THE
will stand together they can se
cure the Columbia highway.
And it is certain they will be a
unit on this question.
Open for Business
The school street is not com
pleted yet, though splendid pro
gress has been made. The work
will be taken up again just as
soon as it is possible to move the
gravel to advantage.
OUR NEW
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
- Located in former Scarborough Stare
=—=======
-------- ---------
Will be open for business Alonday morning, January 22,
with Mrs. F. A. Phelps in charge.
We have selected a line of goods unequaled in quality
and will sell at the very lowest possible price for cash only.
It will be to your interest to buy here and see what you
are getting rather than send away for goods of unknown
quality at as high a price.
It certainly looks good to see
the number of people coming to
investigate the Hermiston coun
try. The best of it is a large
percentage are buying.
Complete Line of Feed
With the legislature and con
gress in session the European
war and peace moves have again
dropped from the front page.
AT ALL TIMES
We are prepared to meet Jones Cash Store Price,
under similar condition, and quality of good*
The administration of Uma-
tilla’s affairs by the ladies has
Umatilla Storage & Commission
Company
every appearance of making
good. And why shouldn’t it?
Free Delivery to all Parts of the City
PHONE 411
The Hermiston Herald
At any rate it would seem
there was a leak
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OREGON
HERMISTON
HERALD,
HERMISTON
RE55 550E/ATION
GENERAL OFFICES
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
Miss Virginia Todd was down from
Pendleton
over Sunday.
Entered as second-class matter. December BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES
6, 1906, at the postoffice at Hermiston, Oregon
Mrs. Casserly went up to Pendleton
From every point of view an Taursday to visit Mrs. McKenzie.
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County Officials
G. W. Phelps
Roscoe I. Keator
C. H Marsh
B. E. Anderson
H. M. Cockburn
R. T. Brown
J. D. Taylor
Grace Gilliam
C. P. Strain
Circuit Judge
District Attorney
Judge
Commissioners
Clerk
Sheriff
Assessor
Willard Bradley
Surveyor
1. E. Young
School Supt
J.T. Brown
Coroner
Ben Burroughs
Recorder
County court meets the first Wednesday In each
month.
City Officials
Mayor
................................F. C. McKenzie
(’. M. Jensen
Recorder
< hief of Police .................................... C. C. Sal ser
F. A. Phelps
Treasurer
Fire Chief.........
City Physician.
City Attorney
City Surveyor
Councilmen
School
Directora i
With the “bone dry’’ date less
w W aiacntt than a month off there is a fren-
s. R. Oldaker zied effort on the part of many
J D Watson
Wm. Kennedy to stock up against the famine.
H. M. Straw
F. R. Reeves The list of those receiving ship
C. S. McNaught ments would indicate that more
than one friend has heeded the
District Official*
C. S. McNaught, Chm. appeal of those about to suffer.
J.D. Watson
F. B. Swayze
J. H. Young
WEATHER REPORT
The following table shows the high and low
tem-
parature for the days and nighta for the
past
Date
High
Low
12 ....
40
19
16
13
37
31
29
14
17
High
_ 26
24
8
18
26
IS
Clark Wood of the Weston
Leader usually has a column of
For
editorials
very spicy
several weeks, though, he has
been unusually quiet and the
only explanation we can give is
that a new typesetting machine
just purchased is about to get
the better of him.
W. Beasley
Clerk.
14 ...
irreparible mistake would be
made to not extend the Colum
bia highway along that river to
Umatilla and then on to Pendle
ton through the west end towns.
Every citizen of the territory
through which such a road would
pass should vigorously protest
against any other route.
8
M. I). SCROGGS
Co-overative Observer
The “get together” meeting of
the Commercial club is the right
idea. Such meetings occasion
ally will do wonders in getting
country and town people to work
together for their mutual good.
If all the towns along the
Columbia and Umatilla rivers
Mrs. F. A. Phelps and Mrs Voyen
went up to Pendleton Wednesday ta
visit relatives.
Mr. and Mrs W. L. McDonald left
Wednesday for Woodinville, Wash., to
visit with relatives for a short time.
Saturday evening last Mrs. Raybill
invited in a few of the young ladies in
cmpliment to Miss Rodgers who was
down for the week end.
Mis. Cooper, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Hinkle, for several
month-, left Monday for Twin Falls
to visit other children.
Mrs. Weaver and little child, of Bur-
lingame, Cali., left for their home
Wednesday after a short visit with
Mrs. J. W. Campbell.
HERMISTON,
OREGON.
DIRECTORY OF RANCH
NAMES ANO OWNERS
Agnew. J. 1
Circle A
Agnew, A. W
...........
Hazel-Burr
...........................Allendale
Allen, F. L
Hardscrabble
Ames. C. F
Barham. J
“The Locusts”
Ba use hard, W. P
Mountain View Ranch
Four Sisters
Briggs, Geo. E
Beisse, August F
Germania
Blessing, W. L
Tamalpias
Bradley. G W
Terrace Park
Campbell, Duncan .
Clover Dale Ranch
Canfield, R C. (Butter Creek) The Ragged Edge
Canfield. Mrs. R. C.................................. Glen Ellen
Casseriv. J. J
.............................. Sunny Slope
Chamberlain. C. C
Buckeye Ranch
Clarke. Mrs. C. S.
..................... Herma Vista
Cressy, Geo. A
..........
Pleasant View
Davis. E. E .................... .....................
Beth-arabah
......................... Roselawn
Davis. Geo
Davis, H. C .....
» . ......... Shady Nook Farm
................ Alfalula Ranch
Dyer. J S
Embry. JohnT.The Red Feathered Chicken Ranch
Eriksen, E. T................. ...................... Summerdale
Fowler. F. F
.. Electric Dairy Ranch
....................... Ridge view
Giese. W. J
South Hill Farm
Geise, H. B
............................ Alfadale
Craham, Ed. H
The Knoll
Gunn. H. M.
............................ Hallhurst
Hall. C. G. and H E
. Green Acres
Hannan. W. F
Nob Hill
Hobbs. E. A...........................
Hoisington & Hoisington....
Morningside
Fairview Ranch
Hood. C. A .........................
Tarryawhile
Hooker, H. A ......
.
Homing, Mrs. D. W
............ Wabasso
The Happy Home
Hurlburt, H. G.........
Intlekofer, John ........
...... .......................... Orio
Johnson. A. S...............
............................. Tawa
Jensen. C. M ..............
.... Four O’Clock Ranch
Kellogg. C. W ..........
..............High Gate
...... The Lay Ranch
Lay & Son
Leathers. W. A ..........
.................. Buena Vista
Leek, John ...............
................... South View
Longley, H. J ..........
Blue Ribbon Orchard
Loomis. Geo .............
................ Loomisville
Macdonald. Chas .
................ Breezy Hill
The Three Pines
McCully, R. A...............
McLallen, W. A . ..................
Multum in parvo
Ridgeway Farm
McNaught. C. S.....................
McNaught, J. F.....................
Highland Farm
Monkman, B. G..................... ...................... Webak
Newport, H. G...................... The Old Homestead
Pearson, L. H........................ ....... Fairview Farm
Pennock, F. B.........................
Woodbine
Meadow Lark
Percey. C. B ......................... .
Coeur d’ Alene
Purdy. A. W
....................
Raley Ranch (G. C. Ransier)
..... Rainbow
Roberts, W. T ......................
..... Tir Glwys
Root, W. T. & Son
Orchard Home
Reihl, John F.........................
... Silver Maple
Savage, B. S .......................... .
.... Beacon Hill
Schachermeyer, Carl ........................... Vindobonna
School District 115..................... Minnehaha School
Sellers, W. T. ....................... Sweet Briar Farm
Shaw, C. H. (Butter Creek).......... The Six Sisters
Shutt. T. E
.................................... High Valley
Shutter. C. L .........
North View Home
Simmons, W. H............................................ Tip Top
Stewart. R. A................................................. Sunset
Stanyan, C. P..............................................Riverside
Stubbs. H. E . .................... Pleasant Ridge Home
Sullivan. P. P
Sweet Spring Ranch
Theriault, W. J....................................... Lakeview
Voelker. Alfred E
............ Libera) View
Watson, J. D
................................... West Lawn
Praise With a Purpose.
Next Friday afternoon, Jan. 26, is
“I heard Mr. Subbubs speaking most
the regular meeting of the Civic club
An interesting program has teen ar beautifully of his wife to another lady
ranged and it 1" hoped a good attend on the train just now. Kather unusual
in a man these days."
ance will be present.
“Not under the circumstances. That
Mrs. Hinkle was a delightful hostes was a new cook lie was escorting out”
Thursday evening at auction bridge. Louisville Courier-Journal.
Included in the guests were the mem
The Sickly Golf Players.
bers of the isbrary board and after
A golf player who had been badly
holding a business session they joined beaten by his opponent explained to
the others to fill live tables.
him that he had been suffering all day
M . and Mrs. W. C. O’Sullivan came from neuritis. “It’s a curious thing,"
up from Portland Tuesday, where they replied bis opponent, “but I’ve never
have been for a week on their honey beaten a man in perfect health in my
life.”
moon. After a short stay at the home
of Mrs. O’Sullivan’s parents, Mr. and
It Is a great misfortune not to have
Mrs. Ric, they went on to their home enough wit to speak well or not enough
at Stantield.
judgment to keep silent.—La Bruyere.
Have You Tried “Black Diamond”
Briquets
PRODUCTS OF THE FAMOUS BLACK DIAMOND MINES
They are made in uniform cvbes, dustless, and are abso
lutely without waste.
Try a load for your next order.
them.
We think you will like
Coal is practically impossible to buy during the present
car shortage.
Wood
We also have a good supply of fine big pine wood, well
seasoned.
Slabs
Our (slab wood contains no edgings, all is big block
wood.
Inland Empire Lumber Company
Phone Main 33
“ The Yard of Best Quality ”
H. M. STRAW. MGR.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE
OF OREGON FOR UMATILLA COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Organization )
Notice of
of the
Election.
Westland Irrigation District.
Notice is hereby given that an election will be
held at the Lower Butter Creek school house, in
school district No. 8, Umatilla county, Oregon, on
the 27th day of January, 1917, between the hours
of eight o'clock a. m. and seven o’clock p. m. of
said day. within the proposed Westland Irriga
tion District for the purpose of determining
whether or not the same shall be organized
under the provisions of Chapter VII of Title XLI,
of Lord’s Oregon Laws, being Sections 6167 to
6217, both inclusive of said laws, and the acts
amendatory thereof, including Chapter 223 of the
General Laws of Oregon for 1911. The boundaries
of said proposed district are described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of
Sec. 29, Twp. 5. N. R. 28. E. W. M., and
running thence West one fourth of a mile;
thence South one and one-half miles:
thence West one fourth of a mile: thence
South one-fourth of a. mile ; thence West
one-fourth of a mile ; thence South one
fourth of a mile ; thence West to the
Northwest corner ot Sec. 5, Twp. 4 N. R.
28, E. W. M. ; thence South one half mile ;
thence West one half mile; thence South
one-half mile; thence West one-half mile
to the Northeast corner of Sec.
Twp
4 N. R. 27, E. W. M. ; thence South one-
fourth of a mile ; thence West one-fourth
of a mile : thence South one fourth of a
mile : thence West one-fourth of a mile to
the center of said Sec.
thence South
three-fourths miles ; thence West one-fourth
of a mile; thence North three-fourths of a
mile : thence West one-fourth of a mile to
the Southeast corner of Sec. 34. Twp. 4 N.
R. 28, E. W. M.; thence North seventy
rods; thence West fifty rods; thence North
ninety
rods; thence West to the cen
ter of Sec. 33 in said township ; thence
North to the center of the channnel of the
Umatilla River ; thence In a general north
erly direction down the center of the chan
nel of said river following the sinuosities of
the stream through Secs. 28. 29, 30, 19, 20.
17. 16, 8, 9 and 4. tn Twp. 4 N. R. 28, and
Sec. 33 in Twp. 5 N. R. 28. E. W. M. to the
point where the east and west Une between
sections 28 and 33 In Twp. 5 N. R. 28, E.
W. M. crosses said river ; thence West on
said Une to the Southeast corner of Sec.
29 : thence North to the place of beginning.
The following lands situated within the
above described boundaries are excepted
from said district and shall form no part
thereof, and shall not he subject to the
taxes thereof nor be entitled to any benefits
therefrom, to-wit :
The Northwest quarter of the Southwest
quarter and North half of the Northwest
quarter of Section 14; and the South half of the
Northwest quarter of Section 14; and Northeast
quarter of southeast quarter of Section 15, and
the Northwest quarter of the Northwest quarter
of Section 2. Twp. 3. N. R. 28, E. W. M.
The Southwest quarter of section 34 ; the
North half ot the Southeast quarter of sec-
tion
the Northwest quarter of the
Southwest quarter of Section 33; the North
half of the Southwest quarter of the North
west quarter of Section 33, the Northwest
quarter of the Northwest quarter of Sec
tion 33; the Northeast quarter of the So i
tat
quarter of Section 31; the South half of the South
west quarter of Section 28: the East half of Sec
tion 32; the Southwest quarter of section
32 ; the East half of the Northwest quar-
ter of section
the East half of the
Northwest quarter of section 20; the East
half of the Sontii west quarter of section
20; all of section 16 west of the Umatilla
river ; the East half of the Northwest quar
ter of section 9 : the East half of the South
west quarter of section 4 ; the Southeast
quarter of the Northwest quarter of Sec-
tion 4, and the Southwest quarter of the North
east quarter and East half of the Northwest
quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 4, all
in Twp. 4. N. R. 28, E. W. M.
At which election any person, male or female of
the age of twenty-one years or over, whether a
resident of the district or not, who is a bona fide
owner of land situated in said district as provided
in said Chapter VII. Title XLI. Lord's Oregon
Laws, and the acts amendatory thereof, shall be
entitled to vote, and such elector at said election
shall cast ballots which shall contain the words,
“Irrigation District, Yes,” or “Irrigation District,
No,” or words equivalent thereto, and such ballot
shall also contain the names of persons to be
voted for to fill the various elective offices by said
statutes provided, to-wit: Five Directors and a
Treasurer, and that this notice be published once
each week for at least four successive weeks
prior to such election, in a newspaper published in
Umatilla county, Oregon, and in a newspaper
published in Morrow county, Oregon, in which
said counties the lands embraced within said dis
trict are situated.
Dated this 16th day of December, 1916.
C. H. Marsh,
County Judge
H. M. Cockburn,
County Commissioner
one half mile; thence West one half mile;
thence South one mile; thence East one-
half mile; thence South one mile; thence
West one half mile; thence South one mile;
thence West one fourth of a mile ; thence
South one-fourth of a mile; thence West
one-fourth of a mile; thence South one
fourth of a mile to the center of Sec. 35.
in said township; thence West one half
mile; thence South one half mile; thence
West one and one-half miles: thence South
one-fourth of a mile: thence West one
fourth of a mile; thence South one-fourth
of a mile; thence West one-fourth of a
mile ; thence South one half mile to the
Southwest corner of Sec. 4. Twp. 3, N. R.
27, E. W. M. ; thence East one half mile;
thence South one-half mile; thence East
one and one-half miles : thence North one-
half mile; thence East one-half mile; thence
North one-fourth of a mile; thence East
three-fourths of a mile ; thence North one
fourth of a mile ; thence East one-half
mile; thence North onefourth of a mile:
thence East one-fourth of a mile; thence
North one-fourth of a mile to the North
west corner of Sec. 6. Twp 3 N. R. 28, E.
W. M. ; thence East one mile: thence South
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. R. A. Hood
one-half mile; thence East three-fourths of
r IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF i mile: thence South one half mile; thence
delightfully entertained the ladies of
OREGON FOR UMATILLA COUNTY
East one fourth of a mile ; thence North
the north hill. One of the features of Lulu Behrmann, Plaintiff. )
three fourths of a mile; thence East one-
vs.
■
Summons.
half
of a mile;” thence North one-fourth
special note was a reading by the host- Walter Harr, Defendant. I
of a mile, thence East one and one-fourth
ess which was greatly enjoyed by all.
miles
: thence South one fourth of a mile;
To Walter Harr, the above named defendant.
thence East one fourth of a mile; thence
Dainty refreshments were a part of In the name of the state of Oregon: You are South
two and one-fourth miles; thence
hereby required to appear and answer the com
the afternoon's entertainment, Fifteen plaint in the above entitled suit within six weeks West one half mile; thence South one half
mile;
thence
East three fourths of a mile;
I from the date of the first publication of this sum-
ladies were present.
| mons and you will take notice that if you fail to thence North one-half mile : thence East
and answer or plead within that time, the one fourth of a mile; thence North one and
Mrs. Robert A. Stewart was the in appear
plaintiff, for want thereof, will apply to the
entitled court for the relief prayed for in
spiration of a surprise party un Mon above
plaintiff's complaint herein, to-wit: For a decree
day when ten ladies, all close friends of said court declaring that certain deed from Al.
í C. Crawford to Walter Harr, purporting to have
spent the day at her home After a been executed on September 16. 1916. filed for
record on October 2. 1916, and recorked in Book 95
sumptuous luncheon at 1 o'clock music at
page 475 of the deed records of Umatilla county
and needlework proved the afternoon Oregon, to be void and cancelling the same and
the record thereof, and requiring defendant to
One extra good, big, black imported Percheron, 5 years old,
all to short. The ladies present were withdraw his claim thereunder and permanently |
weight 2300.
and restraining the defendant from
Mesdames McKeen, Loyd, Leathers, ; enjoining
claiming any interest in the land described in said
One extra good imported son of the great $40,000 Carnot (66666)
John Waller, Faitts, Phipps, Howard I deed and from in any manner interfering with
66666.
said land or the title thereto and from tres
Reid, William McDonald, La Miss the
passing thereon.
Other Percherons, Belgians, Shires and Cldydsdales that are desir
This summons is published pursuant to an
Cochran and Miss Jean Waller.
j order of the Hon. Gilbert W. Phelps, judge of the
able, besides a number of young ones with correct pedigress from one
above entitled court duly made and entered on
to three years old and Percheron and Belgian mares. All paiced to sell.
| the 9th day of January. 1917, directing that
On Modern Man.
I publication hereof be made once each week for a
Importer
“The late Emerson Taylor, our con period of six weeks consecutively, in the Hermis
ton Herald and the first publication hereof is
If you have • Stallion you cannot use longer, I may change
sul at Port of Spain," said a Washing made pursuant to such order on the 20th day of
W. J. Warner,
ton official, "hailed from Dry Run, and January. 1917.
J.T. Hinkle
he had a fund of happy Dry Run hu 18-23
Attorneys for Plaintiff
CT All lANC
JlALLIUN
AT ALTA STABLES
PENDLETON, ORE-
J. R. JUSTICE,
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California
Excursion
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UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
SALT LAKE ROUTE
April I.
Choice of routes, including
steamship lines and one or
both ways via SALT LAKE
CITY. This is The Califor
nia excursion opportunity of
this season.
mor.
“Taylor once compared a disgruntled
brother consul to a Dry Run house-
wife.
“ This woman,’ he said, 'often took n
queer, disgruntled view of things. Thus
she said one day;
“'1 don’t think the prodigal son was
ito bad. after all.’
“Tie wa'n't no good to his family,'
said her husban I.
" 'That's a fact.' said the Dry Run
woman. ‘But when he got home, all
the same, he knowed enough to keep
his mouth shot, if he’d been like the
twentieth century man the first thing
he’d done would 'a' been to find fault
| with the way the fatted calf
cooked ' " -Pittsburgh Press.
In Black and White
Watermans IdealFountain Pen
the pen without an equal
PERFECT IN EVERY DETAIL
Safety
Self Filling
Regular
Reached There.
we tell you that there is no better
Harness made than we make and sell
to [our numerous patrons
We have
the materials, the workmen. the
knowledge that is requisite to produce
the finest Harness. We wish you to
examine our work and compare values
and prices.
Mr. Bacon That hat you have on is
becoming, dear.
Mrs. Bacon
"Is what ?"
Becoming?
Why, It is.
"Old."— Yonkers Statesman.
A Parliamentary Debtor.
Collector Did you look at that little
bill I left yesterday, sir ? House Mem
ber Yes. It has passed the first read
ing. Boston Transcript.
Sin every day takes out a patent for
some new invention — Whipple.
carried in stock in a variety of styles by
Shoe and Harness Repairing
New line men’s,
i
HERMISTON
women’s and
child-
NARRES STORE
THE
H e rm iston
H era ld