r r i mtmtjff v 7 ii (Contract is Let And the Carpenters are Waiting to to Take Over the Building. OUR... Rebuilding Sale ! Has been a wonder, greater than we have ever Anticipated. I while we Are Making Alterations the1 iSale Goes on at Half Price I on ALL MEN'S SUITS. J And Wonderful Reductions on every article I in the store. If you ar going to Seattle, or if you are going to the eoast, it will pay you to attend this sale. LONft CLOTHING COMPANY ONE PRICE CLOTHIERS. Ontario, Ore. EVENTS IN OUR STATE OF MINOR IMPORTANCE Portland Mai or Simon an, I the eetin Portland 11 mmmmII voted In attend (In- V r l xmiikmI.iii In u body (in I'tu-t laiul (Inn, July 20. Sll It-Ill Oov. II. I; mm has Issued II requisition tin' ill' coventor ( (.'all foinlu fur Arthur Dean, wanted In I. une ruunt foi h siatumrt offense Portland Tlio Oregon State Deu tul Association Inlil lis liith annual 1 1 1 ' 1 1 It ac III tills iH mi Mmiilat Tuesday and udnchday. i'ln- Dalles Articles of Inrorpor atluii of the Funnels' I'nlun Ware linn i ('.iiiiiuny ut hufiir havi- been HI. 1 1 Hli the county clerk The Capital IdlW Ik $ IIMKI. Albany AlT.iligeiiionts it ud lie i.iiiiiiii' tin' ilie. no ii nil an ii ii.t I stiiiiniti Hlhli- at'hiiiii of the Albany ColbafS ate completed. I'l iiinliienl .peakeis will In- pi. sent ui tint . Minus, whlrh will be held July 14 to It, K" , Imrg Mi .ui. of iiii. city luno awarded I he contract for their BOW four-stiiiy luiildlUK for $20,67 5 Tin .ii in i ii i .. Is ui he (oliiilt'tt-d In .November 1 This building will be the tii.-,t four-story building lu Hose burg. M.u- litlelil The lllllt daughter of N'lii.i Print wat badly Injured by a wildcat whlrh escaped from captlv ll The iliilil wan playing uud was attacked ami severely bliteu .nul iii hid before the animal was killed. .ili -Owing in ihe backwardness of tin spring, ilio alfalfa nop will "iiiiurallvel light this year la ?A Dollar For Bull Beef Is Offered Ami do lakers. This juice is oilVrcd for any old bull, tat or lean, that can break through an Anieri t an fence properly constructed. We tlon't need the belli, but will take them at t be above price ami under the conditions named. We have a Mil stock Of American Fence. Don't make a mistake and take the kind that "looks jut like it," but buy the old Reliable Bull Strong and Hog Tight American Fence. c are sole agents in Ontario. Malheur Mercantile Co. All during this month, and .1 mi. -hi county. However, the seed crop bbl. fui io be . 111.,- good. The farmers la thla section realise i frnm t " to flot) an acre from the seed. Hlld It la not tilicomuinli fur the Mild to in I iik 1 1. 'II an mil' Alhuny There are 61)7:1 cblldreu I of school age In I. Inn (utility, accord -' lug to the annual report of the mint ly achool superintendent f thla number 3524 are buy and 1IH I girl. The report tin .how. thul there are -HO leather, employed lu thl. (ounty, of whom 5 7 are men and -io wuiiu-u The Dalles Lean than one week after their marriage, which reaulted from a correspondence courtkhlp. Frank Kuller, of Hum., Or , I. lu j. ul aud I'- bride, who waa Mr. El len Hniilee, Is returning to her home lu California liiiiiii-dlalelv ufter the wedding Fuller piocccded to spend his brliU'a uiiiiit'v for whiskey aud sue ended lu gelling rid of about $100 ot her woaltn. I Falrvlew I'aul lnnl.ii loat bl. . horse and bugg) and baiely e neaped I with hi. life her Friday lie drove ' the outfit luto the Columbia .lough for the purpose of washing the buggy The horse became entangled III a barbed wire feme uud wu. ho badly cut that It bled in death The gg wa. sucked lute a deep hide aud lias not yet beeu recovered Hut fui pi. imp! a ...I .Ian, . from the uelgllbora, young Hiidu would huve heeli drowned lli'inl lllscovciy has been ni.nl iii.ii (he wood of the black pine of I ennui Oregou tan lie muuiifucuircd Into a paper pulp ot an exceedingly Hue aud valuable grade. TI.e rckiill. nt the dl.covery nt inarketabl - value a Pound lu timber lilitierto coitlderod alumni ' worthless a 111 be of vast Importance to ihe entire Central Oregou coun try, where the .laud la remarkably plnllflr ! Salem At the midsummer meet tug of the Stale Horticultural So il, n held here alep. were taken to compromise the dispute regarding bequest of $lfi,S25 left to the o clei by Cru. Iloaklu. of Yamhill county, who died ubnut a year ago. 'I'll.- officers were utitliurlxed to aelile the mallei ou the ba.l. of an even division of ihe amount with the widow, who 1. coiilukilug the will ou the alleged giouud that her late liu-.li.iml wa. in-all.- when he made the in -I i ui ! I. Mar.hrteld 'I'he coroner I. en deuvorlng Io locate ihe original nf n kodak picture of a child which wa. found lu the piicl.i'i of Thomas Wll .oii, a logger who wa. an Ideulally killed lu u logging camp. 'I'he man i allle Mile 1 1 nlll CullUllu, but nothing Ik known of Ills u-l.ilUes He bus anmu property here. He had told fellow-employe, thut the pit line wu. that of hi. child aud the authorities are em inn. that the little one may be found to iceelvc llu- dead father', ektate. I'ortlaud sime the first of the yeur uppioxlinately $Jliou has beeu received in ihe ofbee of the count) clerk from the issuance of flkhlug mid limning llceu.ea. To date there have beeu Ik.ued 2320 bshiug II cen.ea ut 1 each, 282 couibiuailon bunting mid tl.hlng license, at I each aud III huutltlg license, at (I each I'he receipt, from ihe.u li cense, are iraukiultled io the state i.i. -.ii i ei ut ...... in and become a pari of the fund established for the use of i In- state game aud ri.h war den for the protection of the tl.h and game of Ihe .Tale July Wheal Pa.sck lite II :n Mark. Chicago, July 12 A new blgh record for the .ea.ou waa .cored to day by July wheat, when that op tion bouuded to l 20 t bu.hel, at h o'...iiIiik. amid a wild flurry. The Year 1909 Will Show Won. derful Development for Ontario. Walcb Ontario Grow. OREGON STATE NEWS Interesting Happenings From All Parts of the State. Sermon Leads to Arreat ot Vonth. Baker City Sensationalism Ip Hrmon delivered by Blabop Quayle, 'in Spokane, baa been the Indirect ciuse ot the arreat of Ray Amber crotuble, a youth ot tbla city, and the poaalble boycotting by the church people of a grocery atore owned by Auibererouible s uncle, where the youth worked Aiubi-ii tniiible extracted wme ut terancea from Bishop )uayle's ser mon, wherein the blabop told the uilul.ter. they ought to know how to park, bad them printed ou a hand bill with aarcaatlc comment, of hla own and circulated the bllla on the atreets of Baker City. The handbill. o Incensed the religious people of this city, that they appealed to the city authorities and bad Anihercrotu ii. arrested ou a charge ul circu lating haudhllls wlihout a license. Furniture of We.ton N'ormal Sold. Weston The dm mil. n v (multure of the Weston nonual, Includlug the furniture of aeveral rented cottagea used by students who could uot be accommodated at the dormitories, has ben shipped to Walla Walla, where nearly all of It was purchased by one Mr m of dealers. The ship wants aggregated uiuie than two carload. Ihe chemical and physics appari. tua waa alao sold, aud only the desks are left In the main building With thla eii-eptloii the state's large school plant at Weston, valued at 176,000. haa been pia. tlcally gutted and the windows of the deserted buildings stare stonily upou a dl. bearteued populace. Nluyer of Policeman ruptured. Portland Melville U Bradley, Ihe slayer of John W (linings, a Portland policeman, ha. been run to earth and captured sfter a search that extended as far a. Houtb Africa and continued almost conatantly since the date of the crime, Decem ber IS, 107. lie was arrested Sat urday morning by Chief of Police Fisher, of Idaho Fsllf. Idaho. According to advices received from Idaho Falls, lltadley has con feaaed hla crime and la sullen aud desperate It la piobable that be will waive eitiadltinn and aubmlt to being brought back to trial without a legal fight. IiM)'t I'nder Arrest. I.a Orande The lateal aenaatlon In i.a Urande Is the arrest of Mayor Law on a charge of poaching ducks. Law belonga to the "re form" element and wa. Mayor un til last Thursday night, when be re signed and waa elected to a posi tion In the city council, exchanging poeltlona with Councilman Dawson, as a coup to avoid the action of the recall movement, which la now on foot. The arreat on the charge of violation of the game lawa comes n. the i. 'suit of secret work ou the part of bis enemies. Two Years lull Mtole SI ".on mm Salem The secretary of atate'a office has completed a condensed statement of the approprlaitlou. of the I., .-ui leglalature, ahowlng the total to have been l,llt.JI.n. hniliig ihe biennial period eudlng December It, mo, there was ex pended In the administration of , atate hu.lne.s, from the regular .tale funds provided for specified purposes During the present two cm. this sum will be over 1400, 000. making the total coal of state ' government about four ami a half million. Iteming it. -t. .red by a Hlow . Astoria Defective lu hi. hearing .luce hi. birth. John Jochlm.en, IS yeur. old, by belug struck on the In. i, I by a baseball ha. i .-covered from hi. luflrmlty. While playing, a j ilitowu ball .truck him lu the head and he fell to the ground. It wa. , feared by hi. compaulou. that he hud been aerloualy Injured, but he dutckly Jumped lo his feet and said something lu his head had broken. It was Immediately noticeable that the boy's heurlug, equul to thai of any of bis companions, was re stored. Floating "Ad" for Wife. Porllaud 1'oiind flouting on the aurface of the Columbia river, near Vancouver, a bottle bore thla in acrlptlon. "Note lu bottle; pluk It up." Ill the bottle was this note with a 2-ceut atamp, uncanceled, "Auyone Hudlug this, please hand to some young lady who wishes to cor respond with a young gentleman of good habit. Haa a bank account of 120.000 Address K. K Claugbton. It F D . Km ia. Freewaiei. Or." Many at Hummer Hcliool. Monmouth The summer school now conducted at the normal la Ihe largest lu the history of the school, lit teachers belug enrolled. BIG REDUCTIONS In Ladies' Dresses Skirts & Waists. $2.90 and $2.80 Jumper Dresses, at $1.90 $.r.K and $0 0(1 White Dresses, at Jtf.ix) Allinn .. 1 An .1.. tti i. .. .... yaavv ami j.i.uu unite I, men $2. W Cheek Wash Skirts ajJJ $8.C0 and $3.00 l.ingree. Waists, beautifully trimmed '2.7f, $8.00 White Japanese Silk Waists i ia ALL NEW GOODS. . -. -j GIRLS' DRESSES. Colored anil White Sizes, infants to 4 years old Special Prices 0.t)O Wash Coat Suits, color white, tan and blue, at $8.90 $100 Chamhray blue ami tan Dresses, 0 to 14, only $1.00 Children's Head Wear. Hip reductions in this department, all of the latest styles ami parents should see these poods before purchasing elsewheie. THE PRICES ARE RIGHT. It Pays to Trade Witli Rader Bros. & Lampkin. Ontario. Oregon. v 4i HIIOIIT NMVH NOTKH. K i ! l--M-'t- linn Miguel Antonio Caro, eg lilesldeiit of Colombia, la seriously III. The people of Kansa. are opposed to ihe tax on corporation, embodied In the Aldrb h tariff bill. A tol'liudo Siimlav de.tioyed five bourdlug car. ou the C. M a at. I. (rucks, killing five Italian laborers aud Injurlug 16. New case, of cholera numbering 121 were reported during Ihe 24 hour, ending Sunday noou at St. I'eler.burg, Kiikklu. The death, dur ing thul period numbered 47. (it-nine w Finery, aged 7.'. teni iniinl governor of I'ruh dtirlug the adiiilulst' uiloit of 1'reklde.ut (ir.nl. died at Marsbrleld, Mass., aulurduy ii.,. ui e (be city fathers canuot agree upon ihe list of favored omn who are to receive lliiuor license, for the coming veur, I'ueblo, Colo,, Is "dry" for the first time In Ita history. I'eter lluiiig, the first mayor of Cilpple Creek. Colo., died Suiuiil.n He u.slkied lu surveylug uud plat ting the fuiiiou. gold camp city. Princess de Sagan. nee Uoiild, formerly Couteaa lloul de Castellans, bus a I read i unified niirkes an I a visit of the Stink I. expected to (UkO place lu lie Murble I'ul.oo In Avo n ut- Malukoff, furls. Three persons were killed Instant ly bi die exploklou of a bomb during a posi pmied celebration of St. John's day by ihe purl. holier, of Holy Hos ary Catholic church, lu Kansas City, Siinduv night. The proposed winter cruise of clergymen and students (o (he Holy Land may be dlrecled by lit Kev Charles Scaddlug. bishop of Oregou. The proposed tour of Egypt aud I'.ii esiin. . (o be known a. the "Crul.e of the Students' League," will leave New Yorn Jauuary next. Mlas Aulta Stewart, stepdaughter of the laie J. H. Smith, of Fvauslou, III., who was known throughout the count i us "Silent" Smith aud who left an estate of 130.000.000. Is to he married to Prluce Miguel, preten der lo ihe 1'ortugese throne, accord ing to a dispatch received from Lon don. Johu D Rockefeller Friday In creased hla donation, to the Gen eral Education Hoard by a gift of $10,000,000. This gift bungs Mr. Ko.-kefeller's donations to the Edu cation Hoard to $...', ooo.ooo. It Is estimated by the department of agriculture thut on June 1, t0, there was In farmers' bauds IDS. 000 bushels of wheat In Oregon; Itle, 000 bushels in Washington, and 130,000 bushel, lu Idaho Skirts $1.50 Till-: LARGEST LINK ov L1TTLI BOYS Boaatat ...d Hlouse Suits and Mouse Waists ever shown in Ontario. See our reduceil price- on these serviceable poods. The I'nlte.l Slate. Senule passed Ihe Piles resolution accepting the In vitation of the directors of the A.-Y.-P. Exposition to attend the fair after adjournment and providing an ap propriation to cover the expenses of the vice-president, speaker of the house, ten senators and flfteeu rep reaenlatlvea for the trip. There I. a atrong Imprea.lon In New York and Vermont that Presi dent lufi will offer (inv Hughes of .New York, the first vacancy that oc curs in the ( niied States supreme court. Itewanl Pul I p for I - I. lug Sun Frsnilkco, July IS. A re ward of 500 for the capture of I .eon i.ing, want.-,! lu New York for the murder ot Elsie Slgel, ha. been offered by the Chlueee Consolidated Heiievoleul Association, known bet ter as the "Chlueee Six Companies," uud (he most luflueullal orgaulxallou among the Chinese In America. THE MARKETS Port Uud. Mi. at -Track prices: Club, f 1 .IS; bluest -iu. iiomlual; Valley, fl.17. Hat ley New California, $31 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $40 per ton Hay Timothy. Willamette Valley, fancy. !lll do. ordinary, fi. Easteru Oregou, mixed, lffj)tf do. fancy, Umijh, alfalfa, $14, clover, $ i ..' Hutter Extra. z$o: faucy, :s .( He; alorc, H .j .. Eggs Choice. 27 (i 28c. Hop. l'jiis contract, t.. nice per rt i . ISO crop. 104 lie. 1)107 crop, 4 tt So. Wool Eastern Oregon, 1 $4J lie per pound; Valley, medium, 22 23c. Mohair ISO 24c lb. For Sale (MAN "Ii WOM.w) A 320-Acre South African Vetcrau Bounty Lund Certifi cate. Issued liv the Department of the Interior, (iovermneiit of Canada, Ottawa, under the Vol unteer Bounty Act, 1908. Good for cttO acres of any Dominion laud open for entrv in Alberta. Saskatchewan or Manitoba. Any person over the age of IS years, mail or woman, can acquire this land with this certificate without further charge. For immediate sale, 1800.00. Write or wire, L. K. Telford. 131 Shuter Street Toronto, Canada. m n.i It is surely government irri gation. Keep boosting. ojjf&P Jak HtvJMfl I II v nmSi iH Local News. Wilson-Duffy Drug C. All kinds of drugs. Kvervlhing has advanced in the lliuir line, but we are still selling at the old price. Order a -nek of Iinperiul Talent. M. M. 0$), Health is too precious to be tampered with by incompetent vendors of drugs. Try the Wilson Duffy Ding Co., for ( -lean drugs, and expett service. Blue Prints of any Township in the Burns l.uud District, showing unties of enti vtiien, kinds of cull y, dnte.s etc., and tonography I't ice $1 Ml. J. C. Tnrnt-v, Burnx, Oiegoi . We have received a large shipment .,f Carpet. .in?rfefr. tuore than we can sell at regular prices and have decided to sell at jobbers prices. Call ,j ie) what tliey are. M. M. ('0 To Freighters W'j have"" a large amount of goods i ship io me illicit. 'i ,ii,, i will good rates, bet ns hear you if you aie interested, iieur Mercantile Co. pay frcm Mai- HA .500 tons of hay for sale at $7 ptr ton in stack M M. Co. D. B. Tuttle has opened a second-hand store, two doora north of the Argus office and will buy and sell all kiuds of goods in his line. He solicits vour patronage and guarantees his patrons a siiure deal. Very choice seed wheat. Ab solutely clean. Only a limited quantity left. M. M. Co. We have buyers I'or high dry deeded land. Inqune oi Greer A Fluglioff, real estate dealers Ontario, Ore. For Sale Two-year-old stab lion; foul of Tartarus, sound ia every particular; coal black iu color; weight 1300 pouuda; gen tle Inquire of John T. Hay, R. F. D., Ontario, Ore., or at this lice. AY P i.M....itiou Mate. via Oregon Short Line Bailroad. $25.25 from Ontario to Seattle and return. On sale daily, com mencing June Ut. Ask ageutf for further particulars. J J I