T he H ermiston H erald
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. MARCH 24. 1917
VOL. XI
41
POSTOFFICE
BURGLARIZED
LATSOP
(Concluded on Page Eight)
TEN YEARS AGO
John Williams expects to open bis
new hotel witbin a week.
The two story residence of H. T.
Irvin has been raised and the roof is
now being put on.
A brief delay on the brick block on
Hermiston avenue has been occasioned
by lack of materials.
Miss Pearl Barmore will return to
Echo Sunday for a month’s work in
Attorney Morton’s office.
Contractor Fred Russell has been
making great progress on the new
depot and has the building under roof
Street grading is one of the chief
industries in Hermiston these spring
days. Sidewalk building is another of
equal importance.
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The excavation for the cellar of the
now Bland & Donovan building has
been completed and work will be com
menced on the structure witbin a
short time
Hermiston has a church, or rather a
chapel car. The name of the minister
is Hermiston, too.
Rev. and Mrs.
Hermiston will be here six weeks
Services will be held every evening
except Saturday and on Sunday also at
11 o’clock. The car has a seating
capacity of 120 and everybody Is cor
dially invited to attend.
With a membership of 79 enthusias
tic members Hermiston started off a
Commercial club Thursday evening.
H. T. Irvin was elected president, C.
L. Morgan, vice president, G. W.
Woteri ng secretary and F. B. Swayze
treasurer. H. G. Newport, John Rice
and E. P. Dodd were elected members
<>f the board of managers.
Colonel H G. Newport has donated
a block of ground from his addition to
the city of Hermiston for park pur
poses. The park has been named by
everyone as Newport park and is
located a* the foot of Main street near
the government beadquarters. Mr.
Newport has bad the land cleared and
s mdod and an association of women
will be formed to raise money to fence
the park and plant trees.
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SINEON
One ol the burglars was captured
Thursday afternoon by Sheriff Taylor
and a deputy near Juniper. There
were two men and the second escaped
after an exchange of shots with the
officers. The chase was kept up until
dark and resumed early Friday morn,
ing. The man was then headed wes
and is believed to have spent the
night in that north and east of Cold
Springs reservoir. He is a young
man anout 28 tears old and weighing
155 pour ds. He is dr ssed in a brown
suit with green or drab mackinaw,
black button shoes, grav or ‘Tab hat.
b ue eyes, sandy co uplexion.
The man caught is about 40 years of
age, an expert at safe cracking and
admits having done the work here
while the younger man watched. He
was taken to Pendletan. With him
was secured al) the stamps, about half
the money and a watch belonging to
5383368309554 which was also in the
-afe
After a respite of something like two
years Hermiston was visited Wednes
day night by burglars who effected an
entrance to the postoffice, blew the
safe and secured about $55 in cash and
$125 in stamps. Escape from town was
trade with a hand car and no trace bas
been found.
The first indication of the burglary
was at 6:30 Thursday morning when
A.S: Johnson brought the mail over
from the early train. Thia be delivers
to the rear door and Thursday morn
ing on his regular trip he found the
door open and 1 bole about six inches
square out in it at the side of the lock.
Mr. Johnson returned at once to the
depot and telephoned Postmaster
Young. Mr. Young left the office at
10:30 Wednesday night. Further than
that the work was done between that
time and 6:30 Thursday nothing is
known as to the hour. A wind was
blowing all night and the explosion
would have attracted no attention bad
it awakened anyone.
Tools used were secured at Mahaffey’s
blacksmith shop, entrance to which
was easy. After opening the rear
door of the postoffice a hole was
drilled in the safe door just over the
combination, after pulling the knob of
the combination and the handle off
with a large wrench. A charge of
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We present this week a revised map
of the highway routes designated by
the road bonding bill. This map cor
reels many of the errors made io the
hastily prepared sketches that were
published soon after the legislature
passed tbe bill. It also shows the
cities and towns along the state high-
GILL
KAMAS
WHEELER
LINCOLN;
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DK S,
STATE HIGHWAYS *
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approximate LOCATION
OF ROUTES DESIGNATED
IN THE
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ROAD BONDING ACT
SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE
OF OREGON AT THE
CURRY
SPECIAL ELECTION, JUNE 4, 1917
MAP PREPARED BY
NOT AN OFFICIAL MAP
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CHAPMAN.
EDITOR or THE
Oregon Uoter_
NEXT FRIDAY
CLEANUP DAY
Next Friday is the annual spring
cleanup day for Hermiston. It is an
event that has been established for a
number of years and one that should
be generally observed by all. During
the winter more or less rubbish
accumulates in tbe streets, alleys and
vacant lots. This rubbish is not only
unsightly but unsanitary.
Residents are are asked to burn old
papers, weeds, etc., that have collected
and cans and other material that will
not burn should he placed in boxee,
barrels or sacks at the alley line. The
city will furnish a team to haul this
away. However it must be placed
where it will be easily accessible or it
cannot be handled.
Tbe Civic club has the cleanup cam
paign in cbarge and tbe ladies hope
this year the most effective work of
any spring will be done. Outsiders
have made numerous comments on tbe
unsightliness of rubbish on all sides
and very little effort on the part of
each resident would go far to remove
this condition.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Mr. Sturdevant spent the week end
st the Sellers ranch.
Mr. Feltbouse is baling bay this
week at tbe Leathers ranch.
Miss Earl of Pendleton is spending a
few days with Mrs. Leathers.
Mr. Leathers and Mr. Hannan are
shipping baled hay this week.
Wilma Waugaman has been out of
school this week on account of illness.
Mr. Knapton bad a relapse the latter
part of last week, but is again improv
ing.
Dwight Sellers returned from ükiab
Friday, where be reports three feet of
F. W. Kebrll was out in this district
the first of the week testing some of
the dairy herds.
Mrs. Joerndt who has been visiting
with her sister, Mrs. Jack Waller,
leaves Sunday for her home in Seattle.
W. L. Blessing and Henry Som.
merer attended the annual convention
of school boards and clerks of tbe
county al Pendleton Friday.
Callers noted during the week were:
ers, Mrs. Fritts; at the Felthouse
home, Mrs. J. L. Waller, Mrs. Joerndt;
at tbe Waugaman home, Mrs. Haddox,
Mrs. Blessing; at the Loyd and Reid
»r home, Mrs J. L. Waller, Mrs
Joerndt, Mias Cochran; at the Wallace and such other official information as
Spencer home, Mrs. Simmons; at the is needed to present to all tbe public
the important facts of the case.
Blessing home, Mrs. Brunson.
Mrs. F. P. Phipps was called to Los
Angeles by the serious illness of her
brother. Mrs. Phipps had not seen
the brother for 8 years but was with
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
him all day Monday. He seemed much
better all that day, but after eating
J. C. Ballenger went to Wasco Sun
supper and while Mrs. Phipps was
day.
preparing to leave, died very sudden
W. A. Price went to Hermiston Wed
ly, The mother, Mrs. Waller, is stay
nesday.
ing at tbe Phipps home while Mrs.
E. P. Dodd spent Friday and Satur
Phipps is away.
day in town.
Neighborhood Club
E. W. Mack came down from Her
H. M. Sommerer received a donation miston Thursday.
of 40 roses and some cedar trees from
C. G. Blayden was a business visitor
the University of Oregon for Columbia to Hermiston Monday.
park.
S. C. Mack went to Hermiston Mon
The meeting held Saturday, March day to help his father
17, al the school house was very well
Frank Otte and J. Brundard are
attended. A nice program was ren
putting up new houses on their home
dered all by local talent, except three
readings by Mrs. Gunn of Hermiston. steads.
Chas. Hango came in from Hermis
Those taking part were: Piano solos,
Miss Laura Phipps, Miss Alice Hud ton where be had gone to buy spring
son, Miss Hobbs; two solos by Miss farm tools.
Lambert who played her own accom
Jesse Lower moved tbe tent and barn
paniment on the eukileye After the which he bought from Mr. Blayden
program a lunch was served and a out to bis place on the edge of town.
social hour was enjoyed. Two new
M. C. Bennet and crew left last
members were taken into the club.
Friday having finished the survey
through Morrow county for the Colum
bia highway.
A road meeting was held in the
school house Saturday. Al) of tbe
project farmers were in making
Boardman look quite like a city.
Friends of tbe road bond issue all
The school children gave a surprise
over Oregon are much heartened by party Wednesday afternoon on Francis
the attitude of the new state highway Blayden who leaves for Portland in
commission. The commission has come a few days. Lunch and games was
forward firmly and stated that no un- enjoyed by ail.
due preference will be exercised to
On Wednesday evening the friends
favor one section of tbe state over an and neighbors surprised Mr. and Mrs.
other, or to favor one type of pavement C. G. Blayden. They gathered in the
over another. It has made it clear hotel dining room and spent a social
that it will co-operate with all the evening Games were played and
counties instead of with only a few. later lunch was served. We regret to
Also it states that if contractors' bids lose tbe Blayden's from our small com
for paving and other road construction munity and hope to see them back
are too high, it will purchase tbe again in the near future.
necessary machinery and construds
and paving by day labor under tbe
supervision and direction of the state
engineers.
No selection of state highway en-
gineers has been made, as tbe commis
sion shows that it intends to cut its
Easter services of tbe Methodist
garment according to the cloth,
church will be held in the Donovan
different type of engineer may
ball and all Sunday services thereafter
needed In the event the bonds do not
will be held in tbe new location.
pass as there would be little or no
April 1st will be tbe laet service
paving work to be done, and compara
in the present building, which will be
tively little money would be available
communion service at 11 a. m.
for other highway construction.
Tbe present building will bo fitted
Formal official statements of the
up as a residence for tbe pastor as
commission’s policy will be incor-
rapidly as possible.
porata in the official argument in the
state oampbiet to be sent by the sec
La Grande gets a new laundry in
retary of state to all the voters prior
| to the special election. Copies of those dustry.
formal statements will bo published in
Coos Bay—During January this port
advance by the slate campaign com- shipped more lumber to San Francisco
mittee, with copies of the bonding act than any other harbor on tbe coast.
BOARDMAN NEWS
NEW COMMISSION
GIVES ASSURANCE
NEW LOCATION FOR
METHODIST CHURCH
CAR OF HOGS
BRINGS $3000
Last Saturday the Jackson brothers,
E. L. and C. M., shipped a car of hogs
that brought the largest returns of
any car ever shipped out of He miston.
The hogs were sold to tbe Pendleton
Meat Co. f. o. b. the car at Hermiston
and netted 83112.92.
There were 97 hogs in the car with
tbe average weight about 235 pounds.
They were 7 to 9 months old. George
Strohui had a few bead in tbe car, but
most of them were raised by Jackson
brothers.
The hogs were raised on alfalfa pas
ture with a fow artichokes. This was
the only feed until tbe finishing when
for about 35 days they were put on
shorts, barley and corn.
While this is not an official map It
has been inspected informally by the
members of the state highway com-
mission. The commissioners are pre
cluded by their official position- from
expressing any opinion as to exactly
where tbe roads will go until such
time as they bold hearings In the
different coun ies snd take such formal
action as the law requires In locating
and designating tbe highways per
manently.
The kind of road contempi it d in
the bonding act is shown in small type.
“Paved Roads” are those designated
to be hard surfaced after the counties
prepare the road beds. This simply
includes grading. It does not involve
the county in the county in the ex-
pense of cement or crushed rock
foundation as part of the paving.
1 Post Roads” are highways con-
structed in co-operation with the
Federal government. Any designated
highway over which mail is or may be
carried is subject to classification as a
post road. It is proposed to grade the
post roads and put a suitable surface
on same (not a pavement) tbe funds for
this to come from the Federal govern
ment and the state bond issue.
"Forest Roads" are tbe same as
post roads, except that they must be
built within or leading to National
forests The expense is shared bv the
government, the state and the count ies.
“Paved and Post Roads" are roads
which are to -be paved
by the state
over such mileage as the counties may
prepare readv for paving, the re
mainder of the mileage of those roads
would be improved as post roads.
Tbe bonding act confers full juris
diction upon the state highway com
mission to make minor changes in
location, and the commission has ex
pressed its policv, which is to learn
the facts in each locality before mak
ing final locations, so each state road
mav be placed whore it should be to
serve the population of tbe counties
traversed by it. Not until after these
hearings have been held in al) the
counties will it be finally determin'd
where all these state roads will be
constructed, so there will be ample
opportunity for correction of errors or
changing of such local routing where
same may be done to better serve tbe
county population.
EELWORMS MENACE
CIVIC CLUB TO HAVE
OREGON POTATOES
SCHOOL FLOWER SHOW
Potato eel worms, the worst potato
The Women's Civic Club announces
its intention to make an annual event seed pest known, has appeared in Ore
of the children’s flower show started gon and unless checked by careful at
with such wonderful interest and en tention to selecting uninfested seed
thusiasm last year. The date for the and planting in uninfested soil, are
1917 show will be the second week in likely to be distributed widely over
September and tbe club itself will the state, says a special letter from
distribute $10.00 in cash prizes to tbe Oregon Agricultural college. They
children io 1st to 8th grades, inclusive, are a serious menace to the potato
in Hermiston, Columbia and Minne industry and when once established
baba schools. First and second prixes can hardly be eradicated.
The eel worm is invisible to tbe
will be given in each of tbe following
i naked eye, but its effects can be seen.
classes:
Annuals —Cosmos, snapdragons, marl- Infested potatoes are likely to bave
wrinkled skins with irregular, sunken,
golds, pansies, asters and geraniums.
First Year Perennials—Roses, holly grayish areas, here and there. Others
can be examined only by breaking—
hocks and flox.
Bulbs—Dahlias, canas and gladiolas. not cutting—-tbe potato into bits and
Typewritten lists of classification, searching for small brown spots with
prizes and instructions mav be had of pearly centers just under the Skin.
any of tbe following committees: Her- | Tbe spots are not larger than balf tbe
miston, Mrs. Hinkle, Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. I size of a pin head, hut may run into
Pelmulder and Mr«. Kennedy; Colum ' the potato for a quarter of an inch or
bis, Mrs. Leathers and Mrs. Heinl; more.
“Not one Oregon grower should
Minnehaha, Mrs. Jackson.
It is to be hoped that tbe school plant his potato crop without making
children from every home in this local a careful examination of the seed for
ity will begin at once in preparation sign- of the eelworm," says A. L.
C. extension
for this event. Aside from the show . Lovett, whose O.
Itself and tbe pride and spirit of com bulletin, “The Potato Eelworm," wid
petition, there Is no field of endeavor be off the press and ready for dis
offerirg greater pleasure and satisfac tribution about April 1. Every grower
tion for tbe expense and labor engag should have a copy of this bulletin to
ed. Tbe child profita by knowledge of aid him io keeping crop and soil free
species and plant culture and habits. of infestation. It is folly to plant
Each individual home is mede more potatoes on infested soil.
Seed should not be obtained from
beautiful and attractive and the ooun-
try generally more livable and lovable. regions of infestation, which will be
Let children and parents alike put pointed out in the bulletin. A list of
forth their best efforts for pretty crops attacked by the tel worm, and a
list not attacked, are also given.
flower gardens this season.
Appropriation has been made b
the state for an armory at Marsbfeid.
Oregon < ity- Construction of 85,500
auditorium at Gladstone assured.