For the Membersjf The Argus Family, wherever they are, we wish a Merry, Merry Christmas
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XXIV
ONTAItfOMALlIEUI? COUI OKEOON, TJILTUSDAY, DKCJIHKF? 25, WW.
NO. -I
SELL AT BIG PREMIUM
HALPH SCHXKF.LOCK COMPANY
of pohtla.vd pavs van in
ahevi: pah i-oit phivilf.ei:
of iiuy1xm 910(1,000
ishuf..
IHHAHKA MAN IJL'YW HANCII
HKTL'HXS HAST I'Olt FAMILV
her
SIXTEEN BIDDERS MAKE0FFER8
Kvery Offer .MhiIc Was Above Pur
mill Mini)' Different Offer Made
by Didders In Unusually Spirited
Contest.
Ily offering n premium of $39 1G,
nrcrued Intercut and to tnko tho
IioikIh tinconilltlonntl), tho Itnlph
Sehneolock company of Portlaml wan
tlm successful lilildcr for tho $100,
000 or Malheur County Iloail IioikIh
rohl hy tho County Court last Mon
ilny nt 'alo.
Tho prlco ut which tho IioikIh sold
woh n surprise to tho County Court
unci all who liiul followed tho bond
murkct for this typo of securities. It
In tho highest price paid for road
bonds' In Oregon, nnd clearly Intll
rntoM tho flnauclul standing of Mai
hour copnty at IIiIh tlmo,
Thoro woro 1(1 hldderH at tho salo,
and 17 hldn woro offered for tho con
sideration of tho County Court.
Thoro wiih real com pot it Inn for tho
Ihkiip. llnth tho Ontario hanks iiindo
offers and ho, too, did tho U. R,
National of Vale.
County Judge K. II. Tent and Com
.inlsslonors Weaver and Vines woro
oxtromoly gratified nt tho prlco so
tmctl for tho Kiilo for not only wan
tho prlco satisfactory hut tho IioiiiIh
wero tnken unconditionally no to
logullty and tlio record 'in to ho pre
pared hy tho successful lilddor.
"It Ih romarknhlo," said JuiIko,
ToHt, In speaking of tho Halo, thnt
Frank McCarthy, a I
Harry McCarthy, will he
among tho now rnncliora In i
Pnul Orchards district no.xf spring
and Hummer. Mr. McCarthy Ik com
ing to thin roRlon from Nobrnskn, to
which Btato ho returned after pur
chasing tho s, I). Dorm. no acre
nenr tho Lincoln school. Tho ranch
snlo was negotiated hy (Irel'g & Don-llttlo.
HifiH priced WOOL
Oiogon's Hhcep . Declines
parent Sin plus (if Wool Is n
l)l'llllllll, Clllltlllliril im.
perlly Vle.,
X
Ap
ICE
JAM IN RIVER
Hrhlgcs living Ciiicfully (.'iiiit'ilcil mm
Precautions Taken lo Pievenl
Damage McI'IicI-miii'm Stock
(Jets Feed.
Ontnrlo watched tho Ico Jam In the
Snnko rlvor this week to nolo the
rlso and fall of water and niixlnusb
hoped that tho Jam would break To
a dogreo tho expectations material
Ized, nnd It Is hcllnved that the dim-
gor, for tho present nt least, Is past
On Saturday tho water reached Its
highest point nnd .Sunday begun to
rocedo. Tho fall that dny measured
hut a fow Inches, hut on Mnnduv the
rlvor fell nearly a foot.
Ho far ns can ho earned no rol
damngo litis hoen ilnno hy tho flood,
tho It appeared for n lime that Me
Phersnn Ilrothcrs would lost heavily
thru damogo lo crops and stork on
their Island southeast of town.
When they led th'o.lHlund ono vnlu
aide stallion was lied In tho ham, the
chickens woro locked In tholr rnop
nnd tho slock thnt wnn loose could
not reach tho hay. Jim Ware crossed
tho Ico Jam to tho Maud on Monday
on n pnlr of sklls nnd fed tho stock
nnd put everything In ship shape for
tho tlmo helng.
"Wool will contlnti 4to command
high prices, at least Jfor the 1820
crop. Tho apparent surplus of wool
In Australia which Is helng sold here
In tho United States nt tho rnto of
ton million pounds monthly, Is u do
luslon. Thoro Is in fact n world
scarcity, and nn Increasing domnnd
for wool."
Thoso wero tho stntomentH mntlo
hy It. N. Slnnflold, who Is generally
spoken of ns tho sheep king of tho
West, while In Ontnrlo on ImsltiMM
Mondny.
"As a matter of fact," said Mr,
ICT
FOURTH OE CHILDREN
School District .o, H, ,m no.1 Chlh
(lien, All County Has ill in
Only One Tenth or Valuation
of County In DMiltl.
The Ontnrlo school district, which
Is officially known ns Dlstrlrt No. ,x.
has practically one-fourth of alt tho
children of school ago In tho county
Tho figures ns rovonled hy tho recent
school census shown thnt thoro aro In
all 34 IB children of school ago In
th .utility. Of theso SOB llvo In thin
district.
Whllo tho district tins so lnrgo a
portion of tho children It Is not for
tunnta enough lo hnvo ono-fourth of
tho tnxnhlo proporty of tho county on
which to lovy tnxo t o educate tho
children. Tho tax rolls show thnt
Slnnflold In giving his reasons for District No. 8 lins n tolnl assessed
It.WCIII.It TO lll'ILD OX
HHCKXTLV A Qt'llti:i THACT
K. I. Stnnhroiigh, who cnnio to On
tnrlo Inst spring from North Idnho
nnd this fall purchased a 20-acro
tract under tho Ontario Advancement
tracts, near tho A. K. Drown ranch.
Is planning on Improving tho place
tins spring Ho Is to bullet n niodorn
bungalow soon nnd expects to devel
op tho tract as a Hgnn berry farm.
SEAL SALE ASSURES
QUOTA'S COMPLETION
KlIIOOIi (HII.DHK.N DIHPOSi: OI
J? ISM..10 UOIITII WOMAV.
I lil'H MILLS 7I.N.-J, HKSIDIN
taicixu pi.ciini: of ij!i
PHP. .MRWIimt.
the nhovo stntomonts," tho wool do
mnnds of the looms of tho'Unlted
States require? almost wvon hundrod
million pounds of wool. The United
Stntcs produces only four hundred
million pounds. Tho balance must
ho shipped from Australia, South
America nnd South Africa.
"Tho Ilrlllsh government which
controls tho Australian nnd Now
Honhind wool, Is shipping horu but
ton millions pounds per month. Wo
nro getting no wool from either
South Afrlon or South America, for
Jnpnn, Franco nnd other consumers
hnvo bought the mirplus there.
"It follows therefore thnt tho
vnluo V but $1,300,000, or less than
ono-tonth of tho entlro valuation of
tho county.
HJnco ono-fourth Is two nnd n hnlf
times a tenth, Hint Ik about tho ratio
of this district's school taxes to tho
ovorngo school taxes of tho county.
Hut thoro Is nnothor peculiarity In
this respect whloh County Judgo K.
II. Test has dlscovored,
According to tho school lnws tho
county court Is compelled to lovy fi
mills for scljool purposes In each dis
trict, hut tho minimum thnt ouch dis
trict must ho credited with Is $020.
Now mnuy of tho small districts do
not lovy any special tax and In some
OF CHRISTMAS FEAST
Uihim-iIVi Mass In II Mat Features
t'liilioiiite Musical Piogiaiii Ml
Church or lllcsscil Sacniiiieni
Many Attend Seniles.
United SlntoM has no surplus tho j Instances tho flvo per cent levied by
thoro are great stocks of cleaned , the county court brings In anywhere
wool on linnd. Hut If ono takos the from $.300 to $000 nnd tho court
nmount of manufactured cloth and
tho total amount of wool on hand
now, nnd compnr. dint result with
tho combined wool and cloth surplus
of any prownr year then Iho figures
nrn oven mnrn rnnrliiuli'n time tlm
Allliltl v nf U'nnl I linlmv Hut. riinilrn. 1
Ico broke from Johnson Island Mon- moots of tlm nation l.v.r n-n rn,,.
county rond bonds should soil for a ,m "" lll J""1 "rol!0 "" Wolsor boiis I am suro wool will securo a
premium when tho In to rent ra,to Jh " H0 " " l neiioved that un
but G IS when government bonds nro ' ,,,',,, n Kr,al ,pn' ''"" h-o comes
selling nt present prices," down tho rlvor In tho noxt fow days
Tho following wero tho bids of-."10 lnRr will bo ovor.
fered: At tho cltv pumping plant It was
ForrlK & Hardgravo, premium nocossnry to plug up tho drainage
$50.1, par and accrued Intorcst. plpo which carries water from tho
Dovoreaux Co, promlum $2001, par plant to tho rhor during tho olaau
uml nccrued Intorcst, Ing procoss, for this was below Iho
(1. K. Miller & Co., promlum $3710, rlvor level nnd tho wnter was buck-
pur and accrued Interest.
(Contlnuod on Last Page,)
"COVOTi: HIM," PASSHH
ox, wii.i. iiidi: xo mehi:
S-w-
Ilnlso papors recorded during the
past weak, tha death of Willlm Ooh
man, better known to attendants nt
tho Malheur County Fair as "Coy
ota Dill."
Thero woro fow of tho thousands
who had seen this plcturosn.no flguro,
with his flowing hair and his garh
romlndlng old tlmors of tho early
dnys, who know his name. To them
ho was Coyote mil, a favorlto In
ovnry race he entered hero, tho It
must bo related that In tho memory
of none did his string ovor win.
Dill rndo his horses sans saddlo, In
Indian fashion. Ho tried hnrd, but
his string of cnyuses wero not In tho
class of the cow ponies an race horses
ngnlnst whom ho pitted thorn. Hut
Ing up Into tho plant No damage
wns dona nt tho pump house.
BY SUNDAY SCHOOL
Fuel HogiilntloiiN Lifted Ko Thai Itiy
lihu Christians i:e KutcImm
.May Ho I Vat tiled Culler-
t Ions (,'o to Near Knst.
To permit tho Sunday schools of
the city to hold tholr rogular Christ
mas ova oxorclsos, the fuel adminis
tration lifted tho ban this week.
At most of tho churchos tho shin
ing Christmas tree laden with bright
candles and goodies gladdon Hit
hearts of tho children, whllo the reel-
tatlons and Bongs of tho children
Hill tried, and no mattor how far he .maa tho evening n Joy for tholr par-
ifropped behind, he always finished ,cnt8,
tho race. Tho crowd liked him, and Tho exercises of tho United Prosby
ofton the purso collected for him In terlan church wero cancelled becntuo
tho stands was worth more than that of tho Illness of covaral who wero to
good prlco noxt spring and summer
lllggest Mill, Hut Xo Wool
"It may bo nows to you." contln
uod Mr. Stnnflcld," hut tha Met that
Japan, China, nnd other Asiatic coun
tries nro using less cotton nnd silk
nnd aro becoming wool users. Tho
domnnd for wool from that continent
Is limitless nnd must bo supplied. It
Ik n strange fact thnt Jnpnn hns the
Inrgost woolon mill In tho world, yet
It raises practically nn wool nt nil.
Thoro Is no room for the firming of
shoop thoro. Thoro nro only 2300
sheep In nil Japan.
"Now theso facts to mo spell high
prices for wool, and n view of tho
general huslnofm structuro I splto of
soino scattered spots Indicate contin
ued prosperity. Tho United Stntos
can not avoid being prosperous unless
radical legislation attempts to do tho
must from tho general funds of the
county mako up (ho difference In
nthor words somo of tho school dis
tricts are mnklng tho county an n
wholo support their schools. And
Ontario with Its $1,300,000 valuation
furnlshos money for the districts
whoro tho directors mako no lovy.
SPEAKER AT PAYETTE
llnnl loggers ami Customers Full Into
orflcciV Hands Fines of ijtIOO
mill Costs mill 8 1 no
Assessed,
With a mass at midnight at tho
Church of the Illosscd Sacrament the
celebration of Christmas Day opened.
To this mass emtio many cmumunl-
cants of the church and others at
tracted by tho Interesting program.
Tho principal musical featuro of tho
program was tho presentation of
l.eonnrd's Mann In II Flat hy the
choir. Itov. Fr. P. J. Stack assisted
by Fr. O'llagau celebrated tha moss.
Included In the musical numbers
arranged by Mrs. F. J. Clomo, direct
or of the choir, wero tho follewing:
"Holy Night,"
MIsh Cnthorlno Conway
Leonard's Muss In II Flat .... Choir
Adosto Fldells . . Miss Mary Mossoo
O, Salutarl .. Miss Anno Mcdlvern
Tantuin F.rgo
Silent Night The Choir
DEAD OX FIAT TAKES $25.00
Women's club i f Xjssn Huh Hold S. io
Woilli mul FmmIs to .Miilte 'li.f.tl
K7.1 W.iinen eel (Itntlfleil nt He
stills Atlinnctl.
E
E
l'ulwilty of Oregon nml CiiIhiH
of Washington Students Willow
O. A. C. CrotMl luteifsteil
In Illg Hume.
Ono of tho men who was sched
uled to nppoar on tho program nt tho
Stockmen's Convention of Idaho
which was In kcssIoii In Payutla last
Friday wns Into. Thoro wns n reuson,
a good ono or n bad one, ns tho rino
Is vlowod.
It happonod thus. With two otltor
Imposslblo and forco prlew down too big Idaho stockmon, this convention
soon. Only by Increased production ' spenkor, who might havo been sched
nnd n gradual decllno In prices can ulod to discuss tho subject of. "How
wo avoid a panic," ho said.
Iio Library will ho cloned until
nftor the holidays on account of
necofwary repairs to tho biild'ng.
Mrs. It. W. Swagler was the hostosn
for the Tuosday Ilrldgo club ut Its
weekly gathering this wook.
I,, a. Olson was a Ilolso visitor on
Tuesday.
It. H. Lockett purchased 400 hoad
of cattlo from T. J. Hrosnau last
Thursday.
hung, up for the races. Wo will all
miss "Covote mil" whon Malheur
County Fairs roll round.
WII.HP.H MAX PUHCHASF-S
CASH nitOCICHV HU8IXRSS
McRudree & Handloy, who launch
ed the Cash Grocery hero last spring
In tho Odd Fellows building, sold tho
stock and business ast week to C. P.
Skow, who came here from the Wild
er country, where he was In business
for somo time. Prior to his mlgra-
r"iMw mon to Idoho Mr. Skow resided In
- -- Kausas. With the transfer of their
huslue&a tho partnership of McEn
um -'dree & Handley dissolved and Mr.
have takon part.
At tho Congregational, Methodist,
Ilaptlst and Nazareno churches' tho
IIOXOH HOI.I, OF
) )
HOVS AXD
to Detect Cattlo Thloveu," or somo
equally Interesting subject, eamo to
Ontario to securo somo old fashioned
hootch to liven up tho Payette pro
ceedings. Ha did get the goods nnd with bis
pals was carrying tho goods In a sack
Just when Mnrshal Hurry Farmor ap
peared on tho sceno and caught the
hunch. Among thoso presont was. lemon yollow loam play.
William Husk, who hns long been ;iImIk their hopes on Mill fitoers.
From tho University of Oregon and
tho Unlvorslty of Washington this
wook camo tho Ontario students nt
thoso Institutions to spend the boll
duyH with tholr parents. Tho O. A. C
contingent was tho first to arrive,
most of thorn coming early last week,
tho thoro woro n few uddltloual stu
dents added to tho olegatlon late In
tho wook.
From tho Unlvorslty of Oregon
came: Itobort I.eos, William Illack
nhy, Itufus Dinwiddle, Thoron North-
nip and I'uul McCulloch, Misses
(1 ray co Sago and (iludys P.iulsoii.
Ilornard Itader, William Pluuoy
and Don Oxman of Jamleson made
up tho Unlvorslty of Washington
contingent.
Miss Nottlo Petorson and Miss Vlr
glnln Smith woro tho Inst of tho O. A.
C. studonts to come homo.
Ilesldo arguing tho merits of tholr
respective colleges tho students nro
ardently discussing tho big foot bull
game at Pusndonn Now Your'K day
whon Oregon moots Harvard Need
less to say Oregon Is ploked to win hy
most of thoso who havo seen tho
They ure
Ontnrlo, Nyssn nnd Demi Ox Mitt
by tholr united efforts hnvo succeed
od In selling Itcd Cross Chrl'itmn
Sonls to tho nmount of tho quota giv
en this section. Thoro will go for
ward to tho stnto hondnunrtcrs $300,
to bo used for tho fighting of tuber
culosis In Oregon.
The campaign Ih this district was
under tho auspices of tho Women h
clubs, with tho Ontario club thru Hit
rommlttco acting as hoadiiunrtcrx
At Nyssa the Nyssn Women'H club,
led by tho prosldont, Mrs W S
Cloro, had charge of the snle nn
Dond Ox Flnt thu Women's club, with
Mrs. L, It. Hrlethniipt as chairman
had clinrgo whllo In Ontario tho com
mitten wns: Mrs. (1. K. Aiken, Mm
II. II. Whitney, Mrs. Ivitn 13. Oake
Mrs. K. II. Conktlu had charge In thi
Cairo district.
School Children Heal Salesmen
In Ontario tha children of the put
Jlc schools under the direction of
Superintendent II. P. I.owls proved
efficient salesmen and saleswomen,
for It was tho children who sold the
majority of tho stamps In the clt
Tho total salo by school children
amounted to $12ti.(i0. The total sale
In tho city was- $ll)7.:ir.. orthli
amount tho Women's club mild
$7.1. 8C nnd this organization It
rendy, In case thoro Is any deficit, to
make up tho balanco to $300 Tho
club Is ntso financing the campaign
In this section, which expense how
ovor Is small, thanks to tho spirit of
co-operation shown hy the women of
the- sovornl districts.
Njsnk i:perts to Hell H7.1
Tho roports received Tuesday from
Nyssn glvo the totnl mile there to
(Contlnuod on I,nst Pngo )
CHICKHX KXPHItT DKCLAHHS
LOCAL FLOCK llltKAKH HFCOIID
Thirty Whllo Leghorn hous nunc I
by Fred Itlco Is nun of the best pro
diiclng flocks In thin vicinity, mcord
Ing to ono of the traveling repre-eu
tatlvos of the State Poultry AhhkIi
Hon, working In this vlolnlly, )-!i,.
Ing tho pooplo how to cull out their
flocks, Thoro was only ono drone ,i
tha wholo flock ami 27 laying ut tl '
present tlmo. Mr. I lien's flock I
eapablo of averaging bettor thnn t'Oii
eggB n yonr upleco, said the expert
GIltLS IX XMAS HKAL Sll.i:
.
The following nro tho boys
Sunday schools' had tress and exer- n"'1 Brlfl wll0 nccordlng to the
clses
!,
At the Concrccntlonnl nhiireh lie. I
- - A 'J,
side the program a special collection,
was takon for tho purposo of wndlngi
the money raised to Neur Kast Ho-i
lief committee for tho
menla.
i - - i
and Mrs, McEndrco expect to leave of Mr. nnd Mrs. W. W. Lctson, who
Tlion for California. Mr. McEndree were hosts for a dinner party which
also sold his resldenco on Oregon Included Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Qrelg 4
records, achieved distinction In
tholr salo of Christmas Seals In
Ontarie:
Lais Wood, third grade-
Helen Hrlttlngham, fourth
work In Ar-1 B'"ui uuunuy inuniiuii, nun v
.f graue; t-ranc-es -ruompson.veiia
Ituthorford, Jean Folger, Hdlth
, f. ., ,, Drec'kon, sixth grado; Ouy
Leslie J. Akqr and Bove ,, Mcruouh an
Howard Hlom. seventh grado
To theso should he added the
name of one of the Stewart Kills 4
of Cairo, who rodo thru the !
cold Sunday morning, a week 4
ago, and sold threo dollnro'
worth of stamps along the Doul-
ovard
suspected of being In tho bimliioss of
purveying boozo.
William, along with tho stockmon,
whoso names tho officials do not of
ficially know, but who answered to
tho common alius of John Jones,
Richard Tloo and John Dee, upiienrod
beforo Justlco of tho Peace ('. M
Stearns whore Husk plead gulHy to
selling tho stuff, nnd ono of the men,
"John Jones," admitted having
"Illegal possession." Husk was fined
$400 and costs, and "John Jonos"
antlcd $160 to the county treasury.
Tho costs woro added to Husk's flno.
Somo of tho Oregon boys believe
that Nell Morfltt. who wont to High
Sohool hero, will bo used hy Hunting
Ion In the Harvard classic.
.MASONIC 1IODIKH F.LKCT
OFFICF.HK FOH NF.W VKAH
Mr. and Mrs
family left last
and noise to spend Christmas und the
week end,
Mr. and Mrs. Hay Wilson of Parma
were In Ontario Sunday, the guests
J C. (Jrannan Is tho latest owner
of tho Palm clgur nnd billiard parlor.
J. L. (Curloy) Lowls, formerly of
At tho rogular meeting of Acaclu
Lodge, A. F. h A. M. last Thurwduy
avenlug tho following officers were
oleeted: J. C. McCrelght, W. M.j
Italph Dunbnr, 8. W. Horry Clem
out, J. W.; K. A. Frnsor, troasuror,
Irwin Troxoll, secretary; Kmory Hill,
S. D.; John Itasmustion, J. I).; W. L
Turner, 8. S. L. II. Cookrtim. J 8.;
It. S. Ituthorford, tylor.
The It. A. M. lodgo tho wcokpro-
- , .... n . ..-!
vuio. is wiiii mr, uruunnn in un. V0U8 0octcd W. P. Iloinan. prlets.
storo. Tho sulo was mado hy II. M. ,)r. ,r i, wiiltiinv. klnir. K. A.
Frnsor, sorlbo, nnd W. W. I.etson,
street to It. S. Ituthorford.
and Drxiind Mrs. II. H. Whitney.
lUpss, who has been connected with
the Palm off and on for several
years.
Lloyd Perklnu of tho Malheur
Mot6r Sales company went to Union
5 I and LaQrando on business last FrI-
4.4.4.4. (Jgy,
treakuror.
To oscapo the cool breezes of Kant
om Oregon Mr. and tyre. J. c. I'lom
lug, whoso ranch Is on tho Ilotilovurd
aro sojourning In sunny California.
A very plousaut surprise parly w 1
given Mr. nnd Mrs MoHudree Prld '
ovonlng. About iwenty-fhe L
beknlm luvnded their unlet hon
bringing refreshments mul a J"l
good cheer with them. A phi '
evening was enjoyed hy all
Mrs. Atiulo Jackson, noble gr 1
of tha Itohekuh lodge, prexontcil Mr
and Mrs. MoEndreo 011 behalf of t
order u silver horry spoon und -" ip
Indlo n n llttlo token of t lit lr
teem.
Mr. und Mrs. MeKudreo expect ' 1
lonvo soon for Long llmtoh. ( al 1 1
muko their homo Thoy will '
missed very much by their m 1
friends.
Tom McOIvorn of Parmu c 1
ovor to Ontario to spend ChrMn
with his family.
Supt. H. P. LowIh left Tuesday t
(Ireen Illvor, Wyoming, to spend t'
holidays.
Tho Women's club held a ipm
mooting Monday afternoon at I' e
homo of Mrs. K. M. flrolg.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hluckuh of
Ilomedalo aro In Ontario for the l
days.
Murk Lawton la n holiday gues' it
tho homo of Mr. and Mrs II H
Whitney.