The Pest Way to Koo t Tlifs District is to Send four Friends Copies of the ! Malheur Enterprise every week. l r-y ; 3 l ii 11 3 . Trr. The Malheur Enterprise De livered to your home or mailed, $2.00 per year, in advance. The Leading Paper of Malheur County. AND VALE PLAINDEALER VOL. 1, NO. 2 VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1909. TRICE 5 cents GIRLS ADMIT i PASTFAULTS Silby and Huntzbury Held Over to Answer Charge of Abf!uc i ting Minors VALE TALKS WITH MANY HEW PLACES Telepl icne Connection OpVnj Commun ication Between Burns and Inter rneciate Towns ;A. W. Hecknor, alias Silly, and Vernon Huntzbury were held over last Wednesday in Boise to answer the; charge of taking the two young gills, Miss Hauntz and Miss Lohman, from that city and placing them in houses of ill fame. Something of a sensation was sprung when the girls admitted on ths witness stand during the preliminary hearing that, their past had been by no means without taint, and the fact is 'expected tojbe taken into account in favor of the two prisoners. The men and the girls were taken from Vale last week to the Idaho capi tal where the prisoners receive a hear ing on the charge of abducting girls who were under age and of pieviously good character. The admissions of the girls as to. their past conduct made an alteration in the charge necosiiry. MORE RIGS THAN EVER IN FIELD The number of rigs now at work in the Vale oil fields exceeds the number in operation at any one time in the previous history of the district. Sev eral of these rigs are being used for assessment work, and the fact is the cause of most favorable comment. , Tbe report has been circulated wide ly about town that that the Malheur Oil and Gas Company has made a dis covery of such importance that oper ations on the well have been jxistponed for the purpose of devoting full atten tion to assessment work on their other properties so that everything will bo properly "cinched" when the expected w,oll is brought in. They have just put five additional assessment rigs in the fielda.f A Special Church Services A special Thanksgiving service was held by Rev. B. F. Meredith on Thurs day morning at the Methodist Episcopal . Church, PERSONALS OF THOSE MOVING BY STAGE The following passengers travelled by the Vale-Burns Stage Line during the past week : C, Hawthorn, St. Louis; Ona Thomp son; II. H. Huntingdon, returning from Harney, where he had been to look for 'a ranch for raising horses; Mrs. liutski, Bums to Sacramento; H. E. Preston, Burns to Spokane; Mr. Harried and daughter, from Moscow, Idaho, to "Westall, where the former has pur chased a farm; Mr. Wilbur, returning tq his school at Juntura; Messrs. Neese and Adams, to Westfall; Messrs. Beau champ Lanning and Ketchel, Burns to Vale. Mueller Makes Many Sales ' Thai the real estate business in Vale showed an unusually healthy condition during the past week is the statement ' made by C. C. Mueller the prominent 'real estate and insurance man. He himself closed several important deals not only in town lots but also in ranches in tho vicinity. Vale may now talk overthe telephone with Foniann, Beulah. Drewsev. Har ney rtnd l urns for the first time, and communication was first established appropriately enough on Thanksgiving day. It is said that Thanksgiving was chosen as ti c time intentionally as an indication of the benefit which will ac crue fro.n the lines and as a marking of the begiiinii-.g of a new era in develop ment. The iine, or at least part of it, is an independent company organized by the farmers and other residents of the valley affected by the innovation The work was done with such dispatch lh:it very few became aware of the fact they can "talk with Burns" and the ofher'plaees but a rapid increase of business is expected immediatly after the general dissemination of the intel ligence. CONTRACTS LET FOR BROGAI Fifteen Miles of the Road, in Two Sections, To be Built by Local Contractors. CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN VALE Ackennan Will Surely Run, But Not Yet Ready To Make Announcement. MALHEUR CO. TEACHERS MEET Professor Ackeman State Superin teniant of Schools Present FINE ADDRESSES MADE Twenty-nine Teachers Were Enrol led or Only Two-thirds of Those Eligible Dance at Rink ' A very large number of couples ob served Thanksgiving by attending a very pleasant dance, the lirt.t given in the new rink of Hunt and Carey. The dance continued into the earl1) hours of the morning. "s Building Warehouse The Empire Lumber Company h;is begun the constriction of a warehouse near the ofTice of the Enterprise. The 'warehouse will 1 u'd for the storing of cement, plaster etc. DREXEL HOTEL CUPID'S PALACE iince its opening about o;e yetr ugo the Drexel lintel lias Ih.-u tin r.c.-ne uf 2i weddings, and the big ln.nt. U ry haa now come to be I nown u l'u,i.i'a i'a!- C'r. The S4Cl.l;d lllHrriitge VWlhill tAO dr.y to.k pli.ee tl.re ul M .ndi.v wl.. ii V titer (i. Mann and I.M.iru M. l!rv t, l'th of I. i.h... wTi in vlt 11 a i awl ;fe by Jud,- K.' t ur ! - .;, i ),,(, i, JVi I I Out f' l.lll! t'.lll.l i'llv.i 1:1". I.. ., ivt i.i( , ,-t, .1 ',.(.,, r citjt i 1 kty, tun l'v ' M ill . .,i t. ... f ).. U i.l ili.wt i f it., I !.,!.. !. ;'!.. ! IS t-.l The aniii'a! Teachers' Institute was held 'n the S; hool Building at 'Vale on Nov. 22, 23, and 21. Twenty-nine teachers were enrolled or only about two-thirds of the teachers' force of the county. Those present were:- G. E. Jones, Miss Ediih E. Jones, Miss Alyina Arr!;s, W. K. Stietch, R. I. Carlton, Miss Anna . Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Nyssa, Miss Winifred Soward Miss I-ahella McClcllaud, Miss Elma Iliymoiid, Miss Josalina McClelland, Miss Beulah Chester, Miss E. Stark, Mrs. Verbeek. Miss Delia Ebell, Miss Alice Cui U.., Miss M. McGivern, Miss Mae I'l tt, Miss Mabel II. Smith, Miss Mabel Riual.y, Mi;-s Leona McMichael, MissKt.soZ. Mulkey, Mrs. Nellie F. Jacobs,1 Miss Bessie Lockett, Miss M. Ford, J. 1). Seeley, E. B. Conklin and W. A. Wilbur. State Supt. J. H. Ack ennan, Prof. Alderman of Eugene and Supt. Mdiigan were in charge and very pleasant and profitable sessions were held. On Monday W. A. Wilbur was ap pointed .secretary of the Institute for the purpose of enrollment. Supt. Al derman spoke on "Literature in the Grades." I'rof. D;-.via then in an able manner spoke of the Cultural value of Latin and gave many valuable suggestions. Supt. Ackennan told of what the Teachers of the State are endeavoring to do ai.d i-ought to impress upon the teachers the necessity of doing one thing at a li:;ie. Oil M,)iilay evening Hon. J. H. Ack err'Kiii addr, -sse .' the teachers and the public i.t the Court House on "What may n a u.n!;! !y he expected of the l'llbli.' .Schools." On Tui -.(I ,y Professors Ackerman and AM rma:i spoke and the subject of Pupil C -nment was next treated by W. A. Wilmir. "Ae.rit .lture" by Profs. Conklin and A'uer::uii: vii.- pt-rl-ips the most inter esting su' j. ,t of tlie Institute and it wa:. olnnv i bo'vjv.ilrfnmy be interested in this p.: t.;-.-. A very i.i-!- od interesting paper on 'M.. iio-N " v. i t, r, ad by Prof. J. E. ! it waa well received by the Two contracts have been let on the Brogan Railroad, and well known con tractors are now at work on the fifteen miles of road nearest to Vale. Leonard Cole and Joseph H. Tague have taken the first section, which ex tends from Vale a distance of 7 . miles up the Valley.. J. B. Yoakcum has the second section, which runs from the end of the first section to a point 15 miles further.. workmen will soon be placing them in Condemnation proceedings were in- position, sj that the new city will be stituted by the Company this week ready to receive the great number of against Frank Petrie and Thomas J. people who will hurry to take advantage Scott and the papers in the case are of the transportation facilities offered now being served, one of them in the ; by the railroad. The construction work State of Washington. The lumber, j on the latter will be pushed a9 quickly windows, sash and a lot of other mater ial went up to Brogan for the big hotel, the Willow Inn, a few day's ago and the as possible and soon the citizens of Vale and Progan will be joined by iron bonds. Swan, Qeest, Brant and Ducks shot by Major L. H. French, Chas. E. Herron and Dan D. 'Patterson, Nov. 2 and 3. .-, ...i. ... , . . -. - v? , s,i-a t i; ?' a , v i u ui V J Y '-a- t-cvT Came of all kinds abounds in Malheur County. NEW OIL RIG FOR VALE FIELD A portable rotary arrived last Tues day for Anthony and Eames who will immediately install it in Sand Hollow and begin boring for oil. Another car load of machinery is on the way from Omaha for the same people and is expected to arrive at.any time. A. W. Anthony one of the members of the firm states that the oil region in his opinion extends over to the Burns district and that this field will be found to be the most extensive in the country. The rig brought in last Tuesday is the only portable rotary in these fields. For a useful Xmas gift, call at the Drexel Dryg Co. LIGHT COMPANY EXTENDS LINES Electric lights may be used from now on at 4:30 p.m. as the company, has turned on the power earlier for the winter months. Extensions have just been made or are about to be made to the southwest outskirts and also to the bridge. The improvements recently made by mana ger Carter m the water fall and in other ways are extensive and enable him to keep up with the growing de mand. The increase in this demand 1 , 1.11 m . .i may De juugea Dy me iaci mai llie revenue of the company has increased by 100 per cent. The lights were kept on throughout the whole of Thanksgiv ing night for the benefit of those hav ing a good time. COLE FINDS COLD MINE According to word received by Leon ard Cole last Wednesday he is now the owner of a paying ledge right within the limits of the city of Huntington. The letter came from Pat O'Rorke who went to hat place some time ago on contract' to drive a tunnel on the prop erty. This letter states that tbe ledge has been cross-cut for a disti'nceof seven fet'and.that tho end of it bt not yet been reached. The rcVk is highly mineralized and although no real assay has been made, the prospectors i believe that the gold Vfililes will be j found food enough to make the opera tion of the property 'profitable. Mr. Colo himself is now .too busy with his work on the P.rogan railroad to visit the mine but he will do sJ Justas quick ly as he can get ofl. IDAHO SHEEP CROWD OVER AD WW LINE Jol es I. t.-a.-h'. rs Or 1".;e -p"k . :e'e of the ev e.l I.. Me the i a i .i e ! !.y ll., iui.i r.-i -h .v :. On V. , ,i the m. . .. .. . : Ui l.l ' . Pi f. -tt o A i. .i. i .' y evening Supt. Alderman -. :i l a very pleasing feature v v. a.-, tho singing render- in i en. i and Mrs. Li-e, !e le ;i Lrs Were entertain. ..i i ii? Y..lc, at tho Drexel a . xcei'cnt program was Flocks of Idaho sheep are now, and have been for some time, driven across the line into this state, and the owners are violating the law by failing to com ply with the regulations and pay the license. W. W. Hinton county inspector has just received word of the illegal inva sion and at this moment is on the trail of the men and the flocks who have al ready sneaked over, it is said, in large numbers around the Weiser district. The law, violated by the sheep own ers, provides that sheep crossing over from one state to another must be met at the line by the State inspector and that the permission of the County in spector must be obtained and the lic ence fee of 20 cents per year paid. According to the information received these regulations are being violated wholesale by the Idaho people and a big round-up and general enforcement of the laws'will take place immediatly. Inspector Hinton is possessed of all the requisite powers for bringing the law breakers to Justice and will not need the services of Sheriff Odell or other officers of the county SCHOOL INCREASE IS WONDERFUL The increase in the number of pupiis in the schools of this county is regarded as wonderful by supcrintendant of schools, Ackerman. He said he used the word "wonderful" after full consid eration and he considered it fully justi fied, while believing that such a fad ought to be expected in a country so naturally rich and so favorably placed. Professor Ackerman has declared himself in favor of more tiachers in all the schools and for a closer supervisor! of the work done. He deprecate, the fact that people in small towns are in clined rather to think patronizingly of their local institutions and always to think big city schools deserve l-t-tter treatment. Mr. Ackerman says there is no reason why a child in Vale thould not have the same advantages us a chila in Portland. VALE 0JL IN LIMELIGHT y .-'i;,.t. Al.h rr.mn trent . f ii- udii tr and rjjaturtt ii..- K .i Ih-im many yal- i . I..i , Ihi line. r i . ji.kc on ' p, nniAii l in y illimf ration . ii t in., Ih- cultn tud i i (, .M.hil .,i.t f ii i i' l, If WM O.UII ' " I.) v.p. M I.V4II. . I ... i i . b) U Ji1(rll - p. lalM'll of 1m fy. ' 1 ii b) W.V la-JUf, ! la L.l knwvr. that the pause of Aftr tlie whole trouble is the want of know- I ledge on the part of the sheepmen of . EXPECTS BIG HIGH 1 the laws governing the immigration of sheep, and many are unaware of the fact that a foreign license la exists. Tliebaud Buy Blood CharU-aThobaud left for New Plym outh yesterday with the intention ot i. l-wing a deJ for the urrha ef a roimidt ret-U quantity of thoroughbred t a hi-R will be plared on his floe ranch icr Vale. John Hart, riliiil elU-ritay ff h'-alll wkwt ta lnUraaUd Ul laiaJs in u.u dtairui rrtvd tb's WMptl' t, SCHOOL FOR VAlt Professor J. H. Arkerrnan, State S i bvrintciwluiit of School, ktaU l iii an sdilra doliyrred l fore llu m h.-.l Uschert of Malbi-ur Cooiily during i, viait ht-rv, that in bin opinion Valo i I have a gn at high m b. Unldin niil. In a few year and II. at ll.it biulbn.r will rof.laln d .ilnn nU f..r it.,- ii xlroi--tlun tit pupils in lliu in. . I (mi. ul arin, Ariuirdlntf lo Ihe Ifind t,f il al i.-nvl HiatUrt Ibii I'UMt.l Iiihv I, ti lu ' w f li.Mt il, pai I mt ni 4 J. t. ..I. .1 ly (l,a U' I'l' tf f T I 'X alna'. That the oil fields in the neighbor hood (if 'ii(: ;ir- now ill the limelight is evid. ecdl by the folio', ing extriu t tak en from the la.il is.-ue to hand of the J.o Anct l'-s inagii.ine, "Oil Industry. " Mr. C. VV. Washboine, of the Ui.iU-d Si.;it s f ii ologi'-al Hut vey, has made a pr. iiiniiiaiy examination of the pros pective oil fi rritory n i a .t. in Or.-gon, an 1 ii is on li-Mtood that he thinks so f:iver;ibl; oi" toe indications that he will recoiiini-iid a survey of the field at an eurlv date. The inmii'i'iate rt-sulCs of Mr. Wa.""l.!.orn?H ionlii-ii.is are to put in-.V life into the op-niti'.iiH no nn lei" Wi'.y in the Ii. I'l iiii'l to rtil!!lllate eiahi.i i imiii in the probability of bring ini' in a .t y : well in the near future. We Ca ct hhortly t givt a lomplete lint of the cornpanii h organivd and do ing bllnini'S.i in the In id, i-howiiig tho Hfnoiint of il. u li.pni.-nt to date. The field is i-.n.ing tiinie and inure Into pii.iuii.i i. i ii.- 'I. v i !'..inri.l work int er.' !, Mi I Ih'.f. in p . iti'.n loknow are K;i i. ii.r that Runn .lit of ti e coinpM ni. : ll! -'i.ki. n p.iy fti.iiiim of nil (,.. ii,. -if .. .i l.i-f'.r. loii. J. H. Ackerman will be a candidate in the election for Governor of the State of Oregon next November. It seems safe to make the statement after an interview with Mr. Ackerman, not because he says so, but because of the manner in which he declines to de clare himself one of the aspirants for the office. Mr. Ackerman states that his candi dacy for the gubernatorial position de pends on a couple of conditions, but during his visit to Vale during the week jujt ended he admitted that he is now hard at work winding up the business of the schools so that this important matter should not be neglected if he enters the political arena. Mr. Ackerman will have been State Superintendent of Schools for 12 years at the conclusion of the present term next January, but he has made up his mind absolutely to retire from the posi tion, and states that if he enters the race for Governor he will have every thing so arranged that the school mat ters must not be mixed even by appear ance. He says that the probable can didates for Governor will be Dr. Withy combe; J. W. Baylcy, Dairy and Food Commissioner; Judge Dimmick, of Ore gon City; S. S. Black, of Ashwood, and 1). G. Haycrcek. VALE MECCA OF IDAHOLOVERS Sweet YouBg Things Who Don't Know When They're Well - Off, Married Here K. P. SISTERS GIVE BANQUET The Pythian Sisters after .initiation services last Monday evening enjoyed, with some guests, a banquet and a very pleasant time. The Ontario lodge had been invited and was represented by Mrs. Stewart. Those present were Mesdames Johnson, Caviness, Grimes, Hadley, Taylor, Roberts, Glenn, Hayes, Hope, Hurley, Dunlop, Lee, Brogan, Smith, Nelson. Gilliam, G. A. Huriey, Geo. McKnight. Misses Mary and Maud Glenn, Getch- ell, Lovelace. Messrs. Caviness, Johnson, Grimes, Hadley, Taylor, Glenn, Hayes, Hope, G. A. Hurley, Julian Hurley, Acker man, Alderman, Nelsen, Gilliam, Bur row, Bochmer, Hoyt, Hughes, Clark, Cummlngs, High, Geo. McKnight. Mrs. G. A. Hurley was initiated. Mrs. George McKnight, lodge pianist, presided at the piano and Mrs. Dr. Taylor accompanied the singers. Mrs. Dunlop and Mrs. Lee sang solos and Julian Hurley played a piano solo. RECEPTION FOR TEACHERS A reception in honor of the visiting teachers, heto for the meeting of the Institute, was given by some ladies of Vale in the fine hall reception room of the Drexel hotel last Tuesday evening and a most enjoyable time was spent. It was the intention to have the recep tion given by the members of theWom eiiH' Civic Improvement Club but the weather interfering with the plans of the Organization three ladies took up the matter and brought it off successful ly. These ladies were Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. George McKnight and Mrs. T. T. Nelsen, who were kindly offered the use of tho hotel for the purpose by Mrs. Johnson. Several guests of the hotel attended but the only Invitations sent out were to those who took part in the program. This program opened with a Violin solo by Mr Alfred Bergeron. A ' piano solo by Mrs. Taylor waa encored as were also a pretty song by Mrs. Dun lop, a cleVer recitation by Miss Rose Muikey and a sweet vocal solo by Mrs. Lee. Miss Bessie Ixx-kett, one of the visitors, played a pisno nolo that was rnu'-h admired and imH.ratively encor ed. Impromptu speeches were deliver ed by Messrs. Alderman, Jones, Seeley, Wilbur, Conklin and Davis. After the speeches Mrs. Taylor at tha piano and Mr. Bergeron violinist played some ex ceedingly pretty duatx, and a very pIcHHunl feature of the program took placu in the ahupeof a presentation of a chain with masonic emblem to Huer inte.'iilant Milligan. The gift took Mr, Milligun by surprint, but he responded in a fi'tiiig manner. Fruit punch waa acr.ci during the evening which con- ( ti i (jo tif .! fur .';; i , lud.d with more inunical numUrs m !.. J .'it . ..in lit nf f nil I . ft jli I on ,.'1. Ih fur.: 'IhalikilV f'.r I'll i! inn. pi, tl.nt iaii i l Ii i ..I I I (ll ! f. r.l l'. . i.i 1 1 . i,; t, .! i n - :,. I. f. r ; i . , i i i.ii Win f ! ii I I I .. Ih. I ll,,. ,v , , ., I.. I ... k i I 1 1 w V , , , f , ll ( , O, l 'I.. I 1 1.1 I'l.lI till. I.' II Muni d at I'artunaut I on ix. n J, rq.atta and Me Alia y i li'iitf rt' milled In holy bond of ii,..Uun..ny Ut Hetunlay at the M. K. palwliata by H. Y. Mtilvdilll. 'I If l.iih- and bit'lt g;iwii $n ri di i n of Junluis. Today when two vounir thinirs of Ida. ho are dasirous of getting spliced and some nasty, mean law of that State prevents the speaking of the lovely words that make the kids man and wife, they just save up their candy money for a few days, take train to Vale and become a team, so that at least two couples who are stranirers heirin th joint march on the road of life in thjs city every week, according to Judge Kichardson, who is responsible fortvino- quite a large number of knots. That the blushing creatures of the sistpr State are catching on to the advantan-,. ct Vale as a Gretna Green hernmnn more evident as time advances and tho number of those coming to begin their holy and troubled state here Between last Saturday and Mondav in. elusive, no less than 4 at least tempor arily happy couples were married here, all being atrangers. Judge Richardson says the cause of this love-stricken in flux is due to the fact that a man mnt be 21 and a woman 18 before th nn be married in Idaho without their par ents' consent ; in this State they need be only 18 and 15 respectively The Judge also says the laws govern- , ing the re-marriage of divorced people are alao stricter over there, and so some begin the second chapter of their stormy histories here. Some days ago a Dutchman came to Vale with his very young daughter and the bridegroom. "That girl is very young," said the Judge, "and I cannot understand how it is you consent to have her married." "Ven I vos married, " said the father, "my frau vas fufteen, and goot und healthy. Tarn sooch a law as Idyho, yet!" 0.R.&N.T0 ADVERTISE SPRINGS A campaign of advertising of the Vale Hot Springs will be inaugurated by the O. R. and N. railroad immedi ately after the conclusion of the build ings which Mr. Gay is now having con structed. The advertising will be dono by means of folders, on which photo graphs of the Springs will appear, and several other methods will be employed for the same purpose. The fine new buildings are now near ing completion as fast as possible and quite an influx of visitors may be soon expected. Calla Enterprise a Dandy J. P. Carr of Thompson and Carr Real Estate and Timber men of Port land, In sending tho names of nino friends who want to subscribe to the Enterprise says he received a copy of the first issue and describes it as a "dandy." The exact words of Mr. Carr are; "Mr. D sent me a copy of . our first paper and it is a dandy." GOVERNMENT ASKS ACCOUNT OF TRANSIT The Postmaster General's department has issued orders to Postmaster Hoswell to compile an account of mail transit and the matter will be taken up im mediatly. The condition of tho service to the interior will be covered fully and all the circumstances connected with it will be noted. The amount of mail sent through the Vale office is increasing riipidly from time to time ami nw de uenti are consequently taking pla The annual report or ro ; it the local office will al r.u U t'tu same time. TOMORROW WILL BE t TEMPERANCE SU MY Tomorrow, November J5H, will I Ifin peranre Sunday, and the nennon by Itev. Ii. K. Meredith will dal with that subject at the evening aervim. In the morning he will apeak on "Home Miaaions." The new hymnal have now arrivtl and will 1 In uae for the flrt tune on that day, AViwiki (,'oti Dry Oil Ute day Ufr Thnku' ''( th al,-! tt Nanip want ool of buiinva a Ue real thing, but lw liiialiitx vpii as "n.r Ur" tnpviiuin H ti r .. l..,.mt,.l.M. ,.-!,!