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N YSSA, OREGON Q A T E W A Y T O TH E OW YH EE AND B LA C K C ANYO N IRRIGATION PROJECTS THE GATE CITY JOURNAL VOLUME XXVI. NO. 16 MISS BLOKLAND SEEKS MORE FOOD FOR CITY NEEDY TEN BASK E T B ALL TEAM S VIE FOR T R O PH Y O F 4-DAY SNAKE RIVER TO U R N A M E N T IN BUSIEST AND FASTEST G R O W IN G TOW N IN OREGON INVESTIGATE - LOCATE NYSSA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1932 NYSSA, ONTARIO AND EMMETT WIN VALLEY NYSSA, PREGÓN ON TAR IO . W elfare work is progressing very satisfactorily In Nyssa with the passing of the winter season, ac cording to Rev. Josie J. Blokland, chairman. Food and clothes have been distributed t o needy ones and the program has had the support of the entire community. “There has been a heavy demand for potatoes and beans,’ ’ said Miss Blokland. “ and our supply at the parsonage is exhausted. I f someone has an over supply of potatoes, dry beans, or apples, we could make good use of them.” Contributions for the needy may be left at the Methodist parsonage. $1.50 PER YEAR STATION SHIPS On Juntura Road 439 GAOS FROM NYSSA IN 193 Dynamite Blinds H i w a y Laborer V IC T IM IS UNDER TR E A TM E N T A T BOISE VETERANS’ H O SPITA L; RELIEVES BROTHER OF BLAME. Another accident marred unemploy ment work on the Central Oregon highway near Juntura Friday when Tony Biggl. Baker employe of the state highway department, was almost blind ed by an explosion of dynamite. One eye is gone and the other is seriously injured. Biggl had set a charge of dynamite when his partner, working only eight feet away, placed a match to his fuse. Stepping unconsciously near the part ner’s charge as he hastened away from his own lighted fuse, Biggi was struck in the face by a mass of rock and dirt hurled by the explosion. He was rushed to the hospital in Baker. SHOWS G A IN OF 137 PREVIOUS YEAR, CARS OVER W H ILE M OST STATIO NS SHOW LOSS IN 1931; SPUDS AND ONIONS INCREASE. AINSWORTH BREAKS ARM; ROAD MEET JAN. 21 DELAYED Malheur county Is interested in the meeting of the state highway commission that has been post poned from January 21, to February 4, because the last stretch of the Central Oregon highway. 6.3 miles between Peach and Juntura. and three bridges across the Malheur river in the Juntura vicinity, have been advertised for bids at that session. The meeting was postponed until February because J. C. Ainsworth, chairman, could not attend Thurs day. He suffered «. broken arm in a fall. H. O. Smith, highway engineer, also stated that he would report to the commission on the feasibility of the I. O. N. cut-off at the Feb ruary meeting, according to Sam Ross of Jordan Valley. TUNNELS MEET UNDER EARTH LAST EVENING T. E. C O NNO LLY C O M PANY BORES IN T O SHEA TUNNEL TO E X CAV ATIO N ON 3.5 FIN IS H MILES OF OWYHEE DIVERSION T U N N E L Joseph Sherman, 35, is at the veter ans' hospital in Boise, suffering from While reports coming in from most of No black, rocky wall marks the end of serious shotgun wounds in the abdomen, the fruit and farming sections throug- Tunnel No. 1 on the Owyhee Irrigation and his younger brother William Sher out the country show a decided de project. Since last night, when T. E. man. 25. is being held In the county jail crease in carlot shipments last year as Connolly Company tunneled Into the on an open charge as a result of a against those for 1930. rail carlot ship completed excavation on the J. F. Shea shooting fracas that followed a party ments from the Nyssa station show a company contract, there has been 3.5 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nel gain of 137 cass, according to W. T . miles of electrically lighted tunnel with son in Ontario Sunday morning, Posey, agent. no blockade of earth in between. j The elder Sherman, a world war vet Nyssa shipped 439 cars of produce In Completion of the Connolly excava eran, declared that “ the kid did not 1931 and 302 cars In 1930. Receipts In tion brought the two sections together mean to shoot me,” when he was ques creased to a record-breaking volume in perfect alignment, under about 600 tioned. through construction of the Owyhee feet coverage. I t was reported today Sheriff C. W. Glenn stated Monday dam and totaled 1798 cars. that the two sections were o ff but a that no charge had been filed against Cars forwarded in 1931, follow: corn 1, thousandth of an inch. In other words, BOWDEN FRACTURES L E G , RE the younger man and that authorities grain 1. wheat 34. mill products 4. mer they came together in a perfect line. SORTS TO F IR S T AID AND RIDES were awaiting the outcome of the shoot F R A N K T. M O RG AN IS PRESIDENT chandise 81. wool 4, apples 42. prunes 37, Connolly excavated the upper half, ing, a turn in Joseph Sherman's condi JOHN W ATAG O SUFFERS BROKEN running from Owyhee reservoir, and OF F IR S T T A X CONSERVATION potatoes 79, dressed poultry 3. onions 27, TEN MILES TO NEAREST RANCH. tion. cattle 33, hogs 8, horses 17. mixed live AR M AND SEVERE CUTS WHEN Shea completed boring of the lower half It is reported that the shooting took ; G RO UP IN M ALHEUR COUNTY. stock 12. sheep 31, miscellaneous 25— a week ago. The contractors have been T R A IN CHASHES *INTO FORMS. place in Sherman’s home after the total 439. Forwardings In 1930 were; at work since April, 1930. Arock— (Special) —Walter Bowden, party. A fter helping Nelson carry the wheat 70, dried fruit 1, hay 11, mer Tunnel No. 1 Is 16 feet 7 inches in stockman of the Jordan Valley country, injured man into the house, young Prompted by the recommendation of chandise 4, wood 2, apples 34. other diameter and will have a capacity of slipped on an icy rock while crossing the Sherman went home and left his gun Governor Meier in his tax conservation fruit 35, potatoes 17, poultry 1. vege When the train that runs to Owyhee 1,840 second feet of water, carrying the creek in Owyhee canyon Friday and and escaped down Snake river in a program, property owners met in On tables 6. c attle 19, hogs 9. horses 18, Dam crushed into some concrete forms entire supply for the Mitchell butte fractured his leg above the ankle. He boat. He was arrested at the home of tario yesterday and organized the Mal livestock 9. sheep 48, miscellaneous 18— at Shea camp Wednesday morning, the unit in Oregon and Oem unit in Idaho. was looking after his cattle when the ¡Dolly Hunt near Payette by Sheriff heur County Taxpayers league. Frank total 302. wreckage carried John Watago, a lab Concrete lining will follow excavation. accident occured and was ten miles Glenn and Walker S. Walker, state T. Morgan of Nyssa is president, Rex Last year there was a big increase In Receive Elevator Bids orer, about 20 feet. His right arm was from the nearest ranch house, the trooper. Ontario 14, Nyssa 15 Marquis of Vale, vice-president; and potatoes, onions, apples and poultry. Bids have been received on the com broken and he sustained many painful Nyssa hoopsters edged out Ontario Jenkles place. Virgil B. Staples of Ontario, secretary- Carlot receipts In Nyssa last year bined freight and passenger elevator cuts about the head and body. W ith commendable presence of mind, 15 to 14 in a breath-taking game in treasurer. were: cement 1251, gas and oil 69, coal MRS. THOMPSON Dr. J. J. 8arazin, project physician, for the Owyhee dam, according to New Ontario last Friday night. It was a good Bowden made splints of willow sticks The executive committee will include 192, livestock 42, wood and lumber 141, was summoned and he took Watago to Reclamation Era. O f the six bids sub IS INJURED ON fight and either team’s game from the and bound his injured limb with his 17 members, with two representatives grain 2, construction material 74. ex the Ontario hospital where he is said mitted, the lowest was received from first to final whistle. Hatch was high belt. It was a painful climb to the top of TOBOGGAN TRIP from each of the three towns of On plosives 14, potatoes 6, stoneware 1, to be recovering. Montgomery Elevator Company of point man for Nyssa with 8, while Sch the hill where he had left his horse and tario, Vale and Nyssa and one from apricots 1, baskets 5— total 1798. Moline, Illinois. took 6 hours. Bowden rode to the Jenk weizer made 7. Sager, Boor, Keizer and each of the fourteen farm communities While tobogganing near Weiser last The elevator will C06t about $9,000, re Foster played good ball. The second les ranch. Dr. W. W. Jones of Jordan into which the county is divided. Wednesday night, Mrs. Jess Thompson ported C. A. Betts, of the Owyhee of ARREST OF TRIO string defeated Ontario 18 to 12. The Valley was summoned and after treat FARM BOARD AIDE Upon the motion of Laverne Anawalt, fice. sustained a painfully wrenched back line-up included: Williams. Lakey, ment Bowden was removed to his home HITS CRIME W AVE; and Internal Injuries, from which she delegate from Jordan Valley ( the com at Owyhee Springs ranch. Eighteen Spencer, Siets, Marshall and Butler. HOLDS MEETING OF Is now recovering. She was hurt when munities of Arock and McDermitt were OTHERS SENTENCED hours elapsed before the injured leg was Welser 19, Nyssa 24 the sled left the trail and struck a included. An Incomplete list of mem GRAIN GROWERS Saturday night Nyssa defeated Welser set. However, Bowden seems to be doing bers of the executive committee, fol rough spot. 24 to 19. Nyssa making about the best nicely. The accident marred an otherwise lows: Jordan Valley, Mr. Anawalt; Mc Sheriff C. W. Glenn arrested Chas. Little Albetia Larrusea is suffering appearance of the season, according to Pieter Tensen, director of the Moun Flock, Francis Knox and Kenneth pleasant coasting party for Mr. and Dermitt, Joe Bankofier; Harper, John fans. Schweizer made 15 points, adding an attack of appendicitis. Mrs. Thompson, Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Medlin; Juntura, Jas. Jones; Vale, Ed. tain 8tates Seed Qrowers' association Kaufman Friday for the alleged theft of More snow is falling in this vicinity. to his well established reputation by Norcott, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Boydell. Charles, Rex. Marquis; Ontario, W. E. for Malheur County, presided at M on hogs and calves, a radio and other Dr. W. W. Jones was visting patients making a series of spectacular field Lees. Mr. Staples; Nyssa, Pieter Tensen, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wilson and Mr. and goals from long distance. Nyssa’ s second on the project this week. Mr. Morgan; Arock, C. E. Lanning; Big day’s meeting of grain and seed grow valuables reported missing of late. I. T. Newell and Steve Regan o f the Mrs. Famh&m Sills. team played another good game, de Bend, E. H. Brumbach. A complete ers in Nyssa. R. O. Larson, county Some of the articles have been recover Ontario Oraln company and D. L. feating Weiser 18 to 11. Lakey and Belts Davidson of the Welser Feed and Seed list will be published in The Journal agent, also assisted with the meeting. ed. VALLEY VIEW WILL tied with 4 points each. LONG LEADS IN company purchased the business and Orris Dorman, of the Federal Farm next week. A special session of the grand Jury COYOTE CONTROL Merchants expressed as much interest Board, stressed the fact that agriculture was called Tuesday, when the case was property of the Nyssa Grain company HOLD APRIL SESSION from A1 Thompson and S. D. Goshert in in the organization as did farmers, ac Is strong in efficient production but and two indictments made. a sale closed last Saturday. OF P.-T. A. COUNCIL Winter or summer, Robert E. ’’Pud" cording to Mr. Morgan. E. C. Van Pet- weak In organization. He stated that in considered John Reece of Nyssa is a member of the Mr. Newell, manager of the firm, an Long continues to hold the lead in pre ten, one of the large taxpayers of the dustry Is 80 per cent organized, labor grand Jury. nounced today that the company Is Valley View school has invited the datory animal control in eastern Ore county, declared that the tax rate on 60 per cent and agriculture but 33 per Mrs. Mabel Hess, convicted of pos Malheur County Council of Parent- gon. Long killed 16 coyotes and 4 bob his property had increased three and a cent. In efficient production, agricul session of liquor, was sentenced to one adding new equipment for Increased e f Teacher association to hold the April cats in December with a total of 20. half times since 1915. Other speakers ture ranks almost as h'gh as. industry year in the penitentiary. I t was her ficiency in grinding feeds. "W e like the meeting there. The invitation was ac James Wadman of Crook county was were Commissioner J. D. Falrman and and labor. In marketing. Industry Is 95 third offense. Bertha Green was fined Nyssa country,” stated Newell, "and we per cent efficient, labor 65 per cent and hope to merit the good will of patrons cepted at a meeting of the executive second with 13 coyotes. Senator J. D. Billingsley. 1375 and sentenced to 15 days in Jail. and new friends.” Stanley Q. Jewett, leader, is urging The next meeting will be held Feb agriculture but 30 per cent. Adrian-- (Special to The Journal) — committee in Ontario Saturday, attend The case of State vs. A. Wilcox of He stated that pleas for relief of agri Mr. Thompson Is remaining with the A rollicking Irish play, “ Nora, Wake ed by delegates from Wade, Kingman care in placing poison for coyotes. ruary 3, in Ontario. T o date 30 members culture are not a new thing, but became Jordan Valley was thrown out of court grain company while Mr. Goshert will U p !" in three acts, will be presented by Kolony, White Settlement, Oregon “ Never place poison on any range with have Joined the league. an issue 28 years ago when Roosevelt's Thursday. attend to other Interests In this com out the knowledge and consent of the Kingman Kolony Parent-Teacher asso Trail, Ontario and Valley View. The trial Jury was dismissed last Fri "Country Life Commission,’ ’ made a re munity. Mrs. Bruce R. Kester, of Ontario, owner,” said Jewett. “ Never put out ciation next Friday night, January 29, day until January 25. according to port which might have been written to at the Kolony schoolhouse. There will state vice-president, made an Interest more bait than you expect to be picked day. Today's "Agricultural Marketing Frank D. Hall, who served with others be music by the Kolony orchestra be ing talk, explaining plans for work in up by coyotes." 12TH BIRTHDAY Act,” Is a step In the right direction, during the January term of court. this district. It was decided that a tween acts. OF PROHIBITION said Dorman. He quoted Senator Borah round table discussion of P.-T. A. ob Mrs. Maurice Judd Is director. The BIG BEND SCHOOL who stated that only a third o f prices CELEBRATED HERE jectives would form the basis of the cast includes: Bridget Honors (Nora) paid by consumers went to the produc SHEEPMAN OF W ILL STANDARDIZE Calahan, Dorothy Kaylor; Carlyle Col program for the April convention. er. He defended the stabilization activi Prohibition is 12 years old. In cele Among those present from this vici eridge, Oscar Schaffer; John Coleridge. ROCKVILLE DIES bration of the birthday of the temper Mrs. Clark Enos, wife of an Adrian ties of the Farm Board. Glen McGinnis; Danny Mlllens, K en nity were Mrs. J. B. Smith. Mrs. Rob Big Bend—A pleasant evening was Reed Moody, Nampa, president of the ance law, the Nyssa W. C. T. U. gave a neth Bach; Mrs. Edmond Edmonton. ert Overstreet, county president, Mrs. spent by all who attended the party at merchant, and daughter Lois narrowly __ . . Wm. J. MacLeod. 57, of Rockville, In delightful chicken dinner Tuesday Mrs. J. C. Ritchey; Edmond Edmonton. Ralph Haworth. Mrs. Frank Miller. Mrs. Wsde school house FViday evening, in - the Jordan Jordan Valley died yester- T h e ^rade“ and”ln t ^ a the present status of the ' Mountain i™ vaney country, a.ea yesier- night complimentary to the teachers of Max L Thomas; Kate Schwartz, Miss Conrad Martin. Mrs. R. H. Brumbach, grid Ahoe and Claude Eachus won first their ™ °* f „ ^ ^ " e l l M te ' States Seed Growers He stated that ^ V a CaldweU hospital. He was a the Nyssa school at the home of Mrs. Mrs. Frank T. Morgan. Mrs. Chas. Sch prizes at bunco. Ellen McConnell and deep drainage ditch near Roswell. Miss Agnes Johnson. growers may organize as a subsl- bachelor and Is survived by one brother Leon Hlgby, president. Members of the Funds are for the benefit of the P.-T. weizer and Miss Harriet Ahearn. Chas McConnell, low score. The pro Enos suffered a scalp wound that nec diary to the grain association and oper- MacLeod of Caldwell. W. C. T. U. assisted. The dinner was essitated 14 stitches and a fractured A. Admission Is 10 and 25 cents. School ceeds will be used for standardizing the MacLeod, a native of Scotland, locat- delicious. right thumb. Mrs. Enos sustained a less ate under a similar plan. children will sell tickets in the Kolony school. C. M Beaumont of Kingman Kolnony ' « » ‘n the Rockville section a number of A pleasant feature of entertainment and tickets may be secured in town at BIG BEND GRANGE Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Phelan were In serious scalp wound and severe shock. is director for the Snake River Grain ¡years ago and had become prominent in was vocal music by a male quartette The women were taken to the Dale the Nyssa Pharmacy. Caldwell Saturday. Growers cooperative association. He was [ the sheep business. He was a member of composed of Stanley Mallett, Steve ASKS NYSSA CLUB Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Enos were Cald Mesdemes R. L. Haworth, T. A. Miller Robertson ranch, near the scene of the Instrumental in the establishment of the Masonic lodge of Silver City and and Lowell Cox of Ontario, David TO FEBRUARY MEET and E. H. Brumbach attended the ex- accident, and the doctor was called. the well visitors Wednesday. station at the Nyssa Grain com- Masons will take charge of funeral ar Gaffney of New Plymouth and Claud Mrs. James Galloway went to Boise -------- ecutive meeting of P.-T. A. at Ontario They are confined to their home but are rangements. Snyder, pianist. They sang several sel improving. Miss Enos is a freshman in | P»ny last year Thursday. She returned Saturday even C. E. Peck, master of Big Bend Saturday. The funeral will be held Sunday In ections. Nyssa high school. Miss Irene Brumbach of White ing with her mother Mrs. Latta, who grange, invited the Nyssa Commercial Caldwell. Mrs. Hlgby announced that Nora Mrs. Enos and her daughter were on IRONSIDE TEACHER was here till Sunday. club to attend an open meeting of the Settlement spent the week end at homel Belle Skeins, school girl of Juntura, had Mrs. Cecil Pond was a guest of her their way to Sunday School in Roswell Mrs. J. W. Gibson and little son Don- grange in Big Bend February 2. Mr. Mike Dragich had a narrow escape won the county and state prize In the GIVES HARD TIME aid of Big Bend were callers in the D. Peck and E. H. Brumbach, Big Bend mother Mrs. Betts at the Zittercob when the accident occured. last Friday when his car ran o ff the W. C. T. U. essay contest lost spring T. Holly home Monday. farmer and candidate for county com- home Saturday. PARTY FOR PUPILS highway near Vale. He was not hurt and that Oregon had taken two out of Mr and Mrs. Charles Purdy were SHEEP LAMBING The school greatly appreciates the misisoner, were guests at the Nyssa club three national prizes. She anticipates but his car was quite badly damaged. generous donations for the hot lunches ; meeting Monday at Schwelzer’s Cafe, Nampa visitors Thursday. that Nora Belle Is one of the two Ore BEGINS IN COUNTY Ironside—Miss Opal Ivers. teacher. A business meeting of the Park board that parents have been sending. ¡Eighteen were present. gon winners In the national contest. was held at the Welsh home Monday ■------- | returned last Wednesday from Vale A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Posters made by school children deco- evening. Early spring lambing is under way in { where she was called my her grand- Ttller yesterday afternoon. Mother and 1 rated the living room. Oames closed the T. A Miller was in Ontario Saturday. many camps in the Nyssa section and mother’s illness. 8he has about re- baby are reported doing nicely. [evening. A number from the Bend attended [throughout Malheur county, stockmen covered. Saturday Miss Ivers gave a the “ States Banquet" at Roswell and [report. Early lambing is finding favor j hard time party for her pupils at the j thoroughly enjoyed the supper and j because these lambs usually command , home of Mrs. Omar Presley. ' program. a better market price. Last year the Mrs Frank Elms of Unity visited Mrs. 1 A statewide survey of cost of d a iry ; reeling are yield per cow. size of herd I c E antl E H Brumbach at' June market was higher than the July H. C. Elms Tuesday Wednesday the The tended the commercial club dinner at and August prices. I [ladies ladies motored to Brogan and visited production discloses that the dairy en and amount o f pasture available. ___ __ Lambing Is reported underway in the Mrs. F Smith and her mother Mrs Ber average cost per pound, all regions con- Nyssa Monday, terprise gave an average return of more sidered. for cows producing under 200 Miss Frances Peck returned home camps of Jack Mendizona, McConnell tha Carlile. For the first time In the history of outside guardian; Mrs. Pinkerton, chap than wages for all work and 5 per cent pounds of fat was 46c; for those pro- Saturday from a week* visit at Owyhee Brothers. John Stringer. Tuesday Mrs W. R. Lofton gave a Mike Hand shower for her grand daughter Mrs Nyssa Rebekah lodge, a daughter Miss lain. and Lem Wilson in this vicinity. on the capital Investment. The survey. 0” er' ^ p o u n d s ’ 29c" It was also <iam Mrs. Phoebe Hunter was relected cap Pete Presley of Jamieson Among the 1« Myra Clendenlng of Apple Valley, in by the Oregon Experiment Station, cost- found that on farms Ie3S thall guest* were Mr and Mrs. Bert Law-1 stalled her mother Mrs. Mattie Clen- tain of the drill team, while Mrs. Hunt- ARC AD IA NEWS ered the year ending April 1. 1931, and w cows ^ average cost was 50c while rCTlce ^ VaJe and M rs. Orville Nlchol denlng in the chair of noble grand. In- ler, Mrs. Beam and Mrs. Cook were el- Arcadia—Clyde Long cut his hand ODD FELLOWS RETURN was just released. ____ on those farms carrying over 20 cows MASON’S CHALLENGE of Jamieson stallatlon was conducted with b eau -1 ected trustees for one year. Mrs. Sophia while killing turkeys recently and in in Malheur county 30 dairymen are the a e cost waa 39c ------- Coy Wise is hauling alfalfa seed to tlful and impressive ceremony last [ Root is retiring noble grand. fection developed. He has been suffer cooperating in the survey by supplying __ TV . . . . . . the necessary data to coat enumerators study reveaU that on farms ing severely. Odd Fellows have accepted the chal- ironside by sleigh. It will be trucked to Thursday night, Mrs Vemena Beam. A fter installation, lunch w u served, ; Mrs Minnie Pinkerton, Mrs. Bailie | who visit them once each ____ year where under 20 per cent .. of the . feed ------------ ___ _________________ . „ . was . Mrs Cora Newton returned 8 atur- lenge of the Masons to play a charity Caldwell. The favorable showing for last year secure<1 fr° m posture, the cost Is 42c, day afler a two weeks stay at Hot Lake basket boll game, on certain conditions. Len Tureman passed through here Dennis and Mrs Mary Felton »Misting COUNTY GRANGE Sunday with a bunch of cattle. He Miss Clendenlng. district deputy presl- is accounted for by reason of decrease whUe 0,1 farm* where ° iveJ 30 * * * ***** [ Mary Smlt, formerly of Vale enrolled Sidney Burbldge says no one will be LECTURER WINS dent. In cost of feed prices, before the decline ,of the feed was “ cured from pasture, m Arca<jja school Monday, bringing en- [eligible who has played basket ball be- bought hay near Vole. Officers Installed were: Mrs. Clenden Mr and Mrs Herbert Van Cleave NATIONAL PRIZE in butterfat. The situation since April the COBt was 3Sc P*r Pound rollment to 3«. Mary is a daughter of fore and "no holds will be barred ” The 1. 1931. will be brought out In the rec- A study of individual records for M ai- Mr. and Mrs. Nick Smlt who have re- next move Is with th': Masons, but It Is left for Hereford Saturday to visit a few lng. noble grand; Mrs. Essie May Boren, Mrs. Karl Norvall. Pomona grange vice grand; M rs Minnie Leuck. secre ords taken In the early spring of this heur county will show somewhat corres- turned to their farm here. probable a double heade - charity game days year 1 ponding figures, the cost range per Mrs J. Wolfe, who has been quite will be slated for the coming week. It has been snowing the past 3 days. tary; Mrs Betty Forbes, treasurer; Mrs. lecturer, won first prize In a booster es Esther Lawrence, right support to noble say contest conducted by the national The study shows a comparison be- pound being 28c to 52c with an average has had as callers this week Mr Tuesday night OJd Fellows and The snow is now 22 Inches deep tween costs in three section of the state, of 35c per pound. This is lc per pound and Mrs. Felton Duncan. Mrs. C. A Rebekahs celebrated the birthday of the Miss Bertha Calger of Unity spent grand ; Mrs. Beam, left support to noble i grange. Mrs. Norvall received a medal grand; Mrs. Angle Cook, right support this week far her essay which was an In Willamette valley the average cost under the cost of the 137 farms studied Abbott and Miss I < w Gardner, Mrs [ Founder of the lodge with a suitable the week end with Mrs H. C. Elms, of butterfat was 43c. In the coast region in the irrigated region. Low average Prank Phillips. Mrs. Russell Patton and program and evening of merriment. Orville Nichols and family of Jam- to vice grand; Mrs. Emma Duncan, left nounced at the national grange conven 38e and In the irrigated region 37c. cost in Malheur is due to long pasture Lois and Mrs. Jennie Hartman and Dancing and a lunch closed the even- leson visited at the parental Arthur support to vice grand: Mrs. Dennis, in tion. Mrs. Norvall lives near Vale Ip the Nlchol home Sunday. side guardian; Mrs. Edna May Burns. Sand Hollow community. : daughter Prances of Parma The study brings out that factors of- season and low cost of feed. Nyssa, Ontario and Emmett high school basket ball teams won their games at last night’s opening of the Snake River Valley tournament In On tario. Nyssa conquered Vale 17 to 11. with Schweizer high point man for Nys sa and Louis Bean, high point man for Vale. Ontario downed Welser Institute 15 to 7 and Emmett defeated Payette by a score of 26 to 8. Nyssa failed to draw a bye and will play every night until defeated. Tonight Nyssa meets Fruitland. Emmett plays Parma and Welser high will tangle with the fast little five from New Plymouth. One defeat eliminates a team. Semi-finals are slated for Friday night and the finals for the trophy on Saturday night. According to J. L. Turnbull, of Ontario, manager of the meet, this is the fourth annual tourna ment. Parma high won the champion ship once, Welser high, twice. As yet the trophy has not remained in Oregon. Many fans are attending from all the towns represented. JORDAN RANCHER FRACTURES LIMB TAXPAYERS ORGANIZE TRAIN HITS SHEA LABORER ONTARIO MEN BUY GRAIN CO. K0L0NY CLUB GIVES PLAY ADRIAN WOMEN HURT IN WRECK LrTaHff J Dairying Pays W ages and 5 Per Cent Says O. S. C. Daughter Installs Mother In Highest Office of Nyssa Lodge " " I"*