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VOL. XVIII
BOARDMAN SPOKEN OF
FOR U. S. SENATE
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1923
Oregon State Beekeepers’ Convention
Hermiston December 11-12
PARENT-TEACHERS
NOVEMBER 9
ENGINEER ASSIGNED
TO FURNISH PROJECT
No. 7
eering qualities both are necessary
qualiifeations for the efficient dis
H. A. Scullen. Secretary of the
charge of the duties of the director
State Beekeepers Association, annon*
of the reclamation service, or, as
W ill Make Investigation of Furnish
ces the dates for the Oregon meeting
now called the commission of recla
Project W ithin Stanfield District
J. T. Lambirth, of Pendleton, a
December 11 and 12. These particu
mation.
brother of George Lambtrth, visited
lar dates are chosen in order to con
"Indeed, the whole engineering at the Lambirth and Bennett homeg
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones arrived in
WOULD POLL LARGE FARMER form with the schedule of the com-: PRESIDENT OF STATE NORMAL
DISMISSAL OF DIRECTOR DAVIS profession resents most strongly the
Thursday.
Hermiston
on
the
morning
of
Octo
mittee
of
the
American
Honey
Pro-
VOTE
TO SPEAK
IS CAUSE
slander (implied in your letter) that
ber 24. Mr. Jones is an assistant
______
ducers’ League who are routing some
engineers cannot, or at least do not
eglnegr in the employment of the
T. H. Berry and family, who traded
| nationally known speakers for west-
possess business qualifications of the for the Fisher place, have moved In.
Bureau
of
Reclamation
and
has
First To See Possibilities of U m atilla, ern meetlngs. Hermiston has been A b Interesting Program is Being Ar
been assigned here for the purpose Claim E ngineering A bility Essential highest order. In transportation, in
Rapids
chosen for the convention because of
ranged For the Occasion
to Management of Reclamation
mining, mechanical, electrical and
Come to the Ghost social at Colum
of
an investigation of the Furnish
the fact that Umatilla county is the
other great industrieg engineering bia school house Saturday night, Oct.
Project«
Bystem
within
the
Stanfield
Irriga
largest honey producing county in
executives play a most important 27. Among the entertainments will
tion District.
Sam Boardman, of the town that | th® state, and Hermiston the center
A meeting of unusual Importance
part. Engineers are presidents of be an Interesting program, games and
Mr.
Joneg
drove
through
in
a
Dur
bears his name, has been spoken of | ot the honey district. Exoept for one to the Parent-Teacher association
The American Society of Civil En the Pennsylvania railroad. The New a basket auction. Ladies bring well
year the state conventlong have been will be held on November 9 at the ant car from Southern Nevada where
as a candidate for U. S. Senator.
gineers in convention at Richmond, Haven, the Delaware & Hudson, the filled baskets. Cider will be served.
he
has
been
at
work
in
connection
At first his candidacy was not tak held In Portland or Western Oregon high school In this city. Even at
Va., unanimously indorsed the action Chicago & Northwestern, the Santa
en very seriously but of late it has Whether or not the policy of holding this early date the organization is with the Colorado river investigation of the board of directors of the soc Fe, the Great Northern, the Chicago
Mrs. Jasper Templeton accompan
for
the
government.
Mr.
Jones
was
caused
quite a ripple on the politi- state conventions among the produc laying plans for the meeting.
v
previously employed on the Umattiila iety recommending the sending of a & Great Western, and many others- ied her sister home to Yakima Sun
cal waters of the state. In the be ers will be continued depends entire
Mr. Landers, president of the state
scathing letter of protest to Secretary Both presidents of our two big elec day.
ginning a few of his townsmen con ly upon the ability of Hermiston to normal school, has been engaged as Project and will be remembered as of the Interior Work for hts action trical companies are engineers; many
associated
with
the
development
and
ceived the idea of Boardman throw take care of the visitors, and the In. the speaker for the occasion. Mr.
in removing A. P. Davis as director of our large industrial and manufac
There wtll be a Farm Bureau meet
ing his hat in the senatorial ring. terest displayed by loeal producers in Landers has for a good many years construction of the West Extension of the reclamation service, and his turing operatlong are headed by en
ing at Columbia Wednesday night,
unit.
This idea has had a steady growth the convention.
been connected with school work
Statement that engineers pre not gineers, in fact, engineers play im October 31. Mr. Lovelace, of the
until now people in different sec
•>nd the talk that he wtll give on
qualified to direct government irri portant parts in business affairs tn Chamber of Commerce of Portland,
Potato
Show
at
Weston
October
30
tions of the state are asking, "who REPORT RECEIVED FROM GEOL this occasion, will be based upon
The second aqnual
Umatilla gation. The letter which was sent a long list of human activities in the will speak. Income tax and other
is Sam Boardman."
OGIST ON LOCAL WELL '.ctual experience along this line.
United States.
matters will be discussed. Ladles
county Potato Show will be held at to Dr. Work follows:
An Interesting program is being
Boardman is a farmer. Twenty
Your courteous reply of August
"The fact that hundreds of thous are especially Invited.
Weston, Oregon, Tuesday, October
Future
Prospects
Are
Encouraging
irranged
for
the
occasion
and
will
years ago he took up a homestead on
30.
1 14 to our inquiry of June 27 has ands of Americans are content to
bo printed in full In the next issue
According to Mr. Handy
what is now the townsite of Board-
Rev. Davis will preach at Columbia
According to Don Campbell a num been very caiefully considered, and trust investments ot billions of dol
of The Herald.
man. In these days sagebrush and
ber of farmers from this section wil the whole matter of your dismissal lars to the hands of engineers is am next Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
According
to
E.
P.
Dodd
a
new
re
Plan to be present the evening ot
sand comprised this section. He be
enter exhibits at the show. Mr. of Director A. P. Davis of the recla pie proff— if any be needed— of the
lieved in the future of the country port on the prospects of the well be 9th. You will profit by attend Campbell stated that most of the seed fnation service has been investigated falsity of the charge that engineers
Sidney Barnard has gone to Mon
and while others “cussed” the desert, that Is being drilled here for oil was ing.
by this board, aided by a special com are not business men»,
tami for a couple of weeks.
potatoes
shipped
to
the
project
were
as it was then known, and moved on, received this week from the com
"Your explanation, therefore, Is
from Weston. An exhibit of pota. mittee of two fair minded engineers,
he stuck, determined to see it pany's geologist. During the time
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
widely experiened in public srvice inadequate in every respect. Your
Geore Beddow and Mr. Howard
toes
from
these
seed
will
be
made
to
through. Those who visit the project that drilling has ben suspended the
(By Mrs. L. C.)
and business affairs, one of whom is action ts of a character most dan are signing up the ha ygrowers In
to
demonstrate
the
quality
and
quan
around Boardman cannot deny but well has continued its artesian flow.
When baking apples, pare the up tity when planted on irrigated land. an honorary member and the other a gerous ap well as unjust. We pro the Oregon Hay Growers association
what his insight into the future was At intervals of about four hours a per half after removing the core and An exhibit of corn will also be ar past president o fthis society. We test It In the strongest terms.
and are meeting with fine success.
heavy flow has been observed. These your fruit will retain Its shape when
exceptionally good.
regret to have to state that after
"The board of direction of the
ranged for the show.
flows
are
of
a
twenty
minutes
dura
thoroughly done.
It is not generally known, never
Mrs. George Lambirth and child
Last Tuesday the Hermiston Com mature deliberation we fel constrain American Society of Civil Engineers,
ed to protest against your action by
theless true, that Sam Boardman was tion. Just before this heavy flow
ren are staying at the home of her
mercial
club
appointed
Mr.
Campbell
Place an old magazine on your chairman of a committee who will go with the utmost vigor.
the first to realize latent possibilities the water in the casing has a pulsat
"CHAS F. LOEWTH. President.
sister, Mrs. Bennett, while Mr. Lam-
of the Umatilla rapids. It was thru ing moevment, rising and falling kitchen table to receive hot pans to Weston and attend the show a8 re
"1. Because the dismissal, made
’’JOHN H. DUNLAP, Secretary."
birlh is working on the wheat farm
so suddenly and but little over three
his writings that the government with the overflow and at all times and kettles which have become black presentative of the local club.
of Mr. Bennett’s in Morrow county.
officials and others who are now with a slight indication of oil accord ened from the flame. It will save
In another column of the paper weeks after you became secretary, WESTON WILL HOLD
cleaning as the soiled leaves may be
sponsoring the development of this ing to Mr. Dodd.
Mr. Paul Jones and family have
will
be found the premium list of the was arbitrary, and was unjust to a
POTATO SHOW
This fact with others concerning torn off and burned.
site, became interested.
highly efficient and experienced pub
rented tho Spencer place for the
show.
Engineers of note have visited the the drilling operations, character of
lic official, a most eminent civil en Prizes W ill be Awarded on Various coming year.
When making mince meat and one
site since Boardman first wrote con r.tratas, depth of hole, etc., were sub.
gineer of long recognized national
Agricultural Products
Money
Orders
Ca
N»w
Be
Sent
to
cerning it and they too caught his mitted to tthe consulting geologist. is unable to procure cider an excel-
and international standing in his
Mrs. George Beddow left for Port,
Germany
Mr.
Handy,
of
Spokane,
and
the
fol
celent
substitution
Is
fruit
Juices
Weston will hold their second an land Saturday.
vision ot the possibilities waiting to
profession, whose high qualifications
According
to
Postmaster
Charles
be developed. There were a good lowing was his reply: "Your report This addition improves the flavor Skinner a money order can now be you yourself have certified by offer nual County Potato Show on Tuesday,
many who scoffed at the idea when of water varying in flow and presure greatly.
A farewell party for the Mesdames
ing to make him consulting engin October 30. The premium list irf-
Save time In preparing biscuits for sent to Germany. It is the first eer of the reclamation .service.
cludes prizes for various other farm Fishers wns held in connection with
Sam first mentioned the Umatilla Is very interesting. It seems to me
time
since
the
war
that
this
has
been
rapids as a po^er site. The crepe that it might be due to gas pressure breakfast by combining the dry In
"2. Because the action necessar products. The premium list list in the Neighborhood club all day meet
possible. The money is sent to New
hangers informed him that it was im as water pressure is always steady. gredients of your recipe with suffic York city where the exchange is ily must undermine the morale and cludes the following:
ing Wednesday at Mrs. Brooks’.
Class A, Seed Potatoei
possible but Sam’s dream was far A small leak of gas up a crevice from ient liquid to make a batter thin made. The residents of the Rhine loyalty of the whole reclamation ser
from being a nightmare and today .and below would account for this. enough to drop by spoonfuls Into a will no doubt get quite a kick out vice, tending to substitute political
Wayne Berry has entered the third
Certified Netted Gems, $10,$7, $4,
orarie at Columbia.
his predictions are becoming more I would judge, however, that noth pan containing the melted shorten of having a truck drive up to their standing for merit, and leading to $2. $1.
ing is to be expected in less than 300 lng. Results are a pleasant sur
and more an actuality.
La grippe and severe colds are go.
Mountain Seed Netted Gems, $10,
abode and witness the driver shovel the danger that the public funds
Whether or not he will enter the feet deeper than you are. But around prise.
may be wasted through Inefficiency. $8, $6, $2.
ing the rounds in Columbia.
In
their
coal
bln
a
25
cent
American
political ar?na as q candidate for the 700 feet some thig should show up.
Netted Gems, twelve selected hills
Similar action applied to other tech
Your drain pipe may be cleaned of money order in German marks.
senate is a question. So far he has
nical bureaus would demoralize the $5. $3, $2. $J.
Pure Trad S oul Produce» Near Two
grease by pouring a teacupful of ker
not committed himself. A man of
Rural type mountain seed, $5, $3
entire technical and scientific ser
Tons of Pork in 180 Days
Card of Thanks
♦
♦
osene
into
It
and
flushing
It
with
one
$2. $1.
thi3 section who is well known in
With an official weight of 3898
vice of the government.
We
wish
to
express
our
heartfelt
♦ INTERESTING FARM NOTES ♦ or two kettlesful of hot water. The
political circles and who is in
"3. Because the action was taken
Rural type, twelve selected hills, pounds for a litter of twelve Duroc-
thanks for the help and sympathy
OF YOUR NEIGHBORS
♦ odor will disappear rapidly.
position to know what he is talking ’>
Jersey pigs, Texas now holds the
by the device of nominally abolish $5, $3, $2, $1.
extended to us In our bereavement
«
about made the following statement: ♦
Class B, Commercial—
worid’g record for tonnage of pork
ing the position and immediately
and loss of the one that Is most dear
"If Sam Boardman decides to run for
Netted Gems, $5, $3, $2, $1.
produced by one sow and for aver
creating its equivalent under another
MRS. CHESTER WRIGHT
to our heartB, even our beloved wife
G. R. Robinson, of East Newport
senator he will poll a large farmer
age weight per pig in six months
Other varieties, $4, $2, $1.
name, a subterfuge which, we are in
DIES
and mother; also for the beautiful
avenue,
has
a
splendid
flock
of
white
vote. So far he has not been taken
time. The litter was weighed Sept.
Sweepstakes, ribbon.
formed, has been attempted to legal
display of flowers and a splendid
seriously as a contender in the cam Leghorns that have a record now of
Class C, Corn—
1, when 180 days old, under the sup.
ize by an ex-post facto executive
Mrs.
Francis
Wright,
wife
of
wreath
of
dahlias
from
the
Sunday
paign for the reason that he has over 200 eggs per ben. There is
order.
Dent corn, best ten ears $3, $2, ervtsion of A. L. Ward, swine spec
school class of which she was a mem
showed no inclination to annonuce more than a month left for them Chester Wright, of this city,
ialists of Texas A. & M. college and
"Furthermore, the charge repeat $1.
died at her home on Octoder 20. ber.
his candidacy." Boardman is at pres to somplete a full year’s record.
jfflcials of the McLennan County
Flint corn, best ten ears, $2, $1.
edly has been made in the press and
Chester Wright
Her maiden name was Corlin.
ent connected with the Oregon state
Farm Bureau. The pigs averaged
Sweet corn, best ten ears, $2, 1.
without denial by you, that you offer
O. C. Wright
The crop of fall pigs on the pro She was born in Stuben county
highway department. His family
Class D, Bears—
324.9 poundB per head and made a
to retain Mr. Davis as consulting
Eugene
Wright
ject
is
unusually
large.
Among
the
lives at Boardman and he still claims
White beans, best half bushel, $3, dally gain of 1.8 pounds for the
engineer of the reclamation service
Indiana,
January
10,
1859.
Her
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wright
owners of these embryo porkers are
that as his place of residence.
whole feeding period. The last 20
was on condition that he omit to $2, $1.
Mr. and Mrs. Sage.
Roy Sullivan, George Strohm, Frank father moved to Nebraska when
Colored
beans,
best
half
bushel,
$3,
days
tlie dully gain was 3 1-2 pounds
state
that
his
resignation
was
re
Stone, H. J. Stillings, G. R. Robin, she was nine years old. While
for each pig.
Hermiston W ill Have New Store
quested by you. To this fact your $2, $1.
here she was united in marriage FARM BUREAU SEND REPRE
This champion litter was bred and
Charles G. Burke, who resides in con, P. Neadeau and J. F. McNaught.
Class E, Grain—Best bushel Bar
letter contained no reference.
These breeders are also planning for to Charles R. Pierce, October 21,
SENTATIVE TO KENNEWICK
raised by Vic Hill of Chalk Bluff,
the Columbia district will open
4. Because there is great dan- ley, $5. $3. $1.
new grocery and confectionery store from 20 to 40 spring litters each and 1877. To this union there were
Best bushel club wheat, $5, $3 $1 Texas. The dam of the litter is
er that the effect of your action may
in the building on Main street recent with the many smaller breeders In born tour children.
Best bushel Federation wheat, $6. ScottH Lucy 1396278, a registered
W ill Inspect Crop- and Marketing be eventually to lead to the waste
line it loks as though 1924 Is to be
ly occupied by the Elliott tire shop.
Duroc-Jersey sow that was sired by
of vast sums of public funds to meet $3, $1.
Conditions
Mr. Pierce died August 30,
Mr. Burke stated that he will carry the banner year for pigs.
Best bushel oats, $4, $2, $1.
the grand champion boar of the 1919
political deniandH put forward in be
1893.
Dr. Theo. Beletskl and J. H. Reid half of selfish private interests.
a^llnc of fancy and staple groceries,
Ail entries must be In bushel lots Texas State Fair. Thera were four
On January 31, 1897 she mar left Wednesday for Kennewick where
Carlot exhibits of fat hoga will be
with candies, cigars and tobacco. He
Disagreeing entirely with your views or 60 pounds, except hill selection.
teen pigs In the litter which was far
is putting In shelves and repairing made at the Pacific International at ried Chester W right Two sons they will inspect methods of farming we consider it established that effic
Exhibits must be delivered to com rowed March 5. Twelve pigs were
Portland Nov. 4 by George Strohm In and one daughter were born to and marketig.
the building inside. He expects to
ient technical bureaus such as the mittee on or before Saturday even raised. The sow was three weeks
At a meeting of the Farm Bureau reclamation service in the past (with ing October 27.
open the establishment for business the heavy division; J. F. McNaught them.
less than throe years old when the
one car light hogs. Stillings and
recently tt was decided to send two its world-wide recognition as a model
in about a week.
:ontest end:d.
Funeral
services
were
held
Stone car of light hogs. It Is doubt
gentlemen on this mission In order for other nations) can meet all Just
Tho total value ot feed Including
Methodist
Episcopal
Church
Monday
afternoon
at
the
Metho
ful if another district In the state
that they might gain first hand In needs of the government Irrigation
pasture
necessary to produce the Ut
Sunday,
October
23
—A
complete
Survey Asked for Cold Springs Road
dist church in this city. Rev. formation and report their findings
equals this record.
projects. Farmers generally thru- homelike place to worship. Sabbath ter was $229.84 making the cost of
Monday"s Oregonian contained the
Henry Young officiating. Burial to the organization.
out the United States are suffering school nt 10 o’clock, Mr. Geo. Patter aeh hundred pounds $5.89. The
following in connection with the var
Dairying has Increased 600 per was made in the local cemetery.
The two men expect to spend a under present conditions, no less than son superintendent. Classes for all. pigs will be sold for breeding stock
ious projects in road building discus, cent in this section in eight years.
couple of days in the territory.
those on reclamation projects. En Morning worship at 11 o'clock. Spec but as they are worth 9 1-2 cents per
cd at the meeting of the state high
The representatives were Instruct gineering ability and exeprlence are ial music. Epworth League at 7:30. pound on the market the day they
Ford
motor
No.
8,500,000
went
way commissioners held in Portland
It is hard to find a gcrub bull
ed by the Farm Bureau to report up essential to the dlrctlons of the man A cordial welcome awaits you. Henry were weighed, they mnde a net profit
Monday.
around Hermiston, Stanfield, Irrigon o ff the assembley line at the on their return the advisability of
agement no less than to tho building Young, minister.
of $14161. The litter consumed
"Umatilla county court requeste« or Boardman.
Ford Motor company’s plant in
*
affiliating with the co-operating or of the reclamation projects.
8996 pounds ot skim milk, 64 20
a survey of a 10-miIe gap on the
Highland park on Oct. 4.
ganizations of Kennewick.
5. Because business and engin H erm iston Beys Pledged to Fraem ity pounds of corn feed meal, 2100 lbs.
Cold Springs road. This road runs
There is much talk of a cow test
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oct. of pig chow and 200 pounds of corn.
from the Columbia river to Pendle association. It is high time. There
25— (Special). Among the 270 new They had the run of an eighteen acre
ton and all but about 10 miles has are still a lot of boarders In the cow
been graded, the county having spent barns.
ly registered students pledged dur Bermuda grass pasture with shade
ing the annual "rush week” by 31 and water.
$215,000 on the project. The county
In order to be correct and certain
fraternities and sororities represent-
now asks for a survey of the re
Umapine has a co-operative cream
maining unimproved stretch and ery making from 15.000 to 20,000
d at the University of Oregon are the on every point the litter was ear
hinted aid from the state would not pounds of butter per month.
names of two Hermiston men. James marked when seven days old by
be spurned. The court also asked
Forestel and Hugh Fraser have been County Agent E. R. Eudaly In the
presence of the President of tl<e
the state to help improve the road
pledged
tn the Chi Psi fraternity.
Two cars of hogs from Hermiston
The
Nearly half of the students enroll local livestock association.
between McKay creek and Pendleton were on the Portland market Mon
ed In the University of Oregon are scales used to weigh the litter were
which is now being broken down day morning, one shipped by Leroy
under the- traffic hauling material Sullivan and one by F. A. Chezik.
housed In fraternities and sororities. tested and sealed by the Waco city
During the past year several new inspector of weights and measures.
for the government's reclamation Tops brought $1.60 per hundred.
project on McKay creek.’’
social organizations have been found Mr. Eudaly supervised the care and
ed, and some of the older fraternities feeding of the litter during the en
You would be surprised at the
and sororities, unable to provide ac tire test. Mr Hill received $335 In
W ill Not Join Federation
number of dairymen on the project
commodations for their rapidly In cash prizes which were offered by
At the noon luncheon of the Her milking ten cows or more. It’s the
creasing memberships, have under the National Duroc-Reeord associa
miston Commercial club last Tues-) nne trasin
hereabouts that is really
tion of Peoria, Illinois, and Waco
taken extensive building programs.
day this order voted unanimously not humming,
business houses.
to affiliate with the federated com- !
Apple Pumice Good Cow Feed
merclal clubs of Umatilla county.
B ring In 280 Pound Buck
Word has been received locally
jjgVjg W ill Take Over Restanrant
! J. A. Reeves, Ralph Evans and O.
from O. A. C. that apple pumice or i Big. Davla, manager of the Play-
Columbia Farm Bureau M eeting
w . Payne returned Sunday from the
the pulp left after elder Is made Is I lunis of this city, will assume the
There will be an Important meet- John Day country where they had
excellent cow feed. The pumice 1 management of the Cosy Corner res.
lng of the Farm Bureau at Columbia been on a deer hunt. They brought
■ hop Id be fed at the rate of 35 pounds taurant the first of next month. Mrs.
school house next Wednesday even- back with them a buck that weighed
per day.
Fugene Smith who owns the fix
Ing. October 31. Mr. Lovelace, of ; 25* pounds and measured 3 feet two
tures will lease them to Mr. Davla.
the Pc Hand Chamber of Commerce. ‘ laches from tip to tip. It is heller-
I«. H. Smith, of Portland, a repre Mrs Smith will leave soon for Port
wlll be on' of the speakers. The ed that thia *» the largest buck ever
Orchard
sentative of the FoTd Motor Company land where she will receive medical
general public la Invited.
! brought Into Hermiston.
was in Hermiston laat Monday.
treatment.
SECRETARY WORK
FLAYED BY ENGINEERS