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Uhe Hermiston Herali HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921 VOL. XV U. S. RECLAMATION SERVICE COMPLETE SPRING OPERATION Saturday, April 2nd, saw the com-' pletion of Spring operations of the U. S. Reclamation Service on “Can al A." This canal is now enlarged and lined to final section from the outlet “R” pipe to the highway bridge above Hermiston, making 12, 000 lineal feet. It is expected that improved water service will result for the lower por tion of the project as a result of this labor. The immediate work was in charge of Jack Smith, foreman, and the engineer in charge was E. R. Crocker. The great majority of the workers were the project water us ers, and after pay day there ought to be some little money in circulation around Hermiston. Roughly speaking about one-third of the improvements are completed and are part of the general benefits which will accrue to the East Side division under the terms of the gen eral contract with the U. S. R. S. Society Events Of The Week. COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE J. L. Stillings, a* brother of H. J. Stillings, who with his family spent several months here a few years ago is now practicing medicine in Yak ima. His family is livng on a fruit farm near the city. Mr Stillings became quite well known while in Columbia. Mrs. J. A. West of Odis, Oregon is a guest at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bartlett. She was accompanied here by her daughter Mrs. Hazel Bartlett and small son, who joined her in Wasco. Mrs. West will leave in a few days to visit other relatives in Pendleton before returning to her home in the coast town, while Mrs. Bartlett will remain with the family of her sister for the summer. Mrs. Bartlett whose late husband was a brother of the local Mr. Bart lett has Just finished a term as dep uty Clerk of Sherman county. Charlie Reynolds who has been em ployed by Wallace Spencer the past year had the misfortune one day last week to bruise two fingers of his right hand in the gearing of the baler while at work upon that machine. He was taken at once to Hermiston where he had the injured fingers treated, and at this time are healing nicely. Miss Georgiana Briggs was the victim of a pleasant surprise party last Saturday evening when an even dozen of her school mates dropped in to remind her of her Thirteenth Birthday. A Jolly evening of games music and dancing was enjoyed by the young people after which light refreshments were served by the Baseball is getting to be a very girls of the party. The young peo ple departed with speculations as to popular amusement with the young whose birthday would next furnish folks. The third and fourth grades of the Hermiston school played Co an excuse for another "surprise.” lumbia's third and fourth grades The young people of the Hermis last Friday afternoon, Hermiston ton High School enjoyed another of winning in the events. their plesant parties In the Bungalow Melba Callahan, eighth grade stu Auditorium last Saturday evening dent who has been out of school late when the members of the losing team of the Christmas Seal Sale entertain ly, ill with scarlet fever is reported ed the winning team. After a hap as being much improved. Gertrude Hall is also 111 and first py round of various games refresh ments were served, then the floor reports were that she had scarlet was cleared and the rest of the even fever, but it later developed that the sickness was of another nature and ing spent at dancing. at this writing there are no other The Ladle’s Aid Society of the cases of the-fever in the community. Methodist church met at the home of The State Highway Commission Mrs. Taylor Wednesday afternoon. After the regular business meeting consisting of Booth and Barratt ac the time was spent with sewing. companied by Engineer Kelly were Light refreshments were served by through the county last week mak ing a tour of inspection with a view the hostess. to deciding the controversy which has existed for some time in regard The Monday Bridge Club held its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. to the route for the Cold Springs H. T. Fraser on Monday afternoon. road which is to be started soon. As The members of the club and a num this road, no matter which route is ber of invited .guests spent a delight selected by the high way board, will ful afternoon at cards after which pass through Columbia to the river a pretty luncheon was served by the great interest is felt in the commun hostesses. Mrs. H. T. Fraser, Mrs. ity in connection with the work and Joe Ralph and Mrs. W. W. Warner. hopes are entertained that the grad ing will begin at the Columbia end. The declamatory contest for the A number from our locality attend west end of the county will be held ed the lecture and talk giren by Rev. at Echo on. the evening of Friday, April 15, where the winners will be Earle Sims, China missionary at the selected for the County contest. Each Baptist church Tuesday evening. As school is entitled to enter one con Rev. Sims is to remain for a week a testant in Class D, grades 3, 4, 5, one great many will attend the meetings in class C, grades 6, 7, 8, and from to listen to the stories of his life in the high school one in Class B, de the foreign country. clamation, and one in Class A, ora The Neighborhood Club will meet tory. Most of the schools will hold on Wednesday, April 13th at the their try outs this week? The Min nehaha school will be represented by home of Mrs. Geo. Beddow. Grace Jackson and Lois Jackson and the contestants from the local school are Ruth Bensel, Pauline Voelker, Holls Gordon and Zona Bensel. There will be impartial Judges from out side the county to decide the contest. Engineer Look Over Dam Site James Munn, 'consulting engineer HIGH SCHOOL WILL and J. L. Savage, designing engineer ENTERTAIN FRIDAY NIGHT of Denver office, ü. 8. Reclamation The High School will give an en tertainment in the Play House Fri day night, April 8th, as a fitting climax to a hard day's work for our volunteers who will clean up the city. The children have prepared an ex cellent program consisting of a two act farce, vadeville numbers and in strumental, and a good quartette. The evenings -entertainment will be well worth the price of admission and the funds are going to help the stu dent body get out of debt. Come on along, and help the children clear up their debts and see a good even ings entertainment as well. Show starts at 8:00 sharp. Service, spent March 28th Ml Pendle ton. They were met there by H. M. Schilling, project manager, who took them to the McKay dam and reser voir site. The afternoon was spent in a care ful examination of local conditions and the adaption of the site to plant layout. The immense enbankment of 2,400,000 cubic yards, and the great hight, 160 feet, will tend to make this dam one of the unique structures in the engineering world. Stage is all Set for Big Clean-Up Day An enthusiastic meeting of the captains of the Clean-Up-Committee was held last Monday night at the Library, when all the details coa- cerning the work was gone over. The captains have had their last word of instructions and on Friday they will start the greatest Clean-Up-Day Hermiston has ever seen. A heavy responsibility rests on the captains but in every war the buck private was the man who made the drive a success, so it will be Friday, the buck private is the one who will make this Clean-Up-Day what all want to see it. There is a captain for each block, and when' one company is through with their block they will move on to another one, until the work is ail completed. All weeds and trash will be piled where trucks can reach it and will be hauled away the next day. The work will start at 8:00 a m. ; at 12:00 dinner will be served as follows: Those working on the west side will go to the Auditorium; those on the east side will go to the Library. The local stores will only have one man to take care of what trade comes to town that day. The ladies of the Community club will furnish the dinner in both places and those who do not work will not be fed. The good ladies have some thing nice to hand out, and take a gently tip from us, get in and dig and they will give generous portions. WELL KNOWN RESIDENTS MISS VIRGINIA TODD MARRIED AT PENDLETON WEDS DR. G. E HOLT The community was taken com pletely by surprise last Saturday when the news was spread that Mrs. Lois Newport and Charles N. Taylor were married in Pendleton that even ing at 7:30. The wedding took place in the apartments of Dr. and Mrs. Wains cott in the Security apartments and was performed by Rev. Lockwood of the Pendleton Episcopal church. The bride and groom left Sunday morning for Portland and Seattle where they will spend a short honey- moon, after which they will be at home to their many friends in Her- miston. Mrs. Taylor is a prominent society matron of Hermiston and has a large circle of friends. Mr. Taylor is connected with the United States Reclamation Service and has made Hermiston his home for over 10 years. - Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are expected home the latter part of next week. PENDLETON-UMATILLA MOTOR CAR DISCONTINUES SATURDAY Next Saturday the Pendleton- Umatilla motor will be discontinued. This leaves the citizens of the west end without any train service ex cept the early morning train and the afternoon local. However, the Pen dleton-Umatilla Auto Stage operated by Messrs Pell & Dawson, will add to their auto stage and give the people better service. The new auto ser vice will make three round trips daily except Sunday, when two trips will be made. The busses will arrive in Hermiston from Pendleton at 9:55 a. m., 1:55 p. m. and 5:55 p. m. Leaving for Pendleton they will pass through Hermiston at 8:20 a. m., 12:20 p. m. and 4:20 p. m. Hinkle Is Good Booster J. T. Hinkle of Hermiston is at the Imperial. If Mr. Hinkle is not the father of Irrigation in Eastern Ore., at least he is- its godfather, for the Hinkle ditch was one of the early projects of Umatilla county. He has seen the town of Hermiston change from a dry and barren sagebrush waste, populated by jackrabbits, horned toads and coyotes, to a mod ern and prosperous city, the center of a rich alfalfa and fruit district. Where the palpitating heat waves once rose from the sandy desert the blossoming alfalfa now waves before the afternoon breeze. Land that was dear at 50c an acre cannot now be purchased for several hundred dol lars an acre. Money For Good Roads The various states of the union are said to have 8622.000,000 for the purpose of building good roads. That is the states have the “dough” and the people still have the mud. But muddy roads, like darkest clouds, have their silver lining. As long as the mud is deep automobiles will be scarce, and pedestrains have some assurance of reaching their homes without having to be gather ed up and taken there in baskets. The optimist can always find something to his liking, even in the most pessimistic ol reports. Help the school children get out of debt. Go to the show at the Play You'll miss a treat if you miss the House Friday night. High School entertainment at the Play House Friday night, April 8th. CLEAN-UP No. 30 BASE BALL INTEREST KEEN +N+Y • Standing of Teams W L Pct Stanfield ................2 0 1000 Hermiston ................. 2 0 1000 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Echo .......................... 1 1 500 The Commercial Club Friday even Irrigon ..... 1 1 500 ing at its regular monthly meeting Umatilla ........... 0 2 000 handled various sorts of matters per Boardman ................. 0 2 000 taining to the interests of the town and district in general. Following Next Sunday’s Games up the improvements in the town ir Stanfield at Hermiston. rigation system, naming foreman to Boardman at Echo. look after the town laterals for the Umatilla at Irrigon. season and to distribute the water. The game at Echo with Stanfield The most important question of the evening, was the discussion of the resulted in a victory for Stanfield 4 work on Willow Creek Highway to 2, and the game at Boardman with which lacks about ten or twelve Irrigon gave Irrigon the long end of miles of being finished. The Club the score 5 to 3. went on record unanimously oppos Last Sunday afternoon the local ing the County Court Juggling the market road funds, and using it for team motored to Umatilla and play completing the missing link of the ed the Umatilla boys in a fast, in Willow Creek highway but likewise, tensely interesting game of the nat favored its completion under bond ional sport, ending in a 6 to 4 vict issue. Few of the leaders in this ory for Hermiston. The weather wan cold, and a move in the south end of the county, strong west wind kept the outfild- have advocated using this year’s market road funds for this road. The players guessing where the ball was Irrigon people cannot see it that way. going, but in spite of the inclement weather, the fans were treated to a Mrs. Earnest Benefit and Mrs. corking good game. The diamond Mary Benefil returned from Hart was in fine shape, and the Umatilla shorne, Okla., Tuesday, having made boys deserve a pat on the back for satisfactory arrangements in settle the hard work they have put on their ment of the estate of their father. field. They were glad to get back to Oregon In the beginning of the game, it having narrowly escaped being mir looked as though Umatilla might ed in the streets of Hartshorne. It walk away with a 1 to 0 victory, as mined, hailed and thundred all the they put across a run in the first in time they were there. ning and did not allow Hermiston The Irrigon ball team played to until the fifth, when they put over Boardman Sunday at Boardman. one that tied the score. In the sev From all reports we judge it was an enth Hermiston annexed another interesting game, the score being 3 one, in the eight they made 3 and to 5 in favor of Irrigon’s boys. Our the ninth 1 more, making a total of boys are determined to stay with the 6 runs. In the eighth, Umatilla agreement not to import any outside gathered another run and In the players. They are going to carry ninth it looked like they were going the true spirit of Irrigonism, win oi to make a garrison finish for they were hitting the ball hard and made loose. two more runs, making a total of 4. Mr. H. G. Lane of the Umatilla Art Spinning pitched for Hermis Garage delivered a late model Dodge ton, and while he allowed 9 hits, | Touring car to Mr. George Rand and pitched an excellent game, striking son Balie Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs out 9 men. Milton Smith was on Rand, and Batte are going to drive the mound for Umatilla and we think to Missouri with this car when the was pitching an exceptionally good school lets out and take In the coun game and don’t understand why he try right. was taken out in the eighth. If Guy Hale, of Ione was an Irrigon Umatilla had kept Smith in the box we don’t believe Hermiston would visitor Thursday. • Messrs Glasgow and Hugh Grim have made as many scores. Following is the lineup: motored to Heppner Thursday to pre IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS Last Saturday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Todd, Miss Virginia Cot ton Todd was marled to Dr. G. E. Holt of Pendleton. It was a charming event in every detail, the fireplace being handsome- ly decorated with flowers and ferns, In front of which the bride and groom were united in wedlock with the impressive ring ceremony. Rev. George Clark, pastor of the Presby terian church cf Pendleton, officiat ing. Mis Fannie Todd was her sister's bridesmade and Logan Todd was the best man. Mrs. Holt wore a charm ing wedding gown of lace and white charmouse with touches of silver, and a veil of rare old lace which was worn by her grandmother on her wedding day 70 years ago. The bride presented a lovely picture In her wedding trousseau, carrying a shower bouquet of roses and orchids. Twenty guests were present at the ceremony and the wedding supper which followed, the dining room be ing decorated with a profusion of pink and white snapdragons aided with the mellow glow of candles cast ing their silvery tinged light from a large antique silver candlelabra. The bride, a member of an old southern family, is very popular among the younger set in Pendleton and Hermiston, having spent most of her time in the former city as secre tary of the Red Cross. Dr. Holt is a prominent osteopath of Pendleton, and during the war was in the ser sent the protest of the Commercial Hermiston Club before the County Court in vice with the medical corps. RHE After a short honeymoon trip to session. H. Todd, 3B ....................1 0 0 Portland, Dr. and Mrs. Holt will be Farley. SS ........................ 0 3 1 at home to their many friends in the C. Thorn. C ....................1 0 1 Security Apartments. D. J. Thorn. 2B 0 2 1 Longhorn, LF ............. 1 0 1 LOCAL CONTRACTING FIRMS Spinning, P ....................1 1 0 BUILDS HIGHWAY FAST Voyen, IB ....................2 3 1 Postmaster Skinner is quite elated Waterman, CF .............0 ° 1 The Shotwell Contracting company over the showing the Hermiston L. Todd, RF ........ 0 2 0 and the Newport Construction Com post office has made during the last pany are both making rapid progress year. The growth of the office here 6 116 with their contract on the Columbia has been a steady one, and is a good Umatilla River Highway near Celilo falls. indication of the prosperity of the RHE The two companies have each fin community and shows the steady in Compton, RF . ............... 2 1 ° ished about two miles of highway, crease in trade and growth of the N. M. Smith. 3B 0 1 1 and J. G. Shotwell, of the Shotwell town. Pound, LF ..................... 0 0 0 Contracting company, states that the Mr. Skinner says that if the next Carrelle, SS .............. 1 1 work Is progressing more than satis two years show as good a growth as Hephord, 2B 1 1 factory. and expects to complete the 1920 did, the office will automatical Love, IB .......................... 0 0 work ahead of the schedule. ly be put In the second class. Llewelly, CF ............. 0 1 Some comparisons for 1919 and Milton Smith, P 0 0 1 1920 are as follows: Money orders Farm Reminder» Ford, C .......................... 0 2 0 Tomatoes of excellent quality, issued from April 1919 to April 1920 fine color and good solidity can be numbered 4700; from April 1930 4 96 grown in green houses. Plants of to April 1921. 5738 money orders the Bonnie Best variety are ready to were issued, a gain of 1038. These Another Jitney Bus be permanently set out at O. A. C. were all domestic money orders. Word was sent us this week that The stamp sales also show a very These plants are grown in five inch Ed Volz will resume his stage run large increase. From April 1919 to pots and are from 10 to 12 in- between Umatilla and Pendleton ches high. They will be placed April 19 2 0. $5438.41 was realized next Monday on a regular schedule From April 1920 to April 1921. about 16 inches apart in the row. and This will give the west end people the row 32 inches apart. The first $6303.23 was the sum taken in, two stage Unes between Pendleton ripe fruit is expected May 25 or five showing an Increase of $864.82. and Umatilla. months after seed sowing. Hand “Old Dad” Coming pollination is shown to be one of the - God’s Country and the Woman Mildred Harris Chaplin’s favorite beet possible features in growing Rollin Sturgeon, who is responsi jewel Is the pearl. She says it has this crop. ble for the sucess of Carmel Myers always been one of her chief am- first photoplay after her return to the bitions to own a rope of pearls, but Onion growers should endeavor to screen. "In Folly’s Trail.” also direct grow their crop from the best seed up to the present time she has found ed "The Gilded Dream.” her latest the prices too high. However, she strain possible. Strains that have photodrama, announced for next wears one remarkable pearl ring been selected for keeping quality, Thursday at the Playhouse Theatre, uniformity of shape and color will from which she says she would not Sturgeon Is recognized as one of the part under any circi mat unces. She produce a high grade product. Home leading directors In fildom and has grown onions in the past have been does not share in the superstitions to his credit the first out-door vie- that pearls presage tears, although favorably received in all markets to ture ever filmed. “God’s Country and which sent.—Vegetable Gardening, she admits she has shed her share of them. Mrs. Chaplin will be seen In the Woman.” O. A. C. In addition to "Gilded Dream., is her latest screen suece ss, "Old Dad. shown Part 3 "King of the Circus.” at the Playhouse Tuesday. CLEAN-UP Local Postofiice Shows Growth
