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»lished in the heart of the Fruit Belt—NYSSA OREGON—the coming Apple Paradise of the Northweat T he G ate C ity J ournal ;<>. 7 NYSSA, MALHEUR COUNTY.OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 1», 1811 ¿S ' fj.50 PFR YFAR. I :,c P E R COPY IEG0NIDAH0 )RCHARD COMPANY CROP TESTS SYNDICATE HERE TO PURCHASE BODY OF LAND inting Between the Rows o f Trees in their Orchard Tract, and Pro ducing Valuable Yields.— Larger Crops this Year. • Deal Embraces 2000 Acres o f Land in Kingman Colony District, Includ ing the Big Tracts o f E. P. Pratt and Hub Walters. _ r ^ I conversation with J H. [rorth, who has charge of the work of the Oregon idaho or- s across the river from Nys- i<l who, by the way, is an ex- 1 ,ul experienced horticultur- gave us some very interest- Jata with reference to the he is doing for liis company, ||i„ the way of raising test and revenue producers. [ving tested the cantaloupe Jast year and found it to be a >ss, he has planted ten acres H it luscious melon this season. I laud produces an average of (Urates to the acre, which sell H ie dollar per crate, net, mak- H he crop average $300 clear Here. The shipping rate from Ha is the same as from P a y • • perimental corn crop of ten to fif teen acres. This crop produces 50 bushels to the acre on lands in the surrounding territory, and sells readily at 85c per bushel. The cultivation of these crops between the rows of fruit trees cultivates the trees at the same time, and the bumper crops pro duced demonstrates the exce llent quality of the land, illustrating how easily the home builder may make a nice piece of money while growing his orchard on these lands. Mr. Ainsworth states that he planted for his company last year 4500 apple trees of the Jonathan, Rome Beauty, Winesap. Yellow Newtown and W inter Banana va rieties, and 0500 this year. * That has also planted 40 acres to contiguous to these orchards are tables, which will produce an 2000 acres planted to the same va J ,g e of ten tons to the acre, rieties of apples, divided into five ,1, for which there is a ready and ten acre tracts, all of which have been bought by settlers from irjii market. This year he.will put in an ex the East. 1RYMEN FIGHTING th f . NYSSA BRIDGE Stabbing- Affray. City Marshal lieo. (tree,! was called by phone this morning, and informed that two men had been seriously injured in a fight at the Hill construction camp six miles from Nyssa, and in company with Dr. Sarazin the officer left for the for Injunction to Pre scene of the trouble. Arriving at the camp they found sent the State from Pay- Joe Dow, an American, in a seri ous condition, the result of a beat g Appropriation. ing with a shovel, a singletree and divers and sundry other imple ments, while Peter Kale-vis, one — of his Greek adversaries, was suf fering from a knife wound in his digestive apparatus. There are three Americans and e Boise Statesman this morn- twelve Greeks in this particular gang, and at breakfast this morn ays that application will be ing Pete is alleged to have inten ■ in the circuit court for an in- tionally, premeditutedly and with malice aforethought, mopped tln- Hition to restrain the secretary syrup off Joe’s plate of hotcakos state from paying a warrant of with the elbow of his dirty shirt hence the scrap one American ¡000 appropriated by the last against a dozen Greasers, or rather ¡slature to aid in the construc- Greeks, of a bridge over Snake river at Joe was brought to town but Pete was too bad hurt to be mov ^ h ' i . This will be done by fer- ed. The sheriff was notified, and g interests on the stream, and Deputy Ben Brown came over by a ction probably will fat baaed auto, arrested two Greeks and pot, the decision in tlm Crnter took them to Vale. The matter ak road case. The bridge was out in court soon will be thrashed XX) and Nyssa constructed $7,000. the principals die or recover. < at the as cost ot XX), the legislature of Oregon ng $10,<XX), Malheur county PRESBYTERIAN I HI RITI BUILDING, NYSSA “ The other organizations of the 1). R. Ehrgood, one of the oldest settlers of the Nyssa country, anil church are also enjoying a healthy interest and growth. one of tills city’s most highly “ The Presbytery of Grand respected citizens, has been sent Ronde has 15 churches with over by the Presbyterian church of 1400 members within its bounds. Nyssa as a commissioner to the There was an increase of over 25 General Assembly of the Presby percent in membership last year. terian Church to be held at A t The Synod of Oregon has 5 Pres lantic City, New Jersey, from the byteries, 13D Churches, with near 18th to the 28th of May, Mr. Ehr- ly 15,000 members. There are 293 good representing this unit of the Presbyteries represented in the Grand Roude Presbytery. General Assembly which are divid Mr. Ehrgood. after attending ed into 37 Synods, with 10,011 the general assembly will visit his churches, all doing splendid work. old home in Pennsylvania, after There were 1,339,000 members re an absence of 35 years, and Mrs. ported to tin- General Assembly of Ehrgood, who accompanies her 1910, 0073 ministers, 1152 candi husband, will take a t ri p to dates for the ministry. the southland to visit her folks in “ The number received into the Texas, mill in this way the good church (luring 1010 was 81,345. old couple will enjoy a splendid “ There were $1,407,271 contri two months outing in the land of buted by the churches on the roll their childhood. of the assembly to home missions; In an interview with Rev. A. R. $1,311,430 to foreign missions; Garrick, who was installed as pas Si 10.537 to education, (to aid stu- tor of the Nyssa Presbyterian dciits): S-HI5.107 to Sunday school church on April 13, 11(11, the fol 'missionary work; $211,780 to aid weak churches in erecting church E !.. WHITE, SEP. PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL. REV. A. K. I'ARRII K. PASTOR FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CIll'KcH, NYSSA, . buildings; S i72,088 ministerial re- la-I: $238,352 to freedmen; $4(i0,203 to colleges; $135,181 to temper ance; $151,725.80 toward the mis- 'ellaneous work of the Assembly; •'1.777 071 to miscellaneous benev- olonct. making a total of over $4,710.717 toward the benevolences if the church. This is exclusive >f all bequests, etc. There were SI 0.04s,300 contributed toward congregational e x c u se s . “ The Presbyterian church in l ni ted States has taken the lend in nearly all the modern forward movements for the uplift of the tions. the men’s missionary movement, the movement among working ua a. worldwide evangel-, ization and many other movement» of national ind international im portance." lowing interesting facts were se cured, both in relation to the growth of the local church mid tin work of the national organization: "The First Presbyterian church of Nyssa was organized June I I. 11XI.S. vith 32 members. A sub stantial and commodious bu. g was erected, richly and tastefully furnished, during the year lHOD, at a cost of over $fi.(X)0 A neat cottage, to serve as a r. .use to gether with two lots adjoining the church were recently pur chased. This projierty. which is free from debt, speaks for itself as to interest which is taken by the congregation in the work co i- mitted to them in this growing community. “ There has Is-en and is a vig ir Other Religions Denomi- ons and healthy growth in invm- tx-rsliip, which now numbers D3, there having been 11 new ihi - iii - A ’ brief histor, of tin- Methodist l» rs added on Easter Sunday this Episcopal church: year. There is also a bright pros Ten years ago a Methodist cir treet scene in Nyssa last Tuesday, showing the railroad grading pect for a large increase in the cuit rider came into Nyssa and Sts loaded and starling for the o in-Or-irtioii <-a ir»-, o ' l i n - N \ a- ina "iitnrc. The Sunday school ached the Inst si-rm > i in this i l - A . , u ^ M t l l , *. I, I , I, l o l . c W 1 . .. . 1 , 1 , 1 1 . IM IS ,llll , i . lilt* I , l i t ' him over 10i) members. c-( mill..ii.U 1 1 ... I a.. • v. i pr a. led / k Representatives of a syndicate of eastern capitalists visited Nyssa this week to make arrangements for the taking over of 2000 acres of land in the Kingman Colony. The land for which these people are dealing includes the rich tracts owned by E. P. Pratt and Hub Walters, some of the best in this territory. The purchasers, we are informed, ure in a position to put in pumping plants to furnish water for thy irrigation of lands Ontario Hospital The Commercial Club of Onta rio is working on a campaign to secure $i0.tXX) to be donated to wards the erection of a hospital, which will be thoroughly modern in every respect. Tnis hospital will bo the only public institution of its kind between Baker City and Boise, and will will be a valu able asset to Malheur County. It is to cost $40,(XX) and will be equipped with all the modern life saving appliances. It. is au insti tution that deserves the support of every portion of the county as it places the public in close prox imity with it. It is conceded by all medical men that the Catholic Sisteis are the most successful hospital matMigers and it is pro posed to make 1(0» one, as good as any in the Northwest. The location is considered ideal by Bishop O’ Reilly, of Baker City, who has investigated a number of sites befory recommending this section ot tile state. i lie hospi tal is to lie entirely public and every physician in the county, al so Harney county will be invited to freedom of the institution. bv a minister of that denomina tion. Nyssa was then included in a circuit of 5 preaching places, all of which now have pastors o f their own. From that time Nyssa has never been without regular preach ing by a Methodist*with t,h*e ex ception of one winter. Ten men have followed each other in this pulpit. The First Methodist Episcopal church of Nyssa was organized in June, 1901, by the Rev. Keudle. pastor at that time and living in Ontario. The church started with thirteen mem bers . It has had a continuous and steady growth ever since. In 1908 the corner-stone of its edifice was laid and the building was ded icated on Thanksgiving Day, 1909 and is one of many beautiful and ‘ohnrr-hy' Methodist churches in Eastern Oregon, with a seating capacity of 400. •y. ' r on either side of the river. The invasion of this territory by the capital represented by this syndicate means the bringing into cultivation ot an immense body of land outside of the holdings of the syndicate itself, for there is a vast body of land, both on the Oregon and Idaho sides of the liver, that is only capital to furnish the necessary wuter for its irrigation. KINGMAN T0WNSITE CO. ORGANIZED. New City on the Nyssa-Buhl Extension will Make a Bid For Public Favor. The Kingman Townsite Com pany is completing its organiza tion work this week, and the em bryo city mi the new railroad will soon make its bow to the public. The new town will lie located on the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section one, and the railroad company has al ready granted a siding there, the townsite company having secured a right of way for the railroad through the Kingman Colony. The new townsito location is on Ano of the highest and best situat ed pieces of land in the whole Colony tract, and is right in the center of the Colony. The “ made in O regi i” move ment inaugurateli by lie- Manu facturers’ Association’ of Port land, will do much to stimulate the manufacture and sal • of goods made in Gregali BRIDGE BOND VOTE Nyssa Votes $7,000 Bonds Without a Negative Vote The bond election Tuesday re flected the sentiment of develop ment that is rife in Nyssu, when $7,(XX) Kinds were voted by the taxpayers of* the city— without a single dissenting UDte. & '» a A I B ' -: « T U R awaiting I NYSSA