T he H ermiston H erald
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 12. 1919
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DVISES COUNTY TO DIS
POSE OF TOE POOR FARM
needs
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In filing its report with County
lerk Brown last week at the con-
lusion of its sessions, the grand
the
that
ury
recommended
ounty poor farm should be sold
nd the inmates boarded or taken
are of in some other manner.
The report reads:
"The grand jury recommends
hat the county should sell or rent
he poor farm to the best advan-
age of the county. It is evident
hat the manager who can be ob-
ained at the present salary cannot
give this farm proper attention and
it the same time give the patients
he attention they deserve. The ap
»earance of the farm generally is
to
hat it does not pay financially
condi-
under present
operate it
lions.
| "The patients seem to be ordin-
irliy well satisfied, but only fairly
veil cared for. Their bedding and
Nothing were found in poor condi
ion. The food we were able to see
was not good.
"The grand jury is of the opin-
Ion that if it is possible for the
ounty to arrange with the state
ospital for the care of these pa-
monthly
lients for a reasonable
harge and in such way that they
kill not have to associate and live
with the other inmates, we believe
t will be better than they are kept
it present.
"In the event this arrangement
annot be made, we recommend
hat the county court secure or
build a suitable place in
the city
where the patients may
be cared
lor."
EATRICAL COMPANIES
RESUME ROAD TOURS
Owing to the war conditions
which have prevailed for the past
wo seasons it has been difficult to
ecure high class road shows. As a
natter of fact many managers of tra-
tiling companies have been reluct-
int to venture on the road or to dis
ant territories and have confined
heir operations to the larger cities
of the east. Since the war is over
low the public In general is clamor-
ng for amusement. This is espe-
pally true of the west, where diver
lion has so long been denied the
hreatre going public. Of course,
pere has been and always will be
plenty of moving pictures but they
grow more or less tiresome as a
teady diet to the public in general.
A few of the producing companies
lave heeded the call and taken to
the road again. The first of the bet-
er class attractions to play thru this
erritory is the Frisco Follies com-
jany featuring the inimitable come-
lian Duke Westcott. This attraction,
tarrying a large troupe of play art-
sts, will appear this Saturday even
ing at Pound’s hall In Umatilla.
Home From Navy
Geo. N. Whitford, who has been
n the navy the past year and a half,
luring which time he served his ap-
renticeship at Mare Island and
vas then transferred to the Ü. S.
bmarine base at San Pedro, is
tome after receiving his discharge.
At the conclusion of a visit here
kith his parents the young man will
gain enter the railway service,
hich vocation he followed prior to
is enlistment.
Why not Hermiston ?
I all your travels is there a
wn like it? Do you know of
lace you would rather live? Good
louses for rent are unobtainable
nd maybe you are not fixed quite
ight to make the best of things
t withal you wouldn’t leave. You
ike it now and you know that the
uture has allurements here that
° cannot discern elsewhere.
Forty thousand acres of land can-
its
ot escape contributing to
rowth. These resources grow lar-
ter each year in increased acreage
Ind productivity of the soil. Wealth
ind experience are Increasing assets
Ind the
ormers
"Opes.
settled conditions of the
inspires
the
brightest
It requires only a reason-
e sen«e of prophecy to assure the
nal construction of
eroir and simple
the McKay re-
logic compels
conclusion that all
arid
"“8 will be reclaimed—of which
riston is the logical hub and
ommercial center.
Was a Grand Concert
Last Wednesday evening, April 9,
the High School gave a concert in
the Auditorium. There was a large
appreciative audience. The pro
gram opened and closed by groups
of selections by the band. The
members of this band are from
both the Grades and High School,
and it must be said they are cer
tainly doing fine
work. Much
credit is due to Supt. Voelker,
who has worked so faithfully with
them. The specialities of this num
ber deserve mention. The soloists
in the duet, and the embryo direc
tor amused and delighted the audi
ence.
The High School Glee Club next
sang three selections, “Italia,” “An
chor” and “May Song,” all of
which were well rendered, showing
much work and good training.
A number of selections were giv
en by the Orchestra. We are all
familar with this delightful enter
tainer and they surely did not dis
appoint us that night. The com
munity may well be proud of such
an organization.
It will be remembered the High
School was divided into the “Pur
ples” and “Golds” during the W. S.
S. campaign. At the concert each
side put on a “stunt.” The "Pur
ples,” a Chinese song and dance,
"Ching Chong.”
Chinese maidens
may not be attractive, but if our
eyes deceived us not these were
surely bewitching. Their singing,
too, was "the concord of sweet
sounds”—though very much Chin
ese.
A great deal of credit is due to
Miss Frances Hinkle, who drilled
these girls. The beautiful drill of
the "Golds” was received with a
burst of applause. This was an al
legory of Spring. The eight pret
ty girls were dressed in white, car
ried garlands of spring flowers,
and sang spring songs, while they
danced an effective drill. Miss
Dorthy Ross, who took the leading
part in the dance, is surely an
ideal "Spring Maid.” Miss Lucy
Martin, of the High School trained
the girls for this number.
This is the only public entertain
ment the High School has given
this year, but if we take this as a
sample, we feel there is much talent
among the pupils in the school.
WOUNDED AND GASSED—
STILL HE BATTLED ON
NO. 30
DESIRABLE PROPERTIES IN
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BOOKS OF HERMISTON FAR-
SCHEDULE OF COMING
VICTORY LOAN PAYMENTS
MER'S EXCHANGE AUDITED
Carter Glass, Secretary of the
Treasury, has announced the dates
upon which payments will be re
quired on the notes of the Victory
Liberty Loan as follows:
Ten per cent with application on
or before May 10, ten per cent on or
before July 15, twenty per cent on
or before August 12, twenty per cent
on or before September 9, twenty
per cent on or before October 7,
twenty per cent on or before Novem
ber 11, with accrued interest on de
ferred installments.
Payment in full can be made on
May 20, the 10 per cent required
with application having been duly
paid on or before May 10. Payment
can also be completed on any install
ment date with accrued interest.
During the past two weeks an
audit was made of the books of the
Hermiston Farmers’ Exchange, the
work being done by C. A. Gaylord
and Josiah Richards of Spokane.
Many organizations similar to the
Exchange now have their books
gone over annually so as to keep
tab-on the standing of their busi-
ness.
While the investigation showed
i
the business to be solvent. yet it
made clear the need of more work-
ing capital, The sales at the store
will be for cash for a short time,
the purpose of this ruling being to
secure the settlement
of
the
amounts due the Exchange and to
make possible a more prompt pay-
ment of its obligations.
At a meeting of the board of di-
rectors held last Saturday, the re-
signation of F. A. Chezik was ac-
eepted as Treasurer and Manager
At the election held Thursday effective April 30th. Miss Yudlth
Mrs. Thos. Campbell was elected Kelly was engaged as bookkeeper
chairman and Mrs. Winslow vice- and has entered upon her duties.
chairman. There is plenty of work
and knitting on hand. The work
What of the Highway
room is open each Thursday after
Suppose it missed us 10 or 20
noon. Following is the honor roll miles? But we have it.
for April 10: Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Mc-
Suppose none or few of the
Keen, Mrs. Willets, Mrs. Hughes. great traveling public came this
Mrs. Fraser. Mrs. West, Mrs. Par- way. But they will and thousands
rish, Mrs. Hugh Taylor, Mrs. Win- of them.
slow. Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Mc-
Seeing is believing, and believing
Naught.
will result in investing and fur-
thur development.
Good roads,
The Weather
beautiful fields, and a pleasant town
It was 28 above zero one night will attract attention and new and
this week, but this freezing point big enterprising men will soon be
only lasted a couple of hours, and mingling in the affairs of Hermis
as a result all early fruit buds were ton.
not damaged. There was consider
able rain the past seven days.
Enjoyable Party
-I- RED CROSS 4-
Fire caused some damage to the
clothing, furniture and the inter
ior of the bachelor apartments of
lor of the bachelor apartments of E
O. Comegys and H. Coyne Tuesday
afternoon before a small blase was
extinguished by residents who seen
smoke issuing therefrom, On ar
located
rival the house, which is
I
near the blacksmith shop of J. . L
1
Stork, was found to be dense with
smoke on the inside, and the sup
position was that a bad fire was
raging in the interior, But a few
well directed buckets of water sub
dried the flames, which had not
gained much headway. The only
way the fire can be accounted for
is that matches in the pocket of a
vest that Mr. Coyne had taken off
and laid on a trunk had become ig-
nited when the door had swung
back by.the wind and struck the
pocket in which the matches re
posed. After laying aside the vest
Mr. Coyne donned his painting
jacket and proceeded to work, and
therefoie knew nothing of what
1
bad happened until his return i in
the evening.
Buhrmann Family Arrive
Mr. and Mrs. A. Buhrmann and
family, with their household cfccls.
arrived Tuesday from Wasco to take
up their permanent residence on the
ranch west of town that the gentle-
man recently purchased from G. A.
Cressy.
Mr. Buhrmann was not in the
best of humor on his arrival, and
stated that the reason for this was
that it had taken 32 hours to make
the trip with his car of stock and
household goods. The distance tra
veled was less than 100 miles. ile
said that he could not sec where
government ownership of the rail
ways was going to get anywhere If
this is a sample of how the traffic
business is handled, for aside from
the long time it took to make the
journey. Incompetency was shown by
the fact that Instead of being
routed via Umatilla to Hermiston
his car was shot over the cutoff and
with It he landed up in Echo, and
from there had to back-track to
Hermiston.
If you should ask him now, Mr
Buhrmann would tell you that he
does not believe in government
ownership of railroads.
Lay Buys Residence
The sale of the Newport proper-
progressing and will be con-
tinned until every parcel is sold.
" The office building on Main
street is now owned by
McNaught.
miston citizen
who bought three rooms, has sold
one to J. W. Warner, and Mr. War-
ner, who hought the room occupied
by the tailor shop, has sold it to
Sam Rodgers.
Mrs. Millie Deck
now owns the concrete restaurant
building. B. Haneline has bought
and will soon occupy the seven
room homo on the corner of Fifth
and Main street, and John Schimke
has moved into the four room
house which he bought on the cor
ner of Third street and Newport
avenue. G. A. Cressy has moved in
to the Ross Newport homo that ho
bought several days ago. Omer I».
Burgress has bought the big house
and six acres on Fourth Street, now
occupied by Carl Helm, and will
soon as the
lake possession as
i
Helm’s can secure ■ another homo.
J. L. Stork bought one lot
along-
John
side his blacksmith shop.
Schimke bought three business lots
East of the telephone building and
on the opposite side of the street.
L. D. Lay bought a lot and a half
east of the Momma residence on
Arthur and Gordon
Main street.
Beasley bought three lots near
their parents home on Main street.
It is very probable that the old
Newport homo will be sold in a few
days, as two sales are In progress,
also the warehouse on Hermiston
ivenue Is now under an option. A
number of smaller deals of Newport
lots are also about to be consum
mated.
The selling of the Newport pro-
petty has started other business.
Kennedy home near
the
The
school house was this week bought
by L. D. Lay. The Ransier homo
near the old Skinner property on
Ridgeway was sold to W. A. Correll.
Dr. Kern has bought the Russell
Brownell lot alongside his store
building on Main streel. I*. B. Sis-
cel sold his home near the library to
G. A. Cressy. All of these sales
have been consummated during the
last three weeks and have resulted
In awaking interest in Hermiston
property such as has not been
known for years. People who have
been renting are forced to buy In
order to hold a place to live in and
there is a great deal of Inquiry and
guessing as to acquiring a suitable
location before prices commence to
rise. There is no boom, and such
a thing It Is hoped will not take
place, hut values are firmly estab
lished and will increase. Hermiston
seems to be getting the reaction
from the sale, and settlement of the
Irrigated
past three years of
lands round about the town and the
feeling of the contract for the Col-
the
umbla Highway has added
suddenness of the arti vit ie
Again demonstrating his faith In
Henry Thompson, a rancher sev
the town of Hermiston, L. D. Lay
eral miles north of town, has receiv
has bought the Wm. Kennedy resid
ed a copy of the Deerfield News from
ence on Ridgeway avenue, opposite
Deerfield, Wis., in which is an arti
the public school building. There
cle telling of the heroic work of his
are six lots, all In lawn, fruit and
brother Chester in the late war, giv
flowers, which, with the beautiful
en in by Childs, a Y. M. C. A. man
cement brick house, has long been
recently returned from France. Fol
one of the show places of this city.
lowing is a reprint of what the ar-
The house was built by W. T. Irwin.-
ticle contains regarding the courage
one of the pioneers of the project.
ous actions of the young man in the
Mr. Lay also secured three lots on
HERMISTON PEOPLE VIEWED
Main street, one block cast of the
war zone:
Miss Fanny Todd gave a party at
INTERESTING TROPHY TRAIN
Chester E. Thompson, of Deer
garage.
At The Movie
the parental home on the West Side
field Wis.. enlisted as a private in
Ambassador Gerrard’s story. en
Co. G., 127th Bat. 2. on April 8th titled "My Four Years In Germany,” Monday evening In honor of her
About 30 people from Hermiston
Grange Meeting
son was 118 times in line, and when will be filmed at the Auditorium brother James, who departed the
motored
down to Umatilla Sunday
meeting
There
will
be
a
regular
1917, as a volunteer. Private Thomp- next Wednesday evening. Tonight following day to resume his duties in
of the Hermiston Grange Wednes- evening to go through the trophy
the
naval
service
after
passing
a
W. R. Childs, returned Y. M. C. A. Vivian Martin in "Petticoat Pilot”
large day evening, April 16, in Mack’s train that was due there at 11:40
pleasant furlough here.
worker, saw him on Oct. 16th, 1918, will be seen
p. m.
bhall.
of
young
people
participat-
number
he had been in the Chateau Thierry.
Four flat cars were loaded with
all enjoyed the evening
ed.
and
Soissons and Themes battles. It is
Start Next Week
captured
German machine guns and
Why it it?
playing Five Hundred. The affair
told of him that he was gassed Oct.
Work on the state highway will
shells
of
all sizes. One car that
ice
concluded
with
the
serving
of
Visitors in Hermiston say that
13th and wounded Oct. 15th in the begin next .week. Contractor M
drew
the
most attention of the
land in alfalfa on the Twin Falls
Argonne battle, being wounded in Conley was here a few days this cream and cake.
itors was the huge tank. Two men
project Is sold at $300 to $400 per
the right shoulder by machine gun week making all preparation, It is
were supposed to have been killed In
How’s Your Teeth
acre, Others from California name
bullets. He was taken to the 126th understood he has sublet the dirt
it, and part of the shells still re-
There's going to be a new tooth the same prices In the Golden mained In the holes that were bored
Ambulance Co.. 32nd Div., dressing and rock work to the Newport Con-
lands
such
station and refused to go to the base struction Co. and J. K. Shotwell of paste on the market pretty soon. State. All say that
There was one
In the big machine
and it’s going to be manufactured do not produce more per annum car of small articles, such as Ger
hospital. He insisted on returning this city.
Similar
right here in this county. "Oro” is than our fields produce.
to his company. During the terri
man and French swords, saber,
the Yakima
the name that will make it famous lands are higher
ble day's battle there were only fif
Victory Loan Meeting
small machine guns, rifles, German
Walla
There is to be a rousing Victory as a tooth and mouth wash powder, Valley and around Walla
teen men left in the original com
uniforms, etc.
pany. Mr. Childs stales that when Loan meeting Friday evening. April and the company that has been or- Why is It?
There was some handicap on ac
Perhaps their’s arc older and bet-
the brave lad was asked why he 18, In the Auditorium. The speak ganized to produce It is composed
count of there being no one on hand
wanted to return when he had en are to be Roy Ritner. until ro of Dr. F. V. Prime of this city, Drs ter organized districts. Probably to start the dynamo for the lights.
every 'cause to go to the base hospi- cently one of the over seas captains. M. S. Kern, L. D. Idieman and R. they have better roads. Maybe they so most of the exhibit was seen by
Associât have more money, because where
tai in the rear, he replied:
of the Red Cross, and Sergeant r Robbins of Pendleton
flashlights.
"Do you think I want to leave my Fred St ¡ever, both of Pendleton, led with the above dentists Is A C. money Is plentiful prices are higher;
probably they have less cheap raw "No discontent was evident on the
comrades up there as long as I can All the boys that have returned Koeppen, also of Pendleton.
land which usually depresses the part of the crowd when It was found
pull a trigger? Not by a darn from service will attend in uniform, j
on arrival that the train was one
•price
of improved land.
and
1
sight!” and back he went in the fog there will be patriotic music
Waiting For a Homestead
hour late, for most of them made
and the rain. "He well knew he’d • he Hermiston school band will par- | l>o Root was here from Board
Let the facts be as they may and
merry at Murphy's restaurant
probably never return.” said Mr. ticipate.
man Wednesday
The young man the reasons therefor what they
partook of noodles and chop sucy.
that
the
undoubted
assurances
are
Childs, who says there were many
landed there last October to take up
About the same number of people
F
B.
Boyd,
editor
of
the
Athena
we will overtake any of them in
brave hearts like thia and that this
one of the veteran a homestead, but found them all conditions and values, The man went to Pendleton from here the tri
was what won the war.
gone. He says he's going to have |
newspaper men of the county, and
faithfully lowing day and examined the tro-
on this project who
Echo a a homestead,
nomesteau, and
auu Intends to stay In
phies on the arrival of the train In
W.
H.
Crary,
editor
of
the
builds well need have no fears of
J. A. Rowan departed Thursday
at Boardman until there is another
that
city.
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News,
were
welcome
visiters
the results.
for a two weeks’ visit to relatives
land opening.
The
Herald
office
last
Sunday.
in Santa Clara Valley, Calif.