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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1914)
ISTARIO The Future Metropolis of Eastern Oregon P Sample Copy The Banner Wool Market for the Interior of Oregon Ontario Argus hadflin ireiHK trU na tircum- L. Watch us grow mm (Mtwtia tm. The Produce from 15,000,000 acres is marketed from On tario each year Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. kuME XVIII ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1914. NO. 43 ote for Ontario and Receive a New Court House Free bte for Vale and be Taxed for a new $200,000 Court House RE IS A BOND THAT SETTLES THE QUESTION AS TO WHAT ONTARIO CAN AND WILL DO REGARDING A COURT HOUSE jrty Business Men Sign an Obligation Binding Themselves to See That the New Court House is Built Free of all Cost to Malheur County. )K OVER THE LIST AND SEE THE NAMES OE ONTARIO'S LEADING BUSINESS MEN BEHIND IT it More Could Ontario Do to Show Her Good Faith to Every Voter in the County, That She Can and Will Do Everything that She Has Pledged and Obligated Herself to the Voters of Malheur County. THIS BOND, LOOK OVER THOSE NAMES. THEN VOTE FOR ONTARIO AND SAVE THE TAXPAYERS COST OE NEW BUILDING 0W ALL MEN BY THKSK PRESENTS: That We. the underlined, J. R. aliy, A. L. Cockmm, W. M. Doollttle, David WlUon. H. C. Whltworth, Uoyor, E. A. Frater, H. H. Whitney, A. L. 8prou), t R. Emlson, A. W. , W. E. Lees, R. O. Payne. W. T. Lampkln. M. E. Haln. J. T. McNulty, H. Lcombe, M. E. Newton, Jan. A. Lackey, L. 0. McCoy, W. J. Weeae, R. W. J. O. Kid.!. H. i. Poortnan, H. L. Peterson, W. W. Letaon, Harry B. U, B. C. Va-PwHo. A. J. (Hover, J. R. Gregg, Ttaes. It Ooward. Jacob nx. G. L. King. A. M lackey, W. F. (Ionian. F. E. Everhart Itay Wllaon, Mooren and 8. F. Taylor, being each and all realdenta ami taxpayers i County and State hereinafter named, are held and firmly boiiud Malheur County, a municipal corporation, of the State of Oregon, in a iuni of money aa may hereafter be found necessary to carry out each, ind all of the promises, convenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. tor tbo payment of which aald sum of money, well aud truly to be made, lud ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, y, and severally , firmly by these presents; ilod with our seals and dated this 18th day of October, 1914. condition of thla obligation la such that whereaa the question of the Mil uf thd countv seat of Malheur County. Oregon, from the city of Vale, Mat location, to The City of Ontario, has been duly submitted to the ra of iitd rountv bv order of the County Court of the State of Oregon h County of Malheur, and aald question is to be voted upon by electors at the neit General Election to be held on November 3rd, m ; i whereas, the said City of Ontario, Oregon, and her cltlsena promise uree to and with aald Malheur County. Oregon, and with the public irge in aald County, that If said County seat of Malheur County be removed to The Cltv of Ontario. Oregon, as a result of said election. Mid City of Ontario, and ber cltlxena, will give and donate to Malheur ty, Oregon, free of any and all charge, the court house hereinafter rtbed, together with a suitable and conveniently situated tract or kd In said city 266 feet long by 250 feet wide aa a site for said building, ill also without cost or expense to said county remove all the records, furniture, tell and fixturea from the preaent court house of said ly and properly Install the same In said new court house building; whereas, the aald City of Ontario, Oregon and her cltixens nave to b nreuired bv Messrs Tourtellotte ft Hummel, architects, of Idaho nirtiirea nlans. specifications and drawings of said proposed court house, and have published the same In the newspapera of aald ly, and caused the same to be circulated among tne people generally oi co.mtv nH . ronv of which mild pictures, plans, specifications and lngs are filed with the county crelk of Malheur County, Oregon, to- ir with thia bond and undertaking; d hHr. tii. ohiuora herein, desire to guarantee Malheur County. Ore- nd .he public at large of aald county, that the aforesaid promises and iments of The City of Ontario. Oregon, and her citizens, win oe wen faithfully carried out without any expense to Malheur county or me Wers thereof; w. therefore, we, the above named obligors, in consideration of the lUes. and of the benefits that will flow to the city of Ontario and to lives individually by increased business and enhancement of our property itlona In aald city, do hereby Jointly and severally undertake, promUe Mree to nH with Malheur County. Oregon, and the public at large In unt, that If the county seat of said County shall be removed from to Ontario as a reault of the election to be held on said question on "ber 3rd. 1914, that said city of Ontario, Oregon, and her cltixens upon en. '" " .....i fi.ii., ,ii..n.,iii...i that aald removal Is to be made, m a "' uiuicij BUU (1UHI1 www. ..... - immediately and at their own expenae procure aald court house site In Mo, Oregon, and diligently construct, build and flnlsn in a goou uuu nanlike manner thereon a new court house building in aceoraauie -.. Sid -- .... .,ni.iinn. and drawings as prepared by said ftects and now on file with thla bond with the county clerk of said county 111 thereupon deed and convey said site and aald court bouse by proper uty deed free of all Incumbrances to Malheur County, Oregon, without t and iihA.it .. a, ..i4 niu hut aa a donation thereto, and will Ubon tk. ....i.ii .. u k.. limine ri.niiw all of the records, files. tore aud fixtures and Jail from the old court house building at Vale, m to the new court house building at Ontario, Oregon and properi m tne same In said new court house building, ready for the use and oecup- Of the nxn.t. la i . u ...t. .11 without any roat or expei.se to '-nil. IMIIIIUIS Ol IMIIU WJUUfcJ, ' - county but entirely at the expense of Ontario and her cltixens; an- if said u' Ontario, Oregon, and her cltixens, shall upon removal mereio u; 'ounty seat well and truly keep and perform all of .be promises couven- ants and conditions set forth In this undertaking and encumbent upon snld city of Ontario o be kept and performed, th -i this o:i'itntloii shall be void and of no effect; but otherwise said obligation shall remain and be in full force and effect in law, and Malheur County, Oregon, shall have a good and lawful right to recover off and from the obligors herein all cost, expense, loss and damage to which aald county may of shall be put by reason of the failure or neglect of the City of Ontario, Oregon, and her cltixens, to well and truly keep and perform all of the promises, convenants and conditions set forth In this bond and encumbent upon said city to be kept and per formed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereupto set our hands and seala tho day and year first above written. All signatures witnessed by W. W. Wood C. W. Piatt E. A. Van Petten (Seal) J. K. Blackabl (8eal) A. L. Cockrum (Seal) ' W. H. Doollttle (Seal) David Wllaon (Seal) H. C. Whltworth (Seal) 1 H. C. Boyer (Seal) E. v Frascr (Seal) H. II. Whitney (Seal) A. L. Sproul (Seal) C. R. Emlson (Seal) A. W. Trow (Seal) W. E. Lees (Seal) R. O. Payne (Seal) W. T. Lampkln (Seal) M. E, Bain (Seal) J. T. McNulty (Seal) H. Witbycombe (Seal) M. E. Newton (Seal) Jas. A. Lackey (Seal) I.. O. McCoy (Seal) W. J. Weese (Seal) . W. Jones (Seal) J. P. Kldd (Seal) H. L. Poorman (Seal) H. L. Peterson (Seal) W. W. Letson (Seal) Harry U. Grauel (Heal) E. A. Van Petten (Seal) A. J. Olover (8eal) J. R. Oregg (Seal) Thos. Coward (Seal) J. Prlnzlug (Seal) ..,, G. la King (Seal) A. M. Lackey (Seal) W. F. Homan (Seal) F. E. Everhart (Seal) , Ray Wllaon (Seal) T. H. Moore (Seal) 8. F. Taylor (Seal) Filed October 20th, 1914. John P. Houston, Clerk. By A. Moody, Deputy. STATE OF OREGON. COUNTY OF MALHEUR. I, John P. Houaton, County Clerk and Clerk of the County Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing copy of Bond has been by me compared with the original, and that it la a correct trans cript therefrom and of the whole of such original Bond as the same appears on file at my office and In my office and In my custody. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto aet my hand and affixed the seal of said Court thla 20th day of October, 1914. JOHN P. HOUSTON, Clerk. By A. Moody, .. Deputy. . r The issue is squarley made, and the fact is generally conceded that the tax payers and voters of Malheur county will by their votes on November 3, decide whether or not they will vote for Ontario, and receive a new court house free, or vote for Vale and be taxed for a $200,000 court house. All other questions and controversities in this campaign have been eliminated. At the beginning of the campaign Vale made the claim and tried to convince the voters that the town of Ontario would not and could not build ami donate to Malheur county a new court house. They said that the people of Ontario would not vote to bond the town to build a court house. They Haul that if bonda were voted that Ontario could not sell them, as no one would buy the bonds. They said if an attempted sale was made, that the town would be enjoined from issuing the bonds because the same were illegal. They said that if the court house prnpoaed by Ontario was started that it would never be completed by Ontario, and that the taxpayers of the county would eventually have to com plete It. They made all these and many other arguments, but these have been settled. The people of Ontario did almost unanimously vote bonds to build a court house. No objection was made to offering the bonds for sale, and tho bonda were sold for cash, and that cash is now on hsnd ready to be applied to building a court house the next morning after the election. As a further guaranty that the people nf Ontario will do aa they have promised to do, a number of the lead ing cltixens of Ontario have made and filed with the County Clerk of Malheur county a good and sufficient bond, guaranteeing that all the pledges made by Ontario shall be fulfilled. Therefore we can truthfully say that all questions and controversies raised by the Vale people have been settled, except the ques tion of "Shall you vote for Ontario and receive a new court house free, or voto for Vale and be taxed for a new $200,000 court house." Malheur county will have a new court house. It must have a new court house. Which shall it be, a new court house free to the taxpayers, or one paid for by the taxpayers to tho tune of $200,000. Again we say: VOTE FOR ONTARIO AND RECEIVE A NEW COURT HOUSE FREE OR VOTE FOR VALE AND BE TAXED FOR A NEW $200,000 COURT HOUSE. A DOCUMENT FILED Al VALE IN 1901 HAS QUITE A BEARING ON PRESENT SITUATION Does Not Bear Out the Contention of the Vale People In Several Respects of Much Importance. The Vale Enterprise and the circulars issued by the Vale Chamber of Com merce under title of "Taxpayers League", among other things, makes the state ment that: VALE CITIZENS ERECTED THE PRESENT COURT HOUSE. THE COST OF THE BUILDING, ready for furniture and office fixtures. WAS $12,.M)0, ALL DONATED BY "GENEROUS VALE CITIZENS". The falsity of these statements made by the Taxpayers League, headed by M. G. Hoie of Vale, is best proven by the petition, which is on file in the County Clerk' oilice at Vale, and which is signed by M. G. Hope, I. W. HoM and other bankers and interested cltixens of Vale, who are conspictuous as the champions of Vale in the county seat fight. This petition recites that the "generous Vale citizens" who had promised to donate a court house to the county, in consideration "f the people of the county, leaving the county seat at Vale, put up some stone walls, claimed by them to have cost $8,000, and after leaving them in that shape for several years, hsd the temerity to request the county to finish the building, at a cost of $3,000, as estimated by them, and the county was thereby compelled to build what the Vale citizens had promised the county they would donate to it. As the "generous Vale citizens" only spent $6,000.00 in labor and material on the stone wall shell, according to their own figures, then the county must have been mulcted for the balance of the cost, as claimed by these same Vale citizens, to the extent of $7,000.00, for the furnishing of the building alone. Here Is a copy of the etition, filed with the County Clerk of Malheur County on May 11th 1901, signed by some of the same men who have sent out the above-quoted state -ment broadcast throughout the county, to create the impression that Vale citis ena have been usually charitable to the county, and at the same time to make it appear that the preaent courthouse is worth several times more than it actually is: IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON, FOR MALHEUR COUNTY. To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners: Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, your petitioners respectfully represent that the committee heretofore chosen by the citizens of Malheur Comity to solicit funds and expend the same for the erection and building ef a court houso UKn the county property on the court house squure in the town of Vale; said committee reports as follows: That said building has been erected to the height of 30 feet, with a stone wall 18 inches thick, and 60x80, with door casing and window casing in both stories, together with the joists for each Moor; and nearly enough studding for all tho partitions, in place, at an expenditure of about $6, 000. The cpmmittee has usad all of its ready means which was subscribed for that purpose; there may be a few dollars more provided these subscription arc fully paid; whatever that sum may be. It is the purpose of the committee to present that to the county for the purpose of defraying the expenses of completing the suilding. The contractor haa been fully paid, and there is no indebtedness against the building at the present time. Therefore, we your petitioners, respectfully ask that your honorable body at once make provisions for the completion of the same; at a cost not to exceed $3,000.00. And we urge aa a further reason, that if the walls are left as they now stand, wholly unprotected, in a short time their value will be greatly depre ciated. Hoping that you will take immediate adien on this, we remain, youra, Signed M. G. Hope, I. W. Hope, W. W. Caviness, f, M. Vines, J. S. Edwards, and many other Vale citizens. This.document is not an invention for campaign purposes, but is part of tho Cyunty Records and can be found in the County Clerk's oilice under tiling dale of May 11th, 1901. (Seal) Should the welfare of eighty per 'nt of the people be considered or that of twenty per cent. Do you prefer the old court home at Vale or a modern bulldiiiK at On tarl with ample vault room to protutl your records. 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