ONI ARIO ARGUS
PUBLlSHID KVBKY THUKRDAY
Entered in the pOtitoflM t Ontario
Oreirnn for tfMMniMkMI through the
mails hs second -o1rh tnmttfir.
M. E. MAIN. Publisher.
Htnteinont of the ownership
and iiiaiiaiiiKiit of the Ontnrio
Argus, pubiitbtd weekly nt On
tario, Oregon, as required by
the uet of August 24, 1912.
Nume of editor, managing
editor, business manager, pub
lisher and owner, M. E. Bain,
Ontario, Oregon.
No honds or mortgages.
Signature, M. 10. Bain.
Sworn to and subscribed be
fore me this 8th day of October,
IMS.
s. w. Taylor.
Notary Public
The agricultural production
of Oregon this year will be
about 1 10,000,000, about $18,
000, Hit) in excess of last ytir.
The leadini; crop money maker
is wheat, with an estimated pro
duction of St,1443S7 bushels,
valued at 10,610,166. Its near
est competitor if hay, 1,611,681
tons valued at 18,604,6S0. The
value of tin- fruit crop is $S,
000,000. The ligures lor clover
me, I, while the lowest of the
nine aeparately listed products,
are in tunny ways the most
gratifying of all. They repre
sent u new industry, vindicate
the contention of the college
authorities that clover and alf
alfa can be and are rown suc
cessfully and indicate that valu
able additions to the fertility of
Oregon farms have been made.
Of agricultural product other
than crops the value of livesto. k
sales is 184,807,600; dairy pro
.lints, $18,486,000) poultry and
'KK". $70O,OO0; wool, $8,876,
001). mohair, 8866,860 and honey
6141,760.
On August '.'Hi 7,488 national
banks had individual deposits
amounting to live billion, seven
hundred and uxty-one million
dollars. These same bank had
fifty million of government funds
and twenty million of postal
Miunp funds. Over half of
this enormous sum is in the
countiv hanks
Brief News of the Week
Blrlugflald, Mo. defeated the pro
OB(l foUlllllklOII forill Of ROVCI lllllClll
charter.
Argument tit ihn government! all
Ullhl hull against (III) lutelllllllolllll
Harvester company rrr i in .1 ul.-.l (o
ruin Mondtv) In St I'aul.
'I'll California mill unit comnilaeiou
ban ordered trwnaiiorlatlou llnaa to
put la Individual aanltao dnukini.
iil vvhiih will aell to tba public tor
1 cent each
Hiitfriiaelte in Loudon Interrupted
BerMi c In the Westminster AIiIti
with chant for auffrageite now In
prison, when III.1 i-lorg) felled to inon
Hun the women In their pray are
Tba concerted yella of 3000 fan at
tba 'I't'iniili. nndltnrlum. l.oa Augi-lca.
where they were watching tin- baae
ball score. allt aeverul pipes In th
S0,t pipe organ
Hereafter a matron and a polU'eiaun
must ittand kii.ihI with a watchful eye
In war) public danca bill In Hoaton
to M that the tango, turkey trot and
oilier dances of a aliultar charartar
air not iiii.-nii.li.il
HtroiiK oppoatllon to abatement of
tin ecvertly of examinations at the
W I I'ollit mllliiir) itcudemv Is Vole
el t ilu superintendent. Colonel
Townslcv. in hta annual report
Commissioner of Madlatlon Stew
art. i.f (lir federal departuieul of labor,
will recommend forthwith a emigres
tonal Investigation of tba strike of
Colo nolo io.il minora.
I . Western Fuel caaee. In which
are involv.d m. in officer .uul am
ploii-H of I lio Western Fuel company,
charged witti conspiracy to defraud
I 1 1 miii'iii through iiiaiiipnl.ittuk
eights i .10 up for ii M la) lit
the lulled Stale district court at
Kan Ki inclsco
I lo HrltUh noMTiiii.ni tins decide. I
lo i '.il'llbli .in opium monopoly In
llmiKkoiiK hi the expiration of tbi
pr - nt .nil. .mi . hi .ii nl it Ik thought
wllll III. lollllol ot ttio tl.iftli
In ill. Imiui of tba gow Bant its
,.. - on will be aaairr
BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
Heavy snow fall In the Humpter dla
trlrt hna caused delays to railroad
traffic and telegrnph and telephone
lines have been hampered.
Mm Surah A. Evans was re-elected
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs at the convention at
Hood Klver.
Since the establishment of the atate
automobile registration department In
1911, Multnomah county has paid lo
more than 12(1,000 In feea.
Owing to effective foreat patrol Linn
county panned through the summer
without a single destructive forest
fire.
Three carloads of horses have b -o
bought In upper Malheur section y
the government for uie In the wa de
partment. OlendaJe and Sutlierlln will not vote
on local option Issue November 4
because I f technicalities In the peti
tions. flovernor West had no right to Incur
debt In carrying on vice cniHitde work,
and the emergency boar I 'mil no au
thority lo declare e( .1 such action,
according to . attorney general.
U I). Weslfnll of Tualatin won the
handHiiiiie loving cup offered by the
Croat Northern railroad for the best
agricultural exhibit ul the state fair
at Salem.
More than 3(1,000 head of sheep will
leave llend for Chicago stock yardn,
this prolmhly being the largeat slnglo
shipment of million ever made from
Oregon.
Kugene wna chosen as the next
place of meeting at the closing session
of the annual convention of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs lit Hood
Klver.
High school officials of Coqullle
bine placed a ban (Mi pupils' attend
Ing picture shows, parties, dances,
ate, on any night In the week except
on Friday and Saturday.
tleorge Temple, aged 12. a Chemawn
student, shot Watchman tleorge Si n
Dlff. The latter hit the boy on the
hem) wiih the former's weapon. Ilolh
may die
The Noll tunnel on the Kiiecuc loot
lluv riillroinl Is nearly ready for the
rails. Trains may be run from Ku
g. no in Mapli inn within the next SO
dm m
School fund loans In Oregon nggre
gatlag $1011,11(111 may be forfeited tin
less the notes are renewed or fore
closure suits are brought, says Hover
nor Weat.
Kepreseutatlve Humphrey of Wash
Ington may visit some of tin mure Im
portant river and harbor prolectn in
.ii It Itepti ce, ill. in e Hnwli v
finds he can't make the trip
The C. A. Smith lumber company
has been usked by ( inventor Weal of
OVUM to defend Its title lo In.niin
seres of land which. II Is intimated,
has been obtained by use nt ilummv
school land seleclluun
lluv M Lindsay, former cashier of
llie Cltlxeus National bank of linker
City, was freed of the charge of mis
appropriating funds. MMM of tin
gov ei ninelil I l.ilhne In pio.lu.e ally
dumugliiK evidence against blia
tieiirge II tleorge. preoldent of the
Astoria National bunk, vice president,
.. . i. Inry mill lrenurer uf the Colutn
bin Klver I'm ke iiHSolcHtlnii and one
of the inieimihi cltlxeus ot Oregon,
ill. .1 .it his home la Asioria
That the ii.illon.il forest, which re
cent I) was opened to homesteadlng of
available agricultural lauds, la oil the
bunk of iui era of development la
the opinion of J Hoy Harvey . new I)
appointed supervisor
Secretary of the Navj Daniels haa
lliliinued Semilor ( I., nab ell. on ib.tt in
suttn lent room on die baltlehhip Ore
gon will prevent Oregon guurdsuien
Iioiii uccoiupanv ing the ship through
the I'uii.iuiu canal, as an escort
Suit han been tiled l llie .literacy
geiierul ol Oregon again! the gover
nor, aecretary ot stale and treasurer,
lor recovi-iv of 114.000 nni to have
been unlawfully spent out of the pent
teutlary revolving luiul
Senator thsiiibei l.iln has been told
b the stale department that the pro
poeed legislation h Chile hue been
changed lo make llie lumber duty 70
per cent ad valorem, an Increaae of
tie per cent. Itutead of L'lii per cent
as intended
(inventor West intends to put the
payment ot expense of grand jury In
v litigation ot I W W deportation In
I'mii. MM) if to A H I'owera. of
the Smith Cowers Logging company
I'owers l-. Iii.iuu.l tor instigating the
deport iitiou
er largclv itiiough the efforta of
Itepresentatlve Siuuott. the director
of the geological survey has recoia
mended lo the lanttlf of the later
ioi itawlgualton .i.ler the enlarged
ltomcklc.nl .nl o( sections 7 Id. X3.
lowuship ti fcouth range lb
.. i io i i ii io u n to i
low Ml r.nige 1 eal
I ,.k. i.u.tilv gggf Kort Kock
Coitiuoi V . m has appointi 4 a
ii. '. to dvle a plan for an lav
pioi.,1 . -t. in ot forest taxation The
gov. i will urge the .'ommiuea
te a plan lo eucourngi re
ABd the aetlleuient W
toggi.ioii iwuua atut to uisa. i .voaw
meu.Utiou ui Dm uei leguiaiur.
Local News
Pat Faulkner, of Willow Creek,
was a visitor in Ontario Wed
nesday. The Baptist, Congregational.
Methodist and United Presby
terian churches will unite in
special religious services. Meet
ings to begin next Sunday even
ing, October 19, at 7:30 in the
Baptist church and will con
tinue there every evening of
that week except Monday. Fur
ther announcements will be
made at the different churches
next .Sunday morning and as the
meetings progress. Philip Koe
Dig, Secretary.
The Cash grain company is
buying and selling hay, grain
and feed and doing a general
forwarding business. 3 doors,
east of Ontario Furniture Co.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Mansker, October 7th, a girl.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. II. W.
.Iinne, October 10, a boy.
Hot point electric sad irons at
M o Unit ne v-McNulty company.
(has. & Johnson, now of On
tario, came over to attend the
fair. He still owns land in the
Van neighborhood and was,
there looking after crops. Hi
usual fine fruit exhibit at the
fair was missed this year. '
Burns News.
J. (. Kilpock. of Portland,
representing the boys and girls
home, of that city, was here
several days this week and made
an address at the school on the
work his people are engaged in.
The returns as reported from
the threshing in this locality
show that an exceptionally good
crop of grain was raised. On tin
Schas ranch Morris Alwaldt
threshed 70 bushels of barley
from 7 acre-, making about HO
bushels lo the acre. Haidisly 1
wheat went over 40 bushel to
the acre. Jordan Valley Kx-
press.
AN OREGON HEN BREAKS
WORLD'S EAYING RECORD
Hatched in April 1911, and
commencing to lav at the age of
five and one half mouths, a lieu
al the OrtgOO Agricultural col
lege has broken the world's
record for the production of
eggs in one year She laid SM
eggs in twelve mouths, which is
the highest record in the Cnited
Slates and two more than the
world's record. Her most notable
feat and which probably has
never been equaled, was the
la ing of '.! eggs in 100 consecu
tive days during the spring
months. Tlie hen is a cross
belwecn the Plymouth Hock
and White Leghorn breeds.
B W. O'Nell la In Prlaon.
Boise Idaho- n T. O'Nell. convict
ed of making false reports to tba elate
bank examiner of the condition o'
the Rank of Commerce while Its presi
deal, arrived here In company with
four other convicts from north Idaho,
and immediately began his term ot
two to ii'ii year In the penitentiary
Ad Wolgaat Wins Over Bat Nelson
Mllwuiiaae Ad Wolgaat. of Cadi I
lac. Mich, defeated Hattllag Nelson
of It.'Kcwisi h 111 , In a 10-round no
det-ision hoxlnt conleet at the Klile
arena lure Wolgaat had the better
of eiKht of the 10 rounds, while twe
ere even
Arkanaaa la to Qo Bry.
l.lttle Hock Ark -The state IU
preine .ourt Miktatned the validity of
I he Qotlxl 1'iolululion bill aud Vrkau
a will MMM lt) after Januarv
Ili'M
Athietica Are Championa.
ork Hie I'liiUilciiihta Ath
lei I..- won the eaaeball
Of the orld for li13 at the f
giniuds b defeating tbe New York
SIMM a to 1. in the utth aud deciding
game oi the eerie.
Dr. W. G. Howe
DENTIST
Telephone No. 732
I irst National Bank lildg.
DRS. PRINZIN6 & WEESE
Ontario, Oregon
Office in New Wilson Block.
C. C. 60LDSBERRY
DENTIST
Gas with Extractions
Office
in Wilson Block
Phone. No. 138 R
J W McCuIloch R W Eckhardt
Mcculloch & eckhardt
LAWYERS
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Ontario, Oregon
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
On. II mikikt Ska iis
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tenpatliv. Kirksville, Mo.
Wilson Block
Telephone. 1.14 Hlk.
H. H. WHITNEY
PHYSICIAN and SCKflEON
Office In I. O. 0. F. Bldg.,
Ontario. - . Oreoo
Transfer. Baggage and
Express
Meet All Trains
JOHN LANDINGIIAM
C. MC60NA6ILL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Will Practice in all Courts
Noturv Public. Office over Postoffice
W. W. HINTON
STOCK INHI'Kt'TOH tK MA I. UK I'll
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DKPl'TIBS
l.'ol.t o.lell. Ontario
lieu drown. Yale.
C C Morton, old's Perry.
John Mathews, Weiaer Hriilne.
J. E Holly, Riverview
Abe Hennv. .Ionian Vallev
l-nsl Wllkiaaon. McIVrmilt
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J. H. BROWN
Auctioneer
(iradiiate of Missouri Auction
School. I'hone or write for
dateg.
I'hoiii ..'HI ti I Ontario, Ore.
The Most Qualified Judges
Pronounce Taylor & Williams
Straight Yellow Stoat Whiskey the BEST
FOR SALE in quantities from
One gallon up, and nan other
liood brands, bv
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"Judge me by what I have done,"
wrote the conquering Napoleon.
If you judge the Ford by what it
has accomplished rather than
by its low price or even by the
excellence of its parts the
chances are you'll own a Ford in
preference to any other car.
$575 is the new price of the Ford Runabout;
the Touring car is $62.1, Town Car, $826
f. o. b. Ontario, with all equipment. Get cat
alogue and all particulars from
Ford Garage
Ontario, Ore.
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our customers, we invite the banking business of
ranchers, fruitgrowers, stockmen and individuals,
Resources Over Half Million Dollars
OFFICERS
A. L. COCKRUM, President;
T. TURNBL'LL, Vice President
C. E. KENYON
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and get
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For Good Rigs and Prompt Service
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Must Be Printed
We are printing more wrappers than any other two
offices in this section. There is a reason. We have
the machinery, type and workmen necessary and we
take the same care with Butter wrappers that we do
with wedding invitations.
Take your next order of A .-Vic, "iflC-.
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C. W.PLATT Ass't. Caihier
Montie B. Owinn,
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