East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-20
.HERMISTON BIRDS
SENT TO TACOMA
HIGH QUALITY or TURKEYS
RAISED ON PROJECT GRE
ATES BIG DEMAND.
Sam Rodgers, the shoe Repair Man,
Has Fine New Machine Installed; f;
High schOO Students to Present
COmedy-Other News Notes.
(East OregonIan Speclal !

HERMIsTON, Dec 2O.-L. H..
Pearson and F. A. Bronson shipped
out about 1000 pounds of turkeys to.
day. Most Of these birds went to
Portland to help supply the holiday
market. A few, however of Mr..
Pearson's turkeys were shipped to
Tacoma having been contracted for
by private parties. Testifying to the
extra quality Of the Hermiston tur-
keys, Mr. Pearson had an inquiry
| few days ago from a Tacoma party in
which he stated that he had had the
good fortune to get hold Of one Of the
Hermiston turkeys couple of years
ago, and inquired if it would be pos
sible to get them direct this year. The
shipment made today brought the top
price in the Portland market.
Sam Rodgers the shoe repair man,
has had installed in his shop recently
one Of the most thoroughly up-to-date
and modern shoe repairing machines
on the market 1t is nine machines
in one. and Is run by an electric mo-
tor. Every operation known to the
shoe repairer man can eg done by this
machine in less time than it takes to
say it. Mr.. Rodgers will make a
specially Of the mail order business.
Peyton T. Boone left Thursday
night for Havre, Mont, where he will
assist in the drug store of his brother
until fall, at which time he will take
up the study of medicine at John
Hopkins University Mr.. Boone is
pioneer settler of the project, having
come here ten years ago from Havre,
Mont He has one of the best equip
ped ranched in the country, and has
! just competed the erection of a mod
ern dairy barn at a cost of $50, Mr.
Boone has been making pans to leave
since last July, at which time his wife
and baby daughted met tragic deaths
with gasoline. He has leased his
ranch for a number of years to A. D
, Grassland, of Union, ore. Mr.. Cross
land and family arrived recently and
have taken charge OF the place.
The many friends Of Mrs. C. o..
Wainscott will be sorry to learn OF
her serious illness in st. Vincent's
Hospital at Portland where she was
taken Monday from Pendleton. Mrs.
Wainscott is suffering from a severe
attack Of stomach trouble, and an ap-
Grafton will probably be necessary.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Salzer took
their little daughter Anna to St An
thongs Hospital at Pendleton, Sun
day. The little one is suffering from
spinal meningitis. They were accom-
panied to Pendleton by DR.. Wainscott. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Sullivan are
being felicitated upon the arrival Of
a daughter who arrived Friday, De- !
cember fifteenth. at st. Anthony's
hospital in Pendleton.
THE Elopement of Ellen" a spicy
little comedy, will be put on Friday
evening at the high school auditorium
by students from the high school. The
following is the cast:
Richard Ford, a devoted young
husband ......-... Carol Reeves
Molly his wife ...... Gladys Smith |
Robert Shepard. Molly's brother.
................ Durrell Murchie
Max Ten Eych, a chum of Rob-
erts ..........J.. Alfred Groom
Dorothy Marsh. engaged to Max.
................. June Hoisington