The Hermiston herald., March 18, 1921, Image 1

Uhe Hermistun Heraln
VOL. XV
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1921
COMMERCIAL LIFE IN UMATILLA
APPARENT IN NEW INDUSTRIES
The Pacific Fruit Express com-
pany, the largest fruit carriers in
the United States, have recently
erected a large warehouse in Uma­
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
tilla that will add 30 more pay rolls
Mrs.
Frank
Beddow, assisted by
to the city on the banks of the Col­
Miss Minnie Thompson, was hostess
umbia.
The building is modern in every Wednesday afternoon at her home in
respect, and has been constructed the East side in honor of Mrs. Susie
with permanency in mind. This Boyes, recently from the East side,
station la the largest one the fruit who is a guest of her sister, Mrs.
company has in the Pacific North­ August Linder, Columbia resident. A
west, having a capacity of 2250 guessing contest in which Mrs. Boyes
heaters. The warehouse is used ex­ and Miss Thompson won prizes was
clusively for repairing and maintain­ one of the amusements of the after­
ing charcoal heaters for the fruit noon. Shamrocks, appropriate for
cars as they go east loaded with the occasion, and ferns decorated the
fruit. There are five other stations dining room and the color scheme
in this section, but the Umatilla sta­ was also effectively carried out in
tion is as large as any two of the the menu. The guests included close
other warehouses put together. It is neighbors aqd friends of the hostess.
Ray Fisher returned last week
250 feet long by 30 feet wide. Be­
sides the 2250 heaters, there are from California where he spent the
several tons of charcoal which will winter with his brother Roscoe. On
be loaded into the heaters and sent his way home he stopped off in Port­
land and visited his sister Mrs. Har­
on their way east this winter.
old
Sullivan who is living there.
The company will employ 30 men
Harry Klock, former resident of
during the shipping season which
starts In September and stops in Columbia is here looking after farm
April. A large siding has been con­ property. He may locate perman­
structed to take care of the trains ently.
The seventh grade base ball boys
that will stop there to have the
heaters installed before going over of Hermiston are coming to play the
boys of the Columbia school Friday.
the mountains.
The boys are very enthusiastic and
are spending all their spare time
The Umatilla Sand and Gravel practicing.
Company have recently started con­
The old fashioned spelling match
struction on a new sand and gravel is to take place Friday the 18th at
mill that will give them a capacity the school house. Everybody is in­
of 10 cars a day.
vited to come out and spell. Re­
A force of men are now employed freshments will be served gratis by
constructing the large building that the ladies club.
will house new, modern machinery
The last of the 1920 hay crop In
and will represent an investment of this vicinity is being baled and
about *10,000.
hauled to the cars for shipping. Tom
The mill will be so constructed Haddox, who had in the neighbor­
that the sand and gravel will come hood of 500 tons is having his hay
to the rock crushers and sand sieves baled at present and trucks are kept
from a hill, the plant being erected busy hauling.
in the bottom of a large hole. The
The pruning of fruit trees is go­
cars will be loaded from a large ing on; many are spring toothing
concrete base, where the sand and alfalfa land; considerable pipe is be­
gravel will be dumped in large quan­ ing laid here and there; gardens are
tities instead of running through a being made ready for planting and
long trough as formerly.
spring work in general is in evidence
The old plant will be entirety on all sides.
Junked as soon as the new one 18
Henry Bellscamper is at work re­
completed.
levelling the west end of Columbia
While the Umatilla Sand and park, preparltory to finishing the
Gravel company is an old concern, building of the woven wire fence at
their new plant gives added business tnat side.
stability to Umatilla's commercial
In the Farm Bureau membership
life.
goal, Columbia has the distinction of
being the first community In the
Earl C. Brownell has just finished county over the top, with its quota,
constructing a new ice plant in the it being the first organization of the
rear of his meat market, which as­ kind in the county.
sures the people of Umatilla good
This community has three boys
meat during the hot summer months. and girls clubs, the boys active in
The plant will make a ton of Ice the above clubs are as follows:
each day, and Mr. Brownell will have Francis Donaldson, Lowell Stockard,
some ice left for local consumption Leon Norquist, Wesley Shram, Carl
after the needs of the market are Haddox. Girls in clubs are: Wilma
taken care of.
This enterprising Waugaman, Gertrude Hall, Melba
Umatilla merchant is merely follow­ Callahan and Helen Bennett.
ing his old policy of giving his pat­
James Tabor and Jean Scovbo are
rons the best service possible.
attending the Bee Keepers Conven­
tion being held In Portland this
The new round house recently con­ week. This is the first meeting of
structed was built at a cost of over the bee keepers in the state.
The Neighborhood Club will meet
*25,000. The company showed their
at
the Callahan home Wednesday,
intentions of maintaining permanent
yards in Umatilla when they built March 23rd, at the old Dr. Groom’s
A large attendance is de­
a round house like the new one just place.
constructed. It is modern In every desired.
respect.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
Harry Mosby has just finished a
new, modern bungalow at Umatilla
on the highway coating $4,000.
Joe Gibson has constructed a new
bungalow on Second street at a cost
of $1,500.
E. B. Rennick Is constructing two
modern bungalows on Third street
costing approximately *1,200 each.
Socialist Lecture
The Socialists held a very success­
ful meeting last Friday when R.
Snow of Chicago was the principal
speaker of the evening. The attend­
ance was not as large as was expect,
ed. but those who attended were well
repaid, for Mr. Snow gave a vary
creditable lecture on the subject
"Shall the Things We Use in Com­
mon be Owned in Common." Mr.
Snow is a very capable orator, and
impressed his audience with the
earnestness in which he handled his
subject.
BIG SHOW TO BE GIVEN FOR
PRACTICE BASE BALL GAME
PUBLIC LIBRARY BENEFIT
WILL BE PLAYED SUNDAY
A treat is in store for theatrical
goers next Monday night when Jack
London's great novel, “The Sea
Wolf," which is Ecknowledged the
best plcturization of all of London’s
works, will be shown under the aus­
pices of the Library at the Play
House. Novel vaudeville stunts will
also be given which will make an
evenings entertainment seldom seen
in Hermiston. There will only be
one show, commencing at 8:00 p. m'.
sharp, so be on hand early and get a
good seat.
Mrs. Ellen Cathcart McMartin
Mrs. Ellen Cathcart McMartin, an
old Oregon pioneer, died at the home
of her niece, Mrs. W. H. Starr, of
Hermiston. She passed away after
being stricken with paralysis just
one week ago. Up to that time she
enjoyed perfect health, being 86
years of age last Saturday,
“Aunt Ellen” as she was called by
her friends crossed the plains with
her parents Margaret and William
Cathcart. She was born in Oronge
County, Indiana, March 12, 1835,
and is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Robert A. Woodruff of Roseburg and
a brother, S. B. Cathcart of Marsh­
field.
The funeral was held at the home
of her niece last Tuesday.
James Tabor and Jean Skovbo
went to Portland Tuesday night to
attend the State Bee Keepers Con­
vention.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O’Brien and child
of Cheyenne, Wyoming, are register­
ed at the Oregon hotel. Mr. O'Brien
has purchased a cattle ranch in Har-
•ney county, but expects to spend
the summer here on the project.
There will be a special meeting of
the Woman’s Community club Tues­
day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in the
Library.
M. C. Athey made a business trip
to Enterprise the first of the week
and while there purchased a cylinder
press and folder for the Herald. The
machine will be installed as soon as
it arrives from Enterprise.
Wm. Sage, an overseas veteran,
returned to Camp Lewis Wednesday,
after an ten days visit with Mr. and
Mrs. F. J. Thomas in the Columbia
district.
A covered box or basket should be
used in transferring chicks from the
incubator to the brooder, as chilling
at this time frequently causes bowell
trouble later. O. A. C. Experiment
Station.
HEADING OFF TYPHUS
BUTTER CREEK ITEMS
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COnnESPONDENCE__________
Mrs. M. E. Warren and son Chub
from near Pendleton visited relatives
here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Nation were
Hermiston visitors last Saturday.
Mrs. E. D. Riemann, who has
been visiting at the home of her par­
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. 8haw, has
returned to her home at The Dalles.
The Shipley family of Westland
are
reported quarantined
with
smallpox.
Leonard Nation, the small son of
B. J. Nation has the mumps.
Two car loads of cattle belonging
to R. B. Stanfield was shipped to
market last week from his ranch on
the creek.
Heistan Moore was a Hermiston
visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Jennie Shaw visited at her
home over Sunday of last week.
A baby boy was born Friday.
March IS, to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Gar-
diner.
PARENT TEACHERS HOLD
DECLAMATORY CONTESTS
It has been decided to have a
practice base ball game next Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 on the base ball
grounds between the regular team
and a picked team from the town.
The regular meeting of the Par-
The season opens soon and the
ent-Teachers Association was held
boys need to get a little practice be­
last Friday afternoon in the High
fore starting the regular scheduled
School assembly room, The room
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games, The picked team is an un- |
was filled with pupils and patrons to
known quantity, and may give the
The Christian Endeavor Society hear the local try-outs for the dis­
regular team boys a run for their held its monthly business and social
trict declamatory contest, and the
money, so come on out and see the
meeting at the home of Rev. and Mrs. program was thoroly enjoyed by all.
results.
Hood Wednesday evening.
Thirty
E. P. Dodd. W. J. Warner and M.
two members were present and light D. Scroggs acted as judges.
Irish Meeting Held
refreshments were served, The 80-
There were two classes. Class C,
The attendance at the meeting in citty is doing good work. The reg-
cpen for 6. 7 and 8th grades, and
the Play House last Friday for the vlar Sunday evening meetings are
Class D, open to grades 3, 4 and S.
purpose of enlisting aid from the well attended and active membership
In the former class there were two
people on the project to help in con­ increasing.
contestants, Frank Swayxe who gave
vincing the United States that they
Mesdames Fagerström and Seaman "The Death Disc” and Pauline Voel­
should recognize the Irish Republic,
gave a party Friday afternoon at the ker with "How the La Rue Stakes
was not very largely attended,
home of Mrs. Seaman, honoring Mrs. were Lost.”
Father Murtagh told the audience
George Samson, who will be leaving
In class D there was more compe­
something about the conditions in
for Wapata, Washington in a few tition as the fourth grade had six en­
Ireland. Mayor McKenzie, who was
days, where they expect to reside the tries and the fifth the same number.
chairman of the evening, introduced
coming year.
Following are the names of the con­
Father Murtagh. Mr. McKenzie then
testants with their selections:
Boardman
Grade
school
base
ball
called upon Earl Kingsley, who
Millard White, “Story of After
team
motored
to
Irrigon
Friday
af
­
spoke a few words in sympathy for
school.”
ternoon.
chaperoned
by
Mr,
Hedger,
the new Republic, followed by J. T.
Gerald McKenzie, "The Mountain
Hinkle, who spoke at some length teacher in the manual training de­
and the Squirrel.”
partment
of
the
Boardman
school
on different phases of the subject in
Russell Burgess. "The Random
question. During the evening Miss and played the Irrigon school team.
Shot.
”
The
game
was
very
interesting
and
Mable Brown very charmingly sang
Herbert Hedwall, “Somebody’s
"Mother Machree” and Dr. F. V. ended 19 to 13 in favor of the Ir­
The Boardman lads Mott er.”
Prime rendered “When Irish Eyes rigon boys.
Maurice Adams, "Jane Jones,”
Are Smiling” in his usual charming worked to alittle disadvantage owing
Harvey Adams, "A Boy's View of
to
Irrigon
having
a
couple
of
high
style.
school players on account of the It.”
Ruth Bcnsel. “My Daddy’s Maga­
Ross Newport was in town last shortage of material in the grade.
zine.
”
Irrigon
will
play
the
Boardman
boys
Friday and reports that the camp
Margaret Wishart, "The Wind and
has been established and work start- at Boardman Friday, March 25th.
O. H. Warner of Boardman came the Moon.”
ed on the highway near The Dalles.
Anna Gaither, "Somebody Did.”
up with the school ball team Friday.
Dick Upham, “My Dog.”
W.
J.
Locks
of
Kellogg.
Idaho,
was
Miss Golda Mumma came home
Leland Gould. "Little Columbus.”
Thursday morning from Portland, in Irrigon between trains Friday.
Velma Hartle, "Lincoln’s Love for
Mr.
Locks
has
acreage
and
town
pro­
called by the serious illness of her
America.”
perty in Irrigon.
father.
In class C, Pauline Voelker won
W. T. Hibbard of Dallas, Oregon
first place by a close margin, while
came
up
Wednesday
returning
home
The Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
in the other class. Ruth Bensel was
met at the home of Mrs. Gaither on Thursday. He has 47 acres west of
given first, Margaret Wishart sec­
town
and
made
arrangements
with
Wednesday afternoon.
After the
ond, and Harvey Adams third. The
regular business was transacted the L. A. Doble to have some more
winners of first places will represent
rest of the afternoon was spent at ground leveled and put into alfalfa
the school in the district contest to
this
season.
Light
refreshments
were
sewing.
Messrs Dale Mattoon and Earl Hal­ be held at Echo, April 15th.
served by the hostess.
lock of Portland were in Irrigon
“The Story of Our States”
Wilbur K. Bloom arrived Thurs- Tuesday with C. Ray Beckley looking
The Herald this week begins a
ever
the
Beckley
properties.
They
day morning and is visiting his par­
series of articles that should be very
ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Bloom in expect to lease the Beckley place
Interesting to the school children
and
go
into
hog
raising
extensively
the Columbia district.
in case parties now holding option and all the Herald readers. "The
Story of Our States” is the title of
Mrs. E. W. Mack returned the lat­ of buying the place fail to close deal the articles and one installment will
before
option
expires
next
week.
ter part of last week from Tekoa,
Mrs. L. L. Amoth of Newberg, appear each week until each state
where she had been visiting her son
Oregon,
who has been visiting her In the Union has had its story pub­
and family for several weeks.
folks, Prof, and Mrs. Anderson, left lished. One Interesting feature of
the articles is the state seal which
There should be a large planting for her home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Strampher went to appears at the head of the story.
of clover, because of the short clover
These articles are worthy of any-
cheapness of need. Prosser the first of the week to vis­ ones scrap book, and If they are
acreage and
i
Whenever possible Oregon seed it relatives and expects to return clipped out and pasted in a book
should be sown.—O. A. C. Experi- next week. They have a choice tract they would be found interesting
of land in view.
ment,Station.
Mrs. reading in later years.
Mrs. Mary Benefici and
Monday
for
Those who attend the big mas- Ernest Benefici left
“Told in the Hills"
father
died
Their
Hartshorn,
Okla.
querade ball to be given by the Mar­
Red-blooded Western drama on an
ried Folks April 1st, will have a bul­ about a year ago and they have been unprecedented scale is promised In
called there to assist in the settle­
ly good time.
"Told in the Hills,” a Paramount-
ment of the estate.
• Art-craft photoplay featuring Major
Tuberculin tests have been made
Robert Warwick, which will be the
on most of the dairy stock In this attraction at the Play House next
PRINCESS OF THE SIOUX
district and no symptoms found. The Saturday. An excellent cast beaded
few remaining cows will be lined up by Ann Little supports the star.
in the next test some time In May.
Let us make this a tuberculosis free
Millinery School
area.
Mrs. Edith Van Diteseli held
G. W. Hux has rented his place
Millinery School In Hermiston on
to Wesley Chaney and will only take
March 9th and 12th. The class was
care of his dairy stock and devote small, but Mrs. Van Duesen stated
-s.
his spare time to further improve- that they accomplished a great deal.
menta this season.
She is holding these schools all over
Messrs Glasgow anú Hux have pur­
the county.
chased a thorobred Jersey bull to
build up higher standard stosk In
Help the Committee
their herds.
Those who signed the petition cir
Mrs J. E. McCoy has been nurs­ ciliated at the Father and Son ban-
ing a very painful hand caused by quet for the Chinese and Armenian
a severe cat bite. Mrs. McCoy
.. caught
. relief fund, will confer a big favor
the cat in the act of stealing chiek-Esh. committee in charge If they
... cal at the Hermiston Produce
ens and attempted to bag It.
can
- - —
Mrs. Blanch Watkins nearly lost & Supply
Company’s store and leave
one of her best cows Saturday by their check for the amount signed
getting mired
------- in the Markham lake for with Mr. Thomas Campbell. The
The animal had waded out into the committee thank you very kindly for
water where the bottom was rather
favor.
soft, but timely alarm turned In by this
| Max Watkins, brought relief and
Special Meeting
! Susie was saved.
A special meeting has been called
for the Hermiston Community Club
(Continued on page three)
next Tuesday afternoon In the Libr­
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McNeiHy of ary. It is earnestly requested that
Whitefish. Montana, were the guests all the ladles who possibly can, at­
of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Athey Sun- tend this meeting as very important
Indian legislation In Washington is
business will come before the meet­
|
watched closely by Mrs. Gertrude Ron- day and Monday. Mrs. McNeilly is
ing.
nin, Sioux princesa, who has perma­ ' a sister of Mrs. Athey.
nent headquarters In the national capi­
Mrs. I. E. Putnam and daughter
tal during sessions of- congress. She
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Waghorn drove
has for several years been an influen i to Pendieton Monday, returning the Marjorie were shopping in Pendleton
tlal leader of her people.
Wednesday.
same day
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS
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City health and police authorities
of New York have redoubled their ef
forts to prevent possible typhus car
Tiers from entering the city from El-
Its Island. This picture shows an In
spector. masked to prevent possible
inhalation of germs. Inspecting an im
migrant boy’s head for possible ver-
min.
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