Hermiston Dairy and Hog Show, Oct 22, 23, 24
State Dairy Convention, October 24 and 25
T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 21. 1919
ANOTHER BIG DEAL IN HER-
MISTON BUSINESS PROPERTY
Dr. Francis P. Adams has plung-
anot into the Umatilla river, the NON-STOP TRANS ATI AN TIC
Cold Springs reservoir nor the feed
ana— but into Hermiston business
property on Main street. Ever since
oming here some months ago from
foncolla. Oregon, hanging out his
hingle and taking up his profession
j physician and surgeon the doctor
as been a busy man. and could only
ind time occasionally to take a
irdseye view of the onward pro-
ress of this thriving city.
While plying his vocation he
managed IO keep pace with the trend
if real estate events, and only wait-
d for the time hand to point to the
sour that would indelllbly stamp
nd affix the stability of this town
ind project to his entire satisfaction
nd the pendelum would tick the
pyful news that he had at last
cached a Mecca long sought.
This time came the other day, and
he doctor made the plunge—and he
n’t backward about saying that he
elieves he now owns 50 foot front-
ige on Main street of as good busi-
less property as there is in the city
-and nearly every one agrees with
■n.
This property consists of the row
f one story frame buildings extend-
ng east from the First National
ank on the south side of Main
treet, taking in the old rest room
ow occupied by C. D. Porter and
r. Peed, the room in which the
ermiston Power & Light Co. has
Is offices and the room occupied by
rilliäni Shaar as a barber shop.
The property is part of the Wied
state, and stands the doctor $3500
or its purchase. It was bought with
he intention of at once erecting a
wostory concrete block the full 50
Kt in width and 100 feet7 deep,
ith store rooms below and office
boms above, and the work on this
he new owner expects to have be-
in early this fall.
In the meantime Dr. Adams will
>t disturb the tenants, but will
ike them as comfortable as pos-
We by having the buildings reno-
hied, both Inside and. out, this
fork beine now well under way.
Another improvement will be the
aring out right away of the old
ard walk in front of the property
id replacing it with a concrete
Twenty-One at Dinner
There were just 21 at the weekly
Commercial Club dinner held in the
Hermiston Hotel Cafe Monday, and
the time consumed in the feast was
exactly one
<
hour. In that hour,
however, much toward the public
weal was ; accomplished, for the men
talked as ; they ate the delicious
viands on matters having to do with
the advancement and betterment of
community interests. Messrs. Lay,
Schimke and Fred Phelps were au
thorized to get in touch with the
road supervisor and show him a few
ornery bumps and depressions in the
roads outside the city limits that
have been an aggravation to travel
for some time, and beseech him to
have them eliminated. A member
of the Y. M. C. A. faculty came from
Pendleton and made a hundred dol
lar talk at the dinner—and Earl
Kingsley, P. B. Siscel and H. RI
! Schilling were instructed to make a
drive immediately after the lunch-
eon to raise the $100 from 100 men.
I They obeyed this mandate to the let
ter, and although they met with a
number of hard sqalls, they kept
j their sails well set and by steering
on an even keil succeeded within a
couple of hours in turning in the
hundred bucks—and thus was the
Y. M. C. A. man made happy and
sent on his way rejoicing.
dewalk.
The tourist camp site is still up
in the air, the committee reportin 3
Teel Project Goes
Attorney J. T. Hinkle has at last nothing doing on the one selected
ieceeded in shaping all legal points so that committee was told to go
nected with the development of ; hence and seek some mor '
The next dinner will be at the
e Teel project. Wednesday it was
Hermiston Hotel, and will be presid
nounced by the directors that the
ed over by F. B. Swayze in the al-
ate securities commission has defl
goes
itely agreed to certify the bonds sence of President Dodd, who
Ito
Washington.
D.
C.
the district and that the placing
construction camps would soon
Garage Has New Owner
e under way.
Contracts'for the
onstruction of the two mile tunnel
On Monday of this week Philip
nd the diversion canals have been Baars took possession of the Colum
I to the Warren Construction Co . bia Highway Garage, having pur-
ys the Pendleton Tribune.
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This ■ chased the business on that day
"pany provided a $400,000 bondfrom the former owners. Turner &
aranteeing to complete the work Caldwell. It is said that Mr. Baars
thin the contract price and deli- is a skilled mechanic, and besides
T the tunnels and canals to the conducting the garage will also sell
strict ready for the flow of water. a coupleof well known makes of
The field manager of this con- cars, for which he has secured the
ruction work left Wednesday for agency.
* scene of labor to lay out the
Imps and get ready for the placing
Mrs. H. M. Gunn has a Ford tour
‘the machinery, which was loaded
1 the cars Monday. About a year ing car.
ill be required to complete the big
innel. so it will be 1921 before wa-
r can be turned on the lands of the 1
strict.
At “The Movie”
New School Bus
Sappers’ lnc Tuesday of this week j
d L. W. Compton of Umatilla one
snby two ton trnck.
This truck -
s been specially equipped with a |
“form body quickly convertible I
"n * school bus to a bay hauling j
"Z and is also equipped with |
‘$ and 36x6 pneumatic tires for |
nd Milling, 1. n. Latham, auto
esman for Sappers' Inc., consum-
AGE TO BARN, HAY. FRUIT
The Umatilla Chautauqua Asso-
elation announce that the Cadmean
Chautauqua Company
will
give
their first performance in Umatilla
on Friday. July 3, continuing until
Monday, July 7. Two performances
will be given each day for the five
days. The afternoon shows ere to
start at 3 o'clock and the evening
shows at 8. A strictly first class
bill has been secured, and all Hie
artista have had much experience in
chautauqua and theatrical work
throughout the country.
A different performance will be
put on each day, and while the af
ternoon and evening shows will lie
by the same artists, the two per-
formalices are not to bo the same.
The chautauqua movement Is a
new thing in the west end of the
county. All the influential citizens
of Umatilla and
the surrounding
country bave pledged their support
and It Is hoped that the initial open
ing will justify n return of the com
pany every year hereafter.
In connection with the chautau-
qua performances, a committee of
citizens of Umatilla have arranged
to erect a bathhouse on the Colum
bia river beach where swimming
may be indulged In every day. In
addition to this a dance is t<> be
held every evening after the show.
except Sunday. July 6.
An alarm of fire was turned In
from the home of C. W. Tilden on
the West Side Friday afternoon of
last week.» which was quickly re-
sponded to by the fire department.
which, together with citizens, sue:
ceedcd. in the face of a strong gale
of wind, in keeping the flames from
doing widespread damage.
E NEC-
The fire started in the barn from
some unknown cause, which w as
quickly consumed. An alfalfa bay
stack containing 30 tons close by
caught from the wind-fanned flames
and with two streams of waler play
ing on the seething mass the fire
men and others fought valiantly to
keep the fire from spreading. So
admirably did they succeed that
they not only kept the fire within
limit but actually subdued It and
saved at least one-half of the hay.
Fruit trees close by laden with fruit
were ruined from the beat and
All the railroads comprising the near the track at stations or else flames. Altogether, the loss is est 1-
Northwestern and Central Western where. Do not stand in vestibules mated nt $700. This includes the
regions, consisting of 115 railroad : between cars when train is moving. barn and 15 tons of hay, which car-
with nearly 150,000 miles of etrack,
The Railroad Crossings
»
tied no insurance.
In driving over a crossing be sure
are staging what is known as a “No
Accident Week” from June 22d to your » ay is clear. One miscalcula-
To Washingtor, D. C.
tion may cause your death. Stop,
28th. inclusive.
P.
Dodd leaves $ unday for the
K.
The Umatilla Baseball Club have
The United States Railroad Ad- Look and Listen, be safe; don’t take national capital, where for a month
ministration will endeavor to oper a chance. as the cemeteries now or more be will mingle with the Ore ball games scheduled for July 4th
ate these railroad systems during have a much greater population of gon delegation in both houses and and 5th. A series of good games Is
that week without an accident of chance takers by about 100 per cent confer with the heads of the recla assured by Manager W. B. Spinning
than they should have. Be sure
and Secretary Martin Love of the
any kind.
mation service with a view to se
On the railroad properties under your car is in good condition as to curing favorable consideration of ball club. Several launches on I he
Federal Manager J. P. O'Brien, oil supply, steering gear, running an appropriation for the building of Columbia will he at the disposal of
which includes the Oregon-Wash- gear and brakes, so you will not the McKay creek reservoir. On the visitors who desire to enjoy the
and Navigation stall on the track at a critical time. way east he will atop at Denver to river rides. Trips wll) be made up
ington Railroad
lines, the Southern Pacific lines, Casualties From Accidents in Amer visit the reclamation heads there i‘e river to the Umatilla rapids.
also across to the Washington side.
ica During War Period.
north of Ashland, the Northern Pa
and secure the balance of necessary
Statistics reveal that while dur
The Chautauqua associai Ion Is In
cific Terminal of Oregon, the San
data needed on the reservoir site for
ing
the
nineteen
months
of
war
charge
of Chairman George K. But-
Francisco * Portland Steamship
presentation on reaching Washing-
lines and the Pacific Coast Railroad, there were 56,227 Americans killed ton, D. C. He was selected for this terwood. assisted by a local com-
Information as to daily per-
mH tee
an intensified campaign for safety and 200,000 injured in the war. duty by the Pendleton and
West
is being conducted by the employes while here in the United States of End of the county people. While formalices, rdmission, ele., will be
given out in the near future.
peaceful occupations
among themselves and the public. America in
away his real estate business will
during
that
same
period
in
factor
So called safety meetings are being
be looked after by J. II. Strohm.
Making Improvements
held, large numbers of circulars and ies, manufacturing plants, on the
pesters are being distributed and streets, on buildings, on railroads.
Since the acquisition of a
syng
Sixteen Years Ago
talks on safety arc being given to etc., there were 126,654 men, wo-
little coital i on Hermiston averse
The visit to Pendleton last week
the employes in groups on the en- men and children killed and 2,000,-
bet ween Third and Locust strerts.
The casualty list of Leslie L. Matlock of Heppner to I’rank 1 Bilderhack has
been
very
tier properties. The employes are 000 injured.
attend the funeral of his couisn,
• construe
urged to use caution and avoid in therefore reveals that during the
busy superintending
spacious porch on the
cautious or careless acts, as statis period stated one man. woman and Wesley N. Matlock, brings to mind I Ion of
that lie was the one who sounded a
tics prove that 95 per cent of deaths child was either killed or Injured
house, and in addition has had hull»
warning that saved the lives of hun-
and injuries are the result of care in peaceful occupation every time
: wood and coal shed. Before
Ilie clock ticked off 23 seconds. The dreds of people In the disastrous proveniente cease < n the place
less or kindrid faults.
While the employes are doing all killed if laid shoulder to shoulder cloudburst that poured its waters beauty wll be added to by the lay-
posible Io keep from injuring the would require a trench 48 miles through Heppner sixteen years ago ing o! a concrete sidewalk and the
last Saturday. II was on that day.
automobilist or any vehicle driver long.
inaking of : lawn.
June 14, 1903, that without hardly
being
conducted
The
campaign
is
at the railroad crossing, as well as
any warning hundreds of people llv--
the person who walks along the by Mr. H. J. Bell. Regional Super-
Voted $28,000 Bonds
ing In Heppner and along Willow
visor
of
Safety.
Chicago,
for
the
track or tries to : teal a rid’, is
Down in Boardman at the school
creek were swept to their death In
are nearly helpless in doing s» un Northwestern Region, and by Mr. J.
«•lection
held Monday the people of
the raging waters.
I. ss th’ tubile likewise Is conizaut F. Grodzki, General Safety Agent,
that
district
went on record for a
Nearly
300
bodies
of
victims
were
ul-
of the dinger lurking at the cross- Portland. Oregon. for the lines
desire
Io
have
a good school build-
recovered after the flood had sub-
ing, on the train ard on the track, dor Federal Manager Mr. J. P.
Ing
when
they
Voted In favor of
sided,
150
having
been
found
a
few
ile entire 100 per cent of death O’Brien.
hours after the cloudburst. That bonds to the amount of $28,000 Io
and
injuries to non-emplozes on
hundreds more In Willow Creek val be used in adding on the two wings
Union High School Lost
railroads would be avoided If the
ley were not swept to their grave Is Io I he magnificent school building
public would heed the various warn
Two of the four districts voting
due to the wild and heroic ride of they already have there. The vole
ing signs at crossings and stations on the proposed establishment
In
Mr. Matlock down the valley warn was 44 for and 31 against.
and use reasonable care while
Hermiston of a union high school
In the election W. O. King
ing the people of the lower valley
failed to return a majority in Its
tor for a three year
towns of the coming flood, after all chosen
The railroad employes therefore favor at the elections held Monday other communication had been cut term and
Mm. Margaret Cramer
appeal to the public to help make In the respective districts, and as a off, of the onward rush of the flood. clerk.
The
school board Is now
this "No Accident Week” a success result the proposition has lost out, Hundreds reached safely In the hills composed of Eugene Cumins, J. II.
and show the entire United States for the present at least. The vote
just in time to see their homes and Johnson and W O. King.
that here out west we can run rail- in Columbia and Hermiston school fields destroyed by the raging wat
loads the size of ours for one week districts was unanimous for the un ers running mountains high down
Elected Officers
at least without an accident of any ion high school, but Minnehaha dis . Willow Creek.
The
elect
Ion of officers of the
trict turned It down by a vote of
kind.
Knights of Pythias
local order of
8
for
and
13
against.
West
land
dis-
The employes will cooperate and
evening
of this week
held
Thursday
School
Election
Results
trlct done likewise with a vote of 1
do all they can Io avoid injuring
Monday’s school election In In Mack's hall resulted as follows:
•
nd
18
against.
To
have
car-
At
for
anyone, but in turn they ask for the
P. B. Siscel, C. C.
re-
rled under the law It would have Hermiston J. D. Watson
cooperation of the public.
M. D. O’Connell, V. C.
to
have
a
majority
elected
for
a
three
year
term
with
necessary
Don’t try to steal a ride on the
hr. F. P. Adams, Prelate.
out opposition and Earl Kingsley
train, you may fall under or be- in three of the four districts, and
r. Waughter, M nt W.
clerk. In Columbia district
Otto
its
defeat
was
no
doubt
due
to
the
tweeu cars and be ground to death
R. A. Brunson, M. of F. and K.
fact that the two districts voting Heini was elected director and If.
If you are a passenger In a train
nt R H
not
think
the
time"
M.
Sommerer
re-elected
clerk.
Min-
against it did
do 1 put heavy articles in the over propitious for the establishment of nehaha district elected John MeEl-
w. A. Leathers, M. nt K.
head racks above you. or above
r. M. Smith, M at A.
roy
director
and
w
.
L.
Swan
clerk
such an institution.
A. L. Larson, I <1.
other passengers, as vibration of the
Westland elected John Spencer di-
II. Young. O.
car may cause them to fall and in-
rector
and
Mm.
B.
J.
Nation
receiv-
On Cash Basis
Trustees, A. W. Prann, E. O Com-
jure party underneath. Avoid put-
In accordance with the prevailing ed 16 out of the.18 votes enrt.’o egys, O. Ulshagen.
ting them in the aisles. When usi practice, on and after Monday next re-election as clerk
Umatilla cleet-
walk through the aisles don’t stm-
"aye Garage will operaie upon an ed M Chapman director and W A.
RAILROADS PUT ON DRIVE
FOR “NO ACCIDENT WEEK”
Club Meeting
the I
m of Mm. Rowe Thursday of last
** The Club had a day of recre-
ip, as Mies Rowe thinks all work
he H. O. A. Club met
ble on a suitcase or
may be in the aisle.
ladder which
absolute cash basis.
This plan
is I Ford clerk-
| This Saturday Night
Power Concrete Mixer
August F. Beisse, who has the
necessary because of the Increasing |
Be careful in ceing dony
contrari for I he construction of the
Girls
’
Motor
Party
too
number of accounts requiring
w n’t mash your hand
|
Leal Perrey delighted four girl new garage building bring erected
much capital to carry them.
by Dr. M s. Kern f«r the Hermiston
Do not try I« to" or !we
friends with » moonlight ride in her
discarded the old
endow, you nas net a m ishc*
Mitchell ear Tuesday evening of Auto Co.,
Attended G. A. R. Meeting
Ask the trainmen io do
this week by motoring out In Col-
B. F. Strohm. the aged civil
driven one, the machine having ar
yon.
umbia
district
and
spending
the
rived from Portland Monday and la
teran
ofthis
city,
who
‘
lining
at
the
home
of
Mr
and
Mr.
first ve
now In operation and giving good
rtf
young
as
some
of
the
after
generasi
*• tn a full
W. A Leathers. Miss Leah’s motor
till it ‘
mi tion, attended the state G. A R guests were her sister Doris, Mr .P
then be sure
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Subscribe for The HIerald.
other»
NIT, who is stil as
no play makes Jack a dull boy
* appetizing lunch was served and
• o'clock the Club ad journed. The
‘ meeting will be held at the
me of Mm. C. F. Willhite on June
TILDEN FIRE DOES $700 DAM
30.
the sale.
.
5.
• •
FLIGHT IS ACCOMPLISHED
Telegraphic advice was flashed
all over Monday by the Associated
Press that Captain John Alcock and
Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown,
in their Vickers-Vimy biplane, land
ed at Clifton, Ireland, completing
the first non-stop flight across the
Atlantic ocean. Their trip from St.
Johns, N. F., was made in 16 hours
and 12 minutes.
The landing > was made at 9:40
o’clock, British' summer time. Much
of the flight was made through a
fog, with an occasional drizzle. This
hampered the airmen considerably.
Captain Alcock explained the sil
ence of his radio instruments dur-
ing the trip, saying that the wire
less propeller blew off soon after
the airplane left Newfoundland.
UMATILLA TO PUT ON
CHAUTAUQUA JULY 3-7
Lucky Dog
HURRY ALONG TO
SCHOOL RICHARD
OR Youtt BE TARDV,
COME SPORT :
vou MUST STAY
- HOME
.
NO. 40
po"nor"at any lime stana - - Week.
reports • good attendance. *. . . . . .