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SUBSClu-N JN $2.00 PER YEAR MAKE GETAWAY BAD MEN CAUGHT Marshal Farmer and Sheriff Noc Catch Two of Robber Gang Causing Trouble Two men of a gang of three, who it .3 nave ueen responsiu.e lor this week with a straight from store robbenes in various towis thru-, the shoul(ler talk concerning the up. out southern Idaho and for forging j buiM of Vale and the Malheur checks, stealing autos and other acts Valley- He advocated more indus. that have kept the officials on the!tri better homes and a civic ide JU...P .... t,.c, u.c lesLiinr quietly in the Ada County jail at Boise as a result of work largely by Marshal Harry Farmer of Ontar io. Thursday morning about 4 o'clock Farmer discovered three men in the alley near the rear of a Jewelry store in Ontrin TW PvnW.inn,l tv,i. presence by saying they were "look ing for a place to flop". He escort ed them to the city hall where he intended to secure the keys to his free rooming house, but the men bolt ed and get away. This aroused his suspicion of their character and he started on their trail, soon running across an Idaho Car with side cur tains and a cartridge belt in the front seat, Two of the men were located later in the morning in Parma and return ed to Ontario where Sheriff Lee Noe, Chief of Police Larry Malony of Nampa and Sheriff Post of Boise had gathered. The men were examined and both found to be multiple termers. One of the men is Joe McManion, formerly of an Indiana institution where he was sent for a hold-up job and the other one is a Walter Smith who resided for a while nt different I times in San Qucntin, California, j Smith is also wanted in Boise for forgery of cheeks. Evidence secured to date makes it almost certain that this gang has been responsible forwell i;nown thruout Malheur county ine roi.Dery oi stores at wilder, isam pa, Ontario and other places and foi most of the missing cars which the Idaho officials have bcon blaming on .adventurous joy riders. , I Efforts are being made u locate.',,. f,j j tne tn.ru man oitne gang wun tne hope of ending this epedemic of rob-! ber'. MANY CASES ARE SET FOR SEPTEMBER TERM Grand Jury ReportsFour True Bills Many Cases Set for Sep-' tember Term. Monday the new grand jury met and reported four true bills. James B. Green and Philip Eipp were charg ed with grand larceny by stealing an auto belonging to Rev. W. J. Lus combe of Ontario. T he car was locat ed at Arco, Idaho where the men wera captured. They plead guilty at once were sentenced by Judge Biggs from one to ten years and left Thursday night for Salem, escorted by Deputy Sheriff Benedict. The other indictments were against a Dr. Enos of Nyssa for practicing without a liscence, and against Chas. T. Cole who shot shot and killed H. Scott nean Jordan Valley last su'n mer. The September term of the circuit court promises to be exceptionally busy us twenty four cases were set for trial Tuesday afternoon when the attorneys met with the court and ar ranged the docket. The first cases to be tried will come up next Tuesday as Monday is a holiday. Charles Glenn Deputy Sheriff Lee Noe has announced that after September first Charles Glenn, who has recently returned from the scrvice.will succeed Ben J. Brown as deputy sheriff. Mr. Glenn is well known thruout the county, is a young man, strong and active enough to handle the "worst of 'em" and will made a splendid official. Mr. Brown, who since going out of office last January has been retained as deputy resigned some time ago. It is not known just what Mr. Brown is plan ning on doing. mssni.VK I1KTF.RSH1P An announcement was made this week of the dissolution of the partner ship of O. E. Carman and F. B. Zutz, who have been engaged in the real es tate business for some time under the name of the Warmsprings Realty Company. Both of these well known men will continue in the real estate business here. Mr. Zutz retains the company name and has moved his office to the east side of Main street bet veen A and I streets opposite the Dit-xel hotel, while Mr. Carman retains the former olllce of the com pany at the corner of .Main and Wash ington street! and will continue in businc-- under the n;'me of O. K. Cur-man. Tuesday lunchers TAKE LOOKAT FUTURE Future of Malheur County Is Bril liantly Foretold At Tuesday Luncheon Chairman Warren Armington open- thof will kepn iin s. bettor nnnsar- mice of the city. County School Superintendent Fay Clark Hurley told of the .benefits of j"pif cl,ub" work among the boys I i il. r -i-i! .!...'..;., U J-,. T B , 1 . t !the peI,,e near Nyssa had made the ! best start nlonf? thls and that many of the children in that section had produced prize pigs and made a splendid financial success. 'Judge Dalton Biggs foretold the day, within three years, when there would not be a patch of sage brush in the Malheur Valley from the Vines hill to Ontario but all would be beau tiful producing fields of alfalfa, grain and orchards. , ' ,. . .. , ed the pushing of the Owyhee pro-1 . , . , ., ' . JCVL kU Ul 111 UUUUt LUG o CI 1 1 1 provement between Vale and Nyssa that the Warmsprings project is do- T - """' ""'f ,stPPioii nere last luesaay on tneir ing for the Malheur Valley proper. ! son- department of Education, Mar-, way to the Annua, I(Iaho Conference He said that with the same energy l,on, ,0U"tyi '' cTeUStcher. J ' ? y ! Weiser. Rev. Meredith was high ., . , . and Girl's Aid Society of Portland; :i nlononH with tho nnuiurifv f tViio ! w 7l V TL i difficult period in the past decade, to ..:.! : u i j.i day it would seem certain the Owy hee project could be built when in- vestors are looking for development securities and the government is urg- ing such activity, Fred Johnson, of Bpise, formerly nronriptor nf the. Drpxpl Hotel and !compjmented the people of Vale upon :,, Rn1onli,l fi.tnro hpfm-P thpm and I ! evnre3sed his pleasure at being with ! '.his old frjends again. ... T v. . . . , .,-,' the ,uncherg of the manv snles to , . tl,nt ;h ... mers that their com- i I,,..- ..t,i 'v .1 pany have made and said he expect ed to see an increased population on the farms of Malheur county of at least a thousand within the next year. :Ma!heur County development League, reporteu tne meeting neia recently at Nyssa. Senator Julien A. Hurley wa;. appointed Chairman of the luncheon for the coming Tuesday. A Correction In reporting the luncheon of last 1 ii n I j. t- T il ; week Attorney Uobt. D. Lytle was j creauen wun baling tnat wa- ; no reason for a business man who was . appointed chairman of a lunche n not being able to act, as he should know, at the time he was appointed, j wnetner or nov ne couiu uc jjicbcmi,. , Mr. Lytle did not say anything of such drastic a nature but told the lunchers to the effect that any man who knew at the time of his appoint ment he would be unable to act should not accept, also when a rnan had been appointed chairman and found later he would be unable to attend he should either prepare the program and turn the luncheon over to a sub stitute or else give the man taking his place a day or two of time to get up an interesting program. The success of the luncheons de- pend ,as everyone knows, upon the pension from the United States gov work of the Chairman in reminding J ernment seems to depend upon her es Ihe businessmen to be present and in t.ablishing the legality of her mar preparing ji program in advance.-1 rja(je claimed to have been held in However Mr. Lytle was not so un-'aleon December 22, 1899, according reasonable as to expect that a man to Special Examiner M. M. Bower of can always tell wnat ne can uo a, week in advance. BRICHOUXCAPTURED Hikes Over McKenzie Pass to Bend Section-Beaten by Fellow Fugitives. ti., n.ii,..vi a lif pni. A Dt I III)!, V- V - - i ence for the murder of L. Goodwin rV 1 1 T rV Z, Za A . ...u.ibe ng McDonald and Donahue and a near Ontario several years ago, who c. , i.A f,m th. OrPfrnn iisvlum. August 13, was captured near Tumalo a small town ubout ten miles from Brochoux has been I Bend Thursday the vicinity of Bend for several n using the telephone to appeal former friends for food and cloth - . Tuesday he telephoned to Mrs. in days to mg M Kenney for food and stating he 1 had had nothing to eat for five days. The police were notified of his pres- ence and captured him while he was coming from a small cabin in which he has l.ren hiding. He was suffer- ing from severe bruines inflicted by ; bin companion fugitives who have not ' been captured, lie states logs were ' rolled upon him a:i I i.; in u critical , condition. ; BIG PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS Institute Programs Crowded With Good Lectures Busy Sixteen Hours For Teachers. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week Vale will be the center of things educational for the county when the Malheur County's teachert will hold their annual County Insti tute here. A heavy program of work has been mapped out for the instruc tors and every hour of Institute time is taken up with discussions and lec tures on problems of real life which confront the teachers of Young Ara- I u 7, , planning their talks to take in point, ! of vital interest to the teachers of ! both lower and upper grades. County Superintendent Fay Clark Hurley will preside and local instructors will han dle committee work. Among the speakers for the week nre A. C. Hampton President of the State Teachers Association and Sup erintendent of Schools at La Grande; H. C. Seymour of Oregon Agriculture College; Dr. H. D. Sheldon, Dean of School of Education, University of Oregon; Coach Hargiss, Department . . n , r, of Physical Training O. A. C; E. F. Carleton Assistant State Superintend- ent of Education; Mrs. Mary Fulker- a"d J- M'Tice f the Wmer Method i renmansni p. All sessions are open to the public and every school patron is urged to be in attendance each day. MILLION AND HALF FRUIT CROP Fruitland Section Faces Heavy Fruit Season Quarters For Packers Built-High Prices. With a million and one half dollar f ruit croP iust about rem)y for the i harvest the Fruitland section ranchers are living a veritaUe hive of in - dustry preparing for the housing of J ne.p to P ""' ,u lul jshipping, canning and drying. The trees thls yr are.loaded with ;an excellent quality of fruit which j depot and will probably be in their I will command record prices in thenew location about the first of the fruit world One of the most serious moth. I,rouiuma iULiog vac wu.i.ucu w.v. labor situation and preparations for i the housing and care of helpers is i now underway, seven large pacing , Ive car.oads ot wheat I rom tne uro-1 ,i he Brown Amusement Company houses are located near Fruitland, gan section were brought in last week jof gan Franc, has been engaged to Denny and Company owning the larg- and rye and barley is coming from all j ide the carnivu, uUractoions. est of these This company is putting j sections of the county . These people have the largest merry up twenty houses for pickers besides Arrangements have been made for i und in the entire states and a score of tents which are going up each the handling of all kinds of seeds nnn ni f rurti ; ,i,i;.: . - . iL day. Two of the best crops on the bench are tnose oi n. aargen ana 1Ienry Ryan. Prunes will command upwards to . $100 per ton this year, while apples! will command a minimum of about titty dollars a ton tor orcnaru run and up to $75 for choice stuff. Pack- ei's are paying help a good price tor A 4 prune puciwng auu animus vm 6-. workmen. WERE THEY MARRIED? Woman Bases Pension Claim On Trip pie Wedding Held in Vale In 1899. Whether Mrs. Catherine Alfred Wetherby of Boise Idaho can secure a the Bureau of Pensions wno was in Vale Thursday trying to secure some recocd of the claim. Mrs. Wetherby, who is now a widow is claiming a pen sion as the widow of a Mr. Reed her previous husband, but she must es tablish the legality of her marriage to Mr. Wetherby before the depart ment can grant the pension. She claims to have come to Vale vecemwr -a, io m ir. u, . .... icinn , nr u....i... - . .1 -.4ltnt nAimlAo tno man a n n m :"P" HiairiK - Vlle b a everena j '.Sounds. However the county records to Pro,luce evie"te. of.the eve,'t ! department of pensions wsh- ". to do eompleU justice ir possible j !''11 l'P'-"''te nyn huvnf ny "knowledge about the marnage lo . communicate with them thru the M.I- ur Enterprise. Mi s. Eleanor Maggine of Harper was in Vale tnis ween attending to nhool matters and snopping. The war on high prices can also be designated as one conducted for the purpose of making the world safe for democracy I.'-: M'.ine.- Ri-yM r. I SHOULD MARK THE ROADS Road Signs Needed Creston Resident Points out Necessity Travelers Go Miles Out of Way In writing to the editor of the En terprise Miss Esther Rogers of Cres ton points out the need of road signs in that section of the county. Anyone who has traveled in Malheur county can appreciate the need of marking our roads. Her letter in part follows: There should be some signs put along the roads in Malheur County, At least three are especially needed in this community. There is no guide for the many travelers coming thru the country and there should be a sign for the branch road that goes to Crowley or Vale, then there should be one for the road between Crane and Riverside and one between here and Crane that branches off of the road that goes to Riverside. Perhaps you would know whom to inform as what seems to be everybody's business is given no attention while the travelers I go miles out of their way just for the lack of a sign to direct them 1 1 - don't think I am a Kicker but the public would be very thankful for the signs. B. F. Meridith Visits Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Meridith, of Salman, Idaho and formerly pastor of the First Methodist Church at Vale section and is a good booster for Vale and Malheur county MUCH GRAIN SHIPPED MC117 CI ATTDIRJP MIT I i """" u,c r-l!,- ! guides, r rom tnere let tnem visit PIlVV rLUUKIitU lTilLL I cause' the Fair Patrons will surely !Tho Dalles, Bend, Prineville, Burns, see an exhibition of skill and "stick-j Vale, Ontario, Prairie City, Baker, La Wheat Oats and Rye Shipped to New tit.iveness" never before witnessed, j Grande, Pendleton, Heppner and oth-Mill-Offices to Open In New I Running Horses that have competed er points enroute. They will learn a Building. in the fastest races on the continent ! 0t worth while that we could tell Officials of the Vale Milling and levator Company" are making pre- parations to move the offices of the company irom tne temporary nenu- quarters m the Tj. S. Bank to the new mill building just south of the; manager states mai,. wheat, rye, oats and barley are com- j jng in in a very satisfactory manner. ' ... , ... . . . i both buying and selling and within ahort time tne company will nave a large supply of seeds especially ad- opted for local county use. .While the office force is busy hand- Hng the crops workmen are making steauy progress on tne mm structure and will soon have things ready for working order as all possible speed is ',.! u .1 i uejng exei tt:u iu iiinmi me imii iiuiju- ing and install machinery in record time. nrl rnni -rr I innn itr :tul'ns- Everything will work like CELEBRATE LABOR DAY 7. ? in - to the fullest degree this fair, patrons La Grande Labor Council Sponsors shoul1 remain the entire four .lays, for Big Features Celebration j Educational Day Program September First Educational day will usher in the : fair this year and County School Sup Two thousand union men in La erintendent Fay Clark Hurley has ar- Grande, represented by the Central Labor Council of that citv are stand- i ing behind the big celebration which the Council's special committee has arranged for labor day, September ' first. The event is expected to be one of the big events in Union County this year and no expense or effort .... ., nas oeen spared to nnng tne very best attractions to La Grande for the celebration. Airplane flights begin- ' ning Monday and continuing for six! days will be the biggest feature. The! Watkins-Warner ureo circus will give j flights every day during the week j and will also take passengers. Kesrr- ; vutions for rides should be s Lt in early to Don Brown ecrct,iry of the Central Labor Council at La Grande.! A street Carnival will operate all! ....... i ...i,.... .... ..,.,.,,..., ent ' features will be given labor day. Otto Hartwii'. President of the Ore- gon State Federation of labor will lie f j(( f . ul)jjty ml(, t.,Hhip and ha,, the reputation of be- (.(jnK(rvalive ln,.n ! holding office in labor organizations, He has done valuable work for Ore-j gon in war activities and it is felt 1 no better speaker could have been ob- j taine.l for ti e d;iy. He is a man whi will appeal to the union nu n espe. ij-; ly, thru his portion of b-adei.hip an ! ' to those out.-ide of unionism thru his Sound common cense and bis suppoi t j of the most worthy rau.ifs and cUini' ' i of organise. I labor PLAN BIG TIME AT COUNTY FAIR 'The Best Yet" is Prediction for Mal heur County Fair, September 9-10-11-12 at Ontario When Tuesday, September nth, ar rives it wtll usher in one of the big pest events that has ever taken nlnrp j in Ontario, namelv: the. Tenth Annual j Malheur County Fair; Stockmen, J farmers and fruit growers are just on tiptoe to see their exhibit3 judged j and commented upon, says Secretary F. Leslie Body. This fair has been tel.med "The Best Yet" inasmuch as ' this wilI be the banner year for fruit : nnrl ,.: rrnns nmi tllBro : . i mosphere of prosperity prevailing not previously experienced. j Word has also been circulated broadcast about purses offered this I year for buckaroo sports. The prizes offered are particularly attractive bc- inif tflfin (If) .niH in tVifoa wuirc : .i cn . nn rrt 1 ipm r Tl ; ?ioo.uu, luu.uu uiiu qov.vv x lie cun- testants must enter the first day and ride each of the four days in order to be elegible lor the imals. A great 11111111,1.-1 ui u(junnut rave uueuuy nu - tified the Secretary of their inten- norance of the Portland financial and tions of entering for the big money, j wholesale chiefs concerning the re The Fair Board has secured the wild-j sources and prospects of the sage est horses in the country which mea;:s brush country. The Editors of the that the best cowboys have decided to i Malheur Enterprise would invite these risk their reputations in trying to 1 guardians of Oregon's prosperity to ride these animals. I arrange for a two weeks' auto tour A cash prize of $200.00 each, spilt j three ways, in both the roping and bulldogging contests has been appro- priated which will guarantee a hot contest for supremacy in these events. ! SCOuts, for the "pavement travelers" It might be said that at this Fair, the I would have a hard time over the East best from the West will come in con-1 ern Oregon trails without experienced a il. . e .1 tr,..i.. i... . . .. . . . . .. are aireauy in training lor me oig tpvpnt. Hnrsps that have made tunc ,iflli u,,n- Cp,.n,i nf tha Wni,r ,.of.nr,, fho hu, mil Ktrpt(.h ',, I iv)aon,u f OBn,i nf tl, wor,d.8 record on the mile strelch will , th KniMn hut thp hpst haK uKPn se. jcured or contracted for. Even the I ,ane mun has ven himself go-getter and his official record for .,,, ..i.,,.. .M. fnl. ,uB ; b I'"" "I' w pj. and p,.,,- nerve of pilot, Warren tP-LVJAUV.Ut xtuia WUCCl III OUU1UUH tu merous side-shows and concessions. Tfc c,ass of amusement is clean and ; huulthy, but full of fun and frolic, storekeepers will be jut en the vi8jtors tne llm(, 'ofJejr ijveg gtore business will be t ., .1... nmin buame8s wm be enterUn lhb - . , Ialr guests. The program for each day is crura full of interesting features so arrang ed that there will be no delay bet veen ranged with the fair lioarU lor spec program features and prizes. The School exhibits will be placed under " special canvas and should be one "f the most interesting parts of the ffi'r- A list of prizes offered the various schools are as follows: II... t .1. .,.,.....(,., i ...- fl,,l V'.ih. -,(., E t, VH. Jark Co,inH in Ten Ontario und Nyssa schools may entei,. . ... .. first $10.00 2nd. $7.50 Ut, decorated car or float Any Malheur County school except Vale, Nyssa and Ontario may enter. 1st. $10.00 2nd. $7.50. Rest stunt Vale, Ontario and Ny schools can enter 1st. $7.50 2nd. $5.00 jst stunt Any Malheur County school except Vale, Ontario and Nys- su may enter. 1st. $7.50, 2nd. $u.UU Largest numlcr pupils in parade All schools in county except Vale, On tario and Nyssa may enter. 1st. $8.00, ,,, w ,;oyb. an(J uirW Vony lat.CH; Boys- race 1st. $7.50, 2nd. $5.00, girls race i t. $7.00, 2nd. $5.00. Boys and girls must ride their own ponies. A ride in the big aeroplane will be given the U acher whose school makes the best general showing in the after noon s program. ' Mrs. Warren Armington arrived Friday evening from Spokane to join her husband in Vale, - I I.al.e io '.o have nt. bole! PORTLAND SHOULD EXPLOREL 0. WILDS Final Story of Cross State and Return Trip of Editors of the Enterprise Last week in relating some of the impressions gained by our auto trip across Central Oregon and back thru Northeastern Oregon, we mentioned that there was need of some organi zation or factor that would bring ab out a better realization of the com mon problems of the great Eastern Oregon Empire. The big problem of this two-thirds of the state is devel opment. The various communities and counties rich is possibilities, yet weak politically, have acted in past years like a hungry pack of park wolves, fighting one another for the scraps of patronage thrown over the fence by the park keeper. The only organization at the present time which is working for a square deal for all of Oregon is the State Chamber of Commerce and thru George Quayle's insight and sense of fairness some definite good is being , . B planned i Another well known fact is the ig- thru the wilds of unknown regions. Let ; them make their way to Hood river j0Ver the Columbia highway, but there ! they should be met by competent them about, but let them come along and see for themselves. Among the noticeable things that commend themselves to the tourist are the splendid hotels in some of the towns, Bend, Wasco, Pendleton and The Dalles and other places being specially favored. Good schools also stand out in prominence as a measure of worth of a community, and Hepp ner stands among the first. For real live push and prosperity nothing ex cells the tonic effect of payrolls and as a proof of this Bend has grown in the past five years or so from a trad ing point of about 1000 people to a city of six or seven thousand. Other places excel in various things; among them is the LaGrande City park, the finest of its kind in the state, while Baker water is without doubt the best in Oregon, although Portland's Bull Run is better advertised. Pen dleton has a sensible speed limit, 20 miles per hour, no this is the only town we passed thru where we did not break the law and left with a clear conscience. After all, the towns are such a little part of Eastern Oregon that the most interesting sights are seen in the fields and mountains where the wealth of the empire is made. The magnificent grain fields along the Co lumbia river counties, the fat cattle throughout Central Oregon, the or chards and vineyards in the Hood River country, the stately pines on the Blue Mountains and on "our" side of the Cascades worth much more to see thun to read about. All of this is fine, mighty fine, but we are glad that we live in Malheur county. Here we raise the best corn, (Continued on Page Eight) 10 roundTboxing Rounds Boxing and Good Wrestling Program Saturday evening, August 30, at the Rex Theater a splendid card of pre mier wrestling and boxing events will be staged by matc hmaker R. R. Mc Cabe under the direction of the Vale Wrestling and Boxing commission. Curly Eastly of Kansas City will meet Jack Collins for ten rounds of fast boxing. Fans of the ringside predict that this will be a battle royal and that the middle weights are both planning on "doing things" to the other fellow. Besides some fast, clever prelimin aries by local boys, Jim Morgan, of Oakland, California will wrestle Chas, NesHen of San Francisco fur the best two falls out of three. Lalmr Day Fight Nick Collins, the famous Boise pro moter, bus arranged for the meet ing of Frunk Barriaeu, middleweight champion of Cunadu with Mickey King, champion of Australia, In a 12 round go to a decision on Labor Day, September ''rit, at the P'lise Liberty Maiden ... STUDY WORKING GUARANTEE LAW State Officials Look Over Project New Bonds Are SignedTo Push Work. State Attorney' General George M. Brown, Superintendent of Banks, Will II. Bennett and State Engineer Percy !A. Cupper composing the state secur. ities commission spent several days in Vale this week investigating the conditions of the Warmsprings Irriga tion project along lines effecting the state's acceptance of the district's ap plication for guarantee of interest payments for the first five years. As this is the first application under the new law, commonly known as the Gal lagher Bill, many details and policies will have to be worked out. Several conferences were held with the Dir ectors of the district, Representative Gallagher, Engineer Lewis and others. While there are several sections of the law that have not been entirely interpreted, it is believed no difficul- 4 t tit ill fncnl f in niinnnl i it tv t Vi a nnnli. I .. ! cation. The district is now preparing data to fill the requirements of the guarantee law. The officials were favorably pleas ed with the general condition and pro gress of the project, Mr Bennett leav ing direct for Salem' and Messrs. Brown nnd Cupper returning via Riv erside where they inspected the dam and continued on to Burns, and Prine ville. Last Saturday the directors and officers of the district signed the re cently sold issue of $400,000 bonds and turned them over to County Treasurer C. C. Mueller. Superintendent K. J. Carrilo and Engineer A. J. Wiley are now check ing over all plans and estimates and together with Engineer Manager Lewis and the directors will work out plans for pushing the remainder of the work to the best possible advant age. - PROJECT'S PROGRESS PLEASjSDAYIDSON O-W Colonization Co. Sells 65 Tracta Under Warmsprings Project Davidson Compliments Work Since the last published report the Oregon Western Colonization com pany have sold 12 Ki acres of land under the Warmsprings project which amount brings the total sales of their holdings to over 4000 acres. These sales have averaged about GO acres to the family state Agent W. J. Pin ney and will mean a direct increase of 65 families in the valley from Bale of our holdings alone. W. P. Davidson, president of the colonization company, upon his last visit over the Warmsprings project was highly pleased with the progress of the work and complimented the people of the district and the direc tors in securing such a high class of construction thruout. Especially did he praise the work of Superintendent E. J. Corillo who is in charge of building the big arch dam at River side. Mr. Davidson also visited the Ocho co project near Prineville and says that while they have a splendid irriga tion system it has taken them much longer and will cost more per acre than the Warmsprings project. Still over there many pieces of dry land have been resold several times and doubled in value sumply in anticipa. tion of the benefits of the water which will be delivered the coming year. Following is a list of recent sales made by the company including sever al large purchases of range land and stock ranches. W. H. Cripe, 40 acres; Arthur E. Sticker, 40 acres; Henry E. Moys, 68 acres; Geo. F. Gombert, 80 acres; E. L. & G. K. Foster, 80 acres; N. B. Noyer, 40 acres; K. C. Moys, 25 acres; John Irwin, X0 acres; B. 11. Small, 83 acres; W. C. Barker 40 acres, B. W. Mulkey, 40 acres; J. R. Bird & Sons, 300 acres; Felix Barkley, 40 acres; C. S. Congleton, 010 acres; S. K. Mes singer, 80 acres; M. A. & C. J. Hunt er, 1800; Frank C. Fister, Ul'.O acres; II. J. Cram, 320 acres; S. Rasmussen, 1800 acres; II. E. Briggun, 640 acres; J. W. Davies, 2"0 acres; D. B. Hill, 80 acres; F. C. Ellis, 20 acres; E. H. Hathaway 80 acres; A. G. Mansur, 50 acres. Total number of acres 10,046. Buys Huyes Home Emory Colo this week purchased the Erbie Hayes residence in North Vale, the considei ution being $1500. The dual was macU by F. B. Zut , of the Witrmspringx Leulty Company.