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V O L XVIII
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HERMI8TON. UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, M AY 22. U M
LARGE CLASS GRADU
ATES TUESDAY NIGHT
Community Onh Meeting
IRRIGON COUNTRY RIG
MELON PRODUCERS
crowded out our former muskmelon
FOUR HEIFERS
previously named'‘«New Irrigon" on
Community club held at the library
SWIM NINE MILES
account of them being sweeter and
May 20, Mrs. C. E. Baker presided
more
firm
and
better
keepers.
The
in the absence of the president and
Sam Carson is the Owner of the Cows
New Irrigon muskmelon running
vice-president. In an exceptionally
That Accomplish This Feat
from
three
to
twelve
pounds
have
Interesting talk on "American
been discarded and the Pride of Ir
- twelve , girls and six bots Sculptors,” Miss Isabelle Mayhew re
CABLOADS PRODUC
There Is more than one way for
rigon. a cantaloupe, given full sweep A FOUR TO THREE CONTEST FUR
COMPOSE CLASS
minded her audience that sculpture
ED AND SHIPPED LAST TEAR
a Jersey cow to establish a record.
In
Its
place.”
find growers maxing good
Is the oldest form of art. In Amer
No one has ever given a serious
NISHES THRILLS FOR FANS
on ASPARAGUS SHIFMENTV
The co-operative selling associa
ica sculpture is improving constantly
thought to the idea of Bossie being
-1er,
of Pendleton, Delivers and rapidly, both as to suallty and "Pride of Irrigon* New Variety Pro tion was formed by five farmers In
a swimming champion and yet there
the Irrigon district some three or
Address to the
quantity. Mfefe Mayhew spoke at
pogated H e r e Has Large Sale.
Ten
Hit.
is
Garnered
off
of
Blake-
„T r^ hT D ^ o "
- .«town Preom.
four
years
ago
and
has
proven
to
of 1924
some length of the mammoth work
Crop is Handled Co-opera-
be a great success. Fve local grow
ly Phelps Fitehes a Good Game
of Catting and Packing.—Local
on Stone mountain Borglura is doing
tiv ely by Growers.
established a record along this line I
ers took it upon themselves to organ
Potato Grower« May Join
and Only Four1 Safe Swats
| for the Daughters of the Confede
that no doubt will never be !
The hearts of the patrons of the racy.
Kennewick Selling Agency
lze a co-orerattve non-profit asso
i
Chalked Up Against Him
beaten or equalled.
local high school swelled with pride
An event of great interest and
Did yon know that one of our ciation at Irrigon and N. Seamon was
At
this
season
of
the
year
when
j
as they beheld the Hermiston high Importance will be the visit of Mil
selected as their manager and In
alster towns raised and shipped out
school graduating class of 1924. Helen Cowgill,
_________
Well folks it happened. Hermis the river Is low Mr. Carson's herd j On Thursday, May 15, * d .l^ a ,
asset ant state boys thirty-efx carloads of melons laat structed to proceed with organiza
of well bred
across me
the | i fine»
— Jerseys go anuro
. . .
u’ aoBfe»
Tuesday night at the school audi- I and girls club work leader Wednes
tion work and to draw up necessary ton took a little jaunt down to Uma Umatilla ---
and range on the opposite ' **°“ C<“
ln« of the board « alr.
year?
And
that
indications
are
the
torlum. Twelve girls and six boys day May 28. On that day at 18-30*
articles of incorporation, by-laws tilla last Sunday'and after a battle side. A few days ago six heifers be- , ° 7 ’ ° f the UtnatlJIa Project Gr-ow-
sat upon the platform in the May- a . M. at the school she will meet amount wtn he double this year?
and other forms necessary to put
on the diamond with the topnotchera came separated from the herd and J „ A88oclat,°n, and others, eight in
The next time you see a long string
t.ms o f life and received the re. and talk „to the girls of Columbia
the organization on a sound business
fell into the diversion canal below ** ' niade a tr*P to Kennewick by
of bon -cars Just count th irty -^ ,
was« that' signified they were pro- school and their mothers In the
basis. The first year very little of the Irrigation league, brought the dam. This canal picks up the
0 to investigate the growing and
of
them
and
then
imagine
an
equal
g (« stn g towards preparing them. | afternoon at 3:30 the girls of the
business was transacted but the sec home the grapes.
water and feeds the west end ex- f “ ar*etin« of asparagus and early
sdlves for the future battles of life. Hermiston sewing classes will give number coupled on behind those ond season It was decided to either
The game was scheduled to be tension around Irrigon amd Board- | ®otatoe8- While there they war«
The school auditorium was crowd a tea In her honor at the school. counted and you will have an idea make a go of ft or know why not. P'aycd on the local diamond but
man. The sides of the canal are
1 ct^c<1
Mr' LamP®<)n, manageP
ed to its capacity and a number who Everyone will have the opportunity of the amount of melons shipped out Contracts were drawn up by the some one irrigating Saturday night
very
steep
and
the
water
of
su
fflc-!
,
Three
Rivers Grower»’ As»
bZ
the
Cooperative
Melon
Growers
were unable to find seats were com of seeing the display of their year’s
manager and signed by the growers let the water get away from them ent depth that the heifers had to I “ ®lu,lon. ‘o fields of growing crops
of Irrigon, Oregon.
pelled to stand up.
sewing. Miss Cowgill will give a
8how«d the cutting and
Last year you probably noticed and today this selling organization and as there was not enough water swim In order to keep their heads
Rev. Clark opened the exercises talk at that time also. She Is a
Is doing a stupendous business.
wings in town to issue each player above water. Four of them com, Packing of asparagus, and later
when
you scanned the market page
with prayer after which Margaret woman of charming personality and
There are no doubht a good many a pair it was deemed advisable to pleteiy exhausted were taken from were taken through the pre-coolln.
of the daily paper, that the ’’Pride
Waterman rendered a piano solo.
filled with enthusiasm for her work., of Irrigon," which Is a product of on the I matilla project who are un_ Play the contest on the Umatilla the canal at Irrigon, and two that Plant in Kennewick from which thZ
Marie Pelmulder gave the saluta. Mrs. F. P, Phipps and her assist
aware of the Irrigon Co-operative diamond.
have not as yet been found were In 8rasa 18 shipped In carload lots
tory. She stated the class of 1924 ants, Mrs. F. E. Foreman and Mrs. the Irrigon association, was quoted Melon Growers’ Association and Its
In the second Inning it begin to all probability drowned
The delegation found the cron
higher
than
any
melon
on
the
mar
was afflicted with a number of all. O. G. Sapper, deserve great credit
somewhat curtailed by the A p ^
far famed product. But If you will dawn upon Umatilla that the local
ments among which was a swelling for the time and effort they have ket. The demand greatly exceed visit the markets of the large cities boys had come down with the in
frost, but this shortage waa more
M the head caused by undue cram- given to these classes. It is hoped ed the supply for the "Pride of Ir of the south and northwest It will tention of winning the game. Voyen
‘fan made up for by new acrw^
rigon"
has
established
a
reputation
,tng of knowledge Into its brain, that everyone in terested will make
he. appnrent that Irrigon Is well smacked out a two bagger. Todd,
turning into production, and the as
the said that before the evening it posible to attend Wednesday af that is second to none on the mar known by reason of Its luscious mel the next man up, connected with
“ elation Is handling more « .p ara™
kets
of
the
south
and
northwest
vas over the class of 1924 would ternoon to see the results of the
ons which Is shipped to these mar the pellet and Voyen scored. There
than it ever did. At present grow
fe no more and asked the audience splendid work of these women. The This product Is putting Irrigon on kets every year.
was one down before Voyen scored
e
r receive 31.50 per crate f. o. b
the
map
and
I»-responsible
for
the
io deal with It kindly during the girls in the club have worked dili
the
shipping
point
for
the'
and the next two men were easy
little town receiving considerable
pat hours.
gently and will be greatly encouraged notoriety.
outs. At the beginning of the third BETWEEN 75 AND 80 PER CENT asparagus sold in eastern e ltl« .’
Plans
are
Made
to
Fight
the
Mosquito
Anita Paulsen
and
Marjorie by the interest shown by the women
the score stood 1 to 0 with Phelps WILL BE HANDLED BY ASSN.
io price offered in western cities
Some time ago the Oregon Maga-
At the commercial club luncheon
felmulder were next on the program of the project.
Is only 75 cents to 31.00 so all the
«Ine, published at Salem, Oregon, last Tuesday the question of for pitching perfect ball. Not satisfied
Vith a dugt.
crop now goes east. While admit,
carried two lengthy articles con mulating plans to fight the mosquito with what they had accomplished In
Rev. Clark of Pendleton followed
Baptist Church Welcome
cerning Irrigon and its melons. We was taken up. a comittee of three the second inning they begin to for At a Meeting of the Hay Growers i 8 that there tg much work eon-
with the address of the evening
nwted with the handling of this
Sunday services. May 25.
bad) heard considerable about Mr. were appointed to confer with those mulate plans for another run. Phelps
Monday Directors and Officers
He spoke of how the destinies of this
crop all producers seem agreed that
10 A. M , Bible school, classes for N. Seamon, who Is manager of the upon whose land the stagnant pools, was on /Irst when Jones hit to the
are Elected. Carl McNaught
nation was closely Interwoven with
«1 is a good paying crop; ln fact
growers cooperative association, and which is the breeding place of the third baseman and was safe. Phelps
Will Continue as Manager
those of Europe and advocated uni. all ages.
one man said: "if it was not for
going to second. Shesley who was
who
by
his
efforts
and
labors
has
11
A.
M.,
preaching
by
former
virraa'l «brotherhood of mankind. He
mosquito, are located, and ask them
the asparagus we would starv, to
next at bat followed suit and the
admonished them not to follow in Pastor Hall; subject, “Harvesters aided materially in making the as, to co-operate In an endeavor to ex
death'
boys
moved
up
a
peg.
Mittlesdorf
and
Wages.”
eoclntlon
a
success.
It
was
our
do-
terminate the peet.
According to flgur'ee presented on
i’tne'well beaten paths that had been
‘wice
hit a ball that went through short Monday at the annual meeting of H„«The7 rOP 18 CUt as often
7 P. M., Young People’s meeting Blre to interview this gentleman in
made before them but to have ideas
H. K. Dean was asked to pro
daily during the main season; the
and
Phelps
scored.
regards
to
this
wonderful
strip
of
8
P.
M„
Sermon,
"Young
People
the Oregon Co-operative Hay Grow
of thir own and put these ideas in
cure literature regarding the kind of
'The fourth inning was unevent ers in this city the association will grading rules call for 1 to X X-4
melon country, so last Monday we oil and the amount to be used In the
to execution. The address was well In the World's Evangelization.”
Every Thursday evening, prayer stopped off between trafns at Ir stagnant pools in the fight that will ful but In the fifth the local boys handle 40,000 tons this year. This inches of white at the bottom end
■ received by his listeners.
begin to get wise to Blakeley’s of year’s crop will fall under the yield of the stalk, with about 8 inches of
meeting
and Bible study.
rigon for n visit with him.
After the address Miss Compton
be waged against the mosquito. Mr.
We found him at the depot bus. Dean will report his findings at the ferings. They hit everything but secured last season but the acre green. It Is put up |n crates ig xi 4
Cordial welcome to all these aer
sang a solo.
Ily engaged checking cream cans, next luncheon of the club Tuesday. the water bucket. Shesley was on age signed by the growers is be »2 3-8 inches holding two rows of
In giving the valedictory Madge vices. Ira D. Hall.
base when Mittlesdorf hit a three tween 75 and 80 per cent of the vlded by a partition. The crate
selling tickets and other Jobs that
Quick stated that a vocation should
holdp 12 pounds net.. At the cool-
bagger
and Shesley bit the dust production
station
agents
have
to
perform.
Call
For
Warrants
of
School
District
be decided upon early In life bid
Neighborhood Club Meeting
'ng plant each lot ef ‘asparagus la
around
home
plate.
Voyen
did
not
Being
manager
of
the
successful
No. 14
At a meeting Monday the follow
that preparation might be made.
The Neighborhood club met with believe In disappointing Dave after ing directors were elected by the Inspected before shipping.
growers
Is
a
side
line
with
Mr.
Sea
■» She said that mistakes were costly
All warrants from No. 2922 to and
Mrs. Frank Beddow on May- 14. his three base swat so hit safe and
A crate of asparagus will ba on
membership:
George
Mitchell
and that care should be taken to including warrant No. 2998 w ill be •non. He Is also station agent at
«xhibit at the Oregon Hardware Co.
Irrigon and in addition to the Jobe The next meeting will be with Mrs. Dave scored.
Boardman; Ralph Galbraith, Uma
paid when presented to cleric.
choose the right vocation.
the last part of this week.
Up hntll the ninth Inning Uma tllla; W. G. Tilden, Hermiston
above mentioned is a fanner. We Frank Waugaman on Wednesday
Mr. Bensel presented the eighth
R. A. Brownson, Clerk,
Mr. Lampson was optomlstlc over
afternoon,
May
28.
Mrs.
Beddow
tilla’s
run
column
contained
npth-
George Beddow, Columbia; W. C.
School Diet. No. 14 forgot to ask him what he did with
grade with their diplomas. He 37-2tc
the outlook for the early potato crop
will read a paper on Travels in lcg but a goose egg. In this Inning
hiB
spare
tlms
but
will
venture
a
Conner, Stanfield; Heistand Moore
stated that this year's class made
Japan, current events by Mrs How the Umatilla fans rushed the dia. Lower Butter Creek; Allen Thomp provided that the growers w ill not
guess that It is spent profitably.
one of the best averages in the his
To our lnqulriies Mr. Seamon ard Reid. The homemaker’s ex mond and it was only after a num son, Upper Butter Creek; Hawley themselves break the market, and
tory of the school.
■m a result of the trip a drive will
change Is In charge of Mrs. Canfield ber of warnings from the umpire Bean, Meadows.
modestly
replied;
Mr. Day, principal of the high
this week be made to have local po-
"There is not much to this ex Bring in your helpful Ideas and make that they retired to the third base
The officer« elected by the board
school, presented the graduating
cept that we have an ideal country this department what it deserves line. Owing to errors Umatilla of directors 'wtere: Hawley Bean, tota growers sign the association
class with diplomas.
for melons, the soil is sweet, sandy to be.
made three runs In the last Inning, president, Echo; George Beddow. contract In order that the crop now
The girls’ glee club closed the
growing may be marketed co-oper.
loam
without
any
alkali
or
other
and
the game ended 4 to 3.
vice-president; Miss Alice Went
program with “Lovely Night,” from
atlvely. It |8 conservatively esti
foreign
injurious
substance.
They
It
was
Phelps
last
game
with
the
Card of Thanks
"Tales of Hoffman.”
worth, was re-employed as secretary.
OVER ONE HUNDRED AND H F T T
mated that ten carloads of early
require
close
attention
at
all
times.
locals
as
he
Is
leaving
some
time
We
take
this
means
of
thanking
The | Baccalaureate sermon was
Carl McNaught will continue as man.
DELEGATES ATTEND
Potatoes will this year be harvested
Weeds must be kept hoed or pulled those who so generously extended this week for Baker.
ager.
held las Sunday morning in the Me.
here, and unless the growers organ
I out of the hills especially and fre their aid during our recent bereave
It is reported that a quartette
thodlst church. Rev. Toung deliver.
A large per cent of the hay sign ize the market will undoubtedly be,
Camp Meeting Held in Connection quent cultivation between rows. ment. We assure you that your composed of members of the Uma
Ing the sermon. Rev. Ira D. Hall
ed with the association is feeder hay
- With the Conference Draws
Irrigation Is also necessary about kindness will never be forgotten.
tllla team Is practicing up to sere and is grown In western Umatllle come demoralized. If enough grow
pastor of the Baptist church offered
Large Crowds,
•very five or eight days according
nade Merle before he leaves. They and northern Morrow counties There «rs are signed up this week to Jus^
prayer. The class play was Satur
R. B. McLane and family.
to depth of the soil on any particu
exepect to sing that touching little Is a separate pool in Deschute' tlfy doing so, cross contracts will
day night when members of the class
lar
tract
of
land.
ballad entitled, "When you are gone county that is marketed separately be effected between the two asso
The Free Methodist conference
presented "Come Out Of the Kitch.
ciations, and the Three Rivers As
Archdeacon Goldie will hold com. we won’t forget you.”
"We have experimented here on
en." The play was presented in a for the Columbia diatrict that open
Last year’s volume of hay handled sociation will through Its selling or,
munion service at Hermiston Annex
By
Hermiston
winning
the
game
various
cantaloupes,
muskmeions
and
ed
In
thia
city
last
week
was
brought
by the association Included about ganfzatlon handle the marketing on
manner that reflected credit to the
May 29, at 8:00 P. M. iMrs. Kath
.teachers and those who parti to a close Sunday night'. Over one watar melons for years and we have ryn Short will sing a solo. Every from Umatilla Sunday Hermiston Is 10,000 tons. In all probability the the same basis aa it does for its own
one game behind Umatilla who leads price of labor for hay harvest wll
jcipated in the play.
A large crowd hundred and ;rifty> delegates from finally boiled all of the varieties out one cordially Invited to attend.
members.
the league.
was present and seemed to enjoy different sections of the United
he lower as a discussion by the
The delegation were guests of the
'every moment during its presenta- States attended the conference.
growers showed. Harvest will start Kennewick Commercial club at its
. lion.
The reports of the different com
the latter part of this week. Dut luncheon while there.
to the cold weather and frost an<
Monday was class night. This mittees showed that the denomina
tion has enjoyed a steady growth
<event was al3o well attended.
the fact that grass made a rapid •ordlng to information compiled ky
The members of the graduating I 1 during the past year. Plana for the
growth at the -expense of alfalfa •he University of Oregon,. Returns
the first cutting will be light.
class this year were: Itma Buch future were drawn up and It Is pro
from 43 state institutions show gifts
C. J. Hurd, marketing expert o' totaling 370.187.854. varying In
ner, Ellen Ely. Claude Haddox, Bes_ posed to make next year the banner
sie Hammer, Herbert Haneilne, Inex year of the church.
Oregon agricultural college, ad
lze from a single gift of v2,000 to
Bishop Warner of Illinois presid
hbmt, Vivian Nation, Horatio Ogden,
dresed the meeting. He recently re the new Alaska agricultural college
Evert Parker, Marie Pelmulder, ed over the conference.
turned from a trip east and durln and school of mines to gifts totaling
The camp meeting held in con
Madge Quick, Georgia Reeder, Ar.
the trip made a study of co-opera 325,000,000 received by the Uni
tive selling agencies. He declared versity of Michigan and 313,000,-
loulne Robinson, Gladys Skinner, nection with the conference was one
•Claude Smith, Gladys Ware. Gladys of the most successful ever held in
the co operative selling agencies had 000 by the University of California.
Hermiston. Last Sunday night in
Whitsett, and Lawrence Winslow.
come to stay and that producers art Michigan reports the largest single
the neighborhood of four hundred
on the right track In backing their Tift, a bequest of 318.000,000,
people packed the Hermiston audi.
association«. He said the organize
PRCXFCT FARMERS SHOULD
An Impressive feature of these
torium to listen to M. B. Lewis yho
tlons are far from being perfect hut return« Is the large number of small
COESERVE IRRIGATION WATER
had charge of the meetlnga. Mr.
that It Is generally admitted that gifts they show.” said Prince 1».
Lewis has the knack of bringing
their methods are correct. He advo Campbell, president of the University
The Western States are In the them back so Interesting and force
rated the putting.of a price on their of Oregon. "Gift« of a few thous.
grip of a severe drouth and the pres ful were his discourses. Every day
commodity that will cause It to move and, a few hundred dollare and lees
rather than to put the price up m how that the citizen of moderate
ent season is one of the driest on rec while the meetings were In progress
the interest seemed to grow and It
that competitors will undersell the means 1« beginning to enjoy all the
ord. Pastures in the lower ranges
is safe to say that If the camp meet
producers organization. He cited pleasures of phllantrophy that were
are beginning to dry up and Irrigat ing had been continued over for an
the plan followed In 1923 by thr formerly the exclusive privilege of
until there la only a few now that
ed lands dependent on the continued other week tt is likely the auditor
T om M a rx en
h a s m o v e d h is Maine organization of potato grow the very rich. The state university
could have any consideration with
flow of streams are short of water.
ium would not have held the
r e sta u r a n t fro m th e old sta n d to ers. They made their budget of
peculiarly appropriate benefle.
us. Through these experiments we
While the water supply for the crowds. Mr. Lewis left Sunday have developed a pink meat of the
t h e b u ild in g a ero is th e s t r e e t sales before digging time, aftr fig tary for these gift« for It exste not
Umatilla project will be less than night for California where he Is order of Burrell Gem only that It
fo r m e r ly o c c u p ie d by a m illin e r y tiring out the normal movement o! to give education to the few but to
scheduled to conduct another meet does not run so long as a rule, much
the crop to market from the various every person who id qualified to
usual, there! Is nothing to be alarm
e s ta b lis h m e n t. lo rn
h a s fix ed competing districts, and adhered
lug. So great is his fame as an
to protit by Its advantages.
ed about, for with careful use of evangelist he la booked up until smoother and more closely netted,
u p th e p la c e to a k in g s ’ ta s te I their plan in selling their 40,000
‘The demands made upon state
making
them
better
shippers
than
water the project farmers will be 192«.
|
,
L
Pet.
lim P o o r .« . ___ - r> ji .
carloads of potatoes. As a result universities, especially In the rap
the regular Burrell Gem and much U m a tilla
able to get tbeir usual cutting of
?
8 PendletOn the price did no. vary more than 25
The delegates praised the un
1
.855 „ ¡.ito r
hay. It will be necessary, however, limited hospitality accorded them sweeter cantaloupe. The American H erm isto n
visitor Thureday.
L ento dlir1n(f
eBtlre 8eailon Mr idly growing western states, are so
2
.668
heavy that It appears the legislative
Brokerage
Company,
of
Portland,
to see that there is no waste of
by the people of Hermiston during
S ta n fie ld
L a st W e d n e sd a y o w in g to a ' Hurd!,a,,,
4
.334
support will always lag behind act-
water. Thia means that every far their stay here and a rising vote of wired us Immediately upon receipt
e
---------------------
tial needs. Like other state univer
5
.167 b reak in th e w a te r m ain t h
mer will have to make good use of thanks waa exteaded to the people of the first car load that they were E ch o
the most wonderful cantaloupes they
w a te r w a s s h u t o f f fo r an h ou r STATE UNIVERSITIES RE- ____ sities. Oregon has found a public
every drop of water delivered to of thia city.
o r so. I t is ru m ored X t ¡1 X
CEIVE
IN GIFTS
gift campaign to he the only solu
• ’ • r 8aw- They were sold at a
R. A. Stewart, who lives northeast
him. Ait farmers should cooperate
Rev. J. K. Mumau, who has serv
along this line, fk’hridering the ed during the past year aa pastor. premium of tweaty-five to fifty cents if town, held a sale last Wednesday m a n y w h o w ere in a r r e a r s w ith L arge* «ingle G ift Reported by the tion of Its financial problem. Be
• c5at^_ OTer 8,1 other cantaloupes preparatory to moving to Loe An
cause we have determined not te
fact that cheat is more or less pre
^ £ 7 « 7 * * *’ tfcl* C’“ r’ * ,<>r
p®rtland market
Univerejty oif Michigan
wholesale education, despite in c ree k
The small gelee when, fee w ill grin his wife. th e ir w a te r r e r t i c a lle d a t th e
valent, It may be advisable to get
/
—— —
Ing numbers of students, our entire
’>"»>«*<’«» th* « a te mede Mr. Btewart has leased hts ranch for r eco rd er ■ office a n d paid up,
the fir t crop off as early as pos '• The delegatee left sundav atosi X
night ail sorts of claims for them These the time being It la hie intention n o t k n o w in g w h y th « w a te r had
F
O™ . Mar »4—state uni. Income Is required for purpose« ef
sible to sPow for full and early and Monday morning 8undar
tor tb<lr re are what we have named the ”Fr,de
* / ’" T * 7 . 7 7 7 7 * ’ Instruction and we have turned te
frcrrth of the next two.
to trade the ranch here for prop- b een s h u t o f f . I t ’s an ill w in d
spective komea.
of fkrigen” Tke Pride of Irrlgan arty in
that does not benefit someone, hn. gift. from private enure. ae- the public for 33.800,808 to meet
ony hpilding needs.
r •
*
'*• ‘
At the regular meeting oil the
HERMISTON TAKES
GAME FROM UMATILLA
HERMISTON GROWERS
VISIT KENNEWICK
HAY GROWERS
ELECT OFFICERS
FREE METHODIST
CONFERENCE CLOSES
STANDING OF TEAMS IN
THE IRRIGATION LEAGUE