T he H ermiston H erald
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VOL. XIII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. APRIL 5. 1919
I). S, RECLAMATION DOING
MUCH SUPPLEMENTAL WORK
The V. S. Reclamation Service is
In a general way handicapped for
funds. The sundry limit bill was not
passed, neither did Congress take any
action on the larger reconstruction
measure, known as Secretary Lane’s
bill. This bill provided for $100,-
000,000. and under it considerable
new work was being contemplated.
There is. however, a strong feeling
among those in a position to know
that when Congress does meet, some
favorable action will be taken along
the lines of reconstruction. So far
as the Umatilla Project is concerned,
only the most urgent and necessary
work will be undertaken. The East
Side system was opened for operation
about March 1st. Owing to rains
not a great deal of water was used
till about April 1st. The Cold
Springs reservoir is filling and will
be full about May. 1st.
Work on several supplemental con
tracts is in progress, but even supple
mental work will have to be modi-
Led to keep within the limited
amount of funds.
During March some much needed
maintenance work was done on the
main drain, north of town, princi
pally in the vicinity of the railroad
crossing. The crew was then moved
to Irrigon, to accomplish some con
struction in connection with the
furnishing of water to lands in that
neighborhood.
Sluicing operations on the West
Extention are nearing completion
and have been a success. Nearly
40,000 cubic yards of sand have been
removed. Banks have been ripraped
and sand fences built for protection.
There is pratically every assurance
that the lands of the Boardman sec
tion will have a compiate and satis
factory water delivery the coming
season.
The investigations for the storage
dam on McKay creek have been com
pleted with the exception of the re
cord of the seasonal runoff. The
diamond drill borings reveals a sat
isfactory foundation site. The type
of dam would probably be a gravel
embankment with a reinforced con
crete facing. A good spillway site
is obtained beyond the west abut
ment. Gagings are being maintain
ed on the creek and with the record
of this year’s runoff available, the
engineers will be in a better position
to judge the feasibility of additional
storage at this point.
Was No April Fool Joke
The lure of spending an enjoyable
evening attending a Hawaiian troupe
show in Echo Tuesday evening was
the reason for a couple of Hermis
ton's charming young ladies and two
prominent local young men engaging
to make up a theatre party. At the
appointed hour for departure the
girls, all primped and dressed in their
best raiment, sat in the parlor of the
Parential home—and there they sat
for an hour awaiting the appearance
of their escorts. Imagine their cha
grin and consternation when the
Beau Brommells appeared and in
formed them that they had been un
able to secure an auto after having
scoured the town for an hour in an
endeavor to get one. The sorrow of
the swains over not being able to ful-
fill their part of the agreement
counted for naught with the now
haughty young ladies, who at once
surmised that they were the recipi
ents of an April Fool’s Day Joke, and
on the spur of an angry moment
hade the two crestfallen young men
harken to the voice of wisdom and
betake themselves from their pre-
sence. But they—the girls—are sor-
ry now, for since then they have dis-
covered that the penitents were tell-
ing the truth, and as a result steps
are now being taken by a few
matchmakers to have the dove of
Peace again hover over these couple
of forlorn couples.
Club Meeting
The H. O H. club met at the home
“f Miss Gulwita Thursday and the
first thing to greet their eyes was a
darge box of carpet rags. The ladles
kept their needles busy blending col-
°n together. Delicious picnic lunch
was served at 1 o’clock. Mrs. Rowe
was * guest of the club. The next
club meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Parks April 17th.
Somehow a creditor always has a
better memory than a debtor.
A STITCH IN TIME
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
GUESTS AT NICE
80
“—s
“4. - t.
SI L
Thirteen Little Piggies
High School Concert
Young Frank Swayze, a member
the local boys’ pig club, is full of Joy,
for his registered sow farrowed 13
pigs Thursday night of last week—
and never again will he believe that
13 is an ill-omened number. The lit
ter is from blooded stock, the sire be.
Ing Financial Chief, first prize aged
boar at the Illinois State Fair, 1917.
It is certain you will see these little
piggies big pigs if you attend the
Dairy and Hog Show here this fall,
for the youthful Frank is even now
making preparation to place a good
ly number of them on exhibition at
that time.
The Hermiston High School will
give a concert at the Auditorium
Wednesday evening. April 9. There
will be music of various kinds and
a splendid entertainment Is promised.
The new school band which has been
working faithfully for the past three
months will make its first public
appearance. The school orchestra
will render several concert selections.
the high school chorus will sing, and
there will be a number of musical
novelties. The proceeds will go in
to the Student Body treasury. Come,
enjoy the evening and encourage the
school in this line of activity.
Tourist Travel Begins
Ban on Cigarettes
Minors will from now on run
chances of being arrested if they are
caught smoking cigarettes. This is
a warning issued by Chief of Police
Crandall, who was instructed by the
council at the meeting last Wednes
day evening to enforce the state law
after Rev. Gallaher had appeared be
fore that body and entered complaint
against allowing the continuance of
this habit among the youngsters of
the community.
Unite All Oregon
RIVERTON-ON-UMATILLA
NO. 29
The following is an essay by Miss
Fern Stephens, student in the Uma
tilla school: The people of Oregon
are interested in a great movement
which will better the commerce of
the Columbia Basin. The greatest
organization behind this enterprise
is the Chamber of Commerce at Port
land. It's main object is to create a
unity of sentiment for all things ben
eficial to the State of Oregon.
"
The State Chamber of Commerce Is
much like that of a city commercial
association except that its scope of
activities are much larger and more
important. A great many people are
interested in this movement and
those who are not probably do not
realize the benefit to be derived from
CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF
IN YOUR OWN MIRROR
From all preliminary Indications
this year will be a record breaker In
tourist travel to the Northwest. Last
year the war reduced long distance
auto travel materially but now con
ditions are changed, and besides
tourist travel to foreign countries is
virtually prohibited under govern
ment regulations. At the same time
there are thousands upon thousands
of easterners whose thoughts have
turned to the Pacific Northwest
through the wonderful record made
by this section in war activities, pa
triotic drives, Red Cross work and
kindred interests. Added to this is
the further fact that so many eastern
people have taken no vacations for
two or three years. Now they have
money to spend and with more autos
available since the government al
lows full factory output the tide of
northwestern travel has already com
menced to flow.
Several towns along the lines of es-
tablished auto routes have made
special preparation to interest the
tourist by the erection of suitable
sign boards. Others are prepared to
distribute informative
literature.
Hermiston should do likewise.
Last night at the Auditorium a
free dance was held in honor of the
soldier and sailor boys that have so
far returned from their country’s ser
vice. The affair was arranged by
the mothers of some of the young
men, who were ably assisted in mak-
ing the ball a grand patriotic suc-
cess by others who had no sous in
the war. but who always had the
welfare of the patriots at heart. It
was a glorious event, and added lus
tre was given the occasion by every
young man who had been in the ser
vice appearing on the floor dressed In
uniform and with his lady partner
dancing to the strains of good music
from the Hermiston Orchestra.
Takes Hardware Position
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. O'Sullivan are
new arrivals In the city from Stan
field. They will make their perman
ent home here. Mr. O'Sullivan having
accepted a position as clerk in the
store of the Oregon Hardware & Im
plement Co. Prior to coming here
the gentleman was for five years
manager of the Stanfield Warehouse.
Lay-Mueller Nuptials
Announcement Is made of the mar
riage of Phil L. Lay and Miss Louise
J. Mueller In Portland, Monday after
noon. Mrs. Lay is the only child of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Mueller, pioneer re-
sidents of Portland. Phil Is one of
the owners of Lays’ Garage and has
lived on the project for ten years.
The young couple are now visiting
friends in Tacoma, leaving there Fri-
day for California after which they
will return to Hermiston and make
this place their home.
As you go to and from your home
or place of business do you play
skip, hop and jump with the broken
boards in the sidewalk? Do you
Arlie Mathison, who was on the
duck when an over-hanging branch
sick list last week, has recovered and
shouts "low
bridge?" Do you
is again at work for Mr. Raney on
scratch your shins and your wife
Upper Butter Creek.
catch her Sunday gown In the young
W. T. Botkins was spraying Or-
mountains of Russian thistles that
chards in Riverton this week.
beset your way? Do you walk like a
E. E. Davis, who has been working
drunken sailor to accommodate your
in the shipyards the past seven
Boardman Is Booming
equilibrium to the promontories of
months, returned home Tuesday to
E. 1). Cramer, a leading general
dirt that drift out upon the walks’
resume work on his ranch.
merchandise merchant of Boardman,
Prehaps most of the boards, the
Mr. Duncan, who purchased land
was in Hermiston on business yes-
thistles and the dirt are upon your
in Rivet ton last fall, is leveling pre
terday. He imparted the Informa
neighbor's walks, but if you take a
paratory to seeding.
tion while here that Boardman was
fine tooth comb to your own, then
Last Sunday A. E. Bensel and fam
experiencing a nice, steady little
TAKE
STEPS
TO
WIDEN
you can get out and brag and if you
ily and the Misses Marian Stevens it.
AND CEMENT A LINE boom, several new residences being
The present plan of this great in- brag loud enough, oh, so quickly will
and Fern Wilson were at the “Beth
under course of construction and an
stitution is to unite all the counties your neighbor hustle up something so
Arabah” ranch.
The regular annual meeting of the up-to-date frame garage with a con-
Mrs. E. E. Davis entertained some of Oregon and induce them to work as to return your toy in an answering stockholders of the Umatilla River crete floor being built by Cumins &
ladies to dinner Saturday, the guests together, thus building up our state keynote.
Water Users’ Association was held at Mack. Added to this is the building
being Mesdames Illsley, West, Che- and producing a bond of mutual in
Mack’s hall on Saturday last. After of the Columbia highway, the grad-
terest. This will naturally draw
zik, Botkins. Bensel and Gordon.
the reports of the treasurer and sec ing of which Is now in progress in
Mr. Smith has been discharged many home builders to our shore.
retary were, read. President W. J the town. Ranchers, he said, were
from his duties as guard at Lane .The Chamber of Commerce is in
Dobler briefly reviewed the work of also feeling better on account of lots
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Lake and the gatehouse is now oc strumental in encouraging better
the board of directors during the of water being distributed to them
Mr. Hall had a phone put in their
cupied by the Irrigon ditch rider and highways, ample markets for trade
this year by the reclamation service.
past year.
and due advertisement showing up home this week. Their number being
family.
A motion was passed directing the As a result of this alfalfa is already
our resources. The entire state of 42-F15.
Incoming board of directors to take six inches high in that neighborhood.
Oregon will benefit by these activi
Mis Lillian Stevens of Echo was a steps looking to the formation of a
He Informed us that there Is to be
Conferred Degree
E. P. Dodd was raised to the sub ties. At present the railroad has guest at the W. L. Blessing home district of the whole project for the a grand ball In Boardman tonight,
lime degree of a Master Mason at a little or no competition. Its prices Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Blessing and I le purpose of getting the A line which will be given In a new build
largely attended meeting of the local are exorbitant. Boat service will children and Mrs. Barham and Misse anal enlarged and cement lined by ing just completed by J. C. Ballen-
in the supplemental construction.
ger, and on this occasion the Com-
Masonic
order Tuesday evening. lower transportation rates. Good Stevens motored to Echo
Echoin
Umatilla and Stanfield Masons were roads and sufficient truck lines will evening.
The following directors were elect mereiai Club will serve a bounteous
here in numbers to witness the work place the inland towns to a better
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Simmons had ed: J. F. McNaught. W. J. Dobler, •upper.
put on. and at the conclusion all were advantage.
as Sunday dinner guests Mr. and G. A. Cressy, W. J. Warner and Thos.
Umatilla county is situated so that Mrs. Lou Brownell of Umatilla. Mrs. Campbell.
banquetted with a menu consisting
Accepted Position
of baked ham, potato salad, cakes, it can benefit materially from in Hay and Miss Mary O’Rourke of Her
J. E. Smith arrived Monday from
coffee, pickles and other good edi- creased shipping facilities. Umatilla miston and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bed-
Butte, Montana, and since that time
is a seaport town that could be made dow and Ed. Beddow.
bles.
has been working in the City lit at
a terminal for all the shipping in the
Market and Grocery, having accept-
O.
H.
Hammer
is
pruning
the
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county, Additional docks could eas-
The Movie
Messrs. Haddox, Blessing and Briggs
ed a position as block pan In the
the
built
to,
accommodate
The Movie Is offering tonight a ily be
orchards this week.
Spring weather is at last on the meat department of that Institution.
very unusual show, "K.” or "The section.
Mrs.
John
Lucas
and
son
have
re-
Creek
for good, that is to all appear-
the
Past history shows that in
Doctor and the Woman, featuring
Takes Mechanical End
turned to their home in California ance as the peach and apricot blooms
early
days
boat
service
made
Umatil
formerly
Mrs.
Charlie Chaplin,
after
spending
several
weeks
visiting
are
out,
spring
gardens
are
being
H.
Rehberger, with Harry Me
C
known as beautiful Mildred Harris. la a thriving city even with an in
adequate road system. Boats made at the home of her parents, Mr. and planted and the alfalfa Is about 4 Millian as his assistant, has leaded
inches high.
the mechanical department of Lays’
their runs on schedule time. Far- Mrs. W. F. Hannan.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Clark and child-
Mr. Kidd. Portland contractor who Garage, which they will operate from
mers living as far as fifty miles in-
I land hauled their products with four ren and Mr. and Mrs. Jene Skoubo has his horses on the land between now on. Mr. Rehberger and Mr. Mc-
| and six horse teams to the seaport and son motored to Boardman Sun- Gardners and Hinkles, has moved Millan arc well known to the auto
40 head down on the river near the owners of this vicinity, and there
day.
city, Umatilla.
fore need no Introduction, both hav
This competition between Rail
Mr. Thompson lost two cows and Sheridan ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Keel left Saturday ing been for some time past connect-
roads and boats will mean better Mr. BelchIc one very good cow, all
for Seattle after a short visit on the ed as mechanics with the Institution
times and a reduction in the high from bloating this week.
they have now leased. As Is well
Creek.
cost of living. This movement will
Mrs. Jake Huffman has been quite
Mr. and Mrs. Reep have gone to known by this time, Mr. Rehberger
benefit not only Umatilla county but ill the past few days.
Wyoming to look after their business is an expert auto mechanic, and It Is
every county In the state of Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Biack well, (formerly interests in that state, and Intend equally well known that Mr. McMil
Also the neighboring states of Wash
Iulia Franz)of Walla Walla. Wash., to be gone about two weeks.
lan is rapidly developing the same
ington and Idaho.
and Miss Lenora Franz of Pendleton
Mr. Cummins of Sand Hollow was trait.
Twenty-three of the thirty-six
are visiting at the home of their on the Creek Thursday and took the
counties of the state are represented
mother. Mrs. Franz.
A. I. Basey stock up to his place to
Meet After 26 Years
in this Chamber of Commerce. The
Mrs. Geo Roberts of Pendleton and pasture,
I organization made up of delegates
Mrs. Anna Spencer and two grand-
Glen Richards Is doing his irriga- children arrived Sunday from Ly
| from the counties elected by a daughter, Mrs. Turner of Hermiston
i board of electors, in which J. V. were guests of Mrs. Waugaman last ting this week, and so far has not man. Colo., and will visit here for
leven got the road wet. Mr. Richards a time with relatives. The lady is
I Tallman of Pendleton represents the Wednesday.
Messrs. Voelker. Parks, Sanders, Is using Butter Creek water and has the daughter of W. A McElroy and
eounty of Umatilla. He Is also chair-
Waugaman and Phipps, all Metho- a dam in above the Tillamook land. sister of Charles and John McElroy,
This play Is taken from the book man of the Chamber of Umatilla
diet minute men, took the preaching
.
I residents of this project. On arrival
■K.” written by one of our most pop County.
Mark Freeman, a missionary from or Mrs. Spencer there was a joyous
hour Sunday with their five minute
ular authors, Mary Roberts Rhine
Malaysia had an open date Monday family reunion, for 26 years had
talks.
Made Official Visit
hart. The book Is in our public li
Mrs.
Udey
and
Mrs.
Belcha
were
and
he came unexpectedly to Her- I passed and gone since she had seen
Worthy Grand Matron. Mrs. Mable
brary. and has been read by many
Plans were to give his ec-ner father or brothers.
calling
on
Mrs.
Heinl
Monday
after-
miston.
Settlemier
of
Portland
paid
her
offi
people, all reporting it exceedingly
noon.
I ture on the Methodist Centenary In
cial visit to Queen Esther Chapter,
good.
Mr. and Mrs. McKinley of Portland the Parsonage. Later It was com-
Dairy Meeting
O. E. 8.. Friday evening of last week
have purchased the Watson place and bined with the W. C. T. U.
meeting of the
There
was
a
large
attendance,
an
A meeting of the Civic Club will be
are
located
there.
They
are
remodel-I
In
the
Baptist
Church
dairymen
of
the
project
In the n-
held Friday afternoon at 2.30 at the excellent banquet and all enjoyed
ing
the
house
and
doing
other
Im-1
ing.
when
the
state
president
of
evening,
Library. Election of officers will be the talk delivered by her on the good
worth while.
of the order.
held.
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COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
I BUTTER CREEK ITEMS
«
provements
meeting
Monday even,
the dairxm " ’ IsL
organization, Mrs. Sieed, was here. brary next Tueyday "CDs