THE
HERMISTON
ORËGUN.
HERALD, HERMISTON.
Hermiston Locals
Mrs. W. H. Stewart of Boardman
vas in Hermiston Sunday.
We Want You to Know
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Kerr
in Pendleton, a 14 pound baby girl.
that
DURING OUR SIXTEEN DAY CLEARANCE SALE
George J. Frederickson of Irrigon
was a business visitor in Hermiston
Tuesday.
Every Article in the
Store is Reduced
J. D. Urcher, Stanfield attorney,
was transacting legal business in
Hermiston Tuesday.
Mrs. Duty is here from the John
Day country visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Clark Prindle.
ne-Eleven”
Bailey Werner, State Labor Com
missioner for this district, was in
town for a few hours Friday.
O. H. Warner, proprietor of the
Highway Inn at Boardman was in
town the first of the week on bus
iness.
J. S. West returned home Friday
morning from San Francisco where
he went to attend the funeral of his
son, Robert.
inni
R E. Mitchell is laid up at his res
idence with a bad cold. Â. W. Prann
is assisting in the drug store while
Mr. Mitchell is recuperating.
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A. S. Johnson’s smiling face is one
again seen at the depot. He return-
ed to work after several days con-
finement at his home with a badly
sprained ankle.
Miss Gertrude Elliott from Port-
land, Oregon, is visiting her sisters,
Mrs. C. V. Wilson and Mrs. O. C
Pierce for a week. She expects to
return to Portland next Monday.
CALIFORNIA
Calls You
TO A WORLD OF INFINITE BEAUTY AND CHARM
America9s Winter Playground
Outdoor life ideal. An endless variety of healthful recreations, pas
times and sight-seeing tours. Its thousands of miles of picturesque
paved highways are the admiration and delight of motor enthusiasts. A
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The Direct and Pleasant Way to California is Via the
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
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interesting routes—the world famous Columbia River and Shasta
Routes, or through Salt Lake-City and one hundred miles of orange
groves in the Sunny Southland.
WHY NOT GO ONE WAY AND RETURN THE OTHER
A circle of rare scenes and experiences not excelled on the continent.
Through sleeping car and dining car accommodations make the trip
either way comfortable and interesting.
—Let our agent tell you all about it, prepare
your itinerary, make your reservations, deliver
your tickets and supply instructive California
literature.
A pleasant variation from the all rail trip to California is
the ocean trip from Portland to San Francisco. Sailings
on the “Rose City” or “Alaska” every fifth day. Direct
connection in Portland. Let us tell you about it.
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F. C. WOUGHTER, Local Agent
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Echo Flour Mills
Echo, Oregon
----------------- MANUFACTURERS OF-----------------
High Grade Patent
Blue Stem Flour
F. R. Jackson's theme for Sunday
morning will be The Slowness of God
Everyone cordially invited. There
will be stereopticon slides on South
American Sunday evening at Mack’s
Hall.
The sewing school conducted by
Mrs. Edith Van Duesen, county home
demonstration agent, at the Hermis
ton Library three days last week, was
well attended and of profitable in
terest to the entire class.
Mrs. F. L. Durfey, proprietress of
the Hermiston hotel, left Wednesday
for San Diego, California, to see her
sister, Mrs. Newman, who is very ill.
J. M. Smith is taking-charge of the
hotel during her absence.
The J, K. Shotwell Construction
company and the Newport Construc-
tion company finished loading six
cars of equipment for their work on
the Columbia River highway and the
cars pulled out of Hermiston Thurs
day.
Mr. Biggs, brother of J. M. Biggs,
and family arrived here Wednesday
night, Mr. Biggs brought the re
mains of his three and one-half year
old daughter here for interment. The
funeral was held at Echo, Friday at
2:00 p. m.
The First National Bank, follow
ing the custom of all other banks in
the county, will hereafter close on
Saturday at 1:00 o’clock p. m. Pat
rons of the bank will please note this
change, and arrange to make their
deposits before 1:00 o'clock.
J. Skovbo returned home from
Portland Thursday, where he has
been for several weeks on business
and pleasure. - While there Mr.
Skovbo succeeded in getting several
hundred pounds of his honey on the
market.
Mrs. Meacham, from Iowa, who
has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Hannan and family of the Columbia
district during the past week, left
for her home last Tuesday. Mr. Han-
nan is a nephew of Mrs. Meacham,
and had not seen her for 35years.
J. G. Camp, district manager of
the King Hill Irrigation district, with
headquarters at Glenns Ferry, was in
Hermiston the latter part of last
week. Mr. Camp was formerly a res
ident of this project, and was here
looking after some property Interests
four miles below Umatilla.
I. E. Putnam has started construc
tion on a new residence on his prop
erty on Main street between Fifth
and Sixth streets, Tho basement Is
finished and is of concrete, full
length and width of the house. It
will be modern in every respect and
will cost approximately 83,000.00.
DEALERS IN GRAIN AND FEED
Mrs. W. J. Jackson returned home
Wednesday morning accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs I. L. Shippee of
Plentywood. Montana. Mrs. Jack-
son has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. M. C. Lehner, of Wallace, Idaho,
who was here last summer visiting.
Mrs. Shippee will spend some time
visiting with relatives here before re
turning to her home.
REMOVED
To New Location in Oregon Hardware &
Implement Company’s Warehouse
Not a Few Articles Thrown Out for Bait
Whether it be a piece of aluminum or glassware, household utensils, heating
stoves or ranges, farm implements or machinery, you can buy it here feeling that
we have granted every concession the market justifies. The people have proved
for themselves that this store’s values are best, that this store’s selections are
finest We know you appreciate the fact that we are Pioneers in the movement
locally but we are glad to observe that others have seen fit, although tardily it
may be, to Follow Our Lead in a modified way.
SACRIFICE SALE ENDS SATURDAY, FEB. 5
SAPPERS’ INC
All lovers of music are reminded
that the Willamette Glee Club will
give a concert in the Play House
8:00
next Wednesday evening
o’clock. The Glee Club is making a
tour of several weeks and the reports
on their appearances are splendid,
which Indicates that they are better
than last year. The Student Body
of the high school is responsible for
their date here, and the young peo
ple Invite the public. The admission
will be 50 cents, plus the war tax.
Hardware
House furnishings
Farm Implements
Hermiston, Oregon
J. W. Campbell returned from a
trip to Spokane and surrounding ter-
itory last Tuesday. While away Mr.
Campbell succeeded in disposing of
considerable hay, which he will ship
in the near future.
The Superior Product of Scientific Milling
Makes Better Bread
Try a Sack
Knerr’s Repair Shop
We are Firmly Resolved that the low price of your farm products shall be
met by a Corresponding Reduction in our merchandise based on replacement
values. The public at this time is loath to buy unless they feel that the mer
chant is meeting them at least half way. We know from the way you have re
sponded to our advertising that you are convinced we are doing everything in
our power to make our prices correspond to your willingness to pay. We are giv
ing you Unrestricted Choice of our stock at Substantial Reductions.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of the authority of the City
Charter of the City of Hermiston and
he direction of the City Council
iuthorizing and directing the Treas
urer of the City of Hermiston to col-
ect the unpaid assessment for the
City Irrigation water for the year
1920, levied and imposed under the
provisions of ordinance No. 76, pas-
sed by the City Council and approved
by the Mayor on July 2, 1913, and
ordinance No. 96 passed by the City
Council and approved by the Mayor
n April 17, 1918.
I will on the 2nd day of March,
1921, at the hour of ten o'clock in
the forenoon of said day at the City
Council Chamber in the City of Her-
miston, Oregon, sell the following
described lots, pieces and parcels Of
land at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, the proceeds
from the sale of each lot, piece or
parcel of land to be applied in sat
isfaction of the assessment upon such
lot, piece or parcel of land with in
terest thereon from April 10th, 1920,
it the rate of six per cent per annum
together with a penalty of fifteen
per cent of each of said assessments
and all costs.
Following is a description of each
of said lots, pieces or parcels of land
with the number of feet frontage,
name of owner or reputed owner, and
amount of said assessment :
City of Hermiston, according to
plat filed with the County Recorder
on November 23, 1904.
Blk. Lot Nos. Feet frontage
Block 5—
Lot
25
Lot 5
25
Lot 23 50
Lot 24 50
Block 6—
Lot 8 E121
Block 7—
Lot 8 E13
Lot 9
25
Block 8—
Lot 6
50
Lot 7
50
Lot 8
50
Lot 19 25
Block 9—
Lot 12 E25
Lot 13 50
Lot 14 50
Block 10—
Lot 21 25
Lot 22 25
Block 12—-
Lot 23 25
Lot 24
25
Owner
Amt.
W H Dickson..... $1.75
1.75
W H Dickson
3.50
F B Swayze
F B Swayze........ 3.50
F J Auseon........
.88
Millie Deck........ .91
Millie Deck ..... 1.75
R
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Mitchell.....
Mitchel) ....
Mitchell
Newport Es
3.50
3.50
3.50
1.75
L D Lay.............. 1.75
L D Lay............ 3.50
D R Brownell . 3 50
A C Spinning---- 1.75
A C Spinning..... 1.75
Trustees M E
1.75
Church
Trustees M E
Church ... 1.75
Kerns Addn.-
Lot 1
25
Inland Empire
Lumber Co..... . 1.75
Lot 2
25
Inland Empire
Lumber Co....... 1.75
Lot 3
25
Inland Empire
Lumber Co.
1.75
Lot 4
25
Inland Empire
Lumber Co.. .. 1.75
Lot 5
25
Inland Empire
Lumber Co..... 1.75
Lot 6
25
Inland Empire
Lumber Co. .. 1.75
Lot 7
25
Inland Empire
Lumber Co...... 1.75
Lot 8
19
Inland Empire
Lumber Co....... 1.33
City of Hermiston, according to
plat filed with the County Recorder
April 5th, 1905.
Block 2—
30
Lot 1
Lot 2
25
Block
Lot 12
50
J W McDermed .$2.10
J W McDermed. 1.75
W J Kennings.. 3.50
Block 6—
Lot IP
50
H Robinette
Make The Most
of your purchases pay dividends
by trading where quality is first
and price a secondary considera
tion.
Groceries, Meats
Dry Goods
BROWNELL’S STORE
Umatilla, Oregon
Block 8—
Lot 23 I 25
W F Woodstock 1.75
Block 13
1 —
Lot 1
Pearson........— 3.50
50
Lot 2
50
O P Brigham.... 3.50
3.50
Lot 3
50
O P Brigham
City of Hermiston, according to
plat filed with the County Recorder
on March 21, 1908. "Newport Ad-
dition.”
Block 1—
Lot 1
84
H G Newport Es 14.20
Lot 2
50
H G Newport Es 2.50
Lot 3
50
H G Newport E h 2.50
Lot 4
50
H G Newport E h 2.50
Lot 5
50
H G Newport Es 2.50
Lot 14 84.8 H G Newport E h 4.24
Block 2—
Lot 14 45
H G Newport Es 2.25
Block 4—
Lot 15 50
W 1 Littlefield 2.50
Block 5—
2.25
Lot 11 45
II G Rice
Lot 14
45
S C Nichols__ 2.25
2.25
Lot 15
Earl Caldwell
2.25
Lot 1«
Earl Caldwell
Block 6—
Lot 1
85
II G Newport E h 4.25
Lot 2
50
H G Newport E r 2.50
H G Newport E h 2.50
Lot 3
50
Lot 8
H G Newport E h 2.50
50
Lot 9
50
H G Newport E h 2.50
Lot 10 50
H G Newport Es 2.50
Lot 11
50
H G Newport Es 2 50
H G Newport Es 2.50
Lot 12 50
50
Lot 13
H G Newport E h 2.50
Lot 14 85.7 II G Newport Es 4.29
Block 9—
Lot 9
W I# Johnstone 2 50
Lot 10
W L Johnstone 2.50
2.00
Lot 16
R L Martin.....
Block 10
Lot 9
Lot 10
Lot. 13
Block 12
Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 3
Lot 8
Lot •
Lot 10
Lot I 1
Lot 12
Lot 11
Lot
25
3.50
H G Newport Es 1.75
86 6
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
j Wishart
j Wishart.........
Geo. Meyers.....
H
Newport Es
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Eleven of the 23 children under
school age, and 16 of the 46 in school
were found to be underweight in
child conferences held In Langlois in
December. The average per centage
of underweight was 9.4, reports Miss
Lassie Lane, who conducted the con
ference as arranged by the home
demonstration agent, held in coopera
tion with the Northern Curry Com
munity club.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank all our friends
and neighbors who so kindly assist
ed us during the recent illness and
death of our beloved daughter, Bessie
C. G. Gilliam and family.
HERMISTON IRRIGATION DIST.
Notice of Election
Notice In hereby given that an
election will be held at the office of
the Hermiston Irrigation District on
Main Street, in the City of Hermis-
ton, Umatilla County, Oregon, on
Saturday, February 26. 1921 for the
purpose of determining whether the
board of directors of said District
shall be authorized to enter into a
contract with the United States and
with the Umatilla River Water Users
Association whereby all existing
liens for water right charges excent
those contained in patents, shall Le
discharged and whereby the United
States agrees to expend the sum of
$744,000.00 on the original Umatilla
Project In the Improvement of Canal
2.50 "A,” In betterments and reconstruc
2.50 tion and whereby the District shall
2.50 agree to repay to the United States
for building charges and betterments
the total sum of not
2.50
2.50
Newport Es 2 50
H
Newport Es 2 50
II
2.50
H G Newport
Newport Es 2.50
H
2 50
Newport
H
Newport Es 2 50
H
87.5 H G Newport Es 4.38
Dated
Hermiston, this 28th
Block 7—
Lot 21
50
50
50
’ . Manv Children Underweight
H G Newport Es
H G Newport Es
F. B. Swayze,
City Treasurer. 1
$1,750,000.00.
The polls will be open from 8:00
a. m. until 5:00 p m. of said day.
By order of the Board of Direc
tors.
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Warner,
Secretary.
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