Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1921)
srim&Mm?? 'firasasusx.v K!3te itt-MMli. C '-tit THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 1G, 1921 QJIjr ODutartfl Armta County Official Taper An Independent Nctvspacr Publlshod Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and ontorod at tho Ontario pout offico (or distribution as 2nd class matter. Q. K. Aikon, Managlnc Editor a00 SUBSCRIPTION Ono Year, $2.00 ONTARIO'S Ilia PROBLEM Ontnrlo's biggest problem nt the present tlmn In Hint of Irrigation. 8trango hh It may soom this city whoso prosperity In largely based upon tho successful Irrigation of the farm lands about it; this city that has contributed from Its cit izenship men who havo been leadors In tho work of reclaiming lands for Irrigation; this city situated In a section where Irrigation has been tho practice for more than forty yoars; has not yot solved tho aucs tlon of a pormanent Irrigation sys tern of Its own. It Is n paradox that can not much longor exist without Injury to tho entlro community. How Is Hits problem to bo solvod7 That Is tho . question. Dccauso It Is not a slmplo quostlon It has not been solved before, yet that Is no reason why It cannot bo solved. No cesslty demands that a real con structive effort bo mado now look Ing toward n solution beforo an other Irrigation season arrives. This Is tho tlmo for action. If wo wait until noxt spring It will bo too Into. Tho plan, whatovor It may bo, should ho dotormlnod upon this summer and tho works necdod should bo constructed this fall and winter so as to bo ready for next season's Irrigation. Tho Argus Is not commlttod In anyway to any solution ot this pro blem. It a gravity systom can lm secured at any roasonablo flguro, of course, that Is tho kind of system every logical and roasonablo person prefers. Hut If a gravity systom can only bo socurod nt a prohlbltlva prlco no ono wants It. Thin, m wn understand It. Is tho position takon by tho City council. Its members, with other cltltens, rocognlxo tho gravity ot tho situa tion. Yot they aro, with tho pres ent limited finances of tho city, powerless to do anything toward solving tho problem, Hlght now there Is but one course for tho council to pur sue that of Investigating plans for a permanent system and submitting thoso plans to tho peoplo for npproval. It- must be rocognlicd that any plan calls for tho expenditure of money; and On tario Is about at Its limit of capital Investment In public utilities. Howovor unless wo want to con- vort tho present lawns and gardens Into sago brush tracts a pormanent low prossuro system of Irrigation must bo financed somehow, - How con tho peoplo of Ontario be mndn to realize tho situation Is .a quostlon. Until tho poopto do real Izo tho problem nnd aro actually called upon to act, nothing can bo done Tho proposal to cut tho water off now for sovoral days each wook and doprlvo tho citizens In tho northern end of tho city of water for the lawns and gardens Is a drastic pro posal tlTo principal valuo of which would bo Its emphatic, demonstra tion of tho need for action. Yot It Is not right that ono section of the city bo thus Injured becauso of the apathy of alt tho peoplo, through It might actually bo advisable On tho other hand tho nresonl systom which Is doing an Injury to somo of tho business houses by flooding their basements Is also un just nnd should not bo pcrmlttod to continue. If tho business men affoctod com pell tho attontlon of the peoplo to their problem nt this tlmo, they will bo doing a real public sorvlco. It Is only by so doing that sufficient Interest can bo aroused to get at flrmatlva action. That action Is needed. r n .m. ? f Ch0'enn. This demonstration of tho proves tho utility of such exhibitions ' ability of our boys and the class of and their need. If those cities ' training thoy havo boon receiving wherein a study of tho social needs I Is a credit not to themselves alono r. ... j,. uveo mnuo, aid not , but to our schools. In which wn nil bollevo they wore good business, oven for those who Drofk hut i. dlroctly, thoy would havo discon tinued thom long OKO. Thnr Snnl,l have been ono year shows nnd that Is all. But thoso communities da mn. tlnuo to support thom; tholr banks nnd morchants continue to BUbscrlbo to tholr support, bocauso they be lieve In them. To tho samo degreo Ontario business mon not dlrrcttv nnd personally benefited during tho wook. Bnouia, and wo aro sure will, liberally subscrlbo to tho fund fnr guaranteeing an adequato program for tho entertainment of tho visitors to the fair this fall. IIOTATIO.V FARMING AND TUB WBBVIIj "What Is bolng dono to fight tho wcovll?" The Argus has been nskod that question no less than n rfnznn times during tho past ten days, by men, who thomselves should' bo actually engaged In tho battlo. for battle It Is and Is going to be. I So far as wo aro ablo to lenm tho only effort bolng mado Is that' of us, should tnko a full measure of pride. Tho stock business Is nlwnys going to bo one of tho principal Indus tries of this region. Though tho rango land Is no longor In tho pub lic domain In as largo quantities as It was, still In prlvato ownorshlp It cannot bo used for anything save the grating of cattlo or shoop, This assnros tho slock Industry In this section, nnd tharoforo stockmen wilt bo needed In tho future. Thoy will bo called upon by ne cessity to use bettor methods than woro In voguo In tho days of cheap land nnd plonty of froo range. To meet theso problems tho schools aro offorlng courses which aro practi cal. While thoro will bo many who will docry tho training of tho schools, Just as has always been tho caso, yot popular projudlco will sub- sldo In tlmo and tho benefits of training In agrlculturo In High schools will bo recognized as bolng as nccossary for successful ranching as It has been for many othor professions. HOTEL WILSON DINING ROOM NOW OPEN FAMILY STYLE RATES BOARD. AND ROOM By the Month - $42.00 By tho Week - -$10.50 ',; Board ono Month - $30.00 Board-ono week - ;$ 7.60 Meal tickets 21 meals $8.00 Single meals - - .40 ALL WHITE HELP by tho Form Bureau through the MALHEUR COUNTY IIBAIj ESTATE GET 11KIII.NI TUB l-'AIIt THE BEST is None too Good Try Our Merchants Lunch 40c AMERICAN RfSTAURANT Sake Cafe Back 1st Nat'l. Bank ANNOUNCEMENT DOCTOH J. C. WOODWAIID, O C U L I 8 T, WOODWAnD BUILDINO, PAYETTE, IDAHO deslros to announce that ho will bo at his office overy af ternoon for the purpose of FIT TING OLASSES. Arrangements may be made for evening ap pointments. Eyes will be ex amined FItEB OF CHAItaE. Office equipment Includes every modern Instrument. FIT and SATISFACTION guaranteed. Qntnrlo buslnoss mon will bo called upon soon for nn ovldonco of tho faith In tho Malheur County Fair. A stralght-up proposition tins boon mndo which wltl call for a "show down" as popular parlance has It, of tho doslro of this com munity to do a sorvlco for tho en tlro county. Thoro Is no disputing tho fact that for some linos of morchandls. Ing tho fair Itself Is no benefit, In fact ovor a porlod of yoars tho morchailts In those lines havo de monstrated In that no uncertain method, dnlly volumo of buslnoss. that tho fair wook Is ono ot tho poorest of tho entlro year for them. Thoro nro othor lines ot business, howover, which reap a harvest of business during tho fair, and which, In tho past havo not In proportion ut lonst, carrlod tholr share of tho load, That tho rosaurants, cigar storos, pool halls, drugs stores and mor chants similarly engaged, do enjoy a largo Increaso In buslnoss Is be yond dispute. In, u measure, too), tho men's clothing uslnoss nnd the hotols profit appreciably by the presence ot numerous visitors; while the garagos and auto sorvlco shops enjoy the benoflts of additional cars coming to town. Just how much oach of thoso pro fit Is of course a nuostlon that no ono but thoso actually engagod In tho various Industries Is ablo to Judge. Yet thoro Is no denying that thoy boneflt to a degroe and should as a matter ot fairness and of good business unlto to support tho fair as generously as they aro ablo. Thoso who do not boneflt direct ly howovor havo a community obli gation, iinnn the lens. Thov nrnflt by the prosperity of tbolr fellows, tho generation that ana noi oniy inm me lair is un tarlo's opportunity to aid In the community life ot tho people ot the county. As a town and trading point this city has a duty of aiding those who live about It, and who trado here, In enjoying some of the pleasures of llfo by supporting such nn Institution ns the fair. Every city worthy ot tho name has some such Institution and the continued ex istence of the Rose Carnival at Tort- land, tho Hound-up at Pendleton county agent, In brlnglnr to tho nt- tontlon of tho farmers who nro Just beginning to rcallzo It, tho serious ness of tho menaco, nnd to urge I thom to do tho two things which hnvo proven nt least In part effec tive; namely to spray tholr alfalfa fields and plan to plow up a largo portion of tholr land this fall for uso In other crops noxt year. No other constructive suggestions havo been mado, so far as wo arc aware. Nor Is this to bo wondered at, when tho wcovll has so recently como to this soctlon that no ono horo Is oxporlenced In combating It. Last fall tho County Agent trloa to Impress somo of tho ranchrrs -with tho menaco confronting them, only a tow took his warning seriously, and diverted thblr activities from alfalfa to other products. These will benoflt by his advlco. others will porhaps condemn him for not having a panacea ready for tholr trouble. As a matter of fact ovon tho best exports of tho department ot agri culture, mon who havo given yoits to tho study of tho wcovll.. havo not solved tho problem of combating It ns yot. Thoy havo found moans of holplng tho situation, but that Is oil that can bo claimed for thom. Thoro Is a paraslto that will com bat tho weevil. It Is found, we aro told, In Europo and has boon brought to this country and success fully propagated here, not In suffic ient numbers, as yet, to bo ot real present benefit to our ranchers. The County Agent and tho com mittee of the Farm Ilureau aro doing everything thoy can to find a solution of tho weevil problem. They will put the matter up to tho au thorities ot tho department ot agrl culturo and sook tholr advlco and assistance Nothing more In that line can bo dono, nnd tho county Is to be congratulated that It has through tho County Agent tho llason officer necessary to got Into com munication with tho department, and secure Its cooperation. In time tho boneflt of this service will b'e appreciated. In the meantime the best thing the local ranchers can do Is to pre pare to combat tho weevil by giving la born this year less nlfalfa to eat and breed upon next year. In other words tho ranchers of this county must prepare to do diversified farming as one means of fighting this new destructive enemy, ONTARIO STOCK JURGBRH WIN Ontario should Indeed be proud of the boys ot the High School stock Judging team who won first place from all the other High School teams In the state at Union last TRANSFERS RECORDED JUNE I TO JUNE 11 John F. Black ot ux to Oco. W. Ilonton, 18,76 acres In N14SEU8 EU of Sec. 20; and 9.2 acres In Iot 6, Sec. 28-19-47. May 23, 1921. 110.00. Sheriff II. Leo Noo to Mrs. M. llurkman, BWU8WU 8oc. 25-32 40. May 28, 1921. 118.61, Claudo E. Durness et ux to Mar garet Doono, SK!48E'i Sec. 3; 8 WViBWU Sec. 2; EHEVi 8oc. 10; WHNWW 8oc. 11-27-39. Juno 7. 1921. 11.00. U. S. A. to Win. Orlfflth, Lots 22 and 27, Hoc C; and Lots 39 and 40 Sec. 6-27-43. May 18, 1921. C. E. DoVol to Dank ot Sherwood. NWU 8oc. 38-18-43. May 31, 1921. $988.00 U. 8. A. to Errett I. Denson, HH 88 U Sec. 13,; NWU NEW, Sec. 23-10-46, Lot 4, Sec. 18-1C-46. June. 9, 1919. U. 8. A. to Geo. E. Dovenny, 8W,4 8WU 8oc. 29; WUNBK. WVSBB M. EV48WU, 8BWNWU Sec 31- 16-41. Jjn. 1. 1921. U. 8. National Ilnnk ot Vale to Ilobert H. Lockott, W Soc. 25-16- 40. Juno 6, 1921. $1.00.' llobort II. Lockott ot ux to A. L. Guorbor, W Soc. 26-16-40. June 6, 1921. $10.00. Shorlff II. Leu Noo' to Malheur County, Tax Foreclosure bid In by County. May 21, 1921. F. W. Horlocker et ux to Oliver L. Little, EHNHU Sec, 11-17-46. April 11, 1921. $100.00, Dora Lasa ot ux to Ilomana Al- blsu, Motos & Bounds nlonf Oregon Novada Stata Line. Nov. 3, 1920. $10.00. C. F. McLaln to Arthur O. riant et al, Lots 8 and 7, Block 72, On tario, April 17 1920. $1,100.00. U. 8. A. to Peter Cosxtyo, NWU SEU Sec. 17; 8J4NEU, NBU8BU 8oc. 20; BHNWM, NHSWU See. 31-14-38. May 19, 1921. U, 8. A. to James Barber, Lot 3, 8BUNWU, 8HNBU, NUBEU Soc. 8; 8HNWU Sec. 6-27-38, May 10, 1921. Irma Neoly ot vlr to Sophia Amens, Lots 11 and 12, Block 1, Claggetts Add. to Vale. May 17, 1921. $1.00. t. COMPLAINTS FILED LV CIRCUIT COUIIT DURING WKEK How About Those Vacation Necessities liiHlliliill Wo Can Supply You Paper Cups, Plates, Napkins Tlionnos Bottles, Aluminum Cups Toilet Creams, Lotions, Mosquito Lotion, Talcum, Sunburn Rome dies, Bathing Suits and Caps. And you will expect to bring back Bomo pictures- Let ua fit you out with an Eastman Kodak and Films You will want music to mako your trip more enjoyable f NT" . M .sbssiiHs!PIbsiDIsW m Wo havo somo portable Vietrolas just the thing to carry along in a. small space mid tho only record Victor. Ontario Pharmacy Prescriptions our Specialty I & sk. I T YaI OULVK"t. HIGHWAY Ny F fY & ,,MATION PIPES (Fy&L JF PLANTS AT ONTARIO, OREGON NT m. 7 AND CALDWELL, IDAHO T Permanent as the Pyramids W mm"mm mmmmmmmk H. C. Hodge vs. Thomas Manning, June 6, 1921. Itocovery on Note. $268,30. William Barkley va Edna Berkley June 6, 1921. Divorce. H. n. Udlck vs. 8. H. Clay et al. Juno 8, 1921. Foreclosure of Lien. $264.60. n. W. Jones vs. Walter Llndsey. June 8, 1921, Damages. $1,600.00. Anna E. Bethel vs. John It. Beth. el. June 9, pivorce and Alimony. uem mate number Co. vs Thos. L. Perrln,, June 10, 1921. Itocovery on Note. $132.76. PHONE 95 ONTARIO ELECTRIC COMPANY BLECTniCAL CONTRACTING HOT POINT APPLIANCES EASY VACUUM WASHBIta EDI80N MAZDA LAMPS IimiOATION PLANTS MOTORS AND SUPPLIES WESTCO WATER SYSTEMS PHONE 95 Wo have a dandy line of pumps, both new and aeiyinrt hnnil tr T Udlck. The first $400 offered will get Lota 87.B8 In T1Iai.1t 1 Vallov rv- Add. tn Ontarln liv nn-ltlnv in v Starr, Burcoda, Washington. 27-30, Summer Excursions EAST mmrrcvtotil STANDARD GO. KMKY (OALttl.xrAY DAILY JUNB 1ST Tn AUOUST lflTH VIA OREGON SHORT LINK RAILROAD (U&Iob Pacific System) 8KB AGENTS VOn DETAILS '.'Omaha, St. Joseph or Kansas City ,i8780 Chicago or MUwauk0 108.80 St. Louis .,,. St. Paul or 10M0 Minneapolis 10B nn M"Pkta in.80 ft. Worth, Dallaa or "OU8,on 189.20 Tickets od three months but not to exceed October 31, l &