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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1913)
a The Ontario National Bank United States Depository State of Oregon Depository IS Our Hank Your Bank ? If not, we cordially invite you to make our bank your bank. We have the usual Safeguards of Fire Proof Vault, Burglar Proof Safe, Bonded employees, and do business in a conservative manner. -:- ;. . .:. Capital and Surplus. $80,000 5 jw Cent Net on Time CERTIFICATES OFDEPOSIT PREMIUM LIST FOR SCHOOL DISPLAY AT COUNTY f AIR DEMOCRATS IN CON GRESS DO NOT AGREE BRIEF BITS OF TIMELY NEWS 8, S. COOK & COMPANY (INCORPORATED) : J. H. COOK, Manager. Capital Stock 50,000.00 Choice Apple and Prune Lands Land and City Property Display of Agrglaularal product. 07 on paoll of any school $3.00 Display of agricultural product, any on room of any aobool Diploma. Diaplay of agricultural product, ny olob of any aobool 13.00. Baat gneral display of aobool work of any scbool room Diploma. Baat oompoaitlon on hlatory and raaooroaa of Malbanr aonnty, written by any pupil any school, special prise given by Mra Uriffln $5. Winning prise oompnaitloa to be publiabed in IooaI paper. Beat diaplay of geography work, any one room of any aobool Diploma. Beet diaplay of primary work any. ooo room of any one aobool Diploma. Beet diaplay of primary work, flrat. eoond. tblrd, any aobool Diploma. Beit aet of oompoaitlon book, any one pupil, any one aobool Diploma. Beat original Arltbmetlo note book, any one pupil, any one aobool; work and principle of wood meaaure, meaa ur of ttanding timber, bay In ataoka, lumber itud the simplest forma of land surveys, apeoial ptlze given by E. CI. Bailoy. Baat hlatory diaplay. mapa, outlines and topic work, aoy Individual S3. Baat diaplay of echool work by any aohool. general, 115.00. ill i Uet the Argua, only 11.00 HARRIMAN Townsite Now Open Situated near the Malheur Lake, on a high, fine gentle sloping tract of land. This site offers exceptional opportunity for making a good city. Vast areas of ara ble territory spread out in all directions. Every valley and streamlet of the distant mountains has its ranches and flourishing livestock. Considerable land in the valley is still subject to homestead entry, and with the advent of the Oregon-Eastern Railway Now building toward Harney Valley this grand new empire will teem with land seekers and 'people seeking business opportunities and professional locations. GET IN EARLY Good opening for a'newspaper, blacksmith shop, hotel drug store, hardware and implement nouses, as well as other lines of business. A limited number of lots are now offered for sale at remarkably low prices, either for cash or on easy terms, which prices will advance when the railroad is built into the Harney Valley. REMEMBER, Harriman will be the first important point in the great Harney Valley to have a railroad. UTAH-OREGON LAND COMPANY C H. MOREHOUSE, Pre. Salt Lake City, Utah. H. M. HORTON, Sec. Burns, Oregon S. F. Taylor, Agent, Ontario, Oregon. Empire Lumber Company, Limited WHOLESALERS OF Sash, Doors and Weatherproof Roofing RETAIL DEALERS IN Lumber, Lime, Cement, Plaster and Coal. The Most Complete Liue of Building Material in Ontario. Democratic Party Leaders Are Divided On Appropriation Question Washington. The general problem of Democratic appropriations waa tak n up In a conference of Democratlo advocatea of economy. The action of tke houee naval affaira committee, whan the Democrat, after an all-day oonference, failed to reach an agree ment to cut down the $141,000,000 to be carried by the naval appropriation bill, waa the principal aubject of dls ouaalon by the 0 membera of tbe houee who are determined upon econo my. The party leaders are greatly dis turbed by the apllt In tbe houee on the question of approprlat'ona. The appropriation bllla, according to Re presentative Flttgerald. of New York, chairman of the appropriations com mittee, will place the country'a eipen dltures at a point higher than has yet been reached, and economy advocatea declnre that the appropriations of thla OonKress will be at leaat $100,000,000 over tbe billion mark. The Democrata who are opposed to the two battleship programme declare that unless the amount carried by the naval bill la materially reduced they will prosecute a filibuster which will prevent the passage of the bill at this aeeslon. Would Bar Strike by Seising Roads. The threatened tleup of 64 eaatern railroad, by the propoeed strike of firemen waa the baala of a resolution for government ownership of these railroad properties, Introduced when the houee aaaembled by Iteproaenta tlve nerger. Derger'a resolution propoeed that In oaae of a atriko and tie up of the rail way system for more than a week, the preeldent of the United Statee should b empowered to seise the railways with all tbslr terminate, belt lines, lands, coal mines, workshops and oth er propertiea on the ground of public emerKenoy, and hla right of eminent domain and to manage and operate them through the poat office depart ment until congress should create a department of railways. Filibuster Sounds Knell of Bllla. Unless "economy Democrata," led by Representative Roddenberry, quit filibustering against what they char aoterise aa extravagant appropriation bllla. It appeared almoet eertala that ao mora bllla would be paaaed la tbe houee at thla session. The flllbueterere are bow preparing to prevent action on tbe 1110,000,000 pension bill now pending la the bouse. Tbe naval bill, which provides for two new battleships and oarriee an ap propriation of $149,000,000, waa allow ed to atand but the public bulldlnge bill waa out until It now carrlea only about $18,000,000 President Veteee Immigration BUI. Preeldent Taft vetoed the Burnett Dillingham Immigration bill, stating la a epeelal massage to tbe e estate that his r on for doing ao were baaed upon protests from varhma foretga governmenta. In hla meesage President Taft aue talned the objections to the) literacy teat. Baying la part: "I do thla reluctantly. Ths bill con tains many valuable amendments to the Immigration lawa. Insuring greater certainty of the excluding of undesira ble Immigrant. But I cannot make up my mind to elgn a bill whoee eblef provlalona violate a principle whloh ought. In my opinion, to be upheld." Joe Cannon Dined. The heaila of the nation, the oablaet and officiate, high and low, met to toast aad wine and dlue "Uncle Joe" "aunoB. aad wish htm "Oodspeed back to Danville, III." "TJnole Joe." bis olgar tilted back along the well-re-inembered angle, aat amok, at Umes ovsrwhelmed with emotion aa he felt ths touch of humaa friendship among the trlbutea paid him by Meada aad foea alike. Set apeeohea to the "best fighting maa la public life" were mad by resident Taft, Speaker (lark. ftsoro tary Nagel. Postmaster Oeneral Hitch cook. Attorney Oeneral Wtckereaam, 8eaator Root, Williams and Paroa. Representative McKlnley and Mo Call. Saator-elot James, aad a boat of others. Fall Over Bluff, Nearly Proton. Lewlston. A realdenl of the Uene see bill district. John Kane, waa dis covered on Hatwal creek, on tbe Lsw tstou road. In a vsry serious condition. His feet and hands were froien. He bad left his team to get a drink of water from tbe creek aad had fallen over a bluff, which i' tdered him un conscious. 11 anding In ths road led to hi. Use 1 and ha was found and taken to tbe home of C. T. Straaahan in East Lewistoa. Doctors have hopes of saving his feet, but may have to ambulate sonic of kls flager. By a rot of two to on the voter of the city aad county of Denver do elded for commission form sat govern ment. Members of the New York stock exchange are considerably exercised over Oovernor Suiters latest meeeags to the legislature, recommending thai the exchange be Incorporates Direct election of saloonkeeper by popular vote Is propoeed la an amend ment to a bill for regulation of the Issuance of liquor licenses, offered In the Booth Dakota legislature A government suit alleging that tbe Chloago Jk Northwestern railway com pany I guilty of working It telegra pher more than nine hour a day waa filed at Chloago. Penalties ag gregating $S0, 600 are asked. A bill providing for a minimum wage for women waa paased by the Kansas house of representatives. It fixes $6 a week for a nine hour day a the minimum wag of all women worker, except domeatlc aervanta. Every member of the Wt Virginia legislature except those agalnat whom Indlctmanta have been returned, to gether with many other well-known persons, have been summoned to ap pear before the apodal grand Jury In the Kanawha county intermediate oourt A man who buy merchsndls on the Inetallment plan and falls to keep up bla payment can recover ell the money paid on It If the Installment house take the good away from him, according to a decision handed down by Justice Louis W. Marcus, of tb supreme court of New York. "Outlty aa charged la three oouot of the Indictment," was the verdict rendered in Cincinnati by the Jury trying the caae of John H. Patterson and the 2$ other officiate or former officials of the National Caah Register company, who were charged by the government with violating the crlm lnal section of the Sherman antitrust law. Saturday, the anniversary of the blrtn of Oeorge Washington, will be observed aa usual as a public holiday throughout the country. In the nap! tal tbe leadlug feature of the observ ance will be the annual reading of Washington's farewell addreaa in the aenate. Senator Urandegee of Con necticut haa been designated to rsd the address Tuesdsy waa Inauguration day In France, when M. Bsianoad Potaealre waa formally Installed as preeldent. Preeldent Taft, la recognition of his service In bebslf of universal peso. 1 to rolv a gold medal at a tost! monlal reception and dl..nr to be held In New York city Friday evening (leuerat Stewart I. Woodford, vet eran publicist and former United tale minister to Bpela. died at hi boas la New York. The general waa 7$ year old. Jan Addsm waa the gueet f ben or at a dinner given by th Prog roe si vo elub In CbJosn on th eve of her departure foe a trip through A eta Ml nor and Egypt King Qeorge haa sent a Utter to Mr, ttoott. widow of th explorer, in which he eays h know Captain Beott Intimately aad that he monrss th loea of a friend Hubert ("Teddy") Webb, the auto mobile bandit, aoeueed of slaying Do teotlve Hart at Chloago recently, waa captured after a revolver battle with policemen, Inuenaod at th destruction of their mall by auffrngette pouring aold lato the mail boxes, a mob attaoked Mra fcmiaellue Pankhurwt and other prom lnant suffrage loader at London. The women war badly bruised. Olaoaae Breaks Up Teaaa Legislature Austin, Texas. Speaker Farrell, of the houae, haa excused all members from altendsnce until March $, aa a result of the demoralised condition resulting from an apparent outbreak of spinal meningitis among members of tks house. Bath Tub Truet Heade Draw Flnee. Detroit, Mich. Fin aggregating $80,000 were Imposed here upoa the membera of the alleged "bath tub trust" who war cob vie tod of criminal reetralnt of trade In the United States district court hsrs United Bute Judge Sessions lmpcd th fin. NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST IN IDAHO Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our State THS MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Club, He. blues torn. $4c; red Russian. 83c. Hay Timothy. $14; alfalfa. $11. Butter Creamery, Mo. Egg Candled, 29c. Hope 112 crop, 17c. Wool -Eastern Oregon, l$o; Wil lamette valley, 20c. Seattle. Wheat Ulueatem, 92c; club, $c; red Russian, 83c. Kgga 30c. Uutter Creamery, 3$c. Hay Timothy, $16 per ton; alfalfa, $11 par too. BANKER 0'NEIL SENTENCED Idaho Financier to Servo From Two 10 Tan Years In Prison. Coour d'Alene II V. O Nell, form erly preeldent of tb state Bank of Commerce of Wallace, was sentenced to serve an Indeterminate term of from two to ten years In the peniten tiary at Boise. O'NolI waa convicted of mnklng a false report of the bank's condition. The court directed that he be held here In the custody of tho sheriff until further ordered. II will not be Incarcerated until tb supremo court haa passed on his appt.l, which will be prosecuted at once unless th lower courts granta u new trial. His time will begin from the date nf hie Incarceration. He has already been In Jail for months. Dangerous Firs In Wsrdnsr Wnrdner. Fire completely destroy ed the home of Henry D'Atteley and came near claiming D'Atteley as n v'ctlm. D'Atteley, who waa alone In the houae. barely escaped and did not have a chance to get a coat for him If. The mother and children are la Wallace, where the mother Is under going treatment for paralyals. Almost nothing waa saved, only a dresser and one or two email pieces of furniture blr.g oarried out Aa a result th family Is destitute. The origin of tho fire I not known, but It la believed to have been caused by mi overhented stove. . HEAVY SNOW CAUSES ALARM Twelve Foot Snow In Wardner Make Tunnel Necessary Wnrdner. -Orave danger now con fronts Wardner and Kellogg In th form of anowallde. A break In th continued cold weather If accompani ed by warm rain and wind will aoud ton of mow slipping down th stoop hillsides and danger lurka In every ravine. Precaution are being taken to guard agalnat any cataatroph. auch as visited th Ccsur d'Alene .llatriot In 1909. Never In the hlatory of th camp haa such a anowfall been recorded. Record show that 19 feet ot mow foil In little over a month. Kvory town In th Coour d'Alene b UtoreJIy been buried In anow banks In Wardner It wa noary to drive snow tunnels to get th streets opened for traffic, and at th present time great hanks of enow II foot high line the street In front of tbe business houses. Replenish 1 rout Stream of ths Stale. Boise. Th state fish and gam department t making ready to dis tribute a large number of eastern brook and rainbow trout throughout the streams of th state during tbe monlb of May and June. Care has been exercised by the department In selecting the fry, aa heretofore groat many have been placed In the Idaho strestns which hav not ben adapted to th temperature of the water, and aa a result many have died and other have become stunted In growth. A large number are to be placed In tbe large streama where th temperature doea uot run too high In aumiaer, aa well a In the mountain brook and rlvr. Strike Reported In Last Chance. Wardner.- The Lsat Chance mine was tbe scene of a strike recently when five feet of galena were en countered on what la known as the J level. This Is the biggest vein of first i lass or discovered In th l.aol Chance In montha, and It la being rapidly developed. Tbe ore IU In whut la known aa the Bkookum ter ritory, above the old Aiisoan tunnel. Washington Asked te Abandon Fight On Corporation Salem, Or. If diplomacy means anything, the Washington legislature certainly should immediately abandon lta utti-inpt to shut the Northwestern Eleotrlc company out of Oregon, Inso far aa the selling of electric energy from Washington to Oregoa point 1 concerned. One of the most diplomatic resolu tions ever Introduced In th Orsgo legislature, and one whfch Is aimed t show th Washington legislature that Oregon la a friendly neighbor, waa that whloh waa adopted by the house. It was introduced by Olson, of Mult nomah, and cites tbe friendly relations existing between the tW Statee. It ended by suggesting that If there are any grate differences worthy of th effort of great states, that a confer ence com ml ties be named by both states.