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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1918)
PAGE TWO ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1918 council lias a plan for solving the problem it is the duty of every citizen to study the re port 6f the engineer given elsewhere in this UMOi ami to gel busy to make the plan re ality. RED CROSS WORK APPRECIATED As an indication of what outside people think of the manner in which the Red Cross Campaign was conducted in Oregon the let ters of appreciation received by Chairman, A. L Cock rum as well as that received by the Argus are given below. Dear Mr. Ceekrum: "Your campaign workers braved the weather and went from house to house and memberships. Then was no hardship they were not willing to undergo. The distress ing shortage of buttons and other supplies ( mbarrassed them, but they went ahead with lofty courage. They were animated by the love of our country, affection for our soldier Im.vs ami a desire to he of actual service in relieving the mfferiug caused by frightful war; also they were determined Malheur 'nunt) should do its full share in the enroll ment of members In response to the appeal f Presideni Wilson asking every man ami woman t" join th Ued 'ross. "Tlir results in If alheur County speak for themselves, To your heroic workers le longs the credit. It was individual work like this all over OUT state that Won again for Oregon the proud disvtinction of being among the roremosl states of out Union in Patriotic achievement. "No mere letter of thanks can convey to your workers anything like the credit that is thil due. Tlieii' devotion demon Ktrat that the were ttbl striving for per sonal credit. Their rich reward i In the nf icriflee made and dttt ,: , S'orth western Di ndl Sljr ntartn Armia (Established 189.) GEO. K. AIKEN, Editor and Publisher. Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and entered at the Ontario post office for distribution as 2nd class matter. BUBSOUPTIONS OiH! Year $UQ The Pledge, r pledge my allegiance to My FlAg and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with libcr ty and justice for all. THE FIRST STEP. Ontario can plan development of all kinds, it can dream of being a commercial or railroad center, hut it will never realize any of its plans or dreams until it has an M equate supply of pure soft water. That is i foregone conclusion. The question in merely how and when this first consideration n to he attained. The question i. w hether ur not it is better to let the Out Water company fiddle around wit id plant which covers only half r i! ,,r i, take the step to mtujicipal owner hip and go down the line with the plan pii ented to the council by Engineer Kelsey .' Whim this water question is being dis cussed it inn i not he forgotten that Ontario has just par ed tli mi epidemic of t phoid fever; that two years li succession have witnessed the same conditions; that tin water supply i- hud, decidedly had: that the water supph I nleqiinte, w "full iliadi quale. Do not f loi, that t he eit cannot enfm tin n or- dium H"H lilllslK vel: Sl'RI'KISKH MKIWIIASTH (Continued from First I'agp lowing hi lead nnff are announcing their determination to rebulate their business bare la Ontario according to the revised rule. Thla plan la to be followed by Borer Broa.. Raster Bros, and K A. Fraaer; while Wilton Broil, wilt adhere to the original plan of "Cash and Carry. " Tha difference between the two pollelea la that under the new one tha flrat three firm named will glre one free dellv err eh day at 10 o'clock, aa an nounced elsewhere In thla iaeue: the last named firm deliver twice daily and makes a email charge for name and aUo calla for cash. (Mlwr t'onmanlUee AaTorted In tin- Hurrounding town the change In plan wit alao disquieting, but the merchants had arranged to meet Hip change. In Vale all deliv eries by Individual stores has been aluuiilcined and one express man has taken nvrr nil the work, making flat charge for same varying according to weight Tlir in tn mi u iti rate for package weighing less than 100 i.i.uii.ls. etc In Nkhh Mat more OMttaMM Its dellverlp, with I hafga lot uiie. That Piano or Player I an Instrument Hint will Inst . lifetime. carry only slnmlHi-il make rpglstprwl trade ninik in-tru-ni'iil'.. our one price. uUare ilml pol ItJ l your protection agninM -101 Inu -'al'- ami other liiiiicn ImiIIi Oiii ...nliilirili.il ran) ii-ini. moke, ll po.lllc for you In bay oar, i.iiii'i-ti 11,111. i- Lii in In i. i.li aajaM fa) (Has. Wrlii. for m l'i i.i.,-lil.iii. Simpson Music Co. Ili.tr. i,l lilt' lrll.il.l I I'-IUull i Mu . ONTARIO ORINNTAI. GKT .. to M TO KTUHT FOR IT.8. Chine Blag who for some time past baa been operating the Boston Cafa is getting ready to Join Uncle Sana 'a fighting army. Chlng waa tha only Chinaman In th.i registered list from Malheur County. In his effort to get ready Chlng thla wwek sold his interest la the Boston Cafa to George Bin who cornea to On- tarlo from Boise. Before going into Unci item's ssttIco Chlng la going to TieK hit rtfhUWes la Calfornla. Cbng U not worried over bo- Ing In claas No. 1 of tha regUt- ered list. "Sura me ready to go only first t son my relation In California, then come say Good Bye to Ontario," he said. SCENES OF THE HALIFAX DISASTER Will be shown on the screen in the Pathe News at DREAMLAND Sunday, Jan. 6th Don't Miss Seeing This ,4 ' . k 'fl tf.fr. for ;, r fanBBBBaBBBBWnBBrna! ll chafins i Lm4nTSai , mf' i s ft drinks tliat mrSflM . i co.-nblncttiie tcm;u rH V'4IT- r some cereuK pHrtanl ' Maa ' an8 B""' ' - fj tea CnpHRSPrl -r Hops. 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