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THE CATE CITY JOURNAL, NYS9A, OREGON OWYHEE IRRIGATION TOWN COUNCIL MEETS DISTRICT MEET LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF ■l' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 M "H-*-H-44444 44 I 1 4 4 4 H i l l M 4 4 4 I Fe b ru a ry begins th e ye ar for tba Owyhee Irrigation District a n d a t t k e i r The Caldwell Elk» L edge will be hoste re g u la r m eeting Monday nig h t B for W F, Meier ot S e a t t l e Monday Gushert waa sw orn in as n t w d irec tor F e b. 13. An excellent p r o g r a m with Tne board was organised for tbe com- eome excellent surprieee in i t has been ing y e a r with J J. Saraain, President, prepared j Bruce Kegter, A t t y and F r a n k Mur The erection of a m odern home en gan. Secy, South T hird S t r e e t for Jeae Thompson | The following resolutions were draw n will begin in the n e a r f u t u r e George in be half o f the Board to voice thei appreciation for the effoits of E. Brinson c o n tr a c t i n g same Van P a tte n ; FO R S A L E - A P P L E WOOD, 16 in W H E R E A S E C. V a n P e tte n h a t $10.00 a cord deliver, d S H E E P M A N - made se veral trips t o W ashington, U UKE. well rotted $1 00 a yard deliver, C. and o th e r points and has represen ed L. A, Higby, Phone 62 n26 4t ted the D istrict before the D e p a r tm e n t of th e In terio r and com m ittees o f Con The local telephone office looka all g re ss in m a t t e r s leading up to the e x dressed up a f t a r the r e e e n t renovation. ecution of c o n tr a c ts with the United F re sh kalsomine paint snd nsw lino leum aresorae of the new improvements. S ta te s and the Owyhee Proje ct, and In aecuing a p p r o b a t io n s t h e i e fo r e , and Try Honey Tor colds. has expendad very largely of hia time The change of the L ib erty T h e a te r and energy in prom oting the p ro je c t i took effect F e b ru a ry 1st, G rove r C every way possible, and the Board of Knight of Caldwellaueceeding Mr Leigh D irectors feel t h a t a g r e a t deal uf as db n a g s r Mr K n ig h t purchased c redit is due Mr Van P e t i s n f o r tbe the M sjeatis T h e a te r a t Ontario, the results so f a r accomplished; BE IT RESOLVED By >he Board of Nyasa, Wilder and P a r m a shows and will run the chain in connection with D irectors of the Owyhee I r r ig a tio n D iatriet, t h a t Wa reeognise and w hia A d erie an T h e a te r a t Caidweli. g r e a tly a p preciate th e good work done FOR S A L E —E ig h ty a c re s good land by Mr. E C. Van P a t te n in fa rtk e riR g with Seventy inch a w a t e r (36 shares th e intereata of the District and of the Owvhea Ditc i Stock) close to Nysns. Owyhee P roject as a whole and the Alto, 40 acres, unimnroved, close in large a m ount of tim e ai d en erg y de Address, George H BoJflih. Malhuer vo ed by him te the work for th e de Oregon. d2'4 velopm ent of the e n ti r e community. Directors: J. J. Saraain, Pres. Work on the c o tta g es on W est Main S, D G oshert S t r e e t being erected bv Brown Bros, R. J. Davis is a d v a n c in g steadily. S a c retary ; F r a n k T. Morgan J. A Cole haa moved his Jewelry- Store from the Spier Bldg, a cross the s t r e e t In a se ction of the Sw an Bakery Bldg. This is an idaal I-cation fo r Mr The com m ittee who m anaged the Oola and he is now ready for business successful Band d inner given Wednes in his new location. day evening a t the Commercial rocma Mrs, W. H, K in g of Pendleton ia in w a n t te thank the public for their won Nyasa for a s h o r t visit a t th e home t f d erful cooperation in m r k in g this one of the m ost successful affair* e f the her da u g h te r, Mr. C. L McCoy. seasen Sid Burbidge a tte n d e d the A m erican The a tte n d a n c e was all t h a t was to Legion m eeting a t O n ta rio Tuesday be e xpsa te d over tw o hundred people evaning. e s tim a te d to have been p resent and Mr and Mrs Dallas D u -c a n are liv « general good lime was eojoyed. The proceeds win b amounted to about $75 ing a t the Wilson Apta. will go to the N>ss< Band P A Lea ham has s t a r te d the erect- The dinner which th e ladies s ta r te d io l of a new house on N o rth 6 l h s tr e e t. to se rve a t 6:S0 lasted until 8 o ’tlock this week. a f t e r which the Band ga v e a Concert •H -H l'4 4 4 4 444H -4-4-W -H -î~H H -! 4 4 4 4 41 4 4 4 4 4 4 I » t » 4 4 « » 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 W A N T E D —H e a r f r o * ow ner Ranch for aale. S ta te cash price, partleulare. D. F Bush Minneapolis, Minn. f24 B e rt Alford of H u n t i n g o n re ce n tly purchased the Strode Building fo rm er ly occupied by the Cooper Produce Co. the deal waa made th rough th e Nyesa Realty Company, Rosa Parkinson has J u s t completed a t hia place of business on E a s t Main St. me u n ting a head of a buffalo, a fine specim en and a work of a r t. The work was d ne for a d ru g g ist of Ontario. The neighboring town of Adrain e n jo yed the new lights recently installed when th e power was turned on for the first tim e S aturday night | _ N a w is your ehance te a ssist the Ju n io r Ladies Aid when they ho'd th e ir candy ana receipt book sale tomorrow, S a tu rd a y 11th a t 'h e Com mercial Club ‘ rooms. The girls will have an a sso r t m e n t of home made candles to suit the t a s t e of everyone and the re c e ip t bo<<k would be an acceptable addition to any house wife. Services will bo held a t P a r r is h Hall Sunday. Feb 12, th e Rev. John Richard son in c h a rg e Mesdamea H arry H u n te r ar.d H D. Holm a w ere Ontario ahoppera S a t u r day last. W. L. Edward s ia now ope rating the Coty Cafe and reporta a good trade. Bide w ere opened Tueaday by the reclam ation for building aeven milea ef fence along the railroad r i g h t of way to the damaite. A, R. Millar purchased the p ro p e rty opposite the depot kuown ae the Kid- neigh property, the deal being eon su m a te d t h is week. Mr. and Mrs. C. McCoy a tte n d e d tbe A m erican Legion and Auxiliary m e e tin g Tuesday evaning ut Ontario. Mias Lucy Thompson was one out of t h ir ty to receive the bachelor of science d gre e a u th o r 's d a t the J a n u a ry ees- sien of the board ol r e g e n t s a t the U n iv e r s'ty of Oregon, Eugene. Rtluea »tick lam known by many Nyesa people alio received bachelor of eeianee oe. *r«a The City Council m e t in r e g u la r acs alon Monday evaning with a full board praaent and Mayor Francis in tbe chair. A n u m b e r of m a t t e r s of im portance earn* up for consideration and were sa tisfactorily disposed of. A num ber of applications for building, totaling $3620.00 in a m ount war* read and granted, F irs limits ware e xtended from Third s t r e e t t* F i f t h a t r e e t for one half block deep on each aide of Main S tr e e t. An ordinance prohibiting th e build ing of crossings over e-dewalki or in stalling oil tanka along side of main «trea t w ith o u t permission of the Coun ell w as read and adopted. This ordi nance i* de signed t o p r s v a n t the install ation of any m ore fil'lng sta tions on Main S t without th e c onsent of tbe Council An application for pe rm it to opaa pool hall in th a Strode building appo site tha postatfice w as refused, as tha. ordinance governing auch m a t t e r s lows only one pool hall for every 600 in habitants, and with two already estab. liahed th e lim it is reached An orde r for the p u r c h s s e o f a macb ine for driving piping un d e r s t r e e t * wsb made, the sa m e to coat $50 This will do aw ay with th e ne cessity of dig g ing ditc hes across the s t r e e t and in ju r in g the surfaaing. The Council received notice t h a t if they would have the m ars h al lock the poatcffice door a t 10 p. m . t h a t tha lobbv would be l e f t open until t h a t hour for conveni-nae of patrons and the m arshal was duly instructed to do •o. H e reto fo re the outer door has been locked a t 6:30 p. m. A num ber of minor m a t t e r s were a! so considered. BANDDINNERASUCCESS NYSSA WOOL POOL SOLD The Nysaa Wool Pool for the coming lip, handled hy J P. D una w a y, was sold tha l a t t e r p a r t of last week to A Koahland & Co. of Boston, Mass for the record price of $6 i o n t ( a pound bringing to the producers for t h e i r aa tim ated clip of b e t w e r a 650,000, and 700,000 pounds 4260,000 00, L a s t se a so n ’s clip sold for 83 cants showing a gain o 2 cents pe r pouno this y e a r and a one c ent more than an} pool told so f a r this season. sm fe r ■ • , i 'f"'- - 1 mi - NOW YOU CAN HAVE A F arm Lighting Fixture Completely Installed Free of Charge on Pole or Build (L ing where no Additional Wiring Ia Required for only —and on Easy Terms of 1 DOWN . . $ 1 A MONTH We m ake this speeial offer in order t h a t ev ery f a r m e r who haa a leetric service o” hi- f a rm m ay have a well lighted f a rm yard. Yard lig hting e lim ina tes the u n e er. t a i n t y —the stu m bling ove r tbe misplaced plow or a m o m entarily fo r g o tte n m ac hine —re su ltin g from lea v irg the lig hted bouse or barn and going out into the da rk n ight. Don’t overlook this splendid op p o rtu n ity to g e t one of these fixtures Tbe cost is very »mall and anyone ean afford to have tbe convenience of a well lighted yard be. cause of the low term * offere d—$1.00 down and $1.C0 a m onth. This efficient fixtu re consists o f u l . f o o t gooreneck b-e cke t of J inch pipe with grooved p late t h a t fastens on pole or building and a pa nca ke type rt f la e t o r with porcelain dipped, w a ' e r p r r o f a ta r i bowl, wbitu inside and gre en outside, d e s ig n .d for 150 or 200-w a t t lam p Telephone or w rite any Idaho P ow er Com pany (to r e or oflica for u r e p r e s e n t a t i v e to cull on you. E L E C T R IC SHOP IDAHO POWER COMPANY “Luckies never cut m y w ind”say s Billy Burch, Captain o f N. Y. Americans’ Hockey Team ul can’t afford to take an y chances w ith my p h y sic a l co n ditio n . T h at’s w h y I stick to Luckies. In addition to the pleasure I get from their fine flavor, they have never a i t my w in d to an y no - ticeabledegree.FinaU ly, I never suffer w ith s u d d e n c o u g h in g which m ight be very d a n g e ro u s fo r m e when there’s a scram * ble on the ice. ’ éé It's toasted N o T h ro a t I r r i t a t i o n - N o C o u g h . NYSSA REPRESENTED An invitation has been e x te n d e d to Nyaea to s e n d a r e p r e s e n ta ti v o t o Wash ing ton D C. to a tte n d a conference to be held Feb. 14 and 16, to di»cues the se t tl e m e n t and f a rm developm ent of the new projects. Tha post office at N yssa is soon to F r a n k Morgan e x p e c ts to leave this be enlarged and aom pleta'y renovated evening a s a r a p r e s e n t a t i v s from Nyssa T he plans call for additional room to be added on the south side of the pres NEWS FROM EUGENE e n t office and tbe e n ti r e portion which T he following received from Mis» i> now in use will be a work room for J u a n i ta Bigelow conveys new s of tbe the office force. T hree tim es as many meeting of N y sasite i wbo a re away at. boxes as are in use a t t h e p r e s e n t time tending school: will be added to t a k e care of t h e in “ Mother s a d the r e n to f u s w a r a very creased demand of th a trad*. Gao, p leasantlysurprleed l a s td a t u r d a y even B iin a o n w ill begin work immediately ing when Marjo Cowan and H erbert and e verything will be in raadineas by Jo nes who are a tte n d ng eehool here at March let. the University e f Oregon, eccompan This is ane of m any improvement» ied by F ra n k Bherwood from the O A tak in g place in Nyssa called on us a t our bom s on Celum NYSSA POST OFFICE TO BE ENLARGED - The Cream of the ^Tobacco Crop bia s t r e e t in the evening F ra n k , who wee M a rjo’a g u e s t d a r in g h i s stay here in Eugene, had come over with a large delegation to see the b y ske tball geme The County I n s t i tu t e of tn e W, C betw een the tw o schools This game T U. is p-istponed until Feb. 21, owing is alw ays tbe m ost exciting of tbo -es- ’o the illness of the County President, ■ m because of the traditio nal nv a ly Mrs. E C. Bingham of Ontario. betw een tbe two schools. T h e N y - s a W . C. T. U. m e t Tues» Mis* J a u n i ta Bigelow has been e le c t day Keb. 7th a t t h a h e m e of Mr*. Margaret Klinkenbarg. A vote wa* ed end duly initiated to Pi L ambda taken to give Mrs. Higby $16 toward T h e t a , National Honorary Lducet o r hor t r ip te Portland to a tte n d tbe al Society. National Conference which is being held th e r e t h r 14 and 16 of this month FOR SALE The Volunteer C apta ins turned in the Five heed of g e n tl e work horses, dues collected and we a r e now sending age 6 to 12. w e ig h t 1800.1700: 1 spring t h rec -fn u rth s of our old m em bership tooth ha rrow : 1 spike tooth harrow fees. T here was a lively discussion 1 walk ing plow: 1 nsw double pulver*. about the w e lfare work recently taken a er: 1 K e ntucky gra in drill with seed up by th e W. C. T, U and a t pre sent a tta c h m e n t, nearly new: 1 two boise Mrs. H igby ha* full charge. Tha m eet fresno: 1 bay wagon: 1 shovel plow: 1 ing adjourned end t h e hoatesa served five tooth c u ltiv a to r : a bout 200 lbs. refre shm e nts. selected seed corn, grow n in 1926: 1 The following five m em be rs of the Hoover Vacum C l e a r e r : some harness J oe KoOP. 7th and $-.h grads* c o n te ste d ' o r the and many o t h e r articles. silver medal given by tha W. C. T. U, M an , one h a lf tnila South of Dunaway Siding. Thursday, Feb. 0 h: W. C. T. U. NOTES H ow ard F o s tr r , J a m e s L aa te a m , ♦4444444444444444444444444 Irene G ilch rilt E m m a Allen and E rnest Hawkins. I he medal was won by How ard Fos ter witc Irene Gilchriat a close second, AUCTIONEER FRANK P1ERSALL Tha live-wira a a l e s n a n . GIVEN A SURPRISE A p l e a s a n t su rp rise was tendered Farm and Lireatock a Mr. and Mrs. P u t s T ensen Wednesday evening when a bout t w e n ty five of Specialty their friend» g a th e r e d in honor e f their Call a t my sx p s n s a for da te s t h ir t y fifth wedding a nniversary. No 1 help with the ad v ertis in g t program waa followed, j u s t a social Cali F r a n k Piereall, P l e n a 11J 2 good tim e and singing e f oldaongs sup P a rm a Idaho. plied the evening e n t e r t a i n m e n t . A R e f a r t n e a e ith e r bank in P a rm a. lovely gift was presented th e happy couple by th e i r frieds Those who an ♦ 4 M 4 4 4 » 4 » M $ M $ M $ M M m I joyed th a evening baeidea Mr. and Mrs Tensen were Mr. and Mrs. Jo* Starr, John S te m . Pa te S te m , Dieb S t a s , For Salo—160 acres lend in th e Blsck G a r r e t Stem, G a rre t Groot, Dick Groot J a k e VanTwisk, Z, Davidson, John Canyon d istric t, a few miles from Nyssa. Price $800. A bargain. See K abkabek, and Dick Tensen. A BARGAIN ¿« •real affUa. OWN YOUR OWN HOME A small payment down, balance like rent. WE BUILD ANYTHING OF BRICK, CRETE OR LUMBER CON Cabinet Work, Window and Door Frames, Cupboard Doors WE FURNISH YOUR PLANS FREE See Us for Prices ACME CONSTRUCTION CO. Geo. F Brinson, Mgr.. Nyssa, Oregon THE ROSEBUD Lunch Counter Fountain Pool Tables PROMPT SERVICE-GOOD TREATMENT YOU WILL LIKE US f C. A. ARTHURS, Prop. m h * ..s i, Chiropractors Dr*. R. P. and Pearl M. Bradford, licenaad in Oregon and Iduho. C a rv sr graduata*. Consultation and e x am in ation free. F if te e n yeara r*-i-*»sful practice In the s ta te . F ir st door west e f ba nk, Nyssa, Oregon. w t* , i ■■ A >s h » Japan’, Many Island» The errhlpi'lngo „I Japan constat* ■ f «Iv I it rio» lund* with ninny ban- of ...» II i.i. E. M. BLODOBTT A tto rn ey sod Caunreller e t Law F r a d i c e in all Covrt* Nysaa. Oregoa,