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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1921)
THK ONTARIO AI?H US. ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY. MARCH 17, 1921. . I . i ' jFORDSON TRACTOR DELIVERED AT XOUH IIANCII 97.10 HIT - 20 Home I'ower for Pumping. Or ItulltiR Omln, rutting liny ltuii- nine your Knsllngo Cuttor. 10 Home Power for Plowing Harrowing Discing, Ktc. Tim cheapest no nor nvullnble at tills time. Auk for thn booklet, Tho Fnnlson nt Work Tlio Partisan tokos tho same pin re In the trnrtor fli'lil as tlio Ford car In tlio Automolillo f old, Moro for tlio Money always. FORD GARAGE Ontario. Oregon Perhaps You Don't Know that we carry a beautiful line of Hats i Waists J Ruffled. Organdy Silk Underwear Hand-Made Sweaters m00mmm0mmmmmm .See Our Special J $5.00 Hats Morris Millinery & Novelty Shop Ontario, Oregon gairtassasaBr im IHU e Glories of the Yosemitt The Yosemite Country extends an In vitation toall lovers of tho Rreut out-doors. It presents a variety of scenic grandeur unsurpassed unywhero In the world lofty mountains, noble forests, beautiful lakes, colorful flowers, and mystic falling waters. It is 1,124 square miles of scenic superlatives. Good motor toads lead into Yosemite National Park. Garage and automobile camp sites are provided in tho valley and everywhere you can get "Red Crown" - the gasoline with n continuous chain of boiling points. "Red Crown" will get you there and get you back. Look for the Red Crown sign before you fill. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CWarab) ST5 9 R STANDARD OIL COMPANY 3 CJ (CWarab) O sSs. rm Gasoline The Stomp boys wore business visitors In Kingman 1 olony this weok. Mr. Mct'roary miulu a bus'neiw trip to Ontario nnil Pnrmn Tlitinilny. K K Pnrkpr on art- iik nhout flvo A. M iimolleil rng fittrti og. micl be gan searching tho bonne to find tholr whereabouts, ha found thum on tho front porch of hit house, con In and (lr wore nhlnzo, however llttlo itnm ngo wns done, tho porch being moru ly scorched (Mint Purdv arrived In Ontnrlo Saturday from Caldwell whero ho linn been attending Hchool. Ho will spend tho week piuI with Ills par ents, Mr nnd Mrs ChnrJes Punly Frank llosweli passed through Adrian Saturday oiiroulo to Vnlo Wnrron nnd Iiturouco Woilgott woro u Adrian nnd vicinity Sunday Mr. nnd Mr Kingman of King man Kolony nccompitnlpd by tholr dniiRhtcr Florence and Mrs. Conrad Martin, passed throurh Adrian Wed nesday on their wny to Pnrmn. K. W Kdworils inado n trltt to Now Plymouth Friday, llo will bring Mrs F.dwnrds nnd children homo with him. They hnvo been visiting In Now Plymouth the past two weeks Cluy Johnston nnd family mmetl to Ontario this week, James Armond nnd fnmlly having rented Mr. Johns ton's rnnch for this Benson, Oenrgo Olnscock was In Adrian on business Monday Voncoutl Mendoolln nnil family woro In town from tholr ranch on tho upper Owyhco olio day this week Mr nnd Mrs. Floyd Anderson pnssed through Adrian onrnuto to Parma Snturdny where thoy spent the day shopping Mr llrocklo's hay bnlor hns beiui out of commission tlio past three dnvs Pausing a delny In work on Mrs. Pomoroy's hay. Many of Adrian's rltlrcmT attend ed tho play, "8nfety First" given nt tho Klngtnnn Kolony school house Frldny ovonlng. Mr. Klllot nnd sons, Moyd nnd Hnymond. motored to Nyssu nnd Pnrmn on IiuhIiipss Snturdny. Many hands of cnttlo are bolng taken out of tho community at pros mil" for tho summer range. M. B. Halns of Ontario, who Is tho deputy assessor for tho Dig llend precinct was In town Saturday. John Holly, accompanied by Mr. Hnrrls and Mr llosweli motored to Vulo Sunday. Mrs. Wnlter I.ooney nccompnnled by her two little girls Vivian nnd Movornn, loft Adrlnn on tho Homo dnlo train for Ontnrlo Monday whero Mrs, I.ooney linn somo buslnoss to look nftor Mr. and Mrs. (Iruner aro tho hnp py guests of tholr grandchildren from Wilder this weok. Arthur Holly Is Improving his now resldonco south of town very much by building a now gamgo. Ilnbnrt Wndn hns ndded u flock of chlrkcns to his Islnnd homo. n. McCrcary Is busy plowing ana leveling his yard nt present, whoro be Intends to put In n lawn. Ontnrlo Furniture Co. has Juut received tho now llrunuwlck Catalog of Hecords, a very Interesting and convenient guldo In selecting addi tional records. Wo havo ono for you. lG-Adv MAJKSTIC Tuesday, Wodnesdny "TUB WHIRLWIND" i.ocaii ih:vi:i.()p.mi:xt of on- im,.nm:i) (lly W. A. Ilnrtlett) It will ho Interesting to the rcinl ota of thin paper to know lli.il l" the tlmn this article Is printed, do flutto plans for thn dovolopmont of local oil nnd gus resources will bo made In both Pnyutto and Ontario, and that similar action will probab ly bo taken nt Welser. It Is not my purpose i.t tills time to explain tho dotulls of how this Is to be done, ns that would bo Infringing on tho authority of others, but I wish to review some of the preliminary nnd foundation work which has been done hero during the Inst your and a hnlf, and to show whnt effect an active oil develop ment will havo upon tho financial district. In previous nrtlclos I havo point ed out tho reasons why past efforts to strike oil In this district were r,i(lnriij4 nnil iimtilinitlzeil tbn Import ance of preliminary goologlcnl eur- eys for tno senrcn oi -un nonius and tho solectleu of drill sites. CuroTuI Wink Dunn Local oil companies wore organ ized by tho leading business uion und bankers of both Payette nnd On tario hiHt year ri'd plain, have be.in carefully nuido and followed to see that vihutovor drilling U to h done this spring will thoroughly test thin field and prove elthur to bo u tre moiidoiis success or forovor demon strate tho futility of further search for oil end gas. To stato tho sltu ntton frankly wo hao nlmost n cer tainty of developing commercial gnu with ii fairly good chance of getting oil A United States Geological re port will soon he mndo public deal ing on this subject During tho Inst year tho lending business men and bankers of both Payette and Ontario hne been giv ing the oil situation a most care ful examination and consideration They wanted to see this grent wealth-producing commodity devel oped jioro If possible, or If U wn not possible, to turn our brains and iiAiu.v luln ntlinr Ilium of Industry Thev have privately ndwinced thous ands or dollars to bring mho um district tho most experienced oil geologists and practical oil men to find out w bother furthor oil teBts wero advisable It Is fair to state that tho reports of theso men were most gratifying to those who want to see oil nnd gus doveloped here Among thoso who huo oxaml'ioil our oil nuil gu possibilities may ho mentioned h Suppy. of Texas, It hf Poll. State Mine Inspector of Idaho. II. M. Hob- Inson, of Tulsa. OkUnamu. Messrs Murnw nml Hnwnril. nf OklnllOllia f'luulnr M'nalilmrnn nf 1' S fi Sur-I lluyalda, of tho U. 8. Cleologlcal Sur-j vu)', iwuru ijuiimi); hij iiuij uu em ployed before drilling Is started Any number of gns wells have beoii oxiiiiilned nnd their life and pressure calculated Oil spopi have lieou found 'n virloun places, nnd snmploB of this i 1 Hont uwiy for cliemlcat nitnlyn'i This il'nlrlct hns been onrofu'I" ,v.f 'nml to le'ermlne the most fi'ornblo placei for drill ing. And nur covorvatlvo liiiK'iief.s men bollove Hint nur proipectn for nil und gas lire favorable ctiouth to domiind n thorough nud ImmeiPnte test Tho drilling work now being plan ned would nlouo bo n big bo'ist for this district II would hr'ng In nor laud hliers and other drilling opet atlnns and would ndvertlse the other resources of this district fnr nnd wide. In the event of bringing In roin morlcnl gns nnd oil this district would oxporlcnco ono of the biggest flnnnclnl nml rommorctnl booms t lint tho mind can Imngtne. Now towns would spring up oior-nlght In places Hint nro now sngo-brush wnstes; our smnll towns would grow Into cities In n year or two; land vnlues would go sky high! crops nnd commercial values would soar upward; both common and skilled labor would bo In constant demniid, and tlio- who wero fortunate pitourh to he coniioctcd with tho oil movement nn land-owners or Investors would grow dizzy with their Increased Incomes, MAJKSTIC Tuesday. Wednesday "THK WHHHAVINn" iOWYHEE NEWS NOTES Mr. nnd Mrs. W. A. Mlnrs mid daughter, Dorothy of Caldwell, vli I toil nt tho Pout?, homo Sunday even ing. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Pratt called at the Huy Cautroll homo Inst Tues day. Miss Whlpplo, of Nyssa, Iiiim been helping nt tho Clnronco McCotuil homo during Mm. McConnoll's Ill ness. Fred Kllnghnck purchased thrte yearling heifers from Henry Page Inst weok. MoRsors. Troxell and Miles, of Ontario, wero (u Owyhco Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frnnk Friar, who routed tho Pulleti ranch moved onto It Monday. S. D. lllgclow sold a 4 year old horse to Mr. Mo Williams, of Ontar io, for $02.GO last week. Artlo ItohortHon Is tho now mall carrier on Itoutu 1. W. I., (llenn nnd family moved on to tho Pcto Stum ranch, which they hnvo rented for tho coming enr, last Wodnesdny. Mr. nnd Mrs Frank Friar were cntortnliicd nt supper Sunday by Mr and Mrs. liny Howe. Miss Dottle James, of Nyssa, vlv Ited Hnrnlcn Fcnn last week. She re turned home Frldny ncrompnnlxd by Miss Fcnn who spent the night with her. Tho wookly prnyor mooting will ho hold nt tho W. W. Smith homo on Friday, March 18, Tho one held Inst Friday was at tho Hlgolow homo Orrln Wallace nud family who havo spent pnrt of tho winter on the Oscar Plnkstou plnco moved to the Vnndorpool ranch in tlio Kolony Monday. Mr. Plnkstou hns returned from Lewlston, Ida , to tnko' charge of his rnnch himself. Ills slstor, Mrs Mnudo Cmitroll and hl.i daugh ter, Pearl, orrUod from I.ewUtoii Tuesday nud will live there too I P. Mcdliinit wiio nn temi verv III for tho past two woe'.n l.nhl- to be out again. (Continued ou Last Page) "In Every Respect" says the Good Judge You get more genuine chew ing satisfaction from the Real Tobncco Chew than you ever got from the ordinary kind. Tho good tobacco taste las.t8 so long a small chew of this class of tobacco lasts much longer than a big chew of the old kind. That's why it costs less to use. Any man who has used both kinds will tell you that. Put up In two styles W-B GUT is n long fine-cut tobacco RIGHT GUT is a short-cut tobacco The Savings Club We Pay 5 per cent Interest Compounded Semi-Annually Before many months the spell of summer will be urging you to ''Come awav and rest0 away from the dally grind. Soon the roar of the surf, the cool recesses of the mountains, the open road, all will be beckoning. An easy way to finance your vacation is to open a Savings Account, and then, regularly each week, set aside a portion of your income. This plan will enable you to visit places you may not otherwise reach. Begin today. You will have ample time to accumulate a tidy sum before vacation time and the interest will help. Ask for Escue. Ontario National Bank -j ROCK BOTTOM PRICK!! Don't be deceived by the idea that you will be able to buy for less, or that prices will be lower than you will find at this banki upt sale. The Profit is all yours -. rt 1 You must not allow this opportunity to pass. I I I I II HWIMIMI in I II . W f SPECIAL A TTENTION 40-pound white felted, cotton (T nA mattress, roll edge - - O.UU J. A. SCHMIDT, Broker Closing Out Entire Stock of McDowell Furniture Co. Ontario, Oregon tf vev. Mr Klrkhnm, of tho Idaho Ilu- roau of Mines "i Geology mi J P Wn 1, t