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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1909)
SSir - (EhtfatfUr jkVtttt& Don't Forget That We Do all kinds of Printing at the Argus Office. BOOST liV For the Malheur ppjiect. Representative Newspaper of Malheur County. .. . 1 VOLUME XIII ONTARIO. OREGON, FRIDAY, JI'LY 10011. NUMBER W e 5 Patronize Your Home Mer-1 t chants Ontario Goods lor J uniano aim tuc i uuuic vi Malheur County. Local News. Wilson- Duffy Oa, for nil kinds Of .h Hi'.' For Hule ."-horse power geOO lin engine: $'20o. Inquire el Argus olllce. J. A. Vest, ex-stock imp tot of Harney county, irae In Ihe city during tho week. Col. 0. B. H. Wood win in tin- city on Tueodey on his way to Hums to attend the mtotlng of the Oregon-Idaho Oevcopmciii league. Jeafoi Booker end Mioi Hhttiche Stevenson, of Westful wore married in BolM Kiiduy They were in Ontario Sunday rn i iinic home. Koss ('lenient bOJ sold hi- 40-acre farm ami improvement' to A. A. Wright of Wcnatchci Valley, Waali. Mr. Clement receive I '2.0 per acre for the property. Alex Humphreys pnrchiisiil a 40-acre tract of the Tom John ion farm thin week, pitying $ I 'J." per acre. The sale was madi by the II. W. Clement real estate agency. Hon. w. II. Brooke has boon appointed by Speaker M Arthur of Ihe legUlaloro as u d.'lr viti- to the National Irrigi tion Congress, to he held at S j. . kaue, August '' to 1 I The Mivins' ferry is again in opei. iii. rn, and you can no v iTii'i the treacherous Snake with safety. Mr. Uivins bus im proved the service with new Olbtoo, and has i lie of the best f-rry bout that can he made. Miits Ol've Cuili'i', who has b en teach'iig at Ontario the pant year, arrived in town TUOO day. Mi" Coulee has valnallc properly interests here, and will probably remain daring (he summer. Canyon Oily Ragle. James 1'uul left for hi" hone in Happy Vulley, Harney county, Monday. His bearing has been completely restoiv ! U id Dr. I'rinziiig says Jim in u good patient, taking nil ihe medicine prOOOCrlbed without u uiurmur. J. S. Millikin the Irot of the week received word from the in- teri trdepu it men tut Washington, to su toy the Morton Island at tie ob hat'hery. The island is now settled by several parties, ami why the government at this ate day ia to surviy tin same is unknown. litraycil or Stolen--HucUkin horse, l'J years old, hud on leather halter with about M feet of rope, branded N Q on left st i tie. Kewurd of $10 if re turned la Pi B. Tuttle, Ontario. Ore. The Ontario baseball teum de feated W'eiser on the home grounds Sunday in u fust game, the score being 5 lo 3, which makes live straight games they have won this seuson without a defeat. Oiiturio will play two games at 1'uyetto the coming week, July 4 uud .", during the celebrution. Croy & DeBus of the Mustime billiard and pool rooms, one of the tincst in the northwest, in vites your patronage. The tirm 6Q carries CJKrs; tobucco.. jie euiiletliqiiery, eto., Tlie Iruil uud coiifectlouery store is sepur ate from the billiard room, and the ladies of Ontario are es pecially invited to make their piiehases ut the Pastime, just south of Hiiu'i Bros. A Co local News. ('lark's ferry did I rushing business circus day. Mrs. Robt. Odell is home from I visit to I'ortlnnd. Krnnk Wader ami wife have gone to Si attic to attend the fair. (). W. PortOf was u business visitor from Huntington on Wednesday. Louis Mnrtoni, the Wootfoll sheepman, was in the city dur ing the week. Such crops of alfalfa ns are being cut near Ontario are not eijiialed anywhere. Mrs. J. B, UOOdWtn of West- fall is at the Printing boepltol receiving ticatineiit. (i. S. Stiihhlelield, one of the Owyhee ami .Malheur liters, it prominent reclamation men, '" plain to everyone that the left tor Portland on Wedneeday.gooronient bnalba prior tight The M. M. Co. disposed of the 1900 clip of wool of J. A. Vest at M cents per pound this week. .Mrs. J. Mavis o estlall Was opciatcd upon for appendicitis by I'rs. Cruizing and Payne on Monday. Mis. (J. A. Schwei.er and children, from Owyhoo, were visiting friends in Ontario dur ing the week. Mrs. BUaabeta Hakoly of Lnterprise, Ore., was visiting her brother, I.ytc Howard, of this city this week. A special patriotic service will be held at the Congrega tional church next Sunday, July I. Special music. II Fraser ehuperoued Jim Pbnl and J. A. Vest to W riser u his auto last Miiulav, ami thev report mi enjoyable tiip. The Congregational Sunday Bebool picnic will he held lit Arcadia, July I I. All regular students and their parents are invited. Miss Btta Kouth, who is ntllicled with asthma, has gone to Portland to tpond the sum mer in the hope of IcncliMng hei health. All members of the Bobekabl arc notified to be present at tin regulai meeting, July ". Nisi nig ineiiibers welcome. By 0 dor Noble Oread' alyHlaOreerJ UI,'"'J- A special election was In M Don't fail to attend the Onta Monday to rote n the prop, no bund benefit at tho opera loaltlon of bonding the city in house tonight, when the side- the sum of $22,000 of which splitting farce, "Lend Me Your 110,000 is to he appropriated to Wife," will bo protentod. it i aid la the oonttruction ol better than good. 80,000 tteel wagon blidgt J A Cortriebt wife and ''oss Snake rivw, one mile eoel daughter, turned fioin Newark, N.J, on Wednesday to visjt J. J, Cortright uud family, "lid iii.uiii "Corty" will surely give ihpm u gmid lime. J. A. and J. J. look just like two pea- in a pod, only Jim is a little bit belter looking. The new ventilating system ii,-t iliil in the Klt'clnc Moat works to pel lection und keeps Ihe popular little tbeutre very cool und fOmfortpblOi The pictures being shown ou t,e ; screen ure fur above the uver uge, und Munugcr Mrown hits . contracted iol the cream of the association output. E. A. Atwood of (irand Junc tion, Colo., who owns 220 acres of lund under the proposed government proposition spoken i.r in tlm Nvbbh Sun. in in il..- v. ... rvf - - j -- .., ... - - - city, und showed the Argus man I 11. ." H .. uieiter w.ncn unequivocu.iy says ii.... .i... .................. ...,n ,...., mni me (imiiiiiiiiiii nni tu..- struct the high line project ut (irand Junction. The urticlel ouoted by the Nvssu Sun wee published long before the gov-, eitiftient decided to do the work ...... . . . Application Is Rejected State Engineer Lewis Has Turned Down the High Liners Ap plication As will bo notid bv two ml.' rertioetnente In Ihe Argus ol appropriation of water on the to put in rooorvotri ami store rater for irrigation on both ol these rivi is. The claim of the High Line people that they have Valuable water rights en the Owyhee river cannot he substantiated by the facts. It is true that the High Liners have made iipln ..- tion to the state engineer fur n water right on Ihe Owyhee river, but said application was re- ited, and the application of the reclamation service was nc- cepted. LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANY A called meeting of the On- i.ctl under the laws of the state lario Coiumercial Club, was held of Idaho at 11,000,000, would Monday (veiling to discuss Ihe place Ontario in toiu h with TOO nronoMiioii of in-lalliiiL' an in- uli-ci il ci.- in tin- Llaho lunch. .i,,,,.,,,!,.,,! udphone system in this city and tnrronnding COUn try c. J, sinsel of Boloo, general manager ol the Independent relephone company, was prc-enl and stated it would be beet to orgiini.e a local company in On- t.irio with home ollmi- lie al.-o stated thai it wouhl coot in the neighborhood ol $10,000 to install a complete tyotom in tbit section, and when Connected wit.i the Independent, capital- BY ALMOST UNANIMOUS VOTE. ol town. 1 lie otc lor lioliilmg iJiirkcr-Sullens. A prcltv, simple wedding oc ".., . , , . I cureil on Wednesday, the .'id inatani, al the realdence of Mr. and Mrs. X. (J. Sullen, of the White Setlle.ue.it, ... w hid. . h''' l",,tor " li"' Val'' ' )"""' U' their only and accomplished uu Virgluia Boberttou. daughter, Miss Rota, iicca.uej u " ' xl""1 eongratuUUont Mrs T itaiker The f,..l i.o, U'"lu"' '" "" bHde BUd grOOIIl, was private, being vitneeaed byud at Ibe Oriauo has the the family, Mr. and Mrs, T. W.JMlargeat Oirculatlon" iu Malli'iir Halliday, their daughter, I'eail, Mrs. Milligan, and the official' mg clergyman, tvev. . i. mu- Igao. The bridegroom for ninny years uist hus been a resident of the Mosquito country, Hi miles north of Ontario, where be award valuable property, which he recently exchanged for u line farm near vYeioOf " 1 i one of the chili nunc, young ladies of 1 1 v- county, with whom the editor of lhU pu,er ,JUb bt.(;ll HC (laint,-d . 1. 1 i , i i . ifOIll C II I 111 IIOOlI , UIK1 Ol WIlOIll, he knows nothing hut what la bvely und of good report. , " "'B"-. '"' "' 'II... A -.... ...ill. 1. ....!.. . ( melius, unite in noon wisiie.- fm. ,,,,,, . all( contiuutd prospeiily of the newlv wed. for Water. Tilt lOMlon IoWB ol the state ol Oregon for 1901) does i,t allow any pOMOn or corporation to store the waters of any stream in this state without first huv- log procured the propor eortifl. rnia trorn the state engineer, and us State Enginoor Lewis lias turned down the High Liners' application for a wuIm I ili t , and has allow cd the i eclu- nation people t,i ill,, on the Owyhee, It is a safe bet that if (lie lloise-Owyhce High Line lugin coustrueiion in 80 days, n- they claim they will, tiny will find themselves boarding with Sheriff Bob, as the 1900 law is very Mint I gainst any attempt to appropriate water- without a right to do so. lie Mnd for Ontario people to discuss the matter thoroughly am) if they decided to const riul the lino, Ihe stock not tob tcrlbod would he taken oroi bj llimeelf. J, U. G'rcgg and C. C. Payut were appointed t BlittOO to intei i.w mti cilienv, and have t itt-ni inbecribt for siock, and ire mooting trltb much faror, audit i- thought there will be IIO trouble to raise I1..1.1 s'oi ii to $7500 in Outariu. was ilwoal unaiiiiuoii-, onl) four votee being eaet againettbt burning of bonde. There net light vote polled at it ffll a forogoue couclueion that the bondt would carry by an over wjulmuig majority, as wmk bad already COBimeOCOd 041 thi liinlge. H 11 rley -Ro bertson tJustava It aitl bo awfully iuiui, Xi have ii. to cull von linnet, And wlienlhe als am cominglo You ii i. n Iplayli nuoubletakoslliauousli Main., I lu Vale, i A. Ilur- county, We I. ope in- i an add to the caption in a few year-: " I'l.e largest honn-lide circulation of hoys and cjilsin V'alt." Thai's all". Col Wood With Us Attorney (loo. W. Hayi Vfale is home from I'orlluud, and bad an interview .villi C. L. Bi Wood relative te the govern ment ii ligation project. Mr. ILiycs says Mr. Wood is with us on the proposition, an- it is his rarnett wish to be here at the tunc of the vi, it ol S eire- ,. ,,. lary BaUltl -peclion. niaivc ins in- The Circus. A big delegation went over 10 I'ayelle on Monday to the Sells. Kioto circus, and us little nonsense- now and then relished, we append- II" Dave M.lirill Ilia) went ni-nr . .... see me sncrcil inn The editor of Hie Argus went because he had free passes for his hunch. The reason Ed Kraser didn't attend was because he was in Welter the day before. Postmaster Sproul attended only on account ol Harold and was the lirst one home. i. L Blaekahy was a boy again, lie never nlfOOd o cir CUt in hit liil'e only u few. l! B, liiithci ford's mission to Payette not to see tho clow ns, i and one of them looked j 1 1 t like ''Uncle Dick." Henry Whltwortb went to sec the hippopotamus swim, but he didn't. It was an nnt-eater in the hippo cage. Charlev Meeker had a hum h thai the i-acrnl hull was branded with a big M, but be got left. .... , ... i ue minimi was a sne-ear. .lake Oriftg OU his urinal was taken in cn.irge by a bevy of old mauls, in I didn't sec the circus only the ice cream man. ('mi U iii acted like a Iff Hi-old (male) end went broke feeding peanuts to the elephants We let him have I'll'TY cents. Frank Mrown and Lee Kiscr nearly lost their habitation in Ontario bv gelling "stuck" on the ladv contortionist- the one in w lilt". J. I. Kidd for once in his life got a move on when il was an- UOUnCOd that a young lady woe to nppiar ditbabille the side lent. iii one of Julinn Meed and Dr. Sharp I .... i.i I'll onlv went to teach their kids iiiitural Iiistiu v hut when a ball- playing clown hove in slL'ht it was all off with the circus with the doctor. We met Judge King over there and he said he would never, never attend another cii. " eni anlott it was pulled off ill Ontario. Jutt then sonic one s.lld the hoochc-kllche ilnme was going on, and we ln-t ihe judge in the crowd. - a Oil Well Directors Meet At a meeting of the direi lor- i the Intiu lo t'o-opeiative Oil iV lias Co. held hist Saturday, 180,000 slutic or stock was placed on the iiiiukct ut In ci ni- jar hlnire. 0. W. Thompeoo, aa dl ex- p. it, and a ttookboldor ill the eoinpany, Wat appoilltod agent to diepteja of 100,000 shares in Portland, and has left for Olfr goi.'s motropolil on his mission. M. M. Kelly, the chief dllllei, who ii now in I'.ttshu.g order Ilia nun hint i v to sink to anv lepth, has informed the dim- l i that lie will aOOII iii I vc ill Ontario, and the., oiiorotioui will commence on Well So, 1, ami he continued with vigol until a deptli ol ".nun fed attained. If Will No. 1 fails to produce nil, mine ujif liiiiuus hiii Mail ..:i ..,.i: i: :n ...... - iit once on Wall No. I. " Clean yn "."" h"' : r elect I.U.l, thus securing n.ienl pait.es in Ontario to ohcrve ,1C. W1 executive olliie.s the next Tuesday, July U, us Clcui.,lul0 Uiii) (,vtl- ia, lillJllv. I p Hay. As we ure expecting ..., ty News. MVOral govL-rnn.eiit olliciuls to 'Jlare is nothing to it hut the visit us w.thiu the next Hi days, voto, ae. ! our ciiieiis should ussist in beautifying Ibe city us much us Any physician that baoarttht po-sihie. Wiigons will he in.- vVtleoU'puff) Drag t'o., will not uiabed lo haul all tbraeh from beeitate to true! bit patitnt'a Muiu sticcl. inivdicine W Ug for preparation k .... i I'l.iuii, t i ... I l ... I .. I l apori of tbeooamuon nftbefini Nation Hunk at Ontario in the 8 Hti ill (ireu'im. at the r1 of hnstntHi 9 1090 go BOM see l.nB.nd d, w III sill III 1.1. I II Bit a Overdrafts iwtund Hint ,1 iiiiiri-iui-ii I UBboadeto net-nre circa I ln..ii rrciniiiiiiM on I S limnl 7 M I ;! mm i I (HKI r. "ls. -'eni Ifi.-s, it (i i T.i i 0t ran ata I.iiiikliiit bonus, fiirnitnn and fixtures Ihtt fmiii iiittiotml lumki (et rpRprvH in-.'iit Due from Stats and privnte mum ami h inkers. trii-t ooapaaiM ami savlnini limiks Dm from approved reienro Siiruts i Ihtoksandothoi atah Iteats !fotw uf ether National hunk-. I'r i ioiiui papor onrrtnojr, 1.1 tela mni ooats Las i i. ttoNai Uaaaai i. I I llSK 1 S,.it.. pi in,;; m I.ri I tender Botes 4 tit I u B i notion find with 0 I T ..muror ( i iHr cent of -i uliiii.iii i ii rm in !Ml7 (H) t mil hi s 'i in no,i ii 1 I .'.-. (HI Total .1-1.' I.I M H I Ml - I iipltul Ktoek i;o. Iii t .-,o mil or Miriilim fmid IHm mi I'uiliviiled prolits, leiw e psasoa mm tana paid h . a .,; Niitiotml limik notes out- taaatag aot ag I'm' t" other II:iIIoiihI tonka . . i us .-,:i line iii atate siid private bank mni beakers i .'"i hi IiiiIivhIiihI ilehi.it mil, eel to elieek .11 11MM US ZT r"tm'"xU" "' ,1" -. mi 7'. .v.' ::i. , in an a. V" rtlBotas of dvporll ' ertlflsd eheekt i i.i..iiiiui th.T n. m n.,... "lilted, hii-Ihmi-u' Iio 4" To i. Klil"e of ( Ireu-ill. i Cnuiiiy of Mnlliear I '" t Unk. do Holein.ily wem Ihnl tile afcOVe Ktllleuielil I- (rue I,, ,r ., of IIIV kllowleie mid lM.(,.f c I Kaavoa, i'lilHr Oerreoi Attaot M Ai i win a. i Vi JoMI Dlreetors .1 linnw SillMM'rlliil mid Kworn lo me iH-f.n,. Hie Ihia 'Mlh ditvof J MM, IISIU. WHl .1 .1 llurlin.lyr. N.itiry I'ul.lle l. iM'llJi'll, eilll e r "I tile hIi.ivi RHirl of the condition of .Ion,- ,v Co., Umikern. lit WeHtrnll, (irecon. In tlie -i.it,- of llri'K lit the clone of lui-iii. .- Jiiiih'M, I'hi'i o .V III--in in i Limn i mid lliiinnl- t, IS.1 ft.j ' ii iilrfl. -.i-iiri-il mid on -eeured '.' Hill is I. hi no ItolliU, --. mill. etc nonklng' bona. fataJtareaeMl a tnre ue from iiiirnviii reservo lunik ; tsu -.'ii Chsoks and otlwr raah ItoBM t'liihou Imml N IIHI Nil .it) on '.. 7l HII T"ul anu m n; I.I llll.l I IK- mnt.il -toek can! in ........ ... tin ism mi i iiuivmeii i..iii- i.. . i x (M-IIM-n Mini tuiei .l lllilll l.llllll il.-.Ohl- -lll,,-, Uieh ek. 1i tun -o t i an n. Total State Of I "H-k'iiII I Conntj ot M ..ii,. in i i ii oimmi e.i-hier of the ,ii.M umned lo.nk. d.. H.,e,ni.lv .Wr tl.m the abovs -t.it. ii i in true iu Um boat of my knowledge ,,,. hsUol .1 Ii Kmiiiimi. Caahlor Correet Alie-i Will lone, ( i D rairaea, I Wraetors Suli-erilM.il mid i.orii to U-lme me thin .'Mil dii ill .Inn,- I'hi-i aal ll i i .ni 1 1 ., Vit.ui I'nlille Bad Money The govei ninent secret Ml lei has sent out wiilliuios to hank ore to watcii ior twodangoroui colllilcifill-. One H a t I hill purporting to have boon leaned b) the National (liloii Hank ol Baltimore ami the otlie l a ciiiin i lei ii ii ,f in .ial.ii.ial note on II. e it rinaiiia Mink of San Kwil iii I'. Moth ale aa Iu ,c clever Imitatlo.ta. Ibe Argue man in vei expects to handle u a ! , SllOt, the i n Iol Ulill ion ui veil i ,.. ..... i,....,.,., , ,,.. ...i,., .,...... : to look out iol -f In hills with the naiuet of the above buul priuti d then on IfoOtlUoob for Governor Hist. ut Alto, in Mt't'Ullocb (, ' gOVCIIIOI I in i. has not i,ccn a auaaoutlna voiee einoe the News brought forward !n Iname, et together, boyt ol I..I..IMII 1'iegu.i. anil wi ''"" . . . BIG REDUCTION in I I i m Ihl ne n ss IX- Baseball Goods. BeRiiiiiing ... SATURDAY, June 19 I will give one fourth oft' on nil UA8E BALL irnoflfi in -tuck. Geo. Candland. LfgADIMO !ltli;iMT Intario, Ircgon F. L Hclfrich. i:xij:irr Shoe Repairing. Shop In ness Store K W. Allen's Har- CLOCKS Be r lino lino of 6jXK)KB lu-t in mni going ut very Moderate Prices. The e. lateel in II.. t Pine and new Hesigns in Jewelry. A complete Una of siring, sheet fdueioand luatruniente, Guaranteed Watch KepairiiiK LI i nnv D f iu nrr O t D, llKAUhi. -- I he lewi h v and NUeical lloust) ii lutai io, Oregon, PKAHMACY uur iii. mi ititoroef, and not go ii. in nutaido 1 1 ci ion we arc able lo wt line give ym ;i line -luck ol DRUGS AM' SKILLED SERVICE. IWiOfJ Pi 'cm Tiptii mists Of the County. Wilson-Duffy Drug Co. l ni l; i n i. 1 1 I l:ll- 1. 1 Oregon Mbori Line Muilroad. Tickets on rub July ', ;:, -t and ", limited 10 luly II, See ,.,.,., . , .,,,. ,n, nuti.e, lu.r- t.c.lars. 1A, , kWOWi fM-r via UregOU Bbort luie. T,. Dcvc, Omaha, Kansa. i'llS t hicugo, sl Louil and other uoiute, Juue l, B, II, 19, la and SfUtb. Bee ageuta for later dalee, ralct and lurthov pailiculai