NYSSA, OREGON
Gateway to the Owyhee and
Black Canyon
IRRIGATION
PROJECTS
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
M A L H E U R C O U N T Y 'S L A R G E S T
VOLUME XXIV
NYSSA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1930
NO. 39
ADRIAN BALL
T
NEW SPAPER
NYSSA, OREGON
On the main line oi the Union Pacific
railroad. Junction of the Union Pacific
and branch line to Homedale and other
Idaho point*. Northern terminus of the
recently incorporated Idaho Pacific rail­
road to Winnemucca, Nevada.
FIRST REUNION OF
DEAN FAMILY HELD
E
Defeat Visitors Sunday By Score
Of 5 to 3. Three Way Tie
In League Race Now
N yssa took Adrian into cam p last
Sunday on the local field and in an
interesting gam e defeated the visitors
by the score o f 5 to 3.
The Nyssa boys were able to pile
up 8 hits, while Adrian pounded the
local moundsman fo r 7 hits.
Follow ing is the score by innings:
A D R IA N
R— 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 —3.
H—0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0— 7.
NYSSA
R— 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 x— 5
H— 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 x — 8.
Other Results Sunday:
Jeiser 8, Vale 3.
Wilder 12, H untington 8.
N ext Sunday’s Games:
N yssa at Huntington.
Vale at Adrian.
W eiaer at W ilder.
There is now a three w ay tie in
the league s;art->ngs ,wli •li is as
fo llow s:
W L
6 3
Nyssa
6 3
Vale
6 3
W eiser
5 4
W ilder
3 6
Adrian
1 8
H untington
■» f
First Gathering Of Family In
Twenty-two Years
M. E. CHURCH NOTES
NYSSA DEFEATS
ONTARIO BY
SCORE OF 6-2
J.
Josie J. Blokland. Pastor
Phone 13
Sunday School 9:45 a. m. R. J.
Davis, Supt. Bible classes for
| everyone.
Morning Worship 11:00 a. m.
Members of the Dean family
Fathers’
Day will be observed,
gathered at the home of Mr. and Nyssa's Moundsman Pitches Ex­
with a special sermon and music.
Mrs. Dwight Smith in Nyssa on
cellent Game Of Ball
Reserved seats for Fathers and
Tuesday evening June 17, for a
Daughters.
family reunion. It was the first
Playing the brand of ball that pleases
Epworth League
7:00 p. m.
time in twenty-two years that all
the fans the local team took Ontario into Corrinne Famed, Leader
were together at one time, and camp by a 6 to 2 score on the Nyssa dia­
Evening Worship 8:00 p. m.
was a most pleasant affair. Dr. mond Wednesday evening. Pitching with
Frank Dean and wife o f Osceola, the coolness and finesse of a veteran
Junior
League
Wednesday
Ia„ who were enjoying a brief Frank Kambaud turned the Ontario 9:30 a. m.
vacation in Idaho, completely sur­ batters back with regularity until the
Prayer meeting, Wednesday
fourth when the first man up took one in
prise members of the family here, the ribs and Rambaud erred on the next 8:00 p. m. W. W. Foster, home.
when they arrived for the ocas- batters bunt, placing a man on first and
Choir Practice, Friday Mrs. L.
sion. A bountiful picnic dinner second. Bird, third man up drew a walk Higby home.
was served to thirty-seven guests add the bases were loaded with none out.
Rev. H. S. Hamilton of Boise,
at 8:00 p. m. The following were With Merle Long, the most dangerous was guest at the M. E. Parson­
hitter on the Ontario club, next up the
present: Dr. and Mrs. W. F. fans felt quite low but Frank showed his age this week.
Dean, Osceola, la .; Mr. and Mrs. coolness in working th* count to three and
Several members of the Ladies’
J. C. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. two and then fanned Long with a fast Aid attended the picnic at Vale,
Chas. Hartley, Sutherlin Ore.; breaking curve. Alexander next up re­ on Thursday. They were guests
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hicks, Chi­ tired via the strikeout route and the situ- of the Ladies’ Aid of Vale.
J ation was noticeably cleared. The strain
cago, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl \ was too great however and the next man
The Children’s Day program at
Dean, Dorothy and Catherine, | connected with a single to score two men. the church last Sunday was
Payette Ida.; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bird was caught trying to steal home and appreciated by a large congrega­
E. Dean, George W., and Hazel, and the side retired. Nyssa came right tion. The offering for our stu­
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Remmer, Dean back however and Long connected with dent Loan, was $10.25. ,
his second hit of the game but was forced
Charles, of Emmett Ida.; Mr. and out at second on Hoxie’s roller. Servoss
Mrs. J. B. Smith, Naomi Evans; was safe when the pitcher made a bad
Mrs. Lucille Johnston, George. throw to first and Hoxie went to second,
Dean, Dwight, Paul; Mr. and Both runners advanced on Diven’s sacri­
Mrs. Dean Smith, Deana, Darvis; fice and scored on D. Young’s triple.
Harold Hoxie flew out to end the inning
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fry; Mr. and The sixth was the big inning for Nyssa
The annual school m eeting was held
Mrs. Dwight Smith, John J. and j when successive hits by Creeling, Servoss, at the school house on Monday at
; Diven, Dick Young and Harold Hoxie w hich tim e the annual report was
Clyde.
#1.50 PER YEAR
HELO SUNDAY
JAMES MC EWEN
AWARDED NUMERAL
One Of 20 Boys at State College
Receiving Award.
board of control for participation
in freshman baseball here. He
was one of the 20 boys receiv­
ing this award. McEwen, who
plays in the outfield is considered
promising material for Coach
Ralph Coleman’s varsity next
year.
ANNUAL SCHOOL
ELECTION HELD
Along Memory Lane
EVERY BUSINESS INSTITUTION
IN TOWN SHOULD ADVERTISE
the county.
The Nyssa ball team played a re­
turn game w ith the Star team last
Sunday and were again victorious,
the score being 6 to 11. Both teams
played a good gam e, and the boys
give credit to the Star players as
being a good bunch o f fellow s and
say the games played with Star were
good, clean gam es, and they en joy­
ed playing ball with them.
The Vale team is com ing over next
Sunday to “ w allop” the boys— “ Vale
has a good team and we hope they
can beat us” says one o f the local
players. “ This is goin g to be one
o f the best gam es o f the season so
don’t miss it ;” he said.
making a metropolis but these kind
o f steps are what counts and we hope
to see more made.
Pursuant to the call o f the chair­
man o f the organization com mittee
man o f the organization com. o f the
Owyhee Irrigation District published
in all the local papers last week,
there was a large m eeting o f the
land ow ners o f the district held at
Nyssa, Monday, all five divisions o f
the Irrigation District being repre­
sented. A fter a careful consideration
the follow in g officers w ere unani­
mously endorsed fo r the three offices
. to be filled by the district at large:
Hubbard J. Ward for treasurer, Wm.
S. Rees fo r assessor, and John H.
Forbes fo r collector.
advertisement in each issue.
A stranger picking up
a newspaper should be able to tell what business is
represented in the town by looking at the business
mention in the paper.
advertiser.
This is the best possible town
The man who does not advertise his
business does an injustice to himself and the town.
The man who insists on sharing the business that
comes to town but refuses to advertise his own is
not a valuable addition to any town. The life and
the snap of the town depend upon the wide-awake,
liberal advertising men. It’s the truth.
E
OREGON STATE. COLLEGE,
Entire Community Mourns Passing Corvallis, June 11. James Mc- Work On Tunnel To Start When
Road Is Completed
Of Prominent and Pioneer
Ewen of Nyssa has just been a-
Resident
warded a numeral by the athletic
On Sunday afternoon, June
15th, at 3 o ’clock funeral services
were held for Mr. Herbert James
Ward at his ranch home near
Nyssa. Services at the home
were conducted by Rev. Josie
Blokland of the Methodist church,
with the service at the grave in
The Orange rooks coached by
charge of the Masonic Lodge. Roy Lamb enjoyed a successful
Burial was made in the Ontario season winning more than half of
cemetery.
the games played. They turned
The beautiful floral offerings in four wins and three losses.
and the many friends, who at­ They won from Salem high
tended these last sad rites showed school, Eugene high school, Al­
the esteem in which Mr. Ward bany college and University of
was held by those who knew him. Oregon frosh and lost three
Herbert Ward was born in games to the frosh.
Bury, Prov. of Quebec, Canada,
April 12th, 1856. He was the
son of George P. and Elizabeth
Sherman Ward of Bury, Canada.
In 1880 Mr. Ward came to Ore­
Miss Fay Swan has purchased a
gon. Since then he has resided
new
Tudor Ford Sedan.
in this community. On Novem­
ber 16, 1896 he was married to
J. P. Dunaway and George
Sylvinia McConnell, who died on Ward motored to Juntura Tues­
Feb. 14, 1923. One child, George day evening on business.
accounted for four runs, This ended the read and other business to com e be­ P. Ward of Payette Ida., was
The State Prohibition officer of
! scoring and the game was called in the fo re the m eeting transacted in a very born to this union.
July 20, 1925 Mr. Ward was Salem was in Nyssa on business
eighth on account of darkness.
BUDDIES
IN
WORLD
satisfactory
manner.
The W. C. T. U. met Tuesday
Score by Innings.
A . H. Boydell w as elected a member married to Corinne Maxwell of Tuesday evening.
WAR MEET AGAIN [ Ontario: R—0
June 17, for its regular meeting
0 0 2 0 0 0 0—2
o f the board fo r the term o f three Kingman Kolony, who now sur­
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lynch spent
at the home of Mrs. L. A. Higby.
H - 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -5
years, while Chas. M. Paradis was
vives him.
this week in Boise visiting Mrs.
Devotionals were conducted by
elected clerk fo r the term o f one year.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Hicks, of Chi­ | Nyssa: R -0 0 0 2 0 4 0 x -5
Mr. Ward was one of the best Lynch’s sister.
H -1 1 0 2 0 5 0 x -9
Thbre were no other nominations.
Mrs. Cecil Fetter. Voted to pay cago III., arrived here Friday eve­
known
men of this part of the
The
voters
and
taxpayers
e
x­
our budget immediately. Decided ning for a visit with Dwight
Omer Adkinson, went to Port­
tended a vote o f thanks to tlm school country.
His business interesls
to enter the 4th of July parade at Smith and other relatives and
board, superintendent and teachers were varied. He was a progres­ land the first of the week where
POPULATION
OF
MAL­
Vale with a float. Our president friends.
r the splendid w ork done the past
sive and prosperous rancher and he will receive medical treat­
HEUR COUNTY GAINS fo
Mrs. Jones, appointed the follow­
year, the grades os well as ihc high
Mr. Hicks and Mr. Smith serv-
a pioneer in the sheep industry. ment.
school had but few failures.
ing committee to arrange it. together in the World War and
Soon after his arrival in Malheur
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller of
Mrs. E.
Abbott, Mrs. J. E. this is their first meeting since
Malheur county’s total population
Co.
he
began
the
agitation
of
the
Payette
were in Nyssa Wednes­
increased
from
10,907
in
1920
to
11,-
Doughlass, Mrs. G. Posey, Mrs. the Armistice was signed in Paris
The Eastern Star held their
Owyhee Ditch and with
his day
264, said a report from the Baker
evening to attend the
Myrtle Fetter, Mrs. Mable Higby in 1918
census o ffice Friday. Malheur and last meeting until fall Wednesday brothers was largely responsible O. E. S. initation.
Mrs. A. Fauchier. Mrs. E. Haw­
Henry
H arney counties increased in the last evening. Mr. and Mrs.
for the building of this valuable
kins, The committee will meet
decade while Baker and Grant de­ Schieliler received their degrees.
Mrs. Sarah C. Bower, and Miss
irrigation
canal. He kept up his
CARD
GF
THANKS
Friday afternoon June 20, at
clined in this district.
Refreshments were served after interest in irrigation and was at j Flora Bower, of Twin Falls, Ida.,
Mrs. Higby’s. Miss Vivian Hig­
the social hour.
one time an officer in the O w y- spent the week end at the H. J.
We wish to express our thanks
by conducted the program, which
NOTIC E T EL E P H O N E PATRONS
NOTICE:
Until
October
1st,
hee Irrigation District. He was Larson home, returning to their
was a lesson on Christian Citi— to our friends for their kindness
Forms for the July issue of the tele­ in addition to my
regular
day
one
o f the organizers of the Mal­ home Monday.
and sympathy at the death of our phone directory will close June 20th.
enship.
hours,
I
will
be
in
my
office
Mon­
heur County Bank and has been
Refreshments were served by the beloved husband and father.
F. Schlapkahl and C. 9. Hale
j Please have all contemplated changes in
day, Wednesday, and Friday President of it since its organiza­
Corinne M. Ward, and | listing in by that date
hostess at the close of the meeting.
and family attended the Boise
the Basin Days celebration held at
Bold face listings will be counted un­ nights; other nights by appoint­ tion. He was a director o f
mother, Mrs. M. M. Maxwell,
The next meeting will be July 1,
ment.
Office
will
close
Satur­
less
we
are
notified.
We
thank
you
for
Idaho
Power
Co.
and
had
interests
Mr. and Mrs. George
at the home of Dr, and Mrs.
that place this week.
| patronage.
days at 4:00 p. m. Residence in various other business enter­
P. Ward and clildren.
Abbott.
Malheur Home Telephone Co.
Mrs. Celia Haag, sister of Mrs.
phone 25. Dr. C. A. Abbott,-adv. prises.
Mr. Ward was baptized and C. M. McIntyre, of near Nyssa
confirmed in the
Episcopal died suddenly Wednesday morn-
church and maintained his mem- inK June 18, at the McIntyre home
From the Gate City Journal of 10 and 20 Years A go
( bership in it until his death. He at the age of seventy-nine years.
was also a member of the Mas­
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Thompson
20 Y E A R S AGO
10 Y E A R S AGO
onic Lodge. The death of this , left Monday evening for Spokane,
One o f the b iggest social events of
pioneer'is a great loss to the where they will spend their vaca­
A m on g the new houses started this
the past week was at the home o f week are Jas. Lew is’ cottege on
community and his host of tion. Their duaghter will return
Mrs. Sadie Crockett on Friday, June Third street and Em ison ave., and
| friends.
11th, where a miscellaneous shower Archie Sinclair’s residence on north
with them.
He is survived by his wife, one
was given in honor o f Miss Merle First St.
Marion Klinkenberg returned
Leuck who will becom e the bride o f
son, George P. Ward of Payette;
No business man in any town should allow a news­
The Commercial Club is proving
Mr. Tom Johnson during the month more alive every meeting and that it
Friday
evening from Olympia,
two grandchildren Herbert James,
paper published in his town to go without his name
o f June.
is doing things. A t the m eeting last
and Mary Agnes; three brothers, Washington where he spent his
and business being mentioned somewhere in its
A b ig time was had by the Masonic Tuesday evening Vice Pres., Lock-
Charles Henry of Bury, Canada; vacation. He was accompanied
lodge on Monday evening, M aster wood presided in place o f Dr. Goeltz
John
Alden o f Nyssa; Arthur by his parents Mr. and Mrs. C.
columns.
This
applies
to
all
kinds
of
business-
Mason Degree, refreshm ents, an dvis- who is out o f town. E. M. Blodgett
!
Wellington
o f Prairie City and Klinkenberg.
and
J.
H
ouscly
were
voted
upon
and
general stores, dry goods, groceries, furniture dealers,
itors from Vale and Ontario were a
two
sisters
Sarah Jane Hunt of
became members o f the club. C. C.
part o f the evening’s pleasure.
J. W. McDowell of Twin Falls
manufacturing establishments, automobile dealers,
Hunt’s and J. J. Scott’s applications
Laconia, New Hampshire and Ida., visited at the home of his
The heavy rain which poured down were read and w ill be voted on at
Harriet Boydell of Nyssa.
mechanics, professional men, and in fact all classes
daughter Mrs. B. Frost over
in this vicinity yesterday caught the next meeting.
The sincere sympathy of the Sunday. Mrs. Frost accompanied
many o f our ha ymen with their hay
N yssa is am ong the select. She is
of business men. This does not mean that you should
community is extended to them him to Twin Falls Monday and
down, the dam age done will not in any to have a moving picture theatre and
hare a whole or half or even a quarter page ad in
in their loss.
w ay near com pare w ith the good it and vaudeville house. This is per­
j will spend the week there with
has done to the farm in g interests o f haps only one step farther towards
each issue of the paper, but you should have an
i relatives.
W . C. T. U. MEETING
AT
VOTE FOR COD-
They are now concreting the
shaft at the dam and excavating
and concreting in the fault zone.
All work is concentrated in this
district.
The Connelly Co. have moved
now into their permanent camp
at the mouth of tunnel No. 1
and they still have work to do
on their road before they can
start actual work on the tunnel.
The Shae Co. have started work
on the open cuts.
McGaffin is making progress
o f about eight feet per day.
They are working one shift, and
when they start working two
shifts they will make about 20
feet per day.
A carload of horses was ship­
ped to Portland by Charles Share.
The work of oiling the road to
Adrian has started, County and
State machinery is arriving daily.
Judge Wood returned from
Cannon City last Friday where he
had a five weeks Jury session.
Mrs. C. A. Brown and her
daughter Lillian of Boise were
the guests of G. R. Swan Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Seits are
rejoicing over the arrival o f a
baby daughter born June 6th.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Graham
of Vale, assessed Nyssa Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Dr. John E. Long and wife of
Salem, arrived in Nyssa Tuesday
afternoon and are visiting at the
J. T. Long home.
Mr. Cameron, special agent of
the United States Fire Insurance
Co., was in Nyssa on businesa
Wednesday.
J. Meyer has been busy the
past week tearing down some of
the old buildings on his lots back
of Caldwell’s store, which certain­
ly improves the appearance of
that part of town.
Miss Merle Sterling of Payette
returned home or Saturday after
spending a week with her grand­
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nordale.
Mrs. Hattie Rogers of Big
Bend is very ill at a Boise hospi­
tal. She is suffering from a
ruptured appendix.
Mrs. F. R. Scott and two chil­
dren returned Sunday from a two
week’s visit at the home of her
brother in Westfall.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartley and Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell, of Southerlin
Oregon, drove over Monday for a
few days visit at the J. B. Smith
home and with other friends.
George Phillips purchased a
General Electric
refrigerator
from Idaho Power Co., and is
having it installed this week.
The Judges, Sheriffs, District
Attorneys, Traffics officers, East­
ern Oregon officer Cooperation
A contest to select a lady for the God- Ass’ n., held a banquet at the noon
i dess of-I.iberty to take part in the Big hour Monday at the Moore Hotel
4th of July Celebration at Vale is now
at Ontario and the afternoon
j on. A ballot box and list o f candidates
session at the City Hall.
will be found at the Nyssa Pharmacy.
,
The Rebeccas held a meeting
last Thursday night and a report
on the Rebecca Assembly held in
Portland was mado by Mrs. Fow­
ler, who was • delegate. After
the report, a big feed was giver.
The St. Paul Guild will meet
Wednesday afternoon, Juno 25,
at the parish house, Mrs. Diven
Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. Crawford
and Mrs. Dean 9mith are hostess­
es. All members and friends are
invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bristol of
Arcadia, Calif., stopped at the
Frank Morgan home Thursday
snroute to Oak field, Wis., where
they will spend the summer.
They continued their journey on
Monday.
DES OF LIBERTY
LOST Somewhere in
hill between
Nys»a and Vale, 2 old medium aized bay
mule*. One with sore shoulder, and
other with a notch in top of ear. Will
probably come out at Vale, Ontario, -or
Arcadia and be together. Finder pleaae
notify me at my expense.
Reward.
Phone 72F5,
R. J. Davia, Ny»»a, Oregon