The Hermiston herald., March 01, 1923, Image 1

(Lite Bmrnaimt Iterali»
VOL. XVII
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 1. 1923
U. o !&>
No. 25
GOPHER POISONING WEEK MARCH 1 ST TO 8TH
RECLAMATION MEN
BANQUETED BY CLUB
¥ . E. WEYMOUTH, CHIEF ENGIN­
SHEEP FEEDING TESTS AT
THE EXPERIMENT STATION
M eeting to be Held Saturday, March
3 to Discuss Results of
Feeding
FARM BUREAU
HOLDS MEETING
The Umatilla Experiment station PROFFESSOR R. V. GUNN OF 0 . A
has been conducting a series of lamb
C GAVE INTERESTING TALK
feeding tests during the winter. The
feeding tests were planned primarily
Condemnation Proceedings Necessary to ascertain the value of sheep as a
Hermiston Commercial Club and
means of disposing of surplus hay
in Order to Procure Site for
Farm Bureau Hold Joint
and at the same time keeping the fer­
McKay Creek Dam
tility on the farm, but the experiment
Luncheon
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was planned also so as to determine
To those who have labored with the relative value of the various
persistent effort and dauntless cour- grain suppliments. There are 4 lots
The farmers of Hermiston and vl-
age for the McKay Creek Dam, the of 60 head, one of which receives j cinity who are interested in hay pro-
lanquet given last Friday evening corn; one, wheat; another oats and duction held an interesting meeting
at the Hermiston Hotel in honor of the fourth barley at the rate of one in the basement of the Methodist
the reclamation officials, was an hour pound per head per day. All lots re­ church on Tuesday of thi8 week.
ceive all the hay they will eat.
of triumph.
Professor R. V. Gunn of the O. A. C.
Fifty men of Hermiston and vicin­
Detailed records are kept showing gave a very interesting account of
ity were present to honor the disting­ the amount of hay and gratn consum­ the survey of the alfalfa farmer and
ed and the lambs were weighed once his trend toward diversification in
uished guests. -
Colonel McNaught acted as toast, a month. Cost accounts have been Malhuer .county where the Weevil
master for the evening and with well kept so tljat the results will give the is raising havoc. Mr. Gunn showed
chosen words interspersed with the j farmers definate figures as to what that the average cost of raising al­
ready wit and humor characisteric of may be expected from feeding lambs, falfa and delivering same in the
the Colonel, he introduced the speak- i On Saturday March 3 at 2 o'clock stack is about $35.00 per acre. When
ers of the evening.
a meeting will be held to look over it comes to a real analysis of farm
E. P. Dodd, a man who has advocat- j the lambs and discuss the results, conditions Professor Gunn ia "there."
ed and sponsored the McKay reser- ! Professor Potter of the Oregon Exper-
Harold K. Dean of the Hermiston
voir since its embyro was the fir st) iment station, Robert Withycombe of experiment station followed in a
speaker. He related how the people : the Union station and R. P. Bean of careful exposition of the trend of
of Hermiston, with the assistance o f ! the Prosser, Washington station will ; the farmers of the Umatilla project
other parts of Umatilla county had act as a board of appraisers to de- toward more cows. He states that
interested the government officials' termlne the relative value of the lots, this Is a hopeful sign as this insures
in the McKay Creek project, starting These men have all had extensive ex- a steady market for alfalfa and leaves
that a good deal of credit was due prience in experimental feeding and a good supply of manure to upbuild
Pendleton towards making it a real- j will talk "ht the meeting,
the land. In view of the new land that
ity. He pointed out the latent poss- i
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will be ready for alfalfa under the
lbilities of the arid lands which I HERMISTON DEBATES AGAINST
new McKay dam this is particularly
v ould now be developed by this ad- [ PENDLETON SATURDAY NIGHT important. The good start in super­
di tonal supply of water, making the
ior-dairy cattle that the Hermiston
desert bloom and blossom as the rose, j Hermiston High School will de­ district now has should be better
The next speaker was F. E. Wey- bate with Pendleton High at Hermis­ appreciated. He also stated that the
morth, chief engineer U. S. Recla- ton next Saturday night, March 3, feeding experiment with sheep now
mation service, of Denver, Colorado, in the high school auditorium. This bring carried on is proving very satls-
Mr. Weymouth said: "A great d eal; debate will decide the championship! factory,
of credit is due you men who live on ' of Morrow and Umatilla counties. I The Commercial club had arranged
the Umatilla project for the success The winning school will send repre- ; a joint luncheon with the members
obtained through irrigation.
Isentatives to Salem to compete for of the Farm Bureau at the noon hour
"The degree of efficiency reached j honors in the state contest,
and about 60 business men and farm,
by the reclamation office is due to
Hermiston high has made a credit- ers sat down at the common table.
your suggestions. You are daily con­ able showing in debate this year, Mr. Allen the club leader, spoke
fronted with the problems peculiar winning a victory over both Heppner briefly concerning his work. Mr. C.
‘ t l igation and through the experi-j and Umatilla. They have accomplish- J. Hurd also spoke upon land settle-
r.ce you gain in solving them we are ed this with very little support from ment; he gtated that the way to set-
- ’•'le o improve conditions on the the public. It must be disappointing tie the Umatilla project was to make
project.
| to the teachers and members of the every fanner" here saisfactory and
"The re will be an appropriation of ; debating team when they strive so prosperous.
312,000,000 which will be spent dur-j hard for supremency in a contest of
i n the afternoon Mr. Hurd spoke
lng the coming year on the 26 lrrlga- this nature and then after winning : upon the growth of the cooperative
tlon projects of the United States. , high honors, laurels that should make marketing movement and told of the
V ith thf3 amount available he pre- te people of their home town feel ! meeting in Washington, D. C. which
"iced a year of extensive develop-proud of the boys and girls who are be attended and at which 870,000
ment upon the different reclaimed responsible for these victories, they j farmers were represented, all signed
sections.”
| find the populace indifferent, seem- upon a long time contract. He also
He assured Hermiston that lt3 ingly taking no interest whatsoever touched upon the activity of tho
future prospects for prosperity and j in the matter. We ask you. Is this Portland Commercial club to promote
growth were very bright and stated ! fair?
cooperative marketing in this state.
that the government appreciated the j The rules governing the debate call
The members of the Oregon Cooper­
cooperation which they had received j for judges who reside out of the ative Hay Growers then hel da short
county. This necesítales the sending session In which they discussed the
from Hermiston and vicinity.
H. T. Newell, formerly manager of away to other localities in order to changeg that they propose to inaug­
the Umatilla project, but at present, procure Judges. This incurs a certain urate during the coming year to im­
manager of the Klamath Falls pro- j amount of expense. The source of rev- prove their system of marketing.
ject was called upon for an address , enue from which the expenses must There Is a eneral feeling that their
Mr. Newell was reminiscent, recall- ibe paid is derived from the admissions present systsm while theoretically
lng to mind the early days of the pro- [ paid to the debates. The last debate ^correct does not meet business condi­
ject when it was a desert with only j held here recently with Umatilla net- tions. The proposed changes will get
one or two families living upon I t ,, ted the sum of a little over four dol. moe speedy returns to the members
and be of considerable benefit to the
relating in an interesting manner the lars.
history of its expansion. He also
Let us try and wipe out the sins members as well as business men.
The county Farm Bureau and the
mentioned incidents in connection of our past short-comings by at-
with hig work on the Klamath Falls tending the debate next Saturday Umatilla Federated Commercial club
project.
night. Be there promptly at 7:30. ■will hold a Joint meeting in Pendle­
H. L. Halgate, district counsel U. I Back the local school. It is the com- ton next Friday to provide for the
carrying out of the State Develop­
Reclamation service, Portland. ' munities greatest asset.
ment program and at least three rep­
«¡regon, followed Mr. Newell. He told
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resentatives of the HermiHton Com-
of hig fight with the State Legisla- M. E. AID TO HOLD ALL
lure in procuring laws that would al- ;
DAY MEETING WEDNESDAY ! mercial club will attend.
low the government to reclaim th e !
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desert lands of this state.
An all day meeting of the M. E.
F. B. Swayze, of this city and Mr.. Ladicg Aid will be held at the home
Brownell, of Umatilla, gave short ¡of Mrs. James Scott on Wednesday?
talks which were interesting and re- March 7th. Every member and all!
reived applause.
I friendg and prospective members are
A touch of humor was added to , urged to be present. Each one bring
the gathering when someone suggest-' something for lunch in the usual way. .
ed that Thos. Campbell be called up-
Some special work is to be started. '
on for a few words. The toastm ast-; This is the postponed meeting which I
er refused to recognize Mr. Campbell wag to have been held last fall but
saying that "this was not a Demo- the snow was so bad no one could get
cratlc meeting.”
«here Be sure to come.
In an Interview with Mr. Wey-
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mouth, after the banquet, he stated Local Boy W ins 0 . A. C. Scholarship
that actual work on the McKay
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor-
Creek Dam would begin in 90 days, vallls— Leon Norquist of Hermiston
This delay is caused by failure of the s was one of eight club members to re-
owners on the site of the reservoir reive $75 scholarships to the O. A. C.
and the reclamation service repre- The scholarships were given by the
sen tat Ives to agree on a satisfactory Union Pacific railway company. Nor­
price for the land that will have to qnist was a winner in his pig club
be abandoned by reason of the build- ork.
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ing of the dam. The land will be ac-
The selections were made by the
quired by condemnation proceedings, county school superintendent, the
Valuations a* may be established will county agricultural agent, and H. C.
be used.
I Seymour, state leader of boy's and
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girl’s work, on the basis of 75 per
Community Club to Meet Tuesday
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A ful! attendance is desired at on the activities of the person in the
Community club Tuesday at the li- community.
brary as plans will be discussed for
the May day pagent which is to* be
Mrs. W. A. Ford, C. E. Spencer,
a gala day for the whole project, Henry Sommerer. T. N. Tilden. D. D.
Mine Clara Hall will have the first Follett. Otto Pierce. Bert Nation. Geo.
paper on Poetry and her subject will Strohm, Wm Rhodes. Cllat Jackson,
be "Representative Poets. Women.” Ed. Jackson. Frank Stone. Geo. Root.
Mrs Bert Hsnellne will tell of the and J. H. Stilling« made up a carload
life ot Helen Barrett Montgomery, of hogs for shipment to the Port-
The meeting will be held at three land market last Saturday. Mr. Stll-
o'clock.
1 **■<* accompanied the car to market, j
EER SPEAKS AT DINNER
DR. PEED’S BODY TO REST
AT NEWCASTLE, IND.
Journey of 2280 Miles i i Made W ith­
o u t Mishap
Services Held
in M. E. Church
The following is clipped from a
Newcastle paper concerning the ar­
rival and burial of the body of Dr. J.
A. Peed.
The body of Dr. James A. Peed who
died last week at the age of S3 at his
home in Hermiston, Ore., arrived by
Pennsylvania train at 6 o'clock this
morning and was taken to the home
of his father, Evan H. Peed, on South
Eleventh street. The remains were
accompanied by the widow and at
Chicago were joined by Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Frazier, the latter a sister
of the deceased.
The Journey was begun last Mon­
day from Hermiston, which is 2280
miles distant from this city.
Arrangements for the funeral have
been practically compeleted.
Ser­
vices will be held at the home of Evan
H. Peed on Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock conducted by the Rev. John
F. Edwards, pastor of the First M. E.
church. Interment in South Mound
cemetery.
The active pall bearers will be M.
Goodwin, Charleg Stonecipher, Wil­
liam Gardner, Dr. W. H. Bolser, Chas.
Redding and Frank Harris.
Dr. Peed was the only son of Evan
H. Peed, one of our best known citi­
zens. He grew to manhood in this
community and for many years prac­
ticed his profession here. Yearg ago
he moved to Montana and then to
Hermiston where he followed his pro-
fesion until recently when he was
overtaken by sickness which proved
fatal. He was greatly esteemed by
all who knew him. Many friendg
have called at the home to pay their
last respects.
Surviving him are his widow,, his
father and three sisters, Miss Neva
Peed, Mrs. Lawrence Frazier and Mrs
Ray Davis.
Grateful Acknowledgement
The father and sisters of the late
Dr, James A. Peed desire through
the medium of your newspaper, to
express to the people of Hermiston
and vicinity their deepest obligation
for the very many acts of friendship
and thoughtful care shown our loved
son and brother ail through his days
of illness and after his life Journey
wag ended; also for the many acts
of kindness shown his widow.
May the blessings of God be upon
you one and all.
Evan A. Peed.
Miss Neva Peed
Mrs. Lawrence Fraiser
Mrs. Ray Davis.
New Castle. Ind.
Birthday Party
About thirty of Mrs. L. A. Hunt's
friends gave her a genuine surprise
last Monday evening when they called
at her home to celebrate her seven-
teentht?) birthday. A very delight­
ful evening was'spent and light re­
freshments, including two large birth
day cakes, were served. All joined in
wishing her many returns of the
day.
I. 0. 0 . F. CONVENTION HELD
SATURDAY AT PILOT ROCK
NOTICE
A serious breakdown of
the Linotype machine com­
pels the omissions of some
news m atter from this issue
of The Herald.
DIAMOND NOT NOW SUPREME
Scientists Have Put Forward Prod­
uct! Which Rival Famous Pre­
cious Stone in Hardness.
The diamond has always been re­
garded as possessing one quality
which placed it beyond rivalry, name­
ly, that of hardness. There are sever­
al gems which compete with It in beau­
ty, and at least oue, the ruby, when
of rare size and quality, outranks It
In costliness. But none In the whole
list equals it In hardness.
"Diamond cut diamond" is a popu­
lar saying. The hardest steel cannot
equal the diamond In that respect.
The diamond, the text-hooks used to
declare, “is the hardest substance
known."
But science progresses, and if na­
ture lias set aside for her king of
gems the distinction of unparalleled
hardness, the art of man has not been
equally considerate. There are sev­
eral products of chemical experiment
which have proved, It is claimed, to
be as hard as diamonds.
These are produced from the rare
metal titanium. One investigator suc­
ceeded in preparing titanium in the
electric furnace. In the pure form It
is harder than steel or quartz, and
when combined with silicon or boron,
so as to form a silicide or boride of
titanium, It matches the diamond It­
self in hardness.
Titanium resembles tin in Its chem­
ical properties, and It Is the charac­
teristic element in the beautiful red
end brown crystals of rutile. These,
in the shape of needles, are some­
times found penetrating large white
quartz crystals, forming gems that
the French call “love's arrows.”—
Washington Star.
RIVAL THE NATURAL PEARL
Artificial “Gems,” Cheaply Produced,
Said to Be at Beautiful as the
Real Ones.
Tt appears that the lining of a pearly
mussel shell or of a pearl oyster is
precisely the same material as that
which composes the pearl Itself. Coat
buttons and other articles made of
this “mother-of-pearl” are very beau­
tiful, and would bring high prices but
for the fact that the material Is so
common.
To make artificial pearls, clear moth­
er-of-pearl la reduced to a fine pow­
der and mixed with rosin, shellac,
stearin and a little pigment to afford
color.
This la the process devised by a
westerner who possesses much knowl­
edge of the penrllng Industry of the
Middle West.
A New Jersey man has Invented a
process to make Imitation pearls from
beads of highly polished silver coated
with a translucent cellulose varnish
that contulns a little white pigment.
Light rays reflected through the coat­
ing from the mlrror-llke surface be­
neath afford a pearl-like effect.
The most familiar artificial pearls
of commerce are globules of glass
lined With a substance derived from
the scales of a fish called the bleak.
It Is to this substance that the Irides­
cence of the scales of many species of
Ashes Is due.—Exchange.
The Bridge Club will meet at the
Hermiston Hotel Saturday afternoon
March 3, from 2 3ntll 5. The hostess­
Mrs. Woods, daughter of Mr. and
es are Mrs. O. G. Sapper, Mrs, R. A.
Brownson, Mrs. O. W. Day and Mrs. Mrs. Chrlstoferson, is rclolcliig over
•7. H. Root 1*1 "I W W W W ’ IM'-Wi the arrival of a big boy on Sunday.
Big Events in the Lives of Little Men
THE DAY YOU TRIED
OH \*OUR FIRST
LON0 PANTS SOIT
Large Delegation From Hermiston
in Attendance. Pendleton Gets
Convention N ext Year
FARM BUREAU
STILL PURSUES
More than 20 members of Vine- EVERY FARMER URGED TO 0B-
yard Lodge No. 206 I. O. O. F. at­
SERVE GOPHER WEEK
tended the Umatilla and Morrow {
county convention at Pilot Rock last 1
Saturday.
There is P lenty of Poison Now on
Degree Master, Paul Miller, enter-
Hand in the Hay Office
I ed the contest with his Initiatory De- j
gree Staff and made a very credit- |
For AU
j able showing.
;
j The team from Weston won the cup
with a score of 289 points. Hermiston ; The Columbia Farm Bureau 1« still
came second with 280 points and Pen- after the Gopher and the little matter
dleton third with 279 points. Special of a snow barrage laid down will not
j personal prizes were awarded to Rev. save these field robbers. The storm
Wann. James Winslow, W. E. Logan merely prolonged their agony. The
I and W. B. Beasley for proficiency in j nice weather of the last few days Is
! their particular parts. Grand Master the battle alarm.
S. F. Bowman accompanied the dele-
The new date for Go-For-Oopher-
gatton. All agree that Pilot Rock Odd Week is March 1st to 8th. Farmere
! Fellows and Rebekahs are Royal have been laying in a liberal supply
hosts. The Convention next year will of poison and are waiting to go with
the first gun. From all indications
be held at Pendleton.
the campaign will gain strength by
the delay. Every farmer is urged to
NOT THE WORK OF “GHOSTS” do his "bit" In putting the gopher
Seemingly Simple Explanatlen for Be­ army out of commission.
It is especially urged upon every­
lief That Tumbledown House
one that they plan to make a second
Was Haunted.
trip over the Held for a clean up. In
Residents of Jacksonville, Fla., do planning for this it is well to destroy
not have to go to sea to get seasick. all the mounds the first time over so
Near this city there is said to be a that new mounds can be seen the
“haunted" house that thousands have
visited In the last few weeks and all more easily.
There is plenty of poison now on
have had the feeling of seasickness on
stepping into the little shack. It is on hand in the Hay office and if any
the beach at Neptune, which Is a con­ have not yet secured their supply do
tinuation of Pablo beach.
not delay longer.
During a recent storm the front sup­
Now. all together, "Go Get the Go­
porting pillars of the house gave way phers.”
so that the small structure tilted over
at an angle of about 25 degrees at one
corner. A negro was sent to remove
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the furniture and came back ashy with ♦
fright, saying the place was haunted. * IRRIGON SCHOOL AND TOWN
He declared that he became violently ♦
NEWS
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111 the moment he entered the house, ❖
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and was thrown to the floor. The 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
owner of the shack Investigated and
Too Late for Last Week
found that he, too, had been In the
Ira Graybeal and Beecher Lewis
house only a few minutes before he
became sick. Since news of the were Umatilla visitors Saturday
“haunted bouse" has spread many afternoon.
Prof. C. F. Grover left Friday
havs visited tt; some have reported
receiving electrical shocks In addition morning for Heppner and returned
to the seasickness. One enterprising to his home Saturday afternoon. Mr.
nisn lensed the shack snd begun to Grover acted a» a Judge for the Hep­
charge admission, and was ranking pner-Hermiston debate which was
money until the police arrested him
held in Heppner.
for doing business without a license.
Mlss Gertrude Graybeal entertain­
Finally a party of newspaper men
visited the house and stayed for the ed n noniber of the young people at
night. Their opinion was that the sea­ her home Saturday evening.
sickness felt by all who entered the
Miss Winifred Stewart and Lyle
house was not caused by ghosts, but Seaman entertained with a Valentine
by the an»le at which the house is party at the Seaman home Wednesday
tilted and by the further fnct that as
they looked out of the house they saw evening. An unusual feature of the
the rolling waves of the Atlantic P“1-'* waa that the T°unS people came
attired in costumes of the teen age.
ocean.
The evening was spent In playing
ALL INTERESTED IN MARKET games after which refreshments were
served and the guests dparted for
Traders In Wall Street by No Means their homes.
the Only Persona Affected
Mrs. Jay Berry and two small child­
by Fluctuations.
ren of Umatilla have been visiting
at the McCoy home for several days.
When Wall street has a good dny
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wolfe enter-
the taxicab drivers who stand in Broad
street get the benefit of it For it Is ! tained a number of their flrends with
human nature for anyone who has a progressive 500 party on Wednes­
mada a "killing" to take a cab uptown day evening In honor of St. Valen­
Instead of the subway. In fact, the tine. The first prize, a large heart
business of the nearby taxicab stands „haped box of candy was won by
is as good a barometer of Wall street Hugh Grim while the consolation
as anything except, perhaps, the num­
prize went to Mrs. Strader.
ber of luncheon» served at the Stock
Mr. R. L. Wisdom has been in poor
Exchange luncheon club.
The chef of the luncheon club “feels" healih for several days.
The school was the recipient of
the market as quickly as any one not
actively engaged in finance. As a mut­ several gifts on St. Valentine's day.
ter of fact, he has to keep his eye on Mrs. Bray fnrnlshed a very pretty
the ticker, for a slinky market means va|ent|ne'g box for the prtmary room,
one-half ns many luncheons as a firm wh|ch
ln , he dlHlrlbullon of
one. On “good day»” more than .500
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luncheons are served in the club's ^ elr valentines and Mrs Grover
restaurant. When everything la on the brought over a large container of
"skids" less than a third of the club’s delicious crisp popcorn balls which
flOO members come up for their midday «be gave to the pupils In the lower
meal.
1 grades.
And the day's market Is reflected In
Mr. Mumaw has concluded the re_
what the brokers order. If there Is a vlval meetings which he hag been
healthy advance In steel, casserole holding In Washington and has tak­
dishes are more In demand titan corn-
beef hash. A sharp decline, however, en up his pastorate here after sever­
means coffee and a sandwich for many al weeks absence.
Mrs. J. E. McCoy returned to her
anxloue traders—not only In the club
but throughout the district.
! home Thursday after a st»T of sever­
al weeks In Portland where she has
Knew Just Where He Was.
been taking medleal treatment from
Whimsical Walker, the famous Doctor Gustave Burere. the well
clown, has followed the prevailing known specialist.
fashion and written his recollections,
which naturally abound with theatrical ! Mrs. Anna Eggleston and Miss
shop talk. Among his reminiscences Corrigan went to Hermiston Friday
of iirnry lanet—the street, not the evening where Miss Corrigan acted
theater—la the following: “I was on » . a Judge In the Hermiston-Umatilla
speaking terms with an undertaker <jebate. Lyt Seaman took them In his
there and lie once Invtted me Into his ,nachlne and they were accompanied
shop and brought out a bottle. I sat by Earl Stewart.
myself down on something covered
Mr. Johnson of Boardman was In
with black cloth and we hobnobbed
together in friendly faelilon. The un­ i town Saturday.
Mr. Pearl KKnlght entertained a
dertaker was an enthusiastic theater­
goer. He knew a host of ‘»tars' by ? number of hi» friends at Wadsworth s
sight and had acquaintance with a few ; Hall Wednesday. The evening was
of the leaser light». We talked theat­ spent in dancing and playing games.
rical ‘shop,’ and I happened to a«k the Appropriate Valentine decorations
undertaker If he knew what had be­
i added much to the pleasure of the
come of a certain actor whom I men­
tioned by name. Yes,’ «aid the man. ! evening.
Mr. Johntrfed, brolher-ln $awf of
composedly, ‘you're a-elttlng on him
Lyle Sailing, who ha» been visiting
now f "
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j at the Sailing home for several days,
Mr. and Mr». J. W Dunivan have left for hl» home at Rooeevelt, Wastk-
■ returned from a California trip and ' inglon on Friday evening,
are the guests of Mr. and Mr» A. S. j Mr. Jack Bullard spent several
Johnson Mr«. Donivan Is a sitter of day, of last week In Pendleton where
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I Mrs. Johnson.
' he attended to buainew matter».