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Have what You Need
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Elkhorn Flour
Gold Medal Flour
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Swift's Premium Hams
Heinze Pickles
Heinze Pork and Beans
Golden Gate Baking Powder
" Spices
" Coffee
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There are no better Goods in
the world and we are pleased
to have them to offer you
Malheur Mercantile
Company
.sks $30,000 For Husbands Death.
Sandpoint. Tho widow of Henry
Vamk. millwright In llM employ of
Hip Hover Lumber company, who was
killed April 2 of thin year by a break
ing belt, has filed a suit against the
company for $.30,000 damage.
Ninick was at work on nn Idler
win n the large main dive belt of the
mill broke and n loose end struck him
In the chest, killing him Instantly.
The eomplnlnt alleges that the belt
was defective, that It tad broken ami
had hern Improperly repaired on t!io
night preredlng the aeelileiit and that
the (uMipatiy was BfVUgWt lu not
notifying Nauck of this.
At Your Service
This bank, with its experienced
officers, men who are acquainted
with the country and its need
tenders the banking public the
facilities of the
Ontario National Bank
Valubles Stored
Interest on Deposits
YOUTH AND GIRL KILLED
train Hits Buggy With Eight Return
ing From Dance.
Holse. Two are dead, two probably
(tally Injured and four others hurt
in the running down of a buggy con
taining eight young people who were
riturniiiK from a dance by the North
I 'ark special on the Oregon Short Line
due at Ashton. Idaho, at l:M A. M.
Four members of the party were car
ried on the pilot of the engine to the
tit .ti station before the accident
was discovered. When the train stop
ped there two young men and two
young women were seen clinging to
tin' pilot One of them. Miss Clara
Martlndale, died as she was tsken
from the engine.
The train was backed several miles
to i he scene of the collision and the
others Injured were picked up and
taken to Ashton. At l:M o'clock a
spe, i.il left with the four most seri
ously Injured, Clifford Harris, Lee
Hrnlllnger. Claude Dayley and Abble
(i.ii ! i it. for Salt Lake.
HrolllngiT died before I'oeutello was
soaehoi Harris and Miss Garrett
are expected to die.
Take Your Choio
65 Candidates to Choose Froi
IN THE
Water and Light Rates Up.
CO I d leii..--At it special meet
no Of the 1 1 v council to consider the
in.itir of municipal ownership of
i ml lights It was voted to nt
one, apply to the state public utility
hoard In llolsc and ask for an adjust
ment of the present rate now charged
B) tin- Consumers company and the
Konten.il Power company, the manor
to bO placed before the board III per
son by Mayor II. S Nelson. The coun
ell will also ascertain at what figures
plants can he purchased or lieu
Olios built and the estimated cost of
maintenance after city ownership has
been gained
Action on Power Project Desired.
Salem - Doolarlnf Uwl delay may
Jeopardize the iBTOOtlgOUOM, Stale
Kllfctlliel I.eWI.- wrule to the llleln
b i mi far appoint, d. of the commit
tee to Investigate I : . 1 vf Mile a
plds. or -The DbIIm PowOT I'roje.t."
to no ei in Hi,, parlor- oi the I'ortland
00$Ms ratal club.
At the last MMtoi of the legislature
a bill was passed appropriating $15,
ooo for an Inw-Migution of the pro
posed work, the cost ot tratiMulsulon
of power and other teatures. The
eoiiunittee Is luhtructed to make Its
report to the next legislature. The
plan eiiilira, cooperation of the
state of Washington. whuh la to share
the power to be obtain, d
Automobile Gontest
1000 VOTES
Given Free With Every Dollar Sub
scription to The Argus
West Conmutei Morgan's Penalty.
Salem Com rnor West i OBlBHHtd
the senteim- of Robert Morgan, 18
years of age, sentence, I io be Imgod
for killing irgie liart. his tWOOtlM ait,
In Condon in October, lul:', io life
Imprisonment.
Tin- youth of the hoy and the many
petitions and pi, as thai his lit.- be
spared w.r.- in reason- tor commut
ing his Hellteiut " nald tile SJNHM"
ROW TIILY If AM)
Mnl.il Wanton 18,810
Tic. I Buttl. r 1,660
Ella Braenan 26,670
SVilmolb Carry ;.s"'n
0. C Dodgt 2,788
Frank Dortnan 18,620
l'lmiie Bricktoa .'7,."iu
c. A Field 7480
Mrs. I, D. Fry 8.878
V. V. link. x 2,7 10
II. V. Hoopoj 2780
Mit. In ti Hal ley 66, 101
Mi .1 A 11" hi 8,160
John Hunt 2900
. A. Koehniok 86880
P, K Koenig 6640
II E Keeter 8,200
Maude Kiilil r.i.;;.(i;i
Ethel Mi Ntilt.y 66800
II M. Moti 2,840
K. 0, M. At, nick 2,1 10
V. W Maradan 610,60
Kl.lin Mn. Men 8800
Mi- Winn io Minster 888108
Maggie Moody T i , 1 1 T
l l M.in-I.. s.'.,r,.;
Mi o ; Olson 8000
Florence O'Gonor 188,172
Nemo Petereon 34,03
Mrs. W. H liuver 878,878
Mrs A Stotzner 86,810
Mrs. Joe Btoploi 8,060
Botoy Taylor 88,068
Knth ToU 88,680
Mr. Winnie Wiadoia 118,888
F. Wui.si.iiii 11,880
Mrs. II. C. Wliitwortli 188.048
Mrs. John Weuvor I ,,in;;,
Dottie Ward 18089
Maude Wnltprs 88190
iis Harry Williams 26,420
Mrs. A. Ziminrnmn 28,915
Flunk Van PottOO 18481
XYSSA.
Qoorgia Dennia i i.tiim
Qortruda Founds 12,006
IKUITI.ANI).
Brma Deal 14,471
Vi'lvil (i nines 101,866
suilu Marrta 2410
Kmina Johnson 88,690
I A, 0. Manamao 68,966
lOra Nott 196,921
Marion RobiooM 7,800
M.K
Mrs L Doll 18,486
Mrs J. V. Houston -V:u
OWVIIKK
Miai Anna Kohertson 7,881
I'AYKTTK
Ahlulii (irt'gory 11,060
May llyer 10,236
T. k Neil sou 1.2M
Boa Roberta 2,800
Batbor KusshII l
Mae Simon 2,600
M Alice Williama 2.350
NKW PLYMOUTH
John U Fisher -'.000
Dai y Mason 1,011
lll'XTINUTON
Mrs. Fraier 470O
Wives to Aid Husbands.
San Piatni-io in an aM.-mpt to
save their hii.-hands from prison, Mrs.
Maori i W .i Mrs f Oreo. Caa
li.elti will take (he S) II ne.-s stand In
the white slave ti Lai
Itoth women wore in court last
week 1 hc Compared favorably in
l.,iit. and teiin, nunt of app.arance
lth the ;i Is for ! om Ikl lr hu-
bauds abandoned them,
1000 Votes
Will be Given Free With Every Dol
lar Paid on Subcription Accounts
Slti QDntarta Anjit0
THE MARKETS.
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HO) -Timothy. $17 ptr ton: alfalfa
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OF ONTARJOORE
A Good Bank
In a Good Country
Confining our business strictly to LEGITIMATE
banking, and with ample resources for the needs of
customers, we invite the banking business of
rancher, fruitgrower, stockmen and individuals,
Resources Over Half Million Dollars
OFr'lt Uta AM) DlHKt TOH
. L. COCKRUM, President; II H lOCKRL'M, Cashier
T. TI UMill.L. Vice President C W.PLATT Ass't. t'abhier
C. E. KENYON Montie B. owinn,
I.. B. C'oekrum