EASTERN OREGON
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ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 22, 1914.
NO. 4
VOLUMK XVII
JURY FINDS ATTORNEY
AKER NOT GUILTY
Peculiar Case Ends In
Verdict in Favor the
Defendant.
a
Id the trial of Leslie J. Alter and
J. W. Smith, charged jointly with
larceny by Mil Of c.chnge, the charge
against Hmith wan dismissed to make
tola h competent witness against Akr.
Tbe defensi took the portion 1 1 . t the
nit was brought because of personal
reaaoua on the part of the prosecuting
attorney and evidently made the jury
believe It a tbey repotted not guilty,
i It appeare that Hmith, who hud been
working for Randall Huge, waa tiuable
to collect the lull amount be claimed
na due and employed Aker to oollect
it. Has visited Aker'a otMoe and
greed to pay Smith 100 for full
sett lament and made out a cbeuk for
that amount. In fignlng It he left
out letter of hti name and Aker
uggetted tbat be make out another,
which be did without destroying the
Hi-t oo. Alter he lett Smith ahowed
up and nut informed of the altuatlon
and be itatcd he bad no money to start
null to forua collection anl guessed
ii would bave to let It go. Aker told
1 1 1 in there wm another check nronud
there somewhere and he might look
it up. Smith lift and later returned
stating tbat be had found a check In
the ball and had cashed It. He pajd
Aker $10 for his fee and left, cashing
the second check and then bought a
money order for the dllfnroce be
tween the tw checks and the amount
he claimed due him and sent It to
Sage. Sage took tba case to Hrooke
and was In fsvor of cashing the mouey
order, but was adviseil not to do so
us be would theu bave no case, a point
which bd much weight with the jury.
I iin.-Hii bud charge ot the case.
MARSHALL LOCKETT WANTS
COURT TO REDUCE BONDS
Mra Marshal I Lockett of Kmmett.
Idaho, wife of tbe oonvlcted cattle
tbiaf, called on District Attorney
Godwin In an elfort to have blm
agree to reduction of the ball of
12500 which was fixed by the court.
Despite the pleas of of the wife, wbo
bad her Infant child with bar und of
tbe prisoner, Mr. (iodwin refused tba
i ci 1 1 lent. Iliok Lockett. brother of
Marshall Lockett, also coovlotad. la
out on ball, lie has bean trying to
obtain bis brother's release, but so
far bas failed. They have appealed
their case to the supteine oourt.
Uaker Herald.
IRONSIDE HAN FOUND DEAD
IN HAYSTACK LAST WEEK
Kay Castle, a wall kuown citizen
was fouud dead on a bay stack ou bis
ranch between Ironside and Unity
some days sioce. There were some
bruises on bis baud und it Is not
kuown whether he hurt himself aud
then lay down oo tbe stack or was
foully dealt with
Mr. Castle was a stepson of Tom
Khi ton o'. Vale aud was raised in the
Jordan Valley.
MALHEUR COUNTY TEACHERS
SECURE CERTIFICATES
At tbe recent teacher's examination
certificates were granted to the fol
lowing from this oounty :
One-year certificates-Nona M.
Austin. Mrs. May Roberts, S. Kll.a
betb Leonard. Ontario; Virginia D.
Forbes, Owyhee; Harold K. Shake,
Purma, Idaho; (leorge Anna Hodgson,
Anna Holland, Annie Calvert. Vale;
Olson M. Darnell, Kdna Ussier.
Maibllde Stuve. Payette, Idaho;
Winona Doty. Hazel Doty. Juntura;
Stella Robinson, Jordan Valley ;
Heleua M.Steeve, New Plymouth.
Five year certificates Mell Kite
Carter, Ontario. Victoria Carlyle,
Cord; Laura Luce. Moorville
Life certificate Laura lomao, Vale
FARM LOAN COMPANY
IS ORGANIZED FOR
THIS SECTION
Last summer there were several men
here looking over thin Held with a
view of planing money here oo farms
and thi'V have now organized a Com
pany. with headquarters in linise and
Robert Van Olltt as manager. They
are organized with a cspitul of a mil
lion dollars and desire long time
loans.
Several years ago Mr. Van (Hlse
secured a loan from the same people
ami started what Is now the hlg prone
orchard near Arcadia. When times
got hard they demanded their mouey
and the place wan sacrificed. When
the orchard was Inspected and they
found the mistake they had made
it caused them to realize thii was
a good couutry to help develop.
MISS BELLE WILLARD
Miss Belle Wiffard, who Is engaged
to Ksrmlt Roosevelt, a son of ex
Presldsnt Roossvelt.
OKLAHOMA CONVICTS
ATTEMPT OUTBREAK
Three Prisoners and Four Citi
zens Killed in Pistol Battle
at State Penitentiary.
McAlestar, Okla. Seven persona
were killed and three Injured In a
pistol battle In the state penitentiary
here, which resulted when three pris
oners, armed with revolvers, made a
dash for liberty.
One of those killed was John R.
Thomas, of Muskogee, ex United
States district judge aud at one time
a member of congress from Illinois.
He was shot by a prisoner while wait
ing In the warden's office.
The dead are li. 8. Drover, superin
tendent Uertlilon department; Patrick
Oates, assistant deputy warden; K. C.
Godfrey, guard, and three prisoners,
China Heed, Tom l.ane, and Charles
Koontx.
The attempted mutiny occurred ut
the end of the day's work, aud was
led by Reed. Koontx aud l.une.
The men worked In the tailor shop,
and wheu their work was ended the)
approuched the back door of the office
of the Ann-man building There they
met .Martin, the turnkey. They told
Martin 'hey Wiiiited to see the parole
officer. As Martin opened the door
Reed struck him repeatedly with a
large revolver, shot him through the
-In ek and robbed him of bis keys.
Then the three prisoners, all armed
with revolvers and shouting to others
to follow, ran towards the warden's
office. Tbey met Oates, the assistart
warden, and before he could defend
himself Heed shot him through tbe
heart. With the key a they had taken
from Turnkey Martin they unlocked
it and were free. Outside the gate the
horse aud buggy ot Warden Dick was
tied. Tba men sprang into it.
Guards and prison officials quickly
mounted horses and the pursuit of the
convicts began. It was shortlived.
The heavy load Warden Dick's horse
waa pulling soon ended the flight
The guards poured a merciless fire
Into the buggy. The horse fell and
the convicts ceased firing. The three
niu'iuetrs were found dead.
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AN EFFORT TO SECURE SETTLERS
FOR EASTERN OREGON
Oregon Boosters Busy Formulating
Plans to Attract San Francisco
Fair Visitors to Great Undeveloped
Resources of this Section.
Tom Richardson was here Suturdav
und made a short talk In the Dream
land to several bundled people on the
opportunity to get people to this coun
try during 1910.
Ninety per cent of the people who
Hre comma- to Oregon today are atop
plng in Portland and most of the bal
ance are settling In the Willamette
valley.
A few years ago the eastern part of
tbe ataU was alive and they got the
settlers, bnt tba people lo tba Wil
lamette valley towns nnally realized
their opportunity and got busy and
tbey are reaping tbe harvest. If you
want settlers here you must work for
them. During l!lir there will la
mllioiis and mlllloua of eastern peo
ple visit tbe San Francisco fair aod
it la your duty to urge all your east
cm friends to buy tbelr tloketa via
Oregon aud atop oil In Ontario. Tbey
will uot do It unless you ask them to
Huve your boya und girls write letters
to the old friends back eaat aud urge
them to buy their tickets via Oregon
aud stop in Ontario.
San 1'iaiicUco Is spending tlttv mil
Inn dollars to bring people weat and
the geiirral trend Is lor them to jump
from city to city, nevar stopping tu
see tin- niipiII towns ot uouutry. It la
necessary to bring their attention lo
your particular sectlcn aud urge them
to stop here and look it over, many of
them want toe land you have to sell,
but tley do uot know where to Itud It.
It Is your duty to tell them.
iu the corn, cotton and wheat sec
tiniiM. the farms are getting larger,
the school bonnes scarcer and the
churches dlsapi earing, drifting back
to barbarian lam. There nre wiily a
few sections like you have her where
a mau can make a good living on five
MUCH A CTIVITY IN RAIL
ROAD BUILDING IS
FORECAST
Indications that the Great Railroad Interests of the
Northwest are Preparing to Construct Lines and
Extensions which Center in this Section.
Porter Rros. wbo have tbe ooutraot
fosttbo completion of a great portion
of tbe Oregon Trunk line from the
Dalles to Mend are moving their
equipment from Kugene to bend, pre
paratory to the spring work ou the
road south from the latter point. - -
lit .won m Press.
The above circumstauce aloue might
not mean much, but wheu others are
considered It appeara to be of some
importance.
The Pin road has recently tiled a
rwht of way fmm tbe present terminus
at New Meadowa. down the Little Sal
mon to ita mouth. This road is known
to ta owned by tin- Rubber interest
wbo ara also heavy stockholders in
the Hill Hues.
Ry reports recently tiled it is
learned beyond dispute tba' the Pitts
burg and Oilmore la a II ill subsidiary.
It is also kuowu that the Hill people
bave large holdings of Western 1'acitlo
stook. '
The Pittsburg ami Oiimore road
can be connected with tbe Hill system
in Moutaua by the building of a short
stretch from .Aiiusteed down the
Reaver river to Twin Rridgea. Oo
I tbe otbei end it is about 200 miles
from Salmon City down the Salmon
rivar to the mouth of tbe Little Sal
mon and up that tu New Meadows.
From tbe Western PseiUo at Win
oen.ucoa to Ontario is about 200
miles over territory that can be
covsrad very easily.
l-'ioiu I oiid to Ontario practically
all of the difficult territory is now
acres, and where you can have a thick
ly settled community, with all the
udvantagea of cburchet, sohools and
societies, with good roads and the
other advantages of community life
and there are thonsands it people
looking far homes In just auoh a com
munity. Tall tbe people how to get to On
tarlo, other routes are cheaper and
you must ahow tbem wby they ahould
oome this way by telling of the many
advantages jon bave. Learn your
country so yon can tail th;n what
crops do best here and what they can
make out of tbem, what varieties do
best, where the water comes I rum to
irrigate the Und, where vou maiket
your surplus orops whst lands ars
worth and the thousand and one other
little things tbat a settler wants to
know. Pcrtlaud la having ten million
leaflets printed and la going to have
tbem scattered over tbe east, you
should do tbe same thing. Tbey are
not expensive and one should tie en
closed in every letter written east
from this sect urn
Ontario has tbe advantage of having
all the west talking about It now,
how It has the natural advantage ot
location to make a hlg distributee?
point, of : he climate, soli, water slip
ply, progressive people and the rall
roai's thiil are bound to coma here
and you are ncglectlog a great op
portunity la not helping it Hlong.
There arc more boya and girls In
the state university and Agricultural
college from Portland than from all
the other sections of the state, uud
most of tbem are working their way
through. You should organize uud
get tbe boys aod girls Interested In
making aumetbing of themselves, to
Continued on last page
covered by a joint Hoe of the Hill
ami Harrlman aystems and the coo
eei hip can he made at small expense
and in a short time. With these
conned ions the Hill people would
have this state, Montana and Idaho
c.n.uM ted with San rraneleco by a
spleudid system.
'1 In- Western Development company,
of which Louis Hill Is u half owner,
baa opened ofoea In Omaha, enlarged
their offices here and are arrauglng
to handle a large business at this point
this season.
The above and other circutuslauces
indicate that the Hill people are ready
to connect up their aystem at Ontario.
Vou might alao remember that Louis
Hill spent some time at Ontario last
year aud side-stepped receptions at
other cities in this section. He has
large land holdinga here and la also
luterested in Irrigation here, having
no. me,., j the Ontario aud Nyssa ditob.
On tbe otber hand it ia anuounced
tbat tba Oregon Short Line is arraug
lug to start work at once on the bridge
across tbe Suake river ninth of here,
also that tbey will takeover tbe Pay
ette Valley line tbe first of July aud
iu tbe meantime will equip it with
heavy ateel and new rolling stock.
Tbe L'tab Construction company bas
announced that they bave some heavy
contract iu this section to tie com
plete I this year
We believe tlisl Ontario will see
both of these systems strengthening
heir Hues in this valley.
COL. THATCHER TO BE
HERE FRIDA Y AND
SATURDAY
Col. Thatcher, who in devoting his
life to lh building ot hi'lun- will
be in Outarlo Friday and Saturday
mill give talks on the work being done
lo have a highway built through On
tarlo and on to the Columbia river
bsisn by way of Rrngnn and the John
Day valley. This route goes over the
mountains at slow i I and will not
he expensive to build or keep up, at
the same time will reach a good n'0
Hon of the state. Meetings hsve been
held at Jamieou and other points in
this valley.
The Colonel Is n t collecting noy
money, his expenses being paid by
the Auto club.
Re sure and heir him speak at the
school bouse Friday and nt Dreamland
Saturday.
RALPH FARISS
Ralph Farlss, the youthful Califor
nia turn bandit, who has been con
demned to be hanged.
MEXICAN FEDERALS
REACH RAILROAD
Marfa. Tex.-Footsore, ragged al
most fuiniidicii from their three-day
march on foot of U7 miles over a wind
swept mountain road, the 3300 Mexl
can aoldlers and generals routed from
Ojluaga, Mex , by the. rebela, arrived
whence they are to be transported by
nam tu Kurt Rllss, at i:i I'uso. With
them are 1087 women and 300 chll
dren.
The ragged remnant of the Huerta
army, which aought usylum In this
country rather than face possible ex
termination by the rebels, will be for
mally Interned ut I oil Rllas us wards
of the government. They are to be
held Indefinitely on the footing of pris
oners of war. It will he the firm tune
tho American army has been culled
on to shelter, feed and clothe an en
tire division of a foreign army, which
include six dihaiineil generuls.
POMONA GRANGE BOOSTING
THE CORN INDUSTRY HERE
The Pomona grange is organizing
to do some special tioostlng in this
county an. I will olfer prizes for Un
heal sure of coin grown this season.
'1 he secretary, K. R. Conklin, would
like to hear from all persons having
seed corn fur sale. Another matter
the grange Is taking up is the Malheur
irrigation project which was worked
on here several years ago, wheu the
government tried to get tbe people
nit' rested and they could not -ee It
tbat way. With Will K King in a
poaltion to help this county aud his
thorough knowledge of the proposl
tion, the no -inl.i is of the giuuge have
every reseou to believe that it will
be possible to get tbe projeot ttnough.
The Pomona grange held last week
developed the greatest interest ever
shown at a meeting aud they are doing
excelleut work iu promoting mattcis
of vital intci est to tbe count)
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Snow is Too Heavy And
Rabbits Would Not Drive
Good Crowd Out
The rabbit drive on Sunday was a
failure mo far m the driving ot rutihitfl
was concerned, the deep, wet snow
being too much for them und they
would not travel. For sport, tho
boys did not Isck and they enjoyed
the outing very much. A few of them
got bucked olf ami some of llieui
ciuu.Mii rabbits and hulldogged them.
Most of those who attended were oo
horseback and it was no trouble to
run the rabbits down. If dogs and
had been taken along there would
bava been quite m slaughter as the
rabbits are there and the dog would
have hail no tronblc in catching them.
Another drive will be arranged
I itei. when tne snow Is gone and it la
thought many hundreds can he drivers
from the bllle to oralis The settlers
In that section bad moat of tbelr crops
destroyed by tbe pests last summer
and aic unxioui tu bave tbe supply
out dowo.
REMODELING OE THE GARTER
HOUSE GOING AHEAD RAPIDLY
The work of reconstructing the Car
It r house bas progie-seil sufficiently to
permit the Ixir to lie moved Into thw
room formerly occupied by Loula
Hurtle's in i r be i shop. The coutrurtnr
la now busy preparing the old bar
room mid hallway for the lobby by
tearing out the partition aod maklug
other Improvements.
A room has been titled up In front
of the bar for a cigar stand and the
general appearance la much unproved.
Oood In. ut h. i y Is being tuadc in the
installing of hath roouiN, plastering
and Mulshing up the sleeping rooma
and Iu .ii langing for the new kitchen
aud dining r. .oin.
VALE WINS EROM ONTARIO
IN BASKET BALL CAME
The Ontario high school basket bait
team went to Vnle Friday evening for
a gums with tbe high school team
thou. Tbe acora waa 12 to l.'l in
favor ot Vule. The boys say tbat therw
whs ous too mauy iu the Vale team
for them, but it whs their fault for
allowing them the umpire
There will be a game between tb
Ontario ami Nyssa team Friduy even
ing. The boys are gettlug sume ex
p ilem n this season and making ex
cellent showings fur their Ural year
at tbe game.
WILLOW CREEK RANCHER
IS INJURED IN RUNAWAY
William Allen, a iitnchci mi upper
Willow and above the Cow Valley
country, had bis arm Inoken aud
chest badly hurt early last week Ills
team rau away ami Mi. Allen was
tliiowu out. Dr. K. O. l'ayne. of Ou
tturn .dli'iiiiei! him ami It is uot
kuown how hadly iniured lie may he.
though appearances ludicale internal
injuries about the chest. Knterprisc
NYSSA MAN PURCHASES AN
INTEREST IN FORD GARAGE
Thomas Coward, of Nyssa, has pur
chased a half interest iu the Cord
Oarage. The uompauy las added an
agency for tbe Overland oar, covering
this county snd the Payette valley.
Tbe Ford people will mauufacturu
2110,000 uars for the trade this year
uud the Overland people about aO.000.
Mi. 'Coward is well known lu tins
section aud has many friends who
will see that he receives a fair share
of the auto busluess.