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' X (Dnfeorto t$m. VOL. XXVI THE ONTARIO ABGUS, ONTABIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY lb, 1922 'NO. 32 m COMMITTEE SETS SAILS FOR BIGGEST FAIR EVER HELD IN VALLEY OESNAKE BUSINESS "MEN SUBSCRIBE TO FUND TO GUARANTEE AT TRACTIONS ALSO AGREE TO PREPARE SUITABLE STREET DECORATIONS GO TO VIEW ROUTE OP HIGHWAY INTO INTERIOR KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS AGAIN mm AT MCGREGOR GROVE FEATURE PARADE PLANNED "Sago Brush Trail" to Bo Unique Stunts Now Being Devised , More Enthusiasm Evidenced -? Than Any Time in Recent Years With more enthusiasm manifest ed than at any time in recent years and resembling the gatherings of years ago when the Malheur county Fair was the biggest thing of its kind in this section, the special Fair committee of the Commercial club launched Its campaign last Friday evening to make the 1922 exhibi tion one that will be remembered. The members of the committee who were In Baker for its celebra tion came home with the determin ation to outdo the Baker show, and they declare they will do that very thing. There were several features of Baker's exhibition which ap pealed to the committee, but which they believe can be bettered and with the Ideas thus gained they are starting their campaign. First of all, it was determined to enlist the support of all the, mer chants of the city to make the Fair everyone's Fair with everyone working for its success, for by this means only can the comprehensive program outlined by the committee In its plans be accomplished. To determine how greatly the business men are interested In the Fair, the' committee appointed three members to solicit a guarautag. f unrt to mane goou any aencit in tne en tertainment fund. Thus, it the merchants havo their money invest ed In the effort, the committee feels that they will enter into the spirit of the Fair and boost it harder than they might otherwise. Business Men Behind Effort The committee which undertook the work of securing the guarantee began their campaign Monday after; noo, and they found the business men awaiting them. Not once were they turned down, showing how marked Is the interest of the peo ple in this section. Rlp-Roailng Midway Tho committee was Impressed at Baker with tho attractions on Griz zly Gulch, and believe that with an extension of the plan thore used, tmxt Ontario's Sage Brush Trail will be a more noteworthy effort. Sev eral of the local, business men are at work now planning booths and at tractions for tho Sage Brush Trail, and certainly will have ticks on them to make the Trailers step some to keep up with the pace. regular mid- County Judge E. H. Test ac companied by R. H. Baldock, division engineer of the State Highway Commission, ort a trip to the interior to view the two routes proposed for tho ox tension of the Central Oregon highway from Its present tor minus at Burrell ranch. They will view the northslde route via Buelah and Westfall, and return via Crane and the south side route- The plan to go up tho canyon of the Malheur has been abandoned as being, too expensive for present consideration. GAME COMMISSIONERS PASS THROUGH CITY Captain Burgbduff and Commis sioners Discuss Problems With Local Sportsmen Will Put Warden on Job Here Lodgo .Furnished Barrels of Ice Cream for Kiddies as Well as Lemonade and Coffee The grove about tho farm of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. McGregor on the Valley View road -was again the scene of the annual picnic of Ar mour Lodge Knights of Pythias, their families and frleirds, tho gathering was held last Sunday and was an all day affair. More than 150 people were present to enjoy the fun. The lodge committee provided a every had all the frozen sweets he or she could negotiate. Mr. and Mrs. Mc Gregor had decorated the grovo and provided the tables so that all the ptcnicers had to do, was get there and enjoy themselves. During the day an athletic pro gram for the boys and girls was held, while the grown-ups pitched horse shoes, played cards and en Joyed themselves watching the chil dren have a good time. SEVEN MEOR COUNTY RANCHERS GET PERMITS Thrco Ontarinns Are Listed Among Thoso Who Will Put In Punip- ing System Engineers' Of fice Announces Grants big supply of Ice cream and kiddle there for once at least E. P. GIBSON CHARGED IN COMPLAINT WITH ASSAULT Malheur county will have a game warden to protect the fish and game of this section. This was the one definite statement secured from Commissioners I. N. Flelschner and George H. Kelly and State Game Warden Burghduff who were In On tario last Friday evening enroute to Burns and other interior points. The visiting officials arrived here during the evening, spent the night and left in the early morning for the Interior. During the short stay here they discussed the local game situation and told the sportsmen who called linnn them, that dun .tn rfiW. . . . . sr . v . E. P. Gibson whtf has been fore man of a ranch owne by Geo. Ross on tne Boulevard was arrested yes terday on a complaint sworn to by Mr. Ross charging him with as sault. Gibson is to have a hearing before Judge CM. Sl'v ? Saturday. U. F. POWELL COMPANY rSENDS REPRESENTATIVE G. P. Clirlss to Have Charge of Local Agency Will Ship Potatoes, :iuf, , . , . Tr . " . . V ? mo iacK 01 iunas avauauie me com a ffish Beside having the way features the Sage Brush Trail Is going to havo many free at tractions of high order and real en tertainment. Th night attrac tions of the people are to be cared for, kept bright and snappy, and be on a plane- that will make the (.Vail one that will long be remem bered after a trip down Its winding ways. With the pep evidenced at the meeting of Friday, and the response shown by the first trip of the com mittee It Is an assured, fact that the 1922 Fair will be the best ever staged In the Snake River Valley. BRIDGES AND WATER TANKS .BEING GUARDED THESE DAYS Special Agent Edgcrly of the O. S. L. ,was In Ontario the first of the week, and while here placed anum ber of men at work guarding the rallrpa'd bridges and the water towers. This policy Is being pur sued all along the line since the strlko started. MAN ARRESTED HERE HELD TO ANSWER SERIOCS'OHARGE "Deputy Sheriff Charles W, Glenn yesterday arrested Fred Curtis, an Itinerant worker on a warrant Is v sued at Ephrata, Grant county, Washington, charging: wlra with a crime Involving a minor 'girl. The school board purchased forty new seats and are having thirty of the old. ones repaired. mission could not provide natcnery lor the county or do ex- tenslvo propagation of game birds, but that It was their Intention to see that the game was given more protection. To do this a warden will be assigned to this county. One of the most Important changes which the commission has made Is that by which the pheas ant season will be the same all over Oregon. The following Is the com plete text of the recent rulings: In accordance with the recent de cision of the Oregon state game commission to make all hunting laws uniform throughout the state, an nouncement was made yesterday by the commission that the open seas on, as defined in chapter 153, sec tion 2, of the general laws of Ore gon of 1921, for hunting, killing, taking on having In possession, alive or dead, tho following named game animals and game birds, respective ly, shall bo as follews: The open season, for deer thruout the entire state shall be and Is here by declared to bo from August 30to Fruit and Lettuce Prom This -Station Tills Fall G. P. Chrlss of the U. F. Powell company of. Boise, arrived in On tario last Friday and Is making ar rangements for the handling of the produce already contracted for by that organization. From Nyssa to Ontario, nnd from Ontario to Vale the 'Powell company has contracts covering the sale of 700 acres of produce Including potatoes, fruit and head lettuce. Mr. Chrlss has already distributed the seed to tho growers who are to plant head 'lettuce, and Is now dis tributing tho sacks to tho potato growers. He has arranged for warehouso facilities and will have a crew assembled to care for tho busi ness of the company's patrons. From the office of State Engineer Porcy Cupper announcement is made of tho issuance of permits for water rights In Malheur county as follews: To E. C. Peterson of Vale, cover ing the appropriation of water for Irrigation of fifteen acres, at an es timated cost of three hundred dol lars. To W. E. and Evan A. Brown, of Qntario, covering Hhe appropriation of water from Plummer Slough for irrlgatlbn of 102 acres, at an esti mated cost of $1800.44. To A. C. Holland of Ontario, cov ering the appropriation of water from Snake river for irrigation of forty acres. To C. W.'Hinkle of Payette, Idaho covering tha appropriation of water from Snake river, for Irrigation of 27 acres In Malheur county, at a cost of approximately $300. To A. W. Johnson of Ontario, covering the appropriation of water from Snake river for Irrigation of forty acres, at an estimated cost of $800. To Pascual Eiguren of Jordan Valley, covering the appropriation of water from Jordan creek for ir rigation of 68 acres, at an estimated cost of $500. To W. W. Jones of Jordan Valley covering the appropriation of water from Baxter Creek and spring for irrigation of 120 acres. HORSESHOE PITCHING FAST BECOMING LOCAL AMUSEMENT LOCAL MEN DECLARED TO HAVE HADE RICH STRIKE The park is now tho scene of something besides loafing. Evory day devotees of tho na tion's latest rage, horseshoe pitching, demonstrate their skill heaving the caulked Irons at the posts. Alox Lochead Is tho vetoran exponent of tho game, while Bernard Rador, Paul Van Petten and Jack Jlm .merson with A. L. Ackerman are striving for its honors. Sev eral match games have been staged of late, and Frank Ry an and Donnls Conway have a challenge up for the winner of an elimination contest. The big match to be staged before the grandstand at tho county Fair. But the management de clares that Messrs. Ryan and Conway will have to meet com petitors from the entire county before they can annex the coun ty championship. Company Formed for $200,000 To Develop Mine Purchased Un der ..Ontlon Taken by Roy Duncan and Fred Lnckey Nampa Men Are Interested October 31 of each year, both dates Inclusive. The open season for quail and Chinese pheasants in all sections of the state where there is an open season therefor shall bo and Is de clared to be from October 15 to Oc tober 31 of each" year, botlu dates Inclusive: Tho open season for grouse, or na tlvo pheasants, In all sections of the state where there Is an open seas on Is declared to be from August 20 to September 20 of each year, both dates Inclusive. The open season for sage hens In all sections-of the state where there Is an open season Is declared to be from July 15 to July 31 of each year, both dates Inclusive. The open season for prairie chick ens In all sections of the state where thore la an -open season Is declared to be from October 15 to October 21 of each year, both dates Inclusive, Notice Is also given by the com mission that the changes in the open season made by the foregoing order In nowise affect the bag limits or other regulations provided by law respecting the hunting for, kill ing, taking qr having in possession, alive or dead, of such game animals or game birds. Any and all persons hunting for, killing, taking, or having In posses sion, alive of dead, any deer, quail, Chinese pheasants, grouse or native preasants, sage hens of prairie chickens In the State of Oregon In violation of the foregqlngord,Br.vwlll be prosecuted at j law provided. ROBBERY OF AUTOS LANDS YOUNG BURGLARS IN TOILS Marshall H. C. Farmer solved the mysterious series of robberies which have taken place during the past month when ho caugh't three boys Tuesday night and secured their confessions. Tho boys, all subject to tho Jurisdiction of the "Juvenile court admitted that tney were the ones who entered the Harvey Gar age, the Cash Grocery, the Indepen dent Market and Boyer Brothers' warehouse and took numerous ar ticles and some cash. Two of the three havo been caught In similar escapades here' and after admoni tions were paroled on promises to bo good. This time Judge E. II. Test gave them one more chance to mend their ways on the understand ing that with a repltlon of the of- fenpes they would be sent to the re form school. The cluo which finally landed them In the officer's hands was that obtained when they were seen around some parked cars which It was found later bad been ransacked and several articles taken. WEAVER-HEE8 Tho announcement this week of the wedding which took place In Tacoma, Washington on June 24, uniting Lou Weaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Weaver, of the Boule vard, and Miss Lola Rees, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W. S. Rees of Val ley, View, -was a distinct surprlso to their many friends. Both the bride and groom "were members of the graduating class of the Ontario High school which received diplomas last May, and are well known among the younger set of the city and county. They are to make their home In Tacoma where Mr. Weaver has a position with the Wheeler & Osgood Lumber Co. Fred Lackey of this city, and Ray Duncan of Ironside, who together have for the past two years spent a portion of their time working on a mining claim near Silver City, Ida., are declared to have made a big gold strike. So rich is the vein of ore which they uncovered that with Dr. Kel logg and D. H. Rhoades of Nampa, they have proceeded to sell stock in the company they incorporated to buy the property which Messrs. Duncan and Lackey held an option for some time. Only $50,000 of stock Is to be put on the markot and a large portion of the money thus raised is to bo used for further de velopment. J. W. McCulloch of this city was called to Nampa last Friday to draw up the papers for the Incorporation. The story of this mine and the manner of securing It by the new owners reads like a romance, such as only could bo found In a mining camp like that of Silver City, say those who are familiar with its his tory. According to their version the mine proper was once a part of the Old Poorman mine from which nearly 50 million dollars worth of ore was taken more than 40 years ago. Then the vein ran out, so the owners believed, and they aban doned the, proporty. But there was one old miner who did not believe the vein was worked out, and after the previous owners had abandoned the claim for a suf ficient length of time to permit him to take up work, ho started to dom onstrato his theory. After cutting through a fault he picked up tho vein again and for the past 30 years has worked It ' alone with crude machinery hoisting the precious metal out by hand. Even by this method he was able to main tain himself In good condition, Two years ago, Messrs. Lackey and Duncan started to work In that section, and the old miner, whose mane Is Peterson, got acquainted with them. He told them of his experience, and when ho took sick and was no longer able to work the mine enlisted their Interest. After they had worked the mine awhile they took an option on It, paid a substantial first payment, and In turn Interested the Nampa men mentioned abajro, In their project. Recently they made what they bellve to be a big strike, and on conferlng with their associates im mediately took steps to Incorporate and proceed to mine the precious m,eUl on a bigger basis. SUBJECT OE MEETING Ontario Commercial Club Takes Lead In Calling Gathering At Burns of All Interior Points Delegates to Go From Hero Friday At the suggestion of the Ontario Commercial club a meeting will be held at Burns Saturday of this week to consider what action tho , com munities of Southeastern and Cen tral Oregon should take In the mat ter of memorializing the Stato's re presentatives and the Portland Chamber of Commerce relatlvo to the situation which has arisen by reason of Supreme Court's decision unmerging the Southern Pacific and tho Central Pacific. At tho meeting of tho club yes teraay noon tno following were named to go to this meeting: J. W. McCulloch, E. A. Fraser P. J. Gallagher, W. H. Doollttlo, R. W. Jones, W. J. Plnnoy, Ivan E. Oakes, Larue Blackaby and Geo. K. Alkon.. The Bend Commercial club de clined an Invitation to the meeting as did the Klamath Falls and Lake view clubs, but Vale and other towns on tho Orogon Eastern havo accepted and will be represented. An Idea of what such a route would mean to Contral Orogon and to the Wllametto valley mny be gained from tho following table of distances from Eugene to Granger, Wyeming: By tho existing line of tho South ern Pacific and Central Pacific and Union Pacific, 1380 miles. By an extension of the Natron cutoff to a connection with the Central Pacific at SusanvlIIo, California 1143 miles; by the present lines via Portland 1054 miles; by an extension of tho Natron cuttof to Odell, thonco to Crane via the Union Pacific system 924 miles. That'thoro Is a real possibility of the last named line, being built may be galnod from tho following tole gram from Carl Gray, president of tho Union Pacific to the Bend Bulle tin: Bend, Ore., July 10 (Special) Tho attltudo of the Union Pacific system relatlvo to providing railway facilities for Central Oregon Is dis closed In a telegram received yes terday from Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific, In reply to an Inquiry sent to him last week by tho Bend Bulletin which said It under stands the Union Pacific pledges It solf to comploto tho Natron cutoff If It gets control of the Central Pa cific from tho Southorn Pacific, and asked what will be the attitude on building out of Bend and whether a line running east from Bend to Crane will be built to connect at Odell or somo othor point on tho Natron line. President Oray's telegram In. re ply to the Bend Bulletin's Inquiry was sent from Salt Lake as follew: Early Program Recalled Tho program for railroad con struction in Central and Eastern Oregon formulated during the Un ion Pacific control of the Southern Pacltlo Is well known. It Involved Realizing the growth of the po tato industry and to further Its de velopment in this soctlon, the dl rectors of the Malheur County Fair determined to niako tho big feature of tho annual exhibition this year tho initial holding of an annual Snako River Valley Potato Show. To do this a special premium fund has been set aside to be award ed for tho best potatoes In different classes, and also for tho biggest yield of potatoes In a measured five aero tract or more, the yield to be calculated as of the dato of dlcsrlmr. In this class tho tract entering com petition must bo certified as having been measured by tho county agent of the county where locatod. Tho contest in all these classes Is open to ranchers on both sides ot the Snake River, in Oregon or in Idaho, this being deomed as the best means of inspiring competition and thus securing an added incen tive to careful work. The prizes Hstod' by the Fair board are as follews: Class 1: Best five bushels: $50. $36, $25, $15. Class 2: Ei&Psfuitle bushel: 125. $15, $10, $5. Class 3: Best 10 specimens: $10. $8. $6, $4. Class 4: Best bushel certified seod; $20, $15, $10, $5. Special contest for tho highest yield of U. S. No. 1 or U. 's. Fancy from measure 5 acres or more, cer tified to by tho county agent whore grown , yield to date of digging to count by aero as follews: Dug on or beforo July 20, multi ply by 1.5; bofore Auguso 1, by 1.4; by August 10 by 1.3; by August 20 by 1.3; by September 1, 1.1 and af ter Septembor 1 by 1.0. For this contest tho winner will recelvo $25, second $15, third $10', and fourth $5. This contest is limited to thoso who also enter for competition In class 1. Tho Fair commltteo named the following commltteo to havo charge of tho Potato Shew: Jonas Brown, Orogon Slop, and W. II. Doollttle and George K. Alkon of Ontario. GUEST OF ONTARIO Business Men Attend Luncheon In His Honor Tells of Plan to Havo Oregon Trni! Desig nated National Highway By Congress (Continued on last page) Still active, though now In his 92nd year, Ezra Mcokor who 70 years ago, passod through this sec tion over tho Old Orogon Trail, was tho honored guest of a luncheon of the Ontario Commercial club at the Moore Hotol yesterday noon. The occasion was made tho largest gathorlng of business men In months, every business, house was represented by somo .one to pay their respects to tho man who has done so much to perpetuate the romantic history and advance the matorlal welfare ot tho region trav ersed by the most historic road In all the nation. Mr. Meeker In his brief address called attention to tho bill which was originally Introduced In the Sonato In 1916 to have the Old Ore gon Trail designated as a national highway, but failed to pass the House. It has boen reintroduced by Senator Wesloy L. Jones of Wash ington, and will bo before the next session ot Congress. Mrs. L. B. Jon oa toaves this week for a visit with relatives In Twin Falls. SPECIAL POTATO SHOW TO BE HELD MALHEUR COUNTY'S ANNUAL FAIR FAUt DIRECTORS SET ASIDE A FUND FOR BEST POTATOES OP RURAL TYPE COM PETION OPEN TO ORE GON AND IDAHO RANCHERS , SPECIAL CONTEST FOR YIELD Show to Bo Known as First Annual Snoku River Volley Potato Show Ranchers Should Pre pare Now to Enter Con test Commltteo Is Named ft w M 4 v r"w TaatggijUfrMMi-fcwaM