East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-26
(East oregonIan specIall !


UMAPINE, or, Jan. 26.-The Hud-
son Bay Grange held their regular
meeting last Friday evening with the
majority Of new officers in their re-
spective chairs T. o. Goodman. the
newly Installed master. being absent
on account Of sickness in his family.
Considerable business Of importance
was transacted. Mrs. r. II. Wellman
acting as master. She appointed Jesse
Martin, c, f Simonds and Kyle Nc
Daniel as a committee TO draw reso-
lutlons to be presented to the oregon
legislature to be directed to the ITma-
tilla county representatives asking the
continuance OF the appropriation for
industrial work in the state. ANY one
who has opportunity to see the great
BENEFITS derived by this work as dem
onstrated in this immediate communi-
ty could not work against this work
being continued and the citizens in
this vicinity are at a loss as to why
Senator Barrett of Umatilla county
should propose its discontinuance and
feel sure If he would investigate the
matter he would change his views.
The leading agricultural papers all
over the country are commencing This
work and devoting much space In
their publications showing what Is be.
ing done and the interest is country
wide. An interesting debate. Country
Life vs.. City Life, was held with Mrs.
d. j. Kirk, Mrs Florence Hodgen
and Mrs J. f. Jones for the affirma-
tive and Mrs. r, H. Wellman Mrs.
r +. Labadie and Mrs John Kelly
for the negative, the affirmative were
declared the winners by an over
whelming majority The regular
quarterly birthday anniversaries were
held the following members cels-
brating Mrs. Mary DiXson, Mrs. Lon
Hodgen, Mrs r. H. Wellman. Mrs. r.
f. Bean and Messrs Jesse Martin, II.
f. Bean and John Kelly. Numerous
birthday gifts were received and two
courses of cake was served, ]. A. Mar
tin particularly enjoying the first
course which was highly seasoned
with Cayenne pepper. One new mem
Der was admitted and more applica-
tions received.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. " Wellman left
on Sunday for Walla Walla, Prescott.
and Whitman, where they will visit
friends and relatives for several days
Wallace Morrell, local playwright.
accompanied by his excellent com
pany, made a trip to Athena on Sat
urday evening presenting Dora to
large and appreciative audience.
Miss Elizabeth Severance local high
school teacher, spent the weekend in
Walla Walla, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Ralph Reeser.
John f. Jones has purchased a new
Ford touring car and as soon as the
weatehr and roads will permit, may
be seen climbing telegraph poles, tear
ing down barb wire fences and rum
ming over alfalfa fields.
r. X. Brady in returning from
Walla Walla last Friday narrowly es-
capped serious injury when his spirited
team became frightened at passing
automobile, throwing Mr.. Brady from
the high wagon seat and shaking him
up badly.
r. f. Bean, secretary of the Hud-
son Bay Cooperative Creamery, is
busy issuing checks in payment of the
annual dividend of that company to
all members, distribution of which
will be made about the first of Feb
Tuary.
VIM. p, Leach, vice president of the
Hudson Bay Cooperative Creamery
has been named as delegate to attend
the annual meeting Of the oregon
Cooperative Dairy Exchange which
convenes in Portland on January 27th.
Louie Nelson, who recently had the
misfortune to get his thumb and in
dex finger taken off in a hay cutter
which he was operating has receiv-
ed check from the oregon State In
dustrial Accident Commission for
S99q.9b in settlement