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MARK A. CLK ELANR PnbttrtiM
Mrs. A. T. Heroim, UMl Editor.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Geo. I'artlow is driving a new
Chevrolet.
Joe M. Mutter, who live on the
Duncan place in the East End, Is a
new subscriber to the Mirror.
Sixteen or 17 bushels to the acre
will be the mer.igo jleld.
i
Miss Stella Arbuthnot and brother,
Sidney, of Torrauee. Calif., left on
Wednesday for Walla Walla. Wash.,
wher,' the will visit before leaving
tor Idaho and Yellowstone park on
their rtun nip. Thej visited u
week at the Hereim home. They
i iv all quests at a delicious chick
en dinner at the J. T. Healcy homo
en Tuesday and the W. O. Kins home
Sunday evening.
Rachel Johnson returned from
Wasco Saturday where she has been
visiting for the past three weeks.
W. T. Hardison of Portland, field
superintendent, was an overnight vis
itor Thursday at Boardman.
Paul Partlow returned from I .a
Crosse. Wash., Thursday. Alton
Klttz and Ray Denipsey remained
there to work.
J. .R. Johnson s excavaoatlng for
a basement for the store building
which O. H. Warner to erecting on
his camp grounds.
J. C. Itallenger arrived home Sat
urday from an auto trip to Spokane,
across country to Bellingham, and
up to ncOMYar, B. C. They drove
down to Seaside, where he left Mrs.
Ballenger. who will remain for the
rest of the summer. Mnxlne. who
has been with her grand parents, is
now with her mother. The Bul
lengers visited the Fintnellfs at
Springston, Idaho. Mr. Finnell has
a position as mill foreman at that
place.
On Tuesday at the Highway Inn.
twa representatives jf the Public
Service commission were present for
a meeting to hear a petition for
another telephone system on the pro
jH"t. Messrs. Wicklander. George
Mitchell and DfllabOUgt) were the
representatives of the proposed new
farmers' line, and Mr. Chaffee of the
present exchange. Seine of the far
mers are trying to organize a com
pany and want the privilege of ex
change thru the local office or else
long distance connections, and think
they can get these privileges for leas
than they now nay. The decision
will be given by the commission at
a later date.
' poison chopped alfaLa .It was found
farmers in this district are being not
iced to come in with small ijmiutlt
of half grown alfalfa and gof u
uuuntty of the halt. It was found
that at this time of the year this bait
is the most sat Isfacory. At one
lime this season It was difficult to
find a rabbit atiywhere when the
paste poison was put out, but they
have come in from the dry count ry
south of us until they aro very thick
again. Something had to be done
and this step Is now taken with the
hope that results will be much along
the line of the experiment made
this week,
Mrs. L. W. Grimm and children
aro the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. 0
Grimm at present. Mrs. Orlmm
drove their own car up from Cali
fornia, arriving Sunday evening,
while Mr. Grimm came up In one of
the Standard Oil cars and Is now in
the district inspecting the eqlp
ment of the company whom he rep
resents. Since his transfer to the
San Francisco office he covers the
inspection work In five states. In
cluding Oregon and Washington.
FARM POINTERS
From Department of Industrial Jour
nalism, Oregon Agricultural CoHege
Copper enrbonat,. .dust treatment
of seed wheat Iuih been found by
i the Oregon experiment station to
tie effective In smut control, to aid
rather than harm germinal ion. to re
1 duce the amount of grain seeded
after liquid treatment 25 per cent,
to reduce losses from holding treated
grain In bad weather, and to pro
duce good healthy plants under oth
erwise unfavorable conditions.
Contagious abortion of cattle must
be checked In Oregon or It will bring
llnaneiol ruin t Increasing num.
hers of cattle owners. All forces
Interested otuei bud together for
the tight, says Dr. II. T. Slmms, of
the experiment station in this work.
Losses In barn yard manure may
be cut down by protecting it front
leaching In the rainy season, keep
ing It moist in the dry season, and
mixing with land plaster or super
phosphate to prevent the escape of
BttrOfen in (he form of ammonia,
advises the O A C. Experiment sta
(ton.
Mr. Frank B. Smith (Frenchle)
and Miss Delia Margaret Seamni
were married in Pendleton Vneeda)
July 15th They returned to Irrlgon
the same evening much to the sur
prise of their many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Nate Macomber left
Tuesday morning for a short visit j
at Pilot Rock. They will go to the
mountains for huckleberries.
CAM. FOR IVIllltWTS
Ralph Warner and son. Tilford. of
Yakima came Thursday for a short
visit with O. H Warner, his uncle
They plan to drive to Portland be
fore returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warren, and
Clav Warren motored to Olive lajte
above LaGrande for a camping trip
Ethel Broyles is assisting fn a he
store during their absence.
All school warrants of School Dis
trict. No. 25. Morrow County. Oregon,
rrom No. 488 (October 28. 1922) to
No. 564 (January 20. 1923). both
numbers Inclusive, will be paid on
presentation. Interest stops on this
date. Dated this 18th day of Julv.
1924.
ANNABELLE H. BOARDMAN.
Boardman, Oregon Clem
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS
Ralph Davis and family returned
Thursday night from Portland where
they have been the past few weeks.
Mr. Davis was employed in the O.W.
offices In the Plttock building while
In the city.
The rabbit poison campaign had
; a big turnout and reports from a
number of parties who have checked
results would justify making an es
timate of ten or fifteen tousand rab-
S Kit uIom ,1 . - ..! In . U 1 .. -
nights after the poison was put out.
Another mixture Is planned for next
Sunday and some parts of the coun
try will be covered over and new
areas taken in.
Boardman friends have received
cards from Miss Juanita Wolff from
Banff and other Canadian point,
where she has gone for pleasure
trip with her sister. She will visit
relatives In Calgary before return
ing to her home in Orenco.
Mr Wicklander and one of his
children left Saturday for Portland.
The former went to consult a doctor
about one of his ribs which he frac
tured, and the latter was suffering
wLh an ulcerated tooth and went
down for dental attention.
A number of Irrlgon people are in
he mountains near Kamela picking
berries and taking their vacation this
week. Among the list are Mrs. N.
Seaman and daughter, Fredla, Mrs.
Wlnnjfred Seaman, Mr. at. 4 Mrs.
Steward and son, Earl, Mrs. McCoy
and daughter. Snow, and son, Rus
sell. They report having arrived a
little late for the best picking but
are doing fairly well at that. .
On Friday afternoon a number of
town ladles were asked by Mrs. A.
T. Hereim to meet her friend, Miss
Stella Arbuthnot. who was a visitor
here from Torrance, Calif., and on
Monday some of the ladles of the
East End were guests to meet Miss
Arbuthnot.
Miss Blanche Powell has resigned
her position as teacher In the Irrl
gon school for the corning term and a
new teacher Is now under consider
ation. All the other professors have
also resigned and Mr. A. W. Wheeler
of Corvallis Is the latest to sign up
The first truck load of Irrigon
melons moved to Heppner Tuesday,
followed by another to Umatilla on
Wednesday, and business looms up
lively now for next week. Quality
is good considering their being the
first ones and cool nights.
It is economy on the part of Ore
gon farmers who raise stock to pas
ture the stubble field with hogs or
aeep, the experiment station finds.
The grain shattered or lodged will
ba readily gahered up by them and
converted Into a marketable form
Where considerable grain has lodged
hogs are used. Sheep are a good
substitute.
COMMUNITY illllUII SERVICF
Every Huuaay
Sunday School 10:30 a. ui
Church Service 11:S0 ft. m.
Christian Endeavor 7:30 p. ra
All are welcome.
KEY. II. S. HUGHES. Pistor.
WANTED Freeh eggs and chickens.
French Cafe, Pendleton. au31tf
Let us print those butter wrappers
Comparatively f(w Oregon grow
ers produce certified! potato seed
Three trips must be made by the
O.A.C. Extension service specialists
tto tlie farms of those who attempt
It. The growers usually receive a
premium for heir seed, and a small
fee is asked to help pay tno ex
penses,
CoinM-r Iut Control Smut
Wheat smut has yielded to con
trol by copper carbonate dust,
according to Investigations by the
experiment station. The coat, the
labor and the risk are less than for
treatment with liquid bluestonc or
formaldehyde. Fewer seeds are
:ed by the rhemlcala and
hence ime fourth less seed i . ample
for a good stand. The plants germ
inate better mnder unfavorable con
ditions of drouth and emerge much
stronger and more vigorous.
He Hives Need NIjukI
Bee hives well placed under Ore
gon conditions do not rest directly Of)
the ground. Timbers 2x6 Inch s.
bricks, or special stands are us d for
supports, a stand 6 Inches high being
the best. A sloping board Is placed
from the ground to the entrftBM to
permit heavily laden bees that drop
near the hive to reach the entrance
Did you ever wonder - If some
folk are as careless at home as
they are in the woods?
Oregon Fleece Heavy
The average weight of the Oregon
fleece is 9 pounds, muro than a pound
better than the average Weight for
the country which wns reported us 7
in S pounds in 1 922 The national
average was raised from 1.86 pounds
In 1840 to Its present slr.c, and Is
still Improving wlih careful selection
of stock. It Is significant, sasthe
expormont station iiiihorltles, to note
(hat many bands In Oregon average
10 pounds. Careful culling of poor
fleece bearers Is being conducted by
iilTerent glowers with a v'Jew Jtn
raise the average weight still further,
1 1 1 I 1 i I I I
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for r -nfort and rest and hulth end the
', simple life, all in pleasing variations at
NORTH BEACH. CLATSOP RfflCtB c.
TILLAMOOK BEACHES or NEWPORT
Our tunt will hand yr.u "Ouiingi In the Prlk Northwnu"
ml Oregon Outdooit ' ,i.d ibry will tell u the whoa- uory.
A round trip ummrr excursion tu krt sta
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RALPH S DAVIS, Agent
IPiardman, Oregon
Win. Mr.MUHHAY.
General Passenger Agent,
I'ortlninl, Oregon
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Second Crop Gets Chance
Succession vegetable crops for fall
and wlnl or use such tut cabbage,
runllflower. brussels sprouts, kale,
broccoli and celery can be MM out
OH ground cleared of the early ma
turlng crops By malting suitable
plans and carrying them out prompt
U the gulden of farm or rountn
lot ma be made to perform double
duty. Provision may also be mndo
lor successive seediugs of radish and
lettuce, designated by the Oregon
station as important all-year vege
tables. Crop rotation has given as much
as 50 per cent Increase in yield in
nine cases In the experiment sta
tion fields where It has been prM
Heed for fifteen jejirs. Those are
the oldest plots In Oregon showing
the cumulative benellts of rotation
which ure still Increasing.
Alfalfa liny for pigs may be fed
long, cut Into short lengths, or
round Into meal. Itesulls nl lb
Eastern Oregon brnnc'.i experh.n lit
station. Union. Indicate that alfalfa
fid long in racks us a grain sup
pleineiit Induced larger dally con
sumption with larger and jhftftpftf
alns than whin It Is fed cut or ft
meal .
Much of the crop lini of Oregon
requires careful handling and prop
er use i.i fertiliser. Definite
amounts of plapt food, especially
nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorous, and
potassium ftrC re, urn. a tot STOP pro
luetion TkOM ran he maintained
and replenished most ornnonitnftHy
by crop rotation and fertilisers, says
the experiment station
Every time you throw a cigar
elte OUt Of the Mr, MM to IQUIftflf,
"Here goes another forest fire" mid
don't do It.
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A. H. SWITZER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Arlington, Oregon
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It is rumored that, the officials of
the O.-W. are contemplating a move
that will put Boardman on the map!
by making It a division point. If
this plan materializes Messner will'
be moved here. This will add to
our population considerably and!
jioaruman cmzens are tioping the
company decide to do this.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. TippUi of Lonr
Beach, Calif, visited at the Brice
Dlllabough home. Miss Olson of
Michigan, another sister of Mrs. Dlll
abough, came Wednesday for a visit.
On Thursday Mr. and Mrs. D. Lewis
of Portland came for a visit. Mrs.
Otllabough returned with them.
(Last week's items )
Ttif Irrigon potatoes took well on
the I 'uri land market. The buyer of
the carload in Portland Immediately
wired for another carload like the
ones received. However, only a few
sacks are left In the district and
they are spoken for. Hull & McN'abb,
merchants of Umatilla, whol can
tell good stock and have aent
In many', repeat orders. All, they
have to say ia they like the pota
toes we have been getting.
The W. A. Murchie's are driving
ft new Studebaker sedan. They vis
ited at the J. C. Ballenger home
over Sunday and Monday. Mr.
Murchie reports a fairly good wheat
crop In Sherman county considering
the lack of rainfall this season.
The rabbit poisoning campaign Is
on. Messrs. F. E. Gdrlough and
BOJT J'ugate of the U. 8. Biological
survey spent a couple of days In
the district experimenting on what
halt the rabbits would take well at
this time. They report having placed
4 0 pounds of green alfalfa chopped
with two ounces of strychnine on
Tuesday, July 15th, and on the
morning of July Hith made actual
count of 541 dead rabbits with about
one-third of the bait left. This Is
very satisfactory returns and a dem
onstration will be made at Irrlgon
Sunday July 20th on how to mix the
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