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Univeralty Library THE HERMISTON HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARX 20. 1917 VOL. XI WOULD KEEP COLUMBIA HIGHWAY ALONG RIVER With the legislature considering road matters, the proposition of com pleting a mad from the end of the Columbia highway on across the state is receiving new attention. The Fed- -ral government has recently an nounced its aid policy to be carried out through the several states and this is proving an additional incentive for state and county action at this time. Heppner people are endeavoring to have the commission adopt a plan that would route the highway through that city, leaving the Columbia below Arlington. From Heppner the road would go across country to Pilot Rock and then into Pendleton. This pro posal will meet vigorous opposition from Arlington, Boardman and Irri gon in Morrow county and from Uma tilla, Hermiston, Stanfield and Echo in Umatil a county. It is understood Arlington has already held a meeting and sent a delegation to Salem. Ar rangements are now being completed to hold a meeting of all the towns interested as soon as representatives can be gotten together. At this meet ing steps will be taken to bring fur ther pressure to bear on the commission to prevent the Heppner road going through. While there has been no sentiment against Heppner having a road from the river to that city the general ex pression is that It would be a mistake to route the main thoroughfare across the state that way. For one thing it would travel through a section the en tire distance with very few people to accomodate. It is all wheat and stock TEN YEARS AGO G. W. Tyacke is building a cot age on Hurlburt avenve. Colonel H. G. Newport has sold his home at Echo to W. H. Boyd of that city. G W. Wotering expects to open his general merchandise store at Main and Second next Monday. C. L. Wight of Lewiston has secured the lots on the corner of Main and First to erect a building 32 x 40. H. A. Jones Wednesday received his appointment from Sheriff Taylor as special deputy residing at Hermiston. Uncle Sam stables at Hermiston 56 horses which are employed in freight ing machinery, building material and supplies to the dam site. The contract the county has made for the new Butter Creek bridge pro vides for a steel structure to be com pleted within four months. The big steam shovel and narrow guage locomotives are all on the ground where they will be employed in constructing the great dam and reservoir. Promptly at 10 o’clock Monday the d >ors of the First Bank of Hermiston swung open on its bronze hinges and Cashier Swayze was soon busy with customers. The secretary of the interior has authorized the expenditure of $5,000 for equipping the machinery operated by steam power on the Umatilla pro ject with oil burning devices Dr. S. M. Strohecker has secured the appointment of physician to the reclamation service on the Umatilla project. He returned to Chicago Sun day for the purpose of closing his busi ness there. Last Friday Dr. G. W. Cole of Pen- dleton purchased 40 acres between Hermiston and the reservoir. He fur ther arranged, io company with William Folsom and Skinner and New port, to erect a double store, two story brick building at Second and Main. SPECIAL MEETINGS AT BAPTIST CHURCH The special meeting at the Baptist church by Evangelist Williams opened Tuesday evening with a good atterd- ance. Both interest and attendance are increasing and those who have heard him speak highly of Evangelist Williams. Special music is provided each evening. Rev. Chapman leaves today for Haines, where he will occupy Rev. Williams’ pulpit tomorrow, returning Monday. Rev. Williams will hold services here both morning and even- ing Sunday. H erald TO FLY ACROSS THE CONTINENT farms of immense acreages. Such a road would be of practically no benefit except to the tourist. To keep the road along the Colum s. " bia to Umatilla and then through the / 6. four west end tow os it would be of great service to the settlers along the way. They would pay the larger part of the construction through taxes as their holdings are worth more per acre than the lands further back that are not irrigated and very probably never will be. To build such a highway through Heppner would be much more expen sive. All material would have to be hauled in and that by team or auto truck for the greater part, as the rail road would not be accessible. The grades would be heavier and other ob jections would tend to make the road less desirable. To follow the river route would be te keep on practically a water grade the entire didtance. Much material needed in the construction of such a highway would be found right at hand and that not supplied locally could be 3m, . , delivered easily, either by rail or water. 90 The route from Umatilla to Pendleton has already been located and surveyed. Photo by American Press Association. A change might be made near Echo Ruth Law, for whom a special aeroplane is being built for a transconti which would secure the abandoned O. nental trip in the spring. W. R. & N. roadbed, thus giving a water grade through that section at comparatively little expense. It is believed with the superior showing in favor of the river road as cgainst the Heppner route and a united effort by all interested this more practical line can be secured. COMMERCIAL CLUB TO HOLD GET TOGETHER MEETING BOARDMAN NEWS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE E. P. Dodd, of Hermiston, was in town Tuesday. Dave and John Beavert, of Stanfield, were looking over the project Tues day. Mrs. Alta Howard of Portland, came in Friday to make a visit with her brother, J. O. Lower. Alton Klitz is confined to his bed with measles. He is doing nicely and will soon be back in school. C. J. Wagoner traveling salesman for the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. stopped over night Wednesday. Monday evening 18 friends ol Mrs. Boardman surprised her with a birth day party, it being Mrs Boardman’s birthday. The ladies served sand wiches, cake and coffee. Chas. Kango bought a lot on the west side of town and is getting the lumber on the ground to put up a seven room house. Mr. Hango’s fam- | ily is now in Hood River where his children are attending school. They | will move here at the close of the school year. Last Friday night the people at Boardman gave a real old fashioned house warming in the Paine building. | The ladies served sandwiches, cake, pickles and coffee. The music was furnished by different members of the crowd on the violin and piano. Fifty- two guests were in attendance. OPEN RIVER OFFERS . CHEAP FRUIT RATE Last week mention was made of the possibility of disposing of all surplus fruits and vegetables to Libby McNeill | & Libby at The Dalles. That com pany will take cherries, apricots, pears | and string beans, but questioned the advisability of shipping on account of high freight rates. Evidently Libby, McNeill & L’bby did not know we have access to the Columbia river and its boat system. This was called to the attention of the Commercial club the first of the week in a letter from H. B. Hull, Umatilla agent of The Dalles-Columbia line. Mr. Hull says his line will makea rate of 10 cents per hundred from Umatilla to Toe Dalles on all green fruits and vegetables. Mr. Hull also says Lewiston ships large quantities each season to The Dalles by boat and finds it profitable at 25 cents per hundred. With such inducements as are now offered it would seem a good proposition to in vestigate further by the individual growers or through a special com mittee of the Commercial club. The ne w officers of the Commercial program is completed the lunches club are planning of something besides will be sold at 50 cents per basket. the regular meeting for the first Mon The expenses of the evening, which day in February. It will be more will be very light, will be paid from along the lines of the “get together” the lunch money and all remaining meetings held in the past and all who will be given te the Neighborhood have heard the plan are greatly in I club to use on the park improvement. Hermiston country people have al favor of it. The Hermiston auditorium is to be ways shown a desire for this sort of secured to insure room for the big gathering where all can get together crowd certain to be out. There will for a good time and become better Besides providing for be a grogram including three or four acquainted. short talks, music, etc. Efforts are such entertainment the evening should being made to secure a male quartette net a good sum for the park. The for several numbers and possibly the committee felt all would be willing to orchestra. There is also some thought assist in this as it is the only park be of a one or two reel moving picture ing projected at this time. Last, but comic. At any rale a splendid pro not least, it is hoped the gathering gram is assured by the committee and will create an increased interest in the full announcement will be made next Commercial club and more clearly emphasize the fact that it is an organ week. Each lady attending is requested to ization working for the good of the bring a lunch for two. After the entire Hermiston country. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES BUTTER GREEK ITEMS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Misses Lena and Jennie Shaw were dinner guests of Mrs. Jas. Ware Sun- day. Col. Raley spent from Thursday un til Sunday hunting. He was the guest of Pete Sheridan. Mrs. C. H. Gardiner and Mrs. C. H. Shaw were passengers to Umatilla on the local Monday morning, returning Monday afternoon. Mr. McKeen and sons of Hermiston are working for C. S. McNaught at Westland, Mr. McKeen is at the bay chopper and Edward and Harold arc driving teams. A banquet was given Friday at the Auditorium for that part of the high | school selling the most tickets to the play. Those on the losing side were the hosts and hostesses. The high school girls and boys bas ket ball teams will leave Jan. 26 to 1 play the basket ball teams of Athena high school. | I INDUSTRIAL NEWS ITEMS OF THE WEEK Astoria harbor being looked over as Dr. Wainscott was called from Her location for naval or submarine base. miston Monday to attend Mrs. R. G. President W. B. Barratt of Oregon Attebury who is quite ill, It is pro Woolgrowers association predicts 40 bable that she will have to undergo an cent wool for 1917 clip. eperation before she can recover. Oregon City—Carver R. R. to sell Hiestand More finished hauling his 8350,000 bonds for extension to High hay Saturday and Jas. Ware and sons land. Tuesday. The chopper will now move | Gardiner— Preliminary work on port to Stanfield for several weeks work of Umpqua jetty well under way. after which they will return to West land. La Grande—Postoffice receipts for year show large increase. Beavercreek, on Willamette Valley Southern line, mav get cheese factory. Redmond — Deschutes county may construct McKenzie pass road witn federal aid. A consignment of government seed Riddle—Michigan men bring sawmill for free distribution has just been re with them to install near here. ceived by The Herald from Congress Roseburg—The North Umpqua fish man Sinnott. The seed will be given hatchery to be improved this year. out at once to applicants and those Canyonville—Old Levens ledge to desiring same should call immediately operate after 13 years idleness. Will as we cannot save for anyone. How ever, any who cannot convenienti y install electric plant, remodel old call at the office may telephone or drop machiery and add contentrating plant. Port Orford mill to ship 30,000 feet us a card and a package will be sent whi e cedar to Bremerton navy yards. by mail, postage free. GOVERNMENT SEED FOR DISTRIDUTION NO 18 IMPROVEMENTSCALLED FOR IN NEW POSTOFFICE LEASE Thursday Postal Inspector H. F. | Peacock was here and looked over the 1 books of Postmaster Young. Before leaving he made public a matter that | will be ot great interest to patrons of | the local office. It was the calling of proposals for a lease of a postoffice | location for five or ten years. It will | mean the replacing of the greater part | of the equipment now in use with standard up-to-date materia). Bids w 11 be received by Postmaster I Young and close February 5. The building is to be ready for use July 1. The depariment is willing to paya rental of approximately $1500 and no objection is made to the present site provided the equipment is brought up to requirements. There must be furnished with the, building steam heat, light, water and an inside toilet. The room must con tain not less than 1000 feet of floor I space, be not more than 80 rods from the depot and convenient to the busi ness part of the city. The woodwork in the partitions must be of quarter sawed oak facing the main lobby and all others used in equipping the office of straight oak. The equipment will include safe, work tables, desk, boxes, etc. Instead of two windows as at present there will be three, money order and registry, parcel post and a third for general delivery and stamps. No call boxes are provided. The lock boxes will all be keyless and automatically lock when closed. Of these there will be 222 small, 30 medium and 15 large drawers. All equipment and fixtures are being provided to cover the needs of the office for a period of ten years, by which time it is expected this will have become a second class office. UMATILLA ITEMS COLUMDIA NEWS NOTES SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE The ladies of the new council expect to give a dance near Feb. 2. W. H. Switzler went to Pendleton on the afternoon train Munday. At council meeting Tuesday night it was decided tu turn on street lights again. F. A. Brown, former clerk at the Duncan hotel, is now special officer for the O. W. R. * N. Mr. and Mrs. Ry Paulu left for California Thursday morning. Mrs. Paulu is one of t he new council women. Mr. and Mrs. D. Carl Brownell went to Pendleton Tuesday. Mrs. Brown ell's sister is very low at St. Anthony’s hospital. Mr. Hagedorn, of Vancouver, Wash., has been stopping at the Duncan for several days. He is buying cattle for the Portland market. Mrs. Geo. Ayers spent Sundav night in Umatilla visiting with Mrs. Conlon and uncle, J. B. Switzler, leaving on No. 1 Monday for Portland. Mayor Laura E. Starcher called a special meeting Wednesday evening to devise some plan in which they can cooperate with the other towns be tween here and Pendleton, to have the Columbia highway come this way. In talking with farmers in the inter ior they seem to feel this really the practical wav as it naturaliy leads to better roads to the Columbia River which means cheaper rates by boat to to ship their grain out. PROPOSED LAW WOULD HURT FRUIT INTERESTS The congressionol measure designed to limit cold storage "eggs, meat or other perishable food products” to three months would knock the com mercial apple and pear business into a cocked hat. Hence apple men arc up in arms against its enactment and are asking the assistance of the press and the fruit growers in an attempt to de feat the measure. A personal letter from producers to the stale senators and to the congressman from their dis trict is the method suggested. “The law if enacted will strike a par ticularly hard blow to apple and pear men," said Prof. C. I. Lewis of the (). A. C. Horticultural division. "Vari- eties like the Newtons and Winesaps are carried from picking time to well into the next spring and summer, and all auch fruit would be barred from inter slate shipments by the proposed law. "In addition to this the expense of branding tbe packages with all the data required by the measure would be a heavy charge on the fruit, which would have to be born by the con sumer, thus adding to the cost of fresh fruit and thereby decreasing consump tion. Producers and dealers alike have been working hard in a camgaign to increase the use of good fresh fruit and to try to keep the price within reach of the people that need it. ‘ Our storage work has shown thnt some varieties of apples are benefited by storage and that they never should be put on the market before their natural season, which is the spring season. The passage of this bill, House bill No. 18444, would be detri mental to the best interests of the Northwest." SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Revival meetings are being held iu this neighborhood this week. Henry Neimeyer lefi this week for Yakima where he will find work. Mason Bros, have purchased a hay baler and are doing extensive work. Mr. Rodgers of Baker, spent a few days of this week with his sister, Mrs. Hooker. Mr. Felthouse returned Sunday from a visit with friends and relatives in Spokane. A farewell party was given last Tuesday evening at the Stewart home for Mr. and Mrs. McDonald. The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Ott has been dangerously ill with pneumonia. At the present lime her condition is slightly improved. PREPARING STOCK FOR THE SHOW RING Livestock intended for shows should be fed a well balanced ration over a sufficiently long period to make them fat and sleek at show times. This 1s called “bloom" in the show ring. Many of the most fancy animals are kept in roomy box stalls during the day in the warm weather, but are turned out at night for exercise and some g.ass. A pasture field consisting of mixed alfalfa and Bermuda grass would be splendid for this purpose. Nothing is better than oals for any kind of livestock, and a mixture of oals, corn and barley in equal propor- lions should prove satisfactory. This should be ground finely and the aní. mais fed three times a day. Rough age may consist of alfalfa hay, silage, Sudan grass and other fodders. One of the secrets of making “bloom" on animals is io give them as great vari ety of feed as possible, and feed them often. Most of the winning animals at the best fairs are fed four or live times a day. It Is always a mistake to show ani mals that have not been properly trained. This may be easily done by taking a little time each day to get the animal to stand properly and go where directed. This work is an art, and it requires considerable experience to make an animal show io best advant age. Before show time the animals will require considerable exercise and this may be had by leading, which will also help to train tbe animals io re spond to guidance with grace. IRRIGON ORGANIZES COMMERCIAL CLUB To better care for the needs of the community and advance its interests, a number of citizens of Irrigon last Saturday got together and formed a Commercial club. It is the intention of the new club to work for town and country alike and cooperate in all ways possible with neighboring clubs. The officers of the new organization are: W. M. Wad «worth, president; Professor Suddarth, vice-president; M E. Doble, secretary; C. W. Cadwell, treasurer. Klamath Falls—Naw 813,000 steel bridge across Link river completed.
