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THE H ermiston H erald HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 1918 VOL. XII UMATILLA RIVER IRRIGATION LEAGUE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BAGDAD ASTONISHED BY FIRE ENGINE 187 HERMISTON PORKERS BRING OWNERS HUGE SUM In conformity with the sentiment expressed at the meeting at Stanfield Thursday evening of last week of those interested in seeking government aid to reclaim and have in readiness for returning soldiers at tbe close of the war the vast areas of arid lands here- abouts, the mass meeting held at Echo Tuesday evening resolved itself into a bona fide working organization that will have for its aim and purpose the full and complete storage and utiliza tion of all the surplus waters of the Umatilla river and Camas creek for the irrigation of 100,000 acres of land adjoining projects now constructed in Umatilla and Morrow counties, and to use all fair and honorable means to promote the development of this par ticular section of the country. Upon the perfection of the organiza tion, to be known hereafter as the Umatilla River Irrigation League, tbe following self-explanatory set of resolutions were drafted, passed by a unanimous vote and are now on their way to the proper authorities at Wash- ington, D. C., for consideration: Whereas, The Secretary ofthe Inter ior has addressed a letter to the presi dent of the United States and to con gress urging immediate action looking to the reclamation of arid lands on a gigantic scale for the development of farm homes for soldiers returning from the great world war; and Whereas, The reconstruction policy of tbe government contains broad plans for opening public projects to supply labor for returning soldiers and other people now engaged in war work of all kinds; and Whereas, The administration and congress are so thoroughly in accord with this policy that great constructive legislation is imminent; and Whereas, All sections of the west areawakening to the importance of getting ready for an area of unpreced ented farm land development and to that end are preparing data and plans for the presentation of their respect ive claims for improvement; and Whereas, The people of the west end of Umatilla county are fully alive to the importance of completing and ex tending their own splendid irrigation systems; and Whereas, the district comprising irrigation systems in the vicinity of Echo, Stanfield, Hermiston, Butter Creek, Westland, Umatilla, Irrigon and Boardman are now successfully irrigating about 40,000 acres; and Whereas, In the immediate, vicinity and adjoining the constructed pro jects there are 100,000 additional acres of rich land available for irrigation from the Umatilla river; and Whereas, The water shed of the l matilla river and Camas creek sup plies abundant water for successfully reclaiming all these lands and reser voir sites are available at reasonable cost of storage for impounding the waste flood waters; and Whereas, The low altitude, dry cli- mate, rich soil and general climatic conditions are especially favorable, And transportation facilities to markets are good by both rail and water, and til general conditions surrounding the said lands are conducive to the de velopment of a district of great pro ductivity; therefore be it DAIRYMEN TO VIEW WELL KEPT PASTURES Dairymen and others interested in the maintenance of livestock on irri gated farms are fast coming to appre ciate the value of well kept pastures. Tbe economic value of such pastures is especially great with the present scarcity and high cost of labor. Numerous pastures are being estab- lisbed on irrigation projects, and there are some very good pastures on the Umatilla project now. The fact that good mixed grass pastures have been established and are being maintained successfully demonstrates the local possibilities of this enterprise. More such pastures should be estab lished to lighten farm work, to keep the dairy cows from being sold off, and to influence the cows to produce maximum returns at nominal cost. There will be a meeting (announced by Mr. Allen) at Mr George Cressv’s place one mile west of Hermiston at 8 p. m. Wednesday, August 14, to ob serve his eight acre pasture, and to find how he got it and what he thinks of it. On the following evening, Thursday, August 15, there will be a similar meeting at tbe Erie Orchard Fruit Co. farm near the east end of the project. RED CROSS TO BENEFIT DY ROUNDUP THIS YEAR The 1918 Pendleton Round-up will be held next month, the war to the contrary notwithstanding. The direc tors at a recent meeting decided, after consulting with representatives of the government, that the necessities of war were not such as to deprive the people of the pleasures and inspira tion growing out of the big epic drama of the west, and they decided, too, that every cent of the profits from the show will be turned over to the Uma tilla county chapter of the American Red Cross. The directors of the chap ter at their monthly meeting ratified the proposal and arranged for an auditing committee to check up on the reports after the show. The dates of the Round-up have bean fixed as Sept. 19, 20 and 21, and the directors will start this week signing up stars and making other preparations for the show. HERMISTON WOMAN IS RECRUITING OFFICER The government is calling for 25,000 young women to join the United States Student Nurse Reserve, and to further enlistments Mrs. H A. McKeen has received the appointment of recruiting officer for this district. The call is for women between the ages of 19 and 35, and the term of training varies from two to three years. The government relies on the patriotism of those who enroll to fill out preferred cards if they possibly can, thus volunteering to go where Resolved, That we, assembled citi- they are most needed. zens o the Umatilla River District are in hearty accord with the facte and sentiments expressed in the letter of Secretary Franklin K. Lane to Presi dent Wilson urging the immediate duty of the nation to begin prepara- Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Briggs have in bons for the return of soldiers to civil life, and the importance of the earliest vited the residents of tbe project to investigations of the feasibility of bring their lunches, cups and sugar irrigation projects of the West; and Thursday afternoon and evening, to their ranch near tbe A line. Bring be it further Resolved, That the temporary organ- your balbing suits along and have a good swim. Ice cream, coffee, lemon- ration effected at Stanfield on August 1, 1918, be made permanent for the ade and peanuts will be sold for the benefit of tbe Red Cross. Everybody Purpose of doing all and everything time that may be done for the utilization of invited to come and have a good and help a good cause. ail the surplus waters that can be applied to the lands along the Uma- WEATHER REPORT tilla river and ita tributaries, and that all citizens interested in tbe develop- The maximum temperature the past ment of tbe lands of tbe Umatilla week was 90 degrees—a little cooler river water shed be eligible to mem- than last, thank goodness. Tbe mini bership to this organization and that mum was 50. Geo. Patterson, acting the name of the organisation be Uma- chief clerk at the reclamation office, tilla River Irrigation League. who phoned us the above report, said GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL VIEWS TEEL DISTRICT ’ -f V. "tr si The natives of Bagdad, which some time ago was wrested from the Turks by the British forces, are roused out of their morning's sleep by tbe clanging of a London fire engine, and view the machine with astonishment. most delightful hostess Thursday eve ning when she entertained about 30 young people in honor of Herbert SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Sullivan who has been home on a 30 day furlough. Games and dancing Mr. Warner left Thursday for Hid were the diversion of the evening away Springs to join his family for a after which delicious refreshments few days. They expect to return home were served. Sunday. Tbe people of this district are spec Mrs. T. E. Brassfield is ill and has ially urged to attend the picnic supper been confined to her bed for several to be given at the Briggs ranch next days. Thursday. Full details given in Red Miss Elizabeth Tilton left Monday Cross notes. for her home in La Grande, being called on account of the illness of her mother. Mr. Hannan and T. H. Haddox were SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE county seat visitors Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Phipps and Laura re Thought I would come around and turned home last Saturday from an inquire how things are progressing auto trip to Portland and Seattle. this week. They report a beautiful trip and had Did you know that Lee Savely sold but one puncture. his bay for $17.50, seven and a half Ted Hall left Monday for Pendleton foot measurement. Pretty good, don’t where be was called for examination you think. And now he is looking for by the county draft board. sbeep pasture. Leo Clark left Wednesday morning I was so glad to aee you at that last for La Grande where he was called by dance Saturday. I know that you en- the illness of Mrs. Clark, who with joyed yourself because I did not see their family has been visiting her anyone that did not. mother the past two weeks. When I was over to Fowler's the Gertrude Simmons, our amiable chief other day Chas. Kuntze of Tillamook telephone operator, visited Thursday came along and told me that he and and Friday with her mother at Tip bis wife and a girl friend of Mrs. Top ranch. Kuntze were down to see if the cli Rev. Jones is building a house on his mate would agree with the Mrs. and ranch in this section 19x28, where Mr. that they would try and locate some and Mrs. Wallace Spencer will reside. where near tbe Tillamook land so Mr. Spencer is taking care of the that Mr. could see how this farming Jones alfalfa tract with several others was carried on. So now we want all in this section. of you people to try and show them a Mr. and Mrs. H. Sommerer left Wed good time while they are here and nesday for Hidaway springs where they perhaps they will want to stay on tbe will enjoy a week’s outing. creek. Ed. Beddow left Wednesday for Have you seen tbe new baby of Hidawav, the popular mountain re- Kieth’s. It was born on the second of sort, where he will remain during tbe August. rest of the season. And did you hear that we were go Mr. and Mrs. L. Brownell and ing to lose our postmistress. Hope daughter Bertha from Umatilla, and that we get another one, for it ould Tom Marxen of the Farmers Ex- be a shame to lose our postoffice after change were callers at Tip Top ranch we bad worked so bard to get it. last Sunday. Guess I will move on and see how Mrs. H. C. Davis returned the first much bay Fowler thinks he has. of the week from Portland where she I will see you again next week and visited her daughter, Mrs. Robert may be it will be decided if the gov Neimeyer. ernment will take over the ditch of the Mr. and Mrs. Claude Ballenger of Western Land Co. or not. Boardman were week end visitors at | the home of her uncle, M. B. Murchie. RED GROSS It is the belief that the eforts of the there was no Organization will soon bear fruit, in the way of an investigation at least, for already the government is having ‘ high line survey made in Benton county. Wash , about thirty miles west of bere, with a view to reclaiming 60,000 acres of land. precipitation the past seven days, and intimated that this lack of moisture was probably due to the great amount of hot air emanat- log from The Herald office. Whow! Born, Wednesday, August 7, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs Myron Hunt, a eon. COLUMDIA NEWS NOTES BUTTER CREEK ITEMS Glen Akers of Wasco, spent the week end with his family. Miss Ruth Akers was tbe week end guest of Miss Florence Bryant in Her miston. Mr. Tabor is busy extracting honey. A good crop is reported. Mr. Belchee is the proud possessor of a new bay derrick. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and small daughter are visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Attebury. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beddow enter- tained at dinner last Sunday. Those that indulged in the delightful ar rangement were Mr. and Mrs. W m. Fritts. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Sapper and daughter and Mrs M Smith. NO. 47 Mr Lewis, representing tbe Capital Issues Committee of Washington, D. C., was here from Boise, Idaho, Thurs day, in conference witb H. D. Newell, J. T. Hinkle, R. W. Allen and also the directors of the Teel Irrigation dis trict. His mission here was to look over the district and secure data so that be can report to the above gov- ernment committee on the matter of a bond issue to finance proposed Im- provement. If the report is favorable it will mean great things for the Teel pro- ject, as well as all the country sur- rounding. That Hermiston heats the state in the hog raising line was amply exem- plified last Monday when George Strohm, king of the local producers of prime porkers, secured the highest price ever paid on the Portland mar ket for a shipment of 187 extra quality hogs, thereby carrying back witb him this much prized honor and likewise a check for $7,859.46, about $1700 of which was handed to Henry Sommerer, who had included a few of bis fancy hogs in Mr. Strohm’s shipment. Hermiston has long been known for its hog producing qualifications among the many other good things in the food production line, but the reaching of tbe high record price of $19.15 per hundred live weight for pork has soared beyond the dreams of the most sanguine local producers. It might be another record will be hung up with the next shipment of hogs from this valley If the prices keep on advancing on the Portland market as they have within the past two weeks, but whether they do or don’t, the Hermiston district is willing There will be many new faces among to rest for the present on the laurels the farmers in the east end of the pro it has won. ject shortly. Geo. W. Lambirth, who bought the Lay ranch, will move onto the place at an early date. He wheat raiser of Stage Gulch and Is well pleased with his new purchase, His family consists of bis wife and two small girls, one of whom will attend Columbia school. M. Duty, who for the past few years Hays Stockard of Irrigon has leased has conducted a second hand store in Fairview Farm from L. H. Pearson this city, this week disposed of the and son for a term of three years. He business to J. McCov. The new pro also has a family of children. prietor will give his undivided atten Lee Martin has sold his 40 acre tion to tbe buying and selling of sec homestead to J. G. Bault of Elgin, ond hand goods, and besides will can Ore., who expects to occupy the place vass tbe town and country and buy all kinds of junk, to be made up Into car- in September. The Dr. Craik place, now farmed by load lots and shipped. Mr. Duty has not as yet fully decided O. W. Thompson, has been leased by another Mr. Thompson for next year, what he will do, but more than likely and O. W. will return to bis big wheat he will move to Idaho and engage in farming. ranch near Elgin. EAST END TO HAVE A FEW NEW SETTLERS DUTY DISPOSES OF SECOND DAND STORE It is reported that Ed. Beddow has sold bls fsrm to his brother Frank. FOURTH LIDERTY LOAN HERMISTON GRAND ARMY OPENS SEPTEMBER 29 MEN TO MARCH AGAIN In recent months parades have come and gone, but there is one that will move through the streets of Portland on the morning of Tuesday, August20, that is being looked forward to with most pleasurable anticipation by tbe only three Grand Army veterans re siding in Hermiston and vicinity. On that day the thousands of old soldiers of tbe Grand Army of tbe Republic moves between lanes of more thous ands of admirers, and among them will be Comrades B. F. Strohm, A. R. Fisher, and possibly Mr. Keith of this community. On the above date white-beaded heroes of our civil war will meet again at tbe national encampment in Portland, and it is likely that it will be tbe only chance people of the Northwest will ever have to look upon a gathering of any considerable num ber of the veterans of ‘61-‘65. The date fixed for the opening of the next Liberty Loan campaign is Septem ber 2V. with the closing time set for October 19. The amount of the loan is to be between six and eight billion dollars, to bear interest at the rate of 41 per cent. The final payment under government plan on the Third Liberty Loan Is due on August 15, as announced this week in the ad. of tbe First National Bank of Hermiston. Honey Being Shipped Two and one-half tons and possibly more of choice extracted honey have | been shipped from Herm ¡stolon so far this season, and during tbe next week or two this amount will likely be doubled. Shafer A Winesett and Wm. Brown are tbe principal shippers at Mra. Gentry is visiting relatives at present, and for their product they Lexington. have been receiving the top price of 20 Mr. and Mrs. Chapman were in cents per pound. Hermiston Monday. Mr. Duncan is visiting in Portland Commercial Club Meeting Monday night at tbe library will be with Mra. Duncan, who has been there for some time on account of ill health. held a Commercial Club meeting for Mr. and Mrs. Wellman were In Port- the purpose of discussing items of Interest connected with tbe annual land Saturday and Sunday. Dairy and Hog Show. Everyone inter- Miss Fay Gentry and the Misses esled are urgently requested to be at Powell are spending a couple of weeks this meeting. at Ocean Park. Earl Brownell and wife spent Tues day evening with tbe Chapmans. All Oregon eitles and towns must Mr Thompson waa in Hermiston bold tbeir elections next November, Monday. accordine to the decision arrived at by L L. Carroll spent Sunday with the Attorney General Brown. The con- 8. T. Carroll family. stitutional amendment providing for Roy Surran, who baa been working all elections to be held the same day at the steam shovel, left the latter is now operative without the necessity of awaiting for additional legislation. UMATILLA ITEMS Tbe resignation of Miss Elizabeth Teevans, primary teacher for Colum bia school, has been accepted and Mise Ethel Graham was chosen to Oil the vacancy. Miss Graham will teach tbe first three grades and Mr. Bensel the remaining five. Miss Dorothy Briggs returned last ford. Ths allied armies now bave tbs H um Mrs. Dobler was calling on Mrs W. Saturday from a five weeks’ camping strictly on the run, yesterday’s press trip in tbe mountains near Walla A. Ford Thursday. dispatches giving news of another L. Brownell and family were guests Walla. victorious drive on the enemy. of Hermiston friends Sunday. Miss Ruth Akers proved to be a 66 BRONCHO BOB" HALL COMING TO ROUND-UP Broncho Bob Hall, famous as a buck ing horse rider and runner-up in Round-up contests of tbe past two years, is coming back to Pendleton next month with the announced deter mination of winning the much coveted championship in his pel event. In 1916 Hall captured third honors to Jackson Sundown and Rufus Rollins. Last year, In spite of the handicap of a badly twisted ankle, he succeeded In winning second place to Yakima Canutt, and feeling that he is still on the up-grade he has It doped out that he is due to ride into the chempion- ship this year. During tbe past winter Hall has been In southern California, working as a cowboy In tbe movies, along with Douglas Fairbanks. If he succeeds In his ambition at the Round-up next month, Broncho Bob declares he will give up his bobby for tbe duration of the war and will enlist to help bull dog the Kaiser. Besides being a bucking horse rider, Hall is a trick rider, also an expert with a rope and can do most anything that any other cowboy can do. At the council meeting Wednesday evening City Water Superintendent Ross Laudenslager tendered hie re signation to take effect at the close of tomorrow evening. It ia understood the gentleman baa accepted a position in the mechanical department of Sappers' Inc. garage. Tbe selection of a successor to Mr. Laudenslager waa left to the water committee of the council.