T he H ermiston H erald
VOL.
XIII
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 29. 1919
PORTER & CONNELLY LANDS
LOCAL HIGHWAY CONTRACT
I Bids for the grading and graveling
L the 20.8 miles of the Columbia
highway from the Morrow county
ine through this city to Echo were
opened Wednesday in Portland at the
meeting of the state highway com-
mission. Porter ¿¿Connelly, who are
now working on a road contract in
Morrow county, proved to be the low-
est bidders, their figures being $193,-
053. This amount was sliced down
$12,500 through the efforts of Com-
missioner Thompson Inducing the
contractors to reduce their bid that
A NEW AMERICAN LONG RANGE GUN
it.
Winesett Buys More Land
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-I- RED CROSS -I-
UMATILLA ITEMS
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
A card from Mrs. Mabel Sapper,
asking
a change in the address of
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
The Herald, says that she is now in
Dr. and Mrs. Stillings were callers Hollywood, Calif., a beautiful place
at the Haddox home last Sunday af­ with most lovely weather.
ternoon.
in where
a
Ed
Now
allula.
Attorney W. J. Warner, who last
week purchased the business proper­
ty occupied by the tailor shop on the
south side of Main street, on Monday
of this week sold It to Sam Rodgers,
a local shoemaker. The new owner
will soon move his shoemaking es­
tablishment from its present location
opposite the Inland Empire Lumber
Co. yard to the Main street property
he has Just acquired. Before doing
so, however, it is his intention to
install a full size plate glass front,
build shelves and otherwise improve
the interior so as to make his shoe
stock room more attractive than
heretofore.
Geo. A. Cressy, vice-president of
the State Dairymen's Association, has
received notification that a poll of
the executive board of the organiza­
tion has been taken, and that the
members thereof unanimously voted
to hold the next dairymen's conven­
tion in Hermiston.
The dates for the holding of the
convention were left open, option be­
ing given the local dairy association
to select them. It is more than likely
that the convention will be held in
connection with the annual Dairy
and Hog Show this fall.
The securing of this meeting will
be great for Hermiston, and will be
the means of putting added life and
new interest in the Dairy Show.
Transferred to Boardman
Alfalfa Hay Moving
Dan Rancler and family have mov-
ed to Boardman, having been trans­
ferred by the reclamation service
from the east end of the project,
where he has been holding a position
as ditch rider for some time, to a
similar situation in the west exten-
sion.
The C. S. McNaught Co. has been
kept busy this week and last supply­
ing the ever-increasing demand for
alfalfa hay. due to the open winter
just passed. The same is true of W.
A. Leathers, and the two concerns
have been shipping carload after car-
load of this fodder daily during the
past ten days. A few carloads of
College Term Opens March 31
alfalfa meal have been shipped by
The third and last term of the the McNaught Co., and for this and
March 31. alfalfa hay good prices are quoted
year opens at O. A.
New arrangements provided advance on the Portland market.
registration for students now in col
lege. New students from the high
To California
schools who were graduated at the
F. M. Bryant, who has been III for
end of the first semester may enter some time, left Tuesday for- Califor­
at any time for the work that will nia, In which state he will visit for
apply on their college degree.
a time in order to recuperate. Dur­
ing his absence the position of sec­
tion foreman that he holds here will
YOU ARE PAYING
for the services of your Public be under the supervision of A. C.
Library through taxation.
In Harnack.
return it offers you as a busi­
ness man
Purchased Automobile
The Latest Books
Mr. and Mrs. M. Johnson and
on commerce, transportation, daughter Miss Edile are now en-
salesmanship, advertising and joying little auto trips in a car they
accounting.
purchased this week from the Her-
The Opportunity
miston Auto Co.
to consult these at the library
and to take most of them home.
Efficient Service
for answering all kinds of tough
questions or for renewing books
The Movie
Miss Viola Crandall, manager of
The Movie, Hermiston’s popular
playhouse, is certainly succeeding in
her endeavors to keep up the high
standard of good pictures, having se­
cured for this Saturday evening.
March 29, the splendid photo-play
“His Mother's Boy." with Charles
Ray as the atar. Go there tonight
and enjoy an evening of entertain-
ment and recreation.
continue to prevail each succeeding
year as they have so far this season.
Already the bees in this section are
making honey from the wild flowers
and now is the time that bee men
should prepare and many are prepar­
ing, for a big harvest when alfalfa
comes in bloom and the main flow
begins.
First of all every bee man should
examine his colonies and replace all
missing queens, and at the same
time build up all weak colonies. Nev-
per. Then set the hive body on top
of the hive containing the old colony,
and either introduce a queen that
has been bought or let the bees raise
their own queen, always provded
they are of good strain.
On account of the wide expansion
of the bee business in this part of
the county it is going to be the aim
of the Editor of The Herald to give a
little desertation in these colums
each month on this great industry.
Using expenses the broker maintain:
costly offices and much help. That s
isn't t it?
sense, Ian
It:
The reason the broker wants the
bonds is that he or his ollents want to
bold them. It's the brokers business
to know bond valuer He knows that
these Liberty Bonds are going to be
valuable things—that they are going
way above par-wit bln a year or two |
Hold them yourself.
BUTTER CREEK ITEMS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
The maximum temperature for the
past week was 72 degrees and the
minimum 20. There was a few
frosty nights this week, but no ma
terlal damage was done, as only in a
few cases were the buds enough ad­
vanced on certain varieties of fruit
trees to have been nipped a little by
our old but now seldom visiting en-
emy. Jack Frost.
THE ACID TEST
Provost Marshal General Crowder’s
report of the work of mobilizing the
man-power of the nation under the
Selective Draft Act disclosed the rea
son why America was able to pro
duce such a tremendous quantity of
foodstuff despite the drain upon the
labor of the country by the operation
of the draft. - The reason was that
sixty-five per cent of the farm labor
of the country registered for mftl
tary service was given deferred classi
flcation upon agricultural grounds.
Saving the possible exception of
shipyard workers no other single in
dustry was given such consideration
as was the pursuit of farming and no
class of producers was treated more
fairly than the farmers
This was
right and just, yet to the credit of
the government.
The war is over as far as the fight-
Ing is concerned and the government
turns to the people to settle up the
bills incurred In ending It. It ex
pects the farmer, individually and as
a class, to retaliate with the square
Heppner
1. 1). Basey motored
Saturday on business, returning Sun­
day night.
Mi. and Mrs. Cornfield, their
daughter and her husband of Pendle­
ton were Butler Creek visitors Sun-
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Rup, who recently purchased He
Geo Gillette place.
Mrs. Rup
Mrs. Cornfield’s daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Keel of Spokane
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. M.
Rhiel.
Weather Report
In February's cold and—
He isn
is after
are
and are visiting at the home of Mrs.
ranz. Mrs. Somerville is a daugh-
ter of Mrs Frans.
Mrs Reeves and little grand child
aieel Hooker have returned to the
ooker home after a two weeks vis-
" in Walla WaHa, Wash
Beddow and Mrs. Ftank Bed-
motored to his wheat ranch near
Wash, on Monday.
STATE DAIRYMEN'S CON­
VENTION TO BE HEED HERE
Bought Business Property
That Eli Winesett likes alfalfa,
with a little fruit thrown in, is
4P
shown by his having added another
improved tract of 17 acres to his ai­
ready large holdings on this project,
The new acquisition is that portion
of the Chas Skinner homestead that
A. Boslar purchased a year ago. and
which is situated within the eastern
GRAI or REASOTV
city limits.
Mr. Boslar has not yet decided de­
MERICAN PLED
finitely as to his future movements,
having several propositions under
amount.
EDUCATON
The achievement on the part of consideration.
Mr. Thompson in securing the reduc­
CONSTRUCTWE
tion is a most laudable one, when it
Have a Message
is taken into account that it will be
LEAGUE or NATIONS
The Methodist minute men have a
a great saving to the taxpayers of message with a punch in both speech
this county, who by their recent ra­ and song Sunday mornng at Mack's
tification by vote of the bond issue, hall for Hermiston people.
are going 50-50 with the state in the
Last Sunday the election of officers
cost of building this stretch of the
of the Sunday school of the church
Columbia highway.
resulted as follows:
Superintend­
Porter & Connelly will begin at
ent, Mr. Parker. First Assistant
once to assemble machinery and out­
Supt., Mr. Voelker; Second Assistant
fits necessary to carry on the work
Supt., Mr. Sanders; Secretary, Ruby
and expect to be in operaton on the
Scott; Teasurer, Mrs. Huges; Pianist, WOULD ORGANIZE POULTRY
Banking Today
contract within the next ten days or
Enid Waterman; Librarians, Herbert
There is one industry which is car­
BUSINESS IN THIS STATE
two weeks.
Haneline, Frederick Hesser.
rying on its work quietly and with­
After an inspection of the Cali­ out show, but which is today stand­
Farm Record Books Score
fornia poultry business Sam
11. ing behind our rapid agricultural de­
Montana farmers having tried
Moore, “the lime man,” believes that velopment and improvement of flock
O. A. C. should assist Oregon poultry and herds.
keeping farm records till they learn­
The banking industry is showing
raisers to organize for cooperative
ed their value have taken 32,000
the farmer the advantage of modern
business
in
this
state.
"Every
fellow
farm record books this spring. Ore­
A special meeting of the Red Cross
gon farmers, just beginning record­ is called for Thursday, April 10, at helps the other fellow there,” he methods in farming and thorough­
keeping, have already taken more the Library for the purpose of elect­ says, “and no cut-throat practice is bred livestock.
The banks are backing their advice
If one grower
than 2000 through the State Bankers ing a chairman, owing to the fact found anywhere.
association, county agents and col­ that Miss Graham will soon leave seems to be losing out the rest find with their money in helping the far-
lege extension. The first Oregon ed­ town. A full attendance Is request- the reason and either help him to nier get his blooded sheep, bogs.
ition of 3000 is nearly exhausted but ed. We have a supply of hospital his feet or induce him to go into cows, bulls, etc.
Banking is developing into some-
a new edition will be issued to care garments on hand which we urge to something else if he is unwilling to
thing
more than mere money loan-
abide
by
the
association
policy.
”
for later demands. The Oregon book complete as soon as possible. The
is sold to farmers at 25 cents a copy. work is urgent and we ask the mem­ Mr. Moore points to the superior ad­ ing, it Is becoming a personal service
institution with a great fund of in­
bers to come out and help. On Thurs­ vantages of many Oregon districts
formation and advice which it is pre­
and
believes
in
quickly
doubling
the
day afternoons we will be working in
A Correcton
pared to furnish its customers, as
the old rest room (Mr. Porter’s) and $85,000,000 poultry business of the
well as money.
Dear readers, we were away off we urge the members to come out.
state.
last week when we said in these col­
umns that Wicked Willie Wilkie,
er divide colonies that are not near­
BEE MEN PREPARING FOR
the bad man who slashed another
BIG HONEY HARVEST ly ready to swarm. And then such
colonies as will be strong enough
man with a butcher knife in an al­
tercation in this city one day last
This part of Umatilla county is un- to divide should be gone over and
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
week, had been bound over by Jus­
deniably
the region for early honey counted, and either raise or send
(By Ruby Powell)
tice of the Peace Dodd and taken
white to some good queen breeder for the
The Child Health Crusade is going giving daisies and the little
to the
county Jail by Deputy
wild lequired number of queens. Then
flower
that
much
resembles
to revolutionize the plan of living for
Sheriff
Blakely.
That is
the
is the take two frames of brood from the
the future generations by instilling buckwheat. And likewise It
way it was mapped out, but at the
one
place
in.all
Oregon
where
the hive you wish to divide, place them
in the minds of the boys nnd girls
last minute Wicked Willie said if he
honey
bee
thrives
and
prospers
in in an empty hive body and place on
the simple rules of clean living, the
the colony you took them from a
had to do time for the crime he would
object of which is to give them a te early spring and all during the newspaper, one thickness, then also
rather be sent up by City Recorder
summer, providing, of course, that
“right start” in life. Parents are be­
Jensen. Attorney J. T. Hinkle agreed
atmospheric and other conditions a queen excluder on top of the pa-
hind the movement and realize to
to this—and right there is where
their sorrow that the health of the
Dodd drops out of the story and
child
has not had due consideration
Jensen comes in. Just before the
The Crusade embodies the same prin­
the
Recorder finished doling out
cipals and ideals that are incorpora­
“bound over” dictum the deputy
ted in the Home Credit
System,
sheriff also dropped from view of the
which did more than any other in­
court, and Constable Ross Lauden-
slager took the prisoner to the Hotel novation to bring the school and
home together. L. R. Aiderman de­
de Taylor in Pendleton.
serves much credit for originating
this crusade movement.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beddow and
0. Hammer were guests of Mr. and THOSE LIBERTY BONDS
Mrs. M. Myers of Holdman last Sun-
There is a lot of money being spent
day.
every day in advertising with the ob­
Mrs. W. H. Simmons and Mrs. N. ject of separating plain Mr. American
W. Bloom were two of the Hermiston from his Liberty Bonds either by offers
to buy them outright or trading In
district delegates who attended the wildcat stock for them. Many plain
W. C. T. U. Instituite held In Pendle- Mr. Americans are rushing
ton on Tuesday.
wise men fear to tread and are "fall­
Mrs. W. A. Leathers came from ing” for the advertisements without
Pendleton last Satuday, where she thought of why the other fellow wants
.
has been spending the past month the bonds.
Advertising, especially the kind Lib­
and returning to above city Monday. erty Bond brokers are using, costs
Mr and Mrs. Banks have returned lot of money. Where does the buyer
home from a week's visit at Weston, get off? Well, be sure he is getting off
Oregon.
else be wouldn't advertise.
tin
The regular meeting of the Neigh- business for his health. He
borhood club was held at. the home the money. It’s « cinch you
help-
of Mrs. Howard Reid March 19. ing him to a big rake-off when you
trade or sell your Liberty Bonds.
‘ sual program was omitted and the
That's
sense, isn’t it?
afternoon was spent in sewing: The
If a Liberty Bond is worth, say,
next meeting of the club will be held to the broker after be bas paid for all
at the home of Mrs. J. Barham on of his expensive advertising, it cer-
Wednesday afternoon, April 2.
tainly is worth par or more than par to
Mr. and Mrs. Somerville of Port- the bolder. For on top of his adver:
NO. 28
is
Mrs. Keel la a niece of Mrs.
Rhiel.
Mr. and Mrs. Keel is a niece of
Mrs. Rhiel.
Butter Creek Lane was well irri-
gated last week, but we hope for
less water this week.
The loaded cars that have been at
Westland the past three weeks were
taken out Wednesday.
C. S. McNaught finti hed baling
Hamilton's hay Wednesday.
Mrs. Edward Reimann will soon
be leaving for her home in The Dal-
les, Ore . accompained by her sister.
Miss Jennie Shaw.
A very enjoyable party was given
Walter Nation in honor of his birth­
day Saturday afternoon. Miss Lucile
Richards, Tom Richards, Lum Rhea,
Walter, Vivian. Leonard and Mayron
Nation were the guests.
A very enjoyable dinner was giv­
en the other day at the the home of
Mr. and Mrs.
Shaw in honor
of Mrs Roy G. Attebury and Jack
Ware’s birthday. A very jolly time
w as had hy everyone. The guests
were as follows. Mr. and Mrs. James
Ware and children Charley, Jack and
Gladys, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Leslie
and son Lloyd
Mr. and
Mrs.
Die k
Shaw and children Violet and Har­
old. Mr. and Mrs. E
Gardiner and
children Hellen and Hazel. Mr. and
Mrs. Marlin Gardiner and son R"
bert, Mr. and Mi» C. H. Gardiner &
children Iona, Fayette, Clarence &
Thomas, Mr and Mrs Wm. South
The Victory Liberty Loan—the last ward and children Epha. Sarah. Vat
the Liberty Loans—is coming next & will, Mr. and Mra Auburn Wheat
month.
It is going to catch the ley & children William and Frances,
farmer at the wrong season: That I» Charley Kidd, Phillip Boxwick. Mr.
good.
and Mrs. ROy G. Atterbury A child-
I will be an acid teat
ren Kate. Irene A Floy, and Mr. and
-
- I Mra. C. II. Shaw and daughter Jen-
To learn to save la the tret impor nie.
of
the same apiary in August heat
I
tant lesson of life.
g