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&van. nmt0 XXIV ONTARIO, MALHEUR COITNTY, OMKJON, THURSDAY, .JANUARY 8, 11)20. XO. (I. N fe CITY BEAUTIFUL IS WHAT CLUB WANTS .MANY RESOLUTIONS PASSER AM MONTH liY MEETING TWO MEM HERS NAMED TO federal ito.i COUNCIL. HOW CAN CIVIC PRIDE RISE Comic I'll Asked to .Inaugurate It ii 1 11 ; Penult Sjstcui How In Keep enlks Clean Is DNciisioiI, luir Hide In n Borlca of rcslutlons ndoptod liy tlio Conuuorclnl club at Itfl incut lug liuit night Hint body went on record In fnvor of tlio following measures: Tlio cnnrtiucnt of tlio Dnvey HOilltlon bill, tlio oxtcnslon of Uio Federal l'OHt rond HyRtcm by tlio appropriation by congrciH of 100. 000,000 nmiunliy for ton yearn, tlio Innuguratlon of n building penult Myntcm by tlio city of Ontario, mid ,)l0 owylieo Ditch company Iiiih d for co-oporntlon In n movement for tcrmliicd lo phico tlio mnniigemcut of fostering civic pride In Ontnrlo thru , ,H nffl,, , ,, iuuIh of ,, oxpcrl n genornl mid continued clcnn-up 0 irrfKatlon mnttorH. Thin wnH do cnmpnlgji, tormlncil during tlio witlur shoring Tho. club heard rond lottorR from )nHt Bllmmor, nn,i nl tliu mooting of CongrosRinnn Rnvoy of Nobrnskn coii.'10 ,)0nn, of ,roctorH nml Mockhold corning IiIh bill nnd the need for ac or lngt snturdny Ivan K. Onkon was Hon, and In strong terms tho nicm-',,,,,,,! ,0 lnu ,)0B,,m, hern prosont oxprosscrt their vIowm j At t)lu mU0 tlno lho ,lrjctnrs do upholding tho action of tho dcpnrt- tormluiMl to empower tha mniuigor lo mont of Juitlco In combating tho red ,,r0CCC( wt, ,,mi, f(ir ,,tting tho monnco, nnd pledged onch moinbor jrompuny'H plant In flrsl-chiRH condl presont lo wrlto a poraonnl loiter to ton In overy respect, ho Hint ndo tho inomborB of tlio Oregon dolcga-, nunt0 .,,rVCo for every wilier unor on Hon In Congress unking 'thorn Imll- virtually to voto far tho Davoy bill. Tho club nlso nska that overy citizen 4 .. .I.. .1 ..I..I..I.. .1111.. BIIaIi I III Ulllliriu llliu viL'lllll mini nu.ii lottorii. A communication from tho Federal Kami council, which Ik Inaugurating a movement to linHton tlio completion of a unlflod rond rvhIoiii for the UllltOll BIlltCH. WIIR rOIld IllVltlllg (I.-' tclub lo naino two moinliorn for Ihe council and 18 ndvlsor inombors. Aflor rtlNCUHHlon K. C. VnnPotton, lli'n rlinlriiinii nf tlin ninnllnu. won 111- ...v .... .... ....- . Btructcd to nnino tho two lnomborfl ( for lho council nnd did bo, Roloctlng 0. K. Alkon nnd Harry II. Cockrum. Tho ndvlKor commlttco will bo named Intor. Rocrctnry P. I.obIIo Dody read a letter which ho had written to n meinlior of (ho Wnmen'fl club nuking tholr co-operation In n campaign for n mnro ploaHlug Ontario. Tho club momborR approvod tho lottor and lauiichod Into a gonoral dlRcuiulon j)f whut can bo rtono to Improvo On tnrlo. Tho many RUggostloiiR woro mndo It wan decided that what In needed most Is an educational cam paign. At tho regular meeting of tho club In February tho annual oloctlon of off Icors. will bo hold forllio onsulng year. I'OIIMAh OPKNINO OF DKAI) OX FAHM ltUHKAU I-'HIII.W At tha Park school houso next Fri day, January 10, will bo hold tho first format meeting of tho Dead Ox Flnt Farm Bureau. Tho women of Dead Ox Flat aro to sorvo a dlnnor for tho guobtR, among whom will bo representative mombera of tho other Farm nureaus of tho county, L. R. Ilrolthaupt, county agent, F. L. Dal lurd, county agent leader, and other speakers will bo present. Mr. and MrH. Dick, Robinson aro tho proud parenlR of a babyvboy who m lived at tholr home on Sunday. Miss Dorothy Jaqulsh leaves Sun day night for Spokano for an ex tended visit with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Cnnflold have returned from their trip to Iowa, Mrs, R. C. Van Potten entertained the Wednesday Drldgo Club this weok. , Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Allen have been victims of tho grippe, at their home on the hill for tho past week. Mrs. Allen was the first to suffer from the disease mid is still very HI. Mr. Allen's case Is said to bo less severe and bo Is doing nicely. While bo is 111 the Dlggs boys aro looking after the milk route. The library Is again open for regu lar schedule Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, 2 to 6 and 7 to 9:30 p, rn.; Tuesday and Thursday, 7 to 9:30 p. ni. PNEUMONIA CLAIMS little GERALD AltTlll'lt MePIIERSON Aflor nn IIIiicbb of but n fow dnyn Clcrnlrt Arthur, tlio Infant son of Mr, nml Mm, Aloxnnrtor McPherson, illcil ut tliu homo of Mr. McPhorson'R inolhor, MrH, A. JiiiiuIhIi, Inst TIium ilny morning, Puuornl HcrvlcoB wcro hold oit tlio following diiy. Interment being iiiiulo In tlio Ontario rometory. Tlio baby was taken III on Dpcoiu licr 27 nml gradually became worse, passing away ho suddenly Hint IiIh motlicr nml fntlio." wtro prostrated. Mnny friends gathered to console tliom In their grief over tlio lotm or tlio llltlo clinp. F I vim E. Oakes, Formerly Agent of Iviil t-ti Oregon l.niiil Company, nml Manager of Mollno Farms Company, Selected. After thirty odd vonra of existence lantlit undor tho amain of tho com-' )an). wll, ,, tMy B,,,,od with I wnlor ,lurn. ,l0 cn,ro grownR Hm. uQa I jjr. Oaken, moreovor, Ik p on- 1K,r of iiron,i oxporlcnco. After .graduating from lho University of Oregon college of engineering In , i00fl ho way In the office of tho Rlnn l'.,rl.,nnr nml Mm tnr I..,. 'y0lin wnH )n cmrBe of t,0 Buiinv-I ,0 ut ,,f t,0 vnkliim project In . WnHhlngton. Ilor ho wur In chnrgo .. i .... .i. n i .... I Ifl viiunii iiuiiwii mi uiu iniiiunu 1111111 i4.0t wnHlilngton. to flnldenrtalo. on which ho built eight mllo. From thoro ho went to tho WoRtorn Pacific road and wan rotldonl engineer for n flvo mllo section In Feather Illvor canyon, having tho lnrgot bridge and heaviest cniintnicllon In that fainoiis canyon. Following IiIh railroad oxparleucn, howavor, ho determined that Irriga tion prnblonut offered lho grealeit opportunity for engineering work and hiiB specialized on such work ns lho duty of wntor and kindred proli- In.itn UMmn lltn riiiiinn .ullln.. i.'.iin, 11 i.u,, it.w .iiiu ,..n,i.uii was onoroii nun no resiuueii ironi tho Knstorn Oregon Land Com pany's fnrco to enter his chosen field. 1IIOIIKST PHICIID HANnriN VAM.KV AOAIX CIIAXniW HANDS When llurbank Cloy bought lho John Dunphy IS ncro tract far 110, 000 Just throo months ago ho estab lished tho highest prlco over paid for ranch proporty In thin section This weok ho tract again changed hands and demonstrated that H wan worth tho high prlco, for K. F. Chonnult of Palouso. Washington, a son-ln-litw of W. W. Hlnton, paid that prlco for tho proporty. Mr. Chenault came hero two wooks ago from Washington, where ho sold a big wheat rnnoli. Ho Is going to fur ther improvo tho place purchased. Mr. Clay expects to leavo for Cali fornia to go Into huslnoen. Among the numerous watch par ties hold last Wednesday, was nn especially onjoynblo one, given by the Epworth League of the Methodist church. Games, refreshments and uninteresting talk by Itov. I.uscoml.o passed away the Lima until tho Now Year was welcomed In by tho ring ing of bells. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. F. Ilouinn woio the host and hostess for a four table brldgo parly at their new homo on South Virtue. 6troot ldt Suturda evening. The high honors for the evening were awnrded Mrs. Ivan Oakes and E. M. Orolg. Those pres ent were: Messrs. and Mesdmnes J. It. Hlackaby, C. It. Emlson. K. M. Orelg, H. H. Whitney, Ivan E. Oakes, J. It. ItesmuBsen and Geo. IC. Aiken. Mrs. Glenn Mustard was ill for several days tilts' weok. IDAHO FANCIERS 10 T lrlln Utnn, I'lvsldcnt of the Idaho Poultry, Association, in Hi'ii.l IIIkIm ). A. ('. I.r-i'tiiu-iw Coining lo Slum . Tlmt tho Poultry Show wlilnh will bu hold Jiinimry 22, 2!1 nnd 24 will not a now mnrk for future nIiowr to Hhoot nt Ih evident from tho InloroU bolng Inkon by tdnho fnnclprH who nro lo pit their bout ponn ngnlnnt MnlliPiir eoiinty'M offerings. Lonllo Long, prenldenl of tho tdnho Poultry nRKoclntlon of IIoIro. notified Herrotnry Ilorty Hint ho would linve IiIh IiohI poim hor9 for exhibition. Ho ii I ho mild Hint other IIoIhp bird fnnrlcrH would oxhlhlt here. I.ertiiiVN by I'rofc-sor.M llput of nil, lho rIiow Ih going lo be edurntlonnt lu tnoro wnyK tlinn one. Mr. Uody hns boon notified by the oxtoiiBlon nfflelnlH of O, A. ('. Hint poultry oxportH from tho fnrultv with (heir llliiHtrntcd rIIiIor will bo boro lo glvo lecturoH on the opening night. January 22, following Hie liamiuol At HiIh bniHiuet O. (I. Wherry of DoIho will bo ono of tho Rponkorn Tho banquet will bo hold nt l'lfur'ir mid'nrrnngunientH for 100 pinion nt $1 per pinto hnvo been mndo. Uoor vntloiiR for pnrtloH rIioiiIiI he iiiriIo nt onco wfth Mr, Ilody School CIiIIiImii mill faculty llmo WcekV Aililal IIOHI New I in Secured nml School May Stall - Any lny KliU Don't Cmc. Thoro was mom worrying. don if tho hoy nnd girls of Ontario thin week than anyone but n fond parent can Imagine Tho youiigHteru wcie nnxliius over tl.o fact that poxRlitiy tho school board tould got n new pump for Ihe boating plant ami tb.it Mliool would Mart nt onco, from dny to dny tho jtiiHpsnso continued until woll, It io.k tho Joy out of 1 1 to, tho tho kldrf did enjoy a w.ick'H o.trn vacation. Tlio trouhli) omno Monday morning v.iti. tho s.xhnuRt pump Hint forced t lie wntor b.uk from tho radiator of lho building refusal to fiinct'on. When taken down It uiir found to l, loyoml roputr No uiv pump "cm I Imi recurod t ..In sldi) of Pnrtlan! nnd nn eld puu.p from the oil wo 1 was i:iU.sltlonud mid A'nrkmnn hnvo bieu liiKtullliii; tl.o Instrument it mny gat to working tomorrow nml life vlll r'H,ume n moro normal hue foi Hie kidi WOULD INCREASE PAY OF COUNTY OFFICIALS lgbiliiioi'R Aro Asked lo Iiiciimm' Salaries of County .liulgo mid County TrcNiMirrr (Hisl of I.hliiK Kciimiii Given. PetltloiiR wero circulated In On tario this weok reriucwtlng tho mem bers of tho Malheur county delega tion to Increase tha pay of County Judge and County Treasurer to $3000 nnd $1400 per year respec tively. The reasons given for tho need of increase woro two-fold In oneh case: first, tho Increased cost of living and tho fact that recent laws havo added to the dutlos of each office, making the present salaries entirely luiule quale. The potltlons woro reudlly"ilgiiod by all to whom prosented and many citizens' suggested that tho same thing should bo done for nthor coun ty officials who have not hnd In creases for a number of yours. It Is understood Hint at Vnle, soma such 'retltlon will tc circulated, tliu none 'other than the above recited havo been seen here. Llttlo Tommy Gnllaghar Is vgry 111 with pneumonia. mm CAMPAIGN IS ( iiimiliiillU'M DcslrltiK lo lie 1(1 1 nf PcxN N'i'ivl Only lo Apjily l-i Comily Ayciil for Help lo llcii'ho It. vMr. It. R. Horn of tho U. S. Pl" loslrnl Survey Ih now In Mnlheur rounty'to carry fdrwnrd the conf pnlgti ngnliiHt Jnck rnbbltB, tinvlug conio bv requcflt of tho county ngrl cultural agent to work In connection with Ihe Farm Utirenti. fter cmmultntlon with Judgo ToM. f'omnilHHloner VIiioh nnd V. V. How ard, who hnvo been cnrrylng on nn cfflclont cnmpnlgn In th: lower Mnl hour Vnlloy, It wan decided to ninko lho hcnefltB of tliln work nvallnble to every Bcctlon of tho county. CommiinltlPB needing thla work nhiiiild got In touch with 1-. It Droltlmupt, county agent, at Valu, Oregon, at once ko that their want will bo known. Tho county will ftirnlHli tho poUnn. Tlio other IngrcdlcntR, alfalfa leaven, or chopped alfalfa hay, owing to hulUluoRM, Hhould ho Rocurcd by In ifrcHted perRoiiH In each community nnd on linnrt when Mr. Horn nrrlvevl In the community. IIAI.K Itl'NDHKD NKW CITI.KXH IIKADKD TOWAItl) MAMIKl'lt Ah Hip ronult nf tho ndvortlRlng and loltorR Rent from the Commercial club, Secretary !'. I.ohIIo Uody re portB Hint ho hnH received R3 lettera from pnrHOiiH who doflnltelv ntoto Hint thov nro coining to Ontio to tuvoHtlKnto land pomtlhllltloti In t IiIh. HPdlou Of HiIr nn tho lonnt ciipltnl pn'HiHRoi by nn Individual wiir given ux $ir.00 nnd tho lnrgeHt $? "iPO BOOST FOR WOOD CLllBl rniuoiiH O. A. C. Athlete anil (. ('. lltoiMicll Visit Oiiliiilo nml Vale Mert Old Time I'rli-iuN llrrc. Tho first of tho poltlcnl mission nrlos who undoulitodly will visit On tario during tho uoxt fow months woro Dow Wnlkor, of Portland, and C. O. llrownoll of Umatilla, who came lo Round out Itopubllcan sontl mont for aonornl Leonard Wood. Mr. Walker Ia mnnaglng tho campaign for Gonoral Wood In tho Northwmrt That they met with encouragement wnH ovldent, and thoy departed Rat Isfled that Genornl Wood ban many frlondH lu this section. Thoy nrrlvod Sunday and spont n poi'llon of tho dny nt Vale. Iloth Mr. Walker and Mr. llrownoll nro O. A. C. men of yeara gono by mid they held reunions with many othor former RtudentR who know them In college When thoy loft On tnrlo thoy wero nmurert of tho onrly fnrmntlon of u Wood club among On tario Republicans. AMERICAN LKGIOX 'It! HOLD K.MOKIIR AND CI.OSH CIIARTHR On Monday. January 19, tho char tor for Ontario Post of tho American Legion will close. At that llmo n big Rmokor will bo held and n genornl good (lino sloged. After that dato an Initiation feo will bo charged for admission to tho poU Tho comnilt toe In charge of tho smoker Includes: 8. M. Houcber. Ernest GrnniBO, E. N. Allon, Frc 1 Canflold nnd Elmor Lonvltt.- Tho meeting of tho Loglon nt tho city bnll last night wns at tended by GO inemborH. There aro now over CO memborH In tho organ ization. O. II. Graham of tho Golden Rul aUondod n managers' meeHng of (ho store organization of tho C. C. An dorson company nt RoUo on Monday and Tuosday. Superintendent of School II. P Lewis returned Saturday night from Oreen River, Wyoming, where ha spent Christmas week. Mr. nnd Mrs. A. L. Sproule. who spent lyoat of tho v'lirlstnuui eenson In Ontario, returned (ho last of tho weok to their new homo In Vulo. CIIKCK I'Olt f'MOHH HI-Mli ham: yuoTA (ioi:s i'ouwaijd Tho chock for $.'100, rcproRentliig tho Hed CrosH tuborculoBls lcj! Bale lu Ontnrlo, NysKn and Dead Ox Pint, will bo mnllcd tills weok (o tho stato liondiiunrtorn In Portlund. TIiIr wiir mndo poRBlblo by tho receipt from Nyssa of Hb cuoto. Tho Njrhu coin inltteo doRplte handlcnpB excopded liy Ruverul tlmoH all prevloiiH rccoriU of kpiiI BntcK In Hint community. intA.Mwrai-itAci:. At Pnyetti or January 2 Albert Uramwoll of 1 lultlaud and MIhb PIosbIo Hoco of Now Plymouth wore married. Tlio hrldo for tho past nix montliR renldeil lu Ontnrlo, coining here from Now Plymouth when the (lolrton Rule branch Htoro wnH opened. LEGISLATIVE RELIEF MA? SOLVE PROBLEM Tangled Interests of the Nevada Dllcli Company nml tin Wniin- pilngN lii'lgnilon DlMilct May Iteipilro. In nn effort to solve tho tnnglo of conflicting Interest within the WnrmsprlngH Irrigation district duo to tho wntor rights of tho land own ers nf tho Novndn Ditch company, tholr proporty Interests lu canals mid othor portions of tho distributing system, n series of conferences o- tweon momhoru of tho hoards of directors of tho two organisations, attoruoyH and Interested land own er hnvo been bold during tho past two weeks. At tho Hnmo time, as tho result of theso Informal oxchnngcH of IiIpiih, Judgo Daltnn Illggs and HoproRcntn llvo P. J. Gallnghor havo been en gaged In rovlowlug tho procnt Rtat utcR In tho hellof Hint by the pnNsngo of nn umondnicnt to tha proscpl Irrl- - t coda will simplify tliu solution district's problem. Unless soma plan can ho worked nut lu tho near future It Ih prohablo that numornuR suits to ndjudlcutu rlghta will bo filed, and It In to nwildj such n condition Hint tho conference mid romcdlal legislation Ih bolng con sidered. MISS LEILA SIRANE PASSES Conner Itesldeut of lown Dies at Home of Her Sister Following Long Illness Roily Taken Iviifct by Ill-other. MIrr Leila O. Strauo died on Jan uary 1, 1920, at tho homo of her sister, Mrii. William II. .axon. Sho was born Juno 7, 1 802. For tho past fow year sho IictV mnrtu her homo hero with hor ulster. MIrr 3trnno wnu a young lady of sterling rharactor and vras loved by all with whom sho camo In contact. She was absolutely unsolflsh. Her tlioiight fulnosH of others wna ovldent In Her dying hour. Her gratitude fo.' tho enro and thoughtfuliios of lovod ones mid frlondH nnd phyRlclntii was evident In overy nttontlon glvpii hor. Funoral sorvicos woro bold lu the l.'nKod Presbyterian church on Fri day, January 2nd, Rev. W. F Cochran preaching. Tho body wnH shipped eawt lo Ruhuquo, Inw.i, no-J cuinpanled bv hor brother, Wallace St ran o. RLAC'ICAHY HIJ-KLKOTED TO OREGON HTATi; CHAMRER At (ho annual mooting hold In Porilnnd Inst week J. It. Illnekiihy wan reelected to (ho board of direct ors of (ho Chamber. During (ho past year the report of (ho executive secretary, George Quale, shows' that great good has been accomplished for (ha stato, and that mnny moro admlrablo projects arji planned for thin year. Miss Alfretta Sago, who completed her work for graduation from t lis High School with tho closo of tha full torm. left last Saturday evening will. W0Qk r8p,en,ihlnB , 8tonk w,llch her filster Grayco to enter tho IJnl- WUB tha 'victim of lioavy nttuok dur verslty of Oregon. Jlni; tho holiday Reason. CITY OFFICERS GET ,ii old orriciAus aim: iti:-.p POIXTKD 11V .MAYOIt AM) COXFIItMKD HV COL'XCII ItOl.liY itesi: NOW NIGHT MARSHAL. MORE FIRE APPARATUS NEEDED I 'lie Depailiiienl llojs Have lti'uml Doubled Council Wants Stale I 'Ire Maislial's Alii lu Iti'iiiotlug I'lre Traps Amiiial llepmls lle.ul All nf (ho clty'H appointive offlceiM woro rennmed by Mayor It. W. Jone and confirmed by tlio City Council nt Itn regular meeting Monday night At tho sntiio llmo tho council added Roily ltoflo lo tho pollco force to nKslst Murshnl II. C. Farmer. Mr Rnso hcomcR night policeman. Realizing tho fnct that tho high cost of living continue, lho council Increnscd lho nnlarleH of C. M Steams, city rocordor, lo $I7fi per month, of V. W. Chambers, water superintendent, to $lf?r; Lonhi KroORRln, flro chief, to ?20 per month, and alt of tho flro depart ment to $3 per month for three mootlngH nnd $2 per cnll to fires. Tho council also cotiRldored (ho need for a flro (ruck hut took no doflnlto action. "Wo enn postpone action," said Mayor R. W. Joiioh," but some day nftor wo have had a big flro that could havo been avoided by tho ((UlcV. arrival of tho department wo will como down and order the Irurk right away. "The city now pays- about $715 por yonr lo haul tho department to fires and tho preceut npparntun Is hndlv In need of replncoment," wild Flro Chief KroPRRlu, In discussing tho matter, hut lho council looked at ItR financial ifltntoinont mid decided (o lake ti chauco without tho (ruck. Tho hid of lho IT. H. MauufacturliiK company for Howor DlHtrlct Nn. 10 having been declared ton high by City Engineer O. A. Kratx lho coun- lell ordered new bids called for. Rocordor C. M. Slearim road (ho laununl report of bin office and other 'officers filed with him. ' F. Losllo Ilody, Rocrelnry of (ho Commercial club, asked that tho council extend tho fire limits of the city and Hint a nuinjior of flro trap on Oregon street bo condemned. Tho council dHclded to nwnlt Hie oarly nr rlval of Stato Flro MnrHhnl Ilnrvev Well to got IiIh Judgment on IIibro inntters. Councllmnn II. R. Cockrum rur gosted Hint stops bo taken lo remove tho grado crossing on Idaho Rtreel, and City Englnoor KrnU said Unit this would cost npproxlmnloly ?S0. 000 of which, according to tho pnu tlco In Portland, (ho O. 8. L. would havo to pay 00 per cent. Other momliers of tho council iIIh cussed tho matter and Mnor Jouet said that ho had had this matter lu mind for koiiio tlmo but was of the opinion Hint tho public service com iiiIimIou should vlow tha situation FOUR TRUE BILLS ARE FOUND BY GRAND JURY Heavy Com! Doikolt fined lo .luil-t anil .lory Morgan and Delano Indicted, Also Stevenson mill Tu)lni Four truo bills woro found by He grand Jury at Vale on TiiwuIh)' Lr tho following persens: Willlnrd Mor gan and JamoH Doluuoy for the bur glary of Frank (ilonn'n fur Htoro .m Vnloj Williamson StoveiiHon of On tarlo, for a statutory offenso, and William Taylor for assault with In (out to kill. Ono othor truo bill wiir found hut not reportod. Tho petit Jury which wll hoar the varloiu casos on tho calendar ha a long soBslon ahead of It If tlio oasmi nro all proented. II. L. Peterson of tho Ontario Fur- iiltnrn pnmnnnv la (n Pfirtfntlil (IlIu tmtt iiiT tlfv'Mt ifliRlflWtt1 i wti ttjAh. KA4iL tui&d. 1.