NYSSA, OREGON
Gateway to the Owyhee and
Black Canyon
RRI CATIO N
VOLUME XXIII
P R O JE C T S
THE GATE CR
NYSSA, OREGON
JOURNAL
On the main line of the Union Pacific
railroad. Junction of the Union Pacific
and branch line to Homedale and other
Idaho point». Northein terminus of the
recently incorporated Idaho Pacific rail
road to Winnemucca, Nevada.
MALHEUR COUNTY’S LARCEST NEWSPAPER
NYSSA. OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 21. 1929.
NO. 40
DEATH OF MR. TURNER
BRIEF LOCHI HND PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Vivienne Becker has ac
cepted a position with the Jour
nal anti bids fair to become a
valuable addition to the staff.
Among her multitudinious duties
11.50 PER YEAR
Mrs. Tom Quinn of Horseshoe
Bend, Idaho, is visiting he aunt,
Mrs. C. C. Cotton of Kingman
Kolonv and also the G. R. Swan
family, former friends at Horse
shoe Bend.
Miss Eulalia Shafer has return
ed home from Buhl, Idaho, where
she has been teaching the last
year.
David Noah Turner died at
Nyssa June 17, 1929.
His
death was a shock to his many j
° f newsi?athering
Engineer Powers of the Engi- w‘ d bc
friends.
Mr. Turner
was' L. A. Higby returned Sunday
and
we
ask
the
friend» of the
in
San
neer News, published
county, Iowa, ! from Salem, Or. He took a load
born in Tim
Journal
to
assist
her in every
Francisco, was looking over the
December II, 1851. He left ,of furniture J o Salem^for ^ Rev. : ¿ ^ " t a f t h e ' O w yhee' dam- way
* a
paper
Iowa with his parents April Hurt, who
A
write-up
will!
Fred
LaFollette,
who
has
been
site last Friday.
editor
and
business
manager
of
15, 1853. They arrived in alao brouRht a ,oad of furniture appear later in h.s publicat.cn
Mrs. F. E. Walker and two
sons are here from Spaulding. Dr. Mead Authorizes ’ Con
Cables Being Strung and Douglass county, Oregon, O c - back with him for Mr. Coffee at The Misses Iva and Ava N olt!the JL0U,rn,a‘ for J tbe P“ ‘
of Parma were guests Tuesday !months' left Tuesday for Caldwell, Idaho, visiting Mrs. Walker’s par
struction of Black Canyon
Machinery Placed in Po tober 30, o f the same year. Boise.
where he has accepted a position ents, Mrs. W. F. Shafer of Nyssa.
of Miss Vivienne Becker.
same year. In 1891 he m oved j Mrs. Dewey Burton was an
| wit the Caldwell News-Tribune.
Project Reservoir; Dam to
Ï0 BE AWARDED
IÏ TIME
sition for Construction of
Dam Foundation and Wall.
Construction on the big Owyee
dam is rapidly gathering momen
tum and will soon be going with
full steam ahead, according to
Frank T. Morgan, secretary of
the Owyhee Irrigation district,
who returned this week from a
visit to the scene of operations.
A cableway is being strung
across the canyon and securely
fastened in concrete at each end.
This cableway will serve as a
track for the tram cars used in
conveying concrete for the dam
foundation and wall. The very
latest machinery is being used by
the General Construction in this
this work and rapid progress will
be made in actual construction
work as soon as excavation work
has been completed for the foun
dation. The diversion tunnel is
completed and soon the river will
be turned out of its channel, leav
ing the damsite bare, when work
o f excavating for the foundation
will begin.
Another event that is being
looked forward to with much
eagerness is the awarding of two
tunnel eonti~cts, which «.’.'ill be
let next month. One o f the con
tracts will call for a tunnel three
and a half miles long by 15 feet
in diameter. The other tunnel
will be six miles long and nine
and a half feet in diameter. This
will be the fourth longest tunnel
in the United States. The long
tunnel will carry water to the
Gem Irrigation district near
Homedale, while the short tunnel
■will carry water to the Mitchell
Butte division, Kingman Kolony
and Dead Ox Flat. Mr. Morgan
estimates that it. will require
three years to complete the long
tunnel.
CHAPTER CLOSED FOR
SUMMER VACATION
The 0 . E. S. held their regular
meeting Wednesday eve. After
the business meeting the Snatara
work was put on and Mrs. Ray
Chapman was taken into the or
der. Mrs. Dick Tensen gave an
interesting report of her recent
visit to the Grand Chapter, fol
lowing which the local chapter
was closed for the summer vaca
tion. A social hour and refresh
ments of ice cream and cake was
then enjoyed.
WINS LAWSUIT
Attorney T. S. Becker and
daughter Vivienne returned Sun
day from a week’s stay in Em
mett, where Mr. Becker appeared
as attorney in a lawsuit.
The
suit was a case in which a fruit-
raiser had sued the Pacific Fruit
& Produce Co., and involved the
question of whether or not a cer
tain lot of fruit was sold to the
company on consignment or
on
straight sale. Mr. Becker
represented the fruitraiser and
secured judgment in his favor
for 11100. Delaney & Delaney
o f Boise appeared for the defense.
a
SUNDAY DINNER GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan
entertained at Sunday dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Brumback, also
their son Joe Brumback of Pen
dleton.
BOISE ON JULY IS
Notice—In the future I will
Attorney T. S. Becker
to Harney county and has! Emmett visitor Wednesday,
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W‘1S a I Fred is a good newspaper man have some good Saturday Special
business visitor in 1 arma lues-
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Furnish Power to Owyhee.
and Nyssa s loss will be Cald every Saturday. Take advantage
lived in H arney and Malheur
Mr. and Mrs. Artie Robertson
well’s gain.
counties ever since. He was and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cooper
of this. Norris Variety Store.
The friends of Prof. John
for
a
10-
Albert Cook, who has been vis
married to A lice Tuliis April le^f Nyssa Wednesday
Mark Bates, mayor of Apple
day fishing trip in the Bend coun Young will be glad to learn that iting in Vale and Nyssa, left Mon
Bids will be opened in Boise on
Valley and a veteran newspaper
13, 1885.
This union was
he
has
recovered
from
his
recent
try.
day for his heme in Shelton, man of Idaho, was an interested on July 16 for the construction
blessed with six children, four 1 Miss Edna Dennis, who has illness and is attending summer ¡Washington.
of the Deadwood reservoir dam,
He took Donna
spectator at the “ big doing” at
and ^
back
o f whom are dead.
M rs.1 been ill, is back to work in the .school at Corvallis.
according to telegraphic advices
with him to the dam celebration.
Saturday Special Ladies Silk Spend the summer.
received in Caldwell last Thurs
Rachel Lynch o f Nyssa and bank.
Dad Powell and wife are leav
Bloomers, 89c. Norris Variety, „
,
Mrs. Lizzie Brooks o f Parma,
Riley Horn spent a few days,
J
Ray Mendazona is proudly ing for a two-months visit with day. A message to J. H. Lowell,
sporting a new 1929 model Buick their daughter May and son secretary of the Gem irrigation
Idaho, and Mrs. Edna E. in Nyssa recently and was a n P ^Ie’
district, from Congressman Bur
interested
spectator
at
the
big|
The
L.
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L.
club
will
meet
at
coupe.
Thompson o f Portland sur
Harry in Hammond, Indiana. It ton L. French brought that word
Owyhee dam celebration on the the home of Mrs. Iiene Gilchrist
Fcrd Zutz and Jim Smith of has been 20 years since Dad Pow
vive him. Also one son by
as did another message from U.
12th. This celebration was o of f ; Wednesday
vvecinesciav at
ai 2:20
z:zv p. m. Mrs. Vale were business visitors in
ell left there and he has only S. Senator Thomas to Attorney
first marriage.
more than passing interest to Setter has charge of the meeting Nyssa Monday.
been back once.
! Alfred Stone of that city. The
Mr. Turner passed away at Riley> as he ran cattle in the and
provide ways of trans-
David
F.
Graham,
in
charge
of
Frank Reberger left Tuesday latter message read:
the home o f his daughter, oarly’ days at the Hole-in-the portation.
Bank of Nyssa, was in town Mon for two weeks vacation along the
“ Department has called for
Mrs. Rachel Lynch. He leaves Wall, where the dam will be lo-
The Misses Marie and Olive
day.
coasG
bids for construction of Deadwood
to mourn
m ourn his death three cated, and has seen the country Hunter, Dorothy Cook and Betty
The many friends of Miss Fay
The St. Paul’s Guild will meet reservoir to be opened at recla-
brothers and two sisters__ develop from a wild an primitive Tensen left for Coaves. Oregon,
Wednesda.v,
June 26, at the Par- mation office, Boise, July 16.”
condi-¡Sunday,
where
they
will
attend
i
Swan,
efficient
stenographer
at
efete
Phebe Harry o f Coquette City, ffate to ‘ ts prc8enJ
All members are
Decision on the part of Dr.
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: tion with a town o f several hun- the Episcopal church school fo r ' E. M. Blodgett’s law office, were ish House.
Or.; Ida McMinny of Sisters in dred inhabitants with an lhe 12. days.
, considerably alarmed Monday at urged to be present and bring Mead, reclamation commissioner,
Deschutes county, Or., John ;convenjence3 0f a modern city,
to proceed with the construction
Mrs. C. A. Abbott and Miss the appearance of that young their friends.
T urner o f Kurneville, Wash., Cathleen Clarno arrived on Fri- Verna Thompson left this week bld* s countenance. Its swollen
The Nyssa city council went to of the Deadwood dam was ar-
Joseph Turner and J. A. T ur day from Walla Walla to visit for LaGrande, where they will aPPearannce led to the belief that Caldwell Wednesday in regard to riveed at last Wednesday, when
a settlement was reached in BoLe
¡attend summef school.
They sbe might have been engaged the new Nyssa sewer system.
ner o f Riverside; tw o daugh- hergrandpaienLs.
a
fistic
encounter
with
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relative to the Lee Bunch mining
F. R. Marshall spent a fe w :wil1. have charge of the Arcadia in
ers, 11 grandchildren and six
Jack Dempsey, but inquiry dis
claims.
Settlement was made
days this week with Payette during the coming school year.
great grandchildren.
closed that she was the victim of
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,
. with the claimants for $15,000,
Dick Tensen''and family, ac-|
rs. . . A . Boydell and Mrs. A. aRer cancellation proceedings
Funeral services were held 1 friends’ returningr on Saturday’
¡an attack of neuralgia. A visit
companied by J. J. Cancelmo
H. Boydell were hostesses to 15 j against the owners of the claims
in the Methodist church W ed- ' Mif Agatha Walker left Thurs-
to Portland for the week, i10, ? ' - , " ? rcott's dental parlors members of the O. E. S. Tuesday bad been
,
day for lwin Falls, Ida., to spend motored
r
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relieved the young lady of her
held up for two days
nesday. There were
many the 8ummer with re|atives
Larry E. Haynes went to Salt 18Uffering.
afternoon. A very
\cry pleasant
pleasant af
aI* I while a parley was going on. Or-
beautiful floral offerings. The, IvIrs. Abe Vaughn and son left Lake City on buL css Friday and
ternoon was . spent.
Various iglnally the Lee Bunch claims
, „
i Whoopee! New Records in.
sermon was given by Rev. Wednesday for Salem, Or. She returned Monday.
games were played, Mrs. Frank were valued t t $600,000. but the
C. L. McCoy was a businessi
f° r $L ° ° ’
N° rris Variety T. Morgan winning the prize. A fina, sett,ement was made on a
John Carver. Interment was has been visiting for the past
delicious two-course luncheon was basjs of one.fortieth 0f that
in Ontario.
month with her parents, Mr. and visitor in Boise Tuesday.
Nyssa went up a notch in the' Sheri IT C. W. Glenn and dep- served at the close of the after- amount
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Mrs. J. T. Long.
No further obstacles being in
Mrs. A. D. Prior, former owner ladder in baseball Tuesday eyen-!uties raided a houst‘ on the Quin‘
[of the Nyssa Cafe, is here from ing when the home team beat the!by ranch> 0CCUPied bY Chas- fiel-
the path of Deadwood construc
The Owyhee dam celebra- Salt Lake looking after business Adrian team 9 to 4 at the local |knap» Tuesday night A quantity
tion are now apparent and it is
ball park. This puts Nyssa sec-iof m(5onshine is reported to have To the Honorary Members o f the assumed that work on the dam
tion on June 12 was a huge'interests.
W. C. T. U .:
will be underway before the sum-
success. It was managed by
When you have read all on ond in the league, Ontario being been found and Mr‘ Relknap was
n the lead.
j taken to Vale for trial.
As we are Requested to send in mer is over. It’s cost will ex-
citizen com m ittees and Nyssa this page turn to pages 6 and 7,
For Sale—One all white Hot j Mr. and Mrs. F. U. Mic’ m-Ison our budget by July 1 ,1 am tak- eeed $1,000,000, it is said. Ac-
where you will find a lot more
is quite proud o f their cooper
good live local news, as well a Point electric range, 3 burners and Mrs. Hazel Usrey of Caldwell ing this liberty to ask you to hand cording to Frank T. Morgan,
ation. It was a higely suc number of advertisements it will with right hand oven. Phone J were pleasant callers at the Jour- in your dues, as this seems to be secretary of the Owyhee Irriga-
cessful and enjoyable affiair. pay you to read.
10.
j21-tf !nal office Saturday. Mr. Mich- the only way I can reach you all. tion district, with headquarters
Many form er residents re Rev. and Mrs. Rider and Rev.
Harold Hoxie drove the Doyles !atdson
editor of the Caldwell We need your support in this at Nyssa, the reclamation service
family
through
to
Yellowstone
j
News-Tribune
and Mrs. Usrey work, not in dollars only, but has promised the Owyhee district
Paul
Iverson,
who
have
conduct
newed old acquaintances and
park
and
into
Montana.
T
h
ey
''3
a
bneotype
operator.
need your prayers in the work, the use of the surplus power
ed
Adventist
meetings
here
until
many new ones were made.
left
Wednesday
morning
and
in-1
Tom
Nordale
and
Fred
La-
[etting you know Pard° ” me for when the Doadwood dam is com-
The committee pleads la ck ! re^ently’ haven um,°1ved to Ya,e’
pleted in 1931. This will amount
tend to be home in two or three Follette were business visitors in
Mrs. [j ^ Hawkins
of experience as apology fo r Lervkeg for a few weekg
weeks.
'OntarioFriday last.
I
Treas. W. C. T. U to about 3500 horsepower, Mr.
imperfection in the program
, Morgan said, and will be diverted
to the project pumping plants.
and hope that the mistakes of
The district will get the service
of this celebration may be cor
for about one-third of the amont
rected in ensuing years.
it is now paying, and the water
The receipts were approx
from the pumping plants will be
imately 8800 from the various
used to irrigate the sagebrush
concessions,
with
slightly
lands to the west and south of
Nyssa. The Owyhee dam and
greater expenditures for the
laterals will be completed in 1933,
program
carried
forward.!
Mr. Morgan stated. This will
This is an excellent showing
j give the pumping plants cheap
and we hope we may do as
power for two years prior to the
well and better next year.
time that gravity water reaches
The committee wishes to
lands.
ENTERTAIN 0 . E. S.
CELEBRATION SUCCESS
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NOTICE
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thank the public personally
and collectively for its cooper
ation.
The Committee.
GREATEST PICTURE
OF YEAR COMING
TO DREAMLAND
CARD OF THANKS
We wish by this means to ex
tend our sincere thanks to the
many kind friends for their help
and sympathy during our recent
bereavement and for the beauti
ful floral offerings. Also to those
who assisted at the services.
Mr. and Mrs. James Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Lynch
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Thompson
and family.
Mr. Joe Turner.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brooks
and family.
F
A k in to L yin g
Flattering of others, anti boasting of
ourselves may he referred to as lying;
the one to please others, and puft
them
with self-conceit, the other to
gain more honor than is flue to our
•elves.
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f TH E S H O W B O A T IS R O U N D I N G T H E B E N D / *
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f A M E D N O V E L . IN C I R C L E S : T i W U L A f f i A L A P tA N T E .
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t i e m i EMILY m z P D Y r r P A k !’ ,Y .*■.>» HAWKS. «sufO TlS H A R L A N
« C A P T ’N
H rtW K S .
“ Show Boat,” Universal’s gi
gantic super-talking picture which
will open at the Dreamland
theater, Ontario, on Sunday, June
23, is an adaptation of Edna Fer-
ber’s best selling novel, of the
same name, and has been com-
¡bined with the high lights of
Ziegfeld’s musical comedy “ Show
Boat.” Laura Laplante, Joseph
Schildkraut and Otis Harlan,
head the cast of the screen
version which was directed by
Harry Pollard.
For Sale— Thoroughbred Fox
Terrior Pups, well marked; the
kind that catches your gophers.
Wm. Peutz, Nyssa.
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