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ONTARIO-The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of Eastern Oregon
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VOLUME XVI
The Produce from
15,000,000 acres is
marketed from On
tario each year
Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County.
ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1913.
NO. 17
flit COUNCIL HOLDS
BUSINESS
SESSIONS
Contracts For City Hall Let
..-Special Election to
Be Held Next Month
in kUturSSd meeting of tbe city
'..".held April 17th.
Tbe mutter of placing oypheu
mo,, HertOfl street between Montana
C 0M ., ,.! iu referred to tbe
-tpomniittee.
X6. bid tor the construction of
a city ball and the plumbing and
k-.'mi of Mll minniug wore openeu
: W. J. Mink. 17.750; J.
i Drepr. i7,422; Mallory and
!. 17.108; N. P. Mlmter. 17.408;
for plumbing and beating H. L.
P,orn.n. 1.115: U. 8. Plumtlog
0i Hatlnn company, $1,308.
Millory and Haver wara awarded
freootrsct tor the building and the
j, 8. Plumbing company for tbe
Inmblng and heating
A petition ii pieaented nailing
(rrtir- mil election to change the
Meoiltry linen of the city, which we
mtlred and the necessary atepa taken
M comply therewith.
A mtt'tlng of tbe city couuoll wa
,M Man.ler evening to pasa ordl
im-m enabling tlii council to futer
toto oontracte for tbo Inillilliiu of the
eitv ball and the plumbing thereof.
Ordinance No. 'I'll was pnaaed pro-
fidiog tor aapi'dal election to atibmlt
to tha electors of Ontario and adjoin
at territory the proposition ot ex
hi linn th cltj liinlta. election to be
Mid May If.
To mnyor reported uofaoriible to
a .urcnen of the sewer pipe m
tiiierenil blda were called for 3400
Mot 'it inch newer pipe Bald blda
at opened April 23 si a apectal
Ktiotf of tbe council.
CHAPMAN LEAVES FOR
NEW LOCATION AT POCATELLO
L J. Chapman left Wednesday
I tbiok lor Hocatello where be baa
ipWaS with the Bell Telephone
eapetiy. Mr. Chapman will be
rntlf mi...-1 In Ontario, where be
du beso for the ust three yeara,
artiog aa arc rotary of tbe Cummer
Ml club and tbe Fair association.
Bbu al.ii Leeii quite prominent In
srwal nt tU fraternal orders.
Toe best wUhea cf scores of frleuds
menu linu iu the new Held. Mra.
Kbpatu ami the children will go
laur
ON NEW CITY HALL
IS GOING AHEAD RAPIDLY
Iks contracture are buay with the
"Wdatiou tor tba new city ball.
hj hav,. 1 1,, ,oavatlous completed
JP Iks basemen t and are working on
'fc'Uiiilat,,,.! walla. This will be a
PUlai ....incut to that sectluu of
PWZE COW YIELDS THIRTY
SIX QUARTS MILK A DAY
"Illlrtlli I). Rnhinann a farmer in
'"sjleuis, has tba prize oow of tbe
"4t- Her siiM.lt of milk is ao ureat
" tte (state On Haas, at AiirlnulLure
"S taken her record aa a subject of
"'Mix Hii.i u ia declined tbat aba
w gretst butter Droduoer In tba
(aw,
"oleasor 1'alnter. of tba state col-
"te. tbo made a study of tbe cow'a
uctiuu uf milk, found tbat aha
' 536 puuuds of milk In weak, or
of more than 36 qoarta for
'" ot tu .den dUjB gu WM uoder
teat.
oiaailk produced 26.47 pounds
totter sud at tba average market
a of o , nt. a in. uii.l her yield
wtb uearly U a . Tba oow
Jet 5 ) old and ie declared
'"tbe finest specimen of Alderney
ayj sute.
PRESIDENT OF STOCKYARDS
SAYS RAISE MORE CATTLE
William Daugbtrey, president, of
tbe Portland Union stockyards bin
juai returned from au extenrred trip
toTexaa, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana
and otner atock ralaing atatee to In
reatigate oonditiooa of the cattle busi
neaa. He atetea that cattlM are scarce
In all localities where, iu former
yeara, tbe atock waa rained In large
numbers. Mr. Daughtrey advnratee
tbat all ranchers of Oregon go into
tbe cattle bnalnesa to a greater extent
than tbey are now engaged In, con
tending that tbe farmers am nut rais
ing as many cows, sbeep and bogs aa
tbay are conveniently able to raise.
Conaidsrlog tbe large profit In atock
tbe Portland man snjs tbe majority ot
tbe fui infra are overlooking a big
revenue.
W. C. T. I SOCIETY IS
ORGANIZED IN ONTARIO
The Women'a Christian Temperance
Union, of Ontario, was oragnizad with
tweoty active members and live
honorary members hy Mrs. Hartv.el
Wallace, of Kansas Uity.
The following oflleera were elected:
Freeldeot. Mrs. Uloa Troxel : CM
responding secretary, Miss IrmnConk ;
tecrdlog secretary. Mrs. A O. Moure;
traaaurtr, Mrs. Susie Morton.
A business meeting the W. C. T
U. will be held In tbe Cougregatlonul
oburub jo Friday May, 2 at :i o'olock.
It Is urged that all members be
present.
NEW YORK PEOPLE OFFER
TO TAKE IRRIGATION PROJECT
New York people bare made tbe
direotora of tbe Black Caoyun Irriga
tion project au offer to Irrigate their
lauds for half of the land, which seems
like a very reasonable proposltiou.
This elll oover soma 00.000 acrae
south and tast of Ontario nod will
benefit the whula Snaka rlvar valley.
J P. Morgan, only son of the famoue
financier, who Inherited the bulk of
hie fortune.
T0RN0W KILLED BY DEPUTY
Autopsy Brought to Light That Three
Bullets Hit the Outlaw.
Mouteaano. Wash John Tornow,
outlaw, has paid the penalty for six
murders. His body, together wltb
thosd of his two last victlma. Louis
Blair aud Charles Iathrop, was packed
out of hie hermit retreat iu the mouu-
The autopay, performed by a num
ber of physician of the county,
brought to light that Tornow had been
hit three time with bullets. The first
one to strike him fractured bla skull
and cut away a portion of bla hair.
The next bullet, possibly the sixth
aoot fired by Giles Qulmby, a deputy
sheriff, struck the outlaw In the neck,
passing out Just under the skin under
tbe right shoulder blade. The final
bullet, which killed the murderer, en
tered tbe left aide of the head under
the ear and came out at the top of
Ue bead.
I J. P. MORGAN j
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FORMER
ONTARO
TURNS OUT TO BE WIFE NO 2
Dr. Faye Strobel After Being Married
to L. J. Beaulieu Several Months
Learns He Has Another Wife
Ontario. Cal.. April 22 Calmly
and quietly advancing tbe claims on
which eaoh believea abe ia entitled to
preference, two wumen, young and
pretty, strove tu settle betweeu them
aalvaa flrat place In tbe affections of L.
J. Beaulieu. wbom each calls "bus
band" in tbe court wbare Baaliau waa
being triad.
Mrs. Beaulieu No. 2, who bas baen
in Ontario for soma time, went there
with tbe man after their marriage.
Ha told bar he had been divorced
eight yeara. A week ago Sunday
Beiil leu left tba place declaring ha
waa going to Loa Angeles In search of
work. The days want by and Beaulieu
did nut return Finally wife No. 2.
who was formerly Miss Fare Strobel,
daughter of a wealthy farmer of
Welaar. Idaho, reoeiveu a latter from
him which stated that he could not
return because bis wife In Oleudale
would not let him. Tbe two women,
eacb professing to love Beaulieu des
pite his actious, strangely and em -rowfully
sought eacb other after
Beaulieu had been remanded to the
ouetody of tba jailer
Together they "decided to endeavor
to free bim of tbe charge now pond
lug against him and to eettla In their
own way whose claim to his com
panlonablp was tbe vtronger. In her
UNITED STATES
MAY INTERFERE
National Government Sees Dan
ger in Proposed California
Japanese Legislation
Sacramento. Cal. Two new bllla
dealing with the question of laud own
erahlp by aliens in California, each
representing the view of a considera
ble taction in the legislature, will be
jffered to the senate and voted on.
Through an agreement reached by
leaders of the majority party, a drae
tic law directed solely against the Jap
anese and Chinese will be proposed aa
a HUbetilute for the Thompson Btrdsull
muusure and probubly will be passed
It la planned to throw out entirely
the guarded language of Thompson
Blrdsall and put In Its place two elm
pie prohibitions:
First No alien who Is Ineligible tu
Miinhlu shall be permitted to ac-
quire and hold land In allrornia, tor
a period of more than one year after ,
date of such acquisition.
Si. ... I No corporation, the majorl
ty of the stock of which la h.i.i l
aliens who are ineligible to clUseushlp.
bluill be permitud to acquire and hold
laudtf BS8SPt for oue year.
(joveruor Johnaon gave out a gtafH I
ment lii which he declared that Call
fornla was only doing what oth. i
bluteh lu.ye doue In restricting own. r
ship of land by aliens and said thai
CallforuianB are unable to understand
why au act admittedly within the juris
diction of the California legislature,
like the pabsage of au alien land bill,
creittee tumult, confuslou and crui
clsm.
LORD CHURCHILL ROBBED
England's Firet Admiralty Lord Losea
Naval Data.
Ixndon Winston Churchill, flrat
lord of the admiralty, has been th.
victim of a moat daring aud sensation
al robbery, in which a beautiful and
mysterious oung woman ia suspected
as the possible agent of some foreU"
power.
By the theft the first lord of the
admiralty not only loses $2600 In
money, but highly important coufideu
tlal naval data, such as might eagerly
be sought aa of greaieal value to auy
nation not too friendly with Oreat
Britain.
I he first lurd of the admiralty met
with his mi .lortune immediately after
having won money at card on the
Ulviera recently.
WOMAN
noony of mind, wife No. 2 waa con
fronted by wife No. 1. who soothed
ber aud planned with berforber baby
whiob will soon be born.
O. F. Strobel. of Walaer. father of
wife No. 2, telegraphed last nigbt
tbat be would oome to his daughter's
rescue whenever needed.
Dr. Faye Strobel waa a resident of
Ontario for aaveral yeara and bas
manv friends here who will be sur
prised and grieved over bar unfortu
nate marriage.
PAYETTE MAN HAS LAPSE
OF MEMORY IN DENVER
Another case of mental lapse la re
ported In tbe dally papers, tba per
ami being F. A. Oorman, Jr., of Fay
elite, who Is in the milling business
there and who is a brother inlaw of
Jack Bicker, of tbia piece. The
Identity of tbe victim was discovered
through lettcra found on blm. He bud
been to Grand Baplds for a visit wltb
hit father, P. A. Umham, 8r., and
atarted for Fayette some two weeKs
ago.
J. II. Kicker, of Welaar. wired that
be would go to Denver at once to take
care of tbe man and In the meuutitne
he la being oared for In a boepital.
'.Vim.. ( lot iiii.ii viaa durlug the two
ks of bla dleappearanoe Ime not
n disclosed Tbe uaual efforte to
keep the matter out of tbe paper e waa
reenrted to.
290 ACRES OF PRUNE AND
APPLE TREES ARE PUNTED
Fred O. Malum line just Mulshed
the planting .if 200 acre of apple
and prune treea on tbe Harrowa aud
Ordway tracta. west of here. Mr.
Barrowa haa 110 acta above the Ou-tarlo-Nyaea
dltob, nn which ha will
i mop water and later plaut to tree.
Tbe elegant buugalow la now tluiab
ed and it la modern In every respect,
including pluuiblog. a praaeure tauk
beiug i natal led. Mr. Maliaii baa hot
beda aud ia uow cujorlug all the
epring vegetables A little trouble
aud expenee bas added many luxurlea
to this place aud moat any farmer
could have tbe same thing If he
oared to take tbe trouble rami
life should be made a pleasure and
tbffU tlert. w t,e 0O trouble iu keep
jpg tu- j. snd gjr, Q0 tD Iurm
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J. - 0U.nUtlU YTILL ULI
INTO DAIRY BUSINESS SOON
J. II. Staweard ia prepai lug to gel
into the dairy buslrees. He bas a
number of cowa aud plans tu ruu about
fifty, as he cau easily care for thut
number. He haa ample stable room
for tbe cows aud plenty uf room in
whlcb to store tbe feed.
At present they are griuding up
some tnirty-Dve tons or aiiuua anu
atoring it in tbe barn, where it occu
lt lea but a amall apace. Lurge feed
ions are built, with tbe intake level
with tbe floor and tbey are Oiled
about twice a week and tbe cowa eat
all tba hay, or grouud feed tbay want.
Mr. Seaweard aaya be la satisfied tbe
feeding value of tba bay ia increased
by at leaat one third by tpegrioding
There la absolutely no wuste aud tba
anlmala seem to do better on It than
on bay and bran. A modern milking
plant will be installed, together wltb
all tba occaaaary machinery to make
the busineas a success.
Mr. Seuweard is gradually building
up bla herd of oow from grade sluf
Pop. la Much Batter.
Rome So much improvement was
found In tbe condition of the Fop
by Dra. Marcbiaiava and Amicl tbat
tbay did not conatder It necessary to
laaua a pullaUa.
WORK AND WIN CLUB HOLD
THEIR REGULAR MEETING
The regular meeting of the Work
aud Win club waa beld at the borne
of tbe president, Mrs. II. II. Whitney,
on Thursday April 17. A report was
given by the president of the money
and supplies collected by her to aand
to the flood mill. -MTU in Indiana and
letters of thanks and appreciation
were read from the governor and bead
of the relief work in tbat state.
Mrs. Whitney also read an Interest -Ing
article on the work of the Bed
Croea society showing tbe Instant
readineaa for action in times of
trouble.
The program for next year's work
waa sul, mitt. '.1 hy tbe chairman of the
program committee and the olub voted
to accept it. In pursunuce of tbe
desire of tbe club to encourage tbn use
of olneed garbage caue, prloea were
quoted from several dealers In Ontario
who either carry them in atock or will
make them, and It la hoped by tba
club tbat a large number, not only of
Its own members, but of tbe towna
people, will procure tbeae cans and
thereby help to rid tba town of tba
bouse fly pest.
The entertainment eommlttee re
ported that plans were being perfected
for a vaudeville entertainment to bu
given at the Dreamland tbe 5tb of
May for the benefit of the library
Tbe meeting then adjourned.
W. T. LAMPKIN MOVES INTO
LONG BUILDING THIS WEEK
W. T. Laapktn baa moved bis stock
of goods to the store mom formerly
occupied by tbe Long Clothing coia
pany which is larger aud natter
lighted than the old stand The new
store room will enable him to displsy
bla stock to much better advsutage
aud also give the customers a better
opportunity ot seelug wbat tbey ara
buying, as tbe front and back lights
and tbe large skylight make a atrcng
light throughout the store.
New Hues will be added and a lar
ger etook uarilad than in the old Iocs
tlou.
zi
W. L. MOORE
Willis L. Moors, for msny yesre
head of the Westhsr Bureau, who waa
summarily removed by President Wil
son. COMMERCIAL CLUB ENTER
TAINMENT GREATLY ENJOYED
Tba Commercial club benefit per
f ..nuance at Dreamland on Inlay
eveolog waa not aa well alien lei aa tbe
entertainment warranted.
Mr. Cfiapman was a little hoarse, but
gave them a thoroughly enjoyable an
tortalnmeut, displaying a veraatlity
tbat surprised even bis frlanda, wbu
have worked with bim.
Tbe program couslsted of selections
from tba poets, some in character,
soma grave, some frataiual and others
uousausiesl. making a well rounded
eveuing'a eutaitalnment. Tbe uaual
pictures were also abown Mr. hup
man will leave this waak for l'ocatello
wbare be has a position, with tba Tale
onaoompauy. A epecial orchestra fur
uiabeU exoellent music
Pi .sflfeleaeflimVP
TWO MORE RAILROADS
CLAIMED FOR INTERIOR
Burns Scribe Maps Out Pos
sible New Lines Opening:
Up Eastern Oregon.
The Times-Herald, of Burns hud
twu railroad stories last wee dealing
with the cross state llnea. It ia now
claimed that the Hill people will
build two Hues from Burns, on
going direct to the Deschutes sec
tion and the other sooth through
tbe Blltten, Callow and Pueblo
valleya to a connection with tbe
Western Pacific. The route la entirely
feasible, the grade being eaay and
the valleya through which It would
pass are well watered and can be mad
productive when the peoplo can gat
transportation to market their grain.
The prospective mineral freight la
also a consideration. The copper and
soda deposits near Den in ara sufflnl
ently reveloped to warrant large ehlp
metite. Electric lines are being constructed
from Halem, crossing the Cascades at
Mlnto pass and connecting with the
Dsechiitas road near Metollua and
ualng that road to Band and tben
direct to tbe Narrowa.
'I he above will abow tbat the Hill
people are iu a position to take ad
vantage of the trackage arrangement
over the Malheur canyon road when
tbat I completed and ready fur traltlc.
There le aleo mucb dlecueneiou iu
the press about a line from lloiuedale
to Winnemucca. which In all virgin
territory and Includes aaveral very
rich eeotione ae tbe Jordan Valley on
the north and I'aritdlae valley on tba
eoutb, havlug fair grades with the
possible exceptlou of tbe crossing of
tbe Owvhee baaln.
Mr. Bancroft has auuouuceda .letl-
nlte route for a line south from Twin
Falls to tba Central Fan i lie.
FIFTY HOLSTEIN COWS TO
BE SOLD HERE TRADERS DAY
Sat ui. lay will be Traders Day at
Ontario uud the proapecta are that
It will be a record day In several
ways. The main attraotlon will bi
fifty II.. uiein cowa from Wisconsin
aud Illinois, tbat bave been shipped
bete eepeclully for this sales day.
Tbey are a fine lot of young stulf,
some fresh wltb oaivea aud otbera
soon to be. There are Individuals
iu this lot SS Hoe as found anywhere
and they will be a rich addition to
the dairy herds of this sectlou. Tbey
are now at the fair gmuu.l uu.l oau
be aeeu at any time.
Mituy farmera have elgnitle.l au Iu
teutlou of Limiting in etock and
articles and there is sure to be a large
crowd of bujera on baud to see tba
cowa aud do some buying
Many of Hie merchants am golug
to olfer special attractious for tint
day. as will be seen by our advertla
lug . oluinns and It will pay you to
he h.ie.
MYSTIC SHRINERS MAKE A
PILGRIMAGE TO BOISE
A number of the Sons of the Deseit
reeldlug in this section made a
pilgrimage to tbe Oaaie al Boise ou
Saturday where a oeremoulal was
beld ami some thirty noviuea were
introduced to tbe muei workings of
the shrine aud their vows sealed with
camels milk
Auioug tboae who attended were
uoted: ft K. Keuyou, Dr I'rlnllig,
h II. Teat. A. F. Touniugsiu. E. A.
Fressr. II. B. (Irauel. J D. Bllugsiey,
David Dunbar. I C. Van I'etteu. A.
K. Brown, 'ieorge Duvls, J. H. Wolf
aud a few more Mauy of the Nobles
wars aecouipuuisd by thslr wives sud
fern i ilea.
KUHNS PURCHASE THE CRANE
CREEK IRRIGATION BONDS
The tan. N of tba Crane Creek
Irrigation district bave beeu eobl to
the Kubue and tbe 11.000 acres of
bench lauds near Welaar will eooo
have water. This will be a great lu
cent ivs for tbe Weissr pe..pl- to gat
tugeitier ami l.ullil up their sectluu
and city.
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