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Entered as aacond class matter,
December 190» at the poetofftce at
Hermiston, Oregon.
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Brief Resume of Happenings of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
The Mutual Creamery company of
Portland has opened a cream-buying
station at Freewater.
It can be safely estimated that the
wheat crop in Gilliam county will be
the poorest ever harvostcd in the coun
ty.
Medford was chosen by the Order
of De Molay In state convention at
Salem, as the place of meeting next
year.
The Alsea Telephone company has
applied to the public service commis
sion for authority to abandon the
utility.
Fast progress Is being made In the
construction of the Natron cut-off and
4000 men are employed In the grading
and tunnel work.
Fred O. Stickels, for the past 5V4
years sheriff of I.ane county, tendered
his resignation to the county court
to take effect July 1.
The granite quarries near Haines,
which have been idle for three years,
will soon resume operations, according
to reports from Baker.
A feature of the New Astoria cele
bration July 4 will be the mustering
Into service of Company G, 186th in
fantry, Oregon national guard.
Major Leman D. Forrest, Civil war
veteran and owner of large tracts oi
timber land in Lane county, died at
his home in Eugene, aged 86 years.
Fred B. Currey, secretary of the
state fair board and manager of the
state fair for the past 18 months, has
tendered his resignation to the board.
Slash burnings under permits is
sued by duly authorized fire wardens
are again permitted in Oregon Under
a proclamation issued by Governor
Pierce.
The Anderson & Middleton Lumber
company of Cottage Grove has just
closed a deal for the purchase of
200,000,000 feet of fir timber In the
Umpqua national forest.
After ha', ing been Idle for 17 years
tho old Baisley-Elkhorn mine west of
Baker is being cleared of water end
operations will be resumed at an early
day. Gold is the principal metal sought.
Construction crews have begun the
laying of rails between Crane and
Burns on the Oregon Short line ex
tension, and oxpect to have this sec
tion of rail lice completed by August
10.
The Sisters stage line Is a new
transportation company that will oper
ate between Eugene and Bend. Mc
Kenzie pass, open for the first time to
motor vehicle travel, will be the gate
way.
Dr. J. IL N. Boll, re-elected as grand
chaplain of the Oregon grand lodge of
Masons, has served 47 years In that
capacity and Is the oldest grand chap
lain in point of service in the entire
world.
Since April 11, 19,550 automobiles
entering Oregon from California have
been fumigated to prevent spread of
the foot and mouth disease, according
to records kept at the Ashland fumi
gating station.
A citation allowing the state of Ore
gon to carry the case involving the
Oregon compulsory school bill on ap
peal to the United States supremo
court has been slgued by Judge Bean
of federal court.
When they entered the store of Mrs.
Trcnnor ut Cruancll a few nights ago,
burglars left a bouquet of rosea hang
Ing on the doorknob tor the feminine
owner. Goods and cash to the amount
of ?l»0 wero tai in.
The oil derrick and drilling equip
ment of the West Coast Oil company
at Dairy, 21 miles east of Klamath
Falls, was entirely destroyed by fire
of an unknown origin with a loss of
approximately >25, poo .
The Columbia county grangers are
asking the townspeople to come with
them and celebrate In the country this
year on the Fourth. They are plan
ntng a big picnic celebration In
Stevena park, Yankton.
The Douglas county association of
Portland held Ita 13th annual Douglas
county day gathering and picnic at
Peninsula park. June 23. The mem
berth Ip consists of 780 former resi
dents of Douglas county.
Harrisburg will have a community
house.
Preparations were started
when a score of business men met and
Inspected plane for the building. The
estimated cost la >13,000, with an
skddltlonal 11000 for equipment.
Gail Hathaway of Bead has been
appointed by State Engineer Rhea
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You can roll
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tlon of water from the Deschutes river.
He will apportion the water accord
ing to the number of acres under Irri
gation at the present time. The acre
age totals about 42,000, and It is claim
ed there is plenty of water If it is
apportioned equitably.
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According to a report by the Klam
ath county agent's office, eight steers
were Infected with rabies and died re
cently at the Hegelstein ranch on
Sprague river, presumably Infected
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from the bite of a rabid coyote.
J. A. Churchill, state superintendent
“ The Yard of Best Quality
of public Instruction, has gone to
H. M. STRAW, MGR.
Washington, D. C„ where he will at
tend the annual convention of the Na
Exclusive Representatives of National Builders Bureau
tional Education association, June 30
to July 30. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Churchill.
Salem banks will help finance a new
loganberry pool formed at a meeting
expedient of connecting the exhaust recent discovery of what is believed
of 69 growers who had found no mar
of his tractor with the animal run to be the fossil remains of some mam
ket for their fruit. The plan formulat
ways and starting the engine. The moth prehistoric carnivorous animal.
ed is that growers will finance the
carbon monoxide fumes from the ex William Myers, an employe of the
picking and arrangements will then be
haust quickly killed entire colonies. Yamhill Electric company, in clearing
made for canning on a cost plus basis.
Experiments have shown that practic the Ole swinwning hole In Chehalem
The effect of motor competition up ally the same results may be obtain creek near First street, came upon
on the passenger traffic of the Union ed by using an automobile exhaust.
several disarticulated leg and jaw
Pacific system is being felt at Baker.
bones
lying on the bedrock of the
Two persons were killed and 113
The railroad has made the announce
others were more or less seriously in stream beneath four feet of water.
ment that the ticket selling force will
jured In 2060 traffic accidents In Ore Huge tusks 6 feet in length and 7
be reduced. The same order is under
gon during May, according to the Inches In diameter at the base were
stood also to affect the office of La
monthly report of T. A. Raffety, chief found.
Grande.
An effort will be made by the Ore
of the state traffic squad. Fifty per
The Masonic lodges and Eastern cent of the month’B accidents, or 1029 gon Pioneer association to have Lone
Star chapters of Linn county are out of the total 2060, were due to Fir cemetery in Portland, kept as a
laying plans for the county-wide carelessness, the reports point out, j park. A resolution was adopted at the
memorial and religious ceremonies 386 were due to failure to give right j fifty-second annual reunion of the as
which will be performed Jointly at a of way, 102 resulted from cutting sociation that the pioneer dead In this
gathering to he held at the Masonic corners, 57 from speeding and 83 from i old cemetery be not disturbed and
and Eastern Star home In Forest reckless driving.
that the grounds be transformed into
Grove, July 6.
Water from a sand filled volcano a park as a tribute to the folk of early
State Treasurer Myers invested >54,- crater may solve Bend's water prob days. Officers elected for the pioneer
500 of the soldiers' bonus funds In lem, if an offer to be made to the association were: David S. Stearns,
county, school and improvement bonds. city council by a local concern is ac who came to Oregon in 1857, Portland,
The appropriation was apportioned as cepted. The crater Is located within president; the Rev. Bruce Wolverton,
follows: >20,000 in Klamath county two miles from the center of Bend Portland, vice president; George H.
bonds to yield 4.90; >22,000 Salem and is owned by the Bend Brick com Hines, Portland, secretary; William
school bonds to yield 4.66; >5000 in pany. A well was drilled 327 feet M. Ladd. Portland, treasurer; Charles
Morrow county bonds to yield 4.90; Into the floor of the crater more than T. Dickinson, Oswego, Mrs. Mary Bar-
92500 in St. Helena water bonds to i ten years ago and the supply of water low Wilkins and L. H. Baker, Portland,
yield 5.25, and >5000 In Oregon high I that was tapped at that time has directors.
way bonds to yield 4.60.
I never been diminished, regardless of
Fred Kurtz, an orchardlst near the fact that thousands of gallons are
Salem has succeeded In exterminat taken out dally.
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ing several colonies of gophers that i Widespread interest and specula
were damaging his trees by the simple tion was aroused in Newberg over the
Inland Empire Lumber Company
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LUBRICATED CARS
WIN SIX OUT OF SEVEN
YOSEMITE
ECONOMY RUN
TROPHIES
D o es Z erolen e "stand up”? T h e
drivers o f the four cars that w on six
o f the seven trophies in the 1924
L os Angeles-Camp Curry (Yosem
ite) E conom y Run say so.
CARD OF THANKS
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ZEROLENE-
We take this means of thanking
all those who aided in the . rescue of
the two men canghl beneath the hun
kers that collapsed at our camp Last
FridaVi\You responeded nobly to our
call for aid and we extend to you
our sincere appreciation.
Bauers & Bauer?.
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PEOPLE
Hugh Walker and Arlouine Rob-
uoson, two of Hermiston’s popular
young people were married at Pen
dleton Tuesday.
W e h a v e ta k e n t h e
10 cents per line for first insertion.
YOLiS'G
MARRY
We wish to express our apprecia
tion and thanks to all who were so
kind to us in our hour of bereave
ment.
Mrs. Elmer B. Shull
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Shull and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Tcwalt and Family
O f the five Zerolene-lubricated
cars entered in the race, four carried
off prizes, including the sweepstakes
w on by the Overland, model 92. Six
o f the seven trophies offered w ent
to cars using Zerolene. And inci
dentally,the oil consumption record
ed by the official checks w a s re
markably small.
The card announcing the events
for the smoker appeared on the
streets Friday from the press of the
East Oregonian or some other print
ing concern. The committee expects
a large delegation from Pendleton to
attend the celebration here.
T he sweepstakes winner writes:
"In spite of the intense heat to which
the motor was subjected, when the ulti
mate check was made I found greatly
to my surprise that the gauge showed
absolutely no use of- oil whatsoever. I
attribute my success in winning the
1924 Yosemite Economy Sweepstakes
greatly to the use of Zerolene in the
motor and Red Crown gasoline in the
tank.”—Joe Bozzani.
SPECIAL SALE
Ladies
Ready-to-Wear
Isn’t it tim e to dismiss forever the
superstition that there is something
m ysteriously “better” about eastern
oils, merely because they cost more
and are m ade in the East? Experi
enced drivers, out to make econom y
records, d o n ’t share that super
stition—w h y should you?
Consisting of
Dresses, Coats,
Suits, Blouses,
Skirts, Hats
Insist on Zerolene—a better o i l -
even if it does cost less.
S T A N D A R D O IL C O M P A N Y
(California)
Very latest creations in
dresses, Novelty Silks, Rat
ines, Sport Fabrics,
Dainty
Wash Orestes--all must he
sold during this sale, at price*
less than half.
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