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COUNTY NEWS
Items of Local and Perso, al Interest, Gathered
By The Enterprise Correspondents.
the first of the year.
OREGON SLOPE
SLOPE GIRUS MARRIED
MISS RUTH CHANNER AND
i WALTER PIERCE MARRIED
1 AT WEISER SATURDAY.
Formerly they
went to the Wade school.
The Dairy Herd Record Keeping
Club of District 47 meets every two
weeks to test milk and work on their
records. These boys and girls will
be glad to test milk for people who
wish to know what per cent of
butter fat their cows produce.
There are 36 attending school in
District 47 at the present time.
Devain Baldwin, who has been ill
from blood poisoning, was able to be
out Sunday.
The Big Bend Sunday school is
gradually growing. Last Sunday
the attendance was fifty-eight
Church services are held at 2 p. m.
and 7 p. m. on Sunday. Everybody
is welcome. Cottage prayer meet
ings are held every Wednesday night.
, Mr. and Mrs. Bedsall were dinner
puests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry K. Lattig.
Word has been received from
Boise that Mrs. Tom Heslup is im
proving quite rapidly from the ef
fects of an operation for appendi
citis performed early last week.
1 Otto Miller, rJ., is on the sick list.
Several from the Slope attended The Big Bend people have never d ha3 now bee t'ake to R p'ort.
lhe Lyceum Lecture Course : number, had less, but they never felt better. ,. hnanHa, Ttwi ,,lnl.
The Fillipmo Quartette, at Payette Mrs. George Russell
(er it coming, in earnest by the
steady snow which has continued to
fall the past three days.
John Holly spent , Saturday and
Sunday - in his home returning '. to
Vale Monday where he will continue
his work as a member of the jury,
Mrs. Gruver was attending to bus
iness duties as well as shopping in
Parma one day this week.
Miss McDonald has been visiting
at the Dan Holly home the past few
days but is now visiting at the
Frank Miller home.
Mr. and Mrs Embrcy Maxwell and
small children, Lillian and Winni
fred, were shopping in Adrian on
Thursday.
of Adrian's citizens
at the lantern slides
meeting in the .. King-
school house Friday
A number
were present
and P. T. A.
man Kolony
evening.
Pat Connelly was in town one day
this week.
Miss Mamie Ahrens and Cecil
Rose were guest3 at the latter's sis
ter's home this week. Mrs, Enos re
turned to Parma 'with them, she go
ing to Payette to visit her sister,
Mrs. W. A. Scherard, who is very- ill
Thursday evening,
', ' Mrs. Walter Davis is much im
oved. )' Mrs. J. R. Betzer of Dry Buck is
a guest at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Arner Gorton.
Miss Hildred ' Fellows spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. Oliver
Conner, of Weiser.
1 Mr. Campbell has been quite ill
r- for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lanning of Weiser
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller wer'
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Arner Gorton. .
Mrs. A, M. Johnston and' children
were guests Saturday at the Clough
and Welcher home.
'; Mrs. J. L. Brown is ill this wee);
with a severe oold.
Harry Mossison of Council was a
guest Thursday and" Friday of Mr.
and Mrs. J, D. Conner.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry. Bezoir spent
the weekend with friends in Boise.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto C. Miller, I. 1.
and L. L. Culbertson were pleasant
ly entertained at the C. C. Wilcox
home Tuesday evening. Music- and
cards, were enjoyed ' and dainty re
freshments served.
Mrs. Tom BIy ', and Miss Mary
Conner visited Miss Maude Culp
Sunday.
Mrs. A. M. Johnson and children
were , dinner guests Sunday of .Mrs.
K. N. Osborne.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens at dinner Sun
day.
Hamilton Conner and wife of On
tario .'were dinner guests Tuesday
, evening of Miss Maude Culp.
J. L. Brown, P. M. Boals, A. A
Gutterridge, George Lattig and L. L.
Culbertson were business visitors in
'Vale Tuesday.,
; The girls of the Tru Blu Cookinfi
Club entertained the Boys' Club Fri-
; day evening with a taffy pull at the
Bartsche home. After, an evening
spent in games and pulling taffy,
which was thoroughly enjoyed by the
youngsters, '- dainty refreshment;-
were . served ' by the young hostess.
The boys voted the girls' club royal
entertainers.
Mrs. S. Skippen and Mrs. Geo.
Skippen entertained the Park Im
provement Club at their home Thurs-
. day afternoon. After the business
! session the afternoon was devoted to
sewing. The president, Mrs. Tomlin
, called a special meeting of the club
for Wednesday of this week to meet
1 with Mrs. C. G. Heslup to make
winter clothing for . children . who
have no mother in the community.
At the close of the session a deli
cious luncheon was served. The next
regular meeting will be on Thurs
day, January 27, at the home of Mrs.
Geo. Sullens.
Mrs. A. M. Johnstone and children
left Tuesday for their, new home in
Myssa.
L. L. Culbertson refereed the bas
ket . ball game at Weiser Friday
evening between Weiser and Eramett
high schools, which resulted in a
victory for Weiser.
Miss Ruth Channer of Oregon
Slope and Walter Pierce of Payette
were quietly married at Weiser Sat
urday. The young couple are at
home to their friends at Payette.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sullens were
guests Friday evening at the C. G.
Heslup home. -
Mr. Johnstone and children and
' Mr. Fogle were dinner guests Wed
nesday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Sullens.
Misses' Miriam, and Louise Davis
were guests of Nettie Bartsche Fri
day and Saturday.
Ray Christiansen spent several
days last week in Boise.
relatives in Seattle.
' Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fleetwood
returned home from Boise and Star,
where they have been visiting
friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Shelton from
Nyssa are visiting friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Scott made a
business trip to Parma last week.
William Lyman and wife were
Parma visitors Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Stradley
entertained informally a number of
friends in honor of their son's sec
ond wedding anniversary last Thurs
day night. The young couple re
ceived some very nice presents
Dainty .refreshments were served by
the hostess. A very . enjoyable even
mg was spent by those present,
The Purdy family, has recovered
from their recent illness enough to
be out once more. S
Mrs. Fred Anderson has been quite
ill for some time.
Big Bend 'has more snow at the
present time than we have had for
several years. It is still snowing,
and we are looking for a real winter,
even though it is somewhat late.
lann noRniTHi. i np vnu n tr pniin f
is visiting j gpen j tj,e jay gapping m Boise, re
turning to Payette in the evening.
Miss Cora Elliott was the after
nooi guest of Ruby Reed Sunday.
Another letter was received by
Threlma McCreary from Corinne
Maxwell. Miss Maxwell and her
mother are situated at Corina. Cal.,
and report having a lovely time.
Mrs. Maxwell's health is greatly im
proved,
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DANCE WELL ATTENDED
PEOPLE FROM NEIGHBORING
TOWNS AT IRONSIDE
DANCE FRIDAY.
The dance Friday night was quite
well attended, people . coming from
Baker, Bridgeport, Brogan, Bonita
and Ironside and all report a fine
time.-' "
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Eddy of
Bridgeport attended the dance here
Friday night and spent the weekend
visiting with , Mr. and Mrs. F. J
Holden.at the Rutherford ranch.
. The weather has been quite cold
the past week, the thermometer reg
istenng 18 degrees below zero, at
the Worsham ranch, Sunday.
Muineur is experiencing an epi
demic of colds this' week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. . N. Dotson re
turned home from Hereford the first
of last week. Mrs. Dotson has been
quite sick with lagrippe but is better
at this time. - -
J. B. Woodcock is on the sick list
this week.
, Dr.; Hulshizer reports the birth of
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Hill at
Ironside.
C. H. Bronson has been confined to
his home the past week with an at
tack of lung trouble.
Roy Waters made a trip to Baker
after freight for the Morfitt store
last week.
W. J. Sargent was a business via
itor at Bonita and Ironside last
week, 1
Harton Worsham visited at the
Locey ranch Sunday.
J. E. Hill fell and struck his back
on the sidewalk Monday, making a
very painful bruise.
ADRIAN
WORD FROM CALIFORNIA
MRS. MAXWELL'S HEALTH
. PROVING IN MILD CLI
MATE THERE.
IM-
BIG BEND
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MR. AND MRS. WM. , STRADLEY
ENTERTAIN THURSDAY
EVENING.
The Justrite Sewing Club of Dis
trict 47 meets every Friday after
nocn. The girls are making rapid
progress with their work.
The bachelor home on the corner
does not look bo lonewmo sine
Frank Roiwrll is there once more.
Daisy, Robert and James, children
of Mr. and Mri. J. P. Barrett, are
attending school in District 47 since
Mr. William McGinnis and two
sisters, Gladys and Mary, passed
through Adrian Sunday, on their
way to Homedale, where they spent
the day visiting friends.
People of this locality are taking
advantage of the bitter cold weather
by hauling their ice for. next sum
mer's . use. . Holly Bros, have one
truck busy, which is driven by Ray
Elliott, VanPetten Lumber Co. have
employed William Gibson as driver
of. the Lumber Co.'s truck. Paul
Cortwriglit i:i hauling into the Big
Bend and Messrs. Herbert Hickox
nnfl Creeling are hauling by wagon
loads.
Threlma MCCnary end Clarence
Elliott were dinner guests at the
Dan Holly home Sunday evening.
Frank Doyle mounted his horne
Sunduy and rode to Kingman's Kol
tny where he spent the day viiiting
friend.
We are inclined to think that win-
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YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED
MISS INA ABERCROMBIE
VERNON WHITE MAR
RIED TUESDAY. "
AND
A program and box social will be
held at Jefferson school house on
Friday evening, Jan. 27. A big
crowd is expected.
Rev. R. P. Douglas conducted
services at Annex Sunday at 2.30
p. m.
Robert Weber returned from a
mission to Boise Saturday evening,
making his stay much shorter than
expected.
Oscar Grant is now at Corvallis,
taking a course in butter making.
Stanley VanBuren is much im
proved from a bad case of lumbago
and is able to be out again.
A . recent letter from Winston.
North Carolina, states that western
apples are selling in that city for
5c and 10c each.
In the presence of a few relatives
and friends Vernon White and Miss
Ina Abercrombie were married
Tuesday, January 10. Rev. Glen
denning of Weiser officiating. These
young people are well known here
and their many friends wish them a
long and pleasant journey along
life's pathway.
Mrs. E. E. .Record received a tel-
egrant from her son, L. A. Wright,
at San Francisco a few days ago an
nouncing the birth 'of a daughter,
Adaline Margarett, on Jan. 8. .
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wheeler and
daughter Julian and Mrs. Laird of
West Weiser spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Aldridge.
Mrs. Henry Kuehl spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks near
Park.
Snow fell to the depth of about
four inches Monday night, making a
depth of ten or twelve inches in all,
There will be a tea party at the
home of Mrs. H. G. Joseph on Thurs
day, Jan. 19, 2:30 p. m. Mrs. H. G,
Joseph and Mrs. H. P. Waugh will
be hostesses and 10c will be charged
each member of the Progress Club
in attendance, . the proceeds to be
used for the benefit of the club..
BIRDS EFFECTIVE IN
DESTROYING INSECTS
English Sparrows Devour Alfalfa
Weevil in Utah.
Greatest Feathered Enemy of Cotton
Boll Weevil Is Orchard Oriole-
Green Bugs (Killed In North
Carolina Fields.
(Prepared by the UnltM Statu Department
oe Agriculture.)
Mobilization of the wild birds, an
army of the air that allies Itself with
man to fight crop pests, nearly always
follows the presence of large numbers
of Insects that prey upon growing
plants. Their aid In stamping out the
.menace Is almost Incalculable, says the
biological survey, United States De
partment of Agriculture, In Yearbook
Separate. "Farm Help From the
IMPORTANCE OF VENTILATION
Uncomfortable Housing Is Given as
Cause of Freezing of Cotnjis and
v Scarcity of Eggs.
It Is not a much the cold as the
humidity that causes the freezing of
chickens' combs und the winter laying
strike that results from uncomfortable
housing. Proper ventilation Is given
aa the most important consideration
In housing poultry fo; the winter.
Kill Next Year's Bugs.
Raking up the garden and
burning stalks, vines and other
vegetable debris In the fall will
cause a shortage of winter
homes for the bugs and fewer
Insect pests to bother next sura
, nier, according to vegetable men
at Oklahoma A. and M. college.
(. Scores of vegetable diHeases ure
thus destroyed also, It Is suid.
, No cull vegetables xluralri be
left lying mound to tempt rnb
, bits, which Jeter may bark the
'. fruit . trees. The garden lias
. earned Its winter rent, and It
will rest hotter If it Is thor
oughly cleaned up ln the fall.
Seveatk Day Adveatieta.
Sabbath School held every Satur
day at 10:30 a. m. at the home of
Mrs. J. II. Townaend. Interesting
Bible studies each Sabbath. All
interested in Scripture study are
invited.
English Sparrow.
nirds." Some Illustrations of what
the birds hove done are cited by the
department, as follows:
On one Utah farm Infested by the
nlftilfa weevil, English sparrows alone
In one season fed to their young. It
is estimated, 800,000,000 of the pests,
.making them about one-third of the
diet of the growing birds. Sixty-six
kinds of birds feed on the cotton-ball
weevil, the greatest feathered enemy
of this pest being the orchard oriole.
A slugle stomach of this kind of bird
contained, upon examination, 41 boll
weevils. The green bug or wheat aphis
also but let the department tell the
story :
"On a 200-acre farm In North Caro
lina, where wheat, rye and oats were
severely attacked by green bugs, It
was found that the birds were very ef
fective In destroying the pests. The
outbreak was at Its height during the
migration season of such birds as the
goldfinch and the vesper and chipping
sparrows, which, with other species on
the farm, numbered more than 3,000
Individuals. It was found that these
birds were destroying green bugs at
the rate of nearly 1,000,000 a duy, and
on days when additional flocks of mi
grants were present this destruction
was doubled. During the season such
numbers of birds flocked to the grain
fields that the aphis infestation was
reduced by an Incalculable number."
Hardly an agricultural pest exists,
the department stutes, but has1 numer
ous effective bird enemies. For In
stance, 25 kinds of birds are known to
feed upon the clover weevil and a like
number on the potato beetle, 36 on
the codling moth, 43 on the gypsy
moth, 49 on horseflies, 67 on blllbugs,
85 on clover-root borers, 08 on cut
worms, 120 on leaf hoppers, and 168 on
Wlroworms.
"A classic Instance of the concentra
tion of bird attack upon an army of
Insect Invaders," the department says,
"occurred during the severe outbreaks
of the Rocky mountain locusts be
tween 1805 and 1877. So numerous
were these voracious pests that many
places visited by them were denuded
of every green thing. A thorough In
vestigation was mude of the relation
of birds to the outbreak, and It was
found that practically every species,
from the largest birds of prey to the
tiniest humming birds, from ducks and
other aquatic fowl to typical bird den
izens of the dry plains, turned to feed
ing upon locusts. In fuct, most birds
gorged themselves with this abundant
supply of food, and In doing so were
the means, In numerous cases, of sav
ing crops from destruction."
WANTED Clean Cotton Rags at
The Enterprise office. Will pay 6c
ner pound.
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES.
Fros Portland
Mrs. K. M. CraiL county aaperin
tendent, returned . Saturday from
Portland and Salem, where she spent!
a week or so. Mrs. Crail attended
the Oregon Teachers' Association in
Portland and reports a very inter
esting session, and tha Superinten
dents' Conference in Sf-lem '
To Boi
Tom Base, who was employed with
the King - Construction Company,
left the first of the week for his
home in Boise.
Returns to Vale
H. A. Dutcher of Portland re
turned to Vale Mondr.y and antici
pates working here at an employe
of the Federal Reserve indefinitely
In Aimes
A letter was received recently by
Mrs. O. W. Propst from her two
sons, Lawrence and 'Alma who are
attending college in Aimes, Iowa,
saying they are very much interest
ed in their course of Mechanical En-
ginering.
CALIFORNIA
Mid-Winter Excursion
To
LOS ANGELES
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Marriage Announced
'The marriage of Albert BratB of
this city to Miss Alice Baird of
Baker is .announced. The ceremony
will be performed at the , home of
the bride's parents in Baker on Jan
uary 22. Miss Baird is a sister ot
Mrs, Granville Stacey, who formerly
lived, in Vale and was a visitor in
this city a few month sago.
MBMem
OREGON MINING MEN TO MEET
Institute of Engineers Will
Annual i Session at
O. A College.
Hold
Prominent mining men of Oregon
will attend the annual meeting of the
Oregon chapter of the American In
stitute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers at O. A. C, January 21.
Faculty and students of the school
of mines will entertain the visitors
and a good representation from the
67 members of the chapter , in the
state is expected.
The, institute will lunch with .the
Cprvallis chapter of A. A. E. and
Hi M.. Parks, director of the Oregon
state bureau of mines, will address
the combined meeting on "Geology
in Relation- to Engineering.' Mr.
Parks was formerly dean of the O.
A. C. school of mines.
Business meeting will be held at
2:30 to elect officers. Discussion of
the bill to revise federal mining
laws will be led by W. B, Dennis, A.
M. Swartly, and Dean C. E. Newton.
An inspection trip of the campus
will follow and dinner will be had in
the home economics building at 6:30.
TELL ME '
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WHAT CITANCE A
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FELLOW HAS IN
BUSINESS UNLESS
HE TREATS HIS
CUSTOMERS RIGHT.
UNLESS HE IS v
ACCOMMODATING AND '
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" COURTEOUS.
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OBSERVATION SOUNDS
THE ANSWER, "NONE."
WE INTEND MAKING
, OUR BUSINESS A
SUCCESS BY FOLLOWING':
, THE GOLDEN RULE.
WE THANK YOU. ' ;
VALE DRUG STORE
of Course
UNION
Old time
Round Trip
Fare of
$69.55
From
Ontario
No War Tax
January 31st, ;
Limit April 1st v
PACIFIC SYSTEM
Proportionately -lowv fare
from other
stations
Ask Local Agent
Union Pacific System .
for further details.
Is Your House Warm?
. ... , . i . ' "..
Better protect your family -from,
cold by a more efficient Stove
Xoal Heaters & Oil Stoves,
New and Second Hiami
Nordale Furniture Go.
Prices Going Down
CANE SUGAR, Sack..!........ $6.75
CREAMERY BUTTER, lb.......35c..and ;40c
RANCH BUTTER, lb.
FRESH EGGS, dozen
FLOUR, sack L
WE PAY. 30
'30c
,30c
$1.25, $1.40;
OR EGGS
Rose Mercantile
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D ROADWAY AT STARK
Portland, Ore.
While its convenient location in the hear of
Portland's activities is an important asset
it is the atmosphere of comfort, cour
teous service and spirit of welcome which
makes this a popular and ..fumoUH . hostelry.
Enterprise Want Ad will bring
results. Cost but few cents
But:
Arthur 11. Meyers m
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Smell that (toast"
What is as delicious and satis
fying when you're really hungry
as a thick, juicy! Steak, a sa
vory Roast, or a tender breaded
Veal Cutlet?
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Meats that Make
the Meal
are the sort in which we spe
cialize. Th choicest cuts, sold
to you at honest prices, are the
goods upon which our big trade
is built.
Vale Meat Co.
ALF. CHESTER, Prop.
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