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VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1910.
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BIG RAILROAD
NOW ASSURED
FOR VALE
Short Line to Increase Cap
ital for Purpose of Build
ing of Road
VALE-CRESCENT ROUTE
Harriman System Getting into
Action-Stockholders to Raise
$72,500,000 Vale Situated in
Strategic Location of Proposed
Main Line as Terminal Point
The construction of the Trans-Oregon
line from Vale westward is practic
ally assured now as the next step to be
taken by the Harriman system. Re
ports from headquarters of the direct
ors of the Oregon Short Line Co. in
the east, state that the stockholders
will be asked to approve a proposition
to increase the capital stock of the
company from $27,600,000. to $100,0007
000 at a meeting in Salt Lake City on
October 12th. The increase of $72, 500, -000,
if granted, which it is under
stood to be most favorable, is to be
used for new construction on the
Oregon Short Line next year, or
to be more exact the extension of
the east to west road across Oregon,
known as the Oregon & Eastern, part
of which has already been built through
the Vale railroad yards.
The surveys for this proposed line of the
Harriman system have been made by
Short Line surveyors. The road as
located runs westerly up the Malheur
River from Vale across Harney county
north of Harney and Malheur Lakes,
thence through the Christmas Lake and
Fort Rock countries to a junction at
Crescent with the Klamath-Natron cut
off of the Southern Pacific.
While O. R. & N. officers have made
several trips into Central Oregon fori
the purpose of making recommendations
concerning railroad construction, it is
understood that so far as the east and
west line is involved the 0. R. & N.
officers have acted only in an advisory
capacity. It is understood that if the
railroad is built, the work will be un
dertaken under the supervision of
the Short Line officials, and every
one knows that the Short Line people
maintain engineer and construction
offices in Vale. So far as known the
Short Line has under consideration no
larger single project than the east and
west line across Oregon and there is
therefore the probability that a large
share of the , new stock issue is for
construction work in Oregon.
In addition to this report also comes
the news of proposed purchase of a 23
acre tract in Boise for main line tracks.
Boise to Vale direct, where the big
shops are to be erected, is the only
feasible result of these reports. Vale
is indeed situated in a strategic location
and a few months will see great activ
ity in this section.
A report this week from Bend shows
that railroad construction across Ore
gon is about to be started. K. K.
Kuney, locating engineer of the Ore
gon Trunk Railway, was in Bend dur
ing the week from his work on the line
entending from Bend southeast to
ward Burns. This line is definitely
located from Bend to Harney Lake,
about 20 miles south of Burns, and is
ready for the construction crews.
Mr. Kuney reports the line .a very
good one. The maximum grade is six
tenths of 1 per cent and the maximum
curvature three degrees. Cuts and
fills about balance each other without
long hauls, and the road will be an
economical one to operate.
MYERS SLOGAN IS OMITTED .
Failure of the Secrtary of State's of
fice to provide for the printing of Jef
ferson Myers' campaign slogan on the
offiicial ballots is cause of a furore
among Mr. Myers supporters. Acting
Secretary of State Corey hat vigorous
ly denied having any ulterior motive in
leaving Mr. Myers' slogan off the
ticket He says it was nothing more
than an error and that he had followed
signed petitions filed several weeks af
ter the Myers original declarations pre
sented in the office.
Mr. Myers' slogan, as he requested it
should appear on the ballot, is: Equi
table taxation An economical bnsiness
administration Protection of the peo
ple's laws."
Good alfalfa put are. Running wat
er, lnqaire C O. Thomas.
While visiting la Vale f top at the Ar
lington Hotel.
NYSSA ENJOYS
SPLENDID GROWTH
To Revise Charter For Bonding
City For Installing of Water
and Sewer System
(Special Correspondence)
So large has been the growth of
Nyssa during the past year that a
Charter Commission, with Robert Van
Gilse, as chairman, and C. C. Wilson
as attorney, has just been appointed
for the revision of the city charter
which will enable the city to raise
$100,000 for the installing of a com
plete water and sewer system, as well
as a bridge across the Snake river.
Nyssa believes in doing things right
and in adding to its territory. . With
the construction of the bridge a large
trade will be secured from the Idaho
country. The present charter does
not allow the city to bond itself for
any purpose beyond the sum of $5000.
The Independent Telephone Company
has been granted a franchise and is
putting in an up-to-date system with
underground wiring, while the Oregon
Idaho Light & Water Co. has been
given a contract to light the city. To
further the growth of the surrounding
country negotiations are in progress
for the installing ef private pumping
stations along the river to pump water
on the land tributary to the town.
Another splendid improvement was
the grading of five miles of streets
within the city limit during the past
summer.
Dr. Goeltz, president of the Nyssa
Chamber of Commerce, reports that
the club is getting ready for an active
Winter advertising campaign. Quar
ters are to be rented in the Van Gilse
block. Dr. Goeltz has one of the neat
est drug stores in Eastern Oregon,
where he also has his office.
The merchants of Nyssa have form
ed a Protective Credit Association.
M J .Tonkins evripfta tn shin 32
carloads of Italian prunes within a
few weeks.
The Nyssa Produce Co. will ship
30,000 boxes of apples, while about
half that amount will also be shipped
by small growers. '
The Oregon-Idaho Orchard Co. has
set out 120 acres of apple trees and
will set 100 more in the Spring. The
land is being sold in 5 and 10 acre
tracts. The Irrigated Land Co. has
also set 80 acres of orchards, over half
of which has already been sold. Many
other orchards are also being set out
by private growers.
Three cars of alfalfa' seed will be
sold to the highest bidder in a few days.
This seed is said by eastern buyers to
be the finest grown in this country and
it is expected the crop will bring about
20c per lb.
The Nyssa Improvement Co. report
the sale of $300 worth of their resi
dence lots.
RAISED FLOOR AT
BUNGALOW THEATRE
Proprietor Roy Davidson Believes
in Keeping Ud-to-date To
Give Matinees
Some of the improvements referred
to in last week's Enterprise, con
cerning the Bungalow theatre, un
der the new management of Roy L.
Davidson have already taken real pro
portions in the way of a raised floor.
Mr. Davidson is sparing no efforts to
please the patrons of his popular show
house and the putting in of the slanting
floor, which is two feet higher at the
rear end of the room, will enable every
person in the house to see every mov
ing picture with perfect ease and do
away with the "heretofore craning of
necks."
The Bungalow is now undoubtedly
the neatest and moat comfortable mov
ing picture house in Eastern Oregon.
The operating room is also so con
structed as to be entirely fire-proof,
the inside walls being thoroughly lined
with sheet iron. Pictures are changed
every night and those for this evening
are especially interesting and entertain
ing Begining on Saturday the Bungalow
will give moving picture mat
inees at 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
School children will . be admitted for
five cents.
L. W. Burtrh is prepared to make
blue prints of townihiiw, taken off re
cords from Vale Land office, showing
vacant lands, etc, Price $1.00 each,
CATHOLIC
BISHOP PAYS
VISIT HERE
Right Reverend O'Reily De
termined to Start Build
ing at Once
CHURCHES - HOSPITAL
In Vale and Brogan Plans Al
ready Drawn Large Amount
of Money Already Subscribed
Vale May Get Sisters' Hos
pital Built for This Section
The visit in this city on Tuesday of
Right Reverend O'Reily, Bishop of
the Catholic Churches in Eastern Ore
gon, and Rev. Father Campo, both of
Baker City, is another step toward
the early erection of Catholic churches
in this city and section of Malheur
county. As the head of the Catholic
churches in Eastern Oregon Bishop
O'Reiley is doing a great Work in the
establishing of a large number of
churches, schools and academies in his
district during the past few years.
This visit will decide the last steps
to be taken in the building of churches
in Vale and Brogan. In this city plans
already drawn up call for a beautiful
brick structure. Construction work is
only retarded by the lack of the proper
amount of funds. Bishop O Reilly was
struck forcibly with the growth and
progressiveness of Vale and while here
saw the great need of a Catholic church.
While in town Bishop O'Reilly was
entertained by Ed O'Donnell, who has
taken such prominent part in the de
velopment of this section and especial
ly of the Willow River valley. The
Bishop and Father Campo spent Tues
day and Wednesday in Brogan as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Brogan.
This first trip of Bishop O'Reiley to
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HORSE THIEF LOCKS
JAILER IN CELL
Mitchell Hughes Captured in
Nyssa by Sheriff OdeU Makes
Get-away in Boise
Harrison Hughes, known in this
county as Mitchell ' Hughes, who was
captured in Nyssa'8 n August 31st by
Sheriff OdeU for horse stealing in
Idaho, escaped from the Ada county
jail at Boise last Sunday evening,
locked the jailer in and took the key
with him.
Hughes was confined in a cage with
two other prisoners. The men were
allowed to walk the corridor during
the day but were locked in the cage at
night. When the prisoners were lock
ed up Sunday evening, Hughes hid
himself in an unoccupied cell to avoid
being locked in. At about 7:30 in the
evening, another prisoner attracted
the attention of Jailer" Robinson and
asked him to open the windows in the
outer corridor and to do this the cor
ridor door was left open. Hughes ran
for the door, turned the key from the
outside and made his escape before
the jailer could reach for his gun.
The jailre's cries brought assistance
from the outside and a deputy released
him.
Hughes was recaptured Monday
evening by Sheriff Boyd of Elmore
county as he entered Mountain Home.
Hughes, upon freeing hinself from jail,
pressed into his service at the point of
a revolver, an auto and driver.
KANSAS MEN
ENTER VALE
OIL FIELDS
Leroy Bishop, of Delphos,
Kansas, Sees Splendid
Oil Indications
WILL FORM COMPANY
For Putting In Big Drilling Rig
on Properties Adjoining the
Columbia Oil Holdings Mr.
Bishop Already Owns Several
Hundred Acres of Oil Land
The Vale oil field has again attracted
the attention of an Eastern man, who
comes from the Kansas oil field. Le
roy Bishop, of Delphos, Kansas, who
has been the guest of R. W. Eames
the past week, has been making a
thorough examination of the work be
ing done and is most confident that
the time it not far distant before the
oil sand will be reached.
Although owning at the present time
240 acres of oil land in the Vale oil
field, Mr. Bishop's visit, it is under
stood will result in the placing of an
other oil drilling rig in the Vale field
He and other people from Kansas will
form the company which will add more
land to that now owned by Mr. Bishop
near the Columbia properties.
Mr. Bishop was enthusiastic over
the surface showings of the Vale field
and was most surprised to find that
nothing had been over rated. Samplea
of oil sand were secured at different
wells and will be taken east Near
the Columbia well, he saw the 140 foot
water well which had just been dug
SI
BROGAN TOWNSITE
OPENING IS ON
"Eastern Oregon Fruit City" Is
Now Being Placed on The
Market
as a
The entire townsite of Brogan, with
the substantial modern brick buildings,
promoted and founded by Messrs. D.
M. Brogan and Ed. O'Donnell, the
men who constructed the Willow River
Valley irrigation project, is being
placed on the market. Brogan, the
new town, as the center and head
quarters for 20,000 acres which are
being'placed under water, has a great
future. Already it has been demon'
strated that this valley is one of the
best and most favorably situated for
the growing of rich orchards,
crop failure has never been known.
The new town of Brogan has many
advantages on account of its location
in midst of a vast tributary country.
The Burnt River section. 26 miles
northwest, is a prosperous farming
and stock community, .since the
advent of the railroad the only feasible
outlet is by the way of Brogan. The
Upper Willow River Valley and Cow
Valley, compromising 60,000 arces is
also tributary country. To the north
of Brogan is a mineralized region of
large extent composed mostly of gold
properties.
As the company desires to dispose of
the entire townsite, which is composed
of seperate lots, tracts and properties,
these are being represented by 695
shares which are offered for aale at
the uniform price of $200 each. Any
purchaser is entitled to as many shares
as he wishes, but muBt make one ap
plication for each share desired.
The date November 15th. 1910. has
been set for the purchasers of shares
or their legal representatives, to meet
and receive their properties from the
Company. Following that date the
Brogan Townsite Co. will deed to the
trustees selected on the 15th. all of
the 695 lots, tracts and properties, un-
title to all the property in trust for
the shareholders and may dispose of
the same as the majority may elect.
The fact that the Company is to
place all of the properties In the hand
of three trustees, chosen from the
shareholcers. precludes any responsi
bility of an interest on the part of the
Company in any future dealings re
latin? to the disposal of the properties
and assures the purchasers of absolute!
ly lair and square treatment.
A very few lots and tracts have al
ready been sold within the limits of
the Brogan Townsite. They are not,
however, included amontr the 695 prop
erties and they were sold principally
to encourage construction ox Dusinesa
houses and development of a few
acreage tracts.
Among the properties to be deeded
to the purchasers of shares are a hotel
valued at $40,000. a bank or office
buildinar with a valuation of $10,000
and electric lighting plant with ma
chinery valued at $6500, and a $2000
bungalow. These valuations include
the Tots upon which the buildings are
constructed. In addition, the list in
cludes one 6-acre tract, two 2-acre
tracts, forty-nine 1-acre tracts and
twenty fractional tracts ranging from
36 acres to o.iz acres, all ol which are
worth $400 per acre, and in some cases
their nearness to the railroad station
would bring them to a valuation of
$800 to $1000 per acre.
and which contained 60 feet of water
with a splendid artesian head. He
also took samples of the gas at the
springs in section 82, which easily
ignited and exploded when a match
was applied.
Mr. Bishop goes on to California
where he spends his winters, but his
data will be sent east where prepara
tions will be made to form the com
pany and the putting In of another rig
in the Vale field.
1 1 Dr. Roberts guaranties hit glasses
to fit,
GOOD ROADS PEOPLE
ARE GETTING BUSY
Would Enable Counties to Raise
Money (or Building of Per
manent Highways
Philip S. Bates, publisher of the
Pacific Northwest, Portland, an agri
cultural publication, was In town last
Saturday in behalf of the "Good
Roads" and visited the Enterprise
office. He is visiting Eastern Oregon
in order that the newspapers may ex
plain the measure submitted by the
Oregon Good Roads Association, which
is proposed by initiative petition and
to be voted on at the November elec
tion. It is proposed to amend Section
10 of the Article XI of the constitution
of the state of Oregon as follows:
Section 10. No county shall create
any debts or liabilities which shall sing
ly or In the aggregate exceed the sum
of five thousand dollars, except to sup
press insurrection or repel invasion, or
to build permanent roads within the
county, but debts for permanent roads
shall be Incurred only on approval of a
majority of those voting on the ques
tion. TO COMPLETE POLE 1
CREEK RESERVOIR
W. Slick and party returned from
Brogan Thursday evening where they
had been to figure on the completion
of the Pole Creek reservoir and ditches
remaining to complete the Willow Creek
Irrigation project.
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VALfcMY
At the First Annual MoT-
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heur County Fair to Be
Held in Ontario
FIVE HUNDRED WILL GO
Biff Special Train Will Leave
Vale at 8 o'clock a. m. Every
Day of the Fair, Returning
Will Leave Ontario at 8 p. m
Vale Day Friday, Sept 30th.
Vale Day-Friday, September 80th
atthe First Annual Malheur County
Fair to be held in Ontario promises
to be a record day. Everybody in Vale
will attend on that day. The Vale
band will be there with the best of
music. Hundreds of residents have
already signified their intention of at
tending on Vale Day. A move is now
a foot among the business men to close
their places of business on that day so
that all clerks and employers can at
tend. It is also understood that the
public Bchool children will be given a
holiday. It be a large and happy
throng that will leave on next Friday
morning for the Fair City on the 8
a. m. o'clock special train.
Of course the fair begins on Tues
day and there will be special trains
leaving Vale every day at 8 o'clock in
the morning and returning leave On
tario at 8 p. m. Every day of the
fair will be a hummer but don't forget
that you must be on the train on Vale
day-Friday, Sept. 80th. Vale should
be represented by at least 600 people.
The fair people are sparing no efforts
to make this first fair a grand success.
They are also making arrangments to
entertain thousands of people. -
A committee from the Ontario Com
mercial club has secured a large num
ber of furnished rooms in private resi
dences to accomodate the overflow
from the hotels and every arrange
ment is being made to make the stay
of the guests comfortable and enjoy
able while in the city during fair week.
The heavy rains of the past week have
settled the dust and put the roads in
good shape. The half mile race track
at the fair grounds is in fine shape and
a large number of running ' horses are
being worked out. There are already
about 25 race horses training for the
events. Four races will be run each
day, the featurea of which will be a
half mile race for a purse of $250 and
the free-for-all pace or trotting race
for the same amount. There will also
l A. if
ue one or two interesting auto races, a
bucking contest and ' several other in
teresting features. The live stock ex
hibits promise to be the largest and
finest seen in this section. Nearly all
the stalls hsve been spoken for and
additional stalls will be built. The
fruit and farm products will also be
large and very attractive.
COMPLAINTS FILED IN THE
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
A complaint filed in the county
clerk's office last week was that of
Leonard Cole against the Willow River
Land & Irrigation Co, the plaintiff in
the complaint seeks judgement to re
cover $20,000 in payment for certain
property and water rights along Willow
Creek.
OIL DRILLING RIGS WAITING
FOR REPAIRS AND CASING
A pulley was broken at the Malheur
oil well the paat week, necessitating
a shut down while repairs were being
secured from Baker City. The Colum
bia crew is waiting for more casing.
There the small quantity of oil sand
shows better quality of oil than ever.
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
DOING AN IMMENSE BUSINESS
The fees of the county clerk's office
during the past month again show the
wonderful increase in business as well
as the gain of population of Malheur
county. For the past month County
Clerk Mulkey reports that the fees
amounted to $761.00, by far the heaviest
month ever known In the office.
The Oreiron-Idaho Lumber Co. can
save you money on your building
material.
8m Pr. Roberts stout your kImics,