East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-13
MRS. MARTINS DEATH
SHOCK TO UMAPINE
WE'LL, KNOWN RESIDENT SUF-
PTCRIcD PROLONGED ILLNESS
FROM GOITRE
Vincent school Is opened With LARGE
Attendance; Teaching CORPS Excel
sent and Much Progress Is Antid-
TSaGed
1East oregonian Special }

(East Oregonian Specially
yJMAPINE. Sept. 13.-This COM
znunity was shocked yesterday to
kearn OF the death of Mrs, ]. A. Mar
tin In walla walla early Tuesday
morning after a prolonged illness OF
-goitre
Mrs Martin. who was but 40 years
of age had lived in this place for
several years and prior to her mar
riaEe to MT Martin six years ago
was Mrs Elnora Turney and taught
school at Pleasant View and Hudson
Bay. The deceased was from Penn
sylvania and leaves two brothers In
New York as well as her husband
J. A Martin and six step children
of Umapine. to mourn her loss. Mrs
Martin was loved by all her neigh
bors and was an active patron OF the
ETndson Bay Grange who will keenly
feel her absence from the grange.
Her family will miss a kind and Low.
ing mothers care. Interment was
made at walla walla Thursday NOR
ming at 10 o'clock.
w W. Philippi has had built for
his new Chevrolet a fine new ga
rage this week
Mrs. Charles I4oney OF Walla Walla
motored out to Umapine Tuesday and
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Wright
Mrs Judge Kelly OF Prescott, is
spending two weeks with her sister,
AIRS. Charlie wellnan at Chewelah
Prof. John F. Gibson reports
large attendance at the Vincent
school this year There will in all
probability be s6 enrolled in the
high school alone and the grade
rooms are full to overflowing. The
teaching corps is of the best talent
and much progress will undoubtedly
De made by the pupils in their years
work. OF the last years graduates
several are leaving next month for
special courses in agriculture. engi-
neering and electricity at Corvallis
at the o A. c.
Mrs. Guy Young. who underwent
a minor operation at the Walla Wal
Ia hospital last week, returned to
her home here on Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Florence Philippi of Early.
Oregon, arrived from her home at
Early Saturday and will lmake her
home with her sister. Mrs Guy
Young during the school term Miss
Eliza beth Severance will stay with
Mrs W. W Philippi while Misses
Noyes and Fleetwood will for the
present make their home with Mrs.
Moore Mr.. Cameron of the high
school has rented the W. F Gentry
home and has moved there with his
family.
Charlie Dickerson with his wife
and Mr and Mrs Tom Conrad of
Portland, left Wednesday for a ten
day trip over in the Eagle valley
country. They will motor over in
their new Dodge car.
The grand jury now in session at
Pendleton were in the Umapine
country Tuesday occupying two au-
tos and went over the ground where
the shooting of J. H Short occurred
hast June.
w. H witherite has traded his ten
acre tract and home at Umapine and
his walla walla property to Mr.. Nc
Carly Of Joseph. oregon, for a 1920
acre stock ranch in the Wallowa
country. Mr.. Witherite also pur-
chased 100 head of beef cattle. He
will remove to his new home in the
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Hodgen and
family will remove shortly to the
winter months.
afr. and Mrs. Alex Mckenzie of
Adams were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Kyle Mcdaniel Monday and Tuesday
VIII Edwards has been engaged as
helper to the butter maker at the
creamery
The baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Murphy was quite i'll this week
and under the doctors care
Lloyd Gentry is home from the
harvest fields on account OF illness.