THE HERMISTON HERAIÆ», HERMISTON, OREGON. ’
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“ The pocket gopher la a serious
______________________________________pest. It Is on the in crease due to the
P ublished every Thursday a t Her- e i l e i initiation of its natu ral enem lca
nils ton. U m atilla County, Oregon b y ? nd ,h ® «"‘Teased food supply fur-
th e Herald P ublish in g com pany. Inc. , nlshed by ®ultlTa,®d crops. B ull-
Entered as second class m atter. , 8nak®'‘ f®®d on gophers and ground
Decem ber 1906 at the p ostoffice at 8<iu irrels in the field s and on rats
H erm iston, Oregon.
i “ "d m lce w hen »round the barn or
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| “ There are on ly tw o kinds of
Subscription Rates
62.00 poisonous sn akes In K ansas— th e
For One Year .................
For Six M onths ,........... _ .............61.00 copperhead and rattlesn ak e. A ll the
oth er nnn-poisonous kinds are decid-
P ayable in Advance.
edly beneficial or In different. One
Advertising Rates
o f the m ost beneficial is the com mon
D isplay ..................... 20 Cents per Inch bullsnake.
C lassified or Local 10 Cents per Lino I
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for F ir st In sertion, 5 Cents for S u b - ] «
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W eston Leader
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Large Piece. Needed
Every adm irer of Sherlock H olm es
Seed potatoes for Jun e plan tin g
Is lik ew ise an adm irer of h is creator, should be cut in large pieces not
and few w ill regret th e ¡visit to lik ely io dry out. L ength of treat-
Am erica o f Sir A rthur Coman Doyle, 'm en t for sprouted seed needs to be
It looks as though h is cam paign to shortened som ew hat,
convert th is land of the ,fr e e to
sp iritu alism , how ever, w ill be w asted
Thistles Make Silage
effort. S ir A rthur predicts an alm ost t Bad patches of Canada th istle s in
un iversal acceptance of sp iritu alism grain may be cut out w hen th e grain
In the United 8 ta tes w ith in ten is ln the m ilk or early dough stage
P ortland—.676,000 p erm it .Issu e d 'a s he w a s-b ein g led back to hts cell,
for new C hristian church.
J “That a in ’t so worse. T he doctor
W allow a— U nion h ig h sch ool to told me electricity would be a fin e
be erected here.
th in g for my g o u t,”
A storia— O il-bearing sands struck
In w ell near here.
The Way They Lo°k at it
E ch o-B u tter Creek h igh w ap con
C it; “ W hy did n’t you arrest that
tract let.
wom an for m urder?”
Toledo to g e t new 63 6 ,0 0 0 h otel.
Cop: “Oh, it ’s all righ t—-It wa:
V ernonia to g e t big saw m ill.
her o w n husband that sh e killed."
Bandon— P la n t o f Cedar Mfg. Co.
In stallin g m achinery.
T hat's Why He Got There
S ilver Lake— 6H .0O 0 received for
B ilk cn s, m uch aggrieved , w as be
40,000 lb. w ool clip.
A tta lla — Oil d r illin g
operation s fore the court for speeding.
"W hat have you to say for your
resum ed.
Gresham — Im provem ents are being se lf? ” dem anded the m agistrate.
T lsn ’t fa ir,” rem onstrated B ilk -
mdde at cannery.
Bids being called for new !«"» angrily.. “ W hy don’t you arrest
Eugen
670.000 hospital.
Ithat m otor cop there? H e was g o in g
E ugene— B ible u n iv ersity to build faster than I w a s.”
612,000 dorm itory.
B row n sville— stan d ard Oil m aking
Force of Habbit
* 20'000 Im provem ents here
“W as that m an w ho passed the
To>edo— C heese factory sta rts op- d istin gu ish ed Colonel N u tt, who had
®ratlon in RHetz valley.
such a brillian t w ar record?"
La Rr“
Grand
b u ild b igs, ap-
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N“ ew
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“ Y es,” sadly observed the trades
proxim atlng 6 100,000 under cqn- man. "U nfortunately, he has carried
struction.
l.is w ar m ethods into c iv il life .”
Oregon C ity— NJcw Odd F allow s
“ How is th a t? ”
hall com pleted.
“ H e orders e v er y th in g charged."
W est
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_ P acific h igh w ay being
payedJ ro1" D ayton to St. Joe
P ortland— Com m ercial Iron W orks
to erect new factory.
years, but gran tin g that he is righ t, and made in to good sila g e. If then
w ho w ill be the gainer? A ccording t he patch ts plowed up and kept c u lti-
to th e sp ir itu a listic doctrine, as we ^ated o ff below th e ground all sum-
A M E R IC A N
understand it, the P rotestan t, the mer the patch w ill be p reatly w eak-
ltom au C atholic, the M ahom etan, the ¡ened or k illed ou t. F a ll seed in g of ♦
L E G IO N
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B ud dh ist— In brief, adh erents of ev. ■ |vetch
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BURSTS AND DUDS
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e iy faith all have an equal chance help further in sm oth ering out the ♦
fo r happiness In sp irit land. T he 'stragglers th at survive.
one essen tial here below Is sp iritual
Sharp Practice
W asco— W asco L egion naires trav
developm ent, and the "heathen Chi-
It w as In th e d in in g room o f one
Cherry Slugs Are Busy
eled forty m iles sou th of their c ity
n e e ” is all righ t If he g ets it from
Pear and cherry _ slu g s are appear- of the sm aller steam ers th a t travel
the book of C onfucius, or poor Lo if fng „„ the fo n ag 9' o f t h e a i ' t r ^ a n ' d betw een Chicago and D uluth. The to Install a post of The Am erican
he Is properly inspired by legend s of are Bkeie to n lzln g the leaves In char- ,ew Pa88®''Ke™ who had th e cour Legion at Grass V alley. Oregon. T h is
s e Happy H u n tin g Ground. So why a(.terlBtlc fM hlon. G row ers w ho ex- a g ® to descend from the cheerful m akes the 111 post in the depart
do not the sp iritu a lists leave every pcrlenced seriou s defoliation from dcck to ‘h® Htu,fy » “ '« *»"<"« «»’ m ent. It was nam ed H anley-B ak er
one else alone, to work out their fu- thlH peHt
Hea8on may contro, , t loon w here a table d'hote m eal was ’ost a fter the on ly tw o Grass V alley
r.en killed in action in the world
lure In th eir own w ay? The answ er
, by sp rayin g the trees now w ith ar- , served w ere h u rrying to get through war.
Is. of course, the universal hum an < n ate o f , ead , pounds
the hun. eager to be out In the open air again,
tendency toward proselyting, w hich dled g allon s
! Suddenly the r a ttlin g of d ish es in
Bandon, Oregon— The old school
n ow —«thanks be to an all-w ise Prov
the g a lley ceased. The ch ef appeared,
clad In a none-too-iinniaculato apron. ib l,lld i,lf’ overlooking the city of
idence— take on a much m ilder form
Bnd Spud Plants Fulled
Bandon w ill be the futu re hom e of
than the rack and thum b screw of the
"Keep yer kn ives, everybody,” ho
Diseased,
sick or w eak potato
Middlo A ges.
bellow ed w arn in gly, “ w e're gonn a Bandon P ost A m erican Legion.
p lan ts should be dug out of the need
The post is ex p en d in g app roxi
havo pie for dessert.”
field s as soon as th ey appear. T his
m ately six thousand dollars in fin -
BULLSNAKES WORTH $15 A YEAR practice w ill help preven t th e spread
sh in g the lower floor for an assem b-
How m uch Is a bullsnake w orth? of disease.
Then He Got Busy
y hall, b u ild in g a stage; fittin g up
She stopped hint as he turned to go.
U nder Icertain conditions a fu ll
he second floor for lodge purposes
And said: "Since I’tn to be your
grow n bu llsnake is worth 615 a year,
.nd a kitchen. The exterior of the
sister.
answ er sp ecia lists ln the K ansas S tate
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♦ It’s not good form , I’d have you k'now iu ild in g is to be painted and a new
C ollege who have been observing the
•oof Is being put on.
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To say good n igh t u n til you ’ve
h ab its of captive bullsnukcs for a
The cen tral location o f the build-
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kissed h er.”
period of several m onths.
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ng m akes it ideally situ a ted for a
Loss of alfa lfa in the Htatc due to
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com m unity home and w ill be a dis-
The Diaunosb Was All Right
tln ct asset to the com m unity, both
gopher In festation is about 62.50 per
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Y ou'H nave to take less stren u - i n poin t of service and appearance
acre, or 6250 .0 0 0 ,0 0 0 for all of K an
sas every year. From six to eig h t Is country picking up S h ip p in g over oll8 exercise and gleep m ore „ Baid announced c h a s B L
the railroads in creasin g even over the doctor to thc deJec(ed IookJng m ander
p’ p
th e average num ber of goph ers in
record of 1920 W eek en d in g May nlan w ho appeared before him.
an acre o f a lfa lfa land.
13 sh ow s 23.000 Increase in num ber | “ T h at’s my Idea ex a ctly , doc,”
A large bu llsnake. five feet In o f loaded cars H andled— G oal traffic exclaim ed the other, b righ ten in g a Legion h o m e ^ h I c h ’h a s t e n under
len g th , w ill consum e four gophers a
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tr1f'e "WOUld y °"
COm,n« "p ¡construction for th e past three w eek s
m onth, in addition to five rats dur
8 ..0 0 0 carloads.
Ito , he houge and u n |n g th a t t(} the
w ill be ready for dedication about-
in g th e sam e period. One o f th e
H igh w ay orderd b u ilt from N e- baby?”
July 4th, stated L. B. Chappell,
sn a k e s observed at the college de
sk ow ln to 8 e ltz river to cost 6 500,000
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post commander. The bu ild in g w ill
voured tw o gophers In 4 8 hours, a l
B etzen— N ew 625,000 sh in g le m ill
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The Silver L in in g
thou gh th e sn ake had been fed the
be of concrete. A h ea tin g plant and
Just com pleted.
“I sen tence you to die
thg g lec.
w eek before.
m en’s sm oking room w ill be located
Klam ath county sh ip p in g t„ 10.- trlc eh alr.” pronounced thg cour,
n the basem ent. F irst floor w ill be
“ A fu ll grow n bullsnake Is capable 000 head beef ca ttle for feeding.
“ W ell,” soliloquized the prisoner. ocated the dance hall, 80X 90 feet
o f e a tin g all the gophers on an acre
Coquille— S. P. Co. to rebuild pres
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o f a lfa lfa in one m onth, and during ent depot.
th e six warm m onths of the year is
Bend Shevlltt-H lxon Co. cut over
able to clear six acres of Its in fe st 11.000,000 feet lum ber jn April.
a tio n ,’’ said F. L. H isnw, mnmmnlog-
P ortland m unicipal paving plant
1st
has again been underbid on all pro
"This w ould mean an annual sav
in g of 616 for every snake In a field.
A lfa lfa grow ers should tak e serious
thou ght o f the econom ic im portance
o f these harm less snakes. By protect
in g them a great deal of tim e and
m oney can he saved In trapping and
p oison in g gopliers and other rodents.
“The bullsnake Is the farm ers’
hum ble and un assum ing servant. The
on ly return requested for h is loyal
and valuab le service Is the righ t to
liv e an undisturbed life.
Ladies rest room w ill be located on
the balcony floor. T he roof Is su p
ported by five lurge trusses. A big
en tertain m en t program ts being ar
ranged. herald in g the openin g of the
new home.
H eppner,
Oregon— Members
of
H eppner Post Am erican Legion were
hosts to m embers o f the legion
posts of Borrdm an and Ione and all
ex-service men of the county, at a
bid en tertain m en t program and a
chicken dinner given at Heppner last
week. The occasion w as a g e t-to g e th
er m eetin g of the form er service
men. D u ring the en tertain m en t pro
gram , m embers were called upon to
relate unusual war experiences, and
som e very am using w ar stories were
told the crowd.
A ROMANCE
THIS happened
MANY years ago.
TWO fond couples
W ERE to get m arried.
IT was to be
THE sam e day.
AND they ordered
SOME announcem ents
PR IN TED
AND w arned the printer
NOT to get
THEIR nam es mixed.
BUT he did and
THE righ t girl
WAS put on the
ANNOUNCEM ENT
WITH th e w rong man.
AND th e right man
WAS pretty Bore
ABOUT it,
AN D cam e righ t over
TO see th e printer
ACCOMPANIED by
THE righ t girl.
BOTH all out
OF breath.
BUT It w as
A hoax.
FOR on th e real
ANNOUNCEMENT the
RIGHT g ir l’s nam e
A P PEA R ED w ith the
RIGHT m an’s name.
AN D the vlght man didn't
LICK the printer,
NOR the m essenger
WHO took him the
BOGUS proof.
AND th ey all
LIVED happily
EVER after, for
IT happened
MANY years ago.
“ YIS, M um.”
It’s a Money Saver
No Waste h a y
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A good bam increases the value of your
farm. It saves you money, lightens your
work and does away with needless waste.
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Our building service is yours for building
a home, barn, garage, silo or other build
ing. Come into the office and inspect the
designs.
C H IC K E N H O U S E S
1 The Yard of Best Quality
H. M. STRAW . MGR.
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W ATCHES
are a necessity,
especiaily when irrigating
W H Y NOT
FREF METHODIST NOTICE
Our pastor, Rev. J. K. Mnmu.-i, w ill
be w ith us Sunday, Jun e 11. Sunday
school at 10. P le a c h in g 11, class
M eeting fo llow in g.
Come ou t and w elcom e him as he
Is m oving into the parsonage, form-
61 iy Miss Graves house on G ladys
Ave. betw een 5th and 6th streets.
He w ill go to Irrigon in the eve
ning.
buy a good one now and have the satisfaction of
knowing what time it is.
WM. H. OGDEN
JEWELER and WATCHMAKER
H e r m is to n , O re g o n
G IF T S
THA T L A S T '
P O U L T R Y SU P P L IE S
and feeds of all kinds
•‘P ay Cash W h e re Cash Pays”
P O U LTR Y SUPPLY COMPANY
SMITH
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In Building Vacated by Knerr
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The house
across the 'way
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yow F«ZnaA/r and helpful
BASS-HI « TFJt PAI N T CO.
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JUNE 13
B a ss-H u eter is synonym ous w ith
th e h ig h e s t a c h ie v e m e n t in th e
m an u factu re of p a in ts, varnishes,
enam els — in fact p rep aratio n s for
every p ainting p u rp o se —inside the
house or o u t
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From Morning Till Night!
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Let us k n o w your p ain tin g prob
lem s. and w e will gladly solve th em
for you.
We are showing a new line of of three-quarter length
AUTO PARA DE w ith prizes given for car coining th e longest
in the new brown heather shades at r>Oc
Novelties in Ladles Handkerchief, at JSc, In the new popular shades.
In Men’s Shirts we are featuring
T h e A rrow S h irt*
In the soft cuff patterns at 61.00.
HOEIER
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S A N FRAN C ISC O , SE A TTLE
VARNISHES
P O R T L A N D , LOS ANG ELES
We are offering to cktae out Mei a >allor Straw Hats worth up to 6.1 00 at t t .
H e r m is t o n P ro d u ce &
Beil of
S u p p ly C o. "The
Good Service’
SAPPERS’ INC.
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m an. for h igh est and low est W ashington and Oregon licen ses,
etc., etc.
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FREE PROGRAM OF MUSIC. ETC. IN MORNING.
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Silk and Mercerized Lisle Socks
"The Betl o f
Good Service"
M ilto n , O reg o n
Miggrt/ioR«. I F n f r as.
Phone 111
We have *>me pretty Misses' and cMfctren’t Straw Hats at 75c to >1.50.
the thing for this season of the year
STRAWBERRY S
DAY!
B e au tifu lly a ttra c tiv e , isn ’t it?
A nd yet no need for you to be e n
vious. B eau ty in a house is largely
a m atter of good painting. A coat of
B-H P a in t will w ork w onders in the
ap p earan ce of y o u r hom e, an d in
addition will add years to its life.
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THE T U M -A -L U M
LUMBER COMPANY
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Exclusive Representatives of National Builders Bureau
All poultry feeds and all cattle feeds except hay
RALPH WILLIAMS has just completed one
size 18 by 100 feet.
R. L. SMITH, F. L. METZ and CHESTER
WRIGHT have built new ones lately.
R. C. CHALLIS is building one this week.
TED HALL is adding to his house, including
a porch.
SCREEN DOORS-Plain durable screen doors at a
low price, also fancy screens for the Iront door.
Material in stock for screen porches.
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W E H A N D L E K E R R -G IF F O R D ’S
W e can help you w ith plans, and can also fu rn ish the
rig h t m aterial fo r b u ild in g them .
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GOOD BARNS
Make Better farm s
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posed street Im provem ents th at are
to be b u ilt th is sum m er.
D allas— All bids received for city
sidew alk construction rejected and
property ow n ers to be allow ed to do
own bu ild in g.
S lato has rejected tw o Irrigation
projects on plus cost contracts.
D allas— B uilding several m iles of
new w alks.
Bend has added new charcoal plant
Hood R iver straw berry crop e sti
mated at 95.000 crates.
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ATHLETIC SPORTS IN AFTERNOON.
MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM DURING EVENING.
DANCE UNDER AUSPICES AMERICAN LEGION.
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