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For Ontario and Malheur
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Representative Newspaper of Malheur County.
VOLUME XIII
ONTARIO, "KFdON, FKIDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1900
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THE WOOL
Of Malheur and Harney Mold!
Their Third Annual
Convention,,
The third annual session of
the Mulhcurund Harney county
Wool (Jrowera Association mot in
Ontario Wednesday with n good
attendance, but hardly what was
expected as tho snow and un
settled weather kept many at
homo looking after their (locks.
The meeting was called to or
der by District Attorney Me
Oalloeb. Mayor I'oguo was in
troduced and pave the address
of welcome to Ontario.
Tho meeting was then turned
ovor to President McK night, of
tho Wool (rowers' Association
who addressed the meeting.
The morning session wax
taken up with the rcudiug of
minutes of previous meetings
and appointment of committer"
In i he afternoon the election
of others resulted as follows:
President, (leorgo McKr.ight;
Vico President, Jeff Billingslcy ;
Secretary-treasurer, K. L. ('lark;
advisory board, M. li. Cwinn,
(loo. McKnight, ileff Billingslcy,
Tom Turuhull and Frank Pal
mer. Executive coinmiltcc:
John Wood, J. If. Seaward,
Swinegur, Chus. Anderson.
Dun P. Sniylhe, state sccic
tary, wus present and assisted in
the work, giving un interesting
talk on the condition of the bus
iness throughout the state,
Talks were made on many
subjects allied to (he sheep in
dustry and much valuable in
formation brought out.
The contagious diseases, lip,
leg and scub, was taken up by
Sum Itulluntyne, state secretary
of Idaho, and general discussion
followed
So ill Anderson, of lioisc, di-
rector of the co-operative wool
Wool Totals
The National Association of
Wool Muuufacturers in its esti
mate placet the number of sheep
fit for shearing in the United
State at 42,883,806, uu increase
f l,D81,i;.r7 ovor the preceding
year. Tho wool season of 1000
witness j 1 a full recovery in
prices und volume of busiuess
from the lit uncial panic of
1907.8.
The li tal wool production of
t m Hinted States this year is
estimated ut 328,110,741) pounds,
an increase of 0,(183,137 pounds
over but year. The total value
of the wool clip of 1900, as esti
mated on the rrice in Huston is
$88,820,746, as compared with
$61,707,516! ,or 1008. Total im
ports of foreign wool for 1000
were 866,400,304 pounds, us com
pared wifli 123,080,524 pouiuUj'j
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lur mo ywar receuing.
The estimated production of
the world in 1805 was 2,602,980,
77S pounds. The production of
the WyOrld this year, according to
the, latest official estimate, is
2804,136,564 pounde.an increase
is. 14 years of only 111,149,773
mods. The wool product is
keeping pace with the wool
lug population, for the per
kpiU product in 1895 wus 4.88
.muds, while uow it is 4.27
inds.
The Southern Idaho and Eas
tern Oregon hsrdware men held
their annual meeting at Hoiseon
Saturday last. D. M. Tuggart
and K. A. Fraser attended from
Ontario.
GROWER!
and storugo warehouse at Clti
ougo, spoke of the great SUCt I
of the warehouso for the pus I
season. A dividend of fill per
cent has been declared for the
first season. The price of the
remaining stock ban been ad
vanced 60 por cent.
Freight rates were discus I d
and tho committee reported that
the matter of adjustment of rules
was still i.ciiuc llie inter-state
(oininerco commission. Tlie
stato eommitleo has secured
uniform li vo stock shipping oi:
tract on all railroads in the
West.
Howard K. O'Piicn, chief of
tho grazing department for Or
egon and Washington, and his
dciilllv. Mr. McKen.ic, wen
present and talked on improved
methods of fencing and rcsccd
ing ranges us curried on by tho
government
Cy. Diiigham, acting super
visor of the Malheur national
forest reserve, met the users ami
advisory hoard and adjusted all
the past differences.
Dr. Lytic, state sheep inspec
tor, made an address on poison
ous ptm ta and remedies.
Klmei A. Clark, of Culdwcll,
addressed convention upon re
lation of bunks to the sheep in
dustry. A petition was circulated ask
ing the County Court to appoint
Dr. Silverwood us count sheep
inspector. Tho association guar
antees a sulary of $000.
Tho wool men wen- humptclcd
at tho ('alter house Wcdin
evening.
A male (pialtette and Joe
Pluisted, the singing wool buyer,
furnished the music.
Bad Explosion
Of Giant Powder at Jor
dan Valley Was
Thawing It.
Lottli Aldocou, aged "0 years,
hud u marvelous escape from
death while working on a ditch
about 25 miles from Jordan
Valley on Tuesday. lie was
engaged in Masting und had
pluced some giuut powder where
it would thaw. lie returned
and as he reached for it the
powder exploded.
His right arm wns torn off
and his right eyo so badly in
jured that he will never he uble
to see with it. A bone from the
right arm penetruted the flesh
of tho left arm, which is re
garded us extraordinary hy the
isician.
The Stock Business
John Robertson returned
Tuesduy last from Omaha where
he took a truinload of cattle.
He slated that tho price received
was satisfactory and better tnan
he could have obtained in the
western markets. Another feu
ture that uppculed to him wus
the promptness with which
settlement wus made, no waiting.
He left Saturday for the Burns
country.
When you tear tho wrappers
off your papers at the post
olliice, don't litter up the street
with them.
THE ONTARIO STOCK SH
The Ontario Lift Stock am!
Poultry show was an unqUali
fled success in V( ry particular.
Tin' extent and quality Ol the
exhibit wns a great surprise to
all present, not one having any
idea that the surrounding terri
tory hail such a largo number of
line animals.
There were uhout 100 horSOS
(Mitered and many of these efl
royally bred, all ol good quality
and superior to what it ordin
arily found at County Pairs In
Iowa mid Nebraska. One horse
in the parade scons 08 points,
which ll exceptionally high.
A. K. 'iipson.of Caldwell, pub
lisher of the (icin Buntl, -ptcs.c.d
his admiration for the
classy stuff exhibited. "NoiiO
hotter anywhere, " wis the way
he put it.
Robert Withyconba, superin
tendent of the Eastern I lit D
Experiment BtatiOfl, at Union,
stated that the competition wns
very close and all the animals
graded high. Very much stir
prisrti at i utility and nuiubors.
D. 'J. Ruby, ono of the we'll
known importers of lino hotsos,
hns ikltemh d many of the count v
fairs in Iowa and Illinois, and
stated that the exhibit was 001
tainiy classy. Mr. Kuby has
been Importing horses ovor 20
years, but has determined to
raise horses here, considering
the climate and grasses here su
perior to those of tho eastern
states and from whut ho lias
scon knows ho can produce bet
i. r animals here than are raised
in Iowa and Illinois. The
prices of work stock is getting
higher overy year ami has
reached u point w hero the buyer
cun bandy afford to handle it.
Mr. Hamilton, who has the
Suffolk bawl Ml the Stewart
stables, wus much surprised at
the horses shown. He exhibited
his horses in the parade, hut not
for premiums, as he considered
tho fair for local owners only.
1 . J. Tolly, of Cove, wa ur
prised that su ! Ilcnt ani
mals received so little care.
The problem of taking euro of
the large crowd of visitors and
seeing that they had u good
dinner was quite a largo one,
hut the eotninitteo made fortun
ate selections and over 000 wore
made happy, RT, Voting hud
the supervision and was ably
assisted by Mcsduines, Kyiiyoii,
Printing) Fracr, Dodge, Clem
ent, Long, Trow, Hull, Stewart,
and Billingsly. The lunch u.
scrvnl in tho old Ontario betel.
In most countries whou a
parade ol the school i bildren is
made they go on foot, hut this
being typically a borso country
tho school hoys and girls wero
out on I. "' hack and mm'
vory Imposing spectacle.
The parado of livo stock will
long be remembered as the best
ever seen.
G, Q, Sutherland had charge
ol the sto !; exhibits and kindly
furnished the Argus with much
information. He was the right
man for the position.
D. O. Kuby exhibited four
stallions ami one mure. The
mare scores !: points und took
first prie at the Iowa State Fair.
She is a Pereheron-Norman and
is in foul to Aiken, u full Mood
Perchtion. Aikeii took liist
prize, -1 year old, weigh- 1050
pounds, steel gray, short, heavy
draft horse. Forest Fay took
first sweep stukes, 2 year old,
weighs 1850. Judgo Curtis, of
Iowa, aVfl this iioide first at the
Audobun County Fair, in Iowa.
Koyal dam, 'J year old colt took
first.
J. N. M Thitaou, of Payette,
took lirst priae on Clyde Stallion
which weighed 1780. He
largo and of exceptionally hue
I. lion Ho also show i d a spin
of Standard bred driving hoi
! and ") years old and exception
al well broke.
Austin McWilliams, of Pay
ette, took first on a driving team
and second on a single driver.
Mrs. McWilliams handled the
reins. Master McWilliams ex
hibited a handsome Shetland
pony.
Ceo. Aulspaugh, of Payette,
took second on a driving tenm
and lirst on a single driver.
C. F. Draper, of Payette,
showed two line yearling colts.
D. Kfc, of Payette, showed a
17 months old Belgian man
weighing 1 150, und also a suck
ing colt, I'otli of which took
firsts.
J. W. Boor, of tho Bench,
took second on grade Porchern
SteUioii and also showed a hiu.ii
of mule colts, yearling and Jack.
V, D. Thackery, of Payette,
showed a good Porchern-Nor-inaii
stallion.
lack Trail, of Payctto, showed
a Jack and mules, getting lirst
on the Jack und second on tho
mules.
C E. Dibble, of Payette,
showed an exceptionally line
yearling mare in the road class.
li. J. Courtlier showed a tine
I year old lluiuhleiouian driver.
II. Creggory showed a high
grade Porchorn-Nonnun stullion,
'weighing l'.Mitl and taking first
BOOOOl
Q, D. Kggleston showod a
black Porchoru-Norman, I years
old and weighing 1760 and a
span of 3 year old draft uiaros,
luking second pn.e.
t. A. Aicuounell showeu u
buy Belgian stullion und a spun
of full blood Hclgiun maros,
getting lirst, und first ami sec
ond on team and also ou draft
team
Payette Suffolk Punch horse
company took second on stullion.
J. II. Seaward got second on
grade pen heron stullion.
Hlair May took first on grade
Belgian stullion.
J. II. Seaward first on perch
ei on grude stullion
U. Hradcn, lirst on shirogrudo
stullion.
W. F. Douue first on pcich. '
on colt.
The driving and thorough
bred cesses will get attention in
next ieoatai
lu the next issue of tho Argus
will appeal more oommento on
the exhibits. Time wi.l not pci
iii 1 1 covering such an excellent
exhibit in one issue.
Mhtol faille
K. H. fonklin showed aged
bull and cow in the Jerseys.
II. J. Cortnor showed in beef
cattle aged bull, agi l cow and
young bull.
Johnson showed some high
class lloUtein ows.
Sliet't.
The Hutterlield Livo Stock
Company ahoweo 20 sheep of
five different varieties, which
have beeu exhibited ut Seattle,
Portland ami Hoise, taking all
prizes. They go to Salt Fake
and Denver froo here.
The tVO I nicolns are 22
months old and the wool meas
ures 2 inches, weight 300 each.
The Htm; -hires, those with
the flat back- und tine wool, re
ceived much attention, ono of
which weighed 350 itounds.
These are as . ne as ever exhih-
itcd in this country.
The Butterlici i Company are
large importers of high grade
sheep, getting ') from Fnglami
and ouO from Canada lln year.
They maintain la
is 'thoroughbreds, curry
tind breed' .
ttesTSi
Qeorge Wright
duroc Jersey (iilts.
of the Prouder Vance and Ohio
Ohiol strains. These me equal
to the best
John Royloton had MMM fine
polandi
The Chicken Slum
The chicken show was well
patronized and tho collection
howod many high scoring birds.
Prof, J. J. Booty was in charge.
O. Q, Wherry, of Payotte.who
acted us judge, had four pons of
priae winning hamhurgs on ex
hibition. (i. A. Pogue showed a pair of
pheasants.
The games exhibited by I). II.
Kerfoot wore exceptional, ho
had pens of Cornish Indian, Rod
I'vles, Black Sumuirus, White
Indian, Black Warriors, (Irish
Champions, wur horses, Brown
h'eds, all of good strains.
O. F. IfooOO, of Payette, had a
pen of Lungshans.
Win Plughoff had his pen of
partridge cochins, that took all
prizes at Boise.
F. H. Parsons, of Payette, hud
a fine exhibit of Kod Island
Rods.
F. W. Parks got all tho rib
bons on Ins liolldatis.
Thorc was ono poll of while
hruhmus exhibited.
There was a good display of
Wyandottct, in the Partridge
class J. D. Baker, of Payette, und
Will Johnson got the prizes.
In the whites, (' Athorton
und J. O. Baker took the prir.es.
In the Ooldoni (loo. Alopooli
of Payette hud tho best.
lu the silver laced till the
prizes went to A. T. Bishop of
the Bench
In Plymouth Kocks 0. E.
Dibble of Payette had several
excellent birds on display.
0. W Thebunt, of Vale had
Mvcrul rocks on exhibition.
Harry Louis got first on a trio
of white rocks.
In white leghorns Walter
(Jtann got a flrot on cock, first
und second on hen, Alex Phil
lipj second on cock und Frank
Allen first und second on pullet.
In hrown leghorns Will John
son got BrOl OH hen and Joe
Sloan of Now Plymouth also
exhibited.
J. V. Dibble hud a coop of
OOOhifl buntamu and Lotus Bai
ley of Seubnghts
M Tuuuscud exhibited a wild
epooi
Turkuvs.
If, Tounsend of Ontario took
firt prize on a om year old mule
and l:rst und second on a hen,
Hurry Louis of the Bench took
first on a cockerel and liist on a
pulUt, and O. W Thebund of
Vule took first and second on
an adult male, one weighing Is
pound-
Ducks.
Harry Louis of the Bench
took the Indian Liiimer prizes
and J N. MoPhereon and Frank
Weaver exhibited White Pekius.
Uulueea
Bluiistrom
Henry
premium i
took the
Pigeons
Henry Bluiistrom exhibited u
pen of miscellaneous breeding.
nop
F. BaiobridgO of Ontario ex
hibited a Scotch Collie, C. F
Buyer of Ontario, a shepherd,
('. F. Dibble of Puyette, a Scotch
Coliic, ami H J. Cortuer of
ig Ave dis- r
showed live S
These ,irfe
P.iy. Ho, a Scotch Collie
The visitors from Idaho re
turned to their homes more than
pleaaed vita the entertainment
provided
OW HISTORY
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Simake River Lasting
MonMinniento
The Ontario bridge ocross the
Snake river will stand for years
M a monument to the enterprise
of the business men of Ontario.
From the incoption of the idea
that a bridge was a necessity to
the completion thereof required
two years of hard labor, most of
which fell to tho lot of tho com
missioners The first movo was to get the
co operation of the stato and
this wai effected through Kopre
sentutlve Brooke, who introduced
and succeeded in getting passed
a bill appropriating 110,000 for
the purpose.
Attorney McMahuu, of Salem,
got out an injunction against
tho payment of the fund, hut ho
wus a little slow, tho money hav
ing been turned over before the
papers were filed.
Then u largo dologutiou went
to Vale ami explained the situ
ation to tho court, after muking
a thorough investigation of the
mutter the court appropriated
110.000.
Ontario's city council was also
pledged fur an appropriation of
10,000.
A commission, consisting of
1. A. Premier, J. A. Lackey und
Cliff Buyer, wus appointed by
the county court and city conn-
eil to take active charge of the
construction.
When the commission adver
tised for bids they received re
sponses from ."14 firms, accom
panied by pluus und specifica
tions. These pltns und specifications
were thoroughly examined und
M. E. Dedication
On Sunday Next Rev.
Homan Will Be
Present.
The improvements ut the M.
I church are completed und
the following exercises will be
held on Sunday next
10 a. m. Love Feust, led by
Raw, J. I). C.illiluu.
11 a. m. opening hymn, From
all that Dwell Below the Skios.
Apostles ('reed.
Prayer.
Hymn, Oh foi u Thousand
Tongues to Sing
First Scripture Keuding.
Hymn, Neurer My Qofl to
r I i
1 nee.
md Scripture Reading,
Rev. J. I), (iillilan.
Duet.
Prayer, Dr. Homan,
Hymn, Lock of Ages
Dedicatory Sermon by Kev
Fletcher Hoiuuii, D. D.
Dedication.
Benediction.
In tho evening there will he
u song service.
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Bank Statement
A compilation of the state
ments recently issued by the
various hunk of the stute show
individual deposits of 00,01
740, an increase of tltf,103,.rlt
over similar statement one yeui
ago.
The loans and discounts show
an increase of 110,035,0X7 over
year before, huving reached
$02,427,946.
Use Wilson iV. Duffy's Katioual
Cold Cure.
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OF
HE BRIDGE
ighway Crossing
tho 0M submitted hy the Min
neapolis Stool and Machinery
Company selected. This pro
vided for three steel spans of 150
feot each, which was later modi
lied to four steel spans and a
woodon approach on the Oregon
side.
Tho total length of the bridge
is OOfi feet, the steel spans reet
upon solid concrete piers, and
the construction is of the canti
lever style. Carrying capacity
."0,000 pounds.
Tho bridge has been inspected
and passed on by the most com
petent bridge authorities in tho
weit and they all pronounce it
the best highway bridge cross.
ing Snake river.
The approach on the Idahe
side was cut through a 66-foot
hill, und u good grade, about
6 per lent, made.
A splendid road has been
built from the bridge to town,
on an oven grade, with ditches
on either side, which will insure
a road freo from mud and water
in tho summer. The roadway
will be graveled in tho early
spring und will then be the best
in the county. -
The Puyette vulloy, in Idaho,
brought three miles nearer u
business und shipping point hy
tho building of the bridge.
This valley is a garden spot,
thickly populated und corered
with orchards and small fruit
farms.
The entire county und state
are to bo congratulated upon the
completion of the bridge.
Fruitland.
C. W. Young returned from
Portland ou Friday of last week
where he wont with a carload of
hogs. Mr. Young reports good
prices.
The Koyal Highlanders held
their annual election of officers
ou Thursday evening of last
week und tho following officers
were elected- Illustrious Pro
tector, E. A. Steguer; Chief
Councillor, Kulph Boiley; Sec
retary and Th usurer, Mrs. Fv
eliue Smith, Worthy Evangelist,
Mrs. F. A. Hteguei Sentry Mrs.
Win. MeConnoll.
The election of road cotMiuie
sioners held at Pleasant View
Tuesduy resulted in the election
ot S K. Froyier for district no.
1,0. F Stewurt for district no.
'2, and Allen Stegall for district
No. ;;.
Mrs. Mary F Hill has moved
into her new home recently
erected in Fruitland.
Mrs. Mary Burnett and Nancy
Wilson made a business trip to
Ontario Tuesduy.
The brick men ure again in
our berg working on the new
hunk building. The work will
be pushed until completed.
The bu.ur conducted by the
Ladie's Aid was u decided sue
aeaa,
New Plymouth.
A Fanners' Institute will be
held ut New Plymouth, Monday
January 8. There will be two
sessions, at 1:30 aud 7:30 p.m.
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