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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1918)
ittet0 xxn ONTARIO, .MAUiKl K COUNTY, OHEOON, THUBSDAY FEBKI ANY 28, 1918. fl &vm. ONE DOZEN VOTES CAST AGAINST BONDS BV Votl OF Ml To II Ui'Kt'V AL Hi M l s iji mon.non 18- si 1 1 i. it Ml'MrllML WA- TER SYSTEM. CERTAINTY Of RESULT EVIDENT Many DM Not Go to Vote Because of Orrtalaty of Bonds Carrvlng While Raw Wind Kept Wodmi Away. Ontario la to bare a new Municipal Water system. The first step In the light for a cleaner and more health ful city baa been decisively won Tho voters last Monday placed .heir seal of approval on the proposed 1 100,000 bond Issue and steps will be taken at once to seek bids for the con struction of the system The Council will to canvass the returns of the election and just what action will follow will be determined t l.-t. There was more Interest manifest ed In the election Monday than In the preliminary election of a few weeks previous. The number of voters Indicates that, but the ..... should have been larger. The. fact that the Issue was sure to carry more than anything else kept down tjie vole. Then the raw wind which started toward evening kept many of the women away, tho u large por tion of 'he ite actually c.. cast by the Miffrar.'i In sneaking of 'he .le.tioi 01 I Is what i i r, the proposed plans not belm enough to care for the emir- city ;ind water the lawns Well the plans illative and there will BO he many changes snd all th ul.ji , Hi nj that may be i.tls. be consdered before the contracts are let " The city officials do not anticipate there will be sny trouble In llli. the bomlH or In getting permission from the federal authorities to sell them, for this Is sn Improvement that Is needed for the health of the community Hawaiians at Waikiki Hawaiian Quartet to Brin True Music of the Island. '40 JsV ' Jsaar JB I'sar jtm. .?aV bBbbm Lb afi Lam, 3bbbV One of th- rare treats in store for Chautauqua I'f.u.il patrons is a shun afternoon program !' '"" oveulng coacert in tat Walkiki IUom.imi. Quartet. 'I'bii aruup of Hawailau inasicajua Is finch c.luc.tc.i and fisishes la sausi. Thr bair lucn one of the latum xTinseU quartrta of ihc Hawaiian Islauun for mu ers aad ar - ,.ull accurate m tb4r rwrodwrttoa of Hawaiian music ta'Hb uksleles aud swttars the. play ihe beauiilul sootbing and viatfol awlodtea of lb itlanda la a atauser thai grips tb bean of every aao la the sudiwaoe Ml IDM R i.KT" tWtO FINK. IMIT.FWOSATTWG OKI H IK Henry W'eldner of Payette whom Marshal Marry Parmer caught rtgl r hnnre last summer. and win. tried tr. bluff the local officer Into ! i" Iiir he was a I'nlted States marshal Is taking a vacation in Portland serving out a f.100 fine rii" boOM charge was dropped hut the Impersonation of an officer Itnok. W'eldner remarked during the trial, "you can bluff anyone but an Ontario Constable." ONTARIO TAKES PAIR OE DOUBLE-HEADERS . II.. It. II.....' .ul filrta' llj.kL. Hull n tii- - : - "..- !-.. ... ..inr I l(ll wr Pour bssket bsll victories came to tlie Ontario High ftchool within week IjisI Friday night the Fruit meet on Monday""" " "" "" """' ,. r ih. .i.n.1,., ties met defeat st the hands of th locals by one-sided scores. The t.lrls won hy a 14 to 4 score while the hoys took Fruit land Into csmp hy s 19 to 10 count. Both games were closely followed by Isrge crowd I. 1. Pulbertson refrreed. tin Wednesday evening the Payette Utah School Olrls' team and the Wei ser Boys' second team came here and met defeat hy Identical scores. 34 In I 0 rlo ...nipletely outclsssed the visitors In these games and rnnn ' 1. ....... In vlplnrv l.'ftllnwnv wars ll, n - Ontario teams: Ohrlstensen. Houser. Weaver and Dean, guards; ladden, Bervln and Doane, for wards. Itl n M Hi I -11.1 Till MM e.irly in. I M Ml program ii lbs hlg It. d Cross Audi .ii la to be ' .... Everything Horn the feaktaa ru.e boras' Ml an ularm dock bjM been asflAihled and iiiiv been kin I it k thai for the big event. Polks are column for mile: to attend so don't miss ih. i. in ' ..mi- early, stay l.i. . ..ii. I raise i" is high as you Chautauqua FORMER CITIZENS ARE VICTIMS OE ACCIDENT H. C. Whltwortli and C. I Krnu.n I'Ilimi' In hi ImMMM Whlt wortli Very Til As ll'-oili. i On their way home from a meet ling of the Ontario Tot-nslto companv last Friday H 0 Wbltworth and C. K. Kin mi of Weiser were the vie-' 'tlms of an auto accident The car overturned In some (travel and the, I men were tnrown out. .tenner was 'seriously Injured hut tho exposure affected Mr Whltwortli severely and sn attnek of pneumonia resulted snd I he Is seriously 111 now. Another meeting of sthe Townlte I I- .!... 1.,!. t.tr flaf.iPftav .. . ...- a. . in anernoon wnen xoe uiini.HB ... L...M.. h.l -... I.a iloni. with llielr ...,,,.,., - .,, . .... w . T. holding W. H Doollttle of I .-. -. .ri. r.r thU riiv who has '"" "" "' " " "' handled the property from the task Is resigning I 'pHpr FrOTU ElWineeT CdlttpS MJCllVIO M I VII I MJI t fs . xx r Give Cheering Tim in i. ibsi. Fesnier Ontarlan siiuie.l In Iteautlral Mm lion sj hYsnce Other Ontartsns Willi Hint. In a letter to Ceo. 11 Ullham. Um mA .1.. i.l.ltl Mtult.ill TIlOllI- 0. Jones, who some time ago ws. employod ss an operator of the O. S I. hura gives an especially In Ing view of army llfo In France. Mr Jones says: . Jan -- larce chateau In u c.nin'r la our rest-ro. .1 a Ja.x hours .. it i- . xureiuel) comfortable bu we have had the other extreme, sleeping In the rain mi.l i I Bad til that. It Is not alwsys plousant h ans John iiirii.v Lokaai M Yeast are with us i I, .-in loo, didn't ft lumber of Sthaf lellows Mil us who have been In unlHrlo lied" dope .iroiiinl tho flra. "France as i have seen It Is ...niitry Just like one vast itanleii -...i in. I the little towns are thicker then BOesSg in the spring (in evert aid can see tlm yard aDer tueturd. Hie grapes lin ing used to BtaJkl wine which Is used more extensively than water. The water here Is not very good, hardly ni to drink, which accounts for the great quantity of wine "W'e are working bard now at our line of work and are making a good showing I am sore that when the time comes we will make a showing that will keep old Hill going for some time to ...me The only our boys have Is to get started In I big scrap, they'll do the rest. "Give my best regards to all Iha folks. As ever TH08 Q JONK8. Co. K. 18th Knglneera, Army Pol 795, via N Y. ARMY GRUB HUNTS BIG . IMRROVMENT ON BOYS Tlion.u C. Johns. ii With I I llinerrw I.Ikes the trim I.Ik Imi Mis MruuautrM M.ct l.uii Men Small. Thai army life Is what sjgaajj no u Bead is Indicated r the le er Mrs Uaaja Johasoa reoe.ved 9blS week from le brother, Thomas 0, lohu son of the 13rd Engineers Mr Johnson gives a picture of army life la an American c-io p In Marylaii I aad it Is not uallke that swhleh K W. Oarron gave la Wek In Ihe Ar gas of a lumbar camp in Kraaee. IsaaTl Camp Laurel. Feb M 1911 "I'm wall aad feeliua kk.I. fat CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM TILLED WITH FEATURES Oriental. t t'onlHIuiie Viol. tertiilnment Mil" .il Number lor (IpenlnK and llng ska, The ChautauqUB commlltee Is get ting at work for the three days fes tival which will close next week. Thursday. Friday and Saturday On tario will hare a feast of good things. The committee will offer Its course tickets this week and a grand rush campaign will be ataged Don't ..it hnn't hesitate. The folks who have tlcketa to sell are busy .tit want time to get action a lid The . -.,,,,,.,1.1, urnarsin appears in pnoin .......r.w- --- er r.'lUtnn It Is orth your study, nr the featnri.-i are splendid Iniluil ! Ins lecturei. .. l &..., ntdTTim . . .. -. went snd inspiring urns.. - Jchaotau'tun ticket View of Army Life and eaaay Army life has agreed With Hie i. -it i r. i.nnnits anil I ?. .UN - Wm ' I have had the easiest time this win ter I've had In many a day. 1 have - in-.ri.il with cold or hunger. flume of the boys think Ml pretty tough. They don't know what hard- ships are You know the 23r.l Kn- rv- k NfM regimen. 1SII ennsieo nooie ... ...r .-.,- ... a -. . 1k l.,tva .thought the WOUd 'and get an easy Job 'Hill . 11 II ted. We chop wood era. do all ,1 liolll .1 I , n inn I ' Ho tou see I'll iniikx a i""'.l dal ped atOOd. 'I"-' sewers, spinU and bio n beans In hurting W sleep ugh for iiorc 1-. a good floor In ihe tent and a smsll slo ven . omfortablc little steel l niches with I .-trnw tick und four army U which makes a 1,11, to oliey orders wltboui BtU Inir I tell ton I- , .,p Inc 111 i loin.. I lbs irmv Then thev tool prettt bum Bonie were used to run Bigg ..round all night drinking mid sleeping when thet had nothing I to do In the army we go to had ' len o . lock or before regularly, un at fifteen to six, eat our ineaU regularly. We are kept In pr.itt so the Ixiys wiio have a desii. for whiskey have no chance to g-i it. I have heard numbers of them set they were glad they were In the1 army where there was no BOOM '" tempi them They slso hope Ho- I S will b dry whoa we gel hack The saws' rolling hills covered wllh foi About half of tl- people sre nei lio white men are small 1 never saw so msn little men before as there Is In Maryland Hellet. me our company has some hlg I M.out half of them are T, fool II to 6 feet There are 2.r.u men in a iany Oar captain stands about feet I and one half and weighs about 190 pounds I would like to attend church agulii In the old Han tlst church I do not get U3 attend any services at all T.-li ihe i pie of the church thai I think of i hem all ..-rv often; to think of the good time lu the old church und with the goi.i people i one my bapaj times Tell the boys to write Well mun close for tonight as my candle is about gone With love In all THOMAS' C JOHNSON. 2Srd Kaglnsers Co , Csmp Maryhtad. laurel. The eoiiiuiiitee which gave the party last Prlday fur the benefit of the Red Cross furnished such a good lime i list everyone raved about 'I Also the kangaroo court aad the other features netted a big sum for the local chapter ISTEBKO sTih . I -l MM MIM. IIMMON Ml Kl. B. B. Wood returned w from Baker where he pari i three registered , tuo heifers and u bull calf for 'paid $300. '1 1 fainou Chandler til Thorobred sto the rsge here for more than : five registered hiiu hn brought to this section and I ild , spring. J. A. Haley of the f '.ii.lv. II Horse tt Mule company has sold two carloads snd still has some here. HICK SCHOOL' SINKS TO GIVE BIG BENEFIT ViimIiii Indies l-egend Is I'abrh of Opera Story Which Makes Pol- hle Beautiful Rctttngs. At nreanil.io.l Mondsy evenlnu the slrls of the 11 licit School chorus under the direction of Miss Maynio Bsnge will present The Feast of t li lted Com" for the benefit of the lle.1 ; roes The ualiit Indian storv BfO yides s perfect selling for such sn (entertainment The solo parts are "en ms.-ii ii- ' Misses Viola llusied. Mary MssaSS Krms Von Keaden. choruses; so prsnos, Misses Qlsdys Kmison, Mar I ret Oram. Delia Hill. I. uclle lis Kuth M'Ciilloih. Dorothy Tur n,'r. altos, llp.il l-.irley, Marie Isel j ler. Mrl sUaghai i.-.li Ifowser. 111- ''ll nil. I. .111.1 I. 'I. . Iil.iw.'ll t. ..I i .. i ......... n " '" ' ' - li. i , ' ... H.iM II ' 4 4 T 4-er4 III s Woltlilt'. n I I IMI I UK II Vl Hilts NOW 4 . rlo firm t..r . gs In the imount of IMI per ilut ll 4 tin- i two Sfl Ski Bl ban nd n. been plac- '..I ay. loll h.i .. c.iilli. a. .1 mi to market i Hie pros .-ni ratio of production Biddy would I I beat bets ny Hoiuls now In .,ur huml lor delivery. ONTARIO NATIONAL hank Coming to RKt. 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Till III i I'' N MOMIW 111 I III (I V 1 1 1 II THAN V TITION'S i; si UTED. NO OPPOSITION ENCOUNMD Willi yililltlon of Trunk Line m Hide mill Willi Hut lew Brsi" lie Practically l.ntlre Olt" Will Re Covecvt. The first result of the election M.. inlay was the starting of a peti tion b) realdaata of the Eastslde ask ing that a trunk sewer system for that section of the city he construct ed under the provisions of the Baa croft act. The peltlon which was prepares! at the behest of property owner I heeded by l.ouls Hurtle, A MeWtl- " J (lrW. " y- Taylor and I lers. waa circulated hy. Mr. Hurtle on Wednesday and there was almost a rush to sign It. No iippimlllon watt found to the movement which will result In putting a large section of the city under a sanitary scsiem The petition requests that the taj.itu vrunk sewer he built st the same time as the water system la contracted for and also that the lat erals he built aa part of the system at that time so that tin- work may bo n us a whole and a lower be obtained The pet H loners want the system from the Koiitlieast side tin. . Hy along tho stt.et In front i Kaatslde school I hence on to eel wiih i. old truiil. sewer ays- lent. WIS OF ARRIVAL i es w itb t'. S til. Will an. l.-llin iii inn Hi landtag .ii It Is Hot .lehlllt.lt kll.. i. . "il lh.it . skip r..r it J known i . puila '. Mr lilac week of Hi illsim.ni ..t l.alliui who i- a (inioi ,ii the I Of! gOsh Mc will mil iii.-i I.,, .i let ... i ouiiiieiiceiio-io until n ..nu i. ,,ii Mi,., i. ti.i i we.-k to take Hi.- irslnrai hi the I BlvOdBlt ill mil.. I.I is of the I. null. Chautauqua Attraction oil ' .. m ilea of culture and gtaWca teaBperauieut ol Ihe iui Kast. II