.Wdfc" tfhtfctria Don't Forget That We Do ail kinds of Printing at the 4rgus Office. BOOST For the Malheur Project. Representative Newspaper of Malheur County i m) ONTARIO, OBEttOV, FRIDAY. JUNE 18, looit. VOLUME XIII N' I'M H Kit 27 fc4 fni mm At fittft . J yi ; Patronise Tonr Home Mer-$ chants Ontario Goods for ; Ontario and the People of I Halhenr County. 9 Local News. Road Harry B. 0 rand's mw H(lv. in tli is issue. Harrv Anderson and wife arc registered at tlio Carter House from Skull Spiinga. Cuttle are mill arriving from the inteiior and shipments both Ml tttd west are being made duily. K. H. Tremain was a bojlnttt visitor to Boise during MM week. Kd nyi Idaho's snotaopolbi ie beautiful city. .1. 1). RUIIngttaf and family left this week for Seattle to visit tin- fair, and will spend lb lieated term in Portland. W. II. BrOOk mid Newt. Min ton have purchaMil the D. T. Uigsby farm on the Owyhee, one of the bent ranches in that vi cinity. Kenneth Millikin is now "devil" of the Argue, and will maku a good printer, btluj painstaking at the ease and eon stunting the tybe without error. Howard Buyer and bride lu.vc arrivod home from their wed ding trip and are at home It fieir friends t the residenci formerly occupied by BertWale I -en Morton told his farm, con sisting of 27 acres, adjoining the towusite on the southeast, to U Alexander of Caldwell. Considi r ution, MOM). The sale wus made by Ik II. W, ('lenient real estate agency. Ovmi Test is home from Cor vallis, Mm m !n- attended the Agricultural College I lie term just closed. Dr. Sharp I us Owen late I as shortstop for the i t.t rio busebull nine, better known as the Ontario "Tigers-" M. K. Uuin, an old lime printer, but no.v it prosper us fat mer at the Big Bend, was in thcciiyou land business Mouduy. Twenty long years ugo the gentleman and the Argus man worked side by side on the Sun Francisco 1- vu miner. J. A. Keeil rotumetl from Salt Luke on Mouduy, at which place. be met his son, Calvin, of No -ton, Ksnsus, who will muke an extended visit here with his dad. The boys are betting live to one that Johnny will give the young ster u good time. John Wood und wife arrived from Hiverside on Tuttdty. Johnny is in the be-t of health and Mill remain hero 10 du - attending to business mallei I oefore returning to bis com home among the hills of Mai -heur County. Clias. Becker, the well known cattleman, wus in the city from hi.- home near Westfull during the week. Charley tells us that he is tired losing money year after year on his cuttle and a ill dispose Ol ins uuniics himi in the beef trust do Ihe worrying in the future. At a meeting of the St.it. Press , V I.... 1 ...I I I --'"-- of Iduho. held at Puvette, lust Saturday, the same ....--. -- . wus reorganized us the Western j Fourth of July celcbrution. Idaho lress Association, und ill- Croy & DeBus of the I'ustime! (iovernor Benson of Oregon pudes Qapyon, Washington, 'billiard and popl rooms, one ofUI1j Governor Brady ol Idaho oiie, Ada, Owyhee and Klinore! the finest in the northwest, in-have been ollicially invited and counties in Idaho and Malheur vites your patronage. The firm j wjj uttend, prov. led they have county, Oregon. A I ExmmIUuu Itutes via Oregon Short Line Railroad. $25 25 from Ontario to Seattle and return. On sale daily, com mencing June 1st. Ask agents for further particulars. Local News. Wilson-Duffy Drug Co. All kinds of drugs. Did von suv it was hot? Try Candland'H let ere am. O.ir wireless system will bt in Operation next week, maybe. For Sale 5 horse power gaso line engine; tfOOi Iuiuire at Argus olliee. K. II. Test and K M. Orieg will open a real estate olliee in N'yssa next week. Dr. .1. Prinzing performed two surgical operations at Payette this week for appendicitis. (. P. Cresap, a pioneer of Bottom Oregon, of Canyon City, is visiting Ins ilaughlcr, Airs. Hickman Staples. .1. t . .Nelson ami wile are tin ii wne are me ;i::,::,:t - guests of Mr. an Lcuhr, being old I uncos of the latter Krncst Staples, who has been I critically ill Ihe past week, we are phased to state, ia mi tbt I improve at (his writing. A. P. Ilulhcrfnrd ami wife Ifave left for Westfull. Dude will till the position of foreman at tho Charley Decker ranch. We don't have to lell anybody how we sluml on the Mulhcur government irrigation propel What we print tells the tale. Any physician that knows the Wibon-Duffy Drug Co., will no! hesitate to trust his patient's medicine to us for preparation Frank Keeder, agent of the Willuinette Yullcy A Cascade lioad Co., and wife, arrived from Portland mi Tootdoj und art guests of Mr. and Mrs. Daltou Biggs. "Lend Me Your Wife" will be presented here the last of this month by homo talent under the direction of Miss Kthel I'm ker (Mrs. liruiidoii), the proceeds to be donated to Ihe Ontario Fm ore Hand. Wutch for the dale. The ferry boat of John Biriitt' broke from ihe toblt lot Sunday on account of luc.li water in the Snake and llnaled down stream. The bout went under tho railroad budge and was secured on an islund just below the structure. The Argus under no considera tion will accept an advertisement from outside of town merchant. if the goods to be udverlised un earned in slock by Ontario ni.i.hiints. Patronixeyour home UltrcbunU uml help build up Outai io. I. vie Ilowanl's billianl ami pool room in just the laee to pond an hour or two caroming the ivry sphere, and laeu when you are thirty you eun be served with any soft drink imaginable, from a swell lemonade to todt nop. And then when it is all over Lyte will tell you a story. Tli.it is going some. The Idaho Pharmaceutical Assnciation met at Boise the lira! ol llir week III.. I Oil Til. . , . I'urk, where the uddresses were made.- Outurio was ropfftOOOtad by Harry A. Duffy, who spoke on "The l'ower of Drugs and Criticism of Their Dispensei.-, , ""' """" I1"" "i " "" . . . - , ami t lie uoise papers say ii was also carries cigurs, tobacco, hue confectionery, etc., The 'ruit und confectionery store is separ- ae from the billiard room, and the Indies of Onturio are es- ,...i:itli invited to uiiike their inrehases at the l'astnue. iust I south of Buyer Bros. & Co. UNCLE SAM WILL KEEP HIS PROMISE PRIVATE TURNED It Will Be Likewise in Malheur County When Secretary Ballin ger Renders His Decision. The government has declined to permit private capital to huilil the (irantl Junction, Colorado, liih line ditch, according to a de cision of Secretary of the Interior Btllinger, and Undo Sain will proceed with the work at a reasonable rate of speed with funds available under the reclamation act The preliminary work on the Grand Junction nroject, which had been suspended, 'ill bo resinned at once by the government. The above decision by Secretary Hallin ger dispels all doubts regarding the Malheur project, and shows that Uncle Sam will keep faith with the people after making a promise and that the Colorado decision conclusively shows that the government will also construct the Malheur Irrigation 1'rojeet. DEVELOPMENT C0NGRES AT BURNS, 0RE600N Home of the best orators and ablest law crs in thestale are go ing to Hums, Harney county, ( )u umi, on July I, '-'. All Central OrtgOO will be at the Burns ( 'ii giuilil.tlio Do vclopmciit roiiml-up. iointol the biggest cnpiiali-t.- at I'oillaiiil are interested and will bo ol tbt long rM, Study the inleresting program of the Oicgon-Idaho Declop- meiit Congress to be held at Borns. This trill bo Ibo ninth ttttiOfl of this development organisation held since its oi gani.alioii at j Mawhfiehl in August, 1006, The entertainment, musical and local features of the pro- Jas. J. Hill h i-ju.-t anuounced gram will bo provided by the at Cortland that he has no in Burns Commercial club. tention of building railroads in The sessions of the congress Oregon. will be held Thursday and Fri- Ilarrimau has gone to Kurope day, and on Saturday (July ') to spend the summer. i there will be an old-fashioned no conflicting dates of un official character. Prominent speakers who will be present and deliver oddrttttt are us follows: J udKe Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton on "Land Monopoly.'' CAPITAL DOWN. Ool. 0, A S Wood of Port lam!, on the MNtd Ol Self Help in Railroad Construction." Col, Edgar M. Htigho ol Wrol . i dollO, i'ii the "Idaho-Dis-tliet lutlllo.nl law." K.x-Se. -relarv of State Will II Oibton Ol Idaho, on "Irrigation I by Pumping." Addison Btuottt f Irrlgon on the ''Importance of OOOI Bay Harbor to Central Oregon." I'lesnleiit llnnaii of the Wil- laiutttt li.neiMiy will dis. u-- "Eductiioool Development in Oregon." Col. I K. I'age of Salem on "Investment in Central Oiegon band.-.'' This puts it up to the people of Oregon whether they want to do unythlng to hel thvmselv es. The people ol Idaho through the legislutun have enacted u district railroad law. Hill and llaniinan, having settled all their diffeunces, have both withdraw n from the stale ! On gun. The railroad question will be the greatest living development is.-ue ut the Burns congress. Warning! Land Owners Dead Ox Flat To on Here is how the Wei-cr Sig nal talks about two of the High Line solicitors. "Certain private interests that MrOttld steal an irrigating ilitch from a dood steer are trying a new scheme Oil Dtod Ox Flat. Two plans. bit solicitors nre going about trying by every means to eet the home-makers to sign iiwav their right to gov ernment In igation. No matter what these men say, do not sign. This paper is fighting policies, not individuals, but to remove nil chance of mistake, the Signal wishes to sav that A. V lioud, recently manager of this paper, is no longer connected with it, and that the paper it opposed to what Mr. Bond at this time rep resents. A. W. Bond is one ol the so licitors. ttoboH van (Jilse i another. The Signal is in favor of tbt Coiled Suites government and of I'nitcd Smtcs government ir rigation. There is patriotism in business us well as in war Have faith in your government and support it on the wheat Hold M you would on the I utile- Held. Sign no papers presented by Bond 01 Von Qiltt or your government water lights are gone forever." Circus Time Again. The Sellsl'loto aggregation of renowned features will be in I'uvetle on Tiu-.lav, June gO, Acrobats from the old trorld ami the new, giants, pigmios, beasts of the wildest forests of the world, strange birds and daring bareback rider are the features of the circus. Circus day comes around b00( right. A fellow gets old dining the Winter. Notes fall due, things must be attended to, life looks serious any way you look at it, a IbotWOOd things pfOM down upon the mind until the head ache-, u I mkh s giu ileep during the winter and the hair hoi rows u tinge from the frost. It is dillcicnt circus day. You are a boy again Of OUglll to he. Tbt 186,000 Arnii'iir pi ii horses aie also with the Soil Kioto this season. UttUlitl ItJ! the clitics even where. l'ayette, on Tuttdty, June B. Back From Nebraska K D (ireer an ised home fOt a two-weeks' visit lo his parent al Lincoln, Neb. He lUlOt that his mother, who is well known ill Ontario, is in feeble henlth but VOJ convalescing when In left the old home. Mr. OrtOI says that the people of Nebratkl trointartatadiotbU taction and that lit was kept busy answering numerous inquiries regarding Ontario and near-by vicinity, and Malheur count) can expect a delegation lloin Nebia-ka tins KUillllier, people ol means look ing for invtatuttnt. Ontario Oil Well The Ontario Co-Operuli v. Oil iV titt Co. Oft making airauge ments lo resume work on the oil well, which is now down 3U00 feet. The citizens ot Ontaiio will subscribe s) 10,000 toward continuing to the depth uf fi00 feet, and if oil not encounteied at that depth, woik on Well No. will commence as soon us pro per arrangements can be made -- It is surely government i,rn-gution. Election Notice. Notice is hereby given tbaton Monday, the 86lO day of June, 1009, at the city council cham bers, in the City of Ontario, Malheur county, slate of Oregon, a special clcciion will be lield for the purpose of submitting 10 the qutlifll d electors of the said City of OlltOfiO, Oregon, the qUtstiotl ol the issuance and alc )' Municipal Coupon Bonds of the said City of Ontario, Ore gun, in denomination! 61 Fivt ii i .... i I.,, i iioniiicu i lonars eacii, pavahle In Twenty (' i yi in- from dotal 'l' issuance, rtdttuioblt at the t-'ensure of the said City of On lario, Oregon, at any time after llit exiiralion of Ten ( 10) years fioin the date of issuance, bear '"' interest at not to exceed live (.) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually and shall not be sold for less than pat value, nor otherwise than for cash, sunt ooncll not to exceed IM.000.00; said I Is to bt is sued and sold to constitute a fund to be expended for the fob lowing purposes, ln-wit I o the extent of 18000.00 for the pur ROM of taking Up the outstand ing warrants of the City of On lai in, Oregon : to the extent of f 1(1(1(1. lid in provide rtVttiUt un til taxpaying time in 1010; and to the extent of $10,000.00 for the purpose of aiding in the construction of a hi idge tcrOM Snake Kivtr near the City of Ontario, Oregon, which election Will be held at U o'clock ill the morning, and will continue ill til ." o'clock in the afternoon said day. Dated at Ontario, rrtgOII, this 1Mb .lav of June, 1009, II. W Out Ml m. City Itaoordor ol the City ol ( rntal in, Oregon. Credit to Ontario. 0.0. I'a.ne now has the lim -t and most up. to date jewelry store Credit to Ontario .u.i. in. ii county or i... ..in o.egon. Mr. Invne carries bv far the largol stuck of jtWtlry, cut glass ami hand painted china in Ontario He has ovor ont hundred wai. Ins in hid show , Com l i in g all the In -t A mi i ic in make-, -mil as the Hamilton, Illinois, South B.-nd, l.'oi kn.id, Walthaiii ami lilein. Mr. Ptyut has had liftieii , ex ciiclice at the helich and Is all expert watchmaker and en graver, boving trorkod at his profession III sonic of (he I', I known stoic- ol in. ago, Omaha, San I'l.in. . -i ii and Lot Augtloi He gi es a I lltcn guarai Ulll. all Ills walcii u.uK tritb ovtry iiou wtU'b nurobttod . -,, i ,f i o hlii. lie callli- a Ih'iiu I il , line of cut glass, hand painted china ami starling lilvor depotll arc A i iiiiiplcte line ol din liiolid riugt and In. io. hes. Mr l',.ne pi ides hlln-elt in the fact that hi- pile.-, aie light and that he tnats all hi- cu-touier-, ftirly and hi.ni-ll ami gives them the vel v be-t .dues lm their nionev. Ills repair .-Imi, is the hi, est III this section und hellig the skilled Wul kin, Hi that he I-, all reni.ir wmk eiitiu-t.-d to bin k"' s out of hi- -imp in Hrtt-clttt condition, Mr, Ptynt enjoys a lorgt mail order patron age whii b he attends lo M itli tilt I, a-l UOttiblt delay. New Land Regulations July I, lew ordtr tffei ting the tesliinoiiv to be taken whin I I QnA ,,,oois i offtrtd trill g" into i Meet at all I'liiled Slates luiid olliccs. Claimants and wi'- 0iiit will both bt Nquirtd 10 , ,)U, tU:Ulu j.e. eoncei nn.g the ab- I M.K.0 of t10 ,!;,, lt ,, H, lum! from time to lii,ie, giviug much more detail th.m hint" fine. Lath legal subdivision, together miIi iuinrovtnitntt thereon, will have lo be dtt cubed fully and sepaiately, tu gclhir Hfitb tvidoUCt showing how lUUOh of Ihe u a under the entry wws pultivatad, with refer ence lo t ucli, anu tin- amouui ol i , i.i u cron harvested. The blank for transci ibing it.-tiuionv will con stitute tbrtt pages instead of one as heretofore. That ice cream at Col (light's is the linest of the line. liv our delicious con. s in S cent Mid 10 cent sites. BIG REDUCTION IN- Baseball Goods. Beginning ... SATURDAY, June 19 I will give one fourth off' on nil BASE BALL gnoils in tnck. Geo. Candland. LMADIMO iicr;;iHT. Ontario, ( ticgon P. L. Helfrich. KXPKHT ie "iShoe Repairing. Shop In 1". W, Allen's Hnr ncss Store. I f T Cf' O V J i -J J L V iJ .-. .mi line lino .,1 ( l.t X ' KS lit-l in iiiul going nt very Moderate Prices. The very latest ill Hat Cilia and UOW DttigM in Jiwclry. A eoinplete line of Strings, Sheel Mu ic and liislrillucnts. Guaranteed Watch Repairing Harry B. Grauel ei i i u in 1 he Jew ll v and .Mii-lcal lloii'c of Ontai i". Ortgon. PHARMACY 1 our main inti ic-t, :unl o not ico ini.i mit-iilc W . illOH, I Ii nil- vi- ai i a I ill) In give you t flno wtook ol DRUGS A N 1 1 SKILLED SERVICE. IWhi Presc riptionists Ol the County. Wilson-Duffy Drug Co. v i ii ni;xi i xi l i;-inx ia Urtgou Short Line. Daily for tii kits one way in I'm llan.l. I''i,iiniil ilattl for other routes, s. Oregon shrt ' l.llie iL-rm li'l itlliiu l MCl'ii,-.. i i : ,., !-.... .....i i ...... i r. xi i ii-io.x- i. .-r ia in gou shm t Line. To Denver, Olnah.i, Kan.-, i City, Cbirago, Si Louii ami other point.-, June 1,5, II, l"'r li and glith. Si c sgeilll ii later dute.-, rate- and (urtbtl tiorlicultl V ,v It I II I M-P..WSIISI