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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1914)
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL THE MAN WHO RULES THE WORLD TODAY GENERAL BLISS CHARLES C. ZWEIGART Attorney-At-Law Wilson Building Ontario, Ore. Dr. W. O. Howe DENTIST Telephone No. 732 First National Hank Hldg. I 4U y . V-aBBBBaaak aaaaW, K - ft T Lf Xl Ry V H? Xaaal ijHA lis lrJi(i Irl IraOTECT lim FAMILY 1 I BY THE COVERS OFACHECKBOOK f DRS. PRINZING & WEESE Ontario, Oregon Office in New Wilson Block. DR. D. C. BRETT DENTIST Office 2nd door enst of Ontnrio Phat macy on Nevada Avenue Near R I: Depot Mcculloch, & wood LAWYERS Rooms 1-2-3 First Nafl Bank Bldg. Ontario, Oregon OSTEOPATHIC fllYSICIANS Mil II mum i I Si mi--I'll I'ALI.INK Skah (iraduates American School of Os teopathy. Kirksvllle. Mo. Wilson Block Teh-phone. I..JI-.II. H, H. WHITNEY PHYSICIAN and SUKMEON office in I. O. 0. F. Bldg., Ontario. . Ommon REX MARQUIS STOCK INHI'KCTOK K MAI.IIKUR COUNTY Of HOI AT t'AKTKK BARN, IMIONK 171 DEPUTIES- Emery Cole, Brogan. W. H Cecil. Ontario. Bert High, Vale. C. C. Morton, Old's Ferry. N. O. White. Weiser Bridge. J. E. Holly, Riverview Alie Denny. Jordan Valley. Joe Bankolfer, McDermitt J Boydell, NvHMa John G. South, Juntura Win Kin-. Harper L M. Seaward, Ontario Bridge APromising Opening '(rooMV,lUN& at any season of the yeur would be a keg of our spark ling Belitl Reer, which is a good thing to have "on tap" in case of thirsty emergencies. Tnis lager is the be3t, purest and most wholesome ever brew ed, and will satisfy the most critical beer drinker. Reing hit-wed from the best malt and hops, by a scientific ineth 1 of brewing, it is naturally I per fect beer. p Ui-r.nyAr.il 1 I .1 "" rill rmfZa. ATTORNEY AT LAW Qj? s ? jAj.J, Will Practice in all Court rS!' NoUrv Pulilic itlice over Poatofflce I V,j AvHJ Transfer. Baggage and jBQkrf Express P7YW iLETn F Meet All Trains pj l (j!7T" JOHN LANP1NGHAM jjj jf TBWy D. B. COLCORU. M. D. p 310 ' Office in New Wilson Block T Kr " " " I Bgf sw' r A L. B. TETER I v If i j'i fi&flfr '''','' ft"S2J&' S '&T 11)13. by American I'reas Aastwlatlnn MKSKi Vm" a General Taaker H. BUM. who wh tl- air aBp WArng Mexican from firing across I - I the International boundary. i ttiitHllltftttttt ! H "' presents' A Real Christmas H KU imuiu was Phillppn. u royal inline for auh a very small. I .... .i I hkIi-ii inn Id. tut Mil linil always been culled "Flip." and she lived In Duchess row. Oui lies row wakes you think of omctliluK sinieiy mill ursnd; Out. alaa. here It meant lust n row of narrow. urlmy houes HtniidiiiK In a dark uud dreary street, where the aunshllie never seem mI to come H place Of poor icoi'l- Ill the heart of tolling London. Flip lived at D Diuhes" row with tier mother, h widow. They had the tonnumt room of rim house, ami of all the tr pwple in itmiicHs row I do uot think any were tiulte as poor as Flip mother, who had to work day and night to enrn scanty llvlug lv making buttonholes in coat and wulxtcoata for a ready made clothe warehouse. If was a hard II'h for i he two. hut Flip ioeiMKt a hrne and taueh little heart lieueiitb her threadbare frock and wtien sh ame out of s. ii.i..i each afternoon would sit unMI her eyes were burning and her MMr little flnisem raw and acblug. hHlpliiK her mother. And It VM so he sat one afternoon a week tvefore Christina day trvtni: to catch the last 1 einns of murky day light which '"no- through the window ffTT 4k ..i.IMl til 4T XHT liKMJ.IANn.V UT -DOW. of their room. It was a bitterly cold. cbeerleas day. not a typical Chrtatmas with front niul "now. hut 'eden side and a hlilnir ' wind minie all folks sh'ct.r fimt Iohl' to tie honi'.' bv a cozy rii-t-"!- Ho Ra ar- luxury In liiiclit-ii row 'in it flinrt. w hut want waruiih 'i' the i-ih-iii wiii-rt- I'lln and (. MH'tht-r !it, vnrsjltig bard "If we r-Mii cet .h.- tl'iUlicil tonlabt yon can run not rttfc lo-ii' an' w'leu -oi' WH Imck ni.'H '!'. lilt more coa' ho' I'" gl! lt o' rlxb from round lb rner u' von li.ill 'eve a Diet 'ot simper ilt'ury." -iHhl Uie pale mother with '"din' look "Tluit'M ' 1'ist s.lemlid." replied Flip, "sn' then we'll set before he ftre. an' yo-i'll tnl1 me shout them real ChrlstniiiReH yon w to 'ave when yoo were a girl." "I don't like talking of them daya." aald the mother with a sigh as she fold ed up the last bit of work " 'Ere yon are. deary, .leat put op yer 'at an' run w!ii these." And In another minute or two the light little figure, laden with s large bundle, wu speeding op the re9t bnsy thoroughfare ometlmea. with all the good will In the world, the constant Journeying to the warehouse xeemed to her long and wewry. but tonight ner thoughts of Christinas made her forget all fatigue. " 'Ow lovely H would in.-." she thought. "If we could ave a real ChriAiiutta, with plum puddiug au 'oily c Fancy If l could give mother a prcnetit! know wbat Id like to give r one of them fuse to 'old needles mid thimble an' a bodkin which I aaw at "Amnion's txir.iiar Hnr li hIii' inncU good wishing." And here her reflections came to mi end. for lie found herself at the warehouse:. She hud soon delivered her parcel to the fat innnngeress and received III" poor pavmeut due and. threading her way "leverly back through dusty cor ridors and down winding tnlr. soon found herself In the Jontllng street, iguln. Bhe turned her footsteps home, v hen a gleam of something bright on the dlrtv pavement caught her eye. she ietit down. If wasn't no yea. It v,.,u idiver sixpence! Hhe picked It up Could such luk lie true? A silver sixpence found on the ground and therefore her verv own. to do vvtint she liked with! "Why. now I'll lie able to git mother s i-.n i Christmas present. It'a leat like a fairy tale." she thought, her blue eyes shining with excitement, "an 1 know what I'll huy. mi' I'll git It. too. before I go "nine, 'cause It won't take me a inlnlf " Hamilton's haiaar waa not very far away, and. sure enough. In five mtnute Flip waa guxlug steadily In at the brll linutiy decked and Ut window at tieedlecase In red velvet snd gold, an srtlcle which for all Its gorgeousm-ae was marked but tlvepence three far- things "I want a necdlecaae with a thimble an' a 11 kin an' a reel of cotton, like them up there." said Flip, wlib all the dignity of a possessor of wealth. "Well, you must wall a bit!" ainipied the assistant, turning to another cus tomer, a stoiii. cheery looklug mail, accoinpaulitl bv two rosy, well U.essud children. "I bin waltlii' a long time Why can't you git me one down?" replied Flip. With the .. -I -,c ellllice of till) a mi end child. The girl Impatiently detached oue of he lieedlecasea. "Where Is your money?" she asked. " "Ere. of course Wot d'yer think 1" said Flip, handing her the colu The saleswoman took It. looked at It once carelessly, again narrowly. "Why." sbe exclaimed, "this Is not a sixpence at all It Is ouly an imitation oue!" And. turning quickly, she beck ..iied the tall. luipoHluK looking ahop walker, who atood near. "Tula child la trying to pass false money," sbe aald aa she gave blni poor Flip's treasure trove. He examined It and then, taking bold of the child's thin arm. aald: "Come, come; where did you get tbla money from? Tell the truth now." Klip's face went red and then very white, t-.li.- did uot reallz) or under ataud ber offense. She ouly knew that If the sixpence waa had ahe could not buy the dearly coveted gift Her heart seemed ready to break, aud she hurst into a rioou of tears aa ahe sobbed out: "I fouud It In the street it's true. It la. Hut 1 cau't buy the present now." The shopwalker healtated, aud then the cheery looking customer who had been waiting bla turn to be served broke In bv aaylng In a voice that bad a strong country twang In It: "Don't you cry, laaale. You don't iiu-uii any harm. I guarantee. Let me see that colu." be continued, turning to the shopwalker, who did as be was desired, for he was being addressed by an old and valued customer. "Well. I don't know." aald the cbeery man It la uot a alxpence. I agree, hut It Is a hair sovereign aud a very g1 one too " And In the twln klluc of an eye be had deftly exrhang ) the Imitation -Ixpence for a gold coin from his win-tcoat pocket. "There my hi-, take your money sud run home " Wu It a drei'ii? Flip pinched her self hen sbe w as In the chill streets sguin No. it was all true a happy renin to tin. I a imd slxtence and theu see n irau-i .rtned luto a golden half sover. gn. she hud forgotten the vel vet i tlec-e: sbe had hut oue thought -to get b" t ue and home sbe soon waa. vii..c li-i anxious mother beard sll tier BTM ti-rful adventures So. after all. It was a real Christinas lu the tup room. FIGHTING ORDERED STOPPED Friendship of Americans to Bs Re tained at All Costa. Mexico City. The situation at Na co, Sonor.i. on the International hor der, waa commented on by Provisional President Outlerroi in an Interview 111 which he said: "I alncerely regret the trouMoa which have occurred nlong the north ern border In which Americans have been killed or wounded by strny bul leta. I have ordered the absolute ces satlon of hostilities In the neighbor Im.o.i of Naco and I will proceed In a like manner should fighting occur at any other points on the border, even If such an order should place our cause In Jeopardy. I renllxe that at any cost we must retain the friendship of tbu Americana." Oata of Consecration of Bishop Set. Portland That Walter T. Bumner, of Chicago, bishop-elect of the diocese of Oregon, will be consecrated to the bishopric on January a lu Chicago, the date originally hoped for by him, la announced In a telegram, the first of flclal message to the diocese, received In Portland. New York Stock Exchange Opens. New York. The stock exchange has resumed Its regular functions as one of the leading financial markets of the world. The resumption waa accom panied by a display or much confi dence and eiilhUHlusm on the part of the nieinla i - GARRANZA DEFIANT IN REPLY TO WILSON Vera Crux. Oeneral Carransa made defiant reply to President Wilson's ultimatum that force would he em ployed by the United States unless ac tivities of tturrlng factious on the Ho norm border which Imperiled lives ou the American side Were halted. He said: "If the United State employs force to stop the firing by Mexicans across the International boundary Hue at Na co It will be considered an unfriendly act, notwithstanding the friendly mo Uvea cloaking the act." It has been General Curraiuu's con teutlou that it is not his troops that axe firing across the Hue bul ihosu of Oeueral Villa. The Carrauilstas under General Ileujamlu Hill are fighting wltb their backs to the border resist lug a continuous bombardment h the fonts unilt r the former governor of Boitora, Ueueral Maytorenu. "As to the use of force, of which Mr Bryan talks, that Is something the gravity of which 1 fear ho does uot fully appreciate. He says it would uot mean a violation of our uatioual hov erelguty. It would." THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat -Club, $1.18; blueMteiu Mi red Russian, till, forty fold, 11 l'J, red fife, ft. 13. Hay Kastern Oregon timothy, $15, grain hay, $11; alfalfa, $13; valley titn otfty. $12. Butler Creamery, 35c. Kggs Ranch, 36c, candled, 41c. Hops -1814 crop, 12c, 1'J13 crop, nominal. Wool Valley, 18c; eastern Oregon, 10c. Seattle. Wheat Bluestern, $1 19, club $1 17 red Russian, $1 .11; turkey red, $110, forty fold, $1 IK. ftfft, $1 13. Haile. $'J4 7. i . r aM li.... Timothy, $10 p.r ton; alfalfa $13 r tou. Butter Creamery. 3ic. Eggs-37c. A MAN of family has big responsibility. He not only must con serve the morals and education of his wife and loved ones, but he must see to it that THEY SHALL NOT WANT. Is there a bet ter way of helping his dear ones than by adding to his BANK ACCOUNT T It will provide against sickness and misfortune. Every man of family SHOULD HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT. The Ontario J. H. FARLEY FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND ENBALMKK LADY ASSISTANT Personal Attention C.iven To Am. Fpnkkaui Caixh ANswKnr.n Promptly Day Or Night Phonr lUw WILL IT PAY? We would like to know how many will profit from readintr this notice We have the goods in varied lines inclu ding Toys in great variety, in dolls, Choice pieces in China, Tableware in sets of your own choosing, the best and largest assortment in town. The question of Xmas. gifts is cal ling for attention now and we believe a visit to our store will solve the prob lem in most cases. Come and try this Proposition The Variety Store Ontario, Opportunity For The Store That Makes Christmas More Than Merry For You Qisflffi T OifflaVi McCoy Brothers, Grocers National Bank Ontnrio, Orrjron Oregon o:o:,o:,o,:o:o:On.o rCsttnas Store b:o,flf:oM:o::oio: Awaits You Something to Eat You cannot eat better or feel better afterwards than by using our special brands of groceries- those groceries that appeal to the stomach-that are exceptionally wholesome And easily digested-that leaves no distressing after-effects.