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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1914)
P Railroad. Agricultural, and Population Center of County ONTARKMhe future County Seat of Malheur County Bniati0 t$m. Sw The Produce from 15,000,000 acreH ia marketed from On tario each year Ontario is in the Centre of the Great Snake River Valley Corn Belt Representative Newspaper of Ontario, Malheur County and Snake River Valley. ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1914. NO. 61 VOLUME XVIII SCHOOL PLAY IS PLEASING 4 'The Heir To Mt. Vernon" Seen By Large Audience Monday Evening. A moe delightful and pleasing en tertainment wuh thut rendered by the pupils in the different grades of the Ontario public schools, at the lliifh School auditorium Monday evening when "The Heir of Mt. Vernon," in five acts was presented. The enter tainment was enjoyed by a large aud ience, the auditorium being practically filled, and was a aucccsa financially us well as otherwise. There were forty characters in the cast and the plot dealt with the early life of George Washington. Taking up the life of Washington during his sixteenth year ami depicting the events of his life until his twenty sixth year, made an exceedingly inter esting and instructive play, and was appropriate as an entertainment for Chiratma. as well as Washington's llirthday, as the scenes were chiefly of Chri.tmo. home life during the Colon ial days. The cast was made up principally of pupils of Class A of the Sixth and Seventh grades, and the teachers, Miss Winifred Maloney and Miss May Piatt, assumed the responsibility of training the pupils. The complete coat of characters fol lows: George Washington Martin Moore Mother Washington. Charlotte Clogett Betty Washington Vivian Grauel Muiy Bland Deric Dearborn Mary Cory Dottle Crummett Martha DanridgW Edith Raver Mrs. George Washington. Edith Raver Mildred Washington Margaret lllockaby Admiral Vernon Fred Bender I mi Fairfax Westly Glenn George Fuirfux Juck Peterson IVitx Clifford Shriner Mrs. Laurence Washington Ruth LvBfkla Laurence Washington Billy Biggs Janet Washington Alice Dorman Boston Courier James Bigg Charles Washington Joe Wilson Jackie Custis Joe Wilson Martha Custis Thclma I.ampkin Mam Ik ffkaaterl . .. . . ' John Washington Billv fneirro) Pete Madden Sally (negro) Roe Bender Aunt Shady Fern Steven. Aunt Chloe Eva Mead Aunt Dinah Etta McCreight Sambo Frank Dorman I vi,. John Odell Rastu. Jack Weaver emu. Glenn Thurman l,.k Harold Newton Uncle Joel David Sanford Hunter. -William Steven., Homer Maddox, Cecil Robinette, John Ruth erford, Harold Calvert, Floyd Chrto te.uson, Don Poorman. Between Acta. (Musical Number.) "Old Folks at Home" . Colonial Girl. "Dixie Land" Negroes "When Kris Comes Round" Margaret Blackaby, Alice Dorman Th.-lma I.alnlikin. 'Old Black Joe" John Rutherford Royal Arch Masons Elect. Zodoc Chapter of Royal Arch Masons held their annual election on Friday evening last. The reports of the officers showed the chapter had made a substantial gain in members during the post year and the finances are in excellent condition. The new officers are: H. B. Grauel, High Priest; Cornelius Ryan, King; E. G. Bailey, Scribe; Chas. WaU.on, Princi pal sojourner; E. E. Goudy, Royal Arch Captain; W. U. Sanderson, Cap tain of the Host; J. H. Denison, mas ter of the third veil; E. C. Van Petten, Master of the Second Veil; H. E. Whitney, Master of first veil; D. P. Dearborn, Secretary, and W. F. Ho man, treasurer. Mrs. J. F. Carneftx and three child ren of Fruitland met with an accident near the Snake river bridge Saturday when the king bolt of their buggy broWe, throwing them out. Fortunate ly none of them were hurt. newx rav HftCHiNE m BUN iiwalllu Drs. Prinzin And Weese Purchase Latest Model Machine For Use. i The new X-Ray machine recently purchased by Drs. Prinzing and Weese was installed in their office last week by P. H. Hoag of Spokane, and is now in use. Three days, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, were necessary to install the machine, as it is quite a complicated affair and required much electrical wiring and fitting. The machine is entirely complete In every department and allows for the making of X-Ray photographs of large size. "While it is not necessary to make nhotogruphs in every case, ...n ,... --, - -. stated Dr. Wee.e, "there are instances when it is absolutely necessary to ex- pose a plate and secure .photo, that we may carefully study the case and be sure of our procedure. In some .. , - ...I. cases II IB neennnary to miuir m wire. of photos, Uken at stated intervals, in order that we may be absolutely cor-' . .. reel in the diagnosis or treatment. The new machine was purchased fromtheWm. Meyer Co.. of Chicago, tin. I m UU newesl model. ITI1IHMI MI1C . . I I W I..I the most recent inventions and im provement.. A similar machine has been installed in Baker, and the two are the only one. in Eastern Oregon. BASKET BALL GAME HERE FRIDAY NIGHT School Teams Of Nyssa And Ontario Will Meet In Local Opera House The basketball fans of Ontario will be given a treat tomorrow evening when the boys and girls teams of On tario will meet those of Nyssa hign school in the local opera house. Judging from the past records of the teams, the games will be close and hard fought. The Nyssa boys won one vame and lost one game last year with Ontario, and defeated Vale, which, on .i i i ..ti ........ nam i , makes them look a trifle strong er, while the girls of Nyssa were not beaten last year except by the College of Idaho girls. The Ontario girls have never played any outside game, but the team i. .trong and under the . i ... .. ,. Miss i l.,rL of the hiirhl school, is developing beyond expecta- tion.. The orice of admission for both game, will be 25 cents for adults and 16 cents for children. The line-up or the boys team is not yet settled, but the girls team will be: Guards, Rena Adams and Grace Sage; centers, Nettie Peterson and Ella Brosman; forward., Fern Calvert and Ruth Griffin. Meldrum Is Under Arrest. Walter Meldrum' was arrested and bound over Tuesday to await action of the Grand Jury, before Justice G. L. King, under $250.00 bonds, for robbery nf Rnhert Moore's cigar Store. Mar shall Noe stationed Officer Burgess in the store and Meldrum was caught red- I handed, it is claimed, Tuesday moming ..i..... i ,.',.i,...i. The ruth register in the store has been robbed four times during the past two weeks and Meld rum was under suspicion for these rob beries. He is said to have entered through a side door and was stealing tobacco when caught by Burgess. Eastern Star Elects Officers On Thursday night, December 10th. , the East rn Star lodge elected the foll owing officers: Worthy Matron, Mr.. J. D. Billingsley; Secretary, E. G. Bailey; Patron, W. T. Lampkin; Asso ciate Matron, Mrs. McCulloch; Treas urer, Mrs. W. U. Sanderson; Conduct ress, Mrs. Chas. Seguine; Assistant Conductress. Mrs. E. G. Bailey. A banquet was served after the meeting. The new officers will be installed the second Thursday in January. NEW MAIN LINE rnn nirr.nin rUI UMAKIU w.n . . I - Said Line Will Extend From Grangeville Idaho To Point In Nevada. ROUTE IS THROUGH ONTARIO Visit Of Western Pacific Officials To Ontario Is Significant That a railroad, connecting North- j a .v i i iu ..i...,.li.wr ern and Southern Malm, extending, m r in ill. Ai..i,, from Gningevillc, Idaho, to Antelope, - Nevada, ami """ Jf g dis ar.ee by rail between toftactoco and Eu ern JlmZTC Washington and Montana w, oon be, an actual realization, is indicated by, U i.U U.I ...U nf WiHt.ifn Vfo, . w .K ...... officials and eastern financial reprc sentatives, from a point near Ante- i i I 1 ...-. . I ' l' . . lope, ievaua, on me tester., . ....., to Ontario and Borne I he trip n a way, give, some substance to many . .. .. .1 iili.iti. 111-11 111, VI UNHiin illlil s 1 uim twi." v.. -. .- been rife in this section of the country for some months. It i. claimed by good authority that the P. & I. N. R. R., running north " "-- - - " ... , VT wj. l.J n operation from Weiser to New from We ser to New Meadows, has J" been owned for some time by the Hill Meadows. The route from New Mead people. The Western Pacific railroad. to Grange vi lie to .aid to be down Z ,. . , ... ni...jl the Salmon river, the di.tance ulong U VJVUIU IIIIV, ...... ....-.. ..... .. with the Hill intere.U, has for some time past .hown a marked intcre.t in a railroad into Eaatern Oregon and Southern Idaho. Men wno are ciour vo, T a , j ., k. k n,il the raBrond situation, say that the line I I Southern Idaho. Men who are clo.e to will be a complete route connecting , ., ..... ...L tL'WUdlltUIHnl. 11 l pnipiisi-ii i' imi-e the Mill lines in narinrni muui nim o u xi .. I- t.... rtv(nr the Could line in Nevada thus giving . . ii j n K. much better railroad connection be- ' ., , , . tween San I runctsco and a vast por- ... v. .. , ,, . ;..,... turn of the Northwest. It also gi II ' .... , l ,uj, . ' the Hi lines an opening i rail into in. in un a.. a rlWI IIHlHINUi ' .--... valuable feeder for the Western Pacl- fic. For years there has been a demand for a direct route from Northern to Southern Idaho. At the present time Northern Idaho's closest connection with the state capitol i. by way of Spokane and Pendleton over the O. W. R. & N. This will be remedied somewhat when the O. W. completes its line down the Snake river to Iew toton, but the most convenient road for Northern Idaho people, it to .aid, would be a line from Grangeville outn The party of railroad officials who THE TRUE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT -Si3 tone Mover J tWl o aV aam . j' Gf&Qf'.'WM . )MQa I . liiT" .'41 n ' i wBP!.'" aM8K?ivt,M ,n"' A v Vv i'i rfwH IUI a ?w ff azHiHilBi-A TV $ 'lUaal' "! s 2 aPNiBr ' J RAILROAD io nnunnrn Id KuTllmLU Large Hog Shipment. The largest single shipment of hogs ever made from this section of the Snake river valley, was made Tues day, when Grover Bros., of Ontario, shipped eight cars to Seattle. Two of the cars were loaded at Nyssa, three at Payette, two cars at New Plymouth and one cur ut Ontario. The shipment goes to Frey & Co., packers of Seattle. last week made the trip from n point near Antelope, Nevada, about 2.r miles west of Winnemucca, to Ontario ami Boise, came through in two automo- i a. n m ..i i,ii-i i, i i ... . ,i ui . ,in " """ "" " "- mev entered me state oi vrcgon " " ' vi- i iv oi nemo, conumieu noun ' through the eastern pari oi narney ,. aml (.nt(.ro(, Malheur county in X northeasterly course across Barren neighborhood of Skull "i"'n- " -" m wood canyon, through which they reached Malheur Valley at a point near Harper. Thence through the val- - -- Drobably be the - course of the proposed ruilroad. From Ontario the line will continue on north to connect with the P. A I. N. R. B.. ' ...LIL !! 1m am 1 HkBlltr AllMul Mllltllll It 111! the river between these two points being 110 mile.. After leaving Ontario, the officials went to Boise where they met with the , - ,,. Boise Commercial club and the matter ..t .. ...ii.... .I.i nr limine from Hnwii of a million dollar bonus from Boise . . . to turn over to the new road what is known as the Citizen s Bight of Wuy from Boise to a point neur aldwel", ,nrnnnn i u .- . valued at $iM),()0U. In addition Boise .... . proposes to raise cash to the amount e i .... ., of $250,000. There Is little question, it to claimed, that the Boise cut-off will connect with the proposed main line at Ontario. Just when the actual construction work on the new road will be started, is a mutter of much conjecture. The eastern financiers with the party in dicated that this point rested much on the promptness of Boise in securing the bonus. Whenever the road to built, how ever, Ontario is assured of being on the main line, as the only possiblei route from Northern Idaho into Neva da is through Ontario, the topography of the country being such that it makes this necessary. TEMPORARY LULL IN WORK ON BUILDING Store Building Being Erect ed By T.H.Moore Com pleted By Spring. An unusunl touch of cold wenther this week has caused the tempornry suspension of work on the new brick I store building being erected by T. H. Moore, the building being located on Malm street Just enst of the Ontario Furniture Company's store. Construction work on the new build ing was commenced late in the fall, and Mr. Moore states it will be com pleted by spring. The new structure will be a one story building with a frontage on Idaho street of .'! feet, and having a depth of 75 feet. A concrete basement under the back half of the building is completed and work has been started on the walls. The building will be so constructed that, if desirable, it can be divided into two store rooms. "1 do not know now what the build ing will be used for," stated Mr. Moore to a representaive of the Argus, "but it will be for rent as soon as com pleted. It to very probable, however, that I will receive application, for it before it i. ready for occupancy." NO SCORE TOOT BALL GAME HERE SATURDAY Burns And Ontario Teams Put Up Hard Fought Battle Here. It was with u feeling of joy und pride thut the Burns football boys re turned to then home i ity alter the game here last Friday. Joy, because they held the Ontario team to a no store gunie und pride beeuuse they considered themselves lucky to muke siith a showing uguin.st the team of ex-sturs of Ontario. The game wus hard fought from be ginning to the end und was played throughout without a quibble or argu ment with the referee, which is an un usual thing when town teums are playing and be it said to the credit of the players on both sides that they were gentlemen throughout the game. The first half ended in no scores on either side but the Ontario boys were still confident and everywhere one could see small groups of funs couch ing the players on what to do in the Mi -ond half, but all to no avail as the loiul half ended as did the first 0 toO. Any account of the game would be incomplete and imperfect which did not mention the work of Buck Weaver who went into the game at the beginning of the second quarter and finished the game with his working clothes ana high leather top boots on. In spite of heavy shoes and lack of preparation Buck's figurti was repeatedly seen back of the opponent'., line puking up fumbled bulls und tuckling runners be hind their own scrimmage line F.very player on the Ontario team playetl a good game. The Ontario line up was as follows: (enter, Hurry Brown; Bight (Juurd, Kmerson Wand; Left Cuard, l.eonurd Kanaaar and Frank Weaver; Bight Tackle, Deke WllllUlns; Lett Tackle, Chester Lackey; Bight Fnd, Bill Lyl.-s and Bill liser; Lett End, Kolaiai hoenig und Tom M( Giver; Quarter, Burr Wooh; Full Hack, Lee Maddox; Bight Half, Ben Blackmail ami J. J. Beatty; Left Half, Boy Smith. W. It. King, chief counsel for the U. S. Bedamution Service, and Oliver P. Morton of Portland, district ounsel for the same service, were in Ontario Tuesday, spending the tlay here. They left in the evening, Mr. King going east to Denver and Mr. Morton going tuuu in Hermi-ton vi here he will make a short visit before returning to Portland. BANKERS MEET THIS WEEK Semi-Annual Meeting Of Banker's Association Creates Interest. Preparations are now practically completed for the meeting in Ontario Saturduy of the hankers of Eastern Oregon, comprising whnt is known n group six of the state, and including Union, Baker, Wallowa, Grant, Harney and Malheur counties. Present indi cations point to this meeting a being one of the best attended and most in teresting of any yet held by the or ganization. An invitation extended to the neighboring Idaho bankers, is ex pected to bring n good representation from across the river. To date the Boise City National Bank and the First National Bank of Boise have expressed their intention of sending representatives to the meeting, and the Merchants National Bank of Portland will be represented. It is expected that the Lumberman's National Bank of Portland will also be represented. While there is no fixed program for the miiting, and lupus of discussion will be brought up as they are sug gested by the member, and visitor., one topic is sure to receive consider able attention, that being the new Federal Beserve bunking system. Thi. law has recently gone into effect, and i. a topic of much interest to all bank ing men. The officer, of Group Six are a. follows: Chairman, Wm. Miller of La Grande; Vice Chuirman, Wm. B. Holmes of En terprise; Secretary, H. A. Sonne of Baker; Treasurer, C. W. Wright of Union; Executive committee, W. T. Wright of Union, C T. McDaniels of Wallowa Bad C A. North) of Hunting ton. A bamiuet will he held at the Curter Hotel Saturday evening. TWO DEATHS OCCUR IN NYSSA SECTION Saturday afternoon, December 12, at 2 o'clock Mrs. Robert Harris, aged '.i. years, died after an illness of sev eral weeks. Mrs. Harris was a daugh ter of the late David T. Bigsby ami has lived in this vicinity nearly all her life. She was buried in the Owy hee cemetery Sunday afternoon, l: v. Quinn conducting the funeral services. A husband and three children survive her. Suturday evening at 7 o'clock. De .n.d.er 12, Mrs. Mary Williams died after a lingering illness of cancer. She was about 2 yeurs of uge and was born in Illinois; her home has been in this vicinity for several year.. Mrn. Williams is survived by a hus band, Fred Willams, and an adopted tluughter, Mrs. Ed. Hillier. The fun eral wus held Tuesday at 10 o'clock. Bev. Quinn had charge of the services, assisted by Rev. Carrick. Farley's Undertaking establishment of Onturio ton.lu.ted both funerals. MAN AT VAEE HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY W. G. McKenzie, charged with grand larceny, was Ixiund over Friday to the grand jury, the hearing being lefore Justice J. B. Wheeler at Vale, I'rosecuting Attorney W. H. Brook appearing for the state. McKenle is charged with having taken $l.'t I inifioiu his room-mate in the Drexel Hotel at Vale. Both M -Keiuiu ami the room mate, it is claimed, asserted the next morning they had been robled. Mar Khali H. H. High bataaM suspicious, however, ami searched both men, find ing the money on IfoKanxto.