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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1913)
U' ,. ONTARIO-The Pivotal Point of th Great Interior of Eastern Oregon J) 'Atm. A Ontario Argua Prestige, The Produce from 15,000,000 acres ia marketed from On tario each year lead'11 erit, -nd Circula jjon, Watch ub grow Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. VOLUME XVI ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1913. NO. 16 ) OX FLAT LAND BE WILL IRRIGATED Snake River District In cludes Several Hundred Acres of Fine Land Arrangement! have been ni.nl. for L, completion of the plnt on the k rirer Irrigation ui'irici, inn loi-e I'Hi'l for in bonds or toe Ujtrkt to roil 4 2, 500. Tn.'lllT II"' hlllldl'Cd Hll.l llllll'IV 1 of Itiid ere euihruocd In tbe -ilk' r'Tl r mill irii coiuyauy piojee. . ,,, lleiel II- I I Ml HOI III llf I Ultimo. Includes Hi- net land on tbla i i. .....I fin- WTAitr- liua linan ,,,,! MtriSU UU m. J""" u m .farmed. Practically every acre i tbe i i"i '""-'I plant Is in h good of cultivstion and very little rk will be required in making It ,,.til l. to Irrigation. flit completion of this system will -- all ... tli.. Hut .n.,l..r B,0k' lirHiiii"!" "" . ... I (itoo linpe tbe nelson of the u put under water over a year There remain approximately, I jii(M) aeies I" ! reclaimed an I It indenlnii'l that eorae of the owner t.ru u-lv i ontcmplatlng the in minion of private pumlug plauU. lenient). IRE ADVANCEMENT TRACT WOE WATERED THIS YEAR NYSSA MAN WILL PLANT 10,000 CHOICE PRUNE TREES Harrv Monoe, the well known niireeryman recently told 10.000 extra obcloe prune trees to Mr. Sanderson, owner of the largest pruue orohard In Oregon. The orchard is located near Nyeaa and netted handsome re turns for the owner last year. Evidently Mr. Sanderson knows a good thing when he see it and wants more or the same kind II,. receutly returned from a visit of several months with relatival in Austral!, lie has been all over the world, but up to the present time has found no better farming country than southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon. He ex pects to msrket 100 oars of ripe prunes this sesson from bis big orohsrd. Nampa Kscord. fi W R U TO FnTARIRH FFFnW00lCLIPWILlBt AUCTION SALE Of FINE v II lis A lis IV LA 1 niLllll ILL! YARDS AT ONTARIO Official Here for that Purpose-First Move Towards Establishing Headquarters Here. COMMERCIAL CLUB BENEFIT FRIDAY NIGHT At Dreamland Theatre in Which Leon J. Chapman Will Take Prominent Part -Don't Miss It. Th-Ji Inch pipe line of tbe Onta Advancement company has been I It full - "Meet .in I tin- pumps till ready tn place water on this iif trsct. The pumping equipment INI 8 ami niie 10 nub limit con- I pan. p. operated by a tiO and a M power motor. Ilslift is .V2 feet and the capacity laxi-nd test of water, more thau min fur the laud. Thia sistsui Is tpt s (vantage to this MNOtiou as Ituttni all (he high land aixiind Ifltjaud has been settled on iy i who believe in luakiug tbe noil lit foil capacity. N. PRODUCES ITS OWN PORK FOR HOME CONSUMERS Friday even lug at the Urea m land thsatra the Corn vial olub will give a musical and literary l.cnellt the pro reeds to apply ou a detloit tbe olub owes. As the present seoretsry. Mr. Chapmen, Is about to leave Ontario, be has niiBi.nl. -.1 to appear on tba program iu a ssriss of impersonations from Hilsy. Field. King. Adam. Cook and other authors. Mr. ('Imp mau baa never appeared on a publlu program wblie having resided in Ontario, but bee given entertainments at l'ayett) and resisted in soum of tbe local productions. Hundreds of press notices iu Mr. Chapmen's possession might be used to avdertl-- the cutttrtaiiimeiit, but as be ia well auowu io Ontario, thare is uo doubt but that Dreamland will be tsxsd to capsolty. Tbe program will he iuterspcrsed by musical numbers, making a well sclented eveuing a entertainment lu addition to tbe usual pictures. An official of tbe O. W. R. A N. oompany was berc a few days ago to make arrangements for the rtxa Wish ing of feeding yards here. He secured tbe services of Dave Maglll to look after tbe yards, wblcb sre liio-ti-.l close tn Mr home and staled that tbev would have water and feed racka installed at once as tbey Intended using this point to mnke up tbeir stook trains. They will establish a M bour train schedule to Portland on tbe start and later thia will he reduoed until tbey make the run in 'J 4 houra Tbe establishing of tbis stock ser vice from Ontario is tbe first move of the railroad people in opening up hiadiiiarters bereaud will belollowed by other new servioes in a short time. It is reported tbet the tunnel west of Va is now through and tbe water being i.iNi-i. rare cf so that another thirty to sixty days will see the tracks laid an. I the men at work on tha bridges west of tbe tunnel. Ttires car i. mis of men fur tbe work went through iiiit.iiiu this week aud were i. II.. ii to the trout. There are some thirteen bridges to be built between the tunnel aud Hirer. aide, after which there will be little to delay tbe work. The Crane creek cut, which la deep and about a mile long, will not delay tbe work aa tbey can plsoe a large crew at work. When tbe Harney valley is none reached It -SHEARING TO START SOON Magill V vlH be only a case of laying tbe acd rails, as tbe grading will amount to much. ties not The wool men are looking forwsrd to a larger tonnage of wool for this market this season tban ever before. It baa been established beyond ueitlon that the prices paid at On tario are better tban at the amnller pleocs, the facilities are aucb that the wool ran be seen to full advantage and tbe large volume marketed here enablea the buyers to Oil their cart without trouble. The season has been a good one for the sheep aud the clip will he of good grade. Shearing has started at the Hri.gnn plant ami thev will Skull Springs in a few weeks. Most of tbe wool will probably lie shipped here from Brogan and Harper iu order to get tbe In -in-ill of the better prices which prevail. HOLSTEIN COWS HERE On Saturday, April 26 All Thoroughbred Dairy Stock From Illinois BASEBALL CLUB IS TO BE ORGANIZED IN ONTARIO MAYOR TROW SEEDS 200 ACRES TO GRAIN AND ALEALf A Mayor Trow has finished planting 200 acres of grain and bas seeded to alfalfa. This was aage brush land a few weeks ago and It la some task to transform that much laud In one season. Sloes Istt August not a Log bas ported into this state. Tbis tnruuragiug uaw-4 made public Pwt , . k by C. C. Colt bead of Culiin Meat company, at Portland, NjaOregou fanner are going ex 'lv into the business of live 1 raiting. During 191), morn -It tba total number of tog d at the l'oi tlaud murket came Nebriia.k.1 fasr t ti in uiiiubi i decrease. 1 to a title etent and now it aDPears "rg..u ili not need to import Pork iu order to ft tul II jle Ou the other band we UU tie iu position to make u!i li! hipn.t-iitH ouUide tbe stute. ' Colt submitted figure showing c ll Y.t . i. U ii..l.iMtrv ii. Ilrt'jiin tim greater thau fruit grow w greater thau wheat, wool aud INiaets oogsbiaat. - IS OF COLUMBUS HOLD NATION CEREMONIES HERE s liiv.T V..11..., n.li v.. -- - - . ' .Ill' J V II,), I. It .,. ' 0oru'(l solemn Initiation exer 'ut Sunday, winch were attended 'g concourse of loiutl and l Knights. Tba three degree oroer were conferred on a olaas idstes, thus increasing the "bin of Ontsu-lo Omuinil to dO. The .. 1 i - - tgivU.Ul.IH WD.I 111 0' officers for Bole Couooll nt two ueirreaa and the third ,xmplitied most auooeaafullv by M bei.nr. T-v l. --... ""i uuuii nana11, aowng s lputjJea,, o Hawley, who it' """ from attending. conclusion of tbe exercises Plsr hn Juel wq "e"d at tbe 1 ouse. a verv enjoyable social 7 , M which Bos. G. . j- s.1,1 .Nu-k Villeneuve "" l ,.!.. t t at tkl known to day's doings to WALTER H. PAGE t M afl Lv S. M NEW PLYMOUTH RESIDENT BURNED TO DEATH SATURDAY A. O Wells, aged 7G, was burned to death Saturday eveuing in a tire which destroyed tha reaideune of bis sou II Q, Wells, ou tbe outskirts of New Plymouth. Tbe origiu o' the tire Is uukuowu u Mr. Wells aud bis family were away from home at the time aud the old gentleman was aloue. The destruction of the house aud c. intent was complete .in. I tbe loss is total, there being no iuaurauce. Tbe body of tbe aged man was re . utile.) from the suite later. It was i.ilh hurtied. practically ouiy tbe toru remaiuiug. A meeting of the baseball fans was bald in tbe Commercial club rooms Tuesday evening and an effort made to organize a club here for tbe local league. Tbe sentiment was for tbe organ lstlon of a club ol borne players and si I players were notified to re port at the fair grounds on Wedues day evening for practice. If 11 olub nn he gotten together they will 11 r range a game with the Payette team at Payette. The league em braces the nearby towns aud cau be cairlsd ou at small expense for traveliug. MANY NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN ONTARIO CEMETERY Tbe Ontario cemetery haa been undergoing many changes the past few weeka. Mr and Mrs. Farley have bad charge of tha woik aud they have the weeds and grass all taksu care of. many trees planted, tbe grounds laid out and tbe whole general ap pearance of the place changed. Water is now piped to tbs grounds and there is every inducement being made for tbe owners of lots there to car for them aud mage It a beauti ! tnl home for our departed relatives aud friends. FAREWELL MEETING GIVEN SECRETARY Commercial Club Holds a Special Session Bidding Mr. Chapman Farewell Ere His Departure. There will not be an auction sal ou Saturday, the HMh, as orginall planned, ou acrouut of the Club having Just received word that M head of thoroughbred Holstelns have been hlr.lt. n. I front Mm i-uut f .. I,., ..u... i work at -----'-- - - - -- -.... on at a sale to be held In Ontario on April Mtk These line Holstein cows sre the selectlou of a bunch of 500 la the best darly sections of the east and ate all prime animals. It was in tended to hav a sale Saturday of thia week, but when word was received that these thoroughbred I lolst. ins were oo their way to Ontario It was postponed one week. Thia will be an op portunity to secure some fine onws and ones that have rscords behind them. The dairy business around Ontario will soon grow to one of importance and by importing cow of this obarao ter the country will rapidly advance. POPE PIUS X. Walter H. Pp,e, the Magaxlne Editor, who wai named American Ambassa dor to Great Britain. a di. EIRST LAVENDER CLUB IS FORMED AT WEST STAYTON The first lavender olub ever formed baa been organized at West Stay ton. stalling with fifteen member, witb the foil wniog officers: Mrs. H. U. MoGowan. preisdsnt; Mrs. D. H. Coo neee, vice president and Mrs. S. D. Turner, secretary and treusurer. Tbe object of these fifteen women ia to raise lavender for commercial purpose. Having irrigation '"avail able during tbe dry summer months. tbey believe that tbe highly satisfactory of tbe O. A. O., at a recent meeting beld st West SUytoo, spoke very encouragingly In regard to p..sioili- uuderUkiug of this new results will be Dr. Withycombe, ta lout, ties of tbe a cloe. club. CLARK WEAVER DIES IN ARIZONA LAST THURSDAY Clark Weaver, son of Mr. ami Mr. J. F. Weaver, .lied at Mesa. Arizona. April 10, at tbe home of Mr. und Mr. J. F. McDonell, aged 18 year and 10 month Clark had beau in Arizona aboot eighteeu months aud had written home only u few days before his death that he was getting along fine and would soon start for home, not realizing bis condition. The boy had never tieen strong sod bis last illni-0 dates back soma two years, when the first symptoms of the malady were noticed. Mr. and Mrs. MoDonell ware old friends of tbe family and tbey say tbe boy was around and cheerful op to the day of bis death, believing that he was rapidly recovering. That forenoon he felt too weak to take hla usual walk sod laid down for awhile. In tbe evening be gradually grew weaker and passed away in a peaceful ; gleap. The fuutrsl was held from the Bap tist churob on Wednesday witb inter ment In tbe Ontario cemetery. Kev. Myers officiating. A called meeting was beld at the rooms of the Commercial club ou Wednesday evening for the purpose of giving Hecrstary Chapman a fare well and liataulng to what was being doue. About sixty letters have beao re ceived within the last month from 11. en interested iu the dairy business and an elfort is being made to have them come ber and locate. Tbey are from practical dairy men who know what is lie. -canary to make fbe busi nes successful aud tbey have tbe means neoeasary to get started. Many of tbe clubmeuibera took ad vantage of tbe occasion to express their appreciation of the work done here by Mr. Cbapmau aa secretary of the olub, aud also as a cltlzeu aud resolutions 1 1 that effect were ordered dratted aud preaeuted tu him. Mr. Cbapmau has beeu tbe secretary some three years and secretary of the Fair association and It lias beeu mainly through bla efforts that the fair has beeu built up and tbe towu placed ou tbe map so that all now kuow that Outraio la tbe railroad center of eastern Oregon. KNIGHTS OE COLUMBUS GIVE VERY ENJOYABLE DANCE The ball glveii by tbe Kuigbts of Columbus last evening was attended by about 70 oouple who pruuouuee tbe music furnished as excellent au.l all airaiigeineiits perfect. The next semi. annual will draw even a laiger crowd. I - Pope Pius X, who condition was reported improved, suffered s relapse, due to reluctance to submit to strict medical regime. ONE IN EVERY EIGHT IS HURT Of 146,000 Engaged In Hazardous Work 19.22S Injured. Olympla -In the state of Washing- ! ton one man in every eight who are engaged in hazardous or extra hazard J ous occupations, as defined by the i industrial insurance law. Is injured, and one in every 60 who are Injured is Injured fatally. These astounding figures are discovered In the report of the state commission for the first 17 months of its work. During that period 146,000 persois were engaged in hazi.rdous work. Tbe accidents brought heiure tbe commis sion totalled lft,22. aud the deaths re sulting 404. An average of tzOOO per day Is paid by the industries of the stale to in jured workera or their heirs. STATE TROOPS CAPTURE NACO .N ..o, Ariz.- i. -iier.il l'edro Ojeda, goauaaadlai tba ajaasli aj hi fed eral garrison ot SOU troopers at Naco, Sunora, surrendered to the United Stale.-, troops on border patrol here, after having withstood a siege of state troops which lasted for five, days, and in which more than half his troopers were killed. The surrender was hastened by the attack ou the federal garrison by the bund of Yaqul Indians under (Jeueral Alvuro Obregon, commanding slate troops. The dead on both sides haa been estimated at 200, and the fortifi cation at Naco, Honors, are veritable slaughter pens. About tbe buildings are strewn more than 100 bodies, sbol. cut and horribly mutilated. General Ojeda, true to hi promise, refused to surrender. While the fight ing waa at lta height be attempted to march across the border with his aanall band. The ftre from Ike eueaay was demoralizing, and Ojeda and hut men ran and became scattered. Captain H. A. Slevart, Company . Ninth United Htatea cavalry, ran alone to Ojeda's assistance. The American officer grasped the Mexican general by the arm. Togeih er ihey ran in a hail of lead tn where aa automobile was awaiting. SUPPOSED DROWNED MAN TURNS UP AT LAGRANDE .James Fsnsll. who lived on the bench near Payette, disappeared Thursday aud I upiosed to have beeu drowned lu the Hnake river. He left his home for a hunt along tbe river, where some geemi had been een tiring around, Hla wife tried to discourage him by remarking that even it be killed MM It would be too tar out iu the river to gel. to whiou be replied that the river was not too wide for him. Wbu he did 11. it return a search was Instituted and hi gun with an ex ploded shall and a rabbit ware fouud on a gravel bar at the edge of the river, where there I a vary awlft cur 1. ni, and the supposition ia thst he tried to wade out t..get the bird anil tbe current oan ic.l him under. Tbe river waa dragged aud powder exploded, bill the body has nut been recovered. He waa married shout three weeks ago to It lea Friiucls lClchaiiiai.il. daughter of one of tbe promlueul 1 anchers on the bench. loiter Just after a clairvoyant had located tbe body lu tbe river, a tele gram was received from l-'arrell by bis wife. He I in l.si.isndc aud asked his wife to join him. No ex plautiou litis been given lor the die appeal auce. LOGANBERRIES PROEITABLE CROP IN THIS STATE From independence comes tbe re port of big prolils 111 logauherritf. One grower states thnl he received Hfjfi from one halt urn. last aeaaon. While a new In.liialry, 1'ulk county people are going Into the biiaineas of growing loganberries cliunely. TO IRRIGATE BENCH LANDS FROM STORAGE WATER Wes Cavinese ia promotiiw a propo sition to water the bench lauds west of Vale by etorage water of the Cottonwood. The coat of the water Is estimated at ? I - an acre, which la certainly low for a good water right. MALHEUR CITY HAS NEW PAPER Malheur City, in the northern pari of this oouuty, bas a paper, Ihe Mlu lug News, published by John Alden beabury, formerly editor of the Vale Kuterprlse. Malheur and the Mor umn Basin some eight miles away. Iiave beeu mining camps siuoe the &0's and have turned out mlllioua of dollars With tbe development of tbe cjuartz mines uew life bas ootue. Tbe News would be a credit to a muob larger city.