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VOTE 304 X YES ON JUNE 3, “ MAKE DRY LANDS WET AND WET LANDS DRY ’
The John Day Highway Starts at Nyssa, the Entrance to the Oregon E
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If You Want to Develop the Resources of Malheur County and the State of Oregon Your
Vote Should Be In Favor of the Bond Issues to Be Voted On at the Special Election June 3
BUY
Citi) Journal
NOW
‘Let’s get business going and
keep it going”—Buy Wisely,
but buy now.
VOL XVII
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Nyssa District
G allagher
A Booster for
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Good of State
Gets Honor Flag
Through the patriotic efforts of the
citizens of Nyssa and vicinity, in every
way possible in winning the war, and
returning our boys from over seas, we
can well be proud of the returns we
have gained.
This week, through County Chairman
J. It. Blackaby of Ontario, the U. S.
Treasury Department awarded
to
Nyssa and community, a community
Honor Flag for the good service ren­
dered in tho Victory Loan as well as
all other loans.
The flag was received Wednesday by
Frank D Hall who is now looking for
the proper place to establish a flying
ground for thi3 beautiful emblem of
patriotism.
June First is the
Date Fixed for
Transfer of Policies
Ontario, Or.—Special to the Journal.
Washington, D. C. The War Riak
— P. J. Gallagher. Representative for
Insurance Bureau has tentatively fixed
Harney and Malheur counties, and a
June 1 as the date for the issuance of
prominent attorney of Ontario left for
the new life insurance policies for
Portland and other points Saturday
which soldiers, sailor* and marines may
evening where he will work for the in
exchange the policies issued to there
teiest of his county and state on meas­
under the War Risk Act. Application
ures of great importance. He will
for conversion are now being received
make three speeches a day until June
While no intensive campaign to in­
first, making a speech at noon each day
duce holders of the War Risk Act poli­
for the first eight days in different
cies to transfer to the new form of in­
places in Portland.
surance has been launched as yet, ap
Mr. Gallagher has several good meas
plications are .invited now in order to
ures to be voted on at the coming elect­
obviate a rush when the time arrives
ion; especially the Irrigation and drain­
for transfers to be made and also to
age amendment. The amendment pro
encourage holders of the policies to
vides for a state guarantee of interest
make the exchange when it is most
for five years on bond issues by irriga-
convenient for them to do so.
gation and drainage districts legally Building Addition
The bureau has also made it known
organized. This measure if passed bv
that it will not consider policies as hav­
To Nyssa Mill ing lapsed even though, after discharge,
the voters on June 3 will mean the de­
velopment of seven million acres of
P. M. Warren is a busy man these a rnan may have chased payment or
land and the opening of a way to a hot days, ” in the morning while it is has notified the Bureau that he wishes
home for many thousand families.
cool” he is putting in tht? concrete to cancel his policy, until ample time
foundation for the construction of an has been granted for reinstatement.
addition to the mill. The addition is to The Bureau’s policy will be to allow a
Two New Soldiers
be 30x30 and will go in to the air abit; soldier, sailor or marine to put his pol
Tho a littie L te The Journal hear when completed it will be three stories icy back in force by payment of back
with reports the news of the arrival of high. He will also install in the nea- installments within a period of six
a pair of great big twin boys at the future an elevator for the e^re of m;nths.
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Keck. the local grain market.
Up to the middle of April, the Bureau
They were born on Sunday May 11 a.id
had paid 105,COO claims lor insurance
weighs 81 and 9i pounds. This report Sends Renewal and Best
a vurds for death. Only 1,604 claims
is good but not their best for at their
have been disallowed, and in a good
home there have been born 3 pairs of
Wishes to The Journal. many of these cases the action is not
twins in succession. Dr. Sarazin re­
The following letter from H. R Mor­ final.
ports mother and babies doing fine.
ris is one which shows appreciation:
Battle Grounds, Washington, May 15,
Dear Mr. Sheets: I ai» 5 irfing you Must Make and
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The Nyssa Hardware is tr.ying to fl.EO for The Gâte City Journal for
File Return on or
break the speed limit now days they another year. We cant get along wit.i
have some tractor’s on exebition that out the light The Journal—wishing you
kre fine lookers “ The Waterloo Boy” all kinds of success I am jours very
Before June 1 5
was running like a real car when seen truly,
H. R. Morris.
Treasury
Department,
Internal
speeding past the Journal office the
Revenue Service, Portland, Oregon:
other day.
If you must sell your Liberty Internal Revenue Collector, Milton A.
Bonds, sell to Albert Hinach. If you Miller, has received from Washington
Nyssa is short on modern houses and can buy more Liberty Bonds, buy of a full supply of income tax returns for
a contractor could db '«'ell erecting a Albert Hinsch. Hinsoh buys and sells distribution to partnerships and per
Liberty Bonds at the market. —Adv.
few for rent here.
sonal servico corporation throughout
the state of O.egon, and they will now
be furnished upon request. Every
partnership and personal service cor­
poration engaged in business during
any part of the calendar year 1918 must
make and file a return with the Col­
lector on or before June 15, 1919, re­
gardless of the amount of its gross or
net income.
While the tax upon incomp of part­
nerships and personal service corpora
tions is payable by the inih'idual mem
bers thereof, a return must be filed
See our line of Hair Tonics, Shampoos, and Hair
showing the result of their activities
Color Restorers.
during the calendar year 1918.
Heavy penalties are imposed by
statue for failure on the part of any
Get after the Insect Pests NOW before they get you
taxpayer to file required returns within
the time prescribed by law.”
—we have the Powder and other RequisPs.
Very respectfully,
MILTON A. MILLER,
Collector.
Is Your Hair
Coming Out?
To freshen your summer vardrobe, we have the ne­
cessary Dry-cleaners, Dyes, Soaps and Soap Dyes
The above are merely suggestions of the service
we can render. Come to us with yctir problems in
our line, you will soon "g t the habit” by being con­
vinced that it gives us pleasure to serve you to your
complete satisfaction or wo are dissatisfied.
Watch for the
“SPECIALS”
each week-end at
the Lax Fountain
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LAX PHARMACY
“ You'll Do Botter Here.”
PHONE 14
NYSSA
OREGON
No Fish! Just a Ride
Among those who were out of town
the past fe.v days were Messrs Jei ic
rhomp- on, Delno Gibson. Arthur Bov-
dell, and Fred E. Young accompanied
by Mt-sdames Thompson, Gibron, Boy-
dell and Young. They went over on
Clover Creek Sunday for fish but in­
stead of getting fish got a nice fifty
mile joy ride.
A Real Sport
C. W. DeBoer, proprietor of the
Nysss Meat Market has proven him­
self to be a better sportsman than
those who went over to Ciover Creek.
Mr. DeBoer capture,. eight of t.ie
finest two-year ok. steers e*tr put on
tha market. He foend them on tie
Pete Tensen ranch.
adv't.
NOTICE TO RÜJD CROSS
KNTTTEBC.
Will those that have knitted arti­
cles, finished, unfinished or yarn
pkase return same to Mrs. J. Boy-
deli at once.
The well known Mayer’s Shoes for
Men. Women and Children are bring
closed -out at lower prices than else­
where at Hinecb’s Closing Out Sale.
Now Is your last chance for bargains
In Shoes__Adv.
Honor Flag to
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For thi: good work that Malheur
Ccunty has done in the Victory Liberty
Loan and other loans, Malheur county
is to be presented with a county Honor
Flag Following is a letter in which
contains complete information;
Mr. J. R, Blackaby, County Mana­
ger Liberty Loan Committee. Ontario,
Oregon.
Dear Mr Blackaby: The record of
your co’inty in the Victory Liberty
Loan, as well as all other Liberty Loans,
has been such a splendid one that Mr.
Cookingham and myself desire your
County Honor Flag to be presented to
you and your committee in a fitting
manner. •
Accordingly we have asked Lieut. R.
B. Kuykendall of the 347th Field Ar­
tillery, the firat man to reach Oregon
from the Army of Occupation, to carry
this flag to you in person and make
presentation on behalf of the State
Liberty Loan organization
Lieut. Kuykendall will bring with
him a large collection of trophies, in
eluding German gas masks, machinrf
gun, automatic gun, (lame thrower etc.
If you desire to have the flag pre
rented at a mass meeting of your citi
zens. Lieut Kuykendall will bo glad to
give a talk of an hour or so relating
his experiences in England, France,
Belgium, and three months in Ger­
many with the Army of Occupation.
In a couple of days 1 will wire you
the exact time of his visit, which will
likely be on Mav 31 in the afternoon.
Yours very truly,
Robt, E. Smith,
Liberty Loan Executive Manager for
Oregon.
Ontario, Oregon, -May 19, 1019—As
soon as a definite date has been es­
tablished, a suitable program will be
arranged that Malheur County’s Honor
Flag may be presented in a formal
manner at a public mass meeting of
her Citizens called for that purpose.
J. R. Blackaby.
County Chairman.
You can notice the ear :«• rks
prosperity along good
Four Big Nights
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O ntario Physician
With the Masons
Be Presented to
Malheur County
B U IL D N O W
$1.50 PER YEAR
NYSSA. MALHEUR COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 23 1919
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At Parma, Vale, and Ontario, on
Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
nights of this week and Thursday
night of last week. The Masonic Or­
der has been very busily engaged with
degree work. On Tuesday night some
of the Nyssa boys went to Parma and
on Wednesday some went to Vale where
degree work was out on, and last night
at Ontario members from all over the
county were in attendance. The State
Grand Master being with them for the
evening.
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On Thursday nightof last week thoae
who attended lodge and enjoyed the
banquet at Ofttario were: Frank Hall,
Fred E. Young, J. Bo; dell, Charley
Crawford, Ralph Swafford, I. Lax, B.
P. Smith, C. M. Baumont, R. B, Dun­
lap, VesGoshert, George Palmer, and
Thos. Coward.
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Recommissioned
By Government
We are pleased to learn thi gcr 1
news that Dr. Jacob Priori! g h .3 hern
recommissioned by tho United States
Government and placed on the Medical
Reserve Corps o. U. S. i'rrny This
makes Mr. Prinzing subiert to call nt
any time.
Dr. Prinzing is the oldest surgeon in
Malheur County and ranks among Iss
best physicians of the State Be v ns
one of the first toofferhis servic to tha
government when war was dic|arod
with Germany. He was commi'sior*!
iu the U. S, army in May 1917; on ac­
count of his age commenced active ser­
vice in May 1918, und served eight
months, when he was honorably db -
charged. During the time Mr. t'-ins-
ing was in service he was asiiiit t
camp surgeon at head quarters at Cunp
Lewis.
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meets
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Road Work to
Begin Next Week
The graveling of the high way from
Nyssa toward Cairo on the Boulevard
will begin next week, the gravel hav­
ing been purchased. When this work
is completed we will have this much of
the state highway and a good start for
the betterment of the Malheur county
roads.
Albert Hinsdh deala ln Bonds
Stocke, Notes and Secaritiee__ Adr.
Memorial Day Services
Memorial Day services will be kr-ld in
the M. E. Church, Sunday May 25, at
11 a. in. All soldiers and sailors r e ­
dial ly invited. Program as follows:
Song, America; Congregation. In­
vocation, Rev. C, E. Truebloot! S ing.
Choir. Announcements and n.Taring.
Introductory remarks, ComraJs J S
Pinkston. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Ad­
dress, Miss Ida Ray. The Inst Roll
Call, Paul Trueblood. Our Unknown
Dead. EdithMorehead. Moment! Ser­
mon, Rev. W. F. Shields. 8 onr, 3 U r
Spangled Banner. Benediction.
NYSSA
BANK
STATEM ENT O F TH E
NYSSA, OREGON.
Called by the Superintendent of Banks of the State of Oregon at
the close of business May 12, 1919.
RESO URCES
Loans and discounts................................................................ $125,109.83
O verdrafts.................................................................................
663.51
Only 7 more Weeks
U. S. Certificates and Liberty Bonds ...............................
9,550.00
Until the 4th of
Bonds and 'Varrants ..............................................................
7,437.26
Banking
house,
furniture
and
fix
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•*.630.00
July Celebration
Other real estate owned.................................................... ....
__ 388.25
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Cash and sight exchange........................................................ 55.758.01
The 4th of July is but seven weeks Advance payments on Liberty Bonds................................
175.00
away and from all reports, many are
planning on going to the county seat
to celebrate the “ Declaration of Inde­
pendence.” Preparations are being
made for the biggest event in the his­
tory of Malheur-county; and it will, no
doubt, be a g ath rin g long to be rem­
embered when the veteran» of ’ 61 to
65,” and the Spanish War veterans"
and of the 20 th century meet on that
date for the purpose of forming a
Great W'ar veterans association. To
my mind it would be well if Nyssa and
all surrounding community would mike
the county teat their place to celebrate
his 4th of July
$204.711.86
L IA B IL IT IE S
Capital s t o c k ............................................................................ $25,000.00
Surplus fund •
5,000.00
Undivided profits...................................................................... 9.25273
Deposits .................................................................................... 165,459.13
$204.711.8<‘
A. G. KINGMAN, President
FRANK D. HALL, Cashier
Honey Recipes
(Prepared specially fur the Journal by
Mrs. W W. Foster.)
Honey Oat Meal Cookies.
Jeep shortening, ¿cup sugar. 2 eggs,
Jeup honey, jcup butter milk or sour
milk. M a on psper 2 cups whole
wheat or white flour 2 cups raw oat­
meal, 1 tps. each of cinnamon, nutmeg,
salr, and baking powder. Pour into
firat mixture. Add 1 level teaspoon of
soda dissolved in a little water. Drop
by teaspoonsful 2 inches apart on well
greased pan^ Bale in a moderate
oven. Made of whole wheat these
cookies are fine for children. 1 cup of
raisins may be added.
Steamed Brown Bread
Im p corn meal, 2 cups graham or
whole when, flour, j cup honey, 2 cuds
tour milk, 1 Uo peonfui salt, 1* tea-
I spoonf ul soda. 1 tablespoonful ho ling
| water Mix together the meal, flour j
and salt; add four inilk and honey, then
the soda dissolved, in the boiling water. «
[ One cup of raisins improve this excel-1
lent bread.
Steam three hours in covered recept- ■
1 ables, wh’ch should not be more than i
full at first. Recipe fills three pound
baking powJer cans, well greased.
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CLIPPING ‘ WOOL COUPONS”
THAT’S what shearing tince means for the sheep
raisers. But even then there may be some little
time before the proceeds begin to roll in, and a
‘‘tiding over” is sometimes necessary. The Mal­
heur County bank is always ready and willing
to go the limit in co-operation. In case you need
such service this is a pretty good time to pre­
pare for i t
ONE FINDS US PREPARED TO PROMOTE BOTH j
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING FOR
THE RANCHER.
II. W olf................................. Cashier
h Y IS A . O U C O N
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