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T he G ate C ity J ournal NO. 5. N YSSA. MALHEUR COUNTY. OB EGON. FRIDAY. NOV. 17, 1922. * * * * * * * «* * * * * * * Malheur County Wins Again. ..• *1.50 PER ? * Orchardists Meet. * —---- * * Three meetings were held * during the week for the benefit # * of the fruitgrowers to study -• Mrs. Henry Fields was shopping Dr. Nixon and family have moved * the principles of pruning fruit * in Caldwell Tuesday. into their house on North Third * trees and to hold demonstra- * Mr. and Mrs. Charley Thompson street and are now comfortably dom * tions in the orchards. C. L. * Long of the extension service 0 returned Friday from the Twin iciled under their own vine and fig * was in charge of these meetings * Falls country, where the former had RELATIVES OF GRANDMA PINK tree. * and demonstrations which were * STON MEET TO CELE been buying grain for the Nyssa House for rent. Gem State Lumber * arranged for by the county * BRATE BIRTHDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Feed & Grain Co. Co. Adv.nl7-5t P IMPROBABLE * agent in cooperation with the Will McKenzie stayed at the Thomp A number of children, grand I'or Sale— 17 shotes. Frank *, farm bureau committee on hor- ♦ MONEY NEEDED BYA son home with Thelma during her children and great-grand-children Lejick. nl7-2t * ticulture. The meetings were parents’ absence. gathered at the home of Walter meeting o f the congregation of * well attended by practical or- * rSESSMENTS BOUND Ray Tietsort and family left for Pinkston Sunday in honor o f the MEANS OF RAISIN Presbyterian church is called * chardists in every instance and * NOVEL AISE MILLAGE Portland to make their home there, birthday of Grandma Pinkston, who FUNDS EM PLOYED BY Wednesday, November 22, at * a great deal of interest taken * * : r COUNTY. last Saturday. was 72 years old. Grandma is an ► p, m, in the Presbyterian * in learning the methods of prun- • SCHOOLS. Henry Te&tcch left for Portland old pioneer of this vicinity, having church.— Leslie Logue Boyd, chair ♦ing recommended by the spe- * Saturday to look up work for win crossed the plains with her husband man of the Commission of the Pres * cialist for building up strong, ♦ drop o f 11 per cent ter, and children in 1884. She is a de bytery of Grande Ronde. Commenting on the interest taken * long lived trees that will carry * in the estimated tax Mrs. Eder and Mrs. Jess Thomp voted mother and has a host of A young people’s social was held * large loads o f fruit when they * in school matters and the number o. for general county, son and daughter Georgia were On friends beside her near relatives. at the Presbyterian church base * are grown. * applications for new school districts state purposes in Mal- tario visitors Saturday. that the county boundary board has Her home is in Nyssa, but she has ment last Friday evening. About 55 for next year, accord- allowed, Assessor Andrew M. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Coward been staying with her daughter, were present and enjoyed the even rstimated budget which Graham states that most of the ne\ went to Boise Wednesday to spend a Mrs. W. W. Smith, since the death ing with divers and sundry diver ¡lulled in the Enterprise school districts will start in their few days in that city. of her husband February 2 of this sions, the most popular of which this drop in dollars and school Arm with a financial liabilit; Seymour Ross and Marion Dunn year. Mrs. Andrew McGinnis, who was a burlesque track meet, which to $46,790.99. as t necessarily follows that tl were up from Ontario Friday to at resides at Nyssa, baked the birthday afforded much amusement to the _s made by the budget total assessed valuation of the pro tend Tony Broer’s sale. cake which was decorated with 72 spectators, miscellaneous expenses ertics embraced in the new distric Mr. and Mrs. Charley Crawford lighted candles. Those present at Mrs. Ernest Wilson is on the sick which the county has will be much less than (he - origin, the party were: were Ontario visitors Saturday. list this week. ■e expenses were pared districts from which the new dis Mr. and Mrs. David Canham and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hunt spent id then cut some more, SLIGHT INCREASE ON SOME children arrived in Nyssa Friday to sons Cecil and Leonard, Mr. and the week end in Boise and took in tricts have been created. DISTRICT OFFICIAL SAYS .50(1 is asked for these OTHER CLASSES OF PER visit friends and relatives here. “ Many of the new districts,” say Mrs. Claude V. Smith and daughter the big football game Saturday. uding $60,000 for road PORTLAND IS AWAKE TO Assessor Graham, “ in order to les Mrs. A1 Thompson went to Nampa Vivian, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mc Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dunaway and SONAL PROPERTY. e 1922 budget called DEVELOPMENT. Wednesday to visit her brother, Dr. Ginnis and daughter Wanda, Mr. Miss Georgia Dennis made a busi sen the financial situation are giv for these items, John Long. ing various kinds o f entertainments and Mrs. Alvon McGinnis and son ness trip to Boise Thursday. expenses of the var- the proceeds therefrom being turned Ben Smith and family have locat James, Glenn McGinnis, Mr. and Crete Marie Foster returned home The total assessed valuation of : ffices will increase a Malheur county property for 1922 ed at Toppenish, Wash., and had Mrs. W. H. Pinkston and children, -Saturday from St. Luke’s hospital into the school district treasury anil (Malheur Enterprise.) This is natural, as as finally equalized by the county their household effects shipped to Violet, Ruth and Bruce, and Oscar at Boise, where she underwent an The annual meeting of the Ore in this way helping to meet current business of any county board of equalization is over 16 per that place last Thursday. operation to relieve ear trouble. gon Irrigation Congress which will expenses.” Pinkston. crease the expenses of cent lower than it was last year. “ One such new district that is be held in Vale next year will be Mrs. Reynolds, Miss Hope, Miss An enjoyable time was had by ujl. She is much improved. iBut this increase in The total fo r last year was $13,- McClure and J. B. Boydell motored May you live long and happily with Ira Talkington returned last Fri the biggest and best convention of using this means is district No. 83, jhc county offices is 164,900 and for this year $10,943,- to Boise Saturday to witness the us, grandma, and have many more day from Northern Idaho, where he irrigationists ever held in this state. located near the reservoir at Brr 'set by the estimated 967. It will be attended, for the first gan, with an attendance o f 20 schol football game between Idaho and birthdays just like this one. has been chaperoning a band of county other than Utah. time in the history o f the Congress, ars, mostly children of foreign born woolies this summer, O. J, Pinkston. The big drop in the assessment ] i which come from by the entire Oregon delegation in parents, has through the persona! comes, as was petitioned by the fferent offices. These efforts o f Father John O’Connor, the national congress. farmers, upon tillable land. This is ¡?eipts are placed at And in all probability there will acquired a good substantial scho.il o ff from $7,217,401 to $5,258,989. h l Ni G MAN EDLONY the budget for this be present men of importance und house without cost to the district, OWYHEE Other big drops occur in the valua (but the sum of $47,- power in reclamation work from also the services of Miss Meli Car Mrs. W. E. Edwards and children tion of merchandise and stocks in ter, late principal of the Brogan !ted receipts. are visiting Mrs. Edwards’ parents many of the western states. Messrs. T. M .Lowe, Fred Kling- trade and in sheep and cattle. These are the assurances which grammur school, thereby making it biggest item of ex- in New lTymouth. back and C. A. Rippey increased While it is estimated by the bud R. H. DeArmond brought back to possible for the children to have all sunty is the state tax Miss Homan and Mr. and Mrs. get board that less tax money will their dairy herds Friday when they Vale from the executive committee the benefits that accrue from . 'ated at $160,000 by Schweizer and daughter Lois spent sale near be asked for next year, it is appar attended Tony Broer’s of the congress which met in Port modern public school education, it rd. But there is no Peon pants and Spanish skirts the week end in Ontario. ent by this big drop iq the assess Nyssa. Mr. Lowe purchased two land last week. Mr. DeArmond is a eluding the principles and ideals o ' may be. The county Mr. and Mrs. Archie Moses and member of the executive committee. good citizenship of ments that non-tillable land and cows, Mr. Klingback four and Mr. were the bone of contention over which thes every thing possible which students of the Franklin high Mr. Dave Johnson made a trip to Harry G. Kennard, another officer children would otherwise be deprived u . . . .. other classes of property showing no Rippey two. justment o f the ratio | .... , 6 Noble Pullen, who has spent his school in Portland were about split Caldwell last Wednesday. I,« I perceptible drop in assessments or of the congress from Malheur coun “ As school district No. 83 bi he state tax commis Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Martin en ty, was unable to attend the meet lieveB that self help is best help, it a raise will have heavier taxes than summer vatcation with his parents, until a former Vale high student, Malheur county ass Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Pullen, left tertained the Nyssa high school Marvel-Dare Fellows, stepped into they did last year. Non-tillable ing. proposes to hold a benefit turkev ier to get the exhor- lands are assessed higher than they Tuesday for Pasadena, Cal., where the breach and assisted faculty teachers at diuner in their home Mr. DeArmond went to the ex social, including a drawing for 30 o f this county re- were last year, as are also town he will resume his work as Junior members and other student body last Sunday. Besides the teachers, ecutive meeting with the message turkeys,’ the proceeds from the en j L and city lots. Other slight in in the University there, in prepara leaders to quell the rising di&cord. who are Miss Kennedy, Miss Mc from the Warmsprings Irrigation tertainment and drawing to be de _ng this apparent creases show in improvements on tion for the ministry. Following is taken from the Ore Clure, Mr. Eldridge and Mer. Pep District and Vale that next year’s voted to the carrying on of its pro amount of money to town and city lots, improvements on pered, there were also Miss Bernice meeting couldn’t be made too large. gram o f education, ns the district Mrs. J. P. McGinnis has been gonian of November 3rd: he taxpayers of the land not deeded, hotel and office very ill with heart trouble during “ Sartorial freedom and tolerance Martin, who is attending school in He assured his co-officers that all intends to hold school through the annot be expected to furniture, horses and swine. the past week. won at Franklin high school yester Nyssa, Mr. Archie Can trail, and Mr. the convention committee had to do regular school term, which it will they were this year Jack Glascock and rFank DeBord day when the student body, by a and Mrs. Beaumont. was ask for the things they wanted not be able to do, if the funds are o f property as, is Mr. Herbert Hickox has completed and they would get them and a lot not available, hence the benefit so were Ontario visitors Thursday vote of 510 to 427, decided to recog Jihcr article on this when Mr. DeBord sold some dressed nize the rights o f peon pants and the basement of the new bungalow more thrown in and that Vale would cial. ARCADIA j assessed valuation of hogs to the Independent market Spanish skirts, and to end the dem which Jie is building on his ranch hold a convention bigger and better “ School district No. 83 benefit taken a tremendous there. Tony Stonek also purchased onstrations against the wearers of near Adrian. than any before. turkey social will be held on Satur Mrs. J. T. L ° n g and son Robert year. As the dol- his winter pork supply from him. The Idaho Power company ex Mi. DeArmond is enthusiastic day evening, November 25, at the these alien nether garments. o f taxes to be raised spent the week end at Nampa visit Carl Schweizer o f Boise high “An impassioned defense of tore tended the electric power line to over the colonization work started Legion hall, Vale. A committee o iioned to the dollars ing another son, John Long, of school was in Owyhee and Ontario ador trousers by a faculty member, reach the Overstreet and Judd by the Portland Chamber of Com ladies of Vale and the community leased valuation it is Nampa. over the week end. a half dozen stirring addresses by Homes and Mr. Otis has been wiring merce for the Ochoco and Warm- are preparing a big chicken suppe A. E. Trent has gone to Salt the millage for the Mrs. Ruth Klinefelter entertained j leaders o f the student body, calling the houses for lights and other con springs Irrigation districts. He that will be served during the even Lake to spend the winter with rela higher next year. a number of friends at dinner Tues - 1 io r ireedom in dregs ^ COitum. veniences. says that Portland is awake at last ing. Everyone is invited to come tives. Sales of farm implements, live to the necessity of developing the and enjoy the evening nnd assist day, in being election day, conse- won the day for dresa radicaUam. J. T. Long and son Clyde bought quently she was relieved of school ust Be Kept. Following the formal discussion of stock and household goods will be arid sections of eastern Oregonian the school district to achieve its Clyde G. Huntley, three cows at the Broer sale at duties that day. the peon pants at the general assem held this week at the MacLafferty and that he looks for big things to object. Nyssa Friday. mal revenue, calls Louis DeBord, who spent several bly held for that purpose, the stu ranch on Tuesday and the A1 Green be one in this district within the C. W. Barrett and family spent days at the Benton home near taxpayers to the next two years. dents filed back to their classrooms place on Wednesday. the provisions of a Sunday with L. M. Hamaker and Nyssa, returned home Saturday. Friends o f J. K. Sheldon, who was and by secret ballot made known P. T. A. MEETING. decision every indi- family o f Nyssa. Mrs. Williams of Nyssa, «has been their will. In the future any dress,, a resident o f the Kolony several The P.-T. A. held a meeting last visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, on the business of years ago, will regret to hear o f his Walter Fleming of Boise is down however fantastic, will be allowed on Dec.— 1, Go-to-church facturing, purcahs- helping his uncle, Chas. Gossett, J. Wallace, for the past week. Her occurred recently at «Tuesday evening at the school; Sund Franklin campus as long as that death, which building. Besides the usual routine , . . . . any commodities or with his fall work. Mr. Gossett ex son Roy is driving to the Nyssa his home in Pomona, California. dress conforms with ordinary con in U is ept the business of pects to move with his family to his school with the Bigelow young peO' ventions. The Kingman Kolony P.-T. A . will of business, Mrs. Klinkenberg was ■ ing products of the ranch near JiJampa soon. pie during their visit here. Mrs. give a chicken pie supper at the elected secretary to fill the vacancy , h» ‘ 8V" y ™ n’ W° mnn caused by the death of Mrs. Albert | J ^ n g J n ‘ he Nyssa ne.ghborhood “ As a result of yesterday’s decis e purpose o f deetr- Williams is ust recovering from a school house on Friday evening, will attend at least one service dur Rev. Blom of Qptario filled an ap ion peon pants’ popularity soared nt o f income under pointment here Sunday afternoon. severe illness. November 24th. The purpose of the Cook. The delegates were also ap ing that day. and stocks diminished in downtown of 1921, keep such Mr. and Mrs. Qeorge Glascock supper is to provide funds for a pointed to attend the county council Special music will be provided. A P. I. Speer of Apple Valley and clothing stores. One large estab o f account or re George Philips of Nyssa were in and family visited Mrs. Sarah Rob “ hot lunch” equipment for the o f the P.-T. A. five-piece orchestra will play in ad lishment reported that no less than The program committee for nc t Mrs. Glascock’s mother, inventories, as are this vicinity looking school. Besides the supper there dition to the solos, duets and quar for hogs to ertson, Monday consists of Mrs. C. C. Hunt, overnight at her home in Nyssa, a dozen youths, evidently high will be a musical program. blish the amount of buy Sunday. tettes. school students and two pf whom Mrs. Frank Stubbs and Rev. Flem deductions, credits The pupils o f the Kingman Kol Go to church Dec. 3. Tell you- Helen Clement and Philip Barrett Thursday, and spent Friday night at were known as Franklinites because lation required by were out o f school several days last the N 3Wbill home near Ontario. ony school who were neither absent ing. friends and neighbors about it ar Miss Helen Hoxie, who is attend urr».” The Early Baart wheat raised o f Franklin pins, purchased especial nor tardy during the first month of help make this a red letter day in week. ing business college at Boise, visited this year by T. M. Lowe yielded 63 ly colorful and picturesque pairs of school required books of were: Evelyn McEwen, the history o f Nyssa. Elbert Butler, Jr., and family peon pants. Campus rumors assert home folks over Sunday. bushels per acre, and weighed 62 »11 be produced for Bruce Pinkston, Orville McEwen, went to Boise Friday to spend the Leland Fenn and famitymoved AT CHURCH~NEXT SUNDAY. 7-10 pounds per bushel. His Mar ed that peon pants will be the most Lloyd f revenue officers McEwen, Agnes Nichols, week end with relatives. | popular attire when school opens from the apartment house to the If I knew you and you knew me, quis wheat was good also, yielding to inspect the James McGinnis, Jeanette Martin, John Hunt and w ife spent the Monday morning. A dozen Fred Woods house last Wednesday. How little trouble there would be. 50 bushels per acre and testing next Huntley says tax- . , _ , , ,, Lois Schweizer, Ruth Pinkston and weekend in Boise. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Duncan, Mr. We pass each other on the street, . .__ _ 61 4-5 pounds per bushel. This is girls are reported , to have said , that, simplify the task .. Leonard Smith in the primary room, Miss Beth Howry spent the week and Mrs. Dallas Duncan and Mrs. But just come out and let us meet, now the ban has been removed, they! * room were: an unusually good yield for spring ieir income tax re- end in Boise with her sister, Mrs. A t church next Sunday. would take to Spanish skirts. Bach, and Bernice Roberts and baby were en wheat. urrent year. Harry Hazelton. Yesterdays discussion o f the peon JamcH McEwen. The list for the tertained at the Wm. Beam home Each one intends to do what’s fair. Mrs. Gus Schweizer came from And treat hia neighbor on th month; Evelyn McEwen, last Sunday. Ontario Thursday for a visit with pants problem by the high sch ool: Harry Ross and William Dunn square, students would have done credit to | Ethelyn McEwen, Bruce Pinkston, her son, William, and wife. many a legislature. Barbara Blythe, Margaret Morgan, James McGinnis, were here from Ontario last Satur- But he may not quite understand Entertain-. Sunday School Class. Frank White and Marvel-Dare Fel Violet Pinkston, Ltayd McEwen, and day and drove home the stock which w h y you donq take him by th*. their father!# had purchased at the hand, COUNTY TEAM W. W. Foster entertained his lows, leaders in student body work, Jeanette Martin in tho primary A t church next Sunday. JUDGING The Rebekahs pleasantly surpris Sunday school class at the M. E. pleaded for unity among Franklin room, and James McEwen and Ger Tony Broer sale on Friday. The world is sure a busy place, GOOD. ed Mrs. Skinner last Monday even parsonage last Monday evening. The ites and an ending of the violence, ald DeBord in the advanced room. ployed a concert for the Oregonian’s And wc must hustle in the race. ing, it being a farewell remem youngsters enjoyed themselves at hatred and discord engendered by radiophone broadcasting station re For social hour some are not free :eur Enterprise.) brance, as she, in company with her football and other outdoor games. the demonstrations against peon cently and the Portland paper said Th* six week days, but all should be, the three mem- husband, left for the coast to make Those present were Osa Blaylock, pants and Spanish skirts. Professor of them: “A duet played upon a county’s boys’ club her home the following evening. At church next Sunday Hershel Thompson, Roderick Stubbs, Rod well of the science department xly phone and organ chimes proved! We have >n intercgt ¡n 0ur town which won a prize Howard Foster and Vance Fleming. spoke in behalf o f peon pants and Miss Bliss Carter and Geneva the masterpiece of an excellent con-j ^ dear M p|ac( mu«t not go 'estock exposition Vaughn and Miss Kennedy, Jim denounced the direct actionists who QUARTET O F UNUSUAL A B IL tort broadcasted from the Oregon- down. irk on the part of Kakebeke and Bud Long went to resorted to violence in their at ITY T O GIVE CONCERN ian tower last night by the Rocky ^ want to push good things slong, Weber made the Boise Saturday to attend the foot tempt to drive the toreador trouser IN CHURCH. , \ Mountain Warblers’ Male quartet A(| W£ cBn M p lf we are Htrone, he three but they ball game between Idaho and Utah. wearers from the school campus. and the large audience expressed M chureh next Sunday. ar the top mark, (From the Malheur Enterprise.) A carload of celery grown on the (From the Malheur Enterprise.) According to prominent ranklin It »elf delighted through many t< »•- j nm,*t knock and kick and slam and visions of judging Ham Brown place near Nyssa was Just before going to Through the effort* o f Rev. A j B. students, the peon pants war is now pffjtne calls. ■ aiap follow s: shipped to the eastern market. It Friday afternoon the -c re of over, and no further demonstrations Weaver, the Rocky Moontain W ar A nominal charre will bo m>d* At everybody on the map. Short horn, 85; was o f prime quality and is expect the Vale-Crane high football will be staged against the wearers bler* have been secured for a p ro for the concert for the benefit o fc e put pU,h and pull and boost and wool sheep, 85; ed to bring about 35c per dozen game came in, 59 to 0 in favor gram at the Methodist church on o f these costume*. church. | boom 55; Jerseys, 85; stalks. o f Vale. The local boys had the evening o f NowemDer 24t1i. facings, 85; rea- Anyone who left dishes at the These par excellent entertainers us» ■ -■ —■ At church next Sunday. Mr*. H. M. Clement o f Ontario their own way all through the total. 675. Pariah ball Hallowe’en night will piano, com et, ore he* tew bells, bar - g.-r.vi.Minded Weman. [ And use up all the standing room was visiting her daughter, Mrs. game and Crane was only near Ja«l:er do Innitladjr)—“Now, see — ■ ....... find them at the home o f Mrs. monophone, manorial sm all novel- George Schweizer, Wednesday. Mrs the Vale Goal twice. The feat- here. Mrs Ktsli; *>n all sides of ns | Poetry Eternal, - r. n e ». Frank HalL Clement will leave in a few days ore* of the game were the per tie* and the eelelirated Oregon >. n occupied and rreat world n.lnstrle* «re MB»» fect interference given Vale chimes (seldom seen ex.-en f in o', according to for Seattle to live with her son, ball carriers and Otia Williams’ researches have Harry Clement, who is mail clerk and '» of incense hura- on the rup from Seattle to the • MONEY1923 iEDUSEXPENSES OF OUST/ CUT * * Malheur county carried o ff * * its usual share of the honors at 9 * the State Land Products again * * this year, winning four first * * places and three seconds on * * corn and a first and second on * * rural potatoes. The total pre- * * miums won amount to $107.50. * * Checks for the same have been * * forwarded from Portland * * through the farm bureau. * John Kakebeke won first on * ten ears o f white dent corn and * * first on 100 ears o f the same * * class; Gerrett Groot won first * * on ten ears of yellow dent and * * second on ten ears o f the same; * * C. H. Moeller took second on * * ten ears o f white dent. In the * * Rural potato class, Graham * * Park won first on ten specimens * * and second on one bushel. * * # * * * * • * * • • • • * * Local N ews o f Interest Briefly Told A FAMILY Ut-ÜNIÜN MOST OF THEM ASSUME FINANCIAL LIABILIIY £ ASSESSMENTS DROP INNALHEURGDÜNÏÏ CONGRESS AT VALE TO BE MOMENTOUS Form er Vale Girl Is Peacem aker at the Franklin High J ^ 5 ARE MADE EUiott> Kj £ h FAREWELL PARTY MUSICAL TREAT M VALE WINS59T00 ree-U O rii DISTRICT^ FORME