THE
HERMISTON
HERMISTON,
OREGON
THE RENTER NOTICES
KINGSLEY MERCANTILE CO.
Hermiston Locals
Frank Knapton was in Pendleton
the first of the week.
New Spring Styles
Mrs. Hayes was a passenger for
Pendleton Wednesday.
Prices are Cheaper
E. W. Mack was in Pendleton last
Saturday on business.
Logan Todd and Carl Voyen were
Pendleton visitors Saturday.
An epidemic of mumps is going
the rounds in our neighborhood.
Mrs. H. G. Newport returned from
Portland after spending a week
there.
Mrs. F. V. Prime left for Pendle­
ton Friday and will spend a few days
there.
Mrs. E. E. Cotant of Stanfield is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Ella
Percey for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Sutherland
were transacting business in the
county seat city Tuesday.
Mayor and Mrs. McKenzie were
visiting in Pendleton Saturday and
Sunday, returning home Monday.
Mrs. Hollis Percey returned Wed­
nesday from Reith where she has
been visiting her parents the past
week.
That he jumps every time the tele­
phone rings,
That he wonders if the land lady
will notify him that she has raised
the rent or sold the house.
That he has played ‘Pussy wants a
corner’ so long that it has become a
habit with him.
That many a dream of a cosy cot­
tage on a good street has had a rude
awakening.
That when you ask for a steam
heated apartment they take you for
a practical Joker,
That ‘For Rent’ signs have be-
come extinct since the war.
That most land lords give you the
privilege of paying for the water and
doing the repair work yourself,
That when a desirable house is
found, you learn that It was rented
Just the day before,
. That there is a big difference be­
tween a ‘suit’ of rooms and a ‘sweet’
of rooms,
That with a ‘sweet’ you generally
draw steam heat, a brass bed and
dishes all of the same litter.
That a ’suite’ generally means an
unblacked stove, a folding bed, a
joblot of dishes and a couple of lame
rockers,
That sometimes a ‘suite’ of rooms
s of the suitest kind-—and I may add,
he sootiest,
That we no longer ask for desir-
ible houses—those words are obso-
ete,
That you can’t weaken on a house
hunting Job,
That when you do find one and
get it fixed up to suit you, the land
'ord usually has a buyer ready,
That the game starts all over again
That if charity begins at home,
won’t someone please build some rent
houses in Hermiston.
BROWN AND GOLD LEAVES
H. M. Schilling and M. D. Scroggs
left yesterday for Portland on bus­
iness connected with the Reclama­
tion Service.
Note the New
Brassieres
KINGSLEY MERCANTILE CO.
• ‘Hermiston’s House of Quality and Service”
PHONE 171
Echo Flour Mills
Echo, Oregon
MANUFACTURERS OF
High Grade Patent
Blue Stem Flour
The Superior Product of Scientific Milling
Makes Better Bread
Try a Sack
DEALERS IN GRAIN AND FEED
Old Tires Made Young
With Repairs that Wear
FLOYD KNERR
Two doors east
Ore. Hdwe Co.
Two doors east
On. Hdwe. Co.
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If you are needing some of the bigger items in
Household Goods, such as
Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Washers, or Quantity of
Smaller Items
we are in a position to sell you these
ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN
You can make a SMALL PAYMENT
DOWN and Monthly Payments to suit
your purse. We are glad to do this for
those not having ready funds for mak­
ing cash purchases.
See us for Hardware, Furniture, Paints, Farm Implements, Etc.
HARDWARE
FURNITURE
IMPLEMENTS
will be the last day
of our
discounts
Many Articles are
being sold far be-
low their present
values
SALE ENDS
Saturday, Feb. 12
By Lotys Davis
The eighth grade history class de-
oated on the question, Resolved:
Irrigon’s base ball team will give That state’s rights are superior to
a dance Saturday, February 12th.
Clara Park was
The boys are getting ready to start national rights.
leader of the affirmative side and
the new ball season.
Ada Brownell of the negative side,
was the winner.
Miss Georgia Wilson came to Her­
miston Tuesday afternoon and will
The pupils of the lower grades are
spend the rest of the winter here greatly interested in the study of
visiting Mrs. Frank Bilderbeck.
Lincoln this week, in preparation for
his birthday.
Mrs. Robert Hobbs, nee Ada Prann
Violet Sevey has left the second
arrived here Tuesday from Portland,
and is visiting at the home of her grade.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Prann.
The eighth grade agriculture class
Mrs. Pat Mooney and son Chris is experimenting with garden seeds
went to Walla Walla the first of the in window boxes.
week. Word from Mrs. Mooney says
Chris has taken the mumps since ar­
Prof. Benjamin has been appoint­
riving there.
ed to serve on a committee to deter­
mine the best methods of supervising
A. F. Beisse was in Pendleton the high schools. The committee will
latter part of last week and the first report ât a meeting of high school
of this, having an operation on his
nose. He returned home Monday and principals February 19th.
is feeling very much improved.
The grade pupils are busy making
Editor M. A. Cleveland of the Stan­ valentines for the boxes each room
field Standard was In Hermiston will have next week.
Monday. Mr. Cleveland is publish­
ing a paper for Boardman, and the
Science teacher—-Willie, give me
first number is expected to be out a demonstration of density.
this week.
Willie—I don’t know.
Teacher—Correct.
The M. E. Ladies Aid will give a
silver tea at the home of Mrs. B. S.
The sophomore geometry class is
Strohm on Wednesday, February 16.
Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. being haunted by various geometric
Adams, and Mrs. Winslow will act figures the most popular of which are
as hostesses.
Mr. I. Soscels and Mr. Egui Lateral,
whose portraits have even ap
Word has been received from E. peared on the bulletin board.
J. Kennedy, former mechanic at
Lay’s garage, that he has secured an
The following items was taken
exceptionally good position in one
of the largest garages in San Fran­ from the Tribune-Republican of
Treely, Colorado, and is an account
cisco as master mechanic.
>f the 50th wedding anniversary of
parents of J. K. Shotwell of this
H. E. Hitt, E. J. Kingsley, F. B. the
Swayze. F. C. McKenzie, C. S. Mc­ ity:
"Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shotwell, 1130
Naught, Joe Hinkle, H. M. Straw,
Seventh avenue, celebrated their fif­
and M. C. Athey were in Pendleton tieth
wedding anniversary Tues, at
Saturday attending the Umatilla the home
of their daughter. Miss J. J.
Rapids Power Site Association.
Domke, 711 Eleventh street.
"An informal reception was held
Dr. and Mrs. C. O. Wainscott were
3 until 5 o’clock. In the receiv-
In Hermiston for three days the first from
ng line with Mr. and Mrs. Shotwell
part of the week visiting and looking were
of their sons and their
after business interests. They left wives: two
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Shotwell
Wednesday for Oakland, Oregon, >f Hermiston,
Oregon, and Mr. and
where the doctor’s mother is ill.
Mrs. W. M. Shotwell of Galesburg,
Mrs. Ralph Shotwell received
Why is Lincoln loved? and why 111. guests
at the door. Mrs. Domke
is Washington held as a model of the
icted
as
hostess
in the introducing
greatness? Pastor Hall will answer of the guests.
these questions Sunday evening, Feb
6 o’clock an anniversary din-
sixth and the 20th respectively. aer "At
served. Covers were laid for
Special music. Everybody invited. Mr. was
and Mrs. J. K. Shotwell of Her-
n Iston, Oregon; Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Ira D. Hall Shotwell
and four children of Gales­
entertained her Sunday School class burg,
Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shot­
and young people in the basement well and
daughter; Mr. and Mrs. J.
parlors of the church.
Red and
Domke and family; Mrs. W. Paul
green contest caps were provided. I.
^hotwell of Denver; and Mr. and Mrs
Games were played, refreshments I.
D. Shotwell.
served, and the party dispersed at
“Mr. and Mrs. Shotwell were mar-
an early hour.
Oregon Hardware &
Implement Co
CASH-CARRY
Crystal White Soap
$7.50 Per Box
STORE OPENS 9:00 A. M
PHELPS « sh GROCERY
Phone 413
New “Dry Agent” on the Job
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Mrs. M. W. Bloom returned home
last Saturday, after spending several
months in the east. She was in the
hospital tn Denver for several weeks
and is now very much improved in
health. While east Mrs. Bloom vis­
ited friends and relatives in Fort
Wayne, Indiana and in Ohio.
The Play House has installed a
large radiator in the front of the
theatre. This will assure the pat­
rons a comfortable evening no mat­
ter how severe the weather. The
beat pictures possible plus a clean
comfortable theatre Is the slogan
adopted by the management.
The committee in charge is making
every effort to make the Valentine
Tea planned at the library Monday
afternoon a big success. An Interest­
ing program Is being arranged and
many plans are on foot for organiz-
Ing the women of Hermiston into ac­
tive divisional club service.
Basket Ball Tonight
SAPPERS’ INC
Umatilla High School
SATURDAY
The local American Legion basket
ball team will lock horns with the
Purple Giants of Echo tonight at the
Auditorium at 8:00 o’clock. This
will be a red hot gama and all the
lovers of basket ball should be out
to see the teams play.'
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DURHAM
tobacco makes 50
One of the camels belonging to John C. Wanner or Newark. N. J., heard
that a certain place in that town was still dispensing something “damp,” sc
he went to investigate.
ried in Delavad, 111., on Jam 25. 1871
Mrs. Shot well's maiden name was An­
na Hersman. They have lived in
Greely for the past seven years. Mr.
and Mrs. Shotwell have seven child­
ren. thirty grandchildren, and two
great grandchildren.
"Mr. and Mrs. Shotwell received
innumerable bouquets of flowers, a
bag of gold pieces, from their child-
ten and friends."
Cow Testine to be Resumed
February 21, the government vet­
erinarian, who has conducted tuber-
culosis teats, will return to Hermis-
ton and take up the further testing
of cattle on the project. All wishing
to have their herds or even one cow
tested, should get on the list with
H. M Sommerer.