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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1921)
SetaonE S M Feb 1 THE BOARDMAN MIRROR VOLUME 1. BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 1921 NUMBER 47. NEWS NOTES OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS HAPPENING DURING WEEK La Grande's payroll is now over f8, 000,000, the O.-W. R. & N. alone pay ing out $2,044,816 in wages. Connie Johnson of Union is dead as the result of an automobile wreck three inlies from La Grande. Farmers of Lake county who stored their wheat when the price was around the $1.35 mark are now selling. Two ice jams block the Columbia river within a few miles of The Dalles, completely spanning il in both in stances. The state highway commission will receive bids January 10 for the sale of 1,000,000 of 5 per cent state high way bonds. December holds the low record for many years for marriage licenses in Astoria, only one having been issued so far this month. Plans are already under way for j the annual session of the I. O. O. F. g-and lodge, which will be held in Eugene next May. With the line of the Mount Hood railway open, shipments of apples from Hood River are increasing. Shipments last week reached 242 cars. The Klamath Falls city council has accepted a bid of the Stutz company for a 10,000-gallon engine pump for the fire department, to cost $13,000. After the voters of the Bend school district had turned down a $124,930 levy, the district board of directors met and passed a $122,618 levy. S. T. Aldhouse of Siuslaw brought into Eugene the pelts of eight bob cats, the bounty on which he obtained at the office of the county clerk. Development at present to a depth of 100 feet In the Gold Coin mine at Gold Hill shows a fair sized vein oi quartz running $100 per ton in gold. Baker has a packing' company with a capital of $50,000, articles of incor poration having been filed by W. P. Smith, Chris Smith and A. J. Durr. Deaths in Portland decreased by 350 during the fiscal year ending No vember 30, from the 1920 figures, while blrihf increased by 33 during the same period. The salaries paid to teachers in Grant county amount to $39,379 a year. There are 79 teachers in the county and the average salary is $514.46 per annum. The engineering work for Pendle ton's septic tank, authorized at the special election in November, will be done by Baar & Cunningham, Portland engineers. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bogart, the first white child born in Lane county, died at Eugene at the age of 73 years. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Spores, pioneers of 1847. More than 500 children of Hood River city and valley were carried hy automobile Friday night to the Co lumbia Gorge hotel, where Manager Thiele was host to a Christmas party. The house passed a bill appropriat ing money with which to pay the expenses of circuit judges who are required to leave their respective dis tricts in the performance of their duties. George Heil, alias Joe Hill, was found guilty of murder In the first degree, at Portland for killing W. C. Powers, pool room proprietor, October 23. The 'jury recommended life im prisonment. W. M. Wohlander laid the last of the concrete paving at the Marshfield city limits last week, connecting North Bend and Marshfield with pavement and hooking up with 18 additional miles to Coquille. Fred F. Williams, prominent lum berman of this state, was killed and his wife, son and daughter-in-law were Injured in an auto wreck at the con crete highway bridge over Canyon creek near Canyonvllle. MtlMMWIMIIIilM'M That a determined effort will be made at the next regular session of the legislature to reduce taxes through the elimination of millage taxes and the lopping off of departmental appro priations was indicated by addresses made by legislators at Salem during the special assembly. Illicit game hunting in the Modoc lava beds proved a costly pastime to J. C. Kreigh, a trapper, who was plac ed under arrest by Game Wardens Courtw right and Miller, having been lound with the carcasses of eight deer In his possession. He was brought before Justice Harrison Wilkins at Dorris and fined $250 and sentenced to 150 days in jail. The Oregon public service commis sion has suspended the operation of the proposed tariffs setting out in creased rates which were filed recent ly by the Rockaway Beach company, the Garibaldi Beach Water company and the Tillamook Bay company. It Is probable that a joint hearing will be held on these several matters at a reasonable early date. The police system now in force in Portland is obsolete and a general rsvision is needed in order to put it on an efficient basis in accordance with the actual needs of the city, de clared the tax supervision commis sion, In a report following the slice of $72,000 taken off the police budget in which it scored the police depart ment and pointed out its various deficiencies. The Standard Oil company has re mitted to the secretary of state $44, 251.59, covering the tax on the corpora tion's sales of gasoline and distillate in Oregon for the month of November. From the Union Oil company the secretary of state haR received a check in the amount of $16,220.87, while from the Associated Oil com pany there haB been received the amount of $14,368.50. Senator McNary has written a letter to the directors of the Portland cham ber of commerce, calling attention to the unfortunate condition of about 1100 ex-service men living In Oregon who are unemployed. The letter ap peals to the chamber for heroic efforts to provide employment for as many of these men as possible and urges quick action on the part of the membership to UBe Its influence to this end. Applications for authority to con struct four overhead crossings on the Pacific highway over the tracks of the Southern Pacific have been filed with the public service commission. These crossings are to be located at Oakland, Sutherlin, Wilbur and Shady Point, all of them being in Douglas county, v It was estimated that the construction will involve an expedi ture of approximately $230,000. After spending approximately $350, 000 in development work and running a tunnel 250 feet past the place where it was expected to find the Last Chance vein of gold ore, the Cornu copia Mines company cut the ledge Friday and a revival of the mining in dustry at Cornucopia is assured. Robert M. Butts, manager of the com pany, says that enough ore Is ap parently at hand to keep the mill running seven or eight years. Judge Bingham of the circuit court at Salem granted a certificate of prob able cause following the filing of a bill of exceptions in the case of Dr. R. M. Brumfield, Roseburg dentist, who was convicted recently of first degree murder in connection with the death of Dennis Russell of Dillard, Douglas county. Brumfield is under death sentence. The granting of the certificate automatically stays the ex ecution of the convicted man, who was sentenced to hang in the state peni tenary January 13. IBHHU L . 'X CHRISTMAS TREE AND PROGRAM AT CHURCH FRIDAY NIGHT SUCCESSFUL Here's a Happy New Year's Day to you and 1 364 other days after it, just as happy, brimming I I over with prosperity. We couldn't wish you more! THE BOARDMAN MIRROR I wiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiim On Friday night the annual Sun day school Christmas program was given at the church. Songs, drills and recitations comprised the pro gram, which was under ihe direction of Mrs. W. L. ' Finnell. She was handicapped in her efforts because I the storm made it difficult for the children to get in to rehearse and also because some of the children who had leading parts had left for their vacations. Following the pro gram came the Christmas treat, a generously filled sack of candy and nuts and everyone present received a hag. The decorations should es pecially be mentioned. There were two beautifully decorated Christmas trees one in each corner of the platform, one having been loaned by the Johnsons and the other by Miss Glatt. Then an abundance of beau tiful holly which had been sent to Mrs. Boardman by a Portland friend gave a finishing touch. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Messenger and Mrs. Finnell were the membera of the decorating committee. EGYPTIANS REJECT BRITISH PROPOSALS London. A British government "white paper" issued here regarding negotiations with an Egyptian delega tion on the abandonment of the Brit- ; ish protectorate over Egypt, shows that the Egyptians rejected the pro posals of Lord Curzon, foreign sec retary, chiefly owing to the military provisions. The reply of the Egyptian delega tion stated that the proposals reserved to Great Britain the right to maintain her military forces throughout Egypt and to control communication, which "constitutes occupation pure and simple, destroys every idea of inde pendence and suppresses even Intern al sovereignty." The reply also said the British proposals regarding Sudan were also unacceptable, as they railed to guarantee to Eyypt the sov. reignty of Sudan and the control of the Nile. TO DRILL FOR OIL IN. ARTESIAN BASIN Messrs. Poe and Imus, living at Wells Springs, twelve miles south of town, were visitors Monday. They informed the writer that they had leased their property to the Union Oil company, and that their company would be drilling for oil in the early spring. This company now has 15000 acres signed up south of Boardman. They have had experts examine this section and indications point strong ly to both oil and gas. The contracts call for drilling to a depth of 3000 feet. This will further test the ar- HARDING DEFENDS 4-POWER TREATY Washington, D. C President Hard ing. In a formal statement, declared that the differences of Interpretation which have arisen over the four-power Pacific treaty are to his mind "unim portant." Declaring that an unjustified effort had been made to magnify his differ ence of view with the American dele gates .regarding the treaty, the presi dent asserted that he was "more than satisfied" with the work of the dele gates and that they had his full con fidence. He also asserted thai an unjustified charge had been made that the Ameri can delegation was "withholding in formation," and that he could not per mit such a charge to go unchallenged. Reverting to another feature of the fight that is being made against thr treaty in the senate, Mr. Harding as sertcd that the pact contemplated "no alliance or entanglement." It is in full accord, he said, with cherished American traditions. The president asked that "unimpor tant" controversies as to Interpreta tion should not be permitted to obscure the major purpose of the treaty, which, he said, was to preserve peace and to provide for a means of consultation when peace is threatened. WEATHER i NTKRFERES WITH LADIES AID MEETING There were only a few ladles pre sent at the Ladles' Aid last Wednes day at the home of M.-s. A. ;T. Herelin as the weather was dis agreeable and it was so near Christ mas. Reports of the bazaar were given and Mrs. W. L. Finnell handed in her resignation as secretary and treasurer of the society with the suggestion that the treasurer b a separate office since the Laities' Aid handles quite a sum of money during the year and usually In small amounts. No officers were elected it this meeting but election will be held at the next meeting, January 4. The members of the Ladles' Aid pre sented Mrs. Finnell with a Commu nity Berry Spoon to show her their appreciation of all the work she has done since she became a member of the society. Mrs. Finnell was greatly surprised and pleased at this mark of appreciation from the Aid. There were many Christmas din ners and parties, but the writer was not informed of them all. teslan basin. Several wells are now flowing at different points. TrilS FARMER WELCOMES TRAMPS William James, a Strathmore, Calif., farmer was once a tramp. He settled down, now has a profitable farm and sympathizes with the hoboes. K wall yixc, thema,meal ami ? bet ' th - - Hut yorfc. DIRECTOR OK JOHN DAY SHIPPING SHEEP FEW SUCH SMALL TOWNS CAN BOAST WEEKLY PAPER Now, really folks, Isn't It wonder ful that a community this size can boast of a paper all Its own? You read the half page ad in last week's iBSUe, no doubt, and it Is very true that the project is not large enough to support a printing plant of its own but by combining (wo or three pa pers together, all similar except the local news, we can boast a paper equal to that of a much larger town. Then, too, think what it means to us who fondly imagine we are cap able of writing for a newspaper or who have hopes of some day becom ing a "star" Journalist to have a ve hicle where we may voice our thots, our brainy efforts. Surely it must be worth fnr more than $1.50 per year to have that privilege. Which re minds us that we, too, are one dollar in arrears for this estimable paper. How about you? Art Wheelhouse of Arlington, spent several days in Stantield this week superintending the loading of 13, 000 sheep enroute to Omaha. Most of the sheep belonged to the Cunning ham Sheep company, and some' were just unloaded and fed here. Mr. Wheelhouse represented R. F. Bicknell of Boise, Idaho, well known buyer of sheep, who was here on Monday. Mr. Wheelhouse Is Indeed an ubi quitous man. Besides being mayor of Arlington, he is president of the Arlington bank, farms a thousand acres or more of wheat, gets out and collects thorobred Holstelns for the llonrdman ranchers, buys sheep, and still finds time to play an occasional gamo of penochle. And, fui her he has just been de clared legally elected director of the 320,000-acre John Day project which is eking out a precarious existence in Morrow county. Hut Mr. Wheelhouse is not loudly enthusiastic over the John Day, seeming to think that too much territory Was Included In Ha tcope and the 50 cents an acre assess ment levied for preliminary work would break some of the large land holders he thinks. And as some of the land la really non-irrlgahle the future of the project as originally planned in uncertain and has a rough and stormy passage through the courts. Stanflrld Standard. WARNER NOTED FOR HIS HOSPITALITY O. H Warner, of the Highway Inn, is noted for bis hospitality, but this last week he was compelled to en tertain a very unwelcomed guest In the form of a civic cat, alias pole cat but on Investigation by his In quisitive friends, proved to e a genuine skunk. From the odor around the Inn the investigating committee will go no further. INFORMAL DANCE MONDAY Monday night an Impromptu dance was lield in the auditorium. The fiance was gotten up on two hours notice by a few who were tired of tin- quiet life. It was very Informal and was considered one of the most enjoyable of the season. There were about fourteen couple present. Is your subsc.lptlon puid In advance? FARM III It I: I INVESTIGAT, ING FINANCING FARMERS At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Morrow County Farm Bureau held Saturday, Dee. 34 E. M. Hulden was appointed to head a committee which will take the nec essary steps to get aid from the War Finance Corporation for the farmers In time for spring operations. This has been under ndvlsement for somo time. Mr. Hulden Is not only a most progressive fanner but has had valuable banking experience as well anil is particularly well qualified to lead In the work. Just what steps will be taken have not been deter mined yet, but will depend upon cer tain developments, according to plana made by the committee. I.ARSEN BREAKS FORI) HI T GETS III i I. TCRKKY Arthur L. Larsen came home on Saturday night to spend hla vaca tion. He Is teaching on upper But ter creek, and the week previous on his way back to his school the car was put out of commission, the crank case falling out. The lArsens and Hereims had planned to drive to Yakima to spend their Christmas, but thin changed their plans so Mr and Mrs. Herelin were guests at the Larsens on Christinas day at a tur key dinner. Mr Larsen was the re cipient of a huge turkey from one of his membera of the school board. g& fp g7; p