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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1914)
ONTARIO ARGUS BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON PUBLISHED KVKKY TFIUHSOAY Entered in the pnstorno t Ontario Oregon, for traiiciiiiBgio through tht mails an second -olaaa matter. M. E. BAIN. Publisher. Every boy and girl in Oregon will have a chance next year to take part in a hog raising content to bt hacked by the Portland Union Stock Yards, the State Hankers' Association and other organizations interested in the agricult- ' ural development of the N.-tliwest. It la planned to permit ll.e young people to borrow money on the security of their parents or school principal which will enable them 10 buy their hogs for cash at current market rates, the mon ey to be repaid when the stock is sold. The bOJTI anil yirls will be required to keep an accurate record of all their ex penditures and to submit a complete report of their operations at the end of the year. In the report of the county budget published laat week one item of an au tomobile was credited to the Judges office, but should be for the sheriff. The sheriff does a great deal of travel ling and Mr. Brown believes it would be cheaper for the county to own a machine than have to rent one when needed. There are many cases where the county could U . el tf the county court would personally inspect work being done rather than allow bills to be presented for any old amount mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm The new banking law went into effect on Monday and the general (mrrlrn of the bankers aeema to be that it will be the meane of improving business conditions when it getc to work. It win greatly increase the amount of money available for loam and should relieve the stringency. Anyone with the necessary Mcurity should be able (Q aeon ueeite,) money. The corn show at Ontario has at tracted much attention and the .Snake river valley is receiving much publicity at a result of it. Whenever the peo ple of the mill. tie west can be made to realise that this country is a good corn growing section there will be a demand for our lands, because those people know there is money in farming where Wef enm and hogs can be grown. When we take the alfalfa and cows into the bargain there ia a much better showing and other sections will be at tracted thereby. Be sure Htid Write to your friends about thj great success of corn growing here and the big profile to be made from it. BRIEF WAR NEWS The Japanese hihI their Analo flu dan allien scored the most Important Success of tliu wt-ek by forctnK the cap itulation of Thing Tan. China. Official reports from Toklo show It wna not without desperate usslataucn that the German garrison, vastly out numbered by British und Japaneae, g.w up the fight I'm days the Ger man forces huve been subjected to a withering fire from land and sea. The laud fighting during the week fcM resulted in a check to the tier limn offeiishe in Belgium. Over the battle line through France there are no decisive changes, although reports mentioned .1 decreased vigor In the G. i in. in attacks ill West Flanders, while die French coiiimiiulcalloiitf said the liaMle was as violent us ever. The allies are reported as driving forward In the vicinilv ot Dixiinule, and were, at last ui counts, taking the offeuslve south ami east of Ypret.. the point where since l.u-t week i lie Germans huve been einleavot lug to get through. The itiissiiia armies have won dur ing the week what is oft h tally desig nated the iiim-i Important victory of the war No I rat-on is glVM tor mak ing so sweeping u claim The Aus trlans are holding then positions lit Poland ami until further mini malum is available, it Is not possible to di cover what 'the most important v ic tory of the war' means The OBBtVN of Jaroslav last week seems in be the basis of the Russian claims This fortress, however, was abandoned by the Austrian und occupied by the Kusbiitiis sU weeks ago Its subse queul recupture by the reformed Aus tro German uruiy Is made known for the first time by Inference through Russia's second occupation. The uge long mystery of the east still veils the military operations in that area of hoatllties. Panning Is u business proposition tuid the farmer Is the biggest businese iiiuu in business. Don't forget the faithful old friend - the boisc leiininbei he is prone to become tired as well us yourself. Some of the worlds llrst gentlemen and scholars und patriots were turm era and todav some ot the worlds best thought Is glveu to farming. Every county officer of I. Inn county who was a candidate in the election was re-elected. January 7-9 are the dates set for the annual Oregon Irrigation Congress by the executive committee. More than 3000 books have been added to the public school libraries of Linn county this week. Th second annual meeting of tho Oregon County Assessors' association opened Tuesday In Portland. New berg celebrated the state-wide prohibition victory with, a torchlight procession and general Jollification. The programme for the Linn and Benton counties Joint annual teachers' Institute, to be held at Corvallls No vember 23, 24 and 25, has been Issued Oregon now has 35 counties. Ttat latest la Jefferson county, which was carved out of Crook county by the voters of that county In the elec tion. Monday a special election was held in Oregon City to vote on the pro posed amendment to the city charter, changing the financial system of the city. Practically the entire atudent body of the Oregon Agricultural college turned out in a street demonstration In honor of Dr. James Wlthycombe, re publloao governor elect, St Corvallls Unable to see to one side because of side curtains, John Steckley, a Linn county fanner, ran hla automobile Into a moving paasanger train on the Le banon branch of the 8. P., but es caped uninjured. The yearly payroll of the gypeum mine in operation In Baker county Is 1160.610. according to Labor Commls sioner Hoff. The place glres employ ment to it. operated 112 days of nine hours each and produced 10,920 tone. Labor Commissioner Hoff, who la gathering data for his biennial report, announces that the eight plants man ufacturing woolen gooda In the atate were valued at fl.045,000 and that they produce 11,876,000 worth of goods annually. An appropriation for the establish ment of an experimental fertiliser plant will In all probability be asked from the legislature, according to those Interested In the development of the Five Mile power project near The Dalles. Following a quarrel on the county road near Champoeg, John Hchtiltz hacked George Brown so severely with a hatchet that Brown Is more dend than alive. Bchults is in the Marion County Jail. Brown hue small chance to recover. Seven candidates are In the field , for the speakership of the House of Representatives In the next legisla ture. They are Ben Selling, E. V, Lit lb f n Id. 8. B. Huston ami Conrad P. Olson, of Portland i AIImi T, Raton, of Eugene; VBtBBB A. Forbes, of Bend, and William 1. Yawter. of Med ford. As no appropriation for the Sluslaw Jetty was made by Congress In the livers and harbors bill, the question of selling the recent Issue of IIOO.OO1) bonds and placing the same In the hands of the Culled States engineers to continue work la under conalderu tlon, The opening of the Tumalo irriga tion project in.t in the Culled Slates to be state financed, has been official ly announced Seventeen thousand five hundred acres ure thrown open to entry under the terms of Carey act, at $40 an aire The terms are one tenth cash and the balance in 10 years. Credit tor placing Multnomah coun ty In the "dry" column belongs to L'.i precincts outside the city. The West side went "wet" b a margin which the Fast Side could not quite overcome, but H precincts in the county rolled up enough "dry" votes to make the difference und place Multuoiuuh in the "dry" column by ggg, Although twice as many measures pamphlets were Issued at this elec tion us at the previous one, the cost was approximately 111 less per page and Secretary of State Olcott has or dered refund of $700 of the money collected for the cost of publication The cost per page at the previous election was $45, and the cost for the recent election $34.13. Sixty three accidents, one of them futal, were reported during the week to l.ubor Commissioner Hoff. The futal accident occurred near Glover, where J. W Hooper was killed by a train Kail mad accidents were th mo.-t numerous, 19 persons being In lured tu the employment of the lines There were several uccldents to em ployes of the lumber concerns, and 13 were hurt while at work in puper mills. A report on the quality of the sur face w at era of Oregon has been Issued by the Cnited States geological sur vey It contains much inforuiuttou that will be valuable not only to muni cipulltles and to manufacturers ul ready in Oregon, but to those who may contemplate locating industrial estab lishments within the stute and also to irrigation engineers, water .-often bag concerns, filler manufacturers, and others to whom the chemical com position ot water supplies is u matter ot importance. Get Good Impression of Your Town by Reading Home Newspaper PATRONIZE YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER! "Knowledge is power," the bHrd tolls us. No one can hope to become a USEFUL CITIZEN and tin INFLU ENTIAL IfSMBSB of a community without first familiarizing himself with the things that are going on about town. To be a BOOSTER one must KNOW THINGS. ALL GOOD CITIZENS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE DETAILS OP THE TOWN AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE AWARE OF CONCERTED EFFORT8 BEING MADE BY THE BOARD OF TRADE TO SECURE NEW ENTERPRISES, TO INDUCE FOREIGN CAPITAL TO INVEST IN THE CITY AND TO START SMALL MANUFACTURING PLANTS TH08E THAT EMPLOY SKILLED LABOR, PAY GOOD WAGES AND BRING USEFUL CITIZENS TO TOWN. All 000D CITIZENS must be aware of the erection of new homes. They must know of all real estate transactions tho buyer, the seller and the price. They must be able to show the stranger the vnlue of real estate in his home town. To be a useful citizen one must take part in all efforts to create a GOOD IM PRESSION of the town in the outsido world. One must lend a helping hand to movements which will better the town from an industrial, civic, social and educational standpoint. THERE IS BUT ONE WAY TO GAIN THE NECESSARY INFOR MATION TO BECOME A USEFUL CITIZEN. THAT IB BY READ ING THE NEWSPAPER. IT IS THE DUTY OF BACH NEWSPAPER TO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THI COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THIS DUTY IS LARGELY PERFORMED BY THI DIS TRIBUTION OF UBEFUL INFORMATION TO THI CITIZENS. From the home paper one learns of new enterprises, of cartttml invested, of land Mies, of the arrival of new citizens, of the en largement of thia or that corporation, of improvements made by the town council or by the county authorities and of all things tending to make this a BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN. CAN YOU AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THE HOME PAPER. WHICH COSTS BUT A FEW CENTS A WEEK? SOFT WATER Delivered 5 gallons 50c. Shampoo with it You'll look better Shave with it You'll awear less Drink it You'll feel better -:- AND THEN Let us wash your clothes in it, and you'll be bo entirely contented that you'll forget whether the county seat in in Germany or Nyssa voted France dry. :- p Ontario Laundry $. . . M W. hi. i ,r, i ,'i e, . 1 fur line inc- i J in nun I line. Come in and look it over. X f H . J SB a. -m " tstcudau iradi m f , I B a o 0 ft i a OFFICIAL WATCH MAN FOR THE RAILROADS g Ontario OF THIS SECTION Oregon tttttttttttttttt:ttttftttft Community goods, Sterling silver, Popular priced Novelties. Hand painted China. Libby and American Cut Glass. eeeeee!eeeees W. W. LETSON Church Services United Presbyterian Kible school at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11 a. in. and 7:80 p. m. Young peo ples meeting at 6:45 p. in. The church ia here to help the people and the community. You can make a more potent force. Come to any or all of the aervicea and you will And a wel come. W. N. Hrown. Pastor. CHARLES C. ZWEIGART Attorney- At-Law Wilson Building Ontario, On. CATHOLIC CHURCH MaM at H A II on 1st and 8rd Sunday of each month. On all other 8uniav at 10 A K H. A. Campo, Rector Mil I A WEEK FROM TO-NIGHT Thursday November 25th, 1914 GRAND sb THANKSGIVING BALL Yourself and ladies are cordiallly invited to attend a special Thanks giving Ball at the Moore Hall, Ontario, Oregon, Thursday, Nov. 25th. The same good order and music will be there. FRITZ SHEETS and C. L. NORTON, Mgrs. mmmmmmMmmwik mmmimmmmm Oreqoi Short lint Time Table Ontario, Oregon, November 8th 1914 TIME TABLE NO. T WESTWAHI) Train No. Leave 17 Oregon Wash. Limited 4:22 a m 7.'. Huntington Paasanger 9:36 a m 19 Oregon Wash. Express 6:67 p m 6 Kant Mail 6:16 p m KAHTWARI) 18 Oregon Waah. Limited 2:61 a m 76 Koine Passenger 8:60 a m 4 Eastern Express 12:12 p m 6 Oregon Waah. Express 6:88 p m OREGON EASTERN BRANCH WlWTWAUll Train I No. Leave 139 Mv.l, leaves Momlav, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 a m BAHTWAHD 140 Mixed, arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 1:30 p m VALE A BROGAN BRANCH WBWrWARl) Train No. Leave 1 40 Mixed VYl ami Hrogan I Hily except Sunday 10:00 a m 97 Passenger, Vale daily 7:00 p m KAHT mil NI) 98 Paaaenger, from Vale daily 8:40 a m 142 Mixed from Hrogan and Vale Daily except Sunday 3:30 p m The II. ii,. .1 il. train leavea Nyssa at 2:4 6 on Tuesday. Thursday aud Matunliiv, returning-, arrive at On tni i at 0 p. in LEGAL NOTICES ot lit t ot the Ovsyhte Ditch (ompdny Notice of Sale of Delinquent Owyhee Diteh Company Stock. Notice in hereby given that at a reg ular meeting of the hoard of directors of the Owyhee Diteh 1'ompany, held in Ontario, Oregon, on the 6th day of Sep tember 1913. for purposea of maintain mice an assessment of 6 per cent was levied on the par value of all Owyhee Ditch Company stock outstanding and that said assessment fell delinquent on and after .' days from its levy. There is now delinquent on th above mentioned assessment, the following stuck: C. E. Belding, 46 shares $23.00 Jas Culleti, Ml shares 25.00 Geo. Greene, 7 shares 3.60 W. U. lioxie, shares 3.00 W. E. Hulery, In sharea 6.00 QSBj H. Holloway, 10 shares fl.00 J. f. Lackey (estate) 50 shares 26.00 O. A. Megorden, 31 shares 1.75 A. 1). Moray, 19 shares 9 50 Ella Moray, 18 shares 9.00 Albert F. Motfet, 16 shares 7..V) W. F. Kohler, 2u sharea 10.00 C. A. Martin, 15 shares 7.60 D. Magill, 2 shares 1.00 Albert Neuhuys 50 shares 25 00 Peter Stani, 26 shares 13.00 H. P. Tietaort, 17 shares 8.50 Title Trust Co., 2, shares 1.26 L. C. Sutherland, 30 shares 15.00 And in accordance with law and anorder of the board of directors of the Owyhee Ditch Company, made on the 7th day of November 1914, so many shares of each parcel of said stock as necessary to pay said assessment and expense of advertising and sule, will be sold at the othce of said company on California Avenue, in the City of Ontario, County of Malheur, State of Oregon, on the 2nd day of January 1915, at 2 o'clock p. m., to the highest bidder for cash G. L. KING. o"t Secretary Louis C. Melvii Physician & Surukoi OFFICE WITH na.POOUB OVER roaTOrTK Raaf4M 041c: Mmn Bf, ONTARIO, OREGON Dr. W. O. Howe DENTIST Telephone No. 732 First NstMul BankBMf DBS. PRINZING k WEEK Ontario, Oregon Offlca In New Wilson Block. DR. D. a BRETT DENTIST Office 2nd door cast of Ontario Pl limey on Nevada Avenue Near R. K Depot Mcculloch, & wooo LAWYERS Rooms 1 -2-3 First Nat'l Hank Bktf. Ontario, Oregon OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICUK Da IIauiiikt Skahs 1m. 1'aii.ink Mkahs QlBBBBBH American School ol O leopathy, Kirkaville. Mo. Wilson Klock Telephone, l.n.ltlk H. H. WHITNEY PHYSICIAN and SURUE0N Office in I. O. 0. F. Bldg., Ontario, - . - oaaow REX MARQUIS 8TOCK INSI'KCTOR Ot MA1.HE0I COUNTY DEPUTIEH- Emery Cole, Brogan. W. II Cecil, Ontario. Bert High, Vale. C C. Morton, Old's Perry. N. O. White, Weiser Brtdg. J. E. Holly, Riverview Aim Kennv, Jordan Valley. Joe Bankotfer, McDemiitt J. Bodell, Nyssa W. 11 Mi-Williams, Juntura Win Kino, Harper L M. Seaward, Ontario Brid C. MC60NA6ILL ATTORNEY AT LAW Will Practice in all Courts Notary Public. Office over PosteaV Transfer, Baggage and Express Meet All Trains LAND1NGHAM JOHN D. B. COLCORU. M. D. Office in New Wilson B'k