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A t wtar mw. ' . V l.iiH xxm OJTARlOrf-MALlIElJI? COUNTY, OKEOON, THURSDAY, SEPT. i, 1919 NO. 40 He r "is 4- ' r ALL SET FOR TENTH ANNUAL COUNTY FAIR HICCOUD HHKAKIXH CROWDS KX PKCTKD FROM Al.li SHWIOXS OP VAMiKV MANY ItKHKH. VATIONH ALItKADY MADI2 11V VIHITOItH AIRPLANE FLIGHT EVERY DAY Creates! llnrn Projiruni Uirf Arrang ed for This KPfllitii IMiIIiIIh of Wide Vnrlcl' In (J rent Abundance to lie HIiiiuii. Aftur weeks of strenuous work on tlio imrt of President II, II. Tunny mill Directors K. II. Conklln and Mrs. Jullcn Hurley, and Secretary F. Los Ho Hody, onch of whom linn cluirgu of tlio work of securing oxhlbltn In vnrloun departments, tlio Tenth An ' mini Mulhour County Fnlr wilt ho ready noxt Tuoifdoy for tlio biggest crowd over assembled In Ontario. In tlio meantime tlio other direr lorH; I. J. OulloRhor, W, II. Laxon mid II, L. Poormon, nro proparlng for tlio work osalgnod thorn during l'nlr wcok, nnd thus owiuranco Ih ilouhly suro that tho Dhow will go with u whoop (com stnrt to finish. TIiIh will nchlovo tho motto for tlijn your, "Tho Hunt Yot," nnd tho wtnud liiK slogan, "SomothliiR Doing Hvory Mlnuto." With tho unprocodontcd fruit crop of this year nnd excellent crops In every other lino tho Fair Is cortnln to havo tho largest exhibits over plncod In tho exhibition hnll. Ilesldu this tho domniid for booths to dlHplny wnros y mnuufucturliiK plnnts Is treble that of provlous years, Twolvo hootliH hno boon Hot iihIiIo for this clnRH of exhibits mid hud thoro boon moro room tho numhor would havo boon doubled. In fact tho demand for sparo was mi groat that tho educational display will bo housed In n tont nnd tho spare formerly given tho schools will he (Continued on Poro 8) TIIIKVIH AOAIX MAUI! CALLS ON OXTAHIO IXSTITCTIOXS Somo tlmo last night thieves broke Into tho warehouse, of tho Cash drain company and rifled a number of pack ages, but so far an can bo learned nothing of valuo was taken. During tho samo night, too, tho collar of tho Printing rosldonco wns entered nnd several boxes stored there wore opened and examined. Thesu boxes however coutalnod only mpty fruit Jars. It is believed that no booty was carried nway by tho thieves. Itpporls of other attompts at house breaking wore roportod and a sneak thief was said to havo boon soon In tho homo of Mrs. Mary Moss, No arrests havo been made. SCHOOL CHDILREN TO PARADE ON TUESDAY Upper County School Clilldmi Com. In)? Huiiium-o to l'VIr Muny Schools to Unto Uuliiio Float ,ll Children Free. Tuesday, tho opening day of the Fair will bo educational day. All tho school children of tho county will be the guests of tho management of the Fair and will tako part lu a monster parade. At Vale on Wednesday County Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. Ju liet! Hurloy arranged for the partic ipation of all tho schools of tlio coun ty and many of them already have tholr floats In preparation for the big ovout. All tho children aro expected to march In tho parade, and are urged to be ready on time so that the teach ers can lino them up for the big ovent, Thoro will be, too, a number of special ovont oil tho program for the boys and girls Including horse races for boys aud girls. Dr. II. H. Whitney left this week for the hills near Mcftall, Idaho, to luuk uftur his alieeu feeding In that territory. CITY TO IIAVK LATKST TIIINO HAH AND Olli SKIIVICK STATION Hrcaklng In ahead of tho street paving, Ontario Is to havo one of the Intent adjuncts of a city, mi uptown rcornor, nutomohlja sctfvlco station. whoro rob nnd oil can ho had while you wait, nh In' soda fountain ocr vlca. H. C, l'ropst Is tho hacker of tho latest wrlnklo In city tttyles and this week has had a crow at work slnkhiR tho tank, laying concroto nnd erecting a Nttlo building to houso tho Institution. Permission was secured from tho Council Monday evening nnd the work has proceeded ho that It will ho In working order for tho Fnlr rush. Kntrnnco to the station vhch is on the Iloycr lots, cornering on wcxtsldo of Oregon street nnd tho south sldo of Kovnda, wilt bo Rained from tho latter street and tho cars after being loaded wll pnm out onto OrcRou street. TO GET THE GOODS PROBLEM OF BUYERS II. C. Ilojer Returns From IJnM on Shopping' 'lyip mid. Proceeds u Oct Summoned for .lury Duly. To bo forced to lenyo Just at HiIh season for a buying trip Is bad enuogli, In tho opinion of II. C. Iloycr of Iloyor tiros., who returned Inst Friday from Now York lint when fnto adds tlioreto a summons for Jury duty, boforo n follow gels a chance to "find out whoro ho Is at," thou a fellow Ih out of luck. That's nil thoro Is about It, nnd that woh Mr. Iloycr's luck this wook. "You can buy Roods, hack thoro lu tho Kant, but It Is ouo thing to buy them, nnd another to get delivery," said Mr. Iloyor in spooking of his ox porleuco on the Atlunt!c soahoard. "The manufacturers apparently aro keeping their plants running. The JobborH apparently nro trying to keop up their stocks, hut without n groat deal of luck, for tho domand for goods of nil kinds Is unprecedented " I'XDP.KTAKIXH DHPART.MHNT Alli:i TO Mc'ROWHLL'h ktehi: A. L. McDowell has ndded an un dertaking department to his busi ness and has secured tho services of W. C. Jonos, formerly with n Cald well firm. Mr. Jonos Is a licensed undertaker aud ombaliuor with sev eral years of oxporlcuco. Mr. McDowell has started tho ren ovation of tlio old Domocrut offlco on Nevada Avouiio aud Virtue street for a chapel, work on this has begun already and It will soon bo completed for occupancy. MrCOY ItANCII IH SCKNH OF HVHXIXO PICNIC ON FRIDAY Watermelons aud Ico cream and lots of fun was the program uncorked by tho forco of tho Under Ilros. de partment storo last Friday evonlng when they gathered at tho I.ee Mc Coy ranch west of tho city ' for a "family picnic." Evoryono had a good tlmo was tho mossago brot back from the session and tho way thoy said It loft no doubt In tho mind of tho hourer. CKXTHAL DID NOT KNOW HO COUM) NOT 01 Vl-J AUUIM No one had Instructed tho "night girl" at Central how to turn In a flro alarm with the new automatic sys tem, that Is why tho system did not work when first called upon, early Wednesday morning. Marshal II C Farmer called for the alarm but flu ally had to resort to pulling tho rope Tho blazo was located under the laugo of the Doatou Cafo. The floor of tho building was slightly dam aged. ONTAUIAN ON COMMITTKi: TO WIXCOMr. TDK PHISilDHXT J. R. Hlackaby received word last Saturday of his appointment to Hie commltteo which will welcome Prcst dent Woodrow Wilson to Oregon on September 15 when he will speak in the metropolis on His tour of the West. Of courso Mr. Hlackaby at once accepted the honor and with Mrs. Hlackaby will go to Portland Sat urday. September 13, to bo on baud for the galatoccaslon. HIGHWAY IS INDORSED state chamhhh of commerce rhadv to aid in okttinh ohi:hon-ni:vada iiioiiwav hlalt to connf.ct with lincoln iiioiiwav WiNNEMUCCA TO CO-OPERATE Information Hough! ns to .Steps Al- leiuly Taken looking TovtnnLCWi Mruiilon of Itond Must llnVr Htnlo nnd (iowrnnicnl Aid to Complete. From WInncmuccn, N'ovada, nnd from Portland, Oregon, have come looalors for tho building of a high way from Ontario to Wlnuomuccn to connect tho Oregon and Idaho high ways with tho Lincoln Highway to California. Tills Is tho dream that has been cntortnlncd by Mathour county good roads boosters for some tlmo, nnd tho ultimata object dcnlrod to bo obtained when tho Succor crook high way was first projected, nnd this un expected support from outsldo sour ces Is Riving oncourngement for ulti mate realization of these hopes. Tho following story taken from the Orogonlau of August 30, tolls of the activity of Nevada business men: Activity of tho Oregon statu cham ber of commorco for construction of a highway connecting Ontario nnd other Oregon centers with Jordan Vulloy and to upon to tourist, nnd commercial traffic a road through to a connection with tho N'ovada high way to Wlnuomuccn Is supported by Novada people 13. M. Ilosch, secretary of tho bus iness men's association of Wliinemuc ra, baa written to Secretary Quaylo strongly indorsing tho proposal. Ho nays thoro will not ho a largo fund nvallablo this year fur tho Novmlj enii or mo roau, uui inai mo asso elation In nuxlous to push the project along. Tho movomont was originated by J. It. Hlackaby of Ontario und T. T. Kahout of Jordan Valley. Tho road, It Is said, would bo of great valuo In Unking up trndo of a prosperous hoc tlon with Oregon towns and diverting through Oregon n heavy tourist trav el thnt now goes through Ogdcn to Novnda points. "Thoro In a heavy trade Into and from that section," says Secretary Quaylo, "that at present Is Inrgoly dlvortcd to Idaho points becauso of existing road conditions. Moro than C,000,000 pounds of traffic Is tho (Continued on Page 8) "THE CAT CAME BACK" Hir Q fc'SLs" MERCHANTS HANG UP BIG PURSE FOR RACE O.NTAIHO MERCHANTS RHRHY WILL IIAVK ITS INITIAL PRE- SKNTATIOX AT l-'Allt NKXT wi:i:k will hi: an ax. xi'al i:vi:xt Original HIToit was to Koticlt f?lMO from Merchants vtltli l'alr' Hoard Matching MnrhaiitH' llirorts lloanl Will lloecr Add to Amount Subscribed. Tho Ontario McrchaiitH Derby, tho biggest and host running raco event over Ktaged In this section will huvo Ittf Inlt'nl start next wcok, A puree of not less than JliOO will bo hung up for tho rare, of which 400 has been subscribed by tho merchants of tho city. This wilt ho annual event that It Is oxpectcd will draw tho fastest ponies In this section of tho west. Tho Idea of running this raco was first prosontcd to tho Commorclal club last night by P. J. Gallagher of tho Fair Hoard, and a commltteo con sisting of Frank Under and L. Hlrsch wan appointed to call on tho business mou to sco what thoy would glvo for such an ovont. Tho commltteo wns so successful that In n short tlmo $400 wn subscribed. WoduoMilny night tho proposition wan tnudo that the Fair Hoard would dupllcuta nny sum tho merchants would glvo, but now It is believed that this would mnko the program dispro portionate and that tho board will add probably $100 or $200 to the mer chants' purse, and have nn ndded raco on somo other day of tho Fnlr, Will ho Mile or linger Tho raco will bo at least a mile, or probably tho full Dorhy longth of 7mlljtAnd.a furlong nnd thero will bo n big list of stnrtors ho (hut the crowd will havo n real run for Its money, nnd tho homo men will havo (Continued on Page 8) C, II. Ilolmer, tho contractor who put In tho water system tud several of tho district sowers during tho past yonr camo to Ontario Wednesday from Jcromo to ship tho big steam shovel ho purchased from tho J. A. Hosklns company to Twin Fulls, whoro ho has rorontly secured a big sowor construction contract. Mrs. F.lmo Pearson of Wolsor camo ovor today to visit with hor father and mothor, Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Itador. HUXCH HHAHS VI-JAI. AXD IIKKF COMHH OVHH DIVIDM TO CIT While waiting for tho contractors to get busy on his now packing plant Androw ltohlnson niodo n trip ovor to tho John Day country to buy n bunch of cnttlo. This wook ho ro turncd with two carloads, ouo of veal tho other of bcof Kteers nil from tho bunch grnss country. On his way over and back Mr. Hoblnson carried tho incssago of tho Malheur county Fair and declares that alt up thru tho Willow river valley folks aro coming. Also the folks In tho John Day know alt nbout tho Fair and noino will bo here, es pecially to sco tho flying machine. Tho contractors this week poured tho foundation for tho now building Mr. Hoblnson In having erected for tho Independent Market mid ho ex pects to put tho old cold Btorngo plant which ho has moved, onto tho foundation right after tho Fair. START LAYING PAVING OCTOBER FIFTEENTH Warren Construction Company Super, liilcndeut (lives Cause of Delay Count1!! Hears Many Petitions Would Condemn Old llulldlngs. M. W. Woodard, superintendent of tho Warren Construction compnny, told tho City Council at tho mooting Tuesday ovonlng Hint ho expected to stnrt laying paving In Ontario by Octobor 16, nnd thnt Oregon street would (To finished this fall nnd tho bnlnnco lu tho spring, If cold weather Intorforod. Tho reason for tho delay wok ho Raid tho company's Inability to sccuro paving plants for tho many Jobs now under way. Tho council, at tho suggestion of City Engineer O. A. Kratz, ordered tho radius of curbs on street corners to bo 10 foot nnd alloys, flvo, and or dorod off tho street all scald platforms und posts that will obstruct pnvo ments and dralncgo. Tho Warren company will start work on tho curb nnd drnluago por tions oT Uio tontract liuinodln,toly aftor'tho Fair so that tho strcots will not bo torn up noxt wook. This work wilt nil bo finished boforo tho paving plant arrives. Want (irmel PaWng. Hosldonts on both Vlrtuo nnd Mor fltt strcots petitioned tho Council for tho uho of grnvol taken from tho bus iness district to Improvo tholr strcots. W. F. Homan and others nskod for tho Improvement of Vlrtuo street from Nohrnskn ovenuo to California, whllo John Wood and J. D. Hllllngsly and othors Bought tlio Improvement or Morfltt street. A, L, Cockrum petitioned tho Coun cil for n cement sldawnlk on tho north sldo of Novada from King to Vlrtuo streets, and C. 0. Dofreos and othors askod for a comont sldowalk on Smith strcot from Wyoming to Colorado avenues. Tho Council confirmed action taken by tho water commltteo to hlro nob ort Hurkhardt as pump man at tho pumping station at $150 per month until tho city can erect a residence thoro when tho salary will bo $100 with freo house, fuel and light. Councilman Allon told tho Council that L. C. Kolsoy, had notified him as momhor af that body, that ho was roady to proccod with tho engineer, lug work. Thts was Intorproted to bo u stop Mr. Kolsoy Is taking to lay a basis for a suit for foes In con nection with tho engineering con troversy of sometime slnco. AHHIAL OAIILi: CIHCUH ACT 1IHINHH YOUNfl MAN TO OIHi:F Edgar Fortler, nalph McCulloch and Ronald McCrolght arranged this wcok to stage a circus act on tho McCulloch lawn. They erected a "sllda for life," by attaching a wlro 80 feet long high In ouo of tho pop lars lu tho yard and anchorod It with a stake. At Its highest point, tho "Hllde" was 20 or more feet from tho ground. For a time all went well and no circus acrobat ever had moro fun than tho kids, but alas the wire broke, right next to tho high end, and at tho time Edgar Fortler was making a grand slide, which turned Into a drop. When tho little chap fell ho broke tho largo bono In his right arm Just abovo tho wrist. Now tho circus Is all off. M FOR BIDS FOR IIIOIIWAV COMMISSION' OHDIIHS PLAXS COMPLHTKD SO THAT WOHK CAN' Hi: LICT AT SPHC- IAL MKiniXH THIS MONTH. TEST SEES District Hnglnccr C. A. Heiiington Ariiycs Horn Wednesday Will Call for Cow Valley Work AIo Other Work Contemplated In County. Contrary to rumors that started fol lowing n statement mada In Portland papers that tho Highway Commiss ion would lot no moro contracts for work this fall, bids will bo called for tho graveling tho Houtovard from Nyssa to Cairo at a special meeting" of tho Stato Highway Commission in Portland on Septombor 20. This was tho dcflnlto iucss.iro which County Judgo K. II. Test brought back from Pendleton Tues day following a conference ho held with Commissioner W. L. Thompson on Sunday. It is nlso probablo that at tho samo meeting bids will bo callod for on tho construction of the Hrogan-Cow Valloy section of tho John Day Highway. Confirming tho mossago of tlio County Judgo, watt tho statoment mndo on Wednesday by C. A. liar rlngton, district onglnoor with head quarters at Hakor who arrived here Wodnosday to comploto tho necessary work preliminary to an examination of tho highway by tho engineers of tho fodoral post roads bureau from whoso funds nld on this work will bo received. Thoro lion boon dolay on both thoso road projocts duo to changes In tho original routes, Tho road to Nyssa will loavo tho Houlovurd a quarter of a mllo from tho present corner nnd angle across flolda to tho city. To got thltf rlght-of-wny con domnod may slightly dolay tho work at thnt end of tho road. On tho Vale to Urognn road thoro havo been changes In tho original plans to got away from several rallrond crossings, but a thoso difficulties aro expected to bo overcome In tlmo for calling for bids this rail. Whllo ho could not mnko a dell ulto stateniont Mr. Horrlngtnu ox prossod tho opinion that It Is possi ble that surveys of tho Old Oregon Trail from Ontario to Huntington will' bo mndo this fall. OKAYS HAKHOlt POUCH CHIHF VIS1TIXO HIXATIVHS IIHHi: Oeorgo Doan, who when ha Ih at work Is chief of tho police depart ment at Abordoon, tho big town on a rays Harbor, Is hero now visiting his brother, O. W. Dean, of tho lloul evard district. Mrs. Dean and fam ily ano with htm. Tho visiting chief has Just paw od thru two strenuous yoara on tho liar bor whoro tho Wobblles havo given tho officials no end of trouble, but novor succeeded In putting anything ovor on Dean aud Ills men. Recently Mr. Dean with Capt. Fltzgoruld es- cortod somo 30 of tho worst Wob blles to Now York whero thoy wero sont back to tholr homo countries Under Chief Dean thetro varmints found liro anything but congontal on tho Harbor anyway, so probably wero glad to seo tho statuo of Liberty fado away. Mrs. n. F. Oliver of Malheur City Is tho Iioubo guest of Miss I.avluu Smith aud will stay to witness tho Tenth Annual Fair, Mr, and Mrs. O. II. Oraham and son Robert returned Tuesday even ing from an extended auto trip thru Oregon and Washington which took them as far north and west an tholr forraor homo In Port Angelos, Wash ington. Fr. J. II. Moloney returned Satur day ovonlng from Portland aud Ha kor whero ho spent several days "Tho business men of Portland know that Ontario Is In Oregon, now," said Fr. Moloney. "I found that thoy are keeping track of tho prog ress this section of tho stuta Is muk-Ing."