East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-11
BOOM IS
ON IN THE MILTON
.FREENATER SECTION
MANY NEW RESIDENCES ARE BE.
ING CONSTRUCTED IN THE
TWIN CITIES.
ladies Of the o. +. S. Auxiliary are
Entertained by Mrs. AIDA Talbert;
Epworth League OF the Methodist
Church Gives Children's Party:
Other News Notes.
east oregonian speclaI.)

MILToN-FREEWATER, Ore. April
S.-Milton and Freewater have been
having a building boom the last few
months that shows no sign Of abate-
ment. 1t is partly caused by the
heavy damage done by snow, but
I mostly new buildings entirely. The
residences are built for occupation by
the owners and not for rent. so it is
still possible that the shortage Of
houses last summer will be in evil
dence this year, Williams & olinger
report sales Of lumber for residences
built In or near the twin cities to w.
+. Small. Samuel Lucas, Mrs. Norris,
j. w. weddle, ]. II. Mcdonald. ]. NJ
Stubblefield. Bud Marum. r. Pearson
as well as material for barns and
other outbuildings to c. f. Demaris,
G.. Loney and others. Putnam Nc
Knight Company have sold bills for
lumber and material to H. G. Beckius,
A. c. Troyer, Geo. VIM. r. G. Still
and s. c. Stanton, to be used for
building residences or principal farm
buildings. The Tum-a-Lum Lumber
Company has sold house bills to s. X.
Coe, Mrs. Dunnick. Mrs. Fox, and a
number Of others for additions or new
buildings. Beside these residence and
farm buildings, there is under con
struction at Freewater a new con
crete garage, another blacksmith
shop Is being fitted for auto repair
work, AL Fair has just completed an
addition to his store for sheltering
machinery, !. j. Anderson has rented
the building formerly occupied by
Russel's Variety Store and opened up
a branch drug store. one OF the Gold
en- Rule stores has rented a portion Of
the Elan Talbert block and A. Milby
has completed extensive alterations
and warehouse room additions to his
store.
F. A. Skies. Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union organizer, ar.
rived in Milton, Friday morning for
a short stay.
Mrs AIDA Talbert entertained the
ladies' of the o. f. S. auxiliary We'd
nesday afternoon at her home in
South Milton. There were SO mem
bers and visitors present. No pro-
gram was given. but Mrs. Talbert
showed the guests her collection Of
curios and relics which were decided
L. interesting. Refreshments of sand
wiches, cake and chocolate were
served. Easter decorations OF eggs
and lilies, and Dummies. were much in
evidence throughout the house.
Mrs. Theo. Banner left Friday NOR
ming for a twO weeks visit with her
sister Miss Laura Muir of Pendleton.
Frank Spencer, well known home
steader OF the upper stretches of the
South Fork Of the Walla Walla was
a Milton visitor Friday.
Friday night at the home of Rob-
ert McEwen on Fair street, the Ep-
worth League OF the Methodist church
held their regular monty business
meeting followed by a children's par
~. Everyone attending was supposed
to dress as they had in childhood, and
1t was quite a youthful looking ag-
gregation that gathered. Bread and
milk were served as refreshments.
For the first time this season the
city street sprinkler made the rounds
Friday afternoon. The oil placed on
the streets last wear has been largely
absorbed by the mud that washed in
with the rains and some method of
the dust has become an inn
mediate necessity.
Milton-Freewater high school ball
lost n and won one of the last
two games of the trip ending today.
They lost to Pomeroy high school by
a score Of 2 to 0, in a hair raising
game, and won from Waitsburg by a
score of s to 5, making the net for
the trip two losses and one win.
Fishermen report indifferent sue
cess in the Walla Walla, catches run
ming from none at all to twenty five
or thirty, with possibly a very few
over this figure. Size of trout is lar
ger than average but salmon are
scarce owing to the trouble getting
past the dam near Touchet. and the
muddy water some time ago.
Aluminus production in the United