ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. FKBBUAB? 14, 1918.
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ic cure thli disease, but It ran he dona
In moat cases by taking Chamber-j
bin's Tablcta and. complying with
the plain printed directions that ac
company each package.
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FOR SALE: Well located house,
with two lota. A bargain. Terms
liberal Inquire No. 8 at the Argus
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Machinery will be
hard to get this year
Mi. K.'iiiflifi if you think you will need any fmiu
machinery this year, now is the time to detcr
niinc that fact. Look OVOs your machine) -
cnrofully to sec what will have to bfl replaced and
w l-at parts you will need
SHIPMENTS LONG DELATED BY
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
You ur.doratttld th lnlitioiis of railroad ttftf
t e and voii also know how all machines of steel
and cust iron art' hard to get, 00 if you want to
av..; 1 delays, that will cost iimney. (d:i-- your
order tor what you'll nerd now. We nave many
big shipments (stoning and have r. cep-d sevend
already, hut if you want quick service tvc us a
chance for While we have anticipated the needs
of the ranchers of this sction, there are always
somethings that i.mst be ordered.
Watch for the big tractor demonstration which
We will announce soon.
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ONABIO, OREGON
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
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UN Heavier, the regular Ford motor with direct
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I III turn Inalde a 41-foot circle It has all the
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iiMAHIO, OREGON, j
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NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN.
That a special election will he held In
the Big Bend Irrlga Ion District,
Malheur County, Oregon, on the 23d
day of February, 1918, at which
11 there shall he submitted to
i In' IMtlftBd electors of tho District
M ipifstiiin of the right of the DIs
' i lt to outer Into a proposed con
tract with the I'nlted States of Amer
ica, and whether or not the Board of
Directors of said district be author
ized in execute said proposed con
tract for and on behalf of said Dla
trlct, In which contract the fulled
States of America agrees to furnish,
durng the lo-v water season, from Ar
um Kock Iteservolr, or other sources,
'nr I mils under the Riverside canal
ulthln the Riverside Irrigation Dla
trlct in Idaho and the Rig Heiul Irrl
1 1 Ion District In Oregon, the same
proportion of storage water actually
'taxable from BaM Arrow Hock Res
rvnlr tii 1 000 ntre feet of the repa
i of Hie total available capacity
I If Reservoir, for the sum of
:m.iiiiii no, lth urn i nt i nance as In
snld contract provided, and agrees
In construct a drainage system for
the aald lllg Rend Irrigation District
if Oregon and the said Hlvoralde
Irrigation District of Idaho for the
ol draining the water-soaked
lunds within said Districts, as pro
vided In snld proposed contract, to
tho extent of expending. If necessary,
the sum of $280,000 00 In the oon
i.iii Hun nl suld drainage system,
us provided In said contract, which
contract Is Included In the general
plan adopted by the Board of Direct
or date of No-ember 14. 1917,
"nl the coat of asld water supply and
.li'uinnge system Is to be apportioned
between said Riverside Irrigation
District of Idaho and the Rig Rend
' Irrigation Dsstfssl of Oregon in pro
portion to the number of acres within
i the boundaries of each of said Dla
trlcts, the said Districts being
jointly liable to the I'nlted States (or
the entire amount of the obligation,
tho number of acres within said Dis
tricts being as follews: Riverside
Irrigation District of Idaho, 9.211 4
acres, and the Rig Beud Irrigation
District of Oregon, 5,0fi3 48 acres
i'nd the said Districts agree to pay
the coat of said drainage and addl
ilonal water supply In twenty annual
installments, wltnout Interest, ai pro
tided In aald con'ract. The payment
of the first Installment for the watnr
upply shall become due and payable
iher first of the year during
which water is fiist furnished to the
District by the United States, and
subsequent Installments on December
first of each year thereafter. The
payment of the first installment for
the draluage system shall become due
and payable December first of the
i year In which the drainage ayatem
shall be constructed, to the extant de
termined proper by the Secretary of
the Interior, and subsoiuent Install
ments on the first of December of
I each yesr thereafter. Installments
for both water supply and drainage
shall be ss follews: The first four two
I per cent, the next two four per osnl,
the next fourteen tlx per cent, ss pro
I uli it in said contract, which contract
is on filo In the oflice of the Board of
Directors of said district, at Frank
A. Miller's residence within said DN
trlct, about two miles Southeast of
i i.i' Itlvervlew post-office, Malheur
County. Oregon, and la hereby re
, ferred to and made part hereof.
Mapa, plaus, os( mates, surveys
and specifications, together witli the
report of the Stste Engineer, are on
file at said office of the Board of Dl
and at the office of the State
Engineer at the State Capitol, Salem,
Oregon.
That under an order of the Board
of Directors the whole of said Dis
trict shall constitute one election Bf
i hnl. aud the place of holding aald
electliBi shall be at the Wade School
house In aald District.
The polls shall be open at eight
o'clock In the forenoon and shall con
tinue open until five p a. of ssld
day, at which election' the ballots
shall contain the worda, "Contract
with the I'nlted State yes," snd
"Contract with the United States
no," or words equivalent thereto
That the Judgea for ssld etedlon
are I. E PilUbury, Frank Miller and
C Holly.
By order of the Board of Directors
of the Big Bend Irrigation District,
this 21st duy of January, 191sV
FRANK MILLER,
Secretary of Big Bend Irrigation District.
SOLDIER BOY THANKS
YOUNG NYSSA KNITTER
Little Miss Father Hplor Told How
(irnlcful Is One of the Hoys "Who .
Ooes Over There, " for
Her Sweater.
When It comes to knitting the
folks down Nyaaa way are there.
With Mrs. Addle Wilson as champion
of the adult class, Nyaaa was not sat
isfied, and now presents Miss Esther
Spier as a candidate for honors In
the juvenile division.
Tho ahs goss to school every dsy,
takes music lessons and practices on
the piano, afterward and has her
share of household duties, this Nyaaa
mlas has since last November when
she started to knit, completed one
muffler, one pair of wristlets, a hel
met and three sweaters, and has the
fourth sweater almost completed.
As an appreciation of her work the
young lady Is prising the following
letter she received recently:
"Korl Worden. Wn . Feb. 7, 1918.
Miss Esther Spier. Nyssa, Oregen:
As I am the lucky one to receive the
nice helmet you knit, and sent to the
Red Cross, I want to thank you many
limes fur ll Von haven't any Idea
how one of the boys feels when he kj
really thought of In the outs'de
world
"I am In the fi:lnl Held Artillery,
Battery A, and we expect to gn some
time within the next month and then
that helmet will nine In fine to wear
on a transport, or cold n'ghts on the
battlefields of France. There Is
where It will be worn In the near fn
ture by a volunteer from old Mon
tana. "It aeems that I am writing to one
I know when I realise that you must
have put so much time and work op
the helmet for the comfort of a aoi
d!er. With thousands of thanks and
kind remembrances, I am, John D
Lane, 3rd Rattery A. C. A ("., Fort
Worden, Wn."
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A Singing Army Is a Fighting Army
MMK OK THK NATION'S GREAT
EST MIHKIANS ARE NOWf
I'HJIITINO IN I It I
COME IN AND HEAR Mil EDISON'S RE-CREATION OF
THEIR VOICES AND THE MtfOJ THE HOYS ARE SINOINO AT
THE FRONT, AT
Turner's Musical News Shop
'UttflttlttllMMIMOMMMttOtMIMtMIMI
By serving dinner to the Wood
men snd again to the public Saturday
the W C. T. U netted $60 for the
benefit of the Soldiers' and Bailors
fund. The committee In charge da
sires to thank all those who' assisted
Mrs. Herschel Brown returned
Monday from a short visit In Boise.
Dr. and Mrs. J.
Sunday In Welsor.
I'rlnxing apsnt
The Wednesday Bridge club met
this week with Mrs. Chaa Peterson
i i oi for n ni
I have for rent a good grain and
hay ranch. 160 acres ready for grain
this season 30 seres in alfalfa. Close
'ii. Call o.n J. W. McCulloch. On
tarlo, Oregon.
Dreamland
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ONTARIO, OREGON
Sunday, Feb. IT.
."J Eternal Mother
Ethel Ilarrymora
Paths News
(.1 ATKMALA EAKTIlol A hi
EllllTlON
Thrilling Ski Contest
! WE GOT THE RISE
IN PRODUCE PRICES
As ire predksted lasi ireek pro
duct prices inn eased material
ly. Ami our customers re eis
etl the benefit. ire are stiiJ
paving those prices though the
market is iincei lain on account
ol' traffic conditions.
Bring your Cream,
Poultry and Eggs to us
And remember, we pay cash
Ontario Ice & Cold Storage
Monday, February Nl
The Show Down
Myrtle Gontslss
Signals from I'-Boat
Comedy, The Dark Deed.
Tuesday, February 19
Second Series
RETREAT OP THE GER
MANS AT THE BATTLE
OF ARRAS.
HINTON'S DOUBLE
Frederick Msrds
Wednesdsy, February 20
Better Self
Pauline Frederick
llurtou Holmes Travels
Thuradey, February SI
Innocent
Fannie Ward
A Special Feature
Capture of Jerusalem
Allied troops braving Arabian Des
erts Paths News
Friday. February SS
Universal Screen Megailue
Universal Weekly, Cartoons
Comedy
Hatttrdey, February M
Unconquered
Fannie Wsrd
Comedy
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