Hermiston Dairy and Hog Show, Oct. 22, 23 24
State Dairy Convention, October 24 and 25
THE H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1919
WILL RAISE $2000 FOR
FAIR
BUILDINGS
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“KING PIP”
ON
PROJECT FOR A WHILE NOW
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I There was an unusually large at-
tendance at the weekly noonday
[luncheon of the Commercial Club
I Tuesday at the Hotel Oregon Cafe.
Besides the regulars there were sev-
eraleral farmer members present, all
of whom took a lively part in the
discussions in connection with the
plan of how best to proceed to raise
money to put up adequate buildings
for the forthcoming Dairy and Hog
Show.
I
All present listened with interest
to the report of the fair board build-
ing committee, which in substance
was that it had drawn a rough
sketch of the Dairy and Hog Show
buildings and estimated it would
take all of $2000 to construct them.
Then came the question of how best
to raise the money. This was easily
decided by segregating several pro-
posais put forth and extracting
therefrom a proposition that the
business men raise $1000 and the
I members of the Jersey Breeders'
I Association and other interested
ranchers match this amount. This
money will probably be available
for the building committee early
in the coming week, and will, allow
of the contract being let for the
erection of the fair buildings in time
to have them in readiness for the
big shown next month.
The road committee that went to
Pendleton last week and waited on
the county court said they had ask
ed for the creation of a road district
south of Hermiston that would ex
tend to the bridge across the Uma-
tilla river at the Pete Sheridan
ranch.
The court has taken the
matter under advisement.
The president of the Dairy and
Hog Show Association said he had
succeeded in having the county
court award $700 to Hermiston’s
fair this year, instead of $500, as
formerly.
A feature of the meeting was the
adoption of
resolution to form a
Good Roads •Day, and a committee
was appointed to carry out this
laudable idea and set a day on which
every one will be asked to turn out
both in city and country and devote
their time to road improvement all
The committee
over the project,
will give ample notification of the
day it selects so that all can make
preparations to participate in the
big event.
JOHN DAY PROJECT
ELECTION CONFIRMED
The recent election for the for-
mation of the John Day Irrigation
District which carried unanimously
was confirmed at a meeting of the
Morrow county court held in Hep-
pner ten days ago. The court con-
firmed the election of the following
board of directors: C. C. Clark of
Arlington for Gilliam county and
John Kilkinney of Sand Hollow and
M. D. Clark of Heppner for Morrow
county. The court made an order
for the organization of the district.
There are thousands of acres of
land embraced In the district, sev
eral hundred of which are in Uma
tilla county, and when these receive
water they will be rapidly trans
formed from an arid state to one of
exceptional fertility by homeseekers
eager to settle upon them
Shot One of His Sheep
N. Whitney. South Hill ran-
eher. has turned against all hunters
for this season, and has posted his
place to keep all persons from tres-
Ta sing thereon. This was brought
about by some careless gunman kill-
ing one of his sheep recently while
whanging away at rabbits or some
thing else that had come within
range of the hunter while on the
premises.
Wanted a House
E Earnheart was here from
Cold Springs Monday endeavoring to
rent a house for his family to live
in so that he could have school facil-
ities for four of his children. He
found this commodity a very scarce
article, and spent almost the entire
day hunting for a residence suitable
to his needs, and departed tor his
home late in the evening without
having had much success.
FIELD DAY LUNCHEON
TO DE CAFETERIA STYLE
The committee in charge of the
lunch to be served Field Day, Sept.
27th, at the Experimental Farm met
Wednesday, and it was voted to have
it a picnic affair, served cafeteria
style. Milk and hot coffee will be
provided by the committee in charge.
Everyono is invited to be there
on the above date. Bring along well
filled baskets, and if possible bring
your own cups, forks and spoons.
There will be talks and demon
strations that will prove of interest
to the women as well as the men.
Mr. Wood, the county Y. M. C. A.
secretary, will provide entertain-
ment for the children.
Come and bring your neighbors
and help make this a gala day for
the Umatilla project.
COLUMBIA NEWS NBTES
NO. 52
IT’S A “PEACH” OF A TREE
LIVES WITHOUTMOISTURE
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In the old orchard on the Dr.
Wood place two miles north of town
is a peach tree that has had no wa
ter nearer to it in the past three
years than 300 yards. Nevertheless
with this handicap the tree is very
much alive, having been loaded
down with peaches this season. A
few of these were brought to this
office last Saturday by T. H. Gai
ther. and proved to be of good qual-
ity and fair size.
It is one of the mysteries that
frequently crop up on this project
as to where the tree secures its mois
ture to keep it alive, nothing else
growing near or around it except
cheat grass.
ALL"
“THE BEST OF
PLAN
IS DAIRY SHOW SLOGAN FARM NED BUREAU
FOR THIS COUNTY
The apple harvest in the Hermis
ton valley is now On. The crop is
a super one, and the fruit is of the
very finest quality so much s >
that if Sunny Old Spokane wants to
exhibit something nice this year at
her apple show she had better get
a few boxes from here to adorn the
extra fancy table.
King David. Jonathan. Grimes
Golden and Winter Banana are be-
ing plucked from the well laden
local orchards this week, and the
packing of this fruit for shipment Is
The
simultaneously under way.
growers ail have contracted to . sell
their apples this year to the H. F.
Davidson Co. of New York City,
which concern has a western branch
bouse in Hood River, to where the
fruit will be shipped from hero.
It is estimated there will be fully
25,000 boxes of apples supplied
from the orchards hereabouts, seven
of the largest growers contributing
approximately 13,200 of the above
amount, as follows;
F. Beddow (Erie-Oregon) 1200
3500
Z. Pumphrey
1500
William Smith
Robb Brothers .................. 1500
Al Prann ........
.......... 2000
James Ghent ....................... 1500
Jesse Taber
........... ......... 2000
The growers feel satisfied with
the prices obtained from the David-
son people for the different varie-
ties of the fruit, which runs as be-
low given:
$1.75
Ben Davis
. 1.75
Gano
2.00
Stayman Winesap
2.10
Jonathan
2.10
King David
. 2.10
Rome Beauty
. 2.32
Winesap
. 2.92
Winter Banana
1.75
Grimes Golden
2.95
Delicious .
With alfalfa hay bringing the
r: ancher around $25 per ton baled,
a nd shekels rolling In from the dairy
herds, hogs, chickens, pears, pea
ches,
prunes, apples und garden pro
'
duce, the Hermiston valley at the
end of the season will be so finan
cially sound as to have no equal on
iny of the like projects the govern-
lient has established In various
parts of the United Stales.
The dates for the holding of the I
seventh annual Dairy and Hog Show |
Tne movement for a Farm Bureau
are drawing near. Only about forty
In
Umatilla county was launched at
Miss Cleo Fisher left for Vincent, days yet remain to do all the things
an enthusiastic meeting of the exe
Oregon, Friday, where she has an that must be done to make the show
cutive committee of the Agricultural
eight months’ term of school.
what we all expect it to be—the best
Council held in Pendleton recently.
The local Rebekah lodge held high
Wm. Schenfield, wife and daugh one of them all.
Some of the activities of a Farm Bu-
jinks
Friday
evening
of
last
week
ter, from Clarkstown, Mont., are vis
Grounds have been purchased by
reati have been carried on by the
iting at the home of his brother-in- the school board adjoining the old at a regular meeting in its lodge
Agricultural Council, but the Farm
law, A. R. Fisher.
school grounds on the west, and ex hall, all those in attendance mingl Bureau plan Is so much more ef-
Mr. and Mrs. August Linder of tending out to First street. These ing in social enjoyment while par-
fective that the executive committee
Buffalo, Wyoming, arrived Sunday grounds will give a permanent loca taking of a luncheon of ice cream of the council unanimously voted to
to visit their daughter, Mrs. W. L. tion for the Show. In the past the and cake at the end of a very nice adopt it. The members of the com
Blessing, and family. They expect exhibition has been compelled to and well put on Installation cere mittee are President, R. O. Earn-
to make this project their future move from one place to another, mony. The installing officer was heart, Pendleton; Vice-President, J
home, and have had their house- been housed in tents, etc., but from District ’’Deputy Grand President F. McNaught, Hermiston; Secretary-
hold goods shipped here.
now on we are to have a permanent Jennie Worster, the elective officers Treasurer, C, W. Howell. Pendleton;
Mrs. H. J. Ott and daughter Edna location, with real fair ground inducted being as follows:
W. W. Harrah, Pendleton; C. E.
Ina Gilbert, N. G.
were guests of Mrs. Walt Davis at buildings, as was chronicled in The
Simonds Freewater : J. C. Hales.
Dora Mikesell, V. G.
Hermiston on Wednesday.
Herald last week. Now let us one
Adams; James Mossie Ukiah; A. R
Millie Deck, Treasurer.
While hauling baled hay Thurs and all get busy and make this, the
Coppock, Athena; II. J. Stillings,
Adora West, Secretary.
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day of last week O. O. Felthouse had 1919 Show, a banner one.
Hermiston; Frank T. Boyd. Pilot
The appointive officers will be
the misfortune to smash through the
Remember we are to have many
Rock; H. G. Casteel, Pilot Rock; O.
bridge over the M. line near H. J. dairymen and breeders from the placed In their respective offices at K. Goodman, Freewater, and A. R
Ott’s ranch, and the rear of his valley, Eastern Oregon and Eastern a later meeting of the order.
Shumway, Millon.
truck went into the ditch.
With Washington with us at that time,
County Agent Bennion presented
the exception of a few wet bales of as the Oregon State Dairymen's As
Soon Be Doing Business
his plans for some demonstration
hay no damage was done the truck, sociation hold a convention here on
Last week the Hermiston Auto work in grain growing territory.
but the bridge was splintered all up. the 24th and 25th of October, and Co. moved from its former location The committee made some changes
Ed. and Geo. Beddow and Mrs. F. as a result will be here In attendance in the Telephone Co. building on which their practical experience
Beddow motored to Pendleton Tues- during part or all of the Show, We Main Street to its magnificent and prompted. According Io the plan,
will have an excellent chance at spacious new home on the corner of leading farmers in each community
day on a shopping trip.
Mrs. H. J. Ott called on Mrs. O. O. that time to show them that we First street and Gladys avenue. will be induced to demonstrate in
Felthouse last Saturday afternoon. have dairy stock and hogs equal to Manager John Schimke went to a practical way some of the valuable
While stacking hay last Saturday any in the country. This is our Portland the middle of last week to results they have worked out at ex
cn the Hoisington ranch, which is show, and each one who has cattle order the necessary equipment for periment stations. Certain practices
leased by T. H. Haddox, the derrick and hogs must do their part by get- the garage, and when this arrives a In growing grain arc generally ac
tipped over, hitting Jake Hoffman’s ting their best animals ready and complete auto repair shop will be cepted in each locality to he the
After being on the mat working
fine team of horses, and he came exhibit them at that time.
opened up. The .complement of best, but there are quite a number of like tigers for a hammerlock, half-
The town people arc ready and tools to be installed in the mechani points on which there Is a difference nelson toe and scissor-hold for 24
very near being hit also. A large
spike nail plowed its way into the willing to do their part, but to cal department Is said to include of opinion. The county agent will minutes and 30 seconds, so evenly
back of one horse, and another spike make the show a success the farm nearly every device used in auto re assist the farmers to settle these were they matched, Young Robinson
into the head of the other horse. ers will have to bring the stock. pair work, and the show windows disputed questions, such as the most of Portland lost the first fall to Ver-
Blood poison caused the death of the Will they do It? We think they will. will contain one each of the many profitable type of small grain, the non Davis of Pendleton In their
animal hit on the back a few days
makes of cars for which the coni- best variety for a given locality, the wrestling match nt the Hermiston
later, and the other is in very bad
best depth to plow, the best way to Auditorium last Friday evening be-
It Was Paynight
pany has the agency.
handle summer fallow, the advisabil fore a good-sized audience.
shape also.
It was paynight for the Hermiston
ity of harrowing winter wheat, and
Both men were clover, and each
Fire Department at the regular
the most effective way of combatting fried every trick of the wrestling
monthly meeting last Monday even
smut.
game In the way of holds to gain the
ing. each member receiving a check
J. F. McNaught, vice-president of iscendancy. The 24 minute struggle
from the city for $1, this amount
the Agricultural Council and Coun for supremacy In the first bout, how
The Hermiston schools opened representing the monthly salary of
ty Project Leader on rabbit and ro ever, weakened Young Robinson to
Monday with an Increased enroll all those who did not renege from
In answer to a letter written by dent control, reported that the rab
.itch an extent that It only took the
their
duties
during
30
days
prior
to
ment. The new teachers are taking
Henry Hitt to State Game Warden bits were doing great damage In the
more
strengthy Davis 10 minutes
I
that
time.
hold of the work with enthusiasm
Shoemaker relative to whether we west end of the county. The plans and 55 seconds to pin his shoulders
There
were
only
nine
members
and the students are settling down
are to hunt under the Federal law worked out by the agent and D. L. to the mat, thereby gaining the sec
to the regular routine. Last year s responded to roll call at the meet or the State law. the following self Jamison of the biological survey for
ond fall and winning the bout In
enrollment for the first week was ing. and through that act of diso- explanatory letter was received:
a thorough poisoning campaign were two straight. The match was fast
bedience
the
absent
ones
will
come
'•Replying to your letter of re- endorsed by the committee. Mr. and spirited, and the fans were en-
210. This year it is 253. The en-
| up minus their one plunk when next
cent date I beg to advise you that MeNaught recommended an Increase thusiastic over the fine exhibition.
rollment of each grade is as follows:
payday rolls around, for an absence
the Federal law will prevail. The in the revolving'fund to buy poison.
Primary 22. Second grade 27.
Harry Kelly was referee, and be-
21,
|
means a forfeiture of the monthly
Third grade 23. Fourth grade
Federal season on migratory birds He was authorized by the commit- fore the main event put on a couple
Fifth grade 30, Sixth grade 24, 1 salary.
opens In Eastern Oregon on Septem tee to present the matter to I he of boxing bouts, one being between
Seventh grade 19. Eighth grade 39;
ber 16th and continues Io December county court.
Kid Parsons of this city and Rusty
31st. The Federal authorities will
and high school 48. a
Anderson of Dinwiddie and the other
An election was held In the high
have a large force of deputies in the
between Beeman Shafer of Hermis-
school Thursday morning and the
field to see that, shooters do not
Ion and Heisel Heislem of Tillamook.
following officers were elected: Miss
i hoot after the Federal season closes.
All of the four men were scientific
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Nida Patrick. President: Max War-
Dan and Joe Dobler returned Of course the Federal authorities
boxers, and during the two three
Doris
i
home
Friday
of
last
week
from
a
rlner, Vice-President; Miss
will not pay any attention to the
M. B. Signs left Wednesday for round bouts the audience witnessed
Swayze. Secretary-Treasurer: Nell I ten day visit to relatives In Tacoma. state season where it (the state) Portland, as delegate from the ome clever and marvelous footwork,
Jack | Mr and Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Kik, opens later than the Federal season. Boardman Commercial Club, to at
Boynton. Sergeant-at-Arms;
hort arm Jabs, pitchfork drives,
who have been guests at the Will
Irwin. Yell Master; Hugh Fraser. | Kik home for several weeks, left But where the State season closes tend the meeting called for the 11th sidestepping, ducking and pivot
and 12th of September by the Ore
the
Reporter.
.Friday week for Seattle, making the later than the Federal season
gon Chamber of Commerce to con swings.
Federal wardens will enforce the sider matters of vital concern In re-
The student body decided to con- trip by auto.
sard to developing and advertising
Bought Pioneer Barber Shop
tinue running The Movie, and It was
Miss Naomi Duncan was a Port Federal law.”
Oregon’s resources In the immedi
Edward Miles, formerly of Stan-
also decided to leave the price of land visitor the first of the week.
ate future.
Mrs. Cash Jones and children left
field, hut now at Pendleton on con
admission the same as last year.
Pierson Selli Ranch
At a meeting of farmers and busi-
. the latter part of last week for their
tract
until after the Roundup, has
neas men held In this city Monday
I new home at Eugene. Mr. Jones ex-
Andrew Pierson has disposed of evening a company was formed to purchased the Pioneer Barber Shop
Added Ten More
| pects to leave about October 1st.
I his ten acre alfalfa ranch situated | build and operate a system of tele- in this elty from Frank Auseon. He
Mrs. s. S. Turner of Portland Is
Frank Stone has added ten more
her i a mile and a half east of Hermis phone lines Io nerve the Boardman will take possession and open it up
The following directors
highly improved nesudinsa Syi
acres
ton. the purchaser being Dr. R B. territory
on the 25th of this month
constitute the Initial board:
alfalfa land on the West Side, hav- I
Robbins,
a
Pendleton
dentist.
The
ton-
Mr. and Mrs. Miles were here last
Mrs. Lacy is a sufferer from
A
w.
Cobb.
R.
C
Mitchell,
W.
O
ing this week purchased the ten . silitis this week.
price paid for the acreage, which Is King. A. L. Larson, H T. »hell
week looking for a house In which
acres adjoining which was owned by | Mm. Earl Brownell passed Thurs well improved with a modern resi-
A W. Cohb was chosen president. to reside, but up to this time have
Bert Rutherauff.
day with Mrs. D. C. Chapman.
dence, outbuildings and a fine stand S T. Shell vice president, and A. been unsuccessful in locating one.
I, Larson secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Yerxa is still confined to his of alfalfa, was $4000.
I bed with sciatica rheumatism.
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