ONTARIO, MALHEtm 001 NTY,0REG03 THURSDAY, NO RR 8,1817.
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GEO. KAlKENjEditor and Publisher.
Published irio, Or
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FACE THE FACTS.
rntario in Tm h fm e wil li the serious
preblem: " Wha1 I ro do ji I 1 1 1 tin
typhoidf"
Thai is it ; uWha1 aw we oiug to do
about it '."
Oertainli thew hi hi en sufficienl on
ersation n-niiM--.iv the problem, but thai
i not enough. It requiti - a don,
Wlnit all is said Ontario is going to
tun t ohiod m kn has filth. The two
go hand in band. Bi i Mr urn leas than
half witted knowi that. The rerj first
thing for Ontario to Wo ia to elean up
filth, and that means, to... the actual
foreemenl of the sewerag eoiineetioii or
dinance, The nexl thing, 11 went ei
the eitj must regulate the water supply, or
do something to insure a pun and adeqt
supply.
And after tha city once ut- clean it
must Keep clean.
WHERE IT HURTS.
The
There is no use tl lug to fool one's self.
ostrich is tin- .nly tiling that tries to
hide its head in the sand as a defense, and.
even the ehihlreii recoiiise how foolish is an
ostrieh.
It la an actual fad that today, with the
typhoid scare on, pmpert.i in Ontario is
worth far less than 11 was three mouths ago.
It i- alau true that there are manj 1 1
dents of the cit.i . some of them business men
who are willing to sacrifice what they be
lieve their property is worth rather than
louger eoiitinue to live in a community
Which aiinuallv has an epidemic of t phoid.
Theae are facta, hitter as thej ma be to
some. o one PCgn tS ha iiiu to print Mich
statements iitoiv than the ArglU. For
mouths this paper endeavored to arouse of
ficials and the public to action to meet tin
situation.
The action taken ma not have been
tiinch for this year, hut there are other
years coining and a start must he made to
ward ridding the eit of the menace which
rrrer ihaddowa Its future, and clouds the
lives of many citizen-
y .j,
TRY A FEW PROSECUTIONS.
riuii' are some thiugs that oan be done
to solve the" Vphoid piohhni. There are
some that caiMK'' he done, The question is
to t mil the pro'! course to pcrsite and to
proceed.
f 'ertainly after ordering the connection
with sewers the Council took the proper step
nil Miniilax llight wl.vn instruct iou.s were
uivcn to proceed with the enforcement of
i In ordinance. Xo official was told to pro
need, hut it baa Intimated that tlm city in
tended to take action ami in the future to
adopt tin- Kilic or taJting IHe uelintpieiits
before proper authorities and aaaeaaing
then heavv fines for failure to comply with
health regulations.
Such a course will get action. It is
just the course that should have been taken
years ago, A few conspicuous examples
Will help to educate the puhlic to the need
for, and the advisahlitv of cleanliness more
NOT THE OREGON FARMER.
i bay Is en charged thai while the n
idents of the cities and towns rallied to th
all for money for the Libert
It that the farmers, -em rail; speaki
held back. This was - nerally tnie in the
Middle w. i :
If this i 1 rue it I t to be deepl
I i bell i- any class of citiB
i. in the minds of the urban dweller,
profited )i reason of
nit ion seller lit -i . and I lie. fat U1
the western state did ivi
I ; UI
I'll vhieli the ei
the farm the Muhlh Wi si ' .
J is thai the 'i ' d 'it ieii is a persistent
ei In Dine o t In uiosl proapet
M iddle Weal that not a
gle farmer returned b statement calling for
the pa; mi hi of an income tax, when it .i
i r.i'b I : bal man; of the farm
of thai driving high powered
ear- and showing other evidences of sub
stantial pro p pity.
Thai Is the case agaiual the farmer as
drawn bj a number of tin leading publi
ions. That i the indictment drawn oy linn
dreds of people riding the suburban trams
I'- it if tie ii were nothing substantia
which to jiiBtifv such a feeling, never th
. the fact 1 h.it uch a feeling
i he peace and safctv of the
nal
Rotated section- the ranch
W t i: states hai e teen
loyal as an; men in the nation. In Oregon
the rural sections wen- uo i whit behind
puliatmcnts. 0
goll farmer is wit1' tin government I
mi; section so far taken. How many of
the Owgou farmers who should pay. will
attempt to evade the income tax law. of
course iiu one can know, hut the proportion
ate number will perhaps be smaller or at
leaat no greater than any other section.
among auv class of citizens.
Tin far Western farmer can he fcbsoh
cd from tin charges being laid at the door of
Ills Middle Western hlothels while Hi
have I iim ., with the socialistic
idea that 1 n imeul os
thiiiu v. he ,
ing, not i deetl to
i etti ,i . i that it - ii, ,1
ral.
Tin i.iIK niakinu even one
realize thai it of the goVctlllueul iieinu
obligatt d 1 t;
prof.. in. I
N huh ia tl ill other wi d all
owe to ourt ' hi loyal to ourselves and
he lo. al to - .. I, other, There can lie iiu
class pr jinli, , that is not prejudicial to
the lilt- I'CSts of till people a- a W liol Tile
I'nited Stati is iii this war now and the
sooner the people ';et to-gether and forgcl
pett; dilVeli llees the hetter off the nation
will be. Tin must u. t l.e made th.
ion for soine to l.M at the expense o
others.
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DON'T BOAXO YOUR FOOD.
Zfhotrgutf 9radeatstcme
department
Patrtoni
Ontario Stores
Patronize
Ontario Stoi
The man who is willing to advertise his goods, hfi
good goods to sell or he would not tell you aboutthem
vill p iu to investigate th
firms who i theee columi They will
with good .at the right prices.
You Can Get What You Want in Ontario
"1 Hank
in :i Hood CoMtry
1 DMT N Tlo. l, li-
irphl f 100, (KM
.-.in Knni'.IUM, Dl
N I tl'l S'Moiel lliuel (..i.i
u-lit uiul Sold
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Ltnolvumx, HkjcJei, Sowlug
Iiu-, Trunk
: THE CREOILITY
OF . . IND
Catalogue Houses Quaek Doc
tors oi Goiiiinorca.
Commercial and Job PnttM
TIM Art Stuiii.i
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J I' KIIU. I'rop
Photograph, I'ortraltii unil Vl
PROMISES, NCI GRANTEES
1 Soil Meat
v i mi i N UUtl i
Our Sorrlc Will 1'leaao You
Pastarjr confectionary
I'l IUTV U.KKH
Makers of
Kn ,i:n Krimt Ilread
Dollrorloa
I I I'CIIK.I llllt
Letm 1 :iii r.u. i i
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mil
who
doing Urn a 111
lliaii Jiuyntlur siuulc thin- i ntKI do,
'I'll.
it lias iltiuoiist rated tliat it ran enforof
the pmliiliitioii laws li lianillinu mit nt'l
funs until lioutlcuLii'rs mf iniulitx rliarv
Sboilt their actiuiis. It' the naiUO inethiMl
were UsvA toward violators lf the health
laws, is it imt ivaM'iiahle tti helieve that the
saute rt'Mult wttuld Im1 obtained .'
M I I I M
It' sunn ri Jei-iiiaii traitor tells VOU
that t:n- lod I'nw work i imt needed, nsk
hint to prove it!1 Also ask him, who told
liiiu -mi
lli. i -
Ism. Th-
IHotit hv
only in
l.iliertx I;
there i i
shown l !
inu their In i
tv Loan In.'
snanie in.
out of alun
Tile cm i isc.
Hut these are not the worst mi.
We have the Uo German, out and out K.ii
sente and I'i '' t ol'-kin, the Am, riean
man or Wom.r w ' . iolatt'8 tin n prulal
u the food ad i li iterator and hoaitls the
foods that' i l,
voluntary r .1
in Ontario. Ho - tiie rout,
tWeell sllell , 1 - :, ' w.inu II Ol I77().
li" -ti ; , U. s i hat the men of th.
armies might I , hd. It may he that the
panic stricken individuals who have he.n
(futltj of hoarding sugar, for example, do
not realii that h so doine the are activeh
aiding the Kai or, Imt it is a fa. t
To win this war even man and
iall even vi man, nniM eo operate with
the food administration to secure a inst
and fair distrihtition of the world's t
supl anion- tin American people and
their allies.
tVilou llucka lluKglea
i BJtKBB SaOS oil
Coil V llo ol I I ll
are KoM B4 MM l'huu
11., U'llllUk.'l
. rlag
U . UoTSOS
Wuti lira Clock. Jowlii
Cut Qtaol 'iold and Sltvur t'lata
"wb otvi saavica that
ONT.UtlO VATION.VI. li VNK
i' invite Youi BwlMM M tha
iracy
iUiO i-Mia
. Milk or Crtam
k ,!ilea
Siatloery
i irusu storo
-toro
ontarlo-'a Only Tailor
a roii
ilava Your Suit Made Juat For
YOU
Cluvsware, Crockery, Tinware
Till V Mill! v MTOKK
Comiulnsa. Prop
Iu our Line We can Savo You
Money
No Order too Large None too
WILSON HMM
The Grocers
No Long Walta No Short
Weighta
A Mail Order HoMI Baron Never
Shevee Hia SoteNI Leathor Shoei Un
der a Peer Man' TahU Hi Vctrnii
Extend From Ooan to Oen From
unriee to the Laat Chine.
(i ,,), iuii. ,i i ; i. by i baeaaa J aMUvaa.
Soai I il.'O'i ,iiiitk I" a pilioi ikinx
in, II, iii.iny of thi- iii
lui; nnililtiiili'. do ,ni Niipi. . appro
clati? youi boMotj of unuWataod the
) Impualtlona of iimHm
Not uiurv thiui MM I" tcu." waa tba
annwor.
Wi'il." mild tin- iuui'k. "you may
have till' one I'll tukv Iiu- lilin-
. I Thin i-. Ifea ajntom upon hl,h tin
J mall onli'i geWM oprrute. ami liotliiuu
III. II- ll'lklll -It Mirir.lt IIIH I'lVlllllllj
of maiikluil thuii lli-lr 0MMM IftMCti
ery I a thing iiulvoraal and uulver
ally OMTWOfSL In iuMt cuae It la
llii-nillj true thul no Iiiihm1Iou la too
gi.ii for Hi- cradslttj of man
The Quack Doctor of Commerce.
lli- retail mull ordi-r liouac I tbe
quuck doctor ,i coiumuri'e. It prom
Im inui'li und guiiruiiti M4MM
Like pali'iit aMdiciMOBt MM StrWttMM
are ulwuya on the lualdf, uud you iiiimi
buy a uoiiifturnahli.1 pui'kage iMfore
)ou .nil llml out what they are.
The mail order hoime neter heled
t build Hi- lit t It- white ai'huol lu your
di!r, t or turnpike the road .i-t ).,nr
door. No mall order house ever took
you by tbe huud tvli-u you were In
dlativaa uud told you to let th- little
iii'i'oinii run until ufter harveat neit
year. No mull order houae ever aold
you a vehicle and ieiit every cent ot
It protlta lu tbe coiuiuuuliy where
yuu aud youi' nclchhont could get It
ull bark agalu. No mall order buuae
ever aboved lu pateut leather ahoea
under your table uud rejoiced wltb you
vi hen you were glad, nor Hike en
coiiraglng word wbcii alfllctluu vlalteal
you, nor stood with uncovered bead
beelde the gratea of your chlldreu.
Sentiment la Unknown.
That flie uifll order house are after
t,...r ii...,,.., lu an mi.llai.iiliMl fmft
Kvery dollm seut to them leave your
' ....l.rt,l.,. !.... ..I " Th. H..II -
t. i ,..,..' .,. ," ..-,-,. a hit uia.i i.iur.
bouse may boar ujiou lu fac the
-eiiibl. in, e of friendship, but no human
heart beats under Us cloak of hypo
rlay. Sentliii-nt lo It la uukuottu
The whole luntltutlou Is aa cold and
bloodMM us I MM
'1 here never wu a f.irni In all
Chrlsleiidom whose value vol lucfeaa
ed by tbe mall order houso They are
paraaltea to tt In, li life 1- ttorth) of
"iily while they can draw the
financial blood out of the ooWMIUlUoo,
.to Hie upbuilding of whhh ili-t -on
Ii I loiter nothiUt,- 1 hey i rente no local
market lor tin- pr,nlii-t of the rmtua
They JjMve aO jiropert) In the ouulry
which caH tar asao-d to help U-ar tbe
burden of Utxatlo.
Can Duplicate Every Oflor.
lu et -r.v town inthe country the loj
cai retail meixhant tanOa ready to
duplicate every offer .seductive!) aet
forth iu the catalogues of mall writer
buoaea, aud more He will truiuw Ike
j beet trick Ibe mall order houae eter
e . ,,i , . i - - in ..... .,
U. rf. I I U.-ry
mi: i nun i. HI i.i:
Mrlile Maine, Miiiihk'T, ,
'Agent for Ford Motor t'nrt
Developing Printing
Amateur rinlahlnf I'rlru I. lit
Tin: in i;ni. i, i. m i mo
Kul.irglng i , iptlng
'Hey .tin Semi
Hanks. Ponltrj -Suppllc
CASH i.lli i OMPAJfl
i 'M i. dial
eooe 'o 4
P A SAX' I
HA stl.ls i Q
A 8. Brown. Agent,
It's Ao Ideul Car
Breading Stock Incudaton
Poultry Suppiifi
ONTARIO PRODlt K CO.
Ooo. How. Manager,
Wholesaler In Poultry and Kgg
o
PBOPLK'H PltKSMAIt
and repair work. Ladle
and Ueota shoe ahlulng parlor
In conui'i'tiou
All work Ouaraie
Steam, Mot Water. Air Heating
f. 8. Pl.t MHM IIKATINO
OOMI'AW
Plumbing and Sheet Metal Work
Indian Motorcycle and Huppllee
000
(leaning. Pressing. Heparlng
ONTARIO MOIIKIIN I'KHHNAKY
W. C. Beamguard. Prop.
Sulla Mad to Meaauro
C. C. Cortota Art Needle Work
Oil Paintings, Novell la
MILIJNKHY AUT MTOKK
HULL it HAIIItKLI.
Koyal Society Uooda
THK 8T0R: THAT 6AVK8 YOO
MONKY
jf- HAOtRH'
Call Again'
Ldlaon Phonographs Sheet Music
W. I.. Tl KNKIt
Real Ktat. Reutal Insurance
Sheet Mualc Record
t'HO.Vt-
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played if ou Mill put dowu ot Uab
uua accept fioui In in a class of goods
devoid of respecuhle iiiuestry and
uwu which a reputable manufactur
er's name cuu be fouud. but in which
tbe disease germ of prison made goods
r secr-tiHi
lie , uu sell cheap goods if yuu will
buy them from him with tuir gffj
but lie can meet the beat price
ever made by a mail order house It
you will iilank aWWl yor mon.
what lie give you wuh.mi
Uiestiou aud tt ithout recourse Mm
ton uiusl i,t eiM-ct him lo MJ in his
place of busiuess every day iu the
year, ready aud ttillmg to make good
au dere.t, i-eady aud willing to Maud
back t ctery article he sells with hi
own reputation and the warranty of a
TROXKIal. IMP! KMKNT CO.
Dealers lo
Farm Matbiuery, Wagon
ooo
t ou lloov trued this week?
PRINTING at the rlgbt prlca at I"uaible compuuy.
Argui Offlce
raoaa -j rWHoi
oeo
Blackamlth HorsMhoolag
PrONICMK iu u lUUMfTH 8MOP
O. W and Wm Lyolla.
Eatabliabed IS Malheur County
la the Year of .88
Wood Work a Specialty
We handie everything in Second
Second Hand Uooda
Why pay a high price for a nw
Ohio when we can supply your
need with one altghtly used?
o. v. vuAma
Socoud Haud Stor
THB ABQU8 PHONE -J
If it' Job Printing, You wish W
will please you We are ready at all
time to quote price on aU yoac
prlntlag