East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-16
EAST OREGONIAN
SPECIAL NEWS
OF UMAT|LLA co.
Milton -Freewater
Re-elects Supt. Sevy

MILTON, April i6.--At recent
meeting Of the school board of dis
trict No. 81. comprising Milton ana
Freewater. superintendent l. B, Sevy
and all members of the high school
faculty were reelected for the ensu-
ing school year. With one or two ex-
ceptions all teachers in the grades
We're also reelected. The school
board is contemplating a general in
crease in salaries for all teachers who
accept their old places for the mex,
year.
r. NJ Dorothy yesterday unloaded
a trio of fine shorthorn cattle. COM
posed of two heifers and one bull re-
Gently purchased at the Portland stock
show. The animals are said to be
among the finest ever brought to this
section of the country, the three cost
ing the new owner in the neighbor-
hood of $500.
Citizens of Milton petitioned the
council in body at a meeting held
last night, to create an Improvement
district for the construction of sever
al blocks of jidewalk just south of
the O.-W. r. 6 N depot. The petit
tion was taken under advisement but
il is expected the council in line with
its usual progressive policy. will order
the work done in the near future.
Strawberries Are Hurt.
Some damage was done TO the
strawberry crop by a heavy frost
which occurred throughout the Milton |
Freewater fruit belt early this morn |
ing but so far as can be learned now
little if any damage was done to the |
tree fruit. the prunes and cherries
coming through unharmed. The gov |
ernment thermometer. in Milton reg |
istered 20 degrees as the coldest dur
ing the night althouh a few individ-
ual instruments recorded as low as
26 degrees.
Mrs. D F. Brown returned yester-
day from a three weeks stay at Spar
her daughter. Mrs. Clarence Obert, (
who has been critically i'll following /
an attack of the flu.
Charles Bliss is in Montana this
week looking after business interests
and visiting friends.
New Orchards to Bear.
County Fruit Inspector w. c. Hop |
son was in Milton this morning from
his farm four miles south. and ex-
pressed the opinion that the fruit crop
of this district for the present year
will be the most profitable the district
has ever seen. He says there are
large number of orchards that Will
come into general bearing this season
for the first time and that with prices !
at all normal the yield in dollars and
cents will be much better than any
previous season.
James McAuslan, who has been
head mechanic with the Milton Ga
rage for four years. has accepted
position with the Moore automobile
company of Walla Walla and expects
to move with his family to the Gar
den City next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F. Compton and
family are moving this week to new
acreage tract recently acquired near |
Freewater.
Victor E. Coffman who was recent |
ir discharged from the spruce division
of the U. s army has purchased an
alfalfa farm northwest of Freewater |
and has moved onto the place.
Councilman G. W. Miller is having
plans and specifications drawn up foi |
the erection of a handsome new resi- |
dence to be constructed on North Mill
street. Mr.. Miller recently sold his
residence property to Mr.. and Mrs.
w L. Van Slyke.
Lloyd w. Still, who has been at
tending the university at Eugene, re-
turned to his home here Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoover. formerly
of Wallace. Idaho, have moved to
Milton and now reside on. Columbia
Heights Mr.. Hoover has accepted a
position with the Milton Nursery COM
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs r. B. Edwards re-
turned this morning from a combined
business and pleasure trip to Portland.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Kelley has returned