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T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. XII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. 1918
IFIRE ALMOST DESTROYS
I OLD UMATILLA LANDMARK
Providence, in the shape of rain and
Lill night, saved the whole row of
aildings from Means' hotel to the
uncan hotel in Umatilla from going
HOMING PIGEONS GOING TO THE FRONT
PIONEER BARDER SHOP
SOLD TO MADRAS MAN
Mrs. M. Dack has everything in
readiness and will open the Oregon
Cafe to the public al 12 o’clock today,
Saturday. The new proprietor, whose
ability as a caterer in the edible line
is well known in this city, announces
that she has opened up the Oregon
Cafe wtth the avowed intension of
keeping it open by building up a trade
through honest service and meritor
ious foodstuffs.
This British official photograph shows how British army homing pigeons
are sent up to the fighting lines in France. These Intelligent birds have been
the means of turning many a possible defeat into a glorious victory. In one
of the great battles that raged along the British front recently a British
officer found himself surrounded by Boche troops, and released one of his
pigeons with a note to bls artillery telling them to pour a barrage over the
Huns. He was saved.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
IN MOTOR DELIVERY
SERVICE IN FRANCE
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
RISTIAN SCIENTISTS
AID ALL IN SERVICE
Christian Science camp welfare work
now being carried on in forty-five
my and navy camps in the United
ates under direction of the Christian
ieoce War Relief and Camp Wel-
re Committee of the First Church of
irist, Scientist, Boston. There are
present about seventy men and
leen women engaged in this work,
e women serving mainly as welfare
om attendants.
Conducted at first independently,
e camp welfare work has been
ged with the war relief work which
8 Christian Scientists were doing in
eign countries before the United
**ea entered the war. For both
* purposes about one million
lars have been raised.
The aim of the Christian Science
"P workers is to be as helpful as
•iòle to all tbe men in the camps,
ether or not they are Christian
entists A feature of this phase of
• work is an arrangement for keep-
‘ soldiers and sailors in close touch
th their relatives.
the linking of home and carop, com-
ed with the personal attention of
8 the Christian Science workers in
camps, has frequently been tbe
of changing a soldier's outlook
one of gloom to one of joy.
camp workers say there is an
willingness among the com-
officers and surgeons to allow
Science treatment for those
who ask for it, and many Chris-
Science healings have been re-
or near numerous campo the
ian Science committee have
substantial
buildings,
with
places for reading and writing,
other buildings are io course of
you can make is a college
for your son. Mt. Angel
1 have arranged a meeting to be held
Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28, at 2:30
sharp. Every member is urged to at
tend.
F. N. Bolin, salesman for Park
Mr. and Mrs. Gentry from Holdman
Bros, wholesale grocerv in Portland,
were project visitors last Friday.
was a project visitor during the week.
Miss Pearl Christian from Hermis
Leo Clark is busy leveling and seed
ton spent several days this week with
ing for Joe Udey.
Miss Minnie Thompson,
EEN ALFALFA WILL
GROW ALL OVER
stem installed.
Boardman is nicely laid out and this
tied improvement should make it go
ead and thrive doubly in volume of
siness to what it has heretofore.
Hog only a little over a year old, it
a busy little burg as It is, and has a
eat future before it.
Dan Ransier is confined to his bed
Mrs. Geo. Beddow entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Beddow at dinner with smallpox.
Mr. Tabor has sold 70 boxes of Bart-
Sunday, the occasion being the birth
let pears this week at 24 cents per
anniversary of Geo. Beddow.
Mrs. Wallace Spencer left last Mon pound.
Mrs. Mathews and son Milton and
day for a month’s visit with friends in
her mother, Mrs. Hornby, left Friday
Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Simmons were Uma for Spokane where they will make
tilla visitors Sunday, being guests at their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Waller and
tbe home of their daughter, Mrs. L.
daughter Jean returned last Friday
Brownell.
Edward Hall has purchased an “In after a month's visit with relatives in
Seattle.
dian” motorcycle.
Mr. and Mrv. H. Sommerer returned
F. A. Brunson and Childs Barham
Friday from a ten days’ outing at Hid
were
Pendleton
visitors
Monday.
"I suppose you find the papers quite
away.
L. H. Pearson is preparing for a
Interesting these days, as our boys are
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kellar were
doing splendid work and practically large hog shipment to Portland.
dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otto
putting the Huns on the defensive,
Miss Florence Hannan is reported
Sapper Sunday.
which means another point won in our as being on the sick list.
Agnes Soreson spent several days
favor.
Mrs. Ragsdale and daughter from
this week with Mrs. Cassidy.
"A couple of our officers took a run Moro, Oregon, who has been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Leathers left
over to tbe front lines tbe other eve her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Belchee,
ning in a Cadillac and picked up some the past week, returned home Sunday. Thursday for Portland for a few days.
Much credit should be given our
Mr. and Mis. E. E. Graham return
ed Monday from Puyallup, Wash., road supervisor W. A. Leathers for
where they have been visiting the past the good work he is now doing on the
roads.
three weeks.
Walter Davis, formerly employed by
H. Sommerer, and now located at
Camp Lewis, enjoyed a three-day fur
lough visiting old friends this week.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
souvenirs, which included a helmet,
bayonet, scabbard, shells, etc., which
the Germans left when they were
forced to retreat Last night it was
an interesting sight watching them
blow up their own munition dumps,
which they always try to do before re
treating, and the flames were visible
for miles around.
UMATILLA ITEMS
Mr. Hannan was a county seat visi
"It certainly looks pretty good to tor Monday.
me to see our Liberty motors over
Henry Ott and family are now en
here now and hope that they will
joying a gasoline driven vehicle, and
prove all that they claim to be. Saw
he doesn't seem to mind tbe cranking
one go over us yesterday.”
of it, either.
Harry Murchie came up from Bord-
man Wednesday to look after his ranch
| interests in this section.
Miss Ruth Akers spent Wednesday
' and Thursday in Hermiston guest of
Miss Frances Hinkle.
Columbia East End ladies enjoyed a
Mrs. A. E. Bensel and family and
Mrs. Wm. Bensel and son spent Tues little party Monday afternoon at tbe
day afternoon at Beth Arabah ranch. Waugaman home honoring Mrs. Lay
E. E. Davis is in Portland this week who will leave soon for Spokane, Mrs.
O. W. Thompson who will leave for
on business.
Elgin, and the welcome of Mrs. Carl
The Harnack children are staying
Thompson who will occupy the Craik
at tbe Mathison ranch while their par
place formerly occupied by O. W.
ents are visiting in the Rose City.
Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Miller spent
The heavy rain storm of Monday
Wednesday in Irrigon
night caught several ranchers with
Tbos. MacKay is expected home their hay down.
from tbe Pendleton hospital this week.
Mrs. Henry Ott entertained at din
T. J. Morrow of East Palestine, ner Monday night, tbe honor guest
Ohio, who has been io Portland this being Walter Davis, who enjoved a
week attending the G. A. R. encamp short furlough tbe fore part of this
ment, is expected here Saturday to be week. The guests were Miss Agnes
a guest for the next few weeks of his Soneson, Mr. Gunn and Mr. Myers.
daughter, Mrs. E. E Davie.
Mrs. O. Jacobson and sister, Miss
RIVERTON-ON-THE-
UMATILLA
"On board the train, somewhere in
is the way Tony Drols-
U. S.
hagen addresses a card to The Herald.
He says be left tbe army hospital in
San Francisco about two weeks ago
feeling floe and fit. A big, black iok
mark showed where the censor had
obliterated words that be did not, wish
on tbe card, and these were evidently
intended to inform us that Tony and
his companions were being transferred
to the Atlantic coast, for along to
STANFIELD AUTOIST HAD
“SHEEP THIEF” FEELING
RESTAURANT WILL
BE OPENED SATURDAY
Lin smoke Monday night. As it was
estimated damage was done to tbe
cans’ hotel, which is one of the old-
Frank Auseon, who has conducted
it landmarks in Umatilla, having a tonsorial establishment in this city
gen built years ago in the halcyon the past seven years, on Monday dis
ays of that once busy town. Fire posed of the shop, fixtures and good
as discovered in tbe rear of that will to F. O. Vose of Madras, Oregon
sielry about 10 o’clock that night. Of late years Mr. Auseon has acquired
Mediately the fire alarm was sound- much farm land, which be has little
I, and tbe hose carts were quickly by little improved, until now he finds
ought to the scene of the con that he has his bands full attending to
igration, which bad gained consider ranch work, and for this reason sold
ile headway. Had the wind been bis town business, and in doing so de
Owing it would bave been impossible sires to thank his patrons for past
save the block of buildings, but by favors and asks for a continuance of
ick work on the part of the fire de- their trade with hie successor, who
rtment the flames were soon brought comes highly recommended.
der control, thus saving the build-
The new proprietor of the Pioneer
g in which the fire originated from Barber Shop has a genial disposition.
He is a man of family, and Mrs. Vose
tal destruction.
It is thought the fire originated from and their two children expect to come
e butt of a lighted cigar or cigarette here to reside permanently along
opping into the basement, for when about the first of September.
st discovered flames were creeping
rough tbe floor of tbe building and
on began shooting up between tbe
ills. Damage from flames to tbe
ucture was considerable, and water
nost ruined the furnishings, It has
t been decided as yet by Mr. Means
ether be will rebuild.
The following interesting letter was
received the first of the week by Mrs.
E A. Hobbs from her eon, Corporal
Robert E. Hobbs, who is now a mem
ber of the motor delivery service sta
tioned near the firing line in Erance:
"It has been some little time now
since receiving any mail, but will
E. P. Dodd, owner of the Boardman
wnsite, accompanied by R. W. write a few lines to let you know that
lien with tripod and compass, went I am still progressing fine and like
my work ( M D. S.) very much. Have
the above thriving little village in
orrow county Monday, and while been traveling around quite a bit
ere run lines over the town for a lately, going to tbe various camps and
stem of irrigation, the intention on beadquarters in our section. Still
e part of the owner of the townsite have not seen Paris, but hope to in tbe
ing to put tbe whole area of un- near future. We are having lovely
cupied lots in alfalfa just as soon as weather for driving, with just an occa
ey can be leveled and the irrigation sional shower or two to settle the dust.
|
Pearl Dunning, spent a few days
shopping in Pendleton last week.
While en route through Missouri
last week Dwight Sellers, a former
project resident, wrote his old neigh
bor. Mrs. Henry Ott, a card saying bs
was on his way, and he hoped It would
be to Berlin.
Mr and Mrs. Leo Clark and family
returned Wednesday from La Grande,
where Mrs. Clark and children have
| anione an outing with her parents.
|
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a
week's visit with
relatives
Mr. Wellman has taken the steam
shovel to tbe O. W. R. & N. shops at
Albina for repairs, and will go from
there to Grays Harbor, where there
are a number of bridges to repair.
D. C. Chapman of the Jones-Scott
Co. has purchased tbe C. G. Brownell
property and will move the latter part
of the month. Mr Brownell expects
to enter tbe service soon and Mr.
Chapman will be employed by tbe O.
W. R. & N.
Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Carroll were in
Walla Walla Monday, having taken
their little daughter Mildred there for
treatment.
Mr Egan of Walla Walla was visit
ing the Chapman’s Thursday.
Mrs. James was a Pendleton visitor
Monday.
Mr. Spinning of Hermiston is spend
ing tbe week with his son, W. B.
Spinning.
L. L. Carroll spent Sunday in Irri
gon.
Ben Spinning and Cyril Brownell
were in Hermiston Monday.
Lou Brownell and wife wore gueeta
of Hermiston friends Sunday.
Clarence Atchison, who has been in
tbe harvest fields, is spending a few
days with homo folks.
A. B. Spinning was calling on rela-
tives Monday.
Mrs. J. H. Cherry, president of the
Umatilla branch of the Red Croes, is
in receipt of the first refugee work in
the county, namely, pinafores for the
Belgian children. The ladies have
just finished two dozen hospital bed
shirts, and are now engaged on comfort
kits and housewives.
What your son locks ho will acquire
at college. Mt. Angel, St. Benedict,
NO. 49
HOW TO THICKEN THE
STAND OF ALFALFA
To thicken the stand of alfalfa
where poor stands exist is frequently a
difficult and uncertain task. Numer
ous practices have been followed with
varied success. What appears to be
by far the most successful method of
procedure is to irrigate the land thor
oughly and sow soon after tbe third
crop of hay is removed, says R. W.
Allen.
If the old plants are uniformly quite
thin a rather heavy application of seed
should be made. This is also true
where spots in the field are very thin
unless such areas are doubly sown
lightly. Fields having a uniform
stand of moderate thickness should be
sown with three to six pounds per
acre, depending on the number of
plants desired.
Young alfalfa started among old
plants in the spring usually perishes
from the influence of the shade of the
large and rapid growing plants. The
slight shade caused by the fourth crop
results in little damage to young
alfalfa and fall sown plants are large
and strong enough in the spring to
shoot up with the old plants and get
adequate light to enable them to make
a good growth.
HEAVY RAINFALL CAME
LAST MONDAY NIGHT
Rain fell in this valley last Monday
night to such an extent that there has
been no precipitation to equal it In
volume for a long time—and some
there are that say it was the heaviest
they had ever witnessed on tbe project
since first they came bere several
years ago. At any rate it was a good
one, being 1.19 inches, thus giving
us about half as much as we had since
tbe first of the year all in one rainfall.
During the week tbe maximum tern
perät ure was 85, minimum 49 and the
rainfall 1.35 inches.
DAIRY AND HOG SHOW
COMMITTEES NAMED
I
You all have beard about Co). New
port and his trusty Ford taking a
beader Into the ditch one day last week
as be was hurrying from bis home to
reach the depot to take the train for
Portland. He was making good time
alright, and would have reached the
station in safety bad it not been for
being too generous in giving all of the
road to a car going in the opposite
direction—in fact he gave so much of
the highway that be landed in the
ditch, and damaged the Ford to the
tune of about 25 bucks. He escaped
injury himself and succeeded in just
making the train on foot.
But all the time he kept muttering
to himself about the greediness of
some automobilista, being certain in
his own mind that tbe "other fellow"
had "hogged" more than his share of
the road on him, thus causing him to
meet up with the aforesaid accident.
The matter kept recurring to him
all the way to Portland and back, but
the gloom dispelled and his feelings
were ameliorated upon receipt of tbe
following letter on his return, upon
the reading of which he confided to a
friend that James Stuart of Stanfield,
the writer of tbe letter, was certainly
"a white man, if there ever was one.”
Here’s the contents of tbe epistle
from Mr. Stuart to the colonel:
"1 don’t know whether you know it
or not, but it was me that you tried to
pass at noon today down near your
town, when you run into the ditch with
your car. 1 was hurrying home and
didn’t give it a thought till I got by
too far todo any good, when it struck
me all at once that 1 bad done you a
dirty trick, and I bave felt like a sheep
thief ever since. 1 should have help
ed you out at least. I think t hat there
was room enough for you to get by,
but you struck the rough ground and
that drew you in. I hope that there
was no damage done. If there was,
and you think that I was in any wav
to blame, I will pay you for it, for I
feel that it is not the right way to use
a friend.”
ADOPTING THE TRADE
ACCEPTANCE FEATURE
Manager R. A. Brownson of the
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Compsoy in dis
cussing the Trade Acceptance feature
now being generally adopted bv lum
ber companies, said to our reporter:
"The Trade Acceptance, although
used many years in leading European
countries, has only recently been in
troduced in this country. Iti use,
however, is being rapidly employed
by business houses engaged in various
lines of industry throughout the coun
try, who have no hesitancy in adopting
it because it has the approval of tbe
Federal Reserve board, tbe U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, the National
Association of Credit Men, the Ameri
can Bankers’ Association and others.
"The placing ot business on the
Trade Acceptance basis is considered
a patriotic duty. In this present criti
cal time of our country's existence,
the call comes to each of us to do ‘his
bit.’ Placing our accounts on a solid
banking basis is a step in the right
direction.
The Trade Acceptance,
while developing advantages to both
buyer and seller, offers a means to
that end."
The date for the Dairy and Hog Show
will soon be namrd, and the first pre
parations for the sixth annual event
are now being made. The general
committee, which will have full charge
of all arrangements, has been named
as follows: H. J. Stillings, F. C. Mc-
Kenzie, GA. Cressy, J. J. Casserly,
C. M Jackson, H M. Sommerer and
J. H. Young. This committee will
meet in a few days and complete the
program.
The committee which will have the
grounds in charge and prepare tbe big
tent and buildings for ths show are:
The work of Increasing the water
Frank Guiwits, J. W. Campbell, C. C. flow io the west extension canal Is pro-
Mason, Reed Agnew and W. Rees.
giessing satisfactorily under the direc
tion of Engineer H M. Schilling, sent
here recently by the reclamation ver-
The Movie goes back to the old vice to take charge of the improve
schedule by beginning to give two ment. Three sluiceways for washing
shows, the first starting at 8 o’clock sand out of the canal have been com
An admission fee of 10 and 20 cen s pleted, and already the flow of water
will bo charged, the raise in the has been Increased 10 per cent over
adult price of admission of five cents July with only two of them in opera-
being duo to the war lax. The play lion. A fourth will be constructed
tonight presents Pauline Frederick in soon and when all of them are work
“Sleeping Fires,” and there will be ing the flow should he ample. Already
special muele for the occasion by Mrs. all along the line of the canal a much
bettor spirit is beginning to prevail
Chezik.
among the ranchera, for they feel now
Word has been received by relatives that the government is taking an
and friends to the effect that Raymond interest in their welfare.
WATER FLOW IS IN
CREASED TEN PER CENT
Longhorn and Gregory Finnegan,
both enlisted Hermiston boys, have
Make a real man of your son. Ml.
Angel College, St Benedict, Ore. Ad-