THE GATE CITY JOURNAL V O L U M E X X V , NO. 20. N Y S S A . OREGON, GREATEST CROWDS, : THREE DAT SHOW OWYHEE F R ID A Y J U L Y 1. 1027. rWARMSPRINGS County Statistics HAPPENINGS DRAINS RECLAIM RICH FARM AREA A crew o f men »r e working- on the | Owyhee dam, as the water is lower-! | ing in the ditch. Real Estate Transfer* Recorded *1.50 FEU Y E A R III VALE JOHN DAY ROAD GLOB MEETING A t Salem— Rose Idlridge et vhr to C. H. Spic­ David Graham visited his fam ily er u x-N E K NEV« SE14 Sec. 29->6 Mrs. Ray Can trail and Dottie re­ here Monday, enroute to Salem on •17. 6, 4, 27. $1.00. — turned from a trip to Long Valley a week’s business visit. 08464288 J effie B. Brown to Ben — . Brown H IG H W A Y CO M M ISSIO N COM­ Tuesday. lots 7 and 8, Block 108, Ontario. 6, Nyssa Viator M END ED FOR P R E S E N T GOOD Mrs. A . C. Bradley fe ll from a | 14, 27. $1.00. (Q . C. Deed). j Mr. and Mrs. Bud Anderson were R O AD B U IL D IN G SYSTEM _______ ladder Friday, brusing herself quite ( H. C. Carman et ux to Eastern guests Tuesday night and Wednea- | badly. PAG EAN T, BAND CONCERTO,j Miss Elsie Rippey helped cook for S A L E OF H A L F IN T E R E S T IN lJrt'*fon L“ 1“ 1 Vo., Pipe line right of day at the home o f her parents, Mr. J. E. Hamstreet, president o f the way achoss EV4SE14 Sec. 14,20,46. and Mrs. F. W. Stacey. RODEO, RACES, B A L L GAM ES, ! haymen in the Klingback and Lowe W A T E R W IL L P A Y FOR John Day highway association, called 3,25,27. $100.00. IndiaI1. R. UUv^ = - D A N C IN G , O T H E R F E A T U R E S homes last week. D R A IN A G E SYSTEM a meeting at Canyon C ity Saturday . i | Mrs. Mitchel Moore o f Ontario M° IIOy, Richard MoU° y A party o f relatives from Indi- week, according to a press report, at S W t t N W * and W * S W * Sec. 1; ana a rrived Thursd evening to ............................................... « - . I visited fo r several days last week which representatives from several Counties were present. 1 John Moses made a short visit at The meeting did not result in any the home o f his brother Archie on thing new or constructive, the article Portland Funds Derived From W ster Sale N ext Week End W ill Be Filled To Saturday, he came from 1 12‘ 27‘ 46' 6,21,27 Mrs. Noe Aw ay— said. It was considered the best bringing his mother and four sisters. The Brim With Fun, Frolic Area Being Used In 2-Year f4,uuu.uo. j Judge H. Lee Noe took his mother policy to allow the highway com­ The Misses Maude, Martha, Zena And Fury Drain Program Here ' Harry B. Earp et ux to Alm a Me- to Yakima, Wash., this week to mission to work along the lines as­ and Reba Moses, Mrs. Moses and | Ling, N EV4NW % Sec.25, 17, 37;; visit with a son and other relatives. sumed, that o f first completing the Reba are to spend the summer here. NEVi Sec. 30, 17, 38,; EH SW 14 and Judge Noe has returned to Vale. highway system as out lined in the From the Malheur Enterprise The Wm. Smith fam ily attended Rich farm ing lands in the Warm- WV4SE^4 Sec. 24; and NV9NE14 law passed by the 1917 legislature. springs district, comprising about1 Sec. 25. >7, 37; and Lot 1, Cec.80, 17, Has Vacation— church in Parma Sunday and spent Guaglng their | prediction» The light construction “ desert typ e" the rest o f the day in the Henry 30,000 acres that became water lo g - [ 38. 6, 8, 27. $1.00. | John Hunt spent a short vacation upon the lavish entertainment road as approved by the laat legis­ Slippy home. gtd as the result o f irrigation, are Sh eriff C. W. Glenn to State o f viait with his grandparents near that has been planned for the lature was praised at the road meet­ being reclaimed by the drainage Oregon, E i)N W )4 Sec. 6, 18, 47. 6, Parma. He returned home Satur- Kenneth McDonald spent Sunday tenth annual Fourth o f July ing. afternoon with Jas. McEwan 17, 27. $2,802.96. day. works, now under constuctlon Dy the celebration and upon the wide The proposition of making a The Claude Smith fam ily spent government. Funds derived from the Sh eriff C. W. Glenn to Federal » , c u „ J 1 interest being shown thruout change in the road building program sale o f one-half interest in the Sunday with Alvon McGinnis. Land Bank, N E K S W V * Sec.6, 18, 47.' 4 , . . . .. eastern Oregon and southwest­ The L. T. Larson fam ily, Mrs. storage waters o f the Warmsprings 6. 13. 27. $4,000.00 I w M rs, Bob Madden Bnd her mother- by asking the commission to proceed ern Idaho, the Fourth of July Mrs. L. C. Pounds o f Nyssa, were with completion o f the highway Robert Currier and Miss DottV. Can- reservoir are paying fo r works, J. R. Blac-kaby et ux to C. R. Em- j committee and the Vale public not to cost more than $450,000. j ison. Trustee, Lots 8, 9, and 10, “ nu,“ K other visitors a t the E gg system without aid from counties trail t p: nt Sunday c-»<.ning in the alike are expecting the 19-ck home. A large acreage in the drainage Block 7; 1-3 interest in 'Lois 7, 8, 9, ^ ce,ebr» t,on *“ Caldwe11 thU did not meet with approval as it three-day show which opens was stated that the commission has Mrs. C C. Got*"« i left for Nampa district is in a -.high state o f cul-1 and 10, Block 6; Lots 16 to 20, in-1 — — h o e on July 2, to take place as j taken care o f needed construction in *iil if : » * v ith her daughtti Mrs. tivation and is one o f the richest j elusive, Block 38; Lots 15, 16 and 17, j Summer Has Come-— both the greatest and most M -ore v h o has -ron vu:t vg here, spots in the country. Y ear a fte r Block 27; Viintenesn in Lots ‘ 7, 18, j Summer was o fficially ushered in , such counties as have reached the largely attended event in the fits . t.M tm will stay for a short year bumper crops are produced; 19, and 20, B lockl6; Lots 17, to 20, on June 2>, the longest day o f the lmit o f 1 . bondln? power. b .vory o f the Fourth of July A resolution commending th» visit. According to measurements made inculsive, Block 239; % interest i n ; year, according to the almanac. Town. The W alter Nichols fam ily attend- by J. Owen Reeves party this week, Lots 11, 12, 13, and 14, Block 24 Tuesday was a warm, beautiful day, work o f the commission was passed. O ffer V trie-1 Program ed the funeral o f 8 neice o t M r- over 49 second fe et o f water area ( W ^ o n ly ); Lots 8, 9, and 10, Block just the kind that grow ing crop* are Spectators during the three days Nichols who was killed in an auto already flow in g into the river from 25; Lots 1 ti 5 incluusive, Block 36; particularly fond of. JUNTURA and nights o f the annual show w ill acc'lTent Nampa. The funerai the M allett, Purvis and B iggs drain Lots 6, 7, and 8, Block 13; Lots 6, „ . . — —— ditches. The Puvis drain is the and 7, Block 32; Lots 1 to 20 inc.,' ^ Travel is increasing over the Jun- see the most varied program e v e r ' was be*d on Tuesday, ’ Miss Ruth Black and Louis L. offered in this section o f the ^ r- and Mrs. E. B. Haden o f only one completed. About 50 miles j Block 140; Lots l to 20 inc., Block tuura- H arper unit o f the Central Krall o f Vale were the principals of Oregon highway. A crew has again country. There w ill be events to Boise were 8uests in the Frank Mor- of drain ditches w ill be built in 169; Lots 1 to 20, inc., Block 191- a simple wedding cermony perform ­ the project. Lots 1 to 14, inc.. Block 231; Lots please everyone. One o f the prin- ^an bome on Monday, been at work improving the road ed by Judge J. D. Rogers this week. The work has been underway 6 to 10, inc.. Block 243; Lots 1 to 20 cipal attractions w ill be the com- ^ r- and Mrs. Wayne Mills and under the general supervision of Both are newcomers in the com- munity pageant on Sunday night, d o u b te r Helen and son Tom and since early this spring with D. J. inc., Block 265; Lots 1 t 16, inc., J. D. Fairman o f Harper, county munity. Mr. K rall is a lineman commissioner. followed by $500 fireworks dis Miss Mabel Arthur o f Portland were Paul, engineer in charge. The sys­ Block 266; Lots 6 to 10 inc., Block with the reclamation crew. play, and dancing at the pavilion Kues^s *_n ^ e Lowe home from Tues- tem Is to be completed in two years. 303; Lots >6 ti 20 inc., Block 331; The Baker & Son Garage is boast­ J. R. Boak says, plan that dec­ Lots I,ots 9 and 10, Block 277; % Monday morning to begin when the da^ un^'* Thursday. They were bus- ing a new addition, the results o f Sheep Men Here— orating today so that Vale w ill interest in Lots 3, 4,5 and 6, Block clock strikes the hour o f midnight, j 'ness visitors in Vale while here. Charles Sutherland came to good business. Championship ball games are sched- Mrs. Conrad Martin entertained look like a real Fourth o f July 70; % interes tin Lot 5, Block 74; Vale Sunday from the Crane section With ranchers in the midst o f hay­ uled fo r all three days between win- I ber niother Mrs. Dora Nebelsick and Town when the visitors begin to all in C ity o f Ontario; also % int­ to have dental work done. He was ing, crops in general are reported ners in the Idaho-Oregon leagu e1 ber une o f $250 on the final i Slater a11 o f Moscow, Idaho, fo r sev- Timber from Sumit creek and west Ontario and inBarton Tract; WV4 other well known sheep man o f the eral days last week. day. o f the North Fork of the Malheur ¡ ’»» S t t N Pun ig * ‘63 ‘93 u »S ftS ui country. T h *—Conrad Martin fam ily and 1» M hm M is tributary to Juntrua. A prelijp- ' Vale lias planned to o ffe r one % !¿y '8T ‘f ooS * 3 N * M S o f the best rodeo programs to their guests and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. inary railroad survey from Juntura ! L 30, 45; Lot 1, S H N E W , part o f Watson Raising Turkeys— Watson is raising turkeys this to the timber via Drewsy has been include bucking, trick riding, bare Beaumont attended the E g g Day in N W W K H S S E E M H and and NTEVISE14 NTEHSE14 Sec. Sec. 2, 2, jN back, wild horse racing and other Caldwell on Tuesday, o f last week. 30, 4G; E H N W V l, SW % SW 14, NE>4 year, not a few o f them, but by made. Kingman Kolony reports quite a Dan Gallagher, prominent mer­ western numbers. SW>4, Lot 3, and W % N E % Sec.14, the thousands. This is what Jesse hail storm There w ill be a three-day racing severe wind, rain and unusually 21, 46, also Lots in Blacaby Add.to G riffith Bays, who was here until chant, reports business AG N E S N IC H O LS M A K E S H IG H ­ Wednesday on businenss. Arthur good this spring. To Mr. Gallagher program, the coronation o f the on Sunday afternoon. Quuite a bit Jordan Valley ; % interest in N W Í4 E ST A V E R A G E — L E A H G A L L O ­ queen, grand street parade, w ater! kaY *ba^ was ready 1° stack got Sec. 36, 18, 46, W ^ S W t t , and S E tt Palmer has 1200 birds, one o f the goes much credit fo r hurrying up W A Y C LO SE SECOND figh t, boxing, athletic events on a ^ood drenching, completion o f the Central Oregon SW'/i Sec. 12, 16, 46; and N E K Sec. best crops to date. the streets fo r the youngsters, danc- The Daily Vacation Bible School highway. 36 20 45; 5, 21, 27. $1.00, Enroute to Ironside— To Agnes Nichols, honor pupil of ing every night at Riverside park being held in the Kolony school The Dargle hotel is gaining a fa v ­ S h eriff C. W. Glenn to Federal Mrs. Zetta Locey stopped here pavilion, where one o f the best floors bouse is progressing quite satisfac- Kingman Kolony, goes the record Land Bank, S14SEÍ4 Sec. 11; and orable name among recent tourists as Wednesday to visit with Mrs. R. for having made the highest a v e r in the country awaits the Fourth o f tori>y- A!1 are invited to come Sun- W'/4SW>4 Sec. »2, 16, 46; and N E % G. Wheeler, enroute from her home a result o f good service and good July crowds. ! day when the Parable Pageant and age in the eighth grade examina- Sec. 20, 16, 47; 6, 21, 27. $2,000.00. at W eiser to Ironside, where she meals. Plans are being made to feed other Children’s Day exercises will Hons in Malheur county. H er aver- Forrest Jones returned recently H. L. Sharp et al to Bessie Black­ will spend a few weeks with hes three thousand people at the fro. be given; time 10:30. |a8e .. »3.9, f o r d i n g to report from Klamath Falls. . , i L. .. I ------------------------- ■ made by Mrs. E. M. Crail, county man, Lots 9 and 10, Block 11, Nyssa. mother and other relatives. ^ barbecue, always a big attraction _ __________ _____________m ,v . . , , ... _ , 5, 25, 27. $1.00. John M. Page is in twon. on July 4. r x x i» r A D I f t ■ ] schbol superintendent, tl*8 week. Mrs. R. B. Pender returned Sat­ Thos. Barkle et ux to A O Gates, At E gg Day Show— ______ ONTARIO ________ | Leah Galloway, pupil in District Nyssa and Vale bands are tun­ Mrs. C. W. Stillwell and E liza­ urday after an extended visit back *M r. and m 7 s . Archie Can trail left!50. Bonita, is second in the county W H SE14 Sec. 24, 17, 44. 6, 16, 27. ing up, to provide plenty o f M n p beth Coats drove to Caldwell Mon­ east. $ 10 . 00 . Others who made an py music fo r a glorious three day early this week for Alturas, C alif- j w'th 93.7. Dennis Sevton to Katherae Sexton day to visit with M ts . B. M. T h e iaveraSe above 00 are Richard Dem- t „„ celebration o f fun, frolic and fury ornia, to make their home. Richardson and to attend the E g g bride is kuown here as E va Everett, in*> V ale! B et‘ y Tensen- Nyssa; j undivided l-5th interest m S E V «S E ^ Day celebration. Chickens must for several years Sec. 2 0 ,1 8 , 45; also property in years a teacher o f th . lola M iller> C a r le s Rhahl a"d have been busy fo r weeks preparing Harney County. 6, 23, 27. $1.00. county. Mr. Cantrall was form erly Doty, Ontario; Iva Cape, Ironside; for the show, judging from all re­ M arriage License Issued. G eirit M untzewerff, District 46. from the Big Bend community. Louis Leroy Krall and Ruth Black. ports. E very student who took the exam­ Mrs. Henry W akerlig o f Harper inations passed in Vale. Those who 6, 21, 27. Boaita Rancher— and Roderick MacArthur o f Beulah Complaints Filed in Circuit Court received diplomas are Richard Dem J. F. Phelan, rancher o f Bonita, The big annual celebration to be were here for the wedding o f Miss Cattle rustling caused consider­ Lawrence Thysen vs Wilson in­ was here Monday with his son, F. tng, Alm a Taylor, Helen Robinette, held at Big Bend Park w ill this year Ula Gramse and Duncan Fraser. Sooter, Thelma Harris, vestment Co., et a.l 6, 2>, 27. F ore­ F. J. Phelan on a visit from San able excitment in Jamieson last be bigger and better than ever. The The newlyweds are enjoying a coast Beulah week, which officials believe was $4,657.47. Pauline Kelsay, Elizabeth McElroy, closure o f mortgage. Francisco. They had not seen each celebration w ill include sports o f all trip. Chas W. Edwards vs Jabe S. Pte- other since the young man le ft fo r responsible fo r the escape o f the Norvell Nelson, Woodrow Glenn, l.inds, program, with Governor Bald­ Miss Francis F olger spent last leader. Milton Eddy of Leonard Bland and Floyd Williams. ter et al. 6, 23, 27. Recovery on Camp Kearney early in the war. ring ridge o f Idaho as chief speaker, week at Pocatello with a sister, en­ Bridgeport is the owner o f cattle, notes. $7,120.50. His w ife and Miss Anne Riley, a concert and baseball, between route to Toronto, Canada. From General Electric Co. vs Crystal neice, accompanied him to the alleged to have been butchered by WATSUN Adrain and Notus, followed with a there they w ill make a loop trip to District Imp. CO. 6, 23, 27. Recov­ county to spend tw o weeks' vaca­ th gang o f rustlers. One man was b ig dance and goodmusic. New York and on to the southern arrested last week but is out on Lenny Burgh and Jack Wilson ery on money. $200.47. tion. bail as authorities do not hold Refreshment stands will be plenti­ states. entertained Watson with a dancing Ethel E. Maxon vs W hitford S. Relativea Here— Miss Jean Folger went to Beulah ful and everything will be done to party and bounteous supper. Mr. Maxon. 6, 24, 27. Divorce. Mrs. P. R. 13hurtliff was pleased him entirely responsible. They sre show everyone the best time possi­ Saturday to visit the James Murphy and Mrs. Hugh Shaver furnished Petitions Filed in Probate Court with the arrival o f her mother and now devoting some time to a pur­ family. ble. the music, everyone reported a good Estate o f Lucy J. Goodrich. 6, 22, ! sister, Who were enroute to their suit o f Hick Lockett, who they ba- Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Robertson en­ time. A corlial invitation is extended to 27. home in Idaho Falls from California, lieve is connected with cattle-steal­ the public to be there Monday, July joyed a vacation trip to Bend. The School board o f District No. They continued on their journey ing enterprise that have been going Mrs. B. W Schubert was hostess 32 on June 20 elected on fo r months. Tuesday. Mrs.. Ethel 4th.— Advertisement. with a bridge party Thursday in Mason as teacher fo r the coming Mr. Eddy traced his cattle to A t Links— honor o f her sister, Mrs Reeves of year. Thorn flat. He found one animal Miss A lveretta Boak, graduate that had been butchered. Labaanon, Oregon, a visitor last Brand Miss E ffie and M ary M attingly from Vale high this year, went to and ears had been cut from the week. were week end visitors at Frank Boise the last o f the week to take hide. George Phipps, aged 18, injured at Davis and Rinehart ranches. up advanced commercial work at the coal shute near Ontario several Miss Vivian Palm er visited Marg- SO U TH D A K O T A F A R M E R Links. weeks ago, died at his mother’s home urite M cNulty last week. From the Malheur Enterprise JO INS F R IE N D O U T H E R R here Sunday morning. Phipps was From the Malheur Enterprise The Weepah that grew into a Ed Palm er returned home from The recordable contracts are be­ At Monmouth Normal— tent city o f 3000 people over night taken to the hospital immediately Brandons sheep camp where he has "W hen you strike a good farming Miss Opal Ivers left fo r Mon­ is again nothing but the deaolate after the injury and some time later been working fo r the past 3 months. ing executed by land owners in the country, the best In the land, invite mouth Normal school the last o f Vale district with the government summit o f a rugged mountain, ac­ his right leg was amputated. Tub­ Orin Boston brought a truck load the week. She spent two days in your friends to join in your good cording to four adventurers who ar­ erculosis resulted which caused his o f corn out from Vale fo r Ameil every day, assuring a start on the Portland with friends. M ist Ivers fortune,” says Martin Svenaon, new- work in the near future. It is rived in Vale from there the last of death. Besides his mother he leaves Claude. He expect to return again has enrolled fo r three months work cower here this spring who has s niessarily slow getting contracts the week. Jesse Garred, Wesley a sister Lavina and a brother Jack next Thursday. dairy farm on the old Holiday ranch. at Monmouth, planning to return signed up with non-itsident owners Ontario. Garred, Dolen Purdle and Jack o f Mr. Svenson carries out this doctrine Donald Smih visited Jess G riffeth to the Oregon T rail school again In view of the fact that owners are Katherine Newman arrived from on Juniper mountain. Taylor, Milton boys and friends of and this week greeted his friend, L. this fall. found from Florida to Alaska and C. Locker and fam ily, who have W. S. Brown, found nothing but the University o f Washington and mother were here last week from St. from California to Vermont. has been visiting her cousin Mrs. Visit Sowards. come to Vale from Vebelen, South disillusion at Weepah. O fficials find non-resident owners On Sunday the follow ing dela- Dakota. Mr. Sevenson’ s method Is They say that even the tourist Frank Oxman, before returning to Anthony, Idoha. The form er under­ went a minor operation. She is on willing to sign as soon ss thehy un­ tives and friends o f Mr. and Mrs. the best boosting the country can travel has ceased, no doubt due to her home in Twin Falls. vacation from duties a*- manager of derstand the necessity o f comply­ Ross Soward enjoyed a picnic lunch get. Mrs. Ray Boyed has been elected a the poor roads and the nigged mountain ascent to Weepah. Signs delegate to the Auxiliary and Am ­ the Western urtion ofice in St. An­ ing with provisions o f the Interior and supper on their lawn: Mr. and department. This week resident Mrs. J. Boydell, Miss Eva Boydell A fte r Theatre Plans— o f strenuous d iggin g still remain, erican Legion convention to he held thony. The Kiwanis club entertained the wners have been signing very fre e ­ and Blayney Boydell, Dr and Mrs. T. C. M cElroy accompanied Dr. the earth tom up by prospectors at LaOrande July 21-23. Mrs. Lee Boulevard grangers and wives with ly, but some have neglected the J. J. Sarazin and fam ily, A . H. Boy­ H. W. Steelhammer on his return f o r half a mile around. Weepah is Cock rum was named alternate. The hoard will have men dell and fam ily, Mr. W illoughby o f to Portland Sunday. Mr. M cElroy Mrs. L. Ready’ s parents are here a feed at the Boulevard hall Wednes­ matter. a little slow in getting back to normal as the boy t found that water from Long Beach to visit during the day night. J. A. Davenport and J e ff in each district to make a per­ Nyssa; Mr., and Mrs. B ritt Nedry has been looking over plans, prep­ Billingsley supervi«ed plans. A sonal call so that the contracts will and fam ily of Portland, Oregon, aratory to building an up-to d ate is still 20 cents a gallon, a loaf summer months. theatre for Vale. be executed without further delay, making a party o f twenty-four. jolly time has been reported. Miss Dorothy Heighthsmenn and o f bread 25 cents and gasoline 60. C E L E B R A T I O N JULY 2 , 3 . 4 wit,h her Mrs Ge° Br°wn «mwmiim«E^^ac£rrus.-?jr KOLONY TAKES 8TH GRADE RECORD Grand Celebration at Big Bend Park Weepah Has No Thrills CATTLE RUSTLERS SCARED OUT Troba Vale District Wants Lands Contracts In