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About The Gate city journal. (Nyssa, Or.) 1910-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1920)
mg gate crrr A L E X A N D E R ’S Great Purchase HIGH ART SUITS $35.00 to $45.00 A SUIT Our Special Sale of 20 Per Cent Reduction Holds Good on Shirts, Shoes, Hats, Ties. The secretary of sta te F rid ay re ceived two checke ag gregating $10,- 193.32, covering th e sales of gasoline and d istillate in Oregon for the month of May by the Associated Oil company o f C alifornia and th e Shell Oil com pany of C alifornia. The pure-bred gire cam paign th a t has become nation-w ide will be fos tered by the Lane County Pure-Bred Livestock association. The plan of th is cam paign Is to encourage n othing b u t pure-bred sires among the herds of th e farm ers and stock raisers. W ith only th ree votes cast ag ain st It, th e proposition of bonding the G ran ts P ass Irrigation d istric t in the aum of $400,000 was c arried a t th e special election S aturday, th e pro ceeds of the bond issue to be used in th e construction of a g rav ity irrig a tio n project. A carload of 27 heavy d ra ft horses w as shipped out of Albany by express billed to Coeur d ’Alene, Idaho. The expreBsage amounted to alm ost $500, h u t the shippers estim ated th at, con sid erin g th e feed bill and tim e lost, it would cost almost as much to send the horses by freight. More th an 1000 people viewed the Im pressive cerem onies Incident to the laying of th e cornerstone of the Ma sonic and E astern S ta r hom e n ear F o re st Grove. Judge E arl C. Bro- naugh, grand m aster, and Mr«. A lberta S. McMurphy, w orthy g ran d m atron, w ere in charge of th e ceremonies. Bids opened for furnishing supplies to r the sta te in stitu tio n s durin g the six m onths sta rtin g July 1 sa d ending December 31 Indicate a su b stan tial in- crease in prices when com pared with th e proposals received for sim ilar sup plies last December, according to R. B. Goodin, sta te p u rchasing agent. Oregon, w ith purchases of w ar sav ings aecurlties ag gregating 8 cents per cap ita for th e m onth of A pril and w ith a total of 51 cents per cap ita for th e y ear up to May 1, ran k s th ird among tbe states of the union, according to a report issued by J. A. Churchill, ■tate sup erin ten d en t of public Instruc tion. The first wagon to cross the sum m it of th e Cascade m ountains by way of th e McKenzie riv e r highw ay left th# Lost creek ranch above McKenzie bridge Sunday, Jum 12, and succeeded x X x x x X X high earnings and brings n* improve- m ary from Iks survey records o f 825 m oat in tho standard of living it is farm s visited by the Wisconsin expert- hound to fail of its finest p arp ó se,” m eat statio n : (tho first num ber of tho Professor Scuddor declares. The stead- following groups applies to s78 farm ers ily declihibg rural population is one of w ith common lehool e d u c a t i o n nniy, our g ro ato st national perils. and tho last ru m b ar tu St .U rge "V olum es have been w ritten to oc- trained men.) count for thie grow ing danger to our Labor income—$632, 31056; value of economía balance, but ita reasons may house 31754, 32658; bath equipm ent— be all sum med up as tb s less desirable 22 par cant, 48 per cent, lighting sys liviog condition» on tho average farm . tem s -17 per cent, 44 per e sa t; fu m ase "C ertainly many young men desert h e a t—22 par cent, 47 per cent; auto the farm sad flock to tb s cities in hope mobile—20 per se a t, 39 per cent. of b e ttsrie g th eir living sosditioi s. ” A Bsilm B each S u it w ith a P ar/, nut B etter education, P refssso r Scudder thinks, plays its g re a te st p a rt in bring- H at and aun vas shoe* will kwep you iag tb s com forts of the tity dw elling to cool. PAR l VTA clo thing store the farm . Thie is indicated in a sum« X X For an evening of Entertain ment and Rest Come to the X JBERTY-------THE ATE Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Night X I SAVES YOU From 30 to 35 PER CENT OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST i tra il seven m iles long la being constructed by the W estern Lane F or eat Patrol association between Esmond • creek, on the Sluslaw river, acrosa the divide to the m outh of Twin Slaters. The fossil of a prehistoric whale, relic of tl*e miocene period, has been found on the Oregon coast near New port by Dr. E arl L. Packard, professor of geology In the U niversity e f Oregon. J. C ham berlain, state entom olo m gist W. from Oregon A gricultural college ** a t Corvallis, is In K lam ath F alls to direct a cam paign for the eradication X of the pine beetle. He will be there M all summer. w | Not in several years has th e pros- • pect been so favorable for crops In the dry-land d istricts of B aker county 1 as It Is th is year. Unless the unfore- X seen happens the county will tu rn in X a big grain production. A total of 263 perm its to appropriate w ater and ten perm its to co n stru ct re s ervoirs were issued by Percy Cupper, X state engineer, during the period from Jan u ary 1 to June 1, 1920, according to a report made public. A deal involving the Albany Mill A E levator company and the elevators m a t Tallm an and T angent was recently X closed with Max H ouser of Portland, whereby th e Portland Flouring Mills company becomes the owner. x> A month ago you would have thought the price reas onable for the ordinary suit. Today you can buy the very best for that same price. Simply a question of our being able to take advantage of the opportunity. That identical time knocks at your door today and ONE PRICE CLOTHIER ONTARIO , OREGON O regon . X Means that today you can buy the top notch, ready to wear tailored suits at ALEXANDER jwtknal , ntma , X X T h ere need be b u t one sh o e V X every one knew _SJ5LZ—Boy them a t X PARMA CLOTHING 9TO IM . X X Education Helps X X Farmer Better X We w ant you to know w hat this bank stands ready to do for you. Then you will be in a position to m ake our sarvices and equi, m a rt useful to your in tarssts. Come here often, then you will be well known h ere end we may know b e tte r how to give you personal service To be well known here, and also to know how to use our service, help* us to nelp you. Farm Conditions X X X X X X X X X X X H E L P U S TO H E L P Y O U Oregon A gricultural College, Cor vallis, —. “ U ntil a life on the farm provides a living equal in com fort and attractio n to the com fort and a t traction ef the city, as well as oppor tunity for highar earnings (it dee lh at now, I believe) our ru ral problem will so t be solved, “ says H. D. Scudder» head of farm m anagem ent e t O. A. C “ I f b e tte r education leads only to ■ THE BANK OF NYSSA [ H WALTERS Pres. FRANK D. HALL, ( t i hie Fred E. Young, Assistant Cashier. X X X X ;x i xxxxxxxxxxxxx X n n n X X X X X X [X X X X If If X X CAN YOU SAVE X X X ■ $10 a Month X X Saving is the surest road to success. Putting by a little each month provides for your family and you become a stockholder—a part owner—in a great institution. An in stitution that provides the power for homes industries and agriculture in Idaho X X GROWTH in m aking tb e trip w ithout a great a storm of p ro test and a conference deal of difficulty, according ta word was called in P o rtlan d for the purpose This bt.'siness mnst grow in proportion to the needs of the State. As aservrnt of the from Bisters, on th e e th e r side of of reaching some agreem ent am ong the people it is more closely allied to the interests than any other buaineea. Develop- X the m ountains. persons in terested In the bird refuge is assured as power is a necessity Invest in the Cumulative Preferred Stock of the The ceploue show ers th a t have vis and the irrlg a tlo n lsts adjacent to Mai ited M orrow county w ith in th e last h e u r lake. N othing was accomplished Idaho Power Company paying 7 per cent. ten days give prom ise of th e heaviest at th is conference, according to Mr. crop of w heat th a t has b atn harvested Cupper, and the m easure as revamped In terest Paid on the Sm allest Saving since 1913, w hich was th e b anner crop la a o t satisfactory. Mr. Cupper con This stock is selling for $100 a share and yet you may buy it for just $10 down and in th e h isto ry of the county. W ithin ten d s th a t Oregon ow ns too much land $10 monthly payments. The savings mnde bring 6 per cent until the stock is paid for tb e period nam ed m s re th a n an inch n t th e present tim e and th a t the estab of m oisture has fallen and th e precipi lishm ent of m ore reserv es will have in full, ana then 7 per cent dividends are paid quarterly each year. ta tio n h a s been general. n tendency to Increase taxes w ithout Dividends have been regulary paid on the Company’s Automobile to u rists passing through gaining for th e taxpayers correspond B aker have m ade statem en ts to the lng benefits. Preferred Stock s in e its organization. 1 here arc more Idaho P o w er effect th a t a t S alt Lake City thousands Company than 160 customers and employees who own steck. As th e resu lt of the refusal of Flynn of trav elers had been tu rn ed from the Bolae, Idaho k Co., the larg est cigar m anufacturers old Oregon tra il because of erroneous Find out how you can profitably invest th# next in the northw est, w ith headquarters Send full p e rtltu la s rep o rts th a t It was im possible ta ob In Baker, to m eet the wage demands of your 7 per cent Cu h ve bend the coupon at once for particulars. ta in gasoline in Oregon. In Idaho th < m ade by cigar m akers, th e men walk m ulative P referred Stock to u rists were told th a t gasoline In Ore ed out, and the in d u s try is practically a offer and Special Savinga gon co st 55 cen ts a gallon. at a standstill. P ian, w iihout obligatfon to U nder the d irection of a citizens' Leroy Childs, su p erin ten d e n t of the me. com m ittee headed by M ayor Eastes, Hood R iver exp erim ent station, has Nanne W. R. Speck, S tan d ard Oil m anager at w arned grow ers to w atch th e ir or Bend, suspended deliveries of gasolim Addresa . ch ard s carefully to prevent the Inroad? to all garages and service stations. of fire blight. T he disease, It was W ith only 3000 gallons of m otor fuel stated, has been found in orchard on hand, and no shipm ents prom tra c ts on the Hood River-W asco coun lsed, sale of gasoline was confined to ty line Just east of th e range of hills th e pine m illing companies, mail between Hood R iver and the Mosler n a stages, physicians and p ro p rlsto rs of district. m ilk routes. F. A. E lliott, sta te forester, has re il] tu rn e d from Bend, w here he obtained I i an em ergency lan d in g field to be used ■ by av iato rs engaged In p atrolling the forests of cen tral Oregon d u rin g the approaching fire season. T he field w co n tain s several hundred acres and ii ^ located n ear C rane p rairie . A nother > * em ergency field will be located a sh o rt distance south ef M ount Jefferson, ac cording to Mr. Elliott. X C ertificates of nom ination affecting all successful cand id ates of the re publican and dem ocratic p arties at the ( recen^ p rim ary election were m ailed S aturday by Sam Kozer. secretary of X We concede you the Joy, give A m ature? yon knew th a t th e tak in g of burden — state. In case w here a candidate of Photographs is a joy, but th e de- end the re m ite will be pleasing if done one p arty was defeated, but received ▼elopirg and finishing is a burden. X by the nom ination of a n o th er party, he will not receive a certificate. Refusal by the secretary of sta te to issue l hese certificates Is authorized under a law X passed a t th e 1919 session of the leg islatu re and w hich became effective " Photos th a t a r e d if f e r e n t.” for th e first tim e a t the recent pri P u o n s lt» W O n tario , O eugon m ary contest. Th» go-called com prom ise r- carding ■the fram ing of th e Rooeevelt bird ref X uge m easure, to be eubm ltted to the voters of Oregon a t the November election. Is very u nsatisfactory, ac m -------------* cording to Percy Cupper, sta te engl lj j i M i s « ite The orig in al bill be aaya, caused X X X X X X X X X X s IDAHO POWER COMPAOY Boise, Idaho X 3 i X X X X TRUTH WILL OUT! X X s b SELIGMAIN’S STUDIO X 9 I X X X I *X