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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1916)
Vale is tiic Center of Vast Development. Drilling for Oil Finally Inaugurated. Warmsprings Project Assured. Willow-Alder Project making Headway. Owyhee Project Progressing. The F ro 8 tUti Brogan Country More Prosperous than ever. Great Drainage Projects Going Forward. Dairying Rapidly Gaining.. Sheep, Cattle, Hogs, Higher than ever. Malheur County is a .Mecca, fo r inveatprsiir VOLUME VII, NO. 52. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1916. DON'T FORGET DECEMBER 8. County Court Looking For ward to "Budget Day," on December 8th. The County Court is looking for ward to "Budget Day," December 8, with great interest Vale business men are beginning to sit up and take notice wondering where the county will get off next year. Said Leo Schmidt, President of the Vale Chamber of Commerce, and manager of the Vale Trading com .pany: "We must have that State Highway down John Day river to join the Columbia Highway. It means $250 per day to the three towns of Nyssa, Ontario and Vale. Again it will develop a splendid country tribu tary to Brogan and Jamieson, giving them an interior outlet for th'eir fruit and trading opportunities for the country developed." John A. Kennedy, Manager of the Brogan Trading Company, was in Vale the other day and in discussing public matters said: "The new tax limitation law is a delicate proposi tion for this year. Brogan, Cow Val ley, Ironside, Bonita, Jamieson and the whole upper Willow river country is on the eve of great development which will be delayed and obstructed unless we build roads into that sec tion. The road from Vale to Brogan is a disgrace to a civilized communi ty. The day has arrived when no county or community can ignore the automobile. No country can thrive without roads over which autos can make fair time. We must have the State Highway. It will be the be ginning of wonderful progress in the interior of Grant, Malheur, Wheeler and other counties. There should al so be a good road connecting Mal heur and Harney counties. "We are in hopes that the county court will realize these necessities and see that roads are supplied and taken care of." C. W. Mallett, one of the pioneer successful farmers said: "We need to put more care into caring for roads. No road will take care of it self. A good dirt road well thrown up and looked after will do us for many years. These roads must be well and carefully dragged many times during the season." So much for the road business. How shall the money be supplied? Go be fore the Budget committee, Friday, December 8, and show them. They .want to know. E. B. CONK LIN TURNS "CORN SEED KING" OF MALHEUR COUNTY The county has been sorely in need of a Corn Seed man, and it at last has one and a real one at that. MR. E. B. CONKLIN. He is the "REAL CORN SEED KING" of Malheur county. Mr. Conklin has twenty tons of seed corn, selected in the fields, by the best approved methods. He did it personally, and those who know Mr. Conklin's ability ns a corn man will have every reason to know that the seed is first class. He selected only the most mature ears, well placed on good stocks, and an ear of the most approved shape and size. Every ear was inspected in the field. ' Mr. Conklin has not stopped at field selections, but he has carried the corn to the Boulevard Grange Hall, and has ricked it up neatly on shelves where it will have the best possible chance to cure in good condition. It is indeed a pretty sight, those shelves extending from floor to ceil ing ricked full of the white golden yellow ears. Good corn seed is scarce this year, and so every one who has not saved a good supply, had better contract early with Mr. Conklin for outside in quiries have already been received. W. W. HOWARD, County Agricultural Agent If there are children in the home, it isn't very long before the furni ture begins to look antique. Then there are people who like each other pretty well because they aren't very well acquainted. Brogan Orchardist We are in receiot of a postal from Henry Freybourg, of Brogan, who is attending business college at Manka to, Minn. Mr. Freybourg visited his people in that country and reports that Delicious and Jonathan apples we bringing excellent prices. There Monlie Gwinn Back Again Vale stockmen were much interest cd to learn last week, of the report of tho sale of the Malheur Livstock & Land company to a company headed by the Stanfield brothers. According to the report, the sale was one of the largest sheep deals ever made ih the west, and was consummated the lat ter part of last week, when Robert N. Stanfield, of Stanfield, Ore., Montie B. Gwinn, of Boise, G. E. Stanfield, Glen McCullough and H. L. Stanfield, purchased from P. H. O'Neil and sons tho property of the MalheAir Livestock & Land company. It is understood that this property has a valuation of over $650,000. The purchase price has not yet been made public. The holdings consist of 40,000 young select breeding ewes; about 33,000 acres of deeded land and 28, 000 acres of leased land, aside from forest reserve rights. The land is lo cated in Malheur, Grant, Harney and Baker counties, Oregon. There are also some cattle and other livestock. Included in the real estate holdings is the famous Crowley ranch, consist ing of 11,200 acres, at the head of Barren valley. This ranch is irrigat ed from a storage reservoir, which is closed by a cement dam, 70 feet high. There are 1000 acres now in alfalfa and cultivation, and it is the inten tion of the present owners to imme diately develop and place in cultiva tion an additional 1500 acres, which will make 2500 acres of alfalfa fields in one tract 'Ristocrats Postpone Meetin' vOwing to the multiplicity of amuse ment affairs Thanksgiving the arri val of the Coonville Tragedians at the High School will be postponed until the evening of the 28th. The grand Steropticon Lecture will be given at the High School auditor ium Wednesday, Nov.. 29. The subject will be"The Public Enters the Race." This lecture will be free. It is hoped that a large attendance will be recorded at the Coonville Troupe presentation, at the Rex, Nov. 28. DONT FORGET THE DATE. Being a good fellow towards a grouch is the hardest job. Some men improve all their time and never have any fun. The man who tells how popular he is with the ladies, probably isn't. Program Was Excellent At .the M. E. church Thursday ev ening ' a pleasing program was . pre sented. A silver offering, being tak en, added some $27 to the improve ment fund for the parsonage. Fol lowing the program light refresh ments were served. STOCK GROWERS BUYING LAND Intend to Provide Them selves Well With Range, ' Says A. W. Trow. A. W. Trow, agent for the Oregon Western Colonization company, was in town the other day on business connected with that company and in discussing the land situation said: "The comnany is rapidly disposing of their range holdings and it looks as though cattle and sheep men were getting ready for the new stock home stead law which will e in operation soon. "There is' no question but that stockmen intend to provide them selves with range. There is no possi bility of the prices falling for cattle and mutton in the near future and when the new law comes in there will be a rush for stock homesteads. "Some big deals are being pulled off in the interior and we look for large developments in the near future. With the Warmsprings project on and large cattle owners filling the ranges with stock tho prices for home pro ducts will be good." Now in Minnesota are several sections where old or chards are being renovated and will soon be marketing fine fruit Smoking makes a man nervous, and then he smokes to soothe his nerves, being a contrary cuss and hard to understand, Examination of Dam Site Made There was a special meeting of the Directors of the Warmsprings Irri gation District held in Vale, Satur day, Nov. 18, forMhe purpose of dis cussing the sale of bonds and securing funds for construction of the dam and distribution system. The election being over it is hoped that normal conditions will be reach ed by the time the bond sale is sched uled to come off, Jan. 8, 1917, the advertisement appearing in another column, and a good price secured for the bonds. The Directors are very certain that work will be commenced this summer on the dam. Two engineers are now engaged in making a careful survey and estimate of the reservoir site at the Warm- springs as it is evident that condem nation proceedings will have to be taken before any settlement can be made. The usual abstructive tactics of the P. L. S. .Co. are in evidence and there is no hope of an amicable settlement, notwithstanding tho fact that they will benefit as much or more than anyone else from construc tion of the reservoir. TOURIST MUST HAVECOMFORT Attempt Will Be Made To Get Legislature To Fur nish $25,000 in 1917. The organization of the Northwest states and British Columbia to pre sent our natural resources interesting to tourists and induce tourist travel which will leave millions of dollars-in our state, is" going forward merrily and to the point. '' Attempts will be made to get the legislature to furnish $25,000 next winter at Salem. Washington will do the same. The Portland delegation is sending out literature presenting the advan tages of tourist travel pointing to California and Switzerland which countries get vast sums from sight seers. Said a' prominent citizen who has traveled much and observed details as he passed: "Oregon and Wash ington as well as the entire North west presents scenery unsurpassed by any point in the world. The grand mountains of the Cascades; magni ficent forests of the entire western section; the beautiful Blue Moun tains; the grand inland sea stretching from Seattle to Seward, Alaska; the mighty glaciers of Alaska; fishing unequalled and hunting unexcelled; all combine to make certain natural resources dear to tho heart of the tourist; but let these people remem ber that the tourist is a man of money and of ease. The splendid ex ercise of fishing must be supplement ed by sumptuous quarters for recup eration. The tourist with a high pow er machine does not care to roll slow ly over a dusty road with deep ruts or find himself stuck in an irrigat ing ditch, or find himself in a "cul de sac" where ho must retrace some miserable road for forty miles to get around some trifling obstruction. "Your tourist loves grand scenery backed up with good roads and good hotels. He carries his own tooth brush but not his own bed or his own couch. If we are to have some of the $200,000,000 which will be spent we must provide comfort as well as scenery. Let these progressive and earnest promoters of tourist traffic remember the magnificent Del Monte; Hotel Coronado; hundreds of miles of orange groves and magnificent boulevards; Yosemite and the red woods backed with splendid hotels; always comfort even though the scen ery may be mediocre. Let Oregon go on with good road work and good hostelries, the remainder is easy." Ear Chewed-Thumb Bitten Frank Hanna and Emmett Kimball. of Westfall, got into a scrap the other day and the result is that Kimball is minus the greater portion of tho right ear while Hanna has an exceedingly sore thumb. Upon complaint of Kimball Hanna was taken before Justice of tho Peace Robt Lytle and held in $1000 bail to answer for the crime of mahem be fore the grand jury. Bail was given. It is also a pity that a bore won't take a hint as readily as he will take your time. OIL RIG IS SOLD TO MYERS Possibility For a Continua tion of Drilling in Malheur County if Proper 'Induce ment is Made to Company. General Manager Myers, of the Western Pacific Oil and Gas company of Boise, Idaho, was in Vnlo last week accompanied by W. N. Reeves, pres ident; E. W. Johnston, treasurer; L. S. Savidge, secretary, looking over one of the rigs belonging to Miles and Besgrove, which their company has purchased. It is to be hoped that they will be induced to look into the oil situation in Malheur county before moving tho rig, which they now contemplate. There has been a lull in oil work in this section since the Independent fiasco engineered by George Frank lyn Willey, of Derry, N. H. That performance has set back develop ment in this section but appearances indicate a revival of interest which may be the successful attempt. The Sunset is progressing finely and great hopes are entertained that they will have something to report shortly. FIFTY HEAD OF CATTLE STOLEN The Bank of Jordan Valley is au thorized to pay a reward of $500 for tho arrest and conviction of tho par ties and the whereabouts of tho cat tle, who'fiavo taken cattle from the Jordan Valley district .These cattle are branded as follows:.". N-N on left side, anchor S on left hip, crop the left and underbit in the right ear, dewlap on brisket In addition to tho above reward the Cattle and Horse Raisers' Association offers an additional reward of $250 for the arrest and conviction of the imrties who have stolen these cattle. Jordan Valley Express. GOVT. EXPERT BADGUESSER Report is Made from Short Examination and Large Imagination. Some days since a quotation from a government geologist appeared in the Oregonian in reference to explor ation for and exploitation of various nitrate prospects throughout the country, which quotation seemed to bo a warning for everybody to avoid entering into such work with either their time or money. The government reports contained the article in full and tho knowledge acquired, from which the warning was given, was obtained from a less than cursory examination of an ab solutely untouched field at one insig nificent point some two years ago. Tho article does much harm to leg itimate attempts to develop the dis coveries in Malheur county. It is a pity thatf the vast sums spent by the government in long haired and light minded exploitation of nothing in par ticular and less in general could not bo used in real work. There are evidences of vast fields of nitrates in Malheur county. Aro they of value? We do not know. Neither can a hot air expert tell the truth from an examination made through a spy glass' over Oregon from some point on the Washington monument. "For the love of Mique," said a prominent business man of Vale, "why not let us furnish the hot air? Have we not air just as hot and just as likely to be a whirlwind of truth as some half baked geologist, who takes out his little hammer and, knocking off an ounce or two from a hill on the Potomac judges the val ue of the mighty mountains of the Owyhee, any one of which would cov er the whole District of Columbia a thousand feet deep? "How can we develop our country without help? Wo can get no help from Washington in a geological way. They aro too busy trying to find out why is' tree toad or who killed Billy StonehaUhet in the carboniferous age, It is of no value to us to know (Continued on page 6,) "Build!" Says W. P. Davidson W. P. Davidson, of the Oregon Western Colonization company, was in town Sunday on business connect ed with the company. Mr. Davidson reports that rango land is being taken rapidly and that about all of the range land belonging to his company will soon be in other hands. "Times are good in the cast," said Mr. Davidson, "and if you people will get to work and build tho Warm springs reservoir they will soon be good in this country. Those who com plain about large holdings must un derstand that they canno be retduced unless wc can offer some inducement to prospective buyers. We are ready to take care of our portion of the bond issue and ours is tho greatest part of that issue. I hope the Di rectors will build that dam this sum mer. "Getting money from tho govern ment is all right," continued Mr. Da vidson, "but time is just as valuablo as money and in this case more so. Build the dam." BUY LAND AND PAYIN HAY Plan to Buy Land and Pay For Same in Hay Orig inated by Davidson. That large holders are ready and willing to dispose of their land when opportunity offers is evidenced by the terms lately offered by the Oregon- Western Colonization company. Any one desiring to purchase from them may make such payments as their crops will admit If the pur chaser desires he may pay in hay. In other words this company will sell their land suitable for hay production and one half the crop or all of it may go to pay for the land just as the buyer chooses. At some trifling price for the hay perhaps? Well hardly. The com pany will agree to take tho hay at seven dollars per ton for the next five or ten years. W. P. Davidson, while on a visit to this section, made trie above state ment and says his company will sell the land whenever there is any evi dence of abiliy to pay for it and is willing to help out to this extent by showing his confidence in the future price of the staple produce of the country. DEMOCRAT ELECTED ATTORNEY GENERAL Charles E. Herron, who arrived yes terday from Alaska and is stopping at the Waldorf-Astoria, related to a Herald reporter a few incidents with which the dwellers of the Northland endeavor to fill the void caused by the fact that they cannot vote in a Presi dential election. Although the per sonal experience of voting for tho nation's President is lacking, the peo ple of Alaska, nevertheless, are pro foundly interested in the result. There has been a hard fought cam paign in the Territory for Attorney General, said Mr. Herron, this being tho first time such a vote has been taken. Mr. Herron is from Juneau and Anchorage and last night he re ceived a telegram from a business associate informing him that George B. Grigsby, democrat, has been elect ed Attorney General, but that James Wickersham, who for twelve years has been Tterritorial Representative in Congress, is in a closely fought fight It was expected, however, that returns from rural communities would assure him of his seat Mr. Herron is a mining man and owner of the Anchorage Dally Times, one of the pioneer newspapers of the Territory; the Alaska Labor News and the Alaska Railroad Record. An chorage is a government built city and Mr. Herron says it is one of the most remarkable municipalities on the continent "Anchorage has now about seven thousand population, although it 1b just two years old," he said. "It has telephones, electric lighting, water works, concrete streets, fine sidewalks a twelve thousand five hundred dollar school and a fifteen thousand dollar hospital." You will punish your enemy more by snubbing him than beating him. Don't take yourself so seriously that you will be a Joke to everyone else. Willow-Alder Before Court To such of the Enterprise readers as are interested in tho Willow-Alder Irrigation District it will be of inter est to know the exact situation and what is proposed by tho Directors. The Directors havo made no assess ment for the ensuing year and-have crcatedd no indebtedness. They have consistently endeavored to, get in touch with the defunct Vale Oregon company and thoso who have invested their moneyjn that company, with no result to date. Maney Bros, and Wells have filed a lien for $75,000 and will push it to a conclusion the coming term of court in January. Tho only course open to the Direct ors now seems to be to enter suit for cancellation of the contracts of own ers, with, the Vale-Oregon corripany. Once these contracts are out of the way negotiations for the acquirement of the dam sites and water rights might be carried on with better pros pects of success. To carry on this suit will require some money and there will also be some other expenses made necessary in order to enrry on the business. To get this money will requiro either subscriptions or the creation of an in debtedness against the district The subscription method would be the bet ter plan if thoso who are contracted with the Vale-Oregon company would subscribe something and send in their consent that their contracts shall be included in the suits. They could be reimbursed a certain portion of their' subscriptions when the first levy is made in 1917 and we know where we stand. Thore has been nothing piled up against the dig. trict and will not be without the con sent and knowledge of the owners. Unable to amicably maico any set tlement or arrangement with thoso now in the way will prolong tho time of reclamation, but we cannot help it. Will those interested make known their wishos ut once? A letter ad dressed to the Directors will havo at tention. Is Held For Stock Theft Ben Seaweard was held in $1000 bail on the charge of cattlo stealing before Judge King at Ontario. This is the outgrowth of several com plaints tried at Burns last term. No man can safely stay out late on the theory that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Possibly women crochet a good deal because they can do that and talk at die same time. There come times in every boy's life when he would like to be a lone orphan for a few days. Don't abuse your enemies too much or you may cause others to sympa thize with them. NEW SCHEDULE ISPLANNED Morning and Evening Trains to Vale May Be Abolish ed, by New Service. George M. Bisbee, traveling freight and passenger agent of the Oregon Short Line R. R., was in town Thurs day. The company desire and Intend to make somo change In tho present schedule between Ontario and Vale, Their present intention is to cut out the morning and evening trains and run an Ontario-Crane and Ontario Brogan train about on the old sched ule of four years ago when "Sage Brush Annie" arrived on time some times, with the addition of the Crane train. Mr. Bisbee is consulting with tho business men of Vale and Ontario re garding this matter and some action will likely bo taken in the near fu ture. The change will take some six or seven families from Vale to Ontario. Game Warden Gray Catches Trout Warden Gray went fishing Just be fore the cold snap and the aire and quality of the trout caught speak well for Malheur county as well as for skill in angling. The work done the past six months by Mr. Gray will go far in restrain TEACHERS ARE ? WELL PAll)i McDermitt Pays Teacher $10p Per Month For Ed- ucating Children. I We publish today a list of Mal heur county teachers and the salaries they receive. All in all Malheur teachers are well paid but we (call particular attention to the two schools in the McDermitt section. These Bchools arc attended by the children of the Basques. who are raising sheep in that country. It' is of interest io note that they have ten months school and pay $100 per month. This shows a worthy desire to make their child ren good citizens of the country of their adoption and to. educate them. Following is the list: . v District No. 1, Brogan. 8 months term. Harry Seeling, $100; Mrs. Pearle Jameson, $75. District No. 2, Rockvillc. 7 months term. Robt. I. Carlton, $60.,. District No. 3, Jordan Valley; '..'.9 months term. Lyman A. Hunting, $100; Martha Overstreet, $76;. Ruby Fenwick, $65; Mary Ferguson, $75. District No. 4, Bully Creek. , 6 months term. Clare Morfitt, $60. District No. 5, Ironside. 8 months term. Viola Pheister, $85. 'i District No. G, Westfall. 7 month's term. Alva M. Highsmith, $100; Et ta A. Highsmith, $60. District No. 8, Ontario. 9 months term. E. G. Bailey, $215; It. J. Da vis, $100; F. J. Clemo, $80; Jennie Whittaker, $72.50; Edith Bailey, $65; Eva Boydell, $70; Leoaa Rader, $80; Lucy B. Fox, $72,60; Cora E. McNul ty, $70; Olive C. Clement, $77.60; Emma McGivcrn, $70; Mae Piatt, $80; Nellie Flatt, $80; Twyla Head, $70; E. A. Trousdale, $90; Lloyd L. Cul- bertson, $100; Mame Benge, $80; D. A. Hiles, $100; Mrs. Edna Griffin, $90. District No. 9. New on Dead Ox. District No. 10, Jumieson.-8 months term. C. H. Zevcly, $100; Cynthia Balrd, $75. District No. 11, Beulah. '8' mopth's term. Callie B. Shelton, $90. 2 District No. 12, Juntura.. 8 months term. George Anna Hodgson, $86; Mary K. Fikan, $85.' "J District No. 13, Malheur. 6 months term. Clara R. Howard, $80, ' District No. 14, Westfall. 6 months term, Reba Callin, $65. 'f District No. 16, Vale. 9 months term. G. A. Ruring, $166.66; Mafiel Ridgloy, $70; Gladys Turner, $65;; El la Barkloy, $70; Elma Raymond,'S76; Elare Glover, $05; Agnes Ryder, $77.50; A. N. Williams, $110;'Margar et Davisson, $75; Merle Wildman $70; Hazel Mulkey, $70; Irene DeArmond, $70. District No. 18, Owyhee, a months term. Victoria Thompson, $85. . District No. 23, Pioneer on Dead Ox. 8 months term. Mabel Orqutt, $50. District No. 24, Grovcj 0 montha term. Clara Facklam, $65. ? District No. 26, Nyssa. 9 montha term. R P. Brainard, $144.40;-VU-thea M. Sheldon,' $80; Alice McFaV land, $76; E. B. Nedry, $80; ,Cret Chlldors, $06.66; Carrio I. Cheeley, $65; Margaret Davis, $72.20. ' District No. 27, Sheavillo. 8 months term. Robt. I. Carlton, $60. District No. 28, Westfall. 6 hjpnths term. Nellie T. Jacobs, $65." "w District No. 29, Annex . on - Dead Ox. 7 months term. Mrs. R. U. Spaulding, $65; Mrs. Alma Meyers, $65. District No. 80, Valley View, 8 months term. Mrs. J. H. Dunn, $80; Virginia Forbes, $65. District No. 31, Park on Dead Ox. 9 months term, Lucilo Chamberlain, $70. ' District No. 32, Watson. 0 months term. Maude Beatty, $50. ... si District No. 33, White Settlement 8 months term. Will J. Roberta, $80; May Roberts, $80. District No. 34, Cord. 6 month term, Nellie Hanna, $70. District No. 36, Arcadia. 8 montha ternt Merryellen Hon, $70; Edna von Readen, District No. 38, Copeland, 7 months term. Orissa Hurd, $60. ;S District No. 39, Warren, 8 months term. Anna E. Canham, $60. j (Continued on page. 6.) IT "4 ing Improper and untimely killing of game birds and the peopling of our county with game birds and fish will result In future additions to food vajf ue as well as giving continued sport to hunters and anglers. (That the trout were good we way apeak advisedly.)