ONTARIO
The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of "
EASTERN OREGON
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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.
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-set v tJaW
L $ jtfjm ""?'
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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
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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
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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.
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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.