Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current, August 27, 1910, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVALE-" The Last Frontier." The Banner Live Stock County of The United States OH, Fruit and Farm Lailds The Best Way to Roost This District is to Send Your Friends Copies of the Malheur Enterprise every week. Jllffilii WW. The Malheur Kn , l' " livered to y u mailed, $2.00 iv a i advance. The tvidirfr I Paper of Malheur County, i VOL. 1. NO. 40 VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1910. PRICE 5 cents MIL LAND HARR IMA N J 0 IN HA NDS For Building of Their Roads Throng hMalh eur Pass HARRIMAN MUST BUILD RIGHT AWAY To Hold His Route the Narrow Malheur Canyon in HILL TO START AT BEND On Road East Through Crook and Harney Counties Leaving Only Fifty-Mile Link Brogan Extension Certain Say Men Who Know NEW COURT REPORTER FOR NEXT TERM Railroad construction plans are daily becoming more definite and the latest report today announces that the Harri man and Hill people have joined hands from Vale west and on . through the Malheur canyon by building a joint track for the runnjng of their trans continental trains through that narrow pass. This has been received from men who know and, although the dates for real operations have not been set, it is understood that it is only a matter of a few weeks. The Harriman system must build at once in order to hold its surveys and and right-of ways through the canyon. And now, as if to confirm the report, comes the news that the Hill system has already filed amended articles of incorporation in Vancouver, Wash., which show that it is the purpose of that company to build and operate a line of railway from .a' 'point in section 9, township 18, range 12 east in a south easterly direction through Crook and Harney counties 155 miles to a point in township 26, range 33 east, which is in other words from Bend in Crook county to Harney City. In order to prevent a repetition of the costly operations in the Deschutes railroad building contest,' the Hill and Harriman people have gotten together in the Malheur canyon. Since the Harriman system must build part of their route at once, it can be seen through the amended articles that the Hill system does not expect to re main in the background and in fact in tends to lead in the race across the in terior. A few days ago reports of the ex tension of the Brogan road were again confirmed. Men of prominence, who were in town the past week and who keep posted on railroad news, stated in earnest that the railroad up Willow Creek and on through the John Day Valley to the 0. R. & N. would be built. This cut-off of 112 miles is practical, feasible and is to tap the 'richest country of the Central Oregon country and would be a paying invest ment from the start without counting the saving of about 8 hours over the present O. R.& N. road over the heavy grades of the Blue Mountains. MECHANICS' LIENS CARRIED TO COURT. Complaints were filed this week in the circuit court in two cases for action in mearhanics liens which had been placed against the garage of DuFord Coppel. The first is that of Contract ors Bayles McDonald against Pete DuFord, Charles Coppel, J. L. Cole and Pharris Morton. The plaintiffs seek for judgment in the sum of $1109. In the second, Pharris, . Morton A Putney seek judgement against Pete DeFord, Charles Coppel, J. L. Cole, and Bayles McDonald in the sum of $1760. In both cases it is for construction work. Two carload of sewer-pipe arrived Thursday for new sewer system. BIG MINSTREL SHOW COMING. Richards & Pringle's big minstrel show will appear in the Vale opera house on Wednesday, August 81. This splendid organization eomes 81 strong. Don't fail to n-e tne big street parade at noon. The performance given by this company, unlike many given by their white competitors, is strictly c'ean and refined. Not a suggestive word, song, joke or action finds a place on their program, the date is next Wednesday night. ent t f I :cit i . Wm. M. Walker, who has been clerk in the U. S. land 6ffice the past three years in Burns, has resigned from the government service to accept the position official .reporter-1 in the circci couft of this district. Mr. Walk er will succeed " Stenographer Scott, who was in Vale during the last term of court His new duties will begin September 1st and he wilt' accompany Circuit Judge Davis to Vale for the Sep tember term. Mr. Walker is an exceedingly competent man and the court is indeed fortunate in securing his services. Reports from Burns state that the land office officials are very sorry to lose him. ENGINEER TO VISIT CAREY ACTPROJECTS Of Malheur County At tends Hearings of Wa ter Rights SURVEY MONEY FOR OREGON COUNTIES $40,000 To Be Expended on Un surveyed Lands By Bureau of Surveys Word has been received from the bureau of survey's at Washington that the department has $40,000 to be ex pended in the state of Oreson during the next few . months. This money will be used in putting unsurveyed lands in a position to be placed on -the market. A great part of this money will be spent in Malheur county. The work will be given to surveyors in different parts of the state and any competent man may bid. It is reported that the work will begin within a few weeks. The Oregon-Idaho Lumber save you money on your material. Co. can building SCHOOL BONDS TO BE SOLD SEPT. 12 Plans for Vale's new school house are being completed by Architect Fulton. Several changes have been made dur ing the past week and the board of dir ectors are now about decided on the kind of building to be erected. The new school house will present a hand some appearance and will be modern in every way. It will be two stories high andbebujlt of brick with a cement basement. The $11,000 bonds will be sold on Sept ember 12 and contractors' bids will be opened on the 15th. The building will be completed by the first of the year. TOSEEHARPERPROJECT Information Secured Will Be Used By State Engineer Lewis in Making Reports to Desert Land Board and to the Secre tary of the Interior DR. MCLEOD TO FILL PULPIT OF M. E. CHURCH ATTORNEY HAYES WINS OUT IN THE SUPREME COURT Percy A. Cupper, of Salem, assistant to the State Engineer, is in Vale for the purpose of examining a number of Carey act projects in this section of Ma'heur county. This trip is being car ried under instruction from the Water Board and the information collected by Mr. Cupper will be used by State En gineer Lewis in making reports to the Desert Land Board and the Secretary of the Interior, as required by law, be fore further steps may be taken in fur thering the Carey act projects. ' Mr. Cupper will look over four pro jects on this trip, the Harper Basin project, south of Westfall, the' Jordan Valley project, and two others in the Powder River Valley for ' the purpose of ascertaining the sufficiency of the water supply and the feasibility of the reclamation plans. He went to Brogan yesterday morn ing to inspect the surveys of the Wil low Creek made in connection with the water right adjudications before . the Board of Control. On Monday and Tuesday at Vale he will take affidavits of water rights of the lower Willow Creek ranchers and on Wednesday also in this city he will hold a hearing of the ranchers along Cottonwood Creek. The date at Ironsides has been posponcd until after these other hearings. GAS AND COAL FOUND IN COLUMBIA WELL Said To Be The Strongest Indica tions That Drill Will Soon Strike Oil Flow Attorney G .W. Hayes has just re ceived word that verdict has been given in his favor in the case of Frank E. Hodgkin, appellant, versus John J3oa well, respondent, which had been taken up Jo the Supreme court. J uige Hayes represented Appelant Hodgkin, while Dalton Biggs, R. M. Duncan and J. W. McCuIIoch represented Boswell, in a case for the removing of an alleged cloud from plaintiff Hodgkin's title to lot 4, block 25, in Eldribge addition to Vale. Defendant Boswell claimed title under a tax deed. Oil prospects in the Vale oilfields are looking better than ever according to the statement of Superintendent J. T. Beardsley of the Columbia well, who was in town the fore part of theeek. He also stated that they had struck a large quantity of gas at their well, and that the drill was now penetrating a hard blue shale that contained small chunks of coal. This is maintained by many experts to be the best of indica tions that the drill is nearing the much sought oil sand. The bailer on Inst Saturday, before Mr. Beardsley left for town, brought up the best oil showing that had ever seen. So encouraging are the prospects that both the president and vice-president of the company, Messrs. Willian Parker and A. E. Knapp, of Spokane, are remaining at the well to watch fur ther developments. ARTESIAN WATER j IN JCOW VALLEY Mr. WalterS. Martin, of the Eastern' Oregon Land Co, of San Francisco, j and who owns over 400,000 acres of i land in this vicinity, states that his company, with aid of Cow Valley ranch- ers, are trying to get artesian water ! over there. j He thinks the trial will prove success-, ful and is very enthusiastic over the i prospects. Mr. Martin believes Cow! Valley is one of the best valleys in this section of the country. CELEBRATE FIFTEENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Rev. H. E. McLeod, Ph. D., of La "Grande, was appointed pas tor of the Vale Methodist church by the Methodist Episcopal Con , ference which met at Joseph, Wallowa county, last week Rev. Meredith, who has been pastor of the local church, was trans ferred to Enterprise. Rev. Mer edith will preach his, farewell sermon on tomorrow and expects to begin supplying the . pulpit of his new charge on the following Sunday. Vale's new Minister, Dr. Mc Leod is known far and wide among the Methodists as a church ' builder. He comes to this city highly reccomended as an elo quent speaker and a faithful worker. MARTIN BROS. TO TAKE UP PROJECTS Walter S. Martin and P. D. Martin, of San Francisco, backers of the East ern Oregon Land Co., and owners of The Dalles Military road grant left Vale Wednesday for an extensive trip to the interior. They were accom panied by William Mackenzie and Wil liam J. Burns of the Balfour Guthrie Co. of Portland. Before leaving Walt er S. Mratin stated that the thousands of acres owned by- them . in - Malheur county contain a rich soil iund that as soon as developments canj'te completed towards waterutgn greaWiha.'e of this land the tract would be placed on the market. The Eastern Oregon Land Co. is anxious to take up all of the pro posed irrigation projects in the vicinity of Vale and it is understood that an understanding will be arrived upon within a week as to whether they will take up the Bully Creek project of 20,000 acres. The big Malheur project of 140,000 acres is their pet scheme and they arc ready to take it over if the Clinton-Hurt people cannot finance it. TO REMODEL THE BUNGALOW THEATRE The remodeling of the Bungalow thea tre will give Vale one of the best show house in Easstern Oregon. The popular little theatre is to be so renovated that the best shows on the road will find best of accommodations. The stage is to be so changed that the main hall will be 106 feet in length and will have a seat ing capacity of 500 people. The floor is also to be raised so that there will be a slope of thtee feet. The stage will be widened and dressing rooms will be arranged back of the stage. The Bungalow theatre is leased by Mrs. Rice, who is now operating amov ing picture show. It is her intention to continue right along with the mov ing pictures but during the show sea son she expects to bill a large num ber of the best companies passing through the larger Eastern Oregon towns. The improvements will be made at once and the shows will continue every evening with probably the exception of one or two nights when the slant ing floor will be put in. Excursion to Denver August 27 via O. S. L. for Spanish War Veteran's Reunion. Theodore Roosevelt will be present. Fee agents i Blue I'tintt rates anj further particulars. j Blue Prints of any townahip in Vale j T. T. Nelsen has just received a ! land district, $1.00. John . Jobosoa, itiaw stock of the flijiat furniture ever Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Weant celebrat ed their loth wedding anniversary on last Monday evening when they enter-; tained a number of their friends at a i dinner at the Drexel Cafe. The affair was h most pleasant one and Mrs. Rne, proprietor of the Cafe, took special pains to have the be it that could con stitute a most apietizing dinner of sev eral courses. Mr. and Mrs. Weant were presented wi;h a large number of beautiful pres ents, appropriate to a crystal anniver sary. Those who enjoyed the hospit ality of Mr. and Mrs. Weant were Mr. and Mrs. F, L. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Dunlup, Dr. and Mrs. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Nelson, Mrs. L. M. Bone and Ed Hamilton. WESTFALL ROAD TO BE IMPROVED Following the action of the business men of this city at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held a few days ago, the county road leading from Vale to the Harney county line by the way of Westfall is to be placed at once into traveling coiftlition. During the past few weeks freighters have been forced to give up hauling into the interior on account of bad roads and Vale has been gradually losing out. The county court has been persuaded to spend $1000 on the improvement of these roads and in a few days freight ing can be resumed. Road-master Gibson and W. A. Glenn report that a dew of. ten men and three teams ran place that road into traveling con dition within a few days. The worst part of the road is at the head of Cot tonwood canyon. Crushed rock is to be placed between the high boulders thus rendering pHssable that part which has been a curse to freighters. Culverts are to be replaced and the bridge across Dry Creek will be repair ed. 500 Men, Women and 1 Order your residence wired and ton re fed for the fall electric lighting. Vtiv U.'ht ksJ WaWr Cwupsn. Children Wanted to guess the number of yards of I2f.jc Heavy Outing Flannel which is now on display in one of the big windows of the Vale Trailing Co. A pair of the best shoes in the store will be fitted to your feet and presented to you abso lutely free if you are a good guesser. Every man, woman and child can have one guess. Not necenssry to buy any thing, just rail at the big Store and register your guess. Contest closes Friday 12 m, September 2nd. Sunday dinners at the Arlington hot. I will be sorvwi from vK to 740 v'vlocJt p. a. VALE SCHOOL WILL OPEN OiSEPT.5 With strongest Corps of Teachers Ever Secured 3 r A Complete HIGH SCHOOL COURSE Will Be Maintained Professor Rogers of Seattle Will Have Charge Many Repairs Being Made to Building This Week- ' Two Teachers To Be Chosen The Vale public schools will open for class work on Monday, September, 5th with Prof. Ellis H. Rogers as princi pal. Other, teachers are Mrs. Mary E. Cannon of Ontario, Miss Ridgeley of Brogan, and Miss Raymond of this city. Two other teachers are still to be selected. The school board has a large number of applications on hand and the . vacancies will be filled in a few days. All of the teaching force is new with the exception of Miss Ray mond, who has taught in the local schools for Borne years. The school board has been very careful in the selection of the teachers and without doubt this year's teaching force is the strongest ever secured. Thorough work will be done and the Vale schools will be classed among the best in the state. A full high school course will be maintained this' year. Much needed repairs are being' made In tho building this week in the way of painting, plastering and otherwise putting all the rooms in the best possible shape for the comfort of the scholars and teachers. , Yellowstone Park Excursion Augtst 31st. via O. S. L. Special low rates to and through ' the Park. This will probably be the oly special Yel lowstone Excursion operated tffis sea son. See agents for rates and futher particulars. BIG FREIGHT DEPOT IS BEING ERECTED Large Building, Located on Ore gon & Eastern Track Com pleted Within Six Weeks Construction work started the fore part of the week on the big railroad freight depot in the local jfkrds. The building is to be a large one, 100x30 feet besides the platforms. It is locat ed along the main line of the Oregon & Eastern which was laid through the yards a few months ago, the east end of the building fronting 14th street which is to be one of the two streets left opend through the yards, The railroad company has its own crew at work on the building and a number of laborers will be added later on. Tho freight depot will be complet ed within six weeks. CO-OPERATION OF RANCHERS NEEDED Although only a few ranchers along the right-of-way of the Oregon & East ern railroad were present at the meet ing called by the railroad committee of the Chamber of Commerce the fore part of the week, strong efforts are still being put forth in an endeavor to induce the ranchers to aid in securing the needed strip of land. The move on foot by the business men and the Chamber of Commerce is tooffer to the railroad people the right-of-way from Vale to tne mouth of the canyon and also a 20-acre tract at Vale, provided the round houses and division point are located in this city. Since it certain that railroad construction work is to be started. Vale Is the ideal location for railroad center. Vale business men are anxious to secure the roundhouses and terminals which are now located at Huntington, and the offer to the rail road company, it is understood, would secure that immense business. The only hope remains with the ranchers who should be willing to aid by donating or selling as cheap as possible thy right of-way to Vale's business men, Harold Price, stenographer and office man in the local engineering depart ment of the Oregon Short Line, was In Huntington a few dsys ago on a busi ness trip. lis states the ieoii!t of Hunt ington won't admit that the railroad round houses will ever be moved, but at ths same time they are scared to death of th probable change. In the vent of a change many business jnen wvJ4 fvlfcrw ttjw ri(roadtfr. GOV. DICKERSON FIGHTS CARSON CITY EDITOR Last week In CarBon City, Nev., Denver S. Dickerson, a former Malheur county boy, now Acting. Governor of Nevada, enraged by a story which appeared in a Reno paper respecting the selection of a prison site, went into the office of the Carson News and demand ed an explanation from the edi tor. ",: , Montrose, the editor, aak the Governor if he was looking for trouble, Dickerson is said to have made a lunge at him, his fist grazing the editor's cheek. Montrose, catching the Governor by the throat, bore him back ward, at the same time deliver ing a stiff body blow. Friends scperatcd the two men. SAFETY OF RESIDENTS IS LOOKED INTO City Dads Fear Fires and L Decide to Enforce Weed . Ordinance ; ' ..I iver- BROGAN EXTENSION . : IS FEASIBLE ROUTE Says Pioneer of This County While in Vale The Fore Part of The Week : ' J. H. Rose, one of the pioneers of Malheur county who has lived in Iron side and that vicinity for the past 48 years, was in town the fore part of the week. Mr. Rose 1b about the best post ed man In this section of 'the : country. In speaking to ' a representative, of the Enterprise a few days ago, he stat ed that he had read the latest rail road talk in the last week's issue of the Enterprise. "That's the most feasible route in the country" said he, "and I believe a road can easily be constructed along Willow Creek to East Camp Creek and Burnt River to the John Day val ley. The resources of Northern Mal heur are so vast that a road would be a paying proposition from the start." CATHOLICS TO BUILD FINE BRICK CHURCH Among the newest buildings proposed for Vale will be a beautiful Catholic church. While Father Campo was in the city last Saturday he asked Con tractors Bayles & McDonald to send in their bid to the headquarters at Baker City. It has been decided to build a brick church in this city this fall. A snap of the button and flood the room with electric light. Economical, safe and convenient. Ask the cost of hav ing your home fitted with eleotric light. You will be surprised at the small cost. Vale Light and Water Company. RECEIVER GUILD PURCHASES THE GLOVER RESIDENCE Receiver Guild, of the local U. S. land office, purchased the Glover resi dence in Had ley's addition last week and moved in last Suturday. Mr. Glov er, who now lives on the the Thomas ranch near town exjecU to move into the O'Neil appartments this fall. Clerk Gowan, of the tand office, has rented the other half of the O'Neil house. Leave your laundry at Arlington Hotel. NEW OIL COMPANY FOR VALE FIELD A new oil company is being organized in Portland for the development of the Vale oil Aeld. The men interested art C. E. Hadley, C. E. Ireland, C. C. Shay, H. N. Cllnesmith and R. Miller and will capitalize the company at $1,000,000. The company has 3000 acres In the Vale field. Drilling will probably begun within 30 days. R. Miller Is an oil ex pert, who has surveyed the property and hasreorted that there are plentiful indications that there Is oil below the surface. Yellowstone Park Excursion Aug, 31 August 31st. via O. S. L. Special low rates to and through the Park. This will probably be the only speclsl Yl lowslonn Excursion operated this sea son. See agents tot rates nl (urtAor GASOLINE AND OIL GO Outside of City Limits by Ordi nance Passed Last Evening , , Merchants Can't Store - More Than Ten Gallons in 'Their Places of Business At the special council meetings called on Wednesday and Thursday ,eveninga ' the city fathers decided to enforce the : weed and clean-up ordinances and every property owner, and renter aa well, ' will be made to cut every weed in theif yards and in the street fronting their ' property. Weed are drying up at this time of the year and , are , .looked upon as dangerous in feeding and scattering fires that might accidentally be started. A new ordinance, regulating the stor- , ing of explosives, gasoline and coal oil within the city limits, was also passed. The presence of boys in the pool hM was discussed and it was finally decided , to leave the age limit as it stood and boys under the age of 21 years will not " be allowed to frequent such places. Teeter & Garrison and T. A.. Barton were granted .near-beer licences . for the next three months.. It was also decided not to increase the present-' number of soft drink establishments. ' MISS DRAPER ENTERTAINS FRIENDS AT A LAWN FETE Miss Lena Draper entertained a large number of her friends at a lawn fete last Wednesday evening. The affair was a most pleasant one, the evening being spent in different outdoor games. The lawn was beautifully and taste fully decorated by the use of many Japanese lanterns. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served and everyone pronounced Miss Draper a charming hostess. BROGAN SCHOOL HOUSE TO BE ERECTED AT ONCE The contracting firm of Loveless & Williams have bee.i awarded the con tract for the building of the new Bro gan school house. Their bid was $8,005. The school house will be a four room, two story brick building and will compare favorably with all the modern buildings that have been erected in the new town of Brogan. Finest and complicated watch repair ing done on shot notice at Propst's Jewelry store. NON-SUPPORT CASE FINALLY SETTLED The case of Mary Ethel Buchanan against Julius B. Buchanan for' non-' support before County Judge Richard son the past week created a great deal of attention and lasted for two days. Charles E. Kenyon was finally appoint ed as trustee on sale and purchasing of land. The Buchanan homestead is to be sold and the money used In purchas ing a home place which is to be put in the deed in favor of both parties. At tomeys Hayes A Anderson represented Mrs. Buchanan and Attorney Dalton Biggs appeared for defendant Julius Buchanan. Excursion to Denver August 27, via O 8. L. for Spanish War Veteran's Reunion. Theodore Roosevelt will be present. See agents for rates and further particulars. Ducks For Sale 1000 Registered and Thoroughbred Lincoln, and Cotswood Yearlings ami Lamb Rams: 600 Shropshlres and 600 RamsbouillvU at reasonsble prices. Address PETE LEJTH . ldsnha Hotel nl Boise daho The Oregon-Idaho, Lumber Co. cen save yoq money pn your. bulWif vstirrfsl.