Untvereity Librery
T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. XI
LECTURES BY
COLLEGE MEN
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. MARCH 10. 1917
i His goods came in the same car with
Mr. McElroy, who has a ranch south
west of Hermiston
On March 5 a delightful reception
was tendered by Mrs. Bessie Spencer
in honor of her new daughter io law,
Mrs. Wallace Sponcer. About 75 par-
ticipated. After congratulating this
worthy couple the crowd enjoyed them
selves by playing games and in social
chat until a late hour when a delic
ious luncheon was served. When the
bride and groom were ready to leave
some of the taller men of the crowd
shouldered them both and carried them
out amid a shower of rice.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Farmers’ Loan association of Columbia
district a report of the board of ap-
praisors was handed in. Twenty-four
applications were acted upon with a
total valuation of over $105,000 in real
estate alone.
Steps will be taken at
once to obtain a charter from the Spo
kane bank. Henry Ott was appointed
director in place of Gerald Bohn, who
had resigned. L. H. Pearson was ap
pointed substitute appraiser. The offi
cials oi the association are very en
thusiastic about the benefits that will
accrue to the project when the busi
ness of tbo association is thoroughly
launched.
TEN YEARS AGO
NO 25
BOARD PICKS
ITS ENGINEER
Hermiston has nearly 100 bouses
• ’\
| completed and in course of construction.
A
| Five months ago there were four.
About 50 Greeks are employed in
moving the passing track, putting in
•
Next Wednesday will be dairy and
the house track and otherwise chang Tuesday the board of director* of
the Westland Irrigation district held
horticulture day for the Hermiston
ing the yards here.
i /
Ge
country. R. W. Allen, superintendent
The cement foundation for the two what p. oved to be a very important
of the experiment station, has arranged
story brick building at Main and Sec meeting. A number of matter* rela
for five very interesting meetings and
ond streets has been completed and live to the new district were taken up,
but the principal item was tbe select
has
two speakers will be here from O. A. C.
brick lay ing commenced.
ion of a consulting engineer.
The program of the day will include;
Many of those who have small tracts
It is tbe desire of the directors that
Meeting of committee on by laws for
. ' “b < si
of latti are clearing them of sage
everything be checked over and every
fruit growers organizations, 10 a. m.
brush in preparation for getting the possible feature of the new work be
$
at Dodd & Kennedy’s office. W. S.
land under water this season.
verified before the bonds are placed
Brown, exten-ion specialist in horti
, F
Contractor Archie Bradd has the and work started. To do this A. Laur-
culture io charge.
frame up for the O. P Brigham cot gaard of Portland, was selected a* con
Meeting of fruit growers for the
tage
and is getting along nicely with sulting engineer. Mr. Laurgaard is a
purpose of organizing, 2 p. m. in Dobd
the structure, which will be com prominent hydraulic engineer of known
& Kennedy- office. W. S. Brown pre
pleted in a short time.
ability, having been connected with a
siding.
Fred Russell began the manufacture number of big undertakings, among
Essentials for success in dairying, a
of concrete blocks Thursday at his which are government irrigation
lecture at 1:30 p. m. in Civic Center
yards near the government headquart works.
room by E. B. Fitts.
ers. Mr. Russell has a complete plant
Mr. Laurgaard will start bis work
Feeding for milk production, lecture
and will add to its capacity as the trade soon and all possible haste will be
at 3 p. m. in Civic Center room by E.
warrants.
made conductive to a thorough in
B Fitts.
Care and handling of milk and
L. W. Furnas is preparing to install vestigation
cream, lecture at 8p. m. in Civic Cent
an engine and pump to supply water
> ..
er room by E B. Fitts.
this season to his young orchard of 500
The public is invited to all these
trees. He piantici these trees two
Columbia Park
meetings and is especially urged to
years ago and succeeded in keeping
The Ladies’ Neighborhood club re
attend those in which there is connec ceived $22 from the Hermiston Com
them growing and this year will en
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
tion with the farm work.
deavor to prepare them for bearing
mercial club to be applied on Columbia
Mr*. Balenger spent the night in
fruit next season. Mr. Furnas will be
park improvements. The ladies are
the first man to have fruit under the Hermiston Wednesday.
very grateful to the club and wish to
government project.
J. H. Strohm, of Hermiston was a
thank all who helped swell the amount
Photos by American Press Association.
for this cause. Mrs. Beddow secured
visitor in town Monday.
A
new
building
on
Main
street
was
Count von Bernstorff, the recalled German ambassador, and Count Tar-
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
$42 50 in Pendleton,
commenced Friday. The owner* are
C. S. Burton came in on the early
nowski, the Austrian envoy, who arrived here the day after ruthless sub-
During last two weeks considerable marine warfare was announced.
Newport & Skinner and the Hermis morning train Wednesday.
Bob Neimeyer shipped 2 cars of hay
work has been done on the develop
ton Land & Trust Co. It will have a
Jesse Lower, who went to Wasco
this week.
ment of Columbia Park. Generous
40 foot front of brick veneer and a Siturday to visit his sister, returned
James Tabor is sporting a new Ford support has been given in both cash
depth of 36 feet. ’I he east room will Monday.
ear this week.
and labor. Eight hundred feet of pipe
be 12x36 which will be occupied by H.
Mrs. P. B. Siscel of Hermiston came
Little Lucile Hooker is on the sick have been purchased, delivered and
A. Junes’ barber shop and bath room. down Tuesday to visit her friend, Mrs.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
list this week.
laid under the competent management
The west room 14x36 feet will be used
W. G. Rodda spent Sunday with his
Mrs. Elmer Chappelle went up to by the Hermiston Land & Trust Co. J. C. Ballinger.
Mr. Sellars lost one of his team of of Mr. Leo Clark, two acres leveled
New homeseekers are coming on
and seeded to rye, trees have been family.
Pendleton Thursday.
and the center room will be the office
ponies this week from paralysis.
every
train. Most all the homesteads
ordered
and
under
the
supervision
of
Born to Mr. and Mrs Dick Shaw, a
Mrs R. L. Merrick and son were and exchange of the telephone com-
Dwight Sellers has been spending a
have been filed on.
our
Mr.
Allen
will
be
planted
in
the
boy,
Monday
night.
panv,
Pendleton
visitors
Wednesday.
week in the mountains near Ukiah.
Wm. Hatch and son arrived Munday
near future.
Mr. Sprague of Hermiston is drill John Marr, of Kennewick, was a
Mr. and Mrs. Gentry and Gertrude
day from Bend. Mr. Hatch will start
The ladies of the Neighborhood club ing a well for Mr. Shroeder at West guest at the Duncan Wednesday.
were over Sunday visitors at the F.
improving his homestead immediately.
are very enthusiastic over their new land.
Beddow home.
Mrs. Roy Paulu and Mrs. E J.
work and are bending every effort to
Mr. and Mrs F. A. Phelps and their
Edw. Canfield went to Portland Withey were up to Pendleton Thurs
Mr. Whitsett’s team helped out one improve it as rapidly as possible
son, Merle Phelps and wife, of Hermis-
Saturday
night
with
a
shipment
of
day.
car that was stalled in trying to pass a Following are additional subscriptions:
ton, were Sunday visitors at tbe Voyen
cattle.
load of hay. Monday.
Mrs. J. H. Cherry and Mrs. Fred
Previous subscriptions........... $237.00
A movement is on foot in the south- home. It was the first wedding anni-
Lee Savely spent four days in Port Fullington were Hermiston visitors west part of the project to make a road versary of Mr. aud Mrs. Voyen.
Wm. Caldwell returned to his Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co.. Z. 15.00
land last week. He went down with a Thursdao.
home last week. He has recovered Umatilla Lands Co................. 10.00
that has been used many years an es
from his spell of pneumonia.
Mrs. H. T. Duncan and Mrs. W. B. tablished county highway. It is trav
Hermiston Creamery Co.............. 5 00 shipment of cattle.
Gardiner Bros, brought out 100 Spinning were up to Pendleton on a eled largely now, especially by autos,
Mrs. G. E. Joerndt, of Seattle, sister Dr. J. A. Campbell................. 5.00
sacks of potatoes from Echo Tuesday shopping trip Wednesday.
of Mrs. Jack Waller, is spending a Maurice Scroggs..................... 5.00
and is said to be much better than the
for spring planting.
L. H. Pearson.......................... 5.00
couple of weeks with Mrs. Waller.
The Twin Cities, the first boat of regular road.
In coming in from the Butter creek
Ursel Graner, who spent last summer the season, came up Tuesday but is
Amos Sellers came home last Thurs E. W. Mack.............................. 2.00
here, has returned to visit his relatives having bad luck as the river is too country, after crossing the bridge, the
day. He has been gone since before Columbia School Dist...............50.00
proposed toad turns to the left down
Public notice has been issued by the
■las. Ware and family.
low to go any farther.
Christmas, visiting at Banks and Mon G. W. Beddow, Pendleton..... 5.00
G. W. Bradley, Pendleton........... 2 00
mouth.
John Canfield shipped a carload of
Mrs. F. E. James went up to Pendle tbe liver instead of to the right over secretary of the interior to the effect
G. H Hoisington, Pendleton.... 5.00 baled hay from Westland to the Port ton on the motor Thursday to consult the hill. The left hand road keeps that water will be available for lands
Mr. Fisher who owns land directly
John F. Robinson, Pendleton.... 2 50 land market Tuesday.
a doctor concerning her arm, a bull along the river by the Maxwell diver under the six'h unit of tbe Umatilla
north of Columbia school house, is
J. R. Raley, Pendleton................ 5 00
dog belonging to J. W. Lennox hav sion and under the railroad bridge. irrigation project during the irriga
planning to move into the bouse vacated
Arthur
Carter
left
Thursday
for
R. Alexander, Pendleton............. 10 00
There with two short jogs it will join tion season of 1917 and thereafter. The
by Gerald Bohn.
Baker where he expects to spend the ing bitten it Monday afternoon.
Leon Cohen, Pendleton................ 10 00
the east and west road already es lands covered by this opening lie in
Mr. and Mrs. Bauschard returned S. A. Newberry, Pendleton....... 5.00 summer on his father's ranch.
tablished passing the Starr, Rodda and township 5 north, range 28 east.
Sunday to their home from Portland, C. P. Strain, Pendleton............... 3.50
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hinkle attended |
Homestead entry for the mentioned
Hineline farms to the Pennock coiner.
where they have been since before
Following labor has been accom the dance given by the Butter Creek
At this point one can go either north farm units may be made on and after
Thanksgiving.
social club last Saturday night.
or east into Hermiston.
plished:
March 15, 1917, at 9 o'clock a. m., at
Jean Skovbo is making a road from
Mrs. Craig Leslie, eldest daughter of
Frank Beddow, 14 days 4 horses;
The proposed river road would avoid the La Grande land office. Tbe con
his ranch to connect with the road Tom Brassfield, 14 days 2 horses; Wal Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ware, arrived from
the steep bill at the Butter Creek struction charge is $70 per acre of
that leads eastward to the reservoir ter Blessing, 1 day 2 horses; F. Brun California last Sunday to spend the
With tbe automobile seson not yet bridge and, though a little longer, it irrigable land. When filing is made
and westward to town.
son, 1 day 2 horses; C. Barham, 3 days summer here. She was accompanied opened Sapper Bros, have already sold is claimed the better route would off- it must be accompanied by a certificate
more Fords than they had coetracted set this. The principal object at this from the project manager that water
T. H. Haddox had the misfortune of hand work; Joe Craik, 1 day 3 horses; by her husband and small son.
a bad breakdown on his way to town Wm. Downer, 54 days 2 horses; Floyd
The dance given by the Butter to dispose of all season. Their only time in making it an established county right application has been made and
Monday
evening. Sapper
Bros, Eckles, 1 day band work; W. Felt Creek Social Club last Saturday night trouble is to get the cars. There is a road is the additional people that water right charges paid. The initial
house, 1 day 4 horses; W. Fritts, 2 was such a big success the manage shortage at ail distributing points due would get better mail service should payment is 5 per cent of the construc
worked on the car all day Tuesday.
days
hand work; T. H. Gaither, 1 day ment has decided to give another in to lack of transportation facilities the new route be established. Some tion charge and the remaining 95 per
Mr. and Mrs. Donelson and two sons
4
horses;
T. H. Haddox, 1 day 2 horses; two weeks, March 17. Everybody is This trouble is being eliminated, how day the lands between the railroad cent shall be paid in 15 annual instal-
arrived last Saturday and will begin
work on their new ranch which is Edward Hall, 1 day hand work; Herb cordially invited and a good time is ever, as two cars were received Mon and river will be irrigated and the menta, the first of which is due Dec
located just north of Green Acres, the ert Hall, 1 day hand work; C. A. promised all. Echo, Stanfield, Her- j day and a carload was promised for road will then be needed as an outlet 1 ol the tifili calendar ye ir after the
initial instalment.
Keller, } day hand work: Phillip Lay, miston and Umatilla were all well rep- | shipment from Portland this week.
for them.
home of Mr. Hannan.
Tbe sixth unit lies north of Hermit-
4 days band work; Paul Miller, + day resented and everyone enjoyed the | Monday T. W. Sapper and R. W
Mr. Brassfield’s car was put out of
Allen went to Pendleton and brought i
ton in the W. T. Roberts neighbor-
hand work; Robt. Neimeyer, 2 day 8 evening immensely.
commission Monday and the passen
down two cars. Mr. Allen gets ore, a |
hood. There are but four or five
horses; Henry Ott, 2 days 2 horses;
gers (high school students) bad to walk
touring car, and J. H. Tabor gets the |
F. P. Phipps, 2 days 2 horses; J. H.
homesteads, the remainder being pri
P
from McKern’s to Brassfield's where a
other, a roadster. Sapper Bros, have
vate lands.
Reid, 2 days 2 horses; A. N. Raymond,
team could be secured.
contracts signed for seven more Fords
} day 2 horses; Henry Sommerer, 5i
Mr. Heinl will have charge of the days 2 horses; R. A. Stewart, 2 days 2
and these orders will be filled as far as i Sat urday last William M. Sanders
Bohn place in the absence of its horses; Tom Stewart, 1 day 3 horses;
possible from the carload. Among dropped dead from heart trouble while
Friday evening of last week a box
owners. He has hired Mr. Kellar and W. T Sellers, 3 days hand work; H.
those purchasing are H. M. Straw, E. | walking from bis home to the mail
Mr. Hooker to work on the place. Mr. J. Stillings, 1 day 4 horses; W. Suther ing match at tbe Hermiston audito T. Eriksen, W. A. Mikesell and Emry
box a short distance away. He had
rium proved quite an attraction for
Heinl will also work bis own place land. 1 day 4 horses.
and Girts.
been unwell for two weeks but was no
many,
though
for
various
reasons
a
and has hired a Mr. Anderson to help
J. D. Watson this week also pur worse Saturday than any other day.
number were unable to be present and
him.
chased a Chevrolet from Sapper Bros., A. F. Drolshagen found him and gave
Mond y evening's meeting of the
the crowd was for that reason smaller
turning io bis Ford.
Rev. A. L. Thoroughman, an uncle
Commercial club was a lively one,
tbe alarm, but he was beyond aid.
than it should have been. Those at
of Mr. Leathers, is spending a few
Deceased was born in Stuben county, though the attendance was by no
tending declared the match one of the
days at the Leathers ranch. Mr
New York, and was 77 years, 7 months mean* up to the standar), and a great
cleanest and squarest ever seen.
Thoroughman is presiding elder of the
and 19 days of age. He moved to Wis- deal of business was not disposed of.
The main event of the evening was
M E. church south of this district and
consin with his parents at the age of The members generally on all ques-
a ten round go t etween Carpenter of
Wednesday
evening
in
compliance
stopped off on bis way from Heppner
10
years. Until 1902 he lived in Wis tions coming up talked “from the
Salt
Lake
and
St
reet
of
Everett.
They
with a request from the Civic club the
to Walla Walla.
consin, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, shoulder," much to the amusement of
city council fixed Friday, March 30, as both worked every minute they were
Among those from this district who spring clean up day. As in the past, io tbe ring and it was a splendid fight
Paul Stark Seely, a member of the then coming to Oregon and living in those not being hit.
attended the reception given in honor the city will furnish a team and wagon from start to finish. At tbe end of the board of lectureship of tbe Mother the valley for a time before moving
Hereafter instead of special com
of Mrs. O. G. Sapper by Mrs. T. W to haul away all rubbish that will not tenth round Carpenter was given tbe church, the First Church of Christ, here. Since coming here he resided mittees to handle various matterscom-
Sapper were Mesdames Barham, Be burn.
! ing up, there will be standing com
Scientists, Boston, will be in Hermis with a son north of town.
decision on points.
dale, Bauschard. Neimeyer, Sapper.
In the 60s he married Mary Hutton, mittees for the year. There sre five
As preliminaries to tbe main event ton Sunday, March 18, and at 2:30 in
Residents of the city are asked to
Felthouse, Loyd, Reid, Leathers, gather up all rubbish that may have there were three matches by some of the afternoon deliver a lecture on who died in 1877. Later be married such committees and a n ember of the
Fritz, Beddow, McKeen. Haddox, accumulated around tbeir places, in tbe boys, each of four rounds. The Christian Science at tbe Hermiston Millie S. Brown, whom be also sur executive committee will head each
Spencer Sr . Wallace Spencer. Bless the streets and al>eys. burning all that first was between Huilivan and Dorn in auditorium. This is a free lecture vived. He leaves three sons and two one. They are finance, highway* and
ing. Simmons, Lay, Waugaman.
daughter-, of whom O-car and William railroade, er tertainment, publicity nnd
will and placing the remainder io which Sullivan was given the decis and tbe public is invited.
jr. live on the project.
business extension and market*.
Mr.
Seely
is
a
very
able
speaker
ion.
Tbe
second
was
Perce
y
and
boxes
or
sacks
at
tbe
alley
hoe.
In
Mr. Du Bois, of Madras, Ore., who
The finance and publicity committee*
Mr. Sanders was a member of the
bought land on the east aide of the collecting this rubbish the driver will Harry Kelly, a draw. The third was and will explain the principles and
will
te urged to get busy before an
doctrine
of
Christian
Science.
No
United
Brethren
church.
Funeral
ser
Clarence
Kelly
and
Chilcote,
also
a
canyon, ia a young man of energy and not stop to help gather it. nor will be
doubt tbe auditorium will be well vice* wert held Monday morning and other meeting, tbe one to increase the
foresightedness. He has already haul bother with it unless it is out where it draw.
Jack Kennedy, the wrestler, refereed filled a* the subject is one many are tbe body was shippea to Silverton for fund io the treasury aud the other to
ed lumber out for bis home and will can be readily seen and in receptacles
eo that there is a letti r attendance.
I burial.
| interested in.
ell
events.
bare a carpenter there next week. as requested.
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fra vs
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DOARDMAN NEWS
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
BUTTER CREEK ITEMS
UMATILLA ITEMS
WOULD MAKE ROAD
COUNTY HIGHWAY
SIXTH UNIT TO DE
OPEN FOR ENTRY
MANY NEW AUTOS
ARE BEING SOLB
WILLIAM SANDERS
DIES
BOXING MATCH WAS
VERY INTERESTING
COMMERCIAL CLUD
MEETING LIVELY
CLEAN UP DAY SET
BY CITY COUNCIL
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LECTURE MARCH 18