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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1924)
Mm VOLUME XIII IONE, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1924 NUMBER 14 lone School Opens The lone school opened Mon day, and the preuent indications point to a very successful year. The enrollment In all depart ments ia a few short of that of that of last year. Total enroll ment Iri the grades is 100, the fifth and sixth grades having the largest number, . 28 students. There are 45 enrolled in the high school. Of the teaching ' force this year, five are pew to lone. The teachers are as follows; first and second grades, Miss AnnaTillson; third and fourth grades, Miss Mortimore; fifth and sixth grades, Miss Webster; seventh and eighth grades, Mr. Earl Brown. High schcol, Miss Portia Kldwelt, Miss Gertrude Mclntyre, Mr. Croisant and Principal, Mr. Tucker. Mr. Algott Lundelt who moved to Portland about three weeks ago, is now employed as sales man at the Northwest Auto Co, Mr. Lundell lived in Morrow County about 36 years. Where will you II vsmvA Bank of lone CAPITAL and SURPLUS $35,000.00 State, County and City Depository 4 Per Cent On Time and Savings Deposits Safe Deposit Boxes IONE, OREGON The Days Are Getting' Shorter 1 DON'T TUMBLE AROUND In the Dark. The EVER-READY Season is here. We have a good assortment of FLASHLIGHTS. Do You Carry One In Your Car? Fresh Batteries Always In Stock Bullard's Pharmacy The Kodak Store Increase in Population An arrival. at the home of Mr. Hoy Slender In the person of a seven pound baby girl, has met with the approval of all concern ed. The date was Monday at 11:15 a. m. Mother and child are doing nicely, With careful nursirlg Hoy will probably re cover. On Wednesday morning of last week at about 5:10 a baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Davidson, at the Chand ler place below Cecil. Mrs. Bert Mason and children returned to lone Thursday, from Portland, whire they have been spending the past two months. Mrs. Mason was accompanied by her aunt from Maynard, Iowa, who expects to visit In l.ne sev eral weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Loren lisle re turned Saturday fromShephei'd'e Springs, Wash., where they have been spending the past week. Mr, Hale is driving the school bus on the Hhea Creek route. shoot this Fall? Moat of the tmt hunting country it potted. Vbtt't lb autwerr SmhI for thlt fr bonk. "flunU in( l'oatrd I'ropcrljr." It will help ou bod mora ind better tooot nc. It toll ?oa how frmrr and porUnua cm get lofrtber. 1'kal'i tba future of bootiogf Tb book tellt teat fr. B. 1 DU POfT Dl NMOfBS CO, la OIIUIINT 1 SPORTSM AN? W Pacific International Premium List The iiri'tnliim lint for the fourteenth nnuuiil I'iu'IMc International Uve Stock KxpOHltJuii In now In the fit ft 1 1 . It In an luteretitltg hook, and Imll- cnU-a Unit that great luxtlt iitlon In II vliitf up to lt motto "Hlgger and iM't ter." In the lieef cuttle iIIvInIoii, the cIiim- HlllcntlollM dllOW fcW fllllUge. The Kxpoitlon offer !,.VK) to eit'.'h of the big iHt-f breed, mid $1,000 to Hed rolled cut tie. The Khorthofn iiMNoelutloii (kMh f 1H7." for IWf.Short horn mid $W0 for Milking rihort" horn. The I ten-ford iiMitocliitlon ttdiU $l,tt5 and the Aberdceu-ADgu imHiHiutloii give tiM, while Con, don A Hit t tie off.-r STiOO for the Doddle, In addition to the Kx por tion offer. ' Th Iteef breed alone how 11 total of S 15.760 In premium exclttalve of fitt ter. lu dairy cut t If, the Expottltlou con tinue It iat premium offer t'ZM for llohiteliw, Jerneyi, iu, riiaeyftind Arhliv, mid fl.tttlO for Brown Hwla. the newi-Mt breed,, The llol teln luuiocl'ttloii offer l.5nQ addl tliimil, and with the Expedition mid UMMoi'littlon offer lor ttate herd., bring It premluttik up to ITiUUU. The llrowu HwIm awtoi'liitlon offer f.VJO additional, and the total pre mium money In the dairy dlvllon I Federation Proves Best Federation wheat compared with other varieties commonly grown in Umatilla county is nothing short of a sensation, says Fred Bennitn,, county agent, who this fall made checks on yields of highest yielding vari- eties. Federation averaged 45.4 bushels on 28 fields coverisg 2527 acres. Seven fields of Jen kins avereged 38 bushels, fori fields of hybrid 123 made 32 t-ushels and three checks on red chaff showed an average of 35.3 bushels. These comparisons were made between -adjoining fields or between two parts of the same field. On 75 acres owned by McBride Brothers in the Weston-Athena diatrict, federation averaged 64 bushels per acre.- Seed for this field was treated with copper carbonate for smut control and planted at the rate of 75 pounds per acre about October 1. Tim McBride believes that with a good year federation will make 75 bushels per afcrs on their place. Federation was introduced into Umatilla county by Mr. Bennion in 1921, when he obtained from the Moro branch experiment station seed sufficient to plant 25 acres on the L..L. Rogers farm near Adams. Although it was put in rather late Mr. Rogers got an average of 40 bushels per sere. In 1923 six fields of federation aggregating 200 acres averaged 56 bushels, and outyielded about 10 bushels Jenkins and red chaff grown with it The high yields with good smut resistance, early maturity, stiff ness of straw and non shattering qualities, led Umatilla growers to plant about 8000 acres of that variety last fall says Mr. Bennion. Federation is a spring variety but has been fall sown in Uma tilla county where conditions are such as to bring it through the winter without-damage. Most Of it is grown close to the Blue mountains in the Weston t and Adams Districts where severe winds are almost unknown, soil is heavy enough to retain mois ture well and heavy coverings of snow generally protect the crop from freeting. In most other parts of eastern Oregon federa tion must be spring planted. De partment Induat. Journalism, 0. A. C. 14.000. Tim greatet change I found In the Hheep illvlHlut!, t'reiiiliiiti money run out to eight place In the larger breed, and the Hheep lumoeliitloiiH hare been getterou. In the mnnller breed the money goe out to nIi and four place. The lnmphli have the pluee of honor, with the expiMltlon and mutoclatlon money amouutlnic to l,3(4. Next come the Itamhoulllet with a total of 1,004 The KhropMhlre arj not far behind wltu f!t, it ltd next come the Ox- ford with SlKU. The CoUwold get vit. Then come the l.lni-olii at 7.'4. The HouthdowiiH. lorUand Homney have premium offered nt S'iUU each, and and the Cheviot, Cor- r led ale and Suffolk. nplec-e. The goat, both Angora and milk breed, are unchanged, the Etpoel tlon offering 1000 for the former and S.T00 for the latter, Total pre- f ii I ti in money for Hheep and gout In the breeding chuute I ;,474. A I UMtial. the boys' and girl' club offering have Increased over lat year, the Value of the premium ext'ltmlvely of the medal, amount ing to 4.M5. Many mmh'IuI by by ativ!atlonNAudlndlvltlualHMhow the growing lntere.it taken In thl underfill branch tf the Kxponltlon. Will Help Save Forests The Forest Service has just written to seventeen of the lar- nest tobacco manfacturers of the United States requesting them to insert warning cards in every package of cigarettes they put out. trautioning thj smokers to be careful with fire in the woods, Similar campaigns are being undertaken by various chambers of eommr'rcB." state The reason for this is that in studying the problem of fire prevention, the Forest Service has been forcibly impressed with the hazard of forest fires caused by thoughtless smokers. Fig ures' compiled covering Oregon and Washington show that 23 percent of the fires have been caused by smokers. The public, year by year, is becoming more and more aggres sive on the subject of man-caused forest fires and should demand the taking of whatever steps are necessary to most thoroughly eliminate such fires. Inasmuch as matches and cig arettes are responsible for a lions portion of our annual fire loss, match manufacturers could well join with tobacco manufacturers in spreading tht gospel of care fullness with fire. The Manu facturer. I have full stock of furniture which I am selling at 1Q percent reduction. All kinds of furniture repaired. S. E. Moore. PIANO FOR SALE NEAR IONE High Grade piano, perfect condi tion. Big saving and terms $10 monthly to reliable, parly. Write at once to Cline Music Co. 64 Front St. Portland Ore. Rye at Swanson's Chopmill Carload of new crop rye just re ceived. Mr. Oren Grabill arrived in tone Monday alter .spending a month in the harvest fields in Idaho and Canada. Fred Akers' children are living in the old Mason residence while attending school this year. , Elis Minor is driving the school bus on the lower route, between Cool's farm and the lone school. I Miss Mildred Hawkins artived Saturday night from Portland, and is now employed at the I Hotel lone, Special Services on Sunday Special Services will be held at the Christian church Sunday, September 14, in the morning, afternoon and evening. Dirmer will be served at the church after the morning service, and Rev. Wallace Jones, pastor of the Christian church at Lexington, will be heard at the afternoon service which begins at 2:30. Arrangements have been made for special music for this occasion and 'everyone is cordially invited. Mr. G. N. Edwards of the Congregational Sunday School Extension Society, arrived in lone Sunday afttrnoon, and de livered the sermon at the Congregational church on Sunday evening. He returned Monday morning to his headquarters at Walla Walla. Mrs. Mary 'Half erty departed Wednesday morning for Portland where she will visit with rela tives during the winter. Wendell Balsiger left on Wed- nesday for Salem, where he will attend Willamette University. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Biddle returned Sunday from a two weeks "acation spent at Shep herds' Springs, and in the valley near Hood River. They returned on the train, having sold their ftar at Hood River. M. D. ' Farrens has purchased John Clark's former residence in one, and will move in the first of next week. FOIl COUNTY COMMISSIONER A vacancy having been created In the office of county commliwloner by the reelgnntlon of IL L. Benge, I hereby announce myself a a candi date for that olfice an an Independent ItepublU-an, and ahull appreciate the upport of the people of Morrow County at the poll l tha general election thl fall. O. A. BLEAKMAN. Harduian. esssssssiStMSMMSSMSSMMMMMMMMIIIIMIIIlM SCHOOL SUPPLIES j School will begin Sept. 8, j and you should buy supplies j before the opening dav. I I have a large assortment of articles needed in the school room and can wants at right prices. Please remember that j j School Books must be ii SOLD FOR CASH BERT IONE :-: ii i in . Accident Near Lexington Miss Betty Ganger was badly bruised and cut about the fact and arms Sunday, when she fell out of the Sedan her mother was driving, on the way to their home in lone. Mr. and Mrs. Ganger were returning . from Heppner with Betty in the back seat, when the door swung open snd she fell out on the gravel road. Not waiting for the ear to stop, Mr. Ganger jumped out to see if she was badly hurt, and was thrown in the road, suffering severe bruises on bis bipc and , back. The accident occurred about two miles this side of Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Swenson and chi' lren, also Mist Alice of Walla Walla, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bristew this wek. Mrs. Swenson is Mrs. Bristow'i sister. They arrived last Friday and expect to be here about a week. s Mr. Walt Smith returned to lone Monday sight, after a vacation of nearly s month spent at the coast The first deer of this season were brought to lone sunoay night by John Cochran snd Har old Ahalt, who killed three fins bucks weighing about two ban dred pounds apiece. . Mr. and Mra. Walter Cochran . and Mrs. Oscar Cochran made a trip to Pendleton Sunday, and returned with Mrs. Hudson, who is Mrs. Walter Cochran's mother. Mrs. Hudson is from Elgin, Oregon, snd will teach school at Morgan this year. Improved Concord Crapes for sale at the Suddarth place, mi. west of Irrigon. L D. Saling. supply your MASON OREGON iiiiiiimiiiiiiuiH