THE H ermiston H erald
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1920
VOL. XIV
NO. 24
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LADIES HONE BUREAU OF
UMATILLA PROGRESSIVE
HERMISTON PIONEER PASSES
AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS
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The house warming given by the
Umatilla Ladies’ Home Bureau last
Saturday afternoon proved to be a
very pleasant and successful affair
from every angle. A most charming
programme was rendered. The first
number was a picture on the new
school machine screen, then two
songs wonderfully rendered by Mrs.
Stella Paulu, the mayor of Umatilla,
and the last number was a delight
ful reading by Mrs. Voelker of Her
miston.
After the programme, the guests
repaired to the lunch room and par
took of a well prepared luncheon—
hot buscuits, assorted home made
cookies and excellent coffee made up
the menu. During .the course of the
meal various snappy short talks
were given by several guests. E. P.
Dodd of Hermiston, Mrs. J. C. Bal
lenger, president of the Parent-
Teachers' association of Boardman,
Mr. Swayze of Hermiston, Miss Ball
ard, domestic science teacher of
Boardman, Mr. Watson, Prof. Voel
ker, Mrs. McNaught of Hermiston
and A. E. McFarland of Umatilla
were among the speakers. Their
talks were greatly enjoyed by all.
The tables were decorated with
jonquils and greenery and the lunch
room was bedecked with the club
colors, yellow and lavender. The af
ternoon was voted one of the liveli
est and best that has been given
here for many days.
The Club was very fortunate in its
selection of good committees, who
worked untiringly to make the day
a success. Mrs. A. K. McFarland is
a charming lady and makes a won
derful chairman, ably assisted by
Mrs. Nugent, the secretary-treas
urer, and an able corps of assistants.
BURIED WATCH FOUND
AFTER MANY MONTHS
OttoG. Sapper, of the hardware
firm of Sappers’ Inc., was very much
surprised Wednesday when Embry
Wariner, one of the gentlemen who
has charge of the Fort Wayne Fruit
Co. orchard in Columbia District, re
turned a 17 jewel Illinois gold watch
to him which he had lost in Septem
ber of 1918.
The way in which Mr. Sapper had
the misfortune to lose the timepiece
was very odd, and still more odd the
way in which it was found. It seems
that In September, of the above men
tioned year while attending the fun
eral of Fred Brunson it fell out of
his pocket. After searching the
grounds Otto gave up in despair,
never thinking he would see the
watch again. But it was destined
to be returned to him, for while
spring-toothing the former Brunson
place one day this week Mr. Wariner
"struck" something near the house,
which, upon investigation, proved to'
be Mr. Sapper’s long lost watch.
Land Office Receiver Is Candidate
Nolan Skiff, receiver of the Unit
ed States land office at La Grande,
has filed his declaration with the
secretary of state as a candidate for
election as delegate from the Second
Congressional District to the Nati
onal Democratic convention to be
held in San Francisco June 28 next.
Skiff is well known in Eastern
Oregon, having a wide acquaintance
in the local federal land district
comprising Wallowa, Union, Uma
tilla and parts of Morrow, Grant
and Baker counties, and he has al
ways been affiliated with the demo
cratic party. Inasmuch as he was
born and raised in Eastern Oregon
he should make a strong candidate.
Mr. Skiff is the second democrat
to assert his willingness to attend
the national convention from this
district Will M. Peterson, well
known attorney at Pendleton, has
at the solicitations of bls friends
consented to become a candidate.
Hon T. H. Crawford of La Grande
has aleo filed his declaration aa can
didate at large. Judge Crawford is
favorably known over the state In
political circles, having attended
several conventions in this capacity.
Weather Report
The maximum temperature for the
week was 53 and the minimum 18
above. Precipitation .1* of aa inch.
COOPERATIVE CREAMERY
GOING RIGHT ALONG
TREE PLANTING DAY
SET FOR MARCH 17
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Hermiston Co-
operative Creamery held in this city
last Saturday the secretary in his
report showed that the institution
has done a first class business dur
ing Its operation as a cooperative
concern. He showed also that indi
cations were for a largely increased
volume of butter trade the coming
12 months, and in anticipation of
this plans were formulated at the
meeting for expansion and improve
ment in the creamery so as to be
prepared to manufacture the pro
duct in quantity.
After the transaction óf all rou
tine business election of officers took
place. This event was of short du
ration, for so well were the stock
holders satisfied with the work of
their board of directors that they
unanimously re-elected them, again
Last Saturday while in Echo
placing Gco. A. Cressy at the head finishing up an eight day hay haul
as president.
ing contract, O. O. Felthouse of Co
lumbia District narrowly escaped
with his life in an accident in which
Talked on Federal Farm Loans
Col. J. F. McNaught spoke at the his truck was struck by a freight
M. L. Watson, who came here last
Commercial Club luncheon Tuesday train on the main line of the O.-W.
at the Hermiston Hotel on the Fed R. & N. in the above city and com November with his family and pur
chased 20 acres in Columbia District
eral Farm Loan Act. He gave the pletely demolished.
large audience present a clear con
Loading a car of hay on the sid south of the school house, arrived
ception of the operations of this fed ing. Mr. Felthouse started just after overland Sunday from Meridian,
eral law. and explained in detail dinner to get another truck load. To Idaho, whither he had gone in order
the procedure to be followed in se do this it was necessary to cross the to get his auto, which he left there
curing loans from the government tracks. On the siding before ap when moving here. His father-in-
on farm, lands within an irrigated proaching the main line he had to go law, A. M. Shay, accompanied him.
Mr. Watson owns a 490 Chevrolet,
district. In a subsequent issue of through a line of boxcars that had
The Herald Mr. McNaught has been split in two sections on each and it would be hard now to make
promised to give additional infor side of the crossing. This, of him believe there is a better car in
mation on this important subject.
course, obstructed his view of the the-whole world than it. for the ma-
main line from any direction, and chine made a hard but record trip
not till he had passed through the from Meridian to this city. His Chev
Change in Train Schedule
Trains Nos. 1 and 2, formerly run freight car gap did he see a fast rolet negotiated the road over the
over the cutoff, will run through rushing freight going west bearing summit of the Blue mountains, en
countering 18 inches of snow, after
Hermiston, effective Tomorrow, Feb down on him.
Realizing that he was trapped which mud and gumbo in the lower
ruary 29. Trains Nos. 17, 19, 18
and 5 will hereafter run over the and that he would not have one altitudes made hard going.
Mr. Watson and his relative trav
cutoff instead of through Hermis chance In a thousand to stop before
the train would be on him, his first eled a distance of 30* miles in 22
ton.
thought was how he could save his hours over these trying roads, and
life. He had to think fast, and in so doing the machine used 17 gal
knowing he had but a moment to lons of gasoline—making an aver
decide, jumped just in the nick of age of 18 miles to the gallon and an
time to escape fatal injury. The average of 14 miles an hour.
The route taken was through
truck was struck by the pilot of the
engine and carried about 300 yards, Nampa, Huntington, Baker, Union,
where it was ditched in an utterly La Grande, Pendleton and Hermis
The 9-18 horse power Heider trac demolished condition.
ton.
tor with two 14-inch plows attached
Claiming the accident to be no
gave a demonstration Wednesday fault of his, Mr. Felthouse is now
Investigate State Salaries
afternoon at the S. L. Carson ranch seeking to recover damages from the
Represntative E. P. Dodd, with
northwest of town to a good sized railway company. Only fire insur
two other members of the house and
crowd of inicrested spectators. The ance was carried on the machine.
two from the senate, has been ap
tract of land on which the demon
pointed by the speaker of the house
stration took place is known as the
to make an investigation of county
To Fence Cemetery
old Brownell dairy ranch, which was
and state salaries and report at the
planted to alfalfa about 23 years
A committee from the Civic Club
next regular session a measure pro
ago. this being under a private ditch consisting of Mrs. Rena Waterman.
viding for uniformity of salaries of
with orte of the oldest water rights Mrs. C. 8. McNaught and Mrs. B.
the different officials throughout
from the Umatilla river. The past Haneline, attended the Commercial
the state. This is done In accord-
eight years Mr. Carson has been the Club luncheon Tuesday. They were
anee with a bill passed at the recent
owner.
there for the purpose of having
special session of the legislature, and
The tractor, which started out plans already made prompted for the
involves a big task for the commit
with two 14-inch plows set eight -fencing of the cemetery grounds.
tee. In making Mr. Dodd chairman
inches deep, finished up by making They stated that the Civic Club had
of the above committee Speaker Sey
two 14-.uch cuts 10 and 12 inches enough money In the treasury to
mour Jones wrote him thus: "I
deep in very heavy bottom soil much take care of most of the expense of
think you are eminently fair In
thickened with blue grass as well as wire and posts, and asked the com
these matters.”
large alfalfa roots. The tractor is a mercial body to help to some extent
friction drive In place of transmiss and to take charge of the buying of
ion, but entirely different from what the wire and posts and superintend
A delegation of Butter Creek
was once a friction drive on auto tbe work of construction. Their ranchers have asked Watermaster
mobiles. Without a transmission suggestions along these lines were A. E. Perry for the appointment of
the machine made seven speeds for- quickly adhered to—and after a long a watermaster for their Irrigation
ward and 7 reverse.. Rounds were wait the local burial grounds are to district this season early owing to
made very quickly and corners turn be enclosed with a durable -fence.
the scarctity of water in Butter
ed in less time than one not seeing
creek now and evidence that it will
the demonstration could imagine.
Miss Olive Petrashek of Weiser be more scarce next summer. They
The plowing was not only unusu
is
spending her week’s vacation vis were told that an appointment would
ally straight, but was so close to the
iting
with Mr. and Mrs. Voelker. likely be made by March 1st.
fences and into the corners that the
plowed ground actually was thrown Miss Petrashek is superintendent of
and
through the fence, being much closer Washington county. Idaho,
Mrs. C. H. Skinner on Tuesday re
work than could possibly be done taught in the Nampa. Idaho, high ceived a telegram from Redfield, S.
school with Mr. Voelker a number
with horses.
D., advising her of the death of her
of
years ago.
The tractor burns gasoline, dis
sister. Miss Jennie Downing, from
tillate or coal oil. It has an impulse
pneumonia. Deceased will be re
starter. The state fair board at
Mrs. J. P. Hayden had the misfor membered by old timers, having
Salem haa recently purchased one of tune to fall and break an arm taken up a homestead here In 1905,
these tractors.
Thursday, morning of last week. and st that time taught the first
The men representing the tractor While in the aet of emptying an ash school in Hermiston.
were Wallace Hansen, expert trac pan she accidentally stepped into a
tor operator and mechanic; J. R. ditch, and in tbe resultant fail sus
Andy Jensen, brother of Mrs.
Farris, sales manager; Geo. Steele, tained the injury.
plow expert, and L. W Lamar, trav-
Wm. F. Smith of this city, left Mon
day for Pendleton, where he Is to
veling representative, all from tbe
The American
Legion dances appear In a boxing bout to be stag
bouse of R. M. Wade & Co.. Port-
land, from whom tbe local agents. held Wednesday evening in this eity ed tonight by the Pendleton Post of
and Thursday evening in Stanfield the American Legion in Engles
Sappers' Inc., ars supplied.
were enjoyable affairs, both having hall la that city. He will return
been well attended.
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TRUCK WRECKED BY TRAIN
. DRIVER JUMPS, SAVES LIVE
OVER THE SUMMIT
OF BLUE MOUNTAINS
DEMONSTRATION WAS
MOST SUCCESSFUL
The Commercial Club has under
taken to encourage ornamental tree
planting on the project and to work
in conjunction with the neighboring
towns to line the highways with
shade trees where water is avail
able. Communication has already
opened with Umatilla, Boardman,
Boardman, Irrigon and Stanfield,
and the following persons were
chosen to act as chairmen on their
respective streets and roads:
Ridgeway avenue, C. W. Tilden.
Gladys avenue, Geo. A. Cressy.
Main street, F. C. McKenzie.
Hurlburt avenue, C. D. Porter.
Newport avenue. Col. Newport.
Highway (south), E. P. Dodd.
Hermiston avenue, H. T. Fraser.
Ridgeway (west), Mr. Crandall.
Madrona, A. W. Prann.
Locust, H. M. Schilling.
' Maple, Father Butler.
Diagonal Road (east) Don Camp
bell.
Highway (north) M. R. Gallaher,
Wm. Warner, M. D. Scroggs.
High school grounds, High School.
Columbia District, Frank Wauga-
man, Henry Sommerer, W. A. Lea
thers.
Minnehaha District, Frank Stone,
Mr. Sylvia. Ed. Jackson.
Umatilla District, W. J. Dobler,
Theo. Parks, Mr. Jewett, Mr. Potter.
Umatilla, Umatilla Commercial
Club.
March 17 was set as a date for
planting the trees, and it was sug-
gestted that the chairmen confer
with residents on their streets and
roads as to kind of trees to select.
WEST EXTENSION HAS
RATIFIED CONTRACT
The special election held Tuesday
winthin the precincts of Irrigon and
Boardman for the purpose of ratify-
ing or rejecting the *1,100,000 pro
posed contract between the land
owners of the West Extension Irri
gation District and the government
carried by a big majority, there be
ing only 9 votes against, while 101
votes were registered for.
Thia contract seta forth the min
imum amount of money payable to
the United States for construction
purposes, and also provides for the
substitution of the taxing power of
the district in lieu of the existing
liens.
Ratification of this contract by
the large vote recorded above spells
much development from now on in
the Boardman and Irrigon districts,
and this will give added impetus to
the already numerous
outsiders
seeking investment in lands embrac
ed within that Irrigation district.
Win Register Voters
Miss Edile M. Johnson, steno
grapher In the real estate office of
E. P. Dodd, has received the ap
pointment of register of voters in
Precincts No. 53, 54 and 55, vice C.
M. Jensen, resigned. The primary
election takes place May 21st next,
and therefore it would be well for
all those who have not voted in the
past two years or who have changed
their residence since last election to
call on the young lady and fill out a
new registration eard.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. McDermed
returned Tuesday from Cashmere,
in the Wenatchee valley, Washing
ton, where they were called over
two weeks ago by the serious illness
of Mr. McDermed’s brother.
Upon
bis return Mr. McDermed reported
his relative as being still very low
but recovering.
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R. Alexander was a visitor in this
city several days last week and this
while on his way to his Pendleton
home front a lengthy stay In Port-
land.
H. H. Mack of Huntington left
Monday for Portland on business,
after a few days visit here with bin
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mack.
Saturday of last week marked the
passing to the other shore of one
of Hermiston's pioneer residents,
George Payne Challis, at the age of
65 years. In 1911 he came from
Oklahoma to Hermiston with his
family and resided here continu-
usly until his demise. Mr. Challis
was born in Terre Haute. Indiana,
in 1855, and at the early age of 10
accompanied his pa re tits to the state
of Kansas, where on October 14,
1880, at Richland, in that state, he
married Elizabeth Matney. From
this union 10 children were born,
of which three are living, they be
ing R. C. Challis, Mrs. Millie Deck
and Geo. L. Challis, all of whom re
side in this city and were at the
bedside of their father when the end
came.
In the year 1886 the family mov
ed from Kansas to the state of
Washington, settling on a farm in
the Palouse country. There they re
mained until 1902, when they mov
ed to Oklahoma and re-engaged tn
farming. It was during these per
iods that Mr. Challis contracted
muscular rheumatism, from which
he was a sufferer for 14 years and
an invalid for 12 years. Always of
a cheerful disposition, he valiantly
endeavored to bear up under his
trying illness, and succeeded In this
to such an extent that when the
time drew near for him to meet his
Maker he bid hin wife and children
goodbye and died as he had lived,
with that same look of fortitude and
contentment on his countenance.
The funeral services were hold
Monday afternoon at the family
home in this city. Rev. Gallaher of
the M. E. church preaching the ser-
mon, and Interment Was in the Echo
cemetery, where the family own a
plot. Undertaker AFW. Prann di
rected the funeral, the pallbearers
being composed of three each from
the I. O. O. F. and K. of P. frater
nal organizations.
LOCAL LEGION MEM
BERS TO PENDLETON
Indications are that al least 25
members of the local post of the Am
erican Legion will leave here this
afternoon tn automobiles to attend
the big smoker to be held tonight,
at the county seat under the aus
pices of Pendleton Post No. 23.
A great program has been pre
pared for this event, which Is some
what In the nature of a membership
drive, it being the desire to have
every service man in the county who
Is not now a member of the Ameri
can Legion to become one.
There will be 18 rounds of fast
boxing, after which will come wres
tling. with Ray McCarroll, the fam
ous bulldogger of Round-Up fame,
taking on two men in succession.
Everything will be free to Amer-
can Legion men, and they only can
gain admittance to the smoker,
which Is to be held In Eagle-Wood-
men hall In Pendleton.
Farewell Party
A farewell party was given Mr.
and Mrs. A. N. Kerns last Saturday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mis.
C. F. Willhite. The evening was
passed In dancing and having a so
cial good tíme. A dandy lunch was
served at 12 o’clock. Mr. Brown of
Hermiston furnished the music for
the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Kerns
left for their new home In Selah,
Wash., Thursday morning.
Inspected Silos
The silo tour planned by the
county agent and held under the au
spices of the County Farm Bureau
came off as per schedule Tuesday.
It was a most successful event, be-
ing joined in by many interested
farmers. Silos In Stanfield and
Hermiston districts were inspected,
and at the conclusion of the tour
all came to Hermiston and listened
to P. P. Huilivan. C. E. Baker and
Henry Sommerer relate their exper-
lences with silos. Other speakers at
(hat meeting were Professor E. L.
Westover, dairy extension specialist
from O. A. C.. Professor E J. Feld
stead, livestock agriculturist from
the college, and Fred Bennion, the
county agent.