The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-16

men, and in doing this well feels that
he has wrought with God.
City Government.
Representative citizens constitute
the city government, viz: b. w. Null
key, mayor; c. A Gillian, recorder
Daniel Emo, marshall; ]. P. Douglass
treasurer, and the councilmen are
DR.. S. D. Taylor, H. H. High. Guss
Tucker, Frank Moffet, and Jas. e.
Lawrence
County Government.
The best brain and patriotism of
the county enters into its official
makeup. b. c. Richardson, Judge;
Robt O'Dell, sheriff r. w. Halliday
treasurer; j. w. McCulloch, prose
cutting attorney; B. w. Mulkey, clerk
5. l.. Payne, assessor; DR.. C. C. Payne
coroner; Mr.. Jones, surveyor; and w
}, Scott and c. w. Mallett are the
commissioners.
Another eloquent evidence of the
public enterprise of Vale was demon
strated a pair Of years ago when her
citizens, in order to insure Vale as the
Permanent County Seat,
raised among themselves $4,000 for
the erection of the spacious stone
court house which adorns a block of
ground in the heart of the town.
In John Boswell, the popular and
singularly efficient post master, Uncle
Sam has representative he has rea-
son to shake hands with himself about.
Zach Wilson, justice of the peace,
dispenses justice fearlessly and euua-
bly,.
Vale is SalOOnless.
The temperance forces of Vale have
routed the saloon from it's stronghold
here, and have pledged themselves,
like Hannibal at the feet of Hamilcar,
to keep the city henceforth and for
ever clean of the curse of liquor.
The Plaindealer is a lusty news
paper infant. 1t stansd for the new
dispensatiOn in Vale, hence it's vigorous
voice for progress The booster spirit
in it is as plain as egg on the chin of
OGrady on Friday. A. l.. Barnes is
the editor and publisher young man
of veteran newspaper experience in
California and Southern Oregon and
who, through the Plaindealer, will do
Woman work in pushing Vale to her
own.
Since there are almost a million
people in the United States who want
farms, and since Malheur county
wants a few hundred at least of that
million to locate within its borders,
we will dip deeper now into details
about the capabilities and Adaptable
ties Of the county as a whole.
Side Lights on Malheur County.
The hour has struck whom the great
program of progress in Malheur coun-
ty is to be pressed forward. The con-
ditlons imposed by the reclamation
service of the government have prac-
tically been complied with by citizens
here, and this means that 100000
acres under the Malheur project will
be made subject to cultivation as fast
as mind, money and muscle can con-
quer present conditions. In view #
this fact, our readers will eagerly
welcome a more intimate insight into
the possibilities that this virgin en-
pire holds out with both hands to him
who comes.
Present Irrigation Facilities.
The Owyhee ditch, fed by the river of
same name, is now the largest in the
county and waters 10000 acres, half
cultivated.
The Owyhee high line ditch, project
ed, contemplates the reclamation OF
100000 acres; Willow river waters
10000 acres Immediately tributary to
Vale. The Cow and Jordan creeks and
the lakes water thousands of other
acres. Bully creek waters 10000
acres tributary to Vale and the Snake
river waters all the land it is given
an opportunity to irrigate.
The Willow river irrigation project
already has enough water conserved
to irrigate 1000 acres, and completed
will be capacitated to water at least
$4,000 acres.
This region, too, is in the great ar
tesian belt and as soon as modern
drills are driven into the bowels of
the earth mighty flows OF water will
leap upward and redeem vast acre
ages.
Principal Industries.
The chief industries are the grow
ing of sheep, cattle, horses, alfalfa hay
and alfalfa seed, and all these are
highly remunerative.
AS soon as the Malheur project be