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VOLUME XXX
NUMBER 19
HERMISTON, UMATILLA
LAWSON BURIED
INTERIOR ESTABLISHES MRS.
AT PRINEVILLE
GRAZING DISTRICT
Funeral services for Mrs. L. Rose
COUNTY,
OREGON,
DECEMBER 31, 1936.
STANFIELD ECHO
HEPPNER WOMAN
CHRISTMAS EDITION HEADS TEACHERS
4
RAPIDS NAVIGATION
ATTEMPT FAILS
A very appropriate and well de
Mrs. Lucy Rogers of Heppner,
A house has been built on the 20
Lawson were held Saturday after signed Christmas greeting cover ap- superintendent of schools for Mor- acre farm south of the Hermiston
noon at 2:00 o'clock from the Her peared on the Stanfield Echo mim- row county, automatically ascended Butte by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Putman HIGH POWERED
ACRES SOUTH miston
Methodist church. She passed eographed and released by the Stan- tu the presidency of the Oregon and they moved into it two weeks
BOAT TURNED BACK
UMATILLA PROJECT away at her home here Thursday, field OCC boys. On the second sheet State
Teachers’ association, which is ago. The house is 20 by 24 feet and
December 24th. Interment was in is a poem on “Friendship” by diñ in session in Portland this week. J. is in a location where it will make
The Mary Gail tugboat with its
A large grazing district has been the Prineville, Ore., cemetery Sun- ton Barnes, followed by an inspir A. Yeager, Umatilla County super a very attractive home within a few
set out by the Department of the day. Pall bearers at the funeral ing Christmas editorial by Herbert intendent of schools, was elected as years, with the butte as a back- barge load of gasoline failed to climb
the Umatilla rapide last Thursday.
Interior in Umatilla and Morrow were J. A. Reeves, H. T. Campbell, G. Schreiter, educational adviser.
ground.
a member of the board of trustees.
counties south of the irrigation dis O. O. Felthouse, M. L. Watson, P. F.
The entire issue is filled with
The Putnams purchased the prop Three attempts were made against
Other officers were H. D. Gould,
trict canals from Echo to Boardman Ward, and C. A. Paul of Pendleton. punch and cheer for the boys of the Eugene, vice president; J. T. Long, erty from the county this fall and the strong current at the toot of
L. Rose i Miller was born at Silver- camp, and also the outside reader, Oregon City, C. R. Bowman, Jack- commenced building operations im the first rapids but to no avail.
and Willow Creek. An item from
The tugboat was built with spe
Washington, D. C„ December 28, ton, Ore., September 8, 1858, where and is closed by “A Happy New son county. to the board of trustees. mediately. They lived south of town
cial
equipment for navigating on the
says that “The Interior Department she spent her early girlhood. In Year” greeting on the back sheet,
for the past two years. Mrs. Putnam
issued today an order establishing 1873 she was married to John Law It is a creditable edition with a
came here because of her health and Columbia as far as Attalla where
Couple Married Here.
tanks had been built for discharging
as grazing District No. 7 an area of son, who preceeded her in death in touch of color on the cover.
Mrs G. E. Hart of Gervais, Ore., has greatly improved in that time. cargoes of gasoline. The boat had
approximately 350,000 acres lying 1891. To this union were born six
They
expect
to
plant
ten
acres
to
and Wm. Nelson of Prairie City,
a 500 horse power engine and both
south of the Umatilla Reclamation children. In 1878 Mr. and Mrs.
Ore., were married Sunday morning alfalfa in the spring. They have two the power boat and 1 barge were
project in Umatilla and Morrow Lawson moved to central Oregon, MORROW COUNTY
at a nine o’clock ceremony performed boys. Forest who is a senior in high lined with quarter Inch i steel. The
counties. Of the total area 20,000 and after Mr. Lawson’s death, Mrs.
POMONA
GRANGE
by Rev. R. R. Finkbeiner at the school, and Bob who is In grade barge was loaded with 45,000 gal-
acres are public lands, unreserved Lawson made her home near Prine
Methodist parsonage. Mrs. Hart is school.
Ions of gasoline.
and unappropriated and the remain- ville, Ore., until 1918, when she
Mrs.
Vane Boynton’s mother and
The
Morrow
County
Pomona
After making the first trial on its
moved to Hermiston where she re
der private lands.”
Grange will meet with Greenfield has been here during the Christmas PROGRAM PRESENTED own power, Kirk Thompson, the
It is understood that : this action sided until her death.
owner, engaged the use of a 200
Surviving her are two daughters, Grange at Boardman, January 2, vacation. Also her daughters Mary SUNDAY NIGHT
has been taken under the Taylor
horse power launch from the dredge
Grazing act. The new district will Mrs. Una Dinwiddie of Brownsville, 1937. The business meeting will be and Martha, and son Henry who is
be controlled much the same as for- Ore., and Mrs. Harvey Payne of held in the forenoon and the Pomo from Yakima, spent the Christmas
The Christmas program which contractors at Seven Devils rapids a
vacation here.
est reserves. Excessive grazing will Hermiston: one son, Gilbert Law- na contest will be held with the
was given at the Union church few miles below Umatilla, and this
be prevented, and the sand blows son of Prineville. Ore.; five great “Ceres” charges in all four degrees
Sunday night, December 27th, por- was found Insufficient for further
Engagement Announced
now being created in many places grandchildren. She is also survived being given by contestants from the
I trayed the Christmas spirit and car- I headway. The boat and barge were
will be arrested as much as possible. by her mother, Mrs. Julia Frances Morrow County Subordinate Grang
Mr. and Mrs. Clark A. Paul of ried out the story of the coming of 1 then turned down stream and land-
It is supposed that no summer graz Miller of Portland, and two sisters, es. A program, to which the public Pendleton announce the engagement Christ. The program was given af ed at Plymouth on the north bank
ing will be permitted. The range Mrs. Mary Lister of Portland, and is invited, will be given about 1:30. of their daughter Emogene May of ter Christmas because of conflicting of the Columbia where the load was
will be used part time in winter and Mrs. Susan Robinson of Monument, It will consist of songs, agricultural Hermiston, to Mr. Edward Neil dates the week before.
transferred to gasoline trucks and
for the lambing season early in the Ore. ; and’several nieces and neph- and cooperative talks, plays, music Boynton, son of Mrs. W. S. Boynton
The program opened with a story shipped to Spokane and other points.
by the Irrigon school band, and oth of Hermiston. The wedding Is
spring, The regulations as to all ews.
Thompson had a trained crew on
of the “Busy Christmas Fairies”
er numbers by the county granges. planned for early summer.
private lands will be arranged and
played by the little folks. Those tak the boat, and two of the best pilots
Dinner and supper will be served
published in the near future, it is ALPHA CHRISTLEY
ing part were Alta Byrnece Barlow, on the river. They stated that they
and the visitors from other granges
Townsend Club Meeting.
stated. About 25,000 acres belong
Betty Jean Myers, Beverley and Pat had no trouble below Umatilla
are to bring food for dessert. Busi
There will be a Townsend Club sy Berg, Billie and Carolyn Barlow. through the channel now being
to the Northern Pacific Railroad PASSES WEDNESDAY
ness will be resumed in the evening. meeting Tuesday, January 5. The
company, and Morrow county owns
Beatrice Smith, Jimmie and Johnny built by the government except at
Alpha Christley passed away Wed
something over 50,000 acres, and
entertainment for the evening will Taylor, John McMullen as Santa, Devils Bend where some large rocks
Umatilla county a large acreage, AH nesday morning at his home in Co
be a fish pond, and all members Louise Saylor and Robert Barlow. had been blown into the channel by
Property Ttransferred
are requested to bring a small gift Margaret Clarke and Opal Stockard the contractors which had not yet
such holdings will receive some in lumbia district at the age of 69
E. L. Hooker has leased his 40- wrapped and tied. The Townsend
come from the rentals collected by years, after a lingering illness of
been removed. It is rumored now
directed the play.
several weeks. Funeral services will acres east of town for one year to quilt, now on display at Smith's
the Department of the Interior.
that Mr. Thompson will move his
Maribell
Clarke,
Ethel
Clarke,
O’Neil and also his cows to Grocery, will be given away. All
The district comprises approxi be held Thursday afternoon at 2:00
Attalia tanks to Plymouth and truck
Donna
Saylor.
Alta
Byrnece
Barlow,
mately 550 sections of land, and o’clock from Prann’s Undertaking Mr. O'Neil. Mr. Hooker plans to go members and friends are urged to and Betty Morehouse sang “Star of gasoline into Spokane over the
will be approximately 40 miles in Parlors, and interment will be in into the trucking business.
come and have a good time. Meet the East” and were accompanied by Horse Heaven hills to the Kenne
Another transaction was the pur- ing begins at eight o’clock.
length, with a width varying from the Hermiston cemetery.
Wanda Moore. Robert Barlow gave wick-Pasco territory, a distance of
He leaves his widow and one son, chasing of the E. L. Barnett 20-
three to 20 miles. It is still uncer
There will be a 10c fish pond and a short reading entitled “Santa’s 25 miles, instead of trying further
tain as to how the action will affect Dell, in Hermiston and two sisters, acres, one mile south of town, by a 25c fish pond, and members are Cake.” Mrs. J. A. Clarke read a the rough river of 40 miles to the
local sheep men who have been leas Mrs. Sylvia Kellogg of Houston, Tex Harry W. Kelley. Mr. Kelley plans asked to bring packages for these. letter from Mr. Ware at Oregon City same destination.
ing and using a large part of these as, and Mrs. Clara Laughlin of Chi to extend his turkey ranch and Mr.
Mrs. C. R. Moore, Press Agent.
The Seattle Times yesterday
telling of the use of money received
lands with considerable freedom. cago, and three brothers, Carl and Mrs. F. Smeltzer will live on the
from the church for missionary ported that further facilities for
The time of remaining in the sage- Christley of Orland, Cal., Floyd Barnett place and assist Neil Boyn
CLARK-LINDNER
work. The orchestra which Is com service on the upper Columbia had
brush will be cut short and they Christley of Williamsport, Indiana, ton with the turkeys on the place
Miss Ruth Lindner, daughter of posed of Margaret Clarke, Nina Rae been ordered by Kirk Thompson as
will have to secure mountain allot- and Everett Christley of Tiff on, which is adjoining.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lindner, be- McCulley, Edith Clarke, Marie Skov follows: "Four more steel gasoline
Other construction is being done came the bride of Hallie F. Clark,
menta instead, It is stated that in Ohio.
barges and another tug will be or
Mr. and Mrs. Christley came to on the five acre plot at the artisian son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard T. bo and Allan Clarke, played two dered immediately as a result of the
any event, the range will be protec
numbers.
ted and aided in all possible ways, Hermiston In 1927 when they well west of town where Alton Clark, in Walla Walla. Wednesday,
A pantomime, "The Nativity,” was success of the Mary Gall tugboat in
to a return of better grass and pre- bought the W. A. Leathers ranch of Hooker is building a house. He has December 23rd. The ceremony was presented and directed by Mrs. O. reaching Umatilla with a loaded
vention pf drifting sands, caused by 120 acres. They had previously leased the property from Dr. A. E. performed in the Methodist parson L. Barlow and Opal Stockard, assis barge of gasoline. By negotiating
lived at Baker, Oregon, for 14 years Marble with the privilege of build age by Dr. Joseph Adams. The ted by the choir and by Miss Marie Biggs, John Day, Squally Hook.
excessive pasturing.
where Mr. Christley was engaged in ing and hopes to have the house young couple were attended by the Skovbo who furnished piano accom Rock Creek and Seven Devils Rapids
the automobile business, and later completed in the near future.
bride’s parents, and Mr. and Mrs. E. paniment. Character parts were tak a tug of unusual design equipped
WEST END MASONS
farming. They formerly lived 1 at
H. Dunning of Hermiston. They en by Clarence Buhmann as Zaccha- with the latest high speed Deisel en
HOLD INSTALLATION Boswell, Indiana, where they were
will make their home in Columbia rias; Pauline Stoop as Mary; Chas. gines surprised river boat experts.”
1
Weather Report.
married 47 years ago.
district on the Furnish ranch.
The attempt of the Mary Gall is
Duvall as Joseph; Joyce McCulley as
Max. Min.
ECHO, Dec. 28—Officers of the
Since coming to Hermiston the Date
heralded
as the final blow to other
Gabriel;
Esther
McMullen
as the
62 .... 41
CARD OF THANKS.
Echo Masonic lodge were elected at Christleys have operated a large December 23
attempts to navigate the Umatilla
angel;
Allan
Clarke,
Eldon
Saylor
December
24
53 ... 37
We wish to express our apprecia
the annual meeting Tuesday even dairy. They own approximately 100
Rapids without the construction of
43 .... 31 tion for the kindnesses shown us and Albert Skovbo as wise men;
ing and were installed in a joint in head of high grade cattle, many of December 25
a dam and locks at that place. The
Jesse
Moore,
Hugh
Neil
and
Ralph
December
26
42
....
27
during the loss of our wife and mo
stallation with Stanfield, Hermiston which are registered Jerseys of the
powerful Mary Gail could not get
37 .... 30 ther, and for the many lovely floral Neil as shepherds; Wanda Moore, past the first waters, with i
and Umatilla immediately following. best strains in the Northwest. Mr. December 27
three
Maribelle
Clarke
and
Donna
Saylor
37 .... 32 offerings.
Sixty Masons were present for the Christley was regarded as one of the December 28
miles of similar waters above i and
as
the
angelic
host.
December
29
42 .... 28
P. F. HÄBERLEIN
ceremony, Fred E. Schmidt, past best citizens in the Hermiston dis-
The benediction was given by the worst place at the middle rap
Precipitation was .57.
and family.
master of Pendleton lodge, acted as trict and had many friends wherev
ids.
Rev. C. Warner.
installing officer and John Camp- er he has liven. He was one of the
The Mary Gail also proved the
bell, also a past master of Pendle- men who successfully weathered the
feasibility of the new channel from
4-H Club Secretary.
ton, was marshal. An oyster sup- storms of the depression and grad
Helen Jendrzejewski, freshman in Celilo to Umatilla, on which five
per was served after the installa- ually improved his business opera-
home economics at Oregon State col barge outfits are now working with
tion. Echo officers elected were tions. In his passing the communi-
lege, was appointed secretary of the three crews each, and which will be
Jack Teel, master, Brian Branstet ty has lost one of its most successful
campus 4-H club recently. This is completed within the coming year.
ter, senior warden; W. M. Marbut, men.
an organization of 800 former 4-H It also puts a wet blanket on the
junior warden; N. D. Bard, treasu
C. C. Paine of Seaside, Ore., ar
installation of officers was held club members throughout the state attempt of The Dalles and lower riv
rer; W. H. Crary, secretary; Claude MRS. P. F. HÄBERLEIN rived Monday to join his wife who at the grange hall Monday, Decem who are now attending Oregon State er points to have the next dam built
Meyers, senior deacon; Jesse Arnold,
has been with her mother, Mrs. C. ber 21, before a large crowd. Chas. college.
at The Dalles rapids. Interest is
junior deacon; Ray Smith, senior BURIED AT IRRIGON
G. Blayden, since the death of her Wicklander put on the installation
now being aroused at Walla Walla
Stewart; Ed Liesegang Junior Stew
fahter three weeks ago. Mrs. Blay with the aid of Mr. and Mrs. Han- A.A.U. REINSTATES
and other inland places In more se
Funeral services for Mrs. P. F. den plans to arrange her affairs so
art; T. G. Smith, chaplain; Otis Mc
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Franks and
tlve work for the Umatilla dam. A
Carty, marshall and Stephen Spike, Häberlein were held at Irrigon Mon that she may return with them to baby, and Glen Franks, were guests BOARDMAN BOXER
hearing Is arranged at Lewiston for
tyler.
day, December 29th, from the Full Seaside.
of the Courtwrights over Christmas.
the near future for argument for the
Officers of Stanfield lodge No. 173 Gospel Mission with Rev. Crawford
The Dalles basketball team play Clifford and Glen are Mrs. Court-
Dave Johnston of Boardman, Ore., Umatilla dam and the Snake river
are: Wm. Haggman, master; Vernon giving the service. Interment was ed the home town team here Tues wright's sons.
promising heavyweight fighter, who developments. Navigation being suc
Wald, senior warden; James Hos in the Irrigon cemetery.
day.
Christmas was a day of reunion was suspended by the registration cessfully proven to Umatilla when
Beryle Kutch was born August
kins, junior warden; James Lane,
Roller skating was enjoyed by sev at the J. F. Barlow home with all committee of the Oregon Association the new channel is completed and
treasurer; L. Jounnault, secretary; 10, 1888, at Yamhill, Ore., and pas- eral people Tuesday evening in the the children home except Ray, and of the Amateur Athletic union be no further, is supporting the con
Donald Child and Charles Holman, sed away at Pendleton, December Grange hall. The hall will be open his family, who live at Eugene.
cause of his having signed a con tention that has long been made by
deacons; H. L. Hedrick and R. F. 25, 1936. She was united in mar- for skating every Tuesday night.
Pomona Grange will meet here tract to engage In professional Umatilla rapids dam enthusiasts
Evans, stewards; J. W. Heckman, riage to Paul Häberlein of Yamhill,
Mr. and Mrs. James and sons and Saturday.
fights, has been reinstated and will that the Umatilla dam must be built
tyler.
Ore., November 21, 1921. To this Allan Chaffee visited this week at
Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger undoubtedly be seen in action In lo If the river Is made useful for navi
Hermiston Lodge No. 138 officers union two children were born, Do the A. B. Chaffee home,
and children of Lexington were cal rings within the next month.
gation, and the heavy tonnage of
installed were: C. Seitz, master; lores June and Paula Elna.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Krom and son week end guests at the Messenger
Johnston’s case was reviewed by the Inland Empire is reached by wa
Dave Mittlesdorf, senior warden;
Besides her husband and children left last week to be with T. E. Broy- and Barlow homes.
the national registration committee ter transportation.
John Clarke, junior warden; Tom she leaves her father, Eldon Kutch les, who is quite ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hadley and at the Houston, Tex., meeting. It
Frasier, secretary; R. G. Saylor, jun of Yamhill, four sisters, Mrs. Ruby
Miss Cathleen Marshall spent the Stanton. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Howell was recommended that the Oregon
HOSPITAL NOTES
lor deacon; Gerald White, senior Bahenskl of Palmer. Nebraska; Mrs. holidays with her father.
and Jim, Mr. and Mrs. H. Jayne and association committee be requested
Mr.
and Mrs. Sloan Spencer of
Stewart, and Curtis Simons. tyler. Ida Dillon of Emmett, Idaho; Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cox, Irene and Edlth enjoyed a lovely Christmas to reinstate Johnston because of
Stanfield
announce the arrival of a
Tuscan Lodge No. 136 had the fol- Addie Fouts and Mrs. Zola Yates, Jesse, visited at the aBrlow home dinner at the Claude Myers home.
the eviden
presented.
which
lowing officers installed: Th os. both of Yamhill; one brother. Don over the week end. They left for
Mike and Katherine Gorham are showed that while Johnson did sign baby boy named Sloan Ray, at the
Tucker, master; James Springer, Kutch of Cushing, Nebraska. There their home in Seattle Monday.
here from Council Bluffs, Iowa, vis a contract to engage in professional Hermiston General hospital Decem-
ber 26th.
senior warden: Earl Cherry, junior
also fifteen nieces and nephews
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Klitz, Miss iting at the Jack Gorham home.
fights be never competed under the
warden H. B Hull, treasurer: Earl and many friends who will mourn Maxwell, Noel and Mr. Klitz of Port
W. H. Shepherd of Umatilla is a
Mr. and Mrs. Brice Dillabough terms of the contract nor has he en
Shaw and Ralph Yoder, deacons: her
land, were Christmas guests at the and family stopped at the Macomber gaged in any professional fights at medical patient In the hospital.
Jeff Stephens. chaplain; Walter Bul
Frank Klitz home.
Vernon, the six weeks old baby
home on their way to La Grande.
any time. It was further stated
CARD OF THANKS.
lard. stewart.
Mrs. Roberts of Seattle and sisters
Mrs. Gladys Fortier and Norma that Johnston has not competed son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Adams.
We wish to express our deep ap Mrs. Royce of Stayton, and Mrs. spent their vacation In Eugene vis- since he was suspended.
of Irrigon, Is seriously 111 In the hos-
Judge Deturns to Work.
preciation and thanks to our many Ida Harlow of Spray, visited at the Iting at the L. E. Marschat home.
The national registration com- pital from pneumonia.
County Judge G. F. Hodges was friends for their loving servieea and Guy Barlow home during Christmas.
John Jenkins has traded his place mlttee also listened to evidence in
Alton Kingsbury has been con-
back on the job Monday morning af beautiful floral tributes to our Mrs. Roberts is Mrs. Barlow’s mo-
for one near Monument and will the case of a former Portland boxer fined to bed for the past three days
ter a two weeks' vacation caused by mother and grandmother during her ther.
leave in the near future.
who accepted money for competing with a severe case of the flu.
mastoid infection, which required a long illness, and to us in our be
Mr. and Mrs. W. Courtright left
Lois Messenger has been quite III in boxing bouts and who since has
Mrs. E. F. Neff, mother of Mr.
major operation at St. Anthony’s reavement.
Tuesday for Molalla where they will for a few days but is thought to be retired from the ring game but who Kingsbury, Is visiting at the
hospital. The judge, although still
Mrs. Louise Payne
make their future home. Mr. and | improving.
now desires to compete in handball pital this week, Mr. Neff spent
Mrs. Una Dinwiddie
Mrs. W 8. Lay will move onto the
Hazel Tyler was home for the activities. Hia request for reinstate Christmas here but returned to
Mrs. Lillian Payne
place vacated by them.
Christmas holidays.
ment was denied.—Oregonian.
Portland Sunday.
350,000
/
PUTNAMS BUILD
FARM HOME
MRS. BLAYDEN WILL LEAVE FOR
SEASIDE SOON; OTHER BOARDMAN NEWS