East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-05
Millions NEW 800 H. P.
engine HAS ARRIVED
BY W. H. BIRDSELL
FAST OregOnian specially

MILTON May 3
Milton City's new engine arrived We'd
nesday. April s6, from the factory at
Beloit Wis. II is a Fairbanks Morse,
Of the semi Diesel type. three hundred
horsepower and weighs thirty tons.
The gigantic machine is about
twenty feet long by six feet in WIDTH /
and is one piece of solid iron, win ths
exception of the shafting. pulieys' etc. |
II was unloaded in two days by city
manager l.. Z. Coyle and crew oi as
sistants. II was no small task TO move
the huge thing from the car 10 inc
foundation, a distance of about one
hundred feet. The job was accom-
plished my means of blocking made OF
/ railroad ties and other heavier TIM
bers. over which it was moved on roll
ers, Gilbert Thomas using his Fordsoh
tractorin the place of a capstan. ANY
! kind of fuel oil, from gasoline to cruue
/ oil. can be used to run it. The expert
is to be here this week to direct lts
II installation. All users of electricity
i from this plant will rejoice to Know
H that they have something to depend
on when the water wheel fails.
A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied Wednesday evening at O'Clock
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. II
Moon. when their daughter Bertha
/ became the bride of Mr.. Earnest Key
The beautiful ring ceremony perform
ed nv the Rev. o. II. Harris OF TN
Christian church of Milton. The brid'
wore a pretty gown OF whlte crepe
de-chene. Both Mr.. and Brs. Key ar
well known through the entire com
munity. and have host of friends an
relatives who extend to them the mos
hearty congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Key will be at nom
on the grooms ranch.
u Law Holmanof Whitman Station
was reported to be down SICK at III
home, the first of this week.
Miss Edna Hoover, clerk in Moore
hoff & McKenzin's store, Frcewate
has gone to California, near Fresn
to visit her mother.
The public auction at Freewat'
last Saturday was great success an
will probably be often repeated
Chas. Cross of Pendleton, brothe
in-law to George Bellcr, is visitlI
relatives and friends, in Freewater.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Longmire of Johnst
City, Tenn, are visiting their mai
old friends in the Walla Walla vale
They are on their return trip nom
having visited California.
The directors of the North star !
Company of Walla Walla whose pro
ertv is in Texas, received a telegra
stain sthat three new wells had be-
jopened in the neighborhood of then
one of which flows 5000 barrels p
day. Three of the directors OF {
company, w. Z. Jones, ]. Fl, Hall al
II. r. Van Slyke. are residents
Freewater. The company have
producing well on their property
Texas and there are a number
stockholders throughout the valley
We lust received word of the dea
of John Frazier, at the home of
son-in-law, Robert Carter, at nj
O'Clock Thursday morning, May
The particulars will be given late
Mrs. G. D. Hitchcock of Milton I
been sick the past week, but is bet
at This writing. She is suffering frt
bronchial trouble.
G. d. Hitchcock of Milton q
George Bellar of Freewater made
business trip to Pendleton, Tuesday
Mrs ]. L. Matthews and daue
tier of Spokane are visiting with M
iW. C. Wade. Mrs Matthews was Il
merly Mrs. Anna Shaw, and one I'll
lived in Milton.
Miles Sparger of Pendleton is n
:proprietor of the Fountain, hav'
purchased it of VIM. Best, taking p
session Wednesday, May 81
1t is reported that 7. L. Childe
formerly Of this community is de
(which will not be surprise to
many friends here as he has been
ing for some time.
Carl Groth of Winesap Avenue, p
chased u new Ford touring car fr
1.-THE Milton, Garage Company, tod
May 4. -
The many friends of Theo. Dam
will be sorry to hear of his de-
which occurred at Portland where
lived May 8. He had been a gr
sufferer for some time previous to
y death.
Numerous petty thefts of auto pa