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' i 6 p . civ.'d liclc 1 1 1 i eel, liat hi lui'l ai lived "crn poll "li The Ontario Democrat i i xxni ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREOOX, TIH.jVSI) A V. MAWCII 20, 1919 NO. Hi he (mtfatw &vm. LOLL SETTLES OVER PAVING CAMPAIGN Petitions Prepared Hnve liol llri'ti llh . ul't.-. ,, Opposition ,))P mt, Hut in i on .ii:il In i ii.iiI.ii.- Petition. Apparently a lull ha MUM over the campaign for paving Ontario's street Nothing new liaH trnnspl. ocl In pnt week, tlio both petition tfl property owner by renter offering to Increase rents, and that of pro party owner to Council have been prepared The fart that no forward action look nlnra I I. In u-Mib .t.ma nnl Mlvnlfv ,,.. ... ... . that Interest has abated, for It has nut Paving I Mill Hie most pro- , mlnent topic of conversation The clement that 1 larking, nppa. ently. Is leadership No one has ap peared to have sufficient interest to get behind the netltlotia to seciir. signer and thus bring the question , lire. 1 1 v before the Council Kveryday mark additional appro- al of the plan, even to extend the or iginal plana. It la understood (list the Boise-Payette company and th owners of property on the East aid" of Oregon street from Colorado . Wyoming avenue are raady to sign . petitions for paving Katlmate .-t Accordlug to an estimate, given the Argus the coat of a bltulltblc pave nietit, Including the Intersection. 1 would coat about $170 par lot, 0-1 Oregon street This would be the price for such paving on a good gravel t baae If the coat of paving the In taraactlon was not charged directly against tha property, of oourae th. coat per lot would be reduced Such difference of course could be settled by the Council after the petition wan before It for action, In the resolution declaring Its Intention to create .1 paving dlatrlct and declaring the por- tion or cost wmen me city as a wnoieof M ,.(hng Hut Ontario has no! would assume In the meantime the paving cam pelgn, like the allied plan of haul In 1916 needs a leader. BEEMEN STARTING TO PREPARE TOR SEASON W. H. Pei.nluj'lun DUMMe of III Holrtlng Jay Dibble Hus I -ileal lle-s and 11 are Near W While they no not expect to sel their honey harvest at war prices this ! fall, yet the bee men of the Snal e river valley are looking forward to big year Not In many winters hav. tha bees done ao well as this There was practically no loaa In this secllo 1 and since large additions were mud.-' In the baa coioolea of this terrttor) last year a record breaking crop expected Pennington s.-ll- Tba high prices of honey durln .; UM Past two years has Increased tin Interest in bee keeping and man deals for stocks have been made The largest deal ao far reported Is that by which Stark Miller of Middle ton. Idaho and A K McKlbbon. for merly of the Boulevard secured W II Pennington's ranch, beea, extrac tor, supplies truck, etc , at a figure said to be In the neighborhood 01 130.000 Beside the ten acre ranch there were 1000 colonies of bees and a finely equipped plant tranaferred In the deal. Jay Dibble who beside caring for bis own baas had charge of the apiary on tha il H Wood ranch, la branching out on larger scale. He bought M Wood'a bees, and also a amall rancu and with It 400 colonies of bees, on tha Oregon side of the river near Welser. He will have from 700 to 800 colonies this year Local bea men do not expect war prices to be maintained this fall but ara not looking for a return to pre war prices because during the war millions of Americans became ed ucated to the possibilities of hone. And during that time too American 1. .. 9m I. m. Iim tln,AUAuBlilnBA.lAB.AnK m. b.A. .... - .' uuuv mi i"w i.i nuiv .t.fuiiDiuuuii m iiuuuiiiui luiicueuu w.- in quantiues to turope wnere a bi;aexved by the hostess and the gues, market was sacurad This. In a is gree, they believe will be held by the American producers for several year at 1 I'llllTi.Wi) BOY HOMMi HAW mum Bom "ovm tomm" 8 C Itoyaton who.-e home l on Pennsylvania nvenvie, two Bitot South of Frullland arrived home frot.' France lat Saturday and was an On tarlo visitor with Andy Muninm n on TiieHilny oT this wee); vte Box ton who was with the hnspltnl . m ,. In the Houth of France tolil of ha in tuit n number of Oregon and Idaho boy "over there Among th.- mat nhortly before Marling for Ifefl V. 8. A. wbh Wllmer Mover, win the time he aw him wa acting at official Interpreter for an officer who had charge of a gren gang of QlHH prisoner of war engaged in erecting' According to einiv i.-pmts fence and parking of a cemetry tuition of the Agricultural hill whl.i which thoiiNands of American lienw tnode provision for the Hoover!.' d of the war are hurled Mr Hoyston time schedule had been repenled h declared that Sergeant lloyer was lu'the last t'ongrea while Inter rOPOfl i .... R-ooit health, and an happy an ever THREE TONS OE OLD CLOTHES NEEDED NOW .Member of Women' Huh Carter- lakes l-k of t.iitlieriiig log.-il. or Ontario IUmI Cms GsMfls trr's Shaio (jet Vour llllll.lle Krinlv . To rotn tnl bodlea of millions of refugoes In the land lately devas- tated hy war the American Ite.l will between March 24 and 29 roll.-.-; ten thousand tons of old cloth During that weok from De.nl i Flat on tha North to Mig Rend In th." Houth the territory covered by tin- Red Croaa Chupter. throe tons inn-. bo secured In Ontario the drive will be made by the Women's Club member undei the direction of Mrs 8 D Dorinan. 1 who already bus her workers started They feel that they have a glgantl. tusk for Ontario haa ao generously given In the two previous collect 1. a- lyet "fallen down" on it Kid Cfo quotu and If given support the worn en will again make good 1 11. ....ii. -. Heart). 1. U.....M Ivn ....nr.1.1. be greatly apprecl ......... , .. P. . .. . . , tl,w.w..H . by the women If the bundles could b secured on Monday, or as early In the week as possible, o that the sorting and Hacking will not I,- ..... cd M the end r the week fr""u,M' for ' Ur" rrow'1 ,h " When you got your bundle reudv. "' uen(, If you canrt take It to the City II11M Pru.tlcully all of the scliool Oil phone Mr 8 1) Dorman - I4J. un.l ,ll Kaalern bor.l.i .r II .uiity . a car will lie sent r..r. it Also. eo!w" " J"'""'". Hrogan. Jn. i far as possible have the rh.ihlng clean, that will save washing Also remembei (hut clothing of all kinds for people of all ages and both ex are wanted Ueineinh.-i (but on your response is dependent whether or not some man, woman or child will be eom fortuhly cloth -d 01 will suffer Ihj your part. FORMER MERCHANT IS HERE TO PUT ON SALE . h New-tun Placed in 'barge ol Allen Hlns C.nipan)' Kale Votes ( hmige During A I. sent e of Year. M E. Newton, formerly of Ontario wbo established the shoe business nation After hie address li of taV which he sold to the Allen Shoe com 20 members present signified thci pany something more than a year deelre to join the orgr.nizution ago, is in Ontario at present to lake To assist Frank Uuder. local chair charge of the big shoe sale announc - man for the membership drh. c ment of which Is given on page seven of this Issue Mr. Newton declares that Ontario has changed since he left here an I that the prosperity of the country 1 evident Tba W. 0. T I, held a social gsth erlng Tuesday afternoon with Mr, J. M. Patterson as hostess at liei home on the Kastslde for the afternoon was The top.. The Itecoi- atructlon Hospitals' The national headquarters for the W (' T V pal (appointed "hospital mothers" for all Itbe reconstrucilun hospitals and :t lagher said tout tin uui.-nilineni waa with their work that the topi, which means so much fur tin-,, -Jiie Luule. AI(J of ,llt tlTlhiril I dealt Towards the close of the af ment of this region can nut he 1 , hri h hei.l a tea .1 ii.e h, r If. left feeling that the afternoon bad been well spent The next naeltos will be held at the houae.of Mrs A Oramse sr DO CLOCKS TURN BACK ON MARCH 30- -WHAT? Oi.nf Hi ting Statement p.-u. In Hie l)n Paper-. Argus In Doubt, Hut Believe Tnfcfl) Ik. Ciuiillctlng stories hnve appeared In i the ihillv papers regarding the tint" schedule on which the American PflO P'1 will openite their affairs fro. March no to Ofltohtl contradict till statement, while stl'l nnother story appeared In recent 1 Niie of the city paper saying that th business men of Minneapolis w.i. misting petition among employei and employee for a nieniorlal la CongresN aklng that the llonveii lln.u I.., .,. . I It ...,,l ' tl,, tlinPB ,... " ". ". " ""Ibales started to reach ara, ao tar an ine uany pre is con cerned As yet, no bulletin ho been 1 in-! to the railroad employees of the Hhori Line concerning the change of tlm and If one I Issued the Argus will give full publicity Any wn . M ahanaa u-lll twt lm tw.l l n.l g mull . It " " '" " ' " iintnrio. ror 11 win inereiy pin unction back on the schedule In vogue prior to the change In the Standard Time Zone, when we were In Mom, tain Instead of the Pacific time btrt COUNTY CONTEST TO BE HELD AT NYSSA saiiii.l,., March M Is Date Set I ... In -Ir. mining Winner of Vnniuil I vent Mam Sclu.oU to Ir ltr.reieiilrsl At Nyasu on Huturduy March .Vc "'" annual declumuiury cnnt.Kt rl I1"0 ""l-l "UIIIJ IIKK M U.H.I ... will be held Superintendent K II the Nyssa school la In charge of the preparation for Mil talultig the i-onteatanla and and other schools from th.- Interli action are expecting t I depr. antatlvesoothatacloseunil toUfl Ing contest Is certain ONTARIO MAKES ITS -START FOR MEMBERS Chairman Hl.r ami ( i.inmltlcemuii s,s lire a." MrmlMTK for Hregon State 1 liaiui.i 1 of ( oniiiii'i. .- More (omlug At a meeting of tlie Commercial (lub last Friday evening, A. Q (lark, field manager fur the Oregon St.it. Chamber of Commorce addressed the meeting and outlined the pun of the proposed statewide orguni- the following committee wsh appoint ed: II 11 ( uckrum, W 1' Unman. I 1. Peterson, and II C Buyer While discussing Oregon's nead of a statewide organization such u tin cooperation formed un the plans oui lined by the Mr (lark. P J Oallagl - er spoke on the benefits to he d.-ri, ! directly by Malheur and other Irrigi, ed sections He dwelt on the need fur education-in behalf of the propu. ed constitutions! amendment fur sta'e aid for Irrigation securities. 1 y n the Wllamette Valley Win out a state wide organization Mr 01 u anu ir ror no other reason, be -i dared, every business man avan nm fesslonal man, every rancher and si ery siockman of Kailern 0 should join the State 1 ham!, ummerce LAMBIN'J Sr"S0N IS BEST INK .NY YEARS ' pinen l.i'...rt dig Returns I'm rehnuii-j i uiiihliu Sheep Sh.ni- lug Started It .Is Vol -i Available. With returns v nryini: from I I 0 to p.-i pan! thg i.-hiuuiv lambing it. hi i- of hands fir Mug In tills praclii ;illv BM plat Th.. iec.nl so far 111. id. llnlicate that this was n banner year for lamb 1 ropg, mini tloliM bavin,: hen n.-uiiv Ideal for the young Inn. 1 The number of li.iubs secured in this county Iblg year will not how ever approitih that oT last year or v,, FOOTS, ago when the number Q sh.-ep fed in Ihls region w us vastly greater than Ihls enr Wool (.inhering m..ii.-. The first I ruck ton. Is ..f liiu c..,l lea atnrtcil to reach Ontario th. 1 Th.- w ork done -.,, i,,r hi in 1 progreHsed sufficiently to Imll (.M0 ,, t, .,v,.rK. r.,,,1MI ,,. . M. mffl hl. Th.- exodiiM ol sheep from till sei Hon baa started McLean Jcnklm who fed their hand nt the II W Dean 11111. ii shipped .lillln head to Skullaprlng till week The stun Held .ompanv will ship several thou and to vsi inns ranges and several thousand to market tin LUNCHEON FOR STOCK RAISERS SALE EVENT Ontario Miles ( oinpiiii) ..ml M. . ' nils I nlic In llllerliilnliig Si... t. Hun- at I. .1st lllg Sale of season. The I lock sale ol Ih. iiuieii for Friday aftaraoon of this week when several hiiinli hed . 1. g Li, .1 loatl, hesi.le I I d hull;, and l.iri-e herd ol range . little Will I e olleleil In lllll.Tll M le.llU the stix kllll.ll III till tion and I rum the outside who Law gull. .red tor the laVto will be gin il u luncheon arranged for them II tin- Ontario lalei eonpan and number of tin local merchaiilg Short talk on miiioiis phiise ol ' the cuttle ruisllllf Inn llinss will he lmiii. h M ir, ,,,..,, , , , ,, , ,, HUMORIST DESERVED GREATER AUDIENCE Strickland (.illllan lutes up In III- It. -pull. 1 lol. as laugh Proiluier His lu.lesoine PI1ilos1.pl. Oiiitinlh I'ci -inleil To uu audience, much Mnuller than the merits of his eniertuluiueni de served, Strickland 011111811 gi. first Ly.cuui program of tin at the High School auditorium Is t Saturday evening The author of Oil agin, On Agin Oone Agin. Fiunlgaii " In.-d up 1 . 'r reputation for tin- audience was in a state of perpetual laughter durln, the full two hours of his discourse 'I., n not laughing at one of hi: host of funny Mtorles his bean-i liM.iiiug 10 Hiigsr-couted poll . koto -oui.- 1 biloeoph) 1 nut 1 .mine without u sting, for tbaaa wel at Cleverly expressed that while tin ipphcatn 11 bTM paieni to all yet ev an oil'- "to ik I lie dose" and di I ,, uk.ul.le Those who did nnl attend 111' 'iCtUre tototjsl Illl'l pj the IIIOSI pleasing eutertuiuments given in On tarlo in years It was so good lliut th. sting of having to make up was extracted from the g 1 p linger this afternoon Aboui fifty adult ami twelve childi Joyee) the mu.-.ical program whii I, wi given during the afternoon Th. Is have as yet nut h.-en lopgl ed and will be anuouticd later OMTARIO Ml Mill It ol Till: "THF,.T KM HOt (.MS HuMI 1 Mr and Mrs I. Adam r.'reiv ed Ord I in d.i morning I rum Cam,. Mm-'. New Jeraoy. 1.1 Hi,- -.al.- rrlval 1 1 'I their son Corp fOI u.u Adam, who was a member of the 141th Tank Company of tin- A 1 1 Corp Adam was among the Out 1 rlo hoys w ho had the expeilcm "going over the top" after the Ihini 111 the Argonne hatlle An a. coin' of the experience or 11I. company wa told 111 tin- iir.-gonian or sfOBOOJ . March I nth In Its captain who reach i.'d Portland I he day previous The' ofTlier told or four eonse. utivc .lav ' of hard going hy the men ..r the , ,,-n I'" i In Hie greut drive T. H MOORE STARTS TREE PLANTING PLAN Progre-M!. Step In Improve Pinp. 11. lnaiigiM.il. si No IU-tl.-i Wilt f.il I in pi .11 lug ApiM'iiriiu.e of ( II) PoMsllile. During the pant week T II Moor has started Improving sonic of 1. property by rilling low llng lots in : planting trees The largest piece 01 ground to he so Improved Ih thai I In,. Wast Of the High S. hool 1 which I being graded and plant" t with maple trees. Another plec. property above Idaho street I belli similarly treated. The attention of the Argua wa gl led to till work, and the uggetlou iiiade that in the furtherance of hui-Ii tin effort by other 1 It liens- lay on.- pj the beat means available lor the im provement ,of Ontario's appearance "Troes," said tills Interested ell! ten, "ore not expensive and everyoti 1 can plant them. If the rcsldenc property owners would Just get In hind such an effort II would he Inii a few years h.-iore Ontario would r Mont a much better and .1 inn. Ii uuu" leslruble lippearain e BOULEVARD GRANGE IS 1 la-s Insiliiiieil l.nsi siitunla) ami liinlher Siinsliileil Im tprll 5 Dulillu Hulbs Coming; Hold farewell !(- epllnu The Boulevard (Iriingers in. l.u . 1 - day.. It. side Initiating nine m ineinhiih lust Sulurdiiy ut u ph c-in program lullowed h. ,1 l.uiinuet, tin" n. pieparlug to add ten iiun.- 11, gfj hers ut a meeting April a Tin spaaj hern initiated last Uuturduy w.-i Mapgfg ami MuHiiaiuei, j 11 Ipriag 1 John Keegun, Arfhur Henry, Fre I Sunijulst and Alfred Von Keaileu F.iliowlug the Inltlution a hiiiniii was served and the 01 angers talked m.-r plans 1..1 th.- oar Particular Intaraat Is manifested in Ikg Dahlia show whlih Is to he held 111 1 and lint an looking tin ward to arrival of the big order for huib that has gout' forward and to , soon Those who ordered bulbs 01 who still want some can 11111 from K II Conk I III at the lining Hall A large number ..1 nn-nd, ppd .luuintances gathered ut the tii.mg. Wednesday evening for a farewell party given in honor of Mr uud Mr W L Keller and tamil ho an- leaving this week for Par idahu A short program couslstiiin of tw- vocal solus by Miss Kdnu von Item!., and also hy Mrs Oeorge Huntington Currey of Vale, was given utter who I Q Mf Dean as muhter of the Grange presented the departing member, with 1 i asserole In rchieiuh.-ruin e of their n 1. 11. In here latter dancing and games were enjoyed by the young. i.eopl.- A delightful luncheon sp -. 1 -. -d hy the ladies of the Grange and all departed feeling that 1 eulng had been a success 1 he boys of Mrs Hugh Allen s Hun day School class entertained the girl class of Mrs Aiuli.w hm.iiiKm, .ui a parly at the Hapn 1 1 Imnl, 1,1 I'oday evening p.ni In playing gain. pfll 1 ahl refreshments wen served to t. - twenty -live guests present INDUSTRY TRACK IS CITY'S PRESENT NEED I ii.-k or Sidetracks He, luil'il Olist,,. ill- to Grim lit ol Needed Indus- tries No MM In Slgbl ktoi onriciuis. At the pies.nl time the one thing that Is holding lip the deveh 1 of Ontario as 11 uianiii.n lining mid illstrlbulltig cnier i the lack Pi in', eiiunle rillllollil flicili Till rnct was polnti'dh made at the speclnl meeting nl the C.inimi" clul 1 lub last Friday eveiilni' The situation wa thorolv dl-n-u -,! Ii. tliOKP who have elide. noted to Inn ' 1111 Industry track built for tin- pg eoniniodat Ion or two ilillcniii Inn 1 ness ventures readv to lie established here, and in each instance mi pros pei'tS of aid hnve been held mil the rnllroail offlcluls Those who dlsi usscil the matte' . I 1 1 ml thill the altitude or the Ol lilillls lllten lowed seemed to h.' that 1 Ulllll the illesloll ol how long the "oveinnieiit I to operate the rail ! I settled there I slight chance ol getting :in in R work dm, The subject was brol up thru the i.-iue; 1 ol 1 , 1: Olson of the U 8 I'lumbiug A- Heating coinpuin foi iiHKlstiime in s. urlng tracknge h cllltie lor III ."ilitrged plulit In lusts to have here In u short tlm -I he big machinery to ha used at lb -plum his already been purchas .! uud Is enrnute, u well as two en load ol .led plate which I to be lillide Into hni'lied piodiicts nt the new plant II C lloyer told of expel Ii III he bus hud In un effort to seeui" trackage for a buslne.'s (but deslr- I in ...me 1,1 Ontario, and held out III He hope for Inline. Hale relief from (he railroad cnmpiitiy, no inattei Inn willlnglv they nib-lit ho to asslt The propositioii of having the Im I men unite to hull. I uu induslrv truck was discussed and the belle. mossed (but Hil would furnish I he p Iv idler mailable A com u'lttee consisting or F A Fru chairman ,11 II I IH .nnl G I Aiken was appointed to see whit .'olllil he ,',.le Ul uhl Mr I llaOP I 1 oh.- his problem uud to Invesilgui.. the 11 o I, I -. lie. .111111 to ilelertlllil" whelln-r ull)lhlllg .oilld be ili.lt.' I. rem. dv 1 1;. n- 1 ing ..ml It I A n adjoin in .1 ling of the . In.. will be held I'll I. iv evening of Ihls week to acl upon the report of I he pi . Ini Im. no e coniinllt.'.. w Inch H .mill. . 1 iiv to d. IM 1. line PAW linn I. un un COUld I"' Inlsed lor Ih clul. s .nil. ill. . Im il niiliu I ' COUNCIL HEARS READ CHARTER AMENDMENT He.iiesis lor Sln-.l l.lgl.i . I. mil mi I able, Likewise linn m S11..1 Crossing pollie Oiteslloii Dii cu.sCI Ai a ion v.i ,n 1. .nnl saaaloa pi 1 City Couiu II lust Moinl.o evening Oniai 10 municipal pi ohlem . discussed from ull uugltm. tin. no ictlon resulted therefrom The special meeting was called 1 rnnsldei objactloni to the forauil of I. wer District No '.. the Northwest section uf the cltv No obje. Guns huvlng been hied the work wa onl-i- ItloPOd toi by residents of that m. tion Four requests for street lights pi .1 .1 pri lou - meetings u( i council 1. n Investigated ' the Light Cn1.1i1.11t.. -. . 1 . i.-iurio I to the POUPPU WlthOUt I ei olnlini, tlniin by Hie Chairman II II Cu.-kn Who stilled the .OUllltiullS existing at eaci. roaateg Tha aouacll then old.-l.-.l oil.' new light, that It' corner of Indiana PVflglUfl ant I' Boulevard The street com mil tee reported having viewed .ug rciuest.-.l 111 the North end p tha I It) panted by II O Kin., o I, Itv agent, who expi. I the beltol (but the company would mil lavur ..uch a request N'u action Wai taken on thu p.-iltion glpce noin ,.r were pft Ml t. ol the petition support ins lltlog IttoUasj flfl I'agi i en 1 ,