Tttfc ONTARIO ARfcUB, fHtfftSuA V. AIM!. 6. 1915
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LOCAL NEWS
Attorney W. H. Mrooke in in Juntiini
on legal business.
A Hon win bom last week to Mr. and
Mrs. CIiiih. Dunten of Drewsey.
Mrs. James Small of Westfall, wan
in Ontario last Thursday.
Dr. Anderson, of Weiser, wax an
Ontario visitor several times laatweek.
Mra. F. M. Beck waa down from
Huntington last week.
Rev. Thomas llrady was a visitor
from .1 mil ura laHt Thursday.
Susie V. Standard. M. I)., or Hums
wua here Friday.
I I'. Hast was down from Westfall
Saturday.
M. Newson was in from Juntura
Monday.
Mrs W. C. Bingham, of SK(kane,
wus ii visitor here Monday.
Mm. C R Peterson and daughter
I'limr in from their farm Monday.
Mrs. .1. It. limes of Hoise, was an
Ontario visitor last week.
J. H. Calmer of Wataon, waa here
Thursday.
Misi. K. Murphy of Keulah, was here
Thursduy.
K. K. McCoy of Riverside, waa hero
Friday.
lie. i. K. Davis, of Vale, spent Sun
day here,
W. S. Metchem of Maker City, waa
here Sunday.
K. A. Fraser made a trip to Vale
Tuesday.
Mrs. C. I. Kenyoii was in Ontario,
Tuesday.
tl. F. I 'etc i t..iii i if Pendleton waa in
Ontario Wednesday.
Mi W. II. Sanday was taken in the
The Month Before School, the time when parents
should plan to make the home more attractive to the
children so they will spend more time at home with
their studies. Is your home as attractive to your
children as it might be? How about your floor cov
erings? Do you need a new rug? We are making
I special price on several patterns of 9x12 Axminster
Rugs for a few days at
$17.50 and $20.00
Come in and see them, we are always
glad to show you.
Ontario Furniture Co.
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The
Kodaks and Supplies
Holy Rosary hospital Tuesday for a
m en :il operation.
Mr. an.l Mrs. R. W. Swagler left
Sunday for a two weeks outing at
Wallowa lake.
Mr Heck, of Huntington, underwent
an operation for appendicitis at the
Holy Rosary hospital laat Friday.
A (iraham, bookkeeper for the Jones
Mercantile Company at Westfall. was
an Ontario visitor Sunday.
T. II Goodhue, of the Palmer Lum
ber Company, of I .a Grande, waa in
Ontario Wednesday.
W. II. Cess and Frank Sels, promi
nent aheep men, were in from Home
dale last week.
Mrs. H. C. Whitworth came up from
Weiaer Monday
evening.
returning Tuesday
Mrs. Harry Anderson has as her
guest her mother, Mrs. Wood, of Cikjb
Bay.
Joe Staplea and wife went U Cald
well last Wednesday for a few days
visit with Mrs. Staple's parents
Mrs. Murray Morton went to Vale
last week for a visit with her aunt,
Mrs. Stacy.
Mra A. H. Hill and little daughter
are spending a few weeks with Mr.
Hill's parents in F.ugene.
Mrs. John Rroaman will leave Fri
day for Portland for a six weeks visit
with her mother and sister.
Rev. 1). F. Baker will preach at the
Valley View school house next Sun
day afternoon.
t C. Van Petten and wife returned
last week from San Francisco where
the spent three weuks taking in the
Kxposihon
J. A. Meed and wife of Boise, were
Ontario visitors laat Saturday. Mr.
Reed represents the Remington com
pany and formerly resided here.
Mrs. W. C. Marsh and son Fdward
returned Frdiay evening from a aix
weeks vacation spent with relatives
and friends in Wallowa ami LaOrandc.
Mrs. George Smith and two little I
laughters left Monday evening for
AUGUST
Ontario
Comargo, Okla., where waa called o
account of the illness of her mother.
Tom Jones and family of Vale, paaa
ed through here Tuesday evening on
their way to Wallowa lake for an out
ing. H. H. Halderman and wife returned
from Mackay, Idaho, last Friday morn
ing where they have been viaiting Rev.
and Mrs. Johns for two weeks.
Mrs. M H. Halderman haa as her
guest for a few weeks her sister Mrs.
Bertha Harberand daughter, of Sunny
side, Idaho.
The last meeting for the summer of
the Needlecr.ft Club was held at the
home of Mrs. Joe Staples Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Margaret Dunbar has as her
guests for several weeks, her cousin,
Miss Houston from the east and Miss
Cook of Vale, Ore.
Mrs. F. Cope returned Thursday
from Caldwell where ahe haa been
spending a three weeks vacation on
their farm.
Mrs. Whitworth was hosteas to the
Tuesduy Bridge Club at the home of
Mrs. Fraser Tuesday afternoon High
honors were won by Mrs Hillingsley.
Mrs. O. L l.itsinger, who haa been
viaiting her father Rev. D. F. Baker,
left Tuesday of this week for Rlt.
ville. Wash.
The daughter-in-law of Rev. and
Mrs. D. F. Baker that has been in the
hospital since the third of April, is re
ported by Mrs. Baker to walking
about the house the laat week.
Mrs. ('has Carter and daughter Miss
Mell left Monday for a trip to the
exposition. They will alao visit rela
tives in northern California before re
turning home.
A numlier of ladiea enjoyed a swim
ming party up at l.ockhart Slough on
Snake river one evening laat week. A
picnic lunch was spread and all report
a good time.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos John
son, of Ontario, waa minted last week
near the Jones place on the Owyhee
river, when he was thrown limn a
horse, sustaining a badly fractured arm.
News has been received from the
Rexall
automobile party consisting of Mr. and
Mrs. Rambo, Miss McNuity and the
Misses Flatt that they reached Frisco
safely and are enjoying their vacation.
Bishop O'Hellly arrived ere Tues
day evening and was met by Father
I'uinpo, of the local parish, and Fath
er llrady, of Juntura He returned
to Maker Wednesday evening.
A practical cooking demonstration
on the Flectrlc Mange will he held at
the Ontario offline of the Flectrlc Inv
estment Co., on Monday ami Tuesday,
August ! and 10, from :i to 10 P. M
Congratulations are being showered
upon Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCulloch on
the advent of a ten pound daughter,
born Sunday, Auguat 1. Mother and
baby are doing nicely.
Mrs. Ora Campbell anil daughter.
Violet, arrived home Wednesday morn
ing from an extended visit with rela
tives in Pennslyvania. Mrs. Campbell
plans to leave again in a few weeks
for Japan.
A practical cooking demonstration
on the Fleet r It: Mange will be held at
the Ontario office of the Klectrlc Inv
estment Co., on Monday ami Tuesday
Aug and 10, from I lo to P M
Prof. Dewherst and sister, l.yle
Brown, Reine Eldridge. Bertha Creene
and Fred Kldridge. all of Fruitland, '
will leave next Wednesday for a six
weeks outing in northern Idaho aid
Montana. They will make the trip n
I Cadillac "H".
Miss Pearl Peterson, sister of II. LJ
Peterson, of the Ontario Furniture-,
company, left Mon ay evening for her
home in Kanaaa. Miaa Peterson visited
her brother for about ten days, stop
ping here on her way homo from the
San Francisco fair.
A practical cooking demonstration
on the Klectrlc Mange will be held at
the i int. ii in oitn e of the Klectrlc Inv
estmeiit Co., on Monday and Tuesday
Aug v and 10, from 3 to 10 P. M.
Miss Mary C. Ayers, who has been
working as a Miaaionary with the local
Baptist church since the first of March,
left Tuesday evening for a visit with
her parent at Dayton, Wash. She
will return alout the lot d of August to l
resume her work again.
D. M. Taggart returned Saturday
from Wallowa lake, in his Ford car,
where he went to take Mra Taggart
and their small son for a few weeks
stay at the summer resort. Mr. Tag
gart expects to join them in about two
weeks ami spend his vacation there
hunting ami fishing.
A rare treat is coming to the people
of Ontario this week. Author l.ynn,
the celebrated tenor soloist will sing at
the Baptist church in thia city Friday
evening of this week at eight o'clock.
100 elides will be thrown on the screen
showing the rescue work of the Pacific
Rescue and Protective Society of the
Pacitic coast. W. Q, MacLauren of the
society will speak.
Next Tuesday, August 10th, the
Baptist Sunday Schools of Ontario and
Payette will hold their annual picnic
together at the park near the ice plant
between Snake ami Payette rivers.
Mound trip tickets will be 20c. The
picnicera will go down on the pony at
y:H6 and the Vale train will back down
for them at 4:00 in the afternoon.
Music, speak ng and games will be the
oi de i of the day.
Herring bj the wagonload have been l
shoveled up off the tideflats on the
Stuslaw during the past week. The
school or fish which entered the Stun
law is said to be the first of its kind
In seven or eight years, and is one of
the largest, according to old resident..
Plans are being made at The Dalles
to build a new road of .'.. mile, from
Wards Mill. 17 miles southwest of
Dufur, to (iovertiment ''amp This
highway. If built, would shorten the
proposed "loop' road around Mount
Hood from Portland by 30 miles. At
the same tune It would afford the tour
1st a wonderful scenic route, one of
the best in tbts part of the state
S Beusoii. Portland philanthropist
and millionaire lumberman gave $100.
000 to School District No I for the
purpos. of building the first unit ol
the trades school building on the site
recently pur based tu Fast Portlaud
The oul restriction attached to (lie
gift ia the condition that the school
district contract to spend au equal
amount during the ear 1916 in the
construction of the second unit ot the
building.
rmacy
and Nyal Goods
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Will Appeal Married Taaeher Case.
Portland. By a unanimous vote,
the school board determined to appeal
to the supreme court the case Involv
In the dismissal of Maud L. Richards
as teacher In the girls' school ot
trades from the recent decision oi
Judge Morrow that Mra. Richards Is
entitled to her position and also her
salary during the time ahe was under
suspension.
University to Add to Requirements
Fugene. Further tightening of the
acrews at the university In an effort
to raise the standard even higher Is
the edict circulated about the campus.
Ten iter cent wilt he added to all re
qulrements during the coming year.
Required hours of study will be In
creaaed. lessons will be longer, gen
eral standards higher, the field of
study larger and the depth of subject
greater.
The tightening Is not In the unlrer
slty alone, says President P I. Camp
belt, from whose office the order
conies, hut chaiin teries high school
work throughout the state.
School Fund Interest Lass.
Sal. in State Treasurer Kay an
nouneetl the apportionment of the In
tereat on the school fund, and It Is
HI, 42496 less than last year, while
the school population Is 3865 greater,
the total Interest for this year being
$360,066 and the total achool popula
Hon 206,762. Last year the Interest
totaled l.iM .4m 96 and the school pop
ulallon 201, H87. This makes the per
capita apportionment this year $1.76,
as compared with $1 85 for last year.
A considerable sum In delinquent In
teres! could not be collected this year
prior to the apportionment, and this
hi counts for the total being less.
BOND ISSUE DECLARED VALID
Supreme Court Decision In Favor of
Proposed Kendall Road Plsasaa.
Moseburg. One of the most enthus
tastlc celebrations ever held In Mose
burg was the jollification celebration
on the streets here after receipt of
news that the Oregon supreme court
had rendered a decision upholding the
city In the $300.0nti bond Issue recent
ly voted by the people of Moseburg to
aid Kendall Hrothcrs i it the construe
lion of a standard gauge railroad ex
tending trom the city 30 miles east to
the timber belt, and the construction
Of a large sawmill near this city.
The celebration assumed the propor
turns of a strawberry carnival and
Fourth of Jul) celebration in one
Attorues and others interested In
tin' case are of the opinion that this
decision will end all litigation In the
matter, and that Kendall Hrothcrs
mav now safely proceed with actual
construction of their projects.
Gets Job at O. A. C.
Dallas -K M Smith, former county
clerk of Polk county, has accepted the
position of uuditor of the state agrt
cultural college at Corvallts ami will
nunc to that city about September 1
Heavy Damage is C.u.sd by Storm.
Ilaker. bridges were torn out,
roads gullied and part of the O.-W. K.
41 N. track near Durkee was swept
away by a cloudburst In this victult).
Standing grain in the Burnt Mivcr
country worth thousands of dollars
was dot roved
Houseksspsr Awarded Estate
Kugeue Kluabelh Murray, who
kept house and cared for James Sau
ford for 13 veara on conditou that
he leave her his proper t when he
died, was not left anything by San
ford's will Court upholds her and
she will receive $25,000 estate
Eastern Oregon Lumbermen to Testify
I .i Grande Kastern Oregon lutn
In nneii decided lo send represents
lives before the federal trade cuiiimU
sum when it sits tu Spokane August
$. to present problems of mauufactur
ers and dealers, and the Western
White Pine association's plan to entei
into th. National association s adf.r
Using campaigu, which contemplates
au expenditure of $50,000 annually is
the luterest of lumber, was heartily in
dorsed at a meeting of the Kastern
Oregon Lumber Producer.' aa.ocl.tlM
which convened her.
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BRIEF WAR NEWS
i iioin me r renin ami uerman "in
clal report, tell of great activity by
aviators on the western front.
During the month of July, Berlin
says, the Uermans captured more than
96,000 Russians between the Plllca
river and the Baltic alone.
Mad weather Is Interfering with the
operations In the Austro-Itall.n the
ater. The Muaslans, according to Petro
grad, have stopped Oeneral von Bue
low's advance In Kovno province, to
ward the Vllna Petrograd railway.
An unconfirmed report cornea from
Rome that the Austrians are prepar
ing for the evacuation of Trieste, and
have already removed the machinery
of the munitions factories.
The steamship Portland, reported to
be outward-bound from Stockholm has
been seised by a Uerman patrol-boat
and taken into Swlnemunde. Prussia,
for examination.
Announcements which are apparent
ly Inspired, declare Kmperor William
will Include In the propoaala tor a new
and Independent state of Poland, not
only the Polish provinces of Mussla,
but also the Gallclan domains of Aus
tria and certain German territory, In
cluding the Duchy of Posen and Kan
slg as a free port.
The first year of the war has cost
the belligerent governments about
tl6.Min.ooo.000 in direct expendlturea
for military purposes.
This Is the expense of putting about
9,000,000 men into the field for the
central powers, and about 13,000,000
for the allies. It does not Include,
however, the far greater amount lost
through the destruction of towns and
villages, the ravaging of the country
side, the wrecking of bridges and rail
roads and the wholesale sinking of
ships, and the economic loas through
the diminution In productive Industry,
the killing of the strongest men In the
community, and the creation of a claaa
of cripples and madmen The war la
now coating about 146.000,000 a day.
$2,uoo,ooo an hour, and $30,000 a mln
ute.
SHORT NEWS NUGGETS
Miss Catherine Barker, the $30,000.
000 heiress, of' Chicago, was married
at Harbor Springs. Mich., to Howard
Spauldlng. Jr.
Net proflta of $390,244.01 were earn
ed by the Panama-Pacific Kxposlttou
during tin 23 weeks of operation,
which ended July 31, according to a
financial statement Issued.
('has. Becker, former police lleut.n
ant of New York, convicted of the
murder of Herman Moseuthal, a gam
bler, was executed at Sing Sing After
three shocks he waa pronounced dead
Plans for six big cruiser destroyers
an i inn i fed by the last congress have
been approved. They will be the first
vessels the design of which will have
been Influenced by the war in Kurope.
From the pulpit of Trinity Methodist
Kpiscopal church at Herkeley, Cal ,
Judge Alton B. Parker, democratic
caiididato for president In 1904. made
a plea or atronger coaat defenses.
A. Mitchell Palmer, ex-representa
live In congress from Pennsylvania,
who was appointed a member of th.
I 'lilted States court of claims by Pres
ident Wilson some time ago, has de
edited th. place
In exports of domestic products, In
aggregate value of foreign trade and
In favorable lalance of trade the Unit
ed States made a new high record in
the fiscal year ended Juue 30, 1915
Figures made public by the depart
meiii of commerce show that imports
and exports combined totaled $4,442,
(164,272. an increase of $184,000,000
over 1914 and of $164,000,000 over
1913, the prior high record year In
total trade.
O.teopathlc Association Meets
Portland. The convention of th.
American Osteopathic association
opened here Monday with a large at
tendance. THE MARKETS
Portland.
Wheat Club, 90c; blue.tem. 96c;
red Mussian, 87c; forty fold, 94c,
red fife, 90c.
Hay Kastern Oregon timothy. $17;
alfalfa, $13 60.
Butter Creamery, 17c.
Eggs Kanch. 24c.
Wool -Kastern Oregon, .' valley,
30c.
Mohair- 31c.
Seattle.
Wheat -Bluestem. 99c; club. 93c;
red Mussian. sue. forty fold. 96c fife.
9ic.
Barley $24 par ton.
Hay Timothy, $17 per ton. alfalfa,
$14 per u.u
Pete9 8 Bargains
ForS.le One 1914 Ford; Bash mag
neto, leak -proof rings, lots of extras.
$.150.00. Terms.
For Sale One 1914 Indian twin cylinder
motorcycle with side car, electric head
light, fully equipped, coHt over $400. 00.
With extras, goes at $275. 00. Terms.
For Sale One 1914 twin cylinder Indian
motorcycle, fully equipped, at nearly
half price, as good as new. $150,00.
These were taken in exchnnge on
cars and we are cleaning up the 1915
season. Some one will get bargains.
Come in.
Ontario Auto Co.
BUSINESS LOCALS
To trade Good residence proierty in
a fine Idaho town for laud or town
property at Ontario. Box UM, Ontario
Oregon. 4-tf
FOR SALE One Duroc Jersey
brood sow with six pigs three weeks
old. J. J. Dillurd, four miles west of
Ontario. 25tf.
WANTED Horses to pastuie $1.25
per month. Nothing taken for less
nan a month. C. H. Trousdale 2itf
FOR SALE -Potato digger nt Ho
ly Rosary Hospital tf.
Don't forget that Louis Hurtle still
sharpens shears at the O. K. Barber
Shop. Only 10 cents a pair. 20-81.
VILLA PARK LOTS in City of Ont
ario, or ten ucres adjoining the city to
trade for clearing and plowing 2INI
acres on Parma Bench near s,
lnlcrst.it. Land & l.o.m Co., II. use Ida.
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BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON
J. B. Mason was elected mayor of
Klamath Falls.
Kancher. of Gruut couuty ar. com
plaining of shortage of help this year.
Work has started on the telephone
line between Waaco and Maryhlll.
Wash.
Quest for members for the new com
mercial club at Klamath Falls result
ed In obtaining 76 name..
A special school election at Holly,
16 mile, east of Brownsville, author
ised a new union high school.
Th. annual Wasco County Fair and
Rodeo will be held In The Dalles from
September 28 to October 1, Inclusive.
Three of the 166 accidents reported
to the state Industrial accident com
mission for the week ending July 29,
resulted in fatalttlea.
0. D. Smith, a Maker fuel dealer,
pleaded guilty to using short weights,
and waa fined the minimum under the
new law, $6 and costs, which he paid
A special election will be held at
Donald in August to place au assess
ment of 6 per cent on assessed valua
tion for purposes of carryiug on street
work.
George Haye. of Pendleton was
kicked by a mule and sustained sev
ral broken ribs and although serious
ly Injured, It I. reported he will re
cover
Corporation Commissioner Scbulder-
man gave permission to the Northern
Qraln & Warehouse company, of Port
land, to increase it. capital stock from
$100,000 to $260,000.
George Winters of Corvallia. a grad
uate of the state normal school at
Monmouth, has beeu elected principal
of the schools at Bailslou, Polk coun
ty, for next year.
Three hundred persons attended the
dedication of the Cuuuiiuntt) hall
erected at Dundee by the Dundee Wo
man's club. Dr. C. H. Chapuiau made
the principal address.
Following the circulating of recall
petitions agaluat the members of the
county court, Waldo F Finn, roadiuas
ter of Polk county, has filed his resig
nation with the court.
Thirty-one of the 49 applicants have
received state licenses to practice
medicine in Oregon, according to in
formation from the Oregou State
Board of Medical Kxamiuers.
Joe Brown, who .tabbed Kugeue
Isaaca to death on the Klamath res
ervation about 60 miles north of that
elt recently, came to Klamath Fulls
and surrendered to the police.
Five brothers are members of Leon
Ida. Lodge. No. 36, Knights of Pvtln
as. of Scio. They are Frank. Hue. Ar
thur. Clifford aud John Sbeitou. .ill
of them reside In or near Scio i
In addition to scouring upwards of
$00,000 pounds of wool this season.
the Pendleton scouring mill has grad
ed and baled in excess of H.oou.oun
pound, which has beeu shipped in the
grease.
A reduction of .bout 26 per cent In
lighting r.te. of the Kastern Oregon
Light Power company was made by
the public service commission of Ore
gon. Th. order became effective ou
Auguat 1.
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