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ONTA1IIO, MALHEUH COUNTY, OKKW)X, TIHRShAY, MAK'CIl 22, 1!17.
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WATER CASES
TO BE HEARD
ON MAY 141
Water Board Sets Date for
Taking Testimony on
Contests for Malheur
Water.
30 CONTESTS INVOLVE
OVER 500 CONTESTANTS
Testimony will be Volumin
ous and will take Many
Months, Perhaps before
Decision is Reached
Board's Engineer Starts
Investigation.
After uniting for year (or an ad
judication of tli water right mi the
Mall r river the ranchera In UN
valley will arc Um ggBmlBf r Hie
lUiwtluii '.on ii Tin villi i hoard has
designated May 14th as Hip dale of
the beginning of tin' tukliiK "' M II
inony.
Tht- testimony will ho tuken In all
of lln .10 inutcst for water Tin i'
contests Involve the rights of ov.r
r.llll run'. Li It ulll iirnlullily t . I k
i it 1 1 h before all tin- t -t I ii i . ii i-
coiiiplcled. then ' n l Imp-, i.llnl
months will ellipse before tin' water
hoard flli'H It h decision iiiiiI from that
1 1 1 1 1 1 n k Hit' i (intfMti't.M have arcMa to
tirls in llm usual i t 1 i
Thl lii'urhiK was once scheduled
to start laNl full l.iii tin' .nllmliriiil.il.
f tin- rights of tin' Mltrh i Ift i i"
Harney ruiint iih una. i taken anil
took a great ileal of Unit-. An Idea of
the magnitude of the work In such
caaee may be Judged by tbe fact tliat
In tbe Hllvlea cam- tlie teatlmuny
reached aeveral thousand pages, be
aide tbe exhibit
Ithea I. upper, tin engineer In Hie
in l nf Hie niii hoard rem ImiI
Ontario last Thursday and left for
Vale Friday to Mart work mi an lu
veatlgatlon of tbe water abed to liae
needed data available for the liuunl
Wliell the hearings l llllllln lire It
I lie Hie members of the h.i.inl
hope to have tbe bearings concluded
before the ranchers I gfg to 'art Ml
ling tbir first graft " hay.
PLAYERS READY TOR
FIRST CURTAIN CALL
Tbla ban been a busy week for the
llieuiliels ii! UM asl ul Ibe liisl High
,s. hooi Senior 'la.s pJaj arkien will
ngpapj UM hoanls al lireainland I'll
day evenint.' I.Hiy day I lie youthful
.iclnl's and .1. tress. , have been re
beaming then BaTtl while during the
pant two tajnj Hi hoys liave been l.u
Hily engaged in gulberliiK .n.iue.
Since the play, 'When a Man's Sin
gle," la a combination of rural and
aoclet drama an dthutt glvea gfJM
tuntty for elaborute coatuming which
makea It Indeed a pretty play. The
sale of aeaU Indicates that a large
crowd will aee Hie production.
HOLDS HA Y FOR SIX YEARS
AND CLEANS UP JUST $30,000
.
Stock inarki ! gamblers are mil the
ouly peisniis who call play a corn t
on the necessities of life and make a I
clean-up thereby.
This waa demon
atruted by the action of Kllas Thnmp
son nl Hrewsey who is reliubly re
ported to have received 1 30,000 last
weak for the hay he has gal
during the past aix years.
Thompson, so tin- -.s, lias
one principle to guide him in his Ini
alnaea. He will not sell a ton of hay
i,,r lean than 114 Big eurs ago the
I'acitic Live Slock company ran shun
of hu unpaoB w UM only
XDMIIt l HRXR1 I MATO
iiiniiiianiler of the Atlantic
lleei thi. g t ,. man who will (Igure
prnininoiill) In the ihwh If war la de
clared between I'nlted Htntra and
Herman).
MANY ENJOY DINNER
GIVEN BY STUDENTS
i:iellem Menu ArtM(cill) Sir,.-.!
Heninnsti ales lnliin-. of Htu-
lenlk ami Kfllclenc) of IM--
nm t ineni.
N'earl $ I mi mi iiilileil i
D 'it the lllgh Si'lin.il H;I. 'Ii 1 n ii .1
M the IcMllt oT tin- illlllier gl.eli 111
the High. Siiiool nttidt'llU IukI Hut ur
iilng Had the young wonnn
not been ho geneniUH In the portiotiH
M'l'M-il early In Hie menlng Hie Mini
would have been grealir lor a liuin
b.T ui I. ill c-oiiierii had to lie turned
away.
Tbe diner whh excellent In every
i n I The food net hefoi e the !
gueata waa (aultleaal) prepared and
iei with a ilegree of dinpatcli
which illnpUyeil II,.- ,iliilii ul llm e
In rharge to manage kucIi an ewul
without coiifUKloii or delay, um illil
Hie handling of tbe irowd w Inch
poured Into the hall iluriilg Hie early
evening.
Ing an evenlni
cation for many Ontario hoieewlvee
UM iliiiin-r nine an eii'llen( oppol
tunlt for the ilemiinlraHon ul the el
Hen -m- of t ha ii'iin' i n lent de
part men! of the aehool and tin- young
women and Ihelr teacher, Mi !.
una Under were the recipients
Bias) - m era i ompllraaal
shoe stock moves
IN BUT FEW HOURS
When M i: New Ion stalled i,,
move in ii.... si.H k Mi. miay moinlni
lib III I. ill a lew hum
in completing the Job The shoes
still oil the shehes they occupied III
tin. old store went down Hi.
and took then .la. -. in BgejMoM ar
ranged for them. Tbe movers aturl
ed at k o do. k and liy ten practicallv
all the slock was in place at tbe new
s'l.le
Since that time aeveral auto
loada of shoes from Hie Fayette store
bave been add. I to the new lustitu
tloa. 1 .-a
-
man in thut region who could BUBply
the demand He miI.1 then for his
minimum Brian and the nc.
slurtc.l to a. . iiinulate another corn
er. This full he .u have had
06 stacks, some of lliem so black tli.it
..iked like dirt mounds from
.dwav, but he waited nun! the
stockmen wen- up uguiust it and w. i.
in iniv tin, .
Whill have re-
ceived limber prices tor a tew ton.-,
ThOOMJ -Hied witli the bigg
an np espeeiully in view ,,( th.
fad thai ll wa wild
SHADE TREES WILL
HTHOOL llii.KI Al'IMtoVKH
I'MNS Kilt -I(KI(. OK
UK. II HI IHMII, l,Bs AMI
AND I'l.ANTINO TKKKrl
MAY BUILD WATER SYSTEM
lainit Delayed Improvement will Soon
lie under way ll.inl Want Hoft
Water lor Si bonis as well at for
Irrigation.
The hnre iilkiill ground about the
bigb school nml grammar school will i Juit eaat of the Smile river bridge
mill lie n tiling of the pant. At a brought action v. II h t he t It y ( 'oiincll 's
pedal in. i ting of the school liouril tret loiniulttic Ihla week. Al Hi"
Tuesday arrangements were imnli- lor ramll of ibb. ooadltloo I crew if nun
tin. linmeillale siiriey of the ground- ni to work today removliiB
ami Hie preparation of plan" for the mud boulder that hue allium! block
parking of the ground and the plant-, adeil the road and tilling tbe aoft
Ing of trees, spoilt until MTI i tih.ui. hi umk ian
Hiiore graaa can be plaattd
liiiuril u. Ill linvn a rifirl Inn nf
H
grounilK tlMcl m ,, rich girt
arriitigenientH will have 'o
will have t lie i, mile
for watering the grani and treeH when
(bey are planted.
"Tbe board plana to plant Carolina re-aurfacliig the highway from the
poplar and KIiiik, ' hi,!. I lr. V J j hrc1gP to the city limit, ami Ihru
Weeie. of the 1 .1. mi I He day. "Of ' , h,. ,.ly m,M reg,,i,
ihere n a great deal to ilu b. cJforta avenue and on il,.,.
fore thl can he done The hoard will ,,,, nM. hospital Til ITMUl Hiir
leltber bave to dig a togf well for ,, wl be acarulie.l and gravel will
Wf water to luri.l.h a hupply for ! plaoM on the nrteeg after it bu-
' Hie billldlngH and the ground". un-,een rolled level.
I,,SM u ""r" i"""' "ource of hup- a ..,, ,,, llUo ,lnK ,,, 1)v ,,
ply ran be found I lore muat be,,neM , w bo contributed m Um
plenly ,.l v.l.i- for Hie Mbool a ,,,,, , ,,,,. , ,. Jl)K , ,,. ,.,,,,,, ,
well an for Irrigation and Hie prenenl ,,. (llv (l, . tlichtM4 Bl M
P' I" '" Hun the algbwaj would imiinialn UM
preaHure tank ami Hiiim cure for tlttla-ajlo ot the mad where It raaakaa
entire Hyateui.
TESTIMONY TAKES IN
JORDAN WILL CASE
M .II.. ui hi. I Hllrnc) t'oiiiil) l.amls
Worth vjii mm Involved In Suit
Hi aid Here this Week
Mam Witnesses lulled.
lleliii. It. fen . illlain Walker ot ,
Hie lilstrlct court W'edneaday and j
Thill da) ..I I l.i .limy whs
taken in the cases of Ii and Kd
Joidaii ot Law. n, hi II. ii, i ...mm
II I' Jiiidan and II. le Jordan
of W'estlall and ltd hard llrookliouau
of The llalles, Oregon 'I'be ur in
volves land in aMIInui and Harney i
cniiniies valued at approslmatel)
$20,011(1 which Were deeded III till
I. ml. mis by J II Jordan, a gtejMM
of le interior
The com p I. in., nil wini wci. i. ire
aatad gi Um liaarliigi kg Attorney!
.loliii W lllgga of Hums and It W
Suagh r ..I I Ii is. lty asserl thai J II
.1.. id. ui u.i ill ,,i UM ii..." Hie will
made and suifcrlnu from senile
n.itniiiueil on Page Kiht )
WAR SCARE MAKES
RETURN ENJOYABLE
The I S A looked mighty good
, u ,.,. ,,. war hlHr,. W(. wltI1BMW
ill Honolulu, after the breaking of
diplomatic relations with Hermunv."
said J It lllai kahy, win. wild his
bride returned Sunday after a so
journ In l in le Sam' tropical pos
session "When UM Herman sailors tried to
burn up Hie ships interned ilu-n- m.u
can imagine the etciteineut When
Ull een pouring nut of
them It waa thol they were to at
tempt a run to sea and Hie patrols
lu.veieii ah. mi ii. in One daj IM
lieinian Ballon warn man bed up I
the atreets and the exuiiimut was.
Intense The people looked for war.
0 start tln-n and even aim i-njny
lug the wan r c u nival and having a
good titiie, it felt mighty good to be
hack In UM I' S. A."
Honolulu Ig certainly a foreign iiy
ggya Mr. lila. kaby and in Ibe near
future the wiling strength will he
entirely in H.e 1 aiiil.i of the Japanese
i, ouiiiiimber ull the inhabitant of
Hie I land-
CITY TO START WORK
l Itl.W SUNT TO IIKMOVI. Mill
BOl'LDBRM IN CUT KAHT OT
iwtitmi ton spots id
IX UK PIUMD ALSO.
REPAIR OREGON STREET TOO
I'onfract to lie let for Ite-Mii-Cni Inn
II luh w hi I loin limit;., to it) ami
Thru tily to Hospital Ulll In Nenr
I ut ure.
Mud huh i. . . In llio eut on the hill
' lie i. one.
In the nieantn.ie v.-ps have been
,nl" " p ' "'" """ " "
' ". ' . i.,i, .. hi.u uie
hliRlneaa menu committee which
I ralaed funda for road work outnlde of
Hie city limit h. whereby the work of
the city llmlta.
HAY ALL GONE STOCK
I mIiiiIiiiis I'llces llllec.sl l.n- .,i
lllllslllllR S..v ..I I eis-l
(.rain loo Is in .1 I'll .mini
Allho tbi'i an- niterlng frnm 111
par ion, at aaj odtai prtca
I..
sinckiiien can gal no hay In l
tiou Ion I preearli
many men and while actual sinrvu
tiou ot mock has not taken ajaajg
liroun.l lllilai In. mil' . II.. a . ilbei
somewhat hem y loss,-, are lb.
in.' pact i'.i Mock on n
Kvery day on the torloa
are t 1 1 1 - told ..i the growing horl
S.. MMIMN lMl
closely that they lire eellng Hie pinch
for I'arni animals, while there
night fei -neepuo u who ga BOt
on inxloti
I i.-jiii vg le.eived her.- loda)
..I UM lUMldl ...kmaii m.u
Ml. hale who
slock die t.,i w.ml nl I.e. I look a I ille
and i ii. nil lli.ir inlseiy slid then
turned Um gun on hint
..I enure all eMlenie ca I Inn
bow bad Hie BhOflggjg ha. h. ciniie in
some seen.
MUSICAL COMEDIANS
RULED TOR ONTARIO
The lle'Arl .Musical loiiiedy coin
pauy which the , units de
clare to be an aggregation of merit,
as well as nl pretty girls I- s. h. diiL-d
for a performance at Dreamland nail
Tin- l..v March J7 The llaki i .i.
era speaking of the pui tin malices giv
en al that city la .1 week were ex
lleliiely com pllim-l, l a I v ..villg Ihal
the singing was luiietnl and BOB
turning elaborate and the fun plentl-
ful. The aompaay will '
one inglit only.
i vim iti.i: si ssius mill.
loggia Lodfa No 111 I W A
M hud an Mjoyable -mi la. I
la) "..'iiing followed h)
luiicb II C Whitwnrlii w
dula'e w ho In cann- ac,iiaiiite, with
ij.e iii. ,,i' ine Hind u. . nd
many of hi friends wen- out m a-
-v.lcollle.
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war
YnftBmngnp
wl jFv 'i " A
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.nmWlt SM v P
n win it. hum is
The Vnierh an uihiiHnador who
'I Hie trunxformiillon of the
KiinnIiiii govi rnini nt Into a leiublii
,,B repurta that tbu new goerniiieni
" ',,""",r,-,, H" ,"'-
WILL HOLD COUNTY
CONTEST AT THEATRE
Willi l.ialll Si booU the. nil I IIII-I.-.I
I ii ml I v I (aillll'r llliill
II lull s.l I iiilli..iliiiii will
Hold
Th inn de. I.im n.iry colli. I
a l.n 1 1. i . I . d,ii mi Sal iiiiI.in
Marcli , will I. held al I irc.in,lau.
llleal... nisteiiil ol Hie lllgli
i. iiiiiI.. 1 1. mi us was original fj
ilainie. lb side Uniarlo- npre
i.i.. Ml I i .-I M. W'llllauis, tin re
will be rontestiinls Iron) seven m
i eight count i.chools So far th.
autliorltles have I II notified id Hie
entry of Vule, Nyssa, llrogiin, Jiiinle.
Igg), Arcadia, Lincoln ami the lloule
vard schools.
There will, no ilnllhl. be dalgg
from all of these BBBOOla and there
fore I lie irnwd will he trealer him
Hie high hi boot auditorium wmild
bold and lo iniike H veiling i.
enjoyable for the audi, in .
ofloagttggi wa gniaV
WILL HOLD RIG SALE
OE ONTARIO HORSES
Ui W llllami w go ha rei eii(l)
lidded In the ullniber ot h-.rs. i II
ui Ontario aaUl ha nm
Willi hi .lib I i pi
to hold
tuiiire Included in will h.
I nl big mule- a number
He and a b.i nl bm i.nm In.rsea as
Implenu nl - Pha dale nl t
d i.ii.i
ii i in
i ..hi i. w ii h hi an a n nideii
arrived la Ontario Ihl i ah la i
it a l .in. ii when- they Can engage In
I lie stn. h Ii II -ll.i -'iv e v . a Is ol POO!
clop make I hem sell oil'- ot Ille '
ranches in that section ami they cairn
in llregoii. the land whin- emp tall
in. ni unknown They have iinned
Int.. a In. lin- here until Hn-v can lin I
w hat they waul
ANOTHER RISE
PRICES FOR
HUH Knii.s up are price i"i t i
privilege ol gei 1 1 m- ...u -e.l in t mi.u a.
Police Judge (' M St ears
'e until n I i becoming Ull
popular, even it ii is a "lemon ai
H'aci ' Jag. us the victims ol the i-
. eill 11 I allege to liM'.e hi e I in
iii in. t Attorney ft. v.
Cltj Attnnunj P J QnJlaghei M i
shall Kariner and Alli-on and Polln
Judge t' M Btearsa all figured In tin
red In
i barbs lil.ok.veil, an niii.n.iut she. ,
lierder and Kr.nik l.yeK.,, .Monday el
an Ing with the exacl Initial Ion of ....
old lime dllillk Knolls to .-. I inn, I
I
IS A HUMMER
Biggest Crowd in Years At
tends Meeting which is
Marked by Optimism
and Frank Speeches.
SUBSTANTIAL BASIS
WANTED FOR FUTURE
Speakers Urge Concentra
tion of Effort on Few
Ideas Plan Increasing
Social Activities Twenty
New Members Added tt
Meeting.
There was a m t dinerence b
tween the session of the Cniiimcrcla.
lull last Monday evening frnm th
ordinary BaatlagB whhli have taken
place during the past year
were In the neighborhood ol I tl
praaant in Um elnh rooms, n-i n -
nHiimlai in egltlblted was nai
Mam iii.iM'i of Importance wert
t up In r th'
viirliiua apeaker f lent I". J
Hiilliiglier win. the kev orator
so lo apeak In bin ad. Ire . ag w ha"
..I th-
1 u ! lor the ve,,r lo be
"Whal'we want to mark (of Hi
lecord of llie vear Is the acrolllpllal
I Hoinetblng for the permaiiHU.
henelll of the ell). ' lie said "W's
w nit iii concent i, ii ii effOrtl on .
few tilings mid II we plan to ln
thing we want to be able lo aay ar
Hie end nf tl v. ,i Hint we did ar
ciiinplisb ii We do not waul to scat
ter our affortH on many things, ana
at . mi pIlHh noihlng."
Similar BMtll roll I d I.
tlnriiey HJ Wood I ho I' I
Hie new mail bivv lo go BBfOI
people ami later talked on "Wha
I ml N-e d M N nod lllpllli
I .-.I Um fact ihat Ontario hai
' Bompllahi i. ii" .
ihil II lad also elide inn ad I" t"
paopla ii
I I ' . I will i . .
ghillg alleiilmn In lin' I'll, ni
condltlom for ll
II. . i Hn club use .
.. promoting lha interest of Um
ian. hart i To do i hut i" Inl
. .1 lor ,i .hill;
lull nl t lli-
i ,. , ,.
ami tin.
I Mi
sailed attention
..i 1 1 1 i mi '.. i .ihinii tha
to the i be-
Ball lliem, "lin moii.
for Ihelr produi i n
.lid, had told i. im Hint Ihl wa-.
i
..ml ui i Im . i I'll i on
lion am! t
ild la corn eti il for the good o
lha coiiiiniinit v
iln he urged tha making of
Ontario a Wort I tUWB so lh.ii il wll
Im able to i II liana II
1 1 i. nl. nie I tin I'age I'wi
RECORDED IN
DRINK FINES
II itlu mil .
failed mi hoi .,n,.
iioiii "lemon i vi i.n t
Ai th. ii ml Tin .lav ii,
n
jail i" think i Iii matter over aud
no Havering ut ol bla tyatatu
I U1 BtWl nig.
thiiii-. H, it fell liuin hi- i ...
authorltii
"g him two -Int.. with a
buy In vukf I . a . 'i ceil I i
. . . ollilnllli ,1 In tl
p Klnii-r Dor) en p
COMMERCIA
CLUB SMOKER