East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-12-05
ECHO MAN CELEBRATES
BIRTHDAY WITH DINNER
(East Oregonian Special. J

ECHO, Dec. 81. p. Rethefsen
celebrated his 93rd birthday Monday
Nov. 81, by acting as host to a dinner
daughter Mrs. j. Frank Spinning. Mr.,
| Rethlefsen is very active for a man of
! Eis years.
| J. l.. Hofnagle was in Pendleton
Monday on business.
julius Sherman Wells, son of Mr..
Hnd Mrs. L. b. Wells of this city, and
Miss Edith Waddell also of this citw
We're united in marriage Saturday
afternoon by Rev. Alfred Lockwood at
the Episcopal rectory in Pendleton.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Wells are well
known in Echo and will make their
home in this city.
Mrs. NJ. e. Esselstyn returned to her
home in The Dalles, Friday after visit
ing for several days at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Wat
tenburger.
The marriage of Margaret NJ. Hills
Of Echo and George E. Kidwell of
Pendleton was solemnized Tuesday
November 2Sth at the Presbyterian
manse in Pendleton with. Rev. George
L. Clark officiating.
Mrs. Kidwell is a we1l-known Echo
girl, having graduated from the Echo
high school in 1920. She is also a re-
cent graduate from the Oregon Nor
NAL school and up to the time of her
m'"r'age was a teacher in the Nolin
school.
S. /. Newbill and family, of Walla
Walla, were Thanksgiving guests at
the George Mitchell home and re-
manned over the week end.
r. S. Orndorff, banker of Moro,
was a visitor at the William McCarty
home last week.
Work on the highway bridge south
of Echo is progressing rapidly and it is
thought will be ready for use the first
of the year.
Mrs Henry Peters attended the
wedding of Miss Edith Waddel and j.
S. Wells in Pendleton, Saturday.
A very enjoyable dance was given
by the American Legion in the city
hall Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard II. Drew were
visitors here from Pendleton Friday.
very interesting program was
given Wednesday by the pupils of the
seventh and eighth grade under the di-
rection of their teacher Mrs. f. c.
Fitzpatrick.
Mrs. C. A. Gilbert is enjoying a visit
in Spokane.
Mrs. Edward Liesegang and little
son Harold, returned home Friday
from a two weeks visit in Portland
with Mr. and Mrs. ]. p. Bottgcr. Mrs.
Liesegang is the daughter of Mr.. Bott-
ger
Mrs. Claud clayton, who lives near
Butter Creek was in town Tuesday.
NJ f. Meyers has been in Meacham
several days on a business trip.
Mrs. Alex Malcolm who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Singer in Waitsburg, Wn,, returned
home Monday
Mrs. Bull, who has been visiting her
niece, Mrs. John Howard, left here for |
La Grande Saturday Size expects to
go to California later for the winter.
Mrs. r. A. shelton returned Friday /
from Dayton, Washington, where she /
visited her sister, Mrs Neil Rock the
past three weeks.
Mrs. Pearl Pearson ana little daugh- !
ter are visiting relatives in Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wigglesworth, of
Little Butter Creek, were in Echo
Tuesday.
Mrs Ruth Olson, who fell and broke
her leg some time last week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Higgenbotham. is getting
along very nicely.
David Hiatt who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. C. A. Koontz, for some
time, left Saturday for his home at
Dayton, Washington.
Sam Elder and family evnect n
leave soon for California in the hope
of benefiting their son, who is suffer-
ing from the after affects oil pueu-
monia.
The Misses Lois and Ruth Gobbell
were Pendleton visitors Friday.
Chas F. Lane, Of Stanfield. was in
Echo Monday, representing Parks
Bros, of Portland.