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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1916)
,TheWarmsprings Reservoir, the Willow River Irrigation District and Bully Creek Project Assure the Prosperity and Supremacy of Val CofSw VOLUME VII, NUMBER 23. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1916. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR R. M. DUNCAN FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY Tho office of prosecuting attorney for Malheur county is an important one and the people of the county should carefully consider who they put up as candidate for that office on the republican ticket The democrat ic nominee will be Mr. Swagler as he has no opposition. Tho office can be so conducted as to prove expensive in very large de gree, in more ways than one. Per mitting indictment on trivial and in sufficient testimony and using the ma chinery of the circuit court for triql f, of such cases, is one method of dis 1 iiipating the fund of the taxpayer. Lack of experience and general in difference to the duties of the office is another method that costs money. ; Absenco from the county seat is a - fruitful source of trouble and incon venience as well as expense, for it is certain that the board of county commissioners must havo legal ad " vice frequently and at unexpected 1 times. Mr. R. M. Duncan has had exper ience in conducting tho office. Mr. Duncan has worked hard at his pro- L fession and studied tho work neces sary in public affairs connected with tho office for some years. He lives at the county seat where he may be available for advice and at tention to his official duties. There is no doubt of his ability to properly handle the important matters which may and will come before the office. Mr. Duncan is no experiment and is well known, with property interests within the county. BULLYCREl DISTRICT SOON The last of the Bully creek petitions have been received and they will be published next week. Thus there will be three irrigation districts in process of formation between Ontario and Brogan and Ontario and the Malheur canyon at once. There is little if any question but that they will all carry with little if any opposition. No strenuous oppo sition can possibly come out as the three propositions are of the best in the country. The Malheur is of course par ex cellence the best of all. Its cheap ness, availability and immediate use of water renders it the "best in the west" -The Willow river proposition is1 not far behind it, if it is not equally as good. The land under the proposed Willow river district is practically half in cultivation and five thousand acres of the uncultivated land belong to a company amply able to finance the entire proposition and, as they have evidently changed their method doubtless they will materially assist in the financing of the district Bully creek is, of course, somewhat more difficult from a financial point of view, but it is hoped by tho pro moters of the district, that the hills of trouble will recede as those who approach them show determination to succeed. All that is needed is earn- ' est and concerted action on the part of the people of the three districts, and out of the slough of psychological prosperity will emerge the smiling 'H-e of plenty. ' AFTER ALL KINDS OF SCALPS A. E. Powell and Alvey Lawrence, from the Ironside country, were in town the past week. The gentlemen report prospects for a good season in that country as excellent though the the cold weather is keeping the grass back and the winds drying the" range somewhat They say that coyotes are getting scarce but that the heavy bounties on Assessor candidates bids fair to bring out a big vote. The Fruit Crops Hit Hard The heavy frosts and freezes of Tuesday and Wednesday nights hit the fruit crops hard in Eastern Ore gon and Western Idaho All along the Snake river valley, where the largest fruit crops are pro duced, the universal reports are to the effect that practically all early fruits are killed, and in many in stances the entire fruit crops for the season are destroyed. The Payette bench is hard hit, but Political Outlook For Candidates As this is the last issue, prior to the election, which will reach many of our readers we deem it advisable to express some of the apparent senti ment of tho country as to some of the candidates. Of the republican candidates for joint senator there seems likelyhood that the county will be fairly repre sented by the home man. Mr. Julien A. Hurley is very am bitious and .desirous of making a name in politics and will unquestion ably do his level best to get something through the assembly that will bene fit his counties. Their interests are identical, they need good roads, irri gation and drainage, to all of which Mr. Hurley is pledged. C. M. Crandall, candidate for joint representative, and the home man, is without question, the superior candi date for the position. His wide legal experience coupled with ability and integrity fits him for legislative work. His desire to advance the cause of education along practical lines, his knowledge of educational affairs, his ambitions to assist the young to a practical knowledge of what lies be fore them and how best to meet the difficulties of life, should attract a largo number of voters to his stand ard. Mr. Crandall is a good roads en thusiast and will do his best to inter est the state in advancing the cause of good roads in Eastern Oregon. To date they have spent their time, mon ey and influence in the west and it will be. the ambition and work of Mr. Crandall to advise them that there is a large and insistent population east of the Cascades. Of tho large number of assessor aspirants it wfll not be hard to make a choice. The present incumbent is making a strenuous campaign and hopes to win through the country vote. His hopes to gain the republican nom ination at the primaries are doubt-, less greater for the reason that it looks like a republican year and once on the regular ticket he sledding will oe excellent. Roberts Is somewhat on the still hunt order and his strength will be hard to estimate. The same may be said of S. L. Payne. P. B. Zutz is making a quiet but effective campaign and looks like a winner. There is considerable talk of question able politics among the friends of the various candidates for assessor on the republican ticket Jobs and trickery are the accusations, but whatever the outcome it is certain Zutz would be capable and well able to run the office in an economical and effective manner. Of the democrats Duncan, Carlile, and schmidt will have a hard fight to beat Mulkey whoso well known ability is liable to carry him a long way toward success. For sheriff Colo and Woods are go ing strong. Against the Cole acquain tance and popularity, Woods places his career as a blacksmith and determina tion to win. Either -one will make a hot campaign aga'inst the democratic candidate and good officer if elected. For Public Service Commissioner, the ability of Mr. McCulloch is not questioned and it remains to be seen how far the burial of the hatchet be tween Vale and Ontario has progress ed. As a matter of fact it should be' completely covered up handle and all letting each and every candidate run on his or her merits and each voter register his convictions without tak ing into consideration either past an imosities or attempting vengence. Will it be done? Quien sabel AGATE COLLECTION AT OFFICE NEWS STAND One of the most remarkable agate collections is on display at the news stand of J. D. Rogers, in this city. It comprises agates of every size, color, and description, and is a dis play which is rarely gotten together. A number of the stones are set in various ornaments, and everyone is invited to look them over. Your ideas are the most important only in your opinion. from all along the Snake river fruit belt comes the same report Even those who were equipped with smudge pots were hit as hard as the rest, as the cold wind which continued most of the time, carried away the heat while the freezing winds did their work. The freeze seems to have been gen eral, and the destruction of fruit about complete throughout the local Oregon and Idaho fruit belts. UNUSUALLY LARGE GRADUATING CLASS FROM HIGH SCHOOL The Baccalaureate Services will be given at the Methodist church Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock. Rev. Chas. A. Powell will deliver the sermon, and an elaborate program has been arranged. The High School has an exceptionally large graduating class this year. Its members are as follows: Messrs. Carsten Mueller, Jack High, Clyde El lis, Willard Edwards, Freeman Kinvin and Misses Eva Neely, Geroldean High, Nellie Hanna, Virginia Smith, Clarabelle Zornes. Following is the program for the Baccalaureate services: Voluntary, Miss Erma Hope. Hymn, No. 100. Scripture Heading, Rev. H. I. Hansen. Prayer, Rev. F. L. Cook. Anthem, I Heard the Voice of Jesus, High School Glee Club Offeratory. Solo, Tho Task, James Cook. Sermon, Rev. Chas. A. Powell. Quartet, Savior Comfort Me, Harland Diven, Homer Roberts, John High, James Cook. Benediction, Rev. H. I. Hansen. Commencement Exercises, Friday evening, May 19, High School Audito rium. You are cordially invited to at tend. PRODUCES FINE OIL PAINTINGS Miss Flora Smith, of this city, has just finished two of the finest oil paintings in the Odd Fellow hall, which have ever been shown in the city. They are C by 9 feet in size, and are perfect reproductions from miniatures hardly 4 inches square which were given Miss Smith to copy. The two paintings are finished in oil throughout, are painted on the hard plaster of the wall, and are of use in the lodge ritual. Miss Smith is certainly to be com plimented upon her work, which took some six weeks to finish, nnd upon the wonderful detail in which the work was carried out. It is to be hoped that everyone in the city will be given a chance to look upon these paintings at some time. GAME WARDEN VISITS COUNTY I. B. Hazeltine, State Deputy Game Warden with offices at Baker, arrived in Vale yesterday to confer with the people of this section in regant to the conditions regarding fish and game in Malheur county. Mr. Hazeltine has a large territory within his jurisdiction, but is making a strenuous effort to reach even the most inaccessible portions. He was much pleased with the organization recently perfected in this city for the propagation and protection of game and fish in this part of the state, and promises to assist and co-operate with the new organization in the work it has undertaken. ENGINEERS ON VISIT TO VALE Percy A. Cupper, Assistant State Engineer and F. F. Henshaw, Engi neer of Geological Survey, were Vale visitors Monday last, coming in by the way of Unity. In discussing the question of irri gation .and the formation of irriga tion districts, Mr. Cupper said: "Ir rigation has become a co-operative affair. It is only through unity that large and diverse interests can be dealt with. "The state and the government will deal only with some legal organiza tion. Should the Jones bill pass con gress advantage of it may be taken only by legally organized districts. Should the State of Oregon pass a constitutional amendment favoring ir rigation only legally organized dis tricts will get any benefit as the state could deal only with such. "Thus you may easily understand the necessity for organization and putting your project in position to deal with either the state or govern ment whenever the time arrives. It is again true that no bonds can be sold except through organization. "The Malheur project is well and favorably known and such projects would have the first call on any funds the reclamation department might be disposed to recommend." WARMSPRINGS DISTRICT 10LDS ITSELECTION May 27th the DateJudges and Clerks Appointed by the County Court. ss SS Below will be found a list of Si St' officers and voting places for Si Si the election to be held May 27, Si SS for the purpose of organizing St tho WARMSPRINGS IRRI- SS Si GATION DISTRICT. Tho or- der of the County Court is Si given that voters may under- Si St stand that it is authoritative. Si Si t $ Si St Si Si Si $ St Si SiStSiSiStStSt APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS OF ELECTION WARMSPRINGS IRRIGATION DISTRICT In tho matter of appointment of Judges and Clerks to serve at an elec tion for the purpose- of organizing the Warmsprings Irrigation district and electing officials in the five divi sions of said district therein and therefor and tho selection of voting places for the election to be held May 27, 1910, the County Court has ap pointed the following citizens to serve for one year and names the Voting places as follows: Division No. 1. Judges, Frank M. Vines, John Mc Laughlin; Clerks, Fred Stacey, W. F. Hall, W. G. Thomson. Voting Place Grove School House. Division No. 2. Judges, J. H. Russcl, John O. Ped erson; Clerks, L. A. Mansur, Albert Wilson, H. P. Davis. Voting Place Star School House. Division No'. 3. Judges, I. W. Hope, Frank O'Neill; Clerks, Bruce R. Kester, V. T. Her rett, H. C. Eastham. Voting Place Old Mill. Division No. 4. Judges, J. D. King, N. G. Sullens; Clerks, Ben King, C. P. Stiles, Rex Marquis. Voting Place School House Mal lett. , Division No. 5. Judges, C. H. Brown, C. F. McLain; Clerks, B. B. Wood, Ed Hulery, W. C. Faubion. Voting Place Residence C. E. S. Wood on Section 13. geo. w. Mcknight, County Judge Malheur County. MELVILLE D. KELLEY, JOHN F. WEAVER, Commissioners. WE MUST CO-OPERATE Man Cannot Live Within Himself. It is not a very strong argument against any proposition which of its very nature must be cooperative that one will not take any chance which will result in advantage to others No one in this world can live alone. No farmer lives through himself. The day has long passed when the farmer makes his own clothes, his own imple ments, his own lumber and lives on what he produces from his own piece of land. All this is not an impossibility, but who does and will endeavor to do it? The thatched log or adobe cabin is of the dim past. The wooden plow, sickle and cradle are of ancient his tory. The old homespun has given way to modern weave. Rapidly the horse is being displaced by power in nnother form. The picturesque life of the shepherd living with his flock, the leaving am ple grain for tho gleaners, are beauti ful myths of tho mythical age. Today we find tho farmer a differ ent man entirely. He has tea from China and Japan, coffee from South America, dyestuffs from Germany, wool from Australia, hides from ev erywhere, lemons from Scicily, raisins from Spain, sugar from Hawaii, fish from Alaska, silk from Jajian, a piano from New York, a Graphaphone from the east, books and papers from all over the world, horses from France, clothes from eastern cities, and pow er daily becoming cheaper and more necessary. To obtain these he must depend on others than his neighboring farmers to buy his eggs, his chickens, milk, butter, hay, grain and vegetables. He must pay for tho transportation of all his supplies and that money must come from his customers. If he re fuses to permit advancement in his country his market will soon disap pear qjid he must revert to an ex tremely simple life or move away to some more populous community. To whom will he sell his farm? No one will buy in a community where pro- HARNEY COUNTY IS HOPEFUL OF ITS NEW OUTLOOK Engineer C. B. McConnell of Burns, has been at Vale a few days this week. Mr. McConnell is quite enthu siastic over tho outlook for Harney county the next few years. The ad vent of tho Oregon Eastern into tho valley is encouraging. "Our Silvies river project," said Mr. McConnell, "is moving along slow ly. Litigation with the P. L. S. Co., will hold us back for n time and the adjudication of rights will likely await tho U S. Supreme court deci sion as to the constitutionality of the Oregon Board of Control just argued in Washington. There seems to be an unnccountable delay in prosecution of tho land fraud cases by the state and tho matter is now having close attention from in terested parties. We do not intend that undue delay be permitted through pressure from tho land stealing inter ests without vigorous protest "We have evidenco which seems conclusivo and which wo are ready to put forward as soon as tho red tapo is unwound at Salem and proper suits started. There was an appro priation of $5,000 at the last legis lature for tho prosecution of these cases, but which seems to havo been skillfully tied up so that no one could use it We hope to get going nfter a while and nro confident that the country will not be held back much longer by land grabbers. "The advent of Strahorn into our section raised great hopes of outside connection," continued Mr. McConnell, "and wo hope to have rail connection with tho Oregon Eastern through our own efforts soon, hoping that Mr. Strahorn will connect us with Bend and Lakeview within a few years. Portland seemed interested and in earnest in pushing our country to tho front but has suddenly dropped us. We presume some railroad agreement between Hill and the U. P. interests are preventing the development of our great territory, but time will bring us to the front in spite of opposition." Mr. McConnell reports that the Dog fountain oil well is now casing off the water and expects to have oil within a month. This alone will bring them into notice and neither railroad interests nor land monopolists will be able to hold that great country back. ON VISIT TO VALE FRIENDS Mrs. Henry Dalton, of Burns, wife of Assistant Cashier Dalton of the Harney County National Bank, arriv ed in Valo last week accompanied by her two little boys. Mrs. Dalton is taking osteopathic treatments under Dr. Pauline Sears of this city, for an injury to her jaw which is of long standing nnd has been giving much trouble of late. Dr. Griffith, the fam ily physician at Burns, took an X-ray picture of tho injured bone and upon development of the plato decided that Mrs. Dalton had better take osteo pathic treatment, and she was sent to Vale. Sho visited with her mother, Mrs. Frank Cole, at Juntura on her way out, and will be with her Bisters Misses Myra and Chespa King while in Vale. SUNDAY WILL BE MOTHERS' DAY Sunday is Mothers' Day, a day which should be observed by all hu manity. Services will be held at all the churches in tho city, and special programs are being arranged. Since the observance of a day set aside for honoring Mother has become an es tablished fact throughout the land, it is hoped that every person will take note of this fact, and make plans for observing Mothers' Day accordingly. Carnations will be on sale over the city, which flower is symbolic of tho day and occasion. gress has ceased and population de creasing. No one will buy a ranch in an arid country which is scarce of water. Tho day of organization has arrived and is at full noon. The giant corporations have pointed tho way. They are the acme of selfish cooper ation and exploitation. Organization of farmers for their own improvement is the summit of successful altruism. That which benefits a neighbor, bene fits the community. TODAY WITH OUT COMPLETE ORGANIZATION ANY COMMUNITY, FARMING OR MUNICIPAL WILL FAIL. Irrigation on the Willow River On another page will be found the advertisement for an election to be held on Wlll,ow river June 14, for the purpose of organizing an irrigation district The petition for same was present ed to tho County Court May 6, 1910, ny C. H. Oxman, W. J. Scott, Tom I.o gan and Frank O'Neill. A bon-1 in the amount of $300 was filed at the same timo to indemnify the county f'ir all expanse incurred in conducting the election. The interesting fpaturo of tho or ganization of this district is that the Eastern Oregon Land company has some 5000 acres of its best land in eluded within the boundaries of tho district and that they have placed same on the market in the hands of it local agent- for sale at extreme); reasonable prices. Tho voting at this election will be merely prefunctory in order to comply with the law, as there is no opposi tion. Every owner has carefully ox amincd into the law and is satisfied ihpt there could bo hardly anything designed better for their purpose, They havo already separate decrees for tho flood waters of Willow river and have secured further decrees held by S. E. C. Braincrd of Payette which will enable them to store a very largo amount of water. This district, known as tho "COM MUNITY IMPROVEMENT IRRIGA TION DISTRICT" will add at lenst 7000 acres of productive land to tho beautiful Willow river valley farms anil with tho Bully creek district soon to be formed Malheur county will havo reason to be proud of her rapid advancement. TEACHERS ARE APPOINTED The school semester ends next Sat urday, tho 19th. Tho year which has just closed has been an exceptionally successful ono for tho Vale schools, for under the excellent supervision of Prof. G. A. Ruring, who will continue for the coming year, and an efficient corps of teachers, the work done has been highly satisfactory. The eighth grade will promote quite a number to the High School this year, and tho services of Miss Agnes Ryder havo been secured for another year in the High School. Following are the teachers, whose applications have been received and pecepted by the school board for the coming year: Miss Elma Raymond, Ella Barkley, 1st grade, Mabel Ridg !oy, 2nd grade, Hazel Mulkey, 3rd grade, Irene DoArmond, Gth grade. MALHEUR COUNTY ENTITLED TO STATE SENATOR Tho twenty-second Senatorial Dis rict of Oregon is composed of Mal heur, Harney and Grant counties and the Senator for this district has nev er been elected from Malheur county, although wo are the largest county, In population, in the district Julien A. Hurley is the candidate from Malheur county who is seeking the nomination for this office and he is a young man with ambition and en ergy who has made a success in tho practice of law and who has the abili ty and integrity to best represent our interests and to secure for us the leg islation to which we are entitled. His ballot slogan is "Economy in appropriations; fewer and better laws; square deal for Eastern Ore gon." Some noted writers split an infini tive occasionally, but that Isn't what makes them noted. A lucky man is one who isn't hen pecked until his daughter gets old enough to attend to It Your specialty probably is worrying a great deal about nothing important. Thero are opportunities In the Sa hara desert for the industrious man. Two Steel Spans Ordered Juntura and Riverside are to .be congratulated. They have convinced tho county court that un . emergency exists and they will get a new steel bridge at each point The bridge at Juntura will be re., placed by an 80 foot steel span which should make them happy as a bridge can make people. At Riverside, the span will bo 125 feet. At this point the river has been CHAIRMAN DAVISIFAVORS ORGANIZATION In the discussion and hearing bi foro the House Committee In WasV ington, facts were brought out as to the desirability of district organiza tion and determination of tho govern ment to have nothing to do with any irrigation project which is unorgan ized. ; During the hoaring Director Davis' of tho Reclamation Service said, in replying to questions by committee, members: "Where districts exist thoy are de cidedly an important argument in fa-, vor of the feasibility of a project "Wo aro urging Jtheir formation wherever they are not already formed.. " The point has been upon , State legislatures and Stato authori ties of tho' adoption of efficient dis trict laws to enable tho government to deal with them, and Secretary Lano has instructed tho Reclamation Com mission orally not to undertake any investigations upon private land ex cept where cooperation of some kind exists." Regarding the inauguration of new projects, Director Davis said: "It is entirely in tho hands of Congress." In bringing out tho advantages of tho California district law which is, similar to the Oregon law, Mr, Davis said in reply to the question: "What ought to bd done now to bring about' results in cooperative work?" "The region involved should organ ize into an irrigation district under State laws, if tho land is in private ' ownership or if any considerable part of it is in private ownership." COREY FOR COMMISSIONER . II. E. Corey, candidate for public servico commissioner and present sec retary of the commission which posi tion ho has held for a number of years, was In Vale last week visiting with his many friends and old time acquaintances. Mr. Corey is in earnest and in a pleasant way convinces one of his ability Which indeed has been well proved by his past work as secretary. That Mr. Corey would maka an ex cellent commissioner is beyond doubt Experience in tho work should go far in selecting an official to stand be tween the public and tho great cor porations. Exact and equal justice in so complicated a matter as railroad rates, charges for electricity becomes more difficult as the country advances and tho people should bo served by both ability and expcrlcnco when tho two can bo combined. Thero is no question but Mr. Corey does so combino experience and natur al ability and tho peoplo of tho oant-.? ern zone will be woll served and tho " public utilities corporations will bo v, given exact justice should Mr. Corey be, nominated and elected. ENTERTAINING THE GRADUATING CLASS Several enjoyable affairs have been given for the graduating .class of 1910, during the past week, and which have been highly appreciated by its members. The first, given by the Class of '18, was held at the High School auditor ium and members of tho Faculty were present A Bumptuous banquet was provided, and, presided over by Mr. Floyd Harris as tonstmastcr. Mem bers of the class and Faculty deliv ered a number of short speeches, which were very much enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mueller enter tained the graduates at their home Wednesday evening, vlth a four courso dinner. The entire class was present and the affair was highly pleasing. unfordablo by a Ford for borne time and Riverside claims that this condi tion interferes greatly with their trade as the upper country would all be tributary to Riverside under equal circumstances. The Juntura bridge will cost $2350 laid down at Juntura, the county plac ing same themselves. Tho Riverside span will cost about $3,000 at Rivers, lc: side. Total cost of tho two bridges, in place will be about $7,500,