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VOL. XVII
WILL PROCEED WITH
M’KAY CREEK DAM
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7.
BAPTIST LADIES BAZAAR
OPENS SATURDAY MORNING
Display to be in Mack B uilding;
Luncheon W ill be Served *
at Noon
MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT NOW
S atu rd ay m orn ng a t 9 :3 0 the
doors will sw ing open on th e B aptist
Ladles B azarr In th e M ark building.
Second and Main streets.
W ith in th e visitors w ill find
Election of Commercial Club Officers
booths, booths and th en some more
to be Held in January; New
b eau tifu l decorated booths displaying
alm ost every artic le conceivable.
President to be Named
A cting as salesladies, m an ag ers and
hostesses w ill be th e ladles o t the
O r3ers to proceed w ith pu rch asin g church.
“If yeo d o n 't see w hat you w ant,
th e McKay Creek dam site has been
received by P roject M anager H. M. ask,” w ill b e thetr- m otto and they
S chilling of the R eclam ation Service, w ill be rig h t on h and to show it to
he sta te d before the Comm erical club you.
at its re g u lar m eeting Tuesday noon
At noon an excellent luncheon w ill
at the Oregon Cafe. N egot’atio n s be served. They rep o rt th a t a flfte
have been under way for some tim e, a rra y of C hristm as g ifts w ill be on
The m anager said th a t he under- , display.
stood th a t the w ork of g ettin g to- |
g eth er m aterials and equipm ent to
construct th e dam w as now being
done in D enver/
E. P. Dodd, who for th e past th ree
and one-half years h as served as
president of th e Commercial club a n ­
nounced Tuesday th a t he w ould not
consider election for an o th er term CO-ORDINATION OF INFORMATION
The re g u la r election of officers Is
AGENCIES SOUGHT
slated for n ext m onth.
The re p o rt of the road com m ittee
w as th e principle business before
Standardization of Camp Facilities
the T uesday session.
Among Denver Associations
OREGON IS SECOND
Suggestions
IN LITERACY GRADE
BEING ASSEMBLED
TEN COMMANDMENTS
OF TRAVEL GIVEN
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PARENT-TEACHERS
MEET DECEMRER 14
MRS.
WYRICK
COUNTY
PRESI­
DENT WILL SPEAK
Elaborate Program of Music and Soci­
al Numbers Arranged; Lunch­
eon W ill be Served
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DATE DECEMBER 19 AND 20
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Dairy Experts of Slate W ill be on
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Hand as Instructors; Breed­
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ing Principle Topic
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T hursday, December 14, th e an-
Dual m eeting of th e P aren t-T each ers’
association w ill be held in th e school
au d ito riu m . Mrs. W. R. W yrick of
P end leto n , presid en t of the county
o rg an izatio n , w ill be h ere an d will
give a rep o rt of th e s ta te convention.
An elab o rate program has been a r ­
ranged and luncheon w ill be served.
In ch arg e of th e tea tab les w ill be
Mrs. Tom Campbell, Mrs. J. T. H in k ­
le, Mrs A. A. P aulsen, Mrs. J. H,
Reid, Mrs. Gordon an d Mrs. George
B riggs.
The program follow s:
Selection ........ H igh School O rchestra
R ecitatio n .........................Ja n e W arn er
R eport o f “C onvention ....Mrs. W yrick $900,000 POSTED FOR
Vocal selection .............. E ig h th G rade
UMATILLA PROJECT
O ration .........................F ra n k Swayze
P iano solo ......................... Miss O’L eary
Among the Irrig atio n projects th a t
Vocal s o l o ............................. Miss Derby
have fared w ell In th e estim ates of
th e n atio n al budget d irecto r for the
NOVEMBER RAINS
next
fiscal year, a re th re e Oregon
HELP WHEAT CROP
projects and th e estim ates a re now
Crop prospects th ro u g h o u t th e before congress w here it is conceded
w orld a re o u tlin ed by E. F. H u tto n th a t they w ill be approved.
T he B aker irrig a tio n p ro ject, th e
& Co. as follows:
T he condition of w in ter w h eat In new est in th e w est, w ould receive
th e dry a re a of th e U nited S tates h as 3500,000, ad increase of 3100,000,
g reatly improved d u rin g th e past over th e ap p ro p riatio n fo r th e y ear
m onth as the seed g erm inated rap id ­ ju st closed, th e am ount fo r th e Uma­
ly and made excellent gro w th a fte r tilla project would be Increased from
th e ra in s in th e early p a rt of Novem­ 3400,000 to 3900,000, w hich. It is
ber b u t th e acreage is reduced about believed, is for th e McKay dam, and
10 p er cent as com pared w ith la st th e K lam ath project, 3700,000.
The U m atilla In d ian reservation
year.
T he w eath er h as continued fav o r­ ap p ropriation would be 32,800 for the
able an d th e h arv estin g of th e new next fiscal year.
Pacific Slope is Among Lowest of all
The follow ing 10 com m andm ents
D istricts in Matter of Un­
of trav el w hich have been suggested
lettered Persons
by the to u rist b u reau of th e Denver
,
, , T___ | Civic and Comm ercial assolcatton
Oregon ran k s second only to Iowa
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th e j m ig h t easily be adopted by any com­
am ong the A m erican states in
m u n ity to an advantage. T he com-
low percentage of literacy among
m andincnts a re offered in th e hope of
its in h ab itan ts. Only 1.8 p er cent
estab lish in g g reater co-ordination be­
of the Oregon population can n eith er
tw een free trav el Inform ation agenc­
read nor w rite, acco rd in g to sta tis­
ies, m u n icip alities and cham bers of
tics received by P resid en t Scholz of
comm erce th ro u g h o u t th e U nited
Reed college, P ortland , from th e N a­
States.
tio n al E ducation association in the
They are: k .
in te re st of education w eek, w hich be­
1. An exchange of scenic, in d u st­
gan Sunday.
and
ag ric u ltu ra l
lite ra tu re crop of w h eat in A rg en tin a is m ak ­
The survey of th e N atio n al E d u ­ ria l
ing satisfacto ry prg ress w ith th e o u t­
cation association reveals th a t th e ih ro u g h t to u rist Inform ation rack s
look excellent. T he p resen t prospecls
m
ean
g
re
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te
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re
tu
rn
s
In
trav
el
sales
P acific states, w ith an illiteracy av er­
is for a yield of 215,000,000 bushels
age of 3.1 per cent, ra te am ong the fo r all com m unities.
2. The autom obile cam p Is anoth- w ith an ex portable su rp lu s of 15,-
low est of all d istric ts of th e U nited
S tates. T h is figure Is h a lf th e p er. [er clearin g house fo r th e local dis 000,000 bushels, w hich is consider­
able above the average.
ccn tag e of illetates in th o country trlb u tio n of to u rist d ollars to busi­
T he outlook Is not so prom ising
ness
in
terests,
a s a w hole, and lass th a n th e average
3. D on’t w orry about th e to u rist j in A u stralia w here th e w eath er has
of F rance.
T he U nited S tates h arb o rs a g re a t­ "cto p ” ; it h as no failu res and should ; been u nfavorable, w ith th e resu lt
er p ro p o rt'o n of literates th a n any be' given equal consideration w ith th a t according to th e la te st p riv ate
estim ates th e exportable su rp lu s of
n atio n of Europe. T h is is revealed o th er harvests.
w h eat w ill no t exceed 50,000,000
g larin g ly by the statistics. The 1920
4. Consult your hotel and re sta u ­
census showed 5,000,000 persons u n ­ ra n t men as to how th ey can lm- / bushels, so th a t as a w hole the
u th ern hem isphere w ill have p ra c t­
able to read and w rite, a deerseae of prove th e ir service; it m ay be good j so
(
ically th e same q u a n tity for th e ex­
only 500,000 In the preceding decade. now, b u t try to m ake It b etter.
po rt th e coming -year th a t It h ad In
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Compared w ith w estern E urope coun­
5. A to u ris t’s sense of ap p recia­ , 1921-1922.
trie s th is country riv als only France
tion Is as keen rid in g in a fliver as j
An excellent ra in fa ll th ro u g h o u t
In th is respect.
j n a railro a d observation car, po
C alifornia early In N ovem ber im-
G erm any and D enm ark have least
clean up and p a in t your tow n.
proved th e condition of th e ran g es
illiteracy , w ith tw o -ten th s of 1 per
D edicate an A ll-S tate avenue | -n th e N o rth ern and C en tral p o rtio n s
cent. S w _____________________
itzerland is fiv e-ten th s of 1
per cent and Sweeden 1 per cent. The I in th e cam p g rounds and show civic i o( th e g ta te an(j p u t th e gro u n d in
F ren ch population Is 4 9 per cent ill- i ap preciation of th e ir presence In an gOO)j condition for fall plow ing and
ite ra te , and of the U nited S tates 6 A ll-S tate day celebration fo r to u rists see(j in g operations.
In th e h e ig h t of th e season.
per cent.
7. A ppcint com m ittees to greet
HEAR REV. DAVIS
I t is notable th a t th e percentage
SERVICES
of illiteracy was m uch h ig h er ill th e to u rists and to h an d them lite ra tu re
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arm y d ra ft exam ination, th e average p erta in in g to your d is tric t and re- !
being 24.9 per cent. In th is case, g ard in g side trip s.
T h e B ap tist church w as well fill-
how ever, actual te sis w ere m ade,
8. E ncourage an exchange of e(j, ]aat Sunday evening lo h e a r th e
■whereas In th e census persons only cam p fire tales of ad v en tu re and see pastor, Rev. W. W. Davis g iv e h is
w ere asked to sta te th e ir capacity.
th a t to u rists are supplied w ith serm on "M an’s A dvent.”
ch u rch an d am usem ent directories.
T h e su b ject w as presented from a
0. A. C. SHORT COURSES
9. Prom ote a stan d ard iz atio n of d ifferen t view point from th a t ns-
WILL START JANUARY 2 cam p facilities and reg u late services u ally tak en and in a logical an d con-
rendered.
vlncing m anner.
S hort courses th a t offer Oregon
10. Rem em ber th a t the to u rist of
N « t Sunday evening h is su b ject
farm ers w ho can find tim e ‘o take
c
tom orrow
w ill be "T he Deity of C h rist.” Rev.
them th e best and new est Ideas In j
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Davis is an able m an and it is well
m odern farm ing practices in Oregon,
w o rth w hile to h e a r him .
have been arran g ed by th e state ag ­ ECHO MAN CELEBRATES
NINETY-THIRD BIRTHDAY
ric u ltu ra l college to s ta r t Jan u a ry 2
a t Corvallis.
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The grounds, buildings, equipm ent
Janies P. R ethlefsen, w ho ohserv- j
and m ost of all the s ta ff of special- ¡ed h is 93d b irth d a y M onday by act- |
lets th a t have made th e Oregon col- trig as host to a d in n er p a rty of 12 j
lege fam ous th e civilized world over, a t th e home of h is d au g h ter, Mrs.
w ill be available for use by th e sh o rt J. F ra n k S pinning, conf d en tly ex-
course men and women. Resources o f.p e e ls to celebrate th e 100th an n iv er- i
ru r a l Oregon not yet recognized fully sa ry of h is b irth in th e sam e m an- !
p r fully used, w ill be pointed o u t as n er. A lthough n earin g th e cen tu ry
w ell as tim e w ill perm it. Follow ing m ark Mr. R ethlefsen show s little in-
are th e seven courses announced;
'd icatlo n of h is advanced age, h aving |
. T ra c to r mechanics, general ag ri- the carriag e and m ental a ctiv ity of a
c u ltu re, h o rticu ltu re, Ja n u a ry 2 to w e 1 preserved m an of 60.
M arch 17; dairy h erd sm an ’s course,
Mr. R ethlefsen had m any callers
Ja n u a ry 2 to Ju n e 10; dairy m enu- on his b iith d a y , and g reetin g cards
fa c tu rin g , Ja n u a ry 2 to 27; Ja n u a ry and messages of felteatlon w ere re-
28 to F eb ru ary 24; h o rtic u ltu ra l ce'vcd from _all p a rts Of th e U nited
products, F ebruary 5 to 24; bee cul S tates. P ro v in g th a t his 93 years do
not han d icap him physically, Mr. i
lu re, M arch 19 to 24
F ull Inform ation can be had on a p . Rethlefaen devoted a p a rt of th e af-
p lc a tlo n to the reg istra r. O. A. sC„ ternoon to m aking calls on m any of
Corvallis. Oregon.
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, big Echo frien d s — Echo News.
Yomfc People E ntertain
¡DEMONSTRATION AGENT
Miss Mabel Brown and F ran k
OFFERS ASSISTANCE
Swayze. Jr. gave a p arty a t th e Brown
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Home F rid ay evening. D ancing and
A n / w oman in U m atilla county
card playing w ere enjoyed by th e should feel free to call upon Miss .
young people u n til m ld-nlght w hen E d ith M. H offm an, th e hom e detn-
dellc'ous refreshm ents w ere served, n n stratio n ag en t, P endleton, fo r as-
Thnse a tte n d in g w ere: Mabel Brown, sfstan ce along any line of hom e «con.
M elba C allahan. M argaret N eary, Lu- nmlcs w ork.
d ie S ullivan. Eleonor B riggs. A rion-
Do you w an t b u lletin s, a hom e via- j
Ibe Robinson, P hyllis Dyer, Irm a it, a com m unity m eeting for lecture
B uckner. M arry C urrie, Miss Derby, o r dem onstration o r in form ation by i
H ugh F raser. A rth u r R ubner, Gwyn le tte r? T alk it over w ith yo u r nelgh-
H ughes. Irw in Shotw ell. H arold W at- bors, and let me know w h at yon
erm an, Law rence W inslow , C hester w ant. Many com m unities a re hene-
Rhodes.
F ran k Swayze. H erbert n te d from hom e dem onstration work. |
HanvUne g ad Em bry W arrln er.
W hy not you? E d ith M. H offm an . J
❖ ENTIRE NORTHWEST
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IS ENVELOPED IN
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BLANKET OF SNOW
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S a n ta Claus w ill have no
❖ trouble d riving h is sleigh Into
❖ H erm iston this y ear If th e cov-
•> ertn g of w hite th a t enveloped
❖ th is section Monday, and th a t
& has been fa llin g a t in terv als
❖ since th a t tim e, rem ains on th e
❖ ground.
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Indications a re th a t it w ill
❖ stay. The en tire N orthw est and
❖ the middle west a re In th e g rip
❖ of storm now. R eports from
❖ points as fa r east as Chicago tell
❖ of heavy snow fall.
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T h is m orning th ere w as 7.8
❖ inches of snow on th e ground,
❖ according to C harles Taylor,
❖ w eather observer a t th e Recla-
❖ m atlon office. The tem p eratu re
❖ W ednesday reached the highest
❖ point a t 28 degrees above and
❖ th e m inim um a t 24. Monday
❖ n ig h t, the firs t n ig h t of the
♦ snow, th e therm om eter reglst-
❖ ered 31 degrees as th e coldest
❖ point w ith 40 th e m axim um .
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THANKSGIVING DANCE
IS SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR
The T hanksgiving dance a t the
A uditorium was one of th e most su e .
cessful a ffa irs of th e holiday w eek­
end. A larg e crow d of tow nsfolks
w ere on h and to dance to th e excel­
len t m usic furnished by R. W. F le tc h ­
e r’s orchestra.
"A fine dance” w as the com m ent
tof those w ho attended. M anager Tom
M arxen is to be co n g ratu lated on th e
efficient m an n er In w hich th e pro­
gram w as conducted.
COUNTY BEEKEEPERS
MEET HERE SATURDAY
E lection of officers and th e selec­
tion of a county bee inspector w ill be
th e principle business to come be­
fore th e U m atilla C ounty Beekeepers
when they m eet a t th e Oregon H ard ­
w are sto re S atu rd ay a t 1:30. p. m.
F lans for shipping of wax, p u rch as­
ing of supplies w ill be o th er m a tters
of im portance. All beekeepers urged
to a tten d and take p a rt in th e m eet­
ing.
Oil Company Down 20 Feet
D ispite the Inclem ent w eather
conditions th a t prevail, th e N o rth ­
eastern Oregon Oil E xploration com­
pany have drilled down 20 feet.
Snow m ay h a lt rapid progress for a
w hile b u t th e w ork will go on. It Is
Bald by th e m anagem ent.
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1922
BREEDERS SCHOOL TO
BE HELD HERE SOON
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Greeting Cards. N ew and ex­
clusive designs to select Irons.
O rder early to insore delivery.
No. 13
OREGON LIVESTOCK
PASTURES IMPROVED
WILLIAM HAYDEN IS
INJURED BY FALL
Suffers Severe Bruises as R esult of
Slipping on Concrete Floor
at N eil and Barker’s
W illiam "BUI” H ayden, prom inent
resident of th is com m unity, suffered
severe bruiseg T uesday n ig h t w hen
he slipped and fell on th e concrete
garag e floor a t Neil & B arker's. He
has a discolored eye and several flesh
lacerations.
Mr H ayden had ju s t stepped out
of th e office Into th e m ain building
He became fain t and fell on th e hard
floor on h is face. Dr. W. W. Illsley
w as called but It was some tim e be­
fore ' Mr. H ayden could be revived.
He is feeling b e tte r today and ex­
pects to be around again in a’ few
days.
CATTLE
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AND
HOG
RECEIPTS
SHOW INCREASE
B utter Prices D ecline; Raw Milk
Steady W ith Slight Drop Over
Last Year
“A d airy breeders school w ill be
conducted a t H erm iston December
19 and 20,” announced C ounty A gent
Bennion. Good ta le n t has been se­
cured for the Instruction work. Dr. B.
T. Simms from O. A. C. w ill discuss
ad d itio n al phases of contagious abor­
tion. H. A. M athleson from S alt Lake
of the D airy Division of the D epart­
m ent of A griculture and N. C. Ja m i­
son, D airy S pecialist from O. A. C„
w ill tak e up the principles of breed­
ing and assist the dairym en In form ­
u la tin g plans for a co ntinuation ot
the pure-bred Jersey breeding along THANKSGIVING FILLED WITH
successful lines.
SOCIAL EVENTS
One of the unique featu res of the
school w ill be th e assembly of a num ­
ber of th e d au g h ters of each of the
Series of Bible Readings Start at
association bulls and a com parison
Baptist Church Thursday
betw een them . D airym en and the
specialists w ill go over the pure-bred
Evening
Jerseys on the project and determ ine
w hich blood lines appear to be the
beBt to continue. Jam ison w ill b rin g
A pleasant a ffa ir w as enjoyed by
w ith him pedigrees of available bulls Mrs. T, S. T ow .isend’s younger
fo r sale. As an o u tg ro w th of the frien d s on W ednesday of last week
school It Is hoped th a t the dairym en w hen they w ere Invited to h er home
w ill become interested In th e p u rch ­ to m eet h er d au g h ter Mrs. V esta
ase of some young bulls to replace Tow nsend W illiam s of P o rtlan d , who
some of the aged sires.
w as here spending th e holiday w ith
P. M. B randt, O. A. C. Professor of h er parents. A m usical num ber was
D airying w ho Judged the D airy and given by M aurice and H arvey Adams.
Hog Show, discussed the advisability Some children selections given by
of th is school w ith leading dairym en Mrs. W illiam s w ere m uch enjoyed.
a t th e D airy and Hog Show as a Mrs. W illiam s re tu rn e d to her home
m eans of stim u la tin g Interest in de­ in P o rtlan d S unday afternoon.
velopm ent of more well bred dairy
cows. H e pointed out th a t th e o u t­
Mr and Mrs. W. H. Sim m ons en­
sta n d in g criticism ag ain st the D airy terta in e d on T h anksgiving day. The
and Hog Show th is paHt fall was the invited guestg w ere Mr. and Mrs. Lou
fact th a t th e re w ere so few young Brow nell and son, R obert, of U m atil­
anim als show n; th a t the show was la, Mrs. Bess Spencer, Messrs. Ed.
really an aged cow exhibition and Beddow, Geo. Beddow and Geo. Bed-
w arned th e dairym en th a t unless dow J r . The afternoon w as spent
they took more in te re st In the de­ socially ta lk in g over rem iniscences,
velopm ent of th e young stu ff th a t nB some of th e guests a te th e ir first
dairy in g w ould be on th e dow nw ard T hanksgiving d in n er on tho project
trend on th e project. T he Idea of w ith them .
th la school w as en th u siastically re-
ceied and th e county a g e n t began
On T hursday evening a t 7:30 Rev.
im m ediate steps to carry It into ef­
W. W. Davis w ill b egin a series ot
fect.
B ible readings In th e m ain room of
th e B ap tist church. T he subject for
SH0TWELL HOME
th e first of th e series Is "C h rist—
SCENE OF REUNION Ills P ersonal R e tu rn and th e Be-
liecers’ A ttitu d e ." All persons Inter-
Tho S hotw ell home w as th e scene ested in a l i b l e study are cordially
of a happy reunion T h anksgiving {levers' A ttitu d e ." All persons inter-
Day and over the week-end. E ight affiliations. B rin g your B ible and
children, tw o son-in-law« and tw o pencil and paper. You w ill get good
g ran d sons g athered w ith Mr. and out of th e readings.
Mrs. J. K. S hotw ell a t the festive
board. . T here w as Mr. and Mrs.
The L adles Aid have fu rth e r dis­
George P rin d le and son of M ilton, tinguished them selves by Installing
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. D oherty and son. a fine new range in th e M ethodist
T. A. Shotw ell o fU m a p ln e , G ordon j parBonage. Several ad d itio n al th in g s
from P rineville, E m ily B., w ho is a re under contem plation by tho
atten d fn g W h itm an college? and th e ladles.
th ree ch ild ren a t home, Miss Doro­
thy, Irw in an d Donald.
H. M. Straw w as a business vis­
T he condition of livestock and
dairy products in the N orthw est a t
th is tim e is reported by the F ederal
R eserve B oard as follows:
G eneral ra in s over the Pacific
Coast area have Improved livestock
pastu res In C alifornia and w estern
Oregon and W ashington. R in fall in
the in terio r states of th e d is tric t Is
still below norm al for th is period
bf th e year. In the d is tric t g enerally
livestock are in good condition. M ark­
etable stock of the best grade is re­
ported scarce.
R eceipts of all varlelies of live­
stock a t th e principal m arkets of th e
d istric t d u rin g October, 1922 w ere
m uch la rg e r th a n during October,
1921, c a ttle receipts show ing an In­
crease of 19 per cent, hog receipts
an in crease of 35 per cent, and sheep
receipts an Increase of 43 per cent.
The tncrease In the receipts of c a t­
tle and sheep w as most m arked in
the Iiiterm o u n tain livestock centers.
Ogden and S alt Lake City, white hog
receipts w ere unusually large in Loa
Angeles and San F rancisco
The trend of prices for livestock
in the principal m ark ets of this dis­
tric t d u rin g October was not w ell
defined. C attle prices declined slig h t­
ly, hog prices declined sharply in all
m arkets outside of C alifornia, a u J
prices for sheep and lam bs advanced
steadily in all m arkets except Ogden.
A del'lniie upw ard m ovem ent in
prices for high q u ality steels app ear­
ed In a m ajority of the m arkets of
the d istrict early tn November and
lam b prices made additional gains.
Stocks of cold storage b u tte r in
th is d istric t a re large. In the fo u r
principal m ark ets of th is d istric t
w ith d raw als of 822,294 pounds of
b u tle r from cold storage d u rin g Oct­
ober left holdings of 2,139,676
pounds on N ovember 1, 1922, as com­
pared w ith holdings of 892,583
pounds? on November 1, 19 2 1 .'
B u tle r prices have declined d u rin g
the past m onth. In th e San Francisco
m arket, the price o f -93 score fresh
cream ery b u tte r, w hich had advanced
to a peak of 55 cents per pound on
October 14, declined, steadily u n til
on N ovember 14 It stood af 43 H
cents per pound. B u tte r prices in th a t
m arket a re now 5 cents per pound
below prices o b tain in g one year ago.
A surplus of fancy g rade b u tte r on
th e Pacific Const, and th e possibility
of seasonal Im ports of b u tte r from
New Zealand and A u stralia are fact­
ors to w hich th e w eakness of th e San
F rancisco m arket Is a ttrib u te d .
Prices paid producers for raw m ilk
changed little d u rin g October com­
pared w ith (he previous m onth.
Compared w ith October, 1921, raw
m ilk prices hav e declined 23 cents
per 100 pounds in th e m ountain
ito r in P endleton last F riday.
section, and 16 cents per 100 pounds
in
tho Pacific section.
Mrs. M. D uty re tu rn e d la st week
from Los A ngeles w here she has
i been v isitin g h er d au g h ter, Mrs. COUNTY TAXPAYERS MEET
pr|n(Jle of th a t clty
IN PENLDETON SATURDAY
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HOLIDAY AFFAIRS
ATTRACT MANY
Methodist Church Notes
Sunday school a t 10 o’clock.
M orning w orship a t 11 o’clock.
Special m usic by the choir. L ast S un-
day we w ere favored by readings by
Mrs. W illiam s of P o rtlan d and a
Solo by Mr. V oelker. In th e evening
E arl M itchell, the genial d ru g g ist,
th e services begin a t 6:45 by the
lw | Is w earing a sm ile you can see a mile.
young people. Mid-week services an
L ast F rid ay a fine seven and a
nounced Sunday.
quarter-p o u n d baby boy arriv ed a t
the M itchell home. Mrs. M itchell and
th e baby arc doing nicely.
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Picking the Geese
The U m atilla C ounty T axpayers
League held a m eeting S atu rd ay a f t­
ernoon and a fte r nam ing com m ittees
to investigate state and county taxes
agreed to m eet again a t 1:30 n ext
S aturday to h e a r th e rep o rts of th e
com m ittees and take action.
Judge Jam es A. Fee, president of
Dr. J. A. Peed has re tu rn e d from
_ _ , P o rtlan d w here he un d erw en t an op- th e league, presided and outlined th e
need of action to c u rta il taxes. T he
s | eratio n .
judgo spoke of th e value In th e tax
The L a d b s A ltar Society w ill hold supervising board th a t operates In
th e ir an n u al bazaar and cooked food ¡M ultnom ah county and suggested th e
sale on S atu rd ay , December 16, i n |g am e plan m ight w ork favorably In
the Mack building. A prons, childrens a |{ counties. He believes th e ltd on
dresses, rom pers, baby dresses, pillow tax atio n should he applied by a board
slips and o th e r a rtic le s w ill be on composed not of office holders w ho
i have th e spending of money h u t c l
display.
disinterested tax ap y ers v ho repre-
|sq p t the public.
MRS. GEORGE ROOT NEW
T alks d u rin g th e m eeting w ere
COMMUNITY CLUB PRESIDENT
made by Dr. F. W. V incent, S enator
The C om m unity club m et Tuesday ! | | j , T aylor and others. S enator
December 5 and the a n n u al election T aylor Indicated th a t he proposes
of officers w as held. T he follow ing ' (o w ork for tax reform a t th e legis-
w ere elected for th e ensuing y ear: |a tu re and to be back of th e lax re-
Mrs. George Root, p resid en t; Mrs. A. d u rin g program advocated by Oov-
E. Robb, vice-president; Mrs C. S .Jcrnor-elect Pierce.
M cN aught, secretary ; Mrs. H arry
Two com m ittees w ere nam ed w ith
S traw , tre a su re r. December 19 Is the in stru ctio n s to rep o rt next S aturday,
d ate of th e club luncheon to be held The com m ittee on county taxation !•
a t the H erm iston hotel. Members de- composed of Dr. F. W. V incent, A.
s irin g to a tte n d a re requested to m , Isaacs and P. W. Dayton. T he
please notify Mrs. O. O. Sapper or com m ittee on sta te tax atio n Is com-
Mrs, H. T. F raser. P lates are 50 cents posed of E. B. A ldrich, Jam es Jo h n s
¡Jr., and Joergen Mumm.
Skovbo Named Delegate
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W hile th ere a re not enough roads
Jen s Skovbo,local a p ia rist, w ill a t­
tend th e n atio n al convention of the In E gypt to afford more th a n a few
A m erican Honey P roducers’ League hours’ ride In any one direction, an
to be held In St Louis, F ebruary 6- autom obile garag e la open In Cairo
17-8. At th e recen t m eeting of the th a t Is said to have model equipm ent
s ta te beekeepers. Mr. Skovbo was for housing the moat luxurious limo­
elected delegate to th e national usines and racing c ars know n to th e
rg p lta l of Europe.
g a th e rin g to represent Oregon.