East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-01-12
GRADUATION OF
PAYMENTS UNLIKELY
UMATILLA SETTLERS UNABLE
TO REACH SECRETARY DIRECT
Appeal to President Taft for COnsid-
Grafton and Also to Fisher-Eastern
Star Officers Installed-Light Plant
is FrOZen-Up.


Hermiston, Ore, Jan. l2.-The fol-
lowing telegram has been received by
Henry Sommerer in answer to a tel
egram sent to the secretary of the
interior, few days ago regarding the
graduation of the water right pay
ments on this project: Data and ar
guments for graduation of payments
under consideration by the reclama-
tion service but reported not con-
vincing Final report to secretary
will be made shortly and action taken.
(Signed) SAMUEL ADAMS.
Asst Secretary.
From this telegram it would seem
that the prospects for graduation of
the water right payments on the Uma-
tilla project are very scarce. The set
tiers mailed to the secretary last Au-
gust petition stating that they wish
ed this graduation, bat it would seem
that the secretary never received this
petition from the settlers, and it is
thought that the head of the recla-
nation service is not in favor of Civ
ing any concessions to this project,
and as the settlers seem unable to get
anything direct to the secretary, and
only through the reclamation service,
that they have a small chance.
Another wire has been sent direct
to President Taft and one also to the
secretary, asking that a graduation of
the building charge be made before
the 1910 charge becomes delinquent.
Eastern star Officers Seated.
Queen Esther Chapter of the East
ern star no. 101 of Hermiston met
Wednesday night. The new officers
who were installed at special meet
ing taking the chairs, We're; Mrs. Alice
NJ Phillips, worthy matron, Mr.. y.
F. Garner, worthy patron; Mrs.
Phelps, associate matron; Mrs. A. P.
Garner, secretary; Mrs. Geo A. Cres-
sy, treasurer; Miss Essie Campbell,
conductoress; Miss Hazel Cressy. as
sociate conductress; Mr.. Otto G.. Sap
per, organist; Mrs. Night, warder;
Mr.. Geo. Cressy, sentinel; the points
of the Star being Mrs. Henry Hit as
Ada: Mrs. Russell Brownell as Ruth;
Mrs. G. H. Upthegrove as Esther; Mrs.
e. T. Erikson as Martha: Mrs. H. A.
Waterman as Electra. After the bus
mess session, refreshments were serv-
ed and all report a delightful time.
Permission was granted Umatilla to
organize an Eastern Star lodge at
that place, and the members and Of
ficers of this lodge expect to go down
and assist.
Light Plant Froze Up.
| For four days this week the Her
miston Power and Light company
has been unable to give any light
and the town has been in darkness
The pump at the reservoir of the
company froze-up.
Personal Mention.
Carl S. McNaught, of the Maxwell
Land and Irrigation company, is
spending a few days at Pendleton.
| DR.. Henry w. Coe is spending a few
days at Hermiston on business, Mrs
II. T. irwin left for Pendleton yester-
day for a weeks stay in that place.
II. A. McKeen, who went to Pen.
dleton few days ago for an oper-
alton for. appendicitis is reported as
doing very well.
| F. Woodruff, salesman of the Cres.
ent Woodenware and Box Mfg. com.
pany of Spokane is spending a few
days on the project taking orders foi
fruit boxes, He expects to ship sew.
eral hundred boxes to Hermiston ant
Stanfield in the spring.