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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1910)
VALE-" The Last Frontier." The Banner Live Stock county of The United States Oil, Fruit and Farm Lands The Rest Way to Boost This District is to Send Your Friends Copies of the Malheur Enterprise every week. llu Malh'.ut .. s j,n.' De livered to ' your home or mailed, $2.00 per year, in advance. The Leading Paper of Malheur County. VOL. 1. NO. 41 VALE, OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1910.' PRICE 5 cents FINEST PEAR ' SECTION IN NORTHWEST Willow Creek Valley Tribu tary to Vale, Now Under Irrigation Produces Won derful Crops Is Especial ly Adapted to Pear Grow ing Industry. The Willow River Valley, under the Brogan irrigation project, is destined to become the richest section in the Paci fic Northwest. Reports of wonderful fruit and hay crops are coming in daily and it is now concedeLthat this sec tion is to become famous for the pro duction of the finest pears ever grown in the West. On the Joe Wagner, Ridgley and Tschirgi ranches the fruit trees are (doing fine, And the pear trees are bear ing wonderful crops. At the Jamieson ranch the pear, plum and apple trees are heavily laden with frut. All the young orchards of that sec' tion are growing fast, due to the large amount of water furnished by the ditches of the irrigation company. There is not a blight on either the old or young orchards. Emile Lenoir, who has planted 20 acres of young fruit trees, mostly to apples, reports that he has not lost more than five trees out of the la-ige number. The hay crops around Dell and Bro gan are also excellent. The third crop is now being cut on the Ridgley ranch and Sam Jamieson has cut two crops which will amount over 200 tons. Mel ville D. Kelley, one of the most pro gressive ranchers of that section, who has 8,160 acre ranch near Dell, has also cut two fine crops of hay. He also owns a ranch near Thorn Flat where he runs 1200 head of cattle. CLERK GOWAN OF THE U.S. LAND OFFICE GOES TO BURNS W. A. Gowan, clerk in the local lnnd office for the past month, left last Tuesday for Bums where he has ac cepted a similiar position in the land office in that city. Mrs. Gowan and two sons had just arrived in Vale a few days before. As Mr. Gowan was raised in Burns and owns considerable property in that city, he had made an application for the position in that land office. Upon the resignation of Mr. Walker, the new court stenograph er on last Saturday, Mr. Gowan re ceived word from the department head quarters that he had been given the Burns clerkship. BIG COMPANY BUYS ELECTRIC PLANT It is rumored the Vale Light & Water Co. 's electric plant has changed hands during the past week, as a result of the visit in this city of L. L. Nunn, A. L. Woodhouse, Dr. D. T. Bailey, J. J. Nunn and Corrol Whitman of the Tellurido Investment & Improvement Co. of Salt Lake City. This company is at present time operating a large number of electric and water plants throughout Utah and are seeking new fields. The gentlemen were in Vale the fore part of the week confering with man ager Carter and looking over the local electric plant and although the facta can not be substantiated as the manager has been away, it is reported that they have purchased the controling interest in the plant. Some of the Telluride Co. 'a people were in Vale about two months when they purchased A small interest. It is also rumored that large improvements are to be made at the plant for the running of a day and night service in the near future. The visitors, accompanied by Manag er Carter, left on Wednesday for Boise where it is thought the deal is being closed. With the purcl-ase of the plant comes the rumor that price of electricity will be much cheaper. Dm For Sale 1000 Registered and Thoroughbred Lincoln, and Cotswood Yearlings and Lamb Rams: 600 Shropshircs and 600 Ramsbouillct at reasonable prices. Address PETE LEITH ldanha Hotel nl Boise Idaho The Oregon-Idaho Lumber Co. can save you money on your building material. Finest and complicated watch repair ing done on shot notice at Promt's Jewelry store. Blue Print $ Blue Prints of any township in Vale land district, tl 00. John C. JtfUW, WORK STARTS ON $75,000.00 WATERSYSTEM Representative of Contract ing Firm Arrives In Town PIPE COMING IN DAILY Large Gang of Laborers Will Be gin Throwing Dirt on Sewer Ditches on MondayEngineers Now Setting Grade Stakes for Sewer and Water Systems Construction work on Vale's $75,000 water and sewer system, which will cover the entire area within the city limits, will be started next Monday. R. W. Reynolds and W. A. Dutch of Chicago, representing the contractors arrived in town Thursday and state that a large gang of laborers are now on the road to this city. Mr. Dutch will have charge of all the construction work. In order to rush the work as many laborers as can be found in this city and elsewhere will be added as soon as possible. Several carloads of twelve inch sewer pipe have already been unloaded in the railroad yards and the rest of the ma terial will arrive daily. The sewer work is to be taken up first and on Monday the gang of labor ers will be put to work east of town where the sewer is to empty into the river below the ditch dam. The civil engineers are now placing stakes on the grade. MORE CEMENT WALKS " " 'BEING BUILT IN VALE Col. R. G. Wheeler is improving his property this week by having an 8-foot cement walk put down along Main St. in front of his residence. The board walk will be laid down on the side street. As this new cement walk joins the cement walk of the new Nelsen building, that block has been under going vast improvements during the past two months. More cement walks are needed in town and property own ers should follow the good work of Col. Wheeler. LAUNDRY MACHINERY IS BEING INSTALLED In New $15,000 Vale Sanatorium Big Plunge To Be Drawing Feature A large part of the machinery for the new laundry which is to be oper ated in the new $15,000 Sanatorium, just across the river from town, arriv ed this week and is now being installed. The boiler, ironer, and washer were taken over from the station a few days ago and it is expected that the machin ery will be ready for operation by the first of October. The natural hot wat er bubbling from the mountain side will be used in the washing of the laundry. The Sanatorium building is nearing completion, the carpenter work on the twelve bath dressing rooms, office and two waiting rooms, being rushed as fast as possible. The big plunge, 30x 68 feet, filled with the best natural water on the Coast, will be the great drawing feature of tha Sanatorium. JURY LIST FOR SEPTEMBER TERM The following persons have been chosen for the jury list and have been notified to appear for the term of Cir cuit Court which convenes next Tues day, September 6th. Vale-D. F. Roggs. W. M. Jacobs, W. P. Harris, James Harvey, Otis Thayer, W. S. I.awrence. Ontario Elbert Butler, Jr., C. A. Cook, J. R. Blackaby, E. M. Grieg, J. W. Connors, John Wood, F. L. Hsrdman, C, A. Adams, 11. C. Farmer, H. C. Wilson, C. E. Belding. W. A. Peacocff. Ironside -S. A. I.ofton, Harry C. Edwards, E. J. Beam. Jordan Valley-R. H. Hart. WaUon -James Morribon, John M. Anderson, Richard Grifith. Malheur -A. I. I'enrod. bnake River - Samuel Hill. Nywa-H. T. Francis, Jpsiah Boy dell. TbreefoTk A. S. Mom. 1 OtylierH. Wiltc?. LAND OFFICE IMOVES INTO NEWQUARTERS In New $20,000 Nelsen Building Best Arranged Offices in Country Says Register Kester Other Rooms Being Occupied as Rapidly as Completed The United Sates Land Office moved on Thursday from its temporary quart ers in the Drexel Hotel building to the new offices in the Nelsen Building. The present quarters were specially arranged for the land office and occupy three large rooms, the entire north end of the second floor of the big new brick block being erected by T. T. Nelson, the furniture man. The offices are reached by the lajge stairway on Main street. The largest office room is known as the general room where Register Bruce R. Kester makes his headquart ers. To the right Is Receiver Guild's office and on the left is found the con test room. Register Kester states that this is the best and moBt con veniently arranged land office he has seen. Civil Engineers Miller & Oakes, and Architect E. B. Fulton, have also mov ed into their offices on the same floor as the land office. Drs. Burrows and Looney expect to move tomorrow into their three front rooms. Other offices on the upper floor are almost com pleted and the store rooms on the main floor will now be rushed to early completion. T. T. Nelsen, who owns the building will occupy the west store room with his large stock of furniture. B. R. Frick has a lease on the corner store and will open his new drug store, and El wood Clark also has a lease on the large office room at the north end of the main floor. WATER CASES HEARD IN THIS SECTION F. N. Saxton, Water Commission er and Percy Cupper, Com plete Their Work F. M. Saxton of Baker City, Water Commissioner for this district, assisted by Percy M. Cupper, Assistant State Engineer, held several hearings the past week in Brogan Vale, and Iron side. Many settlers were in attend ance at the different hearings to make affidavits of their water rights. Among the attorneys attending the sessions were R. G. Wheeler, who represented the Brogan people, and J. W. McCull och, Brooke and Tomlinson of Ontario for the lower Willow Creek settlers. The material gathered by the water commission and the assistant engineer will be turned over to the Water Board and also to the State Engineer, who will use the same in making out re ports to the DeBert Land Board and the Secretary of the Interior. COUNTY IMPROVES VALE-BURNS ROAD Court Donates $1000 to Place Important Highway Into Traveling Condition As the result of the work of the Chamber of Commerce committee, re cently appointed to see that the road from Vale to Westfall and on to the Harney county line be improved at once, County Road Master Gibson has a force of men at work repairing and otherwise placing that important high way into traveling condition. Part of tbe road has already been improved and the gang of road buiklers is now at work on culverts and bridges this side of Westfall. The long grade near West fall which has been almost impassable on account of the big boulders, is to be leveled with crushed rock. County Judge Richardson went out to see the kind of work being done. The county court has donated $1000 for the improvement of this countv road and intend to have that money spent advantageously. The work will conti nue until it is known that freighters and the traveling public aru satisfied. BLACK OIL COMING UP IN EVERYBAILER At Ontario Well Says Prom inent Visitor Here This Week OIL STRATUM IS NEAR Interest in Well Intense During Past Few DaysLittle More Drilling Thought Necessary After the Recovery of .Tools Optimist Confirms Report According to T. H. Moore, a capital ist of Ontario, who was in Vale the fore part of the week, large quantities of black oil are being brought up from the bottom of the Ontario oil well with every bailer. This report Ib also con firmed this week by . the Optimist of that city. To one of the prominent oil men of Vale Mr. Moore told that it would be only a short time before the drills of the Ontario well would strike a gusher as the indications were looking better every day. Mr. Moore, although not interested in the oil wells of the Vale-Ontario field, has great faith in this district and be lieves that this will sooner or later be the greatest oil producing section of the Pacific Coast. To back this state ment it might be well to state that Mr. Moore has become heavily Interested in business in both the towns of Vale and Ontario. In the latter place he is now erecting five-story' hotel building and two other Urge brick blocks. Mr, Moore formerly lived In the thriving city of Medford, in the rich Rogue Riv er valley, but sold out ' his Interests there to invest heuvily In i Malheur coun ty which, as he says, otfltfs greater ad vantages than any other section he has yet visited. The Ontario Optimsit this week has the following to say on oil situation: ' The drill which was lost in the well a week or two weeks ago has not been recovered yet, but careful drilling is being done on all sides of it, for the purpose of loosening the shale in the sides of the well so that the fishing tools will slip down easily over the old bit and attach it very Becurely. The hole was 4000 feet in depth when the drill was lost. There seems to be a heavv oil stratum at that point, as oil gathers very thickly all about the tools as they work in the hole. Several bot tles of it have been taken from the con tents of the bailer from time to time, and have been on exhibition at various places about town. It is believed that very little more drilling after the re covery of the bit will locate the oil sand, and that a big gusher will have been located here. Interest in the well has been very intense here the past few weeks, as every body believes a favorable outcome of the prospecting is about occur very soon. FANS, IRONS AND MOTORS BUT NO ELECTRIC POWER Great indignation was aroused throughout town on Thursday by the action of the electric light company in cutting off the after noon electric power service. It was only through the promise of giving the afternoon service dur ing the warm summer and early fall months that Manager Carter succeeded in "doing" the people by selling them electric fans, irons and motors for their resi dences, oflices, stores or shops. The warm days are not over, but Mgr. Carter, after netting an Im mense sum of money from the sale of those articles, shuts off the afternoon power when every body needs it. He has advertised an all-night service but who is there in town that can prove the lights have been burning after midnight. The afternoon service is what is needed. It was promised and it's up to Carter to make his prom ises good, or up to the electric light company, if the controlling interests have changed hands, to secure some one who will fulfill his promises. PASSENGER DEPOT IS NOWASSURED Railroad Co's. Carpenter Shops at Pocatello Now Working on Doors, Win dows and Other Material for Vale's $20,000 Brick Depot Railroads continue to be talk of the citizens of Vale and although nothing new has been learned the past week in the way of either road building or of the future location of the terminals and division point, it is now absolutely known that Vale will soon have one of the largest and most beautiful passeng er depots along the Oregon Short Line. Information has just been received that the big building shops of the rail road company at Pocatello are now turning out the doors and window sash to be used in Vale's $20,000 brick pas senger depot. This report gives as surance that construction work will soon be commenced. The foundation work of the new freight depot in the local yards is being rushed as fast as possi ble and in a few days a another gang of carpenters will be added. The building will be completed within five weeks. YALE VISITOR CHOICE OF DEMOCRATS FOR GOVERNOR James H. Hawley of Boise, who spent last Saturday in Vale, was nam ed by the Democrats of Idaho as their candidate for Governor at the primar ies tn Tuesday. Mr. Hawley will oppose Governor Brady at the coming election. For the benefit of Gossips. I wish to state that my dinning room has not been leased, further more it is not for lease. q NORTON, Prop. ROUND HOUSES AND DIVISION POINTTHE GOAL Business Men Want Termi nals of Harriman Sys tem in Vale $10,000 SUBSCRIBED Twenty-Acre Tract For Termi nals and Itight-of-Way From This City to Mouth of Mal heur Pass to Be Offered if Vale Is Chosen ONTARIO HATCHERY WILL NOT BE USED This Year Says Master Fish War- den Clanton Funds are Short and Streams Too Low Master Fish Warden R. E. Clanton, who has just returned to Salem from an inBpecnion trip through Eastern Oregon states that Ontario fish hatchery will not be put into use this year, as the funds are short in dis trict No. 1 and the expense of install ing racks would be large. He considers that this hatchery is rather expensive for operation. "All of the streams in EBstern Oregon are low this year," stated Clanton. "The water is so low the fish will not come up at the present time but is ex pected the first rain will bring them up. See Clarence Tiller, Champion high diver of the world. Sept. 13 to 17. If you want to sell your property list It with John t,. jonnson at sons, zor quick sales. MONDAY SEPT. 5TH IS LABOR DAY Acting-Governor Issues Procla mation Asking Observance of That Day Don't forget the Carnival, Vale, Ore. Scptenibee 13 to 17, inclusive. A snap of the button and flood the room with electric liht. Economical, tsfe and convenient. Ask the cost of hav ing your home fitted with ilootm light. You will fx surprised at the small cvL Tftoroughbred Lice Stock For Sale I fjOO head regitttcred and thorough ! bred Lincoln and Cotswuol yearlings ; and lamb rams; ) head Kamsbouillets ' st reasonable prices. Selected by I Frank Brown, juoge of coarso wool, Oregon Ktate Fair, 1910.--Enquire IJ, M. WAbUKlX, Weiser lla.io. Monday, September 5, has been de signated by the Governr of Oregon as Labor Day. Upon this legal holiday, he savs in his proclamation, that "all places of business should be closed, in order that the citizens of all classes may rest from their labors and par ticipate in ceremonies appropriate to the occassion, and that employees may meet in social and friendly intercourse, thereby coming into closer touch with Industrial life and the conditions of the whole people. TALK ON NEW ZEALAND SUNDAY Tomorrow afternoon, at 3 o'clock, in the Chamber of Commerce Mr. 8. Stone, of Auckland, New Zealand, will will srive a talk on the pioneer days of 1 New Zealand, coming down relating i facts of the Maori war, and also of the government of today . Mr. Stone has 1 spent 46 years in that country and is an interesting speaker. The securing of the round houses, terminals and division point of the Harriman system for the Inter-mountain country is the goal for which the business men of Vale, through the Chamber of Commerce, are striving for. So enthusiastic and united are all the people of this city and vicinity over this railrord situation that at the mass meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce on Monday $7,500 were sub scribed in less than an hour, while additional sums sufficient to make a total of $10,000 were practically raised that evening. Since then the commit tee at work has been receiving the best of support and It is an assured fact that the required $25,000 will be raised very shortly. The money is to be spent in purchas ing a 20 acre tract in this city and the right of way to the mouth of the Mal heur Canyon, which are to be given the Harriman system if the division point, terminals and round houses are located in Vale. The majority of the ranchers along the right-of-way are in on the movement and are practically donating their strip of land. . It is be lieved that the others, upon ' realizing what the securing of all this new busi ness means, will also aid the business men ef Vate by either donating or sell ing as cheap as possible their right-of way. The goal for which Vale is striving for is now practically the only source of revenue which keeps' up the well-to do town of Huntington. This addition to Vale's present immense business would make the Malheur county seat the best town in Oregon and Its tribu tary country would be'vastly benefitted. PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN ON THURSDAY Repairs on Building Makes Nec essary Change of DateNew Teacher Chosen HORSE THIEF i IS CAPTURED JN NYSSA Mitchell Hughes, Wanted in Idaho for Stealing Valu able Animals, Caught on Tuesday by Sheriff Odell Taken to Boise by Ida ho Sheriffs Sheriff Odell took an active part the first of the week in a hunt for a horse thief which resulted in the capture of Mitchell Hughes in Nyssa on Tuesday ' With Sheriff Odell were a deputy sheriff from Boise and also one from Caldwell. Hughes first started on his horse steal ing operations at Caldwell about two weeks ago when he got away with a valuable animal, which he took to Jor dan Valley where he sold it. Going back into Idaho, Hughes stole two horses from the Joseph Perrault ranch near Boise. He also stole a horse, cart and saddle from Mr. Evans at the poor farm near Boise. In a short time the sheriffs were on his tracks and when they caught Hughes in Nyssa on Tuesday they found two horses and a cart in his possession. He had disposed of the rest of the stolen property. When arrested he claimed that he had purchased the outfit in Jor dan Valley. Sheriff Odell got Hughes at Nyssa and on crossing the line turned him over to the Boise officer. A J. E- JOHNSON TO REPRESENT OREGON FARMERS AT CONGRESS J. Edwin Johnson of this city wan honored the past week by Acting Governor Bowerman who appointed him one of the delegates to .the Farm-, era National Congress to be , held at Lincoln, Nebraska, commenciug Oct ober 6. Oregon will have fifteen delegates. The Board of Education announces the opening of the Vale Public Schools Thursday, Sept. 8, and wishes to urge upon the patrons the desirability of having children enter the first day if possible. The Board desires to call particular attention to the fact that high school work will be provided for all pupils prepared for that grade of work. The four years course prescribed by the State Course of Study will be followed and work in each of the four years maintained if there is a demand for it. Beginning pupils of the first grade will not be received after Oct. 10, as Dunlls entering later than this date cannot be provided for without retard ing the progress of the class. Parents having children who are to enter school this term for the first time are there fore urged to have them enrolled soon as possible. VALE SCHOOL BOARD. It had generally been announced that the schools would open on next Mon day, but on account of repair work now beinir done in the school rooms, the date had to be postponed until Thurs day. At a meeting of the school board a few days ago, Miss Chenaultof Cove, Ore., was elected to the teaching force, thus leaving only one teacher to be chosen. The delay in the selection of teachers is caused by the action of the board in choosing the best teachers that can be found. The schools this year, with the corps of teachers elect ed, give promise of most thorough work. When in Vale eat hotel. at the Arlington your laundry at Arlington Roll top desks, flat top dofkPi etc, t While visiting in Vle stop it the At. llngtori ilvtet. I'ave Hotel. L. W. Burtch la prepared to make blnit nrinta of townshliia. taken off re cords from Vale Land office, showing vacant lands, etc. Price $1.00 each. Order vour residence wired and eon nected for the fall electrio lighting a t I L A .1 tlf - . . .. AIR BUILDINGS ARE BEING ERECTED The big grand stand at the fair ¬ grounds at Ontario, where the Malheur County fair will be held annually is nearing completion and another week will see the structure almost ready for occupancy. No material or labor is be ing spared to make the grand stand a . , strong and comfortable building. It will Ka ttmftk Ann nn taai nnAri nf hn av. pressed on that account. Every seat . will have a back and plenty of room allowed for aisles. The grand stand will be a credit to the county, Presi dent Lackey has spared no pains to make this building one that can be pointed to with pride as well as one that will insure the safety of everyone ' that occupies it. The band stand will be built on the quarter stretch In front of grand stand, where also will be boxes for those desiring reserve seats.'. Old Glory will float over the buildings on the Malheur uounty r air urounas fair week in profusion. The three flags for the buildings have arrived and are first class, having the stars to rep resent the new state added to the union. ' These flags were presented to the Fair Association by sixty Malheur County people through the efforts of Mrs. Fred Stewart, who solicited the money to purchase them. The flag poles have been made and when' fair opens on Tuesday September 27th, the , stars and stripes will be unfurled to the breezes and "Old Glory" will wel- . come the visitors to the begining of . an annual celebration that will mean mnch for the great territory of Mal heur county. Persons desiring to have their friends visit them during the fair should write to the secretary, at Ontario, for souv enir postal cards that can be mailed out. This will be the golden opportuni ty to advertise Malheur County as the displsy of products and the live stock exhibit will surprise those who are even familiar with the resources or this section. Send then a souvenir card and invite them to come and . spend the week ia this wonderful prod- tctlve country. T. . T. Nelsen Matrasses. for Furniture and Malheur Enterprise Job Printing Department. Up-to-dste in every particular. Linoleums, Rugs r. Nelson's and Carpets at T The Oregon-Idaho Lumber save you money on your material. Co. can building T. T. Nelsen has just received a new stock of the fines V furniture evtf