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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1916)
(thtfcnrttf v$n iPte vol,, an ONI A UK). I AMI Kilt COUNTY, ORIKJON, THl 1WDA V, .11 SI, 2il, IIIMI NO. PROSPERITY WEEK DRAWS BIG CROWD ... , , . . Splendid Display Of AUtOS Made Good Records. Prosperity week brought a hire. crowd of people to Ontario from all over tho surrounding country, many from tho Interior Wednesday wah given ovor to the Flag Day exorcises, Tliuraday tho Payette boosters woro hero, filling about forty autos, with tlii'lr band nnd thoy kopt things lively for a few hours. An event of much Internal to auto mobile ownera were the 100-yard rachew In tho evening. There were two rncea. The flral waa tho 100 yard, quick get-away teat which waa won by a Mltcholl roadster, In 6 1-2 aeconds. The aecond waa a 100-yard teat alow time on high. ThU waa won by a King car. In 73 seconds The cara that participated were: Quick get-away Mitchell road-1 ater, fl 1-2 aeconda; Mitchell touring car, 10 aeconda; Overland, 10 aec onda; Raxon, 10 seconds; Hudson, 8-4 seconds; King 8 seconds Blow time on high Salon. 8 sec onds; Hudson, Rl 1-2 seconds; King, 73 seconds. On Friday there was a parado of the autos on exhibition and many of the home cars. Among the cars In line were not ed the follewing: National, Holller. Hulck, Over land. Maxwell. King, Chalmers, Hodge, Mltcholl. Port. Oakland, Sax on, Studebaker, lino, Haines, Hud son, Cole, Case, Chandler, Olda, Htoddurd-Daytmi, Hup and about one Ford for each one of the other In lino. In all about fifty earn Then mine tlie picnic In the grove and the speech by ! Monroe Smock. Mr Smock gave a very amusing talk mid kept the crowd In good humor with his storieH and wound up with I Mime good advice to the people nnd vhut they owed to the community. In the afternoon the Dreumland caught a large crowd and the races In the evening gave some good tests for the cars. Two street sprinkling wagons, each filled with water, eacu nooseu w g.ther. their (,.l al weight being 18, 000 pounds, were used to demon strate the pulling lower of the fol lowing cars that participated In the ,,.1,1. 1 Chandler, llulck. Cadillac 8. Saxon. Overland, Dodge und Ford Kacli of these cars pulled the I l,M4 pound load. i into racoa were 200-yard m ems. each a quick-get-away atari. V 1. Turner was the official starter and the timekeepers wen- in D I It,, ii and J li H.iiisoii. P J tlul luKher was the official announcer .at uie of llMM races that ut ttantloi aklllful -lnviuK of Ml Bolaa, who antra a new nam c.,., She won ee r:.-i In w!i.. h !,' ' I i. tad aqaalad tha bad lima I an) of tha aranta, or i ; i ,,:, two I U i, . ,i , . . .. i. . of the i v!u, following or der: cii.tiiiii) i i dllhu ' -andli in I 7 seconds. King KlKht tiverland - King Eight wm, II 11 King Eight-Cadillac King l won In 17 seconds. HodKo-Overlaii.l Tied in 1 I oniK Dodaa On rlMd fw-rlaiul won in 17 seconds. Buick-Chaudler Chaudler 17 ajow Hal Mitchell Hudson 40 Hud.son 40 won in 17 1 I St coiids. King Eight-Hudson 40 Kfcaf Eight won in tl Mi.'iids. Two Ford cars competed against eacli olher The winning Ford made the time lu IS seconds Chandler Hudson 40 Hudson 40 won in 16 seconds. Dodge-Ford Ford won In 18 sec onds. Chandler -Hudson 4U Hudson won in 16 1-2 seconds. Cadllluc-Hudson 40 Hudson 40 won in 16 seconds. Saturday morning there was an other parade of the autos, many of thaui haudsoiuoly decorated. In the afternoon the amusement i ne .any took charge of the events The suffragette band and the lmper- .Kat end of your automobile. Orditi lal baud furnished the music and Lry humans, however, can still fall the aggregation made up the prooea- i,, up0n the buttouholes Id the j aion and put on tbalr stunts. This j lappeU of their coats. kept the crowd lntere'',t all after liirin. Saturday afternoor .. w net for a gasoline test and tho ear run to NyKHa and back, but It la n. t ftlr to call It a tent. When t cars atarted thoy had to boat against that 'wind Hlorm which prevailed and wh r.t..rnlng, the wind waa also In tln front of tho cara, so It la not fair to Judge the cars by the amount of gas consumed on tho trip, because the conditions were very unusual. The entries and amount of gas consumed are as follews: Nelson Auto Co., Boise, King I 1 gallon 6 pints. Holler, Ho I sn, Dort 4 1 gallon, 2 3-4 pints. Sprout. Ford 4-1 gallon 2 7-8 pints. U O. Olson, Maxwell 4-1 gallon 1 1-8 plnta. C. E. Pratt. Dodge 4 1 gallon, r pints. Harry Uutler, Saxon 6 1 gallon 3 quarts 1 1-2 pints. Van Valkonburg, Mitchell 6 gallon, .1 quarts. 8. D. Dorman, Hulck 6 1 gallon C pints. Mcllratney. Chandler 6 1 gallon, '1 nn.pl. 1 t.lfil - ". - Mrs Nelson In a King acted as pathfinder. Among the cars on exhibition were j the following : Thoa. Bowler Five passenger troops to be sent to Us border at .the number of men Carranza has un Chsndlors and Don runabout. one and It Is likely that the troops ,ler srms is unobtainable Army of- Wllson Auto Co. -2 King Bights from Pennsylvania, New York and fleers believe he could equip 1 no. 000 Ford Thos. F. Coward. other eastern states will be ordered JThe lateat estimate of Carransa's Maxwell L. O. Olaon. ito the border at onca. army Is now about 100,000 In the Dodge, Chalmers H. E. Young of The Idaho militia Is ordered to northern tier of Mexican states his Vala and Pratt Auto Co., of Welser , Boise and most of the troops are, force la estimated at approximately Saxon 6 Harry Butler of Nyaaa. .there receiving Instructions and get-J46,000, mostly In Sonora and (hi Mitchell E. W. Van Valkenburg ting In shape when they are wanted huahua within easy striking distance Bulck Copel of Vale. Several Ontario boys Joined the Ids- of Pershing's column. Halnaa -Chas. McCrary, IHrande ho company at Payette. Willie Leea Facing Carransa's defiant army In t, cni. u,,nk Amu t'n ' wAtit lonr as their msscot Many northern Mexico 70.000 American Caldwell. Super Six Hudson Baker. Overland Pet Duford. Dort Albright Auto Co., Nampa A great deal of Interest was creat ed snd many persons not now own- era are going to get cars as a result of the meeting and the exhibitions given. were lu the evening the sutos inuilo a special feature with testa of climbing a ten per cent grade. The . withdrawal of Cnlted States troop :-ird, Overland runabout, Chandler from Mexico and rebuking the Car .,d others were successful jranza government for the dlsoour- Tlien a number of racing tests iteous tone and temper of Us last were made. communication, waa handed to Ell- Tha dsnees In the eveulng drew lTowjH . music by the Ontsrlo band wan a feature and mauy ravorame comments were heard about the boys. h.,w they are Improving with each in Mrann .. . i,r u.th iilwm!u..iAn ill such u time as the d ,rroWQd( p.,,,,,, ,,y out of town people who seldom have an oppor-1 tunny of svttMsfiai -in-h shows. The merchants were well pleased with the week's business and have decided to maWe the sales week ail annual event .nolher miisoii I lie will take the matter up earlier and have a much more elaborate pro - gram of events. The weather man helped out with ,. ,, (, ,,,, PARMA CHEESE IN DEMAND BY TRADE a ihlpnant of 80 boxes of or 4,7 1 pOUnda, each OOI contaii.ia. iii.. ,.l the triplet -l la . I ..ud large sale from the P.u m lory since its reopening The hip ni'iii was lulled to Spokane and cleaned up all the cheese on hand dp elioUKll to sell Tile triplet Is ono of the moBt popular sizes, the Young America being the other most In lii.Mb in demand by cl.coae aat- i in' other gfelpaai aea of 60 cases or 3,fi0:' pounds. Tlie factory Is In a flourishing condition, receiving more orders than can be filled at the present time and Is in j need of more milk A record collection was made Mon tlaVi june 12, when 4720 pouuds of 'milk waB brought lu It Is the eu- ileavor of the management of the fac tory to keep the finances of the und ertaklug in us clear a condition as possible. In accordance with this policy, patrons received a 75 per cent cash payment for milk from May 8 to May 31 M June 10. Parma Re view. It Is the popular fad now Io at-1 lac-h a small American flag to the ' NATIONAL GUARD CALLED FOR DUTY WITH MEXICO Some Troops Needed for Immediate Service on the Border to Keep the Bandits Down. tin Sunday the President Isaued a call through the secretary of war for all the stain militia to get ready for duty. By Monday morning the country was stirred from one end U the oth- er. The soldiers were on deck ready for duty and the officers were kept busy swearing them In and making the necessary examination The governor of Oregon wired, that tho Orncon regiment was ready . . and thoy were roany io eiiirain oy Wednesday evening with full quota, Qeneral Funston has asked for other lioys hero wished to go, but were persuaded to watt and see If they were needed. Th match that set things moving was tho notice from Carranxa that tlen. Pershing should not move his troops except to get out of Mexico land tho firing on Americans at a few different points. The American note flatly rejecting General Carranxa's demand for the ko Arredoiulo, the Anieiicuii ambus- sador designate ,,n Tuesday. Umg continued outrages against Americans aim uieir propeny ens tn Mexico and on American soil are , reviewed In the note and warning le - lven that the troops v. Ill be kept m . a a i i nt I..il, facto governm. nt performs the duty whlcli the United Slates has not milt, of pursuing the bandits who ought to he arreted and punished by the Mexicun govci nuieiit li ..11 dudes will. tlM statement that .t H, i ,e facto l-o eminent 001 i"i'- I" si nore this olili'iou nTtM Ml ; - OUR BEST CITIZENS IK THE caii to trail I " i brings the horrors ol ,i" and we can i. I, nil I munlt) m Sum Bernard Is the star for the is termed the funniest film ever pro - gj R '. 'r fl gaBanaHV I laf- 't ' anaal K aaHalgW. gaaBBBBBBBBaBBBBBaflB aaaaff bbbbbbbIbbI M I T1 I eiwe yBaJl . - bqsbTsK . war Its threat to defend Its territory by an appeal to arms against the Amer ican troops, the gravest consequences will follow. "While this government would iggftj regret such a reitult," the note says, "It cannot rocode from Its set- tied determination to maintain Its natural rights and to perform Its full duty In preventing further Invasions of the territory of the I nlted States and In removing the peril which i. . . ... .... nmi-i iuii mrj i i.y ..,.. .......i boundary have borne so long with pa tlnnoe snd forbearance. Accurate Information regarding troops will be stationed along the Rio Urai.de within a week or ten days. Funston has requested the war de- Jpartment to send a large part of tho National Ouards. The first move- mem wss msde Wednesday. The border force already rompris es over 40,000 men. and '.'8.000 mill- It la are expected in me nrsi coming ant. The border to be patrolled Is over UIOO miles long. Southern California has declared herself m neutral and will keep out The I'nlted States has finally Is sued an embargo on tho shipment of arms and ammunition to Currunxa and the fleet will see that notliliiK goes In from the coast white tne aoi- gl aaaax ! tloa lu.riluP i u. . There has been a call for 10,000 marines to fill up the ranks In the navy. , There Is also an Immediate de- mand for IS, Mffggg und an In- spectlon is neing nem at utNvsu The Psclflc rh-i I. tl IMM started for the Mexican mu-t and all the ports will he 1,1,,. hid in a lew ,!.. If Currsiiza makes a hostile In.nc I 'l'1"' AtaWtM I1""' '' '" ll'" ' "-' aBded. ONES TO ANSWER FIRST CALL ". ,.!f Hut tkt I,.. I tlie cull of thall mtrv, I ,l,',t wwM ratrlaa Dreamland Saturday evening in what duced, called "Poor Scliinulyz .. ! Qk9 ga.V'aa-al EASTERN PEOPLE HAVETHREE PROMINENT I TOO MUCH MONEY PIONEERS CALLED Mr. Hughes Considered a Men Who Took Active Part Very Strong Man. Hr Prln..iiig la home from a trip to , 8 U Payne died nt Westfall on 8at Rochester, Minn . ami other ciintem , urdny and was Imiieil from Ills home cities. At llurhestnr he attended thejtheroon Monday. clinics at the Mayo hospital and he Mr Payne wu one of the early set- iiiiio familiar with what lit Igtggt la 'tlorsofthe country. coinluc here over surgery, went on to Detroit whero he .thirty years ago. At one time be attended the national meeting of the drove cattle from here over the trail medical men and got the theories of to the southern country. He was aa- iIh la i men of the nation and hoard tliem discussed by other eminent men. He was much pleased with the trip and was surprised at the medical progress made since hie previous trip. Tho doctor said the eastern people are money mad. They are surfeit ed with money In all the cities he visited and the people do not know what to do with It. They are deter mined to have the government Issue a hundred million dollars for bonds Krench parents who settled In North w tl, which to further tho prepared- Carolina In the early days. He moved ness Idea. to Tennessee snd later to California Politically, he says that Mr. and came to the John Day valley In Hughes Is recognized as a very strong 1 1852 where he had a store and en man, while Mr. Wilson Is weak. What gaged ver extensively In stock rata ls considered Prosldent Wilson's ng. About firteen yer.rs ago lie shrewdest move Is the manner ji came to this secl'on snd lived most which he has bandied the Mexican f tho tlmo hore and at Payette. Mr. situation, getting the troops down in- Cozart was born July 6, 1828, and to that country and after the con- joined the Masons July IS. 1141. Ills Mnilons have been held to start the wf died several years ago. Among move for intervention, the troops will the surviving relatives Is Mrs. Mlt- I rdered nut and across the l.oril.i ch,.. ,, WoImt. nl.H-e, John Heals. and the whole moss cleaned up a a nephew, living at Snohomish, Wn., short time before tho date of the nnd a cousin, Mrs. Sherman election, hopelng thereby to again be Tho funeral will bo bold this after selected by the people for their pros- noun, tho Masons having charge. Ident. If the election was to be held at this time Mr. Hughes would be n v. Officer father of Mrs. Dava selected by a very large majority. TENNIS mS TO HOLD TOURNAMENT A tennis tournament has been ar - rutiAed Tor the coming week between local players The Kerhart DniK coinpuny Is go- ing to give a racket to the host sin- tytf . For the Imsl doubles, the TOCgHW will give one pair of ho. and the Newton Shoo company will give a pair. Kutrles should be made at tha Ev erheart Drug Store. I',,r the singles the following have entered Ro) Smith, llryun Ne. I.. F.phraliu Harriot. Harry ( o.kriuu. It Perry. I. en I ockrum. M K New ton and II I. Pel. i "" l-'iu the double. M K Newton and Dt Pajraa, Rej Wawtaa mMI h I. PeliTMill Tile court III ' 'Til I II. I of II pi, I, e,l III iiood coll ,1 it inii ami Hi nt Rival pbtylui la I ioI ad I r BASEBALL CAME HERE FOR NEXT SUNDAY The weather man Intel cfe.'id with He hall Kau.e Siindav and I In x. 1 1 he on MX) Sunday, provldad " tbar permits. Kanafar Blmoa I d, ba IC li'iHr hi i to look after I lit Vale and II W WUCMW Will haa the matter In chai, Follow 'ing Is the schedule lor In summer's leuKUe June - I'ayetta al I mtario, laid well at Nampa July 1' Caldwell at Paelte, (M, tario ul Nampu Julv 4 Payelie gt Caldwell, Nam pg al I tularin. July ' Ontario t Pajratta, Kaai u at Caldwell. July IB Payette at Nampa, Cubl well at (llltallo July II N'uuipa al Pi . at Caldwell. July 0 I'ayelie at Ontario, Culil h,pu. Aug, I Caldwell lit Puyette, tin i Naiiipa. Aug. II Payette at Caldwell. Nampa at Ontario. onturio at Payette, Nam pa at Caldwell. Aug II Puyette ut Nampa, I uld well at Ontario. in Developing State. sessor for two years and Inaugurated a system In that office for the first time He left a wife and a numbor of children James Jefferson Cozart died at the hospital on tho 19th after a short Ill ness. He had a stroke a few woeks ago and could not recover. Mr Cozart was from German and Maglll died at John Day las weak and Mrs Maglll went over to attend the funeral. Mr Officer was one of the pioneers of Oregon, first coming jto the western part of the stale In '47 and later to tlio John Day valley. He was 79 years of age. Mr Officer was a true pioneer; having come to the country when It jwaa necessary to undergo many 1 hardships in order to live. The indium, required much time and dur- , ng li.'. und 00 ho was In Hie wars wllh the Indians. lie raised quite a largo family and did much for the upbuild iik al IM JMSI "" country. "" " '""" ''",l,,Ued "' "'- I'uslneaa for many years. COMMERCIAL CLUB a meeting of the ' I cluh Moiidiv tMMlng M u, rtft hriuichl up mid W, A , oi ted I! io ha i bn Daj i ouati "ing in shut e and that all II i hut I Ill icit "Oil aeo the light. If hot then the bu I Hie build I il mid on. ported mi mall. . I the road l,,H' to h, tier !,.'ie. The '..llllly RAILROAD MEN ARE RUSHING THE WORK chief Baglnaar VooBg of tlM 0 I ruiiroud. constructing lata thta vul- I, , was isitiiiK and allcnding to nine buslneaa affairs m liiirns lust Baturdaj. In conversation with tka , ,te,l that lull con struolion would ba oomplatad up to i he crag "I by IDOUI tl Ol this month. Ihen i,. , i in .i..c i inovala at work on iiie Uaavy porlloas ol I and in.ii "i I- ol it sihle. Ju.l how eOOg tl"' ''Ut would he i ou, iii. ti ' Hr. Young would got Mule, us It all depended 00 tgg POng i,,i niuUoii and the ggtgf coiidition ' l!,u u.. News. A dattgntal wgg bom to -"Ir. and Mrs. Ben Iirowu ou the 4th.