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. vi l m 1 1 w 1? 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. I X----------------------------- 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. ' ’ 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_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 — — ------------ — ¡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 IN T E R E S T IN G N O TE S Frank Morgan, county Commis­ man, on the champion Vale base-i —_ — —_ _ _ _ _ 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. ® * 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 ----------- 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 , ... 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- __________________ ! 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. ______ , 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 « County Statistics ™ 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. __ _____ _ _________ 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. , *— as a mo(je] ¿or jyjjg maf]e by a prominent manufacturer. Damages $600.00. | „ , ■ <5 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.”