East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
FAKE HOLD UP" At
PILOT ROCK PARTY
sCILARPF HOME INVADED WHEN
CARD PARTY is AT ITS
HEIGHT.
Miss Wilson Starts Knitting Class;
other Interesting News and Per-
sODal Notes Of Interest to the Com
munity.
(East oregonlan Specially

PILOT ROCK, Fcb. ia NUMBER
Of local odd Fellows motored to
Stanneld Saturday to attend the
county convention of odd Fellows.
Some Of the men from here took
masters degree. Those going from
here were Walter Smith, j., w. Ste
venson. Charles Smith. L. f. Roy,
Carl Hemphiil and Ernest Hutchin-
son.
DR.. II. II. Hattery was here Sunday
on a professional call. He. was ac-
companied by Vivian Gibbs.
Arthur Kidwell has been quite sicK
this week.
HoId-Up is Staged.
The Scharpf home was the scene of
quite a hoId-up Sunday night. Quite
party had gathered to spend the eve
ming playing cards. About ten o'clock
two masked men entered the room
and the occupants were ordered to
raise their hands. From the differ
ent men the robbers collected about
four hundred dollars. When the ex-
citement was at the highest the men
unmasked and were found to be
George Done and Levi Eldridge. Mr..
Mr.. Bracher who furnished $500 OF
the conspiratOrs.
Evelyn Kinman of Pendleton spent
Sunday here as a guest of Clara
Scharpf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Harris are
spending the week at the home of
Mrs Harris parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Wegner.
Pearl Fletcher of Pine Grove is vis-
iting his mother Mrs. Matheny.
Maud Runyan of Pendleton was
week end visitor here.
Albert Kennison has purchased
share of stock in the mems clothing
store here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Glen who have
been visiting here have moved to La
Grande where they will make their
home.
w. 7. Kidwell and sons were visit
ors here Saturday.
Clayton Knots has returned from
Portland where he has been attend
ing school.
E. r. Lester went to Pendleton Sat
urday to remain over Sunday.
Robert Simpson of the Simpson
Auto Co. of PendIeton was busi-
ness visitor here sunday.
Knitting Class Started.
Edith Wilson has started a knit
ting class taking as her pupils the
girls from the fifth and Sixth grades.
The class started meeting Wednesday
afternoon but has been changed to
Saturday. Several knitted articles
have been turned in by the girls.
Jack Hodges was Pendleton visit
or Sunday morning.
Lon Etter has purchased a Ford
truck from the Bond Auto Co.
Wick Romageoux was a visitor here
Saturday.
Bert Reeder was transacting busi-
ness here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton Roark spent
Sunday here.
Lillian Cooper was an over Sunday
visitor here.
Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Cooper motored
to Pendleton Sunday.
Mrs. Rose Dull of Idaho is here vis-
iting her father Marion Smith. Mr.
Smith had not seen his daughter for
twelve years.
Eugene Vincent of the University
of Washington is visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Scharpf Mr.
Vincent together with Philip Martin
of the same school, won over the
Whitman college debating team
Thursday night at Walla Walla. Mr.
Vincent will return to Portland soon.
Returns Home From Visit.
Mrs. Troxal has returned to her
home after a short visit with Mrs. Bur
Hinkle. Mrs. Troxal brought her
baby here for medical treatment.
A freight car containing Chevrolet
touring cars for the Bond Auto Co.
was derailed here Friday, causing the
train to be several hours late.
A number of young people from
here motored to the Bill Porter ranch
sunday afternoon to enjoy coasting.
Miss Winnie Smith was visiting her
parents here sunday.
Bill Hutchinson was in La Grande
the latter part of the week.
Grandma Hutchinson is seriously ill
at Grace Hospital. Little hope is
held for her recovery.
Ernest Hutchinson was in Stanfield
saturday.
on account of cold weather causing
the water pipes to break, the water
was shut off several mornings last
week.
2. \. Dixon will move his family in
to the Roy simmons house soon.