East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-12-19
HEyM|STON To Be
APPLE COUNTRY
APPLE SHOW JUDGE
GIVES HIS OPINION
Senator Dunlap of Illinois Declares
That Umatilla Project Has Re
quircd Climate, Sunshine and Soil
TO Make IL Famous-Visitlng on
Way Home From National Apple
Show.

That the Hermiston valley has
every natural requisite for an apple
country, and from climate soil and
sunshine is destined TO become one
OF the most famous producers of that
luscious fruit Is the opinion of Sem
ator Dunlap, OF Urbana, H., who,
with Mrs. Dunlap, Is visiting on the
project while returning from the Ma
tional Apple Show at Spokane where
he was one of the judges.
Senator Dunlap, while at Hermis-
ton, was the guest Of his old friend,
j. c. Jordan, whose son is employed
In the senator's vast orchards at Ur-
bana. He was most favorably i'm
pressed with tee country and did not
hesitate to give 1t the highest en-
dorsement. Senator Dunlap is ex-
ceptionally qualified to speak of the
apple growing opportunities at Her
miston, being owner of some 1900
acres Of Illinois apple orchard and
being one of the foremost fruit
growers in the United States.
No Need for Doctor.
DR.. NJ. V. Turley left this week for
Adams to take charge of a practice
there for the time being. The doctor
could do this with perfect freedom
as there Is not a case Of sickness in
town.
Had 10 Come Back.
Mr.. and Mrs. II t. Handy have re-
turned to Hermiston to make their
home here permanently Last spring
they left Hermiston for their former
home in Rogeville, Mo. but found |
out there is no place like Hermlston
and were not happy until they had |
once more set foot on Hermlston soil. !
They say they will never leave again. |
Fricll Gets Contract.
II A. Frick. president OF the Uma- |
tilla Hydraulic stone company, has !
been awarded the contract for a
$4,000 residence at Freewater The
cement blocks of which the house
IS to be made. will be manufactured
in Hermlston and shipped to Free
water.
W. H. Skinner is erecting a large
and roomy barn on his property on
Gloyds avenue. The barn. when COM
pleted, will accommodate eighteen
head OF horses and several rigs.
There is also a large loft that will
hold over twenty tons OF hay.
G. G. Ncwall Is erecting a new five
room cottage on Fifth and Hurlburt
avenues.
More Settlers Come.
Mr.. w. j. Teriault who bought
land here last week. went back to
his home on urgent business but i'm
returned to make building
arrangements and to care for his car
load of horses which arrived today.
He brought with him two friends,
Mr. Teriault's good opinion of Her
miston to the extent OF making sew
aral large Investments.
Mr. c. w. Rist has just had his |
fifteen acres cleared and sown to al a
'alfa and presents one of the smooth i
est ranches on the project. /
Personal News.
DR. r. NJ. Hampton and wife. of n
Helena, Mont, have arrived and are il
pending a few days with old friends. IL
The doctor is interested in the Her. a
nston Bank and Trust company He n
. very much pleasd with Hermiston
md intends to invest in some farm
and.
w. j. Teriault and family have /
one to Jackson, Mich, to spend b
christmas with Mrs Terlault's peo- $
lie.
Fred Corthase and NJ. Hokanson
re here from Aberdeen, Wash. look
lg over the project. So
f. II. Bartlett who was called tC
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