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“FOR THE GOOD OF OREGON” “LET’S GET TOGETHER” Come Out Next Tuesday, June 3, “Let’s Put These Over” VOTE 304 X YES , VOTE 312 X YES VOTE 314 X YES VOTE 310 X YES VOTE 302 X YES - VOTE 306 X YES VOTE 300 X YES And All Other Measures Which Mean Prosperity™ Study Your Ballot Before You Vote! BUY NOW £l)e (Dote Ctttj ‘Let’s get business going and keep it going”—Buy Wisely, but buy now. VOL XVII NO. 38 WE MUST OPEN U P OREGON The voters of Oregon should not fail to pass at least two or three of the measures on ballot at election June 3, namely: The amendment to the Consti tution authorizing the State to guarantee the interest on drain age or irrigation bonds for live years. The State is not asked to pay or guarantee the bonds. The bonds are secured by local land and are paid by local districts. During period of construction, and in preparing of his land for maximum production, the farmer is hard pressed for money, and the State of Oregon, by extend ing its credit to a d in develop ment of his lands, without pay ing out a cent of taxpayers’ money, makes it possible to de velop all of these millions of acres of good farm land. The interest, which the State is asked to guarantee, will be paid by districts and State of Oregon simply acts as banker and finan cial agent for districts. It is ex tending results of Rural Credit act to organizations of farmers. It will mean millions of dollars spent for construction work and hundreds of millions added to assessed valuation of state. It will give our discharged soldiers and sailors first chance to secure the land offered for srle at a price fixed by the state. The other measure is the Roose velt Highway. The whole state oiiriuU NYSSA, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. MAY 30 1919 is interested in being linked with the other coast states by an all year north and south highway which snow never blocks. This would give three great roads north and south, which with the cross roads east and west, would open up the whole state for de velopment. Every citizen in the state should be interested in opening up the whole state for this is not an eastern, western or southern Oregon proposition, its { a state wide proposition just as is the irrigation and drainage dis-J trict measure. For once let us forget Section alism and get behind real estate development which will help us all. Great Victory Parade June 11 At Rose Festival This year’s Rose Festival to ba held in Portland will be one of the greatest events of the season. It has keen a custom of the city of Portland to give a rose festival every year, but this year it will be better than ever. On June 11, 12 and 13 there is to be held in that city one great victory parade and rose festival. Three prize cups are of fered to counties, citizens and towns outside of Portland for the best dis plays in the Big Victory parade of the Victory Rose festival on June 11. This parade is to be an exposition of the patriotism of individual counties, cities and towns, so that, in judging, the forceful and lucid manner in which the patriotic achievements of the county, city or town are set forth will be taken into consideration along withg' the cleverness of the design of decoration and the artistic draping and placing of the flags, bunting, ribbons and patri otic insignia. F -t «V *- * tV ' w ON A POOR DRINK A Good Thirst is a Thing to be Treasured— * 0 It is Always Worth a Good Drink. / Our Soda Fountain puts up the best drink you ever had. It Will Pay You to wait until you can reach our fountain You Will Not Be Kept Waiting —Only two considerations are ahead of Prompt ness at our fountain - CLEANLINESS-QUALITY. IN MEMORI AM Again we have been allowed to see another 30th of May. the day set apart by law for the decoration of our soldiers’ graves. How many thousands of beautiful flowers will be strewn today with willing hands and lov ing hearts upon the little mounds in our national ceme teries and others that mark the last resting place of our beloved soldier dead. Let us think fora moment of the fearful amount of precious lives that have been sacri ficed to uphold the dignity of “Our Flag.” Should any body visit our National cemeteries there they will see hundreds of acres inclosed and inside of the inclosures they wili see myriads of little mounds that mark the last resting place of the true, brave and patriotic Am erican soldiers. BUILD NOW You can notice the earmarks of prosperity along good $1.50 PER YEAR 5c PER COPY Marne;ffrnm August 29 to Sept 2, 1918 at Aise Aisn; and October 3 to October 19, 1918 at Meuse Argunne taking part in all of these great bat tles. "About the best thing I experienced was the capturing af the woman gun ncra. In one of the advances at Chat eau Therry, the bunch I was with cap tured several German women machine gunners who operated against our boys. "I have experienced a lot of hardships; have been without “ eats” a little; a!«o without proper clothing; have been gassed once; hit by shrapnel; narrowly escaped death many, many, times; yet la m not complaining—1 am glad I went to fight for my couutry. "1 left Breast on the "Toloa’’ May 6 and arrived in U. S. May 15, and l ’U tell you I hope 1 am here to stay for DISCUSS OWYHEE PROJECT G. Clagett, H. Walters. J. J. Sarazin, directors of the Owyhee Irrigation district were very busy men on Friday of last week. E. H. Hepson, whose compaay he does not reveal, was in the city on that day, and met with the Board in regard to the bonding of the district for tha purpose of securing water. There are many details to be solved in this mat- ter and nothing has as yet materialized but we hope to be abla by our next issue to give in detail the proposed out line. Mr. Hopson is familiar with thia pro (Continued on Page Eight.) ject, having been at the head of tha • government engineers when this pro On fame’» eternal camping grounds ject was surveyed, "He says that Their silent tents are spread without doubt thia project can be put thru for aproximately $60 or $70 an And glory awaits with ceaseless thread acre and could be built In less than Oe’r the sad bivouac of the dead. three years. The govarnt’s estimate was about 870 whan material was con siderable cheaper than the war time A Nation Wide Campaign for 1,000,- prices The same figures now would 000 associate members for the Bny be about $100 per acre. Scouts of America will begin June 8th and contò ue for one week, from June Our Boom pries are the belt. Get 8th to June 14th. Mothers and fath one now before they are all gone—Gem ers are *■ « ^ become members and State Lumber Co. A<* •>. the elmf”will on* ftcjlat or more as i _________ 1 * 1 ___ you like. Persons paying $2 50 or The well known Mayer's shoes for more for National Council membership Men, Women and Children are being may receive for one year "Boy's Life," closed out at lower prices than elee- Representatives of the allied and their desision as quick as |*ossible The Boy Scout’s magazine. »This ma where at Hlnaeh s Closing Out Sale. associated powers have at last re This derision Is to be final and It ceived an answer from Germany tt will be up to Germany to accept or gazine may be sent to a boy at a sepa Vow is your last ehance for bargains In Shoes.—Adv. rate address. reject the treaty. ,he terms of the Peace treaty. Their reply consists m iiily of The British, french and American counter proposals seeking to lessen troops arc in readiness to take any the severity of the allies] terms steps that Marshal Pooh may deem The allied council will digest the necessary In case Germany declines views of the enemy and raport back to sign. Campaign for Associate Members to Boy Scouts Germany Presents Counter Proposal and Seek to Lessen Severity of Allied Terms Victory Loan Notes An Interesting Strongly Favor Story From One “ Gallagher” Bill 304 on Ballot Who Just Returned Following is a resolution adopted at a meeting of the Democrats of Mal heur County: Be it Resolved by the Democrats of Malheur county, Oregon, in mass meet ing assembled at Vale, Oregon, on May 16, 1919, that we espouse and strongly favor the adoption of the proposed Constitutional Amendment, appearing on the ballot as No 306, and the meas ure generally known as the "Gallagher" bill, to appear aa No. 804 on tha ballot, tha one authorising and the other pro viding for the guarantee by the atate of the interest on certain district bonds and securities, aa vitally affecting the welfare os the people of the state, and Be it further Resolved that we favor the adoption of the measure proposed cor the construction of the Rooseve t memorial highway, and | Be it fnrther Resolved, that our dele- ' gate to the meeting of the state Cen- , tral Committee about to be held in Portland, be and he is instructed to make known our position and at aH times to vigorously support the same. Respectfully submitted, H. C. Eastham, J. R. Blackaby, E. H. Test, The for going resolutions were re ported to the meeting, and on motion duly made, seconded and carried tie same were unal.imously carried and adopted. ARTHUR M. KOODY, Secretary. Fremont J. Petty, brother of Mrs. Fred L. Sheets of this city stopped off in Nyssa Monday evening on his way home from "The Front.” Mr. Petty gives an interesting story of what he went through with during the past few years of army life. This story is as fol lows: '*1 am glad to be home again. En listed on Juqe 29, 1916. I served on the border with tha 2nd Idaho Machine Gun ComDany of aame year. On March 18, 1917 was called to Boise where I trained until the last of Sept ember. From there I was sent to Camp G/een, N. C , where the Idaho bo^s w_ere sent to different regiments. I was placed in Co. A. 147 Machine Gqp Battalion. From thia place 1 went to Camp Mil's, Long Island, N. 1 ., and from there sailed on December 12, 1917, on the "Covington" for Brest. France, and from here we were serjt to Nantes tor guard duty on the docks where 1 served four months. From there I was sent to Sells a Share for training and after two weeks training was transferred to 121st Machine Gun Battalion of Co. D. 32 Divieion at Rev- eree LeFoas where I trained for a week. From here I was sent to the front lines at Alaaca on June 2, and where I remained until July 20. 1918; From August 2 to August 7 at Arane FOR SALE 1 first class milk cow, part Jeraey, color red, was fresh in January, giving 4 gallon of milk per day, price $75; also 1 No. 8 Butterfly separator, bean in use about a y»ar, in Quick Retains good condition, price $40 on sale at On the 17th day of May 1919, A L ots Nyssa Trading Co. Inquire Mrs. Liz by Fire was reported to J. Boydell In zie Morehead. Nyssa, Ore. surance Agent, On May 24, 1919, check If you must sell your Uberi from the SanFraneisco office of the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Bonds, sell to Albert Htneeh. If you Co was receiyad and paid over in full can buy more Liberty Bonds, buy of settlement of claim, considering that Alberi Hlnseh HInsch buy» and sells Liberty Bonds at the market —Adv. I the whole transaction was carried through tha mails This was quick Albert Ulnae*» deals In Bawds and satisfactory settlement.—Advlt. Stocka, Notas a a now ready for delivery at the Bank of Nyssa We are now ready to deliver bonds to all our full paid subscribers. A. G. KINGMAN, Pres. FRANK D. HALL,Cashier A STRONG, DEPENDABLE BANKING CONNECTION is a large factor in success and prosperity of any ranch or business enterprise. THIS BANK has exceptional facilities and is seeking desirable new accounts on its record. N H. J. W ard............................ rresiden* John Ray ...............*... Vice-President „. H. 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