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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1914)
Empire Lumber Company, Limited WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Sash, Doors, Lumber, Lime, Cement, Plaster and Coal Summer Storage Rates for Coal Now on- $7.00 and $7.50 a Ton The Most Complete Line of Building Material. If you cannot find it anywhere else come to us. We have it. ISAllNG TIME TELEPHONEl 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 Merchant and what time you save by telephoning? If your time is worth anything, you cannot afford to be without a Telephone. Malheur Home Telephone Co. A Complete Line of Drifting &tatton?nj At the Argus Office s. A. McWILLIAMS Proprietor. Anything in the way of Automobile Supplies Such as Casings or Tubes, Blow Out Patches, Chains. Ford Extras of all kinds. Best of Service. Reasonable Prices for Livery. The Ford Garage, North of the Moore Hotel. THE ONTARIO MARKET has the Exclusive Agency oftheWei ser Creamery Butter selling now at 80 cents per pound - - - ONTARIO LIVERY Best Equipped Livery in the city. Headquarters for Stockmen. Horse Bought and Sold. Local Market Report. Corrected Apr. 30, (or the benefit of Argus Nader by tbe Malheur M.r oantll. Company. Egg. pt doien. 17o. Mutter, per pound, 15o. OaU, per hundred. $1.50 Wheat, p.r hundred, 11.75. Hay pr ton, 98. Potato., per hundred, 1.00 Onlont, per huodred, 12.00. Apple, per box, $1.00. to $1.50 Oblokena, dieed, p.r pouod,18c. Pork, drad, H'. to :' o. Pork, live, 6.50 to 7 VmI, 0 to lOo. Beef. Ho to 12n. Don't Experiment Cheap Can Are you one of the hun dred of automobile owner who at the end of each eaaon ia diaappointed in the purchaae on which you hoped to economiie? If ao we have welcome ni'ws for you and all others who have exerimented with the cheap car, made moatly to aell. Every year at thla time we diapoe of all traded m car that have mme to ua in part payment on late model Win ton. Right NOW ia the time to make a wiae selection. us our list i complete and contain aome great value many of them tine aix cylinder aelf starting cars. Our list is now ready and will be ent anywhere on request. TheVnionMotoi Car Co. Portland, Ore L BBBBBBB2J Jewelry Should be purchased from your home jew eler who stands ready at all times to make it good. We have the late pat terns and standard makes to select from. Official watch man for the railroads of this section. W. W. LETSON, ONTARIO, $) OKht.ON .lllMllli.1 III fasot Msasa i. i ii. i. Vlld Skrt. rum oa for rail at- Alula, l'i. i.i i.i utl sank asrtaiNOii at ki4it lur invaliuililr in in MOW TO JS ISM ami kin aiiNii l'. II "W ' yrt "aiL.t-f. Blent uw auu oiief vaiu . iiiIuikumiou I. SWIFT & CO, PATtNT LAWvaaa. .303 Seventh, St., Wukiagtoa, D. C.J Duck' Craw Yield Gold. St. Helens s Baulser, a farmer living near Yankton, came Into town with several pieces of natural gold. Mr Siiulser killed eight ducks last week .iiid eat h time found little nug gets of solid i old In the duck' craw. Hi ducky.!! is on a side hill of rock. Kxperts tell htm there Is probably a pocket of placer gold on bl place. DEWEY IN CANAL PARADE. Will Be Invited to M.U Trip Aboard Hi Old Flsgehip Olympia. Washington. Admiral (Jeorge Dewey mny take his old flagship, the Ulympln. tliroaKh the Piiiuinia . mini next March in the hmmiI puradtv Hear Admiral Clark, retired, tin been ordered to take command of hi old hlp. the Ore gon, for the occasion, nod Secretary Dsniela said that he had decided to Invite Admiral Dewey to take purt. If the admiral does not feel like mak ing the Journey via the ennui be may go overland to Han Francisco and go aboard the Olympls upon the arrival of the pageant fleet there. The prealdent and Secretary Daniels will make addresses upon the arrival of the fleet at the exposition city. It la likely that Admiral Dewey and Ad- Photo ltl. by American Press Associa tion 41'Miiiai. DSWSY. mini Clark also will apeak Tbe en tire brigade of midshipmen will bo taken to Hsu J'raiictsco for the occa sion. This will probably take th place of their minimi cruise. The Oregon mid the Olympia will bo niouieil at a specially constructed wharf and will be on exhibition throughout the entire exposition Be hind I hem will he ancbored seven t.vpl cat modem muni slops a I Tend nought of the Near York or Okluhoiua tyM, a battleship of (he Connecticut or Minnesota typo, mi armored cruiser of the TetiueSNee or Montnmi type, one of the throe scout cruisers, a deal rover, a submarine ami a collier, each of the latent build. In addition, the entire Atlantic iloet ulll remain throughout nearly the whole of the exposition GREAT GRANDSON OF POET A "SHAW BABY" Longfellow's Latest Descendant Hamad Alter English Satirist. Boston. The stork has presented Mr. and Mrs. F.diniind T. Dunn with a sou, and. although the uewcouier la a great grandson of (he poet lotigfellow, bo bus been naiiied Shaw Dana, after the Kugllsh satirist uud Socialist, (jeorge lleruard Hhaw. In addition to naming her Hi si I mi n after Mr Hbuw. Mrs. Dana lutenda to do the author further honor by bringing up her sou accord lug to the satirist's Ideas Mr. Slum's notions were the other da made pub lic through an essay on 'Tiuviit and children" us a prefmu to bis phty "Mesalliance" Here aro some of the uovel Ideas , Mrs. Duiiu has adopted by naming her boy Shaw Duns: "Children are nuisances." "The futully Is u humbug." "The evidence shows It Is easier to love the company of a dog than of a commonplace child between the age of six and tbe beginnings of controlled maturity." "If you compel an adult and a child to live lu one another's company either tbe adult or the child will be miser able." "Co mid see t' li il the baby Is doing and icll him in- mustn't Is tbe last word of the nursery." Moth father aid mother of the Dana baby are known as followers of Ber nard Shaw The bride was Miss Jessie llalllday, the noted KnglUh suffragette and por trait painter CONVICT IS AN AD. WRITER. Mad $000 Lat Yar and Expect $5,000 In 1914. Toronto, Out.- A paper on "Hiving the Letter Carrier I.lfe and Decent I Mess." written by Iritis Victor Ky tingc, who Is serving a life term for murder In prison at Florence. Ariz., was read at the Advertising club's con vention here Ky tinge is thirty-four fears old and has already served seven ) ears. lie i on traded consumption in prison, and. needing money, he took up adver Using Last year lie cleared iX. Ho sent word to the convention that this j ear be believes he cun make $5,000. Tramp Is Armsd With Bs. MellefoiitHine. ( -"Don't touch me or on II get stung.'' warned u tramp who was stopped lij John Kcrnau. Mlg lour dete live. And the warning .iiieit. for the trainti was carry lllg. tin! up 111 I pa pel lu Ills porket. a sin. i II swarm of hnmhlehue He was ordered out of town V J NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST IN IDAHO Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our State Two Counties Held Wei T.nwiston it has ben decreed that Lewis and Clearwater couatlea are wet and saloon llcenae can b. grant ed by the board of commissioners for all point outside of tbe Nex Perce In dian reservation Th. decision was handed down by the supreme court at Holse in the case entitled th. Vil lage of American Falls versus W. A. West. The court hold that new countlea created In Idaho In whole or In part out of one or several counties, Irrv pectlve of whether the territory of the new county Is all dry or all wet or part dry or part wet, are to be con sidered as wet tetrltory and subject to the saloon license ayatem. Timber Aaamnt Protested. Oroflno. Representatives of all the I. in timber companies having hold ings In Clearwater county appeared In a body before the board of equaliza tion to protest their assessments. The claim was made at $2 per thousand for white pine, $1 for cedar and 50 cents for all other claaaea, and $6 per acre for all limber land regardleas of accessibility to transportation la too high and a higher rate than obtains In adjoining countlea. The timber people took no exceptlona to the fig ures turned In to the assessor by th. cruising company. It la understood the timber com panles will to before th. state hoard at Boise at Its meeting on the second Monday In August. Murders Fnend. Than KIM Self I'ocatelto. D. J. Malone, master mechanic of the Oregon Short Line, was murdered by Frank Madden, tin shop foreman for the same railroad, who then committed suicide. Iloth men were residents of I'ocatelto for 20 years and close personsl friends. The affair is (hough to be the result of Information communicated by Ma lone to M iil.lt n a few days ago that the latter was about to lose the posi tion he had occupied muny yeara. STATUS OF GRANTS TOLD Report Shows Idaho Institution Hav 3.SSB.0S0 Acres. I.ewlston.--A report ha been sub milled to the I.ewlston Commercial Club which discloses the status of the several land grants by the federal gov eminent for use of state Institutions of Idaho. The Institutions ami the number of acres of land credited to each are given us follows (Irani Acre Co ion school 3.000.000 Insane asylum 6'.uoo Public building 32,000 Normal school 100.000 Charitable Institutions 150,000 Si lelilltlc SChOOl . . 100.1100 Agricultural college So.omi I'enltetitlury 60.000 University (state) 60,000 University (tenl(ory) 46,000 Total SJSSJSS Of thla amount there has been sold 3H1.IIIH) acres, having :i h.ll.Ho . of 3,277,080 acres belonging to the state. From sales, forfeit urea, etc., the slate has a permanent fund of $8,000, iiiiu that Is drawing Interest. There are 1,380.000 acres of laud leased, mostly for grazing lu the way of Interest and lease money, the land department disburses approximately f7ou,oou for use lu the different funds annually Border Day' Celebration Set. Urungeville. September 10 have been selected tentatively as dates for the Minder days' celebration here this yeur I.. M. Harris has been selected manager o the celebration It Is (be hope of the committee in charge to make the event surpass any of Its kiud in previous years. Two Men Hurt at Genesee. Genesee less Tegland, while hind lug on a load of hav the oilier day on his farm northwest of (Jeiiesee, fell lo the ground when a rope broke and kjfl right arm was fractured Julius ihn. tan on. living near Ueueaee, ulso had his arm broken Forest Fire is Undsr Control. Wallace The forest fire which has been raging on l.ulour creek for sev eral days has been brought under con trol. The fire was confined to Htate lands and little damage was done The l.atour Creek railroad, which Is under coBsirin lion escaped damage. Big Brain Yields. Nez IVrce Harvest has opened In earnest The returns (roin I 7uuii. barley fl. 1.1 own..'! by Scuaior John sou Is alio. i' the firs! one reported so far ami It ieldc! a trifle belter than 70 fcuaholi t., the acre. OREGON NEWS NOTES : OF GENERAL INTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Ptst Week. Health Resort Talked. Ashland. Encouraged by outald. a well a home Influences, the possibil ity of creating In the state of Oregwa a popular watering place and health resort la being studied by the com out. i.i I Interests of Ashland, with th help and advice of the Industrial anal aurvey department of the University of Oregon school of commerce The help of the consular service of the United States has been enlisted through the efforts of Director H. B. Miller, of (he school of commerce, who was a visitor In Ashland during th Chautauqua period, nnd data, flnancinl tatementa, analyses of business and advertising policies and of nieillcat and sanitation utlractions nre being collee(ed from nil the fatuous wnter places In both hemispheres. "Agate" Carnival I Set. Port Orford The annual Agntw Cmnival will be held August $, 7 ami . The exhibition will he In a largo tent located on the lake front near the ocean and two miles nnd a half from town. There lire fine camping grounds near the lake, with boating, swimming and fishing In connection, making th. location Ideal for such a celebration. Ashland to Sell Own Bond. Ashland. Owing lo unsnriafartory bids on the $176,000 auxiliary waler bond Isue, u special committee will take up the matter of disposing of the securities direct (o Investors at prl vate sale, In blocks In suit purchasers. The bonds bear 6 per cent, ami par and accrued Intrest will he the least the city will accept. They run for 30 yeara and will he redeemed serial ly. STANDARD RULES READY Regulation Will be Forwarded to School Officer. Salem Itules lor the standardiza tion of the rural and village schools of the state will he mailed to the couii Iv superintendents by Slate Superlu tenilent of I'uhllc Instruction Church III The rules were adopted at u re cent meeting of county school super Intendents held In this city. Itules will be posted In all school rooms and when all requirements have b i mel certlllcates will be provided by the stale department. It la he lleved that the plan will result In Ore gon not only having the most sanitary schools ol BJ state, but Will make tin- schools leaders from an education al standpoint Mr Churchill announced his plan of staiiilaldl.alloll at II meeting of Hie SI lie I imi lo i l oi i.i Ion in S.ilcio last December and a committee druft ed a set of rules. Oregon wus one of the pioneer slates lu standardizing schools in districts of the second and third classes, much progress along thai line having been made III Coos. I'ulk, Marlon, I. Inn, Lane Douglus, Jackson. Klamatli, I iniilllla ami Yum hill counties The most import, mi rule relates to aunitalioii and Mr Churchill is delt-i mined that It be enorced ir posslb' He believes il will stive the lives t.t muny pupils and will make for clem v by conserving the health ol pupils $2500 For 35 Cara of Prunes. Frccwatci Thirty five carloads of prunes have been sold lo a Chicago firm ami III baa been placed in the bunk to bind t In- contract just made by the Lamb Fruit company. The commit will net the growers from $:iU to $110 per Ion 'I lie piunes are lo be paid for as soon as tiny am loaded on ihe cars and the company bellivcs tin price will bring it the. bulk of the valley crop. Early Apples Are Shipped. Hood Klvei llo Miaw berry ami Shaft) season lias pa; Mil and Ihe ap ple kipping aaa M kaj op. nod Car load lots ol . iii. ill Iruils have hi ell discontinued, although the Apple growers' assoi i.ilton is still receiving small express lois ol both clonus and berries Potato Beetle Appears at Union. Union il"' Colorado beetle ha made iii, appearance in this valley and potato growers are endeavoring to stamp out ihe pest lu Its Inciplein . Thus fur the damage has been slight. i'otuto funnels are thoroughly aruus ed und every elfort will be exerted to head off this unwelcome liuuil grunt. Rogue Fish ng Limited. Orunts I'uss There ute very few Chinook salmon on the upper river now. and the niosl oT the ho.ito of the common lal ribbing Meet have discon tinued flaalai