(Tire HmnMmt Wrath ; U. o IO. Library VOL. XVI UMATILLA’S EARLY HISTORY REVIEWED HERxMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JUN E 22, 1922 W. J. WARNER RE-ELECTED TO 3 YEAR TERM AS DIRECTOR Annual School Meeting Held by Vot ers of District 14 Monday; Brownson Re-Elected Clerk UMATILLA TAKES DEFEAT AT ECHO COMMUNITY CLUB MEMBERS HAVE LUNCHEON AT HOTEL Fifty-Eight Seated in Dining Room of Oregon H otel; Talks and Music Mrs. Kellogg Reports MONTANA MAN TO HEAD OUR SCHOOLS No. 41 K. E. ERICKSON MEETS MISS ALICE ROBERTSON OP OKLA Presidential Representative at Port land Rose Festival Speaks at Chamber of Commerce OREGON FARMER WRITER VISITS LAST SUNDAY’S JOURNAL. HAS W. J. Warner was re-elected di STANFIELD FORFEITS GAME TO The Community club luncheon was GEORGE W. DAY ACCEPTS SUP GEORGE ANGELL STRONG SUP rector for a three year term and It K. E. Erickson who returned from INTERESTING WRITEUP held at tho Oregon hotel on Tuesday. HERMISTON BOYS ERINTENDENCY HERE PORTER OF DAIRYING A. Brownson was re-elected „to a Portland Tuesday morning was one Tho President, Mrs. C. W. Kellogg j one year term as clerk at the annual of the few who had the pleasure of gave a very Interesting report of ttjt> being introduced to MI bs Alice Rob- stato convention at Tillamook, which Umatilla and Echo Are Now Tied for „ I The gathering was held at 2 p. m. the attended as delegate from this New Man Has Excellent Record in ertson, congresswoman from Okia- Figures Quoted Show Milk Producing Sketched; Hi?h School Students Leadership; Echo to Play Here and was attended by a large number j homa and personal representative i Executive Positions; Will Be club. Sections Most Prosperous; of voters. Mr. Brownson read the fi_ I of President Harding at the rose fest- Get Prominent Place Mrs. Leathers led the current Next; Two More Games Here About August 1 Hopes to Return Later i ival. ______ , nancial report of the district which j topic discussion. Mrs. Voelker gave a showed $17,000 of outstanding war- ' The occasion was the Portland delightful description of the play, George W. Day of Pillipsburg, chamber of commerce luncheon Mon- 1 Oregon Journal ¡rants, which however is offset by ! “Tho Wayfarers." Mrs, Correll, Mrs. Sunday's Results “Hermiston is to be congratulat'd It is a far cry from 1865 to 1922. ’ »10.000 in warrants duo No. I t Chezik and Miss Phipps gave piano Montana has been elected and has ac- day noon at which Miss Robertson Echo 13, U m atilla 9. cepted the position of superintend- was present and spoke. Mayor Baker ,8>at the dairy Industry Is coming In 1865 a thriving, bustling city J from the union district. solos which were much enjoyed. Miss Hermiston 9, Stanfield 0. (forfeit schools and also gave a talk in which he wel- back in this district as indicatad by stood upon the sh iftin g sands of the | "fb® cost of running the district Betty Beasley sang a charming solo, ent of the Hermiston peninsula formed by the conjunction during the past year has been about c ' principal of the union high school corned Miss Robertson to the city, recent Imporatlons of dairy cows and Dorothy Shotwell gave a reading. at tha |oca, o f the Columbia and Umatilla rivers. »22,000, the report showed. The re- F ifty-eight members and guests to succeed A. C. V o, lkcr who resign- After the program a number of the calveB and by rece, This town was chiefly a trading cent- port was accepted and nominations Present Standing enjoyed this m eeting which marks ed to accept the superintendency at members and guests were introduced Helix. His salary is to be »2709. to the distinguished visitor. creamery.” says George N. Angell of er. It was a Mecca for the long pack f° r director called for by F. B. Sway- j W. L tho closing of the club work until The board received more than 100 Mr. Erickson describes Miss Rob- tho OreB° n Farmer who was here teams steadily plodding over the long ze> who as chairman of the board, Echo ....................... 7 3 tho fall. 700 applications for the position and has ertson as a very kindly appearing fast week. "The old dairy cow ls the hot, dusty trails that led from the Presided. The follow ing were nomi- Umatilla .................................7 3 700 Oregon mines. j nated: Dr. W. W. Illsley, Miss Clara Hermiston ........................... 6 4 600 had a heavy task in siftin g them out old lady, perfectly common, not animal which made such districts J. B. MINER DEMONSTRATES Millions of dollars worth of sup- Hall, W. J. Warner. Mr. Warner was Stanfield ................................0 10 000 and trying to find the man best fit- much of a speaker, but with a per- ;l8 Tillamook, as your fellow citizen NEW BLOATLESS HALTER ted for the work here. They finally sonallty that left a very pleasing and dalry T s TownBend plies stored in great warehouses, elected, 104 votes being cast. — selected five men to whom they impression on all wlio saw and heard pointed out to Ille today and lh# were handled and sold there annually Mr. Brownson and Dr. Prime were Hermiston w as idle last Sunday. Bend Man to Introduce Invention to would offer the position in order if her. dairy C()w HenBW on „ Gold was plentiful from the mines, nominated for clerk, but when tho Stanfield sent word shortly before Fanners Here; Tests it on Mr. and nearer from the sandbars of the latter declined to Serve, the election the tim e set to commence playing the the one named should decline. Mr. ; In her talk she Joked frequently glven half a chance.” Angell stopped Pumphrey’s Jersey C°w Day was first on the list. about being an "old maid.” hera laBt ThulBduy and Frlday for Columbia and Um atilla rivers, where ° f Mr. Brownson was made unani- game that she would not arrive and “panning” was profitable. There was mou3- the game was accordingly forfeited, Record is Given Something new was introduced to j calls at the experim ent station and Mr. Day was graduated from the FOURTH JUNE WEDDING IS an abundance of dance halls, saloons The large attendance and keen in- ; Since the news arrived in time to a l. local dairymen early this week by J. on local farmers, w hile on his way and all sorts of romance in this iron- terest shown was very encouraging low the local fans to go to Echo for B. Miner of Bend who brought with Montgomery county high school nt SOLEMNIZED WEDNESDAY A. M. 1 back to Portland from the Union tier town. 1° who are interested in the wel- j the game there nobody was particu- Rockville, Maryland in 1905. The ---------- hfm n new patent halter which he Livestock show. The latter he said Fights Frequent tare of the 8choo,f'- lariy sore. guarantees w ill prevent cattle from follow ing year he attended business Misn Milhelmins Kik Becomes Bride was a surprise to him not from tho Gambling was a popular amuse- : — ' ----- — I Echo defeated Umatilla again, the bloating from alfalfa pasture. college In W ashington. D. C. In 1906 of SeaUle Man; Service is at splendid quality of the beef cattla he entered Randolph-Macon college Win. Bell Home and horses exhibited, because he ment Saloon floors were usually W. H. GILBRETH IS CHOSEN score being 13 to 9. The crowd was The halter fits snugly around the ---------- j expected to see them in a range covered w ith cards, thrown there by j BOARDMAN SCHOOL TRUSTEE one of the best o f the season, nearly jaws of the anim al, being adjusted at Ashland, Virginia, from which he The fourth June Wedding of this ¡rollnlry, b„t from the number an„ dissatisfied players, when they called — jail of the irrigation league fans of o the individual cow. This only per was graduated in 1910 with tho de- gree of bachelor of arts. year for Hermiston occured at the quallty of bo,h grade and purebred for new decks in hope of better luck. Cost of Educating High School Pupils all the towns being there. mits the animal to eat slowly, and From 1910 to 1912 he was ln -lV m . Bell home Wednesday morning. da| ry cows F igh ts and even killin gs were not j Reduced Considerably; Radio I she w ill therefor masticate tha grass infrequent. It was not unusual to j in School House Favored Four Pitchers Used structor of science and athletic Juno 21 when Miss W llhelm lna Kik well before sw allowing It. If t ills ls coach at the Grand River institute became (he bride of Eugene T. Beck- 00 for Brnde8> In which have "a man for breakfast.” j -------- ( The contest was characterized by done thero is no bloat. at Austinburg, Ohio. From 1912 to etl of Seattle. '* pr for thc‘ be8t cow wa" a The surrounding country w as fill- Boardman, Ore., June 19—s-The an- hard h ittin g throughout, two pitch The service was a private one, only ,,g 11<,l8,*'| n “a |f o ffered by Dr. Tho theory sounds attractive but 1914 he was principal of a grade ed w ith warlike Indians. They did nual school meeting was held in the eTa being used by each side.King, ’y ° Ot ,a*e’ brought out not have the courage to attack the school auditorium at 8 o ’clock on and Schwartz w eie moundmen for local dairymen who were sounded out school at Huron. South Dakota, a few relatives being present. It oc- en ’ * ^ood, and the tops of town itself, but if the met any strag- Monday. The clerk read the annual Echo w hile Rockey of Ione and Blak- on (lie question wero skeptical. Z. From 1914 to 1917 ho was «uperin- cured at 8 p. m. Rev Harry Wanu of-» glin g travelers it was a different reports and the report of the auditor. Icy wotked for Umatilla. Echo got a I’uniphiey was approached, lie had tendent of schools at Belfield, North ficiated. The ring ceremony was used. exr' P lonal "Orth. Dr. P h y s offer for next year. a"d It ts matter. ¡Special features shown by the figures two run lead in the first which was cue cow which was very suscepitble Dakota and from 1917 to 1919 he At 8:30 a sumptuous wedding break- wa" contest w ill Long before the town of Um atilla were reduced in cost per pupil for J overcome and the score stood six-all to bloat and offered to bet $59 that held the same position at Bottineau, fast was served. The young people P"83 8 * lt a ieft on the forenoon train for Port- b° “ ,e “tUre ° f the 1923 ShoW' was founded (18 6 1 ) the Indians were his h school instruction from $239 in tho sixth. Then Echo got three it would bloaf in 29 minutes even if North Dakota. For the past three years he has land. From there they w ill go to Dairy Sections Prosper wont to camp on the site of the town to »169 per year due in part to in- and Umatilla one, and then Echo it wore the halter. Mr. Miner didn't take the bet but been superintendent of schools at Seattle where they w ill make ihelr Speaking fu ith cr of the value of Indeed, the word “U m atilla” is In- ' creased attendance and in part to the brought in the runs that gave her the ¡dairying to a community, Angell dlan for “sh iftin g sands.” Anyone iact that the salary charge was d lvld -j sam e. agreed to pay 8123 if it killed the Phillipsburg, Montana. This ls a home. Miss Kik is a sister of Wm. K ik i8“ 1*1' "According to census figures who knows U m atilla w ill not deny ed because two of the teachers did The result is that Umatilla loses, cow. Mr. Pumplirey informs us lhai city of 1790 people and is the coun-j that the savages knew what they par4 time work for the grades in for the time being at least, her lead the cow didn't bloat or even belch. A ty seat of Granite county It is locat- and also a sister of Mrs. Wm. Bell, compiled by the western office of the s - dairy division, six tow ns In were talking about. manual training and domestic of the league. She is now tied with sim ilar demon itcation was held at ed in the south western part of the Mr. Beckett Is one of the firm of Population Moves H *""* , , Ech° f° r ‘hat h° n° r- EaC” h“8 W° n Boardman. Mr. Miner has used the state. 1 Beekett Bros., owners of the Univers- Wasblngton, Idaho and Minnesota. „ . i at., . . ¡ T n e vote for a director for three ; seven games and lost three. Hermis- haber before a n t has been offering Mr. Campbell Interviews Him ! •ty garage, one of the finest in Seat- averaging 13,443 population, where to w n souatting in" th°U hot P'wh1to y**rB C,OBeIy COnte8t#d' the can" ton ls r|ght beb*nd them w ith six l' pay for cows <f they bloated from dairying is developed as the princi T. P. Campbell of the school board tie. pal branch of agriculture practiced, went to Phillipsburg on his recent -------------- ----- —. sand dunes, there were things pract- didatea wrre Leo Mcad- Motion agent wins and four loses, w hile Stanfield tin alfalfa when using it. ¡averaged »17.325,149 bank deposits. O. C. Young is resilient agent for trip and interviewed Mr. Day. Tho HOUSE ON ELI WINESETT , , wai ’ i n« tbinfrQ rnmntin Tn «1 at Messner and W. II Gilbreth farm- trails far to the rear w ith 10 straight FARM DESTROYED TUESDAY fr pr capita, w hile Bix towns town w ith 3990 population there are J" v n a T J prOspCct ° tW° m° re’ the halter which w ill lie manufactur new superintendent Is said to have a , In the same states where grain. sug„ bound to be some children. In order v . . . °° Echo comes here next Sunday and ed al Bend and will bo or. the mark- very attractive personality. He Is : that the children of Umatilla "light .. . ° an 8 w®re ex,en( e ln ’ Umatilla goes to Stanfield. Unless el in a few Jays Mr. .Miner is an rather a large man physically, being Building Was Occupied by Thrall ar bee*8 and L-uit are principality five feet nine inches in heighth and Family; Loss if Total with No Kr° * n and where dairying Is con- ---- j ------------------ x,---- _ ret*r,n& clerk and chairman, Mrs. Stanfield is bolstered up considerably cM acquaintance of Mr. Young not be neglected educationally, a w eighing 180 pounds. Insurance; ..Piano Burned ¡8<dered a sid e lin e , averaging 21,420 H. H. W eston and W. C. King re- (he result there is almost certain. In school house was built in 1865. ¡population, had bank deposits aver- He is 38 years of age, is married j fact Umatilla should have rather easy MRS. R. A. STEWART ATTENDS U m atilla reached the height of her j spcctively. and has one child. Mrs. Day is u I A house on the Ell W lnesett farm BB|ng »10.360, an average of only The sense of the m eeting was j sailin g in both of her remaining 0. E. S. MEETING IN PORTLAND glory soon afterwards. Her .star of graduate of Oberlin college. Mr Day’s which was occupied by tho Thrall »479 per cnplta Soli and clim ate con fortune began to set. Railroads came -" rad'ln’^ 'reu '" " pl‘u .in" gan,es wblcb are w ith Stanfield. But, Mrs R. A. Stewart attended tho references from each of the s l.onls family was destroyed by flro about ditions were about equal. and new towns sprang up. L ittle by . , . " ” ® 31111 01 lu,n : again, Stanfield may import some “Six months later, after a period v , . ,, .... , for school and community use. annual m eeting of the Eastern Star where he has worked aro highly noon Tuesday, outside ball players so you can’t tell. little the business of Umatilla moved _______________ complimentary and show thai he h.-n The blaze w as due to an explosion of distress in different Bcctlona of chapters of Oregon in Portland last away, taking large numbers of the _____ _ Fast Game Certain Here week. The convention lasted three been able to get a better position In the oil stove. The flames spread the country, of scarcity of capital to transient population w ith It. GOODING COLLEGE. IDAHO, It is a cinch that the game here each time he has made a chang-r. quickly and the house and contents carry on operations, and of low priced The school showed no signs of de. j OFFERS FREE SCHOLARSHIPS w ill be interesting and it w ill have days, Wednesday, Thursday and F ri. The board of education Is very hi.p wero a total loss. The furniture and for farm produce, deposits In the day. parting. It would be hard to imagine a lot of bearing on the final result. same six towns where dairying Is clothing were nearly all burned. All delegated of both the Eastern py to have secured his services. w hat sigh ts that old building must j The editor of The Herald has been I If Echo loses she may count herself Tho logo includes a piano. Soma developed showed a total increase have witnessed. asked to announce that the trustees out of the pennant race if Umatilla Star. and Ma8on,< 1(ides were taken o f the property was tn the cook of »69,530, while those in the other Bullet Holes Remain o f Gooding College have awarded wins. If Hermiston can beat Echo to F olest Grove Wednesday after- SCENE ABOVE AND BELOW OCEAN IN "DEEP WATERS ’ house adjoining. This building was six towns bad decreased »717,166. Even now bullet holes can be seen a Hfty dollar scholarship to the hon- tw ice she w ill win second place and noon to w |iness tlie dedication of not badly burned. Mt. Vernon, Wash., and Nampa, Ida., in the wall, relics of a time when or graduate of the local high school if Umatilla got beat once by Stan- the new home for Masonic and East Thrilling episodes both above and It Is reported that no Insurance are the northwestern dairying cen t, ern Star members. The home cost the townsmen took refuge In the , f ° r the year beginning September field would then tie for first, »30,000 and is open to all members below the Atlantic, fia t urn “ Deep was carried, cither on the house o rjri’« referred to; building in a small skirmish in which j ' 1922. ------- l j Most most any an y of or theRe tnese possibilities p ossibilities are are , . , Waters,” Maurice Touinour’s picture Its contents. Figures Are Quoted one Indian was killed. In addition to being a good student likely to happen except the one that I ° ° ' dCrS Wh° may be " produclion which is to be shown ut “Sim ilarly, 1920 cencus figures need. As the town decreased in size and *be applicant must have the unqual- Stanfield w ill beat Umatilla That the Play House next Wednesday. COMMUNITY FOLDERS ARE show that western W ashington coun- August Bclsse and C. II. Skinner Importance, the surrounding country ; endorsement of the superintend- j ¡B pretty hard to im agine and it 1» The story was adapted from a novel OFF PRESS; GET A FEW i!cs where dairying ls an important became more thickly settled. In 1889 ent of Principal under whom he did Stanfield’s weakness which makes attended the dedication as delegates by F. Hopkinson Smith. One of the Indiisliy made tho greatest percent- a school district was incorporated, so bls wor*1 and submit a complete rec- it look like U m atilla’s pennant this from the Masonic order here. exciting scenes is whore a steamer The community folders which the age Increase In value of farms and that one school building could serve crd of bis studies and student act- year. But Its too early to say for founders on the rocks and sinks. The Commercial club is having printed j and farm lands of any tn the state for both country and town pupils. ivlties. In order to hold the scholar FREE METHODISTS NOTICE first body which he recovers Is that are row off the press. They will be during (he last decade. Snohomish Um atilla dwindled until, at last, it sb ’p' be must live clean, maintain As mentioned before, Echo comes Sunday school 19:90. Preaching at of the ycung man wllh whom W est’s delivered to those who ordered them county, for cxumple, increased It» was little more than a village, kept in bis record as a student and uphold here next Sunday and Hermiston 11:00 followed by class meeting. young w ife has run away. either Friday or Saturday afternoon. ( farm land values from »11,807,689 existence by the railroad company, the ideals of the college. goes to Echo for the final game on Barbara Bedford. Jack Gilbert, and A few extras were printed for sale o »22.922,11 1, or 94.6 per cent; All are invited to attend these ser- Though organized less than five which m aintains a Junction there July 2. Umatilla plays In Stanfield vices. Broerken Chrlctlans play the lead- to those who were not seen by the Whatcom county 94 per cent, Grays School was actually held in the Gooding college had an „ex^t lim e and sfa n n eld goes to Uma Preaching at Irrigon in tho eve Ing roles In “Deep Waters,” and tlie committee of the club. Ordeis can Harbor county 77.4. Island 74. Lewis orlginal schoolhouse during all the enroilement of 173 this past year, tilia, for the final show on July 2. picture is a Paramount. ning. I>O left w llh 4 C. lxichrie, 0. C. 73.7, Kitsap 72 and Clallam 66.1; years until 1913. By that time the i took first place in the inter-colle- Young or at i lie Herald. while Yaklm aand Douglas were the number of pupils had so increased Biate track meet and in the oratorical Ilia folde .« a ie Just the right siz e .o n ly grain or fruit growing counties that it seemed w ise to erect a new j contest of southern Idaho an dgradu- io enelose Io on envelope with let- which ranked among the first 10 tn structure. fated six students w*ith the bachelor’s lers you send Every citizen of tho percentage increase. These figures : degree. In addition to a full liberal New Building Erected project -II. uld have a few. The price merely substantiate w hat Is a gener- A fine cement building which ar,a cour8e’ 11 offers ^ « h m a n and j is one cent each. j ft| | y accepted fact, that dairymen now threatens to be Inadequate, was K,,pbomore work, the same as is giv- ------ ■ ¡have survived the period of deprea- en in the best colleges and state i put up just outside the city lim its. PARFOT IS CAUSE OF FUN 1 slon to tter than any other class of There had never been a high school universities, to (hose intending to IN PICTURE “NOT GUILTY" farmers with the possible exception in the old days, but as time went on maJor ,n medicine, law. ■ "• ’ - ¡of poultrymn. agriculture and similar subjects. some of the pupils reached the high A low ly, but not humble, parrot ar„und , Iermlston eri- school period in their education. 1» responsiblp for many h ighly hum- d<!n||y baV(. discovered that they can METHODIST CHURCH NEWS A fter the first tw o years in high o r o n s scenes in Sidney A. Franklin’s j a|wayH f ,„d a KOO„ n)arkpt f„r th„ r school they were compelled to go >o There w ill be no preaching Sunday production, “ Not G uilty.” Director hay lhr„„gh feeding it to dairy cows. other schools or quit, for the Uma- morning at 11. Instead the children Franklin managed Io get the bird and , ha, , h(1 monthly cream cheek tills school was not standardized and ' of the Sunday school w.P present into the spirit of the picture, and provldM a rf.gu iar income. Along r r nsequently could not graduate pu- their annual children’s day program (he bird's curious expression which w„ „ hog. ra,BlnK al,d the poultry In- Pils. , which w as scheduled for two weeks Ihe camera caught as he watched the dUBtry- whl,.h work ln Rph.nd(d w ,( h 8uch a number of prospective high ago but which had to be postponed, actions of the players are said to be dalrr, ngi , hey ran eBtab|,sh beyond school students were coming on that The high school class in the Run- very laughanle. Watch for his ap- qlleB( |on (he permanence of agrtcul- the district deemed it wise to Stan- day school is planning a picnic next peaiunce Sunday at the Play House. ,„ re hare „ ,B (ho one form of fan n dardize the school In 1929. As a re- Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Voelker ing about the results of which there suit the first class was graduated teaches the class. ASSISTING IN OFFICE is no doubt, and It should be encour- May 1». 1922. 57 years after the first Dr. I>eeeh w ill preach her» both MI hm Maude CMnesmlth of Hermis- aged here In every possible way.’* schoolhouse was built, and 33 years morning and evening a week from ton arrived In Pendleton yesterday. Hopes to Return later than the incorporation of the Sunday, July 2. He w ill also preach At present she Is assisting In the of T.’hlle In this vicinity, Angell district. at Columbia in the afternoon. Dr. fice of Cowts and Avrlll attorneys. Class Small I.eech is district superintendent and Miss Cllnesmith expects to spend learned that a district Duroc-Jersey fu n iirlty has been eecured for the The class was very small, consist- wa8 here for the dedication this tho summer here.— Tribune. Hermiston Hog A Dairy show this ing of two girls. Ruby Powell and "Pring. Y fall, and said he hoped to return fa Lotys Davis. N either of -three girls T1>e ladies aid held an all day serv- DINNER PARTY IS GIVEN started in the original class in the •*« ■* ehiireh yesterday. Work The Misses Luche Sullivan and the fall to see the exhibition, which Margaret N esry entertained Inform- ha* ' h* " P “ "“ «”» b®l"B « » • first grade in 1910. Mire Powell came wa* <>one for the fall bazaar. A dln- ally at a delicious luncheon at the ,h " >*"* ,n ° " * on He to live In Umatilla when she w as in w r including ice steam was served Neary home followtng a no-host |rr,dny for The t0 • Hend th# the fourth grade. Miss Davis entered *t noon. theatre party las, Saturday evening. Wa’r" eo"n' ” ,k ,d d ,y at lh e Moro school In 1912, but caught up with -■ ----------------------- A beautiful boquet of roses center- 8,a“ p" Saturday, the other class. The Baptist ladies aid had an all Mire Davis spent the first school <i«Y m eeting Wednesday of last weel> ed the table at which covers wero , ' 1 year fa the old schoolhouse. Miss »1 fh* home of Mrs. A. E. Bennet. A laid for Edyih Reeves. P hyllis Dyer. A ha by girl arrived in the horns Powell also attended there for a "Plendtd picnic dinner was served Arloulne Robinson, Roy Sllvey, Hnr- of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bcnsel Monday, - - at noon. There were about 30 ladies old Waterman. Dan W lnesett, Orval June 19 The Bcnsels live about two (Continued on Page tw o) (present. Sllvey and the hostesses. ¡and a half m iles north of town History of County’s Oldest Town is Di8,rl<;t 14 8cb°°I meeting Monday.