Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1913)
e The Ontario National Bank United States Depository State of Oregon Depository IS Our Bank 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 Per Cent Net on Time CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT B. S. COOK 4 COMPANY (INCORPORATED) J. H. COOK, Manager. Capital Stock 50,000.00 Choice Apple and Prune Lands Land and City Property A Money Saver Is What the People Call Farley's Furniture Sale This is a forced sale to raise money and prices have been made so low that you can save money by buying now. W s'uiv and see the stock and prices. In the New Store Room J. H. Farley Furniture Co. Vale 01150. Burnt 04008. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the tnterior, U. 8. Land Office nt Vile, Oregon, April 28th, 1013. Notloe la berehr glveo that Chat I. Cnrter, of Ontario, Oicann, who on December 13tb.l900, made Homeateai Application. No. 01156, for KK1. See tioo 17, Townibip 16 8., Range 46 E., Willamette Meridian, baa 0 led notice of intention to make Una I tbree-year proof, to ettabllab claim tn the land abore described, before Harry B. Urauel, U. S. CommiMioner, at Ontario, Oregon, on toe 4th day of June, 1913. Claimant namea aa witn F. R. Welch. Jobu Lynch, Ontario. Oregon; P. W. Davis, M. B. Ramsey Weiaer, Idaho. Brnoe R. Keiter, Reglater. Vale 0711. Burns 02024, H E 3454 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. U. 8. Land Office at Vale, Oregon. April 25th, 1913. Notice la hereby given that .Josallna Major (formerly Josalina MoClellntnl I of Outnrlo, Oregon, who on April C.tb 1008, made Homestead Application, No. 0711, for Si Ma), Rfl Mi, See tfon 26. Townahlp 18 8.. Range f E., Willamette Meridian, bat Bled notice of intention to make Dual fire-year proof to eatablitb claim to the land abo?e deacrlbed, before the Reglater and Receiver U. R. 'Land Offioe, at Vale, Oregon, on tte 0th day of June. 1913. 9 Claimant namea aa sltueeesa. John VValtere. Rex Muninle. IMin Bmry. William Butler, of Ontario, Oregon. Bruce R. Keater. Keg liter. for Sdle I motor. 3 II. P. 3 phafe 1.700 I.'. P. M. No. 2 Krnugli centrifugal pump. Pump ami motor are on one bane and have direct ahalt, ttausuils alon. practical l.v new and Juat the kind of au out lit for lifting water for irrigating purpoiee. Tbla outfit mint be Mil. I mi. I will go at a bargain. Write or luqulre of K. W. Laraon. i in in i in, Oregon. NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST IN IDAHO Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our State Aaka That Marriage Be Called Off. Wallace. William F. Dunlap haa Juat filed an application In the district court Keeking to have hla marriage with Laura Dunlap, wife number two, declared null fend void. The petition statea that at the time of the marriage Dunlap had a former wife living. Dunlap'e double bleaaedneaa arose from the fact that he took the word of a friend and failed to Investigate for himself. Wife number one realded in Spokane and niBde application for a divorce. Dunlap made Inquiriee of a friend who told him that the divorce proceedings were scheduled to be tried the next day. Not desiring to make any defense, Dunlap presumed that he had been made a aingle man and soon after married again. Later he learned that the divorce proceedings in Spo kane had been postponed. Ilia second wife learned of this and she packed ui her belongings and left for parts unknown. In the at ffilllH the divorce has been granule to the first wife. BARNEY 0 NEIL IS LOSER New Trial Denied Idaho Banker, Re cently Convicted. Coeur d'Alene. Barney O'Nell, who tei'iitly was found gulliy of havlnr. rendered a false report of the condi tion of the Htate Hank of Wallace, waa denied a new trial by Judge Dunn. O'Nell'a attorney gave notice of ap peal. o Nell was president of the hank. He haa been prominent In the affairs Of Idaho. Me opposed unsuccessfully the present United States Henator Brady for the Republican gubernator ial nomination in 1910. 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 Hood 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. Qlant Sturgeon it Bonnere Ferry. MBBM 1'irry. The largest stur genu ever seen iii the Kootenai valley was captured by Clarence Kry. Mr. Kry has a set line In the river at this time of the year and frequently catchea large fish. The laat time be went to pull in his line he found a sturgeon nine feet long on the line and with the help of two men he land- .1 the fish and hud It weighed. The monster balanced the acalea at 320 pounds. Retailers Only Are Affected. Lewlston. The new liquor law pass ed by the recent legislature and affect ing all druggists haa gone Into effect Under thla law retail druggists can only carry 60 gallons of liquor In atock. C. F. Oamer. proprietor of the Idaho Drug company, which does a whole aule and retail buatness, is In receipt of an opinion from the attorney gen eral of the state of Idaho which ex plalua that the law only affects retail stores, wholesalers not being affectel. GOVERNORS WILL ATTEND Executivea of 14 Statea to Join Boise Good Roads Convention, liolae The governors in attendanco at the Western Governors' Association conference to be held in Suit Lake the first week in June will, following the close of tileir conference, speed to liolae on a special train to uttend the Inter Mountain Good Itoads convention which opens In thm city on June 10. because the chief executives of 14 stales expressed a desire to be in At tendance at the convention of the Inter-Mountain Uood Koads Associa tion u chuuge was made In the date for the meeting of the Western Gover nors' Association from the second to the first week in June While the greater part of the week of the good roads convention will be devoted to the discussion of good road mutters, entertainment of the visitors will not be forgotten. They will be given a special trip to the site of the great Arrow Hock dam, the highest In the world, abown the orchards of the Boise valley, taken on a trip around the electric loop thai now connects Dolae, Nampa and Caldwell a well as intermediate smaller towns, plunged m the big natural hot water dip .it the Natalortum, Idaho's famous resort, dined and maybe wined. High Water Now at Kellogg. Kellogg.- The Coeur d'Alene river haa broken the record for thla year and it la now above the flood atage of a month ago. The warm wind Is cut ting into the anow in the hills and a further rise Is expected. A careful watch ia being kept to prevent the Hunnyalde bridge from going out. No deliveries of fuel or other bulky arti cles can now be made In Hunnyside. packages which can be carried In the hand being ail that can be taken across the river. . George A. Bush. age 45, a rancher near Caldwell, was found dead In bed. He lived alone. Excessive drinking ,t hard cider la given us the cuus, aa he took to the ranch five gallons of U and lee than a plat was left NEWS FROM OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL Tariff Fight Has Shifted to Sen ate, but Final Vote Unlikely Before August. Washington. The tariff fight has shifted from the house, with Its over whelming Democratic majority, to the senate, where the party's slim majori ty of six already haa been reduced, aa far ns the bill Is concerned, to four. Unless senators familiar with the prog ress of auch legislation are mistaken, there Is now little prospect of a final vote on the bill before August 1. The bill's passage through the sen ate will be fought at every step by Kepuhlicaua. Leaders of the Democrats on the senate finance commltiee. which will handle the bill, expressed the belief that It would go through in practically the tame form aa It passed the house, and that their mi. ill majority would stand firm to the last. Democratic lenders acknowledge that the two senators from Louisiana will not nccpt the stiKar schedule, and that they might be willing to combine with others to defeat the whole bill. Five Democrats Vote Against Bill. The 1'mlcrwood tariff bill was pass ed In the. house by a vote of JSI o 139. Five Democrats voted again. X the bill and two Republicans for It. Representative Bryan, of Washington, Progressive, was the only representa tive In congress from the Pacific north west to vote for the bill. The solid delegation from Oregon nnd Idaho voted against the bill, aa did the four other inhere from Washington. The Republicans who voted for the bill were Cnry and Stafford, of Wis consin. Democrats who opposed it were Broussurd, Dupre, I .autre ami Morgan, of Louisiana, and C. B. Smith, of New York. Progressives who voted for the bill were Kelly and Rupley, of Pennsylvania; Nolaii, of California. K nt. of California, formerly n Repub lican, but now an Independent Pro gressive, also voted for the bill. Pro grcaslvc Leader M unlock and LI of bis Progressive lollowera voted with the minority In the final consideration of the meusure. Competition Open in 60,000 Offloes. All fourth class pohimastershlpa ex cept those paying less than IIMOO a year were thrown open to competition b) an executive order Issued by Presi dent Wilson. These positions are re tained In the classified section, but uhout 50.000 Ini uuilieiits who were "covered in" Into the classified service by executive orders of previous ad ministrations, will have to meet ail comers In competitive examination In order to hold their positions with civil service protection. Postmaster Limit la Set. Fourth class postmasters must be able to read, to count accurately the money they receive, to measure the oil cloth on the floors of their offices and to write at least a decipherable letter once lit a while, In onb-i to In taken under the wlllg of the civil ser vice. In cfiet i, they must have a reas onable iimlei standing of "readln', writ in' and 'rlt lunette," accordlug to In structions by post-office department. Persons to take the examination must be cltixens of the Lulled States, i.v i H years old, and must reside In the commuuily the aspire to serve No one must be era), Intemperate, dishonest or have been dishonorably discharged from the army or navy. Farm and Labor Unions Not Exempt. By u vole or 41 to 'i'i, the IMSU ret used lo accept au .iliieiidluent 'o the sundry civil service hill by S. Galliuger striking out a clause exempt ing labor and farmers' orn.tuUatlo.is from proBUtutioli under the am. luw with fuuds appropriated by ihe hill. ThrsM It' publican senators, .lun. -.-, 1-u Folletlo ai.il Ni.rrls. voted with the lleinoi i i the Galliuger aim-mln. -nt and io Democrats, Pom erene ami Thomas, Jollied the Repub licans in supporting It. The bill Itself, carrying about U7,ouo,uoo. finally was passed by u viva voce vote with only one minor committee, aim ndmen'. National Capital Brevitiaa In a message received ul the state .! itiei.t at Wash lii --'on from ihe American legation ul Pekiu, the grati tude of the ( nines,) people over the recognition of their republic by the United Stales was described. The d inocraiic congressional com lull tee has consented to President Wil eons proposal for postponement of permanent reorganisation. peudluK conferences to - in increase of ihe representation i.l seuaiors on the committee Charles C (iiover. the Washington banker who n ejiiiy attacked Kepre aentallve Slius, of Tennessee, for s speech delivered in the house at Wash ington, was brought before the house and reprimanded by Speaker Clark for violation of lis privileges. John Purroy Mitchell, Independent democrat and presideut of the board of aldermen of New York city, was nominated by President Wilson to be collector of the Port of New York lo succeed WU1UUU Lueb, Jr. C. McGONAGILL ATTORNEY AT LAW Will Practice in all Courts Notary Public. Office over Postofflce OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS Ph. Hahhikt Sears Dr. Pai'mnk Sk n- Graduate American School of Os teopathy, Kirkovtlle. Mo. Wilson Block Telephone. I M.I ilk H. H. WHITNEY PHYSICIAN and STjRrjEON Office in I. O. O. F. Bid., Ontario. . Ormon W. H. BROOKE R. W. SWA6LER Attorneys at Law Rooms 13, II. let, 16. Wilson Bid. Ontario, . Oropnn DRS. PRINZIN6 & WEESE Ontario, Oregon Office in New Wilson Block. C. C. GOLOSBt RRY DKNTIST (ins with Extractions Office Phone. No. 138 R in Wilson Block J W MfCullodl R W F.ekhardt MtCULLOCH & ECKHAROT LAWYERS Rooms IdM First Nnt'l Bunk Bldg Ontario, Oregon Transfer. B)(j(jije and KxprcMM Meet All Tniins JOHN LANMM.II M Dr. W. G. Hove DENTIST Telephone No. 73i First National Hunk Hid. ONTARIO LAUNDRY Leave Bundles at Any Hotel or limber Shop I'rumpl 'Attention Given All Order. W. W. HINTON ffOCI in-ik. TUB "i m i III i it I ul i v 1I .1-1 n: Rob't n.lell, Ontario II II Blab, Vale. i i . Morton, OkTa Parry. John Mathews, Weiaer Bridge. J E. Holly, Iti. . S .-kiiiuer, Jordan falls. I i. I Wilkinson, MclJcriuitt T. A It. u n.n. Nyssa i a ..I M.n k. : KeiHirt. Cm i. iii il May 7, for thu l.-usllt of Argux readeis by tin Malheur Mer cantile i ll SUN . Kgg. i'er ilni n. l.'iC. Butt, i, per . iin.1, 0a. Oats, pur hundred. 91.00 Wheat, pel huudred, H.iiO. Hay, pel ton, . Potatoes, per hundred, U. Onions, er hiuelie., i Apples, par imC, $1.00. to !.'- Chickens, di eased, per pound, 1 He, Poik, dreiaed, ' to loo. Pork, live, 7 to 7 V ,-. Veal, 'I lo lOo. Beef lie to U. -ssa e ssav 1 1 dill xMTViCC. West bound. No. 17 Oregon Wash Ltd Ml a in No. 35 Huntington Pasa 8:10 a m No. 9 Fast Mail :lft p w No 37 HuutiugU'i. Pass tt.33 p in No. & Oregon Wash K press 7 :50 p m Ks.it bound. No. 18 Oregon Wash Ltd 2:51 a m No. 313 Boise passenger :50 a in No. 10 Fast Mall 1.1 :3 a m No. 38 Bolae pesssnger 3:50 p m No. U Oregon Wash Kxpress 1 :40 p m Vale train loaves at 9:30 a. m. re- i turning at 3 KM p. m.