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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL ■ J PJ t — M GATE CITY JOURNAL Published every Friday Oregon, by at Nysea. H. F. BROWN Entered at the Poetoffic» st N-ssa. “gon. as second-eh— -----j usatter SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year, in advance........ — . ..*1.50 - months, in advance..... ..._... .75 not be, we find that as a mat» the boundaries of the proposed dis- ter of fact he was disastrously ! trict are all irrigable lands and are susceptible of irrigation from the defeated two years later and his j same source and by the same system armies destroyed. | o f works, by the storage, diversion The second fact is that the 1 and distribution of the unappropria sign of a virgin being with ted surplus and flood waters of the child, which the writer of | Owyhee River and Succor Creek, in Matthew and other (fospt-l Malheur County, Oregon. 4. That the undersigned petition writers claim was a prophesy ers desire to organize, and hereby foretelling the birth of Chil t propose the organization of, an ir- of the virgin Mary, was on.y . rigation district under the irriga a sign to Ahas and could have tio n district laws of the State of Or no connection with an evert egon, and particularly under the pro- that happened 700 years later. ! visions of Title XLI, Chapter XIV, ■Sections 7305 to 7314 inclusive, Ora- jgon Laws, and Acts amendatory BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS At that, we imagine -VTs. thereof and supplemental thereto, The state senate approved a Rowen qualifies as a propntt providing for the osg.inization and bill Monday providing that cer* as well as s-m“ others wha have management of irrigation districts 5. That it is the purpose of the t tin portions of the Bible sba I prophe«i“ d and got away with petitioners to organize an irrigation ba read in t lie public schools of j j #r m e was in beit g district for the irrigation of the the state. The Idaholegisla’ ure trV0 definite. Her sad fate lands embraced within the boundar has recently passed a similar gi0uld be a warning t othir ies of such proposed district, ar.d to law, so there seems to be a con- «-„„rid „ nders” not to be “ time, that end to construct, maintain and operate dams and reservoirs and certed effort to force Bible read- getters.’ ’ distributing canals, or to purchase, ing in the schools. We doubt the, _________ reconstruct, enlarge, extend, operate wisdom of this move, even frsm ( and maintain Irrigation works for the standpoint of religion. If the irrigation of the lands included within the boundaries of said pro- the Bible is to become a part of the school curriculum it will Thia p'ay will be presented in Ny»»a i posed district as hereinafter set 0 1 Friday ev nlnff, lie £7th inat. have to undergo the sorretest as F rther particular» next week. Thfa j forth, or to enter into contract with the United States for the construc other school text books as to b iing * strictly local production rtf u tion of irrigation works for the ir Its truth and reliability. It will the pr ce <la pofr.g ’o the bis; t*t ball rigation of said lands under the fed probablv surprise some of its t m. i; s r ques-ed that other < r» eral reclamation laws, and to assume strongest believers to learn g o iz .tiens cm parata by leaving that as principal or guarantor, the indebt n ,;ht o a n. edness to the United States on ac what such a test will show, We count o f the construction o f such also believe.it is against tie system by the United States. For Sale spirit, if not the letter, of the 200 tons alfalfrt hay, wat^r and guod 6. That your petititioners desire U S. constitution, which forbids feedin. ground, 1} mile» north i f to have the said district designated the passage of any law respect- Adrian Cha». Blust, Nyss.t Oregon. by the name of SUCCOR CREEK IRRIGATION DISTRICT, and that ing an establishment of religion. ' the same he not divided into divis NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION It is in effect a combination of! ions, but that the entire district Department of tha Interior, church and stave, which history; shall constitute one precinct for el U. S. Land Gtfke, Valy, Oregon, shows to have been a dismal! January 21. 1925 ection purposes, and that the officers failure. The two don’t mix any Notice U hersby given that Vi-.ente be elected at large therein. better than oil and water. Ir, Mendioia of Nyrse, Oregon, who, t n 7. That the boundaries of said are hereby set an y ca se w h e r e th e c h u rc h has February 2, 1924. Blade desert lard proposed district had th e p o w e r relig ion has corne entry N.> o .sti, for L- i 4 Station ¡8, forth and particularly described ar to th e to p and ed u ca tion ar.d Township 21 »..nth, Range 48 h i t , follows, to-wit: . xl Willamette Mendiffu, has filed notice Beginning at a point where the enlightenment have . sunk to th e o f intention . 4 . ’ . , 4 . . to nuke final pr«ol, to state boundary lino between the bottom- However, li it is re a ly egigbiish c | bmi to the land above dt- States of Idaho and Oregon intei - desired th a t a knowledge Of th e scribed, beioie Register and Reetiver, sects the midchannel o f the Snake Bible be more widely dis»en.in^ u S. Land office, at VaU Oretfo. , on River between Lot 7 in Section d, ated the Journal will do its pa rt the 3-d d«y of March, 1825. Township Twenty-two (22) South, js| C.&imant names os wi.n«B4t*: Range Forty-seven (47) East, W. 11., to achieve this result end T. M Lowe, Fied Klinghaek, both in the State of Oregon, and Lot S fiom time to time, i of Nys-a. O r-ir n ; Ed TerH .ve, Frrd in Section 14, Township Four (4) permit. select- Smvtley, both of Adrian, Oregon. North, Range Six (6) West, 15. M.. Gtìo. W. McKnight, R gihler. ed portions of the Scripture^. in the State of Idaho; thence south along said State line to a point This week we print a few versts where said State line intersects ¡he from the seventh chapter cf Don't forgot auto top and eartnin lasiah and a few from the 28th work at Ny»aa Humeas & S od ilo.y East and West section line of Sec tion 18, Township Twenty-three (23) chapter of 2nd Chronicles. As Shop, South, Range Forty-seven (47) East, our space will permit the print W. M., in Malheur County, Oregon; ing of only a few verses we thence West to the Northwest cor PUBLIC NOTICE. advise the rea ing of buth these in TI1S CUdMTY CPU UT CF Til* ner of the NE!4 of the SW14 (Let .Si;. Th, UF OftMUON FUH U A .- 3) of Section 18; thence South to the chapters in full. southwest corner of the NE% of the HEUR CuUisTY. 6. Let us go up against Judah and 3W K (Lot 3) of Section 18; thence In the matter o f changing the name vex it, and let ua mage a breach there West onc-hn'.f mile to the northeast o f Walter S. Saymanowk*. i l fur ua, and set a king in the rnid t corner of the SVV14 of the SE ’/i ol Notice ia hereby given to a l per-ons o f it, even the aon of Tabeal. Section 13, Township Twenty-three 7. Thus suith the I.ord God,IT SIIALI, concerned that at a hearing in the (23) South, Range Forty-3ix (46) county court ot s.ti. county and stale NOT stand , neithkk shall it comb East, Wr.M .; thence South one-fourth on the 29th nay of December, 1924, TO PASS. mile to the section line between sec upon a petition heretofore find i.i auid 10. Moreover the Lord spine again court, an order woe made and .nt.ireo tions 13 and 24; thence West along unto Ahaz, saying therein by a«id court ordering, i d said section line one-half mile to the 11. Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy J“ *1* " 1« and decreeing that the name southeast corner of the SW14 of the .a - depth, o. - .a ....... »aid petitioner. Wa ter S Szyman- SW ti of said Section 13; thenct God; ask it either in the or in of owiez, be cnanged to Waite S. Sim North one-haif mile to the north- the height above. mens; and that the said court will, u It. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, less good and sufficient cause be shown cast corner of the NW14 of the to the rontrsry, at ihe county court of said Section 13; thence neither will I tempt the Lord. room in the county court house ai 13 And he said. Hear ye no—, O Vale, Oregon, at thehourof 11 o ’rlocs West one-half mile to the northeast house of David; ie it a (mall thing for in the foreneon of the 16 nay of F b comer of the NWVi of the SEV4 of you to weary men, but will ye weary ruury, 19rh, grant a certificate unde Section 14; thence North one mile my God also? th* court of the r" ,m* ‘ hc to the East and West center line of f ,r Walter S. ,• zym.«now <ez is t 14 1 here fore Ihe Lord him.clf have, which name shall be Walter ; Section 11^ being a point at the northeast corner of the NW'A of thi shall give you a sign; behold a vrgin Simmon*, which i a me of Waller SE1» of said Section 11; thence ■hall conceive and hear a son, and Simmon, shad ht reati jr be hit Ie, nau #. West on the center line o f said Sec shall call his name Immanuel „ . E H TE: T, Then read the first five verses of 28th E vl. Blodgett, County Judge tion 11 and Section 10, one mile to the northeast corner of the NWU of chspter of 2nd Chronicles; j Attorney for Petitioner the SE'A of Section 10; thence Ah»z wss 29 yesrs old when hi be First puhlicstirM Ja a .ry 2. 1625. North one and one-fourth miles to gun to reign, and he reigned 16 years Last publicados, F. biliary ¡3. 19.4 the northeast corner o f the SW^4 in Jerusalem; but be did not that of the NEU of Section 8; thence which was right in the sight of the East one-half mile to the northeast PETITION Lord, like David his father; For he walked in the ways of the IN THE COUNTY COURT FOR comer of the S W ’A of the NWti kings of Iarael, end made molten im MALHEUR COUNTY, STATE of Section 2; thence South one fourth mile; thence East one-fourth ages to Bslim. OF OREGON. Moreover he burnt incense, i ^he the Matter o f the Organization mile to the center of Section 2; valley o f the eon of Hinnom, and burnt of the SUCCOR CREEK IR thence North one-fourth mile to the northeast corner of the SE14 of the hi* children in the fire, after the RIGATION DISTRICT. abominations of ihe heathen whom TO the Honorable H. LEE NOE. NW*4 of said Section 2; thence East the Lord had cast out before the chil - Judge of the above entitled one and one-fourth miles to the northeast corner of the SWA» o f thi dien o f Israel. Court. He sacrificed also and burnt incons* We the undesigned petitioners NEH of Section f, all in Township Twenty-three (28) South, Range in the high places, and on tha hills, respectfully show and represent- and under Vvery green tree. 1. That each of the petitioners Forty-six (46) East, W. M.; thence Wherefore the I.ord his God deliver herein is a bona fide owner of one North one mile to the northeast cor ed him into the hands of the king of here or more o f land situate within ner of the SW*4 of the N E 1» of Sec Syria; and they smotehim, and carried the boundaries of the proposed dis tion 86, Township Twenty-two (22) away a great multitude o f them eap- trict as hereinafter set forth, and South, Range Forty-six (46) East. tives, and brought them to Damascus whose name appears on the last i , W. M.; thence West three fourth.« And he was also delivered inte tie sessment roll; or is the holder o f an of a mile to the section line between banns o f the king of Israel who smote uncompleted contract to purchase sections 85 and 36; thence North to the northeast him with a great slaughter. State lands; or is an entryman upon one-fourth mile There are two outstanding the public lands o f the United States; corner of Section 35; thenco West one mile to the northwest comer of facta in this lesson to which we or is otherwise qualified under the Section 35; thence North one-half wish to direct attention. The laws o f Oregon to sign a petition mile to the quarter aection corner for the organization of an irriga first is tha; Isaiah was a false tion district. on the East line of Section 27; prophet, in this instance, at 2. That the petitioners herein thence West one mile to the quartet least, for after assuring Ahaz constitute a majority o f the owner* section corner on -the West line of Section 27; thence North one anr that he woul i not be defeated of land and qualified petitioners an one-half miles to the northeast cor electors owning lands within th, by these two kings and giving ner o f Section 21; thence West one him a sign direct from the lord boundaries of said proposed district half mile to the quarter section cor- as hereinafter aet forth. er on the North section line of Sec to convince him that he woulw A that the lands included within tion 21; thence North one-fourth ‘‘Taka ft'y Advice” apace wil OS t.me a Dubliah mile to the northwest comer o f the SWVk of the SEVi of Section 16; thence East one-half mile to the sec tion line between sections 15 and 16; thence North one-half mile along said section line to the northeast corner of the SEV4 of the NE% of Section 16; thence West one-half mile to the northwest comer of the SW>4 of the NEH of Section 16; thence North one-fourth mile to the i quarter section corner on the south i line of Section 9; thence West one- lourth mile; thence North one-halt •mile; thence West one-fourth mile to the quarter section comer on the v.t it line of Section 9; thence North oa the section line one and one-half miles, more or less, to the northwest corner of Section 4, in Township fwenty-two (22) South, Range For- ..••j.:: (46) East; thence North one . die to tho northwest com er of Sec- jn Thirty-three, in Township wenty-ono (21) South, Range For- ty-six (46). East; thence East three- ourtks of a mile to the southeast -ornor of the Southwest quarter of i-' Southeast quarter (SW*4SE14) of Section Twenty-eight (28); thence torth one-fourth mile to the north east corner of the Southwest quar- t r of the Southeast quarter (SW54- E14) of Section Twenty-eight (28); thence East one-fourth mile to the East line o f Section Twenty-eight (28); thence North one and thre&- t'ourths miles to the northeast cor ner ot Section Twenty-one (21), in .'ownship Twenty-one (21) South, Range Forty-six (46) East; thence West one and three-fourths miles to the northwest com er of the North east Quarter of the Northwest Quar- er of Section Twenty (20); thence South one-half mile to the south west comer o f the SE Q of the NW- '4 of Section 20; thence West along .he east and west center line of sec tions 20 and 19 to the quarter sec- .ion corner on the west line of Sec tion 19, in Township Twenty-one 21) South, Range Forty-six (46) East, W. M.; thence West one and one-fourth miles to the northeast corner of the NW14 of the SEH of Section 23, in Township Twenty-one (21) South, Range Forty-five (45) East; thence North three-fourths of a mile to the northeast comer o f the ■iWVi of the SE (4 of Section Four teen (14); thence West one-fourth mile to the North and South center line of Section 14; thence North one- ourth mile to the center of Section 14; thence West one-fourth mile to he northeast corner of the NWM of the SW K of said Section 14; Jienc« North three-fourths of a mile > the northeast corner of the SWQ of the SWt/i of Section 11; thence Vest one-fourth mile to the section line on thg West line o f Section 11; thence North along the West line of Sections 11 and 2, to the north west corner of the SWH of the SWH of Section 2; thence East one- fourth mile to the northeast comer of the S W ’ i of the SWVi of Section 2; thence North three fourths of a mile more or less to the North line of Section 2; Township Twenty-one (211 South, Range Forty-five (45) East, W. M.; thence East along the North section line of Section 2, one- fourth of a mile to the quarter sec tion corner on the north line of said Section 2; thence North one-fourth mile to the northwest comer >f the S W 'i of the SE'A o f Section 35, in Township Twenty (20) South. Range Forty-five (46) East, W. M.; thence East one-fourth mile to a point at the northeast eomer o f the W% of the S E Vt of said Section 35, being the present boundary line f the Owyhee District; thence South one-fourth mile along said boundary line to the South section line of said Section 35, that being the township line between twps. 20 and 21; thence East on said twp. line one mile, to the northeast com er of Lot 2 in See- Eon 1, Township Twenty-one (21) South, Range Forty-five (45) East, W. M.; thence South 2% miles along the present boundary line o f said Owyhee Irrigation District to the northeast comer o f the NW Q o f the SEH of Seotion 18; thence East on the center of Sections 13 T. 21 S„ R. 15 E. and 18 T 2],S ., R. 46 E. one mile, to the northeast corner of the NW14 if the SEQ of Section 18, Township Twenty-one (21) South, Range For ty-six (46) East, W. M.; thence North one mile on the boundary of aid Owyhee Irrigation District to the northeast com er o f the NW *4 of the SE>4 of Section 7; thence West to the center o f Section 7; ihoree Noitn three-fourths of a mile to tho northeast corner of the SEQ of the SW14 of Section 6; thence East one-fourth mile to the northeast com er of the SW*4 of the S E Q ; thence North one-fourth mile to the northwest corner o f the NEH of the SEQ of Section 6; thence East on the center line o f Sections 5 and 5, one mile, to the northeast ■>rr.er of the NW(4 of the SE*4 A said Section 5; thence South one ad one-half miles, still following he boundary line o f the said Owyhee Irrigation District to the South line nf Section 8, being the northeast corner o f the NWH of the NEH of Section 17; thence East to the north east comer ot maid Section 17; « ■ 1 1 - H I W— W F— — ■ thence South one-fourth mile to the northeast comer of the SEH of the NEH of said Section 17; thence East one mile to the northeast comer of the SEH of the NEH o f Section 16; thence South one-fourth mile to the quarter sectien corner on the East line o f Section 16; thence East one- half mile to the center o f Section 15; thence South one and three fourths mile to the northwest cor ner o f Lot 2, in Section 27; thence West one-fourth mile to the north west corner of the Southeast Quar ter of the Northwest Quarter o f Sec tion 27; thence South, still following the boundary line o f said Owyhee Irrigation District, three fourths of a mile to the southeast corner o f the 3W U of the SWH o f Suction 27; thence West one-fourth mile to the south.west corner o f Section 27; thence South one-half mile to the quarter section comer on the West lino of Section 34; thence West one- fourth mile to the northeast comer of the NWH of the SEH o f Section 33, in Township Twenty-one (21) South, Range Forty-six (46) East, W.* M.; thence South, still following said boundary line one and three fourths miles to the northeast cor ner o f the SWH of the NEH of Sec tion 9, Township Twenty-two (22) South, Range Forty-six (46) East, W. M.; thence East one-fourth mile to the northeast com er of the SEH of the NEH of Section 9; thence South along the East section line of Section 9 to the southeast corner thereof; thence East on the South line of Section 10, to the quarter section corner on the South line of Section 10; thence South one-fourth mile to the northeast corner of the SEH of the NWH of Section 15; thence East one-fourth mile to the northeast comer of the SWH of the NEH of Section 15; thence South three fourths of a mile to the sec tion line between sections 15 and 22; thence East one-half mile along saiu section line, extended, to the north east corner of the NWH of the NW- H of Section 23; thence South one- half mile to the southwest corner of the SEH of the NW H of Section 23; thence West along the East and West center line of Section 23, to the quarter section com er on the West line of said section; thence South along the West line o f Section 23, three fourths of a mile to the northeast comer of the SEH of the NEH of Section 27; thence East one-half mile to the northeast corner of the SEH o f the NW H of Sec tion 26; thence North one-fourth mile to the quarter section corner on the North Rne of Section 26; thence East one-half mile to the northeast corner of Section 26; thence North one-fourth mile to the northeast comer of the SEH of the SEH of Section 23; thence East one- fourth mile to the southeast comer of the NWH of the SWH of Section 24; thence North three-fourths of m mile to the section line between Sections 24 and 13; thence East al ong said Section line one-half mile to the northeast corner of the NWH of the NEH of said Section 24; thence North one-half mile to the Northeast corner o f the NW H of the SEH of Section 13; thence East one-fourth mile to the quarter sec tion corner on the East line of Sec tion 13; thence North along the sec tion line on the East side of Sections 13, 12 and 1, extended, to where sail line intersects the midchannel of the Snake River; thence following the said midchannel of the Snake River up to the point of beginning. 8. That the petitioners present herewith, for the approval of the Court, a good and sufficient bond in the sum of J 1,000., which is double the amount of the probable cost o f organizing such district, and which bond is in form and to the ef fect required by said Irrigation Dis trict law. WHEREFORE, your petitioners pray that this Court approve the said bond, and that the said irriga tion district be organized under said laws, and be designated by the name of the SUCCOR CREEK IRRIGA TION DISTRICT; and that the Co rt appoint proper and necessary o ffi cers to conduct an election, and t a time and place be fixed by Ord ■ of the Court for the holding of si r election for the purpose of detenu .. ing whether said proposed District shall be organized, and for the elec tion of three Directors o f such pro posed District; and that the Court make such other and further orders as may be just and proper under this petition and the said laws in such cases made and provided. Eugene D. Walker. Clifford R. Higgs. Jesse J. Beatty. ¿Vruiiiand L. Finklea. Maude L. Butler. Ac'm’ i.istratr.'x of fck-u'.c of ,'csbua L. Butler. Muri.in Lowe Quackenbus'i. A. J. Carpenter. Mrs. Schuett, executrix of the will o f Henry Schuett, deceased. Clara J. Smith. D. MacLafferty. by J. P. Dunaway, agent. J E. Clinton by H D Oockrum. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That we will present the foregoing petition to the said County Court f ir Malheur County, Oregon, at its Court Iloom in the Court House at Vale, said County and State, at tha regular March Term of said Court on the 4th day of March, VU 25i „t the hour of 11 o ’clock in the fore noon of said day, or as soon there after as the same can be heard, »nu will r-uiimit proof in support there of, and apply for an order as prayed for in said petition. Dated this 28th day of Junuary, 1925. Oscar F. Selle. May M. Pinney. J. W. Graff. S. J. Graff. Mary E. Rust. J. F. Reece. (Mrs. Sarah M. McMannis. (Mrs. H. H. McMannis. Chas. B. Purdy. Marguerite L. Purdy. Cecil D. Scott. James Elmer Eskow. Claude W. Eachus. Harry Jurgens. Eugene D. Walker. Clifford R. Higgs. Jesse J. Beatty. Ferdinand L. Finklea. Maude L. Butler. Administratrix of Estate of Joshua L. Butler. Marian Lowe Quackenbush. A. J. Carpenter. Mrs. Schuett, executrix of the will of Henry Schuett, deceased. Clara J. Smith. D. MacLafferty. by J. P. Dunaway, agent. J. E. Clinton by H D Cockrum «tai'- CHIROPRACTORS DRS. BRADFORD A B K A D F © *» Carver Method Consultation and Esaminati*« »re» Nyssa, Oregon OSTEOPATHS DR. HARRIET SEARS Osteopathic Physician Ontario, Oregon Office: Wilson Bldg., Over Radan»’ ATTORNEYS £ AT LAW M. BLOPQHTT Attorney and Counseller nt Law Practice in aU eeurts Nyssa, Oregon R. W. SWAOLER Attorney at Law Rooms 12, 14, 15, Wilson Bldg , Ontario, Oregea INSURAN« W. B. HOXIE INSURANCE Office at Residen*«, TMvd and Ehrgood Avenas. Nyssa, Oregsa * -S TRY ÍHONEYÍ FOR COUGHS & CO LM Hooey Foster’s HONEY Dated this 28th day o f January, 1926. Oscar F. Selle. ¡'t if n iH iiiiim m i May M. Pinney, * ♦ H 4 4 4 t 4 m 4< H 4 4 H H J. W. Graff. S. J. Graff. Mary E. Rust. J. F. Reece. (Mrs. Sarah M. McMannis. AND CIGAR (Mrs. H. H. McMannis. Cha». B. Purdy. Marguerite L. Purdy. SHAVING, HAIR CVTTIJ«« Cecil D. Scott. HOT AND COLD B A T M James Elmer Eskow. L. B HAMAEBR. Pmg. Claude W. Eachus. Nyssa Barry J » —— ■ t _ » NYSSA BARBER SHDF STORE