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The Ontario Democrat
1XII
ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY AUGUST 1, 1918
NO. 31
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m springs board sells ms l m ? brothers will compete
BONDS AND CONTRACTS WORK "'"" FOR NORTHWEST UM
OK CI.AHK-HKNDAI.I. COM-
IV OK PORTLAND KOR K.N-
tH 1HHI K OK 7fMMKMI AT
HI iR A OlARTKR.
ECT DIRT TO FLY SEPT. I
Klcn.cnt Now Lacking Is Ap
ia! t War Sccurltie Commit
In Washington Cost I'ltis
tliiid I'mhI for Contracting Worlt
in ! In k of tlm hoard of .11
of tin' W.irninprlngK Irrlg
District at Vale Tuesday after-
Its bonds for the. constrtn Hot!
lie now famous Warmsprlngs
et were sold. Also tin' lioard
icted for the construction of
mi at.4 distributing system.
Clark-Knndnll company of
!nd. bond bankers, wore tim
ssful bidders for the bond i.
offer waa for the entire Issuo
i4 or the payment of lM.S7l
lie entire Issue of I7A0.0OI).
iHinds bear Interest at al per
r annum,
contract for building the eye-
raa let to Bhattuck NlniaM of
rranclaco, one of the baft
tlon contracting firms In the
Btatea. This company waa re
el. m plated gigantic protect
is for tha Good Year Itubber
i
the terms of the contracts
Were made with all the mem-
U the board present save C W
who la In California, the
Is to start after the approvHl
VaVr Securities committee at
(ton, li. c la sarured aa anon
The hiHeamV) requests
rnilalon. together with data on
Ibjecl. ear., haa elready been
rdod to the various suluort-
ru whose hsnds the propositi
passed upon prior to the
I. IsloU of tin- W : sli
brdlng to the terms of the con-
pith the Shattuck-Nlmmo com
la eontractors will te paid a
Ital for their equipment plus
utage on the eetital coat ot
trii.'lon ae arrived at i
employed by the board. The
to be done under the dlree
tbe urojrcl engineer uatued
board, with A. J Wiley.
engineer for the board.
Kxpet-t Kerly (Mart.
he hope and expects! ton of
tors that the approval or
Securities committee will be
In a few days so that the
rs can ship their equipment
Francisco In time so that
actually begin on the dam
bar 1 If this can b se
ed the dam will be couplet-
e to retain the flood waters
ill.atr for neit season
sale of tba Wsrnisprlugs
this lime la velwed as tha
of the upper country. It
Ithout a doubt, the success-
umstlon of continuous agl-
r the conatruetlon of su Irrl-
roject ample to care for the
10 be served which has el
ver !0 years.
Ily this land waa em-
Hbln the old Malheur pro
b also embraced the Owy
Oi Fist and would have
of the great projects of UM
hen this could uot be bum
of the various sections
elief in smaller units and
work and plans have beeo
offering solutions of the
year ago the Wsrnisprlugs
is at preuent defined, was
sin! two years ago this
election forming the dta-
authorislng the sale of
worth of bonds waa held
I by the property ow.i-
Ebtg majority
Ling this the bonds were ad-
pud while efforta were being
cure a government appro
the bonds were sold, under
a. to the Lumberman Trust
of Portland. The opiloa
.1 and ; not her nMH
laat winter to secure gov-
ald. without avail.
li was agreed with wheat
S infill aid could be sri uie.l
HWII (XINMKRVATION
I Ml HUT Tt BK SHOWN
4
Arrangements have been com-
pletad with W.K. Newell, Assist- 4
4 ant Federal Food Admlnlatra- 4
4 tor for the exhibition here dur-
4 lng the Fair of the Food Admin-
Istratlon display of Conserve- 4
tlon Foods. This exhibit Is 4
Is made up especially for fairs
4 and Is only shown at the larger 4
exhibitions. Malheur County 4
4 was selected aa representative of 4
4 Eastern Oregon to carry the pa- 4
4 trlotlc n.eaaage to this portion 4
of the Htate. 4
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tiHKAT MASS MKK.TISO KOR RKO- ONTARIO LANHKS WILL RK Till
ISTKRKD MI.N To BR IIKI.D AT
ALK ON HATVRDAV.
irut 10.
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE INVITED
i ihht ok tiikir hex l htatk
to im;hmihm this px-
TRIOTIC NKRVIt K.
Major lllhhard Will Tell Kxpilen.
of hiihstesl Man In ' 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 -
tjeptaln Ruesc-ll lo Talk on Him Id
in Army.
that the bonds would be sold as aoon
thereafter as pratrlcable
Will Develop tirrat Area.
The development of the Warm-'
springs project Is the biggest ad
vance thla section of Eastern Ore-,
gon haa made In years. The laud
under the district Is second to none,
lo tha West. It Is rapable of pro
ducing at least three million dollsrs
worth of produce every year
li tha Ifeatts of the district that
are approximately SJ.OfO acrbs. (M
this 18,000 la now rsw sage In
land, that bat needs water to mske
Hie iiroet fertile region to be found
in Hie Baake river or eny other al
ley. Tha Italaaoe of the land Is al
ready uit'i 've par
tial water rlghta, but whose produc
tion will be vastly Increased by hev-
At Vale Saturday evening, August
10, 1'aptaln It II Itussell, 0. H. M
('.. and Major Mew I' Hlbhard. Mii.i
nnmah O. N. Q., will address a mesa
meeting of the clllxens of Malheur
county, held especially for tin in n
registered for army srvlce who havej
not been called.
To thla meeting, which was ar
ranged by the Slnii' Council ()f Dj
feiisi'. tlic iiiihlic Is Invited, and Hie
regtatered men are urged to attend.
After the gneral meeting there will
be a meeting for the men. only. I"
sdtlreased by Captain Russell.
Major Hlbhard will speak on ills1
experlenoes aa an enlisted man In the1
Spanish-American war, and Incident
ally discuss tha needs for Inform..
Hon of Home tiusrd companies.
Captain Russell, who Is a medical if
floer, will dhvuss the provisions
taken for the health of tha oldlar.
The County Couacll of Defense snd
the local councils are arranging to
get a big crown out for the gathering :
PATRIOTISM REPLACES VANITY
Democratic Kf folia Being Millie to
Conserve (IoiIiIiik t'nlfornis to
iHaraiH'e.
DIVER ATTEMPTS TO
LOCATE GRIFFIN BOY
Hold I iswlisi. Mall
Rlier Rank Where Ro Was
Idist Mm-II I.OMI I
RRer Mraii'Nevl.
lng plenty of water during tha end-.
growing season
Under the terms of the organisa
tion and the laws of the slate ill
lands will pay for the water right
i nder the district acordlug to
benefits to be derived. tM&elgtMfaj
grven tht present land WrwVJpawVv
k ' I ,lirl
vaiiun iw iiiw siuifuotuu " ----- -. .
right they now nave.(
The cousummstlou of the sale i f '
the bonds and the completion of the
project will he a monument to the in
iluslr) slid perfrwir.iiici- of the' .
board headed by R E. Weanl an I I
emposad of Re. Marquis, c W Mai- Hlf.lug by the bank, of .he rlvef. (
letl. Uaorge Itu.-ell snd tleo Mc- , where their oldest boy was l.at sew.
l.sughlln r. anosvr.. aww. .....-..-...,
, iiameo a i nwh nm. ""
One of the latersilng step. ''...., nM ,...,, 1lMlv would r,K(.
" w'lh "- "n'1 '""" '" Iron. Its ws.ery grs
...n ik irniUM was the ova ef-
fort of Vale bu.in.es to... and ran. I. ! '"" a -hakau fTM.
era in the upper oountry .o finance their awiai ."a. ......w .... ....
the project with .he aid ... W P "u''1 '"" ""' b"f ""-
I ....!. ...a.. iha Kaasl i.l I 1l t Mlrami.
Dsvldaoa. praaMeai of the Oregon- wu - - - - - -
u. rwuslettka . ...nasny. " '" J'vln h"d M"mi '
l, own. . large por.lon of the g e. -I" MtM snd srt.lned lb
slrable cnil.velopad land within .He; speed of the current, they could u...
boundarl.v Mr Oavl.lsou offered ; no pewsueueu.
. . s a -.. -. ,kiu MUL VA' V
to meet the lsit.lowi.ers us., w. . un nmnrmni aa - --
and siibacrlbe 1175,000 wi.rih f Hill, formerly with the reclamation
bonds of they would take s Ilk.- service, secured a divers suit from
uuiount and thee sell the balsn.e :.. the Phoenix Coaalru.llon ...nip.
build the project Whan Clark of Mon.peller. Idaho, and with Hi.
Kead.H nt.de their offer lh did - assistance of volunledjrs descend. I
for all (be bonds so ths plan presei.i Into .he mrbultni waters la a vain
ed by Mr. Davidson aa. abandoned, affort to locale the body. He found
. (he currej.t SO lf! tba. l.e W.is
A. J. O'Reilly snd Miss Helm c.v turned over four limes lu spile of thai
gill of the O. A. C. from Corvallls weights he carried
ware la the city the first of the week Aftr hu Mf0rl proved that Ihel
on bualaees relating to the Hots' ami 1(0llv Wll , n ,n bottom where It
Ulrls Industrial Club work , sank. James Doty aad other neigh
ban of Hie Urlfflns started dowu lb-
Mr. and MM c I. Kuii'"u i.l;rvw ,,, boat, to search tin
faillu rMliiri, ii !JoudaV from .. el- ........ ,i.ul . i1MM risen slid fiuats 1 ;
in.,,.. w- ii.-iin,iiK ,.. - --
leaded trip thru laM Yellowston ovu liltt trBU1
Park. They are eathusiasitc a ,
tbe wonderful scenery of (l.e park
To be the first High Srho.il girls In
Oregon to adopt a uniform and by
thin patriotic effort aid in the pit
trlotlc conservation movemen.. will
be the honor won by tha Ontario
High School girls when school opens
on September 10.
Win. the girls In uniform flie stu
dent body of the Ontario High Schorl
will present a unique appearance.
The boys who were the first Oregnu
High School boys lo adopt uniforms
have already achieved .list Inn inn,
and I. nether visitors st .In' High
School this fall will view a unique
gathering.
This patriotic effort on Hie part of
the young women Is deserving of
ore credit than the casual observer
might give credit for. To achieve
thla result Hie girls have placed van
ity of personal appearance in Oeor
gel.i' crepe, and silk stockings In .he
background and are going lo back
Uncle Sam's fighting boy. by con
serving clothae.
The girl, are already at work oi
their uniforms which are described
aa follow.'
The I elfiH-ms.
The dresses era lo he of while and
black shepherd plaid, medium alxed
eheck. Sailor waial, collar piped
with red. separate plaited skirts.
White collsis and cuffs, red student
tie., derk .hoe. and, .lockings, and
small white hats. The clsss Inslgiia.
one red stripe for Freshmen, two for
Sophomores, three for Juniors and
Ihraa stripes snd an eagle for the
Senior..
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4 ri:d cross war
4 It Ml IM.KDGKN
4 4
4 The undersigned Is now In
4 posseaslon qf the official re
4 celpta for Second Red Cross 4
4 War Fund and asks that all
4 pledges due be sent in at the 4
4 earliest possible convenience. 4
4 We are a.ked uot to send 4
4 out notice, of these payments 4
4 and so ask all subscribers lo for- 4
4 ward their remittances which 4
4 will be duly acknowledged.
14 E A. FUA8F.lt. Cashier
VANKEES ON ITALIAN FRONT
Arrival Announced of the Flr.t Largs
Body of Combat Troops.
With the American Army on the
Italian Front. American fighting
troops sre now i the Italian Iron.
They began arriving Saturday morn
ing and are being billeted with the
Italians.
Heretofore tba only combe. sni
American troop, were aviators, and
the appearance of this large body of
fighting men from the Dulled States
at tbe present moment haa occasioned
Ike greatest satisfaction
The Italians greeted Ibem with en
Ihusl.sm and rejoiced at the splendid
physical condition which the Atnerl
nan soldiers showed.
Tbe Italians appeared greatly a.lo.
lahed when ihe overaeas men Immedi
ately sought out a bathing place and
then started several gan.ea of baseball
OIUBGON W1I.I. nOHTI'ST 'I II. I
sImikr KHI KOI' PCMMKft-
HIO OK RKHT HOY . I
Kit IUtOTUKRM Skill. I
COMMERCIAL CLUB LIVES AID
Cecil end 1st. TtMimpson OfUtno
Winners at Malheur County ae
Ntato iHlrs. Ootng After High, r
Honors.
Mr. and Mrs M. O. McEndree. for
merly of Ontario but more recently
of Boise, were In Ontario today M
route for Cortland, where they will
make their home. They have sold
their ranch Just outside of Holse and
will live In Portland for the present
They still have their home here to
"come back to. some time," as M
McEndree expressed It.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fortler and gM
Eldoa aad Edgar returned In their
car Monday after a weak 'a vacation
a. the Fayette lkee.
Mlaa Jennie Owens of Venslor. Or
egoa, returned home Saturday after
s seversl days' visit with friends and
former school malea here.
Jack Taylor, Dirk Stover and
Carl Brown left Ihe first of the week
for Baker, where they will work in
Ihe lumber mills
Mr aad Mrs Tfcflg l-ogsu and tl.el.
three daughters came dn u. tha
car Tuesday from Hrogan and vl.lt. -,i
fur awhile with friends hare. Thej
Sullivan spent Hie week en I
lu N'auipa at tin It. vet Palace with
his sunt snd un. le Mr. snd Mrs. D
II H.l.ilel
A I. Arnold srrlved lu Ontario
from MM Ulnc moui.tsli.-. where he
Will spend s few dsys visiting with
bis new son
ALLIED TROOPS 6IVE
GERMANS NO REST
With the lis neb Armlse on tbe i
Maine Front Allied patrol, creased
the northern bank of the Hlver Ourcq
and captured Kereeu laidsnols. lbs
great Uerniau baas of supplies.
The retreat of tbe crown prlacs's
forces along lbs whole Msrne front has
renched a more prvtilpllste phase At
some places the Urraieus have fallen
bach for a dlataaoe af several miles.
Freaeb aad Aaaerlciaa troupe are harry
lng tbe retiring 'orc.ee In tks tenter
while Preach rod British troops are
tisaaaoerlag at both flanks
avalry and tanks la considerable
numbers have succeeded iu geltlag lo
agteag the retiring Hermans, whil.
slrplsase are beaihardlag their eel
uaina. The Inceseaet sinsshlng blow, lefr
ths euw nothing lo do but nin-ai oi
die. aTtea their sudden reiiieiueni baa
boi .dieted the constant ban) lag.
iu addition to the lashing of av
ail) aad tbe pounding of the tanks,
ike Uvea of Ike Ucnusu res. -guards
re being B.a.e prererloua by luf.atry
pal i. ds. K.ri .lore the corauiene
pjent of the i.niusn retreat lank . ws
Sate been breaking up the enemy f.unl
Hue end preparing the way for In
faniry
Mr and Mrs. Tom Arnold snd fa in
Ily and Mr. and Mr. A I. Cockrun.
returned last Friday from a two r a,.eou.panld on the trip got
ui hamiIas tn the mountsln. I . u v.,.,iv wK,, hss l.e-.r
near the Seven Devils mines
Mr aud Mrs W. C Wltl.orsvoon
Of Porlluu.l were guests ol Ms.
Moore Hotel last TbursdBy durlag A
Kei.r sis In Ontario while on their
way East
bj Newton abler, who has be. i
working at their ranch etuoe gtl.ool
was out
Vlr .luii Mr- Cliss. Ku.lson slid
,:ildr. .i r.liiinen the lest of MM
.. . ti tli.ii trip thru the Yell..
,t,.ue National Park
Rev. Chss. Rlotii Is now using an
guto to carry him on his visits aud
I business Hips among I.I' lotrlshonei -and
also out of town i The agl
it. tba gift of the mi ubers of the
Hsptlst church
Miss Helen lilgg" of llski t arrive
In Ontario last Thursday evening I.
visit with her sunt slid uncle. Dr snd
Mrs W J Weese. Miss lllggs v-pec-ts
to r.luin Inline about Septtlu
bar 1st.
Mlasas Mary Hatfield and Kiln..
,, .,r tbe Caldwell Ofmeral M
plUl are in Hie .ity vl.itl
friends bora aud at the Holy Koss
Hospital thlh week.
Mr and Mrs J. D Uilliagsluy
turned Friday from a trip In the iu Miasee Hena Adam, sud l
,r. where they visited then ttM,aer ift the first of c k I
.a,. Ij.kes aud wll pet
vacatb.ii lliere
Ray Rauibo returned Sturduy
from Bhoaboue. where he has been
looking attar his .hi
Mia. Oertrude M- Page "
was la tut cut Taaaday aa route to
aaettlc
Geo Faatou wac la from
side the first of the weak
Mrs. M. K Osboru ! " -week
for Pom
will purehasa some of Hie tall Mlillu
ery for tha shop.
SK1HK ! tiVnillti l N
WOI MIIH IN l IHNi: I II l
Mia. Irene Worth left for Seattle
Monday where she will spead tha re
axaiader of her vacation and when
she will attend school this wintn
Fruiik Drape' '' Ui" ' ' "
, elted . .' ..ll'. I
Drspei . hi 'io'ii ' ' " MMaW
.'d III H, M trine Ml
...... wi.uii.i.' " Franc
, i ... i. ports he w..
il-le.l .III i imi.lv
wounded ' having l" en bli will.
CI ...ised ui.out
his legs trd b.Mly Th. lull
4 teat oi big i.ijinl"s are un
known It - is the him Malbet i
. o be wounded in ae
a noli i ." i " f
a. Mr au.i M aViban Uri
Vsle
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Tbe women of the Baptist chur.l.
met at the parsonage this afternoon
sud organised a mlsionary society
Ihe society makes its beginning with
slxtaaa charter members
Mr. and Mrs. c I. fcflbhn
i. tn.d si illnper last M d
evening In honor of Mr. and Mr
c II Plnuey. who left tx lew ds: s
later for Shoshone. Ids I
Mr. II C Doyer relumed Bunday
evening from Hie Kast. wbe,
haa beau lor the past two weeks pur
chasing the fall good for the store
Miss lone l.uehrs la visiting si
.i wlib her Irleml and former
schoolmate Miss Dorothy letelanc
st Janilesoi.
Two boys, brother, and resident,
of the gHrd.'ii trscts Just at the edge
of Ontario, will repreaent the State
of Oregon at Spokane's lnler-Slate
Fair In the contest with Waahlngton
for the champion boy in .l.-ner In tha
Norlhwaet.
The youths who have been honored
thus are Cecil urn! Law Thompson,
aged 13 and II years, respectively,
grandsons of Mr. snd Mrs. Woodman
Thompson. These boys slready have
score:, of evidence to show their
wlixardly In producing vegetables on
Malheur county Irrigated land
Word of their selection rnnched
i.iitnrlo last Friday when A. I.
O'Reilly, asalslsnt state club leader
for hoys' and girls' work from O. A.
C. came to Ontario to notify them.
He declared that the director, ol I
Agricultural college considered the
Thompson boy the champions of all
tha IS, 000 Oregon hoys an girls who
have competed In recent years This
I shown by the fact Hist the brothers
have each won a premier honor In
the slate contort In the past two
;yaars; Cecil two years ago and I ..
last year.
Hut-pasae World's Recorvl.
An Indication of wl.st the TaaPatf
son hoys can do when II comes to In
tensive production msy be gained
from the fol Inuring story told by Mr.
t) it. dlly concerning the sessions of
Ihe winners st O A. C. tit I- sprint.,
attended by all the County cham
pions In various fields of activity.
"During the lecture on pi
culture by Prof. Newblll of W.shlu
ion State College, said Mr O Belli.-.
ho described how by selectluit
and proper method- ol culilvntl",..
year after year pulsions n.ul.l bo
made to produce fully Me bu-b.ts
per r,r Tills he gaifj would be s
most a world's record ul tbtl Htix
"A. be lectured I noticed Ihe lit 1 1 -
Thompson ho) fiilRittiiig In Ills
sppsrenil) anxious to ssk s 0JVMM
or say something, -o when l'i.
bill came lo a slop, list I. is Bas
tba boy. too, ami asked Inn If he I, .1
a qoeetlon, ool) to be ssionUhad at
aaMta siaten.
" ' Three hundred luisbels par
.ere Isu'l niui li Wk I rsli.d KU
..t the rsl. .,i 141 bushels per
acre In Malheur county. .... Irrl...
land.' "
"I'uder presei.i .oii.tltions.
.lured Mr O'ltelllt. "tin i" r.l '
346 bushels ol p.. into. - per gl '
cones migl.iy ii.i'i belug Hie won
.... billed U Ul
tn Hie ubilll ot li '"in sard
sud the Mill lu ' ill i - I
lng."
Mr o i: lilt Ir.i ill Isred II it
u visit i" M wsri.-'ii
tursl laud" of lie stat he had g
nothing that s n curl' ! with
l.iinl It,
i... . pi ion .. in I.I si the D. W
Siewjrt bom- an lh lloulev.i'!
Tuesday eveiilnif for BOtrargJ of
tiieinbers of lb. lUr'' ' hurc' Win
are testing scmhi ii I Ml
then. The guest- nl In, nor I
snd Mrs. I) A Hlls who It n
next dsy st noun I r Twn
Idaho; Mr sud Mr ll.irry Howe snd
Ray Howe, who leafaaj anon In
draft from Kim ait, while hl-i brol
August from I '
... ' llrown who
n th i' droit within the u m
w.i'l A large crowd ws?
,i en Joyed a fltif till"
i mild and faiuli-
and Mrs A. I. I .Mkruni end fall
i. turned Friday from geilmoo t
where Ih.-t spenl lb lasl two t
flshh.
Miss Mildred Lawrence of Vsle ..
in. i, el home Mouda) ' '
days visit with Iter siati . Hi
5 IS
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