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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1922)
H " VOL. XVIII. NO. 30. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1922.' SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR LETTUCE GROWERS METJV PRINCE SEED DISTRIBUTED ANO ADVICE . GIVEN ON PRODUCTION FULL TEXT PUBLISHED BULLETIN PREPARED BY CROP f PRODUCTION DEPT. OF CALIFORNA UNION. Seed for the head lettuce, crop of the Wnrmsprings Irrigation district was distributed to the growers Thursday evening at the Public Li brary by G. F. Prince, field man ager for the California Vegetable , Union for the Snake River valley district. He gave the growers a . talk on growing the lettuce. The '. Enterprise is publishing below the text of a special bulletin which has been issued by the crop production department of the California Vege table Union. i Mr. Prince is enthusiastic over the possibilities for vegetable grow ing in Malheur county. He asserts 1 1 at first-class head lettuce and - other high priced vegetable crops can be grown here and that few years will see a great development along these lines in the Malheur River valley. Mr. Prince's office is in Caldwell, local managers will be placed in every community where there Is enough lettuce planted to insure carload shipments. Chatauqua Meeting Monday.,. For the purpose of planning a campaign for the sale of sea- son tickets to the Vale Chau- tauqua a meeting of the asso-' ciation will be ' held Monday morning at 10 o'clock in the public library and every mem- ber is urged to be present. The seven-day program of' education and entertainment will begin this year on July 26 and only a few days remain to place the season tickets. In all probability prizes will be given by the association for the sale of tickets. , The plan will be an- nounced next week in the En- terprise. , G 1 $128 Climatic Requirements. In order to secure firm lettuce heads of good size and rich color for long distance shipment, the field should be located where weather conditions are decidedly congenial Coolness is the first essential. This means not only cool air but cool oil as well. Eytremely low tem peratures on the other hand are sometimes injurious, particularly to lettuce which is maturing or ready to ship Heavy rainfall has a ten dency to,pvoduce loose or soft heads. Drying winds or sandstorms are detrimental, burning the tips of the foliage: High temperatures some times prevent development of firm heads and favor the development ol certain diseases particularly ''slimy' heads. More or less sunshine is de sirable. Soil Requirements. High fertility is necessary for best results. Ample humus and de caying vegetable matter is desirable. Sufficient nitrogen is imperative if good leaf growth and color are se cured. Impoverished soils are not adapted to produce lettuce without special treatment. Moisture Requirements. Adequate moisture within reach of the feeding roots is essential. This should not be excessive or uneven. Effective control of the supply is an important factor of success. Varieties. The standard variety which is com monly shipped from the far west ern states is called by seedsmen "Wc-w York," "Wonderful," and "Los Angeles." These names are . used interchangeably. Certain strains of this variety have a ten dency to produce a large percentage of pointed heads while others pro duce more flat or rounded heads. The type of head is also influenced in some cases by the weather condi tions. The produce trade often refers to the standard variety as "Iceberg," but it is not the variety known to seedsmen as "Iceberg." The latter is frown in a limbed way for sum mer shipment and its foliage is tinted with splashes of russet color ing which is quite distinctive. Sut'Ke-tions to Growers. Cotihidi i .ibli.- thought has been giv( n to the problem of lettuce growi rs '..o are producing a crop this season for the first time,and the following points which are in tended to summarize the essentials of success are offered for their us. 1. Select the best piece of land nva;i We for the lettuce field in or der to give the crop the best chances for fin. i'.-: s. Choose a location which is conveniently accessable and which is tif.t too remote to receive frequent t-tt ut ion. Take a situation which is fdvo. nbV from the standpoint of (ill ni.i frosts. Give the preference to soil which is rich and friable but nrr r: reisively hot or cold. Satisfy yo -sMj mat tne drainage is an ;.iid i he lund lays well for ir and is not too steep or un c'.rn a wiui aikan tana or sou wli.i h is foul with weed seeds. 'J. Dn nut undertake mors than ycu ran handle in connection with your other f um work. Restrict your acKape to a moderate and conserve WORK NEARLY COMPLETE NEW WATER SLSTEM WILL BE CONNECTED TO MAINS ; . IN FEW DAYS. Within a . very few days Vale will be supplied with an abundance of water from the new system, as it will be completed and fully connect ed by the middle of this month, ac cording to the . contractors. They have ten days extension on time al lowed in - which to complete the work, due to the fact that the pipe must be placed under the bed of the river instead of across on the high way bridge, as was at first planned. The time limit expires 100 days from the date of commencing the work and if on schedule the system must be delivered to the city about the 16th of this month. The work is completed . with the exceptiop of installing the pumps and laying the pipe across the river bed. The pumps are expected any day. It will be quite a task to lay the pipe across the river bed, at the channel must be diverted and the pipe layed three feet below the bed. This work began Thursday. The contractors have dammed the river over to the island above the bridge. When the three-foot trench is dug across this ' part of the river bed id the. pipe laid the other Ms will be dammed and the same work per formed there. ' The contract was let to Harten bower Brothers' of Caldwell in March and there is little doubt but that they will complete the system with in the 100 day time limit. . Unless they do this,., however, they pay a penalty accordingly. The entire plant, ready to deliver, will cost the' city about 118,500.. FOUND A IaLHEUR SMALL PLACER FIELD YIELDS RICH FIND FIELD WILL COME HACK MATHIESON BELIEVES PLENTY OF PLACER GOLD YET TO BE DUG OUT. tive area in order to' acquire your experience on' a scale of reasonable magnitude. Confine your operations to such a scope that you feel confi dent you can manage in a way that will insure high quality and high yields. Aim to succeed by intensive rather than extensive farming of this garden crop. , 3. Manure your land heavily and early.' Liberal quantities of fertiliz ing material should be used provid ing there is ample time for it to be come properly decomposed, for in this form it is readily assimilated by the plants. Best results from manur ed land are usually secured some time after the application is made, hence there should-be no unnecessary delay in spreading the manure and working it into the soiL 4. It is better to select level land or land which baa a slight but uni form Blope than it is to endeavor to level a rough piece of ground short ly before planting. . If necessary to make fills, the work should be done as early as possible. In fact, a year or so in advance of - planting the lettuce crop may be better than work performed the same season, particularly if the fills are to be deep. However, the surface of the fields' should have no irregularities and the land should lay so well that an even distribution of water over 4 he field may be readily accomplish ed. If the fall is very great, rows may be run in a direction which will not make the furrows as steep as they would be if they ran parallel with the slope of the land. 5. Preliminary work in prepara tion of the land should consist ol clearing off the rubbish and plowing the soil to a good depth. It will be found advisable to irrigate the land before it is put into beds in order to form .seed beds which will hold up after furrow irrigation is given. Beds formed ofery1 dry soil are likely to sink or settle inplaces when the water is first run down the furrows. tl. Beds may be constructed by furrowing out with listers, middle breakers, or large shoves ten inches or more in width. If these are at tached to a heavy framed cultivator two or more furrows may be made at each trip across the field. Raised beds or ridges made in this way are likely to be more even and more nearly parallel than furrows made (Continued to page sift.) That there are still millions of dollars of gold in the placer fields in northern Malheur county is the opinion of M. B. Mathieson, practical miner and part owner of the Math ieson-IIope mine, who was in Vale this week on his way from the mines to his fruit ranch at Emmett, Idaho. And to bear out iiis opinion, Mr. Mathieson asserted that $214 in gold was recently taken from test holes sunk on a space four feet by six feet on their property and one nugget worth $128 was taken out in testing this comparatively small area. This mine i3 six miles from Malheur. , Mr. Mathieson believes that the placer field on Willow creek, in the old Malheur mining district will "come back" and prove to be as wealthy as they were in the early mining days in the West when mil lions of dollars of precious metals were taken from those fields. He says that only the shallow placer fields were worked in the eai-ly days and that the mouths "of the gulches nnd the harder places to reach were left untouched. The property he is interested in has been leased to the Caldwell Develop ment company and the tests made so far show it to be rich in gold.' Mr. Mathieson says he sunk the first hole on Willow creek and that he has always made every hole pay from $20 to $30. And the Malheur .county mine is not the only "gold mine" Mr. Math- ieson has. His fruit ranch at Em mett, Idaho, will produce three car loads of large variety cherries this year, he says, which will bring a fancy price in the Eastern market. Vale Walked Around the Diamond Enough To Win a Decisive Victory Over Ontario At the Celebration Ball Game in the County Seat On Tuesday By Sport Writer. DEAIH CLAIMS PIONEER MRS. MORFITT CROSSED THE PLAINS IN 1864 TO WASHINGTON. Mrs. Rosa E. Morfitt, a pioneer of Washington and Oregon, passed away at the family home at 1012 North 19th street, Boise, Idaho, on June 14, after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Morfitt was the daughter ol J. D. and Eliza Ann Hoffstatter.and was born at Oltumwa, Iowa, Aug. 13, 1858. She crossed the Plains in 18G4 with her mother, two sisters and a brother, arriving at Walla Walla, Wash., where Mr. Hoffstat ter, a millwright, was engaged in his rade, having come to Washing ton in 1862, two years before the arrival of his family. The Hoffstatters lived at Walla Walla and Waitsburg, Wash., and Milton, Or., until 187."), when they moved to Connor Creek, Or., where Mr. Hoffstatter and his sons were engaged in mining. The family soon moved to Baker. Or., where the deceased attended Notre Dame academy, nnd graduat ed in 1880, and afterward taught school in Baker and Malheur coun ties, Oregon. Rosa E. Hoffstatter was married to James Morfitt April lf, 1882. 1 They made their home near Malheur, Or., where Mr. Morfitt was operat ing a sawmill business until 1884, when they moved to n homestead on Willow creek, Malheur county, Ore gon, where 'they lived for 'A'i years, during which time they bought other properties and built up a livestock business. At their ranch the open handed hospitality characteristic ot a cattle country was always extend ed to the public, and many were the tired and hungry cowboys, stockmen and travelers who were given a warm meal and a bed by Aunt Rosa, as she was called for years by her many friends. , Mr. and Mrs. Morfilt sold their interests in Oregon during 11M8 and moved to Boise, Idaho, wehre they have since made their home. Mrs. Morfitt leaves to mourn her loss her huhbund, J nine Morfitt; two sons, James ('. nnd Frank L. Morfitt; a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude E. Evans of Walla Walla; five grandchildren; two brother. M. D. Hoffstatter of Rosrhurg. Or., aud George Hoffstatter ol Cambridge, Idaho; a sifter, Mrs. Josephine Moofe of Nehulem, Or.; many other The baseball fans of Vale who with sorrow in their hearts have watched the home team lose contin uously this season, got an overdose of joy candy Tuesday. And the mor sel was exceedingly sweet because the learn which Vale so unmercifully beat was the old-time rival from Ontario. It is true that the breaks of luck during the game were with the home team but that didn't take away any of the sweetness for the fans. They have watched visiting teams get all the breaks in times past and were eagerly thirsting for a chance to yell to their heart s content, and they got it The score was 13 to ? Clint Hill of Westfall, was the sensational player for Vale. He rapped out the leather for a single and a home run and pulled down two long flies in center that looked like impossible catches. Mert Moudy landed two safe ones also for the home team and was the only Vale man who stood up before Pitcher Vestal for the eight half in nings of Vale without striking out. Clint Woodward was in his old time pitching form and fanned 12 ol the Ontario sluggers. Vestal, of On tario went him one better and struck out 16 Vale men. The home boys cinched the game in' the first inning by running around the diamond for nine big tallies before they were stopped. A single, two-bagger and a home run, coupled with extreme "wildness on the part of Vestal resulted in the big score in that inning. After that both sides did a little settling down and the game was well played with the exception of the seventh. This inning has always been a fatal one for Vale. The locales -went soaring on a balloon flight and" When they reached earth the visitors had an nexed six of the seven runs of the game. VALE TO HARPER ROAD SHORTENED COUNTY WILL BUILD SHORT ' CUT FROM LITTLE VALLEY INSPECT STATE ROUTE The boys from Ironsides displayed the steadfastness which one might attribute to the name of their home town on Monday and (trimmed West fall to the tune of 16 to 10 in the opening gairfe of the celebration schedule. They got the jump on their opponents at the outset of the game and kept a safe lead all through the nine innings. The Westfall boys are good and heavy hitters, but Lawrence was in fine shape and fanned 12 of them. The big crowd of celebrators at Westfall on Sunday witnesses a corking good game of baseball be tween Westfall and Juntura. It was close throughout and Westfall won by a margin of one run. The vic tory belonged to anyone during the entire game and there were plenty of thrilling moments for fans of both sides to enjoy. FRED SHEETS CHAMPION FORMER ENTERPRISE FORE MAN WINS WITH HORSE SHOES AT BAKER. A new champion was crowned in the City Park yesterday afternoon when Fred Sheets, foreman of the Baker Herald, defeated all compet itors in the horseshoe contests. Mr. Sheets took the belt which was won last year by R. C. Smith, who served notice that at the next meet he would be in form and expected to reclaim the belt. The contest was put on under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. Dr. T. J. Arneson was the captain; judges Hugh Alfrey and Dr. Arneson; score keepers, W. II. Browning and Mr. McManus and John Schmitz. There were 20 entries, all recruit ed at the park so as not to interfere with ' the auto races. Horse FrighteiM Spectators. There was one minor accident in Vale during the 4th of July celebra tion. Little Mary Ellen Huffman was watching the bucking contest when a horse bucked into the grand stand and slightly injured her foot. Her slipper and stocking were torn. Her foot was only slightly bruised. relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services were conducted at the undertaking parlors of McBrat ney & Co., Boise, Idaho, at 3 o'clock p. m., June 10, 122, by Rev. Ralph Clayton Madden of Immanuel Meth odist church, Boise, of which the de rVased was a member. Burial took place at Morris Hill cemetery under the auspices of Rebekah lodge. ENGINEER BALDOCK WILL LOOK OVER PROPOSED HIGH WAY CAREFULLY. Within a short time the county will open a new road from Little Valley to Harper and shorten the 'distance from Vale to Harper from five to six miles, according to a de cision reached by the county court at Vale this week. , Harper and Vale people have been contending for this short cut for a long time and are well pleased with the court's decision. Some of the worst road from Harper to the coun ty seat will be cut out by the new route and it will be a comparatively short drive between the two cities when the road is completed. It is still conjecture as to what action the state highway depart ment will take toward laying out the Central Oregon highway through the interior of the county. The en gineering department, it is under stood, has made a tentative estimate of the cost of a road up the canyon of the Malheur river and has found the cost of- this route to be prohibi tive. A new route is now being sought and Engineer Baldach will be in the county some time within the next few days to look over the proposed routes up Bully creek and over the divide ' into Agency valley. He. intends to carefully inspect pro posed routes direct up Bully creek and Cottonwood creek canyons and also by way of Harper to Westfall and decide as nearly as possible upon the route before any expense of surveying is made. , . " It has" been propose! that the route which would serve the most people through the interior would be the one from Vale to Harper, then to Westfall and from there up over the old stage road around Ben Dere, over the divide into the Agency val ley, through Beulah and Drewsey and from there to Crane. This route would only parallel the rail road as far as Harper and would traverse valleys which are fairly well settled up most of the way. It would open a great deal of country in the interior by making it easily accessible and would greatly benefit this section of the state, it is said. Should the state construct a good gravel road along this route, feed ers could be easily built to Juntura and Riverside and all of the interior communities supplied with a good road to the valley. Oregon Yearlings Bring $9.40. Omaha. W. J. Altnow of Beulah, Oregon, had five cars of yearlings on the market re- centlv consigned to Meladv Brothers, and the tops sold for $9.40 and the balance at 9c and a few wethers at 7c. These prices are from fiOc to 70c per cwt. higher than they are quot- ed on the Chicago market, which will plainly indicate to your readers who have sheep and lambs to ship, that Omaha is the best sheep market in the world. Melady Brothers have been successful in obtaining 'the most satisfactory and profit- able results the past years for the Oregon shippers and give special care and attention to all consignments intrusted to them from Oregon. MUCH FUN AT WESTFALL HUNDREDS WERE ON HAND SUNDAY TO JOIN IN CELEBRATION. . VALE CELEBRATION is Brats THOUSANDS JOINED WITH THE COUNTY SEAT FOLKS BARBECUE A FEATURE SCHOOL OPENS SEPT. 4 SUPERINTENDENT FORD BUSY WITH PLANS FOR COMING SEMESTER. Vale's new school superintendent, Burgess F. Ford, arrived a few days ago and is already busy making plans for the school year of 1922-23, which begins on September 4. There will be a meeting of the school board with Mr. Ford next Monday night and the high school teachers will be thosen at that time, in all probability. High school students will be reg istered during the week preceding the opening of school, announces Superintendent Ford. Individual at tention will be given the students in their registration work. An effort will be made to find out what course in life the respective student in tends to follow and a course of study suggested that will best fit the studen for this work. Superintendent Ford is enthusi astic for school atheletics and is an able coach in all the branches. He has hud winning football teams in all of the cities in the Willamette valley where he has been, and in tends to develop a winning team in Vale this year if possible. The foot ball schedule will be made out as much as possible before school starts and the opening game has al ready been arranged for between Vale and Nyssa. Mr. Ford's fumily will come to i Vale later in the summer. Westfall entertained hundreds in the genuine old-time Westfall way at the little-big interior city last Sunday and from the many com ments and compliments voiced by the visitors, ' everyone had a good time and went home well pleased. Tne celebration began with a big dance on Saturday evening and continued-Sunday with a baseball game between, Westfall and Juntura, buck ing contests, races and other sports typical of a real Western city. Man ager Petrick, of the Rex theatre, of Vale, moved his picture machine to Westfall Sunday and took the vaude ville troupe of the Northwest Mount ed Police with him for a big show for the closing event of the celebra tion. The Vale band, accompanied by a larye number of the people from the county seat went to Westfall Sunday morning and joined in the festivities. The good people of Westfall were lavbih' ..with their .hospitality , and those who did not -have an enjoyable time have themselves' to blame; ' Jim Woodward held the music, for Ferd Zutz when the Vale band play ed at the ball game. Bill Randolph rode Tom Wire's "old grey mare" and surprised his Vale friends .with his ability as a buckaroo. METHODISTS HAVE MINISTER Rev. F. M. Marple Will Occupy Pul pit at Vale Church. The Methodist .church at Vale has a new minister. Rev. F. M. Marple, formerly of Harper. He will preach his first sermon next Sunday morn ing and has announced, he will have something of importance to tell his congregation and is anxious for a large attendance. COAL SHORTAGE THREATENS. Railroad Strike May Cause Derilers to Be Short. . There is a probability that the supply of coal to interior points may be shortened somewhat this season because of the strike in the east of railroad shop workers, according to local coal dealers. There is plenty in the yards now. Those who can would be making themselves safe to lay in a supply of fuel now. HAS POSITION WITH . PHARMACY IN BEND A, E. Douglass recently accepted a position witlj Magill & Erpklne Pharmacy in Bend and on Wednes day left for his new. location. He has been working in McGillivray's Pharmacy in the city since coming to Vale over a year ago. Mrs. Douglass also left on Wednesday for her mother's home in Berkeley, Calif., where she will probably spend the slimmer. Both Mr. and Mrs. Douglass have many friends In the city and their departure Is sincerely regretted. Dr Harriet Sears Here Among other Ontario visitors Dr, Harriet Sears celebrated In the city. She was pleasantly entertained at the home of her sister, Dr. Pauline Sears Wester. Visits Over Fourth Miss Joy Groff of Boise visited Miss Alice Sperling and her sirter over tho Fourth. On Wedensday she returned to her home, having enjoy d a pleasant visit here. J Guests of Mrs. Nordule i Mrs. L. A. Sterling and children . of Payette and Mrs. A. Rose of On t tario were guests of Mrs. Thos. B. . Nurdale during the celebration. Mrs. ' Rose returned to her home Thurn-I j day and Mrs. Sterling left on Fri- i day. Assisting in Store , Mrs. John $a'rkelvy Assisted in the Vale News Stand during the cel ebration . . and may work there throughout the suqiroer'.,' t Mrs. Ted " Hun of Watson was operated on at Boise recently nd Is reported improving; slowly. CROWD GATHERED IN GROVE FOR COMMUNITY LUNCHEON AT NOON TUESDAY. The big two days celebration at Vale .this week on - July 3 and 4 went through without a hitch and the thousands of visitors returned to their homes well pleased with the show, according to all reports com-. ing to The Enterprise. On Monday the. entertainment con sisted of a few sport events at the baseball park, band '.concerts, base ball game between . Ironside and Westfall, dances and the two theatre attractions. People began - coming into the city early Monday for the opening' day and the crowds in creased hourly until the climax was, reached on Tuesday aftemoom Old friends from various parts of the .county met and renewed ac quaintances. . The big barbecue at noon on Tues day was the scene of a jolly commun fty luncheon. The committee sup plied .an. abundance of barbecued bee,f and , fresh pork, coffee and bread and the lunchers brought the "fixin's" with them nnd ..everyone gathered in the tourist park for a jolly, good lunch, hour. Everything . went through acrord ing ' to schedule excepting the Jauto road races for Ford . cars. There were no entries for . this event and it was canclled. The Vale band added much to the entertainment and was ' on hand - at all main events with snappy music to liven jip the clebratbrs. ,' "Jfrni street - parade jiiesday ' fore noon nail quite a number of floats and -entries; and" was-lead by the big float in: which rode Miss Ruth IJess, Goddess of Liberty for the day. The O.- A. C. club 'of Vale won first prize for;-the 'best' decorated float in the parade. , In the commercial section the prizes were won by the Kessler Garage and Vale Trading Co. floats. The Vale Transfer and' Mrs. Lela Oxman's band of gypsies won first and second prizes for best comic en tries. Majorie Mulkey won first prize for best decorated bicycle and Helen" McGillivray won second prize. Winners' in all the sporting events are as' follows: July 3. Obstacle Race Mack Lee first; Clint Hill, second. Wheelbarrow Race; Lester Ham mack first; Jack Chastain, second. ' Bicycle Race Harry Propst, first; Edwin Wells, second. Potato Race Wes Carpenter, first; Tom Pattori, second. July 4. Girls' Free for All Vernita Her rett, first; Elizabeth Ashton, second. Married ' Momen's Free for All Mrs. Wes Carpenter, first; Mrs. Ed. Paine, second.' Girls, 12 to 14 Vernita Herrett, fir3t; Este Ellis, second. Girls, 9 to 11 Eva Williams, first; Elizabeth Ashton, second. Men, Free for All Elwood Glenn, first; Joe Kanyid, second. Boys, 16 to 17 Elmo Dickerson, first; Leland Higley, second. Boys, 12 to 14 Everett Hutton, first; B. . Clem, second. Boys, 9 to 11 Verne Thomas, first; Paul Hope, second. Boys, 6 to 8 Wayne Johnson, first; Byron Reaburn, second. Fat Men's Race Bd. Pnyne, first; Fred Scott, second. Young Men Over T0 Frank Cawl field, first; O. E. Jenkins, second. Shetland Pony Race Dorothy High, first; Glenn High, second. Bicycle Race Edwin Wells, first; Everett Hutton, second. Water Battle, Free for All Car roll Mansur. Water Battle, , 12 to 14 Wilson Pritchett. Burking Horse Riding Alec Mur ray, Ceorge Blaylock, Frank Tyree, Tom Campbell, Mack Lee. McKAY'S AWNING SET FIRE BY FIRECRACKER Some excitement was caused about noon the Fourth when McKay's awning was set afire by the explos ion of a firecracker which some youngster had thrown there. The water treasure was low that day and- the store would probably have burned had' it not been for the pres ence est- mind of Vieverul people who Were near at 'the. time. Before the blare'' of 'the awning t'ould spread to the fvunto'! work of the store the fire was- put out' and 'little damage was done. T in irt iin' J. C. 31- in, & nd its 3or 0) of he 'nd m rs Its ied of Jie E (th :of aid Ice at tell & re- its kin ,'or es- . in hst ! J. ier nts ' i Ith . k . at E. (re ;of 'of Mr, , J art ein pd ind est S. the the lW- te to- 100 er red 0), on rs D. 100 A. lur pm 9m irs ind 75- BtS ent the Kid Jie, :e- ?th 11 ' of iin die !or ;of n or ! its led ten Hie S. ler ?t. 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