The Hermiston herald., November 23, 1918, Image 1

THE H ermiston H erald
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1918
NO. 10
AKE LIBRARY BUILDING
REAL “COMMUNITY HOUSE
heavy work ON THE FIGHTING
stipine
s
About 8 months ago the contractor stands has been a cut-off from the
F
Beisse and the Library Board
ed over to the people of the.
project the new library
Didine This, as vou know, is the
Ballest town hi the United States to
a Carnegie library, and the
and the county librarian are
hard to make the building and
use of it not only equal to but a
for other project libraries. ‘
•By Sunday morning we expect to
"matilla
ike
Board
KL
K
Model
Dre at least one-half the grounds
Bout the library graded and turfed.
Dractically all of this work has been
Donated by the business men of the
Km and they are entering into it
Kh much enthusiasm and elbow
Kase. With the unsightly sand-
Kw eliminated, trees trimmed and a
Dnooth green lawn well on its way,
Phis corner should be one of the
Kw places of the whole community
Bod the cause of much justifiable
school to Main street and the habit
will be hard to break, but the child­
ren already appealed to have given
their word and the promise of their
influence. Parents and teachers can
help mightily not alone with the yard
problem, but with the careful main­
tenance of books, furnishings and
general conveniences.
We want you to get in the habit of
making the library a “dropping-in
place,” a Community house, a build­
ing to be considered as a cheery,
homey sort of a place that belongs to
all of you, for your convenience, .These powerful American artillerymen, with huge crowbars, are working
fast to get their heavy gun into position to hurl Its shells at the retreating
your pleasure and the drawing to­ Huns. It Is a difficult Job, for the earth is pitted with shell craters.
gether of the whole project. You
alone can make it this sort of place:
you alone can encourage the board
and make them feel you appreciate
the work. We want you to realize
that the books, magazines, heat, con­
veniences and the services of the
C. D. Porter, in the employ of
Editor Herald:
librarian are yours, that we are only
It is with regret, after much the reclamation service, being bad­
custodians and workers, not hosts
ly in need of another coverlet for his
figuring and long deliberation, couch,
now that cold weather is begin­
and hostesses. In a line with this
that we have to announce through
thought we want you to know that the columns of your valuable ning, and having a sort of antlpathv
for tbe store kind, conceived the idea
we want, at all times, suggestions as paper that from this date we of holding an old fashioned quilting
to how to improve the conveniences have concluded to pay to patrons bee in order to acquire it. It was
or services. These may be given to of this creamery two cents below quite an adventure for mere man to
undertake, but tbe boldness of tbe
either the librarian or secretary.
Portland quotations for bu ter- scheme carried it to a successful con­
T he LIBRARY B oard fat. The first thought of some clusion, and the quilt was made last
CREAMERY DROPS PRICE OLD FASHIONED QUILT-
OF BUTTERFAT 2 CENTS
ING BEE A SUCCESS
■vic boasting.
As to the interior of the building,
■ the rooms are furnace-heated and
■ warm and cozy as one could wish,
the reading room is bright and
gunny, the rest room with running
Iker, paper towels, etc., is quiet and
■renient to the business houses
nd Main street, if you are waiting
for some one. As to that, why not
of our patrons, on learning of
fat upstairs in the reading room,
the drop, will be to seek a mar­
where you can find a daily paper, the
ket for their product elsewhere.
ate magazines and any number of
They will figure that the lower­
Looks, fiction or “high brow,” which-
ing of the price on our part is
her your tastes or the passing
Col. F. G. Lucas, leading real but a subterfuge for the cream­
moment call for.
estate agent of Weston, while ery to make a surplus at their
On the shelves you will find here Monday closed two very expense, but this we can dis­
works on stock raising, large real estate deals for Attor­ prove by showing them that for
religion, philosophy and ney T. J. Hinkle, one for 640 a long time the creamery has
government bulletins and acres of wheat land owned by been taking the loser’s end in­
the fine arts, cook books, him near Holdman and one for stead of the lion’s share. After
books and magazines. building lots he held title to in a careful perusal of the follow­
will find out just how to raise Seattle. The wheat land and ing statistics we believe that
baby “according to Hoyle,” also Seattle property go to E. E. every fair minded patron of this
There’s an Atlas of Fletcher, a large wheat farmer institution will agree with us in
world, Webster’s encyclopedia of Dietrich, Idaho, and in return our contention that we are jus­
» large hanging map of battle- Mr. Hinkle takes preferred resi­ tified in making the foregoing
France. If you can’t find dence property in Portland. The announcement, for it can be
readily seen that by the time
you want in these, ask the deal figured around $1 5,000,
express
is deducted the shipper
and she will gladly help
On Tuesday Geo. C. Ellison,
is
getting
two or two and one-
bunt some more. All these are who is holder of much property
half
per
cent
less a pound after
the grown ups. For the kiddies outside
,
of Hermiston, made a
his
cream
reaches
Portland than
are many shelves of books, low big trade, it being a $5000 fore-
closure
that
he
held
against
the
¡
that
city
’
s
quotations
would
low chairs and tables for ,
is
the
statistical
Here
own special use, and the librar­ Haven Irrigation & Land Co. at show.
li also chaperone, so you may be
XX S^eX XS “Ä
your youngsters are in safe :
in the building.
ahfut 18
pounds. The average test of
There s a sanitary “bubbler” foun- vallis, Ore._____ _
i cream in this locality is 32 per
so that those who thirst for
| cent. A 10 gallon can then con-
Vacant Houses Scarce
as well as knowledge may be
If there are any houses that tains about 25.6 pounds butter-
W e are hoping to have owners want to rent in this town fat. The express rate on 10
powing plants for the reading now is the time to list them, gallons to Portland is 50 cents,
and any plants, vines or slips During the past two months or about 2 cents a pound of
be thankfully received.
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LOCAL MEN TRADE LARGE
OUT OF TOWN HOLDINGS
I
“bile
donations of books have been
and placed on our shelves
circulation, a large copy of a fam-
painting and other gifts. A list
gifts and their donors is being
and will be published as
as finished if a long-suffering
heerfully generous editor will
Lately sums of money have
drived from Mrs. Henderson,
"Oldaker, Harold Dean, T. P.
and Jas. Smith for more
and we have chosen and
the Outlook, the Literary
and the Women’s Home Com-
A Book Club is also being
with no limit to the number
members. Plans are being work-
Ju and will be announced soon.
little word as to the co-opera-
* of the public, the parents and
: teachers. The building is new.
grest room is being furnished as
and quickly as we can manage.
"Erounds put
in shape and por-
"seeded. May we ask that you
"ith us in instilling civic pride
. children as to keeping all these
"8 shipshape. For a number of
Saturday evening in tbe old regt room
building next to the bank, tbe adepts
of this nearly lost art being Mrs. C. B.
Hay, Mrs. M. Deck, Dr and Mrs. J. A.
Peed, Misses Gertrude Simmons, Ruth
Skinner, Ruth Scott, Mary O'Rourke,
little Miss Deck and Messrs
Chas.
Opel and Ed Graham.
When tbe quilt was completed ice
cream, cake, candy and nuts were ser­
ved, and all reported a most enjoyable
time.
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HOLD IRRIGATION
SCHOOL AT HERMISTON
A petition to tbe extension service
of the state agricultural college for ao
irrigation school at Hermiston is being
circulated by H. K. Dean. The tenta­
tive dates are December 16 and 17.
Tbe school will take up methods of
irrigation, the amount of water to use,
and the effect of water on the crops
and on the soil.
STATE ROAD BUILDING
IS NOW AIM OF NATION
GRIM REAPER VISITS
HENRY HOOKER HOME
Mrs. H. A. Hooker, who had been
hovering between life and death since
the birth of a daughter Friday of last
week, expired from eclampsia at the
family home three miles east of Her-
miston last Wednesday night, De
ceased was 34 years of age, and
leaves a husband, four sons and two
daughters, besides six sisters and
four brothers to mourn her loss.
Much sympathy is expressed for the
bereaved husband and children, and
there is much sorrow over the death
of Mrs. Hooker, who was held in
high esteem by all who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the
ranch home Friday, and at 2 p. m.
the remains of the beloved wife and
mother were laid to rest in Hermiston
cemetery.
GET A HUSTLE ON-
LETS GO OVER TOP
The Hermiston district has to date
purchased about 92 per cent of her
war saving sramp quota, but the time
limit is close at hand and it is necess­
ary that all persons should purchase
the stamps which they have pleged
themselves to buy before the first of
the year, if the county is again to go
over-the top. The county’s quota is
$440,000 and out of this amount
about 401,000 worth has been pur­
chased.
In this connection the W. S. S. of­
ficials point out that a person who
buys stamps and then cashes them in
without any legitimate reason is in
common parlance nothing less then a
"fourflusher" and is defeating the
purposes of the stamp campaign.
Influenza Victim
Man cannot live alone the few
noteworthy exceptions who have
“Robinson Crusoed" have merely
given the world some interesting tales,
so it is taken as axiomatic that as long
as the earth is inhabited, man must
travel about from social and econom­
ic necessity. We will cease to need
roads and cease to transport oursel­
ves and commodities when mankind
ceases to exist, so why should' it be
our everlasting lot to wallow through
almost impassable roads in winter
and during summer be followed in all
our travels by an obnoxious cloud of
dust? A road should not be consid-
ereil for this generation alone, but be
a factor of such prominence and per­
manence as our present experience
teaches.
let us briefly show how good roads
reflect values to farm lands when
transportation is available. A given
piece of land will produce a crop that
requires of the owner an expenditure
for seed, fertilizer, labor, wear and
tear (depreciation) on tools, machin­
ery and implements; then the crop
moves to market and a great factor in
the farmer’s profit will depend on the
cost and the promptness of this tran­
sportation; the net return from a farm
handicapped by lack of transportation
is less than from one that has it.
Transportation is a double-edged
sword—for it cuts the costs on the re­
turn farm-needed article as well, such
as groceries, seeds, etc. Before the
pastoral stage of man he depended on
what he could find; then by sub-
duing living creatures he depended
on his flocks for food and clothing,
they living on what they could find;
then the agricultural stage came and
was an immensely important growth,
for man now learned to manage plants
and raise them at will. Man then
ceased to roam about and settled
in one place; then came private own­
ership of land, increase in population,
the building of communities and the
growth of cities and finally the mar­
ket.
The Highways Transport Commit-
tee of the Council of National Defen­
se, of which Julius L. Meier of Port­
land, is regional director, is now well
organized to encourage and promote
all endeavors to utilize the highways
to their full modern extent, and to
this end is now directing the estab­
lishment of highway rapid moter ser­
vice. This is not necessarily a pro-
duct of the war, but a delayed work
that would have been successful if
formulateli before this because of the
facilities available through the use of
modern trucks,
trucks, and
this conclusion
conclusion
modern
and this
A telegram received here last
week conveyed the sad news to
W. S. Egbers, well known
rancher several miles north of
town, that his son Ralph was at
death’s door from influenza at
Ritzville, Wash. Mr. Egbers
quickly entrained, but ere he
reached Ritzville the young man
Red Cross work room will be open had sunk so rapidly from the
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aoatgly Mg,,
Tuesday
Friday 4, of aya
next week,
also
dread disease that he passed
Wednesday evening. Both sewing and
surgical dressings to do. Everyone away shortly after his arrival.
urged to come, as help is greatly Deceased was well known and
needed
universally liked by the young
All subscribers to tbe French orphan
people of this community. Some
fund who are paying by monthly in-
time ago he left here and went
stallments please bear in mind pay-
to Ritzville where he had. re-
ments are due on or before first of
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mained up to the time of his de- has been proven sound by the satis:
each month.
mise operating a large wheat faction results obtained by moter
vacant honses in Hermiston have butterfat. A 5 gallon can of
Work Progressing
ranch that his father owned near transportation in support of the war.
been gradually filling up, until cream contains on an average 40 Tbe work of removing and generally
Herbert Nunn, state highway engi-
now they are like “a needle in a pounds, which at 32 per cent cleaning out the main line c inai of that city.
neer, is giving his earnest co-operation
haystack”—hard to find. Daily test is about 13 pounds of butter- the west extension is progressing
to this work, and in v iew of the ter­
Works
Like
•
Charm
under tbe supervision of H. M.
there are calls for honses to rent fat. The express to Portland on nicely
mination of the war it looks as if road
Schilling. A device in tbe shape of a
by new people coming from far 5 gallons is 31 cents, or approxi- templet makes It easy now to remove The new cylinder to replace a building will be a major industry very
and near to make their home in mately two and one-half cents a 1000 to 1200 yards of sand a week, and worn out one in the gas engine soon, untili both city and country
Upt
in the
III
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— city
I.,
water
nui’i
works
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ge
1
g
.
already a bar 7000 feet long Is about used
Hermiston and vicinity. Some pound.
system
at
last
arrived
after
long
reap
the
full
advantages
of
such
serv ■
finished,
and
noon
work
on
another
want them semi-permanently.
We desire any of our patrons,
5000 feet in length will be begun. The delay from the east the latter ice as only good roads can give.
while others only until they move who wish, to call at the cream- canal will be pretty well cleaned to
part of last week. The first
Demobilization Begine
onto their land in the spring, ery and talk on the subject if the near Coyote cut-off this fall, and next
of
this week it was installed by ■ Demobilization of troops began
The tide of immigration has above statistics are not clearly spring the portion around Juniper
J. o.
8. West "7,
and .or
Water Super-1Tuesday
at Camp
J.
,, Tuesday at
Vamp Lewis, and
an
canyon will be cleaned out.
surely turned from the dry land, satisfactory to them.
intendent
(
randall.
The
latter
|
since
then
the
soldiers
in
train-
the wet land, and from the with the inauguration of this
WEATHER REPORT
says that the engine now works ing have been mustered out at
snow-capped hillside districts to new schedule on cream the
like a charm, and that operating I the rate of 500 per day. Simul-
“K. broad and verdant valley creamery has decided to
Variable weather conditions
the city pump will henceforth taneously the work of demobiliz-
"he
each
--
,
, +
a mixture ui suususue, rain, fog and be a pleasure instead of a hard- ing the men in training all over
price Of butter—
cold. The maximum temperature was
always king.
H ermiston C reamery C o . 6, minimum 22 degrees and rainfall ship.
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the United States was begun.
RED CROSS
can of cream #
maes from cor-full contains on an average 89
publish |
have
week in The Herald the prexalad."br zamsntzep-there belo«
perennial alfalfa is
.04 of an inch.
Fixing Library Grounds
Thursday tbe library board, and
inded citizens
other liberei minded
citizens barded
Nominated
Vineyard Lodge, No 206, I. O. O. F„
.
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Did you receive a bill for subscript-
,
...
... this .9
There will be no annual Dairy and ion from
this office
wees. re
I you
This is .. being , done in order
to ea be
,
in readiness for the return of the
r.
vrs,
men from . Overseas.
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the following officers at it
oome io and paY up , else you’ll be i Columbia „ hool will open again
cause of getting us In trouble with
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war Industries Board, which bas next Monday, the Flu ban having been
Nation.
VXW R Longhorn, Secretary: darned old flu is all to blame for our intimated that we must have all paid lifted. The hour of beginning will
M
D. O’connell
Treasurer. This not having the show.
in advance subscribers when we make be 8:45 a. m. instead of 9. The
X.
evening it is understood that
our report next month. The mandate chairman of the board says the fifteen
debrp@r.cm. . . . . scheduled vorlde
George
will compel us ‘ drop all, who have minute advance is made to make up
ice have finished the fall cleaning of pot reeponded 15 the
the
.
o
I for lost time during «he forced recess.
and with teams and “TAPEE,
putting the library
shape by leveling, sodding
Ana seeding it. I is now a for econe
certainty that after the grass, Ee"
started next spring the library
u
ing and grounds,"" libe osa“.
show places of the city
nçeuge" « «%«» spiri
partly
Hog Show this year. This decision did,
nominated
meeting last Saturday night: | was reached at a meeting of citizens the
PW Sprague. N. G;B J
and ranchers Tuesday evening. Tbe the
together
began the work of
ground, in
now bi
Officers
Pogular
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