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,! .IV .! ' ' 4 ntei0 M'A turn. . xxm ONTAKIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREO ON, THURSDAY, NOV. 3, 1919 NO. 50 m tfiWJJJJv AT LAST SHOWS RESULTS Sit Now Homes Under Construction And Hlx More. Coutuu'lN Let or Will lio Soon Many .More In (lie Spring. Ontario's homo buldlng plnnn nro nt ItiHt showing rrnl results. Blx homes nro now under construction, nnd contracts nro or will lio let soon for Hlx more. Ilosldo those thorn Ih assurance Hint by BprlriR t ho full Hut of 2G now homes. IIOHldo tho I.. I, Hlrscti Iioubo, tlio first Htntcd tlicro nro flvo otlior horns within tho city limits now po int? up. Al Olianco nnd J. It. For tlor linvo tlio excavations started for tliolr homes on Boutli Vlrtuo xlrcot Charles Qolicrt tins begun work on tho liouso on his n&ro trnct In tho north end of town, nnd Atox I.oehond will booh Ntnrt work on two now homos. Dr. E. 8, Fortnor Is proparlng to lot tho contract on Ills homo nnd Lnruo Dlnckaby Ims plans prcpnrod for his homo which Is to lio built on South Vlrtuo. K, C. Vnn I'clton oxpectH to htivo tlit.oxcnvntlon for his homo ho that construction can Htnrt boforo spring nnd II. L. Peterson Is ready to pro ceed with tho construction of his Iiouhc. Whllo llioro nro dolay In HtnrtliiR soma of thoflo houflCH It Is nppnrcnt now Hint tho work Is going to pro ceed nnd that Onturlo will mnko good on lt campaign for nddltlounl homes. Tho demand for housing spaco Is still growing. Mnny now families tiro expected nnd would bo hero now If there wero houses roady for thorn to occupy. NO LET UP IN DEMAND COLONIZATION LANDS Two TIioiinhiiiI Aero of WiirniHprliigK Mud Included In Iteporled Hiilcs of Oregon WcMcrii Colonlnllon Company TliU Week That nil tlio raw land under tho Wnrmsprlngs Irrigation system will bo sold by spring Is evident from tho domand which tho Oregon-Western Colonization company Is having for Its holdings- In tho district, Since tho last visit of W. I. Davidson, pros Mont of tho company In August, noarly two thousand acres or to bo exact, 1024 acres, under tlio project liuvo boon sold. In tho samo period 10,000 acres of rango land has beon sold by tho ugonts In Ontario and Prlnovlllo. In splto of tho fact that tho company ban been reporting hugo sales of this class of Its holdings for sevoral years ospoclally tlio past two years tho do mand continues, until It appears that tlio prophosy,of tho day when tho opon rango will bo no moro Is near Ing fulfillment. Tho following Is tho list of sales glvon out by W. J. Plnney, agent for tho company In Malheur nnd Harney ceunties: Salon slnco Aug. 25, 1919. T. C. Powell 40 acres E. I. Stanbrough 20 acres Cook nros 80 acres Ar-P. & C, L. araham 230 acres D. C. Doming 40 acres MIbs Sears 40 acres F. D. Zutz 40 acres A. W. & Paul Er'wlu 40 acres Arthur Bills 80 acres A. V. Ellis 80 acres Minerva Ellis 40 acres J. A. jtoldwln 40 acres C. L. Colo 144 acres Halnllne & Sons 370 acres Trent Johnson I 320 acres E. J. Fisher 40 acres F. J. O'Malloy 120 acres IJeesbn & Darnes ICOacros II. J. Lister 1924 acres A. R. Ilogers 6400 acres A. D. Terrell 640 acres 8. Itasmussen 1000 acres C. Evans 800 acres N. F, McCain.. 1280 acres a. Breen ,... 640 acres James Young,....,.... ,. 3140 acres C. Floyd,.,,,,..,.,,,.,,..., 400 acres A. & D. Prlngle, 320 acres """ "x Total 18464 acres E Iti:i) CltOHS .ME.MllEltSHIP city hiiowh deckhahe Whllo tho country precincts with in tho Jurisdiction of Ontario Chap tor A. It. C. prnctlcntly maintained tho Rtnndnrd net In tho war time membership, Ontario Itself fell down badly. Whllo last year, nfter tho nrmlstlco wns signed, Ontnrlo enroll ed moro thnn 1000 membortf, this yoar tho city has only fiOO out of n total enrollment for tlio chnptor of 1180. Thoro nro Htlll threo com mittees to hear from nnd (Minimum It. W. Swagler -oxpocts tho grnnd totnl to reach fully 1300. Last year tho total onrollmont was 1700 for the chapter nnd Its nuxllnrics. ROUTE EOR ROAD ON DEAD OX FLAT VIEWED Itmirlici-N There llnpo (o lime Home Selected Which Will Not Cut diagonally amiss too .Mnny Field. For tho purposo of Retting nc- (liialntcd with tho doslrcs of tho ranchers on Dead Ox Flat relatlvo to tho routo for tho Old Oregon Trail. Hlghwny In this section, n cnmmlttco from tho Commercial club visited tho Flat Monday nftcrnobu. Tho mom bors of tho commlttco were: E. ('. Vnn Potion, E. A. Fnisor, II. C. Hoy cr, J. It. Ulurknby nnd II. II. Tunny, On tho Flat thoy woro meet by n n number of citizens Including F. M Northrup, I.. It. llrlothnupt, S. S. Hill, P. M. llonls and others who wont with them over tlio routo which tho rnucliorx would prefer to see Holoctcd. After mnkliiR tho trip tho club's commlttco agreed with tho ranchers that If It could bo dono thoy would llko to see tho road tako tho courso (1 Hired by tho pcopla of tlio Flat and assured thorn of tliolr do slro to press tho Flat's roquost to tho Highway authorities. On Tuesday ovoulng M. O. Hen nott, division engineer for tho com mlKslon reached Ontario nnd - tho local commlttco, first nnd tho'Dond Ox Flat commlttco latter In. tlio ev ening onch presonted tho caso of tho district to liltn, nnd woro assured Hint tho tcntatlvo routo Huggostod last spring was not final and Hint all of tho factors prcimitcd by tho com mittees would bo tnkon Into account boforo tho routo was finally fixed. Mr. Ilonnott left Wodncsdny morn ing for Crane nnd oxpectH to bo back In Ontario on elthor Friday or Sat urday and on tho fallowing day will ro over tho routo with reprosontn lives of both committees. MONEY FOR ONTARIO HOMES IS AVAILABLE Ontario .Men who Promised to Ilulld Homes Nm) Not Delay Their PlaiiK for Ijick of Capital. Tho proposed "building boom In Ontario has for from fallen flat. Thoro is no reason It should for thoro Is no lack of capital. During tho past ton days' A. Holandor, geuoral man ager or tho Pacific liulldlng and Loan association of Tacoma, togeth er with C .W. Chactwlck stato agont havo visited tho city on an Investigat ing tour and thoy announced that when Ontarians want funds thoy will bo forth coming, "Wo arc convinced that Ontario Justifies tho making of substantial plans here," said Mr. Holandor, "and wo havo tho funds to ' supply the needs of tho people." IIOUI.EVAHD IMPASHAHLH FOIl 8EVEHAL DAYS LAST WEEK Owing to the deep mud on tho graded section of tho Boulevard the malt carrier was unable to servo the ranchers of that section for several days last weok. The high winds however havo dried tho roads so that they aro now pussablo and tho con tractors, Porter & Connolly havo their crews nt work on tho Highway. Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Fortler have movod into tho Lem Clirlstonsen residence on Morfltt street which Mr. Smllloy bought recently. EASTERN STARS WILL Ontario, Vulo nnd Stoii ICacli to be Sreno of Elaborate (futhi'ilngs - Chapter at Njssn to be Installed Next Friday Wednesday, Thursday nnd Friday of next wcok will bo gala (lnyn In tho history of tho Eastern Stnr Chapters of Malheur county. Tho occasion will bo tho visit hero of Mrs. Alberta McMurphy, grand worthy mntron of tho Urnnd Chapter of Oregon, nnd E. Q. Kiddie, grnnd worthy pntrnu of tho snino organization. Mrs. Mc Murphy comes from Eugene whllo Mr. Klddlo comes from Island City. On Wednesday Star Chapter of On tnrlo will bo tho guostB of Vulo Chnp tor nt Vnlo for n coromonlnl hcssIoii followed by n banquet, nnd on Thurs day ovonliiR tho visit will bo return ed by tho Vnlo members nt n session in Ontario. On Friday evening tho Ontario and Vnlo Stars wilt unlto with tho visiting Urnnd Officers In tho cere monies of InsUtutliig n chnptor nt N'yssn for which thoro wilt bu CO chnrter memborH. In tho Institution of tho N'yssn chapter tho two grnnd officers of tho stato organization nninod nbovo wilt bo assisted by Mrs. W. W. I.otson of Ontnrlo, nssoclnto grnnd conductress of tho Urnnd Chnptor, TWENTY ONTARIANS AT 0. A. C. largest Delegation Ever Kent l-Ynm This City Take Wldo Variety Of Studies. COIIVALLI8, OltE., Novombor 10; Twenty students nro registered at O. A. C. from Ontario this year, It became known this week, whou lists woro nvullnhlo nt tho register's office Sovcn students nro enrolled In tho school of CQinniorco, nnd flvo nro studying homo economic. Poter T, Dockman Is u HoplinTnoro this year, In commerce. Amy Can field and Viola Hunted havo nlho en rolled In tho school of commorco us froshmon, although both nro carry ing ndvnuced commorco subjects-. Henry Casslday, n froNlimnn 'In agri culture, finds that study to his liking. Casslday Is nn Alpha Pan Delphian. Donald V. Conklln, a senior In agriculture Is also prosldont of the Mask nnd Dagger Club. Conklln is a mamlior or tho Kappa Tlieta illin fraternity, Iloscoo Conklln Is n freshman In ngriculturo. Chninlcnl ouglneorlng hns nttrnctod Jennings I). Xeeb, who hns enrolled ns n fresh man. Stephen Cox Is a sophomore In chemical engineering, and is cap tain of Hattery A of tho fluid artillery Delta M. Hill Is a freshman In commerco. Ituth Lackoy Is special izing In music, N'ottlo L, Peterson, of tho Pi Ileta Phi sorority, In n Junior In homo economics this yonr Krma It. Itcaden Is a sophomoro In homo economics, and Is a mombor of tho Alpha Chi Omega sorority, whllo Edua Ileadon Is registered as n fresh in nn In tho same school. Virginia M. Smith, who Is a Junior In homo econonlcs, nnd a member of tho Pi Ileta Phi, Is taking n loading part In student social activities this year, Fred Test is a freshman In mechanical engineering, nnd Is pledg ed to tho Alpha Tau Omegas. Dorothy Turner Is another Ontario studont in tho school of commorco. Mnrjorlo Turner Is a freshman 'In homo economics, Orvlllo L. Wulkor Is a freshman In civil engineering. This Is the largest number that Ontario has ever sent to tho Institu tion. Collego authorities havo at tributed the sobering effect of tho war as a cause for tho unprecedent ed onrollmont of nearly 2900 this year. Hut in Ontario's caso this does not apply, for 11 of tho 20 students from tho Snako river town are girls. Major and Mrs. Fred W. Kraus of Washington, D. O. aro the guosts tills week of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Powers who havo moved into their new homo on South Itlchardson st root. EX-SERVICE 10 JOIN LEGION Meeting Held on Armltllro Day When Petition or Fifteen It Pie paied mid Forwarded for Char ier Other Urged to Enroll At the City Hnll Tuesday after noon fifteen ex-servlco men mot for tlio purposo of preparing n petition for n chnptor of tho American Legion Tho work wan completed nnd tlio nocessnry nunjbor of names for tho Charter roll ya secured nnd tho pe tition hns been forwnrded to tho Stato headquarters. During tho mooting thoro wns con siderable discussion concerning tho nomo for tho Post which finally ro- nultcd In tho decision to call It On tario Post. An effort will nt onco bo mndo to enroll all tho ex-servlco mon In this section nnd to that end nil who linvo not Joined nro nskod to communicate with L. 11, Cockrum, secretory of tho temporary organization who hn tho necessary application blanks. Tho question of due and other dotnlls In connection with tho organization of tho local post havo not been com pleted but will bo tnkon up Immed iately upon tho formation of die Post on tho receipt of tho charter. Tho following Is tho list or those who applied for tho chnrter; L. II. Cockrum, S. M. Uouchor, C. E. Iloyor, Lnruo Ulncknby, Alfred C. Holland, M. D. Thomas, William C. Orctitt, Horschol M. Ilrowno, Earl 8.' OrlfTln. Earl lllacknby, Wnllaco Strano, W. L. Iloyor, J. II. O'Keofe, Q. II, Parsons, Lloyd 8. Perkins NEW FIRM PURCHASES A. H. llrown Auto Co. Change HiiiiiIn SalcMiiiin mid Itepalr .Man .New Ohiicih, Tho A. 8. llrown Auto Co. changed hands this weok, Mr. llrown selling his stock to L. 8. Perkins of Oakland California mid A. C, Tovrcn or Dur augo, Colorado. Tho now compuny will go uiidor tho unmo of tho Sorvlco Autnmobllo Co. Mr. Tovrea will tnko ovor tho re pairing end of tho garago and main talna shop for export repairing. Mr, Tovrea Is out from Duraugo, Colorado where ho ownod an I oper ated ouo of tho largest garages In that city, Ho has; had woven years practical oxporlouco In expert re pairing. Mr. Perkins is Just up from Oak land, CalHornln whero ho sovored his connection with tho sales organ ization or ono or tho leading bay dis trict automobile companies, since his discharge from tho army as nn lu ff n try officer. MltH. .M. E. OHIlOlt.V HELIX IIUKIMCHS TO .MltH. IIEIHOIII) Mm. M. E. Osborn who has con ducted tho Osborn Millinery nnd woman's furnishings storo horo for tho past four years loft last night for Southern California whore alio will spend tho wlntor months. 8ho ox pectH to bo back In Ontario some tlmo during March or April. Ileforo leaving Mrs. Osborn dis posed or hor busfneas horo to Mrs. K. O. Hodford of Twin Falls, Idaho, who has been with hor for somo time. Mrs. Dodford Is an experienced mil liner, having beon connected with similar institutions in Twin Falls lor a number or years. HUiS MOVKIIK HAVE NAltHOW ESCAPE WHEN WALL CJIVES WAY When Mol Dolling and his line man, Thomas Jonos, woro moving tho big sign that hung in front or tho old location or tho Sorvlco Dattery & Electrlo company last Sunday nftor noou the coping on the wall broko letting tho big sign down upon them Tho boards lilt each or thorn and knocked them oft tho ladder on which thoy wero standing. That they escaped moro sorlous injuries was declared remarkable by thoso who witnessed tho acclden. As It was each of the men nursed a score head for several days andMr. Jonos suffered from a slight scalp wound. PAVINO PLANT AltHIVEH AND Ht'ltl'ACINd WILL HTA I IT SOON Tho paving plant lor which tho crows or tlio Wnrrcn Construction company linvo been waiting arrived in Ontario yesterday nnd is being Hot up on tho grounds near tho lloycr Packing plant. Superintendent Hob tlo reports Hint with tho mntorlal on hand that ho will ho nblo to start surfacing Ontario's streets In n fow dnya. In tho menn tlmo work tins beon started on cutting holes In tho side walks for tho laying of parkway cables for tho cluster lights. BUSINESS CEASES FOR MEMORY OF ARMISTICE Whllo No Public Program Is Held Ontario Takes .Vote of Signifi cance ol November 1 1 Schools Have Holiday. While thoro was no public celebra tion or Armlstlco day In Ontario, novcr-tho-less tho day woh not tor gotton by tho citizens. The schools and tho banks closed for tho day and nil otlior buslneR closed during the hours from 1 to 3 to mnrko tho first nnnlvorsnry or tho war's end. It was tho generally expressed opinion Hint In tho future tho day will bo moro formnlly observed, an It would linvo been this yonr had u start for u public program been mndo sooner. Tho boys nnd girls or tho public schools nnd tho employes or tho bnuks enjoyed n full holiday. The school holldny resulted from n peti tion circulated early Monday among tho pupils and presented to the fnc ulty and lator to tho school bonrd whoso members received It fnvornbly. In tho evening tho Oregon club gavo a big dnnco which proved n fit ting close of tho day and moro than a hundred couples enjoyed tho pro grain, In tlio hr.mlsomoly decorated ball room. OREGON CLUB GIVES BIG MILITARY DANCE Hull Handsomely Decorated Stark, ed Arum mid Patriotic CoIoi-n U'iiiI .Martial Aid to Assembly I'nl- forms Present Too With red,' wlitto and bluo overy whore, with stacked nrms about tho bountifully decorated hall, nnd a ltod Cross Canteen and Its; refreshment bowl, Wilson Hall whero tho Oregon club staged Its Armlstlco Day dnnco prosontod a martial appearance. Every dotal! of the program was faithfully carried out nnd tho pros- onco In uniforms or recently dis charged soldiers heightened tho or feet. Novor In its history an n mobt successful social club hns tlio organ ization presonted u moro pleasing function. Thut wus tho verdict or tho largo number who attended. According to tho "orders or tho day" tho following was tho commit too In charge: l.aruo Dluckuby, Sum Taylor and L. I. Hlrsch. Tho music was rurnlshod by Tumor's Orchestra and each danco was given tho name or somo mombor or the club. COUNTY l.M PltOVEM ENT LEAHCE MHIiTH I'ltlDAY To Komi Delegates to Attend Con ference on Irilgatlou lo bo Held at Knit Lnko Notember -I and . For tho purposo or considering a number or Important manors, In cluding action regarding tho sending or delegutos to tho conference culled by Clov. D, W. Davis of Idaho for tho formulation of Irrigation plans for tho West, tho Malheur Development loaguo will hold a meeting at Vale tomorrow, Tho mooting will open with u luncheon to bo served In tho rooms or tho Vale Chamber or Commorco at which short talks will bo mado by representative citizens' rrom tho var ious communities ot tho county. Following this thoro will bo a buBlncsa session or tho directors and roprosontatlvea of tho various local Improvement leagues. L. C. Kelsey rormorly city engi neer or Ontario was a buslnoss visit or horo last Friday. IRRIGATION WATER IS CAUSE OF HOT DEBATE Flour Mill for Ontnrlo nUo Stalls Spirited Oratory Tires Wauled for Ontario Itoad Sll nation Discussed, Spirited debato mnrkod by expres sion or positive opinions featured the wookly dinner or tho Commercial club last ovcnlng nt tho llluo lllrd. When II. II. Tunny nnd D M. Tng gnrt stnrtcd tho discussion or plnns for Bocurlng an ndciiinto supply of Irrigation wnter by digging Humps In various parts of tlio city, thoy found that whllo overyono present seconded their dcslro to boo moro trees and hotter lawns In Ontnrlo they did not ngrco with tho method suggested, J. It. Ulttckatiy and E. A. Eraser took up tho dobato for n Biirfnco ir- rlgntlon system whllo Mayor It. W. Jones nnd A. L. Cockrum nrgucd In fnvor or further efforts to dotermlno tho prnctlnblllty of using tho present wnter system, nnd to encourngo tho liso of water by reducing rntos dur ing tho Irrigating season. During tho dobato thoro was man ifest n determination to linvo moro or Ontnrlo'H property Improved with Inwns nnd trees nnd Mr. Tunuy'H statement Hint tho planting or trees on lots that nro now vacant would mako thorn markotnblo wheroas now thoy can not bo sold. Mr. Tnggnrt doclarod that with water so close to tho surfaco nil ovor town that sumps would provo adequate W. J. Pintioy took tho vlow that sump wntor wax apt to bo nlknllcd nnd therefore not HUltnblo mid ho advocated going to Snako river for wntor. F. L. Ilody who presided nt th session urged tho club to tako the matter rip with tho Council tn the end that estimates bo furnished sn Hint something could bo dono boforn tho Irrigating season or 1920 arrives. Flour .Mill HtnrtN Debate E. A. Ferguson who has boon ex amining tho Hold with n vlow of es tablishing n Hour mill wan Introduc ed and mndo n short talk and pro posed a toast to Ontario that wns np plaudod. Ho said that ho would havo no doflulto proposition to mako until lator. It. W. Swagler who wnB called up on to respond to Mr. Fergusons toast drow tho flro or J. It. Dlackuby nnd othorH when ho rnthor dis couraged tho building ot ti mill horo. Mr. Swaglor's contention was that not sufficient wheat Is raised In this soctlon to warrant such action. Mr. Ulncknby In tho parlunco or tho stroot, "callod" Mr. Swaglor's statomonts and declared that with tho fact established that Ontario purchases 1000 barrels of flour monthly it is cortaln that with good business management and n good product a flour mill In Ontario will pay nnd It Is ono of tho things Hint tho city needs regnrdless or tho ract that its neighboring towns havo such Institutions. ItoportH woro received rrom J. It. Ulncknby rolntlvo to ronds to tho south end or tho county and rrom U. K. Alkon relatlvo to tho conference botwoon tho Dead Ox Flat oommlttoo and M. O. nonnelt of tho Highway Commission's ouglneorlng dopnrt mont relatlvo to tho routo of tho Old Oregon Trail across tho Flat. Tho club votod to advertlso On tario In a numbor of Eastern nows papers and to publish u small folder tolling of Ontarlo'H posBlbllltlos. Noxt weok'a luncheon will bo held In tho club roouiH mid tho dinner will bo sorvod bo tho women of tho Mothodlst Episcopal Ladloa Aid so cloty. Cl'P OITEHED l-'Oll O. II, H. HAHKET HALL CHAMPIONSHIP Tho Ontario Modorn Prowwry hns offered a beautiful loving cup nn a prlzo to bo plnyod lor by tho cluss basket ball teams ot tho High School during tho winter. Tho cup Is on display at tho Wackaby Jewelry storo. Whllo tho cud is horo and is suit ably. oiiEraved and all that and is ox- cltlng no end or doslro on the part or tho boys and girls or tho High School.. thoro Is no placo In which basket ball can be played In On tario this wlntor, and that Ik giving tho boya und girls somotblug else to think about. That Is Just ono or Hip mnny reasons why tho Ontario schools need a gymnasium and need It badly.