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T he G ate C ity J ournal SENATOR INSPECTS MIKES HURRIED TRIP OVER WARMSPRINGS SAYS IS WELL PLEASED THINKS ECONOMIC FEATURES WILL GREATLY IMPRESS DEPT. OFFICIALS To make a hurried inspection of the Warmsprings irrigation district before going to Washington to pre sent the claims for reclamation for Oregon before the budget committee, Senator Charles L. McNary was in Vale Wednesday afternoon for a few hours. He was given facts and figures of the proposal presented by the district to the reclamation ser vice and was taken by officers of the district over parts of it to obtain some understanding of its physical character. Senator McNary expressed himself a being very well pleased with the district and its prospects for success as an enlarged federal project. The remarkable economic reasons for its further development such as soil and and climate proper altitude and the transportation facilities impressed him as conditions which should carry a reat deal of weight with the re clamation department officials. Senator McNary had practically nothing to say about politics on this trip. “ I have come to Vale to find out how 1 can best assist you people in securing what you want,” said Sen- aloe McNary, “ I am sorry my time is so limited I cannot sec all of my old friends in this distreit. You may say to them that I shall return to Vale before long and stay long enought to meet them all.” The senior Senator will return to Washington the last of this month and present arguments for Oregon projects hefon Secretary Work, of the Interior department, and the di rector o f ‘ lie ' ">lge‘ OWYHEE $1.50 PER YEAR NYSSA, OREGON. FRIDAY,AUGUST 24 1»23. VOL. XXL NO. 13 I m -----------------------------------------------— « Mrs. Ruth Share and daughter, Mrs Margaret Marshall are guests in the Oce Schweizer home this week. M:~3. Chas. Schweizer and daugh ter Lois spent the week end as the guests in the Lowe home, leaving Monday to visit Mrs. Thompson of Ontario. The Chas. Schweizer family expect to leave the latter part of the week for Hood River where they an ticipate making their home. Lou De Goedo helped Robert Ov erstreet with his haying in the Kol- ony the latter part of the week. The weekly choir practice was held at the Fisher home Friday eve ning. Next week they will meet at Lowe’s. Mrs. T. M. Lowe and daughter Marian accompanied by Wm. Burley and Tom Mills were entertained in the Mendiola home Sunday after noon. Considerable interest was mani fested by the masculine members of the immediate neighborhood Monday evening when a 4 round boxing bout between Carl Schweizer and Harry Connley was staged at the Peutz ranch. Geo. Kaylor acted as referee and decided the result of the con test as being a draw SHRDLU SHR tests a draw. Rev. Clive Willims will hold ser vices after Sunday school, August 19. Everybody welcome. Going in swimming before cool ing o ff is about as safe as trying a drink o f bad moonshine. No picnic is complete without a man who chews tobacco. It is good for bee and wasp stings. When we learn how hungry a bear is we can tell you how hungry camping out makes people. Many Americans are summering in Paris where 3,000,000 litres of beer are drank daily._______________ NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Notice is hereby given that by rtue of Section 4291, Oregon Com- led Laws. 1913, the alheur County Board of Equaliza tion ill meet on the Second Monday of ‘ ptember. 1923. the said Monday >ing the l»th day of September, >23. at the County Court House, ale, Malheur County, Oregon, to iblicly examine the 1923 assess- ent rolls, and to correct errors in iluation. descriptions or qualities nr other property ’ lands. l o t s isessed by the Assessor of Malheur ounty, Oregon. All persons inter ited shall appear at the time and lace appointed. ANDREW M. GRAHAM. Assessor. Dated at Vale. Malheur County, regon. this the 13th day o f Aug- lt, 1923. jl»17-8t DEER SEASON OPENS AUGUST MANY WANT 20 THRUOUT EASTERN OREGON COMMISSION COMMISSION MAKE REGULA TION TO CHANGE STATUTE TAX NEW GOLD JOB DEARMOND PROPOSES LOWEST BIDDER BE TAKEN FIND MADE JUDGE BIGGS TO DETERMINE BIGHTS ON SILKIES RIVER TESTIMONY IN ADJUDICATION TO BE TAKEN TESTS ON W ILLOW CREEK SHOW BIG PUT STREAK LIST DRAWN BY SHERIFF AND CLERK THIS WEEK DREDGE CO. IS FORMED TWO WOMEN IN VENIRE Seme 600 Are Clamaints to Waters Doubts And Feans of The Anxious Used On Some Hunters Put To Rest 60,000 Acres SECRETARY CAN DRAW $2500 By Official Act YEAR AND BE HIGHEST PAID CO. OFFICIAL. Next Monday and Tuesday at By a special regulation adopted Burns, Judge Dalton Biggs, circuit this week by the fish and game judge of this district, will hear tes commission of Oregon, the deer sea A prelminary meeting of the new timony on the adjudication of the son will open throughout Eastern ly appointed tax commission was Silvies river water rights. There Oregon on August 20 instead of on held in Vale last week but as the September 1, as statute provides. official status of two of the three WORSHAM MAKES SECOND DIS are some 600 claimants to the use of this water and Judge Biggs ex This information was phoned to Dis commissioners had not yet been de COVERY OF QUARTZ AT pects a mass of evidence supporting trict Attorney Lytle Thursday morn termined, no official APPLE TREE MINE action was the various claims. The most of this ing by State Game Warden Burgh- taken towards organization. week he has had a corps of steno duff. A large number of men in the graphers busy at the court house There has been a great deal ot county look upon the secretaryship here preparing preliminary work and speculation throughout this district of the commission as a plum well to data for the hearing. A second ledge which prom about the open season for deer. A be secured and have mude applica The Silvies river watershed covers ises richmsis lias been discov good many anxious hunters have tion for the job. Mr. DeArmond a big strip of country from northern been watching the newspapers for a proposed at the preliminary meet ered by Jim Worshsm at the i Harney county, fur towards it* Apple Tree Mine several hun new decision in this matter. The ac ing that it would be well fur the southern border. There are approx dred yards from the Red, tion of the commission definitely commission, inasmuch as its specific imately 60,000 acres claimed as ir White & Blue mine. It has puts to rest any doubts or differ purpose was to lower taxes, to open rigable land now for which water is ences o f opinion about this time. nut been uncovered sufficiently the secretaryship to bids and air- desired. This lund begins at the Blue to test accurstely. This mine This regulation applies to District point, from the competent bidders, Mountains in the northern part of was originally worked by F'red No. 2, which comprises Eastern Ore the one who will perform the duties the county and extends through Bear Johnson and associates of Vale gon. at the lowest cost. Valley, Silvies Valley and Harney and named the Drexel mine, Were the commission to allow Valley to Harney Lake. after the hotel in Vale which the secretary all that the law al Mr. Johnson owned at that lows, or $2600 a year, it would be time. creating the highest paid official Malheur county now has on its pay roll. By Lloyd Riches, Editor Two months ago 1 was asked to Democracy find n dead ruining camp for a mov in our day of invention the politi ing picture concern. 1 told them to ------By C. E. Spence----- cal idealist puts too much faith In Real Flstate Transfers Recorded come to Malheur. It was then one machines, in devices. Steam, electri of the ghost cities of the West. A By proclamation of Governor Fierce Week of August 11th to city, telegraph, telephone, gasoline, store, postoffice, blacksmith shop, compulsory grading and labeling ot August 18th. radio, all In turn have been bailed small hotel and a few people consti potatoes will be a law of Uregou on and after September 15, and in con as aids and promoters of democracy. A. D. Hayden et ux to G. B. tuted all that was left of the thou nection with co-operative growers' Are they if These great betterments Adams, S & N E tt, SE14NW%, N'A sands who swarmed over the rich speed up business, broaden life, and SW*4, and SW*4SWt4 Sec. 23; and placer fields from 40 to 00 years associations which are organizing in the state, this law will no doubt tighten the grip o f governmental K H SE ‘4 Sec. 22-10-40. 0-30-23. $1. ago. greatly help this industry. power, but democracy is neither in Stella Hoover Boggs et vir to Mal A rapid change has taken place in The new law provides for standard nor o f them. How cun it be f These heur County Bank, Lots 18, 19, and these two months. The discovery of grades and labeling, according to the things are toola only. Neighbors 20, Block 10, Nyssa; also Lot 7, and a fabulously rich ledge of ore at schedules of the United States De dwelling together, understanding one 2*4 eet in Lot 8, Block 3, Teutsch’s Malheur and a new placer field on partment o f Agriculture, inspection another’s lives, helping In hardship, Add. to Nyssa. 0-20-23. $10. Willow creek estimated to hold mil rejoicing in gladness, buwing the Caroline /.otto to Rosa M. Bush, lions in gold have brought the old will be under the state market agent neck to no man's power or wealth NV4NEV4 Sec. 22-18-39; 8-15-23. $1. camp to life again. If the movie and will be handled in much the or pride— of such is democracy. Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Caroline A. men want a “ dead camp” they must same manner as grain is now handl The government fixes four When folks are not neighbors, but V rgel, Lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10 go elsewhere. But if they want ed. just living alone in crowds, as In Block 90; West half of Lots 1 and 2, shots at a camp in the beginning of standard grades, but it is not ex our big cities today, they may read Block 0, Terrace Heights Add. to what promises to be a real mining pected that any one crop will be sorted into four different grades, the same papers, jam up the same Ontario. 8-2-23. $781.58. boom this is the place. nor would such a practice be desir trains, and listen to the same radio Arthur C. Miller et ux to S. E. The quartz find is causing much able. Following is Grade No. 1, stuff; but if there is no fellowship Chapman et al, EHEV4 SWViSEVa excitement and claim staking but th e ' which will meet the requirements of among them, there is no true demo Sec. 23-16-47. 8-11-23. $10. cracy. Appeals o f demagogue or Oregon & Western Colonization real discovery in point of probable; the most o f the potatoes grown in Growers should clip and patriot or shyster can reach great Co. to Frank B. Scott, SE*4NE14, gold to be taken out, is the n ew , Oregon. numbers of such people, but cannot and part of SE!4 Sec. 36; also part Willow Creek Placer field. It is on preserve this. bed several miles unite them for any common purpose of NW*4SW*4 Sec. 30-18-44. 5-1- Willow creek No. 1 shall consist of potatoes of above the town of Malheur. It is similar varietal characteristics which not even to make their own city a 23. $13,210.70. estimated, from test holes, there is are not badly misshapen which are better dwelling place. They fall Frank B. Scott et ux to Lester F. easily under the rule of men not Scott, 42.22 acres in SEV4 Sec. 35- nine million cubic yards of pay dirt free from freezing injury and soft running from $1.12 to $8 to the yard rut and from damage caused by dirt chosen by the community, not re 18-44. 7-14-23. $10. sponsible to it. Some “ machine” of or other foreign matter sunburn, Frank B. Scott et ux to Clarence in this field. Several small operators have been second growth, growth cracks, hol politics or business, organized for I. Scott, 41.07 acres in SE *4 NE !i its own purposes, will take the lead and NEV4SE14 Sec. 35-18-44. 7-14- testing this field for Borne time. A low cracks, hollow-hearts, cuts, scab few months ago Bernard Eastman, blight, dry rot, disease, insects, or wiiere citizenship has failed. The ap 23. $10. backed by a group of Idaho mining mechanical or other means. pearance of a common action will be Frank B. Scott to Lota L. Scott, supplied by selfish men, working for 45-100 acres in SE*4NE*4 and NEt4 men, leased up four miles o f the The diameter uf potatoes of the creek bed and began an exhaustive selfish reasons and taking their pro SEV4 Sec. 35-18-44. 7-14.23. $10. round vegetables shall be not less system of testing. Twenty of the fit from the results they ahieve. Do than 1-7|8 inches and of potatoes ol you call that democracy? We have it Complaints Filed ni C rcuit Court. test holes, four feet by six feet in long varieties 1-3|4 inches. In or Davidson Grocery Co. vs. T. H. size, have been sunk to bed-rock der to allow for variations incident in America to-day. 8-14-23. Recovery on ac over this area. The pay from these to proper grading and handling, not If democracy is not alive among Moore. tests, computing the yardage from more than 5 per cent, by weight, of us, popular government must have count. $550.31. Mrs. L. J. Mustard vs. A. Venator the surface of the ground to bed any lot may be below the prescribed something that looks like it in order to arry on the forms devised in its and R. N. Stanfield, 8-14-23. Re- rock, has run from $1.12 to $8 the size, and, in addition, not more than yard and show the pay streak to 6 per cent, by weight, may be below name. Crowded cities, modern in covery on note. $17,950. Kingman Kolony Irrigation Co. vs. be from 250 feet wide to one-quar the remaining requirements o f this ventions, and the hurry o f living all throw our faith toward the blind Eastern Oregon Land Co. 8-16-23. ter mile over this length of creek grade, but not to exceed one-third of bed. machine instead o f toward the seeing Recovery of money. $1,181.54. this 6 per cent tolerance shall be Mr. Eastman and his associates, State Land Board vs. Mabel Mor man. And all the while true base allowed for potatoes affected by soft Col. I. V. Patch, of Payette, as pres rison. 8-18-23. Foreclosure of and inner heart of democracy is the rot. ident and Mayor I. R. Woodward, mortgage. $500. anicent commandment of Christ: The other three established grades of Payette, as secretary-treasurer, State Land Board vs. Hans Holten "That ye love one another.” It is a are No. 1, small, No. 2 and Fancy hard saying but one that we must et ux. 8-18-23. Foreclosure of mort have organized the Malheur Gold No. 1. The fancy grade is one Dredging company and they propose gage. $2,000. and shall learn. H. E. Young vs. Ernest E. Bush. to put a gold dredge in this field that doubtless can be developed in within a short time. The company this state with profit. Idaho puts Can’t Cops Leave a Fellow Alone? 8-18-23. Recovery on note. $297.60. out a fancy grade, every |H>tato be W. E. Howard et al vs. Myrtle L. is incorporated under the laws of Robert Cotter, eleven years old, of ing wrapped in paper like oranges Philadelphia, waa shut up overnight Petrie et al. 8-18-23. Foreclosure Oregon. So much for the cold dollars and and these bring a high top price for in the House of Detention beacuse of mortgage. $4,400. 92. markets. Oregon can develop the A. W. Hamilton vs. Geo. H. John cents aspect for the new camp. he caught a foul fly at the National There is little romance in mining to same markets as this fancy stock League grounds and kept the ball. son. 8-18-23. Recovery on note. figure with pencil and paper, how can be readily grown in many local Judge Brown said it was not lar $ 120 . 86 . much gold can be taken out by a ities. ceny, discharged Bob, and told the Autos are not as thick during dredge in this part o f the field. Standard grading and state inspec management a few things about be therush hours as some o the drivers. The discovery which is creating the tion of potatoes has long been need ing a boy. A lad of fifteen organ interest all over the northwest is ed in Oregon as an aid to marketing ized the young bootblacka o f Madi Scratching mosquito bites is about the rich ledge uncovered in the old Many states have long ago had these son Square, New York, and was as safe as catching the itch. Red, White & Blue mine by Jim standards and Oregon has been at a earning his living by manging their Worsham, a pioneer prospector of disadvantage in the big marketa. Wearing new shoes on an outing business affairs. A cop picked him this district. This mine is in the Dealers want to know just what is about as safe as wearing none. up, said he was a vagrant, and sent town limits o f Malheur. It has been they are buying and when they do him back to his home at Spring- Lethbridge, Canada, reports hen long abandoned. Within a few feet not know, the price they will pay field, Mass. Park Snyder, nineteen o f shafts which brought out nothing makes them safe and the gower and his manager, Maurice Lefas, eggs as large as hail stones. the old prospector uncovered a ledge sorry. With central selling agencies seventeen, of Yoe, Pa., worked their Some people find their most pleas which assays show runs from $190 in position to meet the demands of way to California and back holding to $15,000 to the ton in gold and large buyers and with guaranteed cracker-eating contest#. In Sacre- ant reflections in a mirror. other metals. The ledge is 18 inches grades to the trade, Oregon potatoes mento. Champion Snyder hung up a telligence is what your mind does thick and has been blocked o ff for should come to the front. record by downing 152 crackers at when you have a job for it to do. a length of 60 feet and a depth of Any farmer, fruit or vegetable one sittting. The Chicago police ran High-school and college students fool the same distance as a preliminary grower who would like to have the them in, bought a bale of crackers, themselves badly by thinking that test of its size. Portland daily market report and and notified their parents. It was intellect is like a silk hat, either Further sinking and drifting only news services sent to him may have mighty lucky for Benjamin Franklin. on your head or on the shelf, but will show the true extent o f this such free service by writing to the Daniel Boone, Charles Dickens and you’ve got it anyway. Mentality is rich pay streak. Mr. Worsham State Market Agent, 723 Court Buffalo Bill that the cops of their what a student does in lectures, in worked for years in the Rainbow House, Portland. This service is day were not so infernally nosey tests or examinations, in reading, mine which was a $20,000,000 pro compiled daily in Portland by the II. about boys. experimenting, getting up themes, ducer. He believes the new Red, S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics or reciting. Exactly as in tennis or White and Blue will produe more. and through co-operation with R. L. Your Mind Is What You Make It baseball, golf or high Jump, the fel As an example of the richness of Ringer, manager of the local bureau, Many newspaper* have been copy- low is there or not there. Last the ore, Sunday I saw four ounces this service will be sent to those in and commenting on an item from week’s stuff or next week’s stuff do of ore. pounded In a hand mortor, who desire It. the Northwestern University, that not count. Now is everything. Those wash out over $1 in gold. the 16-per cent who flunk have aver who get fired and wake up later on Mr. Worsham has sold his lease Barrel o f beer rolled o ff a truck age intelligence “ quite a* high” a* simply prove that they had no end option on the Red, White and and hit a man in Philadelphia, the other students who do not flunk. brains in college and preferred to Rioe mine for a tldv sum. It is showing wishes come true. The only trouble with this bit is learn mule-fashion—i. e„ backward. said a well-known mining operator that it Is not true. Eduators who fall Others can help a little, hut there’s o f Idaho Is the purchaser and that While not a movie star yet, a S*. for such bunk should read “ Casey at only one person that can put brains he will begin operations at the mine Louis woman is suing both her rus- the Bat,” and learn something. In- in your head.—Collier’s Weekly. bands for divorce. within a very short time. State Market COUNTY STATISTICS JURORSARE SUMMONED Agent News MOST TALISMEN COME FROM FARMS AND RANCHES OF COUNTY There are but two women on the list of jurors drawn this week for the Fall term of the Malheur county circuit court. They are Mrs. F. S. Under, housewife, of Ontario, and Mrs. Ruby E. Breithaupt, housewife, of Ontario. The other jurors drawn are as follows: John Turner, truck driver, Har per; G. H. Ricker, stockman. Vole; Roy U. Stewart, farmer. Westfall; W. L. Glenn, farmer, Nyssa; George A. Palmer, stockman, Watson; C. S. Skinner, fanner, Nyssa; Wm. F. Lyman, merchant, Parma, Idaho; Byron Turner, painter, Ontario. Thos. M. Lowe, farmer, Nyssa; W. S. Reese, farmer, Ontario; Ernest C. Wilson, merchant, Nyssa; F. W. Smith, farmer, Brogan; M. G. Hope, banker, Vale; Frank Mullinix, farmer, Rockville; Russell Zimmer man, farmer, Westfall; E. L. Arm strong, garageman. Riverside; E. M. Moore, farmer, Ontario; Andrew M. Greeley, furmer, Rockville. Wayne Hyde, farmer, Westfall; Frank M. Grant, farmer, Weiser; Idaho; T. ('has. Prichard, farmer, Jamieson; E. J. Burrough, retired, Nyssa; W. J. Huffman, farmer, Vale; Oren Boyer, fanner, Ontario; E. E. Kendall, fanner, Vale; Robt. Overstreet, farmer, Nyssa; J. W. Ewing, farmer, Payette, Idaho; Jas. W. Parks, fanner, Jordan Valley; C. R. Emison, banker, Ontario. TALENT TO BE GOOD World Beal, si Mill Gather at Pen dleton Round-up. Pendleton, Ore., Aug. 17— An array of talent which will surpass all former years has been secured for the fourteenth annual Round-Up, to be held at el’ndleton September 20, 21 and 22. Cowboys and cowgirls who have won laurels all over the United States will compete in track and arena. For all events there are cash and merchandise prizes, but for the world hampiunship events are re served the most covetted trophies. This year there will be given the Roosevelt trophy, for the winner of the world’s championship bucking contest, and in addition a prize sad dle, presented by the Union Pacific. The Roosevelt trophy, presented by the Roosevelt hotel in New York, is competed for by contestants at both Cheyenne and Pendleton. There will be a prize saddle for the Northwest bucking champion ship and another for the steer rop ing. To the all round cowboy championship goes the Police Gaz ette belt with its silver engraved buckle. CLUB NEWS NOTES Clubs Win Charters. The charters are awarded by the United States Department of A gri culture and the Oregon Agricultural college, and the State Department of Education, cooperating. The charters are given to the various clubs in recognition o f its organization as a Standard Club and its agreement to carry on dem onstration work in agriculture and home economics in acordance with approved plans for Boys’ and Girls’ Club Work. Signed by Henry C. Wallace, Sec retary U. S. Department o f A gri culture, J. A. Churchill, State Sup erintendent of Public Instruction, Paul V. Meris, State Director of Extension, H. C. Seymour, State Club Leader. The clubs winning these honors are as follows: Kingman Colony Pig Club of Nyssa, with Mr. M. Judd as local leader. Sewing Club of Westfall, with Retta Presley as local leader, Sewing Club og Bonita, with Mrs. Oliver Sandy as leader, Cooking Club of Weiser, with Mrs. R. H. Gillespie as local leader, Cooking Club of Westfall, with Mrs. Retta Presley as leader. Every Club that Is standard and that has done the required amount o f work will receive one of these charters. The County Fair Is growing near and every one is working hard toward a good exhibit. We hope to have one o the largest club exhibits The best place to make money is always some other place.
