ONTARIO ARGUS
PUBH8HBD EVERY THUK8DAY
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Entered in the postofflo at Ontario,
Oregon, for transmission through the
mails as second -class matter.
M. E. BAIN.
Editor and Proprietor
FRUIUND HEMS
The home missionary Society
of the Payette Presbyterian
church gave an ice-cream and
cake social Thursday afternoon
at Mrs. N. W. Lewis'.
The Deputy Game Warden,
J. A. Harrider from Payette,
was in town the first of the
week on business.
H. Whealdons entertained the
Smith brothers nnd sisters at
dinner Sunday
Miss Emma Johnson has re
signed her position as central
of the Farmer's Mutual Tele
phone Co.
E. G, Munn returned from
Grand View, Idaho, the first of
the month.
Miss Athol Brown from Cen
tral Oregon is visiting with her
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Hand.
A birthday party was given
Mrs. Harry Taylor last Thurs
duy evening. All present en
joyed a delightful evening.
Mrs. Taylor received several
useful presents. Dainty refresh
ments of ice-cream and cake
were served.
Miss Ruth Rracewell has ac
cepted a position as correspond
ing secretary of this community
for the National Tuning Asso
ciation. Mrs. H. K. Robinson has uik
ne the position as correspon
dent of the Fruitland News
for the Payette Independent.
Messrs. Chandler, Riley from
Payette and Dr. Wright were
visitors Sunday evenirg at the
II. R. Frost home.
Mr. Rlake who has been work
ing in the barber shop with
Mr. Shank, has accepted a posi
tion in Ontario.
Sheriff Rreshuars of Caldwell
was a business visitor in Fruit
land the first of the week.
H. R. Fitch and family moved
back to town Tuesday. Mr.
Marshall who has been living
in Mr. Fitch's house has mov
ed into Geo. Frank's house, be
ing recently vacated by Mr.
Robinsou.
A surprise party was given
Mr. Colwell Thursday evening,
it being blfl birthday. About
thirty five wore present and a
pleasant time was spent playing
games and listening to music.
Refreshments of strawberries,
cake and landy were served.
TWO fUfh-ligbt pictures were
taken of the ciowd.
(!. K. Huntington left lust
week for St. Paul, Minnesota.
He expects to be gone ouly a
short time.
A. Fdgecomb was elected pres
ident of the Fruitland State bank
at their directors meeting. Hi
has recently bought C. H. Sur
gent's interest in the hank.
Mrs. J. H Spainhower ami
daughter, Velma, returned last
Monday from Boiie, where they
had been for ten days having
Velma's eyes treated.
Miss Lee from Caldwell is
spending several .lays visiting
with Mm. Ruse-
C K. Powell, who has been
at M .d vale- Mu., working return
ed home Monday sick with the
tolisilitis.
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Meredith Nicholson, the Indiana
novelist who Is reported to have de
clined an appointment aa Minister to
Portugal.
Brief News of the Week
St. Petersburg. Russia, ia said to
hold the world's record for suicides,
which occur there at the rate of 100
a month.
.The supreme court of Pennsylvania
haa rendered a decision upholding the
constitutionality of the "full crew"
law.
Itased upon its new city directory,
San Francisco claims a population of
606.C62, a sain for the year of 23,702.
Twenty men were sentenced to
death at Constantinople for complicity
in the assassination of Shefket Pnsha,
the lata grand vliler.
Representatives of the educational
Interests of the entire country will as
semble In Salt Lake City at the end
of the week for the annual convention
of the National Kducatlonul associa
tion. The United States forest service has
Just had printed 9.000 flaring yellow
signs, to be posted In the vicinity of
the national forests, to warn travelera
nnd campers lyralnst fires.
The heat wave throughout the east
caused many deaths and much suffer
ing. Hall players were compelled to
leave the field at several citlea. De
structive storms have added to the
dlatreaa in a number of localities.
The superintendent of the north
western district f the I'nUecl State.,
bureau of education, reports that the
natives of Alaska are becoming inde
pendent through reindeer industry.
Many of them own reindeer herds
worth from $10,000 to $26,000.
July 1 the ('. O. D. feature of the
parcel post became effective in the
postoffice service of the United States.
After that date, for a fee of 10 cents,
payable in stamps to be affixed on the
package, the postoffice department
will collect on any sum. not exceeding
$100.
People in the News
Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, has
"skipped his ball" to the amount of
$15,000, and has fled via Canada to
Paris.
It is reported that King Alphonso
views with much favor the proposal
or the United States to raise tho le
gation at Madrid to tho rank of un
embassy.
Meredith Nicholson, the Indiana
novelist, haa declined to accept the
post of minister to Portugul offered
htm by President Wilson.
Governor Dunne signed the woman
suffrage bill recently pussed by the
Illinois legislature. The new luw en
franchises 1,600,000 women In Illinois.
nml doubles the number entitled to
vol.- hi the I'nlted States.
Chief of Police Llndsey of Louis
ville, Ky.. issued a blanket order for
the arrest of wearer of split skirts
without protecting undergarments.
Charles K. Pendell. wealthy real es
tate broker ami money lender of I-os
Angeles, was found In his office with
his skull crushed. It was discovered
ihat more tlmu $100,000 la cash and
jewelry had been taken by his murder
ers. The announcement of Manager Birm
inc.hum, of the Cb-v eland American
League club, that he intended to bench
Napoleon l.ajoie, MOOD! haseinan ot
the team, has predicated a lend be
tween Lajoie and Hlrmingham.
JamcH It. Oarfi. Id, commissioner of
corporation- during the Roosevelt ad
ministration, testified for the del.
iu the government's suit to dissolve
the Uulted States steel corporation
lie -ald that ho reported to President
Koosevelt in MOT that he had found
BotWM that would call for prosecu
lion of the corporal Ion.
It uv Diamond, the
hank robber, wus arrested by Sheriff
Duiinv nt Currv county
h had had a hard time of It in tb.
n.nuntnina and claimed
H)inlng lu to tive him Mil l
thrown away his gun
stolen money was found on his person
BRIEF NEWS OF 0REG0N
Ctleudale, Or.,
Me said that
that he was
lie hau
Most of the
To foster horse racing and the de
voloiment of good horses, the Lone
Oak Driving Club of Oregon haa been
organlxed at Salem.
Citltens and members of the Rose
burg school board art formulating
plans whereby manual training may
be added to the school courses.
The South Umpqua river la higher
than It was during the flood last Janu
ary, nnd the highest ever known In
June.
In a fit of anger at Corvallls, Mra.
E. S. Tunell shot her husband and
daughter nnd then turned the gun on
herself. She Is dead, but her victims
may recover.
All the logging camps In the lower
Col'imbla river district are now closed
for the midsummer shut-down. Some
of the larger camps will not start up
until about August 1.
"Astoria, the town to tie to," that is
the slogRn which has been selected
by the special committee appointed
to select one to be used In advertising
Astoria.
George Frye Herbert, son of Deputy
Sheriff nnd Mrs. Oeorge A. Herbert, of
Baker, has been appointed to the Unit
ed States military academy at West
Point, by Congressman N. J. Slnnott.
At a meeting of the Willamette Val
ley Prunegrowers' association It was
decided not to form a pool for this
season In securing prices for the crop,
as has been done heretofore.
"Clans Kye," the chief mourner of
the Klamath Indians, Is dead. For
more than a hnlf century the squaw
mm ended every Indian burial on the
Klamath reservation.
The registration totals 234 for the
summer term at the state normal at
Monmouth. A large percentage of
these tenchers come from Oregon,
though many register from other
states.
At a meeting of the board of control
held In Salem, It was decided that no
Oregon convict will be worked at oth
er state Institutions or on road work
hereafter except under the "honor
system."
It Is expected that approximately
101.1 youngsters will take part In the
I'M.; exerrli ex of the Willamette Val
lev Chautauqua at Cladstone, In a
"Supervised Play." to be directed by
MIkm draco Lamkln of Chicago.
It Ih announced at Hay City that
work will begin soon on the Jetty con
struction at the mouth of Tillamook
bay. The bonds, bearing 6 per cent
Interest, were sold at a premium of 1
per cent.
Tbe stockholders of the Rogue Riv
er Valley Fruit and Produce Associa
tion voted uiianlmoti"l at a meeting
held In Medford to Issue $40,000 In
bonds for the erection of a storage and
pre-coollng plain.
In the Interests of the farmers of
tho state, the Pendleton commercial
club and the Inland drain Orowers'
association sent telegrams to the mem
bers of the Oregon congressional dele
gation protesting against the placing
of a IB per cent duty on grain bags.
Jamas Vittltoe. who left Kugene sev
eral weeks ago, leaving over $1000 In
had bills, was arrested at Missoula,
Mont., and was recently brought back
for trial on a charge of larceny by
bailee, was acquitted by a Jury la the
circuit court.
The Lebanon creamery has been
awarded the contract by the stale
I .ird of control for supplying the
state institutions with butter during
the mouth of July. The contract prlca
Is I'S cents for cubes and 29 cents for
packs. About 3000 pounds will be
used during the month.
Special instructions from the treas
ury department received at Astoria
direct that the reports from the Astor
ia office are hereafter to be forwarded
to the head office of the customs dis
trict of Oregon. The local Astoria of
fice is to be turned over to a deputy
by Collector Logan.
According to the traffic manager
of the O W. R. N. Co., several thous
and acres of field corn will be grown
In Oregon this summer. The com
pany distributed 10,000 poundB of seed
corn, und this was all planted by the
fanners, together with much other
Seed .
Regardless of the fact that the pure
seed law enacted by the last legisla
ture says a section 16 that tbe law la
to apply only to those dealers and
wan-lioi:ooinen whose principal busi
ness is handling seeds, the attorney
, ,1 baa rendered an opinion that
Mm law will apply to all dealers In
agricultural seeds in the state.
Kstablibhing a chair of political sci
ence, the university of Oregon board
of rCU look .the first stop in creat
, rep u-tory law Bchool at the
University la " Hereafter uni
vi ratty students may leave Kugene
with one year's accredited law. which
will permit them to ontor the unlver
BiO aa BOBOOi la Portland or any first
as advance students.
The board of chief engineers has
niado an adverse report on the lm
,lt 0f the Siusliw river from
Florence to Acme. The desired im
proveiaeal contemplated IraigsU I
channel 160 fuel wu!e and i i '
through the bar, and a afwiiml
aurvev vva atborUed iu the last riv
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BULGARS ATTACK
GREEKS AND SERBS
London. The prolonged efforts of
the powers to prevent the outbreak of
a fratricidal war between the Balkan
Miller seems to have failed Just at the
moment when It appeared possible for
the four powers to meet at St. Peters
burg and submit their differences for
Russian arbitration.
Fighting has begun all along the
lines where the Bulgarian forces are
facing the Servians and Greeks, and
according to the Greek official report
the Bulgarian attack extended over
the Greek and Servian front of 140
miles.
"This Is manifestly war without a
previous declaration of hostilities, and
we accordingly are forced to order our
divisions to advance," says the official
statement
The opposing armies accuse each
other of Initiating the offensive.
The Bulgarian representatives at
Athens and Belgrade, respectively,
have presented notes protesting
ngnlnst Greek and Servian attacks.
The Servian government replied by
charging that the Bulgarians are mak
ing attacks and repudiating all responsibility.
Court Agrees to "Unmsrglng" Plsn
8L Paul, Minn. Federal Judges
Walter H. Sanborn. William T. Hook
and Walter I. Smith, sitting as the
district court of the United States, ap
proved the plans agreed upon by At
torney General McReynolds and At
torneys for the Union Pacific road,
and the famous Union Pacific-Southern
Pacific merger, known as the Har
rlman aomblne, practically came to an
end.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
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Money to loan
gated farms. W. H.
Improved Irri
Doollttle Co.
Drayage orders taken at Moore
Hotel John Landlnglism, residence
phone 424
Three lots for sale 1 blocks west
of postoffice st a bargstn. Inquire st
Argus offloe.
Two furnished rooms for reut.
Private family. R. Oops, tailor.
The ioe cream served at tbe Onta
rio Bakery Is always just right
If you appreciate a dish of rirb.
smooth ioe cream try the Outsrio
Bakery.
Tbe
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best of moving pictures st tbe
Admission 10 cents
Kntire change of
nlgbtat the Maze.
program every
For Sale - Corn popper, ohsap for
casb or will trade. J. N. MoManis,
New Plymouth. Idaho.
Old impers at the Argus offloe 2 ft
aents psr hundred. Just whst you
ooed to line your cabins and plsoe
under tbe carpel.
Fruit and Dairy
Ranch for Sale.
20 acres in young orchard
with alfalfa between the
rows. Balance of 40 in
alfalfa and blue grass.
Good house and other
buildings, all in good con
dition. Price $325 an
acre, including stock and
all machinery and imple
ments. One and a half
miles Southwest of On
tario. Terms reasonable.
W. H. CECIL,
Ontario, Oregon
A Soda Drink
With Jensma's Velvet Ice
Cream is the next best thing
to a "Nectar with the gods."
It Invigorates and Refreshes,
Drop in at the
Ontario Pharmacy
Where the Celebrated Jensmas Velvet is sold
Exclusively.
Over the hills to the poor house
he goes in a heavy money-burning
monster. But can you afford
to spend ridiculous sums for
automobile travel when a Ford
will carry you in comfort, style,
safety and record time at mini
mum cost.
More than .,7"i,0't Fords now in service -convincing
evidence of their wonderful merit.
Runsbout, 600; Touring- Car, $675; Town
Car, $875 f. o. b. Ontaiio with all equipment.
Let interesting "FordTimes" fromDept F,
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