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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY 7. Î925
VOL. XIX
TICKETS A U OH SALE
FOR HIGH SCHOOL PLAT
“ UNCLE RIM" IS
GIVEN JAIL TERM
Community Club Elect Officers
The last meeting of the Community
club for this season was held on
Tuesday. May 5, at the library.
Officers for the coming club year
were elected and an interesting pro
gram given. The new officers are:
President. Mrs. W L. Mantra; Vice-
President, Mrs. W. A- Leathers;
Secretary, Mrs. Enos Itsrtln; Treas
urer. Mrs. W. W. Felthouse Mrs.
Frank Bilderback read a paper on
“Peace," a very timely subject mas
terfully handled with many strong
arguments as to why the world
should move on without war. Miss
Isabella Mayhew delighted her au
dience with a history of bird life in
general and of birds In particular.
The bird slides surpassed expecta
tions in their clearness, beauty and
color and the Informal talks ac
companying them by Mrs. C. E.
Baker and Miss Isabella Mayhew
made them educational as well as
pleasing. At the end of an unusual
ly splendid program the club ad
journed for its summer vacation, to
meet again in Septemebr.
BLUE PRINT MAP OF PROJECT
TO BE PLACED AT CAMP GROUND BOARDMAN TAKES
RANKIN SERVICE
the Commercial club luncheon
A CLOSE GAME
STATION ROBBED last At Tuesday
noon it was voted to
Tickets are being placed on sale
this week for “Green Stockings."
[Instruct the camp ground committee
the senior class play which will be
[to have a blue print of the project HERMISTON MEETS DEFEAT BY
given next Wednesday and Thurs TO SERVE P U T T DAYS AMD FIR
THIEVES GAIN ENTRANCE BY prepared and placed in a consplcu-
SHOT K FIRED OVER THIEFS day, May U and M. The main per
SCORE OF 8 TO 9
ED $ 5 0 DEFRAUDING HOTEL
BREAKING CATCH ON WINDOW ous place where the tourists might
HEAR TO STOP PLIGHT
formance will be Thursday uight, Representing Him self as a Man of
see It. A number of visitors are In ’Toots” Montague of Arlington Im
and it beehoves those who plan to
Means Looking for Land in This
terested In knowing about the Uma-
Man la Sentenced by Justice West
ported by Boardman Boys to
i go, say the seniors, to buy tickets
Locality. Caaght in Baker.
Accessories and Other Articles Taken tilla project and It's irrigated lands
Sunday. Given 80 Days and
Help Trim Locals.
, in advance, for sufficient seats will
and by the blue print wll have a bet
Amount To a Loss Of
A. Thompson, better known to the
Pined Fifty Dollars
be set aside to care for ticket hold-
ter opportunity to gain the desired
About $75.
people of Hermiston as “Uncle Btm”
Last Sunday morning about three or" while others will take their
information.
nickname given him on account of
Boardman wanted revenge for her
chances
of
getting
a
seat.
The
per-
Last Monday night thieves broke I
o'clock
H. P.
Illsley
nlghtwatchman ,
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hi. ssniratlons to buy ranches and
defeat at the hands of the locals a
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formance
Wednesday
evening
will
be
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into Rankin’s service station in this
in the vicinity of tne depot wan-
u . pay cash and his supposed wealth,
tew Sundays agrt. She wanted It
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city and escaped with loot amounting M C
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No. 6 to come in
in. He
He heard
neaia a special one for the benefit of the was sentenced to fifty days in
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a noise coming from the direction of , students. High school students and county Jail and fined 150 in Jus
A hatchet was used to pry
tague, of Arlington, who la rated aa
Leo Hurly’, store and started over grade pupils will be admitted at re- tice West’s court Wednesday after
the window in such a manner that
one of the best hurlers in this neck
to investigate. When he was oppo-jduced prices, but adults must pay
the catch at the top of the window
noon.
of the woods and with the able as
site the Hermiston creamery a man full admission. No tickets will be
was broken. When the prowlers left
A few weeks ago Thompson came
sistan ce of “Toots” she realized her
Jumped out from behind a car and > ' d in advance. The performance to Hermiston and let It be known
they forgot the hatchet as it was [
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found lay lng on the table by Mr. WAS ON WAY TO PORTLAND TO e
started to run up the street. In his will be complete In every detail. In that he was in tha market for three
For
the first five Innings of the
Rankin
of the candy in the . SERVE 13 MONTHS SENTENCE contest
1,1 Montague had the boys goats.
hand he carried a five gallon can. cluding the musical numbers and or four good alfalfa ranches on the
n
a n x in . All
a h or rue cuuuy m
Illsley called to the man to halt but stunts which will go to make up project. Prlee seemed to be no con
show case was taken along with rev-,
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couldn.t hjt Wm wUh * tew U
the command seemed only to spur the Class Night Frolic.
eral boxes of gum and twelve cartons Jnstice W est Takes Chances OH Me- racket. But after th,9 frame Her-
sideration providing he could find
him on to a greater burst of speed.
of cigarettes. A number of tire [ (Jollongh and Releases Him. Fine miston begin to dope out his deliv
what, he was looking for. He also
The night watchman then pulled hta
testers and tubes were also taken.
Telegraphed tp Bank Here
Intimated that the deal would be a
ery and batted him in Babe Ruth
gun and fired a shot over the heed
There was between 75 and 80 cents
cash transaction. The ranches were
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style. During the first four innings
of the fleeing man. This had the
in small change in the cash drawer
to be purchased for himself and his
The following is clipped from M on-M 0ntague had eight strike outs to
desired effect. He stopped and Ills-
friends. He was taken out and Rabbit Shoot A t J. H. Reid Ranch and all but one cent of this was day' Journal:
his credit. Hermiston’s first run
ley told him to stick 'em up. The
gtone. The authorities were imme-
Sunday
shown a number of big farms in this
Federal Judge Bean Monday ac- I came in the third Inning. Jim Todd
man dropped the five gallon can and
Quite a number of business men diately notified and finger Prints icep(e(i the recommendation of Dep- ! hit and stole second and scored when
vicinity and was much Impressed
obeyed. The can was full of gaa
g
attorney Bynon who-,Woodard hit one down past third
with the country. Eagerly he await- of this city were guests last Sun were taken. It Is believed that a u(y v
that had been drained from the tank DAIRYMEN SHOULD KEEP ADE ed the arrival of his friends Vho | day at the Reid ranch where a rab party of tourists was responsible for I a8ked ,enUy for Vernon E McCo,_ ! bage Boerdman also annexed a run
of Leo Hurly's car. When the thief
QUATE RECORD OF BUSINESS
were to be land owners here but they bit shoot was staged. Those who the Job. Authorities in neighboring I ,ough and sentenced him to thir- j in j,er half of the third. Tha bases
realised he had been caught red-
tailed to put in an appearance. In participated In the sport arrived at cities have been asked to be on the teen months at McNeil Island for were full and Macomber who was
handed he begin to plead for mercy.
thte meantime the gpntleman had the Reid ranch at about 9 o’clock In lookout for the robbers.
violation of the white slave act.
resting on third romped home on SB
He informed Illsley that he was a Ordinary Methods of Bookkeping th at written two checks, |pie of them their morning with their shotguns
Judge Bean declared that McCul- overthrow to second. Boardman gar
hard working man out of a Job but Consern Themselves W ith Income
cashed by the Hermiston hotel and and ammunition. A line was form house, F. C. McKenzie. 1 homas Camp. lough hBd g|ven false testimony nered another run in the fourth.
hc wftg ca„ ed ag # wUn#g8
w illing to work if one was thrown
ed and soon the hunter’s guns were bell, Harry Straw, Henry Hitt. A. L.
Are Business Essentials.
the other by a local store.
A man scored from third when the
his way. He stated that he did not
Mr. Thompson was a man who be brought into action as scores of the Smalley, of Sprague, Wash., Mr. Goff , he wM(e g,aV(> cage ,nvolving Dr. ball was trrown to second to catch
have the money to buy gas for his
lieved In gettlnh his money Into ac long eared Jacks bit the dust before of Pasco, and Jim Smalley.
[Frank C. Hart. He said also he a man stealing from first The
Ford and as he wanted to leave town
(By Ed. H. Webster)
tion. Investment was what he crav their unerring aim.
thought Miss Bernice Miskemln, the seventh inning is spoken of in base
Baptist church Sunday, May 10. girl Involved in the McCollough | ball as tho lucky seventh but in
he took the only means possible for
At noon the party was invited to
"In this locality we are doing ed so while waiting for his farm
him to procure this necessity.
everything possible to encourage deals hefe to be closed he planned partake of a sumptuous dinner at Bible schotol at 10 A. M., Mother s charge, had been lead into a trap (his game it was just the opposite a*
The night cop marched him down dairymen to keep records in connec a trip to the Fossil dountry to buy the Reid home. About 300 rabbits program. AU patients are invited which she did not suspect.
. far as Hermiston was concerned, for
to be present. Sermon by the pas-1 McCollough, accused in the lndict- ■during this inning Boardman scored
te the city Jail and locked the man tjon wBh our state colege and Smith- cattle. But his memory was not as were killed during the shoot.
•'T> for the -night.
Hughes high school department, we good as it might be for under the
Those present were Carl Mc tor at 11 A. M , subject, "Mothers of
\ t 7:30 Sunday morning he was are now organizing iroupe of dairy pressure of business and, his big Naught, Colonel McNaught, F. B. Men.” Service at 8 P. M.„A S eg s-j^ Dr „ ar{ t,rgt pleaded not guilty ; the busiest men on the f eld, It was
i,fought into Justice West’s court. men who will keep accurate records. deals he forgot to pay his board bill Swayze, Tom Fraser, Willard Felt- worth, pastor.
,
to (he chal.g(, of wmte slavery.
. an honest to goodness merry-go-
He stated his name was E. L. Held This quotation is taken from a rec at the hotel. Shortly after his de
In court Monday he asked to ¡round,
and his home was Broderwick, Cali ent letter written by a dairy booster parture on his cattle buying expedi
change his plea to guilty, after which , in the next inning Hermiston
fornia. He entered a plea of guilty in Spokane county, Washington.
tion the checks he had written were
Bynon recommended, because h e ! proved to Boardman that their Im
and was given 60 days in Jail ana
In the business world generally returned and It begin to look as if
Is only 26 years old and has no prev ported pitcher was not so bad to
In addition was fined >50 for carry there is very little sympathy lost on the supposed financier had been
ious bad record, that a light sentence bat against after all- Carl Voyen
ing concealed weapons. City Mar the man who fails because he re “blowing bubbles, pretty bubbles in
be given.
soaked out a two bagger. Water
Devoted to the Interest and Development of the Hermiston Schools
shall Pankow left Immediately with fuses or doesn’t know how to keep the air.” local authorities notified
Judge Bean granted a 48-hour stay man hit and scored Carl. Jim Todd
the man for Pendleton where he be accurate and adequate records of his the officers of Fossil and Canyon
of execution, so McColough could caught one on the nose and brought
No. 1
gin serving sentence. His car was business. The question might be City that the man was wanted here.
D ol. 4.
straighten out his personal affairs in Waterman. Jim was thrown out
elaced in Pearson’s garage.
asked, "Is the dairyman entitled to The Canyon City marshall got wind
before going to the island.
at home. "Cupid” Waterman naxt
The higr school succeeded In plac MUtesell, vice-president; Edith Mike-
any more onsideration than the busi of Thompson leaving for Baker and
man up hit safe. Merle Phelps and
sell,
secretary;
Howard
Reid,
treas
ness man if he falls to make good telegraphed the police to hold him ing second In the county track meet
cfnnrriT Y club notes
Tuesday morning a deputy sheriff Dave Mlttlesdorf followed suit. Carl
urer;
Dorothy
Shotwell,
yell
leader
That music hath charms was well because he lacks the necessary infor when he arrived. When he stepped held at Pendleton May 2. The teams and John Newell, sergeant at arms. brought to Hermiston a man whd Voyen picked out a ball to hla lik
demonstrated on Friday evening of mation that proper records would off the train the reception com showed up very well, in fact better
was charged with speeding on the ing and "Cupid”, Phelps and Dave
mittee awaited him and Immediately than they ever have in Qie history
last week when the high school au reveal?”
The new officers of the Forum are; highway. He gave his nnme aa V. scored. Hurly and Longhorn got
The ordinary methods of bookeep notified City Marshall Pankow of the of the school. The individuals who
ditorium was filled to overflowing
Anita
Pausen, president; Edith Mike- E. McCollough When he appeared safe swats and scored on Jim Todd’s
with an unusually appreciative audi- ing which concern themselves with arrest. He left at once for the pris placed In the track meet and conse sell, vice-president; Joe McNaught, In Justice West's court a fine of >20 single, making the count 9 to S.
ience. The occasion was the
ob facts of income and out-go, with an oner and returned here Wednesday quently will receive letters are: Ad- secretary-treasurer;
Hermiston tried to stage a rally
Earl
Bensel and costs was assessed against hftn.
dleman first in Javelin throw, Rhodes
servance of National Music, Week ultimate statement of profit and loea with “Uncle Blm.”
In
the ninth but failed.
The
speeder
reached
down
In
hlf>
Thompson was brought Into court second In 440 yard dash and second critic and Lowell Stockard, sergeant pocket and pulled out a five dollar
by the Community club which chose are business essentials but do not
Stanfield defeated Umatilla at
at
arms.
in
100
yard
dash,
Parrish
second
in
from among five musical programs necessarily show the sources of rea and Justice West asked him what
bill and some small change and ex- Stanfield last Sunday Jumping to
plea he wished to enter, guilty or the mile run. Smith third in the Jave
arranged by the National Federation sons of profit or loss.
The Annual is expected off the pained to the Justice that thlH was first place among the clubs In tha
Cost accounting is the revealing not guilty. Thompson stated that lin throw, and Stockard third in the
of Women’s Clubs, that of Indian
press
next week. The editorial board all the money he had. However he Irrigation league, Hermiston occupy
music. The stage was never more factor and is of utmost Importance under the circumstances he might as pole vault. Umatila also showed up of next year’s Annual staff has been handed over the key« to hiB car ing the cellar.
lovely than In Its gala dress of to the dairyman If he would know well plead guilty and have It over well at the meet, George Kendler elected as follows: Anita Paulsen, and asked permission to go out and
hpiroa turning It. into a minature the sources of hiB losses and gains. with. The charges brought against taking first in th 440 yard dash and editor In chief; Isabelle Dodd, as telephone to Portland for money to
“Constubule” Buys Blood Hound
The most essential factor is to him was the passing of worthless third In the 100 yard dash, and
woods abloom.
I [ '
Last Saturday afternoon a tourist
pay the fine. In a short time he was
sistant
editor;
Ernest
Parrish,
busi
Roy
Kendler
taking
first
In
the
high
Mrs. C. S. McNaught, the club’s know the productive capacity of each checks and defrauding an Inkeeper.
back and Informed the Justice the drove into town financially embar-
ness
manager
and
Joe
McNaught
as
president, in a most gracious manner :cow In hie herd. Many authorities The prosecuting attorney In a con jump. The total number of potnts
money would be telegraphed to the assed. His only assets was a dilapi
sistant business manager.
told of the occasion for this evening j have stated that In average herds, versation over the phone with Justice received by the west end was 30.
First National bank here.
"Now, dated Ford and a long, lean, lanky,
of music and of the efforts of the one-half of the cows could be ellml- West stated that If Thompson would
The high school dressing room, Mr. West,” he said, “you don't know sad-eyed blood hound. He parked
Tre
Junior
prom
proved
to
be
the
natlonal federation of women’s nated and Jthe actual net profit« plead guilty to the charge of de
commonly called the shack, has been me and you have only my word that parke don Main street and tried to
dubs to ‘’make music popular and j thereby Increased.
This clearly frauding an inkeeper the Justice greatest event of the year. The hall
recently Infested with mice. Mr. the money will be telegraphed but sell the dog tor five dollars to those
was
artistically
decorated
In
gold
and
popular music good”— hence this points to the necessity of weighing could give him the limit of the pen
Gralapp
on leaving one day gave the I am going to ask a favor of you who gathered around his car, think
week set apart for the enjoyment and testing the milk from each cow alty for this offense and the other white and the music was furnished following order: “Joe when you and I assure your honor that you ing It wrs “Unce Tom’s Cabin” com
and celebration of music through and properly recording the results. that of passing worthless checks by the Briggs orchestra. Delicious leave be Bure to cut a hole for that will never have any reason to re ing to town with Simon Legrea,
out our nation. Following a most The cow testing associations have would be dropped. This Thompson refreshments of ice cream, cake, cat to get in. Later inspection gret granting me what I am going blood hounds and everything. Fin
characteristic Indian war selection, J worked out adequate rules and forms agreed to to and Justice West give punch and peanuts were served in an
to ask of you. It is Imperative that ally some one whispered In the trav
him fifty days and fifty dollars. attractive manner. We congratulate showed that Joe had obediently cut I reach Portland tonight and the elers ear that H. A. Pankow had a
The Scalp Dance, a piano duet by for doing this work.»
a
hole
behind
the
door.
On
return
Mrs. Gralapp and Miss Compton, ■ Next in Importance Is the feeding Pankow left after the trial with his the Junior class upon their ability
ing Mr. Oralapp, hot with anger, time I lose here, waiting for the weakness for blood hounds and no
as hosts and hostesses.
Mrs. F. C McKenzie read a paper on question which Is closely allied to prisoner for Pendleton.
threw
open the door and growled, money to arrive means more to me doubt would purchase the animal If
It will be a long time before Un
“What Native Music Meant to thei production. When the apparent
‘‘Joe,
come
here. How in thunder thnn I am able to tell you, so I am he was Informed of the uncanny per-
The
newly
elected
student-body
Indians.” This was very entertain- paradoxical condition exists that one cle Blm can enjoy his palatial home
do you expect that cat to get In when golng to ask you to release me and formaoees Buch as the Btranger was
officers
for
the
coming
year
are:
lng, a paper of much merit and m ost■ dairyman must increase his feed bill In Australia tor go on a petting party
let me continue on my Journey. The , entertaining hiB audtece concerning
Anita Paulsen, president: Oscar the door is open?’’
creditably delivered.
; in order to increase his profits and with the widow Zander.
money will arrive before the bank , the hound.
Mrs. Oralapp, Miss Loudermilk and another must decrease his feed bill
closes.”
| The dog owner made a bee line
Mr. Fitzgerald were the accompan- [ to accomplish the same result, It
Now Dad believes he Is a pretty for the pump house where Pankow
1st«, Mr. Fitzgerald also playing plainly Indicates that to expaln It,
good Judge of human nature so he ' was working. He Introduced hlm-
several exquisite violin solos. Mrs. I the facts must be known. A proper
told thé young man to be on hla keif a breeder of the world’s most
Gralapp, Miss Compton and Miss feeding record will show these facts.
way. Along about noon some one j intelligent blood Hounds. “Why.
Pierson sang two beautiful trios and Feeds of equal milk producing value
run across the Item in the Journal i Mr. Pankow,” he exclaimed, "If my
the high school girls’ glee club un vary greatly In cost.
stating that V. E. McCollough was stomach wasn’t empty and my pock-
Right at this time there are some
der the able direction of Miss Comp
under a thirteen montra sentence {ets void of any legal tender of the
ton, delighted the audience with two sections of the Northwest where
and that Judge Bean had given him realm, >200 would not buy that dog.
many dairymen are short of feed
well prepared Indian selections.
ja forty-eight hour stay of execution He has a pedigree that would equal
Two idealized Indian themes were and are practically starving their
In order that he might straighten ! a blue blooded Virginian. When the
artistically played on the piano by [ cows so far as feeding to get milk
i out his personal affairs. They be- ■ James boys heard of this dog's great,
Miss Elizabeth Straw. The vocal [ is concerned. Some of thene men
gun kidding Dad, telling him he ¡great grandfather they came In and
soloists for the evening were Miss are saving a few dolsrs "between hay
[ would never hear any more of the in - [ offered to surrender, and the only
Compton. Miss Pierson and Mr. Ba»-1 and grass” only to lose In production
[cident or the money supposed to be way the authorities kept Roy Oard-
sett, all of whom were In perfect for the balance of the year. Sueh
j sent for the fine. But some time I ner in Jail is to threaten him with
voice and greeted' an enthusiastic conditions exist because these men
(luring the afternoon the money ar-ithls dog. I'll let you have him for
assembly. Miss Compton was charm- , have no previous records of similar
rived to cover tho fine and along $5.00.
lng In the rendition of these artistic . experiences to help them out.
| with It two or three dollars extra. ( The "Constubule” had visions of
songs and her solos were each one a , The third important factor la to
This Me Colough had explained was (racking down a mall robber or des-
delight. Mies Pierson sang in a test and keep records of the perform-
to be spent by Dad for cigars.
perate criminal and receiving a big
very pleasing manner several songs ance of all mechanical equipment,
it vas found out afterwards that'reward. Ue would get descriptions
wonderfully well suited to her clear I Know what the separator Is doing,
I the McCollough fined here tor speed- from posters tacked up in the post-
sweet voice. Those selections sung If not tn proper condition It can
Ing was the same man Judge Bean office and then ihe hound and him
85r Mr. Barnett were remarkably well readily lose Its entire cost every year
had sentenced and he wag on his would do their “stuff.” He reached
rendered tn his usual masterful voice In a ten-cow herd.
way to Portland preparatory to mak down In his pockets and found >4.44
particularly the Sunrise song of the [ Are you giving skimmilk away be-
ing the trip to McNeil's island, hav- and offered this tor the pup. The
Xunl Indians
I cause It Is the fad to sell whole milk- j
lng been In eastern Oregon to wind man took the money and turnod ths
The Interpretations given by Mrs. Have you the poper equipment to
up h‘s business affairs
dog over to the new owner. Now
Callahan were so well rendered that save labor? The modern milking
—
I Hermiston’s police department can
the listeners were- enabld to enjoy j machine will save its eoet In one
Floyd Knerr and family left last I boast of being the only town In
the stories told by the composers' »ear where It will replace one man.
¡Bunday tor an extended tour that .Eastern Oregon of It’s size to own
along with the melody of the selec- Are your facilities for producing and
will take them through Oregon, C all-ja real honest to-goodness blood
tlons. Much credit and praise Is caring for cream so poor that you
i
fornia. Wyoming and Nebraska. They 'hound.
due all who worked so earnestly to are getting 33c when you should be
i will go by way of Bend and Klam-
.
make this springtime festival of getting 35c to 35c for butterfat.
ath Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Knerr’s re-' Ln»t Wednesday the Shotwell Con.
music a real success and special credit | The length of these articles does
Isltves live In Nebraska and they will Itracllng company resumed work on
must be given to Mrs. Gralapp who, no permit greater discussion at this
ppet d about three month» visiting in 'Gladys avenue The company will
as chalpnan of the music depart- time. These UUa«» are oply suggsa-
that state. The Knerr repair shop continue operations until the eon-
meat. arranged, ‘perfected and gave tlons.
will be in charge of Norman P sn -jtra et of leveling and graw R^g M
to the people of Hermiston this r e - ; Records faithfully kept and Itnd-
nock durjng Mr. Knorr’s absence.
comg|?ted.
DAIRY RECORDS
INCREASE PROFITS
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a
d
I^e High School Mirror
M o t h e r ’s D a y
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W pay,
FINED FOR SPEEDING