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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
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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