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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1914)
ONTARIO The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of " EASTERN OREGON The Ontario Argus leads in Proline. merit, and Circula tion. Watch us jjrow fflte wmlmi mm The Produce from 15,000.000 acres is marketed from On tario each year Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. VOLUMK XVII ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 29. 1914. NO. 5 EDITOR SHEPARD PRE PARES AN INTERESTING Paper For Meeting of Idaho State Horticultural Association A I 'ikji h but vi v interesting pn per on "llrifktmt unit liniiiets, ' prepared I i K. II Hhepard. editor of Better Fruit, of lloorl (iver, wa mil by M. J. Minify at the meeting of the 1.1. ill. i Slate Horticultural meet inn. Mr. Hhepard urges diversified fanning for the fruit growers, inch M poultiy, bogs, truck gardening, etc. Kven fruit grower should have n tlook ofohlnkent, n dairy cow or two. ome bog," mill Mr. HbepHrrl. "Sixty four different by products can le made of (be apple. Clean cultivation in orchards ia tabooed "Hood Hirer bus beau sending bwbt eoob year $60,000 for butter, which the fruit growere could eaally aava by keeping onwa. "Half the prutlta nf the fruit a row ra la apent for butter, eggs, meat, ate, which they could aave to tuem solve by carrying on proper dlveral ii' i farming. "Cooperation of the fruit growera aa exenipl tiled by tba North Pacific l-'niii diatnhutora la highly com manded. The ancceaa of tha fruit growara llaa iu cooperation,' aald Mr. Shepard. "Tha appla producer of the nortlv wvat have been getting only 20 par cent of what tba eastern oouaumer paya for tha northwestern fruit. "In the oaxt tau yaara there will bu about 'J.'.11 in. ucrea nf tipple Iu (tearing in the northwaat. In tba eaat there ara 10,000,000 leaa apple tree than IU year ago. The de oreaae of apple traea iu the cet la otftet by the Inoroaae in the north weal. "Distribution, Is of vast Importance to the apple growera of the uorthweat "The Panama caual will give to the northwest growera lower freight ratea to the foreign ualloua, "Uurope poiuU the way to the great advantage of uorperatlon among the I'.i Tii.. farmer ot Kurope are prospermia a a reault of cooper tlon. The uorthwevt fruit gower are having a proper atari In the organ i i tlou of the Nortbweat Fruit 1)1. tri butor. "Hy prnpar coop iratlon tha north weat cau be mad ttia richast country lo the world. " MR. BOYER VISITS JUNTURA AND OTHER INTERIOR POINTS Cltlf Hover wit ti) iu the Interior lat week looking over the situation ami proMpecta for trade mi I tiellevcs there will be some trade tbi eaaon. The Juuttira people are mucl in need of a road to Drcusey and Illi nois iu the (irouud, but there seema to be a shortage in the I nude jf the ciiituly for new roads. 'Hint Heel Ion had good Crop of i'K' table ttud giaiu this year and the large number of men employed on the rail road ha made a market lor all they hare. Sett lei. i are going iu test mid the lands are beiug tiled ou I y men i who will .i ake their bomea there. Altogether there la a good feeliug among the people and buaiueaa condt tlon are good. REBEKAH LODGE HAS BANQUET -INSTALLATION OF OFEICERS At the Inst regular meeting of Peat rice Itetickah Lodge No. 82. I. O. 0 K. Mra Kmily Pogue I). P. installed the following ottieer for the euuing term N (J Mr.. Clara Morton; V, i. Mis ileriit-i Sears, Kecording Sec. , Mr, iiattle Drpe)Ti financial Sec., Mrs. Daisy kiiil.eit.nl; tieu-n.-i Mrs. Li.ie Purcell, Wardeu, Mrs. Winuie Ulvtn; Conductor, Mrs. l.mi Mogan; 1. S. Mrs. Mary Crooiu; l). S. Mm. Mary Jones; K. S. N .., Mr. Kmily Pogue, L S N .(.. Mis. UN boyd 1! S. V. (!.. Mra. Alice Carlile; L. S. YC... Mrs. Mary Lyella; Chaplain. Mrs. A. Jobnsou. PAYETTE Y. M. C A. IS BURNED DOWN ON MONDA Y The Y. M. C. A. building u Payette, waa entirely destroyed by lire which began at 7 o'clock Monday morning ami continued to burn until tlm line building waa a total wreck. The lire la supposed to bare caught from the furnace na the lower unit nf the building waa lilted with amoke when the tire wns tlrat discovered and the tlame spit-ad so rapidly that those who had rooniH In the huiMtng were forced in jump from tha wludowa or escape by tyiug their bed clothing and pel -'iinil clothing tngelher to aervj aa ropes. The building coat, when uew, -.Is, 000. It waa inaured for 17800 wnlch la juat enough to pay the indebtedeas fit ill outataudlng. DISTRICT ATTORNEY AFTER TAMMANY Chief Murphy's Bank Accounts to Be Investigated by Whitman. New York. The Tammany dough bag la being opened and Ita rontenia examined. Not alnee William Suiter, Impeached ami removed from office na governor, flrat charged that Charles II. Murphy threatened and then wreck ed IiIh admliilatratlon, have political circle been ao atlrred aa they were following the announcement that Dis trict Attorney Whitman waa Investl gatliig the "chief's" bank nccoun'a. Following the trial of graft unearthed In connection with the awarding of highway and barge canal contract. Whitman la now seeking to drive atralght Into Tammany Hall. It la even aald that Murphy's peraonal lib erty la threatened S11I..T Ii.ih ii .oil) come forward aa a iltul force In iismuuIi again! corrup tlon. An Inquiry Is to be made Into the Impeachment proceedings which resulted I i the removal of Sulzcr I'n t .1 in railroads, It la alleged, had a money interest 111 the Impeachment and Sillier has furnished Whitman with a nuiHH of documentary evidence I'nlted Slates Senator O (ionium la Hcheduled to take the Htand ill the lokl I'oe hearillgH ou the graft. "If he back Sulzer, the chief's a goner," was the remark heard more than once, even among Tamilian) ln.n ea ALBERT J. JENNINGS Albert J. Jennings, former train robber and ex convict, who has start ed a campaign for governor of Okla home. RAILROAD COMMISSION WILL NOT REDUCE TRAIN SERVICE The Kailroad Commission baa de clined the request of tbe tJ. S. 1.. company for authority to reduce the train service between Valeaud Brogan from daily to three times a week, ami has also refused to permit the leduc tion on tbe Homestead branch betueen IJuutingtou and iiobinette. The com i any will Inciease the train service to lioiuedale to three times u week, oommeeiiig April lat. . V 4 -set v tJaW L $ jtfjm ""?' I - " VbBH i 5. ONTARIO TO BE ON THECO'VOSS v KAS' y TERN STOCK HAH- GREAT NATIONAL HIGH W A Y Col. Thatcher Makes Good Road Talks in this Section And Is Instrumental in Organizing a Good Roads Club in This City. (Jo). Thi'te' er. who ha been t atel- lug over the Tiled States for the past eleven yeara preaching the doc trine ot good roads and ptihlln high- wave, reached thia section last week and bus been busy teaching the people the many advantages to he gained by having road that cau be traveled at all reasons of the year. Tbe Colonel spoke at Cairo on Thursday evening and was requested tn come back Mouday and give them another talk On Friday afternoon he spoke In tlie high -eh. . I and In the evening at I '! inilaii'l and again on Saturday Mile ilium. In the evening be held a meeting in tbe Commercial club room and organized adood liosds club with t'i.1. Cockruiu In command. The principal object of tbeac i luga was to lntret the people in the national highway which la to be built through from New Vork to Portland, through Ontario. There are maoy blanches of Ibis ruad one going to Welser up the Welser river on to Lcwlston and acoouectiou with a road that will reach Belittle. Aleo a branch tbrough here to California. Tbe main highway will go through Hi .-.-. I. noiiet i New Plymouth, h nut land. Ontario, Jameson. Urugan and on to Prairie City, then down the John Day valley to the Dalles, where it will connect with a highway into Portland. This la cou-idered a very desirable route beoause of tbe gradea encountered, there being but one low divide to croa from here west and It will be a cut of IU I miles from the present rell line to Portland. COLONEL THATCHER Thv Good Roads Advovatv of National Fame MS 'N . ' aV- 4. HLl ' K j This main highway la to be built by the government and the people are urged to use their every influence with the represeutatlvea in Cnngreaa to have measure paaaed providing for its con structloo. , The building of thl hlgbwav will altmulat road building and all the country through which it paaei will bare an object lessson in what good road mean to a section There was a measure passed by the last legislature providing for counties to Issue bonds to build highways and many of them are taking advantage of It. Theae bonds are long time ones and "III not be paid uutll tbe country la settled up. wben there will be many times the present number ot Inhabitant to asalst In tbe paying for tbe roads, Another meeeting will he held here on Monday evening at the rooms ot the Commercial club and a full bouse la desired. Mr. Wright, who la here from WYn.it. In- Wash., vllsting Ins son, eaya tfcat Colonel Thatcher dl ! them a world of good In that aection and showed tliHiu how to build a line road Into Seattle, using an old railroad grade over the mountains. Toe coat of tbeae roads fall mostly on the rail roads and towna along the lines, tbe farmers payiug only a small per oetit of the cost Through Colonel Thatcher there was au eighty unh n dollar bond issue In Ohio for good rnada If you have not beard tbe Colonel peak be sure and attend tbe meeting nest Monday evening, i I 1 III BBBBsi TBI KBTS GOOD Charles Kenyon and Maker Hall are home from a trip east it M I shipment of shop. fffetf caught the market fair and realized good prices for their stutr, which was prime. The I. mines.. men they talked with predicted an early resumption ot business when the new administration got through with their new immure The new banking law was enmmen led. I.nt the delay In getting It started seemed to te irritating everyone. The proposal to change the law regulating big business was upsetting conditions. Men with monev are not going to try tn do anything until legislation is settled. They would much rather take a vacation and have tbeir factories Idle than do business on a losing or uncertain nasi. NORTHWEST SUFFERS DAMAGE DY STORM Tcrrifflc Gale Visits Northwest and Wind Redchcs Hlqhest Velocity xperlemed tor Years. 1'ortliiml.- canning Injury to mem bera of at least one family at Tacoma, wrecking small htilldlnga ami damag lug large ones; killing livestock In at least one locality, leading to one rail road wreck and minor trouble In prac tlcally every district of Oregon and Washington, the gale of Sunday and early Mouday waa one of the worat 'blows" that has ever been experienc ed in the Pacific Northwest. A big gravity pipeline at Tacoma gave way. flooding a large area, wreck lug four house and Injuring three per aoti Scxcral othera had narrow ea capes from the rushing waters, which carried away their homes Trains on three i .nlio.ul. were held up about seen hours by the Hood At Maker, Or. the courthouse and a factory were damaged, while one house was lifted from Iih wouhdatlnn ami set down on another lot. Wires were damaged, tree snapped off and smaller IuiIIiIIiu-.h ra.eil Kaiiclicis in MirloiiH sections were affected by the storm, some losing lui, which was blown away, while Ii lit land grain of othera waa blown from the ground Numerous towns report small bullil lugs damaged, some destroyed, while heai) rains or light showers follow e, HM cale. JAMES C. GILMORE James C Gilmore, president of the new Federal Baseball League, which will fiflht the National and American Leagues. GRANTED BY 1 Hi COURT AT VALE Jennie Movh fioinj h, w. Herat, Aluietei Stevens fiom . T. steiens Ada i uii. II from William A Carroll. Joseph A. ' ouley fn.in Anna M t'oley. Lizzie J. Mustard from James Mustard. MnllieL. Sk. Itlng tou fiom Nelson J. SkcllliisMiiii .ml custody of child. Minnie J. Itarnelt from Noru.au K. Uamett. I , i i asraii aatyiv mtr d: ) I JCB aaalfaC H i fc 1 jBHBL " ' il!aBsaaWBswlBr - it Pir''"'',v.'" i ORCHARD ACREAGE IS MAKING BIG INCREASE (irowers Should Build Eva porator And Take Care of Culls. A few years ago there wai hardly m hundred actes of orchard In this whole county ami at present there are some 6000 acre of tree of all ages. There are 700 acres on the Dead Ox Plat, about ..00 In the Hlg Henri ami Owyhee sections, 2)00 acres from Nyssa north to the Malheui river and over MOO on Willow creek. There are several email orchard scattered over the county, but that about oovera all the oommcrcial or chards planted so far. About IMM acre of these will tie In bearing this year and before all the others reach a bearing age there will be several thouaud acre more of young tie,. , planted llmgrnweia ahould get together and have evaporator built to handle tbe cull and organize for the -tab liNhlugof tin ifnrin grade and pack. It will he too late when the apples are ready to haiveat ami market. FROM LEWISTON TO SAN FRANCISCO 8Y WATER Last week superintendent of water line. K. Ii. 1 1 odd nf the O. W. I; A N. corrpany made the a imuncement that during the Panama exposition at Hau Prannlaco In 11)15, all water excursion would be run from l.ewla tuii to Sau Pranclsoo Id IDUi Tbe distance irotn LewUton tn deep water la approximately 500 tullee where connect Idim will i., made by the in steamer of the company. The operation of the river boat through to ocean tide will b due to tbe com plet ion next year of the caual at Celllo on the Columbia, a work that up to this date has entailed an outlay of approximately 700.000. Already plana are receiving attention for or ganizug excuialoii partlea at l.ewlatnu to make this dip, which la planned Will be made at soma date in .limn 1914V The above la of especial ititcielsl to the people of this section a It maika another slun lenlnf id the dl lance to navigable water. Itefore many war boat will be going troiii Outarlo to Portland and fit i .In iHfe will be a liacllou ot what tin) tire nun. TO OFFER PRIZES TO CORN CROWERS OF THIS SECTION The ilrwotora of the Cummcrciul Cluh held I meeting We,neduy alfer iionn and tnok iu two uew member. A committee Iihii the Pi umno. grauge, consisting of ,1. II QibaOa and A. Ii. Kingman, met t-.nl, th illiectiis and asked lion indorsement. "f a I I'll to get Hie tanners lotei iu rinsing corn. The propMltlM Is to In nb t ! countiy into d i-t i lets and oiler ii i , lor the best coin. The dtsl'lcts ate to le (alio. KfMd, Itig lleiid, alo Hinl Willow en.ek, Deii'l (l I'lal and the PttM He Valley. I I, el. .Mil c.iiiiti sie.htake inI- ami d lair lot UIe for liest acre, best Imi-IhI and I'l.-t ears, also on 4ai lelles. 'I lie member of the I'oiiioiim Xmsb tin- coi,nialioi. of V'hIc and Vssa I nun. nil. I olubs in the ina. ment lo make this a corn COnntf. It has 1 ' M i I ' .1' If di inoustial. , -.m.mI coin will do lor a cnmmonit and tin giange is to l, coiiiinen d. d lor taking up thl nni k EMPIRE I IIMRFR CflHPANV BUYS YARDS AT NYSSA l'he Kinpire I iimt.cr comiaui has pilicliascd till entile stick .lid a sonal propeily ,.t the Oregon Main. Lumber c paiiy ot Nyssa. ot which Hula 1 1 Vii ( llaa was I lie i lii i t .1 .', n cr. I iider tbe Jmaiiagemenl Jit Hilly '1. ! lam Ir. the lalsilic.s of the Kllldre l.umlier I'liniiaii', has laieu steadli increasng and now has oue of the test equipped yard in this Neotiuu.