The Year 1916 Will Mark the Greatest Development and Increase of Population in Vale and Malheur County Ever Known Boost for Yale the Coming Year..
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VOLUME VII, NUMBER 5.
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1916.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
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WORKING
Thirty Indictments Return
ed Before Thursday ajnd
Long Term of Cir"
' ciiit Gourt Pre
dicted. Trie grancL jury has been busy since
Monday, anji .will probably break the
record: for the number of indictments
returned.. Two reports -were made.
prior to .Thursday, and; some thirty
indictments returned, the major por
tion' of -which were in connection with
the -bootlegging and gambling caso.a
from. Riverside,- reported in the En
terprise ofc the .time the.raid was made
by the Sheriff. '
Many of those indicted were ar
raigned and all- plead not guilty, and
the 'Court .appointed-attorneys to de
fend .in those cases whero the defen
dants -were-unable to employ lawyers.-
If the attendance of witnesses can
be secured the grand jury will proba
bly make its final--report this week.-
Tho-docket has been sifted, -and pre
parations made for rushing the work
when the trial jurors appear Monday.
If all thq-.state:pases?go to trial, a
long- term' of- court, is- expected.-
Trial Jurprs, January, -19K, Term.
James G. Fretwell, .Jordan Valley,
Farmer.-- - - ,
S.-R .Copeland, Harper, Stockman
John -.Matthews, SnakoJtiver, Far
meevs. -
FrhnkHigh, Vale, Blacksmith.
G. S. 'Ridgley, Jomieson, Farmer.
F. L. Ifctrdmon, Ontario, Farmer. ..,
W. D. Patch, Snake River,--Farmer.-C.
F. -Wise', Ironside, Stockman.
Wm. McKibben, Nyssa, Farmer.
J. W. Weaver, Bonita, Farmer.
Rush McHargue, Baren Valley, Far
mer. .i
A. J. Glover, Ontario, Farmer. .
R. B. Thompson,- Arcadia, Farmer.
J3. J. i Beam, Ironside, Farmer. .
Otis Thayer, Vale, Farmer.
J. F. Reece,' Nyssa, Capitalists
'H. L.' Peterson, Ontario', Merchant
'W. Walters, 'Owyhee, Stockman.
H. H.t Mitchell, Arcadia, Farmer.
J. F.vMnier, Vale, Surveyor.
C. W.'Pliitt, Ontario, Banker.'
tfefer Tensen, Nyssa, Farmer.
Hvrj. Rohiriso'n, Big Bend, Farmer.,
Ti F. Coward, Ontario, Merchant. '
'L. L. Boswell, Malheur, Farmer.
W. II. Pennington, Arcadia, Beo
Man. ' ' " ";
Oliver Mayfield, Snake River, Far
nier. B. W.' Tate, Big Bend, Farmer.
"R. W Jones, Ontario, Laundry Man.
ft W..Jiiilkey, Vale, Banker.
W; S.' Skiner, Jordan Valley, Stock
man f' '
'- Grand Jury.
j.'B. Powers, Foreman, J. O. Ped
erson, ' Wm. Pe'utz, E. J. Burroughs'
Chas. Thomas, R. L. Scott, N. P. Gro
ve'r. ' ' '
MAPS MADE OF
SCHOOL DISTRICT
County School Superintendent Alias
Fay Clarkjias had maps made of each
of tthe school districts of' Malheur
county, and is now mailing them to
the various school clerks, to be filed
with the permanent records of the
districts.
The maps were made by County
Surveyor B. F. Farmer, and will be
of great assistance to the school offi
cers of the county, showing them the
exact, location of the lines of their
districts, and 'enabling them to 'sec at
a" glance just what territory" is em
braced. ,
TJijsis something 'Malheur county
las." long ,been 'n need of, and the
school officers of the county wilt 'thor
oughly aDpreciate'the work of the sup
erintendent in. havijig them prepared
for their use .
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
," 'Sunday. School 10:00 a. ni'.
' Preaching service 11:00 a. mVand.
7:30 p. m. Subject for the sermon
in the' morning will be, '.'.The .Captive
;Man" and for the evening sermon
jlhe "subject will be,' '"The Captive Man
Jade Free."
" Service -will be held in the .school
house at Brogan Monday, Jan. 10th,
i:30 p.-m.-and at -Jamiesen- Tuesday,
jjan. 11th, 7:30 p. m.
A cordial invitation to all to attend
these services.
II. I. Hansen, Pastor,
RETURNS FROM
SHORTTRIPTO
STATECAPITOL
Miss Fay Clark, county school sup-
erintendentreturned,'home a few days
ago from her trip to Salem, where she
went as a member of the State Board
of Examination.
While absent- Miss Clark , kept in
touch with her work at home so close
ly that it' required only a short time
'to take up the work at every point.
There 'is not another branch of the
county's' official departments that is
better taken care of than that of the
public schools under their present di
rection. Notwithstanding the fact that Mal
heur county has the greatest terri
tory to' be traversed of perhaps any
county in the state with an equal num
ber of districts, its schools have been
placed, '''under the present manage
ment, Upon a standard far' in advanco
of many of the older counties of the
state.
NYSSA CHEESE COMPANY IN
PROSPEROUS CONDITION
Demand for Output Exceeds Supply
and Prices Very Satisfactory.
Reports from the cheese factory in
dicate that the affairs of that institution-
are in a very satisfactory condition.-
A good supply of milk is being
received,, a fine quality of cheese is
being-.turned out, the price is better
than market condition would seem to
warrant and the. demand exceeds the
supply. During a conversation with
Superintendent-Mcintosh this week re
garding the affairs of the company, he
said: "
"Yes tho cheese factory is .running
along smoothly and satisfactorily. Our
milk supply enables use to keep the
plant in operation seven days a. week,
thus making the overhead charges
reasonable. Our output Is in"" demand
and wehave'no' trouble to dispose of
all we cart turn out; in fact, we are
unable to meet the demand and have
orders ahead for a month or two.
Ordinarily we hold the cheese about
30 days to allow it to ripen and get
in condition for the retail trade, ..but
we are unable to do this on account of
the insistent demand. Prices are good
the last consignment bringing 16c,
which is a little better than the mar
ket. The financial affairs of the comp
any are. in good shape, the milk pa
trons and all obligations being paid
up to December 1, and cheese already
sold and not collected for will enable
the January . payment to be mado
promptly.
','Eow .people-not directly, connected
with the institution seem to realize
just what it means to the community.
It- furnishes an unlimited market at
the highest price the market will just
ify for all .the milk produced. Wo
can prove by actual test by the month
or year that we pay the dairy man
more for the amount of milk produc
ed than any creamery company, and
by enlarging our plant as the needs
requiro can handle all the milk the
valley can produce. The success of
tho enterprise has been surprising. I
am familiar with all the cheese fac
tories of the state and know that none
of themj not even in the famous Tillamook-
section, at the same age as the
Nyssa company, handled as much milk
during tho winter months as does our
plant, and the amount continues to
show-a substantial increase. As tho
dairy- business grows and gets .onto a
solid foundation, the Nyssa cheese
factory will grow with it and keep
abreast of all demands necessary to
handle the product."
The cheese factory is ono of the bus
iness enterprises of which Nyssa is
proud and it means much to her fu
ture growth and prosperity. The first
of January the name will be changed
to the Nyssa Cheese Company, instead
of the Cheddar Cheese Co. Nyssa
Journal.
FALLS ON ICY WALK
-
When the first heavy snowfall of
the season visited the country Tues
day, it was followed -almost imme
diately afterwards by a drizzling rain.
When this combination froze the fol
lowing morning, a solid coat of ice
was the result This had formed on
mos of the sidewalks',' and made walk
ing positively dangerousT
--When "Grandma" Scott, an old lady
along in her eighties, attempted to
cross the ice-coated incline from- the
diteh bridge by the Guild nail, Wed
nesday morning, she slipped and fell,
sustaining injuries whieh necessitat
ed ihe summoning of .a physician. By
the help, of nearby pedestrians, and
a charitable auto, the old lady was
removed to her home, and is said to
be resting easily.
About a Country's Irrigation Districts
A General Review of Benefits Obtainable Through the Acquisi
tion of Irrigation Districts by a Developing Country
Drexel Drug
Store Is Sold to
Portland Men
The Drexel Drug Store was sold
Tuesday evening to McGillivray Bro
thers, who will continue the business
at the old stand. The name will be
changed from tho Drexel to McGilliv
ray Brothers Drug Store.
Tho new proprietors have been in
the. drug business in Portland for the
past 13 years, and are well and fa
vorably known on tho Pacific Coast.
There are two of the brothers, Alex
and Angus, the former being in Vale
at present in charge of the business,
and the -latter is expected to arrive
today. Both aro married and will
move to Vale with their families and
take up their permanent residence
here.
Mr. Frick will remain in Vale for
the winter, when he will go to Califor
nia to take a look at the country.
REPORTS COPPER
MINING GOOD
Leonard Cole returned home Tues
day evening from a week's visit to his
copper mines in Washington county,
Idaho, and reports a goodly quanti
ty of' ore on the dumps and that ho
will bo able to begin shipping ore in
the spring.
These mines are between Trail
Creek and Hawk creek, near Weiser,
and a considerable amount of work
has been done on them. They arc
down on tho vein 160 feet and have
two tunnels, one of which is 200 feet
and tho other 150 feet.
Two men are now busy taking out
ore for shipment in the early spring
and as copper is now up to 24 and
still climbing, Mr. Pole expects tc
realize on the money he has invest
ed in the development of his mine at
an early date.
The human machinery is less un
derstood than any other and is used
rougher.
Sometimes a man sticks close to his
work without getting a great deal of
it done.
AT THE END OF THE
Tho improvement in tho money sit
uation is a fact. The time is now ripe
for the people of the Malheur valley
and of the entire county to prepare
for the purpose of obtaining their
proportion of the good times.
Tho organization of a district for
the building of the Warm-springs res
ervoir came to nothing last spring
through tho inability to come to a
complete understanding of the sub
ject The advantages of a district pro
position under the present laws of
Oregon is ably set forth in tho follow
ing paper from Mr. Eugene W. Burr,
representing tho Reclamation depart
ment at the International Congress
held at Sacramento, September 18,
1915.
It is to be hoped that every citizen
of the valley will carefully read the
paper and consider the many argu
ments in favor of the district plan for
irrigation:
. Tho subject upon which I am tc
speak to you today is "The advantag
es of irrigation district organization
in private and Government work." As
you may infer from our chairman's
very generous introduction, my exper
ience has been largely in the work of
tho Reclamation Service rather than
in private enterprise. Nevertheless
my work has afforded perhaps ex
ceptional opportunities to observe me
thods of private irrigation develop
ment and probably something of the
underlying causes of the success and
failure of such development as con
ducted by agencies other than those
of the Federal Government. I think
it may be safely said that, generally
speaking, the form of organization
which conduces to success in one hru
of work tends also toward tho most
beneficial results in the other.
There is probably, even in an in
ternational irrigation congress, little
danger of emphasizing too strongly
that the use of water is preeminently
a matter of Government concern, and
(Continued on page 6.)
A BAD ACCIDENT
Mrs. S. W. Gould met with a ser
ious accident several days ago at their
home at Skullspring, by being thrown
from a wagon.
She was brought to Vale by her
hunsbnnd for medical treatment, and
they are stopping at tho Drexel Ho
tel for the present.
ROAD
' . .'1. Jl-'. .
Flag Presented
to Court by Sons
of Revolution
Wednesday night at the circuit
room was celebrated an event that
will mark an era both in patriotism
and history in this county.
Tho meeting was hold for the pur
pose of formally accepting a largo silk
flag, presented to the circuit court by
The Sons of the Revolution for use
in naturalization proceedings, tho ad
mission of foreigners to citizenship
under the stars and stripes.
Tho court room was filled, and the
Vale Band was in attendance to dis
course patriotic music.
Judge Biggs presided, and tho pre
sentation speech was made by Judge
George E. Davis, mayor of Vale. The
beautiful flag was unfurled and the
band played "Tho Star Spangled Ban
ner," the audience rising in mute rev
erence to the beloved emblem. Judge
Biggs replied with ono of his most
pleasing and patriotic impromptu
speeches. Then followed addresses
by C. M. Crandall, J. W. McCulloch,
R. M. Duncan, R. W. Swaggler, Ju
lien Hurley, P. J. Gallagher, W. H.
Brooke and C. McGonigal.
Tho program was interspersed with
music by the Valo Band, and tho oc
casion was thoroughly enjoyed by tho
large audience.
LESLIE J. AKER
IS MARRIED
Mr. Leslie J. Aker, of Ontario, was
in Vale Tuesday, and announced his
marriage last Thursday night to Miss
Dora Young, of Meridian. The mar
riage was performed at the home of
Harry Tolleth, of Meridian, by Rev.
Mr. Williams, of that place. The only
witnesses were the immediate rela
tives. The young couple will make their
homo at Ontario, whero they will bo
at homo this week. Mr. Aker is a very
well known young attorney of Ontario,
and tho brido is an accomplished
young lady, the daughter of a pioneer
family, having resided most of her
life at Meridian.
BY BART
WRITES OF
TRIP TO THE
STATE FAIR
Miss Marian Lowe, tho talented
young lady of Owyhee, whose Indus
trial Club work won her a free trip
to the State Fair at Salem, has been
requested by the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction to writo a des
cription of her trip. In response to
this request Miss Lowe has written
tho following:
My Trip to the State Fair.
Two or three days ago some one
askod me when I started to the State
Fnir, and when I started to writo tho
story of my trip, I got to thinking of
that question and decided that the
best answer after all was that I start
ed last spring in May when I first bo
gan my Club work, oven if I didn't
realize where my journey would end.
Wednesday when mother and I
were at tho County Fair, I found I
had won the County prize and tho fol
lowing Friday I left homo for tho
actual trip. This was the 24th of Sep
tember, tho last day of our fair. I
took tho train at Nyssa for Ontario,
whero County School Supt. Miss Clark
met me and from there wo traveled
together.
We had a fine trip down the Col
umbia, and the only thing I found to
regret was that I didn't have a cam
era to take some pictures as we went
along. We got to Portland about 12
o'clock Saturday, and that evening
we reached Salem.
Sunday afternoon wo went out to
tho Fair Grounds, and had as much
of tho bunting put up in our booth as
wo could, so that wo would bo ablo to
finish decorating, Monday.
Monday wo decorated and put up
exhibits in our booth, and I think it
is tho most interesting work I have
ever done, excopt canning.
That, and Wednesday and Friday
evenings, tho matrons, Mrs. Harring
ton, Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Maris
took tho camp girls to free band con
certs by McElroy's band of Portland,
and each night found us in camp.
Our camp was a largo bhek tent
just outside tho ontrance to tho Fair
Grounds. Our beds wero slightly dif
ferent from what wo had been accus
tomed to at homo, tho mattresses and
springs being "two in ono." They
wero mado of a gonorous load of straw
thrown on tho ground and surrounded
by boards about a foot high, to kcop
us from encroaching on the domain of
sleeping in another board "corral."
We furnished our own bedding. These
beds wero real comfortable, at least
I thought so.
The boys had already been "put in
stripes," as we girls said, for their
tent was a largo striped one, the
stripes being different colors.
Tuesday morning early, wo went
through the Textilo Department.
While I was there I couldn't help
wishing tho Owyhco "Ladies Aiders"
had been there to get some fresh in
spiration for their rug and quilt mak
ing. Both that and tho next afternoon
wo went to the grandstand. The oth
er afternoons and mornings, we spent
as much timo as we possibly could
looking at tho booths in tho old and
now pavilions. Tho blind and deaf
schools had pupils there demonstrat
ing the kind of work they could learn
to do, and it seemed marvelous to
us. who with our good eyes nnd ears,
still have such hard times to under
stand, and remember instructions, to
seo them go on and do such beautiful
work, without sight or hearing. Tho
State Training School bad a fine ox
hibit of work dono in tho different de
partments, and whon I saw how much
interest they took In the work, I did
n't beliovo that If they had been given
such work earlier, thero would have
been any causo for sending them
there.
We got our badges that evening.
On four of tho mornings wo were
given talks by Mr. Carleton, Miss
Piatt, a nurse, and Miss Cowgill. I
enjdyed these and wished over ami ov
er that wo uld have such advice at
our Industrial Club meetings.
Thursday afternoon thrco large au
tos camo for us and we went through
tho State Capitol and listened to a
talk by Governor Wlthecombo, and
tho things he said made us feel quite
proud of ourselves, but at tho same
time gave ua a desire to keep on work
ing. Stato Treasurer Thomas B. Kay,
also gave us a short talk.
From tho Capitol grounds we went
past the penitentiary, and all tho time
I was looking at the grim old walls
around It, I kept thinking, If the peo
ple inside, when they were boys and
girls, had, had the opportunity for as
educational a trip as we were taking,
! 6urely thero would be no need for such
terriblo institution.
After passing that we camo to thai
State Hospital and I wondered
if mostjtai
3 WOu'i
en civ-J
of the men and womon In there
have been thurt if they had been
ORGANIZE
VALE HOT
SPRINGS
Stockholders in New Com
pany Elect Officers and
Fame of Great Nat
ural Resource
to Spread
Tho first stockholders mooting of
the Valo Hot Springs Sanitarium com
pany was held at the Chamber of
Commerce rooins tho evening of De
cember 29. Officers wore elected as
follows:
Dr. Thos. W. Thurston, president;
T. T. Nelsen, vice president; Paul G.
Freeman, treasurer; J. D. Rogers, sec
retary. Tho board of directors chosen
was composed of tho following: A.
H. Chester, T. T. Nelsen and John
Sullivan.
Thero were 17 of tho stockholders
presont at the meeting, and the tem
porary organization was perfected by
the selection of Dr. Thurston as chair
man and Paul G. Freeman as secre
tary. Tho directors will hold meetings
once each month and the annual stock
holders meeting will bo held tho first
Monday in January.
Superintendent Thurston reports
the Sanitarium increasing its patron
age rapidly, and tho prospects for run
ning to its full capacity in a short
timo. Among tho recent arrivals aro
throo phtients from Burns, two from
Parma, two from Payette, and pno
each from Ontario and Westfail.
Tho homo people aro patronizing
tho Sanitarium liberally, County Com
missioner Melville D. Kelly is taking
treatment for stomach troubles and
many of Valo's citizens are taking tho
medical baths for various ailments.
Letters aro coming in asking for
resorrations, people making prepara
tions to come from ns far away as
Glenn's Ferry.
A. Wade, of the Big Bend country,
who has taken three weeks treatment
at tho Sanitarium, has gono back to
the ranch to nrrnnge his affairs so as
to return and complete his courso of
treatments.
A steam and shower bath room han
bsen completed. The Maternity Ward
is now ready, a maternity nurse has
been engaged and everything is now
complete for making patients com
fortable in this department.
Hero aro somo of tho things about
farm machinery that every farmer
does not know would doubtless like to
know: How to solect farm machin
ery; repair common misadjustmontu;
remedy gas engine troubles; to run
tho farmer's power shop; repair grain
binder troubles; mako useful devices;
and uso concrete on tho farm. Theso
subjects will bo explained in lecturo
and in laboratory demonstration dur
ing tho Short Courso at O. A. C, Jan.
II to Feb. 4.
en some interesting work such as we
hat) to take their minds from the sor
row or sickness or whatever caused
them to bocome insane. But I did
n't have much timo to wonder for the
autos had turned toward camp and
tho supper which was waiting for us.
After wo had eaten, tho boys and girls
gathered outside the tents and played
games such as we play at school.
Friday afternoon I was told I had
won the State Prize for Canning. Hits
was so far from what even in my wild
est dreams I had over dared to hope
for that I could hardly believe it was
true until I saw it printed in black and
wnite.
From Thursday night until Satur
day it raindr and rained hard. At
first I didn't mind, but finally I won
dered if the elements couldn't tako a
joke when I said I wouldn't care if it
did rain.
Tho Fair was fine In every way ox
cept I don't think If I had been one of
tho Pair Board, that I would have let
tho Gypsy Fortuno Tcllors on tho
ground.
Saturday morning most of tho girls .
left, but I didn't loavo until ovening.
I was tho third girl on tho grounds;
nnd one of the four last ones to lc.-" e.
I had an extra fine time while Invis
there, but I was glad to get back to
dear old Malheur county.
Mr. Churchill, Mr. erlflln and Mr.
Carleton sent me Utters and my ac
hievement pin, which I received Nov
ember 2nd, and It made me glad again
that I took up the Industrial Club
work, and now how many times is
It that IVe been lad Bince Mr. Maris
nd Miss Clark organized our Club?
, MAJtlAN LOWfl,
Owyhst Industrial Club,