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MALHEUR ENTERPRISE.
THE
jMfjeut enterprise
AND VALE PLAINDEALER.
Published every Saturday, by The Malheur Enterprise Publishing Co. '
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1910.
B. M. STONE, Manager.
J. J. McGRATH, Editor.
ONE YEAR,
SIX MONTHS,
Subscription Rates :
Strictly in Advance.
$2.00
1.00
" ' - Advertising Rates : -
Display Ads, per issue, 50 cents per Inch; by the month, $1.50 per inch.
Locals, 10 cents per line one insertion; 5 cunts per line each additional insertion.
Legal Notices, $1.00 per inch first insertion; 50 cents per inch each additional
insertion. Sixty (60) words constitute an inch. Table or figure work, $1.50
per inch first insertion; 75, cents per inch each additional insertion.
Entered as second-class matter at the post office, Vale, regon.
No Representative Body
SPHERE is something wrong with a city which contains no rep
resentative body to voice its opinions. Of all places, the town
which is just steeping into a new era in its development should
have some official mouthpiece -come organized entity for the pur
pose of having all the efforts towards advertising concentrated
and, therefore, rendered really powerful. . Of course, we have a
city council, but that body apparently considers such work foreign.
Anyhow, it does not make any effort to keep Vale before the view
of possible investors outside. Maybe it is right, but there surely
should be some body to act for Vale in the struggle between the
different cities for supremacy. From time to time, some individ
uals' start off with the intention of bringing the business people of
the town together but they never appear to be able to cover more
than the first lap. Is there not something' wrong? What . is the
matter with Vale?
The Enterprise
therefore, thought they were susceptible of some horrible inter
pretation. Dear editorial friends; if you see the meaning and moral in
this, please take the hint. ,:
Pinchot vs: Dallinger
HHHE ousting of Pinchot is really only the first big shot in the
titanic battle now being waged between , him and Ballinger.
The result of the investigation must be awaited before one can
point to the banner on which victory will ultimately rest. Mean
while, however, press and people have already begun to take sides
as they did In the Peary-Cook affair, but the last named contro
versy and its outcome prove clearly that all the people are not al
ways right To some the facts in the present case seem favorable
to Ballinger, and organizations, snch as the National Wool Grow
ers, have definitely taken sides with him, while at least two im
portant California organizations have offered their moral aid to
the ex-chief forester. In many quarters Pinchot has been severe
ly dealt with because of his Czar like, or, rather, Rooseveltian
methods in conserving public lands, but a good deal depends upon
the point of view. " If Pinchot tries to conserve to the, detriment of
the few, for the benefit of the many, you may depend upon it that
the few will not take it lying down. Unfortunately the many are
yet unborn and their voices are constantly unheard.
Secretary Ballinger undoubtedly has favored the Cunningham
claimants in their wholesale , appropriation of Alaska coal lands,
and it will take quite a while to understand how he stepped so
quietly from the land office into a position as Cunningham's attor
ney." At his back was a Seattle bunch that is certainly not partic
ularly noted for squeamishness when it comes to the game of mak
ing hay while the sun shines. One of them admits signing affida-
lts of which he did not know the contents, cut that is only a
small matter to a millionaire and to the friend of a cabinet minis
ter. Anyhow, there is one thing certain, and that is that Pinchot
is an honorable man. He is a disciple of Roosevelt. If he errs,
he does so pro bono publico.
Colls and Cows For Sale
xrnMmnM nUm ar.A M'Arh CnwR. fill of
the very best blood, may be purchased
of Charles Thebnud who has a splendid
Btock of them on hand.
Malheur County's Leading Saddlery.
Vale Saddlery Co.
Only Standing Room
Only standing room could be found
last Monday on the incoming train ow
ing to the crowd which came to attend
the opening of Court. About 250 pas
sengers travelled to Vale from Ontario,
List your property with the Vale
Realty and Investment Co.
THE Enterprise cannot refrain from expressing now and again
the pleasure afforded by the very kind, appreciative manner in
which it has been received by the people of Malheur County and
those beyond. All speak in the highest terms of the efforts made
to give the community a newspaper which aids in keeping Vale
and the surrounding country before the eyes of outside investors
and intending settlers, and subscribers from distant points are con
stantly sending laudatory messages to us by mail. These facts are,
of course, exceedingly gratifying, but the people should always re
member that a newspaper is a business, just like selling shoes, or
clothes, and praise alone is not sufficient to keep up the quality of
the stock. The people of Vale have been generous in their sup
port of the Enterprise. They understand that a good paper must
have good support. Indeed the quality of a newspaper depends as
much upon the community in which it is published as it does upon
the staff that produces it. The people are really in charge of the
destinies of a newspaper. If thev want a good paper they can
have one, but, on the other hand, the withdrawal of patronage
means the loss of the necessary foundations.
Vale Will Be Busy Center
IT is highly probable in fact the element of improbability may
be said not to enter into the question at all - that Vale will soon
be the center of one of the busiest scenes of activity in the West.
First of all the extension of the Oregon Short Line westward is an
assured fact. Then come the building of the Boise-Owyhee dis
trict ditch, the work on Willow River, on Bully Creek, and on the
benches of the Malheur River.
The Boise-Owyhee ditch, while not bringing water to the land
immediatly surrounding Vale, will come within two miles of this
city and of course, the lands served by it will in part be tributary
to the town.
With that ditch on the East, Bully creek on the West. An
other sure one to the South and Willow River to the North, not to
speak of the railroad at all, Vale will be surrounded on every hand
by exceedingly busy colonies.
The beauty of such work is that its conclusion means the real
beginning of the work of development. Water once provided, the
lands will begin to bloom, and, unlike the life of a mining camp,
the longer the time the greater will be the vitality. It would be
almost an absolute impossibility for Vale to stand still. Nothing
but some extraordinary, phenomenal occurrence could hold back
its rapid growth and all that now remains is to watch that growth's
rapidity "
The Enterprise Disgraced
LAST week at least two newspapers in Malheur county accused
the Enterprise of using foul language, and hold it up to the
scorn of all right thinking people. They wont further and quoted
some of the disgraceful things published in this unfortuaate publica
tion. Therefore the Malheur Enterprise stands -dishonored
amongst the pure, silver-tongued, saintly com torn x)rarics and with
head humbly bowed, and with sack cloth and ashes on its shoulders
it retracts. Nay, more; knowing that confession is good for the
soul it confesses out, aloud, and by doing so hopes for forgivensss.
One word which appeared in its columns was "gourmet," and
a very esteemed contemporary gives the fact as a proof of our
depravity. Another paper levels pious thunder at our devoted
headsforprintingthephra.se "insinuoua Billingsgate." By the
way, the phrase really used by the Enterpriso was "innocuous
Billingsgate," but that makes very little difference; the real crime
committed by this paper was to print words that wore not part of
the vocabularies of our righteously angered colleageus. The dis
gusting character of our offence may be apparent to our accusers
when we tell them that "gourmet" means an epicure-a good
judge of good things to oat that "innocuous" means "harmless",
and that Billingsgate is a fish market. In a certain city there was
famous lawyer and orator, and in the same city there was
an old woman who had gained national notoriety as a scold. Some
friends of the orator once put up a largo hot that ho could not
hold bin own in a war of words with tlu virago. He took up the
bet and the contestants came together without lotting the old lady
into tho locrot. Ho nturtod off and m)k immediately (toured
vitriolic verbiage all over him. Vet, he dually won easily, although
he never went ouUid Euclid fur his pitlit-u. "PumlU'logram,"
"oftagon," "trlttMKlw" "Hyi-ollionuso," otc wore bin verbal
weJono, but the old lady wan driven to enraged -silence. Tho
act vt'fci iho dl 1 not undfiMuiid the meaning of the word nd
Malheur Enterprise
Vale, Oregon
Please find enclosed $
for ' months subscription to the MALHEUR
ENTERPRISE, in advance.
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The easiest way is the best way. Dr. Cook evidently thought
so
The Portland Oregonian recently said: "To all our kind
friends who intend sending us New Years poetry we say "don't."
Hill and Harriman are said to be near a fight over the question
as to who shall build a railroad up the Malheur valley.
Let Salt Lake or San Francisco have the Jefferies-Johnson go.
Vale wants that other scrap. It also wants bare knuckles to in
sure brevity. The purse is a big one. No objection to its division.
MINUTES OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT
The following are the results of the
hearing of minor cases in tbe circuit
court for the past week.
Isaacs and Gwinn vs. Pacific Live
stock Co. continued for the term by
consent. The suit is for collection of
account.
Boydell Mercantile Co. vs. James F.
Peirce and O. Gaskill. Recovery on
note. Continued on former orders.
Neil Morehead vs. Susan H. Lackey.
Damages. Settled and dismissed on
motion of the plaintiff.
A. W. Turner vs. C. H. Oxman and
Moses French. Claim and , delivery,
continued for term by consent:
W. A. Tcutsch vs. Empire Lumber
Co. and Robert Van Gilse. Ejectment
Settled and dismissed.
Fred Haims vs. G. M. Tregaskis, re
covery on notes, settled and dismissed.
George H. Bodfish vs. John McNamee
and Mary McNamee, demurrer over
ruled, time to plead to be determined.
Addie M. Lynch vs. W. A. Tureman
and Emma Tureman, recovery of dam
ages, demurrer. Thirty days for de
fendant to answer. Thirty days there
after to reply.
J. H. Hoskins vs. H. Ritaker, action
for damages, demurrer overruled by
consent. Defendant declines to plead
further,
Malheur Valley Ry. Co. vs. C. Beck
man and W. E. Bight, condemnation,
settled and dismissed.
Empire Lumber Co. vs. Fenton John
son, recovery on note, settled and dis
missed. .
G. W. Thomas Co. vs. O.S.L.Ry., rej
covery of damages, motion to make
more certain and definite overruled.
W. B. Hoxie vs. L. A. Green et al.
To recover on note, settled and dis
missed. F. B. Naylor Co. vs. E. A. DeAr
mond, recovery on contract. Demur
rer overruled by consent. So days to
answer 3o days thereafter to reply.
Set for trial April 2.
Malheur Valley Ry. Co. vs. C. H.
Oxman, W. G. Terwilliger, Joel D.
Marks, Grant S. Rtdgely, Demurrer
overruled until Tuesday 18th. to an
swer. Same vs. Wm. P. Harris, E. P. Hall,
R. C. McKinney, N. McKinney et al.
contd. for term.
Fred Hamia vs. Geo. W. Hayes,
recy. on note, settled and dismissed.
Louis Bartoni vs. O'Connell. Recy.
on account, demurrer sustained by con
sent. Malheur Valley Ry. vs. Frank Petrie
and T. D. Scutt motion to strike al
lowed. Plaint, allowed to file amended
complaint. Three days to Hie.
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CASS1E B. LEONARD
Music Teacher
Office:- Drexel Hotel
PIANO LESSONS
One Hour Lesion $1.00
Half Hour Lesson . 50c.
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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.
This 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
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We heartily thank our many customers, for our growing business,
and assure you we wish to aid you in your respective lines.
Our Customers Our Reference
First National Bank fVale
Air AM-smCf
O. W. Propst
Carries the finest line of
Watches, Cut Glass, Hand
Painted China, Diamonds
.Tewelrv in the county.
I Best line ever shown in Vale
and the prices are ngnt.
0. W.PROPST
THE JEWELER
Vale
Oregon
Bayles & McDonald
CONTRACTORS
&
BUILDERS ,
Shop one door East from Enter
prise Office
C. E. Bayles
Local Architect
Office Drexel Hotel
T. A. BARTON
Undertaker
i Undertaking Rooms, A street,
i three blocks east of U. S. Nat'l.
! Bank of Vale. Phone No. 4
Roll top desks, flat top deaks, etc. at
T. T. Nelsen's.
In the County Court ok thk State
or Oregon, for Malheur County.
In the Matter of the Estate of L. 3.
Dull, Deceased
Notice ia hereby given to the credi
tor and all peraona interested in the
above entitled estate, and to whom it
may concern:
That the undersigned administrator
of the said estate, now in the nrocea
of settlement in said court, will at the
next regular term of said court, to-wit;
on Monday, the 7th day of February,
1010, at the hour of ten o'clock in the
forenoon of aaid day, at the County
Court room In Vale, Malheur County,
Oregon, present to atd court hi res
ignation of his said trust, accompanied
by a etilion asking fur the acceptance
of the sain, and the appointment of
n administrator, and for the settle
men l of his account with ssid estate.
All persona are hereby pointed to
(resent their objections, if any,
hereto, at ssid lime ami place,
10 Y :. HULL.
Administrator f the tilsts t f I.. It
Dull, De eased. (1 41
425. Eilers Piano FREE
This Piano
Given Away
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The Malheur Enterprise' offers the people of this vicinity this prize as a means of establishing them
selves in this country. The Enterprise wants to reach every home in Malheur and Harney Counties,
and it also wants' to send thousands of its copies to the more densely populated State? so that it can do
its share to draw from those congested districts and help populate the two counties whose resources have
not begun to be developed Malheur and Harney. The Malheur Enterprise offers its patrons the
greatest publicity contest ever attempted in Vale.
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Conditions of the Contest
How Votes Are Secured
In all cases where votes are issued subscriptions
must be paid or prepaid. The full amount of money
must be sent direct by mail, paid to local collectors
or brought to this office. The paper will be
delivered by mail or by carriers, as requested.
Value Of Special Votes
Price Vote
For every 6 months subscription $1.00 250
" " I year " 2 0) 600
" " 2 " " 4.00 1500
" " 4 " " 8.00 5000
THE PIANO WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME 3 DAYS AFTER EXPIRATION OF CONTEST. FED. 22. 1910.
Contest Closes Feb. 22, 1910.
Contestants for this Beautiful Prize and Order in Which
they stand January 14
Miss Gladys Woodward, Westfall
31iss Angie Lyells, Ontario
Miss Margaret Glenn, Vale
Miss Constance Wilson, Vale
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