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¡[SUITS OF INITIATIVE VOTE. for you| all kinds e makini y Seasor gifts fo R We are frequently asked what ills were passed under the initi- ¿ve vote at the election this year, ad in reply will stute that those isst'd were as given below: No. 302.— An act authorizing je purchase o f a site for and the anstrnction and maintenance of a Mnch insane asylum to be lo- ited in the discretion of the oard of trustees of the Oregon lute Insane Asylum, at or with- j live miles of the followiue cities, ovrit: Baker City, Pendleton, or [»¡on, in Eastern Oregon, to be ¡died "T h e Eastern Oregon State kgpital.” Carried by 7587 ma- Lity. [So. 318— A bill for a law to pro be for th e permanent support pd maintenance of Oregon Nor- t»l School at Monmouth Polk !onuty. Orrgon, by levying an an- uiil tax o f one-twentytifth of a nil on the dollur upon all thetax- blo property within the State of Iregou. Carried by 10,361 votes. So.326.— For constitutional unendment providing for the peo. >|e of each county to regulate tax- ition and exemptions within the ounty regardless of constitution- il restrictions or State statues, od aboloshing poll or head tax. larried by 1,655 votes. No. 328. —For constitutional meudment giving to cities and owns exclusive power to license, rgulate and control, suppress or roll ¡bit the sale of intoxbatihg iquors within the municipality. Carried by 4,547 votes. No. 330.— A bill for a law re- piring protection for persons en- pged in hazardous employment, efiuing and extending the liabil- ly of employers, and providing bat contributory negligence shall lot be a defense. Carrier! by 22,- : gois | for 1 »lies rive in a few| MAC Jo votes. No. 348,— A bill for an act pro hibiting the taking of 6sh from ORE< |he waters of Rogue river, or any its tributaries, by any means accept with hook and lien, corn- only called angling. Carried by LOUW 1 he Hoydell home was taken last Thursday evening by a hun dred and twenty-tive friends of Mr. and Mrs. Hoydell, and was taken off their guard ai.d caught enjoying their twenty-fifth anni versary of their wedding day by themselves. As the hands of the clock crept slowly toward the hour of the appearance of the party Mr. Boydell noticed that the girls be gan to grow uneasy and found things to do that they had forgot ten, but never once suspected that within the hour that there be such a host of friends within his doors. Mrs. Boydell was even more sur prised than Mr because she had not seen any preparations made, nor had the girls fussed about ap pearance as is natural with the sex. The party met at the Nyssa Pharmacy and when they were to start for the scene of action they formed in double lines and marched down Main street to the beat of a few tin cans Upon ar rival the guests or intruders were made welcome by the couple who was th. v tin: of their carryings- on A f.-i „pending an hour or two in various forms of entertain ment a most delicious luncheon was served by the children of the house. Mr. and Mrs. Boydell were the recipients of many beautiful and useful gifts. Notice For Publication. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. U. S. Land Office at Vale, Ore. December 5, 1910. Notire is hereby given that John Sinclair, of Nyssa, Oregon, who. on November 24, 1908, made homestead entry, No. 0986, for NWJ. NWJnwJ Sec 4, Town ship 21 S., Range 46 E., Willa mette Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final commu tation Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before Kegist&r and Receiver at Vale, Oregon on the eighteenth day of January, 1911. Claimant names as witnesses: Thomas B. Ramsey, John S- Glasscock, Robert L. Harris, Archie E Jones, all of Owyhee, Lady Cook delivered a lecture Oregon has a population of 672,- 7b5. according to the figures of to a London audience a short time the thirteenth census, an increase ago and one of the things that of 62. 7 per cent over ten ye ar strikes us very furceably is: "W hat are we women working ago. when the state had 415,536. The increase in 20 years have been for? We are working for purity, 114 percent The gain shown by for a b a te r understanding between the census figures entitles Oregon the sexes, and, generally, to bring to another representative in Con about a better condition ofjthings. gress two years hence, even if the We have our churches closed from ratio of representation is increased, week to week, and men and women have to walk the streets because in accordance with custom. Idaho’s population is given at they have no where else to go. 325,594; Nevada, 81,875 and Colo- They have no companions, and cannot find any except in the rado, 799,024. Following is a table of the cen- streets. Our beautiful young boys, sus by counties in Oregon or the coming from the big public schools and the Universities of Oxford past two counts: Counties— 1910. 1900. and Cambridge, cannot get ac Baker............. 18,076 15.597 quainted with girls without being Benton............... . . 10,663 6,706 introduced. If they do not go Clackamas......... 29,941 19,658 through this formality, the only Olatsop......... 16„106 12,765 people they come in contact with Columbia........... . .10,580 6,237 are the poor pariahs who have Coos............. .17,959 10,324 nothing to hope for, no matter Crook................. .. .9,315 3.964 what thev might desire to do. What I want to do is to open Curry................. .. .2,044 1,868 the churches which are lying ¡idle Douglas............. . 19.674 14,565 Gilliam............. . . 3,701 3,201 all the week, and have rational and innocent amusements in them ev Grant................. 5.607 5,948 ery night and every day, There Harney............. . 4.059 2,598 they might have such things as Hood Biver . . . . .. 8,016 spelling bees," and possibly dis Jackson.......... . 22,756 13,698 cussions about topics of the day. Josephine.......... . 9,567 7.517 I do not say they should neglect Klamath........... .. 8,554 3.970 history, but they might take up Lake................ .. .4,558 2,847 such frivolous things as the possi Lane................. . 33,783 19,604 ble invasion of England. They Lincoln ............. .. 5,587 3.575 might discuss such a simple thing Linn................. ..22,662 18,603 as another Mutiny that we are Malheur............ ..1.8,601 4,203 threatened with in India, or even Marion.............. .39,780 27,713 the financial condition of England Morrow. « .......... .. 4,357 4.151 that we are ¡now suffering from. Multnomah. . . 226.261 103,167 Young men and young women Polk................... ..13,469 9,923 have got to live in this country, Sherman............ . 4/>42 3.477 and they heve to live for years and Tillamook ........ .. 6,266 4,471 years, and frequently they have to Umatilla............ . 20,309 18,049 suffer owing to the circumetances Union................ 16,191 10,070 which surround them. Would it Wallowa........... 8,364 5,538 not bo better for these young peo Waseo................ 16,336 13,199 pie to meet in a pure and holy Washington 21,522 14,467 place and talk over things and get Wheeler............ . 3,484 2,443 better acquainted? There a Yamhill............ . 18,285 13,420 young man might get to know Totals........... 672,765 413.562 some beautiful young girl to whom he may offer marriage, end eventu ally she might become his wife. Ladies, Misses and Infants, Capes, Coats and Jackets. You cannot afford to let this oppor tunity go by as the prices are far below other towns for Same Qual ity. Boydell Mercantile Company DOINGS OF THE W EEK “ W e tell it as it was told to us” Mr. and Mrs. Rose of Parma are Pay up your subscription and get some of the Christy Plates. visiting with their brother U. G. Hand. They are pretty J. C. Teeters’ band of sheep Buy your China, Crockery, Glassware, Lamps 30 per cent went through Nyssa last Saturday. The band will be fed by Mr. Tee l or this month at B. M. Co. ter this winter on the Van Dyke Miss Ethelwyn Boydell was sur ranch. prised Monday evening by a few L. C. Pounds and B. E. Himler of her schoolmates. The occasion are in Stevens this week attending being ber birthday. to tho errection of their* building in that burg. They are going to Of Hill Bros Blue Can, Steel open a general mercantile estab Cut Coffee, three pounds for $1,00 lishment in about 30 days and will and Highest Grade Teas at make that their home for some J. C. Himler time. John Sinclair is assisting The body of B. E. Corbin, the them in their iuitial steps o f er- Boise banker that was lost in the rection o f their building, mountains near St. Anthony Falls, The biggest lot of Xmas goods was found the other day. you ever saw at Hinsch’s store, Miss Roberta Smith, who has which is tilled up clean to the door been visiting her sister Mrs. H. L. and everyone a useful one. See Sharp, left last Thursday for her his rocking chairs for the old home in Kentucky. gentleman as well as for the old Mrs. I. L., Mrs. T. N. and Miss lady from $2 to'$7.50, evenadandy Nelson were Ontario visitors Sat child rocker for $2. urday. F. C. Fry, one of our now ranch TRY A CAN Pop Corn and Corn Poppers at ers, was in Payette tending to business. Hinsch’s. Monday at H. M. Housoh, proprietor of the meat market, has done some re modeling and now has an up to date shop and one that is a credit to the town. His business has in creased so in the past couple of H insch’s store is headquarters months that he found it impos for all sorts of useful Xmas pres sible to stay in as small quarters ents. as formerly, W. W. Smith went to Vale A. D. Anderson was an Ontario Tuesday to attend to his business visitor the first o f the week. affairs at that place. 4 A R. McCarty made his accus C. L. Cook, the co-partner of A. tomed visit to Nyssa the first of Cook in the blacksmith shop arri the week. He said Boise was ail ved Saturday to take up his new there but that it needed some of duties as a village smithy. Girls Nyssa. we’ll tip it to you— he is not mar ried. vDick Tensen was an Ontario visitor the fiist of the week. New crop raisins and currants Wonder why he makes those visits in packages at Hinsch's just ar so frequently? rived * THE REV. IRL R. KICKS Miss ’ Nelson was in Ontario Al Horn and Henry Fields open Tuesday. 191l ALMANAC. ed a blacksmith shop last Monday Miss Bernice Ward arrived in The Rev. Irl R. Hicks Almanac and pre going to do the stunts of Nyssa Tuesday morning where she an up to date shop. This is the for 1911, that guardian Angel in a will visit her relatives before going hundred thousand homes, is now second shop that Al has run in on an extended visit in Canada ready. Not many are now willing this town and the people know him. and the eastern states. to be without it and the Rev Irl As for Hank well he was here be J. C. Himler was in Payette R Hicks Magazine. Word and fore there was a town. Monday evening visiting his par Works. The two are only < >ne Walter Rutledge, Harry Gosh- ents. Dollar a year. The Almanac is ert and Chailey Crawford were 35c prepaid. No home or office tardy to school Tuesday and con should fail to send for them, to sequently got into trouble with Word and Works Publishing Mr. Allen. It pays to be prompt Company, St. Louis, Mo. boys. Born--on Dec. 12. to Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Pratt a big girl. Mens. Boy’s, and Children’i 3 dozen Razors each from $2.50 Cnps. Stylirb and Comfortable for to $4 sold for $1.50 each your The Independent Phone is Fall and Winter at the B- M. Co. choice ai Hinsch’s. Five of them lieing installed iri every home on sold’ the first day received. the Owyhee and is being scattered Store. . f over the Kolony. The instru Mr. Blakely is again making his Now is the time to get a supply borne in Nyssa after spending ments are o f the best workmanship of Syrup. Molasses. Tea, Coffee sometime in the mountains on the ami material. The Owyheethans ure proud of the service they are and Baking Powder 20 per cent surveying of the extension of the receiving at the hands of the com Pin road. discount for cash at Boydells. pany. Friday evening the high school boys gave a dance in the vau- Gilso hall. A jolly crowd ¡attend ed and everyone enjoyed a "swell time.” 16,206 votes. No. 354.—An amendment of O r e g o n . • Bruce R. Hester, Register. iction 10, of Article X I of the G. F. Lafrenz returned the first loustitution of the State of Ore- of the week from Vale where he You may want something dur ion, permitting counties to incur ing tbe.month of December if so had had an operation preformed ndebtedness beyond $5,000 to see our big discount sale, no fake, on his big toe. ild permanent roads, and pro but positively must be sold by ving that debts for permanent Jany 1st for Cash. We have all »(Is may be incurred on approv- —nono as chon[| | of those voting on the question, our new fall goods, and handsome | ^|| accounts due Boydell Merc Xmas presents can be found. See ,ml8j nettled by cash or lurried by 18,023 votes. posters and come early Dec 1st to note ou or j an i Bt 1911. No 356.—A bill for a law to Jan 1st. B. M Co, Nyssa. Those interested, kindly accept lend the diret primary law, by 5 FO R IT S. N. Emison is putting in a a I this notice. By order. lending its provisions to presi- Boydell Mercantile Company. ntial nominations. allowing heating and water system in his Olin Megorden returned from ters to designate their choice for residence. Portland Tuesday afternoon. eir party candidate for President G. B. Wills is erecting a new While there he underwent an op tod Vice-President; for direct houte in the north part of town. Domination of party candidates for eration for appendicitis, and is Mrs. Goeltz is on the sick list now around as if nothing had hap sidential electors; for election jijirty voters of delegates to this week. pened to him. their party national nominating Mr. Editor—Through the col conventions, each voter voting for Tuesday evening the populace one delegate; for payment of dele umns of your valuable paper we. of Nyssa was a rare treat in the gates’ actual traveling expenses, the undersigned take the opportu form of some singing and readings If you would like to sleep in a Mrs. Faubian and Mrs. Wills not exceeding two hundred dollars n i t y of thanking our many Mrs. Geo. Coleman is very ill us on by that well known and popular were in Ontario yesterday shop bed like Vanderbilt’s buy one of k at onr lino fcr each delegate, and extending with typhoid fe^er. friends for courtesy shown the publicity rights of candidates Hinsch's $5 Quilts and your bed of our wed- >'ounK ,ai|y- M‘99 Dack Montgom- ping and visiting. It will be in the state nominating and gen- - the 25th anniversary | will seem to be a millionaire's. Benny Rust is among the un ding day on the »th inst. Appre- - H P - ery - - of Cieveland M o r e we have a like wn in the city. eral election campaign books, John L a c k e y escorted his sisters fortunate jieople in this valley that not [ » , ______ tied by 1675 votes. d ated all the more because and Mr. and Mre. H Wells went to pl‘* 89ure and ev«*,y ° nH that heartl and wife to Payette Wednesday. is suffering from typhoid. No. 362.— For amendment to the expected, thanking you all. » “ >* ^ w|shes that she will be able to Boise last Monday on business. Constitution of the State of Ore extending our very best wishes fo ■ H. Wells and N. J. Minton went Mre. Maxwell is convalescent. ittous, an. providing for verdict by three to Boise Wednesday to transact a Merry Xmas and Happy and Miss Honghton visited in Nyssa a„,| Miss Maxwell is getting very fourths o f jury in civil cases *s fc We are The Kunn Bros, have had tbeir business. over Sunday at the E H !4nPer , much better, mthorizing grand juries to be sum Prosperous New Year borne. She delighted the M. E noned seperate from the trial jury yours sincerely. Mr and Mrs. Boy representatives here looking overj the new irrigation project ami j(r . W. Case beer and family congregation by rendering one of j Mre. Scott is regaining strength permitting change of judicial sys tem by statue, prohibiting retrial from heresay everything is shap- have moved to Union, Oregon, ber sob«. Nyssa seldom has an very rapidly and will soon be Iterlwg Silver I shore any evidence to support ing itself in a most favorable way. w|,en; they will reside in the fu- opportunity to hear as rich a so- again in the good health she gen d Chain. ¡W dut, providing for affirmance Tne meilnal» used by these mre. erally enjoys. prana. 'oliar of judgement on appeal notwith differ a great deal to those of the standing error committed in lower Rev, Bush went up to Parma Most of the ch I Id ren of the Kol- A real good substantial shoe that was going to court, directing Supreme Court to touablo prices. Via Oregon Short Line. Tick other concern Wednesday. that has the right wearing quali- ony is again able to attend school, enter such judgement as should ets on sale December 23, 24. -<>. take this proposition in charge. ties for yonr girl is hard to get rfh ere were nineteen cases of sick- hive entered in lower court; fixing j. Bring your feet to Boydells and 26. and 31st, and January 1st terms o f Supreme court; providing J H Hid went to Nampa Hinsch keeps them for boys and ness in this section this month. a n d nd . limited to January 9th. them 8hod 1,1 20 *** -CeDt di§* judges o f all courts to be elected urday evening to spend a f* v I 8e1 » girls. count. See agents for rates and further for six years, and increasing hours at his home. diction o f Snpremt Court. Cmr- particulars. i by 5238 votes. JALITj PUBLIC NOTICE. OWYHEE NEWS ck )f ESENTI ¡ r CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCUR SIONS )MER| 2