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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1913)
ONTARIO-The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of Eastern Oregon e (uiati The Produce from 15,000.004) acres i marketed from On tario each year The Ontario Argus leads in Prestige, merit, and Circula tion. Watch us grow Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. m tms. VOLUME XVI ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 10. 1913. NO. 28 Til FSTJRIKH ft NFW ONTARIO NATIONAL BANK onilcn nm nnmii HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING dinu mv uiwiiv AGEMM At Regular Meeting Mon day Night the City Coun Takes the Initial Stop in Forming New District. The regular monthly meeting of the city council was held Monday evening. Au ordinance was atfOuOed to oov.t tbe establishing of sewer ud i... i..,,., ,l,.irlet tor the west ami i i r. 1 1 i h ....- The unnuiil meeting f the Ontario National bank was held iMaiiy and tbe old officer elected. A dividend wii declared. The mutter of chaug- ' Ing the locution 1BOI taken np bv I tbe directors as other Inielues took I up all tbe time, but there will he :. meeting ltt aa.l tbll aetloU . the iitlli'era unproved. Ti.uit Intte and Hutnuiell. atebl rnt. of Bala. HP' Ht work on pinna H overhauling the Carter house. What la now need for the lobby. din Ing room and kitchen. Will he rel.nilt lor the permanent home of the t.uk. It ulll l fullv enulpped with a lal. ru.ili ..f I'.ini'iete duet i net Ion aouth able, of the city. complying fjf0M-J- wlth rHi,,,m,i t through wltt. the llunctolt bonding act. urn-mint., are alau being worked ..... ii i t..ni...i ii.i f.:i.ii. "- IJllll were ailliwe.i luviirama ,-..- lor oil iU!.'.."..! for lumber for! BIG CROWD ATTEND CELEBRATION Under Ideal Weather Conditions Thou sands of Visitors Enjoy Grand Exihibititai on the 4th. t V . bridgea. $311.80 for llgbta arid numerooa other bllla amounting to about 112,400, alau warrants for city hall and drainage eoiiatruollou. Monthly reporte of city officers were received and filed. A petttloo from the Van Petteu Lumber uinpauy to erect bulldlnga of ateel nod currugated Iruu and ea Ubllah reUll lumber jnrda oo lota 1, 3, 3. 4. t nd 0 I" block 10. all Id the lire llmlta waa granted. i -Micai ion of Obarlea Carter for permission to operate a bear garden on bla realdeoee property near Villa Park waa preeeiited and placed on tile and taken under advisement by tbe council. Tbe i.reaeut Ih.iior llceuaea were esmcwe.il for tin iiunth A reaolutlou declaring intention to conetruct ten foot sldcniilk mi tbe atreet In trout of city hull bloc waa read and adopted. Tbe grading of Oregon atreet and Indiana avenue waa ordered ouuipleted A reeolutlon waa preaeuted for con uret aldewaik on weet aide of Morlltt atreet between Waahlugtoo and Dakota atomies. Ordlnanoe No. 237 covering th new aewer waa adopted aud will oe poated. ('...iii.-ii adjourned. NATIONAL BANKS FAIL IN PENNSYLVANIA Pittsburg First-Second National Cause of Failure of Other Institutions. ....t .. an intirt ill I Mllt'lit "f ll'W Kill ' -- - -1 w lllim furniture etc. cf marble. The floor of tbe lobby will be tiled and when completed tbe Ontario National hank will be bouaed In one of the UK.at complete bauking rooiua In neat em Oregon. Moat of tbe people within a 141 I of thirty uillee of Ontario celehrat. .1 the Fourth here aud they all sm- I to enjoy themselves. While the Iff .. ther Had been bud for a tew week t..e storm atopped oil tbe third and tie Fourth wua beautiful, cool clear day. Several hundred people arrive 1 c 7 berry and they wen- the teat ever teen here, the Ball it .anting an hour and a half. It la generally one. le.l that the croud waa the laigent ever here . u a I-mirth ami it waa ceitainh a well I -Icaeed one. na every provlaion waa made tor their comfort and entertain- on the third and when the early trail a i meat. JOHN L. McNAB I 1 W f J IwaT. bTI . VaaBaL. mm ;ijto'2 w R ik? Ja R. Wviaeraeut a gooil atrmig tbouaaud to kelp tbe relet rat. mi. New l' outh and Kruitlan.l aent rulldeloga tlona. Payette. Nvaoa and I'nrtua were well reprcaente.l. I-mm tbe Interior there were many preaeiit aud moat of them atayed over aevet.il ..iv The livery atablca and Imlela report tbe lurgeat erowda they have oxer hud to look after In one day. Tbe prle winner won aa followa; Float Iv. T. Lauipkiu and the W. C. T. U. Decoratlona M. K. Newton, l M. Taggart- Motor oyolc nice, three mile Olaen won Ural aud M aecud. 5 unle race, Co llrat Olaen accood. .peaker. bua a couiinaiidit.g t ive mile race between auto an. I ..mi Kioolleiit vuloe. He .motor cyolf (llaen llrat. Pratt. John L. McNab. federal dlatrict at torney at San Franclaco, who attacked Attorney General McHeynolda in a white alave eaae and reaigned. I'litaburg. The Flrat-Secoud Na tional Bank of Pltubtirg, the Firat National Dank of McKeeaport. I nelnhhoring city; the American Wat rworka tt Guuruiaee I'mupany and tbe banking houae of J. 8. and W. 8. Kuliu. iiuorporuted. of thla city, were. forced into the hauda of a receiver, through the failure of the flrat named luatnution to open ita door Tueaiay. The cloaiug of the Ftrat Second Na tional bank wua ordered by lb Con troller of the Currency, T. P. Kaue. after every effort had been made to meet the government requirement a to the legal reaerv. The Kuhn hanking houe ha x Unalve tntereet In Irrigation project throughout tbe wet and mine aud treat traction system throughout western Pennsylvania, beside being a dominant factor In the American Waterworks a Guarantee company. W. 8 Kuhn wu president of the First-Second National Bank, vice president and director In the banking house and vice president and dlroctor of the American Waterworks a Guar antee company, beside being i. di rector of th McKeport bank. J. 8. Kuhn wh a director of th Flnt-Bec-ond bank and prealdent and director of th American Waterworh a Guar antee company, baalde being a direc tor of th McKeaaport bank and chair man of the board of director if th banking house. ONTARIO STREETS ARE BEING OILED TO KEEP DOWN DUSI i. min-d thir thmisatida iuto tbe city It wa --ii there waa golug to b a record crowd her. The parade waa cut abort a man f the merchants figured that It wou.d rain and I ti lit everything, aomethluk lug that up to an bom before the parade. I. ut there were a few excellent tloata out and many decorated aul i. The literary exerole were atarte.l at th conclusion of the parade. Prof. Ualley In charge aud In neat little specuhee announce. I tbe aeveiHl num ber. Tbe miialcul uuinbers wer a .piartet, compoaod of Mm. Ptraou mi. I Ma. (ioldl acher. Mr. Iliignr aud Mr. Tr.xall aud a solo l.y Mr. Mo Hratii. The apech by linn. Waller Pimii-h waa a gem. Mr. Pierce lis polished presence and excellent voioe. n captured the.ati. Hence at once and held Hutu tin . ughoiit hia talk, which wa a review of American history. leading up to the declaration for In dependence by .air forefather. Ourlug the nfteruoon thNw Pl uioutli band gave u concert In tbe patT and the Weiaer hand enllveoa.l tniuga at the Fair grminda where tbr wu a ball game btwen the Wler and (IntHiln teutiia. rcaiiltlug In theOuta rlo Imy winniug, It balng the flrat game of tbe t-ria for them to am olf vlctorlou. It wa u good game and th crowd waa pleased. Tbe first motor oyol raoe waa ac companied by a spill In which Dowl log got tbe worat of It. Th w inner waa Co . wltbOleucoud. In tbe motor nice wltb an auto i ilaeu waa an easy wlunar. In the three tullo motor race Olsen won. The fireworks In tbe evening were io charge of Dr. Prluzlug aud Dr. tiolda- STATE UNIVERSITY MAN VISITS FRIENDS HERE SEVERAL DAYS Joseph Hchafer. professor of history at the State I'nlversily. waa here a few days ago, the guest of Prof. Uall.. Mr. S. -hater was oil hi way to the meeting of t.a.-hera at Salt Iake and dropped offirer M Itf an. I work up some Intcreat In the .ir.nt of th I'niveraity In i teuilon work and cmiiliionwealtha.'ivi. . The I'niveral ty haa men wlio uiak ape. ial attidy along tl.eae line an 1 when a com niuuity wlahia to tak. a atop ur cor rCl an Mll the will anpply expert Information that will save the com miinlty time and in -iie niong the aiiiijacta taaen up are drainage. eweiage. tuxatton, rural life uplift, market couditloua control ti r.. i (.minimis, in fot they are pre pared to take up almost any utject of community Interest. It ia prol.al.lo that arraim-ements will l.e perfected to hav. aeveral apeakers I here during the fair and make talks ..n sul.jects of special Interest tu HM i .... Ic .f thia i-.aiuty. The making of good roads in this couiitv at small 1 .-nst would he a good aubjict for dla- ouaalou aud ther are many others. S. L ENGINEER CROSS SECTIONING HERE THIS WEEK Kumor that O. & W. May Make Division ( h.int-t's Interior Railroad Work Slack at Present MISS JESSIE WILSON AJt Case llrat. Kel i second 1UU yard dash second. r.O yaril la-.li leslor lirsi. v ae second. .'.0 jaid nice lot toy utidei 10 D. Chapiiiaii llrat, K. Jouea secoud. .'.0 yard daab for boya under 1'.' F. .Iliiinerii...... Hut all-yard race for gills under lu L Hllud. first. Ida Hlii.. I. seoaid. 30- yard race fur girls u.idei 1 2 May I- lock flrat. 1. Iloiils second, Kela race Kelr, tlrst Koulh. econd. Vat Mau'a rar P. S. Duane, llrat. J. W. MoCllllocli, aeciil I Three leuund race D.t.o llroa , flrat, Liiog aud l.-ineiiti. ae on. I. Potato mce Doain flrat. D. Myers. econd. Sack race - Dosu. llrat. t . Mouse, second. Tug of -war H K. 1-it. h llr.t. I (iarlaad. aecon.l. a 4rte.. ' ) District K'.gilieer llaiiael: ol the Short Line, wu- doing MM i-ioaa ace tlolilng m I -. 1 1 1 1 . 1 the ht-'okMir.la and ft. in ttiat i . nut aorta to Ontarie thia woi-k. Thin would In. Iloate tl'Ht there 1 some tliaiigea t he made MJ In the yar.lii here. A story was published recently ihnt the railroad people had nial l.utiiaiidi a illvliiou iMiliit Im the i). V. In. lea. I ol Paiidlvfon. where it had been for many years. A change on thla en. I would throw If from lluiitingou to (iiitiu I... An engine and cal ...-.. were i.a'elv- -I here from the 0 . Una wek for the wmk weat of here, hut there ar lew men going In. A contractor waa bat a few days ago to figure on tbe ooucrete ahutmeuta for tbe bridge. htda tote ,;...,,. i July 12. Some gravel oar and flat .-ar have gnu In, indicating they ar preparing for omr work. ONTARIO TEAM BREAKS INTO PERCENTAGE COLUMN Miss Jessie Wilson, second daughter of President Wilson, who ngy mint to a Nw York lawyer ha bn announced. Th streets have been oiled aud you can hear all kluda of commeut aud criticism reK.ir.liug it. Other cltle have been doing It for yeara aud claim It ia aeon, ii.ical and aanltary. doing away wltb Hies and moniuilo to a great exeut aud that it I of qual hem Hi iu subduing mud aud dust. When it baa ben lu use a few luontb we Will kuW nioicaliollt It. fIFTY CARLOADS Of SHEEP SHIPPED OUT TO THE EAST Maker Hall shipped ten oar load of ahsep east from firogau Wedneaday and went along to c ttiat tbey got through all i igbt. Some twenty our carload ware ahlpped from llaiper today. Tonningaan Bru. shipped their lamb aat Saturday, loading r. gau and Aiuiui went with tbem. There wra ome ieent ycarload. PASSION YLAY TO BE AT DREAMLAND FRIDAY NIGHT ANDERSON CREEK MAN IS ARRESTED ON CRAVE CHARGE Mri.ball Locket wua arrested at bis home on Audersoii .reek in l an win county on a .barge of cuttle stealing Mini takeu to Maker. Th cattle were atolsn on Murul river and drivsu to this section most of them hav lug heeu recovered. Tbe hearing will Le bald I u linker aud the cus come up at tbe full term of court. KNIGHTS 0E PYTHAIS WILL HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC SUNDAY All Knight, of Pytaia are .... titled that the auuual piunio will be held at brother Me'.regor grove Sunday. July IS. Com and bring your fami lie and friend. Conveyance at Maaouio ball at 10 a. in NOTE LEFT BY SUPPOSED SUICIDE EOUND TUESDAY WEISER TARES FAST GAME FROM PAYETTE In Twelve Inning Contest On Ontario (.round 5 to i Score. The Bo. in Blue 'I ... the liig Fourth r Jul Gmm From Weiser. Mr. Amo Joliuaon tnuml a lt of papr on aoiii" biialiea near tin- river 1 no.. lay eveuiug and it may mean iheie was a aulcl.lu, I ut the ultl er. are nmr liicline.t to believe that it la an attempt at joking. Ou the paper was orwld : "(in.al by oveiyl .ly. Wheu ycit find tbl I will Ii at the U.ttom ti the rlvr. Signed, Cha. Kimball, Albraon. Oregon, care Maun' Lake rauch. Tbe paper was evidently toru from a letter that had len written to June ur Jam Kimball. Washington Secretary McAdoo In a statement declared that th general banking conditio In Pltuburg. aa well aa In th ntlr country, waa strong and sound and that he expect d no further trouble aa a reault of th fatlur of the Pltuburg Plwtraec ond National bank. "Tha fallur of the Pltuburg bank U tmply a poradic ca of unaound banking and ha no other lgnlft canc." tha secretary aid. H added Oial the recetverehip for this Institu tion removed a long-standing or The waougemeol of the Dreamland baa eourd for Friday a Igbt of tbl week, the "Paion Play, or th Lit a 1 II l.u... ! I .... Ol our oaviour, """.. , i - r.. I featur production iu many color HI I th vacancy me or omoer auu takeu right on tbe ground by tbe orl director all Iwing r-loted. Mr. ....! onn.ru.nv in tneramergau. at an Turubuil and Mr. Cocbrum aciuired C. E. HENYON RESIGNS AS CASHIER AT FIRST NATIONAL The annual aaaeliog of tb First National bank waa held a Tuaeday. C. K. Keuyou reeigued caabier ... ii H '. i ..im was elected to TESTING WITH WEIRS TO DETERMITE COST Of WATER ..udm of over 300. LOO l!. is will ! be your uoly chance to aee Ibis world f anion prod.cvon. No mothar or father BO ' ' tbl opportunity , to pas by eitLo .t aking tr.eir i-iiill I reo. Th price of admlaclou ha been placed at 10 and If. nU. the majority of Mr. ataoyou'a rtock iu the bank. Mr. Keuyou will be a soclaud with Maker Ball for tbe press ut lo haudliug cettl and sheep ol has no luteuloo of leaving OaUt rio for other field. Mr. Keoyco will mak bis btdquarter at tb bank. K. J. l.yman, wb la asociUei with tb divleou of irrigation, of th deparrtmeul of agriculture of the gov ernment, has been beie aeveral days making experimeuta with weira to deUimlm- lb efficiency and ooat of waUr raied by pump. While the work I aot completed enough haa baea don to tli. i a wide rng of efficiency in the plant lu this section. Where tbe pipes are crooked or badly jointed aud tb pumps are belt driven the efficiency run very low andeveo with dnect oonueoUd pump ther is quite a loss by friction. It lUmoiistis'e. ti .i Isi some condl tion water t I umped for one- third what it can under other. Tbe result f tbes eiperimai.U will be published later lu pamphlet form. Payette Mini W.i-i ti i Hi best league game of the aeaaoli in Ontario iual Saturday. It w anybody - game Iron, xturt to taiaB. Neither team wu. .--. ei more than on.- run uheal Pay ette batted .heavily. I.H.allig the game l.y cuatly errora. II. Shake made the ftral run of Uie game (oi I'uyelto in the fifth inn.ng Weier retaliated by aooring two in tin lila, Payetta Uaa laa ajjata la Mm eighth. Fach acoivti one in the tenth ,,,! i i.tli, making the ajfjaj to 4. Weiaer gave I'ayette a g. egg in the tir.t of the twelfth. With two ....... ..ol It Shake drolilx! a pop up, and the nej.1 man sent a f one ovr .1 l.aae scoring the winning run. Payette had lii htU U her credit ami Weiser had six. Payette made 7 errors to Weiser' 2. latteries for Payette, It. Shake and (,, Darnell, for Weiser. Hrockinan and Urockman. FKl ITLANU-ONTAKJO OAMK The Ontario-Fruilland game on the fifth wa somewhat aj a farce, on tario madu 7 scores in the first iiimng. With the score 10 to -' in th sixth n. i.iin. the game waa called on account .;t th. petU-Wisr gme. Vale won from Payette on the Fourth . t.. i and again Sunday ' to 4. Ontario lo.l to Weiser Sunday I kj I Lackey pitaaad a g..Ml game, hut waa uoorlv suppoited. Alexander failed to appear. 1 1,, atanding of the teams: Won Lost Pet. Vale ' i Weiser "" Pylle -WU I Ontario 1 M " Our haaeliall latya loaf their title of "Champion Never Waai-ri" l.y defeat ing Weiaer f to 1 gaj the Fourth Th game atarteii aa nearly all the games have atarte.l with things looking I. lu for Ontario. Weisers tlr.t two men up -a.-h drove out clean -.inglea. Thn Alexamlei got hia .-urvcB and mimke to working and with ajajaajawl -upH.rt pajfted out of the hole. VWiaei wa hel.l down to one lolieaollie hit for the reil.li.inl. r of the game. They nIii.iiI.I not have acore.l. Klwell inaih- their only aaatt aa airaf la kattl Held umi ulie at third. In the !lrt inning J. Maneman net th. . rgatftl for his team l.y making a tv.. aaaa alt Hi aaal t.. tinr.i ta a vs iii ball vaati aaaMia Mm n.u.iout LngeiUaa baah tea h.t- aa .ught tiy. Oiitsri.i made two ewlwa, the Ifgl in the gam., in the fourth inning. Man ciiihii acored on a awaw on hall, .1 aingte and u w.l.l throw hoOM M an at- leinpt aj I'ltneUon lo nali.lle W.-bh a grounder in tune to heul olf a run. In Hi. tilth Alexander .lulled with a two bagger, Smith followed with a h,gh oi.. to right making Snyder and ll.gKiiia Lump n.e.i in ei.i t. aether SO hard that Loth lUi.mi wen- all. .we. I lo .core, lleaty made the last score in ti, , Ail. on Uruiiinga single after Ian Jag. the air furiously, taking aecon.l on the calaber .error ami thud on Lack ey' aacraftce. Th bom Um waa rtrengthened be hind the bat by Webb and i oe .a.. base by lleaty. It was the tlr.t lime Ontario ha. had a catcher who wa able to work satisfactorily with Alexander. Mad we had the Fourth of July combin ation the whole season, it is safe to say OwlariO would not be occupying the cellar position Perhaps, the ! will have miinething to say yet in deciding who will la- i-hamplona of the league. If they should win from Vale next Sun day, Valo and weiaer will ! tiei lor first place. Vale a pluy.-r. are nearly nil ..I.I heads ami hitr.l hltlcri, but Ontario's boya l.a.e taate.i vatory and Vale will huve to play real buachall to ' in. J. Maneinaii playe.l his usual good game at short, accepting six chance without an error. W M held to u.i.. i.i Ontario in '! he. Weiaer made foui errors and Ontario six. Battel lea for Weiser. Tyson and Brink man, for Ontario, Alexander and Webb. I mp.rt Farrll. uj Uia i'uiabua iitia-