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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

Taxpayers and property owners on
the north side of town have asked the
mayor and city council to consider and
take such action as is necessary to
properly drain that section of the
city. The city attorney, in response
to a request from Mayor Boyes, has
stated that local improvement dis
trict is the only way in which drain
age may be secured. 1t is probable,
that in case the north side taxpayers
so desire, the plan of Attorney Walt
ers will be carried out.
In view of the contemplated action,
and also because the readers of The
Tribune are directly interested, the
record of the United States Reclama-
ton officials in the work of draining
the Pioneer Irrigation District is per-
tinent Mr.. ]. L. Burkholder, engineer
in charge of the drainage and other
local work, has very kindly furnish
ing statement.
Pioneer District Drainage.
The statement of Mr.. Burkholder
referred to above Immediately fol
lows:
The Pioneer Irrigation District con.
sists of $4,000 acres in the vicinity Of
Caldwell and Nampa, Idaho, anc
forms part of the Boise Project o.
the United States Reclamation Ser
vice. About 10000 acres in the dis
trict was injured by seepage and aka
Ii, and the affected area was rapidly
spreading.
Plans for draining this area wer,
perfected in the summer of 1912 ant
contract between the district ant
the United States Reclamation Ser
vice was authorized in October l9l
by vote of the district This con
tract provided for a drainage eXpend
iture Of $3S000O and for storage wa
ter in Arrowrock reservoir to til
value of 100000.
The drainage system proposed IN
cluded about so miles of open ditche
and the necessary structures. 1t wa
estimated at that time that the eXpen
diture of $350,000 would probabl
not afford complete system bu
would include the main outlet drains
After the contract was executed b
the Secretary of the Interior and tn
district offices, the equipment wa
purchased and actual operation wa
begun in November, 1913.
The equipment consisted of tw
Bucvrus Electric Dray Excavation
with fifty-foot booms and Ia cub
yard buckets together with the nece'
sary line material, electrical machir
cry, and smaller equipment. The ele,
trio drag lines bought were at tn;
time, about the first of this class (
excavators placed on the market: The
operate on 440 volts and are self-prc
polling. having a caterpillar tracto
Electric power was secured from t.
United States Reclamation ServiC
diversion dam, above Boise, and W;
transported over the Idaho-Oregc
line at $4,000 volts to the drainal
camp at Midway, where it is tran
formed to 1000 volts and transports
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
CALDWELL MAN APPOINTED
ENGINEER DRAINAGE DIST

Wednesday evening at Nyssa, Guy
MCGEE was appointed chief engineer
of the Nyssa-Arcadia Drainage Dis
trict, which includes between and 5000
and 10000 acres of land around
Nyssa.
There are two methods of drainage
under consideration, the open and the
closed ditch. Engineer MCGEE will
place crew of men in the field next
Monday and it is expected that actual
construction will begin not later than
the first Of the year.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
BIG SHOW TONIGHT AT
THE BUNGALOW THEATRE

The Five Degarros troup, marvel
Gus arobats. late of Ringing Circus,
will be seen tonight, Friday, Sept. IL,
at the Bungalow. Singing, dancing,
tight-wire walking are among the
specialties. Seven in the troup-a big,
up-to-date show for l5c and 25c. One
night only-tonight, 9lI
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
TAX LEVY REDUCED
ONE AND HALF MILLS
County Will Raise One Hundred
Eighty-One Thousand Dollars.

The board of county commissioners
have made a reduction of one and a
half mills on the dollar valuation in
the tax rate. The rate this year is 81
mills compared with S2Il mills last
year. The assessed valuation of Can
yon county is $22,445,785 The levy
will produce a revenue of $lSl.Sll as
compared with $l9o,S36 last year The
levy for each fund and the amount the
levy will raise follows:
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
MRS. ]. E. RIDDLE RECEIVES
WORD OF DEATH OF FATHER

Mrs. J. F. Riddle received word
Wednesday of the death of her
father. Death occurred at the home
of a daughter at Keokuk. Iowa. No
particulars are at hand.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

directors of the Black Canyon irriga-
ton district to ascertain If possible
the feasibility of running a high line
ditch in the Black Canyon district for
the purpose of distributing to adj
Jacent lands surplus water stored at
Arrowrock."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
10000 HEAD OF HORSES
HANDLED IN CALDWELL
Business of Year Was Over $1,000
10000 at Stock Yards.

In the year just passed the Cald-
well Horse & Mule Co, operating the
Union Stock Yards in this city, handl-
ed more than 10000 head of horses,
representing business of more than
$l,000,OO0.O0
The company, composed of Messrs.
J. "A. Haley, Z. H. Turner, ]. w.
Smeed, c. R. Smeed, with F. C. Hoff-
man secretary, maintains pay roll of
between Is and 20 men constantly,
and the monthly sales show a crafty
ing increase. Buyers from all over
the country attend these sales and
special train loads of animals 90 out
every month
The company has paid out about
$4O,OOO,OO to the farmers of this coun-
ty tor hay during the past year and
has afforded a ready cash market for
all the surplus stock of horses.
The next sale begins Oct. S, and
will continue until all the horses are
sold. Indications all point to this
sale being the largest of the wear New
buyers are expected and listings are
being received every day Of horses and
mules.
J. w. Smeed, manager of the COM
pany states that there is every reason
to believe that the market will con-
tinue to improve, but that conditions
are so unsettled because of the wal
that horse growers of experience are
taking advantage of present price.
and unloading all the horses they
can spare.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
Water Will be Turned Out October

F. f. Weymouth wishes to inform
all farmers that water will be turned
out of the government bitches, Octo-
Der lst.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
Tax Rate in CitY

The ordinance making the tax rate
for the city of Caldwell will be found
elsewhere in this issue of The Trib-
une. The assessed valuation of the
city is $2,l9S,669 as compared with
over $2,25O,O00 last year The rate
this year is l8 mills as compared with
Is mills last year. The levy is as
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
| ENDORSES DRAINAGE
FOR NORTH END
large, ENTHUSIASTIC MEET
INC OF BUSINESS MEN
CONSIDER MATTERS OF
LOCAL IMPORTANCE

N.w Members Admitted to Club
Mavor and Council are Visitors
RACK Canyon up for Consideration
Committees Appointed to Visit
Local Fairs Throughout Country.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17
MUCH INTERNATIONAL
TALK BUT RESULTS
ARE SCARCE
BOISE POLITICAL POT is SIM
MERING AS USUAL WITH
POLITICIANS BUSTER
THAN EVER

Dewey, Davis, Ailshie, Gooding and
Taylor are in the Limeight for the
Time-State Land Board Undergoes
Reorganization Which Means much
For State of Idaho.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-17

John Eagle, formerly driver for the
Chicago Nitrate Company, left for
Spokane Tuesday of this week.
The day book., 1915-10-05

boy and girl, strolled down the lanes,
abloom with wild roses. Joe Byrnes,
who also hoped to be a singer and
had never succeeded in anything!
Unconsciously her feet were lead
ing her in the direction of Joe's old
home. Suddenly she stood still and
gasped in amazement.: Leaning
thoughtfully over the gate, dressed in
stylish clothes, was Joe himself.
Their recognition was mutual. Joe
lifted his hat, not with the old awk-
wardness, but with flourish redo
lent of fashionable society.
And Cynthia, shaking hands with
Joe, found herself positively blushing
again, like schoolgirl
1t was odd, too, but after their first
embarrassment wore of, they found
themselves chatting in much the old
style, as they leaned over the gate.
Joe had at last succeeded. He was in
business, according to the impression
he gave Cynthia, and he was in fair
way to become a rich man. He laugh
ingly admitted that he had abandon
ed his musical hopes forever.
mo, Miss Dale" he said, 'I've
mixed a good deal with musical peo-
pie, but l had sense enough to see
that 1 hadn't any talent myself. But
how about your" he added, looking
at her keenly.
And somehow Cynthia blurted out
the truth. Joe took her statements
with surprising calmness, though he
shook hands with her cordially.
Its a shame you should have to
use professional name, Miss Dale
oh, hang it, Cynthia. May call you
that as used to do?" he added, red
dening.
And their talk drifted into still
more intimate things. Somehow the
illusion persisted perfectly. Cynthia
was conscious of being a little girl
again, with her first beau.
Cynthia" said Joe, later, "do you
Gnouy in cnitn 0f the world and its
The day book., 1915-10-05

time, as soon as can get ND or my
obligations" said Joe. Listen, Gym
thia. Suppose did come back, and
found you here, and-oh, Cynthia,
dear, you know 1 haven't changed in
all these years" -,. .-.
Cynthia let her hand rest in Joe's.
You're dear" she said. "But you're
part of the illusion. I've never cared
for anybody since 1 knew you-not
seriously. But, Joe, 1 don't think 1
should feel that when l got back to
the big world. Joe, dear, if were to
meet you then-well, don't know
That's hope enough for me-" said
Joe, as he left her at the end of the
village Somehow Cynthia had felt
that Joe would be out of place at the
hotel.
On the morrow she returned to
New York, firmly resolved to break
away from the life she hated, as soon
as the dreaded Muzzini contract
closed. At thirty dreams of happy
life, with husband and children, had
become more real to her than the ap-
plause of the audience and the CLAM
our of the foothghts.
But when she was back in her
apartment in the great city the
glamour once more took possession
of her. She hardly slept that night.
II don't know" she said to herself
the next morning, as she dressed to
60 to the interview with Muzzini
Muzzini's Office was crowded. Even
she had to wait, though she was to
have the precedence over the crowd
of nondescripts that haunted the
place. They looked at her with envy,
and once again .distaste for this life
came over her. She recalled the time
when she, too, had begged for inter
views with impressarios, and she pic
tured Muzzini as just such a man as
these pompous, underbred Italian. /,
How she hated her contract!
"Signor MuZZini will see Madam
AIIonip' announced the Offion how
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
Inspect Camps In The
Creenhorn Mountains

David Hynd and DR.. Culbertson
returned Thursday last from an ex-
tended visit in the mountains. They
were out month, going horseback,
and enjoyed every bit of the time.
Mr.. Hynd was interested in visiting
the sheep camps of Hynd Bros, and
the trip took them into the high
mountains of the Greenhorn, and
while out they visited the many diff
ferent points of interest to be found
on the way. After making some of
the climbs they were compelled to
in getting over the cliffs and rim
rocks. DR.. Culbertson is fully con-
.yinced that he is now able and quail
flied to go anywhere a horse can find
footing. Mr.. Hynd highly praises
the work being done in making trails
through the forest in the high noun
tains by Supt. Ireland, and also
speaks well Of the splendid fire sta
tions placed over that area and so
manned as to be able to point out
fires and get men after them on the
very shortest notice, the system PROV
ing to be splendid investment on
the part of the forest service in the
prevention of damaging forest fires.
Mr.. Hynd found stock of all kinds
in the best of condition and sheep
will come out of the mountains this
fall In the best shape they have been
for years. Green feed is excellent at
this time and has been good all sum-
mer, owing to the late rains.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
Mrs. John Turley Passes.

The sad intelligence was received
by her relatives in Heppner early
Tuesday forenoon, of the death of
Mrs. John Turley, sister of Mrs. ]. c..
Hayes and w. A. Hayes. Her death
occurred at st. Vincent's Hospital
where she had been for several weeks
recovering from an operation, and
her passing was very unexpected by
her relatives here. Mrs. Turley had
undergone an operation about three
weeks ago and was apparently doing
fine, 1t being expected that she would
be able to leave the hospital within a
very few days. Mr.. and Mrs. Turley
lived in Heppner for number of
years and she was we'll known here
where she enjoyed the acquaintance
of a large circle of friends. Her
brother, Andy Hayes, left at once for
the main line by auto and took the
train into Portland to assist the be-
reaved husband in caring for the de-
parted sister, The death of Mrs. Tur-
ley comes as a shock to her many
friends in Heppner.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
w. P. Campbell Has
Fine Ihreshing Season

w. T. Campbell, of Social Ridge.
has made good run with his thresh-
er this season. Mr.. Campbell has run
a thresher in the Lexington country
for many years and besides being a
practical and successful farmer, rails
ing good crops on his own land, he
has had wide experience In thresh-
ing the crops Of his neighbors for
many miles around. He thinks this
has been very remarkable season
in Morrow county and he is surprised
to find crops have turned out so we'll
when one considers that the growing
season was so short. The last two
weeks of April and the month of May
constituted the time of crop growing,
and 1t was during this time that the
most of the grain was made. The
fall and winter months we're exceed
ingly dry. Practically all the grain
had to be resown as there was not
sufficient moisture to make it sprout
and it rotted in the ground. Then
much of the Resolving was so badly
cut by worms that many made the
third sowing and succeeded in get
ting crop. Mr.. Campbell has
threshed lot of good grain where
the yield has gone from IS to 25
bushels, then he has put many stacks
through the machine that did not
show up nearly so we'll. But this has
been season to prove out good
farming, and the best yields have
been from the farms where good
farming is done every year.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
F. N. FRYE INJURED SER
IOUSLY WHILEHAULINCICE

Freeman Frye. drayman, received
very severe injuries Tuesday evening
when he was thrown from one of the
big gray mares belonging to the
Heppner Transfer Co. Mr.. FRYE was
transporting ice from the depot to the
cold storage plant of Jas. GOWNS and
was riding one of the animals. Near
ing the corner at the Sanitorium on
Main street the team, for some un-
known reason, turned about and
made for the sidewalk near by. The
impact of team and wagon with the
walk threw Mr.. Frye to the ground
beneath the horses and several 100
pound chunks of ice that were thrown
from the wagon. Assistance rushed
to Mr.. Frye's aid and he was carried
into the hospital in a dazed condition.
1t was found that he had been struck
on the head by the shoe of horse
and his left ear nearly entirely sew
cred, besides other injuries to head
and arm. The physicians worked on
him for some time, patching up the
ear and rendering other relief, and
Mr.. Frye was able to be removed to
his home Wednesday forenoon. Evi-
IDENTIFY the full weight of the animal
did not land on Mr.. Frye's head, 9TH
erwise his skull would have been
crushed. Several of the heavy pieces
of ice landed on his body, causing Sc
we're bruises but breaking no bones.
What caused the team IN art in the
manner they did is mystery, for
there was nothing about to frighten
them.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
MORROW COUNTY RE-
CEIVESBIC ROAD ROLLER

Morrow county is now better pre-
pared than ever to do lasting road
work. The new roller and rock
crusher recently purchased by the
commissioners arrived at its Hepp-
ner destination directly from the
Buffalo Pitts Co., Buffalo, New York,
Saturday and has been unloaded at
the depot grounds. 1t is steam pro-
PEELED machine, the roller being ten
tons weight, and to this is attached
the rock crusher on truck, forming
combination machine and power
for the crusher is furnished by the
engine that propels the roller. 1t has
the appearance of being a splendid
piece of machinery and 1t is the in
tention of the court to try it out on
the new piece of road up Willow
creek just east Of Heppner. This
road has a good foundation to work
on but needs surfaciug before it can
be used. We understand the ma
chine cost the county about $4,000.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
RAISES BIG RABBIT CROP

T. J. Humphreys is the owner of a
quarter section of land near the base
line north of Lexington, and he was
down there yesterday to inspect his
crop. Since visiting the farm, Tom
has decided to enter into a contract
with some Of the European belliger-
ants to furnish their armies with
meat, as his "crop" this year consists
of thousands and thousands of rab-
bits, and as Mr.. Humphreys stirred
about the premises these animals ap-
peared in such increasing numbers
that Tom became enthusiastic over
the prospect Of meat supply for Eu-
rope. He reports that his renter has
his summerfallow in excellent shape
for fall sowing but what results will
be obtained another season from a
grain crop in that section is very
problematical unless the rabbit pest
is gotten rid of in the meantime. Mr..
Humphreys and Mr.. Starkey endeav-
ored to kill them off with their %
rifles but they appeared too everlast-
ingly fast for them.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
Three Roundup
Saddles Completed

Pendleton, Ore, Aug. 25.-The
three Roundup prize saddles will be
completed and shipped to Portland
for display within the next week.
They are mighty fine pieces Of work.
manship for this years show, Sep
tember 20, "a and rs. The big prize
of course, goes to the winner of the
bucking contest, the second to the
winner In the steer roping and the
third to the winner in the cowgirls'
relay race. the three big classic events
of the exhibition.
The roping saddle this year Is be-
ing made on the real roping basis. 1t
has an exceptionally strong tree with
a very short horn. The girls saddle
is being mounted with silver and
made rather light but with a deep
roll
This girls relay race this year
promises to be the big classic. Ber-
tina Blanchett and Ruth Parton, who
rode against each other last year,
will be in the contest again, and in
addition there will be Mayme Saun-
ders Of Colorado, a relay rider who
has taken nearly all the money In the
Arizona and Texas races. Then there
will be several others for the race at
present has six entries. It will be one
OF the hottest contests ever pulled off
from the very start. Bertha Blan-
chett barely missed winning the Po-
lice Gazette Worlds Championship
all-Around Cowboy belt last year and
would have won it had not her horse
jumped the fence on the last lap of
the relay race, which gave her third
place. Sammy Garrett who won It.,
had only three points over her.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
Horse With Walking Disease is Cured

Several head of horses in the Eight
Mile section have died recently with
the walking disease" Guy Huston
reports the loss Of three and his
neighbors have suffered some losses,
Hr. Huston reports, however, that
he has succeeded in curing one of the
afflicted animals belonging to Chas.
Stanton, by following directions fur
nished him by Dick Howard, of
Heppner. This disease did lot of
damage to the horses of this county
few years ago, and we would regret
very much to see 1t get start here
again. When Mr.. Huston's animals
became afflicted with the malady he
naturally got pretty busy to get rid
of it. He believes that Mr.. Howard
has solved the problem of a cure for
the disease, and highly recommends
him to those having animals thus af
flicted.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-26
DR.. McMurdo Has
Unlucky links Day

DR.. McMurdo counts Tuesday as
his unlucky day. Early in the after
noon, while making a turn with his
machine on Main street, he barely
escaped a serious collision with T. j.
Mahoney who was coming up the
street In his car. The fender of one
car just grazed that of the other. In
the evening the doctor was making
another turn at the First National
Bank corner when lad stepped out
onto the crossing and it was the mer-
est chance that he missed hitting
him, but he got by and had made the
turn, when Frank McCabe hove in
sight from under the shade of the
trees at the bank ana stood in front
and so near the car that there was
no chance whatever of keeping the
machine from hitting him. DR.. Nc
Murdo had slowed his car down to
such point that when it struck Mr..
McCabe he was gently picked up BY
the fender and deposited few feet
to one side. The impact did no dam
age, fortunately, to the ana .omy OF
Mr.. McCabe, though he lei out a
lusty yell of distress when he saw
the car was going to strike him. DR..
McMurdo is very thankful, indeed,
that Mr.. McCabe escaped injury and
we hope that this is the end of the
doctors experience along this line.
Stock Will BE Sold Out.
The Fair Store. which has been
closed up since July S0th, will be re
opened Saturday, August 2Sth. the
entire stock sold out and it's affairs
wound up. This is according to an
announcement received at this office.
The stock and fixtures are to be put
on sale for what they will bring You
will be interested in this announce
ment, and you should be on hand to
take advantage of the great sacrifice
in prices.