VALE, Core of the "New Empire of the West"
Oil, Irrigated Farm and Fruit Lands
The Banner Live Stock County of The United State
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VOLUME VI. NUMBER 19.
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County
COMING
Owners of Large Dairy In
terests Locate Here
MAY BUY LOCAL
DAIRIES
If Deal Goes Through, 40
Cows will be Added and
Large Business be
Established.
Charles Muttart and his father, L.
W. Muttart, of Auburn, Wash., who
recently secured homesteads in this
county through the assistance of John
son & Tregaskis, the enterprising
young real estate men of this city, are
practical dairy -men owning large
herds of excellent dairy stock at Au
burn. They have made a proposition to
take over both the local dairies at
Vale, and if the deal goes through
will ship in some 40 additional cows.
They will take over the milk routes
of both the local dairies and estab
lish a thoroughly modern and well
equipped dairy and cheese factory.
-r VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY. APRIL 17. 1913. c. n -17
It is announced that Malheur coun
ty is to have a new county agricultur
ist, and that Mr. Shinn, who has been
drawing the salary in that line for the
past year, will move to Washington.
It is to be hoped that a man can bo
secured who will devote his attention
to the needs of the entire county, and
will not allign himself with one par:
ticular portion of the county acainst
1 1 .
nnouier portion. A man s wimtnd
Who will nnt Am.in tr. . . i .
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. i viii-i wi mil n iiiun in nrrh ' i n 'ii
and devote his time to boosting for the
town and knocking other towns and
communities.
The taxpayers are willing to pay for
TRADERS BA Y
New Features to be Added and Bargains
Offered by Vale's Business Men.
McKnight Bros.
Buy Fine Colt
McKnight Brothers bought a fine
stallion Wednesday from Gray Bros.,
Commercial Club rooms of n,na t ui l
n,i,i.(u,,; ' : ' . w"'V"luut?" " bmi of the Cole &
smith Livery barn of this city.
The animal is not yet three years
old, and weighs 1850 pounds. He is
il -nr CUCha ,1 ,i a
j wniic niiu one oi tne nnest am-
a man who is competent and will as- mala that has ever been brought to
sist the farmers of the county, but, this country, being a registered thor-
w.vj ,,u nunc town noosters. Weioughbred
nave plenty of them already, and they
will work without a salary.
REDUCED STAGE FARE.
Thos. Selby of the firm of Cole &
Selby proprietors of the Juntura-Burns
stage line, was in Vale several days
the past week in the interest of the
firm.
They have reduced the auto stage
fare from Juntura to Burns to $5, and
Mr. Selby was putting up placards all
along the line, advertising the new
rate, as many through passengers have
been paying a high rate for auto ser
vice from Ontario to Burns, not know
ing the liberal rate offered by the auto
stage.
OLD FASHIONED MINSTRELS.
The Rex Theatre staged an old fash
ioned negro minstrel company Thurs
day night, with the old time funny end
men, the old style singers and dancers,
and we might add, many of the old
bewhiskered jokes.
The show was all right, all right,
in many respects, and the colored port-
BUILDING NEW PORCH.
Judge Davis is having a new porch
built to the front of his residence,
which will add materially to the com
fort of his home during the coming
teated season.
LOOKING FOR A HOME.
F. C. Ketchum and wife arrived
from Everett, Washington, last week
tlemen and coffee colored ladies did and will look the country over with a
their elegant best to make a good jview of securing some of the Malheur
show, succeeding fairly well in nearly county lands.
every part. There were good singers
and real, down South dancers of the
old buck and wing variety.
Vale Traders' Day is to take on new
life and energy and the business firms
of Vale will unitedly co-operate in the
movement. Every store in town has
agreed to make special prices on cer
tain lines this day, and the stores
plan making different line? the lead
ers or specials so there will be an im
mence variety of special offerings.
G. A. Hurley has taken over the
management of the Traders Day and
auction monthly and will devote his
time and energy to make it a success.
The auction is to be made extra
strong and Mr. Hurley is now getting
in touch with the stock buyers that can
be induced to come to Vale if a suffi
cient quantity of stock can be gather
ed together for this sale to justify.
Therefore if those stockmen and ranch
ers who have horses, cattle, hogs or
Completes April
Term of Court
Judge Biggs completed the April
term of circuit court for Harney coun
ty on Thursday of last week and re
turned from Burns.
Judge Biggs was among the visitors
in Vale Tuesday and next week will
convene the April term of circuit court
for Malheur county.
MOVED TO BURNS.
Dan Eno and wife took their depar
ture for Burns the latter part of last
week where they will make their fu
ture home.
Mr. Eno will drive the new auto
sheep that they can bring to Vale on truck recently purchased by Cole &
Selby for u'-e on the Juntura-Burns
WANT ENGINEER ABOLISHED
LAND OFFICE
MAKES RECORD
Homesteaders are still rushing the
United States land office at Vale. As
will be seen by the report of the work
of the local land office in this number,
the rush of applicants for Malheur
county homesteads is still on, seven
teen more filings having been made
during the past week.
The month of April this year bids
fair to be the biggest month in the
history of the Vale office.
BUILDS BIG FARM HOUSE.
J. A. Draper came in from Drewsey
Thursday, on his way home to Onta
rio, after an absence of several months.
He has been building a farm house
for S. S. Williams, just across the riv
er from Drewsey. The new house is
an eight room structure, and was built
at an expense of $3,000. Mr. Wil
liams has a ranch of 1200 acres, and
18 cultivating a large portion of it.
NEW AUTO LIVERY
0- W. Propst has re-established his
auto livery in Vale, and has purchas-
new li15 five passenger Ford for
we in this work.
His new car is now busy, and Mr.
fopst is placing his announcement
cards.
RABIES QUARANTINE.
The Oregon state authorities have
last discovered that there has been
oies in the Eastern Oregon counties,
quarantine against rabies has
S eBtfblisheJ in these counties, in
king Malheur.
The actiUIl is taken so late that lit
iiJ 1,6 accomplished, as the
eH has practically run its course,
JJ aboUt all the damage has been
00n that will result.
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I Mr. Fritz is desirous of securing some
St. Helens. A petition containing; .inrrA nn,.aM
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approximately 1200 names ot taxpay
ers was presented to the county court
here asking for the abolition of the of
fice of county road engineer. The
petitions were circulated in practical
ly every part of the county except in
St. Helena. The greatest number of
names were signed by residents of
Clatskanle, Rainier and Scappoose.
These petitions were initiated by the
Columbia county taxpayers' league,
Traders Day will communicate with
him or see him if possible inside of
the next 10 days, he will see what he
can do to bring this feature into pro
minence this month.
Those having furniture, imple
ments, books, household goods, har
ness, buggies, or any kind of person
al property that they wish to sell
should bring it to Vale several days
before sales day if possible fo it can
be advertised and listed.
Next week there will appear in the
Mr. F. Fritz, of Portland, was in Enterprise a page of offerings from
town Thursday, looking the country the different business houses and
over under the guidance of I. W. Hope, stores of Vale, showing some of the
HUNTING FOR MALHEUR LANDS.
Columbia Oil
Is Working
Steadily
Doolin Miles, of the Columbia well,
was in town the past week securing
supplies and states that the Columbia
is in fine formation, and sinking rap
idly' proceeding.
The formation has ceased to cave
and the ihale is of the best and most
favorable character. Gas shows at
each bailing and Mr. Miles is well
pleased with the outlook.
The Independent company will start
up other work shortly.
PUMPING PLANT INSTALLED.
The old Lackey ranch adjoining
Nyssa, now owned by Ed. Test and
E. M. Greig, has had a pumping plant
installed recently, and will be put un
der cultivation this season.
stage line.
VISITING IN KANSAS.
Miss Bessie Hope has gone to Nor
ton, Kansas, for a few weeks visit
with her grandparents.
TWO CARLOADS OF AUTOS.
Two carloads of automobiles have
been sold in the Burns country this
spring, and still the demand increases.
The Harney country, consisting of a
level valley 40x60 miles, is an ideal
place fur the practical use of the auto.
HOLDUP WAS IN BAKER COUNTY
KNEER-BAYLES.
A NEW MOVING PICTURE
The big K. of P. six reel motion
picture, which was staged at a cost of
$300,000, is to be given at the "Rex"
Theatre, Wednesday, April 20th, by
Advance Lodge No. 105, Knights of
prices that will be given the public
this sales day.
All communications should be ad
dressed direct to G. A. Hurley, Vale,
Oregon, by farmers and others wish
ing further information.
The "Rex" Theatre will give a mat
inee moving picture show special Sat
urday afternoon on sales day and a
dance will be given in the "Isis" dance
Roxy Kneer and Miss Mary Bayles,
both of this city, were married Wed
nesday, Rev. F. L. Cook officiating.
They left for Boise on the afternoon
train for a brief wedding trip, after
which they will make their home in
Vale.
JOHN BUNNY DYING
Pythias of Vale. 350 tickets have hall that night.
been secured and will be given out by
members of the order to friends of
the principal allegation being that the ! memUers, and those interested in Pyth-
office of county road engineer is un
necessary and a useless expense.
NEW ROAD PLANNED.
Klamath Falls. A road connpeting
las.
SHOULD CHANGE ITS NAME
Since the Ontario Democrat has been
sold to republicans, it has been rug
gested by prominent democrats that
Ashland with Klamath county scenes would be more honorable and less
of interest such as Crater lake and I misleading if the name were ch-inged.
Upper Klamath lake, and with Klam- An alleged democratic paper edited
ath Falls for commercial advantages ' ny a republican is not only a misno
to both communities is being advocat-j mCr but a direct attempt to mislead
ed by the Ashland commercial ciuo, . ,t3 readers
and representatives have been here
conferring with local people to ascer
tain what aid may be secured from
Klamath.
NEW SECRETARY.
Vale movie fans will be as Forrow
ful in reading the following dispatch
as if the subject were a personal
friend, for everyone knows and likes
Traders should come John Bunny as the funny man of the
picture world:
NEW YORK, April 15., John Bun
ny, comedian of the screen, was
thought to be at death's door today of
a complication of kidney and heart
ailments. He has been ill for three
weeks at his home in Brooklyn. To
day was one of his worst days.
prepared to stay all day.
The first sale under the new man
agement will be held Saturday, May
8th, and the sales will occur regularly
thereafter the second Saturday in each
month.
COOL WEATHER, BUT NO FROST.
WHEAT SENT BY MAIL.
Baker. A stream of 50 pound pack
ages of wheat is going through here
on their way from La Grande to Burns.
Several carloads are on the way and
more are expected. The Sawyer-Clark
company is loading the wheat at Is
land City, near La Grande, and it is
going to different parties at the inter
ior city. It will travel 13G miles by
rail and nearly 100 miUs by stage, but
Is in the 100 mile parcel post zone.
MINING EXHIBIT STARTS
Baker Oregon's exhibit at the Panama-Pacific
Exposition at San Fran
cisco will be started on its way this
week and installed probably next
week, says Fred R. Mollis, who has
charge of the exhibit. He is now
gathering specimens from this part
. ...i i .. .i 1. i i ii u' n
of the state and win lncimn-
nrivatA collection, which
many hundreds of dollars
The Vale Chamber of Commerce has
secured the services of Mr. John Rig
by as Corresponding Secretary, and
he is now on the job, which is a guar
antee that all who are seeking after
information from the Vale and Mal
heur county legion will be furnished
with the desiied information without
delay.
Mr. Rigby is a pleasant correspon
dent, and is probably as well versed
in regard to the resources of Malheur
county as any man in the county.
The sudden drop in he temperature
the early part of the week have prom
ise of a dangerous frost, but a steady
breeze and cloudy nights are reported
from orchardi ts all along the valley,
and no frosts resulted.
The bright sunshine has brought the
thermometer up to the normal again,
and all danger from the cold snap
seems to have passed.
LAND OFFICE CLOSED.
GRAND JURY.
The grand jury for the April term
of circuit court will meet at Vale next
Monday, April 10th, and circuit court
will convene the following Monday.
The grand jurors are: W. S. Law
rence, Vale, foreman; Thomas Good
year, Jordan Valley; John Norwood,
Jamieson; J. D. Fahey, Westfall; J.
H. Forbes, Owyhee; and George Phil
lips, of Nyssa.
The United States land office at
Vale was closed all day Thursday in
honor of the anniversary of the death
of Abraham Lincoln, in accordance
with the proclamation of President
Wilson.
There were a number of homestead
applicants in the city who had to stay
over and make their filings yester-day.
Most of the hurrying is devoted to
catching up rather than to getting
ahead.
You probably are very influential,
but did you ever break up a meeting
by remaining away?
A lot of men act like a short circuit.
Rank of Knighthood in Wonderland
Members of Advance Lodge Knights of Pythias of Vale are in
Vited to Take Part in Most Unique and W ierd Initiation.
h valued at
WATER FOR GRANTS PASS.
assisted by
f.r the Ranks of Knighthood upon a
1 artre class of candidates
iLake during the month
. l,i that ,ir
Grants Pass i no imi
of TlOKUe Klver vhmc) i Leaving
nnri Inn
r.rnifi Puhs huve organized a
cooiorativc Irr!r.iii corporation.
Owner of approximately H'0J a res
of land have signed up. and m arly to
miles of irrlsition dlfbe- have be.o
built
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Ti.lUimm Lodire No. 31, or weuioru, ciass oi iuihiiu.uc.i. v-. ,
Granite No. V9, will con- nothing surpasses mc miK'uy laui-iumunn um i aunmovto "".'
act of Niagara, lu tne vv estiann, sucn wondrous BurroununiKo wun
Crater Lake with its precipitous (which the Almighty has co richly en
cliffs rising high into the heavens fur-Jdowed this favored spot on the sum
ihu m i he fortunate beholder a mit of the Cascade range of moun-
Medfurd on Tuesday, Aug- scene of rugged beauty and grandeur tains.
il,. the party will thai will never w iik'"w. ....-.; n juu
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at Crater
of August,
already arranged
The holdup of the Mormon Basin
stage, an account of which appeared
in the Enterprise, together with the
names of those held for the commis
sion of the crime, occurred on the Bak
er county side of the line.
The mines are in Malheur county,
and the cabins of the parties held for
the robbery are on the Malheur coun
ty side, but the robbery occurred in
Baker county, and the trials will be
held at Baker.
When Sheriff Ben Brown and Dep
uty Lee Noe returned to Vale, after
their trip to Mormon Basin to assist
in the arrest of the robbers, they
knew all the facts connected with the
robbery, but us the suspects had not
been landed, they could not give out
the facts for publication. The Mal
heur county officers assisted in find
ing the gold, and the brick was re
placed by a phony subsitutc, the ex
act counterpart of the original in ap
pearance, and a watch plased on the
hiding place. Later one of the sus
pects confessed, and the rest of the
gang was arrested.
TELEPHONE
INVOICE
Public Utilities Commission
Gathering Data.
TO ESTABLISH A
FAIRRATE
Service Charges to be Fixed
at Profit Bearing Point
for Companies and
fair to Patrons
E. T. Busselle, engineer in the De
partment of Public Utilities of the
Oregon Railroad Commission, arrived
in Vale Wednesday to take an inven
tory of the stock, equipment, supplies,
and in fact all properties connected
with the Malheur Home Telephone
company.
This information is to be used by
the Commission in the work of regu
lating the rates of telephone service.
Mr. Busselle was assisted in his
work by F. Wolf, telephone engineer
from Denver, and Messrs. A. S. Petera
and L. N. Hess, telephone engineers
from Salt Lake.
The work of securing similar data
is being carried on systematically y
throughout the Northwest, and all
public service telephone lines f.nd their
connections are being thoroughly and
closely inventoried to the end that a
practical rate may be established that
will permit the telephone company to
make a reasonable profit and at the
same time render an adequate service
for the vrice charged.
Mr. Busselle completed his work
here yesterday and returned to Salem.
SQUARE DEAL GIVEN.
Washington. Count von Bernstorff,
German ambassador here, has thanked
the American government for the
"square deal," as he expressed It,
shown to the converted cruiser Prim
Eltel Frledrlch, now interned at the
Norfolk navy-yard.
POTASH THEORY CONFIRMED.
The beds of potash discovered in the
Rockville section of Malheur county
were traced from the original discov
ery in Death Valley, and are said to
be of a greater extent than any yet
found.
The government report herewith
published, conforms the theory that a
line of potash beds extends to the
northward, as stated by the Malheur
county discoverers. Following is the
government report on the Nevada find:
In searching for a domestic source
of potash in the United States, the
Geological Survey has explored more
or less thoroughly a number of the
desert basins in the West. Among the
regions investigated is the mud flat
known as Columbus Marsh, which lies
midway between Reno and Tonopah,
Ncv., and has an area of about 35
square miles. Nine shallow wells have
been sunk in this marsh and the bor
ings and waters have been examined
for potash. Though commercial quan
tities of potash were not found and
no saline beds were encountered, the
data obtained in the exploration, like
much of the Survey work, have a
scientific value. A more extensive
chemical study has been made of the
muds from one of the wells by W. B.
Hicks, and the results are given in a
recent Survey publication "Composi-
have not
J'c t I k - in the afternoon, the hand of nature has been most lav-.your summer outing, try and prepare tion of muds from Columbus Marsh
reach rater i.a t umr!'h ; it imiiniih.ince. to accompany the Pythians of South- Nev.," issued as Professional Pap
when tchts win i.t i . Orison and the- Officers of the M-A. This report shows that
pitched, i.ami'' 1 ' hmmv thought when Grand Chuiu ellor Grand Lodge on this pilgrimage to 'muds contain a high percentage of
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GOOD ROADS
BONDS SUCCEED
The Multnomah bond election for
the construction of good roads in that
county involving the expenditure of
$1,250,000, principally labor, carried
by a vote of some three to one.
The election was apparently opposed
by the labor unions as bodies but they
were evidently properly repudiated by
the individuals at the ballot box.
This makes certain the completion
of the Columbia Highway and several
other more economic roads through
out the county.
It is predicted by those best capable
of forming an opinion that the con
struction of the e roads will increase
the values of property generally
through which the roads pass suffi
ciently to make the increased taxes
more than pay interest on the bonds
besides a sinking fund. The heavy
cost of repairs to the old roads will
be practically eliminated for at least
ten years.
All classes are jubilant over the
success of the election, claiming that
this expenditure will prove the fore
runner of good times in that section.
The Oregonian, always the expo
nent of good roads, claims the election
to be a most progressive movement
for Multnomah county.
IH)V LOSES PART OF BRAIN.
The Argus reports that Roscoe Con
klin, an Ontario school boy, was hit
in the head with a discus at the track
meet last Friday, taken to the hospi
tal and pieces of the skull and a tea
spoonful of brains removed.
He is improving rapidly, and the
doctors state that he will fully recover.
COUNTIES GET MOM-V.
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BROGAN COMMENCEMENT PLAY.
Next Saturday, April 24th, the Bro
gan High School will present its Com
mencement Play at Brogan Inn, en
titled "Hans Von Smash." At the
jame date the primary room will pre
sent "Th? Ruggle es Dinner Party."
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