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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1909)
nfarior Don't Forget That We Do all kinds of Printing at the Argus Office. ie Representative Newspaper of Malheur County VOLUME XIII ONTARIO, ORKOON, FRIDAY. JUNE 26, 1 909 NUMBER 2s m '' MW I For lhe Ma!heur Projec, Jin . 1 """ " "" " " ' ' - ' -. N I Patronize Your Homo Mer i chants. Ontario Goods lor J Ontario and the People of I Mainour County. I O Local News. Be honest with nil your fellow men. Wild in-Duffy 0 for nil kinds of drugs. Tuesday vm ti a longest day of the year. Born In Bailey, Mn., to the wif I of Win. Newman, n daugh-ter. I'. isobnll i.oxt Siimlav. Onln-i rio vb. Welter. Qerne eelled ell :i::.o. Cattle Shipments The spring rnttlo sliipinpnt from Ontario is not yet coin pleted ii ml promises to exceed any spring entile shipment ever before made from the greatest stock shipping point in Oregon, hv over 100 enrs. Nenrlv 000 enrs have nlreudy heen shipped nnd it isestimnted that the total shipment will reneh BOO enrs, ns eonipiir.id with rS.r cars in 1000, r.tid in I90T, and n in 1908, the previous hnnner ship ping years. The previous spring shipments hnve averaged about 20, 000 head. Trnin loiids nre being shipped hoth east nnd west daily. Parsons A linn ley nre the principal shipper from this point, shipping to the eastern market ami Montana. Cheap Slam to Ontario. Bell Telephone Co. Disrupts Their Service in This City by Con solidating Three Exchanges. New Way to Advertise Tired with its experiment ,..;.i. i i.i..... .. i ii ., nun milPMI'ls 1111(1 lOKICrS, III!' Fa Ornnde Commercial Club bai agreed to invest certain sum for extra copies of home newspapers, nnd herenfter the hoineseeker who wnlcs (hut or. gnninlion for liternture will he furnished a three-months suh Wription to ouo of the locnl papers. Mere is n step in the right di rection. While specially pre pnred booklet, circnlnrs nnd other coininonlv use. I menus of Local News. It is surely governniQftt in i gntion. y Mn linger I Id Frnsor WM I boelneea visitor to Botee during the week. Sp-ak well of your public spirited men, ami also be one of them yourself. Take your watch i (-pairing to Harry B. Oranol. Me will li your timepiece right Krnest Staples crtininuc- t- Improve, nnd his many friends BIG REDUCTION - IX Fryc-Fiser. For Sale .V horse power gaso- line enifine, '2t. In. pure all Married In Vale, Thursdav, Argus olhce. June 17, 1000, L B. Five to Attorney C. Mcioungill was Miss Kinina Fiscr, hoth of Ontn- ii t I'nyette last Monday on legal business W. A. Turemnn was in the city Tuesday. Billy delivered his enltlo at Huntington this eason. liev. i. W. Morrleoe will preac'i nt the 1'onlovard sohm-1 house next Sabbath nflernoou at 3 o'clock. All Kohekahs nre kindly re. quested to ho prisent nt th regular meeting night, July 7 By orderof Soldo Orand. Myrtle Greer, secretary. The Argus received M new subscribers the last 10 day That is going some, niuI show conclusively ihut a fearlm, newsy paper is always in eV Mai MiH Kvn VHiiderhoof is home from Boise, where she attended 8t. Teresa's Academy for the past nine months. All Ooorge has to do those hot days is to give Kva I good lime. Strnyed or Slolen Buckskin horse, 2 years old, had Ml leather halter with kboul '-' feet of rope, branded N ! on left utiilc Koerard of n "f re turned to l. It. Tullle, Ontario, Ore. There will be preaching ser vice at tho United Preebyterian hall on Saturday at '' o'clock. At the service on Sahhath moi n- no. The groom is the popular ltd egraph operator at tho Short Lino depot, ami is highly re spected in the community. The bride is an accomplished young lady nnd the youngest daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. T. B Flier. The many friends of the happy couple extend best wi: lies mid a happy married life. Mr. and Mrs. Frye have left for the Fast to spend their honeymoon. Landed Two Winners. The Argus received a letter from W. (J. Jenkins, last week, from Victoria, It. ('., who is on the circuit with his race homes. "Jenk" made his first winning on June 14, and wan paid in Dominion greenbeekra ami it iook iwo gunny hicks to carry the elegant stuff home. Hoalta, one of Mr. Jenkins' promising colts, broke tho world's rotord fOf a half mile at Victoria on June fl He tells us to send the Argus to him and wishes to he remembered to all inquiring friends. Keep Boosting. Whether you talk with your neighbor or stranger at home or abroad, riding or walking, ing the topic will be "Broken always have a good word for for You." In the evening at your town. Spoak of the beau- 8 :S0, "Hast Thou Not Known'" nful homes, the nice Streets, tbe Preaching services at the Con-: excellency uf the surrounding rreualional church next Kuml.iy 'ounlry ami intelligence and at 1140 a. in. and gjgg p The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co. 1ms placed the Ontario, Payette and Nvssa ex changes under one management, with head quarters at Payette. Hereafter all Ontario toll calls will be given to the Payette oflicc. No "trouble man" will he stationed here, and when the wires are disabled) a man will conic over from Payette to repair the same. The collec tions will be made by the Payette manager, and take it all in all, is a cheap shim to Ontario. C.J. Sinsel, general manager of the Inde pendent Telephone Co., was in Ontario last Saturday, and the ArffUfl is informed will ask lhe city council for a franchise to establish a service here. All in Ontario should assist him in every way possible. uiuario is now paying jim.oo per moiiin for business phones and $1.50 for residence, and the rate is much cheaper in Payette. Let the Ontario Commercial Club call a meeting to discuss (his unfavorable action to ward Ontario, and then all stand shoulder to shoulder and remove every Bell telephone! ptwfaam during the past from the business houses and residences. " ."" " Mcnlencc was reserved at the instance of United Stales Dis trict Atloruev John Mct'ourl until September. In the mean time couleren oa- will he held between the prosecution ami defence to decide whether the government will ho willing to dismiss the reuiainini! three of tin above pleading advertising a community are hope for speedy reenvon goon, mere is always the danger of giving the recipient of such matter the feeling that our draw hacks, if any, are glossed over, and our advantages exaggerated. Beery day beppeninge,end facts of our crops, civic life, improve- incuts, etc, aro told in every issue of tho local papers, and 1 .. -n i ii-iiuein mn icei mat iney are getting the truth plain and un varnished. Then, if thoy de cide to come to this section, Ihe.v will do so with the intern lion of remaining. Baseball Goods. Beginning. . SATURDAY, June 19 I will give one fourth off' on all H w: BALL kcmkIh in stock. Pleaded Guilty. John Oikireet) superintendent i . i... ii . .. ii ... ui mi i acme i.ive mock com pany, pleaded guilty to one of four indictments charging liim with illegal fencing of public hinds, in the federal court at Portland. The indictment re lates to the enclosure of sonic Id.OiiO acres of public domain which has been used eontinualW b private individuals fur graz Geo. Candland. i.cyihm. lltl CMIWfi Ontario, Oregon Oil Land Withdrawn. Secretary Itallinger has con sented again to withdraw the We're Not a Cheap Guy Lent week the I'uyetto Fourth of July advertising committee oil lands in Malheur county, contracted for a quarter of a Or, which, having been with-1 page, two is ties, in the Argus. drawn by Roosevelt, were re stored to entry a week ago by Itallinger. They will be held pending legislation to tOtborilM their withdrawal in all such ei'-e- Senator BOOMM procured this in lion and also introduced a bill puisuant of this plan. He wiM later offer , amendments to provide a two per cent tax on the output of oil lauds and to prevent anyone operating such lands, from silling to a trust or c oopeiating with one. The lauds are north of Onta rio and Vale, being all vacant and (() n in A business meeting of all inter ested in the church will be h. Id at the church at H-'M Monday evMiagi June if, lev. w. s Young, If, A , pastor. To the Kditor I'lease say to the good people of Ontario thai words fail to express our deep gratitude for their kindness in our late sad bereavement. Also to Ontario papers for their kind words of our unfortunate boy. J. O. Staples and family. Attorney McLionagill was al M"ni ode qu Saturday to attend the meeting of the lund owners on the Hut and assisted in preaching the funeral services of the High Line Ditch. He says it is government irrigation to a man on Dead Ox Flat. James Paul, the jolly sheep nun of Smith, Harney county, is in the city. Jim came to On tario for medical treatment, and tells us that his hearing has been impaired for some time past, and says when one can't hear his wife order the wood brought into the kitchen, it was time to see Dr. 1'riuziug. But Jim has ouly been married a few months and a year from Dow it will be to h I with the wood. enterprise of your neighbors. I lands in three townships of 04, Btnnd by your town through 000 acres. thick ami thin as you would stand by your best friend in limes of distress and you will lad it prosperous and thriving as never before. Bring Fancy Prices John F. Weaver this week purchased the J. S. Jones ranch, just west of Ontsrio, consisting of 140 acres. The price paid was $-.'1,000. Tom Seaweard of Ontario this week closed the deal whereby he became the ownttr of (he Ueece ranch, near Nyssa, 100 acred. Consideration $25,000. lhe farm is considered to be one of the best in Malheur county. Good Roads The prosperity of our country depends so largely on the pros perity of our farmers, that everything possible should be done to render life in the rural districts agreeable as well as profitable, and uothing could conduce more tp the comfort mid happiness of our people than the improvement of our roads. llallingei's action was induced by telegrams ltourue had from P. Basilic of Baker City and M f, Davis of I'niou, which al leged the hinds were producing oil already. F. L. Helfrlch. EXPERT Shoe Repairing. W. Aliens Uiir. On Monday we received word Ii. mi h. mm. mi llM.nl.-r I.i , . . " . . . , ., , imiiiiinents in view of th mill., had decided ncti , , ,. the com to patronie the Argus on ac count of our price being higher than other Malheur county pa pers. We are i.ot boosting out siders for the fun of the job and sent the committer the following letter: Speor People Not In It Tin Bpeer people,vnoere try ing Co lone their services upon the funnels under tie Malheur project at e aiiiiareutl v also rcach- Mr J Harad.r, Chairman of lag M fr ,,e recently orgun I'ourth Jul) oiuiuittee, I'avette, ' , .. ,. ... . ii.,. ti. .i , . iT' Ued Oein distin t, which, under the capable management ol (' Idaho We thank your commit tee for violating your verbal eon tract with the Argusand hope the celebration will not he as cheap as the papers you refer to. The Argus also wishes that all visit ing suckers will have a cheap time when you pull off your cheap celebration. News Is News Sell-Floto Circus Sells-Floto Circus will bo at Payette, Tuesday, June gg, Beery department has been en larged. Five hundred arenic performers, oyor a hundred cages coutuin the Million Dol. lar Zoo and tho show is com pletely tilled with new and ab solutely different novelties. The Sells-Floto Shows consolidated is truly a mammoth institution. When one has seen it from end to end, outside and inside, and has formed an inventory of what he has seen and learned for a very nominal fee, hotv much real pleasure and benefit it has been. He can easily understand why a big three-ring circus, of the high standard of the Sells-Floto Shows, occupies the enviable position in the amusement of the world. Payette, Tuesday, June, 2U. It will be government iriigM-tiou. A real newspaper must be something like the apostle had in linn I when he said: "Be all things to all men." The re porter may not be personally a champion of card parties, base ball, dames or other amuse ments, yet they must bo re corded; neither is he ncecssaiily a church member because be incut i.iii- the guud work of re-1 for vials, las in- all reforms, advo cates morality, but prints all lliiiit'k oi ai: Minis ul news S. Fauiot, is iioing very nicely, thank vou, without anv desiie to have the Speer corpoiatiou mix in. The N)'OM coiporation has sent contracts to many of the homesteaders under the icin district, in I be effort to get the contract- signed Up There is not any intend. n on th.i part of the di-triet t., treat with this loiporation, the Nvs.-a Sun notwilli-tai ding Caldwell News. Snake River Bridge. TIM Minnesota St,e Co. is placing material on the ground the i (in-tim tin ii ol the hridg. aver rtimko river la the Idaho bench Work on things oi ii: Mima ui news Personal uuarrels. scandals, or l,,e MlUeture w II proceed ordinary drunks aro not news, ropldly as soon as Snake river and ought not, as a rule, be recedes, and will he lompletid scattered broadcast as news. in 1009. It will le SOI feet That is the reason the Argus .. u,., ,,t ,. . ,, , ,. . , ... R long, ami ft much convenience is not publishing that little On- . , ,, .. tario scandal article sent us on j to both re" a",J ,,,"h"- Tuesday. .. . " -. 1-mu iuuotgnr nixie A. W. Boudi ex-preacher, - J. W. Thompson, who has editor, now tn the employ ol the held the position of manager of Speer people, was "talking" high the Ikdl Telephone Co. pi Q Ull ! Ootorio dorioc tbe week tario for the past fuur years, and ... ,., , , ii i ' i i We did not hear of anv one who has always been popular " v with the Bell patrons, being hlK""'K ontracts for high-line, obliging at all times, has uf istd blgb priced water. to accept the position as manager - Don't Want the Job Let your object be the wci faie, growth and promotion of yo M- town and its people. Don't forget the henelit to be tendered the Ontario Kncoie Hand. Date be be announced later. The Ontario National Mauk has received a Inure hunrlnr. alarm safe, irolhl over 5000 pounds, one of the best made. It is dandy. The Ontario Furore Hand has heen engaged for July '! at Urn- gan. I hat new community is go ing to celebrate the (iloriotis Fourth in grand slle. The Out, m,i baseball nine will play the Parma aggregation this evening at H.IO. This is what Managei Sharp calls a twi light game, lie is getting fancy. I. H. Purccll ami wife. Mrs. I.. Adam and C. II. Blown, have arrived home from lhe grand lodge session of Masons and Fastern Star, held at Port land. Q, W. Thomas ami (J. I; Finion are hack from Ironside, here they purchased 100 head .1 beef cattle. The animals were delivered to Ontario the lir-t of the week. Finley McKcnie was a busi MM visitor to Ontario from Itockville on Tuesday and reg- isiereti ai me i arier House lie savs his uumerons bands of shei p are doing line. Mr. Hlayney, father of Ike Hlayney, and who was well known In Ontario, died at Vale LI a nnvr D nn . Trr W.dnesday and was bune ! bc-'nAnKl D, UaAULL side his wife 1)1 Uio Ontario The .lew, Ii V nnd Mn- III...... I -.. . ... fl.F1 f-V .I 'ntai in, Oregon, Shop In f ness Store. CLOCKS Sec uur line lino of' I J iCKfl lust in uiul going nt V.-ry Moderate Prices. The very latest iii Mat pji n ami new Deaigni In Jeerelry, A t ph-te line of String sin i-t Mu-ie .in.i in-n untenta. Guaranteed Watch Repairing cinetery yesterdax J F. Mabau, the llarncy county stoekmau, is ba.k from Portland. Jim was a witm-s before the ledeliil com I and made a J to I -hot of the trip by visiting the Seattle fair. The Ontario baseball nine ! lei. led the Boswell nine at lhe We lu latter town la-l Sunday, bs a i1(. Mjoro of I to i Pitcher Diapei only allowed the lio-will l...s- me m ratrh bo din inn the game. Miei t Commissioner i dj I.. k key is on tin- sik li.-t iind Henry Alli-ou is the man with the hoe the.-e das, nnd is hav ing .pllle a linn- set lo i Mi body w lib wad I .it lh -,inu-(lliie. PHARMACY I- "Hi in. un int, i,t, unit iid .jii nit, i uutaide Hi lni UfU are aide In :-;iv'- ..ii ,i tin. stuck nf DRUGS AN 1 1 SKILLED SERVICE. letk'intj Prest TiptioniMs Ol the County There is nothing more amus ing, when thing! are nmng right, than to listen to the howl of the (lainity spillcrs, audi there is nothing more aggravate ing to any moe men who bee faith in tin inline than to listen to the cie-eudo ol howls when Wilson-Duffy Drug Co. , i. i i at Paved- He has abidinu faith in the iutniv- uf Ontario, Any physician that knows the Wilson-Duffy Drug Co.. will not ami rtu-enily purchased a home hesitate to ti list his pattern's here. 1 medicine to us for preparation. imii- in. i;i'lii nine riu.i- . ii i.iii . .ii i -, Viae. N hatevcr come.-, -il elOM, i.i things are going to be beti.-i Oregon Short Line Railroad. someday. TivlceU on rale Juii 2, a. 4 Croy iV Deltas of the IV-timc and 5, limited to .ulv II, See - ....... i. i i t'.i . I . i . k '" i"i i. ue-un, i i 1 1 iht .ar- hilliard and pool loom-, one of , , ' Ui: . .1 .i in ii iii i .-. ic hnest in the niuthwol. in vites your patronage The In in I also cariies cigars, tobacco, fine' Ml ' BMinas i -t conlectionery, etc, lhe iiuit ia Oregon Hhort Line, aniUoiileclioneiy -to.e isse.ar-' fQ l.liWli n, ,.,, Kanan ate from the billiard room, end City, (imago, si Uuia and the ladies oi Ontaiio aic cs- ()lM.,. ,,., ,1IH. ;, M .( penally invil.d to make their (j 1U1, ,;,h Sl .,. ;l,.nt, ()l. ....! . a a I l at. . pi.l.na.-es ai llic laMinic, jil-l ,,i, , ,1,,!,., ;i,.. u, Ull juuilt ol BOyei uio. iS. Lo. puiliculuis. ter aaajeft. tx.-neiP'ai hsw I