THK ONTARIO ARUtH. ONTARIO, ORKOON, THURSDAY JANUARY 2. IIM
OMM
21
Letter From Malheur County
Boys Who Served Over There" J
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JK PIO IH A KORTINK
IN KRANCK THKHK HUH
to ii letter to hi father, H. A. Am
eaon, who ha a ranch near the Mal
heur Hutte, George Arneaon tells of
condition In France and Helglum Hint
would gladden the heart of tockmen.
If they could Hhlp to Hint riuirkof wlt!i
prevent price there He nay: for
example that a pig I" worth f 600, ap
ple are selling nt $50 per nark, and
poor nt that, and i. half of beef would
make a man rich Mia letter In an
follew:
Commercy. Meuae, France,
Dm i7. mis
Dear Pa:
Juat road In the American paper
which la printed In I'arla, that Hi"
Nevada, Lloyd boat la on t li way to
New York and In to puss In review up
the Mudaon the day before Christina.
no no doubt Lloyd will eat hi Chrlat
maa dinner, in or around New York
City. He'a lucky to be In the Now
Am auxlou to Ret hack, but It lookH
thouRh It will be four months lit
leaat and It may be elRht or ten The
French nre Hupporcd to take over the
If H roadH, enRlnes, etr . but there
don't aeem to be any Rreat ruah nbout
It. We are workltiR tho aame ax be
fore and there In even extra work on
thla end, owlnR to the fact that v,"
are buay arceptlnR, Impacting;, etc . I
part of the 6,000 locomotive that
Germany has to fork over In Reed eon
dltlon, iih well aa lf.0,000 fr tulit car
How ever II In only a part r tlMM
that we are looklnR after Ao erdlin:
to th n terniM of tho draft, etc . every
soldier la to be mustered out within
four mouths after peace Is slRiied and
peace may not he slRned before June,
and then It Is an easy mutter for them
to rhanRe ho iih to keep iih here In
definitely It Is costing some of these
fellows a lot of money to stny over
here, especially such men as engine
era, machinists, lueehiinlrs. etc . that
get $33 a month who would urn M
ter than $200 u month back In (he
atatea on the present wale of wages,
but those fellows In WashlnRton don't
seem to look nt Ihut I would cheer
fully bund over every l ent of army
pay I have received, to I ent hack
any time within a month from now.
Relieve I told you In my lent letter
just whore I am stationed, etc , nml
that 1 had seen Verdun unit some of
the former scenes of the fighting Th"
hi, ion la atatloi.ed here mil
every night for Hie past week have
been putting on a vaudeville show
I ii old 1'renrh htilldliiR and
they have some good stun I sure
enjoy these shows a great deal an I
then there Is u YMt'A eMettaaJ ll M
old French picture show an. I Mn pal
on little entertulnmi ins then TlMM
places are always crowded to capacity
and the best Jokes they put oer ure
about "shavetails" 2nd Lieutenant,
which Is the lowest commissioned or
floer In the army and Hie MM) haO'd
by the men. and any Joke on a shav
tall, no mutter how trifling Is sure to
bring a roar from the crowd Then
they will alao spring Home Joke on
the Quartermaster Depurtuieut. which
la may back behind the Hues and nev
r BAM any fighting They mil cm
the Jewish Infantry and then niiolher
one la "where did the M I' 'a go over
the Top " Thene military police are
in every town and cross road here .hi I
one can't get far from his billet luu
place without a puss ami nuturally (lie
men hale the M IVa.
If you had your runch over lien
and all the pigs, cattle, etc vou would
only have to sell one pig und half u
cow a year lo make a fortune, b
of present prices and n suck of ii ,
out there Ihut go to waist would net
at least $60 one little scrubby apple
the site of a lien's egg cost 10 cents
On poultry there Is supposed lo he i
fixed price by the French ajayMM
nieiit of $1 00 u pound A the pound
chicken, $5 00 und pork the same
way. A b00 lb pig selling lor fiiOO
can you imagine thai" Sonuhodv
told me mice In the mutes that 10
Cents would buy over here wluit I
dollar would buck there, but he it
twisted It Is other way 'round
So far I have been a good soldier,
never hating been In the guard house
or recelwd anv punishment, have not
had the cooties und almost fvcrvouc
gets Hi user here und have hern
on the sick list only MM However
I'm auxous to get hack home and out
iu the road again und haw a little
freedoui
I'lease write once In u while ami let
me know how you nre getting alone
OBOROK
tie linen.
In a letter to hi brother W I
Shaffer he tea of IiIh experience in
part a follow
"We left Now York of September
S and landed al Hrest on the 21. nnd
in itched four miles to camp We .
mnlned In our tents there for a week
and then traveled three day and
three night In box cars to rounder
court, and thence to Mnuvage where on jnnuary
of each other.
In a letter written on November 28
William Tharp who fought with thr
tl'nd division In the St Mlhlel of
fennlve, was a Chateau Thlery nnd In
the ArRonne fighting writes
"Since thin in Thanksgiving l)n.
In America, I will write you a letter
We had a fine dinner today and I nm
feeling fine nnd strong, but I sure
would like to have eaten with yni
folk. A year ago today I was In
New York, now I am In Luxemburg
"I wIbIi you could he here now to
oe theae people They are might v.
thankful lo bo out from under the
Herman control
"I will nooii have been over here
year. I left llohokcn. New Jt
ll. l 1 K nnd hi ii. i. -i In
we remained until October 28th when
we left for the front
'We did not get to the fighting
linn but remained nt Montsec to build
ti round house und some barracks for
two week and were ready to moov
when the war came to hi ertd, nnd
we were only 8 mile from the front
We understand that we are to move
ngnln noon
"There are not many French peo
ple In thl section, the Inhabitants
being mostly American soldiers, so 1
have not neen many of the PNMt
girl
"We were out marching nnd pass
ed thru the French town of Montse. .
nnd snw the ruin, prnellcnlly every
houa was destroyed "
IIROTIIKHM DO NOT MKKT
OVKR IN FUJIITING DONB
William and Oliver Tharp. sons oCi
Mr. and Mrs II J Tharp. who live on
the Advancement trio I weal of the
clly, have been nt limes In th snmc
section of France, or rnlher al dlf-'
ferenl times, for they have neer not
over there, nnd hnve to write hack in
their home, r,.nno miles iimn to l.ain
MONTHLY
AUCTION SALES
Saturday, January 25
AT THK CARTER BARNS, ONTARIO, OREGON
Knglnnd on Jnnuary 18. We were
thM only four dnys und then crossed
to Frnnce On February 8th we
were split up nnd some Mat to tlM
42nd Division. ! was one of these, at'.d
on Lincoln's- birthday. February I It fa
went Into the trenches on DM Lorraine
front.
"We were there I 10 days nnd then
trutisfored to the Chnnpngue front
Knroute It the champagne from BB)
truck broke nnd I stopped at Toiil
Waa there on July 4th when I wrote
lust to you.
We left the Clwinpngne front on
July Mill and went to Chntenu Thler
and from there to the St Mllhlel
front, und following Hint to the Arg
onim offensive.
"Thai's uhoiit nil the placea we
have to, hut that was enough.
"Oliver waa on the Lorraine front
and In t lit Argonne forest, too. bul .it
different time, from me."
LtrTH OF RAIN IN FRANCF.
From llrest Oliver Tharp writes on
nihnr 19:
'What kind of weather Ml
I I 'ollllllll'd nil I'llge 1 I
Charter No S82I
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9,500 on
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HF.I'ORT Oh CONDITION OF TIIF.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
T ONTARIO. IN THK HTATF. OF ORROON T THK Cl.iiHI Ol
lU'HINKHM ON RKCKMRKR ill, HUM.
RRSO! III IS
I u Loan und discounts, Including redlscounla,
lencfpt llosi shown III I nnd ) $560.97:1 20
Deducl
d Notes and bills redlscounted (other than
bunk iicceptancf sold) (see Item 87a I
2 overdraft', unsecured, $137 82
" I'. It lUmils (other than Mlin-lv IWn). but
tin lulling I'. H. lerilttcales of liiih'li(lne
a I' 8 II. nuts deposited to sei lire clrculalloii
(par value i
d I' H llond and certificate, of Indebtedness
pledged aa collateral for Htate or oilier de
posits of hills payable
I' S Bands and certificate of Indebtedness
owned und unpledged
ll Liberty I mm llunila:
a Llhertv Loan Honda, 34, 4 and 4 ' per cent
unpledged
d Liberty Loan Hood. 3 4,4. and 4 4 per
cent, pledged !.. , m. state nr other de
posits or hills puvahle
7 in. mis. HM-i'.i-ltles, etc. (other Hum I'. Ml
I. Honda (other than (' S bonds) pledged l..
se'iired Postal Havings deposits
C llonds and securities pledged as collateral
for state or other deposit (postal ei-
' hided I or hllh pnviihte
e Securities other than I' H hoinls ( not In
eluding stocks i owned unpledged
Totul bond MWftttM tc , other Ihun I' S
Block of Federul Reserve Hunk (60
cent of subscription I
10a Value of hanking house, owned and unlu
cumbered
11 Furniture and fixtures
15 Lawful reaerve with Federal Reserve Hunk
16 Cash In vuult anil net amounts due from
national banks
17 Kxchange for clearing house
Total of Items 14. II, Hi 17 and is
10 Checks on banks located out tide of c It ,.i
town of reporting bank and other cush Items
20 Hedomptliin fund with I' S Treasurer ; nd
due fioin I' S TlM hi. i
21 Interest earned hut not collected uprnxl
mate on Notes und Hills lie, elvahle lint
pnst due
22 Wur Savings Certificates and Thrift Htuiups
actual I v owned
TOTAL
I I AIHIITIKH
14 Capital Slock paid in
16 Surplus fund
26a Cudlvided proflls
87 Interest und discount .ollecled or credited
in advance of malum v and uol earned tup
proximute)
30 Circulating note outstanding
33 Net amounts due to banks, bankers, und trust
companies (other than included In Item
or 321
Totul of Item 3 2 und 33
34 Individual deposits subject to check
35 Cerllllcules of deposit due In less than 30
days (oilier than for money borrowed I
;lii Certified checks
3K Slate, county, or other municipal deposits
secured by pledge of assest of Ills hank
40 Dividends unpaid
Total of demand deposit- i other than hunk
deposits) subject to Keserve, Hems 34. II,
II, 37. , li. 40 am!4 1
42 Certificates of deposits (other than for money
hoi lowed )
4 4 I'ostul savlnga deposits
45 Other time deposits
Total of tune deposits subject to li.
Items 42, 43. 44 and 4".
II Hills payable with Federal U.-erve Hank
Cattle and Livestock Listings for this sale are un
usually heavy, and of good quality. Come look them
over. Get what you want.
If You Have Anything to Sell
Bring It In, We Will Dispose
of It for You.
This pale is held every month, on the last Saturday of
the month, and begins promptly at one o'clock.
ONTARIO MONTHLY SALES
DICKENS ft MILLER,
Auctioneers
H. H. TUNNY,
Sales Manager
The FORDSON Tractcr
The tractor that will revolutionize farming by doing
the work of thousands of men loaned to Uncle Sam,
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Belt.
MdnfV by
Henry
Ford &
Son
FOHDSON"THAOTOH ImUui i.miIi of extern trials and pxmH
s conducted hy Mr. Heiir.t Km-il. coveriiig a poriod ut nianv veai'a.
tractm1 nu the market, ever detail lias been thoroughly
PArming cuiiditloiu in rarioiu parts . .t" tiiis country anil
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nifiit
Hct'uic iilarinu tin
tried out uuder actual
abroad.
Bxperienee liaa poiuted tti the tnnall . lilit traetoi
wliicli will till all varying ronditionn aatinfaetorily,
In developiug the '
tractor wbieh will be
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8.500 mi
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$723
U'llKN WAR KNDRD IIF w s
KltHIT MII.FS mOM ntONT
When the uriulstlie put an end to
the flghtllig Gordon 1. Shaffer wis
lust eight miles from the from line
That waa us close us he got to the M
war tho the two weeks previous he
had spent in ir.-hlng toward the l it
TOTAL
u '.mill ties lor lediscoiiut- iucluding II.
with Federal Raafrvg Hank i se' Item Id I 14.141 : i
Total contingent liabilities (II a, b. and c 14,141
STATK Ol' OltBQON, i (H Nl'i OK M.l HEl'H
I, II II Cockrum. I'ashier of the above named Hank, do somenlv
swear that the above statement Is true lo the lust of mv konwled..
belief U i COCKRUM I
Sul, Tilled ami sworn i hefore me i In - JUi d.iv ol Jan . till
W V wood. Notary Public
CORRRCT A Ileal
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KTT.v COCKRim
I 'lie. -tor
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as lirillo, tc ulic luai'llilir
n'. satistartni'llv,
F"OKl)H0N" Tractor, the aim has been t nroduce a small
tow in drat "St, reliable, and abuve all eltieient.
Being small, light and e aieai, the "PORDSON" Tractor la adinted for
uae on small farms, aa well aa ou the largest It will pull all farm uupieinent
ami tin the work generally done b) Uoraea un the farm. In addition, by its belt
pully the tractor will drive farm nuichinery such aa n threaher, cnailage cutter,
sawinill. ete., making the "TORIWON" truly universal tractor.
In deaigti and conatructiou the "PORDSON" taken a Long step in approaeh
inu the Ideal tractor. The aiinplieity of it operation and eonatruction will at
once appeal t tho farmer.
Bpeeial devieea were p4rfectel tu keep out dust and dirt. All moving parts
are oucloaed and thoroughly lubricated. The number of lubrieatiug pouifa n'
quiriug atteutiou arc ver' few and easily gotten at.
The motor, transmission, and rear ale are assembled together, forming one
rigid unit, which, combined with t!ie three-point iuNKMU4iou, relieves these parts
of all strain.
The absence of an frsiue givea itessibilit to all parts for nuking adjust'
Hunts or repairs, and allow the tractor to be taken apart in a few minute's.
The motor is of substantial design and is capable of delivering its full power
continuously, It embodied featun which have been used with success in other
fields for mam vears,
TROXELL IMPLEMENT CO.