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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1915)
Ml ONfAttlO ARMS, tHtttSDAY JULY B, 111! !-.' L flrSSflrSSVS The Ontario Pharmacy Kodaks and Supplies Wfl Rexall and Nyal Goods $-- n Pete's Bargain LOCAL NEWS I'.ilher Brt "I' v BMM III from .luntnra Mondaji afternoon. Mr. D. v,. linker will prsnch Um While Settlement next Sunday nfter nooti ill :'. o'clock. Adam Murray, a sheepman from Heuluh WSI in town this week on luis- ine IS. .1. ('. Gordon, "heenmnn of Skull sprinir. was in Ontario thi week on llll illC. session of the eireuit eourt in Ontario thin week trying some wuter cases from Trout Creek in Hnrney county. Mrs. R. M. Carlile and her sister Mn, A. Btiird i etui ned Saturday from Union where they have been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ricker. preciative audience. She also address- the depot Sunday evening between el the Haptist Young I'eople of 'some boys from Payette and some lo- Fruitland at 7 p. m. Miss Fay Sutton, of Fruitlarul. has been visiting in Ontario the past ten days as the guest of Mrs. Kdnii (Jrif fin. Miss Sutton is a homesteader on the Dead Ox Flat. Homer Katnbo has let a contract for the building of a five room house on the HO acre tract he burchased recently from J. JI). Billingsley. (ieo Mel, am has the contract for the construction of the new home. cal atheletes. Homer Wolfe, the O. S. L. operator on duty at the time played the hero act by telephoning to Walter Burgess .who captured the members of one of the Opposing fac tions and marched them down town where he turned them loose with some good advice. The damage was small to all concerned. , P. S. Wittenhiller came in from the Burns country last week. He has there this year about 1 400 acres in wheat, oats and barley and the total yield will be about 15,000 bushels. The first excursion train to the North Const ISSOriS left Boise last Tuesday. Rev. I. F. Baker preached at Nys sa last Sunday both morning and ev ening to large and attentive congregations. Attorney I'. .1. Uullngher. former editor of the .liintiira Times, attended the special session of the circuit court this week. Rev. Di K. Baker went to Boise Mon day to attend the Pastors and workers conference and institute of the Bap tist churches of Idaho. He will re turn Saturday for the Sunday services. Attorney John Biggs, of Burns, is in Ontario this week visiting rein . i r , I sttondlng the special session of the Circuit i i, iii I , Mr. and Mi. W. J. Hunger and rhilihrii, ol l!ui , were Ontario vis itors last week. Mr. Bunger is foro man of the Troy Laundry. Mrs. Mm Ortfln left Tuesday for a six weeks visit with relatives at John Hay, and in the Prairie City country. Mrs. I). K. Baker left Monday morn ing on No. 17 for Kugene where she will spend a few weeks with the child ren, and care for the dauirhter-in-law who is just recovering from an opera tion for appendicitis. Homer Rambo and wife, and Missec Nellie and May Piatt and Miss Cora McNulty left early Tuesday morning in a new Cadillac "Kight" for the San Francisco fair. They will take the Nevada route via McDermitt and Win-nemucca. Sprague Adams and Dave Smith returned Saturday from a two weeks trip to the Payette takes. They made the trip to the Lakes on a mo torcycle but while there got into a smashup with the machine and shipp ed it home for repairs. W, II. Burnett, Hcorgc Bender and Collie lni In it went to Nampa last Sunday by auto to see the ball game between Nampa ami Caldwell. Miss Iva l.ooney returned Friday I'lcmi IsSUa Valley. She left Satur day I'm Portland where she has a po lltion SI I kkeepii iii a laundry. Judge Dnlton B'irgs held a special The union services of the Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterians, were held at the Presbyterian church last Sunday evening. The meeting was well attended and enjoyed by all. The next union meeting will Baptist church in August Dr. P. A. Simmons, the Boise Kye Specialist, will be at the Moore Hotel for one day only, Wednesday, July ?H. Anyone desiring to consult a specialist in regard to their eyes is invited to call at this time. J. B. Horner, of the department of history of O. A. C. will be in Ontario Tuesday evening, July 27, and will be pleased to meet stu lents, alumni or prospective students of the college. He will be at the Carter House. Rachael Chapman and Vema Jaquish took the special train for the coast Tuesday evening. This train was the first excursion train of the season to the North Rnach. Attorneys McCulloch Wood, and Uawley & Hawley from Boise, made a trip to the nitrate beds in the south ern part of the county last Sunday. They have been retained by the Mal heur Nitrate Co. to argue the suit caused by the relocation of the claims by other parties as quartz claims. Mrs. 0. R. Scott and O. F. Ilnrter, of North Manchester, Ind., who have been visiting the former's parents and the hitter's brother, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Harter in this city, for the past six weeks, have gone to North Yak ima, Wash., where they will visit Mrs. Scott's brother. T. F. Harter and wife about ten days ami from there will go to the Exposition at San Fran cisco and will visit relatives in Los Angeles and Lordsburg and visit the Exposition at San Diego and return to Indiana by the southern route. BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES. An unusually large company of peo pie attended the morning service last Sunday. Miss Ayres gave a splendid address which was much enjoyed by all. The attendance is holding up well during the summer months. The morning attendance ranges from N to 150 and the evening attendance from 12f to 200. The prayer meet ing attendance is 35 to til). The Sun day School 85 to 100. Topics for next Sunday: It a. m., "The Mission of the Church." This address will be helpful to every ehris- Ralph left tian. 8 p. m., "The Life Which is to Francisco Come vs. the Life that now is." This Mrs. Maud Dory and son Sunday evening for San where they will spend a month visiting address should be listened to by large the fair. They went by way of Port- numbers seeking the light. land and will return by way of Chieo, A hearty invitation is extended to Cal., where they will visit friends, all to attend all the services, Mrs. Dory expects to visit Mt. Lassen A Homelike Church. Hood Singing. while there and will also have a report Rousing Services. Strangers Wei- on the Malheur county exhibit at the come. San Francisco fair. D. E. Baker, Pastor. Miss Mary C. Ayres, missionary for the Baptist churches in Eastern Ore gon spoke at the Boulevard Orange hall yesterday afternoon to an ap The Needlecraft Club meet at the W. B. Baker, manager of the Hold home of Mrs. Roy Smith last Thurs- en Rule Store in New Plymouth cele lay. Mrs. Will Fiser was the price brated the moving of the store into the new quarters on Plymouth Avenue by holding a reception for the people ROOSEVELT WILL NOT STATE HIS POSITION Colonel Holds Secret Political Conference in Seattle With Progressives be at the winner of the guessing game. Delici ous refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held a week from Thursday at the home of Mrs. Joe Staples, of the community. Music was furn ished by an orchestra and refresh meats were served to all present. A Seattle. Colonel Theodore Roose velt, ex president of tile I nited States, author, naturalist and explorer, ar rived in Seattle with Mrs. Roosevelt and his secretary. John W. McOrath, and remained over night, when he left for San Francisco. That the conditions In 1916 will guide Colonel Roosevelt's aitlons at the time, and thst at the present he either hus formed or will announce no program was the statement he made shortly lifter his arrival. "Tell me what the conditions will he in i''iii and I will tell you what I will do, ' he said. This was the only public ststeiiient made by Colonel Roosevelt. So great was the press of people who thronged the hotel anxious to see Colonel Roosevelt that It was decided at the last minute to hold a public re SSStlon In the red room at the Wash ill Kt on hotel CotOnOl Roosevelt was iii the red room for half an hour, dur Inn which time J00 people riled past At the conclusion of the reception Colonel Itoosevelt, accompanied by five local progressives, went Into con ference In the colonels room, where (hey remained for over an hour The result of the talk was not given out. A conference hit ween Colonel Rouse veil and Senator Miles C Potndextcr. late progressive leader, aroused even more discussion than the meeting of Uie local committee of five. BRIEF WAR NEWS Reports from the Austro Italian front Indicate difficult fighting In mouiituiuous territory with no material advances by either side. totalis cholera and smallpox are ragtag, fiercely Iii (ialicla despite all efforts of the military and civil sanl- iar auinormes to check them, ac- A near free for all was started at occasion. large number of people enjoyed the cording to dispatches received here W OR ECO NJ M W Depart men I Store Clearance MOO Yards 1 2c. Bleached Muslin 7c. Clearance 200 Ladies Waists and Skirts from 10 percent to less than half price Clearance of Corsets $5 Corsets $2.95 $3 Gorsets $1.95 Clearance of Rib bon worth to 25c. lc a yard Great Reductions on all Summer Merchandise still continues; the prices in many instances have been reduced to less than half. All broken lines, remnants, odds and ends, small lots, etc., must move out before our buyers go east for their Fall buying. 2000 yards Dainty Wash (Joods, worth up to 25c. Clearance 9c. Beautiful Sherr Mater ial for Womens Waists and Drt's.sr.s. 500 Pairs Mens and Womens low shoes in this big Clearance Sale. Now is the chance of your life to get some real bargains in shoes. In order to clean out every Ladies Suit Coat and Dress in stock we are making some of the big gest cuts ever made by this store in our Suit De partment. Plenty of Colors, Materials and Sizes for you to select from. Clearance of Millinery In order to clean out every thing in the Millinery line we have marked every Ladies and Misses hat in our Millinery Department at half price and less. There is still a good as sortment of colors and patterns to select from. ss jMsm-bt Department Store 8 Bars White Flake Soap 25c. Clearance of all Straw Hats Clearance of all Mens and Boys Clothing, includ ing Mens and Boys separate pants. Rumania has declined to accede to Germany's demand that Kumauta allow munitions to pass through that country for Turkey. Two stroiiKly held Turkish lines de fending the Dardanelles have been captured by the Anglo French ISfSSS on the Ualllpoll Peninsula, according to an announcement given out by the British official press bureau. The Hermans on the north and the Austro Hermans on the south of the great battlefrout In Russia and Hellda are keeping up a vigorous offensive against the Russians. t'ontinuailon of the heavy fighting which has tossed the lines of each side to and Iro along the battle front In Krauee Is indicated in the latest official reports. I'arls records the repulse of two Herman attacks In the Ar Sonne, which bus been the scene of many of the recent engagements It also tells of the breaking up by ar tillery fire of an attempt by the Her mans to recapture trenches at Man de Sapt, in the Vosgch. which they re cently lost. i.nd the breaking up of an assault in the forest ot I'urro), In Lorraine. THE LINEh ORDUNA HAS NARROW ESCAPE Steamer With 227 Passenegers Including 21 Americans At tacked by Submarine New York. -The (unard liner Ordu na bound from Liverpool to New York With 227 passengers, Including 21! Americans, was attacked without warnliis. It was learned on her arrival here, by a Herman submarine on the morning of July 9. Twenty miles from the graveyard or the Lusltattla, .n Oldhead of Kin sale, the in. Inn. i escaped the Lust tanla's fate by half a second of time or 10 yards of space, the Herman tor pedo churning tho water that distance behind the liner's rudder. Then the Orduna sped away. 8he was followed by the submarine, which rose to the surface, manned a gun on her deck and shelled the fleelns steamer. The attack was at 10 minutes to o'clock In the morning, when all but a few nf her passengers lay sleeping In their berths Aroused by stewards, the passengers dressed hurriedly and went to the upper deek. where they put on life belts and took their places at the lifeboats They heard the scream nf the shells and saw the ocean spit up columns of water where the shells struck Ten minutes before the attack a sailing ship, with two American flags painted on her side, was seen ahead Captain Taylor became sum plelous of tills craft and began man euverlng his ship Then ( nine the attack, the first warning of which was the streak of a torpedo which whirled thiour.h the water and missed the Orduna s stern by ten yards or thereabouts. The Cunard line made public Captain Taylor's official report, In which he said that he received not the least warning of the attack SS 'r For SBle One 1914 Ford; MH8h o, ... ,,,oi rinR-s, !,,).. ((f $.). 00. Term For Sale One 1U Indian twin eyinH. motorcyele with side car, ileetrie h liKht, fully equipped, cost over SJU With extras, goes at $275. (Hi. Te For Sale One 1914 twin cylinder Ind motorcycle, fully equipped, at Z 5 half uriee, as (nod as new. JigoqJ These were taken in exchange . cars and we are cleaning ,, lhe J season. Some one will ir,.i i... """Mini ( ome in. Ontario Auto Co, BUSINESS LOCALS To trade Good residence pSBSM a one luano town lor laud property at Ontario Oregon. r to, Box 1133, Onuri, 4-tf FOR SALE One Durcc J,r, brood sow with six pig's three wetlu J. J. Millard, four mile ,. t ,j old Ontario. LOST Dor-, part shepherd, eolor j black, had on heavy leather collar witl chain attached. Reward offered fw return to A. .1. (Jlover, Ontario, On LOST: Tuesday, nstfflndsfl tor, , small, old fashioned, ensmeled ruld breast pin. Finer please leave tt Ar Kus office and receive reward. WANTED Horses to BSStpN 113 per month. Nothing taken for lea than a month. C. II. Trousdale ::( FOR SALE Potato digger at Ifo. ly Rosary Hospital tf. FOR SALE Spun of hay mans,; and H years old, weight ulsiut UK Moth huve young colts. Inqnlrr g Arguis office. Also Wagon and har ness. , -UM Don't forget that Louis MurtW itill sharpens sheurs at the O. k. Barta Shop. Only 10 cents u pair. ! Clearance of all Summer Muslin Underwear. SHORT NEWS NUGGETS Archbishop James Kdward Quigley, of Chicago, left an estate valued at 110,009, it was revealed when bis will was read. Two men held up and robbed the Fanners' Saving bank at North Lib eriy. la, of practically all of the cash it had on hand, i: shortly before the closing hour. Mrs. Allen O White, oue of the principal founders of the Seventh Da Vdveiitist denomination, la dead ut St Helena. Cal Harry Thaw was declared sane and was released on J.t6.oOJ bail pending the result of the animal. Under the terms of the bond lu- is to hold him silt ainenuble to tin i ourt's orders un til the appeal is finally decided. 1) a decision that was unanimous save for the dissent of one man, a Jury in the Second District Court at Ogdeu declared Albert Ueddea to be a un of the late David Kccles and heir to one thut third of the millions Un by the sugar and lumber king of I'tuh. hive dead, scores injured and more than two mil lion dollars worth of BfOnatt damaged, were the toll of floods which resulted from torrential rams throughout oautral Ohio. WILSON LIKELY TO BE FIRM WITH GERMANY Washington. With the return here Monday of President Wilson, the for mulation or the policy to be pursued by the I' ulted States as a consequence of Uermany's last note on submarine warfare was begun. While details as to the course which la to be followed are withheld, It la known that both the president and Mr. Lansing have practically made up their minds that a definite statement of what the consequences of further violation of American rights would be should be given to the Herman gov ernment In the next communication. There Is little likelihood that there will be any further discussion of the principles involved. It) the recent attempt to destroy the British liner Orduna, carrying a score of Americans on her voyage to the I uited States with no munitions or contraband, officials here feel that the position of the raited States, aa given In Its previous notes, has been mater! ally strengthened. They declare It bears out the American contention that the character of a vessel, her des tination and cargo can be safely deter mined only b visit and search. MARSHALS JOIN IN ADVANCE Von Hmdenburg and Von Mackenasn Co-opsrat in Move on Waraaw. London. - Krom reports it Is gather d that the Herman offensive, which uow readies as far north as the dls trict of Kiga. is being heavily pressed and that, although lu several sections the Russians are retlrlnu. no decisive action has been fought so far. In addition to the advance on Riga there la stiff fighting on the Narew front in northern t'oland, ami the ad vance guards have been engaged be tvveen the Viepr and Bug rlvera in southern Poland. Field Marshals Von liindeiiburg and Von Mackenseu are clearly acting in cooperation lu the movement against Waraaw, one advancing from the north and weBt, and the other from the southeast. FOR RENT Ten acre tract with large eiffc room house, deep well ami barn. Kit ly located in Villa Park addition u Ontario, six blocks from school iiuiw tngs. Will rent to desirable tenul for 20 per month. Phone U.M a address Box 07, Ontario, Ore. M. Swiss Prohibit Gold Exports. Paris. The Hwlas federal cuuvll has decided to prohibit the vipertt tlon of gold In any form, su) s Hu dispatch from Berne. THE MARKETS Portland. Wheat Club, 86c; blucstem. . red Russian. 80c; tort) 'old. U. red fife. 86c. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy. Ill: alfalfa, 111.60. Butter Creamery, 28c. Kggs Ranch. He. Wool -Eastern Oregon, :'8c; Tilkf, SOc. Mohair Sic. Seattle. Wheat--Bluest em, 86c; club : red Russian. Ittc, forty-fold, tHc; f 9c. Barley $22 per ton. Hay Timothy, 117 per tou; a!' 14 per ton. Butter Creamery, 27c. Egge 2c. Alleged Meonahlnere' Ambition P Their Downfall. Kugene, Or. "For aale - Half M eat in good paying moonsbii.eri SSJ In I. am- County." The change from a wholessl to ' retail liquor business and a dlr " a parlnershlu extension Is held by officers to be responsible for uw I reat of James Williams and Broom, alleged moonahlners, uo jail. For five years the two are W I Kama ....-- j t--i- , ...lilli & u.... iiiauuiBciureu men yi-- the inouutains and sold by BMH middlemen In the lumber csmP Ijint ,,.,,... i. ,.,( lo SSV" - - .u,.T, in au.u. ..." - small saloons about the state :i Puaalana to Get Million BibiM New York The American UiM Woodmen Officsre Stay. St. Paul With only one exception all sovereign officers of the Woodmen of the World, In convention here, were reelected for a term of four ears. 8. A. Ferrell, of Pennsylvania, was elected sovereign escort, succeeding H. F. Slmrall. of Mississippi. Sover eign Commander Eraser, of Omaha, was re-elected by acclamation eoclety announced that the tmv" of Russia has consented to the d; button among 1,000,000 soldi MS I Russian army of conies of ' l contributed by children of the Ais can Sunday scboola. Sons of American Revolution M Portland Or neluuates repr lnir 14 ono , iiIumu i1 the a0)W m&ilnrta un.l .,lhur i.utrlitls of til lutlonary war are assembling b" the twenty sixth annual coui - - .. d.,ml e toe National Society or me a the American Revolution.