East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-31
EAST oREGoNLAN SPECIAL
NEWS OF UNIATnILA co.
Grover HOdgen is
Made Lieut.. Marines
(East oregonian special. }


pine school closed today for a week
by order of the directors of the Vim
cent district as one of the Biller chill
dren on the Burlingame place is res
ported to have influenza or la grippe.
In order that no spread of the dis
ease can make its way through the
school, the closing was ordered.
On Saturday afternoon the special
school election was held at the school
and J. E. Jones was elected to fiji
the unexpired term of James Kirk
who recently moved to Milton.
Sunday was Rally Day at the Pres
byterian church and a program pre-
pared by Miss Florence Philippi and
MIS-. Caldwell was given to a well
filled church. DIR. Bleakney of Walla
Walla occupied the pulpit. Among
the numbers on the program were
special songs by the smaller pupils
stand by the Flag a solo by Thelma
Phillips, a class pageant, "Our Stain
less Flag by the older girls. The
program closed by the Salute to the
Flag, and the singing of the national
anthem.
Lou Hodgen has received word
from his cousin, Grover Hodgen, who
is in France. that he has been made
a lieutenant in his company of the
U. S. Marines.
Lane Hoon, Dan Kinney, c. A. Kim
ney and r. H. Parker left Saturday
for a two weeks hunting trip up at
the head of the Umatilla river in the
Blue mountains. They are expected
to bring home lots of bear stories If
not actual bears.
| Mics Mahal
called to the Willamette valley by the
illness of her mother. has been de-
tained in Portland by herself becom-
| ing ill., saa
], H. Goodnight visited last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan ]. Kirk. He
expects to return here this winter
and bring either cattle or hogs with
him from his ranch at Vale.
Leota Wagner and her aunt, Mrs
III. e. Young, visited with Miss Ine1
kWagner one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Moore and chill
dren of College Place were Sunday
guests with Mr.. and Mrs. e. Moore.
4 James Romine and family spent
sthe weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Kirk. I 4t @
i Mr.. Romine leaves the first of the
month for Lewiston, Idaho, where he
takes the management of a lumber
: company at that place. His family
will not leave until later. Also MIR.
and Mrs. Kirk entertained last week
Mrs. Maggie Sanderson and son Parlow
and Miss Freda Hall of Freewater.
A. A. Whitley and family are NOV
ling from Lowden this week back to
emapine. They have rented the Guy
young place and will be welcomed
back to this community where they
a couple of years ago made their
Nome.
: In a letter from C. E. Simonds this
week, who has been taking special
training from the Y. NJ. C. A. instruc-
ton school at Stanford University, he
gays that he had just received a tele-
gram ordering him to report. this week
for immediate service in New ork.
This means he viii lbe sent overseas
at once. 8rs
on Friday night Irene HoOn enter
tanned at regular spook party a
large number of her school friends
at the home Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Hoon. The young folks
played all manner Of games and had
the pleasure of seeing the kaiser
dead in his coffin. The pretty home
was decorated with jack o. lanterns,
black cats and witches At eleven
O'Clock refreshments were served to
a hungry crowd of boys and girls.
on the same evening Miss Fay Civ
ems entertained the high school pu-
pills at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Philippi and all present report a
good time.
Alex Harp and family are prepar-
ing to move into the old home of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. o. Beaucham. This
house has been moved. up by the big
poplars and is being entirely reno
waited
Chris Helberg, living northwest of
Umapine this week, was unfortunate
to Iosea three year old valuable work
horse.
Mr.. and MtS Jacob Schubert have
returned to their ranch after a pleas
ant trip back to Philadelphia.
Robert Elliott of walla WaIla, who
died Of influenza Sunday morning.
during his boyhood went to. Umapine
SCHOOL and has relatives in this vicin-
itv. Mr. Elliott was at Baker when
taken with the Influenza and was un-
able to find a place or hospital to
take him in until he reached Walla
WaIIa where he went TO the home OF
bta aunt Mrs. c. Conrad. When he
reached there he was so III he faint
ed when he got inside the door and
his recovery was unlocked for. HIS
funeral took place the same afternoon