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I te . V j HKITB COUNTY. ORFAffi.3WKHlAV, AITCHTHT i, 117 vol.. XXI. ONTARIO, MAMIKl'li COUNTY, OHK TOIL DAI I ftflll ACPrilCinN DALLUUN AoURdlUR EVERY DAY AT FAIR K41I Nil IMINKMKM OOMPA.NY RKI'l.ACKH HKRNHARDI OR. UANIZATION Willi HJl Ml-- Dlt ITK MNTIH(T. WAR GARDENS NAY COMPETE (luaoo Of fered for Prist la Vegrt aMa lprtmrtt- Hhrep K. frtl.lt will be Much larger then the of lavM Veer Kvery day of the Malheur county Fair, September t a to 11, there will be a balloon ascension from In front of the grandstand, beside the other ota which It Ik planned will bo shown The balloon act wna aaaured by reeoon of the fact the fair beard ron traetori with the Round Amuaament company for He carnival acta for the fair week, folio wins the Jumping of their contract by the Hornhardl com pany which wu originally booked for the fair The Hound sntuaaraent company . ban been thru title eectlon before, nad hte earaclcr nf Ite ahowa are known to the directors to be em. i talnlng nml highly nttrartlve. Since their laat visit haee. they have added a number of new "fronts" and Increas ed the Hat of attractions lie jump Ing lloree "Carry ua AM" ami the animal circus are feature-, that are alwaye popular with UtO art. While the fair liae no epeclal dc partment h.r lb SBJllMt of the wnr gardeners t hey will have plenty of lineiitlve to enter the wonderful pro ducts they have rnlecd In the general vegetable department where till v may allow the regular innr. .v '..ii tlnv can do. There will be more aheap at Die fair IIiIn yeur than vet- tiefore. It la understood that nam nor of si men i -m- m II I lent with burke for tab) will lie here with rrtilliu Stare the number of rheep rn t In county at thla time le greater than aver before and the lute real In the bettering of the flocke le alao greater It la anticipated that the sheep de partment will be one of the flrat to fill Ita display room COL WILLIAM HANltT Of BURNS HERE MOKDAT Ool. William Ihinly of Burns Was In Ontiirto Moiu'ay irwulc tar Tort land ami tenants at visit with It II W..od botween irrlna. "Tlie ontflt don't snom to reallie how sertour Is list tewi lt nation.'' observed Mr llt.nley w hlle dlaeajenhkg general oinll "Things look bad 1 onl in Kiunpe. Iiul ttrt we ara la food tbo norU, and have only a short rrop with will li 10 do It "The present shortage la appali.g wli.-i 1 tM lliinke or ll. e waiel lands that mli'ht liave fed mlllU.i. boon O-ttOf for " tela year. And .,. li n water for tlits section hod the rn n who should have boon interested worked In uulaon The people of this sertton, and I all Mulhesr and I kTMl hhould unite It I 1 Itvwtwkl plans lu present the needs or the valleys to oognrer It win le iu-t as eaay to at something wortn wtUe as Ut aJfc for a trtffle." WEISER VISITED BV DESTRUCTIVE ERE Fire aari - uiorniiiK I loss of approntniatdy $1 6,000 at Waiter when the Uttu Stai company yards, the Welaer Ice A I Btrogoe I'Uut and the m da of the Iyon Coal compiiny wart buraed. bttght oara of coal and a car of )rl cert wore alto burned. Karl) reporta credited the fire to incendiarism, but th minorities do not credit that theory So far as kuuii Hiere are no active 1. W. W In the Washington t'ouni) U IropoHa airs (' It I'eteraon returned home Returday f on tbe Circle Bar rami. Stockmen are Facing ftrfoM F,f SftortYw W tiara to got feed for their elock In the problem vorrylng etockmen In thla section Neve, hat there been ao many cattle In thla section I nd never has the forage boon ao scarce In tbo opinion expressed by Col William llnnley of BerjB, R. H. Dear raond, A. McWIIIiams and other cattle met who wore In Ontario this week. The raj,Re Is so cry now that the cattle we actually losing weight bow, In some places. Those nos express the o; talon that It -Trill trJti half the hay grown to fatten the stock, to oar nothing of feeding thru .Ue w'n ter. It la the shorlnga of ford which has root the ci t'Je mar ket off, while fat stock are com manding a big price. The orn lltlon here Is not exceptional, but prevails In all of tho Woat ern states. It In evident that the develop ment, of Ir-lpntcd form lands ts nupply alfalfa haa not kept P'ao with tho lncrnr.se In lock In this eectlon and Inmemlnte i.ctlon an a largn rompre'tr-slve si le muet ho lagan f.r tl.o aafe guarding of the livestock Int'istry. FATHER, MOTHER'AND CHILDREN ARE KILLED rive Members of Knee. Halin'e Kaas II) or tumuli Vhtini of Tcrrthk Acchkmit Were HeUll. of Kd Klfer. Krstik llshn or Ci ail, I wealtliy Idaho cattleman, hie wife twe aone and 'i Maori . m vera killed Mo morning at eVood I Spur proaanal mUm hImivc !; vel-Ui jIimii the South 1 oaod I'lini iiit Hit 11 "t whM th.- were riding One daegllter Allen le still living tho Irrrllih lioureil h the awtul Im.i Mre II11I111. le a slslar of Kd Klfer of thin itty and members o! the family are well knewn hi inn. Mr lli.hu having long bean in.iinlriii in Waahlngtea cwnnty IrialMi While no one run ba certain as to 1 he n. et cause of the accident la Is h.-li-v.-,! In many that the e igln.- i.r 'their mr died" as the car readied the crossing When the train stopped It wna found that one of the soon had been killed outright, the ethers tly afterward on .he bagage 0 in I'uvelte fwhere they were taken. HAYING PUTS NO STOP ON GRANGE RED CROSS In eplle of exlra work si bote women ita Itoulevurri turn out Regular!) lor War MM ork. The pretence of many .tay bauds ..11 pi.o itrnlly -vi-ry rsnrli on th. HoulevEH'd puis no damp. 1 on the HffortH of the (irauge womee to cou ilnuo their ited t'roee work la the Grange hall women made At do tea cause LAjnagea . ran card I bMaefa won.. 1 have I seldom aurpaaaed. ing Hie work of the wo 111. 11 from (he ranches, wrn have ao much extra work al home at Hits time one of the loaders observed, "it te al ways those who hate U at home, who tain arrnn.pluh mo.i outside. There is still plenty of material u the Red Croat rooms to keen a h fone 01 women buey nvery dey. ,n. I while the numbor li: been grat ifying during I wee; it le ed that more woin.u will find a tpare wftemocn daring MM weok to l.mrv UN) work along. 1 .1 be long ire some of Uatrrte't boys will be writing home treat Ittontn fielde and the htaal fcod I I I work re want lo 1 have their aupplies ahoad of the boys. ateee MerHng Neturday. All the women of tho Red Croat. ... If tlioy will inline, are i te l.e al the Ite i (1.. s room 8atari'.ay awUtRaeM at 4 o'rlork for a it meeting 11"' purpoee of the of )ncrcfng its efficiency MYSTERIESW HIGH FINANCE REVEALED CRKIHTORH htIR THK VAIJfcOKr'.- tetlN IRRIGATION' 'OMPfJMY MRT I I'l I.MMS RKMARot- tlll.K rittM'Klil'RHk . STOCK IS NEARLV All ITER Kvea When Roods are going all Mftj cent on the Dollar Huadlrs of Htork wore added by Pruntotn II. M. Ilrogaa. Not a whit behind the moat fanci ful of George Randolph Chfwter'a storle-. of the financial exploits of Mr. J. Rufus Walllnr.ford nad Rlaokle Daw, was the story told at tho meeting of the creditors Of Hit) Vale-Oregon Irrigation romper y at Vale lost Friday before l-asa R. t'ork rum, referee In bankruptcy. The astotslahlng statement were In trodticed to show thsl while thla Irrl- gallon nroject had oh pi yaloal vt denca of Ita existence a dam f.nd rjn ale, the total coat ef wliloh wnro es timated at fIOO.000. there won Hied a Hat debts to the amount ef tllX, 15J & as flnanalal evidence f Its extstsnre And this msy net bo all for Many Hrr.s a e suing for kit ttnn fof roaelrnrtlon work mid that flguree wne not lm hided In the srhe l n I-- The Vnha-Oregi iv wo pro .-xprniielon from Mayor Hmnu moled i i M Brognn who dloi ad h other moatetta anMontei wneM of moel vr the liotuie and g 'ion would ht kIm-h Bo recited BtOOke to I'lillni'elphlnni 1 I the 'nd thai Ihe 6t mull nad BB eev I Ills cueh liy lite old method eral pi lous p-treed ree r rinii lha Matelolutlona, and 1 ! "'- men) riled This m i nrdlnai o that It could 1 lUlll lli.-lr face It, hut that I I hud been IsRM vnloe and throw In an additional lem k ihoal II MM wO1 do any- iih of elorka Milng" was IM uiiiiini of his re ili'ie are I few axniKplea itjihe mi ameaata or bonds m llvoi ml ddiste as to tor eoinpsratiyoly eniall amoiinte of the method of procedure until li w.s 1, v - Martin I., hi of I'hllndel finally agroeel that the health orin-.i 11 1 1 1 11 holds $l9t,IHI0 worth of bonds, ami thr nnirehal laveetlgatO condlt v.hl.h In- il. I only 180.000 It. tok lone and report kt UM iMasNI no etork I W I Btn line .f Phfl- in It lew sun logeth.i tlnv adelphie received 00,000 in elocke , ee. lire (he enrorcemi nt and 80,000 in bonds for a cosh con- , ,, t Pn t.t,M the vote use taken eldiTHtlon of bill :tl.lt00 1" W Mn) Mr c,i,fi,'lil rrlu-il to Nl.hols received 174,100 In bolide Mavor llomsn and 1 nv iiurnay I' and ll,&0t In storks for IIMKO j (Jallaghci .11 ... d attention to the whllo M A lien. I Ittatiad 179,tvl fltrl ,,lt gjat resolution wne 11..1 In bonds and $(l8.r.l)0 In eto ks for ,lw.,mMr knt Merely a I 1 172.000 III ull there wus M Mr I eottee Hint th.. .milium. whk worth of lionde disposed at away be- ,,!, rata would i aal low par and with moot of which waa given, atocka bonueee. Tbe total amounted nf stockr Issued had a face filed 'f"1" woe h ' alMive fl.turej were tuken value of 1X50,000. snording to Hu nting to Hie creditors emtbd at ibt 1 UM ""' ""'' aaaata of the hamkraat hi Um m 1 pl.ted protect and th . of Hie elork issued. At the meeting several clslme lor whirh no service could poaotbl) have baoa rendered were thrown awl and ll:rrv S Si. k. n . of Vale waa. .1 111iJ.11 1 behalf or lha cred itors No plan for the refinancing of t 1 wus rev.-.i'. .1 ' leg, 11. . 1 1 11 known w Philadelphia financiers win ,1 I,, erott Internet a. TEACHER'S INSTITUTE WILL BE HELD HERE I'USSI) .-.ll llileo.hlil Ml-. I tiara erlnl. UiHarlo and Nsti.e. Seetneauber la to 14 as taaae of Ihr MeeUag. The annual Malheur County TtaV er'a Institute will be held in '' Septmuber l:'. 11 ami It aceerdlng to ..ilviiam r . . week treat MImm Kaye flam t ounty Siiperln tendetit or sehcols Mlta (iarkt ad tl Hie pro gram will be one af hoia Hon to H 'f whom 1 I in 01 in Onturi. I'he prorrrm lae not bee 1 out 1 I ited but rota the gtHieiings needay at t'as.d 1 CAN, ELD'S ACTIONS KILLS RESOLUTION MAtOH INT1MIIU KK MhAsl HI TO RK-ITKRATK IIKTKHMIN - TIO TO KNMMICK MKW- Kit MI.NNKlTIONr. NEW SIDEWALKS ARE ORDERED Failure of Resolution. However, will not Itrley Kntorvcntent, Three of Four Member hmrit Vote In Affirmative. TO five the property owners who have Ignored the city ordinance re quiring aewe monnaetlons one laat chance to comply gracefully. Mayor W. T. Homan I' produced a resolu tion at the city council directing that due publicity rnd notice he given eucli cltlaans and the the health officer and health committee then proceed to take the neoes-ery step;-, to force compllsnce with the law. There were only four membere t the council present, the number re quired to nana snob a resolution Three of these four, founrllmeej A. I. iiekrnm. Hay Wilson and W I. Turnii voted In favor of the resolu tion I011.11 linen W.i d ' liy eo doing killed the llrror- Hie voir wne taken, linw , 1 -i,i kt ii'ii wanted an lenedaank' lujur. 1 11. Mayor H""1"" called attention 1 tlieouiiti.il to tin mi 1 thai He now cases of typhoHl in Hie niv ..ml thill It 11... I It lot D .1. nil. en. li at oilarto lael fall are bouad lo Imn keep people from com lag 1 ..nil. iliiian A il. on .1.1 (Colli I 01. Pea-i LOF DEFENSE IS URGED eaat lanjajaeaewaeti tk- ntanti ImUf lietoae Mi knight form OrKMiiialiisn for Malheur t ..ui.lv llru. h llinnls, -e. ul.e . i.-i.i) ef the stale t ousxjll of Heft 11. BBBjl out a oall ranlxallcn of a ounty body kt Malheur county The call wae en I 11 I'oiinty Judge Oeerax MiK'iigh', est tho Bews la lit- MUM to the Ju'l. ale terribly calls atteaetot to the ituation in whirh the aatloa flads Itself in tb following ttelauaail "Willi Kueeta breaking dov, 11 in Hie .. arte ir the I nited Stales takes over aa added load ami from now on Hie Inieiness of 0OTf '""i woman and child in natioi. neat of itssiatiug to win the war" "Tli ere is so uiutcli to be deae that It behoovee eteryont lo work and work fast Nothing cau he ac roinplUlnil unlees we have an organ iiuii.in rtaeajtai late even tetniti al As yet the Argus hte not beeu ad- . or not Ju.K .1 for a 1111 ting lo or 1 oundl McPheron Brother Purchae Big Inland When Mcl'heraon Broe com pleted negotiations for t'.ie pur chase of f'n.tnvor Island In the Snake river, two mllea south east of Ontario on Tuesday, they made the blggeat ranch dol ro corded for some time In this sec tion. Imraodlat poaaesslon and the year's crops were Inclu ded In the purchase prion which waa given as $35,080. In the Island there la about STT acres of hooded land and the accretions thereto, which inches tho total acreage In the neighbor hood of 500. The farm Is Im proved t rd there Is a barley crop of about 100 acrce, beside the hay land. Immediately up on gettlnr poaaoaalon the new owners completed a deal for tho sale of the hay and pasturago at a flgu-e which In Itself Is a hand some return on the Investment. DEATH CLAIMS MOTHER OF A LARGE FAMILY Mrw. tl O. Ietir Hire at Iera4 Hoe. pltal After Nhort Illness Kuwer. al Held Kumtay Aftmimm I'liim Rrehlence, ilef :iln -se. so brief In I .1 t ..r 11 w 'tony frit Js knew of It, Mrs ti ti lu.irs. died lest Hatur day al H lli.lv Rosary hospital. Aa the me. sags of her death pas- ed roun.l the city It orcrsloncd s arafsand aaiM af sorrow mid kind at IhJ M the bereaved hue- 1..11.I ..nd r.in.lly. ., ,.,, 1 ...., Heat 1....1, pi hi. rroin U in .nv raatdataM aa Um northwi" 1 e.l,e af tin- I'.ty rtiuuliiy sfu-rinM.il ,,n.i wcro Btt'iHi. .1 M in.iny 1 1 11 ua hi' '''" "'', Karl Minns ot toe Met 1.1, .,1 , uir. I, af whirl, eh. In.. I long Bwflal ,M"i" 'bar coiidurtiO UM survloet. kj tier I I Mebii Mt" '", in " leaves a fsinlly or 1 1 riiihlien. Hie voungest less than a yoir old to BifaM lor loving uilnletriitloaa. Wlleoii I.uehrs waa born Julv 1 srs in Mlablsaa and wl ii itlrl ot IS moved with reli lives to Minll 1 lows where on June SB, 18S7 ayHaf nun ii U "i"' vv '" her hat "Slid and family Ontario In l0 and and lived hei tot MONDAY DAY NAMED FOR EXAMINATIONS III.. III. I. ..111 11..10.1I I- H .1. 10 -.1.. Mil Int. .1110. Ilo- lfcU- lOan Men 111 111IHU 1.. I nine 11, .in Mill In I ,,f. . I ,1 in 111 II Vlolldliv UK .1 11 1 UK Hi yl.lllielll lolllil 1A . . . 1 1 board 1 ii' begin - III. II ol III. Ill Ho Il W .1 ,. V . lor In 1 lie I li" 1 ounty is lalh'il upon lo Inn.. I.I. I. ill III.- II. el -li r.irds war out on Tuesday 01 Hile week for the lit men wlto an for vauiinalloii next Meatday. I'ue. day and WedueeWay llie tirel 111 on the Met will appear Mom!. ; 40 on 'l'uesday aud I lit laat If u WajfMaadgf Since 11 would rmiulre luuiiy of the Ontario boys 01 her hi hire ai. iiK.lnle 10 11... t. Hie trip to Vala early in tin- luoriilug lo reach the exnnilii era before 8 a in or to go le Vale on 'he prev..m- day at a great lui-.m venlen. 'in- Argas ask af Hherlff Itrown veierday whetliei or uot It they vviiil 10 Vale nu the in. . 1 um v; I m lu thai ..on Id he on ll:n. To this question rilmilff llruwn gave an urrirmative answer and suthorli tf the . um. 1. 111. 111.111 'Iiul those win were noun. .1 to appear at 8 a ni may . in, mediately alter the arrival of tlin morning train at I If ti.. .y ol can uot be fur nished from Hie first 118 a similar 1,111.1 l.i r will ho drawn for eiauiin.i Hon on tin- v eek following tn rt lo Rettt Wed aaeday on buslneot. NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF If. R. IMtl ;t,HH Wll I MII.V ARM HFHK FROM I'KltltV. MIR. HOITRI RR4 I vri.l RK- ckivk.r M. iiHMRKK. I SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER II V:olpment for New Overee In iimI Training Ordered and Rooan Prepared for New (Verse to aw Offered. II. II Houglsss who wne elected superintendent of Ontario's public schools last spring, accompanied by Mrs. Douglass anil their son arrived laat Friday morning from Columbia, Missouri After a conference with the membere of the school board, Hupl. Itouglcaa Imniodlnloly took iharge of the work i.eoeasary that the school be ready for tbe opening on September tf. Among the first things done was than of ordering 'iillpm-n far the manual training di pertinent, the new iree to he af fad tills -a 10 the high shoolii of .he lute. Hid 1 were tailed for and off rings ma. In by (mlarlo llcrdwari t'o. and McNuliy I UM heft 01 'he forme, being the lowest. Us proposal was aooapled. The goods were ordered by wire end will be here ror the opening of the srhools. On Tuesday of this weak tin- hoard met lo eele, 1 the room to lie used for I he new department anil determined on the large concrete lined room In the rt.Hitlieaet ..un. -r ,,t UM building v.hlih will at niuile reedy hy the time Hie benches and aqlpaiaal reach I , Superintendent Douglaei comet to .rlo after having mada a re. for i, un eeernl 'work III Perry Mis souri end prior lo mil in Wvnwlng. For (he past few yours ha has taken summer so n re 1 1 In School Vdnilnle tratlon lu thB I'nlv.i Hv ..r Mleeourl and this summer completed the work for his Master's degree 1'ntll thejr .can secure a residence Mr and Mra. Itoiirlass h.ive taken the l.ampkln latlfaaOB. which tl.ey will occupy soon DEMAND FOR II. S. ARMY REVIVES HORSE MARKET After a dull ut.imer the nis. for for hereon 'me slinv.n signs of life during Hie past week. Heveral .hipuiente have been in.. 'hit b) A M.W llllniiis for tbe ijiidw.il Hares d Mui-- company All of the sulmsle -hippetl are for I licit Be tit's 10. I le going to bat 1. ih 1 1 eprlnt The in 111. lael dam ind rm iliiers ., 1 1 ' I llIU illlllll.llH that I', ul Hi' eelgi gag lied. The animals I klB . live to .-it- 1 1 veiire 1I1', ir 1 Idere welgl't from Iff to 11. rs" ,uiv wh.-.e an io 1 1 '..- aovi 11., ni . ...1 p .i 1 1 Ipmepl of mure nml. 1 - old lu Ki ,,,.1 (be I ..II I. 1 I :..ie h ami Km I huraat has dropped off " Ihal Hm entry of I nil. Sum Into the Mtl line been weleonod hi tlie horte rale, ere ami huyere .Hoc TELEPHONE OIHCIAES INSPECT LOCAL LINES Muri 1 Mai N il elite! .-i ui 1 1 ..f tin- Mi 1111I, .111 Ht. lea Teh ph. 1 1 af ie:n.i v tV Paters, chief aaglaeei ..1 ' rn liivieloa, with li.H.liii.irtirs at Malt l.uke. ami I' A Kuytlni, disl.hl .l ..1 ilef, heedg.'.inrtera at Hm-. were m Un t. rlo Monday ..ml Tuesday or this week llispei Hiijr tin- local pi At tbe fmhuIi ol Hun in. p. 1 Hon tin. null, pinned lot th uupiove 111. -lit ot the In. al lour ilhlainr lines radiating Iron Oati rlo will pr iceed at .rn tn Among Ho- ether work slaaaef ie thai of a new line io ,i ea. and h 1 1 '..Holy re- aali i" llats wiihii, 1 A O 1 . iiikii.-i led letnrdet for