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About The Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 19??-1984 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1936)
(7 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. PAGE TWO First Local Businesses. The first lumber yard was built by Dr. Kern and Dr. Blakely, now Tum-A-Lum; the first bank by F B. Swayze; second bank by J. H. Reid; first hardware store by E. P. Dodd; second by H. T. Fraser and E. E. Littler; first hotel by the Max well Co.; second by J- H. Williams; first pool hall by W. Glasson; first store, Bland and Donoven; second by G. W. Wotoring; first livery sta ble, R. E. Stewart; second by Peter Nestor; two drug stores, R. H. Allen and R. E. Allen. the same day. All the above construction was in 1905 and early in 1907, within a few weeks time. One man bought his lot first, another opened goods first, but all were working for the best position possible and all came about the same time. Hermiston Dry Cleaners — Expert Cleaning Service — INTERNATIONAL CUSTOM MADE CLOTHES R. H. Piersol. Owner Hermiston • ■ - Phone 71 TEEL IRRIGATION PROJECT IDLE $1,200,000 ONCE UMATILLA CITY OFFICIALS. INVESTMENT 2800 Foot Tunnel and Four Miles of Large Canal Completed. The name of Teel runs through the history of Umatilla Meadows and Echo, and including the early and later efforts at reclaiming the desert in those localities. Dr. John Teel settled on a homestead near the present Fred Andrews place west of Echo in 1861. He became an Indian agent and teacher, and administered to the medical needs of Indian and white in those days for fifty miles around. He was the father of O. D. Teel and Mrs. Pamela Spike. Mrs. Spike and a number of grandchild ren survive him. O. D. Teel in 1905 was one of the company that start ed the present Westland ditch and later he was president of the Teel Irrigation company which made a strong attempt to irrigate the lands between Butter Creek and Echo. This company consisted of O. D. Teel, president; Frank Spinning, secretary; A. Longwell, treasurer; Peter Sheridan, assessor; Charles E. 14 Years EXIRA SERVICES -no extra charge! of Satisfactory Service in the territory served by the Hermiston Her ald. Shellubrication is more than “greasing.” It’s modern up keep service as specified by the manufacturer — PLUS eight extra services that help keep your car young: SHELL Products 1—Cleaning interior 2—Tightening loose nuts and bolts on fenders and bumpers UNITED MOTORS ELECTRIC SERVICE 3—Wiping off entire car 4-Testing and filling battery 5—Checking ell lights FIRESTONE TIRES S—Washing all windows 7—Property inflating tiros AND TUBES 8—Polishing all chromium Time to replace that old battery with a new . . . Shellubrication costs no more than ordinary greasing. Ask about it! PRES-TO-LITE Pearson’s Service Station Phone 87-W W. M. Pearson, Mgr. Charles L. McNary 19 years in U. S. Senate from Oregon. From 1916 to 1920 women officials ruled the city of Umatilla. Top row. reading from left—Mrs. Roy Paulu, Mrs. Henry Means, councilwom en, and Mrs. J. Cherry, recorder. Second row—Mrs. Gladys Baymiller, Mrs. C. G. Brownell, councilwomen, and Mrs. R. Merrick, treasurer. Lower row—Mrs. Starcher, mayor. Mrs. Cherry was also justice of the peace and later mayor. In addition to routine work the women installed water meters and established the present city library. Welles, collector; W. B. Hinkle, en gineer; J. T. Hinkle, attorney; and Asa B. Thomson, Frank Sloan. Fred A. Fisher and others. The Teel project contained 16,495 acres, lying east of lower Butter Creek to Alkali Canyon, and north of Umatilla Meadows and extending south to Sarvis Butte. The water was to be brought from Camas Creek and the watershed of the John Day river by a canal and tun nel through the divide to the head of Big Butter Creek. The tunnel was to be 12,341 feet long of which 2,800 feet were completed. Four miles of the canal from the head of the tunnel was excavated. The canal was 25 feet on the bottom and 45 feet on top, and made to carry 390 second feet of water. The tunnel is seven feet high and eight feet wide with heavy fall. After being turned into the head of Butter Creek the water was to follow this stream 35 miles to the Corrigal ranch and thence through a 25-mile distribut ing canal along the upper borders of the land. Two contracts were let amounting to 3930,000 to the Warren Construc tion company, and the total con struction cost was estimated at $1,200,000. The work was well underway and all possibilities of final success were | apparent when a scandal developed I in the sale of bonds. The agency handling the bonds was Milholland and Hough of Spokane. These men sold a considerable amount oí bonds and supplied runds to the irrigation company for a time. They then forged issues of Londs on the Teel irrigation district. Delays followed and investiga tions ensued. When discovered in their perfidy Milholland committed suicide and Hough was sentenced to 11 years In the Walla Walla peni- tentiary. The two men had formed a pact to commit suicide together but officers reached Hough before he could commit the deed. The re sult was loss of credit standing of the Teel Irrigation company. With the depression in general irrigation bonds which came on at the time, the whole enterprise failed. Many of the lands were taken for assessments for interest and taxes, and finally sold to Umatilla county. The works lie idle and a highly wor thy enterprise remains unfinished It, nevertheless, remains a monu- ment to the foresight and vision ot the promoters, and an outline for a renewal of the endeavor when con ditions return for extension of irri gation areas in this locality. The water supply was abundant, the cost was not high per acre, the lands as to topography and soil are excellent. Elevation, climatic con ditions and nearness to market are not excelled by any other western irrigation project. The return flow from the waters thus diverted from the John Day supply to these lands would be contributed to the West land district system, and to the Umatilla river to be diverted to the West Extension and lands on west to Willow Creek. It is one of the potential resources of this region. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER Co-op. Cannery of Service Since 1929. The Hermiston Co-operative Can nery was established in 1929. The first manager was F. M. Guiwits; the second Dad West. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Barlow have been in charge for the past five years. In 1929 the output was 19,000 .cans. In 1935 the total was 70,000. This year 20,000 cans were proces sed in July, and 18,000 In August. Most of the products are produced in the immediate vicinity. Peas are trucked in from the Athena fields and sold to patrons, amounting to 6500 pounds. Salmon is now being brought in large quantities from Celilo falls on the Columbia. The cannery has 500 customers or patrons who do a large part of their home canning under the co- operative system. The cost for number two cans, plain, is five and a quarter cents; for lacquer, five and a half cents; for number two and a half, plain, five and three quarters; lacquer, six cents per can. These prices are for fruits and vgetables; meats are one cent higher. These prices include all Beginning of Hops. Smith’s Apartments —MODERN APARTMENTS— Comfortable and Clean CHEAP RATES Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith, Proprietors. SPECIALTY AT Hunter’s Cafe A Friendly, Homey Atmosphere GIVE US A TRY — RATES TO BOARDERS — In 1933 O. T. Lockridge planted even acres to hops near Hermiston and three more in ’34. Encouraged y his success W. Whitsett, J. A. Scott. Paul Miller and L. W. Dixson 1 nted tracts to hops. Lockridge also built a drier. Dixson has a h ary crop of seedless hops this yea". Until this year, the price was too low for profit. The Sliding Dock. saving merchand Health Dionne’: 100’s For Biliousness sluggish and gall bladder. This picture is of the port build- ing at Umatilla. It Is on skids and ’s —or able w ith the stage of river. DR. M. S. KERN OF PENDLETON Builds Strength and Gaining Weight. Aids 6 e 100” VANTAGE Republican Floor Leader. Senate Author of McNary Haugen Bill. cans and processing. The patron sup-, plies his products and places them in the cans at the plant. A canning fee of 25 cents is charged each year. The capacity of the plant was en larged this year 100 percent, with the addition of another cooker and a capping machine and table, and other facilities. The plant has no in debtedness against it. Interest in this cannery has ex tended to other counties out of the state. It is considered the most suc cessful cooperative cannery in oper ation in the west. The Barlows have entertained many visitors. Home Cooking The Mt. Hood Ox. Fifty years ago a great ox grew on the bunch grass hills of Butter Creek. He was snow white and was named Mt. Hood.* The name of his owner was Maurice, and the animal never was fed a bite of hay until he was brought into a corral and shipped to San Francisco. His weight then was 3660 pounds. He was used 's a show animal in the Golden Gate city and later sold as beef for $1 per pound. V I. • < Well Balanced Preparai Citrates and Carbonates. nesia Always for the Farmers’ Interests. Russia Progressive Republican. Always Liberal in Politic al Views. NOVEMBER 3, 1936 Rubber State Republican Central Committee (Paid Adv.) 100‘ and Candidate For Re-Election — 1936 Dr Max 8. Kern of Pendleton start'd the first lumber yard In Her miston in 1905. He awns several business buildings in Hermiston and a ranch nt Irrigon.
