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Nyssa Gate City Journal. Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday. March Ì8, 1976
Activities In Arcadia
By Natl
MRS. CHARLES BULLARD AND FLO-
re nee, driving the wagon and horses to
deliver milk to the Nyssa Cheese Factory
about 1915.
Lloyd Orris.
Florence later became Mrs.
Early Times In Arcadia Told
By Pearl Bullard
B> Nei Bowen
This article is an interview
with Mrs. Otis Bullard and
her recollections of the
Arcadia District in the early
days.
When we came. November
1. 1908. Arcadia was a dying
town. Nyssa was beginning
to take some of the trade, but
the Union Pacific depot was
at Arcadia. And they still had
the beet dump there. Unde
Will Rees, before he died,
told me about it. He said,
"The origin and early history
of Arcadia centered around
the KS and D ranch. It was
quite a little town and very
active, too. They had a beet
dump there. It was one of
those huge affairs, where
they drove the team and
wagon up a ramp about 30 or
40 feet in the air. on this
ramp. They then tipped the
wagon bed up on one side
and rolled the beets into the
freight car below. At that
time, they were raising lots of
sugar beets on the KS and D
ranch. Maybe some of the
other farmers nearby, were
raising them. too.
"The beets were shipped
to Nampa or Twin Falls. The
irrigation water came from
the Owyhee ditch, as it is
today. But before the Owy
hee ditch was built, in the
1890's, the old Nevada ditch
came through there with
water from the Malheur.”
When we got off the train,
they were dumping beets.
My father saw a man with an
empty hay rack. He asked
him if he knew R. B.
Thompson. The man said. "1
know him." So, Papa asked
him if we could ride up with
him because they didn't
know that we were coming
So he took us right up to
Grandma's.
You see. in 1903. Grandpa
Thompson. R. B., chartered
an emigrant car. He brought
a team of big Clydesdale
mares, all their farm ma
chinery and their household
goods. Grandma and my
parents came to Ontario and
mama’s older sister, Mrs.
Nees. Mr. Nees and Uncle
Charley Thompson were al
ready here and had a job.
down here where Ted Frahm
lives, baling hay. Uncle Al
came with the emigrant car.
Then in November of that
year. Papa's father died and
we went blck to Missouri
Papa was his Mother's only
boy, so she wanted them to
stay there as long as she was
alive, so she could live with
them. So they did. She died
in 1907 and in 1908. we came
back out here. By then, there
were four of us girls. We got
on the train to Meadsviile.
Missouri and went as far as
St. Jo and stayed all night.
Then we got on the train
again. It was four days and
three nights to Arcadia. How
we happened to come out
here, it was a time of hard
times back there. Uncle Chad
and Uncle Oscar came out
here and got work. Grandpa
Thompson was a wanderer.
He raised his family in Iowa
till they were grown, then
moved to Missouri. He then
came on out here. He spent
the rest of his life out here.
He was satisfied out here. In
1904. they bought this house
at the place where Arcadia
school is now. They also
bought the 20 acres, where
the Sam Henry place is.
where the brick house now
stands, on the corner of Gem
and the Hiway. That was in
sweet prunes. They hauled
them to the dryer.
The main KS an4 D ranch
was at the schoolhouse. They
had brought a man over from
Germany to be the overseer.
He built a big yellow house
which used to sit where the
quonset hut now sits. It was
meant for entertaining Mr
Keisel and his friends and
partners. The man's name
was Schreiber and he brou
ght with him a man and
woman, who were servants
He built a log cabin just north
of the main house. That was
his den. He kept a black
snake m it for a watchdog.
The woman had to clean the
cabin and she told that she
was mortally terrified to go in
there. Shreiber planted ash
trees in a circle that formed a
race track. They raised race
horses and this was where he
trained and
raced them.
Along the road that goes up
to the schoolhouse, now.
were the ranch buildings. On
the right hand side, was a
cook house. By the cookhouse
was a fine deep well. On each
side, of the cook house, were
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ARCADIA - Mr. and Mrs
Bob Rhodes and three
children of Buhl. Idaho were
weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Stephenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Richard
son of Boise visited the
Stephensons over the week
end.
Todd Cindell. great-grand
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Stephenson, will ■»pend hl»
spring vacation with the
Stephensons.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene OtT
visited Sunday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ste
phenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bullard.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Bullard.
Alan Christie, and Stephen.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jensen
and family were guests of
Mr. nd Mrs. George Boyack
and Nancy at a family dinner
at Meridian, a week ago last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Bullard
and family and Mr. and Mrs
Otis Bullard drove down the
Oregon side of Brownlee
Dam to Heli's Canyon and
returned on the Idaho side of
the river. Saturday. They
reported sighting many deer.
Guests at the Amy Stradley
home for dinner Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dail
and Janet and Sharon. Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd Haney and
famly, and Gene Watson of
Nampa.
Mr. and Mrs. Parley Fiek
went shopping to Nampa.
Thursday. They also visited »
their daughter. June Eve-
retton. a short while. They
went on to Eagle and visited
Mr. and Mrs. Steve James.
Mr. and Mrs. LeweUyn
Robbins and family from
Baker, visited his parents
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Robbins.
Sunday.
Mrs. NorveUe Robbins,
who has been very ill in the
Malheur Memorial hospital is
due to go home today. •
Richard McLaughlin vifi-
ted John Seburn and Golds
Roper for a week. He
returned to his home in
Myrtle Creek. Oregon Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Bowers and Mr and Mrs.
Ted Bowers left Sunday
afternoon of last week for
Seattle. On Monday they
dipped smelt north of Kelso.
Washington. They reached
the Bob Bowers home Mon
day evening. While there
they went on Wednesday to
the Hood Canal, where they
■to
I
picked up oysten on a low
tide. In Washington, there
are old abandoned oyster
beds, where the oysters are
very large, some up to nine
inches. The state regulates
the taking of these oysters,
18 to a person, and the shells
must be left below the high
tide line. The big shells may
have as many as three small
oysters growing on them. A
person does not need any
kind of a license to take them.
The oyster gatherer must be
prepared to get muddy and
wet. On weekends, the bay is
full of people, but during the
week, there are very few
people. Of course, the tide is
low enough in the daytime,
only once or twice a month
On Thursday. Mrs. Bob
Bowers and three children
went with the Bowers couples
to Woodland Zoo. On the
way. the Ted Bowers visited
the home of a cousin. The
Clyde Bowers and the Ted
Bowers left for home Friday
afternoon by way of Moses
Lake. They visited A. M.
Goodrich, a man who does
woodworking, and makes
many beautiful and unusual
things of wood. He is 79
years old and is a very
interesting person The Bo
wers arrived home Saturday
afternoon.
Clyde and Nell Bowers
visited Mr. and Mrs. Don
Bowers and family, in Parma,
Saturday evening.
KEN AND CRIST1E SEWARD, Perm«, women's and member's roles highlighted the
and Joel and Vicki Price of Nvssa recently first afternoon.
attended a three-day Young Couples
The second session provided an oppor
Conference at Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge, Warm tunity to discuss Canes, farm organizations,
Springs. Oregon.
and a cooperative's financial needs.
The conference was the first held in
“Your Cooperative Involvement" was the Oregon and was sponsored jointly by Cani,
theme of the conference. Sessions relating to The Oregon-Washington Farmers Union, The
cooperative principles, responsibilities of a Oregon Grange and local co-ops served by
co-op board member and manager, and Cenex.
Newell Heights
Mr. and Mrs. BUI Webb
went to the Owvhee Lake
fishing Tuesday. Fishing was
very poor. They just weren't
biting.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Stephens of Corvallis brou
ght her mother. Mrs. Mary
Jarvis home and spent the
weekend in the Don LinvUle
home. Another daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Byrd of
Twin Falls were also week
end guests in the Don LinvUle
home.
HAPPINESS IS—WINNING A BRAND new J10 bill
Warren Goodwin and Diana Martinez both »old the tame
number of new subscription» for the period of March 8 to
March 13 to they each received a 910 bill Monday afternoon
The candidate selling the moat subscriptions either new or
renewals this week. March IS to 20 will receive 910 next
Monday.
*
OF THE SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN
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NOW IS THE TIME
PAY YOUR
Subscription
to earn . . .
NOW
A Bicycle
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There will be
Another New
Subscription
Campaign With
$10 Cash Prize
NOTES ON SECOND NEW
$10 CAMPAIGN
Bicycles
Given!!
FOR
JUST
6
DAYS
ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS
From Monday 15th
THROUGH
Saturday 20th
FOR THE NEW A OLD<
$10.00
ALL PRIZE WINNERS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED
BY THE JUDGES
WHEN THE CONTEST
HAS ENDED.
Nyssa Gate City Journet
112 MAIN
NYSSA, OREGON
April 30. has been set as
the deadline for inspection
application in this years
"Dairy of Honor" Program,
according to Jtay L. Kozak.
Executive Secretary of the
Oregon Dairy Products Com
mission.
Commenting on the pro
grams progress, Kozak sta
ted that 176 dairy operations
successfully passed the on
site inspection last year, of
which 47 were new recipients
of the award. All are
qualified to display the Dairy
of Honor sign, in the name of
the Oregon Dairvmens Asso
ciation.
Folowing processing of all
applications and routing, the
actual drlve-by review will
begin on or about May IS.
udner the direction of Jens
Svtnth in cooperation with
Dairy Extensions agents in
each county or area.
Again this year it is
necessary that all previous
winners reapply for inspec
tion, as tn the past These
previous winners and all new
applications must achieve a
total »core of 90 point» or
better to receive or retain the
award.
1976 application forma in
this farm appearance im
provement effort will be
mailed to all quota producers
and processor handlers be
fore April 1. Quantities of the
application blanks will be
provided fleldmen repre»en
ting every processing plant in
the state. In addition, an
adequate suppl/ will be
provided ail County Exten
sion Agents, who cooperate
fully in encouraging applica
tion, and actual inspection of
farms applying in their
regions,
All coats connected with
the "Dairy of Honor" project
are borne by the Dairy
Products Commission.
Meditation Lectures
Scheduled For Public
The Transcendental Medi
tation program, as taught by
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,
includes a simple technique
to develop in a spontaneous
way the hill potential of the
individual. Practiced only
15-20 minutes twice a day,
the TM technique provides a
state of rest actually deeper
than sleep, allowing the body
to free itself of accumulated
stresses and strains which
obstruct its normal function
ing. While the body enters
into purifying rest, the mind,
quietly settling down, be
comes increasingly clear and
alert. A state of restful
alertness is experienced,
which then remains with the
individual, bringing greater
freshness, clarity and crea
tivity to ail activities. A
further range of benefits,
indicated by various studies,
includes reduced tension,
depression and anxiety; grea
ter stability, resistance to
stress and better job per
formance; improved health
and interpersonal relation
ships; and a greater ability to
enjoy
The TM technique ii easily
learned by anyone, regard
less of intellectual ability or
cultural background.
No
concentration, or mental or
physical control is involved.
No belief or faith is required
for the practice to work
There are no moral tenets
invoked: the TM program is
not a religion or a philosophy,
and there is no conflict with
one's existing affiliations. No
changes need be made in
diet, posture, or personal
preference.
Scheduled Lectures on the
Transcendental
Meditation
Technique are free and open
to the public. They will be
held al the Malheur County
Library in Ontario, at these
scheduled times:
Thursday. March 18. 7:30
p.m.
Friday, March 19, 7:30
p.m.
Wednesday, March 24.
12:00 and 7:30 p.m.
For more infurmatin,
please call 889-9508
THIS IS A BONUS
Is Announced
«
Dairy of Honor
Program Deadline
CAMPAIGN ENDS SATURDAY EVENING MARCH 27tk
PHONE 372-2233
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