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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1917)
ff you are hot satisfied With Messick's administration, Sign the Recall Petition EAGLE VALLEY NEW VOLUME 5, NO. 15 RICHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1.917 $1.50 A YEAR H. MC ARTHUR B. A. ' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Phono two lohga on nil lines, day br night. HIGHLAND V OKEC10N M. M. BULL DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY Olllc In Oovt-r HiilMIng UIC1II,AN). OltKfiON Wi nn prnpnrud tu do niiy kind of ilontnl work iti li flrnt cliiMd nmiinor iit,iiiO(li)hit pricon Satihfactio.v CjUaantiii:i MUTUAL CREAMERY CO. Ill' YK IIS or Cream, Milk and Eggs H. M. Kirk, Hosidcnt Manager RICHLAND - OREGON Irvine Lorie No. 86 Knighls of Pythias .Meet uvory Friday night nl their CiiHtlu llrtlllii.lUchlrtnd, Oregon. VIMt Ing llrotliiTH made wkIcdiiiii. C. K. THORP, CO. W. C. ItAI.IiV, K. of U. & B. r W. E. BAlRD V UNEHAL DIKKCTOR . LICENSED EMBALMEK ClM ml Hliiuui) nl All Jlrf Alujr in Htock KICIII.ANI). OH KG ON Phono Two filiorln, Ono fong W. R. USHER ! Notary Public Conveyancer Olllcc, Scfonil ami Witldtit Six. Opoai((t ClirlMti-in Cliurrh C: E. THORP Notary Public All kinds of legal blanks on jiand Your patronage' 'solicited H. C TIMMS JEWELER Wow Iocnfcif In Uolfii'iaif fir a owup-iodiitoatoro na I IWay, Ul c Up-to-Date Llrfc of Jewelry ttfSclccf From Watch, Clock, JeWdlry Repairing Fifteen yoara Factory Kxporlonce T.oavo repair work at liichlaml Plmr hfuy ami Biirrro will bo forvrardod and ro turnod, Work e'uarauUod tatlifa'ctory. Recall for Messick and Ritter Hundreds of Taxpayers Attend Mass Meeting at Baker on Last Saturday-Startling Facts Mtide Public Taxpayers Money Being Recklessly Spent Grand Jury Investigates Affairs and Recommends Change The city hull at Baker was crowded to the limit last Satur day afternoon at the taxpayers mass meeting called to take de cisive iiction In regard to tho manner ih which tho county cotirt had been conducting busi ness, The meeting was the re sult of an investigation made by the grand jury and ulso by ex perts employed by a band of forty representative taxpayers of the county who contributed $5 each to defray the expenses. Tho meeting was culled to order by John Hoke, chairman of the committee, vid : icr the reading of the rpport made oy the grand jury, a synopsis of which we give below, J. B. Mepaick Hecurcd the lloor unii fo- oer two hours held the llf"r witho'jl in the leasi Bhowjng v her, 'his Actions were justified. whs family asked to bring hi: uit, to a close and wa3 folldwr d dj Mr sibekman, city cntnneer -r Baker who showed byffguroa that tile county lost approVMuMy atfound $-150 op each of tho nine 50-foot bridges purchased by the county last year. Henry McKinhby then made an impressive talkj among other things saying: "Without animus agains't any piember of the court, we feel that there should be a change. We know tho county is in debt be yond its legal rights and the tax payers feel that their money is not being rightly used. Judge Messick, in his remarks, assumes full rcsponsibiity for, his actions and for the actions of Mr. Hitter. They should not object to going before the voters for endorsement or disapproval of their adminis tration, and I move that it be the sense of, this meeting that wo resort to tho recall to get this question before the people to let them approve or reject." ' The motjon was carried after which a motion was made that the cjiairman bo empowered to name a nominating committee of live to nominate candidates to fill the offices of county judgo and commissioner in cnse(Messick and Hitter were recalled. This mo tion .also carried and Chairman Hoko named Ed Coles of Haines, Henry McKinney of Lower Powd er, Norman Elliott of Upper Burnt River, L6vell Gover of Richland and George Johnson of tfleagant Valley( after which the meeting took a recess for 10 min utes while the committee were In scssio'n. Whep tho moping was" again called to order tlio committee re ported that Wm. Duby was the, man to take.. Judge ,Masaick.'9 place and John Fraser that o'f The meet- ing then adjourned. Many startling facts were un earthed by tho investigation of both grand jury and the experts employed, a number of whicll have not yet been made public. The arrest of J. T.: BicKers, a road supervisor in the district south of Baker and an appointee of Messick's, on the charge of padding his pay roll, was the re sult of an indictment found by the grand jury. The grand jury report stated that in July, 1915 the county court advertised for bids for the construction of two bridges, and that the contract was let to the Coast Bridge Company for the steel alone, tho price being $1525, but that at the time the bids were opened "our information leads us to believe that the Cdast Bridge Co. was the only bidder that knew ttmt the County ot Uaker con templated building other than the two mentioned." That later dn the county courtmade a mem orandum that they would accept the bid of that company and would buy all bridges needed from them at the same price, but that no written contract could be found. That between July 9, 1915, and July 9, 191G, the county court purchased from the com pany thirteen (13) Bteel truss (Concluded on Editorial pagej Flying High In those days offlyingmachir.es it wjll soon be no novelty to sail oil' through the atmosphere. Fly ing may uecome as common as driving an automobile, who knows? But there's such a thing as fly ing too high, whether in aircraft or every day life. Tho higher you fly, the farther you may fall 1 he man who wants to live too fust is figuratively at least "high flyer" and stands, as great a chance to full as the roal "dare devil" flyer who loops thQ., loop. It pays to live within your 4 in come. It pays to save a .little from that incomo and deposit it in a rellablo bunk like ours. It will make a soft place on which to uliht in case you take a tumble. ad) Emgle Vallfv State Bank Questions We Cannot Answer When will spring arrtyo? Chns. Barber asks "D6es an optician ever make rt spectacle o himself?" Eli Charidle'r says: "My watch Itas not run for three days. Is it a'sfop watch?" Bert! Bennohoft" wants fo know if. i t is only the grain of .tho wood' that is used for breakfast food? Commissioner Hlttor. DEATH CALLS ANOTHER In spite of all that was possible for mortals to do had been done, ittle Hazel Bodah peacefully pas sed away at about 8:30 Tuesday morning, as a result of the ra- iges of that terrible disease, tuberculosis. Haiel Edna BoddH was born at Hewitt; Wisconsin, on July 22, 1903, and cdrtle to Eagle Valley with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bodah about five years ago. For the past seven fears she had been afflicted with the disease that caused her death but had only been confined to her bed a few weeks. She was a duiet child of lovable disposition and an earnest student In both the public and Sunday school. Her mother Hied about four years ago and the remains of lit tie Hazel will be laid at her side in the beautiful Eagle Valley cemetery, the funeral being held this afternoon. She leaves a father and brother to mourn her departure, and It is needless to mention that the be reaved ones have the sympathy of the entire community. Prominent Pythians Coming On next Tuesday eveninir. Feb. 27th, Eagle Valley will be visited by two of the most prominent Knights of Pythias in Oregon, viz: Grand Chancellor Harry Wortman of Medford, ana" Grand Keeper of Kdcords and Seals Walter G. Gleeson formerly of Baker. Irvine Lodge has made arrange ments tb eptertain the gentlemen in royal style and it is to be hoped that every Knight of Pythias, every Pythian Sister, together with their families will be at the castle hall on Tuesday evening and lend all assistance possible to make the occasion one of much pleasure as well a3 benefit to the fraternity. The pupils of the fifth and sixth grades gave their teacher, Miss Maggie Dickie, a surprise party last Saturday night in honor of her ? birthday. A most enjoy; able evening was spent and Miss Dickie was the recipient of many, tokens of the esteem in which she is held by her pupils. Our White Sale is still on,, you should take advantage-6f this op portunity to buy your spring wardrobe, laces, embroidqrjes, muslins, nainsooks, linens, tmusr lin underwear and hose at cut prices. ad E. & W. Chandler. The Ladies Aid Society gave a surprise party on Mrs. Fred Seav 6rs yesterday afternoon. The af fair was in tho nature of a fare well reception, as Mrs. Seavers will soon leave for Albany. Just received a fresli supply of ginger Snaps fa 25c packages, al so Graham crackers in 10 and 25c packages, Haloy's. ud FrediGQoper was" v.a visitor in Richland Monday ovening The Idle Hour Pool Room O. C. Armstrong, Manager, ' Hotel Bldg., - Richland, Ore Cigars, Candy, Soft Drinks, Etc Lunch and Short Orders Served at all hours Dr. L E. SOOK Eyesight dnd Headache Specialist Exclusive Optician Factory on Premises Baker, - Oregon. CAUTION Beware of Eye Glass Peddlers FREDERICK R WILSON Physician and Surgeon Richland, :-: Oregon' Night 'phone, one long ring on all lines. Day 'phone call central office. f6e R&g'ers Baker's Popular Hotel NEW MODERN CLEAN i .. ,- Under Dir,ect Supervision of The Owner POPULAR PRICES Special Uatoa to Permanent Guests . American Restau rant 0. H! fONG AND BROTHER, Props. Cleanest and Most Up-to-Dat;e Restaurant in Eastern Oregon WE CONTRACT BANQUETS Tolophono No. 287 , 1027 First St. BAKER, OREGON Rates $1 per day and up ; European and American Plan G2 Outside Rooms Steam Heat HOTEL JEFFERIS Formerly tho Underwood VY.. H. Jofforis &S011, Props. , Baler, H - Oregon . Opposite Court Honso Corner of Wash ington .and Third Streets Everything First Class I T. J; RED DICK 2 BARBER 8 P Richlafuf ff- Oregon Q a'gt?t fob jiiE 0 PURITAN TAILORS fi OF CHICA'GO $ If you are" thinking of get- t ting a good new Suit come v I in and See the new samples. T- Perfect ,ht guaranteed. U