ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OHECJON, TUUHrDAY, JUNE 10, 1920.
XXIV
NO. 28.
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ATHLETES TO STAGE
Fourth of July CommltlM Huh Long;
Mil of Ktt'iilH Fur Sprinters
.Iiiiiim'Is mill Oilier Stills
IViikctm Alri'iiily Posted
Added to Dm rnmlvnl features,
tlio rnr.o horso program, lint lint I
Ramos, froo dances mill tinml concerts,
thero will do n great athletic pro
kiiuii stngnd In Oiilnrlo during tho
Fourth of July program.
Tlio Fourth of July committed Iiiih
lln ovoiiIh In in It i tl nnil urrnngud for
now. Not only will there lie tlio us
ti til 100 ynrd dash, weight events unit
nil Hint port of thing, hut tlioro will
Im novolty races by tlio dozen. Ono
hucIi rnco turn ulrondy lieon tlio siih
Jcct of dispute .nnil wngorH nro Inlil
on tlio winner now. Thin Ik the back
ward .running ovimiI. Tlio would-be
clinmploiiH of tlio Imrkwnrd crawl nru
practicing now for tlio content for
tlioy put up tliolr own mutiny on their
prowoHfl.
Tlio bnso hnll hoyn nro nrrnnitliiK
for two minion, Huniliiy nnil Monduv
nud oxpret to bring n fnst well bal
nncod team to tlio city for tlio twin
session.
Tlio Puyotto people IiiivIiir no eel
idirtitlons this your expect to ho In
Ontario on innsso nud u big tlmn Ik
plnnned. Vnlo will I mi lioro In force
(im will tlio vnlloy towns so Hint On
titrlo will bo culled upon to spread
ItHOlf to euro for tlio throng of vlslt
orH. NEW FIRM PURCiiASES
Wisconsin City To Ho llmtliiimlei-
of Dominican Order Not It lutes
To He Trained Then lw-nl
Institution Needs Fund
Molhor Mary Knthorlno, who slueo
tlio foundntlmi of tho Holy llonnry
lloHpltnl Iiiih lieon In chnrRO of the
work here mi Suporlor of the order
of tho Dominican Sisters In Ainorlrn,
will loavo soon for Konoshn, Wiscon
sin whoro n largo lioHpltiil whs erect
ed by tho ordor two yours iiko.
With hnr will ro. nlso, tho novltl
utoH of tlm order mid n number of
sisters, mo that tlio Wisconsin city
will bocomo tho American lioadiiiur
torn of tho Order orlRlnnlly founded
In I'ortURal.
Tho local Institution will of course
lit continued, but not an it tralnlnR
Bchool for tho ordor, hut merely ns
u hospital. Blnco tho Institution wu
founded hero In 1911 It bait grown
-to a marked degroo until now tho
Inventory valuo of nil tho proporty Ih
close to $70,000. Hut It Ih not coin
ploto. Thero nro ninny things need
ed to InoreaBO tlio offlcloncy of tho
hospital bo thnt It can tho bettor
Borvo tlio needH of tho public.
Mother Mnry Kathorlno wunts to
loavo Ontario with theso things pro
vided; nmoiiR thorn nro tho follow
ing; tlio oqutpmout of n maternity
ward, tho completion of tho Isola
tion ward; tho Installation of an ele ele
vaeor: tho Installation of additional
plumbliiR. All those aro needed, and
tho earnings of tlio Institution, re
duced rolntlvely liv tho Increased
cost of all material cannot prnvldo
them.
When tho Institution was erectod
Ontario assisted with u donation of
$10,000. This has been returned
many fold thru tho expenditures of
which the hospital makes thru out
tho business district Tho total
monthly expenditure Is In tho neigh
borhood of $600 per month.
Ontario Is asked to aid In mnk
lug these Improvements for thoy
are all needed, and the benefits will
nccruo to those who have need for
the hospital, and that Is tho public
generally. The hospltul has attract
ed many persons to tho city who
would not otherwise have como. It
Is ono of the advuntngos Ontario Iiuh
ovor Its neighboring towns and Its
support Is an ossentlul necessity of
the city.
Tho Argus has been asked to pre
sent this matter to the people, and
does so bollevlng that they will not
fall to show their appreciation of the
work of tho Institution and seo that
Its needs aro provided for In no un
certain manner
ESI
CALLS FOR SOLUTION
Ontario At Lnit Feels Kth'ct of
Curtailed fins Supply Stamlnril
Oil Company Itatlonlng Pat
rons Stations Get Ons
lVoiii Iduho
Ontario is at last feeling tho ef
fect of tho acute gasoline shortage
which Is curtnlllng tho operation of
cars thruout the Pacific Northwest
As yet the situation has not reached
Its peak here for the city servlca
stations have been able to secure sup
plies from Idaho which receive i Its
tConMnned en I it Pipe
COM.MISSIONKHS VI KW HOADS
NOItTII ACKOSS mil I) OX I I, A 'I
County JuiIbo B. H. Tost, County
Commissioner J. F. Wonvor, nnil
UoniliiiiiHter J, F. Joyce mnilo an In-
.spectlou trip over tlio County Honda
on Dead Ox Flut ns far iih WelHor Sun
day inornliiK. On Dcnd Ox tlio were
Joined liy L, L, CiilliertHon who re
presenting tlio Reed roads coiumlttuo
on tlio flut pointed out tlio various
nlncoH whoro hotter drnlnngo Ih need
led until tho periiinnent rond work
enn ho undertaken. Tlio commission
ors ordered tho hill Holith of Welsor
to ho tnken down nud tlio roud wlrf
oucd nenr tlio foot of the hill.
It wiih found thnt tho rancher nro
to ho hlnmod for much of the rond
trouhlu thru tlio fact Hint they lire
allowing Irrigation wutor to flood tlio
roads, nnil tho County Court deter
mined that steps tniiMt ho tnkon to
Mop thin prnctlro which In now .1
violation of tho htnto InwH
CHILD HIT Iff AID
HAS NARROW ESGVPE
Ugh! Cur Driven lly MI.n .Mantle
,).toi itf.iiii) ..iurii ).iiiutiK
Hi Iter Not Tii Illume For
Accident,
J.lttle Miss Knthryn Ji))re, dnugh
tor of Mr. mid Mrs. J. F. Joyce
dodged from between two cars stand
ing In front of the McNulty hardware
store about five o'clock Friday
afternoon, nud ran right In front of
the car driven by Miss Mamie Stew
art, which was going north on Oregon
street. Fortunately the car wns pro
ceeding slowly and tho little lot tho
thrown violently to tho pavement and
rolled under the car receive. hut
minor bruises.
In souio miraculous manner tho
little child was not run over by the
wheels nud when she was carried to
tho office of Drs. Weose, Former ft
Anderson u tlioro examination leveal
ed no broken hones, and no frncturns
of the skull, tho tho force of her fall
on tho pavement had tnnde her un
conscious. Tho lit tin child was utono ut tho
time, huvliiR tarried behind hor moth-
or who was nt the McDowell store
with Mrs. McDowell when the nccl
dont occured. The llttlo tot wns on
her way to Join her mother when the
m-otdont occuied. With Miss Stew
art In the car when the accident oc
cured was MIsh Maowood llnmsuy
The young women wero shocked by
tho accident, but Mlta mewart stop
ped the car Immediately and thoso
who wltuossed tho accident declared
that no hlnino could he attached to
tho young womnn who was driving
Blowly and who attempted to avoid
hlttltiL' the child In vain.
A llttlo hand bag and a torn candy
snrk with Its com tents strewn over
tho pavement told the story of what
happened. Men sitting by the (Hebo
service station picked up the injure 1
baby and curried hor to tho doctor s
office When tho mother learned of
tho accident she was prostrated for
sonio time by tho Bhock
VALE'S CHAUTAUQUA
TICKETS ON SALE iW;5
OntnllaiiH Asked to Co-operate Willi
Neighboring City Hlmi' She
Abandoned Fourth of July
(Ylchrntloii,
When, a few months ago, a slight
misunderstanding arose over the
question of Fourth of July celebra
tions between Vale and Ontario, the
former, thru a committee of Its re
presetatlvo citizens came to Ontario
and very kindly adjusted the mat
ter. Later they withdrew their plnns
to celebrate nt tho county soat
For this neighborly net the busl-
ness men In Ontario expressed their
appreciation, and while, kind words
:ito doubt were well received by the
, Vnlo men, nn opportunity Is now glv
on Ontario to manliest that apprecia
tion by a tangible at
Vale's biggest civic movement Is
her Chautauqua. It has staged suc
cessive Chautauquas for the punt
three years under difficulties The
business men and other guarantors
have gone Into tliolr pockets to make
good deficits In tho sale of stus.iu
tickets tickets for the Individual
concerts do not nld the guarantors ai
alt.
Therefore to manifest a proper ap
preciation of tho Vale men's act of
I co-operation her, Ontario huslueiis
men In particular should buy at lenst
one or two season tickets to the Vale
im (iniini U'nra ivdii t-annivoii t tun
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of he Comniercal club here l7elle
PrMent P C Van Petten has the
iteSMf is alosMrtheVs'le
wn.deh.swVayUthea ZJeVZnZ
He r SonreclaHon of Vale" cou? esy
and obviate the ne Jsshy 03
anf.. .?via.0 "iS" Sff!".y L B.Si.".
r ""r.r,""V ''a,x',n,r"nr,. ,. 'w'
should be done without solicitation
I'NITKD I'llKSllVTiritlW CHUU'H
10 00 Uiblo School
11 00 Children's Day
SLIDE IRRIGATION
TIS
Lund Owners On liOtwt- I Mid ) t'lnt
To linproe i.,11110 Arnw lly
PunipliiK Water From
Simlic ltlcr
Tho Sltdo Irrigation District Is tho
latest effort to add to tho Irrigated
holitiiiRH In Malheur County. An tho
tiHttio IndlcntoH tlio land Is located
near the famous Slides on tho bluff
of tho Snake near Welsor, and em
braces souio of th very best undevel
oped benches In. tin' Count).
Tho petitioners for the district unit
n hearing before County Judge K.
II. Tost recently and utter some of
tho land was eliminated, the district
I.IU .1.1... i.,n u..,i....i. . ... .....
was ordered formed nnil an election
wilt be held soon to complete tlio
formal organization. Harrison Mc-
Adams of Welsor Is the attorney for
the district and suys that It Is tho
plan of tho proponents of the new
district to get tho land In cultivation
noxt spring
While n portion of tho land Is on
tho first bench nbovo the river tin
greater portion Is on the second
bench nud Is comparatively lev!.
The route of the Old Ovrnn Trull
from Outnrlo to Huntington prartlc
ully bisects tho district mil thero are
good roads lending to Welser, too. so
Hint tho district will ultimately he
a second I'uyMloOregou Slope, tho
not o,ulte so extensive
BAKER COMES TO TRY
BALL TEAM
('lime Scheduled With Noi them
Nelghboihood Sunday Ariel noon
I.rulo Wells of IbiUe To
Twill I'or laicals
linker will endeavor to humble On
tario's ball tofliu hero Suniluv after
noon, and since tho linker bunch
hnvo tho reputation of being speedy
on tho diamond there will ho nu
Interesting enntost.
Ontario has lost three of Its regu
lars to tho I'nul Idaho loam, Malloy!
Hnluhrldgo mid Clcorn loft this week
for tho Idaho town. K. C l'ropst
resigned inunngemont of the team nl
so, and thai has resulted In n teor
gnnlzntlon. with II. II. Tunny as Im
prossarlo for tho pastlmers
Munagor Tunny nnil t,'l,tnl" f btip
innu hnvo secured the services of
Krule Wells for tho heaving Sunday
and are making nrruimen.Hiits where
by Ontario will be accorded i "nular
games on Sunday and a big base
ball carnhal durliiB the Fourth of
July celebration.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN PASSES
It. It. Thompson Succumbs to luig
Illness Ijirge Family .Mom us
Ijohh of llopecti'd Father
I Following tin Minima of more than
two yours duration It. II. Thompson
who for years wns ono of the best
known rnncliers of tho Arcadia re
gion, and father of sovoral of tho
'county's leading citizens, died at his
homo hero Sunday morning- Kunorul
eorvlcos wore hold this afternoon hav-
e boon delayed In ordor that mem
bers of tho family and friends who
caino from Iowa and Missouri could
I bo present.
Itobert Ilaln Thompson was horn
In Jefferson City Indiana. February
8th IStS and died nt his home In
Ontario, Oregon, Juno Ctb l'JSO, age
1 75 years, 3 months nud 2!) days. He
.wns tho son of Samuel S. and Mar
garet Thompson. When 0 yours old
his parents moved to Monroe County,
Iowa. When 18 yoar of ago ho en
listed In Company A "30" Infantry
and served until tho eloso of the Civil
War. Ho had his ankle niushed by
tho falling of tho slide of a onnuou
.. ,,. nnltln nf Mnrk Mills Arknil-I
L an was tikm nfuoiiOT but ."-
.".? L r? I'rlour nut o
leased on narole
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On Fohruury Cth lsus tie whs uni
iT" "' T-m ,itv Iowa who still sur-1
J !?"h8ln 0UJft .,'?, " 0 "re hr
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I1UIO "HI"
1 unnu nnil 7 daughters two Of tllOIUI"" "" .. -- .-...-..- ...
diC In IntuTcl and the rest "ur-,0""0-t ,,B V'nH ''.(r" ,n ' Urrl"""
vivo hi n excetdCoraL who was mar- P0U,,t' ,ow" wl,ore ,', .KrJ0W..,.,.1",,.,'
NriTurMW?llo?AK, '"' , 1885 married Sadie Clark.
Iowa ami ' Uleil at Sowal. Iowa 13 "nd to them two children. Mrs Ituby
tears ago The llvl g are Mrs T. Tomllnson of Portland nnd Karl who
F- Johnson Powe Womlng; Mrs I" "10 navv, wore born. Soon
V iOT!.Oi.,-0wLV.,i.i u ,'. Mrs r he osta dished 1. msolf here ho
mbrose. Wendell. Idaho; Mrs
I. T.
Dall; Mrs. O. P. Neoco; Chas
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fn.Sra. nl.aK?: Mon-,
mouth, III
,n "numesto,"1 U nnd! loVn
A Si. ? no lat-
with h mm' the me i
with mm at mo time "i
S. Thompson
A. Thompson
ter being
his death
After coming to Oregon In
1903
thoy bought a ranch near Arcadia
0teeon whero he wa8 known a8 0raml-
Pa Thompson. He was converted to
g- wltj. Ih. Hapt.st
"-vaV'eioctcd Deacon" "but
! tran8ferred M "emborshlp to the
naPBt churcl at 0ntarl- 0rBon
which he retained until death Ho
was a kind and Indulgent husband
land father and an earnest and do
voted ( hrlstlnn and a good citizen
On acount of age and f '.ting ' tlth
they sold tho raiK-lt an! ln.ug the
Sproule property on Main Street a d
jf-- - f f.n It -
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Highway Comiii Isslon Ix'In Contract
for Pin Inn To III blue To linker
Firm On SI Inch Concrete
, Specifications
Ullmuro & Ititchle of linker wero
awarded tho contract for the paving
of the Old Oregon Trail from tho
Hast city limits to the Snnku river
bridge Word of this action was re
ceived by the CnmmorcMl club's good
roads committee Inst Saturday morn
ing, nntl confirmed by letter Saturday
night.
The contract as approved by the
State Highway commission nud the
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j federal bureau of public romls culls
for the laying of a six Inch concrete
pavement 24 fret wldo from tho Flser
comer tojtlie bridge, nine tenths of
h mile. i
That the contract would ho lot for
concrete was not anticipated by any
of those who havo followed tho course
.of events lending up to the call for
bids, for with the Wnrren Construe
tlou Company's plant hern on tho
ground doing city work It was natur
ally believed that this advantage
would iimke them the lowest bidder.
The fact that the paving will be of
concrete will furnish the citliens mi
excellent opportunity to determine
.which of those typos of pavement Is
the bolter kind to uso in tins section;
n matter on which there Is a diversity
of opinion.
It Is oxpected hero Hint Hie work
on this paving will start as soon as
tho contractors can assemble their
(notorial and crows, which will pro
bably he about July 1
CoiilotnuN Not Mailing I'litgieiN To
DiVtico Hoped I'or Few Do
Well Sonic Others CIom
Itehlud Standing; Todate
Tho Judge of tho First National
Hank's civic Improvement contest
made their June Inspection of the
proportion of the contestants Tues
day with the following results. 8. F.
Tnylor, Jr. first; W. U. Turner, sec
ond; V. W. Chnmbers. third; Mrs.
K. M. (Irelg. rouith
Tho contest does not end for
months yet, mid the difference be
tween the contestant Is narrow.
Thero are others of tho 17 entered
who nro closo to the leaders mid hnvo
plenty of opportunity to win on the
flunl examination.
Some of the othors, however, hnvo
not' wlwt
not mtido much progress
tho Judges honed for miywiiy
,.,
thero wivi noted linpnnemont In
many plucon nut In the contest
Tho Judges who made the Inspec
tion wero; Mrs. Irwin Troxell; Mayor
It. W. Jonoe nud City Knglneer O. A.
Krntz.
VETERAII DRAYMAN PASSES
John limllugham long Pioinl t In
City Dies Following Lingering
Illness Irf-ntfH Widow, Sou
And Daughter
Tho not unexpected, for hopo for
his recovery hail Inen abandoned, yet
noxnr-tho-loiui Ontario whs moved by
tho word that John I-Hiidlugham
veteran transfer man, and known to
all had died Monday morning at his
homo.
Mf. Iiiitllngham first took sick two
yoars ago, suffering from u stomach
dlsonse. About three mouths ago he
sought relief thru a surgical opera
,lon ""l ,,,H "irKOOUH IDUIIll mill lia-
H'"1 the iolnt whore they could aid
n JIe en e(unB liouw r0B,unK
tion, but the surgeons found him be-
that hopo was gone, hut bravely fitc-
ed tlio Inevitable. .
Mr- Inillnisliam w 55 yours of I
ago nt the time of his death nnd was
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nr.irt.i in iirt nprfiiiiitniifin nr run
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took marked Interest He was a,-
I Puner'n. servicesVere'hohi y
ln' f Hib Masonic hall unilc
! Armor Lodge K. of P To pay
,., , ,, ,i., n n,ii
oster-
ndor tho
their
rosnocts to one whom all admired
and business men of tho city cldsod
tholr doors during the servlcos and
attendod In largo numbers.
The first of tho weok at Holse oc
cured n double woddlng. tho con
tracting paries of which were Henry
Itood and Miss Kdna Kuntz. a class-
mate of Mrs. Honry Orlffin nt St
Alphonsus Hospital, and Jesse Hut-
lodge and Miss Ada Hoed Tho two
couples made a short honoymoon trip
to Ontario, as the guests of Mr and
Mrs Henry Griffin
1ie Monday Hrldge Club met this
I'KOI'ST HKI.I.H INTKItKHT IN
(IM)lli: HKUVICi: STATION II Kill,
E. C. l'ropst who built tho Olobo
Servlco Stntlon ami nlso u similar
station In Xnmpn sold his Interest
In tho local station to Homer Ander
son who fur sovernl years has been
ono of tho hrnkomen on the Oregon
onstcrn locals running nut of tho
city. Mr. Anderson took possession
last Friday and Is now operating tho
business.
Owing to tho renovation of tho
Mooro building In which thoy hnvo
boon situated for years, tho firm of
arclg and Doollttlo has moved n-
cross tho street Into tho offices In the
Mooro Hotel block,
Tho samo renovation rntiscd tho
removal of tlm Itussoll I'ressary to
n location Just across the street
whoro tho Uillck numbing shop used
to bo,
Mr, Udlck In turn has moved to
tho building formerly occupied by
tho plumbing apartment of tho V. 8.
Manufacturing company which has
moved to Its hendnunrters In IIo'ho.
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Inn cased Cost of All Attractions
Also Of Mali'ilal nud l.nbor Ciuiso
Itoiird lo Follow Oilier I'"iiIih mnl
Itnlso I'l'lre Double
I'l'iiiilliliis Too
Premiums to be awarded ut the
1020 Mnlheur County Fair will ho
double tho amount paid nt previous
exhibitions. Tho Community prizes
will bo four times greater, for It Is
the determination of tho hoard to
furnish Inducements that wilt miiko
It worth while for tho communities to
get Into the contest.
To meet tho great advance of nil
materials mid labor In singing the
fair hoard determined to follow
the example sot by nil of tho other
fairs, round-ups etc, mid double Its
nilmlsslon price. Tho tariff this
your will bo adults general admis
sion $1.00; children under ir mid
ovor 8; GO cents; grand stand admis
sion adults CO; chlilrou 2C routs;
bleachers 2f cents; nutns In grounds
25 cents.
The board ut Its mooting at tho
Fnrm Hurouu office Wednesday night
also determined to llconso uutos to
tho grounds nt $11), of which $10
must bo paid lo tho government for
wur tax.
Tliu details of tho premium list
will bo worked out Immediately nud
when that Is done the division of the
Imtluet between tlio exhibits and tho
umusementM features will ho deter
mined.
The new board Is facing uiuiiy dif
ficult problems, but In going to solve
thorn so thnt tho fair will grow In
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llllU L'll-lipurUllUII IlllUUIIjr IIBnilll'll IIIIH
ino cuir iiiih yimr ui uiium mi;
oxblhltlon ovor singed huro
Messrs B. M. Dean, V T llorrett
mid V. V. Illckox tho directors havo
seouiotl tho sorvlcos of Henry Doo
llttlo as secretary, and u committee
bonded by II. II. Tunny will stage
tho viitertnlnuioiit font tires
IS
Cnstlemmi it Slier Completed Dent
Wlidchy The) Serine Well Known
lust It ut Inn Wn I sou's Plans
Undetermined.
On Tuesday of this week O. M.
Custlemmi of Portland took charge
of tlio Ontario Pharmacy which ho
nnd his partner, Wad Slier of Knter
prlsu purchased on Juno 1,
Mr fiiulliiinnn Is mi old 1 1 111 Q Kast-
...... nrnennlan and a veteran lihar-
maclst. for twenty yonrs ago be on-
terod tho huslnom In Pondlotou
wuro ,l0 Wll8 lntl)r ollKngod In tho
H"""'"."" ''" ' . ".".. . ,.. .
lopornuou l u hiuiu, nu nun umu iui
a tlmo In Ho Orantlo but for tho pnst
ton years has boon In the drug busl-
M0B , ,.rand Wade Slier who
, eclated with him Is ono of tho
I,roro,nBl .tookmon of Wallowa
.ol,ntyi - welknown In all onst-
or roKol, for his business takes
.. ..'.
him fTniiany sections of this part
of theSt'e
Ml'.! C,jstlemen came to Ontario
MonAoaxVnd as soon us ho can find
rs Castloman and tholr
III follow him hero
atson who bus been pro-
prletoiof t))o storo for tho past flvo
yoars inuio to Ontario eignt years
ago 'fnvm St Anthony whoro for
yearAlie was engagod In the drug
huMmN. and nlso In mining on
luritf.rhnne later havo so develop
ed lifsWln past two yoars that ha ex-
pectiVt v; ilovnto his tlmo to inair ut-
tontJou.f
Tho ho has not deflnltoly
ilnclirrrn. ho expects to tnnvo first to
SaliXDwo City and littor 1 1 rosldo
In IVtTlsjoy, Callfnrnlu.
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. 1"'sm",1 " "
Jb tnaruiglnB tho Aloxatidor Btoro
ailOt 'MyrftUU, IIIUIHII, fUHKUt. ..-V...
orlnelfrnm tho effects of a fall ho
n w am r..M vnf.n.i.a unraiinn r.if.nv
i,n( Pvjy0 dressing a window nt tho
GET OWNER NOT DOG
IS NEW LICENSE PLAN
City Council Puts Teeth Into Dog
Ordinance Petition for Addi
tional I'nvliig I'ostMiscl for
Month Library Need
Told
Tlioro nro tcoth In tho dog laws
of Ontario now. Tho molars design
ed to grip tho owner of nn unlicen
sed dog woro borrowoil from tho pro
visions of tho regulations of Dolso
nntl fitted with Oregon attachments
so that thoy wilt bo efficient ovor
hero,
Tho now orillnnnco which wns tho
subject of much dobato Inst Monday
night nt tlio rogular bossIou of tho
City Council no longor mnko It noc
ossary for tho city to employ a
dog catcher for tho dog is not
tho object of tho law, It Is tho
owner. Tho now statuto provldos
thnt It Is n mlsdoamor tn harbor n
dog which has no llconso and pro
vides flues nntl Jail ponnltles for vio
lations of Its provisions. Therefore
tho Marshal need only to got tho
owner nnd hall him to court and
provo thnt ho owns n dog nnd lias
no llconso tho public Judgo does tho
rost.
Councilman II. H, Cockrum wns tho
'ft tlttf fililAnlnM lit llm naunM t9 tint
ordinance lie declared that If dogs
must ho licensed, bo ought cats nntl
othor animals. Ills colloagues how
ever did not view It thnt way.
Delay Pining Petitions
With signatures for owners of pro
porty In H of 41 blocks a petition
was presented asking for tho paving
of Hint many blocks of streots. The
council discussed tho situation for
some tltac and fltinlly laid the peti
tion ovor for tho next rogular moot
tig. Tho paving ro(ttestod would be
laid on Oregon streot from tho pres
ent paving south to Savonth Avonuo
8. W., which Is tlio road loading to
tho comotry, tlio stockynrds ota; al
so on Second streot 8, W. to tlio pav
ing which will go west on what wns
formerly Illinois street, ami similar
ly on Third Btrcot 8, W. Also addi
tional imvlng wns roiiiiostod on First
Avonuo 8, W. ns fur ns tho High
School.
Miliary .Vinyls Alii
10, A. Frnser of the Library Hoard
told tho Council thnt with tho addi
tion of tho County Library system
that tho local library must havo ad
ditional funds, for It Is badly handi
cap pod ut present To maintain tho
standard required tho library must
bo kopt open u grcator number of
bourn nud morn books must he pur
chased, nnd additional compensation
must ho paid to city librarian, llo
uskod that tho Council appoint n
committee from Its membership to
confer with tlio board to dotormlno
what Is nooded. Tho renuost was
granted nnd Councllmon Troxell, Al
len nnd LnXMon woro named.
L. J. Aker requested tho Council
to pravldo flumes across tho Inter
sections north nud south of tho High
School so that Irrigation wator could
bo carrlod to tho block In which ho
llvas south of tho High School. Ho
aid that this would also furnish
moans for Irrigating tho school yard
uml saving tho troos tlioro. Tho
Council took tho vlow Hint this would
ho establishing a procodont since It
had no official connection with tho
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F. L. BODY RESIGNS
CLUB SECRETARYSHIP
Accepts Position Willi Oliniiiliw nf
Coiiiiuerco At Htowns, Wiscon
sin nt KiihmictMl Salary
U'uves July I,
P. Losllo Itody who for tho past
year has boon secretary of tho Com
mercial club on Tuosday tendered Ills
resignation to thu Hoard of Directors
of tho club and It was accepted.
According to tho brief announce
mont mado by Mr Ilody ho had boon
tendered tho position of Secretary
of tho Chamber of Cpmmercu of Slov
ens Point, Wisconsin, tho famous Fox
Itlver district in tho Northeastern
portion of thu Hadgor State, noar the
shores of Uiko Michigan.
Tho now position to which he Is
going calls for a salary of $4,800 per
year, ho said, and tho Increase being
so much moro than tho local club
pay, ho felt that bo could not refuse
It
"It Is ono of tho hardest decisions
I havo ovor hud to make," said Mr
Hotly, "for I did not want to Bovero
my connections with Ontario whero
thero aro so many possibilities for
development and whoro thu work Is
already Just started. Hut In Justice
to my fuuilly I could do nothing else
ut this tlmo."
During tho year that ho has been
In Ontario tho city has facod one
serious problem to the development
namely that of a homo shortugo and
to this he has devoted a largo por- V i
tlou of his time with tho rosult that . J
many now houses have been built '
and othor substantial Improvements
made, Tho work of tho club has K
boon reorganized and systematized
aud active work started on many dif
ferent lines which nro now In, tho
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