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ONTAKlo. MALHEUR COUNTY, OHKfl ON, THURSDAY, MAIMII Iff, 1917.
No. in.
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MOVE LIGHT POLES TO
SPARE SHADE TREES
COUNCIL ;TH ON I'KTITION IIU
TlTi;n n ,i amis LAGKBI
AtiU OVUM AT HPKCIAI.
MKKTINH MllVim SK.H I
LASHING OF TREES RESfNTED
"it i.-.- Ik Instructed i.. Cn-
omtjI- will. Count) iiml 'olll liter -rial
i lull on Komi Improvement
Tho Idaho I'iiwit company will he
nakisl by llii' Illy OMMtl to xiilull)
i In' hipping off of branches from
shade trees li II. in mi iluil hus
boon erecting tin- io.' lines for Mm
now lighting system 'I In nil MM
ill. at ii spo. Itil meeting held ntomt.iy
evening ilil'TiniMi'i! on this iirtlnii
The in lift I ii k whm i iiIIimI for I ho pur
pone of nil Inn upon u petition i in u
laled by Jam. ... , ., ami other. '
asking Hint thii light polos In thai
unction of I be illy South of Wyoming
avenue iiml Went of lllrlmnl -on
street In' placed IS feet from tin
curb. Two objnctH arc nought to in
secured by HiIh procedure, llrMt tin'
parkway outside lh sidewalks will
not bn cut up. wml. It will not be m
unary to niutllnti- the brunch. o
hIiiuIi' tree Tim pi'llllnii ni grain
ml iiml l In- mi .1 v 1 hangs III It
Hull gf thi pnb'H Hill bo ordered
To Inipmvc llrhlge Itoitil.
TIM 1 1 111 ml I al M Off1 n ! tho street
1 'onitiiliii I- 111 in operate with the
County 1 onitnliihiiii r . ami Hn- pi
clal commit In t onuiiorclnl
'lull in ilii-lr iiiiirt to improve tM
highway to tin- S.ikr river in til.
county court 'I- read) 'o h-l the con
trad for Its share ttlM work 11ml
I bn council determined that It would
hn advantageous lo the city to inaki
arranienients with Hie contractor to
slirfioe tlie ro'nl Al'hlli the cltv llln
Ita at Hie same tin.. The coiiin il
would like to have tho work done at
tho earliest possible 111 ent.
PLEASING SERVICE
MARKS INSTALLATION
Iteligiou Is I hanging lbs laics Heak-
or (lev Mason of Mountain
Hays Pastor Musi Pull but
I pie Musi Piib.
That Iheie U a w iilr iri-iul Inter
est in institutional religion ill On
tario was MOW! by the large MMTt
gallon In the alien I un ' at the In
Htallalion ol tlie l(ev llerhiil I',
slnn
tioiiiil churi''i MM 1 Bund) evi 1,
TM Hoard nl Tl I BOd made
loom for 1111 unusually largo crowd
by 1
curing udditioii.il
miiii, anil II nlargeil .par
ily Was lieeili.l
IdlBI iiftiier. tin'
itev siiiitoii Bi Motor ni tM
Klrat CoiiBregatioiial 1 linn h of lhu
ae wboae preaenco wus prevontod
the latenoaa of a train, tho program
wa carried out as announceil Tlie
MTTWe begun with a piuno v oliiutai )
by Miss l.uella Callln, following this
Ihe prealdlng offlcor llev Bullous,
inude a formal statement of the pur-
pose of the aascntbly It wa. he
aald, for the conference 10 recognise
tbe action of Ontario church In the
.ailing of a pastor and to impress the
two parties to this new contract, the
people and the pastor, with the grout
neaa of their responsibilities ami
Hie joy of their oppoitiinii 1.
The special music for the occasion
was a solo by Mrs JueiUisli, an an-
them by the church quartette and a
vocal aolo by Mr. Wood, attending as
a lay delegate from tho Weiser
chureli Tlie Scripture reading was
I.v Mrs lilack lay delegate from Hie
Congregational church at Ilreuno.
Idaho "Change and the t'nehange
able" was the. .subject of IM Instal
lation sermon delivered by tlie Itev
Walter II Ashley of Wei . ir Ha puke
of tlie uuiv.-i-al and comtlaut change
in all human affairs "Wa am hen.''
ho aald "to recngiii.-e , iiaiige in the
,
(Coiitiiiued mi Page Tbi
mi:i;ic ship in i BOAT
lt TOM WITIHH T WAIIMMi
Tin' ktaktai of tM A mar lean
freighter Algonquin without
warning whh, with tho return
of Ambassador James V. 00
nril. Iho only feature ol nut
HtRiidlng imporliinci' In MM I
Hon with the difference between
tho I'nlteil State 11 nil (Icrnmny.
Ambassador Oerard ha not
given out a detailed Htntement
In connection with what tran
plri'd during the in hi weeks lie
wan In (Icrnmny and probably
will not do do until after he Iiiik
consulted President WIIhoii.
whoo Illness prevented a -on
ferenoo on the Ambassador's
arrival
Member of (lerard's party
declare Hint tho food Hit nation
for lit k MB 'II. 'Mill. I lilTlliailH
la aerloils. while the men mil
inrled with Hie army and the
la all right
:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
TO COOK BIG DINNER
Vooilul I unci Ion lo lie II. hi s.iiunliiy
fnuo .-Villi mull M -.'Mi lib kin
In lie the Piece do ItrsMam
lleneM of O) miiiisliiin.
iiid tirow Kat,'' Is Hie slogan
being u-.i .1 to .nlviitl-e tin Annual
High Si himl tnui linn for the I
of the permanent gymnasium fund
wlilcl, this year is to Ink- tM -liap.
, , ,.,,
of a lug elm ken dinner Phe dinm-i
Is Ul M served la tM Minn. I. llll. Illlg.
next to Ktter s Saturday fn.ni I
hi
to 8:30.
Tho slogan, however, in not (In
only element M alliiui himl (intiiri
ana to (be dinner, for Hie UMM
me, 11 MfOmi I'"' Pblk that tliere
wlll bo, "dainty tables, dainty meals,
dainty u to serve H10 big-
goat. In 1 urn ' dellcloua dinner you
ever ate ' All thin will bo pur
chaaed for Ju-t lour hits.
The girls Of the ibiiiie.lh' M'b In
di'pul Ilin nl. under M dirirtloll of
Miss l.eniia li.uli'l nl thai il.'p.irlnieiit,
I In all llii' gills ol Hie school
al,- pripailiig lb,- nil. ilii, 11. it Ho;
. ides and 1 lor a ftiuc
Hon Hull Ihe patrons will remember
TM 'llri'llleilt chlikell will hit Hill
.mi', anil with it will
gO ! l"' trimming, ami the Miniles
Of prettv vv an re si':. The girl'- al-o
re Hi. it the public will admit
Hull their mothers have no moiiiipo-
(Cotnlnuod on i'iige Kight.)
OFFICIALS OF VALE
HAVE TO STAND SUIT
.liulge MaBBJB Ovei-iules Ib-ioiineis ul
I 111111I v s.al 1MB nils in
Mill of Mis. Wis t . V loess
llljlll I'
ll, e
III-
Over-rullllg Hie demurrer ut . v
Mayor (joo K Davis and Hie city
'uuucil ol iile. Judge Halton Uigg
Of Hie District Couri this week held
that with II. W Mulkcy, they might
bo sued by Mrs V N 1 avlness for
Injuries alleged to have been sus-
talned by a tall on the sidewalk be
tore Mr. Mulkoy'a property
The case la arousing a gn.it -I...I
of Interest In Malheur .ouuiv legal
elrelaa slBM nearly every aitornev
iu the county is employed by the va
r'"us Ml hMMll - vvlui,. By 11 iirooke
' aMTM Of tM case for IM plain-
tiff.
I In- ulln Lsll Ol tM various ciiy gov-
arDBJIMtl ar.- ajap inieresi.il lor if
the contention of tin- plaintiff. 1
tuihed it will establish a precedeni in
tliis OOUBty that will cauae a tighten-
Ing uf ths enforcement of sidewalk
militia:
III his decision over ruling the de-
niurrer of the ciiy offlciaU which li
Bl iMgth a studv ol tlie entiie .use
the Judge sustains the iliinun.r ol
the clt) of Vale upholding the ciuu e
of Its charter which aXOfltpta ths
from damagei In easas ol injury
SCARCITY OF HAY
BECOMES SERIOUS
MHKKPMBN HOW WII,I,11 TO
P.U ALMOST A NV PIIK K I III
wisiHM. 0HOTMJ0MT1M
I'KII COI, I) I I III 1:
FLOCKS MUST BE MOVED SOON
May It in l..-r- with Son.il Klooh He
lug Kogerlv Sought Men Who
Iluil I alee -.In. I,-- I .m.I. lug for
Mom.
Sheep and cattle men ahinit (in
tin In are at hint feeling the shortage
of .lay. The precious alfalfa In fun!
vanishing and xtocktiieii are beglun
111 v to figure on innvini' I heir animals
in h" ranges and I. cling grain. I'iU
.,l!v at this season the green griii
N Htipplylng nourishment for the
alioep and initio.
Many of the lurge Hlieepmen who
purchased great nuiintltlen of hay
ItiHf fall and MtlSMSd that Hnw
would havi abiiti I iim. (Of the wlndr
are willing to pay any price for hay.
It Ih ci.tluiated that Hie continued
rnhl uiiiihi'i ami MOW ban necoaaltat
ed feeding 2' per cent more hay than
UHtial.
This with the ili'inanil maile for hay
In I In- ll.ik'-i ii 11 I 1 .1 11 .111 1 ll reghiiiN
iiml ntlier nut:. hie points lias 1rv.1l wllb tl I'liiirlaiiitneiil which
10 take up ill iho urplu In this Bjrroa Tvraot m4 i' RtddU h.m-
..itliili illgiil. while II I, I'elerwiU, liar
Several large baud' Of -beep which I 1 Bt v .nnl Miirti I .inner ar.- .-n
M0 MM M .t of Ontario In Ida
" wl" '",v" '" '"' "'"','1
nub 1 red in iii' 01
.... ,
men. will Iiae to M D I un-
, , , ,,..,.,,,., , , u,.,, f
tlie lint that the scareltv hie.
111 Ih Idsi of the lauiliing season
bus ailded to tin' dlllli llll les of the
sliei pun ii, o Hint pice lat prollls are
endangered and they are having
soinelliliig else to think alioul than
BO IM ale to np.ud tlielr dlvl-
dends.
WITH H. C. OF L. OP
pnrc DPIIMK FINFQ
UULO UflUllll I lllLO
Ilel-eil s,,,,,,,,,. hi, 1-,-asc Hie Im.'
Oil Olll I aslilnlieil JMB ISO IM'.
ililes .lllilge I'. M. Slcal'lls.
irst offender to bo m tod In
Ontario tlyco tM BOO Mate slalute
1 nv.'i nig Ihe l!lhll truth, in li.iior
found that the i.i 1 01 living Is not
tv tiling thai I. I'.niiu- i.i
iiavs wTien I'reii a under wh
rial ii- Idaho, M 1
upi t.ihunilaiii t old fgyghlOOOd rOd
"ii 1 1 la moi nlni ba
urabol Bill
AIIimiii ami tool lo I In- "cooler" for
rest a ml rofl
ii I'n. lay in. .linn, the authorities
I endeavored in loam where Hitnder
ii.-. I Ills jug producer Ml could
not hake Ills orig inal si ateinetit that
he brought it from Halley, and il"
hud lell that city ihe Sunday pi. vi
ous
Mii-r a mild evhlhlll.in 01 tin-
third daftrM IM oasoora daotdod o.
pass up Hie iuesllou of local supply,
'iho the bottle had a familiar ap
pearance and tried tiupder 011 a plain
charge of drunk before Police Judge
( M Stearns After viewing the
case the Judge threw Hie book ut
('under wlili a assessment at
tained After grumbling about Hie'
riae in prices for Jags (i under paid
Hie assessment.
LIBRARY BOOKS HERE
FOR BIG BOOK SOCIAL
'I'll.- houks for 1 lie hunk social lo be ,
given liv Ihe wuliieu ul the Wulli.llf.s
1I11I1 arrived this week ami will I,
put on sale Saturday at W W l. t
sou's jewelry ttOTO The date of the
social al
wliieli ih. . i ks will lie
u.llnl. - lull cards has nut been set but
will be named in the near future
ThU loclal Is ths nn1111.1i haosfll
for the library by ihe club and Ita
lUCOass in the past has, in 11 large
measure, madi posslbls tho growth
la the number of books on tM library
iholt
PEP MEETINC OF C. C.
BILLED FOR MONDAY
MISKtl, i:TMtTlMKNT Uli
HMOMT TALKS TO M KKA-
TCTUM wiiii.k k.vkuvom;
MAY AIR VIKUH.
TO START MEMBERSHIP RALLY
Wolaenviirst s nrs anil (MM to
liol.ue Hie Mpinhrrt with Vm i-.nn
fiingnr llig frouil Is Uanttsl
!! Tliere.
If you IniNo any Ideas on what 1 he
I'Mitlo Ciiiiinieriliil 1 luh lion ill n-1
di-iivor to do for the city during tin'
lomlng year the proper thing to da
In utti'iul the bun tir meeting ,lnnil.i
lining and KjTi nb m tkOM Mill
The mooting Ik lo he a good fellow
rally of members and those who UV
mil members but who, its iltl.ens
should Ii enntii'i tn.l III. the 1 lull
No r.irmal prog rim 1 has hi 11
ranged. The meeting In not going In
1 ut fat ami dried, but one . . 1
tltoae apontancoii. exhibition, froe-for-ullgo-ii'
Mm pi '.is cut In 1 in k
with llli- ni lUtlltod hi hi' hut
welnervMirst .mil coffee route mixed
llBMrllll tM A
' "f ",lks
ilven, but the pun
....
clpul tiling will he tl,. n ol
tOt illl.l ntlh.'ilu Miirillld
it Is in till . pha t in Mir 1111 'Illlg that
everyone may take a baud Tin n ,.
plfloers of tho club am xpoetlni a
rowd to lie present at 11
M. E. NEWTON TAKES
NEW LOCATION SOON
- "s,,,u ,
IngsUIIIC eotra I...
Iluilil-
I-
liess BOM llwlllg lo llll is-a-eil
Pll.es.
l I Newton who lor Ihe pasi
five years has op. i.it.d t.n oBl) H
1 -inie in Balhani
l III led In ll:n. e the lUllll 'S o,
Ills Store til Ihe Hew loiiltloll III Ihe
Wilson building opposite tba pool
olliee on BradS) Mr NewtOS will
be doing bu S BOB loOStlOB
"Ob tag in ti.. laeroa dni ooal m
. Mr New tun 1
"I Inn a de. ble.l iu .
toek vv li tell I ' in. Ihe
ami Wl 1 I
Intended opening, bora in Ontsrlo
Hlght now I ruiilil mil pun
for all ' in. 1 continue to give
''" BBTVlM I utm to give the p., um,
"i 1 h. 1 ini.n ,,, i,,,. hi n.,.
ami to . alter Ihe
purchases would necei itate .. cur
a Union) suuievv h
"Tlie guilds (hat are b.-ini.: rOMlVOd
iinw were pun h 11 in hut anil
tail lielure the greal rii-es and a
ihev ale alliviln; now It will be SO
-Hit.- to still loaiiilaiii 1111 exclusive
slioe store liere at opular pi ices Tins
MOld not have been done wnh ihe""'1 '" V'B1
slOCk divided lielween Onlailn. I'av
1 tie and Wslssr "
OF
SCHOOL DISCUSSED
Ontario was the Bscm tor lha Bun
day School workers of a.Mlheur loiiii
ty oil Ttlesilav anil Weillli-ila v Phi
.. ol Hie annual convention
Id at M BOpUBt chilli I. .Hid
were largely stteodod b) interested
uudiences
The principal addresses were 1
iv.'i-eii bv workers from Ontario, Vala
and fijraaa. hoi lha cobvmUoo llatoa
I to many bslpfol talks b)
Dr. (TiaHes A I'hipps 01 ;.,ii!,n,,l
. - folios ing i - the oomph is pi u
gram of tM convention :
I I lllllllll, .1 I. V I
NTRIKK tl ItHI ItoAlt
Ml N l.l I llltl I I
While the Unlttd State Su
preme Court still has Mtort it
the AdaniHon railroad wage law
for adjudication, pending which
the leader IiikI winter agreed
not to strike, a mw action was
Marled thin week by the officials
of tho Four railroad brother
hoods. According to the latest
advice tho men will walk out
mi Saturday, under the de
mands which were given the
railroad managers
today are i
nimplled wllb.
Leaders of tho railroad offici
al declare they will not meet
tho demand so it appear tho
tet will be made President
Wilson has Ititlmatisl that lie
will eniliiivnr to secure a settle
ntent, w bile a tiilinhir nl the
leaders of the men .leclare that
Hie) have ris'elveil the apprii
il of tin- men lor Iheir pro
: at linn
The moilirieil ilematids of the
iinti. .i.iordlng to W 0. Iee,
of the brotherliood of railroad
trainmen, call for a basic eight
hour ilii- wllb prorata for over
time Tills insubhtanre Is what
the AdaiiiHoii bill would have glv
ii the men.
SENIOR CLASS WILL
PRESENT TWO PLAYS
M1e11 g Mans Single" l the Tllle
of I list Pbiv lo be 1. Iveo l.
lay M11c.l1 a:t al liis-aiolaiol
h'-i 0 '.' lli.it one il. iv would
mil glv opportunity mi naif Hie mini
her the BMlorO Of Ihe High School
will give two class plays tills year
TM IM of Hose. 'When a Man's
Singh. win be given a week from
frlilav al 1 11 i-.i iii l.iml
The play la a rural MMfJ MaBOd
wlibh tin 111, li.'s a nutulier of i-xeit
illg situations mid vv II h Us clever ill
Il un ad. -iiu. lie vehicle lor tin
class uctor
p!a ..iit.rs ainuml tin 1.. 1
tui 1 Ihe Hint mil llrlscoe
farallle
I ..in I New ,,,k ... 1. IV I. ,lk Willi
r bona at New Port '1'in
lion front IM mr to ga
New Port .111.1 the inlv up over the
.nnl- ..I 1 ..- S 1 1 v .. IdO I .Hid In I
chariitliiK daughter are aiuu
The cted for ihe pli
been working haul under Hu
ll Supl BsllS) ami Ml - llunl ill
the Knglish iloparimeut an. I Hie lim
1 Continued on gilt
FILES BIG MORTGAGE
I'clllialu lug ul
nllipli I. li, . n
.11 lie. ..I.I III
lies. I Ding
I' .vv. 1 Plu pel In
..,- I'l.n .1
- ... In 0 I UMM"
I lis SIMM).
Mil '.un ing all p'lv.i 1
1 s, 1. i, 11, ,1, franchises and
oilier properties was tiled for re
v itm ! 1 . I.v i'i l.l.i
Im Power 1 oinpauv TM -a no- dm 11
in. -til was nle.l in all ol tin- nluetiii.
niunlles in w hn li the lompai.v op
in Idaho umi oi'.-gui,
I lie prop. -I 11. ,,,v,i.,l liv H,e
iiiuiigag. i-ilni.l I ..iii ilia, kliiut an. I
I'uialellu 011 the 1 infwshi'iljjjinilvi
POMfllo to Oxliow mi the Snake Hh
er in eastern Oregon, and Ineluil
franihi.ses anil i..,i 1 i.,t. ,1, m. 1
Hally ov. ry iilv. tiivvn in vill,,,.
suulli central ,,n.l sou III western I1I.1
ho and easlern OrsgOfl Tha Blllll
fOM lll BggrSgalO over l .llillln ,,;
wlncii Mulneui i I I he con
-ei vali'..- I,.,- Upon which Ihe 1 -1 i
Dancing ha be. -n dun.- n sppareni
from i he in uv isiuii uf i i tgsgi
liicli permil the cunipaiiv
' I time onh 4, ,uu nun ,,i
un propel Has t hal ars tormei !
iu lion. I i '.. gggi .
.'inn iiii.i Tlie nllii.l:. of tl B
euiiipaiiv rep, ut 1 1 following
i , ,1,111 .1. li Ul, I. . . .i . , I
CITY'S SANITATION
AT
INNTOItS II. II. VIHTM, MV.
. WEKHK liKAO Hist 1 ssion 1
AT IIINNKKI.IV i: IT COW
OltKOATIONAI. III III
: WATER PROBLEM CONSIDERED
.1
llllplnii III. Ill Ol t I .. I
I11M
Ra
Dis'ioisl llett.-r than Walling
i.is-hI Industrial IUmiiii I ommlp
too to Make ln esllgMthni
ih. it it 1 . 1 1. 1 tn put mm real
offort Into bettering the living condi
tion of the ciu of Ontario than to
be constantly looking for some great
hiniin frniii the nutio ayaj tin' key
note of the MM prandial talks at the
Initial dinner of II luh I hi. h mui
at lb. 1 M liiitlonal cburcli Wednes
day evening. i
iiillowliii; mi .xieii.iii dinner
nerved by Hie u n of the church,
Kei Herbert Mvlnxaton a tempora-
ry chairman, and W II DoollttlO ar
temporary se, rotary took rlnuga of
III " 11 H Whiinoy,
elly health olllcer was the llr.i .peak
er Itilrodui ,
Sniilliillon In Its broad meaning It
notlilng more thm IMMllMM aald
Hr Wbli m . Tl,., altaltiment of a
..Hillary conditio 1 mure
Mr ln lhaii good hn linos li paya
in dollar and MOtO, M vvell ., mi the
pmlectloii nf health Tint.
niiieli use or having I n day
If tM pOOCM finlth. . ,aya
nl Hie year In rilling !,,i, and alleys
dlriv
"NOV It must be nn1l.r1.1n, I iht
Hie unsaiili.it V inlnlltlnli tl hi eg.
1st ate mil din- 1., tM MtlM Ol the
majority I I
tM peopl. . ,,1 M,elr gurliagO
but the five per cent who do not,
cause Ihe trouble
V'e have a salutary prnhlem due
lO 1 M Irrlg.n MM dii. MM I In. li
-. catch all mmtiier of h It h An etv
auiliuiliou of them would, im .loulif
11 otiilniie.l 011 I'age Kig,i 1
ONTARIO AUTO CO TO
INCREASE ITS PLANT
I h.llU - "I U. s, ..,,, (,,
1 Iii. I.- . vv ol. anlliig plant
New .isti 1 Me, bmib llto I
1.. M
for tl.
I nit-.
.ml
imp!'
l iol.
t .. 1:. . ,
II. I '
;i -mi iu. foi a. 1 v
ti.e distributors la this - lira,
I'.lll illg Will be tM lillllp IIIV p ,
tv '11,1 - end ul to- Inisines- , ,
groBrn so in tho post two years UuM
Manager DuP'ord lias datsrrslaad It
i.i.,. tin, dspui inn ut in chai ' of 1
ma-tor nu-rl ami- .1 ml thi SfBM Bf-
.in.-, I li ,i,: ., 1 nhuul Mr
BOfffl urriv.il In Ontario M.iiul.iv ..n-
11,, a hand ropa'1
"It 1 our pull, v iii ha
p ,,i, Mr u
, ,o not hollava 111 me-.-
l" Ip iiii.l thai illh-
. 1 1 . 1 ..
lUtuluohlle ue--
ustloil 11111.
ami i- paid on that ha Will vi ,.i
ol egperloni snie
COII
lhal we will 1
for,
proinptl) . all tba med ol lutomobll.
Mil.
Have I l I Ih.l i lb in, li.
I I I
will. T V I liuina -
.un, iii charge, 1 1 ul i ii., r
III 111 ,
I
1