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1 s n THE HERMISTON H erald VOL. XIV 4{ HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1919 I BLOCKS ON MAIN BE- I GRADED AND GRAVELED with the completion of the Co- highway strip through this early this week a committee n the Commercial Club got busy ing up property owners in the blocks reaching from Fourth t to First street on Main, and K m on First a block, thence west I.Hermiston avenue to the railway Deing. In this they were suc- to such an extent that the Botweli Construction Co, is now tusily engaged with a full force of Eg and teams grading and gravel- “ng the thoroughfares. J The necessity of getting quick ac- at this time was occasioned by ftiie fact that the above construction company is in a position to do the work much cheaper now than here- lifter, for the crusher is all set up it the gravel pit south of town and the concern has Its full complement if men, teams and machinery on hand. Then, again, the 16 foot strip built through the center of these streets and avenues by the state is another cost reducing item, and it has been a great help in bringing the estimated cost in the five blocks down to $1.00 per front "ha foot. For a long time the city council and the business interests worked on the bringing of this about, and not many weeks ago the council had under advisement the forming of an improvement district that would take in the whole area from Newport avenue to Ridgeway and from First street to Intersection with the Diagonal road at the east ern city limits. This had to be abandoned, however, on account of too much time having to elapse in getting through a charter amend ment to allow of such a proceeding, and so the quickest way in bringing about the improvement was taken. The charter will be amended, nevertheless, and In a short time an improvement district is to be formed that will have for its alm the con- struct ion of streets and sidewalks from the Diagonal road along Main street to and west on Hermiston avenue, together with several ave nues in the residential and business portion. HE DODGED THE RICE BUT LOST HIS TRUNK BIG RED CROSS DRIVE TD BE INAUGURATED MONDAY Association Will Meet A week from today. Saturday, November 29. the Hermiston Dairy and Hog Show Association will hold its annual meeting in the Library building at 2 p. m. All who have subscribed and paid for stock in the association are entitled to a vote. The annual election of officers will take place at this meeting, and also the adoption of the by-laws and con stitution will take place. All stock holders should make it a point to attend the meeting. The Coal Situation The shortage of coal is gradually becoming more apparent of an ap- proaching shortage to those who failed to lay In a supply early in the Tall. This Is duo to the coal min- ers’ strikes all over the country, which may continue for some time. The Tum-a-Lum and Inland Empire lumber companies are straining every effort to secure cars of this commodity, and they have been par tially successful in getting In a ntray car now and then. This helps lots, but indications are that ship ments will cease altogether unless 'he coal strike is settled soon. NtEP SOM- THING FROM THE STORE? Off for Arizona Geo. R. Shafer and Joe Maggs, who have been individually engaged in the honey bee industry on this project for a number of years, are about to take their departure for Glendale, Arizona, to re-enter the same line of business there. At Portland they will be joined by J. H. Williams, former postmaster here, who is to invade the oil fields of Texas seeking investment. Mrs. Shafer and the children have gone to her parents in Seattle, there to George Strohm, well known Du- remain until Mr. Shafer becomes roc Jersey hog raiser of Hermiston, located. gained distinction at the Interna tional Livestock Exposition in Port land this week by carrying off the City Jail Had Visitor cash prize of $250 for the best car- It has been a long time since i the city jail has had an occupant. This load of 50 hogs ranging In weight condition of peace was broken Sun f rom 175 to 225 pounds. Mr. Strohm had been waiting and day, however, when a sheepherder who had broken into a farm home preparing for this event for some southeast of town terrorized the in little time, fully intent upon placing habitants, who telephoned to Her on exhibition at the exposition a miston for assistance. Justice of the choice lot of porkers that would Peace E. P. Dood received the mes open the eyes of Portlanders and sage. and on account of it being all others in attendance at the fair. At the opportune time, which was Sunday could find no deputy, so he went out in his car and made the the middle of last week, he left here arrest, bringing his prisoner safely with 92 hogs, and on arrival in in and lodging him in the city jail. Portland he selected 50 out of the After his arrival at the jail Sunday bunch for exhibition purposes. These Mr. Crandall took charge of him, 50, so say the judges, made a record and before long he began to think that has no peer among their breed, his guest was crazy by the way he for they were classed as the finest talked and acted, but Monday the specimens of market animals on the prisoner was rational, and after giv grounds. Mr. Strohm Is proud of his achi ing his name as Frank Howard of evement, and well he might be— Sand Point, Idaho, told the officer and all of the Hermiston project that he had been robbed of his sum should be proud of Mr. Strohm, for mer’s wages secured herding sheep, by the winning of the above prize and that he had broken into the map farm house in order to get some he has put Hermiston on the as being the best hog producing sec thing to eat, as he had had no food for a couple of days and was so tion in the state of Oregon. Going Some STROHM WINS $250 FAT HOG PRIZE AT PORTLAND hungry he became desperate. He Will Bore Hole in the Sun was taken to Pendleton Tuesday There is much talk and conjec evening by Deputy'Sheriff Joe Bla ture going on as to what will hap The marriage of Mr. W. M. San kely, where he will be a guest of pen between December 17 and 20. Sheriff Til Taylor for a time. ders to Miss Gertrude Simmons took Astronomers claim that seven of Place last Saturday at the home of the planets will come together and the bride's parents east of Hermis- cause an explosion so huge that It ton, and immediately after the hap will make a hole in the sun that can py couple went to Stanfield and en- be seen with the naked eye. It will trained for their future home in cause on our earth terrible storms, Eagle Creek, Oregon, where Mr. earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and Sanders operates a ranch. Tuesday evening the Masonic and thunder, lightning and cold weather The trip to Stanfield was evl- Eastern Star orders tendered a fare such as man has never seen the dently taken in order to give the well reception to Ex-Postmaster and likes of. Such a conjunction of plan- slip to friends awaiting them here Mrs. J. H. Young. delightful ets has never before occurred, an d who had made preparation to show- program was arranged for the occa what will happeq to us after er them with rice and old shoes. sion. and refreshments were served or between the above dates will The evening before the marriage the late in the evening. Prior to home- probably be aplenty if the astrono- groom had taken the precaution to going the members, numbering 83 mers are correct. Bend his trunk to the local depot, present of the two orders, expressed with instructions that it be checked their regrets over the separation OREGON CAFE on No. 17, the train himself and that would come with the depart SPECIAL THANKSGIVING DINNER Mrs. Sanders would be on the fol ure of their esteemed brother and lowing day. FROM 6 P. M. TO 8 P. M. sister, but since it had to be they About the same time John Beas- showered unstinted good wishes for MENU ley decided to go to Lewiston, Idaho, their success and happiness In their Shrimp Cocktail Louie and sent his trunk over to the depot new home in Texas. Fresh Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Young Friday to have it ready for checking Celery en Branches Jumbo Ripe Olives out with him Saturday. There be and family took their departure on ing no name on either trunk, it was No. 4 for Fort Scott. Kansas, where SOUP a case of Hobson's choice with the the lady and children will remain Chicken, Supreme Crouton clerk when it came time to attach a short time visiting with relatives Cream of ROAST the express checks—the result be Mr. Young will proceed directly to ing that Mr. Sanders’ trunk went to Wichita Falls, Texas, to take up at Roast Young Local Turkey, Oyster Idaho, and Mr. Beasley's trunk ac once his duties as agent for the Dressing. Cranberry Sauce companied the groom to his new Holt Tractor Co. and prepare a home Caked Suckling Pig, Spiced Apples for the arrival of his family. home. Saddle of Autum Lamb. Plum Jelly Prime Ribs of Natured Beef, au Jus Thus it was that in trying to es- Highway Engineer to Cecil Special Oregon Cafe Salad cape the “shower” of old shoes and rice to be given as good luck tokens Glen Phelps, who has had charge VEGETABLES the groom ran Into a more serious as resident engineer of the stretch reamed Crushed Potatoes disaster, for no doubt he Is still in of the Columbia highway built this Garden Peas en Cream bridegroom raiment impatiently summer and fall from the Morrow DESERT awaiting the return of his trunk county Une through this city to Hot Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie from Idaho. It is possible Mr. Beas- Echo, has been transferred by the Old Fashioned English Plum ley is in the same fix—only minus state highway department to Cecil. Pudding, Hard Sauce the bridegroom clothes of this funny Oregon, to act in a similar capacity Tea i Milk Coffee on the branch of the highway e\ transaction. Demi Tasse tending to Heppner. Mrs Phelps One Dollar Per Plate and little son has gone to the par There was a large attendance of RAYMOND W. HAMM. Chef. local and outside people at the dance entai home of the lady at we to remain until her husband has in Hermiston Auditorium last night, you miss this Dinner you never If secured living quarters for them In and all report having had an excep- be thankful again. will the above town. tionally good time. MASONIC ORDERS TENDER FAREWELL RECEPTION NO. 10 PEACE TREATY RATIFI CATION IS DEFEATED Ratification of the peace treaty with the reservations framed by the Republican majority and objected to by President Wilson was twice vot ed down in the senate at Washing ton. D. C., Wednesday. The ratification resolution, which would have required a, two-thirds majority for adoption, mustered only 39 votes to 55 against It. Its supporters were 35 Republicans. 4 Democrats, and Its opponents 13 Re publicans end 42 Democrats. The result places the treaty In a parliamentary status, which am- nunts to rejection, temporarily at least. Council Petitioned A petition was read at the regular meeting of the city council Wednes day evening from property owners on the north side of Newport avenue in which they pray the council to order concrete walks built all along that side of the avenue between Third and Fourth streets and north on Fourth street. There is quite a number of feet of walk already In on Newport avenue, and the petition is for the purpose of getting the bal ance of the property owners to com plete the cement walk the entire length of the block and extending over on Fourth street.* It was or- dered by motion that the city pro- coed to form an improvement dis- trict In that one block. Another motion was that an im- provement district be formed, to ex tend from Fourth street to the west side of the railway right of way at the depot, and that the mayor and city recorder be authorized to enter Into a contract with the Shotwell Construction Co. for improvement of the district insofar as the grad ing and graveling is concerned. Mrs. C. S. McNaught and Dr. W. W. Illsley are now members of the library board In place of Mesdames C. H. Young and Newport, resigned. Dr. C. O. Wainscott has been ap pointed city health officer. With more than a million organ ized workers' on strike throughout the country and with prices higher than they have been since the Civil War, the treasury department re- ports that, the sale of Thrift and War Savings Stamps and Treasury Savings Certificates for the month of October exceeded the receipts from such sales for September by 131.200,000, and that I he October total was greater than the amount sold during any one month since last April. Seattle Man Visiting L. Park of Seattle arrived Monday with the determination of passing 'his winter’s vacation sum- mering In this mild climate. For 20 years he had held aposition of trust with the Lowman & Hanford Stationery and Printing Co. In Se- attle, and during all that time has taken only a few annual vacations. Now he Intends to take a good long one, and may possibly make it a permanent one by locating here and following the preferred life of a rancher. W. Housed at Last, Mr. and Mrs. E. C Nelmeyer, who since their arrival here from Penn- sylvania a couple of months ago. have been diligently striving to se cure a house to live in. have at last been successful In finding an abode. They had just about given up hope of being able to rent a house, and had intended to move away, when a vacancy occurred in one of the Reid houses on the West Side by the removal of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shafer therefrom. This gave Mr and Mrs. Nelmeyer their long sought opportunity, and they are the now comfortably located In aforesaid dwelling. ECDO FUTUR MILL STARTS WINTER RUN In order to remove the stigma hovering over this community by reason of failure of 25 per cent of the people to subscribe for member- ship In the Red Cross, It was decided at the noonday luncheon of the Com mercial Club at the Hotel Hermiston Tuesday to Institute an old time drive next Monday In order to bring this percentage into the membership rank. It was declared that the ao- complishment of this has got, to be in order to preserve the fair name of this community, which reached a high pinnacle for cheerful giving during the war. It is therefore bet ter for everyone, even though a lit- tie pinched for ready money, to give their dollar to the committee and become members of this worthy or ganization than to have their name besmirched at what is probably the final windup of donations to the war workers. Another important matter that came before the Club was the speed ing of automobiles. Since the com- pietion of the Columbia highway through Hermiston, speeding to such un extent that It has become dan- gerous is being practiced dally and nightly. Plans arc now being for- mulated to put a stop to I his dan- gerous pastime by having the city council raise the speed limit to 15 miles per hour instead of ten In the corporation, as that was deemed too low. and at the same time draft and pass a drastic speed limit ordinance. It was voted at the meeting to raise $100 among the business men and others wishing to give to go to ward defraying the expenses of Col. J. F. MeNaught, who in company with Attorney J. T. Hinkle is at- tending the big Irrigai ion conven- Hon now being hold in Salt Lake City. Utah. The next meeting of the Club will be held promptly at 12:30 p. m. next Tuesday In the Hotel Oregon Cafe, to which ranchers and all in- terested persons In the city arc iii- vited. QUARTER OF A SECTION RESTORED TO ENTRY Hei aid has been advised by Dunn, register of the U. S. Land Office at La Grande, of the restoration to enti y of the SW ‘ of Section 18, Township 3 N., Range 29, E. W. M. This land, which was withdrawn from entry under an act of Congress of June 17, 1902, Is situated a couple of miles due went of Echo on the northeastern edge of i he Teel project The above land will become sub ject to entry December I, I 919, at 9 o'clock a. m., and will become sub- ject to settlement and ali proper forms of entry, selection and loca- lion on December 8, 1919, at 9 o'clock a. m. There is a proviso, however, that during the period of 20 days pre- < eding the date on which such lands shall become subject to entry, selec- Hon or location of the particular form or character which prospective applicants may desire to make they may execute their applications ac- cording to prescribed law and pre- sent them, together with the amount of money requisite for the payment of fees and commissions, to the U. H. Land Office at La Grande, Ore- gen, in person, by mall or other- The Echo Flour Mill has begun on its winter's run, and during the next several months the excellent product of flour manufactured at the mill will supply local and for eign markets.*' Delay In beginning operations this fail as early as usual was occasioned, by Inability to se- cure flour sacks. Mr. Cunha re ports that the receipt., of wheat this season have been som ewhat in ex- cess of previous years, . nd now that the mill has ample sar ** on hand there should be nothing ‘ further to Interrupt the steady manm acture of Killed Seven Wild Geese The biggest kill of wild geese in flour. The first, shipment of this milling wise. one day during the hunting season now on took place last week, when season was made by the nit. ‘ the RED CROSS NOTES Leo Clark brought down seven. middle of last week, when a ca. ) "load a Time was and not so awful longof fiour was consigned to the P « The membership drive commit ago—when one could easily kill Crain Corporation at Portland . • that number without much effort. The produet of the Echo Fl o" tee has succeeded in raising only 50 but as the project became settled Mill is handled by several of the ner rent of our quota, and for this stores In this city, and reportreason all , r------ a special drive will be con tip the geese became more and more . - - wary, until now the birds are hard the flour as giving universal satit duted on Monday. Nov. 24. Com nittees of men and women will drive to get near. There are. however faction. lover the project and visit all wht some hunters here who know like a | (have not already subscribed Th or A FAIR WARNIB G book the line of flight of the geese « ho have paid should have thei on their way from the reservoir to buttons handy, and those who hav In conformity with instruc • the feeding grounds In the wheat nil paid should have their dolla tions from the City Council, I fields, and these sportsmen have | ready. The drive will begin al 1 wish to give all aut'»mobilist» been successful In securing one or i o'clock Monday morning and cor due notice that on rand after two on different occasiona already tinue until the territory is covere Monday, the 24th day of No- this fall. But the accomplishment i t The dance given by the Red Cro vember, arrest by me will fol of Mr. Clark In bringing down seven ’ , honor of the Legion boys nett low any infraction of the auto geese out of a flock will probably expone speed limit ordinance. I am in I 140 stand as a record shoot for some , his money will be spent to buy duty bound to play no favorites. time to come. (Signed) Subscribe for The Herald. » t C. H. CRANDALL. Chief of Police. ( as for the Hermiston Pont of 1 A yerbean Legion.
