(Bnint0 Don't Forget That We Do all kinds of Printing at the Argus Office. Representative Newspaper of Malheur County JMagss VOLUME XIII ONTARIO, OKEUON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1900 m AtlVtlftt 3OST I VJV Jlrl JW'XPa For Onfario and Malhfiur 111 County. I I S NUMBER 49 K THE MEETING OF WOOL Important Matters Are to Be Disciuissedie-"" ji Jnie jLve Stock ShoWo The ollicisil bafl for Um tliinl annual convention of Mm Mai-heur-llnrm y Counties Wsjol (Irowors Association, to DO bald in Ontario on Dooombof l. hi b-on r-oiit out bjf BiWOOd L Clark, secretary of Lb iisxocin lion. Tne cull states Unit the citi- PMN of Ontario km preparing to treat thoin royally nuil urges nil to be present. Interest iu Un w Ung l growing ami the i nl i SStlOtH aic that tho meeting will bt the most representative ever held I y tho association. :im-k McKmuM. Anyono who ban ever met Mr. Mclvuight know he is al ways good for story, ami he ir naturally n great favorite with the newspaper boys. Mr. McKnighl was in the t lit) the first of the week to eoiiMilt with the committees having in eharu'i) the meeting of the wool growers to ho held iu Ontario on Dec. l.r, and DO bod many valu able suggestions to offer. I In wan qttttt eniiiii-dunie ovor tlio stoek show feature lo be held at that lime, and said it ahould le made a iH.rmunciit. one, im nothing could promote ihe welfuio Ol stock growers more than the holding of fairs where the different animals eould bo shown and inspect, d, the gool points thus brought out and a geneial upbuilding of the herd is sine lo follow. The sheep Industry is his strong sun, and he stated that Malheur eounty stands first as a sheep county, having ah. ml Local News. Use Wilson tfc Duffy's Rational Cold Cure. Mr and Mrs. J. II. Forth, of Pendleton, are r letting their daughter Mrs J. E. Sharp. Would it not he go d thing to have signs placed at the cor ners giving tho names of the streets, for the guidance ol the visitor and rOfldtnUT The great prescription No. 1, for coughs, at Wilson-Puffy Drug Do. Married Al Woisor, Thanks. giving day, Bert Wuiin to Miss Juiu.n Morrow. Both young people are well known in On tario and the usual congratula tions are extended for a pros perous married life. Rider Bros & Lumpkin's dis play advertisement appears on the second page of this issuo. Read it. Mrs. Sarah McCarthy left for her home in Nebraska on Vd netduy after a delightlul visit with her daughters, Mrs. Ward Cutiiield and Mrs. John Lund inghuiH. Henry Bier had tho old cream ory building on Mala stud, moved to his property in the northern pail of the city and will use the aauie for a barn. A woman iu Nam pa, Idaho, left her husband because be threw eggs at her. That would be ge;ng touie where hen. fruit is worth 40 cents a dozen. But Ontario hiisbutids don't throw eggs tuey Ulirow bricks. M EN 1480,000 houtl, Ami Hartley about half as many, making !7r,000 head in this district, and this tJotl not take into account the many thousand head driven in to these counties from Idaho and Nevada, contrary to the li cense and quarantine laws. These sheep averaged about eight pounds of wool each Ami the total wool product was over ."i,00(),000 pounds, which sold at an average price of M conts per pound, bringing over $1,000,000 to the two counties. These two counties are unique in being practically tho only ones where the ranges arc on the public domain. The rale iiiestioti is being throhud out and a decision is expected before the meeting. At present the rule from Port land is $1.00, while from Onta rio it is $'2.13 per hundred. This is mi unjust discrimination and will probably be righted. There aro over lf0 wool growers in the district, and thoy will be well represented at the .....,.! 1 ., I,...,. I.Ue SI, Ml. KI...U The citizens of Ontario are meeting witli tli hearty co-operation of the stockmen of the dis trict and such well known firms as the Butterfiehl Live Stock Company, of Weiser, und Charles Thebo, of Vale, havo promised to bring some of their best show animals. Tho chicken show will he well worth a visit, many fine birds will he on exhibition from the best yards in this section. - Local News. Jewelry, the ideal Christmas gift. C. C. Payne curries the largest and most select in this section. Pr. II. T. lloople has left for New York. Ho will lake a post-graduate course in surgery before he again returns to the west. A big cut on all men's, ladies', boys', misses' and children's shoes. Come and get shod. R. L. tirillin. (ieo. Vunderhoof wants a Hamburg rooster ami wants the bird at once. Lot him know if you havo such a fowl, as he has Ihe pi ice. The Misses Jessie and Maud Hicks, who are attending school here, were summoned to Elko, New., Tuesday on account of the thin' orous illness of their father, Harry Hicks, who is well kuown iu Ontario. The K. S. A D. and Keisel mucins have been leased to the l.'tuh-lduho Sugar Company for a period of five years. These ranches comprise about 2,0U0 ucres, forty acres of which is in orchard. The land will be used to ruise boots, alfulfa and grain. Oregon apples won the grand pi i.o at the National Apple show at Spokane iu competition with apples from all over the United States. Oregon apples take the lead in the markets of the world and the supply is far below the demand. The soil and climate of the Snake river vulley is just right for apples growing. Water Contracts. The Kingman colony water district held a meeting Tuesday to go over tho preliminaries necessary to have everything in shape to form tho district and will bo in Valo monday to carry the district organization to a Buccess. They havo retained Attorney Hrooke to see that tho legul part is properly complied with. All the dry lands in tho dis trict have been signed up. The local committo a still working to secure signatures of tho fov who have not signed up, and are meeting with suc cess. From all thoy can learn tho road lands will he signed up soon as some red tape can uo unwound. The hinds are owned in France, but it is thought that tho New York agents will be able to sign tho contracts with out submitting them to tho owners. Many who aro under some of the present ditches are realiz ing that tho drainage feature of the proposed district organiza tion is of great importance to them and will he worth more to them than the cost of tho water and drainage under the district plan. , Many will he at Vule Monday. When a tile factory is estab lished ut Ontario and tiling placed in tho market at a reason- aide price thousands of acres of ' lands in this district will ho drained. A telephone message was re ceived Thursday oveniugstuting that a shooting affray had oc curred at Jordan Valley in which Frank Clark wus futally shot by Lewis Franklin. From what the Argus can glean ('lark had been dunking and talking and when ho suw Franklin coining from the hotel dining room to the office, drew Local News. ' l ' Wilson & Duffy's Rational Cold Cure. J. F. Burke has decided to move to Caldwell. Three pound cotton huts for 7." cents at It L. Orillith'e. See ii. A. Candluud's two hig advertisements iu this issuo. Pit kind's hand painted, the world's best, at C. C. Payne's. A. N. Soliss was in Mountain Home this week trying a case. Ladies's suits and dresses '-'' per cent, off at R. L. (Jrillith's. We have trunks, suit cases and telescopes on sule here. R. L. Gritlin. F. A. Kime, of Westfall, wus in Ontario Thursday on his way to Baker City. Fred Stewart and C. R. Ham ilton havo gone to Westfall with some Suffolk stallions. Hot coffee and sandwiches served ut the Bakery from 8 u.m. to H p.m. ouch day. O. Miller and fumily, of Med ford, have been in tho city this week looking up u locution. The latest in hags, combs, col lar pins and neck wear received this week by Ruder Brothers & Lumpkin. Miss May Gruff, of Payette, wus in Ontario severul days this week straightening up the books in the telephone office. The Artisuns have hud can vassers in the Held for several davs and initiated tweuty can didates on Tuesday evening. ftlMl ssi SSI iBk SSI as dSBk Asl raidi dimming Hiuaj ai uuputw miioy. New Plymouth. From our Staff Correppondpnt. A. M. Jordan has moved to New Plymouth and taken a po sition with the Hinchliff cheese factory, taking tho placo vacated by J. W. Johnson, who has gone to Alberta, Canada. PtsstUoaUy '-' whole bench from Ontario to New Plymouth is being sot to fruit treos and berries. Several hundred acres were set to trees lust season and many more will be added the coning season. Tho New Ply mouth Land Company has or dered 12,000 trees for spring planting. They set out 00 acres this fall. The new bank building is tearing completion and will be a credit to the city. New Plymouth schools have 215 children enrolled, with Prof. C. A. Strong as principal, Miss Ruby Smith sevonth and eighth grades, Miss May Miller fifth and sixth, Miss Ethol En sign third and fourth, Miss Stefiel first and second ami Miss Maggie Muion in charge of tho outsido school. Range Good. The showery weather of the past few weeks has caused a good growth of grass on the ranges and u ! v more weeks of this open weather will onuble the sheep and cattle men to get through the winter months with utile feeding. his gun and shot at him, the bullet grazing his chest. Franklin immediately drew a gun and shot, tho bullet hitting Clark in the neck, death ensu ing in a short time. Coroner Payne, District At torney McCulloch and Sheriff Odell were notified and an auto engaged for the trip. The cor oner deputized Robt. vanliilse, Local News. Wilson-Duffy Co. for all kinds of drugs. Mayor Pogue, ami wife, have returned from Wisdom, Mont., where they visited their daugh ter, Mrs. Homer L'tley. J. J. Diess, the real estate man, this week sold to Mr. Nichols the Lemon dwelling and two lots on Virtue street. The delightful western play In Wyoming is in Salt Lake this week. They will be at the Ontario opera house on the IHh. The roads in this section are in good condition for autos, while in most sections machines have been laid up for the winter. O. 11 Elphick, formerly of Caldwell, bus taken u position with the Empire Lumber Coin puny and moved his family hero. Mrs. Win. Hartley of Weisor spent Thanksgiving day iu On- turio, tie guest of her daughter, Mrs. D. 11. Kerfoot. R. J. Stone und wife are visit ing in the city, the guett of Mrs Stone's mother, Mrs. Henry Bier. "Jodie" has been located at Spokane for some time, but is thinking of ugui.i locating here T. A. Sullivan is aguiu in Ontario registering at the Car- ter House from Cork, Inland led is Irish all right, but he has nevor boon urroMi tbriChxn. nel or kissed tbt Blarney Stone- ,, , . . . . He spent Tl a.ikagiv.ng duy in uaaer uy wuii a wiou-unu bachelor iriends. Dead Ox Flat. Q A V UU? lf5 The Malheur Irrigation Com pany aro arranging to mako a thorough tost of the under How on the Malheur river above the bed rock, with a view of supple menting the natural Mow for supplying lands on Dead Ox Flat. The Willow Creek system i? to ho completed in the near future if satisfactory contracts can ho made ith tho land owners. The prosi, . jlicers of the company are j I. Moss, presi dent First N, ,,nal Bank of Payette, C. E. Laimud, presi dent New Plymouth Land and Colonization Company of Pay ette, and Peter Pence, vice pres ident, with a strong board of di rectors. The Stock Business John Robertson dually got cars and left for Omaha with u train loud, I tho same day F. B. Ball shipped cars to Tacoma, Seattle and Portland. R. II. DoArmond mude a ship ment to Portland Mot ay. Buker Ball i 'eeling an ex ceptionally line lot of bulls. Mr. Ball has under consideration s proposition from Dick DeAr iiiond for an interest iu the hulls. Iu case ihe deal goes through Dick agreos to break the bulls and work them on tho Brogun railroad grade. If any of tho animals refuse to work they will bo turned over to the J amp butcher. or isyssa, Attorney Uacon, rep resenting the district attorney, and Sheriff Odell started for the scene of tho trouble at once. Frank Clurk bus been a resi dent of that section for about 20 years and wus considered a quiet man, except when drinking. Lewis Franklin has been a resident of the place only a few mouths and was not drinking. Telephone to Burns. The telephouo lino to Burns was completed on Thursduy lust and the first messages over the wires were received by J. R. Blackahy ami Kd Fraser, who congratulated tho people of Burns on the improvement and predicted it WOUld Hot 1)0 long before a railroad would connect these thriving business centers. Heretofore it wus necessary to send messages around by Baker and Prairie cities and the toll wus so high that little business was transacted. The new new line will ce ment more closely the business and c.icud life of the two cities. New Train Service The O. S. L. announce that a new train will be placed on the run between Huntington und Boise Sunday ami the MOV will run to Huntington This will give un oust and wost trail iu the morning und evening and be a great improvement in the service. The new train will leave Hun tington ut 7:80 a. in. and return at 1(46 p. m. Adjustment of Rates. Conferences huve recently been held by the inuuugemeut of the Portlund stockyurds and representative stockmen with the ruilroud ofliciuls looking to an adjustment of rates. Stock "'PI'" ""'" . K "'- er ami regulate shipments, to k the U)ply e(lUttft(J tb j6. mad anu- ttVOI(j a conueSK. I conges.. 1 market. HE AN ANARCHIST Colonel Wood! So Designates Himself in ft Speech at Portland, Tho Portland Kvoning Tole im says that Col. 0, E. 8. Wood, while defending the rights ol free speech, which he declares " menaced by the aotion of the Spokane authorities toward tho members of the Socialistic I. W. W , imprisoned for an alleged effort to cause a riot. Qualify ing his advice by advocating tho use of brains and tho ballot instead of tho bomb and revol ver, he urged his hearers to fight for the Spokane Socialists and tho principles which they hold dear. "Tho streets are primarily for truffle, says Col. Wood, "but if traffic is not impeded tho pooplo hove as much right to talk in them as to walk in them." Atherton-Wann. Mr. Roger Athcrton and Miss Nellie Wann were united in marriage Thanksgiving day in Ontario. The groom is a sou of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Athorton and is a young man of sterling worth, and lh briiU in ..i... ,f Ontario' sweetest young ladies, Moved by a large circle of acduain ta nves. Tho many friends of the happy eouplo wish them I m voyage as they journey through life us one, and that their puth of happiness will bo garlanded with roses of the choicest hue. Well Known Play-9th "Iu Wyoming," one of the finest productions of tho present duy will be seen here ut the Opera House Thursday, Decem ber '.th Porliups not since "Tho Virginian" bus the stuge been offered a hero ut once so human, so manly and so irresis luble us Mr. Muck's Bob Kick aids. The glorifiefl cowboy bus appeared iu fiction and stuge again ami again with his som brero und his wiid unties with u six shoolor. The thing about Mr. Mack's cowboy that bus up peuled so forcefully is that he is real. He is a man. lie does some things that society does not sanction as proper, hut his instincts are sound, his heart is big, lie is generous and honor able, ami a man to be trusted with a woman. He has lived the Wild, elemental life of Ills kind, but he knows ami loves the better SI when ho sees it. 35-Aere Apple Orchard. E. J. VauCourt is preparing to set out thirty-five ucres to winter apples. He has sclccltd the Rome Beauts , Jonathan ami winter bunuuu vurieties. His place is about three miles west of Ontario. Mr. VuuCourt believes this section tun produce as good apples us tho Rogue und Hood River vulleys. NOTION Hilt II 'III. Ii A'lloN. Depai im. nt ut lli. Ii,'.. :i r, l'. 8. Liklltl Oln " al iiuri.M, OkvuD, N'.'.-llll'r, ."., 1YOU. N'.tk-e i liciel.y given ii, at Arthur K. !Ms. ol Wtfiwr, Haho, who, un Dt-t'eiiibur II lUtll. madt) liuiiiinte) en try N) tilth, Keinil No.olhAl. (or SvVti. sc :io, T. 1(1 II II K W M . Im Iilwl notice of iiitenlii.il lu iuke K.ual 1'ivu Year Proof, lo estalilinli i titn to the isiat ai- . .i. . i ibad, l . i. f. I. kuiK. I'. H. ('"UiiuiMii'.iier, ul In of fice at Ontario. Oregon ..ii tliu l.'tli day ol January. IS I Claimant usnieasa Unease: IWnjaiuiii J ili I Im iiittii, I-rank I T. ..!...., ....I i ....lull. I. v.... .11 'w " J-N """ ' !' W'j Ftuait, lUgiater I Saying there is always 0 time when grent reformers stand alone, he added that he wished tho pulpits preached freedom instead of morality, "for there is no morality except freedom, and through freedom comes the ele vation of tho human race." In closinghis speech Mr. Wood said: "I work with tho democratic party because it is nearer my ideals than othors. Yet that party would he tho first to deny to mo the title of democrat. I don't want it. I am an Anarch ist. That is iiiv ideal. I hidievn in the anarchistic theory that land should be held only by those who use and possess it, and so I work with the single taxers." Public Sale. W. T. Moody will lie auction next sell at pub- Wednesday, Dec. 8, Commencing at 10 o'clock sharp At bis furm '2 miles west and 1 1 in ilcs south of Outario, tho following described pioperty 1 1 head of work horses, 1 spun fillies, eotniMft- r. tt-y"uffr-ffM, ' weight 211(H) pounds; 1 span black mares, M years old, weight 400 pounds; one bay horso, 8 years old, weight 1S00 pounds; 1 sorrel mare, 18 years old. weight 1100; I grav mare, 6 years old, weight 1000; 1 iron gray gelding, coming 3 year old, weight 1100, I bay horse colt, coming 2 years old; 1 dark gray filly, coming two yeor old; 1 pair black mure colts. 0 months old; 1 sorrel filly, 3 years old, weigiit you pounds; l saddle pony; 1 Jersey cow, 3 years old: 2 fat hogs; 100 l'lyiuouth Rock chickens. Farm Implements. Three sets good work harness, 1 single harness nearly new, 2 good saddles und hi idles, I two seated buggy and 1 single buggy, buy wagons und onu sulky plow, 1 Peering mower ueurly new, 1 buy rake, one two-section steel burrow, one spring tooth liurrow, one slip scrap- r 1 large .n-pii'on iron kettle, I pair standard scales cunacitv H0U0 pounds, one tent 12x11, I lurgj watering troughs for cattle. Ii. .o,. in, ni clouds. Ono 400 piano almost now, 1 New Home NWiQf machine yood as new, 1 Now Home Com fort steel range, and other urli- clc.i too nun. en. u to mention. Tkuxis All sums of $10 and under, vubh, nil sums over 110. a cretlit will be given of twelv. months, purchaser giving not Willi approved security, beurin i per cent interest 3 percen' discount for cash on purchui over S10. Free Lunch ut noon. W. T. MOODY, Prop. Notice ior ruoiicatii.n Deuarlmeut of the Interior I nil. -I stale Lau,l ( Mi,,.,, ttt ions, Oregon, . ut tM Notice, is hereby K'Vu that Norwood OWblleof WeiM-r, Idaho ho, on Deo. ;, l!04, made homestead entry No aaV, Serial Do UlsIS forNKW, aeotiuu SO, township ISsouth, range 17 eaat, WilU inetl. meridian, baa tile. I notice ol in tention to make Klual Five Year 1'roof, to eetubliab r latin to the land above ilencriheil, before it I. Kin, V 8 Cum mlaaiuner, at hi ottos at t intario, Ore gon, on the I'Jlb day of January, 1010. Claimant names aa witneaa: lienjainiu Joseph, JubnOreou. Jasper Hums, (,'urdella 1) Ka-.t, all of Weiaer. Idaho do3 Wn Kaumk. UeKiaU-r. Bluo Prints of any Township in the Rums Land District, showing names of eitryuieu, kinds of eutry, dates, etc , und topography. Trice 1.00. i. 0. Turney, Uurue, Oregon. v