East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-12-30
People Here and There

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Ed Bushman. Adams rancher. wal
IN Pendleton today from his farm
NJ. J. Mcclure and Charles o.
Rourke Of Lena are in town today
W. f. Koepke, farmer. svom Helix
was business visitor in Pendleton to-
day
Charles Byrnes Of Helix came In
this morning ON the Northern Pacific
train on business.
Lee Endicott left today for Portland
TO spend New Years day with his
cousin. Miss Eleanor Beam.
q. y. Myers, Louis Wright, Madge
Myers and w. II. Taylor composed q
party In Pendleton last evening.
w. 5. Ferguson, prominent Athena
businessman and farmer was q guest
at the Hotel st. George last night.
A. w. Parker. an officer from We
natchee. Wash. is registered at the
Hotel Bowman. He is here seeking an
escaped prisoner.
II. II. Dale Of Pratt, Kansas. who
has been visiting at the home OF his
son w. H. Dale, left yesterday for
Long Beach. California.
i, +. Ledgerwood and stephen
Gray, two young men Of Republic.
Wash. who have been in the city fre-
auently OF late are now here.
Arthur s. Rudd University OF Ore
gon student who has been in Pendle-
ton spending his Christmas vacation
with his parents. plans TO leave TO-
night for Portland TO pass the New
Year visiting friends.
August Kupers, Helix wheat farmer
was a passenger TO the city this morn
ing on the Northern Pacific for bus
mess visit. He is also Interested with
his brothers In the oil company which
Is boring near Alfalfa, Wash.
Paui Van Petten, who Is engaged
with his father, in the lumber business
at Ontario and has interests in the van
Petten Lumber Co, here, left this
morning for Dayton, Wash. where an |
inventory Of their lumber yard there
is to be taken.
Dave Lavender, Of Weston, who will |
be one OF the county's deputy sheriffs
under the new regime next term, came
TO town today to confer with Sheriff
elect Houser. He returned to Weston
today but will be here to take up his
new duties on Monday morning when
the change takes place.
Myron Hanley, Pendleton high
school football and basketball star.
left for his home in Spokane this
morning to pass the remainder of the
and New Year holidays with
his parents who reside there. He win
return to Pendleton on Monday ac-
companied by his brother Coach Dick
Hanley.
O. W. Coffman, who was chief of
police in Pendleton some years ago.
has had a varied experience but never
before did he step as high or feel as
proud as today. He is now the father
of twin boys and they are both strap
ping youngsters who give indication OF
becoming good football players when
they get larger The twins were born
to Mrs. Coffman at the St Anthonys!
hospital last niht. They will be man,
ed Oryille Alfred and William Arthur.
The funeral of the late e. z. Kiddle,
At Island City, today, called from Pen
dieton three of his friends Of long
standing. Rev. George l.. Clark, pas {
tor of the Presbyterian chsrch, was
formerly pastor at La Grande and the t
deceased was a warm personal friend
of his. H. W. Collins, grain dealer,
md r. NJ. Crommelin, miller. also had
had many business deals with Mr. Kid {
lle. They left as representatives from :
the grain and milling interests of this
city to attend the funeral.
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The Inland Empire country OF
finds itself in about the
same financial situation as Umatilla
]. ]. Chisholm. of the II. W.
Collins grain organization, said this
morning. He returned on No. "a from
a business visit to Spokane and to Col
fax, where Mr.. Collins has branch
grain office. While Umatilla county
has sold more wheat, its banks are
obliged to carry stock and wool ac-
counts which the Eastern Washington
counties do not have, he said.
Peace officers in these parts gen.
erPlly carry on farming or other bust
ness interests along with their offici-
al duties. Sheriff w. r. Taylor, who
will hand over the reins of office to
Zoeth Houser on Monday, is a wheat
rancher The new sheriff grows po-
tatoes on his ranch at Echo. Mr.
Houser has between 500 and 600 j