ONTARIO sar
The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of r
EASTERN OREGON
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Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County.
VOLUME XVII
ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY. JANUARY 15, 1914.
NO. 3
Gratis,
DEADOXFLATTOHAVE
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Arrangements Are Complete
BigT Crowd is Expected
From All Sections
r The arrangements for tbe rnbblt
drive to bo livid Sunday are about
complete and it l expected there will
Ik several hundred In lloe to drive
the rabbit to tbeoorall at the mouth
of Jacobaon, where a lunob will be
aervad.
The Boulevard people are requested
to meet ut the Butte at 8 a. m. where
transportation will befuralahed thoae
without boraa. Tbe men to take
charge will be there and give out full
instructions. Tbe people from Onta
rio and Prultland are rsqusstsd to
meat at tbe Ontario city hall, where
tranaportatlon will be waiting and
Instructions furnished The people
from Payette are to hundla the line
from tbe north.
Tbe kill la to be at tbe mouth of
Jacnbson gulcb where therp la a large
Held enclosed with rabbit fence Ouna
Mini dogs will not be allowed rn tbs
drive, but dogs may be used at tbe
final scene.
Bring a good club with you.
PUN FOR DAIRY MEET
INGS NEXT MONTH
Noted Speakers Will be
Present Dairying Will
Make Rich Section
Arrangements an- being made to
hold dairy meetings lu Nyssa and
Ontario some time next month. A
imiiiiI.it of noted talkers will be present
inn! give addresses.
Tbe stud- Dairy and Fund inspector
from I'- i'Ii. in I Prof, Oravee from
Corrallis and others from Idaho will
be prsseut.
One man will tell how he Is making
money with tweuty oue cows on twenty
acres.
During 11)13 there were several
hundred oows brought Into this seo
tlon in. I it is expeoted that many
mora will be brought In during 11)14,
as tbe feed is here for them and the
farmers are getting atartsd in the hog
business, which Is a side line to dairy
lug. Cows and hogs are going to
make this tbe richest section of tbe
wast.
LOOKETT BROTHERS APPEAE
TO THE SUPREME COURT
1 in- Lookett brother, convicted of
cattle stealing after a sensational trial
lu the Baker couuty courts, will appeal
to the Supreme Court of Oregou, ac
folding Attorney Levenv, who obtain
ed today from Circuit Judge Andersun
an extension uutil March 1 to tile a
transcript and u bill cf exoeptioua in
the case.
Miik and MarsflVl Lookett wars
oonvloted of stealing 5(5 head of cattle
lu Baker county from John Thomseu
and of driving them into Malheur
county where they were apprehended
Oue of I lie contentions of the defense
was that the oattle, if stolen, had not
been stolen in Bsker couuty but In
Malheur county, but this waa over
ruled by tbe court and this is one of
tbe grounds on wbioh the appeal is
being taken. Baker Herald.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY WILL
CONSTRUCT STORACE TANK
The Standard Oil company has ai
ranged for tbe construction of a large
thirty-foot tank, a stable and shed on
their ground here. This will in- i
crease their storsge feci lies here very
much and enable them to handle the
trade to much better advantage.
HARD WORK, LOW PAY
FOR UNEMPLOYED
Salem, Or That the I. W. W. of
Portland who plan making the capital
of the state their Mecca will find
rough sledding in Salem was indicated
when the state board of control de
cided that with the exception of pos
sibly 30 or 40 men, the best that could
be done would be Jobs for a part of
them pulling Mumps on tttnte property
for three good meals a day and a small
wage.
It became evident the charge that
many of the men do not want work
and will not work, was well founded.
Governor West without coiiHulting the
other members of the board of con
trol put 4() of the men to work at var
ious state institutions.
Ten who were sent to the Feeble
Minded Institute, partook of a good
dinner, announced that the proffered
accommodations were not satisfactory
and msrrhed back to the city. Others
aent to the state fairgrounds took lit
tle Interest In the work, and evidently
were glad when the day's labor was
finished.
JOHN SKELT0N WILLIAMS
B) 111!, l Am.! Iran Trass Association.
John Skelton Williams, Assistant
Secretary of ths Treasury, who It la
believed will be appointed Comptrol
ler of the Currency.
MASKED MEN OUST WOMAN
Bitter Feud Starts Over Homestead
Contest and Home Burned.
Aberdeen, Wash. Driven from her
homestead 12 miles from here by a
masked baud of 16 men, Mrs. Margar
et M. Ross, well known democratic
politician, sent an appeal to Governor
Lister for protection.
According to the account told by
Mrs. Boss, the 16 men, all masked and
armed, forced their way into the
house, removed her and her two sons
and after setting fire to the place
drove them 1- miles and ordered them
not to return under peualty of death
Tin.' trouble began some time ag.i,
when Mrs. Ross' right to the I um
.i denied llcr two sjiis were i hen
IBBBMi of assaulting a neighbor
Tiny were tried and convicted on an
assault charge, but succeeded In get
ting a new trial. A bitter ieud in the
neighborhood resulted.
Suffrage Plans Are Nation Wide.
ashingion i'laus for a vigorous
nation wide campaign to produce a
couMltutloual amendment giving suf
frage to women were outlined by the
congressional union for woman suf
frage The program includes a sched
ule of "demonstrations:" that will, ac
cording to the suffrage leaders, "awa
ken the country as never before to a
realization of the issue."
WEST DEFIES LEGAL ACTION
Bring Saloonmen to Salem If Neces
sary, Orders Qovsrnor.
Salem, Or. Learning that lawyers
for tbe saloonkeepers and city offl
olals of Copperfield might attempt le
gal action, Governor West telegraphed
Colonel Law son not to pay any atteu
tlon to any papers served upon him,
and to bring the saloonraeu to Salem
If he could get no assurance of co op
eration in the enforcement of the laws
That the governor intends to punish
thoae who disobeyed his orders was
proved when he telegraphed Circuit
Judge Anderson to hear charges
against the sheriff of Baker county.
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OREGON BOOSTER TO
RF HFRF SATURDAY
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And Will Deliver a Lecture
Saturday Afternoon at
Dreamland Theatre
Tom Richardson who did more
than any one i to place Portlaud
nn the map of the nation, will he In
Ontario Saturday and deliver an ad
drees In tbe Dreamland in the after
noon at which time be hopes to meet
most of tbe ladles and children of
this section.
Mr. Kluhardsou will be at Nyssn
Friday afternoon and at Vale In tbe
evening, coming to Ontario Saturday
morning. There is an effort being
made to have the people who vim i the
Han Francisco fair stopover In Oregon
mid visit tbe different sections and
we believe the talk will be along those
line.
The address will be an interesting
one and It will pay you well to be out
and bear it
GRAND JURY THROUGH RE
TURNS SEVERAL INDICTMENTS
The grand jury ended their lsbors
on Frhlsy and were discharged fcy
indue Andersun. of Bsker, who was
looking after tbe business for Judge
Biggs, who wss on a case at Bnksr.
Tbe grand jury waa composed of
llsrvey llatob. Big Bend ;(1. 8. Kldgs
ly, Jamlesnn; John A. Ward, Nyssa;
J. B Woodcock, MhI Ih-iii . U. A. New
mau. Vale; John Wood and Irn Dall,
Ontario.
Among the iudlrtmenta returned
wers tbe follow iug: J. 0. Broughn,
obtaining mouey under falae pre
tentes; John Harry, larceny from
building; W. B. Maupln, larceny by
bailee: Leslie J. Aksr, jointly with
J. W. Smith, laieeiiv by I. ill or ex
change. WEISER WINS BASKET
BALL GAME PLAYED
Here Friday Night-Ontario
Boys Make Good Record
Flay Vale Friday.
Ontsrlo blgii school lost tbe fastest
basket ball game played here this
season to Weiser Friday night. 10 to
20. Tbe Outario tioya played a plucky
game sgaiust odds of weight and
perlenoe. They are giving a good e
hitltlou for the amount of practice
they have bad and show improvement
with every game.
Coach 1'eti n's team soured as the
result of hard, spirited playing.
Weiser showed a little mors team
work occasionally, usually soonug
fmm a rapid succession of pauses
from the center. At the end of the
first half Ontario was ahead - to 0.
A house full of eutbusisstlo rooters
watched the game.
Tbe line up was as follows:
"M Willi Wi I.SI.K
Black aby rf I; rock man
Strane, Test If Waters
Maddux l.ocey
Myers rg Hubbard
Gramse lg Smith
Officials, l'rsler and Bender.
HAS BIBEE PUBLISHED IN
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Mrs. Jusalinda Major, who is now
living at Ni-M Plymouth, was her e
Tuesday trying to learn something of
the age of an old Bible that has been
lu in i family for over a hundred
years The book has every appearuce
of ago and the spelling iudioates that
it was published some time in tbe
seventeenth century. Mrs. Major
says that it was handed down m her
family fiom Mary Stewart.
GOT !0ADS APOSTLE
V...I IFCT1IRF HFRF
I Mlbh I.L.UI VIIL IILIIL
i Travels Through The Coun
try Advocating National
Highways
Col. C. W. Thatcher, tbe good
roads apostle, who has trraveled over
35,000 miles In a spring wagon hauled
by a span of mules, will he lu Ontario
on Friday and Saturday, January 2.'
and 24 and give talks on good roads.
He will address the school children
on Friday afternoon and a publlomeet
ii'g on Saturday.
Ths Gilnnel Is advoctlng national
highways, that Is roads owned and
kept op by ths government, that will
connect all tbe princlpsl cities of the
United States. He promoted tbs
highway from Dstrolt to Nsw Orlsaoa
and many others. Watch for him
and ba sure to bear blm.
JUDGE JAS. T.CLEMENT
DEPARTS THIS LIEE
Well Known Citizen Dies in
this City After Linger
ing Illness.
Judgs .1 lines T. Clsmnnt son of
Tbsophllus and Cleora Wehstsr Clem
ent, wss born Id Jackson county.
Michigan May 31. Mm and di.-d in
Ontario, Orsgoo. Jsnuary 0, 1014,
His oijther was a sscond cousin to
Dsnlvl Wsbstsr, tbs orator, statesman
and senator. Like bin illustrious kins
man, Judge Clement waa isa'sl n
a farm and attended tbe district school
in winter. In lHiiO he was married
to Lucy E , daughter of Kll aud BBSS
Hnyss.
In 1807 tbsy movsrt to Mitchell
county, lows; lu lHO'.i to hem-aster
couuty, Nebisska aud lu 1881 to
Canyon county, Idaho, settling at
Wssboe, where he took up government
I in i 'in tbe union mentioned were
born, Boswell W., Ilwjpg near Notus,
J. Buell, deceased, whuse widow re
sides In Ontario, Mrs. Ki. haul
Waters, of Waterville, Wash, and
Mrs. I .dna Boyd, of tbls olty.
1 l,e m. the, dud at Wssboe in 1881
ind In Septembsr of tint year Mr.
Clement moved to Outario, where he
engaged in the lumber busiueas with
yards at Weiser, Ontsriuand Payette.
In 1 - . i.e joined (iresraud Co. gen
eral merchandise business 'or several
years.
In 18HH tin served Malheur county as
its first judge, lu Deceuibei 18HI to
wns married to I. hm Hal.', at James
town, N. D . In Februury 1108 she
passed to the gie.it beyond, lu Sep
tember 1010 he married Miss Olive
Coulee, who survives him.
Ths t n in i .1 occurred from the
futility i eel. hue-. January 11, Ulltlel
Hie auspices of the Odd Fellows. Bev.
B. L. Milligaii his old frieud deliver
ed the sermon at the residence, assist
ed by I e. Johns, tbe Odd Fellows
coiii-li.diug with appropriate services
at the grave.
MR. BIUINGSLEY ELECTED A
DIRECTOR Of FIRST NATIONAL
Tbe annual meeting of tbe stock
holders of the First National us ok of
Ontario, waa bsld at tiie bank iuesdsy
evening January li. All of the old
in. etors aud officers ware rsslscted
sud J. 1. billiagslsy, the well known
sheep mau, was also elected a dlrsctor.
Mr. Billngsley ha purohased a
small block of First National stock
that has bteu bsld by a uou resideut
The uddltlon of Mr. Billlugsley to
the board makes it one of the strongest
directorates in this section of ths
oouutry.
Tbe directors declared a very sun
slautiui dividend. The past year has
I. ecu oue of the most suuuesstul that
the bank has ever bud. both io earn
iug and volume of business.
THAW IS DECLARED
SANE BY COMMISSION
Concord. N. H. The release of Har
ry Kendall Thaw under I. nil would not
be a public menace, according to the
report of the commission appointed by
Federal Judge Aldrlch to inquire into
the state of Thaw's mentality. The
commissioners found that Thaw was
not afflicted with any of the mental
diseases from which he was held to
be suffering at the time lie killed Stan
ford WhltS.
While the commissioners say they
have reached "a definite and positive
opinion as to the present mental con
dition of Thaw and his probable stute
of mind at the time of the homicide,"
they refrain from expressing this opin
ion, In view of their instructions from
the court not to embarrass any subse
quent litigation where the broad ques
tion of Insanity might be involved.
The report will be considered by
Judge Aldrlch in connection with the
petition of Thaw for admission to ball
under habeas corpus proceedings.
MME. SCHUMANN-HEINK
Madam Schumann Hrlnk, ths noted
opera singer, who has sued hsr third
husband for divorce.
LANDS OPEN FOR ENTRY UNDER
ENLARGED HOMESTEAD ACT
The department of the iuterior an
nounces that they will open for entry
under tbe enlarged boniestesd act, ou
Jauuary 22, lands in tbs following
townships: 15, 10 and 17 range 4.'),
14, tfi ami 4 east. These lands are
north of Outario ou the high, rolling
hills.
Home of tbe settlers living lu that
section rslsed good crops last ssason
without irrigation.
EASTERN STAR'S ELECT AND
INSTALL OFFICERS EOR YEAR
The following officers of Ntsi Chap
ter No. VJ, O. K. S. were recently
elected aud installed:
Mis. II. W. ('lenient, winlhy
ui.itiou. J. W. McCnllocli, worthy
patron; W. 1. Luoipkiu. secretary,
Mrs A. M. Lacky, treasurer; Mrs. J.
W. Met ulloi li. conduct less. Mrs.
('has. Seguiue, assistant; Mrs. J.
Pin., in, orgauist, Mrs O. A. 1'ogue,
chaplain; Mrs. C. K. Keuyon, mar
lull . Mrs. W. U. Sanderson, Ada;
Mrs. K. Van ivurii, Kutb; Mrs. K.
A. r'raesr, Esther; Mrs. 1.(1, lisiley,
Msrtba.Mrs. I Duubar, Elects . Mrs.
II. C. Wbi t worth, wardsi ; II. W.
Clement, sentinel.
Contempt Proceeding Against Mllltla
liaker, Or. Proceedings for con
tempt of court were Instituted by At
torney James li Nichols on receipt
of definite word from Oeputy Sheriff
Herbert that the Injunction had In H n
served In Copperfield aud that the sa
loons were nut permitted to reopen.
Mr. Nichols declared that the con
tempt proi eedingH would "let him
out," after which the ibsue would be
squarely up to Sheriff i-.d Hand, who
will be called to serve the citations
for contempt as soou as they are is
sued by the court.
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ADJOURNED MEETING
OF COUNCIL IS HELD
Books of The Recorder And
Treasurer Audited--Or-dinances
Passed.
An adjourned meeting of the city
e.niiieil waa held Monday evening.
i in I inni in. No. 218 waa passed.
Tbls authorizes the contract for ttM
construction of lateral district sewer
No 1.
Ordinance No. 249 was passed.
Tbls ordains the assessment sud ap
pointing D. P. Desrborn ns commis
sioner to pro rata tbs assessment for
distrlotNol.
Engineers wers Instructsd to pre
pare plans and specifications fur lateral
sswer disrlct No. 2. covering blocks
No's. 140. 147. 148. and 140.
Petition prsylng for Inters! sewer
in Villa Park addition waa received
sad rafsrrsd to sewer commlttss.
Knglnssr's report on tlnnl lospao
tlon of trunk sswer No. 2 was pre
sente, I, showing balaoos of 10.622. M
dus ths con tractors, which WSS ordered
i -iid In warrants.
Ths bood of C. A Coobran, con
tractor for sewsr No. 2 was ordered
rslessed.
Tbe complete rspnrt of O. P. Dsar
born as auditor of ths hooka of tbs
recorder and treasurer wan presented,
mid placed on His.
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VISITS IN ONTARIO
Eight Hundred Acres of
Young Orchard Planted
In That Section
A. II. I'm. who Is In the store at
Jamiesoii. wss a visitor to Outario
Tuesday mid did soma good boost iug
for his suction.
They have Kill) sores of three year
old orchard there and expect to get
some 1 1 nit tbls year. It is mostly
apples, but occasionally Ibsre is a
spot of fsiully orchard anj lu auotber
la forty in us of piuusa-
Tbe growers sis Jludlug out bow
little water Is required l.-y nl the
mini. ill to grow trses. Last ssssoa
the trees were wet twice. At prsseut
there is a uoverlug of twenty Miotics
of snow over ths oroharils aud ths
grouud will be wsll saturated in ths
spring ami little extra water will be
required to carry ths trees through.
The Willow Wood atock farm, of
which II. II Creel Is manager, baa
about I '.'nil hogs on hand. I hey
I have shipped several curs this season.
MR M'WILLIAMS SELLS HIS
INTEREST IN LIVERY BARN
A. McWilli. tins lias sold bis luteitsl.
in the Ontsrlo llVSJff, tbe red barn,
to J. (i. Walker, formerly of New
Plymouth Mr. Walker will keep up
the high stiiudard of the linn aud
hopes for a fair sbain of the patronage.
Mr. McWilliams will devotu his
time to buy iug and selling horses,
making his headquarters at the stable.
ONTARIO NATIONAL DANK
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
The auuuai meet iug ut the Ontario
"Mitini.nl I. auk was In Id Tuesday even
lug lu the I. mik rooms aud the same
ottliers and directoiH were elected
for auotber year.
Tin- rep.iit showed the cuuditlou of
the bank to tie very aatisfsctory to
the stockholders and tlnal arraugineuts
were made (or the lilting up of the
new quarters fur the bank iu the Car
tar bouse. The plaus call tor veiy
elaborate liftings and the rOOtBf will
tic- equal I., tbe best haukiug BOOM In
eastern Oicgou.