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VOL. XXVI
THE ONTARIO ABGUS, ONTABIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY lb, 1922
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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