T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIV
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1919
LI WINESETT IS NOW
REAL ? _
N
Eli Winesett, who up till now has
en content to be known as a de-
ure alfalfa rancher, has all of a
dden sprung into prominence by
unging into the honey bee indus-
y. Since his advent here from old
irginia nearly two years ago Mr.
inesett has shown a fondness for
es in a small way, paying more
ttention to the raising of alfalfa
n his big ranch just east of this
ty.
But gradually he became inocu-
ted with a desire to delve deeper
ito bee culture. This desire came
ith a gradual realization that here
as the ideal country for su«h an
dustry. He studied the pros and
ms until he became thoroughly
onvir.ced that his hunch was the
ight one, and then he sallied forth
nd bought bees with a lavish hand.
Before he got through he had
aid out the munificient sum of
3000, but he’s got the goods to
how for the expenditure—having
ought 215 stands from George Sha-
tr, 67 from Joe Maggs, 100 from
1rs. Miller and 39 from J. H. Pryor,
ie now has 900 stands, counting in
what he already had of his own, and
he estimates that by this time next
year he will have his $3000 back in
the sale of products from the bees
and have that much or more in pro
fits from the apiary, besides the in
crease in colonies.
Time will show that there is
a method in Eli’s apparent madness
at the the present time, for he’s
bound to be raking in the shekels
from his bees with the opening of
next spring.
HOTEL HERMISTON TO
SERVE SHORT ORDERS
Believing that the time has arriv-
ed when the inner man of the farm
er who has occasion to be in the
city at meal time demands as much
attention as the merchant, clerk or
traveling man, Mrs. F. L. Durfey,
landlady of the Hotel Hermiston,
has decided to inaugurate a short
order bill of fare so that the general
public may be the better accommo
dated. Therefore the serving of
short order meals at the hotel, and
beginning today, also, the dining
hours at the hotel change, and from
now on all who wish meals served
will be able to secure them at any
time between 6 a. m. and 10 p. m.
Short orders will include all edibles
from cereals, coffee and cake up to
the more solid foods, such as ham
and eggs and beefsteak. Below is a
sample of the short order bill of
fare. Mrs. Durfey invites you to
read it and come and eat what you
want when you want it at any time
of the day between the hours desig-
Bated above:
Cereals
Mam and Eggs
Bacon and Eggs
Steaks and Chops
Sandwiches
Baked Beans
Boston Brown Bread
Salads
Oysters, any Style
Coffee
Pie
Cake
Elected Officers
The ladies of the Altar Society
elected officers at an annual meet
ing held last week for that purpose.
Mrs. G. Beddow was elected presi-
dc-t, Mrs. J. D. Watson vice presi
dent. Mrs. J. J. Casserly treasurer
and Mrs. F. C. McKenzie secretary.
The society will meet at the home
of Mrs. Frank Ralph Thursday of
next week.
Making Improvements
W. A. Leathers, proprietor of a
large hay and feed store in this city,
is having a concrete cellar, concrete
garage and 100 feet of concrete re-
his
•aining wall constructed
country
home on his large alfalfa
ranch east of this city.
Contractor
Notz is doing the work. Mr. Leath
ers has also added another 75 acres
to his
farm, having purchased the
Ethel Fraker tract adjoining This
he will prepare for alfalfa at once.
NO 8
L"!USL7!
v/ll/»
MAN
Kicked By a Horse
Tuesday while playing on the
school grounds little George McKen
zie, son of Mayor and Mrs. F. C.
McKenzie, was kicked by a horse
belonging to one of the scholars.
The boy was injured severely, and
he is now in a plaster cast extend-
ing around his body and one limb,
In this he will have to remain for
five weeks, While there was a
fracture of the hip bone and slight
internal injuries, it is thought by
the attending physician that no per
manent disability will result.
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of their daughter, Miss Gertrude
Ethel Simmons, to \Mr. William
Montevllle Sanders is being made
this week by Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Simmons of Columbia District. Miss
Simmons Is the popular chief oper
ator at the Hermiston telephone ex
change, and Mr. Sanders is a well
known energetic farmer who has
been a resident of the project for
some years. The wedding cere
mony will take place a week from
today, November 15, at the parental
home of Misa Simmons. After a
honeymoon trip they will make their
home at Eagle Creek. Oregon.
Succeeding Miss Simmons as chief
Operator is Miss Laura Boyn
ton, who has been with the tele
phone company for a number of
years, during which time she has
given universal satisfaction, and is
highly deserving of promotion to
this important position.
Creek district last Sunday evening.
and before the many who were In
attendance at the gathering ad-
jour ned Io go home well defined
plans were laid by them for the in-
augurai ion of a movement which
has for its purpose the building of
a water grade highway from Lena
in Morrow county down Butter
Creek to an intersection with the
Columbia highway at Hermiston
and thence on to the city of Uma
tilla and the Columbia river.
Gathered at the meeting were
representative good roads boosters
from Heppner and the Heppner
country, from all over the Butter
Creek district and from Hermiston
and Umatilla.
The meeting was unanimous In
the belief that a Lena-to-the-Co-
lumbia river highway is urgently
needed at the present time in order
to give the ranchers of Upper and
Lower Butter Creek an outlet for
their products, and this resulted In
the appointing of delegates, who are
now busy conferring with the coun
ty courts of both Umatilla and Mor
row counties In an endeavor to se
cure an appropriation for the con-
struction of the proposed highway.
The state highway commission has
signified that it will help In the
building, and if it should be decided
to make of It a post road, then gov-
ernment money will be available
also.
Just recently a movement has
been started by Portland people to
re establish river traffic on the Co
lumbia. and a short time ago repre
sentativos of the promoters were
hero and In other cities in Umatilla*
and Morrow counties to Intere t
farmers and business men In the
movement. Just what success they
met with we have been unable to
learn, but we do know that ultima
tely boats will again he running
on the Ci limbia river, and when
they do what would bo better than
to have such a highway as the one
from Lena to the Columbia built
and In operation for such an event.
Grading Main Street
The Shotwell Construction Co. is
this week engaged in grading the
state highw'ay strip through Main
street in this city. While this work
is going on an effort will be made
by the city council to secure funds
for the macadamizing of the whole
street from the city limits on the
east to the railroad crossing and on
out Hermiston avenue to the west
Bought Forty Acres
ern city limits. Funds for this work
It has got to be almost like unto I
W. J. Downer—everybody knows
may come through a bond issue if a Chinese puzzle to keep track of
genial "Bill"—this week purchased
the taxpayers so desire.
where people live in this city lately.
40 acres of raw land a mile and a
This is due to so many rapid changes
half east of this city on the Diago-
Weather Report
in the ownership of residence hou
nal road from F. B. Swayze. He
During the past week the maxi ses. Otto Sapper, to keep from
will clear and level it this fall, and
mum temperature was 89 degrees. moving, bought the house near the
The first meeting of the Parent-
the minimum 32 and the rainfall high school which he has lived in Teachers Association for the year in the spring put it in alfalfa, build
.69 of an inch.
for a year or more, and Phil L. Lay will be held in the high school room a neat little cottage just for but.
is now owner by purchase of the Thursday, November 13, at 2:30. there, Bill is a bachelor.
house in which Dr. Prime lives. The An invitation is extended to all that
latter is spearing around for a place are interested In the school. There
to move into, and has his eye on a will be exercises and songs by some
residence he intends to purchase of the grades.
so he will have to move no more.
Miss Harmon, home demonstra-
P. B. Siscel moved his confection Dr. F. P. Adams this week purchas- Hon agent, will give an address, and
ery and ice cream establishment ed the J. II. Young home, Rev. Ira Miss Smiley, county health nurse.
Work on the large addition to
Wednesday evening into its new D. Hall is now owner of the H. Spin- Is expected to be present to give an
Lays’ Garage is now under way by
home in the building just complet ning dwelling and W. A. Mikesell outline of her work.
the contractor, and when complet
ed for it between the postoffice and bought the W. J. Emery residence
ed it will give ample space and re
the Oregon Hardware & Implement just east of the Tum-a-Lum Lumber
Co.
lieve the crowded condition at pres
Co. store.
Next week wc expect to record a
ent existing In the establishment.
Besides catering to the public
E. W. Mack, the owner of the
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
with his usual line of confectionery. few more moves in this chess-like
garage building, has decided to do
soft drinks, stationery, cigars and house game.
The Neighborhood Club met at the thing up in good style by filling
tobacco, Mr. Siscel has decided to
the home of Mrs. Joe Udey Wednes In the space behind the brick build
give patrons who so desire a little
day. A very pleasant afternoon was ing he owns on the west of the gar
recreation, having added a pool hall
passed by all. Each member work age to the alley with a one story
in the rear of the store in a room
ed on a friendship quilt for Mrs. terra cotta tile store structure 40x62
partitioned off for this purpose.
Udey.
Miss Kersting gave a few feet fronting on Second street. This
The new quarters are light and airy,
selections on her guitar, which was Is being built simultaneously with
and makes of the place a citified
Two hundred high schools of the much appreclaed. Members present the garage addition by Contractor
establishment.
state
arc eligible for entrance into much appreciated. It was decided Beisse.
Immediately on the vacation of
the
Oregon
High School Debating at the meeting to have the Club
the room next door west of Sappers’
Legue,
now
entering its 13th year, days on the first and third Tuesday
Inc. by Mr. Siscel, carpenters were
The
state
is
divided into twelve dis- afternoon of each month hereafter,
On November 1st Raymond W,
put to work by Otto Sapper remov
the league. so as to allow those wishing to at
Hamm took over the Oregon Cafe,
ing the partition between it and tricts for the purpose of
tend the Red Cross lessons oppor
having leased the establishment
the hardware store, and in a short Each one of these will have a sep tunity to attend both. The next
arate
question
for
the
preliminary
from Mrs. Millie Deck, who for over
time it was all one and is now well
meeting of the Club will be at the
n year had successfully conducted
filled with hardware. The addition rounds, which will be contested in home of Mrs. W. A. Leathers on
A business man and taxpayer la It. The leasing of the place Io Mr.
of this room to Sappers’ hardware January. February and March, with Tuesday, Nov. 18th.
quoted In the Coos Bay Times with Hamm was for the purpose of giving
emporium gives the place a decided the semi-finals in May.
J. O. Russell of Pilot Rock is di
Mark Edmunds and family of a plaint that Is truly amazing If the lady an opportunity to more
ly pleasing effect, and gives Mr.
fully attend to her new duties in
Sapper the desired opportunity to rector of the league for Umatilla Portland arrived last week to take taken literally for the truth.
district,
made
up
of
Gilliam,
Mor-
possession
of
the
ranch
which
he
connection with the Hotel Oregon,
‘
‘
I
am
inspected,
suspected,
exam
more fully display his large hard-
tow, Umatilla and Wheeler coun- recently purchased, known as the ined, re-examined, informed, requir- of which she became proprietor the
ware stock.
ties. The subject for discussion is Sellers place.
cd. restrained and commanded, so first of last month.
Mr. Hamm Is an able chef, being
•Resolved. That the federal govern-
W. Felt house that I don't know who I am, where
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
Facetious Farm Hand
highly qualified In the handling of
ment should take Immediate steps went to Portland 1 Wednesday on a I am. or why I am here.
"I guess the boss must have been toward the nationalization of the
“All that I know is that 1 am sup the culinary department and man-
week's visit.
kidding me.” said the green hand nation's coal deposits and petroleum
Prior io tak-
posed to be an inexhaustible supply agement of the
his
son
Will
and
E.
E.
Graham,
from the city to one of his fellow resources."
ing
over
the
dining
room
he was in
human
need,
dr-
of
money
for
every
daughter Hattie. and Mrs. T. H.
workers. “He told me when I fin
High schools eligible for member Haddox, motored to Prosser, Wash., sire or hope of the human race, and the employ nt Mrs. Deck as cook,
ished cultivating to leave the ma ship in this district are Athena, Con
because I will not sell all I have and gave good satisfaction to his
chine here and bring the horses on don. Echo, Fossil, Hermiston, Mil- last Saturday to visit Rev. Graham and go and beg. borrow or steal employer and patrons as well.
foot over to the hay-shed. On foot— ton-Freewater, Pendleton. Stanfield, and family. The party returned money to give away, I have been
ha-ha! Wonder if he thought I Weston. Arlington. Helix, Heppner, home Sunday evening, bringing with cussed. discussed, boycotted, talked
Hunters Return
would try to put 'em in a wagon Ione, Lexington, Umapine, Ferndale. them Mrs. E. E. Graham, who had about, talked to, lied to, lied about,
C. Shilts and M E. Marks, two
been
visiting
there
and
with
her
and haul 'em over! Yesterday he
a son and daughter on the Wash held up. robbed, and nearly ruined; well known Butter Creek ranchéis,
told me that when I changed the
and the only reason I am clinging who went out two weeks ago to
Taking Annual Vacation
ington coast.
wagon-box I would probably want
to life is to see what Is coming off stalk the antlered tribe in the fast-
"
Maurice
D.
Scroggs,
who
holds
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Keller are the
a longer reach. He has a funny
« of the Blue mountains and
the position of superintendent of ir happy parents of a little daughter. next."
idea of humor. The only time I
on the breaks of the John Day 100
rigation
with
the
reclamation
ser-
Frances Marie, born to them on
really need a longer reach out here
miles from here, returned Wednes-
A Heart and a Dollar
vice, is taking his annual vacation Saturday, November 1, 1919.
is at the dinner table.
day
last. They were successful In
the
irri-
Everybody seems Io have a dollar bringing down a three and a five
Mrs. Whittaker left for her home
"He pulls a lot of jokes that are of a few weeks, now that
negation
season has closed. He ex in Pendleton Wednesday
after handy and a kindly heart Io go with prong buck deer, and therefore had
too deep for me. Wednesday —
। -
came out of the barn, where he had pects to leave for Portland In a few spending the past week visiting at it for the committee that Is now col
plenty of venison on the trip. They
been looking at that sick sheep wc I days in company with Mrs. Scrosgs the home of her daughter, Mr». W. lecting Hermiston’s apportionment say they saw a few bear in the
In the county Red Cross member- mountains 01. rallier, the bear
brought In from the pasture, and I to Pass a week or ten days visiting A. Leathers.
ship
drive* It will be over the lop discovered them they not taking
heard him say that he thought he in that city.
Mrs. C. E. McLane and children
noticed some Improvement in the
; left Wednesday evening for Chewe- quickly and then some the way the much time to notate the color or
this
Chief Clerk Now
weather! And. gosh, it's getting |
I lah. Wash", to join her husband. donations are coming In In
condition of Mr. Bruin
They re
George Patterson has assumed his | who has taken up a timber claim community for this worthy cause. port having encountered a foot and
hotter every day'
for all of which the committec feels a half of snow at the head of Wil-
duties of chief clerk in the offices near that place. .
of
the
reclamation
service,
having
!
very grateful.
the
Ira
D.
Hall,
pastor
of
Rev.
Columbia District was well repre-
Bapt 1st church in this city, has been promoted to that position on | rented in the classes given by the
Mrs. Shilts and Miss Kate Wal
American Legion Dance
come Into the fold (not of the the transfer of Clyde Young to the county Red Cross nurse on home
ker. her sister,
accompanied
church, for he has long been in Denver office of the service. Mr. nursing and hygiene.
It Is now anticipated that the Am- mighty hunters on the trip.
that) of this great family journal. Young has been busy all week pre
Messrs, Linder, Noble and Spen- erican Legion dance to be held in
for
fermiture Sor
a
Jake Stork this
and henceforth will be a constant | paring his household furniture
the Auditorium on the evening of
shipment, and expects to leave today cer are each having new houses
letter from his brother Philip, whom
reader of The Herald.
Armistice
Day.
November
11,
which
Mrs. terected on their respective ranches.
he had not heard from In 19 years.
Neighborhood Club will give
The letter eame
from
Frankfurt.
Peters of the Pendleton
PARENT-TEACHER MEET
ING IS TO BE HELD
CONFECTIONERY STORE
IS IN NEW QUARTERS
is increasing his acreage -building a hunter’s cabin and put-
RK ON GARAGE
ADDITION IS BEGUN
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
WILL SOON DEBATE
MOMENTOUS QUESTION
OREGON CAFE UNDER
MEW MANAGEMENT
HE WANTS TO SEE
WHAT’S COMING NEXT
ng instead
as heretofore.
has been arranged, such as grand affair nt its kind ever held in
speaking and a. guessins this city. It is expected that fully
Cake and coffee will be served. 500 people will be present.
Germany, and N is needless to "»V
that Mr. Stork was much
pleased
to learn that his relative was safe
and wait