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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1912)
PHILADELPHIANS INVADE OREGON; j DOUBT NO MORE Party of Four, Representing 1 Eastern Capital, Journey ! , to Brogan and Vale and Secure Affidavits of Acre Yields of Fruits, Onions, Corn, Potatoes, Alfalfa. Milligan Predicts Rise of the Nyssa School District A party of investigation on irriga tion, agriculture and fruit-raising methods in eastern Oregon, consisting of Mrs. Martin Lane, Clarence Lane, George F. Joslin and Dr. Thomas Thurston, all of Philadelphia, Pa., have returned home not only niore than satisfied with conditions in Mal heur county, Oregon, but carrying samples of fruit, corn, potatoes and alfalfa, and irrigation data, the yield and possibilities of which are substan tiated and certified to by affidavits sworn to by the Oregon irrigationists , who raised the products. These affi davits and samples will be shown to other eastern capitalists who until this time have been skeptical as to what the soil of Malheur county can produce when under sufficient water. So skeptical were the four persons mentioned regarding the possibilities of what the land would actually pro duce that the journey from Philadel phia was made expressly for the pur pose of a personal investigation at first band. The party spent twelve days inspecting the lands around Brogan and Vale, and also in going over the lands of the Bully creek irrigation project now building for the watering of 20, 009 acres in 1914, and 20,000 additional acres several years later. Samples of corn were secured at Lenoir, together with an affidavit from the grower, Emil Lenoir, cer tifying that he raised 726 bushels of corn on 7 acres and sold the same for 70c per bushel. Another affidavit was obtained from Mr. Peterson that he raised more than 1,000 bushels of onions to the acre, and one from Robert Lock ett that he grew over 600 bushels of onions to the acre thia last year. Another affidavit wns obtained from Isaac Reid, showing thut he raised over 600 bushels of potatoes to the acre, and one from C. M.Cole certify ing that, on new ground more than 90 bushels of oats and over 70 bushels of barley were grown to the acre. Samples of fruit were obtained from Melvin Kelly, and several samples of fruit from the younger and newer orchards. bamplea of alfalfa seed go back B. L. Milligan, outgoing superin tendent of schools for Malheur coun ty, predicts that it is only a question of a few years ere district No. 26, in which is Nyssa, will be the most pop ulous school district in the county. At the last census, Nyssa school dis trict (not Nyssa) had 254 children of school age, Vale school district (not Vale) contained 338 children, and the Ontario school district (not On tario) 721 school children. The Ontario school district embra ces 46 sections, all agricultural land, the Vale district 80 sections, and the Nyssa district nearly 100 sec tions of some of the very best land in the county. NEW OIL LANDS SOLD AT PRICE OF $937 ACRE Christmas Spirit Pervades Recess of Kerfoot Hotel The following "Christmas Greeting, 1912." was comooaed bv Richard Ci mo- Fair Idea Of What May Be bell, who with other souls is awaiting a4 na' m tne Mlneur county jail Eixpeciea in n.veni oi ah Oil Boom at Vale Taken, By Way of Example, from Transfer of 160 Acres In Coalinga Petroleum Area. who MRS. C. C. BURROW A MAS EVE HOSTESS Mrs. C. C. Burrow entertained Tuesday evening with a novel Christ mas tree party, the term "crazy" be ing applied to the gifts, which were of the oddest possible designs. Mus ic and cards concluded the festivities Present were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Houston, Ralph and Dale Hoyt, Phil Ashford, Miss Edythe Neely, Edna Loveland, Mr. and Mrs. Jones and Miss Lela Jones, Maurine Jones and "Snookums" Bur row. Miss Tom Miss READY FOR WOOL GROWERS. Chamber of Commerce and Citi zens' committees got together Mon day night, and laid final plans for the entertainment of the wool growers in Vale, Jan. 2, 3 and 4. All cattlemen as well as all sheepmen, are invited, a number of Idaho people will also be asked to attend. ENGINEER SCALDS EYES. Robert Bacon, engineer on the daily freight to little Valley, on locomotive 727, got his face in di rect contact with a hot jet of steam from the cab hose Monday, ana as a result is laid up with a pair of very sore eyes. He left Tues day for Boise, to consult a specialist and spend the holidays. Heeds the Enterprise Osseo, Mich., Dec. 19, 1912 Malheur Enterprise, Vale, Oiegon. Gentlemen : Please discontinue sending the Enterprise to Michigan, as we leave here at once for Oregon. Thanks for to Ihiladelphia with them from the I your paper and the interest you have icius ui mr. j nomas l.ogan ana Mr. tHken in na Wi.hir.,, their the future, I remain, that them more Derrick, with affidavits aeed crop alone netted than 70 to the acre. Noteworthy as an exhibit for their eastern friends is the large assort- ment of ribbons and other prizes which the fruit-raisers and spud rais era and corn-raisers of Brogan and Vale were awarded at the 1912 Mal heur county fair, held this year at Ontario, Oregon. But what impressed the Philadel phians as much as anything else was the fact that they picked fruit from tha trees at Brogan, as late in the , year as December 7 and 8. The lands investigated by the partv Respectfully, E. E. OSMUN Miss Emma Nelson, who is a teach er in the school at Weiser, spent Christmas in Vale visiting her father, J. M. Nelson, who also had as his guests his son-in-law and other daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Cummock, of Hoise. All of the visitors reurned to Idaho Thqrsday. from the East adjoin the lands which are to be irrigated by the Vale-Oregon Irrigation company, more popular ly known as the Bully creek project. The following extract from The Oil Age is indicative of land values in a newly developed oil field "W. P. Hammon, who entered into contract about two years ago to purchase several properties in the Coalinga field, including the holdings of the Republic, Empire, De Luxe, Silver Tip and others, has recently made another payment on account of these purchases this payment, it is said, aggregating $150,000. We un derstand that this includes the final payment on account of the purchase of 160 acres in section 12 20-15, near the town of Coalinga, upon which drilling has been progressing for more than a year by the Syndicate Oil Company." MISS LELA JONES IS XMAS MORN HOSTESS Christmas morning, Miss Lela Jones entertained at breakfast, her guests being her parents and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones and Miss Maurine Jones, Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Burrow and "Snookums" Burrow, Ralph and Dale Hoyt, Phil Ashford, Miss Edythe Neely, Miss Edna Loveland. 'T wss the day before Christmas at the Kerfoot hotel Each inmate therein had a story to tell; The first, a bright youngster, had gone astray Raising checks waa the cause which brought him this way. "Say, boys, I've a mother, home, loved ones and all. And I've never before been behind stone walL Believe thia or not, you can take this from me, A real goody-goody boy hereafter I'll be." Then up spoke Green, a lad we call "Red" This is because of the bright hue of his head baying, "ine charge against me is stealing three guns, supposed to De worth various sums Of the theft, I know nothing, though they have me in jail, Three long dreary months; yea, it makes my heart quaiL" ZERO TEMPERATURES IN VALE. Temperatures the early part of this week hovered around zero, the cold being accentuated somewhat by early morning mists but during the day the sun brought the thermometer well up around 32 degrees. The temperature at sunrise Christmas morning was 2 above aero, Thursday 17 above and Fri day 9 above. CROWBAR FRACTURES SKULL Nirk Gribich, an Austrian, was Btruck across the face Thursday after noon, at Mile 20, by a crowbar, and sustained a compound fracture of the skull at the right temple and had his nose shattered by the force of the blow. He was brought in to Vale by two attendants and put to bed at the local hospital. He will be sent to the railroad hospital at Salt Lake City. Wallingford "Second," though Les ter 's his name, Then told us of how he had gained his fame. An automobile, at $40 per day. Took him gaily along, gave him prestige that way; Buying horses and mules, and for them he gave Checks they claim worthless even call him a knave. Concluding, he said, with his blond head held high, "They may think me a fool; they don t know a 'wise guy.' " Next comes "Curly" Sholtz; dark, handsome and tall Being used to the range, had a cow boy's gall Just borrowed a saddle, which surely he d need: Without it, he could not mount his noble steed; Keturn it, he intended; he said, next spring; ITT we Deiieve mm, oecause his voice had a truthful ring. The Dash of "Sagebrush Annie." the inmates, bald- Stone's Christmas Message Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 26, 1912i John Rigby, Malheur Enterprise, Vale, Oregon. Prosperous New Year to Valeites and faithful supporters of Enterprise. Num erous inquiries about Malheur county. Keep boosting Vale and watch her grow. BERNIE STONE. The Christmas dance at the rink was well-attended, auguring well for the other holiday dance to be held at the same place New Year's eve. The "Dean" of headed and grave, Smiled whimsically as this story he gave: "Though a hard-working man I al ways have been, For whisky I've passed up many a 'ten, The fumes of which haa oft' made me glad; But the last time, I swear, they sure drove me mad. A 'steel monster' appeared in vision that night. Making my soul a-shudder with fright. I can not tell how, nor do I know why, But the feeling o'erpowered me to 'conquer or die;' A lever I pulled, then a shriek and a wail ! 'Sagebrush Annie,'' locomotive, was headed for Vale." my FORSAKES HIS WIFE AND FIVE WEEJMDREN These Allegations Are Made In Divorce Suit Filed By Gertrude S. Wallace In Circuit Court This Week. Family Left In Abject Poverty, Pleads Plaintiff. Gertrude S. Wallace has filed suit for divorce in the circuit court against Harrv G. Wallace, on grounds of ' desertion and non-support. Robert M. Duncan is attorney for Mrs. Wal lace. Five children were deserted besides the mother, the defendant having abandoned his home and family, ac cording to the allegations, m Novem ber. 1911. immediately after their home burned down on the homestead which the wife and children still occ upy and cultivate, as best they can The children are aged 10, 9, 7, 3 and 1 years, repectively, three girls and two boys. The plaintiff asks not only for a complete legal separation, but also for the custody of all of her children, alimony of $30 per month and individ ual title to the homestead. The couple were married April 1, 1901, in this county. Wallace is be lieved now to be in Canada. At the time of desertion, it is alleg ed by Mrs. Wallace that her husband left her and the children without shelter other than a dug-out, and without sufficient food or clothing for either herself or the family. ENTERPRISE QUOTED BY 29 NEWSPAPERS IN 30-DAY PERIOD! tU'e rYu u Snappy, Stylish Winter Styles, in Suits and Overcoats Clothes of Quality are shown in wide ranges of models and fabrics in our store for men. Each garment is the best that can be pur chased, and we do not hesitate to state that we can give more for less money this season than ever before. Start THE NEW YEAR right and investigate our prices on Clothes of Quality be fore you finally decide on that needed Suit or Overcoat Shoes Hats Sweater Coats Tan or Black Lace or Button Beat line of work for leas money Stvtaon or Gordon in tha Uttt styU Other well known brands In Crays, Brown and Blue AM wool and wool and cotton mixed $1.75 to $G $1.75 to $1.50 S5c to $1.50 "A" Street H. UOSR & Co. THE HUB The author, of course, trembled with fright As they asked him to tell of his present plight, For the sensitive soul of the "poet" well knows Apollo won't stay, unless truth free ly flows; Yet bravely he looks at these innc cent men, Some, of course, are thinking of the Oregon "pen," The crime, boys, I think, was a ra ther raw deal, A suit-case they claim I wss trying to steal. Of clothes I have plenty, a trunkfull or two, But, of course, it's unnecessary to plead innocent to you. The truth is oft told in a gay, merry jest. Let us all forget crime and sing with the "Blest" Ring outl ye Christmas Bella! There is joy today t For a savior to the world ia born. See the Angels gather joyfully and ! y. i Happy is tha world this Christmas ! morn. Few, if any, county seat news papers in Oregon, outside of Port land, are quoted so widely as the Malheur Enterprise. That this is true is attested almost beyond dis pute by the following list, which shows the number of exchanges quot- ng from the Enterprise during the past 30 days : Silverton Appeal, Monmouth Her ald, Lebanon Advocate, Ashland Tid- ngs, Clatskanie Chief, Brownsville Times, Rainier Review, Hermiston Herald, Heppner Gazette, Dufur Dispatch, Gresham Outlook, Arleta News, Sheridan Sun, Stayton Mail. Springfield News, Stanfield Standard, Bonanza Bulletin. Bend Bulletin. Burns Times-Herald, Harney County News, Burns; Eugene Guard, Albany Democrat, The Dalles Chronicle, On tario Argus, Gate City Journal, Nyssa; Jordan Valley Exbress; Hunt- ngton News, Emmett Examiner. Drcwsey News; 29 in all. Twenty- nine in 30 days, and the Enterprise is published only once in 7 days. Papers mentioning Vale, or quoting indirectly, included the Oregon Jour nal, Portland; Morning Oregor.ian, Portland; Idaho Daily Statesman and Capital News, Boise; Capital City Journal, Salem; Weiser Signal, Weiser American, Parma Herald, Baker Herald. USE TELEPHONE FOR FIRE OR THE POLICE For the benefit of 'phone subscrib ers, the telephone company is in stalling a new police and fire alarm bell on the outside of the Nelsen building under the window in which is the telephone exchange in Vale. The bell is 12 inches in diameter, and will be rung by the operator when ever a fire is reported bv telenhon from any part of the city. For a police call, central will turn on a light near the bell, which when seen by the marshal will call his attention to the fact that his ser are neeaea, possiDly m some remote part of town heretofore with out police protection. SOMETHING FOR HIM! One of our stylish suits or overcoats will help him to start the year right 50 Cents Will Buy Ties, Garters, Suspenders, SoxAll in Beauti ful Xmas Boxes $1.00 Will Buy Ties, Gloves, Shirts, Mufflers, Etc. Smoking Jackets. $6 to $12 " Bath Robes, $3.50 to $7 Nothing would please more than a Suit or Overcoat Both men and boys Men 8 Suits and Overcoats from (jff 50 $30 Boy i Suits, with a $1 bill free A with each boys suit, giving the $4, $5, ij0 boy two Xmas presents instead of one ALEXANDER CO One PricClofKioiji. Vale, Oregon inr. GROW RICE SUCCESSFULLY IN GREAT SACRAMENTO VALLEY Ring out! ye Christmas bells! Sound the glad, triumphant aong! "Peace on earth, good will to men." Bleaaed news peal merrily aloof A Savior to the lost ia born. I TOBACCO SALESMAN DECLARES TRADE WAS NEVER SO GOOD James A. McCool, with the Ligge & Myers Tobacco Co., of St. Louis, and district manager for this end of the nation, who paid a commercial visu ut vale Wednesday, aays bus I. na In hi line was never batter. ' "Whether more aUctlon tit art r mokfri this fall than ordinarily, tr Uvauae nl the underlying faallug ut c.m.l.fi.e U the ! .JniUlttrlitn. ll U Ik. I ..I IL.I I... .-., mH i fur a ud $ut. Tl. . . turn i. can De grown success fully, on a commercial scale, in Calif. ornia and on the Pacific coast haa been demonstrated by the first crop now oeing narvested near Richvale in the Sacramento valley. From officials or he Southern Pacific company, it is learnea mat the 1500 acres planted eany last spring are yielding 6,000 pounds per acre, or 3,750 tons for the district. This crop i a new one for California and adds an important pro duct to the already long agricultural list of the West. r. v. aiarn, formerly of Vale, who is now conducting a succeasful meat market at Winona, Wash., in renewing uwnpwon to me Malheur Enter prise, writes that he is glad to hear from Vale each werk by reading the Enterprise, and that he does not how anyone inWrvstcd in Vale akxijf without it. ran get VALE Mtae hlattU Huffman, Irainvd huim I lit. AlfUW, .llal, lU.i.0, U has Un i.lii4 Xmas ub , M" el fsM.iljf, iUrIH4 U e I4s'.e ..H.I, Utee (ivisUii fig 3 SALOONS IN YIELD $7,800; 418 AT PORTLAND, $32,000 vaie, inrougn its city council win receive approximately $7,800 from the sale of three liquor licenses for the ensuing year. Portland from 418 saloons, will receive $16,000 for the next six months, or about w.OOO fo the ensuing year. Taking the census of 1910 as I ? M ubbb oi comparison, though each v.ij uas kiuhu tunsiueraoiy since tuat time Vale is shown to have population oi as compared with JTO.M persons in Portland. Thus, ine metropolis, with more than 200 times the number of people to be round in the Malheur county capital, receives oniy wuu more than four timea as much money from the liquor uusiness man vale. MAKES SOBEREST HAN IN THE TOWN LAUGH MUST REMOVE SNOW AND ICE. ine uty Council, at its adioum meeting Monday night. Dassed h. ordinance making it compulsory for an properly holders in Vale to re move snow and Ice from the iid.ii. aner eacn storm. An emereenrv ... oeciareu to exist, and the ordinance is now in effect. Christmas will be commemorate wuethat tanlilv Uc.u.- mente CouU not U made In time, wlt Ku.uUy t the Hr.l ChriMi.n church. ."-V . W,r Ill 1-r.arhw, The Uuih ,( .e Dl.. l,(lJ fcli." t 7 ay y. u , mi lu.k to wwi. Wy." Mwu ..II U a fk.iu.-.., in - " M t i , A S. PLATT JONES in his 8th year with the Britt Lyceum bureau, ia always invited "back" they say, wherever he snves his entertainment He comes to Vale next Tuesday He an f ntertalner and delineator ot character. Ojura house, ptc. 31, doori l' n at 7:IW i. m,. nnroram at 8. Jtrarrve yoiirimU at the Drex- I 'rug Klure, Admisaiun fJU Under atitt,!. rk VU .'riUrtalmiiritt (Wm. Y I c;.