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THE ONTARIO ARQUS, AUGUST 2(, 1915. PAGE THREE EX-PRESIDENT TAFT' SPEAKS AT BOISE INFORMAL HKCEPTION HELD (1,111 (Mi VIEWS GIVEN IN NIIOIIT TALK AT Boise, Wlllliini HOWftH Taft. twenty-seventh president of the I'nlted States, wiiH a Boise visitor Sut iinttiy. While herp Hip ex-prpsl-ili'iit lutprvlpwpil pronilnpiit citizens 111 H(lli Oil iii!itlr.ll 'I 111' I ii'lIM mill talked over InforniHlly hoiup of the Issues facing tlip country In regard to domestic iiikI foreign mutters. Sut unliiy uftprnoon un Informal re ception whs Mid at tlip ('oinniprclal rulli ami Mr. Taft addressed a large gathering. TIip subject of 111 talk wan tlip crisis rpaclipcl by tlio country In Its foreign rolatlonii. In speaking of the. Mexican situation, he declared that the government had made three mistakes. The first In not recogniz ing lluerta, the Heoond In not pro hibiting shipment of arms Into the country, and the third was the seiz ure of Vera Crux. "If we are oblig ed to Intervene In Mexico, an now seems probable," lie sold, "we must be prepared for a long hard cam paign. It will hit at our homes, It will kill or cripple our suns and it will Increase our taxes. We were sevpnty-flve millions short on the last fiscal year. Intervention in Mex ico will mean the expenditure of many millions more and that means additional taxation. It would Ip a costly undertaking, both in lives and money It In for those to whom we have entrusted the government, to decide what shall be done. What ever they decide Is for the best, we must abide by and back up the ad ministration. It would take n long time to drill and equip a force sulll (lent to cope with the Mexican slt . ii.iiniii. Preparedness is the safe- guard of peace, and a nation united and prepared Is not likely to be at tacked." Mr. Taft also discussed other mat in lie declared his belief that the direct primary had not worked well, especially for the minor oltlces, and expressed himself as In favor of u change to a modlllcd form of the primary system. Party government, he said, was dependent upon the con vention system. Father lirndy ll.c New Cur. Juntura, Father llrady Is the proud owner of a new Ford car pur elm ed recently frjiin the agency in Vale M. W. Thayer, the agent at Vale, drove the car out for Father Brail Popular Couple -. Juntura, The marriage of Miss Poe of Riverside, and Mr Ualpli Lev, e of this place was solemnized at Vale Monday, August 16th The bride is the popular duughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Poe who recently have mov ed to Itiverslde from Seattle to make their home, and the young man Is w.ll l.nown, being the driver on the .1 iii.i in i farm stage. EX-PKKSIDKNT tt.M. II. TAFT MM Visited Holse and Kustei n Oregon Point, s.ininl.n of I...-.I Week iijjpjsp ',ejea-sw T 9 1 1 SB i Jk Y i . . vi ,i1B lei sj' '. T; Jnr'a fit I imBKr VK'flMQi am b7 bIbbW. jgBNHKlBg BLt al BLm. Be a Bl jH Wr LV jS BmBmBS 'm Br M bw- akKfgV wJm H Brai ' BB fifJ faM taW BbBbB BbW H I B NEW PLYMOI TH l.(ii MS The (less place has been leaspd to Mr. Gentry and Kobert Walkpr, for Ave years. The Walkers Intend to go into extensive cattle raising. Mr. Krlillch, who has lived on the place for the past two years, has not stated his future plans. Miss Immii Llngle has gone to Walla Walla where she has accepted a position in a store. The Pacific Mullding Loan Asso ciation was organized on Wednesday, August 11th., with a. French, as president, J. F. LnCrone as vice president and W. P. Ackertnan as secretary and tfeasurer. 0.-W. BRAKEMAN KILLED AT DURKEE linker, Leo Orahani an (). W. brakeman, whose home was In l.a Grande, was Instantly killed Satur day near Durkee. (iriiliam leaned from Hip ladder of a box-car to In spect the brake rigging and was hit on the head hy a bridge railing. He had been In the employ of the rail road several years. MANY CAMPERS AT PRAIRIE CITY Prairie City, -More camps are es tablished her' this year than for many previous years, in spite of the abundance of thunder showers. Dniiri" every nifiii are the leading features and are well attended by the The new auto truck purchased by the Pralrle-Hums Stage Co., Is now making its dally trips to Canyon City and Is certainly a great Improve ment over the four-horse stage line formerly used. POOR HAY CAUSES RANCHERS DEATH Pocatello. James McNally shot and instantly killed J W. Irwin as the result of a dispute over a load of liny When Irwin went to deliver a load of hay which had been con tracted, McNally claimed that the hay was of inferior quality and a quarrel ensued, lioth parties are well known here. J. It. llUckiih) mi.ic i;.- I.-I.-.I Jordan Valley. The J. II. Hlack- iliv l'i nerclal Co. lias remodeled its store to quite an extent. The improvement In the grocery depart ment will enable the clerical force to display their wares more conven iently, us well as giving them more room to wait on customers. Live News From Surrounding Towns And Country. Happenings of a Week FBI ITLAND LOCALS Fred Kldridgp. son of A. II. KF.Id rldgp, who was badly brulspd last week in Ontario by being run over hy an automobile, driven by Mr. Wilson of Nyssa, has entirely recover ed. Fred was on a bicycle. Mr Wilson brought the Injured lad to his home on the bench. Pete Johnson who has been shipp ing fresh fruit and vegetables to Itiv erslde, made a trip last week with a car-load. Ile reports a good market for his products and expects to ship another car this .week. Miss Florence Anderson was hos tess at a dainty luncheon last week. Her guests were, Olive Hunter, Irma Deal and Alice Whealdon. Mrs. W. A. Cloud has as her guest her sister. Mrs. II. 8. Hlair of Arm stead, Mont. Mrs. Mosser and lo-v daughter, Mrs. Harry Powell, have returned from u visit with relatives In Port land and l.a Urande. Miss Kuth Ilracewell Is In Holse on a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. I,ee Flser of Ontario, were guests of Mr. and Mrs T. M. Drown on 8unday of last week. A. B. Kldrldge has as his guest, his brother, H. C. Kldrldge of Kan- sas City. Miss Helen Llnck has returned from Boise where she has been a guest at the Ouy Oraham home. George Darnell and family are en joying an outing in Long Valley. Mrs I,. It. Wells of Km met t. Is vis iting relatives here. The young people of the Method ist church have organised a new Sunday School class. N. P. Yockey was chosen as teacher for the class. Mrs. Ira Dalzell was chosen president and O C Stout, vice-president, Ira Hal. II treasurer and Stanley Dean, secretary. Mr. and Mrs Boomer attended the Drought-Daniels nuptials In Payette, Wednesday of last week. J. M. Spalnhower, Virgil and Vel ma and their house guests, L. P. Spalnhower of San Diego. Mrs. Will iams of Iowa, and Mother Spainhow er, made a trip to Boise last week by auto. They also visited the Arrow Book dam. Mr. and Mrs J. A. King are spend ing a few weeka at the Kockaway Beach, In Oregon, In hopes of the change benefiting Mr. King's health. Mr. ami Mrs. J. N Hill were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Secoy, over beyond Ontario, one day last week, to meet some old friends who are vlsitiug there from Central citv Neb BAKER TO HAVE n NEW GAME BIRD spoi-siiiiMH Will Try Expei luieuf or Crossing China Pheasants Willi ll.ii in , oil I'omI Baker, Ore., Frank B. Mitchell and Frank Bowen ure making plans to raise a new game bird next season They have secured a pair of Chiuu Pheasants and are plaiinlng to cross the Imported birds with the domes tic chicken. The offspring of the two Hpecles, it is said, is easily susceptible to do mestlcatiun, but if turned loose will rapidly become wild It ia more compactly built than the pheasant aud has no long tall. WILL BUILD FINE HOME NEAR NAMPA Mloux City Capitalist to Move To Home Near Lincoln Highway. Nampa, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hoy of Sioux City, Iowa, are here again on their annual visit to their orchard tracts. Mr. Hoy Is secre tary-treasurer of both the Wilson and the Nampa Apple Orchard Coin panys, which have large holdings of the frost proof Melds of Eagle Height aud uear Kuna. Mr. aud Mrs Hoy are so taken with the couutry here, and especially with the Idaho climate, that they are making plans to build a beautiful new permanent residence on the beautiful orchard tract at the aide of the Lincoln Highway, on Fugle Height , NYSSA LOCALS Wilson Bros , shipped four carB of wheat to Maker, last week. Miss C.oldie Vaughn has returned from her vacation, spent a' Port land. Mrs. It. K. Servoson lias ret u reed from a visit witli friends at Cald well. Prank and Jack Lynch hav-.' re turned from Molilalia They ii-uu.l plenty of employment there shearing sheep Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hindi are spending a six weeks vacation at the 'Frisco fair. Mike O'llrlen, a wpII known Owy hee rancher, fell und sustained a se vere injury to Ills right leg. He was brought to Nyssa, and will re main at the home of Henry McNee for a while. The Presbyterian Sunday School picnic held at Arcadia grove on Wed nesday of last week, was well attend ed, and all report a good time. Peter Mcintosh of Minneapolis, has been secured as cheese maker at the Nyssa factory and will begin his work Sept. 1st. Bev. Baker of the Ontario Bap tlftt church, is holding revival meet ings here. A tent has been erected on Mam street, for the meetings The Kpworth League of the Meth odist church held their annual "welnle fry" Wednesday evening of last week, at the Cheeley ranch on Snake river. DF.AD OX FLAT Km Ms J. W Klinefelter who lost hla threshing machine recently hy lire, has ordered a new Case machine and expects It to arrive any day. August Senkbell had the misfor tune to break the fender of his new seperator, and had to atop work while repairs came from Portland. All the harvesting on the flat Is done now but the threshing. A. T. McDonald spent last week helping ("has. Herr with his harvest. August Senkbell and family have moved to Payette. DEPUTY SHERIFF MARRIED LAST WEEK Caldwell. Miss Alma Barclay and Deputy Sheriff McCollough were mar ried In Salt Lake, Wednesday, Aug. 11 th The ceremony was solemn ized In the Temple, after which the happy pair returned to Caldwell, where they will make their future home. FEW I litis OCd'll IN JOHN DAY 0(M NTHY John Day, Ore, -Only four flres have occur, il on this forest this sea son, und none of these burned over i"" ucres. The aggregate loss from the four fires will not exceed $200 This Is partially due to the cool frosty uights. A.C. DIES AT BOISE Fruitlund, A. C. McDonald, re cent agent at the Fruitlund depot, died at the Alphonsus hospital In Boise on Monday of last week, after uu Illness of six weeks. Ile wus strickeu with paralysis while work lug on his ranch near liomedaje, a bout twe months ago, and never fully regained his strength. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. BUSY WITH CATTLE Ironside, A large number of fine looking beef cattle have been brought in by the ranchers around here, the past two weeks, and will be shipped to the markets in the east Lofton Bros., Kutherford Bros., K Loo-y, James Morfitt. J. P. Smith aud E. Malthau will be auioug the heavient shippers of this district, and it is es timated tlitt each will seud enough for several car-loads The cattle are in the best of shape as the range has lasted well this sum mer, due to the late ralua. PAYETTE LOCALS Dr. und Mrs. J. C. Wood word are the proud parents of a baby boy horn August Hlh. Mrs. Win. Holt. Vern Holt, Mr and Mrs. Hpslup and Vern rfatlup, are enjoying an outing tit Payette Lakes. Miss Faync Duncan of Caldwell Is the gUPst of friends In tills city. I. II. Hook, a prominent farmer of the Head Ox Flat country. Is Im proving from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Lattig, Geo. Lattlg, M Wood. Ilayard Lattig and Mrs. M F. Albert, are enjoying a vacation on the Little Salmon Mrs. Maule, Miss Millie Manic and Dwlght Maule are spending thptr vacation in Portland. They attended the Al G. Barnes circus and found Iteuel Maule making good in the hand Miss Velnia Spaulding bus re turned from u visit with fripuds In Boise. W. A. Couchatiour made a trip to Holse last week, on business. Miss Genevieve Loouey was the guest of Payette friends last week. Miss Loouey's home Is ,ii Holse. Mrs. Forsea, of lb , Idaho, ia the proud mother of a nine pound boy. Mra. Forsea Is visiting Mrs. Hubert. A. II. Murdock, a prominent law yer of South Omaha. Neb , spent sev eral days In the valley last week, looking over his tract of land at New Plymouth. Mr. Murdock Is a visit or here every year. EVERYTHING READY FOR BABY SHOW Health Exhibits and 1 t - at Hex Theatre to in- n feature. Vale, All plans were completed for the Better Haines Contest which opened here yesterday, August 2 f . The examinations are being held in the court room of the court house, and It Is found to be cool und well ventilated. Tle large store room on Main street opposite the Bungalow theatre, was secured by the ladles In charge of the work In which to hold the health exhibit and daily lectures A unique feature of the week will be the baby parade. In connection with the health exhibits. Dr. Sears Is giv ing demonstration talks from 10 to 12 and from 2 to 4, dally Yesterday at 4 30 lV II II Whit ney of Ontario talked on, "Hygiene of Infancy" and this afternoon Dr Weese of Ontario h speaking on "Heredity and Eugenics " T FOR ESCAPES; CATCH MILK THIEF Vale, While city inarsliull (has. Powell, and Frank (i'.-nn, were trail lug one of the cm.. peii prisoners through the upper Malheur valley last week, they found that KMMMttM had visited the milk-house of the Lineburger ranch the previous night, und hud stolen a Jat or milk, und two Jars of fruit. The next morning liny quickly followed the fresh truaks and soon arrested the man with the goods, but he was not one ot the escaped prisoners The man, whose name was Ce ini ut, claimed he was from Mon tana, and. as nothing more than peity stealing could In- found against !n in. tie was released from Hie Jail tin- next day with the promise that Ik- would leave the country. MORE PHEASANTS FOR GRANT COUNTY LVl Chinese Duals on W'ay anil More lu Another Shipment to I olio". Koon John uy, Ore , One hundred and filly China Pheasants have been re ceived here by Forest Supervisor Bingham, from the Stute Game Farm at Corvallls. These pheasants are for distribution throughout the John Day valley Another shipment is promised to follow a little later, and then the valley will be fairly well stocked from Prairie Citato Duville The pheasants iiitrofjXVaijiio the valley last year are well ItOILKYAltD LOCALS Hev. Maker, of Ontario, and his friend, Ke . Ltiuree, were entertain ed Ht dinner Thursday nt J. A. Wal ters home. Mrs J O. Moody returned to her home nt Hrldge. Idaho, Friday. She was acconip nied by hpr daughter, Grace Marquis, who will make her home with her mother. Clias. Smith entertaliipd his 8. 8. class of hoys Tuesday evening. Games were played, and a royal good tune enjoyed. Ice cream, cake and melons were served. Mrs. B, H. Coiiklin and daughters, Jean und Mildred, returned Monday from a everal weeks visit at Cove. Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Jacokes visited al K. Berry's, Sunday. Mrs. L. 11. Patton and son Karl, motored over from Little Willow, Sundny and spent the day at C. I'. Stovers. Jennie Shamherger, of Fruit laud, is spending the week al J (I Scrltch flelds. Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Ingle visited J A. Walters Friday afternoon. Ilruce Bender is spending the week with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Story, of Car ina, Mrs Bebecca Carey of Burns and Mr. and Mrs. ('has. Adams were entertained at an elaborate Sunday dinner nt Win. Cecils. Mrs Oliver Blngaman and children visited ut Leon Kldredges' Saturday Lester Patton of Little Willow, la visiting his cousins, the Stover hoys. Itev Blttenhouse from Portland, of the Seventh Dny Adveutist church will preach at the Grange hull next Sunday at II o'clock Kvcryhody will be very welcome. PAYETTE VALLEY A I TO CIA II HAS MEETING Payette, The Payette Valley Auto Club held a meeting last week and elected the following directors: Lit tle Willow district, John Hill; Ulg Willow district. II P Pence; Payette district. M K Wood; Fruit laud ills trlct, II J. Puchert; New Plymouth district, Dr Drysdale; Valley View district, K. P. French; district north of Payette to the county line, c p Lattig. FRUITLAND LUMBER Fruit land. The Cash Lumber t Coal Co., Is making Improvements in the lumber yard here A shed 120 hy 20 reel Is being built eust of Hie olflce and a shed 110 fuel long hack of the present office A rool lo connect the new shed und office Is also being built, allowing room for a driveway. VALE INSURANCE IS PAID SATISFACTORILY Vale, The adjuster for the In surauce companies earning policies on the buildings und slocks destroy ed und damaged by the ri ut tire. finished his work ami has returned lo Spokane. All losses were satis luctorily settled The adjuster praised the local fire department to a high degree, saying that he hud IICHT seen hUch quick and .ItecUle work done by a depurtuieut In a loan this size. CHEESE FACTORY NOW MEMBER ASSOCIATION Nysi-u, The Nyssa Cheese factory bus Jollied the Association of liie Idaho Diary Product.-., which, it Is expected, will include all the co operative cheese making plants of tin- Snake Blver valley. The 0bje)e1 of the association is to tuudurdi.c tin- product of the fuctorlea of the vulley, and turn out an article that will find a ready sale at top prices. The headquarters of the a ocia lion are at Culdwell. REGISTERED HERD GOES TO JOHN DAY John Day, C. K Strieker, of Kosehurg who has been here for the pust two weeks looking over the country, has decided to locate here. He Is going back lu a few days to get Ins family, ami will uIm bring some registered Jersey cuttle lie will drive the cuttle through, a distance of about 300 miles, but he claims that it will pay him, as cattle bring a much better price here, than m Hie Willamette valley. CLERK HAS VERY BUSY WEEK MANt DKKDS AND PATENTS AUK I ,i; NKW DIVOBCK CASK KILKD Vale, The office of the County Clerk was a busy one last wpek The following Is a record of the new business transacted: Deeds und Patents. Fred J Klesel et ux to- Hoy Will-luuis.-EV4 of SK'4 of SK'4 of SW1, of 17-19-47. 91.00 George A. Kyle et UX -to- Nel on F Kimball,- Ki of NW M of SW1, of 29-15-47. 1500.00. Cluis H Johnson et ux -to- W A l.eitli. Lot IS of blk. .114. Ontnrio, tnooo. Ima P Johnson et vlr -to- W. A. l.eitli.- Lots in and 20 of blk. 114, Ontario. $1.15.00. Chns .Gibbons -to- (loo. A. Massp, lait 12 of blk HI, Ontario 1100 00 O. J. I'nii, ton ot ux -to- Annie E. Mason,- Lot I of blk. 6 of Tprrnce Heights Add., to Ontario. 9175.00. Anna and Alice Morrison -to- Wm. Morrison,- Land In SI 8-47. 9230 On Mae Westfall et vlr -to- Malheur Live Stock a Land Co..- Land in 10-10-38. 9100. Susie K. Chapman ot vlr -to- Win. Mcllratney.- Uits II to 16 or blk II, Ontnrio. 93.500.00. Mnry A. Thompson et vlr -to- N. sunt and C. Van elf.- I .mid in 18 1947. 92400.00. U. 8. A. -to- C. W. Knowlos. 8Kt4 of .15-19-41. A. C. Hal. n et ux -to- O. W. Barney Laud In 33-3.1-40. 91.00. Walter A. Malone et ux -to- O. I. McKinsey,- All of .11-33-39. fl.00. 11 8 Cook A Co.. -to- F 11. Oeorge Land In 22-18-49. 910.00. ComplainU lu Circuit Court. Callle M Mct'ay -va- Eugene E. McCay.- Divorce. S M. Willis et al -va- Douglas Smith et al,- Injunction. M. ii i inge Licensee. Kiilpli M. Ivy and Irene V. Poe. Wm K. Brown und Louise Will lams. BEND TO HAVE A NEW SAWMILL Bend, Announcement has been . made here of the Intention of the llrooks Scuiilou Lumber Company , . of Minneapolis, to begin ut once con struction of u modern aawmlll on the Deschutes river, opposite the plant of the Hhevlln lllxon Couipuuy's new building When the two ure lu op eration, a monthly payroll exceeding 900. 000 00 Is assured It Is understood that the new plant Hill be a two-baud mill with planing mill and box factory lu con uectioii The plant's capacity ia 50,000,000 feet a year, and employ ment will be given lu all departments to 500 men. Bend is experiencing a remarkuble impetus lu building, und other Hues of Industry, due to the construction of the Shevlln-Hixon mill, which will cut so. ooo. 000 feet a year and em ploy 700 nun SCHOOLS OPEN IN VALE SEPT. 7TH. A Domestic Science Teai-lier la Added lo lite High School Corps Vale, The Vale school opens this J year on September 7th., the proceed ing Mouday being a holiday Six new teachers liuve been hired this year, five to nil vucuucles aud one new teacher for the course of Domes tic Science Prof. Killing, super n. K-ndeiit of the city schools took a special course during the auuimci, ut .i iiiunuul training school In Seut tle, und will leuch in that capacity lu Ho- high school this year, aud I'roi Sclnid will relieve him of some of Ids other classes. D. L INGRAD BACK FROM FRUIT MEET Payette. D. L. Ingard and J II. Lowell of Parma, returned the mul die of lust week from the trustee: meeting of the North i'uclllc Fruit Distributors, held in Spokane on the 16th.. and 17th. They report that tin-re will, no doubt, be u good huIi for upples, but unless the Yakima prunes are off the market before the Idaho product is on, prunes may not be up to the staudard lu price They say pouches have beeu very pleutiful lu all sections, this season und have beeu sold at ridiculously low prices. 1 n to er as i a IH- 1- n , it et r li t- d. d II i- i- s