"' i Mtexufci iiiin.K t mm (dWHHI 1.' (l(,h If you are in favor of the Irrigation movement give 'I'l I.I .1 Push and Boost for a Greater Ontario. uy J I it active Support. Representative Newspaper of Malheur County. Fill ttttt& W '' v B zmr " " ' Jr-VOLUME XIV PROFITS IN RASPBERRIES Novel Method Harvesting Crop -Easy to Handle pi Williin n mile 'f i 1 Ontario post oftee is a W tore poteh o! NttpborfiOO, prol.sil.ly the largeal Mid lincst one in tin- imrthwi t, if not in Ihi VOrld. It in n very profitable venture Iiiih been in successful operation for 10 years, ami continues to fat I never failing producer. It li pio inn a Ug BlOttO maker for its owner, M. B. Sherman, who itartod tbii irondtrful reipberry rnncli lid still opcinles it, in' finding so large ii "in' to be i' bit, pnii In n! and i i 1 1 1 i 1 1 I . Mr. SImi iiiiiii hot dltOOVOrod th.it the dry climate of BOUthtN Idaho rombined with Irrigotloi oro conducive the llighttl possible results in in-phi 1 n production, Ibo dry linieta In .Inly hikI August making it p" libit to ilry the rMpborritt "i. tin; vines before packing them for ibt market. Mi. Sherman boo eloo'djecovered, or invented. Improved method!" wherel y lb( Idaho ronohor it able Ii i1'" duct rotpborritt on the largeal ICtlt of any man in ibt WOrh a nl at 1 1 - loweet cool ol prodw lion. IDAHO I! AePMNUM KOTI WOW 11 , Tito MMllboi n rtt btl iy lit tln noteworthy property of dry lug on ibt buebeoi Tie rttp berry In H ditt nol tofti n trbti rlH ami ibokooH lot Ibt find, n lOOr ami mildew ! 68 1 M ol c- ive umirlurc 01 in huiiiii lortlititt, bat romtlnt itlai l i to Hit item ami driee, firinly bi Inched to ibt I Ufcb, It in nls. a lingular foot il win u pn flout Irrigation tnd cultun luive boon proper, Ibt qui llty n tlic nun ihu ilriod i- nol on I; equal but rorjf su trior In qual n io ibt baud picked, t viioi ttted product. Xbbi i- due Io the foci 1 1' taeb I" rry maim on Ibt h itl till ii lia received the leal pot liMo porlicbi ol accbarine am other join i Iron tbe t Ine, tl at it, it brromet dtad i ix, ai il then ill this rninlc-s and lillllOi dawloei i ii mint, ci .'''I ol Jui a 11. 1 Aug:-', in ul ni.t two da) fu n dead i Ipe I rriet art drj 'I'lie eOmlilloui "I i idi al and ih product in oiucb tweeter am rioboff tban tin- liaud Ickn goodf oapeclally ol oaatern pro do. lion. ajBTHOU 'i tim: tmi:nt. A i, tin' methodi ol treal int'iit, ii liaa l u ditcoi i n uml thoroughly dtiuontlrated that it it i a Ileal uudtr tin foregoing couditioui t" barfoti the dry ban l - by remot lug iln brunches bearing tl"' frull ai d ibreobing ih- lei i i H ioiue- what us you do l alii. FlrtU In ibt spring, at at y time after tbt Irotl it out am th prouu l i- cultivated, tl i botbet art laid down. Tblt b accomplished by two ineu with U lung itOUt po!i'. Tbt polt I proofed againrl tbt butbet bear ing thi'in over and downwai I t ii reoliniug (loaitioii, in vhicli position ihaj .n" lecurtd or niuiiiiitly by meant ol a light wne itrttebed ovei the reelining hut in.- uii.i atcured al proper iiitorvHls ly .-takis ..nven into the ground. Two men ihould luy down two or ibrat at ret pee duy.. Tbe object being to pre vent thy new lioot.-, which spring from the ground annual' h. from iiitaruiiugliug wtb tin old eonoc bearing borriet, for apparent rOAtOQt, Nn futbtf of Growing and (tpeeial In atmnbl ii rcquin '1 til the I 'ii l i art ript and di Tbtn tin' anet b ai ing ot rrii are eiit aivnv i lott to tbt rot I mot. Tbii i accompliabt d I j ,mtant of a ileddikt h l o a Itl a blada altacbed to ont runni Tbli if drawn by one bortt and to guiilid tli.it the blada pa over the leclining brancbet, com i Ii U Iy ici i ring them front ibt plant olotc to tbt i""t oi oa n. Mm folloa th" cutter, rolliit ihc loven ! brtt ehot up int bundli - and ilanding Ibein up against the UtW gTOWtll I" drj . ii i: it in i TlfRRtlll i' ui i ii i Pour mi n an. I ont !i". It BUI and let up Bvt in H It pt i !ay Next coin of tbt thretbing. Ai . as ibt Itavi and i U m eomt pti fi Uj dry ( I to 7 dayi after eulting i a team la drivct into the lield with n Wagon j I Ing a ilnt bottomed ia'k with high lidoa. One iiiiiii tbrowi ibett dry bund lea into Ibt ra I with I toik while two no the rack thresh the In i i usiii ordinary foi ko ff rime men khould tbri ill ami in ' ul tlm at rot pot lay. Ku h In rry now appi ; - a III I litem attiu In .1. rill .. i removed I y i Bating tin '" r riti through ii nun liinc ilvnigm il ..I iba purpoot al a man y II nun. al i t. 'I bt lotol eott ol labor a- ii.i , . nol weed tbt ordinar. I pi unlnp nl tilt old growth who ii j- Di I annually a hen tl. baud pit I. ing ii td. It a ill tl ii thai tbe practical ff 1 1 ol tLi" im I in ibt eotl i production tliininala tbt o t i bai i A I out H to 10 . ved in cot) 'i pro luctlou. II. this III. till .1 '' l el. I I p i'ii ii s ' . . 1 1 cover tl.'' i st . i p niluetioll. ii s ni h - i RUY ii . i a ratpbei ry I m. Tli l lid. I . . j int In I ii i . and "it ii. rcquin 10 I plantt j i i Plan) ild i dont in N'oveinli i , or iii !'( bru iry or Hureli. The d tbt ol.i. k ruipbi i ry ii about hi Mm i two ; en worklne la m ii tb i cart I r o 10. raspl ei ry orehatil, w til I fa men during Atgut. v ao lb no in tet or lungout petl I The eott ol the piautt Ii from ISO io i 10 pei ere, One tbootand pnundi of rli ii 1 fruit i ir acre ihould bt real .ni.uaiiy. Trie. .- viu from ifi ; 0 centt per ound a boltti It, nil an avcragt of 20 j ai UOUnd. The i Ot! of pro 111' and hai vesting a cw p n f nol . . . td -'' I' B0 e. . . ligu: . Ing f . per acrt i"t anuual r turna, wbi ! Mr Shtrmau I for tllO pa-t i is'!'! "! in ' . Uii 10-acre reap A ii ip i" tbii " mat kublt raapbtrry ranch is worth uin man's time to m.,k.-. M i. B man ii anthutUllio in bit work ;iml ever Italy to gi i any one iutereated In ratpl trry ro duelion Ibt m - - lo make it iloady and turt moot ) uiuker. News From Fruitland Gathered by Our Regu lar Correspondent A Busy Week. After having tptut f-ix wttki in Portland njoying Ibt mild i i i i ol tin tea coaal and avoid iUg the si veie winter in le, A Zei ar returned to Fruitland nturdty. Fruilhind WOJ the point ol lu ii real in the m wiptper world laal Monday 1 1 i eprtai ntativai il Evening Capital Newa, On lario Argua, Ontario Optimiai ami Paytttt ISnterpriet ero nil ui the eroiind. The Fruitland poatmaatoi la ready to engage a prlit Qghler io lick j." lege i tarn pa, Gov, Brady peaaed through .nw ii laat'Saturday and made a i talk iii Iba depot. Mr. lot! who hi I la i II em- piovi d ;it th Corntfla A Wi! liami Nureery narrowly etcopid e imis injury om day last wi k a-in ii the horee be wai riding fall on blm. Prii ndi and ui Ighbora ol A. E, Bat ki r hoi boon cheerfully him to i omplttt his aaw Iioutt.Wt toy let the good work go on. Mr-. II. I. Flack i enjoying i tit with In r brother, Mr. Welch, ol Oamoi Prairie. Mit, WalUr Burkt ol Now Plymouth wai a Fruitland vi.-i-t ir Monday. Ou Monday ol Ibia we '. the proDperoiiK little town of Fruit I, Idaho hud its buaint illy an m nltd by t'i" 0 ii. ess ol tin Fruitland State Hank, a finan cial inatilution e ipitaliae ! at The ban): llook of the new luatitution it uow owned Iy b the i' .: imis uml Iruii ding in ai"l i Fruitland and the Aral day it ... u. l for butineta nn A'ithout any particulai i Borl on tbo pari ol Ibo managi men! t. t .i ., i.iiihi wai brought in. Tht it iw i e.k i booted In own building, a handtoim i li I .' M I II' 11 I e III Willi' II . , , . , ', f.lltllm.l lit le. tlllil HUM. :. .1 . .. .' ...I.:, I .'t .' . (I llll'lll l III I I illl'l i I " liite up for tin bank in.' bit in . onti luing a gen eral bm i.i fitted up iili liaiil. .me i In rrv li.lun-J , i!i' i il i, H..1 a line Irani ult. Within i vault a 8500 pound M II hi pod a ith an up- .. dale tl I pie time lock plo I laty for tl." n oiiey llU 1 to the i .ii" ol thi in- itituliou. The board "i dir lora ol lha ban! 0 II. Bargeut, i: Hunter, vice- .. ni i. o Si ritohflold, hiei : mid A. II Mi 'on n til d (' ' Youn . are all proml nl mi i. "ii lb bench i nd a II wu to tht I Iruii grot : n li the caul J i. 8ei luh ,o i- i un pa i ulivi Iy b uiniT, lit it a hroi i A P tta Na- 'id bank 0 I CO ' t ni Idaho with a hi I exf.crb in t!:.' 1. in'. : if line an I i ith tbe i " "m mend for '.' ting ability from other i nil Ml Vi d in the il ','. Thi't the in i bauk hai an t a eellenl local I in can i J Fruitland, Hal ; Valley, where lot I i.-t ihi ft uit I liavi Ing an almo t i i land i on hard pun in g at ;. i i rhile many intam i an recorded tbe post j ir ol 1,1 00 per acre I red for I and b ing refuted Looated in tion where conditions mi beta obtain tb ro i an bt n iturt ol tbi tinuiicial inilitutton. ONTARIO, OREGON, NIUK8DAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1910. The Ideal Country 9 Country of Rn Dreams and "Will Roam no More "Ten ton i i OUl lltm Idaho or Eaitern i !i roti it woi th more than I in ( 'nmulu in my opinb ii i nd I spent 1" yean In Canada ranchit itated M. O. M-. 'iiy ol Nyna iv hen iilin;j on rome Innd near that plaet in Ing decided to make ilia home tin re. Mr. Malont) lint Ihoroughly invetligaltd all Iho territory 1 1. n Edmund on, Oanada, and .wa, having made tbo trip .") horeebaok, a ..dlttanoa ol 15000 miles, and flopping at all lha promiaing ( rrii ry and at the placet iii' ill v. I . 0 particu larly boomed, He Io f I Canada o i July 19, reaching N' m i Nov oinber I . Altbot h U6 yea. age Mr. Malouoy doet nol look a day ovi r i " ami Ii a magnifi es iii. iptcimen ol manhood , lit has never been on a wpret in bit life, and he attribute hi- lint health Io Ibt foot that be boa llvi I lino l oyhoo 1 In tbt open air, riding boreebn ik over tbt country in nil kind of wi atlier and iletpino wherover nisht ovi rtook him, but now having found the eonntry ol his dreamt lit ha taki n up ii liometl ad and will sjienil Ibt n maindtr of Ins days in Oregon. Oil Well Started Up Day and Night Forces Pushing tlio Drill Down. The Ontai Io ai and oil wall oing down now in doubl i'liek lime, Ibey have two tbilti ,.t woi i; and are making good hi udway. Mr. M. !'. Kelley it In obarge ami A. V. Bhira, an o tperionoed drill I'eiinsyiv inia is on ' ar shift, i In e mi n h : woi k 'l " 'li i belore and nro iniikin good i Iwoy i In dOWn about t mid il Indioalioci bollOI i ol the bolt ,'. . i i i . - been proven ii I oil uml he inanageii nl bava tv ry u to txix t a gu-lier. Black Canyon Irrigation Proposition Ddoeta With Buooeu Work J3o- Ing Piii.ii' ;d J ' F. Chrltti wns in i lay in II lul of the B ' Irrigation . d en- . i. ii . oral On- .: ..I,.. . - not In ,. j .1. i tion it will ,. In Id iho b ihort die- ol Fruitland and from thai point up to Emm it and bu k ol Ci Idwi ii. I la m n niiii ly an 1 one hundred uml all told I will b about W ludt i damming ol Pay II r, in u ing a I B III I I ol wut.r. PliO laild ay in th Buaka river bottom. in the from Umatilla looking Ui biud. The Westfall Happenin Some News From Neighbors up thq Creek. Major FrtUch and parly WBI up viewing the Ilully ereek res ervoir tile, lie need not woi i j tin i" will be plenty ol water to till it. Born to tht wife ol T. C. Stewait it 10 pound gitl. N"l Friday evening at the tchool houtt the oontott will be held to iee which ol Ibt Wett- fall scholars will enter in tht contest at Vale. The motqutrtdo boll on the I Ith was a grand IUCCON tin hall being crowded Phillip forgot to give any prltM to the best sustaini d i haiai I. r-. .lames Stingle took his cattle to Ontario to I'm ith the winter. Hill Kime has returned from I visit to Portland, Cottage drove and other plaits. Hill fays he had a good time, hut it was tough on his pocko! hook. .). I. Fori man ate to many erawfiah one day last week that he was siek and was not able to attend the store. Jack nays it was rheuinali-in. Everybody is glad to boor Mrt. ' has. Johnson ih up and around again. i 1 1 r valley WOI I OOtod M Ufa i inches more snow ami every one is looking at n with blue gogglet on. The man who wrote "Beautiful Snow" had better nt come up this w .iy. Judge J.O. I.aniherson slipped and apreiaod his bock and was laid Up the past week. The would be desperado, who idiot up the Westfall BOhool house the other al'ieinonn needs . in e ride to Salem. A yeui in tlm penitentiary would he too gOOd for a man Ol thai kind. Hauling frieghl on alright I la eii n nowod loot the now snow. Nearly ever) body's baj w i to i ad Ihi in t ol March. Bo spi ing had hotter bo oomlng. i; i '. It bat ui" td bl family mar I .,t mo to live till he Qndi a now I Motion. Dolbtrt rolle l right up UUI to gtt t" .K nit't pocki t here ol Westfall, i.'IV he had h'lli . t.i i . while ibingn oniing his way. Another Congressman Oregon to have Anothor Congressman Alter Taking Cjiisus. Oregon will be given another eongreaaman, and po Iblj Iwo, it it bo) le ved, af lei lha coming otntut ii toktn. Accord lug to Ifaa l.i-is of repie-i nt, iii. ai tl I to bt Died by tbt now mi-it -, one eongrettmtn will bt allowed lor every 224,000 f population. The basis lit pie-- nl i- ont repreeenutivt lot i very 102,182 ol population. I is expected the ( omillg CI II w ill ihow a population lor Ihi state of close to 800,000, 'I hit WOlllll iriei ll.l... 'II IIIIIII " and it the li'oa "I .ii" an reel lied and Iba state I (o md t'i have 1,000,0 K) then 1 air eoli- grei man will bt allowi d. Alia it Hucktr la in ibt i itj 1,11,1 ouderwent an operation We. im -'lay. i le operuiiou U Sll" by his wife He i- ,i uuipauii d The roblni art with us and iprlug eannol be lor away. It will he welcome inoit any old I time. Qh.tr W NUMBER B. JOpGANIZIKG Petitions Being ieet With Hearty Tht Work Ol organizing Wttor li . iets to cover the land be- tWl ( n the Idaho (Unto line and tin Malheur river is being pushed in all directions, several mi o being out with petitions. f i i i in re seems to ne no oppo sition to the diHtrict being or gani. ed. The Owyhee Iileh Coinpany will hold a ttockboldort mooting BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WashinglLon aimd Otibers Born On the Same Date. Tuesday, the 'i'Jd, the iinni- . raory of the birth of Wash- ill, who was born in 1788, not gooerolly oboorvod in Ontario. Few llags wero lis played and most of the ilorot rare open for bnalnooa. I here is one little band in i lario, however, that 000 nl- - In depended upon to n- iiieinher the day by feasting, -eiig and story. J ii i a Im in responsible for In e gotboringt i not known, but Uncle Dl li B ilb irfowl I generally oredited with it. One thing is i . il.un, how- ..i, imie Dick woi Ibo in-i man to ttOJrt Ibt I lebration in Ontario, for when ho arrived here there was no els.- looated bore. That was 88 veins ago laal B. ptember. A abori Umt prtviout houses had been built In u by tin' Morfllt ami Biob- ,ii. I OM, but IbtJ had moved to other pails. U licit Dlok g"t busy si. un as he decided to locate, and stalled in the bote! buaineao, which ha OOndlM ld for nine J I BN and tin u ri tired to bit aoburbon In.ine. Aiwa at livtand progn lie bOI always taken a hading part in ibt upbuilding ol our ,iiy. lie was tlm one to bava an odd FtAowtlodgi orgoniaed hero oud later atarted tbo move- mei.t that n lUltl d in Ibt eant leinplt owned l. thai lodge. But we alerted iu to tell i - . New skyscraper SVork on what will be the tall- . t building in tins itote, 11 not in the Pacific Northwest, will be ..... I.i gun Marcli in, w Inn i onsti ui - tion ol tl"' now Yoon build will ilori Tba itruetUN will built at the collier ol I''. Ith ;md Aldi r treeli and will b 18 l i lei in height. I. ike the i.. a now uoinu uii in porl,8ud lh, ,lruclur wouW hi u credit to any city ol the co. n Tht Carnation Club met ..I the home ol Ml-. II. W. Cleim nt ibia week and bod a moot enjoy aide alteruoou Mrs. J. W. Miller woe a pltaaaut caliei dur- lug the alien. ooii. Cumulated and on the 1 Ith of Marrli Io lake up the water mti I recently sub. milled by the attorne) i The High Line Dili h Com pany bus a force of twenty to Iwcnty-livc men employed in the lield staking out the dit.li lino ami getting evcaything ready so that the construction work can go right ahead noon as the ooutracti are signed the entertainment held in tbe banquet room of the Odd FoL lowt hull. A general invitation was sent out lor all tho-ii who were born on the 23d, i" gather with their ii li mis and ni.'y the day. Tlm c who were honored Io, in l( 0. Kutherford, nged 70. Mi-. John Weaver, ':" yearn. Mrs. M it-, ::.". earn. Mi-- lieitriide Ward,:!l yuum. Mi's Kthel i:. Milliken, M yeert, I! t'u nmiiiH,:il yuurt. I'lu (iraham, yi ai . Th i . woi nothing formal in the ill rang) mi ills. All brought baakett and enjoyed the i The other nn i. In is of the I.i - pi- tl nl' I Ml. Kiltie I ft Itl wiih a bandioinely carved OMOi made i Mi ii an wood, with tbo Meiican emblemt engrovod tin Hon. On behall ol tlm odd Fellowi ii bandeomo rocket .is ajao pre -i nd d. I luck) Dick was in bis hnppi- est mood and made a neat little talk, thanking his li lends for tin ii pn i nt- and many kind ni --i While the lecold shows I'lldo Pick to have lived three -. me and ti li i .ii i his country through the robelliou ami the seltllllg Ol the . si, his bOOl I I still soung. His friends, and i . i . legion, bOM that he I pel milted to enjoy a gie.il many Uiort aiuiiveis iriit. Gootl Growth. In ( in goii la il y if 76,000 larmi produced $118,000,000. The a -. I ..I the lai iiieis have pi... tically doubled iu the last, live . I ..I and the next live Will tea I much greater an reuse, I bei u art about ono unllioii more larnis in tin United Btaw i thou lOfl years ago and Oregon has more go. id laud so. u.t lh.ui any other -tale. - Mil; I. liiiiiiu is confined to his l.uine by illness and Miss liagi i i ' iu charge ol tbo itoro. she iayi Ibey hovejuat received -inn. of the lovilie.-t clouks. li lh i mil and .sec them. : J V.