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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1913)
- ONTARIO The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of: EASTERN OREGON Ontario Arjrus leads in Prestige, Si (Bni&tto mm The Produce from 15,000,(K)0 iicn-s is marketed from On tario each year jrjt, and Circula tion. TTBlCIl UO JjJIUW IfOLUMK XVI MEMBER TERM OF I I COUNTY COURT Ifounty Tribunal Dispenses with Considerable Amount of Business Concerning Court Matters. NUNY BILLS ALLOWED AND PAID In the matter of the petition of T. T. Morgan et al for county roal be- pntilii in section 1 2-2 1 - !; id end ing In section 2:!-:U-46. Action taken V.t ... ion. Ordered opened. In the matter of the petition of H. j. 8ut ion et al for a county road bo finning In section 14-17-40 and end ing iu section 34-17-46. Action taken jtyt. ... I!U. Ordered npelifl. In il." mailer of the petition of R,ml Robinson et nl for a County Mil iiemnniUK in section 19.17-47 toiling in section 21-17-46. Action uken Sept 6, 19111. Ordered open. In tin matter of the petition of 0. A Koshnlck et al for a county road beginning In action 2N-17-46 and end ing In Mitloii 26-17-46. Action taken Sept. ', 1913. Ordered open. la the matter of the petition of I. '.V Hope et al for a county road bo- I finning In lection 32-18 45 and end ing In section 32- Action taken Sept. , l&n. Ordered open. Id the matter of the petition of C. F linger et al for a county road be ginning Hi section 16-17.47 and end ing Iu section 2117-46. Action taken Sept. 0, 1913- Ordered open In the matter of the petition of J. M Brown et al for a county road be ginning In section 4-18-47 and ending in lection 11-18-46. Action taken Sept. I, 1913. Continued for the term. In the matter of the resignation of F. H. Lay justice of the peace of Har per precinct. Action taken Sept 6, 1913 Resignation accepted. Iu the matter of purchasing coal for the court house fo the winter of Ml and 1914. Action taken Sept. 6. 1113. Hid given to Home Lbr k Coal Co. In the matter of the petition Of Ed mund Hutler for a county road be diming In section 9, etc. Action lak .. Sept. 6, 1913. Ordered open. Iu the matter of the petition of hau B, Oakes et al for right of way ti 1'iiild a telephone line IrSSi Hrogan In Jamieson. Action taken Sept. . Ml, Petition granted. In the mutter of the petition of A- I) i! .deiv et al for the a cation t i.iv. .-.hool district to be kSOWl M district No. 68. Actlo.i taken apt I, 1913. Petition granted. in tin matter of the petition of Jeff Proman at al for the creation Of a ol district In Harper proa m I town us sobool fJIstrM N Action taken Sept. 6, lilt. NtttlOB !, Iii the matter of the petition of Davis for the creutiou of a tew district out of school district No . to be known as school district No. 67. Action taken Sept. 6. 1913. run 1st in the mutter of auditing aud al lowing claims against Malheur county 0 Continued on last page SECRETARY OF STATE GETS OUT INTERESTING BOOK Hen W. Olcott. the secretary of state has isasueii tne Oregon Blue aoog and will mail copies to anyone ishiug them. This book cootsius historical akeu-u of the state and Dat officers ami a world of iufor m.itii ii that will interest you. ONE HANDED ROPER AND BRONCO BUSTER HERE John Spuiu. the greet roper and tuitei of the (liuude Houde is here to j take part io the event. He can do BV le with his lemaiuiug l.aad tbsu Wsuy (n with both. He lost ooe baud last winter while opian ou the range. GAYNOR'S FUNERAL SERVICES SIMPLE New York. At the request of his widow, who said she knew he would have wished It so, the funeral of May or William J Oaynor, who died at sea, will be marked by simplicity, without or.ioHtra, or band music or military pomp. The funeral service will be held September 21 In Old Trinity church. At Mrs. Onynor's request the only escort of the mayor's body will be mounted policemen. There will be no military accompaniment. Though num erous orchestras have volunteered to play the funeral music, Mrs. Oaynor nsked that only the renul.r choir of Old Trinity sing. 8he asked that Gounod's "Ave Maria" be sung, be cause, nhe snld. It was one of her hus band's favorites, and she often sang It for him. Mayor Oaynor was voyaging over sea on the uteamer MbIHc In the hope of regaining his strength to enter the three-cornered municipal campaign as a candidate for reelection, when he died suddenly on the Baltic as the steamer was within a few hundred miles of the Irish coast. Editor Htld In Contempt South Bend, Wash Edward H. Wright, Judge of the Superior Court for Pacific county, has found F. A. Haieltlne, editor of the South Hend Journal, guilty of contempt of court and has Imposed a fine of 136 for pub lishing facts about and making com ments on a criminal case pending In that court In violation of Rule VII of the court, adopted August il. WILLIAM J. GAYNOR William J. Gsynor, late Mayor of New York, who died suddenly at sea whlls on his way to Europe. THAW APPLIESJO COURT Writ is Intended as Check on New Hampshire Governor. (:. (. ii .'i. tasHy I ,ii' ol hale-as corpus winch Ol Harry K 'I haw alSM his Ml '" ' ' ll:ou '" ; as the iiit.an.' Mayer of Stain Wilts cropped up aguln in his fight to rhl" extradition 'roul New Hampshire lIMf Ml nii'-xpecled lOfOfHtlrn noiii the Dominion of Can ada. This time and for the first time in the history Si Thaws efforts to re gain ins lib. riy the writ was issued by federal court. limed Slates Judge Aidrich in the district ol New Hampshire granted the application of three of the Thaw lawyers, Martin. Shurtleff and Olm stead. William TraverB Jerome, spe cially deputised to bring Thaw back to the as)lum, heard the news with 11) grace and characterlied the move as one of-bad faith. Ml ' inspectors btart i,rusaoe. St. Man.-.- QoOfgfl Robinson and A. H. Wilson, deputy state food and sanitary tSOS '"' - li;ivp ,,,en ln town examining the restaurants, stores, dairies and other establishments rela .i... t .unii!.rv conditions; also ex amining IS4 weights aud measures and labeling of goods. Bovill Man and Wife Arrested. Moscow Matt MsOsffSOJ and his wife. Bertha, were brought here from Bovill and lodged in the county Jail charts with '...:: Istasi a conin.ua ISlHSIT and otherwise dis posals' Ol liquor without a license). OwF LH laMMflr i 4DHE q I .'SBk T adl &I SFMaV ' Zv i eflaWTaE rw 1As jflnHP ii!ir ' r ' .gfsCfMMMIMi Xidttk BBBaMaV'st i i Representative Newspaper of ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1913. MALHEUR COUNTY FAIR GREATEST EVER Opening Day Attendance Is Greater Than Any Previous Fair The opening tjajg of the fair found the t puces devoted to the sheep and est tie, hiiR in I horses too mi ill for the number ot animals on hand. The additional number of dairy herds speaks volumes for the way the people or this county nre going into the dairy business and the large number of bogs indicate they are using the two t beat mortgage lifters known to the farming world. Do not overlook that school ex hibit as It has many valuable lessons, showing tbc HlrHiititi-i.N of the modern methods of Instruction. The in. hi. parlllion was certainly a beehive, wijh hundreds of exhibitors putting I -.ii the llnlshiug touches to the display that cannot be beat for quality. I in growing season has been a good ooe In the valley and all the fralta vegetables, and grains are ae good ss sre produced anywhere sod better than In moet places. The program Tueedsy waa nn In terestlog one, but a few numbers failed to All and It made It shorter than expected. Oox proved an easy winner in the motor cycle race, with Oleen second. the 3:30 tiot went to Vada In straight heats with Ooldle second aod Honnle third. The two year old trot required three heats, Bessie winning the llret and third heats and the race, with Paosra second aod liens third. The mule race wae the best number oo the bill and will ha repeated later iu the week. Virgil Smith first. John Rodgere seeood. Loraine MoW III lams third. The oow pony race was won by CIRCUIT COURT HOLDS A BUSY SESSION The September term of circuit court adjourned at Vale Tuesday. Soma equity cases on the docket which sre at issue and ready for trial as well s other exparte matters and in itions wil' be heard next week by Judge Biggs, prior to bis departure for Rums for the Harney county term. The new grand jury was drawn Saturday and the rest of (he jurors were excused for the term, with the exceptions of tico. A. Newman and N. H. Matthieson both ot Vsle, who were held to take the place of memr.er of the grand jury who may be unable to attend the ses sions on sccount of illness or other un avoidable circumstances: The personal of the n w grand jury is: Harvey Hatch, Hig Hend, far mer, foreman; J. R. Woodcock, Mal heur, stockman; John A Ward, Nysaa, farmer; (J. S. Ridgley, Jamieson. far mer; A. R. Cox, Jamieson, clerk; Ira T. L)ail. Ontario, farmer. In the case of Ren i'ayne of West fall, charged with a statutory oirense, the jury disagreed. District Attorney Brooke was assisted in the prosecution by ft. M. Duncan. Geo. K. Davis and R. G. Wheeler represented the defend ant. In the caae of Clayton Hancock, charged with wonton injury to animals, buy shooting a bull, returned a verdict of not guilty. Drexel Hotel Co. vs. Great Northern Oil Co , recovery on account, jury re turned verdict for pluiutitf ; Duncan & Wheeler attorneys for plaintiff, G. W. Hayes for defendant. . Reynolds- Williams Co. vs. J. L, Wil kins, et al, replei in, jury returned ver dict in favor of plaintiff; McCmloch, Woodi Kokhar . for plaintiff, Brooke &. Swsgler an i Geo. Reibling fur the defendants. Ma M. 1'ii iev vs. F. H. Csldwell. jury returned vavdigt in favor of plain tiff" McCu IISSS, Wood & Kckhardt, attorneys fur plaintiff. J. T. Le ,non vs. Great Western Oil Co., recovery of wages, jury returned a verdict is favor of plaintiff. Ontario and Malheur County. HELD Turk with Spain second, slter mnk ! king a luinl drive and coining from the rear, Klmer Dorry third. The two year old race was a hard I one for the judges. On the first race the horses got away to a had start and there waa a mlxup nesr the finish so the juuilges concluiled they should run It over ami this proved a tlcnil heat between White and Loraine. There were many exhibitions of fanoy roping and riding buck lug horses by men and women of the range. The music hy the Welser lisnd was fully appreciated In the motorcycle race Wednesday A. W. Williams won with A. P. Tyler second I 'an H. and Marie Fitzsimmons gave a (rood race in the 2:25 trot, with Dan B. nosing out ahead. In the steer roping contest the men were short of roping horses and made several misses in throwing. Glen Wal cott made the best time, 7 seconds. In the bucking contest there were no spills, although several of the horses war good buckers. The wild horse race brought them all to their feet and resulted in many spills. There were sixteen of them and it was impossible to keep trsck of over fifteen at one time. Earl McCullougb got a bad fall and the horse rode by Hazel Walker went over the fence falling on Her, Dut the soft ground saved her from broken bones. It was a caae of riders, horses and saddles sll mixed up to gether. On Saturday there will be thirty iu the wild horse race and you cannot even imagine what it will be like. Other cases were disposed of aa fol lows: C. N. Lawrence and N. 11. Davis vs. Herbert A Jeise, suit for foreclose of chattel mortgage to secure i. ul estate commissions was decidtd by Judge Higgs in favor of plaintiffs. John Wood vs. Samuel W. Gould, et al, forclosure of mortgage, djoSTSS for plaintiff. L. Relle Lees vs. .. R. Haz.lton, sure of mortgage and sale of property ordered. Louis IssrtssttS vs. H. N. Ford, foreclosure of m 'ftgage, findings and decree for plain till'. J. W. Allen vs. Bid Allen et rux, forecli.hure, isofSS for plaintitr. M. A. Woodruff, vs. J. W. HohTman, suit to quit title, dismissed on motion of plaintiff. A. Ville, vs. D. G. Sutherland, fore cloeure. default and decree for plaintiff. Wm. H. White, vs. O. F. Neice. M. J. Neice, et al, foreclosure of Mort gage, findings and uecree for plaintiff. I.illie M. Glenn, vs. L. L. Noonches ter, foreclosure of mortgage, decree and sale of property ordered Nevada Ditch Jo. vs. Ontario-Nyssa Irigation company, injunction, findings and decree for plaintiff aa prayed for. J. U. Hoffman vs. M. A. Woodruff, suit to set aside deed, dismissed on mo tion of plaint ill M. A. WoodrutT vs. J. II. Hoffman, two suits, damages, dismissed on mo tion of plaintiff. A. L. Dona van vs. Joseph Bonge and Harry Flynn, recovery of money, con tinued for the teun. Howard Auto Co. vs. C. R. Sesguine, Auto Co., recovery on account, settled and dismissed. Howard Auto Co. vs. Seguine Auto Co., recovery of money, settled and dismissed. Weant & Co. vh. Jeff Frornan, re covery on account, continued for the plaintiff. First National Bast of Vale, vs. E. C. Palmer, poosVoQ uf money, default and judgment and sale of attached proderty ordered. RAINMAKERS FESTIVAL AT BOISE TO BE NEXT What will he without doubt the greatest civic celebration ever held In ihe northwent will lie held nt Boise during the week Of MgtSlbSf II to 27. In conjunction with the Rain makers Carnival and Idaho Jut i -mountain f::'r there will be the Boise Stampede produced by the famous rMofl and ropers from the Cleienie Frontier Dsjn celelnailon and a mon ster ploneei's reunion and OSlsbfStlOS in olmeivunie of tbo fiftieth an:d- rSSTf of the creation of the territory Idaho SI d location of Fort Boise. The RalnimkiiH have planned on a greater and mure magnificent c.uni val than ever before, the Indications are that the Inlet mountain fair will he the most notable one ever held and with the two other allied celebrations Ihe week of September -- to 21 will doubtless bring the greatest crowd of visitors to Itin-e in Its history. Tim railroads have granted special rates of one tare for the round trip. QrSSl Interest Is being taken In the Boise SI, impede and riders from all the west are sending In entries In the various contests. The show will hn even larger than the original at Chey enne as there will bo other riders In attendance In addition to those from the Wyoming city. Moving pictures of several of the Rainmakers' pageants will be taken and the promise of the rainmakers "something doing every minute day and night" v. Ill be fulfilled BIG TIM" SULLIVAN 0 ISIt, by Amerl.-un I'm. Asaoclalloa. "Big Tim" Sullivan, New York Con gressman, killed by a strsst car, whose remains Isy unidentified In a New York morgue for thirteen days. BIG TIM' SULLIVAN DEAD Almost Consigned to ' Pauper's Guve Whsn Found. New rsrt i ho bod) ol "Rig flsi ' Sullivan, iiiemlM i ul I 01 081 ""' ihirie.nth New N..iK dUliul and a local Taiumai.v IjOSSSTi MS ISStSllfloH by chance. In PordhOJO morgue, I where ii had I foi II days Bull I vail dlnapj e.n. il An. U I 1 1 . when lie eluded one of his DUrseS, set Io attend bim I, ' a ineiilal malady, ami nice then hil frieuda had h ed for liim in vim His body was on Its way tn the potters field when ihe eh.iliie olinel Vlltioll of a pollcelll.HI win, had known him intiiiiaiely obOOl ed its course. Sulisr Has No Pardon Power. Kiugston, N. V The .xaci status of Qsvoraof WIUlssi slsof of n.-w York, Impeached by the state legis lature, was d finitely i, i. imlned here when Juhtlce Manhroiick ruled that ISlSOff Is pswOftSSO IS pardon Joh.-ph t; It, don, torSJkM Mt"J York banker, I comi'ded ol nn .-appropriating bunk. deposits, pending Um roOSM of Ins trial before the imp.ai BSMtSl court. China Will Employ 200 Germans. I'. kniK I kg i om liihlou of arrange meiit win reported here by which ChlSS will eiuiloy a (jermaii 11 aut general witli a staff of six, and .uii oil,, i i,. riiian officers to reorgan arm) B VSS aid the KrVBps will pay per cent of tho UuruiuLi ISlSSf I .ASSMrtjsstHBBH WsaJ 1 NO. 38 LARGE NUMBER OE TEACHERS ATTEND Mulheur County Institute Proves to Be a Very In teresting and Instructive Affair. ALL ONTARIO TEACHERS AnEND A most successful institute waa that held at Vale commencing Wed. nesduy, September in and ISStlSJ that and the following two days. Them was an enrollment of 7!' teachers from Vnle. MfSSS. .bed n Vall-v, West fall, Ironside, llromm ami other Inter ior points. It wiih a gutherlnr of the fialerilty at which loial taleit filled in the cumbers of the program Fol ery Ontario teacher was present. Kol- knrlst is Um osroliaasnl list: Supt. of schools A. Il MacpluMHon, K. 0. Bailey, 10. II Conklln. Ray U Smith. I) C. Petiee, (1. W- Hiiiieau, Will .1 Roherts, Mrs.. Retta I'ayne, Mrs. Anna Ktoetel, Mm Kdmi (lilf ftn, UlS. Mav Roberts, Misses Meta II. Rettlg, Alice Stoiliinl, June tlrey, Nona Austin, llcuy Tajhu, Wllmoth I'm i.v, Ruth I'urcell Nellie I'lntt, Kae Shi i, m, Knmiu Mctilv Sylvia lllghy. Lulu Tompkins. Amy I. Udell, Irene he i n I. li t Duncan, Mildred David. Utilise Griffin, Shells lau-key, Mell K Carter, Ida Miiilnson, Susie Htoetxel, Luuroso Halley, Ida Scott, Ontario: (1. A. Rurlng Mnr gret Cnpp. Ullve Hweltser, Fay Clark, Laurel Iiiman, Margiet Duuhur, Alda McDonald, Vera Patterson, rtlioda R Sasser, Agnes M Kills, Kims Ray mond, Mabel Mercer, Nellie T. Jacobs, Vale; U. O. Looper. Misses Florence McDonald, Hessle Thurston. Kdlth Hiukley, U. Kva Boydell, 0NM Chlld ers, Nyssa: Frof. and Mrs. C D. Rush, Stella Robinson, Clare Glover, Amy .McDonnell, deorgla Hodgson, Jordon Valley; Kdlth Powell. White Star; Roht. Carlton, Rockvllle; Mm. Mur phy, Hetilah, Kdna Uelsler, Mabel II. Smith, Helen sun... Mathilda Stuve, Mrs Kloe Johnston Teat, Humid It Shake. Payette; Delva I. St. Clair, Cieston, Khlella It Parker, Clara Howard. Malheui . a..l Doty, Wi nona Doty, I nut ii ia' ..oil Miller, Drewse . I, W Wallace, Big Bend; Phi-ohe Sheldon, Owyhee. Kdyth II. Stanley, Welser, Nannie Duncan, Iron Hide. Isabella Kskihl -. Skull Springs; A. I-' Marlln. penile fsJMlOSOSi Hio .io ia r Bob) ska, Moamooth. Mi Flank Pitman nf M. mouth, ii ,i, was a miir surprlSO as a npe.ik.'l. Ills add.. , 00 MW ii.-i " I... .Id i i by every Hlhn.il paiellt III I' Uf, Plt- ulily on.- Weak ""in I ' iihUiiu where he has i su - aut ol large d IssptrsUonsl I He i n.ieii'. w.ih rsproooatsd b W I I i ,'H. Hi Walls ossd lo int. -mh at oi Ifull ou ! - BjSS SSS" 'lid a t lontinued u LOCKETT BROS. ARE CON VICTED OF CATTLL STEALING Hick laickett hid hi. tral at liaker last week aud wan I'liiid guilty by it... jury. sfsffSSSil L uketi had hi trial Monday and the Jill v took ten 111 1 n ii l to way he was also guilty as charged iu taking soiiih cattle delimiting to tin- Thumps. ii Cattle ciiipunv There Mere a uuml.-i of pmim.iih troiu tills county as wituesaes in the case. RACK LAYERS ON . N. ARE MAK1NC GOOD TIME The track lat.n OS 'I- Idaho Norllieiu aie making guod tune ohjgS they are imt lili.iJ.-i. 1 by bridge building. They cum.ed the river uvei im i.. .. i si t"rawi id mi the ath ami are now et '.ill rk. SSjSSS they have a ', nr f,,,,t tte.llu to li.ild uii good wesliiar they will reach Hi -Call this full. wait,