VALE-" The Last Frontier." The Banner Live Stock County of The United States Oil, Fruit and Farm Lands The Best Way to Boost This District is to Send Your Friends Copies of the Malheur Enterprise every week. Sv ! U I I Tvt V II WV m,H AViVAlMfM t-lS II I E VkJ'fflxXt 111 The Malheur Enterprise De livered to your, home or mailed, $2.00 per year, in advance. The Leading Paper of Malheur County. VOL. 1. NO. 46 VALE, OftEGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1910. PRICE 5 cents BIG OILMEN WATCH VALE OIL FIELDS Says Prominent Visitor Who Has Just Returned From California Oil Belt EXPECT HIGH GRADE OIL California People Better Posted on This Field Than Local Peo pleRepresentatives Keep Cap italists and Oil Promoters Advised on all Movements in Vale Oil Field. "The big California oil men are all watching the Vale oil field" said I. P. Carr of Portland while in this city on last Wednesday. "In fact they are better posted than the majority of the residents of this city." Mr. Carr, who has large holdings in the Vale 6il field, just returned from an extended visit to all of the California oil fields. He visited the Fulleton, the Kern River, the Coalinga and other fields. He saw the famous Lakeview oil well and hundreds of other paying wells. While in Los Angeles, the head quarters of the big oil companies, he came in contact with the oil men of the rich Calfornia oil belt. In talking to them he was surprised to find out how much those oil men reallv knew about the Vale oil field. "In fact they seemed to be better posted than many people right here in Vale, they are ad vised by men sent here at different times," said Mr. Carr, "and they are certain that a high grade oil will be struck very soon The oil men of Cal ifornia are watching the Vale oil field all the time and when the news of a gusher reach there a general exodus to Vale will follow. In their offices I saw maps of the Vale oil field, those men know just how deep the drills will have to go down, they are certain that the Vale oil field will be a rich producer. They told me the Vale oil field had to go through the same experience as the California field on account of the dis tance from oil machinery headquarters. However, they are confident that instead of the seven years' hard work in the California field, the two years in the Vale oil field will see paying wells." Mr. Carr also made the statement that oil lands in California were worth from $2500 to $20,000 per acre accord ing to elevation, the higher lands be ing the most valuable. The object of Mr. Carr's visit to Vale was to look after assessment work on his holdings as well as a business conference withT. W. Davidson who has charge of several companies here. WILL DEDICATE NEW GRANGE HALL The members of the Utopian Grange held a meeting at the White Star school house on last Sunday for the purpose of making preparations for the dedication of the new grange hall which is nearing completion. The event will be a public affair and, although it will not be held until late in November, the grangers expect to lose no time in preparing an excellent program. The exact date will be an nounced later. Electric Irons dispose of the dredgery of ironing day. Let electricty do your work. Vale Light & Water Co. Nelsen Bldg. NEW GROCERY STORE WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS TODAY The Allen-Bone grocery which has been installed in the building north of the Bungalow theatre, will be formally opened for business today. The ,new store presents a neat appearance, the building having been thoroughly reno vated. The stock of grocery which has been placed on the shelves is the best to be had on the market and the resi dents of Vale and vicinity are asked to visit this place beginning today. W. G. Allen, son of Mrs. L. M. Bone, will manage the new store and will be as sisted by I. B. Quisenberry. REECEMINK CAUGHT WITH FORGED CHECK Purchases Pair of Shoes at Vale Trading Co's. Store and Hands Over $50 Check With Forged Name ofS. F. Sutton Placed Under $250. Bonds While attempting to pass a forged check at the Vale Trading Co'a. store on Tuesday, Reece Mink, a young man of about 2 1 years of age, of Ontario, was caught with the goods and arrested by Sheriff OJell. Mink had ' gone into the store to buy a pair of shoes and in payment presented a check for $50 bearing the name of Sam Sutton of Barren Valley. Just as Mink handed over the check, J. P. Dunaway of the United States National bank happened into the store, and the clerk asked him if the check was good. On looking at the check Mr. Dunaway noticed at once that Sut ton's signature had been forged. The officers were called and Mink was placed under arrest. Mink 'b record as a forger goes back to last July when he went into the Malheur Clothing Co. store in this city, where he gave a check to Ed Hamilton for $57 in payment for clothes that he just had purchased. The check also bore the signature of S. F. Suttun but it was not known until several days later when it was returned from the bank without payment that it had been forged. Hamilton was out $57 but Mink's father came to the rescue and the affair was quietly arranged and the matter dropped. On Wednesday morning Reece Mink waived examination upon appearing before County Judge Rishardson on the charge in connection with the pass ing of the forged check on the Vale Trading Co. His bond was placed at $250. for his appearance before the next term of the grand jury. The money was furnished, and Mink given his liberty.' GOLD SAMPLES GO $19 TOTHE OUNCE Brought in From Properties of Myrtle Creek Gold Mining Co. by Local Men GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR VALE SAYS MARVIN Earl Marvin, western manager of the the Oregon & Western Col onization Co. that recently pur chased the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain road grant, was in Vale this week. From this point Marvin was taken out in one of H. N. Ford's big autos, with Harry Ellis as chauffeur, to the Harper ranch and vicinity where he inspected the cempany's hold ings. On returning to Vale late Tuesday evening, little could be learned of Mr. Marvin's trip ex cept that the lands must be visit ed and priced before placed on the market. Mr. Marvin expects to see rapid development work in Mal heur county during the next few years. The company proposes to locate many eastern people on iU lands in this county. He had nothing to say relative to rail road count ruction so far hi company' holdings are concerned. i Philip Francis, C. K. Mills and A. B. Pomeroy, stockholders and officers of the Myrtle Creek Gold Mining Co. whose main office is located in this city but whose properties are situated over in Grant county near the Harney county line, returned Tuesday from a two weeks inspection trip of their holdings. Samples of gold brought back creat ed much excitement when shown on the street Wednesday morning. The splendid nuggets, running $19 to the ounce, had been taken irom tne rocK on the ridge just above the old creek bed. It it said that from 15 to ZU colors can be picked up any place on the property. The trip of the officers was lor tne purpose of looking over the ground with the view of putting in the needed machinery. The company is capitaliz ed at $640,000 and preparations are be ing made now for the installing of an hydraulic pumping system and plant to cost about $45,000. This will enable the handling of 1500 yards of gravel per day which is estimated to run $2. in gold to the yard. There is plenty of water on the holdings, and as the gravel breaks easily the cost of hand ling is estimated as low as 1U cents per yard. Gold has been taken out in that vi cinity for the past twenty years but work could not be carried on advan tageously on account of the water froblem, which makes it necessary to ift the water 90 feet above the creek. With the use of modern machinery im mense streams of water with pressure will now be available and the gold bearing gravel will easily be reached and washed and be made to pay in large quantities. See Dr. Roberts about your glasses, $50,000 TO BE SPENT IN LOCAL YARDS By Oregon Short Line Rail road to Improve Switch ing Facilities MILES OF NEW TRACKS Filling in of Yards, Erection of Main Line Water Tank, Com pletion of Big Freight Depot and Building Brick Passenger Depot Indicates that Vale Will Be Important Point Fifty thousand- dollars of improve ments are to be made in the local Ore gon Short Line railroad yards during the next few months. The expenditure calls for the filling of the entire yards with two and a half feet of gravel, the building of two and a half miles of new tracks for switching facilities, a main line water tank and also many other additions that will make the local yards the best equipped in the Inter-Mountain country. The new tracks will consist of a num ber of switching tracks, the longest, nearly a mile in length, to parallel the present Oregon A Eastern track run ning past the nearly completed freight depot and near the proposed passenger depot. Work in the yards will be started as soon as laborers can be se cured. On Thursday morning Assistant Sup erintendents Wead and Harer, of the building and bridge department with headquarters at Pocatello, rushed to Vale from the main line on a gasoline speeder for a business conference with Construction Engineer Ashton of this city. As these men belong to the de partment which has 'supervision oi tne erection of new depots, the conference no doubt settled many points toward the building of the new passenger brick depot. While here the assistant superintendents advised the telegraph line crew to run the permanent line of poles only as far as the new depot site and to run only a temporary line from that point to the present temporary depot office. The plans of the Short Line people in this city all point out that it is their intention to make Vale the principal railroad center of this . section of the country. Leave your laundry at Arlington Hotel. CAPITALIST WOULD START DRY GOODS STORE IN YALE That Vale is daily attrating the at tention of capitalists ot this and other states is seen through correspondence received this week from one of the large mercantile firms of this state which is anxious to put in a modern store with a $10,000 stock of dry goods and shoes. Other people have also been looking toward the building of a large hotel and store buildings. Vale today is mentioned on every side as one of the best business towns in the northwest. This fall and winter will see hundreds of new people flock to "The Last Frontier City" and many new buildings will be erected. WILLOW CREEK PEOPLE WEDDED A quiet wedding was' solomnized at the Methodist parsonage in Boise Thurs day afternoon at 4 o'clock, when Miss Amy A. Drake of Brogaa and Samuel W. Jamieson of Jamieson were united in marriage by Rev. W. S. Matthew. The bride has been at been at the Owyhee with her mother, Mrs. Mary E. Leland for some time and the bridegroom went to Boise the first of the week. He is a son of Dr. Jamieson of Chicago, a retired naval officer, whc is interested in Willow River lands, and who arrived in Boise Wednesday to attend the wed ding. A wedding dinner was served at the Owyhee at six o'clock Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson will visit in Boise until the rainy weather sets in and then will take a honeymoon trip to Honolulu, after which they will make their home at Jamieson, Ora. LIGHT SYSTEM IS SCORED A T COUNCIL MEETING At the meeting of the city council on last Saturday the date of election, for the bonding of the city in the sum of $35,000 to install a flow line from the Wil low Springs to this city, was set for Wednesday, Oct. 19th. The matter of annexing the Nelsen addition was also taken up and is to be voted on. Many property owners in that addition would come within the city limits in or der to receive the benefits of the water and sewer system. Manager Carter, of the light company, asked the council to consider a contract from his com pany for furnishing electric pow er if the pumping system were installed. After Mr. Carter had fluently and glowingly pictured the advantages of electric power, T. W. Davidson and others ad vised the council to enter into no contract with the light company unless radical improvements be made in the light and power sys tem. This created much excite ment and nearly everyone present expressed some opinion against the present light service. , T. W. Davidson said in part, "Vale is today the poorest lighted city in the country. Tonight 18 lamps are burned out on the four strings lighting the business sec tion. The franchise calls for a good service, are we getting it? It also calls for five lights in this council room, and there is only one light. The taxpayers have a right to know why they are not etting their money's worth, ights on the streets are con stantly burning out and are not replaced for days. It looks like this city is being furnished' with inferior lamps. The plant gets out of order, repairs are made at the expense of flat-rate patrons, and no warning is given. From others it was learned that unless better service was given, the council should take steps to revoke the franchise on the grounds that nearly every resident has been damaged. TELEGRAPH LINE IS COMPLETED . Vale now has telegrsrWc connection with the outside world, the Western Union line having been completed yes terday. The instruments were install ed in the depot yesterday and messages can now be sent from that office. Agent Manes states that people will be given day and night rate services although the office will not be open nights. All messages will have to be filed before six o'clock. ONTARIO LADIES ARE ENTERTAINED One of the most pleasant social events of the season was the reception and luncheon given by the Civic Im provement Club to the Work and Win Club of Ontario on Thursday. A com mittee met the visitors at the train and escorted them to the Chamber of Commerce rooms where some time was pleasantly spent in conversation and games. The music furnished by Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Powell was es pecially enjoyed. At 1:30 an elaborate luncheon was served in the Drexel Grill, covers be ing laid for 33 The President Mrs. Claggett proposed the toast "Our Guests" which was responded to by Mrs. Dodge of the visiting Club. Those present from Ontario were: Mesdamea Dodge, Trow, Gruel, Drane, Thomas, Blackaby and Miss Smith. NEW ABSTRACT COMPANY IS LOCATED IN ODD FELLOWS BLOCK The Title Abstract Co. is now oc cupying office rooms in the Odd Fellows building, having secured part of the offices of C. O. Thomas, the real estate man. E. C. Smith, the manager of the Title Abstract Co., states that his company is now ready to do all kinds of abstract work. The records kert at the company's offices are complete and accurate as they were copied and photographed by the famous camerasrraph machine right from the record books. Don t fail to look for the company ad in this issue. BIG EASTERN FINANCIER ON WILLOW CREEK J. D. Hibbard, of Chicago, Pays Vale a VisitIn terested in IRRIGATION PROJECT President of American Security Company of Chicago Goes to Brogan with Other Capitalists Legal Tangle Involving Three Companies Brought Up Again in Court. J. D. Hibbard, president of the American Security Company of Chica go, was in Vale Wednesday while on his way to Brogan on a business trip in connection with the promotion of the Willow River project. ' With Mr. Hibbard were W. . Day and James Green of Brogan who had gone to Boise to meet him. Mr. Hibbard is one of the principal factors in the Chicago and Eastern financial world, money from which ia being extensively used in the'develop- of the valuable arid sections of the northwest country. He is particularly interested at this time in the Willow River project. The relations of the Eastern Ore- Eon L.and company, ine vvwow tuver and & Irrigation company and the Malheur Valley Railroad company are said to have been complicated through the filing of two additional suits in the United States court at Portland Sat urday, upon transcripts from Malheur county. Five law suits were previously on the records of the federal court and in a number of them the evidence has been taken. Each of them involves the right to construct ditches or rail roads. The Eastern Oregon Land company is the successor to the title of the old Dalles military wagon road grant, running from The Dalles to Vale, and embracing some of the best agricul tural lands in Oregon. It is backed by the Martins of San Francisco. The Willow Creek Land & Irrigation com pany is owned by Dennis Brogan and Ed. O'Donnell who recently went Into the Willow Creek country to build res ervoirs and ditches for the reclamation of the lands purchased from settlers. The Malheur Valley railroad is a branch of the Oregon Railway & Nav- fation company's road, which has been uilt from Vale to Brogan on Willow creek. The recent suits filed pertain to the condemnation of rights-of-way over the lands of the Eastern Oregon Land com pany for the ditches of the irrigation company, as well as the roadbed of the railroad. The Eastern Oregon Land company is standing upon the theory of ri parian rights for the use of water from Willow river for irrigation purposes, while the Willow creek company i.as purchased all appropriations of water and is claiming the right to make a beneficial use of it. It is presumed that the visit of Mr. Hibbard to this section at this time has something to do with the legal con troversy which will probably not re tard the work of the Willow creek company. CHARLES BUYS PARTNER'S INTEREST IN THE YALE TRANSFER COMPANY C. E. Charles Is now the sole propri etor of the Vale Transfer Co. having recently purchased the interests of his partner, Mr. Gay. Mr. Charles is pre pared to do all kinds of transfer work to and from the depot as will as any kind of work in the city. If you have orders phone to the Vale Saddlery or to Mr. Charles residence. With the Newly weds C. E. Samson and Isabel Downs, both of Ontario, were united in mar riage by County Judge Richardson In his office at the court house in this city on last Monday. The ceremony was witnessed by M. Knider and C. H. Snider. COUNTY JUDGE GOOD ROADS ENTHUSIAST Believes Bonding of County 13 the Only Method by Which Malheur County Can Build Good Perma nent Roads Amendment to be Voted On. 1 County Judge B. C. Richardson has become a Good Roads booster during the past week and has been scattering a large amount of "Good Roads" liter ature to the voters of this county, which had been sent to him by tne Oregon Good Roads Association of Portland. The pamphlet tells why the "good roads" amendment to the Constitution should be adopted and Judge Richard son believes that if passed the county as a whole would be greatly benefitted. It is proposed to amend Section 10 so as to read as follows: "Section 10: Article XI: No county shall create any debts or liabilities which shall singly or in the aggregate exceed the sum of five thousand dollars, except to suppress insurrection or re pel invasion, or to build permanent roads shall be incurred only on approv al of a majority of those voting on the question. The amendment grants to the people of each county the power to pledge the credit of their coounty for money to build permanent public roads. The question whether or not a county should pledge its credit to raise money for building any permanent road would be submitted to a vote of the people of that county and would be decided by a majority vote. The people of any county may issue bonds or warrants, or any form of obligation they desire, for such length of time and at such rate of interest as they may determine; in short, this amendment is but additional grant of power to the people of each county to manage their own business. CLARK TO APPEAR IN FEDERAL COURT Several Suits Filed Against Old Officers of U. S. National Bank in Good Condition SHORT LINE CHIEF OVER new ROUTE Of Proposed Extension of Malheur Valley Rail road from Brogan STRADLEY AFTER DATA Visit of Consulting Engineer From Salt Lake City Indicates That New Railroad Construc tion Will be Taken up at Stockholders Meeting on Wednesday.. Elwood L. Clark, former cashier of the United States National Bank of this city, was placed under $10,000 bonds this week to appear Der ore tne Federal court the latter part of this month Clark furnished bonds and promised United States Marshal Ham merslv to be in Portland at the stated time. Bank officers caused Clark's arrest for exceeding his authority as cashier. The. bank is holding Clark's stock to secure it from loss. Special Inspector Goodhart had this placed in the hands of President Thebaud for security. Clark has now filed suit against the bank for recovery of his property al leging that $20,000 of accounts are charged to him as bank accounts. L. J. Hadley, former president, has also filed suit against the old officers, and since then J. M. P. Corson, who had purchased bank stock amounting to $9000, paying $180 per share which really was only worth $126, suet to re cover $2,760. These suits are all against the old officers. The bank under the new management is said to be in the best condition. LOST 1 11,. 1 - - t... !, .1, t iwu siwuio uurnco, viie m uulivomii, branded on left shoulder with U T letters all connected. The other blue roan, black mane and tail, branded on left shoulder L F letters connected. Reward of ten dollars each. Return to C. A. Stout, Riverside. The Orczon-Idaho Lumber Co. can save you money on your building material. Dr. Roberts guarantees his glasses to fit. I fjEFF MOOHO OUT Or 7VtVFFVR I fMfi 60fi GO OUT HS7 TO VFILE MO GT 4 J03 Off JWEIL J08 yR - (t('Ft1 ft FEW MEKAMDi HFifiT VOU I ft0 37RT LrzortR. R3FtPOR7JR 0T ILL FCK UP FtiDHOT LET I f. 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FOR JUL f ,if l The hurried visit In this city on Wed- . nesday of Carl Stradley, consulting en- gineer of the Oregon Short Line, who was returning to headquarters at Salt Lake City, after a flying trip through ! John Day Valley, Brogan and over the , Malheur Valley railroad, again verifies , the report of the proposed extension of the Brogan railroad which appeared ' exclusively in the Enterprise on August 20th. Engineer Stardley was only In Vale a short time but it was learned that he was pleased with the proposed cut-off of the main line to join the O. R. & N. railroad near the mouth of the John Day. river. In fact Stradley stated that he had the data in his pocket and that everything was alright. It is now believed that he was rushing back to Salt Lake City to be present at the meeting of the stockholders of . the Oregon Short Line to be held next i Wednesday when the stockholders will be asked to approve a proposition to increase the capital stock of the com-' ' pany from $27,600,000 to $100,000,000. The increase of $72,500,000, if granted, it is understood is to be used for new construction work on the Oregon Short ' Line next year. The hurried trip of" this Short Line engineer shows that there is something in the air in railroad circles which will be decided upon at the stockholders meeting. , Longer evenings demand electric light In the Fall and Winter its use Is greater and the cheery convenience make the long hours at home pass nltJtisftntly Vale Light & Water Co. Nelsen Bldg. NEW DRILL FOR OIL ASSESSMENT WORK A nnthnr rnt.Arv nil well drilling riff arrived In Vale this week from Fort Worth, Kansas. It is the property of George Hart of this city who will begin at once on the assessment of his oil holdings. The machine will drill a hole one thousand feet deep.- Mutt and Jeff in Vale Jeff Springs a Surprise on His Old Pal. (With pologles to Du4 FUher C. H. OXMAN QUITS THE HARPER PROJECT On account of large amount of other business, C. H. Oxman of this city, has severed his connections with the Harper Basin irrigation project. In terested in this project with Mr. Ox man were W. W. Caviness and Geo. W. Hayes, who will carry on the prop osition. The Harper Basin project has been reported by the assistant state engineer, on his last visit, as me mosi feasible in the country on account oi its location, water right and elevation. CALDWELL YOUNG LADY, WELL KNOWN HERE, DIES Mrs. B. J. MeLausrhlin was called to Caldwell on Tuesday by the death of her neiue, Miss Minnie Froman. Con sumption was the cause of death. De ceased was the daughter or 1. S. Fro man and was 20 years of age. Misa Froman was well known in this city, having visited here with relatives and friends many times. 1,250,000 ACRES NEAR VALE OPEN TO IIOMESEEKERS One million and a quarUr acrea of land tributary to Vale has been placed on record in the local Uni ted States land office as sub ject to entry. In last week's is sue of the Enterprise appeared the exact designation of this vast tract of land as to township and section. The north boundary of this tract lies due west of Vale, the nearest section being 26 miles west of this city and fh tract extends to the Harney county line or the west boundary of this land district. The lands extends south for a distance of 75 miles. This tract is designated by the land office department as non-irrigable land and the larger part is said to be especially adapted to dry-farming. Homesteads arc obtainable under the enlarged homestead act of February 19, which in part states that 320 acres can be taken up. Fiva years residence must ba mada and entrymen must show that part of the land has been culti vated. Commutation ts not allow ed under this act.