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our manner of living, our habits of
thought, our whole scheme of things
Published every Thursday at Hermis within one man's lifetime. His ac
ton. Umatilla County, Oregon, by tive brain never stopped working.
Pauline M. Stoop and Alfred Quiring,
The great electrical wizard’s ser
Publishers.
ious illness at 84 has again focused
the eyes of the world upon him. We
Entered as Second Class Matter
hope that he will recover his health
December, 1906, Umatilla County,
and keep on working until he is a
Oregon.
hundred. The world cannot afford to
loee Thomas A. Edison.
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pel as It is in Jesus Christ there was
a renewal of the outpouring of the
Mrs. Edith Puchett, who has been
Holy Spirit, as on the day ofyPente-
cost. The same spiritual forces were visiting relatives in Walla Walla
released and without hesitation the ¡the past ten days, returned homo
I Friday.
evangelist proceeded to baptize the
Mrs. Amy Collins, who has been
many believers.
cooking for harvest hands at Nolen,
was compelled to give up her work
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Jack White left Saturday for
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The U-Go I-Go club will meet this Portland with a load of watermelons.
A birthday party was given at
Thursday at the A. W. Turnblad
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home with Mrs. Turnblad and Mrs. the home of Mrs. Clair Caldwell
OWN FUTURE SECURITY BY
Saturday honoring Vivian and Clair
Harding as hostesses.
STARTING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
Shiriie Young of Portland visited Louise Caldwell. The guests were:
IT WILL SURPRISE YOU HOW
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ilene Markham, Buddy Williams.
QUICKLY YOUR SAYINGS GROW.
P. C. Albright and her brother How Harriet Smith, Lois and Patsy Mark
EVERY DOLLAR YOU DEPOSIT,
ard. Shiriie and Dorothy Russell ham, Freddy Fredriekson, and Jane
EVERY TIME YOU DEPOSIT IT IS
are now visiting In Pendleton with Chaney.
ANOTHER MILESTONE PASSED
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Chaney are
Dorothy’s mother, Mrs. N. U. Unger.
ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Love and the proud parents of a baby boy
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children, Margaret, Charles and born Monday. August 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Seaman and daugh
Ruth of Snohomish, Wash., visited
from Friday to Monday with the ter Freeda from Madras, Ore., visit
ed friends here over the week end
W. A. Kryger family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Saylor and E l The Seamans resided here many
of Hermiston
don and Donna of Butter Creek are years ago when Mr. Seaman was
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profita Over $50,000.
depot
agent.
vacationing at the coast.
F. B. Swayze, Pres. - R. Alexander, Vice-Pres. - A. H. Norton, Cashier
Chas. Stewart is In the Veterans'
Ruth Rowell of Stanfield is visit
hospital at Walla Walla for treat
ing at the Henry Peck home.
Miss Virginia Rodda will teach ment.
The Fagerstroms were business
the second grade in Corvallis this
Brown were dinner guests of Mr. Friday evening and a splendid timi
school term. For the past three visitors in Hermiston Friday.
and
Mrs. Jess Oliver Sunday evening. was reported.
Chas.
Benefiel,
Frank
Frederick
years she has taught the first and
W. C. Isom spent Saturday night
son, A. C Houghton, Mr. McFarland,
M^ä. Frank Fredrickson enter
second grades at Alsea.
tained the Home Eqpnomics club ai
Mrs. Jessie M. Hesser will leave Mr. Packard, and Shirley Fredrick and Sunday with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Kendier of Uma her home Thursday afternoon.
Thursday for Portland. Virginia son were business visitors in Hep
tilla were visiting relatives here
Rodda will Join her there and they pner Wednesday.
Fred Markham is running thre<
Frank Liecht and daughter Nellie Sunday.
will spend two weeks at Seaview,
melon stands; one near his home
Mrs. Nellie Flower left Friday for east of Irrigon, one at the Umatilk
along the Washington coast. Mrs were In Hermiston Thursday doing
Bonita, Oregon.
Hesser will teach again at Spring- some shopping.
ferry landing, and one on the Wash
Fay Pierce, who is working near
Mrs. G. Scarlett and son George ington side at the landing.
water near Estacada. Her school be
Hermiston spent Sunday with his were In Hermiston Saturday.
gins August 31.
Vern Jones and daughter Vonna,
wife.
A carload of potatoes were ship made a business trip to Stanfield
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Oliver were ped to the Portland market Satur- Friday.
calling on the W. C. Isom family lay by the growers.
Sunday.
Helen Lee Smith, 13 year old Indi
Several couples from here attend
Mr. and Mrs. Jess White and son ed the dance at Echo Saturday anapolis girl, broke records for the
of Kennewick, Wn„ visited the night.
100, 200 and 220-yard freestyle
is coming to Hermiston.
Fredricksons and Smiths this week.
A crowd of merry young folks had swims in the indoor Indiana-Kentuc
Mr. and Mrs. Grider and Mrs. a weiner roast on the sand dunes ky A. A. U. meet for seniors.
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The Key to
HAPPINESS!
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The Greatest Man of His Time
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES
Sixty years ago a young telegraph
operator named Thomas A. Edison
iiC ptrlt” was the subject of the
Thomas A. Edison had the doctors
Invented a method of sending mes
worried when he took to his bed
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches
after the recent hot speU. The 84-
sages In both directions at once on
of Christ, Scientist, on 8unday,
year-old inventor’s wonderful power!
August 9.
a telegraph wire. It was the most
of recuperation were evidenced again.
The Golden Text wag, “If we live
marvelous human Inveitlon up to
In the Spirit, let us also walk in the
that time. The young man got $100,-
10:20 A. M.t Communion.
Spirit" (Gal. 6:25).
000 for his patent, which was a for
10:30 A. M„ Song service.
Among
the
citations
which
com
tune in those days.
10:55 A. M., Sermon. Subject,
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the
He began experimenting w i t h
“Saying Goodby to God.”
following from the Bible: “Thine
other electrical Inventions, and be
ears shall hear a word behind thee,
7:00 P. M., Christian Endeavor.
fore the Centennial In 1876 his name
saying. This is the way. walk ye
The Epworth League will meet with
in It, when ye turn to the right
was a household word all over the
the C. E. Sunday.
hand, and when ye turn to the left"
world. He invented, among other
8:00 P. M.. Church service. Ser
(Isa. 30:21).
things, the waxed paper In which tj,-
mon subject, “Evil Personalities—
The
Lesson-Sermon
also
included
package groceries you buy are wrap
The Devil.”
the following passages from the
ped. He invented the mimeograph,
The Baptist brethern of the Bapt
Christian Science textbook, “Sci
the first successful duplicating pro ence and Health with Key to the
ist-Christian church will meet at the
cess. Sholes, first inventor of the
home of August Bensel Monday,
Scriptures", by Mary Baker Eddy:
typewriter, came to Edison with his
August 17, at 8:00 p. m.
“Spirit, God, is heard when the
crude model and Edison taught him
senses are silent. . . When we wait
how to make it work. Professor Bell
HERMISTON BAPTIST CHURCH
patiently on God and seek Truth
righteously, he directs our path”
had the idea of talking over a wire;
W. L. Wilson, Pastor.
(pp.89,261).
Edison's Invention of the carbon
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m., Mrs
Terell, superintendent.
transmitter made the telephone a
success. Dr. Brush Invented the elec
Morning worship at 11:00 , ser
METHODIST CHURCH
tric arc light; Edison conceived the
mon subject, “W itnesses.”
O. W. Payne, Pastor
idea of putting electric lights in
Sunday evening evangelistic ad
Regular church service Sunday at dress at 8:00 o’clock. Strangers will
small units Into bottles, and invent
Sunday receive a hearty welcome.
ed the incandescent lamp. In the the Methodist Church.
course of his telephone experiments school and morning worship conduc
he Invented the phonograph. A little ted at the usual hour.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Epworth League only in the even
later he Invented the movies. In be
international
Sunday School Lesson
tween he Invented new and econom ing with the young people meeting
for August 23
with
the
Christian
Endeavorers.
ical methods of producing cement
A GOSPEL I'OR ALL MEN
Every one is cordially invited to
and developed the electric storage
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Acts 11:5-18
the
services
Sunday.
battery.
Rev. Samuel D. Price, D.D.
It is not too much to say of Edison
BAPTIST-CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Here is a lesson with an unusual
that his inventions have revolution-
amount of action. The Bible is far
W. E. Jones, Minister.
from being a dull book. To test this
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COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
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travelers as they journey between
Cuesarea, Joppa and Jerusalem.
Mrs. Mary McRae from LaGrande
Cornelius is a Roman centurion is vtaftlng Mrs. Thomas Stewart.
who had found the emptiness of the
Rev. and Mrs. Prindle and family
Roman mythology for purposes of re- of Idaho are visiting at Mr and Mrs.
| liglon and had developed faith in P. E. Hall’s home. Rev. Prindle is
Jehovah as the only God. He was holding services at the Columbia
making practical use of his religion school.
hrough prayer and practice. The
Mr. Linder is recovering slowly
nowledge that he gained made him from his accident. ’
ager for a fuller understanding of
Mrs. H. E. Sewell and Mr. Nick
piritual truths. In the midst of a erson were dinner guests at the L.
ertain prayer season he was direct H. Pearson home Wednesday even
'd to send messengers to Joppa and ing.
jet Peter as a teacher of still larger
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Luttrell spent
•piritual conceptions.
Saturday visiting in Pendleton
Now Peter was a devout Hebrew
A medium crowd enjoyed the
is well as a growing Christian. Na States picnic Sunday.
The music
tional customs were part of his very was furnished by the orchestra con
-lie. He was strict in maintaining ducted by Florence Udey.
.03her diet. While awaiting sum
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark and
mons for dinner lie had a vision of daughter from Heppner spent Sun
• arious animals let down from hea- day with the Luttrell's. Mrs. Clark
• on in a sheet, and was told to kill Is Mrs. Luttrell’s sister.
snd eat. At once his Hebrew train
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shafer of Her
ing asserted itself as he declared that miston .chaperoned a crowd of young
some of the animals were unclean. folks at Meacham Lake Saturday
He was told that what God cleansed and Sunday. Those attending from
could not be unclean and the teach Columbia district were: Gladys Dris
ing of the vision was applied to coll and Ray Woodard and Dorcaa
I hose who at that very time were and Ed Throop.
knocking at the gate. The messeng
Mr. and Mrs. J. Templeton and
ers from Cornelius were admitted Miss Maxine Moore have gone huck
and next day Peter went to the leberry picking near Baker.
Mrs. H. E. Sewell returned home
Thursday after visiting her sister for
three weeks.
Jack Dotson returned home from
Pendleton where he has been vieit-
Ing.
Mrs. Dean Rogers apparently loet
control of her car while driving up
the Chrlstly hill, and the car rolled
and backed in the A. C. Drop. Mrs.
Dean Rogers was taken from her car
unconscious but not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Rodha was with her.
Mr. Reed received a carload of
lumber to build new chicken houses.
Mias Lottie Knof returned home
Thursday after visiting her sister in
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Felthouse vis
H ERE is no factor that contributes m ore
ited at the Udey home Monday night.
to th e p erm a n en ce o f a c o m m u n ity th a n
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lynch spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting at C.
home ow nership. Two - thirds o f the 3 ,4 1 3
A. Lynch’s.
U nion Pacific fam ilies in Oregon own the
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hom es they o ccu p y ,'a n d Union Pacific em
WITH FARMERS AROUND
p loyees thus add trem endously to the solid
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fo u n d a tio n u pon w h ich O regon’s progress
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DALLAS— Ten scree of mixed La-
is built.
dlno and alfalfa pasture on the A. J.
Campbell farm In Polk county have
Union Pacific em ployees prosper d irectly in
carried 4o hend of cows for four
months, with 16 days off for Irriga
proportion to the prosperity of the
tion. according to J. R. Beck, coun
If unregulated form s o f transportation aro
ty ag en t who recently conducted a
allow ed to underm ine the R ailroad’s revc-
field tour to the Campbell place and
found the clover still knee high In
nuee, the R ailroad personnel is affected, and
many placet.
the progress o f the com m unity is retarded.
HEPPNER— Pasture land on the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
SK IP P Y
M o re than 2 ,0 0 0
O re g o n H om es
owned by Union
Pacific Employees
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Wtghtman Brothers farm near here
which was very alkaline la 1M 7 waa
treated, under direction of the
county agent, with lnrge qnnntitiwi
of barnyard manure each year. Thisj
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A ugust 1 5 th to 1 8 th In clusive
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