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GATE CITY JOURNAL Owyhee Who Wrote Genesis? The boy at the head o f the class may answer. Moses. That iB correct according to popular belief—but wrong as to fact. It is impossible that Moses could have been the au- ther for it mentions incidents that happened hundreds of years after Moses’ death. Payette Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ellii Walters of K ir« man Kolony entertarined Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Evans acd family. Miss Viva Cay wood and Arnold Vincent of Nampa Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert B.lcom and son of Arena Valley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mra. W. W. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kygar and Mr, and Mrs Henry Slippey and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin And these are the kings that reigned McGinnis. ia Edom before there reigned any Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith and king over the children of Israel —Gen daughter Vivian were entertained at 36:81. the Walter Pinkaton home Sunday This statement could not have Mr». T. M Lowe attended her first been made, of course, until after movie show Saturday night in Nyaaa at least two kings had reigned as the gueat of Mr. and Mrs. Kay Can over Israel. David was the sec trail. They saw Mary Pickford in ond king and, according to Bible Llorotby Vernon o f Hadden Hall. chronology, his re;gn ended 1015 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klingback spent B C. This was over 400 years Saturday at their upper farm near Mitel ell Butte after the death of Mose3. This Grover Edison is helping Silas Point« is merely one instance. thia week. Just how a man could do any Mra. M. M. Greeting, oounty presi» writing 4C0 years after his death dent ef P. T. A., spent Tuesday con is not clear. One would need to furring with Mra. Flora Laws have taken a post graduate The Kingman Kolony school will course hi higher theology to an close Friday, May 1, and the Kolony swer that question satisfacto P. T. A. will hold a big picnic in Big Bend park for tbe achool children. rily. Mra. Lou Patterson and Mrs. Chaa, No one knows when Genesis Gorman went to Boise Wednesday on was written, nor by whom. How business. then can we know it is of divine Misaea Dottia Cantrell end Nellie origin? Stripped of its sup Compton apeat Friday night with posed supernatual origin it is Dorris Evans. Kav. and Mra Blom, Baptiat minis found to be largely composed of several mythical accounts, tar o f Ontario and former minister of Owyhee, were callers at tha Bigelow some of them contradictory, of home Tuesday. the oreation of the world and the Mr. and Mra. TomLowe entertained origin o f the human race. Mod at a big picnic dinner at thair lovely ern science has thoroughly dis< Hot Springs ranch Sunday at the bale credited much of it. Yet it is of old Mitchell Butto. Their gueata one of the most important books were Mr. and Mra. Chaa. Raekenber ger, of Boise, Mr. and Mr*. Kobt of the Bible and our present dsy Grant and family of tha Wade district, religion is founded largely upon and Mr. and Mra. Will Grant of Parma. it. The social event of the aeaaon waa a b'g house warming lost Tuesday night when the frienda and naighbora gath More Contradictions. For in nix days the Lord made ered at the brand now home of Mr. end hiaven and earth, the sea, and all Mrs. Ray Centrall and gave them a that in them ia, and reitad the aeventh rousing surprise. The evaning waa day; w iieh ek o ri , the Lord blessed spent with games end mneie and nice the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.— refreshments of sandwiches, cocoa, cake, ice cream was served to Messrs, Ex. 20:11. and Meedamea and families T M. And remember that thou wait servant in the lend of Egypt, end that Lowe, Silaa Bigelow, Fred Klingback, the laird thy God brought thee out Ellis Walters, Claude Smith, Bill thence through a mighty hand and Schweiser, Oce Schweiaer, Lynn by a stretched out arm; THKRBKOHK, Kygar Chaa. Fiahar, John Hite, Bob tne Lord thy God command*,] thee to Elliott, Mra. Tom Ruat, Mra. Burks end Lou DeCoede, Misses Georgia keep the Sabbath.—Deut. 6:16. Rust, Laura Huffman and Myrtla These two passages are in dis Points; Messrs. Thao. Rust, Joe agreement us to the reason for Reece, Ellis Huffman, Frank and Arn keeping the Sabbath. You can old Points, Cecil Smith, Bill Gruber Gian Points and Clint Webb. take your choice. The county nurse, Mies Gillie, end Let no man therefor# judge you in meat, #r tn drink, or in reaped o f an Mrs. E. M. Creil o f Vale, the county holy day, or of th# new moon, or of superintendent of schools, visited tbe Kingman Kolony eeheel Thursday. the aabbath days,—1 Col. 2:16. In the face of this biblical in The superintendent o f the Roewell junction to allow no one to in school and eight automobiles full of students hsld a picnla at tha hot terfere with our Sabbath, why airings near Mitchell Butte Sunday. do the Lord’s Day Alliance and The upper Boons o f tne Owyhee similar organigations try to school attanded the spelling contest force us to observe Sunday, par. hald in Nysaa Friday, going in ears ticularly as there is not a word driven by Mrs. Schweiaer and Mrs. T. in the Bible that would justify M. Lowe. Those who represented the the observance o f Sunday as the achool in the contest were Wards Hite, eighth grade; John Bigelow, Sabbath. •eventb grade; Naemi Evans and Merle Kygar, fifth grade. And the man that journeyed %rith Mrs. J. B. Smith motored to Nysaa him stood speechless, hearing a Monday. votes, but seeing no men -A cte 9 7. ■dote Nelson end sons were And they that «sere with me sew over to their place on the Owyhee indeed the tight; but they heard not Saturday transferring lumber and the voice of him that «pake to me.— fencing to their placo in Big Bend. Acts 22 7. Mies Myrtle Points, Mrs. 8. D. These two verses are found in two Bigelow and Mrs. Flora Lowo attend different eeeounta o f Saul's eonvereiuw. ed the spelling contest in Nyeea Frl One says the men that were with Saul day. heard the voire and tha other says Vhe girls’ elate of the Owyhee Sun they didn't. Which would you say is correct? You may have three gue*ees| day school were entertained by their teacher, Mrs Evans, at her home Friday night Mrs Fishor'e elasa nf Varying Lengths of Mile boya were alee invited and about 66 Wltn the exception of America and enjoyed an evening of musie and fan. (treat Britain, there are no two coun The girls are making flowers to tell tries In which the mile Is of equal for Mothers’ Day and Decoration Day. length. Usai to Bo " Angel'’ We ere old-fashioned; end If he la sixty, we'd rather hear him call some lady "mother” than to hear him call one “sweetie.“—Vancouver Sun. **Under His Hat ” Jud Tunklns says a politician with a high silk hat la like a magician The hat doesn’t make so much difference ae what he can convince people he has concealed under It.—Washington Star. Bees Go by Parcol Post Replaces Yellow Banner China's national flag constata of live horizontal stripes, the uppermost red, the next yellow, the next blue, the next white, and the one at the bottom black. These colors stand re spectlvely for China, Manchuria, Mon golia, Tibet and Turkestan. New Resale Prices i 'J b Have the Same Meaning Cuiteau's Determination The words “flue" ead "chimney A statement Issued by District At ay be used Interchangeably, but the vurd “chimney" usually baa reference lorney Corkhlll guys that Gulteau Hr and Mrs. I. W. Edison anter Friday Published to the upright structure of brick, stone came to Wu.-rhlngton, March 6, 1881. tained at a big Sunday dinner thia Oregon, by ur tba lira that extends some distance determined to esseeataate the Presl Sabbath. Thair gueata ware Mr. and above a building; It also has reference dent on May 16, secared his weapon Mra. J. W. Stone and family of Boise, to the funnel or stack of a steam on Juno 8. and followad tba President H. F. BEOWN Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cox and Mr. and hollar. 1 he word “flue" la tha channel oo several occasions, once to ehffrch, Mrs. W. J. Edison o f Appla Valley >r passage for amoks, air sad tha before ho found the opportunity he Entered at tha Posto fire* at N; Mr and Mrs. Robert Elliott took rases of combustion to pass through. sought on July 2. ' ’■•iron, aa »ecood-cku.^ .ail Battel dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mra Frank Stubbs in Nysaa. W a fcA as Compass Fabled Island in Atlantic Mias Myrtle Points ipsnt the week It la quite an easy matter to uoe a SUBSCRIPTION RATES: The fabled Island of the Seven Cities end with Miss Laura Huffman in Apple watch aa u compass. Let your watch lie flat In your hand with the hour waa popularly believed, In tbe Four One year, in advance....... ........ I1 .N Valley. • months, in advance...... ....... .76 hand pointing toward the sun, and the teenth and Fifteenth ceffturies, to Oregon Trail school was well repre point on tbe circle balf way between exist In tha Atlantic west of Europe sented at the epelliag contest held at tbe hour hand and XII will be directly end to be Inhabited by Spanish refu- the Nyasa high school Friday. Both south In the northern hemisphere and goos from tha Moors. WEEKLY BIBLE LESSON taaahera accompanied tbs students. directly north In the southern heml Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fry sectored to sphere. Germany now carries beet by par cel poet under certain conditions. It» parcel poet regulations have been amended te follows: ‘"The Imports tlon of bees with or without combs of honey and of used hives 1* permitted If tbe temporary prohibition resulting from on epizootic malady does not exist" 4 M On Ford Used Cars 1914 to 1919 Aa it Runabout 945; Touring 950 1920 Kuuabout. 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And all for Ices fuol coot than any other method. Here io your ehaneo. range for yourself. Ask us for fifll details. See this splendid tbe creditors of and all persona having claims against the estate ot said de ceased to present them, duly verified aa required by law, within six mo ths after tbe first publication of thia no tice, to said administrator at the office of said E M. Blodgett at Nyaaa, Oregon, being the place of business o f said administiator. E. M. Blodgett, Administrator of the Estate ot Ells ! W Otis, Deceased. First publication April 10, 1926. Last publication May 8, 1925 SUCCOR CREEK IRRIGATION DISTRICT SUMMONS T h e N e w W e s tin g h o u s e OREGON PHONE 23 In tbe Justice Court for the District of Nyaaa, County ef Malheur. State o f Oregon. E. C Wilson and Barney Wilson, doing business under the firm name and style of Wilson Brothers, Plain tiffs, vs. Pratt Walton and Haz^ Walton, De- fendaats. To Peatt Walton ant H nal Walton, the above named defendants: In the name of the State o f Oregon you are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint filed against you in tbe above entitled action on or before the expiration of six (It) weeks from tha date o f the first publi atioa of this summons, and if you fail to enewar for want thareof, the plaintiffs above named will take judgment against you on their first cause of ac tion for the sum of Forty eight and It 100 Dollar* 146 18), together with interest thereon at the rate of six per cent (6 rer cent) per annum from the 80th day of June, 1920, uatii paid, and for plaintiffs’ costa and diabursamsnts harain, including Twenty-five Dollars (826) attorney’s fees. And on their separate and second oause of nation, plaintiffs demand judgment against said defendants, and each thereof, in the sum of Fifty- five Dollars (|66 00), together with their cost* and disbntaementa to be once taxed This summons is published end served upon you under and by virtue of the order 0/ W. B. Hone, Justice j of the Peace for the district of Nyasa, county of Malheur, state of Oregon, ; duly made aud entered on the 16th : day of Maroh. 19(6. E M. Blodgett, Attorney for plaintiffs, residing at 1 Nyasa, Oregon. ’ Data o f first publicatien April 17, 1915 Date o f last publication May 29, 1925. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In tha County Court ef the State of Oiegor fer the County o f Malheur. In the Matter o f the Estate o f Lila W. Otis. Deceased. The undersigaed having been rp pointed by the County Court o f 1 State of Oregon for the Ceuaty Malheur, administrator in the os'a | of Ella W. Ottie, deceased, and hav ing qualified, notica is hereby given to NOTICE In the Mutter of the Petition of John Boeck, lor tha exclusion of certain Laaua from the District. N uTiCE Id HEREBY GIVEN, that there has been bfid with the Board ot D.rectors c l tbe duceor (Jietk Irriga tion District, a petition by John Boeck, that certain lanua described aa: The West Half 01 Southwest Quar ter (WJbvVji and Lota Three (3) hour (4) ot Section Six (6) Town- amp Twenty-three (22) s. Range 47, East W. M. be excluded from said District, and that the boundaries ol the DieUicl ue changed accordingly. All persona interested Ml, or who may oe effected uy suen change in the Oouodarien ot the District, are requir ed to appear at tne office ul the Board at the Van Fatten Lumber Company store at Aortan, Oregon, at 2 o ’ ekek p m. on May 16, 192o, Doing tbe next regular meeting 01 saul Board, and show cause in writing, it any they have, why tiie ' hange in the bounda ries o f said District, as proposed in said petition, should not be nn.de. Dated tnie J8nd day ot A p»d, 1926. By order ot the Boardai Directors O. F. Selle, Secretary, SUCCOR CREEK IRRIGATION DISTRICT NOTICE In the Matter of tne Petition o f J. W Graff foe the Exclusion of certain Lands from the District. n o t i c e i s h e r e b y g i v e n , that there has been fiied with the Board of Directors ef the Su eor Creek Irriga tion Dmtrict, a petition by J. W. Graff that certain lands described ae: All that portion o f the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NEjSEi, the South Halt ef the Southeast (SiSEJ), and the South Half o f the Southwest Quarter (SJSW) of Section One (l) and the Southeast Quarter of South east Quarter (SEJSEi) o f Section Two (2), lying on the South aids of Succor Creek, in Township 23, S, Range 46 E W M. be excluded from the said District, and that the boundaries of the Die trict be changed accordingly All persons interested in, or who may be affected by such change in the boundaries of the District, are re quired to appear at the office o f the Board at the Van Petten Lumber Company store at Adrien, Oregon, at 2 o ’clock p. m on Mav 16, 1925, being the next regular meeiing o f asid Board, and show cause in writing, if any they have, why tha change in the boundaries of said District, as pro- nosed in raid petition, should not be made. Dated thia 22nd day of April, 1925 By order of the Board of Directora. O. F. 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