VALE, Core of the "New Empire of the Veit"
03, Irrigated Fern and Fruit Lands
The Banner Live Stcc!x County cf Tto IkhcJ Sid::
f ADVERTISING
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VOL. 5. NO. 22.
MORE LAND
FOR DRY
FARMS
Enlarged Homestead Act is
Extended to Additional
Malheur Lands
TOWNSHIP 20 SOUTH OF
RANGE 36
Newly Opened Territory is
Southwest of Vale
The following letter was received by
the register and receiver of the Vale
land office Tuesday, designating: addi
tional Malheur county lands under the
enlarged homestead act. The letter is
from the general land office, dated at
Washington D. C, April 7, and reads
as follows:
Register and Receiver, Vale, Oregon.
Sirs: Pursuant to paragraph two of
circular of December 14, 1909, under
the Act of February 19, 1909 (36 Stat.,
639) , the following list of lands desig
nated under said act, by the Secretary
of the Interior on April 1, 1914, is sent
you, and you will at once follow in
structions contained in said circular.
Under this designation these lands will
not become subject to entry prior to
Hay 1, 1914. Enlarged homestead des
ignation No. 320. Oregon No. 40
Willamette Meridian:
T 20 S, R 36 E, Sec 1 Si of SI; Sees
6 and 7, all; Sec 9, SE; Sec 10, SI; Sec
11, SI; Sees 12 to 15, inclusive; Sec 18,
Nl, Ei of SWJ; Sec 19, NW1; Sec 20,
SEJ; Sees 21 to 28, inclusive; Sec 29,
Ei; Sees 33 to 36, inclusive.
The above listed kinds will be enter
able under the provisions of the en
larged homestead act, in so far as they
may be vacant, public, not timbered
and non mineral, and unaffected by any
special provision of law, withdrawal or
reservation, inconsistent with the pro
visions of said act.
The surface of coal lands may, how
ever, be entered subject to the provi
sions of the act of June 22, 1910.
You will observe that this designa
tion does not become effective until
May 1, 1914.
Should any applications be filed under
this act prior to said last mentioned
date, yoti will reject the same, subject
to the right of appeal, advising the
parties that no rights are gained by
the filing of applications prior to the
date on which the designation becomes
effective.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) C. M. Bruce,
Assistant Commissioner.
WORKING FOR
BLACK CANYON
With the Caldwell commercial club
nd every state officer of Idaho, from
governed on down the line, bringing
their influence to bear upon the com
pletion of the Black Canyon irrigation
project; something will undoubtedly be
done this season. ,
This great agricultural and fruit belt
just across the bridge from Nyssa, will
dd millions to the wealth of Idaho,
nd incidentally be great source of
wealth to the town of Nyssa on the
Oregon side.
That these lands will be watered
there is no doubt, but there should be
no further delay In starting the work.
ATTENTION, SCHODL CHILDREN!
The Civic Improvement Club asks
ery child to help rid Vale of flies.
They offer a first and second prize to
the rooms making the highest score.
Each pupil shall bring to his or her
teacher, on Friday, a card properly
igned by parent or guardian showing
the number of flies killed during the
"eek. . Contest ends May 1st, when
beautiful plants will be given to the
rooms catching the largest number.
COURT HOUSE
IMPROVEMENTS
Judge McKnight has had many im
provements added to the court fc.
during the past week, not only adding
to me general appearance of the build
ing and grounds, but making it more
convenient for the county officers and
the public having business with the va
rious departments of the county ser
vice. A new office room has been formed
at the end of the north hall up stairs
and one at the end of the east hall.
The former is occupied by the county
scnooi superintendent and the latter by
the county surveyor. A new cahinent
for the books has also been 'construct
ed and placed in his new office room.
With the addition of these new office
rooms, all the county officials, exeent
the county attorney, are housed in the
court house, and are where the public
having business with anv department
can easily find the official in charge.
New noiseless swinging doors have
been hung at the entrance of the cit
cuit court room, and down stairs new
swinging doors for the front entrance
have been added. A new and much
larger bulletin board replaces the old
one, the Judge remarking that the in
creasing number of road petitions could
not be accommodated on the old board.
to say nothing of the other documents
that must be posted.
On the court house erounds the lawn
has been extended on both sides of the
fence, and the remainder of the ground
filled in the same as the front portion
was last year.
SETTLING RAPIDLY
Mrs. B. Schlupe, of White Cliff, was
in Vale Thursday and made the Enter
prise a visit. She states' that their
section is still settling up rapidly, the
latest arrival being a lady, Mrs. Swen
son, who has taken up a homestead
near Harper.
BROGAN FRUIT
NOTJNJURED
A telephone message from Brogan
yesterday morning states that no in
jury was done to the fruit by the heavy
frosts of the night before, which did
considerable damage to the fruit in the
lower valley.
The peach, apricot and pear crops at
Brogan are reported uninjured, and
will make the normal crop if no furth
er injury occurs.
NEITHER WATER
N0RB00ZE
They can neither get drunk nor take
bath at Copperfield now. First, Gov
ernor West closed their saloons, and
now the state water board has taken
their water supply from them.
The state board has cancelled a per
mit for the use of the waters of Hun
saker creek for municipal purposes,
because of the failure of the city to
construct the water system.
VA
G
MRS. RUTLEDGE
PASSES AWAY
Mm. A. F. Rutledee. who in com
pany with her husband and daughter
moved from Vale to their Aomesieaa in
rv.w V.lUv ten davs a (TO. died Tuesday,
and the remains were brought to Vale
for burial Thursday. The funeral was
conducted by Rev. Cook of the Chris
tian church, of which the deceases was
lifelong member.
for the west
AHJ AIM it "
two veara ao. coming to Walla Walla,
and last October moved to Vale. Be
sides her husband she leaves six child
ren, Lennie and Gwendolyn, in Illinois,
Ben and Mollie, in Walla Walla. Adrian
and Mrs. Opal Yensee, of Vale.
TO TRADE Almost new Regent pi
w Will trade for span of well-broke
m.rorfor cows. Address Box 77,
Jamieson, Oregon. Apr. 15.
NEW LEAGUE FORMING
(Special to the Enterprise)
April 12. Jarolwon defeated Brogan
t the latter'a grounds today by a score
t 1 to 8.
Cor the first two innings the game
Promised to be a cIom one. rooters
at their U.t, but with MayUiry
J the bus iid rotheringham wlU the
t"s Milt for JainUeoR, the ini
"oUr Ugua o quiet 4ma aid lake
ftviue,
JswUtMMMi ett U t 4y lw V'sli'
be some Interesting contest between
Ironside, Mormon Bssin, Cow Valley,
Malheur, Brogan and Jemleaon this
summer. The feeling Is Mg between
th- places and some eslensW Pf'
p,stio re Wing made In thU dire
tion. . . ,
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VALE HIGH TOOK
GAMEFRIDAY
The Vale high school baseball team
won the second game of their series
with the New Plymouth high school
team. The game was played at the
Vale ball park last Friday and resulted
in a victory for the local school team
by a score of 7 to 6. J
The boys are quite evenly matched,
and the advantage of playing on the
home grounds seems to be of sufficient
weight to brine victorv to the home
team, as New Plymouth defeated Vale
in the game played at New Plymouth.
NOT YET ON
THE ME LIST
The Enterprise is being deluged with
reading notices from candidates for the
various state and district offices, set
ting forth the merits of individuals for
official preferment. These are adver
tisements pure and simple, and unless
accompanied by the cash, they will not
find place in these columns.
The country newspaper is expected
to shoulder the burden of . the candi
dates' campaign expense because of
the alleged prohibition placed upon the
office seeker by the Corrupt Practices
Act.
However, up to the present writing
the Enterprise advertising space has
not been placed on the free list, and
until such action is officially taken, we
shall continue to abide by the U. S.
Postal Laws, which forbid us publish
ing reading notices of- an advertising
nature without attaching the words
"paid advertisement." And we can
not comply with this requirement un
less the cash accompanies the order.
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1914.
TS RURA
Mails to be Delivered to the
Farmers on Both Sides
of the River, East
and West of City
PRICE 5 cents
ROUTE
The convention of western governors
will meet at Seattle next year.
PROMINENT
COUPLE WED
John A. Morton and Miss Rosa Lam-
be rson. of Westfall. were married at
the Arlington Hotel in this city last
Sunday, Rev. C. E. Helman officiating.
Mr. Morton has been vaquero fore
man at the Harper ranch for several
years, and Miss Lamberson is the
daughter of J. G. Lambersonj former
ly county judge of Malheur County.
Both of the young people are very
popular and have a large circle of
friends who will join the Enterprise in
wishing:them a long and happy wedded
life.
WILL START ABOUT THE
FIRST OF MAY
Patrons Should Establish
Boxes and Notify the
P.M. at Vale
Vale Rural Route No. 1 will be es
tablished about May 1st, Postmaster
Staples informs the Enterprise.
Examinations for rural carrier were
held in Ontario April 11th, and six ap
plicants took the examination, four
from Vale and two from Ontario, and
the result will soon be made known.
The route extends from Vale up the
river to the McLaughlin bridge and
down the river to the Halliday bridge,
covering all the territory on both sides
of the river.
Patrons of the local office who wish
their mail delivered on the rural route
should have their boxes placed and no
tify the Vale postmaster that they
want their mail delivered.
Hereafter drop letters in the Vale
office, going to points on the Rural
Route will take two cents postage in
stead of one cent.
HUPMOBIL
MEN ARE
BUSY
Sell Five Cars in last Thirty
Days and Open Machine
Shop and Garage
Howard G. Norton of the firm of
Norton and Markham, agents for the
Hupmobile, has rented the big brick
warehouse hear the depot from Frank
O'Neill, and is fitting it. up for a
garage end a machine shop where' all
kinds of automobile repair work will be
done.
This agency has made record-breaking
sales of the Hubmobile, having dis
posed of five machines within the past
thirty days, and several other deals are
now on the tapis.
Their agency includes Malheur and
Harney counties, in Oregon, and Can
yon county, Idaho.
DISEASED HOGS
SERIOMENACE
Ranchers living along Snake river
complain that hogs dying with cholera
are thrown into the river, and the dis
eased carcasses finding lodgement all
along the river banks will spread the
disease most dangerously.
The same dangerous methods have
been practiced on the upper Payette
river of late to such an extent that the
ranchers on the lower river have decid
ed to investigate and have the practice
stopped, adopting legal process if nec
essary. BECKER SHIPS
FINESTEERS
Chas. Becker shipped two carloads
of cattle from his Indian Creek ranch
last Saturday. They were as
fine a lot of steers as has ever, gone
out from Malheur county, averaging
1320 pounds per head, and going as
high as 1800.
They brought $100 per head, being
handled by Henry Blackwell, the stock
buyer, and shipped to the Portland
market.
Heavy Frost
A heavy frost visited the Malheur
valley Thursday night, and considerable
damage was done to early fruits. No
data as to the extent of the damage
was obtainable at the time of going to
press, the Enterprise forms being closed
Friday.
The report from Brogan is encourag
ing, however, and it may be that the
injury generally is hot as bad as the
first reports would indicate.
Miss Grace Covey, of Portland, who
has a homestead under the Star Moun
tain project, arrived from Portland
Thursday, and will go out to look after
her land.
OX BOW TO
BE COMPLETED
The great Ox Bow electric power
plant is to be completed, the court hav
ing granted permission for the issuance
of $250,000 of receiver's certificates for
that purpose.
With the completion of this big plant
the entire Malheur country will be in a
position to get all the electric power
needed for all purposes, and there will
be no danger of pumping plants run
ning out of juice in the middle of an
irrigating season.
Vale Loses First Game by an Eyelash
The opening games of the Oregon-
Idaho baseball league last Sunday
were won by Ontario and Payette.
The score of the Ontario-Weiser game
being seven to 0 and that of the Vale-
Payette game 2 to S.
The game between Vale and Payette
nn the Favette rrounaa waa iobi
through errors in the field caused by
the rough and unkempt condition ox
the grounds
Vale took the lead in the first inning
h.ttine-out two earned runs, Moody
and Wheeler making the scores. This
was the last of the score getting lor
thm Vla team, for while they hit often
and hard, the hit were scattered and
no one scored.
Payette got a man across the plate
in the second inning. Everybody drew
blanks after that till the sixth when
the home team tied the score. The
winnhur score for Payette went across
the rubber in the eighth on an error,
and the Vale boys were forced to ac
cept defeat for what under any ordin
ary conditions should bare been a vic
tory from the first inninr.
The showing made by the Vale team,
however, waa very eatisfaetory to the
big crowd of fans that went from this
city, and especially are they loud in
praise of Gouch, the new pitcher, who
besides fanning 12 Payette player was
in the gam every minute, having the
scalp cf 20 men to hi credit in put
out end assist at the close of the
gsme. la fact, the work of the entire
team wa satisfactory, tie error
through whith the gam we Ut be
ing eacusable on eouiit ' the con
diiwn of the ground TU Um did
i4IUnt work fr ma U
r flsy! '" Ufwi thi kiwi.
TU rw WM.piie' w vf
Ii4itsl" "4 U will 4 U t--MtiU4
I Cvll v!T MUf ivt it 1U
raw kind that he put over on Vale last
Sunday. Fortier was his particular
victim, and he called him out on strikes
every time he went to bat. .
Tomorrow the same teams meet for
their second game, which will be play
ed on the Vale grounds, and it is hop
ed the Payette people will turn out as
liberally as did the Vale contingent
for the Payette game.
The gate receipts amounted to $149.
75, of which 6 went into the general
fund of the league and the balance was
divided between the contesting clubs,
60$ to the winner and 40$ to the los-
i
er. i
Secretary Frick of the league now
haa the lists of all the players of the
various clubs on file, and each club has
filed with him a certified check for $100
as a guarantee that they will play out
the eighteen games and abide by the
requirements of the by-laws of the
league.
Following is a list of tie players
whose names have been filed for the
season's games:
Vale Hurley, Wheeler, Diven, For
tier, Rose, , Moody, Gauch, Beverly,
Houston, lloyt, Neely, Stiles, Pace,
Egan, Murphy.
Payette-Shaffer, Hall, Cree, Am
spinger, Murphy, Dibble, liarland. En
sign, King, Bowman, Woodward,
Burns, Shake, Nsgle, Slate.
Ontario -Coleman, Dillard, Graves,
Do i'auli, lloUtrum, Friene, Koupal,
G. lUrntll. R. Darnell, Smith, Collin,
Webb, Duigman, Martin, Kdltns,
Weiser- Sny 4r, Iliggins, Turn bum.
llulrUer, WsUrs, II. Brotkmau, IS.
!rMfcun, H lirotkutan, ahi, Mii
Auly, rUtl, 0ke, Uitd'lh, r rtn,
f'lfUen i!syr are llwJ tj
club, ami ll.ttf In'iaiio'l l finuli
lle MiMtuii iili U)if wiih tl.uiu
l.y !. H'if irif lyuf vhouge
WOOL PRICES
STILL ASCEND
Malheur county wool growers are
looking forward to a much more pros
perous year for 1914 than for several
years past. Advance contracts for
wool on the sheep's back have gone as
high Hs 19c per pound in the western
states, and offers range from 14 to 18
cents generally.
In a communication from John G.
Hoke, sheep commissioner at Medical
Springs, Ore., Mr. Hoke says that "it
looks as though a better price will rule
this year than that which governed last
year. Since January 1, the market
has had an upward trend and nobody
knows where it will go. Many promi
nent wool growers are refusing to sell
at present offers.
"The world'a market," says Mr.
Hoke, "is short, and London sales op
ened with a strong advance on fine and
coarse grades, the former 1 per cent
and the latter fully fifteen per cent
above January, and the situation still
very strong. Shipments to the United
States continue heavy.
"Wool buyers are eager to mortgage
the wool on the sheep's backs. Fully
15,000,000 pounds have been contacted
in the west, prices ranging from 14c to
18c, with a few sales at' 19c. Wyom
ing is selling around 16c.
"A wool boom is on," he continues,
"and I predict that the man who con
tracts early Will be kicking himself be
fore the season is over. Unless a
great change happens, domestic wool
will be several cents higher per pound
than last year. Wool growers be care
ful. Don't be flimflammed out of your
wool crop. Eastern manufacturers
have advanced the prices on staple
goods from 10c to 12Jc per yard. It is
too early to estimate the shortage of
the American clip, but it is bound to
be heavy. The wool growers have the
situation in their hands. ""Vlow is the
time to reap the profit."
THE DREXEL
CHANGES
HANDS
Vale's Big Hotel in Charge
a Live Bunch of Wide
Awake Boosters
HEW MEN FROM EVER
ETT, WASH.
II. C. Smith, Popular Clerk,
Buys an Interest.
The foregoing lists contain a galaxy
of star players, and the baseball fans
of the four towns will be treated to a
splendid exhibition of the national
game this year..
Following is the line up of the two
clubs in the Payette game Sunday:
Vale
Moody, 2nd base, "
Wheeler, 3rd base.
Diven, short stop.
Fortier, catcher.
Rose, 1st base.
Beverly, left field.
Neely and Hoyt, right field.
Honston, center field.
Gouch, pitcher.
Payette
Shaffer, left field.
Hall, short stop.
Cree, 8rd base.
Arnspinger, catcher.
Bowman, right field.
Dibble, 2nd base.
Ensign, center field.
Burns, 1st baue.
Woodward, pitcher.
King and Harland, substitutes.
Railroad Officials
A party of O. W. R. St N. officials,
among whom was President J. D. Far-
rel, went out over the new road this
weik on a tour of inspection.
There was nothing of importance do
ing, and the official pissing in their
private rar took a run up to Junturs
just to se how it would seem. After
they returned they said it termed like
the road ought to go on through, and
that in all probability It would
up with the coast In time to litodle
Panama rsitsl fmiitht it yr
t'rsnk Mulkty will Iwse in fvw
Uke il(i.fi In It. geiuut t"i t
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BROGAN SCHOOL
CLOSJMRIDAY
Commencement exercises at the Bro
gan school will be held on the evening
of April 25th, at which time one of the
students, Miss Woodward, will gradu
ate. County School Superintendent, Miss
Clark, will attend and will present the
diploma. Rev. Helman will preach the
baccalaureate sermon the following
day, Sunday.
GRAND JURY
MEETSMONDAY
The grand jury for the April term of
circuit court will convene next Monday
and investigate matters to come before
this term, which begin on Monday,
the 27th. Following 1 a list of the
grand jurors:
W. S. Roes, Geo. W. Cox, J. N.
Thomason, H. C. Cleveland, Arthur
Nichols, Ed Neese, G. G. Brown.
The Drexel hotel changed hands io
day, J. M. Keeney selling to Messrs.
H. C. Smith, V. T. and Kenneth Her
rett. Mr. Smith has been chief clerk at
the Drexel and has a wide acquaintance
with the traveling public, while the
Herrett brothers are from Everett,
Wash., and are owners of the Murray
ranch near Vale.
The new proprietors of the Drexel
will supply their hostelry with fresh
vegetables, poultry, beef, pork and
mutton as well as milk and dairy pro
ducts direct from their ranch, and are
now equipping the ranch with that end
in view.
The Drexel is one of the largest and
best equipped hotel properties in the
interior country, and under the new
management will be conducted on mod
ern lines, bringing its table service and
all other facilitiea fully up to the high
est standard of accommodations to be
had at any hotel in the west
The three new men are all wide
awake, energetic boosters and. will
spare no effort or expense to give Vale
a hotel second to none in either service,
equipment or accommodations.
BUSY TRIP BY ROAD VIEWERS
Road Viewers F. M. Vines, T. W.
Halliday and Surveyor Miller returned
home Monday from a week's work in
the northern part of the county, where
they viewed out a road from Brogan to
Mormon Basin, one from Cow Valley
to the Little Malheur at the Grant
county line and one in Lost Valley, be
tween Cow Valley and Willow creek.
)n speaking of the trip Mr. Vines
stated that the weather was cold and
disagreeable all the way, and it snow,
ed on them a part of the time.
INJURED BY
GAS EXPLOSION
A gas explosion in an old abandoned
oil well at New Plymouth last week
came near blowing up a venturesome
citizen of that place.
The Fruitland Banner states that one
N. W. Lewi lowered a lantern into
the old well igniting the gaa, the flam
burning him quit severely about the
head and upon his hand. A pressure
tank filled from this well haa to be op
ened occasionally to release the gas
that collects.
Yet with such unmistakable indica
tions of reservoir of wealth in oil and
gas beneath us, we sit supinely and
wait for something to turn up, and
some even discourage those who spend
their money in an effort to tap these
subterranean trtasur vault that mean
millions of wealth to the country.
Malheur County Is celebrated for
fruit with but a trifle of her fruit
land developed.
YALE-BURNS
LINE IS BETTER
The following shows how much bet
ter the Vale-Burns route 1b at this sea
son of the year than the road from
Baker to the Interior. While there la
much complaint in the early spring of
the interior roads, there is seldom a
condition existing that works a hardship
such a ia described n this news item
published In the Baker Herald:
A tale of hardship and bad roads is
told by three Portland traveling men
for big wholesale firms who have just
returned after making an automobile
trip from John Day to Burns over the
Canyon road. They went through mud
and snow at one time attaining an ele
vation of 6100 feet on Trout mountain
and at times had to get out and push
their car by hand through mud and soft
alkali.
Those in the party were W. H. Bur
nett of the Haxeltine company, Port
land; Hugh Mitchell of the Standard
Oil company, Portland. Mr. Burnette,
spokesman of the trio declared that the
auto were shoved by hand at least 20
mile. The three traveling men at
time could not get along without
horse. Mud holes trapped them time
after time and efforts to dig the car out
with shovel made matters only worse
as the car would sink only so much
deeper. Then tbey would cut boughs
from trees and edge the auto out on
these with the aid of horses.
They covered 329 miltts on their trip
at a cost of $157 and were a day and a
half going and a day coming back.
They sulfered severely from alkaline
water and had to miss a few meals ami
came in to baker last night thoroughly
tired out.
RANCHER IN HARD LUCK
Zoim Littlvfield bad quit an adven
ture Ul Saturday, white trying to ford
the river at the notedly bad rrosaing at
Jlr)r. II had bn to Vale to meet
hi ir.otli.r, Mrs. Mtiutt, who had just
arrival from Miourl, end In attempt
lug to inske the ring wp"i hi re
dnu ,U twit home Usui g l iiluwliii
inlng ir, end tit l.wi iMfU ram
i.r Uiitf ld ay. Mis w4 vf
i ( ins imJ !iii rut"-!,
i- Hutu ii.iun tfwr
trusting hi wagon from the water he
mlrvd down on the other side of the
stream and he turnt-d the wagon owr
In attempting to get It out. Mrs,
fkhlupe, who ifav the r'.i.tnrl lU
lnfWiiitli'i, say lUr will be git
rejutring In lll rotmtry iin ))
vouiity bib! l r'iiti4 u-1, fr H e
'llit high k"U slid ilii)f '!' MI
lUl.tl f Id (lt r IM'I Will In
his !.( j"ll'Hv li'i tw )tt