The Hermiston herald., August 13, 1920, Image 1

T he H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIV
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13. 1920
ARLY MORNING BLAZE
DAMAGES BUSINESS HOUSES
Fire which started from unknown*
gin did much damage to the POPULAR HERMISTON YOUNG
tiding owned by Dr. F. P. Adama,
COUPLE QUIETLY MARRIED
j the Oak Tan Shoe Store, owned
Sam Rogers, between the First
Llyle Delman Tilman and Mildred
tional Bank and Mitchell's Drug Muriel Percey were married Friday
pre, early Sunday morning. The afternoon *at the Baptist parsonage
ildings owned by C. S. McNaught by the Rev. Mv. Hall.
d W. J- Warner were only damag-
They left for Portland Saturday
by water. The loss Is estimated afternoon in their car and will be
about >3,000.00
gone a month, visiting in that city,
Residents of Hermiston were Tillamook, Seaside and several sum­
akened from their Sunday morn- mer resorts before returning to Her­
; sleep by the frantic ringing of miston.
> fire bell at 5:20. Sam Rogers
A few friends of the young people
s roused by the ¿cackling of the knew that the marriage was to take
mes 'n his store and rang in three place later, but were surprised that
irms. .The Hermiston fire depart- it was so soon, and they were unat­
nt responded at once, and three tended.
ies of hose were playing on the
Mrs: Tilden has spent practically
tiding in a very few minutes. Fire all her life in Hermiston, having
ief Kingsley directing the depart- graduated from the high school in
mt, which accomplished wonders the class of 1920, and is most pop­
putting the fire out with so little ular among the younger set. Mr.
s to the stocks In the buildings. Tilden came here from the coast
The blaze was a particularly stub- country a few years ago, and has
rn one, as the fire was Almost en- been associated with his father on
ely under the floors, spreading their ranch west of town.
m one store to another in that
y, finally getting through one
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
irtition to the second story. Dense
loke also made the firemen’s work
The Hotel Hermiston is getting a
ird and in some cases a little dan- new coat of paint this week.
rous, but our fire laddies made
ort work of the blaze.
Mrs. H. M. Schilling spent Satur­
The largest amount of damage day in Pendleton on a shopping trip.
om the fire belongs to Dr. Adams,
hile the stock damage by fire,
Mrs. B. H. Prior has been quite
joke and water, hit Sam Rogers ill at her home on the west side this
irdest. The firms occupying the week.
Hiding were the Liberty Bakery,
illiam Sharr’s barber shop, Oak
Mrs. C. M. Jackson and son Billy
in Shoe Store, W. P. Warner’s law came home from Pendleton Saturday
fice, and E. P. Dodd real estate and morning.
surance office.
Willing workers
on stripped the burning building
Mrs. James Gent is entertaining
all the contents, and the loss by her sister, Mrs. Stahl of Portland,
e was not great.
this week.
The loses are as follows: Dr. F.
Adams, >1000.00; William Shaar,
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mitchell left
75.00; Sam Rogers, >10 0 0.0 0 ; J Wednesday morning for a short visit
. McNaught, >56.50; C. S. Me- in Portland.
aught, >50.00; ‘ W. J. Warner,
130.50.
Miss Lila McMillan left Friday for
it is gratifying to know that all a weeks visit with friends in Yakima,
sses were adjusted by Thursday Washington.
ternoon, with the exception of a
rail loss of plate glass to Ed Miles,
Mrs. Frank Auseon and daughter
t yet adjusted.
left Wednesday for a short visit with
friends in Spokane.
GON CLUB MEMBERS ARE
ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE NOW
L. D. Lay and son Phil were In
Hermiston the first of the week from
England With Cash I aconta, Washington.
tee Trip to
Awards Additional Goes to
Winners in Contest
W. W. Felthouse of the Columbia
district is spending a few days in
A free trip to England, or some Portland on a business trip. •
ish awards, will be given to the
tuners of the Jersey cattle judging
L. H. Pierson of Tacoma, came in
intest at the Southeastern fair, At- Wednesday afternoon to spend a few
inta, Georgia, this fall. Oregon days in Hermiston on business.
ub members, as well as those of all
her states of the Union are eligible
Miss Leah Percey returned this
1 compete in this contest.
week from a short vacation spent
Each state is entitled to send one with friends at Wasco, Oregon.
ani, says H. C. Seymore, state club
ader. The team scoring the high-
C. B. Williams brought in the first
it. In judging the stock as well as muskmelons of the season Saturday,
« individual making the highest from his ranch in the Columbia dis­
ore, will have the trip to England, trict.
addition, the state team winning
« contest will get >30 cash for
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Mooney have
ending money, although all ex- rented the house across from the
inses of the trip proper will be paid Reclamation building, owned by Mrs.
‘ the American Jersey Cattle club, M. A. Brown.
he sceond highest team will get
25 cash, the third >20, the fourth
O. G. Sapper was in Portland this
15, and the fifth >10.
week attending to business connect­
Twenty-five states are planning to ed with his firm and taking in the
nd teams, and the contest will be festivities of Buyers’ Week in that
red hot.”
«
city.
Besides the training, the trip to
Hanta, the club camp, and the fun,
Miss Edile Johnson left Friday
« not every day that country boys morning to visit her brother in Top-
ave a chance* to earn a trip to Lon- penish, Washington. She will visit
on." says R. M. Gow, secreUry of at the coast and Portland before re­
he cattle club.
turning to Hermiston.
An effort has been made to in-
uee the 11 other breed associations
Mrs. Merle Potter has been enter­
° offer like valuable cash prizes. taining ber brother and sister. Lloyd
and Violet Matron this week. They
returned to their home in V ancou-
Twelve hundred American Spring- ver, Washington. Saturday.
leld rifles said to be the best pat-
er In the world, have arrived for
On Wednesday. Thursday and Fri­
e of the military department at
he Oregon Agricultural college. day of this week. Hermiston ship-
These arms displace the modified ped out an average of 10 cars of
hay a day. which means about >3000
-Enfield known
the United
a
day coming Into the project.
slates army rifle used in the recent
w- The new type is the same as
F. L. Wright. Mrs. Wright and her
at Used by the American riflemen
sister
left Wednesday morning for
winning the world championshin
" shooting at the Olympic games Pendleton on business. They will
(his Tear
. .
go from there to Portland where Mr.
Wright expects to engage in bus-
Furniture special, see Sappers adv. iness
Army Rifles Changed
THRESHING MACHINE CHASES
A LITTLE BULL CALF WINS
MOUNTAIN GIRL ON DONKEY
GOLD MEDAL FOR OREGON
Daughter of Feudist Clan Gives Up Oregon Again “Rises to Say.” Says
Idea of Bullets to Study
Interesting Article—Blooded
Her Books
Stock Always Tells
At her 14th birthday, Mavis Hawn
a Kentucky mountgin girl decides
that books and not bullets are essen­
tial to her life’s success. So think­
ing, she mounts the family donkey
and sets out for the lowland school
to find the strangest thing she has
ever seen—a railroad train, which
she thinks is a threshing machine.
This is one of the unusual situa­
tions in “Heart O’ the Hills.” adapt­
ed from the story by John Fox, Jr..
In which Mary Pickford will be seen
at the Auditorium. Saturday, August
14.th This is Mary Pickford’s third
First National attraction produced
in her own studios of which her
mother is business manager.
As Mavis Hawn, Mary Pickford is
in love with Jason Honeycutt, a
mountain boy, who chafes under the
cruel treatment of his father and
who is unrelentingly jealous of the
attentions which Mavis pays tc one
of the city aristocrats who visits in
the mountains.
As time passes Mavis and Jason
take separate trails in their searches
for education. They finally wind up
however, back at their mountain
home to find Jason’s father and
Mavis’ mother leading a cat-and-dog
wedded life. Just as Steve Honey­
cutt is about to murder the Widow
Hawn, the most exciting moment of
the story arrives.
•
Come early and be assured of a
seat, for this wonderful Mary Pick­
ford picture will draw a very large
crowd. The admission is just the
same, notwithstanding the fact that
this picture costs the Hig hSchool
Movie nearly three times as much as
other pictures.
NO. 48
RECORDER C. N. JENSON
PASSES AWAY TUESDAY
An article appearing in the July
issue of "The Jersey Bulletin” should
be interesting enough to Jersey
Residents of Hermiston and the
breeders on the project to be copied SPLENDID MUSICAL REVUE
Umatilla project
shocked to
in the Herald, as animals from this
COMING TO HERMISTON learn of the death of C. M. Jensen,
strain are numerous in local herds.
Tuesday morning. Mr. Jensen had
"Another Gold Medal bull must be
Crist and Costa’s delightful music- been at his place of business Monday
credited to Oregon. Rosaire Chimes, al revue; "The Dancing Kewpie and while he had not been well for
owned by Mr. Delmar Perkins, of Dolls” will be the offering at the some time, such a turn for the worse
Carlton, Oregon, dropped a living Auditorium. Monday. August 16th. was totally unexpected.
He was taken with a severe asth­
bull calf on May 29, after finishing
This company is a departure
a year’s official test on January 21, from the ordinary run of musical matic attack, and a physician sum­
with a record of over 13,644 pounds shows that have been touring In moned late Monday evening. Prompt
of milk, 6.07 per cent fat, or 828.32 these parts and their offering is the measures gave him temporary relief,
pounds. She is the third daughter odds and ends from all the principal but he soon became unconscious and
of Silver Chimes of S. B. to produce musical comedy productions now ap­ remained so until the end came,
over 700 pounds of fat. so that he pearing in New York City and is about 8 o'clock a. m.
Mr. Jensen had hosts of friends
has qualified, and only awaits offic­ the same caliber of acts that are
ial notification of the award. The featured over the Orpheum circuit on the project and his loss will be,
other two daughters that helped win and the Pantages as well. The prin­ felt deeply by all who knew him.
the Gold Medal are Gwendola Olga cipal players who are appearing Quiet and unassuming, he always
Chimes, with 812.44 pounds of fat. with the '»Dancing Kewpie Dolls" had a pleasant word and smile for
and Silver Chimes Rua, whose rec­ are such well known and versatile all with whom he came in contact.
Christian Martin Jensen was born
ord is 784.49 pounds of fat at four entertainers as Mr. Merrill La Velie,
years and ten months. This is the Albert MacDonald, Misses Lillian in Exirl, Iowa, January 9, 1880. He
second official record of each of Leslie and Dorothy De Vere. The was married November 25. 1903, to
these cows. There is nothing re- company carry a most sumptuous Miss Ma.el McCarty, who, with four
markable about the first record of production and the costumes are all children# Perry Victor. Mabel and
any of them, although they are all of the latest designs and lend class Velma, survive him.
He had been a resident of Her­
to their offering as well.
good.
There is much fun and laughter miston for nine years, city recorder
"Silver Chimes of S. B.. besides
his Gold Medal daughters, has a throughout the entertainment with for the last six years, and owned
world’s record daughter in the list. comical situations that cause no end a jewelry and watch repairing bus­
This is Silver Chimes Gwendola, the of laughter and the song numbers iness here. He was a member of
heifer that at one year and 11 are all direct from the big shows Hermiston Lodge A. F. & A. M. and
Damascus Chapter No. 40, R. A. M.,
months made a record of 644.2 and are new and catchy.
and
Queen Esther Chapter No. 101
"The
Dancing
Kewpie
Doll
Re
­
pounds of fat for Mr. F. A. Doerfler.
She displaced Lucky Farce, owned by vue" is an entertainment worth O. E. S.
The funeral was held at the Bap­
the International
Correspondence while and Is playing to capacity
tist
church at 10:30 a. m.. Thursday
business
in
every
city
which
it
has
Schools of Scranton. Pa., and a few
weeks later was displaced by the played this season, and this rule and was In charge of the Masonic
Lodge. The Rev. Mr. Gallaher de­
wonderful heifer, Luhi Alphea of should also prevail here.
livered a short talk, and the Masons
Ashburn, owned by Messrs. J. J. Van
formed in a body and marched to the
Kleek & Sons and bred by Messrs. J.
corner of Fourth and Main streets,
M. Dickson & Son. • I mention all
where cars were taken to the ceme­
these because they are all Oregon
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
tery.
where final Masonic rites were
Jerseys. In all, Chimes has 16 Reg­
delivered.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Stewart visited
ister of Merit daughters. A num­
Past Master C. H. Skinner was In
ber of the heifers in Mr. Perkins’ Sunday at the home of their daugh­
charge of the ceremonies and Past
herd are soon to be put on test. He ter. Mrs. Alton Basey.
Mr. Mapes, who for the past two Master A. P. Garner read the obitu-
Pendleton, Oregon. August 4, 1920 has sold quite a number of heifers
years
has been superintendent of the ary. Pall bearers from the lodge
young
cows
within
the
past
year
To The Editor: I desire to express and
Tillamook ranch, has returned with were: C. S. McNaught, H. M. Straw,
through your paper my appreciation and a half, and it is safe to say that
his family to Tillamook, Marlin C. H. Crandall, A. F. Beisse, George
of the great effort and effective as­ the number of tested daughters will
And some Gardiner Is the new superintendent Patterson and T. F. Fraser.
sistance rendered by the friends of be greatly increased.
to win Gold and manager.
Sheriff Till Taylor in returning the more of them are going
Buy Blacksmith Shep
E. W. Rhea and P. F. Shaw have
Medals.
*
murderers to jail. I want to thank
W. C. Mucike r of Wichita Falls,
each purchased new Ford touring
Gold
other
Differing
from
the
every one, especially those who took
cars from the Echo Auto company. Texas, and J. L. Harmon of Stan-
the more- humble parts, standing Medal bulls of Oregon, Silver Chimes
Mr. and Mrs. John Wright are field, Oregon, bought out the black-
of
S.
B.
is
strictly
of
Island
breeding,
watch upon the roads and at the
leaving
this week for Portland where smith shop of Jake Stork and will
stations, and the people of Umatilla with no infusion of any of the ‘Amer­ they will make their future home.
continue the. blacksmith business in
county have my deep gratitude for ican’ strains to take credit. His sire
few
tile Stork shop.
Is
spending
a
W.
H.
Ogden
their forbearance and good citizen­ is Betsy Stockwell, son of Imperial
Mr. Muelker and family arrived
near
harvest
fields
weeks
In
the
ship during the trying hours when Stockwell, that sold for >11,500, and Athena.
here this week from Texas, coming
he
in
turn
a
son
of
Oxford
Lad.
His
the murderers were first returned to
Marion Marks In company with overland via Pikes Peak and the Yel­
dam is Silver Chimes Duchess, by
jail.
the Thomas Brothers, left Thursday lowstone National Park, being on
Fern
’
s
Silver
Chimes.
She
was
never
Respectfully,
morning by auto for several weeks the trip eight weeks.
W. R. Taylor, Sheriff. tested. The Flying Fox family Is hunting trip in the mountains near
Both families will make their
prominent in his pedigree. How­
homes
In Hermiston. J. L. Harmon
Baker
City.
Says Hermiston Made Best Record ever, the blood’ of either Rosaire
rel- is a native of Oregon and during his
Earl
Share
of
Umatilla
visited
.Olga Lad, King Koffee’s Count or
Miss Ella May Harmon, county Chief Engineer appears in the ped­ atives on the creek a few days this 28 years of blacksmithing, has
worked over a great part of the
demonstration agent from Pendleton igree of each of Chimes' Gold Medal week.
John Spencer was a business vis- state. He has many friends and
stopped in Hermiston Saturday on daughtr. I believe in every case
acquaintances in this neighborhood
her way to Umatilla on farm bureau where the dam was tested the daugh­ itor In Hermiston last week.
Raney's hay baler is now at work who will be glad to learn of his ar-
work in that town. Miss Harmon ter's record is better for the same
rival here.
says that Hermiston made the best age, and he has shown better type bailing on the Tillamook ranch.
Mr. Muelker Is accompanied by C.
R. G. Attehury and family motored
showing of any town in the county and less coarseness in every daughter
in the millinery classes held some than was shown by her dam. He to Umatilla Sunday taking their II. Collins, also pf Texas, who Is an
time ago. She is in Hermiston to was nine years old last November, lunch with them, spending the great­ old newspaper man and Is prospect­
confer with Mrs. Haneline on Civic and appears to have quite a number er part of the day swimming in the ing for a paper In this part of the
state.
club plans for the coming year.
of years of useful life ahead of him. Columbia river.
Neil Rock who is interested in the
Silver Chimes of S. B. was pur­ Echo Auto Co., was transacting bus-
Mrs. George Prindle has accepted
Card of Thanks
chased when a baby calf by Mr. Per­ iness on the Creek several days this a position with the Westland school
We wish to express our thanks kins at one of Mr. Harry West's
district for the coming year, to teach
to all who so kindly assisted us in sales. The price was so low that Mr. week.
the primary grade.
our sad hour of bereavement.
Perkins does not boast of it. Wheth­
Anto Epitaphs
Mrs. Martha A. Boynton
er the price or the individuality of
Friends and neighbors of Mr. and
This grave you see is Ezra Paine’s;
and children.
the calf was the chief factor in his
‘Twas raining and he had no chains. Mrs. William Logan, north of town,
F. W. Boynton.
purchase does not matter now. He
surprised them Monday night with a
H. E. Boynton.
has made good, and Mr. Perkins has
charivari party.
About 20 people
Mrs. J. H. Shumaker,
realized the value of his own herd Departed this life
called on them and refreshments
Mrs. W. H. McReynolds.
And
his
place
In
the
strife.
since Chimes was purchased. He
You find here Emanual Perking. were served.
calls attention to the fact that many
When
he came to a hill
Federal Cattle Inspector Here
a high priced bull is a failure, and
Dan Crimmins and Miss Wolfe of
Fred A. Barber, federal cattle I n- that the only real test of a bull's And a chance for a spill
Tekoa, Washington, visiting at the
His
emergency
brake
wasn't
work
spector, has given the tuberculin value Is his daughters."
•
A. W. Mack home, are quarantined
ing.
test to 200 cattle on the project dur­
Horace Addis.
this week because of an attack of
ing the week. The serum was ad­
scarlet fever, presumably contracted
Wiles
across
he
flew;
At
sixty
ministered the first three days of the
on a recent camping trip.
I. E. Putnam is busy this week The fast mail came at sixty-two.
week and the readings will be made
up a shop for his plumbing
putting
the last three days, so that the re-
Miss Emily Shotwell and Arnold
business on the back part of the lots
suits of the test cannot be made pub­ he has purchased on Main street. He These bones of Bill’s do not disturb; Shotwell left Thursday for the Uni-
At
sixty
miles
he
hit
the
curb.
lic in this issue.
versify of California at Berkley, Cal-
will also build a garage to house the
Mr. Barber is not making this trip
new Dodge touring car he has just He drove while lit; It seems a shame ifornia, where Miss Shotwell will
with any fear of tuberculosis in the
His lights could not have been the specialize In music and Arnold will
herds of the project, but at the re­ purchased.
take a post-graduate course In chem­
saie.
quest of farmers who wished to have
istry
Miss Hattie Hall was taken to
their cattle tested for their own sat­
In thia ground lies Charley Hewitt;
Pendleton
Tuesday
afternoon
on
the
isfaction
Did you ever hear a jury rising
local, and it was found necessary to He thought he’d beat a fast train
and each Individual declaring that
to
it.
.
Pendleton Bakery Changes Hands perform an operation on Wednesday.
he was guilty of murder, and not the
J. M. Thirion. Walter Malloy and Miss Hall has been III for some time Here lies the body of Jim Lake,
accused, in a court room trial. It
R. Kar son. are the members of the with a severe attack of jaundice
happens among the loyal mountain-
Tread softly all who pass;
Pendleton Baking Company, which Her brother. Rev. LeRoy Hall, ar­ He thought his foot was on the brake eers. It will warm your heart In the
lias bought out the bakery of otto rived Tuesday afternoon from Seat
trial of Mary Pickford for murder
But it was on the gas.
in “Heart O’ the Hills." st the Audi­
Hohbach. They will remodel the old tie and went on the Pendleton with
bakery and carry a full line of first her. Dr. Gale accompanied them to Furniture special, see Sappers adv. torium. Saturday night, August 14.
Pendleton.
clam bakery products.
LETTER OF APPRECIA­
TION FROM SHERIFF
BUTTER CREEK ITEMS