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ONTARIO, MAU1EUK COUNTY. OKECJON, TIUJM.VUY, JUNE 3, 1920.
NO. 27.
STAMP COMPANY PURCHASE
m sections
MAI.HF.im I.IVi: STOCK CO.MI'ANV
I'UHCIIASKS SINTV SECTIONS
IN IIAKNEV COUNTV FHOM
OHEf.'ON-WICSTKltN COI-
ONI.ATION COMPANV
IS JUST ONE OF MANY DEALS
Tiilnl tif Sixty Tliniisnnil Arri't of
llmige I.miiiI Purchased by Stock
mi'ti In (lie pust Tidily I)iin HIiiii
llclil Men I I .ingest V.wr Miule In
Oregon 1 1) Inillililiiul Grower.
Wlint Ih hhIiI (n lie the largest In
illvliliinl purchase ol range I mid In
'Eastern Oregon was completed here
on Monday when It. N. Stnnllold
liotiKlit xMy sections of llarney
county rango from tho Oregon a
Wostorn Colonization Compiiny
Tlio donl wiih closed liy W. I1. Dav
IiIhoii, of St. l'a til, Minn., president
of tlio company following negoltn
tloiiN carried on by IiIh Incul agents.
W. J. Plnnoy of this city nml Prank
JoIiiimoii of Prlnovlllo.
Slnro tlic lunil In In a nolld block
nml Ik iiIho near tlio Forest Itcsorvn
In north wostorn llnrnuy county, It
will fiirnlNh tlio Malheur I.mul A
Live Stock company an abundance
of rnngo In tlmt nucIIoii unit nlso It
places tlio company almost on a par
with any proilucur In Eastern Oregon
ho far iin summer rnngo Ih concerned
Wlillo thin nalo waN tlio largest ro,
port ol by tlio Colonization company
It wiih but one of several concluded
by Mr. Davidson on tlio trip which
milled hero In Ontnrlo Monday nlKht
While I" tlio Htato but II 0 days bo
Hold r.9,781 ncron', or iiIiiiohI 2,000
nrroH for every duy uf IiIh Htny on tlio
holdings This In tlio best record
inndo since tlio present company linn
bad possession of tlio properties
Aftor having boon a dnu; oil tlio
market for year range land Ih Inst
rlvnlliiR oil laniU, ho nnxloiiH nro
tbn HtooUmcn to Hucuro It to protect
themselves and their iuislnowi In tlmt
day which thoy hco approaching
when tlio public rmiKO will bo but u
memory ulong with the buffulo, mid
tlio pony express.
Ameiii: thn snloH mil do In tlio vlcln
Ity of Ontario waH ono to R. I). Dor
man, of ISO ucroa nqar HI presoni i ""' '" "'""
ranch HouthweHt of the city. Frnnk,,t WIW for ham lm,, Kucl' t0Hm
n oioiin of Vnln olm houKbt n Moee ' ,",u,, ,wo twllora during tho show 'ii!
nf n.n rnmnnnv'. irrli-nido irapia lii '
tho WnriUHprlngs district.
The following Ih tho list of wiles
made by tho company within tho last
ancmtla
M.ihm'.P i.iv smck Land
Conipmiy
Ouy I.afollotto
I. 11. Mayer
.17 824
040'
040
J. C. Cecil 040
W. II. Johnson ..... 1.280
Abornslurl & Arnnburn 2,000
Frank II. Olonn .. 40
Clnrenco 8. Murray ... 31
(lOOr KO A. ltUHBOll ... 0
8. D. Dormnn . 120
Shevlln-lllxon , 10,000
Total ,. ...50.781
IKIDV OF DANIKi; IIAHT IS
IMiACFI) IN I-OOAI, CKMKTimV
Tho body of Daniel Hart one of
Westfall's pioneers was brought
down from that town whoro It was
interred two years ago and placed In
tho Ontario cemetery for final Inter
ment. Only a few of tho Intimate
friends or the widow, Mm. Mary Hart
and her son were present at the brior
service that marked the reburlal or
th body which was held amder tho
direction or tho McDowell runernl
directors last Friday afternoon.
WINNKK OF SKNATOUIAI,
CONTKST VIKITO ONTAIHO
On his way out to Enterprise and
Portland, Charles W. Ellis or Hum
who won the republican nomination
for the senatorshlp for the 22nd dis
trict, stopped in Ontario, Monday ev
ening for a short visit with friends.
Mr ElHs appejred bofore the conven
tion or women's club's to explain the
position of Harney county settlers in
relation to the proposed bird reserve,
on Tuesday.
or range l
AND
WHO Wll.li FUIINISII 'III 10
tiiuck roit tin: mo snow
AmotiK tlio niiiny grout floatM
that nro to-bo propnrcd for tlio
Fourth of July ptirndo Ih u right-
liiK tank for tlio Amcrlcim do-..
ministration. To build thin tank
tlio boy in't'il tlio HurvlrcK of u
truck that Ih not being used. It..
need not bo it Kood truck. All
tlmt It need to huvo Ik un engine'
that can ho miidii to run, some
tiros and n friimo. Tlio boys
will put tlio engine In' condition
Hliould It bo out of order. Slue
It will tnko tlmo to build tlio
tank tlio boy would llko to gel
In touch with thu man who can
let thorn huvo the oar. Snmonuo
conio forward now. Toll tho At-
i;uh If you chii help tlio hoy out,
and wo will hco that tho Infnr-
inatlou roaches the right man.
SE
lioriil I In-.- Hull Funs Olwn Thrill
In Final Frniui When lilt Might
llmo Won Oatiic Foe ,ocul
Attcnihim-o Sniiill In
I'liiiu Niinipii.
In tho liiHt canto with the Iiiiho
clogged with ruiinni'M iih nervous us
klttoiiH and rlilllcd to tho lioiin, Kel
ley who bad relieved Mullif In tint
box for Ontario cumo to hut, llko tho
mlKbt, Casey of Dowltt lloppor fume.
Hut uullko Cusoy of tho poem, IColloy
did not fun, ho did nlmost iih biully.
howovor for bo lilt directly Into tjie
waiting bunds of Mason, llolso's loft
floldor and tho game wiih over. On
tario loHt 10 to 8.
The inntlneo tlniH ended wan play
wl at thu Full' KroundH Monday uf
teruoon heforp a crovsRl of about .100,
of whom half at loam cumo all the
way frnm.Ilobio to wlinosa Ihe'HlugK-
Ing match und comedy or enor. ToC0M,lmrw wm, IH oew of Hall
bo fair with tho puHtlmem. however. fr, nw pnrllous position.
It should bo related that tho day was null had no explanation by whlth
' iiiririi odiiil iwtt Ira irinil fnktliiitl Ihiifi '
ll0'" f "i provod ovor effoetlro
'" xho l,u,ur8 ""J0''0" ," 0''"",r-
iUy to rutten tholr batting averages
'" tho meantime the Holder pla ed
(drop tho handkerchief at critical
' "m ""'l ovoryono rambleil along
toward tho plate.
Insplto or tho errors, which weio
l" In part to tho rrlgld atmoxphmo
und tho high wind, the gcr
worth seeing from behind the cot
lar or an ovorooat. There wero se,
oral features worth a trip to the
part. Ono was Sherman's mighty
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Man.hall-.laiiili'Miii
Much to tho surprise of their ninny
youthful friends especially among
tho studentH at tlio HlKh School
the past two years Miss I.urM Jam-
ieson, daughter ot Mr. and Mr 8
K. Jamleson. and Hay Marshsll "'!
married Saturday afternoon ut t'.e
Methodist I'arsounge at Vale. Itov K '
F. Clower porformliiK the coremouy. I
The only witnesses wore the bride's
father and mothor. The young ou
ple did not tnko a honeymoon trip
hut returned to' Ontario and have
established their home In a bunga
low on the Kast sldo whloh they had
prepared prior to the cereinon?:
HogerH-Hcnry
At the Moore Hotol pa: lorn Wol-
nesday morning thero was performed
n marriage ceremony o? luteres: to
many upper Malheur county nltlzens,
when James Ilogers. proprietor or
one ot Vale's popular confectionary
storea was married to Mrs. Isabelle
Henry of Jamestown, North Dakou
who arrived In Ontario that nionilng.
. A ' ',"' T . i.V
odlst Episcopal church performed tho
t . . TIF f n a a v Vt nf t li a Mol li
reremonv in the presonce or Mr- und (
Mrs. II C. Smith- Mr .inl Mrs Itog-
era spent the dav in Ontario and
turned to Vaio toduy.
"TRAIN SMASHES TRUCK
I!
Wllhuil Hull of I'iiji'IIi- Hits Win
row Ksrnpo I'roiii Death Siitui
tiny Afternoon At Ciooslirv
Kite MIIin Wcwt of City H
Wlllnrd Hall, formerly of Ontario
but who now live In I'njoUo mid
drlvoH tho truck of the Co-operullve
Creamery company on lit route
and Wont of Ontario narrow! ewnp
oil donth hint 'HaturdRy Nftoiuoou
when IiIh truck whh bit by tbn Kant
bound branch linn train from Ilro
Kan In charge of Conductor I. Itond)
or thlH city.
Tho accident occuriMl on th eroMi
liiK a mile wot of Cairo whr a
Hlmllitr Hcrhhmt occurml two hih
ngo.
Tlio tho hoHV truck wa ilftrtiol
lulled nml ItM eurno of praam btwrnat
teriMl over tho hhhIiih, tint fraine of
tho truck thrown off tnlo tho light
of way tt twilled man' of Htel. IIhII
received only minor lnjurtM from
which bo Ih recovering at hi honm
In l'ayolto.
Mow ho om'UikmI cen not Ihi ex
plained nave on tho theory that the
cow-cutcher lilt tho truck In Much m
manner that the mmiI of the truck
left the frame and Undtnl Hlih l
drher on tho front or thn engine
whom ho rode until the train came
to n Htop 200 feet from the eroMhiK.
After the accident tlio train crew
and psfeiiscr rurhctl back tu the
croHHliiK to locale the driver wuon
thuy expected to find deud by tho
track. They noarohod for hoiho time
In vain mid finally wimi to tho ro.i
cIuhIoii that ho bail Mteu thrown
Into tho cnuiil of tho Nevada Dltoh
that parallolH tlio track ut that point
When they could not find him there
thoy returned to tho trftlu uikI were
UHtonlHbod to find a man .whlte-fnc-od
and dlihevelled ceiiihu: from the
front or tho cukIuo. W. IC. I.eee vho
wne a pawHiiiKer on tho tialn vTb'h the
flret to I ono to him. and Haw him
crawl under the engine truck to re
cover IiIh IihI.
When the train reached Ontario
with tho Injured man a II pw-
Kor It looked hh tho It haa been white
wbhIiwI, so gonnrnu wa the dUtrl-
button of good MRlheur'Cniinly cream
from the many cana on the truck.
,,iit tho toss of the crimni wan naught
t it. -i.i.il.v ,r tl.A unnlilaiii
" '" rnnim " '"""
He Halms that he knows nothing ol
w,nt ,npponeil until lie started to
elliiilt down fcom tho eow catcher of
tho engine. He did not see the train
npproaohlng tho from tho Soulh side
of tlio truck by whloh he approached
the tracl' a train can seen for a
mllo In either direction.
F
Harney Count) MclmpnlW 1 1 as (,at
est,ThlliK In Set vice For Auto
Tiiurlxt Ami Hum l .Vol
In nillrnuil.i Klihci-
o M- ocVlnsl,. ootlvoHUoII wp.
.,, !,, ,i,i, ,,,., u-u- .. of
,, prUB for 01lUrrtat
and rar-tlghtedneas ut II. C Stuitl.
or tho Hums garage.
HuriiH Is not In California but no
city in the oufoterlu common wealth
has anything nu Ituru.' for auto ser
vice according to W. J. I'lnny who
sojourned there lust woek. Wlw.
Mr. Smith Iiuh dor there Is worth
ot emulation ovor hire tu Ontario
he believes for if tt pas, h It does
iu Burns, It most ceilainly Mould In
Ontario.
"Mr.. Smith has u part euclosed
i3Gx200 reet built In tlio form of a
eourt nround whloh are 34 apace
cao, 0f Whloli is eapablo of ho using
two autos or ono auto and s tent, in
tnreo 0( tho eornors kttoiiens are lo-
ca,eij am jn tj,e 0(j,or t delicatessen
nop wbllo tho oentor has shov.fi
outim, Und other convenience for Uih
,mrK u e' "" ,B '
, evory re8peot. U cost jutt 0.000
1 1 i .1 ..!
complete tho park and is doing a
handsome business already, tho the
tourist trade foi tho ae.-non s onlv
starting
CITY PAUSES TO PAY
Aineilnin l.elon Men I'le-cnt Mac.
lint Appeiinitii'c lniK I.Iiki or
Cms I'ollotv .MiiuhciN To
tVinelery b'or Merxlcrt.
Honor to tho dead comrndee ol tho
tmllnira warn, Civil, SpiinlMh Ameri
can, nud World, wore renpecttully
and ritlliiRly paid by the votenuiH of
theee oonfllctM Mill IIvIiik hiiiI Iiiiii
drodH of their fellow oltlzoiiH of On
tario mid the niirroiinilliiR country,
Sunday morning.
The aervlee wore arranged by
conmiltleo from tho Anierlcnit l.eglon
whloh orgunlMttlon 1in nianniHil the
obligation of the (I. A. fl. to nee to
It that thn day hIihII bo properly oh-
Horved where ever Americana fore
gather to cpiiHldor the aacririro that
man havo made ror tho nation.
Xtartlng at !):.10 the imrndo form-
m at the City Hall mid marched
down Plrat atreet S. W to .Seventh
Aonue 8. W. thence weat to Fourth
atreet S. W. anil South to Ninth aven
ue 8. W. mid thonce to the cemetory.
In the lead whh the Ontario band,
many or whose memhera wore service
uuiroriiiH or Holdlnra nud Hnlnra. Tho
tl. A. It. vetormiH rode In cor with
huudreda or other cltlzeiiH, thou came
thn I.egtou boys theniiMilveH .proeent
Ing a Mildlerly appoHrnuie that brot
a ontoh to many n throat, iih their
mllltnry Htrldu and hearing forced
rscolisctlons af the atniRglo v.lit.l,
brot forth mllltnry training. Thorn
were many men In the linen on
wIioho Hhouldora wore tho liiHignl
hIiowIiik tholr iIIvIhIoiih. and' gold
Htripe of over-HOua norvlce nlmiiHt
equaled tho nllvcr of Oioho who did
not have tho opportunity to go n
broad. The ervloe at the cemetery open
ed with u short talk by J. A. Mo-
tlrognr, ono of thn veturnu moinhont '
of thn tl, A, It., followed by, u pray-'
er"liy Itev W. J l.useombo. obaplalu
or the Ueglon. Commmider Klmer
Leavltt, of the Legion road, the Mom-
orlal day addrees mid DUtrlot At -
tomey It. W. Swagler dollvorwl Hie
oration of the day paying an oloquenl
tribute' to the services of tlio men
who have Itorno arms In tho nation'
service. The nxerctsee clmwd with
"Tape" played by John II. (Jordon.
bugler of thn I'ott. The graves of
koldler dead wero deournted by tho
l.eglon men and veterans assisted by
ninny bit lions.
In tho afternoon tho mombors of
tho Post drove to Vnln to attend the
service at the unveiling or tho mon
ument oroted In memory of the Mal
heur county boys who paid tho su
premo HHcrlflco dining the late war
At this service Charles M. Craudall
of Vale dellvorod an oleo,uent oration
before a large assemblage In the
rntnt yard where the monument I
eroded
ARCADIA GIRL TAKEN
ILL AT EXERCISES
MIoh I tilt tt ItobriU Collapses Follow.
liiK Itorclpt of Dlploihn At Ami-
ilia Coiiiuieiu'emeiil I.us I'll.
day l piling Ik ItiTiiveilnu;
The prettily urraugoil commence
inont oxurelsoe of tlio Aroudln sehool
which were hold there lust Friday
evening had an almost tragic thrill,
wiieu little Miss IC lit li Itouerts, one of
the graduates, and daughter of Mr.
and Mr. Will J. Itnberts, superin
tendent and teacher or the school,
Qollaptod from a sudden attack of
appendicitis.
The young lady suffered badly und
following efforts to revive hor she
was ruined to the Holy Itosory hos
pital where she was operated upon
tlmt night. She has rallied woll
from the operation anil is recover
ing wttlsfactorlly.
MJae llohcrts Illness oame Just ut
ter she had roeelvod hor diploma
from County Superintendent Fay
Clark Hurley, along with tho other
graduates, I.illyan Dall. Helen Itutler
and Mary Matheny
Ilev. W J. I.uscoinbo of this city
.delivered the commencement nddrew.
' ., liroI10Ulli:eiI ., lvonatIon
and Mrs II. R. Yoimii of Vulo snug
two solos Tho chlldron of tho school
contributed a prottv oxhlbltlon of the
hand work taught thorn
GRAND JURY MERATES COUNTY
JUDGE AND COUNTY COURT
' (JI.OItlOIJH I'ltOOItAM IS MA,
' ski,i:oti:d inm ci:i,Kiiit.Tio
Chnlrumn II. 1.. I'otcrHou and'
bin miRoclatcs on tho Fourth or
July colebrntlon comtnlttoo havo
practically finished tho prelimin
ary program ror tho thrco da.H
fcHtlvltloH. Thorn wilt bo hoiiio
thltiK doing all the tlmo, even a
portion of Hundiiy, July t, for
ui tho big ilolngH will Htnrt on Sat
urduy unit concludo on Mondny,
On Saturday thcro will ho a
raco program at tho Fair KroundH
and porhapn a ball gume, too.
On Sunday thcro will bo a ball
game mid on Monday there will
bo a Hocond racing matinee
Down town every night thero
will bo hand couccrtH, flro
workn, Htrcet danccn nud theblg
cnrnlvnl nttractloiiH. To propuro
all thin program a total of )1SOO
will bo ralHcil among tho IiuhI-
iiohm jnnii mid thn commlttea Ih
at work on that portion of Hit
tusk right now mid Ih mooting
with huccchh. Taken from ovory
view point Ontarlo'H celebration
will bo one to romombor ror
year to conio.
TEN PER CENT RISE
Idaho mill Oregon CiniiniUxloiiriH
I'crnill Idaho I'ower (Niuipuuy to
liicieiiko llctcuiio for All Cla
of Sen Ice TeiiiKinnlly
j .
Confirming tho report unofficially
IIlu,j known Home threo weokH ago
t0 Malio utiil Oragou pulillo sorvlco
i cuiiiihIimIoiih havo given tho Idaho
jOWor company u ten por cent In-
crouso In their rates tor tills terri
tory, according to an Announcement
made by tlio Idaho cominlsHlon yes
terday. This Incrouxa Ih thn result of thn
company's ronuest for practically 00
por cont Increase In Irrigation powor
rate, und Incrensee the coinpanyV
rovenuo approximately $200,000 per
your, still below what tt Is claimed
Ih uu adoiiiate return on Its Invest
ment. Tho order Is not final but Is tem
porary and for tho 1020 season, or
until thn full Invontory statement of
tlio company's proporty Is presented
ror rovlow.
Tho ten por cent rlso affects all
old powor usors but now Installations
mil for n 20 por cent rise. Tho or
dor Is effective ror this soasou und
tlio patrons or the company will soon
realize Its operations, tho It was an
ticipated and no protest In tho ratos
ror coininorclal uses was uiudo. Tlio
business men of the communities af
fected oxprossod u willingness to ub-
sorh tholr share nf tho Increase rath-
lor than .see nil of tlio rlso afreet tho
ranchers on whose prosperity the
growth and prosperity or tho cities
Is dependent.
I'llti: DF.IWUT.MF.NT ADDS
OJ'IXTKXTi: OF NEW MKMHKIW
At tho meeting ol the Flro Dopnrt
inont. Monday ovenlng, tlio following
flvo now members were added to the
department: V W. Chamber. Kelso.
Chnrlos I'owoll, and his son Floyd
Powell, and William Nott. Tlio now
niombers hud tholr first practice
with tho dopurtment and became In
itiated Into the mystorlos ot how tho
department operates In Ontario. In
Mr. Powell and his son the company
for tho first tlmo has such a combin
ation among its members.
Notice of Itoy Scout Meeting
Thorn will bo a Hoy Scout nicot
Ing Saturday ovenlng. Juno 5, at
tlio School House. This Is Important
and parents who wish their boys in
tho Scout movement should see thut
their boyH aro prosont
CLAUDE SENSEMAN. Scout Muster
Johnnlo Messce underwent un op
eration for tho removal of tonsils at
tho hospital Tuesday morning and
is gottlng on very well.
SI'KCIAIi SICSSION OF INQUIHITOIt-
IM, IIOIIV FINDS NO FAULT
WITH HANDMNO OF COUNTY
AI'FAIIW lX)IijI1Na TWO
DAV IJXA.MINATION
COURT DECLARED EFFICIENT
ImeMlgalor lJnl No Hvldcnce to
Show Coiiiiccllon of County Judgo
With Acta of Son Iteconimcnil
Chnngtx, In Method of llnndl-
lnr Tnx Itcbntca
Exonerating County Judgo B. H.
Test and tho County Court from any
blnmo In connection with tho tax re
buto oplsodo which tho Vnlo paper
endcavorod tu onlarga Into a tax
scondnl, tho special grand Jury which
Investigated tho inattor concluded It
roport to tho District Court with tho
statement "that by carefully audit
ing bills tho County Court has saved
tho County many dollars.
Tho roport which Is lengthy de
tails tho fad thut In splto of all tho
publicity that ho boon given the
matter thoro nro still over 200 re
bates duo to taxpnyors who 4iava not
mudo a demand ror tholr roturn, and
that 22 claim woro made with which
llnrvoy Tost had no connection, and
only 18 In which ho did.
0kii To Any One
Tho report also shows that thoso
rocords havo boon opon to any cltl
zon nt any tlmo and could havo boon
secured without tho court or Judgo'a
knowlodgo, tho tho Jury oxprossed
tho opinion that Harvey did thus get
hi Information, tho udmlttlug that
It has no positive evldonce ot that
fact.
Those deductions were made from
tho oxumlnntlou or wltnosses select
ed by District Attorney It. W. Swag
lor, tho othor woro ready to testify
who woro not subpoened. Tho re
port ulso shows that no complaint
wus registered by any of thoso who
employed Harvey Test to make tho
collection, thut tho County did not
loso any funds, nnd further there was
no tostlmouy to show from whom tho
Information given the iVulo paper
cumo,
Tlio following Is tlio report'
Wo, tho Ornnd Jury of the County
of Malheur and Statu of Oregon, re
spocttully prosont tho following re
port as tho result of our careful In
vestigation uf tlio tax rebatos secur
ed by J, II. Test far various tax
payor of Malheur County, Oregon,
Wo rind that In tho early part or
1010 E, II. Test, as County Judge of
this County, preparod a list of all
tax rebates duo various tax payers
for personal property tuxes paid to
tho assessor In tho spring or 1017,
hatted upon tho 1916 ovy, Tho 1917
as flnully equalized by tho Hoard of
Equalization was a lower mill levy,
and us a result thoro were some 280
tux payers who were entitled to re
batos from Malheur County. We rind
that the law that existed at the time
tlieso tuxes wero collected provided
In substance that in the event the
tux collected wus a largor amount
thau should bo paid whon the assess
ment for tho current your wus equal
ized that tho County Court Bhould
pay buck to tho various tax payers
tho excess of taxes so collected upon
a demand made thoreof;
We find that about the first duy
ot Muy, 1919, J. II. Tost, a son ot
tho County Judge, commenced nego
tiations by loiter or by personal con
versation, with various ones of the
uforcsuld tax payors, requesting said
purtlos to sign a contract with him to
employ him to colloct these excess
taxes upon a basis ot 50 compen
sation to him or any amount received.
We nnd that this practice
continued over a period extending
about May 1, 1919, until February
0, 1920, when the last of theso claims
wore pulo,
We find that under date of May
6, 1019, E, II. Test sont to J, II,
Test, at his request, a copy ot the
orders to the County Clerk which J.
II. Test had been securing from other
tax payors. E. II. Test testified thut
at Joseph, Oregon, some time in tho
summer of 1919, and that the order,
except tho slgnlture, Is Iu his own
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