T he G ate C ity J ournal
VOL.XX1I. NO 30.
SECOND PERMIT FILED
TO PROSPECT FOR COAL
NYSSA. OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 30.
I
OWYHEE
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FOUND DEAO IN BED SAT.
1924
ACCEPTS ROAD POSITION
$1.50 PER YEAR
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WESTFALL
BAND
E ÜP
Miss Marian Lowe is expected Ruptured
Blood
Vessel
Brings Barney Bull of Ontario Accepts Ap- j Dry Spell Hard on Farmem -Shear-
home the first of the week for a
Death to A. E. Comstock
visit with her home folks.
pointment
Recently
Offered
, t Wakerlig Plant— Bung With
While Sleeping.
Rev. Snow and family of Payette
Fred Gramse on Highways.
Bees— Visit in Harper.
\\ KISER AND BAKKR MEN SIGN
visited the Owyhee and Kolony Sun
DOCUMENT
REQUESTING
day, arranging a group gathering
(From the Malheur Enterprise.)
Fred Gammon and wife of Jamie
I’HOSPECTING RIGHTS
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Bull and
of rural Sunday schools, said gath
A. E. Comstock of Nyssa, who children o f Ontario arrived in Vale son were Westfall visitors Monda;.
ering to be an all day affair of
Shearing is in full blast at the MEETING LAST NIGHT DECIDE
Sunday school work and speaking came to the Vale Sanitarium last Monday evening to make their home
PERSONNEL FOR POPU
Second of Its Kind Within 30 Days to be held in Arcadia grove on Sun week, was found dead in his bed here indefinitely, Mr. Bull having Wakerlig plant.
LAR FEATURE.
— Outcropping of Coal Veina
day, July 13. Bear the date in last Saturday morning when an at accepted the position of mainten
James Graham is busy with his
Average Two Inches.
mind and help to make it a success. tendant went to awaken him. Death ance supervisor for the highways Lees.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Willson and was found to be due to a ruptured leading out of Vale. This appoint
The crops in this section are suf
son Donald of Nyssa were dinner blood vessel at the post mortem ment was
recently
offered Fred fering from the dry spell.
'Ike second application within a guests in the Pullen home Sunday, held that day and the hour of death Gramse of Ontario due to his long
James Becker is home after
month was filed at the local land as was also Mrs. A. C. Bradley.
was set about the middle part of service with the highway depart spending several days at the horse
Ralph
Miller,
an
employe
on
the
office a few days ago for a permit
the night, having come while the ment but was declined by him and camp.
Evans ranch, is the owner of a new
to prospect for coal in the southern
man was sleeping.
then offered to Mr. Bull. A younger
Mrs. Stewart Hanna and Miss Baseball Nines Reserving Places in
Ford, which he recently purchased
Liât»*— Big Beef for Barbecue
part of the county, when A. L. in Middleton.
Although he had no relatives brother of the first, Glenn Gramse, May Hart were in town Wednes
Longstreth of Baker, B. M. and H.
Being Picked Out.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Griffith and anywhere in this country and hav is making his home with Mr. and day.
G. Joseph of Weiser signed their family of Caldwell visited Sunday ing only been at the sanitarium a Mrs. Bull and is also working on
Miss Luella Shuler made a trio
couple of days, a goodly number the highway. Vale extends the new to town Tuesday.
names to the legal documents re in the Walter Pinkston home.
Little Miss Vivian Smith is a from
questing the permit.
the
sanitarium
and some comers, who are now at home in
(From the Mulheur Enterprise.)
Wayne Hyde went through town
The first application was entered guest of her aunt, Mrs. Charlotte friends who had known him in the Harry Young place, a cordial with three big loads of wood.
In order to insure a good beef
McGinnis, at the Road Lands ranch Nyssa and Vale were in attendance
with the land office Monday, April this week.
welcome
Val Becker was in town Tuesday. for the big barbecue in the park
at the funeral services held in the
28, by John Joseph and Peter
Nona Becker visited with Mrs. July 4th C. C. Mueller, head o f the
Mr. and Mra. Wm. Peutz and
Nelsen
chapel.
Reverend
C.
A.
Sias
Keeney, both of Weiser. The ter family were business visitors in On
Wayne Hyde Tuesday and Wednes feed committee, announces that they
of the First Christian church had
ritory covered in the first request tario Wednesday.
day.
are now picking one out and when
Marion Dunn, who is irrigating charge of the services both at the
included approximately 2500 acres
Oliver Sandy made s trip to the the day of the big celebration ar
chapel
and
at
the
Vale
cemetery
potatoes
on
the
Evans
ranch,
went
and the men were enthusiastic over
Burtis ranch last week.
rives all those who line up for the
where burial was made.
Several
the i .dications of heavy veins of to Fruitland Sunday.
Charley Pierce and wife visited chief event of the program will be
Mr.
and
Mrs.
S.
D.
Bigelow
and
large floral offerings were given
coal contained on the laud.
in Harper Sunday.
treated to a host of free good eats
-By C . E. S penes-
family and Mr. and Mrs. D. P. and a number of cars were in the
The land in the second territory
Pink Becker passed through town and roast beef that will make one’s
Complaints
of
shippers
come
to
Pullen and family attended the high procession that went to the ceme
showed occasional outcroppings of school
mouth water. The chefs are also
graduating
exercises
at tery.
i the market agent that shipments of Friday on his way to Juntura.
veins of coal, measuring in various Nyssa Wednesday
Joe Edwards and wife were in announcing that serving will begin
evening,
Miss
eggs
graded
at
country
points
do
Mr. Comstock had lived in this
places an average width of two Juanita Bigelow being one of the
town this week.
promptly at 12 m., and the forecast
county for the past seven or eight not take the same grads when
inches. A fine black dust was also graduates.
Frank Jones and wife passed is that everyone will try to be in
graded by the dealers in Portland
years
but
nothing
is
known
o
f
any
Mr. and Mrs. H. Evans, Mr. and
greatly in evidence which was sim
through Westfall Sunday,
the front ranks about ten minutes
that are graded down on size. The
ilar to coal dust, and other indica Mrs. Ray Cantrall and the Misses kinsfolk.
Miss Lena Shuler visited here prior to that hour.
market
agent
is
asked
if
there
is
Monday.
tions lead the propspectors to hope Gladys McGinnis and Nellie and
not some means of verifying these
Pioneers’ Picnic.
Rada Elliott were guests at a joint
Al Mullen and family o f Idahi
for an important discovery.
ONTARIO
grades.
The
market
agent
law
makes
The pioneers are planning a pic
birthday party given in the Ellis
are visiting with her sister, Mrs,
Walters home in honor of Mrs.
nic in the park on their day, July
it the duty of market agent to“ inves-
Oscar Presley.
William Beam and Mr. Walters
tigate complaints and, upon request
3rd, although it is not yet known
Miss
Myrtle
Estes
visited
witl
Entertainment
for
American Le act as meditator or arbitrator in
Monday evening.
just what form this will take. It is
Miss Lola Presley this week.
A number o f farmers are having
gion Auxiliary Success— Attend
more
than
probable
that they
nay controversy or issue that may
their alfalfa sprayed for weevil by
Ball Game at Baker.
will
serve
their eats in the
Receives Two Broken Legs in Hur the county
arise among producers, distributors
MEMORIAL DAY.
sprayer,
operated by
basket
ried Departure From High School Henry Teutsch, amonk them being
No public holiday so stirs the nature o f a picnic or
Mrs. Tom Arnold is visiting here and consumers of such products, and
Assembly Room Window.
in case the parties to the dispute emotional life o f the people as does dinner but complete arrangements
D. P. Pullen, Chas. Bradley, Wards, from Crane.
will not be forthcoming until next
McConnells, Elliotts, Fred Kling-
A number of people motored to fail to reach an adjustment, he may Memorial Day. Originally conceiv
month.
back, Ray Cantrall and others.
(From the Malheur Enterprise.)
Baker Sunday to attend the ba ll, make his «»dings public.” The mat ed as a day on which the graves of
Haying started a little early on
Buckaroo Band.
It isn’t every day that a bird dog
Miss Emison, ter of ja d in g e8K3 according to soldiers and sailors of the Civil
account of weevil. Lou de Goede is game. Ed Fraser.
Clever
invitations were mailed
imagines he can fly just because of
Mr. and Mrs. Wyman, Mr. and Mrs. 8ize and wei« ht is aimPle and ther,! war were decorated it is now a day
putting his up.
this week by L. P. Lumpee to those
his name, but that seemed to be the
Mr. and vTrs. J. W. Kygar were Tranthrow, Mrs. Sturgill, Everett should not be any market difference when we honor, with floral tributes,
resting
places of the in town who have once played in a
case with Bob, the bird dog be Gate Cit'
Staples, Mr. and Mrs. Hotchkiss, F. between the grading of the shippers the final
itors Monday.
Nation’s wars, bund here or in some other city or
longing to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hick
County
"lub
Leader Anderson C. Oxman, Lela Oxman and Mrs. and the buyers, if the graders ob heroes of a lp - «nr
want to play in a band here or
man when he took a flyer from a visited ti
Klingback and DeBord Wilmcr.
serve the standards. In cases of dis and also the civilian dead.
In the cities and towns the schools somewheres else or who merely just
window in the high school assembly homes T) -day.
Joe Howry was in Ontario from pute of grades, however, the market
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Russell, who Juntura Monday.
with the pa want to play, requesting their pres
room while attending school there
agent will have the cases re-graded generally cooperate
triotic
societies
in
the
observance of ence at a meeting last night at
Monday
morning.
Whether the have been employed on the Kygar
by
competent
officials.
Frank Davis and wife are visit
ranch, moved the last of the week
which the personnel o f the Buck
confusion caused by strange sur
‘‘The only thing wrong with co the day. School children contribute
to the old Newt Thomason house, ing in Ontario from Jordan Valley.
pageants,
and
various aroo band was to be selected. This
roundings and
so
many strange which they have rented.
The Auxiliary held a rooked food operation is that it doesn’t work." readings,
is going to be one of the most pop
faces was the cause of the unusual
How often is this cynical remark other dramatic exercises to the
The Judd. Overstreet, Lowe and sale Saturday at Boyer’s store.
ular features o f this year's enter
community
programs.
High
school
exit, Bob was unable to say upon Wall families
visited
the
Hot
A number of Ontario people at made by people who do not know
being
interviewed.
The
results, Springs Sunday.
tended the recital given by Mrs. what they are saying, and who do bands frequently lead the parades tainment, for a Fourth without a
band is as bad as Christmas with
Little Louise Klingback was quite Sleep at Payette Teusday.
however, were evident, as he broke
no t take th e trouble to find out of veterans and patriotic organiza
both front legs and is now making ill the last of the week.
Tom Jones and George Ross went facts. The occasional co-operative tions on their marches to the ceme no Santa Claus, and every effort is
Mrs. Ed Hennes, who has visited
going to be made to supply plenty
his waya round the shady comers
to Burnt river Friday.
failure is always“ played up,” while teries, and school children decorate
the graves o f the fallen warriors. of music for the parade, at the park
of his home yard in a slow and un her parents the past week, returned
Several
cars
o
f
young
people
at
the
collapses
of
private
business
home Monday, Mr. Hennes coming
certain manner due to the heavy
tended the opening of the park at every day are taken as a matter Participation by the youth in these and athletic events.
up from Kuna Sunday.
Itarin’ to Go.
splints put in place by Mr. Hick
of course. During the ten years, exercises awakens the highest ideals
Mr. Bigelow and daughter Juan Weiser Saturday evening.
From the alacrity with which
man immediately after the accident. ita were in Nyssa Monday.
The home talent show given for from 1913 to 1923, according to the of patriotism. It not only teaches
It is a wonder that the dog wasn’t
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Slippey en the Auxiliary to the American Le U. S. Department of Agriculture, them to honor the heroic dead, but baseball teams o f the county have
inspires them to devote their ben responded to the call it is more
killed in the jump for from the tertained the J. P. McGinnis family gion under the direction of Lela
the money losses because of farmers
efforts to their country’s welfare. than evident that a number of
assen t)ly room it is a sheer three- and the Ray Cantrall family at Oxman was a succcess in every
co-operative
organization
going
out
In the thoughts of Lincoln’s Gettys nines are anxious to get a whack
story drop to the hard packed dinner Sunday in honor of Donald’s way. The house was crowded and
o f business were less than three-
ground below. Mr. Hickman is of birthday.
the show was splendid. In an adver tenths of one per cent of the total burg address the lesson o f the day at each other as well as make a try
Gerald DeBord visited his cousin
is consecration of the living to the for the healthy purse that will be
the opinion that he may have to
tising stunt, over 35 business houses business
of
co-operatives
active
Kenneth McDonald Sunday.
unfinished work of the dead. The offered. Jamieson and Brogan put
provice wings if Bob is going to
Quite a bad washout occurred on were represented. A feature pict during those ten years.
Private
individual who, as a child, gets this in their applications on the same-
ever make a second departure from the
Overstreets’
Owyhee
ranch ure and clever vaudeville was the business cannot show such a record.
meaning of Memorial Day can not date and Ironside has also accepted.
any building in this manner.
for
the
evening.
Sunday when the irrigation water entertainment
Since Tillamook sounty farmers
hurst its bounds and began wash Wilmer Boyer was clever in a lined up all the merchants of that but prove a worthy citizen qf the Huntington and Nyssa will probably
want to play too, but anyway there
ing into the river.
Dutch monologue.
Mr. Siddoway county in an agreement not to handle Republic.
BROGAN
Thousands o f children living in will be the big double header on
assisted by ten pretty girls put on or sell the butter substitutes, the
July celebration to be held in Vale.
a musical revue. Lela Oxman was movement is spreading into other the isolated rural districts do not the 3rd even should they be unable
Mrs. Floyd Christianson spent a
have the opportunity to share in to send teams, and the winners of
Curtain Purchased by Athletic Club few days the first of the week visit a scream in a black face mono counties, yet leaders in the move
the exercises of Decoration Day. these two tilts will cross bats on
logue, song and dance skit.
Displayed at Dance— Open Air
ment report that in some counties Schools are usually closed so that the Fourth.
ing in Ontario.
Mrs. H. E. Young gave a solo and
Services Held— Ladies’ Aid.
the farmers themselves do not there is no opportunity to observe
Mrs. L. A. Cornell o f Lowden
Several
requests
to bring in
was charming as usual. She was
The Brogan Athletic Club gave a Wash., is visiting friends in Oregon.
apparently, take interest in the mat the day as aprt of the school pro
horses for the different events have
accompanied by Mrs. Cox on violin
dance on Saturday evening, May IV.
ter of helping to line up the mer gram. There is seldom an organiz
The Ladies’ Aid met this week on
also been received by the commit
and Miss Dollie Rollins at the
The attedance was not so large but Wedensday at the home of Mrs.
chants. If the fanners would unite ation responsible for the planning
tee and the enthusiasm for the cele
piano.
a fine time was enjoyed by all. The Wayne Allen. There was a special
in this fight against milk and butter o f a community program. The
bration in Vale this year seems to
A graceful dance by
Modest
club -erved ice cream and lemonade invitation given to all the little
substitutes there would hardly be decoration of the groves in rural be spreading over the entire county
Moore, Mildred Conklin and Helen
in a booth on the dance floor aoi boys and grls to come to Betty and
a merchant in the state, outside of cemeteries is generally a matter of
and also outside points. Every ef
Hardman won much applause. Miss
supper in the basement at midnight. Bobbie’s birthday party the same
Portland, who would handle the family concern. In most o f the
fort will be made to take care of
Eleanor Wood made a hit with her
counterfeits. Union county is now rural
The proceeds went to the benefit of day. It was a beautiful day and
cemeteries
of
the United the huge crowd that is planning on
song, “ It Aint Nobody’s Business
the baseball boys. One of the feat every lady and all the children
putting on the drive.
States there are graves of soldiers attending
and the whole affair
But My Own.”
ures o f the evening was the new spent a delightful afternoon at the
Frosts have materially injured o f one or more o f our Nation’s promises to be one long remem
The Dinty
Moore orchestra in
curtain. on the stage which was dis Allen home.
wars.
There
is
hardly
a
rural
com
bered.
their white uniforms gave two jazz the ear'y iruit* in ma» y courlties
played during the evening.
The Brogan Sunday school held a numbers. The closing number was °*
state. Strawberries, cherries, munity in which there does not re
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Yeoman and picnic dinner on Sunday over in the
Uncle Dick Rutherford.
song and dance, "Susette,” by apricots, pears and like fruits have side veterans of the Civil war, the
daughter have returned to Brogan willows on Logan’s farm.
A ftn
war,
or
the
Uncle Dick Rutherford one of the
Lela Oxman assisted by Eleanor been seriously injured and in some Spanish-American
after spending a year in the Will dinner, Sunday
school
was held.
old-time residents
of
the county
counties early vegetables have been World war.
Wood and Irene Rowe.
Rev. Sias was present and held
amette valley.
May
30— Memorial
Day—is a and o f Ontario where he has been a
Harvey Test went to the River killed. Hood River, La Grande and
The new drop curtain for the open air church service after the
side dam Monday to assist in plac Walla Walla report killing frosts public holiday in all States and prominent figure for the past ten
stage in the community hall was Sunday school.
possessions except Alabama, Flor years, arrived at the Vale Sanitar
and much damage.
ing trout in the stream.
Mr. Holte of Vale was a Brogan
hung up on Saturday morning. It
Growers in the Willamette val'.y ida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, ium a couple of days ago. He wish
Mrs, I. E. Oakes entertained the
is a beautiful curtain and a credit visitor on Tuesday o f this week.
Tuesday bridge club.
Mrs. Frank have asked the state market agent and North and South Carolina. Con es all o f his friends to know that
J. O. Thomson
and daughter,
to our hall. The curtain was pur
to help them find markets for hairy federate Memorial Days that are he is getting along fine, nd every
Rader held high score.
chased by the Athletic Club and Gladys Thayer, and Mrs. L. A. Cor
Mrs. L. E. Jones went to Twin vetch seed. If any farmers are in public holidays are April 26 in one is glad to know that he has al
nell went on a camping trip up in
given to the hall.
Florida,
Georgia,
and ready shown an improvement.
Falls to attend the graduation ex the market for this seed, the market Alabama,
The P. T. A. Ladies served ice the mountains. Mr. Thomson is in
ercises of her granddaughter, Mary agent will put them in touch with Mississippi; May 10 in North and
cream and cake in the hall election terested in mines up there and will
South Carolina, and June 3 in Ten
Newman, who graduates this year. the growers.
The ladies
day. The ladies netted a nice sum do some prospecting.
Exam Reaults.
*
The embargo against the foot and nessee. June 3 is a legal holiday in *
Mrs. Joe Staples left again for
of money which will be used to will spend part of their time fish Boise Monday, where she will un mouth epidemic in California is yet Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Vir •
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«
buy play apparatus on the school ing.
*
The
office
of
the county *
dergo another operation to see if held tight against that state, and^ ginia.
On Wednesday evening the mar
grounds.
* school superintendent has been •
they can remove the steel from her
Miss Mae Murphy left the first of ried men played the single men at
Hugh.
| one o f the results will doubtless tie * more than busy the last week *
eye. She has had two operations,
Mrs. John Houston and Mrs. R. | good demand for nearly all Oregon
the week for her home at Juntura baseball on the ball grounds. There
* grading and classifying and *
both being unsucessful.
D. Lytle of Vale were in Ontario fruits and vegetables this season * averaging
to spend the summer vacation
was keen competition between the
and
mailing
the *
Mrs.
Castleman
and daughter
The federal government now has en
Tuesday visiting.
There was a ball game on Sunday players and a good crowd turned
* grades to the 000 eighth grad- *
Barbara left this week for the east
Mrs. Wilmer Boyer will go to tire charge of the situation in Calif * ers who took
afternoon at the ball park between out to witness the game. ft. creat-
their
pre-high *
for an extended visit.
Portland in June as a delegate for and every precaution is being taken * school examinations a couple o f *
Ironside and
Brogan. The score ed a lot of fun as well as was good
Miss Carrie Bailey became the
to
prevent
its
spread
and
stamp
it
the auxiliary of the Legion of this
was 6 to 1 in favor of the visiting practice for the ball players,
* weeks ago.
Complete results *
bride of Virgil Reece Wednesday.
unit. The I egion is sending two out.
team.
There is great interest in
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Capps motor-
* regarding the highest averages •
They will motor to Wyoming or.
Oregon
is
far
behind
its
usual
delegates,
Dr.
A.
R.
Roberts
and
ball playing among the men this ed down to Ontario on Sunday to
* and
the
highest scholarship *
their honeymoon trip.
Wm. Blackaby,
i rainfall, in fact nearly all of mois * rating o f the different schools *
spring.
While Brogan has yet to spend the day with friends there,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lackey are
ture.
Eastern
Oregon
is
thus
early
Marie Alta Boyer entertained a
win the first game the players are, W. D. Baker and family stopped
* will not be known until next *
the proud parents of a new boy anil
number of her little friends with a short of needed rain and forest * week, but Mrs. E. M. Crail says •
out for the sport there is m play- a couple of days in Brogan to visit
have named the robust youngster . . . . .
.
fires
are
breaking
early
records.
party.
Games
and re
ing and always feel just as en- their daughters, Mrs. Axtel Reed _______________________________ ____ birthday
* that the grades all over the *
thusiastic after a game as before. | and Mrs. W. L. Capps enroute from Ontario on Tuesday of this week at-1 freshments furnished fun for the In the Blue Mountains there is county are better than they have *
very little snow, so stockmen report
Clint Woodward
of Vale spent southern California to their home tending to business interests.
[ afternoon.
* ever been before,
F. C. Oxman drove to Beulah and the irrigated sections are un
part o f Tuesday in Brogan visiting in Drewsey, Oregon,
The Thursday afternoon club met
easy
about
their
water
supplies.
Thursday on business.
friends and advertising the 4th
of J. E. Hamstreet was in Vale and with Mrs. Axtel Reed this week.
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