BRAINS
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BRAWN—BEAUTY—
operation with itate ami government
JORDAN V A LLE Y | l
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for employment o f hunters, for coy
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appreciation
of
human
excellence
be
correctly mai-
otes and bobcats, while $1000 was |
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Rev- 1>a‘ ker hai bcen hohlng meet-
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m ; l t e r ; a l g a i n s pO SsibiO tO i t s pOSSCSSOr, i t
the amount advertised in .the p r o -1
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Dl‘a',cr viCinuM!* can hardly be denied that the world still esteems the
posed budget.
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For the examination of insane and i
Bruno Gluch arrived home from a ' physical above the mental.
care of, the $300 advertised was cut
Brawn and beauty command financial rewards far
business visit to railroad points last
O W YH E E DEVELOPMENT E N
to $150.
beyond
those accorded to mere brains. This refers, of
week.
THIS YEAR’S RESOURCES LOW
Tuberculosis indemnity
was cut TAILS HUGE OUTLAY OF IN-j Fred Palmer and Dave Graham course, to the personal earnings
of the top-notchers,
TEREST
SAYS
MEAD.
ERED SO DRASTIC CUTS FOL from $200 to $100.
! were visitors in Caldwell thi8 week. aside from any investment of capital
LOW IN BUDGET.
Drainage tax was reduced from
Ex-Governor West and Carl Deit-
We are willing to pay fabulous sums to those who en
$800 to $700.
Elwood Mead, reclamation com ering of Portland spent the week
tertain
us, while dealing less generously with those who
General school tax was reduced
missioner, used the Owyhee project
end at the sk.nner home.
contribute to our instruction or our general well-being.
from $32,320 to $30,090.
as an illustration of the problem of
Mrs.
Herbert Baltzor
Market roads were cut from $21.-
Compare the earnings of Gloria Swanson, Mary Pick-
farm settlement in an address before Tuesday from a two weekj visit to
500 to $20,000.
the interior department conference friends and relatives at Caldwell, ford, Jack Dempsey and Babe Ruth with those of our
Every County Office Keels the Axe
Market road maintenance was cut
on reclamation a few nights ago.
eminent authors, scientists and engineers. While some
Wilder and Nampa.
in Big Cuts Made at Meeting of to nothing from an advertised ap
Delay in settlement after develop
Mrs. Mary Chevally and Miss Mil authors receive handsome renumeration, they are those
Levying Board.
propriation of $5000.
I Library contract .3 mills was re ment will cost a million dollars a ler were visitors at Mr. and Mrs. who can turn out a best selling novel, rather than writ
duced $100 from the appropriation year in interest on investment and Wyatt’s Sunday.
From the Malheur Enterprise.
maintenance,
he said.
Declaring
W. J. Wolfe and daughter Enid of ers of solid or instructive literature.
After an interesting session Tues as advertised of $4200.
That the condition noted is becoming more and more
f
or
that
the
development
of
farms
had
Cow
Creek were shopping in Jor-
Nothing
was appropriated
day, the levying board and county
been “ left to care for itself” and dan valley Thursday.
m
marked
a rk ed m
may
a y be
be illustrated by
Dy tne
the snower
shower oi
of gold
gold jus
just
miscellaneous
items
not
listed.
court of Malheur county, consisting
that this was a costly and wasteful
a . c. Wilson of weiser is looking n o w b d n g h e a p e d u p o n “ R e d ” Grange, famed football
No
Fair
Appropriation
of Judge II. Lee Noe, Commission
wjJ(j j ^ g r e c e i v e d c l o s e t o $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 in leSS than a
The fair appropriation was cut policy, his reference to Owyhee was after interests here and visiting old
ers C. H. Oxman and J. D. Fairman,
as follows:
neighbors.
Mr. Wilson has pur
entirely
out,
making
a
reduction
of
month
since he left the University of Illinois to join the
swung the official axe, cutting $36,-
’’Take as an illustration, the Owy chased a place near Caldwell and
000 from the estimate submitted and $1500 in one slice.
professioal
ranks.
Courthouse expense was cut from hee project, for which an appropria will move there after Chritmas.
proposed by the budget committee
This
includes
the unprecedented sum of $300,000 for
Jas. McCain and Geo. Parks were
tion has been made but on which
for expense of county government $1000 to $800.
construction has not yet begun. The among those who attended the sher his first moving picture film; $ 3 6 ,0 0 0 for one football
The
appropriation
for
the
Harper
for 1026.
Juntura road totaling $5000 was al reservoir and canals will cost $17,- iff’s sale at Vale this week. The old game and an almost equal amount for other games; $40,-
However, this reduction is only a
'’ arks ranch near town and some
, .
so cut entirely out.
town property was among that IT d ! 0 0 0 in one day for lending his name and endorsement to
part of the real slice, as $50,000 was
General road appropriation was
Depends on Development
about the amount that had to be
c. f . Fahin has Uen hauling hay certain manufactured articles for advertising purposes,
cut from $60,000 to $45,000.
“ Return from
that investment
taken from the proposed budget, in
The emergency fund was raised will depend on settlement and de from the iiayiett ranch on Cow A rather ridicilous incident of commercialism is reported
order to comply with the require
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Creek the past week.
to
effect that he received a large sum for permitting
velopment
of farms. .........................
If the money
from $2500 to $2750.
ments o f the 6 per cent limitation
The various cuts listed above make is worth 5 per cent the yearly in ter-1 Mr- and Mrs. Robt. McConnell ^ ¡ g n a m e (-0 }-,e u s e d in C o n n e c t i o n w i t h a tob aC C O a d v e r -
law. Under this constitutional am
a total reduction in the budget for cst on the investment would be $850- were business visitors m Jordan Vul- t i s e m e n t , a l t h o u g h h e d o e s n o t USe t h e W e e d h i m s e l f .
endment, the budget cannot be rais
To operate and maintain the ^ Wednesday
1926 of $49,597.53,
, 000.
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About the only conclusion to be drawn from all this is
ed more than 6 per cent over the
Mr3. __
Mary
Chevally entertained a
Estimated Receipts Cut
canals will cost $150,000 a year. Ev-
budget of the preceding year.
few
friends"
at
a
quilting
party
last
that
people will spend their money for the things they,
The levying board also pruned cry year that settlement is postpon-
present
were Mrs. and that in our present state of civilization brawn
County Agent Gone
..j-- Those
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down the estimated receipts w hich! ed means a loss of a million dollars, Tuesday.
One of the main topics of discuss were published in the proposed bud- To improve and equip farms in a Henry Tuckness, Mrs. Hogard and commands the highest price in the world’s market, with
ion since the proposed budget \Vas get.
The county clerk’s fees were meagre fashion will cost $9,000,000. Mrs. Fahin.
Mrs. Jesse Strode of Mahogany beauty holding second place and brains running a rather
published in November was the con cut from $8000 to $6000, the inter-
jf we provide the proper machin-
tinuance o f the county agent’s o f est on county money from $3000 to ery an(j j be proper direction, we can Mt. spent last week as the guest of poor third.
fice and boys and girls club leader. $2500, the penalty and interest o n ! saev ¡n cost and time. If we leave her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dit
ton.
Many farmers of the county favored delinquent taxes from
SIDELIGHTS
$10,000 t o ! settlement to real estate agents and
Mrs. Mary Shepard was guest of
the office, but no way could be found $9000 and cash on hand from $10,- give no help it will be 10 years be-
Hayley Morris, a divorced British millionaire, has
honor at n, social given by the La
clear to meet its expense.
Conse- 000 to nothing. In all the estimated \ fore the project pays expenses.
It
uently the allowance for the agricul receipts were cut from $40,600 to j wSH be a saving of money to appro- dies Aid at the home of Mrs. Carl married Miss Florence Roberts, his former housekeeper.
ton Fretwell.
tural agent in its entirety and the $27,100.
I priate $5,000,000 for advances to
ii is planned to ring the New Year in at midnight of
Lee Strode and Ed Kopp of Rock
allowance for boys and girls club $27,100.
The net budget for 1926 settlers in farm development. If we
ville were Jordan Valley
visitors December 31 by strokes of a special rubber mallet on
work also failed to receive sanction. was left at $275,590.17,
do not we will lose more on delayeil
Wednesday. Mr. Kopp is the proud ihe historic Liberty Bell, broadcasted by radio to all who
As advertised the county would have
development.”
pjossessor of a new coupe.
been called upon to appropriate $2,- TAX LEVIES CANNOT BE MADE
desire to listen in. As is well known, the famous bell is
He continued:
795 to be matched by state funds. UNTIL NEW DISTRIBUTION IS
Mrs. Haylett and daughter Max-
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cracked—appropriately,
perhaps, in view of what our
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There
is
no
reason
why
our
re
County Court Cut
Owing to the fact that taxes on sults should not be better than those me were shopp.ng in Jordan Valley l a w m a k e r g h a v e d o n e to Llberty herself in recent years.
The county court was cut $400,
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property lying in Malheur county of any foreign country except India. Wednesday and were dinner guests
the compensation
allowed to the
have become delinquent since 1920, There is no reason why our projects j ° f Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ditton.
commissioners being reduced from j
Inmates of the State Reformatory at Hutchinson,
“ '“ “ 'real estate valued at $482,000 was should not be solvent.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Wyatt are pre-
$800 to $600, traveling expense from ^
o ff the U x ^
anJ wi„ be
paring to move to Caldwell.
Kan., have a newspaper, one department of which is de-
Farmer Pays Bill
expense
$250 to $150, and office
sold today (December 19th). Conse-
The Jordan Valley Hotel has cios- coieci to road information, with a list of the roads that
To make them so we must recog-
from $250 to $150.
I quently a whirlwind of work has i/.e 'that "it ¡rtL ’ ^rmer" w ho'pays
and Siim Rosa has moved to the are good, rough, muddy and so on. The question natural
Assessor and Treasurer
| fallen over the heads of Assessor .... uni.
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Lamber t ranch.
j.. arises
ov ices- as
u c t to
o just
in o f w
t i o f x/n
liin tVuc
e t n n 11 nri m
ow h
a f to
/
t
iy
what
value
this inK’n
information
may
be
In the treasurer’s office, the ap i A. M. Graham and Deputy Din M. the bill; that irrigation requires in
The program committee met Mon- ,
n
tense
culture;
that
the
farmer
must
v
C
ov,
the
subscribers,
as
they
are
in
for
several
years
and
not
propriation of $200 for filing cabinet Graham. New distributions must be
day at the school house
was done away with and nothing al made on the roll and the tax money work with good tools and he must Creek
their going anywhere.
to finish arranging
lowed. A cut of $50 was also made for every school district, etc., must have good stock. It is no place for Christmas program.
inexperience or poor farming.
in the amount allowed for miscell be again ascertained.
.
m a praying contest between the First Avenue Pres-
Australia begins with the settler
aneous expense in assessor’s office,
Until this new distribution
has
' OUIltIJ b tC Z llS tlC S byterian Church of New York and the Franklin Avenue
and
the
farm.
In
the
new
develop-
reducing $300 to $250.
been made on the tax roll, the levies
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Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, the latter has appar
School Superintendent
for 1926 cannot be made. The work 1 m('nt now hem* financed Great Brit
Tha office expenses and office help will be completed in about two ain and Australia are each furnish-
Rcnl Estate Transfers Recorded
ently won out. Both congregations were praying for the
of the County School Superintendent weeks, according to Assessor Gra- in* $170,000,000 or $340 000,000, t,
U. S. A. to Orval P. Caviness, S- cry ices of Dr. Harris Elliot Kirk as pastor and he has
jiam
be spent wholly in settlement ana :'/,SW % Sec. 17; E%F.% Sec. 19;
was reduced from $400 to $200.
decided to remain with his Baltimore flock, who are no
__________________ farm development. This money will
The amount for expense of the
W% Sec. 20; NW'ANWH Sec. 29;
district attorney’s office was de
Salem.— For the collection of ap- place 34,000 families on farms. Set
nd N % NE V\ Soc. 30-16-40.
3|18|- doubt convinced of the efficacy of their supplications.
creased from $1000 to $650.
proximately $50,000
in delinquent tiers must have had one year’s ex 1922.
The amount for expense of water state income taxes, the state tax perience in the country where the
State of Oregon to Heirs of Hen
A London court will pass upon the validity of a will,
master and deputies was cut from commission is sending to the sher- farm is located and not less thar. r y Scott, E% Sec. 16-36-48. 4|30|25. written on an egg shell by a British sailor, containing
iffs of the state about 850 warrants 1500 capital.
The government will "800.00.
$8250 to $2950.
t illy the words, “ Mag everything I possess.” The sailor
authorizing the seizure of property advance
up to $10,000 for
each
State Tax Big Item
Theresa Scott ot al to E. A. Stau-
The difference in the state tax, if the taxes are not forthcoming, fnim, and will give settlers from 20 fer, EU Sec. 16-36-48. 9|4|25. $10.00. •wned considerable property and his legal heirs, eveept-
;ig “ Mag,” suspect that they are victims of a shell game.
due to the increased ratio for Mal Under the law, this drastic acti<|i to 36% years to pay it back, wit! (Q. C. Deed).
heur county given by the state tax may be taken after the taxes have interest varying from 4 to 6 per
Ferdinand E. Reed to Drexel Real
cent.”—Journal.
commission and consequently lower been delinquent sixty days.
Estate Co., Lot 8 and part of Lot
It is said that men's socks will be worn in fancy colors
valuation rate on property is a big
7, Block 19, Vale. 12|8|25. $1.00. (Q.
his
winter, with ivory, helio, cocoa, wren, orchid, sara
Most
of
the
surveyors
who
have
item of saving for the taxpayers of
G. Deed).
IRONS1DK
band, epinard green and sultana red predominating. The
the county, hut did not help the levy been working on the Owyhee pro
W.
F.
Lyman
to
Robt.
D.
Lytle,
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verage male will be duly thankful, however, if he can
ing board in making the budget. ject since early in the fall completed
Lots 1 and 2, Block 31, Hope-IIolIand
Chas. Locknor ha dthe misfortune Add. to Vale. 12|7|25. $5.00. (Q. C.
However, state tax
was reduced winter work the last of the week.
only
locate a pair in plain black, without any holes in
from $106,662 to $93,409 for the The crew remain working on topo of breaking his leg when a horse Deed).
them.
fell
on
him
at
Chas.
Boore’s
ranch
graphy
in
their
territory
that
will
coming year.
Malheur County to Frank M. Han
also be through within a short time. Dr. White was called from Malheur na, N E%SW % Sec. 36-17-38. 11|25|-
Other Items Cut
City and set the fractured leg.
The movement in New York schools for more careful
Practically every other item over
75. $27.79.
Rex Marquis of Vale was a guest
which the county court had control
Sheriff H. Lee Noe to A. Oramse, attention to exactness and elegance of expression in the
“ We.” says Grltiniin Barrett, “ don't of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nichols Lots 18, 19, 20 ami 21, Block 3, Ter-
felt the pressure of the axe and was
English language will meet with the approval of all who
stay at home in the evening because Friday night. Mr. Marquis is buy
cut to its limit.
ace Heights Add. to Ontario. 4|8|-
we are fond of the doincatlr hearth ing stock cattle.
appreciate
the niceties of speech. Appropriately enough,
The high school tuition fund was so much, but to prevent somebody from
1922. $50.00.
the
educator
who will have charge of this better English
reduced from $10,000 to $0,730.
A. Gramse et ux to Tula Bull, Lots
Bob Nichols of Vale is installing a
breaking tn and miming the house”
name of Gustav
Nothing was appropriated for co-
pumping plant for Chas. Seaton.
18, 19, 20, and 21, Block 3, Terrace campaign bears the good old English
D etroit New k
11|9|25. Straubenmuller.
Roy Smith, who has been working "flights Add. to Ontario.
W W f m 11 H I H W i H t H t H W " !
at the Lackey sawmill, went to On $580.00.
U. S. A. to Geo. S. Jones, S%NE-
tario to visit his family.
An Arkansas boy who ran away from the farm to trav
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Elms spent M, NWMNEV l E%NW*4, N%SE$4,
el
w’ith a circus several years ago is now worth $200,000.
and
Lots
1,
2,
and
3,
Sec.
34-19-39;
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
that other
T.ot 3, and SE%NW14 See. 3-20-39. But lest this be construed as a suggestion
5 Frank Elms at Unity.
10|2I25.
boys
do
likewise,
it
may
be
explained
that
the
farm, left
Chas. Morfitt went to Baker Fri
a .
l . Guerber
et ux to h . j. to the boy by his father, is now a part of the famous
day to meet his son Ralph who is
coming home to spend the holidays Ward, Trustee, part of SEV.SWV, Smackover oil field.
>oc. 10-16-43. 1217125. $10.00. (Trust
with his father.
Deed).
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Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Murray were
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Sheriff C. W. Glenn to R. L.
Ironside visitors Sunday from Camp
Munger, Lots 1 and 2, Sec. 18; and
Creek.
Lot 4, Sec. 7-30-47. 12|17|25. $6,500.-
Mr, and Mrs. Sylvester Rose are 90.
giving a party aSturday night.
U. S. A. to Geo. C. Lytle, S%NW-
The new issue of the telephone directory
W. R. Lofton was an Ironside vis %, SW %, and W %SE% Sec. 34-15-
itor from Unity Friday.
37. 10U7I1921.
will be out about January 1st. Any new’
Mrs, Drummie was called to Twin Complaints Filed in Circuit Court
By mailing your friend a subscrip
James B. McCain vs Edith E. Den
listings, contemplated changes in numbers
Falls, Idaho, where her little daugh
tion to the Gate City Journal.
ney et al. 12il4'25. Foreclosure of
ter is ill.
or advertisements must be in at once to be
Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith took a MorLrage. $5.184.35.
In the Matter of the Malheur
large shipment of dressed turkeys to
listed in the new directory.
Vale Saturday.
. Drainage District. 12|14l25. Confir- I [
UïïiîitE PRHJEGÏ
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CITED
GUTS1926 BUDGET
COUNTY «GENT ABANDONES
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Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Lofton and mat'° n
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ILsr.o Ready vs 1
Leland Ready. 12| i •«
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lofton were ini
-4'25. Divorce and alimony.
Ironside shopping Friday.
State of Oregon vs Themis W.
Penn et al. 12 14 25. Foreclosure of,<>
Mortgage. $2,400.00.
A brasive pr.rtletrs In bras* polish
Wm. E. Lees vs B. A. Harris et
scratch amt the polish should never
al. 12116 25. Foreclosure of mortgage.
he used on nicket trim mln ta.
Also
$2,057.95.
when cltuulna II <.a| u iiii
V
In the Matter of the Park Drain
rhn unls the r ir e ’ 's »bon'd !>e In
age District. 12]17|25. Confirmation
«Irnich! llr.es, po| K •
proceedings.
Scrrtch in g Poheh
R ecorJ t»f j / j o J a .' i c «:
le«s than three mouth*
TH
W at V ted to ’Em
The Cnuneil of IU« mh I h limit or
An aged Scot on his deathbed said
ganlsed tn the N th« riands l.jr th* to the clergyman I “And wha* 6w
duke of Alva, In 1567. to suppress pop should I he afraid to meet the King
ular Hpltiitlon ngaloat i’L Ih II of of Terrors? Uae 1 no lived wl
Spain, put to death 1.800
In queen o' them for thé tait
year» r —Boston Transcript.
No hotter gift thnn your homo town
paper for a friend who lived here
once.
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