0, ONTARIO-The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of Eastern Oregon t (Jhtfcwifl Hr0t. Hi Ontario Arjnw m The Produce from 15,000,000 acres is marketed from On tario each year leads in Prestige, merit, and Circula tion. Watch uh jrrow Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. V0LWME XVI. ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY !',, 919. NO. PR0SPCC1S FOR BARREN min ARE EXCELLENT The Bill ! ' rlnnlna on oom lK through thleotinti of the county ,DH ninny opportunities lire ottered bom.t.nciere. It in only recently tbit the l"B of th,s fert,le ,oil "" b found OStl wooderflul pro duct astonished the new settler. Tnc llll crop were bumper anrl brought I I "'? n,n l,,, th,H Prt ..f th.- c-Mtitv. M"t nil of the gfetal sml road lauds, bav been houvht "P by lnrav compauiee Hl,d .ill be turned Into cultivation n M pWilltlB I nnut say few Wlirlx lii regard to the new settlers, jdoy aa I ii""1 prosperous ami encr MlC Inl "f Tl"K P0l. Uy hi them have made wonderful Inprnteineut In thi lection of the county. riwriM the land, building urn. for their stock aud estat Hilling uicebonics. Th la nil Icy la beautifully iitut1. surrounded hj an Ideal ntock nngf where cuttle, horaea nnl sheep wlotfr erery year without feeding The valley with Hi fertile and pnxiurtlre noil la adapted to grain, biruuil runt crop. Tbera are atill I ( Imnieateaila lef t. The valley ex ttodi from Crow lay to Knllv Farm, Ormoo, a dlitanoe of twenty eight IIm For further particulara write tMlkallaher. Crowley, Oregon. SUlt CANNOT GIVE TITLE 10 LANDS SOLD BY BOARD The following landa ha?e been aold II. ! I iv the atate land board, hut the wtnln In unalde to coneey title i tboet i n i in i g ownertblp are en tided to a refund of the amount paid : iwi i Motion 20, towmhlp 1H aouth nut 41 et, to acre: granted to Lemuel burgess .lautiary Mi I0O2. 8e( a range I, tnwiiahip 'Jo aouth, MM ST Mel I" aerea granted to II f. Doyle. OntptHf 2. 1880. Nel ) iiuige 22 and eel ne lantie 1 iMWklp l eolith, range :i!ict. locr.; m nt,, a M. Kitgerald Utuoer , l:ui2. NV ni mtlpn N township M outb. i.uig,. i;i east. 40 acres granted M! KitGerald July 30. 1008. 81 tel section M towuelilp -'' outb, rMfji east. fl acre ; grant Hollm In ruliull October 16. MI ' ue range .!. township 2i t. rungs 17 south, Hnacree; granted 'Tl.o. liiinlmll October li. ItOl. POUNDS OF ALFALFA SLED SHIPPED FROM HERE ,utsiiu Cumuiisaiou company ia)pBj i,, ajj, 0M,,M of afaf8- -Bed ' -k. hbout M.OOO pouud. whlcli sank) iom M MM to the farmers ' tbe irtiuirr. m i his se,-tii.u had ' r tii alt. dfa meal mill they 'n1'1 bsve no l rouble In disposing of tkftl, L. s:r ::;:;; J.r::," u f" itttUB meal and both cau salptwd. CARS OF SHEEP SHIPPED LAST YEAR ' inspector, W. W. Hluton. jtx that there were over H0U cars 1 from here last j.ur Ul ' aboal M),0O0 head and i,-, !lu "l It .-t , inarter of a mil- f th! i-heep men " ly and un.st of them afraid I I en with flee wool M -t i,t th.'-e hu 'he i ii,ii.c.-i bio I reeding ? than wool. GREEK IS SHOT BY COUNTRYMAN AT VALE In Quarrel Over iambi in j? Debts-First Murder Ever Committed in City At about 3 o'clock luesday after noon a couple of (irpek not into an nit. i it u ii! and unite were displayed, with the result that one of them named Joe U.eloc waa killed by the other, wboie name ie Jne Oosln. It Ie rumored that the ipiarrel waa over n woman and gambling debt.. Tim shunting occurred on Main etreet inat north of the Kmplr Lumber I'onipany'e yard. There m eereral eye w ittiesso and the nmnlerer waa promptly taken Into custody by the In rllf and I now in the comity jail. The quarrel between the two men evidently started in the railroad camp on the Mne of the new railroad tor the men bud la.eu In Vale fut three or four daya aud had I quarreling for twodaya. One ahot wat llred by the dend mini aud the man who came off Aral test ahot mm'U time aud five abote took effect In the body of bit dead countryman. HALLOWELl CONCERT CO. GIVES GOOD ENTERTAINMENT The Hallowed Concert company appeared at the Dreamland on Sunday evening and gave a good a conoert aa waa ever heard here The company aeema to bave eeveral atrunger men than lait year. 1 be aollat waa in excellent voice and responded to nunicrnu encore. The harpist, clarinet, 1 1 'hn and cornet were in PMMW hn I. It la to be regretted that tbeie waa not a crowded home, a the entertainment well deserved it (jf by Arr .rirn Prena Aktociatuia. W E. BORAH Unaiiimoualy Ue-elccted by Republican Members of Idaho Legislature to the United States Senate. two carload of horses SHIPPED TO CALIFORNIA The horse market eems quite act ive Two carloads of heaw animals were hipped from tbe McWilliaui barn tbia week and they have m-eiiy euougb for anuth i car While the 1100 and 1600 pound anneals tell the demand, l.s for the heavier stuff aud they readily par ISO to a 1100 more fur one that weighs around IT00 and 1800. Theie is practie.illy DO ! maud for the light sti.il. TbUtSoold t lie farmers that it will pj wheui to breed only l.ir bin. y e Its mi i It ccitallily I ay lO laiee c.dts when they hriug from I1S0 to f'J l 'at fuor year. of age. The.e burses wee chipped to California. aaaal IT LbbbV vlaT bbbbbbT I FVFRYTHINf. IN nnmrnu ruuuKi Much Interest is Being Manifested and a Big List of Well Groomed Birds Will Be Exhibited. Beginning next Wednesday the On- tarln Poultry bnw will be held in tbt Lee. building north of th Ontario hotel. It i expected that everal hundred bird will be exhibited, aa well a much pet .took. The premium Hit have been mailed, but if anvon Intereaterl In poultry ha been over ; looked the Hat can be obtalnet at the Commercial club or by wrltlug to the aecretury, ( ( i Wberry, the judge who will acore the bird la a favorite wherever be ha officiated and the exliibitora are ensured of latlafactinu, wheie Mr. Wherry place the ribbons. The Ontario merchant have douat ed over I30O In merchaudlia m POULTRY SHOW PREMIUM LISTS BEING MAILED The catalogue fcr the chicken how were mailed out thia wek aud it la en that many more premium gr being otferad than laat year and the loqulrlee indicate that the number of bird esblblted will be much larger The ahow people have icoelved the ribboue and tbey are certalcly a hand nun" lot and well worthy the blgh claaa tilrd that will receive them OREGON & EASTERN IS FORMALLY TAKFN OVES There a a pedal train here Mi n day with (onie ofncial from the O. W. K. . . and the Short Line. Ueorge W. tijachke, chief euuiiieei, repreeiiittd the O. W. K A N. 'o.. mid Mr. Maunu the Short Line. The train wa ruu to Vale and the 0011 rtriictioii work wa formally taken over by the O. W. It A N. otticlal TIid Kiogaii biauch wu not taken .hi at thia time a there wax no me 1 luii- ml worked nut. The gang thai hid been repatrlug " tie bridge at Mallett. wa taken otf and ruhed away and toey barely got away before tbe transfer was made The steel gang ha a few days work in do near tbe first big tuuuel ami' then they will lay the rails N IfeO Nyssa llouiedale. line. 'lhe Idaho Noitbein was taken i , i ly the Mi ut Line ptople a fe ! days "g" "'"' ,l ' Huglit Uall they will take over that portluu of th,. l':ette Valley line tetween New Plymouth aud Kmmett. This will plat'' I hem ill position to extend that line to a direct lunction with the inaiu line at Malheur Junction STEAMER GOES ON REEF Pa..en8er. Removed in Surfboat. and imo Livei srt luii Halifax. N. S -The steumer Uranl urn, of the Crai.miii Steamship com pany. bounU Horn Rotterdam, for Hal lfax and Nevk Org, HTMIO on a reel to headlight .. ttOB, mue miles below Hal. fax ami ll till I "Id fast. ';d,r,"h atternoon hr how was six feet out ,,; w.it. I I vere seven fatholl nt wal ! and 17 ' I open, i , lot o b the Ki in a'eamer i .. ll l. ,.. .. V. . w.. .r 1-Ul"" "' ' ," ' ' .J' ' . craft, ai. d jr lauded saiely iu HI RFIIHRS FOR o in dniw ,p(,C, premium and aome valuable prZM ire ..ffered. The Commercial cub hni plircba.ed two bandn.me gyer trophye which will be contetted fot.a Th phnw m ,ait tnre dHy! M(, , ,,!,! hi, ,-e.y attended. UANT APPROPRI ATION FOR "Will Hi I n)l Itlrll lUH I UH MODEL POULTRY FARM I The lay of the Oregon hen ha been the subject of much thought on the part of the regent of the Oregon Agrl cultural college and they will seek fund from the leglelatiire to eetab lih h model poultry farm at Corvalll. The average beu in the e'ate laya iitiout on egg per year, while cham plen layer at the college have gone well paat the 2Ni mark in a year. It la dedred to gevelop a layiug atraiu of poultry and to aell (be towla and then agga at a reaaonable price to farmer I the object aimed at io keitabhahlng tha poultry ranch. THE FUN MAKERS WILL BE AT DREAMLAND JANUARY 21 On January 21 there will be au opportunity etfnrdeJ of buying two hour of refined pleasure tor ..0 and I 18 ceuta lit the Dre uiUiid theatre. Prof Cuukliii ariaiiged with the Hi Hi Lyceum Hureau for the appear euce here .it the Neil l.ltchlielil com puny ami they will be at the Dream laud Tuesday eveulng, The Lyceum stamp of approval u sufficient to win taut the management iu saying that the entertainment will i be blgh class. The program is aluug the Hue of miicIi fuu innkers us Sol Smith Kuasell aud Joseph Jeffersou. The program is a uoutinuous in . . formauce ami euds with a rural comedy . . . CIRCUIT COURT DISPOSES ' OF TWO CRIMINAL CASES The Circuit Court has disposed of two criuiinul cases this week, The ease against Hamilton aud his partner tor stealing Iiuims from Wm. Isaacs aud other, was dismissed, the ury holding that the men had bfJM tried once and convicted on this , harge. It means that all the hows were stolen t mm m4 coiiaiitute.i but one eiims. These are the men turned! oo-e ty llowIor Wwt B .hrt tin)B tt,lur '! arrived at the peniteutiary. Lee Heuuy wa tried to. .attle stealing at Jordan Valley. J JUTTER WRAPPERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED ll i. ii. m roihi all ii... inii.r p Of marketed In O egon must I Islel'l witn tl I kui, mltl, ,i,a . ,, .,,,,, . cMki batloi bi Ion bolngjl I gui hS'' a tpp : '! IfJIfllll nk um I ,,,' ,,:,.,ig tbe wrapi ers, arid will be i-dtotiv yoo o, .111 ,,ppl, ol nootlf prlntod wrapper irrigation congress MEETS IN PORTLAND 150 Enthusiastic Delegates Are in Attendance from Over the State. The second annual Irrigation Con gress of Oregon was held IhkI week at the Imperial hotel in Portland. Over 201) person attended the daily sessions of which number ISO were delegates repreaeuting the variou Commercial club. Wnter I'sers' as Delations aud diitricN throughout the state. Wm. Ilanlev. of Horns, wlm re sided at the session, wns elected presi dent and .'no tlinkle, of Hermlstnii. waa again choaen aecretary. The com mittee appointments will lie madt later by Prealdent Han ley. A lengthy program waa given dur ing which varioua irrigat ion projects over the atate weie dicuased W. K. Human, of Ontario, made a talk on the proposed Dead Ox Hat rum ing proposition and minutely dca ciibed the plans of thia immense undertaking. While many propositions were con aldared, the Columbia Soutbero pro ject aud the present Carey act lana were the ptinolpal featurea of the meeting. Some harmwiug tale of uouditiooa were told by men residing motel these i i )fci and the result Is that the Citugrers through It leglslu tire committee, will ask the atate to take up the propnaltions and declda as to the future devitlopmeiitit. The general opinion was that much good resulted from last vears' meeting iio I considerable Interest has been awiikeued in the Irrigute.l dlatrlcts. This ectlou ot the state aaked no 'H0''m at this time, but was well represented Ontario heiiug a.iven delegates preseut. The uflli ers r -. 1 1. i a moel. largei atteiiilam m' yeui . DR. C. L. ALSBURG Dr. Carl L. Alsburg successor to Dr. W.ly a flovernment pure food expert. tyTnUy-M ,.,,; yy lAItr L ll I K Y 11 1 N IiAVL NU VUllL IN ORGANIZING DISTRICTS Ity a recent ruling title to laud Is necessary 'In tun. popl ( otean iiganiatlon ol irilgation ili.trPti-. DsH m""I liiti'-ti.l entryaien ! M vice and n- I n on the laud in nut necessary Tbi la iegi Irrimlli n I IB. I ll '.'lid straight. o I out ,: I pri:.t,rit i,i ll,,- l.tt I. r ctai.yog)grtitatthoArguiJolTJc th J T" 'pr jrht. mm sV- asHaaav' SXLaakstkAJsl mm mW ' JmmmmS ' V LV V 'H "nf i i lak ; - I irjSjaBJr4r9liW i "W ikV ' -0,,.. 7' if 3 - - 7 vmW lw Jkm iBaW A 8k sLVt stlT "A I C- r- v ' ,wH-'.-,-iCr..' $fmm bw'-y JwtWf3&Mmmmm MORTON BARROWS OF ST. PAUL A VISITOR LAST WEEK Muit. n Harrow waa here lat week looking over his orchard Interests In this section He made nrrangementa to hBve a nice house erected on on of the tracts and will spend pait of the time here, when he enn get away from his Inw practice In St. Paul. Mr Harrows went from here to South ern California, where he has a eon in the orange buincs and will advi the young man to quit California and come to a good country where things do not free-,, up SCHUBERT SYMPHONY CLUB WILL APPEAR HERE SOON The Cemetery Improvement society has made arrangements fr.r the appear ance here on February 1, of I he Schu bert Symphony club, at the opera house. These people have an ex cellent reputation aud the people of Ontario will have an oppotiinlty of spendlusg a pleasnant eveulng, and the same time knowing they are helping a good cause. PROMINENT LAW FIRM MAKES BUSINESS CHANGE McCulloch .V i.ckhNi it is the new firm of attorney, who have takes over the practice of McCulloch. Hollaa & Duncan. Mr Duncan will davot bis at tent too to the alsjl i set buaio. which h pruchaaed a short time ago from U. C. MulUr, at Vale Mr. Sol la lie nut decided on hi futur location. Mr. Kokhardt. tha new member of the llrm has been with them some i mo. a aaalstant and I thoroughly familiar with the net., I of the clients. The office have been newly ilitid up and they now have tbe largest law library between Maker and Unise, over 1 mill volumes. Mr. McCulloch Is now prepared to devote his entire attention to th pis dice, Ins term as prosi cut ing at torney hay nig evpired BULL MOOSE HOLD AN INTERESTING MEETING lhe Hull Moosers of this county held a meet ing at Vale Wednesday an I orgsiiled hf electing Itolni' Van UIlM tcmpiuaiv clian oiiin md K. If. Cunklin, seoretary. Koliil Van UIlM was selected a di lcg.it.. In Portland alti d the in. it lug ti.i statu oi gaillat Hill. I'lve prei lip t kiik lep It-seiited. A nulling will l,c loll Satin day In ei feet oigau 1 it ion. COUNTY COURT APPOINTS TWO NEW FAIR DIRECTORS The County ouil haaapp led Iv A. I 'laser, of Ontaiio and K L. Tachligi of liiugan. asdnei-lois nl t tie Malheur county fair. 'lhe directors will meet Saturday and organize. Plan foi tha l'.'l.i fair will U discussed and pi eparat inn staited to make it hlggi-i and better than tin fairs of tin- past which will bj going some. AN OLD BARBER IN A BRAND NEW SHOP ''I Tl lor til ' kllOA n III this t , in has au eligullv filled shop ti he nil ItOl you. l .villi' i -t ,i, ihin for his p slroh.