East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-27
strawberry DAY TO
Be HELD AT MILTON
DURING NEXT MONTH
WEDNESDAY, MAY 81 Is DATE SET
FOR ANNUAL EVENT; PRO-
GRAM PLANNED.
Horse show WIN BE Held at Same
Time and Handsome Premiums VIII
BE Offered; Athletic Events VIII
Also BE Held and Fire Companies
VIII Enter Contests.
(East Oregonlan speelal.) }


MILTON -FREEwATER, April q.
strawberry Day will be held on
Wednesday. May 81. Growers are
confident there will be a good crop
OF berries, and that the season will
be at it's best about that time. The
annual horse show will be held at the
same time, and handsome premiums
will be offered In the various classes.
Last year the number OF horses enter
ed was larger than expected, and 1t is
hoped there will be good strong on
exhibition this time. There will also
be athletic and other events,
hose races between volunteer fire
companies from neighboring towns, a
baseball game and dancing afternoon
and evening. Plans are beig for
mulated fpr the biggest and livelisst
day ever celebrated in Milton. and
there will be plenty of strawberries
and something doing every minute
Freewater Auction Sales Day, April
25 turned out to be a winner, The
plan of selling new merchandise OF
every description, fresh from the
shelves of local merchants, was some
what unique and auctloneer Fred Eli
fert kept the big crowd buying all the
time, and kept them in a good humor
and the prices they paid for the ,mer-
chandise made many a pleased custo-
mer. The Merchants Association OF
Freewater have put on several sales
days during the fall and spring, and
the attendance is larger at each sue
ceeding one. There were perhaps 10O
automobile loads as well as wagons
and buggies that blocked the streets
for blocks.
Walla Walla high school baseball
team visited Milton Tuesday after
noon. and went homS with the scalp,
OF the Columbia College tossers al
their belts. Final score, IA to 8. Hltl
were infrequent by both teams. but
dropped fly balls, high and low throw
and general all around bonehead playl
contributed to the score on both sides
w. E. Jones and ]. B. Frazier mad,
a business trip to Pendleton Tuesday
d. H. Cox has purchased a Bulcl
car Of the Milton Garage.
F. NJ. Kent w. H. Steen and Franz
Winn went to Pendleton Monday fol
jury duty.
Prof. ]. B. Washburn will retaiI
his position as superintendent o
Of schools OF District 81 next year
Miss Mamie Smith will teach in higl
school and the remainder Of the higl
school faculty will be chosen by tn,
board, probably next Saturday. Tn,
teachers OF this years corps who viii
remain are Luella Daniels. j. W
Smith, Mrs. w. II. Richardson, Mrs
Ida Reane, l. B. Kicker. Lena i
Mensing, Vivian Brinker. Adele Beck
and Clara Brown. New teachers al
ready selected are Prof. /. B. Sevc!
this year principal OF Umapine higl
who will head the Freewater school
and Mrs. Sevey who will be principa
at the Groe. and Lucy Coffey OF Wal
Iowa, Pearl Wilson OF Adams. Esthe
Compton of Milton, Mabel l. Jones
and Mrs. Amy Mcdaniel will be rs
signed positions in the grade rooms.
1t is understood that John Shelley
formerly partner with o. H. Grlswol'
in the publication of the Umatllli
County News at Freewater, has deeid
ed to remain in the east where h
went few weeks ago on word Of hi
fathers illness.
L. w. Simmons OF State Line ha
purchased a Ford car.