The Hermiston herald., July 27, 1918, Image 1

THE HERMISTON
VOL. XII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 27. 1918
DOST FOR (GREATER
WEST END DEVELOPMENT
I A meeting has been called for the
cening of August 1st at Stanfield of
|1 persons interested in the greater
evelopment of the west end of the
Lniy in matters of irrigation. The
furpose of the meeting was set Worth
a these columns several weeks ago,
Len it was stated that an effort
Luid be made to induce the United
Lates to build reservoirs to store
Lier for all lands In need of addition-
I supply-
The Umatilla carries off to the
Lan an average yearly waste of half
million acre feet of water, and under
ontours that can be reached bv the
raters of the river there are around
00,000 acres of arid land. There is,
herefore, over five acre feet per acre
Ling to waste that could be utilized
p good advantage on the lands sur-
Lading Echo, Stanfield, Hermiston
nd Umatilla.
The government is already planning
I prepare land for returning soldiers
nd others now devoted to war activi-
les The nation plans net only to
repare land but also work for those
ho sooner or later will be called back
rom tbe pursuits of war to pursuits of
Lace, and these plans are now well
Lider way. Other localities are busy
reparing plans to submit to the gov-
moment for consideration and it is
igh time we were looking to the
Lure also.
This meeting at Stanfield should be
tended by all persons privately and
ublicly
interested. It has been
tanned by the several towns, and a
g crowd is expected.
ECOVERING NICELY
FROM OPERATION
I Tuny Drolshagen, in a letter to M.
Duty regarding some business matters
Ie was having that gentleman attend
0 for him, conveys the information
hat be had successfully undergone an
deration in the hospital at Fort Mc-
Dowell, Calif., where his company is
dationed, and that he expects soon to
e fit for the duty of intensive training
Before being sent abroad. Herewith
re give a few excerpts from ihe letter,
Ibich will prove interesting to the
eople who knew Mr. Drolshagen:
I
T am gelling along fine and will
lave my stitches takeu out Thursday
r Friday of this week and will prob-
Ibly get out of bed next Sunday, July
" Of course this does not mean that
will be all right, but it means that
Iter convalescing tor a week or two I
"ill be sent back to my company for
ight duty.
I We get the best of treatment here
nd the food is the best. Had a swell
inner last Sunday; bad a half chicken
trolled, mashed spuds, shrimp salad,
fo glasses milk, cup of cocoa, a dish
F red raspberries with icecream, etc.,
Ind I aure enjoyed it, believe me.
"As I am writing this the papers
p giving us grand news of how the
" 8. marines with the French are
►eaking up the new offensive launch-
“ by the Germans. If they can be
eld in check this lime I think the
eath knell of German militarism is
bunded.
Here at San Francisco the Union
ron Works is making an attempt to
rat a new ship in the waier in 28 days
rom the day that the first piece of
seel was put in place. This is the
2000 ton steel ship ‘Invincible ’ The
ban Francisco Call is printing a pic-
"re each day of the progress being
nade and I am following it with much
nterest. If they put it over it will be
ome record.
Director Genera) of Railroads Mo-
1d00 is io Frisco now arranging rail-
bad matters in a way that looks like
4 heart and soul was in making a
"cess of the government running the
ailroads. He is a very wonderful
Dan.
I have written a lot more than 1
"d expected to when I started out so
" st close for this time. With best
"ihes to you and ell inquiring
riends.’;
Off to the Seashore
Mrs. H. M. Straw and children de
arled Sunday for Seaside, Oregon.
F-
C. 8. McNaught and children
' Monday for the same place, and
vor and Mrs. F. C. McKenzie and
ily went Monday night, their des
nation being Newport, Oregon. All
‘ remain al the above Pacific ocean
mer resorts ualil a abort lime be-
re school starts.
H erald
BRITISH TOMMIES ON ITALIAN FRONT
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se
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GOVERNMENT SENDS
IRRIGATION ENGINEER
The much discussed problem of get-
ting enough water to the people of
Boardman through the main canal,
which it is claimed has hampered the
development of that project the past
year, besides being the cause of loss
through lack of sufficient irrigation
fluid of quite a little alfalfa tonnage,
is about to be remedied by the recla­
mation service, the government hav­
ing sent H. M. Schilling, an expert
irrigation engineer, here to clean out
and make sand sluiceways and other­
wise increase the flow of water in the
canal that supplies the Boardman
project.
COOL CREAM SOON
AFTER SEPARATING
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NO. 45
. FILES SUIT FOR
DAMAGES AGAINST CITY
WEEK’S WAR EVENTS
VERY ENCOURAGING
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A group of British Tommies during a moment of leisure from the fighting
on the Italian front. They are seen In Hither a comfortable dugout with three
of them, not forgetting their mascot, kneeling on top.
News from the war zone has been
very encouraging all this week, and
present indications are that the allied
forces now have the Huns going back-
wards. The great German drive that,
had been scheduled to begin and did
begin the latter part of last week h is
been turned to a rout by the allies,
who have inflicted severe blows to the
enemy and taken many thousands of
prisoners, besides munitions and food-
stuffs.
Dispatches from the front receiv­
ed yesterday and the day before
would indicate that the allied armies
have the Hun troops about bottled up
in the pocket in the Soissons-Rheims
salient, and it is the belief abroad that
the allies are on ths verge of a great
victory over the Huns. Let the good
work go on, ar d it will go on now that
the American soldiers have reached
the million mark and belter over there
and are gelling into their fighting
stride.
About the < nly victorious achieve­
ments made by Germany lately is the
sinking by its submarines of thecruiser
San Diego off the Atlantic coast and
the torpedoing of the transport
Justicia off the Irish coast.
Suit has been 111 d In the circuit
I court bv L W. Furnas asking for dam­
ages from the city of Hermiston in the
sum of $750 for interfering with and
shutting off the water from a three
and one-half acre tract of land that he
has been irrigating from the city's
pipe line in the western part of town.
Raley & Raley of Pendleton are his
a'torneys.
The suit is evidently being brought
in retaliation of the trouble that re­
cently arose between himself and the
city when the council decided to collect
alleged back water rent that had re­
mained imp id for a number of year ,
and which led up to his arrest recent ly
for molesting city property when the
lock on ihe gate from which he deriv­
ed waler for the tract had been broken
after being locked by the city on his
refusal to pay. His ease on the above
charge was to hare been tried before
the city recorder Monday, but has
been postponed for a time on request
of his attorneys.
The city claims that Furnas has no
legal right to take water from the
aforesaid pipe line until he has pa d
up the accrued yearly rentals. On the
other hand Mr, Furnas is so sure that
he has a legal right that he has re­
tained ihe aforesaid attorneys to tight
the city’s mandate—and the resu I will
be that we will soon know who’s who,
and why.
were Sunday guests at the Frank Bed­
dow home.
Mr. and Mrs F. P. Phipps left Fri­
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
day morning overland by auto for
Mrs Jene Skovbo and small son re­ Portland, where they will visit for a
turned home from Portland last Wed couple of weeks.
nesday.
Mrs. T. E. Brassfield and family and
Harley Eckles left Wednesday for a
few weeks’ visit in the Rose City.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Tom Marxen was a project visitor
Sunday.
Well, hello, here we are again.
Mrs. Geo. Beddow left Wednesday Seems like I meet you just about once
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
for a few days’ visit with friends in every week. Now don’t tell me you
James K nnedy, an inmate of the
Mr and Mrs. Compton and Mrs. Earl Eastern Oregon state hospital since
Pendleton.
don’t dance on Sunday because I saw
Brownell drove to Portland in the January, 1913, died in that institution
Mr. and Mrs. Bensel and family you at the last Butter Creek dance and
former’s ear and are the guests of Mr.
you
know
as
well
as
I
that
we
never
from the North Ridge, were visitors
Thursday of last week at the age of 68
thought of going home till 3 a m., and Mrs Brunner.
years.
in this district last Sunday.
Mrs. Ryman of The Dalles is visit­
and wouldn’t then, I guess, if the
An alleged incendiary fire at 1
Miss Elizabeth Tilton from La
musicians hadn’t given out. But sav ing the A. G. Foord and Earl Shaw o’clock Saturday morning of last week
Grande is visiting at the home of her
now didn't this lime beat all the families.
destroyed the big farm barn of George
sister, Mrs. Wallace Spencer.
others all holler. No shortness of me
Earl Smith, Sid Saylor and Earl Tierney In Stage Gulch, together with
and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Waugaman
at B. C. H. Did you see John Can- Shaw spent Sunday with friends a’ the contents and four cows and a
family and Mrs. E. E. Graham left field there? Came for his farewell
Butter Creek.
wagon or Iwo. The total loss was
Friday in their Ford for Bellingham, dance, I guess. Yes, be went with
Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg are spending estima ed at $2,000, with insurance of
Wash., where they will visit relatives the drafted men July 22. Herbert
During their absence Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan seemed to bo one of Ihe most a few days with relatives in Portland. «1,300.
Mr. Cox of Pendleton was a busi-
Another fire, thought also to he of
Apple will occupy the Waugaman popular ones, but I bet it was just be
ness visitor to our city the latter part incendiary origin, occurred Monday
residence and look after ranch inter­ cause he had on a uniform.
of the week.
morning on the Planting place near
ests. They expect to be gone about
Now, look here I want you to order
two weeks.
Mrs. C. G. Brownell has returned Adams, when his barn went up in
the weather man to gel up on the
5
Mr Mathews spent Wednesday with right side of the bed hereafter. We from Portland where she visited for a smoke. The Oregon police immedi-
his family, returning to Spokane have had enough of his confounded couple of weeks with the D. C. Brown ately began an Investigation and got
trail of a man who Is now under sus
ell family.
Thursday.
foolishness.
pidon of having started the conflagra­
The best season for extensive and
Cleo Fischer is helping Mrs. George
P. F. Fallen was in Hermiston
Say, did you notice Fowler started
tion.
successful work in land development
Corse on the Stanfield ranch during the baler. Quite a toy, now ain’t it? Thursday.
is from August 1 until winter sets in,
School District No. 39 at Rei b has
haying.
Who have they got running it? Well
Mr. and Mrs. Wellman and Mr. been sued by a Portland liability com­
Allen,
project
according to R W.
Mr. Warner left Wednesday morn­ the Butter Creek engineer, M. M. and Mrs. Chapman were calling at
agriculturist.
Less frequent and
pany for alleged breach of contract
ing
for Hidaway to visit bis family Marks, who do you suppose? Didn’t the Geo. Butterwood home at Sand
and
this
time,
severe winds occur at
for authorizing payment of money to
he give it a bad start? Well, 1 don't Friday.
young crops get the benefit of fall and who are spending the summer there.
the contractor before completion of
Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs left Wednesday know, they put out about 50 bales in
spring showers and require much less
Mrs. Paulu is spending a few days in the district’s new highschool building.
irrigation than those sown in the for Portland to look after property two days—not bad for that size Portland.
Ben Jarrell, who made his escape
machine.
spring. Land should be well prepared interests.
when Sheriff Taylor raided the moon­
Dr.
Gale
was
called
Saturday
to
at
­
No, Irv Gardner hasn’t moved in the
for alfalfa, which can be sown with
Wm. Leathers returned from Hid-
shine still in the Blue mountains re-
success as late as September 15.
away springs Monday and has been new bouse. I think I saw some of the tend one of the switchmen who was cently, was taken by the sheriff last
From the middle of September until | busy looking after the second bay boys irrigating yesterday. You knew taken suddenly ill.
week near Sanders, Idaho, Jarrell
Fay enlisted when Claud was called,
winter land can be prepared and sown crop.
Mr. Egan of the Jones Scott Co., of was the third member of the gang of
to rye, in which alfalfa should be sown
Miss Ruth Akers and her brother didn’t you? I guess they’ll lake the Walla Walla, spent Wednesday with moonshiners
the Chapmans.
next March. Too great care cannot Wayne were called to Moro, Oregon, other Canfield boy next month.
Threshing operations have become
be taken to get the land properly Where they will display a little of their
Have you been down to the old
general now throughout the eas ern
graded, as incomplete work renders musical talent by playing for a dance swimmin’ hole lately? Don’t go do n
Budding Fruit Trees
part of the county. In places the
extensive loss of water and much Saturday night.
again for the last time Basey and
The time is now right, to work
yield is reported good and in others
time in irrigating unavoidable. All
Miss Marion Briggs arrived last Marks were in they declared they saw undesirable stone fruit trees to more only fair.
land should be protected from the Thursday from Erie, Pa., where she an alligator—but never mind, they desirable varieties by budding. Apples
The smallpox quaran’ine at Reith
wind by a covering of straw carefully completed her senior year in the Erie had been drinking a mixture of gaso- and pears can be worked during Aug
no
was raised early io ll>
disked into the surface.
line and hair tonic.
ust and frequently in September. cases having appeared.
high school.
The office of demons'rations on re
Well I must be moving on. Thal Budding fruit trees, roses, etc., is a
Word has been received from Erie,
The Umatilla counts draft board
clamation projects, U. S. Department Pa., by Mrs. L. Franz of the death of last hard wind scatte ed all my ranch very simple procesa, and is one ol the
has been notified by the provost mar-
of agriculture, is prepared to give her son Alfred from a gunshot wound. pretty well over Butter Creek But I most effective means of getting desir­
stall general that Auzust calls upon
every assistance possible io the proper Nodetails were given and supposition guess I ain’t got no kick coming cause able fruit from trees of undesirable
the state of Oregon will be approxi­
it blew over 7 stacks for H Moore and
development of land on the project.
is that he was accidentally shot.
mately 2,200 men This would indi-
lots of phone poste down, besides olber
Its local representative is equipped to
Persons wishing to know how to bud cate that dur ng August 140 more
personally visit the farms and assist in
Last Thursday even.ng
.
small damage,
their trees to butter varieties will be drafted men will be taken fr tn this
laying out land for irrigation, in get- Akers entertained « few of her friend
_
instructed by R W. Allen upon re­
county.
ting crops established,
aetalliched. and
advising in
-
and advising
in it
it being
being her
her birth
birth anniversary.
anniversary: I ′ I
quest. This is infrequently an im­
guests were Misses Yudith Kelley,
portant matter that is let go with the
various other agricultural matters.
Form Irrigation District
j Marguerite Watson, Bertha McKeeo,
thought that it is difficult to do success-
Messrs. Gibbons,
Hendricks and
| and Herbert and Harold Sullivan.
fully.
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Raised the Limit
Adolph Skovbo of Boardman, Messrs.
Wallace and Howard Reid left Fri-
Rands and Graham of Irrigon, and D.
WEATHER REPORT
Postmaster Young this week receiv-
dav for a two weeks’ visit to relatives L __ ______ ________________________
R. Brownell of Umatilla, were here
ed ihe following notice from the Pos | 5 Washington and Idaho.
The
heal
wave
has
passed
evidently,
Marie Schachermeyer has recovered
Wednesday conferring with Attorney
tai department at Washington, D. C.
for during the week the weather has
from her recent illness.
J. T. Hinkle in regard to the form -
“The limit on ihe amount that a
a picnic party composed of Mr. and
been
very
pleasant,
with
the
maximum
Emily Hanson of Portland is spend­
tion of an irrigation district in their
postal savings depositor may have to Mrs. Joe Udey, Mr. and Mrs. Murchie,
ing her summer vacation with her temperature re aching 95 and the mini- respective localities.
his credit at interest has been in- Mr. and Mrs. Kellar, Mr. and Mrs-
five
mum
49
degrees,
and
the
rainfall
creased from $1,000 to 82,500. Non- Sommerer and Mr. and Mrs F. A. friend, Gladys Miller.
hundredths of an Inch.
Thus. MacKav, who was injured
interest bearing deposits cannot be ac- Brunson enjoyed the balmy breezes of
cepted. Il is requested that post " Cold Springs reservoir last Sunday A some lime ago, is recovering slowly io
P. E Hayden, who is operating the
the hospital at Pendleton.
masters notify depositors who have very enjoyable day was spent by all-
Mrs. T H. Gaither received a tele- Loch ranch just south of to n, has
•1,000 to their credit that 82,500 may
Those from Riverton ho attended gram last Monday in which was con- this week completed harvesting 9+
Word bas been received from Mr
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now be accepted. The authority for and Mrs Jack Waller that they arriv- | the picnic on Bensel’s lawn last week veyed the sad news of the death of her acres of «heal that he expects to run
accepting larger deposits is contained ed in Seattle safely Wednesday noon report a good time.
father, James Mercer, who passed about 25 bushels lo the acre. J. A.
in the postal service appropriation act following their departure from Her I One would think the men and boys away the day previous al the family Scoli aleo finished harvesting his two
for 1919, approved June 2, 1918.”
miston by auto Monday of last week.
who go into Lane Lake in an Adamic home in Fonda, Iowa, al the age of 72 | or three aerea of wheat al the same
Ora Thompson left Monday for Ral state would at least use a barrel when years. Being unable to get there in time, and P. P. Sullivan his cut his
While in Portland last Saturday F. eigb, N Dak., where he will spend j they come from tbe water if they can I lime to attend the obsequies, Mrs five acres of barley.
M Bryant of this city bad the pleas several months.
| afford an old pair of overalls. Or per- Gaither is making preparations to
Soren Jensen arrived from Portland
journey to the old home soon to visit
ure of seeing the much talked of Me
Mr and Mrs. Tumey, Alice Green-. haps a
and convola hær grief-stricken mother. I Mondsy, to remain.
Adoo and wife as they led in the
i wald and Lena Horn from Pendleton I tered would be enective-
patriotic parade there that evening-
Milk should always be separated
when warm and the cream cooled
immediately. A cooler is a practical
utensil to use. In passing the milk
over a cream cooler from the separator
it is aerated, thus getting rid of the
cowy or barny flavor which is so com­
mon in milk and cream, says V. D.
Chappell, assistant professor of dairy
husbandry in O. A. C. If a cream
cooler is not used, the fresh cream
should be placed in a tank of cold run­
ning water and stirred frequently as
stirring allows the cream to cool much
more rapidly.
A common fault is to pour the sweet
warm cream in with the night’s cold
cream. This should not be done for
the warm cream warms up the cold
cream to a point where bacteria will
grow rapidly, thus causing the cream
to sour. The proper method is to have
two cream cans. In one keep the cold
cream and use the other for cooling
the fresh cream. When cold the
cream can be poured iato the other
can of cold cream.
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