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TIIK ONTARIO AIIOI'H,
ONTARIO. ORKOOV TKIRSHU. JAM ARV 4. I-
THE ONTARIO ARGUS
(Established 1896)
GEO. K. AIKEN. Editor and Pkllhtr
Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon and entered at
the Ontario' post office for distribution as 2nd class matter
One yenr
Six Month
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1 wt urn ill BWB or lor. thi vlr
uuillnn lUl
i, iiri ii. i ,i.. th need thereof, li
T-ni'st ,i iiiti'iiml motto. Tba BHBM
llli r.-iiiltiiler of HiK In I MB
i tlM coal bortag whtcb hfti reaobod
la bmm Mp.
Willi" in"-"' eltlMM MB liul'illfli.il
1 rttfaMf akwa at Um raJIroaalB Bad
i coal (li'iilrTK for tin- il
tuere are a few who are pliicinK n
I. irl of thf lilntnn upon tin in BlW
i it ih mi Um piiiiii' . loo. 'lint
I " purl nf th" IllMM I'floiiitH.
win -.imuiii iho puiiiii naval the
i J flatters in carry aaoacb aaal toi
.n'rrrirli( surli ft tli.it wlilrh e
i in lit praaaal I tii I I 'inilil II
i.. .i Hi" rallroaaa l fi
lH Hllll "IlKllH'X 111 It lIlirlllK III" Mllll'
i i Boaina jnt aa n aaa applj
i .-in nil nil tii aaal Beaded dai
. h mill .pill '
luii i to pravi i
' Dill lli'lpllltl lliltll I!.'
hi, iii- taa .iiuiiiiui ii pini iiiixIhk
load i iinriinii of tii" atatar'a up
ply luh- In XiiKUKt Mini "iirly In Sip
inii.T If Ibli wara i lb rail
i uiiIh miiiM fiunlnli tii" tan Bad "ii
i. ii. . ili'd. .mil I in retail i i';il il .il
. on! ... . i ; . gall ii II - ai ii
i iwOff ""I Hum iliirhm tin- inilil
oaatbar abaa area addi to hit dlffl
ttiaa,
I nlfHM Ih" pnlillr miiiiI- In pa) Hi"
nllUoii.il in .1 mi' .ii In luce!
itereat on tii" liiviv-tiiii.nl If Hi ri
i il.-r denier ilini" Miiiikn up mill
. mis in ink rlianri-x on ki.Iiik taM
nil wi.llvillK lIurlllK III" nilllcl Ii
I lull M'ftlll riNlsun Ml klii.lllt
llili time
hk tii ' mil aaal
ni tii" raltroada ooniblnad lo
Mill of Hi" punliu i iii I lt III"
i iiiiiii iinl in k iii" oarlj i. iii Itmlm
I nil- In pin Vara ininle. lull B Inn
i i.. i .nil n
Ih fur both tin
.ml iin . ml man to mob ill
all winter Mr Kiimv Ool
fiKni'iil. "whal'l tii" ii-" .iinl pin-
eile il I.. i lr.. lis
I ll ll III. W llll
I
f.-rliiK
Si i hiii raaraltlai Iho pi al
mi iaga tad i .iii iiui i liai . I i --
i I tin- maaoa al ihl llaia laaj bo
. . i iin i. rii m i m iii (" aaal k
iBiathlai II II again laahaa popolai
t in praatleo ui liuvlni iii" alator -
(nil In Hi" full
(.. pn.iiiui" tin- iiiiin it repri
Tin; (.in in i (,i.
inn" witii ii- i hi-, areab iii"
ii i lun it la i be in n a bo i If
iin afM ni.i looked Unit mills
..! In III prohpi rn nl tin--," t tut-
i Maaaa iimn uii Ita paid ailaaa tar
i ik vain" ni iu.. piiuiiiii al Um paal
r) iiiin- Miiri.iHHeH ilu output nl tin
l llln
WO 'nlll. I Ol .lIlillH Wlllnllll tolll
1 1 n.--. ioi aomoihlai alaa aoald uki
0Ma plan- n- H nieilliii" 1.1
bajaji um mbtt, Uawaal loall aa,
nilil r.-pUi-i- H. ,.KK as di" liriMk
ii.i" iii aaaaaipaai ibo aaoaabaal
rii "gc. ami ti. afctekaa vblob
i roilui'H II ui.ik.1 tor In'Mliii hiiiI .ip
in. --. Iiul lik" mlir pi.ien ni life
i. an- aoalaaa aa "U as pmi.niii.-
i in- No fariini aiul n.i aoaaln nun
in inrii in k"i-p profnlaaa ataah Faa
' .n lliul ilii"x in. I priHlUC "llniiuli
K Iii uiori- Hum poj tor In i koOB
n a baardar on tin- farat aad Ibo
roour KOtteu rid al in" In-tiir nil
ill In i BO fini"i-
i ne parBoao of puitliiv ibuwi i
rot to kIvi- rtaaau pad prisoB, nor
m iiiHpiu) nub nrnaaiaatil fowl T
I rinripai un..' ui Um .simw i- in
t" u lltri ini lalaraai la Im ttai
nreeilK of ehlekona, lurkoya and utli-
i It h priniin Iiik low l Tin- can
ho don by oxhlbltlac " baal blrUa
.-ud In tuij; loii.
"in" biln" Baafaaaa Iho rooulu -"
,jiii.I ti oxporloaced ii.ii and un
faikli III III InisiueMM.
' iin- poultry men la tin
Till: Tin HINT i Ho''-
wiiii" Oraffoa Iihh i i'n dlj i
rniai'd In it. .piirliiK "i" Kfouini in.
CAN WK. AKHIIIII TO MLA!
,OMJKIt
IYiiiii mi Industilnl stiindpoliit Hi
oaaaral pafettf iio" not aaa m n-Hi-
iie Ih Hnporlanre of Hi pinwag of
workable water power lelBlnllon at
one.
Never wan UM need o areHt.
Our (rood American dollHrH ar
pniirlna Into Invest nii'iit In South
American, Cblna, Canada, Norway
aiul Kiirnpean iuiiiitrle for power
ili.v.lupinent purponea dimply hecauoe
our own InwH do not eneuuriiae the
ItTBafaal af capital for till pur
pone In our own cininlry.
Nimit In-fore BM auch nil oppor
tnnllv been oftcrml the latroaBBf to
put bin money Into power ibulop
tnent and yet we are ntmullnit hIIII.
Caaagraaa ims not fulled to raaaaj
nl. Ih linpiirtaiu of t Ii Ih mntter
and man) in".r ut" linvr been din
cunned.
The Kerrla bill h amended In the
s.-niit.- and the Shield bill hcoiii lo
workable lettlslntlon under
which the public Interenin are pro-
liiti'd and lit the BUM llMB capital
"In nlirilKfd to Invest
iSiileMmaiiMlilp insii-nil of polltlci
slioiild decide thi- mailer and lenln
Inl ion enronranltiK mir IndiiKlrlal
uuinlli Hhould li" UM ili'iiiiind
nitrate fertilizer to aupply Bl low
aaal hi IM fartaari of the south and
Raat
Third: In bi-klnnlnK Ki"nt on
slriiciloii workM which woiihl BM enp
luil now Idle and keep It In laaa
country aaalnsl Ih competitive !
mandH of Kuropean contrln rebuild
itiK at III close of the war. and agaln
st further (ompelltlon from altrac
IH" lnvistm"iit opportunities In
South America and elnewher
Fourth In beginning greal con
Htructlon worka which would emplov
many tliinisi.nil men. Rkllled ami M
Hkllled
Klflh: In the development In con
nectlon with xueh niivlgniion iin
pi-ovement!. of hydroelectric BOWat
for tb oprallon of rallronds bf aaM
trlclly with addi-d coniforl to pa I
aaagan and BaMraaaaa vIukh of la
bor. fuel mill npnriitlliK 0
llierehy VBtly Improving th finan
clal altuatlon of th railroads with
out Increasing the expense of "hip
pern
Sixth In enabling this coiliurv
lo tak" Hi" Mad In prndnciiiK "el-
trie nteel" al low conl and In emu
minis iiiiaiitltles, "plectrlc Maal"
hilngliiK into use low grades of on
liintiilor nnmlcally exi Inded
Seventh: In Irrigation I 1 1 i
The pannage by I1IBUBM of laws nienln ilepemlenl UpOB clienp pnw.-i
ih pimitiug oi eraf at i' m alfalfa Bormlttlat. aadai aaliahla aafaiaajfial tor paaiptaa parpaaaa and aaai wal
and fruli It baa, In n larK" meanure , ,,.vl.(),II1(.Ilt nf available wilier; af Murage, l-olh supplied In conimc
-
,,v..H..i...,i niioiln-r l.iiiiuilful har
xent Ii linn apparently failed toj
tak intn aiiiuiiit aaaaai im raaanu
,,. Ho- , H . i nf dollars that In
,..,M, rad aaafe yaaf bj Mralof
ists thriiuKlioul Hi" M
Whii" Oragaa ami Waahlagtea
Inn. sh .i i ..liniri.ia In. workml
sin- has raapad taa fruli of bt
K rprlne BO lieinlly that Ih" tourist
i rop In actually IM bent rem. in
has
.Induing from Hie punt allltinl" Bl
III. Ml III" lllllll"! nf InlirlsIS S
OOl w anted In I bin slat.- vet t
i ,. Bt il. r iimn.i M b liad anywhei"
iiiiimii in. in without Ihl
-lat" and being spent by those wlm
nave abundance given a wider inar
gta nl prolll to the local people with
mil bli kerlnas
( n . nun has nit la. ' inn I
i, ii it as i , ii i ., In. .in 1. 1 Um
liiK UM suininer nuinlhs. whll" It i-
. vln -un-lv In.i in il." Baal si
i'.mi nil, is an Ideal phto- for II
uiirnliig tourist In I'raler lake, the
WllhiiueH" valbv. a 1 -.i-luue. I hi
miiglilflceiil Coliiinbia river. Hn- li"s
i'huten. tin- scener) of I be lllue
iiuiiiiiiiiliis. to say nolhlng of Ihe nt
i rail tuns nf Ml. Hood mid oilier
:n nature's .la. vk run ml linn-
there is i . I . -1 1 1 v iii inierialn lln i
Jadi-il lrai.lh-1
Of iiiiirs" Hn- Aiuerli-mi tourist Is
siu.iild i" Baf What has Oregon
done in Inform th hi. rid of li
Ibllli la Ha ha rai adrari ismi
i aetloaa hara m abaaaaaoa at
. lil.iliila ' Has she built I....I
and trails ao thai BflOt BOBIbI to Hi"
iiii- iin- luurisi could reach sight
si-einn POlBl nut inliilm -l.il'li
11 .1 Ii any raal tfforl la
divnri 1 ha Callforata MarhU aorth-
Ward mi I Inl r lioini- Boloj uiiiii. i '
n 111. 11 it tins" thloia have bo n
lull" Of Bl l".isl in Inn a boll I
i.i.,..i.'.ii .1 i.i.ili 11. I - I '! iiullvlillltil
ffol ' ... iin- I'nrtlnnil 1 :.aiiili,-i .1
1 oiiinii-ii mi. 1 uiiini u iii. -it" ral
lay BoaoaSlloaa bava baoa Btorltor
hiu. but bavlai iuiio"ii no ijratotn
atli plan Hit- XI I I ills pusslbh
liuvt- Iinl In i 11 sei ureil
So tM us KuKlil'li (Hi Kim ami Mai
lieui counly is coin ei -lied ibis crop
Of tourist money ih-ht will reach Un
people here lllllll tin ..late hlgbWBJ
up Ihe .lolin Hay and down (he Mai-',.,
in-ill is built II Is In be Imped thul .,,
Hie coming leKlslallll" will lake I.
naooaaa ry -leps In promote 1 In build
1111; of Ihe hlKhway mid at tin- .-.an..-Mine
slari I moveiueiit in Ml lire 1
turns 1 coin Hie money ilin- evieiuled "
in ailo-i lislug the nttract inn - nl Un
-tiile xii as to divert loiuisi traffic
this way.
puwer at alien requiring federal per
mils would result :
Kirs! : In construct Inn under gov
ernment supervision hut with mil
cost in the ii.iveriiiiiciit of navigation
facilities vastli improving waterways
now used for transportation and op
enlng up for iinvik'.'itlon tlunisniuls of
l at.iwas nut now nnvlga
bl"
SoScoud In cri'iitlng In eonti.-r
Hull Willi Slll'll tl.lMlMtll.il Improxe
in iiuu iiiiiii. tntnl of by druel
iniwer In li" lied III makiiii'
Hon with navlgallon improvemenis
Klghllr In pmvenllng floodn thru
remtlalloii of stream flow by rener-
volrs mid oilier n.o Igat loll Improve
nienls constructed without cosl In tlM
goveriiuu lit
Mnlh: In reialnlng In the rnlled
Slates II rgy. skill and capital
1.1 Americans win. If restrictive laws
continue, will he forced an mime ul
na, h I, tra li.eii. to seek and d.-M-lnl'
iimIiiu-Ii-i n n niw.-r for lhlr linen
in ' iniiila oN'rwai and other for
elk-ll ll'llllllU'
Vn
KI.I'iiKT OK
I II nIH I in -
t)K
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
li 1 I f bunlnesn 1.11 I BM
l Ontario. In the Slate ul Oregon, at
RMHM in 1 -
, 1 ii 1 :
1.1
1 1
IL'
a 1. 11. ins and -li 1 niiiii
Oierdrnfls. un -! I
I . S. Im.ihIs:
a. I". S bonds deposited lo -ii llfi' lllillhi
Hon. 1 pal value 1
Iin nils, sei ocllliv., etc.:
I llollds other lllllll I' S bond pleilk'sl in
secure pontal savings deposits
r lloudn and securities pledged as collatcr
al for State, or other deposits postal
evcliuleil 1 or bills payable
e Seclllilles nil, IT lllllll I' S builds lliul
Including slinks I owned unpledged. ,
Total ImiuiIs. securities . 1,
Simk ui Kederal lleserve Hank
n nt nf .siibscripllun I
Kuriiilure and tuiui"
Ki-al .111" iiMlied oilier lllllll hllllklllg
houn
.1 N"l aiiiuiiul (III" iroin ..ppinoil i.
.i ills 111 Nao ITorki ( hbago,
aiul M Iw.Uls
Net aiiiuiiiii due truin approved raoorve
IH' ill Us
Net aniiiuiii din- iiiiiii l.mikn and bank, 1
ii.tuel' H1.111 included In It Or 10) ....
I Mli.illKi-s Iiii n .11 1,1' ttOBBI
, Qatalif 1 I'"' k- anil oilier cash llellis .
li I'racllnllal ((lllency, ul .,
leiila
Votes ol oilier liutlulial bunks
l.awlul le.ero in vault and ii'l ami. mil
due lioin Kederul Ueserie Hunk
Itedt iiipiliui lunil with D I Treasurer and
liie I ruin I' S Treasurer
Total
fill,
111 M
11,500 no
:.niiu 00
f.. 000. 00
.x.)H4 70
b
.1 Mil 1 1 n
in
lllliii s. and
The iiiiuiiii; year should b one of
Ihe I. est in Ihe history of Onlai 111
Never I, .01 prospect-, been hrlglilel
i'he baataaoa men m tin- ctt aa
joy.-ii araaparllj dariai taa yur just
closed They did so because Hie
ranchers Aral WOra K'veu food prii '.
lor tlieir imps lluse 0Od prtCOB
iiimbined will, Kood crops an- huiiiul
lo .serve as a magnet to draw ntliei
lan.hers In Huh reginli The oil il 1
tiuii ul mure ranchers, niuie linine
liiilbli-rs, will -pell prnspeilty in On ,
Uriu
1 pro aaai bv boa U Ontario to!
get tiilu tuuch with lhe.-e ram
The growth of Ihe cili depends un
Ihl .!. llll, 111 of hllllilreds oi Hn -III ti.l
the irailiim piipulatlon 1,1 tl,,
Hun Is in.- i-tty lo sil idly by while
other ruianiiinuies a,e n, lively 111
in -sy.sleiualii ecorts lo induce
immigration to the productive lands
aboil' liu'in
I apllal slink palll
Sin plus lllllll
ITidlvlded prutitn . . . .
b Lean current expenses,
laos paid
ririulaiiiig notes outstanding
.-l allliiilllt due to banks ami hunkers
(other than included in -'! or :0I . . . .
Oeiiiiiuil (Im.sIs
Individual deposits subject to cht-i k ....
lerllflcates of deposit due in less tbau
::o daya
Caabler'a cbeckn outstanding .
I'oatal savings deposits
Slate, counly. or other inunnlpal deposits
secured by pledge of assets of tills
bank
Total demand deposils. Items To,
::(, li, Id, It, ' :t. and 40 . . .
Time ileM.sli. (payable after daya, or
more notice)
Cerlilicales of deposit
Other lime deposits Bua
Total of time deposits. Items 41, 42,
and 43 ...
Total
4.41 I '.
10.13
I I .. I
1 :: 1 r. ii
1S.S0I.05
Mil 17
305, 727. Sa
IIT.III.T1
ia.P44.7C
"DO 00
sS II
Ill II
144.20
:nib "i.
42,381. 61
1.125,00
..7II.4H7.M7
50.000 00
50,000 DO
6.073 H
22,500 00
4 .,.. '
li.l.lll... .u
34.610 42
1 ,i'.v : 01
1.06 1 .1
5.000 00
102.353 23
35.180.54
aA7,4M7.K
With plenty of snow in I lit- uioun
ins .un! tin- ralloy, prospects are
y of Outarlo bring uu small amouut one for bumper crops fur 1017.
Slain oi Oregon. ( uuuly al Mull'eur s
1. II II Cockrum (a hiei of the above-named bunk, do holemly BWOar
that Ihe aliuve siiii.-iueia is true to Ihe best oi my knowledge and be
lief
II I! (OCKIU'M, Cusbier.
Coriccl All.
A. U COCKItl M,
.1 I) H1I.I.1NUS1.KY,
L. U COCKUUM,
Directors
Subscribed and sworu 10 before BM Hits 3rd day of January, 1017.
W W WOOD, Notary Public.
My Coram laalna i-:pireo Qaltaat IT, 1 y -1
DREAMLAND
One Night, Tues., Jan. 9
CIVILIZATION
THE GREATEST PRODUCTION OF
MODERN TIMES
PRESENTED
BY
THOS. H. INCE.
THE MILLION
DOLLAR
SPECTACLE
Tin most astmnulinjr and faring piodut-tion
MOM the lii'Kinninjr of cinematt.p-.iph and the
theatre.
A picture that appeals to humanity A lesson to
old and yOttlag, m-v-cr to be fugotttn. The
greatest love story f the ages the love of hu
manity. Don't fail to see this great production.
WHY SAY MORE?
THE COPE
50z SPECIAL PRESS 50?
Suits pressed by the only mechanic in town.
50c Promply and Properly
PHONE lO.VW
ONTARIO.
Horses Wanted
War horses II.:'. to 16 hands nigh, rid
ers, cohs and artillery animals, full
ftged, live to nine years .sound. Also
mules. Prevailing prices. See
A. McWILLIAMS
ONTARIO
OREOON
Good Nursery Stock Gheap
Kl'l.I. LINK OK NUKHKKY STOCK VI. I. I1KMT VAKIETIKH,
KIIHIT, SIIAUK TUKKS. HKKKIKS AMI VINM, ACCLIMATWO
I'D THIS OOUNTRT WUITK fOM HKTAH.S (lit CAl.H ANH K
MINK STOCK.
Inter-Mountain Nursery
H H WAYNK, 1'ii.nrnitoi.
I'AVKTTK, IDAHO.
Vale Hot Springs
SANITARIUM
.
VALE, OREGON
Board, Rooms and Baths.
Massage, Diet, Rest
RHEUMATISM OUR SPECIALTY
DR. THOS. W. TftURSTON, Superintendent
.vrcii thi: aim cubbJIM in thk aikhs it uii.i. v.w vof
Inn
IS