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COLIARS, HANDKERCHIEFS
NIGHT GOWKS
For the Miss
BARRETTS. HOSE
BOBBED HAIR COMBS
FANCY ELASTIC GARTERS
For the Baby
JACKETS. CATS. BLANKETS
BOOTEES, KNIT SETS
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K I N G S L E Y 'S IN C .
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Echo, O reg o n
M A N U FA C TU R ER S OF-
High Grade Patent
B lue S tem F lour
The S u p r i r Product of Scientific Milling
Makes Better Bread
Try a Sack
DEALERS IN GRAIN AND FEED
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, TUM-A-LUM COAL QUARTETTE SINGS
THE FACT THAT COAL'S Bit
The Smaller
Sizes of Coal are
CHEAPER
and fo r m a n y uses
BETTER
BUILDING OR REMODELING
OUR FREE ARCHITECTURAL SER-
VICE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
COME IN AND WE WILL
TELL YOU WHY— AND ALSO
WHY YOU WILL USE GOOD
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YOUR SUPPLY NOW—
THERE'S A REASON.
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
Herm iston, Oregon
Ph o n e 111
L e g a l Blanks F o r S ale a t T h e H e ra ld O ffic e
A Rig Reduction in the
Price of
Goodyear
Auto Tires
GOOD' Y E A R
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SAPPERS’ INC.
HARDWARE
furniture
IMPLEMENT*^
RADIO OUTFITS
elect R ica *, contracting
Marshfield, Or.—Arthur Covell, crip­
pled brother-in-law of Mrs. Ebba Co-
veil. jrh<Y was brutally tialn last
S o n in , entered a plea of guilty td
murder In the first degree before
Judge Kendall of circuit court.
Coveil is 4C years old and Is an
astrologlat. He consulted the planets,
he said, regarding all of his acts. His
helplessness is duo to an Injury he re­
ceived in an automobile wreck two
years ago. His spine Is hurt and he
remains most of the time in a chair.
Alton Coveil, the cripple's nephew,
already had confessed to the actual
murder of his stepmother, declaring
that he was Incited to the deed by his
uncle.
Arthur Covell admitted that he had
complete mental domination over his
nephew, Alton, the accused youth.
Alton Covell is the son of Dr. Fred
Covell, who has been held in jail since
ily, of Hood River, were Hermiston | reputation when she made her hus- his wife’s death.
vlsitors the latter part of last week, band a present of tlx sons and fol-
We w ill have u oar of lump and a
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lowed the next year with flve morel
Those who attend the services at ' After this she had triplets twice, car of egg coal the first of next week
the BaptlsWchurch next Sunday w ill rw hkl' ware fo,lowed by » quartette. th at w ill sell at the old price. After
be asstired a reai treat. Miss Emily ) Then ensued a procession of ones and these cars coal w ill be' higher. Tum-
twos, and. Anally, came four boys ail A-Lum Lumber Co.
6 -ltc
Shotwell and Mr. Paul De F. Morti-
together. This brought the aggregate
more are scheduihd to sing a duet.
number of her living children up to
62, and assured her fame in obstetrl-
Mac Crowder, brother of Raymond j cal annals as “the Oravata case."
Brand’s “History of Newcastle"
Crowder, arrived in Hermiston last
Friday from Wasco, Ore. Ha w ill credits a similar feat to the wife of a
poor weaver in Scotland, but does not
spend the winter here.
state how many children arrived at
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„ . „ , i one and the same tlme- Her family,
Mrs. F. A. Chezik, Mrs. Fred Cal- however, numbered 62. Of these 40
lahan and Miss Elsie Rlchnrds spent boys and 4 girls survived to manhood
Bring in your
the week end in W alla Walla.
and womanhood.
Dr. W. F. and O. E. Prime, father
and brother of Dr. F. V. Prime, of
this city, were visitin g the latter at
his home here the first part of the
week.
Echo F lou r M ills
BESTOfFCNSE-APPFALSTO
FOLKS OF COMMON SENSE'
■ W I n ta n a i Glaanad H a n
and Thera About the C ltr and
Natchbarhaod
ASTROLOGER TAKES
BLAME FOR MURDER
Winter Will
Soon be Here
O tto C. Pierce
H E H M IS T O N 'S
Tuscany Woman Gave Birth to Haven
Bona in Two Years—Her
Total Sixty-Twe.
The eoa*edlt4i '»rbw watkid into a
London dairy wlilrh_ exhibited the
Tin, Sheet m etal work and Plumb­ legend In Its window, "Families Sup­
ing. Call 783. J, E. Putman.
plied/' and saidiifB «oald t a k ^ S ho*
and a girl, please," might have been
Four hole range w ith warming more successful In America, whence
oven and reeervoir. Combination comes the news that a wife has pre
high chair. Mre. O. A. Creesy. -4tf seated her husband with eight babies
In one day, says London Answers.
In the very same week the informa
Mrs. M. Brooks, «on and two Hon was forthcoming that a young
daughters, who at one time were waitress at Durban had given birth to
residents of Hermiston, but now liv ­ four children, and the announcement
ing at Walla W alia, wera guests at was accompanied by tbe assurance
that "all were doing well."
the Shotwell home Sunday.
Some years ago a Palermo woman,
Mtaa Mar»
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Saleml, presented her husband
“ " ”^ 2 7 ‘
wl,h flve bo*8- “»
formed, and.
Miss Emily Shotwell, was a week according to the doctor, "eating well
end visitor at the Shotwell home.
and crying well.” But she was a long
way from wrestling the reeord from
Irwin Shotwell was homo from col­ tlie peasant girl Oravata of Tuscany.
Oravata wyis the twin daughter of a
lege over the week end.
woman who was one of triplets. The
M r a n ri M r a i ., h „
j , fam- I ; daM. ghe married
Mr.
and Mrs^ John Young and
the a man on of her own
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CHILDREN BORN IN BUNCHES
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
■ BREVITIES ■
FARMERS THEIR OWN BOSSES
w ith
COLES’
Combination Wood & Coal
HEATERS
It is of vital importance that every fam ily saves fuel this year.
Buy this stove and burn any fuel you can get.
Reversing the duplex grate In this stove change It instantly
from wood to coal.
V
More powerful than coal heaters costing double Its price. All
the advantages of a wood stove.
Holds fire from Saturday evening to Monday morning.
up the house with fuel put in the night before.
Heats
COME IN AND SELECT YOUR HEATER
WHILE OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE
Oregon Hardware &
Implement Co.
CURTAINS
Government Surveyors Say Four.
Fifths Own Their Land and There­
fore Are Independent
Government surveyors report now
J. L. Johns, Hermiston resident, Is
I that eight out of each ten farmers In
registered at the Hot Lake sanator­ j the United States are their own boss,
ium. As a natlent there he plans to while the same proportion of mechan­
take treatments for a few weeks.
ics work for somebody else. The argu­
ment. of course, Is for the advantage
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harder, of Port­ of Independence the farmer has, and
land, and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mac this ought to have grent weight I" any
Donald, of Scio, spent Saturday and consideration given the problem.
Out of 10,682,944 individuals en­
Sunday In this vicinity. They report gaged at farm work In the United
hunting excellent here.
States 8,240,400 are classified as em­
ployers and independent workers. This
Dr. and Mrs. Morse, of Wasco, ar­ means that they either own all or part
rived here on Saturday In readiness o f the plant and machinery employed
for the opening of the pheasant sea. In producing their output Not all are
land owners, but those who rent own
son.
a sufficient proportion of the ma­
chinery to give them the sense of pro­
Mr. and Mrs, Clay Warren were prietorship. It Is this quality that
In Hermiston Thursday evening. Mr. gives them Independence In action,
Warren is connected with the Board- says the Omaha Bee.
The farmer who owns his lands or
mun Trading Company.
his tools Is Independent because he
works for himself, employing his own
Miss Jennie Marvin and Miss Bar­
capital as well as his own labor.
bara Hixson, members of the Board- White this condition prevails In Amer­
man school faculty, were In Hermis­ ica the republic Is In very slight dan­
ton Inst Thursday.
ger of revolution, for citizens so sub­
stantial as these are not given to re­
Mr. Chas. Barnes was a business volt. They may combine to effect
changes, but they do not strike at the |
visitor in Hermiston Saturday.
foundations of ltberty.
Mr. Griggs, instructor of Manual
Swullowe Obey Whistle.
Training In Boardman, wns a Her­
An expert in bird lore has been mak
miston visitor last Snturday.
Ing a study of the peculiar actions of
several hundreds of chimney swallows
Sam Boardman, who has charge of that make their home in the tall chim
construction work for the state high­ ney of a paper mill In Oneca, Conn.
ways of Oregon, was a Hermiston He has discovered that at exactly 6
o'clock each morning, when the whistle
visitor Tuesday. Sam was on his blows at a mill three miles away the
way to The Dalles.
hundreds of swallows rise from the
chimney and fly away to their daily
It In reported that two hen houses hunting grounds Just as promptly as
were blown over on the W. II. Ogden the hundreds of human workers an­
lanch and a shed in the Columbia swer the whistle. For two months, he
district during the wind storm last says, they have not been absent or
tardy. At night the birds return in
Tuesday,
small groups.
Mrs. T. S. Townsend returned on
Preventable.
Thursday morning from Portland,
Sickness costs the United States
where she has been for the past few $900,tXM),0<X) a year In lost wages and
weeks.
the total loss from preventable dis
eases and deaths is nearly $3,000,000,
Mrs. N ettie Goodwin returned 00O, according to the national health
council. How much of this could be
from Stockton, California, Thursday.
prevented by better laws to ensure
pure water and milk, and abolish
Postmaster 8kinner left Thursday slums and overwork and ' overcrowd­
for Portland for medical treatment.
ing? How much by shutting out low-
J. W. Messner returned Tuesday grade emlgntlon?
from W ichita Falls, Texas, where he
Laughter Caused Death.
has been for some time.
The metaphor, "dying of laughter,"
was translated into real fact in the
J. A. Reeves and R. L. Cook de­
case of an elderly man in Philadelphia,
parted Tuesday for the mountains who was so tickled at the drollery of
where they w ill try and run down a a movie comedian that he was unable
couple of deer.
to control his laughter and suddenly
collapsed, dying In the arms of a wom­
Thro wns a large ntendance at the an sitting beside him. Physicians said
registered dairy sale on the fair that the victim's heart had been rup­
tured.
grounds last Friday. The bidding
was slow and low prices were re­
Citron's Remarkable Vitality. .
ceived for the cattle disposed of.
A citron that she raised In 1921 was
kept In the dining room of a St. Johns
Among the recent real estate trans bury (Vt.) woman. Wanting some
Ters there appeared tho follow ing: seeda to start some plants In wlmtaw
Is'xes recently, she cut the citron open
Cora B. Knapp to E. O. Comegys, $1, nnd found that part of the seeds had
Lot I I , Block 13, Hermiston.
sprouted, one of the sprouts being
nearly three Inrhee long. The citron
Mr .and Mrs. W alter I.loyd. of appeared to he In perfect condition.
i Pendleton, were Sunday guests at the
To Suit the Character.
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Casady.
Manager of Stock Company—Ta­
il I ght you will play the part of a
Mr and Mrs. R. Neese and child­ i duke.
Star—Then you must give me V<
ren. of Portland, were Sunday guests
I at the John Lewis ranrh on Butter i-ents for a shave.
Manager—On second thought you
Creek. Mr. Neese Is head draftsman
will piny the part of a Bolshevik.
¡'with the O. W. R A N. Ry.
Mr and Mrs. J. Cochran and s o n . T R Y THE HERALD WANT ADS—
of Seattle. Wash., are visiting at the
J. L. W aller home. Mr. Cochran Is
a brother of Mrs W aller. They ar­
rived by auto.
and have them
Repaired, so you will
Be Prepared
When the Snow
Flies
KNERR’S
R e p a ir Shop
Mitchell Dr..g Co.
SPECIALS
Candy Weeh
Oct. 3 to 21
Chocolate chips
1-2 pound 25 cents
Malted milk kisses
1-4 pound 10 cents
Oriole Chocolates
Best Quality Fresh
From Brown &
Haley Candy Kit­
chen.
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Mitchell Drug Co
PHONE 101
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PARKER’S STORE
Cut out this ad and bring to
P arker’ store. It is worth 25
cents with every $5.00 cash pur­
chase.
Good things to eat at right prices
is our motto.
OREGON
I WISH TO ANNOUNCE
TO THE PUBLIC
THE STORE WITH THE BLUE FRONT
“ The Weit Side Eat Shop’’ —
J. L e e P a rk e r, P ro p rieto r
— THAT THE—
T e lep h o n e 4 1 3
Bake-Rite
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B akery
CITY MEAT MARKET
IS OPEN
JOHN ELsIS, PROP.
FOR BUSINESS
Bargains in Meats
Every Day
BAKERY GOODS OF QUALITY
AT RIGHT PRICES
Peter Menge
at the
Proprietor
DO IT N O W
We w ill have a car of lump and a
car of egg coal tbe first of next week
that w ill sell at the old price. After
these cafti coal w ill be higher 1
A Lum Lumber CO.
g -ite
Guaranteed Fuel Saving
Legal Blanks for
Sale at This Office
City Meat Market
W e D eliver
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