The Gate city journal., October 21, 1927, Image 1

THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
VOLUME XXV.
NO. 39.
STATE OFFICIALS
VIEW VALE AND
NYSSA, OREGON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 21, 1927.
STATE TREASURER TAKES
TO PHEASANT HUNTING
(From the Malheur Enterprise)
Thomas B. Kay, state treasur­
er and no novice in pheasant
hunting, did not choose to spend
a day in Vale without trying
his luck in the best phesant dis­
trict in Oregon. So friends bor­
rowed George Carey’c hunting
dogs, Stanley Mallett and J. H.
Russell secured the firearms
and ammunition and out to the
Russell field they went. Mr.
Pheasant appeared on the scene
and bang! went Mr. Kay’s rifle.
Imagine his chagrin when the
rooster gracefully
flew away.
After
scouting around more
pheasants were sighted and Mr.
Kay carefully fired again and
again.
Results were the same
but at this junture the traitors
laughed and Mr. Kay discovered
that the rifle had been loaded
with blank cartridges. To turn
the joke, Mr. Kay then proceed­
ed to get the limit
OREGON BLESSED
OWYHEE LANDS SHOULD lBuildins
VILE F i n
L in k T o
WITH
6000
ROADS
AGAIN
RE
APPRAISED
1 10 DEATH
01 HIS WIFE
«1.30 PER YEAR
R a il
L a k e v ie w
The work o f converting the nar­
TOURISTS
PRAISE
OREGON To the Editor:
row
gauge
Nevada-California-Ore-
HIGHWAY SYSTEM AS VERY
Disputes between individuals in gon to standard
gauge has been
BEST
this western country have frequently completed between Wendell, Nev.,
been settled
by
arbitration, each and Alturas, Cal.,
according
to
IMPRESSED WITH O P T IM IS M -
o f the | party to the dispute appointing an Southern
C. C. Chapman,
editor
TRAGEDY
OCCURS
ON
OLD
Pacific
officials.
The
GET FIRST HAND INFORMA­
Oregon Voter made a recent auto .ubitrator and if these two could not Southern
Pacific now controls the
VINES PLACE ABOUT SUN­
TION ON PROJECT
trip through several nearby states agree, the two arbitrators appointed Nevada- California-Oregon,
DAY MIDNIGHT
which
a third, and final settlement was makes connection with the big sys­
and has this to say:
In Oregon we
are singularly made according to the findings of tem at Fernley, Nev.
blessed, not only by climatic advan any two o f them. Take notice that
The remainder
o f the narrow-
tage and scenic grandeur, but in each disputant had representation on gauge road to be revamped ia a
Now, the appraisers slightly longer link than that al­
having had a state highway program that board.
State Secretary, Engineer, Treasurer
Mrs. Aaije Van Twisk Tells Tragic carried out by a commission com­ appointed to value the lands to be ready changed over, being the 54
posed of our
upstanding, patrotic taken over by the government in con­ miles between Alturas and Lakeview
Other Executives in Party Here
Story to Officers— Robert D. Lytle
Owyhee Project Ore. With good weather prevailing,
business men-men who were granted nection with the
Tuesday
Defense Attorney
the means and employed the methods were really a board o f arbitration, the work may be completed this fall
which resulted in our having today and the land owners should have hau it was stated.
For the purpose o f obtaining first
a highway system of better roadB reresentation on that board. They
(From the Malheur Enterprise)
hand information and' to visualize
asked to have appointed on that
Pieter Van Twisk, aged 45, farmer more mileage and better maintenance
VALE
the Warmsprings irrigation project
board a man in whom they all had
than
any
other
western
state
except
of the Vale community, was shot and
so as to have a better understand­
eonfiddhee, a man of good judgment 1ERTILING WORKING ON
California—
and,
population
and
killed about 11:30 o’clock
Sunday
ing o f conditions as they are here,
and unquestioned
integrity;
but
VALE PROJECT HARPER UNIT
night by his w ife Mrs. A afje Van wealth considered, far superior to
Governor Patterson,
Secretary of
their request was not merely denied,
Twisk, aged 41. She notified Sheriff California.
Full of enthusiasm for the Vale
State Kozer and
State Treasurer
At meetings, at hotels, in camps, it was ignored. Of these appraisers,
C. W. Glenn at 6 o’clock Monday
OWYHEE
Kay, State Engineer Luper and W.
one was from Washington, D. C., iri igation project, J. D. Fairman was
in
national
parks
and
on
the
road
morning. That afternoon an inquest
in Vale Thursday from Harper. Mr.
L. Powers, soil expert of O. A. C.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hite and family was held by Coroner R. O. Payne we met people seemingly from every another from a town in Idaho and Fairman says that J. A. Tertiling is
spent Tuesday in Vale. State o f­
another from the Snake River Valley,
were visitors in Ontario on Sunday. and a jury. Mrs. Van Twisk was state in the Union, and the road
ficials are now working out re-or-
good men, no doubt, but not suffic­ putting in a large concrete culvert
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cantrall return­ charged with first degree murder. conditions were the usual subject of
iently well acquainted with condi­ and that next week, his men will
ganization of the Wrarmsprings dis­
ed home from a trip to Long Valley She waived examination before a conversation, along with the weather.
tions and values to make a correct start pouring concrete. He will have
trict with Warmspring officials and
“
Oh,
you’re
from
Oregon!
You
magistrate and was then bound over
Saturday.
appraisement, and not a single land a steam shovel on the job within
wth the bondholders. With this in
to await the action of the grand jury. have the best roads there I” we were
The
Chas
Bradley
family
were
owner ia satisfied with the sum the two weeks’ time. A t the present
view, the party spent an entire day
told
over
and'
over
again.
The
re­
She was remanded to the custody of
time about 10 men are employed in
here looking over the land, in meet Ontario visitors Sunday afternoon.
putation of Oregon roads was uni­ government proposes to pay. In
the sheriff without bail.
hauling gravel and in preliminary
Mr.
F.
LaFreiner
o
f
Owyhee
and
most
instances,
the
appraisement
ing with officials and settlers.
versal among the motorists. Those
work.
Several carloads o f lumber
Woman Relates Tragedy
Loye Marshall, principal of King-
was
made
without
giving
him
an
who
had
been
in
Oregon
spread
the
Impressed With Optimism
There were no witnesses to the act wonderful news, and those who had opportunity to be heard in his own and cement have been unloaded for
man Kolony school spent the week
While talking with a represent­
(he first unit on the Vale project
end deer hunting in Pleasant Valley but it was assumed that Van Twisk not .peached
our state yet were behalf, and valued at less than half
ative o f this paper. Governor Patter­
canal.
was asleep, and judging from the
of
what
his
property
cost
and
less
Mrs.
F.
Fry
returned
home
Satur­
longing to reach it so as to enjoy
son stated that he was impressed
Alfonso’ s hospital, position ° f the body when viewed by the good roads they had been hear­ than half of what he considers it Visiting Schools—
with the optimism of the people of day from St.
the officers, that death was instan­ ing about.
worth. In one case the owner is o f­
Mrs. E. M. Crail, county school
Vale, saying that “ with this kind of Boise where she had an operation
taneous. Two shots were fired from
And, after what we went through fered less than one third of what he superintendent, left here Tuesday to
spirit and with the wondnerful rich­ on her ear.
an automatic pistol, one striking in in roads and weather, what a de­ could have sold his property for.
A fast Basketball game from be
spend the rest of the week visiting
ness o f the soil in this locality,
the temple and one just below the light it was to cross the state line
The best asset that any nation can schools in the northern part o f the
your courtry will find great agri ginning to end was played on the
temple.
into Oregon and find our marvelous have is good citizens; but when the county.
Oregon Trail school grounds where
cultural wealth.”
government takes the property of
The scene of the tragedy is near­ smooth roads 1
they met the' Kingman Kolony team.
The governor’s party made a trip
its citizens without just compensa­ On Nyssa Job—
There’s no place like Oregon!
Kingman Kolony won the victory by ly a mile from the closest neighbor
o f inspection over the Warmsprings,
Thursday John E. Johnson went
tion
it is apt to engender a bitter­
and
Mrs.
Van
Twisk,
almost
over­
But it wouldn’t take long for our
a score og 12 to 7. Line up aa fol­
Vale and Owyhee projects while in
lows: center, John Adams; forwards, come by nervousness, fear and sick­ good roads to go to pieces were we ness that will eonvert them into law to Nyssa to begin engineering on
Malheur county.
From
here they
the Nyssa street work. He expects
Harry Gorman and Earl Marshall; ness, sat cowering in another room to reduce the revenues as proposed breakers. In such cases the govern­
went to Ontairo and on to The Dal­
the job to be completed in about a
ment
should
lean
toward
the
side
of
in
the
house
until
daybreak.
She
by the initiative petitions now be­
who is also captain; Guards, Dwight
les to inspect the location for the
generosity instead of leaning toward month.
Johnson and LeRoy Sitton; subs, then went to a neighbor’s home and ing circulated for signatures.
state tuberculosis
hospital.
They
the side o f parsimony. The differ­
Sherman and Demer Keck. Line up telephoned to the sheriff’ s office ad­
In Boise—
w ei* utte to arrive in Prtdttflle on
ence between what would satisfy the
for Kingman Kolony: center Jaa Mc- vising that she had shot Pieter Van
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hon and child­
Thursday for the Oregon irrigation
land owners and what the govern­
ONTARIO
ginnis; forwards,
Howard
Points Twisk and requested that they
ren ana' Mrs. Esther Hon made a
congress.
ment
proposes
to
pay
them
is
a
trif-
come
to
the
ranch
immediately.
She
and Leonard Smith; guards, Robert
drive to Boise to spend Sunday with
The month o f October is rivalling j le when compared to the entire cost
Walters and Orval McEwan, Subs then returned to her home and
Mrs. Guy Hunt, a daughter of Mrs.
the
merry
month
o
f
June
in
number
of
the
project
and
the
loss
of
good
awaited
their
arrival.
j Jack Walters and
Berthal Caver-
Hon. They had
a very pleasant
o
f
weddings
in
Ontario.
Last
Sun-
[
citizenship.
The officers looked over the scene
I hill.
visit.
day Miss Theodosia Wells, became the
thing that the appraisers seem-
Wm. McEwan and Bill McGinnis and talked with Mrs. Van Twisk. She
bride o f Ray Dodge, both of Ontario. e<j to overlook altogether is the mat- Nyssa Company—
talked
freely,
giving
all
of
the
facts
returned from a deer hunt in the
The young couple were married in ter of incidental injury. Several
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Madden ana
vicinity o f Steens mountains Satur­ leading up to and surrounding the
boise. The bride is a graduate of lanchers have acquired title to hill
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pounds spent
day, both brnging the limit, two killing. At the request of the o f­
Ontaro
high
school
and
for
several
land which, used for pasture in con­ Sunday
ficers she delivered to them the wea­
with
relatives in Nyssa.
STATE OFFICERS WILL ATTEND apiece.
years she was a clerk in the First nection with the irrigated land, has
pon used.
When they returned
that evening
The
Owyhee
P.
T.
A.
held
its
re­
DEDICATION
OF NEW OWY-
National bank, having retired from considerable ^value. Apart from the they were accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Van Twisk is a foreigner,
gular meeting in the school house
.. HEE SCHOOLHOUSE
her position recently. Mr. Dodge is irrigated land it isn’t worth a nickel Mrs. Roy Pounds of the Gate City
on Friday. In a short talk Mr. La­ having come to the United States
a local truck driver for the Standard an acre, and the owner should be
who spent a few hours here.
from
Holland
about
10
years
ago,
is
Freiner, the principal, stressed the
Oil company.
paid for the loss thus incurred. An­
The annual meeting of the Mal­ necessity of regular attendance of the scarcely able to speak the English
Work is well started on the new other thing that should have been Another Big Dance—
heur County council of the Parent- pupil is to obtain the best results language and was in such an appar­
The
dances given
by Glenn
school
gymnasium by A. Ritchie, con­ considered is the loss in farm mach­
ently
aazed
condition
as to
Teacher association will be held at in his school work.
inery.
Every
farmer has
farm Pounds' orchestra at the Legion Hall
tractor.
be
unable
to
fully
realize
the
gravity
The
Wm.
Peutz
family
were
Pay­
the new Owyhee schoolhouse on Oct­
machinery, varying in value from n every Saturday night are becoming
visitors
Saturday,
bringing o f the situation, but Bpcaking in her
ober 29 so that the state officers ette
Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Crawley were
There
broken English, she endeavored to guests from here at a recent Sunday few hundred to as much as a thou­ more popular every week.
o f the P. T. A. and some of the most home a load of fruit.
was splendid crowd out last Saturday
sand
dollars,
and
thin
machinery
will
tell
the
officers
everything.
It
is
im­
Bruce Pinkston was quite badly
notable workers in the state who will
pheasant dinner at the home of Mrs.
night made up largely of local peo­
be almost a total loss.
be in attendance at the state con­ hurt Sunday when he rode his bi­ possible to tell her story as she told Crawley’s parents in Brogan.
ple with a few out-of-town visitors.
The
appraisers
probably
took
into
it
on
that
occasion,
with
her
four-
vention at LaGrande on Octobr 25, cycle o ff over the edge o f the Owy­
Ray Conway retumeu to Portland consideration the fact that there has The music is fine.
26, 27 and 28 can be in attendance. hee bridge. In falling his head hit year old child clinging to her skirts.
Sunday after a business visit here been considerable
depreciation
in
three
From her story it would appear
The date has been changed to Oct­ on a rock, necessitating
in the interest of the Oregon Motor farm values in purely farm sections; County Road Work—
stitche s to close the wound.
that for a number of years her hus­
ober 29 from November 5.
County Surveyor Harry Tamblyn
Association.
but there has been less depreciation
Mrs| M. M. Points of Midvale, was band has been brutal in his treat­
“ This is to be a great meeting—
who is very busy seeing that nec­
in
lands
along
the
Owyhee
river,
for
Word
was
received
by
Isaac
Hol­
the dedication o f the new Owyhee a visitor in her son Silas Points’ ment of her, has threatened her life
essary road work is done in various
that on several occasions she had at­ loway telling of the death of his son the reason that much of their value parts of his large district, accompan­
schoolhouse
and the
presence of home the first of the week.
lies
in
their
proxmity
to
an
open
Loren,
aged
26,
who
passed
a\*ay
as
Several families from Owyhee at­ tempted to leave him but that he had
state officers fresh from convention
ied Judge H. Lee Noe on an inspec­
growing
being
the
the result of an accidental shooting range— stock
where our own council theme, child tended the sale in Apple Valley Wed­ followed her up and brought her
tion trip to Jordan Valley Wednes­
back home. This culminated in a I near Worlana', Wyo. The young man principal industry.
health, was the chief topic,” writes nesday.
day. Mr. Tamblyn advises that sur­
scene
on Sunday, October 9, during was shot while on a hunting trip,
In the interest of exact justice and
Mrs.
Susie
Johnston
o
f
Adrain
was
Mrs. Arden A. Reed o f Brogan, who
facing on the Nyssa-Adrain connect­
is president of the county council. pleasantly surprised Friday by the which Van Twisk is said to have I His own rifle discharged while he promotion of good citizenship, there ing link will be finished this week.
visit o f her daughter and husband, struck and kicked her, kicking her was riding with two friends. Be- j should be another board of apprais-
she fell to the j sides his father who lives here he - ers appointed ami the settlers given
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cooley, o f Bend, so forcibly that
Work has started on Vale’s «10,-
Oregon. They left for home Sun­ ground three different times, that has a sister, Miss Lillian Holloway a chance to be heard in their own 000 new theatre which will be built
I
CRESTON
m -
this act coupled with occurrences I and other relatives in distant places. behalf.
day.
by T. C. McElroy, proprietor of the
We are having near zero weather
A Reader.
Kenneth Bach and Harold Elliott during the following week and her
Juo'ge Dalton Biggs is recovering
Rex theatre.
It is estimated that
these nights.
spent the week end with Ted Sim­ fear of him, drove her to the point from his recent illness.
the cost of lot, building and equip­
Frank Shumway, Jr., has gone to mons family near Nyssa.
where she took his life.
ment will run close to the above fig­
Mrs. August Young s recovering
SAND HOLLOW
Powell Buttes.
The coroner’s jury returned a ver­
ure, as an up-to-date, modem and
from an operation which was per­
dict that Pieter Van Twisk came to formed last week.
David Rogers and T. R. Beers are
HOMEDALE
George Russell has hau a large attractive picture house will be con­
his death as the result of a wound
hauling coal from Riverside and del­
structed with all the latest improve­
Mrs. A. L. Hunter was in charge crew at work this week putting up
Mrs. Charles Martin accompanied from a pistol in the hands of Aafje
ivered a load of wheat at Riverside.
of the splendid program for the reg- j *>>s third crop o f alfalfa. He has a ments in ventilation and heating
by her sons of Portland were recent Van Twisk. The jury consisted of
A. V. Clark was a guest at the
visitors with her sister, Mrs. George the county coroner S. Humphrey, M. ular meeting of the Study Club held I KPien<lid yield.
A beautiful black bear made a
home of Frank Davis on the Owyhee.
on Thursday afternoon.
| Allen Hainline sold 5 head of his . fierce but losing fight for his life
Martin and husband.
J.
Slaght,
R.
E.
Weant,
C.
L.
Batch-
Frank Davis has rented A. V.
A clore an(J
Mrs. Kate Oxman ano' daughter farm herd to Mrs. Margaret Sloan whpn corT1„ re<, by
Jim Fitzgerald and Jack Hambly elder R. A. Hclte and Wm. E.GIenn.
Clark’s ranch for two years..
.
L)r.
ana
Mrs.
Karl
Norvall,
Char-1
R0y
peArmoncJ,
while
on a deer
Marjorie
of
Grayville,
III.,
have
been
were on a deer hunt in the vicinity
Attorney Robert D Lytle of Vale
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Clark motored of Warren last week.
les
Morgan,
Allen
Hainline
attended
i
j,unj
;agj
woek
on
the
South
Fork of
visiting
at
the
home
of
Mrs.
Oxman’s
who represents Mrs. Van Twisk
to Riverside Thursday.
the recent
sale at Nyssa. Allen Burnt River.. The bear was brought
Five and six carloads o f apples when interviewed Tuesday refused to son, Frank Jr.
Dave Rogers and Harry Littlefield have been shipped out daily since the discuss the case e xcept as to the
O. H. Leuhrs entertained the foot­ Mainline bought several head of well to Vale along with three deer bogged
were guests at the home of Mr. and season opened.
Holstein dariy cows. by M. H. Thayer, Clore and De-
statements of Mrs. Van Twisk as ball squad with his annual wild|bred
Rev. and Mrs. II. Jackson Perry Armond when they returned Sunday
Mrs. Lester Tipton Sunday evening.
Pete Kershner, who was injured made to the officers, saying that the goose dinner.
were dinner guests at the II. N. evening. DeArmond made the limit
Lester Tipton has taken over the when thrown from a horse at a rodeo details of the defense had not been
The M. and M. club was entertain­
Mr. and record.
contract of carrying the mail from near Winnemucca, Nev., has re­ determined upon and wil' not be un­ ed at the Ralph Dunbar home at Hainline home Sunday.
Mrs W. L. Hutton spent the after­
Creston to Riverside from Mrs. C. A. covered sufficiently to return home. til a thorough examination of Mrs. j Payette last week.
Another social
Leonard Bland, freshman student
Mrs. Bart Brewster has been in Van Twisk’s condition can be made event o f interest was the meeting of noon with them.
Stoute.
Sam Smith sold a part o f his poul­ in the high school, sustained severe
Nampa
with
her
sister,
who
under­
In’ the meantime she is being held by Monday club at the home of Mrs. J.
Harry
Littlefield
is attending
try flock to the Payett« Co-op. last bruises and shock when
he was
went an operation for appendicitis. officials and s in a rather serious A. McFall.
school at Creston. ,
week.
thrown a distance of 50 feet in an
Mr. and Mrs. George Brewster of condition. Dr. Clyde R. Walker of
John Wall went to Rverside for a
A. Shodin had a number of friends accident which occurred while Leo­
Chicago were
recent visitors with Vale is attending her.
About the only thing left in this
load of fruit he had shipped up on
relatives here.
world that can he shocked is grain. from LaGrande as his guests Sun- nard was riding to school Wednesday
the train from Ontario.
oay. They enjoyed pheasant hunting morning on his motorcycle. He was
A College
professor
says the
T. R. Beers was a Crane business
We believe Babe Ruth could lick younger generation lack opportun-
Jazz music will never n1e. If it in the vicinity.
traveling at a rapid' rate o f speed
visitor.
either Dempsey or Tunney if the ref­ ties for expression. But not in ex­ were o f the dying kind the Jazz
Trent Johnson has been threshing when the motorcycle hit a chuck
Kelso Nickle was in Creston Tor eree would let him take his bat into pressing their opinions o f the old- player
would
have
murdered it his wonderful crop of Grimm alfalfa hole, jumped the road and threw
the ring with him.
fogy ideas of their elders.
seed this week.
long ago.
a load of seed rye.
him.
GOVERNOR PATTERSON VISITS
P. T. JL
IKIEETJCTOBER 29
CHARGE 1ST DE6REE MURDER