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I 4 ttfctfin t ' A I A. TL. A 111 f I'D SNSfi uoni rorgei mai no uo all kinds of Printing at the Argus Office. BOOST For Ontario and Ma'hiur County. Representative Newspaper of Malheur County. m MM i v i li vr- : VOLUME XIII Local News. If it is in the Ontario Argus it is news. It begins to look like all otir dry land is to be watered. Sign up for an irrigation district. Pbene Venator lost two bead of horses, all bis bay and a new barn ly fire last week at Barren Valley, Mrs. Brent Reeves, who was well known in Ontario, died nl Baker City last week. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. C. C. Carter Auto for Hale (lood as new , will sell cheap for cash or good note; must sell on account of ill-health. S. A. Hobson, Ontn rio, Oregon. The Argus found II. Ii. Poor man's equine, and Harry can now be seen in the evening driving Miss .lerky on out paved streets. Lost Ladies' hand bag, color dark navy blue, containing onlj papers of value, to the owner Return to Argus otlice or Firs) National Bank. Tom Turnb till purchased 17 head of thoroughbred merino bucks, all prizewinners, at the Boise fair, and will trail the nni iii. ils to Barren Valley. . D. H. Kerfoot shipped six thoroughbred pit game cockerel to Portland this week. Ihui's fighting chickens are getting a repi '' W and wide. Jim Butler wired im fioin Cairo lust evening that tl ere were twin calves at Prof. Conk lin's ranch again. The mother this time is it Jersey heifer. Miss Mue Cuddcti is now er maneully located at (he R. I) Gruer lesidence, ami will be pleused to meet nil (hose inter ted in organ or pi. mo -tn.lv lleulth is too precious to he tampered with by incompetent vendors of drugs. Try the Wilson Duffy Diug Co., for clean drugs, and expeit service. Row Allan J Hoar, formerly p.i-tui of the Congregalii nal church here, was renewing ac quaintances in Ontario the lirst of the week. He is now ed.tor of a weekly paper at (lohlen, Colo. K. S. Rutherford, sexton of theOulaiio cemetery, requests all l ho promised to assist him in setting out trees, plants, etc , to im el him at the cemetery at B a. m. S.turday, Nov. (Hh, one week from tomorrow. Clothes cleaned and pressed on short notice, satisfaction guaranteed. know how it is done. A man for a man's work. Let the wonim rest. Bring your work to Oeno Om an!, ill ' Kiser Building, I doors north of Carter House. 0. 0. LeUbn and family will depart next Meek for Portland to reside. Mr. I. u Ins is ,n, ex perl pharmacist and has ac cepted a position in one of Portland's large drug stores. Wc all wi-li the estimable fam ily prosperity in their new home. County Treasurer Hullidav was in the ciiy the lirst of the week attending a meeting of the diieclnrs of the Nevada ditch. We told Tom a true story that happened at the White Settle ment an. I be called us a liur seconded by "Doc" Brown, who was rubbering. J. R. Jenkins, the Harney county sheepman, accompanied by his wife and Miss May Jones, arrived Sunday and registered at the Curler House. Miss Jones 1-. a sister of Mrs. Jenkins ami is on her wuy home to Wale:-. Euglaud, after an extended visit to relatives in Harney county. Local News. A little boosting won't hurl. Wilson-Duffy Drug Co. All kinds of drugs. Tom Heuweurd is quite ill at the home of his parents on the Kiist Side. Born In this city, Oct. 2'J, 1900, to the wife of fault Hundley, a son. J. S. Kdwards, the banker stockman of Vale, was a business visitor lo Ontario on Tuesday. Riley Horn and wife of Wat son were renew ing acquaintances in Ontario during the week. Mrs. II O. Drane and chil dren left Sunday or an ex tended visit to Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. James ICshoni and duugh ter Delhi left Tuesday for Huilcy, Idaho, to make their future home. Luck of cement is retarding the progress of work on both the Boyer and Lackey brick structures. For Sale (-room house, one block from ostoHiee; very cheap ami title guaranteed. Impure I. T. Clement, Ontario, Ore. Klincr Dory will lenve next week for Denver, Colo., on a visit lo his parents, the first visit lo his old home in '.'" years. Any physician that knows the Wilson. Puff v Prnn Co , will not hositale to tm-l his patient's medicine to us for prepurution. Williams it Mover, proprictoi- -I the Kleetric Mu.e, desire to inform the public that in the itituie a cliunge of program nightly will lie given ut their popular little theatre. Illue Prints oi any Township in tiie Burns Land Pntiict, showing names of entiymeii, kinds of entry, dates, etc., and topography. 1'iice 1.00. .1 0. Turney, Iturns, Oregon. It. S. Rutherford has just re ceived u vacuin cleaner ami so licits work from the citizens of Ontario in that line and satis taction guaranteed. When jot want your home i leaned just let "Uncle Pick" know. C. It. Kinison, eaebiof of the Ontario National Hank, was u business visitor lo Weiser dur ing the week, ('hurley curried a huge valise uml when asked u bat is contained replied ami he blushed like a Hi year-old. The Ontario volunteer lire de purtmeiit bus been reorganized ami the following ollicers elected for the ensuing year 1'io-ident, II I,. I'oorinan; vice proi. lent, J. W. Thompson; secretary treasurer, J. it. Oiegg; ebitf, J. A. Iteed. For Sale 16 tons of liay and I". tons of straw an. I pusture of lot) acres, will lease puolure up to March 1; dwelling to live in for renter; four miles west of Ontario. Address Felix tturk ley, Onturio, Or. Croy a PeUus of the Pastime billiard und pool rooms, one of the finest in the norlhwest, in. v tic- your putronuge. The tirm ulso curi ies cigars, tobacco, line confectionery, etc., The fruit uml confectionery store is separ ate from the billiard room, uml the ladies of Ontario are es peciully invited to make their purchases at the Pustime, just mill of Boyer Bros. A Co. Let tlie Men ltu iUt) Work. (lo to tiene f onant for clothes cleaning. Export pressing ami repairing. The Kronen dry uu.l magnesium methods of eleauiug also scouring. All work guai ucleed. Three doors north ot i '.uter House barber shop. IRRIGATION DISTRICT WELL UNDER WAY Mr. Speer Will Place Water Trowbridge v Niter, I be irri- rigalion and bonding company of Chicago, have oinplclc.l their surveys on all Inc In ml MNlth Of the Malheur river and i,i ii ,i l.axenroxed Ihmr camp to the north s.deof the river, ihey are now Jurying on (her eur. vcys in the I icn.l (K Mat tern - lory. Kvery l' acres on the ,11,i i i .. u ,, . south sole of the Malheur hnx i i..i.i i . - ...... ..,,-.. .-mi aiio uve-iooi an iieierreu pavnienls exceptini' ,. ii.,.,u i i ......... ' ; ' ... "" "ten ion, i . , ..I .oi map- oi I,,, , ..in .i. i. .i .. - pleled south of the Owyhee lo the Idaho line and in the Sucker creek country m Idaho. The plans and sj ideation- are I. ow in shape roi inspecl and the road laud ompanii s have reported that their u.ei- noer, Mr. Whistler, will be heie in a few .lays to examine Hum. Il is then iii lo the mi.,, I I;, ml people and the High Line l. get together, nml they, wiih Hie people of M ai I In il i COUOlj , slllli.l ready to accept any proposition l.iwuler their dry land that is uiirami reus.mul.le. Dm ing the past two months, or since the ,,v,': "l bas lulled out of l'"' '"'ilh side, negotiations have been going on between Mr. Speer and Iho committer! that wero recently upointd to rsprOSSIII US muiIIi side html owners. This .oiiiiuill.-e repoit gOOd progress, t Ir.e cry satis. ' factory f.-ulnie i. that Mr. Speer has cut out the sliding scale and showing the topography of all their land and placing it in a ,i i i i i it. ...:... .. tbe dryland between Mitchell high Mate of cultivation. This btitte and Vale bulle. ami la-, will leave the individual tracts i ....., 1 1 .. 1 1.. . i . i ii ii . i i . iwcen llic tiw.vl ami Mnlheui . of land free from innrliwe. 'I'l... a.......... .ill li i .. WVt i in same w oik lias ec m,- which would not be the use win eiiuiinaie n postpone tlie the commissioners must bo pa conolu ; aa wa all want water ,'"sl' l"'.v nt- Tbbi eaah pay- titioood !- M) land owner, or I right now and not in tboswoel in.ni will bo entirely eliminated by a majority nl the land own. I bye and bye. Water will make providing the people will form era vithiii the district. Thie pe. thiaoneol Ihe grtatosl garden an Irrigation district, and nil litiou musl ih.n I... published I sMtM in iho W.-i, tin i best place the dry lands within tin-district for four roiitCf IllivO WCOll with forth. I e builder and the iii will be waler.il nt Hie si pi i. e. Hie dale ol which the land nit n- VCSlor. Mr. BpatS was in Ontario last eis will all have an OpportOllil) TtMHtSaudj ol peopl.-aie wateh- M,""'"' ' ,l"' i oa. i h.ml to ask tlie commissioners t ing Ibis project and nailing to IIS.. people, a., omj.ani.. I l.y Ins Chlel engineer, to go over Ihe pili s with the engineer employed by Hie road laud companies, but hc, representatives ol the rood land wci.i unable lobe heientlhal llsae, Ho Is a Mrnti Kcarior Raj I Itupl Uapl "Come in." said Judge Kjllg, while he u ,i bilsy pi. -paring a legal docii- nt. "Be you lb. parson.'1 said a voice al ll e door - be not the iiar on," said tbe Judge, "bill come III ami 1 w ill lie the knot, l know what you aaut, for 1 am a -iiii.il reader." A timid .......... i... i i .. i... i.f..i ,......ii ...... .....I .. i.i in i nil ii. J , man . iii.-r.u nun a marriage li cense and Judge K ing, with all the solemnity lor u In. h 1 1 la note I, fa d lb.- word that made Joeoph Btrong nnd Blhel (J rave, boih of Uoise, man and vviie. After colleeii ug Hi- usual liver fOr biS trouble, closing his eves while be kiss.-l I lit- bride, the Judge Said to the groom! "Jo seph, 1 hope yon will be Si long .-nou li (ii support lb.- bride, ami you, Miss Blhel, 'i rave enough mil o be jealous of ,'o-eph." The judge Hun Went out and bought a tWO bit cigHl . Tor Sab- s-iooiu house, B looms finished: filols; dc.-ii.ible purl of the city ; el-cap. llupiiie C. E. Kenyon, or Argus otfii c ONTAUK), OKKtiON, FRIDAY. OCTOUEH 19. IfMM 3Q Per Acre ami Take Pay for Same in 20-Year Bonds. While here 'lr Speer pt- '- l tlmt the .i opte form tin irrigation district! nml lie will nluce wati'i nil lie I nml nl SJn - ,1111 ncie, and lake pay for the ... same in -tl.yenr bonds. By this plan no payments w,ll be due during the lirst 10 years. This seems to meet the approval of all the land owners, as it relieves , them of a cash payment and of I ,,.. . in. i i ror me nrsi in .... years while tliev are ImnrovillB - - with an individual water con tract. This is particularly de sirable us it w ill enable the land owner to obtain loans and will also quit materially facilitate the mle ami tian-l'ei of their real estate, l'i. lo this lime the Arms has heni.l af .. oi,. jeetions lo the formalu fan in ii-MiiMi, .li.i,:. i a petition is now being i ir. culat.d am. me the lan.lowi.es m the south side uskilis the county couiniaybMiors to form IW Irflptlsil llilllftt The prt limiiiary houn.hiiy, of iieeessiiy, includes much Inn. I thai is now waleml. The r. nson of thin is that there is considerable div land Interspersed among the natered rauebes Those who have water lights only need to ask Ibecomiiiiesioneis when the lime com.- to omit that p.u lion of their land that is nou uai.i.-. I out of the district Accordillfl to the OreaOU law clu.le or OKI lu.le then land liom tbo district, The praspeels are now vory bnght a- every one m-cihs in. .lined to favor any roaaonaldo pTOpoeitiOII that will bung the high 1 1 ii. mi. b, A very forlu Assessed Valuation Malheur County, I9S9 A i.- cuiivaicd land, 20,270 -''-I Acres urn u'tivated hind, B8.04N Acr.s mm lilUble land. IH.IliT i ,. ..... . , , ... . Improvements on dct.lcil laud Town lots Improvements on town lots linprovciiii nt.- on land, not deeded Mil.s railroad, telegraph, Ulepbooe linos, 80100 Uollliig .-lock Slatioliai engines, etc Mel- !ia:i.l e stock In trade I'ai liiing liiiplcmeiit- Mom , notes and accounts Household I'm nitiire, ate N j in I i !' horsei and mules, sl' Xii-ob.-i of cattle, 24.8AI NuiiiI i ' I l . . - -1 . , 100,700 Number ,-w me, SS I i:.. hives, 1000 Total : i on the Land f or note chanii teristic of the people in this part of the county is that thev do not hcconie casilv .lis nrmiilcml ..m- ata Ih.v inclined s. - - ----.. - 10 w hillle about from MIOM heme . to another. A steading pnrpOM I. absolutely essential in carry. ing through any gu.,t Under- taking, and especially is this true where so man v are con- ' ccrned. While the government was in tie held im niinilicr of promoters, nor any amount or nroselvliiiL' nor asitatiliB could i w " .-.- the lielil wc aic cerluiir that the people of Ontario and vicinity will be us loyal mid us iinuiii nious in their rapport of thi pi ivale in igation company that is now in the lichl us they WON of tbe eovernincnt. and thev will an Mtaful consiileration to all proposition- that they have to ...,.L,. All should stand shoulder to I shoulder in the effoit to yet1 .... water without ouibhlini' over Immtlorial .l.tuils, And eouflne ull negotiations to the compaiy that is now in the Held, Trow- bridge A Kivi i w ill lind Onlaiio and vicinity as h al lo them as they were to the government as long as there is a prospect getting togoiber, With the proaiects Uml w now have of gelling water in the near dilute all petty differences sl.oobl I..- Lei. I ilmtii. nml all pull logether to bring negotia. tioitl to a speedy and successful be asslll . .1 Of aler, to i oiue ami make this then home Wat. i will bring a spii.lv realisation of our tomb -I hopes, and VO in ii -1 all keep together and pull together to get woik stint.. I on this project at once. 10. .;'. ititi. 18 inn $1,0711,00.1 ' 1,408,100 0 ;.i;,Jii.". tin 02,05A ) 848,008 () ina.aoA no w III) ::.::;, I.iii 00 j0,800 im .".i,'7."i tin IfJl.lOfi 00 ."r.,:;ti."i nil stunipede the peoph- from the', ., ' lo llic exposition. governmental long as there- yjaet oforehardj Balds clainatiot .lepurtment stood by , ..'.. ' ', "' .. ' . wrt' also sent with the exhibits the Mu hi-nr project ; luit us the a n it iw. i i I As the I ml.. I Males Land .V uoverniuci.t has now deserted , , . r.'.i,''s;. tin r.;()r,iu 00 -'7::, I in Oq 1 1 -s.lMlll I. II 407J8fi OQ 1,120 00 l.otiti 00 $0,801,77S 00 m "o I.,-.. Exhibits of This Section I he Uffiu to Commercial Clul Inn rcdloi tcil rj verv it 1 1 1 it t live 'xhihii whnh will be tent to the United Btates I. and A Irri gation exposition, which opens in Chicago and continue from Nov. 'Jd to J7. Trowbridge A Nivor will have on exhibition In miniature all of the country in tin vicinity. T lis feature of the exhibit will lllOW the topography of the ei II li try as taken from their mr vrys; the r ivere, din bee, etc. I Ins exhibit will he called the j Mtdel Irrigation System. j n.ong the exhibits Hint will inuaci aiienunn arc samples oi ,., ,,v (. w ., .,,.,, n1i Rp M f ., . ((, JJ ; mvn , ,. yy J , ,, a '; , . . '.'i i neaweard and others ie included ;. ,, , , . Ill III Ikl I- It j. U.lllll. Iu of attract attention arc samples of ii" oe mm. i ie nmiics or Ull, ,, , , ,. iiillaltu thut brought a reyenii. , t oriro m 100 to $1A0 per acre will open the eyes of the visitors ll ligation exposition is entirely a western exposition, it is ex pected that it will do much in attracting bomeeeekere to this -ci lion. 8 to 11 The OotUgo of Idaho football ln,m defeated the Ontario high eleven in one of the wunnc-l i.,.i... i i...., i ..i i ., Ml ,,..,,-.. pmn itncsM-.l .m the gridiron iii Hi s city Saturday afternoon l-v a score of I I to tf, The r.anio went to Caldwell through an accident by Ki.' kicking ihe hall against the Ontario goal on the third down, when il was secured by a Caldwell player I'm a touch. lovvi., Caldwell made it- I I scores in the lirst half ( tularin made live m the lirst hall, when I'ls. i made a touch down by breaking through Caldwell's line in a 'O-yanl run. Kieer made a place ki. I. in tin second half ami Ontario cam. dangerously neat scoring tune after that Advertisement for BUIk Notice hcl. by given that the undersigned, the Ontario llridgi Commission, will receive bids for the widening, grading aud colisliiu lion of a load In. in tin city limits ol the ( 'ii v u lutai in sastward to the epproai h ul the Oregoii'ldahn bridge xcross Snake l iv.i I'lan- ami -pi. i lieutlons can be had at Hie mill of Kngitucr A M Kox, ' hitai In, Oregon, on and after October -. I0U0, All hills Ual be ll, Ihe bauds of said Com in is.-ion by III befoie '.'. o'i loi k i in , Month- . Novelilla I I, 1 0011, im I mill bi .iceoinpalil.il Im i I lllgeil . he. I ol live (.".) p. . i nl ..I il,. al i 1 1 . ol Ihe bid, I he I ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 !--no. 1 1 -ei - ii.. right to i. jei t a 1 1 m all bids Dale. I ll.loh. i 'll, I'.IU'.l t lx i mm Uoiimik ' uiaai NOTIt'K. Notice I- h.lebv given thai the assessment for the y si I01MI ol the Snake Kiver III gallon Distl let, Mnlheui (oiinly, 1 1 gon, is now due uml payable, and Will become dell n , lent at o'chM-k . in on Ihe '!l-t day of llcceinbei, r.i'ill. .'ie per i cut penally will be added on nil t ie of said di-.li nl remaining unpaid at said dale of delin (iil.-ney. I'SVUieilt of said tai ,inn M. uiad. ut th. uftive ol the -hellll ol Malheur eouiltv , al 'ale, Oregon. l!n:.l OliK .1., '..Hector. Snake Kivei Irrigation District . VI II HUM V KM I l;-I...Ss v I.. liegoii Bhoi t I. in.-. llailv for tickets one hiu via I'm tlaiul. I'leijlieiit date- for other routes, biee Oregon bhort Line agents for further details. vl v M .MI'.KR 14 HOT WATER BOTTLES. Me read) I r tin i ool, fall ItiglltS vv III) .1 hot will' I bottle to l'iit .it j ..in I', et. ' he . run fort One w ill iinpiiit il Worth ninny timFS S lint you'll 111 . I lo j iiy for ii Our fall sti i k i- in-1 in it com os din ctly from the factory and cm i bottle g freeh and Ure to wenr long .in I give per- i. i latiifactinn. Wi liave sev- rrHl Breii M'""' '" all lilSS, :. ... .m- three quart si,- All gm.iai,. i ,.,!. PrloOS ...-. low, .. buving .lir.-s-l from maker give. , .11 the iliseotints. M"m ""' mm' ""''' '"Mt W the Geo. Candland. i.i:iiNi DMtycMiwr I 'iilai lo, ( In gou PHARMACY Is our main Inter st, ami we do n.it g.i Into outsida lines. Ilciici- we nre able to give v.ui u lino -tuck ,,f DRUGS AN 1 1 SKILLED SERVICE letting ProscrMMS Of the ability Wilson-DulTy Drug Co. Guaranteed Wateh Repairing. lit' W'1 Will lint i,, to iitakn ,i wli.-.lluii mu k.'.'p tiiiie. but am tb.ing tin in u tiling to it by requiring our iu'U t" III. II k tin- llho t,, you, W do agree i make any kind of u time pieoe Kerveyou accept ably :ii a very moder ate cost W'e guurantoe you atisfaetion in all dealings, A i ompli le I i ii. ,. i . ln . t M II il and In-U in, ,i -,. Wl B.GRAUEL 1 ht le rt mid Mu ii : House "i I hi tin in, 0rs vSf. Francis' Acddemy. Baker City, Oregon boardiiicj ind Diy Sihool for (iirls. mdi i i ,..i, allulll .1 'I'lic . our-. .. KtudisS em- bra. ss the i ighth gradi ol com limn .-Im In - . brill c. ,., i j,,- -talu .i.'li-i ..I Studies, the A. ademic 1 nurse o I ... 1 1- . in ,nd the I 'nlnincicul i uui ie The music and p. in, ling dM. nartmcnti offer ih udid advan lag.-. Studic- u ill he ii -in. , Sept. 7, 1000 l-o, in. lb, I parlieu. ( lai- call i't the A. a.icmy 01 ud- .ire.ss inc .-.i-ikh m hkuIOM. i ' .
