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VOL. XXVI
ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 29, 1921
NO. 4
COUNCIL TO SEEK WAY
TO
I'Iaiib ltvliiK Considered fur Cut In
Home Bnlorle AImo Oompnrl-
ton WUh Otlicr Toryns
Water Rates to he
fitudlisl.
Ono now year resolution which 1b
. to effect tovoral citizens Is that mailo
by tho city administration concern
ing tho cost of city govornmont. Tho
city dads nro out to roduco tbo cost,
and also to so arrango tho financial
condition of tho city wntar depart
ment that it;wlll bo ablo to pay Its
way "and provldo a sinking fund to
lay tho obligations out against It.
v fc For somo time tho council has
been Booking to soco.ro statements
from thor communities and Iras
"" dono so. Strnngo as It may scorn
those statomonts show that Ontario
la soiling water chcapor than any of
Its neighbors and that' In ffplto of tho
fart that Its systom was built when
costs woro at thotr hlghost and thnt
tl) nystem corors inoro mlloago
tbnn any of tho others In proportion
to tho number of usors? 80 far tho
system has baroly paid Its oporatlng
costs and only n portion of tho In
terest charges and has not provlvod
any sinking fund to rctlra tho
bonds.
Since llko every othor systom It
will wear out and will hnvo to bo
replaced In time, tho council has
reached tho conclusion thnt some
thing must bo dono to provide
means for meeting tho bonds, and
thus preserving the Interests of tho
eltlteas. Ileforo action Is taken a
comprehensive study of tho rates of
all the cities In this section will bo
made. '
'On Saturday nlgjit tho city goes
on tho ono marshal systom, Night
Marshal Oordon has boon dismissed
under tho oconomy program, and II.
0. Farmer will go on tho night
shift, nnd Water Buporlntondont, V.
W. Chambers will bo sworn In as a
peaco officer to caro for omorgoncy
work during tho day tlmo.
Just what othor cuts can bo mado
will bo determined at a spoclal meet
ing of tho cquncll to bo called soon.
SERVICE FOR OCTOGENARIAN
Mr. Sherwood K. WIiinIoii Brought
Hero f or "interment llrslila Bi
Who Died In July Lived
Here Many Yearn,
Fuueral sorvlcos wero hold this
afternoon at the funoral chapel of
tho Ontario Furniture company for
Mrs. Sherwood K. Winston who died
Monday at tho home of her daugh
ter In nrush Prairie, Washington.
Interment was mado In the Ontario
cemotery besldo her son, Frank
Winston who died last July.
Mrs. Winston was 85 years and 3
months old at tho time of her death
and had lived In Ontario (ox twenty
one years boforo going toTnako her
..'fiomo'ln Brush Pralrlo with hor
daughter, Mrs. John Payne-.
MAW MUHKAY PLBABE8 Itf
HOLE TUB GILDED LILY"
Mao Murray Is back In her ever-
popuUr role of a dancor In hor latost
plctu
Ictuw "Tho QlldoU Lily", R nara
rnrnnger, which will bo pre
sented at the Mojestiq ineaire
Sunday and Monday. Miss Berang
er wroto tho story especially for the
blond star and with her latlraato
knowledge of Miss Murray's abilities
sho was ablo to create a role that Is
ono of tho bost sho over ployed.
In many -ways "Tho Glided Lily"
recalls Miss Murray's Sonla In "On
With tho Dance," one of tho big
pictures last year. In her newest
nirtura she Is Lillian Drake, hostess
of a popular private club In New
York, a real Salamander, tho kind
that Owen Johnson revealed several
years ago In a startling nover as tho
wind of a elrl who can take every
thing from men and give nothing
In retHrn. All Lillian longs for Is
lo leave her old life and bo married
and her struggle until sho achieves
her ambition U Intensely Interest,
ing. There t a smashing and sur
prising climax.
f
V, V. Hlckox come to Ontario Tues
day to attend the meeting of the
Farm Bureau executive committee,
of which he was re-elected president
for the third term.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dlackaby of
Homedate wero holiday visitors In
0trto.
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FltUIT SHIPMENTS FROM HERE
BREAK ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS
Moro than 100 car loads of
fruit woro billed from tho On-
tnrlo freight depot during tho
past yoar, breaking alt previous
records. Included In tho enr
load shlpmontB woro ovor 80
cars ot apples and nearly 20
cars ot prunos. This Is tho
first yoar that an approclablo
quantity of prunes woro ovor
shlppod from this station.
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K. OF P. COMMITTEE IS
SANTA CLAUS TO MANY
Vflno FamlHea Aided In Making
ClirUtmnn Happy ono for Kid
did Hcil Cross Nurxo
Assist In Distribut
ing Fund.
C. F. Cox chairman of tho Armojir
I.od go ot Knight ot Pythias com
mlttoo assisted by Mrs. Henry Grif
fin playod tho rola 75f Santa Claus to
a number ot Ontario children In tho
distribution ot tho fund which was
rocolvod from tho ball glvon by tho
lodgo.
Children In nlno families received
various usotul prosontt, Including
undorclothlng nnd stockings, somo
ot which wero given by Iloyor Ilros,
and Ilador Ilros, and R. A. Fraaor.
Thoy. also rocolvod Chrlatmns baskots
containing elements ot Christmas
ehoor In tho form ot candy nnd othor
dollcaclos. In all 170 was spont In
clothing so that all those who need
ed clothing could be cored for. Tho
same committee had turnod ovor to
It tho balanco ot $40 which wns In
the fund ralsod In 1920 by tho
combined efforts ot tho Knights of
Columbus and Oregon Club. Thus
by tho work of tho lodge men this
Christmas was mado a merry day
for many Ontario chlldron rind tho
spirit of tho day manifested by tho
wldo distribution.
LETTUCE UHOWBHH WILL MEET
AT CALDWELL NEXT WEEK
Tho Canyon County Farm Huroau
has arrangod a two days program
on head lottuco growers for Janu
ary sixth and sovonth. Prospoctlvo
head lottuco growers should attend
this meeting as tho program
promlsos to bo exceptionally good
Sovoral of tho spoakors aro author
ities on head lottuco growing and
tbo opportunity to hear as many
good mon at any ono tlmo Is not
llkoly to occur again. .
In connection with head lottuco
growing tho Malheur County Farm
Rureati has for somo tlmo boon plan
ning on obtaining ono or moro
speakers far tho Farm Bureau short
courso which Is tentatively schedul
ed for tho week of Fobruary 20,
County Agent, Drelthaupt has taken
tho matter up both In Idaho and In
Oregon and bollevea that ho will be
able to stage this feature.
EASTERN 8IMNSTrIIA1N
Thursday evening, December 22,
Star Chapter, No. OB, O. E. 8. held
Its annual Installation ot officers for
the ensuing year, with Mrs. Minnie
O. Letson, Worthy Orand Matron of
Oregon, acting as presiding offlcor
At tho close ot the Installation,
A. 8. Drown, tho retiring Worthy
Patron, with an appropriate ad
dress, in bohalf of Star Chapter, pre
sented Mrs. Myrtle Petorson with a
Past Matron's Jewel.
Mrs. Letson, Worthy Qrand Mat
ron, with a short talk In her usual
pleasing manner, then presented
Mrs. Peterson with a Grand Officers'
Jewel, honoring Mrs, Peterson as
Grand Ester ot the Qrand Chapter
ot Oregon.
Mrs. Petorson in tier response,
thanked the Chapter and also Mrs
Letson for these tokens ot apprecta'
tlons ot her services.
Following Is a list ot the newly
Installed efficers:
Mrs. Luu Drown, worthy matron;
Frank Weaver, worthy patron; Mrs.
Mamie Springer, asspclate matron;
Mrs. Kloe Test, secretary; Mrs.
Qrace turner, treasurer;Mlsa Roalna
Clement, conductress; Mrs. Bessie
Ready; associate conductress; Mrs.
Margaret Howe, chaplain; Mrs. Paul
lae Piatt, marshal!; Miss Etta Mc
Crelght, organist; Mrs. Delta Lin
gel, adah; Mrs. Katkflr Anderburg,
ruth; Mrs. Wildred Wearer, esther;
Miss Majorlo Turner, Martha; Mrs.
Edna DuFord, electa; Hugh Allen
sBtlnl,
HICKOX AGAIN HEADS
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Executive Committee liocloc'a Vet
eran Head; T. W. Clagett Elect
chI Hccrctnry-trrnsurcr and
A. A. Heed, Vlco
President.
Tho now oxocutlva commlttoa of
tho county farm bureau hold Its first
mooting horo Tuesday. Tho com
mlttoo organized by ro-olcctlng V. V.
Hlckox, presldont, A. A. Hood, vlco
proBldont nnd T. W. Clagott, socro-
tary-trcasuror. V. T. Horrott and
P. M. Uoals aro tho othor two m um
bos ot tho commltteo. Mnttors In
oonnoctlon with ndoptlng a program
ot work for 1922 and tho reorganiza
tion of communities throughout tho
county to carry out tho program ot
work woro taken up as well as a
numbor ot othor matters of Im
portance to tho farmora of tho
county.
Tho projects on which tho ox
ocutlva commltteo decided to cantor
tho activities of tho bureau for tho
next yoar lucludod Marketing; Poul
try; Does; Dairy; Horticulture;
Farm Hocords; Club Work; Home
Uottormont; Rodent Control; Coyote
Control; Farm Livestock; Ilanga
Snoop; Itango Hoot; Dralnago; Ir
rlgatln; Sood and Grain Crops; Po
tato Improvement; Truck nnd Oar-
den Crops; Pasturo nnd Forago
Crops; Crop notation; and Farm
Managomont. Tho committee select
ed directors for most of thoso do-
partmonts nt Its mooting, who will
cooporato with tho county agricul
tural agent and tho oxecuttvo com
mltteo In developing tho dotalls ot
each lino ot work In tho various com
munities throughout tho county.
OREGON CLUB HOSTS FOR
INITIAL HOLIDAY DANCE
Club Mon Present Ilerlon of "Heal
Hefrvulmieiitt" and Novelty In
KervlitK Punch From
Flowing Htrcam
Fifty monitors of tho Oregon Club
and their guests Inaugurated the
holiday soason at tho club rooms
last Friday ovoulng In what was
unanimously declared ono of tho
very best dancing parties glvon in
tho history ot tho club.
Tho club rooms woro most artis
tically decorated with holiday greens
and colors, tho offoct ot which was
helghtonod by the brilliancy of the
lighted Christmas trees at each end
ot tbo danco hall. Out In the game
room of tho club was located tho
most unique of punch bowls which
was the wonder of tho fair guosts
ot tho club.
With clover artistry tho com
mltteo and Jts decorators had re
produced In miniature, a snow cap
ped, moss-coverod mountain and a
yawning canyon down which" flowed
a stream of punch Into a sparkling
pool, while further down tho canyon
bubbled a crystal spring In which
tho punch glasses were cleansed by
the guests after they drank from tho
refreshing stream.
In tho middle of tho program bIx
wblto clad waiters mado tholr ap
pearance and to the surprise of tho
women present demonstrated such
speed in preparing, sotting and serv
ing a bountiful lunch that It was
hardly believable, with equal dis
patch, too, the floor waB cleared for
dancing after the supper.
Contributing to the Joy of tho
evening was the excellent music of
the Entertainers, with, HerscboW
Browne .enlivening the program with
soIoh and the trio, Messrs, Browne,
Turner and Adam, with their vocal
offerings. From evory viewpoint the
danco was doclared most successful
and proof thereof was given by the
fact that even after the formal pro
gram was completed tho crowd stay
ed for more. The committee which
had charge and which Is also ar
ranging (or the Fecond ot the holi
day dances Friday night was; S. F.
Taylor, Jr., Arthur Cockrum, Ernest
Oramse, and Ray Boyer, whilo Jack
Landls assisted the commltteo with
the decoratlous.
P. J. Gallagher returned today
from Salem and Portland where he
went on business and to attend the
special session of tho legislature.
A large number of Ontarlans will
go to Caldwell Friday to attend the
banquet which Is being held by the
Caldwell commercial club and the
Canyon county Farm Bureau.
NEW YEAR WILL MARK
RELIEF FROM TAXES
Ouo of Happy Prospccta for Coming
' Tirdva Months is tho Fact that
War Tnxca on Kxprem,
Freight and Home other
Tilings Stops.
Evory cloud 'has a nllvor lining,
ays tho old saying and ono ot tho
bright spots on tho horlson of busi
ness Is tho fact that on Sunday tho
now government tax bill becomes
operative.
Among other bonoflts which tho
public will rocclvo, and it means
thousands of dollars to Ontario folks
during tho coming- year, Is tho ces
sation ot war taxes on passongor
tickets, and on freight and oxprcss
hlpmonts, according to tho an
nouncomont mado by Express agont
F. J, Clomo nnd Agont H. O. Drano.
Togothor tho collections mado by tho
representatives of tho transportalon
companies durLng tho past tow years
has reachod vast sums.
Li:llON HANOI! PLlHl
On Saturday ovoulng tho Amort
can Legion stagod Us regular weekly
danco which also partook ot tho boll
day, spirit In tho number who camo
to onjoy a good tlmo. Tho Legion
mon will present nnothor danco tlils
coming Saturday,
ONTARIO HI WINS FIRST
GAME OE SEASON 34-19
Vlotors From Crane Handicapped by
Slippery Floor nnd l,ack of team
Work Fall Before 11 h
rops Basket Tostcrs
Tuosday ovonlug at tho Legion
ball tho Ontario HI basket ball team
oponod tbo 1021-22 sdason with an
Improsslvo victory over tho Crana
HI team which Is spending tho vaca
tion on a trip through tho Snako
niver Valloy.
Tbo boys from Crane, In vlow ot
tho tact that they havo only 21 boys
In their student body, mado a good
showing on a straifgo floor, especial
ly ono that was as glassy as tho
floor ot tho Legion hall. To this
thoy wero not accustomed and thoy
displayed this fact often.
In tho first halt tho scoro was nip
and tuck until tho Lathrop" lessors
got to working systematically. Then
it was all oft for Crane, tor mo
Messeo. Mooro. and Halo combina
tion proved a scoring macblno;whlle
McCrolght nnd Turner covered tno
Crane forwards so effectively that
they nover had a chance to get In
tbo lend. A fair 'crowd saw tho
game.
Tho teams lined up as follews:
Ontarie: Messeo and Moore, for
wards; Halo center, Turner nnd
McCrelght, guards. In tho second
halt Scott replaced Hale at center.
Crane: Drum and Johnson, for
wards; Hall, center; Curry and
Parker, guards; Buckland nnd Oor
don, subs.
Messeo was the star point wlnnor
for .Ontario with 7 field goals and
two froo throws; Moore had 6 goals
and Halo three field goals and Mc
Crelght .two. Drum was Crane's
bost point winner with four goals,
while Johnson secured throe and
Curry end Hall each one each. B. M.
Bouchor was the roferee. Tomorrow
nlKht (Friday) Ontario high -meets
the Huntington boys on the local
floor.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Bert Cavlness of
Emraett visited In Ontario during
the Christmas holidays, the guest ot
Mr, Cavlness' mother, Mrs. William
Jones.
Bob Arnold, a former Ontario
boy, now of Twin Falls visited In
Ontario, Saturday.
The Ontario Women's Club will
meet with Mrs. H. B. Cockrum next
Thursday, January 6th.
Master -Melvln Lakness eutertaln-
ed a numbor ot his little friends-
Monday evonlng at a Xmas party
at the home ot his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Lakness.
Mrs. D, C. Andorberg left Satur
doy evening for Olenns Ferry where
sho will visit with her husbond.
Prof. J, L. Turnbull left Saturday
for Crowley whero ho will spend the
holidays with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Pau) Sellgman spent
several days In Botee this week.
1X30AL MAN HONORED EVEN
IF FAIR 18 NEVER HELD
4 Even though tho Oregon
102G Fair la novor held, yot
an Ontarlan was honored by
f being named to a placo on tho
commloBton which was solectod
manago It. Tho man thttB lion-
f orod, Is E. C. Van Pottcn, pros
ldont of tho Van Petton Lutnb-
er company and presldont of tho
Commercial club.
RELIEF FROM COYOTE
IS
IOuUlnturo Passes P. J. CJnlIni;lu'r'n
Meaurn Wlilrli Will Hnvo Tn-
pnyi'rs -Thousands of Hollars
So far as tho taxpayors of Malhotir
and Harney counties nro concerned
tho spoclal sosslon of tho legislature
has bcon Justified In tho passago of
ono act, that Introduced by Itepro
entatlvo P. J. Gallagher ot this city,
giving pnrtlal rollof from tho raids
ot coyoto scalp hunters who since
1017 havo rocolvod 171,800.00
from Mainour County.
Mr. Qntlaghor's original bill pro
vided for tho optional paying ot
bounties by each county, but tho op
position mado by Jay Dobbin, prosl
dont ot tho wool growers associa
tion, by Rcprosontatlvo, Hyatt of
Wallowa nnd Senator Strayor of
Baker county, togothor with tho at
tltudo on tho part of Qovornor Olcott
provontod Its passage In that form.
Howovor, It wns ngrood that tho
prosont law bo amendod providing
that tho bounty can only bo paid to
tho man who klllod tho animal, and
tho claimant must mnko an. affidavit'
that ho or sho klllod tho animal,
and to mako a falso affidavit In this
connection Is mado a felony.
It was ngrood that If this Is not
satisfactory that at tho noxt session
of tho legislature provision will bo
mado for tho hunter systom ot con
trolling coyotos nnd tho bounty
systom abundonod.
Paid $1000 In Ono Day
An Idon of what this bounty bill
moans to tho taxpayers horo may bo
gained from a fow figures glvon by
County Judgo E. H. Test who sought
for moro than a yoar to havo some
action taken In this matter:
"From Novombor 1920 to Novom-
bor, 4021. Malheur county paid $18
000 In coyoto bounties," said tho
Judgo, "In Novombor 1021 wo paid
SG402. while on Tuosday ot last
week wo paid out $1,000. Slncoi
undor a decision ot tho district
court, nji wen na nu uiuiiiuu ui mu
attorney gonoral tho county tins to
Issue the warrants for bountios ro-
gnrdless Si whothor or not tbo stato
provides Its sharo or whothor tho
county funds aro exhausted, this Is
a sorlous question nnd moans that
unless rollof had been grantod tho
troasury of tho county would havo
been omptlod by tho coyoto claims,
"As soon as we learn that tho
Oovornor baa signed, this bill wo wilt
call tho budgot committee together
and strlko tho appropriation provid
ed for In the budgot for tho county's
sharo, and on tho first Monday In
January tho county court will pass
necessary resolution to stop tho pay
ment of bounties,"
L10YDB.TETERSDIESSUDDENLY
Illneas Not Thought Kerlous Arises
For Drink nnd Then I)row to
Bleep Quietly PmikIiik nwny
Was old Settler.
Lloyd B. Teter who for 30 years
was a resident of Malheur county
and for ton years a resident and
business man In Ontario quietly
passed away while asleop last Fri
day morning about 6:30, the victim
ot a sudden attack of heart trouble.
Mr. Teter bad not been well for
sovoral days and on Thursday re
mained at homo. He was, howovor,
not confined to his bed but was ablo
to be about the house. During
Thursday jilght ho was restless and
about 6 o'clock In tho morning rose
for a grlnk of water and returnod to
his bed. Ills moving about awaken
ed his wife and she noted his
breathing and watched him Anally
drop to sleep, Just a fow minutes
later she noticed that his respiration
was getting weaker and summoned
a physician, before aid came, how
ever, he had died peacefully.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon from tho Baptist
church and Intement was made In
the Ontario cemetery
Mr. Teter was born In Wheeling,
West Virginia in 1861, and thoro
grew to manhood. He camo west
in the eighties and settled first in
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T PAY PENALTY
Murderer of GcorKo Sweeney, Vnlo
Mrrclinnt, Condemned to Din
Doclilon Written by Hu
premo Justice McBrldo
George Howard, convicted ot the
murdor ot George R. Sweonoy nt tho
January 1921 torm of court, and
whoso casa was appealed to tho
Supremo Court and argued at
Pendleton In Novombor, must pay
tho poualty ot doath by hanging, ac
cording to tho decision of tho Ru
promo Court handed down on Tuos
day at Salem. Tho opinion was
wrltton by Justice Thomas McBrldo.
Tho crlma for which Howard will
atono with his Ufa wns ono of tho
most brutal In tho nnnnla ot En at
om Oregon. It was long a mystery
and not until months nftor It was
committed was knowlodgo of It ob
tained. On Soptombor 14, 1920, Howard,
on tho protonso ot desiring to pur
chaso a car which Sweonoy owned,
had Swoonoy tnko him on a demon
stration trip nnd Just a short way
from Vnlo, crushod Bwconoy'a skull
with n wrench. Ho then covered
tho body with a robe, returned to
Vale and socurod a trunk Into which
ho plncod tho body and drovo south
wost ot Vale to tho Owyhee river,
whoro ho cast tho trunk Into the
waters ot tho stream.
Ho stayed thoro for somo tlmo and
lator wout to Idaho whoro, whou
Bhorlft Loo Noo sought him ho wns
found and roturnod to this county
for trial.
Slnco an effort is bolng mado to
tost tho validity ot tho capital pun
ishment law In tho caso of Rathlo,
ouo ot tho, murdorors o Till Taylor,
It Is probablo that tho oxocutlon ot
Howard will bo postponod until the
Rathlo caso has boon passod upon.
MRSJARYAJARNETTPASSES
Months of BurrcrliiK Kudu Hntunlny
MornliiK Daughter taken Bmty
Hack Ui Old Home in ua
Was Children's
' Friend
Mrs. Mary A. Harnett, agod 70,
died at tho homo ot hor daughter,
Mrs. E. M. Orolg last Saturday morn
ing following an lllnoss ot many
moshs which had Its Inception In
Inlurlos which sho received by a fall
last suramor. Funeral Borvlcoa woro
hold at tho Orolg homo Saturday
attornoou and ok Sunday morning
Mrs. Lucy II. Fox, her dacghtor, who
had como from Mason City, lawn,,
accompanlod tho body back to
Mltcholl, Iowa to bo burlod besldu
hor husband, who died thoro In
1906.
DosDlto tho short uotlco ' given,
many friends of tho boroavod family
woro present at tho Impressive sor
vico conducted by Rov. atlloudora ot
tho Congregutlonal church. Mrs. 11.
L. Peterson and MUs Roso Kroussln
sang two of Mrs. Burnett's favorite
hymns. "Nenror My Qod to Thoe,"
and "Abldo With Mo."
Although Mrs. Barnott had boeu
a resident ot Ontario slnco 19H,
having mado her homo with hor
daughters, Mrs. Grolg and Mrs. Fox.
while she lived hero, her acquain
tance was, duo to hor falling health,
ot uocesslty llmltod. But to that
circle ot friends sho was a choorlug
Inspiration. Though frail of body
jo senuuuuui oqi uiojj 8uJ0jjnB puu
ago sho radiated happiness through
her choerfulnoss and hor faith that
all would bo well. Sho lovod and
was beloved by tho children ot
nolghbors and frlonds to all of whom
she wns, "Grandma Barnett," and In
contributing to their happiness sho
secured hor greatest pleasures.
In tho passing ot Mrs. Rarnett,
Ontario losos one of the fow of that
dwindling number who linked the
nresent with the momentous days of
the past during which the nation
was wolded into a perfect union.
Sho was a daughter of the old South
having been born at Olasgow, Ken
tucky, Boptombor 19, 1846, tho
daughter of Jamea A. and Sarah M.
Wilson. As a young woman sho
grew up In the scene of the great
est conflict and Intlmatoly knew of
struggles ot tho border people; their
alternating hopea and fears. ' Hor
education was rocelved at ueorgo
town Acadomy. In Georgetown,
Kontucky, and In 1872 she married
Thomas Barnett and went as a brldo
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