THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
VOLUME XXVI.
NYSSA. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1928.
NO. 5«.
MALHEUR TO
PAY LESS STATE
TAX IN 1928
OWYHEE
LiUUNTY HANKS PAÏ 1
11 DEATH SUMMONS
fiiinn n iiiiliFtin I
ANOTHER OLDTIMETi
DUUU UIIIUCNUu
*1.50 P E U YEAU
_Statistics
VALE
Miss Evelyn DeBord of Payette,
Idaho, who was home on vacation
from the Normal school a t Albion,
!5E«4.
S% SW % , NE14NW14, and
c
i spent Saturday night with her aunt
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j SE14NW14 Sec. 26-20-46. 1, 5 27. [
i Mrs. Fred Klingbaek and Sunday
VALLEY
D IV ID EN D S!*100
i night at the home of Mrs. George DONALE MACDONALD!) DIES AT IORDAN
NOW TOTAL 45 PER CENT— | EuKene Jenkins et ux to Cabelj Mrs. Frank Phillips of N yssa was
OULD
HOME
IN
H
U
ILER
,
PA
.—
Benton of Nyasa, another aunt.
NYSSA BANK 32%
I , Hone e t „ ux „ Lots 1 2 . . 3 4 5 . . and
6 badly frightened but escaped unhurt
PIO N EER SHKPMAN
.
Grandma B ontager has been quite
I
Block
5
Kelly8
l8t
Add
to
Vale-
9’
When her car overturned o„ the hlgh-
ill the past week.
! - “I. 27. $1.00.
way near Vale Tuesday. A passing
The A lbert Larson fam ily were Word was received th a t Donald Mac
1RIAL DECREASE IN PRO-
Eugene Jenkins et ux to Cabel
Reflecting very satisfactory liquid-
failed to give Mrs. Pillips her
Y VALUATIONS RESULT Sunday guests in the L. T. Larson Donald, well known to many resi ition of the Jordan Valley bank anu Hone et ux, Lots 29 and 30, Block car
shar<; of tfce ^
^
as a conse-
home.
,
LOWER STATE TAX
dents of this county, passed away in Bank of N yssa th a t closed their 1, Hadleys 1st Add to Vale. 9, 24 27.
quenoa she was crowded to the ice
Mr. and Mrs. H arva Otis and Butler, Pa., where he lived the past loois during the period of depression
daughter Emily and Mrs. A. G. King- f«w years. He is survived by a oveial years ago ,David F. Graham, v 1 Ivan Mushlitz et ux to H enry C. covered edge and her car turned tur-
; man were guests to dinner in the R- brother, David MacDonald of Beulah loputy superintendent in charge of Boyer N % SE % N E % Sec. 24-18-46.
car did not stop but Mrs. Phillips was
R. O verstreet home Friday evening. and by othev relatives, the MaeDon -he two banks, reports the payment 12, 5, 1921.$ 1.00. ,
la te r brought into town by a Vale
Mrs. C. W. Aldridge, Mrs. F. T aid fam ily of Boise, the
Graham >f another 7% percent dividend to
F. J From an et ux to U S A Lots motorist.
of fam ilies of Vale and the M urrays at the depositors of the Bank of Nyssa i and 3, Sec 15-25-44.
x out of 36 Counties in S tate Crawley and Harold Johnston
11, 29, 27.;
O ntario and Mrs B D Stevens of Beulah
Will Pay Less in 1928
ind another dividend of 5 per cent $2,570.00.
! FOUR DRAG LINES
Twin Falls w ere dinner guests in
Over 40 years ago Mr. MacDonald -o Jordan Valley depositors.
John Palm er e t als to U. S. A Lots
ON H ARPER WORK
Malheur county is one of th e six the Chas. Bradley home Thursday.
During the liquidation of the Jor- !, 4, and 6 Sec 18-26-44; Lots 5, 6,
left Scotland first spending a few
H w Bashore> Vale project en-
in the state th a t will pay less state
Mr. and Mrs. F. F ry of Oregon years in the Pennsylvania oil fields. lan Valley bank, the Federal Re
ind 7, Sec. 13-26 43. 12 7, 27. $13,- g.jneer advises th at four drag lines
taxes in 1928 th an in 1927, owing to T rail were O ntario visitors Satur- Finally, he took Horace Greeley’s ad ervie and other preferred creditors (>80.00
I are now a t work on the H arper unit
m aterial decreases in property valua- j a y
vice and came west. F o r years he have been paid off, and with the last
S heriff C W Glenn to R E Servoss of th(, p ro ject The T ertiling com.
tions this year. The assessed valua- ! Mr Banka and his assistan ts were
was in the sheep business in Malheur lividend, 45 per cent will have been Lots 8 9 10 and 11, Block 70 Greens pany has onp ,arg<, machjne and tWQ
tion in M alheur has decreased
t o 1 closing up contracts for the railroad with headquarters on the old High ai d to depositors.
Add to Nyssa. 12, 24, 27. $40.00.
smaller ones engaged in construction.
$12,247,243.83 or $917,527 less than j right of way Saturday,
N utt ranch on the N orth Fork of the
In the case of the Bank of Nyssa
Leonard F Zimmerman et ux to A crew of men are alao driUi
and
last year.
Fred Klingbaek was an Ontario Malheur. A fter a trip to Europe in ill preferred obligations have been
\ndrew O Bullard et ux 1 acre in blasti
The Newell company has
Had not M alheur’s valuation d e -1 visitor W ednesday. John W all of 1906 he settled in Ontario, w here a paid and with the last cash dividend, W * S E * Sec 3-18-47; p art of Lot
£rew on thfi ground putting in con.
creased
considerably,
the county Creston who is spending several
few years later, his wife died. She 32% per cent will have been retu rn '• anJ aU of Lots B, 6 7 8 9 and 10 crete atructurea
T heir j
line
would have had to pay a higher pro weeks a t the Lowe home accompan-
was buried in the east and Mr. Mac ed to depositors. A sum sufficient to Block 200Ontario. 12 24 27. $500.00. wi„ 9tart actua, work within . few
portion to the Btate this year than | ied him.
Donald was never content to remnin pay another 55 per cent was collect-
Thos. W. T a rr et al to Lucile E. days, Mr. Bashore has been advised.
last, owing to the fa c t th a t the state
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C urrier of
d by Mr. G iaham but went to pre T a rr SE14SW H Sec. 17; E% NW %
here a fte r her death.
ratio was fixed a t 58 instead of 59 Kingman Kolony were evening guests
Showing the rem arkable grow th
NE»/iSW% and N% SE% Sec 20;
He was a member of the Mason ferred creditors.
percent as it was in 1925andl926. j ¡n the T. M. Lowe home Friday.
C ontrary to general impressions S%NW $4, and N14SW14 SeSc. 29; of Vale’s annual show, the Fourth
lodge. He leaves a host of friends
The other five counties th a t will
Mrs. A lbert R ust who underwent in this section.
the expense of liquidation in both SE % N E % , and N%SE$4 Sec. and of July celebration, in the last four
pay less S tate tax in 1928 are Clat- an operation a t the Holy Rosary
banks has been much less than the N % SE% Sec. 30; SE$4SW% Sec. 20; years, Mayor C. M. Robinette has
sop. Crook, Gilliam, Sherm an a n d ■ hospital Friday is reported as doing THREE LOCAL TURKEY MEN
gross income and other earnings dur- and NE% NW % Sec. 29-24-46. 12, 30 completed a financial report. Gate
Wallowa.
; as well as could be expected
GET $10,000 FOR BIRDS
g liquidation. Considering the fin 27. $1.00
receipts in 1923 were $179.25—last
Bruce W alters was a guest last
ancial condition of these t\y^ banks
amounted to $2508.66.
C W Glenn to S tate of Oregon Lots year they
BROGAN GI.AD TO SEE
j week in the Ray C antrall home.
(From The M alheur E nterprise)
a t the lime they closed, the amounts 1 2 3 4 and 6 Block 148, Ontario. 12, This means th a t over 5,000 adults
JOHN DAY COMPLETED
Eulalia Schafer le ft F riday for
One of the largest individual tu r returned to depositors is from three 6, 27. $2,200.00
paid 50 cents admission a t the gates
Buhl, Ida., to resume school duties. key deals transacted in th is locality to four tim es as g reat as the banks
Brogan, the land where the de
Jessie P. Moore et vir to J. A during the three days of the show
Mrs. Chas. Bradley was taken took place reoen.y when C. II. Bow would probably have paid if settle Smith N%SE$4 Sec. 23; S H S W tt, and th a t in all probability a t least
licious variety of apples
is
quite seriously ill Sunday.
grown, and the town which was
man & Son of P ayette purchase« lent had been perfected in another and NW %SW % Sec. 24-16- 42. 12 four tim es as many children attend
Mrs. Louis
P atterson
returned from three grow ers of the Vale sec manner.
started with a view to being the
ed as they have alw ays been adm it
1666, 27. $500.00
home Friday from a visit with rela tion sufficient tin keys to make oni
m etropolis of central Oregon, is
The last dividend checks will be
Mrs. Susan A. Robirts to Jam es 1. ted free.
tives in E m m ett.
pleased to know th a t the high
carload. Seven hunured and eighty- paid next week, according to notice R obirts, Lots 4 and 4, Bloc 30, Eld-
Mrs E. R. B urtis and son John
Charles G arrison bought a regis two birds were grown and sold by made by Mr. Graham on December edges Add. to Vale. 2, 18 1926 $1.
way commision this week aw ard
tered Holstein bull from Glenn Hol A rth u r
ed a contract for surfacing the
Palm er, weighing
9387 ’1.
Jam es T. R obirts to Mrs Richard were here from H arper on Wednes
is a grower of
mes last week.
John Day highway between Bro
pounds, for which he
received a
lallow ay, Lots 4 and 5, Block 30, day. Mrs. B urtis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F isher and check in th e sum of $3536.46; E. F,.
gan anu Cow Valley.
Mr. and
Eldredges Add to
Vale. 12, 31 27. pure bred breeding turkeys. She
started with a number of “golden”
son Paul were dinner guests in the Fretw ell, 540 birds, weighing 6445
Mrs. R. H. Kelley were heme
$300.00.
eggs last spring and now has a fine
Ham Brown home near N yssa Sun pounds, receiving a check for $2346.-
from Brogan to make a visit in
herd of turkeys. Each egg cost Mrs.
M arriage Licenses Issued
day.
Portland
The grade
between
37; D. J. K nottingham
502 birds,
and Burtis $5 hence the term golden
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Beaumont en weighing' 6070 pounds, for which he
Joseph. Sylvester Fenwick
Cow Valley and Brogan, as Mr.
eggs.
Jam ieson— (Special)—E. J. Crouch E dith Scott. 12 30 27.
tertained at dnner Thursday evening reoaiveq a check in the am ount ot
Kellev will explain, hr« ’ieen
for the H arva Otis, Wm Toomb and $2397.53, m aking a total of $10,280.- and Mr. Joslyn who have been poison-
long completed and has been a
S tate Engineer Rhea Luper was
M artin fam ilies and Mrs. Kingman. 36 for 1927 birds. These birds were ng and skinning rabbits near Ja m
splendid road, but with the in
here Friday to meet with the W arm -
WATSON
Mrs. C. C. Cotton returned Tues shipped to New York City fo r the ieson have completed the ten-day
creased tra fife
it is essential
iprings board of directors on m at
day from a visit in Horse Shoe holiday m arket, the buyers report. trial period with quite m arked suc- H. B. Syme spent the holidays with ter pertaining to reorganizaton ot
th a t surfacing m aterial be ap
css having killed and skinned some- his daughter and fam ily at Vale. the district which is underway.
Bend, Idaho
plied. The surfacing job will r e
A fter this sale Mr. Palm er and Mr.
thng over 4000 rabbits in th a t length D uring his absence Jack Palm er
Mr. and Mrs. H erbert Hickox were
quire a t
least 15,000 cubic
Fretw ell still had around 1000 birds
Internal injuries sustained when he
>f time. Raymond Larson, County ,lrove the stage.
dinner guests in the Conrad M artin
yards of broken stone and 10,500
to dispose of.
was employed in road construction
Agent
and
Roy
Fugate,
federal
home
Friday.
cubic yards of em bankm ent con
A party of young folks gathered
agent, were instrum ental in getting a t the H arry Page home Friday w<A‘k at B um s in October resutled in
Jean ette M artin is stay in g in the
struction.
The contract price
these trappers to come here to il- night and enjoyed dancing and cards the death of Frank Smith here Mon
George M cLafferty home near N yssa
fo r this six miles of work is
JORDAN VALLEY
day morning. Mr. Smith was 69
-ustiate the rem unerative advantages until a late hour.
to attend school.
$35,825. The Brogan region is
years old. He came to this section
of
rabbit
skinning
as
a
w
inter
occu
J.
S.
Fenwick
of
Succor
Creek
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Archie
Moses
en
considered one of the best fru it
Vivian Palm er is recovering nicely from Starbuck, Wash., about two
pation.
The
skins
find
a
ready
m
ar
tertained a t dinner for the Geo. Mc Miss E dith Scott of -Jordan Valley
grow ing sections in th a t p a rt of
from an attack of pneumonia and is
were united in m arriage Saturday ket a t seven cents each. Mr. Crouch now able to be up. Kenneth Palmer years ago.
L afferty fam ily Sunday.
the state.—Oregonian.
Mr. ana Mrs. Robert Madden and
The J. D. Claybourn fam ily and December 31, a t O ntario Both young and Mr. Joslyn returned to their has also ju s t recovered from a sick
MOVIE MAN SHOOTS
1 the Glenn Pounds fam iy enjoyed a
Mrs M. A. Webb of Twin Falls are people were bdrn and raised in the homes in Boise early this week.
spell.
CATTLE HERD ENROUTE
visiting in th e C C) Cotton home. community pnd have a host of
H arry Page made a business trip ! second C hristm as in Boise Monday,
EZRA M EEKER OBSERVES
TO MALHEUR CITY
Mr. and Mrs Conrad M artin en friends to wish them happiness.
trip to H erm iston Oregon and to ! when they were guests a t a pleasant
HIS
97TH
BIRTHDAY
While in th is section to get films tertained a t dinner Sunday for the
! reunion with the E arl Pounds family.
The brides dress was her g ran d
W apato, W ashington.
of the rabbit drive and other in ter Otis, Wm. Toomb
and Beaumont m others, sent to her from England.
Ezra Meeker well known to Mal
esting sights Eric Mayhill of Seattle families and Mrs. A. G. Kingman
The veil is handmade lace and a heur county folk, who traveled the
representing the Fox Film s and
Miss Krell arrived home Tuesday value of $2000 was pu t on it by ex first Oregon T rail then routed thru
from Tacoma and resumed teaching perts who have seen it. They will Vale in 1852 by ox team a t a two-
be a t home to friends a t the Fenwick mile-an hour speed, and has lived to
in Owyhee
No Better Time Than
Ainch on Succor Creek.
make the trip by airplane a t 102
News Reel company, g o t a "close up"
J. B. Me Cain moved m ost of his miles an hour, celebrated his 97th
NOW
of an interesting scene near Hunting- cattle to the Denny ranch Sunday,
birthday last Thursday.
To Oil Harness for Spring ton. A drive of 500 head of cattle where Archie Nichols will feed them Among the many felicitations he
was being trailed over the hills to for a while.
Work
received was one signed by 36 United
Malheur City, where they will feed
Emm a Detrick returned to States senators and a numlier of of
Auto Tops Made and this w inter, going by w ay of the old the Mrs.
S tanford home
Monday a fter ficials of the Oregon T rail Memorial
Repaired
H untington-M alheur stag e road. Mr. a weeks holiday a t home.
association, of which he is president,
Mayhill was on the job with his
Shoe reparing neatly done cam era shortly before sun-up and Daniel H aylett and Miss Lulu presented him with 97 siver dollars
Downing went to W ilder Sunday. of the limited Oregon T rail coinage.
reports have obtained several excel Mr. H ay lett retu rn in g home Tues
“People of today are advancing in
ROSS PARKINSON
lent pictures. The cattle had been day.
tellectually, hut they ride too much
shipped to H untington from Mid
Nyssa, Oregon
The Sheaville postm aster rep o rts for their health,’’ Meeker said.
“1
vale. Idaho, to feed a t M alheur for th a t the Sheaville office more than
owe my own good condition to plenty
the w inter.
doubled its last years C hristm as re of exercise, tem perate eating
and
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abstinence from alchol.”
Lloyd Owings brought in a load
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of gas Monday with the stag e team.
IRONSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. A. R D itton were
OREGON
NYSSA
New Y ears guests of Mr and Mrs.
Mr and Mrs. Frank Jones and the
Fohn Baltzor.
DcRoes ate Xmas dinner a t the G. R.
E. F. B altzor was a business visit-
■ 9
Between Lawrence Gas Station
Dixon home.
;> Shaving, Hair Cutting
ir in town Monday.
4 -M
and Ford G arage
Mr. and Mrs Floyd W hite
and
Wm Clements
made a business
daughter left Wednesday for G rand
Hot and Cold Baths
trip to W ilder to sell some hogs.
SOLICITS A PART OF YOUR 1 1
I HAVE A FULL LINE OF
view, Idaho, to visit Mr. and Mrs.
The
Jordan
Valley
schools
all
en
Patronage
W
alter
Hinton
during
the
holidays.
Roy Pounds, Prop.
joyed fine C hristm as program s and
Ben R utherford
w ent to Bully
holiday vacations.
: CL E. BERTSCH
Nyssa
Orego-
Mrs. H erbert B altzor and babies Creek a fte r cattle Thursday.
pent C hristm as with her parents
W alter Laurence is helping Bill
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Mr. and Mrs. H aylett a t Sheaville Woodcock put up ice.
On acocunt
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of the long stretch of cold w eather
eturning home Wednesday.
Nieghborhood C hristm as tree was the K e is very good.,
Elm er H unter and Hugh Richie of
-rid at the Masonholder home on
community
ipper Cow Creek. Guests were Mr. W estfall are in th e
and Mrs. L. R Stanford and child- leathering stray cattle. They spent
H. D. Holmes
en, Mr and Mrs. J. A. Ditton and Monday and Tuesday nights at the
C. Klinkenberg
Nothin? but the Rest Quality on hand
family, Mr. and Mrs H aylett and C. Smith and Rose ranches.
Transfer and Baggage
family, Mr and Mrs. A. R. Ditton,
Mr. and Mrs.
C. E Boor spent
PROMPT DELIVERY ;; Mrs. H erbert Baltzor and children Xmas in Fruitland w ith friends and
Mrs Emm a Detrich, Miss Lulu Down relativea
All kinds of hauling ir
ing, A ug Johnson, Neb
Johnson
Reasonable Rates
William H art spent S aturday and
City limits
N. R. V analler, Chas M cIntyre.
Sunday with Fred Locey.
PHONE 3
Louis Rose and fam ily of Califor
Mrs. Emm a D etrick spent vacation
PHONE 15
Phone 5 Nyssa, Oregon ;;
Nyssa, Oregon
week w ith her home folks in Cald nia form erly of Ironside are visit
ing relatives here this week.
well.
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r r r . , N * s s Overturns
a w o m a n Car
HON $917,527 LESS
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Make $14 Per
Skinning Rabbits
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POULTRY SUPPLIES
Custom Cleaning
and Grinding
NYSSA GRAIN & SEED
COMPANY
BARBER SHOP il ii NYSSA BARBER SHOP
MEAT
ON THE OLD JOB t CITY DR A Y LINE
Both Fresh and Cured
H. M. H O U SH
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