THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OMEGÖW.
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P ublish ed every T hursday a t H er
m iston, U m atilla County, Oregon by
R aym ond Crow der, E d ito r and Man
ag er.
E ntered as second class m atter,
December 1906 a t th e postoffice at
H erm iston, Oregon.
and sn eerln g iy p o in t o u t our Ignor
ance and inability.
E v id en tly someone h as s tirre d th e
editor of o ur contem porary up a h it,
and we feel sure th a t If th is person
knew th e firs t th in g about th e new s
paper gam e, he w ould craw l off in a
hole, an d pull th e hole In a fte r him.
— M adras Pioneer.
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P acific P rin te r and P u b lish er con
siders th e term “co u n try new spaper*
uncom plim entary and asks sugges
tions for a b etter term for "C ountry
P ress,” w hich it th in k s should go
into the discard.
It says: "T he term in itself Is m is.
leading an d gives a w rong im pres
sion. It b elittles th e in s titu tio n it is
supposed to describe. It is a term of
an o th er day and age."
F ollow ing reply to th is has been
w ritten by H arry H am m ond, Jr.,
Junior of th e U niversity of C aliforn
ia, fo restallin g any a tte m p t to change
th e nam e, and liftin g it to a hig h er
plane:
" I do not agree th a t tho term
savors of th e day w hen the publisher
took potatoes an d o th e r g ard en ¡
tru ck In paym ent fo r subscriptions.
“ ^Country w eekly’ does n o t cause
in me a reactio n , o th e r th an of sat- ¡
isfaction. It en tails all th a t is lo y a l,.
tru th fu l, and n o n-prejudlclal.
"In stead of b e littlin g and g iv in g ;
th e w rong im pression, it connotes !
and' exem plifies very im pressively >
th a t lack of yellow jo urnalism which
is so evident and p redom inant in the
dally.
"D iscard It? Never. L et us ra th e r
u p lift i t and treasu re it as some
th in g w hich I» n o t an end in itself,
but a m eans to an end. Let us, when
we see ‘country w eekly’ on any p ap
er not th in k of th e past, b u t w h at It
tru ly represents.
“ L et us realize th a t h ere is som e
th in g wo may clin g to, som ething
Staple, honorable, tr u th fu l; some
th in g th a t leads to th e creation of
th e ideal in Journalism and n o t to
Bacon’s ‘Idols of th e Cave’.”
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OUR POLICY
On Ja n u a ry F irs t the fu tu re des
tin ie s of T he H erm iston H erald were
placed in our han d s
W e have settled am ong you be
cause we believe in H erm iston; be
lieve in Its developm ent and grow th
as a n a tu ra l consequence of the
resources w hich are peculiar to the
tow n and ad jac en t country. W e be
lieve th a t th ere are la te n t reauurces
w hich w hen fu lly developed will
cinch for us the title we now claim :
the biggest little tow n in eastern
Oregon.
A live u p -to -d ate new spaper Is tils
g re a te st asset th a t a tow n may have
I t Is a m irro r w hich reflects tb s
ch a ra c te r of th e place in w hich it
is published. Its mission in a com
m u n ity is to stim u late business;
prom ote civic im provem ents and give
to the outside th e b ran d of publicity
th a t it m ust have before it can ex
pect to thriv e.
I t is o u r p aram o u n t aim to make
T he H erald a p u b licatio n of th is
caliber. B ut it w ill be im possible for
ua to do th is alone. We m ust have
y o u r help and co-operation. If you
have an item w hich you consider of
local in terest do not h e sita te to
b rin g it in. It w ill be in te re stin g to
your neighbor and the ed ito r w il a p
p reciate th e courtesy. If you have a
Job of any description th a t requires
th e services of a p rin te r give it to
your local p aper for by so doing you
are supp o rtin g an in s titu tio n th a t
lias your in terest a t h e a rt and striv
in g a t all tim es for the th in g s th a t
w ill help you and your town.
As to o u r politics. We do not be
lieve th at th e w elfare of town, coun
ty , sta te or n atio n lies in th e hands of
an y one po litical p arty b u t in the
m an whom th e p arty may select to
re p resen t them . T herefore we shall
endorse an d su p p o rt th e man whos
p a st record and ch a ra c te r m arks him
w o rth y of th e office th a t he aspires
to regard less of p arty a fiilirt'o n s .
T he H erald w hilo u n d er o u r m an
agem ent w ill be published as an in
dependent new spaper. We w ill a t all
tim es welcome criticism bu t spurn
d ictatio n . H erm iston is your town
an d my tow n an d we sh all receive
am ple recom pense form th e effo rts
we p u t fo rth to m ake it a b etter
tow n. L et's g o . ______ *
NEWSPAPER ERRORS
T he ed ito r does not w ant anyone
to send him any more copies of the
p aper in w hich they find m istakes.
If how ever th ey find a p erfect copy
he w ill pay a big price for it. If
th e fool critic w ho h u n ts for m is
ta k e s in th e new spapers would find
them all, he w ould be kept busy.
W e w ill be pleased to buy copies of
any paper w hich can be proven en
tire ly free from errors, eith e r typo
g rap h ically or in statem en ts of fact.
W e w ill be pleased to find a m er
c h a n t who has never made a m istake
in p u ttin g up an o rd er; a law yer who
never lost a case th ro u g h h is own e r
ro rs; a doctor who never w rongly
diagnosed n case; a d ru g g ist who
never made a m istak e; a post office
official who never pu t m ail In the
w rong box; a w om an who never for
got to pu t In th e sa lt w hile cooking
or to pu t ten in th e teap o t before
p u ttin g in the w ater.
B ring on some of your m istak e
less paragons who find It so easy to
criticize th e new spaper, an d we will
give them the chance of th e ir llvet
to find out w h eth er they are really
h u m an .— Redmond Spokesm an.
Wo tako th is o p p o rtu n ity to th an k
B ro th er Itussel for h ls^im ely rem urks
M any and m any Is th e tim e we
have had to hold o ur tem pers in
cheek to koep from clouding up and
ra in in g ever ! ome I anipus w ho has
discovered r \ n p i font '!•” or a
tra n sp o s'd ” 1’’ in o u r weekly effort
and who h as tak en It up«n him self to
ffrnnr
p votrrfunois i vqr o u r desk
W hile ex-governor O lcott w as re
latin g to th e n atio n al convention of
governors some of th e calam ities
th a t h a H befallen th e s ta te of Oregon
It n i'g h t have been w ell to nam e some
p f th e blessings w hich we have re
ceived, th e p aram o u n t one being his
defeat a t th e recent election
A New York w om an adm onishes
g ills to bew are of m oonlight lovers.
If a fellow liaan'f any bettev Judge
m ent to pick o u t a m oonlight n ig h t
fo r spooning, we say heed the w arn-1
lng.
A few dayH ago we received a
booklet ad v ertisin g th e sta te of Cal
ifornia. On the first page th ere was
Ibis m otto: " I t’s The C lim ate.” B ut
w hen we tu rn ed th e page and east |
o ur eyes on some of C alifornia's
b ath in g heuuties— w ell th e cjltnato I
m ig h t help.
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♦ 0. A. C. FARM REMINDERS *
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T u rk ey s have proved a pro fitab le
side lin e In a n um ber of localities
In Oregon, p a rticu larly w here free
tango Is available. N ot much In th e
way of a sh elter Is needed and a
good sh are of th e ir feed is secured
o u t on th e range.
In cu b ato r and
brooder rep airs
and p a rts may be advantageously or
dered now. O rdering and in stallin g
therm om eters, th erm o stats, re g u la t
ors and o th er necessary p a rts and
supplies before the ru sh of the h a tc h
ing season is tim e p rofitably spent.
It may be necessary to build a few ■
houses. T ak in g ad v an tag e of all ’
good w eath er spells now w ill pay
later.
T he breeders th a t a re to produce
th e eggs for h a tch in g should be g et
tin g in to condition to r lay in g in
Ja n u a ry . Some breeders use lig h ts in
Ja n u a ry to bring them into produc
tion.
E n o u g h p erm an g an ate of potash
cry stals to cover a dim e or sufficient
to give th e pou ltry d rin k in g w ater
a w ine red color Is good preventive
for colfls.
You Can Get Apple Boxes,
Egg Cases and Honey
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And prepared to give the best of service in our line.
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--If you want to trade
You find the opportun
ity in The Herald ad
vertisements.
Sm all potatoes m ay be utilized to
good ad v an tag e by cooking and add
ing to th e wet pou ltry mash to m ake
it m ore p alatable.
DO Y O U K N O W
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WEST END FARMERS
Have learned that The Herald prints th^ij.
beet butter wrappers. We have the large
size, 9 by 12 inches. Our prices are — .
100
200
300
500
Watch the display
advertisements for the
after- Christmas
bargain offers
for
for
for
for
$1.25
$2.00
$2.60
$3.75
Many are buying them in the larger quan-'
tities, but we are here to'serve you all. I f " *
you want only a few we have them with-
out the name. These we sell as follows-
«to
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30
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