The Hermiston herald., August 30, 1919, Image 1

Hermiston Dairy and Hog Show, Oct. 22, 23, 24
State Dairy Convention, October 24 and 25
T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIII
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30. 1919
HERMISTON HAVE
AN UP-TO-DATE HOSPITAL?
Preserves
NO. 50
FIELD DAY SEPT. 27 WILL
BE GALA EVENT OF YEAR
Tuesday evening in the public
library witnessed a meeting of the
committee selected from all over the
project to lay plans for the forth­
1» as to whether the time had ar-
coming experimental farm field day
lived when Hermiston should have
an up to date hospital. Several were
meet. While all members of the
not present.
committee
L the opinion that a movement In
James
Winslow
moved
last
Sat
­
T. P. Moore, who last October
this direction at the present time purchased the Leslie W. Adams 20
urday from the Whiting place south- that were In attendance made prac­
could be very opportune. Some ex- acres of highly improved land two
vast of town that he operated under tically all arrangements for the bis
pressed the belief that such an in- miles southwest of town for $3000,
lease onto the Boalar ranch of 17 event that is to take place at the
Ltitution should be controlled by last week sold It to Bert Quick, for-
acres that he bought a few days be- farm on Saturday, September 27.
The idea Is to feature the social
»he people of the project, while oth- merly of Tillamook, for around
fore from Eli Winesett. Tills tract
ns
well as the educational side of
>rs said that permanency should be $5000, with all personal property
is part of the Chas. Skinner home-
the first consideration and efficiency except an auto included.
stead. It is improved with a seven this annual farm demonstration,
the standard by which It should be
acre orchard, and there Is that num­ and with this end in view commit-
This is only another of the many
rated. The outcome of the dis- instances of how land is advancing
ber of acres,in alfalfa, together with tees were selected as follows:
Hermiston, E. L. Jackson, Geo. A.
a substantial farm residence and
nasion was the appointing of a com- In price in this community, due to
Palmer
out buildings. It is understood Mr. Cressy . P. P. Sullivan, S.
nittee of three to look into the the fact that productions from well
Irrigon,
Frank Waugaman
Winslow paid around $4 500 for the and
(reposition fully.
improved land brings the owner in
Boardman, A. W.
ranch. This place has changed own­ Hugh Graham.
The dangers attendant on the good money nowadays, and also for
ship several times in the past two Cobh, Umatilla, J. G. Camp. Stan-
crossing of the railroad at various the reason that most of the desirable
places within and outside the city raw tracts
years, but it is predicted that there field. >. L. Dunning. This commit-
have
been taken
will be no more such transactions tee will be ably assisted by Fred
limits of Hermiston was again up by incoming settlers. Still the
for some time to come, as the new Benton, county agricultural agent.
threshed out, and as a result Col. J. steady influx of home seekers con­
owner is going to further Improve A woman’s committee to assist Miss
. McNaught was requested to tinue, and these are located to the
the tract and make of it an Ideal Harmon, the county demonstration
Irrite the railway company explain- best of the ability of the real estate
farm home for himself and family.
agent, in arrangements for enter­
ling the need of more adequate facil­ men of Hermiston.
taining and Instructing the women
ities to reduce the danger.
who attend Is composed of Mrs. J.
I The camp ground committee was
This time next year the troubles |
H. Strohm, Mrs. L. D. Lay and Mrs.
told to report back to the city coun­
F. P. Phipps.
Lil for Its ratification of the first
of autoists and other who have at 1
divers times in past summers nego­
An excellent program for the en­
Lite selected. It Is more than prob-
tiated the horrible roads between
tertainment of both old and young
able now that within a short time
Hermiston and Pendleton will have
is In the making. The boys’ school
Hermiston will have a place fitted
Hermiston is soon to have a beau­ land will furnish music and there
G. W. Rist, a Great Northern been eliminated. This will be soon
up for the accommodation of tour­
Two unknown young men that ty parlor established on Main street will be a grand picnic lunch al noon,
railway conductor, accompanied by brought about by the building of the
ists passing through our city who
have
so far eluded arrest visited in this city, so it is said. This new There will be several interesting
Mrs.
Rist
and
their
daughter
Miss
river
road
from
Echo
to
Rieth,
desire to recreate in our midst ‘ for
Eleanor, came Sunday from their which is a continuance of the Col- Hermiston Sunday and some time business emporium will be equipped speeches. Col. Emmett Callahan of
a time.
home in Havre, Montana, and re­ umbia highway, now nearly com- during the night stole the Ford with all the latest devices for mak­ Boardman has been Invited to talk
mained a couple of days. Mr. Rist pleted as regards grading and grav- touring car of J. W. Messner from ing old ladies look younger and mid­ and Dean Cordiy and Prof. Powers
its stall in the building used for dle aged ladies take on the hue of of the O. A. C. will Interest the
is the owner of 15 acres of choice eling to Echo.
“sweet sixteen.” As a result, the farmers with live farm topics.
land a short distance south of Her­
The contract for the river road storage of autos located on south
women of the community are a'l
miston, and being off duty and on a work was let last Saturday to the Second street. It seems that after
agog over the promised advent of an
taking
the
car
they
went
to
Uma-
vacational visit to Seattle and Port- Clifton Applegate Co. of Portland.,
Institution that will put Hermiston
land, took advantage of the oppor­ and it understood the company has tilla, and that being unable to cross
on a par with Portland. Spokane or
there
at
that
hour
doubled
the
ferry
According to Geo. R. Shafer, an tunity afforded to come here and already filed bonds and will begin
Sentile in this respect.
the construction of the road at once. back and went on to Stanfield and
extensive honey producer of the look over his holdings.
The personage that has had the
West
land
way,
where
the
He noticed the wonderful impro­ It is expected the job will take all then out
project, there has been an excep­
perspicacity to undertake the Ian
auto
stalled
on
them
in
a
sandy
of
next
spring,
vements
in
this
valley
since
his
last
part
winter and
Sixteen ex-service men were en-
tionally good honey flow from al­
heavy rock work stretch of road. Evidently thinking nching of an enterprise of this na-
his rolled at the formation of a post of
falfa and sweet clover so far this visit several years ago, and said in there being some
ture
in
this
city
should
have
whole stretch be- there was no use trying to extricate
season. The sage flow is expected view of the great advancement the to be done. The
name emblazoned on a memorial I he American Legion In this city
and Rieth is some eigh- and start it again, they abandoned
project
had
made
money
could
not
tween
Echo
short,
however,
on
ac
­
tablet so that it may be perpetuated last Tuesday evening, at which tem­
to fall a little
his tract now, for he has a no­ teen miles. and in following the t he car, but before doing so they
count of lack of rain. Bees are now buy
for all time and heralded as one porary officers were elected.
ton he will soon retire from railroad river the highway will utilize sev­ vented their wrath on the machine
The state chairman, Mr. Ivers,
mera man who had the temerity to
producing all the way from 20 to
twenty
eral
miles
of
the
old
railway
grade.
by
pumping
into
It
about
life and come here with his family
gave a talk al the opening of the
come
to
the
aid
of
suffering
femin
­
90 pounds per colony.
bullets fired from a 38-calibre re­
to enjoy this beautiful climate, In order to give the contractors am-
According to Mr. Shafer, there is build a home and begin active farm­ pie time to finish the work they volver. Then they endeavored to ine humanity in Hermiston by the meeting, in which he explained tire
inauguration of such a “fountain of purpose of the organization.
still some foul brood among the
have been granted until May 1st swipe the section gas car at West-
ing on his acreage.
Tire executive committee had a
bees, but this is gradually being
land, but that happened to be out youth.”
next to finish.
meeting Thursday evening, and at
We
refrain
from
divulging
at
this
eradicated. He says bee men want
of juice.
this that time preparations were made to
more cooperation along the line of
Coming day, the pair nonchalan- particular time the name of
Cleared $20
"young man” who is filled with have suggestions and motions ready
with
buying supplies and selling honey,
fly
walked
over
and
conversed
The Ice cream social given on the
for ratification al a meeting to be
and it is hoped this will be brought
Marion Marks and others who were such beauty knowledge, but wc can
city lawn near the pump house Wed­
held next Tuesday evening at 8:30
both
old
and
assure
the
ladies,
in
a
hauling hay to Westland, and
about soon.
/
nesday evening by the M. E. Ladies
In the library.
opening
day
he
young,
that
on
the
swaggering manner Informed them
Aid was a very enjoyable affair.
It is expected to make of this an
of business with
will
be
at
his
place
The Herald this week has on dis­
i hat they had fixed the d------- d auto
Generous
dishes
of
ice
cream
and
big
organization
that will embrace nil
and
a
courteous
play three peaches of the Elberta
so that it would run no more, Then a bewitching smile
slices
of
cake
were
served
for
the.
on
this and the
the
process
In-
I
ex-service
men
kingly
bow
during
variety that lack only one ounce of
farm
plate. they wended their way to a
weighing one pound each. The small amount of 20 cents a above house near by and secured their cident to an Introduction to his Indy Stallfield project.
attendants, who. rumor has It, will
fruit came from the little family The ladies netted about $20
breakfast.
be selected from among the best
Docs It Hit Hitt or Kingsley
home orchard of Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. expenses.
Her-
Afterwards they returned to
Ten thousand dollars in cash, tro­ West on Newport avenue.
It seems llinl old H. C. L. must
miston and succeeded in getting out professional beauty and manicurist
phies and entrance money have been
Home From France
he resting lightly on Messrs. Kin-
In presenting these peaches to us
of here before the news reached Mr. artists In the whole United States.
announced In prizes tor the tenth Mr. West led us to believe that he
Floyd Ames, son of Mr. and M rs. Messner of the discovery «f the*
gsley and liiti, Or perhaps I hese
annual Round Up, September 18. 19 nourished from infancy the tree that C. F. Ames, well known ranchers stolen auto. On leaving here they
gentlemen were not aware of the
and 20. The money will be divided bore them, and that it was his han­ across the Umatilla river west of seem to have completely obliterated
voracity of their newly acquired
last
among 19 events.
pet. as it was recently described to
diwork that made it possible for it town, arrived in Hermiston
their trail, although it is said trace
seas
ns. In the following stanza by a
Prizes of $900 are up for both the to bear such large and luscious week after having been over
of a pair answering their descrip­
Minnehaha rancher:
cowboys’ and cowgirls’ relay races. fruit. But we have found out since the past 18 months. Mr. Ames en- tion has been secured at The Dalles.
his kinship to that peach tree , listed at the beginning of
e war If this is so. It should be an easy
The cowboys’ buckiug contest car­ that
very queer bird Is a pelican.
A
ER@ënas"no Türtner than a eulogy to with the
Fourth
Enzineer, and
There will be a meeting of the
ries $750 in money and a $350 prize
matter to pick them up. as one of executive committee of the Umatilla
11 Is bill holds more grub than his
offspring, and that in reality it went through all the hard fightins
saddle to the winner, while the steer its
belly-can.
its OP West who nursed B back at Chateau Thierry. Argonne Forest them carries a very good Identifica­ County Agricoli oral Council In the
roping contest carries
$700 and was Mrs. West who nur
tion mark In the way of a scar ex­ county agent's office In Pendleton lie packs enough In his beak to last
man
Mihiel. The young
tending from the forehead to under­ this Saturday at 10 a m. Col. J. F.
also a prize saddle to. the winner. to life after it had been nearly kill- and St.
him a week.
to spend some time here
accidental
encounter
|
expects
The steer bulldogging contest purse ed through an
neath the chin.
And
I can’t see how In the hell­
McNaught and H. J. Stillings will
"
with his parents.
Mr. Messner had his car brought
is $550 and a division of the en- with fire. It was this lady who
e-can.
attend from here.
to town Tuesday, and after being
trance money charged each contes- watered, cultivated and trimmed the
Respectfully submitted by a rea-
At the meeting plans will be made
New Baptist Pastor
looked over on its arrival it was es-
tree and fostered it to the point of
tant.
for the organization of a county der of The Herald.
Rev.
Ira
D.
Hall
of
Colorado,
who
timated that it had been damaged to
The cowgirls' bucking contest car­ producing such monster peaches.
farm bureau, a demonstration pro­
will serve the Baptist people here the extent of fully
$200. The
ries $200 and a saddle for the win-
Reservoir Cleaned
gram will be planned for wheat
|
as
pastor
for
the
coming
six
months.
windshield. lights. radiator, tires
Mr, as well as other trophies. The
growing
territory,
the
plans
for
The
reservoir
situated
on
the
and the body of the machine were
Indian pony relay race is for $200,
rabbit extermination campaign
in apex of Hermiston Butte from which
pioneer
blacksmith,
and
who
is
now
¡
nits
next
Sunday.
August
n
ire
with
holes,
making
all perforated
the pony express race for $325, and
thia end of the county will be formu­ the city receives Its water supply
various other events, such as the in the same business in Irrigon, was he will conduct services, Wanin the erstwhile trusty Ford look as lated, and the county court will be
was given a thorough cleansing last
i
.
Wednesday
on
business,
church
both
morning
and
evening.
gone
through
a
war.
though It had
Indian race for thoroughbreds, the
asked to increase the revolving fund Monday night hy a party of vol­
While
here
he
met
many
old
friends.
Although
Rev.
Hall
Is
a
new
man
°
squaw race, war bonnet race, wild
for rodent extermination. The pres­ unteer citizens. Since then a notice-
horse
At The Movie
race ‘and others, for $105 whom he told that he had but re-the state, he comes so highly recom
ent sum of $500 Is deemed insuffi- able change for the better has taken
mended, both as a preacher of abil­
At The Movie this Saturday night elent to successfully carry on the place In the domestic water.
each. Purses alone total $5,600.
cently returned from Fort Simcoe.
ity and
Wash., where he had been working | My
and a man of worth, that the Priscilla Dean will take the leading
work of poisoning.
Förr the government, and that from Baptists feel they are fortunate In
role in the popular photo-play
Entertained For Guest
On Their Way
now on ne was going to remain in securing him as pastor-
Another thing that will come up
drama. "Wild Cat of Parta."
for discussion is the question of
Mrs. C. W. LaBarre and Mrs. R. Irrigon. On his return he noted
Attached to No. 18 as
It went
Mrs. Earl Caldwell has been in
fairs In this county
M. Hood entertained the members
through Hermiston on its way east
great changes for the better there,
County Health Nurse
Idaho, at the bedside of
last Saturday 1 as a special car con-
of the H. O. H. Club Friday after- and it was this that decided hsmuete I Potlatch.
nerrather the past two weeks. In
Miss Agnes Flanagan is Umatil-
aliens,
noon of last week from 2 to 5 at the
taining thirty undesirable
Kik-Feldman
Nuptials
The
again take up his trade of
to her husband she said her la’s new county health nume
them.
women being
i among
dated
home of Mrs. Hood in honor of Mrs.
the
Spokesman-Rteview
a
letter
In
smithing in that city.
lady, will make her headquarters In
Hoboken,
N.
s
very
low
and
no
hopes
I
were
bound
for
mar-
Gertrude Fisher and daughter of
parent wa
August 26 is noted among th
Pendleton and will begin her duties
ubi have al-
were entertained for hi
Philomath, Oregon, who has been
riage
licenses
one
issued
to
William
160 Tons Off 60 Acres
pt ember 1st. She recently arriv-
visiting at the home of ’Mrs. La
Kik. a »ell known north of town ready been placed aboard ships and
He is 88 years of age.
cd home from France, where she
M. Lopp. who Is operating the
rancher, and Miss Alice Feldman of deported to their various countries
Waterman place northeast of Her-
Mr. had been for 13 months. While Spokane. Their friends will wish Emigration Inspector L. B. Russe’
.
and
Mrs.
R
C.
Challis,
Mrs. Fisher is a talented musician,
Mr
and there Miss Flanagan was stationed
miston under lease, reported while
and the was In charge of the ear, which
Mrs. w. A- Mikesell. Mr.
both vocal and instrumental, being
nd at Amiens, on the British front, and them joy and happiness up-to-the- started from San
in town the other day that be had and 1
Francisco.
At
Merrill
Putter
and
Mr.
the instructor of music at the Phil-
hoys
should
arrange
an
160 tons of alfalfa off 60 Mrs. ¿ari Phelps returned Saturday [was later sent to Paris.
Pendieton
Frank
Abbott
and
Arthur
harvested
.minute
charivari
tor
them
on
their
omath U. B. college. She favored
Ear
lug west In May she has been mak |
k deserves It tor Rycroft, both natives of Great Brit-
two cuttings.
Mr. Lopp
hunting and fishing trip on
the club with a number of musical acres in
formerly a dry farmer in from
ahi. were put aboard, having been
Ing
a
can
Desolation creek In the Blue main­
elections during the afternoon.
aiding In the
evidently got onto the
brou ght from Walla Walla.
Montana,
tains. All report Having had a very
A social good time was passed,
getting good results from
leutoni*
drive.
_
knack
of
after which the hostesses served de
enjoyable week’s outing-
this irrigated land.
licious juicy, watermelons.
The theme that was most discuss-
L at the Commercial Club luncheon
a the Hotel Oregon Cafe Tuesday
QUICK PURCHASES HIGH­
LY IMPROVED 20 ACRES
WINSLOW BUYS INPRO"-
ED 17-ACRE TRACT
WORK ON ECHO TO RIETH
RIVER ROAD TO BEGIN
VISITORS FROM MONTANA
SOON TO LOCATE HERE
ALL AGOG OVER
HERMISTON VISITED BY WOMEN
NEW DEAUTY PARLOR
TWO AUTO THIEVES
BONEY BEES MONEY
MAKERS THIS YEAR
AMERICAN LEGION
IS ORGANIZED HERE
PEACHES WEIGHED
ONE POUND EACH
GOOD PURSES UP
FOR 1919 ROUND-UP
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
COUNCIL WILL MEET
„."s Wasrionor.RlF“STMTBLon-s“iñ her. . s work
comm":
Since on-
tine
portion retump.,for
or the a canvass
state of the greater
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