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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1913)
FRUITLAND HEMS A birthday surprise party giv en Gertrude Beige! Monday ev- cning wns enjoyed by nbout twenty young people. A splen did time iVBR reported and re-frc-lnin 1 1 1 of ice crcnin and cake were served. C. II. Hurgent spent Monday in Hoise, going for the purpose of appearing beforo the board of equalization in the interest of reducing the taxes. Sam I)ower and Mrs. French, father and sister of Mrs. Joel Bayer left Monday for their re ppirtivo homes in Staples and Wadena Minnesota. Special meetings started Sun day in the Brethren Church. Jtev. Deardorf, an evangelist from Iowa has (barge of the meetings and all are cordially invited to attend. The I'hilathea class of the M E. church will ive a play on titled, "Mimh Fearless and ." Priday evening in Frank's Hall A huge crowd attemlcd the Concert and lawn fete at the Saul. i I.'.. ;i ranch last Friday evening. The grounds sur rounding the bouse were strung with electric lights which ailded to the beauty of the place. I'll der tlm direction of I'rof. T. . N 1 1 -ii a musical program was prepared consisting of selections from Kohinsons orchestra, solos, and a farmers and a ladies iiiar ti Hi Tin procuods were about 60. Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our Stats v'T,llr;l,l,7,',1',,iNEWS of general el! and wife left Monday for a' i INTEREST IN IDAHO The official board of the M. E. church met Monday evening at Fpworth Hall. A party consisting of (Jeorge Childs and Charles Stevens and two boys, Ray and George left Friday for an outing in the mountains. Mrs. Lester Hand gave a fare well party Thursday evening for l.i i cousins, Minnie and Opal Brown. About twenty were present and all enjoyed a c i, ml time. I.dith and Elsie Bloomstrom gave a slumber party for eight of their girl friends last Tues day evening. Mr. Erickson, from Spokane, is visiting with bis sister, Mrs. John Anderson. The Christian Endeavor busi ness meeting met Tuesday ev ening with El.a Thomas. Mrs. II. D. Wood from Hood ing Idaho is visiting with her friend, Mrs. William Hollenbeck. She is interested in the Grange and Commercial Club publicity work. Aviator Maroney Tumblca at Kellogg Kellogg. In a fall or 30 fet T. T. Maroney, onn of the aviators engaged to fly at Hi-- annual miners' picnic at this plan', wrer ked hi machine and was himself badly bruised but not dangerously Injured. Frank Bryant, brother of John Bry unt. who was killed at Victoria a few days ago, made two beautiful flights and arranged for another after Maron ey was wrecked. Maroney flew two mllea, never get ting mom than 30 or 40 feet off the ground. He had engine trouble from the start but kept his head when he saw he was going to fall. Ho was using a atrange machine. VeJa'. SOCIALISTS DAMAGES $3047 Mayor of Seattle Declarea City Re sponsible for Loss In Riots. Seattle. Mayor Cotterlll has sub mitted to the city council claims for damages amounting to $3047 because of losses suffered by socialists and others during the rioting by United States soldiers and sailors on the night of July 18. The mayor in his communlcatian to the city council, says that the city of Seattle Is responsible for the destruc tion of the property for the reason that It ns the duty of the pollcj de partment to protect such property from destruction, no matter who the destroying agents might be. Nothing In his letter refers to loss sustained by the Industrial Workers. W. 1). Beagle, Hector Tbebo, H. I. Justice and Frank Myers were arrested last Friday night, by deputy sheriffs, Street and Carmichel for bootlegging in I'i'uitlaud A preliminary trial was held Monday befrt, the jus tice of the peace. All were bound over to the district court MtOtptS. E. Justice who was re leased liei iiim' ol lack o evi- To Auction Timber Land Coeur d'Alene L. U Lewis, referee in liankrupi''). has entered an order authorizing Trustee L,. L. Boyd to of fer for public sale at auction the re maining properly of the defunct Lane I, umber company, which aggregate 70(10 acres of timber land In Kootenai and Shoshone counties, and haa been appraised at close to ,''.'. "On Lewleton Fair to 8pend 110.000. Lewlston. The Lewiston Eiposltlon company will expend this year to con duct the Lewlston-Clarkston fair ex actly $10,000, according to the pre mium lists which have been mailed to the eight counties of eastern Wash ington and northern Idaho, Including Asotin, Whitman and Oarfleld in Washington and Net Perce, Idaho, Lewis and Clearwater counties In Idaho. 100 acres of fine safje brush land, deep rich sandy soil, first class water right. B miles from Ontario. Price $50. per acre. Terms given with low rate of interest or would trade for stock or other property. Must be disponed of soon, as I am engaged in other business. Postoffice Box 94 Ontario, Oregon ONTARIO LAUNDRY Leave Bundles at Any Hotel or Barber Shop Prompt Attention Given All Orders. Re-Hearing Plea Denied. Boise Arthur B Cutta. an ex-em ploye of the Idaho State Hank at Hall ev. acting as cashier of that Instltu- tmii un to the time of Its failure and ITp to this time the trustee has been j oonv,rw, 0 , ohftrg( of fB,fy,ng unable to get a satisfactory orrer on th property at private sale and there fore an effort will be made to dispose of It at public sale In order to close the estate. The sale has been set for pga ONTARIO LIVERY Pest Equipped Livery in the city. Headquarters for Stockmen. Horses Bought and Sold. A. McWILLIAMS, Proprietor. September 3 at 10 o'clock In the fore noon In front of tho city hall In this city. Idaho Farmer Shoots Wife of Doctor Twin Kails -James H. Nichols, n farmer living near Rden, 16 miles northeast of this place, shot Mrs. Flor ence Stiiekslagi-r. wife of Dr. L. B. Stockslager, throur.h the heart, turned (be books of the bank, must continue to serve the indeterminate sentence of from six months to ten years In the Idaho state penitentiary, for the su preme court denied his application for a rehearing. Cutts began serving sen tence here on July 4. Slaters Parted 54 Year. Welser. After a separation extend Ing over a period of half a century, two sisters were reunited here and their meeting was pathetic In the ex treme. The principals were Mrs. flrlmriinft rrHiilltir on a ranrh a short the weapon, a 4T caliber revolver, on (,.. Tz ... , . 1 "distance west of town, and Mrs. John l ... i ....I r.. 1 .1 I....M In m fstmr ' himself and fired three lints In a row through bis bod) One passed through flnvlngton. who has Just arrived with her husband from Kansas It was the Mrs. Daniel Sterner will sell ,l'""' her household fafOiwhifigl at public auction Augttftl 88. Mi- BtvgUM and ".raiul daughter , ill soon leave for Minnesota to live Willi lelutlVOH. The U C P. U will i t in Kpumlli I all next. Tuesday ill tciiioon. The annual election of ollicors will take place. The members of Company I of the state militia left Sunday for the ciiciiuipmcut at Hoise. Several from this community Belong to the militia Harold retry, Willard Shaw, lelix Sodcriuan and floury Hloomstrom left the lirst of the week for a trip to the mi tains. Mi. and Mr-. John Ainler M ntcitaincd in honor of Mr Krickson, at si o'clock dinner Monday. Mr. ami Mrs. Tear sou, Mr. ind Mrs. Johnson ami daughter, Rath' and Mr. and Ml BlOOIttalrOUl Wele gUf f. the hear, as Nichols la flat on r.Kl niHlll( , r.,, ' back. Mi lliiiuesl was held I he er dirt was that Nichols shot Mrs. S'mk slager and then killed blni.'elf. Nalt.c lor llblv Healed bids will lit) received by the mult rsltftisil until Wednesday noon, August t, 1!U. 'I, for the building o M school Iioiisw eight mile noithuest of Ontario. Payment In lie mil.- mi, school rni rants hsarilig six per cent Interest. For further Information seat l. A. Field, Ontario. The hoard reserves the right to reject any or all bids. By order of aohool board. Mrs. T. J. Walker. Olerk. Ontario. Oregon. August IB, 191 I, DEATH VALLEY HERO FOUND Man Who Asserts He Is "Scotty" la Ranch Hand at Welaer. WVIhit Is Welser the temporary home of the world famed ' Death Val b BOOtt) I i. ii in hand smplo) i m the Daft Madison ranch west or town gives the name of Walter Scot I and declares bi ts the original In ro of Death Yallev To substantiate till lie produces let tent and valuable papers limn prom incut men In various parts of the west. He say he Is here to avoid coming In contact miiIi former it lends during his financial embarrassment. Hi- hiivs bis pt.-.ciii predicament g due to beliiK Intercepted bv it part) ol Hastes n when on ilie way to his in i in-, who killed hts brother and com pelled linn to He. lor his life. This man Is about 55 years old. 6 tret '.) im lies In height, has blue eyes. In, hi complexion and weighs about 140 pounds St. Manes Qsts Jail Cagas. St. Marie New steel cages for the city Jail have arrived Home time ago when the Idaho health Inspector was here he condemned ihe cltj lail an I ordered Improvements on a large ecale. A new Jail will be constructed in the l.usi nienl of the city liall and t;e ciiites will hi I I In the new rticti:rc THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat. Ni w Crop Club. 78c; blue slem. ''' " 'I RttMl iii. Tile Ha Tin .tV. jlil; alfalfa. 113.60. flatter I n ainii . ::jc. !'; i la I, lie; ranch. :Hc. Wool Kic tern Oregon. 18c; Wll l.iiiulle valley, 19c. Seattle. Wheal New Crop liluestem, 83c; club, 77c. red K.iKMan. 77c. hay -Timothy. 17 per ton; alfalfa, 13 i er ton. asm - Hum, i Creamery, 31c. SAVING TIME ky TELEPHONE 1 t iM 1 L a L Tv aasaal JtsL jJ jS -y" jH Means Not Only Time But Money. Do you ever consider how long it takes to travel the distance from your house to the Doctor and erchant and what time you save by telephoning? 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