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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
a
te
r
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
_
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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W . « ill b a n ■ l i u at H t I M n
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.