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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1919)
ttet0 Jttgtw. fcmwuf " -w ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1919 NO11 xxm WEDNESDAY'S CROWD' LARGEST SECOND DAY OF FAIR - GREAT PROGRAM STAGED ONTARIO MERCHANTS DERBY FRIDAY FOR PURSE OF $500 GIVEN BY LOCAL MERCHANTS MANY INTERESTING FEATURES ARE SCHEDULED FOR ENTERTAINMENT THIS AFTERNOON AMONG MM WILL BE THE WOMEN'S RACE SDhc WEISER WILL BE HERE WITH BAND TODAY WKIHUIUTKH AIAVAYH POPl'LAH IllUti: 1'Olt Til Kilt (IKNKHOl'H AND CONTINt'KD HUI'I'OIIT OV I.'AUt WILL UMNO COW- HOY HANI) FINE RACE CURD COFFERED KciiiI-I'IiimIh In ItopliiK nml Wild IhirMS ItltlltiK CNiiIIh Will lie Hinged More Stunt l-1)liiK !' I.lcul. Wnricn ltruro. TIiIn In Wolnor dny nt tlio Pair nml tho WolHorllCM will bo licra with their Cow lloy bnnd to boost tlio Wei Bur Hound-Up scheduled for Soptcm bur SC, 20 and 27. Welsor nlwnyn comes .strong nml has nlwnyn been counted upon o glvo our Fulr n IiIk dny Wolsor Dny. So of course On tnrlniiH nml Mnlliour county folkn will bo out to wclcomo tlio Idnhonns to tlio city. MUm Hugo to Hide. For tlio odlllcntlou of tlio crowd tl'ioro will bo n bear of n program. Klrit ot all tlio women's rnco 1b to bn a huimlliiRor, hnd tlio l'nlr yJU tor will soo -Mnlliour county's clinm plon horsowomun, MIbs Alfruttn Sago. In action. Blio will rldo Bprltoly Mist, tlio Welsh entry, wlillo Miss Campbell will rldo Lndy May, and Minn Ida Ma son will rldo Hod Crone Molly. Tho Holny will bo a "winner tnko nil" ovont. Tunny will -havo a now homo In Ills Btrlng nnd In uflor re voiiKO for tho trimming Watson gavo him yobtordny. All In all It will bo Home program for tho Wolsor folks and tho big crowd generally, GARRISON FINISHES Swank Pilots Norn Minor to 1'Jn.t I'lnco In UiflO Trot or I'nrc Huron Taken gimrtcrj Ued Cross Mol- y and Ijidy May Winner. In a driving finish of tho second boat Swank brot Nora Minor undor the wlro nboad of Honry VIII driven by Jacobson, repeating tho perform ance staged In tho first bent, thus taking tho rnco. Tho fight between tlioso two Pay-i-iiQ borsos wns tho feature of. the nri Annum card. Henry VIII wns iiriven here for tho first time, nnd In tho first start of the season was nor vous nnd broko twlco In aich of tho first two heats. The third heat rounu him ready to go nnd Jacobson got him under tlio wlro n length ahead of Nora Minor, with Knotty nob and MoKUllpB' Silent Knight trailing. Great Quarter Unco. Hunched from stnrt to finish the ponies In the Quarter brot tho stand to Its feet yelling. Jlacon, tho Tun ny entry with Ralph Dory up. nnd Lyte Howard, with Frank Wntson up, enmo under the wire neck nnd nock, nacon slightly leading, with Flossie K nnd lied, a half length be hind. Tlmo, 26 3-5. In the Three "Fights. Cumralngs, on Hod Cross Molly forced Wes Dlen tou off Delia D to the pole near the finish nnd tho Judges ruled the rnce out. To settle this the purse wna split botween these two. Tlme.37. To make tho afternoon all his, Tunny's Lady Moy got off to a bad start tiut Cummlngs nosed ahead at the back turn and kept her there. Pprltely Mist, Welsh up, was second. Hy Jenks thlfd, Quicksilver four. Time, 1:04 3-5. RIDERS FALL UNDER .IeM) Luurcnro nnd Illiilno McOec l&icli Ilmo Narrow INcnpc Slinr ly lint I Proie Ouinc HiiIIiIiik Iter nnd Hunter. Tho wild liormi rnco f iirntnlicil tlirlllfl n plenty Tuosdny nml whllo nH n rnco It was no grant ovont, tho dif ficulty tho rid era nnd their hulpor In saddllnir thorn nnd tho constant risks thoy took to bnndlo their horses kept thoBO In tho grandstand "on tliolr Iocs" until tho hiBt homo had circled tho truck or hnd boon called back. - Jchxo Lnwrenco miraculously osrop. od Injury when his wild ono tossed him over Its bond. Lnwrenco got nwny at tho stall with llttlo troublo nnd wns about to go under tho wlro 10 toko second ulnco whon to glvo tho crowd an ndded thrill, hit riivo his horso a dig with li!n npurK Herons Its forelegs. Tho horno, still on tho run, lowered Itu head, bont IIh fore- legs nB tho spurn rnked through IIh skin nnd throw Luwronco over In front of lit tn nnd stnrtcd to trnnui tho rider, Only exceptionally quick think. Ing saved Lnwronco. Catching tho foot of tho horso ns they camo down ho pushed them to ono sldo nml wns not hurt, getting out of tho wny bo foro tho horso could lungo again nt him. John Mulr mustered hlti nulmnl nnd took first, followed by Joo Ilros unn, loping under tho w!ro second. Illulno Mngco had his luck-plcco with him, cacaplnR Injury, although Ills homo fell with him twlco boforo ho cot It startod around tho track. Mucker Hiiro HurkcO. "Shorty" Davis mado by far tho host rldo ot tho dny whon ho went up on Ukololo In tho buck lug content. Ukclolo Hunflslicd, twisted, zigzag ged, squirmed, pltchod ami men ovory other stunt In a broncho's vo cabulary but "Shorty" stoyod wltji him and got well oumed npplnuso (Continued on Iust Pngo ) NIMBLE FINGERS HAKE WONDERFUL FANCY WORK That flngors havo been plying In the country la proved by tho varied nnd Interesting oxhlblt ot women's fnncy work. Heautlful embroideries of various kinds and ovon old fash ioned hnrdnngor Is to bo seen In tho embroidery nnd needlework depart ment. Ilelglnn mothers would sigh with onvy nt tho oxqulslto bablos clothes shown in the Infnnt's department. Many patient hours havo been spent sottbig the tiny stitches In tbo.o dainty garments. Spreads fit to graco Iloyaltlo's bods aro In striking ovldenco In tho crochet nnd knitting department as well na wonderful examples of filet laco, crochet odglngs, yolks nnd other "results of long and busy hours with the needles. In tho quilts and sofa cushions do nnrtment the exhibits are reminders of our grandmothers' art. Age does not effect some nlmblo fingers, evi dently, ns some of tho oldfnBhloned hullts aro .entries of women who have passed their allotted three scoro nnd ten. COOKING NOT THK ONLY AUT. COUNTY WOMF.N KNOW Tho Fine Arts booth proves that the women of Malheur county, nnu the Payette Hench, do not spend all their time devoloplng the culinary and domestic arts. Water colors, oils and kodak pictures vie with each other to nttract attention. Some splendUlly executed hand painted china is on display. A tiny model airplane, the work of A. B. Cockrum, Is seen in this booth also.' In spite of Its limited proportions j(rpm tip to tip It meas ures 30 Inches this nlr boat will take the air and soar for about 600 feet. THE EVENTS AT THE TRACK THIS AFTERNOON 1:00 Ilnnd Concort. Wclscr Cow Uoy Hnnd. 1:30 1st. Iloat Frco for AH Trot or Pnco. 1:4C Thrco Eights Ilunnlng Itaco. 2:00 Cow Hoy Novelty Hnco. 2:16 2nd. Heat Trot or Pnco. 2:30 Quarter Mllo Dash. , 3:00 3rd. Heat Tro,t or Pnco! 3:1G Ladles' Halt Mllu Hiinnlng Itnce. 3:30 IlO'cklng Contest.' , 3M5 Qunrtor Mile Colt Itaco. 4:00 Holny Ilaco. j 4:1G Stcor Hoping and Dull Dogging. 4:46 Alrplnno Stunt Flying, Don't fall to sco Friday's program. Tho -Ontario Mer chants Derby, Purso $000.00, will bo fenturo, ahio tho finals In riding, roping nnd 'bull dogging. Friday will bo u our best dny. Sco Llout. Ilruco Ilaco with Qrovor Tyler, Four Mllon Klght Ioops around Track. SECOND DAY OF FAIR Grnmlxtuml Parked and Ulrncherx Tiikcu -1'or Kli 1'liuo Jto IU relpts Twenty Per Cent Higher Tlmn Wednesday, HUH. With twouty per cent raoro peo- plo on tho grounds than ovor attend od a Wednesday program at tho Fair, tho second dny ot tho Tenth nnnunl exposition was enjoyed to tho limit by tho crowd that filled tho grandstand nnd ovorflowod Into tho blonchors which wora called" for for tho first tlmo. Thoro was roal vnap In tho pro gram that mado a hit with tho crowd. Tho mntluco, a good a ono as you could hopo to wltuoss, cortaluly maintained tho standing motto of the Fulr, "something doing every mlnuto." The crowd liked It all, all tho tlmo, and was generous In Its npplauso, wlTlch after all Is tho best wny' to Judge tho class of tho program. I ADJOURNS TO TAKE IN THE FAIR Judgo Dnlton Hlgg", the Jiiiiiim mid I.ltlgiintH Titko Herein to Come to Ontiirld. Tin oo Civil and one Criminal Action Ilriirtl. Three civil actions nnd ono crllil Innl case wore heard Friday and Mon day by Judgo lllggs in tho Septomber term ot circuit court, and adjourn ment was taken until September 17 for the convonlenco of litigants, at torneys and Jury on account of the Malheur County Fair Jurors havo been summoned to uppear on that date for the Charles Cole inurdor trial. Necessity for a Jury trial In tho caso of tho state ot Oregon vs. Will lam Lambert was obviated Monday by the defendant entering a plea ot Kulltv to a charge ot simple assault Tho plea was accepted and a fino of $G0 was assessed ana paiu. A verdict for plaintiffs was re turned Monday In the suit of Qeorge Parka and Ole Hakhus against John Oliver on n Well-drilling contract, and Judgment, was given them for $315. Two trespass suits brought by the Pacific Livestock company were tried Friday and Saturday, both resulting In Judgment for the plaintiff. Nom Inal damages of $1 were awarded tho company against Ivan Hart, and $40 against William Connolly. FIGHTERS READY FOR BAHLE THIS EVENING McKay CIiiIiiin ho Defeated llarrlemi jt Markay Ijut Week In Fit n - u Fiddle Will Klart Action At H U'elock. Heady for tho word to go McKny mid Ilarrlcau, tho principals of tho big boxing contest aro In Ontario, and aro going to sottlo a real argu ment at tho Now Carter Onrngo to night, boforo a big crowd ot fight fans. Thnt thoro Is bad blood botwoon tho scrappers may bo Judged by tho fact that tho first thing that Gordon McKny nnd his manager, Ilort Hayes, did after reaching town whb to come to tho Argus nnd enter a denial of tho report that ho and Ilarrlcau had fought a draw at Mackay last wook. "I got tho doclslon ot tho nowspa- pors in that fight, and had tho best of it all tho way, and tho crowd will sustain this statement " Hcsldo tho fight with Darrleuu, slnco ho left tho army, McKay lias fought Al McCoy, Jack Hrltton, Will tor Laurotte nnd Eddlo Nugent, whllo In tho East. Iloslde tho fight betwoen Harrloau and McKay thoro will bo a fivo round preliminary botween Kid Max of Nam pa and Kid Unrrows of Ilolso. The light program will Bturt promptly nt 8 o'clock so tho Wolser and Payette fani can catch No. 10 for homo. ET QUANTITY IS FEATURE LlvcUock Mill Iks Judged ThU Mnrn Inn by Prof. K. L. Potter of O. A. Cj Dairy Ilrcctl Prominent, When Prof. E. L. Potior of Oregon Agricultural college begins the Judg ing of entries In the livestock de partment at tho Malheur County Fair this morning nt 0 o'clock, ho will find them not as nunierdus as In some years of tho Fair's history, but up to a high standard throughout, und In many casos thoy nro worthy tho prlco of the local owners who aro uhawlng them. Dr. A. O. Moore, general superin tendent, fays tho keenest competi tion In tho cattle pens will be In the Shorthorn classes. C. C. Smith of Notus and Elton Webb of New Ply mouth havo their herds, both filling all classes, or lots sb they are known (Continued on Last Page. ) AIRPLANE WILL RACE AUTO AROUND TRACK Great Feature Id en t for Friday will ho Airplnlno Itaco With Auto Around Track Klght Turns In Thrilling Itace. As nn added thrill tho hint day of tho Fair, Friday, tho fnlr committee httH lined up ii rnco between Pilot Hruco In his nlrplanoo and "Speed" Tyler in a high powered rnccr, en pnblo of making GO miles nn hour on curves nnd C6 miles on n strnlght nwny. Tho dlstnnco will bo for four mltoB. Pilot Wnrrcn Ilruce, Introduced two now thrills (o tho crowd Wed nesday afternoon, tho Imncl rolls nnd tho hnlt roll, both declared to bo dangerous by ovojyouo thnt knows flying oxcopt nvlntors. ' Ho goes Into encli stunt tho same nn ho ontors tho loop; turning tho noso of his piano strnlght up nml then flopping Hldownyn. In tho bar rel rolo ho slowly turned ovor, up sldO'down, nnd then on ovor, right ing tho plnno. In tho hnlt roll ho turuod with IiIb back to the ground und (low In thnt position for n short dlstnnco. II. II. Tunny, president of tho Fnlr took n rldo In tho mnchlno boforo Pilot Ilruco commonccd his stunts. As long ns tho nudlonco could pick out tho heads of tho mon In tho phi no thoy could soo Tunny waving to them ovory tlmo tho mnchlno pntisod (Continued on Lust Pngo. Do You Know That Ontario HAS? Fifteen miles o wntor mnins. Kixtoen miles of sewerngo. (This is moro milcngo than any other city in the entire Stnte in proportion to population.) A $100,000.00 wntor plant which furnishes an ample sup- ply of filtered water. Let n contract for Forty-five blocks of Bitulithic paving nt nn npproximnto cost of $100,000.00. Fourteen passenger trains arriving and departing daily. Hoven religious denominations with churches here. Ifoly Jiosnry Hospital built at a cost of $-10,000.00. Ono Jligli and two (Jrmlo Schools employing twenty-iwo touchers with nn nnnunl budget of $:M,000.00. Complete Commercial, Manual Training and Domestic Science courses aro taught in tho High School. Enrollment 721. A Carnegie Freo Library. Two banks with a combined cnpital of $200,000.00 and total doposits of ovor $1,250,000.00. Two up-to-dnto dopnrtmont nnd numerous general stores which carry as complete a lino of morchnudise nt ns rea sonable prices as any city in-the Union. Ono of tho most modern Stcnm Lnundrics in tho State of Oregon. Over $10,000.00 is invested in this plant, and all wntor used is filtered nnd sof toned; fifteen hands are employed regularly nnd kept busy by fifteen established agencies. Two manufacturing plants; U. S. Manufacturing Compa ny makers of tho famous Toucan iron feed troughs, grain bins and flumes. Concreto Pipo Company, the home of culverts, sewer and water pipes. A lower tax rate than any other city in the country,, n ideal natural location on the Snake and Malheur rivers. Hesources and irrigation system without equal. The right community spirit, AND .' A LIVE COMMERCIAL CLUB. Do You Know That Ontario NEEDS? Alfalfa mill. Grist mill. Creamery. Brick plant. Contractors. And thousands of livo wires to mako their homes here It is not a question of finding work for tho people, but ratlior, peoplo for tho work. F. LESLIE BODY, Secrotary ADRIAN WILL TAKE Thriving nml IIiimUiik Community In lll Item Country Hun Ilcally Mar- elniis HhowhiK and H'm Hami- homely Kxhlhltcd. Do you know thnt pennutn nro grown In Mnlliour county? No? Well, go down to tho Exhibition Hull today and tnko a look nt tho beau tiful spectmons of thnt toothsome, dollcncy on display In tho Adrian oxhlblt. "Wo nro out to show Dead Ox Flat folks what wo ralso In tho Adrian DlNtrlct," snld C. M, Ilcnumont, who assisted by V. V. Hlckox, I). Ii. Miller nnd P. Chrlstlnnson, worked nil Mondny night arranging tho wonder ful oxhlblt with which Adrian linn filled ono wliolo corner of tho exhi bition building. Dead Ox Flat will havo to look (o Its honorx, for against n back ground of grcon nspnrngus nml ripened grain reposes ono of tho most wonderful collections of perfect produco tho Mnlliour County Fnlr linn over shown Uoxos of largo polished apples, poaches to mako an oplcuro's mouth wntor, great cars ot corn, IubcIouh melons, Iiuro bunches of grapes nro thoro In the ncmu of perfection. "Wo havo ovorythlng a farm will grow," snld V. V. Hlckox, "oven swool potntocs which Toxns can't bont, nnd peanuts, and dried mint ' It you don't bollovo all this Just go visit tho oxhlblt. Tho Adrulu folks Just lovo to oxplalu all about It i i