East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-02-15

HERMIS1ON, Ore. Feb. 15.-An
enthusiastic good roads meeting was
held in Umatllld Friday evening by
the promoters OF good roads OF that
city and of HerraIston. About thirty
five HeImistonians motored to the
seaport town and met the progressive
citizens OF that section.
The meeting was held in the Meth
odist church and was presided over by
Arthur G. Means Of Umatilla. A
committee was chosen from Umatilla
consisting OF W. 4. Roberts. w. J.
Dohler and Dick verxa, which will
confer with committee from this
city. who are Z. Dodd, Fl. T. Fra
ser and c. S. McNaught.
The good roads committees are to
submit report at the next monthly
meeting OF the Hermiston CONNER
cial club. the first OF March. on the
nearest per cent Grade road outline
that will connect with the Umatilla
diagonal road which runs southeast
to the Cmatilla project reservoir.
There will prot ably be some oil
ins and aravelins or this road and an
attempt TO make II one OF the best
in this section. this being a part OF
the proposed Columbia highway.
H. L. Lyons, chief engineer OF the
O.-w. r. & n. Co.. was in this city
/ Saturday confeirlng with County
commits, oner II. A. Waterman.
NJ. ID. Scroggs and II. D. Newell
are attending the convention Of gov
errment project supervisors and en-
gireers Of this reclamation division in
Oriand. Cal, consisting OF Truckee'
Carson. CIland, klamath and Uma-
tilla projects.
To say that the Hermiston high
school basketball teams were beaten
Is speaking mildly. they were out
stretched. underfooted and outplayed
in almost every pay made by the
visiting teams from Echo.
The experienced teams of that city
had n practice bame with the only
beginning teams OF the local schools.
The tames were rough but friendly
and the defeated can only feel they
were benefited by the experience.
After the games the visitors were
eFcorted to the basement of the Bap-
tist church where 4 light banquet was
served by the young ladies' of the
high school, some later attending the
dance given in the Mercantile hall.
The girls team from Echo consist
ed Of Daphne and C.ephine Gulliford,
Eina Thompson, Emma Shears, Esther
schon and Ruby Hard.
The local girls playing were Alice
Lambert. Marie Hobbs, Laura Boyn-
ION. Fannie TODD. Very Purdy and
Eulie Johnson. The score was Echo
IS and Hermiston s.
The boys from Echo were Estem.
Hoskins, Marcum, Estletine, Sailing
and Johnson. The Hermiston boys
representing the high school were
Boynton, Longhoin. c. Blakeslee,
Kunn. Waterman and Shotwell. The
score was 4S to 80 again in Echo's
favor.
The largest ard most successful
gun and club rabbit drive combined,
vas held in the vicinity Of the VIM.
Leathers ranch, each of town yester-
day.
over fifteen hundred of the pests
were added to the large number kill
ed in former drives in that section,
winch is between four and five thou
sand.
A rabbit shoot is in order for the
gun men today on the west side OF
the Umatilla river.
Preparations have been made dur
ing the week for a most successful
shoot, tight rabbit proof corral be-
ing built in the neighborhood Of the
John Wilson ranch at which place a
tounteous repas. has been prepared.
Automobiles and carriages have con-
veyed the participants across the riv'
er and judging from the number OF
a number l shots attending and the
enthusiasm shown II will be one OF
the most successful ever held.
General Passenger Agent William
YcMurray and General Freight Agent
n. E. Lownsberry OF the O.-W. r. &
n. we're in the city yesterday on Of
flclal business, attending the rabbit
drive In the morning. Several oil
Hermiston's leading citizens were en-
tertained by them at dinner in their
IIivate car.