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VOL. XI
HERMISTON HERALD
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1917
BOARD OF EQUALIZA-
ATION IS IN SESSION
Tbe county judge, assessor and clerk,
constituting the equalization board,
began a 15 day session at tbe court
house in Pendleton Tuesday of this
week, during which time they will en-
deavor to adjust all complaints made
against the assessment compiled by
Assessor Strain.
Umatilla county’s assessed valuation
this year will be about 50 million dol-
]<rs, exceeding that of last year by
about two million dollars.
Tbe increase in valuation is gener-
ally in tbe wheat lands of tbe county.
It was made partly on account of
general conditions, partly because it
was deserved and partly because tbe
gate tax commission made a request
that all property in tbe counties this
year be assessed at its full valuation.
Wheatland was raised in valuation
over former years, ranging from $160
to $600 for 160 acres. A fairly large
rise in sheep is also noted, the valua
tion having gone up from $3 to $4 per
head to $7. Cattle and merchandise
came in for just a little higher assess-
ment than formerly.
The land assessment in this part of
tbe county remains practically tbe
same as the year previous.
CHILDREN’S FLOWER
SHOW PRIZE WINNERS
The fllowing is a list of prize win-
ners at the Children’s Flower Show
held Saturday last, September 8, at
the Civic Center rooms:
Oladiola, 1st prize 50c—Clarice and
John D. Watson.
Oladiola, 2nd prize 25c—Clarice and
John D. Watson.
Dahlia, 1st prize 50c—Mabel Brown.
Dahlia, 2nd prize 25c—Dorothy Hitt.
Canna, 1st prize 50c—Clarice and
John D. Watson.
Aster, 1st prize 50c—Chester Pel-
mulder.
Aster, 2nd prize 25c—Dorothy Hol-
land.
Pansy, 1st prize 50c—Frank Swayze
Jr.
Pansy, 2nd prize 25c—Doris Swayze.
Cosmos, 1st prize 50c—Clarice and
John D. Watson.
Cosmos, 2nd prize 25c—Isabel Dodd.
Snapdragon, 1st prize 50c—Marjory
Pelmulder.
Hollyhock, 1st prize 50c — Dick
Upham.
Phlox, 1st prize 50c—Isabel Dodd.
Rose, 1st prize 50c—Clarice and John
D. Watson.
There were no exhibits of geranium
or marigold and only one snapdragon,
hollyhock, phlox and rose.'
NEW GENTS’ FURNISH
ING HOUSE TO OPEN
As soon as Tbe Herald moves to its
new borne on Main street the store
room now occupied by the (paper will
be taken by Messrs. White and Ray-
kill, who formed a partnership tbe
first of the month and already have a
complete line of gents’ furnishing
foods ordered and on the way. They
will endeavor to give the grand open
ing of tbe new enterprise to tbe town
and country people of Hermiston on
October 1st.
With the formation of this new
business firm by Jack White, tbe
tailor, and George Ray hill, the tailor-
lag, pressing and cleaning establish-
ment heretofore conducted by Abe for-
mer has been absorbed by tbe co-
partnership, and will be moved from
the east side of Main street into this
building and conducted io conjunction
with tbe gents’ furnishing store on its
opening to tbe public.
TIE HERALD TO MOVE
SOON TO ITS NEW HOME
THREE FIGHTERS FROM THIS HOME
UMATILLA ITEMS
Mrs. E. J. Withey went to Pendleton
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Powell and daugh
ters, Ida, Edith and Rudy and Miss
Minta Pike, left Tuesday to visit their
sons who are at Vancouver barracks.
C. W. Sutton has the lawn and trees
in very fine shape at the South High
school.
F. C Alton sold his entire first and
second cutting of alfalfa to Albers
Bros, of Portland for $17 in tbe stack
and there is still considerable bay for
sale here yet
Mr Kerr and family have moved in
from the Umatilla project for the win
ter.
Tbe ladies of the old and tbe new
council gave a surprise party for Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Starcher Thursday
evening- The evening was spent in
playing cards. Dainty refreshments
were served at 11 o’clock.
Millinery Opening Saturday, September 15th,
I F. E. Payne and F. J. Thomas, who
went to Portland were business men in this community
some years ago and are classed among
R Rands was home over Sunday. the pioneers of this project, arrived
He has been working in Pendleton all early in the week for a visit to their
fall.
old stamping grounds.
Prior to leaving here Mr. Payne
H. C. Harrison arrived from Astoria
was a partner with Thomas Campbell
Saturday.
A. P. Ayres went to Lafayette Wed- in the Hermiston Produce & Supply
ñenday to bring his family and house Co. store for three years, ard after
disposing of his interests in that con
hold goods.
cern to Mr. Campbell wont to San
Gladys Paine returned borne after
Diego, Californls, where he led the
spending a month in Payette, Idaho,
life of a retired business man ever
visiting her grandmother and relatives.
since. A couple of weeks ago he began
Mrs. C. P. Stanyan and Mrs. War to pine for a breath of the balmy at-
ner drove to Irrigon Wednesday for mosphere of this part of the state ot
fruit.
Oregon, and laat week he took train
Miss Lea Dillabough and Mrs. Case, and landed in Hermiston early this
daughters of D C. Dillabough, were week, where, since hia arrival, be baa
here Wednesday from Portland.
hugely enjoyed himself visiting with
Thursday all the men in the neigh hie former partner and meeting bls
borhood turned out and shingled the former friends.
Mr. Thomas, with his wife and
church. At noon the ladies had a fine
chicken dinner ready in Mrs. Paine’s daughter, came Sunday from Crane,
dining room. About 30 inali attended. this state. He was tbe pioneer barber
of Hermiston, having located here In
1907, and conducted the institution up
to 1911, when be sold to Frank Auseon.
Toe gentleman also has the distinc
tion to be among the first to file on a
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
homestead in the first unit about three
Mrs. Briggs return d to her home ir miles east of town when this project
Portland Friday after spending the was thrown open for settlement by the
summer visiting her sister, Mrs. Sus. government.
bauer.
Residing in Crane for a number of
Mr. Tnos. Hawthorne and family years, where he followed hie chosen
left for El Paso last Sa urday, where occupation, be sold out recently. Be
be has a position with the U. S. recla- ing on his way to Portland, where
Mrs. Thomas and daughter have goce
mation service.
after visiting here a day or so, ho
Ross Laudenslager made a busines:
dropped off here for * . -
trip to Hermiston Saturday.
/
lotting a contract to have hie ranch
Paul Finley of Lexington motored house painted and the balance of his
over to Irrigon Sunday.
land leveled and sown to alfalfa.
Arthur Finley of Lexington moto rec
over to Irrigon Sunday.
1917.
Mr. Orton of Pendleton was a guest
of J. E. McCoy Friday.
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS
Photo by American Press Association.
A new flag authorized by the government which marks bouses of man
serving the country abroad. Each star means ■ man.
ANNOUNCEMENT
You are cordially invited to attend Perceys’
Mr. Newell and family of Hermiston
were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Jack Smith returned home
Sunday from Hermiston where •he
has been visiting relatives.
Mr. Cbas. Johnson of Day ton, for-
merly of Irrigon, Is here getting hit
furniture reudy to ship to Dayton,
her mother, Mrs. Hoisington, this
where he has decided to live. Mrs.
week.
Johnson and children have spent the
Several of tbe ranchers in this sec summer in Dayton visiting her mother,
tion were unfortunate enough to have Mrs. Martin Mock.
their hay down during the rain storm.
Sam Caidwell and Billy Pearson
motored to Pendleton last Saturday re
turning Sunday.
Mrs. Meyers bad as her guest her
sister, Mrs. Parks and baby, from The
Dalles, for several days this week.
All tbe old-timers of tbe project ard
H. M. Sommerer is among those
some of the later arrivals prior to two
shipping peaches to The Dalles.
Mesdames Beddow, Blessing sod years ago will remember E. E. Littler,
Linder spent last Thursday in Hermis one of the early pioneers, who engag
ed in tie hardware business in Her
ton, guests of Mrs T. W. Sapper.
miston with Tom Fraser about ten
Little Margaret Sapper soent Wed-
years ago. After severing his con
Otto
nesday with her sunt, Mrs.
nection with tbe Oregon Hardware A
Sapper.
Implement Co. some time back be de
Mrs. Geo. Miller spent several days parted with bis family for California,
this week at tbe Sommerer ranch.
and later went to New York and en
Wallace Spencer, who has been tered business.
Of late it would seem that be bad
working at tbe Beddow ranch during
the past few months, has recently been thinking of the old stamping
moved his family to the Spencer ranch ground, for a letter received from him
Tbe directors of tbeColumbia school tbe other day by The Herald in which
district have now in operation a was enclosed a check for a year's sub
Republic motor bus that is used to scription to the paper bas made many
carry the children to the Columbia of hit friends bore wonder if hit feet
school and also to the Hermiston high are not becoming itchy to again trod
school. Tbe bus takes tbe place of 3 oo the fertile toil of tbit valley.
borse driven vehicles and makes much
better time, besides tbe expense in
curred is considerable less. It has a
sealing capacity for 35 children and
front entrance, making it impossible
for a child to fall out. For cold
weather the body will be fully enclos
R C. Walber took his departure
ed and will also include a substantial
Tuesday evening fur Newell, South
healing system; all told it is tbe best Dakota, where be takes a position as
equipped motor bos in the state
chief accountant in the offices of the
There is much credit due present Belle Fourche irrigation project under
directors for their progressive spirit,
operation of the government which are
also road supervisor T. H. Haddox for
situated at the above place
putting tbe roads in passable condition.
Mr. Walber was a comparatively old
Very truly yours
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Mrs. Bessie Spencer returned Satur
day from Los Angeles where she spent
tbe greater part of the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes left Tuesday
for McKay creek after spending a few
days on their ranch in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beddow spent
last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gentry
up in the wheat section.
Mrs. Linder, mother of Mrs. Bless-
ing, spent Thursday at Tip Top, guest
of Mrs. Simmons.
Mrs. George Beddow returned last
Saturday from Pendleton, where she
spent tbe past week.
Mr. Tilton and daughter Elizabeth,
father and sister of Mrs. Wallace Spen
cer, arrived Saturday from Stuart,
Minn., with tbe expectation of making
Hermiston their home. Miss Tilton
is a high school student.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Waugaman and
family were dinner guests at the Sell
ers home last Sunday.
Mrs. Waller spent this week with
her daughter, Mrs. Phipps.
Wednesday was Red Cross day and
a good attendance was reported. There
is plenty of work on band and every
body interested are urged to attend.
Meetings held every Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Phipps
Several in this section made up a car
of watermelons that were shipped to
Pendleton Friday. That makes two
carloads that have been shipped to
Pendleton in the last two weeks.
The people of Columbia district are
highly pleased that the conference has
returned Rev. Graham to Hermiston.
Mis. Helen T. Duncan baa been ap
pointed mayor. Mr. and Mrs. Starcher
will leave in a day or so to make their
home in Prairie, Idaho. Their many
Durali Morchie is on the sick list
The contracting firm of Boynton & friends regret to see them leave.
Longhorn are progressing with the
work of erecting an office building on | The show windows of Hitt’s and the
the west side of Main street to be used Oregon Hardware Co. would indicate bis family.
as the new home of The Herald. The thorough preparedness for the opening
While investigating bis silo last
building when completed will be 18x40, of the forthcoming dock season.
Saturday W. T. Sellers met with an
one »torr high. The contractors have
Duncan Campbell who recently pur- accident, receiving a bed fall.
secured Henry Ot to do the cement chased a ranch near Fergus, Mort,
Floyd Hoisington of tbe Idaho Na-
expects to move and ship a car of
donai
guard is spending a few days
The building was designed for a
furlough with bis mother, as be ex-
comfortable printing office, sod when
Next Wednesday afternoon the an
this paper is transferred to the new
quarters the latter part of this month nual meeting of the M. E Ladies’ Aid
it will be with the intent of perma-
Mr. and Mrs. Ganger from Pilot
nently locating The Hera'd plant
Brownson in this city, at which time
FOR VISIT
J. C. Ballenger
Wednesday.
William Kik, a rancher living north
of town a short distance, has no kick
on a dairy cow he owns, and were it
not for the fact that they do not give
medals to animals that make a record
like this one has, his bossle would now
be wearing a metal insignia or a blue
ribbon—not for the quantity of milk
or the amount of butter fat she pro
duces, but for her propagation pro
pensities, as shown in the number of
calves she has brought forth in less
than a twelvemonth.
Eleven months ago this dairy animal
gave birth to twin calves, and a few
days ago she went one better by be
coming the mother of triplets—all
heifer calves at that. With the proven
productiveness of this cow, there is no
doubt that it would take a small for-
tune at this time of the great demand
for food conservation to wreat her
from the present owner.
Who do you suppose could be so ab
sent minded as to wander off and leave
$3.61 on deposit at the local bank?
It’s preposterous to believe one could
be so careless, but nevertheless it is a
fact that those whose names appear
elsewhere in a bank notice in this
issue deposited amounts, all of which
totaled the above sum, in the First
National Bank of Hermiston and never
withdrew or called for them.
Of course, these apparently absent-
minded people will not lose a great
deal if they never call or check the
amount out—and lose them they will
if demand is not made within a certain
time after their publication, for under
a law enacted in 1907 commercial de
posits escheat to the state after re
maining unclaimed for a term of seven
years and saving deposits after twelve
years.
Since the law went into effect thous
ands of dollars unclaimed by deposi
tors in the various banks of Oregon
have reverted to the state, last week a
statement from Secretary Olcott show
Ing that on July 1 of this year there
were $11,929 In unclaimed bank de
posits. The First National bank of
Eugene has the largest sum in un
claimed deposits, totaling $1,902.93,
and the Bank of Coqueille the small
est, 50 cents.
FORMER RESIDENTS
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HERMISTON DAIRY
COW MAKES RECORD
BANK HAS NO CLAIM
ANT FOR DEPOSITS
NO 52
HAS HE BEGUN TO *
PINE FOR THE WEST?
TRANSFERRED TO
ANOTHER PROJECT
TO EDUCATE FOR
FOOD PREPARATION
Miss Clara Murphy of La Grande,
Oregon, member of the pre pa redatta
committee of the state of Oregon aid
in the employ of the United States
agricultural department, met Tuesday
with the local preparedness committee
appointed last spring, at which time
arrangement were made for the hold-
of a series of classes in this city which
are intended to educate housewives on
the proper economical preparation of
foodstuffs, ths necessary kitchen equip
ment, etc.
The local committee has seleotd
Mrs. P. Jones as chairman and teacher,
and all arrangement have been prac-
tically completed for the holding of a
meeting the first week in Octoder.
CANADA MAN PUR
CHASES 55 ACRES
Edward Parrish of Abilene, Alberta
Canada, who has been here for several
days look log over tbe project, pur
chased fifty-five acres of unimproved
land situated in tbe Columbia district
from Dodd * Knapp on Wednesday.
Mr. Parrish will improve a portion
of the tract this fall by putting in
quite a number of acres to alfalfa, and
hopes by this this lime next year to
have It all seeded to that paying com
modity.
Immediately after closing the deal
Mr. Parrish wired fur hie wife and
two sons, who arrived vesterday morn
ing. Two other sons are etili in Can
ada, but so soon as harvest is over in
that country, they will join their par-
RAILROAD COMPANY
ANSWERS THE CALL
The town and country people of the
Hermiston valley now fool more grate-
ful to the O -W R. A N. Co. because
of their promptness io answering the
settler of this "project, having come call to Improve the crossings and
BOARDMAN NEWS
rs ago an outercu suv grounds surrounding the depot at this
local bank as sssistsnt cashier. This place, which work was begun early
eg
4__ a__ gei jg. t.s ...5 jpg slieaapa
Mrs Eugene Cumins has been very
sick all week, but is some better at
this writing.
Mrs. VanDyne and three children
and Mrs Fisher of Nolir, daughter
there to take the position of head came from the Umatilla roundhouse,
bookkeeper in the offices of the reels-. Tbe company is even going further
motion service in ibis city, which he than anticipated, for after improving
has held creditably up to tbe time of the depot grounds cinders will be dis
fa is promotion to the Bello Fourche tributed south along the right of **Y
__ ...and a good, substantial wagon road
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Tbe successor to Mr. Walber, who built for the accommodation of tran*
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understood io»«,
that u-
he is
Rev Blackman met with us at ser layed,
vie a Sunday.
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shortly from Washington, D. C - I yards when engaged in loading car"