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wtot0 -rtt. , & 'lwMi(ipip V XXIV ONTARIO. MALHEUR COUNTY., OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1923 NO. 38. IfiJIP KILSEL HOLDINGS SUBDIVIDED AND TIIIIKK THOUSAND ACHES OK CHOICE 1.ANI) ONLY 800 A CUES OK WHICH IH NOW IN CUITI VATION TO UK IMPHOVEl) HOMES OF HAtJY FAMILIES Lai-gent Indlildunl Holding of Irrlgn- hie Uuid Will 1U- Cut Into 10 nrrc IrnrlN CVncrctn lMto Line Contracted For Contractu nro lot thin week for tho Insinuation of a pumping unit and plpo linen Involving an oxpendl turo of uioro than 150,000 which will put wator on all or tho lands of tho famous Klosol holdings botwoon On tario and Arcadia, from four to night mllus south of tho city. Tho Klosol lands, 3000 ucres In ull, liuro boon divided Into 76 and 40 urra tracts and will thus bo placed on tho market this fall, Just as tho Parma holdings wero two years ago. Frod KJosol, Junior, son of the founder of the Klosol estato, who Is now a Sacramento capitalist was In Ontario this wook with W. II. Sher man, tho manager of Klcsol estato aud secretary of tho K. S. Jfc I). Fruit I.aud company. Mr. Sherman's homo Is In Ondon and ho Is a brother-in-law 6t Mr. Koltol. In, speaking of their plans Mr Klosol said: W9 lisvn lit'on endeavoring for soma tlnio to put this land on tho market, but of courso could not do so while tho citato was being sottlod. Wo liaru dlrldod the land according to Its topographical features so that each ploco will bo a separata furm, so arranged that tho Irrigation will bo most feasible for It. Thus soma of tho pieces will ho larger and a faw mulled than 40 acra units. "Ileforo tho land Is placed on tho markot It will bo, provldod with an adoquata Irrigation syatom for orery aero. Thora aro now 800 acres un ilor water, and wo bao Owyhee htock for all tho land west of tho railroad right of way, or approximately 1,000 acres. Hast of tho tract wo havo 1200 acres tho water for which will bo furnished by u pumping plant. "Today wo let tho contract with the Concreto I'lpo Company of On turlo for $39,000 worth of concroto pipe and to put In tho plant and placd tho wator on tho land tho to tul expenditure) will bo inoro than G0,000. It- Is our expectation to havo the work so far progressed thnt we will ho ablo to put tho land on tho mar ket this fall and winter. When com plete the Irrigation for the land will be unsurpassed by any project In this soctlon, Tho land Is already pro vided with drainage for tho Nyssa Arcadia dralnago system covers all the land where dralnago Is nooded." Mr. Klesel who was hora this week, saw this property for the first time In 1887 whon ho drove with his father from Parma to Ontario one hot August day. An entlro day was used then for a trip that can now be made In less than an hour and a half. "It Is hard to reallzo how much progress has been made In the devel opment of this region In that tlmo," said Mr. Klesel, "and wa feel that further progress will ba mado. The land Is traversed by the new gravol road built by tho stato. There Is a road on the east side of the land and a loading station at Arcadia on the sonth slaV, while Ontario Is only three and a halt miles from the north line of the land. "The land Is to be sold on tlmo at prices varying with the location, condition, Improvements, etc. Among the parcels Is tho famous black lo cust grove which was one of the prides of Fred Klesel, Sr. and which he offered freo to the government during the war that tho timber might be used for making pins for the wooden ships then being constructed It is one of the largest groves In the county and was planted there many years ago. The name K. S. & D. by which the ranch property Is known Is tho In itials of Klesel, Schilling and Daniel son, all men who played a prominent part In the early life of this sec tion and who entertained high hopes IN COUNTY TO BE SOLD IMMEDIATELY NOW IH TIMK TO PLANT ALFALFA AND CLOVKIt Farmers who havo had oxperlonro In starting clover and nlfalfa find that better, stnnds aro usually se cured from fall seeding than from spring. When clover or alfalfa Is planted early In the fall, good yields will bo secured noxt yenr, probably equal to spring seeding with a nurso crop. Fall seeding gives a chance to do soma work to mako tho land water better and It Is an Important way of preventing Insect pests like tho clover root borer from getting started In tlmo to damago the crop noxt yenr. Fatl seeding of clover and alfalfa should bo done during tho last week In August or first weok In Soptcmbor. Too early seeding Is not successful because- of tho hot weather and dif ficulty In keeping tho stirfaco soil whllo the young plants are gcttlui started. If tho seeding Is dolnyod tho plants will not grow largo enough before winter sets la to survive, or to get well enough ostnbllshcd tn produco a full crop noxt year. DEATH ENDS CAREER OE YOUNG PHYSICIAN Dr. Alien It. Anderson Dies Follow lujr Hrlrf Illness Was To Havo Hern Mnirlod This Fall To IVultland Oh I Or. Allen II. Anderson, uged 30, died at tho Holy Ilosary Hospital Tuesday afternoon after an Illness of ono week, which started with a car buncle aud from which complica tions duvoloped that proved beyond his strongth of roslstauco. I'rosont at hit death bed woro his brother. Ernest Andorsdn of Purmu. his sister. Miss Florence Andorsou of Spokano, Washington aud his fi ancee Miss Ksthor Ilussoll who lives oast of Frultland, and to whom ho was to havo boon married thin fall His futhor and mother, Mr and Mrs John Anderson who wero In Hlvor- sldo, California woro notified of his sor'ous Illness but did not reach On tario until Wcdnosday evonlng. Pending tholr arrival no nrrang- (Continued on Last 1'ugu. ) OPEN SUBSCRIPTION LISTS FOR MEAL MILL Handlers In Vicinity of Cairo Adojil I'lun For Financing I'i-ouunimI Meal Mill At Meeting Held Monday Night At a meeting of hay producers hold at Cairo Grange Hall on Mon day night the question of attempt ing to locato at that point an alfulfa meal mill was thoroughly discussed aud a plan was formuluted looking to tho organization of a company to ostabllsh and operate the mill. An effort will be made to secure the subscription to sWck In the com pany. It Is necessary to secure ap proximately $20,000 to build and op erate the mill. The subscription list was started at the meeting by three Individuals subscribing flvo hundred dollars for stock each. A strong commltteu was appointed by Chair man Dean to canvas tho growers In tha Cairo community and to report at a meottng to be hold later. MEETING AT WEIHKK Thefe will be a mass meeting at Welser next Saturday evening at tho Washlncton Hotel to discuss putting In alfalfa meal mills to relieve tho hay situation. Everybody Is expect ed to come. for Us development years ago. Tho tho property Is to be cut up, It will ba many, many years era this design ation will be replaced tn the minds of those who have lived hero. IRRIGATIONS HOLD IMPORTANT MEETING -Urrutltp Coniniltteo of Wcsti'in Mule Uerlniimtlou Angulation Meet In Holso Ontario Men Attend A very Important meeting of the oxccutlvo committee of tho Western Stntcs Reclamation Association was hold In Ilolso on Friday and Satur day of last week. It was attended by mombors of tho commlttco from tho thirteen westom Stntcs and by numerous other. people Interested In reclamation, as well as by n delega tion from tho American Legion. Tho object of tliu mooting was to discuss tho various measures now pending heforo Congress, and secure which had tho host clinnco of being enacted Into law, nnd also to advise ways and means of presenting to Congress facts regarding the bene fits of reclamation. Tho Association Is proceeding a- long tho lino of urging boforo Con gress tho passago of legislation that wilt promote reclamation all over the Country, rather than tho promotion I of any nlnglo project, on tlio theory that with such legislation on tho I statute books of tho United States, j that each worthy project would bo assured of government support In Its' turn. Tho Smlth-Flethor hill, formerly known as tho Smlth-Chamhcrlain bill was endorsed by tho association, aud will no doubt rccclvo Its backing during tho coming term of Congress, although Home other program may bo added at tho mooting of tho com mlttco to ho hold at Soattlo on tho 10th and 17th, of Sopt. when this commlttco moots In joint ronfeimiLti with tho reclamation pcoplo of tho northwest. Should tho Smlth-Flotchor hill be come a Inw It would Insuro tho early construction of a groat many of "the Irrigation projects of tho arid land states., Ono of tho provisions of thin hill Is vory nlmlllar to tho State (luaran teo umondmont to tho Oregon con stitution which wan drawn by P. J (lallnghor, of this city, und provide for tho government underwriting tho bonds of tho district, holding tho dis trict bonds as security and tho lssu-j anco of govornmont bonds for tho construction costs, which means money at n low rata of Intercut aud practically no discount. In ns much as there is a strong probability of tho passage of thin bill, It thereforo bo1io"ves tho people of Mnlhour County to take an -etha Intercut In tho doings of tho Reclam ation Association, and In nil likeli hood somo representative of this purl of the country will ho sent to Soattln noxt month to take pari In tho conferonco at that place. Tho meeting at Ilolso was ntionded by Porcy Cuppor, Stato Englneor, P J. Oallagher, nnd Judge Will It King. All of whom aro very optomis tic about tho probability of uirly pnd satisfactory Fodmol legislation that will oablo tho construction of 'tho Owyhee project. THAT CARNIVAL CAN BE REPUTABLE PROVEN Foley A Uurk Atti actions Draw Crowds Without Use of Question able Devices Many Favorable Comments Heard Well, Foley & IJurk lived up to their reputation for putting on a good clean, snappy show, as everyone who uttended tho Ontario carnival moan ing every man, woman and child within tho city limits and a good many hundred from outside on the last few nights will testify. Sev eral high class acts havo appeared In the canvas oval aud the mediocre attractions are conspicuous by their absence,. New banners and equip ment, everything clean and freshly painted, assure the world that all Is going well with the veteran show men. In common with the rest of the community tho scribe went "down the Una" last night and found that tho expected was happening tho show- (Continued on qage 4.) PROGRAM TRI-COUNTY PROMISES BIG DAY Fiwmeis of Hnnkr Vnlle) Will Stud; Needs for LltcMnrU On Furm Ktcrjlmdy United Tn Attend Following up tho recent crop and noil Improvement tour of tho Mat hour County Farm Ilurcnti. which aroused much Interest In diversified farming, from tho standpoint of crops nnd rotation, tho other leg of the subject Is gotng to he dealt with In n innnt nnmitnr wnv nil Rptilnnilior . .. .. .. ... ..... t wnen ma mainour iiurciiu win jon with the bureaus In neighboring counties across tliu river In a llo stock' improvement tour. This soctlon noeds moro and bet ter livestock, particularly tho kind thut will work In with tho aver- ago Irrigated farm. Thin fact is the basis for tho present Interest in tho diversified farming calls for more livestock as well us for host rosults Is n matter of Interest to ovorjone.i Thoso who go on tho tour and seel what Is being done along this Hun by progressiva far morn In tho vnlloy and listen to the discussions will no iiouiit return wiiu iiici worm very much to them. Following Is the pro pre gram: Assemble Ontnrlo-Payotto-Frult-land road Intersection promptly at 0:30 A. M. Pleaso do your vory host to bo on tlmo as tho start must bo mado promptly In order to covor tho routo. Arrive nt Sonrgcnt & Kldrodga dairy ranch, 9:46. Inspect herd of puro bred Jerseys. Mr. Soargent, president of Idaho Stato Jorsoy As sociation will talk. Now silo undor construction hero. Arrlvo nt (loo, Yoager farm 10:10. Inspect firm honl of roglstorod Short horn beef rattle on Irrigated pas ture Mr. Yoager will talk on beef cattlo for tho Irrigated farm. Arrlva at Parson farm 11 too. Sco I.ynn Parson'n puro bred, calf club, "Jorsoy holfor, whlchi cost tho bov 1400.00. Lynn win ton nnoui u. Other club members will exhibit hern. Arrlvo nt Oregon Trail Park, Wol or, for lunch. Evoryono bring own lunch. Tho Pn'otlo Cooporntlvu Creamery will "not up" Ico cream to tho bunch. Somo of Miss Cushmnn'n Calf Club mombors will exhibit tholr puro broil cnlvcs at tho park. Program nt Oregon Pmk i. niiieiiRiinn mi necessity of Increas ing tho quantity nnd Improving tho quality of llvostock In tho Snake Illvcr Valley, 8. P. arahnm, Mvostock Improve ment Committeeman. Malheur Co. auy anlloway, Livestock Com mlltoomnn, Washington Co. John Illll. Livestock Improvement Committeeman, Payetta Co. 2. Tho Dulry Cow, by E. II. Fits. Dairy Specialist, Oregon, or F II Cammack, Dnlry Specialist, Idaho, 3. Furm Sheep, hv O. M Nelson, Live stock Spoclallst, Oregon, or H. II. Mlllen, Sheep Specialist, Idaho. 4. Shorthorn cattlo. hy E. F Hlno hart, Llvostock Spoclallst, Idaho. Arrlvo at Intermountnln Institute 2:45 P. M. Inspoct flno herd of Mai ntain cattle, modol dairy barn, silos, nnd other oqulpment Bupt Evan Evans will toll about tho hord and records of Individual cows. D. ( Collinsworth will discuss valuo of chopping or grinding buy. Arrlvo nt Iluttorflold ranch 3-30 (Continued on Page Four.) DEFECTIVE FLUE IS CAUSE OF EARLY FIRE Whlto Lundi And Kile Cigar Sloir Hadly Doiimgcl Hy IIImzo Which Starts At 200 A. M. 1 iMlmnttM At $a,noo.oo vtr rn.i.o,! b a defective flue In.rncos for Che boys and girls, tho tho White Lunch room destroyed that , ladles race, the old men's rnco, etc. Institution and tho Elk Cigar storo.In two of these races an Ontario operated by Frank Zeller, next door, I boy and girl were winners: little tho buildings of each of theso wero.Itobert Laxson won In the race for owned hy William Stewart of New tho boys from C to 9 and In the race Plymouth, thoy ore tho.last of the for tho girls from 9 to 12 years Doro wooden buildings In tho block be- thy Laxson tied with n Payette girl tween First and Second avenues S. W, .each receiving a prize, on Oregon street. At tho close of the program a mo- It happened that Marshal H. C. jtlon was made and carried that the Farmer and Night Marshal J. 11. Gor-.Iown picnic be made on annual nf don wero In tho Lunch room eating fair, committees to be appointed by dinner and on stepping onto the .the chairman and announced later, street they discovered the blazo and Those attending from Ontario turned In tho alarm and got to work were- Mr nnd Mrs. W. II. Laxson to fight tho blaze. Tho roof of the and family, Mm. F. P. Akers nnd son building partially collapsed and wator John, Mrs, Irwin Troxell, Miss Calllo destroyed a largo part of tho stock Cole, Mrs. J. W. Springer and daugh of tho Elk Cigar stor. Mr. Zeller ter Mary. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Poor estimates his loss at close to f 1,600, man and family, Mrs. D. D. Purcoll, the loss to tho lunch room was per- Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Butler, Sr. nnd haps between 500 and 1,000. ,3. M. Dutler. SECRETARY CLAY ..enmr nemmmwi.. ..n W MLIHDLItt Ul TKACUKIPH INSTITUTE WILL in: held iiKiti: in heptemheu County Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. Fay Clnrk Hurley tolophonod Tho Argus today thnt tho annual Malheur County tcacher'B Institute will ho held hero In Ontario, Sep tember 8, 9, and 10, hut thnt tho lint of Instructors to bo present had not broil received at her offlco. Theso I . ... sho hol'evcs will bo nvnltabla for publication next week. I.OCAIj HOUSCS WIN AT HACK MEET AT McCAI.L IDAHO II. II Tunny returned Sunday night from McCntl, Idaho where he entered his string of points at the annual McCntl Moot. Tho Ulantou .trim- from Dnlnrlo wnn nUn nromln- nl n , 0VcntR Uo( Cr0M Mo,y ho prdo of ,ho Tmny (rn, WM returned n winner In two of races and tho Ulanton string the also rno . ... ., REGISTRATION DAYS High School Pupils Urged To Ho fhilded Hy Tlmo Named For Them Tn Ir'riit Heglstrntlnii Piipern Teachers Want Hoard Officials of tho public schools, on- poclnlly tho High School dcilro that tho pupils who aro to reglstor for High School courses obsorvo the hours set aside, for registration for tho various classes. If this is dono it will oxpodlto matters for tho facul ty and sava tlmo for tho pupils, who will also bo hotter nblo to sccuro nil Ylso as to tho best courcos to pur sue during tho year. Tho hours for roglatrnllon will bo found In tho school advertisement found on another pagn of this Issuo, Teachers Would lat Superlntondont J. M. McDonald has succeeded In finding Hufflclont rooms for tho tonchorn who will bo hora this yonr but has not found hoarding pluces for thoso who signified a do slro to get board In private families. A communication uddrosscd to him will aid In solving that problem. ONTARIANS JOIN WITH IDAHOANS AT PICNIC At tho Inwa picnic hold In tho grove at Wnshoo, Friday, August 20, about 400 formor lownns reprosont Ing nearly every county of tho Btnto. of Idaho, met and enjoyed themselves In trim iowu stylo. After the dinner Will Walls of, Puyettn ns chairman made a speech1 and then called on a number of othom to do tho snmo. Among thoso i responding woro O. W. Dunn, Itov ilteado, Messrs Latlmor and nialr, of Pnyotto, Miss Cathorlno Mann, of Em- molt, nov Van Dusen, of Frultland, and J. narnard, of Lotha. All paid homage to tho mother state but wore loud In their prilses of tbelr western homes, Following the speeches there wero IS INTRODUCED IUIYHUAL ILUD .MANY HANCHKHH PljESENT AT COiMMKHOIAL OLUH MEETING OFFICIALS OF CALDWELL 11U1LDING AND 1X)AN TELL OF SUCCESS 1IEUU GALLAGHER REPORTS ON ROADS Handlers Present Problem of Alfalfa Market First Hcport of New Sec retary Outlines Ills Idn of Problems Presented Uciu With forty-three Interested mem bers and citizens present, President Van Petten of tho Ontario Cotnnnr clal Club called the regular member ship mooting of the club to order la tho City Hall on Wednesday avta Ing. After routine buslntss was trans acted, P. J .Gallagher was call ed upon to report for the delegation which wont to Portland roceutly U confer with the Oregon Highway Commission on the matter of the eastern terminus of the Old Oregon Trail Highway. Mr. Oallagher stat ed that Idaho parties had made a strong endeavor to have the highway cross the Bnnko Iltver at Olds Ferry and there Join the Idaho highway system thoroby eliminating Ontario from tliu doilgnatod route of the trail. After presenting the case of this locality to the Commission, that body by final vote designated Ontar io as tho EaBtorn terminus and made It plain In tha record that Oatarlo would bo so named. Mr. Gallagher rocelved the con gratulations of the Commercial Club for this successful work. President Van Petten Introduced B. II. Clay, tho newly elected secre tary of tho Commercial Club wao mado a talk outlining some of the principal opportunities for develop ment confronting Ontario aud sur rounding country Just now and then Mr. Cloy gavo his Idoas an to the mnnnar In which those development could bo most quickly and successful ly carried out. Mr. Oallagher then told those (re sent of tho recent mooting of the Kx- ocutlvo Commlttoo of the Western States Heclamatlon Association held In Ilolso and Indicated In his remarks that there was strong hope for the early passago of national legislation which will gunrantee the building of tho Owyhee Irrigation Project at au early date, Secretary Clay and others spoke of tha efforts being made at tha present tlmo among the farmers to handle tho 1920 alfalfa crop by grinding It Into meal and shipping It to live stock toed era In various parts ef tho Unltod States. Mr. O. W. Dean of Colro told of tho efforts to locate a mill ut Cairo. Several farmers wke woro presont at the meeting expressed tholr vlows upon tha subject and tke consonsus of opinion was that the establishment of the mills for grind- iihk i " r----- tjmo tno ,, gatlsfactory way ef handling tho present crop of hay. t)r j w Que. president of the Caldwell, Idaho, Building and Loan Association and Mr. Sloan, the sec retary of the Association, wko wern present at the meeting upon Invita tion of the Club, told of the eminent success which that association ksd had In tho supplying of homes fer the people of Caldwell throughout a term of almost twenty yearn exist ence. Oeneral Manager Putnam ef tke Idaho Power Company snoke te the club congratulating Ontario en Us selection of Mr, Clay as secretary, whom be had known during Mr. Clay's term of service with the Salt Lake Commercial Club. The meeting decided that the mem bership contracts for the Comu'-rcl.l club be ronewed at once and that the work of the club be nushed as vigor ously as possible at once. This com mltteo Is Messrs. II. II. Cookrum Frank Under and W. F. Horaau. Fol lowing is Socretary Clay's Initial statement: Mr, Chairman and members of the Ontario Commercial Club: In one sense of tha word I come before you as a stranger. In another Continued On Paea Seven) 7