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VOLUME IX, NO. 5.
RED CROSS
DRIVE SUCCESS
Malheur County Exceeds Quota in the
Red Cross Membership Drive
Ranks Fifth in the State
Latest reports in the Red Cross
Membership Drive show Malheur
County as fifth in the state with a
record of 113 per cent of her quota
of 2700, or a total membership of
3050 to date. Several sections have
not been heard from and reports in
others are incomplete. The Ontario
chapter and its jurisdiction, includ
ing the Snake river valley, reports
1850. Vale chapter, with its branches
and auxiliaries, covering the balance
of the county reports 1200. In both
districts the chairman of the drivo
believe that later reports will swell
these numbers, especially as the cam
paign has been extended in order to
permit Portland and the 27 counties
that have not reached their quotas
to make good the name of Oregon in
this as well as in all other war feats
that have been asked by the national
government. 182,049 is the total now
reached in the state, leaving 68,000
yet to be secured in order to reach
the state quota of 240,000. Of this
number nearly 40,000 must come from
the city of Portland. State leaders
are not discouraged, giving the ex
tremely bad weather in the Willam
ette Valley as a just alibi aHd are
determined to continue tho campaign
until the quota is exceeded. This will
likely be accomplished next week.
Under Chairman Mrs. R. E. Wcant
returns from various points under the
direction of the Vale chapter were,"10"" sportsmaship.
as follows:
Locality Captain Members
Vale, Mrs. H. R. Dunlop 475
Brogan, J. A. Kennedy 153
Juntura, Mrs. A. M. Hedges 102
Westfall, James Graham 103
Harper, Irmgene Bush 20
McDermitt, Mildred Fletcher (est) 20
Jamieson, G. S. Ridpely ...10Q
Jordan Valley, F. Palmer (est).... 70
Malheur City, C. Morfitt (est) 30
Ironside, Mary Locey (est) 40
Riverside, Mrs. VanWyngarden.... 87
Total 1200
Chairman A. L. Cochrum, of On
tario chapter drive reports returns
as follows.
Ontario and vicinity 1075
Nyssa and Vicinity I50
Kingman Kolony 75
Big Bend 150
Total 1850
Localities estimated have been plac
ed below what is really expected on
complete returns, and other commu-
Harland Writes Interesting News
Letter From Great Britain
Malheur Enterprise Finds its Way to
Soldiers in England May
Leave For France Soon
WINCHESTTER, England, Nov
ember 23rd Dear Friends: Received
a number of letters to-day they were
just about a month old but welcome,
nevertheless.
This is rather a quiet place, after
seeing London. They won't let us go
to town very often. I made a visit to
the Winchester Westminister cath
edral. It is very old, being built in
1076 A.D. nearly a thousanad years
ago. I saw a paper today, "The Mal
heur Enterprise," that was sent to
Lynn Moudy by Jim Rogers, and was
surprised to see some of my own let
ters in it. I never dreamed I was
writing for publication, but it is al
right for me if the people read it. The
infantry boys are going across soon,
and we have been expecting to be
transferred any moment.
I don't know a thing about the
other boys, with thte exception of
Lynn Moudy and L. K. Bullock.
Say, if the Enterprise ever pub
lishes any more of our letters, they
might add that we would ah up,rtr
ciate some smoking tobacco or cigar
ettes, as we are broke most oi the
time, and lots of the boys are receiv
ing tobacco through the mail. Our
favorite brand of' fags (cigarettcb) is
Camels, and of tobacco, Velvet and
Tuxedo. If they send it to the Ameri
can Expeditionary Forces there is no
duty on it, but if it comes direct to
England there is a big duty to pay.
The Alabama boys who are here
sound good. They have the real
southern drawl and say "you all".
I am sorry the censor cut out so much j
of my former letter but guess it can't
be helped. I see by the paper they are
making a big drive for the sale of
liberty boi.ds, and that the people are
coming through loyally. Even the
VALE, OREGON,
Benefit Dance on
New Year Night
Benefit Moving Picture Show and
Dance For New Year's Night,
Bill Farnum Will Appear
New Year's night will witness the
staging of another Red Cross Bene
fit, in tho form of a moving picture
show at the Rex, half the proceeds
of which will go to the local Red
Cross -chapter, followed by a dance
at the Isis Hall, music being fur
nished by Hazeltine's orchestra of
Payette.
Bill Farnum, the popular star, will
be seen on that occasion in "The Tale
of Two Cities," the well known story
by Chas. Dickens. The price of the
show will be 20c and 35c, and of the'
dance, $1.00 per ticket, and a large
crowd is expected.
FRUiTLANDDEFEATED
Apple Pickers No Match For the Vale
Lads Game Well Attended and
Professor is Optimistic
A rousing basket ball game, full of
"pep" from start to finish, was staged
at the high school auditorium Friday
night; when the Fruitland high school
basketball team, went down to defeat
at the hands of the Vale team, to the
tune of 10 to 1.2.
Although the visitors outweighed
tho home team, the remarkable team
work displayed by the. local boys, wa3
the cause of the final score. Few fouls
were called by Referee Hurley, who
complimented both teams alike for
A' return game Is planned on the.
Fruitland floor, and Professor Ruring,
who has been coaching the boys, is
highly pleased with their first show
ing, and expects a good basketball
season for Vale high.
nitie3 may yet be heard from, as well
as additions to those already-reported.
Chairman of Vale city district, Mrs.
II. R. Dunlop, wishes to thank those
who so willingly assisted in the work
of canvassing nnd keeping open tho
booth at the post ofiico last week,
among whom were Mesdames Wm.
Bohna, G. A. Ruring, C. C. Burrows,
li. N. Beach, Nellie Moudy, II. G. Nee
ly, J. E. Lawrence and Mr. G. F. Wild
haber, who gave his time to help in
tho city canvass, and all others win
in any way assisted in the work.
Of course, persons resident in othei
counties may, if they want to, corw
and see the income tax man, who wil
be at ' the county seat on the date
above mentioned.
housemaids over hero who get $90.00
a year buy bonds with all they can
save.
November 25th
Well the infantry boys have gone
across, and all that are left here is
the aviation section.
I received a package from home
candy and gee, I enjoyed it, and the
gum too. I was just out of tooth paste.
Tell Mrs Bullock that her boy is al
right over here, and that he is good
naturcd anud has lots of friends, and
don't like to work when he can kid
them out of it. Lynn is happy all tho
time, and sure likes the country.
I am about to pass another birth
day and Thanksgiving, and hope that
the war situation will look brighter
before another year rolls b.y
November 19th
Today is my birthday and Thanks
giving. I missed the big feed, but
will' have it tomorrow. Payday alto
comes tomorrow, and the world lool:3
brighter. My Scotch friend sent me
a package of cigarettes, and a birth
day card. She must have a good
memory, as I only told her the date
once. The boys are all here and ex
pect to move soon. We don't cars
much where we go just so we keep
moving we have been on the move
for so long- it doesn't seem natural to
stay in one place long.
News is very scarce these days. I
heard from the rest of our party in
France, Cliff Wetzler wrote me they
were working hard and having a hard
time learning to talk French. I sup
pose that I will have the same time,
but I am better than an Indian when
it comes to making signs (especially
when the other party wears dresses).
With best regards to all my Vale
friends, from,
Yours cordially,
ROBERT A. HARLAND.
33rd Aero Squadron, American Exp.
forces
SATURDAY, DECEMBER
QUESTIONNAIRES
All Not Citizens Should Fill Out All
Questions Under Scries VII
Many Cases Determined
The local board is continually find
ing errors in the returned question
naires and have received the follow
ing telegram from Adjutant General
Williams: "Questionnaires must not
bo returned to registrants for cor
rection. In all cases registrants must
be notified to appear at the office of
tho local board for this purpose." The
Advisory Board was notified to take
special pains that all questionnaires
are correct in every respect in order
to avoid working any hardship upon
the registrants.
In regard to answering questions
in Questionnaire under "Series VII,
Citizenship," the Adjutant General
has ruled that in every case if the
first question is answered "NO" that
all of tho remaining questions should
be filled out under that series, re
gardless of the instructions in the
Questionnaire itself. This is the on
ly case in which the instructions
printed in tho blanks should be dis
regarded and only in the manner do
scribed above.
Following are the first cases as
classified by the local board. Those
names which are starred have claim
ed occupational exemptions which will
be determined by the district board,
and unless registrant is placed in
class four on some other ground, may
be raised to a higher class by the
decision of the district board at La
Grande. All other cases will remain
in the same class as here published
unless the registrant or the govern
ment win an appeal to tho district
board.
There are 176,000 subjects of
Great Britain in this 'country subject
to draft. A great many are to bo
called to their country's aid.
Receives Xnias
Box From Vale
Appreciates Christmas Box and Sends
Thanks to Vale Chapter Work
ers Through Chairman
CAMP LEWIS, Wn., Dec. 25th
The Ladies of Vale Red Cross Chap
ter, Vale, Oregon.
Dear Friends:
I hasten to acknowledge re
ceipt of one of your Christmas pack
ages, which was delivered to me
bright and early this morning. It isn't
often that we officers get an oppor
tunity to be "one of the boys" but
the Red Cross organization at this
camp evidently knew human nature
well enough to realize that we, as
well as the men, would appreciate
your little gift package.
This letter is written on your sta
tionery and enclosed in your enve
lope and, if you had included a pen
cil sharpener in your package, would
have been written with your pencil.
It is little things like this gjft of
yours, dear friends, which bring home
to us the realization of all wo aro
fighting for; which make us gird up
our loins with renewed vigor and
which make us able to bear any dis
comfort and any sacrifice in order
to achieve that splendid object,
"world democracy," for which we
have given our all.
Then too, the lump in my throat
when I opened your package was
doubly large, for being a resident of
Enstern Oregon myself (Baker) it
was just a gift from home.
Keep up the good work dear friends
for your efforts are appreciated far
more than we can let you know. The
knowledge that our nation, typified
as it is in you, its mothers, wives and
sweethearts, is not forgetting us,
makes our burdens doubly easy.
' Yours sincerely,
FRANK McCOLLOCH,
Captain 363rd Infantry.
SUPT. QN PROGRAM
CORVALLIS, Or. Superintendent
Fay Clark, of Vale, is one of the
scheduled speakers for the conference
of County School Superintendents and
Rural School Supervisors to be held
January 3d and 4th, under tho aus
pices of Farmers' Week at the Ore
gon Agricultural College. Malheur
county has always been strong in
Club Work and Miss Clark is to give
some of its Industrial Club results of
1917 nnd plans for 1918.
The afternoon of the first day will
'je spent at the Thrift Conference and
at the banquet where only college
products will bo served. Tho program
of the second day will include the dis
cussion of such vital problems as;
"Arrangement of County and State
frizes."
29, 1917.
ARE CLASSIFIED
Registrants Classified to December
County of Malheur, State
Order No. Namo
1 Archie Dee Wolf
4 Otto W. Atkins
8 'Robert Crummett
9 Archie W. Fields
11 "Clifford Henry Harland
13 Virgil L. Seybold
16 Carl Ulric Reed
17 Frederick Bradley Wilson
18 Frank Lovejoy
22 Victoria A'nsolegui
23 Joseph Blandon,
27 Pedro Albiso
29 Jacob Peter Hill, Jr.,
30 William Edward Fincher
37 Charles Henry Gramso
39 Franklin Edward Keclo
41 George Allen Dooms
44 William Earl Boyd
47 Ching Bin
51 Oliver Frank Anderson
55 Francisco Amuchastegui
57 Lloyd Russell Kinney
60 George C. Davis
70 Juan fiautista Zorrozina
77 Merton Harold Thayer
78 Manuel Smith
82 Juan Zatica
87 "Charles Clinton Gossett
90 Fred George Lackoy
92 Joseph Rumpel
95 Juan Menchaca
99 Arthur LeRoy Cook
101 Kirby Nally
104 Floyd Elbert Garland
111 Phillip Mulligan
112 Clyde Rinker Cable
110 Claude Hubbard Willson
117 Carl Albert Field
121 Paul Porter Brainard
132 "William John Cape
139 Victor Garrano
142 "John Bertin Caviness
145 John Vanderpool
146 Ralph Greenough
150 Delno William Gibson
156 William Duyn
157 "Jonas Llewellyn Brown
159 Jcarl Dallas Duncan
178 "Claud Samuel Lambeth
180 Jens Johannsen
182 George Wylie Frakes
185 Charles A. Brown
188 Albert James Kimo
195 Ralph Gordon Hunter
DUTY TO INFORM. BOARD
To Work Justice and Assist in Opera
tion of Draft Law People Should
Give Information
' The"ScIcctive Service Regulations
contain:
"Every registrant nnd, to a certain
extent, every person in each commu
nity, is interested in the action of tho
Local Boards in each particular case.
There will be many classes in which
Local Boards have been imposed up
on but in which persons affected do
not desire to inform such boards of
facts within their knowledge. It shall
be the duty of tho Government Ap
peal Agent to receive such. informa
tion and to prepare such appeals in
cases where he considers appeals to
be to the interest of the government."
The fact that, when a man is plac
ed in a more deferred class than the'
one in which he rightfully belongs,
such erroneously deferred classifica
tion will bo the cause of some man
being inducted into the military ser
vice before his rightful time. .
It is not the desire of the Govern
ment to work a greater hardship than
necessary upon any person but it ex
pects every man and woman to do
his or her duty. In view of tho fact
that tho members of the Local Board
cannot "have personal knowledge of
all the facts in each individual case,
it is the duty of every person to place
at tho disposal of the Government
any information, which they may
7 1918 7
What the new year has in store
for Malheur county depends
largely upon the people of this
section. The Malheur Enterprise
wishes each and every citizen of
this country a happy and pros
perous year of activity and good
cheer. May we be able to mcus
urc more than asked to the de
mands of our government in this
time of need. May our stock grow
fat, and our fields stay green
thruout the year. May our farm
land be extended and our cities
grow. May we build the big irri
gation systems that will unlock
an unprecedented era of prosper
ity. May our unfound oil depos
its be located and produce their
' share to help win the war. May
our nitrate fields be highly de
veloped and our other resources
put to account.
But more important than all of
these, may the people of the coun
ty maintain an even temper with
one another. Let differences of
opinion be cast aside and all work
together in a spirit of unison and
accomplishment.
The people of a community di
rect its advancement, and no
amount of natural resources can
alone make a prosperous county.
May co-operation and industry be
the watchwords of Malheur coun
ty for 1918, and we can little
dream of the good things that
will Be brought about at our insistence,
MALHEUR COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
BY COUNTY BOARD
2 7, 1917, by the Local Board For the
of Oregon, Vale, Oregon
Address Scr.
No. Class
Weiser, Idaho
Vale, Oregon
258
1095
Ontario, Ore., Box 391 337
Nyssa, Ore., 676
Vale, Ore., 509
Ontario, Ore., 564
Vale, Ore., 536
Raymond, Wash., 548
Nampa, Idaho 126
McDermitt, Nov., 616
Ontario, Ore., 373
McDermitt, Nev., 600
Ontario, Ore., 609
Marysvale, Wash., 309
Ontario, Ore., 1014
Vale, Ore., 514
Ontario, Ore, R. F. D., 10
Vale, Ore., 487
Ontario, Ore., 432
Bonita, Ore., 739
McDermitt, Nev., 606
Vale, Ore., 613
Vale, Ore., 1099
Vale, Ore., Box 353 972
Vale, Ore., 542
Baker, Ore., R. F. D. 2. 194
McDermitt, Nev., 675
Ontario, Ore., 16
Ontario, Ore., 452
Caldwell. Ida., 630
McDermitt, Nev.,- 645
Juntura, Ore., 574
Harper, Ore., 981
Nyssa, Ore., 677
Brogan, Ore., 792
Ontario, Ore., 5
Nyssa, Ore., 649
Ontario, Ore., 1132
Nyssa, Ore., 711
Vale, Ore., 493
McDermitt, Nev., 637
Emmett, Ida., R. No. 2 671
Nyssa, Ore., 72
Clearwater, Wash., 366
Nyssa, Ore., 679
Nyssa, Ore., 6
Payette, Ida., R. No. 3 327
Nyssa, Ore, R. F. D. 93
Vale, Ore., 519
Ontario, Ore., 392
Ontario, Ore., 383
Boise, Ida., 856
Portland, Ore., . 944
Bculah, Ore., 1195,
have, that will help to prevent a
wrongful classification claimed by
any registrant.
ROBT. D. LYTLE,
Government Appeal Agent.
U. IS. to Control
All Railroads
Every Railroad in America to be Op
erated by Government as
Unit System
Government possession and opera
tion of the nation's railroads for the
war was proclaimed by President
Wilson Wednesday night, to become
effective at noon Friday December
28. Wm. G. McAdoo, retaining his
place in the cabinet as secretary of
the treasury, is placed in charge as
director general of railroads.
Investigations Proceed
Congress is investigating nearly
every government department having
a part in the war. Much inefficiency
is being disclosed and errors aro be
ing brought to light in tho ship build
ing progrum in ordnance supplies,
and in clothing for' tho soldiers.
Thruout tho various investigating
committees no disposition to muck
rake has appeared and whilo tho rec
ord of the administration as a whole
will be proven a successful triumph
of American accomplishment, yet the
weak points will bo shown up and
much improvement .will result.
Red Cross Supplies Prisoners
The American Red Cross has been
delegated by the government to fur
nish needed clothing and supplies to
American prisonors held in cnem"
cowntries and arrangements havo al
ready been made to begin to put the
plan in effect.
Peace Terms Evasive
New German peaco terms as mud i
public by Russian delgates, are nu
indefinite as former advances and not
acceptable to any intelligent nation.
Radical Papers Uphold War
The "Appeal to Reason," pioneer
Socialist organ has changed its name
to the "New Appeal" and comes out
(Continued on page 8.)
IN THIS ISSUE
Index of Interesting News on Each
Page of Enterprise Patron
ize the Home Advertisers'
Subjects Page
Aims and accomplishments of draft. 2
County Court Proceedings 2
County Assessment data 2
Notice to subscribers 2
Local, Society, News of Vale..........3
Classified Ads 3
Ontario Section 4
12 Community Letters - 6
Engineer Writes of Army ,..0
News of 5 Years Ago 6
Illustrated News Review 6
Real Estate Transfers ............ 7
Complaints and Marriages ................7
.Land Office Filings ....7
New Year Stories 7
. General and Late News ......I and 8
Christmas Day
Brings No Snow
Weather Surprises Old Timers Red
Cross Dance Successful Pro
grams Held Christmas Eve
Tho weather which greeted the ar
rival of Christmas clay in Vale was a
surprise to everyone, even to the pes
simistic ones who predicted to tho
last minute that tho ground would bo
covered with snow on the 25th. Old
timers declare that they havo never
seen the whole country so utterly
free from snow for many years. A
light shower on tho afternoon of
Christmas day cleared the atmosphere
and at the Isis hall in the evening a
jolly crowd of Red Cross folks danced
tho evening away, to the music of
Hazeltine's orchestra.
A large crowd attended the picture
show at the Rex, which was for the
benefit of tho Red Cross, and the
dance and proceeds from the show
raised tho local Red Cross fund $54.50.
Churches presented beautiful pro
grams on Christmas eve, reports of
which will be found elsewhere in this
paper, private homes were scenes of
Christmas tree exercises, and 150 vis
itors attended the Socialist program
at tho I. 6. O. F. hall.
HOME GUARD RIFLES
Sheriff Receives Springfield Rifles
For Use in Case of Trouble at
Home Are Regulation Guns
Last week Sheriff Ben J. Brown
received a shipment of 60 regulation
army rifles from the Adjutant Gen
eral. Thes guns aro stored by tho
sheriff, and will be used only in cases
of emergency. Instructions have been
given to tho sheriff that they aro not
for use in drilling, and aro to be
shipped by him to 'ounty command
ants of the Homo Guard at their re
quest. Tho rifles aro tho regulation
Springfields and aro equipped with
bayonets.
At the Methodist Church
Next Thursday evening, January 3,
1918 a musical and socinl evening will
be' held at the Methodist church, at
which the following local musicians
havo kindly consented to assist.
Mesdames Dunlop, Huston Currey
nnd Reed.
The Vale Male Quartetto Messrs
Houston, Siddoway, Moody and Lytic.
Selections by Vnlo Orchestra.
Reading by Mrs. Kcster,
During tho evening an offering will
bo taken on the Pastor's support nnd ham wears a marksman's pin, having
refreshments will bo served. Every-1 ceived it in a competitive test 're
body is cordially invited to attend. cently.
Malheur County Will Soon be ' , .
Back Under Oregon Food Control
Will be Back Under Oregon Officials
Soon Merchants Want to
do What is Right
There has occurred considerable mix
up in Malheur county over tho activi
ties of tho Federal Food Administra
tion, altho no harm has been done
and everything will bo straightened
out in a short time. In fact, tho prin
cipal cause of the mixup has been a
lack of information locally as to the
aims nnd desires of tho administra
tion. On December 3, W. K. Newell,
sistant Federal Food Administrator
for Oregon, wrote u letter to the En
terprise for publication in which he
stated that he had aiven authority to
R. F. Bickncll, Administrator for Ida
ho, to assume control over Oregon
border towns east of Huntington, in
cluding Ontnrio, Valo and Nyssn, Im
mediately after this dato Bickncll no
tified tho Malheur county merchants
that they were now under his control,
and urged them to adopt the spot
cush and carry home system.
Tho county merchants are not all
agreed upon whether this is tho best
policy or not but are willing to back
up tho government in any way that it
deems best. However, they do not
wish to get into any scheme that has
not tho positivo backing of the gov
ernment and would like to know
whether the other Oregon towns are
going to bo put on a cash nnd carry
basis,
Mr. Bickncll's idea is probably all
right, for a cash and carry system
will release a great many laborers
thruout the country und will affect
a reduction of prices to the consumer.
But if tho government expects to ev
er make such a plan effective, it must
have a. positive power to enforco tho
same and make it general enough as
not to work hardships upon any lo
cality, Mr. Bicknell's method of put
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR. 1
IMCTt v-
mm tax
MAjVCOMING
Revenue Officer Will Be in Vale Next
Month to Receive Reports
From the People
It will require, a small army of men
to tako the incomo tax returns of per-
sons subject to the new law.
Callcctor of Internal Revenue, Mil
ton A. Miller, today announced that
fifteen officers will start from his of
fice on January 1st and January 2nd,
every one of them will bo on the job
at the points in tho respective coun
tiso as designated, to meet tho peo
ple and help them make out their in
come ,tax returns. Tho officer as
signed to Malheur county is duo to
arrive in Vale on February 8th, and
to remain until February 25th, both
dates inclusive. He will havo his.of
fico in tho court houso at Vale, whero
ho may bo found every day of tho
dates stated.
"It will be well for every unmarried
person whose net incomo for 1917 is
$1000 or over, and every married per
son living with wife or husband
whoso net incomo for 1917 is $2000':
or over, to call on the income tax,. man
and learn whether or not they have
any tax to pay," Collector Miller said.
"Tho person subject to tax who docs
not make return in tho time prescribed-is
going to regret it. Tho govern
ment will get after all income tax
slackers.
"There's hardly a business man,
merchant or professional man who
won't hnvo to make return of income.
Fnrmers, as a rule will havo to pay
tho tax. Tho safe thing to do is for
every person who had a total income
of $1000 or $2000, as tho case may
bo, and is not sure about what de
ductions tho law allows him, to play
it safo by calling on tho incomo tax'
man. .. ..
"Tho man sent by tho Collector will '
have forms for everybody and per- '
sons who expect to call on him need
not trouble themselves to write for
forms."
Harold Gilliam Visits
Harold Gilham, ono of tho Valo'
boys who enlisted with the first re
cruiting officer last April, and who
has been in tho Coast Artillery at
Fort Stevens since, was visiting Valo
incnus tnis wecK, navmg secured a
, ien uay lunougn ior imrisimas. uu-
ting this plan into effect has -been
to give it great publicity, to urgo pa
triotic reasons, and to threaten a sort
of an official blackmail and boycott
of any merchant who rofuaes to do ,
his bidding to the letter.
Thursday of this week George Hun
tington Currey received a letter from
Assistant Administrator for Oregon,
W. K. Newell, in which ho says that
tho Oregon Administration had trans
ferred control of the sugar situation
in Malheur towns to Mr. Bicknell at
hia request, but that no intentional
slight to this section was intended
by tho Oregon Administration, and
as he could see that it was only nat
ural thut tho people here would rath
er remain under their own state of
ficials, would writo to Mr. Bicknell
asking that he place the matter again
entirely in tho hand3 of tho Oregon
Administration.
County Administrator McKnight,
appointed by W. B. Ayer, Adminis
trator for Oregon has received con
firmation of his appointment nnd in
structed to look after further In
terests of tho administration. In tho
meantimo, however, Bicknell has np
pointed, it is understood, Ed Frazier,
of Ontario as his representative in
Malheur county.
The last information on tho subject
is a statement by Bicknell in tho Fri
day Statesmun in which he says that
whilo he will continue to urgo spot
cash and no delivery, yet in order to
avoid hardships on certain communi
ties, a 30 day credit and ono free de
livery a day will bo permitted.
It is hoped that Malheur county will
again soon be entirely under tho Or
egon officials and that whatever is
best for this community and tho na
tion at largo will determine the ex
tent to which the cash system will bo
adopted here.