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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1914)
HOW TO VOTE DRY I FOR OREGON DRY Vote 332 X Yes FOR NATION DRY Vote X George L. Cleaver George L. Cleaver THE ONLY CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS Kmlorseri and tupporteH by prominent leaders of nil partiee, nrnonK whom limy be mentioned: Walter Pierce, democrat, LaGrande; George H. Curry, republican, l.aGrande; William Miller, progressive. LaGrande; Judve Maloney, democrat, Pendleton; W. W. Harah, in. ..-rii, Pendleton; J. H. Haya, re publican, Pendleton; Dr. Younjr, re publican, IliMid River and manv other. ki. bv the I 'uiiiiiiill f I in.- Hun ilre.l, (memberKhip nearly five hundredl , I he Dalles, the Congressional (minis n me w.u. i. u. me unucii i.nurcn- en and YounK Peopiea' Societies of Hood Kiver and by Local Oriranizatmna throughout the district. Read Mr. Cleavers Statement in the ilirial state pamphlet of candidates. Submitted by Erneat L. Taylor, sec retary of the Cleaver Campaign Com mittee. I-...I v.l. i.r.,n I-.. .it ...,. Htal. Com. PUBLIC SMI Ah I am going east, I will sell at mv home three-fourtha of a mile northwest of Fruitland, Saturday, October Slat, at 1:30 o'clock, the following described property: STOCK One bay trotting "mare, weight '.hmp, bout '-' years old; 1 bay team. 'J years old, weight 2,000. IMPLEMENTS One buggy. 1 wagon, 1 mowing machine, 1 disc plow, 1 apike tooth drag, 1 disc pulveriser, 1 potato digger, 1 hay rake, 2 one-horae culti- vators, 1 fodder choppr, 1 single har- nuas, 1 small hand seeder, 1 260-egg Successful incubator. HOHSEHOLD GOODS Three'beda, springs and mattereases, 1 Favorito blue ateel range, 3 rocking chairs, 4 kitchen chairs, 2 tables, 1 cupboard, 1 dreaaer, 1 coffee grinder, 1 Seth Thomas clock, 2 lamps, 1 churn and many other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS Cash before articlea are removed. v JOHN COM1SKEY, Owner. J. M. SWANSON. Auctioneer. Saloons and Taxes Lower Your Taxes By Voting 332 X YES It coat the taxpayers of the U. 8. 114 for every $7 of revenue col lected. W. C. T. U. Hold AdvertUwnvnt AUSTRIA CLAIMS VICTORIES "Weakened Rusalans" Declared De feated Repeatedly. London. The following dispatches have been received from Berlin by .Marconi wireless: "It la reported from Vienna by way of contradiction of the figures publish ed from Russian sources as to the Austrian losses that the Austrian army has repeatedly defeated the weakened Russian forces; that the Austrian troops hold a strong position In Gallcla and are ready for further fighting. a u..uuifii mxinr has been con demned to death after a trial by court- martlal. He is alleged to have com- mltted Infamous acts. "General Dankl has expressed his thanks to ibe first army for their glor- ioua victories at Kraanlk and Lublin. He says his undefeated army has sus peuded its atiac ou , , twice its strength and has now occu- , pied a position which it Has gained. Irish Home Rule Signed. London.-Ki..'-' 0 ; ""' the home rule and Wei.!, .establishment bills, making them laws. 1'arliamem waa then proroaued until October 2. life J J THE JARR FAMILY A playlet written for Vale to create nympathy for her In her attempt to retain the county wat, the Vale hand orchestra ahould oien with the latest popular sonK, entltleil, Sympathy,' and Ml plenty of "nob" mimic throuKh out, at the close of the performance, jl funeral march should he played, create more "tears of sympathy." Cast of Characters: "Gentle" Jarr, Father of the .Jarr Family, John Rotierts T-Necda" Jarr, Mother of the Jarr Family, John Rl(?by Seven Utile Jars: M. (1. I lope. j. ft Uwrence, T. W. Ilnlllilny, Win. Hose, Saxon Humphrey, II. II. Duiilop and lieorKe K. Duvis, Chalrmnii, ftl e-('nive Committee of the Vale "Taxeaters League." Act 1. Scene 1. (C(ii(tiv lietween "(lentle Jarr and ' I' Needn Jarr'l: iHcene: The Enter- irl.c office at Vale; A. 1). 1114). "(lentle Jarr:" I am Kind that you have came hark to mnli. inuther, to heln muh Hlamler them iniys In Ontario what wants ter move the only means of livelihood what Vale lias got, the coun ty seat. T-Needa Jarr:" Yea, I have return ed to help you out, dear father, for the sake of our chllder, although great Is the sacrifice that I am making. I wus well on my way towards getting rich In selling oil stock and promot ing Irrigation schemes like Denny Bro gan, when I Reta the message from Milt that he would put me on the pay roll again, If I would only come back and help father out and save our home from destruction and bliter ruin. (Sob music) ( ;ntlf Jarr Here come the child- .. . 'r ow- muther, ace how they love you I Ibe Seven Utile .Tarrs all come run iiIiik 111, and greet their mother with thousands of kisses.) Scene II. (The Chamber of Commerce room over the Knterprlse office, headquart ers of the "Taxeaters league," Vale). "George Davla Jarr," (presiding over the meeting of "taxeaters." called for the purpose of affording relief to the Jarr Family I : The meeting will come to order. The puriiose of thla meeting la to raise funds with which to help Mother and Father Jarr keep their nonie, the county seat, which furnlahea our meana of livelihood. All those who have anything to sontrlbute will l,u" com forward with their mon-V, '"1 Ihey will be Immediately enrolled " member of the "TaxeVra League," and they will be repaid by a fat county Job after the election In over. (The uuineroua county employees re- ,,,. Ml Valft ... ,.. wi,h their little pilea, which they turn over to Little Milt Hope Jarr, ho puts them on the back and aaya:) "Little Milt Hope Jarr:" Well done thou good and faithful aervanta. "Ueorgle Davla Jarr:" The next Im portant buslneaa of the meeting la to rib up aeven good excuaea why the county seat home should not be taken away from the family, brother Mill, what hast thou to offer aa au ex- cuae. "Little Milt Hone Jarr:" We donated the land and constructed the present courthouse upon Its site at a cost of over I -,:.ii all donated by Vale citizens. Jamiesou Jammer (a ghost) butting lit from behind the scenes) : And Vale got the farmers and laborers In the county in help her put up a store shell, with the promise of finlshiug the build lug aud donating it to the county, and IBM! lug the farmers and laborers with county Jobs; and after the stone shell had been left exposed to the weather for over two years, Milt Hope Jarr, Jimmy l.awrence Jarr, Tom Hulllday Jarr, all members of this club, petition ed the county to finish building the courthouse, which it did, ami has ex pended about M,0M in patching It up for the hist ten years. Now wouldn't that Jar ou? Jiiiniiie Lawrence Jarr:" Vale con structed the first telephone line. fWfcUa Jammer uinother ghost): And the first telephone line waa built years before Vale was ever heard of. Wouldn't that Jar ou? "Tommy HalUday Jarr: ' Vale sub scribed fi'u.uuu and the right-of-way, towards the construction of the Mel- heur Valley railroad. Arcadia Jammer: Aud Vale put up tfae uloney and rignt-of-way towards the .conBtructioa of tlu. Malli.ur Va rttllroa(lp so that nhe could grab uii goJng Qn f lng K blackmail Arcadia and Nyssa jaing towards' its construction, na ttily succeeded In blackmailing $S DUO cut of Ontario, and then sold out 'hJ railroad to the Oregon Short Llns at a handsome profit. Now wouldn't th .t Jar you-' "Willie Itosc Jarr" And Vale con structed the Mnr-ai, llram-li Aud the shaded or Hrogan Jammer saith: Yes, Vale obstructed the Hrogan Branch alright; after Denny Ilrogan had to pay the Little Hope Jarrs as hlnh aB $400 per acre for their alkali land, the branch was constructed In spite of the dirtiest opposition on the part of Vale. Now wouldn't that Jar vou? "Saxon Humphrey Jarr " And Vale ...ma,..,! ,h.. -.... ,.. ..... ............ ...v. 'i.o..ii w.(ll MtTIIK .nine by the Government on the Warm Springs reservoir site at a cost of $2,000. Nyssa Jammer: And after Little Milt in..e .iarr nan spent ij.oun In sur - I vejs mm in traveling aiiout the conn - try trying to Induce the l S. Recla- , matlon Service officials to abandon the "NyBsa High Line Project," and apenJ 'ants on the water fund. Is $401,605,43. all the (Joverninent money on a little Survey stakes of the Pacific high Vale project, the Government In spite ' wn' nr'' boln driven on the boulevard i of the knockers In Vale are going ! ahead with the work on the Warm I Spilngs Reservoir Site. Now wouldn't I that Jar you? "Harry Inmlap Jarr:" And e jbrcegbt the Idaho-Oregon Kle:trc Power Into the Vali ntry. Jordan Valley Jammer (another ghost) : And If you can do such wond ers why don't you do a little aome ll.ing for us; ou fellers In Vale cer- , talnly need some electricity to put some life In yer hides, after you have been living off the county all these years. And they brought the electric power Into Vale. Wouldn't that Jar you? "Ueorgle Davis Jarr" Vale citizens have subscribed 2fl,fioo towarda the construction of the Dully Creek Sys tem. Weatfall Jammer, (another ghost): And what are ou in such a hurry about turning $L'n,iiii0 or the count)' money over to Ilrogan for Just before election? la It because you want an excuae for the existence of all these foreigners and floaters up In this country, which you are going to vote on election day against Ontario? And Vale donated fL'ii.niiii towards the llully Creek Project. Wouldn't that Jar you? "Papa Gentle Jarr: Aud we will head all those seven excuses for keep ing the county seat at Vale with: "Vain Haa Contributed Liberally to Every thing that Would It. -in Hi Malheur County." Malheur Jammer: (another ghoat): And you must think the whole of Mal heur County Is right In Vale, becauae nearly all the county'a money Is spent there. We pay aome of the taxes of Malheur County above 6 per cent) al though maybe you don't know It. Finale: (Vale band will strike up Chopln'a funeral march). The (ihost: Jamleaon, Juntura, Ar cadia, Ilrogan, Nyssa. Jordan Valley, West fall Jammers: Aud we are all going to vote for Ontario and the new courthouse and a "square deal" to Malheur county on lb . ii.ui day. Va-le, Farewell. COUNT ZEPPELIN Count Zeppelin, inventor of the air ship which th British fear may be used by the Germans in a raid on Eng land. Japanese Gain Reported. Toklo. Lieutenant-General Kamlo, commander in chief of the Japaaeae armies that are moving on Kiau I hau, the German leased possession In China, reports that he met and re pulsed a German detachment ou Sep tember 18. Dead Are Buried in Layers on Ground. Loudon. Ttie Times correspondent telegraphing rrom Sezaune, In the de partment of Marne, 25 miles south of Speinay, snys some Idea of the great slair liter in the battle of the Marne may be gan ed from the fact that some of the bunal trenches are 150 yards long, the dead being laid shoulder to shoulder and often in layers. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON 8tephen Jewell, county Judge of Jo "ephlne county, died at Ornnts Paas, wl 07. Rrnest Vosner, of Portland, has been p,p('f'd yell leader at the University i of 0rpRn- I Kd Hn, of I,akf,r. Io8t nle ,lf In ' flre whlrh (lpB,rPed B mtt" building In which he lived. Af,er delny whlch laN", Tno"t the rnnmer. rock is again being delivered at the north Jetty of the Columbia, The Ashland Commercial club will secure $1000 to be added to the fund for the normal school at Ashland. The State Kdltorlal association will 1 meet In annual convention In Oregon , City Friday for a two days' session. j Oregon City's total debt, excluding water fund bonds and unpaid war- ! a,rprny pa8t tne Aaitiand normal school With a yield of 71 bushels to the acre, C. R. Klger haa hung up a new record for unlrrlgated oats In Silver Lake valley. The big mill of the Oregon Lumber company at Doe hns resumed opera tions after being closed more than three weeks. The thirty-third annual convention of the grand lodge of Oregon, Knights of I'ytblns, convened in Portland Tuea day morning. Jnmos Tracey, an employe of the Smith Powers logging company of Marshfleld, was killed by being caught i between two logs. Seven hundred and fifty varletlea of dahlias were on exhibition at the an- nual show of the Oregon Dahlia So ciety at Portland. The Hen Harrison mine In the west em part of Maker county has been compelled to close down on account of the heavy snowa. A plan of establishing an nuto bus street car service has been taken up for consideration by a committee of the Commercial club of linker Mall is being delayed because the lulled Hlates postofflce department refuses to accept bids submitted lor the Cottage Grove Bohemia route. The sum of i n.vvn was spent In Linn county on road and bridge con struction during i : l according to tho report of the Pacific Highway asso ciation. A. H. Olbaon, a well-known realdent of Sodavllle, waa shot und fatally wounded by W. ('. Angel a Lebanon man. The shooting took place ou the atreet at Sodavllle. Construction work on Albany'a new federal building la progressing rapidly and from present Indications, the structure, will be ready for occupancy aoon after January 1. Oovernor West will be glad to ap point anyone who carea to attend as delegate the session of the American Mining congress at Phoenix, Arlf , during the week of December 7. Commencing November 7, all stores, pool aud billiard rooma and other places of amusement In La Grande, must observe the Sunday closing law, according to a new city ordinance. A new apeclea of duck, at least a new kind to central Oregon, haa made Ita appearance on Lake county lakes with the opening of the hunting sea aon. The atranger appeara to be a bin. bin in. ill. mi hybrid. An auto bus line operated by Port land and Llnnton cltlxens has com menced business on the Portland-Linn-ton line in the fight to compel by means of boycott, the United Railways to grant a five cent fare. The Oregon Trunk railway has com pleted Its annual transportation of sheep from Its southern terminal at Rend to Coleman, about 80 miles north, where they will be fed through the winter. About 56,000 bead were handled this year, requiring about 210 cars. Corporation Commissioner Watson announce;- ib.i the department from June lit), last year, to June 30, thla year, granted 985 permits to sell se curities. An authorized capital stock of $162,74:1,198 was represented by the corporations to which the penults were granted. Gus Weisner, aged 70, a prominent farmer or Maker county, was fouud ib ,ul in the road half a mile from Haines. Investigation revealed the fact that Mr. Weisner ' team had run uway ami that one of the horses had kicked him behind the ear, causing fracture of the skull. Statistics regarding enrollment at the Oregon Agricultural college, sub mitted by Registrar Tennant to the board of regents indicate au increase of 6 per cent out tin- registration at a corresponding date last fall. Six teen hundred and ninety seven stu dents are enrolled. The number last year was 1677. Aa a result of a decision of the county court the Oregon Ai California grant lands, which are at present un der litigation, In which the govern ment seeks tbtlr torfellure, will not be assessed by liouglas county this year. In case the lands are uot for feited to the government the railroad company Hgrt-.-s to pay the back taxes, together with ti per ceut iutereat. NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST iN IDAHO Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our State Idaho Pardoners Free Ten. Rolse. The Bthte board of pardons met here und grunted 10 pardons, de nied eight and continued 29 other ap plicants Clarence Walker and Joseph Griggs of Honner county were the only north Idaho prisoners freed. F. E. ninnchard, from the same county, was denied a pardon. Robert Raines, who killed n Japanese at I'ocatello, wns nmong the pardoned Clarence Walker was convicted of forgery, sen tence one to 14 years, pardon effective November 10; Horace G. White, of Rlalne county, attempted rape, wui freed; Joseph Griggs was convicted of assault with intent to commit mur der, sentence three to 14 years. Engineer's Report on Water. St. Maries. The council In special session heard the report of Hydraulic Knglneer Jmpietb, who has been In vnKtli'iitlnT he city's wnter supply. He stated Hut the construction of a Ham and r nmr at Thorn crOek would require an expenditure of $51. 000 nnd that It would coat $21,000 more for a pipe line to bring the wa ter to the city. Mr. Jaipieili stated that the property' owners got no credit from the Insur ance companies on their rales because of the small water pressure afforded at the malna. He recommended six Inch malna. Make City Out of Bonnera Wrry. Pointers Ferry. On and after the first Tuesday In April, 1916, Bonnera Ferry will become a city of the aec ond claas In accordance with a reso lution unanimously passed by the vil lage board of trustees. The resolu tion was passed In response to a peti tion presented to the hoard which con tained the names of 7!) (nullified elect ors of I ii.iiii.-r-. Kerry and which itHked that steps be taken to make the vil lage a city. TELLS OF IDAHO CROP Report for October Shows Some Fall ing Off. Rolse. The October crop report Is sue. I from the Rolse weather bureau shows the main cropa of thla atate aa comparing favorably with the crops raised throughout the Culled States In aome Instances the estimates of the yield for October first have fallen be low the estlmatea for September 1 and ulao falling below the final re ports for the crop of 1913. Corn In Idaho ahowa an lncreaae of approximately one hundred and fifty thousand bushels over lual year Wheat sbowa an lncreaae of three hundred and six thousand bushels Oala aud barley ahow a decreaaa of approximately half a milium bushels each. The greatest falling off la In potatoea which ahow a decrease of seven hundred and alxty thousand bushela. Applea Increased oue huu dred and alxty thousand bushela over last year. The condition of the clover aeed crop aa of October 1 in comparison with the condition generally over the country la expressed by the ratio of $0 to 68.3. The productlou of the at falfa aeed crop In the United States la estimated at 77 3 per cent of a full crop. In Idaho It Is given aa 89 per cent of a full crop. The condition of the sugar beet crop In the United States 1s given as 91.9 per cent per fect. In Idaho It la 94 per cent per fect. Sllcox Pleased With Fire Report. I'o.-ur d'Alene.F. A. Sllcox. dis trict foreater, with headouartera at Missoula, Mont , left after a brief visit with Meyer II Wolff, supervisor of the I'l.eur d'Aleue national forest, aud a brief Inspection of the fire record of the forest reserve for the lust season. Sllcox expressed himself as favorably impressed with the decrease lit fire losses throughout the Coeur d'Aleue forest. Brady Opens Campaign. Wallace. -United States Senator James II. Rrady opened the rtpubli can cniipaign in Shoshone county Monday night at the Masonic theater, ' he voters will he aibliessed during lie- campaign by prai t n-ally all of the beat republican orators of the state, including Senator liorah, CM1 men Smith and Kreneh, Attorney Gen eral i'eteraon and Governor Haiuts. Haa Mile and a Half Flume. Murruy. The Giant Ledge Mining company, with claims near Raven, four miles east of Murray, has finish ed a flume one and one half miles long which affords 330 foot tall The ilium la built of lumber sawed on Ibe Coin pany's ground and for 2000 feel la three feel wide, the bulauce beiug Iwo feet. WHAT SAVED JER LIFE Mrs. Martin Tells About a Painful Experience that Might Have Ended Seriously. Rlvesvllle, W. Va.Mrs. Dora Martin, In a letter from Rlvesvllle, writes: "For three years, I suffered with wo manly troubles, ancV v,ad pains In my back nnd aide. I was nervoua and could not sleep at nfn. The doctor could not help me. H aald I would have to be operated on be fore I could get better. I thought I would try using Cardul. Now, I am entirely well. I am sure Cardul anved my life. I will never be without Cardul In my home. I recommend It to my friends." For fifty yenrs, Cardul has been re lieving pain and distress caused by wo manly trouble. It will surely help yon. It goes to the spot reaches th trouble relieves the aymptoroa, and drives away the cause. If you suffer from any symptoms of womanly trouble, take Cardul. Your druggist sells and recommends It. Get a bottle from him today. N H - Writ to: t 1IV Atvlvwv tVpl . Oatte- n Mfdlon Co., t.h.iiunoiit. Irnn . fur Npfiel "..lii.ii.., and 64-pagt hunk, "Mum TraslaMSS tor WutuD," tost Is plain rappr. on raouaaL mmmmmmmmmmmmm Your Banking No matter how small, no mat ter how large The First National Bank Ontario, Oregon will give it careful attention. This message applies to the men and the women alike. Mlircrs and Director: A. L. COCKKCM. President T. 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