VOL. XIV
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1920
MOTOR ROOTE A TO TAKE
IN FIFTEEN NEW FAMILIES
HORSEMAN’S DAY TO BE
INCENTIVE TO BREEDERS
That now is the time for farmers
to prepare for the huge demand for
good horses is attested in the great
ly increased prices now being paid
by people in the market. Horse sales
In this county show a ready demand
und long prices for big, young stuff.
W. B. Hamilton of Butter Creek re
fused an offer of 1750 for a corking
span of six year old Percheron
mares just recently. The Potlatch
Lumber Co. of Palouse. Wash., last
week paid *225 a round for eleven
head of logging horses. Sam Car-
eon of this city still calls his own a
grand colt less than two years old
for which a neighbor offered him
*125 a few days ago. With such
facts confronting the horseman’s
world it is not to be wondered at
that splendid interest is aroused in
Horseman’s Day, March, at which it
is expected more than 100 classy
mares, horses and colts will be
shown.
Last week in Spokane the Wash
ington State Livestock Producers
Association met in convention. How
ard Hackadorn, head of the animal
husbandry department at the state
college, in a speech to the delegates
said: "On 75 per cent of our inland
' Empire farms the advantage is with
the horse over the tractor. From 80
to 90 per cent of our farming opera
tions are a horse monopoly. We
must get the right type to reduce
our labor units. Our horses must be
fitted to their farm work. We must
have the weight to pull the heavy
machines 8, 10 or 12 hours a day;
we must have the quality and tem
perament to stand up under the
strain. Not one-icurth of the hor
ses have been displaced by ‘trustors.
1 am not making war on the trac
tor. We will always have them to
a more or less extent.”
Peter Sheridan, prominent But
ter Creek farmer, always an enthu
siastic horseman, has advised the
Horseman’s Day committee that he
will give a season’s service for the
best colt shown sired by his import
ed Percheron stallion. In addition
Mr. Sheridan will bring in some of
his slendid brood mares and colts.
The hitching contest for boys will
be pulled off at 10 o’clock on Main
street, after which the crowd will
go to the show ring at the fair
grounds, where Prof. E. L. Potter
will judge the breeders' entries. Af
ter the street parade. Which starts
from the fair grounds at 1:30, all
business places in the city will close
for an hour to witness the pulling
contests.
HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL WINS ESSAY PRIZE
Wool Shipments Begun
Frank Sloan of Stanfield will
make a large wool shipment through
the Leathers’ warehouse. Hauling
began Tuesday, and already sev
eral tons of the big sacks are stack
ed in the storage room in this city.
The shipment will amount to sev
eral thousand dollars.
Visit of Former Pioneer
M. F. Callbeck, former well known
pioneer resident of Hermiston, ar
rived here Thursday morning from.
Priest River, Idaho, whence he was
called by the death of his son-in-
law, Patrick O'Golder, who several
years ago was employed by the tele
phone company here. Mr. Callbeck
was one of the early settlers on this
project, and followed the carpenter
trade. He is now located at Port
land, Ore., and employed on the 8.
P. & S. railway. He still retains
property interests here.
INSTALL MODEL LIGHT-
ING PLANT ON RANCH
Last week the Oregon Hardware
& Implement Co. completed the in
stallation of one of the best equip
ped lighting and pneumatic water
systems hereabouts on the George
Strohm ranch southeast of this city.
The lighting plant is a Fairbanks-
Morse 40-light storage system, and
is installed in a freeze proof outside
cellar. The water system is con
nected with the storage system and
by modern new plumbing and a sys
tem of pipes to the barn and hog
sheds Mr. Strohm now has an abun-
dance of hot and cold water through-
out the house and also for the stock.
The lighting system Is also connect
ed up with the barns and hog
houses, and taken altogether he has
about all the conveniences of a
city home.
Evangelistic meetings are in pro
gress this week and next at Colum
bia School. These meetings are be
ing conducted by the pastor, M. R.
Gallaher. The attendance and in
terest is good
Leonard H. Pearson, former ran
cher here until about two years
ago. Is a candidate for city commis-
sioner of Tacoma. Wash., at the pri
mary election April 6. His slogan
is, “I have no strings attached; I
play no favorites.”
The City Meat Market has com
pleted the installation of a new re
frigerator show case, and various
other improvements are planned by
The War Department some time the new firm that will take posses
ago inaugurated a United States sion early next week.
army school contest open to* all
schools except colleges and univer
An error was made in last week's
sities for the beet essay on the sub- Herald in noting the advanee in the
. ject, "What are the benefits of an price of Ford cars, and should have
r enlistment in the U. 8. Army?” The been as follows: An advance of *50
essays were written in class room on all open cars and *100 on the
on February 20 and turned in to the closed cars. Truck prices advanced
nearest recruiting office by the *50.
principal of'the school, where they
were later gone over in the district
Walter Rees and E. I. Davis, who
office and the best from the district
have been operating under the con
forwarded to Washington, D. C.
Miss Barbara Gallaher, daughter tracting firm name of Rees A Davis,
of Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Gallaher and have dissolved partnership, Mr. Rees
a first year student, submitted her continuing on the state contract
essay, which was got up with little work of building highway bridges,
preparation, and has just received a while Mr. Davis is now attending to
letter from the Portland Telegram 1 his various private engineering
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saying that she had been successful jobs
in the modal contest, having been
Sunday was a big day for the
adjudged one of the best among
fishermen below the diversion dam.
many thousand.
The winners of these contests will Cars from Pendleton, Helix, Walla
be given a free trip to Washington, Walla, Milton, Freewater and vari
D. C., railroad fare and all expenses ous places came tn during the day
paid, on May 5, and will be present bringing the nimrods. The fishing,
ed with medals by Secretary of War however, did not prove very good,
only a few salmon being eaught dur
Baker.
ing the day.
Mrs. Attebury in Hospital
Mrs. Roy Atitebury is a patient
in St. Anthony's hospital. Pendleton,
where she recently underwent an
operation.
Weather Report
The maximum temperature dur
ing the past week was 59 and the
minimum 20 degrees above. Preci
pitation .02 of an inch.
Bought Ten Acres
Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Walker of At
talla, Wash., bought of E. P. Dodd
ten acres of unimproved land five
miles east of Hermiston on Wednes
day of this week. Mr. Walker Is a
carpenter, and will immediately be-
gin the erection of a new home on
the place. Their family will follow
soon.
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Attending Auto Show
Walter Loyd is attending the auto
show at Pendleton this week. About
'April 1 Mr. Loyd will open at Pen
dleton under the name of the Auto
motive Battery Service Co. They
‘are authorized agents for Prest-o-
Lite service in Umatilla county and
plan on covering the entire district
with service stations. Mr. Loyd will
retain his interests here, which in
clude a well improved fruit and al
falfa ranch east of this city.
CITY TAXES WILL TOTAL
52.9 MILLS FOR 1919 COMMERCIAL CLUB TO
City taxes for the year past total
52.9 mills. The city tax is 21.1
mills, county and state 13 and
school district No. 14, 18.8.
Statements of taxes are mailed
out from the sheriff’s office at Pen
dleton upon request, and are delin
quent after April 5 and draw inter
est at the rate of. 1 per cent a month
or fraction of a month after that
time.
One-half of the amount may be
paid on or before April 5, and the
last half on or before October 1,
when no penalty is added.
New settlers here from other
states in the past have neglected to
send for their tax statements, think-
ing they would be mailed them, and
this has consequently been the cause
of many delinquencies.
MARCH 17 IS TO BE
TREE PLANTING BAY
March 17 is to be tree planting
day in this and surrounding districts.
Committees were appointed the last
week in February to look after the
matter, and it is hoped that a good
ly number of shade trees may be set
out, especially along the roads and
highways where irrigation water is
accessible.
The committees are not supplying
the'trees for planting, but they may
be easily obtained from ranchers and
ethers.
Many Rabbits Destroyed
The rabbit shoot and drive held
last Sunday north of Hermiston was
a big success in the number of the
animals killed. Between forty and
fifty took part in the shoot,- and it
Is estimated that nearly 2000 rab
bits were made away with. The
local men were assisted by Umatilla
residents. About a mile of rabbit
tight fence has been put up in this
district, and this makes the success
of future drives assured.
Westland school opened again
Monday, having been closed the last
two weeks on account of the flu epi
demic.
Mr. Ross and family visited at the
home of B. J. Nation last Sunday.
Mrs. R. G. Attebury, who recently
underwent an operation at St. An
thony's hospital, Pendleton, Is re
ported doing nicely.
Repair work is about complete on
the W. L A I. Co.’s ditch and water
will soon be available for irrigation.
Mrs. W. D. Rodda, primary tea
cher. is ill with the flu. Mrs. B J.
Nation is teaching in her place.
There are no new cases of flu In
thia neighborhood, but several cases
Monday morning the new pro of mumps are reported.
prietors of the City Meat Market.
Messrs. Mooney & 81 key. will take
The county game warden has an-
possession. They are both meat men nounced that he will post new no
of long experience and will endea tices below the diversion dam. warn
vor to conduct a first class market ing all fishermen to keep 300 feet
in all respects. They retain the ser- below the dam on both sides of the
vices of I. C. Downing, the sausage river. Fishermen are in the habit
maker, who as an expert ham and of encroaching on the reserve, and
bacon man has worked up a fine I this Is done to discourage the prac-
trade in the home made product.
tice.
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BISCUSS IMPROVEMENT
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
Columbia school house is getting
to be quite a gathering place for
different groups of people interest
ed in the development and advance
ment of the west end of the county.
On the evening of the 6th a dele
gation from Umatilla met with the
farmers of this community in the
interests of the formation of plans
for the building of a road from
Umatilla to Cold Springs. On ac
count of not learning of the meeting
In time there were but a few out, so
nothing special was done.
Monday night more than 40 peo
ple met at the school house to hear
R. V. Gunn of the farm accounting
department of O. A. C. and Fred
Bennion, county agent. The people
seemed greatly interested in the talk
given by Mr. Gunn, and many ques
tions were answered and explained
in regard to the system of bookkeep
ing which the farmers were encour
aged to use. Mr. Bennion was elect
ed deputy fruit Inspector of this dis
trict to cooperate with the fruit
growers in regard to their work.
Tuesday evening Rev. Gallaher
opened a series of revival meetings
to last indefinitely. There was a
very large attendance, which proved
quite encouraging for the first night.
Mr. Boise, well known farmer,
returned from Nampa, Idaho, this
week, where he purchased a 40 acre
tract of land, having sold his farm
here to Mr. Stillings a few months
ago. He is well pleased with his
new venture, and is now making
preparations to move.
Mr. Keller haa bought the Paul
Miller place of 30 acres on the Dia
gonal Road, the consideration being
*2500. Mr. Miller having a knowl
edge of fruit raising recently pur
chased the Bedale fruit ranch, where
he is living.
Willis Watson sold his 20 acre
farm to John Hoffman, who at pres
ent lives north of Hermiston, the
consideration being *3400.
Mr.
Hoffman’s son, who lives on an ad
joining farm, will manage the place
for his parent the current year. «
Work is progressing rapidly on
the large 13,000 gallon vat being
built on the Erie Oregon fruit farm.
When completed it will be filled
with crude oil, used for smudges to
fight the late frosts.
At the next meeting of the school
board teachers for the coming year
will be hired. It in understood that
action.along the lines taken by Uma
tilla County Teachers' Associaton
In general will be taken In regard
to the raising of the teachers’ sal
aries.
Mr. and Mrs. Gunnison of Erie,
Pa., are expected here today on the
return trip home frm California,
where they spent the winter. Mrs.
Gunnison is a daughter of Henry
Melme yer, who was a former resi
dent of Columbia District.
Mrs. Gallaher of Hermiston is
spending the week-end at the Wau-
saman, home.
Mrs. Phipps was reported ill the
first of the week, but at present Is
much improved.
The Neighborhood Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Reid Tuesday,
March 16. The ladies are asked to
bring needles and thimbles. .
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Next Tuesday at the Commercial
Club dinner will be an "open meet-
ing," and all taxpayers are Invited
to give their views on a program of
street betterment for the city.
The ways and means for this will
be set forth and all may offer any
suggestions they may have. A mod
ification of the city charter so that,
the city may bond for street im
provement is one Of these.
Much paving and street improve
ment is going on throughout East
ern Oregon in cities of the size of
Hermiston and smaller, and values
much enhanced thereby.
UMATILLA ITEMS
The Ladies Home Bureau of Uma
tilla has closed a most successful
week, having had Miss Biles and
Miss Harmon of the O. A. C. with
the members instructing them In
sewing. They met each day at the
home of Mrs. Elmer McKenzie and
had a daily attendance of 23 or more
ladies. The instructors were very
fine and helpful, and the ladies
learned many now things. Delight
ful luncheon was served each day at
noon and a social hour enjoyed
while the ladies relaxed.
On Friday night, March 19, Prof.
Voelker and his band will give a
concert in Pound's hall, Umatilla,
under the auspices of the Ladies
Home Bureau. The evening will be
concluded with a basket social.
Everyone Is cordially invited to be
guests of the club on that evening,
and ladies are asked to bring a bas
ket. Half of the proceeds will go to
the hot lunch treasury, the other
half to Prof. Voelker’s band.
Friday night. March 12, the Ma
sons of Umatilla initiated a « large
class and served a banquet, which
was in charge of the Ladies Home
Bureau. The women served a fine
supper and done quite well for their
school treasury.
All this week Umatilla Is cleaning
up. and is making a great improve
ment in the appearance of her city
streets. Saturday will be the grand
finale, and will be observed with a
weiner roast In the open to all who
attend and help with the clean up.
Parker house roils are part of the
menu.
Mrs. McCombe, project leader,
from the O. A. C., Miss Biles, assis
tant leader, and Misa Harmon, de-
monstration, leader, were guests of
the Home Bureau three days this
week. Their visit was very greatly
enjoyed and inspiring, and the ladles
regretted when it was over.
Miss Laura 8. Dunne of Pendle
ton was a guest of her sister, Mrs.
W. R. Nugent, several days last
week.
P. F. Fallen.was In Portland sev
eral days the past week on business.
Peter Tillson has started his new
briek garage on the Highway and
has a large erew of men busy on It.
Earl Shaw sold his home this
week and expects to move to the
coast about the 1st of April.
The new store of C. Stangeby is
coming right along and will soon be
ready for occupancy.
Taking effect Tuesday, March 16.
Motor Route A, J. A. Reeves, car-
rler, will be enlarged to take in 15
families not now served by the
route, with an addition of one and
one-miles to the present route. This
will bring up the mileage of whole
route to 53.
The new service will benefit the
ranchers residing on South Hill,
south and east of the city and will
run as follows: Leave the postoffice
going east on Main street to Fourth
street, thence south on Fourth to
Swayze's corner, thence east to
Crossland’s corner, thence south to
Dyer’s corner, thence east to Pel
mulder’s corner, thence north to
Payne’s corner, thence east to Geo.
Strohm’s corner. thence north to the
Diagonal road, A. new schedule as
to the time of departure from the
postoffice will be put into effect
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Friday afternoon, March 5, the
Hermiston high school base ball
team played the Echo high at Echo.
The score was 23 to 12 in favor of
Echo. Although we are very disap
pointed with the score, we expect It
to bo quite different in two weeks,
when we will again play Echo at
Hermiston.
Friday evening, March 5. the high
school debating teams took part in
the second of the triangular debates,
composed of Hermiston, Stanfield
and Echo. The Hermiston affirma
tive team. Dewy Payne and Lotys
Davis, debated the Echo negative
team at Echo: the Hermiston nega
tive team, Jane Gunn and Dorothy
Briggs, debated against the Stan
field affirmative team at Hermiston;
the Stanfield negative team debated
the Echo affirmative team at Stan
field. Echo won the debate at Echo,
Stanfield defeated Echo at Stanfield,
and Hermiston was victorious at
Hermiston. Echo having won the
most points in these debates will
now enter another triangular debate
with the Pendleton and Milton
teams.
The regular high school Movie
shows arc shown every Saturday
evening. There will be an especi-
ally good show Saturday of this
week, featuring Margurito Clark in
"Uncle Tom's Cabin.”
The caste selected to put on a
high school play have started work
and are progressing nicely.
The school band will play at Uma-
tilla Friday evening. March 19, to
aid in a program under the direc-
lion of the Ladies Home Bureau,
Mrs. McFarland president. Follow
ing the program there will be a box
social. The proceeds are to be divid
ed between the school band and the
Ladies Home Bureau.
Miss Bertha McKeon, who has
been writing the high school notes
for this school term, has left* for
Ukiah, where she is now teaching
school.
LIBERTY BAKERY TO
ENLARGE BAKE OVEN
Oscar F. Klee made a business
trip to Walla Walla the latter part
of last week In the interests of the
Liberty Bakery, of which he is man
ager. While there he made arrange
ments to have J. J. Key, a bricklayer
of the above city, to come to Hermis
ton the first week In April and in-
stall a brick oven that will bake 225
loaves of bread. The oven already
in the bakery has been found Iliade
quato to supply the ever growing
demand for Butter Crust Bread.
St. Patrick Day Dance
The management of the Auditor
ium announce two more big dances,
one at Stanfield March 16 and Her-
miston March 17. Bowker's Port
land Orchestra will furnish the mu
sic at both dances, and a good time
Is assured all by the management.
The first woman to parley with
the devil will be Pastor Hall’s suk-
ject next Sunday evening at the
Baptist church, st 7:80. The first
man to parley with God will be the
theme for the following Sunday
evening. Each sermon will be pre-
ceased by a historical song service.