THE H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIV
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY. DECEMBER
BSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS
MADE DURING YEAR 919
A few days ago one of our resi-
received a letter addressed to
" Hermiston. Oregon. The writer
•e a slight error in the wording
ihe name, but as far as the spirit
the city was concerned he was
reet. The apathy brought about
war time conditions has given
ce lo a new spirit, inspired with
. vision of a greater and more
autiful Hermiston. Improvement
the watchword of the citizens of
e project, with the idea of making
y changes substantial and per-
inent.
A good many changes have been
ide during the past twelve months
hich tend to “dress up” the city
id surrounding country. The Co-
nubia highway passing through the
inter of Mair street has given an
impetus to better street conditions.
1 The permanent home of the Daily
and Hog Show is a source of pride
to everyone that is interested In the
sockraising indùstry. It was built
in a few days last fall by the patri
otic men and boys who donated their
time, the material for the same being
furnished at wholesale by the local
dealers and the money to pay for it
being raised by voluntary subscrip
tion from the business men and
ranchers. The four acres of ground
lying adjacent to the Dairy Show
pounds will soon become public
property and be a fine place for hold
ing athletic contests and games, as
well as being a desirable camping
place for auto tourists. The highway
puts Hermiston on the travelers'
map, and tourists in ever increasing
numbers will visit our beautiful val
ley and avail themselves of the shel
ter and camping comforts afforded
here.
The new garage on the corner of
ret, where Gladys joins Hermiston
enue, is one of the show places of
• city, and offers its hospitality to
any weak-lunged machine in need of
rejuvenation. It was built by Dr.
M. S. Kern, president of the Inland
Empire Lumber Co. at a cost of over
1113,000, the work being done by A.
F. Beisse, a local contractor.
It is said that competition is the
life of trade, and in the automobile
business here it certainly looks às if
this were true, for following closely
on the completion of the above gar-
age for the Hermiston Auto Co.,
Jays' garage on Main street needed
more room to take care of its increas
ing business, with the result that the
owner; E. W. Mack, now has under
way the construction of a large addi
tion to the garage building.
Hr. Kern again showed his faith
in the Hermiston country by invest
ing 15000 in the new store building
now occupied by P. B. Siscel's confec
tionery store. This has filled a va-
mnt space and adds greatly to the
appearance of the city.
Last spring the Oregon Hardware
* Implement Co. needed more room
in which to display the additional
stock required in its business, so had
an annex built to the rear of the
store 60 feet long and 25 feet wide
which enables the proprietors to dis-
play their goods to much better ad-
vantage.
Sappers' Inc. hardware store Is a
new institution in Hermiston. By
the recent removal of a petition it
now has a double room that gives
ample space to display its metropoli-
tan line of hardware and furniture.
Sam Rodgers showed his interest
In making a new Hermiston by pur-
shasing the building now occupied by
Is shoe store. Since acquiring the
Property he has an addition in course
construction on
rear that will
relieve the present crowded condition
* the store
.Charles Hahn is another that has
sided improvements to his shoe store
, having a show window put in and
' * Front of the building artistically
Pained
Within a short time Hermiston
a boast of an up to date bakery.
ch will he put in operation by
ymond W. Hamm, operator of the
Aegon Cafe. This will be located on
Main street near the bank, and car-
r8 are now putting the finishing
ches on the interior furnishings
"paratory to its opening.
* number of new homes have gone
’ n this city during the past 12
enths, and many more are needed
.accommodate all the people seek
"8 to locate in this valley and in
27. 1919
NO. 15
Examination for Postmaster
rmen STAGE GULCH WATERS FLOOD
THE
At the request of the postmaster
general the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced an
examination to be held at Pendleton. friends and teachers last wee” by
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Oregon, on January 14-19 for the announcing her marriage the day
position of postmaster at Hermiston, after her sixteenth birthday. The
Oregon. This office has an annual groom, Walter Mead, is a rancher of
compensation of $1600. To he eli Lexington, Ore., and will take his
The continued thaw and a mild
this wonderful climate.
gible for this examination an appli ■ bride to that place, where they will
chinook on Tuesday last made a rag-
The bungalow built by Harry cant must be a citizen of the United make their home.
Ing torrent of Stage Gulch. the snow
Straw, secretary and manager of the States, must actually reside within
walers of which swooped down on
Inland Empire Lumber Co., which Is I he delivery of the office and have
$10.000 For 43 Acres
the town or Stanfield late in the af-
located on his orchard tract in the so resided at the lime the present
E. Nowak, who purchased a 43
ternoon of that day and in a few
south part of town on the Columbia vacancy occurred. Applicants must acre highly improved ranch about a
In Pendleton Monday night In short hours had inundated the major
highway, is modern in every way and have reached their 21st but not their mile east of Umatilla from Miss E.
’ hall a class of 25 pages was portion of the town. Late that even
a model for convenience that has 65th birthday on the date of the ex Betz for $10,000, was a business | Eagles
initiated, among them being the fol ing. so rapidly had the water risen,
amination.
been the cause of more than one hus
visitor to this city last Monday. A lowing candidates from Hermiston:
An application form and full infor little over two weeks ago Mr. and ; p M. Guiwits, Wm. Shaar, Jake the work of moving families from the
band to hear his wife express a de-
flooded district to places of safety
mation coiceming the requirements Mrs. Nowak came from Orland,
sire for such a "Straw Palace."
Stork, Henry Notz. Ed. Hitt and Ray legan, and was continued nearly all
Art Spinning, Albert Smith and of the examination may be secured Calif., and are now comfortably set- 1 mond Longhorn.
night until all who were In danger
A. E. Pierson have also built com- from the local postmaster.
tied in their new home. It is the At the hour of opening there were
had
been taken care of.
fortable homes in town, which help
intention of the gentleman to enter 150 Knights present to witness the
The first obstacle In the path of
to give Hermiston the appearance of
the dairy business on a large scale. initiatory ceremony, These came, as the flood as it reached the town and
Library Dance Postponed
a “home city.”
*
The annual Library ball, which
did the candidates, from all over the rushed on its way toward the Uma
George A. Cressy has made numer was scheduled to lake place on New
Umatilla Visitors
county. the occasion being the hold- tilla river was the state highway,
Many people from Umatilla mingl- ing on that evening of the annual which caused the water to back up
ous improvements on his town pro Year’s Eve, has been postponed on
perty in the form of a new garage account of indications that the fuel ed with local holiday shoppers in this district convention of the order, and quickly Inundate the lower part
and cement walks, and now he is re shortage and bad weather conditions city Monday of this week, among Among those present were several of Stanfield. Seeing that Imminent
modeling the cottage south of Chez- will still be present at that time. It them being noticed Mr. and Mrs. W ‘grand lodge officers. All of these danger threatened. Mayor Kyle sum
ik’s store and will make it desirable is hoped by the dance committee of A. Ford. Mrs. McKenzie, Mrs. w . 1. and others delivered addresses dur moned aid and dynamited the road,
for tenants. If we are informed cor the Library to soon give out a defi Lambert, D. C. Chapman, G. E. But- ing the evening, but the real speech thus releasing the flood. But again
terwood and John Powell.
rectly, Mr. Creasy expects to begin nite date for its holding.
came when Geo. R. Root, who headed It was checked on reaching the rail-
the erection of a fine new home as
the Hermiston delegation of Knights, way fill that stretche a short di. -
soon as the weather will permit.
took the floor. There was no by-play lance this side of the tanfield rail.
If one could sail over the project H2OP
about his talk—It was of the real way station, and again daynamite
in an airplane he would see the hill-
booster type for this end of the
county, and it took well with the onward How to the river.
sides and valley dotted with improve
entire assemblage.
ments made during the year 1919
This pathway widened as the tor-
At the conclusion of the big in- rent flowed on until It had cut a
houses, barns, silos, garages, pump-
stallation and speeches all assembled swath and washed out track and en-
houses and cement cellars. This has
around the banquet tables and enjoy bankment to the extent of 80 fet'l.
been a prosperous year, abounding, as
ed a meal that included nearly every This stopped all train service east
it has, with a large production of
known variety of edibles.
and west, with the result that Her-
fruit and alfalfa and high prices for
Friday of last week Chairman
I Those present from Hermiston miston
mail Christinas
the products to match. This is pri McNary of the senate committee on
were a Knightly band composed of day. nor until late Friday, when the
marily the reason for people building irrigation made a favorable report
P. B. Siscel C. B. Percey, W. F. wrecking train had repaired the
permanent structures with the Idea on a bill for Senator Jones of Wash
(Smith, Ed. Comegys, F. N. Whitney, damaged track temporarily. Stan-
of here making their lasting home. ington to authorize the expenditure
I Hollis Percey, Harry McMillan and field has suffered great damage tn
The Columbia District was obliged of $250,000,000 for reclamation.
The annual installation of officers M. D. O’Connell.
property bv the flood, which is said
to build a new school room to accom
Reclamation work is coming to a
of Hermiston Lodge No. 138, A. F.
A
district
convention
of
the
order
to be the worst ever < . perienced
modate the children of the many new standstill, says the report, because
& A. M . took place Tuesday even- is scheduled to lake place in Hermis-
families that are buying acreage and of a decrease in receipts from sales
ing in the lodge room of the order ton during the coming year.
of public lands, which amounted to
Hermiston Had Close Call
settling In that neighborhood.
in Mack’s hall. The usual large
At “noon Wednesday Hermiston
The following have built new $10,000,000 nine years ago, but V ere number of members were present to
Now Has Modern Home
came within an ace of experiencing
houses and barns, together with less than $2,000,000 last year.
take part in and witness the cere
II.
E.
Hanby has Just had complet serious damage from water, and
ex-
other improvements: A. D. Cross
Satisfactory repayments from
mony. Past Master C. H. Skinner
land, Mrs. A. J. Woodward and isting projects are poined out. and was the installing officer, and the ed improvements on his residence In probably would have been partially
Chairman McNary says "no similar names of those who will fill the his pear orchard one-half mile south flooded had it not been for prompt
James Gent.
expenditure
of money by the govern chairs during the present term arc of town. Six rooms were added, now
Those who have built new houses
making of it a modern house with
during the year are C. E. Spencer, ment has added such wealth and as follows:
for clothes and bath room. danger
clorets
Pete Norquist, August Linder, Her strength to the nation as this.”
W. Prann, W. M.
As the residence now stands it has gorge forming I the bridge over the
It is estimated that $1 12,000.000
man Bottger, Ed. Haugeberg, W. A.
T. D. Worster. S. W.
cost Mr. Hanby $3000.
(ced canal south of town, which bad
Noble, P. E. Hall, George Gill. John w ill be required to complete present
H. K. Dean. J. W.
ter up until nt the
hacked
projects
and
new
projects
examined
Dallman and George Challis.
F. B. Swayze. Treasurer.
time of discov ry it was on the verge
Remodeling their homes or build will require $160,000.000. The pro
C. W. Kellogg, Secretary.
of running over and washing out the
ing additions to them was done by posed appropriations of the Jones
A. F. Beisse, S. D.
ranks.
Mrs. M. A. Brown, R. C. Challis, G. bill would be spread over eight or
George Pattison, J D.
of men In a
Assembling
F. Elliott, W. G. Fritts, A. R. Fisher. ten years, and little, if any. new ex
C. M. Jensen, S. S.
them
urry
Mr.
Serogg
’
s
hustled
pense
would
be
needed
for
adminis
C. A. Gotchy, E. E. Graham, Charles
Royal Arch Masons
tn
the
large
flat
some
distance
south
Miss
Kittle
Short
returned
Sunday
Hahn, B. Haneline, W. A. Hineline, tration. The bill now goes to the
Wednesday
evening Damascus
I as a
H. E. Hanby, C. B. Hay, E. P. Ills calendar to await favorable time for Chapter No. 40, R. A. M., installed from Portland, where she had been of town that had been used
1
pillway
on
one
former
< occasion
completing
a
course
in
the
Funda
ley, E. L. Jackson, Will Kennedy. G. consideration.
the following officers:
when a happening like the above o<
mental
Training
School
in
that
city,
II. Martin, T. P. Monroe, C. H. Mar
A. W. Prann, E. H. P.
and from which she graduated a few curred. On arrival I here they dyna
shall, H. G. Newport, T. C. Parks. J.
Roy Paulu, King.
mited the bank and loosed the water
days before returning home.
Skovbo, F. N. Whitney, E. C. Knotts,
C. H. Skinner, Scribe.
Fundamental training is a musical and slush Ico, thus saving the town
Fiank Krause. Besides remodeling
H. J. Belscamper, Treasurer.
system that Is being heralded as the
their homes C. H. Marshall and A.
S. R. Oldaker, Secretary.
The flood waters In the feed canal
dawn of a new and better era In
R. Fisher built new barns.
W. A. Ford, C. of H.
came from the overflowing of
transmitting
music
into
the
minds
of
Ensilage is becoming a popular
A. F. Beisse, P. 8.
While in Pendleton Tuesday last
the young as well as those of more Gulch as the outpour madly swirled
feed
for dairy stock, as is County Clerk Brown informed us
B. Spinning, R. A. C.
mature years. Mrs. Cahill Moore of on toward Stanfield. Where the
shown by the silos erected during the that the county court had submitted
P. Norquist, M. 3 V.
Portland Is the originator of the sys- canal crosses the gulch a bulkliend
year E. H. Gardner built two 150 its 1919 tax levy, together with a
J. I. Stevens, M. 2 V.
tem, and It Is from her school that of concrete had keen built. Although
Carl Shaw, M. 1 V.
ton silos; W. W. Sharrard and J. P statement accounting for certain in-
this withstood the flood presure. Il
Miss Short graduated.
C. Seitz, Sentinel.
While each built a 70 ton silo. H. creases. He stated that this year’s
It Is said that In this system of rapidly filled as the waters r ire over
H. Sommerer built one that will hold total levy is $610.120.79, or 13 mills
musical teaching every Idea that Is it. and thus the canni was carrying
60 tons and H. L. Payne erected one on the dollar. Assessable property in
Dance Well Attended
given is direct, simple and clear. The an enormous volume In a cl
The Christmas night - dance was subjects are so presented that a
with a 2 5-ton capacity. J H. Reid the county amounts to $49,240,060:
Stage Gulch is always <
built an addition to bis silo, which I 97. Last year’s tax levy amounted one of the best attended affairs that young mind can grasp them equally In times of a freshet, as
will be responsible for an addition to to $109,671.27, or seven and a half has been held in Hermiston for a as well as older ones. It is not a demonstrated more than
mills on the dollar, which made it long time. over 100 couples parti- I kindergarten system, but a practical, virtually drains all the land
his cream check each month.
cipating. Bowker’s orchestra was logical, fascinating course of study miles above Stanfield, and a
Garages, too, are springing up $230,449.52 less than this year.
brought from Portland at big ex- for beginners of all ages.
This
large
increase
is
taken
up
by
over the project like mushrooms, for
pense by Manager Kelley, and all
the
following:
Increase
in
state
tax
the number of cars increases each
Miss Short has decided to open a -aleulated what effect its only out
year. The following ranchers have ever last year. $60,379.70: Increase were delighted with the music.
studio In Hermiston for teaching the
The Christmas Eve. dance that above system to beginners, and she a time when a foot or more of snow
new garages: E. E. Graham, C. M in the general fund. $13,055; in
Jackson, W. A. Leathers, A. L. Lee, crease in road and highway fund, was to have been held at Stanfield ! will also establish a class for private over the hills is turned to water In
H. E. Marks, Thom Brus.. J. W. Ta $128 222 15; road bonds of first ser- took place In the Auditorium here on lessons In both voice culture and a chinook like the one that prevail-
ies, coming due. $105.000; Interest account of the flooded condition of | piano.
-d early this week.
bor, F. N. Whitiey, F. Waugaman,
the above town. Though the attend-
on same, $43,425.
F. P. Phipps. W. 8. Boynton.
Mr. Brown pointed out that the dance was not large on account of
To Come Again
Bachelor Dinner
the short notice nevertheless those
total
sum
available
for
road
purposes
Harry
Kelley
informs The Herald
Rev. and Mrs. M It. Gallaher gave
New Druggist Arrives
. 1920,
vaon according
acceding to the court’s who participated had a good time.
for
that
Bowker
’
s
Orchestra
will
Christmas
dinner
to
a
few
of
the
of
a
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mitchell
figures, will be $202.462.21. Of this
he brought from Portland to piny
I
bachelors
of
Hermiston
on
Christ-
Caney. Kansas, arrived in Hermiston
For Sale
for the New Year’s Eve
dan
sum $78,982.29 is in the general
last Friday to make this city their fund. $96.450 12 is set aside for mar-
one Fairbanks-Morse dynamo. 60 mar day. tho eNlovins thebn"‘s Hermiston and the New Year’s 3 night
ous
repast
being
Ed.
(
ODCGyB,
»'
•»
home They have rented the house ket roads, half coming from the state volt. 20 amp.; one Dayton switch- |
one-half block west of the reclama, and half coming from the county, board with volt meter and ammeter Spencer. E H. Graham and William
Hon office. Into which they will the treasury having a remaining bal and auto circuit breaker, with one McClintic.
On account of the fuel shortage
Rinhart i Rural Mail Carrier J. A. Reeves
rheostat for same.
See
shortly move. Mr. Mitchel is the alce of $25,000.
and
unfavorable weather condition",
new druggist, having purchasedthe "°-------- --
12te has had a struggle the past ten days Mian Stasia Wal h Red Cron nurse,
The 13 mill levy is to be apPUr- Buhmann. Hermiston, Ore.
entire Stock of the Hermiston Drug oned as follows State ted county.
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¡endeavoring to serve patrons on the will not resume her study classes In
Co. from E W Mack, and vikakesenaing roads and bridge 7 25-60
J. C. Downing, who holds a posi-route. First It was the snow that Hermiston until January 7.
possession of the store after a milis: schools, 1 31-60 mills: school tion In the City Market and Grocery, | put him out of commission for a day
Erv 1. Mr. Mitchell is a registered | m), 7
1-60 mills; indigent soldir-. this
ek bought a lot In the east-
and then
TORD OWNERS
We have a lew
'
2.80
mins,
market roads, 1 mill: ern part of town on which he will came the thaw, which again
pharmacist with fifteen year anal
radiator covers Juri received.
Come
perfence in the drug business, and | warrants and interest on bonds- build a residence shortly.
his progress to some extent Added and look them over. HERMIsTO ‘
^poDev will be to give the people
to this was the extra work incident AUTO CO. (The new garage I
of Aermiston and surorundins tert | 3 1-60 mills.
Thousands of pounds of Christmas to the holidays—but hr weal herd It
goods have been handled by the local 1 all. and done the best he could Under
Weather Report
AUCTIONEER 1 will cry
dur- pestoffice In the past few days. There | the circumstances.
anywhere In the country. P
The maximum temperature
Vi
n
1
—
Ur
and
Mn»
has been a continuous stream of In- !
furniture from Caney Mr J" he
property a specialty. Write me for
‘ pome of ing the past week was 46 degrees,
NOTICE
Mitchell are • suer vLTtí laaies ine minimum 13 and précipitation coming and outgoing Christmas par k- |
will dates and terms or call at Herald
Hahn’s General Shoe
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ages during that time, all of which
“r. and Mrs. . F, 1.
.36 of an inch.
office. Give me a trial. G L. Hen-
has bee,, handled in an able manner five a 5 P‘ r cent CIPCo"" .
131fc
being sisters
nett, Hermiston, Oregon.
Ion shoe after January the 1st
I s. mennent for auctioneering. 13 by the postmaster and assistants.
PYTHIANS INITIATE
25 IN RANK OF PAGE
I
HAS BEEN APPROVED
MASONIC LODGES
INSTALLED OFFICERS
HERMISTON TO HAVE
NEW MUSIC STUDIO
COUNTY TAX LEVY
SHOWS AN INCREASE
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