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HERMISTON
VOL. XII
H erald
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1917
GERMANS SHELLING RED CROSS STATION
TO MAKE DAIRY AND HDD
SHOW PERMANENT EVENT
(f there is anyone who for a moment
has any misgivings regarding lack of
astuteness on tbe part of the Herm is
ton Commercial Club, they should be
esst aside from now on, for the meet
ing held Monday evening by that
organization for tbe purpose of deliber-
ating on matters of vital importance
to tbe onward progress of this wide
awake community showed a good at-
tendance and lots of enthusiasm from
start to finish.
Tbe chief topic of discussion was ss
to whether Hermiston should continue
to annually hold the Dairy and Hog
show, and on motion being put to ascer
tain the opinion on the subject it was
found that among the large audience
there waa not a scintilla of dissension
sgsinst making the fair a permanent
event.
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After settling that question,they went
further and cinched tbe holding of the
annual show for all time to come by
the formation of a committee to look
nD a suitable site for the bolding of
the fair, with a view to either pur
chasing or taking s long-time lease on
the grounds. Then another committee
was appointed to raise money with
which to fence the land and build
cattle, hog and poultry pens thereon.
It may be too, that ere the year
rolls around, a stock company, to in
clude ail farmers, citizens and others
who so desire, will be formed, it be
ing thè idea that with such an organ
ization more interest would be aroused
the fair would expand comparatively
and include everything raised on the
project, and the incentive would not
be lacking for stock and vegetable
raisers to come in competition from
all over the county on account of th e
larger premiums that could and would
be offered if it should merge into a
stock company.
The club’s time was not all taken up
Monday of this week witnessed the
sale of another large block of irrigat
ed land io this valley, when the First
National bank sold forty acres in
“Cottonwood Bend” in the Umatilla
project to Christian Seitz of Echo.
Mr. Seitz, who Is a wheal farmer on
Butter Creek, purchased the land for
the purpose of haying an alfalfa ranch
that will give him plenty of fodder for
use while working his wheat lands,
and in furtherance of this he is going
to get busy right away clearing and
leveling so as to have the tract all
ready for spring seeding.
HES LONGING FOR
LETTER FROM HOME
There are two things tbe soldier
boy wants more than anything else in
the world—a letter from home and a
copy of his old home newspaper. Tbe
first brings him the love he craves,
the other tbe news he longs for. Sun-
dsy, November 11, has been set sside
as a day when everyone is asked to
write a letter to s soldier boy and to
send him a copy of bis home psper.
The home tie is tbe strongest that
the soldier knows. Keep it intact.
Help the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A.
in chis respect. It is established in
every camp, at every cantonment and
follows or greets the soldier wherever
he goes. It is the nearest thing to
home be knows. A great national
drive for 135,000,000 to secure funds to
continue and extend this work will be
made between November 11 and 17.
Let the soldier know that you are
helping in this for it means a great
fie*
ate
German shell exploding on advance British Red Cross dressing station,
spite the distinct Bed Cross flag which must have been seen by the German
bombarders, the station was shelled until totally destroyed. Several wounded
uen were killed while others were rescued with great difficulty.
The Neighbor hood club held its reg
ular meeting Saturday last, and four
new members voted In. Tbe next
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
meeting will bo held Nov. 17 and the.
executive committee is planning a
J. H. Reid is building a barn 52x52.
small program.
Every member is
Gertrude Simmons, chief operator urged to attend.
at tbe local telephone exchange, left
L. H. Pearson is remodeling bis barn
last Fridsy for North Yakima, where
and mill.
she wss called in tbe telephone opera
Several in this section attended the
tors' strike.
She returned Mondsy
d ince Monday night in Hermiston
and reported the strike settled.
given in honor of the boys that enlist
Mesdames Sommerer and Brunson
ed in the navy.
spent Wednesday in Pendleton.
The infant son of T. H. Haddox has
Mrs. Knapton came down, from Pen-
been on the sick list severs! days.
dleton Sunday, where she is taking
Mrs. Ott and two children arrived
treatment, and spent the day with
home the first part of the week from
her family.
Jefferson City, Mo. She reports very
Jene Skovbo is contemplating mov stormy westber in the East and ex
ing into the house formerly occupied
presses her appreciation of our climate
by tbe Ruddick family at the reser
very much.
voir.
Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Hooker and
Mr. Hall is building a fine barn on daughter visited Friday afternoon with
bis ranch in the canyon 30x50 feet.
Mrs. Attebury.
Mr. Tabor is among those having
Columbia school roll of honor: Hen
apples hauled to the warehouse in rietta Akers, Kathryn Rogers, Vai
Hermiston.
McDade. William Waugaman, Louie
Lenora and Julia Franz left last Hooker, Gertrude Hall, Alvin Hooker,
week for Pendleton where they both Merle McDade. Laird Donalson, Mary
Neadeau, James Hall, Clyde Hall.
have positions.
Miss Gochran, sister of Mrs. Jack
Waller, is reported on the sick list.
Mrs. Joerndt fron Seattle, is a gue st
COLUMDIA NEWS NOTES
by discussion of the Dairy show, for
short talks were made by tbe mem
bers on road improvement, and inter
esting reports were made by the com deal to him.
mittee engaged in looking after the
establishment of an army training
camp here and the one that is leaving
no stone unturned to have the state
highway routed through Hermiston
and down the Columbia river, as was
designated when the vote on bonds
J. T. Embry, the well known North
for building state highways carried.
Ridge rancher, called at our sanctum at the Waller home.
Saturday last, and after advancing bis
subscription to this paner a year for
Mr. Birch was down
MOST PROLIFIC IS
HIS NEIGHBORHOOD
NEW POSTAL RATES
ARE CONFUSING
himself and a relative In the east,
made tbe statement that if all localities
were as prolific as hie neighboorhood
tbe food problem during this world
war would soon be solved. In sub-
stantiation of this he cited the fact
that recently one of his neighbor’s
cows gave birth to triplets, and then
I X/come. a turkey hen owned by
from
Pilot
Rock one day this week.
Mrs. Summerville and little daugh-
ter arrived Tuesday from Vancouver,
During the time her husband is in
military training she will be a guest
of her mother, Mrs. Frsnz.
Rev. Thoroughman spent Tuesday
with his nephew, W. A. Leathers.
class malls for other taenhs“"any"OrOcober.
thereof
„poetofice
Hermiston
b»».
OUR APPORTIONMENT
ONLY RUNS TO $187
Among the things neglected lo be
mentioned last week In connection
with the Dairy and Hog ahow was the
statement made by Thos. W. Brunk,
judge of the swine, that the hogs on
ethihition would rank side by side
with the beet he bad ever passed judg
ment on, and many were fit for s pisce
in the International stock show si Chi-
cago. The breeds were Poland China
and Duroc Jerseys H. J. Stillings be.
ing the largest breeder of the former
and C. P. Adams of Echo and George
S rohm of this city of the latter.
Superintendent Allen and his assist-
snl Mr Dean, of the local experiment
farm, had a miniature farm atibe
show depicting the 2 results of irriga
tion experiments snd how land should
be leveled to retain moisture. Charts i
explained the proper amount of wster
to be us d t get the best results. Al
together ir was a fine exhibition from
an educational standpoint.
The display of well br d poultry by
F. C. Parke drew much attention, aa i
did also those exhibited by Laure i
Phipps, Elinor Brigg and Durrell Mur-
BOARDMAN NEWS
Owing to the fact that there is some
misunderstanding relative to the new
rate or postage which went into effect
November 2 on first class mail matter,
givesine
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P Postmaster
ostmaster J. H. Young gives
the 247
fol-
Mr. Bone snd family moved to Spo
lowing information for the guidance
Ne" Ls&ey, who has the Dobler place
kane for tbe winter. During their ab
patrons of tbe local postoffice by sta
•
brood
young turks on
sence Mr. and Mrs. Meyers will occupy
ing that all first
He said he
postollicen than Hermiston, lh.L, calatela lot more about the pro- their bouse.
Mesdames Strohm, Spencer and Mil
omw par ounce or fraction
ductability of his locality, bul would
ler were dinner guests of Msdsme
All drop lattare for the local
A AGet postpone it till some other
-this includes tbe town of
eimNe as ne was in somewhat of a hurry Belscamper Thursday.
and all pointa served on the rural
pressing business matters
Eleanor Fischer is convalescing
rapidly after a severe attack of pneu
roue
hts cus.lotwoxrntsorer
ounce ousori
or fraction
thereon
P.PP J
CITY COUNCIL COMPILES
THE ANNUAL BUDGET
JUDGE DRUNK PRAISES
LOCAL SWINE EXHIBIT
ANOTHER DIG LAND
SALE TAKES PLACE
chie.
Tbe four year old 5230 pound Hol- -
atein hull owned by Wm. Sanders was
a fine animal. Another was the Short
horn bull exbivited by Lacey and Dob-
1er, which showed class al 11 months
old.
A large crowd witnessed the bee
uegling act of George Shafer and lis-
tened attentively to his lecture on bea
culture.
The school children of Misses Hum
me) and Klindt’s rooms certainly did
yeoman service for the Red Cross
selling the little letter seals during
the fair. They cleared*»!! during the
two days.
A couple of mistakes were msde In
the nsmes of winners of premiums st
the Dairy show, and these we take
pleasure in correcting al this time.
In the best general collection of canoed
goods it was Mrs. H. M. Gunn that
won first prise and Mrs. A. 8. John
son second, and for display of lbs best
five jars of vegetables Mrs. Gunn re
ceived first prize and Mse B Guiwlis
second prise.
The local girls’ Honor Guard are de-
serving of mention for the way they
Paul, the little son of Lee Mead, has helped the Red Cross cause by selling
been quite sick, but is reported some
thimbles and fig pins at fair time.
better.
O. B. Olson and family arrived last
week from Alberta to visit his relative,
Chas. Bougo.
C. D. Lawrence of Kennewick, Wash.,
was a land viewer here the first of the
FIVE MORE PATRI
OTIC YOUNG MEN
H. C. Harrison and wife returned
Wednesday from Portland.
Wm. Lower of Bolivar, Mo , arrived
Tuesday to spend the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Alts Howsrd, sod bis
son Jesse. On the trip out he stopped
off in Montana and visited a son. He
has a daughter in Wasco and one in
Portland he will visit while here.
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NO 8
At the regular meeting of the city
council Wednesday nigbt, after trans
acting city business
of a routine
nature, the work of compiling the
annual budget was taken up. Prop-
erty valuations have lowered during
the past twelve months some $20,000 Ie
tbe town of Hermiston, and the rule
being general that the lower tbe
valuation the higher goes the rate of
taxation, the council had to du some
close figuring, with the result that by
a process of retrenchment It has prob
ably succeeded In making tbe levy siili
lower instead of higher than Iasi year
—ail of which will be good news to the
over burdened taxpayer.
Tbe water system Is now on almost
a self-sustaining basis, and the cost of
maintaining will be lower still when
some needed repairs sre made to the
reservoir and pipe mains, allowing the
aldermen lo malte a noticeable cut on
Ibis item In the budg< I.
By ingenious maneuvering they
have not stin e i the funds in any of
tbe department-, but have bi ought the
levy down to what is actually needed
for road improvement, the water 83u-
tern, payments on bonds, etc.
A look al the budgut aupearing
elsewhere In this issue will give the
taxpayer an idea of bow much money
it will take to run the city next year
and tbe different departmentsto which
this money is apportioned.
SAVINGS OF PEOPLE
WILL WIN THIS WAR
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were struggling for liberty and aaw
we sre making ready to help lift the
burdens of ibis great world war which
have fallen so heavily upon her, says
Miss May Murphy, emergency home
demonstration agent.
From every school district in this
great state of ours comes the victor-
lous results of the Hoover food pledge
card campaign, many districts golor
100 per cent. And the window carie
are giving out their glad message
from every home tn the rural com-
muni ies as well as in the low ne ad
cities. These ere homes shielded with
p »triot i-m; a patriotism which will
sacrifice gladly tn this greci ertola. •
The savings of our people will is the
aggregete not onlv be represented by
the millions of dollars in liberty boude
but more materially represented by
the greet reserved food supply laid by
because the American housewife bea
seen the
wisdom of substitution.
We must decrease tbe use of these
four foodstuffs, wheat, red
meals,
sugar and wheat flour to the minimum.
Bui we cannot limit the use of thee
foods without adequate substitution la
Believing that the time was propit
ious for them to offer their services to
food values.
their country, five young men of Her
Our soldiers and allies are greatly la
miston loft Tuesday evening for Port
I need of the red meats and as s nation
land for final examination before ei -
we hsve deper ded largely upon meats
terlog the navy. They were given a
as a source of protein, I. a., lit ue
farewell recepì Ion at the Auditorium
building food.
Kggs are ex peoni ve
by friend, »nd admirers Monday even
because of the high cost of feed and to
ing, and on Tuesday Thomas Marxen
is therefore necessary for fleh, milk,
had them so his guest at a big dinner
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cheese and tissue building vegetables
“bis.ppornimen: was in store for 3 01 to Agure prominently In our menus aa
the patriotic young men, for they fall a substitute for mat aod.eEE" ...a
ed’co pass tba examination, and as a The familiar term "warbress
Result bave returned borne. Tbe two means bread prepaid by cmblelng a
who passed ware Logan Todd and Her- minimum amount of wheat Jour
Ber SGMvan, those failing being Ursel other suitable materlale forbrCM
monia.
The church ladies gsve a very sue-
Mr. and Mrs. Cassady and little
cessful Hallowe'en social at the church
daughter were callers at the Blessing last Friday evening, quite a crowd at
home last Sunday.
tending. The Gypsies wore a delight,
This information is timely, and will
Mr. Cantwell, state game inspector and amusing contests and songs, and a
serve to allay the confusion to many
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Of migratory birds, is spending several lunch of pie, cake, sandwiches, coffee
caused by the change of the postal
, -________ ,__ , . . I days in this section. While here be is fittingly ended the affair.
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HUU. mossoli WeinbeimersodGregor, mak^ucj sovpmas“tolbusk.""o.
The next call for war fund, is for at the Simmons home.
R. Long of Portland, the contractor
$35,000,000 for the Y. M. C. A. organ-
Beddow and son
Finnigan ---------------------------
every band Ie beard the demand tr
ization in the United States, of which
Mr. and ,
weeks for the new school house, was here a
good reliable recipes using subeta- •
day
or
two
this
week
making
arrange;
Hermiston’s apportionment of this are
after spending * few weeks
live foods. Our agricultural college
mento for the work.
vast amount only comes to $187
To in Pendleton.
and rate food chemist have just ture-
raise this the committee will call on
Mr. and Mrs. Fritts and Mr. and
C. O. Blayden and wife have arrived
ed out there bulletin-: War breads
con Tuesday, November 13, so meet Mrs. Frank Beddow
were dinner from Gaston, Oro., to make their home
them with a smile. If you are not go- gueote or Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sapper here this winter.
8. L Carson, who has been laid up
Tbe “Homo Coming" event staged vegetables; and Substitutre for ment,
A. C. Curtia and wife of Kennewick,
since the first day of September from ing to be at home on that day, leaveSunday.
by
the local order of Odd Fellows in containing over 80 splendid recelpet
your check for »1 for the committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Heinl and son Law Wash., came down on the boat last
injuries received when his horse
their hall Saturday evenlog of last
It you belong to the home s udy ci""
I At the same time the committee will rence arrived home Tuesday from week to visit with their daughter*,
week proved a moot successful affair, conducted in this district, you •!<!
raise 835, which is our proportion of Terre Haute, Ind., where Mrs. Heinl Mesdames Jenkins end Packard.
the fund now being raised for Christ- | has been visiting the past 4 months.
Mes. R. Rands entertained al a 600 for il drew members of the order bere receive these bulletins if o I wriu to
together once more, sod brought visi- to Miss Murphy’s office at La Grondo,
I mas boxes by the Red Cross for the |
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and family party Wednesday evening aa a farewell
tors from the lodges of Stanfield, Echo, They may be bad for the aking-
and Joe Craik were dinner guests at to the government men, I, who have Umatilla and Irrigon to join in the
The purpose of the homo study eleb
to able to be out and around again, soldier boys.
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frost.
the Fischer home Sunday.
broken camp here on account of frost festivities incident to the occasion I is to efficiently train the housewivee Io
A committee of men consisting of Delicious refreshments were served io Mmr good talks on Od Fellowship substituting food values, the needs ot
Brunoon. Haddox, Hannan. Downer Mrs. Rands’ usual good style.
While he would like very much to
ah
carda, regardless of town or destina-
tion in the U. 8. A , are two cents
APPRECIATE HELP
_
GIVEN BY FRIENDS
call
in person and
extend thanks to the
here
RANCHERS COME
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son and family, ranchers from Jeffer
son county, Oregon, arrived hero Mon
—Cel
, < Y,
kt«
takes
this -99
method of showing 019
appreciation to those people for the
MAAS Eidneies they have bestored
upon him, and assures them use i "4
will never toe forgotten by himsei and
family.
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8 C Ballenger and 8. C. Mack drove brought all Into closer unison. A
to Hermiston Thursday io J. C.’s car- hippy and delightful climax came
Geo. Bradley of Pendleton was look Wonder If they bad to hike any on the • hen the doors to the buffet were
thrown open, banquet tables placed in
ing after his ranch in this section trip?
tbe lodge room ant the ladies, of the
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EDAM rcrEDOAN CO and Waugaman spent Thursday
I NUM JU I LBUUN UU. Pendleton consulting the county court.
his illness by cutting and stacking his
their friendship most, he must, fores
the pleasure on account of still being
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
ROYALLY ENTERTAIN
Wednesday
Several searching parties bave been
ernment from guarding the bridge
on the lookout for Bert Sutherland
I who to reported as missing. Up to the near Westfall.
purchased tracte in the -%1 present writing there has been no
Mack, returned to his home in Rich
district from the Umatilla
Lands
Farm
gun outlining
improvem ew Op the ri
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Presen
Nr
Rebekah order put the good things to
as thereon which they had prepared
for their brothers. Sunday evening at
.hi
as his subject "™ Man
*2: taking
cae Baek,
” at which time it I
be present.
In addition to tbe local prise
the best
wino r I
at the Dairy show for
vegetables grown the
National
the
Emergency
Food
2
Gardes
best canned vegetables grown
is