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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1922)
f!S?WPBI ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 20. 1922 She ODntann Arnita Couatjr Official Paper An Independent Newspaper Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and entered at the Ontario post office (or distribution as 2nd clan matter. Q. IC. Aiken, Managing Editor 8UI1BCRIPTION One Year, $2.00 KiaUHKS AUK UNFAIR Statistics ottun need Intcrpruta tlon. Figures got forth In Im posing array may no absolutely accurate nnd yet leuvo u very de cldcdly orroncous ImprcsBlon with tbo reader. Title 1b truo of the Htatcmont at unpaid taxes In Mnl- hour county. For oxamplo It Is provable by Htatlstlcs that Mnthour county has more delinquent taxes than any county In Oregon except Multoiimnb, that Its percentage of delinquency Is creator than any other county ex cept Wallowa; that If, all the tnxo wero paid today It would take all of tho cash In all of the banks of tho county. Whllo nil this Is truo It Rives a wrong Impression to nn outsider, especially to pcopjo over in the Wlllnmcttu Valley, nnd to people from tho east nnd middle west, be causo a great deal of that delin quency Is duo to unpnld assessments for Irrigation districts, for drulnage nnd other Improvements which In most states nru not collectod, through tho regular county ehnunois ami therefore nro not listed Ihcro us taxes. g2 Whllo wo call them taxes here In Oregon, these payments are In reality not taxes at nil. They uru capital Investments, In some cases, and operating costs In others. Only n portion of the property of the county Is benolltod by their expendi ture nnd only u portion ays for them. . hi tho middle west . men drain their farms themselves or did un til very recently when the western plnn of forming district was adopted- tho man paying for his own draluugo arranged for his own credit uud paid tor his system directly. Out here, wo have udopted the co-operative system of drainage, so lo speak, and havo used tho machinery of the state or county to collect the bill In Installments, While In the uilddlu west whero tho Individual paid dlioctly for his system, the fact that hu paid the bank from "which he borrowed In Installments would not be reflected In tho tax statements of his county. He wnH Improving Ms farm and thus making It more valuable, or was saving It from ruin. The sumo Is true of the farmers of Malheur county. lly putting In drainage mnuy farms which otherwise would now bo white with nlknll urn pro ducing big crops. Tho farmers' lands have been suvra they liioe mndo Iniprovomonts, und therefore the money due on tho cost of these Improvements should not properly be charged as taxos. This is so because .to tho aveiage mlud the word taxes means the money paid for the support of governmental functions, such us police protection, schools, etc. In ronBldeilng therefore the ilnllu queury of taxes In Malheur comity the sums due for Irrigation assess ments, nud for drulnage district assessments should bo stricken, then wo believe Unit Malheur county's showing would bu far bettor Indeed. advantages of Ontario school system and tho salubrious health conditions. With that admission the Argus has no complaint to mako nnd will grant that Mr. Afidorson Is a big man for both Ontario and Calamity to claim. In connection with tho naming of "Calamity" tho. Tlmes-Hornld has this to say: Jim Anderson who gave tho On tario Argus a story of the lost "III no Ducket" mines which was published in this Issuo of The Tlmos-IIornld never did llko the name attached to his homo rnnch, "Calamity" creok; Jim is credited by tho Argus as a citizen of Ontario but tho "meal ticket" conies from his lino ranch and stock Interests nt "Calamity." Ho goes dowu to Ontario occasionally whero Mrs. Anderson resides most of the tlmo bccniiso of the higher altitude of the home ranch being detrimental to her health, ami nlso because of tho school facilities being better at Ontario for the children. Tho Times-Herald suggested sev eral years ugo that the ''Calamity" creok he renamed, ns It ctirtulnoly doesn't lit that productive commun ity, nnd Jim was favorable, but no siiltnblo naino coull bo settled upon nt that tlmo. When tho subject was under discussion Jim told the writer of the origin of tho nnme "Calamity." According to Mr. Anderson n big stock concein wintered a large num ber of cattle In that section In the early days; It was a hard winter and the hny run short beforo spring opened with the result that hundreds of head of stock died from starva tion. Following the receipt of the report of the disaster the head of tho big cnttlo concern wns reported to havo exclaimed "What a calamity!" From this the creok was given the name. ' We all agree the name doesn't lit and wo don't blame Jim for claim ing even Ontario as his plnco of residence In proforenco, yet there Is no comparison. With the Hue farms In that part of Harney county where everything can be und Is raised, grain, alfalfa, tender vegetables, fruit, whore honey bees thrive, the location of Charley I.lllard's famous "Valley of the Moon,, home Is u veritable paradise to some places, yet It continues to bear that misno mer "Calamity". Jim wanted to change It to something llko "Para dise" but some of his modem neighbors thought that would be too much of a eontrust to the old name and thus It stands. Something will have to he done about It, Wo can't afford to huvo us good a citizen us Jim Anderson claiming some other pluce ns his residence Just becuuso he's ashnmed of tho name attached to his home place. KOIl SALE Registered Short Horn bulls, milk strain. For Infor mation write Odell tiros., Vale, Ore., It 2 or see them at Ueo. 3. Davis ranch south of Holiday bridge. 4t WANTED TO PURCHASE Sldo car for Indlnn mortorcycle. Inquire at this office. f.e. WANTED Ducks to posture, at Cairo station. Phono Ontario 201-J PAID LOCAL ADS HOW CALAMITY CREEK WAS CHRISTENED TOLD Hums Times-Herald l)lputes Aigiw t'Jnlin of Residence for J. II. Anderson mill Adds Sloi)' of "OUuuiUy" Reprints Story Numes of mountains and rivers nnd other features of nature havo u fiwcluntlon to many people. Parti cularly do the names of wester.n points of Interest arouse Interest In tho plcturesquesness. Dead Ox Flat, Stinking Water Mountain, Poison Creek Hill and Calamity Creok, all have been tho subject of many u tale told urouud bucknroo cump llres. All nro descriptive nnd all have clung tenaciously In spile of efforts to secure more ouphomlstle handles In a recent Issue of tho Hums Times Herald In which wns reprint ed tho story of the Uluo Ducket Mluo as told to tho Argus by James II Audorson. is another story of historic Interest from Mr. Andorson. whoso much Is on Calamity Crook. The Times-Horald objects to thp Argus' claim of Ontnrlo residence for Mr. Andorson, but admits that his family lives hero becauso of the Will sell or trade a 7 passenger Studobnker car In good condition, live cord tires, for good work horses. Inquire Argui Office. WANTED Plain sowing, child roll's clothing and baby laysttsi, a specialty. 3-i miles north old Val ley View school house. Mrs. J. K. ALEXANDER MRS. A. 8. REES, It. F. D. 110 FOR 8ALE--ut sacrifice price, easy terms, 300 acres under Warm Spiiugs Irrigation, 4 miles from On tario, Oregon. . E. U. Wolf & Co., 70 W. Mouroe St., Chicago, III. 31 FOR SALE Flno llronzo Turkoy eggs for hatching. Grace Drynnt, R 1 Havo 17 lots in Ontario will trade for rosldeneo property In or around Portland, M. A. Nelson, Ontnrlo, euro Carter House. Et pd FOR SALE live acres on hill 3-4 mile from High School under ad tunvument Co. ditch with water right. Flue placo for chickens or garden. All good soil. Prlco $600 Inquire W. 11. Doolittle Trustee. WANTED to Rent Modern houso, sullublo for small family. In quire ui Argus office. Mammoth Peklu Duck eggs 91.60 per sotting of 12. Also Huff Or pington eggs, $1.00 per setting. Hans Oft, R. F. D. Ontario tt For Sale or Trade Sixty acres good land. Henrietta Payne. FOR SALE 25 thoroughbred Red Island Red pullets all laying. From prize winning stock and mated Call 34-J. Frultlaud, Idaho. k-nil RAT.R flna la Inch rtvrnn Tiinlikinn lilttiltl. with MtltlliMm lnfithfir belt and ubout H feet of pipe, In good running order, will sen cneap Qeo. Thlel, New Plymouth, Ida. t Hatching eggs from Hoganlzed It. I. Red heus, fiOe for i5, $3.00 for 100. 8 miles west of town on Vale road. Mrs. II. Koplln. 3t pd 160 acres In Darren Valley near Crawely, will sell of trade for land near Outarlo. E. M. SMITH U Ontario, Oregou FOR SALE New three room house, good cellar, twenty lots, half In orchard, garage, auto and chick ens go with the place. Mrs. C. H. Trousdale FOR BALE or Trade. .8lx Cylinder Stnndnrd car, 5 cord tires ffno condition, for sqlo cheap, terms to rnsponslhlo party, or will trado for live stock. Call at Argus office. FOR BALE--Idaho Rurnls at 25c a sack. Phone Pete Tonsen. Ontnrlo. WANTED Plain Sowing. Child ren's clothe a speciality. Mrs. Ellen Shepard. Dox f75 Ontnrlo. 3t i LOST Ono year old black mult colt hriindud with flesh Iron, JC, on loft shoulder. Finder will be glvsa $n rewnrd. Notify J. C. Deun, Nyssa, Oregon. lit pd FOR SALE 15 Chester White pigs. Cull on C. JI. Huffman, Cairo or Address Ontnrlo R. F. 1). 2t pd. WANTED Stock to pasture. .Call F. A. Ratrllff. phono 203M, Ontario. Man and wlfu wants work on ranch. Dox 302, jbntnrln, Oregon. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DISTRICT JUDGE I hereby announce my cnndldacy for re-clcctlon to the position, of District Judge for tho Ninth Judicial District, which Includes Malheur, Harney and Ornnt Counties, at the Primaries on Mny 1, 1022. Subject to the will of tho Demo cratic voters. DALTON IMOC18 POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT' (Paid Advertisement) I hereby nnnouncn that I will bo a. enndidnto for the Republican nomination for Circuit Judgo of tho Ninth Judicial Dlntrlrl of Oregon, embracing Ornnt, Harney nud Mal heur Counties, nt the Prlmnry Elec tion on Mny 10, 1022. . WELL8 W. 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