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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1914)
Pre-HolMay Reduction Sale An Event Worth Your While Sell the Stocks Down These are Our Orders Commencing Friday Morning, Dec. 4th, at 9 o'clock We Offer This Entire Stock ' " ' iaa 1 Men's and Young Men's Suits, Overcoats, Fur Coats, Chinchillas, Friezes, Cravenetts and all Rain and Storm Coats Prices at which you can afford to buy $8.75, 11.50, I3.Z5, 18.50 These prices cover our entire stock. Suits and Overcoats ranging in price from $10.00 to $30.00 and simply means a saving of from $3.00 to $10.00 on your Winter Clothes. All Furnishing Goods at proportionate re ductions. This Stock must be reduced. You know the Store, you know the Stock, you know we mean what we say. ALEXANDER ONE PRICE CLOTHIER ONTARIO, OREGON Do Your Christmas Shopping Early A Few Heminders: Erectors, (iamrs. Hooks, Children's Books, Stationery, Vanity CaseH, Hand Dags, Traveler's Sets, Toilet Sets. The Arlington Co. Pyralin Set and Separate iieces Ivory Platinoid Picture Frames Christ man Decorations: l'apcr Novelties, Cards, Booklets, Candles, Garland Tinsel Cord, Tags, Holly Paper, Seals, Tissue Paper. The Everhart Drug Company doors South of Post other ONTARIO. OREGON Phone m OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. Drawing Plant Valued at 12.000.000 Salem According to figures com piled by Labor Commissioner Hoff, 11 malt tin' inn aj tnta In Oregon, oper ating an average of S12 days, em ployed an average of 172 killed work men who received $4.02 a day or 215,729; 78 unekllled men who re I Ivfii $2 .83 a day of eight hours or 1 1 13.789. 25 men In office at S4.69 a liiy of $35,802, and four female clerks receiving $3 a day or $3,744; total, 277 people receiving $369,044. Hants are vnlued at $1,895,000. A total or 187,000 barrela of beer at an average pries of $7.16, 'or $1,327,050 ii.il 10,634 tone of ice at nn nvernge vnlue of $7.80 a ton or $82,939 com prised the output. Total output. $1,409,989 Three plants used 688 electric horsepower, and nine 1605 team, total, 23N2 horsepower. Qovernor-Elset Names Secretary. Portland. George Palmer Putnam of Bend Iihh been named, by Governor-elect Wlthycombe to be hla private secretary. Announcement of the selection was made by Dr. Withy combe In Portland and at the snme time the selection waa made public of MIhs Ksther K. Caraon of Salem as usslstant secretary. Mr. I'utnnm Is editor and owner of the llend Bulletin. Miss Carson la the daughter of John A. Caraon of Salem, and a senior In the law school of Wil lamette University. Mr Putnam's aelectlon aa private secretary waa made from a field of more than 20 applicants Or. Wlthy combe had the matter under consideration-for nev.-r.ii weeks and arrived at bis decision after a thorough canvass of the available material. ' HANKING hulwIrk JLJ USINESS CONSIDER what business would be WITHOUT BANKS No man should think of starting an enterprise before he arranged to OPEN AN ACCOUNT. HOW D0E8 HE STAND AT THE BANK? is a question asked at some time about every business man. A good WORKABLE BANK BALANCE it essential to every successful business man. The Ontario National Bank DRY LEADER OPPOSES PLAN J. I. Wheeler, Chairman of Committee of 100, Opposed to Drastic Law. Portland. J. B. Wheeler, chairman of the Committee of One Hundred, an nounced In a statement that be would vlgoroualy oppoae any attempt to enact a law to prohibit the use of liquor In the home or to put unreasonable obstacles In the way of obtaining It. He said he would do this In order to "keep faith with the people." His statement wua given out In the nature of a reply to the announcement by the Oregon Antl Suluuii league of tentative provisions for Inclusion In the measure to be submitted to the next legislature for enactment so us to make the prohibition amendment thoroughly effective). One of tlu-ne tentative provisions war that It should be unlawful to pub llsh liquor advert Isemonta In news papers or on blllbourds or otherwise It Is known thut members of the Committee of One Hundred strongly I objected to this provision und others on the ground that they were Intend el to Interfere with persons obtaining liquor for use In their homes. In the announcement made by the Antl Suloon league, It was stated that George M. Brown, attorney general elect, hud been asked to make the final druft of the proposed measure wmmmwiwmMmw Wm. McBratney I FUNERAL DIRECTOR And I It I NM I) I MliAl Ml R 2 8 Calls Answered Promptly Day or Night Licensed In Idaho & Oregon 3 Day and Nlqhi 'Pnones ONTARIO ORFY:ON Vl,i...XM W.W.JX- W.L - S tJtJtttJ0tJOttttOOO!tJttttOO0OOOOOO aei wtesswTa"eerw Tpew ww ssss w w ww sess wwsf w Treapaaa Law Favored. Portland. An average of 30 persons are killed every year In Oregon while trespusstng on railroad property, and to prevent. In a measure, these act dents, the Public Safety Commission has gone on record as favoring the passage of a law by the legislature strictly prohibiting such trespass. J. H. FARLEY FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND ENBALMER LADY ASSISTANT I'kkhonai Attention Given To All Funerals Promptly Day Or Night Phone 64w Calls Answkked Ontario, Oregon Best Job Work at The Argus Office . ..-... --. . "- Douglss County at War With Small Pox. Roseburg. An epidemic of small pox Is threatening Douglas county, and strenuous watching and quarantining by In- K I. Miller, the county health officer, Is all that has kept the dis ease within limits thus far. In Hoae burg there have been two cases, now convalescent. Unemployment Law Topic. Corvallls. The discussion of unem ployment legislation that la to be a conspicuous part of the special ses sion of the Commonwealth Conference at the University of Oregon December 10, 11 and 12 apparently will be of coast wide scope. A. H. Grout, labor commissioner of the city of Seattle, has been authorised by the Seattle city couucll to attend. Mr. Grout will have a paper oil "I'nemployment Leg islation for Washington." E. W. Ol son, state labor commissioner of Wash ington, also has been Invited. K. Q. Young, professor of sociology at the University of Oregon, who Is a mem her of the legislative committee on unemployment named by the last commonwealth conference, says close relationship should exlat between Ore gon and Washington In the hand Hag of unemployment. t II I ! ii i l l I I :: I I v-v-v'v-v-'---- r II RIGHT ON THE MINUTE No time wasted in wait ing for rigs from the Ontario Livery. Our service is promptness itself, and our horses and carriages are equal in appearance to the lust private outfits. Vehic les clean, comfortable and easy going, and horses of the kind that get there. The Ontario Livery, G- KJjjgfm Ontario, ..... Ongon ffrtiVtf fffsattlii aMTTTV ,aQ J MATiUilst sfl Lam " Masaasaam 17 'HsBaaTafaaBaV - 1 ---"!fiiiaV 3L?I .yrse i COLE YOUNGER Or sjy Blacksmith and Horse Shoer jj All Work Guaranteed First Class. Prices Right w Now at the old George Chambers M? Shop Near the City Hall. 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