The Hermiston Country Stands Ready to Do Its Share in Everything Necessary to Win the War
T he H ermiston H erald
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1917
VOL. XI
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RED GROSS FUNDS SENT
COUNTY HEADQUARTERS
In the recent Red Cross campaign
the committee in charge of the work
for the Hermiston country computed
that we should give 81,090 as our por
tion. This amount has been secured
and forwarded to the county head
quarters at Pendleton.
In raising this money an effort was
made to list everyone that all might
have a part. It is a duty we owe to
support the Red Cross to the fullest
extent possible. In portioning the
donations to include all, not only were
the people given an opportunity to
have a part in the great work, but
also the assessment on each individual
was thereby made within the reach of
everyone.
In collecting the funds the various
committees met a hearty response.
In many instances a larger amount
than assessed was given and in a few
instances a part of the donation was
refused as it was felt too much was
offered. The committee believed a
smaller amount and more giving was
the better. If future calls are made
all will feel more free to give again.
A complete check has not yet been
made. It is no small task to list the
five hundred or more names, especially
at this busy time with other work de
manding attention. However, a com
plete record will be kept, including
not only the donor but the amount.
As for those who were able to give but
refused, happily there wore very few.
A list of these, too, will be kept and
the committee hopes in the near fu
ture to be able to publish their names
that all may know them.
Committee
Swimming is the order of the day in
Board man.
S. A. Barns was a passenger to Rock
creek last week.
W. E. Harper and L. Markham
went to Hood River Tuesday.
F. H. Edmonds, of Ridgefield, Wash.,
filed on a homestead Thursday.
Mrs. L. Markham went to Echo
Wednesday, returning Thursday.
Walter Harper returned from Mil
ton Thursday where he had been work
ing.
Mrs. Eugene Cummins went to Ore
gon City to visit her daughter for a
few weeks.
Mrs. R. Rands accompanied bv E. P.
Dodd was here Friday looking up the
hotel proposition.
O. H. Warner is repairing and build-
ing on the Dodd building getting it
ready for the hotel.
R. Rands and son Buster drove over
Wednesday from Irrigon with a load
of household goods.
Frank Partlow came in Thursday
from Hermiston where he has been
working in the hay fields.
H. C. Harrison, Eugene Cummins,
J. C. Ballenger and Sidney Mack drove
over to Hermiston Monday in the
interest of the water users association.
J. L. Jeukins and L. Packard drove in
in their cars from Ritter, Ore., where
they have been on an outing. Mr.
Jenkins filed on a homestead Wednes
day.
CHILDREN JOINING
LOCAL RED CROSS
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Henry Sommerer spent Thursday io
Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Spinning moved to
town this week.
G W. Bradley of Pendleton, visited
at his ranch last Wednesday.
Tom Stewart has accepted; the posi
tion as foreman for the Hoisington
ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Adams spent
last week with Mr. and Mrs. Art
Spinning.
Mrs. Hoisington spent last week in
Pendleton with her daughter, Mrs.
Arthur Genger.
Mrs. Allen and Ed. Hitt were dinner
guests at the Murchie home last
Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bucholz and sons from
Stanfield were visitors in this section
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lucas and little son from Cali
fornia are visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hannan.
J. F. Strasser has taken C. A.
Kellar’s position with the Bohn com
pany during Mr. Kellar’s absence.
Mrs. Mathews, Milton and Mrs.
Hornby arrived Tuesday from Spo-
kane. They expect to spend the sum-
met at their rauch.
Mrs. Sommerer who has undergone
an operation at St. Anthony’s hospital,
Pendleton, is getting along nicely and
expects to be home in a short time.
The barn on the Stillings ranch is
just about completed. It is a very fine
building, being the largest east of
Hermiston.
Mr. Stillings is also
building a silo, its capacity being 70
tons.
Miss Ruth Akers was a delightful
little hostess to the Sunday school class
to which she belongs.
Music and
games were the diversion of the even
ing after which refreshments were
served.
There will be an important road
meeting at Columbia school Saturday,
the 30th, which the county commis
sioners will attend. Those interested
in good roads are especially urged to
attend this meeting.
Floyd Eckles will leave very soon
for his home in Berkley, Cal. Floyd
has been making his home with his
uncle, T. E. Brassfield for over a year
and he has made many friends that are
sorry to see him leave.
NO 41
BORDER LIFE DESCRIBED
BY HENRY BELSCÄNPER
Tbe following is a letter from Henry
nets of mills has revived after 15 years Belscamper to his father at Hermis.
of depression.
ton:
Southern Pacific Co. expects to be
June 8, 1917
running electric cara to Corvallis by
Am not going to write much of a
July 4.
letter tonight but will write more next
War to give oil industry big impetus. time. Left Jefferson barracks about 4
Building of new merchant marine p. m. last Tuesday and landed here
necessitates exploration of new field about 10:30 last night, Thursday. So
you see we had a long trip. I figured
for fuel. Wells must be equipped.
Oregon City—Clackamas county up mileage. I have made since I left
home between 1950 and 2000 miles. I
wants 8 miles of paving this year.
am at Ft. Bliss near El Paso, Tex.
Coos Bay—County commission lets
Don’t for goodness sake send my mail
contract for five bridges and three
to Ft. Bliss because there are two
sections of road.
places by the name of Ft. Bliss and it
Coquille—Oregon Power Co. line be would get mixed. Send it headquar-
tween Coquille and Marshfield to be ters Co. 18th Field Artillery (F. A.,)
built this summer. Also line to Myr El Paso, Tex. We came through Mis
tle Point.
souri, Kansa-, Oklahoma and into New
Grants Pesa—Demand for ore causes Mexico and then back into Texas.
sale of chrome mine near here which Of all the land New Mexico has them
will be operated.
all skinned. Rough, you don’t know
Myrtle Point—Contract let for Myr how it is. Sand and a real desert.
Texas is bad too. Lots of sand and
tle Point bridge to cost $26,000.
JJHAT it the tong Old Olory ting»
Siuslaw -1750,000 jetty completed at sand storms. The last rain was in
/)
When the wind goe» roaring by
March and they don’t expect any more
Siuslaw harbor
And the banner born of valor fling»
until September.
Sand is terrible
It »elf againtt the »kyt
Dufur—Five silos to be built in this
deep and that is all there is. .The
Know you the »ong it ruetie» out
vicinity this spring.
fort is a regular desert. It is located
To the time beat of the breezef
Coos Bay—New brick block tobe in tbe very southwestern part of the
’Tit the blended chord of a battle »hout
built here.
U. S at tbe end of a chain of moun
Caught up between the teat.
U. S. foresters to build lookout tains which people say is the tall end
MID the »moke it rote and clung
houses at tbe summits of Mount Mc of tbe Rockies. We are slesping out
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To the blazing Stripe» and Star»,
Laughlin, Diamond Peak and Rustler side now. Our bunks are not finished;
And it it the call the flag gave tongue
Peak on Crater national forest in July. the floors are laid but the roofs are
When rent bg ihrapnel tear».
St. Helens—Paving plant ready for not on yet. One does not need a roof
It ripple* out when the wind it high
work on road between St. Helens and till fall Tbe days are hot, about 100
As it did in dap» long gone.
above. There is no shade as there are
The flag careen» to the bending tkp
Houlton.
no trees, nothing but a desert- We
With it» valiant »hout “Come ont"
Florence—Contracts let for Gallager,
have to wear heavy flannel shirts all
Stafford,
Shortridge
and
Pasbellke
HAT it the tong Old Olory tingt
day to keep our bodies from blister-
bridges.
In the battle glare of noon,
Ing. These are the bad points, now
And the breath of wild war trumpet» rings
Glenada to bave shingle mill..
- the good ones.
In thi» defiant tune.-
Roseburg—New forest trail will be
Lots of outdoor exercise. This place
The hoarte hurrah, the vibrant cheer,
built in the Scottsburg district of the is 4,000 feet above sea level and cures
Have been woven in it» fold».
Siuslaw National Forest in Douglas one of catarrh, consumption, etc. We
And the piercing fife note, thrill and clear.
county.
also have all we can eat. For dinner
It in the tong it holdt.
Marshfield—Two sawmills on tbe we have potatoes and beet, - lots of it,
TT^HAT it the tong Old Olory tinge
bay have decided to put on double all the bread we want, ice tea, sweet
//
When the breete it toft and flou
corn and app'e short cake. Forsupper
shifts and will employ 500 more men.
And the banner curvet and »wag» and »wing»,
we bad potatoes and meat, coffee,
Toledo
—
Survey
of
logging
road
ex
All itately, to and frof
bread and prune sauce. For break-
tension
to
Siletz
river
completed.
Know you that tung, all gentleneii,
fast we had coffee, rice or cornflakes,
With iti meature» iweet and imooth,
Ashland—Free arda water being
bread and butter, sausage or some
When the old flap wavet with a mild caret*
piped to city from Sanger wells.
other kind of meat. Tbe food is sim
In cadence made to »oothef
Gold Beach—Macleay estate has ple but substantial. Now say Uncle
k
CT^HIS it the tong Old Olory ting»
J bought three schooners to handle Sam’s men are not fed. We take a
lumber.
When it» ripple »lowly runt:
bath every day and feel fine. We also
k
'Tit a tong of peace on gentle wing*,
1
Sellwood—Old mohair mills to be re- do our own washing but can send it to
*
A
tong of »ilent gun».
built to handle flax products.
the laundry if we want to. We have
k
All joyful, too, that the »tret» it done
The Dalles— Large concrete water- Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
j
And the throbbing drumbeat» ceate;
J
way to be built for Tum-A-Lum Lum off and all day Sunday. We get up at
’Tit a chant of victoriet long won,
5 in tbe morning have breakfast and
ber Co.
A
wondrou» »train of peace.
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—Chicago Daily New».
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Sheridan starting hard-surface good start to orili at 7:15 We drill for an
1¥************************************************ roads paving plans and demanding hour Or so and then have 15 or 20 min
that only the best be laid as being tbe utes recess. Do this until noon. After
dinner we start in at 1 or after and
bee men on a large scale are John and cheapest in tbe end.
drill till 5 o’clock, then areali through
Craig Thom. Though brothers, each
Coos Bay cheese factories are mak-
for tbe day. Will write you again
conducts his business separate from ing tbe highest scores and seem to be
shortly and tell you mors. Good bye.
the other except for a recent order of leading tbe state by the Corvallis test.
With lots of love. Henry Belscamper
cans for tbe 1917 crop. Their bees are
North Bend—Kruse and Banks ship
also several miles apart.
yard has bid on five government boats
Athena has erected a flag pole.
When it is considered that of the and will know in ten days if they get
Athena will give its streets a coat of total honey production of the Hermis
tbe contract.
oil.
ton country that of John and Craig
Ashland—Large feed mill and sup
Tbe Stanfield city council gave $50 Thom, though large individually,
ply
store established here.
to the Red Cross.
forms a small part, one can imagine
C. C. Wellington bas sold the Her
Lexington to get new state bank.
Weston” has secured a first class what a mass of sweet stuff the grand
misión cafe to J. B. Beebe.
total must make. They have just re
Canyon City planning to build flour
flouring mill plant.
J. E Fritz is planting 12 acres of
The Henrietta mill, Echo, baa been ceived their supply of 1917 cans, each mill.
potatoes for C. P. Stanyan thia week.
holding five gallons or 60 pounds.
North Bend—Fireman ard city will
changed to Echo Flour mills.
A ten pound baby girl was boro
There were 1800, making a total of invest $325 in a modern alarm system
At Pilot Rock 36,000 pounds of wool 108,000 pounds or 54 tons when filled
Sunday to Mr. and Mrs C. H. Skinner.
which will be ordered soon.
was sold at 61 cents per pound.
with honey. Measured by gallons ibis
Mr. and Mrs. Brigham left Wednes
Lebanon— Paper mill to add extra
Pendleton has received its supply of would be 9,000. The cans, if placed
day fur a summer’* outing in Mon
shift July 1.
postcards with which to advertise tbe one on top of another, would be six
tana.
Harrisburg will have creamery and
cans short of a mile high. Tbe honey
1917 Roundup.
A meeting of the library association
cheese
factory.
J. W. Clay, a former Pendleton high would form a lake 14 inches deep, 30
will be held Tuesday evening at the
North Bend—North Bend Mill A
school boy, is now with Pershing’s feet wide and 334 feet long. If one
home of E. E. McMillen.
Lumber Co. let contract for large
bad
a
roll
of
butter
from
tbe
Hermis-
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forces in France as sergeant of engin
W. E. Goodwin, from Montana, this
ton creamery and a plate of mother’s steel refuse burner. Men at work on
eers.
week purchased 30 acres northeast of
biscuit, wouldn't that be a great lake foundation.
Athena is planning for the biggest
town and two city lots.
to live near?
Silverton — Evergreen Co-operative
Fourth of July celebration ever and
One hundred and ten feet of sidewalk
cheese factory building 600 gallon vat.
the Red Cross will have a prominent
on Main street snd 120 feet on First
Lebanon—Linn county to have thirty
part.
street have been laid this week.
five miles of bard surfaced road as re
A U. 8. engineer bas inspected tbe
The Maxwell Land & Irrigation Co
sult of passage of road bonding meas
Stanfield drainage ditch and reports it
is this week cutting alfalfa on its 80
ur*.
in bad condition. He advises immedi
North Bend—Portland firm to build acre tract. The yield will be 125 tons.
ate repairs.
Sealed proposal for tbe erection of a
North slough road.
There is some possibility of tbe stats
O. W. R. & N. Co’s, crop report for
church
building will be received and
Heppner—New bank will open here
highway building acmes tbe Blue j the northwest shows excellent pros-
opened by tbe trustees of ths Hermis
July 1.
mountains on the Weston-Elgin route | pects.
.
Roseburg will place large coacrete ton Baptist church July 6, 1907.
as the most feasible.
North Portland chosen by United dam at hatcheries.
Hermiston will bold lu first election
States department of agriculture as
Vale—Inter-Mountain Oil & Gas Co. Monday, July 1. Two tickeu have
one of the livestock station for bureau
been nominated. The candidates are:
incorporates for $1,000,000.
markets. Is moot important live stock
West side—George Carr, mayor; Glenn
Eugene—Highway to coast from here
market on Pacific coast.
William*, recorder; Douglas Puny,
to be surveyed soon.
marshal: G. W. Tyke, J. K. Mrans,
Day ton—Large hothouse to be built
Roeeburg — Prune packing plants C. J. Jackson, H. E. Hanby, E. E.
here.
planned. Service to be established at McMillen, L. W. Davis, councilmes.
Considerable has been said from
Roeeburg—Dehydrating plant may Riddle and Myrtle Creek.
Eant side—E. P. Dodd, mayor; Glenn
time to time about honey production be established here.
Newport may have a shipbuilding Williams, recorder; Douglas Phav,
in the Hermiston country and some
marshal; J. D. Rice, treasurer; H. T.
Lents— Miller-Mowrey mill to start plant.
means whereby a fair estimate could
Marshfield—Oregon fish and game Irvin, F. B. Swayze, E. E. MeMi Ie ,
be made of tbe output. So many have soon.
Eugene- I umher industry soon to I commission consider constructing new James Griffin, L. W. Davis, 11 D.
bees in varying number ot stands that
Hanby, councilmen.
this has been difficult. Among the enter upon great business era. Bus’- 1 fish hatchery on Nehalem river.
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NEWS NOTES ABOUT
EAST END WEDDING
UMATILLA COUNTY
SUNDAY EVENING
Sunday evening at five o’clock at tbe
home of tbe bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. E Graham, Miss Ruth Gra
ham was united in marriage to Clar
ence B. Utterback, of Puyallup, Wash.
Tbe ring service was used and Rev.
T. A. Graham, uncle of tbe bride, was
officiating clergyman. The wedding
was a very quiet affair, only the famil
ies of the bride’s parents and uncle
and tbe Waugaman family being pres
ent.
The bride bas been bere but a abort
time. Her father bought land in tbe
East End some months ago, but she
remained in Puyallup to finish high
school, being a member of the 1917
class. Mr. Utterback is a practicing
physician and surgeon in Puyallup.
Dr. and Mrs. Utterback left Tuesday
morning for Puyallup.
When the Red Cross was first organ
ized in Hermiston the impression was
general that men were not eligible
The ladies soon made it clear to the
men that they could join and many
have. Another source of membership
Last Saturday a deal was closed
■ is now quite apparent and also very
gratifying. This is the number of whereby the plant and business of The
Hermiston Herald was sold by F. R.
children joining.
Already a number of boys and girls Reeves to M. D. O’Connell. Mr.
have saved their pennies and nickels O'Connell takes possession next Mon
until a whole dollar was reached and day. He is an old newspaper man
proudly went to the secretary or mem thoroughly experienced io the busi-
Hs
bership committee to be enrolled | neuss. He is expected today.
Most of these youngster* are under ten comes here from Richland, Wash.,
years. Others have announced that and has a family of a wife and three
they are saving and have almost a sons. Mrs. O’Connell came Tuesday,
returning Wednesday, to look around
dollar.
Such a movement is most commend for a suitable house. It will probably
able. A dollar saved bv the little be a month before tbe family moves.
Mr. and Mrs. Reeves have no plans
folks means far more than tbe dollar
given by a grown up. Not only is the for the future. Both would prefer to
value greater in proportion, but it remain in Hermiston if a suitable
means with such boys ard girls today opening were found. They expect,
Just when or
the country will have splendid men however, to leave.
I where they will go la indefinite.
and women later.
HERMISTON HERALD
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
TEN YEARS AGO
INDUSTRIAL NOTES
FROM ALL OREGON
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
CANS FOR HONEY CROP