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HERMISTON,
ROBERT WEST U. S. N„ DIES
FROM FALL OFF BUILDING
Word was received in the form of e—
a telegram Friday morning to J. S.
West, telling of the death of his son,
Robert R. West, which occurred at
Panama the day previous. Accord
ing to the dispatch, he fell from the
roof of a building and died soon af
A large number of local Masons at-
tended the Royal Arch degree held in
ter reaching the hospital.
Robert R. West, or "Bob” as he Pendleton last Friday. Those who
was perhaps more familiarly known went from this district are: A. W.
to most residents of Hermiston and Prann, C. H. Skinner, J. K. Shot-
vicinity, was one of the first to en well, A. F. Beisse, Gordon Shotwell,
list from this city, serving through- Frank Sloan, Roy Paulu, Lew Brown
out the war and continuing in the ell, Frank Zuricher, and Otto Heinl.
service up to the time of his death. The meeting began in the afternoon
During his service he rose from the and held over until 12:00 midnight.
ranks to chief engineer, and held that Nine candidates were given the work,
position at the time of his untimely and those who attended from this
section all report a very entertaining
death.
The grief stricken parents have the session. A chicken dinner was ser
sympathy of the entire community ved at 6:00 o’clock and a light lunch
at midnight.
in this, their great bereavement.
West End Masons
At County Seat
MARGUERITE CLARK BOOSTS
FOR THE PACIFIC COAST
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
Except for the rather unconven
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first arrived, Marguerite Clark, the her home in Seattle after an extend-
dainty Paramount-Artcraft star, nowed visit at the home of her sister,
that she has completed "Luck in Mrs. J. L. Waller.
Pawn,” her third picture made in Los
Angeles, is quite reconciled to Cal
Miss Laura Phipps substituted as
ifornia. She has discovered for one teacher in Columbia school the first
thing that no matter in what section of the week in the absence of Miss
of the country we roam, the great Kirsten, who was ill. Miss Kirsten
American game of base ball is always resumed teaching the latter part of
with us, and she and her husband, the week.
Lieut. H. Palmerson Williams, are
dyed-in-the-wool fans.
Lester Carson is staying at the
"Luck in Pawn” comes to the Play
H. M. Sommerer home and attending
House Wednesday, December 8th.
school in Hermiston.
There will be two shows, one at 7:00
and one at 9:00 p. m.
Mrs. R. B. McLane, who suffered
a stroke of paralysis about two weeks
ago, is reported much improved.
Highway Jubilee
Set Next Spring
The Neighborhood club will have
an excellent Christmas program on
Wednesday, December 15th. The
program, as it appears below, can’t
help but be interesting, and a royal
good time is anticipated. All are
cordially invited to the program.
...Miss Kirsting
Musical Number
. ..Mrs. Voelker
Reading
Ladies Quartet
Music ....
"An Ethiopian Santa.”
Reading.
............... Miss Kirsting
Music ....
Writing to Santa Claus
Reading.
.“Elizabeth’s Christmas
Reading
Presents.”
In bringing In your presents,
please put name and address an all
packages and hand to committee, or
Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. O. O. Felt
house.
Celebration of the completion of
the highway through the western
part of the county will not be held
until spring. It was proposed to
have a west end celebration of the
event early in December, but at a
meeting of delegations from the Um
atilla river towns Tuesday evening it
was decided to postpone the affair
until spring on account of the uncer
tainty of the weather in December.
Representatives of the' commercial
organizations of all the westend
communities drove to Echo Tuesday
evening and after discussing the pro
position decided to put on a big joint
celebration as early in the spring as
the weather will permit.
It is planned to have all of the
west end communities unite with
William Castle of Irrigon, fell from
Pendleton for a big celebration of the
a
building
on which he was working
opening of this road, and to get to
gether for a picnic or barbecue at a week ago Saturday, and broke his
'eft leg in two places. •
some point along the highway.
Alexander Trio Here Soon
Chautauqua Festival Brings Well Known
Eastern Company
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An evening of splendid music is scheduled tor me muu
'
Chautauqua Festival in the coming of the Alexander Trio. This well known
organization "strikes twelve" everywhere. They have been voted as one of
the biggest musical attractions In the Eastern Chautauquas the past year.
The Program is one of almost endless variety, featuring classical music as
well as popular. They present violin, piano, saxaphone, mellophone, goiter
and vocal solos with ali sorte of duet and trio arrangements.
Coming to Hermiston soon.
Wat ch for announcement of dates.
UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY DECEMBER 3, 1920.
POPULAR MOVIE PROPRIETOR
TRIES TO SLIP ONE OVER
Tells Friends He Is Going After His
Wife When He Should Have
Said “Bride”
Arthur W. Adamson, proprietor of
the Play House, in his suave manner,
causually mentioned the fact last
week that he was leaving for Spokane
to bring his wife home. Never for a
moment doubting his word, and be
lieving him to be a regular married
man, his friends wished him bon
voyage and a safe return with his
wife, who was supposed to be leaving
Valley City, North Dakota for Her-
miston.
But for the fact that a naughty
little article appearing in the East
Oregonian, not a single soul in Her
miston would have known any dif
ference, but low and behold, several
large sized kettles of beans were
spilled and
numerous monkey
wrenches were thrown in the
machinery, when the mentioned ar-
tide was read by friends of the
young couple.
Now the joke is on Mr. and Mrs.
Adamson, but like the thoroughbred
sports they are, they are having as
much fun as anyone else on the joke,
even if it is on them.
Mr. and Mrs. Adamson were mar
ried in Spokane, Washington, Mon
day evening, and will make their
future home In Hermiston, where
Mr. Adamson is the live and efficient
manager of the Play House.
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The many friends i Mr. Adamson
has made during his brief residence
in Hermiston, wish him and Mrs.
Adamson every success and happiness
in life.
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The article referred to is as fol
lows:
"Miss Sophie Schroeder, of Valley
City, North Dakota, and A. W. Ad
amson, of Hermiston, were married
yesterday in Spokane, according to
word received here today. The cer
emony was performed by Rev. Joel
Harper. Mr. Adamson is owner of a
motion picture theatre in Hermiston
and formerly resided in Valley City.
The couple will make their home in
the west end town.”
EARTH QUAKE FELT HERE
HERMISTON TAKES STANFIELD
TO CLEANING BY 56 TO 0
LAST SUNDAY MORNING
Few People Felt the Shock, Which
Did No Damage In This
Section
The earthquake that was felt in
Portland, Hood River and Spokane,
last Sunday morning early, was also
felt in our district.
J. J. Casserly was awake at the
time and says the room shook for
about five seconds. He looked at his
watch immediately and it showed
3:30 exactly.
N. W. Bloom of the Columbia dis-
trict was awakened by the shock as
was his daughter Esther. Miss
Bloom was asked by her father if she
felt a slight movement of the house.
They both decided at the time that
it was a slight quake. The shock
was not great, but bad enough to
rattle the dishes. Miss Bloom states
that several others In the Columbia
iistrict also felt the shock.
We have been unable to find any-
ne who felt the shock in the city.
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS
Of course, it you are in affluent
circumstances and of a generous
'rame of mind you might drop a
'hunk of coal in the Christmas
stocking.
But these, professor, are the days
when higher education means lower
pay.
Political writers in the daily press
lave assumed the task of construct-
ng a cabinet for the next president.
And yet it can hardly be termed
‘love's labor lost." A lot of people
■an say that they were also men
tioned.
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Local K, of C. at
Pendleton Session
Initiation of a large class of candi
dates and the serving of a generous
banquet marked the meeting of the
Knight of Columbus in Pendleton
last week. Theodore Pound of Uma
tilla and Rev. J. S. Murtha of Her
miston were initiated In the order.
F. C. McKenzie of Hermiston, act
ed a stoastmaster for the banquet
which followed the initiation. Others
who spoke were Mr. Clemens, Father
Van Hoomissen and Father Murtha.
Baptist Church
Oregon creamery men. actual and
prospective, are planning to enroll
in large numbers in the eight weeks
dairy manufacture short course at
the Agricultural college, opening
January 3. Separate courses will run
for the skilled creameryman and the
inexperienced man.« The dairy de
partment handies about 110,000
pounds of butter annually, 200 gal
lons of market milk daily, cheese
up to as nearly 5000 pounds of milk
daily as they can get, and a big ice-
cream output on a bran new 50-quart
Perfection Dreadnaught brine freez-
er. The very latest and most prof-
itable processes in these departments
will be offered the practicing milk
products men o fthe state. All in
terested are invited to ask further in
formation from the dairy department,
O. A. C., Corvallis.
Miss Anna Ralph of Portland, sis
ter of Joe and Frank Ralph, visited
her brothers In Hermiston over
Thanksgiving week. She returned
to Portland Sunday morning.
It was a great day for foot ball,
lust Thanksgiving Day, and Hermis-
ton defeated Stanfield 56 to 0. The
air was crisp, and the latter end of
the game it sprinkled a little, but the
game went on just the same.
The Hermiston hoys made two
touchdowns in every quarter, making
eight all told, and with every touch-
down, kicked goal, quite a remark
able feat.
The Hermiston boys played like
demons, and made yardage at will,
also making several forward passes
and netting long gains. The Stan
field boys never gave up until the
whistle blew at the end of the last
quarter, and the local boys were al
ways watching them, and succeeded
in breaking up nearly all of their
plays.
Be it said for foot ball, that the
two teams have Just finished their
first year of real foot ball, and next
year Stanfield may do the same thing
to us, as they have some promising
material, and when It is developed,
will make a very formidable-line for
any team to buck up against.
The crowd was not as large as
was expected, but that was probably
due to the fact that some people
thought there was not going to be a
game on account of Athena acting
so nasty about a return engagement.
However, those who attended were
well satisfied with the exhibition,
But the crowd would liked to have
seen the Athena boys play here.
Sunday, December 5. 10:00 a. m.,
Bible School, Prof A. E. Bensel, sup-
erintendent, classes for all grades
and ages. 11:00 a. m., preaching:
"Growth in Grace.” The hand of
church fellowship will be given to all
new members. 6:45 p. m.. an in
teresting Young People’s Meeting.
7:30 p. m., theme: "Santa’s Pltablc
Wages,” a thrice told tale." Come,
enjoy these services with us. You
will be glad that we said unto you,
"Let us go unto the house of the
Lord.” Friday evening, December
10, the parents of the Sunday School
pupils are especially invited to a
“Get Together Social” for a more in
timate acquaintance with the church
and teachers.
Light refreshments
will be served. All como expecting
GREAT NOVEL IS SHOWN IN
a good time.
Ira. D. Hall, Pastor.
PICTURE COMING SATURDAY
Forget your troubles three hours
ach day, and in time you will won-
'.er what has become of them.
Time, tides and railroad trains
wait for no man, but bill collectors
ind vamps do.
Occupying the presidential chair is
tot altogether a bed of roses. A fel-
C. C. MASON WINS HONORS
low has to do so much squirming he
AT BIG LIVE STOCK SHOW wears out a lot of perfectly good
pants.
At the recent International Live
A town that is worth living in is
Stock show in Portland, C. C. Mason
with his exhibit of live stock from worth trading in. Home town boost-
Hermiston, walked away with some rs will keep this fact in mind when
handsome prizes, and along with Geo. loing their Christmas shopping*
Strohm, let the outside world know
that they raise the real stuff here
The fellow who never reads the
when it comes to live stock.
ds in his local paper is like the blind
Mr. Mason took the grand cham nan who walks over a dollar, He
pion for his sow against 50 other ex- lever knows what he misses.
hibitors from all over the Pacific
Northwest. This is some honor, and
At the expense of modesty, we
is a big boost to the quality of live uggest that a subscription to this
stock raised here. He also won first paper would make an ideal Christ-
and fourth prize in the Junior Year nas present for your friends at a dis-
ling sow class; third and fifth in the ance. Shop early and shop often.
Junior Yearling boar class; second
in the best boar and five sows. Only
Study Club Meets
Idaho and Washington could beat Mr.
The Study Club met at the home
Mason in the last class, he taking
f Mrs. F. P. Adams Tuesday after-
everything over all Oregon entries.
Creamery Men Wise Up
No. 12
HEALTHY
BASKET BALL GAME TO BE
PLAYED FRIDAY NIGHT
Te basket ball'season will open up
Friday night at 8:00 o’clock sharp,
whhen a big double header will be
played. There will be a game be
tween the girls and a game between
the boys. The four teams will be
picked from the schools here and a
good contest is assured, for the team
that wins will perhaps’be the one
that will represent the school, both
In the boys and the girls.
A nominal admission fee has been
noon.
Many Interesting topics of
current events were, given in re- decided upon to defray the expenses
iponse to roll call. Mrs. Adams gave of the game. The amount is 15c.
a splendid paper on "Obregon.” Mex
ico’s new president, who will be in-
iugurated with much pomp and cere
mony, November 30th. Mrs. Voelker
continued the regular atudy course
by reading a chapter on "Ancient Re
ligions of Mexico.”
Mrs. R. A.
Brownson gave some startling facte
and figures concerning the New East
Situation and the American Relief
drive Inaugurated by Herbert Hoover
to help the starving children of Eu-
rope. A lively discussion followed by
various members of the club, after
which the hostess served dainty re-
freshments.
One by one the best works of the
modern masters of fiction are finding
their way to the screen. Joseph
Conrad’s great novel, "Victory,” has
been made into a motion picture and
will be shown at the Play House,
Saturday, December 4th.
"Victory” is a story of the sea.
laid in the South Sea islands. The
hero is the son of an expatriated
Swedish baron, drifts to the South
Pacific and after some thrilling en
counters with a group of unscrup
ulous adventurers who seek the sup
posed fortune he possesses wins the
love of the girl whom he rescued
from her brutal master.
There will be a matinee at 2:30 In
the afternoon and two shows at night
7 and 9.
Harry M. Straw and family and
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Kellogg, motored
to Pendleton last Thursday morning
and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. Barthel, formerly of this city,
at a sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner.
They returned home Friday.
Monday afternoon Mrs. James J.
Neary left for Peabody, Mass., re
ceiving word that her brother had
suddenly died at that place. She is
expected to be gone about two weeks.
Basket ball game Friday night at
8:00 o'clock In the Auditorium.
For Perforating Postage Stamps
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Echo Mill Now Grinding
Grinding of flour started at the
Echo Flour Milte Monday.
This is
the first work done at the mill this
season, the uncertain condition of
the flour and wheat market making
it inadvisable to manufacture any
flour. During this run only enough
high patent flour will be ground to
supply the local trade, and It is not
known just how long the runwill
continue.—Echo News.
Mrs. E. P. Dodd was in Portland
Thanksgiving week with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. E. Mikesell from
Echo were visiting relatives In Her
Mr. and Mrs. R. Alexander.
miston last week.
The attraction at the Play House
A. J. Benham came up from Her-I
next Sunday Is Pauline Frederick in
miston to spend Thanksgiving with'
‘ Bonds of Love.” There will ateo be
his family.—Attedia Newe-Tribun«. ,
a Harold Lloyd comedy.
This machine, demtenen by Renjemin ns both lengthwise and "ros%
engraving and printing, pertorntes Ind neestan It also «ita te stampa Into
wise, after they have been printed wholes been employed in the bureau for
sheets of 100 each. Mr Stickney., who has. "o hl. work on this and "
severa years, received n handsor More than 300 tons of machinery in the
machine used to print the stamps ” rem
bureau was designed and perfected by him.