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HERMISTON,
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THE HIGH SCHOOL MIRROR
Devoted CO Interests of the Hermiston Schools
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Our terms will be absolutely be-
fore the tenth of the following
month. We haven’t the money to
carry an account longer, and trust
that purchases will be made with
that idea in mind.
We do not want to lose our old
customers and will try and make
our prices reward you for staying
with us.
E. J. KINGSLEY
KINGSLEY MERCANTILE
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put up a new awning in
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Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carni
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March 5th, a nine and a
half pound baby girl.
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Mrs. Frank Bilderback and Mrs
: Hogan Miller and Miss Leek attend
ed a Christian Science lecture which
; was held in Walla Walla last Sunday
Mary Swayze, mother of F
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Swayze is visiting her son for a
few weeks from Portland.
: Dr. Van Waters will hold services
Library next Sunday morning
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11:00 o’clock. All are cordially
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Mrs. Root of Boardman was in the
The Hermiston boys and girls
city Monday.
basket ball teams returned Sunday
from a two days trip in Morrow
‘‘Humoresque" is a play you will county where they played four
never forget.
games, two of which were played in
Ione against Ione boys and girls and
J. S. Crimins visited his family the other against Lexington girls
last Sunday and Monday from Free and Heppner boys at Heppner.
water.
All four games were lost after
hard fights against heavier and well
Mrs. J. C. Ballenger of Boardman. coached teams.
was in the city for a few days this
Everyone reports a good time on
week.
the trip which ended with a royal
reception at the Hotel Heppner.
Mrs. F. A. Chezik went to Pendle
ton. the first of the week for an op
The basket ball game with Pen
eration.
dleton scheduled for March 11, has
been called off so this ends the bas
R. V. and V. E. Jones were up ket ball season. Max Warriner and
from Irrigon week ago Thursday or Norman Rubner are getting the
business.
lineup for base ball and track.
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High Grade Patent
Blue Stem Flour
No. 17
VOL 1.
"There is nothing either good or
bad"
But thinking makes it so.”
Thus wrote the poet Shakespeare,
In the days of long ago.
Now lately I’ve been thinking,
I’ve schemed and I have wondered.
If thinking so would raise my grade
From a poor one to a hundred.
In my school work I’m not brilliant,
I could be a better student.
If I’d spend more time in studying,
T’would be considered prudent.
But will you please inform me
That if thinking bad is good,
Would it make my grade much bet
ter?
I only wish it would!
O. O. Felthouse has found it nec "There is nothing either good or
essary to put on another truck
bad
hauling hay from Butter Creek and
But thinking makes it so.”
Columbia.
So if thinking so will do the trick.
Just watch my credits grow!
The sale at Ray Sprague’s ranch
—Martha Winslow,
last Saturday was largely attended
Class of ’21
and Mr. Sprague sold everything he
had to offer.
Ida Rhodes was given a delightful
little surprise Saturday evening
H. R. Louglin, former resident of when a number of her friends came
the project, was in the city this week in to help her celebrate her birth
looking after land interests he has day.
on the project.
The High School band played at
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heinl and son the Play House Wednesday night as
drove to Walla Walla last Sunday to part of the “High School Night”
attend the Christian Science lecture program.
given in that City.
A few of the High School students
Dr. C. O. Wainscott was in Hermis that did not go to Ione and Heppner
ton the latter part of last week. The enjoyed a pleasant evening at the
doctor says he may locate perman home of Phyllis Dyer on Friday even
ently at Pendleton.
ing. Cards and music were the div
ersion o fthe evening after which a
More pathos than ‘‘The Music dainty luncheon was serv'd.
Master,” is the way they bill Hum
oresque, which will be shown at the
Norman j Rubner is a zealous
Play House Saturday.
base ball manager.
Last Friday
Norman’s zeal reached its height
Robt. McLean has moved from his when he stepped in the way of a ball
former location at the dam and is coming at full speed, and for a while
now occupying the Geo. McLean he saw all the beauties of the zenith.
ranch on the Diagonal road.
Judging from the serious expres
County
School Superintendent sion on Lawrence Winslow’s face we
W. W. Green was in Hermiston last infer that he is taking the affairs
Tuesday and gave a nice talk before of the (Nation) too much to heart.
the members of the Commercial club
about Union High Schools.
Governess—"When did William
the Conqueror come to England?”
Mrs. Mary E. Slagel, sister of
Pupil—“I don’t know.”
Madam Belscamper, died in Walla
Governess—"But doesn’t it say in
Walla last Friday. Mrs. Slagel vis your book, ‘William the Conqueror,
ited her sister at her home last year, 1066.’ ’’
and several project people met her.
Pupil—"Yes, but I thought that
She was buried at Walla Walla Mon was his telephone number.”
day morning.
Madam Belscamper
attended the funeral there.
Grade News
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See our stock and compare quality and price with
others, especially the teeth. Our harrows have a
better shaped tooth for alfalfa than any others offer
ed in Hermiston this season. Prices and terms are
right too.
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you money.)
HARDWARE
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We will save
IMPLEMENTS
SOCIETY EVENTS OF THE WEEK
(Continued from page one)
The members of the I. O. 0. F.
and Rebekah lodges of Hermiston
celebrated the 13th anniversary of
the organization of their lodge, Mon
day evening at the Odd Fellow’s hall.
Music by the High School orchestra
and by the Columbia orchestra, reci
tations and a demonstration of an
old fashioned hoedown dance by Mr.
Mortimer added much to the pleas-
ure of the evening's entertainment.
The refreshment committee composed
of members of the Odd Fellows lodge
served a hearty two course lunch
eon at which Daddy West proved his
ability at making oyster stew. Near
ly 150 members and guests enjoyed
the evening celebration which ended
with an informal hour at dancing.
Mrs. Bert Haneline entertained
the members of the Study Club at
her home on Tuesday afternoon. In
response to roll call March birthdays
of historical Interest and other im
portant events on the calendar of
March Including Independence Day
of Texas. Inauguration Day of Amer
ica’s presidents and St. Patrick's
Day were given. Mrs. Haneline read
an Interesting article on Mexican
Students Trade Exchange. Mrs. A.
C. Voelker presented the lesson on
Social and Moral Inheritances in
Mexico, after which tea was served
by the hostess, while the guests en
gaged in an informal discussion on
the common errors in grammar.
Third Grade
The third grade are planning for
a St. Patrick's day party.
Fourth Grade
Anna Furrier is absent. Maurice
Smith has the Mumps.
Sixth ' Grade
The sixth grade boys’ base ball
team has a game scheduled with
Columbia at Columbia next Thurs
day.
The sixth grade girls beat the fifth
grade boys in a game of base ball
Wednesday with a score of 16 to 10.
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For kitchen and bathroom floors, inside floor paint is a
durable, long wearing paint It is inexpensive and easy
to apply. Family paint—the handy can of paint to
have around the house. For cupboards, closets, below
stairs—any place where a coat of paint is desirable.
A full line of Sherwin-Williams products at our store.
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FIRST CLASS
Yakima Onion Sets
12 l-2c lb.
Also Garden Seeds
“It Pays to Pay Cash”
STORE OPENS 9:00 A. M.
PHELPS cash GROCERY
Phone 413
March 23rd.
Walter Blessing, former Columbia
farmer, but now Hermiston business
man, has sold his farm to Will
Rhodes, who has of late been in the
garage business. In the deal Mr.
Blessing has taken over the Rhodes
home in Hermiston and P. E. Hall
and family who have been living on
the Blessing place the past winter,
Eighth Grade
The eighth grade base ball team will move to their own home in the
plays the first game in the league neighborhood.
with Umatilla here Friday.
Humoresque, one of the greatest
pictures
ever seen in Hermiston will
BOARDMAN NEWS NOTES
be the attraction at the Play House
(Continued from page one)
Saturday.
18th. The school faculty and our
popular bus driver will conduct the
IRRIGON NEWS NOTES
contest.
The Neighborhood Club
(Continued from page one)
will furnish the eats. Henry Som
merer will manipulate the gas lights. visit, returning home Monday. He
expressed much surprise at our sum
Everybody come.
The Neighborhood Club met with mer like weather and progress being
Mrs. Good, Wednesday afternoon. made.
Mrs. Lister, of Portland returned
The usual business being transacted
cake and coffee was served and in home Tuesday morning. Mrs. Lister
addition a birthday cake which was is a daughter of Mrs. C. Dempsey
sent Mrs. Good from Dakota by a rel and has spent some two or three
ative. waa enjoyed by the 18 ladies weeks visiting her.
The Hermiston High School senior
present. A vote of thanks was ex
tended to the hostess, who Is not a class motoring to Irrigon Friday and
elub member for the pleasant after visited our neighborhood part of the
noon. The Club will meet at the afternoon. Professor Anderson was
home of Mrs. Callahan. Wednesday, pleased to have them come and has
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extended an invitation to come often.
We extend our sympathy to Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Eggleston. Their
newly born child died Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Eggleston is doing
fairly well now and we wish her a
quick recovery.
J. E. McCoy, signal maintainer of
the U. P. system, Umatilla to Mes
sner, was off duty sick a week or ten
days, but is able to be on the job
again. He was relieved by Thon.
Mahoon of Bridal Veil.
New Justice of the Peace district
has been created for the Irrigon dis
trict and the County Court has ap
pointed C. E. Glasgow justice with
authority to appoint his own con
stable. We seldom have any use for
a justice of the peace, but It doe*
away going to Boardman or Heppner
when any papers or action might be
necessary.
W. A. Ford and E. R. Ash of the
first unit, are the first ones to sign
up contracts with the railorad com
pany for seed corn and agree to
build a silo this season. This is
going some for the first week after
the announcement of furnishing the
seed corn. We look for many others
to rush in this week while the seed
raised in this district is yet avail
able