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Volume XIX
Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, Thursday, September :', 1915.
No. 39.
EXHIBITS WERE BEST EVER
AT MALHEUR COUNTY FAIR
Standing of Contestants in
Argus Automobile Contest
COUNTIES IN TWO STATES
Will TIGHT TIRE BLIGHT
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MALHEUR COUNTY PRODUCTS SHOWN TO GOOD
ADVANTAGE MANY PRODUCTS TAKEN TO
STATE FAIR AT SALEM.
Miss Marian Lowe of Owyhee, and Henry Johnson of
Ontario Win Grand Prize For Best Industrial Work
And Go To Salem Fair.
The .sixth annual Malheur County Fair was brought to
a successful close last Friday evening. The Fair Asso
ciation paid all premiums this week. The association is
out of debt this year and there was enough money on
hand to pay oil all current, expenses and premiums.
Much credit is due the ofliceis connected with the fair.
A considerable portion of the exhibits were taken to
Salem to the State Fair which is being held there this
week. E. li. Conklin of Ontario was chosen by the
County Court to take these exhibits to the State Fair,
Arrange their display and be in charge of them there.
Later sonic of the products will be sent from the State
Pair to the Exposition at Ban Pranoiaoo. included in
the display that Mr. Oonklin is making is Salem is JO
bushels of scled corn, and also wheat, oats, barley, sheaf
grain, onions, three mammoth squashes, honey, cheese,
six boxes extra fancy selected apples, and etc. Soma of
the product! will be held over to be exhibited at the
Land Show which will be held in Portland next mouth.
Tin1 com in viii It y xiiiini idikI. iln
your -.mii- iplendld 'I'Im' lioulcvard
Orange won the sweepstakes anionic
tlu community exhibitors, Nysuti won
second pruo ami llig Mend third
Tho exhibit matte by the Boulevard
OrunKo wuh exceptionally good
because of the preul variety of (arm,
orchuril and Kurden products shown,
runglnK front almond, pea c ho pcun
und i ii ii . to all, ill. i ami corn and
hi. ill grains.
Miss Marian Ixwe of Owyhee, und
Henry JoIiiihoii of Ontario, m tin
two Kriiml prlxes offered by the Mal
heur County Fair Assn. for the lien
industrial project work exhibited II.
I he fair. These young people re
coived a free trip to the state Cult
being held ut Salem thin week, und
In company with Miss (lurk, huve
gone there where their exhibit tunc
been entered. Minn I.owfr had :i.'i
quarts of canned fruit at the fail
here. The young ludy in only 13
years old und has canned over 401
UurtH of fruit tins :.ea-u!i Henry
Johnson received Iiih award from un
exhibit of corn uml w-getuhles.
The liuttertleld Livestock Co. had
a great exhibit of sheep at the fuir,
conalatlug of fifteen Itambouleites,
all of them pure bred and were ruls
ed by Mr. liuttertleld himself. This
was the greatest exhibit of thorough
bred sheep ever Keen at the fair.
I'nmi here the Huttcrllc Id sheep were
taken to the Utah Slule Kuir at Suit
Lake, which Is on this week. Some
of the best of these sheep will be
taken to the Sun Francisco fair for
the stock show. Win Miller, an ex
pert shepherd of .Scotland, Is in
charge ol the liuttertleld sheep und
will accompany them to the fairs.
Mr. riutterliehl won u niiinln. ' of pre
miums on his sheep here. J. M. dul
ler took four premiums on Lincoln
sheep. Whitney and Field took lirst
premium on Long Wools. For An
gora goats, T. J. Hrosniau took lirst
award on best billy, and also on best
doe. Second premium for doe was
awarded to Whitney und Fields.
EVERYBODY GOING TO
WEISER TOMORROW
Tomorrow (Fiiuay) will be "On
tario Day" at the Harvest Home Fes
tival in Welser, and large numbers of
Ontario people are planning to spend
the day in Weiser. Special rates on
the O. S. L. have been adertised, and
un effort is being made to secure u
special tr .m to accomodate the big
crowd.
The Ontario baud will assist the
Weiser band in furnishing music for
the day. Many of the stores in On
tario will close for the day so that
everybody may take the day off and
go to Weiser. It is estimated that
the erowd from here will be a thou
sand strong.
Hi, i ses anil Mules Winners
The horse und mule show at tlte
iiilr wus u great one. There wore
more entries in this show than in any
torse show given by the association
Hurry Heck was the Judge and W.
W. Howard was the general superln
einlent of this department. Or. A.
J. Moore was the superintendent in
icllvo charge of the horse show.
The premium winners are:
Sliuiiliinl Ureils Winners
Aged stallion Mrs. W. II William
ion, flrst; ('. K Huermaun, second.
Mare, two years old Mra. A. O.
Moore.
Ilrood mare und colt -Jueobsen &
llendrlckson, first; ('. K. Dibble, se
cond. I Ml 1SI15, either sex 0. E. Wh
ile, llrst; Jacobseu & lieiidrickson,
leoond.
I.I .mil stallilal.l llie.1-..
Agod mare or gelding C. W. He
Moor, llrst; Chris Heudrickson, se
xual. Mure or gelding, two years old C.
f, Tuylor, llrst; C. W. Ue Boer, se
cond. Yearling maro or gelding Jacob
en a lieiidrickson, llrst; no second.
Foal 1015, either sex C K Hlb-
lile, lirst; Westley (Slenn, second.
IVrchroiis.
Aged stallion W. Ii. Flser, first;
I'eter (ienoway, second.
Aged mare W. F. Howard & Sons
lirst and second.
Iirood mare and colt W. P. Ho
ward & Sons, first and second.
Foal 1915, either sex W. F Ho
wurd & Sous, first and second.
Belgians.
Yearling stallion A. H. McCounell
i-coiid; no first.
Aged mare A. H. McConnell first
and second.
Mure, two years old A. H. Mc
Connell, first.
Yearling mare A. H. McConnell.
first.
liio.nl maro and colt A. H. Mc
Connell, flrst.
Foal 115, either sex A. H. Mc
Connell, first.
Kogllsh slim
Aged stallion Frank Loveland,
lirst; J. B. Powers, second.
Thoroughbreds.
Ilrood mure und colt Rev. P. L.
Cook, Yule, first.
Foal 1915, either sex Hev. P. L.
Cook, first.
Khetluud C, .iiies.
Mare and colt-W P. Howard ft
Sous, flrrt.
Oeldiug or mare W. P. Howard &
sons, first.
Best colt of 115 W. P. Howard
ft Sons, first.
Suffolk Punch.
Best stallion T. J. Brosman, flrst.
Mulr and Jacks.
Span mules In harness L. H.
Spring, first. ,
Yearling mule Bernard Eastman,
flrst and second.
Foal 11 T. J. Brosman, first
Best Jack Prank LoveUnd, first
Only Coupon Votes Included in Standing Today Sug
gestions in Soliciting Nominations Still in Order.
Saddle Horses.
Saddle horse shown by gentleman
Chris Hendrlckson, flrst; Jack
Taylor, second.
Saddle horse shown by lady Pet
er Oenoway, flrst.
Shetland pony W. P. Howard ft
Sons, flrst.
Turnouts.
Draft team hitched W. P. Ho
ward ft Sons, flrst and second.
Double drlvors in harness D. H.
Kerfoot, flrst.
Bent single turnout shown by lady
Peter Oenoway, first; Mrs. J. J.
Dlllard, second.
Best four-horse team In harness
W. P. Howard ft 8ona, flrst.
Draft Horse Urades.
Aged mare or gelding Bernard
Eastman, first; N. P. Felt house, se
cond. Ma re or gelding, two years old
Frank i.o. land, flrst; J. P. Taylor,
second.
Yearling mare or gelding- -J. De
Foe, flrst.
Ilrood maro and colt Wilbur Clay
ton, flrst; Bernard Eastman second.
Foal 1916, either sex Wilbur
Clayton, flrst; W. J. Crane, second.
SweeimtakcN Homes and Mules.
Standard lli-eds.
Stallion, any age Mra. W. H. Will
lamsou, first.
lira 1 1 nana.
Stallion, any age Charles A. Kay,
flrst.
Marc, any age W. P. Howard ft
Sons, first.
Mare with one or more colts A.
11 McConnell, flrst.
Mules and Jacks.
Best mule, any uge T. J. Brosman
flrst.
Best Jack, any age Frank laive
land, flrst.
Cattle Premium Winners
Short Horns,
Aged bull J. II. Seawoard, first;
no second.
Bull, senior yearflng Thomas
Hartung, first; J. H. Seaweard, se
cond. MmtiIiwii Angus.
Bull senior calf D. L. Young,
first and second.
1 1 ere fords.
Bull, senior yearling Thomas
Hartung, first and second.
Ked Polled.
Aged bull D. L. Young, flrst; no
second.
Bull, two years old D. L. Young,
flrst and second.
Bull, Junior yearling D. L. Young
first,
Bull, senior calf D. L. Young,
flrst.
Bull Junior calf D. L. Young, flrst
and second.
Cow In milk or calf D. L. Young,
first, second and third.
Heifer, two years old D. L. Young
first, second and third.
Heifer, senior yearling D. L.
Young, flrst.
Heifer, junior yearling D. L.
Young, flrst, second and third.
Heifer, senior calf D. L. Young,
first and second.
Heifer, junior calf D. L. Young,
flrst and second
Grade Beef.
Best cow in milk or calf Ralph
Dunbar, flrst and second.
Heifer, senior cajf O. Bull, flrst;
no second.
Heifer, junior calf Ralph Dun
bar, first and second.
Fat Cattle.
Fat steer Blaine McUee, flrst;
Ralph Dunbar, second.
Pat cattle under six months R.
Dunbar, flrst; Harry Jones, second.
Riley Horn's big steer, weighing
3305 pounds was not entered for any
prize, being at the fair for exhibition
purposes only.
Holkteiu.
Bull, two years old H. R. Boomer
flrst.
Bull, senior calf Bernard East
man, flrst.
Bull, junior calf H. R. Boomer,
flrst; Bernard Eastman, second.
Cow in milk or calf H. R. Boom
er, first and second.
Heifer, two years old H. R. Boom
er, first and second.
Heifer, senior yearling H. R.
Boomer, flrst and second.
Heifer, junior yearling H. H
Boomer, first and second.
Miss Pauline Ervinjrton, Ontario, R F. I.
Mrs. C. I Weittenhiller, Ontario.
Miss Maud Walter, Ontario, R, F. I).
Miss Florence Van Valkenbuiu, Ontario,
Miss Anna Anderson, Kiverview,
Mrs. Corda M. Marquis, Ontario, . F. I).
Mrs. If. K. Bingham, Ontario.
Miss Bernice May son, New Plymouth,
Mrs. Dale Robertson, Parma. Ii. P. I). :i
Miss Georgia Dennis, Nyssa,
Mrs. A. H. McConnell, New Plymouth,
Mrs. V. EL Slump, Payette,
Mrs. ('has. Lcavitt, Ontario, P. F. D.
The above standing of the contest
ants in the Argus automobile contest
mIiowh a number of live candidates
with a few votes to their credit. Only
the votes Riven with tho nomination
and the free coupon votoa clipped
from the Argus is shown In tho stand
ing today. Beginning next week wi
will includo both the coupon and sub
scription votes in the count each week
The contest Is Just getting fairly
startod now. No one has done very
much yet, but all are organising their
campaigns and are ready to begin In
dead eurnest. Activities are Just be
ginning all along the line. Owelng
to tho fact that the contest is so ex
tremely short the voting will be fast
and furious from now until the last
vote la cast on the night of October
2.1. Three weeks after this are all
that romaln for work In the contest.
There Is no place In this contest for
the laggard. Onky those with the
"go" to them can hopo to win an
automobile In so short a campaign
as the one being conducted by the
Argus.
Nominations Still In Order.
If you have not already entered
your name as a candidate for the
Argus automobile, there is time
enough yet. There is no time to lose
however. While nominations will
still be accepted for a few days, It
would not be advisable to wall until
the last day. NOW la the time to do
a thing. Do not wait. Send in your
name today. This is YOUR oppor
tunity. One new 1916 model Ave
passenger Kord touring car. One
flOO vlctrola. one $75 victrola, and
126 In cash will be awarded for a
little euergy. Then, too, there Is a
IV per cent commission if you should
fall to win one of the above valuable
prlxes. There are nearly as many
prlxes as there are candidates that
are working. Make up your mind
to win the automobile, and get busy.
You can well afford to go after It.
Oue new nomination was received
Monday and three otiiers were added
to the list Tuesday. Still others may
yet be added to the list next week.
Extra Votes.
Every candidate who is really in
terested in the contest will make an
effort to get every subscription in
this week, that Is possible. All ap
predate the Importance of the Fxtru
Vote Offer for this week, which closes
Heifer, senior calf H. R. Boomer,
flrst.
Heifer, Junior calf H. R. Boomer,
flrst and second.
tirade Dairy Cattle
Hest cow In milk or calf V. V.
Iltckox, first; J. DePoe, second
Heifer, two years old J. DeFoo,
flrst and second
Heifer, senior yearling -H. K Mc
Kay, flrst.
Heifer, Junior yearling A. A.
Stetler, flrst.
Heifer, Junior calf A. A. Stetler,
first; J. Dei'oe, second.
Hweem takes.
Mum i Hoi n-
Best bull, any age Thomas Har
tung. Herefords.
Best bull, any age Thomes Har
tung. Aberdeen Angus.
liest bull, any age D. L. Young.
Best female, any age D. L Young
Ited PoUed.
Best bull, any age D. i.
Young
Best female, any age
llolstelns.
Beat bull, any age H
O. I Young
it. Boomer.
Best female, any age H. K. Boom-
tr.
5,060
5,325
5,226
6,026
5,125
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5,775
."..in id
5,000
5,( ii ii
.1.1)110
5.( ii K i
Saturday night. Kvory club of $12
turned In before that time gives
20,000 voles in addition to the votes
given on the regular schedule. This
makes It possible to make some good
gains with a little work. No time
during the contest will there be more
votes given on subscriptions than
this week. The offer next week is
the same as this except that it tiiki-N
I to iniike the club. Instead of $12.
How to Solicit.
First bo sure that you understand
every detail of the context. Study
the voting schedule uml In- nliln to
tell anyone without referring to your
schedule, how many votes one, two
or five years subscription will give
you. Pamlllarlxe yourself with the
extra vote offer and explain in mum
prospective subscriber that his miiIi
srrlptlon will do you more good now
than at any other time. If your
friends appreciate what their subsc
rlptlon means to you to get It at
once they will not tell you to "come
back later." You should have with
you u receipt bonk, Home sample pap
ers, and a list of the subscribe! i
where you expect to work.
Tell your customer about the inn
teat. Exphiln that each subscription
counts for a certain number of votes,
which will give you a big lift in Un
contest The paper costs no more
and no less. They can pay their sub
scrlptlon and at the same time iln
you a great favor by helping you win
the automobile Study the paper,
and tell them that the Argus Is (he
biggest and Uveal newspaper In tins
territory. The Argus gets the new ..
from all around this section nf tin,
country The price of the Argus Is
only $1.00 per year. Think of Kelt
Ing such a paper lor only two cent . a
week. Most of the weekly nowspup
ers in the northwest are $1 fio und a
great many of them are si' tm pgg
year. No one can kick on the price
Many papers not so good as the Argus
sell for twice the price
The Argus is an all home print
paper. It comes out regularly every
week, brim full of news and mi, n
iiig reading matter. It is a hm, i. r
for every good tiling, uud bus a large
circulation whicu keeps growing. It
has Its paid cum nuiiiteiilH in hc
varlous sections of the country which
guarantees ull the news every week
Study the paper und present IfetfM
and other fuels that may suggest
themselves to you Then If you do
not get the first person you see, do
not get discouruged Muke up your
mind that you can get subscriptions
If anybody can, ami work the harder
Pretty soon you will jar something
loose and then ou will have M trou
ble. If you do not get a person the
flrst time, tell them that you are com
ing buck when you get wound up.
If you are inclined to lake to heart
everything that is said to you, get it
out of your system. Also beware ot
bluffs Just stick to your knitting
Keep working quietly uwuy. Keep
your own council, and keep tryiug.
Make up your muni Hut you ure "
ing to win Remember if it is hard
for you to get m,.--. it will be hurd
for even one Ite tubei loo, that
the pr. :niiig to !' fjtVM uwuy,
uml that miu huve Just us good an
opportunity of winning us anynm
HOsriT.ll. NOTF.K
Little Miss Curol Oaliley of i'uy
ette, who had her tonsils removed at
the hospital, has gone home
L. W. Valentine who has been coii-
MEETING WILL BE HELD IN OCTOBER AND CAM
PAIGN AGAINST DISEASE ON BOTH SIDES OF
SNAKE RIVER WILL BE STARTED.
Preliminary Plans For The Meeting Were Made Last
Week When District Inspector H. H. Weatherspoon
Was In Ontario.
Final preparations and arrangements for a systematic
campaign againat lire blight In Malheur County, Oregon,
ami Gem and Canyon Counties in Idaho, will he made
sometime next month whni official! and growefl "I the
three counties will meet either in Ontario 0 I'Yiiillaiul
and map out i campaign that will be oniform on both
Bidei of the Snake river.
lined to the hospital, has been re-
iiiiivcl to his home.
Mrs. 0. C. Morton of Weiser. who
underwent a severe operation at the
hospital on the 21st., Is convalescing.
Mrs. II. 1. Pox of Ontario Is con
fined to the hospital with typho-d
fevor.
MIks Snyder of Welsur Is convalesc
ing from un operation.
Mrs II. W. Seaward who bus hern
confined to the hospital has been re
moved to her home In Barren Valley
Mrs ('. Johnson of Weslfall wl'o
has n coll lined to the hospital wMi
typhoid fever, left Saturday for iter
home.
RESIDENCE DESTROYED
BY EIRE FRIDAY NIGHT
Fire last Friday evening totullv
destroyed the six-room house and
contents belonging to M. N. Thomp
son, the well known mining man of
Kasiern Oregon, entailing it loss of
about llltf. The house wus Insur
ed for $1000 und the contents for
$400. The origin of the lire i . un
known Tun hours before the tire
wus discovered, Mr. Thompson, his
wife ami daughter, left their home
and came over to town, and il was
a great shock to them when the ills
covery was made. The iuterlor of
the house and the roof wen- envelop
ed 111 flumes when flrst seen by neigh
bors. A stiff hreexe was blowing at
the time, but fortunately, there were
no near-by houses to catch tire Mr.
Thompson bought the house u year
ugo and remodeled It. Deltuite plans
for rebuilding the structure huve not
yet been made
MANY VALE PEOPLE
ATTEND THE FAIR
The large number of Vale people
who attended the Malheur County
fuir last week, prove.-, thai the people
from that section of the county urn
taking us uctlve an interest in the
fair us uny other section of tin- coun
ty. The Vale bund furnished the
music for the fair on Thursday, aud
apprei latiou of their excellent music
was shown by the huge crowd. The
Vale baud Is oue of the best musical
aggregations in tho whole Snake riv
er valley, uml It was u big drawing
curd for the fair.
The attendance ut the fair Thurs
day was the largest of any day this
yeur, and was the second largest of
any duy since the fuir started, six
years ago.
OOIPON
OOOD Kilt SM VOTKS
This coupon will entitle the person whose name
is written below, to 2.1 Vote in The AIH.I I Auto
mobile Contest if preseuted before the dute below.
N I Ml-.
V.hlic--
NOT OOOD till
The meeting won decided upon last
week when District Inspector 11. II.
' Weatherspoon got in touch with the
110 authorities Fire blight has
caused much damage in this section
this year, and. while II Is not general,
and the disease does not affect every
orchard, In some localities It has cut
down the yield. Last year the
blight was much more pronounced
in Malheur county than It la thla
year. Inspector Ornmse has con
duct ml a very effect Ive campaign In
this county thla summer, and as a
result fire blight Is fast becoming
a thing of the past.
Mr. Weatherspoon claims (hat lire
blight can bo entirely stamped out.
the only effective method of exter
mination being to cut away the In
reeled limbs and parts of the tree.
He has successfully exterminated tho
blight In Union County, which was
one of the flrst counties of eastern
Oregon to become affected. Whole
orchards In. Uulon county had to be
cut down when a successful yay to
combat the disease was discovered.
Work of extermination In this dis
trict will be commenced soon after
the meeting in October, aud It la
hoped that next season there will be
very little fire blight in evidence.
HIGH SCHOOL TO
PLAY FOOTBALL
The Ontario high school loot hall
team composed of thirteen large und
fast men, attired In the best foot hull
suits this side of Cortland, will play
their llrst gume of tho season at Wei
ser next Friduy. This will bo the
lust day of the carnival there
Ontario has a fur better team than
lust year and expects to make a mail.
for themselves this sea on. Weiser
has a fast team but will probubly )
outweighed by the Ontario boys The
game promises to be a light clear
through The Ontario team will be
accompanied by the local band und
j" "umber of boo i
Nine games huve la-en scheduled
for the locul high school team this
year, six or seven of which will be
played on the local diamond A
game will be played with Vale ou
Thanksgiving day hut It bus not been
decided when- the game will be (lull
ed off. Following is the line up for
the Weiser gume:
Center, Ira Williams, guards, Les
lie Dovy und tilcun llrown; tackles.
Sherman Fierce and Herb. Luckoy;
Knds, Itowlund kuenig and James
Duncan; hull backs, Allied Holland
and Joy Dusted; quarter, Fred Test;
full back, Arthur Moore.
2.1
It OCTOBKIt J.