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VOL. XVIII
HERMISTON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1924
PROJECT FARMERS
TO ORGANIZE JAN. 22
No. 18
RECLAMATION SURVEY SHOWS
Dewey Payne Has Poem Published
Operetta “The Fairy Rose'
COMING UP';
PROJECTS TO BE UNPROFITABLE
Dewey Payne, who was until re
Presented by the grades Thurs
♦
TO THE PUBLIC
♦
cently a resident of this city, Is the day. January 17, at 8:15 P. M. at
♦
Owing to the prevrlence of ♦ Costs Vastly Exceeded Estimates. Ir
author of a poem appearing in "The the high school auditorium:
♦ contagions diseases It behooves <•
rigable Area Decreased and Ar
Lariat,” a western magasine pub
Characters
♦ us all to use all means in oar ♦
rearages Ron Into Millions
lished at Salem, Oregon, by Colonel Frederick, a little boy.................
♦ power to protect the oomiuunity ♦
E. Hofer. "Way Out West” Is the
.......................................Rodney Davis
ORGANIZATION TO BE PERFECT ♦ We are trying to get our school ♦
Secretary of the Interior Work title of the poem. Dewey is a gradu The Little Green Man, an elf of
JIM PEARSON WILL ACT AS THE
♦ clean, and as health officer 1 ♦ has made an analysis of the flnsn
ate of the local high school and Is at
ED AT THIS TIME
the tree tops.................Harold Pace
♦ ask the cooperation of all the ♦ elal status of the 28 irrigation pro. present in the east where he is em
Sunshine and Shadow, the twins
MANAGER
♦ teachers and each father and ♦ Jects constructed by the United
ployed as a teacher.
........Mlgnonne Daivs, George Imrle In Diversification of Crop Program
<• mother to immediately report <• States government. In issuing the
Meeting Will Be Held in Library ♦ any contagious disease. Meas- ♦
Grasshopper ...................Eddie Bansel
analysis Secretary Work said:
Butterfly ................... Mary Brownson
Stock and Equipment Brings $200.00
Following the Commercial Clnb
Methodist Episcopal Church
<• les seem to be the most preva
Notice— January 22 is the day set
"This intensive study of reclama
Firefly
.........
..................Louise
Imrle
Luncheon of That Day
Week
of
January
13:
Sunday
at Sheriffs Sale. Buyers As
♦ lent at present, but there may <■ tion as a business is the first ever
for a meeting of those signing-up
Hummingbird .......... „..Bertha Meade
sume Mortgage Against the
♦ be any other at any time.
when the organisation w ill be per
made. It should have been made ten school at 10 o'clock. Morning wor
Business
< Where there is a contagious dis- ♦ years ago. Agriculture, the only re ship at 11. Epworth League 7 P. Queen of the Fairies..........................
fected, officers elected, etc. Those
January 22 i8 the date that has <• ease in any family and no phy-
.............................. Shirley Brownson
source for the return of the money M. Evening worship at 7:30. The
who may wish to sign up acreage,
been set for a general meeting of < slcian in attendance, the par- <•
Synopsis
expended by the government, runn Ladles Aid will meet in south room
but who have not done so, can sign
farmers in the west end of the ♦ ents are requested to report <•
Frederick is searching the forest at any of the following places : Ore
Last Saturday morning the stock
ing Into some 8141,000.000, has not Wednesday at 2:30 P. M. Weekly
county who are interested in grow ♦ the case to the health officer « been treated as essential to reclama prayer and Bible study Thursday for fairies to aslc ot them the Fairy
gon Hardware Store, Sidney Barn of the Nell A Barker garage In thia
ing special crops which will be In <• so that proper quarantine may <• tion, nor its development encourag evening at / : 3 0 . Henry Young, Rose, since its fragrance is the only
ard, Columbia District, C. L. Upham, city wan sold at a sheriff sale.
troduced this spring on the irrigated ♦ be made and the report mado <• ed as It should have been.
thing that can cure his 111 grand Hermiston Herald.
miniate.*.
The creditors of the firm bid in
farms. An organization will be per <• to the State health board.
mother. He is lost but the Little
the garage for 8200 and assumed
The compilation shows the orig
<•
fected at this meeting, contracts will ♦
Green Man comes to his assistance.
Real Estate Man Here
If each teacher will give a <• inal estimated cost of the 28 pro
Following is the signup to date the Indebtedness on It. On Mon
be signed and orders for plants will <■ list of names of families where <• jects to have been 893,435,841, while
F. H. Blake, of Portland, was in He offers to hide Frederick near the among project farmers tn the diversi day morning the establishment was
be pooled.
Hermiston last Friday and Saturday. fairy ball room and himself ask for fication of crops program sponsored re-opened and ready for business.
<• children are absent on account < the net construction cost was 8141
Farmers have Already indicated an < of illness it will greatly aid in <• 787,006.
Jim Pearson, who has been con.
He was here to clean up the deal re the rose, since Frederick, a human by the Farm Bureau and Commercial
intention of devoting more than 50 ♦ getting a proper line on things. <•
The origin«! estimated Irrigable cently mado with Ell Wlnesett. In being, runs the risk of having a Club. They include asparagus, early nected with the Echo Auto Company
<4 acres to small Individual acreages of <• Please bear in mind that we < acreage of these projects was 3,056,- exchange for his property here Mr spell cast over him if seen by the
for some time an car salesman, will
asparagus, strawberries, early pota 4> must work together to succeed. <* 427. The actual acreage irrigated Wlnesett received land located near fairies. At sight of the ball, how potatoes, strawberries and grapes:
act as manager. It is understood
J. H. Reid— 1 U acres asparagus, 2 that he assumed the management
toes and grapes. It is estimated tht ♦
Dallas, Oregon. Mr. Wlnesett con ever, Frederick is so entranced that
Dr. Francis F. Adams,
♦ is 1.202,130.
acres grapes.
100.000 asparagus plants will be ♦
he
claps
his
hands
and
Is
discover
The
original
estimated
cost
per
with the understanding that he was
templates
moving
his
family
back
to
City Health Officer. ♦
needed for the spring planting of ♦
T. H. Botkin, *4 acre asparagus. at liberty to purcahse the place at
♦ acse was 830.57. The cost per acre North Carolina, his native state, ed. The Fairy Queen grants him
beds, and a large quantity of straw, ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A « for area actually irrigated Is 8117. where he will engage in the bee her rose but casts over him a spell
B. Hutchinson, *4 acre strawber any time in the future.
berries will also betransplanted.
which turns out after all to be a ries, (4 acre potatoes.
Of the net construction coat only business.
Dick White who was with the old
Indications point to between 75
happy one, namely— that his heart
815,592,842 have been paid to June
D. E. Seaton, *4 acre asparagus, H firm as a mechanic will continue in
Plans
for
Farm
Shop
Instruction
and 100 acres of the crops being
shall be always young.
acre potatoes.
tho emplo yof the new owners.
Community Club Meeting
One of the largest and most sig 30. 1923, leaving a difference yet
signed up before the organization
unpaid
of
8126,194.163.
Of
the
28
Wm.
Ogden.
1
acre
asparagus.
The
regular
meeting
of
the
Com
nificant movements for the develop
t date.
projects, 18 have been in operation munity club will be held in the
T. Bcletski, (4 acre asparagus, 1 Actjon Is Taken Concerning Bridge
Community Calendar Mailed
The decision to hold the meeting ment of farm shop is now under way IB years or over, and all but one
acre strawberries.
library
Tuesday
afternoon,
January
Following
again
the
custom
of
last
In
connection
with
the
school
of
voc
A rousing meeting was held in
January 22 was made Tuesday at a
have been In operation over nine
J. W. MeMcllen, *4 acre asparagus, Wadsworth hall. Irrigon. Saturday
year a calendar put out by the com
15.
at
3
o’clock.
Mrs.
H.
M.
Schill
ational
education
in
the
Oregon
meeting of the committee in charge
years. Comparatively little has been
evening, December 29. for the pur
Agricultural College, in connection paid on the construction costs of ing will give a talk on current events munlty interests of Hermiston has !4 acre strawberries.
of the preliminary work.
A. N. Raymond, % acre asparagus, pose of taking action to force early
with the practice instruction given those which have been in operation which will be followed by a dis been mailed out to the different set
cussion.
tlers on the project and those living >4 acre potatoes.
construction of the Columbia high
in the department of agriculture of the longest.
FARMERS FACE NEW HEAR
Chas. Unke, >4 acre asparagus, way bridge at Umatilla. The meet,
in town. The calendar has a pic
The total operation and mainte
WITH BETTE RPR0SPECTS the Corvallis high school.
ture of the Diversion dam on the title 1 *4 acre grapes.
ing was Joint with the Umatilla"
The plans provide for the organ nance costs up to June 30 have been
Attend Quarterly Meeting
F. M. Guiwits, 1 acre asparagus, Commercial and Woman’s club and
page and contains valuable infor.
ization
and
equipment
of
a
farm
shop
(By Henry C. Wallace, Secretary of
817,059,231. The total operation
Rev. and Mrs. J. K. Mumau. J. mation and charts. The idea orlg 1 acre grapes.
Irrigon Farm Bureau and Commer
in connection with the department and maintenance receipts up to the G, .Lawler, Mrs. Harry Lester, of
Agriculture)
lnated two years ago and instead of
Mr. Foreman, % acre asparagus. cial club.
The industry, courage and faith Of. farm mechanics at the college same date have been 811,370,744, Irrigon, J. H. Tabor, Mrs. W. B.
the diferent business houses putt
E. I. Davis, 1 acre asparagus.
1 he present bridge was declared
evidenced by the farmers of the nat which will be used as a practice de leaving a deficit In maintenance and Beasley, Ralph Evans and W. H. Og.
ing out Individual calendars finan
S. H. Barnard, % acre asparagus, a disgrace to the county, the state
ion i tng the past three years are partment by students studying agri, operation of 85,688,487.
den returned the first part of the ces are clubbed together for the is 1 acre potatoes.
highway and dangerous and Impas
slowJi Hinging their reward. Im- culture in the Corvallis high school.
All told, there is an amount un week from Walla Walla where they suance of this calendar.
Otto Heinl, 1 acre asparagus.
sable some of the time each year.
proveiAeiit in agricultural condition The instructions w llltbe immediate paid by the water users on these had been to attend the district quar
F. P. Phipps. % acre asparagus. The bridge was all right for Its day
continues— not as rapidly as desir ly under the direction of H. H. White projects of 8132,062,788, which is terly conference of the Free Metho
Owing to the cold weather the
G. R. Robinson, ’4 acre asparagus when only cowboys and sheepherd-
ed or needed, nor as rapidly a<> de. who is in charge of the department due on construction costs, operation dist church.
government has quit work on all H acre strawberries.
ers traveled on horseback and this
served, but nevertheless it continues. this year, bat the technical instruc and maintenance and water rentals.
projects now under way.When war
Joe Dyer, % acre asparagus, 2U cheap makeshift answered the pur
The promise of the year has been ful tions will be given by Mr. Jensen of Three of the projects have been ab-
Mr. Welsner and children are con mer weather starts the work will acres strawberries.
pose.
filled.
the college department of farm me doned by the government.
fined to their home with measles.
be resumed on the drainage ditch.
C. L. Upham, % acre asparagus.
Resolutions have been drawn by a
So we come to the end of the third chanics. The college Is providing
committee of five appointed there
Chas. Keller, U acre asparagus.
year of post-war depression with a the equipment but later this may
amusements of the evening.
tors from the East here for a few
C. M. Jackson, 1-8 acre asparagus for, and this committee is to serve
feeling of greater confidence born
be taken over by the Corvallis board
days.
and act until the construction of a
C. p, Barnett, (4 acre asparagus
of better times already realized and
of education. The Object of the es
Miss Marthaler, teacher of the in
with Justified hope of still further
Wm. Rhodes i4 acre early potatoee new «bridge is assured. A commit
termediate grades, spent the week
tablishment is clearly to train pro
improvement in 1924.
Thomas Haddox, 1 acre asparagus tee of four was also named for elr.
MUSHY?
The Misses Ethel Knight and end with her sister at Arlington.
v
In general the crops of 1923 were spective teachers of agriculture In
Roy Sullivan, % acre asparagus, (4 dilating a petition in this connect
Sweetheart,
Zenia
whispered
as
she
ion. D. C. Brownell and B. 8.
good. Considering money return we the giving of Instruction along farm Freida Seaman were absent from
acre early potatoes.
smoothed his coal black hair,
Mr. and Mrs. Madden, of Hermis
of
find that the values of most crops shop lines. Technical Instruction school Wednesday on account
Jens Skovbo, *4 acre asparagus, & Hughes of the Umatilla Commercial
Looking
in
his
handsome
eyes,
saw
sickness.
ton,
spent
Sunday
with
the
Chas.
are greater than In 1922. The total will be acquired in other departments
club, Mrs. Alice R. Nugent of the
acre strawberries.
love-light shining there,
Stewart family of Irrigon. Mr.
value of a’l crops Is 12 per cent but the method of Imparting this
Umatilla Woman’s club, F. C. Fred-
W.
E.
Potter,
!4
acre
asparagus.
The town boys basket ball team Madden filled the pulpit Sunday Put her one free hand around his
to students will be worked out in
greater.
reckson and N. Seaman of the Irri
Frank Stone, 1 acre asparagus.
neck
and
heid
him
close,
evening
during
the
absenee
of
Rev.
It is difficult to measure the pro connection with this model farm will play basket ball with Arling
gon Commercial club were named
Frank Sllvey, 1 acre asparagus.
While her ear-bobs flopped around
ductive vale ouf livestock during the shop. This shop will also be of ton Friday night at Arlington. There Mumau, who was at Walla Walla
P. P. Sullivan, 1 acre asparagus. as the resolution committee, and
and banged him on the nose.
attending
conference.
will
be
a
game
with
a
team
from
year, dependent as it is upon crops great value to those attending sum
Theo. Parks, C. E. Glasgow, H. W.
R. E. McFall, 1 acre asparagus.
marketed in that form. In general, mer school and special courses will Shotwell’s camp Saturday at Irri-
Grim
and Mrs. Llewweyn on the
W.
H.
Quick,
2
acres
asparagus.
Mrs. Harry Lester returned from From the sky the moon looked down.
<on gymnasium. A dance will be
it has been a prosperous year for be arranged for their benefit.
petition committee.
These com
Chas. McElroy, 1 acre asparagus.
(The
moon
so
legend
tells
Walla
Walla
Tuesday
where
she
and
given after the game and a good
sheep growers, fairly good for dairy
mittees are now at work and will
W.
L.
Swan,
1
acre
asparagus.
Is
a
Tillamook
cheese
as
green
as
Hermiston friends had been attend
time is anticipated by all.
men, less satisfactory for producers FARMERS ARE REPAYING
not let up until the matter has been
Sid Bowman, % acre asparagus.
Mr. Wadsworth’s sells.)
in g the Free Methodist quarterly
of hogs and discouraging for growers
settled.
Jas. Scott, 1 acre asparagus.
Romantic was the yellow light the
WAR FINANCE LOANS
meeting.
The
young
people
have
had
sev
of range cattle. Cattle feeders, how
A number of photographs are in
Ed. Jackson, (4 acre asparagus.
moon shed every place—
eral skating parties on Rand's pond.
ever, have done very well on the
possession of Umatilla people show
M.
B.
Whitford.
>4
acre
asparagus
Shining
brightly
on
his
features
and
The
Irrigon
people
were
pleased
The annual report of the War Fi
whole.
F. Waugaman, 1 acre asparagus. ing the present bridge almost com.
her powdered face.
The eleventh and twelfth grades when three out of four of their boys
There are discouraging conditions nance corporation shows that since
E.
E. Davis, H to 1 acre asparagus, pletely submerged when the Colum
who are taking two years Latin In that boxed In the exhibition at
still to be overcome. There Is the it was given power to make sgrlcul,
bia river backs up the Umatilla, aud
2
acres
strawberries.
Stop!
Please!
Zenia
cried
at
last,
one
year
will
have
finished
the
Boardman Monday night won a de
burden of debt. There are heavy tural and livestock loans, which
pictures
have been taken of acci
Wm.
Kennedy.
1
acre
grapes.
your
whiskers
tickle
so.
taxes to be met. The cost of produc power became effective August 24, first-year’s work and will begin on cision, with only one adverse en Darling, won’t you mind me dear?
S. L. Carson (4 acre asparagus. dents that have ocurred at the bridge
Caesar's
Gallic
wars
next
Monday.
counter.
Boardman
can
not
claim
1921,
It
has
approved
loans
In
the
tion and of what the farmers buy
on account of the sharp turn and
1 acre strawberries, 1 acre grapes.
It’s getting late you know.
all the honor of Ray Dempsey’s easy
remains high. Farmers
in
the sum of 8467,508,000 for agricultural
poor approach. It has been sug
W.
H.
Slmmoc.s,
*4
acre
asparagus,
Mrs. Chas . Markham got a large victory because Ray got all that Quit! Please quit! Let go my hand!
spring wheat territory especially are and livestock purposes. On this
gested that these photographs be put
M
t
acre
early
potatoes.
or
father
will
be
sore.
sliver
In
one
hand
Saturday.
The
punch while he was going to school
in sore straits from conditions large amount 8287,740,000 had been act
R. C. Canfield *4 acre early on post cards and given appropriate
ually advanced to November 30, 1923 silver went under the nail and came at Irrigon. That kid has a future. Towser dog, be good, or I’ll not pet
ly beyond their control.
titles, such ns "Scenes along the road
potatoes.
you any more.
out
at
the
second
JoHSt
of
the
fin
He
has
a
pugilist's
name.
Just
ask
8169,708,000
to
banking
institutions
Experience gained during these
to tho Round-Up," and similar titles
ger.
Soon
after
the
accident
she
Frank if he does not believe Ray
years of depression, however, to- 280,096,000 to livestock loan com
The following signers have been to fit the photo. These post cards
Boone Watson, special tax collec
-sether with progress already made, panies and 837,936,000 to coopera was taken to the doctor to have It has a pugilist’s punch.
would be stamped and handed to the
added
since last report:
cut
out.
tor for Umatilla county, was In town
warrant a hopeful attitude for the tivc marketing associations.
tourist who dally expresses his opin
C.
W.
Tilden,
2
acres
asparagus.
Evelyn Hite, who is living out by Monday and Tuesday of this week.
To November 30, 1923, there have
coming year. Gradually crop acre,
R. H. Stockard, % acre asparagus, ion of the bridge and he could write
A party was given at the C. F. the Shotwell rock crusher, has start He had his headquarters in E. P.
age iB being better adjusted. The been total repaymentts aggregating
his Ideas on the card and mall It to
%
acre strawberries.
Fredricksen
home
Saturday
night
by
ed to school here in the third grade. Dodd's office and a good many de
domestic market continues strong. 8211,345,000, or 73 per cent of the
the highway commision and the
a
number
of
their
friends.
Card
amount
originally
advanced.
Of
linquent
taxpayers
were
invited
to
The children keep coming and that
Umatilla county court that they
SITUATION IS PITABLE
Mr. W. B. Howard has had vlsi- call on him for an interview.
means a steadily increasing number this amount 8126,006.000 was re playing and dancing were the chief
may know how this sort ot disgrace
of mouths to be fed. Those who paid by banking institutions, 850,-
Methodist Bishop Appsals for appeals to the traveling public. It
—
\ Oregon
by the farm and do good farm 601,000 by livestock companies and
is hoped It will not be necessary to
Aid
for
Starving German Children.
ing can look forward to better times 834.738,000 by cooperative market
Bishop W. O. Shepard of Oregon, resort to this plan, but the people
ing
associations,
leaving
a
balance
of
as a reward for their years of toll
with headquarters in Portland, Is a aro going to back up the committee
and hardship. Those whose busi 843,702,000 due from banking Insti
keen sympathizer with and supporter financially to any extent necessary
nesses depend directly upon farm tutions, 829.49g.000 due irom live
of the efforts now in progress through to accomplish the end In view—and
' '
. 1
i s p i r a i » 1 H ïL îittT n ^ F l
'
7 " T 'i < 11"' out
purchases can find decided encour- stock companies, and 83,198.000
the strte and nation to collect a in the immediate future.
agement In the growing gross in - : from cooperative marketing associa
fund of money for the relief of starv
The excuse that the county has to
ing German children, of whom there
cene e of the farmer, for he will buy t,on8-
put up Its share or the state has to
are
several
millions.
Bishop
Bhepard
as his income expands.
' The War Finance corporation has
is a member of the Oregon committee pay all will not be accepted any lon
The year 1924 comes with the a,BO actua,1T loaned 838.854.000 to
which is endeavoring to raise 8190,000 ger. The state can go ahead and
finance
exports.
Of
this
828,488,-
promise of continued improvement
In this state and is giving It his per charge this work up to the county
in the material prosperity of the far 000 went to banking institutions,
sonal attention.
and stop all other work until same
mer, and the farmer continues to be 87,547,000 to exporters and 82,838,-
“I can readily appreciate the situa is paid for as has been done In a
tion in Germany,” said Bishop Shep
the material and spiritual backbone, 000 to cooperative marketing aseo-
dations.
ard. "With others, I made quite a number of other casee. The estl.
of the nation.
study
of conditions In Europe, Includ mated sum of 859.000 as the coat ot
..¡I /'»*
ing Germany, In 1920. It was then a new bridge is not as unreasonable
Straw Will Serve as Member
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Hold
apparent that Just such a situation as amount to put Into a serious missing
Joint Installation
of Dairy and Hog Show Board
now exists would develop. That mil link in the great Columbia high
Last Monday evening the Odd Fel
At a recent meeting of the stock
lions In Germany and elsewhere would way.
lows and Rebekahs of this city held holders of the Hermiston Dairy and
enter the winter without sufficient
Copies of the resolutions will be
fcod was news that did not surprise
a Joint Ine ts llation. The affair was Hog Show in the public library, the
sent to the state highway commission
me
at
ail.
It
is
a
pitiable
situation,
opened to tho public.
1 election of a hoard of director« was
one which deserves deep sympathy state chamber of commerce and
The new officer,; was installed,
principal order of business,
and response from those who are able state Other meetings will be held
with Impressive ceremonies. After Harry Straw was the new member
to help, for It should never be that In the near future at Umatilla and
the work of the lodge was dlspensd j elected, taking the place of H. T.
little ones who have had no possible all along the line If necessary.—
with a program of entertainm ent' Fraser, who has served in this capac-
connection with what has happened Boardman Mirror.
was carried out
j Ity for some time. The list of dlr-
over there should suffer thus. They
aro paying a terrible penalty for some
An orchestra composed of Mile i eetors Include C. M. Jackson. A. W.
Revival Meeting*,
thing they knew nothing of. It all
Wenworth. W L. Hamm and P aul' Agnew. H. M. Stillings, P. P. Sul-
goes to show how terrible Is war.”
Rev. Milo Bentley, the evangel
Miller furnished the music for the llvan and H. M. Straw,
ist who Is conducting revival meet
dancing. The old fashioned square'
.
ings at the Baptist church, deliver,
Hermiston Hi Defeats Umatilla
proved to be the popular dance of,
McGuire Of The Mowntod
Hermiston high defeated Umatilla ed a sermon last Bunday night on
the evening. George Sirofam acted, This Is the title ot the picture
high in a basket bail game last Fri Hell. He la above the average as a
a . master of ceremonies for the coming to the Playhouse next Satur.I
day played on the home floor. Next speaker. He stated he believed Hell
*****
day and Sunday. It is a Northwaat
Friday the locals are scheduled to, was a place of fire and brimstone,
Refreehm >nts were served.
Mounted story and teems with action
play the Athena team hers.
and not a myth. “One of Hermis
V» I
—— ----------------- j from the word go. Wm. Desmond,
ton's greatest needs,” said Mr. Bent-
C. A. Keller left Friday for Hot the popular screen star, taken the
I
Mrs.
Martha
Hanellns
spent
New
Hey,
"Is a revival that will save
la k e ranat' ium where he will take leading rote and is ably supported
Years at Pilot Rock with her uncles, souls.” The meetings will continue
’■AOL)
trw-;»cnt for several days.
, by S cast of prominent players.
John and Joe Royer.
1 throughout the coming week-
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