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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1916)
(Buiwei 1 au mm lino, iu.iikih iwmi, iiRHcjon, TiliitsDAV. Alia ST :i, linn . NO. Wm vm. N RATE BEDS ARE TO BE DEVELOPED I n m Deal Closed This Week I $x Thousand Acres Are Sold. Malheur county I getting accus tomed tn I'li; iIpoIm. They are per fecting arrangement for the water ing of thoiiRanda of acre from the Warm Spring and other prujerta Thev lire 0rr.anl7.l1iR for the drainage of llioiiKiimla of acre of land around till' section, and now coniPN word of tin- cloning of a deal for alx thous and acres of Nltmtp land at a rood flu ii r". probably alxty (IiiiiimiiiiiI dol lar' Mlninit engineer who have neon . . tie Mate claim dial Mulhcuri ciiiiiin linn more Nitrate than any of In -iii Hon "f l In1 world outalde of Chill, and the bed In Chill belong to ;'! i capitalist A few monta ago M. T Ixiy. who lh p.r Mllrhell llutte. wan after atth MM Currant haaln and foiinil what M thought waa nitrate and whal proved on teat to he a very fine gruil- of nitrate and ha cloaed a deal here I hi week for the aale of all the deposit to Home Chicago hankera, who were represented hy It C Oug dalc who haii been In the county tin Ma alx monlliH. Juki looking round. Andy l-arkey, of Ontario, la the one entitled to the credit of the dla eoverr of nitrate In thla county and 111 son haa made a thorough atudy of tin' subject until ha la looked up on an authority. Mr. Lackey lo cated i he claim aold to Harry Wllaon ami HHaoclntea and thla waa about tin thousand acre and ha alao hold title to come fifty thousand acre In another body that I aald to he the brji grade of any an far discovered. nil.- great advantage ao far haa W". t lie fact that the claim were held mi that large tract could be disposed of to companle. and It I i" l iv to have a large body of the material to make It a commercial pioioMit)on Soil nil nitrate I the bae of nil ! lie acid, which I uaed for all high ivph, another use U that of a ferllllier A roml will have lo be built lo milling up the Owyhee river ami iiKineer are at preaent In the field lo determine Hie rtoat feasible noii. These claim are In li II south uml range 44 eaat, being went and no u ih of Mitchell Itut I - There I much work being done on tin ilulma held by Mr Wllaon on rUmor creek. They have a number of vats working und are udding to tin i l.i 11 1 all the time. It In thought thut lllOHt of Hie 'le posit run be worked without further crushing inply a leaching and evap oration process, which FtjqillM in in n space for vat and tunka. CARELESS SHOOTING AROUND THE CITY Someone Is very carelessly shoot ing In the southern part of the city On Wednesday afternoon a bullet atriirk the Smith boarding house and was embedded Iu the wall For tuii.iiely no one wa on the porch at tin i iine Hoys and aome men have no business with a gur, a they have no Idea of the damage they can do. Several shots have been heard in that part of town and the city mar ahull hopes to land the guilty person behind the bars. JACK RABBITS ARE THINNED OUT SOME Mr Howard, tiie farmers' Iriend, has been around the country where thet made a fight on the jack rabbits lasi winter and says he found few rabbits, while In sections where they Blade no concerted effort to stamp them out there Is a lot of them. The winter poisoning seems to be the thing. RILEY HORN'S DREAM HAS COME TROE A few weeks ago WP published a atory from the Jordan Vallpy Kxprea I r. 'I... limn, a inn n i in trapper, aettled In the Hole In the Ground anmn twenty-five year ago and how- lie Inid accumulated prop erty and stork On Friday evpnlng of lat wpek Mr Home Hold Ills interests In that seel Ion to W II (lea, rppresentiiiK Mr Murphy and other of Portland The ronalderatlon waa above 11110, 000 caah. In addition to the thous- and of acre held hy Mr. Horn waa hi cattle and home. Mr. Horn controlled a large range hy having title to many trnct where' there waa water and hi atock al- "1 I . . t.j ,. . .... i way nan inn nei oi range i ne big ateer exhibited at the county fair lat year I the heat of evidence for that. Mr Horn ha a ranch near Ontario and other property, and we under stand he expecta tn make hli home on the pleacn near Ontario. We believe I but Mr Morn waa about the largeat Individual row man In the rounty. THE WEEKS NEWS AT THE HOSPITAL During the past month a total of .13 patlenta were admitted for treat ment Into the lioHpltuI, 21 of whom war aurglcal caee There are at preaent II patient receiving hoapl tal ear. The alatera are Indebted to Mr and Mrs J i'.irley for a beautiful oouch which tliey have acdt. :e the splendid furniture that make thel "Farley room ' one of the choicest In the hospital ' Heartleat thank arc1 also extended to Mesdamea Fraaer mi. I l.uehra for their exquisite rosea The aerie of Improvement earn. .1 on during the paat two month I about to be completed Conlderably ov er 12000 ware spent In alteration. decorations and new equipment In intent on of making the Insilln lion as efficient and adapted as mon ey can make It The next Improve ment to be undertaken In the near future la the renovation of the aurgl cal department The doctor from Ontario and Its neighboring town wlio make ue of the surgery have kiinllv consented to contribute i,. w ai ds the purchase of tiie latest make of operating table Involving an ex penditure of some $300. TELEPHONE OFFICIALS INSPECT PROPERTY C McCarr and Murra MtWill n lamer, ut the construction ami nperatiug department ot the Moun tain State, Telephone company, Te tro and Cliue. of Salt l.uke, Jones and Snyder of the Hoise office, were here this week making a thorough Inspec tion of the Malheur Home Telephone svstein, with a view to bettering It wherever possible. They found that the rural and toll line out of On tiiii" need rebuilding and will rec ommend that the work be done at one. The city lines will also be improved where possible to make the service Just as efficient as possible. They were travelling in a big Pierce ' Arrow that haa made tiie trip through the seven slates in which the com pany operates. CHINA PHEASANTS ARE INCREASING i Howard Mallett says that there are a few of the China Pheasants around from the birds turned loose a few years ago, but many of them nest In the irrigated fields and the PtMMf aie drowned or the eggs spoil They do well where there Is some uplands or swamps for them to nest In It is about the same way with quail. MiY 816 EVENTS TO BE PULLED OFF AT FAIR Indications Promise the Biggest and Best Fair Ever Held in Malheur County In i lie ArgUH a few week ago we. I gave an account of the work being. .done in getting the attractlona for! Hie County Fair llnpd up and thl week we want to call your attention. m a . .-. ' t() a tew or mo many leaiurefi invy hnve arranReil fur your entertainment The manager of the fair are de termined to Rive you the very bet I bis year that haa ever been attempt ed at a county fair. They have the beat strings of trotting and par ng horse In the waet and will have two harness racea each day of the fair The track la going to be In shape ao that faat time will be made. The horse are capable of going In about 2 10 and you will have no complaint about the time made. There are a number of theae horaea entered for each race ao there I bound to be a conteat for each place. These horse are all old cam paigner and no tedloua walla will be tolerated. They come from 10 different itate. For Ihe running racea there Is go ing to be equally good attractions and equally good horses have been engaged. The Malheur Fair ha made an en viable reputation by having some thing doing every minute and they going to conduct the fair thl yMr 'n "" same line. Introduc '" many noveltle between the main raoae. One feature that haa attracted MM attention at the fair has beer the wild mule and wild colt races for the hoy and wild horae races for the men. Some people claim they do not like to see theae events and the management haa arranged I being arranged tn entertain and In to pull them off the laat thing each atruct you He sure and arrange day which makea It possible for any' your dates to be here that week. AN IDEAL CLIMATE FOR THE SUMMER Iocul people are realising more than eier this year thut the weather man Is kind to the Snake river val- lev Here ue are living cool breozei and low temperatures, while the eust i dying from lnai The reports from Ihe south of 156 iu the shade MMM "Iiiht in run over one We take the cool nights here us u natur al condition Just us the people In the east expect the hots nights und days. Scene lioui Hie i ul.utl.ful Wile" aaa KIM tr jaflay B r HftnvW"1 rVsa t C S --itBdnBaDlE) i f -m ill -atwsssssssaaaail to witness these event to retire A atrlng of wild mule for the boy ha been engaged and they are war muted to he all ginger. If you want to ttUBh your head off, come and see a 1 I J a M a. idp imyn ana niuirn, rumor man any tline ring circus you ever saw A Hiring of colls will be there for the hoy to practice on and you can rest aured that overy boy In thl ronteat will learn something new about wild lull- Then for Ihe men they are go'ng Into the brakes of the Owyhee and (K up w110 w) , (,n( wooy ontn that iiiM.'i- Men branded, aome of them have never had u rope on them and are eight and i.lne years old. They are In good condition this yMr, because the hunch graa I plentiful. They will make the rider earn their prlns before tl.ey give ip To many people thl will be ihe star tea tun of the entertainment. The management ha promised novelties galore and here Is one of them There will be a five mile buckaroo relay race, change horses each '..iii mile In front of the grand atntid, tei change. You will have lo have x helper to keep count af the rldera and horse. Several teamr are already practicing for thl race and there are going lo be aev eral string of horse, making one of the big features to the lovers of no I eltles. The above I )ut to call your at tention to the fact that on Septem ber 19. 10, 11 and 12. lfll, there will be held at Ontario the biggest and beat county fair ever pulled off In the west. Next week we will tell you of a few more of the features JORDAN VALLEY VISITORS HERE Mr and Mrs. Thos Koliout und daughter. Miss Kutlu rtW . MA I TM I ruin Jul dan Sunilav The) toiind some dust around llomeitale. I. in oil, i wise ihe road were fair. Mr. Kuhoiii return'' I bsji MM puliled h Mis Kuliy Feuwick Mr Kaholll will he hack next week lol the Uuyers Week at Portland. Mrs. Kuhout will visit her sister, Miss Smith, for a week. al Ihe Dreamland, Monilui , wlio do not can Aug. Ml . LAMPKIN'S STORE SOLD TO NEW F W T l.ampkln haa aold hi husl neaa here to the O. ft F. Co.. limited and they will have their opening on Saturday, aee their announcement on another page Mr. Lumpkin bus been In business here about ten year and ha made many friend for himself and the Store The new firm I composed of Kl -1 mer Orcutt and W A Fulkeraon, of Welaer. Mr Fulkeraon hough! Into the Or cutt atore at We'ser and then the new firm took over the I.anipk In atore which will he under the direc tion of Mr Orcutt, while the Welaer atorp will be managed by Mr I Lnunn Ful kiTHini Mr Orcutt I too well known here a a successful and enterprising mer chant to need any Introduction at our hands at thl time lie will conduct the l.ampkln atore In such n manner I a to win your friendship nnd blial- " and will be pleased to have you enll and Inspect the store and prices Mr. I-ampkln ha no definite plans for the future, bevond taking a well earned ret, after ten year of hard work. He will probably visit the old home In the east before deciding on a new location Mr. l.ampkln has taken a prominent part in the work of making a city of Ontario and will be greatly mlased In the council and work A boat of friend will wish him well wherever he may cat hi lot. LOOKING FOR A CREAMERY LOCATION I,. It dough, who wus here a few years ago with the llaxelwood Cream ery people, wa here last week look ing over the situation with a view to establishing a creamery here He says tills Is an ideal place for one and the farmers should get aome cows and get ready as It la only a in of time when ihe creamery will be here The pasture, hay and grain can be grown here In abund ance at small coat nnd tin- price of but'er and cheese Is always good Kveti in competition with the outside countries the price are keeping up now. but this Is due In a great meas ure to the war The short winter and hmg grating Reason Is what ap peals to the dalrymau I FIRE DESTROYS A E Just after trading out. c J. An derson, a farmer west of Ontario waa burned out Kr:du He had traded the place for residence prop erty in Seattle and had hi house hold goods packed ready to h.i.. All the clothing of Hie tauiily. his wife, two son uud two daughters. was lust The boys had been work ing on Hie St. Paul orchard tract all spring and .summer had drawn their wages only that day am' lost neural hundred dollars Mrs Anderson waa in Ontario when the fire occur red and Mr An. hi ..hi was at a neighbors und before uny one reach ed the house everything was afire. BIG BEND HAS THE USUAL BIG CROPS J I Hlackaby and l.em lioodwin made a trip to lioiso lust Saturday They stopped over Iu Hie Hend and found some fine fields of gram uud tin ion, looking fine C J Ander son threshed 72 bushels of barley and others are getting equally good yields of grain From i'arinu lo Hoise the)' had all kinds ot experiences. A lung nail run into one of the tires and kept prodding the tube for some t me before being dim oien-il uud they were patching tubes for a few hours, uutll they felt qualified to attack almusi uny job of that kind. ARMY OFFICERS AFTER RECRUITS Oregon Guard Needs More Men For Service on the Border. Captain Clark of the V 8. army service, la here for three days to re ceive application for recruit for ervice on the border. The captain i accompanied by Surgeatit Wlckham and they have linen to all Ihe principal place he tween here and Cortland, and have received many application for the serv'ce, hut the regiment la still abort. The captain given the recruit thai ui.Miruncp that they will go to that front at onre und that they will live the life of a soldier in every respect, except for the present they will not have to do actual fighting, all thai regular training will be thorough ao that If trouble should occur In a tea month or weeks the boys will know how to go Into u skirmish and give a good account or themelve. It rs iiilre several month to get recruit ready to fight and the traacharooa Curauza will probably be ready when the day begin to get a little cool, hy that time the American soldier will know how und will give the Mex icans a drubbing that will make them good Mexican The captain make an examination of the recruits so that there la little chance of rejection If the captain paaaes you. The service mean a fine trip of several thousand miles and a training that will be worth much to any youag man for the balance of hla daya la fact aome of the boya will be made Into aelf reapectlng men, who will be a credit to the country. The captain I at the Moore hotel for three day THE STEEL GANG IS DUE HERE NOW The steel gang Is expected her today to start work on the changes' to be made in the local railroad yards. It will take about a month for the twenty live men uud Hie full equip mi'lit to make Hie change The passing track will lie exteud ed aouth 1400 feel and there will i be, storage uud loading trucks added. Mime ten new will Itave to he plated and about six taken out. The change will give much more room for nam uud will cut into the ,ii. 1 1 ."! .. Ml i in i.i a -ed us a pasisng track when needed AN EXPLOSION DESTROYS MILLIONS iheie araa aa MplOalOB iu New York City early Sunduy morning that kllh'l thirty people und destroyed about Hurt) million dollar, worth of property. There were some 80 cars of ammunition for Hie Kuglish ready to be loaded ou boats and a large number of warehouses filled with raw sugar und other merchandise The cause has not been determined HOLCOMBS ARE BUILDING HOME II I, llolcomh has given the con tractors an order for a new home oa the corner of Illinois and Morfitl street II will have five rooms and u butb uud of the bungalow style That section of the city is being grad ually filled up witli nice homes. This is good, hut it isn't eurs: "lu teinationui law la all old fiddle upoa which an) tun can M piued. Villa, iu the number of hi lives, has shoved the cat oil the map.