East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-11-28
HERM|sT0N HAS
BUILDING BOOM
HOMES SPRINGING UP
ALL OVER THE VALLEY.
Era of Great Activity Now on In the
West End-DOzens of Tracts Being
Cleared and Orchards Being Set
Out on Every Hand-Many Thanks
giving Events Occurred Thursday.
(snecIal Correspondence.l }

on every hand putting up their mod
est little homes on the farm land Of
the Hermston valley, with dozens Of
tracts being cleared and plowed for
setting into orchard, and with several
Of the settlers already planting their
trees, the country around Hermiston
presents more prosperous appear
ance than ever since the government
project was undertaken. The fact
that the government was late in de-
liverfng its water held back the pro-
ject's development last year, but dur
ing the coming season there Will be
water for irrigation from the time II
IL first needed and land owners ana
homesteaders on the project are get
ting ready to make the best use pos
sible OF that water with the result of
great activity all over the Hermiston
unit.
There are numbers Of prospective
settlers visiting the project, and all
are well pleased with the development
now under way.
Building Notes.
r. II. Jones of Heppner, disposed
OF his five-acre tract southwest of
town to NJ. Dlshon and son. Mr..
Dlshon will clear this at once and
seed II to alfalfa.
G. w. Rist, Dan McCarty and John
McCarty of Montana, are clearing
and seeding down 35 acres Of land
southwest of town. They will be res
idents of Hermiston I'm the spring.
G. w. Rumbargen has completed
his residence southwest OF town. the
coming week will see him and his
family settled In their new home.
They are living at present In the
Hisser house.
Charles Drake OF Centerville
Wash, with son and daughter. are
clearing up 20 acres of land east of
town They are also building house
and barn.
Dan Dobln OF Dubuque, Iowa, Is
here looking over the project with
view to buying.
Drs. Holsington OF Pendleton, were
visitors in Hermiston Sunday. They
ran down to make arrangements for
the clearing of their land south of
town, and also to see about buying
more property.
H. T. Irwin is putting on concrete
veneering and adding porches to his
home on Furnall avenue and Third
avenue.
F.. r. Lungren is building a six
room bungalow in this city.
The contract Is let for a five-room
house for John Fritz. Mr.. Fritz will
also erect a barn on his property
which is in the second addition TO
Hermston.
Review Malheur Project.
Project Engineer ii. ID. Newell Is
attending meeting of the board of
engineers Of the reclamation service
at Ontario, Ore, where upon petit
ton of the farmers affected the SER
vice is considering a revival of the
old Malheur project. Mr.. Newell was
engineer in charge OF the first work |
done on that project which was
abandoned for the reason that the |
government was going to charge $50
for water-a price the farmers then |
considered excessive. During the past |
summer Engineer f. l. Davis of this |
city, has been taking further obser- |
vatlons in that country with the re-
suit that the farmers are now anxious |
for the government to undertake the |
scheme.
Now National Bank.
The First Bank OF Hermiston has |
received its charter as national |
bank and is now the First National
OF Hermiston. Under the new char
ter the management of the bank re-
mains the same.
The Hermiston Mercantile compa-
NJ are making improvements in their
stone building. Have built balcony |
to be used as an office and are es-
tabllshing private telephone system.
New settlers Arrive.
Howard Laughlin and wife arrived
from Butte, Mont, Monday to make
Hermston their home. They are liv-
ing at present in the Bland house
Mr.. Alec Fritz, a brother of John
Fritz of this city, arrived from Min
neapolls this week and intends to To-
cate here.
The Baptist church have purchased
new piano.
The ladies of the Methodist hurch
will hold their annual Christmas ba-
zaar December IL.
Personal.
c. II. Gardner has returned from
a trip to the willamette valley, where
he has located his sick brother in
a comfortable home in Salem. Mr..
Gardner Is better pleased with Her
miston than ever. His brother will
return to Hermlston this coming sea-
son IL he regains his health
Mrs. Byron G. Monkman, Mrs. w.
G. Rodda, Miss Jessie Williams, Mr..
f. ]. Pennock, Miss Bertha Randall
and Miss Edna Rothgibe attended the
teachers convention, held at Baker
City this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Smith of ST. An
thony, Idaho, are here for a short
visit with their daughter, Mrs. Chas
Hiatt.
Mr.. ]. +. McNaught, who has been
confined to his bed with the grippe,
IS able to be up and about.
clifford Morgan left Thursday for
Boise, Idaho, to be gone a week
Social News.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Burch entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Kellogg, Miss
vatao ond Miss McClalland nj an elab-