The Gate city journal. (Nyssa, Or.) 1910-1937, October 07, 1927, Image 1

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    THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
VOLLME XXV.
NO. 37.
NYSSA, OREGON. FRIDAY OCTOBER 7, 1927.
PLAN SPUD SHOW
FOR PORTLAND
CHOWO OCT. 20
Real Mountain
Mr. C. W. Aldrdge o f Ontario is a
L y n x Killed
guest in the home o f his daughter
Mrs. Chas Bradley this week.
Near Ontario
Dottie Cantrall
visited Virginia :
OWYHEE
*
m
VALE A i JO'H O
AUTOS COLLIDE
»1.50 PER \ EAR
ONTARIO
Judge Dalton Biggs was unable to
preside at the fall term o f circuit
court which convened
in Harney
county at Burns last week, owing to
McGinnis on Sunday.
PURVIS CAR BADLY WRECKED illness. Judge T. E. J. Duffy of ROY
L. KLINE
AND JUDGE
Bend was on the bench.
Mrs. J. B. Smith, Mrs. F. Fry and
SAWYER GO TO CONVENTION
A mountain lynx strayed far from SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN CROWD­
J. D. Thomas went deer hunting
Dwight Smith were Boise visitors usual haunts and met death in an en­
ED AT -Y» JUNCTION
AT DENVER
with his brother Ben Thomas of
_____
| Thursday.
counter with Joe Shirts of Ontario
Fruitland
last week.
They were
VALE COMMERCIAL CLUB ASKS _ Mr’ ami Mrs\ Edward Atkins of Thursday night. While driving from
Whle driving to Vale on return hunting near New Meadows.
Enroute to Denver to attend a
Ontario
near
the
Lackey
ranch,
COOPERATION OF FARMERS T o j Emmett artJ Visiting their unde Ray
from McCall Sunday night, Percy
convention
of state highway com­
School
closed
here
Monday
and
Shirts was astounded when a huge-
MAKE GOOD SHOWING
j Cantra11 a , u l family-
Christa Minton and Jack McCon- animal with gleaming eyes, jumped Purvis collided with a Ford road­ Tuesday while the grade and high mission officers, Roy L. Kline, sec­
from the side of the road and nearly ster driven by John Arnold of Pay­ school teachers attended county in retary of the Oregon commssion.
■ nell are hunting deer in the hills.
ette, who crowded too close to the stitute at Vale.
Judge Sawyer of Bend were through
DDI7CC CflD CDIinC
flWIfiMC
Mr- and -Mrs- M- P a r s o n , Mrs. landed in the car. Shirts stepped
in lL L J r u n
D lU U U , UlllUIlD N. Bach and Mrs. Jas Lane are in on the accelerator and drove to his center of the road. The accident oc­
H. C. Boyer appeared before the here Friday. They made the trip
curred at the “ Y ” , at the identical
over the John Day highway.
father’s home, where he secured a
.
Emmett over the week end.
state highway commission in Port­
spot «h ere a Washington tourist had
While here Mr. Kline stated that
„ .....
I John Harris has been laid up the rifle. He returned and had no dif­
land last Tuesday as a delegate for
Want All Good Crop Exhibit* r « . ^ a
.
...
.
gone
over
the
grade,
down
the
steep
Jetley
Bros, of Burns were suc­
,
.•
.... . I last two weeks with a lame knee,
ficulty in locating the dangerous
the commercial club, to ask that
bhow Portland Delegation What
.
! enmbankment and into the barrow
cessful bidders for the 11.17 miles of
The Jack Pitzer family of Ontario beast and killing him.
i .
some improvevments be made on the
Malheur Land Can Do
grading( on the
Buchanan-Nigger
Charles
McClees, game warden! plt du» "K
‘ he aevere rain «to™ John Day highway.
visited in the Claude Smith home
flat and Van Derveer sections for
who was here Friday, says the lynx Saturday night. Mr. Purvis believed
Sunday .
Ontario
high
school
football
team
that Mr. Arnold may have been
,199,562. Three and six-tenths miles
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yates of Pend­ is the best catch he has seen this
played a scoreless game with Roswell
(From the Malheur Enterprise)
looking at the wrecked Washington
of this contract is Central Oregon
at
the
first
match
of
the
season.
Thursday night the Spud Show leton who have .been visiting in the season.
highway, the remaining distance is
car when hi crowded to the center
committee of the Vale Commercial Lowe home left for home Monday.
Attorney McGonogill was in Vale for the completion of the Bums-Otls
• of the road.
Dennis Keck of Oregon Trail son
club met to line up plans for the
1. W. Hope was riding with Mr. Tuesday.
market road.
agricultural exhibit to be put on here of Mr. and Mrs. A. Keck was badly
The announcement of the recent
j Purvis and sustained a rather severe
This was the first visit of Judge
hurt
Sunday
when
he
was
thrown
for the benefit o f the Portland
! head cut. No one else was injured. engagement of Oris
Dearborn t" Sawyer to this section since he was
from
a
horse
while
visiting
at
G.
Chamber of Commerce delegation,
! Both cars were badly damaged, the Miss Margart E. Gellatly o f Kansas named a member of the state high­
who will make a 3-hour stop in Vale Neal’s ranch. His foot caught in
Purvis sedan losing a wheel, with City is of interest to friends.
way board. He noted good conditions
on October 20, while on their annual the harness dragging him quite a
j fender, hood and windshield smash-
Dr and Mrs. E. P. Ellison of Kan­ in this section and is well pleased to
distance.
Dr.
Sarzin
is
in
attend­
Good Will Tour thru the state.
I ed up. The light Ford was knocked sas City have been holding revival note the advancement of Malheur
(From the Malheur Enterprise)
Prizes will be offered for potato and ance.
! nearly o ff the road and a front services at the Nazarene church this and Harney county road plans.
Mrs.
L.
B.
Ramsdell
o
f
Pendleton
In
compliance
with
the
suggestion
onion exhibits but in order to make
| wheel was demolished.
week.
a really representative showing, all and Mrs. Gerald Stanfield of Weis- of H. H. Corey of the public service
A. Ritchie of Baker was awarded
er
were
dinner
guests
in
the
T.
M.
commission
of
Oregon
that
Vale
farmers are invited to bring in a
the contract for construction of the
have a man to asist in the gathering
WATSON
variety of farm exhibits for display. Lowe home Tuesday.
high school gymnasium for $12,944.
Fred Pullen got his foot tangled of evidence and be on hand to pre­
Brogan will be invited to make an
Ed. Palmer spent Tuesday in Vale The contracts calls for completion by
in a rope while unhitching a horse sent the evidence at the hearing be
apple showing.
December 15.
and was dragged for quite a dis­ fore the interstate commerce com _lon business.
Prizes Offered
The first meeting of the study
to the proposed j Jesse Griffith went to the county
Business men o f Vale will give tance. He managed to extricate mission relative
Malheur City, for years known as
prizes consisting of $10 worth of himself however before he was ser­ construction o f a cross-state rail-j seat, via Nyssa on Wednesday. He club was held Tuesday, celebrated
road from Crane to Odell, or some "Iso made a trip to Fruitland and with a one o ’clock luncheon. This the mining town of southeastern
merchandise for the following ex­ iously hurt.
are: Mrs.
Bruce Oregon, is exeriencing a “ Weepah”
The Belding family who have been more advantageous point, Robert D. Emmett and planned to return by year’ s officers
hibits: for the best display of Early
Kester,
president;
Mrs.
Irwin
Troxell
living
on
the
upper
Owyhee
have
Sunday.
Lytle
was
named
to
represent
the
boom in the embryo, but if the pre­
Rural potatoes; for the best exhibit
Vale Commercial club. F. G. Cleve­
Robert McConnell, former Watson vice; Mrs. O. M. Castleman, second dictions o f a government geologist
of Netted Gems: for the best dis­ left for parts unknown.
Harold Elliott, Kenneth Bach and land, W. S. Brown and Leo Schmidt resident ,now residing in the Jordan vice; Mrs. H. B. Cockrum, secretary; who spent last week looking over
play o f any other variety of pota­
"
’ ! s made a trip to the hills will assist Mr. Lytle in gathering Valley section, was a Vale visitor Mrs. D. M. Taggart, treasurer; Mrs. the Rainbow mine in Mormon Basin
toes.
E. A. Fraser, auditor.
the data.
and the country tributary thereto,
Tuesday.
Same prizes for the best exh.'
*v_
Mr. and Mre. Lee Alexander re­ ;om e to pass, “ someone will strike
Data
to
be
presented
by
Vale
at
Wm.
Hammond
accompanied
Ev­
o f Sweet Spanish onions; for Red
■ hearing
will include
information erett Fretwell to Vale Monday. Ow­ turned from their recentOvisit in i rich lode of gold ore.” The gov­
Weatherford onions;
for the best
°
,
with
relation
as
to
the
tonnage
con- ing to the fact that Georgia Fretwell California.
ernment man stated that there is a
display of any other variety of
Mrs. Schyler Bull has gone to fine outlook for gold mining in the
Real Estate Transfers Recorded , tiguous to this territory, present fac- was the victim o f a sudden attack
onions.
Malheur district.
Julia Kiesel et al to Sam Henry, ilities
afforded,
development and of appendicitis, necessitating an op- Canada to visit relatves.
A silver loving cup is offered for
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Ryan have been
Since his visit there has been con­
Monday night,
and
W*4-j progress
of this season, present eiation in Ontario
the best exhibit of a variety of po­ E (4 NW '4 N W *4 NW '4 ,
they were delayed for a couple of entertaining Mr. and Mrs. George siderable activity in filing on clams.
Sec. 17-19-47. 9,' shipping problem».
tatoes grown in this county and also NE(4NW>4NW>4
Reilsen of Portland.
Any number of m'-eis- have called at
Mr. Corey advised that the hearing days.
ofr the onion sweepstakes, fvi the 8, 27. $1,500.00.
Miss Laura Redsicker o f Palm the Enterprise office for location
Mary Fretwell sister o f Georgia,
John J. Keegan et ux to Frank L. [ will be held sometime in December.
best display of a variety of onions.
this
week.
On Thursday
has just recovered from an appendix Beach, guest of Miss Inez Cannon, blanks
Sec. 29-18-47.
The spud show exhibits will be ar­ Keener, S W ’4NE<4
, operation and has returned to Fruit- has been a much entertained visitor Clarence and Granville Stacey made
$1.00. (Q. C. Deed).
ranged several days before the Port­ 9, 3, 26.
in the city.
a trip to Malheur City, where they
land where the family are living.
Federal Land Bank to Frank L.
land men make their visit. Exhibits
recently staked out a number of
Miss Elva Morgan .teacher in the
can be taken to the Vale Grain & Keener, S W ‘4N W »4 See. 29-18-47.
gold claims.
For years John Bos­
I lower district, attended institute at
Feed Store and placed under the 3, 11, 26. $1.00.
well has
successfully operated a
i V’ale. She drove down with George
Stewart Hanna et ux to Shute
care of F. G. Cleveland, member of
j Palmer.
placer mine.
the committee.
Savings Bank S % S E ’4 Sec. 10;
D. J. Nottingham has rented the
SWy*NW% Sec. 11; and N % N W %
Jesse West, wanted in Malheur
Sec. 14-17-39. 9, 26, 27. $10.00. (Q. county on a charge of stealing cat - 1 George Palmer ranch and will take
HOMEDALE
soon. Mr. Palmer is
C. Deed).
tie was arrested by Baker county I ij:)sst‘" slon
Last week marked the close of
Colbert Patterson to Shute Saving officialg early Wednesday m orning! p' anmn* to run h,s " ew band of
Rev. Henry Martin has gone to his
the peach harvest in the Brogan
Bank, N%NW14 Sec. 12; S E 'A S W ^ , af ter an
unsuccessful attempt to; " u , p-
.
.
,
new location at Pleasant Ridge.
fruit
district,
where
one
of
the
best
and SWKSEV* Sec. 1-16-39. 9, 26, make
t. a
in which the fu g.
Mrs. Charles Ingram v.s.ted at the
One hundred twenty carloads of
Malheur county was represented
27. $10.00. (Q. C. Deed).
} itive was thrown from his horse and | Frank ^ f f r J ,ome ^
v , peach crops in years was sold large­ prunes were shipped from Home-
with an agricultural exhibit at the
ly
to
local
consumers.
The
crop
was
C. R. Emison, Trustee, et ux t o ' WB ,
broken. The capture was
Mis. Ethel Maxson drove to Vale
dale since the first of the month,
state fair held in Salem this week, Marie Pinney, EHSE14 Sec. 1-19-. made *in Box canyon> in the BOuth- f nday
to »«en d mst.tute
Her exceptionally good and instead o f not including the last shipment this
with a showing put on by V. V. 46; and S W % S W * Sec. 6-19-47. 9, e
shipping
the
fruit
out,
purchasers
o f Baker county.
| «laughters accoman.ed her and D. J.
week.
Apples are now going out.
Hickox, prominent farmer o f Big
,
,
28, 27. $10.00. (Q. C. Deed).
West
was
located
Wednesday! ^ nottln« ham’ wh°
W
the few came in cars from all parts of south-
Bend and director of the Malheur
eastern
Oregon
and
from
Idaho!0
"
Friday
Perry ^ aup,n sh,pped
Ivan Oakes et ux to Pacific Live morn;
at dusk while hc was ri d -! da£ V18,t f e t i n g business^
county fair association. The exhibit
Both peachers and pear ¡ieve" cars of ra"Ke horses to P° rt‘
Stock Co., Lot 14, Harper Ranch
d o* n the canyon> an as officers
12 puplls ,n *he Wat8° " points.
was praised
by Portland papers. Sublivision.
3,10,27.
! „ ordered
.“ „ „ a u
:_ ♦„
a <
L a a . shot
w sch00' this
among ‘ hem Frank brought a splendid price and were land‘
him
to ......
stop L
and
fired
Dr. Hopper has a new Chevrolet
Products of the farm and orchard
Percy Purvis
et ux to William in theair, he swung his horse and Davis, a recent newcomer from Med­ in great demand.
produced under irrigation were stres­ Purvis, Lots 27 and 28 .Block 5, Had­
ford. Mrs. Maxson, who is teaching
The apple harvest is now well sedan.
started up the steep hill on the run.
sed in the Malheur exhibit. Grains leys 2nd
Mrs. Anna Stevens enjoyed a re­
Add. to Vale. 9, 29. 27. One of the officers slightly wounded again this year, is living at the underway and is expected to be the
and grasses predominated.
Frank Palmer ranch.
largest ever shipped out o f Brogan cent visit in Boise with Mr. and Mrs.
$900.
the horse with a rifle bullet and a*
Harry Page rode a few days last for the last five or six years. One Lester Day.
Henrietta Pullen to D. P. Pullen, the animal fell West was thrown to
Pete Kershner was recently re­
NE '4 NW «4 Sec. 32-20-46. 12, 1, 26. j tj,e g round> breaking one of his legs. week with the Davis horse runners hundred fifty cars have been ordered
VALE
to care for transportation of both moved to a hospital at San Francisco
$2,500.00.
i .pbc jnj ured
man waa taken to at Bogus Creek.
From Jordan Valley—
Perry Maupin returned
Friday basket and box packed fruit, a visit­ from Winnemucca, Nev., suffering
Sheriff C. W. Glenn to A. C. Jol- j Baker
Wednesday
afternoon and
David Graham, deputy
superin­ ley, Lots 11 to 18 inclusive. Block I gheriff McKinney returned to West’s from delivering a bunch o f horses at or from Brogan said.
with a serious injury sustained while
tendent of banks, came in from Jor­ 202; Lots 6, 7, and 8 Block 203
the railroad.
The majority of fruit men have riding in a rodeo. His jaw waH broken
_abin where he found Ted Ritz in
Sam Warren
is getting school sold their produce to L. Singer & in two places and he has other injur­
dan Valley Friday to spend a brief Lots 8 9, anl 10 Block 133; Lot 8 » ;charge of a still, the officer re-
visit with his family. He was ac­ Block 139 all in Ontario; Lots 50
Sons’ Produce Co. of Kansas City ies, which make his recovery doubt­
Ritz was
„r e s te d and a wood in District 32.
companied by Malcolm Palmer who and 51, Block 4; Lot26, Block 6, Lots shotgun, two loaded rifles, a sad-,
Mis. J. C. Syme was on the sick and to the Erb company. These two ful.
went on to Brogan to visit with his 15 and 16, Block 7; Lots 14 and 16, d,e on which was gecured a rifle » V
firms have men on hand who over­
few days
th,s waek‘ u
In the first football game Home-
brother- Averill. They left on re­ Block 8; Lots 13 and 14 Block 9, , cabbard and the still were confis I. Tht sta* e dnver reports ‘ he roads see the packing and shipping from dale defeated Sunny Slope 26 to 0.
turn to the valley Saturday.
and Lot 25 Block 10, all in Riverside j (.afced
West who eluded
officers '" a very
bad
condition between the two central locations in Brogan,
Mrs. C. A. Turner underwent a
since under the purchasing con­ leccnt operation for appendicitis at
Add.- to Ontario, and Lot 31, Block 3, ■ at b jg bome jp m iles from Hunting- I Watson and Rockville.
Interior Trip—
„ ,
, „
„ a .
Amiel Claud and Tom Barnes tract the growers are only con­ Boise.
Terrace Heights Add to Ontario. 10, ton on August , „ 30,
has been sought
H. G. Kennard, state watermast-
,
„ ,
,
’ „
, . r made a tnp to Mahogany Mountains cerned with picking the apples and
1, 27. £385.00.
hv
Baker
and
Malheur
county
of-
*
*
,
Mrs. Doolittle
entertained
the
er, made an official trip to Jordan
Fau,haber et v¡r to Mrs
. . . ..
., _i for winter wood this week.
carting to packers.
ficers since that time. He probably
ladies aid Tuesday week, when Rev.
Valley and
McDerrmtt last week, He)en Scully> SW^NEV* Sec. 14-
E. E. Fretwell started for Fruit­
will be turned over to Malheur
Charles Guinn and wife of Wilder
House Plant Aid-
having
returned to Vale Sunday.;
land Sunday morning to visit his
18-44. 9, 26, 27. $1.00.
county
authorities.
were
among the guests.
Mrs. Kennard was with him.
They
House fern scale insects are con­
family who live there.
„
. P. M. Warren et ux to P. A . Lea-
Claud Wineberger was arrested by
trolled
by
frequent
application
of
a
found the roads a little better than tham Lots
2 3> 4 an 5 Block 17,
George Palmer visited the Warm-
Malheur official? -several weeks ago
NO PICNIC
usual, due to recent work done by Teutgcbg Add
to Nyssa. 10 ^ 27.
spring District the last of the week. common laundry soap, says the Ore­
for alleged
cattle
rustling with
Getting out a weekly paper is no
county men. ______
$125.00.
Harry Page is doing Fretwell’s gon experiment station entomologist.
West. He is out on bond*.
chores while Mr. Fretwell is at One quarter pound of soap is used picnic. If we print jokes, folks saw
From Big B e n d -
‘ Shcriff C’ W ’ G,enn t0 P' A ‘
to one gallon o f water. It is best to we are too serious. If we publish
Fruitland.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Clifford ‘ ham
lfi’ to 20 ,nc,usiy«- *" TRUCK DRIVER DOZES,
wash the solution from the plants original stuff, they say we lack
, Block 18, Teutschs Add. to Nyssa
and daughter Elda and Miss Frances
variety. If we clip from other
VEHICLE GOES OVER GRADE
about two hours after application.
10, 1, 27. *50.00.
papers, they say we are too lazy to
Gifford of Big Bend spent Sunday
Sheriff C. W. Glenn to Robt D.
Overcome
by drowsiness
while
Sweet cream rather than sour is write. If we stay in the office we
visiting at the W. F. McLing home.
Lytle and Ralph A. Holte, Lots 1 driving a truck near Brogan, Clar­
now generally used for Oregon but­ ought to be out hunting up news.
J. E. Peck, state highway engin­ and 2, Block 18, Vale. 9 10, 27. ence Howard o f Ironside narrowly
termaking, reports the dairy spec­ If we hunt up news, we are not
escaped injury when a tiuck he was
eer, was here from Ironside Monday. *400.00.
Bids were opened at the Owyhee ialist of the experiment station, tending to business in the office. If
driving went over the grade. The district office in Nyssa, for the con- whereas a few years ago nearly all we wear old clothes, we’re stingy.
He says Joslin & McAllister, con­
Marriage License Issued
truck left the road and turned over ■truction
tractors who are surfacing the Iron­
of one five-room office butter was churned from sour cream If we wear new ones, they’re not
George T. Maddux and Vida Piland
but Howard escaped unhurt.
side stretch of the John Day high-
paid for. Like as not, someone will
bulding,
one
five-room
house, and
9, 30, 27.
The change calls for delivery of
' way, are making good progress and
say we swiped this article from an­
seven three-room houses at the Owy-
J. Harry Anderson and Thelma
sweet cream by the dairies, an easy
expect to have the work finished
CARLOAD TO ACRE
j hee damsite.
other
newspaper. We
did! We
Smith. 10, 1, 27.
task if the right directions are fol­
within a month.
Miller A Detourville, Bli s, Idaho,} The bids were as follows: A. G. lowed. “ Once you get the habit of swiped it from the Payette Enter­
David H. Vahlberg and Claire A.
farmers, are obtaining a carload of Plant & Co., of Ontario, $27,000; delivering sweet cream you will find prise, they swiped it from the Idaho
R. H. DcArmond left Vale Monday c " 0!’<?r-
27■
,
.
.
,
Volin,, Complaints filed in Circuit Court United States No. 1 potatoes to the | f i b e - t G. Brown o f Gooding, $25,087 it as easy as the old sour cream Pioneer and we don’t have any idea
morning enroute to Jordan Valley1
r
...
„
_
,
where they swiped it.
,
.
•„
Silver Spar Mining Co. vs Frank acre from their farm, it was an- G. Johanson o f Adrian, Ore., $25,- habit,” says the report.
and the intenor where he will spend
, _
..
„ »
nounced Wednesday
at the state 039; A. Ritchie of Baker, $26,404;
i
-
,,__ ■
. Lee and Gus Harvey. 9 27. 27.
a week or so gathering cattle.
Assumed Business Name
ileaptment of agriculture, as an ex- L. S. Mallory, Boise $28,262; Thayer
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Megorden and
______ _
Recovery o f money. $2,799.20.
Ontario Taxi. Ralph E. Doree, On­ son, Rolland, o f Boise were Sunday
Dennis Hon, lancher o f Watson,
The Commercial Corp. vs Joe Mes- ample o f the quality of the crop this A Nichol o f Vale, $27, 250.
The contract must be completed tario, Ore. To conduct a general guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. McParlin
accompaniod John Brandon to Vale gee. 9, 30, 27. Recovery o f money vear. There are 300 sacks to a car-
taxi service in Ontaaio. 10, 1, 27.
Cough.— Pamra Review.
load.
i within 100 days.
Monday.
I $162.72.
ON BRIEF VISIT
WANT VALE IDEAS ON
CROSS STATE RAIL
1 %/»
County Statistics
ALLEGED CATTLE
RUSTLER GAUGHT
BUMPER FRUIT CROP
Malheur Exhibit
At State Fair
Open Bids For
Owyhee Houses