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
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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
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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.