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COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
and Friday of last week was well at
tended considering the busy times
for farm women. Mrs. Van Duesen
C. D. A made the work seem so easy
by her instructions that many of the
ladles say they can make their hats
for the future. There being such a
demand for hats the work was rather
on the millinery line for the two days
although some dresses were made al
so. Besides profitable, the school
proved very enjoyable and the ladies
are ready for more school at any
time.
Several car loads of Columbia peo
ple attended the funeral of Ed.
Graham Wednesday afternoon at Pen
dleton, where he passed away Mon
day. Mr. Graham has been living in
Hermiston for about two years but
formel ly made his home here where
he owned an alfalfa farm and had a |
host of friends. He leaves a father
and other relatives in Erie, Pa., who
were unable to attend the funeral.
The Columbia school boys are or
Mrs. Frank Waugaman was his
ganizing a Boy Scout Brigade, any
only relative in Oregon.
help or encouragement possible
Mrs. Henry Sommerer is appoint should be given the boys for this
ed project leader of the Babies Con move. It is a good one.
ference to be held at Hermiston, May
6th and 7th.
On these days all children under
school age will be examined by
physicians and mothers will be given
talks on nutrition by Miss Lassie
Lane, specialist of O. A. C., who will
assist Mrs. Van Duesen, County Dem
onstration Agent. The conference
will be followed by three months of
“follow up” work to test the child
ren’s health. It is hoped every moth
er will take advantage of this help
given them free by state and county.
The children can be registered now
any time before May 6th by Mrs.
Sommerer.
Many of the community attended
the High School entertainment and
musical given at Hermiston Friday
night, which was greatly enjoyed by
all.
A good meeting of the Neighbor
hood Club ladies was held at the
home of Mrs. Geo. Beddow Wednes
day afternoon. The usual program
was carried out which all enjoyed.
The next meeting was voted to take
place at the home of Mrs. Dan Park
er, April 27th.
Cards announcing the marriage of
Geo. H. Adams to Miss Nina B. Riggs
of Portland, Wednesday, April 6th
have been received by friends of Mr.
Adams who opened the Hermiston
Play House. He was a former Co
lumbia resident.
fire about 9:30 p. m. by Paul Dugal
who was coming home from church
and turned in the fire alarm. It
had not been known we had a vol
unteer fire department but we can
now prove we are well organized and
ready for any emergency. The car
had a tank well filled with gasoline
and the blaze was running through
the roof of the wooden garage when
discovered on fire. The garage was
saved with only a shall hole in the
roof and the car with the exception
of wood work and cushions, which
may be used for a bug or a truck.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart wore the early
arrivals at the fire and did very ef
fective work. It is thought a short
in the wiring somehow caused the Ig
nition and when the gas tank became
warm, the fire made rapid headway.
The ball game Sunday between
Umatilla and Irrigon turned out rath-
er one sided, the score being 9 to 17
in favor of Umatilla. The Irrigon
team played with many disadvantag-
es. Jay Berry who had to return to
work R ■ the O-W. R. R. & N. out of
Portland, crippled the team to start
with. Lawrence Markhams arm
gave out early in the game. Mar-
ball Markham wrenched his leg in
the fourth inning and had to retire.
Dale Watkins could not take part,
causing an entirely different line-up
;11 around. Raymond Jordan, one
of the school boys had to be taken
In for a pitcher before the end of the
H. C. Lane of the Umatilla Garage 7th inning but he made a remark
and Mr. Turner were in Irrigon on able pitcher for a couple of rounds
business Thursday. .Later, ‘they but could not hold out. However,
were seen going home, car loaded everybody had a good time. The
with hay. Looks like Herbert might Irrigon boys made the nine runs In
the 7th inning so that was worth the
be going into the dairy business.
fifty cents of any man’s money.
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Jay Berry, who has been on thirty
Minnehaha News Notes ’
day leave of absence, returned to the
Dalles Thursday and was assigned to
Bad Quick was taken to St. An
first division firearms extra running thony's Hospital at Pendleton last
out of Portland. Mrs. Berry reports Friday, where she was operated on
he has been working every day since for appendicitis. Mr. Gàie of Her-
Looks like business has picked up a miston was in charge. She is the
little.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Quick
and is reported improving rapidly.
Mrs. Claud C. Clark and Mrs. Theo.
Christenson of Arlington were the
Mrs. E. Z. Morse and baby left
guests of Mrs. R. S. Lamareoux Fri April 1st for their home at Big Sandy
day. Mrs. Clark’s car broke down- Montana. They were accompanied
near Irrigon about a week or ten. by Mrs. Morses’ mother Mrs., W. K.
days ago and She came up with new Jackson who will spend the summer
parts to make repairs, and motored, in Montana. Both will visit on their
back Saturday evening.
way at Wallace, Idaho, with Mrs. L.
C. Leyner. The latter Is a da tighter
Rev. Davis of Portland has held of Mrs. Jackson.
services at the Church every night,
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this week, returning to Portland
Mrs Roe McFalls and Mrs. L. C.
Monday. The church speaks well Quick are the latest victims of the
for the speaker. To get out a. mumps.
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crowd except at a ball game the
days, in something In itself.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Troutman
C. E. Glasgow shipped the first lot motored to Pendleton Sunday.
Contracts for six miles of gravel
ing of highway has been awarded J.
K Shotwell of Hermiston by the
County Court, the consideration nam
ed as $25.665. Four miles of the
work is on the diagonal road from
Hermiston to the Columbia school
bouse, and the remainder between
Stanfield and Stage Gulch. The
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
work will proceed In the Immediate
(Special Correspondence)
future. Farmers when available will
do the hauling of gravel which will
Delmar Lane, little son of B. B.
insure good roads in the very near Lane had the misfortune of breaking
future and In which Columbia people his arm Tuesday. The boys at the
will be well pleased.
school were playing ball and some
one batted the ball over the fence
The Cold Springs road which will and Delmar made after it. As be
be started as soon as "right of ways” was going over the fence, his hold
can be secured will begin from the slipped someway and he fell over
river and will be a great source of striking on his arm. Doctor Adams of asparagus Monday. This is a HI
benefit to the farmers In this locality. was called immediately and the boy tie earlier than usual and is first
The matter in regard as to where the is going to school again, determined quality.
work would begin was settled recent that no such little Injuries as broken
ly by the Highway Commission.
arms could keep him home.
Lou Hayden of Seattle arrived
Sunday and is visiting the Glasgows.
The sewing and millinery school
The Cherovlet automobile of W. R Mrs. Glasgow reports Lou will likely
held at Mrs Howard Reids Thursday Walpole and Sons, was discovered on spend several weeks this time but the
IRRIGON NEWS ITEMS
writer judges the smile Genevia is
wearing, might mean more than that.
Frederic Thom spent
home.
Sunday
BROWN AND GOLD LEAVES
Umatilla High School
(By Lotis Davis)
The botany class is busily engaged
in collecting specimens for herbari
ums.
The following pupils have the
chicken-pox: Rosie Novak, Mary
Sutton, Retha Crawford and Jilo Mc
Farland. Gerald Smith is also ab
sent.
Richard Dobler, Maurice Caldwell
and Raymond McNabb have returned
after a siege with the chicken-pox.
Last Thursday the grade boys play
ed the Hermiston team on the home
diamond and were defeated 17 to 1.
Last Friday a great deal of excite
ment was occasioned by the discovery
of a mad dog on the school premises.
The rabid animal chased several of
the boys who had not taken refuge
in the school building, some of whom
displayed hitherto unsuspected qual
ifications for the Marathon. A gun
was was procured which In the ex
perience hands of Mr. Benjamin, who
is an ex-service man speedily dis
patched the canine.
Classifications and tryouts are be
ing held for the track, meet.
The seventh grade has beaten the
eighth grade In their daily spelling
matches recently.
All the teachers have been reelect
ed for next year at an increase of
salary under the Oregon State Teach
ers Association Salary Schedule. All
will return with th« exception of Mr.
Rush, eighth grade teachers, who has
been offered the principalship of a
grade school and Miss Irving, Science
teacher, who has other plans in view
for the year.
Gasnier Direct s
Louis J. Gasnier, the famous direc
tor for Robertson-Cole, has achieved
the greatest work of his career In
"Kismet,” the Roberts n-Cole super-
special starring Otis HI inner, which
will be nt the Play House soon.
Watch for announcement of opening
date.
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Card of Tha nks
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The (Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
V.—CONNECTICUT
CONN ECTI-
CUT stands
unique as prob
ably the first
estate which was
|created in the
‘ world by a writ
ten constitution,
It was really an offshoot from
; J Massachusetts, for in 1636 there
, was dissatisfaction over the form
; i of government among the Puri-
: » tans in Cambridge, Watertown
: and Dorchester, the three towns
‘} surrounding Boston. A large
: s part of these three towns, there-
P fore, decided to journey to the
2. Connecticut valley, as they had
t heard that there was tobe found
- -excellent farm land, and the
‘ Dutch from New Netherlands
; bad been forced out the previoua
; : year by the erection (by the Eng-
; * lish of a fort at Saybrook at the
; , mouth of the river. The Cam-
; Abridge people, under the leader-
' lship of their pastor, Hooker,
, founded Hartford, the Dorches-
ter people settled Windsor, und
•those from Watertown estab-
; pushed Wethersfield. For a few
' years they remained a part of
1 Massachusetts, but early in 1630
¡ - the people of these three towns
! q met and drew up a written con-
, stitution and agreed to govern
■ themselves. Meanwhile, In 1638,
i a large company of colonists un-
" der the leadership of John Dav-
, enport arrived from England and
-settled the town of New Haven,
later spreading to Milford and
Stamford. These two distinct
. colonies were later united and
; i took the name of Connecticut
A from Its principal river. This is
San Algonquin Indian name mean-
: Ing “long river.” It became the
4 fifth state to join the Union
when it adopted the Constitution
21 on January I», 1788. It is some
times culled the Land of Steady
Habits, but is more popularly
known as the Nutmeg state from
the humorous accusation that
Its peddlers were accustomed to
palm off wooden nutmegs to
their customers. The area of
; Connecticut Is 4,065 square
miles, the third smallest of our
states. Its population, however,
entitles it to seven electoral
votes for president.
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Mrs. Waugaman wishes to thank
Mrs. J. L. McPherson from Pendle the kind friends and neighbors for
ton, visited last week for several the floral offerings an d man y kind-
days at the home of her laugh ter, nesses during the sinkt iess an 9 death
t© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Mrs. C. M Jackson.
of her cousin, Edgar I . Oraht Im.
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