9t Feb 21 ITI I If I f OR VOLUME 1. BOARDMAN, OREGON, FRIDAY, JAN. -to. 1922. NUMB El I 49. .1 OREGON NEWS NOTES Or PRINCIPAL EVENTS HAPPENING DURING WEEK IRRIGON NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Except several fills and the bridge over Lake creek, the Oregon Caves highway near Grants Pass is about completed. There were a total of 242 accidents reported to the state industrial acci dent commission during the week end ing January 5. H. J. Eberly, assistant state forester, while on his way to Seattle Sunday by automobile, suffered a fractured arm and other Injuries. During the past season Clatsop coui ty operated five state-owned trucks on highway improvement work at an ex pense of $21,466.45. The farmers of the Rickreall vicinity will meet January 11 to take action With relation to acquiring flax acre age for the year 1922. The former Clatsop mill in Astoria, recently purchased by the Astoria Box company! will soon begin operations with 130 men at work. A block of $150,000 5 1-2 per cent Tillamook county road bonds was sohi at Tillamook to a Portland bond hour at a premium of $3773.30. A lath mill will be installed in Al bany this month by the Anderson Fir I company, which will also, operate a lumber yard with its mill. The county agent work in Coos coun ty has been cut from t lie expense ac count of the budget, as well as the demonstrator appropriation. A short course for commercial chili secretaries will be offered by the Unl verslty of Oregon during Easter vaca tion from March 27 to April 1. The Pendleton Packing company ha:; nearly doubled its output during the few weeks it has been in existence and now has 24 men on its payroll. The Oregon Aggies in the season oi 1921 won 10 championships, broke two coast records and played Oregon to a scoreless tie for the state football title. S. II, Calkins of Eugene, for 15 years reporter of the circuit court of the dis trict comprising Lane, Benton and Lin coln counties, has resigned his posi tion. A rotary diamond drill capable of drilling a 4 1-2 inch hole to a depth of 4000 feet has been shipped to Med ford for use by the Western Oil com pany. Arrests by the Clackamas county sheriff's office for the year of 1921, more than doubled those for 1920, ac cording to a report compiled by Sher iff Wilson. Evidence of Medford's continued prosperity and growth of postuffice receipts lies in the fact that the Mi d ford postoffice Is now in the first class of postoffice's. Thirty-live thousand cords of white fir wood to be used in the manufacture of paper has been cut during the year In the upper basin of McDowell creek in Linn county. Many of the small sawmills on the lower Siuslaw river and in adjacent territory are resuming operations af ter an idleness In some cases of a year's duration. The Oregon Agricultural col!. gc bask'tball team opened the northwest conference season at Corvallls with a victory over the Whitman college five by a score of 36 tc 18. The industrial rush at Marshfidd and stories of d' mand for large lum ber shipments during 1922 are bring ing into the Coos county district more laborers than can get employment. The state limestone plant at Gold Hill, authorized by the legislature for the purpose of supplying Oregon farm ers with limestone fertilizer at cost, has become a white elephant. Esti mates were that from 20,000 to 60,000 tons of limestone fertilizer were nee.l ed annually on Oregon farms, whereas total sales during the existance of the plant have aggregated only 4128 tons. Mrs. Grace Cunningham has been appointed postmaster at Chico, Wallo wa county. Active preparations arc bung made for the erection of a number of new rc sldenci in Monmouth. Miss Luby O. Engelman has been appointed postmistress at lone to suc ceed Mrs. Earl Blake, resigned. The Scottish Rite Club of Southern O.'ogon was organized by 32d-degree Masons at a dinner in Medford. Approximately $1 0,000 less in taxes will be assessed in Baker county this year than were collected In 1921. Mrs. Martha A. Williams, 58 years of age, committed suicide at Salem by jumping off a bridle into Mill Creek. During the year just closed Clatsop ccunty has spent $08 .254 for new bridges and repairs to old Structures. Total fire loss in Astoria for the year 1921 was $157,300, for which in surance amounting to $132, 2uo was paid. Mrs. C. E. Ccpple, wife of a Hood River orchardist and bariker, received from D. Tancred of Kent, Wash., a White Legh orn cockerel lor which sk 1 paid $250. This is the highest-priced chicken ever brought to the valley. Portland is to have a new Orpheum theater. In addition to the four-day-a-week show now running in Portland, a $l,0e0,000 structure to house shows under the junior Orpheum plan will be opened within the next 18 month's. Methodist Episcopal churches of tin: Portland area, which includes Wash ington and Oregon, have set aside the first 'week of next April as "clean-up" week, when churches and parsonages and surrounding grounds wdl be reno vatod. Tbe largest gain In postal receipts ever made in Oregon City was record ed at the local postoftice for the year 1921. The gain is 19.7 per cent over last year and places the office high among the others of Us class in the state. A well defined plan Is said to be un der way at Astoria to form an organi zation which will control the output of the various logging camps in the lower Columbia river district and thus regulate the prices at which logs shall be sold. Only 67 out of a total of 7642 claims for cash bonus and loans examined by the world war veterans' state aid commission have been rejected, accord ing tO a report prepared by .Captain Harry Brumbaugh, secretary of the commission, The Lakeview chamber of commerce has adopted a resolution urging that from the money to be derived from thi sale of Lake county road bonds the sum of $90,000 be set apart for con struction of a road from Lakeview to Klamath Kails. Seaside probably will be the site of the next state Elks' convention, accord ing to a decision reached at a meeting of the officers of the Oregon State Uks association at Portland. Final deci sion was left to George Collins of Med ford, president of the association. w. c. Henderson, acting chief of the United Stau'S biological survey, will be In Portland January 20 to confer with the attorney-general of Oregon on the controversy over the Malheur blid reserve, raised by the settlers in the Harney valley irrigation district. Owners of automobile stage lines op erating between Portland and galea intimate that some action probably will be taken in the near future to test the constitutionality of at least two of the highway conservation laws, approved at the recent special session of the legislature. The must objection able of these laws, it was said, is the one providing for an increase in the license fees. driv day, Jan. The rabbit drive Friday night turn ed out to be almost a failure pn ac count of the rabbits not having mov ed about any to speak of. Only 17 of the pests were found and killed outright. However, the poison cam paign is going on merrily and re sults continue very satisfactory, Not so many are being killed on ac count of the rabbits not being so thick anil having to scatter the bait over greater areas. Another big been scheduled for Sun 15th south of the Watkins place. The plans call lor all to meet ; at Mrs. Watkins at 12 noon Sunday, and get instructions. A big feed .has been arranged and invitations have been sent to Umatilla and Hoard-, man, and Chas. Powell, chairman of j the rodent control, hopes to make; this drive the biggest success of the year and clean out the pests where tlie poison cannot be put out on ac- ':- cotint ot stock and sheep in the vicinity. A very interesting game of basket ball was-playcd Saturday evening in Irrigon's old school house by the Ir-; rigon high school vs. Boardman high school. In the first half Irrigon j tend 7 to 5 but failed to make any : 'ivs in the second half, the game i go ng to the Boardman boys by a I score of 11 to 7. The two teams , are well matched with the exception of the Boardman boys being a little uie Heavier. irrigon Doys go to Arlington Friday evening, Jan. 13th to play the Arlington high school, The Farm Bureau held its regular monthly meeting Saturday evening, followed by a big dance and a gooe crowd. Many ot the Boardman peo ple who had come up to witness the game, maid over lor the dan e and much of the crowd was n.ib i". from Umatilla and Hermlston. The annual election of the farm bureau was held at this meeting, and the following officers elected: Hugh W. Grim, chairman; Chas. E. Glasgow, secretary-treasurer; Chas. Powell, ro dent control. Road committeemen, Chas. E. Glasgow, F. C. Frederick son and John Beaveit; Fruit, Hugh W. Grim; Alfalfa, II. C. Wolfe; Poultry, W. T. Fggleston; Live1 stock and dairying, F. 11. Rieks; and .Mrs. Chas. E. Glasgow, chairman of the social Committee, to select her own assistants. It does nol your board hi Kulucha, who lar place, fou: short order It tried to arrant pay to attempt to beat ill at Irrigon. Leo J. hails from no partlcu ind out these facts in ast Friday when lie appearing before the Justice of the Peace. This man was given thirty days in tht County Jail and request pay t h i'ill and eosi . Hurrah;- They tell us that the Umatilla - Wallula cut-off will be designated as a federal highway and will be built soon as assignment of funds fan be had for this work. We hope it goes through before the 1925 lair. Word has been received that I he federal loans may bo made in this district probably early In March. This is good HOWS and will start the SeaBOQ out better. No returns have CO ae in for hay as yet and money will be scarce for a while. Merrill E. Doble made a business trip to Ilcppner last week, return ing Sunday. Mrs, Edyth Puckott is here Visiting witli her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Benenel, Mr. Bollinger of Patterson, Wash, accompanied by his son and one of tiic neighbors, were in irrigon on business Tuesday. They motored over via the Irrigon ferry and report the ferry has not encountered any Serious trouble crossing so far this winter. Captain Holmes wishes that all who desire to ferry across be tween 10 in the morning and 3 in th" afternoon, the river being more re of ice between these hours. Chas. Dempsey has pufchased the ten acre tract Worn w. H, Pierce I; ng Just northwest of his oilier and facing the River View llouifevard south of the Glasgow rani h. This when improved as Mr. Dempsey has planned It, will make very attractive place lor him and he lnOWS bow to move the dirt. X teW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION RABBITS MUST BE EXTERMINATED SI) SAYS ORDER OF COUNTY COURT r room ami board for a week at the Irrigon Inn. This gentleman who was reasonably well dressed arrived at the Inn Thursday noon and was assigned to his mid day meal, supper and bed for the night by Mrs. Hendricks but the morning after M r, eel the gentleman not having any have to put up ci fore making his I Inn for any longi Hendricks Infoi ui that owing to his , aggage he would ish in advance be- j eadquarters a t lie r period. Thti lad was most 'illing to do this ami said he would go to I lie store and hook up the merchant and get some change and would return soon. He claimed to represent Gross and Co., Wholesale Groceries, Portland, Ore., and forgot to return to settle his bill. Mr. Hendricks later told his story to the depot agent who located bim in the next station west and message was sent to have the man arrested. Inside of ten minutes he was pulled out of a box car on a west bound freight train and taken to Boardman by deputy sheriff Har per of Boardman. Mr. Harper is on the job day and night and dead beats, criminals and tnoonshin-rs cannot pass through there without V itilla's new hospital is now Functioning as a regular Institution, The name of Umatilla hospital has been chosen, but the hospital in Itself has been established for the whole v. 1st end of Umatilla county ami the north end of Morrow. It is a putilic Institution ami is not controlled bj any religious denomination or priyate corporation. Patients are invited from anywhere, and the best of at sntion is assured at very reason able rates. Wednesday the official organiza tion was i I'll with the following board of directors: Clay Rtnehart, Ait Hammond, P. s. Tiiisen, lid Baylor and Frank Paine, Besides these il is exp-dod that Ralph Hollo of Stanfleld and N. Seaman of Ir rigon will be added to the board. The Bank of Stanfleld has been designated as depository, FREE O UtDKN SKED8 Congressman Sinnott has sent the Mirror a few packages of garden si" ils to r f ii disl ribut Ion. a n ;. one who will promise to plant the seeds may have a package free of (lunge by asking the postmasier for same. The lloardman high school basket ball team is rounding Into shape, l.asi week-td they broke even losing to Arlington IS It and winning from Irrigon 11-7. Considering Ihat the team has had no floor lo prac tice on and thai since Dec. 1st It lias been Impossible to use the out door court, the showing is good. This Week Friday they Journey lo Lexington for a game with that high school. Why no get Henry Ford to take over the Umatilla Rapids Power Bite, while he is out after hydro electric plants? Pursuant to authority given in Chapter 127 of the lUlU Session laws, of the Slate of Oregon, the Morrow County Court has instructed the County Agent to serve notice to the parties owning, leasing, occupying, iit)..sessing, or having charge of or dominion over land infested with jack rabbits, that steps must be taken immediately ii exterminate the same under supervision of the county agent.- 1. Poison will be furnished as long ;'s funds voted for the purpose are available. 2. Each Individual will bo reyuir tt io provide proper bait, treat, put same oui on lands he owns or con trols, which are infested with rab bits. 3. Poison will be placed in the hands ot the committeemen in areas that are Infested from whom it can be secured. It is also available at the county agent's office, I. Prepare poison baits as follows: Dissolve one ounce sulphate strych nine in one gallon of boiling water and sprinkle on 10 to 12 pounds of alfalfa leaves, chopped alfalfa, last cutting of alfalfa hay. wheat or rye heads, or short cuttings. Stir the bait constantly so" that all will be come thoroughly dampened, 5. Put out in the trails in the canyons where the rabbits are con-1 grt gating While sheep are off the! range. When the .sheep are on the range the pens can be used. These must be prtbaited however before putting out the poison to gel the rabbits accustomed to feeding there, Otherwise the pens are absolutely rSJSNMtJM i si! th poison put in Ibem practically wasted. 8, In the wheal growing sections the wheal bladings are much more effective Ihanliy other bait. Alfalfa is best in alfalfa growing sections. 7. Poison put out by parlies on land which they own or control need nol endanger stock which will later be pastured on that range, provid ing it is scattered properly. Don't pile ii up. I'm out a few straws or heads in a place. If put out in piles you can take up what is left before stock are turned out. The strychnine sulphate Is soluble in water antl is washed off into the ground With the rain that usually comes about the time the snow leaves, providing the bait is not put out in piles. 8. In places where drives can be organized successfully or other means put into effect for Immediate control of the post, they can be sub stituted fen poison. 9. Tbe law provides that every man shall proceed to act promptly ami that this announcement publish ed iii the newspapers gives sufficient nol ice The law also provides that unless the holdings are rid of the pest, that the court shall hire the work done and the expense will be assessed to the individuals and col lected in I lie man&er taxes are col lected. The law is nol designated to and will not work hardships on any man who attempts lo comply with iis. provisions. Because of the great damage done by these rodents, the court deem it Imperative that con certed action be taken and it is ex pected thai every individual owning or occupying land Infested with jack rabbits will comply promptly lo the end that these rodents may be ron trolled ami exterminated while con dtttons are favorable. ('round squirrels will also come under this provision of Oils act and action expected in season. Published by order of the County Court of .Morrow counly on January 5, 1922." C. 0. CALKINS, it ii County Agricultural Agent. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SOCIETY HOLD BIG MEETING SUNDAY, JANUARY 8TH D01is Henley and Dorothy Board, man were Leaders Sunday evening at Christian ESndeavor. Th) had a irerj interesting meeting planned wiih I wo special numbers which were greatly enjoyed: a piano- solo by Caryl Signs and one by Mrs. I.ee. A new recording secretary was elected at this time lo 1)11 Mrs. Fin nell's place. Delberl Johnson was dected to this ollicc. Caryl Signs was elected corresponding secretary. A number of vacancies on the eom- ii n i s weirt filled. Tie' president read a loiter from Mrs. lithe Kitchey of Freewalir, Union president, who is coming on Wednesday) January 1Sth. She ask- d to havi few toas venlflg io simple banquet with nl a big rally in the ll o c i ; inn , old II ml ud. She slated that one of the Union !ilcers from Stanfleld would be pro mt and perhaps some of the of- eri from Pendleton, so t hp 6n ilea voi i are planning to make i his a real rally. Melvin Signs was admitted as a member of the society. The list of committees follow: l,ool:oui committee: Mr. I.ee, chair man, (appointed to fill Mrs. FinneH's place), Irani Messenger, iJeibert Johnson, Helen Boardman, Weldon Avers, l newly appointed). Prayer meeting committee: Mrs. Messenger, chairman; Caryl Signs, Kssie Snively, Nelly Messenger, (new l appointed). Missionary: Mrs. lloardman, chair man; Frances lllayden, Marie Mes senger, Rachel Johnson. Social Committee: Mrs. I.ee, chair man, tto fill Mrs. I'inneH's place); TrumaO Messenger, Dorothy lloard man, Doris Healey, Carl Ayers, (new ly appointed ) . The members of the social com- JUittes are lo have charge of the re- FVeshmenti mi the isth. BOARDMAN DEFEATED Itv AHUM. ton TEAM The Arlington, high school bas ket ball team defeated the Hoard man high Qttlntet on the Arling ton Moor Friday by a score of 18 to II. This was Arlington's first game of the season. The Arlington boys outplayed their opponents dur ing the first half and piled up a 'mi' of 10 to 2. lloardman came back strong in the second half and made 12 points to Arlington's 8. Million and Douglas showed up best for Arlington, while Gilhreth, T. Messenger and U. Messenger starred for lloardman. The class In dairy herd record keeping is testing milk regularly, the school board having installed a simplex luster. home SWEET HOME by Earl , Hurst f GOOEiVE. HAROLD! WE'LL- HOW should i throw THLfM , THEN ?