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VOL. XVII
HOLD NEW BRIDGE
A NECESSITY
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE 7. 1923*
E. P. DODD TO REPRESENT
COMMERCIAL CLUB AT EUGENE
HAY GROWERS TO
LAUNCH ORGANIZATION
KELLEY-BOYNTON
Party Given Hermiston Matron
A party was given last Saturday
night at the Willard Felthouse home
In this city In honor of Mrs. O. C.
Young, who left Wednesday after
noon for Kalamazoo, Mich., where
she will speud the summer.
The parly was given by the teach
ers of the Baptist Sunday schol. Mrs.
Young being a teacher In the Sunday
schol.
J BOARDMAN’S NEW CHEESE
FACTORY READY FOR WORK
R. C. TODD APPOINTED
JUSTICE OF PEAGE
Two of llermistpn’s prominent
To Discuss B ills to Be Voted on at
young people were married last Sun
Jacob Marty & Son. practical
Coming Election
day at the home of the bride in
cheese makers, have opened their
this city, when Rev, Davis, pastor
new cheese factory at Boardman and
of the Baptist church united In
The Eugene commercial club has
HIGHWAY BRIDGE AT UMATILLA
expect to do a fine business with
MEETING
HELD
AT
KENNEWICK
Bent a communication to the Hermis-f
wedlock Miss Laura Boynton and
WILL SUCCEED E. F. DODD, WHO
dairymen on the project.
UNSIGHTLY AND IMPASSIBLE
MONDAY
Harry W. Kelley.
ton club Inviting them to send
RECENTLY RESIGNED
The new plant 18 modern and com.
member of their body to Eugene on
The wedding was performed on
plete with a capacity for 600 lbs
Um atilla Commercial Club E u li.t the
U S “ "
-be ^ orked the lawn of the Boynton home. Only
of milk, or about 600 pounds of
throughout the state are receiving
Out D uring the Coming Two
Immediate relatives of the family
cheese a day. Prices offered for Mr. Todd W ill Assume His New Dut
Aid of Hermiston Club in Pro
like invitations and no doubt a large
Roads To Be B u ilt To Umatilla
were present.
WEEKS
milk will scale 5 cents a pound
ies Today. Appointment
curing Much Needed Im
number of them will be represented
Rapids Site
above Portland butterfat prices. The
W ell Merited
The bride wore a pink organdie
provement
Two road projects are under way new factory occupies the new Mur-
at a meeting to be held on the above
dress with hat to match.
both leading to the Umatilla Rapids chle building to which an extensive
date at which time there will be a
The hay growers of the whole
After the ceremony a dainty and
The Hermiston Commercial Club 1
.7 ?
Northwest met, through their re, delicious wedding breakfast was site. One leads north from Hermis addition will be built to afford need
According to Wednesday’s East
ton by the old Klk farm and the ed room.— Boardman Mirror.
Oregonian, R. C. Todd was appointed
recently received a leter from the I are com,ng up an<1 wU1 be vote<l on i Presentatves, at Kennewick. Wash., served to the assembled guests.
other
from
Umatilla
by
the
gravel
at the next state election.
j on Monday, June 4, some eighty
by the county court to succeed E. P.
Umatilla club asking their help In
The couple left by car for an ex pit. Both of these roads will Inter
The different representatives sent , delegates being in attemdance.
Dodd, who recently resigned aa Jus
procuring a new highway bridge
tensive wedding tour.
sect the rallraod.
by the clubs will be alloted It certain ' A general discusson of coopera-
tice of the peace.
over the Umatilla river at that point.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
amount of time during which tim e! tlve marketing was held, in which
Mr. Todd’s appointment will be
Ths bridge is the only eye-sore
srxci.u, coaaaaroKDKHca
Union P acific Special R ates
they will be asked to discuss the j Director French of the Washington W. S. Boynton and a graduate of
well received by the people of Her
that may be seen along the Colum
the
Hermiston
high
school.
She
is
During the Rose Festival in Port
various measures. It is believed i Agricultural commission, Boyd Oli-
Mac Foster, a wheat rancher of miston and the district over which
bia highway between Portland and that such a gathering will allow | ver of the law firm of Aaron Saplro, chief operator at the local telephone
land June 12, 13 and 14, the Union Pendleton, was a guest at the Ben he will serve. The county court is
Pendleton. It is unsafe 1 nevery re
exchange.
Mr.
Kelley
is
employed
Pacific will have special rates on
those who attend an opportunity to and L. M. Hunt of the Oregon Co-
net and Lamblrth homes the latter to be commended tor their select
spect. There are times during the
hear both sides of the questions and operatve Hay Growers participated as foreman for the Shotwell Con- round trip tickets to Proltland.
part of the week.
ion, he being a man who Is fitted
year when the river rises submerg
sructlon
Company.
upon their return to their respective In addition several good papers were
The fare from Hermiston to Port
in every way to serve the people in
ing the bridge, making it Impossible
The Herald joins with their many land and return will be $9.96. The
homes will be able to infrom the vot- presented upon Increasing consump-
Allen Locke of Athena, Is visit this capacity In a credtable manner.
for tourists to cross the river. At
friends
in
wishing
them
a
happy
sale dates on these tickets are June ing his brother Wiliam ths week.
ers concerning the bills in order that tlon of hay.
His past record stamps him as a man
tfuch tlmeB » ferry is pressed into
they may vote intelligently In re
It was the general impression that l and prosperous Journey over life’s 11, 12 and 13. The return limit on
service.
of unusual ability to handle public
matrimonial
sea.
gards to them.
tickets
purchased
during
these
rates
there was never a more favorable
Lloyd Harmon has been a guest affairs. At present he is serving on
What a striking contrast to the
After the secretary had read the time to put on such an organization
is June 18.
at Stockards thl8 week.
the city council and In this conect-
bridges of the lower Columbia high,
leter from the Eugene club, the Her and that this was a time of dire CO-OPERATION MAY REDUCE
lon has behind him an enviable rec
way. They are modern and up-to-
When Stg. Davis plays such pic
miston orgalnzatlon voted to send E. need as well.
THE MOSQUITO PEST
date In every respect, standing as a
The morning church at Columbia ord.
tures as “When Knighthood Was In
P. Dodd to represent them. A com-
Mr. Todd is one of the early sel
Strong
resolutions
were
passed
and
monument <jf bridge architecture, mltee was then appointed to raise
is
holding revival meetings! every
Were you ever stung-—by a mos Flower,” he demonstrated the fact night at the school house. Every lers on the project and Is well known
while the one at Umatlla is obsolete, the necessary funds needed to be an organization committee appointed
that he Is giving the movie fans the
unsafe and unable t give the service used as expense money for the local to assist In carrying out the details quito? If so or If not, you have best that there Is In pictures. A one Is cordially Invited to attend throughout his district.
doubtle3
heard
of
them,
and
would
of the plan, representing every part
that is demanded of a bridge on one delegate.
these meetings.
be Interested to learn that communi large and appreciative audience at
of the hay producing districts.
of the country’s most noted scenic
Couldn't See ths Joks.
tended
the
perfromr.nces
both
nights
highways.
I wns nine and he was ten. I wae
The contract and
marketing ties by coopertion have reduced the and the census of opinion by those
Mrs. Simmons gave a tea party for
PICTURES DEPICTING CLUB
agreement will be drawn up by mosquito to a negligable quantity.
her daughter, Mrs. Will Sanders, deeply In love with him. When my
The Umatilla commercial club Is
WORK SHOWN AT COLUMBIA Aaron Saplro, who has put more co- You of course know the history of who atended was to the effect that who is vlsltng there ths week, last birthday arrived, a heavy package
sponsoring a worthy movement and
the picture was one of the best
also arrived, from him. 1 took off the
opertive organizations upon a sound building of the Panama canal. How ever played at the local theatre.. Thursday afternoon.
should be aided In every way In It’s
first wrapping and there was another
this
goernment,
after
a
number
of
Through
the
courtesy
of
Mr.
H.
J.
basis than alll the other lawyers to
endeavor to procure the bridge.
following and several more. Then
StlHlngg the editor was permitted to gether, and the work of organization failures by other nations, made the
Rev. Davis Is still giving us his came a shoe box. I opened It, and
The leter was read at the weekly
Mrs.
J.
P.
Hayden
entertained
on
canal an accomplished fact by rea
services every two weeks at the ray heart was beating with excitement
meeting of the commercial club last attend a meeting held last Saturday will be carried out under the super
evening at the Columbia school. The vision of Mr. Boyd Oliver, who has son of eradication of the mosquito. Thursday afternoon In honor of Miss school house and wll be with us But, le, and behold! there lay a brick,
Tuesday and the matter was referred
Boynton,
a
recent
bride.
Eighteen
with “greetings" printed on It. This
principal feature of the program was Just returned from Texas, where he Hundreds and thousands of canal
next Sunday at 3 P. M„ Everyone was the beginning nnd also the end of
to the highway committee.
a motion picture depicting the won assisted In forming a similar organ workers were killed by mosquitoes guests were present. A large num
Is urged to attend.
my flrst love affair.—Exchange.
The Hermiston club will no doubt derful realities and possibilities of ization.
which carried the fever germs so ber of useful gifts were presented
to Miss Boynton at this time.
take an active part and join with club work anmong farmer boys and
that
the
project
had
to
be
abondoned.
It is agreed that a 75 per cent
the Umatilla organization in an en grls.
The Columbia Farm Bureau held
signup fo the hay of the Northwest The first step taken by the U. S.
deavor t oget a new bridge at Uma
Mrs. George M. Gould Is on the
The following local men repre a meeting last Monday night.
Mr. McAllisetr, publicity agent will be secured, as it is claimed that government was covering the stag
tilla
sick
list this week.
sented
the
Oregon
Hay
Growers
at
County
Agent
Bennlon
discussed
the
nant
pools
where
these
pests
bred,
for the Portland Union Stockyards, a less tonnage will only Invite dis
Below we publish the letter receiv said that in club work a boy or girl aster.
with crude oil. The subsequent the Northwest hay growers meeting thinning and spraying of apples and
held in Kennewick last Monday: Prof. H. A. Scullen gave some very
ed from the Umatilla Commercial may borrow necessary fundB from
Adolph Exner, of Corvallis, was
work was comparatively easy.
Mr. Buckner appeared at the meet
H. J. Bean, of Echo, Lee Safely, of good points on bee culture.
club:
In Hermiston Tuesday. Mr. Exner
a bank to buy his or her calf or pig
Over
In
Jersey
where
the
moe-
ing and assured the growers that the
Creek,
Henry 'Stillings,
had quite an experience while croee-
Umatilla, Oregon, May 21, 1923 of full blooded strain. Then under International Credit Bank which he qultoes grew to immeuse proportions, Buter
Mr. and Mrs. Will Sutherland. Mr. Ing the Blue mountains near Mea
direction of a club leader they feed represents would do all In their the people after a number of years George Beddow and L. A. Hunt, of
Hermiston 'Commercial Club,
and Mrs. Jasper Templeton, Mr. and cham. According to Mr. Exner the
Hermiston, Oregon
and provide shelter In the most ad power to aid the association hay of suffering and after thousands died Hermiston.
Mrs. G. W. Lamblrth, Verna Locke, road is next to impassable. His car
Gentlemen:
vantageous way possible until mat growers. Plans along the line of by reason of transmission of disease
W.
H.
Skiner,
an
old
time
resi
Ina
Lenhart and Ed. Hobbs were got stuck In the mud and It was only
ure,
often
times
exhibiting
them
at
took
the
matter
up
In
a
coperatlve
At the last meeting of this club
finance will he worked out during
It was decided tri start a campaign fairs and stock shows and winning the( coming two weeks. It is,gener way and treated the places where the dent of Hermiston, but at present gueets at the Bennett home Sunday. by carrying rocks and placing them
under the car, prying It up adn mov
to secure a highway bridge across many prizes. In addition at the ally understod that the association Jersey "skeeter” spent Its childhood living In Portland, Is spending a
Many bee keepers attended the ing a few Inches at a time that we
the Umatilla river at this point, the same time they are also taught to will arrange to care for all press with oil and as a consequence the few days at the home of his son,
meeting at Buhman’s ranch Mon was at last able to extricate the car.
present bridge (one built years be recognize and judge the Important ing needs of grwoers, within rea Jersey mosquito is becoming a thing C. H. Skinner, In this city.
features
of
good
stock.
day.
The boys and girls clubs of He told of a large car that was also
of
the
past.
fore the Columbia highway was ever
sonable limits.
Sherman Wilcox, of Parkdale, Columbia! were also in attendance stuck, two teams of horses being un
Club work has for it8 object to
dreamed of) Is unsafe, unsightly and
Did
you
ever
see
a
man
come
In
The present plans appear to come
during the high water periods lm foster production of better grades of nearer guaranteeing the realization from Irrigating with his face looking Oregon, was In Hermiston last Fri and received literature that will aid able to budge It. He stated that
just as he left It's owner had gone
cattle and hogs and by thus secur of the dream of cost of production like a piece of raw beefsteak? Did day and Sautrday. Mr. Wilcox un them In th^lr work.
passable.
to procure additional horses In or
til
recently
was
a
farmer
In
the
vic
ing
young
farm
folks’
Interest,
to
re
From one to two hundred cars
to the hay grower and cost of opera you ever fight ’em at a lawn party?
Haying has bgun In earnest now der to pull it out.
cross this bridge every day during tain them on farms and ranches. tion to the dairyman, than anything What’s the use? Why not cooperate inity of Parkdale. He stated that
a little and have the balmy evenings the road construction work being and you hear mowers, rakes, or see
the tourist season and toward the Taking your son or daughetr Into suggested for many years.
J. H. Young, ex-postmaster of Her
in
the open a pleasure? The matter done by the Shotwell Construction the hay alroady in the shock, nearly
last of this month and the flr3t part partnership will furnish a vim which
The association plans to pay par
miston
and now In the Insurance
Co.,
of
this
city,
was
progressing
is
perhaps
lacking
at
present.
everywhere.
was
taken
up
a
tthe
Commercial
club
of June. If we have the usual rise
ticular attention to the disposal of
business, with headquarters at Hood
A striking contrast between the surplus h«y.
at a recent session and a committee and that he had met personally a
In the Columbia river, this bridge
will be appointed to give this matter good many of the boyB from Her $11,000 Home Planned by Heistand River, is a Hermiston visitor this
will be under water and impassable adult product of scrub stock, often
week.
miston who are employed at the
from three to twenty days. This raised and that of thoroughbred Prof. Long to V isit Hermiston Mon attention.
Moore
Shotwell camp.
He stated that
means that all the vehicles traveling cattle or hogs, was shown both In
Contrary to a much expressed
Heistand Moore, who lives eight
day
there was snow In Parkdale at the
Mrs. C. C. Durfey has opened the
over the highway will have to be the animals appearance and in the
opinion, the mosquito is propogated
miles from Hermiston on Buter
Prof.
Long
of
the
state
agricultu
time
of
hts
departure.
new
dining room which she will run
ferried across the Umatilla river, selling profits.
Creek, will probably build one of the
ral college will be in Hermiston Mon in quiet water. The eggs float in
in connection with the Hermiston
which means delay, inconvenience
sort
of
rafts
on
the
water
and
when
finest
ranch
houses
In
hte
west
end
day. Either In the morning or
A. Durfllnger, asslstan state
hotel. It has been remodeled in
and extra cost to the tourist, the Mrs. E lizabeth Sprague Dies Satur
afternoon a conference will be call hatched we know them as the famil veterinarian of Eugene, has been In of the county. A contract was let every way and Is a credit to the
business man or the farmer, to say
day Last
iar
“wriggler."
Crude
oil
placed
recently
that
calla
for
a
*11,000
ed and local orchardists will have a
Hermiston for the past few days
city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague died at
nothing of the bad Impression creat
chance to hear a discussion on htln- upon .this quiet water will get the vaccinating the hogs in several of residence with concrete and pressed
ed among tourists of other states, the home of her daughter, Mrs.
eggs
and
the
youngsters.
It
is
said
brick
porches.
Ing and spraying. He was to have
the herds on the project. Up to
especially after these tourists have Bowman, last Saturday, at the age
Thq, Baptst Ladles Aid will meet
August Belane, local cement and
made a talk before the Columbia that a barrel of crude oil will suc Saturday only a limited amount of
marveled and wondered at the score of 62 years, 3 month and 8 days.
Thursday, June 14, at the home of
Farm Bureau last Monday night cessfully cover 20 acres. Since it serum had been received, the supply j brick contractor, has been awarded
of real artistic bridges erected at
She was born in Rollin, Mich.,
contract In his line, while Ed Mrs. E. P. Illsley, at 2:30 P, M.
but was unable to attend this meet Is placed on quiet water It will re greatly exceeding the demand. No the
¡J—
¿‘a've"Charge' 0“f ‘th’e
other points on this wonderful high December 25, 1861.
ing. County Agent Bennlon was main and get in its work for a long
doubt the work of vaccinatlno will farpenter
work
She is survivled by five child
way.
time.
It
would
require
the
coopera
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Next Saturday, June 9. the ladies
then called upon to handle the sub
Believing a new bridge a public ren: Linn Sprague, of Tanaqua, Pa.,
tion of the citizens of this project continue through. this week.
Mr. Moore will also build a *3.000 o f the Baptist church will hold a
ject.
necessity, the present one having Ray Sprague, of Maupin, Mrs. Smlt.h
to do what other sections have done
wood and concrete barn upon his cook fod sale at Sappers.
dangerous grades and approaches Mrs. Bowman and Mrs. Kaiser, all
Chas. Goodwin and O. H. Warner 2<0 Bcre alfalfa ranch.
to extermnate this pest. The actual
tV.
J.
Warner
transacted
business
and being Impassable at certain I oi Hermiston.
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expense would be small. Just think of Boardman, were In Hermiston !
Claude Kellogg made a business
times of the year as mentioned j Funeral services were conducted In Pendleton Wednesday.
Saturday.
It over.
trip to Arlington Monday.
Gloria Swanson in Trying Role
above, and feeling certain that if we
this city last Monday morning and
A title French girl In poor circum
all get together and pull for a new interment was made in the local
stances—
E. E Brown was in Pendleton
cldge that will reflect credit on the cemetery.
A danseuse In a French cafe—
Wednesday.
Columbia Highway, we have deter-1
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A famous singer In the American
mined to ask the cooperation of all
Methodist Church Notes
theatres—
Otto Pound, secretary of the Logan
the commercial bodies to the east ’
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A model for an artist.
oil company, of Umatilla, was In Her
and west of us.
Come to church now while the
Y O U K lï» ALI STA'Y RIGHT HERE
, These are the four transitions In miston Tuesday looking voer ths
This club has appointed a perma- weather j8 pleasant and no mos-
VJHILt I 60 IN AND A5K MV MOTHER
the >lfe of a girl which Gloria Swan. local field.
nent committee on bridges and has qultoeg to eat you up. There are
! son portrays in her latest Paramount
IF I CAM 6 0 BARE F O ffK P
given them instructions to get a new eff(cient Sunday school teachers for
: vehicle, “Her Glided Cage,” which ' Ralph Peck and family of Culver,
5AVS HO, 'NHŸ THEN I CA.S PROFE
bridge. The members of this com- al, agpH and all services are profit-
will be shown at the Playhouse n ex t! are visiting the following families
«see,
he
mittee are Roy F. Paulu, Earl C. ab,e and uplifting. The outstand-
TO HER THAT A ll THE W0S DO IT, 5EE
¡Wednesday and Thursday, June 13 In Hermiston this week: O. C.
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Brownell and J. D. Zurcher.
| , ng godd of the church Is the develop
A SWELL
and 14. Such a role Is enuogh to .Young, O. C. Pierce, and Earl Kings-
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Let us all get together on this ment o{ Christian character. Come
| lax the versatility of any actress, |8y.
Issue and work for the best Interests apd jje]p your boy or your girl to
but Miss Swanson Is equal to the
.
of Umaillta county, particularly the grQW up rlght some of ,he Haases
emergency, according to the reports
According to Tuesday’s East Ore-
west end. and make every endeavor are enjoyIn k picnics these balmy
of the new picture, said to be one ot gonlan Albert Nels SJestrom. of Her-
to secure from the state highway dayg ybe cholr i8 planning a must-
the most colorful and brilliant photo j ,n|8(on wa„ among those who were
commission and the county court caJ lp {he near future.
plays In which she has yet appeared. jp.aqted naturalization papers In ths
some recognition of our needs and
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This is an honest-to-goodness sp ec.; ctr<.ult court Mnoday afternoon.
the pressing necessity for a new
The )ad(ea a|d held a business
' lal but ottly popular prices will be
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bridge of artistic desigu in keeping mpetlng and completed their gar-
charged.
George
Wagner
has removed the
with other structures on the Colum- dpn hat8 Wednesday afternoon at I
fixtures
from
hts
cleaning
and press-
bla highway.
, be fburch. Mrs. Townsend led the
F. B. Swayze has returned frm “ Ing establishment, known aa ths
We sincerely trust that your organ devotlonai her subject being “Our
trip to Kansas City and Omaha.
Reliable Cleaners, and closed shop.
Ization will take favorable action on Boy8 •• The ladies are planning a
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i George says he has not made up his
this appeal and communicate with pknle thr near future. Mrs. Sil
, In a notice published In the Herald mind Just what he will do In ths
our secretary after this commnnlca- Tgy discussed plana for the summer
last
week to the members of the future.
tlon has been formally presented to I
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local Idoge of Odd Fellows “Dad” j
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your membership at your next meet-
Rev. and Mrs. Wann and children
West promised them a feed If they j H A. Pankow has taken up hts
ing.
enjoyed a few days last week with
would attend a meeting held Monday reeldence In the house recently vaca-
Very, Jjuly yours,
home folks and friends at Walla
nlght Accrodlng to reports he made ted by Cyrus Barker.
r Elmor<; McKenzie
his word good for after a degree had
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been confeired a lunch was served
, , M Warrlner and famly” lstt
Poles have been unloaded In H er-. Mra j B Horning left Monday
here are some of his fellow member 1aat week for the 8(urt n ,„ |r „reh-
mlston for the new high power line n,ght for Moscow. Idaho, where she
who are beginning to put a litis eon- ard ,n th„ coi„mh|a district has been
which is believed will be built from
attend the graduating exercises
fid'nee In Dsd’s staetments, but »re leased to Wallace Spencer who has
Kennewick to Pendleton. The pro-
,be state university. Her son
¡asking that he give them another ; takpn up his residence on ths plaee.
route in along the line of the p red w , jj he a member of the gradu-
demonstration similar to the one |Tha warrlners will make the trip
eity U nit«.
»tin g e la n this rear.
of Monday night.
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from (,er9 t0 Detroit by unto.
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