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ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNT, OREGON, THURSDAY MARCH 28, 1918.
NO. 12.
ONtteiUf
LEGAL FIGHT MAY BE
WAGED OVER SYSTEM
OBNKRAL MANAUKR WALLACE
OF IDAHO POWRR COMPANY
WITH ATTORNKY O. O. HAOA
FILMS NOTirR ON COUNCIL.
fMI $20,900 FOR SYSTEM
imnrM Declines to Pane Rewolnllon
to Hold l'p Opening of Bid Pend
ing NrajotUtloos, Tho Wining to
"Dicker" for Pleat.
After the City CdtinJI refuted laat
ht to aorede to their reqiieet to
rltlihold action on the bid for the
Iropoied municipal water yatem At-
)rney O O Haga, of b.le. repre-
ntlng the Ontario Water company,
a formal notice on the Council
bat It would contest the city a ae
on in building a competing ayatem
no arrangement wa made for Ike
irehaae of the company' property.
The notice, algnod by William T
.allare. vice president and general
lanager of the Idal.o Power com-,
my. la a lengthy legal document,
rhlch concludea by quoting -i
kngthy New York declalon In what
Ir. Haga declared waa a parallel
The Council, after Informing the
la ho men that It would not conalder
la resolution propoaed by them, do-
ired that It waa atlll willing to ne-
itiate with them and lr a atlrar-
ry price could ho determined upon
auld buy the ayttcm or wbat it
uld uee. To that end the Council!
ueated that the company a map
turned oer to Engineer I. . C
who would report to the Council
a lime before rriaay. waaa luegimpeoa gaoaroauy, me mir
paay eftVlal would be heard
la. If they ho desired
This culmination of what waa one i
the moat atlently dramatic meet-,
of Use eity body In year. In
Ich the attitude of the visit ng of-
als aad that of the council to the
trnieuia made of the previous n-
tliiMar between the oun II and
re. t)rr and ataruuia, repreeeut ,
the company, brought about sa
clrie teaeeneaa that only the aelf-
Itrol of all preeent prevented
km dageneratlug tbe meeting Inloj
;ive Hysleaa's History.
Ihe meeting wae opened by Mr..
kllare, who gave a brief history of
Otstarlo water system llede-i
that the original builders to
right aad property the pdga-
I eamiaaay succeeded, were induced
ter the city at the request of the
s and that the iavestmeut made
luede for the benefit of the com-
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y He further iieciareu inai uie
as.
y had never aarn.-i a prom,
during reoeat year wha it
Sailneee wa 1507 per nr
User, he aald, that while tha con.
had no dealra to legally eulajigtc, ,
dty. that It must protect lt'nd absorbent cotton re naere eipeu-
which it intended to do
srdlug the character of the
mo charge oould be mad
It was the cause ol the tvpnoW
la which have raged her,
faai tbe samples which thecom
I manager, 1. F. Orr. had ,
le Boise and to Portland for ei
st see as proof of this It would
ore raamiuable, he aald, to al-
tbe typhoid to ihe open
stagaaut water aud other an-
Oliv
try eaaMlllious which !"''"
to the waaer.
thia Maeasr Homan and various
cllmeu readied that repeated.
show the water to be bad.
fegtvag thaa to Ihe etforU hi. h
em KM te sen ine ptsni .
he recited the visits he had
here end also those of Meears.
td Marquia. He told the Couu-
of the esaajlaafioa made hy
leer Horn ot tioiae ana 111 re
lecturing the cltlxene' determlu-
o build a municipal system, to
with the difficulty of securing
aa tbe reasons tha aaatpaay
t built a plant to feral'b Hie
filtered water.
aaaara I'm III
ikigg far the Coaacii, Gaaacll-
L rec: kjm declared u Mr
heUeved that the ettp weald
kt with him to buy tha ayatea
atataJie Mr. . Coeayea de
tbal the eity had repeatedly
(Coptiaued pa
B)
Wnj, BR NO HLACKKHS
AMONU RUHINHHS MKN
Ontario bualnees mi will
tarn their clock ahead when
they go to bod Saturday night,
'lit brlrht and early by iO m-i.
the new time they will open end
clone their store Monday
William Laxoa made a trip
around the buarttiees diatrlet to
day . Mil fovad every business
man I ad already made up hi
mind to run om H.o new lumintr
achedule. The old Pony time la
one aad there will be no Black
er among Ontario business
men
CANDIDATE OFFERS
AUTO FOR AUCTION
Ontario Riid Ouw t liapter Receive
Handsome tilll From J. U Simp
son. Candidate for Republican
NomiauMloej for tenverwor.
J . Simpson of t'oo Bay, who I
touring the State In hi Kord. aeek-
Ing the Kepubltcan nominal on mr
Governor, will flnlah bla Katern Oni-
goo journey here la Ontario eoon and
take the train borne.
The reeoa tor thia la that Mr
Simpson haa wired the local Hod
Crone chapter that It can hare the
car to auction aad aome Eastern Ore
gonian la te have the pleasure t
winning the candidate' oar.
When Mr. Slmpeoa will reach the
city I unknown, but It will n oon.
and In the meaatlme the finance corn-
KeJ-ailttee I getting ready to aall
chance on the ear. Thanks to Mr.
will get a big boost Mere thtn
II luO ha beeo spent during the past
month for supplies and Hie balance in
the treasury of coarse was reduced
However, with the auto funds and the
return of membership funds, the
chapter will be cared for for summer
supplies
RED CROSS WORK IS
BACK TO SCHEDULE
Dlviaio Mewdqwartera .. fa
Ikoatbl. Use Pert toes (NatfHM ssh!
New order la for More Ksiee
slve Meterlak.
With the
Uertuan drive
a the
v - .i front biereaalag tlie aeest for
mmttrul supplies the local Bed Crona.ror the urive, wnirii starts on April .
received a request from Hie division
.. ..
headquarter to doable us output
s a . . il
This means thai lour noiee or meoi-
tri supplies eauet leave here each
a,UUih
And that I uot all
Tha; aew order 1
for drainage beadeges made of gause ,
aive thaa Hie gaaxe aloae aad mean
au .adttlaaal fuada meet baapeat.
There will no logger be a shortage -
o( gge. far the Nalioaal eoatmltte :
ji, to handle all the gauxe uauufac
tured aud each chapter will receive
its pro rata The chapters will no;
lunger order direct thru dealers or I
manufacturera
To teach the gupelniesidenis the
uew xuppllea la he made Mrs K M.
Oralg held a class Monday aflernoon
an.l uow me room are up every
day and all tbe women pf the eity are
urged to help the chapter make good
o Its big order of supples
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KCI.w tniHi CONTP34K
WILL HK HU.ll AT VAI.K
Mis Margaret Black by. who woa
tha honor of repreepptlug the Ouiarlo
grade schools la the aauual coaaty
declafatory ooatest. will participate
In that event Saturday night at
She will deliver a declamation a
titled. "Tha Making of au American
ONTARIO OIRIM titet HKMtHiiK
IIKKKAT MH.I.M.r OK IDAHO
At Caldwell last eight tbe Oatario
Hlgb Schowi girU aaafcet ball learn,
ap a .our of It to II, got reveage on
the Idaaoaa for the defeat admlnls
tared to them lea days ,
Mr. Will JaaxMeua ol Srogan wp
aa Oaiarlo shoppe Saturday
PARADE FOR LIBERTY
IN ONTARIO APRIL 6
CAMPA1UN FOR THIRD tiRP.AT
WAR UltV TORE MsRMAI.lt
IMMIIKII HKHrV-HTKAKKR
IN NOT YET ItOWN.
SCHOOL SHUDRED 10 HARSH
High School Cadet WUI Oive Mili
tary Flavor to Ooaooarwe Hfgjh
School Bead to Kurwieh Mwaie
Store Cloee Dwrtap; Parade.
Ontario port In the great Liberty
Loan campaign will start Saturday.
April d A yel no' holiday haa been
declared but the places of buelaes
will cloee during the parade, which
will start at
Ac yet the publicity commitrw. haa
not heard from the Portland head-
quarter who will he here in deliver I
the address, but expect 4 krorrl dejb
3
i
thron Turner. ch:.l. ui.ui of
the
parade committee, has I ocured I
narration of tho business 'men. Tho
pe.ipla will march. Ti-, will he an
floats, for the men declarec :hlf 'h
slrn to save the money :liat would aa
spent for decoration Ut buy bond
with Tbe Hlgb School Cadets and the
Hit,: irhool band will .ond anilliaty
air to the concourse and the hundred
Of school children will be In line Nou
of tbe lodgee will march la a body
bat tha cltliena will unite as Ameri
cans' to march for Liberty
HOME LOOTED WHILE
J I
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OWNER IS IN CITY
Adrian W.miau .Hrlarns ii.mir to
I Ind That Hlie Had callers When
Away New Pumping Plaiils"1
Being Installed.
tSpicial I'nrrei-liiilideui e i
Adrian, Ore., March Is - When
Mia Leslie MacDouald ret.urne.1
home from Cortland sbe found that
lake had aad aome unwelcome visit
ors during her absence As the re
-uli of their call a large per Hon .
the fumlshUigs of the houa waa
looted.
Bvery one Is talking Liberty LuaU;(a iw-a wn( , y Krom that
in this section There waa a patriotic '
rally Saturday evening at the Wade
School houae aud on Hun day the com
mlltees met ru .ompiete tne.r P'nn
th.
TI.U l.l.l... I..U.M Mk....aMw'M llMM. 1
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aa.. a. a. as a. ssaal I aw aa i...U.u U1..I .IiIumIiih
- - . i -- - e
wires to the overtreet aad ureeiey i
pumping plant.
The pump have arrived for the
rirty-r oot nucn 1 ne people ana
there are expecting a lot of water
"' season
air. rtcuuo uae aooui tuvewe..
with twin lambs for many of
pasturing ou mr. nnrr.iug.ia ana. .a
Held He reports a fine spring for
lamiag
lwrence Blodgett baa the meas-
lea this week. They are aot Has Orr-
man kind, for they do not hurt him
Mra. Overetreel la hoarding the
linemen wblia they are working lu
tills section
Several bench of Cattle passe 1
thru here this week bouud for Ihe
hill.
Construction Superintendent Red
ui.iinl of the Idaho PotTer company
looked over prospective pumping
plants here thia week.
The receut rains aud warm weather
have slatted the grass on the fool
hill sufficiently to assure ahundau
feed aud many uncbe of sheep aud
cattle are leaving for th
range dally.
Mr Oreellug's brother arrive.)
from the Bast thia weak and wi
Improve the land of Mr C
just east of town oa Snake rive
Mr. Mdaard will tski
Jorda Valley u.ie week
Averlti Hlckox weal 10 aisn 1
ibis week oa the bus He egpecta 10
enter tbe Hlgb School there aegl
year. .
Mr. Nichols and his harder wefii to
the Payette alley today to gfi
bugch uf catlh-
WATER SYSTEM BONDS
SOLD AT PREMIUM
SPIRITED RIDDING SHOWS HI
MAM) FOR SKCCHITIKS OK
THAT TYPK BIDS ARK l-
(t)M(ITIIINAl. AH TO
ONLY WKMfKCY IS HIT
Five Bid Offered, Oae From East
and Others by Finns Repreweatcl
at Hale CHy officials
With Rearalt.
Ontario' municipal water 1oh.Ih
ware auctioned off at the Council
chamber Monday evening and sol. I
for a premium of 107 50. The uc
seccful bidder waa J. W. Hyer, repro
aeutlng Keeler Bros , of Denver and
Portland.
Keeler Bros, did not get the laaue.
however, without a spirited race In
which Carl Kelty of the Lumberman :
.Trust Ot
of Portland and K 11. '
Prat I or
same city
ent. Mr.
Morrl Bros of the
were the chief oppnn-
Kelty stepped bidding
when bis figure ieuhd fCOtt ahov
par Mr Pratt quit with an offer of
$.140 above par.
Tbe fourth member uf Ihe bidding
firms was Ira K Hlgb. representing
Jaauex N Wright t Co.. of Denver,
who dropped out of tha contest befor-i
par waa reached
Those who attended Ihe meeting
enjoyed the sesatoo Immensely altar
tbe auction got ahder way aud It be
came evident that the bonds would
go to par. or above Following the
nasi bid tne vis ting uuyars ue. laren
hat l be city received
a good price
fur the bouda.
Whan tbe meatiM was called to
order the represent at Iras of the four
firm agreed that Ihe Issue ba placed
at auction under the condition speci
fied by the council, auy bid be subject
In ihe payment of accrued Interest i
I f roui Marc
I 1 to date of payment "i
thsl the bidder furnish tho
bonds and
blank bonds Tim contest oneue I
with tbe offer from Pltsier llourbe '
Co. of Toledo. Ohio, for a discount oi
$ 4 S 7 f to pay for attorney's fees fot
examination, ate. Thaa Ihe Misn jreduoad so that Ihe eniin ataM will
present started thalr race for the'ruine wlthlu the eet'niaie for 111
Issue plans call for mains In portions at
The first of Hie offers by men pre- n,,. , ty aparcel settled There tin
ant auie frniu Ihe The Lumberman' mains can lie built later Alan i
Trust and was a dlecoanl og 1200. Un-rLer of other economies cun l
Then hy lumps of from 250 to ti ni; le.
ptm on the rise was mora gradual .,,., tgej r H I'luinblng liaatlb:
ryg frUi 175 to tl mull a pr. ,inpaiiy f Ontario arrlvail loo late
, . 07 . ,. ,.-,! py Hr.'i,, .. it. ..n.r before the coum I
My,r of jteelar Bros In all bids
wre lu.,)r iiuriug the auiilmi
,,,k 0 of these to raise the taWH Ighagkaag the term of the bids whhh
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froai l7. below pat to par ami -:,.. vre In unlls and the contraut w in i u
0. a aeaai ea I . .a
t ninr, u ,,, premium or Ian, jo.
.,.n llirm ooatraet for the pur
ehae of the bonds was entered In'"
Immediately after Ihe sale oil Hie
ulloratlon
of the council I
only contingency stipulated was 1. 1
tbe bond lasue be approved by the
"war securities board " This has al
ready been provided for. An aS
landing waa also entered into in
ease of a perpetu.il Injunctiou being
secured by anyone against the laaue
for the return of the company's check
for 15000
bid.
which accompanied the
tl.MKI R tOl NT lssile.
ITH I IHH1 HOI III Kit not
la tbrt death of H B M. Kli.n. 1 ill
Vale al Haa Antonio, Tex, of piieu
JBBfla. Malheur ..unity lost it first
v'tftBm to Merman tyranny Mr Mi -Klasni)
was well kiiuwii and respect
ed tin in. ut Mi.- . .unity ami a nulim
tribute was paid his nmry hy the
cilUens uf Vale lat Week lleleativ
.1 w lllllW
IIHM MIMII. HHIPMKN I i
11 IYM lM KAirTKHM M HhiK'
opened the wo.
week by shipping
l.-sier Seawell
iwaaou here th's
35.0110 pounds ut wool 'lipped from
J 5M00 ewes which he wintered mi tin
Owyhee The shipment waa for
warded ou consignment to Keapetu
llutcbius of Boetou aad is aetlataL
ed will bring Si,000 The shipment
pf wool at till Hm break ibe egr'y
son record by nearly a month
The W. C. T. U, viU 0fh at the
Ked (rose rooms next T
MANY BALES BRING BIG
LIST OK RIYRRH HKHK
Another big cattle sale I list
ed for Saturday and with It the
uaual traders' auction. This
makes four big sales of cattle In
a tew weak In Ontario and the
total sales have run into thous
ands of dollars Aa a result of
the eftorte of the Ontario Hales
company, with tha oo-oeratlon
of the Caldwell Horse Mala
company aad Individual stock
men, many huyero have been
brought to town and the Impor
tance of Ontario as a cattle mar
ket baa lmmeaaarably Increased
WILL BUILD SYSTEM
WITHIN ESTIMATE
Bills Opened for Municipal Water
System Tills tftei-Doiui Hhow That
This Can He Done. One Mm al
rtl.l.ter IW Late.
Ontario h municipal water system
Ih in he built III that within Ihe
tlmate of 110.000 made by Engln
eer l.oiils C Kelaey. The lowest bid
for the general contract wa that of
C K. Maimer of Twin Palta, whose
offer was for
171.710 11; east to
ulm osiue i. A Hoaklas Co.. of On
tarlo and Baker, with an effoorfNce.ii
tarto and Baker wllli au offer if
17. 301 and C. at Ureeu of Ogdan
with 7.I7X All Of these were
for Oregon fir ptae For Callfolsis
red wood all of the Mde were Iku.
000 or more.
The only bidder for the filtration
plant was that of tha Callforn-a Jewi I
Filter Co. for Ill.r.JO; for the lank
and tower the Omaha Hlriiclural
sic. i company M lowest with aa
an offer ol Si I ..".no ..ltd C. K Ureen
of Ogdan made the heal offer fol
pumps at 40i0 for a squirrel car
, :i and 14500 for gall ring nioiiu-
A combination of ihe lowest blJ-
nkn the offer for Ihe entire s
(m 101,II II, to which must h
kdded the engineer's
survlce o.
l 5,000. This total, how.ier, rati It
tn, bidder who bad prepared li
I Knglueer Kelsey and Couiiclliui.u
ll;c ii kuiIhiii spent Ihe afternoi.n
awarded t a session ot tue coun.ii
to i. held this evening, unless an In-
jun. 1 mu proceeding Is started In the
1 n.ealillnie
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FAMOUS ESCADRILLE
HAS ONTARIO MEMBER
Morporal I llflinil Caallc-lil Trans
ferred lo l-araelte K.s. a.lrllley
Mel a MUinher ol Oulartsi
Ib.ys lu Paris.
Onlarlo now ha a repreaeutellw
ln the most famou of all American
flying legions, the I -a Kay el te Kaca
drills-, the nucleus of which Is Amen
can flyer who were In ihe French
army prior to the entry of the United
Stales That member is Corporul
Clifford C Canfleld. son of Council
iuan aud Mrs Ward Canfleld. He wa
one of the first boy to leave Onturh
to Jntu the army after war waa de
Corporal Cauf el. I U l- oi I"- IfSU
fee In a letter lo hi- rl Uhf, ptaTtiag
1 t ahlch are as follews:
American kUpedlliouary lure-
February Is llsceined your I - - 1
and photo and tnyoye.l both ami al 1
tbe bos that the Honor Uuard aapi
a and It certainly wa Sae.
Whea 1 wa lu Pari 1 saw lfai..l
Sproula aad Misped a ale Uai
there. Fred (bla brother who is Ii
lb aviation corps in leaa mu
have good lob where Urn la sialiou
ed 1 surely woald like lo see bin
.1 i.uiuiue.i on Page I.)
OVER THE TOP IS" n
LOAN CAMPAICN CRY
MM.IIKtll COINTY MIST tiO
OVKR THR TOP" THIS TIMK
AKTKR TWO KAIL! MR, IH
VIKW OK COMMITTI I..
BROCAN MAN HERE FOR PLANS
Lincoln aad Arraria Hch. .1 House
Have Honor ol Hotdtav Irsl fjaw
slon Llhewty Hands 10 He Otv
aerved Parade Satan lay.
'Malheur muet go over the top."
Thai Is tbe watehwnrd by which the
committeemen are to be guided la
the campaign. The work la on now.
The first meeting of the week were
held Wednesday of th's week:
W W. Wood, Rev. Herbert Living
ston and C. Mcoonagn. with tne
Wienie Trio and James O Smith, op
ened the campaign at Lincoln school
house and at Arcadia Neil Tues
day at Valley View and the Orange
Halls meeting will he held, address
ed by It W. Bwagler, J II Ilia, gaby
and II B Douglass the addresses
there snd the musical feature will
be furnished hy s quartette composed
of Dr W J. Weeee. 8. M Boucher.
Hugh Allen Jid Kred I. Htewart. and
Ihe Beamguard orrheetra will plv
at the Orange Fred I. Htewart and
tha Beamguard oroheetr will play al
the Orange. 8. M. Boucher will do
the solo work.
Liberty Loaa Nueday.
All of tha churchee will unit In
making Sunday. April 71b a day for
the consideration of the Liberty Loett
drive A union meeting of alt the
churcuee will be held In the evening.
when the addresa will ba delivered by
W W. Wood Aleo al every church
service from now en until the di n
la past, mention ot the nation need
will be blvaa a place.
Oa Dead Ox Flat, too, the campaign
la under way. South Jacobsen -gulch
was the flrat community In that
teglon to answer Ihe publicity com
mittee's qnll for a dale and Chairman
Creem has prepared the plan for
(hat gathering.
KeauarUy Here I nun rwogaM.
J A. Kennedy, halraten of the
committee 'n tbe Brogan district, was
In Ontario Monday and rueaday
gathering the necesary data for the
campaign there. He has hi dlatri
otganlaed and a drive each a Ik
1 Ik have never seen w II take plac
Whit the i.vmii.itiee men of that r
glon do not know about the elatue !
their fellow clllns' ability 10 abaorb
I'm le Sam's set ur ties la little. In
ilee.l llrogan will be there, declwr. s
Mr Kennedy
WOOIl sllll'H HIH HHKKP
TO aVaaWMl 1 01 T RAM.lc
MacKantle Wilson left this week
with the band of sheep which John
Wood wintered here The band will
be summered oil Mr Wood's silo'
iiieui In llaruay iount ihe ban.'
wintered well A big crop of laal -wa
harvested and the wool I d
dared 10 be exceptionally heavy.
UK. II SCHOOL TKACMMlh tH
KK-KI K. THII MHI MM IH"
Al a meeting of the lln.ira of th
iol a I a. hool all ol the meiubers .if
the High School faculty ware re
elected but the board did not com
plate the ehwlioo for position in M.
grades
TON OK 1 l.o'iHIM. t.O!H TO
Mil Kit 111 M.I tN I1KHI.I I
Ontario more than m de Its Bgej
of oue Ion of chilhliig (Ol tin H I
tenlgiau relief roniBil kn To
xact, the coiiiinii t-1 or warded " '
pounds of 1 lot li luac i.n. I all 1
good condition A surplus waa stilt
ou hand when the surplua wa
in in- forwarded when ik pjssl I
comee.
Daii.i 'lurner of the Steins nmui -tain
country I In Ontario Watting
rlsne. He reports Mini Ibey have
bad a flae w later In that sett Ion btH
believes tbe lack of snow will affect
the range thia summer So cum foil
able has been Ihe range during M
winter that tee ere killed rig 11
from the raag all uaon
Howard Mall-.il wBt lo Val.
U
I take tbe army examination Tat