VALE-" The Last Frontier."
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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
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save yoq money pn your. bulWif
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