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(Bnimw ftrgptt. i H VOL. JKI ONTARIO. MALHEUR COUNT, OBJ 6V, Thursday, may an, ivio. No. 81. r Wm SCHOOL DAYS END WITH COMMENCEMENT Class of Nineteen Sixteen . m, , r i KoCCIVe I heir Diplomas Thursday Niht The elan of nineteen alxteen of the Ontario high school passed out of the embrace of that Institution last Thursday evening when the twenty-two members of which It was composed received their diplomas from the hands of Mr. McCulloch. Miss Mable DeFoe was the vall dlrtorlan and Nera Bllllngaly the aalutatorlan of the class, both deliv ering very good addresses. Rphraim Harriot also gave good speech on the budget system of gov ernment, liriirn Dennli VMS the speaker of the evening giving an ad dress that will not soon be forgotten by the claaa nor by those who were not mnmlters of the class. The room waa beautifully decor ated due to the efforta of the Juniors who hsd spent much time and work In filing things up. The assembly room waa crowded to Its capacity early In the evening and after the program the graduating elaas received congratulations from hundreds of enthusiastic people who expressed their feelings with the gripping hand of friendship extended to all the members and with words conveying their well wishes for the future. ALUMNI INITIATE AND FEED NEW MEMBERS The class of nineteen sixteen was Initiated as members of the alumn! Haturday evening when that organi sation gave a banquet In their honor in the Wilson hall. An elaborate supper waa served and the table was beautifully decor ated In honor of the occasion About a hundred members were present. Toasts were given and speeches were made by the prominent member. In cluding Mr. Bailey, Mr. Conklln and the entire claaa of nineteen seven composed of diet Lackey. This wit the first class thst graduated from the local high school. Business was transacted also, a new president and secretary being elected. The presidency waa confer red upon Deak Williams and Earl Blackaby was elected secretary and treasurer After the feed the table waa taken up and the guests danced until a late hour after which the rlumnl went home to bed having grown larger by twenty-two membera. PROSPERITY WEEK WILL BE OBSERVED Prosperity that pleasant condi tion so much wanted-- does not mean much to the majority of us when It la confined to a select few. Pros perity and good times In New York City may mean very little to the people of Oregon or New Mexico or some other distant section of the country, but home prosperity, com munity growth and development are things that vitally interest and touch every person regardless o' hut business or vocation or where he may live. Everyone desires prosperity, the home brand of prosperity, the kind that all may participate in, and with the thought of arousing prosperity throughout the nation, the week of June 12-17, 1916, has been designat ed by the National Association of Merchants Trade Journal Headers, an Incorporated society composed of individuals from practically every community of over 500 population In the United States, as Meno- Prosperi ty Week. The term "arousing pros perity" is used by this association advisedly, as prosperity is in reality a thing to be moused. We can imagine no more distress ing sight than to see a beautiful com plexion disappearing with the per spiration on a hot summer day. WEISER GAS WELL PROSPECTS GOOD t the weier on a us com- P"X hoi a well of undoubted eoni- merolal value In the conservative opinion of nil those hest qunllflod to Judge who have vlalted the well since the last flow was struck at a depth of 420 feet about 11 o'clock Friday. A second flow had been tapped Thurs day evening, this had been capped and a premium gsugn put on the pipe. About 6:30 Friday morning the pressure had accumulated to such an extent that the cap blew off and resi dents of that part of town thought another earthquake or some other cnlnmlty waa at hand. As soon as the pressure became normal drilling was resumed and a few feet farther down the present flow waa tapped All at once the drillers heard a rush ing, roaring noise, and a moment later the ruah of gas came throwing water, sand and gravel 75 feet or more In the air. This flow was not only much larger than the previous one but the pressure was much great er, so that It has been necessary to let the gas escape constantly An Ihsli & M t A MaaMMAa - S . . a - I .; u , "T"" p,p" "" D,,"n pended by Roosevelt and his mana . tached and f the valve on thl.-l.l do . ,., t0 n.ve ,. ,. closed for only a few minutes the pressure runs up to 80 pounds W h the valve open enough to make a flame ten feet high the pressure runs between forty and fifty pounds On both Friday and Saturday even ings large crowds visited ths site of the well and gated at the big blase. B. Kutoh, manager for the com pany, aays that the one well as it now stands will furnish more than enough gas to supply the number of consum er required under the franchise granted by the city and he la confi dent that a greater supply la not far distant. But even If this should not be true a half doxen wells like this one would not only supply the entire city for domeetlc purposes but leave an adequate aupply for manufactur ing purposes a well. Welaer Amer ican. QUO WEDDING WEDNESDAY A quiet wedding was colemnlxed at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Stewart Wednesday, May 17th. when Mr. Ena Armstrong and Miss Ituth Stewart were united in mar riage. The happy couple will make their home near Cambridge, Idaho, where Mr. Armstrong has charge of the ranch of C. E. Amldon. The ceremony waa performed by the Rev. c c. Pratt. SATURDAY CONCERTS POPULAR 1. March The Whip." by Abe Halxman. I. Tone Poem -"You. I and Cupid," by L Boy. 3. Melodies from "The Bohemian Qirl," arranged by Dalbey. 4 March Triumph of True Tone. by Clay Smith. Intermission. concert Walts "Nlnetta" by E. W Bennett. 6. Solo for Bella "Clover Blos soms," by Floyd Thompson. Mr. Wm. 8himeck. 7. Selection Eight numbers from the French opera "Adele," by Jean Briquet and Adols Phillips. s Chinese Intermexxo "Kan Bang Kong," by Ah Hel. 8. "Star Spangled Banner." Saturday 27th, 1816. CANYON CITY HISSES WOOD W. W. Wood, now living at Ontar io, Is a badly missed man In Canyon today a It always fell to his lot to pass the hat on election day to se cure the necessary funds to collect election returns by an all night phone service. And by the way it might be germane to say that he has recently purchased an auto and now while not busy advising clients Is consum ing the golden moments of old Father Time Joy riding. His Joy riding firm is known under the name and style of Wood et ux while the law firm Is McCullach A Wood. Canyon City Eagle. South America should hurry up and finish it Job of pacifying Mexico. LITTLE INTEREST TAKEN IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION Vote Light in Country Precincts-Republicans Name a Winning Ticket In the primary election last week the reel Interest from a national standpoint was the vote for the pres- denUa nominee Whlle seversl favorite sons paraded from one end of the. state to the other, the majori ty of the people hsd made up their minda that Hughes waa the proper man to receive the nomination and he received a very large vote, with out even signifying that he would ac cept the nomination. When a man has a nomination thrust upon him by the people of the whole country It means something, especially when no one but the people want that man. The thousands of .Irillsra hslns fluenco on the people. Will R. King received a nice vote In his home county aid will be elect ed. W. H. Brooke seems to be elected for delegate to the national republi can convention. For secretary of state the voter dnclsred for Olcott, the present In cumbent. For public utility commissioner It looks like Corey, of Salem. If Cor ey la selected It la to be regretted for several reason. Corey ha reetded t Salem for twelve year and Is not In touch or sympathy with the east ern side of the state and therefor not qualified to give the people of this section what thev are entitled to. We believe It would have been better If the people had selected a bona fide resident of the district as the law providea. For the county office the vote by the republican was so great that It would seem only the republican nom inee would have any show this fall. The accompanying table give the returns by precincts and you can draw your own conclusions. For delegate to the republican national convention for the nomina tion of candidates for president and c fesmi ''(sfeiEhrrr rtsnlut that buwnofoiebinuain. mrai of the people the ueoitle and fer proplc Bholl iiof perish from the earth" Hinrula a WWW. vice president of the United State Btate at large Charles W Acker on 468, Daniel Boyd 826. Mr. O. L. Jlulsnd 444, Oeo. J. Cameron 779, Charles H Carey, 67 2. P. H. Case 111. C. W. Fulton 680, Russell Haw kins 460, Samuel D. Peterson 164, Arthur C. Spencer 116, Frank M Warren 38, J. H. Worsley 164. For il .gates to the national con vention from this district, W. II Brook 118, J. N. Burgess 663, Chsrles O. Pollard 464. For candidates for president Theodore K Burton 144, Albert II rttpmlxig 676, Chsrles E. Hughes II. for electors of president and vice president K R. Butler 1040, Willis I. Cottel 63. Francis 8. Ivanhoe 418. W. P. Ready 700, M. J. Ma. Mahon 781, W. C. North. 776, J. F. Wilson 717. For representative In congress N. J. Slnnott, 111. For secretary of Mat Cha. B. Moore 611, Ben W. Olcott 710. For Justice of the supreme court feo. H. Burnett and Frank A. Moore. food and dairy commissioner Job I) Mlcklo For public service commissioner H. H Corey 171, Jams M. Kyle 62. J. W. Met ulloch 1077. John P. Rusk 16. Robert Service II, Ed. W. Wright 167. , For state senator A. W. Oowan III, Jullen A. Hurley 887. Loring V. Stewart 144. For representative Charles M. Crandall 802, Jam J. Donegan III, V J. Phillip 416. For district attorney Robert M Duncan 867. P. J. Gallagher 711. For sheriff Emory Cole 1116, R. H. McNee 101, J. 8. Woods 461. For county clerk V. B. Btaples 1371. For assessor L. E. Hill 764. 8. L. Payne 114, A. A. Robert 440, F. B. Zutee III. (Continued on page I.) these dftti fcnaf poem GREAT STRING OF HORSES AT EAIR Aa a result of being a member of thn Intermniintaln Fair and Racing circuit, the Malheur County Fair as sociation will have the greatest string of race horses for its four-day fair In S 'pteniher in Its history. The In liTinountain circuit Is composed of the following eight fair associations In Oregon, Idaho and Utah: La Crande, Baker and Ontario in Ore gon; Boise, tllackfoot, tlexhurg and Montpeller in Idaho; and Salt i.nke City, Utah. This circuit will attract a big string of the best and fastest trotters, pacers and runners in the great west. The Malheur county fair will be hold September II, 20, II, and 22. There will be four big racing event each day of the fair, two of which will be harness races and two run ning race. The fair will put up 34000 In purses for thn four day, or 1 1 000 per day. These are the most liberal purse bung up for the race at any fair ever held here. The eight week' circuit opens m Montpeller Aug. 16. II, 17 and 18 and ends In Salt Lake the first week In October. The fair In thla circuit will b held In the following erder: Montpeller, Rexburg. Blackfoot, La Urande, Baker, Ontario, Boise. Salt Lake. Th nor that make thla circuit will find It very.atrractlve for their owner, because they are thus en abled to have a good season's run in the interraountaln country before go ing to the coast for th winter STOCKMEN EAGER EOR RANGE LANDS W. E. Davidson of the Oregon A Western Colonisation company was here for a short time Tuesday, chock ing up the local office of the com pany and arranging for the platting of the new townalte of Bendler. Mr. Davidson says there ha been a great deal of Inquiry for their range lands and they have sold fifty Motion line he waa here a few week ago and have Inquiries for a many more. The stock men are realising that they are up against It for range and are buying up these cheap lands to protect themselves. They have quite a lot of range lands left In this county, but In Hsrney and Crook It Is going ery rapidly. Many of the cattle men and sheep men buying these lands have rklers keeping trespassers off and the man without range Is going to be up against It another year. Mr. Welttenhlller met Mr. David son here and they were In consults lion over the work of platting the new toii of Bendler. The work Is being rushed with a large crew of men. Mr Davidson stated that it had been definitely decided to build a line from Bend to I'rlnevllle this season PAYETTE TO HAVE GOOD CHAUTAUQUA The Payette Chautauqua for this season will be held June 13-21. They will have a bigger and bet tr Chautauqua than last year., In the lecture class will be Judge Wannamaker of the supreme court or the state of Ohio, Charles ml. Win the eminent soclolist; I.ou lleau champ, a humorist speaker; Sylves ter A Long, and will close with an address by Robert Parker Miles, formerly religious editor of the lleurst syndicate of newspapers. Among the musical numbers are the Interuatlon Operatic company; the Skiblnaky-YV'elch company; New York City Marine baud; the Kaffir Boy choir and the Sequoia male quari Another attraction which proves to be a very popular one la the Maw son Antartic pictures, 3000 feet of films in six reels which are 1 1, . wonderful travel pictures ever shown in America. Uen Carranxa may be afraid to use his authority lest he find that be has MM DOCTOR TAKES POST Ontario Got Hospital Main ly Because of His Un tiring: Efforts. It .liiroh Pr tiling has gone eaat again for post graduate course in the hospital at Rochester, Minnesota, run hy the Mayo Brother, who are i acknowledged as the greatest and most up to date surgeons in the world. All the phystclsns employed are specialists and the best that can be hired. Whenever we are reminded that the Doctor Is taking another post graduate course we naturally think of the great benefit these are to the people of thl entire section, a all afflicted are benefitted by the know ledge the Doctor brings Into the community. Another thought In this connection Is the hospltsl, because Dr. Printing hsd more to do in the bringing of this great Intsltutlon to Ontario than any other one person. We some times wonder If the people realise that the hospital save soma sixty to seventy thousand dollars annual ly to th community and also pro longs the lives of many people. Up to the preeent there have bean nearly thirty operations at the hospital this month, twenty of these were major operations and ten minor, or at least that would be an average. If the people had to go to Boise or Baker for theee operation It would mean at least 1260 each for th major oper ations and 100 each for the minor one. Then there are the scores who are there at all time for the excel lent treatment and nursing to be had, totalling over six thousand dollar a month that la kept in the community. Some of these people would not be able to have treatment If they had to puy out the cash for It, as would be necessary If compelled to go away for the work, and another large per cent would have to borrow the mon ey if compelled to go away, aa It Is all these people are accommodated at home. Thus Is ovr seventy thous and dollars kept In the community snd distributed to the business men and farmers for the necessary sup plies to run the hospital Where Is there another man of sufficient public spirit to bring an other Institution to this city that will be worth even half aa much to us? BAKER CITY NEEDS MORE SKILLED LABOR Baker. Or., May 22. Because of the great rush of building In this city contractors are compelled to seek outside for skilled labor. Every available man Is working, and many carpenters and painters have been brought from Portland Contractors .nim i i that the starting of the work on the 1126,000 high school build Ing, as well aa the 1100,000 In rest iiinl stores outlined for th summer will call for even more men The demand for workers in the mining and lumber fields Is still keeping up, although many high school boys have just been put to work. CHEESE FACTORY RE OPENED The Parma co-operative cheese factory was recently reopened for business und about 4000 pound-. of milk is being received dully. The milk receipts are showing a daily in crease, and it la thought f.OUO to 6000 pounds of milk w:ll be received each day within a short time. Two Ford trucks are now hc.ng used in gatherum th milk over two route each day it is air. -a.: found that there is economy and a saving of lime In u.inK the-,.- 1 1 neks rattier than wagonb I ,rs of the clieeee factory ai- I . tellingly for tunate In securing the service of Adrian Tinner for their cheese mak er. Mr. Tinner is an expert clioese maker of many years' experience. It is now confidently believed that this factory will be made a very suc cessful institution.