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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1921)
The Boardman Mirror Boardnian, Oregon itiilishkd every friday Mrs. Claire l. Hnrtcr, luteal K.lilor M RK X. I K. I I M. Publish 12.00 PBS YKAR IX ADVANCE Entered as second-class matter Feb 11, 1921. at th' K)st ofliee at Iloard maii. Ore., under act of Mar .'i, 1879. MOMK POOH III IVI) FOLK HVI M. HU SEEK Mil: At I.K ERE is an important distinc ticn that many people over look. God made the world; but He does not make your world. He provides the raw materials and out of them every man select: what he wants and builds an ind vidual world for himself. The fool looks over the wealth o: material provided, and selects a few plates of ham and eggs, a few pairs of trousers, a few dollar bills and is satisfied. The wise man builds his world ou of wonderful sunsets, and thrillm: experiences, and the song of th stars, and romance and miracles. Nothing ever happens in the lift of a fool. A primrose by a river's brim A yellow primrose is to him, And ii is nothing more. An electric light is simply a: electric light: a telephone is only ; telephone nothing unusual at all. Hut the wise man never ceases t( wonder how a tiny speck of seed apparently dead and buried, can pro duce a yellow (lower. He never lift a telephone receiver or switches ot an electric light without a certaii feeling of awe. And to think what a miracle it Is this harnessing of electricity to th service of man! Who. unless his sense of awe ha( grown blunt through constant fa miliarity, would believe it? The sun. the center of our uni verse, goes down behind the westeri horizon. I touch a button, am, presto! I have called it back th. room is flooded anew with light The fhumUr that men once callw the voice of (iod. rolls out its migh t) waves of sound, and the soun carries only a few score miles. l)u 1 puny sp;'ck upon the race of th earth 1 lift a little instrument: am behold, ni whisper is heard a thou and miles away. 1'rotiietheus stole fire from lb' gods and brought It down to earth For that crime the goda. chainei him to a lonely rock and sent a hug. bird to feed upon his vitals. Each night the wound healed, and each day it was torn open again. I hat was the punishment of lh, man who dared to wrest away (Ik richest (reasure of (he gods. Hut lire the treasure of the gods has almost disappeared out ol our daily life: we scorn it Do we want heal? We press a butlon: and lo, heal, invisible, silent . all-pervasive, (lows Into our homes over a copper wire. IHi we need power? We have but lo press another switch, and giants come lo us over the same slender roadway. Clothed in invisible gar menls. they cleanse our homes, wash our clothes, crank our automobiles do anything and everything that MM taxed (he strength of men and hurried women into unlovely old age. Hon't let your life become a pro sale alTair; don't let familiarity with the marvels about ou breed thot lessiiess and contempt Let the fool build his world out of MM food and drink and cloth, s: you fashion yours out of marvelous ep,n. nces: furnish and decorate ii with miracles. r' ri our mind in th,. whole some activity of wonder; (rain your soul to reverent awe. It ou had stood with Moses on the shore of the lied Sea. and had seen n divide lo let i he children of Israel pass over, you would have had no difficulty in recognizing (hat as a miracle. Hut ever) night when the sub go-s down, man siands in a ixiwer-house in our city and the country for mill's around are flooded with sun shine. Am Oh What's the use of feelin' bitter, when yer schoaielet fails to go? There's more virtue in a titter, than a barrel- iull of woe. What s the use to act contrary, when agree nent's all that pays? Heaven is gained by souls that's meery hell is full of grouchy jays. . . . hat s the ise uf aliens huntin' fer the shadders in yer path? . . lin't no happiness in gruntin' Comfort never rhvmes vith wrath. . . . What's the use in bein' fearful of he fate that's on yer track? While tomorrow's smile is heerful, what's the use in lookin' back? "Live, an' learn, an' love, an' labor" makes a mighty weet quartet. . . . How it Jinks ye with yer neigh 1921 eJVLV 1921 Sun Mon Tue We4 Thu fn 6ai t j 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 9 10 11 12 Id 14 15 16 17 i8 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 DR. W. W. ILLSLEY Osteopathic PHYSICIAN AND BCBGBON 'Phone Ites. Til Office 551 Office over Bank Bldg., Hirmiston. Calls answered at all hours. or: Mow it helps ye to ierget : Ain t no senpter, maybe ii it, Ain't no mandate ner degree . , . but, some ow the way I view it, It looks mighty eood to me! lothes must not be in the slightest ii gauzy. A Mrs. Sasah Johnson, who is a rfeclly respectable woman of Win hrop Harbor. 111., stepped off the .ain at Zion City the other day. 'r sleeves didn't quite come down j the wrists. Her waist didn't ach up to (he middle of the throai id Voliva's chief of police though :at the dress goods might hav en thicker. So he clapped her i: ail so the folks couldn't see her. This is a plain outrage. AMther ase of man harking back 2,u0n' ears (o (he time when he had cotn le(e censorship over (he female f the species. In our opinion Mrs ohiison ought to plead not guilty to hatever charge this jackass of a oliva makes against her and then .peal from his decision to the high st court of the land We think thai here are plenly of women in (he "niled States who will be glad to ielp her finance such an appeal. Incidentally, we hear that Mrs. ohnson is the recipient of many let rs of encouragenunl from her an :ry sislers in Illinois. If you think he has been martyred by the prison ell treatment, why not wri(e her? Ul (.lis nil. CHAMPAGNE? We note the folowing sad com lainl from France, told in a cable ispatch from l'aris: "That Preach grape growers and ine merchants are greatly disap pointed at the slow increase of wine hlpmenta to the I'nited Stales since he war; that only 8.000 more bot les of champagne were shipped hen luring the first five months of this ear than during the corresponding ive months last year The dispatch aid that total shipments so far this .ear to the I'. S. were only 55,000 ottles. indicating that we would ake no more than 140.000 bottles f champagne this year." Ahem! So some people in this ountry have been able to get 55, 000 bottles of champagne in this lrict prohibition year of 1921. Nec ssarlly (hose 55.000 bottles of highly expensive wine had to go hrough (he custom service of the ame government that is supposed ii enforce prohibition Who are (he people favored? We suppose some doctor will re mark (hat the champagne was for sickness. Hut how about the mil lions of boitles of wine (hat were in storage when prohibition went in to effect? Is that all gone? And who consumed it? Moreover, if it Is still in storage why add 55.000 to it in live months? There has been a great deal saiil that prohibition is for the poor man md not for the rich man I( be- HE WHO GETS THE MOST SATISFACTION IN LIFE GETS THE MOST SATISFACTION OUT OF LIFE TOO. LEGISL vrio.V The "Freylinghuysen bill" eonipel ing coal operators to subniU produc tion cos( and selling price (o the government, is before (he senate. The operators seem destined to lose their fight to withhold (his know ledge. Ii is established (hat coal mined for t3 or $4 colsts the con sumer from '$18 to $20. Hitumrous coal which before the war cost $1 50 a ton, costs a( pre sent as high as $15 a ton. Congress is attempting government control of J'arties for other fruits later. These home of Mrs. H. C. Wolfe Wed- sday, transacting the business ot the society and a good social time was enjoyed. Practically all the members were present. Light re freshments tvore served. The local lodge of Neighbors of Woodcraft are planning on some tort of doings for the Fourth. The mailer will be taken up Friday even ing at the regular meeting, and ar rangements will be made for some kind of amusement or doings, cipher here in the groves or across the ferry at Patterson. Quite a surprise party was given at Mrs. C. K. Knight's Thursday evening in honor of Mrs. E. H. Knight, the occasion being Mrs. Knight's birthday anniversary. A large crowd had been arranged for and a big feast prepared consisting of Ice cream, cake and chicken sand wiches. All report having had a fine time. Apricots are beginning to color, and a few scattering ripe ones can be found. The crop is not heavy, and the bulk of the crop has been sold in advance, if not oversold. The price this year is 7 cents per pound at the orchards, or $2 per crate f. o. b. Irrigon. Dewberries and red raspberries are also ripe, and have been selling locally for a week or ten days. Mrs. C. E. Glas gow has the largest patch of the red berries, and they are the very best. Ii. J Curtin, travelling freight agent of the O.-W. 1. & N dropped off at Irrigon between trains Fridav, and was shown about the project by (he local agent. Mr. Curlln express ed very much surprise at finding so many different crops growing so nice ly while not very visible from the train. He seemed particularly in terested in the Irrigon melon crop of which he had so often heard. He promises us another visit later when the melons are ripe. We shall see that he is notified when they are ready to eat. Mesdames W. O. King, L. V. Knutzner. and D K Mulkey motor ed to Irrigon from Boardman Mon day for fruits now ripe, and made arrangements with the different Fresh Meat Delivered Every Wednesday 1 I will be in Boardman and on the Project ever.' Wednesday with fresh meat. Watch for the Dodge delivery wagon, and when you hear the horn Hag us. I hare much territory to cover and can't tarry long, so watch for the Dodge on Wednesday. J. L. CALKINS DR. F. V. PRIME I) B N TIST H v HKHMISTON, ORE. Bank Building Phones: Office 93. Residence 751. Hours: 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. the mines. l(l; VICTORY FOR GOMFKR8 Samuel Gompers won the election at the 41st annual convention of the A. F. of L., being elected president over John L Lewis, head of the united mine workers of America. William Randolph Hearst and the I Lewis action in calling off the coal strike in 1919 were made the chief Issues by Gompers. The big issue of the Denver con ; vention was the program headed by I the railway unions putting the con j venUon on record as standing for . the most sweeping program of democracv ever proiosed by organiz ed la bo-. DUUOON NEWS ITEMS ladies are all boosters for the North Morrow county fair, and we feel sure their exhibits of fruits and hand : work will be among the leaders in 'the Sept Muber show. The wriler is booslin.u. too. and why not? We can h at the world for variety in the spac. we have. Quality never ques t ioned. PENDLETON OREGON IHIMMMIHMIMIHHMI Win. N. Hatch, one . Hoardman's prominent ranchers, motored up on Thursday with his son for cherries and other Irrigon fruits. He reports everything lovely down his way Dr A. C Froom arrived Thursday and is again camped in the shade on Eighth street. He has been do- bm.ww nut ,,f,..i. .... I. --... ...I"'" """ue.auie ueniai orK tor tile " " v mvii Hid, Ulllllr III! a t 1 SAY SXOWFLAKE WHEN V(H WNT BREAD. T see to It eTerybody that this law applies to THE I l R I II OK .11 I V It I DRI UN I HtSHII Wl' till We stand at the brink of (he river The battles and trials are won; nd rejoice thai a wonderful nation A ctiiiur ago. was begun. We rejoice that our lofty defenders Plede.-d honor and fortune and life And mar-hailed their noble commander lo enter the thick of the strife. We honor the birth of our nation. ith banners and shoutings we raise Th flags that float over (he river; The emblems and signals of praise J h ns , !,,(( i mother new Irrigon people, and expects to re main for several days this (inie. The second cutting of alfalfa has starred over the dis(ric( on a num ber of the farms and by another week will be well under way by most of the farmers. The crop is unusally heavy and clean this time. J. W Warner has purchased the H. S English estate consisting of ten acres adjoining Mr. Warner's ranch to the west. This makes a nice addition (o his ranch. The deal was closed by W. It Walpole. tha local real estate dealer. The Indies' Aid society met at There's no lietter luvau on the market today than Arlington Made Bread Raked in the "rftnrj electric ovens oj the The Arlington Bakery X W. A. Eggliiiaiin, Prop. ARLINGTON . ore;o casual on." Isn't il about time that the women folks of (his country put a stop to the antics of the mountebank who plas the tin Oar at Zion City, III ? We refer to this "Overseer" Voliva person, crand mogul of the old Dow le church of fanatics who are in the majority at Zion City Voliva. har ing the votes behind him. has made a lot of tomfool rnles for th con duct of women. One is that women must always wear their dreaa sleeve down to the wrists Another Is tha( the dress must run clear up to the In w h nat ion as members mav throat. The material in women's i I V nation to nation to settle The trials of our beautiful land ', i A league of w hich each of Us mem-I bers i Will guard all the treasures of man. ! nd mamhall her noble defenders t To rally to justice again - C H M. WOODSON & SWEEK X VTIO; Vs-CM Masonic ItuiMiiiu Heppner, Oregon. R. MUksssM, President Ralph A. Holte, ("ashler I rank Sloan. 1st Vlce-Irealienr M R. Ling, and ice-IreIlent Bank of Stanfield C APITAL STOC K $25,000.00 Four Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Certificate of Deposit The Only Restaurant in Pendleton Employing a full crew of white help. THE FRENCH RESTAURANT HOHRACH BROS., PROPS. Elegant Furnished Rooms In Connection. BOARDMAN: The Hub of aa,00U fertile acres under U. S. Reclamation Service. The Gate way to the Great John Day with its 110, i'00 acre to be made abundantly produc tive by your governments unequalled engineering skill. BOARDMAN: A progressive town of pro gressive people in a wonderfully progressive community, where everybodys slogan is "DO IT," is situated 170 miles east of Port land. Ore., on the Columbia River, the Col umbia Highway and the main line of the Union Pacific Transcontinental Railway. Have you surveyed our community? If you dream of sunshine, flowers, fertile fields and a comfortable home, '-DO IT." BOARDMAN Townsite Co E. P. DODD, Pres. City Lots for Sale at Proper Prices Boardman is a New Town But Not a Boom Town Ideally located on railroad and Columbia river, far enough away from any large town to naturally become the trading center of a wonderful growing country. 1