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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXV. NO. X«. NYSSA. OREGON. FRIDAY, APR! . 22, 1927. $1.50 PER YEAR CUPID QUITE SUCCESSFUL IN MALHEUR ROMANCES Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lowe were The Department of Commerce Ontario visitors Saturday and were Visiting Son— Washington, D. C., announces Mrs. Sopha Amens enjoyed a very i dinner guests in the John Wall that contrary to the popular pleasant week end visiting her son | home. trend, marriage and not divorce The County Council of the P. T. who lives at Nyssa. is on the increase in Malheur A. will meet at Valley View school Mr. McElroy Home— county. Something in the cli j house on Saturday April the 23rd. T. C. McElroy returned home Fri- [ mate may effect this pleasing Dinner will be served by the ladies day from the Baker hospital. He j state in marital affairs. At any at 50 cents a plate. Rev. Pollard recently underwent an operation rate Malheur has one of the best and is recovering steadily, INVITATIONS OUT TO ALL 52 records in the state for success OPENING OF BIDS ATTRACTS NYSSA ANI) ONTARIO UNIONS of LaGrande will be a speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bradley were ifees Daughter— SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENTERTAINED BY COUNTY MANY VISITORS TO COUN ful marriages. Boise visitors Saturday. Mrs. A. T. Tevebaugh spent Sun- PARTICIPATE SEAT CHAPTER TY SEAT TUESDAY Interesting data taken from Mr. and Mrs. Tom Newby were day at Apple Valley visiting her the official report state that guests from Vale in the Joe Minton daughter, Mrs. Ervin Beeson, who) there were 46 marriages in home Sunday. moved there last fall from Vale. 1926 and 39 in 1925. In 1926 Guests in the T. T. Elliott home At Meridian— there were 12 divorces and 13 Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sim Joe Hamby came over from Eagle, in 1925. In Oregon during 1926 mons, Mr. Simmons mother, his sis Idaho, Tuesday to take his invalid Annual Spring Event Attracts Hun there were 7,085 marriages as Vale Officials Expect The Work To Law Enforcement Was Theme Of ter Irene and brother Carl. father his sister, Mrs. George dreds Of School Children compared with 6,989 in the pro Interesting Address Given At Start About May F'irat Mr. and Mrs. George Brown were Russell, and to Meridian. ceeding year. Divorces increas And Visitors County Conventoin On The Canal Sunday visitors in Mrs. Brown’s it relatives indefinitely. They will vis ed from 2,886 in 1925 to 3,086. mother’s home in Vale. Cupid does not do such a bum Baseball Uniforms— Houston Dunaway, Rob’t Kaylor Clean (From the Malheur Enterprise) Rainwater Jones is manifesting a Invitations and circulars have been per business in Malheur, but ing company approximated $125,951 and Harold Elliott left Thursday for Choosing “Law Enforcement” as lively interest in basball activities. mailed to all schools inviting teams our county recorded more mar and were accepted. They submitted his theme, District Attorney E. M. an outing in the hills. He wants to see all of the boys on to participate in the annual Mal riages last year than twelve a bid of $149,532.50 on the entire 7 Blodgett gave the principal address Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. Dison of the diamond looking their best, so heur County Track and Field Meet others in the state. t4-mile stretch. A lower figure was at the county convention of the Vale formerly of the Kolony on Ap he is cleaning baseball togs for all to be held in Vale on Friday, April made on the last schedule by the Newell people, who bid $22,860.60, Women’s Christian Temperance Un ril »8th a daughter. The little Miss teams in the Idaho-Oregon league 29. The meet will be conducted as usual with grade school entries and ion held at the Christian Church has been named Donna Fay. accepted by the government. without charge. possible entries from the high here on Tuesday afternoon. Nyssa T. M. Lowe was a business visitor Final Proof— The work to be done by these two schools of the county. Vale and Real Estate Transfers Recorded. construction companies will cost the and Ontario were well represented. in Vale Friday. Ezra Rogers made proof on his Valley are interested in high Mrs. W. F. Howard et vir to Jos government approximately $148,811.- About sixty members and friends The Chas. Bradley family attend near Creston at the gov Jordan school events the other towns eph P. Brumbach-I ots 2 and 3, Pec 60, instead of the government esti were present. Musical numbers and ed Easter services in Ontario Sun homestead ernment land office here Wednesday. have not lined but up as yet. short talks added a great deal to day. 19-21-47. 1-8-27. $100.00. (Q. C. mate of $201,000. His witnesses were David Rogers the entertainment for the day, Miss Sylvia Whipple has been and A. V. Clark. T. R. Beers also Frank E. Shaw, local school super Deed). Many Bidders Here * which was concluded with a lunch helping in the Klingback home dur accompanied them to transact busi intendent, will be manager of this Julia A. Moore to F. Cushing The next lowest bid on the entire ing the illness of Mrs. Klingback. ness. The Creston ranchers report year’s meet. The executive board served by Vale ladies. Harper stretch was made by Morri- Little Mary Rust, daughter of Tom five inches of snow Sunday and Mon consists of Mrs. E. M. Crail, county Moore-undivided l'Srd interest in son-Knudson, which was $159,196.70. Problems Officers Face SttN E U , NW ttSEtt, and Lots 1 A surprizing feature was the large In his talk, which has been very Rust cut her hand quite hadly by day. There was snow on the ground superintendent, Loren Messenger, J. and 2, Sec. 25-16-47; also in Lot 2, variation in bids as the highest was A. Russell, Charles Miller and Frank highly praised, Mr. Blodgett ex falling on a fruit jar. when they left early Wednesday Ingham, superintendents of Nyssa, Sec. 30-16-48. 2-19-27. $1.00. plained the problems that face city Several neighbors listened in on morning. $287,406, or $138,694.50 larger than Jordan Va. ey, Ontario and Brogan Arthur C. Holly et ux to Gottfried the bids accepted. and county officers in carrying out the radio in the T. T. Eliott home To California— Johanson et al-Lot 5, Block 1, Ad The opening of bids on the Vale law enforcement. He described the Saturday evening to a debate from Riley Horn, one of Malheur Coun high schools. rian. 3-29-27. $100.00. Offer Three Cups overwhelming difficulties often fac Walla Walla between Whitman Col ty’s enthusiastic boosters, left the project work brought a great many ed in attempting to secure convic lege and the College of Idaho. Miss last of the week for Petaluma, Cal Three beautiful silver loving cups Arthur C. Holly et ux to Ben W. contractors and visitors to town. will be offered at the meet again Millsap-2 acres in NE14NE)4 Sec. The streets were crowded with peo tion for violations of the liquor Eulalia Shaffer, daughter of W. L. He spent several weeks in this year, one for the school winning 26-21-46. 3-18-27. $1.00. laws, when left to jurymen, who are Shaffer of Kingman Kolony was ifornia. ple. Widely separated firms were county looking over property the most points and one for the in not interested in strict obedience to one of the debators for the College the represented including Barnard Cur interests but most of his time was dividual boy and girl making the Coast Land & Timber Co. to T. J. tiss, and Winston the laws of their state. Mr. Blodg of Idaho. Bros., Minneapolis; spent in Vale, “where every line of Caldwell-Lot 7, Block 11. Nyssa. 3- Jetley Bros., Burns; McDonald, Sac ett praised officials of Malheur Miss Laura Huffman has been business is picking up with devel most points. county, saying that they have have helping in the Silas Points family opment of the Vale irrigation proj Last year Eva Williams and Min 24-27. $10.00. ramento; Ryberg & Cowley and been conscientious in performance; >n the Big Bend during the illness nie Goodrich of Nyssa tied for the H. D. Jackson, Receiver to M. C. Puckett, Boise; R. H. Stock, Aber ect,’’ as Mr. Horn said. He expects of their respective duties. °f Mrs. Points. girls’ honors and each was awarded Imler-WHSWttNWVi Sec. 36-16-47. deen; Forbes, Caldwell; Utah Con a cup. Erie Mausling of Wade 8-8-27. $100.00. Other numbers on the program Mrs. Ray Cantrall has been on to return sometime in May. struction, Wheelwright, Ogder Wren Buys Residence— school won the boy’s trophy. Ontar Guy C. Stewart et ux to Geo. Mc & Greenough,, Spokane; E. D. Cor- included a vocal duet by Mr. and the sick list the last week. Mrs. Perry, a violin solo by LaVerne Fred Snvely from up near the Percy Purvis made the purchase io carried off school honors. Dowell-undivided hi Interest in WV&- der, Harper; Nevada Construction Pruitt, scriptural reading by Mrs. Hole-in-the-Ground was a guest in cf the former C. Smith property A tentative program of events has NE tt, NW KSEQ, NEA4SWU, and | and others. been sent to the schools and contains SE%SW% Sec. 23-20-41. 4-7-27. Troxell, president of the Ontario the Wm. Peutz home the last of the 1 1 ear the courthouse this week. Member State Tax Commission— practically the same line-up as did $2,250.00. chapter, and prayer by Rev. Mitchell j week. vi* Taj ette. Mrs. II. E. Ilershey o f1 Mr. and Mrs. tlhas. Fisher enter Ralph Wirth, member of the state me 1926 program. A program of Wilmer D. Patch et ux to C. M. Nyssa, president of the county as tained at dinner for Rev. Chapman tax commission, spent Wednesday high school events will be made up Hlxon-NHSWKSWQ Sec. 30-15-47; sociation, presided at the meeting. of Boise, Mr. and Mrs. Reberger and in Vale taking off transfers fot later, when it is definitely announced and NE14SEH See. 26-15-46. 4-4- Mrs. Foster, president of the Nyssa daughter Ruth of Nyssa, Mrs. Gor equalization purposes. He returned that high schools will take part. 27. $10.00. to Salem Thursday. union, was also among the delega man and Mr. Bacon. Lawrence Thysen to Anna R. Wil- tion from the Gate City. Harper Building— liamson-Lots 11, 12, and 13, Block JURY ACQUITS FORREST JONES The credit for the success of the R. F. Nichols, local contractor 66, Ontario. 4-11-27. $1.00. AFTER SHORT DELIBERA meeting goes to every member of who is building the Fairman build TION IN BURNS COURT Anna R. Williamson et vir to Law the Vale union, as each member per ing at Harper, was here several rence Thyaen-Lots 41 and 42, Block formed the task assigned to her. times this week. He reports that 6, Riverside Add. to Ontario. 4-11- the building will soon be completed A verdict of not guilty was $1.00. and ready for the store and hotel to MRS. CLARA B E N N E T T OF 27. Sunshine brought in by the jury in the cir Home for Aged People open for business. court ate Burns Saturday after I’RAIRIE CITY SUSTAIN8 to Bessie B. Bames-W%SEV4 Sec. cuit O. O. F. Meeting— noon, acquiting Forrest Jones, Jun BAD HEAD CUT Surfacing of the last lap of the I. Eighteen 15-16-46. 2-28-27. $10.00. visitors from Ontario tura stockman, of the charge of John Day highway in Malheur coun were guests of the local I. O. O. F. Sheriff C. W. Glenn to State of manslaughter in connection with the (From the Malheur Enterprise.) ty thru Cow Valley and the Ironside lodge a regular meeting Saturday Mrs. Clara Bennett of Prairie City Oregon-S*NE!4 Sec. 14-18-45. 3-14- death last fall of John Carroll of George Robinson, dredge operator, country will be completed this year, night. at There was also good attend wus badly injured in an automobile 27. $3,618.07. Drewsey. The jury was out only a sustained a severe electric shock if contracts are carried out. ance by membership. There isn’t accident Monday evening, when the Daisy E. Hicks et vir to J. W. Mc- short time. when he attempted to experiment Kibler & Bartlett, who are finish any doubt about what attracted the car in which she was riding failed Clain-NE14 Sec. 21-36-38; and SW14 Maintaining that he had fired the with an electric heater Saturday. up the Cow Valley stretch of crowd as M. J. Slaght mixed up one to make the curve at the railroad SW * Sec. 21-82-40. 4-12-27. $1.00. fatal shot in self defense after he The current of 440 volts passed ing 16.6 miles, are on the job and will of his famous “Irish stews’’ for the crossing near Vale on the John Day (Q. C. Deed). had been severely beaten about the thru an iron pole, into his hand and wind up the work sometime in June. evening’s feed. highway. The car was travelling F. L. Featherston et ux to Harry head and fac by Carroll, Jones took thru his body, rendering him uncon This part of the road will cost $65,- Painting Houses— at a high rate of speed and failing M. Featherston-46 acres in SE14 the stand in his own defense Friday scious. One of the crew rushed 375. McKnight residence to make the curve, rolled off the Sec. 22-18-45. 4-16-27. $500.00. afternoon. He told a clear story. him to the doctor and it was dis The final piece of construction, the has The been Frank by Henry Rocken- grade and overturned. According to Jones and other de G. J. Magenheimer et ux to Geo. covered that the shock had dislocat surfacing of the 19 mile stretch be brant this painted week. Painting has also Mr. Kelly and small son were the E. Davis et al-Lot 9, Block 26, Bro fense witnesses, the quarrell which ed the jaw bones. Robinson’s recov tween Ironside and Unity, will be been underway at the Robert D. ery was rapid and he was back at done by Joslin-McAllister, who were Lytle home. A newly painted red other occupants of the car but they gan; NWKNWHSWH Sec. 14; 39 lead to the shooting started Septem with only minor bruises. acres in NW)4NEQ Sec. 25; and ber 19 at the Jarvis Smith poolhall work this week. awarded the contract last fall on a roof adds much to the appearance of escaped Mrs. Bennett sustained a bad cut NEKNE%NW)4 Sec. 36-15-42. 6-15- at Drewsey. bid of $75,230. Specifications call the residence. on her head, requiring ten stitches, 26. $1.00. It was testified that Jones bought County Club Work— CRESTON I for completion by October 31. and was rendered unconscious. She E. C. Jensen to Geo. E. Davis et several soft drings and then sug While here Thursday, County are on the ground taken to the sanitarium where Sec. 23; Shi- gested that Carroll buy. “I’ll not The exceptional cold weather and Contractors Shovel said that club work is was work \vill be underway as soon Agent her wounds were dressed. On Tues al-N%NW14SW)4SEV4 buy but I’ll fight you,” Carroll was NET4NW*4 Sec. 25; WHNWVi makes farm work difficult. making nice progress in particularly as roads dry out sufficiently. the party returned to Prairie 26; and SE14NEU Sec. 26-15-42; Sec. said to have replied. Both men al rural school districts. Club work is day Ezra Rogers and son Dave, Albert so 62 acres in EVfcSW^4 Sec. 8; SV4- went outside and there Carroll slap underway at Annex, Oregon Trail, City. Clark and T. R. Beers motored to The automobile was wrecked be SEK Sec. 8; WVi'SW’A Sec. 9; and ped Jones in the face. A fight fol Wade, Big Bend and at Nyssa. Vale Wednesday. yond repair. SE K N E * Sec. 16-16-43. 6-15-26. lowed. They were separated by Clover Meeting— Word was received that Jtay Trav Smith and Carroll offered to shake $ 1 . 00 . Most of the clover growers of LAGRANDE SPEAKER FOR is formerly of Creston had the mis hands. It is asserted that Jones re Everett Hotchkiss et ux to Allen this community met Tuesday night COUNTY P. T. A. MEETING fortune to get disabled while break fused but Carroll forced the cere Wilcox-west half of Lots 3 and 4, with County Agent W. L. Shovel to ing horses. Guy Travis, who was mony. Of particular interest to Par Block 5, Vale. 10-29-25. $1,250.00. discuss plans for the purchase of visiting his brother is assisting with Jones said he walked to his outo- power dusting machine to control ent-Teacher workers in Malheur the spring work and his stay is in BIG BEND AND OREGON TRAIL a clover county is the program for the mobile but was followed by Carroll. Complaints Filed In Circuit Court. mildew. ELFICT OFFICERS AND definite. Believing him to be planning another county meeting, to be held at Visit Interior— State Land Board vs William R ORGANIZE brood sow on the E. Rogers ranch Valley View on April 23, which UeSpain et ux. 4-13-27. Foreclos attack, Jones told how he obtained Andrew Graham, county assessor, brought a litter of 12 Dice Hamp a pistol from his car, turned and accompanied Sheriff C. W. Glenn or. follows: ure of mortgage. $850.00. shire pigs. Ten o’clock, music by Vale Two new , subordinate granges a trip to interior towns last week. Geo. S. Parks, Receiver vs J. R. shot. Miss Martha Clark received the , were organized in Malheur county They visited Juntura, Beulah and high school orchestra. Blackaby et al. 4-18-27. To set Among witnesses for Jones from useful gift of a new high chair from j ] a s t w e e k o n e i n t h e B i g c o m - Harper, “the busiest town in the General discussion of the aside chattel mortgage and assign this county were Judge H. Lee Noe her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. munjty known as the Big Bend county.’’ The officials also made a year’s work, lead by the chair ment. of Vale, Wm. Jones, Mrs. Forrest W. L. Blaylock. Little Miss Clark grange, and the other in the district trip to the Hole-in-the-Ground dam man of the different commit C. W. Drinkwater, W. W. John A. Flock vs Augusta Flock. Jones, also received some lovely hand made j 50uth of Nyssa, to be called the Ore- site. tees. Miller, Dean Goodman, Tom Wood 4-14-27. Divorce. garments from her aunts who livc|gon Traj| grange. Dinner at noon. ward, Henry Welcome, L. P. Deesble, ¡Jordan Valley Ranchers Here— One o’clock, music by the or MALHEUR COUNTY SEEKS in New Zealand. | The organization work was con- A party of Jordan Valley ranchers M. Davis, James Westfall, Wm. Dav E. Rogers and John Shumway j ducted by County Deputy P. F. Wei- made a trip to the county seat Wed chestra. is, NEW TRIAL IN BRIDGE CASE John Gearheart, George D. Baker, Address by Rev. Pollard of were over night guests at the Char kal of Ontario and State Deputy W. nesday. They made good time on W. A. Robertson, J. L. Sitz, Tom Malheur county attorneys will file Cleveland. ley McConnell ranch. R. Gekcler of LaGrande. The two their journey, making the trip in LaGrande, “The Education for a motion for a new trial this week Ralph Scat* got a load of straw new granges added close to 80 mem five hours, as the roads are in very Character.” General discussion of the ad in the damage cases which resulted from the Rogers ranch to prepare bers in this county and both have good condition. T. T. Garlick, Geo. JUNTURA after the drowning of two youths prospects for many more in the next S. Parka and Simon Icaran were dress. a mulch for a peanut crop. whose car left the Weiser bridge Mrs. Murphy is in Boise visiting in the party. A. V. Clark and Budd Rogers mo few weeks. Final Proof— tored from the road camp near Riv Officers are: V. V. Hickox, mas Consider Telephone Improvements— George Y. Chester made final several years ago. The action was her daughters, Mesdames Palmer erside, to spend Easter Sunday in ter; Mrs. E. H. Brumback, secretary; J. A. Davenport, manager of the proof on his homestead claim near brought by Mr. McMurren as ad and Tillotson. and Miss Esther Palmrose, lecturer. Malheur Telephone Company, was t Ironside Wednesday at the land of ministrator. It is the opinion of Philip Coyne was in town from Creston. Frank Shumway, Jr., is assisting A meeting will be held on April 26 1 here on one of his frequent visits fice. His witnesses were Frank and parties concerned here that if his sheep ranch near Beulah. there had existed any right of ac Chas. Sutherland with his sheep. to outline regular work and to from Ontario the early part of the G. Y. Chester, Jr. tion in Idaho against Washington Mr. Wentz of Caldwell has sever j week. He is considering the instal- T. R. Beers was taken suddenly name committees, ill Thursday with chills and fever.i Oregon Trail: Walter Marshal), lat'on of new telephone lines along County School Superintendent, county, the plaintiff never would al painting contracts in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Madden and son At this writing his condition is im-1 master; K. Stam, lecturer; Miss the streets, which will be improved Mrs. E. M. Crail, visited Big Bend, have claimed that this was on Ore spent Easter with relatives in Nyssa __ _ Holmes, secretary. The and oiled this spring. Nothing def- Wade, Oregon Trail, Arcadia, Valley gon bridge. Under the Idaho law provng. I Gladys Frank Shumway was in Riverside meeting will be held on April 27 to ! inite about the work has been decid- View, Cairo, Park and Pioneer suit could not be brought against and Ontario. They drove home Sun day. schoola this weak. ,» »■«— * > >-__ Washington county. Friday for a load of supplies. jtake up active work. jed upon as yet. W.C.T.U. COUNTY CONVENTION OWYHEE MR. BLODGETT SPEAKER MEINS OF jOUNTY SEAT] COUNTY TRACK MEET IN VALE ON APRIL 29TH 1 1 ARMS GET VILE PROJECT HARPER STRETCH CUP TROPHIES OFFERED MOSCOW UNO PORTLAND FIRMS County Statistics Dredge Man Gets 440 Volts To Complete John Day Road Thru County TWO NEW GRANGES IN MALHEUR COUNTY JUNES NOT GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER TIN AUTO ACCIDENT
