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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1916)
The Warmsprings Reservoir, the Willow River Irrigation District and ; VOLUME VII, NUMBER 28. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1916 SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR WATER FOR 10,000 MORE FERTILE ACRES Community Improvement Irrigation District on Willow Creek Organized without a Dissenting Vote Land Owners will Construct New Dam and Irrigate More Land in this Great, Fertile, Unfrosted Fruit Paradise The election held Wednesday, re sulting in the organization of the Community Improvement Irrigation District, drives another nail in the coffin of King Gloom and indicates the return of prosperity to tho valloy. Interested in the results, and to tell the Enterprise readers of that great valley, the Enterprise representative made a trip from Vale to Brogan to see for himself whether the wonder ful stories of unhurt fruit crops and huge growth of alfalfa were really true or just the exuberance experienc ed from having a few buds saved from the ravages of Jack Frost and arctic winds. At Jamicson, 20 miles out from Vale on the Malheur valley railroad, where the Willow River Irrigation company have about 1,000 acres of fruit and a large amount of hay land under cultivation, it was found that what little fruit had set on tho young trees had been destroyed, but the trees were unhurt and made a splendid appear ance. The orchards will come into heavy bearing next season and that they have no fruit at all this sea son will inure to their benefit rather than otherwise. J. L. Pope, the Jamieson merchant, is of the opinion that diversified farm ing would be better for that section or any section of the valley. "It is dangerous," said Mr. Pope, "for farm-" ers to place their only dependence on any one thing and particularly fruit. The market has become so sensitive and so much fruit is forced on at FORTY GALLONS OF JIGWATER Brings Its Owner $100 Fine and 20 Days in Jail At a trial before Justice Jno. R. Wheeler, and a jury of six men, Thurs day .afternoon, Walter Gray was found guilty of violation of the pro hibition law, and given a sentence of $100 fine and 20 days in jail. Hur ley & Hurley represented the de fense, and Duncan & Gallagher the prosecution. An appeal was taken from the verdict and Gray's bond placed at $500. According to the evidence present ed by Sheriff Brown, at about 1 o'clock Saturday night, he discovered Gray removing one of the four ten gallon kegs of whiskey which he had in his auto, at the rear of the Har vey Building. One Thompson, who was in charge of tho restaurant there, was holding the door open. After arresting Gray, he returned for Thompson, whom he found had dis appeared. An arrangement was made with the prosecution by which the jail sentence could be suspended and additional fine made, but nothing definite has been done in the matter as yet. TRAP FOR BOOTLEGGER CAUGHT A SENATOR Sheriff Ben Brown, in Assisting Idaho Officers in Landing Bootleg Whis key, Landed a Man Who Help ed Enact the Prohibition Law. Senator1 John A. McDeavitt of Ida ho and J. R. Lusk of the Carlson-Lusk Hardware company, of Boise, went to Nevada to lay in a personal stock of good liquor for their own use. Of course Senator .McDeavitt knew what the law was, for he helped enact it in the Idaho legislature, but as he had no intention of doing anything other than use it for his own per sonal consumption, he (took it for granted that officers would not mo lest him. Meanwhile the trail from Nevada to Oregon and to Idaho has become worn smooth by those who hanker after the wine when it is red, as well as those who deal illicitly in booze. Sheriff Ben Brown of Vale was wise, as was also the officers of Boise, and both bunches of officials began work ing and giving each other tips. Ben iad his lines out to catch Mal heur county offenders, and incident ally learned of Lusk and McDeavitt buying booze to bring to Boise, but did not know who the parties were. He notified the Boise authorities that the consignment was coming, and they being equally as hot after bootleg gers, laid for the car and grabbed the senator, and Mr. Lusk before they once,- that prices are seldom satis factory. It would bo far better to have a variety that some money can be brought in even though frosts .do hit us once in a while." Mr. Pope also favors smaller tracts of land and more intense cultivation, which adds to population and makes greater community interests. Before coming to Jamieson, stop was made at the 360 aero farm of W. J. Scott. Mr. Scott has farmed his place for 35 years and has seen the ups and downs of water litigation as no other resident. He has been in the thick of the war and through the present organization sees light ahead. The system of irrigation adopted and made possible through tho favorable lay of his land, conserves all the wa ter. Mr. Scott has a ditch around the great field with eight cross ditches. As one section is irrigated the waste is captured in tho next below cross ditch and thus every drop of water goes somewhere into the ground. Commencing at tho mouth of the canyon some miles above Mr. Scott, the water is picked up again and again out) of the1 creek and not a drop gets away from some of the farmers. With the flood waters conserved by the proposed dam of the Community District just formed, it is expected that absolutely all of Willow river water will reach the land for benefi cial use. Mr. Scott will produce 4,000 bushels of wheat and 1,000 tons of hay this season. Frost has held back the al DRAINAGE CASE POSTPONED The hearing in the Nyssa-Arcadia drainage case, being the protestants against the petitioners in the matter of extending the boundaries of the first organized district, after a hear ing by the court of the protestants at an informal meeting on the ground, Tuesday, was postponed until Tues day, June 20, 1916. The main difficulty seems to be in the matter of control of the district. The law permits the supervisors to go ahead immediately after election and issue bonds on the district and some of the owners of the new lands proposed to be taken in desire repre sentation on the board. This matter is expected to be cleared up and the district enlarged at the next hearing. The argument for enlargement is that the country needs drainage; that the high lands should contribute to the removal of their sub-waste as well as surface waste; that the outlet of all must be the same; that the expense of administration for a large area, together with the cost of machinery will be far less burdensome on indi viduals; all of which seems beyond controversy, and if certain personal elements may be placated and under stood doubtless the larger district will be created. There has been some argument as to the propriety of a certain large holder having the bonds of the dis trict To this objection it is answer ed that it makes no difference who holds the bonds; the interest must be paid and the principle also when it falls due, regardless of the owner. "The country needs drainage" say all of the owners, "and some way we are going to drain it." CATTLE RUSTLERS ARE IN EVIDENCE The Enterprise is advised anony mously that there is some cattle rust ling going on in certain parts of tho county. While we are obliged for the information we must suggest that such matters are better placed in the hands of the grand jury for investigation. ITie Enterprise might convict on the evidence but has no way of enforcing their judgment. Try the grand jury and don't do it anonymously. Mrs. M. N. Fegtly and Mrs. C. W. Fegtly visited Ontario Wednesday. knew what was coming up. It looks tough. Under the Idaho law it is a misdemeanor to have li quor of any kind in your possession, and the least penalty is thirty days in jail, with no alternative but to go to jail. Of course theso two prominent bus iness men will not go to jail, but it will bo interesting to the Idaho boot legger to see how the courts will man euver to sidestep the law in this case. falfa and the first crop will be some what less tharf usual. At Jamieson, meeting Clarence H. Oxman, we proceeded across the val ley to the Oxman place where a view of the valley can be obtained both up and down. Stretching 35 miles east to the Snake river, and G miles west to the mouth of the canyon above Brogan lies one of the most magnificent valleys in America. One can but wonder at the possibilities latent in this great area of rich vol canic soil where the ages have con served an inexhaustible amount of plant food. Filled with optimistic feelings in this regard one cannot but feel surprise that it is not now all in cultivation rather than seven eighths in sage brush, when thought is given to the fact that Willow river, Bully creek and tho Malheur river might all meet and mako one great body of land conserving every drop of water, and that the three streams have a sufficiency to thoroughly irri gate every acre of arable land. Mr. Oxman farms about 600 acres of land mainly in hay. As to the value of his and other land, Mr. Ox man remarked: "Some time since I was disposed to exchango this land for I paying city property and I found lots of property of excellent reputation for exchange. Taking my pencil I as certained that if the property paid four per cent net, owners were sat isfied, well satisfied. Working my pencil a little I found that my net proceeds were better than four per, TO DEVELOP THE NITRATE FIELDS Harry Wilson, who is manager for the American Nitrate company and is developing nitrates in the Wagontire Mountain country in Lake county, passed through enroute to the Succor creek property Sunday. Mr. Wilson has 30 men at work on the property of the American Nitrate company and about 15 in the Wagon tire country, both properties showing large bodies of commercial percent age material. Mr. Wilson has no fear that the entry of the government into the man ufacture of nitrogen products from the air will trouble producers of the natural products so plenty in Malheur county!' "The manufacture of such products through the development of water power has been discarded by Germany," said Mr. Wilson, "and the government of the United States will reach the same conclusion later. It will be many years before the coke oven products will all be utilized and that process is so much cheaper than water power that competition is elim inated. Neither process cuts any fig ure with us. Nature has given us the material and we will get it on the market at a price profitable to us and at which the government cannot get under." BEAVER FARMING BARRED BY LAWS A movement is on foot to start a beaver ranch in Malheur county. Up on investigation by Frank B. Glenn it is found difficult to secure the nec essary stock for a start and as the law now stands the rancher raising the beavers would be prohibited from catching his own stock or disposing of the skins. Some modification of the present law whereby those who propagate the beavers might have the right to catch and dispose of their increase would be of benefit. CLAYPOOL ORCHARD ESCAPED THE FROST Arthur Claypool's ranch at the mouth of Cottonwood canyon on the Westfall road, is also one of the luck ily located places this year. The En terprise man visited this ranch Sun day and fouild all the fruit practi cally unhurt by the late frosts and freezes. The peach crop will not bo reduced to any considerable extent, while the cherries and apples will produce a much more abundant crop than usual. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Robt Trea lease, June 15th, a 7H pound boy, u u u ut Uf U Mjl j w we 1W IR 3K Ht . m DIRECTORS 'ELECTED $ Division 1 John'F. Logan. X Division 2-C. IWOxman. Division 3 John'Norwood. HE Division 4 W. J. Scott. m X Division 5 Frank O'Neill. 3K ' m x x w. x w. m w. cent on $300 per acre and as I could not exchange on that basis I con cluded I might as well keep my ranch." The land of Mr. Oxman and that of his neighbor, John Norwood, does not need as much water as some of the valley land, as the sub' irrigation from the flow through the gravel sub soil has more rind better effect at these places. The- broad acres from Mr. Scot'ts', including that of the Faulkeners', the O'Neills', Jacksons', Russels', Oxmans', Commissioner Kel ley's, Arthur Derrick's, John Nor wood's, backed orf the south by the great orchards of the Willow river people and the splendid orchards nest led under the bluffs at Brogan present ascene of farming prosperity unequa'l ed in Oregon or; in America. Yet in every direction lies thousands of'acres. of wild sage brush land equal in ev ery respect to that in cultivation which will shortly como under the beneficent influence of the new sys tem of the Community district or that of Bully' creek. Close up under- the hills at the head of the' valley, lies the great property DIRECTORS MEET Officers of Warmsprings Ir rigation District Appoint Committees and Lay Out Line of Work. At the meeting called by President James Harvey of the. Board of Di rectors of the Warmsprings Irriga tion District the committee' on Reser voir Sites was continued and the sec retary instructed to .enter into cor respondence with absent owners. By-laws were submitted and adopt ed. Secretary was instructed to obtain legal advice when necessary. The plans of tho State and Recla mation Department embodied in the report of John H. Lewis, State Engi neer, and John T. Whistler were adopted subject to such modifications as might be found necessary and which might be approved by the State engineers. In the matter of future distribution of the water to the new lands com mittees were appointed to confer with the several ditch companies and as certain what general method would be tho most satisfactory. The District might purchase the physical ditches and place them all under one management; they might build one diversion-dam on each side and divert into one ditch on each side as a main canal using the present ditches for general distribution but doing away with the head gates and expensive diversion dams which now have to be rebuilt every season, while the Nevada ditch might be utilized under some agreed plan for water distribution on that side below Vale. These several questions will have to be discussed at length with present, owners as they will be the ones to pass finally on any plan submitted. The committees appointed were as follows: A. W. Trow, C. W. Mallett and Treasurer T. W, Halliday for the Nevada ditch investigation. R. E. Weant, Canyon and Sand Hollow ditch. President Harvey, Farmers and Gel lerman, From an ditch. George Mc Laughlin for the McLaughlin and Vines, Dearmond ditches. James Harvey and the secretary for the Mill ditch. George McLaughlin in the chair; President" Harvey moved that- tho owners of the several ditch companies be requested to meet with the Board of Directors at their next, meeting, July 6, at the rooms of the Vale' Chamber of Commerce and prevent their views in person and discuss the matters of building and distribution with the Board. Seconded by A. W. Trow and unanimouely carried. of the Logans'. Their largo fields are unhurt by frost and the numbers of Logan cattle, horses and sheep now grazing in the hills will have plenty to fatten them in tho fall and winter. T. M. Logan ships n goodly number of fat cattle every year and is a di rector in tho First National of Vale. Gazing over the valley we note the checker board appearance created by tho alfalfa of the home making farm ers and the sage brush deserts of the Eastern-Oregon Land company, the value of which have been enhanced an hundred fold by tho pioneer work of the worthy homcbuilders. For many years speculating on the advancement in values through the ef forts of others and doing nothing to ward development it is interesting to speculate on their attitude toward tho present intended development by the two districts, the Community just or ganized and the Bully creek soon to follow. Will they assist or will they attempt the usual blocking tactics? If the former, the valley will change its appearance with Aladdin like rap idity; if the latter tho services of the taxing power might be used for prac tical county benefits even though tho checker board appearance remains.- From Oxman's can be seen the splendid benches where are located the 2,000 acres owned by the various members of tho Morrison family back ed by the green fields of tho holdings of Hope Br6s. on Kern creek. AH of these benches will be watered some "THE WARNING" A GREAT MORAL PLAY In "The Warning" which is .coming to the Rex Theatre on Saturday night, June 17, Tho Equitable Motion Pic tures Corporation has given Mr. Hen ry Kolker, the star of the piece, an opportunity to display his histrionic talents through a new medium, and that the well known actor has taken full advantage of his opportunities is qvident. The story of a man who falls to the uttermost depths through the weakness which makes him his own worst enemy is told in an allego rical form and in a convincing man ner. There is a remarkable series of photographs illustrative of Dante's visions in purgotory, and another of New York's "Great White Way" at night, in which the lights of Broad way furnished the illumination for the camera, all blending in a vision which, in its entirety, is without a parallel on the screen. The presentation makes a new high mark on tho Equitable program, and is one which, in its remarkable and unexpected climax, will thrill every one who is fortunate enough to seo it. Robert Denman, a "good fellow," is his own worst enemy. His wife, Anna, and his artist sister, Martha, who lives with them, scold him for allowing his son, Bobby, to sec him so 'often under the .influence of drink, but ho disregards their warning. On New Year's eve, while drunk, ho meets the.. Woman Who Smiles, but recovers from her allurements. Denman again meets tho Woman Who Smiles, succumbs to her wiles, loses his place, and is laughed at by her when she sees him down and out. He causes an accident which ultimate ly kills his son. His friends leave him, his wife divorces him, he be comes a beggar, and dies in the gut ter. His soul coch into depths which make it recoil in fear, and meets oth ers who have been slaves to vice and indulgence. At last it entreats its Maker for one more chance, and how the prayer is heard, drives home the great lesson of "The Warning," ED. It. HAMILTON SELLS INTER EST IN STORE Ed. R. Hamilton, of this city, has sold his interest in the Alexander Clothing company, to M. Alexander, Mr. Hamilton will leave next week for the Twin Falls country, where ho will look over business conditions, and then will go to Newport, Oregon, for a visit with relatives. Mr. Dave Smith, who has been with Mn Hamilton for some time, will leave in a short time for Chicago, with It, C.Goodwhi. His position will be filled by Freeman Kirwin, a pop ular Vale High graduate. H. K. Young, of this city, has rented tho Hamilton residence. time from. Bully creek and no better fruit or corn land lies in any valley in any country. Tho broad benches to the southwest lying above the present ditch of tho Willow river system will bo watered from a high line yet unbuilt Bench land under tho present ditch, but with out water, adjoining tho Bridwell or chard tracts are covered by the pres ent proposed Community district just organized. The Terwilleger tract and the desert claims of R. S. Martin and Mrs. Nancy Scott aro included in this area. Tho Bridwell 10 acre tracts show a splendid growth and will produce a good crop in 1917. Such blossoms as set were destroyed by tho frost. At Brogan is to be seen the broad alfalfa field of Emory Cole, (pioneer in this valley and present candidate for sheriff on tho Republican ticket) unhurt and untouched by tho cold days and nights in May. Generally nround this favored spot, a region of about 5,000 acres in area the frost has dono less harm than at any place in Eastern Oregon or Idaho. Tho eighty acres of orchard owned by S. M. Willis will carry the "laurel wreath" for the year. An enormous crop of pears, apples and peaches is assured. "Delicious" trees, Staymcn Wineeap and Jonathans with a sprinkling of Grimes Golden, are load ed and will require many weary hours of work thinning out, that tho quali ty be improved and the trees able to carry the load. In one portion of FINDSMANWITH A BROKEN LEG Lying with his log broken between tho knee and the hip, A. W. Archer, a farmer living on Mormon Basin creek, twelve miles east of Malheur, was found unconscious by Emory Cole, assistant deputy assessor, late Thursday afternoon. Mr. Cole imme diately returned to Brogan and tele phoned for Dr. Carl Bartlett of Valo who arrived in three hours, a distance of forty miles. Dr. Bartlett set tho leg and reports that Mr. Archer is doing nicely. Mr. Archer had returned from Mal heur late in the evening and in hastily unhitching his team, left one tug fastened. Tho Horses being led away became frightened and started run ning, knocking him down and running over him. Mr. Archer lives alone and rather remote from anyone and says that sometimes for an entire week does not see any one. Emory Colo in search for county taxes and probably doing a little electioneering on tho side proved tho good Samaritan for tunately as it turned our for Mr. Archer. TO TAKE LONG TRIP TO EAST COUNTRY M. E. Thayer and George J. Sing er left Thursday for an outing trip that will be? one to bo remembered for a lifetimo, as they will take in a coun try on tho trip that is fast passing out of its prime as a fishing and hunting paradise. They will travel in Mr. Thayer's Oakland car, which has been thor oughly equipped for a four months camping trip, and their itinerary takes them through tho best fishing sections of Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and per haps Colorado, They will go as far east as North Platte, Nebraska, where Mr. Thayer will visit his old homo and friends, while Mr. Singer visits Chicago. They will return in the fall during the open season for game, and of course their return trip will bo over a different route from that going put, Tho Enterprise has arranged with Mr. Singer to act as special corres pondent for the paper during his ab sence, and the readers of this paper may look forward to some very inter esting letters touching conditions along the routo and regarding tho ex periences of these two popular sports men on the road. Miss Nora Stovall, of Jordan Val ley, arrived in the city Tuesday for a month's visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Duncan in Vale, tho orchard seeded to alfalfa tho grass is 30 inches in height and in full bloom. What it will cut to tho acre we dare not guess. For tho hard work of the past five years the Willis fam ily will reap a great reward. It is indeed a great advertisement, for the country at Brogan to havo an abundance of fruit when the much lauded Payette benches and Frultland arceago is practically without crop. What tho entire valley might do can only be surmised, but tho little single track road will bo swamped with business if the available water is spread over the land. As wo returned to Vale passing the beautiful fields and swiftly passed through thousands of acres of unpro fitable sago brush wo could but pon der upon tho indifferenco of a com munity that will suffer thousands of aero feet of water to flow unrestricted to the sea and nt the samo timo com plain at the lack of prosperity. For tunes passed down tho Malheur this spring. Cattlo passing from the rango and sheep owners taking ad vantage of tho present high prices to get out; new land laws permitting the ranges to bo taken in largo tracts; meat prices soaring in tho clouds, and rich land lying idle, with water pass ing through it, which might feed 100, 000 head of steers, making hay worth $15.00 per ton, and knockers standing on tho corners obstructing improve ment and advancement; is a situation unreasonable and intolerable which must and shall be changed. 20 TEACHERS ARE JROLLED At the Teachers Training School in Vale Twenty teachers have been enroll ed in the Teachers' Training School held at the Vale School this week. The school will be in session for three weeks, and a number of new teach ers are expected to enter next week. Th instructors who are in charge are County Superintendent Fay Clark, Prof. G. A. Ruring, of Vale, R. J. Davis, of Nyssa, and Miss Alico Nich ols, of Indinna. Following are the teachers who havo enrolled and who are in tho city tak ing the course at tho present date: Mrs. Roberts, Cairo; Ethel Hansen, Valo; Edison Fowler, Weiser; Clara Howard, Malheur; Geo. Winslow, On tario; Roscoo II. Anderson, Payette; Edward Duncan, Nyssa; Alice Mc Donald, Jordan Valley; Geroldean High, Vale; Anna Anderson, Crowley; Edna VonReadcn, Ontario; Mrs. Nel lie Jacobs, Valo; Mabel Orcutt Pay ette; Eloiso Brichox, Ontario; Eva Neely, Vale; Graco Daley, Vale; Es ther Mercer, Payette; Evclyno Brown, Ontario; Mrs. Spaulding, Weiser; Ruth Joscph,Weiser, Frances Bartsche Payette. A CARLOAD OF BUICKS Chas. Copcl, proprietor of tho Valo Garage & Machine company of this city, agents for the Buick cars, re ceived Wednesday a carload of Buick cars, consisting of three five passen ger touring cars and one roadster. Mr. Copcl states that he has two of the cars sold and will have left two five passenger cars for sale. An other carload is duo about tho first of July, and he thinks he will be able from now on to meet the demands for Buicks, as tho factory is becoming better equipped and ablo to increase the output to keep pace with the de mand for this popular mako of cars. EARL SMITH PROVES UP Earl C. Smith was In from his ranch' on Clover creek about 22 miles abovo Westfall tho other day making final proof. Mr. Smith reports grass fine and cattle in good shape but hopes for rain shortly to keep the grass in condition. DR. BARTLETT BUYS NEW CAR Dr. C. J. Bartlett has purchased a new six cylinder Buick roadster, having recently sold his four cylinder car to Father Brady, of Juntura. The new car came with the carload of Buicks received by tho Vale Gar age & Machine company Wednesday,