hog
THE H ermiston H erald
MAKING BIGGEST GUN USED BY ALLIES
PATRIOTIC WOMAN
WRITES FROM FRANCE
Operating » farm near this city, on re-
«ini of a letter the other day from
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NO. 26
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 16. 1918
VOL. XII
Imagine the great relief to Mrs J. I
Agnew wife of a well known rancher
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WELL KNOWN PIONEER
HAS BAB ACCIBENT
ber patriotic sister, Mrs. W. E. Bell of
Mont Clair, New Jersey, who is now
Col. J. F. McNaught, a pioneer of
doing Y. M. C. A. work in France,
telling of her safe arrival there after the Hermiston valley and one of the
» very hazardous trip. Here is part of beet known ranchers on the project,
met with a very bad accident at bis
tbe letter:
“We should have landed this morn- home in this city last Saturday night.
ing but were delayed. However, It is It happened ss be was stepping from
most glorious on the river and warm as the bath tub after going through bis
* May morning. I am feeling great usual ablution, his foot slipping from
now that the rolling is over and land under him as he stepped to the floor,
in sight. I wish that I could describe thereby causing him to fall backward.
our glorious entrance into the bav Throwing out his right band to break
yesterday afternoon. I shall never for- the fall be missed catching bold of the
get it. It was one of those sights that bath tub and fell with the arm under
is seldom seen by the traveler; like a neath in such a manner that it broke
wonderful stage setting—clear sky, it square off above the elbow. After
blue water, ships, dirigibles, the sun- having it set, himself and son, C. S.
set. the full moon, lighthouses and McNaught, went to Pendleton the fol
land in the distance--all blended in a lowing day and had an X-Ray applica
way which I cannot describe. We ex tion, which showed the bones had
Though he
pect to arrive in Paris Sunday morn been perfectly joined.
ing. It has been a warm trip most of suffered much pain for the time being,
the way ; the men have not worn top be is now getting along as well as
costs half the time. I can’t write canbe expected.
everything that has happened or will
happen but I can remember everything
and tell you when I come home in fifty
weeks more.
Ooe day later—“Here I am at last
in Paris comfortably located In a hotel
that is not tine but will meet all needs
This thing of having to move from a
for awhile. All of the Y. M. C. A. leased piece of land after one has be
women are here and some of the men. come nicely situated evidently does
I am feeling fine and happy and glad not set well with Don Campbel), who
that I came. I think that we will be operated the Ross Newport ranch near
be sent out into the field at once be this city up to the time it was sold to
cause the need Is so great. Today I Mr. Winesett of Virginia. Therefore,
will have to register with the police, shortly after the sale Mr. Campbel)
so I must be about it before I am began casting about for a place he
taken in.
could purchase, and in doing so found
Two days later—"I am still in Paris one that exactly suited, though in or
attending lectures and filling up on der to get the required area for his
valuable information regarding the purpose he had to do much piecing.
work thaï is before me. Tomorrow I
After be got through, however, he
will get my assignment and will leave bad a good sized farm bought that con
Paris twelve hours later.
I cannot tained 62 acres, all close to town. His
tell you where I will be stationed, but first buy was the J. H. Reid residence
I will be happy all the time and you and one acre of ground Then he ac
must not worry about me. I have just quired four acres from Chas. Skinner,
beard that the report went out that and in rapid succession 40 acres from
our boat had gone down We did send the First National Bank of Pendleton
out a call for help when the rudder and 17 acres from C E. Baker, all al
broke, and we were drifting for twelve faifa land, all joining and all improved
hours on open sea in a storm, but no except ten acres.
help came. Then our wireless went
Earl Carson has 40 acres adjoining
bad and we were not heard from again Mr. Cambell’s place on thè south. He
until the following Saturday, when we has completed seeding it to alfalfa, and
arrived in port.”
with that work done will now turn bis
attention to building a residence there
on and as quickly as possible vacate
the Reid house, which himself and
family have been occupying, so that
the new owner can move into it.
5
FIFTH UNIT _
MAY HAVE TH WAIT
THEM THERE COLORED
GALS TOOK THE TOWN
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This photograph shows men nt work on a 520-millimeter howitzer In the
Creusot War works, France. The 520-millimeter guns are the largest used by
the allies on the western front.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
BUTTER CREEK ITEMS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Mr. and Mrs. Joerndt left Thursday
Two bands of Stanfield sheep started
7, Seattle
Caatlg after
qftov spend:
gyigne. 1 I f r the mountains Tuesday.
for their home in
ing three weeks with her sister, Mrs. | Mrs. Schroeder began teaching again
The largest paid audience ever at
tending a performance in Hermiston
was that of Wednesday night, when
a bevy of “Colored Suffragettes"
swooped in from the Columbia district
and appeared before the footlights at
the Auditorium.
There’s no use in going into de tail
about the acting and singing of these
Suffragettes, for everyone was there
that could get there, and all have
agreed that every character in the
play taken by the Columbia ladles was
vividly portrayed and that the acting
was superb.
So popular has the troupe become
since the staging of the play last
Saturday night al Columbia school to
a $47.05 house and in Hermiston to a
$111.10 house, that they are having a
hard lime sidestepping alert managers
who desire to book them to show in
different towns throughout this and
Morrow county. Already they have
signed up to play in Boardman, and
will probably accept flattering offers
from other places shortly.
They sure were all
fine acting
colored folks, and Jack Waller made a
good usher in white face and found
seats for the big audience in an admir
able manner.
All efforts of the Hermiston Com
mercial club seem to have been of no
avail, we are sorry to say. in securing
the consent of the government to open
The
the Fifth unit to settlement
explanation for this is given in the
following letter from A. P. Davis,
director and chief engineer of the
reclamation service at Washington,
D. C., to President Dodd of the local
Commercial club, who says:
“Mv dear Mr. Dodd—1 refer to your
communication of February 12, 1918, in
reference to the irrigation of the lands
of the Fifth unit, Umatilla proj ct,
which lands lie between the A line
canal and the feed canal and bave an
area of approximately 3000 acres.
“The questions involved have been
carefully considered by the reclama
tion commission, and I regret to say
that It seems inadvisable at the pres
ent time to put this unit under water.
“The lands in question are undoubt
edly of a high character and the desire
of vour club to secure their develop-
ment is indeed commendable. In order
to develop this unit, however, it would
be necessary to build a pumping plant,
and at the present time it is not only
next to impossible to secure pumping
machinery, but if delivery could be
obtained within eight or ten months
the prices charged would be exorbi
tant. I am hopeful that we raav suc
cessfully terminate the present war in
the near future, and that under nor
mal conditions, which will then pre
vail, it will be possible to carry out
your desires in the matter.”
Jack Waller.
Tuesday noon. She has been out on
Mr. and Mrs. Leathers and Jack account of having some teeth doctored
Gorham motored to Pendleton Satur
We only put jokes on yon folks to
day, returning Tuesday.
make you feel young and happv, but if
Prof. A. Von Holderbeke is expected you all get “sore” we will have to cui
to arrive Friday from Spokane to give it out. Only Germans get mad at a
scientific advice to the orchard com joke, as they are too slow to discern
panies that be supervises in this sec tbe funny side—see.
tion.
M. M. Rial is improving, according
Glen Akers from Wasco spent several to the doctor who was out Wednesday.
days this week visiting bis family in He will soon be able to be around
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
this section.
again.
Alfred Groom has been ill this week
There is real spring on Butter
Alvin Streighter was in Heppner a
with measles. During bis absence Creek and gardens are beginning to be
couple of days last week and took
Vernie Hall has been driving the worked. Everyone is busy even to the
examination for array service.
The committee on War Savings
correspondent so we will have to make
school bus.
A hog weighing over 300 pounds Stamps is very anxious to make tbe
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Ballenger from this short.
was butchered by L. M. Davis this Hermiston public school a hundred
Boardman were visitors in this section | The mail service on the Creek bas
week that netted him $70 for what he per cent, inasmuch as we wish for
Sunday.
took a fall; sometimes we get the mail,
every child to have al least one War
Messrs, and Mesdames Vincent and | sometimes we don't. Reasons for no sold.
Harper, our new minister, is Savings Stamp by the end of this year.
Mr.
Gentry and little daughter Gertrude news last week, mail man on a strike,
To make this possible we would ask
with us and there will be preaching
motored down from Holdman Saturday
M. Marks was much surprised last
We have every person in or around Hermiston
every Sunday evening.
to see the ‘Colored Suffragettes.
week when his brother, R. A. Marks,
Mesdames Castle and Lester to thank who has some work which boy« or
O. G. Sapper left Friday last for La- carne from Calgary, Canada, where he
for our new lights and stove.
1 girls can do on Saturdays, or any
rande where be
he met Mrs. Sapper on had enlisted, but was called to the U.
Grande
other spare lime, lo notify A. E. Ben-
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Stanyan
moved
to
her return from Erie, Pa., where she S. on account of his draft. He was
sei and he will try to send some punii
Boardman the first of the week. We
spent the winter. They arrived on examined in Pendleton and will live
were sorry to lose them, but Irrigon's who is able to do the work. This will
on
the
Hinkle
place
with
his
brother
the motor Saturday evening.
aid those who would other-vise not be
loss is Boardman’s gain. Mr. Stanyan
Phillip Lay is back again among bis until be is called.
will ride ditch there after the first of able to get tbe money to gel a W. 8.
Mr. Clark arrived March 12 from
stamp.
\
Hermiston friends' Phillip spent the
April.
winter in Portland working for the around Ukiah to look after bis cattle,
N. Seaman has been made chairman
a. all hay on the Jas. Ware place is
Chevrolet Motor Co.
fed out and cattle will move out soon of the Liberty loan drive for the north
Mr. and Mrs. Kennison of Stanfield
end of Morrow county and has named
were Sunday callers at the Cassady for the John Day river.
his committees for the work. We will
We will have a real Trish hop at B.
home
have to meet our quota, we cannot be
C. H. March 16. Be sure and come—
Mrs. Franz, Lenora and Louis are
classed as slackers.
At the adjourned meeting of the city
wear a big smile and something green.
again domiciled on their ranch in this
Mrs. Lenora Walpole has been made council last Monday night a motion
There were so many at the last dance
section. Mrs. Franz and Lenora have
we can nearly feel our new hard wood chairman for this district to handle prevailed that an irrigation district
R C. Challis, proprietor of the City
been working in Pendleton for the
the war savings stamp drive. She is proposition presented by residents of
floor under our feet now.
Meat Market, returned from Portland
last three months.
Newport addition would be taken under
Mrs. Walden Rhea left Monday for getting her committee together this
Wednesday morning, whither he went
advisement by the council providing
Mr. and Mrs. Phipps purchased the
week
and
will
be
on
the
job
March
19,
Portland on a pleasure trip. Mr. Rhea
the day before for the purpose of pur
all useless land could or would be elim
Ford that was formerly owned by W.
to
20,
21,
22
and
23
when
the
drive
is
shipped some cattle Saturday and went
The commission for relief of occu
chasing a larger refrigerating plant,
inated from waler charges by the gov
N. Rees.
,
with them
Mrs. M. B. Stephens is be made. Get your purse lined up.
the one now in use having become in pied Belgium and France makes an
ernment.
and
Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Bloom
A.
S.
Anderson;
otherwise
known
staying with Miss Irene Rhea until
immediate and urgent appeal for your
adequate for bis growing business.
The council sal as a board of equali
daughter Mrs. W. Wheeler, arrived
Andy, who recently purchased 40
her mother returns.
With the new equipment, which will good clean cast-off clothing. Bring to
zation, and there being no complaints
Monday from Fort Wayne, Ind., to
acres
at
Coyote
Springe,
is
the
genial
be installed the first of next month, Red Cross work room week of 18th to
a resolution carried fixing the levy for
spend the summer.
Mr. Bloom is
Mrs. F. A Phelps spent Sunday in butter maker at the Hermiston cream
the capacity will be treble that of the 25th.
irrigation water this year at 7 cents
interested in the Ft. Wayne Fruit
erv,
and
if
he
makes
as
good
a
land
de
Boardman asthe guest of her daughter,
present plant, and as a result the cold
There are many ways of helping the Company being one of the heaviest
veloper as he is a butter maker, noth- per front fool.
Mr«. C. Voyen.
storage room will be at the service at Red Cross besides sewing and making stock holders.
An ordinance was acted on changing
ing more is to be asked for.
nominal cost of anyone wishing to use dressing. One of the most urgent
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McB’rmed left
the meeting place of the council to the
Childs Barham is now the proud
The
county
defense
council
has
the
•t for preservation purposes during the needs is for some one to offer their
possessor of a Reo having purchased for Seattle Tuesday after a pleasant necessary data about complete, so we Hermiston public library.
summer months or at any time of the home one afternoon a week where
the
same from the Pendleton Auto Co. two weeks visit here with the lady’s understand from County Chairman
year.
brother, M. I). O’Connell, and family.
children may be left so tbe mothers
8. E. Van Vector of Heppner. N. Sea
Mr. Keys, salesman for the Pendle
may work at the Red Cross room. The
Verlin Graham, who is an employee man is chairman of the district com-
ton Auto Co., was a project visitor
woman who does this is surely helping
of a ship building firm in Portland, is mittee and says when we get our rec
Tuesday.
the cause most effectively.
enjoying a few days vacation visiting ords complete, they will have a rec
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Meyers
are
again
On behalf of the local Red Cross the
bis parents, Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Gra- ord of everybody, exactly what they
chairman wishes to thank all who con located on their beautiful alfalfa ranch,
That no more flour can be sold with
have done, whal they are doing, giv-
ham, in this city.
having
spent
the
winter
in
Portland.
tributed in any way to making the
out an equal quantity of substitutes in
ing,
saying;
every
move
will
be
almost
Umatilla's quota of 14 men will be
Mrs. Hinkle and Frances were call
Three circulars have just been is- “Superfluity Sale" last week such a
automatically recorded and nothing this state is shown by the following
called
to Camp Lewis during the five
ers
at
the
George
Briggs
home
last
sued by the local rxperiment station splendid success.
the war telegram from Federal Food Adminis
day period following March 29. This will be allowed to hamper
At the last business meeting it was Sunday.
that are of considerable importance
trator Ayer of Portland to Dr. Mc
work.
Leo Clark has resigned his position is five per cent of the county’s first
Nary, county chairman, of Pendleton,
and should be of interest lo farmers on voted to keep the work room open on
around
Business has been brisk
the l matilla project. These publica- Fridays as well as Tuesdays. Inasmuch as ditch rider with the government lo gross quota, which was 280.
in which be says:
Irrigon of late The land company re-
Hons deal with varieties of fruit for as we roust pav rent from March 1, it improve his land.
The Hermiston library will be moved ports having so d over 800 acres under
“Owing to the absolute necessity
Mrs. J. C. Barham is confined to hr into the new building Monday next.
the home supply, border irrigation, is essential we use our work room
the west extension rince Jan. 1 to 14 that this country furnish wheat for
windbreak treesand ornamental plants. often. Mrs. A. 8. Reid
bed with la grippe.
The county libraian. Miss Nason, will buyers. Among the Inter purchasers shipment to our army abroad and to
Mrs. G. Akers with her colored be here to assist Mrs Benedict, local
Copies of each of these bulletins have charge of work Tuesday« and Fridays
are M E Doble, A. E McFarland, G. ■ the people of France I have received
been sent to all the persons whose and Mrs. Purdy Thursdays.
theatrical troop will again play the | librarian, in the placing of the books Rand and J. E. McCoy, all old settlers 1 positive instructions that no sales of
Suffragette
” at the Board
| »nd equipment and opening tbe library
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names have been acquired by the ex- For lo, these many, many moons J. “Colored
under the project, and Byron Powell flour can be made without an • qual
man opera house Saturday night, Patrons may secure books on Tuesday
perimental station.
All those wh»
of
Kendrick and A. 8 Anderson of quantity of substitutes and I am putt-
Reeves, rural delivery carrier,
March 23, by request.
have not received copies and who de- A.
and every day thereafter.
Hermiston. Geo. Rand and J. E. Mc- | ing the order In effect March 11. This
lived
in
hopes
that
some
day
he
wo",
Ladies attention! There will be a
sire to receive the publications of the
| will undoubtedly inconvenience many
Jack Gorham boarded the train Mon Coy are among the largest buyers hav
experiment station should send their be able to discard the mules andrepace Neighborhood club meeting this after
of our people but they must thorough
them with a horseless carriage-» nd al noon, March 16, at Columbia school.
day morning, bound for Boardman to ing taken over 300 acres between
names to H. K. Dean at the experi-
them, showing that the older settlers ly understand that it is an absolute
become a real alfalfa rancher. Tbe
ment station or io R. W. Allen who is last his dream of conquest
are prospering and have unbounded necessity and the time has arrived
io the Auditorium , gentleman has a fine tract of land near
when we are all called upon to come
no" in charge of demonstration work been realized. The mules had
The dance given in —
faith in the project.
fault—going slow—and this
last Friday night under the auspices the above town that he has already
on the project.
through and do our full part.”
caused their owner to dispose
of Akers’ Orchertra was declared to partly improved, and which he now in
A rousing patriotic meeting was held
and turn his attention to delivering
bave been par excellent by the large tends to live on permanently. He ex
„The infant daughter, 28 days old, of
On the evening of Saturday, March
In the rest rooms last evening,al which
peels
to
reap
a
pretty
fair
harvest
from
number of merrymakers in attendance-
* and Mrs. L Reeder died Thursday tbe rural mail by the latest
time committees were appointed to 23, the Ladies Aid of the Methodist
the
first
cutting
of
alfalfa
be
already
The music was good, the floor in per
from infantile troubles and method. To do this he
further the work of raising Hermiston’s church will bold a cafeteria dinner In
fect condition and tbe prizes for those has io, and hopes to prepare and seed
"as buried in Hermiston cemetery yes- brand new Ford touring
portion in the War Savinis Stamp the building formerly occupied by
at
once
so
that
he
will
have
an
added
having the most grotesque aprons and
terday afternoon. The parents desire the machine he will be able to
tonnage when the second cutting comes campaign that is to be inaugurated the Wilsons as a clothing and shoe
overalls superb, even if they were a
"0 extend their heartfelt gratitude to the round trip in about
store. Serving will begin at 5:30 adv
early in April.
around.
little out of ordinary.
who so kindly assisted them since whereas heretofore 1» took
hours to make his daily rounds
HE'S OWNER OF HIS
OWN DOMAIN NOW
WILL ENLARGE. RE
FRIGERATOR PLANT
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS AID CHILDREN TO DUY
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
MAY ÄDD ANOTHER
ADDITION TO CITY
RED CROSS
OREGON IS PUT ON
FIFTY-FIFTY BASIS
CIRCULARS CONTAIN
INFORMATION OF VALUE
will have
has
in this, has
but one
of them
afternoon
all
the birth of the baby.
approve,
purchased,
car, and."
max
four hour”
all of eight
o o an seeielai
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