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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1920)
Your Co-operation . i :- Suggestions and support . are so licited to help make the 'Enterprise" a true representative of Vale,' and Malheur County. Send a subscrip tion to a friend whom you wish to welcome to this country. The En terprise is absolutely independent, treats everyone with the same fair ness; is always, progressive, and urges your activity in the develop--ment of Malheur County's great "pos sibilities. It is your paper and is working to develop your towns. VOLUME XI. NUMBER 41 Big Trip Will Start Septem ber 2, Promptly at 9 A. M. From Intersection of Ontario-Payette Road, and Will Inspect Stock in This County on Return Trip Tune up the fliver .again I And have the cook prepare more lunch. There will another one of those celebrated Farm Bureau tours on September 2. This time the caravan will move in a northerly direction, taking in another piece of territory attached to the Snake River valley. Much discussion has taken place of late about diversified farming, crop improvement and so on. That is well and fits in at the present time, for a decision must be made now if land is to bo prepared for next year- seed secured and so on. But there is another way to diversi fy that is of equal importance at the present time. It is through farm livestock. This is the purpose of the trip to see and study the different kinds of farm livestock which offer on oppor tunity for increased profits from the farms. Each type will be discussed by the owners and others prepared to speak on the subject. Methods of feeding, care and management will come in for a fair share of the time. ftnmo irnnd barns and shelters, silo3, etc., will be viewed. Tentatively, the plan is to gather; at the Ontario-Payette-Fruitland road j intersection promptly at 9:30 a. m., ; ... . . - . . ' : 1 1 from which point tne procession win move to inspect a fine herd of reg istered Jerseys and see- the buildings and ec(uipment used for them. Then the direction wlil be north, passing through Payette and having lunch somewhere, in tho neighborhood, of Weiser. On the way a herd of regi3- FARM BUREAU WILL TOUR IDAHO SECTION tered Shorthorn cattle will be in- , dents of this part of Malheur unin spected. A herd of registered Hoi- ,ty- and no one has regretted our . ... ... . . i -1 : . I. .. .. stein dairy cattle win receive aiu;n- tion either before or after lunch and on the return trip on the Oregon side of the river a flock of farm sheep will be visited and some new ideas about the .possibilities of thlu lUCUS HUUUl .frvoo.u.i.v.wu j kind of stock absorbed. Remember the day and tne nour ana unng the whole neighborhood along Personal NCWS , 0l tv, George Gardner was a guest of the ucv.Bo Drexel Hotel while in Vale Irom ,7 Malheur. 1. Hi. WttO tit a i u 1 1 " ' ' - t tii 1. : T?ivor. side to attend to some land office matters. John Hickey was also among the Riverside visitors registered this week in Vale. John W. Hawkins returned to Westfall Wednesday, after spending a few days in this city. TRAIN LOAD OP LIVE STOCK GOTO MARKET Riverside, Juntura, Brogan And Harney Busy Ship ping Points for Cattle And Sheep During Month of August The records of tho Oregon Short Line- show that there is much ac tivity in shipping circles, in the shipment of cattle and sheep from various points in Malheur County. During the month of August, espec iallv the Dast two weeks, there has been in excess of 75 cars of cattle, and 35 cars of sheep sent to the mai-lceta- most of them beinz shipped to Omaha- Nebraska," while tome few have gone to the meat consuming public of Portland and the balance " have e-one forth to Denver, Colo About 60 cars of CBttle have been sent out from Riverside, Harper and Juntura, and 25 cars of cattle from Brogan.' The sheep sent out have gone from the various snipping points in the county. C. C. Riley sent four car loads of horses to market in Saint Louis, Mis souri, and it is reported that the BUUII, V. w I . lr.nr that ha will not receivtvmore than $2.50 per head. Judge McKnight and his brother, Frank, Arthur Robbins and Diven Brothers sent 10 car loads of cattle to Montana to fatten, where there is plenty of green pasture at this time and lated will send them to the populas markets. Among the moat prominent ship- pers concerned in the recent ship- mcnts not mentioned above are: W S. Perkins of Vale- Smith and t;t,... tk. Riithorfnrrl interests, and Arthur A. Derrick aud Derrick Bros. tV euii News Service For .All Ar 6Tf REX THEATRE WILL BE IMPROVED SOON MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES TTTAT NFW POLICY WILL BE INflI TIITPn. MAKING FOR BETTER HOURE THAT EVERYONE IN VALE WILL BE PROUD OF. MJW AND NOVEL t E EIGNS IN DECORATION Mnr.ww Otto J. Pctrlch, of the Rex Theatre, has announced that th rodoeorntion of the Rex Theatre will ha begun shortly, and that in ad dition a larger picture will be pro jected on a larger Hereon. Th.i hou.ic wan in a rnther dilapidated and run down condition when the present management tio!t it over, and it has been 8in.ee that time improved in many respects. Manager Petrich aeys thnt he has made it a no icy of the ihow house to put all of the profits back into everything that will event ually give the people of Vale and of Malheur County a first class theatre. New and novel designs of decoration, an addition to the enlargement of the balcony, with a winding stairway, well curtained and well Hunted. The towns people of every city and hamlet in the county have a keen find a-cre-ciatlve civic and loyal pride in their show houses, and the eon!e of Vale no doubt will be proud of their loyal support in making the Rex Theatr : one thnt they can take the stranger in our midnt to and exhihit with a jn-eat decree of enthuinm and pride, for it will be one thnt they can be proud of. Kcln boost your theatre, for it is a home institution, and here to stay. NEW POSTMASTER FOR THIS CITYAPPOINTED Recent Appointee Lived 10 Years in Vale. Former Postmaster Accepts a Position With U. S. National Bank Thomas C. McElroy, of Vale, has been appointed Postmaster for Vale, succeeding John P. Houston, whose resignation takes effect on Septem- i . , i l per isi, ana wno ims acepieu a jju sition with the ' United States Na tional Bank of Vale. Postmaster Houston has given very' efficient service in his official capacity, for he ha3 always done overything that it was possible to do jin the general interests of the resi- curcaiieu man service on me wno Ontario branch of the Oregon Short Line more than he. Considering the limitations of the service extended to us on the branch, Postmaster Houston deserves a vote of thanks from very individual of the vicinity for me oDiiging services remieieu Postmaster McElroy is well known to every one in this section and the residents of the entire section within the province of the local postof ficc 1 ' ... . t aggure(j tnat e will in . J . M jturn prove an efficient 'postmaster I , ... 0rt-, nr !, nf ri will be conducted to tha satisfaction of all. Personal News Mik9 Gal!r:hor of Crowley, will bo in town ail wockt Joe S. Wilson of Ontsno, was in Vale transactir business U12 first oi the week. James Wagner of Ontario was a business visitor in Vale this "wack. J. C. Clenuiens of. Ontario, was a visitor in the county seat last week. J. S. Luddington was down from Brogan for a few days.. J. A. Kelley was among the many people from Ontario who visited the county sffat this week. J S. Redsull of Brocran, will be in town for the next few 'days, attend ing to business. CLOVER CREEK SCHOOL IS BUILT BY DONATION Modern Community" School Building to Accommodate Children of New Sec lion. Will Also Be Used as Public Hall The people of Wheaton Creek, Dis trict No. 64. are now busily hauling ling lumber from a nearby saw mill and cooperatively constructing t 20x30 combination community ball and school building. The farmers have joined them selves and by donation of money and . - labor are erecting the modern buiU- ing which is to be used as a corn- munity house and school room., I Henceforth many social gathering i of the community will be held in thu . new building. I The building is es ntrictl, modern . ! in construction and arrangements a . j it i possible to make it, when its j remoteness from the populace a j ier is taken into com idf ration. The principal improvement reside in' water being piped in me uuiiuiny L Aug Behnn of Crowley is in the County Communities Largest ClrcoUUon la Every 8ertlon Of Malheur HARPER BECOMES FAMOUS WITH BIG TRIP0L1TE MINE Mine Now In Readiness For Shipment of Large Quantities of Diatomaccous Earth. Tramways Have Been Built and Automatic Cars Installed Which Facilitate The Lending ef Trucks That Bring Chalk To Factory- Road Put m Shape To Withstand Heavy Traffic. Three Hundred Men Will Be Employed By The Company. Development of Industry Comparatively New Here The American Diato Company of Harper has ubout completed the jwork' necesary for handling a much greater amount of diato than has ; heretofore beeri hnndled by the mill Ithnro. Most of the summer has been spent in making improvements to get ready for a big business this fall. The mine is about seven miles dut of Harper, near the Westfall road. Tramways have been built and auto matic cars- installed which greatly facilitate the loading of trucks that bring the chalk to the factory. Last fall and winter a great deal of work !was done to put the road in shape 'to withstand the heavy traffic in cident to the heavy output at -the I factory. The Diato Company, co-operated with Malheur County in the ! construction of the road. The work of hauling has been contracted for by Arthur Crandall, who has pur chased a couple of large Republic truck3 and is preparing to accommo date the best output the factory can furnish. ' The buildjng which was construct ed last winter is 50x125 feet. There ia a 50-ton bin irto which the trucks pre dumped. The chalk is fed. from this bin into conveyors which carry BROGAN NEWS NOTES Return From Camping Trip Monday. Farewell Party Given in Honor of De parting Broganite. Attend Circus. Tom Logan and family, Eldon Madon - and Dave Logan returned from their-camping' trip Monday. There was a big auction sale at Fred Mitchell's place Tuesday. Mr. and Mr3. George Voak and children are guest3 of Mr3. A. Deu brava. Little Harriet Deubrava has been very sick for the past few days. S. M. Molthan of Ironside, who hu3 just returned from Boise- is vi iting friends and relatives here. F. W. Smith and Ben Rutherford made a busines trip to Vale Monday. Elton Smith is visiting in Unity. John Ihom-on and family have gene to tha mountains. Lorcnz Tschrigi has gone to On tario to meat hi3 wife, who has been visiting in Pr i liund the . past month. Tiiey w"'l return Thursday. J. A. Smith made a business trip u Eonita. Sunday. Ruby Kelly and family have re turned from the mountain:. HARDING ASIVASH- NGTQN'S DOUBLE Remarkable Likeness cf Senator Warren G. Hard ing and George Wash ington Attracts the Attention of The People of The Eastern States These photographs show the remarkable likeness of Senator Warren G. Hard ing, Republican candidate for President, and George Washington, the first presi dent of the United States They were published in a recent issue of the Boston Evening Transcript. The large picture in the oval and the smaller picture of Sen ator Harding on the right were made from the same photograph. The face has not been touched up in any vvajr, but merely framed in tho Washington headgear and dress. The Transcript reproduced these pictures after receiving a number of letters calling attention to the similarity between the first President and Senator Harding. These pictures are reproduced by permis sion of Boston Transcript. ' . stziw : . The home Newspaper, Read In Every Nook of Malheur VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1920 it to a crusher which breaks it up into fine pieces. Other conveyors carrv the crushed chalk nto bins in the loft. These bins feed by grav ity into the pulverizer below, and from the pulverizer it is blown by air pressure into the pipes tnat car rv it to the sacker. The first time the chalk is handled after being mined is when the sacks are sewed and placed in storage. At presnt there is storage space lor ten cars in the building. ' Ud to this time the work in the mill has been carried on without conveyors and only the small mill ftistalled last winter has been in operation, but Engineer Wells, who has had charge of all the worK tnis Riimnu-r. is exDectinir advice from Portland any day, that the big ma chinery has been shipped, lhe fac tory, when fully equipped, will have one' Email and two large mills, also a 100 horsepower engine. An elec tric light plant will also be in stalled. The development of the in dustry which made possible the es tablishment of the factory at this place is comparatively new. The "diato" or diatomaceous earth, some times called tripolite, and called J. A. Smith and family went to Ontario Monday, the 16th, to the circus.- Mrs. Axtle Reed and Thelma Smith motored to Vale Thursday. Some of the Broean people en joyed a farewell party nt the home of Fred Mitchell Monday evening. Amoner the Ironside people who r.ttended the . sale at the Mitchell place, were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith, Orville Nicholes, Arthur Nicholes, Summer Smfth and Elmer Molthan. Mrs. John Smith and daughter of Beulah have srone to Ironside to spend the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Smith. Ben Rutherford of Cow Valley, is in Brogan. Mrs. Bert Northup of Caldwell, h visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.. J. F. Reed. Richard Reed returned from Ta coma, Washington, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reed and daughter,- Modest, and Josephine Tague, went to Baker last week. Leeland McKinney is visiting with Ted Howard this week.. . Many Cow Valley people attended the sale at the Mitchell place. Herb Ricker and son, Eldon, of Vale, were Brogan visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Axtle Reed's mother, Mrs. Baker, left for her home in Portland last week. r f 1 r - afi' ."j . ,1 ! i ' '.' , 7 v ,7 5 t'-''' """""" $Jir- s., 1 County - Bert Medium For All County County. "Fuller's Earth" at other times, is absolutely pure, as it appears in this section. There is nothing mixed "with it that must bo taken out For this reason these fields are particu larly valuable. An interested Pitts- hurir visitor states that there, are large deposits in the eastern section, but as yet no way has been iouna for eradicating the foreign matter in the deposits there. It is therefore not a marketable commodity and does not compare with the local product. The deposits are found in tnicK strata over a vast area of country stretchine about twenty miles north And west of Harner. Most of this ground has been located by the American Diato Company Juid by the Naptbn Brothers who represent large interests in Montana. It is expected that this factory will work about twenty men within the next thirty days, and when pushed to capacity it will require about three hundred men and will put out about nine car loads per day. The product is used in sugar refineries, smelters- as an insulator for steam plants, re frigerator cars, etc., and in a minor way is used as a polisher and house hold cleansing agent. BIG FIRE IN ONTARIO White House Lunch Room And Adjoining Building Put Out of Business. Ontario's Second Fire Within Two Weeks Two buildings wore destroyed by a fire which broke out in the White House eating tyitce, at Ontario," about1 one o'clock Thursday morning. It is not known how the fire started. . The fire was extinguished prompt ly ly the fire department, but the building in which the lunch room was conducted and the adjoining building, which is on one of tho busy corners of . Oregon Avenue, were very badly damaged. The wall.1 are left standing- but the in terior of both buildings were gutted by tho ravages of the flames. Both of the structures were of one-story frame construction and were erected in the early days of the town. They will probably be razed, as no buildings of liko construction, is now permitted under the restric tions of the city ordinances. This is the second fire that has occurred in Ontario in the past two weeks, a garage having burned recently. Dr. R. V. Patton is a guest of the Drexel. and Outside Advertisers. BIG BEND CORN IS BIG PRIZE WINNER RANCHER DEMONSTRATES FACT THAT BEST BEKD CORN CAN BE PRODUCED IN MALHEUR COUNTY. CORN AVERAGES ABOUT TEN FEET IN FIELD AND YIELDS 1 ' BUSHELS TO THE ACRE Growing of tttd corn In Mainour County hM been demonstrated on a ueeeaaful baste on the ranch of E. H. Brumbaek, of Big Bend, where one of tho banner stands of Yellow Dent Corn has been produced. The corn la a perfect stand, averaRins: about ten fet hlRh throughout tha entire field, and Hives every promise of yielding about 100 bushels to the aero. It wi. cheeked rowed, and as viewed now is a beautiful field of corn.. The seed employed was tested for germination and was especially well bred for the production of corn for seeding pur- make the growing of various aeeils regular business and he la one of the most consistent boosters that the coun ty possesses. He advocates diversified farming on either a large or small scale, and in the past he has demon strated the success of growing various crops and he baa practiced the rotation of crops to keep his soils up to a high standard. He plants clover the first year, corn tho second, and grain the third year, then rotation la repeated. There are many similar stands of corn on new and old land In the county which will be taken up in these col umns In future issues of this paper. Mr. urumDHI naa oeciaea w SHEETS' RANCH HOME IS DESTROYED BY FIRE House of Rancher and For mer Editor of Gate City Journal Near Nyssa Is Burned To Ground. Everything Is Lost The ranch home of Fred L. Sheets, about three miles this side of Nyssa, was totally destroyed by fire on the morning of Saturday, August 28th. It is not known just how the fire originated. All of the household effects of the family, even to all of their clothing, was destroyed, nothing being saved. The property was covered to about fifty per cent of the value of the loss and the family are temporarily residing In the house of ranch No. 1 of the Eastern Oregon Land Com papy, about one mile from the Sheett place. Mis. Sheets was in the ct of getting some wood from the yard when she observed that the house is afire- and the flames had gained to the extent that it was impossible to save a solitary article of furniture of wearing apparel. BRUNO FIXED IT Local Expert Mechanic Assists The Malheur Enterprise To Emerge From Their Great Dilemma During the past several weeks we havo had considerable trouble with our cylinder press-, upon which the Enterprise is printed. We finally discovered the back grippers did not bite" enough of the paper to carry the printed sheet- to the delivery table. We engaged Bruno Riedel to "stretch" the grippers by making them loneer. and our trials and tribulations then ended, thanks to the mechanical ability of Mr. Riedel who nerformed a first class job in what we consider record time. Frank Anderson was a guest at the Arlington while in town. John Benefield of Juntura, came down to Vale to attend to business. P. F. Bruman was a business vis itor from Ontario in the county seat L. E. Gerrish of Nyssa, came to the county teat Monday on business. A GLANCE AT MARKETS FOR HONTHOF AUGUST Reported by the United States Bureau of Markets Of The Department of Agriculture For lhe Month of August A slight decrease in total meats in cold storage August 1st, is shown by monthly reports to the Bureau of Markets. The monthly report for fruit and vegetable markets shows general midsummer declines. Severe de clines in potatoes and cantaloupes. Watermelons moderately lower. Total fruit and vegetable shipments falling off. Severe slumps in prices of sheep and lambs and narrowing of price range for hogs were the fea tures in livestock market for the week. Dreesed lamb and mutton de clined, while the veal market became almost demoralized. Butter markets took sudden turn for the better. Cheese markets were still Inactive. Grain prices reacted and showed general upward tendency during the week following unusual decline. Ca nadian wheat control not to be ex ercised. Cotton prices fell -to still lower figures. New hay became mora important factor in market with prices close to those for old hay. Uka Advertise in the Enterprise The only paper that circulate . throughout the whole of Malheur County. It has more readers because it prints more reading m at tei4. Peo ple pay for the Enterprise because they want to read the best reviews of Northwestern and world news; the most thorough reports of South eastern Oregon irrigation, stock, oil, farming, mineral and community progress; the latest market quota tions; all filings in the U. S. Land Office, Vale district, etc. , SUBSCRIPTION $3.00 PER YEAR RESCUES HER CHILD B Bonita Woman Kills Rabid Coyote With 39-30 Rifle, After Daughter Had Es caped From Mad Pest by ; Climbing Upon Roof of a Shed Near Their Home. The Malheur Enterprise is in te ceipt cf newH from the Bonita sec tion that brings to mind the recur rent fact that for the time at least we still " reside on" the frontier. Tim was when the women of this section were frequently called upon to ex ercise the courage that made them the brave helpmates of the early settlers, and made tha settlement of , this, the last frontier, possible. On August 19- 1920, a rabid coyote ran amuck on the Walter W. Cavi ness ranch near Bonita, and when first observed by Mrs. Caviness the animal had chased her six-year-old daughter upon a shed. Mrs. Cavi ness quickly secured the 30-30 rifle and split the coyote through th6 mid dle. Immediately upon the crock of the gun the Caviness dogs joined . in the fray and one of them wa hanging on each end of the coyote as. he gave up the ghost as a re sult of Mr 3. Caviness' marksman ship, r The dogs raised quite a row in . their attempt to turn the coyote as he fought his way through the field toward he house. , At this particular time of the year many of the wild dogs go mad and many Btrong men have been known to climb a tree to get away from them. Personal News Davis C. Williams was down from Juntura in the Interests of tho cattle business of that section. Joo Weber wilj be in Vale for ; few days this week- looking after hit . , interests in this section of the coun try. - ' : . A. H. Retting motored down from Brogan the last of the week to mak a short business trip. . L. L. Goodwin of Watson is a bus iness visitor in the city. Eston Scoggin of Wat3on is In Vale for a few days, in the interests , of tho cattle business, 'a John McNulty, a prominent cattle man of the Watson section, was in town last Saturday. Steve Ward, also of Watson, was In Vale the latter part of the week. looking after his interests in this , section of the country. W. T. Tomblin of Harper, will be in Vale for the liext few days. Mr, and Mrs. Claude Derrick were Vale visitors for a few hours Tues day. B. A. Harris, who was in Vale the latter part of last week, returned to his home in Bonita Tuesday. Simon Servatius, of Bonita- is on one of his numerous trips to Vale. .' CITY PARK BEAUTIFUL DCOYDTE SUBSCRIBED BY NYSSA 1 Live Wire of Gate City Raises $1500.00 By In dividual Subscription in ,4 Twelve Hours. Mass Meeting August 30 One of the consistent boosters cf , the town of Nyssa, (P. M. Warren) took piece of paper and a pencil and saw a number of the various business men of the Gate City- and as a result of his endeavor he was successful in subscribing the sum of $1500 in ono day's work ana boosting, which sum is to be em ployed in the construction of a city park beautiful. It is contemplated that the addi tional sum of $1500 will be raised at a mass meeting of the towns- , people and the residents of the vl- cinity to be held on the evening or August 80th, at which time the pro ject In its entirety, will be explained by those who are now wormng lor the community betterment. The park is to bo after the plan of the park at Weiser- with plenty of shade, running water ana nil oi the modern improvements that axa so essential to the comfort of those on recreation bent, and there is to be a first clu.ia community hall and dance pavilion in tho center of the rtarLr This enterprise by the Gato City A of Malheur county tends to show hnw tho various communities of Mal heur county are waking from their lethargic attitude of inactivity iu things civic and should be employed as a notice to tnoso wno are situ jinactive to get busy. ? of Jamieacn, city on business.