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Ontario Argus.
"pubhshkiTkvkry FIEDAY.
Win. l'liiKlioll.
Kititor Mi Proprietor.
Kntcici in die fotofflea t Ontario
Oregon, lot t i:iiiHiniHniiti tliroiivtli tin
nmiTo ns MOond tUM mutter.
lOBflOBtFTIONi
One Year. ' "
Hix Month.
strictly in AiIvim us
Yi
ARCTIC t it n WIIX IVK COM
Htt AH DIHCOYKIIKH.
SCHLEY DEFENDS COOK
Iiiillruting Rfcff Not Solid for Peary.
0txn Nvvrnm Itjr t'ook'x
Wrarltjr.
New York, Seiit. 14.- With Dr.
Cook homeward bound and I 'om
nia n tier I'eury In touiii with the cor
r'pipiidi'iilx, two swelling Ktreiims of
ronfllciliiR iiffli million are centered
on a rlly already boilliiK over. Com
ment and i-iliii i in lack nothing of
their prevloiiH ncldlty. I'revloiiH
afRUmptlun that iiiiimntuler I ' :i r y
would Imve the Culled Stiiton Navy
solidly behind' him wan not borne
out In a letter from Hear-Admlial
Schley, made public by Captain II.
8. ii-bon. ecrctnry of the Art tie
Club of America, of which lr. Ci.uk
Ih a member. The letter, under date
of September 11, fiom I'ocono, Ma
nor, l'a , Miiya:
"I like Cook' attitude Inn Iv
In thlit unfortunate, uniieceHHary nnd
unwlxe i nniroveriy. Me certainly
hax been dlKnltled and manly In the
itntnl lu Iiio. taken."
Captain Onbon, In a dlRcuKNlnn on
"Who Discovered the North 1'ole,
sayi:
"Dr. Krederbk A. Cook wn for
two year my wlfe'i phyHlclan. I
aw him twit or thieu lime u week
mid we chatted many hours If I
have i-ver known a man of Integrity,
probity, Hliiceiltv and modesty. It la
Dr t'ook
I'eary IN' parts Kroin Truth.
"I have known also ihe other fel
loe known him to depart from
truth b lame marglni."
"Dr Cook's attitude In withhold
Ill I details of his discovery wai at
tributed to his desire not to untie I
pule the ubllciilloli of his book Hut
an soon as it) - other claimant Rot
within reach of the wireless, he sent
II - i ... f li to everybody ha could
think of, but delayed Informing the
mother of the unfortunate Marvin,
who perished during the expedition "
After a meeting of the executive
committee of the Arctic Club of Am
eilcu. It O Hlehben, Its chairman,
gave the club's altitude on the affair
"The Arctic Club of America," !)
suid. ' hits nothing to do with the
controvers All that the club ri'iv
ognlnes Is that Dr Cook Is the dls
coverer of the I'ole and thut I'eurjr
reui In d llo'ie Our only dealre la
to honor the discoverer Neither
side has pioved Its fuse to Allied, .
but since the Danish gnwiiimeut hu
lecoguUed hi Cook wi feel thut tho
but den of proof now falls on his op
ponent I lo- Anile Club will present to
Hi Cook u gold medal, Iho mid a
half Inches In diameter, showing Id
has icllet Dr. Cook standing on top
of the globe, vv.ivin,'. till) Stars and
Stllpes ."
PEARY REPEATS ATTACK
Insists lie Is Only Willie Man Wliw
I -r Keiiiileil llie Villi I'ole.
I'.jtile llaibor, l.ub. Sept H, via
wlc ileus to Cape l(a, N. S. "1 am
the Ml white man Mho has ever
1 1. 1. luii the North I'ole ami I um
prepared to prove It at the proper
time I li.ive said that Hi Cook's
ntateiuelit thut he bad reuehed the
I'M. should not bi' t ll li ill seilouuly
uiol that I huve him nailed by ion
i I il. pi out to huppiirt my statement
III six mouths oti probubly Mill g$J
the whole Moiv I Intend to wall
mull Hi Cook has Issuud his full,
UlllhorUed staleiiients l'i to the
pii.-ani lime there have been only
newspaper accounts of Dr Cook's
alliriit PolM trip and they nun or
iua noi lie accurate When Dr.
CooU has time to publish a coinplelo
aullioi l.e.l version of his joiirue)
ulll be the proper oioi mull) lor
me to make public the Inforiiiatiou
Willi h I have Allei (hat the Jurj
III othei vMirds, the people and the
s, i.nlilir boilles of the world will
pass Judgment on the mutter mid
there will be nothing left of Dr.
funk's i . pit til but his own asser
tions lli.u he bus uaiheil the North
I'ole In the meanwhile it Is my
tl. termination not to deul with de
butes lor the ri MM already stuted '
lli, above si aiiin. M.l w us uiude to
tile I epi est-ututi ve of the Associated
li. -s l.v Commander I'eury, In reply
to a iiucsiloii on the l'eary-Cook cuu
(i no rsv
POLAR
WAR
SI
NEW
ORK
Curtis Wins Again.
Hi escla, Italy, Sept 1 -' tileun H.
Curiiss, the Ameriiau aviator, who
won die International cup at Utuini:.,
iulib il timber honors to his brilliant
le.'ord b cupluiing the grand piiia
In the aviation meet hero Curtlaa
vow red alt kilometer (31.05 miles)
u live times around the cuiutm la
tit minutes, 34 secoude.
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TAFT STARTS FOR
PACIFIC COAST
DKPMtTI Hi: ON FIFTY-SKCONH
IIIIMIIDAV.
WILL VISIT SEATTLE FAIR
llllieriiry Mill Take l'reblent
Throug'i Muny Slates. IihIIT
In He Discussed.
Huston, Sept. l"i. President Tuft
slgnalleil hi, flrty-seeond blithduv
by Htartlng on a CI, tint) mil" trip
to the I'iuIHc Coast and leiurti, a
Journey which will cany him
through tiearlv ever, stale nnd terri
tory In the I'nlon. The presidential
swing iiroiiiul the country will end
t Washington. November 10, an I
will break nil rernuls of executive
1 1 a v i I
At different points along 'he route
to the phi iti. fun i apaaohaa win ha
made, In which apeclflO mailers will
he discussed In more or lext. il'iaU
Clrst, mid perhaps farMMtt In th I
view of ii large purl or the popnlti-
ii in tin re i the t.niff. OorporatlM
legl- Intloti. amendment of llM latai
state commerce act, li ligation an. I
consiTVHtlon, deep wnti iw.iv ib v I
opmenta are the other mailer' M
giinlliig which the President desire
to talk to the people.
t.olllg tlliouu llislllgenls
It vlolalea no aoaMtMN to soy
thai the President legards llie oui
nev wlih an emotion akin to that
which III the case of sum- peraMI
of a different temperament would bs
denominated trepidation Me li ic
ing fiom a section rl Ika eountry
where Ihe seiitlmenl Is largely "let
well enough alone" plump Into Ihe
progi. .Ive West, where sits lh
present bab if political power.
where Ihe pie me . live In refoMi
Issues, and there la a mighty sight
of Independeiii of though!
The Prenldent's Itinerary will Hike
him through I'tnh, Siiturduy, Sp
I ell) tier S3, being spent lit Salt l.al.e
(ilv; through liliiho. Montana nnd
Washington, win-re several stops
will be made, ihe party reaching
Seattle on the evening of Wednes
day, September '."i. nnd remaining
lu the Kxposltlon City until l-'ibliv
afternoon, when the trip of II mild
to Tucomii will In- made bv vpeclnl
boat Portland will be ill" scene of
activity on Saturday, I hinder 2, and
Sunday evening the parly will liuve
for Sacramento
NAMES TARIFF COMMISSION
Bduralor, Kdllor and utllie. holder
Appointed Li President.
Ileverly, Sept I I President Tail
has iiiiiiouii. i .1 ihe iippointmeiit ot
Prores-or llelliv 0 I'l.oiv, of Vale
BSslstulll SI CI i IIIIV of Ihe llellslliv
Jullles II lleviinlils, of llo-toll eill
lor nnd piiblisloi of Ihe llreeder
lluell. ami Alvlll II S.iinl.i . of
Chbugo, as members of th,- m-w
tin i If commission.
Commerce ( oiiiioisklou lo Kit Coast
Washington, Sept II The entire
lllteislate r
Will V'lsll the
and loiiiluit
plain'- of lei
illlllierce C.uuiiilsslou
I'm I lie C.i.isi this Cull
healings on all com
id fioui that seclioii
The heiiiings will begin at Seattle,
Oiiolnr 7, an, I ufter clearing the
vYushliiKion doikel, the couimlMloa
will move lo I'orilauil on Uiiuber
II ainl id San I'laiuiseo lour ilas
Inter Ainoni; the iii minus lo be
be, i i.l are (lie allegations that vol
on ilisii Ibiillve rales lu tin- North
w est ai i'X. esslve
QOPallMM Oil l-lll.t I'lileiils.
I.os An . li . S pi 1 1 Suit has
been III,-, I III Ihe I'lileral Cnllil hole
involving lit It- to oil In a ring lands
In the Coallnga. MMwuv and oilier
oil Holds oj Ceutial Culitoi'nlti, said
t.. be win ill upwauls ol ',.".. Cilii.lMIU
and now held by Ihe SoiiiIi.-iii Puri
ne I'oinpany oi California,
The gu Is lile.l h I S Mlnot
an ulloriiev of S.in I'l am l-,o The
total area ol l.iinl imuU,, I is about
li nun in us II was giant. 'd lo
the Souibeiii I'lirille liuilroail I'oin
pany more than Ml years ago I'at-i-llls
were gralili'il several years ago.
Il is the validity of ihe li.Hii llliu'llt
iatetits which is now ul lacked
A 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mliii'i has not disclosed
who his clients aie. but a statement
published by it local newspaper
ciedlls him Willi i epiesi-uliiig J I
Dill of the. liu.it Noi lb. 'in Hallway
Hitchcock Coming West.
Wasblngion, Sepi II l'o-.t
master licuerul lliiilicock left Wash
ington on u trip lo llie I'aiilb Coast,
going by way of New York City.
He will arrive lu Seattle in time to
be present at (be Washington slide
postmasters' convention, September
nnd II, He will also attend the
conventions of the Oregou and Mon
tana postmaster.
Kiail tho Aigus.
wwssfrajfcVBfivy
a fit Tlf7
J. O.ULAHIi
it a d i . A ish BLLk Jfts i '
i Atiio Livery, Supplies, Oil
Agents for Buick?.
Untaiio Phone 120 red Oregon.
Win. PlughofT
wi; ii.wi: Tin-
Bargains in
& Farm
FARM LOANS.
ln vim wniii iii make MONKY? Why not invest
hi liiinl here now in Mallwur county, nrhcrt' pricet an
ilwnvs going higher. No rink, No chance, (tome in and
'nlk ii over. in r lit comprisei mnvi of the choici
iiimIs in tin- Ifalhcur and Snake River Valleyi Ifwedi
mi have the exael pic i land you desire arc will try and
ilitiiin it for vim
Personally acquainted with nil portion! of Malheur
!ounty, and we can inform intending buyera intelligently
m wi: w ii.i, ho i r.
Located at the Argus Office.
'i , ;i,"i Inn m n s, I inilc-
iriiiii Ontario, nil ffiictd, will
i'. ii. lo under Uoveriiinsul I'm
i . I, in I good In It llniilo. 'i ii i
lAO ii ntie.
S',.. B 40 urn- .ill under -!-
v iiuii. u iin j... i( Miiiir i igln
hi i Itrybss ditch ; s ill roll in M
i' S0scrs traeti j 01 Dhsll down,
inlllln f nil i;s t Iti s-.
.,i, ;!.'! ."i.iiiuiii liouar, mif
mil block from . ii.iin . . i n
I. mi sltiii ; bij(J(M !0Sp Ol 111!
'fiiMin.
i . 28 RO mil-', ''' initio
rout Onltii in, 7"i inns in culti
a um I urns in nrt'lmrd, loti
i liii ii s ol nil Itiuda; Komi
iinil lull i, n ii I nil mil
I'lililinos, with n ju'iiiit untei
igllli I In- il I'liuiie tlinl villi e,i
iii k.
No. '80 R0 nrrn, nil t !
mix Mill, .'HI mil s in it In .a
: i i . , .1 i .... i j...
Mill. II Ullliil I i III ill. I, vv.liei
or - .ten's Inis ul Minill fruit;
.
.nun mill mi Paaj lei inf.
1
.No. 'J. '-ll iliTi'S nil c li'iilil
i o.. ..I i Iii iv in;' Inn n nn If, Iv. ;
ii i-iiii i v .iii. in , sinnii on hard.
mil.-.', w nli wstei ; w ill tell all
r will int it nn in 10.2 I 10 1
ten nn is on good term!.
Nn go " Iota in i ' ih pa' i
Of fits ; eloSS to mIiiiiiI; ninlv
lecatsd: cheap.
No ;n i i". on hniive; 3 loU;
good born; S block! from Onts
tin ichool,
V. .1 l.l I .. I.l. ...I.
No, ai 10 i. up, iium-k
row Nl... i. r-treet trilh goo.1
liv.-i-v Iniiii il.iilnr o.iihI lillsi.
pott; cheap
Nn. ,'!ti Two lOii'ii' tiin (s;
one IVacre traeUt adjoining loan I
nl Outsrio, with water right;
cheap. I
mm -i-mri ufrtprM' m -
m j Jt ELI lu'k tukl umS
i i . , ,
I F If; I" 10 IV11V Til 111 m
x a w l x am
I l ; i : I HTKM
Kinral l.ivcrv Tun out in Malheur
Ir I'uiiniv. (iiniil
iiiit Sunk. Anipli1 i ' mil Room
in- All W'r ( all r In Iiio Traili- of
Kr iliti rt. : : : :
OM.VItIO,
tTTmn A S
AU1U UU.
Real Estate
Property
INSURANCE
No. '..'" fl lots on M it i n -ln i I
in DUlinCM iiiilrr; ii jjiinil Iocs
linn.
No. 81 SO loU, one full block,
ill leveled mi, I sheet graded,
ill m II in purl Of tl 1 nt ullile
il III s.
Nn. ;i luo acre! Ti uiilei
1 in roadinwii ; u lih .. room
inisi ; (Inblc for ill liniM'i-; ''
olis u liav : oriuini us; ,, uul
Ituild ii ib i will . i ins Km
l"U nl llil , 2000 litllns jjliiin;
nli good wnh i nejit in Owy
hee ditch ; a iiinilv orebard ;
nap.
No 21 10 and 20 oers lra i,
nicely lot ,iie. I. I inile from (own,
.villi ou.nl vi. ii, i i ihl ; lino fi nil
hi I 1'ii iv land ; nn rmv I ins;
iheao are cboioa iiieccs; comr
III. I see.
Nn. :i7 100 iiniv :! mill k
from I Inl.ii in nil good I'i'iirli
. .
1 1 1 1 1 ii . ii i ., i t .., i u -i i ,. ,. ii..,
, , , , -
ooi liuu-t mill nutliiiililiiio-
, , . ,, , -
"iiv ihU'Ii : lurtly in PUll it U
l. m ; sii,: m n
Nn i B lot-, with n ,; h'i in
in iek I outs; good cellar and
'"I' ",!l
n,,. l'i :. jots, wiih a 7nrnn
brick noure ; de p veil and goo
'In sli.nlr 1 1 is.
Mo.JU-ons block. sll fsneed
and broom bouse, S block! from
deiwii; cheap.
V.i .".I ll'.ll nuruii ! ..,;i.w
....... -j .......
.,.,.,, v. . ,, ,,..:,,
,,, , (11, u ( ,,. a in t.llivH.
... ,, ,. . .
lion i iii'tm uiittiit, uttiunce m
i,,.,.,, Bllj o:ili,,; .-, Krn orchard
i-iuuiii boute, t.',lil', ihsds, dosti
well; one ol lbs best rauebst in
Malheur county; navi fAOOO
year ; Ibit will be sold cheap.
i trtrtr t'rii Highest Market Prloa Paid for Hides and Fare.
. EL ( LIL i L . lie? ....
. ,
v a a. . g i a
ART. I'm
Cuiv Tuki'ii of Tran-
OKI (.ON.
r.ni iimria
ZZ Ji ", J
HEALING POWDER
CURES
8ADCLE and COLLAR SORES.
SURFS OF ANY KINO
MAti nnrt BEAST
F. W. ALLEN.
Deul ins in rfarncsi nml Bsddlsry
( innilti. . i ii ';i i iii. Ore.
V. W. I linttin
Stock Inspector of Malheur
CoiiLty.
HI IMT1KS'
D II Kelfool. tinUtio.
ii ii ii L-ii. Vale.
I i iiiineoek, mils reriT,
ionise lli'HIl, Weiser HiIiIki'.
I'MWirien Kiversiile I erry.
WinSexloti. RfM leirv.
W S Skinner, ,'lonlini lillev
In. I Uillnii-.n. Mel .riiiitt
I ii -..nn i. ii nl rn nrliH-rslilii.
Tin' copartoersblp heretofore
xis,,nK ni'tw.'i'n u. .1. iiu-Kuni
uul l M. Oarlils linn this iluv
s dii"i34.w.r a? sk
ii ;it Market will bs collected
v iin knnl i Hlnir, and w Iin
.nil 1 my nil lulls aaaiest lbs
iiio linn ni Riekard 4 Csrlile.
L 'I. Hi' K.VIII'
I: M. 1'aui ii.k
Doted, Ontario, Ore, July 8,
1 900.
And tin' Argot girts tot new
i1.vrvVvvv
AI.K,
The Only Complete Set of Abstract Books
in Walheur County.
Under Iht BMimaHiienl ' K. ('..Smilb. nn exie
rienced abstracter. Abitractt fornUhnl wiibout ileiny
ninl i iitiiiini'ni j;tin antei'tl.
j7h7farS.1
Tin' Pealy miltrest it made of high grade,
utaple cottou, noi linters, Ifyrladt of long,
iliii'v Abers carefully Interlocked Hid evenh'
distributed, forming a tingle bat, without luff
or binding. Clean, pure, sauitary. Cheaper
than hair, mora comfortable than feather.
Guaranteed lor 80 years,
ROCK SPRINGS COAL
Furniture ard Undertaking and
Licensed Embalmer.
!
V
Lady AFsistai .
;niHMnHMnu?lllilMl?UTMniMiTMMiMMMiimiMmmiiimi'i
Q
City Meat
J. O. H
Ci jTCTti
IE
T"V I 11 1
c uoaiiM's in r iTsn
iga i our patronage rouciieo.
(auiiuiuiiiaiiiiiiiaiiaaiaiaiaiiiiiuiiiaiiiiiuaiiiiiiiamiii
8.108CI8llaBO8tlOt;8J,-::f
I GARTER HOUSE g
WHITWORTH vi TONNINcskn, Props.
t& Bsatpl! Room!, Firs Proof, Moilem, I'lo- U
t& pant. Btean Heated, Electric Lighteil. All Out- t
0 .sine Rooms. Near Dejiot. fa
aqoooooonooooooopoouoooo
r),,4- p
DUUb L 1UI' UIllclI 1U
IIiiMi( 'ir!ElK:Mi SI
m
ONTARIO
m
BANK.
Olilest Hunk In Crutif, llnrtii'v nml ittnlliiiir t iiiintlc.
UMAKIU Otli
Paid UpTaplttA, I60,( I 0,
Hurpiua - - :15,(.U('.
Sio
m
ray Open nn nli aClOUtll wi.li
pft
1'ii' ct in tn
fffffffi
mmmmMmi mm mmmmmwmiuaL
Empire Lumber Co.
Lrtd.
A Complete Stock of Lumber and Build
ing Material alwayi mi hand,
Winn Contemplating Building come in
nml see ih.
ROCK SPRINGS CCAL, AND ICE
O CTAftlU I );i t'tiN
John D IUi.y. I're.
m v, t, ,.,., ,1KI, Viee Pres
; first national bank.;
e
Of BURNS.
tM ..... -. .
IsMiiil mi nil I'm
Ktoi'KIIoi.diih--JoIiii l I'hIv
J II. M. Ilorton. A. J Joln.son. C
v
(i
OREGON.
i
Market.
Kl - R, Prop,
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1 ,1 i l"Ii.
iiuii aui'u aicius
2 A ..o. i il l'...ol, .ol IIIisini'NM ill I ill l II I Minute m
INI' ck
A. A
rv.irt
NATIONAL 1
0k"
iscrs to
tif Ontario.
t 1m Ntw Nnlitninl. W'v lutv -r
. i
tunc in 'puttM.
,1 I. 0 vi 11 (MthlFr.
A ( Wi novii ,fM ( mhiir !
ORECON
. . .. .
is l ilir i i:ii
I
N I' Ciiii'i tiler. J V i.'mr
A. lUlues, J I. (.null.
.
A. N S0LISS.
ATTOKMCY AT LAW.
Will PrasUct in nil Um Courts.
OMIio UOOSM I ami -. Iiulr..
Mini k, Mnlitrio, iin-
DALTOM HHios.
AtUiiiityut-l.iiw.
J. A. I. in key Bloeki OntariOOra
Will practics in nil soarfa.
j. w. Mcculloch.
Attotliey-Mt-l.
Will prut-tire in ,,l eolirtM.
nmo a. m. Uekev nioi'ic, aestabSj
0. Mi(iONA(iJI.L.
AlltiMnV-ill-l.iiW'.
Will I'lm ties in nil OoortS.
Ni'iuiv Public.
Offlct Over rottofflcs.
Wm MILLER,
ATTOBKIT.AT.LAW,
liLit.NM, OhK.
ll B100EB,
Attdmxkv at Law.
Mnnt-y in Laaa on lamrovad
FuilllH.
Onturio . Uragoa.
J. B. BHABP, i. If, i.
ii:n'iist.
aii liiii.N of aealai ,V(,rk ,Ull. iu
... ---i i i.i.s uriirr.
Ufflees OVM '..i Iluinl Uiuk Mure,
ml M Hour -v I,, , ,-, (l9
G. A. POQUB.
rhvticien nml Km-oro..
I'osioiiieo liulMluif,
Offiee I'hone 71 Ijesuleine I',,,
; J i i:i .i(.
1'llVMi UU am, aogng,
OfBes A. M. Lackey Rlorb.
OAcs Phouc 88. Rcsidsnct ;i::-8
rvery eledric-lighfed
home should have a
Hot Point
Electric Iron
ittaclic tn a 1 1 lump mi ki-t
MiM- a wm M
nl um . v, li IV
ami ilii-i uinlui t
Idsho-Oregcn Light &
PcwerCo.. Wflkt!!
K. L. Km kVvK-.i, Mgr.
O-Wfa m r,,p t """1 I fi f" 1 1" " t f i
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