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TlIU r A .,,,,,. , 1 IK? ' nttiriO AlgUb M. E. BAIN, Publisher. Subscription $1.00 a year Always in advance rahllahed Every Tlmrmtay Kntoro1 In the l'ost Office at Ontario, Oregon, for Iran mission Ihrt the matla an oncond class mall nu AN HOVoH ROL1 We wish, tr '. v haart talk Itii oi I ejtjjk to lat 0 tnech ' "v c"1 "' '" "' ,,y ' ''"'' fort an' Win': Mr M rah 11 ' lha r -"ire hi left 1 "tuc-n :. ti dollirs of uspald I tr 1: par There Is no rti -, ner 'I r six tiunrf-i.l rtn lars. ittt tli' i" re .... .. u .1- 1 r. .1 .iliacrlh i .-.. nvr ...a ...- - 1 1 11 a anunr jfjtaea Won 1 "'" '" ' " y 1 la Uh ,, ira us it m i'ii- .l.'hta of the d"piirl- raal et aslda all fur 'li'ln ; w ,1,1 ., ph 1 did I toi fo ,n gc al.i mi , ii' .., da who w dotal tl " Metattai at pay the old bills lng to establish nil Honor Hull. I puldl-l- 1 of those who call mid get squared on the bonks. To the first one wl rtaaa In as n result of read ing this notice nnd Mfl up we will make a present of one yenrs Mb acrlptlon hMlll rOI It MVN very qualified voter In Hil" com lininlty should know his man thor- oughly iatora casilhg hit vote. He should know all cam! ...ugh ly before deciding for whom he will Yote. Every candidate for public of- flee has certain tralta of character which should receive the spotlight of scrutlin hefore he receive even a single vote. The people should know that he Is honisi. that h- Is In- telllgent, that he Is energetic and progressive, that he Is competent to fill the position he seeks, and this knowledge can only ne acquireu ny a careful study of the man and bla deads. The day when people voted for men Just because thay were "good fellows" Is past. Now we are looking for men who are real mm Know your man before you w.tc THK V.tM'K Oh' PKKI.RKINKHM. Preparedness Is in the air and ev erybody Is talking about It pre paredness against war. Hut there is another brand of pre paredness that is of vital Import to the American people, and that Is pre paredness for prosperity. There Is probably no class of peo- ple In this country who should be day has to be shown, that daads more alive to the possibilities of com- count for more than empty words and merclal preparedness than the farm- cheap cigars. A few years ago the or. I pon hi in will devolve the vast canilldule circulated around passing amount of supplies demanded by the out rag weed In the guise of cigars world when this war ends. Ills will and declaiming upon the glories of be the burden of feeding the millions the republic In general and the voter of mouths that will be hungering iu particular. He promised every -for the products of the rami And his thing and delivered little or uotlilin will be the pockets that will sag with Today he goes to the editor of the the weight of the gold that pays for local puper, contracts for a 11'ni.il these supplies. amount of legitimate ill play a.h.i If there is an acre of tillable earth Using space, and talks to tie voters In thl.. hiTiioii that Ihik not been con- In un honest aud manly way. In the traded for it should he promptly put old days he reached only a feu of the under cult l ut inn. li ibaaM lie made oters, whereas by the present m il to yield its quolu of the wealth thai he talks through the medium of his will he vaittafl lor .one one to pick advertisement to e.-r m-.i in iho up. coiiiiiiut.ity. What he says Is on re- I'ongresa at last is urou-ed and will cord in cold type, :ui! larric gaorict take care of preparedness against war Ion. It Is the method that pro! bill the iH.11111n fanner tin- man tangible results, that gel- 1 1 who must prepare lor tha proaparlty nl peace I'repuredue 1-, in t lie air and get it! do in ii imiaii HKXTIMI M HI 1 l.ol'IVt, The constant aud increasing rusli of local politicians for a place ul the ringside, so as to enable themselves to better shy their bead piece Into the squared circle, glvea rise to the natural Inquiry as to who Is most likely to perform that stunt iu the national ring which Is now formula ting. It looks as though the Democrats were united on Wilson, and that he Is in a receptive mood, notwithstand tag certain promises made four years ago auent the one term plank. 80 far the republican atmosphere Is not so well crystalUed. Several strong men are being talked, any of whom would make an admirable party leader. Locally we don't hear many people expressing a preference When William llanley, progressive candidate lor I'ulted States Senator two years ago, waa in town last week, we made bold enough lo ask Bill for Ills opinion as to whom the Itepuhli emi: would center ou, and he said, "I don't care who they nominate Just so It is Borah of Idaho, and if some of our Oregon people who aspire to becoming a delegate to the National Cuivnili.in ft ' " Borah ticket i '"o so n,yelf". It la le nr f i f for 1 1i nrrlln Lr, ,. u .. ; ,. to bav I ,, .l!lmiL,i.i,i'. but wl'.h ?ur preferential primary, we look lor a (iiM4( expression t ;the '" IN 'ioa. THE D004TKII M" '' II.LEH. ,vo Cp ! 'i , rl- nv-r ' 11 hn' ...,.,. ,h,hn ,,,,, .,,,1 th. Kill All Ih. so tha former. un( ,,, laltar. 110 11 MOO Known by everyhody, tor he W h iys doing and saying ng p push IiIb tOWB, nnd It h Mr la the man who mike tha Wwa. The killer la the h.i del trnva it. Me a booster! The booater never loses anything '. his hooRlltiK. He booata oilier peo ple and other people boost him and through this combination of hosting .great things are nccompllsIreTl. It la only the killer who rails or nis own weight, of his own words, of his own deeda. He a booster! The booster Is like a ray of sun shine on n cloudy dny. He bright ens everything nnd everybody around him. Ills geniality, his rheerfulne m, his energy I OOd dOOdi 01 1 hope In the bosom of despair. 1 1 In words and his arts aid others mid M nolili' hltlisi'lf. Hill the killer mil) kills Just kills, kills, kills! Be a booster! This town has innn bOOtOffii and you all know them, you iidiiilre th.-in. you respect them. .ud our respect Is moP to the gi'iiillne boost or than Is your gold. It Is only the Kill. 1 wliii stands alone, without friends, without hope for the future He .1 1 atari There may be a killer or two In this town, hut we hope not. Hut If there , ,. ... ...... km. ,nf tn(, KQ to bo,,,,,,,,, TllPr, , no mniir nr liril), ,n hllilllK ,,, lner- , n11( (1 ,1B fane( llirough ,,,,. ' ,n(f Be a ho0ltari Wo n io booiUrw- nd more ,, , we Mn ex,,t )aninom(,y without tlie killer, for ,n0 knr.B prm.pal dlv.rs'lon In life H , uk(l , kn()ck a, ,, OWBj t . wop,( thelr wayi nd at everv. mnK Bll vi.rv,,(,v ,.1)nl.,.., tli.-r.- rlth except the killer He a booster! If (here are any killers In this ,own ,,,. converl ,n( M we CBII ,M b ,,,,,, The booster Is of value , eVery legitimate thing with which ,. ,.,, , ,.,,., whl, ie k,er Is not even of value to himself. Heaven loves booster and hall Is full of killers. Everybody boost! THK WIKK CANDIDATE. The seeker for public office who possesses the wisdom necessary to qualify him for the position Is alive to the fact that the voter of to- that uppuais to the intelligence ut an honest people. Keep yoiii the advertising column of this paper and see what your cuudm ites have to say Wale Supl. Churchill has asked t flg school children of Oregon to ul mnj March 7 as "Burbank Day'' thus honoring the great "Wizard of Plant Life". Circulars, giving Ideas fur programs etc., will be sent to the teachers this week. About sixty were received Saturday but this number will not supply the teachers and more have been ordered. Malheur County voters will have no difficulty in finding a good man for every position on the county ticket thla year. A long time ago we I ('arl De Roe left for Ontario last lost track of the number of .audi , week, where he will look after his dates, and havent had time during farm He was accompanied by his the past few days to check up the uncle, Napoleon Vincent, new announcements, but it Is sate '" the importance of Introducing to say thalhere are about twenty- i"1"' blooded stock ou their farms five uames from which to pick seven and are making several importations or eight officers, aud we understand of ''tab grade animals and fowls, that the game Is still young and no : Tne nr8t Bince the roads have been limit upon the number of players, passable was received this week, Ontario politicians seem to be very ( wllen two thoroughbred Jersey cows, ino.lc.-t. only two hive so fur an- shipped by express from Salem were nouueed themselves for places on delivered to Mark and Ben Jonea. the couuty ticket, while our sislei From Caldwell. Idaho, four fine thor clty to the west has pajagi the doi- jougbbred Plymouth Rock cockerels en mark. This is one of the udmir- wre sent to H. M. Rutherford iini ICBt" '. " "" 1" " & rain foe the cull, there Is nothing " '""' ',l answering li- rtmutr Qeaerml Borteeoa has ,km for an urgent nrncioncy ap- j.roprlatlon of two nnd a half mil lion. The American poopta would ho wining i. aain It $5,000,000 if, he would restore the former high grade service. The Pennsylvania State flrnnge adopted resolutions declaring that change made In rural routes In thnt atate mean a loaa of 18.000,000 to the farmera alone. In several atatea the farmera are aiding to maintain rural route service by private subscription. The people of Intartof Oregon reaiiie only too will that Burleson la a failure as postmaster He haa reduced the ser vice and run the department Into debt. When a fellow can't attract atten tion nny other way he Just gets out In front of better people and makes a big noise, and the noise Is about the only thing seen or heard MOM WDIDATKH. Than is anothar iMIttofl to Mm list of aspirants for the nominations tills week and If the rush keeps up there Is going to be a large list lo select from Many of the offices are still short ol' ciindiilaie I and there i.-t plaat of room for others to get mining. B the new names offered ore T It .nl. of Vale who was a aoond tot Um taattoa for eaaaa sor at the last eliiilon. only lacking a few votes of receiving the nomi nation. Mr. J!utx Is one of the older f the county Bnd haa n nlloivlng to help him sernre the nomination at this time. He aspires to the nomination on the re pilhllran ticket II 11 Williams, also of Vale, la seeking the nomination for county treasurer He Is located at Vale where he can attend to the duties mul there Is no question about his qualifications. He waa a graduate of the Ontario High school and has many friends In the county. Thla Is the "Deacons" first political ven ture, but he Is going to make a strong campaign for the nomination. H W Mulky . of Vale, who was roiinty clerk a few years ago, I out niter the position of assessor. Mr. Mulky has had much experience as a campaigner and la widely and fav orably known so that he will he a strong vote getter. It M. Carllle, of Ontario, formerly of Ironside, Is out for the democratic nomination as assessor. Mr. Carllle made a good run for the nomination two years ago and will do better this time. He Is thoroughly qualified for the position and his wide ac quaintance Is going to help him gat the nomination Itoss O. Howard, of Vale, tin deputy iherirf. would like to havi the democrats place him In nomi nation for treasurer. Mr. Howard Is considered an excellent deputy sheriff and would no doubt make a good treasurer if elected. This Is his first race for an elective office. H-m Ilrown, of Vale, the present sheriff, has announced his candidacy for re-election on the democratic ticket, and up to date there la no opposition. It haa been the custon. to give officers two terms and that Is probably why Den Is having a wa'ic over for the place. Ben Is mn!i' good aa sheriff. One fears the approach of summer, aa it may mean a recrudescence of the sport shirt. HtONSIDKN. 8. O. Van Buren has traded hie farm here for a place at Weiser. Mr Van lluern and fumily will move as soon an the roads ure in good con dltlon A. N. Fowler has sold his farm to 0. K Dickson He will move In the spring to the homestead of his broth er, Sam Fowler. Morris Powell of Bonlta, arrived In the vicinity on Monday. F W. Smith and Charles Howard made a trip to Bully creek the first of the week. Dehorning lias been the principal work among the stockmen the pact week. A. R. Vau Buren left for Ontario on Saturady, with his daughter. Thelma. where she will be under a doctor's care, owing to sickness tha Past three months JUNTl'RA NOTES. The pupils of the Junlura schools aro taking a marked Interest in Hie Art Work this year. One visiting the school COOD) would see an attractive oh'.hlt of their work which Is mount ed and displayed on burlap. The les sons for the past mouth have consist ed mostly borders and snow sr.nnoH It Is to be hoped that the Junlura schools will make an exhibit of Art Work at the County Fair next year. The best work done each month could be kept for that purpose. February the fourth being the close of another month of school the following Is a report of the same: The per cent of attendance for the fifth month Is ninety three and one tenth, while the per cent of atten danc for the first five months Is ninety six and two tenths. This In a decided Improvement over Inst year Though not n bad per cent yet we hope to raise It. Even though la grippe and colds have been frequent visitors In our school. I.ee Hlchey, Crlssle Ornlim, Allle Key. Howard Nntt, Charlie Null, Dally Null. Earl Hopkins, llarrlette I'rahl, Ilobert 1'rahl. Har old Hopkins, Alton Hyr!. I' V rinkle, iletirv Dargell, .Mm Ifof Mi Vera Oster 11 a) inrr; tan ,ii man. and Mary Anil .ie h i I i in! In attend'inra. record has I tin ip pletni'titiiry reidlng of second grade pupils. Ernest Ink and Itnhcrt I'rahl have the honor of ench having completed the reading of eleven hooks since the holidays. Free aomapoadaaaa courses in penmanship are again offered the tenrhers of Oregon by the A. N. Pal mer Compnny of New York. Pull particulars may he had by writing to the A. N. Palmer Company, 30 lr Ing I'lace, Corner 1 0th Rtreel, New York. Teachers holding Palmer cer tificates are often given preference over those who have had no definite training along this line. Area Moore and Lallue Dutcher won first and second places in the spelling contest In the Mnorevllle school last week. In this same school the two Hollon children have not been In attendance during the bad weather Berton Olverer la a new pupil en rolled In Miss Conklln's school on Alfalfa Heights. state Health Officer Dr. David N. Itoherg writes thai the rules to be ob served In regard to the school sanit ation are being slightly revised and our small health officers will have to wait for them and their Insignia of office. Mrs Jacobs writes that thirty In ches of snow haa made the atten dance report In the Bush District rather a low one. However, the enrollment In this district is the larg est In fifteen years. In this school Boyd lliinna and Itussel! Kelsay have put up a table for tha birds, and the children aave the scraps and crumbs from their lunches for them. Mill. I OF NIIEHIFF'H KALI I DKR KXKCI'TION By virtue of an Execution and Or. dor of Hale duly Issued by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Malheur County and State of Oregon, dated the Slat, day of February, 181-.. in a certain action in the Circuit Court for said County and State, wherein Harriet E. Smith, as Plaintiff, re covered Judgment against Allen Oil key, Angle tillkey, N. J. Minion and 0. W. Fletcher, as Defendants, for the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, with interest thereon from May 17, 1910, at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, aud the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, Attorney fees, and the fur ther sum of Thirty-nine and niuety flve one hundredths, Dollars, ousts; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I will on the 25th. day of March, 1116, at the hour of 1:15 o'clock P. M. of said day, at the main entrance door of the Court House in Vale, Malheur County, Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, or bidders, for cash, the following described real property, to-wlt: The Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, and the North Half of the Northeast Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section IS; all In Township 19 South, Range 17 E. W. M , containing 160 acree. together with all water rights and dltchee belonging to said place; Taken and levied upon as the prop- arty of the said above named defend ants, Allen Gllkey. Angle Ollkey, N J. Minton and O. W. Fletcher, or as much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the said Judgment In favor of Harriet E. Smith, with interest thereon, together with all costs and disbursements that have or may ac crue. Dated at Vale, Oregon, this 22nd. day of February, 1916. BEN J. BROWN, Sheriff, By Ross A. Soward, Deputy. First publication, February, 24, 1916; last publication March 23, 1916. Business MMHICIANH I I)HS PUINZINO A WEE813 Ontario, Oregon Office in New Wilson Block. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS Dr. Harriet Scare Dr. Paulino Scare Graduates American School of Oiteo pathy, KlrkBvlllo, Mo. Wilson Block. Telephone 154 Blk Motion DR. W. 0. HOWB - - - DENTIST Phenes: Office 1 1 7 Wilson Bldg. K 1172 lit. D. C. BHKTT DENTIST Office "in' door East of (lnarl i 1'hnr inacy on Nevada Avenue, Near R. R. Depot. WWWWVWWWVAV''''SA UNDERTAKING J. II. FARLEY Funcrol dircti. nnd embnlmcr. Lady assistant. Phone ! v Ontario, Oregon. PAID POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR OOI n IHSKKHOH I hereby announce myself aa a candidate for the nomination as roiinty assessor subject lo the voles or the democrats of the county. R. M. CARLO. K Kilt OOI NTV T'llKAHl RKR. I hereby announce myself as a can didate (or the nomination for the office of Treasurer of Malheur 1 'oun ty. subject to the will of the Dem ocratic voters at the coming primar ies. ROBS A. BOW Alt!) I nu ssi - ,ll(. I hereby announce that I will he a candidate for Assesmr of Malheur County, subject to iho will of the democratic voters at the primary election. If nomlnuied and elect ed I pledge my very 1 est efforts to wards securing an e.rmhle assess ment B. W MULKEY. FOR UOUJJfl AKSFHHOR. To tha voters of Malheur. County, I wish to announce myself as a can didate for the nomination as assess or on the democratic ticket. 1 have been a resident of the coun ty over SO years and thoroughly un derstand the duties or the position. J. M DUNCAN. FOR OOl'NTV AHHKHHOR. To the voters of Malheur County I desire to announce my candidacy for the office of assessor, subject to the decision of the democratic elec tors at the coming primary. If nominated and elected, I pledge economy In office end property earn ! Inr power the base for finding values I ( xcept as otherwise projcribed by ; law GUY JOHNoTON. I OH OOI M IHMKHHOIt. To the voters of Malheur. County. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Hie office of county assessor, sub e.t t Hie will of the republican vot ers of the couuty at the prluary elec tion. F. IV I0TI Hilt OOl'NTV TIIKAKl RLIt. To the voters of Malheur Couuty, I hereby anuounce myself as a can didate for the nomination of County Treaaurer subject to the will of the Republican voters at the primary election. H. H. WILLIAMS. FOR RKPRK8KNTATIVE. I hereby announce that 1 will be a candidate for the office of Joint rep resentative for Malheur and Harney Counties, subject to the will of the republican electors at the coming primaries. P. J. PHILLIPS. Im OOl'NTV l HI st ill it I hereby announce myself a candi date for the nomination for the office of County Tr asurer of Malheur County, Oregon, subject to the will of the Republican electors at the coming primaries. 0. C. Mueller. To the Citixens of Malheur ceunty: I desire to announce that I will be a candidate for the Republican nom ination for District Attorney at the coming primary election and solicit your support. This office spends thousands of dol Directory ATTORNEYS. W. II. Brooke, Attorney at Law. Wilson Bldg. ontnrio ure. C. McUONAGILL ATTORNEY AT LAW Will Practice In All Courts Notary Public. Offlea Oft rMofflco UCfiil J. AM It LAWYER Room 9, First National Bonk Bldg. Ontario, Oregon. Mcculloch & wood LAWYERS Rooms 1-2-3 First Nnfl Hank Bldg. Ontario, Oreiron. R. W. SwBler Attorney at Law. Rooms 13-1 4-15 Wilson Bldg Ontario Oregon. P. J. OAUiAUHKR LAWYER Booms In Wllron Bldg. Ontnrio, Oregon TRANSI I It TRANSPn. BAGOAOl AND EX PRESS Meets nil trnlns. JOHN' L.WDINGHAM lars of your i'""" 1 nnd I pledge my self lo every economy consistent with ,:,,.., I i-.ne, :. If -b-e,l I Will il.-Mil. mi inlli" lime and energy to the affairs of tlM ofilre. Impartial enfoii.'iiieiil of all laws, economy and suppri Ion of useless litigation, my platform. ROBERT M DUNCAN. NOTICE. I hereby announce myself aa can didal. for nomination to the office of Assessor on the Republican ticket, subject to the choice of the votara at the primaries. Utf A. A ROIIKHTH. TO THK VOTERS OF MAI.HtM It OOI'NTY. I horehy announce my candidacy for the Republican uomliintlon for the office of District Attorney of thla county. If nominated and elected I will endeavor to fulfill the dutlee of my office In a fair, fearless and ef ficient manner and to tha best of my ability, keeping In mind at all tlmea my luty to the tax payers. I'. J. G.ALLAGHER. I H t COl NTV CLERK I hereby announce myself a can didate for the nomination for County Clerk of Malheur County. Oregon, subject to the will of the Republican electors at lha coming primaries. V. B. Staples. ANNOINOKME.Vr I hereby announce myself aa a candidate for the Democratic nom ination for County School Superin tendent of Malheur County In the coming Primary Election. It nom inated I will, to the best of my abil ity, continue to work to further tha educational Interests of the county. Fay Clark. FOR REPRESENTATIVE Subject to the choice of the Rep ublican voters of Malheur and llar iic. counties, Oregon, to be express ed at the coining primary election, I hereby announce myself u candi date for the Hepubllcun nomination us Jolut Representative to the legis lature from this representative dis trict. Dated Jan. 21, till Chas. M. Craudall. ANNO! Ml MINT. I hereby announce myself a candi date for the nomination for County Clerk of Malheur County, subject to the will of the Democratic voters at the primaries. Arthur Moody. ANNOUNCEMENT. To the votara of Malheur Ceunty: I hereby announcement my candi dacy for reelection to the office of County Assessor subject to the will of the Republican voters at the pri mary election on the 19th. day of May, 1916. And It nominated and elected I shall continue to assess all corporations on an equal and uni form basis with other property. L. E. Hill, present Incumbent. KIR STATE SENATOR. I hereby announce myself aa a candidate for the office of State Sen ator from thla district, composed of Malheur, Harney and Grant counties, subject to the will of the electors of the Republican uartv at the pri maries to be held In May, 1916. Jullen A Hurley. V