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VOL. XIV
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 27. 1920
PICNIC TO BE BIG FEATURE
PROJECT FIELD DAY
B+B
A preliminary committee meeting*
HUNTING SEASON TO OPEN
was held Wednesday night to make
OCTOBEE FIRST ON PROJECT
plans and arrangements for Field
Day at the Experiment Farm. It Hunting Season
There has been considerable mis­
was the general opinion of the com­
understanding
about the game laws
mittee that the picnic should be the
all-important feature of the day. Ex­ for this section, and no one knew
tensive plans were made for the just when the hunting season opened.
speaking and musical program and H. E. Hitt, wrote to the State Game
for the games. Special committees Warden and asked for information.
have been appointed to take charge The following letter is an answer to
of various features of the day. These his letter and will be of Interest to
committees will hold additional meet­ all hunters.
ings next week to make more de­ Mr. H. E. Hitt, Hermiston, Oregon.
Dear Mr. Hitt:—The duck and goose
tailed plans for the events.
Since big crowds are expected season in District No. 2 opens Oct-
from the outlying communities of the 1st, as specified in paragraph "K”,
project and surrounding districts, a section 39, Fish and Game Laws of
committee will be on hand to wel­ Oregon. A Federal regulation pro­
come them and supply name tags so vides that the open season for the
that everyone may become acquaint­ birds above mentioned shall be Sep­
tember 16th to December 31st of
ed with his neighbor.
Col. J, F. McNaught vice-president each year. Where the Federal seas­
of the County Farm Bureau, is mak­ on over-laps the State season, as in
ing arrangements for speakers and this case, there is only one alterna­
will take charge of the speaking pro­ tive for this Department and that is
gram. A. C. Voelker is chairman of to enforce tne. State statutes, making
the music committee. Special effort the season commence October 1st.
I regret very much that it is nec­
is being made to secure outside tal­
essary
to take this action as I believe
ent as part of the program.
Old and young will join in com­ that the sportsmen in District No. 2
munity singing under well-known should be entitled to commence
shooting ducks and geese not later
leadership of Professor Voelker.
First in the morning will be games than September 16th.' Furthermore.
for the children and grown-ups under I think an effort should be made at
the leadership of M. D. Scroggs and the next session of the legislature to
H. M. Sommerer. Competitive games make the State laws coincide with
such as relay races and various the Federal Migratory Bird regula­
stunts will furnish amusement for tions throughout the state. As long
everyone. The detailed program will as they do not coincide, there is con­
tinually misunderstanding arising as
be announced next week.
to the statutes of game in season
where one regulation overlaps the
Miss Hattie Hall Buried Wednesday other. I would appreciate it very
Funeral services for Miss Hattie much if I might hear from you and
Hall were held in the Baptist other sportsmen in your territory in
regard to this particular phase of the
church at 11 a. m. Wednesday.
Miss Hall had been a sufferer from game question.
cancer of the liver for some time and
The date of September 16th in the
about two weeks ago was taken to synopsis of the Oregon Game Laws
St. Anthony’s hospital in Pendleton is a mistake. It should have read
where an operation was performed, October 1st.
but no aid could be given her and
Thanking you ' very kindly and
she passed away Tuesday morning in trusting that this information will
Pendleton.
be sufficient, I am.
Miss Hail was 55 years old at the
Yours very truly,
time of her death, and is survived by
A. E. Burghduff,
her mother, Mrs. D. A. Hall, a sister.
State Game Warden.
Miss Clara Hall, both ot Hermiston
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT STARTS
H. K. DEAN TO CONDUCT PRO­
OUT IN REAL EARNEST STYLE
JECT DEMONSTRATION WORK
H. K. Dean, who has been on the
Experiment Farm staff for the past
eight years, has been appointed agri­
culturist for the Umatilla Project
and will take over the demonstration
work at once. The demonstration
work on the project will continue
to include assistance in laying out
land, irrigation systems and struct­
uras and will be extended to include
the more general phases of crop pro­
duction.
Special attention will be given to
studying the best methods of crop
production and irrigation practice
and securing their general adoption
on the project. Requests for Mr.
Dean's assistance should be directed
to him in care of the Reclamation
office.
Mr. Dean will continue to direct
the work of the Experiment Farm for
a time and will be assisted there by
Mr. Rynier Van Evera of the Wil­
liston project in North Dakota.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank the many people
of Umatilla and Irrigon who so kind­
ly assisted us in recovering the body
of Claude Brown, our beloved son
and cousin.
S. G. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Chaney
Wesley Chaney.
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TILMAN D. TAYLOR
CN
TO MEET
MEMORIAL FUND
FRIDAY. SEPT. 3
The central committee for the Til
At the meeting called by the coun-
Taylor Memorial at Pendleton has tÿ demonstration agent on Wednes­
appointed C. S. McNaught and F. B. day, five Umatilla women came up
Swayze as local committeemen for on a rainy day to attend the meeting;
Hermiston, authorized to collect sub­ one from Columbia, and one lone
scription for the memorial fund. ■
woman from Hermiston.
It may
Money may be taken to the bunk, have been that several people did
and receipts for the •same will be is- not get word of the meeting until too
aued to the donors. The Herald and lute to attend, and it is desired to im­
the Pendleton papers will print press upon the women of the project
the names of those who subscribe; the date of the next meeting, Friday,
The citizens of Hermiston will be September 3.
proud to give with an open hand to • The day at the Experiment Farm
anything that will perpetuate the will be a pleasant one. Mr. Dean and
memory of Til Taylor. He had many Miss Harmon are working out de­
personal friends in this city and tails for a most interesting gather­
scores of people all over the project ing, and Hermiston women should
had almost unconsciously depended encorage Miss Harmon and members
on him for protection for years.
of the committees by their attend-
The mere giving of money is a ance at the next meeting.
amali thing in return for what he
gave «for the people of Umatilla
Government Man Here
county—his life, and Hermiston w ill
J. L. Burkholder, drainage engin­
want its name written large among eer for the Reclamation Service was
the towns that will give freely and in Hermiston Saturday conferring
gratefully in appreciation of TH Tay­ with the local office regarding drain­
lor.
age problems on the project.
Subscriptions will be voluntary—
there will be no soliciting of money.
and a brother, Rev. LeRoy Hall of
Incorporated Towns in Umatilla Co.
Seattle.
1920 1910 1900
Adams
198.... 205.... 263
Athena
621.... 589.... 703
Echo ..................... 501... 400....
Freewater .... ..... 664.... 532....
Helix ..................... 290.... 109 ...
Mrs. M. C. Burchett of Umatilla Hermiston ....... ... 655 .. 647 ...
was brought to Hermiston Friday to Milton .................. 1747....1280.... 804
receive treatment for injuries re­ Pendleton ............ 7387....4460....4406
ceived in being thrown from a buggy. Pilot Rock .......... 361.... 197....
Mrs. Burchett sustained a fracture Stanfield ............... 278.... 318....
During the fire a few Sunday’s
of the left leg, involving the knee. Umatilla ............... 390.... 198....
She is staying at the home of Mrs. Weston ................. 595.... 499.... 626 ago in the stores on Main street,
some of the Hermiston base ball
Goodwin in this city.
team’s suits and caps were taken
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
out with other things and left in the
Play House Opening Postponed
Miss Marian Roberts of Spokane is yard, in the rear of Shaar’s barber
Because of the inability of the con­
tractors to finish building operations visiting with Mr. and Mrs. W. T. shop. When it was considered that
on the Play House by the opening Roberts. She accompanied Mr. Rob­ all danger from further fire was
night already announced, Mr. Adams erts on his return from a trip to over, and furnishings taken back, it
was discovered that two suits and
has found it necessary to put off the Spokane.
several caps had disappeared.
opening until the 15th of Septem­
It is thought possible that boys
A. C. Voelker returned the last of
ber. Plaster and cement will not be
may
have found them, and thinking
the
week
from
Portland
where
he
has
dry enough for comfort or the instal­
lation of necessary equipment, and been thia summer. Mrs. Voelker and them discarded, taken them away.
for the convenience of his patrons, the children are at Rockaway where Any boys having them or parents
Mr. Adams decided to cancel the date they will remain until cooler weath- knowing their whereabouts will
please let Mr. Hitt know as soon as
previously "given, but will publish er.
possible
later plans in the paper.
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Mrs. J. T. Hinkle is entertaining
Couple Have an Eventful Trip
The birthday of Mrs. Reeder of her sister, Mrs. J. C. Ingham, Mr. In­
The Beddow’s returned Monday
Hermiston was celebrated last Sun­ gham and little daughter, of Cran-
day at Spike's Grove in Echo, with brook, British Columbia. They ar­ from an eight day trip spent In the
a picnic which several friends at­ rived Monday and will stay for some mountains of Grant eounty. Near
Ukiah they experienced some car
tend. Those who were there were: time.
trouble and while waiting for re­
Mr. and Mrs. Means and family and
Mrs. J. F. Plunkett and children. pairs to be sent out from Pendleton,
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Dawson and fam­
ily, all of Stanfield, and Mrs. Reeder Jeanette and John, arrived Friday to spent the time picking huckleber-
visit Mrs George Henderson. They ries, which they report as being very
and daughter of Hermiston.
formerly lived in Omaha. Neb., but plentiful in the mountains this year.
have come west to make their home Meeting friends -living near their
in Portland.
camp, they procured jars and sugar
and canned the berries In camp.
At dne point on the trip they
Miss Kathryn Short will leave
Monday for Portland to take a course found notices posted that the coun­
Miss Helen Boardman was thrown In vocal instruction under Frani X. try being traversed was infested with
from her horse Tuesday at Boardman Arens, of Arena Vocal Studio, New rattlers. This disposed of the ques­
and her right arm was fractured. Dr. York City. Miss Short has studied tion as to whether any more berries
Wainscott was called from Hermis­ In Portland under Miss Mai y Evelene should be picked and after making
ton and set the arm, but It was found Calbreath, former assistant of Frans camp and killing one rattlesnake,
necessary to bring her to Hermiston Arena, but will eke further work camp was broken and the homeward
for an X-ray examination. Miss under Mr. Arens himself, in a course trip begun.
Boardman and her mother are star­ he will conduct at the “Calbreath
A number of fish were eaught in
ine at ore of the hotels for a few studioes during September and Oc­ the John Day and Desolation creeks
tober.
days
and a few grouse bagged.
UMATILLA WOMAN .
SEVERELY INJURED
BASE BALL CLUB’S
SUITS ARE TAKEN
BOARDMAN GIRL
BREAKS ARM
Civic pride seems to have taken an
upwari shoot during the past week.
Several people have trimmed over-
hanging branches from trees along
their property that made the side­
walks almost impassable. ’
The telephone building grounds
are being cleaned of weeds; the elec­
tric light office walks and other pro­
perty owners have cleaned up Rus­
sian thistle patches.
. Dr. Kern Is having the premises
around the little building owned by
him on Gladys avenue and occupied
by Dr. Gale, cleaned up, trees trim­
med and watered and a cement walk
put in.
It is understood that negotiations
are under way with the railroad com­
pany to have the walks on their pro­
perty adjoining Dr. Kern’s torn up
and constructed. The cleaning up of
these two pieces of property will
mean the doing away of eyesores that
have afflicted the eyes of the Her­
miston citizens and the traveling
públic for io, these many days.
Fired by the sight of these im­
provements, Walter Botkin, who re­
cently purchased the property on
Gladys avenue, formerly occupied by
Thomas Fraser, has contracted for
the construction of a cement side­
walk before his place as has F. B.
Swayze and other sidewalk work is
being figured on all over town.
BOARDMAN MAN
RAISING CORN
A. L. Larson of Boardman, was in
Hermiston Friday on business. Mr.
Larson has 40 acres of new land In
the little town on the Columbia
river and has gone in for the raising
of corn on a larger scale than most
of the farmers around this locality
have done.
Thirty acres of the land have been
seeded to corn, und the remaining 10
are in alfalfa. Mr. Larson Is also
putting in crimson clover between
the corn rows and expects to realize
quite a harvest from that.
Boys Boosting for Hermiston
Marshall and Winfield Ellinger,
brothers of the two little boys who
were stopped here some weeks ago on
their way to see their mother at the
Eastern Oregon hospital, stopped
over night Tuesday with Mayor F. C.
McKenzie.
. They had a letter of introduction
to him from the head of St. Mary's
Home In Beaverton, asking Mr. Mc­
Kenzie to make arrangements w Ith
the authorities at the hospital so they
might visit their mother for a day,
and also see that they were put on
right trains both going and coming.
The letter said that Clyde and Owen
never tired talking of the wonderful
time they had In Hermiston.
B. F Strohm Taken III
B. F. Strohm sustained a slight
stroke early Monday morning while
working In the garden at his home
on Gladys avenue. He was taken in­
to the house and a physician called.
He was unable, to speak for some
time, and one side was somewhat af-
feeted. but he is now recovered ex­
cept for a slight weakness.
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NO. 50
WOMEN’S COMMITTEE FOR
FIELD DAY APPOINTED
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Arrangements for Field Day at the
BOARDMAN COMMERCIAL CLUB
Experiment Farm were talked over
FAVORS COLUMBIA HIGHWAY at a meeting called by Miss Ella May
Editor Heppner Herald,
Dear Sir:
In regard to the matter of relative
road route superiority from the John
Day ferry to Pendleton, I see the dis-
cussion left the matter still open, and
apparently no decision was reached
which would ghide the traveling
public in a choice of roads. There­
for the Boardman Commercial club
by casting the deciding vote in favor
of the Columbia river route hopes
to effect a peaceful and final adjust­
ment of the question in debate.
We do not believe that a careful
survey of the two routes will admit
of much doubt as to which is the
most desirable and we are inclined
to think that our Heppner friends
will be willing to concede that they
were in error, if they go over both
roads.
The fact that the claim recently
made in the Herald in regard to the
best route brags up tne wheat fields
scenic charm and not the road itself,
lends emphasis to the belief that the
friends of this route have seen things
in a new light and are now converted
It is hardly credible that any mo­
torist who had from either direction,
passed through endless miles of
wheat farms, hilly, dusty, hot and
dry, would still prefer such scenery
when the other road lay open to his
choice, with its fine level stretches
along the magnificent Columbia river
and picturesque Umatilla river, well
settled, well watered and with cities
and villages close at hand all the
entire distance.
In conclusion we will say“that to
us it seems that the conditions as to
rival routes is unimportant, as with
the close of this season there will be
no question whatever as to which
way we should go, and we expect Tn
the future as in the past, to work
with the rest of Morrow county for
the establishment of good permanent
well located highways, so that in the
future the motorist may travel In
any direction without fear of disaster
and delay.
Yours truly,
A. W. Cobb.
Pres. Boardman Com’l. Club.
—Heppner Herald.
I COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENCE
The heavy rain of Wednesday did
a great deal of good, relieving far­
mers from Irrigating for a short time.
There was very little hay down, con­
sequently little harm was done.
Some levelling has begun for the
fall. Ed. Spencer is putting a small
tract'in shape for seeding on the
Jones place. Ray Fisher has begun
work at his home, and the Erle-Ore­
gon Co. is grubbing brush, preparing
for improvement.
Charles Reynolds had a narrow es­
cape from a serious accident Wednes­
day morning. While crossing a fence
the gun he carried was discharged In
the air, striking a tree, the impact
dealing a blow on his knee that gave
him severe pain for several hours.
Advertisements are out for the
new Play House at Hermiston, and
Columbia young folks would like to
Inform Mr. Adams that he cannot
have the introductory picture any
too soon. The advancement of the
building has been keenly watched by
all.
Mrs. A. R. Fisher, representing the
Neighborhood club, was one of sev­
eral ladies who met with Miss Har­
mon Wednesday In Hermiston. The
purpose of the meeting was to make
In part arrangements for Field Day
September 11.
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The Neighborhood club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Frank Beddow,
September 1, and will be entertained
by Mrs. Carl Thompson.
Harmon, county demonstration agent
at the Library Wednesday afternoon.
A large number of Umatilla ladies
were present and Columbia was rep-
I resented as well as Hermiston, Field
Day being considered of advantage
and interest to the whole project.
Most’of the time was occupied
with discussion of the lunch problem
und the proper display of work done
under the directions from the county
agents office.
There will be a display of home-
made dress forms, work from the
sewing schools, hats made In the mil­
linery classes and an exhibit under
the direction of the home demonstra­
tion agent of home conveniences.
The committee In charge of the
display is. as follows:
Mrs. B. 8.
Kingsley, chairman, Mrs. F. P.
Phipps, Mrs. Frank Waugaman and
Mrs. W. A. Conlon of Umatilla.
Mrs. J. T. Hinkle is in charge of
the arrangements for the picnic din­
ner. Those working with her are:
Mrs. Voelker, (in charge of the chil­
dren's lunch) Mrs. A. W. Purdy, Mrs.
Thomas Fraser, .Mrs. C. E. Baker,
Mrs, E. Brownell, Mrs. A. E. Mc-
Farland, Mrs. Ed. RennIck, Mrs. H.
M. Gunn, Mrs. A. R. Fisher, Mrs.
James, Mrs. Alice Nugent, Mrs. H.
A. McKeen, Mrs. Prank Waugaman,
Mrs. Henry Ott, Mrs. Lena Water-
man, Mrs. Anna Sapper, Mrs. John
WUrster, Mrs. Frank Beddow, Mrs.
J. Dobler, Mis. H. II. Edwards, Mrs.
A. E. Robb. Mrs. W. J. Warner, Mrs.
Noble. Mrs. Parkers, Mts. O. Stange-
by, Mrs. A. C. Stewart. Miss Hattie
Graham and Miss Gladys Nugent.
A large crowwd is expected at the
Experiment Farm on the 11th, and
the committees are planning to make
a good showing and want the cooper-
ation of all the women on the pro-
Ject.
.
Miss Harmon has called a meeting
for Friday. September 3, at the Li­
brary In the afternoon to talk to the
committees and as large an attend­
ance as possible is requested.
FIRE SCARE AT THE
HERMISTON HOTEL
Grease boiling over on the range
at the Hermiston hotel Saturday af-
ternoon threatened to cause damage
of serious proportions and an alarm
was turned In. The fire department
and business men responded quickly
but the fire had been put out.
During the excitement a pair of
horses attached to a light wagon
started from near the Kingsley Mer­
cantile Co's, store und made the run
almost to the fire before they were
stopped. Several cans of cream In
the back of the wagon were not even
upset.
Bakery Will Reopen
The part of the Adams building
formerly occupied by R. W. Hamm
for the Liberty Bakery, will be re-
opened by Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Suth­
erland on September 1.
A baker has been engaged and the
lunch room will be operated as for­
merly, only on a somewhat larger
scale. Miss Gladys Rudolph will as­
sist in the salesroom and the service
of lunches.
Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland have
bought the equipment used by Mr.
Hamm and will also install another
large oven.
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The primary grade In the school
this year will be taught In the old
manual training room. New floors
have been laid and the walls tinted.
New walks have also been laid out­
side leading to the room.
COMMERCIAL CLUD
LUNCHEON QUIET
fl. A. McKeen and Mrs. McKern
left Sunday for a vacation. They
will drive through the Yakima coun­
At the regular meeting and lun
try and visit friends in Seattle be­ cheon of the Commercial Club Tues­
fore returning. They expect to be day, a committee was appointed to
gone about a week.
.
work with a committee of farmers on
plans for Field Day at the Experi­
Mr. and Mrs F. W Whiting, Mrs. ment station, September 11.
Camp ground and street matters
Barmore and son left Tuesday morn­
ing for Portland where they will were discussed at length and the
meeting was adjourned.
make their home.