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tammanmrv i i The Ontario Democrat . XXII ONTAm, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY JULY 18, 1918 TA9r NO. 29 ' be X IEW SYSTEM WILL BE READY BY AUGUST 1 MI'K WII.I, UK l- 1 1 so THAT OlNNKOTION' CAN Ilk MAIIK TO OLD NisTIM IN A KKU HAVM VOW. (OOZE DEUYS WORK FOR TIME "umps Helng Installed mm Well n Sele. let Ditching Filter H. B. Holioinl. for Haissrlntrstdenry Finished Soon Ontario's new municipal Water system la neurlng complexion Willi the completion of the Installation of tho pumps mill Miters, which In now unilor way. it will he posslhl.' n Mtart opnratloiiH by making a tempi. rary connection with the olil water eyetetn. Thla can lie done hi August 1. New pipe Ik arriving every dnv, tour carioaus Having been reielwd this week. This has made Dosslhle u large Increase In the completed por Andrew and James Graham of Weal tlons of tl." system More pipe would fall ware around to declare that ex- have been laid during the week h-id'cept for a scarcity of youug men It not been for the fact that a portion Westfall was iIoIiik well snd taking of tho crew fell by the wayside after an active Interest In war work. On establishing relations wltn a hool-! Wednesday of this week David Urn logger However, C. II Holmor lm.. ham, tho Juntura banker, dropped In his crew reorganised and Is niukjug to visit E. H. Teat, 1 J. tlullagifr rapid progress The lower for the storage tank I was finished Twaodar a4MkvOa Urn i tank begun. The bottom, and mi ; series of side plates Wad a tad aa evening as were riveted ! ovor the city. Ilohotiib Named lllllSIBll aianaA . Tho water rotijinittoo of the Coi a. n mr wus erupoworoa to einpnw - tar stpaiinteaiiaajl. selected C It. llul. i.inh. who has been la charge ... . of the Ontario Water company s llgtp plant for yoara, aa well as In all t the m.-av light pant Mr. l.uhjtTttih lias boon a resident of Ontario fur nine yeara and is thoroly convoraatil with local condltlona and thru his ex perience la doomed the man for the position The salary for I'm position waa placed at $100 p.'iei mouth. To famlliarlso himself with the de tails of the new machinery to bo In hla charge Mr. Holeomh starts won, Friday for tho California Jewel Kil ler company, which la lm tailing the puiupa and flltera, to aaaiat In the In stallation. Contractor Helmer plana on tlm .. lag all of the ditches yet to be finish ed within a weak and will lm thru wlih the plp Unas shortly thereafter. Tills will make possible tho rouiple- tlonortbe ootlro plant within the on i ra.t time, and the turning In of water luto Hie now pipes about th I mi. I. lei of August BUY W.B.A CITIZENS TO HONOR DEPARTING RECRUITS rmiiwIUM lo be tarajoaJaod tor Per- nun largaelaalOrt. Btaxewl Hum I. Vet lo la-eve Next We.tar.d- Suiy -alne Maihoar iouul boys will nutraia at Oaearlo next Wedaea- day tor Camp lowls, American lka, Washington To complete this MM and euro for the vacancies the dm ft board thla week aenl out a call tor the last aix men In class una. In this list boaide the as reported pre viously are Layula L. Hamilton, Hun tington, Guy Knapp Woodook. Mal heur; Joseph P. McKenus, Portland, Frank Mulkey, Jauileaou, Aruer I'wiu Falls, Idaho, Karl Sau Gof tun uel Wooden, Payette, Idaho, and Ailnii Fuller Kiddle, ot Ontario, who j la now in Kansas City, Mo Juat how many men will euira'n , is uot here froip Harney eouuly known, but there will b approx!-. mataly 3 If tho ratio of previous i quotas is maintained, ao that On- tario will have an opportunity to bid larewell to moro than ! men. Such a large number will nut bo porwiited lo leave Ontario .without a fitting rare well To that end a meeting la to bo held thla afternoon IP MMB aMa) fur llio uoogaloa xd also to arrange fur a permanent looiumlltee lu have charge of similar Ifuuctloaa. VOMTfTKKK GIFT Din NOT RHACH FTM. Ot'O-iM The Armenian relief day volunteer subscription did not quite make up Ontario quota laat Saturday but came very close to doing ao. In ill mora than $600 waa raised In On tario which together with the $n20 sent In January makes the total close to f 1000. The opanlng of downtown lir.nl quartera for volunteer offerings Jiif Mfied itaelf in the minds of the ao m it toe in charge and the manner l:i which many oama forward with their offering demonstrates that the peo ple hare are aroused to the need for giving to fheao causes and only re quire the opportunity to do ao. Sine It waa not anticipated thnt the full amount would be volunteer ed a committee will eall on those who overlooked the matter or ware out of town to complete the quota. BUY W.8.8. WKMTFAMi INII Ji VII KA Ml ! TAKK VACATION l ONTAHIn The Urahams were weak. The mem hers inent Interior family Westfall anil Juntiira, In town this of this prom who hall from came down to enjoy a few days vacation anil Ult friends I.hkI Friday and Satnnlav aud other old friends and lo use tho war conditions, of which ha la a keen "' utleut Westfall Kange condllpn about and Juntura waro declaied by all the to bo bad MM as th result jafcaskifton are laa,vUf,j i.av left the oouatn 2yy W.o.i. 0. H. TEST BECOMES STANDARD OIL AGENT W. M. Slni.lmin Celled lo Army Make Boom for Ailvam-einrei of All Mew on Use Isa'iil 1'iini', 0, II. Teal, turn of B. H. Teal of tills city, who has beeu orrioa man at the JaonlyBtandard Oil offl.n tor (Tie past year, waa made local agent this weak on tho realgnatlon of W. 11. Bteu aitrom, who la called to join the col ore with the July X contingent. Mr. Hi en si run i left last Fridav evening for Haleni to visit his parents before Joining the army and Mr. Tost took charge of the local agency jon Monday. iepiirliire of Mr. Hteuatrom created promotions for all Ihe men In tho local force, succeeding Mr. Teat aa office man la Joy Hunted, who1 lias been with Hie compauy for umrej luan a yoar. o II. Test ihe new manager, hui boon with the company for the pa i two yoara working up from the dellv "i service to agent in that time BUY W 8.8. HtlUTMKMNKBM MOMU It ' ,T NIKK "r "NTAKIO IMIVN Hergoant Henry t'aalday. who wus lu Ontario laat weak on a furlough, tails a good story on the impression tho also of Ontario's first bunch of re crulta made on their follow soldier at Fort Houston. "When 1 waa sent to tbe pumplug plant at Kolley Field I found three young rioutheraera there," said Casi day. "They were all little fellow and quickly nicknamed me the lllg Fellow, aad Joshed me about my also "A law daya later Art Moore cams j over to see me and when they slxed him up they declared: " Get. aro all the Ontarlaua as big as you follows?' "Than a couple of daya later Loo Maddux same ovor and when lie was 'alrvduoed as trom Ontario too, their eyes fairly popped, aad they believed' Implicitly that every Ontarlan la six j foot, or ovor "A faw days after that Garry Hiers I droppod la, whoa we wore sitting ! aiuvud talking Tbe minute he step I pod Into tho diajr. one. of the loUowl y oiled " 'Hare's another guy from On- tario, Oregon ' " 'Well, you cant convince any one of that bunch aow that there ara any abort folks out thla way.' STOCKMEN PURGHASE VAST AREA OF RANGE Contrncts Closed for :W.I7:i.7l tires l.y Onvn-W.'ili'ni 'diiui7iith.ii i miipanv President oil Present Trip. Ouo or tho biggest series of sales ever contracted by the Oregon-Western Colonisation company In recent years was completed by W. P. David sou, president of the compsny during his trip thru the state last week. While In Prlnivllle Mr Davidson signed the contractu whereby 38,17.1. iv acroa or the company's holdings complete program which la taking Pasaed Into the loiresslon of t-ock-'place this week and will conclude nifi and rancher i of the interior. next Tuesday Among the largest of these deal.) The opening programs given W.'d was that by whirl c R, Peterson of nosday afternoon and evening drew Ontario secured .ir.io.ton of 7,970 10 litres inning i Hu r oiitmrtM saw .., Hie follewing: c it and M. M Htawart. 10,870 ncris. J. N William- SOD, S.SSO; Hacsrttoy A Oblaguc .43 10; Kslrvli w stock Farm. fdj James K West. in. Q II Gray at:d . 'ieorv Tlnmii. and O Clllolt U40 aci-e rich; Foster. V I.oilford. 'HO acres, S I. Andrus, 40. J It llreese. IJO nitph and T ; J Pain lrl acrea. With those sulci. Hie total anion, i of range land pa-sliin a the poss . Ion of i.heepmeu in Harney. Crnol; nnd Hi . htites county during Hie pist year run Into 'lundreds of tlioii-.au.l-of scree and prriagei the early ar- rival of Ihe day wnen the open range w uiai iiiuniry win lie a tiling or fie post BUY W.B.g. OFF FOM TMK "BIG AD KVTI RK" W J. Plnney reeelvod notice iIiIh week from his son Win. Plnney of It lis departure for over seas after an Hi tondod stay at Camp Mills. New i York Tire young uian gave an inter- estlng account of the life In the UielioiH.ilK and of the trlii acr.... ,. oiitliient, telling of Ihe splendid afi rorts tat the people along the way wl..iih"r ' "' J'"' Chautauuua whloU did their bat to give them a cordial reception and a good lime all along the line PUMPING PLANT FOR OWYHEE IS INSTAEEED liiiprnteiiifuis Arranged for Lamt Wla.ur Brady lo I'mum Mater Mliortage liming Growing The workmen at the OwTosM pump lug plant have Ihe machlues lustalled and they will be ready for operation In time to prevent losa to n.... i. on that pioneer system during tl. - growing seaMiu of Hie second an I .third cuttings I'l..- new pumping statlou, which is located near the plant of Hie Sin. string ditch, with all Hie equipment leprelenl- an expellilll Hi of approximately $2G,000 lor the ill . trlct. Thla Improvement waa made, however, without altectlng the credit of the old established system which has some of the best land in Oregon under its ditches. BUY W.B.8. J. B.CR0SSEN, PIONEER OF OREGON, PASSES James II treason died ol Itlight disease, at the l,me of his dauglif-i Mrs. W. II. lirunke, Sunday mnriiiiiK July 14th. aged 7 yoara ,ud II monliis and Hire days He erg I August li, 1M38, in Donegal. Ireland 'and came to New York city in H4 In lK6v ho orooaod tbe Pauama and weal lo lathu i I'gllforg where he iued f.iur years, n. to Plaeerville. Idaho, wl. gaged In businosa. li In 1SH he mint. I i. where he resided tool coming bore, alter the death of '..- wife, five yeara ago. ii time ho baa lived will. . . . Mrs Brooke. Mr. Croaaoo was aottie in put.: . life, la 187a, 7k and S4 he was eloetnd sherlfr or Wasco county. He also served two terms aa couniy dork of that eouuiy, and lias servid as postmaster, member of tbe ouuacii of The Daliea, aad for i GOOD PROGRAM OPENS CHAUTAUQUA SEASON . I'lall .loins, Makes Heal Mil With Ills Poetic Monology Miss Until llunn. is ItindliVK Pleaso Mimic Good. "It Is a poor laugh that Is not worth a dollar," so the old saying goes. If thai Is true, aa most Amei loana will admit, then the people -if Ontario are to he worth a lot of money this week. If the opening num bers of tho Chautauqua season are proper measures for guaglng the a representative audience that was nut .. kra tin, nr.nrrnn, nmi-ii.i.i ,w. Vw .... K. .. but waa thoroly enjoyed bj Lhoat , who attended. In the sfternoon the It tit li Itiiuiier ,nn,..n , ..mpany as the preliminary naiuhnr was enjoyed hv u. larger gathering. It really was enjoyed in... jgdglng by the laughs the crowd hud. fflr Mr. Jonas proved a hiimoilsi of oje real kind. Ills dialect remllnnH wkre esneclallv cood. and even one ,n tlje real kin waro especla 1 4" ancient stories went over with s wtioop i. leal War lavturer ,1,, 'Count John Bobleskl will he big attraction this evening. Asa, Pole of the nival famllv who inla-ll . igow be on the tbrdne, he Is in a pol lien in give elaborate ami iiiithiirlta Uve details of the work of the llini' in Poland. The Hlanil collegians. Flnli.y II. Gray and many of the other .iitri tlons still tji bo he. id are all well ivorth the price of aiimlssloi. ami O" tartan: who iiiikh the oppnrl unity if , hor'n ii. numbers will regret ,nu,r "sa. i lie eoiupieie Bfvnram I Is found tlsewhete in tills Issue bSvery morning there is a story many or the childleu are eiijoylue 'Ihe Chaiilainiila tent Is on Hie around west of the grade school Ill V W H.. IS SOLE SURVIVOR OF HIS OLD BATTALION l.uuuri .IoIiiimiu of the i auaillsn lloval lillllen U deil at l Will Adlre Ooial- lau Sal unlay Mglil. An added altraotlou al the Clieu laiiqau Nthe appeaiutne l, .re . i Gunner Johnson of the Canaill..'.! lli.yal Artlllary, ilia sole survivor of I. la battalion who g able tn tell i.i. story nf Mi. ftVo sreat major .itr. n .lies tiuiiuei .loiiiisou aa listed u Toroe in where ho was a -lu.l-iit in Turoiii.i I'nlierslty lit the beginning of n,. war. He fought at Vpres, Tn. Souiuie, ,1 i u v IHtlse and on tltl Marnn He was wounded by a Hoeln l..i. n et al Hie second haltl.' of V pies -I, sun lias uie usyiiuiri nil. niiii.i-ii bun. bill ihe Hoi' he who walldod '' If l.urlnil In Kralie.- Huuiier Joliusuu .p... i.n If n.iu utes at Hie Pendleton t oiuui'-i . i i lull luin -heoii I.i I week while pasa- iUg thru that 'III ulld war ... to mum im a special engai 'he Cliaulauiiau pi. .train I.i ovar. Hi- i. as a thrilling stoiy lo nil. il anil I d I. lm with ap- "' "'' - Mi-iin.liie and gives a picture ol ' he war ai seen In .ii ili tl.i nl" i ii .1 has li'n ..iillen. , I ,.w lln light gi.e- mi In order thill I. "'" ' liuniii . I ag al' '.lie g)lk, Ma-ous unit i MMI .I ludgee . surveyed by four sMMroi vlx James i 'ruifaiiu aid William t'roaaea or Sau Fraucisio. t'al . Mrs Grace Doztor of Vallejo. Cat. and Mrs W H Hrooke of Ontario He waa burled aaday, July 17 si The ' Kequest has been made by the managers of the iWatfef Hed Cross War Fund drive that publicity be given Hie fail Hi; I the subscriptions to this fund due July 1, should be paid now All the expense of sending out notices to subscribers bss to be psld by local men, snd those who have listed themselves to pay July 1 are urgently request ed to make payments now, mak ing check payable to Hecond Hed Cross War Fund Prompt attention to this request will he sincerely appreciated by tho local i ellliniltee. BUY W.8.B. BI'MINKHH MAN t I.AIMM IIHIDK WKDDIMG PKOVKH HI KPHISK tlntsrlo was surprised, to use the term mildly, on hearing Friday iiMinilng of the marriage performed at Welser, Thursday evening when Miss Kffle ( ir. nt t hecame Mrs. Otto t; l.tiehrs The ceremony was wit nessed by Mr anil Mr Klmer Oretitt. Miss Alpha Oreiilt, lirollier an. I If ters or the bride The ceremony wiis,fr''" Hie riot that It requires 26 car performed at the parsonage of the iala. an entire train in transport the Methodist Kplseopal church of Wen, er by Itev Thomas Phillips Graham. Following Hie ceremony the wedilliiic piity returned lo HiIm elty to receive! the congratulations of many friends , Hoth Mr. and Mrs Luelirs are wall known In Ontario The bride tins " popular In the younger set ever since her arrival here from okln- horns with her family several years i Taken all In all, the Bernardl aggre ago. Mr. I.iiehrs came to dui.iii. i gallon will make some Inipreosion la years ago and has been prominent m Ontario Imsiiieas circles all Hist time work-1 The hoard of dire, tors of the fslr Ing as pharmanlsl until lie purchased the Kverhart Drug company slock In what Is now the l.uehrs I'hsrmaey HIV W H H DEAD OX FLAT WILL HARVEST BIG CROP f.,ll'.i. nn liiiiin ' t anils North nt i mi on. on letfim Milt. Sin. ii K' .h'lii'e ol ' -eHl. li.ud Ol Flat, n-pecii II) Hie lands i.ndi'i the Pay M . 1'i.i.n Slope I."-. i niton District are to liarichl mi- i..p '.'lis fall. The pinple ih. ml oi lying 'ii er prices and are N il.ing in .1 ii v . l-tantliil liiipn.v 4 trli OVOI il.e Flal is the eon iVinrlug oeiiioust ration or what Irriga lW, )t AomK tor Oregon lands The a I f..M . Mlilirnaclilna eiilnlll Inn for tpel eiiitlng. Hie first Ii.imiik sll , lasen cut ami stacked and so far gen erally Is reported In In mill mil lyul. rl.'iaeen iiiitlngs Ihe ralichern are .busy uiakiug many linproi ementa. Cnr .'Vuinpli- i tl It'-lnp Is .ii. I lux n handsome new r.i.tii... on his plgoe Just south ami went of the piimpiUK plant anil on MM I" in I This rosldeaes mIH. Its large airy ,, ,, t, (r pa, e and porcfcl ,, m ,,,,,, wlU, , bMM Mi attv ,.(V Hul) N n,ef a .i-nee nf Him faith 'iihslaiilinl eii the folks there have of the l.nni. ii.iHiis possibllll e of Hie Flat r i iim.la. mi. .Hi. al i lie ranch era Is making MM -pi nvegMBta around Hie InNiie he . ...nil over a year ago He expeals in have a lawu null sprlns thai will aM Uiii.hi ro i.i.i.is Una mood lawns about ! look Ills . r.ip of altalfa lu il.i In orchard looks fine, ion Otto C Miller, wltose specially la hogs snd eorii ju.-i us 1 1 . . -y raise MOM back in Iowa, null ... eli larr ' than Hie Iowa l.r.iii.l; ihat .mli . .nan i an appreciate the dllie Is golug tn have .. in- crop Ibis .- ton aro lu lln ' .nil with good I rnli prospects. All dp I i ., i' i . ' " ' . 'iioi'h.iw. ... e 'I ii king from sai c li '"' ' lata at night I'l.e i ropi Jii-i cm .1 an amplost of what the eflltra i-'lai Is d lug, aud explain- why the rauol .r oat worrying, iho liny have sold uo hay in thai - .tlm. Attho they are ii.il imii.Iiiii; llnir lis or auythiug Ilka that the ram-liege ' tho Flal are wai'uig. I hey declare, li' tho prhaa In become aaetgbH t as nearly a uiiifnrjn pri. e aa pi. sihia will hv secured for all ! BERNARD. CAR1AL : BIG FAIR ATTRACTION IIIOGKNT AND BaWT nvi u, Ml i it i KOAGBD inn ini KXIIIItlTION IH AN I Mlllll. 'HON IN ITNKI I PREMIUM LISTS COMPLETED Management Now Assni.,1 Boat Ku lortalnment Kvor Olfereil Urrs la Ontario I'leaty of Produro for Displays. Ikfi'iiiardlw Cvnlval, the biggoot and best of tho traveling expositions, will be seen In Ontario September lit, II. 12 and IS, the week of too Mal heur County Pair. This will he good news to fair visitors, fur It assures ample entertainment after the dally programs, for llernurdl's carnival Is an exposition In Itself An Idea of the magnitude or the lleiniirill organisation may be gain- i show a, oonooaalons and the like And the ears are full slsml and loaded ii the guards. There aro two complete hands with the carnival There are four riders. Including the fsinous Mernar.il whip Than there Is a calliope, of eir. us fame, and ilfleen shown and the usual and unusual coucooslons couslders Itself fortunsle In seem Ing the lleriiardl shows for Ontario this year, the tint time they have contracted for a olty of this sine It Is the llernsrdl shows thst lt.il- cares esch year (or the Idsho HUie Fair so that our County Kxposllloo ,a breaking into the big league class lu f.lllli.K kurh tn altraitlnu I'r.iulum last, i ..n.pll.sl Ihe dlrei lors paaaed upon the ooia pleted premium list presented by 801 retary C M Htearns aud Assistant Srerelsry II it Douglass ami appfm ed It The Hal mil In' printed I in In the next two weeks for dlslrlbuin. The new list shows . haiigw In the awards to lie made (,.i fine stunk, cattle, horses, sheep, h. poultry and kindred produ.ii nl county. The premluius, it la belli will Induce greater rompetlfinn establish ihe fair as ihe leading si show In thla angejM III V W S H EPIDEMIC OF JAGS KEEP OFFICERS BUSY tlllli.es Jiiues anil I leiililsnn lU.umt I p IiiiIiiIki- as In Hie llaya t.'ulle III. ''I'hlily day- in JliI. i in. That was il.e renleaOl i I n He; It.. lii. nt hut In. li. ulual k . ballad in lm. Pol in JioU. rttei.i Tu. win, unlawful i lllg ol ilillol i to pat Isngalshlng In i fine P.- ..lull jail .1 Moi lu Inn . ing i.. . . ilii.ii . oii-irmi Inn gang were iu iiii.ixIi a'i d and . .., Mm.' Murion June- ihat ih i I, .id purcha I Il.e lene nl II. . ,ln ItlldligUOS. J' sie waa Inn... .11 i.li .nrealod an I ).( ..I .ulll of tl..- (MVd4 Another violiilni- ol the 1 1 prohibition laws IbJ Bap Wag ! nesi Holiua, w . barged allli i . .iilawfiil . ,, or I I k i . The ll.iui.i a.. Ii.iiinl In his n." , , i Uli,., hoard i ha II. m . ii le lllllillll of II.. Uessea. anion a BOM was In gea. h. - ., . fnutid aullly In I ' given a fin . . i iii Holms will l i . district rourl " ill a:is Of ll ii ii. mm ..nt. Hiuuo I'Oars and J Hllli in. alio ware also fuai .. pkdotp .oiidillou. wi ilUli it , ..p. .lively hi u S.8. Hgl llaari i .. d.iy lefi U'odi ii. .mi i . . , p In Texas paadlni ..... Uys furlough i frloadl snd relatives in Ontario las n.uie and fellow affloef Hi thur Moore left M..ndsy ht to a nd I i