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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1916)
Uouiocral m tiiart vm. ovTAitio, malm Mil COUNTY, OMMMMV, THUMDAV, A WML , mill. no. II. Hi Of BISHOP MrtlH-IH '" ""' """ i.. Mmmb Ahii. in IMllri" -' iuli-lllsliol" Nuphlali l.iie- ( the Mcihodisi r.pisropai illisl l " hospital ' '-a wn, latarta) Ht M fold Pneiimotim wan the cause , ,rilh M' "I" ni I over me In Motiintin . Wyoming ami ami llrd l H. It'll Hit l)(l hrouilii hara f"r burial ' he WM i,,. M i ut ida) lilaliop was ll,,r,i ,n Kilnhol- tpl I'i II, 186:i, Kruilil Din,, u'.' ii'vn anlvarait) rlrvd Ids degree of A M . . . ii i...... (I... I". ...... ai,j if i iiiiui ,,, v iii-i- I'llKbiirK mil Syracuse uul H) in lil pastorates In uri uul t " r i I'n , SI l.oiih. UHI city. Mo where ba was when elevated lo Iha In, HurliiK li career In- win trHor Hi Allegheny i sllaca, Ik. I' . and was 111"' iiiilliui lumlwr "f Iik Hi was well in Una BMl mmpkin HHatl lljuiipkin It) ha lit Hold IiIh lore In Mi nrrult. who Iiiih hanadliK II fOf lilm Hi' found hf local business requires all ' 'i mi linn gone to in rliTk l.n her brother CI1Y COUNCIL MEET BENDIER TO BE EO CATTLE, HORSES s I ii i,nn ii in living rap Mforaad into tin- greatest caltlc inl horse riinrli in try They hine aeveral It it it Mil uf I lie html Hereford Mock nltl flml anil Uo aatM M of I'fi, i.ioii mure ami ttiiliinii an miual In tliU William .imager, re lifft'ivt-ii a large ooiittlgnint'iii ' Willamette utility """ ii'Dii Kannaa and llli Tin' Ht) i it it ill met Mniiility t-v filing Willi nil Ihe members prcicnt Tin' several ofllriTH made llit'lr re port ft IIIIIh amounting to itlioui $ I 20ft were I lowed TIiIh included Hie reg ular monthly It I I'm. ami BMM i... street work They are hauling grav I to one of the streets In the hoiiIIi ern end of Hie city ordinances wen- panned ronnnuing tin t'outriiri .'or the water hvtlrnnls and alno for new sidewalks ordered In A cement walk wan ordered In on hlock 15. Mrs laiiie wan granted a permit to Iniild an addition In her reiilnuralit J W Allison hail been anuolntpd night watchman h the aMftX ami llllH wan colllll llicil iy the i.,ini An ortler was made for the clean ing Ui of Hit rem.-'. 0. & W. RAILROAD THE NEW TOWNSITE Many Large Sales Davidson of Reported by W. P. Range Lands. A. W. TROW WANTED FOR JOINT SENATOR A good many people, who realize the importance of having Malheur, Harney anil (Irnnt counties repre sented hy a strong man in the Or gon senate, are mentioning A. W Trow, former mayor of Ontario, an the proper man, and the suggestion In meeting with popular approval. Mr Trow Is a man who command attention anywhere and ARE GOING TO FIND OIL OR GAS DEPOSIT Will Drill for Hie (III Hi rata Peel or Han Mr lloyer han returned from hla winter's, vacation and brings the good newH that there la a good proa pei i of work being reaumed here In would ",e Mel,rcn tor ,ne deposit of oil and THE LEADERS KISS AND MAKE UP AGAIN New York, April 1 Colonel Theodore Uooscvelt and Klihii Itnol met al luncheon yesterday at the home of Itoherl Union, former am ItuHHatliir to .France Tl thwr guests were Henator 1 1 n t Cabot l-odge, of Massachusetts, ami Major (ienernl Leonard Wood Col I Kiionexelt saltl the conference had to do only with national preparedness It was the first time he and Mr Hoot had met since the Kepubllcuii national loniciitiou In 1 '. I - which re nomlnuteil William il Taft for president IS I fOR THE YEAR MU I.,, MM ami ale Line. "! llrldKe Hltlel racks annual budget of the I'uioii ayntain wn Issued last week P- iniiiii of Interest to this It a N. Co.. have $920,- f'l in ininpieir the line west oo to the Harney valley at a f H.tii iinun From this point "outli it g expected that the ajaajgj will take up the from them indicate W are going to be able to fl- l'ir projaal without much (nl that Central Oregon will aaaaad IX$ for settlement, in lailnmd facilities are con I he itritlllHffe hihI IrritfMl- r lands will also have to i(l for karl Lino there are mau "'its in this section The line a bi laid wltli heavy aleel " (o be a large steel bridge '' Hie Malheur river at Mai '"lino provision has been aier tank at the ..i..,-u M Hie water to be uined to I aara f '" ide tracks are to be "uilitiunal switch hwsi tl.., ck llnie are several trains ' " the time and tracks '"'i Hucteil to r,i i ,. fkart la also to be a new "'! unloading track for "" 'iiuiouncement has been found house or aliops. """II line from Dmitri,, km " Hie steel will be made la, ut present there are a if of lighter atoal uH " be i, hi,,,.., i .,, ,,,, ""waitce of 600,000 was fude cioaslngs. CLOVER AND ALEALEA SEED CROP GOOD iucr and alfalfa hill lei lian been working In Ibis sect urn im tiu past week. Notwithstanding th fail that the luty has stood In Un stuck all winter and a large amount of the seed destroyed, gootl yields are reported W H Shephartl hail ten acres of cltner that lelded K7r. 0(1 worth ol seed Tills was from ground that was chared of sage brush ami needed laic in the spring of mil Kalph McDowell had a few acres of alfalfa that yielded seed at the rate of re W W Peter anil W II Schenck also re poll a good yield of alf.ilfa seed I'll im is the first year our farmers have tried to raise seed ami the results are very encouraging Homedale Press W I' Davidson was In Ontario a few day Hum week checklnc up Hie liu tliiess of the Ort'Kon iiml Wc-i'in 1 'olontxafloii company In Mill taatlOB As ii -ii, il Mr liai nl ha an In- ding story, ne Is a man who dues ilimgs ami inn nlwai . ba 'l'i"iiied it for MiiiicthlHK of Iniii. i Cheap Monei He left I he east about three weeks ago, where liusln. . 'uhiliiions are good and where inoiiei la koIuk heg gllig at -'. in ni uul ami he was puxiled to know wli .nine of that llinlie) wa. not si nl In lllt'Kon. to be I f'l on ihe fur in lllg Hale ol I Is lin 'ideiiially he sold .'..I , secliuiis of graxlng lunds In ClWl lounty and will do c ileitis ror n. am more mic tions dm uik Ihe nett it ii days Those w ho bought were; J N Wilkinson, 8V, sections, Win l.edfonl 4 .cciioiis. Dunham, 2 'iiioiis ii c (irsy. L' sections, S W Vanoy, ,i seal Ions. J It llreese, 2 'it'"- !" Lister. 6 V aectlims. Kalph I'orflly, M, sections, f M Wood. '1 sections, II J Lister, 6 aee tlons. I M Mills, 1 secllou. Uigau Hroa . 1 section. W W llrown, 1 sec tion, John Mucho ' sections; Hen. Shepherd. 1 section. Allen Ullkey. 1 -'i Hull. II Wolf. '. SI'lilollM. ti.lll) K.IVi sections The significance nf tills is that the tuck men are grabbing these lands while they are cheap ami are secur ing what ure needed ror range pur poaaa. Several Mnlhi ur slot k men have taken aliuilii .uiiun uiii pi,, vliled theiuaolves with several sec t Ions of grating laiids The placing of an order by ihe llrlllsh Koveriinietit for ninety urn- mi Hi ins of caiiueii beef no doubt had some Influence on the rat tle men as they are assured a good market for their stun for several yaara. The records show there is a world shortage of beef and the price is assured Many lamilie, wen- noticed going to tin- iiiieiior ami ihe reports Indi cate that there will he uuite an inllux of settlers On ItajJ llrlilge. He louiid the railroad company us ing every mini avalluble to rush the work on the remaining miles of Hue ami they are now out some eight een mile' from Hlierslde and have about I" more in cover with only one bridge Car loads of laborers are going to i ho rroul The Touilslte of I:, ml., i The railroad people re now in po- t ion to announce that for some lime the end of Ihe railroad will he at lleiidler, an miles from liltersldo ami about two miles east of Harrlmah This will settle a long debated prob lem ol where the town was to be lo cated, the numbers of the new town aie section 7, tp 25, rang 34 weal. This la a good location for a town, the have good water and a large sur rounding country Another thing that Mr Davidson doubtless be one of the leaders In the .eiiaie from start to flnleh. Po- '' ,i ,1 ,,r a , 111. In ,, nil e,llalei l,v few and an Intimate knowledge of the i ds of the country gained by personal experience, he la the logi cal man for the job, which is of mans site If Kastern Oregon Is to secure her Just recognition If Mr Trow won't volunteer, he should be drafted -Nyssa Journal SELLS 600 COLONIES Of BEES AND PLANT a that are confidently thought to exist In this section The old well was drilled 4A00 reel deep and many strntas of oil sands found hut none ol theiu wire in veatlgated at the time, but there Is still a good flow of gas from the well which is being used for a hot houae. It will be remembered that Mr. Hover used natural gas to light and bent his house for several years bo fort the big hole was started anil there should be little difficulty In lo cating the oil pool or gas reservoir If ' anot her attempt Is made The equipment for the work Is all on the ground so little delay should be experienced. M Tow nsend has sold Ills bees lo J. t Weaver and J T Hale. Mr. Town- had to offer was the loiidiiioii Unit he aond was the largest owner of boos found In Portland among the real a- hi this section and had the best equip lata men who are Helling lots on the in lallmeni plan. They all report that the men are keeping up their payments the best ever In the history of Hie business in Portland and this Is uccouuld for by the men helug em in. nl He has been In the business here for the past IS yoara and may start a queen apiary. There were over 600 standa of boos and the consideration was 13600 Imrlng the past five years lit hon- pluyed and not having any saloons In ey sold from these bees brought In ov which to spend their money Mr Davidson said the people of On tario should tin everything possible lo get some factories started here as il pay roll Is needed ai.d for Ihe farm ers there la a fine opening for a butter or cheese factory Where he formerly lived In Ohio he conducted a dairy and made money out of 18 cows where clover and timothy hay I wa worth 17 and $18 a ton and bar where alfalfa is worth W ihan six dollars and the price of butter fat Is higher than in Ohio there Is a fine op ening for a profitable huso While in Portland he met Mr Sua horn ami talked the development ..i the Interior of the stale lo hi in as it means more to his company Hi in am other, to have the country developed, by transportation lines ami the pn poets are fair that something may be i "i ompll -hi .1 er $11,000 Till la a great bee country owing to the long seasons and the large ac reage of atfalfa. Mr Townaend was looked upon as not only th largest owner, but also aa one of the most successful In Hi stale HORSES AND CATTLE EIND POISONED HAY THERE IS YET TIME TO GET REGISTERED The registration books show a in tal registration of 517 in tin' Onturio Kair and Cairo precincts up to date and it will require much hustliug to get anything like a fair number reg istered before the books arc closed Of those registered are republican. 101) democrats, 11 socialists, 1 ti pro hibitionists, 4 progressives EOf Now that the lambing season is again at baud it might be of Interest to our readers to know the approx imate number of sheep in the vicini ty of Juutura and their market val ue It Is estimated that there are about 30,000 sheep in this viciui ty, mostly ewes, valued at $10 00 per head making a total of $300, 000 00. The increase should be from 20,000 to 25,000 luiubs These figure only embrace the ilium-. b ate Juutura section and are given by the sheepmen themselves. This is only one branch of the stock indus try represented in this section and the horses aud cattle hereabouts will greatly exceed these figures In value Times I W r I f",Tt.."rtr. r- ..-.-' - -rV..-$Bi I t III r- i A M Sri. I X I TTar i i i ( A i III! UUUUUU ugPjjll YSMMv'BSa'n &" v "5 in Moore was called to the Crull place on Dead Ox to see a sick horse iikI found u case of araenlcal palson ing This was th second horse killed lor Mr Crull and the trouble was soon located In some small piles of 1 1 u Hi.it had been soaked In arsenic si ,1 it i ii,ii In kill tack rubbllH A lino- lie found one sheep man who sold , uug one de.a nck hla wool for 18 cents, not know-j It (H , lute Mpn,iv to lose two ing that the market price was ut least horses to got one jack. David Dunbar fouud some of his range cattle had located some pois oned hay near the Butte and were quite sick, but it is thought that none will die The hay was scattered along the road near his ranch and the cattle ii.iiurally picked it up Such accidents could be easily . i . . i . I ' I w iih a little care ten cents a pound more The Argus baa ben trying to keep the sheep men . usie, this spring us to prices, but this man was not a subscriber to a lo cal paper. Everybody CleanUpPalnlllp PURCHASING MANY CATTLE AND HORSES Waller lileuti has been in the Hur ... i co uii l ry for some time buying cat le and horses for himself and Charley i urier He shipped in four loads of tal tie and five of horses. The cat lie vs.-ie unloaded ut Hope and were tak i ii lo the range of (ilenii aud Stacy The horses were shipped lo Caldwell. GOING EROM SHEEP BUSINESS TO CATTLE WORKING ON THE 8R0SNAN BRIDGE The steel la on the ground for the span to be erected at the Drosnan bridge and much of the timber are also there The river I up pretty high hut the men are at work getting the abuttments in and It should not bo long before tho brldgo will be In place THE SOLDIERS ARE , YO, HO! A son was born on th 3 1st to Mr. and Mrs II Ii Wood All doing well A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Murray Morton on th td. A son was born to Mr and Mra. lender on the 2d A son was born to Mr and Mra ti L Smith on the 4th When an old maid sees a boy smok ing cigarettes, she know It is only a question of time befor he winds up 111 the penilenll.il Supervisor Cy J Hingliaiii has re quested an increase of 6,7 00 head in bis authorization for cuttle aud hors es to be grazed on the Malheur Na tional Forest this coming season This will make the total authorlza tlou for cattle aud horses 30,000 The reason for this requested Increase is the fact tl.ut several former sheep perm in oet have sold their holdings aud desire to run cattle,, and many local stockmen are increasing their herds The final approval of grazing application and the issuing of letters of transmittals will be somewhat de luyed pending u decision by the Sec retary of Agriculture on this request FAIR AND RACING CIRCUIT IS FORMED l Ik i. titles In lints, tiuto lloltl Membership In Now Organisation. The Intermountaiu Fair and Rac ing circuit was perfected in llolse Friday with eight cities in three states holding membership, Dots. Moutpeller. lllackfool and Kexburg in Idaho, Salt Lake, iu Utah aud La tirande. Baker aud Ontario In Oregon Heretofore three of these cltiea have held membership In the North Pacific association, or Baker, Boise and Bait Lake. The new association wa organ ized because of the impossibility of preventing con Hiding dates In the North Pacific association The officers elected at the organi zation meeting here for the Inter mountaiu association are President, Charles Zlemer, Ogden, vice president (i P. Heudersbot, Boise; secretary, Joseph Waddell, Uaker These offi cials form the executive committee. Circuit dates were set aa follew: Montpeller, August 14; Kexburg, August 21, Blackfoot, August 18; LaUraude, September 4; Baker, Sep tember 11, Ontario, September 18, Boise, September 26; Salt Lake, Oc tober 2. Provision was made for two uti neas and two running races each day 'throughout the circuit, together with local events as cowgirl and cowboy, relay, children Shetland pony races and u uniform classification of speed Four days of racing are provided for in each city in the circuit, divided as follows First day, 2 09 pace, 2:11 trot; second day, 2:13 pace, 1:17 trot third day. 1:11 pace, 1:14 trot; .fourth day, 2 25 pace, 2:30 trot.