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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1915)
m (Mtatt0 vstt. i Representative Newspaper of Ontario, Malheur County and Snake River Valley. VOLUME XVIIV THE ONTARIO ARGUS, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1915. NO. 15- ': JITNEY BUS MAY START NEXT WEEK Make Two Round Trips Each Day to New Ply mouth and Nyssa 35 GENTS FOR ONE WAY TRIP Ontario Merchants Agree to Refund Money Paid for Fares The jitney bus for Ontario has at last been secured, and by a week from Monday wsll be making regular trips between New Plymouth and On tario and Nyssa and Ontario. An agreement entered into by 41 mer chants of Ontario and E. D. Mowery of Portland, provides that a combina tion passenger and freight car ia to(this week, and is ready for the irriga te make two round trips each day be- tion season. The ranch comprises tween Ontario and New Plymouth, and' two hundred acres with about 10 Ontario and Nys... ittjff jM,,,, ,sjMj,rt, It was all Plymouth will be made by way of Fruitland and the trip to Nyasa will cle"d "' lew,1 ,Mt and be made by way of Arcadia. most of it has been put In crop this The following schedule of fares will be charged: To the city limits of Ontario 5c Distance not greater than .'! miles. .10e Distance not greater than 5 miles, ,16c Distance nu .greater than 7 mileea-WteUWJ'i H pumped out-of the Snake river. Distance not greater than 0 miles, ,26c Distance not greater than 11 miles. 30c To New Plymouth or Nyssa, or return to Ontario 35c The merchants of Ontario agree to refund the fares paid by passengers, the contract relating to that part being as follows: "It is further agreed that E. D. Mowery will give to each passenger a coupon ticket showing the amount paid by the passenger, and stating on said coupon how the same may be redeemed. The merchants of Ontario agree to redeem all coupons given out by E. D. Mowery during the first 90 days of said operation, said redemption to be as follows and not otherwise: The said Ontario merchants will receive one five-cent coupon with each dollar purchase, und allow the purchaser five cents for the coupon. All coupons to be presented on or before August 1, Ittf, It is agreed that no coupon will be redeemed under this agree ment after August 1, 1915."-' The car to be used is a 38-passenger Jeffrey, and will have a capacity of fourteen passengers. The body of the car is now under construction in Port land, and is supposed to be here by next Tuesday, but may be delayed for a day or two. It will commence operation as soon as it arrives. NEW AGRICULTURIST EOR THIS COUNTY H. T. French Was in On- tario Monday Confer- ing With Officials That Malheur county will have a new county agriculturalist in the near future is the announcement of H. T. French who was in Ontario and Vale the first of the week conferring with county officials. Mr. French has charge of the agricultural work throughout the state. Announcement of the new man will be made in the near future, and it is probable he will ...i,.. i,n hia .lntins here within the i x. . ouj- makes possible a larger business and next two or three weeks. Mr. 6mnn T , iikxi v more money for the merchant, and at who has had charge of the work herethe game Ume (jyet the farmers a for the past year expects to go to hi cnance to buy a better quality of mer ranch in Washington. jch.andise and at smaller prices." SPELLING CONTEST AROUSES INTEREST The grade school spelling contest held in the high school auditorium last Friday night, was one of the most unique entertainments that has oc curred in Ontario for some time. With twenty-six students entered in two divisions, it was feared for a time that the contest would Inst until the small hours of the next morning, for time after time the contestants spelled the words correctly, and the audience was amazed at the excellent spelling qualifications of each contestant. In the first division Lucile Shaw won first prize and Wesley Compton took second. In the second division Helen Dunbar won first with Charlotte Clag gett second. PUMPING PLANT FOR NYSSA RANCH Work of installing the pumping plant on the ranch of Test, Gregg and Newman at Nyssa has been completed spring. The pumnjng plant consists of an eight-inch pump to be run with a ten horse power electric motor. Water DOLLAR DAY BRINGS BIG BUSINESS TO Third Sales Day is Most Successful of Any Held so Far MANY PEOPLE IN THE CITY Residents on Bench Across River Express Appre ciation of Sales Dollar Day in Ontario last Saturday was one of the most successful sales days yet put on by the Ontario mer chants, as a large uniount of mer chandise changed hands, and visitor to the city were more than pleased with the excellent bargains offered. The idea of co-operation between the merchants and the consumers, as has been promoted by the local merchants, has met with the approval l tne people, and has become very popular over the country. One resident of the bench district across the river was loud in his praise of the Ontario merchants for the man ner in which they had worked out the co-operation idea. "We will do all our trading in Ontario now," he stated, "for we like to deal with your pro- gressive merchants, and find that we can buy cheaper here than elsewhere. Another resident of near New Ply mouth put the matter in a little dif ferent light. "This is a day of in tensified merchandising," he stated. "Just as we farmers find that our most money is made in intensified farming, so the merchants have discovered that intensified merchandising is their sal vation. General co-operation and or ganization, such as will not interfere with healthy competition, is what is needed, and such an arrangement ANOTHER PARTY OF LAND SEEKERS ARRIVE Immigrants Pass Through Ontario Monday for Harney SEVERAL FROM UNION COUNTY People of Grande Rondo Valley Interested in this Section Another parge party of Immigrants, many of whom came from Union county and several eastern pointa, left early Monday morning for Harney county in search of farm homes. This is the third party that haa gone through Ontario this spring en route to interior points looking for good cheap land. The party was accom panied by local officers of the Oregon-Western Colonisation company. One member of the party from Union county stated that many people of the Grande Ronde valley were greatly interested in this section, and that probably many more would fol low in the near future. Much con fidence is expressed that the railroad from Ontario across central Oregon will be constructed across Harney county in the near future, and that good railroad transportation will soon soon aa contracts of the Great Sho be available. There is a large quan-jshone & Twin Falls Water Power com- tity of excellent farming land in Har ney county and central Oregon, which can be purchased at low prices, and people nre anxious to locate before the railroad is built, believing that the price of land will raise after the rail- roud has been completed. BASE BALL LEAGUE NOW PERFECTED Meeting in Boise Last Fri- day. Season Opens May 2nd IDAHO-OKKOON LI AG U I SCHEDULE TO JUNE 27. May 2 Ontario at Boise; Cald. well at Nampa. May Boise at Ontario; Nam- pa at Caldwell. May lo Caldwell at Boise; On- tario at Nampa. May 23-Boise at Cald ell; Nampa at Ontario. May 30 Ontario at Boise; Cald- well at Nam pa. May 31 (Decoration day) On- tario at Boise; Nampa at Cald- well. June 6 Boise at Nampa; Cald- well at Ontario. June 13 Nampa at Boise; On- tario at Caldwell. June 20 Boise at Ontario; Caldwell at Nampa. June 27 Ontario at Boise; Nampa at Caldwell. Formal organization of the Idaho Oregon Hasebal) league was made in je(ucteci f0, eague expense. The iioise last Friday when f Jfcgjgata, will then be divided be tives from Uoise, Nampa, Caldwell tween the two c; ,, 60 per cent to the and Ontario met there, elected offi cers, adopted rules and provided a schedule for the four team organiza tion. William L. Ash, a well known Boise cigar man, and an enthusiastic ball fan, was chosen president of the league. C. T. Lackey leprescnU-d On tario at the meeting. Speaking of thj meeting the Boise Statesman says in part : "A resolution was adopted by the f league under which rowdyism abo - lutely will not be tolerated and each club will be compelled to get rid of any player guilty of umpire bait - ing or other objectionable conduct. ! "Division of gate receipts was a' POWER INTERESTS MAY CONSOLIDATE IN ONE COMPANY Electric Bond & Share Co. Would Gather in Local Company SAY COMMISSION MAY OBJECT Merger Would Include One Gigantic Company With no Competition Unless the public utilities commis sion of Idaho interferes the Electric Uond & Share company, capitalised in the millions, will, before the present year is over, have merged into one gi gantic aubsidiary company the elec tric power corporations operating in southern Idaho, Malheur county, Ore gon, Utah and possibly Montana und Washington, if its present plans go through. It is the parent company behind the merger now under way to take over the three hydroelectric power companies, the Idaho-Oregon Light & Power company, the Idaho Power A Light company and the Iduho Kailwuy, Light & Power company. The Southern Iduho Water Power company, now operating in the Poca- tello territory, is reported to have agreed to enter the merger, und us pany can be straightened out lytt corporation will be taken over. The Utah Power A Light company and the allied railway interests, formerly the Utah Light & Traction company, re cently reorganised, are already said to be controlled by the Klectric Uond & Share company. The Electric liond & Share aUo has 'plans under way and hopes to acquire the holdings of the Washington Wa ter Power company. The Southern Idaho Water Power compuny und tin Great Shoshone & Twin Falls Wuter Power company, former Kuhn enter prises, are now controlled bv the American Waterworks & Klectric company of New York. Recently the public utilities commission of Idaho permitted the Idaho Power I Light company to enter the Twin Fulls field, but that concern had practically ceased construction work there ami recently large crews of men were laid off. It is known to be included in the mri- ger. This removes all rivul concerns in the same territory. The American Waterworks & Klectric- company hu.s 'a capitalization of $10,000,000. The Idaho commission, however, muy not allow .he merger, imi dm heuds of the different concern! nave been ordi red to npcui li "'ore chat commission April 2'!. It is 'eared i, the commission that it will have m control over the power situation if the merger is iffrompHristd. und tin i. ,., a possibility that it will not be ul lowed. question on which the organization spent considerable time. lioi.se ami Onturio are compelled to pay a p. rentage of their eat, receipts for park hire. A system was therefore agreed upon under which the re leiptn will be divided as follows: Twenty-five per cent will be taken out by the home club for purk; 10 per cent ol the n maiml.r will tlmn home team and 40 per cent to the visitors. The visitors will be guar anteed railroad fare for 11 men. "An umpire and a scorer will be employed for each club on its recom mendation, but umpires will work only in neutral towns. The i-aluric.-, and expenses of umpires and the sal aries of scorers will be paid by the league. Under the schedule as partially , , , , ()..tal.io wlii ,.!av i Baka m It.c.0,.atjon jy, wnuh falls on Monday, and M the praiaiM Sun (Uy Caldwell and Nampa will play (Continued on Page i) ANOTHER BASE BALL LEAGUE ORGANIZED A meeting wss held at. Payette Mon day night to organize another Idaho Oregon league. Representatives from Vale, Emmett, Weiscr and Payette were present. This league promises to be a good one as some nf the best amateur performers of this section will be seen in action. The clubs have alresdy begun work ing out, and the players are trying to get in good condition bv the opening nf the season, which will I,,- some time the I it tet part of this month. People this district will have no trouble finding good ball games to at tend this summer. FIRST BALL GAME IS PLAYED SUNDAY The Ontario hnseball team played the first game of the season last Sun day with Payette on the local diamond, the score being 7 to 6 in favor of Ontario. The fame was played excep tionally well considering the time the boys have been practicing. Until the seventh inning Payette did not score, but a bunch of five hits in the seventh inning netted them five nuts. Pay ette was given six errors while the lo cal hoys got by with none. Nine hits were credited to Onturio und seven to Payett. Indications are that Ontario will have a winning hall team this season. All the players are working hard to get into condition, and by the time the season opens, May 2, should he ready to play fast ball. A return practice game will be pluyed in Pay ette next Sunday. E I RABIES HAS BEEN State Livestock Sanitary Board Takes Steps to Stamp out Plague DOGS MUST BE MUZZLED Eleven Counties, Including Mallirui , Conn- Under Order oi Hoard BJght 'astern Oregon eounties, in eluding Malheur county, have been pliii'd under (piuraiitim again ,t rale. by the state livestock .unitary loard meeting in Balem la t Saturday. Luke, Harney, Crook, l!ak r, .Mai heur, Wheeler and Union countim in . a tii n iiveon, and Multnomah i (lackama, and Jail, on cnuntii s in western Oregon, to wl.ii h i' i fee. I I rabies may t ad. While it is nol known just how swec ping a. id tin- quarantine ma) be, it li Utoughl lure that it mean, simply u rigid in spection of all livestock hel'i. n- it i. hi be shipped. Local Mock inspector, W. W. Hinton, stated that he had received no notice of the ipiaianline as yet, but would probuhly receive dcfiniti instructions within a few da) However, it is known that om ..i tin- provisions of the tiuaruntino will he tliat ull dogs be muzzled, unless used in herding livestock, ind that til i civil officers will be called upon to aid in enforcing the law. Penalties 'for violation of the law are fine,-, ol from $50 to $100 for curb off. n . -. in the past few Y.ci ks there huve been few t norts '( rabiil coyoti in -.this section of Miilheur county, and it lis thought the prompt u tion ol the county official in ordering ull dogs t - - i.. , m i..., i. ...i i. ,, I'Ml..n'.l lisi Willi l, nun lie,. ii.., ,. v.. do with stamping out the plague le i. Rabies still exists, however, und the action of the livestock board will no doubt materially aid in the ultimate extermination. i QUARENTIN EIGHT CITIES TO ORGANIZE TONIGHT Lower Snake River Power Users Association to be Perfected MEETING GAELED IN PAYETTE Constitution and By-Laws Have Been Drawn Up for Adoption Permanent organization of the Lower Snake Kiver Power Users' As sociation will be perfected tonight in Payette -when representatives from eight towns and cities of the lower Snuke Kiver vulley meet then- in the city hall. The action tonight is the reailt of a motion of an informal meeting held two weeks ago, at which time a committee was appointed to draw up the by-laws und constitution and perfect the preliminary stepa toward the final orgunizution. The by-laws provide for sixteen di rectors, one from eueh of the cities; and one from each district surround ing each city. It was decided that in this manner equal representation in tin- organization could best be ar ranged. The towns and surrounding districts included in the organisation jure Huntington, Weiscr, Puyetle, New 'Plymouth, Knuuott, Ontario, Nyssn and I'ttrma. The object of the new cnnipnnj is to work in harmony with the power company in promoting the use of dec tin it at nominal rates. One of the first moves of the organization) it is understood, will he to present data to the Idaho public utilities commission with u view to securing u lower rate on electric power for pumping pur poses. This move is entirely satis factory to the local power con. pany, which has promised to uul the new orgunizution in tiny manner possible. ROSCOE con WILL FULLY RECOVER Removed to Hjh Home To day. Case is Most Kt markahlc One Tl xperieni e nl da' Ing 1. head . mashed m I,., a .iisrus, being in In .1 to a. i. plat . d umlt r ail in, the I i "i the skull an. 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