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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1912)
: f "i ' ' i 1 k' 1 . i I! NEW WOOL ! SACK SAVES ; MUCH ROOM Twenty-five Per Cent More Wool can be Loaded in CarState Railroad Com mission Engineer Pays Visit to Vale Pleased Willi Activity Here Vela was visited on Wednesday by W. C. Earle. Engineer of the Rail road Commission of Oregon, who was on a tour of inspection, looking over the railroad depots, tracks, etc. This was Mr. Earle'a first trip to VaU and he was happily surprised at tbe business activity and prosperity of this section. The large amount of railroad building in this section was also a revelation to him as he really had no ,ldea that the Oregon Eastern, the new line across the state, was so far under way. ' Mr. Earle makes an annual tour of Inspection of every mile of railroad in the state, and to a representative of the Enterprise stated that there were less kicks registered from Vale than anywhere else. He had been to Joseph where he looked after some wool rate cases, and while in that town, which is the home of the president of the Oregon Woolgrowers association, experiment ed with new wool sacks which he has Invented. This new sack has square corners, ia six feet long and two feet wide, and enables to load 25 per cent more wool in the cars than the old fashioned round wool sacks now in ase. .He believes that the wool ship pert will greatly be benefitted as there will not be any loss of room in the cars. '" Mr. Earle also spoke of the great benefit Vale would soon derive by be ing placed on one of the great trans continental tailroads of the country. VALE A REAL RAILROAD CITY , "Vale ia getting to be quite a busy place," said W. L. Wattis of the Utsh Construction company in charge of all the Oregon Eastern railroad grading west of this city, to an Enterprise representative last Sat urday as he got off the train at the station. The chief of construction men seem ed to be in good spirits as reports had been . coming in to him that railroad work waa moving on most satisfactori ly. Mr. Wattia drops in to Vale fre quently to look over business at the headquarters in this city and every time he sees greater activity in the local railroad yards. It is under stood that several sub-contracts are to be let soon for work in the River aide country and that hundreds of more men are to be brought in. Every train is bringing scores of railroad laborers and Vale has the ap pearance these days of a real railroad city. POSTAL BANK NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Vale's postal bank is now open for business, Postmaster Virgil Staples having received his commission on July 1st. Few applications have al ready been made to deposit money with Uncle Sam. "The postal savings system is es tabliahed for the puipose of providing facilities for depositing savings at in terest with the security of the United States government for repayment," aid Postmaster Staples when ques tioned about the new postal bank. "Accounts may be opened and de posits made by any person of the age of 10 years or over. No person can have more than one account at any one time and that person must bo a pat ron of that office. No account may be opened for less than (1, nor will fractions of a dollar be accepted for deposit, while no person is permitted to deposit more than $100 in any month nor to have a total balance to hi credit at one time of more than 1500 exclusive of accumulated interest. The interest on all deposits is at the rate of 2 per cent per annum, payable annually. On Wednesday three Austrian were the first to deposit in the postal bank each putting in $100 making on deposit already a total amount of $300. SAVE MONEY BY BUYING COAL DURING JULY Now Is the time to buy your coal for the long winter season. To look after this matter this month will mean large saving to every resident of this auction as the Empire Lumber Company of this city is making ajwc al inducements. Manager M. E. Thayer state that Jie price of coal now ia $H.oO per ton, and that he will allow $1 off pr ton for atorane In the urchaar'a bins, t thai anyone buying coal at the 'M,tjr Co, during July will I (on, Aflr July WHAT'S DOING IN VALE RAILWAY YARDS Six carloads of railroad ties arriv ed yesterday morning on the regular train to be used in the tracklaying of the Oregon Eastern. Division Engineer Cambell of the Oregon Short Line arrived in the city yesterday morning and expressed some astonishment at the immense propor tions of the railroad works going on in local yards. One and a half miles of track has been laid todate on the Oregon East em railroad. Large coal bunkers are being erect ed at the west end of the local rail road yards along the main line of the Oregon Eastern. The material yards present at the east end of the local yards a busy scene these days on account of the vast amount of construction material arriving daily on special trains. Every day sees more railroad labor ers arriving on the trains and special wagons are hauling men out to the canyon camps. COMES FROM OGDEN FOR HOMESTEADS Utah Man Here to Secure Govern ment Land for Himself and Three Others J. A. Flinchbaugh, of Ogden.Utah, has been in Vale the past week for the purpose of looking over this sec ton of the country. Mr. Flinchbaugh is looking after some homestead land for three other parties besides himself. It depends a great deal on his rt port whether his associates decide to come to Vale. This far Mr. Flinch baugh is well pleased and is sure he will find some good tracts. It is the intention of these people to come and live on their homesteads at once and cultivate them as fast a9 possible. They are also anxious to get them in the vicinity of a sec tion where there is plenty of work and the fact that railroad work is on full blast at this time makes it doub ly sure that these Utah people will settle near this city. ONTARIO PEOPLE MEET WITH THE COUNTY COURT W.J. Pinney, Attorney A N. Soliss and Mayor Trow, all of Ontario, were Vale business visitors last Thursday while attending a committee meeting of the Ontario-Nyssa irrigation dis trict with the county court. NARROW ESCAPE OF AUTO RIDERS Collision Wiih Train Averted by Presence of Mind of Driver What came very nearly proving to be a fatal accident occurred Sunday when an automobile party composed of Will Wells, A. W. Conover.D. M. Taggert and C. F. Callen were al most run over by the Vale passenger tain seven miles east of Vale and only for the great present of mind of Mr. Wells the entire party would have been killed The men were on their way from Ontario to look at some land near Vale, and as they attempted to cross the track one of the men noticed the passenger train rapidly approaching and called out a warning to Mr. Wells who was driving the car As the car aiowea aown Air. Wells released his foot from the clutch thus killing his engine, which stopped his car in the middle of tho track. Quick work upon the part of the men in pushing the car from the track saved their lives as the train sped by just about two sec onds afterward. Mr. Wei Is states that no warning whistle was sounded, neither did the train slow down in the least although they could be plain ly seen for some distance. All of the men in the party were completly unnerved after their narrow escape, and although they continued their trip, the pleasure of what would otherwise have been an enjoyabla ride was overshadowed by their terrible experience. LEAP YEAR GIRLS TO TREAT BOYS TO DANCE On this evening In the Skating rink will take place a real leap year dance with Vale's most popular young ladies in chirge of affairs. The boys a-e promUrd a rare treat and it goa beyond saying that they will dance to their heart's desire. The famous Peddle orchestra of Caldwell will furnish the music and everybody ia in vited. Thiwe in charge of the arrange mania are the MUava r'loriu't Mutttl, Haiti .!, Jvlith Nwly, Alitalia (l!llin, Minnie PUron, ('. Kri- ' Van.lMliu.if K tns 'a. ARE PICKPOCKETS BUSY IN TOWN? Small Purse Containing Between $40 and $50 in Bills Disap pears Mysteriously Mrs. Jamea Harvey rcporta the loss of a small pocketbook containing be tween $40 and $50 in bills. On last Monday she went to the First Nation al bank to cash a check, and walk ing to the wall desk, took the check out of the pocket book to endorse it. This done, Mrs. Harvey, leaving her purse on the desk, stepped to the Cashier's window where Assitant Cashier Lawrence waited on her. They talked" for , a few minutes and Mrs. Harvey walked out of the bank. The next day when some one called at her house to collect a bill, Mrs. Harvey was unable to find her purse and it then dawned upon her that she had left her purse on the wall desk in the bank the day befoie. Inquiries failed to bring .favorable reports. No one had seen the purse and it is still missing. Court House News The Ontario Building Company filed its articles of incorporation on Monday. Among the principal men back of the movement are J. R. Black aby, Wm. E. Lees, L. Adam sand Boyer Bros. The Socialists held several public meetings the latter part of last week in the court room. Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Worsham, of Malheur City, were in town this week to attend to some business matters during the session of the county court. Attorney McGonagill, of Ontario, transacted business at the court house Tuesday. H. D. Page, F. L. Page and Elmer Wicklund, promoters of the Idagon irrigation project, accompanied by Attorney B. F. Griffith of Boisej were looking after business at the county court house this week in con nection with their project, which- has become involved through the failure of the payment of taxes, with the result that some of the property will be sold early next week for taxes. On Wednesday marriage licenses were granted by the county clerk's office to James O'Harra and Millie Fuller; also to Elmer Wain and Lola Vreeland. HILL RESIDENCE SCENE OF PLEASANT MUSICA1 The Hill residence was the rendez vous of a most enjoyable gathering on July 2nd when Miss Esther R. Hill entertained a large number of her friends at a musicale consisting of se lections by a number of the best local musical talent. The evening program wa9 as fol lows : Instrumental solo"Novelette" by Miss Hill;vocal solo" The Rosary" by Mrs. H. R. Dunlop; instrumental selection "The Last Hope" by Julien Hurley; vocal duet, "Life's Dream is O'er" by Mrs. Dunlop and Mr. C.B. Smith; instrumental, "Air DeBaV let," by Mrs. J. Keeny; instrument al, "Loreley" by Miss Hill; and vo cal solo, "King of the Widds" by Mr. F. R. King. Those present were Mesdamea Dun lop, Caviness, King, Hill, Keeiey, Osborne, Rigby, Misses Hill and King Messrs. Hurley, John Rigby, King, and Smith. Out of town guests were the Misses Morrow and Matlock of Portland. BIG PIANO CONTEST (Continued trom page 1.) Watch for them and get your friends to do likewise. Every candidate entered has five chances of winning a piano prize. Each prize offered represents an elegant instrument. ' Ballot box now open and prize pi ano on view at the Vale Trading Co'a store. Your inspection and criticism invited. Candidates names and their standing will appear every Saturday in this publication. The Vale Trading Company are offering bonus votes to candidates bringing business to their store. Five hundred votea will be given for each dollar purchased made from their general stock. Candidates will learn something to their advantage by calling at the atore and conferring personally with the Contest Manager. He haa plana of systematic vote collecting which will be of great ad vantage to the young lady candidate who meana business Watch for the list of candidates to appear in next Saturday 'a Issue of the Enterprise. If t e yiu g lidy of your choice ia not entered, see to it that she ia nominated. Better be aure and use the Coupon today NOW I Votea are obtained in four ways: First by clipping and vending in the regular ballots that will appear in the Enterprise each Issue, Secondly, by trading at the Vale Trading Co'a. store and selling due bills. Thirdly, curing prepaid new auhsi-rlptlone to In money on bai k auba.-rlollone tu the Kn(rpil( at the Vale Trading Cow Win. II, Kua. !. was in liday f i viii Id lixiilla vi lf)f. MAUlEUIl ENTEltPlUSE TRANSFORMATION OF DEAD OX FLAT IS ASTONISHING Large Acreage now in Orchards and Grain Other News of That Section of County The famous Dead Ox Flat of this country haa never looked more pros perous according to a statement made Thursday in this city by L. C. Higby, a homesteader of that section who was in town on business. "The lower flat is practically all under water, and it looks mighty en couraging as the crops have had a wonderful growth this season," said Mr. Higby to an Enterprise reporter. "It will not be long before the up per flat will also be irrigated as steps are being made now to secure a pow er site on the Payette river for the purpose of generating electricity for the pumping of the water of the Snake river on the large body of land." Among Borne of the new improve ments in the transformation of the Dead Ox flat are 240 acres in orchard and 40 acres to peas by the Millet Bros., 40 acres in fruit trees by Geo. Windele, 4Q acres in orchard by W. S. Brundage, . 80 acres in wheat and barley by Herman Miller, 40 acres to Orchard by George Lattins, and 40 acres in grain by his brother Elmer Lattigg. Ralph Anderson ind his father have 80 acres in grain, have built a large barn and this last spr ing drilled a fine well. The Crystal improvement company has 3000 acres along the river front under water, their system having just been com pleted. As the result of a petition i rchool will be started this fall on the upper flat for the benefit of the 16 children in that section. Mr. Higby has drilled a number of wells for the homesteaders of the flat during the past six months and in every case fine puie water has been found. Architect Jaquith, who designed all the Moore buildings in Ontario, was in Vale Thursday on businses ac companing Mr. Higby. SUICIDE LEAVES MONEY TO SISTER Note Found in Anderson's Overall Pockets Addressed to T. P. Worsham Tells all Goodbye That James Anderson, the young man of Malheur City, whose body was found last week on the banks of the Willow Creek, had planned to kill himself has come to light through the note written in a note book found a few days later in his overalls. "In some manner the overalls had not been searched at the time of the inquest," said Dave Worsham while in town Tuesday. "The doctor had taken the clothes from the body and had already prepared it for burial when the Coroner arrived and the overalls were forgotten until the next day when I found this note book." The note book' shown by Mr. Wors ham indicated three attempts of the young man to write aomething. On the first two pages he had started to write, but on account his nervousness failed to make it clear and so scratch ed part of the writing before com pleting. On the third page he wrote a note to T. P. Worsham asking him to pay to hi8 sister, Mary Anderson. $220, and then aigded, "James M. Anderson." At the bottom of the page he added in very plain writing, "Goodbye all and ..everybody". CONSTRUCTION MEN INVADE INTERIOR (Continued from Page 1) construction company, and during the past two weeks their large number of laborers have accomplished much work. Good progress is reported at the big tunnel at Mile poat 39, especially on the west end, while on the east end considerable delay and trouble has been caused by slides. The big compressor la on the ground and aoon will have been installed for the generating of electricty for the operating of the air drills when night shift can be put on aa well as the day crews. The Wasatch Construction company have three large campa east of this tunnel and they are increasing their forcea every day. On the Horn ranch, 35 miles west of this'city, Contractor O'Neil ia work ing large number of nvin and progress ing rapidly with his sub-contract, while Mr. Goldsmih ia making excel lent progress on the Harper flat, be tween mile poat 23 to 30. From this on east into Vale the roadbed Is practically completed and ready for the rails, bridge men putting bridge aid temporay spans across the river and creek. The big piera are being put in for the Malheur Kiver bridge but it ia understood that Umporary pans will be used In order not to delay traklaylrg. Acroiding to one of the complaints ItUd in the circuit court the past wk J. 6. tMeerds of this city it king tu rtiuvsr from It, N. r'ord d wife itole of l,utiu with 10 r i n from A "-( K,IVlt. The .r el ju U.ray fir, if M. Cisi.dall U 1 1 klUn.vy ft r 1 1. lli.liit, ow Wo iild This ook i HI I VTsry Horn A ? if Ul ii JIU-UM m t-3 'm it 1 1 ii!"' lv : - ' ; ,- v. - II - I 4 ' ' s ... I II 3 ; 1 si.. a We paid $350 -for it. Yours for nothing Want this piano? It belongs to the person receiving the greatest number of votes in our FIRST VOTING CONTEST. Fill out the coupon below, and nominate yourself, or a friend. It will cost you nothing, or the" friend nothing. Act Quickly, $1330 in Prizes, Five Lyon-Taylor Piano Prizes First Prize To the person receiving the highest number of votes, a Lyon-Taylor Upright Piano, worth $350 Second Prize A due bill for $260 to apply as payment on a Lyon-Taylor Piano Third Prize A due bill for $250 to apply as above Fourth Prize A due bill for $240 to apply as above Fifth Prize A due bill for $230 to apply as above Each candidate will have five chances to qualify for a Piano Prize How to Obtain Votes Make your purchases at the Vale Trading Co's. store and get your friends to do likewise. Every dollar purchased in general stock means 500 Votes. And every yearly subscription to the Malheur Enterprise, new or renewal at $2, per year, means 1000 Votes, or six months subscription, new or renewal, at $l iorsix months, means 500 Votes. Malheur Enterprise subscriptions taken at Vale 1 red ing Company or at Malheur Enterprise office. Be sure to get your votes. Ballot Box Open and sample Prize Piano on exhibition in our bargain department. Contest official ly opened with this announcement and will run without interruption until 10 p. m. December 24, 1912. Watch the Enterprise for further announcements. Who Do You Think Ought to Have the Piano? Fill out the coupon and send it in. It will not cost you anything and will count 1UU0 votes tor your candidate COUPON Good for 1000 votes when used . to nominate a new candidate. VOTE FOR. Free Piano Contest VALE TRADING CO. MALHEUR ENTERPRISE PORTER ADMITS HAVING CONTRACT COOS BAY LINE Hat 82 Miles Beginning Where Towyh Broi. Leave off, 23 Miles West of Eugene A rpr )i tt vaof thin Htr intti. vUwed U. B. I'orter aiut Orunt Smith of tha firm of I'urtur Uru., railroad contractor, who wrre on tie hay Monday, aayt tho North IWiul llaiUr. Mr. Totter adnilut-d having tha contract to fontruit t n,ilv. f tuMlj for !" MacArlhut-rnU tV ,"U gd,. lug at Iht Nuti Ittmul, 'is ,u, f Kia,, lo ai d iui'ludn.M il, titf luimvl olh iif t;.i.,,r, t. 4M) f.tt long. t aid ll.al owl4 U (unman. ( jut M iM, id .w.U4 lo ,,, ,,, M ( Idly lk i, , H) and camp supplies will be shipped from Portland direct to Gardner pnd the Siuslaw, headquarters being prob ably at the later place. He hoped to have a great deal of work done on the grade before the rainy season, but proposes to keep at the tunnel work all winter. The guntlemen were royally enter tained while here, being piloted about the bay by A.L. Powers, mayor, and Cuptain Simpson and others. They expressed themselves as being confl dent that Coos Hay was on the vergt of a most healthy growth, and predict ed many things for our town. Thfy left Tuesday afternoon for Portland, overland. Saturday MacArthurl'rrks Co., llh hrduartrra in North Mend, ki,t out h fir. I now load of camp ma. tnlal fur IU ri,.t lamp, ,iih I I taUd on IU I). M (t)ln ri,., on N"h l. lit TU .. it aa Ladvd K.ul), and II laiyo oi,lit uf via l.i.u, i,aliM, ,Ul .....ki. K ouini, -l-t, ,u(j,l ,f .( . eral foreman. E. H. West, who will stay at the camp until; he geU otter ramps opened up.The first of ' terleal was photographed as it " ed from the warf and seated on acow were Thomas Dixon, general manager; J. H. Cool, W cial agent; Frank Webber nd Benry Wieck.of th McArther-Perki W and others. RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENTS ARE FILED ltight.of'.ay i:Ztt prsd () Mat bav "7 " ht the .a.t Hk i4 'u" ? i.o M.MHly iv.lopM'i' l" ' j ,a. .Mur.d HM ,'V,U"'' " Hf of j. v. put....,,, M.iuT; Mi,.;., H.IT.U, A'fy