many
I cases.
| The first locust blossoms of the
season appeared late last week and
/ Milton which is justly noted for the
profusion Of these fragrant blossoms
will soon have streets lined with
white and green trees
Following the first crate of straw
berries received by the Lamb Fruit
Company last wednesday, six and a
half crates have been received by the
| Fruit Growers Cooperative Union
and about an equal number by the
Lamb Fruit Company, making about
twelve or fifteen crates in all up to
Monday night. The outlook is very
good for fine crop, quality and
lauantity. The strawberry beetle which
I has been so active the past few years
has been the cause or plowing up Of
numerous strawberry patches, does
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due probably TO the extremely long
and cold winter freezing the larvae.
/ A number OF growers who abandoned
berries when the beetle became so de-
structive intend planting strawberries
again this fall.
Williams and Olinger Lumber Com
pany have received a consignment of
big fir poles for use In building hay
derricks, which were unloaded Mon
day.
Milton -Freewater Isaac Waltons
have made note of the unusual num-
Der of red sided and June salmon
ing caught 1t is almost impossible to
catch trout now with any other ban
than fresh salmon eggs, and more diff
ficult because of the wood floating
down south fork and to the upper end
Of town.
Mrs. Robert McEwen and Mrs. C,
b. Hansen were taken to the College
Place sanitarium this week for treat
ment, and it is thought tnat operations
may be necessary in each case.
Mrs. Clara Briley of Enensburg has
returned to make Milton her homo
again, and is cleaning up and reno
waiting her residence property near
the Christian church Her son, ]. C.
Brlley, will come to the valley in a
month or two.
]. W. Davis, Jr., left Monday morn
ing for Athena to look after business
interests in that place
Wiley Lasater has returned from a
three weeks trip into British Colum-
bia.
Yves Carney suffered a dislocated
shoulder Monday morning when a
horse which he was riding at the
Robert McEwen ranch threw him of
rendering him unconscious for sever
al minutes. No. broken bones were
found and no permanent injury is ex
pected to result from the, fall.
S. A. Miller was walla walla Wis.
itor Monday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. w. r. Anderson made
trip to Helix Sunday afternoon. re-
turning that evening. Mr.. Anderson!
cousin. f. Potts, came home with
them for a visit with his aunt, Mrs
VIM. Anderson, Sr.
The Milton Fruit Growers Coopera
tive Union purchased Ford Run
about Monday for use In looking aft
er the business this season.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Geiss of DR.,
Creek, spent the day with Mr.. ant
Mrs. Roy Black.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Love of Chi
cago are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs
H. S. Denison of Milton, This is tn
third trip they have made to tn
walla walla valley and they intent
to remain for the summer.
Mrs. AIDA Talbert who was threat
4 ened with nneumonia last week is abl