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THE C ATE CITY JOURNAL, NY SS A , OREGON. PEP RALLY ENDS SETTLEMENT OF OW YHEE Miss Della Wilton, teacher at Notus, was a week end guest in the Jas. Lane home in the Kolony. BLOCKING THE WAY Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lynde were in Caldwell Monday. VALE-OWYHEE MOURN ! KREUTZER’S DEATH! RECLAMATION DIRECTOR WAS 1RIEND OF LOCAL 1‘ ROJCETS. FATHERED SETTLEMENT PLAN Mrs. Adah Schweizer was hostess to the O. K. K. Thursday. some turks in Caldwell si.et brought top prices. MC DERM II T Geo. Wilkinson spent last week in W. R. Wilkinson was stricken with Winnemucca. Alness while visiting in Winnemucca j C'halmer McCormick of the Utah and he was rushed to the hospital j Contruction company ranch return Saturday. ed home Tuesday from Winnemucca. Ira and Fred Scott o f Jordan Val- | He recently suffered a sprained knee and consulted a docter while there. l e y brought a load of vegetables and Geo. Southerland came from Reno turkeys for s at the Vance ranch { to look over cattle in this section Monday. Fred Scott recently sold with a view to buying for his firm. Miss Evelyn DeBord o f Payette spent several days with her aunt VALE-OWYHEE RECEIVED DE Mrs. Fred Klingback last week. The Vale and Owyhee irrigation SERVING COMPLIMENTS A T rojects lost a friend in the death of The Glee Club of Owyhee school BIG MONDAY NIGHT MEET George C. Kreutzer, 45, director of o f which Miss Opal Ivers is the reclamation economics of the inter leader enjoyed a weiner roast and ior department. He died very sud skating party Friday evening. denly in Washington D. C., Satur Pupils o f advance Owyhee grades day, being stricken while talking to on the honor roll last month: Lau an assistant in his office. rence and William Peutz, Gerald Kreutzer, a native of Shedalia, Vale Club Accepted Secretary Work Rust, Doris Klingback, Eva and Bea Colo., was an official of the recla trie Moultry. Lower grade honor During Winter Month«— Plan mation bureau for four years. Be-1 students. Claude and Paul Elmsberry Renewed Spring Activity fore that time he had been associat Louise and Margaret Klingback, ed with Commissioner Mead and did Marvin and Alfred Moultry. reclamation and irrigation engineer-. (From the Malheur Enterprise) Mrs. Noble Pullen spent Friday ing work both in this country and A joint meeting o f the Vale-Owy- with her aunt Mrs. S. D. Bigelqjv. Australia. hee land settlement association and Wm. Peutz family were dinner He was keenly interested in the the Vale commercial club at the city guests o f Mr. and Mrs. Henry Truel- Vale irrigation project, the first to i hall here Monday night might be son Sunday. be built and colonized under new called a “ pep rally.” There was Fred Klingback family spent Sat reclamation rulings. He fathered splendid representation o f the Vale urday in Caldwell. the plan o f a local colonization 1 community and every member of association and was personally and j Miss Opal Ivers was a guest of the Vale-Owyhee association from Mrs. Lucile Johnston Saturday. officially interested in the Harper j Harper, Ontario, Nyssa and Vale unit settlement which might be ( Mrs. J. B. Smith returned from A was present. called “ Kreutzer’s plan.” Sweet, feeling somewhat improved J. D. Fairman, president and He was here several times and in health. Estes L. Morton, secretary of the was respected a s a sincere and e f Franklin Fry left Thursday for a association, as the leaders of the es ficient agent of the reclamation de teemed group that put over coloniza visit with relatives in his old home partment. His death is mourned by | tion o f the Harper unit o f the Vale in Mount Rose, Colo. many friends in Malheur county. j The play put on by the P. T. A. project, were accorded the honor of of Oregon Trail district was much a standing appreciation. enjoyed as were movies shown by W e stfa ll “ They accomplished a task never the Idaho Powers company. Refresh before accomplished in the history of Japies Fifer came over from Boise j Miss Juanita Bigelow left Wed- ments were served. Ten dollars was Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Scott and reclamation. They settled the Har Saturday to deliver a new Nash nesday to spend school vacation with added to the treasury. son were in Ontario for several per unit before water was ready for Mrs. Joe Stam left Tuesday for a coach to Glenn Mansur, local mail her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. days this week. the land. They served without rem carrier. Jim reported that his moth Bigelow, of the Owyhee. visit in Portland. uneration. It is safe to say the other Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Pierce of Miss Pauline Jobes accompanied Mrs. W. W. Smith, who has been er is improving from a siege of ear units will be settled in the same Payette were visitors at the home of trouble. For three weeks she has Miss Nora Johnston to Emmett for in the hospital in Nampa for sev manner and that all sections o f the her mother Mrs. Lex Anderson . eral weeks, has recuperated suffic been suffering o f a serious abscess the holidays. country interested in reclamation Thursday. Their small daughter, w h o ! iently to be brought home and is ini her ear and it was feared a mas Miss Arnell Jullett o f Sacramento, are watching this project as is the visited with her grandmother ! with her daughter Mrs. Alvon Mc toid operation might be necessary. Cal., arrived the last of the week department o f the interior. It is the for nearly two months, returned It is now reported that this may be Ginnis. and was a guest at the home of Mrs. first project to be built under the with them. Word received from the Harry avoided if she continues to improve. John T. Kircher until Wednesday. new policy and the success of recla Taylor Johnson visited with his McGregor family finds them located She is with her children in Boise. The visitor and Coach Tom Weems mation depends upon successful col Mrs. Blanche Hickman and daugh left Wednesday for at Grants Pass for the winter. Portland to mother in Ontario last Wednesday, j onization o f this one.” This was the Mrs. E. M. Crall visited schools of Miss Gladys Elliott is spending ter Betty spent several days with spend the holidays with college substance of a talk made by R. D. this community last Wednesday. several days with her sister Cora Miss Georgia Hickman at Myrtle friends. Lytle, chairman o f the irrigation Point and this week returned home, J. D. Fairman of Harper was a who is teaching in Bonita. Miss Josephine Bliss left Wednes committee, for the Vale commercial Mrs. day after school to visit until Sun business visitor here Fridny. Ray Elliott and J. D. Smith were coming from Portland with club. Speaker after speaker express Nettie Ingram. They returned Wed day with relatives in Bliss, Idaho. at Owyhee dam site Tuesday. J. L. Lamberson delivered some ed appreciation o f the excellent ser Chas. Gardner, Tom and lone nesday. Wed Art Kessler reports the sale o f a dressed turkeys in Vale last vice of the Vale-Owyhee association. Gardner o f Roswell and Mr. and Mrs. Nettie Ingram of Watson Whippet six coach to John Wood. nesday. County Agent Larson, a de facto Mrs. Claude Gardner o f the Mitch left her son Chesley in the care of Friends o f Charlie Johnson will Miss Thelma Boak went to Cald member o f the board, pledged his ell Butte country were guests Friday an eye specialist at Portland. She well Friday and she was a guest of be glad to hear that his visit in continued cooperation in the de o f the Ted Simmons family in the and her daughter, who was visiting Mrs. Glenn Felton until Sunday. Oklahoma has been very successful velopment program. He also re Kolony. the Fretwell family in Fruitland, Then the Felton family accompanied as word was received that he is now quested commercial clubs of the continued to their home at Watson by Miss Boak and Harold Houston able to walk across the room by county to aid in the request for re W. Bashore, T. T. Nelsen, S. D. Wednesday. Miss ,Maria McElroy, drove to Vale. The visitors were din himself. He is talking o f returning moval o f the ban on alfalfa as the Goshert and others made brief talks who accompanied Mrs. Ingram on ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. In the spring. weevil long since disappeared. [ when called upon by Chairman C. M. the Portland trip, had a pleasant Boak. Mr. Morton, J. P. Dunaway, H. C. Robinette. Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Ilrannock ;* visit Sunday with Mrs. Leslie P. J. C. Alexander family recently were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil ¡: Boyer and others of the association, Percy Purvis told o f the added de Crain in St. Helens. arrived from Turlock, Cal., Mr. liam Ader of Harper Sunday. gave interesting reports of the Har velopment that is to come as a re Friends welcome the return of Alexander coming here to purchase per unit program. sult of successful reorganization of the Mr. Fairman and Frank T. Mor the Warmsprings irrigation district. Mrs. L. K. Bullock, who accompanied land. The family is spending gan, county commissioners, pledged A t the request o f the Vale-Owy Mr. Bullock from Portland Wednes- winter in town, living in the Kim the cooperation of the county court hee board, the Vale commercial club day. She is convalescent from an ex- j berl in residence recently vacated by in continued finanical cooperation in will provide a secretary to relieve tended illness! and after a sojourn of the Avery family. under a Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pratt, new the settlement program. It is good the association o f the expense of several week in Portland business as new property on the tax taking care of correspondence and specialist’s care, she is feeling much comers from Bonita, and Mr. and Mrs. Ashlock moved to one o f the roll and improvements mean reim settlement work during the winter improved. houses the last of the N. E. Taggart and Rev. George Zanmetta bursement a hundred-fold. months. Renewed interest in the Allen Wilcox, C. H. Oxman, W. J. j spring will warrant renewed activ- Ellis were in Payette Monday even week. ing to hear an address given by E. Mrs. Frank Chester took her Pinney, Chas. Flegel, Engineer H .' ity. mother, Mrs. Smith, to Payette Sat V. Stivers. Miss Frances McHargue returned urday where she makes her home last Wednesday from the Owyhee with a son and his family. Accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. project village, where she spent a Romph o f Boise, Wayne month visiting her brother Warren Harold and family. On Monday Miss Mc Romph of Nampa drove over for a Hargue began work in the Sampson week end with home folks. Wayne was here again Thanksgiving and music shop. Ted Avery moved his family to Mrs. Romph returned to Nampa to Burns last week, as he is the assist remain until Sunday. A fter spending most of the sum ant freight agent at the Burns engaged in railroad station. He was recently mer at Cascade while construction work, J. W. Elston re- j transferred from Vale. turned home last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eastman, Miss Sarah Naftger came from j cousins of Mrs. George Ellis, were Salem to spend Thanksgiving with j arrivals from Craigmont, Ida., for a her parents. She was accompanied Thankgiving visit at the Christian by her cousins, Claire and William Why spoil your disposition for the whole day parsonage. Collard. They will return to Salem Young folks o f the Christian En Sunday. Miss Naftpger is attending by trying to start your car these cold mornings deavor plan to go to Payette Sun business college. day evening for a joint meeting with Joe Shatto came" from Fruitland to run your errands, when the Payette Endeavor. Four autos to spend Wednesday with the young will take care o f transportation. A er members o f the A. T. Tevehaugh jolly time is in store. FOR A F E W CENTS A D A Y -------- family. He and his mother and j After a sojourn o f three weeks in brother Merl recently returned from Vale and vicinity, Riley M. Horn Utah and they plan to locate on a you may have a telephone to do your errands, left Saturday on return to his home farm in the Fruitland section. They in Cloverdale, Cal. While here he at are at present visiting relatives j and numerous other time-savin 7 jobs, and tended to business matters in con there. Some years ago the Shatto-. i nection with the settlement of the lived on the Dunaway place near i town. Mr. Shatto died in Utah last estate of his late brother Alfred. It Requires No Starting Mrs. Dick Norman and daughter July, friends will recall. Beverley returned Saturday from Ed. Romph is on vacation from W e are now making up our lists for our mid Ontario after a week’s visit with work in the Bullock garage. He left j Mrs. Jack Burger. Miss Midge Nor Wednesday to visit with his family winter directory. Place your order NOW that man came from Wilder Wednesday in Weiser until Sunday. to spend the holidays with the Nor Mrs. C. C. Mueller, city librarian, your name may appear in the new book. and her assistant Elizabeth Coats j man family. A brief shower Sunday night were in Ontario last Wednorday to | Notify us of any contemplated changes in list brought an end to a cold spell of visit the county library ami see the about two weeks and caused the fine exhibit on display for book ing. temperature to soar to higher week. Beef sold by Herbert Ricker and j marks for Thanksgiving week. Mrs. F. G. Cleveland and Mrs. A. C. Smith last week brought n fairly ! S. Hunt were Boise visitors Wednes good price. The stockmen shipped two carloads last Friday. day. Supt. and Mrs. Howard M. James Mr. and Mrs. George Washburn and daughter Lois left Wednesday arrived from Portland Tuesday to for Mil ton-Freewater to spend the spend the Thanksgiving holiday and holidays with friends. Miss Velma a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. Allen accompanied the .party to Pilot George W. McKnight. Fattening turkeys for the Christ Rock where she is visiting her par ents. Miss Jacqueline Honeywell mas market is the leading occupa went as far as Pendleton, thence to tion of Watson farmers these days, Portland to spend the holidays at according to Lyle Page, who was in town for supplies Tuesday. her home. L E AD ER S 6 E T OVATION See The NYSSA GRAIN & SEED COMPANY FOR FULL LINE OF Dairy Feed, Laying Mash And TU R K EY FEED Phone 26 NYSSA OREGON Little News of Vale D on M . G rah am Î U " The Insuiance Man' Fire Insurance Bonds Notary Public I represent the oldest and best companies in the States of America. United Any policy written by me will meet your contract with the companies 100 per cent. Don’ t wait until the fire chief comes; tomorrow too late. may be See me today and let’s talk your insurance needs over. N YSSA , OREGON Phone No. 53 Box No. 74 GIVE ‘LIZZIE’ A REST---- SHOP EARLY for beet val ues. Convenient ranged. lei ms ar Early (boosing has many advantages - - delvcry may be had when desired. 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