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 28, ,1917
VOL. XI
LOCAL FRATERNAL ORDERS
HOLD JOINT INSTALLATION
DUTCH WARSHIP DROPS IN ON US
NO 45
THIRTY NAMES DE ALL
LOCAL MEN ARE DRAWN
Saturday evening » joint installation 1
RtompcsrptVanavesanlodw: Nonozos J. frank SPINNING
BESTS A POLECAT
lodge No. 180, I. O. O. F., was held in
tbe ball of tbe orders on Main street.
Tbe installing officers were District
Deputy Grand Master W. R. Long-
horn for the Odd Fellows and District
Deputy- President Mabel Sapper for
the Rebekahs. At the close of the
ceremonies a delicious supper was par
taken of.
Following is a list of tbe officers in
stalled and tbe positions they hold:
VINEYARD I O. O. F LODGE
W. A. Mikesell, N. G.
F. M. Vernum, V. G.
W. R. Longhorn, Secy.
L. W. Furnas, Trees.
J. S. West, Warden.
H. Bettinger, Conductor.
G. Strohm, R. S. N. G.
G. Corse, L. S. N. G.
J. F. Bilderbeck, R. S. V. G.
F. B Knapton, L. S. V. G.
C. Skinner, R. S. S.
D. W. Sellers, L. S S.
R. Sprague, Chaplain.
SUNBEAM REBEKAH LODGE
Mabel Sapper, N. G.
Monta Prindle, V. G.
Jennie Worster, Secy.
Dora Mikesell, Treas.
Grace Furnas, R. S. to N. G.
Emma Strohm, L. S. to N. G.
Susie Longhorn, R. S. to V. G.
Mary Hughes, L. S. to V. G.
Jennie Simmons, Warden.
Adora West, Conductor.
Rena Waterman, Chaplain.
D. Worster, I. G
W. A. Mikesell, O. G.
ATTORNEY HOLDS AUDI
ENCE WITH CONGRESS
Attorney J. T. Hinkle and daughter
Frances arrived home Sunday from
their three weeks visit in Washing
ton, D. C. It will be remembered that
tbe gentleman went to the capital at
the earnest solicitation of various com
mercial clubs and other organizations
to render personal service in an en
deavor to secure the passage of an
amendment to the food conservation
bill asking for an appropriation of
$20,000,000 for the building of irriga
tion works in this state, Washington
and Idaho.
This amendment being out of order
necessitated tbe injection of another.
Before tbe vote was taken on this
amendment to the amendment Attor
ney Hinkle was granted an interview
with tbe congressional committee on
irrigation. Nevertheless tbe amend
ment, to which strong opposition de
veloped M tbe last moment, was lost
by a vote of 40 to 29, but all went on
record as favoring tbe bill for immedi
ate paseage If it came in separate
form.
Senator McNary thereupon entered
it aa a separate bill, and Mr. Hinkle is
very hopeful for its passage in special
session, but should it not he is almost
certain it will become law at tbe next
session of congress.
Miss Frances bad a most enjoyable
time in tbe foremost national city, and
with her father viewed tbe sights in
New York and Niagara on tbe return
journey borne.
LONG DRY SPELL MAK
ING RANGE SCARCE
Lack of rain has been a great draw
back to sheep and cattle men ranging
stock over the bunch grass area in this
section of the county this season.
Fodder is getting very scarce, becoming
drv and withered for want of moisture
While this condition prevails in most
parts of Eastern Oregon, it is more
noticeable here this year because it so
seldom happens.
On this account many of the large
owners of cattle and sheep utilising
the range hereabouts have been oom
pel led to move their herds closer in so
tbat green feed can be secured. One
is J. D. Watson of this city, wbo this
week was compelled to move his flock
of 450 sheep and 80 head of Angora
goats from the range near bis ranch
nine and one-half miles southwest to a
grazing spot on an alfalfa ranch near
Hermiston which be rented for the
purpose.
BOARDMAN NEWS
i
J Frank Spinning, a druggist of
Echo and well known in this neighbor
hood. sure got tbe goods on a polecat
one day last week when he discovered
the animal in tbe cellar of bls resi
dence Mr. Spinning did not stop to
make intimate acquaintance at that
particular time, beating a hasty re
treat to other parts of tbe house,where
in sober meditation he evolved a solu
tion to the problem of getting rid of
Mr. Sbunk without being called upon
to become innoculated with tbe aroma
for which polecats are noted. With
plans well laid, J. Frank returned to
the cellar where he made a strategic
flanking movement and placed for
maldehyde and sulphur candles which
be brought with him in as close
proximity to tbe enemy as be dared.
Tbe skunk apparently realized tbe
futility of trying to compete with such
a combination of bad odors, and forth
with beat a hasty retreat, to tbe great
delight of tbe inventor of a formula
that, in this case, proved successful in
making tbe polecat take to tbe jungles.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Miss Mirile Harrison of Astoria was
here visiting her father for a few days,
returning to her home Thursday.
Miss Bertha Workman of Free
water, Ore., came Thursday on a visit
to her aunt, Mrs. Royal Rands.
S. C. Mack and J. C. Ballanger drove
to Arlington Friday.
Three auto loads drove to Arlington
Monday to attend the banquet given in
honor of tbe Columbia highway.
Bobbie Crooks is the proud possessor
of a new runabout.
H. C. Harrison and daughter, J. C.
Ballenger and wife and S. C. Mack
drove to Hermiston Thursday.
S. C. Mack has a new Maxwell car
which be bought io Arlington last
week.
Photo by American Press Association.
For the first time since 1890 a Dutch warship, the cruiser Zeeland, touch
ed at an American port. She was en route to tbe Dutch East Indies by way
of the Panama canal.
NEW AUTO TRAILER
AT SAPPERS’ GARAGE COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
Mr. and Mrs Murchie returned from
Hermiston Saturday where they spent
a few days visiting Mr. Murchie’s
brother.
Rev. R. E. Blackman was a visitor
in town this week.
Messrs. Morrow and Edwards were
here looking over tbe school proposi
tion tbe first of the v eek.
Bertha Workman is spending a few
days in Herm ston visiting her uncle,
Bert Hiatt.
Mrs. Jenkins and baby went to
Seattle Thursday to pack her furniture
to ship to her homestead at Boardman.
Mrs. J. C. Ballenger is spending a
few days In Portland this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cumins drove to Irri-
gon Thursday.
Mrs. C. C. Paine and Gladys were
dinner guests at the Cumins home
Sunday.
Sam Oldaker of Hermiston spent
several days in town last week look-
ing over his real estate.
J. O. Lower is putting up a neat
little bungalow on hie place south of
town.
wftb nut a few bruises last Wednes
day evening when Bob’s team ran
away, tipping the buggy and its occu
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
pants. Now we were all under the im
O. G. and T. W. Sapper, operating
pression that Bob was a good driver.
the local garage under the firm name
Columbia Sunday school will be held
Better explain yourself, Bob.
of Sapper Bros., claim to have the at 10 a.m. There will be no church
Little Gertrude Gentry from the
most durable and lightest running services as Rev. Graham is away on
wheat country spent this week with
auto truck trailer ever put on the bis vacation.
Mrs. Frank Beddow.
market. This trailer, a sample of
Mrs.
Hannan’s daughter,
Mrs.
which is now on display in tbeir gar- Lucas, and son, left last week for tbeir
Mrs. Bessie Spencer left last week
for Los Angeles, Cal., for an indefinite
age in Hermiston, was not manufac home in California.
period of time.
tured in the east, but is a home pro
Mrs. Waggaman’s guests Mesdames
duct, having been built right here by
George Beddow can now be seen
Baucher and Stuber left last week for
the gentlemen themselves from a
driving a Ford, getting bit by the
their borne in Bellingham, Wash.
model evolved by them after much re
bug while in Pendleton a few days
Mrs. Connors spent several days
search for something that would com
ago.
last
week
in
Hermiston
at
tbe
Beas
bine better elements than the factory
Leonard Soneson left Friday for
made and at the-same time retail at a ley home.
Portland after spending several days
One dar last week Wallace Spencer
much cheaper price to the purchaser.
C. C Paine has just finished a fine
with his sisters and father.
A perusal of the firm's advertisement bad the misfortune to get a piece of
screened in porch on the rear of bit
Mrs. Earl from Pendleton and Mise
in another column will disclose the emery in bls' eye which required
building. Let the mosquito hum.
Earl from Stanfield were visitors at
medical attention.
difference in price.
Anyone wishing to hire an auto for
tbe
home
of
Mrs. Leathers Wednes-
Mr. and Mrs. John Sanger from
a long or short drive will find the
day.
Nebraska spent several days last week
Maxwell at the Mack-Merk store al-
with tbeir sister, Mrs. Neadeau.
Mrs. Wm. Fritz spent Tuesday in
ways ready.
Carroll Akers left Wednesday for Hermiston, a guest of Mr». T. W.
Boardman enjoyed a very nice litt’e
Sapper.
Wasco to work during tbe harvest.
shower Thursday morning.
Mrs. Fisher has returned from Gar
Mr. and Mrs. Leathers expect to
field, Wash., where she spent several leave the last of this week for a few
Since the beginning of the second
days visiting her son.
weeks outing at Hidaway.
cutting of alfalfa in this neighborhood
Dwight
Sellers
has
traded
bis
home
Mrs. Mitts from Portland, who has
the baling and chopping machines
stead in this section to Mr. Shipley at been a guest of Mrs. Walter Lloyd,
operated by Carl McNaught has been
Banks, Oregon. Mr Shipley was very left for her home last Sunday.
working incessantly daily, and tons
much impressed with the country and
upon tons of this choice bay has been
The social given by the ladies of the
expects to move here very soon.
baled and chopped, with the result
No more will Mr. and Mrs. B. S.
Dwight left Sunday for bis new borne. Neighborhood club last Friday even
that carload after carload has been
ing proved to be a big snccess, the Kingsley have to worry with regard
Mr. and Mrs. Al Murchie left Satur
shipped to Portland and other mar
ladies clearing about $21. There was to finding a suitable bouse to live in,
day for tbeir home in Wasco after
kets.
not a very large crowd as it came io for they now own one of their own.
spending several days at tbe Murchie
That the institution of these mach
the midst of baying. However, they Mr. Kingsley baying last Saturday
and Akers home.
ines in Hermiston has been of vast
contemplate giving another in August. purchased the home and grounds of F
Tbe Columbia classmates were en Many thanks.is extended to the ladies R. Reeves on Gladys avenue. The
benefit to the rancher as well as the
deal was closed just in the nick of
owner goes without saying, for it gives tertained delightfully Friday night at that donated cakes.
time for shortly Mr. and Mrs. Kings
to the farmer the opportunity to dis the Sellers home, Bernard being tbe
Evening dips in the reservoir does ley would have to go house-bunting,
pose of his crop at will at fair prices host of honor.
Tbe Columbia ladies are especially not seem to be quite so popular as last having only a few days before receiv
and practically for cash.
urged not to forget Red Cross day week, the bathers being requested to ed notification from Mrs. Waterman,
whose handsome residence they bad
every Wednesday. The Iasi two weeks leave at 7 o’clock.
not one member was present. Now
Many messages of sympathy found rented for some time, that she desired
that the weather is cooler aod haying their way to Mr. Barham during that to move with ber family into the
is over let us make a special effort to long session of heat last week. His bouse
be there.
condition seems to be about the same.
Merchant Kingsley and family ex
pect
to be comfortably located In tbeir
Thursday two motor trucks were
Several from this section enjoyed
Not many cities in the state of Ore demonstrated in this section to deter
the Hawaiian concert given in Her new home in a few days, and Mrs.
gon, or in any other state, either, can mine whether or not a motor bus would miston Tuesday evening.
Wa'erman will then occupy her own
boast of a fair sized revenue from the be practical for a school bus on these
j residence.
A telephone was installed in the
sale of alfalfa taken from city pro roads, tbe Republic and Form-a-Truck
perty. This is why Hermiston has a cars being used. Il looks like tbe Phipps home a few days ago.
unique distinction over other towns.
Columbia district is progressing very
Mrs. D. C. Brownell and grand-
mtoy KArtha
Pontlae. were
wapa 1
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For years money has flowed into the rapidly.
daughter
Bertha, from
from Portland,
treasury of the city from alfalfa crops
callers
at
Tip
Top
ranch
one
day
last
All tbe ranchers seem to be haying
cut four times each season off a tract this week and several report a very
of land that U owns and which is good yield.
Mrs. Meyers’ brother left Sunday for
Mrs F. B Swsyze and Mrs J. D.
situated along the east side of tbe
Leo Clark spent tbe first part of tbe Portland, after speeding his vacation
Watson were hosts Monday afternoon
railroad right in the city. Tbe week io Weston, visiting bis brother
here. Mr. Meyers’ brother expects
at a farewell party given io honor of
ground upon which this commodity is wbo enlisted in tbe navy.
to stay during tbe summer.
| Mrs. F. R. Reeves and Mrs. C. W.
grown is one of tbe moot sightly spots
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lewis of Echo,
Tbe road committee of Columbia dis Kellogg, the former lady taking her
Ie Hermiston, and some day ere long
were callers at the Ou and Waller trict bas called a meeting for this departure with her husband and son
tbe fodder now growing thereon will
homes last Sunday.
(Saturday) evening at 8:30 in Columbia Thursday of this week for California,
disappear, although such a money-
Mrs. Kerr was the unfortunate vic- school house.
Everyone interested and the latter, who has received her
maker for tbe town, and io its place
will spring up a tree encircled blue tim of an accident Tuesday evening should make special effort to be pres passports, preparing to leave the first
grass park that is intended to be one when her horse threw her. She was ent at the above time aod pisce es of the month.
bruised and bad her shoulder business of importance is to come be
of tbe most beautiful aod enticing severely
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There were forty ladies present at
fore tbe meeting.
spots of this nature to be fouod be | dislocated.
the gathering and in bidding adieu
Messrs. Brunson.
Murchie
and
tween Portland and Spokane
after enjoying an afternoon passed in
Thia week C. H McElroy, who has Groom made a business trip to Stan
The Hermiston Horse Co. will begin social converse and partaking of a
purchas'd tbe season’s crop thereon, field
tend Tuesday
Tuesday morning.
morning.
work immediately on tbs erection of a light luncheon, all expressed regret
harvested the second cutting, which i Bob Neimeyer and Leia Davis feel rood sited born and corral on Jim at losing these two most eetimable
women from their midst.
averaged over two tons to the acre.
‘quite fortunate that they escaped Scott’s ranch just south of town.
DALING AND CHOPPING
MACHINES KEEP DUSY
LOCAL MERCHANT DUYS
REEVES RESIDENCE
UNIQUE REVENUE FLOWS
INTO CITY’S EXCHEQUER
Out of the list of local registered
men that was shuffled up and drawn
in Washington last week along with
the thousands of others appears so far
tbe names of an even dozen in Hermis
ton precinct No. 53, ten in precinct
No. 54 and eight in precinct No. 55,
tbe latter being tbe Columbia distrier.
Below is given tbe names of those
drawn, so far as we have been able to
learn:
John Hedrick Young.
Richard Hamilton Thom.
William Henry Hensel.
Hans Frandsen.
Harold Francis Barnett.
Stephen Mays McMillin.
Marlin G. Gardner.
Clark Gerald Prindle.
James Edward McCready.
Ray Wade Sprague.
Robert Earl Hobbs.
Leroy Edward Sullivan.
Ray Leon Jay.
Walter Boone Beasley.
Robert R. West.
Walter Dewey Davis.
Merril) Potter.
Douglas Wilson.
Perry Sisee).
f arle Miller Phelpe.
John Maurice Kennedy.
Oley Jacobsen.
Le Roy Barnes Robinson.
William Dwight Sellers.
Leo Ferguson Clark.
Anthony Francis Drolshagen.
Walter Jay McPherson.
William Burdette Graham.
Brice Avery Lane.
Reinhold George Mattheis.
Men intending to claim exemption
or discharge from tbe draft by reason
of their employment in certain neces
sary industries, including agriculture
must bear io mind that such claims
cannot be made to tbe local county
exemption boards.
These local boards are strictly for
bidden, under the War Department
regulations, from considering or even
receiving such claims.
Instead, claims for exemption or
discharge on industrial grounds must
be presented to one of the district
beards in the state. In Oregon there
are three district boards, one at Port.
land, one at Eugene and one at L+
Grande.
Moreover, these claims cannot b:
presented to the district board until
after the man drafted has been called
before the local exemption board, has
passed his physical examination and
has been certified by the local board
as one wbo has not been called for ser
vice or not exempted or discharged.
This means the men on the top of
the draft list have only a few days to
volunteer In any branch of service in
which they wish to serve.
The moment the names of the men
called for examination are posted,
they are shut off from volunteering.
Proofs of the master lists have been
forwarded from Washington.
NEW VARIETY STORE
OPENS FOR DUSINESS
A new business enterprise that has
been in the making for the past few
weeks la now in full swing and open
for business io this city. It is the
variety store in the brick building
next door west of tbe meat market.
Its proprietor is E. W. Mack, who is
also owner of the Hermiston drug
store.
Mr. Mack bas placed a large stock
of dishes, candies and a variety of other
notions In the store, and has added to
this tbe large stationery stock which
be recently purchased from Tbe Her
ald.
FORTY LADIES AT
FAREWELL RECEPTION GASOLINE STORAGE
CAPACITY DOUBLED
No longer will tbe local autoista
howl on account of a shortage of the
fluid that makes tbe wheels of his
automobile turn, for this week th •
proprietors of Sapper Bros ’ garay <
installed a gasoline storage tank with
a capacity of 348 gallons. This added
to the tank holding 290 gallons that
was already In makes a total storiar
capacity of 638 gallons.
With ‘the
Standard Oil supply tank making a
trip from Its warehouses Io Stanfield
twice a week, it can readily be seen
that from now on there will be lots of
the Jobo D. Rockefeller stuff always
on band.