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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1914)
ONTARIO ARGUS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Enteral in the postnflice at Ontario Oregon, for transmission throngh the mailn bh second -claes mutter M. E. MAIN. Publiaher. Ontario Invites Factories. The question M to whether Ontario shall lend her credit to encourage and promote indust ries won carried bv 8 very substantial vote on Monday and the City Council at once got busy and MpMini i-iI committees to go to work on the proposition. Ontario in centrally located and ia the natural location for the manufacturing industry of the Snake River Valley. There in no sense in the people of thin flection sending away their hog and buying back their bacon, harm and lard. There in no sense in the people of Ore gon whipping her wool east and aending eaat for their clothing, giving the rail roada two profita on everything worn here. The name line of argument will hold good in many other thinga. There I ia a demand for cheese and butter and we have the heat gran and grain count ry in the world, atill we buy moat of our cheese and all our condenacd milk from the outaide. The Snake Valley producea corn bet ter than any other nection of the weat, atill all the canned corn used here ia ahipped in from the eaat, there waa over $400 in freight on car load re ceived here a ahort time ago. Hroom corn alao doea well here and sorirhum llliR.lMil-.SHR.VLS Henry Elrircdge wan married at the Washington hotel In Welaer last week, by Judge Ayera to Mrs. Alice Shreves, of Kuna, Idaho. Mr. Kldredge has been a resident of this city for nianv yearn, having been In business here and at Vale and now hnn a fine ranch near Vale, and his many frlenda will be pleaaed to learn that he has turned over a new leaf and forsaken the bachelors. Mrn. Kldredge Is a most entliTiahle lady with a host of friends at Kuna. HAYDEN-ltHTHEWS Perry Tlayden of the lower Dead Ox nection, was married at Welner last week to Mrn. Mary E. Mathews, of Mann creek, by Judge Ayern, at the Washington hotel, gome of each of tho contracting partlen acted an wlt-nvsnes. FRUITLAND NEWS BY OUR CORRESPONDENT AN EFMf ILNCY COMMISSION This ia a new commission that the highbrows and professional agitator are preparing the public mind for in Oregon. It ia in exiatence in Wisconsin, Min nesota and Illinois, and haa become pro ductive of fat offices and elaborate re ports, The commission is to investigate and supervise state, city and county govern- eanc. still our brooms and ayrupn arc ' t"K bodiea, and tell them how todo their ahipped in. The committee in charge of this mat ter are all live members snd they will keep busy until we have something go ing on here to employ the people and give a market for the stulT that the or chards, garden and farms can produce. It Is a question of whether the farm er with his vsluable land wants to place it in the $100 an acre class and raise bay at $.' a ton, or place it in the bet ter grade and raise ntulT that will pay him interest on several times a hundred dollars. It is up tn the people of On tario to provide a market for what the land will produce work A county court advisor is included for each county who is to give professional and technical advice to the county offic ials. In Wisconsin this has become one of the moat expensive commissions in the state, next to the railroad commission. All incentive for the citizen to inter est himself in the problems of govern ment when the shoe pinches is to cease. Fake tho hYlorm School out of I'olith s W lirii tin- president antiounced In nis ineHMage in congress mat lie, .... i imlil nut liiliniiiii i aii; more meas ures to retard trifle It was a ideas ant greeting to (be business world uul did limn- to help the return of husl tiess than any other message be could have n ii. I. them, at tile same time it wuh uu acknowledgement ol In limine held up business during tin I'iihI two eiirs. It r alus to In S Just bow much eonfbli in . tin public will pluce in the aMhiii.ui.i litifi A lit tt Cross Seal ', m s i . :t':v k- Hj "'. 1 'I he State Reform School with only boys in custody on Nov 1st., has cost IL'.'I 'JH ht month per boy the past year. The appropriations for the past two ears were $711. -loo. or tKV per capita for the biennial periisl. The buildings are large enough for the times as many inmates and the farm is one of the largest owned b the st ite The cost of administration and in inagement has been $h..r.r per hoy per in ntb, alsiul double tiiMl of oilier in itituUoM A few of the older boy are criminals and might be kept at the penitentiary, and Governor West aayi the rest of the Imys might better be oil' home From its origin tins institution bus been in, i. li the football of politics. I luring the past few years a reform management has tried to make improve mints but bus ml been verv SUCCl Supl Hale was a V. M. C. A. worker and a vouug man of the best intentions Iml not a professional reform sihool in.iniu , i There is a growing feeling that this Institution should be alsihshed unless it can be placed in the bands of a trained pari reformatory manager who can develop the boys industrially. Let Other Folks Do All the M Knocking ;" You Help Us Boom Our Home Town. PKKII I'S you have never liciinl of Diu'ilulus. Muybe the name ol I alus is just us (Unitize to you. Well, it doesn't make any dilTercitie The limit is that one of these two ancient gentlemen IN VENTED (lie SAW I'luiy says Daedalus ilul. Apollinlorus gives the credit to Tulos. It happened tins Vnjl Tulos (or Daedalus, if you prefer Pliny) found the jawbone of u sn.ike ami employed it to eut through a juccc of wood. Then lie formed mi instrument of iron like it and thus gave the wmld the first saw. And the good old universe hits been sawing wood ever since. t WE ARE SAWING WOOD RIGHT HERE IN TOWN NOW FOR ACL WE PE WORTH. WE ARE TRYING TO ATTRACT NEW IN DUSTRIES AND NEW BUSINESS ENTERPRISES HERC. st at You are interested in this movement, and so is this newspaper. This paper has been in the front in everv effort to iittruot new blood We have QOOD STORKS and BUSINESS CON CKltNS here NOW, hut we ntv QROWINQ, and we welcome Ni: KVri'Ul'lilSKS that HKINO MONEY to town and MAKK MONKY here on cun help along in this boosting crusade hv keeping closely in touch witli tins paper. Head it yourself. Send it to your rela tives or friends We think we deserve your support because we are helping through publicity to build up the town THI8 TOWN NEEDS THE HELP OF THIS LIVE WIRE PA PER. WHAT WOULD THE TOWN BE WITHOUT ITT WHAT WOULD ANY COMMUNITY BE WITHOUT THE AID OF THE PRESS TO HELP SAW WOOD FOR ITS CITIZEN8T vi: aki: s.wviNU WOOD, YOU SHOULD HELP is. Mr. H. Whealdon went to Portland last Tuesday to take a car of hogs belonging to Whealdon and Makison, P. K. Hanson, CJeo. Chllds and .1. M. Davis. They were good stuff and will undoubtedly bring the best prices. Itobt. Itallcy who has been helping Ira Dalzcll with his large crop of potatoes loft Tuesday for his home at Wilson, Idaho. Petitions are now being circulated for the purpose of ascertaining the sentiment of the people regarding the matter whether we shall have a i ii.nni'i.i at I'ayctte next summer. The terms of contract easily compiled with. The requirements on our part Is te furnish the grounds, lumber for seats which will not be cut or nailed and to guarantee the sale of 600 tickets for the season at $2 ..10 each. The Chautauqua to continue at least six days. After the f!00 season tickets are sold only single admission tickets will be for sale. The Payette Valley Pomona Orange meets thla Tuesday at Naw Plymouth several from here will attend. A good meeting la anticipated. The Sargent and llurnette evapor ator Is turning uut f 100 worth of dried apples dally. Guy (iraham shipped a car of apples to Missouri last week at very satis factory prices. Z. Flay Fowler, County School Sup erintendent Invites the teachers and trustees and friends of the school to attend a meeting to be held In Papette Saturday. December 12. Miss Shepard State Superintendent will be present to explain the school legislation. At 10. HO Mr. llrosman of Uolse, will give a lecture on Heading Ideals. At 1:00 o i lock will begin the presentation and discussion of the proposed ('lllllges. The meeting will be Vet Interesting to all who are Interested In school work. Miss Mover will leave this week for I'orllunil. Mr Wm. Melcher hud a fire Tues da night ot last week which tie sti oved bis engine house and gasoline engine he hud for running his tee I grinder. The teed grinder was also burned and about u cur of hurlc) which he hud recently bought Mas damaged. The Queen Esther Circle will hold a haiaar ut Kpworth ball I iiu.iv aid r iooii ami evening of this week. r.un Mild useliil ailli les stlituble lor libe Christmas presents will be lor l.ci bo4) Invited. It Is reported that the trains ou Payette ralta) railroad win ahnnft time. They will come down lioui Kinmetl In the morning an I it urn in the aiteriiooii and stay In Elliuiclt each night, ibis change will be u Convenience to the people here. 0 I Con. I olpoiier for the Huitlsl ilei-omiiiatiou is spending some time III this vicluitv in the interest of bin work, lie has some line hooks lor Mib which are good Christinas pres ents. Mr. John Mowers is building u house on Ills property east ot drug store, he will finish the first flour for his of in es and the upstairs or living rooms 111k soil Milton and wle will occupv ih. in (his winter. Mr. and Mrs. l.ee who will soon move to the l'avette Orchard truck where Mr. l.ee will be in.in.i-.ir the en suing year, where Suuduv guests ut the II. E liobliison home. Mr llollliiigers' Commodious house is nearly completed. Mrs. Joy tleiidersou arrived lust Thursday from Nebraska, for a visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. It. F. fussing ami other relatives ami friends. UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT BY THE HISSES BIUJNGSLEY The Misses Hillingsley entertained about sixty of their friends on Monday and Tuesday evenings On Monday evening the older ones were there and ('laved ftOU, the prizes going to Miss Ethel MvNnltyand Homer Kambo. On Tuesday evening there was a vaudeville entertainment by all the guests putting on a stunt, this was followed bv cards. The home was Uutteftlll) decorated with tlowers and smilax. The refreshments HAD COYOTES MORE NUM EROUS AND DEADEY Four cases of rabies among coyotes have been reported on the Owyhee Tony Branco shot one last week as the creature fought his dogs. Mr. Rust shot one, also a dog and a calf bitten by the coyote, and a trapper caught two near the William Glenn homestead. Nyssa Journal. There has been considerable excite ment at Watson about the numerous coyotes afflicted with rabies, coming in to that settlement and attacking every thing they run against. One came in to the yard at the residence of Mr. Walters, and came upon the porch after Mrs. Walters who escaped into the house. It then bit the dog and snowed unmistakable signs of being mad, Mrs. Walters shooting at it several timej but failed to hit it. The same or an other mad coyote returned the next day and Mr. Walters being at home killed it. It is reported that Mr. Gordan of near Skull Springs ha lost several of his sheep dogs, 3 or 4 park mules and considerable sheep, from mad coyote, and that two of his herders were bitten. It is time the County Court was taking some radical steps in having all the coyotes in the county killed. Express The flour mill project is now assured as enough stock haa been subscribed to guarantee success. The plan for the project is such that the farmers need have no fear of not having a market for all the wheat they can raise. Jor dan Valley Express . Buffalo Bill Leads Red Cross Heal Hale "Buffalo Bill" and the business men of Cody, Wyoming, whore he lives, have agreed this year, as they did last, that every piece of mall which goes out of the town during the month of December should bear a Red Cross Christmas Seal, Last year, led by Buffalo Bill, they I urchascd 22,500 seals record hleh will probably go unbeaten In this country for the greatest use of i. -nis per capita. Cod has a popula tion of about 1,200, and the seals pur chased mean that they used nearB twenty per capltu. Is our city going to sell five or ten fcr each tuba ItanL If not, why not' m. hi r aJheMt f $1.00 to $5.00 ONTARIO. OREGON j You will not dread getting into Your Corset if the corset is a ' Because the J. C. C. designers have not overlo oked the importance of C.nmfnrt PRICES: THE MILLINERY & ART STORE HULL A HARRELL Opposite P. O . 9Tr- ' " ' " ' ' " " " ' ' ' W ' ' " ' ' ' ' 7A .A i COLE YOUNGER i )Aj aseaeasi ff it; Blacksmith and Horse Shoer $ i All Work Guaranteed First Class. Prices Right ft W Now at the old Georpre Chambers W U Shop Near the City Hall. JJ S ONTARIO. OREGON 2J THE MASONIC BODIES WILL FAIR ASSOCIATION TO HOLD HOLD ANNUAL ELECTIONS; ANNUAL MEETING HE I9TH The Masons will be Busy for a few days, with their annual fleet ons. The Eastern Stars will hold tin ir election this evening, on Friday evening thf Royal Arch Chapter nil I old their flection and on ThursdH'. vening of next week the Blue Lodge Masons will hold their annual flection. The annual meeting of the Malheur Coumy Pair Association will be held in the rooms of the Commercial Club on Saturday, December 19th. The princi pal business to come up will be the elec tion of three directors and the hearing of the annual report. iruaaDDDiiaai dgdiiidddqi 3 China at 50 Per Cent Discount. rj Desiring to close out our entire stock of hand painted china. We have placed on sale at 50 per-cent discount, all of Stouffer's and Buchanan's hand painted china, also a large assortment of Bavarian china. Just the Thing "FOR HIM" Just the Thing "FOR HER" W. W. LETSON Do Your Christmas Shopping Early A Few Reminders: Erectors, Games, Books, Children's Books, Stationery, Vanity Cases, Hand Bags, Traveler's Sets, Toilet Sets. The Arlington Co. Pyralin Sets and Separate Pieces Ivory Platinoid Picture Frames Christmas Decorations: Paper Novelties, Cards, Booklets, Candles, Garland Tinsel Cord, Tags, Holly Paper, Seals, Tissue Paper. The Everhart Drug Company doors South of Postomce Phone M ONTARIO, OREGON were much eniov id.