•M 1 n ¿Lite Wrmtsfcm limitò VOL. XV Oil Well May Go Down Soon J. E. LEONARD HOPES TO HAVE MONEY BY SEPT. 30 Driller to be Here About Sept, to Select Site; More Than H alf of Money Subscribed J. E. Leonard hopes to complete the selling of oil lease shares by September 30, but the people have got to come through better than they have been doing or he cannot do this he says. He Is trying to sell 300 shares. A little more than half this number have been sold. Business slumped a little during the harvest period, but he has the promise of many who say they will Invest when harvest is over. He will push sales harder next month. Driller Here Soon No. 50 HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 25. 1921 * DAIRYING WILL BE TAKEN * UP TUESDAY « ♦ ♦ Everybody interested In ❖ dairying and this should mean ❖ everybody interested in the ❖ future of this country, should ❖ be out to the commercial club ❖ lunch at the Oregon hotel next ❖ Tuesday. This subject will be ❖ made a special order of business ❖ and a big representation of both ❖ town and country people is ❖ wanted. & Farmers are especially want- ❖ ed to attend, whether they are ❖ members of the club or not. •> ❖ The need of dairying will be <• ❖ considered and also the means ❖ ❖ of financing it at the (Start. ❖ ❖ Possibilities of a cheese fact- <• ❖ ory and creamery here will be ❖ <• considered. A number of farm- <• •> ers want to buy cows and It Is ❖ •> felt that this is Just the time ❖ ❖ to get started for there is an ❖ •> abundance ot cheap feed here <• ❖ and dairy cattle can be bought <• ❖ at a low figure. •? •> So be sure to be out next ❖ ❖ Tuesday at 12:30. ❖ ❖ ♦ ♦ ♦ The driller Is to be here about September 1. At that time the drill ing site will be selected and the cas ing ordered, but they do not intend to start putting the hole down until all the money is subscribed so they can be sure of going ahead without any interruptions. Mr. Archibald, an oil man 31 years DAVIS SAYS WORK HERE WILL experience, looked the field over a BE CONTINUED few weeks ago and said this country looked more like an oil country than any he had ever seen before drilling commenced. Mr. Archibald,* who is Secretary Fall is Now in Oregon now' in Casper, Wyoming, is known But Probably W ill Not Come to some of the old timers in Pendle to Umatilla Project ton, who Mr. Leonard says, will vouch for his integrity. N. D. Swear ingen of the Pendleton hotel has Just how this project will fare at known him 30 years. the hands of the government contin Hope to Drill in October ues to be a matter of uncertainty The prospects for beginning to despite the presence of the two big drill very early in October are good, gest men in the work, Secretary of Mr. Leonard says, but it all depends the Interior Albert B. Fall and A. P. on getting the money subscribed. Nt Davis of the reclamation service in effort has been made to convince peo the west at this time. ple that the oil leases are a "sure Indications are that Secretary Fall thing,” but people who can afford to will not visit the Umatilla project, do so have been asked to subscribe though plans may be changed. He the money to put down a hole and has been at Klamath and is expected find out if there is oil In the ground to go back by way of Ranier park here. While in Portland he will be Inter viewed on the Umatilla rapids de C. M. Henderson has bought the velopment by Whitney L. Bosie and George Mathay residence property In an effort will be made to enlist hi) the west part of town. Mr. Hender support for the movement. son bought Pat Mooney's Interest in Davis Pessim istic the city meat market. The Dodd Arthur Powell Davis spoke in a agency handled the deal. rather pessimistic way of the future of reclamation In Portland yesterday. GIRL'S CLUB WILL COMPETE He said the country would have to AT PENDLETON FOR PRIZES wait until returned prosperity made more money available. He said Winners of Contest W ill Get Trips however that work would be continu ed on the Klamath and Umatilla to State Fair; Teams and projects, which probably means that Individuals to Enter this section Is to be favored over some of the others when It comes to During the Grain and Hay show divide the money. It seems to be at Pendleton, the final contests in the policy of the government to go the girl’s club work will take place. ahead with the established projects While there will be a demonstra rather than to go ahead with new tion given at the grain and hay show ones at this time. tent the contest will take place at the “One of the best things that pos high school on Thursday morning, sibly could be done for the west September 22 at 9 o'clock. The would be the chartering of a special judges of the bread baking will be train and bringing congress out here Mrs. E. O. Matherson, and the judges to see for itself the needs of the for the canning is Mrs. I. M. Schan- country so far as irrigation is con nepp. cerned,'’ said Mr. Davis. "Thanks This is the basis of awards: 50 to the representative from the north points on the exhibit of two jars of west we are able to obtain some fruit and two Jars of vegetables; 50 things for the west. points on the report of the work Work Here to Go On done. The local contest must be held “To speak truthfully, the present befre the county contest and a team status of the treasury department chore® to otn p cte :at Pendleton. is not one that will justify Immedi The prize for the team having the ate work on proposed projects in best score Is a trip to the state fair Oregon. The servlee Itself 1 b badly at Salem. embarrassed as regards finances and For the cooking contest the basit we are In much the name position of awards will be 50 points on the that many business men now find exhibit of a loaf of bread and 60 themselves in.” a points on the report of the amount of Work will be continued on the work due. The prize is a trip to Umatilla and Klamatn projects, ac I be state fair for the team. cording to Mr. Davis, bat there Isex- There will be also a prize for the treme doubt whether work will ba best individual member of the boys done any further than investigation and girls club and that will be a trip on the Powder river, Deschutes and to the state fair. The individual Owyhee projects. prise for the best loaf of bread baked by a Umatilla county girl be Methodist Episcopal Church tween the ages of 9 and IS, whether Next Sunday morning. August 28. a member of a cookery club or not. will be our last service before our will be for the first prize 110; for annual conference. Everyone ia the second prize. $7.50; tor the third cordially Invited to be present. prize. $5; and for the fourth. $2.50. Subject for morning service will The home demonstration agent is be. "Mysticism.” in charge of the contest. R. S. Policy is Yet Uncertain Hay Price to Rise, is Hope Umatilla News Items Milton H. Smith, who saw service with the 166th field artillery brigade In France, took up a homestead near PRODUCT CAN BE SOLD IN EAST Umatilla, Or., after his discharge and FOR $30 returned to civil life. Two weeks ago he proved up on that claim and de cided he had led the single life long Freight Less Than $17, So Price of enough. He took Miss Edith Powell of Umatilla by the hand and visited $13 to $15 Here is Present the courthouse, and then called on Indication the preacher. The couple will reside in Umatilla, where Smith Is employed by the railroad.— Portland Oregon Prospects for a better hay market ian. may be seen in a telegram received at the hay office here from J. N. Harold Benjamin, principal of the Price, selling agent for the associa Umatilla schools, returned here Mon tion. The text of the telegram fol day to take up his work for another low:,: year. Mrs. Benjamin is at Jennings “Sold sample car shipment to Lodge near Oregon City, and will Scholl Co., Seattle, basis under state come here a little later. Mr. Ben weights and grades big order in jamin has bought a lot from J. B. sight if shipment satisfactory quot Switzler and plans to build a house ing number one thirty dollars and this fall. choice thirty-two at Atlantic coast points. J. N. Price.” The teachers are having some dif It will be seen that hay may be sold in the east for from $30 to $32 ficulty about finding boarding places. per ton. This of course means that Most of them were to stay at the Harry Mosby home, but now that the grower must stand the freighl it has been burned it is not known (here. Fre'ght per ton to the Al- antic coast from Portland via the where they will find places. Panama cunal is about $12 per ton. Mr. and Mrs. Milton H. Smith, Freight fiom here to Portland is $4.70 at present. This means a whose marriage was an event of a freight charge of a little less than few weeks ago returned to Umatilla $17 from here to the eastern coast and are living In the new home on If the price there were $30 the price Mr. Smith’s farm near here. here would be a little better than O. Stangeby left last Saturday for $13. If the hay command top prices there it would realize about $15 here. Seattle in his car. He will bring his It will be seen that indications are family back here, They are expect- good for something at least a little ed about Sunday. Kenneth Merrick better in the way of hay prices. High went with him to Seattle. freight rates will be the hardest dif ficulty to overcome. Mrs. Earl Brownell and her broth er Frank IvcrBon were expected to return home this morning. Mrs. Brownell has been at Beaver, Califor nia. COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES 8PB C 1A L C O BRESFO ND BNC B Miss Lela Addleman who Is here visiting at the home of her parents met with a rather serious accident" the first part of the week when the horse she was riding stumbled and fell throwing her to the ground and breaking her collar bone. Dr. 111»- ley was called and set the fractured member and Miss Addleman is rest ing quite comfortabbly since. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Challis return- id this week from a fishing trip of a week in the mountains. Mrs. W. E. Robertson of Eddyville, Iowa, sister of Frank Waugaman, visited here at the home of her brother and after spending a few days they left by auto for Seattle and Bellingham, Washington where they are visiting other relatives. They are expected home in a few days. Sixteen ladies, members of the Neighborhood club had a lawn meet ing at the home of Mrs. Geo. Beddow Wednesday afternoon. A contest arranged by the executive committee proved very entertaining. Mrs. Henry Ott and Mrs. Henry Sommerer winning high honors. Miss Laura Carson gave a few readings that were greatly enjoyed. Mrs. J. II. DeMoss and Miss Minnie Thompson were elected new members. Re freshments were served at the close. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. N. W. Bloom and each member is requested to take a trim med hat from which there will be some amusement provided from the millinery collection. The date will be September 14. Mlsa Laura Carson, sister of Mrs. Henry Sommerer will leave next week for Cataldo, Idaho where she is engaged to teach school this year. Fred Stevens and family left last $|r. and Mrs. F. X. Keller left E. P. Doddd and J. F. McNaught night for Los Angekn where they last week for their home in Jonee- plan to make their borne motored to Pendleton today. Charles Dexter and daughter Lulu are here from Seattle visiting his mother Mrs. Mary Dexter and two brothers Eugene and Henry Dexter. “SEPTEMBER 10 IS THE DAY” APPEARS ON CAR D. C. Brownell, Carl Brownell and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gast made a motor trip up throgh the Biftter Several Big Speakers Are Coming; Creek country Sunday. Need Last Sunday was another big day at the Umatilla beach. There were about 70 cars and too many swim mers to count. Miss Edith Pirie who will teach in the high school here was graduat ed from the University of Oregon this year. There is still one vacancy on the school teaching force on account of Miss Cook’s resignation. Agnes Kendler gave a party Sun day. Ten girs were present. / good time is reported. Mrs. Frank James had the mis fortune to break her glasses Saturday and could hardly see. Geraldine Gast returned home Sunday. She had been In Tacoma about two months. Earl Cherry was expected back from southern Oregon on the night train Wednesday. Mrs. J. H. Cherry returned last Thursday fiom her visit at Platte ville,Colorado . Mrs. Blakely’s sister who has been visiting her left Monday night for Canada. Frank Gast and Harold Benjamin were Irrigon visitors Tuesday. of Dairying W ill Be Special Feature A rather mysterious sign has ap peared on the rear of one of those small automobiles. It reads, “Sep tember 10 is the day.” Of course it is Field Day at the experiment station, the big annual get-together of all the organizations and activit ies of the project met during the week and completed plans for an event to exceed that of last year which was attended by a thousand people. The Speaking Program The speakers will be Hon. Walter M. Pierce of La Grande, P. M. Brandt, chief in dairy husbandry of the Oregon experiment station and C. L. Hawley, Oregon dairy commis sioner. Mr. Brandt’s subject is, "Dairying advantages of the Umatll- •a project.” Mr. Brandt has visited the project a number of times and Is thoroughly conversant with local conditions. Mr. Hawley, as dairy commission er, Is in exceptionally close touch with the dairy situation and his suh- iect will cover his analysis of it. Mr. Pierce Is known throughout the )tate as a genial and versatile speak er who always entertains. Boys Stock Judging During the morning 75 boys of (he county who are members of the boys stock club will compete for tho county toam to go to the state fair at 8alem. Their tryout will lie lodging sheep, hogs and dairy cows. Barrie Parks and Harry Kays Mrs. Carl Brownell and baby left Sports spent Sunday over on the Washing for Portland Tuesday. The sub-committee to handle the ton side of the Columbia and found entertainment of the children and 14 arrowheads, some of them fine Mrs. Earl Shaw an& children have the competitive sports is a live one. specimens. returned home. They plan games and races which will probably tempt the older per borough, Arkansas after having vis weavll and the heavy crop In Klam sons as well as the children. ited relatives here and spending some ath county has made prices In thes< time at different places in Californ sections very attractive to feeders BAPTISTS ARE ENTERTAINED ia. and will undoubtedly reduce th< AT CALLAHAN'S WEDNESDAY amount of feeding done in the Butter Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Creek, Stanfield districts. This with Columbia school house there will be the present Willamette valley haj Games and Guessing Contest Follow a discussion of the advisability of crop, creates a surplus that can onl} Dinner; Decorations Prove continuing Sunday school and church be relieved by shipment outside thi Very Attractive services by the Methodists. All in northwest. terested are asked to be present. The local market seems to be con One of the pleasant social affairs sidcrubly stablized by the quotation) if the week was the dinner party by many local dealers of association Wednesday evening at the home of HAY ASS’N WILL SHIP PRODUCT TO EASTERN STATES prices. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Callahan when Mr. and Mrs. Willard Felthouse and family enjoyed a two weekil outing at O'Dell and East Lake fishing and enjoying the scenery In that locality. While there they pick et and canned several quarts of huckleberries. Shortage on Eastern Seaboard to Ed Beddow, George Bcddow and ,on returned yesterday from Meach am and the mountains near that place where they camped for 10 days. They brought home some blue spruce trees which they are setting out on their respective farms. Field Day Plans Make Progress Make for Better Prices; Price to Manage Sales The trustees of the northwest hay growers, asociatcd, met In the office of the Oregon Cooperative Hay Grow ers at. Hermiston, August 17 to take care of the hay-selling campaign for the present season. The development of a heavy short age of hay upon the eastern seaboard makes it possible for northwestern hay to be shipped to that market at a very material advance over present local prices. There Is felt to be a urplus of liay in the northwest, al though this surplus Is by no means considerable. The association plans to ship hay Io the eastern seaboard In the im mediate future. In making this movement It is necessary to have a largo supply of first class hay avail able. It must be held In a particular manner and dellvererles must be made in large quantities. These factors are all combined under the marketing plan of the northwestern hay growers, associated. The trustees decided to employ as manager for this selling campaign J. N. Price, who for the last year has had charge of the Washington hay growers. During last season they marketed $300.000.00 worth of hay with a loss of only $500.00. It Is doubted If eny merchant can show a belter sales sheet. Present quota tions on alfalfa are. choice hay $14. and standard, $12. f. o. b. shipping point. Three thousand tons have already been sold on this basis. A large amount of this will go to British Co lumbia. The quarantine on hay la Malhuer county and in Idaho due to the alfalfa Baptist Notices R. V. Ashmun Minister. Sundat school 10:00. Now is the time to pep up In Sunday school attendance A brunt, new class Btarted last Sun day helps the looks ot things. II you are not attending elsewhere wt have a place for you. This class In cludes ages from 20 to 45. Do not wait for an invitation. The clast will elect a teacher Sunday and elect officers. Get In on this election. The Junior B. Y. P. U. began Iti meetings In the basement during the church hour. The ages are fron 6 years and Including the 7th grade The senior B. Y. P. U. meets al 7 o’clock. The nominating commit tee will report and we are to elect officers for the next term. Thr members are urged to be present Others are cordially Invited. Bring a friend. Prayermeeting Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Morning services at 11 o’clock Special music. Sermon theme, "Po licing the Jerlco Road.” Evening services at 8 o’clock Theme, "Casting the First Stone.’’ A Chrlstaln welcome Is extended to all. Exam« Next Week A. C. Voelker asks that we an nounce that the state eighth grade examinations for those who failed In June will be held at the school building Thursday and Friday of next week. September 1 and 2. Mr. Voelker will be here to conduct them. Catholic Services Umatilla $:$•. Hermiston 10:80, ’he members of the Baptist Ladles Aid and their husbands were the ;uests. Thirty-six were present. The large rooms were abloom with flowers, and the dining tables very attractive. After dinner games and a guess ing contest were much enjoyed, the ,»rize winners being Mrs. W. A. Correll, Chas. Skinner and Dr. Illsley. Punch wns served dtiring the evening, Mre. W. W. Illsley presiding at the punch bowl. The Odd Fellows have bought a new piano for their lodge room. > NO WATER CHARGES IF YOU ♦ > PROVE UP NOW ♦ > ---------- •> > Homesteaders and desert land •> ♦ entrymen on this project have ❖ > an opportunity to obtain patents ❖ ♦ at this time without having to ❖ ♦ pay the government any water •> ♦ right charges. ♦ •> Under the land office regula- ♦ ♦ tlons all water right charges ♦ ■> due at the time of submitting * ■> proof for patent must be paid. ♦ Many have hesitated to make ♦ ♦ patent proof on this account.. •> ♦ However under the recent con- ♦ tract between the United States ♦ ♦ and the Hermiston Irrigation ♦ ♦ district there are no water right ♦ ♦ ehargea due on any of this land ❖ ♦ so that settlers may get title ■> ♦ without this expense. ♦ ♦ Since the homesteader and ❖ ♦ desert land entryman Is now <- ♦ required Io pay taxes on his ♦ ♦ land regardless of whether or •> ♦ not patent la Issued there Is no ♦ ♦ longer any reason to put off ♦ ♦ making proof for patent. ♦