T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIV
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 30. 1920
HILDREN START LONG WALK
TO FIND THEIR MOTHER
j B. Beebee, a farmer four milese-------------- —----------------------------
rin of town on the Stanfield road, | DR. W. W. ILLSLEY MARRIED
, two tiny boys trudging along
IN BAKER CITY WEDNESDAY
road Monday evening near his
e and took them in to question
I. He found that they were try-
to walk to the Eastern Oregon
te Hospital to find their mother
0 is confined there, Mr. Beebee
it the children over night and in
morning brought them in to
yor McKenzie, who obtained the
lowing story:
Their names are Owen and Clyde
linger and their father, a real
ate broker in Bend, had given
em the money to come and see
tir mother, who was in the hos-
al at Pendleton, but was shortly
be discharged from that institu-
n, and they intended to go home
th her.
On being asked why they were
Jking from Hermiston, they said
it their father had not given them
j exact fare and as he was not at
, dation when the train pulled
t, they had purchased a ticket for
e distance their funds would allow,
d intended to strike out and walk
m that point as they wanted to
i their mother.
Mr. McKenzie took them with him
Pendleton, as he was going there
business, and investigated the
se thoroughly with the authorities
the hospital.
He found that the boys’ mother is
the asylum, but that their father
id about four months ago in Bend,
Dr. Wilber W. Illsley and his
mother, Mrs. E. P. Illsley, left Tues
day afternoon for Baker, where Dr.
Illsley was married Wednesday to
Miss Frances Gardenier of that city.
The ceremony took place at 8
o’clock in the evening at the home
of the bride’s parents, and the couple
left on No. 18 for Denver, Colorado.
After a month’s honeymoon they will
return to make their home in Her
miston.
Dr. Illsley has made him home in
Hermiston for a number of years and
has a large practice in this country.
Mrs. Illsley taught in the public
schools here and was one of the most
popular teachers here and has a
host of friends.
FRUIT MEN OF UMATILLA PRO
JECT ARE ADVISED ON TREES
County Agent Explains How to Take
Care of Injured Trees Caused
By Late Frosts
Many of the fruit trees in Uma
tilla county are showing very clearly
the extent of the Injury which they
sustained from the severe low tem
peratures of last winter. Apparent
ly sick and'partly dead trees are seen
in many of the orchards, particular
ly among cherries, pears and prunes.
itit ut was ia tut itai tötatt Gordon G. Brown, horticulturist of
slness. His death had so preyed the Hood River Experiment Station,
on Mrs. Ellinger's mind that a has issued th« following suggestions
to growers :
nth after his death she was com-
“The so-called balance between the
tted to the state hospital end is
root system and the top has been
! to be discharged
The children wad been placed in a greatly disturbed by injury to the
me ne Beaverton, near Portland, latter. The extent to which the top
1 how they had obtained money to has been injured varies from almost
l away to see their mother has not nothing to as high as 100 per cent.
The killing back of so much tissues
t been found out.
Owen, nine years, and Clyde, six above the ground, however, cannot
in old, are nice, sturdy, well-man- be likened in all respects to the re
moval of a similar amount of wood
ed little chaps. They do not say
through the agency of pruning a
it conditions at the home at
non-injured tree.
Were such the
iverton had anything to do with
case the wood growth of trees now
ir running away; in fact, they
making but feeble growth would be
ak very well of their treatment
tremendous. The remaining tissues
re and their appearance bears this
are also injured which shows why a
t. They only sobbed out a heart-
vigorous growth thus far has not re
oken wish to see their mother, and
.suited.
re willing to beg rides and walk, i
"It will be well to explain briefly
nogt across the state of Oregon to
how
a tree functions and what lack
with her.
Last year the
of balance means.
Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie are tak-
trees had a large leaf surface which
g care of the children until they was capable of supplying the require
t replies from telegrams sent to ments of a large root system. The
thorities.
root and top are said to be in balance
as evidenced by heavy fruiting and
Dr. Wainscott Ranch Owner
| lack of excessive wood growth. Dur
Dr. r. C. 0. Wainscott has been the
ing the latter portion of the 1919
dect of much goon-natured ques- growing season the leaf system was
"ling this week, when the news be- manufacturing the storing up plant
* public that he had purchased food for use during the 1920 season.
n Ray Challis the former Murchle This is the supply now being fur
n east of town. The doctor em- nished by the root system without
tically states that he will not which present growth would not be
lake urban life, but has leased possible. Beginning with the forma
‘ Place to the present occupant, a tion of the terminal bud, the leaf
. Pearson.
system will again manufacture and
store food for next year and the fur
Bert Honey Ever
ther maintenance of the root system.
day Pelmulder, local telephone
"It is apparent, therefore, that as
in and bee-raiser, put some honey much leaf surface as can be main
hoard the car of the Congression- tained in vigorous condition should
Committee on their visit to Her- be encouraged this summer.
“on, and is In receipt óf a letter
"Obviously no pruning which will
thanks from Congressman Sinnott remove leaves capable of functioning
ing that all the members of the should be done. To do so would
mittee enjoyed It immensely and mean root starvation and an enfeeb
mounced Hermiston alfalfa honey led tree. This, however, is not to
best they ever ate.
be construed that no pruning at this
season is advised. The removal of
dead limbs has certain advantages
F. W. Kehrli Here •
" w. Kehrll of Salt Lake, repre- well worth while. Such limbs are
iing the dairy division of the U. more easily detected now than dur
Department of Agriculture was ing the winter and can therefore be
" this week looking over the dairy removed at less expense. "Further-
* on the project. Mr. Kehrli was more, on trees with fruit, the ten
founder of the Hermiston Jersey dency of such limbs is to scratch the
ders‘ Association, when he was fruit and lower Its quality.
"The psychological Influence on
some years ago. He was accom-
ed on his trip here this week by the grower In being rid of so many
“eye-sores" is likewise apparent. Let
Bennion, county agent.
the grower decide now whether the
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Mansfield and tree Is worth saving. Do not be in
° children left Tuesday for Ken- fluenced alone by the growth above
"lek Washington, where Mr. the main crotch.”
nstield has accepted a position
William Egan, mentioned in the
th the Kennewlek creamery.
East Oregonian Monday evening as
P J Kennedy of San Francisco, having met the murderers of Sher
’ began work at Lay's Garage iff Taylor, Sunday near Cayuse, is
"day. Mr. Kennedy is an expert well known in this vicinitty, having
thanie on all makes of ears and it worked for different contracting
"oped that he will make his home companies here for a number of
* permanently.
years.
Mrs. C. E. Baker entertained infor- I
mally Sunday evening for Mrs. Fan- |
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rodda of the ny Moll and Mrs. Mary Blashek. who
Minnehaha district are the proud are visiting their nephew, Claude
parents of a 12 pound son, born Kellogg. The two ladies left Tues-
Tuesday, July 27th.
day’for Salt Lake City, Mr. Kellogg
going with them as far as Pendleton.
Mrs. Ida Harris of Moscow, Idaho,
and Miss Bessie Beasley of Spokane,
Our local ticket agent announces
Washington, are visiting for a few that much trouble and disappoint
weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ment is being caused by the fact TEEL IRRIGATION PROJECT
R. Beasley.
that the early morning train leaves
OWNERS HOLD MEETING
Hermiston, east bound, at 5:22, in
Merle Phelps went to Pendleton stead of 5:33 as formerly. Many
Sunday to witness the game between who have wished to take this train
J, T. Hinkle went to Echo Tues
Milton-Freewater and Echo, the Mil have missed it through this, error.
day to attend a meeting of the land
owners of the Teel project in the
ton-Freewater team winning. The
He reports that
score was 4 to 3, and it took 11 in-
S. R. Oldaker was a visitor last Echo city hall.
nings to decide the contest.
they
discussed
the
general
progress
week from Montana, where he has
been for several months on engineer of the work and listened to the re
Pastor Hall will occupy his pul- ing business for that state. He was ports of the engineers and secretary.
pit next Sunday as usual. The or- called back on business connected The financial report was read and a
dinance of the Lord's Supper will be with street improvement in Umatil committee appointed to work with
administered following the morning la and returned to Montana the mid the board of directors. This commit-
service and the hand of church fel dle of the week. He was entertained tee was made up- of A. Longwell,
lowship will be given to new mem extensively by old friends while in Fred George. W. H. Crary, Joseph
bers.
Cunha and L. L. Mann,
town.
Resolutions were passed pledging
W. M. Bowmer and wife left the
the unanimous determination to com
Warner Blakeslee, former resident
plete the project and cooperation
first part of the week for Wapato,
of Hermiston, who has been visiting
Wash., where Mr. Bowmer will be
with the board of directors. Several
here for the past few weeks, left for
volunteer subscriptions were made to
with the government on construc
Spokane Saturday. He will be ac
the bond issue, totalling $30,000, the
tion work. Mr. Bowmer has sold his
companied by- Harold McKeen, and
lease on the J. J. Casserly place to after a short stay in Spokane they largest individual being that of
Joseph Cunha. The whole note of
Frank Pearson.
will go on to Erie, Pa., where Mr.
the meeting was 'enthusiasm.
Blakeslee will open a drug store and
Did you marry the girl you love? McKeen will assist him in its man
Charles Ray did. See “The Clodhop agement.
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF APPLES
per” and do likewise. This Thomas
AND POTATOES LEAVING HERE
H. Ince picture is one of the best
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Harold
Adams
of
films ever produced, and it will be
A carload of apples was shipped
shown at the Auditorium on Wed Long Beach, Cal., and John Adams
were here Sunday. They are driving to Walla Walla this week through
nesday, August 4th.
through to Detroit. Because of ill- the local freight office. A number
At a special meeting of the Amer ness, Mrs. Adams was forced to dis of apple-raisers had enough to make
ican Legion called Wednesday even continue the trip here and as soon as up the car and the shipment is un
ing, Louis Garner and Herbert Sul word comes from Mr. Adams, who usual at this time of year.
Potatoes, also, are going out in
livan were appointed delegates to drove on alone, she will leave by
large quantities, as it is reported
train
for
Detroit.
Mrs.
Adams
was
represent the local post at the state
formerly Hazel Wishart and her hus that on an average of 25 sacks a day
convention to be held in Astoria,
band was engaged in garage work are going to Pendleton through the
July 30, 31, and August 1.
here.
freight office.
NO. 46
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
ROAD CONTROVERSY TO
BE SETTLED SUNDAY
W. F. Clarke, a clergyman of Se
attle, is visiting A. C. Swarner. Mr.
Clarke and Mr. Swarner were friends
in Colorado. Mr. Clarke held a ser-
vice Wednesday evening on the
banks of the Umatilla near the
Swarner home. About 30 attended.
Mrs Durfey of the Hermiston hotel
is having a hard wood floor laid in
the large dining room. Owing to the
large number of demands for a small
dancing floor, Mrs. Durfey is giving
some thought to the use of the din
ing room as such on some evenings.
Sells Ranch
Jay Pelmulder, local telephone
man and florist, has sold his ranch
north of town to a Minnesota man
whose name cannot be ascertained,
and who has gone back to the east
for his family, They will return to
take possession the first of the
month.
The consideration was
$5500.00.
Mr. Pelmulder’s plans as to a fut-
ure location in the city are uncer
tain.
UMATILLA ITEMS
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
O. Stangeby, local merchant, and
a party of friends drove to Pendleton
Sunday to see the ball game between
the teams of Milton-Freewater and
Echo. Mr. and Mrs. Will Shepard
also took a party in their car. Both
cars were stopped several times be
tween Pendleton and Umatilla by
deputies watching for the jail break
ers from Pendleton.
Mrs. Harry Rodenbough is home
after two weeks spent at St. Anthony
Hospital In Pendleton.
D. R. Brownell was a business vis
itor in Pendleton Thursday.
Miss Dorothy Lowry and Mr. Love,
both local telegraph operators, were
married in Pendleton Tuesday. They
will continue to reside in Umatilla.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Llewellyn, son
Fred and Miss Laura Dunne drove
to Pendleton this week in the Llew-
ellyn car.
Mrs. Eary Brownell was in Pen-
dleton Tuesday.
Mr. Hendri, employed by Mr. Mc
Farland, Is recovering nicely in Pen
dleton from an operation for appen
dicitis performed some days ago by
Dr. Gale.
Miss Gladys Nugent Is still con
fined to her bed by illness.
W. N. Rees of Willows, Oregon,
business visitor In town. Thurs-
day.
Orders for rubber stamps taken at
If your are in
the Herald office,
need, chirp up.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Kellogg are
entertaining Mr. Kellogg’s aunts,
Mrs. Fanny Moll of New York City,
and Mrs. Mary Blashek of La Cross,
Wis. The two ladies have been vis
iting on the coast since Mrs. Moll’s
return from a trip to Honolulu, and
will leave shortly for their homes in
the east. Mrs. Moll visited in Her
miston about ten years ago and is
much surprised at the growth of the
city.
B. S. KINGSLEY OPENS STORE
IN THE BOARDMAN DISTRIOT
B. S. Kingsley, of the Kingsley
Mercantile Company of this city has
enlarged his field of operations in
the the selling line and is now one
of the proprietors of the Boardman
Trading company, in the new little
hustling town on the river.
His partner is Jack Gorham, well
known in Hermiston, and for some
time associated with W. A. Leathers
MR. AND MRS. E. J. KINGSLEY
in the hay business here.
HAVE AN INTERESTING TRIP
The new stere will carry groceries,
feed, and general merchandise, and
Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Kingsley re will occupy space in the new Mur-
turned home Saturday night from a chic building.
two week’s motor trip through the
Yellowstone National Park. They
report a pleasant trip, but end the FOURTH QUARTERLY CONFER
recital of their journeyings with the
ENCE OF METHODIST CHURCH
same refrain that so many Hermis
Dr. H. F. Pemberton of The Dalles
ton people sing when they return
from other states, "but nowhere did visited the local Methodist congrega
we see better land or better crops tion and conducted the Fourth Quar
than right here in the Hermiston terly Conference last Saturday and
Sunday. Among other business af
country.”
fairs the superintendent announced
a request from the church at Bend
for the Immediate use of the $5000
which the church extension society
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
had allotted to Hermiston. Upon
Some hay has been sold the past
realizing that this shifting of the
week, keeping the truck men busy,
fund would save the Bend church a
but many farmers are holding their
considerable amount of money on the
alfalfa in anticipation of higher
purchase of material, the request
prices.
•
was granted with the assurance that
Haying is continuing throughout a like sum would be accessible a lit-
this week and next, and it is notice- tie later in the fall.
able how many more stacks there
The congregation now plan to
are through the country than for raise enough funds to put in the
merly, due to so much more acreage basement of the church building and
being put in each year.
with the other funds build the super
W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian structure.
from Salem, visited this district the
By unanimous vote of the confer
early part of the week, testing cattle ence. the pastor, M. II. Gallaher, was
for turberculosis.
Invited to return for another year
Men are at work hauling gravel with a substantial Increase in salary.
The following officers were chos
to the A Line. The ditch is to be
raised a foot and a half in some en: Thustees, J. A. Scott, Geo. Pat
places, allowing a larger volume of terson. W. A. Leathers, A. C. Voelker,
Ed. Haugeburg, B. F. Strohm. W. H.
water to be carried through.
Mrs. Anna Sapper visited her old Hesser; Stewards. (Hermiston) Geo.
home Tuesday and superintended the raierson, mi >. biuilia pCUL, MrB.
work of packing and moving her fur C. B. Hay. Mrs. H. M. Gunn, Mrs.
Hesser, J. D. Waghorn, Ruth
niture to Hermiston. Mr. Tabor who
and
R. A. Brownson. (Colum-
Scott
bought the place, will move there
bla) F. P. Phipps, Frank Wauga-
soon.
August Linder is spending a week man, Henry Hooker, Mrs. E. E. Gra-
at his home on a short vacation. Af ham. Mrs. A. R. Fisher and Ethel
ter that time he will return to his Graham. Communion Stewards, Mrs.
work in the Collin’s Flour Mill In C. B Hay. and Mm. E. E. Graham
District Steward. E. E. Graham. Fin-
Pendleton.
Mrs. Belscamper will entertain the nancial Secretary and Recording
Neighborhood Club next Wednesday, Steward. Geo Patterson. Treasurer,
August 4th, at the home of Mrs. F. (Hermiston) W. If. Hesser; (Colum
bia) F. P. Phipps. Financial Secre
Beddow.
Mrs. M. L. Watson and baby left tary, (Columbia) Frank Waugaman.
for Boise Monday where she will Tryer of Appeals, E E. Graham. Ex-
visit with her parents tor a week or horters license was renewed for Mr.
Oscar Payne.
ten days.
,
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
•
Last Tuesday at the Hermiston
hotel, the Commercial Club held its
regular weekly dinner.
A small
number of members were present.
The road controversy between
Heppner and Hermiston seems to be
on the way to settlement. Heppner
accepting Hermiston's amendment to
their original plan of having each
club pay 50 per cent of the expense.
Hermiston is willing to let the loser
pay all the bill, and the winner of
the argument to get the full benefit
of all the publicity. The roads In
question are from McDonald’s Ferry
or the John Day river to Pendleton
via
ntppuer
and
KOCK,
uiiu
from McDonald’s Ferry or the John
Day river to Pendleton via Hermis
ton on the Columbia Highway.
It is expected that the trip of in
spection will be made this coming
Sunday, and there will be a represen
tative of each commercial club as
well as a representative from the Tri-
State Motor Association of Walla
Walla and a representative from the
Oregon Motor Association of Port
land The car to be hired In Pendle
ton that will make the trip of in
spection.
The start is expected to be made
from Pendleton early Sunday morn
ing, coming through Hermiston on
the western drive, and back hy way
of Heppner and finishing the trip at
Pendleton nt night. It is estimated
the journey will be about 24 0 miles
long and will require all day to make
the trip.
Secretary Prime read a letter
from Congressman Good, chairman of
the Congressional Appropriations
Committee, which expressed many
thanks for the courtesy shown the
Committee while here on their tour *
of Inspection.
'I he club passed a resolution ex
pressing Its deep sorrow over the*
death of our late Sheriff, Tilman D.
Taylor.
WHEREAS: Tilman D. Taylor
has fallen at his post of duty, a vie
titi of the criminal life which he no
long fought and from which he so i
well protected us; be it therefore
RESOLVED; that we, the Commer
cial Club of Hermiston, Oregon, in
scribe this tribute to his memory. We
regarded him as of the highest type
of the purely western character. He
was born in the west when the west
wad new and rude, but he was never
rough or vicious In his treatment of
any man, though determined and
alert in defense of the law. He was
highly endowed with coolness, cour
age and a ready understanding of the
instincts and motives of men. His
life was free from ostentation and his
thoughts and actions were governed
only by a strong sense of duty and a
quick grasp of the task set for him.
He was always firm, but fair, strong
but kindly, and commanded the re-
spect of all who knew him
fearless manner In which
ducted one of the difficult
defense of human society,
for the
ho con-
tasks In
and for
the high integrity of his daily life.
Umatilla County and the State of
Oregon loses a defender of the law
and a man that cannot he replaced,
and we believe It to be the duty of
every citizen to assume part of the
responsibility that we have so long
placed on the now broken shoulders
of our once stalwart protector.
Says Irrigation Looks Good
J. T. Hinkle went to Pendleton
Saturday for the purpose of meeting
Will R. King, former chief counsel
of the Reclamation Service. Mr.
King is now engaged In private
practice In Washington. D. C., and
Is associated with Mr. Hinkle In sev
eral irrigation matters. *Mr. Hinkle
reports Mr. King as saying that Ir
rigation bills are very favorably
looked upon In the legislative bodies
in Washington and that if It is pos-
sible to get any money at all It Is
almost an assured fact that the Mc
Kay Creek project will go through.
Miss Pauline Beals, bookkeeper
for the Oregon Hardware A Imple
ment Co., was married In Portland.
July 21st, at the First Methodist
church to W. E Dunlap, statistician
for the Portland Railway. Light A
Power Co. Mr. and Mrs Dunlap are
at the coast now and later will make
their home in Portland.