THE ONTARIO ARGUS THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 1915 Ontario Pharmacy Eastman Kodaks THE CORNER DRUG STORE Rexall Remedies ONTARIO, OREGON t 4, tf 1 LOCAL NEWS WANTED To buy hens nnd turkey hens. white Leghorn Phone 005-K-2. Mrs. Jess Haiti visited at Baker with her mother New Years day. J. D. Hillingsley made a business trip to Westfull Wednesday. .las. A. Lackey is recovering splen didly from bis operation. Mr. and Mrs. Hob Copland came In from Vale for a visit this week. Mrs. Campbell was in Vale on busi ness Wednesday. W. G. Ueagle and family moved in from their ranch to spend the remain der of the winter. C. U. Stover who underwent an op eration a short time ago will return home in a few days. Mrs. Bock, who had an operation for appendicitis, is convalescing rapid ly and will return home in a few days. A. B. Cain went to Boise Wednes day to attend the Idaho State Poultry Show. We received a letter this week from Thos. Arnold and Dr. Priming went M. E. Bain of Aylmer, Ontario, Cana- WANTED To buy shelled corn. Phone 005-K-2. Mrs. Silas Lewis, a nice of Mrs. Geo. Vanderhoof, is visiting here this week. Mrs. A. B. Cain was a Boise visitor this week. W. W. Caviness of Vale was a busi ness visitor Tuesday. C. McGonagill was a Vale visitor Monday. P. J. Phillips of Nyssa was a busi ness visitor here Monday. W. W. Let.son was in Juntura Mon day on business. Duncan McRae and family from Riverton came in Tuesday to spend the winter. j F. L. Sheets and wife were at Cald well Thursday. Miss Dorothy Cox returned to her school near Huntington Saturday. Oregon's New Governor. to Riverton for a few days. H. H. Rambo was in Westfall last week on business. Mr. Elmer Orcutt visited with rela tives Eriday of last week. da, where he is visiting his aunt. Mrs. Geo. Vanderhoof and Miss Eva moved to their ranch above Vale for the remainder of the winter. Mr. VanSicklin of the Weiser Loan & Trust Co.. was nn Ontario visitor jonn wood made a trip to nis rancn Wednesday. at itivcrton .Monday. Nelson Newman returned to Sho shone Monday after spending Chirat nias week with relatives and friends. Mrs. E. H. Test entertained the' Bridge Club Tuesday. Mrs. E. A. Eraser received the prize. t M. W. Waring and family of Km nitt M in town a few daya this past week on a business visit. W. J. Mink and H. H. Waggoner have traded town residences. Both families moved the last part of last week. Mrs. D. H. Kerfoot and Miss Inez returned from Weiser Sunday, where the spent Christmas with Mrs. Ker foot's mother. BBS BBBBBBBBBBBBBBa B LbbW ' tpRuflv .BBBI lisM bbbV BBBb! SEVEN ARE INDICTED ON RECALL FRAUD Portland. Seven secret Indictments In connection with alleged frauds In circulating petitions for the recall of MaMir Albee and Commissioners Dteek and Brewster were returned by the grand Jury here. False names and addresses, said to have been written In the petitions, were the basis of the charges. PEOPLE FROM NEIGHBORING CITIES VISIT LOCAL HOTELS . John rvillej Wil- DR. JAMES WITHYCOMBE Coin Making Is Charged. Oregon City. Joe Oould. a Isborer In the Baker's Bridge district, whs ar rester! by William M. (Jlover, secret service operator. Sherirr Mans and Constable Frost on a charge of coun terfeiting. A melting pot, batteries nnd other parts of a counterfeiting equipment, except the dies, were found near Oould's cabin on the CIsckamRs river and were brought In to Oregon City, where they are held hs evidence. Mr. G. A. Childcrs, deputy national director of the Loyul Order of Moose, Mr. ami Mrs. C. E. Kenyon and son ' ' wn U we looking after the. organization of a lodge here. Charley spent New Years visiting friends here. Mr Bn( MrB D M TuJCKrrt PntPr. Mrs. Thomas Jones and daughter. Gained with five hundred Wednesday Miss Lela, were Ontario visitors New "Mi. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Goudy re Years day. ceiving high scores. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Schuppell went to r '"' Mrs. Harry Anderson from Portland Monday evening for a week Crowley are Ontario visitors this week. vacation. I u '" Jones of Juntura, was in On tario on business the first ot the week. The Misses Orcutt entertained with six tables of Five Hundred Naw Years For Sale Pure bred young Ply- night ! mouth Rock Cockerels. L. E. Shaw, Payette, Idaho, R. E. D. 1. Phone 12-21 Mrs. E. C. Van Petten entertained Fruitland. the Carnation party Eriday. Mrs. W. H. Brooke received the high score. Miss Mary Locey and Miss Nanny Duncan from Ironsides, arrived here icuty rurceii returned rrom waineur Wednesday to visit at the home of City Saturday where she had been to jameg Lackey, spend her vacation. i W. W. Lawther was an Ontario vis Mrs. John Brosnan and Miss Ella itor from ivt.rton Wednesday. Brosnun returned from Brogan Mon- Milw je--je Bullard was a Vale vis day where they have been for the past jtor Wednesday, few days. i E. E. Kendall of Jamieson, and W. Ex-Judge Rector of Harney county, w Caviness and I. W. Hope of Vale, passed through here Friday on his pag8ed through Ontario Tuesday night way from his home at Burns to the on their way t0 Ponied t0 attenii tne east where he will spend several weeks. jrrjgation Congress. Glenn and Harry Brown have re-, A gwoine outfit has been busy turned from Daimond Valley where iat41V( chopping alfalfa southwest of they went to spend the holidays with town, Air ensilage chopper is used their parents. ) BIMj the hliy ia chopped so fine that Miss Margaret Dunbar returned to stod wiH eat every Prticle ot il thus Vale Sunday evening after spending efflinl,l muin wtthl'- her vacation with her parents of this Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Hedges spent place. Friday night in Ontario. They were Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hill of Eugene on their wy btk t0 Juntura from arrived in town Monday for u few Portland, where they had been visit weeks visit with their son, J. H. Hill, in frien,is arul relatives for the past proprietor of the Hill's Pharmacy. two weeks- Roy Conklin, superintendent of the B Shaddock passed through On vVallowa schools, was in town last tttrio on his w4' t0 Burns Wednesday Thursday on business concerning his corning. Mr. Shaddock is the agri desert claim. I cu,turalist for Harney county and has L I been visiting at Payette for the past Miss Cora McNulty and Miss Grace few weeks. Lang returned to Wallowa after a ten days visit with Miss McNulty's par-1 Mr8' MaGul of Ontario and sisters, ents of this place. j Mr8' Peterson of Seattle and Mrs. Tay- lor of Monmouth, who Bpent the holi- Prof. Roy Conklin of Wallowa, sup- ,iays with their father, Robert Officer, erintendent of the high school there, their brothers and sister, Mrs. Edward visited his brother, E. B. Conklin, here Luce, left Saturday morning for their last week. i homes. Baker Herald. A surprise party was given Mr. and A cougar was seen south of town by Mrs. A. L. Cockrum Monday night. Mr. Carlson, near the Springer place, rive Hundred was me game ami mrs. -ast Monday. Mr. larison nad no H. C. Whitworth and Mr. Cockrum re- shooting iron with him and by the ceived the high schore. time he had secured one the cougar had disappeared into the brush and Baker Plsns $180,000 Lighting Plsnt. Baker. The submission to the tax payers of Raker of n proposal to Issue $110,000 In honda for the Inatallation of a municipal lighting plant, was aa sured by the receipt of a report from J. L. Htnnnard. electrical engineer of Portland, that the plant could be built St the ih hi .-. as estimated by L. R. Stockman, the engineer originally em ployed to prepare the estimates. 6. P. Pump Tender With Record Diet. Eugene With no demerit In eight years of service on his record, Jerome Smith, n pump tender on the Southern Paclflr, died here after a long illness. Eight bar medals gave him the record for the most perfect service on that line In OrVfOsV He had been with Uio company for 20 yeara. MOORE HOTEL: Jan. 1. J. Lindsey, Weiser; Harold Mnllett, Howard Mallett, Mallett; Mrs. O. Eckerslev, Cove: Nell Eckerslev. Walla Walla; Luella Rice, New Ply mouth; VYitie Toney, W. Bollinger, Albert James, Payette. Jan. 2. A. J. Jones and wife, Baker; Thos. Patton, Chas. Patton, Fulk; Maggie Kribs, Jnmieson. Jan. 3. E. I. Brogan, Vale; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson, Crowley; Edgar B. Duncan, Jnmieson; E. O. Johnson, Riverton. Jan. 4. E. L. Kennon, Baker; D. D. rathenngton and wife, Jamieson; H. , Cambridge. M. Gilliam, Baker. Jan. 5. E. I. Hatfield, Nysaa; Hen- Jan. 5. L. Winstedt, Harper; G. H.Jry W. Wnkerlig. Westfall; H. Davy, Orams. Nampa; S. B. Brisco, Weiser; j Huntington. Crowley. CARTER HOUSE: Jan. 1. C. M. Crandall, Vi'l l.iary, Margaret Leary, Pla 1 Burnett, Weiser; C linms, New Plymouth. Jan. 2. A. F. Masterson. luntura; Dean Goodman. Juntura; J. I Button, Weiser; C. W. Polk, Huntim ion; Win. Joins. Juntura; Fred E. .Vettion, F. W. Leo, Fossil; D. W. MeKwen, Vale. Jan. .'!. G. H. Oram, Nampa; A. P. I '.ims. LaGrande. Inn. 4. C. E. Ferrer, R. H. Barting, R. L. Lish, Vale. Jan. 6. H. L. Anderson and wife, OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST ASYLUM INMATE ADMITS MURDERS Jnn. fl. Robert Frnnklln, Nyssa; F. A. Rafferty, Roseburg. Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. City Recorders Report Being a report by Harry B. Gruuel, City Recorder, of the receipts of the City of Ontario, Malheur County, in the State of Oregon, for the year 1914: General Fund, tuxes $8,224.:)2 Fines 449.50 I Misc. Licenses 1 ,02:1.75 Old Sewer account ' 20.00 Trunk Sewer No. 2 21,819.0.1 Lateral District Sewer No. 1. .'1,042.0': Lateral District Sewer No. 2. Lateral District Sewer No. :'.. TOfi.fiO Lateral District Sewer No. 4. :i,60.'!.21 Lateral District Sewer No. 0. 90.87 Liquor licenses 8,000.00 Street Improvement Assess ment 110.1.1 Sidewalk Improvement As sessment 687.56 Pound account 90.05 Malheur County 40.67 Library account taxes 966.99 City Hall Bond account taxes 966.99 Trunk Sewer No. 1, taxes 1,014.39 Bond Account Lat. Sewer Dist. 2 to 5 13,831.02 Interest on deposits 9.78 Sugar Plant For Medford Promised. Medford. Medford will have a $500, 000 sugar beet factory in the near future If preaeut plaua are carried out. At a maaa meeting attended by more tliaii 500 ranchers, a proposition waa made by A. Nlbley and F. 8. Hramwell, of Rait Lake, Utah, guar anteelng the construction of the fac tory If n contract for 6000 acres In sugar beets Is signed. Mr. Hramwell said that the sunahlne In the Koguo river valley and the fact that an Irri gation district was to be secured had convinced him that t lit n waa the place U) establish the business. A committee was appointed to con fer with the executive committee of the Farmers' and Fruitgrowers' (ensue to determine whether or not the 6000 acres could be slgued up. Wm. Buikner was married Wednes- weeds along the Malheur river. day at the Baptist Church, by Rev. Baker to Miss Mabel Stewart. They w. R. Shinn left Monday for Mat have gone to Boise, and on their return toon jjBt t0 attend the bedside of his will make Ontario their home. grandfather, O. M. Shinn, who is suf- Mrs. Cohen, daughter and son, from fering from inflamation of the blad Nampa, were visiting at the home of der. Mr. Shinn expects to be gone W. E. Lees Saturday. Mr. Cohen was several weeks. His grandfather is 90 bookkeeper for the O. F. Co., thirteen years of age and according to the tele years ago. This is Mrs. Cohen's first gram received Monday is very ser visit hu-c since that time. ' iour'y DL Total $64,698.89 Correct: HARRY B. GRAUEL, City Recorder. Being a report by Harry B. Grauel, City Recorder, of the expenditures of the City of Ontario, Malheur County, in the State of Oregon, for the year 1914: Clerk's office $1,226.20 Treasurer's office 156.25 Attorney's office 300.00 Police Department 2,457.13 Fire Department 441.55 Health Department 97.10 Elections 311.80 Stationery and printing 333.6.'! Library Commission 932.09 Sprinkling 871.32 Account of City Hall 1,114.80 Trunk Sewer No. 1 account.. 1,200.00 Trunk Sewer No. 2 account. .12,061.72 Lateral District No. 1, Sewer account 3,514.58 Lateral Districts Nob. 2 to 5.18,643.95 Light 3,153.35 Water 1,462.10 Street improvement 2,482.24 Old Sewer account 1,499.54 Sidewalk improvement 621.81 Cross walks 253.70 Cleaning streets, parks and walks 644.99 City Hall Bond account 297.4:; Drainage 1,141.38 Charity 13.72 Public Building Bond account 168.80 Refunding Bond account .... 550.00 Fair and Hospital Bond ac count 102.50 Inflammables Barred From Schools. Portland -Superintendent L. R. Al derman of the Portland board of edu cation hus announced that as a result of the fire at Irvlngton public school, all similar Chrlstmss entertainments at other schools had been canceled. Six children and two teachers were painfully burned when a short circuit of electric wires set fire to the deco rations on a Christmas tree at the school. While two of the children were seriously Injured, it was an nounced that all were eipocted to re cover. The board probably will Issue a permanent order prohibiting the uae of Inflammable materials at any fu ture achool entertainment. Salem. Or. -A look of his own hnlr, taken from the hand of one of his vie titna, who had fought deaperately for her life, and that of her child, held he fore John Q H Klerks, a feeble-mlml ed Inmate or the state Insane asylum, cauaed hlra to confess to the killing of Mrs. Malay Wehrman and her little boy In their eahln, nesr Seappoose, the night of September 4. 1911. Thus, the authorities say, Is John Arthur Pender, "convicted of the crime and sentenced to be hanged, proved gulltles.i. He will. It In believed, be freed by executive order lu a few days. WHEN A MAN LIES. Ha Bratl.k O.lla'.ntlv Prom Whan H. Tall the Truth. When ' are tei.ing a lie you breathe dlllci cully tiuin wlieu you are telling the Uolu. The difference wua discovered by iiu-tiit ot some leata made upou bit sUiUinu by Professor ; lleuuaal of Outs. He prepared curds Itearlng letters, figures uihI diagrams und distributed theae among but pupils These were regulreU to dm. iibe the curds correct GENERAL VON STEIN sfl(p r B HI1BBaVfBr AjflkBBBlffl la m s General von Stein, who Is In charge ly, except lu ceiuin cusee wbeu lbs ' th commlsssry depsrtmant of tha cards were uiuikud with a red star i Osrmsn army. . aud Uie students rucelvlug Uieui were required to describe theui falsely. Each studeut wus wuU-bed carefully by bis fellows, wbo, tguorant of the nature of the card, tried to Judge from Ida in. i inter whether bu waa telliug the truth or not. The watchers were uu sble to Judge with auy certainty. But before each man begun bis teat THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat -Club. I 29, blueatem $1.11; red Itusslan. $1.22; forty fold, $1.S0; red fife. $1.14. Hopmen Mast st OsllSS. Dallaa. The Oregon Hopgrowera' association held a meeting In the coun ty courthouse in this city, with ('lies ter O. Coad presiding. The meeting was In charge of J. L. Cartwrlght, of Harriaburg; M. L. Jonea, of Brooka; T. V. D. Paul, of Sheridan; M It Fletcher, of Independeuce, aud J. I. Clarke, or Springfield. Mere lb. in 'in per cent of the grow ers In this section becsme members of tbe new organization. The meet lag waa a complete auecees. Total Correct : By HARRY B. GRAUEL, City Recorder $56,0:::.t;h JACKSON SPENDS $500,000 Paoiflc Highwsy Adds UtO.OOO to Cost of Road Work and Repair. Ashland Jackson county haa apent nearly $500,000 on roada In 1914 The Siskiyou unit of the Pacific highway has cost to date $160,000, or $12,000 a mile. From Ashland's western out skirts to the poor farm, about five mllee. the expense has been nearly $li'.((0i) a mile, oi a total of $62,000. Tbla stretch has an aaphalt wearing surface five Inches thick, and was con tract work. Froui the poor farm to Medford, less than seven miles, the cost was $74,000, divided between county and state, averaging $11,000 a mile. Tbe Central Point unit was the most expensive, costing $16,000 a mile. This, however, Includes the cost of machinery and material, the entire ex penae over this particular area amounting to nearly $&5,0OO. '1 he county did this work. About $26,000 was applied on new construction and grading, while tbe maintenance of the rcj.uln throughout the county In gen eral cost nearly $v0,000 The fore going figures are semiofficial at glv en out by the county court. Mon than half of the paved surlmt inn pleted on tb I'dclfic highway to date has a concrete base. Hutter Creamery, 32c l.ggH ltan b. Ma iniidled, 36c. Hops -114 crop. 12c, lais crop. uoinlnsl Woul Vslley. lite; esstern Oregon. 20c. Hay Ksatern Oregon timothy. 116: the time occupied lu Inspiration slid i Iruln hy, $n, ulfalta. $13. valley Urn explrutlou wua measured, aud tbo (i K incUMiii'f me in wus taken tiifiiin iiiiiiH. dhilt-l.v tiller be IlitlMlietl. It was found tbut the iiiti-i.incf of a false etuteiiieut ulw.i -. Iiicieimed and the utterance of a true statement alwaye diminished, the iiutieul obtained by dividing the time of lnilnilon by the time of ex piration I 'i Anton Itose. commenting In Die I'liii'baii on these results remark that the discovery furulahee s certain criterion between truth and falsehood. Fur eveu a clever liar Is likely to full lit ait attempt to eecnpe detectlou by breutblng li'ieh'ulttrly, Professor lie iiusal buvlug discovered tbut men srs Uuuble voluntarily to cli.iugu their renplrutloit mo mb to affect tbe result. settle. Wheal Hlueatem. f 1 30; club $1 2lt, red Huaalau. $1 .' I turkey red. $1.26; forty fold. $!.!; fife, $1.24. Ilarley, $27 6u per ton. Hay Timothy. $16 per ton; slfalfa. $13 per ton. Huller Creamery, 36c. aa Ma Biniinnimn'ffliiiffliiiiiiiiiiffliiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiimi Everhart Drug Co. Ontario, Oregon Phone 131 Buy "KANTLEAK f f Hot Water Bottles and Fountain Syringes The one that won't tear or leak iiaiiuiiiiaiaiaiiiiiiiiuuiaiiiuiatuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimiiii