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AND VALE FLAINDEALER.
Published every Saturday, by The Malheur Enterprise Publishing Co.
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1910.
B. M. STONE, Manager.
J. J. McGRATH, Editor.
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hanging up on the door posts. Then he rushes frantically back in MALHEUR COUNTY'S
to the house for his overcoat, or for the blankets if he has not
one. He thought it was above zero but the glass said nix,
got
and
said it with a self satisfied smirk. Up in Alaska such thermome
ters have been accountable for more tragedies than the weather.
The glass of one road house says 20 above, the glass in the next
says 50 below. In leaving the first road house the musher dressed
or undresed for 20 above; the 50 below glass caught him and as he
could not doubt the evidence of his senses he lay down and died.
The Vale thermometer last Monday morning said 23 below. Aw:
twenty-three yourself.
Entered as second-class matter at the post office, Vale, Oregon.
The Schools
.
"VTO exertion should be considered too great and no care should
be considered excessive in the work of developing the minds
that shall one day form the motive power of the nation intellect
ual, As the primary schools of the country aim towards the build
ing of the educational foundations of the future generations, they
should receive, perhaps, far more attention than the schools in
which the curricula are more advanced because it stands to reason
that a false educational superstructure can be no more trustworthy
than the superstructure of a building of which the ground work
has not been properly laid.
There is no doubt, of course, that Vale has been careful in this
respect and the discussion of such a matter may appear super
fluous, but, really, enough can never be said on such a subject,
either for the purpose of correcting present faults or for guarding
against future neglect. It has often been said during campaigns
for electing school boards that a school trustee's duties demand
only a more or less superficial knowledge of business affairs, but
such an opinion is surely erroneous. It would seem that the men
who become entrusted with such really important tasks should at
least possess some judgment in the selection of a teaching staff,
or, rather, in the selection of principals who could in turn be trust
ed to gather competent teachers. The selection of school trust
ees by public vote has often been questioned by eminent educa
tionalists. These people are, however, somewhat prone to re
gard rural or semi-rural communities with a shade of contempt,
and it may be that their ipse dixit does not quite prove their com
petency to pass judgement in matters which may be called foreign
to them, inasmuch as they have never been afforded the opper
tunity of studying the educational needs of such ' com
munities at first hand. They stand above us, of course, but the
very eminence of their positions may place them bevond t.h mm
of clear vision. Vet, no one can afford to brush their opinions
aside as worthless. Whether they know us and our needs or
not. there is at least a modicum of truth in their beliefs; popular
elections of school guardians have onlv too often resulted in defeat
ing t.h very ends for which they were instituted. Such matters
should always be held before the eyes of the voters. Their
duties are responsible ones, and on the manner in which such
duties are performe 1 depend the future of the children placed in
their keeping.
Vale and Waterworks
ATOW that the City Council has employed an engineer to draw
1 up plans and specifications for water and sewer systems every
man and woman in the city should become a committee of one to boost
the work along. Vale cannot grow to any appreciable extent of
course, without having made full preparation in hygienic affairs
That fact goes without saying, and there would seem to be nothing
more to do but to urge the bonding of the city. It is not necess
ary to point out any reasons why water and sewerage systems
ought to be installed. One might just as well try to tell why
people should eat and drink, and, really, eating and drinking are
hardly more important for the continuation of the life and
health of individuals than pure water and proper sewerage are for
the continuation of the life and health of communities larger than
villages,
Several instances have already been recorded of people refus
ing to settle with their families here owing to the lack of such ar
rangements, and it is safe to sav that the money lost to Vale for
such reasons already would have been sufRcient to pay the expense
of the improvement.
It is now a certainty that'water must be supplied for the doub
le purpose within a very short time. The development of the
rich country around Vale is proceeding apace and Vale must either
be prepared to throw away the advantages already gained or to'
'"uulu- ,l,-,at" u"? arrangements that are indispensable
Had Weather and Thermometers
pEOl'LK who have come to this part of the country recently are1
prone to recant the weather which recenlly prevailed as a nor.:
.... v..M.au, i..uu.,m. ..ut .t is now clearly evident that an unusu
ally low temp,rature ,s the rule all over for the present winter.
We find by exchanges that lioise ha passed through the coldest
weather for s.,cn years, the meroury falling to C Mow last Mon.
uay nu.nim i aker .ty records 12 below; l'ocatello, 8 below
atl,ev;!!e!,0, mUim Zl
. . uie temperature at a lower
tmint lint .1. . ii. . " lu,'"i
" . ' V " ""''Kl.-r.s luuml in cmntvy twins re-
Some such tin
NEW LAWS TO GOVERN
STAKING OF OIL LANDS
The following is a copy of the laws
introduced by Senator Bourne to gov
ern the staking and holding of oil lands,
The bill has been read twice ana re
ferred to the committee on public
lands. The copy was sent by Senator
Bourne to T. W. Davidson of Vale:
To provide for the disposal of lands
chiefly valuable for oil.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled, That public lands of the United
States valuable for deposits of mineral
oil therein may, from and after date
of this Act, be acquired in the manner
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That any citizen of the Unit
ed States, or any person who has de
clared his intention to become such,
over the age of twenty-one years, or
any association of suah citizens, or
those who have declared their intention
to become such, or any corporation duly
organized under the laws of the United
States or any State or Territory there
of, may file a declaration, under oath,
with the register and receiver of the
land district where such land is situat
ed, that he, they, or it intend to ex
plore for and develop the oil in a tract
of land, describing it, not exceeding in
area one hundred and sixty acres. If
the land is surveyed, it must be located
by legal subdivisions. If unsurveyed,
it must be located in square or regtan
gular form by mete and bounds and de
scribed by reference to Borne establish
ed post, monument, or natural object.
In no event shall such a claim exceed
one mile in length. The affidavit here
in required may be made before any
officer authorized to administer oaths
and having a seal in the land district
where the land is situated, and must
state that the affiant believes the land
to be chiefly valuable for its deposits
of oil, give the reasons for such belief,
and state the applicant intends to make
a bona fide effort to produce oil from
the land. Upon filing said declaration,
the applicant must pay to the receiver
of the local land office a fee of ten dol
lars, which shall be allowed jointly to
the register and receiver. Thereupon
the declaration, if otherwise regular,
shall be noted upon the records of the
local land office and no entry or filing
thereafter received for the land for two
years from date thereof unless such
claim has been prior thereto abandoned
or canceled; but nothing herein con
tained shall be held to deny or abridge
the right to enter said lands for the
purpose of the discovery and develop
ment of matalliferous minerals, nor
the assertion of a claim thereto.
Sec. 3. That at any time within two
years from the date of filing the declar
ation aforesaid the applicant or his as
signs may file an application for patent
in the form and proceed in the manner
prescribed by section twenty-three hun
dred and twenty-five to twenty-three
hundred and forty-six, United States
Revised Statutes. Such application
must, in addition to the showing re
quired by the said sections, also show
that the land is valuable for its deposits
of oil and that it is the bona fide inten
tion of the applicant to produce oil
therefrom in commercial quantities-
LEADING SADDLERY
In Molheur county, a county the
most of whose people spend some time
at least in the saddle, it is a cause for
no inconsiderable pride to take the
icading place in the saddlery business.
This is just what the Vale Saddlery
Company does in every respect. Its
stock is easily the finest in the county,
and indeed no better could be found in
all Oregon. .
The saddle trees are guaranteed not
to hurt, and the very best of leather is
ii.s'd in their making as well as in the
harness. The house also keeps all
kinds of horse blankets and robes in
STALLIONS, MILCH COWS
AND HAY FOR SALE
Any one needing milch cows, stallions
or hay can now obtain the very best
from Charles Thebaud. He haa 600
tons of the best hay to sell as well as
fine two-year old Persian stallions, a
lot of the very best breed of milch
cows and young short horn bulls.
He has a lot of fresh milch cows
coming now and will sell them at very
reasonable prices. Mr. Thebaud is
noted as a man who keeps only the
'No. 860
travel in the cold need be uncomfort
able, and no one need travel outside of
i Vale to get full value for his money.
Paper For New Plymouth
The New Plymouth Sentinel will be
the name of a paper which William
riughofT, the well known veteran news
paperman, is about to establish in the
town of that name.
Mr. PlughofT, whose last paper was
Owyhee People Will Come
At a meeting of the Owyhee Ditch
Company's stockholders; held at On
tario January 4, they decided to enter
the district for which a petition is
about to be filed, provided their prior
rights will be recognized.
T. T. Nelson has just received a
new stock of the finest furniture ever
brought to Vale.
or lodes of quartz or other valuable (k
posits known to exist at the date of stock. No one who is required to jjrgt cjagg Dran(i 0f everything.
filing such application for a- patent,
title thereto shall not pass under any
application, entry, or patent under tlie
provisions of this Act, but are express
ly reserved therefrom, and such known
veina or lodes shall be subject to loca
tion and entry by any qualified person
or persons under the provisions of the
United States mining laws applicable
thereto.
Sec. 4. That the land within any
BUch claim must bp nwiil fnr.-it the time
of filing of final proof at the rate of the 0ntario Aru9' exPect9 to get g
five dollars per acre or fraction of an ' ing about February 1.
acre. j
Sec. 5. That during each year after
the filing of the declaration and prior
to final proof and payment of the pur
chase price, the applicant or his assitrns
must pay to the receiver of the local j
land office a sum equal to one dollar I
per acre of said claim or submit proof 1
in thp fnrm nf an oftlfl'MM f.rirpijmv'itrwj 1
by two or more witnesses that he has
expended during said year an equal
sum in improvements upon the land in
an effort to discover and produce oil
therefrom, in default of which the ;
declaration shall be subject to cancel
lation. I
SEC. 6. That the filinp of a declara-;
tion under this act shall pot trive the 1
applicant, prior to final proof and pay-1
ment, any right to the surface of the .
land agriculture, grazing, or any other ,
purpose than that permitted by this!
Act, nor the right to fence or inclose
the land (except corrals for the pro
tection of domestic animals,) nor the
right to take or use any timber there
from except for domestic purpuscs.
Sec. 7. That all others laws relating
i. 1! . ...
u or allowing on placer claims upon
the public lands of the United States
are repealed, but nothing in this Act
shall affect valid claims heretofore in
itiated under any provisions of law so
repealed.
I'kovided, That if there are any veins
REFUSED TO SLEEP
WITHOUT HIS DOG
The gentleman, who took the part of
Uncle Dan'l in the play of that name
recently produced here, manifested so
strong a feeling of affection for a dog
that accompanied him that he refus; d
to sleep in the hotel or lodging house
where the animal was not permitted to 1
stay in his room. The outcome v. s '
that the old man slept all night on the
stage of the Grand Opera House. Mr. ',
Nelsen gave him permission to use the
stage as a bed and then went away
locking the old man in. Here comes
the touch of comedy which "butts"
into the most serious or tragic acts of
life's drama; Nelsen forgot to come ;
back in the morning Until a rather late
hour and Uncle Dan'l and the dog were
kept prisoners until well on towards .
noon.
ine old gentleman stated as hit
reason tor refusing to be parted from
me aog, the fact that the brute had
belonged to his wife who has died.
Idaho Couple Married
Safe Banking is Our Business
and We Want Your Banking
Our business has grown to such an extent, that
we refuse any business embodying a risk.
We want the business of the FARMFR, the
RANCHER, the STOCKMAN, the HOME
PEOPLE.
77ms Bank is For You
We offer you the services of a strong, sound and safely managed
bank, and assure you our assistance in time of need as far as safe
banking will permit, and no further.
This is Not a One Man's Bank
Our directors meet monthly, and investigate the loans and
general condition of the bank. Does This Kind of
Banking appeal to you, as safety and protection to de
positors ?
anc
We heartily thank our many customers, for our growing business,
assure you we wish to aid you in your respective lines.
Our Customers Our Reference
First National BankfVale
Wins The 1
WATCH
Given Away By
O. W. 7W
THE JEWELER
O. W. Propst
Carries the finest line 0f
Watches, Cut Glass, Hand
Painted China, Diamonds
and Jewelry in the county
Best line ever shown in Vale
and the prices are right.
0. W. PR0PST
THE JEWELER
Bayles & McDonald
CONTRACTORS
&
BUILDERS
Shop one door East from Enter
prise Office
C. E. Bayles
Local Architect
Office Drexel Hotel
T. A. BARTON
Undertaker
Undertaking Rooms, A street,
three blocks east of U. S. Natl
Bank of Vale. Phone No. 4
Roll top desks, flat top desks, etc. at
T. T. Nelsen's.
lhis
PIANO
Given Away
$425.
Eilers Piano
o .tic trtiim in uie WUCK 111 vale
could not properly he rounded out with
out having a marriage performed for
an Idaho couple here, Frank Aldrich
and Miss Julia Paul arrived on Friihiv
ana were lieu up by Judge Richardson.
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