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THE ONTARIO AEOUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1919.
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Sixteen Shopping Days Before Christmas
Do your Christmas shopping at this store and take advantage of the
Ladies' Dress and Suit Sale. No other store will be better prepar
ed to take care of your Christmas needs than this one with practical
gifts. Waists, silk underwear, muslins, petticoats, corsets, silk bras
sieres, hosiery, shoes, gloves, skirts, dresses, suits, coats, coatees,
furs, millinery, bath robes, handkerchiefs, novelties, voiles, sweaters,
depaetment store blankets, comforts, underwear, blouses, fans, neckware, ties, kim- department store
onas, Dresden ribbons, Holiday laces, dress goods, new silks, towels, slippers, scarfs, men's ties, gloves, hats,
shirts, underwear, socks, shoes, suits, overcoats and hundreds of other items.
Shop in forenoons if you possibly can, as it enables us to give you much better serv
ice. Compare our qualities and prices. It will pay you.
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JK) ONTARIO AJV
f Wl OREGON J Hl
STUDENTS AGREE TO
STOP HAZING ROOKS
TlimikNKUIiiK l!l"'xlo ! Ar
Him on I'urt of HtniloiitH Hi'mi.
IiiIIoii nt'cluiVriHIlinlN Deli I-
mental lo Helmut.
STOLEN ('Alt FOUND ON FLAT
TIMIKK .Ml MM WIMT OK CITV
An tlio rcHUlt of tlio hnxliiR or u
liiinuli of frcHlimcn boys, or "rook
ies," n tlioy nro rolled by tlio uppur
cIiihmiiioii In tlio Illith School, by ron
koii of wlilch tlio program for tlio
Vodnosday lioforo Thanksgiving won
abandoned, tlio HtuilontH Imvo thom-
hoIvoh decided to nut n Htop to tlio
prnctlcu.
Tlio Inclilont which lead to thin
took place WodiioHdny lioforo Thanks
giving. Tlio upper I'lnHMiiion kidnaped
n IiuiicIi of rook boys wlio woro to
tnko purt In tlio Froshninn etnas por
tion or tlio TlmukHKlvliiK proKrmu,
mid took t liom In uutos to tlio 8. 1).
Dormim much southwest of town,
planning on lockliiK tlium In tlio hIIo
thoro. TIiIh tlioy did not do becuuso
Mr. Dor inn n woh at tlio ranch and
provontod Its' ubo oh n dungeon.
Hnwovor, tlio uppor classmen took
tliolr captives out on tlio IiIIIh south
wwt or tlio city nml Uultl them there
until It was too Into for thorn to reach
tlio noIiooI In tlmo for tlio program.
In fact tlioy loft them to walk nlno
mllos hnok to town,
Tho faculty thun culled tlio ontlro
program off and tlio niuttor wiih
placed hoforo tlio claimon for a soltlo
nioiit with tho result that tho Seniors
passed tho followlnK resolution nud
tho JunlorH nnd Sophomores have
similar measure hoforo tliom for ac ac
teon: Resolution
"Wo tho memhorH of tho senior
claim or tho Ontario IIIrIi School
UMomhlod in regular mooting on this
ilato plodgo ourselves to tho follow
Iiir resolutiens:
"Whereas: llecnuso tho callliiR off
of tho Thanksgiving proRrainma was
duo to tho fact thut certain members
of tho freshmen olnsti woro romoved
from school nnd town to provont
tliolr tnlilng part in tho proRraiuiuo,
nud,
"Whoreos: It lias boon docldod that
miuh forniM of nniusoinont nro a dotrl
nuiiit to tho good of tho school nud
should no longer luuo u pluco In tho
uutlvltlos of tho student body.
"Ho It Ilofcolvod! Thnt wo tho
member of the soulor claw of tho
Ontario High School ro on record us
1 opposing all forms of hnzliiR botweon
rlnsttos and pludgo ourselves to tnko
no purt In nny such practices In tho
futuro.
"llo It Furthur Hoselvod: That n
copy of Oils' bo presented to tho
scdiool board nud also ono to tho
ArRiis mid published,
"SlRiied: President, Jnck Petor
sou; vice prorfldout, Kldou Mndden;
soorotnry, Volln Cronlnj Frank l)or
inuy, Chnrloa Homnn, Lois Neeco,
Union Anderson, LaVcruo Keller,
Mnry Springer, Karl Walters, Vernon
Ilutlor, Uobert Smith, Aubrey Dean
(Sllbort Dean, Wallace Strnuo, Ettn
McCrolght, Laura Wherry, Mary
llorvlu, Poarl Dall, Thiol Lalng, Mnry
Mosso, Alfnretta Sago, Charlotte
Clngott."
On tho Malheur river flats, three
mllnx west o ftown, tho DodRO road
stor, heloiiRliiR to E. W. I lowland,
which wan Btoleu last week, was
found Saturday mnrnliiR mid return
ed to ItH ownor. A rancher hcoIiir
tho car reported Its location to
Marshal II. C. Farmer nnd It was
brot to town Immediately. Except
to tho fact that tho rear hood had
been pried open tho car wiih not dam
iiRod so fnr ns could ho dotermlnod.
ENTERPRISE MAN 1IUYH HOME
AM) WILL START DAIRV FARM
NEW PORTLAND CATTLE lUIVKIt
CO.MIMTO PURCHASE HKEVIM
ChnH. Martin, n Portland cattle
buyer who buys for his own account,
entered tho local field last week nnd
on this his first trip Into Malheur
county purcluiHod 1000 head from
various stockmon. Mr. Martin do
clnrod hlmsolf to bo favorably Im
pressed with local stock conditions
nnd will ho n regular visitor In thin
field In tho futuro.
C. II. Itowo of Entorprlso, who
cnino to Ontario last wcok with J. It.
HourlnR of tho Oregon-Western Col
onization coinpany( Is now a homo
ownor In Ontario and oxpocts soon to
bo tho ownor nnd operator or n dairy
farm, breeding high class dairy cat
tie. Whllo waiting to socuro tho Im
provement of tho trnct or land ho
bought ho purchased tho Mrs. Wolsh
proporty In tho north end or town
Mid will bring IiIh family hero In tlio
near futuro.
Tho Tuesday Ilrldgo club mot this
week with Mrs. II. A. Glover.
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WANTED At tho hospital, 2 young
pigs. Apply at offlco. 177-1-tf
Friday Decombt' G
"TIIK LAND OK I ." '
A IS I'ooplo Muslc&l Comedy
SomethliiR Reed for tho blues
Also
A r i eel plctmo
imYANT WASHI1URN
In
"PUTTINO IT OVER"
Como Kurly Cause this Is
SOME SHOW
Saturday Docomber 0
CHARLES HAY
In
"the nusunrr
Harold Lloyd Comody
Sunday nnd Monday Dee. 7-8
WILLIAM H. IIAUT
In
"SQUARE Dial,
SANDERSON"
Pntho Nows
Tuesday and Wodnosday
necomber 9 and 10
ANITA STKWAHT
In
Tatho Nows
Thursday necembor 11
MADCi: KKXXKDV
In
"LUAVi: IT TO SUSAN"
Chrlstlo Comody
Trlday Docombor 12
wallaci: iti:ii
In
"veu'in: kiiu:i"
Ford Weokly
Saturday nnd Sunday Decern
bor 13 nnd H.
Tlir. (JHKAT McALHKHT
SHOW
Tho .Man of Wonders Who
Knows nud 8(xw nnd His
Wonderful Concert Co.
Sents on snlo nt tho Ontario
Mrs. II. J. Lorontzon of San Fran
cisco camo to Ontario Tuesday to Join
bor husband, II. J. Lorontzon, Hold
superintendent or tho Kastorn Oregon
Land company, Mr. Lorontzon has
trlod In vnln to find u houso In either
Ontnrlo or Ilakor In which to estab
lish his family for tho winter, hut
still liopos to socuro ono In this city.
Charles Ilrown of Nam pa spent
sovornl days last wcok hero, tho
guest or Ills mother, Mrs, A. A.
Drown.
Alter a month's visit nt her old
homo In Wausau, Wisconsin, Mrs. L.
I. Hlrsch returnod to Ontario Mon
day evening. Tho sub zero wcathor or
tho Hadgor stato did not appeal to
Mrs. Hlrsch nnd bIio oxprcsscd picas
uro on being back In Oregon.
NOTICK TO CONTKACTOItH.
Hewer HjMciii.
Ontario, Oregon, I)cccmbor2, 1010.
Sealed proposals will bo received
nt tho offlco or tho City Itccorder of
tho City of Ontnrlo, Oregon, until
throho o'clock p. in. on Monday, Do
comber lCth, 1010, for tho furnish
ing matorlnls nud constructing n
soworngo system to bo known as Dis
trict' No. 10.
Plans nnd specifications tuny bo
Koen nnd tho form for propnsnls, on
which bids must bo nindo, may bo oh
tnlnod upon application nt tho offlco
of thotClty Itccordor or tho City En
gineer. A comploto sot or plans nnd speci
fications may bo purchased from tho
city upon pnymont of 10.00 to tho
City Ilccordor.
All bids must bo accompanied by n
certified check for ten por cent of tho
amount bid.
Tho right Is rcsorved to roject nny
or nil bids.
Ity ordor of tho Common Council
of tho City of Ontario, Oregon.
. H. W. JONES,
Mayor.
CLAY M. BTEAIINB,
O. A. KIIATZ, City itecordor.
City EiiRlnoor.
407,400.00
703.32
nc.Hoo.oo
NICE SLEEI'INO HOOM to rent.
With or without heat. (Icntloman
preferred. Phono CCJ. 178-1-2.
lrf , lrni
II Senta on snlo nt tho Ontario II
II Pharmacy
It's the Little Deeds
that Count
in the final rating. It'sjthe little
things that experience has
taught us to handle that will
please you. We are endeavoring
to give our community as modern
a Chapel as possible under pre
sent conditions. It will be how
ever, far ahead of what you
have previously had.
Funeral Directors
At Your Service
II. L. PETERSON, C, It. AUC1U8TUS,
Embalmer's Llcens Embalmor's License
No. 300. No. 233.
Ontario Furniture
Company
Charter No. C822 Resorvo District No
ItKPOIlT OK CONDITION OK TIIK
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AT ONTARIO, IN TIIK HTATK OK OREGON AT THE CLOSE OK
HUHINIMH ON NOVKMIIKR 17, 1IMI.
UIXSOUHCKB
1 a Loans nnd discounts. Includlnic rediscounts.
(except thoBo shown In b nnd c) . . 407,400.00
Overdrafts, unsecured ...
5 V, H. Ooteriiinent sccurltlCN ohiiciIi
a U. S. Uonds deposited to socuro circulation
(par vnluo) 12,500.00
f Owned and unpledged 44,300.00
l Other Immbt, occurltlcy, tc:
h Ilonds (othor than U. S. bonds pledged to
Hccuro postal savings deposits. . l.r.00.00
o Ilonds nnd securities (other than V. 8. so
curltlos) plodgcd as collateral for Stnto or
othor doposlts (postal excluded) or bills
pnjablo O,C0O.O0
o Securities, othor than U. S. bonds (not In
cluding stocks), owned and unpledged 21,870.00
8 Stock of Fodorul Rosonvo Hank (SO per
cont of subscription) a
On Vnluo or bunking houto, owned nud uiilu-
' cumbered 32,300.00
10 Furniture nnd fixtures
12 lawful reserve with Federal Resorvo Hank
14 Cash In vaull nnd net amounts duo from
national banks
10 Not nmountx duo from banks, bankers, mid
trust companlos othor than Included In Items
12, 13, or 14
10 Exchanges for clearing houso
Total of Itoms 13, 14, 10, 10, nnd 17 300,808,77
is uiiocka on uniiKs located outsiao city or ,.
town of reporting bank nnd other cash
Itoms
10 Redemption fund with U, S. Troasuror and
duo from U. 8, Troasury
20 Intorcut earned but not collected approxi
mate on Note nnd Dills Rocolvnblo not
past duo 0,000.00
t2
32,870.00
3,000.00
.12,300.00
0,472.10
00,003.27
207,004.07
020.07
2,303.0.1
, .j.'
004.34
020.00
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TOTAL 087,332.01
LIA11IL1TIICH
22 Capital stock paid in 00,000.00
23 Surplus fund 00,000.00
24a Undivided profits 25,803.17
h Loss current expenses, Interest, nnd taxes
pnld 12,403,50 13,430.07
28 Circulating notos outstanding 13,000.00
31 Not amounts duo to banks, bankers nnd trUBt
companlos (othor than Included In Items 20
or 30) 10.452.02
32 Cortlflod chocks outstanding 7.87
Total of itoms 30, 31, 32 nnd 33 10,400.30
Demand UejioNlU (other than bank i!cpoltH)
subject to It Cuervo (doposlts paynblo within
30 days):
34 Individual doposlts subject to chock 001,704 02
35 Certificates or deposit duo In losa than 30 "
days (othor than for money borrowed) 01.281.04
30 Stato, county, or othor municipal doposlts
secured by pledge or nssotu o fthls bank 0,000.00
Total of demand deposits (other than bank
doposlts) subject to Resorvo, Items 34, 35,
30, 37, 38, nnd 30 v 0(12,045,00
Tiiuo uepoMts subject to Jteservo (payable t
after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or mora
notice, and postal savings):
40 Certificates of deposit (othor than for
monoy borrowed) 144,280.05
42 Postal savings deposits 002.02
43 Othor tlmo doposlts 37,009.22
Total or tlmo doposlts subject to R6servo
Items 40, 41, 42, and 43 182,880.89
TOTAL 087,332.61
Of tho total loans and discounts shown abovo, tho amount on wlilch
Intorest nnd discount was charged at rates In excess or thoso permitted by
law (Soc. 5197, Rov. Stat.) (exclutrivo or notes upon which total chargo
not to exceed 50 couts was made) was Nond. Tho number or such loans
was None.
STATE OF OREGON. COUNTY OF MALHEUR ,8s:
I, II 1). Cockrum. Caslllor of tho abovo named Hnnk. An Rnlnmnlv
swear that tho abovo statement Is truo to tho best of my knowledge and
belief II. D. COCKRUM, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to bofora mo this 2nd day of Decem
ber, 1919. w. W. WOOD, Notary Public.
My commission expires Octobor 17, 1920,
CORRECT- -Attest:
A L. COCKRUM
ETTA COCKRUM
T. TURNBULL r , . . ,
L. n. COCKRUM
Directors .
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