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03, Irrigated Farm and trait LanJj
The Banner Live Stock County of The United Stater
i-t of boslneesj mercantile,
mi wi restaurant, newe
I" ., nr drug ina i"
h. barber, the butcher,
"n Th Malheur Enterprise.
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fOL. 4. NO. 51
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tt fur dealers, blackamitha,
halls. fed -tores; we
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"
AY
Tb Malheur Enterprise De-j
livercd to your home or
mailed, $2.00 per year, in
advance, The Leading
Paper of Malheur County.;
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1913.
PRICE 5 cent
IE. FORCES
I REDUCED
i
A rf-V
'forkmen on tne uregon
Eastern Railroad are Dis
charged and Re-hired at
i Less Wage.
nw.ir.-n Eastern laid off all of
ijir men nu
1 n & n. Ann ItAUIflVA.
iplete cessation of work as there
Wi bont 100 re-hired to keep up the
ii ind work in connection with the
jjdfe contractors.
Ih rail are laid nearly to ine nrsi
Miinz beyond Juntura where Btop
Qlbemade until bridge contractors
fire completed their contracts.
Concrete work is going forward as
jrtpidly as possible and steel will be
Clued on the bridges as fast as the
crete is made ready for it.
There will not be more work done on
road toward Riverside until spring
it which time it is expected that the
tire road will be rushed to comple-
I The next material yard will probably
Vat Riverside, though Borne rumors
t afloat that a change will be made
lid the yards put in at Juntura.
Senator Harry Lane, of Oregon,
Bide a record speech for good sounnd
m regarding seamen on ocean going
caft handling boats in bad weather.
ARREN VALLEY
SETTLES UP
J. S. McCumsey, of Mooreville in the
lirren Valley country, was in Vale the
uit week on business be I ore tne local
nd office in connection with I. W.
illyney.
"Our country, " srie Mr. McCumsey
li been pretty well taken up the past
uon by various parties and we now
ft quite a community. The season
iu been a good one in our country.
it iheep are going into winter quar-
tn in splendid condition and we are
jping for another good season next
(ear.
Mrs. McCumsey is still with her
lother in Pennavlvania and will like-
jUain all winter, as Mrs. McCumsey,
.the mother, is in feeble condition.
Adolphus Busch, the St. Louis
Mva 1 knnn oiilnmio in fnn OTPIUI.
and the eulogy printed in the Congress
ional Record; whereupon there is a
ireat cry of disgust from the temper
ance people.
Referendum Ele c tion
Incomplete Returns Indicate a Strong Sen
timent Against the Measures in
the Country Precincts
Champ Clark's sister in law, Mrs.
A. B. Pitzer, is making a run for con-
ess at Colorado Springs, Colo.
A Federal Law controlling bond is-
. . . i l . U n fnrrtk in
yco vi rauruBuo
.Husachusetts is now proposeu.
There is a Railroad strike
iumpter Valley road.
on the
GOOD NEWS rUK
YALE MAN
oil prospector
received some
his old home
in
George S. Mills,
f this city, has
cheering news from
Kansas.
It seems that about 15 years ago pro
moters came into that country and ob
tained leases on many of the farms.
The promoters drilled a number of holes
nd left, plugging the wells first.
Meanwhile the elder Mill died and
Uft the estate to his family and a short
time ago parties came into the country
from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and have suc
ded in brinirinir in a number of flow-
biff walla in th Immediate vicinity of
the Mills property, which consista of
ver 500 acres.
The result is that every one in that
action is happy and prosperity reigns.
George Mills has received this informa
tion from his brother now at the farm.
The highest determined point in Flor
as is Mount Pleasant, 301 feet above
level, according to the United
Matee Geographical Survey. The ap
Proximate average elevation of the
fate is 100 feet above the sea.
Indications from over the state are
that all of the referendum acts are up
held except, perhaps the sterilization
act.
An extremely small vote has been
cast, probably not more than 18 per
cent of the vote cast at the last elec
tion. In Malheur county the result will not
be known for some days, but the indi
cations are that the only measure that
has received the support of the voters
is the repair bill of the University.
In the cities and larger towns the
bills all carried with good majorities
but the country people voted no in al
most a solid mass.
The campaign was indifferent and it
is doubtful if the people in the country
paid any attention to the merits or de
merits but took the opportunity to vote
no on everything that might be in any
way construed to mean a tax, large or
small.
This county has reversed itself and
would probably reverse themselves
again if the measures were strongly
put before them, but it is not to be de
nied the farmers are against taxation
increase.
The result so far is shown below;
University Repair Bill
Vale-Yes 71, No 33; Ontario-Yes
95, No 43: Cairo-Yes 12, No 57; West
fall, 2 precincts-Yes 3, No 39.
University Building
Vale Yes 66, No 36; Ontario Yes
89, No 48; Cairo Yes 10, No 59;West-fall-Yes
3, No 39.
Sterilization Act
Vale Yes 60, No 43; Ontario Yes
74, No 59; Cairo-Yes 20, No 49; West-fall-Yes
3, No 39.
County Attorney Act
Vale-Yes 57. No 46, Ontario -Yes
79, No 51; Cairo-Yes 17, No 49; WeBt-fall-Yes
3, No 39.
Workmen's Compensation Act.
Vale Yes 60. No 42; Ontario Yes
94, No 38; Cairo-Yes 29, No 38; West-fall-Yes
3, No 39.
TOTALS FOR FIVE PRECINCTS
University Repair Yes 181, No 172.
University Building Yes 168, No 182.
Sterilization Act Yes 157, No 190.
County Attorney Yes 157, No 185.
Workmen's Compensation Yes 187,
No 157.
Indefinite reports from Nyssa are
that all of the bills carried by good
majority.
24 precincts yet to hear from.
C. F. Bostwick, who manufactured
the cannon for the celebrated moniwr
of civil war fame, died at avcijibuu,
Kansas, Oct. 31.
PROMINENT .MEN
YISITVALE
A large delegation of Ontario elect
were in town Wednesday on matters
connected with the county commission
ers. They were a committee appointed
to confer with the board in re the pro
posed election to take over the county
fair.
The committee consisted of Mayor
A. W. Trow, Ed Fraser, W. H. Doo
little. W. J. Pinney, J. A. Lackey and
attorney J. w. oicuiiocn.
BISHOP O'REILLY
FROMEAST
The Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Reilly was in
Vale Wednesday, having just arrived
from a trip to the eastern states on
matters connected with the Catholic
Bishopric with headquarters at Baker.
The Rev. Bishop took the train for
Juntura Thursday to look over the situ
ation at that point with the expecta
tion of establishing a church in that
new city.
It is understood that the townsite
company were to donate a piece of land
for building purposes.
MRS. C. 0. NELSON
ENTERTAINS
A party of Vale society people visit
ed the fine plunge at the Sanatarium
Monday evening and upon their return
to town were entertained by Mrs. CO.
Nelson, who set before them on excel
lent lunch of delicate viands served in
a dainty and elegant manner.
G. W. CATER
PAYSVALE
A VISIT
Manager of Rapidly Grow
ing Inland City Enthusi
astic Over Prospects for
Continued Advancement
of New Town.
DEAD OX WANTS
DISTRICT
W. Cottingham, P. M. Boals, O. C.
Miller and W. A. Ayers were in town
Wednesday on business before the coun
ty commissioners. These gentlemen
are of a committee from the Dead Ox
Flat country and desire a new road dis
trict set apart.
Developments in that section have as
sumed such great proportions that the
people feel that they must have better
roads and therefore have had a survey
made by county surveyor Miller who
attended the meeting with them.
There is little doubt but that the
board will allow the petition.
George W. Cater, manager of the
Juntura Townsite Co., was In Vale re
cently enroute to Boise for the purpose
of placing his daughter in school. Mr.
Cater is a veteran townsite manipulator
and expresses himself as more than
pleased with the outlook at Juntura.
."Juntura," said Mr. Cater, "is the
most promising townsite proposition
that I have ever had the pleasure to be
connected with. Its situation is ideal
for a great center for the stock indus
try. The country tributary to this
nlace has unbounded possibilities for
the raising of oata and barley and rye
In the Barren Valley section aa well
as in Drewsey there may be quantities
of wheat raised, but the whole country
will Droduce vast crops of the above
. w
named cereals.
"In the main," said Mr. Cater, "the
land is not well adapted to dry farming
though in some sections wonderful
crops can be produced by the Campbell
vntftm. Hamev countv it one of the
most wonderful cattle sections in Amer
ica and with intelligent management
can raise beef and mutton in enormous
quantities.
"We discovered, through the assist
ance of Mr. Huffman, one of the finest
stone quarrys in the west. As the
stone hardens after being placed in the
building and is soft when taken out and
therefore easy to work, it makes an
ideal building material, and at some fu
ture date will be shipped to other sec
tions. Using aa a rubble ia walls it can
be handled at Juntura at a cost equal
line brick at $6.00.
"The railroad company," continued
Mr. Cater, "has given us splendid fa
cilities for handling our resources and
will build a fine depot, equal in every
respect to a division depot, though it is
hardly possible that Juntura will be the
division point, but, unless money is
easier the road is likely to end at this
point for some time."
J. G. LAMBERSON
RETURNS
J. G. Lamberson, of Westfall, was in
town Sunday returning home from a
trip to Nampa on a visit to a brother
he had not seen for 34 years.
"They have a fine country," said Mr.
Lamberson, "but no better man ours,
except that they have more water out
on their land. We have the land and
there is plenty of water running to the
aea to make this a better country than
.n nrt of Idaho. Crops at Westfall
"j i
have been good and the year may
called a successful one."
County Court Inspects
County Judge McKnight and Commission
er Weaver Acquaint Themselves
With Road Conditions
be
ED BAKER BUYS
BUCKS
R. E. Baker has been in Vale the
past week attending to the shipment
of a carload ol nne ducks wmcn mr.
Baker purchased in Idaho.
The bucks were shipped to Harper
aud will be distributed from there
among his several flocks.
YALE MAN DREW
THE PRIZE
Robert M. Duncan, city attorney
relief from his strenuous
e -
summer, accompanied by Warren Roe
der, Peter Greil and Don Guild
proceeded to the North Fork of the
Malheur where the ducks, fish and deer
are at times to be found, if one is lucky.
Mr. Duncan may be called lucky as
he secured a fine five point buck. Tho
party had splendid fishing, catching all
w oonH use and on Willow creek
found a number of ducks.
The outing was a fine one and the
hrABth nf fronh mountain air filled the
party with new vigor.
County Judge McKnight and commis
sioner J. R. Weaver, returned Friday
last from a swing over the eastern por
tion of the county. Their trip lasted
10 days and they inspected the roads
and country of the Owyhee, Big Bend,
Kingman Colony, Three Forks, Jordan
Valley and Watson.
As a whole they found the roads in
excellent condition considering the
amount of work done on them. There
is opportunity for an expenditure of a
large sum in every district but the cost
would be too heavy a burden at present
In all sectioas the. were found great
improvement in the farms and produc
tion and a large number of new people
coming in.
Kingman Colony has the appearance
of soon being one huge garden, and is
a wonderful change from the sagebrush
and knolls of a short time ago.
"The Jordan Creek Irrigation system
now under construction by Maney Bros,
and Wells will add a vast amonnt of
magnificent land to the already fine
country under cultivation in that sec
tion," said Judge McKnight, "and will
cover some of the best land in Malheur
county. Outside people do not appre
ciate the improvement that is going
forward in this section of the county.
The banks there hold over $260,000 in
deposits from the cattle industry. Feed
is splendid in the hiils and cattle are
- r
fat and looking well for the winter sea
Bon coming on.
The trip has been a revelation to
. . a . t V A i 1
us, continued tne juage, - ana we now
understand the enthusiasm of the citi
zens of that entire portion of our great
county."
On account of illness, commissioner
Kellv did not take the trip Weather
permitting, immediately upon adjourn
ment of the present session, the court
and commissioners will take a trip over
the southern end of the county.
DEAD BODY
FOUND
I. L. Zutz Falls from R. R. '
Bridge and Perishes of
Exposure Before Recov-
ering from the Shock.
Interlineal Connotations Concerning Assessments
SCOTT JOSEPH VISITS VAIL
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Joseph, of Baker,
paid the Enterprise office a visit Friday.
It was Mrs. Joseph's nrsi vibh w
and she expressed surprise at the met
ropolitan appearance of the town.
Mr. Joseph is interested in oil lands
near Vale and has been a frequent visi
tor, having great faith in the ultimate
outcome of the field.
"Baker," said Mr. Joseph, "is tak
i,r . nw start in mining, the expert-
- -
mental stage having passed. 1 here are
five properties shipping ore into Baker
and several more are preparing for development.
"The celebrated Rainbow in Mormon
Basin is turning out a golden stream,
while the Humbolt, owned largely in
Baker, is aUo adding its quota of wealth
to the country."
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph will Snd tb
winter In Walla Walla Wa.h.
MRS. A. W. TROW
RECOVERING
Mrs. A. W. Trow, wife of Mayor
Trow, of Ontario, is rapidly recover
ering from a severe attack of typhoid.
England Has Ordered three Par
seval dirigibles from Germany.
Bully Project
Active
There will be Plenty of Wa
ter for All Who are
Ready, 1914 Crop
FINE MALHEUR CATTLE:.
. . - ...a,...! ...... u l'ny f. ' f "I'1"
Work on the diversion dam on the
nrotrressei us-
ual and the contractors, Wells Bros
expect to have it completed by Jan. 1
There are twenty cars of cement on
the road and teams are daily hauling
that which has arrived on train.
The past cloud burst season haa en
caged their attention with the result
that ample spillway win o.
They will have the big outlet into the
canal supplemented with a canal lined
with cement on the opposite aide some
W feet in width with a heavy grade
down to a draw some few hundred
yarda below the dam.
Thia will "y fr n,or w,Ur 1
,., down the rre.k during the h.svy
i louJ bur.t of June Ul
Tliuae who are rrely
A, Nnwiiian Las lalurnad If Will A
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Dear Editor: I would like to say a
few words in regard to the article head
ed "Reasons for Change", written By
Mr. Houston, Clerk of the Board of
Equalization in regard to the assess
ment of Sections 25 and 35 in Township
26, South, Range 39 E. W. M.
The land was assessed at $20.00 per
acre on the statements of four disinter
ested men and taxpayers of this Coun
ty, who claimed the land was practical
ly level and well worth $20.00 per acre,
as it was under the reservoir and couia
be easily cultivated and irrigated, and
while the land adjoining theee two sec
tions was good land, there wae no pos
sible show to irrigate It as the company
owned and controlled all the water in
that section of the country.
Now. the Star Mountain project
should not be compared with the Mal
heur Live Stock and Land Company a
irrigation system, more than a whirl
wind should be compared to a cyclone.
As the assessment now stands, the
cultivated land in Section 25 is the only
...u;.i.tl land In the county which is
bUiViistwM --- w
messed at $6.40 per acre.
In his conclusion, he says they found
the following:
"1st. That the land in question was
not assessed in proportion to other lands
adioininir same."
f Lands possible of irrigation and part
ly cultivated are worth more than dry
farm lands.)
"2nd, That the company had not suf
ficient water to irrigate these lands.
(Montie Gwinn said so.)
"3rd. That the company wesdiscrim
inated against as to the other two com
panies and settlers around there."
(No other land around, close to them
was poeaible of irrigstion.)
"4th. That the Assessor did not act
in good faith when he failed to make a
personal examination of the premises
M was his duty in the cae."
1 (The A.or M not art in fod
failh wh.n he sent four reliable men 10
ismine the land and report on th.ir
niMlins.? Tle Judgment of four r.lia
LU rltu.ns I. r.H.mly of as fr.st
Mli. Thai Uywnd douM the A...
j.i.ju4ut-l ai'.l I'""
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JUDGE DAVIS
CLOSES CASE
Geo. E. Davie cloaed up a case of
long atanding at Ontario Saturday last
and immediately proceeded to Portland
in annear in a case before the federal
r ,
court.
State Capital
News
Effort Made to Cancel Or
der Withdrawing Har
per Basin Lands.
Senator Clapp has introduced a bill
preventing the sending of campaign
funds from one state to another. Next
thing will be a bill preventing public
speakers going from one state to an
other. Secretary Bryan take notice.
Henry L. Zutz was found dead near "
the railroad track between Payette and f
Ontario, Saturday night. He seemed
to be unhurt by any train and a post ;
mortem examination failed to disclose
any reason for his demise.
Mr. Zutz came to Malheur county in ,
1895 and has been actively identified ,
with county affairs Bince. ' ,
He was born in New York March 20 v
1854 and removed to Polk county Minn.
in 1881. Was married to Misb Mary
Porter in 1878. There were three child-.
ren, Ferdinand, now a resident of Vale,
Lillie and a son Henry who died in Ontario.
Mrs. Zutz died in 1896 and Mr. Zuti
married Annie Long, daughter of Mr. ,
and Mrs. N. C. Long of Vale in 1898.
Mr. Zutz was a well known active
citizen of the county and favorably
known throughout the eastern part of
the state. He was living on a ranch at
Washoe about one mile from Payette. "
Being in good health and active no rea
son has been ascertained accounting for
his death. His son, Ferd, thinks that'
he fell from the bridge and became
chilled before help" arrived.
The Christian Science Monitor
asks: What becomes of the tin cans?
If they will send a correspondent to
Nome and Dawson they can anawer
the question.
ONTARIO MAN
SELLS APPLES
Fruit grower Greame, of Ontario
disposed of a carload of his apples
Saturday last at rn exceptionally high
price with the understanding that the
remainder of his fruit should be deliver
ed to the same parties.
"Apples," said Mr. Greame, "have
been of excellent quality the past sea
son and the price far better than 1912.
Arour.d Ontario and on the Payette
bench the crop has also been first class.
We are all satisfied." '
ATTORNEY HAYES
RETURNS
Geo. W. Hayes spent some days in
Portland last week returning Thursday
night. While Attorney HayeB shoul
der had apparently healed from the
broken bones received last summer
when thrown from an auto, his collar
bone has pained him very much of late, ,
and he took the opportunity to have an
examination made by surgeon McKen
zie of Portland.
Dr. McKenzie pronounced the set
ting perfect and the shoulder as well aa
could be expected. Dr. Hoopla attend
ed Attorney Hayes and was compli
mented by the Portland physician.
Mr. Hayes was in attendance on the
supreme court during his visit.
He presented the case of I. W.
Sharpe vs. C. C. Catron, on appeal
from the Malheur county circuit court,
as attorney for Catron, the appellant.
Messrs. Hayes, Cochran and Aiken,
attorneys at supreme court, were ap
pointed a committee to examine appli
cants for admission to the bar, four
being examined and all admitted, and
among whom was E. I. Brogan, aon of
D. M. Brogan, of Vale, who is now a
full-fledged Oregon barrister.
Th e Street Car strike In Indianapo
lis has reached a dangerous and acute
stage. State troops have been ordered
out and the city put under martial law.
Salem. Ore.. Nov. 3. The question
aa to whether the desert land board
shall request the government to cancel
its withdrawal of the land in the Har
per Basin irrigation project in Malheur
county ia scheduled to come before the
board at its meeting thia week. At a
meeting of the board last week Govern-
W.f wantad the board to take this
action, but State Engineer Lewie ob
jected on the ground that he wanted to
rive the officers ef the company, of
which George W. Hayes of Vale is at
the head, a chance for a hearing. The
hoard acted on neither the governor's
nor the engineer's request, but let the
matter go over until this week.
It is understood that the governor
has information concerning an adver.e
report on the project rna-U by a Carey
art Inspector to the Interior department
at Washington, and it wee on this
ground lhat the governor favored Uk.
Ii. g immediate action aking Ihe depart
u.ent to isnrel the withdrawal.
When the metier uhh up the gov
lei.euied KUle Ki.gineer !!
tul falling it be piojul, up
on l.l. !., It M kiuoglit ul, iMtklng
DEATH OF MRS. VINA DICE.
Mrs. Vina Dice, mother of Miss Ray
mond. who is teaehine in the Vale
schools, died at 11 A. M. Thursday.
Mrs. Dice came to Vale last May and
shortly after her arrival suffered a
stroke of paralysis from the effects of
which she passed away.
Mrs. Dice was born in Pennsylvania,
in 1844 and was married to Mr. Z. Ray
mond in 18G3. In 1895 they made their
home in California removing to Mos
cow, Idaho two years ago.
There are three children. Miss Alma
Ravmond. E. J. Raymond, living at
DesMoines, Iowa, and Irving C. Ray
mond. principal of achools at Quincy,
California. Mr. Irving Raymond ar
lived at Vale Friday.
Minn Ravmnnd will accompany the
body to the old home in Rochclle, HI.
Mrs. Dice was a member of the East
ern Star and Kebekah aocietit-s and also
a member of the True Light t nurcn oi
Kan Atilkl f'ulif.
The funeral services will be today
at 1 p. in.
NOTABLE R'Y MEN
VISIT VALE
A special train pulled into Ontario
Tuesday evening with all the notable
of the Union Pacific System on board.
Judge Lovett, chairman of the board
of directors; Mr. Harriman, son of E.
H. Harriman and one of the directors;
Mr. Bancroft, of the Oregon bhort
Line: and Carl Stradley, chief engineer
of the O. S. L.; continued on their way
east.
A car waa switched out at Ontario
containing President Farrel, Sup't. O'
Brien and Geo. H. Buschke, chief engi
neer of the O. W. R. R. N. Co.,- and
was immediately taken to Juntura.
Tne train waa met at Ontario by En
gineer Oborn, of the Oregon Eastern,'
with a special engine.
The party came back to Vale Wed
nesday and proceeded to Brogan. It it
expected that President Lovett'a trip
coupled with the fact that Measra. Ban.
croft and Stradley accompanied them
east means that action will be at once
taken in settling the affairs of the two
roads which now meet at Huntington,
There are rumors of some important
developments in the near future, whits
will mean much to Ontario and the in
land country.
l ol IlllUkd i I H
DIED ON THE O. E. TRAIN
i 4i.Unww4 oil I'sgs )
! (ay llubUI, for many y.srs In Ihe
employ of Ihe Malheur l.e.'l A Live
i htiM a Co , died on the liein Uteen
Jgi.lurs end Vle Wednesday afternoon
I Mr. lluMel was euffeiu g f.v.o hal
1 j.ld U be ... llS' S bf ppel.dllll.
' . lel ( l''" l" I''1'
In Ihe hoepilal for an operation, but It
Bfpesrs lhat he had formerly been f
B(J upon fr a) pernJii'di. end ll
I rouble was an e'uleboMreldl.lUi tenia,
Monl.e f;lnn, pu.l4n of Ihe
t-iy, i"linw end notified Mr,
llwl Ul I Hiutl..