THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
VOLUME XXV
NO. 22.
TERTIÜNG WILL
START WORK ON
VALE PROJECT
NYSSA, OREGON, FRIDAY JULY
CONTRACT
BROGAN
AT GOOD
FRUIT
15. 1927.
*1.50 PEU VEAU
EVENTS ATJALE TOWN IMPROVED
Preparing To
1921 PRICES
Practically the entire Brogan
fruit district was signed up by
the last o f the week for sale of
the 1927 crop to the L. Singer
& Sons* Produce company of
Kansas City, through
their
western
representative, A. L.
Erb. The fruit crop will be
packed out through committee
arrangement, to be handled by
M. L. Allen, prominent grower
o f Brogan. Others instrumental
in bringing about the e lim in a
tion o f a satisfactory contract
are Arden Reed and W. B. Eaton
prominent orchardists.
The price arrangement was
very satisfactory and prospects
are good for an increase before
marketing this fall. The price
offered is about on the par with
that o f 1921 or very good, ac
cording to Arden Reed, a visitor
here Thursday.
A sk Bids On
To The Dalles—
YARDS
DENOTE GROWING
HOME INTEREST
Win Gowan went to The Dalles,
Saturday, transferred to the govern
OW YHEE
ment land office there. He planned
on spending a few days with Mrs
F.
A.
Banks,
construction
engineer
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tombs
Gowan, who is attending summer
of Kingman K oion y'at M w e l l 'o n of the ° whee P™ject- here *“ » oi
¡July 7, a daughter. The litttle Miss the
advised th,lt »Purifications school in Portland.
prepared, preparatory to
weighed 9 Vi pounds and has been ***
CONTRACTOR HERE THURSDAY
asking for alternative bids on a '* arn,d
DOZEN NEW LAWNS ADD TO
j named Dorothy Ilene.
DISCUSSING
PROGRAM AT
highway, which will run from Adr-1
Marriage licenses were issued to
GENERAL APPEARANCE OF
Mr. and Mrs. Kosco Rippey or .
| Fredrick Stump and Marie Irons of
TOWN
RECLAMATION
OFFICE
Nyssa called at the S. D. Bibelow
to the Owyhee dam atte, and on
a railroad to the dam site from the Ontario on July 5. Another certi
home Sunday.
Nyssa branch. He stated that near ficate was isued to Clayton Morse of
Mrs. Doru Minton of North Y aka-,
ly all right-of-ways had been pur Dallas, Oregon, and Feme Gillbon
ma„ Wash., visited in the Joe Min
of Dead Ox Flat.
chased for the reservoir site.
ton and S. D. Bigelow homes on
Mr. Banks accompanied
Owyhee
Thursday week.
ranchers to Vale primarily to seek New Residents—
! Courthouse Grounds Are
Beauty
Mrs. Harry Russell o f Big Bend is
Company On The Job To liuild Six
Mrs. George Robinson and child- ] Spot— Many Residents T a k e,In
the establishment of a school, as
staying
in
the
Oce
Schweizer
home
Schedules Of Vale Project Canal
several families will be living near ren arrived from Long Beash, ‘Calif., I
terest in Home Beautifying
during the ¡lines of Mrs. Schweizer.
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s*te „
the proposed Owyhee dam the last of the week to join Mr. Rob -1
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Minton and Mes-
inson who has been here for se v -'
1 this fall.
dames D. McDonald and Dora Min
The early part o f the week will see
eral months operating a dredge on
From the Malheur Enterprise
ton made a trip to Boise Sunday. *
actual construction begun onthe Vale
the drainage works. The family are
Who in Vale has failed to notice
\ : s i :ng in the home o f Cletus Min-^ |
CR ESTO N
Irrigation project, acording to J. A.
I are living in one of Miss Raymond s tbat local residents are taking more
ton.
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Tertling, Moscow contractor, who
residences.
- and more pride and interset in the
death of C. A.
Raymond
Marshall
who
has
been'
The
report
of
the
will build the first six schedules of
I appearance of their
yards and
ranch Stoute at tthe Ontario Hospital of From Portland-
working
on
the
O'.erstreet
the Vale project canal in the vicinity
homes ? There are at least a doz-
as his Spotted fever came as a shock to the
Phil
Coyne
went
to
Ontario
Mon-
was
called
hom.
to
Canada
David Graham returned from Port
o f Harper. A drag line is now en~
til • • w flower gardens und as many
| community.
Sympathy is extended land Sunday to take in two days o f |
mother is very il.
!
route to Namorf and another ma- day‘
lawns in the c immunity that are
Miss
Florence
Bach
who
is
attend-
Ho
Mrs.
Stoute
and
daughter,
Mrs.
Palmer
and
little
daughter
the
show.
He
visited
with
his
fam-
...
...
. . . . . .
_ ,
chine will
be on the job in two
. ,
.
,
flourishing their first season. Each
ing
Summer
School
in
Boise
spent
|
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Stweart
and
dy here until Wednesday,
when
he
.
..
.
.
,
,
. ,
weeks, when work will be underway Maxine are here visitii.g Mrs. F. J.
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l i f t I. • imnrnunmnnl aiLla <
> wnnrlurful
the week end in her home in the Kol- children, and Kitt Attaburry mot- went on to Jordan Valley. While on little improvement adds a wonderful
Kauph usman.
in earnest.
lot
to
Vale’
s
appearance.
| ored to Ontario to attend the fun- the coast Mr. Graham visited friends
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Riley returned ony.
Outline Program
Among the most beautiful spots
Mrs. Lauren Guell from up the eral of C. A. Stoute.
in Salem, Portland and in Longview,
home
from
Vale
where
they
celebra
While at the Vale jroject offices in
in town are the splendid courthouse
Owyhee
river
called
in
the
O.
Sch-
Miss
Elnora
and
Delva
Beers
who
Washington.
city the last of the week, Mr. Tert ted the 4th.
grounds. None excel the magnificent
weizer home Monday.
I have been visiting Miss Georgia Cox
Sam Hathaway returned from
ling advised that he has already se-
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Weant re flower paradise that C. B. Tapp has
The S. O. Carr family of Allerton, a( Riverside returned to their home
lected a sitefor his main camp, th at' Caldwell where he has been for the
turned to their home here Hhurs- built up. Almost every kind of
Iowa, are visiting in the J. B. Smith Thursday.
it will be established next week. A \ past month.
home in Oregon Trail . They are
Thoge who attended the picnic and day, after a year's sojourn in Cal flower that grows is represented in
warehouse will be built at once. Ex- j Mrs. R. B. Pender has visitors for
this garden and a more beautiful
relatives, of Mrs. Smith and plan to cclebration at Riverside
July 3 re. ifornia.
cavation and structure work on the the summer.
sight is hard to find in the coun-
spend several weeks here.
port a splendid time.
Visitor leaves—
canal will start on Schedule G,' Thos. Joyce left Saturday to bring
i ty. Mr. Tapp spends many hours
A picnic dinner was held at the
Frank ghumway Jr. motored to
Mrs. Kipper and children return-1
car<J of hjs ..Eden» and ^
working toward Namorf. This ar- his wife home from Boise,
Albert Rust ranch on Sunday. Those Bonita to celebrate the Fourth.
ed to Boise the early part of th e; g wonderful thrill out of it>_an en.
rangement will allow the most dif- [ Pete Needham and Pete Murphy in attendance were the R. R. Over-
Jack and Charley McConnell of week. They spent a pleasant v.s.t j
nt
hig work that keep8 him
ficult piece o f work to remain until went to Ontario this week,
street, Maurice Judd ami Frank Mor- Nygga pased thru Creston enroute to
the last.
F. M. Beck, the stock buyer was gan families o f Kingman Kolony, steineg Mountain to look after their with Mrs. R. H. DeArmond.
I in good spirits troughout his long
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¡n town last week.
i hours on duty.
the Peck and Brunning families from sheep.
Charles Crail Very HI—
.
ONI ARID DELEGAIION MEETS j Mrs.Martin Joyce now in Ontario
Big Bend, the Chas. Peck family
A pleasant evening was 8pent at
On
Thursday
evening
Charles
¡
'Hhere arc other beautiful gardens
WITH COUNTY COURT will be home August 1st.
from Vale and Jess Baker and Rob- uhe Rogerg home Wednesday . Ice
Crail was taken to tha veterans’ hos in this community. Few can equal
Mrs. Dan Gallagher returned home erts family of Apple Valley. Every cream wag gerved.
A t the regular meeting o f the
pital at Portland. For weeks he the one at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
from Ontario Monday after a pleas- one had a fine time and plenty t o ;
county court on Wednesday, the
has been very ill. His wife accom Ross Soward, an achievement in
antt visit .
eat.
j he Owyhee but now of New Ply-
color and variety that has taken
Malheur county fair board and
panied him.
Mr. Sullivan was an arrival from
A family gathering was held o n ; mouth, Ida., called in the T. M.
years to build up. R. D. Lytle is a
a
delegation
from
Ontario
Ontario Monday.
the Franklin Fry lawn in Oregon [ Lowe home Friday. With them were Boise Druggist Here—
lover o f flowers. He is justly proud
sought a $400 appropriation to
Mrs. Forrest Jones and children Trail. Those from a distance were j two Lady Evangelists who are plan-
J. W. Bissell of Boise is prescrip of his garden pond filled with water
fill out a shortage, which they | are visiting in Ontario.
the Emil Deans from Emmett, the ning a series of meetings for the tion druggist at the Vale Drug store lilies and o f a profusion o f other
stated was needed for prize
Rusell Robertson is putting up his Earl Deans from Payette and the.! winter in this neighborhood.
having commenced his worg here the flowers. Gorgeous climbing roses, a
money for fair exhibits.
The
first crop of hay. T. L. Woodward Carr family from Iowa.
i The Klingback femily went to early part of the week.
picture worth seeing, cover a porch
court held that only tile $1000
is also haying again on his lower
The Conrad Martain family and Emmett, Idaho, Friday to spend the
at the R. F. Nichols home. W. S.
included in the budget will be
ranch.
Mrs. Beaumont o f the Kolony were week end with Mr. Klingbacks bro- On Fishing Trip—
Brown delights in his small emerald
allowed.
Visitors were V. V.
Mr. and Mrs. Masterson were Caldwell visitors Sunday.
thers on Skuaw Butte. They made a
Mayor C. M. Robinette and T. G. garden. Wonderful flowers grow in
Hickox, E. Walters, C. R. Emi-
down from Otis Creek Sunday.
Kelly hied themselves to a cool re the Burow, O’Neil, Lumpee, Ennis,
Harvest has started in the Kolony business visit in Boise enroute.
son, Ed Fraser, Frank Ryan and
Alfred O’Hara and family left and Owyhhee districts.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller of treat on the Little Mlaheur Saturday McKnight and other yards. Every
W. H. Doolittle.
Tuesday for a short vacation trip.
Little Maxine Smith is quite ser Big Bend called in the Klinkback evening for a week end fishing trip. resident in Vale who makes an effort
The court will ask bids for
Jack Farber was here from Drew- iously ill necessitating a trip to the home Sunday evening.
They had good luck and returned i to beautify his own small corner Is
surfacing the five-mile stretch
sey last week.
doctor.
The O. K. K. meets with Mrs. home Sunday with a nice catch.
> the mgst wide awake civic booster In
in the
Nyssa-Adrian
market
Floyd McGetriek, who graduated
Mr. and Mrs. Vogts oldtimers of Chas. Bradley on Thursday the 21st.
■
| the community.
road.
Routine business was
from this school a few years ago,
Baseball Player Leaves
j Wanted—more citizens
of
this
disposed of. J. D. Fairman and
was married in Bates, Oregon.
Everett Allen, popular first base -1 ca|jbrp
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Frank Morgan, county Commis
man, on the champion Vale base-i
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Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rust are stay
sioners, were present.
San Diego high school is to have classes in the Indian hall team, left here Saturady bound , ---------------n / w i i r *
ing at the Shiens home.
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BONITA
The Townsite have finished their sign language.
for the caost. His home is in Wil-
first crop of haying.
In ihe number of airplane carriers France is first, fol der.
The Bonita post office has been
Nellie Stanton is a chauuffeur
moved to the home of Mrs. Eldon
lowed in order by Italy, United States, Great Britan and Bragon Visitors—
these days.
Stream, the new postmistress. The
Miss Dorothy Cole returned to
Mr.s. Susie Frees and son Eugene Japan.
place is convententlly located on the
Brogan
Thursday
with
Mrs.
C.
B.
made a trip to Ontario in their new China has a few cows, most of the milk used being im
north and south road leading to
Mr. Hart of Hart Amusement com
Woodward, with whom she spent a
ported condensed brand.
Westfall
pany and Conley Beeson, operator of
week in Vale
Mrs. Woodward was
a concession stand, were arrested j *
Eugene and Iouis Pratt were over
a
guest
at
a
bridge
party
at
the
The governemt printing office in Washington uses
Monday. Officials watched Beeson j
O N T A R IO
home of Mrs. W. R. Edwards while Sunday from Ironside to visit their
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about
1,000
carloads
of
paper
annually.
play a roulette wheel with young- ! X
mother . They are haying for Doug
in Brogan Thursday.
A mariage license was issued to
Bters under 15 years of age for mon
Lofton.
Cremation of the dead is most widely practiced in
John
Kendall
and
Lucile
Clement
of
ey, it is alleged. The operator put
B. T. Hammock and Lee Francis
Germany, with Italy second and the United States third. New Residents—
Ontarioin
Payette
county
last
week.
up a $5(j bond and jumped his bond.
The Anderson family, recent ar- are working on the Clover Creek
Mrs.
Laurue
Blackaby
and
six
Hart entered a plea o f guilty and
Michigan State College founded in 1857, is said to be rivals from Blackfoot, are living in grade not far from the Bush ranch,
was fined $50. The maxiuum pen- teen members of the Girl Sccouts the oldest agricultural college in the United States.
the Kircher apartments.
Mr. An-1 Chas. Reher repaired the engine
organization
spent
this
week
at
then-
atly for this violation is $500 and
derson is employed by the Forbes for Mr. and Mrs. M. M| Williams,
first
summer
samp
at
Payette
Lake
Dried
viper
flesh
was
described
as
a
drug
in
English
90 days. Theofficers had no disposi
company on street work.
' thus making it possible to pump
tion to make it difficult for Hart and They are coming home Sunday.
medical dictionary as late as 1889.
water for their stock.
Cousin Visits—
had he operated his games for mer Mrs. Bessie Cunningham was wed
M. M.l Williams and Lark Bilyeu
According
to
a
recent
survey
report
only
one
per
ded
to
Bert
Gilmore
o
f
Council
last
Esther Louises Atherton of Baker
,
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chandise only and did not permit his
,
....
,
„ . , i are haying this week,
son
out
o
f
11
who
kill
is
convicted
in
the
United
States.
men to play with children, he w ould' week. They have gone to Council to
is here visiting her cousin, Gertrude
The fine black cattle horse of
not have been molested.
Rve’
Ben Franklin with his kite proved the lightning was Atherton
Simon Servatius was the victim o f a
Vale holds its celebration for the
A. L. Cockrum, a recent visitor at
distressing accident Friday. As Mr.
ln Weiser—
amusement and entertainment of [ MuDermitt and the extreme southern identical wth electricty 175 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Johnson Servatius was driving some cattle
visitors and disapproves of the con- section of Malhehr county, says the
Mutual disarmament is all right just so we don’t scrap spent a delightful Sunday in Weiser o ff the Juniper Mt. a couple o f bulls
duct of the Hart company in this in- eroP» ‘ here are unusually good.
so many ships we won’t have any to scrap with when thte visiting relatives, the Harold Wick- engaged in a fight. Mr. Servatiue
gtance
j Funeral services for Corey A.
next
scrap comes along.
Innd family.
in attempting to seperate them nar-
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! Stoute, for years a resident of
■
rowly escaped injury, but his gal-
• C ’ / n J i o f i / i o Creston, were held here Friday and
Mohammedan priests in the Caucausus Mountains re- !• rom Emmett
iant horse was severely gored back
burial was made in thc Ontario
cently^publicly condemned a radio set as a device of the
Mrs. Alice Kelsay pleasantly en- i of his shouldt.r> and big recovery is
1
j cemetery. Mr. Stoute was a victim
devils and threw it over a cliff. W e must confess tha at tertained the Rev. Niswander and ,joubtfu|
Real Estate Transfers Recorded
! rlf gpotted fever.
family of Emmett, her guests, last
H„ rry ReP(] ig „c o p y in g the Chet
Alice r . Robinson et vir to Cecilia
R M
Goodwin is convalescing) times we have the same sort o f feeling especially when
Sunday.
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, i/Bmmar house at present.
Mrs.
Cheever, N W ^ S W 'i Sec. 24 and satisfactorily
from a leg facture. the Static ¡S particularly bad.
TO BEGIN HARPER STRETCH
Owyhee Work
LOVELY GARDENS FLOURISH
JUNTURA
Hart Pays $100
For Offense
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County Statistics
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Sec- 23,17, 46‘
20’ 24‘ Relatives fro"> Ironside were visiting'
The old-fashioned booze used to cause the
c. w. Glenn, sh eriff to Fred J.
and Mrs. Michael sing a few songs before he went to sleep but
Paimer, Trustee, sw>A Sec. 10-30- Toyce a daughter
leg liquor he dosen t have time to get in
44. 7, 2, 27. $*>2.83.
Orville Walters has gone to New ing.
Ruth Leone Bogess et ai to e i u York c ity to accept laboratory
Some like a family physician who tells them
Bogcss, n e * 4 Sec. 32-y6-47. i, 27 , work ^th the Ben Telephone com- mobiling is more healthful than walkng.
Reed is expected shortly from Salem.
drinker to At Wallowa Lakes__
Carl Davidson, student minister
Messrs. Joe Silvers and Axtel
with boot- who holds weekly services at the Reed wre business visitors at Mr.
any sing- local Methodist church, and his wife Pratt's ‘ “ r|y *" ‘ he week,
are among visitors in attendance at
N
e,w
' " n a Z c. Barrett et ux to o. c. T c L n i o . f engineering sch'oT at ‘ a
Thf
Jeri5.ey earthquake was Just about as severe
Bullard, EV 4 NEU Sec. 12-19-46. 6, A c last month
as a lot o f family jars
It broke quite number of
29, 27.
$4000.00.
R. w. Swagled, W. E. Lee* and d i s h e s .
Frank s. Marint to Lotie n . Mar- Wm Walkpr wpre bu, inegs visitors
a n y q { th e
g i r js w e a r j n g
ultra-fashionable heels
tin, SE',4 Sec, 26-16-43. 7, 1, 27.
m Portland last week.
make footprints in the sand* of time the scientist o f the
$
10 . 00 .
C. W. Glenn , Sheriff o Dan Jt. Oklahoma to visit his parents, Mr. future generations are likely to hnd them and cry: I a >
Hollyl S E * Sec. 34-21-4«. 5, 19, 27. | anJ Mrg Hunt#p
¡here is where the ancients drilled for oil.
$2.028. 62.
(Certificae o f Sale)
Miss Evelyn Gallagher arcompan-j
Hulda Fornell, 13, who could speak no English when
Marriage License Issued
ied Hr and Mrs j. a McFaii from sy,0 came from Sweden four years ago, won the Michigan
Frederick A. Stumpf and Marie
Portland to spend an indefinite v^!" , spelling championship for the grammar school pupils,
Irons. 7, 5, 27.
Complains Filed in Circuit Court
Tom to Mr. and Mrs. Frank cie- and received a message of congratulation from ... King
Union Savings & Loan Assn, a ment o f Crowley a son at the home GllStaVUS AdolphUS of S w e d e n .
corp . vs. H. E. Young et al Fore of Mrs. f . T. A k e » .
The f ace Gf }{ahy Mildred Pinkenfield of New York
closure o f Mortgage . $5,026.99.
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Last Thursday Ralph Emieon and j declared America’s “ most perfect hahy,” is being used
J. . Hoyrry vs Com 1 Ins. Co. et al party retumed form a coast trip.
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as a mo(je] ¿or jyjjg maf]e by a prominent manufacturer.
Damages $600.00.
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The Watkins man was making his
that auto- 'he Epworth League convention at summer trip through the valley last
Wallowa Lakes. Last Sunday night week.
Mrs. Hattie Reed is visiting her
they were guests at the Wayne
daughter Mrs. Modest
Prctson, at
Romph home.
Vale this week.
Nevada Visitors—
Will Donnelly is working for Mr.
Mrs. H. J. Beam and children are Phelan.
planning to return to Elko, Nevada,
the end o f this week, Sinnce the MUST SIGN CONTRACTS
Fourth they have been visiting with
TO GET MORE MONEY
Mrs. J. D_ King and Mrs. James
Of interest to Vale project land
Smith, Mrs.
Beam’s mother and
owners is the verbatim advise of
sister.
Elwood Mead, United States com-
Little Guest Leaves—
misionpr of reclamation .when he
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Voyen arom- advised that “ estimates for 1929 will
panied Mildred
Phelps to Ontario he held up until 75 per cent of the
Tuesday. From there she took the lands in private ownership are sign-
train to Hermiston. The young lady up under incremented value Und con-
has been visiting the Voyen children 7ract
Same
percentage
required
slnoe before the Fourth.
I under excess Und contract.”