Umivereity Librery
T he H ermiston
VOL. XI
HERALD
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1917
TRUNK LINE OF HIGHWAY
WILL CROSS WEST END
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The main trunk or primary highway ard and across the Fraser alfalfa tract,
connecting Portland with the Idaho using the old Oregon Emigrant trail.
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line and from thereon east, will pass This gives a splendid grade and
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through Hermiston. This route has eliminates three more sharp turns.
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been definitely selected by Engineer The road strikes the present Fourth
Bennett and his crew is at work sur street in front of the Hanby residence
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veying and mapping the iine. After and follows that street into town to
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Main
Street.
Turning
west
the
road
reaching Echo Mr. Bennett delayed
further advance until he could thor follows Main street to its head and
oughly examine all possible routes then goes diagonally across the alfalfa
from that point to connect with the park, crossing the railroad practically
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Co umbia highway as now completed at the depot crossing, which will be
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This investigation was complete and extended to the south.
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After crossing the railroad tracks
bls recommendation has been approved
by the state engineer, according to the road turns north, following the
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right of way until near the Brownell
reliable reports.
Leaving Echo the road comes headgates just above Umatilla. Here
through Stanfield on a much straighter the road will cross the Umatilla river
line than the present road, thus and follow its west bank until the rail
eliminating many of the bad turns. I way tracks are again reached and then
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At Sta> held, instead of crossing the turn west following close to the right
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track as at present, the new road will of way to Arlington.
keep on the east wide, eliminating two
The exact route along the lower end
crossings. An easy grade up the hili has not yet b-en selected, but easy
has been found, at the top of which grades, low cost of construction and
the road follows a perfectly straight accessibility to all settlements through
course until the Umatilla project is that section is assured.
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Engineer Bennett has made arrange-
reached.
Photo by American Press Association.
The survey strikes the project just meets for quartering his crew in this
United States cruiser Milwaukee stranded ou the Pacific coast in an effort
back of tbe old Monkman place where city and for work rooms for drafting
W. J. Giese now lives. From there it purposes and will make Hermiston bis to save tbe submarine H-3 and is now breaking to pieces.
runs northwest, just touching one cor- beadquarters for two weeks or more
nor of the Sullivan place and coming while completing the survey each way
down the hill through the Dodd orch- 1 as far as practicable.
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TEN YEARS AGO
Ross Newport and family have be
come permat ent residents of Hermis
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford are cosily
settled in their new home at Second
and Gladys.
The Newport Land & Construction
Co. commenced yesterday the erection
of an office building on Second street.
Miss Jennie Downing and F. B.
Toner went to La Grande last week to
make final proof on their homesteads.
O. P. Brigham has completed plans
for a substantial residence and will
let tbe contract as soon as bids are re
ceived.
Sheriff Til G. Tavlor while in Her
miston last week purchased ten acres
of land a mile and a half west of the
depot.
J. H. Strohm, accountant for the
Newport Land & Construction Co ,
will make Hermiston his home during
tbe season.
E. I. Davis, assistant engineer of
the reclamation service, has movod his
family to tbe house erected for him at
the reservoir site.
Take your bats off to E. P. Dodd of
the hardware company and the Her
ald, both of which concerns have laid
10 foot sidewalks in front of their
places of business.
D R Brownell & Co , butchers of
Hermiston and Umatilla, who now
delivered meat to Hermiston by wagon
baye tbe cement foundation in for a
shop on Main street
Tbe platonic marriage of Griffin to
Scroggs or Scroggs to Griftin, accord
ing to who is telling the story, took
place early in the week and tbe couple
have established themselves in tbe
bouse recently occupied by E. I. Davis.
J. T. Hinkle was in our city Tues-
day negotiating with Colonel Newport
Mrs. Kelley visited at the Henry
Ott home Tuesday, Mr. Ott is pl as
'ering at the home of Bob Lewis in
Echo.
T. E. Brassfield has purchased an
autobus from Halls and is using it to
transport tbe high school students
back and forth.
The Neighborhood club social is
this evening and a good program has
been prepared. A valentine box has
been arranged for tbe children.
Everybody come out and spend an en
joyable evening.
SUIT STARTED BY
WATER USERS ASSN
Following instructions of the stock
holders at the last two annual meetings,
the board of directors of the Water
Users' association has commenced suits
for tbe collection of delinquent assess-
ments of tbe association. Tbe first
suit filed was against John Thom. A
bunch of papers in other suits are
ready to file and action will be started
in a few days.
It is tbe intention of the board, now
that it hasstarted, to file a suit against
every delinquent stockholder in order
to pay off the associations indebtedness.
If all money due vas paid tbe associa-
would be out of debt and have money
in tbe treasury.
Since the above was in type Mr.
Thom has paid the assessment and the
suit has been dismissed
To show
others the difference between paying
before suit is filed and after, the coat
to Mr. Thom is given. There were
five assessments of 50 cents each, a
total of $2.50. Tbe clerk’s charge was
$5 and the sheriff’s $6 50. Thus it will
be seen the amount paid was $14 and a
like saving can be made by all others
who pay before suit is filed.
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NEW SETTLER IS
PROGRESSIVE MAN
with a view of letting a contract for
extending main and lateral ditches of
the Hinkle Ditch company to cover
several thousand additional acres of
One of the recent purchasers in this
land. The land lies across tbe river
section who will do things is L. A.
directly west of this city.
Stone. Mr. Stone is formerly from
1 Tacoma, though Wasco was bis home
' before coming here. He has pur
chased tbe five acres in this city known
as tbe Glen Williams tract. It is a
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
splendid piece of land set to orchard.
Elmer Gibbs visited at the Sellers
Mr. Stone is getting to that age
home Sunday.
where be wants to make a permanent
F. B. Knapton this week purchased home and take life easier than in the
a Ford truck.
j past and has selected this city. The
Team work started this week on | five acre tract was just what be was
longing for. He will go in for poultry
Columbia park.
and
is no novice. Already be has
Mrs. Ott and children visited Mrs.
ordered bis equipment of incubators,
Felthouse Wedneseag.
etc., and will at once build bis poultry
Mrs. S. L. Carson, of west of town, bouses.
visited a. the Ott home Wednesday.
A little later, about the first of April,
Mrs Sellers and Mrs Kelley were Mr. Stone will start construction of a
visitors at the R.
Stewart home modern residence and bring bis wife
Thursday.
here to share the comforts of bis new
A meeting is to be he'd at Columbia borne.
school house Feb. 17 to consider what
Frank Stone. a eon of L A. Stone,
crops to raise and tbe marketing of bas also bought here, securing 55
tbe same. Also to discuss the breed- acres near tbe Hesser place
hich he
ing of stock.
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COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
GROWING ALEALFA SEED
IS GIVEN ENCOURAGEMENT
COMMERCIAL CLUB SOCIAL
VERY SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
The social Monday evening by the Reeves and Geo. Prindle. Following
I Commercial club was everything this was a talk on the Commercial
hoped for by the committee in charge. club and the farmer by L. H. Pearson.
Those attending appeared to enjoy Mr. Pearson was formerly a member
the evening fully as much as antici but has dropped out. He knows tbe
pated from the smiles on the faces of good the club is doing and promises to
all. The committee felt sure the get in line again. M. D. Scroggs waa
auditorium would be needed to hold next with a solo and tbe crowd would
the crowd and in this it was right. not be satisfied until he responded with
When it came to eating lunch no another.
couples found a little corner to them
Rev. Graham brought out very
selves. They couldn’t had they been | forcefully why the church and club
so disposed. Instead, however, it re should work harmoniously. Each waa
sembled one big picnic crowd, each dependent upon the other for the
one freely visiting with bis neighbor. greatest good. J. H. Young had for
The evening started with a number his subject tbe Commercial club from
by the male quartette composed of M. the standpoint of the business man and
D. Scrogg", W. N. Rees, John Leek brought out some very forceful argu
and H. M. Straw. After responding ments for the club. W. T. Sellers
to a well deserved encore G. A. Cressy read a few extracts from a letter
gave briefly a few reasons why every written by H. T. Irvin asking farmers
farmer of the Hermiston country to grow produce for the Portland mar
should belong to the Hermiston Com ket and insisting we produce an earlier
mercial ciub. He also extended an and better grade of products. Rev.
invitation for tin m to become mem Chapman gave a solo in his usual
bers.
pleasing manner.
E P. Dodd followed with a brief re Two reels of moving picture cornice
view of what the Commercial club has closed the program after which the
done. Time would not permit more men and boys formed two lines for the
than a mention, but when all were purchase of lunch boxes aud the fun ef
summed up it was surprising how hunting partners began.
much the club really has accomplish
As a result of the evening all bad a
ed; some very important things, too.
good time, became better acquainted
The next number on the program and the Commercial club will turn
was the quartette composed of R v. over about 120 to the Neighborhood
Chapman, Durrell Morchie, Carroll club for Columbia park.
UMATILLA ITEMS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Fry, Jan. 29,
With the encouragement from what ject there are wide'y divergent opin
alfalfa seed has been grown here a ions as to the best methods of seed pre- a baby boy.
Born—To Mr. and Mcs. Clinton Har
number of farmers are considering en duction. One method is more success
ful than another one year while tie vey, Jan. 26, a daughter.
gaging in the business on a commer- reverse is true in another year.
Miss Bernice Duncan has returned
cial scale and in this connection have
"These facts make it necessary for to her home in Albany, Ore.
Jones
discussed
the
matter
with
Mr.
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to regard
this
Earl Coutts of Pendleton, was down
and Mr. Allen. Mr. Jones has taken ! industry as being in the experimental
tbe question up with the department stage and to set aside only a relatively over Sunday on a fishing trip.
of agriculture and both he and Mr. small portion of their land for the ex
Mrs. Anna Means was acting mayor
Allen will assist in every way possible periment. This is particularly true at Tuesday night’s council meeting in
should tbe farmers decide to go ahead on the Umatilla where the farm units Mrs. Starcher’s absence.
A part of a letter Mr. Jones has just are small. The problem of efficiently
Mrs. D. C. Brownell is reported not.
received follows:
marketing the seed produced on these so well. Carl, Robert and Lew
"The production of alfalfa seed may small units makes co-operation neces- Brownell went down Tuesday night.
develop into an important industry on sary.”
F. D. Farrell,
Mayor Starcher asks that every one
the project. The outlook for a good Office Demonstrations on Reclamation decorate with flags and bunting to
market for alfalfa seed is promising
Projects.
show loyalty to our president and
and there is good reason to believe
country.
that tbe climatic conditions on the
Capi. Rd.h Baughman died in
Umatilla are reasonably fovorable for
Lewiston, Idaho, of typhoid fever. He
seed production. As there has been so
was master of the steamer Asotin and
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far practically no commercial produc-
bad
only left here about five weeks
tion of alfalfa seed there, the industry
Geo Thrall left for Portland Mon ago.
must be regarded as in the experimen
day.
J. B. Switzier has one of our
tal stage and all the activities in con
C. G. Blayden went to Arlington national birds for a pet. Some one
nection with the establishment of the
had shot it and broken its wing. Mr.
industry should be shaped in recogni Monday.
Mrs. C. Voyen went to Hermiston Switzler is caring for it until it is able
tion ef this fact.
"If a considerable number of the Wednesday to help her father with to fly away.
water users seriously consider making his books.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Reeves and
an attempt to produce alfalfa seed
Paul Jones and crew are here for a Francie, Mr. and Miss Guiwits, Miss
commercially, it is advisable that they few days surveying getting ready for Hummed and Miss Sucher, all of Her
organize an association. Perhaps the the next opening.
miston, were callers at the Lambert
,
three chief functions of an association
Lester Goff, J, C. Kinery and Chas. home Sunday afternoon.
during the first few years would be to Vinson, of Holdman, drove over in
assist in disseminating information re their car and spent the night at the
garding production; to own and oper Boardman hotel.
ate recleaning machinery, and to mar
S. C. Mack and C. Voyen went up
ket the output. The first of these
ta Hermiston Tuesday. Mr. Voyen
three would be particularly important
returned Wednesday morning while
during the first year, when tbe ex
Mr. Mack stayed a few days to help
Hermiston’s newest married couple,
perimental features of the industry
his father in the drug store.
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Sapper, arrived
would be specially prominent. The
A social dance was given Friday home from Erie, Pa., Tuesday morning
second and third functions would in
crease in importance as the industry night by Mr. and Mrs. Mack in their and were given a routing reception by
developed. All three, of course, would store building. About 40 were pres a number of Mr. Sapper’s friends.
be directed towards producing and ent Lunch of sandwiches, cake and They were escorted to the T. W. Sap
sellings product which would bring to coffee were served. Everyone had a per homo on a dray amid a shower of
tbe project a good reputation as an splendid time. Mr. and Mrs. Calvert rice and plenty of noise from tin cans
alfalfa seed producing district, and the nvited everyone to a dance at Mess and horns.
Miss Marie Christine Herbst and
establishment of such a reputation ner next Saturday evening, Feb. 10.
Otto George Sapper were united in
would require much time.
marriage at the home of the bride's
“In the development of the industry
parents in Erie, Pa., Wednesday, Jan
it is important that certain elements
uary 31, at 7 p. m. The wedding was
ments of risk be fully recognized. The
a very quiet affair, only the bride's
reason that alfalfa seed ordinarily
relatives and an uncle and aunt of the
brings a high price is that it is difti
A meeting for the ordination of L. I groom being present. The ring cere
cult to produce. The production of
seed in any locality is subject to con S. Chapman was held in the Baptist mony was used and the couple was un
ditions over which the producer has church Wednesday. State Secretary attended They left at 10:39 the same
little or no control. These conditions O. C Wright, D. D. and Rev. Springs- evening for Hermiston, stooping one
include hailstorms, torrential rains, ton, D. D., of Portland, Rev. Cleven day at Chicago for the auto show. De
high winds and tbe depredations of ger and Mr. Penland, of Pendleton, | layed trains enroute threw them 47
certain insects. Any one of these con and Rev. Williams, of Haines, were in hours behind tneir schedule.
The bride was popular in her large
ditions may result in crop failure. To attendance.
attempt to establish tbe industry with The meeting convened at 2:30 and at circle of friends in Erie and In coming
out recognizing these facts would cer 5:30 supper was served At 7:30 a to Hermiston to make her home she is
tainly result io disappointment. Be song service was held led bv Rev. | sure to receive a welcome from all the
cause of the influence of these condi Williams, and Rev. Chapman gave a many friends of Mr. Sapper. Mr.
Sapper is one of Hermiston's substan
tions over which we have little or no solo. Tbe ordination sermon
control, there has been developed no Dr. Wright, tbe charge to the church tial business men.
Mr. and Mrs. Sapper will be at tbe
method of seed production which is by Rev. Clevenger, the charge to the
absolutely sure in any locality. Even pastor by Dr. Springston, ordination H G. Newport home until March 1,
in such well established seed-producing prayer by Dr. Springston. At the whm they take the Briggs residence
sections as tbe Hagerman Valley of close of tbe service three were bap and will be at home to their friends
after March 10.
Idaho and the Yuma reclamat ion pro tised by Rev. Chapman.
BOARDMAN NEWS
NEWLYWEDS HOME
FROM EAST TUESDAY
ORDINATION AT
CHURCH WEDNESDAY
BUTTER CREEK ITEMS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
H. L Stanfield was an Echo visitor
Tuesday.
Mrs. P. F. Shaw visited Mrs E H.
Gardiner Saturday.
John and Richard Thom were visi
tors in Stanfield and Echo Tuesday.
Tnere are several eases of measles
reported in the neighborhood but none
are proving serious.
J. W. Messner of Hermiston is hav-
ing a well drille 1 on his place pre
paratory t beginning leveling.
Mrs. C. II. Shaw and Mrs. C. H.
Gardiner went to Stanfield Menday to
visit their daughter and niece, Mrs.
Clarence Berry.
M. M. Rial is erecting a two story
house on his place. They expect to
have it ready for occupany by the
middle of the month.
Water came down Butter creek
Saturday night and the farmers are all
busy irrigating. The W. L. & I. Co.
also have water io their ditch.
C. J. Ward of Stanfield has two
balers, one gasoline and one horse
power, at work on the Glen Richards
place. The hay is being shipped from
Westland.
PENDLETON AUTO
SHOW NEXT WEEK
The first annual auto show at I'en-
dleton will be Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of next week. The way
things are turning out it will he bigger
and better than even the dealers of the
Round-up city had hoped. Nearly 40
pleasure cars will be exhibited as well
as several trucks The showing of
accessories will in itself be an educa
tion to the car owners or one who con
siders buying.
The show will be held at the Happy
Canyon and J. C. Rieg, who managed
tbe Portland show, will be in charge.
METHODISTS WILL
PUT UP BUILDING
At a meeting of tbe official hoard of
the Methodist church Saturday night
with the full membership in attend
ance it was unanimously decided to
build a new house of worship. The
present building will he fitted up as a
parsonage, according to tbe plans
when it was built.
Committees were appointed to inves
tigate concerning materials and prices
Plans will be adopted soon and it is
hoped tbe new building will be ready
for occupancy by fall.
Crane Several cars of ore will he
hauled 35 mile, from mine near Idle
City on Trout creek to ship from here
in spring. Ore runs $75 to $259 a tun
in lead, silver and zinc.