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Win. piiiKiion
ICilltor wnd Proprietor.
Fr.tere.1 in tlu Pfjntofltce at Ontario.
Oregon, for tmnmiiim through the
mail a oci mil class mnttrr.
subscription :
One Year ' -
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Htrlotlv ID Aileftlii .
EVENTS IN OUR STATE
OF MINOR IMPORTANCE
galeni Hop men report tbat 20
asnts for 10 hops la being frsely
o tared.
Oregon City Th farmers of Tu
alatln at arranging to hold farra
ii' convention and bstbscue (or
Saturday, August 7.
Pilot Hock-This city waa Tlalted
Saturday tuoralng alth thr graataat
Or In ita history. th ilsmsgs bring
approximately 1 16,000.
Rosetititg lot l.eslna. who wn
convicted of selling one bottle of
beer, waa flned HIM. This Is the
first convlrtlon for selling be r In
this county since Ihe adoption of the
local option law.
Albany - Comtnlneea hsve already
organised for the third annual Al
bany Appln Fair, to ba held this
fall, and plana for the biggest rveut
of the kind In (be history of the
Willamette Valley arn under way
8t Helena Two men were
drowned aud four narrowly escaped
almllar fate when a boat belong
to the eteamer Yoaamli oveilurued
id the Columbia river Haturday af
ternoon The victims wete sailors
on the steamer.
Halem -Artlclea of Incorporation
tave been filed In the ofBve of the
secretary of atate for the Oregou
Horticultural Society. The society
Is being Incorporated ao tbat It may
legally rerelre a bequest willed to
It by a Yamhill county pioneer
Pendleton Mrs. Mabel Warner
baa again loat out In the battle
which ahe baa been waging In in
onrta of t'matllla county for more
tban three years for the poeseeelon
of the 110,000 eetnte of the late
Jgmoa W Young, of Weeten.
Albnny--Th race meet of the Al
bany Pnlr Association has been
called off The dlroriore nod tbe
ownera of tbe track are unable tu
mm. to a proper underatandlng con
cerning tbe future leaae. Thla
mesne tbat there will be no racee
la Albany tbta fall.
Kugoue- -In order to better serve
te patrona of bla route. J. H. Mai-
ii. I't.ited States mall rarrler on n
rural route, baa purchased an au
temoblle to deliver the mall He
will be enabled to cover hla route In
two houre.
Pendleton Baruse Prank Joho
aeu, a young Indian, overdid tb
thing In eloping lth his mother's
horses and buggy, aa well aa with
bla r 1 1 1..1 wife, h l now occupy
ing a cell In the city Jail, awaiting
tbe arrival of a deputy United Statea
marshal ftom Portland
Albany -A romance which began
yeara ago In Auatrla, 10.000 miles
nway, culminated her wheu Hianls
laua Sirylewlcs, of I. Inn county, ae
cured a llcenee to wed Miss Jadwlga,
who arrived Saturday to become the
i.i id of her girlhood sweetheart In
ibe fatherland
Maleui - The last big Oil In Ihe
Salem, Palle City Weetera railway
le belug made and before September
1 tralna will be running regulerty
between Halem. Dsllss and Palle
t'lty. The cotistructu.il erews are
now within a mile of Weet Salem
aud (be work le progreeelng at a
very aatlafactury rate of speed.
Portland line bundled delegate)
from the Portland i hutches of the
Cbrletlau denomination will aiart
,.... a for Pllikburg lo alleud
the Centennial International Cbrle
tlau Convention, to be held tbere tu
label II 10 li is expected ibis will
rauk auioug tbe largest cburrh sou
veutlous of recent r.'
daleui tlewtge Qulnn. mployed
on a flve-atory aleel bulldlug. had a
remarkable escape from laataut
deaiL alien he fell from the tfth
lo the third loor of the bulldlag,
rrasblug through the temporary door
aud baiely evening a fall lo the
ground He waa able to walk to n
doctor's ofBce, after belug eslrliated
from the debrla, but will be laid up
for a few days
Pendleton - Au unknown tramp.
ui foot was severed by tbe
wheels of a car under which he was
riding near Meacham Saturday, ri
blbtted uuuaual gilt by cllaglngj te
hi precarious seel ou the brakebeaui
fot mute ibau seven mtlea after the
acrldvut occurred. He wae placed on
a stretcher and taken te the La
Uraude hospital
The Dalles Maud Krokes. a 14-yeai-old
girl of Kossburg, wae taken
from s tralu bars by Sheriff Chris
uiau While being held here, word
we received that ahe was on hsr
. to irnrry au employe of a cir
rus he bad met in Roseburg She
will be sent direct te the Keforu
school.
Pot Hand Tbe Amerloan Associa
tion of Farmers' Institute Workers
will assemble for their 14th annual
conveutlou on August l and IT.
Tbe Association for the Promotion
of Agrlcullnial Belence will eonvens
on Auguat 17 aud the Association
of American Agricultural Collages
and Kxperlmsal Stations will lust!
lute the -i& aunual cooveatlou on
August 1 and will continue until
adjournment ou August 10. These
conventions will be held In Portland
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OREGON STATE HEWS
IfitsrssHns Hsistnlsfs Frsw
All Partt if tlit Matt.
Wosms'i Pltfft U Cave Treaate.
(Irsnts I'sss While Prank Sills
and a parly were exploring Joes
pblss counl lavee Sunday, tills be
ing In advance of tbe party, allpped
and a pistol he was isrrylsg was dla
cbarged. The bell eotsrsd ble left
eye. death resulting after four hours
At the discbarge of tbe wsapea.
all fled except Mrs Rills PToell
Mi Kills died and Mrs. Kills, grop
ing on all fours until she found tke
lead airing which the party had
brought In. followed It with greet
difficulty aud Anally crawled her way
to (he cavern's mouth
The strangest feature of tbe case
Is tbe eciloo of the parly la not re
turning to ike rave They aetlSed
n rancher whst had occurrsd. but
were too frightened to return.
Huh Tnteeee In Wallow.
I.S iiiai.de About llooo worth
r burses have been stslsn ftuw ons
ranch uenr Loetlne wltbla a month,
accerdlug to District Attorney ivaa
hoe At Knlerprlne tbe grand )ury
found true Indlctmente againat Ar
tbur Hulee and Was. B. Huntar ot
ebargea of boraeatsallag lluls
pleaded guilty and will aerve one
year In ibe penitentiary Huutsr's
rase will come up nest term of eouit.
The coofeealoa of Hulse dlecloeed
the fad tbat In Wallowa vounty
tbere le a well utgaalsed band of
boraetbleves
Niele Fair Please Progressing".
Salem Un September II will
opsu Uragoa'a aanenl etai fair,
which has come to be reeegalsod as
ths grsntsst sffalr of th hind west
of the Mleeourl river Seeeuee the
A-Y-P Kspssltlon will silll ba apsa.
tourists will gel eyevlel ratee to Ore
gou'e ehow and n part of Orngos'a
superb eiblblt ni the Santtle fair
will bo Slhlbltsd at Sal em
AUTO ROUTE ACROSS STATE
New Method of tBBBBStSSBatSB From
Mliaalao iv Biases.
Heud Tbe recent luauguraliou of
auiotuolille stsgs Knee euunectlag
Uhsulko eud Mend has ...red ao
successful thai J. H. Weuand. the
proptlotor of the pieteal Hue fla
Madias, announces that be has pur
chased a uew machine tor a eupple
uieutary service beyohd Rend
The new car will have It bead
quarters at Head aud from here will
make quick connections with Sleters
and the trans Caatade stage Usee
aud spM-lally will facilitate nans
puttallou souihwsrd to Rsslsnd snd
m the Klsmstb dlrsctlba.
This meant thst heieefter passes-
gsrs coming from Shanlko, bound
for the towns beyond Bend, will not
be obliged lo abandoa the auloms
bllee here, but oan couilaus by tble
quick method
New I'.tai.. Pest I
Albany A uew kind of potato
bug hs appeared uti eome faraM
about aeveu inllee uortb of Albssiy
snd bss pi oven very deetruvttf In
the few patches ti has sitauked The
bug blsck In eolor snd bss ths sp
peaisucs of ss snt, bat lies wall. It
atiai us the alee of abeut hslt an
.b.i la length and la rsry hardy
aud multiplies rapidly Tna huge
bite off the bloaeeaie on th pwtate
vluee and ihea attaak the plant,
killing It quickly.
FtaeO for SweewtesJ. Me ultaa i via
iLugaua John U Coleman, n lo
csl tapliallal, who; was arrssted and
flbed 16 lu pollee court revsnlly for
wesilng at tu autoaoblls which
. aue near lusslng late hiss en ths
(reel, bs given snpthsr brisk
block, vslusd at 111.000, ts ths
gene Bible L'alveralljr. la addition ts
a block valued at III, 00. give a
ysar ago 1 1. gift Is la memory of
bis wife, who during bar life was a
dstuul member of ibe Chrlellan
Church
Il..urari
Curvallle Hie tnlrd faonarnrr
gree cuuferred lu g yasr by fkllev
luau. ('ullage wss given Bee J. B
N Hell, the welrknowa divine of
Curvallle. t'rldav Tareat) years sge
l)r Uell sttended a meeting uf
iva line lit tbe vld - ullage bulldlag.
Sliue that tlese ae ana neeu aetlve
lu ble eSurte tu advance edu;ailunal
ae well aa rellgluna eterk In Oregsn.
1 ui aiiie OSeere el tbe Oregea
Stat Assoclstlua sf Burnl Lsttar
Carrlsra were elected br Saturday
algbt luun InvltaUen of tbe fort
land t'eaaaierclel Club tke nasi aa
uual vuaveuilua will be keld In Part
ial d In June. 1S10.
l-a-.SlM4
Aatorla - A anil baa bees dies In
tbe circuit court by the Columbia
Hlter Packers Assoclstlua against
tbs 1 aiiau, uiaut Packing Company
to restrain tkem frem anchoring a
ua lu front Of the Nlhla Kere
age sluing ground.
I., .ti the Argus.
R. J). (iltKKK.
Greer &
WE HAVE THE
Bargains in
& Farm
FARM LOANS.
ho
you
want to mnke
in lanrl here .now in .JffUitQr county, where prices nn
always going higher. tfo risk. No chance. CoitM in and
talk it over. Our list comprises most of the choiet
lands in the Malh.ur tod Snake Hiver Valleys If we th,
not have the exact piecs of land you desire we will try and
o itain it for you.
Personally acquainted with all portions of Malheur
County, amt we can inform Intending huvers intelligently
ANI Wi: Wild. IH IT.
Located at the Argus Office.
No. :i."i 100 ncrce, tnilei
"roin Ontario, ill fenced, will
onie under Oovernment I'ro-
ect, lay good to irrigate. Price
60 per acre.
No. 8 40 acre all under cul
tivation, with good water right
in Owyhee ditch; will sell in 10
r 20-acre tracts; one-half down,
italam e on easy terms.
No. :!.' .r. room houie, one
half Mock from postoftice, on
Muin street. Iigget'snap of the
aWBteV
No. 2580 acres, M miles
from Ontario, 70 acres in culti
vation 4 acres in orchard, lots
of herries of all kinds; good
house and hum and ull nut
huildingM, with a perfect water
right; this is choice urid will go
quick.
No. '2ii HH acres, all good
sandy soil, HO acres in ultiva
lion, a good little orchard, water
for IJ2 acres, lots of umiill fruit:
cheap and on easy terms.
No. 27 220 inres 1 mile from
tt good thriving town on It. It. ,
in cultivation, .-mull orchard,
house, with wuter; will sell all
or will cut it up in 10-20-40
acre tracts, on good termg.
No. 20 6 lots in north part
of city; clogs to school ; nicely
located, cheap.
No. :I0 4-room house; I lots;
good ham, 1 hlocks from Onta
tio school.
No. Ill 10 I.. is. one Msnl
from Main gtreet with good
livery hum, doing good bugU
negg; i 1 1 in .
No. :;t; Two 10.Rcre tractg;
one "i-ut'ic tracts; adjoining town
of Ontario, with water right;
iheup.
The uiijniii it.ilisit, utterences
of last weeks issue of the Nyssu
Sun in the billions writeup ot
Itullinger's visit are too abuim
to be noticed but mc cannot help
but remark that the peoile of
this &tn tion huve been altogether
too kind to a certian genbe who
has more than once wontenlv
misrepresented Ihe facts in the
(iovernment High Line contro
versy. The owners and holder of ilry
land between the Hoiseitud l'u -ettte
rivers will hold u conven
tion at Caldwell Aug 12, to take
up the momentous Mtfjgfjj of
irrigating the Layette-Roise
n.irih side project which the
goveruuieut has failed to com
plete. The Idaho furmers seem
to be us much udverse to private
irrigation companies as the Mal
heur laud owners.
X Ontario Livery Barn
S . t KJCI1 STKWAKT, Prop.
SI Jh ''""'l', llv,'rv TurnoutM in Malheur
U BT ' '""l,, uiotl Care Taken ot Tran-
fn M I olBt Stock. Ample Corral Boon
U w lul A!l Ur ( a,,,r to ''" lr:"1'' "
H . I ',,e'nhterH. :
B ONTAKIll. OKrXHIN.
Wat. Ppnwrr
Plughoff
Real Estate
Properly
INSURANCE
MONEY? Wliv rut Invests
No. 20 -M lots on Main street
in husiness center: a gunl loca
tion. No. 2120 lots, one full hlock,
all leveled and street gradid.
Will sell in part or al' at' put ic
prices.
No. 2.'1 160 acres 7 miles
from ru iroadiown; with 5r00tfl
house; stahle for six horse , "Jii
tons of hay; ". gninuries; all out
buildings; deep well, cuts 400
tons of hay; 2000 bushels grain:
vitti good water right in Owy
hee ditch; a family orchard; a
snap.
No. 24 10 and 20 acre tracts,
nicely located, 1 mile from town,
with good water right; tine fruit
and berry land; on easy terms;
these are choice pieces, come
and see.
No. :J7 100 acres : miles
from Ontario; all good bench
land, with perfect water right;
good house and outbuildings;
berry patch; partly in cultiva
tion; l 10 per acre.
No. 2 5 lots, with a 6r00B
brick house; good cellar ami
deep well.
No. 24 I lots, with u 7-room
brick house; deep well uml good
cellar; shade trees.
No. 2H one block, all fenced
and 4-room house, :l blocks from
depot; cheap.
wo. bs. inu acres, -m mil. -from
Nyssa close up to main
ditch on bench; all in cultiva
tion; r0 acres alfalfa, balance in
beets and grain; 6 acres orchard
4-room house, stable, sheds, deep
well, one of the best ranches in
Malheur county; pays 66000
year; this will bs sold cheap.
FOR SALE
Seven Kentucky. bred
standing 1." to lii hum
Jacks
Is high
among the largest and best ever
hipped to this country. BUY
NOW, so that your purchase
will become acquainted and ac
customed to his homo and iu
climated for next spring service.
R. D. Rtl.MtN,
Ontario, Oregon.
Health is too precions to be
tampered with by incompetent
vendors of drugs. Try the
Wilson Duffy Ling t'o ., for
clean drugs, and expert service.
1" B. Tnttle has opened a
second-hand store, two doors
north of the Argus ottice and
will buy and sell all kinds of
goods in his line. He solicits
your patronage and guarantees I
his patrons a square deal.
COLUMBIA
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HEALING POWDER
CUMS
A0ILC Mid COLLAR SORtS.
ORES Of ANY KINO
MAN and BEAST
F. W. ALLEN.
Dealers in Hnriipxs ntnl Snildlorv
(iootis. - Ontario. Ore.
W. I lit it n
itock Inspector o! Malheur
County.
HKI'1 TIKS
D It Kerfoot, I Nitafto,
W I! liriffllh. VsJl
.1 I' llaaoook, I It4's Ferry.
tinorife llenn. Wetnnf llri. I i-t-
I'M Wniren RivHridi IVrry.
w in Scxtmi. Nngg I'prry.
W s Bkinner, Jordaa Vnllev
Kr.il Wi1kiiiN.ni, MiTerinltt.
I M--.. lull. hi ol I ii.ii I11.1 hl..
11 1 1 1 m
1 ne copariuersiup ncrennore 1
SXlstlnH between I,. .1. Kickard
and I!. M. Curlilc has this day
l.tcn dissolved bv mutmil con.;
MDi All bills due the OltjI
Meal Market will bfl collected
by Kirkard 6 Mlmr, ntnl who
will iiav all bills auainst the
late linn of Kirkanl A Carlile.
I.. !. Itli KAIill.
R, M I'ahiii.k.
hated, Ontario, Ore., .1 i.l y '',
1009.
And the Argus i the news
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VALE, ORJGGOV.
The Only Cc...plete Set of Abstract Books
in Malheur County.
I'mler the management of K. C. Smith, an expe
rienced abstracter. Abstracts furnished without delay
and correctness guaranteed,
J. H.ARLEVT
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The Scaly mattress is made of high grade,
staple cotton, not lintirn. .Myriads of long,
llceev libers carefully interlocked and evenly
distributed, forming ringit bat, without tuft
or binding. Clean, pure, sanitary. Cheaper
than hair, more comfortable than feathers.
I iuaraiiteed tor jQ years,
ROCK SPRINGS COAL
Furniture and
Licensed
Lady Assistant .
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City Meat Market,
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Dealers in Fresh ami Salted Meats
Highest Market Lrice Laid for Hides and Furs.
Your patronage solicited.
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ONTARIO
BANK.
Oldest Bauk In tlraot, Harney anil MalBdar louotle.
ONTARIO ORE.
Paid Up Capital, teOtOOQ.
Surplus - - 116,000.
Open up an account with
per cgnt on
Mien mmmmmm mmmmMmmmmmt
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u Empire Lumber Co. tj
mj Complete Stock of Lumhei nnd Build f!
tl inu Material always on hand. WA
wl When Contemplating Ituildinu come in Li
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK. J
Of BURNS. ORECON J
V l.i in nil lliuikliik- llllNlness 'Iin-i 1
Issued on all runs ol the v..ii.i
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Embalmer.
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Sviccfsor to
Bauk of Untttrio.
the New National. We pay 51
time MporitkV
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ATIOHNKY AT LAW.
Will Practice in all tbe Courts.
Olllce It. linns 1 uml , .M(k
liloflt. ' iniiii in. lire
DALTON MGGS.
Ainu t. ..I I i.
J. A. Lackey Itlock, Ontnrio,Oig
Will practice in all eouiW.
J. w. McCCJLLOCH.
Mli'lln I Ht l..
Wlllprsi-tUf iii nil is.nrls.
OfHi-r . Lejgdjgf S.-k. tiMirs,
0. MttiONAOILL.
Attorney-atl.aw.
Will rnicticc ii all Cottrtl
Notury I'ublic.
OfH.e Over rostotlice.
Wm MILLER,
ATTOKNKY.AT.LAW.
Ht hns, ()Kr.
W. II BROOKE,
Amut.sKY at-Law.
Money to I,gD on Inninved
Faitiig.
Outai
lo
Oregon.
J. L. SHARP, I). M. D.
IKNTIST.
All kin. Is ,.f .1. ,,i.. m.ai -' I-
first i-laci. urilt-r.
tlfliiwa Over ( amilaiiil Drug 8t..re.
Oflice H.aira S to li. 1 u . ?4o v
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A. I 'OGLE
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jysiclsa and Surgeon.
I". .si., in, . llullttiue;
Oflico I'd. .:,.
Ktmideuce l.ln.
J. PJUNZJNO,
1'IIVSIt IAN AND Sl'KOKON.
Office- A. If, Lackev Block
Office Lhone .'.'J
Residence MS
The Conveniences
By the use of Elecric Light
and Lower, which is now within
the means of all, are many and
varied.
We sell Electric Irons, Motorg
and other Electric apparatus at
COST,
If interested cad up Main 70,
We are at vour service
Extended
Idaho-Oregon Ljghi &
PowsrCo.. SfraKS
R. L. RiHfcwtM., Mgr.
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