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THE GATE CITY JOURNAL, N YSSA, OREGON LYTLE WINS OREGON SLOPE WATER CASE The case o f Charlie I., Clarence and Henry T. Barker and Kalina M. Smith vs. A. H. Sonner, o f much interest to Oregon Slope farmers, was tried here the last of the week before Judge W. W. Wood. The de cision was that Mrs. Smith was hold ing the contract for the benefit of lands owned by Sonner and that she would be required to transfer same to the owner of the land, and that so long as he complied with condi tions of same he would have the use of the waste water flowing into Shepherd and Coyote gulches. The court enjoined the plaintiffs from molesting the water or the ditches. Robert D. Lytle was counsel for Son ner. E. R. Coulter, Weiser- and O. B. Mount, Baker, were plaintiff’s at- meys. days with her daughter Mrs. Tom Land Company, Lot 6, Block 1, Jam- Newby in Nyssa this week. ! ieson. 5- 22, 29. $1.00. T. T. Elliott, Mrs. Ted Simomns, c . W. Glenn, Sheriff to Malheur Mrs. Susie Johnon and Mrs. Clarence Land Company, SW ^N E V i. W ti- Elliott were in Caldwell Monday. SE»4, NW'A, & EViSW '4, Sec. 27- 16-43. 5, 26, 29. $180.90. OFFICER FLEV.TWOOÜ HERE TO BEFRIEND THE OLD RANGE IIORSB JOHN BOSWELL DIES, WHILE ON TRIP TO ALASKA Fulton Fleetwood, state humane officer for eastern Ore gon, whose jurisdiction covers Malheur, Baker, Grant, Harney, Union, Wallowa and Umatilla counties, was here Friday while on a trip primarily in the inter est o f the range “ fuzztail.” Mr. Fleetwood asks that range horses be provided with feed and water if they are kept up a day or so while loading is in pi ogress. While they are worth but « few dollars on tne “chicken feed” market, they deserve the consid eration due all the friends of man. Fred H. Ritcher et ux to E. W. Van Matre. NfcSEttSEViNEVi, % ’ The recent generous rain was a lif e 1 S tkN E V S E 14N E % , & NW14SE14- saver and averted a dry summer NEV4 A EHNE14NE14 A 8V4SW*4- range. It was reported that snow N E 14. Sec. 6-18-47. 6, 27, 29. $6,600. fell on Buckshire Mt. Rufus M. Dinwiddie et ux to C. C. ACUTE PNEUMONIA PROVES Mrs. Fredricka Hearn, Mrs. Emily | Cannon, SE14 Sec. 8, S14 Sec. 9, FATAL FOR PROMINENT Reid and Miss Donnie Sullivan have SW14 Sec. 10 and SEtt NWV4 Sec. MALHEUR CITIZEN been here to visit with friends and 10-30-46. 11, 21, 27. $10.00. relatives. The latter recently return- C. C. Cannon et ux to Pacific ed from Woodland, where she attend- States Securties Co. SE14 Sec. 8. ed the Holy Rosary Academy, and she expects to spend the summer at the home Sullivan ranch. Geo. L. Phillips, to E. J. Burrough, Leonard Simpson, who was in Nev Tract 62 feet x 87 ft, between Block John Boswell Took Active Part In A good many range . horses ada looking after mining interests, 22 A Block 1, Emison’s add. Nyssa. County Seat Affairs— Mourned are shipped from Malheur Coun returned to Vance ranch Tuesday 6, 4-299. $1.00. By Many Friends ty, as she is listed with more week. Alfred Sheridan et ux to James j horses than any other county in Mrs. Clara Baber, hotel proprietor, Malloy, SWV4SW14, Sec. 14, A ' the state. (From the Malheur Enterprise) celebrated her 70th birthday, when a NW (4NW (4 Sec. 23-26-46. 5, 15, 29. [ large crowd o f friends "surprised” $1.00. • This community was sadly shockeJ In his younger days, Fleetwood was a buckaroo, and so in ad ■■ • by the unexpected death of John -ands o f the plaintiffs and de her. Various games and refreshments Bankofier* dition to his interest as state Marriage Licenses Issued Boswell, aged about 69 years, kindly lenuant lie north o f the Payette- were enjoyed. Mrs. Joe humane officer, he has a friendly Harry N. Falk and Elinor Walker and well liked citizen and oldtimer Oregon Slope irrigation district won first prize and Mrs. John Vaig- interest in the range “ hoss.” ; o f the county seat. A telegram re- S' epherd and Coyote Gulches tra as, second award. Joe Lyons was Falk, 6, 12, 29. Eugene Frank McCart A Retta j ceived Thursday from Anchorage, verse the ditch and they receive a master o f ceremonies. Mrs. Baber is spring runoff and waste waters from the oldest settler in this section, hav A. Cunningham. 6, 15, 29. Alaska, contained the information Classified Advertisement the irrigation district. In 1926 and ing resided here for 60 years con Floyd Marker and Leona Rivers, that he died o f acute pneumonia ig t 29. while on board ship. » He was en- 1927 plaintiffs secured 3 permits stantly. Many friends extend to her PIANO TUNING TIME IS HERE. happy from the state engineer’s office ap the old wish of many more Uva Ira Green and Almeda Dor- route to Fairbanks, Alaska, to en- Have your piano voiced and tuned propriating the waste o f the district days. otha Clark. 6, 15, 29. gage in mining work and left home now. This includes electric cleaning Helping Nyssa to a higher financial plane can only be accomplished by Jackson Creek is the scene of Complaints Filed in Circuit Court only last week, seemingly in flow in these gulches. good Free. A supporting it business interests and patronizing its stores. As these in and treating for moths activity these days. Shearers come A. Robinson et al vs. Napoleon health. In 1912 the district entered into an guaranteed for $6, some terest flourih and expand under local patronage the city as a whole will good job and go, Indian camps spring up over Vincent et al. 6, 11, 29. Recovery on Hig gon John and daughter. Mar- agreement with the then owners of prosper and business will be better fo r everyone. transients would charge you $16. the present Sonner land to the night. The vein and hilarity of wes Account. $94.85. ¡OB' who have been attending college i The boosters o f the town are doing their best to pull its finanical in Supplies for all repair work. Reg tern shearing seems to concentrate at Gladys Long vs. Carroll Colley. 6, ■ effect that if the district would be in Fairbanks, were in Anchorage to terests to the op and improve its credit- but in order to do this the sup 13, 29. Damages. $325.00. held free from any claim of damage this camp. _____________ ____ meet him. port of the public must hold out. If trade is diverted from the home istered player piano mechanic. F. A. A rabid coyote was killed at the which might be occasioned by waste A ll l gj 1 When the sad news came, Mrs. town, his support weakens and all their efforts are likely to be o f little Everett, Resident Piano Tuner, On Simmich ranch, Cone Spring by a water o f the district, the owners Boswell and her daughter Katherine or no avail. tario, May 31 to June 21 Paid. excitement should have the use o f its water in Shell Oil agent. Much Wha a fine thing it would be if every resident of Nyssa would contri was caused as this was the first mad the gulches. Although this contract coyote scare o f the season. i 11C 1U 111 V d . l U J sa|d to be recovering from a major bute just one good strong link to this chain of public support and not was never reduced to writing the E. M. BLODGETT Mrs. Gene Simmich is cooking at _ . _ , 7 . . .. operation. Mrs. John Holly, sister of permit it to be broken by going out of town to make purchases that can parties operated under it until 1926. be made just as well or better in Nyssa. the Baber Hotel. ' ! ! , ° T “ * A Mrs. Boswell, and her husband came Attorney and Counselor at Law Then, Matt Watkins, claiming a ---------------------------- , Caldwell jail Saturday morn.ng and ^ from Adrian immediately and contract to purchase the Sonner land, was captured later in the day by . . . . , .___ . . _ __ __ Practice in all Courts ,, , Merle, an older daughter, accom- OWYHEE WORK PROGRESSING and B. E. Stoutemyer. They meet represented to the district board that Idaho officials and Sheriff C. W. I . , D , B IG B E N D panied them to Baker. with other project :nvestigators in NYSSA, OREGON he was the owner and upon such w ----------------------------------------------------- m i Glenn, was brought to Vale Monday A view o f the Owyhee damsite, Billings, Mon., June 18, and will be An Idaho Power crew at Adrian is j ior safekeeping in the Malheur I John Boswell was bom in Malheur representation the board entered in showina construction progress on the gin their work immediately after. poles for extension into 1 county tagtile. He was arraigned and in 1870. He came to Vale in 1879 to to contract with him, similar to the setting great ,405 foot structure that is to be under his verbal agreement operated under for Big Bend. It will be completed to the I bound over to the grand jury, with serve as deputy sheriff built in Malheur county, formed the JUDGES’ SALARIES LIFTED uncle, Sheriff Charles Boswell. He 14 years. Watkins sold his contract park in time for the 4th picnic and bail fjxed at $2000. cover page picture of the June issue Salem— A readjustment in the sal the remainder o f the line will prob to Mrs. Smith. District Attorney Bruce R. Kestei [ater purchased the drug store. He o f New Reclamation Era, publication aries of Oregon circuit judges, pro In 1927 Sonner started to use the ably be finished by July 20. will file an information under the served as Poatmaster here- and wh«n o f the bureau o f reclamation. The vided by an act of the 1929 legisla June P. T. A. met with Mrs. Frank water on his land. Barkers and Mrs. habitual criminal law, for Tuel - has his ht>alth failed he * ° k UP outslde great high walls of the rocky canyon ture, became effective June 4. The TRUCKING Smith objected and secured a tem Miller Friday, Mrs. Jesse Johnston served three terms in the Oregon work- ‘‘"KafrinK in farmmg and mining, loom out in bold relief. A black hole judge of Malheur, Ilarneyand Grant and and Mrs. Phelan assisting. The porary injunction by reason o f per penitentiary and though but 31 years He was Prominent in Masonic and I. in the bottom o f the cliff shows the counties is in the $5500 class, W. W. featured child welfare mit, from the state engineer. It was program TRANSFERRING , , old has spent 17 years in reform- 0- F. lodge affairs, having been a diversion and spillway tunnell "ready Wood being the present official. Un defendant’s theory that the old articles and at the close refresh- ! stories and jails, it is said. He con- <harter member and a ” ast master ° f to line.” The flooded outer coffer- i der the oil law all judges of the cir contract was for the benefit o f the ments were served. 1 fessed to recent Ontario and Idaho lhe Masonic lodge and past noble dam and the trestle for the lower cuit court received $4000 with $1500 Phone IS and Phone 28 ! I Girl friends of Irene Brumbach grand and chief patriarch of the Odd lands o f Sonner and could not be sev robberies. cofferdam can be seen. addition provided for those in Mult Fellows. ered from the ownership of the land surprised her Tuesday evening with :j: C. KLINKENBERG nomah county. An economic survey o f the Owyhee and that the action o f Watkins in a handkerchief shower. She has gone He is survived by his widow, a son, project will be made by A. C. Cooley: securing his contract was for the to La Grande to finish her Normal All work and no play makes jack I I -l-M -H . I I I I |-H John; and three daughters, Merle, benefit o f land which he claimed to school work. The guests brought re Katherine and Marion, a host of own and not for himself personally freshments. other relatives and friends through Jhe E c o n o m ic a l T r o n tp o r to tl— Bob Peck and the Misses Lucile and that Mrs. Smith acquired no out Malheur county. right when she purchased the con and Dorothy Rogers of Owyhee were tract; and also that the district had dinner guests in the C. E. Peck . It was the morning after the night [H R the right to use and dispose o f its home Sunday. Kinsey M. Robinson, manager o f before, “ T E T * * Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Haworth and the Payette division of the return and surplus water so long as Idaho ,<H did you find yourgelf this they were within control of the dis children were in Boise Friday. Power company since 1927, o f which morningT» asked one wan participat- Mr. and Mrs. C. D. McCullough the Vale system is a part, has been tor to the other. trict. In view o f the fact that in 1916 the district declared the two and Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Peck visited promoted to the general office at i . ,. . . .. T i “ Easily” , was the reply. “ I looked grange Thursday „ Boise, gulches part of its distribution sys Arena Valley his transfer effective June 15. , , . ., ... , „ „ . . . ,. .. under the table and there I was.” tem the court held that the water is evening. He will assist in directing opera- ^ __________________ same was in the control o f the dis tions of the entire property and as ... . . . ___, _, „ r ‘ <1 want to get a novel to read on trict. he will have occasion to visit the var the train— something pathetic,” said ious divisions from time to time, his a woman to a clerk in a book store. business will bring him back to this OW YHEE Real Estate Transfers Recorded “ Let me see, how would ‘The Last ection at frequent intervals. Days of Pompeii d o ? ” asked the Fred S. DeMotte et ux to J. N Mrs. Carl Quackenbush and daugh J. Carl Baldridge will succeed him clerk. Clark. Lot 99, 10, 11, and 12 & 7ft. ters arrived by train Sunday evening as manager of the Payette division. “ Pompeii? I never heard o f him. from Spokane, Wash., and are visit o ff east side Lot 8, all in Block 1 6 5 ,1 " ”tranfse‘rr”e'd'from Bola. Ontario. 5, 11, 29. $10.00. ing at the T. M. Lowe home. where he has been connected with the What did he die o f . Hazel B. Hand et vir to J. E. Mrs. Archie Cantrall and son o f " I ’m not quite sure, ma’am, but I Idaho Power for the past four years, the Big Bend district were callers at Ziegler, Nt4NV4 „ & SE% _ NEt4, _ Sec. _ I during which time he has worked his think it was some kind of an erup- 13; N % N E tt ,eSc. 14- Twp. 16 R .1 K the Klingback home Thursday. will I tion.” way up to the position he The Owyhee ditch broke on the 44, oLt 2, eSc. 18-16-45; EV4 SWVi assume today. Chas. Bradley ranch Friday necessi-; Sec. 5-18-47. 4, 23, 29. $2500. Mr. Baldridge is well known in j 7 tating the shutting o ff o f the water C. W. Glenn, Sheriff to A. N. An- • Vale, as he was manager of the dry- ! ' ’ while repairs were being made. ) drews. Lot 9 and 10, Block 7, R iver-, , _ . . Thelma and Austin McNall are side Add. Ontario. 6, 11, 29. $62.00. «roods department o f the Vale Trad here from Boseman, Montana, and U. S. A. to Chas. H. Chevally, NV4 lng * ore some years a«ro will spend the summer with their NV4 Sec. 20-28-46. 1, 23, 29. Tula Mr. Robinson, here with the new . ; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick McNall J Bull et vir to George McDowell, Lots Payette division manager Wednes- ,, o f Oregon Trail. 118, 19, 20 and 21, Block 3, Terrace Ad day, advised that he will move his ’ ’ family to Boise about July 1. He Miss Opal Ivers o f Vale visited Ontario. 6, 8. 29. $10.00. friends in Oregon Trail last week. Cecil D .Parker et al to Elmer G. expressed regret at leaving this sec Miss Helen Gorman o f Boise visit-! Murray. SV4SHNH, NHNW14, tion, incidentally praising the Vale |.. ed at the home of her parents Mr. N W ^ N E 'A , Sec. 8 NV4. N % S % , community and the recently rebuilt Never in all the history of the stedt— and finishes are modishly and Mrs. Harry Gorman. SHSE'A, & SE(4SWV4, Sec. 17-23- Vale power system, that is now the j ] | automotive industry has a low- smart and lustrous. “ newest and best distribution system ;; T. R. Beers, o f Creston, engineer 141. 3, 4, 29. $400. priced car provided coachwork of MC DERMITT m WELL KNOW N DIMMER Alleged Burglar jj j Vale w ere in Baker> w here Kather*ne ■* City Transfer j; BY IDAHO POWER GO. cThe C h e v r o l e t S i x o f f e r s all the Distinct Advantages of BODY by FISHER County Statistics BAKERY SPECIALS on the consruction works at Harper.' H. E. Kruel et al to G. J. Eller- » t Idaho Power properties.” was somewhat hurt when a rock fell broek. (4 int. SV4 Sec. 27, 16, 47. 4, TAKE TEACHERS EXAMS on him. He came to Ontario for treat- 27, 29. $1.00. ment and on out to the Lowe ranch Crill M. Johnson et ux to J. A. (From the Malheur Enterprise) where he with his two daughter L en -, McMillan, SW*4SE(4, Sec. 22-16-47. The 14 teachers in town for the [ ora and Delva were overnight guests 3, 9, 28. $1.00. annual teachers’ examinations Wed- ' ’ Friday. His injury did not prove s e r -; G. R. Huffman et ux to F. H. Thursday, include, I: M rs .!* ‘OUg- .] / , , n „ ^ r B, vUXL; l L i V i ™ O ^ e r Sandy, W estfall; Mra. E rnes-1:! Frank DeBord family o f Payette 12 13, Block 46, Ontario. 6, 6, 28. ^ DeLeMare Ironside. Migs Vada called at the Khngt>aek ranch Tues- $10.00. . , D Rutherford, Malheur; Mrs. Laura C. day while on a sight seeing trip to Chas. W. Pearce et ux to Rollo C Mra. Agnw, Hon, Crow- the O w ^ ee dam. In the j rfternoon, Fry * ux. Lot 18 Harper Ranch ^ ^ ^ the two families inspected the old Subdivision. 5, 21, 29. $2500. Mrs. Beth Christeson and Chas. C. W. Glenn, Sheriff to M. F. coal mine which has been abandoned Christeson, Valley View; Mrs. Nellie Vilsmeyer, Lot 3 and 4, Block 15, for a good many years. Slajrton, Parma; Mrs. Julia McDon Rain made it rather difficult to put Brogan, 6, 11, 29. $12.00. ald, Owyhee; Eva and Elsie Poole, up hay in these districts. Edward Lyons et ux to J. H. Roon- Fruitland; Ontario; Edith Howe, Rev. Stickney and family o f Nam- ey et ux, N',4NEl4SWt4NW14, Sec. Walter Marshall, Nyssa. pa were dinner guests in the W. W. 9-18-47. 5, 20. 29. $10.00. Smith home Sunday. Geo. P. Green et ux to L. L. Hay- Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith enter- nes. Lot 7, Block 70, Green’s Add. tained at dinner Sunday for Alvon Nyssa ,6, 11, 29. $126.00. lfcGinnia, Henry Slippy, Walter Frank Lynch et ux to L. L. Hay- D r . C . A . A b b o t t , lic e n s e d i Pinkston and Archie and Perry Can nes Lot 7, Block 70, Green’s Add., ¡n O r e g o n a n d I d a h o . C a r - trail families. i Nyssa. 6 ,8 , 29. $125.00. ; Ve r g r a d u a t e . C o n s u lt a tio n Mr. and Mrs. John Hite entertain- w " . “ " " i r i ° r - a n d e x a m in a tio n fr e e . F ir s t ORANGE RYE such outstanding style and quality as the new Chevrolet Six. Wednesnayn and The smart new bodies are built by Fisher, with all the mastery in design and craftsmanship for which the Fisher name is famous. Lines are long, low and graceful— seats are deeply cushioned and luxuriously upholstered—interior hardware is fashioned hy Tern- Saturdays Swan Bakery Nyssa, Oregon H -H -H -F + + TH« Roadster . •++♦++++++■>> ■11 <♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< T he P h a e to n . . ü NYSSA BARBER SHOP Mrs. Joe Minton is visiting a few , ™ " “ '. d o o r w e s t o f b a n k , Chas. S. Harris et ux to Malheur^ Oregon. N yssa. . . . The b ed an T h e Sport C a b r io le « The C O A C H ..*525 « *595 * *675 $ /[ \ r OVD 595 A ll prices f.n.h. factory hUnt. 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