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Published every Thursday at Hermiston. Umatijla County, Oregon, by J.
M. Biggs, Editor and Mauager.
Entered aa Second Class Matter December, 190», at the postotfics at Her
miston, Umatilla County, Oregon.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kreager and
daughters. Genevieve and Katrina,
ol Pendleton, have been s e n d in g
the past week at their farm home In
this district. Thia was Mr. Kreager’s
annual vacation and he returned to
his work In the American expeeas
office at the county seat last Sun
day evening. Mrs. Kreager and the
girls expect to leave for the coast
about the middle of the week.
While testing some of-the herds In
this district our official milk tester.
Ernest Houser was the guest at the
Cleve Clark home the first of last
OREGON GAINING
Concrete evidence of the attractiveness of Oregon as
a place for a home is offered by the report of the state week.
chamber of commerce, W. G. Ide, marJager, for July William Rodda and Bert Quick
which shows 80 new families who arrived and located in spent
Sunday at their respective
various counties and who invested $369,850. This also homes when they motored down from
shows a great advance over the corresponding month of Condon where they have been work
1928 when only 27 families settled in Oregon. The re ing in the harvest fields.
port further shows that the new people purchased 3658 The fishing on Desolation creek
acres of land, contrasted with but 921 in July 1928. To and Olive lake, out of Baker, la most
tal arrivals for the first seven months of 1929 show 287 excellent If the report of the Thom
families who invested $1,492,575 in all forms of property boys, Johnny, Bob and Fred, Is to be
in Oregon. Manager Ide states that from all indications accepted. Since they had actual
proof and plenty of it, we move the
the coming fall and winter months will see an unpre report
be accepted. They returned
cedented influx of families to this state, seeking loca from this
fisherman’s paradise last
tions and investments. A part of the great advance in Friday. They were much chagrined
number of new families and investments being made is to find, on arriving home, that one
attributed by the state chamber to the efforts of theii of their cowa has an unsatiable ap
for watermelons. It is also n
Los Angeles office and the stationing of Arthur Fostei petite
fact that cowa are most ungraceful
of their staff in the states just east of Oregon.
when roaming In melon patches.
Hodda Is tko the effect that she will i Is now situated at Dupont, Wn., and
attend the Trail to Rail festival at la associated with the schools there
Eugene. The trip will not only be I
enjoyable bat educational as well fo r !
(jnr
the festival is really a pageant of Ore! The Black and W hite garage re-
gon history which is both colorful ports the sale of a new Imperial
sad Interesting.
Miss Rodda is Chevrolet sedan to Mrs. Sophia
taking summer school work at the Kopacez.
Monmouth Normal.
It was rather a coincidence that
there were Just nine boys In Minne
haha of the right age to help Mas
ter Frank Rodda celebrate his nlntu
birthday. Frank's birthday was
illy 27 and his friends -
and helped to stow away birthday
eats on the 28th.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS
This new currency may be tougher than the old, but
we haven’t seen a bill yet that was any trouble to break.
We know a lot of things we could say and some of the
folks would get a “big kick’’ reading ’em, and others
would squirm, but just to show you where we stand, we
will keep quiet this week for it is too DAMM HOT around
here now.
W. Ik. Starr Is erecting a new
building to house his fine lot of tur
keys which number about 400. Thr
building will he 18x36.
New Barber Employed.
Jack Signor of Echo la employed In
Shaar’s barber shop during the ab
sence of Mr. Shaar.
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G u id e S to A p petite
The best guide to what you should
eat Is jrour appetite. i f you craveya
certain dish, the chances are .It will
do you good. Piets areoften neces
sary, lint let your doctor decide lliht.
Unnecessary diets make people wrong
ly Introspective.
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And the Breakable Kind
A. Q. Voelker, one time superin
Fannie (showing her new doll to her
tendent of schools In Hermiston, was little cousin) —But you mustn’t drop
back in town Tuesday looking after her. Marian, 'cause her head Is mude
property interests here. Mr. Voelker of dish
The Mire of Debt
First National Bank
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F. B. Swayze, Pres.
To Build Boys $trong
Special food and preparations may be all right for the boys as
a fill in, but the real food to build them strong and healthy Is
good bread and plenty of It. Our Hermiston bread contains Just
the right ingredients.
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WEBBER’S CLEANERS
THE D A L L E S, OREGON
WE CALL FOR AMD DELIVER
August 7-8
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90c Values . . . 70c
Also complete School Outfits at Right Prices
33 days until the school bell rings. Take advantage
ot these savings and equip your children now.
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A. H. Norton, Cashier
F IR E S T O N E ’ ’
LOCAL AGENTS
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MINNEHAHA NEWS NOTES * ninny.
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of Hermiston
$5.80
$8.90
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Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Douglas return-
id last Sunday from a trip to Ione
Mr. Douglas was looking after ranch
interests at that place while Mrs
Douglas visitod at the Harold Ran
kin home on Ray creek.
Mrs
Douglas and Mrs. Rankin were old
school chums and had not seen each
other for a number of years.
OVERSTOCKED
There is one certain way to get out of the mire of d?bt, to rid
yourself of a handicap that will, sooner or later overcome jo 1 r
hardest struggles to get on In the world. You must start to save a
part of your earnings. Then as youaccumulate a balance, clear
up yeur debts and continue to save.— WE WILL HELP YOU.
NAS ALWAYS LED IN
S A F E T Y
C. M. Jackson added another cow
to his excellent herd of Jerseys last ‘ ‘ H E R M I S T O N ’ S
week. The bossy was purchased from
Logan Todd.
'Plan the plantings or take care of
Minnehaha has, In the sunk I Mrs. Ralph Sturgess and daughters
en garden of Mr. and Mra. F. B. Pen Evelyn and Elaine, returned to Mln-
♦ Mrs. M. T. Matott, Correspondent <•
nock, the beat example of careful 1nehaha from Vancouver. Wash., July-
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« planning. From earliest spring to 124. Mrs. Sturgess left for Kettle
1 late fall It Is always In bloom and
A well planned flower garden attrncts visitors from all parts of the 1 Falls, Wash., the next morning where
mako even the most humble home not . project. The simple garden la best she and Mr. Sturgess are employed
only more livable for Its owners hut exemplified by the row of red holly In road work. Mrs. Sturgess made
also a real pleasure to those who 1 hocks that line the fence just behind the long trip from Kettle Falls t<
pass by. However, one need not give the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Vancouver in her car when shi
up the Idea of having flowers Just Harris. One Is blind, indeed. If he learned that her brother. Ralph A.
Miller had been drowned In Alaska
because they haven't time to either I falls to note their beauty.
: Word received from Miss Virginia
$2.00
Here From Dupont, Washington.
The chain-store-mail-order houses are going right Mrs. Lizzie Lewis left for her home
along. In June they had a greatly increased business in Portland last Sunday evening af
ter an extended visit with her
over a year ago. Sears Roebuck did a $25,000,000 busi daughter,
Mrs. Chester Flannigaa.
ness that month, Woolworth did a $23,000,000, and Mont
gomery Ward did $21,000,000. There is only one thinj. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Matott and
for the country merchant to do in the face of this, and daughter Lareta, of La Grande,
that is to pull up his belt another notch and go right aftei spend the week end at the home of
hts brother, M. T. Matottt. A son,
it» giving his customers the best service he knows how. A Master
Jack Matott, who has been
smile on the face is much better than one sent by mai* spending the past two weeks in
and that is where the local merchant has a distinct ad Minnehaha, returned to La Grande
vantage. Another thing, if the local merchant would with them. Mr. and Mrs. Maatott,
who are prominent In Legion affairs
spend 15 minutes a day, to the exclusion of everything In
La Grande, expect to attend the
else, planning and thinking on his advertising in his locai Legion
convention at Salem the first
paper, these mail order houses wouldn’t bother him much part of August.
As a matter of fact it does seem ridiculous to tax a mar
for improving his property—in other words to fine a man
for building a house to live in. It improves the commun
ity, gives work to many people, and is a source of ex
pense to the owner. But then we do lots of fool things.
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