East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-18
AERM|ST0N NOTES
"IIOW ABOUT HERNIISTON"
ADOPTED AS SLOGAN
VIII Plant Trees Along
Irrigation Dltch--StOrage Company
Is Incorporated - Grocery Stock
Changes Hands-New Steel Fire
Tower Arrlvcs-PcrsOna Items.
(speclal Correspondence.l }

The executive board of the Umatilla
I Project Development League held ii
meeting Friday and adopted the slo-
gan How About Hermiston?" This
Is to be printed on all stationery and
to be put in general use to arouse the
interest of strangers.
! With view to protecting as well as
beautifying the banks of the distribu-
ton ditches the government, through
/ the local reclamation office, is max
ing negotiations for the placing of an
order for car of locust trees. These
will be planted this early fall along
the various ca lals which traverse the
project.
! The locust tree is especially adapteu
for this purpose owing to the excellent
windbrakes they make within a short
time and are also ready conveyors of
nitrogen to the soil, immense nodules
forming on the roots.
The Umatilla Storage and Commits
sion Company filed articles Of corpora
ton with county clerk Sailing at PEN
4, dleton Thursday. The capital stock is
$4,000. The corporators and officers
OF the company represent prominent
and influential business men of PEN
dleton, among them being e. w. Nc
Comas of the Northwestern Elevator
Company; c. W. Phelps, district attor-
ney; william j. Clark of the
Clark Hardware company, and F. A.
Phelps, prominent citizen and prop
eTry holder of Hermiston.
Thomas Campbell of Seattle and
Morris d. Scroggs of this city have
purchased the grocery stock of Little
field & Strohm who for several months
have conducted a successful business
in this city. The new firm will be
known as the Hermiston Produce and
Supply company
A carload of fine hogs was shipped
Thursday from the o. r. & n stock
yards to Pullman, Wash, by ]. F.
McNauht of the Maxwell Land and
Irrigation company. This is the third
carload within two weeks that Mr..
McNaught has shipped, the first two
going to Portland. For more than
year this stock fancier has kept regis
tered Berkshire stock which won laur-
els at the county fair.
Another two car load shipment will
be made within few days.
With provisions and equipment to
meet the needs OF a months encamp-
ment w. p. Lttlefield and ]. Fl.
Strohm. two prominent young men of
this city formerly engaged in the gro
Gerry business. departed Wednesday
for the Blues where they will hunt
grouse. the season having just opened.
The sportsmen intend to enjoy the
simple life while incidentally they ex-
pect to return with goodly portion of
game.
The new steel tower ordered by the
Eormiston Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. for the support of the alarm bell
was received this week from Free
port. III. The tower win he erected
on the three cornered plat east of the
o. r. & n track which was donated |
by the Maxwell Land and Irrigation
company. II will stand 36 feet high |
and hold the 500 pound bell purchas- |
ed by the fire boys some time ago.
In compliance with their agreement,
the o. r. & y. have sent the company
artist, w. II. Benton, TO this city to
ret suitable sketches of Hermiston
and the project for the handsome new
booklet which will be issued for the
Umatilla Project Development League
in the near future.
In commemoration of the 5Sth ami
versary of the Rebekah degree, cell
ebratfon will be held Monday evening
at s o'clock by the local lodge at the
Baptist church which will be free to
the public and to which an invitation
is extended
An exceptionally fine programme
has been planned, the principal fea-
tures OF which are addresses by DR..
7. b. Ford, formerly pastor of the
First Methodist church of Pendleton, {
but now of Hood River, and Rev, II. s
D. Pease, pastor of the local church.
Special music will be rendered by To-
,al talent OF which Hermiston is justly |
proud.
Miss Ivy McCleland. stenographer L
II the local reclamation service, re. :
urned Wednesday from months
'isit with her parents at Pittsburg,
Penn.
f. b. Swayze Of the First Nationai &
Sank left Thursday morning for Port
and to transact business.
Mrs j. NJ. Griffin and baby daugh- \
er returned the first of the week from
few weeks visit ,with friends and