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HERMISTON
VOL. XI
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1917
BIG MAS MEETING CALLS
EORTH MUCH
BOY SCOUTS AID IN RECRUITING
RED CROSS CHAPTER IS
FORMED IN HERMISTON
3324
Thursday evening the Hermiston
auditorium was filled with a record
crowd drawn by the announcement of
a patriotic meeting. Fully 400 were
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
present and the program from start to
finish was listened to very attentive
R C. Canfield made friendly and
ly with frequent outbursts of applause busin-ss calls in Hermiston Monday.
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2
as the speakers touched on the various
Hies'and Moore, who his been quite
topics. The program consisted of a
ill with measles is reported much
number of short talks along the line
I
" t 'vendei, galla
better.
of what we, as a nation, should do to
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~ :
woes
The
McNaught
Co.
completed
a
road
help during the war by feeding the
' jus. vt wememerrgg
amuipggn
world; the menace that confronts us the firs’ of the week from upper Butter
not from the G-rma people but from Cr -ek to Westland for hauling hay to
Prussian ism; our unpreparedness to the cutter at Westland.
Hi « H 'S
Butter creek is high this week with
fight and the things necessary by the
people to place the nation in better a prospect of its getting out of its
shape, and the more than century old banks in many places although as yet
traditions of the American nation to no damage has been done.
uphold always the cause of freedom.
Clever posters are out announcing
The evening was opened with prayer the regular club dance at the Butter
by Rev. Graham and followed by the Creek ball next Saturday night, April
audience singing America.
Inter 28.
Pendleton music and everybody
spersed between talks Doris Swayze, welcome.
Grace Skinner and Zona Bunsei gave
Mr. and Mrs. Swayze, Mr. and Mrs.
appropriate recitations.
There was Hinkle, Mr. and Mrs. Wasson and
s
also a song by th school. Tbeclosing their families, all of Hermiston,
Spangled Banner by motored out to Butter Creek Sunday
number wa
the audienc
oth opening and clos- afternoon.
ing songs V
led by the Hermiston
H. T. Shroeder has rented the J. D
e speakers were Hon.
orchestra.
Watson place three miles west of
Frederick S wer of Pendleton, Geo.
Butter Cre-k. The place will be run
Photo by American Press Association.
A. Cressy,
Ë. Bensel, W. J. War
by Mr. Shroeder’s two sous. It has
With the statue of Nathan Hale for n background these three wee patri
ner, Otto hoal. Rev. Graham, J T.
not been learned where the Basey otic United States boy scouts encourage recruiting in New York.
Hinkle, Father Butler.
family will locate.
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28
BUTTER CREEK ITEMS
i
At a meeting of interested persons
crocks aro good containers. A crock
living west of the Butter Creek valley
and of the West side community at J.
D. Waghorn’s last Monday night it
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
acle is not desirable.
was decided to form a school district
The department gives the following
Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades left for Me
and build a schoolhouse at Westland.
limewater
method of preserving eggs:
In connection with the general move One school bus will be operated io Kay tbe first of the week and will be A solution is made by placing 2 or 3
convey
those
children
living
farthest
gone
a
week
or
ten
days.
ment for greater crop production, two
... ...
.‘.% e pounds of unslacked lime in 5 gallons
Miss Wilma Waugaman of Columbia
local companies with large holdings away to school.
of water, which has been boiled and
school took tbe silver medal at tbe
of land have made very liberal offers
allowed to cool, and allowing tbe mix
west end county declamation contest
One is the Western Land & Irrigation
ture to stand until the lime settles and
Friday of last week in Hermiston. She the liquid is clear. The eggs should
Co: and the other is the Umatilla Farm
spoke the same recitation for the ladies
Lands Co. The holdings of the first is
be placed in a clean earthenware jar
of the Neigborhood club Saturday or other suitable vessel and covered to
on the west side of the river and of the
afternoon at their regular meeting.
other on the east side.
Both have
a depth of 2 inches with the liquid.
lands located in various parts of the
It is astonishing to see bow few
Your correspondent and husband en Remove the eggs as desired, rinse in
Hermiston country and any one con voters seem to realize that it is the joyed a nice little spin in tbe new clean, cold water and use immediately.
templating taking up the offer should automobile which pays tbe principal Chevrolet car Monday evening bought
The waterglass method is generally
first see either Mr. Watson or Dodd & and interest of the $6,000,000 road bond last week by the Lays. ■ To see the used. To 1 part of waterglass or
Kennedy before going far with ar ing bill. Many people seem to think cars there are in the Hermiston dis sodium silicate add 9 parta distilled or
rangements.
that the whole 96,000,000 burden will trict now and then look back 8 or 10 boiled water. Keep about 2 inches of
The Umatilla Farm Lands Co. has a fall on tbe taxpayer.
years to nothing but sand and sage the solution above the eggs. Eggs
number of tracts suitable for vegeta
With even a moderate increase in brush and roads running in all direc may be added a few at a time until the
ble grawing at once and water is avail tbe number of automobiles, tbe license tions around through the sage brush, container is filled.
As tbe water
able. It would require payment of the fees will more than take care of inter one can surely realize the improve evaporates add cool boiled water to
1917 maintenance.
est and sinking funds, and redeem the ments made.
keep tbe eggs covered.
The offer of the Western Land & bonds without using a penny of the
Mr. Dunning, one of our new settlers
Irrigation Co. is for the free use of its state millage tax.
in Columbia district, stroked away
lands on the payment of the current
The millage tax is on the statute from his home Friday a. m. and has
maintenance charge wherever suitable
books now, and it is more than suffici- not been heard from since, although
turnouts are already provided. Those
dent to take up tbe alack In the im searching parties have scoured the
tracts which have not turnouts already
probable event that the number of country for him. Anyone seeing a
in could not be given on this basis be
autos does not increase.
man of the followingdescription please
cause of the extra cost
call
up Mrs. McKeen. Mr. Dunning
Designed to bring together all the
On
tbe
basis
of
the
present
number
Both companies would want some
assurance that land so cultivated would of autos, tbe license fees and tbe exist was in his shirt sleeves, started south hundreds of organizations in the state
be bandied with ordinary care, as they ing millage tax will more than meet on the section line road west of Me- | that they may co-operate in unison and
could not be expected to give its use principal and interest on the 16,000,000 Keen’s. He is a middle aged man, harmony to produce tbe greatest possi-
medium sized, wears glasses, has sandy ble benefits and results, tbe Oregon
to inexperienced people who might bond issue and tbe 11,900,000 bonds lor
mustache, brown hat and vest, blue Patriotic Service league has been
open it up and then decide not to go forest and post roads in addition
worsted
shirt, suit faded blue overalls, formed. It is tbe first state wide
on or by carelessness allow a olow to ; Once the people realize that it is the
worn work shoes. Is carrying a silver organization to undertake the band
develop. Already several application- auto, not the taxpayer, which carries
have been made for these lands and tbe financial burden of both principal watch with gold chain Till Taylor, ling of preparedness In a big way and
county sheriff, bas been notified and in a manner fair and just to all.
their selections will be in the order and interest on the bonds, their ins
it helping in the search for him.
Every community already having an
r ceived. Tbe right to sell such lands tinctive dread of tax increase will van
The president of the Neighborhood organization or intending to form one
ish, and they will avail themse vet of
is reserved.
the opportunity to unload a large part club urges all members wo be present | is urged to unite with the stale league,
of tbe road burden upon tbe vehicles and to be sure to come on time. The There is no expense in this connection
that use and damage the trunk roads meetings commence at 2:30 sharp, and all officers act without pay. The
Come early and don’t miss any of the league has tbe backing of the govenor.
the most.
work. The lessons on Roberts Rules Under tbe objects as outlined by the
of Order are certainly interesting and league there is something which
well worth while to any oe engaged every man, woman and child in Ore-
Friday morning of Isst week R. O. |
in club or lodge work. In addition to : gon can do for the nation in the way of
Dunning, who recently moved onto
tbe study on order the executive com patriotic service.
the McDonald place, left home and
mittee has arranged for a Riley day |
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nothing bas been seen or heard of him
exercise for May 5. Gome prepared to
since. Mr. Dunning left the house
The committee appointed to carry answer roll call by a Riley quotation,
about 10 o’clock and started south on forward the work suggested by tbe At tbe second meeting in M ay, the
the road along McKeen’s west line. visit of the O-W. R. A N. and O. A 19th, Mrs. J. H. Strohm. Pres, and
He was not wearing a coat and tbe C. special car believe that perhap- Mrs. O. G. Sapper, Sec.-of Hermiston !
family thought he was only going over some people may be interested in tbe Red Cross chapter, will report on Red
I
to where the Kelly boys were doing general plan which is intended to Cross work and what our club can i do | Friday evening of last week at tbe
high school auditorium tbe west end
development work.
Tbe family is stimulate the production of garden and If we care to lake up that work.
oratorical contest was held. Asimilar
very much concerned and fear that field crops this season. If those who
contest has been held in tbe other sec
while temporarily unbalanced be may are so interested will notify the com
tions of the county and tbe winners In
mittee and will furnish tbe assurance
have perished.
. . .. each district will meet for tbe county
Mr. Dunning came home from Can that they will seed, cultivate and her
championship. The attendance here
ada about two weeks ago and had suf vest such garden crop, arrangements
i was good and the contestants in all
fered terrible headaches all of that will be made to procure vacant lots
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classés were splendid. Those winning
lime. This fact has led the family to and water supply and will if necessary
With
The United States department of were;
fear something may have happened. arrange for plowing the same
He is a man about forty-five years of this end in view tbe committee ear agriculture is urging all to preserve a
Sixth grade and under- Frances
age, rather short and inclined to be nestly requests that all people on the few eggs at this time of the year Hills, Stanfield, first: Wilma Wauga-
heavy, sandy comolexior, sandy mous- Umatilla project take this matter io against at scarcity later. March, April man, Columbia, second.
lache Word has been sent out to band and bend every effort to increase May and June are the months when
seventh and eighth gradea—Jane
their acreage in these garden crops. hens produce about 50 per cent of the Gunn, Hermiston, first; Ruth Gobeil,
officers in all directions to watch.
Saturday some of tbe neighbors The demand will be enormous for all eggs of the entire year. Eggs for pre Echo, second.
searched the vicinity ef the Dunning food crops and there is no better way serving must be not more than two or
Oratory, high school — Genevieve
home but found no trace. Sunday to serve our country in this lime of Im i three days old. Iofertile eggs are Sevy, Stanfield, only contestant.
best if obtainable. Shells must be
morning a party of 12 from town great need.
Declamatory, high school - - Lorena
Those wishing t cultivate city lots clean and to wash eggs is to reduce Hall, Stanfield, first; Emily Shotwell,
searched all of the ground to the feed
the keeping qualities.
Earthenware Hermiston, second
will see J. H. Young.
canal, equally unsuccessful.
USE OF UNOCCUPIED
UNO TO BE GIVEN
COLUMBIA NEWS NDTES
hg‘dbpn“s„eallonss"tu.gccommdne
AUTOS WILL PAY
FOR GOOD ROADS
OREGON PATRIOTIC
LEAGUE IS FORMED
PROJECT FARMER
CANNOT DE FOUND
COMMITTEE WILL
WORK FOR GARDENS
aron ran casyrrom
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QUITE INTERESTING
LIMEWATER GOOD
FGG PRESERVATIVE
NO 32
DOARDMAN NEWS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Nick Faler of Portland filed on a
homestead.
Frank Brown went to Hermiston
Munday.
Joe Simona left for Irrigon Monday
afternoon.
W. N. Hatch went to Walla Walla
Thursday to visit for a week.
M'S. Johnson was down from Her
mist ou Monday looking over the pro
ject.
S. C. Mack went to Irrigon Sunday
and brought back hia fine driving
horse.
Emmett Callahan has his new home
completed and is at home to all hia
friends.
L E. Gottfried and H. E. Hamilton,
two telephone inspectora, are here for
the week.
Mr Carson, a homesteader, is putt
ing up teat frames to accommodate
him fur a little while.
Mr Harrison is building a small
dwelling in town to live in while he
superintends his farm work.
Mrs. Alta Howard came down from
Pendleton Monday to look after the
improvement on her land.
Ballenger and Mack have just finish-
ed building a barn on the Bal'enger
lots to keep their driving horses in. .
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Paine, G'adys
and Elden, Mrs. Sidney Mack, Miss
Clara Voyen and Joe Simons spent
Thursday evening with the Calverts
and Dorings.
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
ITEMS OF THE WEEK
Wittenberg-King Co. of The Dalles
will erect $150,000 fruit and vegetable
process factory here employing 200
persons.
Baker—Work starts on construction
of 120,000 foot capacity saw mill near
Austin.
Pendleton 320 acres near Athena
sells for 951,000.
Gardiner —Reedsport fresh fish cold
storage plant nearing completion.
Echo—50 cars baled hay, hoes and
cattle sent out of here in one week.
Halfway —Idaho-Oregon Power Co
starts construction on transmission
line from Ox Bow power plant at
Copperfield to this town. Means much
to development of valley and mines.
Coos county spruce timber is to be
manufactured into aeroplane lumber.
Friday afternoon of last week •
branch of the Umatilla county Red
Cross society was formed in this city
and the earnestness of those uniting
would indicate good work ahead. Mr.
and Mrs. Vert, Mrs. Robinson and Mrs.
Johnson were here from Pendleton to
effect the organization. Mrs. Vert is
secretary of the county society.
The Hermiston branch starts off
with a membership of 27, one of the
largest in the county. A number of
others have signified their intentention
of joining at the next meeting, which
will be Thuisday afternoon. The fee
is 91.
Officers elected to the local branch
are; Mrs. J. H. Strohm, chairman;
Mrs. Paul S. Jones, vice chairman;
Mrs. O. G. Sapper, secretary; Mrs. J.
W. Campbell, treasurer.
An invitation is extend'd all loyal
American citizens to unite with the
Red Cross and do the little possible by
each for the aid of the nation.
Men
are eligible to membership and officers
hope to see a number join.
DEST VEGETABLES
FOR THIS SECTION
The experimental farm recommends
the following vegetables for best re-
nils in thia section:
Asparagus— Conovers Colossal, Pal
metto.
Beans—Kent uckv Worder, Red Mex-
icau. New Stringless, Black Wax.
Beets—Extra Early Egyptian.
Cabbage—Earley Jersey Wakefield,
Flat Dutch, Danish Ballh ad.
Carrola—Earliest Sherthorn, Chau,
tenry.
Cauliflower—Early Snowbail.
Celery—G den Self Bleaching.
Corn—Country Gentleman, Golden
Bantam, Stowells Evergreen.
Cucumbers — White Spine,
Long
Green.
Egg Plaut—Black Beauty, New York
Improved.
Lettuce—Hanson’s Improved, Grand
Rapids.
Cantaloupe—Emerald Gem, Haken-
sack, Rocky Ford, Netted Gem.
Onions—Red Weatherford, Yellow
Danvers, White Queen.
Potatoes—Irish Cobbler, Early Rose
Netted Gem, American Wonder, Bur-
bank.
Parsnips—Hollow Crown.
Peas—Alasks, Telephone, Gradas,
Improved Stratagem.
Pumpkins--Sugar.
Sqursh—Hubbard.
Redishes--French Breakfast, Crim
son Giant, Scarlet Turnip,
White
Icicle.
Turnips--White Flat Dutch, While
Egg.
Forest Grove—Work on Gales Creek
Watermelons- Kleckly Sweet( Monte
and Wilson river railroad to Tilla
Cristo) Chilian, Halbert Honey.
mook to start soon.
Recommended bulletins--
Albany is slated to have cannery.
Farmers Bulletin 818— The Small
East Gardiner—S. P. Co to build Vegetable Garden.
two story brick veneer station here.
Farmers Bulletin 359 -Canning Veg
Independence — Farmers becoming etables in the Home.
Farmers Bulletin 255- Vhe dons
enthusiastic about beet growing in
Vegetable Garden
this section.
Oregon Bulletin
136- -Vege tab e
Astoria plans much improvement
Tests, Umatilla Experiment Farm
work, #250,000 will be expended in
paving and improving streets and
950,000 on sewers.
Eugen-—Cheese factory to be start
ed here May 1.
•
North Rend—Chemical plant to use
wood waste may locate here.
MILK AS A FOOD
VERY NOURISHING
Economy in the diel do s noi a'
. s
Coos Bay—Work started on Standard depend upon limiting the use of 4 car
Oil Co. $80,000 plant bere.
P
tain foods, but sometimes II is a quer-
Astoria—Wilson shipyard enlarges tlon of actually increasing the use of
and expects to build 12 ships.
foods which furnish nutriiye®materi»l
Coos Bay prepares to build 24 ships al relatively low cost. Milk belongs
to tbe lat'er cla-s aid the housewife
a year for government.
Portland—A manufacturer of high would do well to study its food value
grade irrigation pumps here seeking and decide whether her family is us
ing as much as it should. The aver-
location for factory.
Dixie—Fox farming is a paying busi ago person in this country uses only a
little more than half a pint of milk
ness here.
daily, and this quantity can very
Bandon—Mining activities on Sixe profitably be increased when safe milk
river planned.
is available.
La Grande—-Two farm sales here in
Many people think of milk only aa a
volve $90,000.
beverage, but If they understood that
Mansfield- 120,000 appropriated by it it in reality a nourishing food they
county for trmory here.
would increase their daily silowar co.
We eat food for two main reasons:
Brookings mill may operate soon.
First, to renew body waste aid pro
Amity Is to have vetch meal mill.
mote growth by forming new tissues
St. Helens 96,000 business block to and fluids; and, second, to supply
be built here.
energy for carrying on body functions.
Prineville cattle make new high Milk contains the body building mater
mark bringing 8990 in Portland mar is Is (protein and mineral substances,
ket.
such ss lime and phosphorus) and a so
Prineville—Contract let for 33.000 supplies energy for carrying On the
railroad ties al from 30 t 40 cents.
body functions.