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    THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
VOLUME XXV. NO. 29.
NVSSA, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT ..M BER 2, 1927.
RECLAMATION
ECONOMIST SEES
PROJECT LANOS
KREUTZER WANTS TO SEE SET-
TLEHS MAKE GOOD —PROJECT
WILL NEED 2000 FAMILIES
WILL REVIEW IIViPRQVEB LANDS
Pleased With Signing of 85 l’ erj
Cent of
Contracts— Authorizes
Review of Appraisment
MALHEUR FARM COUNTRY
IMPRESSES
RECLAMATIONISTS
Ralph A. Holte, secretary of
the Vale district, took a party
of prominent visitors over the
Warmsprings and Vale projects
on Tuesday. In the party were
W. J. Martin, agricultural agent
for the O. S. L., Joel Priest, gen­
eral agent O. S. L., Slate En­
gineer Rhea Luper. They were
impressed with
the splendid
crops found in every section of
the county.
On Monday Mr. Kreutzer and
his party acompanied H. W.
Bashore anl Mr. Holte to the
John Medlin ranch near Harper,
where
undoubtedly
the
best
wheat crop in the county was
grown this year. From 45 acres
o f wheat he has harvested over
00 bushels to the acre. With
these kind of crops, the visitors
say that the settlers will flock
to Malheur, when once the water
is on the Vale and Owyhee pro­
jects.
DR MEAD W IT S
REM FARMERS
FDD VALE-OWÏHEE
$1.50 PER YEAR
WHO SAYS FARMING
WON’T PAY IN MALHEUR?
The high crop production re
cord in Malheur county will be
maintained this season, judging
by impressive returns that con­
tinue to come in. It looks like
a 60-bushel wheat yield will be
J. A. Tertiling, contractor from
avetage.
Moscow, Idaho, who will build six
L. J. Hadley of Vale had one
■—
[ miles of the Vale project canal in
of the best
wheat fields in the
county. About 20 acres o f Fed­
GOVERNMENT
WILL
S P E N D !11*® vieinity o f Haprer, was in town
eration wheat ran ovei 60 bu
$22,000,000 ON TWO GREAT PRO- gain this week- He is authority
shels to the acre and will be cer­
JKl'TS SURROUNDING VALE ! for
stat*‘ment that the work will
begin at once. The 60-day period
tified.
Over 60-bushel wheat
| allowed Tertiling in which to begin
was grown on the George Rus
work expires on September 5. Two
sell, Reed and Oxman ranches in
drag lines have been repaired and
this vicinity. J. H. Luft of Vale
_____
! are now enroute to Nnmorf.
has a field o f Tribi barley that
lias been certified.
A 20 acre
Government
Considers
Settlement
Government engineers are also
field o f Grimm alfalfa, to be
Most important
Factor— Wants | working every day getting data on
certified,
is Trent Johnson’s
an additional stretch o f the canal,
Development of Every Acre
pride.
Stanley Mallett reports
preparatory to asking bids for con­
struction.
It will be possible to j a clover seed crop that will
bring around $75 an acre, after
We will spend about $22,000,000 j work on the canal thru the winter
on the new Vale and Owyhee pro- : months, if the contractors desire.
. the second crop is harvested.
jects,” says Dr. Elwood Mead of the
____________
■
Rex Marquis, who returned
U. S. Reclamation Service in a state- * -
■* '
■ ----- — ------- - —
from
New Meadows Tuesday,
ment just made public. “The land j __________U N I A K l U
says that he and W. J. Carter
is nearly all under private owner­
will receive $3400 from 18 acres
Miss Katherine Conway, member|
ship. We will ask the owners to
of early potatoes.
turn the land over to us and make us of the high school faculty, returned
a selling agent, the land to be sold Sunday from a coast trip.
Tertiling Sags
Work Will Start
On Vale Canal
J
WILL BAR SHIFTLESS FARMER
ON TRUCKS, AUTOS
OREGON AND IDAHO OFFICIALS
WILL LET DEALERS SELL
ACROSS LINE
Automobile
dealers
in western
Idaho and eastern Oregon will in the
future be allowed to do a limited
business in either state and will
only be required to purchase a lic­
ense in their home state while trucks
hauling produce from one state to
the other will he forced to pay lic­
ense fees to both states, according to
agreement made at the meeting of
traffic officials and business repre­
sentatives o f the cities o f both states
at Payette recently.
(From the Malheur Enterprise)
The Oregon representative brought
George C. Kreutzer of Washington
up the point that several Idaho truck­
D. C. , Director o f reclamation ec­
ers were bringing produce into Ore­
onomics for the United States bureau
gon and putting it on the markets
o f reclamation, met with Vale pro­
of eastern Oregon
cities without
ject directors and land owners on
paying any tax to the state o f Ore-
Monday to talk over plans or obtain-1
on, thus making unfair competition
OWYHEE
ing settlers and the conditions upon |
with local growers while Idaho en­
which they will be put on lands. Mrs. Harva Marx went to Homedale
acted a tax on all Oregon truckers
Others who will aid in colonization Thursday for a visit with her sister at a price to Ire fixed by an impar­
Miss Hazel Smith and Miss May J
operating between
the states for
o f the Vale and Owyhee projects, Mrs. Hoyt Nash.
tial board o f appraisers.
Platt returned home Saturday after |
more than 30 days. Secretary of
where 2000 families will be needed',
"What breaks the majority o f ir­ a few days visit with- Mr. and Mrs.
State Lukins o f Idaho declared that
Billy Jarvis and Howard Conahay
are Rhea Luper, state engineer and
rigation projects
was a kind o f Charles Powell in Austin.
his department had no authority to
of Sturgis South Dakota visited with
W. G. Ide, manager of land settle­
agi ¡culture that was too easy— hay
act contrary to the law the Idaho
A. O. Broyles, scoutmaster, and
.
. . .
. . . .
Mr. Jarvis brother John near the
some interesting
and grain. For the shiftless man, . ’ 90 . his troop of lively young gentlemen . . As . . . throwing
ment work for the Oregon und Port­
legislature has made on such traffic.
.
,
,,
”
heart-, gate on Wednesdry of last
land chambers, who accompanied Mr. week The boys left for a visit w i t h ^ T ’ W° rk’ Which WBS aU Rr'‘ SS aTU' «.turned home Saturday after a hil- llkimlnatlon
“ Pon the problem of
Chief of the Oregon Traffic De­
require, was enough.
Sal-j
out|njf at Blae Mountain
Burns B roth e« Detroit,
Kreutzer on his visit to Malheur week. The boys ieft f o r a vtsitw tth | wheat
partment, T. A. Rafferty stated that
relatives
in
Weiser,
but
expect
to
re­
county.
vation is in bringing in sugar beets, j 8prin(,9 They report a reaI tim e.
contribute the following letter in
Oregon
had a similar law which
turn shortly to this community.
which a farmer “ explains” why the
fattening of sheep, dairy farms.
To Review Improved Lands
would
be
more
vigorously enforced in
Fred
Giamse
o
f
LaGrande
spent
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Arthur
Cottenguns
hardware man will have to wait a
“ If we can get these projects s e t-1
Robert D. Lytle, attorney for the
the future.
Vale district, advised that several and two children of Redman, Ore., »led up, look what a difference it lasL week here visiting his parents, while longer for the money that is
Idaho agreed to reimburse an On­
Al. C. Boyer spent Monday in the due him.
owners o f improved and cultivated spent the week with Mrs. Cottenguns makes between a discouraged-looking
tario
car dealer who had purchased
“ I have your statement showing
farm lands objected to the low ap­ parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Larson. settlement with a house here and a ! county seat on business. He is the
a license to sell cars in Idaho and
half
a
mile
o
f
sagebrush
separating:
advertising
manager
for
the
fair
this
that
I
owe
you
$769.80,
and
I
am
Ed Hite and Lloyd Haines from
praisement, citing that highly culti-
agreement was made that dealer^
vated lands had been apraised at $13! Bliss, Idaho, arrived in the commun- it from the next lonesome settler a s ' v ar> an<T did not miss the opportun- enclosing a cheek for $5.00 for which
vicinity o f the state line may work
please
send
me
a
receipt.
against
people
who
are
touching
|
**y
Adi
Vale
folk
about
the
many
an acre. As a result Mr. Kreutzer, ity and have been working in the
in either state without extra charge
attractions
that
are
to
take
place
on
“ I am sorry that I cannot pay you
elbows with each other.’
assured the district that the apprais- hay fields.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at any more at present, as I am unable in the future.
era will review improved lands, but
Mrs. Ray Cantrall has been enter-
the 18th annual fair. He arranged to collect from my customers as
that the appraisement of unimproved taining her brother Rufus Smith and
for publicity stunts that have been money is so scarce right now.
lands will stand. Improved lands J his wife from San Francisco. They
inilled in all the neighboring towns
“ My own living expenses are ter­
will bo reviewed regardless o f whelh- rethrned home the last of the week,
Ileal Estate Transfers Recorded
this week.
rible,
and with my store and my
er owners have executed the contracts, Mrs, m . M. Points of Mid\%le, Ida.,
'
Roy
Willoughby
to Ethelyn T.
farm
I
can
hardly
get
along.
I
will
The wedding of Miss McDowell,
with the government or not. Ik e w(,0 ¡s here visiting her son Silas
try
to
send
you
another
payment
Of
Sprazin,
Ixits
5
and
6,
Block 3, Ny­
teacher
in
the
Ontario
high
school
investigation will be made by B. E. j p 0jnts anj family was a dinner
$5.00 when I sell my hay which ssa. 5, 12, 27. $1.00.
Hayden within a month. All who ?rest in the Klingback home Wed-
With the sale in PortTahiT’ Ttles-' list year, to Bernard Frost of Pay­
should be in June, I cannot pay , Joseph''F. Reed to Hlamhe Reed,
have improved lands should get in nPS(jay,
day, the Nyssa wool pool o f 1927 ette, which occurred in Twin Falls
on August 14 is o f interest to friends you more at that time for my SW USW M Sec. 29; S E K S W K , and
touch with dictrict officials at once.
was
disposed
of.
The
Nyssa
pool,
Mr. and Mrs. Doc Pullen of Wilder
here. After a trip to Nebraska, Mr. daughter finishes at Bristol this year S K S E K ec. 30-20-46. 8, 18, 27. $1.00.
Mr. Kreutzer praised the work of
1 are on their Owyhee ranch helping which has grown to be the largest
and
Mrs. Frost will return to Pay- an<l that costs a heap o f money,
district officials. On the board are
aggregate of wool in eastern Ore­
! Fred thru haying and thrashing.
H. B. Cockrum, et al, Trustees to
ette to make their home, where Mr.
“ I thought I could send you a^
C. H. Oxman president; Ralph A.
. Mallett, Part of E14N14NWK
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newby visited gon handled as a unit this year, Fro^t
[•’ v .i-t is
is o employed
m n ln v c l
w
it h t the
h e Idaho
check when I got my tobacco money, i
with
Idaho
Holte, secretary; E. B. Hendrix of
reached a total o f more than half a(
See. 20-18-46. 8, 20, 27. $1,000.00.
lastweek in the Earl Ward home.
hut
it
took
all
I
could
rake
and
the Bully Creek unit and Estes Mor­
million pounds, J. P. Dunaway, at Power.
J. E. Harter et ux to C. W. Long,
scrape to put in the Deleo lights, as
ton of Harper
Mrs. Carl Quackenbush and little
Maqy people went to Vale Friday
Nyssa, manager of the pool announc­
Sec. 8-18-47.
my wife did not have electricity to S ’A N W K N E K N E K
praises Vale Work
daughter who have been visiting her
for the enjoyable pioneer day cele­
ed.
run the separator, the sevring mach­ 7, 30, 27. $5000.00.
As one object of Mr. Kreutzer’s P«^nts, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lowe,
bration
which
drew
a
very
large
The clips sold graded at the ware­
ine and the vacuum cleaner. Then,
C. W. Long et ux to May C. Pin-
visit was to stimulate the signing up returned home the first o f the week. houses of the Western Wool Ware­ crowd this year.
too, we had to build a shed for the ney, S K N W K N E K N E K Sec. 8-18
o f contracts between the government Mrs. Lowe accompanied her as far as houses
company
and brought 35
Miss Velda Rose returned home
Ford so we could put the new Cad- 47. 7, 30, 27. $10.00. (Q. C. Deed).
and individuals whereby owners oi Pendleton but expects to return cents a pound for the fine and half last week after spending the summer
illnc in the garage, and build a con­
Sheriff C. W Glenn to Howard
more than 160 acres will sell to home very shortly.
blood and 37 cents for the high I ¡n Montana visiting relatives.
crete bridge over the brook in our Nutt, Lot 14, lllokc 6, Juntura. 6, 18,
Mrs
Mary
Philso
.
of
Longview,
others at appraised prices, he was
quarter blood and three-eighths.
Among out o f town visitors last front lot, as well as a new road, so
27. $50.00.
<
very much pleased with the status in Washington is visiting her parents,
“ Last year, the first time we ship­ week were Lawrence and Herbert
we could get in and out better.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Kerr
this
week.
the Vale district. Over 85 per cent
T. G. Montgomery et ux to Citi­
ped to Portland, the clip went to Van Horn of Gladstone, Michigan,
“ I can’t send you the com money
zens National Bank o f Baker City,
o f the land owners have signed up.
The Arthur Heap family of New eastern buyers,” said Mr. Dunaway, and Arthur Weick o f Chicago.
in the fall, because my son is going
The district is now assured that an Plymouth and the Ray Duel family “ and some o f the same buyers took
SEK Sec. 29, E&NE14 Sec. 30; and
John Sulivan and Miss Ruth Frost to college and although the lads of
appropriation to carry on the work of Emmett were Sunday guests in portions of the clip this year, the
W K S W K Cec. 33-13-41; S E K N E K
were marired by Father Stack on today are very economical about hats
Sec. 1; Lot 1, Sec. 5; Lot 4, and SW
in 1929 will be made.
the Walter Nichols home.
remainder o f the clip went to west­ Friday week. They will reside here.
and garters, still a coon skin coat
Discuss Colonization
14NW14 Sec. 4-14-41. 8 ,10, 27. $1.00
Mrs. Tom Newby and little son ern mills. We are certainly gratified
Seven awards were made in On­ costs the old man a lot and even (G. C. Deed).
Plans to enable the settlers to Billy were overnight guests in her at the price received, for this marks
junkyard Fords come rather high by
make good, was the keynote o f the par,,nfs home, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Min- a gain o f 2 cents a pound on the o f­ tario to those who passed the Red
John Leroy Wood et ux to Citizen
Cross test in life saving. The lucky the time they are decorated for col­
discussion
of
settlement.
Some ton
fers received locally for tops.
National Bank of Baker City, SE K
“ fishes’ ’ are Mrs. Edna Nelson, Miss lege use.
3500 acres of the Harper unit will
Mrs. T. M. Lowe was hostescs of
“ I might send you the hog money, Sec. 29; E 14 NEK Sec. 32; anl WV4
Dorothy Laxson, Allen Bedford in
have water in 1930. The Vale project the Kolony Book Club Wednesday,
but
the missus and I have planned a NW14 Sec. 33-13-4-; E K S E K Sec.
VALE
the senior division; Ralph Hurtle,
will need 400 families. Mr. Ide ad­ guests of the Club were Mesdames
Sec. 33-13-41;
trip to Niagara in the fall, and after 32; and W14SWK
Robert
Laxson,
Boyd
Rasmussen,
vised that he already has many in­ Bruce Kester and Arthur Cochrum Buys Cattle—
Lot 1, and SE K N E K Sec. 5; Lot 4,
her
working
hard
all
these
years
I
Fred Powell, Junior.
Mrs. Nelson
quiries regarding the Vale and Ow­ of Ontario and B. F. Kerr, Mary
R. H. DcArmond, well known
as instructor. Many young think she deserves a trip. We can’ t nn<* S W K N W K Sec. 4-14-41. 8, 9,
yhee and that he believes farmers Philson, Fred Klingback, S . D. Bige- i stockman of the community, made nualified
le a r n e (, ' t o 8wim correctly and go before fall for she is having the 27. Satisfaction of mortgage.
will flock to Malheur county when low and Miss Jaunita Bigelow o f the purchase of 900 heart o f beef,
Eactcrn Oregon Land Co. to Mal-
^ improvc<, durin(f tho woek of house redecorated and re-fumished,
once water is on the lands.
Owyhee.
. .
j <’att,p fro"> Sam R<ws n f JordnT1 Val- strenuous trainin(r> whnc the Red. taking out all the red plush and put- hecr County, right o f way across
“ I trust that some form o f cor­
Sec. 13-20-46.
ting in over-stuffed cane and ma­ SEK SEK and N'A
The Oregon Trail school house h as1 l“ y ,ast wepk‘
Cross instructor was in the city.
poration can be formed to provide
8, 3, 27. $1.00.
hogany.
This
is
a
terrible
strain
on
been revarnished
and cleaned aa<l ( ; uests at Hill Home—
Mis. F. L. Moffitt, accompanied
intermediate credit for settlers. Such
Sherif C. W. Glenn to Davis W il­
otherwise put in readiness for the: Rpv Carl Davidson, student min- by her two daughters, spent a few my finances, especially as the new
a corporation could
rediscount its
well
that
we
needed
closer
to
the
cox,
EViSEV* Sec. 20; WV4SWM
j )stor of Caldwell, and his wife were days visiting her daughter, Mrs. Con
paper thru the intermediate credit opening of school.
house, and the new up-to-date barn Sec. 21; and N 14NEK Sec. 29-17-47.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Frank
Fuller
and
guests
at
the
home
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Christainsen.
banks created by the federal loan
8, 19, 27. $4, 928. 95.
have to be paid for.
Rev. E. P. Hegler of Boise is the
system. It should be a local institu­ family of Payette called at the J. B .' Harold Hill Sunlay night.
“ All the farmers here are in a
Sheriff C W. Glenn to Nedra Com­
Smith
home
Sunday.
1
new pastor at the Congregational hard place financially with straw­
tion. The investments settlers will
,
To Portland—
pany, E Vi Sec. 29; WV4WV4 Sec. 28;
Jonnie Shanley has been ill for,
Mr ^
^
Tcd H<m and chiH. church having begun his work here
have to make, which will figure be
berries at this season 75 cents a E14NW14, W K N E 14 ,and NE14NE
QnJ ^
Esthpr H(Jn
Wcd. Sunday.
tween $5000 and $7000 for house, several days at his home in Oregon ^
quart and the price o f gasoline as it 14 Sec. 32-29-46. 8, 6, 27. $20,000.00
barn, leveling, head ditches, live­ “ a' k
I nesday for Portland and the coast, j
is. Then, too, there is an epidemic
Nedra Company to Manhattan Co.
stock and implements, is a matter
Mis. Susie Johnson of Adrian h a s ,jQ spfnd jwo weeks where the sea
among the married women to have
EV4 Sec. 29; W K W 'A Sec. 28; E14
for cogitation,” said Mr. Kreutzer. been entertaining her daughter and |ire(,zes blow.
their plain gold wedding rings plat­
NW14, W 14N E K ,
and N E K N E K
He said that at the present time granddaughter from Prarie City.
Nyssa Visitor__
inized and set with diamonds and
Sec. 32-29-46. 8, 15, 27. $10.00.
Congress provided no funds for fliis
The Chas. Bradley family visited
Miss Lucile Amens o f Nyssa spent
everybody is having their tonsils and
John Danels et
al to
Rainbow
phase of reclamation, but advised in the Bill Leigh home in Parma the week with Mrs. Lee Dillon and
Two serious accidents occurred in teeth removed.
Mining Co. 6 quartz mining claims
that if western people are intersted Monday.
with Mrs. Sophy Amens. On Mon- Homedale
“ Maybe nevt year things will look
recently.
On
Monday
in Morman Basin. 9, 20, 26. $1.00.
they should see that their congress­
The W. W. Smith and Claude day the family made a trip to On- morning, Walter Schütz, 8-year old blighter, and I can pay you what I
(Q. C Deed).
man make an effort to secure an Smith families were dinner guests in tario.
son of Edward Schütz of Homedale, owe you. hut right now things look
U S A to Chas O Bogart. I-otg 1,
appropriation for the financing of the Walter Pinkston home on Sun- Mayor Robinette Returns—
mighty
black
for
us
farmers."—
suffered the loss of his right arm
2,
3, S K N E K ,
SE KN W K , SEK,
settlers.
Mayor
C.
M.
Robinette
returned
and two fingers from his left hand Hardware Retailer.
day.
and K K S W K Sec.4-16-41. 5, 26, .27.
The party spent Tuesday in Nyssa
Saturday
from
Lake
Odell
near
, were amputated, as the result o f an
Miss May Kimsey o f Ontario is
LEVI’ S WIN AT CHEYENNE
Clifton M. Beaumont et ux to Con­
discussing the same problems w ith !
spending the week in the Troy Sit- Bend, afLPr ^ ^ nn^; ^_O W!C0k; ^ * - i accident while working in his father’s
rad
Matrin, 75 acres in Cec. 6-21-47;
According
to
word
just
received
Owyhee officials.
cation where the fishing is excep­
| field. The hoy was riding a horse In
ton home in Oregon Trail.
tionally good. Of course he had a front of a mowing machine and un­ Earl Thode o f Belvidere, S. Dak., N14NEK Sec. li 20-4«; and NW14
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Rosco Rip-
winner nf the World’s Championship Sec. 24-20-45. 8, 24, 27. $100.00.
great time. During his absence
accountably fell direetly in front of Bronco Riding Contest at this year's
pey Tuesday August 23 a daughter.
Conrad Martin et ux to Clifton M.
George Love was in charge of the the blade. He is recovering.
Cheyenne Frontier Days, wore Levi Beaumont et ux 75 acres in Sec. 6-
• W. J. Scott, venerable pioneer of Malheur Clothing Store.
Miss Alta Murphy was the victim Strauss Overalls all during the com­ 21-47.
NANEK Sec. 11-21-46; and
’ the Vale country, quietly passed into Get Huckle^rnes
» f an accidental shooting. She was petition, and was wearing them when NW K Sec. 24-20-45. 8, 25, 27. $100-
C. Klinkenherg
thf* eternal sleep Wednesday mom
l p-
* rs- * ° n
anj I taken home from the Caldwell ani-
Fanny M. Johnson to Irene I.enora
he made his championship ride in the
ing after months of suffering as -laughter, Marion, Katherine *nd 1 1
of) Mond
Johnson, part o f Lot 6, Block D, o f
finals.
Merle
and
the
I»u
and
Will
Boswell
!
:: PROMPT DEIIVERY :: the result of a paralytic stroke.
Ninety-five per cent o f the two Matron anl Short plat in Sec. 4-18-47.
families o f Ontario returned from
Mike Kennear and Wade Hyde of
ReasnnpMp Rates
Complaints Filed in Circuit Court their mountain trip Saturday. They' Emmett, Ernest Rose ami Mrs. J. If. hundred ami sixty men contestants 8, 2«, 27. $100..00
HAS HIS TROUBLES
NÏSSA WOOL POOL
SOLO IN PORTLAND
Count g Statistics
Serious Accidents
At Homedale
i CITY DR AY LINE f
♦ ♦ ♦ »♦ ♦
PHONE 15
» ♦ ♦ 111 M - 4 - W 4 K - I - M -- K -+
Davidson Grocery Co. vs W. S. spent most o f the time huckleberry- Hamilton o f New Plymouth, were at the Cheyenne Show (and this in
Marriage Licenses Issued
and
roper,)
wore
Dee Fayette Baker
and Evelyn
Skinner 8 22 27. Recovery on Note, ing and returtied home with forty among new arrivals at. the sanitar- eludes riders
Hope Fleenor. 8, 27, 27.
$300 00
i quarts o f fine berries.
j ium this week.
“ Levi’s’ ’.