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1 f. 4 j VOL. XVIII. NO. 17 VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1922. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR CITY COUNCIL LETS WATER COHMCT NEW SYSTEM WILL BE IN OPERATION SOON TO USE RESERVOIR RESIGNATION OF II. E. SPEITH NOT ACCEPTED BY COUNCIL. The city council signed the con- tracts Wednesday so that Vale will iave its new water system in full 'z ration within the next 100 days. I ie. controversy over the question of building a new standpipe or utiliz ing the old reservoir on the hill across the, Malheur Eiver from Vale, was settled by a vote of the council which stood three to two in favor of using the reservoir. Councilman H. E. Speith's resignatiin, tendered last week, was laid on the table un til the matter was settled, and ho cast the deciding vote; voting for the reservoir. Councilmen Ross A. Soward, and Dr. H. W. Steelhammer went on record as opposing the use of the reservoir, contending that the standpipe would be more satis factory both from a point of 'service an sanitation. "The controlling factor, in the final decision between th two pro posed systems," according to A. E McGillivray, "was the report -of the Oregon Fire Insurance Eating Bu reau, of Portland, to the effect that the rates would be from two to five per cent less for insurance upon city property in case the reservoir was used instead of installing the standpipe.' The contract was formally let to Hartenbower Brothers, of Caldwell, Idaho, who had the lowest bid. and will amount to about $18,500.00. The contractors will put up their bond the first of the coming week, and as the contract calls for the work to be finished and ready for operation within 100 days, or the payment of a penalty, the work will be commenced immediately and pushed through to completion. A new, six inch, cast iron main will be connected with the present main at Main and "C" Streets, and will run diagonally through the auto park and across underneath the river. The main will be three feet below the bed of the river, and will be . protected by being rip-rapped in with rocks along both banks and across the river. This main will be connected with an eight inch Armco electric welded main follow ing the line of old pipe right up to the reservoir. The reservoir will be completely relined and reinforced throughout, and will have a concrete roof with a steel door. There will be a steel ladder inside the reservoir itself, and no wood will be used in any of the construction so that it can decay in the water,, and an automatic valve on the overflow pipe will prevent any dirt, insects or hmall animals from climbing or fall ing into the tank. The well will be 24 feet deep, as the test well which the council had sunk shows that such a depth will be necessary to insure an ade quate supply of water. H. Tamblyn has been retained by the council to act as supervising engineer and will represent , the city in checking up the contractors work. P. T.A. CHAUTAUQUA. Entertainment Friday Night for Benefit of Association. The Chautauqua to be given by the P. T. A. Tuesday night, April 11 promises to be an entertainment in every sense of the word. There are three big attractions on the Chau tauqua program that no one can af ford to miss. There will be a min strel, by the' Parent Teacher Circle, x Concert troupe, by the Christian church choir, and a play, "Whis kers," to be presented by the teach-, ers. Each of these three big attrac tions will be staged by troupes of fame. The Chautauqua will prob ably be given at the Fchool house but all details will be announced by posters the coming week. ' New Arrivals. Mr. and Mrs. K. Sakamoto and children arrived in Vale recently from their former home in Black foot, Idaho. They have a new farm under the Warmsprings pro ject about three miles from the city, and have decided to make Vale their home. RABIES REM JAMESON GEORGE WALK KILLS MAD COYOTE ABOUT TO ENTER SLEEPING TENT. The people in the Jamieson com munity are experiencing another rabies scare, according to news re ceived from the Enterprise corres pondent. Up to the present time, no one has been bitten by a rabid animal but several dogs have been killed, that were afflicted with hy droprobia. Recently, a mad coyote was killed by George Walk. The animal was tearing at the opening of a tent where several men were sleeping, when Walk discovered and killed him before any harm was done. Some time ago Norwood killed a dog which had been killing chickens on his place and shortly afterward he learned that the dog had been bitten by a mad coyote. A few days later W. L. Johnbon killed a dog that waa acting suspiciously. Latest development in the rabies ware occurred Friday when Roy I Lewis killed another dog which was : mad. ' VALE OUT OF LEAGUE , When Vale's baseball manager, "Ike" Robinett met with repre- sentatives of the Eastern Ore- gon and Western Idaho baseball teams last evening he found that the proposed league of Nyssa, Payette, Weiser, Parma -and Ontario, had gone to pieces and that there was organized in its place a league composed of " weiser, rayette, Emmett, Par- ma, Boise, and Caldwell, which left Vale out in the cold. He immediately got in touch with Huntington, Nyssa and Ontario and will endeavor to forni an Eastern. Oregon league com- posed of these four teams. Home Nearly Burns Last ' Saturday morning, the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Melton would probably have been burned, had it not been for quick action ton the part of the minister. A fire had been buiilt in the , living room ' and in someway caught fire to the wall paper behind the stove. When Rev. Melton came in the room al most the. whole wall was ablaze. The water was turned off but luck ily there were three full pails of water in the house. This was suf ficient to extinguish , the fire rind very soon all the excitement) was over. . 10 GLEAN UP CEMETERY VALE CITIZENS WILL PULL WEEDS AND PLANT GRASS AND 'TREES. At a meeting . of the Women's Club, together with Leo Schmidt and T. T. Nelsen, Wednesday evening, it was decided to set Monday, April 10th. aside as a c lean up day. on which all the Vale residents who are able, will travel out to the Vale cemetery and clean it up. "Every one will be expected," ac cording to Leo Schmidt, who is in char;;e, "to come around with a hoe, rake or shovel, or other enemy of weeds, and we will all get to work and after pulling and cutting all of the weeds and brush that has grown there, we will level it so that it may be planted wijth trees and grass. ihe committee will ajply to the Wa:msprings Irrigation District for permission to syphon enough water out of the big ditch which runs just above the cemetery, to water the grass and trees. , As the Cemetery Association is practically without funds, at pres ent, this is the only .way in' which' we can get the lots put in proper shape," said Mr. Schmidt. "After we have once put the cemetery in good condition, we will have a sur veyor mark off the burial lots, and we will be able to sell them and in that way obtain enough money to keep up the cemetery, and pay the necessary expenses." WESTFALL E H. O. KENNARD, STATE WATER- MASTER MAKES BUSI . . NESS VISIT Several automobiles have recent ly come up the Canyon road from Vale to Westfall, and report the road in fair condition. The road from Westfall fo Harper is also in good condtion. Ernest Hays, well known, in this eection, arrived from Drewsey Tues day.. He reports ' a ' foot of "Bnow still at Drewsey, and podr prospects of slock going into the range before the middle to the last of April. Al Green, after spending the winter in the Ironside . country arrived in Westfall last week. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Barley of New Plymouth, Idaho, spent Sat urday and Sunday with Mrs. Bai ley's sister, Mrs. A. M. Highsmith. They left Monday for Drewsey; where they will spend the summer. Several of our farmers have started their spring work of plow ing, cleaning ditches and irrigating. H. G. Kennard, water-master, of Vale, and J. W. Bones, of Portland, were in Westfall Thursday and Fri day getting flata on the water mea suring devices recently installed in Cottonwood, Bully, and Clover creeks. James Graham has been busy as sessing this week. A Mr. Logan, of Brogan, is in our vicinity trying to purchase cat tle. Milton Sells and Billy Cramer of Harper, were Sunday visitors here. Harry Muir's cattle passed through town Tuesday on the way from his lower to his upper ranch. From all appearances they had wintered well. - H- R. Simonson of Wheaton Creek wtfs a business visitor in Westfall, Saturday and Sunday. James Miller left Saturday for Ontario and other outside points Lloyd Edmonson returned Satur day from a ahort visit to Juntura, The following officers were elected by the Westfall Sunday school for the coming quarter: Superintendent, Mrs. Oscar Presley; Teacher, Mrs. Guy Claypool and Mrs. Simpson; SecretaryTreasurc'r, Mrs. Delia Est ei. ' Sunday school every Sunday at 2:30 P. M. VALE TO DEBATE CHOI LOSTINE REPRESENTS UPPER COLUMBIA DISTRICT PICK LOCAL TEAM LA VERA MOE AND HERSCHEL DROWN TO CARRY THE VALE COLORS. Herschel Brown and La Vera Moe were chosen at the tryout last evening to lepresent Vale in the Inter-' dis trict debate held here on April 14. As champions of the Southeastern Oregon Debating District, which con sists of Malheur, Harney, Grant and Baker Counties, they will meet the Lostine team, who are champions of the Eastern Oregon Debating Dis trict, consisting of Union and Wal lowa Counties. If the Vale pair top the Wallowa debaters, they will compete with the Upper Columbia River Champions, representing Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Jefferson, Crock and Deschutes Counties, and the winners will be champions of Eastern Oregon, and make the trip to Eugene to compete for the championship of the entire state. Lostine's representatives whom the Vale team must face the 14th, were the champions of Eastern Ore gon last year but were defeated by Eugene in the final contests held at the University of -Oregon, for the State championship. And it is reported by the Lostine fans that they are not only going to clean up Eastern Oregon this year but are going to win from the entire state. Vale will have a battle on its hands which should go down as debating history in this section. The Vale team has already start ed training for the final meet to deteimine the championship of East ern Oregon, and will work against the other tmo members of the High School team, Margaret Humphrey and John Bosmell, who will prepare the arguments on the negative re futation. . The judges of the try-out this week were George E. Davis, Robt. D. Lytle, and Arthur Heer, and they report that the contenders for the team io meet Lostine were all exceptionally well prepared and that it was a very close question as to which two should be chosen. Leslie Hope, who was on the Pacific University Debating Team when it won the championship oi the Northwest, is assisting Professor Ager in coaching the debaters. Nyssa People Over . Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hill who live near Nyssa were over Tuesday and spent the day visiting with their daughter, Mrs. F. G. Cleveland. Improving Miss Ora Lawrence, who was quite ill with diptheria last week is much better at present. The family have been quarantined and no other case; have been reported. Ontario Visitors Wendell Thayer and Hugh Biggs were in Vale the first of the week visiting friends. They were on their way to their home in Ontario after having made the trip to the Biggs ranch, near town. Easter Program A short Easter program will be given at the Methodist Sunday School at the Sunday School hour by the children. The little tots have been busy practicing on their parts in the program. Clean UP A clean-up and re-painting cam paign is going on at the Arlington Hotel at present and some of the room3 are already presenting a more pleasing appearance. The spring cleaning-up will probably be completed in a few more day3. Palmers Here Mr. ' and Mrs. Frank Palmer were in town this week visitting with old friends in the community. , Before arriving in Vale they visited in Wat son a short time, and after spend ing a few days here, returned to their home in Juntura. Lillian Davis Home Miss Lillian Davis was in town over the weekend and on Sunday after noon returned to the Owyhee where she is teaching school this year. Miss Davis was accompanied by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Davis, who spent the afternoon vis iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lowe in Owyhee. From Warmsprings Ranch Mrs. Anna B. O'Niel , returned home Saturday after spending the week at the Warmsprings ranch be tween Vale and Westfall. . Mrs. O'Niel made the visit to the ran'h in hope that the hot mineral bath1! mit'ht improve her hea'th, as she has not been feeling very well the last few wteki. Married Men Seem'to Think They Have Best of Battle Against Opponents, But Boliver Will Spring Inside Stuff With Single Men By Texas Leaguer The ' baseball season will arrive with a bang next Sunday, when the long talked of game between the married men and single men comes off. Andy Rose, who will be in charge of the married men, . is quite en thusiastic about his team, in fact he was heard to lament that they could not play for a keg of beer. Bollivar Beans will most likely place the single men and he promis es that there will be some inside stuff pulled but no until after the game. 1 he losers of the contest will act as hosts to the winners in a pie-eat ing contest at James P. Smiths billiard parlor after the game. Jerry Cochran will examine each one of the pie eaters before the contest. Those , with quart size cavities are barred. Here is the way the two teams will go on the field: Married men; Andy Peterson, Joe Kiser, C: Clint Woodward, Al Chester, P.; Andy Kose. IB.; A. Chester, Kob- mett, Geo. Cary, li is.; Wellman 3B; George Brown, Sc.; IS. Neely, JU Jr.: J. Houston. OF.: 1. Kobinett. K F. Single men: Mert Moudv. C: Stiles Nichols, P.; Crandall, IB. Steel. Frank Chester, 2B.; B. Glenn, 3B.; Boswell, Dillon, SS.; Murry, L F. Randolph, C F.; Streams, K F. umpires; S. Humphrey, A. S. Hunt. The base ball dance given 6n St. Patrick's Day was a success. Every one had a good splendid time and the club cleared $60. There will be another dance given by the boys in the near future, and good patron age will see the ' boys out in new whita uniforms. The subscription list that is be ing taken around by A. H. Chester and J. P. Houston is meeting with much success,, and if the ball play ers will come through on the dia mond as well as the fans and busi ness men have, we will have a suc cessful first division. Small Talks of Week II. C. Eastham, a prominent at torney of Boise, . and formerly of Vale, was in the citx Friday. ' L. J. Coulson and Dick Coulson were over from . Weatherby this week. The visitors say that there is about four more weeks work before the bridge is completed over there. H. G. Kennard and Mr. Moore of the Coast Culvert & Flume Com pany of Portland motored to Cald well on business Monday. W. R. Harrington of Brogan was in the city Tuesday. Wm. Perry is working for B. Small near Westfall at present Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Murdock of Watson visited friends and trans acted business in town the first .of this week. C. M. McBride of New Plymouth was a visitor Tuesday. . C. P. Lawrence of Ontario made a business trip to Vale Tuesday. Father John O'Conner spent Sat urday and Sunday in the city. J. F. Phelan -of Bonita transacted business in the county seat the last of the week. Russell Zimmerman, a resident of the Westfall country, was in town Friday. Lyle Page came in from Rockville the last of the week and spent a short time here on business. John O'Toole was a business vis itor from Juntura the last of the week. M. J. Stanton made a trip from Juntura because of business inter ests last week. H. G. Kennard. state water mas ter, and J. W. Bones of Portland, were in Westfall last, week on busi es. E. Swanson. of 'the State Bureau of Labor, was in town this week in specting mills etc. C. H. Brown, a rancher or ffiai- lett, was a business visitor Wednes day. JAMIESON MAN INJURED. George S. Horn Is Kicked in Head by Vicious Horse. George S. Horn, a rancher of Jamieson, was kicked in the fore head by a vicious 'hearse last Friday. The injury was quite serious and when Mr. Horn came to Vale for medical aid, eight stitches were taken in the wound. Horn had been wording in the barnyard where several horses were corralled, and was examining one which was quite vicious when the accident occurred. The horse kicked him directly over the eye and Horn was knocked unconscious for several moments. Boise Lecturer Thrcu very interesting lectures on questions of the day were given by P. D. Wagner evangelist and lec turer of ' Boise, Idaho, at the Guild Hall on Monlay, Tuesday and Wed nesday niKhts. Mr. Wagner was a very able speaker, and a larger audience rhould have attended, when such an opportunity was given the people of Vale. Mr. Wagner was a guest of Dr. Thurston wh'le in the city. Rimers Visit Mrs. Andrew Jensen was very well pleased Saturday at the arrival of two of her sinters. Mrs. John Dow end is the wife of rather a proml nent Trr"hr and stockman of the Long Valley country, and has sever al friends in thi community. VALE WILL LOSE NO MORE TRAINS SHORT LINE CANNOT REDUCE PRESENT SERVICE PETITION IS DENIED PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HANDS DOWN FAVORA BLE RULING. The application of the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company for the authority to curtail its service on the Brogan and Crane branch lines was denied by the Public Service- Commission of Oregon on Tuesday of this week and the rail road service now afforded will con tinue. The matter came up duly for public hearing at the City Hall at Ontario, Oregon, on March 1. be fore H. H. Corey, Commissioner. At the conclusion of the meeting the railroad and the representatives of the towns opposing the proposed changes were given ten days in which to prepare briefs, when a decision would then be given by the commission. Vale was represented by the City Attorney, Bruce R. Kester and May or A. E. McGillivray. Brogan and Jamieson were well represented, among those present being A. A. Reed, W. B. Eaton, John Kennedy and C .H. Oxman. . Ontario, Crane Drewsey and Burns had able rep resentatives. ' By .exhibiting the records of two months, the railroad attempted to prove the lack of paying business. The commission required the' corp oration to submit reports of the en ire year's business. The original contract between the Brogan Townsite company and the road did not contain a clause re quiring the railroad company to maintan contnuous service, as many have thought. The contract did show that the people built treroad and gave it to the railroad company. In short the case presented by the opposing cities was based on the contention that the Oregon Short Line Railroad had 1600 miles or branch lines and but 900 miles of main line; that the freight hauling on the main line depended a great deal upon the branch lines and that any curtailment of service cm tne branch lines would materially effect the business of the main line. At the public hearing, questions were put to F. H. Knickerbocker, general superintendent, by Attorney Kest.r, that caused him to testify that no material saving would be had by cutting off service on the Bror.an line as long as the Home dale train was in operation. WILL INCREASE FORCE CRE71T OF RAINBOW MINE TO BE LARGER SOON V Bj-i-on Kempher was an outside visiter this week. The Rainbow mine under charge of Byron Kempry, have about ten men working getting ready for spring opening, when they will put on a larger , force. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clough an nounce the arrival of a 7 pound baby girl Friday, 10th. R. Justus was called to Baker on account of his wife having to under go a very serious operation. We are glad to note that she is much im proved at this writing. , Mrs. Walter Buchannan has been quite ill, but is Improving. Miss Ray Armbuster has secured a position from the Rainbow mine as electrician. Ray is his own pupil, and the Rye Valley people feel proud of him and wish him a host of good luck in his undertaking. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Powell are down from the mill visiting their sons Elmer and James and families. Our school, under Mrs. Ada Thorp, is progressing nicely. She has a class of five eighth graders pre paring to take the exams., con sisting of Freda Armbuster, Dayal Cochran, Jack Thorp, Earl Frisco and Lloyd Buchanan. Ray Black and wife visited the 'Coffey's this week. The BohnnenKamp and Pha'on mine will be operated this summer. Charles Macklemir, ..Ed Graves, and Charles Deardorf are working their mines. Mr. Macklemir has some Individual claims he Intends to work this summer too. The Justus boys have been hav ing quite a bit of trouble with water running in their mine, but have se cured a good pump and can now keep it out. Their prospects are good. They will work it this sum. mer. .Charles Justus was busy hauling hay up before the breuk-up, but will have to quit on account of the bad roads. Miss Thelm Powell is waitress at the Rainbow mine dining room. Ed Culligan is employed at the Rainbow mine as one of the mechan ics. Thomas Gorman and wife are ex pected out from Buker soon. Mr. Gorman will work his mines this year. "A" STREET TORN UP. . A Street which is now torn up through Vale, - is to have four inches of the top removed and four inches of crushed rock put in its place. Tho road will be graded up flush with the cross walks so as to do away with the old bumps at the corners. The work is being done and paid for by the State Highway Department. This is the street that the State Highway follows through Vale. SCHMIDT TALKS ON RADIO The Vale P. T. A. held their reg ular meeting this week in the eighth grade room of the school house. After the regular business meeting Mr. Smith gave an interesting talk on "The Radio Receiving Station." He told of his visit to Nampa's 'idio receiving station and how music and lectures that took place at San Francisco could be heard as distinctly as though he had been there. Part of Vale's ' apparatus has al ready arrived. The rest of it will probably be here and installed in the high school auditorium within the next ten days. Mr. Ager gave an interesting and instructive talk on "The County Unit System of School Government." He brought out its advantages over the present system. SHERIFF STILL FISHER DEPUTY FARMER PULLS IN LINE IN SNAKE WITH COPPER WORM When is a still not still in still water? When the 'Sheriff has ahold of the line. Such was the case of the largest still yet found by Malheur County officers which was brought in at the end of a long wire from the center of Snake River about a mile below Ontario, by Deputy Sher iff Farmer yesterday. The wire which ran out to where the still was sunk in the water was found at tached to a stake only after a long search among the rocks and brush along the bank. The still which is of about , twenty - five gal ons capacity, is made of copper and all of the joints are finished in a manner workmanlike enough to pass in the days gone by. ROCKVILLE VIEW J.V. MARKET ROAD ROAD MEN OF HIGHWAY FROM ONTARIO TO JORDAN VALLEY HERE Rex Naramore celebrated his seventh birthday anniversary Friday and the guests to his party were Mrs. Wm. MacCleod and children. The cake with seven candles was a treat to the youngsters. Mr. and Mrs. George Parks and several children in the family are ill with the flu in Jordan Valley. Mrs. Wm McCleod. and children spent the weekend with Mrs. Sam naramore. Roy Strode began plowing Wed nesday. He will sow grain. Wm. Leak has been plowing this week also. Ed Kopp branded calves Tuesday. Mrs. Finlay McKenzie has re covered from Buffering with his sprained ankle, but is not very active yet. Chester Mullinix was absent from school Wednesday, because of having the flu. This is his first absence since school began. -. Mrs. Oliver Sandy moved from Pegram and Parks ranch on Sun day, and will board with Mrs. And rew Greeley who lives about a quarter of a mile from the school house. Clarence Mullinix began work for Lum Pegram Sunday. Oliver Sandy left Minday 'for railroad points. Mrs. Sam Naramore and Mrs. Mac Cleod called on Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Oliver Sandy Saturday. Several bands of sheep have left for Mahogany Mountain. Frank Mullinix has been selling and feed ing hay to bands passing through. Angus Maclvor brought his sheep to Lamb Springs Friday. Jess Mullinix and family who have the flu at present are not doing as well as could be expected. Commissioner Dean and several other surveyors have been In the neighborhood looking after the in terests of the highway which is to be constructed from Ontario to Jor dan Valley. It is reported that the highway will come up Succor Creek. Mr. and Mrs. John Howard re turned from a week's visit at the railroad Saturday. After spend ing the night at Pegram and Parks ranch they went to their home near Watson, Sunday. Jack Weaver and several others are putting up a camp for the high way crew on Lee Strode'a ranch. Work began Tuesday to survey fif teen miles of the new highway. Mr. and Mrs. Finlay MacKenzie left for the railroad city Sunday on business. There will be Episcopal services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock WOMEN'S CLUB 10 ; SEEK CIVIC BEAUTY LAWNS MO FLOWER BEDS Will BE PLANTED ' PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWARDS WILL BE MADE WHEN FIRST FROST COMES IN FALL The Women's Club of Vale is making every effort to inspire home folks in beautifying their yards, and in this way make a great stride in civic improvement. At a meeting of the club on Wed nesday night an important decision was made. A contest is announced and prizes will be awarded for the best lawns, trees, shrubs, and flow beds. As first prize for the Dest newly planted lawn, flO.OO will be given away, second . prize, $5.00, ' First prize for the best flowering shrubbery, the best newly planted tree, and the best flower bed is $2.50 each. Second prize $1.00. Theree judges will be chosen to select the prize winners and their names will be announced later. Thoue who wish to enter the con test should notify Mrs. T. C. Mc Elroy or Mrs. A. E. McGillivray. Any instructions on planting that may be desired by contestants will be supplied by H. R. Wellman, coun ty club leader. The prizes will probably be awarded about frost time in the fall. Everyone will agree with the Wo man's Club that more trees, lawns and pretty flower gardens will make Vale a more desirable place to call home. ADRIAN i IS FARMERS OF COMMUNITY SHIP .' CARS OF CATTLE AND HOGS. Mr. and Mrs. John Holly, and afternion at the Gruver home Fri- , were guests at the D. T. Holly home Sunday. r One carload of hogs, and another car occupied half by cattle and half by hogs were shipped by various, farmers Friday. Ever Christensen and three child ren, Christens, Avery and Estell, accompanied by,' Miss Waters and Mrs. Welldon, spent a very pleasant afternoin at the Gruver home Fri day. Mrs. William Schweizer of Owy hee, was shopping in the city one day this week. BoomI That's ust it. The new , hardware store is being built by Holly Brothers, and it. will join on-, to their grocery store. Mr.' Wm. Lyman, of Big Bend, has the con tract for the building. , Mr. Mendiola's two bands of sheep, one stationed on the McCreary farm and the other on tne James. Nelson farm, have moved back into the nearby hills to feed upon the grass, which is now becoming quite plentiful. Tho Schafer brothers, Oscar and' Leslie, have returned home for a. few days after preparing the ground, on the Pomeroy place, which they have rented, for seed. Lovd Elliot, who is employed at , the Chouch ranch near Wilder, spent , the weekend with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. T. T. Elliot. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Enos and Bmall children, Lois Ellen and Clar- v.v ence Edwin, were entertained at 1 dinner in the Van Petten home in . Ontario Sunday. Mrs. Gruver has had the pleasure of having her little grandson as a , guest for the . past two .weeks. From the looks of Mr. Wade's island we shall expect to see a bountiful crop raised on It this sea- ( son, owing to the good condition of the land. Manv neonle of this community are much elated over the new high way being built through here. Mrs. James Nelson boarded the Homedale Flyer Wednesday, travel ling to Nyssa, where she visited her sister, Mrs. Clarence Zink. Her three little tfirls stayed with their grandma, Mrs. William Ashcraft, during her absence. Sam Watson of Owyhee, passed through Adrian on his way to Parma Friday. COUNTY CONTEST HELD JORDAN VALLEY WINS CUP WITH FIRST YEAR'S ENTRANCE The Jordan Valley School won , the cup at tho county speaking con test, for youngsterS of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, held at Nyssa, Saturday evening. There were four contestants on the program, representing Vale, Jordan Vulley, Ontario, and Nyssa. Each reading was delivered exceed ingly well but the "Bear Story" by Master Owens of Jordan Valley was judjred winner. Ontario was a close second. Prof. Vincent Engeldinger played a beautiful piano solo as one number on the program. , The result was rather a disap- ' , pointment to Vale as the silver cup would have belonged to this school had it won again this year; one ruling of the contest being the win ning of first place three years in succession. Louen Doolirtlo rep resented Vale, and although disap pointed, was a good loser wittj the others.