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, JULY 7. 1917
VOL. XI
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HERMISTON
IS
RAPIDLY SETTLING UP
Since the price of land on the Uma
tilla project was given a new basis
about 15 months ago beginning with
the spring of 1016, and a new interest
was taken in alfalfa raising, not less
than 10,000 acres have been transferred
into the bands of actual farmers. The
average tract contains about 40 acres.
The lands passing into new bands
are in the vicinity of Hermiston, on
the West Extension, under the West
ern Land Company's canals and the
Furnish project. The new owners are
not speculators in any sense but in
most cases are already on the land and
developing their holdings into actual
farms. They are farmers and have the
experience and means to enable them
to make good. The condition is solid.
There were very few trades made and
inflated prices are no longer in vogue.
The valuations on the land are based
on the actual income possible to pro
duce from the soil. The old fruit
prices of $200 per acre have faded
•way and this obstacle to tbe develop
ment of the country has disappeared
•nd it is now possible for an incoming
settler to buy land and improve it and
have a margin of profit left for bis
development work, as the price of
land in alfalfa has remained firm
•round $150 to $200 per acre. Values
vary with location and condition of
land but • good tract of land all in
alfalfa with a good stand bas as solid a
value of $150 and upwards as any in-
vestment in wheat lands or even gov-
ernment bonds. This has been proven
beyond question of doubt and tbe
alfalfa hr win In the Umatilla-Columbia
region he ‘A wonderful future.
With thar i oy ase of tbe alfalfa
area has coue ( i development of the
alfalfa mart at and the farmers can
readily any se of their hay- for cash
at any time. The dairy business is
also improving, which provides an
other form of marketing. The same
can be said of hogs. A by-product
that is also showing wonderful results
Is honey. Another feature that is
noticeable is the increasing number of
automobiles and the general prosper
ity of the community, which is notice
able not only among tbe farmers but
In tbe towns.
Tbe following Is a list of purchasers
on the Umatilla project near Hermis
ton:
Cramer, 35 acres; Shaffer, 20;. Mc
Elroy, 20; C. McElroy, 80; Todd, 10;
Garner, 10; Prann, 20; Dyer, 20; Cas-
serly, 15; Paddock, 46; Udey, 40; Hoyt,
30; White, 6; Ballinger, 30; Murchie,
30; Norquist, 70; Miltimore, 45; Math
ies, 20; Strasser, 40; Smith, 20; Me
Dade, 40; Hillman, 25; Huffman, 40;
Pierson, 20; Kerr, 20; C. Strasser, 40;
Akers, 16; Sanders, 80; Burris, 20;
Cassady 20; Cressey 10; Fisher, 18;
Wishart, 60; Hoffman, 20: Rhodes, 40;
Starr, 40; Swan, 70; Sbovbo, 80; Boney
20; Thoroughman, 36; Mayer, 20; Rog
ers, 20; Falkenhagen, 46; Dubois, 40;
Parsons, 35. Watson, 10; Kellar, 20;
Stewart, 20; Sapper, 20: Miller, 20;
Spencer, 20; Neadeau, 20; Graham, 80;
Stone, 55; Stooe, 5; Pearson, 5: Reid,
6; M. Murcbie, 22; Beddow, 40; Mays,
40; Knox, 20; McLane, 20; Spencer, 3;
Reeves, 3; Bone, 20: Brown, 10; Mc
Gill, 20; J. H. Reid, 51; Donnelly, 40;
Whisted, 20; Barnes, 13; Jay, 10; M.
A. Murcbie, 23; Capron, 20; Mason,
10; Potter, 20; Meyer, 10; Briggs, 8;
Spencer, 45; Stillings, 40; Whitsett,
20; Graham, 5; Weimer, 10; Prindle,
40; Ellison, 110; Mead, 20; Voelkner,
80; Burgess, 20; Luce, 40; Devlemm-
Ing, 40; Hamman, 40; Sellers, 20, and
Matheson, 40.
As • further Indication of tbe
growth and progress taking place tbe
following is a list of transfers on the
Western Land & Irrigation Company
project:
O. F. Durst, 40 acres; J. M. Prin-
die, 40; 8. W. Bisbee. 25: Dr. H. Nor
ton, 80; G. C. Howard, 80; Ervin
Shaw, 20: H. Latimer, 80; Tillamook
Lend Co , 240; F. Fowler, 80; J. D
Watson, 40; C. N. Schleck, 5; C. E
Opel, 10; F. H. Winston. 5; John
Harris, 15: Geo. Pullen, 160; Joseph
Shoe tasker, 5: W. L. A I Co., 80;
Harry Spinning, 40; W. H. Quick, 50:
John Spencer, 60; H. M. Teel, 80;
M. M. Rial, 50; R. G. Attebury, 40:
Geo. Gillete, 30; D H Shaw, JO: G.
C. Howard, 160; H. A. Warner, 10;
Hugh Taylor, 5; W. H. Bohnenkamp,
80
While no especially strong efforts
have been put forth io the selling of
land on this project, tbe above strong-
ly indicates the quiet but steady pro
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gress made and tbe fact that many
sales have been made to local people
who had other holdings in their re
spective vicinities demonstrates no.
diminished confidence not only in their
previous investments but also in the
future possibilities of tbe tracts more
recently acquired.
Tbe following are the purchases
under tbe West Extension, including
homestead entries:
Gorham, 40 acres; Cramer, 40:
Bango, 40; Albright, 40; Hatch, 80:
Hatch, 26; Williams, 40; Price, 40;
Barnes, 40; Dillabaugh, 40;
Dilla-
baugb, 40: Mitchell, 40; Kuykendall,
40; Partlow, 40; Arnold, 80; Partlow,
40; Crooks, 160; Cramer, 40; Lytle, 40:
Skovbo, 40; Mack, 40: Ballenger, 40:
Phelps, 40; Ballenger, 40; White, 40;
Koski, 40; Miller, 40; Skovbo, 40;
Johnson, 40; Brown. 40; Cobb, 40;
Ctto, 40; Baumgard, 40; Wosmer, 40;
Callahan, 40; Wilson, 40; Cummins
40; Cason, 40; Price, 40; Marshall,
160; Weston, 40; Carpenter, 40; Wil
son, 40; Howard, 40; Lower, 40; Bar
rison, 80; Ayers, 40; Peterson, 40;
Hand, 40; Blackman, 40; Jenkins, 55;
Packard, 55; Edmonds, 40; Crawford,
80; Rider, 40, and three or four others
whose names are not available lu
the vicinity of Irrigon there have also
been a number of transfers, one of the
largest to Dr. Kern which is now in
alfalfa, and another of importance to
"Farmer” Smith of tbe O-W. R. & N.
Co. who is establishing an experiment
station at Irrigon with a branch at
Boardman.
COLUMBIA FARMERS
WANT ROABS FIXED
A com mitte of farmers of the Colum
bia dl«t riot went to Pendleton Thurs
day morning by auto to interview the
county court in regard to the needs of
roads in that neighborhood. Tho com
mittee claimed that most of the money,
set apart for use in their district has
practically all been spent and a much
larger appropriation is necessary to
improve tbe roads for general use, and
more particularly for tbe operation of
the school busses.
They contended that owing to the in
creased population of tbe district the
school busses must travel great dis
tances, and some of tbe roads over
which they must go are nearly impass
able.
The county court promised to visit
tbe district today and look over the
situation, and, if possible, give some
assistance.
The names of those who went to Pen
dleton, as near as we can learn, are as
follows:
Henry Sommerer, Frank
Waugaman, W. F. Hannan,
Fred
Bronson, Walter Blessing, J. Tabor,
Frank Knappton, W. T. Sellers, Paul
Miller and H. J. Stillings.
SOON TO LEAVE FOR
SOUTH AMERICA
C. W. Kellogg, formerly of this city,
but now connected with the Braden
Copper Mining Co. located at Taco-
pilla, Chile, in far away South Amer
ica, has written Mrs. Kellogg, who is
still residing here, to begin making
preparations to join him at the above
place.
In the letter Mr. Kellogg states that
there are very few Americans in Taco-
pilla, those of Spanish nationality pre
dominating. Conditions there, accord
ing to the gentleman, are far better
than one would anticipate Beautifully
equipped cottages with all modern con
veniences are furnished to employes by
the company, thus making it most
pleasant for all concerned.
Mrs. Kellogg expects io leave for
South America just as soon as her pass-
ports are In readiness.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MONBAY EVENING
A meeting of the Commercisi club
will be held Monday evening and im
portant matters that need attention
will be taken up. Now that the Red
Cross, Y. M. C. A., Liberty bond and
other special matters are out of the
way II is hoped a good attendance will
be on band.
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LOCAL GIRLS EXPECT TO
WIN
CONTEST
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COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
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In the race to recruit to full war strength in the New York national
guard Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt’s regiment, the Twenty-second engineers,
reported first with 37 officers and 1.061 men ready for service In France.
YOUNG PEOPLE ENTWINED
IN HYMEN’S BONDS
Edwin E. Hitt and Orpha M. Allen
were married at Vancouver, Wash , on
Monday, July 2 Both young people
have scores of friends in this city
where Mr. Hitt operates a for hire
automobile, and hie wife, who is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Ander
son, proprietors of the Hotel Oregon,
has been a resident for some time.
The happy couple spent their honey
moon visiting with a sister of the bride
in Portland and are expected home to-
day or early next week.
Felicitations will be in order on
their return, in which The Herald will
cordially join.
BILDERBACK-HOBBS NUPTIALS
J. Frank Bilderback and Miss Marie
Hobbs were united in marriage Tues
day last at Pendleton. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hobbs
rancberson the project, and the groom,
who has made Hermiston bis home the
past 8 years, is well and favorably
known, as is also Mrs. Bilderback.
The Herald extends congratulations.
Houston, Wonder book of the atmos
phere.
Kirchmaier, Book of cross stitch.
Lowell, My study windows.
Nesbitt, Low cost cooking.
Nitobe, Japanese nation.
Ogden, Rural hygiene.
Orsi, Modern Italy.
Peabody, Christian life in the mod
ern world.
Riis, Making of an American.
Rub), Antwerp to Gallipoli.
Steiner, Introducing the American
spirit.
Talbot, Moving pictures.
Teele, Irrigation in the
United
Sta'es.
White, How to make baskets.
Eitbam, English and Scottish popu
lar ballads.
FARMERS’ EXCHANGE
IN NEW QUARTERS
The directors of the Farmers’ Ex
change held a meeting on the evening
of July 4, and among other business
transacted was a decision to transfer
the business of the institution from the
old location to the Bland store build
ing opposite the Hotel Hermiston.
The Exchange is now comfortably
installed in its new home, and as a re
sult of the change to more spacious
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
quarters its stock will be increased by
All of Boardman and project turned the addition of a complete line of farm
out in big crowd for a picnic at Coy implemen's and accessories.
ote. Everyone took their lunch and
spread it together on one big table.
Plenty of ice cream and lemonade for
all. Base ball, races and dancing
helped to Bl) the day. In the evening
a number of dancers gathered at Mess
ner where they danced.
Portland—Hofins Bros., Tacoma,
Alex Wilson and wife spent the 4th lease block to build logging tackle
factory.
in Pendleton.
Silverton—Fischer’s flouring mill
Glen Carpenter went to Hermiston
adding large brick warehouse.
the Fourth.
Myrtle Point—Work starting on
S. C. Mack and wife, H. O. Warner
and wife and Alton and Noel Klitz new steel bridge here.
drove over to Hermiston Sunday.
Bend—17 mile highway to La Pine
Mrs. Ballenger went to Wasco to to be covered with cinders.
spend her Fourth.
Oswego Iron Works bought by
F. F. Klitz drove to Echo Wednes Pacific Coast Co., Seattle, to make
pig iron.
day.
Canyon City—150,000 daily capacity
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins drove to Hepp
ner Monday, expecting to be away a sawmill building here makes labor
very scarce. Railroad construction
week or two.
to start down middle fork.
Corvallis carried bond issue at elec
tion to refund cost of paving inter
sections to property owners.
Supreme court upholds law authoriz
ing state bond issue to equal amount of
federal road fund under Shackleford
Recent books received at the Her bill.
miston branch of the county library
Labor commissioners and county
include:
agents bolding political jobs and draw
Aver, Camp fires on the Yukon.
ing salaries all oppose a larger labor
Burkett, Farm crops.
supply.
Cooper, Why go to college
Pilot Rock— 300,000 lbs. wool sold
Cubberley, Rural life and education.
here at 61 cents
Curiis, True Thomas Jefferson.
Stale Grange resolves to abolish the
Dearborn, Influence of joy.
state senate in spite of the fact that
Farrar, Geraldine Farrer.
the people have twice voted no.
Field, Little book of western verse.
Galsworthy, Ino of tranquility.
Oregon editors bold convention at
Gill, Country church.
Pendleton July 13-15.
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RECENT BOOKS AT
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Bernard and Dean Sellers left Tues
day for Banks, Ore., to visit their sis-
ter, Mrs. Lee Irvin. They expect to
be gone 10 davs.
Mr. H. Sommerer visited Mrs. Som
merer at Pendleton last Monday. He
reports her much improved and ex
pects to bring her home soon.
Mrs. Briggs and Eleanor spent Fri
day in Pendleton.
Eleanor had a
minor operation, having adnoids re-
moved.
Nina Brassfield had Leia Davis as
her guest Thursday and Friday of last
week.
Born June 30 to Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Haddox, a sor.
Both mother and
baby are doing fine and are at the
Stewart home in Hermiston.
Mr.
and
Mrs. Lay and Phillip
motored to Tacoma last Wednesday.
They expect to be gone about two
weeks.
Raymond Brassfield and
Charles
Sellers were Echo visitors last Satur
day.
Tbe Fischer’s bad a telephone in
stalled in their home on tbe old Craik
place last week.
James Bowers of Gurdane, Ore., but
formerly a resident of this project,
spent severa' days here last week. Mr.
Bowers bad been gone 4 years and sees
many improvements. He is is work
ing on tbe Furnish project near Stan
field.
The ladies of the Neighborhood club
will give an ice cream social July 20.
The place will be decided and an
nounced later.
»
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Superintendent Waugaman of Colum
bia Sunday school wishes to announce
that beginning Sunday, July 1, Sun
day school will begin at 2:30 instead of
2 p. m., during tbesummer months.
Tbe Brassfield lawn was tbe scene of
a pretty party on the Fourth. Thirty-
five guests were participating in the
goodies and the young folks bad a very
enjoyable dav of it.
Born—Wednesday, July 4, to Mr.
and Mrs. Whitsett, a son.
Severs! from this section picniced at
the reservoir the Fourth.
Several
went in bathing and from all reports
they are all looking forward to an
other such day.
Mrs. Miller and son Paul were din
ner guests st the Barham home on tbe
Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs. Brunson, Dorothy and
Alfred Groom were dinner guests last
Sunday at tbe Pearson home.
Burk Cole of Portland, formerly of
this project, visited many friends here
this week. His opinions are very
optomistlc and be expresses bls desire
to locate here again.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beddow spent
the Fourth in Pendleton.
Mrs. La Barre left Tuesday for Port-
land. She expects to visit relatives
and will be gone about six weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson from North
Dakota are guests at the home of their
sister, Mrs. Mathews.
Mrs. Fischer is visiting her son in
Garfield, Wash.
Mrs. Keily has arrived home from
Portland. She reports her father
greatly improved.
Dwight Sellers is spending a few
days visiting friends in the valley.
The Farmers Exchange held a
directors meeting Monday night at the
home of Henry Ott.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, Grandma Kelly,
Mr. and Mrs. Attebury, Mr. and Mrs.
Ott and little children picniced on the
Seilers lawn the Fourth.
Charles and Amos Sellers spent the
Fourth in Pendleton.
Mrs. Stillings was a visitor at the
Ott home Monday night.
Mrs. Mathews came home from Spo-
kane to spend tbe 4th with his family.
Mr. and Mr« Blessing and family,
Mrs. Sapper, Miss Albrecht, Mr. and
Mrs. E E. Graham and family, Mr.
Tabor, Mr. Shaffer, Mr. Haddox and
boys spent the Fourth on the Wauga.
man lawn with a picnic dinner. A
very enjoyable day was spent by every
one.
Several men from this section motor
ed to Pendleton Thursday to consult
the county court for money to improve
bad roads. We are all hoping they
1 will be successful In obtaining it.
Tbe members of Hermiston's cann
ing club, composed of Emily Shotwell,
Marion Briggs, Dorothy Rosa, Eleanor
Casserly, Clarice Watson, Nellie
Davis, Bertha McKean and Jane Gunn,
are making valiant efforts to win the
canning contest now being staged in
this county. If they succeed they will
go to the state fair and compete with
the canning teams of other counties.
Hermiston is tbe first town in Uula-
tilla county to begin canning club
work. The local club established tbe
record of being tbe first organized
canning club to begin operations in
this county The young ladles of the
club assembled Tuesday morning at the
domestic science laboratory under di
rection of Mrs. Gunn and began cann
ing, and up to date bave put up nearly
100 cans of cherries.
In the late summer tbe county com
pétition will be held at a cenimi point
in tbe county and the winning team
picked. Each team will be provided
with the same eqipment and the scor
ing will be done on the following
basis: Team work 20 point-, skill 20,
speed 20, neatness 20, finished product
20.
The canning clubs which have been
organized in Umatilla county bave
•very opportunity to train teams that
will make a creditable showing. Com-
petition will be keen and the team
that is sent to Salem will stand an ex
cellent chance of taking state honors.
Eastern Oregon has had no repre-
senative team at the fair as yet, and
so far as is known Umatilla county
will be the only one to send a team
this year.
TEN YEARS AGO
Col. H. G. Newport male • trip to
Echo and Pendleton during the week.
Col. McNaught was a visitor to the
county seal Tuesday.
W. H. Skinner spent Wednesday in
Echo.
Ross Newport and family moved into
their new and commodious dwelling
on Gladys avenue and Third street the
first of the week.
The Hermiston ball team received
their new suits in time to initiate
them on tbe Fourth.
Hermiston's business bouses and
dwellings were gaily bedecked with
tbe stars and stripes on the birthday
of our nation’s independence.
Hermiston celebrated the Fourth in
glorious fashion sod the picnic held os
tbs same dsy at Thom’s grove was an
enjoyable event.
Hermiston was tbe scene of a munic
ipal electi n Monday that excited
keen interest. The count of votes
showed George Carr elected major,
Glenn Williams recorder, J. D. Rice
treasurer, L. W. Davis, Henry Hamby
E. E. McMillen, H. T. Irvin and R. C.
Griffin councilmen. F. B. Swayze and
J. R. Means received the same num
ber of vote- and the tie will be settled
in a few days
ATTORNEY HINKLE
TO WASHINGTON
J. T. Hinkle and daughter Frances
left Tuesday of this week for Wash,
ington, D. C., being unable to con
elude their preparations for departure
last Saturday, as was their Intention.
Mr. Hinkle goes to Washington at
this time on a mission of vital import
ance to all irrigated districts in the
three northwestern states of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho. Being presi
dent of tbe Oregon Irrigation congress
and vice-president of tbe International
Irrigation congress, tbe gentleman,
upon the receipt of numerous requests
from various commercial clubs and
like organizations in Oregon interest
ed In Irrigation, decided to go to the
seat of national government and ren
der personal service in an endeavor to
secure the passage of an amendment to
the food conservation bill introduced
in congress by N. J. Sinnott asking
for an appropriation of $20,000,000 for
tbe building of Irrigation wor <• in
this state, Washington and Idaho.
This amendment wan recently held
out of order by the rules committe of
the bouse, but was immediately taken
up In tbe senate by Senators Chain
berlain and McNary of this state, who,
with the valuable expert assistance of
Ur. Hinkle, hope to a cure the ap
propriation.