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ft T THE BOARDMAN MIRROR VOLUME V BOARDMAN, MORROW COI NTY. OREGON FRIDAY .11 NK lit. 1925 NUMBER V, J. Cobb Buys Boardman Trading Company Store Warren Sells Store to Marshfield Merchant Will Take Immedi ate Charge Family Coming .T. A. Cobb of Marshfield Oregon lms purchased the Boarduiun Trading Company store and took charge this week. The store was closed two days for invoicing. Mr. Cobb has owned the Bunker Hill Department store at Marshfield, the past two years and previously he has lived at Henniston. so he knows the sand and sage brush country. Mr. Cobb expects to put on n sale within the next ten days that wil lhea real sale. Watch the Mirror for ads. Mr. Gotib'8 family will arrive later. Harry K. Warren has been the pro prietor of the store for the past two or throe- years and has made many friends here. Boardman Locals Ralph Davis was elected manager for the Boardman baseball club for the second time. Where Scopes Case Will Be Tried Mrs. Nell Briggs and her sister J 'Mrs. Benson and little daughter were' ! in Boardman Monday for a visit ati the Ralph Davis home. Mrs. Briggs Davis were, former school- This is the county courthouse at Dayton, Tenn., where will be held the trial of John T. Scopes for vio lation of the Tennessee law for bidding the teaching of the theory of evolution In the public schools. and Mrs. mates. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of Ooldendale Washington, parents of George and Bob Mitchell are here visiting. They are at the Bob Mitchull home. Mrs. Geo. Johnson and little girl have have gone to Saskatoon Canada, to visit for 2 or 3 months. I W. H. r.ilbreth went to The Dalles Saturday morning for over the week end. Editor and Mrs George Huntington Cnrrey and son Albert were in Board- man a few hours on Monday and eu I joyed dinner ut the Highway Inn. Social Activities Mr. an, I Mix. W. A. Mureble. Mi ami Mrs. Howell of Wasco were all dinner guests at the. J. C. Ballenger home on Friday on their way to Lewis" ton Idaho, Maxiue Ballenger who has been at the Murehie home for the past three weeks, returned with them. They Stopped Wednesday on their return borne. Arlington Sends Invitation For July 4th Program Misses June and Edith Beebe of Will la Walla, visited a few days last week at the W. A. Price nome. On Thurs day they with Mrs. Price nnd Billy, I- ft for Crntralia and Chehr.Us Wn. to visit another sister for a few days. Every Preparation Being Mate Give Visitors Day of Lively Program and Good Time to Mr. and Mrs. ('. S. Calkins wen- de lighted tn have their children, ('. ( Calkins nnd family and Mrs. Ivan Fruit all of Spokane with them for a few days visit last Week Mrs Cundy n friend from Spokane accompanied them Dwlght Calkins will spend the Slimmer With bis grand parents. He was here last summer. Ladies' Aid Meets Ladies Aid met on Wednesday. The routine business was transacted and tentative plans for a 4th of July picnic were, discussed. The Orange may take up this matter. Arlington is putting on a big celebration this year, but there are always a few left overs who can not go out go town and it is for these; few that plans were discuss ed. The aid also voted to buy 24 new song books for the church. Mrs O. H. Warner will entertain the Ladies Aid at the next meeting on July 1, at her home. Mrs. J .A. Fleck and daughter Hel en and son Francis and Miss Alice Webb of The Dalles drove up Satur day for a short visit at the Lee Mead home. They returned to The Dalles on Sunday taking Helen Mead with them for a visit. Mrs. Mead and Paul went down Wednesday and from The "- Dalles went on to Portland so the Suit of film and Ve.Meu.iiiiiil Settled children might see the Rose Carnival. John Day District Makes Settlement Allowing $5,200 I George Dillon who has been at his brothel's home for a time left on Wed nesday for Portland. His neiee Nel lie accompanied him. in rortland-Workiiti Lewis and Heard for AgreMtwflt Asbenfelters have moved from the W .A. Goodwin house to Jack (lorhams place across from the school house. Mrs. M. at Hie E week end. Pat visit. Patee of Condon is here From the Arlington Bulletin A settlement was reached l 'tween Attorneys C. II. Finn and V. A. ate Menamin, who were ageing the John Day Irrialion District an I the r -p-resentativ-is of the district last Tie s day in the Circuit Court of Multnomah Gray of Arlington was 1 uuiy allowing mom a total u so.aw Flickenger was Messenger home a guest for the Km C. G. Blayden left Sunday for a visit with her (laughter, Mrs. C. C. Paine in Portland. Miss Mabel a guest at the Jess Allen home last Saturday and Suncbiv. Victor Hango is taking his vacation from his duties as the rural carrier. Leo Hoot is sulwtituting for him. Wheat Growers Adopt 1924 Wage Scale for Harvest Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Calkins entertained a few friends to meet their guests. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Calkins, Mrs. Cundy. Mrs. tvan Fruit. The evening passed very quick ly In games, music and social conver sation, Hursts were Mr. and Mrs. W, O. King and family. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mead and family, Nels Kr'stensen and baby, llclous Ice The hostile served cregm and cakes. do- ImaCIIa. Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman and Wasco Counties Send Rep resentatives to Arlington Met the do- Frora the Arlington Bulletin .i a meeting of delegates from Columbia River Counties held at J, K. trby hardware on June 18 the the a J. C. Ballenger and wife were hosts at a Six o'clock dinner of light ful appointments on Tuesday ev ening, having Harry Warren and wife nnd Clay Warren and son Donald as their guests . Mr. and Mrs Royal Rinds and Bus tor were guests at the . II. Warner 1 Inst itiii:, nt n Invclv noun inilllmun wage scale for transient la- fljnner bor was adopted. Delegates were pre Mr and M,.s. ava! Bands enter- nt from Wasco, Gilliam, Morrow and M d , amptu0UM (lilm,. Sunday i in,, i in., i, ,...,11,... President Art WheeUlQttse, the dis- evening after the ball game, having tiicfs attorney Sam Van Vector and allF' 11 ruuier cnorougu discussion r, , Mrs. .1 c. Ballenger and Max others while in JVHlai.d dU iiKsed the '' M,ml s( 1111 h UK 's' year was ,,, and II. II. McPberson as guests, matter of settlement of the claim with I a(,Ptw n(W,MS i,,,'s Jlj?-' I I ... 1 1. l . . I Engineer J. dm II. Lewis, hut no agree ur,vrT"' ' PK Kiiig up sacks, men! was reached as far as known. I The Allowing delegates were present Arlington June- ( Special ) -Having raised a cash subscription of over $1(100, the businessmen of Arlington are making every possible preparation for staging one of the snappiest -1th of July Celebrations ever held in that City No other celebrations have been announced in any county in either Oregon or Washington adjacent to Ar lington and word drifting in here al ready indicates a record attendance. Serial features of the days' pro gram will include a Ut round boxing card, open air exercises, a ball game between Condon and Arlington, par ade, sports, races, dancing, bucking contest and many special stunts and amusements. A dozen special committees are at work on the various features of the program, details of which will be an nounced as soon ns possible. Real izing that it was Arlington's turn to celebrate this year, and finding out that many of the neighbor towns were expecting a big day at Arlington, the local people have set about the job in earnest and intend to offer tbo thousands of visitors just as lively a program and as good a time as is possible. . Mrs. Johnson of Wasco, mother of J. It. Johnson is visiting at the Johnson home for a few da vs. George Hendricks daughter Mrs. Lewis. is visiting bis THE MARKETS Mrs. W. H Mefford is enjoying a visit from her brother Thomas Knowl-' arioo-.r Han htfdr nshfonWobttoogai1 ton of Hartford, Washington who ar rived last week for a few days with. his mother nt the Mcffords. M. L. Morgan of Astoria Stopped in Itoaritmun the fore part of the week ,'ii his way to Pendleton to deliver a dir. He drove another car back. Mark V. Weal her I-ml WALLACE McCAMMANT LggggaW '-JgF H bbbbbbbW LbbbbbW vSaW ' sanai of Mrs. L. M. Bailey and sons Norman and Arthur anil Mrs. Richard Ding man went to Cleveland on Sunday and returned Monday. They attended the Pioneer Picnic there Oren Bailey who has been over there two or three weeks returned with them. Guests registered at the Highway I Inn recently were Mrs. Anna Hinds and daughter of Spokane. Earl W. ' Smith Portland, P. W. Absher of The Dalles, John Grogson of Portland, and C. W. Cibtrnp and wife, Mrs. H. Chilton and daughter of Bleiisleni Wu. ;. A. gperber of Portland. W. H. Woodard and Willaril return-1 ed on Wednesday from The Dalles, where they went to gel his brother Fred's sedan, which (hey will use while L. V. Woodnrd's are away. L. V. Woodard wife and daughter left on Tuesday evening for their form er home In Missouri, where they will visit for a few weeks. They will al so visit in Oklahoma. and C. C. Clark of Arlington were also presort for the suit, returning home after the Settlement with l inn and McMenamiii was stipulated. II is understood that Engineer Lew is who holds some $60,000 of warrants against the district in addition to B judgement, has liuide an offer to set tic bis claim and an additional offer to compile the data secured in the field work undertaken by him several years ago into a report to be filed with the district and the State Engineers Office so that the information and iwork done may lie made available for use in case the reclamation service , might at some time become interested in the John Day Project. The district in any event must pay out many thou sands of dollars for the engineering work ami many thousands more (of COttfi costs and attorney's fees pasl and future, and according to several large land owners under the district there wniild lie no objection to pay a cent or two per acre timiy in order to have something to show for all of the money ami effort expended. Wallace McCammant Mr. and Mrs. Nate Maeomber and sybil Qrace and Wallaace Mathews motored to (Hex on Thursday to visit Aliert Maeomber. J. E. Ilaynes of Twin Palls Idaho. I. A. P.aird of Walla Walla. J. 0. Hal id of Loaaj Beach. Geo Andrews, and W. B, Ellett of BJd nton Can ada and J. M. WHlmau of Stillwater Portland, Oklahoma were among the guests to 22 Land Office Jobs Abolished- Washington, D. C. -The offices of 22 receivers of local land offices in 11 states were ordered abolished Mon day by the interior department. Tho work of the receivers will be taken over by the registrars of the offices and the department estimates a sav ing of $50,000 a year will result. at the meeting Albert S. Roberts. C. Kortage, J. S. Farley, The Dalles; T. Hi Hampton, Fred Reunion, of Pendle ton : Simeon Hix, Dufur; L J. Daniels, Dufur; O. T. Fergus,, n. an I William I'adherg, Iloppnor; Karl Warner, and Earl Eskelson, Lexington) Ferry John son and N. C. Wohott, Condon; C. C. Clark, M. E Moore, Arlington. C. W. Morse, County Ag lit of Mor row County presided at the meeting and George Huntington Currey of Ar lington acted as Secretary. County Agent Bennion of Umatilla COUttty stated that there would be a good supply of certified 1JS Hybred seed in Umatilla county this year and that arrangements are being made to prevent it from being Shipped out. A shortage- of Turkey Red seed is expected in Wasco county ami other sections anil it was considered advis able to caution growers tO hold on In any good Turkey seed they might bare. Following Is th,. stale adopted; for Combine outfits; Sack sowers, ?.'t..".0 ; Drivers. 8 JO; Header tenders, 2.09; Reparator tenders. 5.00; Caterpillar drivers, ftOO; Straw haulers, 2.50; Cooks up to ten men. 12.00 ; Water lank and roustabout, 2.50; Sack Jig, ...no: ricking up sucks 0i 1.25 per 100; Bulk drivers. dJJO: Stationary outfits. Derrick drivers. fSMX); Box drivers with nets, 2 .00 : j Box drivers without nets, 2"M : Load ors, H.OO; Sack sowers, 3.50; Header punchers, 10; Hog downs, 2.60; En- gineers, 4.00 J Separator tenders, 5.00.1 Portland Wheat Hard white, $1.58; soft white, J1.55; northern spring, $1.58; western red, western white, 11.55; hard winter, $1.58; western red, $1.5,'!. Hay Alfalfa, $1920 ton; valley timothy, $200)21; eastern Oregon timothy, $2324. Butterfat -42c delivered Portland. Eggs Ranch, 2731c. Cheese Prices f. o. b. Tillamook; Triplets, 2fic; loaf, 27c per lb. Cattle Steers, good, $7.75't 9.00. Hogs Medium to choice, $11,750 13.50. Sheep Lambs, medium to choice, $S.0012.00. Seattle Wheat Soft white and western white, $1.57; hard winter, $1.58, west ern red, $1.55; northern spring, $1.58; Big Rend blueatem, $1.2. Hay Alfalfa, $24; 1). ('., $28; tim othy, $2fi; D. 0H $28; mixed hay, $24. Multorfat 43c. Eggs- Ranch, 32:l7c. Hogs Prime, $1 3.25 13.66. Cattle- Choice steers, $9.25S.60. Cheese Oregon fancy to retailers, 27c per lb.; do standards, 25e; Wash ington fancy triplets, 25c. Spokane. Hogs flood to choice, 12.5012.75. Cattle Prime steers, $8.509.00. Children's Day Program The children's Day program at the Sunday .school was phasing to all who attended the service. A little play called -The gtd of the Keud". was well port ra yinll. Nita Woodard. Helen Chaffee. Muster Rands, Dale CoX, Margaret smith .md Albert Board Rxtn were I be participants m il ail did very well. 'J' he playlet was based on ac tual fads and showed the value of mlsslonery Sunday schools and1 Buuday School missionaries. Songs ami recita tions by the little folks and Ihe juniors comprised a very Interesting and a railed program. JOHN MARSHALL Check Shows Heavy Travel Or., who was appointed by President register at the Warner Auto camp Coolldge to be United States circuit judge In the ninth Judicial circuit. R. Wright in a car from Sioux City Iowa, nnd I". H. Merrill of TilUuaeofc were also registered this week. urirat Maniieiu learn The wil ,,n the W. A. Price ranch teas eempleted some time ago. Mr Bed Boardman fans are justly proud of trilled the well and struck a small their base ball team. Wo can whip any' flow at about '! gallons gflf minute :it team in the Irrigation League aMsWfjBB feet. This is the deepest of th. nr Fuuitilla and we are gdng to ipn-er tesian wells on the project, that jinx liefore the season is over, tin! Sunday Botirdman played Stanfield on the home diamond. It was. some game Boardman got tliife rims aeronss in th' first inning and batted the Stanfield pitcher out of the B0K. B-ianliiian held he score .'! to 0 until the ."th anil then showed Stanfield how to play hall At the end of the game the mill stixwl s ,i j in Itiiardman's fav or. Next game Is with Horuil-t.in Two inr- garner anil the rnsnii ends Montague and Ashenfelter wer the Bnaidman battery. Herr.v pitehe-1 a jwrt "f Msg time for Stanfield. J. R. Johnson and family Mjoyed a visit frmn Sir Jnhnson's mother who i sine up from Wnw o for a few days. Un C Blayden left on Sun Is-, for Portland to visit her daughlei Mrs. C C. Paine. D. Wii klsnder of Salem returned with Mr and Mrs. Chas. Wb -klsnder when they returned from the '.range SJfeSJttsa at Dall. slid is vlsitiiic j here for a time. I Fore ! ! ! I . . . . . I A total of I3i vehle es passed tho Intersection nt the Columbia River and the John Day highways between the hours of 0 a. m. and 10 p m. 0SJ Wednesday June 17, according to the first official highway cheek of Ihe BMSUS1 inade kKSjijf under dllSCtiotl of ' i. e. Fisk fnfwaii of Bsaiatsnancei John RoIm rls was gnMISMd nt. the John Day Highway le'e tion an I Berry Brewer at the Ore n-Washlns- ton highway Ultersectlo!! at Willow Cre'k. The cheek at Arilttgtoa showed an Increase of foreign passenger cars of 00 tin- recent check showing that us (ins from other States passed during the checking hours. While the stormy spring IV gather and the oiling operation! reduced the early travel this year over the Old Oregon Trail or Columbia River hiji way. there is no question hut that -nee the first of June the toiuist tra vel has been heavier than eier and 'with the two M'iik months of July 'and August ahead. Arlington must pre pare to serve more guests than ever before. John Marshall of Parkersburg, V. Vs., who succeeded Rush L. Hollaed an assistant attorney general. School Election Held The school election June 1.", was a oulei affair, only 20 votes were east. T! ere was a candidate for ill red r and for dark and both smwM bare inn elected b acetasBasaon had it n t la-en Hint school law required thai i ballot be east. C. S. Calkins of He Fast Hnd was elected director for the ensuing three years and Mrs. Anna bell,. H. Boardman was re-elected as clerk, .Mr Cnlklns wus elected over bis protest and succeeds w. H gh-breth. Mrs. Clarence Berger is getting a- tons; nicely at the hospital III The Dalle- She had a serii.us operation recently fur gall stones and appendi citis. Il 1 fj