East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-10-28
| OIL SITUATION AT
HERM|ST0N BRIGHT
(East Oregonian Special. }

HERMISTON, Oregon, October 3
-Considera BILE interest is NANTES
here in the oil situation. Two COM
panics have leased lands about the
vicinity and one is already drilling
Local men are heading both compan-
les. e. u. Dodd local realtor, has re-
Gently been named president of the
Northeastern oregon Oil Development
Company which maintains head
quarters here. other local men in the
company are II. NJ Straw treasurer;
f. NJ. DcNcff, vice president; O. c..
Young, secretary, and G. o. Bachelor,
general manager. The company has
$500 acres on the Hcrmiston anticline
structure under lease and are plan
ming to start drilling in the near flu
| ture.
Mrs. M. 8. Kern and Mrs. Mark
| Barthel will entertain number of
| Hermiston people Saturday evening
with a dinner dance at Pendlcton. The
party will motor over from here
Saturday afternoon Mrs. Erva
Kingsley entertans the bridge club at
her home on Gladys avenue. Assist
ing the hostess will be Mrs. c. NJ.
Voien, Mrs. w. w. Illslcy and Mrs.
| Fred, Phelps
Mrs. o. C. Young and Mrs w. w.
lllslcy entertained there Sunday
school classes Wednesday evening at
the Ilsley home.
The Baptist church of this city has
obtained Rev. w. w. Davis of Jersey
shore, Pa, as their regular pastor, it
was announced by Dr. w. w. Ilisley,
member of the congregation, Nester-
day He will deliver his first sermon
here a week from the coming Sun
day.
Rev Davis is widely known through
out the state and the northwest. He
formerly held pastorates at Corvallis
Albany, McMinnville and in other
Oregon cities. He was also at Lew
iston, Idaho and Couer DAlene for
sometime.
Warning has been issued by City
RECORDER c. l.. kellogg that the last
day for paying city water assessments
is October 81. After that time, the
assessments become delinquent and Il
penalty it attached.
Rev. II. L. Marshall will be in Her
miston next week to outline the plans
for the proposed Childrcn's Farm
Home for Umatilla county, according
to information received here. \ cam
paign to raise $1l25,00O for the plan
ned home is now underway it is said.
c. L. Adams, local hog man, report
ed today that he had lost 40 hogs thus
far with the hog cOlera epidemic that
is swecpin sthis section. The disease
in most of the other herds in this vi
cinity has been checked, it is said II.
W. Iytlc, state veterinarian. is still on
the ground and is experimenting the
vaccination of the animals. \ quar-
antine has been placed on the section /
hut it is expected that the disease will
be wiped out shortly, it was stated by
hog breeders
Henry \. Hooker and Mrs. Alta NJ.
Minacre of Columbia were quietly
married this week at the Hooker home |
in the Columbia district. Rev Harry
Wanu of the local Methodist church |
officiated at the ceremony. only !
fc wiutimutc friends and the family
were present.
Alr Hooker is a we'll known Column
bia district rancher, having resided on
his present farm for the past 10
wears The bride Is recent arrival
i'm the district, but during her short
residence has made many friends
That there will he bat one ticket i'm
the field here when the ballot is cast
FOR the election of city officials No
Ncmhor : is fairly certain. according
tn local political leaders. Unless am
eleventh borrr move Is made ~ W