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NYSSA, ORECJ0N, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1. 1924
XXII. NO. 39.
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JJ os. [ « 0 MEAD
RECLAMATION MENTISI [STALE PROJECT
$504 Losa Sustained by C. H. Oxman
— Due to Spontaneous Combus
tion— Disaster Is Witnessed.
LARGE YIELD REPORTED
IRRIGATION PROSPECTS
ARE GOOD,SAYS SINNOTT
L. Backus of Adrian Reports 97.5 M
Bushels Federation Wheat to
Acre— Onas Looks Good.
On Wednesday of
last
week
In connection with the discussion
-But for the filibuster, which con-
I
in last
week’s paper comparing tipue<J unU1 the ,ag( „,i,iutc when
County Commissioner C. H. Oxman
HEAD OF RECLAMATION DU
GEO.
R.
KREUTZER
OUTLINES
of Jamieson lost a $500 haystack by
Onas and Federation wheat, a re- oong les adjourned, the reclamation
FABTMENT LOOKS OVER
GOVERNMENT RECLAMA
e l d a t ONTARIO LAST
port was sent to County Agent L relief bill would have passed, mak
fire.
Mr. Oxman was traveling
WARMSFRINGS.
TION FLANS.
SATURDAY.
R. Breithaupt by L. Eachus, who re ing an appropriation for starting the
along the road when he saw fifty
sides near Adrian in Malheur coun Owyhee project, with assurances of
feet of smoke rise into the air from
ty, saying: “ Some of our Federa assistance for the Warm Springs
the hay and immediately afterward
tion wheat went 97.5 bushels to the project at the next congress. The
the entire stack burst into flames.
acre.
Haven’t threshed the Onas bill is not dead however, b it is
It is a rare spectacle for anyone to
yet but it looks terribly good.”
witness the explosion o f a haystack
just the same as though congress
spontaneous
combustion, Toastmaster Biggs Outlines Position Ex-Governor Davis of Idaho, Direct
y Council to Assemble Here in through
Mr. Eachus is one of the first had adjourned over Sunday instead
or of Finance in Reclamation farmers to try out the Federation of adjourning for many months,”
of District— Prof. Powers and
and seldom is it the owner’s mis
tober— Committee Chairmen
Department Also Speaks
Judge Cake Speak.
fortune to witness the instantan
wheat in Malheur county. He has said N. T. Sinnott, representative of
Are Appointed.
eous destruction of his own proper
obtained good yields each year but the second congressional district,
ty as it was Mr. Oxman’». He stat
never approached the yield secured who was in Portland recently, ac
(From the Malheur Enterprise.)
(From the Malheur Enterprise.)
be regular meeting of the ex- ed that he knew of no reason for the
this year, which was obtained on cording to the Oregonian. The Port
Dr. Elwood B. Meade, head of the land which had formerly been crop
The Vale Commercial Club acted
re board of the county P. T. A. disaster except that the hay was
land paper quotes Mr. Sinnott fur
department
of
the ped to lettuce. The Onas variety is
as hosts last Friday evening at a reclamation
in the county library at On- stacked too green.
ther us follows;
the principal being tested out on a number of
banquet in the community ball for United States, was
Saturday afternoon, July 12,
Filibuster Stops Bill.
figure
at
an
informal
and
im
the prominent men who were visit
the county president, firs. M.
farms in Malheur county in com
“ Both houses had agreed on the
POULTRYMEN CONVENE.
ing Vale in the interests of the promptu meeting of the townspeo parison to Federation. About three reclamation relief measure," con
fGreeling presiding.
The chief
The second annual convention of reclamation project. The gathering ple and
interested
land owners fourths of the wheat this year in
Bess of the meeting was the
tinued Mr. Sinnott, ’’but the house
tricting of the county and the Oregon ¿.oultrymen was held this was well attended by local support under the Warmsprings project in the county is of the Federation var confrees
object to the Spanish
week,
July
23
to
25,
at
the
Agri
Riverside
Park
Tuesday
afternoon.
ers of the project and a great deal
Ointment of district vice-presi-
iety which not only seems to be a Spring project in Nevada, and be
cultural College in Corvallis.
The of enthusiasm was displayed.
Judge Dalton Biggs presided at the heavy yielder but produces high
cause this project was left out the
get-acquainted meeting and as the
Enlightening Talks Given.
the Vale district, including three-day program consisted of lect
quality grain.
filibuster was started to prevent the
first
speaker
on
the
program,
call-u
ures
end
demonstrations
by
leading
Judge Dalton Biggs acted as
White Star, Grove, Bully
passage of the measure and the fili
the North toastmaster,
and
speeches
were on Chief Engineer Weymoth for a SIBERIA RICH IN POTENTIAL buster accomplished its purpose. The
lie, Sand Hollow, Westfall, Har poultry authorities of
ITIES.
per, Beulah, Creston, Juntura, Bush, west on all phases of the industry given by Geo. C. Kreutzer, director few words of explanation regarding
committee originally had both the
to^iuii Creek and Riverside, Mrs. E. from “ The Cost of a Pullet’s First of farm economics in the reclama the work that brings the irrigation
America, disgusted and repelled Owyhee and Warm Springs in the
officials
to
Malheur
county.
E
gg’’
to
the
intricacies
of
“
Pedigree
tion service. Representative N. J.
M JCrail was appointed as district
by the stupid and puerile propagan bill, but they finally decided that it
“ There is not much that can be da of the Soviets, is perhaps too would not look well for Oregon to
^^L-president.
The Nyssa district Methods.’’ The feature of the con Sinnott, W. L. Powers, professor of
Agricultural said at this time,” said Mr. Wey prone to overlook the potentialities have two projects when other Btates
as vice-president, Mrs. Maurice vention was a ball game between soils at the Oregon
, and includes Nyssa, Arcadia, the “ Rocks and Reds” and the “ Leg College. W. W. McLaughlin, investi moth, ‘except that we are here to of an empire that covers one-sev had but one and a couple of pet pro
gator of agricultural and economic find out if possible whether the cost enth of the world’s surface.
on Trail,
Owyhee,
Kingman horns and Anconas.”
jects were cut out.
Some interesting facts printed in conditions, Judge 11. H. Cake of of settling on the project lands will
ny, Wade, Big Bend, Watson,
“ It was decided to cut the appro
Siberia is especially misunder
the
program
for
the
convention
in
Portland, James M. Kyle of Stan be light enough to enable the farm stood because Keenan’s classic book priations 75 per cent. The Owyhee
don,
Loy
McNulty;
Lincoln
let vice-president, Mrs. L. J. clude the statement that the poul field, president of the Oregon Irri ers to pay out their water charges. about the far northern convict set calls for $1,200,000
and Warm
ey, Lincoln, Cairo, White Set- try industry of the United iitates in gation Congress, C. H. Oxman and Everything will be done as thor tlements distorted our ideas of the Springs for $250,000. As 26 per cent
ent and Valley View; Brogan 1923 was valued at $1,047,000,000; J. D. Fairman. All the visitors oughly as it can be done during this climate and country in general. As of $250,000 would not do much good
ict, district vice-president, Mrs. that it was greater than the value were included among the speakers limited time, with the exception of a matter o f fact, much of Siberia for Warm Springs but 26 per cent of
actual soil surveys, etc., so that Dr.
i Grabner, Brogan, Jamieson, of all cattle during that year; six except A. T. Michelson.
is as far south as Virginia and $1,200,000 would make a substan
Outlines District Position.
Meade will be in a position to make Kentucky. The principal interior cit tial start for the Owyhee, it was de
Cabin, Malheur City, Goose times the value of all horses and
mules;
seven
times
that
of
all
Judge
Biggs
in
his
opening
»ad
the recommendation this fall.”
k, Cow Valley, Ironside, Dis-
¡eg and seaports have the same cided to put the Owyhee project in
Ex-Governor Davis Speaks.
16 and district
17; Jordan sheep; $300,000,000 greater in value dress made it clear to the guests
the relief bill and take care of
climate as our Great I.akes cities.
Ex-Governor Davis of Idaho, now
ley district, vice-president to he than the wheat crop; seven times that this district was not asking
Continental United States without Warm Springs at the next congress.
^■pointed
later;
Jordan
Valley, the value o f the sugar crop; twice the government for a charitable do director of finance in reclamation Alaska covers 2,811,620 square miles Then the filibuster came and the
Rdckville, Cow Creek, Danner, Rome, the value of potatoes and sweet po nation but desired consideration of work, was the next speaker called and we think it is a pretty big congress adjourned without getting
IjBLiney, McDermott, District 81 and tatoes combined; almost equal to the project solely upon its merits.j u()on an{j centered his address on country. However,
Siberia with its action.”
p in n e r
school;
Ontario district, the value of swine production; and Ilis words outlined the positions of gjvinf, pointers and warnings to the 5,498,629 square miles is almost
a
third
as
great
as
the
dairy
pro
the district in an unusually plain people under any irrigation project twice as large and it does not have
|5ee-president to be apopinted, On-
OWYHEE
manner.
'•■■yarding the best way of coming
¡o,
Jefferson,
Moore’s Hollow duction.
nuKd» useless mountain and des
™Do hot take any more land than
Government Plans Explained. ,SR?
Siberia is a self-contained country Thursday to Saturday with the De-
AppdmT C oK iji/a ,
you can handle in one season,” was
. LiPP oi‘ rvrTVSilHT'fAfi, tor "years in
accordance win
u ,,- “n.
as far as natural resources are con Bord girls.
one
of
the
principal
warnings
given
ity council the president an- Lots 6 and 6, Block 90, Ontario. Australia and California, gave a
fertile soil and
Vicent Mendicola visited the Kol
by the director of finance, who him sented. With its
nced
the following committee 1-25-24. $25.00.
clear and lucid explanation of gov
temperate climate,
Siberia will take ony Sunday in search of hay help.
self
had
a
costly
experience
with
lirmen: Legislation, Mrs. T. M.
Ada N. Hartenbower et vir to ernment
reclamation
plans.
He
care of future agricultural needs of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McGinnis
program, Mrs. Wm. Laxon; Allie S. Wyriek-SWT4NE14, W % - stated that_the project is such that tackling a 320 acre ranch on the
humanity. It has the largest forests and family visited Sunday in the
lower
Snake
river,
as
he
said,
when
iss, Catherine V. Conway; litera- SEt4, and SE % SW % Sec. 33-23 40; a new settler has a chance to suc
on earth, the American and Cana J. P. McGinnis home.
v Mrs. J. B. Smith; membership, Lots 1, 2, 7, and 8, Sec. 5-24-46. ceed in making a home for his fam he tried to do the whole thing in
The Misses Nellie and Rada Elliot
one year, “ That is the chief diffi dian forests being tiny in compari
Ifrs. R. L. Haworth; racial health, 7-22-24. $3,100.00
ily and enjoying the comforts of
son.
visited Ella Pullen Sunday.
Mrs. T. C. Me Elroy; kindergarten,
U. S. A. to Jess O. Simpson- living while he is paying out on the culty that we folks of the west have ' There are immense hard coal de
Second haying is on, full force,
to fight, the over abundance of en
M n . R. R. Overstreet; resolutions, SEI4NWVÎ, SttNE'A Sec. 19; N '*
undertaking.
He complimented Un
posits in Siberia and soft coal mea again. The crop generaly, seems
W ll J. Roberts; juvenile protection, and N^SET4 Sec. 20; S Mt SE (4 and people of the district very highly thusiasm which makes us attempt
>
too much at one time. Do not take sures are distributed all over the pretty good.
Mrs Arden Reed.
NE >4 SE (4 Sec. 17-16-38. 6-18-24.
on the
perserverance they have
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Evans and
any more than can be handled with whole country. The petroleum de
Better Spelling.
Nels Larson to Elmer C. Peterson shown in their efforts to secure
profit and thus be able to meet posits are enormous, but the country family left Tuesday for a trip to
e board
requested
that the NE(4NW %, and NW»4NEVi Sec government aid.
your
obligations when they come has not been thoroughly explored Burley, Twin Falls, and perhaps,
’JPBbunty Council sponsor a campaign 29-19-44. 3-10-1920. $1.00.
Sinnott Complimented.
for it. Siberia has long been the Yellowstone Park, expecting to he
due.”
foil better spelling and writing. As
Oscar E. Peterson to Elmor C.
Besides Mr. Kreutzer, the prin
world's
source of platinum, annd gone about a week.
Gov. Davis’ statements were made
shown by the results o f the eighth Peterson-NE V4 N W T4 Sec. 29-19-44 cipal speakers were Professor W.
while producing gold, the possibilités
Frances Hill, o f St. Anthony, Ida
in
connection
with
the
financial
end
e examinations Malheur county 3-10-1920. $1.00.
L. Powers, Judge Cake and Repre
ho, is visiting in the Huffman home
of meeting the payments of water have only been scratched.
need of such a campaign. Es-
U. S. A. to Herbert R. Simmonson sentative Sinnott.
In introducing
No country on earth has such a and working in nearby hay fielda.
ially is this true of writing. A SW HNW'A and SWVi Sec. 13; SE- Mr. Sinnott, .Judge Biggs paid trib charges in case the United States system o f giant rivers with nav
Glenn and Ellis Points, recently
gets
back
of
the
Warmsprings
and
11 in the Jordan Valley school >4NE% and EHSET4 Sec. 14; KVr ute to the man himself and to what
igable reaches longer than anything returned from Long Valley. They
Owyhee projects.
d the highest mark in the EV4 Sec. 23; WHNWL4 and NWtè- he had done for the district. He
Mattie
“ Can You Afford to Pay Costs?" we know in America. While the attended Evangelist Mrs.
ty in writing, her average be- SW (4 Sec. 24; NE»/. NE »4 Sec. 20 stated that, although himself a dem
Dr. Elwood B. Meade, who gave nine - thousand - mile trans - Siberian Crawford’s meeting in Caldwell en
92 per cent.
16-40. 2-20-1922.
ocrat, he meant to give all the sup
railway makes the American and route.
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E. port possible to Mr. Sinnott in his the principal talk o f the informal Canadian coast-to-coast routes seem
e secretary reported that o f the
Mrs. Ed Hennes, o f Kunn, visited
gathering, explained the work that
pledged to the county presi- MacLean-W (4 SE »4 Sec. 21-18-45.
coming campaign.
was bringing himself and the mem quite short, the rivers provide a her parents Mr. and Mra. Evana
MBr’s expense fund $17.50 had al- 7-26-24. $1,445.92.
All the speakers gave worthwhile
bers of his party into this territory, more striking comparison. Inciden last week, Kuna country, under the
r*4dy been turned in.
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E. talks, and the meeting was found
the
reasons under which Uncle Sam tally it will be easily possible to Arrow Rock, is getting no water
Flans for the semi-annual meet MacLean-S Vt NE %
Sec.
21-18-46. of great benefit both as a means of
would step in and help the Warm- connect the headwaters of some of for irrigation now and even the
ing of the County Council which 7-26-24. $1,643.74.
increasing enthusiasm and of for
springs project, and discussed the the rivers so vessels can proceed lawn grass is drying up, so they say.
be held in Vale October 11
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E. mulating plans o f action.
Noble Pullen gave an addresa fol
proposed plan of payments by the from the Mediterranean to the heart
discussed. I f it is at all pos- MacLean-Lot 3, Sec. 1-19-44. 7-26-24.
lowing Sunday School.
farmers under the new schedule— of Siberia.
a speaker will be efigaged. Be- $908.79.
The Ob River system has a nav
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Judd, of
that of paying in accordance with
ie of the lack o f funds it has el
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E.
igable length o f 16,869 miles and the Kolony, with their guesta, Mr.
______
the benefits received.
's been difficult to
secure a MacLean-S%NW»A Sec. 1-19-44. 7-
“ What we want to know," stated the Yenisei has a navigable length and Mrs. Harvey, of Parma, called
Donner Und Blitzen Getting Fished
iker for the
county meetings, 26-24. $1,847.25.
the
commissioner o f reclamation,” is of 11308 miles, including Lake Bai at the DeBord home Sunday after
Out By Hosts Of Campers—
provide for this deficiency the
Sheriff H. Lee Noe Jo Chas. E.
not the cost o f the construction of kal which is as big as any of our noon, and viaited the "Swimmln*
Big
Trout
Caught.
lident suggested that each circle MacLean-NE44SE»4
Sec.
1-19-44.
the project, nor the area covered, Great Lakes. Theae two rivers have hole.”
a program during the year,
7-26-24. $1,033.75.
Misses Viva and Aulsey Caywood
nor any similar item, as we have been joined, giving an east and
(From the Malheur Enterprise.)
e county librarian, Miss Nina
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E.
long had all that information. We west waterway from near the fron of Nampa, are helping in the Evans
C.
C.
Mueller
and
H.
Tamblyn
re
n, was present at the meeting MacLean-NE’ANWVi Sec. 13-18-45
tier of European Russia to the Chi home.
turned Sunday evening from a sev- want to find out by actual figures nese border, a distance o f 3,650
asked the co-operation o f the 7-26-24. $528.18.
Miss Evelyn DeBord “ horaeback-
whether
the
coBt
of
clearing,
level
lous circles in carrying out the
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E. eral days' fishing and camping trip
ing, or putting the water on the miles. The Lena River is navigable ed” to Nyssa Saturday for a visit
parade during the county fair, MacLean-N%NE»A Sec. 13-18-45. 7- in the southern part o f the county.
for 6,864 miles. The Amur River, with Miss Mary Toomb, returning
Mr. Mueller met Mr. Tamblyn, Rob land, or building homes for the set flowing from Central Siberia east
year the parade was an un 26-24. $756.41.
home Tuesday.
tlers,
will
be
low
enough
to
still
en
ified sucess and Miss Moran
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E. ert Duncan, Bums attorney, and son
Gordon MacLafferty helped with
able him to pay for his water and to the Pacific, is navigable for
is to even improve upon it this MacLean-NW»4SW'4 Sec. 7-19-45. 7 Junior, who were also members of
yet came out with something to live 8,541 miles and has 20,000 miles the grain stacking on the DeBord
the
party,
in
Juntura,
from
where
Each child may represent in 26-24. $689..50.
ranch the first of the week.
on. The purpose o f federal recla of navigable tributaries.
me his favorite character in a
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. F. the fishermen went to the Donnei
Given «
consistent government
Mrs. Oce Schweizer, who has been
mation aid is to create homes, and if
i or, if they so desire the chil- Macl^an-Lot 2, Sec. 1-19-44. 7-26-21. und Blitzen River near the P ranch
cannot
be realized and effective leadership, the devel ill for some time, has gone to stay
at the foot of the Steens mountains. (hat purpose
o f a school may choose a book $768.24.
there is no use of a community g o opment of Siberia will be more re with her mother, Mrs. A. B. Brad-
tgether work out its presenta-1 Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E. .Here Mr. Mueller caught the largest
ing into an indebtedness that will sultful than any other land that ney, for a while.
MacLean-E%SW»4 Sec. 21-18-45. 7- fish secured by any o f the party, as
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Points and
consume everything
for
years to remains to be pioneered.— Dearborn
well as one of the best catches
Other Circles Busy.
26-24. $960.84.
family called at Evan’s Friday eve
come, as that would defeat the Independent.
Triday, July 11, the Wade P. T.
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. E. o f the season, a trout weighing two
home.”
The popping o f a grain o f pop ning.
[held its regular monthly meet- MacI,ean-WV4SE»4SE>4, and W HE- pounds when dressed. However the
Mrs. George Kaylor has been very
After a heated discussion con t4SE»4SE(4 Sec. 21-18-45. 7-26-24. fishing here was not very good on
Brick-making, the most ancient corn is an explosion due to the ex ill for some time.
pansion
under
pressure
of
moisture
account
of
the
large
numbers
ot
jing the proposed kindergarten $652.20.
of all the industries.is today one of
the circle went on record as op-
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to Chas. F. campers wHo had been engaged in the basic industries of the nation, contained in the starch grains. The
(From the Malheur Enterprise.)
ng the passage o f the bill.
MacLean-SE»4NE(4 Sec. 25-18-44. 7 j like manner on its hanks, and a and bricks are composed of eractly explosion ruptures the outer coat,
Mrs. A. E. McGillivray writes
trip was made farther up the moun the same material and manufactur turns the grain inside out and ex that she will be glad to get back
« Kingman Kolony P. T. A. met | 26-24. $887.88.
the home o f Mrs. Maurice Judd,
tain to Fish Creek. Here everyone ed according to the same principles poses the white part of the grain
to Vale and out of the dreadful
sday, July 8th. At this meet- Complaints Filed in Circuit Court. in the party succeeded in catching as the # ancient products.
heat In the city of Portland, aa the
Siberian
natives,
thinking
to
cheat
M. G. Lope and S. Humphrey vs. the limit, and returned well satis
the Owyhee Circle was repre-
temperature has been simply swelt
ted by Mesdames Lowe, Kling-j IIoTne Packing Co. et al. 7-.!? -!. fied with their trip.
Blackfoot Indians in Canada are the purchasing agent of an ivory ering there. Althouhg it has been
Elliott and Kerr; and the On- Foreclosure o f mortgage. $5,355.00.
to have the first Bible written in importing company, substituted the hot in Vale it has been cooler than
Union Central Life ns. Co. vs. ’ Although the Filipino builder of their language.
tusks of a prehistoric mastodon for neighboring towns in the Snake
Circle by Mesdames Rester,
the walrus ivory. However, the mas
ft» , Laxon, Skew” and Moore! Jan"*» F-
et al 7-24-24.
today usually erects his home fir-
river valley where the thermometer
Hens need more fresh air in pri- todon ivory was well preserved and has stood at 110 Fahrenheit for the
formal program was furnished Foreclosure of mortgage. $2,227.36. j mly on the ground, many o f the
------------------------------------------------- Alice Elizabeth Barkley vs. W il-.natives
still
persist in making
portion to their weight than any was of more value than that of the lest two weeks according to the re
(Continued on Page Four.)
Ham H. Barkley. 7-26-24. Divorce, j their homes high in trees.
walrus.
other animal.
port of garagemen in those towns.
lar
m e e t in g
ok
board
SINNOTT IS COMPLIMENTED INFORMAL MEETING IN PARK
DISTRICTOFFICERS NAMED
P0IINTY STATISm
TROUT SCADGE IN RIVER