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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1929)
OTB HKBM^SflOa m n U L t y TOHMlSTOjy, ORJGQy . ¿The ^rrmiatntt ìpralh The Grange-Farm Bureau picnic at Stanfield is an ex cellent answer to the query, “how shall we spend the Fourth?” P u b lto h rl every T hurnday a t H erraleton. U m atilla C ounty. Oregon, by J. M. B ig ta, E d ito r and M anager. E n tered «g Second Class M atter D ecem ber, 1908. a t th e postotflce a t H e r m iston, U m atilla C ounty, Oregon. One Year .... Six Months Subscription Rates »2.00 I »1.00 MAS ALWAYS 1 E D IN DO YOU REMEMBER The Fourth of July celebrations when the parade was headed by a horse drawn liberty car with the Goddess of Liberty (one of the village belles) draped in yards of white cheese cloth and her hair, which had been put up on kid curlers the night before, rippling down at least to her waist? The “exercises” out in the park where the mayor wel comed the guests and some young blood in a new plaid suit and yellow button shoes just home from college re cited the Declaration of Independence with gestures? The speaker of the day in a grand looking swallow tail coat who reminded the citizenry that they lived in a great country with a great past, a great present and a great fut ure, stopping in between epochs to wipe the perspiration S 30x31 - 2 9 x 4 .4 0 3 0 x 4 .5 0 3 3 x 6 .0 0 - - - - $ 5 .8 0 $ 8 .9 0 $ 9 .9 0 $17.80 BLACK & WHITE 6ARA6E S “ “ ’ « “ --"-"“ '™ - * - " " The ice cream cones, the peanuts, the candy, the crack-1 erjack and bottles of ice cold pop and bottles of other stuff that made some of the fellows feel so patriotic they ‘ just had to get up and make speeches about it? The fancy outfits the girls wore—nice white embroider ed dresses with pink ribbon sashes, white canvas slippers and cotton stockings and big rose bedecked hats that had to have two hat pins, front and back, to keep them on? The fireworks in the evening down on the river where everyone went to see the Maine blown up and the Statue of Liberty and Abe Lincoln and instead saw the Roman candles and sky rockets because the fancy picture never worked just right? ‘ H E R M IS T O N ’ S V O IC E OF F IR E S T O N E ’ ’ NEW FORD TUDO R SED A N 525 OREGON: A MECCA FOR SETTLERS O. B. D tlr o il, p in t charge for freight end d elivery. Bum ften en d Our mechanics are specially trained to service the new Ford Y O U ’RE sure o f good service here Because our mechanics are specially trained to take care o f the new Ford. T h ey know the car from A to Z and from Z to A and they have a personal interest in every jo b . See us the next time for oiling and greasing and ask about the Special Wonder what that pioneer of dress reform, Mrs. Bloom er, would have thought of a sleeveless, knee length sports dress with a sun tan back? Inspection Service. Albert White, 18, had two fingers and part of Ills left thum b blown off and hla right hand and face badly lacerated when Le tam pered with a dynamite cap. T h ' boy obtained the ' caps when he was on a farm three 1 miles from Mount Angel, where hie father Is blasting. The Bagley Canning company, with canneries at TRlent and Ashland, will increase its tom ato pack more than 25 per cent this y?ar. Increased acre age Is being contracted for the com ing season on that account. Tomato growing is netting growers »100 an acre in th a t district. Robins in targe numbers have been dying In two or three districts west Of lugene the past few days. No cause is^seeu for the death of the birds, and the count? agent says he will in vestigate. It Is believed th at they havs eaten some k'nd of poison set out by farm ers for pests. The Apple Growers’ association (started forwarding checks last week, which will aggregate »200,000 to »225,- 000, on the second cash distribution on the packed apple and pear tonnage of 1028. On January 25 growers re ceived a total of »275,000, and in December a »70,000 melon on canniug apples was c u t L IB E R T Y P la n fo r your fin a n c ia l independence by s ta r tin g a sav in g s co u n t in th is stro n g bank. Y our balance draw a In te re st a t 4 cent yet you m ay w ith d ra w it a t an y tim e you should need it. is your safeg u ard in tim e of tro u b le . . . . an In su ran ce of y o u r dependence. . « ac per It In First National Bank of H erm isto n Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits Over »50,000 F. B. Sway», Pre«. R, Alexander, Vice-President A. H. Norton, Cashier ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ According to K. W. Farnsw orth, county w ater m aster, the w ater level In the stream s of Wallow county Is at the lowest point ever recorded at this season of the year. This fact is considered a highly favorable condi tion, as it shows th at a large amount of the m oisture is being absorbed by the soil, which should go a long way toward helping crops make a good growth. ■ ■ A new world record for Polk coun ty Jerseys was established March 16 by Imp Xenias Oxford Lilac, owned b y 'H arry D. Iliff. On a SC5-day test this cow completed a record of 1022 pounds of buttorfat, m aking the high est record for an Imported cow of the Jersey breed, bettering by 42 pounds the record of Imp Brampton Bay Xenia, owned by B. II. Bull and son of Canada. Hermiston Bread is “Pep” Bread because it is made from pure April 1 will m ark the opening of the M food ingredients in our sanitary bakery. Each step in its making 1929 season In the Santlam national ■ is carefully guarded, each ingredient is absolutely pure. forest, according to C. C. Hall, super ■ — FOR SALE AT ALL GROCERS — visor. At th at tim e a sm all force of veteran employes will com m eni’Xre- pair work on roada and te la ^ a rie lines. L ater the force will be nug- rnemted and headquarters opened at lake. Work wiU^be resumed on Minto trail, east^and south of'D etroit, as soon as w eather conditions permit. F oar persons were killed and 297 in jured In 1803 traffic accidents in Ore gon during February, according to a report prepared a t Salem recently by T> A. Raffety, chief of the state tra f tic departm ent. Approximately 560 ot •he accidents were due to carelessness, while In 288 caaes the drivers fallen to give right of way. Fifty-eight drlv ejs were exceeding the speed limit BO UND T S J J TO Massing on the wrong side was re EFFECTIVE MAT S 3 TO SEPT. > • ................,7 2 ° sponsible for 143 accidents, with 14 BETURN U N IT OCT. >Z, 1 9 3 9 2 ^ . % S . £ IT Y - 7 , M iccidents due to parsing on a curve Reduced fares all parts of eastriiberal stop- s t . l o u is . sou • v e n . Fine trains; modern equipment; (n 64 cases the drivers were on the — ...... 1M.C7 DETBO I r .............. splendid service; scenic route. Short side wrong side of the road. C I N C I N N A T I 1 C S .1 S trips enables you to visit— N E W O B L E A N S .lC 7 .ie The income tax re tu rn for Oregon CLEVELAND........ 1O7.S1 ZION NATIONAL PAMK TO RO NTO ........... ll l .S S is computed recently at the office ot OMAND CANTON NATIONAL PA BK A T L A N T A .... 111.40 nTT SB U BG H 118.81 Clyde O. H untley, collector of internal » « T CE CANTON NATIONAL PAMK S ^ a h in c t o n 1M .M YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PAMK revenue for the state, totals »1,254, PHII.ADEI.PH1A 1SS.87 KOCKT MOUNTAIN N A T L PAMK NEW V O B K .........14S.4S 833.04, on 1928 incomes, it became B O ST O N ....... .. — W known upon announcem ent th at the In crease this year was »127,595.91. A half carlead of Cornice pears from the L. M. F isher orchards out tram Gold H ill in the Sams valley district F. C. WOUGHTER, Agent was recently sold in the London, Eng land, m arket for »1000. T his is thf Hermiston, Oregon highest price paid for Rogue rivet valley pears for the season of 192». Hermiston Bread is "Pep” Bread ■ »pere tire tulrt.) With investments of $316,500 made by new families who arrived in Oregon to make this state their home, June led all previous months of the present year, accord- ing to the monthly report of the state chamber of com merce. The new families numbered 75 and they purchas ed 5259 acres of land. The attractiveness of Oregon as a home state is shown by the heavy influx of new people during the past six months of this year. During this per iod the state chamber figures show the number of famil ies increased from 181 during 1928 to 307 in 1929; in vestments by new folks have risen from $633,760 during 1928 to $1,122,725 in 1929; and acres of land purchased have increased from 11,404 in 1928 to 17,903 in 1929. The state chamber also reports that it has received letters from families who will come to Oregon to locate during the remaining six months of the year and they will have $1,140,650 to invest in property. STATE NEWS I t will save you many dollars in the up-keep o f your car. Bielman Motors HERMISTON, OREGON ! HERMISTON BAKERY OW FARE.” UNION PACIF T R O Y L A U lfD R Y PHONE 1 9 -W KECK BARBER SHOP U m a t i l l a C o . , U. S. A .H e r m is t o n , O r e g o n WEBBER’S CLEANERS THE v D A L B E S, OREGON WE CALL FOR AND DEWVER July 16 and 17 M A IL O S IE R S PR O M PTLY P hon. S I J. M. BIGGS Hermiston, O e .o n Kills ewi d e a d ilies.inosquitoes,ioaches,nioths and many other insects S I A M ) \H I> o il C O M l’ \ \ ' O1 CM I r o iw | \j FLY SP R A Y MEAD MHE HOME PA PER F IL L E D DEAR CUSTOMER: Many Fires Start on the Fourth It is a wise thing to look over your in surance policies before the Fourth. There are always more fires than nor mal. Check over your policies so you will be assured of proper protection if needed. O R O N IT F License Number» Bobble s tnken to cfiun b for the first time, when the hsltinji tv:ig of ciatiug. The child whs grunily Im presseti by tbe ri^gtiitary’s robes and in a loud whisper asked wtm rli.it man was. Ile sai hiuk and looked about the ehonli. Presently bis guze was fastened on the by inn board. Again he leaned tow ard Ids mother and ask ed : “Are those the bishop's a u to mobile Mcen'e nn-obers?" 1. We a n at Your Service. 2. We will deliver clean, dear ice when yon want it. 3. We will not track up your floors. 4. We will not “mew” in front of your refrigerator. 5. We will give full weight. 6 We guarantee courteoni and conriderate employe«. O ffice Rhone 741 Residence Phone 901 7. Wo request that yon phone ns promptly if our service fails to please. Meadowbrook Ice ICE HOUSE OFKM SUNDAYS UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK. ® ■ J » j
