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tt2!9mxmimuma -"). 3 dhttettf &r0m .. . l . . n k & VOL. XXVI ONTARIO, MALKBUB COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, - AND CRANDALLi IN POLITICAL ARENA 0. F. Oxtimn at Last Mlnuto Mini fop County Commissioner-O. M. Crandall Enters Contest Against Gallagher . For Itouic. OPENING OF Hit) FOUR IS DELAYED 1V COM) WEATHER 0. P. Oxmon of Jaraloson mndo a last mlnuto nilng for County Com talsslonor and will not hnvo opposi tion for tho republican nomination So far no candldato has Mod for tho domotratlc nomination. Thn ronl surprlso of tho closing hours of filing wns tho ontry of C. M. Crandall ot Vale for a raco against P. J. Gallagher for representative In tho House Mr. Crandall Books' tho republican nomination now nttor having loft tho party whon Mr. Oat- laghor dofoatod him In tho primaries fotrt years ago. and ran as an In dependent candldato In tho fall and was again dofoatod by Mr. Gallagher. Two yoars ago ho was a flguro In tho thrco cornered fight for tho republican nomination for senator which resulted In tho nomination of Charles W, Kills ot Hums. KABTEH WEDDING HUHPHI8EH KniKNDB OF YOUNG COUPLE Tho opening gamo of tho Eastorn Oregon Dig Four Huntington, Ontario, Vale and Nyssa has boon pos'tponcd until April 30 whon Vale moots On tario horo and Huntington battles Nyesa at Nyssn. Tho oponlng gamo was dolnycd owing to tho cold woathor and tho fact that tho teams had no opportunly for practice All tho teams haro bean nt work during tho past wcok nnd will bo ready for tho umpires to yoll, "play bnll" noxt Sunday. START HADE TOWARD MAKING OF CITY PARK Ground Being Prepared for Heeding 1-our Acren Jinny Trees Donat ed Commercial Club Com mltteo to Hollclt Fund Of 9100. ' MANY FARMERS TO GET FEDERAL FARM L PIONEER OF IRONSIDE C. T, LOCEY PASSES Wns Ono of Malheur Count' Oldest mi Rest Known Clt Irons Llfo ' On PlnliiM In Iiirly Days Hoiiintlc. Although It was an ovont oxpoctod noon, tho mnrrlago on Kastor Sun day ot Miss Irono Rador, youngest daughtor of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Under, to Paul E. Van Potton, old cat son of Mr. and Mrs. E. tC. Vail Petten, was a surprise to tho many frlonds of tho young couplo. Tho ceremony was performod at tho pnr sonnge ot tho Church of tho Bleesod Sacrament at 1:30 by Rov. P. J. Stack, In tho prosonco ot tho lm modlato families of tho brldo nnd groom. Tho brldo and groom then took tho afternoon train to Portland, Soattle, Victoria and Vancouver whoro thoy will spend tholr honey moon. On tholr return thoy will be nt horno In thn Otis Thaynr residence which thoy havo rented for tho sum mor. As mombora ot two of tho boat known farolllos In Ontario nnd hav ing long resided bore, both tho brldo and groom nro well known. Iloth graduated from tho Ontnrlo High School, after which thoy partially completed their collegiate work, tho brldo at tho University ot Oregon whoro sho was a mombor of tho Delta Qamma .jsorololy, and tho groom at tho University ot Washing ton'whoro ho was a mombor ot the Data fraternity. Slnco leaving collcgo both havo beon nssoclatod In the work ot tholr paronts firms. Cyrus T. Locoy, ngod 87. ono of ijMalhour county's oldest nnd most rospoctod cltlzons died at his homo nt Ironsldo lnt Saturday. His passing sovorcs ono or tho links which bound tho prosont gonorntton To tho vory oarly days of tho soltlemont of this region, and ondod a llfo which com bined tho strugglos and romanco ot tho plonoor days with tho advance ment ot tho twontloth contury. Though ho had not travolod thru tho courity In lato years as ho did soma yoars ago, Mr. Locoy's namo was known tho long'th and broadth ot tho county and was ovorywhoro respectod. Dosldo his -widow ho Is survived by two sous, Fred and Ernest Locoy ot Ironsldo, nnd two daughters, Mn. Jamm A. Lackoy of this city nnd Miss Mary Locoy of Ironsldo. Funeral sorvlcos woro hold at tho Ironsldo school houso which .could not hold tho gnthorlng of frlonds r.d neighbors who enmo to pay tholr rospects to tho momory of tho patriarch. A start has beon tnado toward tho making of a city park for Ontario on tho slto at tho north end of Oregon street whoro tho road turns to Join tho Old Oregon Trnll. Socrotnry W. II. Ooollttlo of tho Commercial club has beon HUpcrln tending tho start and has hnd men at work leveling four acres and pro paring tho ground for tho sowing 'of grns "Bood. Besides this soma 05 locusts trees havo beon donated to tho city and Mr. Doollttlo hns arranged for tho put-chaso of somo Carolina populnrs to bo planted for a quick growth nnd oarly shado whllo tho moro slowly maturing trees at tain tholr holght. At tho directors mooting of tho Commercial club tho board authoriz ed tho passing of a subscription list to rnlso $1C0 for further Improve ments this yoar. It Is tho plan to nttompt only a p-irtlal Improvement program each year utttll conditions Justify a moro elaborate effort. Locr.l Association Pause on 17 Ap plications Totaling 9.10.! Borrower Requested 90,- 87fJ Moro Funds Available. GETS ACQUAINTED IN COUNTY J. II. Gwlnii of Pendleton, Ilrollier of Montlo Gulnn Would Ropro- went l&istern Oregon In Congrats. After months of Inactivity tho Ontario Fodoral Farm Loan associa tion Is again actlvo. At a mooting of tho directors hold Inst Saturday ovonlng 17 applications for lonns which hnd boon appraised by Hox Marguls, appralsor for tho local association woro favorably actod up on, but not for tho nmount nsked by tho borrowers. 7 ho loans roprosont farms In nil sections of tho county from Dig IJond to nbovo Vale. Many of the loans mado nro on lauds In the Warmsprlngs district, somo nonr Ontnrlo nnd many nround Nyssa. Tho total ot those loans as approvod by tho directors Is $50,226, Tho total applied for was $00,876. Tho board now has many addition al applications totaling fully -CO.000 moro which Includo n number of ap plications from tho Ironsldo region. Ilecontly tho locnl association hns been notified that Farm Loan bank fundi, nro nvallablo to that many ap plications which havo boon ponding can Li actod upon now. WOKEN OF OREGON SLOPE TO HOLD FOOD SALE HERE EASTER CANTATA PRESENTER AT CONGREGATIONAL CIIUHCH Tho Eastor Cantnta, "Thy Ito doomor Llvoth" under tho direction of L. L. Culbortson, asslstod by Miss Helou Dunstono ns planolst wnB glvon at tho Congregational Church Sunday ovonlng to nn nudlonco which taxod tho capacity of tho church. Tho soloists wore: Mrs. H. L. Potorson, Miss Viola HuBtcd, Miss Roso Kros slon nnd Miss Loulso Wood; A. W. Juast, Jamoa Purcoll nnd Rov. D. D. Itocso. Hosldo tho ecrlos of solos prosontod tho chorus work of tho choir wns adoquatoly glvon nnd much onjoyod by tho nudlonco. NO. 20 THREE TO ONE DEAL IS AID TO FARMERS Hundreds of Acres Which Would Otherwiso Hnvo Been Iillo Will Ilenr Potatoo Crops Seed Secured Without Ciuli Wants Lower Hate COONTY SCHOOLS TO STRIVE FOR C. C CUP Commercial Club Authorizes the Offer of Cup to bo CoiiiK'ted For nl Field Meet by Tennis From Country SchooU LEGION MEN TO STAGE ma BOXING ItOUTS MONDAY NIGHT LOCAL PBSfliaiS Mr. and Mrs, O. IT. Graham, wont to Ilolso last Friday whoro Mrs. Oraham underwent an oporatlnn from which sho Is reported to bo satisfactorily rocovorlng, Qapt. Itobort M. Duncan of Uurns was In Ontario Tuesday on his way to Bolso. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dlackaby of Homedale wore tho guctits of Mr. nnd" Mrs. J. It. Dlackaby from Fri day to Monday. Mrs. Castleman mothor of O. M Castleman, who has spent the winter here, left Monday for Wallowa county. Wade Sllor ot Enterprise was an frJitVarlo visitor the first ot the week. William Jones ot Juntura wns an Ontario visitor this week. V. W. Tomllnson of Portland, Naturalization Examtnter, waa In Ontario Monday visiting with old friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fraser aud Dr. anj( Mrs. It. 0. Payne wont to Wetaer last Sunday to attend tho Knights Templar Easter services. Kn. Ida Payne and daughter Mrs. Victor Johnson who recently moved to pntario visited tn Payette Friday. The Pythian S let era entertained In Iks Maseata Hall last Wedaeeday afteraooa and evening with a party . fptjj tho children, who went to the hall directly after school hours. A short program and games were ea Joyd until 8:30, at whtea time a fine banquet was served la the ban--quit hall to the husbands and catld- re. Mr. D. A. Peeraaa ef WeJaw vWted her soh H. I. Feermaa and famllv last Sunday, Dr. Dana District Superiateadeat of United Presbyterian Csmrabfa, preached the Easter sormoa Sunday Koralag at the Caawk. Mitt sllngera ot ability will per form at tho Ontario Legion amokor Monday night in tho IJoyer building. Not only Is tho public Invited, but any ambitious boxor who would dis play his wares Is Invited to bn presont and meet somo worthy op ponont. Jamoa II. Owlnn, candldato for tho Hopubllcan Nomination for Congress In tho Second Oregon District was In Ontario yestordhy. Mr. Qwtnn VALLEY VIEW Mr. and Mrs. Wyllo Frnkes aro rocolvlng congratulations on tho arrlvnl ot a llttlo daughter on Sat urday morning April 15. Girls aro almost a novolty In Valley Vlow. tho number nt sohool being about ono fourth that ot boys. Friends of Abble McMurron will regret to learn that she has had two nttackB of tho flu and tho last ono caused partial paralysis of tho face. Tho doctors think sho will bo alright aftor a whllo. Misses Orlffln and Halstead wore guosts of Mr. and Mrs. A. It. Albee on a motor trip to PayeUo Sunday evening. Mies Delia Downs came out from Ontario Sunday for n short visit with her paronts. Iter. Martin preached the Easter Bormon following tho Sunday school Special music vas enjqyed. Mr. and Mrs, Albert Dellslo and nayb "irvv rinssssssal Pol .sasasaV A '.ssassaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBasW' Woir.en of Bettlement to North of City Making nn Effort to Hecuro linds for iv Oomuiuntty Club Home. Is ono of tho most wldoly known men In Eastern Oregon aud has a host of friends In tho various counties In this section ot tho State, he Is a brothor ot Montlo Owlnn ot Dolse who Is well known In tUU county. Ho nerved a term as grtnd chan cellor of the Knights ot Pythias and rondo such a record ho was cboseu as ono of tho supremo representa tives from this stato, the highest honor In the gift of the order. Mr Owlnn was chosen for second term as suprome representative and Is now tho, supremo master at arms of tho national organization. Mr. Owlnn Is a native of Illinois aud lived in Idaho before coming to Pendleton 22 years ago. His father Ontario folks will havo an op portunity this wook to test tho cul inary ability of tho women ot Ore gon Slope whon they sample tho many vurlotlca ot offorlngs which aro to bo available at tho cookod food salo which will take place at tho Independent Market. Tho women of that onorgotlo re gion to tho north ot Ontario on tho Old Or ego n Trail havo long ontor tnlnod tho ambitious plan of a com munity houso and havo boon saving funds for tho purpose for somo tlmo. This Is their first visit to Ontario and thoy aro coming to glvo valuo re ceived and undoubtedly tho women ot Ontario will encourago them In tholr worthy effort especially slnco tho Orogon Slopo women havo an established reputation as good cooks. At tho wcokly mooting of tho directors of tho Commercial club tho request of County Superintendent, Efflo M. Crnll that tho club donatu a eup to bo com pot od tor by tho teams ot tho country schools ot tho county nt tho annual field meet, was grant ed nnd nn appropriation for tho snmo was mado. Tho club considered tho proposal to havo Ontario llstod In tho book ot views of tho Old Orogon Trnll which tho road association Is to got out nnd to havo 5.000 post card vlows mado was also favorably actod upon. 43JHAY CONTIMTANTH WILL IUJ AWAHDEI) PHIZES Essay contosts on hoalth and hygtono by pupils ot grado schools In Malheur county 'under ausplcos of tho W. C. T. U. will bo hold In tho High School assombly Wednes day April 25 at 8 o'clock. Tho prlzo essays will bo road and prlzos award od. A good musical program will bo given aud ovorybody especially school patrons nro Invltod. Tho arrangements mado by W. J. Plnnoy of this city with tho M. Ploway & Sons company ot Chicago whoroby for overy sack ot sood potatoes furnlshod by them ranch ors will dollvor throo sacks ot spuds in tho fall, has resulted In tho crop ping of botwoon 800 and 000 acres of Malheur county farm landB which porhaps would havo boon tdlo, for tho ranchers could not borrow money to buy tho sood, that Is at toast 76 por cent ot tho ranchers who mado this doal could not havo dono so. Of this acreage COO Is near On tario and tho balanca Is near Vale, with a fow tracts noar Nyssa. Tho socuring ot this sood, howovor Is only part ot tho work plannod by Mr. Plnnoy. Ho has already start ed an effort to socuro for tho ranch ors on tho Orogon Eastorn tho samo consideration from tho rallrond company In tho mattor ot rates that tho company gives tho ranchors on tho Payotto-Emmott branch, tho llotso branch and tho Nnmpa to Em tnott branch, that Is main lino ratos. Tho ratos nt presont tor Cairo to Hopo aro from 2U to TV, conta higher than tho main lino rato at Ontario. Four yoar ago Mr. Plnuoy socurod for thoso branch lino points tho samo rato on hay as provallod from Ontario and thus aldod In mov ing many carloads ot hay and Is con fident that ho will bo equally success ful In this offort. To Present Iteoltal at Pnetlo Miss Lillian Deakman ot Payette n pupil of Mrs. A. Christlnnson will presont a recital at Payette noxt Monday evening. Sho will be asslstod by a number of Ontarlans and by Miss Gorton of Payette. Tho&a from Ontario who will assist In tho program are: Miss Ada Leo, Miss Oertrude 8kow, Miss Evelyn Schrum, Miss May McNaught and Earl Skow. The recital will be held at tho Methodist Church In Payette. chlldreu Lucllo and Virgil were wa the first Mothodlst missionary guests at the DuProe home Bunday. t0 the territory ot Idaho, coming to that stato In 1871. During his life Itov. Young and family attended the Easter Services Sunday at the school house and afterwards Ylslted at the G. W. Armstrong home. Mr. G, W Dean who has been sick for so long Is well again. Sho left Monday for Nampa to be gone a few days. Mr. John Stonemaa and Miss Agnes Araldon motored to Welser Sunday a,nd visited the (McMurren family. Mle Velraa Bellsle, spent Easter with Mrs. E. Caldwell. The finishing wore Is under way on the sew sc&ool bouse, tne lur nace Is Installed, painting finished and It will be ready for the cold bratloa May 20. Mr, and Mrs. Holden Clement and children were guests at the A, Y, Burr home Easter Sunday. A, F Burr recHvod fifty five sacks of fine potato seed Tuesdayjall uniform size and shape, and eatlroly tree from fHeas. In Idaho Mr. Gwlnn was with a inorcantllo establishment for 11 years. He also held an Important position In the Idaho legislature in 1895, being chief clerk- ot tho Mouse of representatives and Joint clork of tho house and senate, Since 1900 Mr. Owlnn has beon n continuous resident ot Pendleton save for two years 1905 and 1906, when he was located at Denver as the Secretary ot tho National Live stock Association. Ben Rutherford went the Sani tarium at Vale Monday to take a course of treatments for rheumatism. Edward Lee Alexander and Miss Alma Edna Morrison of Ontario were married Easter Sunday In Pay ette, the pastor of the llaptist church of that city officiating. Both are well knowa la Ontario sad will makol J, D. BJIllagsIoy, Wednesday, Mrs. J. S. Jones has been Inalo tho past wook-vIsitliiE her son Thos. Jones and family. Tho Girls Club met Tuesday even ing at tho homo of Mrs. W. J. Weese. Tho entertainment com mlttoo: Miss Myrtlo Stewart and Miss Lota Slsloy entertained the girls with various fun provoking gam,os during the evening, whllo the refresh mont committee presentod a taste fully prepared and dainty luncheon. Tho noxt meeting will bo held at the homo ot Mrs. W. L. Turner, Tuosday April 25, A new bridge club was Inaugurated this week with a dinner and bridge at tho home ot Mr. and Mrs. Larue Dlackaby Tuesday evening. The charter, members of the new organi zation are; Messrs. and Mesdamea Larue Dlackaby, O. M, Castleman, It. W. Swagler, Lee B. Cockrum and Fred J. Clemo, In honor ot Mrs. II. E. Bills, Mrs. E. M. Grelg entertained last Friday with seven tables ot bridge. The Imperial club meets tonight with Mr, and Mrs. J. A. McFall. During tho past week the after noon bridge clubs were entertained by the following hestess: Monday, Mrs. D- W, Powers, Tuesday, Mrs. Mrs. their heme here. ICsehtay Beyer. Miss Lillian Davis ontortalned her pupils at tho Lowo homo Saturday attornoon at an Eastor party. Tho children wore glvon pretty Eastor baskots Into which thoy gathored colorod eggs hlddon about tho placo. Egg rolling and races woro also participated In aftor which dainty refreshments of Ico croam and cako woro sorved. Win. Poutz left Monday for Vale whore ho sits In tho grnnd jury. Miss Bessie Whlpplo who is em ployed at tho Lowo homo, spent tho weok end at hor homo near Nyssa. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kygar and family wero guosts to dinner at tho Robert Elliot homo Bunday Tho Community "sing" wns hold at Pultons Saturday evonlng. Noxt Saturday evening April 22 It will be held at the Kllngback homo. Mrs, F. L. DoBord waa on tho sick list tho first ot tho week. Mr, and Mrs. Oeorge Glascock and family spent Sunday at the Fern home. Mrs. LeRoy Dewltt visited Mrs. T, M. Lowo Monday. Several auto loads ot plcnlcors from Nyssa, and Big Bend visited tho Hot Springs nnd Mitchell Butte, Sunday. Fred Snyvely and Lyle Koller woro down from "up river" calling nt the Peutz home Monday. Albert Caperton took a load of household goods to Dead ' Ox Flat Monday whore he will move soon. Mr. and Mrs. Oco Schwolzor and family visited at the Bradloy home in Bend Sunday. Tho water was turned Into tho Owyhee Ditch the 10th of this month Will Beam Is the ditch master again this year. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lowo, Mrs. Charles Schwelzer, Miss Lillian Davis and Bessie Whipple heard the Whit man Glee Club sing tn Ontario Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Pullen and family called at the Kerr homo Sunday afternoon. Jinny Parties for LltUo Folks Owing to tho bad weather a numbor of EaBtor picnics which wero to havo boou onjoyed, woro turned Into partlos at tho homos. Among thoso entertaining tho llttlo folks woro Miss Etta McCrotght, who on tortalned hor Sunday School class at hor homo Saturday attornoon; Miss Ina 8truthors and Mrs. Frank Cnsl- day ontortalned tholr classos at tho lator'a homo on Saturday afternoon; n ml Xf ra Tnn TIaTaA n s Ima (iaihii I Mill ! tilt WUI' UV UV UU UUI1IU Saturday afternoon; on Sunday aftor noon llttln Mlsa Ijiurn flrntre irnvn n party for a numbor ot her llttlo frlonds and on Monday attornoon Mrs, Irwin Troxoll and Mrs. A. M. Lackoy outortalncd Mrs. Troxoll's "Beglnnors Claim" at Mrs. Lackey's ho'mo, thoro bolng 27 llttlo tots prosont. LOCAL PMAlTP The W. O. T. U, will moet at the home ot Mrs. C. E. Socoy Tuesday April 52. There will be cars at Mc Dowell's Furniture storo at 2:16 to take tho mombers home. Mr. Clinton ot LaGrando, mana gor ot tho Coucroto Plpo Co. ot that city was In Ontario Tuesday on buslnoBS, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mllllkln who left horo a year ago for Wolf Crook roturnod to Ontario Tuesday even ing to again muko this city tholr home, Mr. Sonsonlg ot Boise, president of tho Bolso Ico & Cold Storago company was an Ontario visitor yesterday. J. R, Blackaby of this city who Is one of tho directors ot tho Wostern Wool warehouse of Portland was callod to tho metropolis on business last Friday and roturned to Ontario Monday. Earl Blackaby went to Portland on Monday to attond tho convention of ono of tho Insurance companies ho represents in this territory, Mr. and Mrs. D. W, Powers woro weok end visitors in Boise Friday' and Saturday, Whllo there they attended tho functions In connection with tho Scottish Rlto reunion. The ladies Oulld of the Episcopal Church will meet with Mrs. Hen rietta Payne on Thursday afternoon April 27. Tho ladles of the Altar Society will hold tholr annual May Day Silver Tea at the home of Mrs. P, J. Gallagher on May Oth. The Young Peoplo of tho Presby terlan Church aro preparing to hold a May Basket Salo Saturday May 29 th. Tho place for holding it will bo announced later. Miss Paullpe Bears ot Vale came to Ontario last Wednesday and with hor sister Miss Harriet Bears of On tario, went to Bolso to attend tho Bolso Valley" Osteopathic Conven tion held in that city Thursday. . i t: wm 'mvmmmmf(imimmmtmmffii MsalNSMP' mnpht ,. '& ,.. MsiM