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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1914)
VALE, Core of the "New Empire of the West" Oil, Irrigated Farm and Frail Land The Banner Live Stock County of the United Stated VOL. 5. NO. 36, VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1914. PRICE 5 cent WILL STARTMgWQRK IN VALE OIL FIELD. flew York Capitalist has Perfected the Organization of His Great Company, and Money Enougli has been Subscribed to Prospect and Thoroughly develop the Great Oil Field Surrounding Vale Work to be Immediately Resumed on Mammoth Irriga- - .A 1 g A . . - tion rrojeci ana onunuea to Completion. WATER TO BE ON THE LANDS FOR NEXT YEARS CROP Seven Miles of Metal Flum ing will Connect Reser voir with Canal "which is to Distribute to Laterals. Information has been received by the Enterpr se that arrangements have been perfected for continuation of work on the Vale-Oregon Irrigation company's system which will irrigate the great Bully and Willow creek benches. Great impatience has been shown by many of the land owners under the ( system at the delay occasioned by the failure of the promoters to proceed with the work. The difficulty exper ienced by the promoters has not been sufficiently considered. Owing to much agitation in congress on the subject of land reclamation and the failure of nu merous companies in Idaho, funds for irrigation have beerihard to obtain.-- Some $200,0(1(1 has already been spent on the project and that additional funds have been secured spells happi ness and hope to hundreds of people on the land and in the town of Vale. We arc informed that work will be commenced immediately to build some two miles of metal flume ' and that work will be pushed on the diversion dam in order that a start can be made next season to put this vast acreage of splendid fruit and alfalfa land under cultivation The result of the completion of this enterprise will be great and prosper ous increase of population in Vale and Malheur county. Thousands of acre1? of land will he added to improved pro perty of the county and the benches will he dotted with homes, the hills covered with trees and the valjeys with grain and grass. J Mr. Irving lirogan has just returned from Denver where final arrangements have been completed for the prosecu tion of this great work. Mr. D. M. Brogan has steadily worked for some three years in obtaining funds and that luccesa has crowned his efforts is a matter of congratulation to every citi wnof the county. . The diversion dam situated some four miles above the hot springs on Bully creek will be 125 feet in height nd will retain several thousand acre eet, backing the water some four miles up the creek. This dam was Practically completed last season. The main reservoir will be located about w mile above Westfall, covering !Ua known as the "Lamberson" nchand will hold when completed, 75,000 acre feet. A ditch line 7 been located from the north fork f the Malheur which will turn a large mount of water from that ttream into we Lamberson reservoir. The Vale-Oregon company has con tacts on some 20,000 acres and upon wnwetion of the system will have wa ter enough fr no.ooo acres. The main uTkT' the 'aml to irrittted lie8 on "e benches of Uuly creek and Willow v, reaching nearly to Vale on both treamg. ihv8 r,ortion liea Borne 450 feet ilk ?" Hn haa never been touched ift either early or late frosts, mak- Sri 1 land for the cultivation of 2 nd .mel,ma- As this section of wrn Orison has been demonstrated nm rfert 8oil nd c,imte tor produ. ti,)n it u expcted that Jl lh"nd of acres will be set to "w. TU market for this product xf'il, beyond all expectation "t ft ctiri(. l inih"4 V r,;'"'w;,, l,iv'- ef L " ! in end be the mean n.ei.y aulelenliel inUrt.U SOLVES SEVEN ROBBERIES AND BURGLARIES Raid by Deputy Sheriff Ben Brown Gets Two Robbers and Recovers Big Bunch of Stolen Goods. Deputy Sheriff Ben J. Brown made a capture early Monday morning that clears up the mystery surrounding sev en different burglaries and thefts that have taken place in Vale and the sur rounding country during the past few months, by the arrest of Ernest Nor ris and Luther Pruitt at the home of the former west of the city. Norris has a lease on the Hope ranch near town, and has enjoyed an excel lent reputation for honesty and square dealings, and his nearest neighbor, Mr. Gumbert, was shocked to learn that he had stolen his derrick rope and stove, when the officers uncovered this.- pro perty in the house. The sheriff's office has been quietly following some small clews for some time, Deputy Ben Brown having the matter in hand. Of the seven differ ent robberies reported to the sheriff and investigated by Mr. Brown, the of ficer found suspicion continually point ing to Norris, yet there was not the slighest tangible evidence upon which to make an arrest. After the V. T. Co. warehouse burglary Mr. Brown learning that if any of the sugar was stolen it was probably brown sugar, the officer set a watch on the Norris home and learned that there was brown sugar on the table. At four o'clock Monday morning, taking City Marshal Bert High with him, Mr. Brown went to the Norris home and arrested both Norris and Pruitt. Turning the prisoners over to the marshal, Mr. Brown proceeded to search the house, with the result that a wagonload of stolen property was un covered. There were saddles, harness, clothing, a sack of sugar from the V. T. Warehouse and innumerable stuff from each of the seven different rob beries. Both the prisoners were given a pre liminary hearing before Judge Mc- Kniirht the following day, and both be ing caught with the goods plead guilty. They were bound over to the grand ju ry in the sum of $1500 each. SHEEPMEN PROSPEROUS rk.rio Cretim. of Watson, was in the city on business Tuesday, and stat ed that he had recently purchased from A. Venator 20 (0 Iambs, which will be added to his flock of 5000 sheep. lie states that the influx of home steaders in the Stein's Mountain coun try is interfering with the former free range of the sheepmen in that section, but that sheepmen generally had a good year, the range grass being tine and the increase greater than usual, while the range has been entirely free from scab. Mr. Carleton says the price of hay at flOat the present time looks like a heavv price coming for the winter provinder. Special MeeTingChamber of Commerce. Ther will be a meeting the Cham ber vt Commerce Monday mhl. July 27lh. to discuss plane th '''"'"j Carnival to 1,1 ,u!ulr ''' 1 and 5. AH hre " JlttSM'lit. ALASKA OIL WELL Backed by Private Capital and with Confidence in the Field, Goes Steadily Dorvn. The Alaska Oil and Gas Co.. w hich has been sinking a well about one mile from Vale, has completed the shutting out of the water and will have their new string of casing in place in the next ten days. Through the many petty difficulties of the work this company, composed of James Frost, J. S. Edwards and Mrs. A. M. Rinehart. has gone steadi ly forward with perfect confidence in the ultimate outcome. What the work of these people will do for Vale can hardly be estimated. They have not been obliged to go to the public for funds and therefore have made such progress as their delibera tions considered advisable, as they were under no obligations to a number of stockholders. The result of this be ing sure though perhaps slower pro gress. But to progress all of the time is better than spasmodic activity fol lowed by a season of delay. The well approximates 700 feet in depth. The company is prepared to go to therdrpth necessary to And the oil. NEW Stockholders and Pro moters on Equal B asis. ENGINEER IS SERIOUSLY HURT INAUTOMISHAP Assistant State Engineer Pinned Beneath Automo bile in Accident near Beu lah. Condition is Critical W. W. Caviness, who came in from the Harper country Thursday, reports a serious accident at Beulah, in which Mr. Howland, assistant State Engineer had both legs broken, and the party accompanying Water Commissioner Co chrane on his trip to the interior nar rowly escaped death. Mr. Cochrane was accompanied by his wife and daughter, but neither were injured. The Commissioner was conducting hearings in the adjudication of water rights on the Malheur and its tributaries, and had just concluded the hearing at Beulah and started east ward, when meeting another auto and turning out to pass, the commissioner's auto skidded and rolled over, catching Mr. Howland underneath. The driver, it is stated, went straight out through the wind shield, lit run ning and kept right on till stoped by the party to come back and shut off the motor and assist in extricating Mr. Howland. The injured man is reported in a dangerous condition. RANCHER BUYS MORE HOGS ENJOYING OUTING TRIP t. ( , " t II.. I.l. I .... I I . 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I'. 1 !- i' " I 'I News has been received from George Franklyn Willey, organL.er of the In dependent Oil and Refining Co., that his company will be at work in Vale during August. There has been enough stock subscribed for, to insure an am ple development fund and work will be prosecuted to the ultimate production of oil. Mr. Willey has evolved a plan for carrying on a work of this character, where the money is to be obtained from the public, unique In this particu lar, that the stockholder is given an opportunity to participate in the profits on a basis equal to those who promote the company. The small payments for the stock each month cease immediately a com mercial well is brought in and the stock subscribed for is immediately at the order of the subscriber, and more over he can have an option on other stock for sixty days at the same rate per share. Vale is fortunate to be Jhe first sec tion where so equitable a proposition is put on foot. The stock has not been offered in Oregon and in the cast only to those who are well kqown to Mr. Willey and who are willing to go with him to the limit. Their new prospectus shows that they are operating only on property which they own in title complete, all of the property being fully paid for, none of the proceeds from stock sales going towards the payment for the property. A season of activity will soon open in Vale which no change of administra tion can affect detrimentally. The Great Western and Eastern Oregon, The Columbia and Malheur wells as well as thousands of acres of other land secured by Mr. Willey will soon be in operation. The Sunset well keeps steadily and surely at work and its ultimate success is assured by the great care 'shown in its management. No wild-catting is being done at this well. All funds are carefully husbanded and great caro ta ken in all the minor details of the work. With this company at work, The Alaska company steadily pressing on and the certainty of work soon be ing commenced on a dozen other wells is indicative of what will hapcn in Vale the coming 12 months. While no stock is being offered in Oregon the Enterprise deems it only fair to the Independent company to publish in detail their plan for securing a development fund. It should be pub lished as an example of the new dis pensation in selling stock to the public. It is the primary instance of absolutely fair treatment of the public on a spec ulative proposition. The following is the plan: First: For the purpose of providing a development fund in order to com mence and continue operation, erect proper buildings and perform all opera tions necessary to carry on the busi ness economically, the Independent Oil and Refining Company will accept sub scriptions at thiity (.'iO) cents per share, the par value being one (1) dol lar fully paid and non-assessable, with out preferred stock or bonda, payable as follows: One (1) cent per share at the time of making the subscription and one (1) cent per share on the first day of each month thereafter until the full amount of 30c U per share shall have been paid. Provided, however, that the bringing in of a commercial well by the Indeemlent Co., on any of iu properties at any stage of the oper ation ahall fully atify all unpaid in- btalinmt thereto to such development fund, and umhi the bringing In of such well, no further pa)inenU shall be due thtrvon. St i mid: I' I'm In payment vt any ii:.tliini.t U kutiMT.hrr may bav, on 1 1. (Jrinaixl, u.u.xl to bun or Ut l.u or 4t t a ii. ahare (Im) amount if n...i. Hiii paid ill buy at Oiii ly rill. In r ! flartlolm ut II I. I I I I'.)i'..lt I'f III l.i'.l I ,. I 'I II il. ... I .!: .'I i 'I ) U l . .tf I...I !... I I I llWi"l l' II. l.l'.Orfl'. .'!' ! I 0, f ..I I lw I Ml i ,1 WE FINISHBULLY CREEK PROJECT PLAN 75 A GRAND CARNIVAL FETE AT VALE i. HAPPY JACK TAKEN Sheriff Kerfoot's System Lands Another Bad One with Little Expense to County. Happy Jack Brown, who is charged with stealing a livery rig and team from the Cole & Smith livery stable in Vale, was captured at iovelock, Neva da, Tuesday on instructions from the sheriff's office in Vale. Deputy Sheriff Ben Brown immedi ately left for Nevada to bring the pris oner to Vale. Sheriff Kerfoot's organization of the Vale office to work in conjunction with the officers of this and adjoining states is so perfect that it'is almost impossi ble for a man to make a permanent get away after the sheriff has learned the description of the man wanted for a crime. In the case of Happy Jack and his outfit, Sheriff Kerfoot secured their capture with only a few dollars of ex pense to the taxpayers. Whereas, if the sheriff had taken the trail and fol lowed them by auto, as he would have to do with the start they had, the cost to the county would have run into hun dreds and perhaps reached a thousand dollars. The careful and accurate work of the sheriff's offico in this and Bimilar cases, in accomplishing the results without resorting to expensive grand stand plays, has met the approbation of the people who pay the expenses of the sheriff's office. GUSHER IN COUNTERPART OF VALE FIELD R. W. Eames Says That Conditions Were the Same as in Vale, Before the Grand Valley Gusher. Traders Day, Pioneers Re-Union, Malheur County Bet ter Babies Contest, Harvest Home Picnic. MALHEUR CO. . BETTER BABIES CONTEST Will be Held in Vale Dur ing the Three Days of the Carnival, Awards Being Made the Last Day. THREE FULL DAYS OF PLEASURE, BUSINESS ' AND EDUCATION ; Men, Women, Children and Babies of Malheur County . Invited to Enjoy Vale's Hospitality for 3 Days. The bringing in of an oil gusher in the Grand Valley oil field in Colorado, after 15 years of prospecting, and af ter practically all the old prospects had been abandoned, ought to put new courage into everyone interested in the Vale field. This Grand Valley gusher was brought in July 2nd and a great stampede is on. The elevation and general topogra phy of the Grand Valley country is identical with the Vale field, and K. W. Eames of Vale, one of the best posted oil men in the country, states that there is every reason to believe that the conditions surrounding the strike there will prove true in this field. The strike was made at a depth of 2010 feet, when it had always been contended that if oil waa ever found in the field It would come from about 1500 feet depth. Oil sand was encoun tered at 1730 feet, and 280 feet deeper tho gusher waa encountered, which threw the oil 60 feet high, and catch ing fire from a hot drill point, burned the derrick. The force of men work ed all day to put out the fire and the moke showed for 20 milea.in every di rection. At the time of the last re port, some 15 daya after the strike, the gusher waa not under control and was flooding the country with oil, and thousands of people were rushing into the country from every point of the compass. Mr. Fames, who is thoroughly ac quainted with conditions in the Vale field, staU-s that conditions at the Mal heur oil well, which is not being work ed any more, were exactly the eeine whre ttey quit aa here tl.a Grand Vallay wll waa tre Uy struck C oil mi! 2o fiet above the gu.hr. Commercial oil aai-1 abun lant In the M.!iUl idl, but It rj qn t on so- i.unl i.f (I.. w.t i ' l a la I if ." 1 1 1 14 1 .iiin.'(i li t. .. a . A j'i ..' i " , 1'iUl i, l ' '' Il .'-.l I U' I j.'.lul I' M i t 1 vi ' 1. 1 Ui wi The Malheur County Better Babies Contest will be held in Vale, under the auspices of the Women's Civic Im provement Club of Vale, during the First Annual Fall Carnival, Sept 3rd, 4th and 5th. Everybody in Malheur county is in vited and urged to enter their Itabies for the examination. If you have a baby that will score perfect in health and physical development, you want to know it, and everybody in Malheur county wants to know it and let the world know it. If your baby will score perfect with only a few exceptions, you want to know what thoBe excep tions are, so you can remedy them and let the little one have another chance next year. This is not to be a beauty show, al though all babies aro pretty, but alt awards are to be made upon physical development, without reference to beauty. The cards used for scoring will bo the standard score card used in all similar contests throughout the United States. Physicians selected from various parts ot the county will constitute the board of examination which will pre pare the data upon which the scoring will be based. A building will be prepared and equipped especially for the accommo dation and comfort of the mothers and babies, and the Club members will it their exclusive duty to extend the splendid hospitality for which Vale is noted to every mother visiting the city during the Carnival and Contest. GROTTOOPEN AT THE MOORE Saturday, at the Moore Hotel, Onta rio, patrons of public hoetelrles were treated to a grand opening of a "Grot to" fitted up in the moat approved mo dern style. The entire basement under the main building has been completed and trans formed from mere cellar to a delight ful underground resort, cool in summer and warm in winter. The walls are beautifully decorated with splendid landscapes, columns de corated with imitation carved stone, comfortable booths and tables for guests in singles or in parties, where they can be served with anything from soda water to Veuve Cliquot. One 4ortion is cleared for dancing and later a ladiea bowling alley will be installed. 1 Saturday night last was the occasion of the opening, and about 1500 guests made the hotel look like the Waldorf on a New Years eve. Some four hun dred came from Idaho in 100 autos which crowded the street as la Broad way N. Y. at Ave in the afternoon. Vale was well and ably represented and aaaisted in the festivities to a marked degree. Imported entertainers gave a truly metropolitan air to the affair. Their work was excellent. Ontario and eastern Oregon are to be congratulated on having so excellent an hotel eatabliahnd in their mld.t, Mr, W. U. Sanderson, the proprietor, is rondurting the hotel on modern lines and la dvUrmined to plaaae the travel ing public and, that be is so doing, ran be sn from the rapidly Increasing pa tronage shown on the reglaUr. The First Annual Fall Carnival will be held in Vale this year, the dates be ing set for Thursday, Friday and Sat urday, Sept. 3, 4 and 5. One big special feature will occupy each day of the Carnival, and every minute of time intervening will be oc cupied in entertainments, sports and educational treats. The chief feature for the first day will be Traders' Day. Everybody will bring in everything they have for sale ' or to trade, and a day of jolly trafflcing will be enjoyed. . A block of ground ! will be set aside and prepared for the use of the traders, and where every thing for sale or trade may be found. An auctioneer will be on ham who will " put up for sale all articles, animals or ' other property that may be desired sold in that way, and every ' citizen of Vale will constitute himself a commit tee of one to see that everybody sella everything he haa for sale, and gets a trade for anything he haa to trade. The second day will feature the Pio neers Re-Union. The Pioneers Asso ciation of Malheur County will hold a meeting in Vale that day, and take in aa members every person eligible to membership, and will arrange for reg ular meetings of the Association, for commemorating historical events con nected with the settlement and recla mation of tho great Malheur country, and for the awarding of medals aa to kens of remembrance to the old pio neers. Adequate preparations will be made for the entertainment and amuse-' ment of the pioneers, and a special program for that day will be devoted to the pioneer visitors and their fami lies and friends. The third and last day of the Grand Carnival will feature a Harvest Home Picnic. Everybody knowa what this means, but nobody knowa to what ex tent Vale is going thia year to make the biggest and best harvest home pic nic that has ever been attempted in any country similar to this. It is the intention of Vale to make this picnic fitting grand finale to the two daya of carnival that have gone before, and to give the visitors to the city an enter tainment that will fully justify their coming from the remotest corners of the county to participate in the fes tivities. OREGON LOSES; IDAHO WINS The Idaho ball teams grow better and the Oregon teams worse aa the season draws to a close. In last Sun day's games Vale lost to Weiser by a score of 5 to 1 and Ontario lost to Pay ette by a score of 14 to 3. The position of the teams baa not been changed relatively, and with only three more seta of games to be played, it only remains an effort for Vale to get out of the cellar. Ontario has been making an effort of late to take Vale's place In the basement, and the three coming games may decide the cellar championship, it la settled now that Payette la o have tho bunting. It U Impossible to impress upon any-, one that there is dignity in residing upon a farm with irnioverialid soil, dilapidated buildings, end an environ ment vt Ignorance,- Bainan A. Knapp. THOMPSON HOUND OVER rilntf bafuie r C. 'I l.i (ii.rt.. l.o aiiMlad In 1 fof lilal, glv.n a .. 1 . I . . I tl.l ft, .)..!'.. I.. Mi Mi.l, r , lai ., a.i'l . i pMiyi imi iiy, it....! ilt uli..g- e !." and . i lu4 tAH ll Mii juiy n l i'tt In V.U. e l.oi.w ..( I.. IIU In ' bi II w mui of ','mi, I.. bng itt j i . ...... i... ni.i.i. I. ..... ! . '!, fit I m I' IV f ... j t'l tw'f i" I . wMiM'ltMKIt(lt1HHM'ltili !l ' 1 S 8