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Jewelry Should be purchased from your home jew eler who stands ready at all times to make it good. We have the late pat terns and standard makes to select from. Official watch man for the railroads of thin acction. W. W. LETSON, ONTARIO. OREtiON. G. L. GREGG Auctioneer My 30 yearn experience in this line given me full confidence in my ability to give you firnt class service. Dates can be arranged at this office or at Weiser. All I ask ia one aale to prove my ability. Reference: Chaa. Young, Fruitland. Idaho. Phone 91, WEISER, IDAHO. Louis C. Melvii Physician & BUMJMM OmCK WITH DR.POOUE OVKR POSTOFFICK ONTARIO, OREGON Dr. W. O. Howe DENTIST Telephone No. 732 Flrat National Hank HldK DRS. PRIMING & WEESE Ontario, Oregon Office in New Wilson Block. DK. D. C. BRETT DENTIST Office 2nd door eaat of Ontario Phar macy on Nevada Avenue Near R. R Depot Mcculloch, & wood LAWYER8 Roomi 1-2-8 Firat Nat'l Bank MMg. Ontario, Oregon OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS Dm Hakiukt Seam Dh. I'ai'i.imc liBARa Graduate American School of Os teopathy, Kirksville, Mo. Wilaon Block Telephone. lMjBlk. H. H. WHITNEY PHYSICIAN and BURGEON Office In I. O. O. F. Bldg., Ontario, . Oregon REX MARQUIS STOCK IM8PKCTUK OK MALHEUR COUNTY DEPUTIES- Emery Cole, Brojcsn. W. H Cecil, Ontario. Bert High. Yale. C. C. Morton. Old 'a Ferry. N. O. White, Weiaer Bridge. J E. Holly, Riverview Abe I -iinv. Jordan Valley. Joe BankofTer, McDermitt J. Boy dell. Nyasa W H. MoWilliaina. Jnntura Wm Kine, Harper I, M. Seaward, Ontario Bridge C. MC60NA6ILL ATTORNEY AT LAW Will Practice in all Courts NoUrv Public. Office over Poatoffice Transfer. Baggage and Express Meet All Trains JOHN LANDINGHAM D. B. GOLGORD. M. D. Office in New Wilson Block (Continued from Page Three) Present Vault too Small. Question. Is the Court House and vaults at Vale large enough for the needs of the county at the present time? Answer. No. The vault Is very small and Is now full and crowded with recorda. The taxroll and many of the other records are left out In the open offices because there is not room for them In the vault. Such recorda might easily be destroyed If the building should take fire. The treasurer has his office in the aame room as the sheriff, and In many other ways the building is to small. An Expensive Lawn. Question. How much money has the lawn and trees at the court house at Vale cost the taxpayer of the county7 Answer. The newspaper in that city claims that It took ten years time and much expense to grow the lawn ami trees, it Is safe to say that It has cost $5000.00. With proper soil the same results could be produced In a single season, and at a trifling expense. Money has paid for wells and gaa engine pumping plants. Vale Wants You to Build $200,000 House Question. If the taxpayers do not accept Ontario's offer to donate a court house to the county, how long will It be before they will have to pay for one? Answer. Probably some one or Vale think the opportunity Is ripe. They insist that a suitable Court house can not be built for less than $150,000 to $200,000. Hence when the time comes the taxpayers of the county can be certain that Vale will attempt to Inflict a building of that cost upon them. How Long Will it Last? Question. How long will the court house which Ontario proposes to donate be sufficient to accommodate the business of tho County. Answer. The proposed building Is very substantial, and Is thoroughly modern and convenient In every respect. It has about twice tho floor space of the present court house, and several times as much vault room and storage space. Large and commodlus offices arc provided for each county official. The building mill be sufficient for all the needs of the county for the next fortv years. Not Charity, But Business. Question, la a town so small and weak that Its very existence depends entirety upon the location of the county seat therein, a suitable place for a county teat? Answer. No. In such a town the value of the county property Is continu ally decreasing Instead of Increasing There Is no tendency to built up sultablo and proper accommodations In auch a town for tho benefit of the public having county business to transact. No town has a right to ask tho taxpayers of the county to continually prop It up. I. 1 V 1 Ik i mreiv a nusiness rroposuion Question. Is the attempt of Ontario to procure the county seat an attempt to ruin and destroy Vale, and la It morally wrong to ask tho taxpayers to make the removal T Answer. No. It la purely a matter of business competition between two; cities. It Is the aame thing as though a new merchant should come to Vale and open up a store. To a certain extent he would absorb some of the business of the old merchants, and thereby Injure them; but no one could say that he waa doing anything wrong, or deny his right to build up a good busi ness at the expense of the other merchants. The same thing would be true If another lawyer or doctor should locate in Vale and start to practice. Ontario has exactly the same right to compete for the county seat. Be sides the county seat belongs to the taxpayers of the county and not to Vale or mi other city. When sixty per cent., of the owners destro to remove the county seat to some other location they have both a legal and moral right to do so. Those who located In Vale and went Into business there knew ail of these things, and simply took a business risk and chance on ' the county aeat always being located at Vale. If they failed to rightly judge the future there Is no one to blame for their poor Judgment; nor can they i justly ask the taxpayera to leave the county aeat at Vale on that account, and eventually become taxed for a $160,000 court house to satisfy Vale's Ideals of a proper court house. It is Perfectly Legal. Question. Does the City Charter of Ontario permit the city to erect a court house and donate the aame to the public? Answer. The city can legally do this under the powers contained In Its charter. This charter was legally adopted by vote of the people of the city. Under it the city council has such powers as are directly given In the charter, and also auch Implied powers as are necessary to carry Into effect Its provisions. Section 81 of the Charter provldea among other things that the Council ahall have power to provide for the erection of a city Jail, and any other public buildings for the uae of the city or public. It not a court house a public building for the uae of the public? The Charter Provision. Section IIS, of the Charter provldea: "Power and authority la hereby given to the Council and the said council Is hereby authorised to borrow money on the faith of the city, to loan the credit thereof, or both, and to that end to provide for the Issuance of bonds and warrants for any purpose, which. In the judgment of the council Is beneficial to the interests of said city, and to designate the manner and time for the payment thereof and the Interest thereon; etc." ONTARIO GIVES MILLION DOLLAR BOND TO MALHEUR COUNTY Ontario Votes and Sells $30,000 Bonds Ontario Has the $30,000 in Caah in the Banks. Ontario Gives a Bond to Malheur County With One Million Dollars Worth of Security Behind it to Guarantee the Building of the County Court House and to Protect the Taxpayers That it Will Not Cost Them One Cent Can Ontario Do Any More to Show Good Faith? KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We, the undersigned, J. R. Blackaby, A. L. Cockrum, W. H. Doollttle, David Wilson, H. C. Wbltwortb, H. C. Boyer. E. A. Fraaer, H. H. Whitney, A. L. Sproul, C. R. Kmison, A. W. Trow, W. E. Lees, R. O. Payne, W. T. Lampkln, M. E. Bain, J. T. McNulty, H. Wlthycombe, M. E. Newton, Jas. A. Lackey, L. O. McCoy, W. J. Weese, R. W. Jones, J. O. Kldd, H. L. Poonnan. H. L. Peterson, W. W. Letson, Harry B. Orauel, E. C. Van Petton, A. J. -Glover, J. R. tiragg. Thou. P. Coward, Jacob Prlnslng, Q. L King, A. M. Lackey, W. P. Homan, F. E. Kverhart Ray Wilson, T. H. Mooren and 8. P. Taylor, being each and all residents and taxpayers of the County and State hereinafter named, are held and firmly bound unto Malheur County, a municipal corporation, of the State of Oregon, In two veers, or as soon as the citizens of such a sum of money as may hereafter be found necessary to carry out each, any and all of the promises, convenants and conditions hereinafter Bet forth, and for the payment of which mild sum of money, well and truly to be made, wo bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, Jointly, and severally, firmly by these presents; Sealed with our seals and dated this 19th day of October, 1914. The condition of thlB obligation is such that whereas the question of the removal of the county seat of Malheur County, Oregon, from the city of Vnle, Its present location, to The City of Ontario, has been duly submitted to the electors of said county by order of the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Malheur, and said question 1b to bo voted upon by said electors at the next Oeneral Election to be held on November 3rd, 1914; And whereas, tho said City of Ontario, Oregon, and her citizens promise and agree to and with said Malheur County, Oregon, and with the public at largo in said County, that If said County seat of Malheur County shall be removed to The City of Ontario, Oregon, as a result of said election, that said City of Ontario, and her citizens, will give and donate to Malheur County, Oregon, free of any and all charge, the court housn hereinafter described, together with n suitable and conveniently situated tract of ground in said city 266 feet long by 250 feet wldo as a slto for said building, and will also without coat or expense to said county remove all tho records, files, furniture, jail and fixtures from the present court house of said county and properly Install tho same In said new court houso building; And whereas, the said City of Ontario, Oregon and her citizens have caused to be prepared by Messrs Tourtellotte ft Hummel, architects, of Boise, Idaho, pictures, plans, specifications and drawings of said proposed new court house, and have published the same In the newspapers of said county, and caused tho same to bo circulated among the people generally of aid county, and a copy of which said pictures, plans, specifications and drawings are filed with the county crelk of Malheur County, Oregon, to gether with this bond and undertaking; And whereas, the obligors herein, desire to guarantee Malheur Count, Ore gon, and the public at large of said county, that the aforesaid promises and agreements of The City of Ontario, Oregon, and her citizens, will be well and faithfully carried out without any expense to Malheur County or tho taxpayers thereof; Now, therefore, we, the above named obligors, In consideration of th promises, and of the benefits thnt will flow to the city of Ontario and to ourselves Individually by Increased business and enhancement of our property valuations In Bald city, do hereby Jointly and severally undertake, proinlc and agree to and with Malheur County, Oregon, and the public at largo in said count , that If the county sent of said County shall be removed from Vale 0 Ontario ns n result of the election to be held on said question on November 3rd, 1914. thnt said . Ily of Ontario, Oregon, and her cltltens upon Its being definitely and finally determined that said removal Is to bo made, will Immediately and nt their own expense procure said court house elto in Ontario. Oregon, and diligently construct, build and finish In a good and workmanlike manner thereon a new court house building In accordance will, the said pictures, plans, specifications and drawings as prepared by said architects and now on file with this bond with tho county clerk of said county and will thereupon deed and convey said site and anld court house by proper warranty deed free of all Incumbrances to Malheur County, Oregon, without price nnd without cost to snld County but as a donation thereto, and will also upon tho completion of snld building removo all of the rocords, files, furniture and fixtures and Jail from tho old court house building at Vnle, Oregon, to the new court house building at Ontario. Oregon and properly In rtall the same in said new court houso building, ready for the use and occup ancy of the county officials of said county, all without any cost or expet.se to snld county but entirely nt the expense of Ontario and her citizens; an ' If snld city of Ontario, Oregon, and her citizens, shall upon removal thereto of all tounty seat well and truly keep and perform all ui be promises convi n ants and conditions sot forth In this undertaking ami ciicninlieiit upon said city of Ontario I bo kept and performed, thc-i this o ovation shall be void and of no effect; but otherwise said obligation shall remain nnd 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 ull cost, expense, loss and damage to which said county may or shall be put by reason of the failure or neglect of the City of Ontario, Oregon, and her citizens, to well and truly keep and perform all of the promises, conveuantH and coudltlouji Bet 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 seals the day and year first above written. All signatures witnessed by W. W. Wood C. W. Piatt E. A. Van Petten (Seal) J. R. Blackabl (Seal) A. L. Cockrum (Seal) W. H. Doollttle (Seal) David Wilson (Seal) H. C. Whltworth (8el) 1 H. C. Boyer (8eal) E. A. Fraser (8eal) H. H. Whitney (Seal) A. L. Sproul (8eal) C. R. Kmison (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. Wlthycombe (Seal) M. E. Newton (Seal) Jas. A. Lackey (Seal) L. O. McCoy (Seal) W. J. Weese (Seal) t It. W. Jones (Seal) J. P. Kldd (Seal) H. L Poorman (Seal) H. I. Peterson (Seal) W. W. Letson (Seal) Harry H. Orauel (Seal) E. A. Van Petten (Seal) A. J. Olover (Seal) J. R. Gregg (Seal) Thos. Coward (8eal) J, Prlnztng (Seat) 1 , O. L. King (Seal) a M. Lackey (Seal) W. F. Homan (Seal) r. E. Everhart (Seal) Ray Wilson (Seal) ''- Filed October 20th, 1914. John P. Houston, Clerk. By A- Moody, Deputy. . STATE Or OREGON. COUNTY OF MALHEUR. I, John P. Houston, 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 is 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 WHERKOF, I have hereunto set my baud and affUed the seal of said Court this 20tb day of October, 1914. JOHN P. HOUSTON, Clerk. (8eal) By A. Moody. .. Deputy. T. H. Moore (Seal) S F. Taylor (Seal) MRS. McGILL BROKE DOWN Gives the Real Facts In Regard to Her Case and Tells Now She Suffered. .Toneshero, Ark. "I suffered a com plete break down In health, H RM time ago." writes Mrs. A. McOlll, from this place. "I wbb very weak nnd could not do any work. I tried different remedies, but they did me no good. One day, I got a bottle of Cardnl It did me so much good, I was surprised, and took some more. Ileforo I took Cardul, I had ncvlache and backache, and sometimes I would cry for hours. Now I au. over a'l that, and can do all kinds of housework. I think It is the greatest med .no 04 earth." In the past fifty years, then ands of ladles have written, like Mr. MaOlll. to tell of the boneflt receUed from Cardul. i Such testimony, from earnest women, surely Indicates the great value of this tonlo remedy, for diseases peculiar to women. Are you a sufferer? YesT Cardul Is the medicine you neeo. We urge you to try It. N B IT rite In : i i ' . tri .r.h.it.- Hnfi MJtrln ( n., ( hne,inuf j, Tnn., for Kpervtt lit '. 'i.'.wi, an.! M i-ir I ..(.. Horn. 1 not It Wikot," huI In plain tiir. un nsuad mmmmmmmmmmmmm Your Banking No matter how small, no mat ter how large T First National Bank Ontario, Oregon will give it careful attention. This message applies to the men and the women alike. 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