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VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912.
PRICE 5 cents
"Maney Brothers' Construction Forces On Way to Build the Lamberson Dam" -Wells
CONTRACT IS
CLOSED AND
PAPERS SIGNED
Wells and Johnson in Town
Sunday to Start Opera
tions on Bully Dam
New Type of Residences
Being Erected in this City
ONLY FEW DAYS DELAY
Caused by Sending out Recently
of Outfits on Hand to Klamath
Falls Project Another Crew
on way Here From Montrose,
Colorado
All contracts and papers for the
construction of the Bully Creek irri
gation project, which is to water 40,
000 acres of the rich land of the Vale
country have been sat! sfactorily
signed and work will be rushed as
fast as we can get our outfits on the
ground, " said Herbert G. Wells of
thejManey Brother Construction comp
any who was here Sunday from Boise,
to start operations. Mr. Wells was ac
companied to this city by J. T. John
son also of the Maney Brothers Con
struction company. Aftr confering
with John Rigby and Judge George
E. Davis, the local promoters of
(Continued on Page 6)
CLEAN-UP IS
ORDER OF THE
CITKOUNCIL
Every Day is now Clean-up
Day and Work Started
Yesterday Morning
Vty.
Residence of E. R. Hamilton just Completed at cost of $3,500
IRRIGATION AND PREVENTION
OF FLOODS GREAT TOPICS
AT SALT LAKE CONGRESS
Local Delegates Amazed at Interest Being Shown To
wards Newlands Bill East and West United in
Great Movement for Utilizing Flood Waters
HEALTH COMMITTEE
Present Conditions Will not be
Tolerated any FurtherPro
perty and Streets Must be
Cleared of Rubbish, Weeds
Every Place Must be Sanitary
A thrornugh cleaning-up of the whole
citystreets, yards and alleys was
ordered by the city council at the
tneeting held on Thursday evening.
By this it is meant that everyrone,
whether property owner or renter,
must clean up yards. Nobody wll be
excused and if this work is not done
t once the fine or imprsonement
specfied by the ordinance will be en
forced to the full extent of the law.
This order, also does not imply that
the property is to be cleaned this one
time, but imperatvely commands that
very day from this on is cleaning
hy. No more rubbish, cans, slop,
tc, can be thrown in the
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back
PLACES EMBARGO
ON ALFALFA HAY
FROM IDAHO
Steps Should be Taken Against In
troduction of Weevil Pest in
Eastern Oregon
Fear of the alfalfa weevil has led
, he state commissioner of horticulture
' Waahlngton to issue general
quarantine order advising against the
receipt of shipments In that state of
Walfa hay from the states of Idaho.
Utah and Wyoming.
The Washington horticultursliat
elaims that the alfalfa In the three
tta named la infesUd with weevil
nd ih it the importation of Idaho,
Utah or Wyoming lfaf &ay ,,,t0
Washington rnltfht m' If""4 J,W'
U tU alfalfa growing industry
Oat HtU, This IndlcaUa that rare
Simula tt lku by the slate of Ore
as ii.uilt Uy la li'i riil
,n iMe iilwn, it u
tutl itww wfcfklftf alwig
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nid(- t ium ar,frila
JIiim )al ! il'll"l'
Enthused by the great plans on
foot for the reclamation of the arid
aections of the West, W. W. Caviness
and I. E. Oakea returned to this city
on last Saturday from Salt Lake City
where they had attended the sessions
of the National Irrigation Congress.
Mr. Oakes was a delegate from this
state, having been appointed by Gov
ernor West, while Mr. Caviness at
tended for his own special benefit
since he is interested in the irriga
tion of the Vale country.
"The Eastern delegates were as
enthusiastic as the Wesern represen
tatives about irrigation and the stor
ing of the flood waters by the govern
ment as proposed by the Newland9
bill pending before Congress," said
Mr. Caviness a few days ago while
being interviewed by anjEnterprise re
porter. "I was amazed, surprised, when I
found out that our representatives and
senators in Congress had not done all
within their power to aid the New
lands bill or even ever said a word
about it to the people they represent.
Why, it is the greatest thing for the
Went as well as for the East. It
means the storing of the flood waters
at the source of the tributaries of the
large streams to prevent floods in the
east and to reclaim arid lands of the
West."
(Continued on Page 3)
BIG BEND SPUDS
WEIGH 3 1-2 LBS
Tate Ranch Grows Wonderful
Tubers of the "Netted Gem"
Variety
Potatoes weighing 31 pounds and
measuring 10 inches in length were
brought to this city this week by
George W. McKnight from the Big
Bend ranch of A. L. Tate. The tubers
are of the "Netted Gem" variety,
perfectly smooth and of the finest
quality that has ever Deen bm. ...
this section. Tne mree em..."
Kr.,rht to the Malheur Enterprise
office when placed end to end measured
9i inches and weiehed just 10 J
JUOb "w -
- - m i I liil.aB
pounds. Mr. rate nas nevcm. -to
potatoes on hi'B ranch.
"The Big bend country, along the
eastern border of this county, is beyond
- Hm.ht one of the greatest agricultural
and horticultural sections of the state
t rwcron" said Mr. McKnigni,
popular candidate for the
.A.in) indce. who had just
from a visit to the voters of the Big
Bend country.
"The ranches of the Big Bend are
in a high state of cultivation for so
new a section. The soil is wonderfully
rich and the farmere are jetUug
enormous returns all along thanes
Every farmer has a telephone and he
i. bein aervedby rural mail routes.
MRS. WEANT IS
CHOSEN HEAD OF
CIVIC CLUB
FRIGHT CAUSES
DEATH OF MRS.
WESLEYGAMBLE
Former Vale Woman Fear
ing Drowning of Husband
as Ferry Drifts on Wind
swept Snake River Be
comes Mother and Ere 25
Hours Elapse Dies
RED BUTTE
RANCHERS ARE
"TAKEN IN"
By Smooth Leader of "Fren
zied Financiers" Posing
as ILorse Buyers
WALLINGF0RD NOT IN IT
Ride About Country in Large
Auto Hired at Rate of $40 a
Day $6 a Day Buckaroos
Round-up Horses Paid by
Worthless Checks
A touch of local "frenzied finance"
was brought to light this week and as
the result of his two and a half months'
operations H. R. Lester, better known
"J. Rufus Wallingford, the Second"
is being held in the county jail here
in default of the payment of the $1500
bonds he was placed under by Justice
of the Peace Wilson on Tuesday when
he waived his preliminary hearing.
Some two months ago there appeared
in various parts of this county a large
Speedwell automobile carrying several
men and two women ; they were in Vale
and Ontario several times but made
their headquarters in the Red Butte
country in an old cabin on the Frank
Palmer ranch. Lester was posing as
a large horse dealer with all kinds of
capital behind him ; told great stories
of the money he controled ; and of how
his life was insured for $80,000.
The machine in which the party was
riding from Portland to Malheur county
was being rented from a Portland firm
at the rate of $40 a day and expenses
of the chauffeur, with the privilege
of buying the large auto if it suited
his fancy.
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VALE MAKES A HIT
WITH TRAVELERS
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Schwab, and
J. F.Drexler who is a brother of Mrs.
Schwab, passed through Vale while
enroute to California. They had left
their home in Pennsylvania last May
traveling all the way in two wagons,
one drawn by two horses and the other
by two mules. They are endeavoring
to reach California before the winter
seta in.
They stated that the Vale country
looked good to them and that they
intend coming back this way and that
they will atop in Vale to look around.
Agency Valley, Typical of
Western Malheur Fertility
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BARRENVALLEY
GRAIN CROPS
BREAOECORD
Vast Territory Destined to
Outdo Famous Grain
Sections ot Northwest
MALHEUR COUNTY DRY LAND
TO YIELD FORTUNES THROUGH
GROWING OF ALFALFA SEED
Problem of Growing Crops Without Irrigation Solved by
Introduction of Turkestan Alfalfa Seed Says C. D.
Dennis, an Expert Dry Land Farmer
FERTILITY OF SOIL TOLD
Homesteader Tells of Actual
Yields of Wheat, Oats, Rye
and Barley Just Harvested in
the Barren Valley in Western
Part of Malheur County
That the dry land of Malheur coun
ty will yet become famous and most
eagerly sought, for in the growing of
dry-land alfalfa is the opinion of C.
D. Dennis, of Davenport, Wash., who
is in this section this week as the ad
vance guard of homeseekers eager to
make homes on Malheur county gov
ernment land suitable for dry farm
ing. Mr. Dennis not only comes from
one of the great dry farming belts of
the northwest but is one of a large
number who have made dry farming
a success. In speaking of the dry land
farming Mr. Dennis was confident
that the dry land of this territory was
adapted to the growing of various
crops that would eventually return
rich yields to the settlers.
Mr. Dennis stated that while in the
state of Washington he had experi
mented with a few pounds of Turke
stan alfalfa seed that he had received
from the Department of Agriculture.
From the small samples sown on the
dry hillside of his Washington ra nch
he raised 40 pounds of alfalfa seed
immense return and a fine crop from
so small a start.
(Continued on Page 3)
LANDS IN JAIL FOR
STEALING SINGLETREES
John Reeves was fined $50 by Jus
tice of the Peace Wilson of this city
Tuesday and in default of payment of
fine was placed in the county jail to
serve a sentence of 25 days. Reeves
was charged with simple larceny for
stealing a bundle of six single trees
from the warehouse of the Malheur
Forwarding company on last Saturday.
George H.Chaffin and Glenn Crandall
were in town Thursdsy from the
Wasatch construction company 's camps
in the Malheur canyon.
PLAN ON FOOT
FOR DRY LAND
FARM STATION
A. K. Dahl of Crowley Re
ceives Word From Direct
or of Demonstration
Farms Approving Move
ment of Establishing Ex
periment Station
With the amazing reports of the
wonderful grain yields just harvested
the Barren Valley country brought
to this city Wednesday by James E.
Young, that section of Malheur county
s not only making a record for itself
but is destined to become the greatest
grain section in the Northwest.
Mr. Young is a homesteader in the
Barren Valley country and was in town
for the purpose of filing on an addition-
I homestead claim at the local govern
ment land office. He has been
mployed with the Venator threshing
crew and reports that one day the 10
p. 22 Advance machine ihrehhed
11271 bushes of oata on the Venator
ranch, a record establishing the rich
quality of the soil of the Barren Valley
country and its value as a grain grow
ing country.
(Continued on Page 6'
SUPREME COURT
AFFIRMS JUDGE
BIGGS' OPINION
n Case of Tyree vs. Crystal Dis
trict Improvement Company
Restraining Bond Issue
Sage Brush Tree Proof of
Rich Barren Valley Soil
the
office of
returned
Weant was on Thurday after-
ident of U -vic
Other
preai
Mrs
noon elected
I
that day are
Mt vlcn-orvkiderit
aa acrrtary and Mra
mnn.v.niM Club of this city.
ffl'-ers who took fharg vt atr. on
Mr. Id. U. II"""""
Nvssa. Oct 7: -Almost tragic in its
enactment, and certainly very pathe
tic and extraordinary, was the death
on Tuesday of Mrs. Olive Gamble,
aged 37, on the island in the Snake
river. Strange to relate, had there
been no windstorm on Monday night,
Mrs. Gamble would probaply have
been alive and her surviving infant
yet unborn. Her peculiar death con
stitutes a chain of most unusual inci
dents, and has no precedent in this
part of the West, says the Gate City
Journal.
(Continued on Page 6)
MAIL DELIVERY'
IS DELAYED BY
NEW ORDER
The delivery of the daily mail at
the local ofhVe ia being delayed by a
reoent order of the department asking
,v,. Postmaster Staples weigh all
the mail that cornea to the local office.
This mtans much work for the reason
that the rit. "". tl,ir(1 nJ four
th rlaasra of e h rout must b aep
.rated. iKhrd ami kept " of.
After welching the ePraU flasea,
Mrs. C. C. Mueller I then the
It. W. r.a'ea,
''VtTrrt.d th. h.,luhe.,i..r-l
tha ork vt th. ...ly V;' r "
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ONE THOUSAND FEET OF
TUNNEL WORK COMPLETED
SAYS UTAH CONS. CO. CHIEF
"One thousand feet of the lonff
tunnel between mile putte 3'J and 40
In now completed." said W.I.. Watlla
of the Utah Construction Company,
Mho la In i-har of the boil.lng of
the road bed of the Oreyon Katrn
railroad In ( Malkeur ranyuii.
Mr. Vt stlia waa l.f on lat Hatur.
diy and dt-riia (he
Un H.ahli tf u li.iiloi trip st
all II. it,iii ai)'a '! at far at l(iv
ara'da. "rllli wf li.a l a I , liiil.
ftM kaailnjl Ik J"' K''t '
U 4 l.'i ft f la' '
The forrea we rnaintaintd there
are boring on an average of 10 ft r
twenty. four hour. Aa to the grading
of roadbed further at w are puah
ing the work with all aeil anil we
eapvi'l to have k rnllea completed by
neat hpih.a". have abuul fcl'W H
tattered al"" throughout (he tan
you and we are pullii.g oiiii.u( iar
iy every day."
t, HeilUll of Ihia t iiy and lr
t'f li. t J of Hilallo Wile talU I.
h a w 1 1 Fpiiitft Ihuralay ilii i
oni. of lie llli of Mia fuetiaiJ
io. H.m of J II rtaf J.
According to a report just received
here a movement ia being Initiated
for the securing of an experiment dry
farm station in the Barren Valley
country. A. K. Dahl, of Crowley,
who is interested in the proper de
velopment and transformation of that
part of Malheur county has received
from Jamea Witbycombe. director of
all the experiment stations in this
state, a letter approving of the plan
for a atation in the Barren Valley
and in thia communication atatea
that if proper action ia ahown over
In Malheur county that he will take
it up with the representativea at the
next session of the legislature.
However, Mr. Wlthycombe further
adds that it fa necessary petitiona be
largely signed by residents of various
residents sections of the county, and
that with such preliminaries that the
legislature would not heaitate to grant
auch an experiment farm.
UQUOR QUESTION
UP FOR VOTE IN
TWO PRECINCTS
. . . ar a
Nvssa and Basin to Uecide on
Saloon Problem at Comiof
Election
Two precincts of Malheur county-
Haain and Nyaaa- will determine at
the groeral election to be held In Nov
ember whether eslmiiiB can be llt anaed
or riot. Other Meriiula will hot be
effected and the county aa a whole will
reinain wel, 1 he pre Invtt of Ileal
end Nyaaa were (he only Iwulu whit
a pel II Ion was Aled with t oui.ty
( leik aJoiMI atklif dial the ll'juu
novation le pUn-d on the hello!,
In. i itllii'tf u li anal.tlioii i
IiiW I til il oul lu Ih.: Ju.lifft e'i'l
Lia of ll.w pignuts l y loui l
i uia n .ii.ii ait
The Supreme Court in an opinion
by Justice Burnett has affirmed Cir
cuit Judge Dalton Biggs in the case
of Hiram Tyree, appellant, versus the
Crystal District Improvement Comp.
any, respondent, which waa appealed
from the Malheur circuit court. Thia
case was a suit for an injunction to
restrain the defendant company from
issuing bonds.
OFFER YOU AID
IN CASE OF SICKNESS
AND ACCIDENTS
The value of the Occidental Life
Insurance Co., of California, ia being,
presented to the people of Vale thia
week by T. A. Robertson of Portland
who ia assistant Superintendent and
H. E. Wirth, one of the managers of
the company. Thia Inaurance company
covera accident, health and life feat-
urea and ia one of the strongest con
cerns of this country. It ia recognized
as auch by the high officials of the
atate of Oregon, and Mr. Wirth carries ;
with him a letter to that effect from
one of the inauraance officiate located
in the atate houe at Salem. .
These gentlemen have been in the
city alnce the first of the week and
have already filled out a number of of
policies, many people realizing that
it pays to take no chances especially
against sickness and accidents which
may occur when least expected.
Not only doea this company insure
your lire against death Mat also
against aicknesa, accidenta, and paya
for the loas of an eye, arm, leg,
toe, finger, etc., and does ao at the
low rate of five cents ier day. Either
Mr. Wirth or Mr. Robertson will be
pleaaed to explain to anyone more
minute featurea of their company.
Kvtry conservative man In Vale ahould
carry one of these accident potlclea.
ONTARIO FOURTH IN
POLO TOURNAHENT
Watt liolae Won the Northwaat o.
Iu championship Monday by defeating
1'ortleiid by a score of S to If, (lulee
t'ariBtkf finiahed aoid, I'urlland
third and Ootailo fooilu,
W, W. Idowne, one of l.
loiiiis' lot Willi H e I lull I'ontiiM li ti
I'-'ii'l i.y , wat In tvtii !! t il
b'jell n .