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2 r O , XUHH; THE BOARDMAN MIRROR VOLUME V BOARDMAN. MORROW I'Ol'NTY. OREGON FRIDAY JU.Y U, 1925 Nl'MBER M Boardman Locals Mrs. Neal Bleakney and cliildren of EcljO were down Thursday to visit her mother Mrs. H. II. Weston. Mr. and Mrs. Penny of Stanfield. were overnight visitors at the Lee Mead home Thursday night. Mr Pen ney is Master of the Stanfield Grange. Mrs. Henry Gorger was a visitor at the L. ('. Coney home Sunday hav ing returned from Pendleton where she was with her husband who had :i serious operation for mastoid at the hospital there. He is recovering nicely. Mrs. H. H. Weston has purchased u Ford Coupe. Mrs' Lida Thome of Stanfield was an overnight guest at the Sam T. Shell home . Mrs Thorne is lecturer for both the Stanfield and the Pomona grange. Arthur Goodwin was called to the Dalles Friday because i o 'iUniess of i his mother who recently underwent an operation at the hosplal there. He le ft her improved. Emmett Cooney of Conklon was in Boardman last week looking over thej project with the view of investing In an improved ranch hem or at Her-! nilaton. Sam T. Shell has reeieved word that his brother John was very low at Goldendale and no improvement was expected. He is with a daughter on the old home ranch at Goldendale. Mahava Kutzner arrived Tuesday from her home in Portland for several weeks visit with friends in Boardman. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Kutzner, former residents of the Feast end. She is visiting at the Kristensen, Mulkoy an Warner homes Mr. and Mrs. George Hendriek of .Toilet Illinois, came last week for a visit at the B. I!. Lewis home. Mr?. Lewis's father G. E. Hendriek of The Dalles also visited here. It has been 17 years since Mr. Hendriek had seen his father. They had 'a very pleasant trip, stopping at Smith ('enter, Kn , Denver. Salt Lakn La Grande. They left Saturday for Portland and Dalles, and will return to their home by way of flic Canadian Pacific. Ralph Davis was a visitor In Pen dleton Sunday. The spurt track which has been laid for the Standard Oil Company, will he completed the first, of next week. About (TOO feet of track has been laid. 100 feet of which at the east end will lie used by the company nod the balance will he used as a storage track for the O-W. Work on the distribution plant for the Stand nrd Oil company is progressing rapid ly at present. A hard times dance, was given on Saturday night in Bailey's hall with Lahmonelier as flMor manageil A fair sized crowd was in attendance. A fine time was enjoyed by all. A ptck-urj team from Boardman went to Bickleton Sunday for a re turn game with (lint town. Board man went down to defeat lf to 18.! A number of the high school bovs were used on the local team and they wore not equal to their opponents. A wedding of great interest to the Boardman friends of the couple oo citred on Tuesday etvening at Arling ton at the home of Mr. and Mrs.P. Mooney. when Miss Mabel Cray and Arthur L. Allen were united in mar tinge at eight o'clock by Rev. Neu feld of the Methodist church. The bride wore black canton crepe and carried white roses. There were no attendants. Mrs. AVlen has visited Boardman lias another growing in dustry which has never been mon-j tidied in these columns. A groat j many of the farmers here abouts have bees, some only a. few stands the others a great many. There has been a better flow of honey than usual this year and most of the apiarists are now taking off the honey. Frank Otto has the largest apiary. Others who have liees are, Haugo's, Delano Bros., Atteburys, W. R. Harrington, W. O. King, Myers, Meffords, Messen gers, I Skoubo, Kristensen, and pos sifclly others of whom we have not heard. ', Guests al Warners auto "amp re cently were Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lamp man of Ogden, Ceo Harman of La ment Neb.. Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Flack of Enterprise who were driving to Portland, Harry l,. Durby of Ever ette Washington, John Mudd of Tul sa Okla., and H. Arnold of Aurora Colo., on their waj to Seattle. Ast'J Smith if Vancouver will Start baling at the Harrison place Thurs day of this week. Mr. Dugan just loaded out 3 cars of first cutting Which be sold to J. C. Ballenger. Mrs. John O'Connall and son Will, visited for a short time at the O. II. Waru.'r home on Tuesday, on their way home to Seattle from Colo, where they took Mr. O'Connell to look after mining property he has there. Everett Dugan and wife of Port land visited at the Roy Dugan home Inst week. He is an uncle of the . latter. Guests enjoying the hospitality of the Highway . Inn of late were Mrs. j (ins Wentzel and Mrs. Mary House,; of Inglewood California. Mi. and Mrs! Georgo Abbott of Everett Blinds, t;. Richmond of Spokane, Mr. and Mrs.! N. W. WlHliams of Corvallis. Wayne Til be: t of Walla Walla. Tom Watson and family of Freewntcr and several from Boise? Mrs." It. A. Mcintosh.' Mrs. .1. C. Metier and Mrs. Frank Dobson and daughters. Rlio Bleakman and Phil HowellU have taken charge of the Latourellel Thp Garag?. Mrs. Neil Bleakney and children spent several days this week with her mother, Mrs H. H. Weston, mid is leaching her to drive tin- coupe. Mrs. T. E. Broyles, Irma. (iraoe and Blanche Im.ua have gone to Yakima for a short stav. Mr. anil Mrs. M. L. Morgan and two sons made a flying trip to Bend lasr Friday going down to see Crnnd inothi . Harter who is tk years of ng. They stopped for a short time at the II. II. Weston home. An n her weddijig of interest to Boardman folks, was that of Thyr.-i Beck and Ray Dempse.v, who were married' .inly 14, at Heppner. The Scopes Counsel Confer in Court IRRIGON NEWS HUMANE S0C1ET1 OFFICER PAY'S VISIT TO COUNTY The watermelons and cantaloupes arc now moving. This means work night and day for the next 7r or 80 days. No rest for the weary. They jare finer than over too. First truck load was moved out for markets on Thursday July 2I?rd. i W. A. Chaney has traded his place I for a stock ranch near Enterprise and has moved to his new home. Mr. and1 Mrs. A. B. Chaney have moved along with them C. Robt. Wade, field officer of the Oregon Humane Society is in the County this week on his annual visit to look after the condition of stock in the harvest fiplds and other lines of work. Mr. Wade states tha.I this section of the state the stock generally is in fine shape for the harvest season. We all wish tbi'm success ! which the Humane society works is: Defense lawyers in the case of John Scopes at Dayton, Tenn., are here shown in a courtroom conference. Darrow, Scopes, Malone and Neal have their heads together. with their new properties. ,1. S in one time station agent for tin Pacific, is the new owner of the place to the extent of twelve acres and Earl ('haney holds the balance. Mr. White has been trying to trade in this dis trict some years and believes he will i like it here fine. "(A. Welnert has moved into the Har old Minima place, from Eugene He traded his camp grounds and other property at Eugene with Minima. Ceo White I "Whoever overdrives, or, overloads, Union drives when overloaded' overworks, tortures, torments, deprives of neces sary sustenance, cruelly beats, mutil ates, or cruelly kills, or causes or pro. cures to be so overdriven or overload ed, driven when overloaded, overwork ed, tortured, tormented, deprived if necessary food, cruelly beaten, muti lated, or cruelly killed, nny anlnu'l, either as owner or otherwise, inflicts i cruelty upon the same, shall, for ev- c. Howard of the Northwest bnnV building at Portland has sold 100 ac res to three Italians from a portion l bis property on the Ferry road. ery such offense, be punished by prisonmenl in the county jail not ceeding sixty days, or by fine not ceeding onei hundred dollars, or i in ex-ex-by These hoys expect to move onto the' t both place soon and go into truck garden-1 fine and Imprisonment." Engineer Lewis to Sue John Day Irrigation District for Settlement Plans to Withdraw Compromise Offers Unless Settle ment is Reached With Board of Directors Following Next Meeting on Aug. 4th usually ning it 3m letter Clark, prrpai i II. LeWls, according to received this week by C, lias instructed his attorney e a complaint and intends trlct ed in is financially, heavily Interest the affairs of the district. Institute proceedings) to settle his claims, amounting to some $40,000 a gainst tlie John Day Irrigation Dis trict, providing favorable action is not taken by the Board of Directors on a compromise proposal ut the time f the next regular meeting of the Board on August 4th. This is of vital interest to all of the taxpayers In the district, whither the district Is dissolved or not. Be fore the district can be dissolved all outstanding claims against it must lie paid and a levy will have to be made and taxes collected' for that purpose. Lewis claims a rontract indebted ness of some $40,000 against the dis trict, but has offered to settle, wo understand, for $12,000 and a proviso that the district authorize him to pre pare a report of the survey made by him for $.'!00fl. Many matters remain to he. Bottled and there is a possibility of an nl- CORRECTION MADE IN STORY OF OLD OREGON TRAIL In a story on "Historic Spots along the Oregon Trail", as published in the , Mirror last spring, a paragraph eles crlblng the founding of the town of Meachani, Oregon curried the state ment that the founder of the town was of the family of Walter Meacham of Baker, now president 'f the Trail Association, this statement is correct ed to read, (bat Mrnehain was found ed by Hatvey Meacham in 1802. He was laer joined by a brother A. B. Miaoham, and together they operated the loll road and stag,, station. This corrected information Ik given Mrs. H. F. Warren of Boardman, by liar I vie Meai-ham .Newton or San t rail Cisco California. Further in formation In the same j article given bythe late Mrs. Collins, a daughter of Colonel Cornelius Oil Ulain, was to the effect that she hud received official notice from the Legis lature that Gilliam County was named for her father. Col. Gilliam. A fort built at Cascade in December 1847, and named Ft. Gilliam was also named for Col. Gilliam then of the rifles sent to the Whitman lng. This promises' new Irrigon district as these make a success of truck anyone does. Mr. and MrsL Carter f Spring field Mo. are employed by N. Seaman and son at present. Mr. Carter is an all around farm hand as well as at) expert mechanic. A portion ot his time is taken up as -in assistant in Hie garage work with L;'l Seaman Mr. Rislug Wait was a g.n-sl of l' L. Walt for several days last week, re turning to Portland Tuesday Mr. Gibbons signal maintainor Cor the O-W is relieving J. B, McCoy b i ll couple of weeks while the McCoy family tnke, their vacation in the Blue Mountains and at Wallowa Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kami of Mini ton are guests of their folks Mr. audi Mrs. (ieo. Hand and Mr. and Mrs. W. It. Walpole. Mr. and Mrs. R, 1. Wadsworth spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. M. F Wads worth last week on their way through B. V. Jones sprained bis Itack the first of the week while making re pairs to bis truck and is confined to Ik d at present. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hendricks of Chicago spent two days with his fath er here last week and a couple of days with his sister Mrs. B. P.. Lewis at Boardman. anil then the family went on down to The Dalles for two or three days. life for the DUKEK FUNERAL SERVICES lads garde HELD AT CONDON Nl NDAY Funeral services for George Dukek wdio passed away In The Hall's Inst week after a short illness, were held Sunday al Condon and burial was made in the Mawille Cemetery. July Traffic Count Taken S7S cars were checked as passing through tin" junction of the Columbia River Highway and the John Day Highway Intersect im between the hours of (i a. in. and 10 p, in, on Thill's day, July Kith, according to the re port compiled by o. E. risk, forma n of malntainencc. This is only 20 more than was checked last July, altho Hie foreign cars exceeded last years figure by nearly 100, totaling KM. The check taken the same day .it Willow Creek through the junction f the Heppner or Oreg in-Was'i'ngton Highway was, Fast side section 58'1, West side section SSV, tr -n -Washington Highway 25, total 50?. MRS. bride was a sophomore in high school j most unlimited amount of legal con here and Ray took a leading port I troversy before the district's affairs in athletics while in school. They are can bo settled up either to dissolve at the iBeck home at present but will j or-proceed with the project und-r later go to LaCwisse Washington. Mrs j government supervision. Oscar Beck mother of the bride and' The original levy of fifty cents imt Mrs. M. Bailey and Norman Bailey mem still stands as a cloud on the Volunteer accompanied the young couple bo title of all land under the district, party relief. HeppttCf. Congratulations are ex- Whether this levy can be annulled A Mr. Polk who died on a raft In tended from many friends here. or not Is a doubtful question, Pro- November 1847 and was buried near Glen Carpenter and family motored vlding the settlement with Lewis is there, was an (migrant on his way to to Lo'nnan Montana, for a months' made and no unforseen legal actions Willamette Valley, visit with his parents. are instituted, we understand it will Frank Havse and wife motored to i-eoniiv a tax of around 150.000 to Hermlston Wednesday evening, where close the affairs of the district as Improvement work on the Mack Mrs. Hays had some dental work at- matters now stand. ; building has started in charge of W. El BANK TELLS OF RECENT EARTHQUAKES To Improve Uuildimr Should any laud owners or other Interested parties involve the district in various possible suits, there Is no telling where the expense cf liquidat ing the district will stop. A. Goodwin. Ext'iisive improvements will he made and when finished the Boiirdman Trading company will be moved from the Murchlei building, In which it has been located since first tended to. A crowd went to Hie home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Allen on Wednesday evening anit gave Arthur Allen and bride a noisy old fashioned cliivarari. here at various times and has mado crowd was treated generously toj Every land owner in the Northern started. J. A. COUb new manager or many ' friends. The groom Is theon ''Bars and candy. Mr. and Mrs. A r- part of Gilliam and Morrow cOUSt- the Trading company has purchased and has 11 -i"n win visu a lew nays ni i"s wno owns iiinos wnoin im- mv im- huihuhk. pucntal home before going toi has many .,f Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Allen lived here the past several years, and i , , i i . i ..m ,. friHKlH lion. Mr. and Mrs. im;. mu uw, Allen will' make their home at Olex. ami Mrs. u, . WOOOaro anil where Mr. Allen is employed by the daughter returned (Tuesday morning State Highway department The Mir- months vacation in Oklahoma, ror extends congratulations. - W Woo da r father of I, V Mrs. Oscar Reek left Sunday for W, H. returned with them and La Crosse Washington, where she will tH 'isit a time with W. H. Wood- cook for the warehouse crews. ''' :t Highway Inn la-fore go- The second cutting of bay Is on ( on to The Dallies. L V. Wood In full swing here. Everyone reports a'd left Immediately for The Dalles a heavier cutting than the first due "here he will resume his work with to the hot weather. Much hay that the water service department of the seemed to have he'll frost killed this O-W. Word was received that Earl Hiring was ipparotly not hurt at all. "ninll son of Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Alec Warrens' were surprised last W'oodard ot The Dalles was seriously week with a visit from Mr. Warren's bul L. V. phoned after reaching brother wlm came with his wife mid home and -rt-porlod the child luiprov cMktreu from Yakima for a couple lag- of davs visit. o'" following wore guests at Coyotes have been coming in very M.-ssenger home last week. Mr. riOto of late ami lvame very bold Mrs. Harrv Warren. Crandpa at Fair's Lake, routing the dogs and D. mild of Boardman. Startling tl hlldren. Nate Maeoni ler went up one day and took a shot ht one but it was too 'fur away. A pleasant group was gnthereil at the H. H. Weston home Sunday for a nicnie dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Casen nd guest Mrs. Cross. Mr. and There Seems to Be Always Something Prank Louis Iv'iidall. 1'niatilhi. Mrs. KII. kinger Fist IJnd. MifKes Harris and Hazel Woodruff, of Los Angcies. The latter two motored up from California for a visit. Miss liar rls is a former Illinois friend of Mrs. Mrs Mesn-nger and Mrs. Fliokinger Miss Chas. Niaer and Mr. roe were the guests. Broyles an! Ros- Woodruff is a teacher in the ' Aug. hoot Dobelj 'SZflj, JHKzSL .; ' Jean .-SrlfF . 953S VjG . POMONA GRANGE, MEETS The Boardman Grange successfully carried through a most elaborate af fair last Thursday, when it was host io Pomona Orange, This is a big un ilertaklng for a Community this size, but everything went off smoothly and all visitors expressed themselves as having had a thoroiv enjoyable time anil the various committees deserve un stinted praise for their work. At noon one of the most elaborate dinners ever served here was placed on the tables. Hot biscuit, chicken, gravy, and Ituatehed potatoes, corn, string beans, etc., etc., there Isn't space to enunier ; ate all the good things. After this sumptuous banquet a pro gram was given which was greatly en loyetl In spite of Intrtjnae hi at of the afternoon. The program follows: Music, Orange Orchestra Address, Ceo. A. Palmller. the State Orange Master. Vocal Solo Mrs. Royal Rands, Dorothy Boardman, acconfpnnlst. Heading, Carl Wicklander Song Cladys and Gloria Wicklander Heading Mrs. Morse Address R. W. Morse, Co. Agent, "Curtailment of Product loiA'. Rinding Mrs. Arthur Coodwin Orchestra Numbers Address. Mr. Hpence, state Market Master. Closing Remarks t ain T. Shell A letter written by Mrs. ii. Eubank of Santa Barbara California to Mr, and Mrs. Stun Shell of Boardman, tells in a very clear manner about re cent earthquakes there. This was dal ed July Nth., she sienks of the shocks they had following the first one and slated that "their nerves were i,l most snapped underthe strain." "The first one came Monday morning June !il, at 0.85 a. iii. we were, up and 1 had H pot of coffee made and a lel ket"e of hot water on the gas .stove. Hnrry bad just got up, when there was a roar and clash like thunder and the llOUSe rocked and irrked (mm one side to the other. The furniture l tt the walls and dishes clattered to the floor. Mv stove moved mil into the . middle of the room ami Hie ketiie ami coffee pot fell on the tloor. We were frying to get nut of the lionse hut It rooked so hard we ponldw't stand up. We got out al Inst, then the second qrtake came and what li'i t essed me most as I ran to the yard was the rows of strawberries coming up to meet me." The first quake lusted 17 seconds and was of terrible force, the second was longer Imt not so bard. The chimney fell off the first shake, but. Mint wasn't half of it for the dam broke and the water was down here 15 minutes later, with a terrific force It washed cattle, autos, trees a horse and some small shacks to sea. We saw the water knee deep In our own buck yard and just half a block a way It washed a gnllv In the land about 25 feet deep. We live only a bio k from the ocean ami a man. a 1 rrrruhir Paul Revere, came rnsbiic: MB i The orchestra mwnlwrx a Clias. Hango violin: Mrs. Chas. Wicklander violin; Mrs. I,ce Mend piano and Chas Wicklander at the drums. In the evening a delicious suppT was served. About 125 were present. After the evening supper the fifth de gree work was exemplified by the de gree team of tin- Greenfield Crango. owing to the pameverancc and work of Chas. Wlcklaa4af master of the local grange, this work was most suc cessful. Visitors were present from Hood River, lima pine, Freewater, In Washington and ninny of the neigh Imrlng towns nearliv. Mr. and Mrs. . Palmiter, Mr. and Mrs. R W. Morse of Heppner, Mr. Hpence state Market BMMtM and others were here. The j Pomona meeting will In- at Irrigon sometime In October. up .( ' ! wit VI ill an nut lng, run e H llllle we were , water fur high is sea l ed. up t, i- lh. tin a coming.' i'l We got III bni round ruins." She rem I other hubs, t bin I II tell pnn- nil'' started uptown business section In tlnues telling off dents, of feeling shocks all during that wck'k. Mrs. Eubank eoneluilcd by saying tlial the left r gave an outline of (heir glorious fourth, 'Ibis lett r was of esiKM-lal interest to the -o-i! here since It relates In such a n-al's-tc way the occurances at that tint" ntid makes us appieclate our cllnint" and Ibis country. Mrs Eubanks Is a half sister of Homer Mitchell. Nate Macnmher came home Tues day from Pilot Rock, where he visit ed s few days with Ids wife and daughter.