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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1916)
Het C nnl H (!fofati& a-Ai vou ONTAIUO, ItAI.HBUH OOUHTV, O RI9UON, THl'RNOAY, UK fll, MM.i NUMBER 8 Trail. &0tt e 4 GRANGERS HEAR MANY PROBLEMS DISCUSSED R. M. HK OIVKN (iKM'IIK PIC- TII1K OF PARMHRN I'ROHI.KM UP KKKI'INU llll.lHtr v MILK DEMONSTRATION MADE Dr. I'rlnlng lreeetit laMr on Hie "I'nfll." mill Their llur.bi. to So- clety Arthur Klmlmll Hi-Musses High i..-i of Uvlng Subject covering varloas phaaeaj of economic and anil nodal serxloe, i i.i-nlili- prutii.il farm anil itnlr pro I litems featured the open session of lln Hnulevnrd grunge held at the! Orange hall laHt Saturday Nearly; mm niiiim with lln'lr latnllli'H were present at the seselon wlilrh lasted nil .in varied with a rommun Ity dinner al MM .uul mi iiitoreet 1 ii k mush nl program The morning hi-i-ion was given hi tin- pr.n Ileal arobUim hucIi u milk testing iiy Until Browa at i'y ette and UIKh mi tin cln ta.-inry at Nyssa Iiy K M Dcm nud UM pro Idem of dairy farming Ceter Ten . ii of NyM Al the afternoon session i C Mullen, n MlMM of Ihe Idaho State Orange (old or UM general work Um gruuge I" doliiK Ihruoul tlm uallon I ho pi ho ipiil benefit In- Mild wan hat which rami' In. hi dignifying Hi farm Industry mid placing the farm era In a position where b organiza tion they can command the reaped and consideration of their fallow clt-ii-tiM ll pointed out by various instance whom direct Improvement of eondlllona have been achieved a tin' result of organ Ued efforts on the part of the grangers Amoug the most notable of thesn, he aald, waa the breaking of the milk distributing truat In New York City and Chicago II urged IM members to he loyal to the grange and lo take a part In Uh in .-ting" and assist In the upbuilding of UM comunllle In which they UtO Miiki- farm llniiir- Ivouiillliil "Statistic show ." HlM H M I ' :i of Nyssa. 'Hint BOO) Ol Uw I I. alter III m1iii IB "" '" UM greai cm. i ol v nrli during the huh ,,-iiiuiv Ml horn an. I I. ii-. I While I In n.iiiiiii .in- proud ol I It ha" ri'Milii'il in gri gl loag to Ilia agricultural iinlii-ii TM Of bruin 1. 1 lb MMtT) '''" tn Um solution ni Iba eUi bi ibloau whuli lliurh of II tbOBld BO btM devoid lo MtVtaf UM BIMbil Of ugrlitilliiro which an- iiii um great and demand pusl an bifb iiuallty n brain power. "Uul Ihe people of the country havx not made life ill ihe couulry auf ficlently aliractlve to keep the boyH and girls on UM t'''"' Tl'e l""1"' have not heen beautified, good inn M and good hooka have been lackuiK The women have been worked o hard that they have mil heen ahle to do-1 vote lime lo their greai duty In life, i compunii.n-.hip lor then ItuabandH , and sons ' Then too there hax BOM MM much elaaalcal and too little agricultural ducatlou In UM coiinlr schooU There have MM M many city Klrl' teaching in the country -.chimin, whin agricultural, manual training, do natlc aclenco and kindred aubjectb have been neglected Fortunately I bene conditions are hanging and we are getting down to busiueaa. (Jive llie Ii... a Chance.. "After a boy hau worked hard in the field and ha.-, done the chorea, there have been loo niauy farmem , who have said, 'now Johnnie hurry m to bed ao you can get a good I rest lor there in a lot of work to do tomorrow ' "What encouragement i. It for a boy to know that be mut work hard every day and get to bed early ao( that be ran do another day hard I work? "The boyii have to have a chauce! to enjoy life Thoy ehould be en-, couarged to take an intereM in farm work The work xhould be made a I labor having M MOBlbfcl There are ull killda of of doing thin now aud the faruiera should be progren aive and that will make life on the farm pleaaant and not a burden. Tbia ELECTION OF FAIR I'llKNIItKNT A. W. TROW, IHKKC- TORH ('. R. KMIMON AND M. ('. BOVKR TKHMS KXPIHt TROW WIU DEGUNE TO SERVE frrrm of HuHr. With Colonization Company Will Sol Permit I .ml., i Connection Willi l-J.lr lUmrrt. The annual mewling of Ihe Rtnrk lioldere of tlm Malheur County Agri cultural attnortiitlon will tie held Sat urday. The meeting will take place at the city hall The. principal him I nena will be that of electing three di rector The men elected will auccwd l'ren Ident A. W Trow, nir.si.iri II C. Iloyer and C It Rinlwn 8o far bh could be learned no namen have brrn HUggeetd for file planed Nell her could be learned whether or not Meaara. iloyer and Kmlmin would ac cept rt-olis-.tlon. Trow WUI ot Keeie. I'n nldent A, Y Trow who has hiM'ii head of the association for eara mid who has given Ir.s-I) o his lime and Mtrength for the up building of the fair will not aerve on the hn.ird again tn speaking of I tin matter to tlie Argun on Wednea day Mr Trow Bald: "After the firm of the year t will have to devote all of my time and energy to the bUBlnenn of tin w . ern Colonisation company and it will not be poaalble for me to do Justice to outalde aotlvltlwi, therefore I could not accept re-election to Ihe fair board.' Iliuild the election of rtir.s tors the atockboldera will hear the an nual report of the officers and trans act audi other bUNineas bh may come before tlm meeting SECRETARY LANE TO RECOMMEND PROJECT n INI H ill i MVKII U'RONHSOAY im ii u; THAT TMRM IN sm I. uoeK. COL. WOOD TO LEAVE CAPITAL t W M..II.II Will lien, .Hi. in Wash ington I mil After the Holiday Karl) HeMirts Were MMI Nr Work. AilMs.s were received thU week l.y Howard Mallett from Iiih father, C W. Mallett. who with Col. C. K U Wood is In Waahington. U. 0 . in the Intercut of the Wurmapriug Irri gation divtrU't, which indicate that there in still hope for government aid in building the local protect. A.vordlng to Mr Mallett Secretary ot the Interior l-'raiiUlu K l.aae, bad reconsidered his prevlou determina tion not to recommend any new pro ject to the pretienl congremi and tbat hi would report favorably, on the bulldlug or the King Hill project in Idaho and the Malheur, or Warm kprlngv project here In Oregon. Mr Mallett also reported that Col. Wood, would leave Waahington to day for Portland having several Im portant legal cases on the coast re quiring his attention Mr Mallett, however, will remain in Waahington until after congress re-convene after the holidays. Iarn to work with your fel- lows. II is not enough that you should tolerate them and avoid wronging them It is not enough that you should mind your own business and be self- supporting Clvilizatlou haa been created and I carried on by team work (let into the game. Take your pari iu the great col- lectlve struggle lo make life more worth while for everybody Study lo combine your efrorls with the efforts of others In this great enterprise, tactfully, In- telligeutly and effectively " , What Is Ontario's Great est Need In Your Opinion? Get a Cannery Says Rancher What Ontario needs most is cniinin"; fac tory (r MM kind. Tlierc is no nar. "ryinjr, to hrinji ranchers here with the expectation that they can make a living off fniit unless there is a market for what they raise. Soft fruits and apples cannot he sold to good advantage as soon as they are ripe ami there is an awful lot of waste, ami that means tin loss of what might he th ranchers' profit if it could be marketed. Then a canning factory would not only help the fruit rancher but it would help the city by giving employment to many citizens duriiiL: the tanning season. My adding a cold storage su tion to the canniaag plant the rancher would be certain that the crop which could DOi be earlj disHtsed of could.be held until the market would he favorable, There is plenty of land here t" supply 1 1 -needed crops for Both these institutions, ami since they would aid both the rancher and tin city they should he secured. They are Ontario's greatest need at this time. W. ('. It. SISTERS APPEAL FOR FOR NEEDY PATIENTS Utile NiocMan With Vera JH rv He4i 1'enaleH for Wrt Year of Honor Life. In order that those patlaala at the hospital, who would not otherwise be i r.Miiemlierea al i nnsiinan may ue ' a pleaaaut day and thus not feel their loneeoinenes the Sorter, last KM ' "' "u' appeal lo generoue Oulari.ins um! friends of Ihe hospital seeklug a little gift The Sisters were modeM in llielr quest for help und the appeal certaln 1 will not he unheeded for all thai t was asked was Ihe gift of one penny for each year the giver bad soojurned on l Ills earth A neat little sock mis enclosed in the envelope to carry hack the gift. The Sisters here, as in every city, hate many charily patients from i whom no contribution Is expected and who being without relative or Irieuds must pass a cheerless Christ 1 mas so while remembering other needy ones a little donation sent t . ' the sisitcrhood will find a good use GOOODELLOWS START SUBSCRIPTION LIST KatnUie Who Might (NlierwU Missed Will Receive NubMan llal ( liiisiuias Cheer. lie W S-wagler and Hprague Adam with other members ol the Ooodfel lows committee of the Oregon club circulated a subscription Hat for Christmas donations on Tuesday The (ioodtollows have about a doz en families whose circumstances mer it assistance at the I'hristmaa season and to whom a substantial Christmas dinner will be sent so that there will be no families in Ontario who will feel that Christmas day is one on which they should not be thankful TWO 1'AKI.OAOH OK WAR HORJ.K.N HOIUHT IIKKK A McWIIIlaius during the past ten , day has purchased two carloads of riding horses and cobs for the Hoi I land company of Kansas City. Hal i Holland came to Ontario Tuesday and Inspected lb emouuls some of which I equalled the best shipped from tills I region since Hie war started Mr. McWIIIlaius la in the market! for ridders and cobs, full age five to nine years and will continue to ship from this section aU winter AT POSTOPFICE IS HEAVY Nuneri Karilrr Thaa I usual Hil Year and Volume I Orratrr Nay Officials The rush of Ontarlans at the post office with their gifts started earlle than usual this year according Ic I'ostmsster Jsko Gregg and his Blatant Ueorge Header. Not only have the gifts started on tbelr way sooner but the volume is greater than ever before The Incoming bun dles too, show Increases so that tak en from every angle Ontario will not only tie a generous Christinas giver hut will he a bountiful rocelph nt of the season I blessings. CHRISTMAS EXCURSIONS RESULT IN BIG SALES More ih.iu SI 000 worth ot rail road travel was purchased Wednes day by Ontarlans This was the re sult of the Christmas excursions oil th. Cnion t'aciftc lines wlv'ch cer tainly proved their popularitv 'the following is Ihe 111 of those who left Ontario for various points for the holidays Mrs S llallev, l.os Angeles. T H Marlon, Kills Taylor and Alda Ceather, St I .oil Is Irene Clark. Viscalla. Calif . C. W l,yle, Deuver; II ,. Taylor. T W Orlop, Omaha, C. K Cox and family, linn netl, lews: Kdmund liutler, Wood bine, Iowa, J It ltlrhards. Kansas City, T V Maheii. O SV Willis and V. A. Chambers, I'orlland and Koss I'urhlser, l.a Urn tide KAHTKHN HTHN KIJ-XT Ol-III Kits rOH 1017 At a recent meeting of Ihe ohupter of Ihe Order of the fOantern Star the following officers were elected Mrs Minnie l.etaoa. worthy matron vv K Human worthy patron; Mrs. Kl la Ilatley. aaaoeiate matren: Miss Margaret Dunbar, conductress; Mrs Anna M. Newton, associate conruct ress; Mrs Anns Human, secretary; Mrs I, H. Karley, treasurer The newly ehsuted officers and those to be appointed will De insialled at ih- meeting on January 1 1 U III I I I I and Mrs J supper lo ID. I IIIVI II Hour gave sn Mesnrs aud Mes I Slew. 11 1. Italph Mr oystai daih Waym- 1 j.. ,iml Mi ami MM t R illkOtl 0j Kruilland and Kenuelli Kdison The J. II Boor family spent Suu- day at the f has l.ockn.r home. l'rof Cox spent the week end nt Ills bom.- near Oulario. BIG BEND ORCHARD SOU) TO DR. SMITH RIOOKMT TRA INACTION IN OR CHARD I.ANDM IN ONSI M MATKD RWKNTLY. OnO C. MILLER HANDLES DEAL l-.l I.e.- All In Tram Ktvc and HI Iran Old IkvJ I tim Into NU t-'lKUirs Miller srrw I'neipMil.v Coming. Otto C Miller of the Dead Ox Flat region m In Ontario Tueitday on buslnrBN. While here be reporte.i the -.ah- if the I'ayette Valley Iand K On hard eoiiipany'M big orchard on tho belli Ii opponlte Ontario to Or C .1 Sm .th of Cortland. The Hule an h.'Koi uiteil ii Mr Miller and Ib the , rnprenentltiK Iboae interested who t deal In developed orchard first launched the movement werw land eier made ill IIiIk nectlon proaont at UM meeting hihI told the In piece there are 454 acre. '"' "' '"' P'n Without debate all It. ro.nin.-r.i..l MM. The troea! derided to rlv riery aaalat lire live mid Klx .arM old l)r ' ,,nc" pof'lble Smith will liiipnue unit ileM'lope the ln.hliiiK as a commercial orchard for some time hut may split It up later. Mr Miller while hre nlo report -. .1 the sale of IM acres of Head Og Flat Irrigated hind This sale was in. lite to seeii residents of llllnoi while Mr Mllhr was In the Kast. Ihe I. mil h.'ImiKcil to Mr Craliam and to Mr Miller, the former having I in .ni.l UM Inner MO sere It Is .ill in alfalfa. Mi Miller says that there sre ninny fanners In Ihe Middle West . untoiiiplailhK i ing west In thel -prlng and nearly all want alfalfa land. The opening of the Warm ' prlngs district he aays will bring hundred-, of fanners to tills section To lie in a position to handle some of this property Mr Miller eipeclai to open an offloe iu Ontario BRANCH TRAINS TO CHANGE SCHEDULE si Miti i- DATM nit ion ivt I.I It.VriON Ol l lltllN cut H Ilk Mill n: TO RANK, SERVICE VAST IMPROVEMENT Hums. Crane, Hrogali, .lamirson, Nvs- s, KiiiKini.il holou), llooi.slsli nud l..iil..i. allev I nil.- with On tario for liange. After several weeks of considera tion tlie Oregon Short Line oltlciuls have determined to Institute the changes In train schedules on tlie hruni h hues sought by tlie traffic committee of the Ontario Commercial club In conjunction with representa- lives of various cities on Ihe lines I in ihe interior The chauges will he effective on Sunday Iiy Ihe terms of the new schedule there will be a six day per week schedule between Ontario and Crane, helween Ontario ..ml I lo in.'ila le anil hetween Ontario and llrogan Tlierc will be 110 trains on the branch) on Sunday so far as ihe local comiuit tee knows now. I In, I hat may be changed laier The new schedule Is llo- result of uuiieil eftori on the part of Ihe var lou communities along the lines to better the general ..e.rvlce The In cal commercial chili MBMlttM WtM authorized In h.hali or Hums. Crane, llrogan, Jainlesou, Nyssa, Kingman Koloii). ilwyh-,-. Jordan Vallov ..ml llom.-ilali- lo proceed Willi the u. . sary steps to get the change Vale was the only station which objected All of the communities inlerested .-nl delegates lo N'ampa where I In- matter was adjusted and a spokes man Irom each community declared 111 favor of the changes proposed The hi service will penult Jor ,,in Vallev people lo get mall .villi MfffMI every day ami will bring that, .riioii nearer to Ihe center of Mal huur louuty business Interests. It will also permit the people of Crane, l Hums and the Interior of Harney! valley to get out thiH way oery day BUSINESS MEN GET BEHIND POULTRY SHOW "MMKIUIAI. rtil'R KNINIRHKM MOVKMKNT KOR nRNKPTT POl'LTKY ntNINKNN. HAS BEEN GREAT HaP TO CITY (rovith of I'oiiln-i lluslneu Here the Kail Oerlnrrit lo (Hie of the Moat KuhkUiutlnl In t I.Imh. . I Ontario In to have a real live poul ' If) show here January 4, .1 and I. ' The bimlnesn mn of the city ninnl I feated their Interest In the project at a meeting of Die ( onituercial iluh Monday eenlng and nnined oiuniil I le lo further tin- work Or A tl Moore, and II II. Tunny (iii i hi motion oi J It lliackahjr .int. coiiHisilng ol lr. Moore, Mr Tunny and Max Mueller waa named to take full charge and fo name subcommittees to naslst them. II K. Aiken and II A fhlstensen wer named to Interview the bual noik men for support of the project. A. iHirillng lo the plan presented by l)r Moore It Is th.- MTMM "' Hie no n Interested In poultry to form a permanent poultry association with dues paying members so that the In stitution will In the future be self sustaining With Hie funds secured from the business men It Is their plan to have built collapsible Iwni h coops so that these can be used la lutuor aboas. thus the donation this nine will lie of a permanent and ma I. -rial benefit Cultiv Checks laal'gr. According to mauy of the hualooaa men in- ..-ni at the meeting the grow th of the poultry hulitea Iu Hie vl . mil) of Ontario has been one ol the lanliitl ussets ol ihe city this lull Tl l .hillnrs. It was ii paid lo poiilii. raisers here aud nacnn lo.ol ,,liei wagon load of chicken .111. 1 lull- have loini.i 1Mb araj ii IpM tu 1, . ' .11 the growth of tl rril Mr ll.nk..ii.. The sli ol "In- ln .liv niii.il i-'-. . I . 1 ii h DOM '! Ibe i.inihiis hav DMMd Is siuprlslng h .111 Industry 1,0 ..11 1 10 1 1 r I (Ml In."1 cv.TUhliig slioulil In- done will, iii n-.i on 10 pro inol. a p.iullrv how or iiiiylliiiiK (hat will em outage Ihe dev elopin. nl of the business. 'line of the things I have not iced is that the people who bung poultry here to s, II do not ull come from Ihe iinmeilliiie ii. mil) oi Ontario Many of them .11.' 1 .imp. iiailve strangers here Ufa llMlId Mlf 10 develops this murkel for them I A I'ra .1 ami II C Iloyer era ,. , ,,.,1 the I. nl thai Ihe poultry luisiiie.-.s was mil a seasonable one III her ill that poultry was sold the voar 10. uul and ih.-i for this addl- U " " '" ""prove tin- llnanolal .omlilion ot the ranch ers and the oily as their market This wss the only Important uiat- Ml iipnii ir. read and bills puss e.l Mi 1. 1. 1.. i.illlam of Pilot Hock Is visiting her sister, Mrs W 1: Howe Miss tillllam is treasurer of Umatilla county. The following Is Hie summary of the new schedule: Oregon Kastein llranch Mixed Daily Kicpl Sunday I. ,-.iv.- Arrive Iu im a 111 Ontario l p. m. flM P m Crane ItM P m. Hi ok. n I. ran. I. Mixed Dally except Suudav I ;tu p in Ontario 5 .o p 111. a. 10 p in llrogan I II B. Hoinedalu llranch Mixed Dally ei.-pt Sunday. L.-ave unlario I I .1 in Arrive Nyssa I : II s m. Leave Nv a II !' a 111 riive lloin.-iiale 1 0 : :t !i a III I Leave lloinedale 10: &5 a m Arrive Nyssa la 05 p. ui f la-ave Nyssa Ip li Arrive Oolsrto 12 aO p m (Ceathiad oa page six)