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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1913)
Contest Is Rapidly Drawing to a dose Less Than Two Months When Some One Must Win and Own this Beautiful Automobile There are only eight weeks more in which to work for the automobile, the contest closing on December 24th. Any one of the candidates, who will devote his time from now until the end of the eight weeks, can easily win the auto mobile, as at present there is not a single candidate devoting their time to the work of secur ing votes. Can you possibly earn more in eight weeks than this auto mobile is worth? Do not imagine that you can slide along easily, work a few days at the close and then stand a chance of winning, because you will be mistaken. Some one will realize the value of the prize, go to work for it and win it by steady, persistent effort. There are over seven hundred people in lint- section who will pay their subscriptions to the Argus in the next ninety days. By the use of due bills, paying these subscriptions in blocks of five, this will mean 2, 100,000 votes, nearly three times "8 many as any of the candidates have at present. Coma in tml.iy and wa will help you get started. " 1IOW Til BY 8TAND Mabel Blanton 30,510 Fred Buttler ' 4,500 Ella Brosnan 101,900 Wilmoth Curry C. C Dodge Frank Dorman Thurzie Erickson C. A. Field Mrs. L. B. Fry V. V. Hickox H. W. Hoopes Gretchen Hailey Mrs J A Hogan Jennie Hodgkins John Hunt O. A. Kosbnick P. K. Koeuig H E Kester Maude Kidd Ethel McNulty H. M. Metz R. O. McAnnick V. W. Marsden Elden Madden Mrs Winnie Minster Maggie Moody D T Mansker Mrs. Florence O'Connor Nettie Peterson Mrs. W. H. Raver Mrs A Stutzner Mrs. Joe Staples Betsy Taylor Hutli Test Mrs. Winnie Wisdom P. Winston Mrs. H. C. Whit worth Mrs. John Weaver Dottie Ward Maude Walters Mri Harry Williams Mrs. A. Zimmerman 52,900 2,735 13,520 27,510 7420 2,375 2,740 2720 207,731 7,815 7490 2900 04,970 5540 2,200 579330 95730 2,940; 2,110 725,811 81100 930,989 78,772 723,220 73?,S12 120,381 421,573 45,800 3,050 110,300 34,980 119,138 11,330 281,702 6,785 346020 121,865 34,400 35.225 Frank Van Petten NY8SA. Georgia Dennis Gertrude Pounds PRUITLAND. Erma Deal Velva Grimes Stella Harris Emma Johnson A. C. Maneman Ora Nott Marion Robinson VALE Mrs L Dell Mrs. J. P. Houston OWYHKR Miss Anna Robertson PAYETTE Aldula Gregory May Myer T. R. Neilson Bee Roberts Esther Russell Mae Simon M Alice Williams NEW PLYMOUTH John B Fisher Daisy Mason HUNTINGTON Mrs. Fraiier 23667 69,190 12,005 20,570 142,406 2410 27,345 193,200 208,099 10,800 31,950 8,530 18,080 11,050 45,060 4,239 2,800 31,330 5.760 5.860 2,000 5,400 4700 BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON For Rent 120 acre fa rm nea Ontario to responsible party, 20 acres in alfalfa. Write to Mrs. C. C. Smith, Caldwell, Idaho. Vnle 0928ft NOTICE KOK PUBLICATION Department of tbe Interior. U. 8. Lund OfflM at Vale. Oragoo, October 16th. ion. Notice is hereby given that Loren L. Crocker, of Ontario, Oregon, who on June 7th, 1912. made Homestead application No. 0228ft. for the W, 3Et Hoc. 10, NKJ NWlaod NKi NB. Section 30, Township 17 8.. Hango 46 K . Willamette Meridian, haa Nled notloe of Intention to make final commutation proof, to establish claim to tbe land above neecrlbtd. before the Kegleter and Keoeler. U H. Land Office, at Vale. Oregon, on tbe 10th day of November, 1013. Claimant namee as witnesses: J. T. W akr. 8. L. ball. Robert M.Kinney. Albert Ball, of Ontario. Oregon. Bruce K. Keeter. Register. Our Stock of Winter Goods Most Complete in Town Bridge & Beach Stoves stove pipe, coal hods, stove boards and all that goes with stoves. Blankets and Quilts Best all wool goods on the market. Let Us Show You Our Stock. MALHEUR MERCANTILE COMPANY afedford la planning to entertain the Chicago White Boa and New York OlanU teams and officiate on their vlelt to that city, November 17. Orant county la out of debt and haa a balance of 130.000. Crop yield vn big and first class and large aalee of cattle at top piicee were made. The flret shipment of foreign meata to the Portland market haa been re ceived. A carload of Australian beef haa been brought Into that market by the Union Meat company of Portland. Oranti Paaa, by vote of the people, authorised issue of ijoo.OOO railroad bonds for bulldlag first 10-mlle unit of the Oraats Paaa-Creicent City line to the coast. If county aaalera of welghta and aeaauree carry lato effect the new law. every weight and measure used la commercial pursuits will have to undergo a test The voting power In the Umatilla drainage district will be baaed on the amount of land owned, on vote being allowed to each dollar or major frac tion thereof. Dairy product were discussed this week at Tillamook, when the Oregon Butter and Cheeaemakers and the Ore gon Dairymen's associations met In Joint annual convention. The Umpqua port organisation has requested Secretary Lane to arrange to have a preliminary survey made of the Umpqua ba and river with a view to obtaining appropriations for im proving navigation conditions Farmers living near Ashland are making money aelling goat meat at from I to 11 oenta a pound. The meat helps solve the high coat of living problem. The money received from the mohair Is also a conalderable Item. Attorney Oeneral Crawford has ren dered an opinion to the effect that an osteopath Is Ineligible to hold office as public health officer. The decision affects Dr. J. A. Van Rrakle. acting health officer of Clackamas county. From SI opinions In suits of personal Injuries handed down by the auprema court In 41 weeks maimed workman or their widows and orphans received leas than II per cent of amount naked, under employers' liability art. The chief of engineers wrote Sena tor Chamberlain aaylng 11.000.000 would be asked neat year tor the Co lumbia bar Improvements under a continuing contract, and advocating more pumps on the dredge Chinook. It haa been definitely decided that La Orande's new form of city govern ment shall not be ordered Into effect until January 1, Instead ot at once, aa was thought necessary under the char tar. Heut to light a fire on the Hallo well ranch near Oregon City. Charles Neliuberg. aged 38 years, blew the top of his head off with n shotgun and his body was found by members of the family. Supreme court rules thut If mini who takes order In the state and fills them from orders from ii not her state, he Is uu agent, but If he fills orders from Hoi U on hinid he Is a peddler, and therefore must pay a li cense. The mystery of the discover) r unit sthks of dynamite In the cunul near the court house at Kluniath Fulls has been explained. Contractors hud thrown the explosives away over a year ago, after completing sewer work. A seagoing dredge will be went from the Atlantic coast for use In the Co 1'imbla river channel. Just as soon aa j tin- I'unama cunul Is opened, accord- ! lug to Information received by Dr. Kinney, chairman of the Ports of Co lumbia committee. Senator Lane, after a competitive examination, has appointed Wilson 8. Zimmerman of Portland as midship man at Annapolis Naval academy, naming lawreace Bchepky qf Hood River aa alternate If Zlmi h roiau falls to pass the entrance examination, Schepky will have a chance Governor West baa writtea tbe edi tor of the Coos Bay Times of Marsh field for advice on suing the C. A. Smith Lumber company for school lauds which may have been obtained by fraudulent means The newspup, r has been attacking the governor's policy. Oovemor Weet haa roferred to United States District Attorne) Reamea of Portland tor investigation, a letter received from C A Hold of Youatsvllle, CaL. la which Rold aayu a company called the Farm and Home company of Ban Pvwncisoo. la rvore seating to tun. that It will locate him on a 120-aer aemsstead la southern Oregoa for a fee W IS. Senator I hamberlala presented Miss Farn Hebba, secretary to Gov eraor Weet. to Assistant Secretary o' the Interior J usee and to Land Cass mlssloaer Talmaa, in order that sb might bring up questions of tbe Ore gon Indemnity school land selection-) on which patents nave not yet bee. Issued Mlas Hobba and Secretar Chassis I i a conference wltn R.j-.tt.-. g is lluwley regarding the Chamberlain bill, providing for an e ehanx of school lands in foreet re sorvee and the creation of a state for eat reserve. Parents Fight, ten Shot. Boise. The net result of a quarrel between Themns D. Meyers and hla wife at their home In "tent town" la that their 10-year-old son, Harvey, ia hovering between life and death at a local hoapltal. He received the dis charge from a 22 caliber rifle that hla father was attempting to take away from his spouse. The shot entered the boy's stomach and perforated the Intestines. The father haa. been plac ed under arrest awaiting the outcome of hla son's condition. Welser Valley Corn Crops Profitable. Welaar. Corn, equal In quality to the best In Iowa or Nebraska and far greater In per acre yield and of every variety, can be grown on western Ir rigated lands. This has been dem onstrated with Increasing satisfaction In the Welser valley during the last three or four seasons. TEAL AGREES WITH BORAH Portland Man Favors Idaho Senstor's Homestead III, Washington. J. N Taal'of Portland had a conference with Senator Borah and agreed with him that recent regulations of the Interior department for the enforcement of the three-year homestead bill are not practicable and must be revised. Mr. Teal believes congress should pass the pending Bor ah bill, which permits a homesteader, In lieu of cultivation, to make Im provements to the amount of f 1 60 per acre a year on his lands whenever the settler has taken lands difficult to bring under cultivation. hoots Runaway Horse. 8nndpolnt. Shooting one of s team of runaway horses was the expedient resorted to by James Wilcox, owner of the Wisconsin hotel here, to save himself and wife and Lee Allen. Ths party was hunting near Pack river, about 10 miles north of here. They had a heavy wagon, without brakes, going down a stoop bill. One of the reins broke. The team plunged wildly down the bill. Idaho Qets Two Elections. Ilolse, LbBBJ option elections will be held In two counties In this state this fall, one In Itannock county, now "dry," but to which the "wets" aro determined to give back the saloon, and the other in Kootenai oounty, where the "drys" are seeking to turn tbe county back to the "dry" column. Timber Tract on Big Creek Sold. Bt. Maries Several million feet of timber belonging to the Milwaukee Lumber company, situated on illg Creek have been purchased by 0 A llriinsou, who haa also leased the log glng mllr.mil of the lumber company from Merrick to Hlg Creek. TO PROTECT STATE FUNDS State Institutes Suit to Enjoin Them From Disposing of Property. Caldwell MIsinunaKetnent of the affairs of th- Hank of N'nmpa. I. til, the paying SB dividends vilu-n tin ion till ion of the bank did nut warrant same, and taking paper ot little rilBS ss security, are Included In the gen eral alleKUtloilH made h) III.- atute f 1. 1. .I..) In a mill tustltuted In district court In Canyon county. The hi lion Is brought ugalust the lli tors of the defunct institution, and Is a secondary proceeding started by the attorney general to protect the deposit of ftb.boo of state funds In the Hunk of Nampu at the time It waa closed by the state bauk exainluer, September 27. State Sues Bank Men. Rolse. Dr. J. W. Olveus, medical superintendent of the north Idaho In BBSS asylum, at Oioflno, J. A (livens, Raymond I. (livens, K Kmeraon and C I. Lore. C. 1.. Hobbins and C. R. Hli-key, directors of the defunct Hank of Nampa. are made defaaidunts in a suit Instituted by the state of Idaho to recover from them the amount of the state's deposit, $4;'.. ..'", placed lu the hank. Laseoea Bear. Wallace, A bear, more hungry than wise n imrently. Strollew into Wallace and tor uu hour or two there waa cuu Slderahle excitement, until the anluial was tinall) laaaood and inude a pit So tier NUt f HOflOsI KOK PUBLICATION Department of tbe luterior. U. H. Land Office at Vale. Oregon, October 14th. 1911. Noticejls hereby given tlist Clareuoe ( Compton, of Ontario. Oregon, who on June 7tb. 1'JlJ. made Homestead Application No MM1 fat loss 3 uud 4 ami Ki HWJ. Haetlon It, Township 17B . Range 16 E . Willamette Meri dian, has tiled notice of Intention to maki- dual commutation proof, to establish claim to the leu. I aboti I. or I il. before tbe register and receiver V. H. Laud OfJiea at Vale. Oregon, ou tbe 1 ;ih day of November, 1013. Claimant names as witnesses : L. L Crocker. T J. Walker, Hnodeu Hall, Albert Ball, ol Outario, Ortgou. Lruce It. Kester, Register. Dr. W. G. Howe DENTIST Telephone No. 732 First National Bank Bldg. DRS. PRINZIN6 4 WEESE Ontario, Oregon Office in New Wilson Block. C. C. 60lDSBtRRY DENTIST Gas with Extrsctlons Office Phone. No. 138 R in Wilson Block J W MrCulloch R W Eckhsrdt Mcculloch & eckhardt LAWYERS Rootni 1-2-3 First Nst'l Bsnk Bldg Ontario, Oregon OSTEOPATNIC PHYSICIANS Dh. Hahhikt nkmii Dm. I'm link Hkars Graduates American School of Os teopathy, Kirksvlllo, Mo. Wilson Block Telephone. 104 Blk. H. N. WHITNEY PHYSICIAN and si'KUEON Office In I. O. 0. F. Bldg., Ontario. . . . Obboon Transfer. Baggage and Express Meet All Trains JOHN LANDINGHAM C. MC60NA6ILL ATTORNEY AT LAW Will Practice in all Courts Notarv Public. Office over Poetoitloe W. W. HINTON STOCK INHI'KCTOH OK MAI.IIKDU COUNTY DKPI'TIEH- Koli't Oilell, Ontario lien Brown, Vale. (' C. Morton, (Mil's Perry. John Mathews, Weiser Hridgw. J. K Holly. 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