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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
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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
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mi.iii.ii root loom, gtookrooni, and "'"'' """ '"'for, ihia," sal.) Mr.
Iicliind these the maililui' simp u n.iyi-, Inn are glad fo announce
Is In these that Hip ilptalls of Ilia ""', r" '4f to satve the auto
building show IU tuauy ailvaniages "" ,n biggest, and of couisa
linn big .wiugug doors two mn. cau ""' ,"",,v, "' Baraga In tha
ruu from the garage to tn sales l,'oun'' Tl''" WHh 've n
room aud iliorp In plenty or tgaMg for ' ""Valued ever since coming to Ou
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room on the north side of the room Plt" of tha garage completed
Is ladles' rent roam which gf to Us , srp .ertain that will aa tha oasa."
comfortably fuinsUed with tabVaa, I ,
chairs, etc, and arraugt-d for Utwj WANiblO Position as house
coaicnleaia of tha women patroaa ofjkeeaar r aek for widow with two
Hie balldlag. Ota the soath wall la children Can farawa refarracan.
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