ganization, Red Cross or Honor
Guards we should be able to
largely carry out President Wi‘-
son’s wishes to “speak, act and
serve together.
Our Policy
DIRECTORY OF RANCH
NAMES AND OWNERS
Hazel-Burr .
.... Allendale |
Hardscrabble
Allen, F. L
Is to save you money wherever possible and to this end
we are holding prices down to the penny on every article as
long as we can. We offer
LOCAL BRIEFS
Barham, J. C .......
Bauschard, WP
Briggs, Geo. E.........
Beisse, August F ....
Tbe Honor Guard will bold ils next
meeting at tbe Civic Center room
Thursday evening at 7:30. The Red
Cross will also meet wi h tbe Guard
Corpa three of the Guards will meet at
Sapper’s garage May 14 at 7:15 a m.
Bradley, G. W_.......
Campbell, Duncan .. .
Feis Naptha Soap, bar
Rolled Oats, 9 lb. sack
Post Toasties
$3.00
12c
9c
25c
Paul S. Jone , who bas been station-
ed bere for a year and a half as irriga
tionist, has been called to the colors
and leaves today for California to
enter the training camp. Mr Jones
Is second lieutenant io the engineer
officers reserve corp*. For tbe present
Mrs Jones will remain here as will
also bis mother, who came last week.
Davis. E. E
Davis, Geo
Davis, H. C
25c
6c
60c
10c
Umatilla Storage & Commission
Company
Free Delivery to nil Part, of the City
PHONE 411
Card of Thanks
We thank our friends and neighbors
very much for their kindness during
tbe illness and death of our brother
and father.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Se Ise r
J. C. Salser
The Hermiston Herald
Issued Each Saturday by
FRANCIS R. REEVES
OREGON
HERMISTON
Entered as second class matter. December
n. 1906, al the postoffice at Hermiston, Oregon
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_R REPRESENTED FO: i
ADVERTISING BY THE
GENERA!
OFFICES
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO
ERANCHTS IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CIT1F?
County Official*
Circuit Judge.....................................G. W. Phelps
District Attorney ........................ Roscoe I. Keator
C. H. Marsh
B. E. Anderson
H. M. Cockburn
Clerk
...... R. T. Brown
Sheri/
....... J. D. Taylor
Treasurer....
Grace Gilliam
Assessor
.......C. P. Strain
Surveyor
Willard Bradley
School Supt
........ I. E. Young
Coroner
J.T. Brown
Recorder.
Ben Burroughs
County court meets the first Wednesday in each
month.
__________
j udge
Commissioners
City Officials
G. C. Salser.
Do you know that Hermiston
organized the first public safety
At The Auditorium
committee in Umatilla county, Another of those enjoyable social
and that that organization is now dances will be given at the Hermiston
in better working order than any auditorium next Friday evening. The
like body in the county? Also it public is invited to join in a pleasant
evening. Good music. Lunch.
is a fact that Hermiston had the adv330
T. N. Marxen, Mgr.
first branch of Honor Guards and
has the largest Red Cross auxili
Call for School Warrant*
ary outside of Pendleton.
Notice is hereby given that District
No 14 Umatilla county, Oregon, school
warrants number* 1401 to 1433 inclu
sive. will be paid upon presentation to
me at my office. Interest ceases from
date of this publication May 5, 1917
The Hermiston country pro-
duction for 1917 will exceed that
of 1916. Not only is the acreage
of alfalfa, corn and other crops ad 33c
of that nature much larger than
ever before, but the garden crops
have increased in a much greater
proprtion. Our fruit crop, too,
will be well worth considering.
MANY ADVANTAGES
FROM GOOD ROADS
School District Officials
C. 8. McNaught. Chm.
........
J. D. Watson
F. B. Swayze
J. H Young
Clerk.
WEATHER REPORT
The following table shows the high and low tem-
parature for the days and nights for the past
week:
Low
Date
High
Date
High Low
27 ..... ........
46
1 ....... ...... 64
37
28
........
89
2
. ..... 71
29
29 ____ .... 64
26
36
. ........... ----- 69
38
30 . . ... .... 63
M. D. SCROGGS
c. c
Clarke. Mrs. C. 8.
Germania
___ .... Tamalpias
____ Terrace Park
Clover Dale Ranch
Flume Stock
The Ragged Edge
Glen Ellen
Sunny Slope
.... Buckeye Ranch
..... .. Herma Vista
Suitable for All Flume Construction
Rosela wn
Shady Nook Farm
....... Alf alula Ranch
Embry. John T. Th. Red Feat ered Chicken Ranch
Eriksen, E. T_..................... ............. Summerdale
Fowler. F. F
Electric Dairy Ranch
Giese. W.J....
....... « Ridgeview
Gelse. H. B
.South Hill Farm
Craham, Ed. H
._______ Alfadale
Gunn. H. M...............
.......... The Knoll
Hall, C. G. and H. E
............ Hallhurst
Hannan. W. F
Hobbs. E. A.............. ..........
..................Nob Hill
Hoisington & Hoisington .
........ Morningside
Hood. C. A............. ..............
... Fairview Ranch
Hooker, H. A..... -....... .
.......... Tarryawhile
Horning, Mrs. D. W...........
-........... Wabasso
Hurlburt, H. G .
The Happy Home
Intlekofer, John
........................ Orio
Johnson, A. S . ..
................... ...Tawa
Jensen, C. M
Four O'Clock Ranch
Kellogg, C. W
.........High Gate
Lay & Son —
The Lay Ranch
Leather*. W. A
.... Buena Vista
Leek. John
.... South View
Longley, H. J
Blue Ribbon Orchard
Loomis. Geo
________ . Loomisville
Macdonald. Chas...
______ . Breezy Hill
McCully, R. A. ...
........The Three Pines
McLallen, W. A
___ Multum in parvo
McNaught, C. S
___ Ridgeway Farm
McNaught, J. F
_____ Highland Farm
Monkman, B. G .
Webak
Newport, H. G
Th. Old Homestead
........ Fairview Farm
Pennock, F. B................ -..... ................. Woodbine
Percey. C. B......................
Meadow Lark
Purdy. A. W............................ ...... Coeur d‘ Alene
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
Dyer, j. s
Schachermeyer, Cari..............
See Us First
Before Starting Construction Work
and You Will Find We Have Just
What You Need
Inland Empire Lumber Company
Phone Main 33
The Yard of Best Quality
H. M. STRAW. MGR.
Why Hesitate
When you can get such a re
markable clubbing offer. These
days everything is increasing in
cost, but that is certainly not
the case here.
.............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...................... I. ...................... Sunset
Stanyan, C. P.
................. Riverside
Stubbs, H. E .......
Pleasant Ridge Home
Sullivan, P. P.........
. Sweet Spring Ranch
Theriault, W. J ....
... -.............. Lakeview
Voelker. Alfred E
Liberal View
Watson, J. D
................. West Lawn
The advance in price of many
articles of daily necessity seems Investigation By Government
Shows Such Expenditures
wholly unwarranted and we be
lieve this matter will soon be
Are Justified.
placed with a federal commission
with power to fix maximum Investigations conducted by the
prices. A minimum price to the United States Department of Agricul
prove conclusively that good
producer also seems likely so far ture
roads increase school attendance, im
as principal crops are concerned. prove social conditions and enlarge Assurance Is Given That All
A DOLLAR’S WORTH
FOR A DOLLAR SPENT
Remember the conservation
campaign over the entire country
is not so much to save because
one cannot afford to purchase at
this time, but to conserve the
amount of food stuffs.
............ ......... F..C. McKenzie
Recorder ......... .................................
C. M. Jensen
Chief of Police ........................................ C. C. Salser
Treasurer. ....... ........................................ F. A. Phelps
Fire Chief.......... ................................
W. Beasley
City Physician... ................................ C.. O. Wainscott
City Attorney ..................................... W J. Warner
City Surveyor .................................... S. R. Oldaker
Councilmen ....... ....................................... J. D. Watson
................. .................. Wm. Kennedy
...................................
H.M. Straw
....................................... A. L. Larson
................................
F. R. Reeves
C. S. MeNaught
Directors
J. H. Young, Clerk Of Dist
Canfield, R C. ( Buttar Creek)
Canfield. Mrs. R. C
Casserly. j. J...... -
Chamberlain,
Building Material of All Kind*
Mountain View Ranch
Blessing, W. L..........
Blue Ribbon Flour sack.......... -----
(1 sack only to customer)
Small pink beans, first class, pound
Choice head rice, pound_________
Bob White Soap, 6 bars_________
Fairbanks Dandy Soap, 6 bars____
Lumber
. ___ Circle A |
These are times when a man
had best say nothing if he cannot
place himself in whole hearted
accord with our government.
With the tin can abolished to a
large extent it should be a much
easier matter to keep back lots
and alleys cleaned up.
With nearly every person in
the Hermiston country unitec
with either the Public Safety or-
Off the Tray
the lunch service recently inaugurated by
Union Pacific System
that is proving immensely popular, is
a new reason why you should insist that your
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■111111.111 tickets read Union Pacific System.
Coffee . .
Sandwiches
businesa transactions, while the sell
ing price of tillable farm land increas
es more than the total coat of the im-
provementa.
Discussing theae sub-
jects, ths Weekly Newe Letter, pub-
lished by the Department of Agricul
ture, had the following:
“A 15 per cent Increase in the pro
portion of the available children at
tending schools took place following
the construction of good roads in eight
counties studied by the Office of Pub
lic Roads and Rural Engineering of
the Department. The improvement in
roads was followed also in several of
the counties, the report shows, by con
solidation of a number of tbe little
one-room schools Into graded schools,
which give the pupils better education
al advantages; by a development of
various industries, and by social Im
provements due to easier intercourse.
These improvements are related close
ly to Increases in land values and de-
creases in hauling coats, effects also
traced to the construction of improved
road*.
The studies were made in
Spottsylvania, Dinwiddle. Lee and
Wise Countiea, Virginia; Franklin
County, New York; Dallaa County,
Alabama; Lauderdale County. Missis
sippi, and Manatee County. Florida.
"To determine aa far aa possible the
exact dollars and centa effect on a
county of the improvement of bad
road*, specialists of the office of Pub
lic Roads and Rural Engineering of
the Department made economic sur-
vey* in eight counties In each of the
year* from 1910 to 1915, Inclusive.
"This study of the Increase In the
values of farm land* In the eight coun-
tica reveal* the rather intereating fact
that following the Improvement of the
main market roads the increase in the
selling price of tillable farm land*
served by the roads has amounted to
from one to three times the total coat
of the improvements. The increase In
value* in those instance* which were
recorded ranged from 63 per cent to
10 per cent in Spottsylvania Co.. Va.;
from 68 to 194 per cent in Dinwiddie
Co., Va.; from 70 to *0 per cent In Lee
Co.. Va.; 25 to 100 In Wise Co., Va.;
» to 114 In Franklin Co., N. T.; 50 to
100 In Dallaa Co.. Ala.; 25 to 60 In
Lauderdale Co.. Mis*., and from 50 to
100 In Manatee Co.. Fla. Tbe estimates
of increase were based for the most
part upon the territory within a dis-
tance of one mile on each side of the
roads improved."
»
These same investigations by the
Department of Agriculture disclosed
that In the last II years there has been
an Increase of more than 250 per cent
tn the total outlay for roads and
bridges In the United States.
Boiled
None of the money to be expended
owl Sandwiches
Portland
for good roads under the bonding act
will be expended In Multnomah Coun
ty although that county pays 40 pet
cent of the automobile licenses of th.
■tate and a proportionate share of the
regular quarter mill road tax.
Regular price
$1.00 a year
Funds Will Be Economi*
cally Expended.
In the selection of a Highway
Engineer at an annual salary of *3600,
the State Highway Commission threw
another -bombshell into the camp of
those opposing the road bond bill.
Opponents of this measure had been
predicting that a *5000 or *<000 man
would be given this job. The action
of the Commissioners in this import
ant matter only corroborates the as
surance previously given that they will
safely and economically expend all
fund* entrusted to them, It is entire-
ly in keeping with the announced
policy of the Commission that it will
give a dollar’s worth of value for
every dollar expended in all matter*
connected with road construction. Mr.
Nunn, the Highway Engineer, was se
lected because of his efficiency. He
has had year* of experience in road
building and the records of his work
show the most satisfactory results at
a low coat to those footing the bill*.
Regular price
$1.00 a year
Regular price
25c a year
IS MR. SPENCE
CONSISTENT?
Four years ago C. E. Spence, Master
of the Orange, advocated the Grange
bill which proposed the issuance of 6
per cent bond* by counties for con-
struction of permanent roads, the
bond* to be paid by direct tax levy.
Mr. Spence ia now vigorously op
posing the road bond bill which pro
poses (suing $6,000,000 twenty-five-
year 4 per cent bonds for hard surfaced
roads. A direct tax is not imposed for
the retirement of these bonds. Ample
revenue to pay the interest and retire
the bonds at maturity la already pro
vided by law from the increased auto
mobile license* and the existing one
fourth mill state road tax which has
been a fixed tax against all property
In the state for the last four year*.
In other word*, the bill to be passed
upon by the voters at the June elec
tlon will not increase the general
taxes of the Individual.
If Mr. Spence waa right in 1912 he
is wrong now.
Friend* of good roads
to assist In the campaign for the $6,-
000,000 bond issue can do ao by
forwarding subscriptions to Bruce
Dennis, Executive Secretary, at Good
Roads Headquarters, 310-311 Selling
Building. Portland, Oregon. The mem
bers of the campaign committee have
refused contributions from paving
concerns and are relying entirely on
from good roads
enthusiasts to meet the expenses
the vigorous campaign
has been
free
outlined in behalf of the
bill.
_ ______
road bond
and then there is your home
paper, The Herald, at $1.50
This makes a total of $3.75, yet
we are offering you all four for
$1.90, practically 50 per cent be
low the regular rate.
Again we say, Why Hesitate.
Bring or send your subscription,
new or renewal, today
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