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MALHEUR COUNTY FAIR, ONTARIO, OREGON,- SEPT. 20, 21 AND 22, 1922 -FUN 3 DAYS -1000 WAYS P. titafojftor u 1?0tlfc VOL. XXVI ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1922. NO. 38 0b &&W PRESENT FAIR PLANS TO GUESTS OF CLUB Payette, Fruitland and Now Plym outh Men Pronilso Co-opcr-' atlori In Making Fair This Year Real Winner Thirteen may bo a Jonah number for some folk, but it is not going to be so for the Malheur County Fair, according to the committee, which individually, and collectively is working on the program for the thirteenth annual Malheur County Pair. The committeemen told the as sembled crowd which taxed tho ca pacity of the Commercial club rooms last night about their plans. They Xold them all about, or rather Just mentioned the fact that here we are going to see the "diving girls" of marvelous beauty, "Three Fingered Jack's Place." and many other at tractions on along tlip.Sage Brush Trail. t The meeting last night was one of the most successful ever held in On tario. A message of co-oporatlon was presented by James E. Davis, the energetic head of the Payette County Commercial club; by Us secretary, Mr. Johnson; by "Fitch the Land Man", by A. Q, Gardner of Fruitland, Pete Johnson, and Mr. Hllyer, also of the otherslde, and hy J. R. Brown, manager of the Payette Creamery. C. H. Sargent whoso fine Jersey herd is one of the big industries of Payette county, called attention to the fact that dairying was not 'given the prominence due It on tho Fair premium list, and that set the meet ing off on' tho discussion of dairying. Mr. Davis on behalf of the Payette club invited the entire membership of tha Ontario Commercial club tp-a meeting at Payette on S'eptoaibar-U" to discuss plans for advancing tlie interests of dairying. He thanked Ontario for its co-qperatlon In mak Jiyg the stay of the dairy party In this section successful, and made a stirring appeal for future co-operation, J, A. Lakness, W. F, Homan. P. J. Gallagher, V. H. Doollttlo, H. L. Peterson, D. W. Powers, Ross Jenk ins, H. C. Boyer, Fred Clemo and G. K. Aiken also made short talks. President Von Petten presided. The big feature of the gathering however, was not the speech mak ing, but tho musical nunibers fur nished by the Sage Brush Quartette, the vocal solosby Reese Jenkins, and tho. violin solos by R. W. Jones, accompanied by Miss Dollle Rollins, while Mrs. Jenkins accompanied her husband. - The Sage Brush Quartette dis covered to Ontario two new singers In the persons of Messrs Reeso Jonk Ins and Jack Jlmmersqn, who with their associates,, Messrs. Barney Tumor and Al. Quast, made a hit of the evening. Mr. Brlslawn, a traveling man from Salt Lake, also sang. Louis Hurtle, Paul Van Pet ten, W. A. Walker and Bernard Ra der were the refreshment commute. C. R. Peterson came down from the Circle Bar ranch Wednesday for a short visit with his family bore nnd to look after business Interests. y Mrs, Robert, D. Lytle of Vale, was the week end guest of Mrs, Ivan B. Oakos, and Master Charles Burrows accompanied her to be the guest of John Oakes, A. H. Foote of St. Louis, com pleted a double surprjse here Sunday when ho arrived for an unexpected Visit with bis cousin, Mrs. S. D, Dor man of this city. That surprised Mrs. Dorman. The second thriller furnished was that to Mrs. Foote and her daughtor who have been visiting In California and arrived here Sunday afternoon and were greeted ftt the station by Mr. Foote and Mr, and Mrs. Dorman, for Mrs. Foote did not know her husband was wost of the Missouri river. Mr. and Mrs. Dorman took their guests to the Dorman cabin at Payette Lakes on Tuesday for a short stay. Mrs. Anna Roberts of Colfax, Washington, arrived here this week for the all season's work as trimmer at the Osborn Millinery To mark the highway with proper ilcns the crew of sign men of the State Highway commission reached Ontario Monday. In the crew were A.-R. Dlmlck, W. G. Kuser and B. Adams, all of whom registered at the Moore, from Salem. OPPORTUNITY' PRESENTED By IDAHO IS APPRECIATED At a meeting of the Com mercial club last night a reso lution was ordered drawn to ex press the appreciation of the club at tho spirit of co-operation manifest by Governor D. W. Davis and the Idaho author ities In including this section of Malheur county In the routing of the dairy exports. This effort to promote dairy ing was declared to be the big gest piece of constructive work performed in this section for years, and the purpose of fol lowing it up was manifested by numerous speakers. Copies of the resolution were ordered sent to Governor Davis and to the Boise papers. STRANGE STORY OF HOW IT GOT THERE MISSED FIRE A. B. Richards of Everett, Wash ing Declared Victim of Old Friend Who Disappeared Cost Richards $250 Fine With a story of mistaken confid ence, and of how -Its' was the inno cent victim of the cupidity of a friend of month's standing was the explanation which A. E. Richards of Everett, Washington, gave for tho presence in his car of a large con signment of moonshine, when it was searched in the park Sunday after noon by Sheriff Lee Noe.Phll Schnur deputy, and H. C. Farmer, marshal. According to Mr. Richards ho drove down Sunduy afterno'on from the county seat with one Hanson and another fellow named Johnson, the latter from Vale; the former being an old friend from Everett. While Hanson and Johnson visited friends around town Richards who ex plained that he went to Vale for his health Just sat In tho shade In his oar, Hanson came back and said some friend wanted to rldcrback tc Vale with them and Richards be ing an accomodating Individual ac quiesced when the stranger also said that he had some baggage. Rich ards Just kept on reading the paper. And' Mr. Richards was the most surprised man in the world when the officers came up and asked to search the car, for they found the ngonshlue (n eight two quart Jars with a oute funnel beside one Jar that was all but empty It had Just one drink left. They tried Mr,. Richards before Judge Stearns and the following jury, Tuesdays E, A, Fraser, Will Johnson, Louis Kroesln, Jr., a. F. Taylor. WUmer Boyer and Eugene McCoy but the Jury could not sup ply the missing links in tha defense so found Dlchards guilty of llltgal possession. The Judge lned him $250 and costs Kohout-Mumford At Chehalls, Washington last week occured the wedding of T. T. Kohout, manager of the Blackaby Commercial company of Jordan Val ley, and Mrs. Mumford, also of Jor dan. The bride has for several years be,en connected with the Blackaby company as bookkeeper, while Mr. Kohout Is well known over the entire courity. Prior to his re sidence In Jordan he lived here In Ontario. The hapeymopn of the newly weds took them Into Wash ington and to summer resorts on the west side of the mountains. Edgar M. Draper who is superin tendent of tho Winalow, Washlng to schools, left here Tuesday for that city to be prepared to take up the school work for tho coming year, Mr. Draper has been here for the past two months visiting with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Draper. Still believing that agricultural possibilities In the Snake river val ley are superior to those of Califor nia. Mr. and Mrs, R. W. Swagler re turned to Ontario last Friday after and oxtended auto trip through Northern California, going as far as San Francisco and other cities near the bay. The primary object of the trip was to permit Mr. Swagler to attend the sessions of the American Bar association which held Its an nual convention In San Francisco. The roads going, via the Old Oregon Trail and Pacific highway are fine, but It is a crime to attempt the trip via central Oregon and the east side of California, says Mr. Swagler. Mrs. Irving Brogan and her chil dren of Porland are visiting he par ents, Mr. and Mrs. fl. F. Taylor, af ter spending several weeks Id Boise. WHEAT STACK BURNED 700 BUSHELS RUINED Weed Flro Thought Extinguished Revives and Spreads to Grain Field Crop Insurance Cov ers Loss Sparks smouldering in what was thought to have been an extin guished weed fire finally fanned Into a flame and spread into the wheat field and stacks of grain on tho Holden Clement ranch southwest of tho city last Saturday night. As the result the stacks containing, it Is estimated, 700 bushels of grain were totally destroyed. Fortunately Mr, Clement had In sured the crop so the loss of several hundred dollars is saved him. RAILROAD TO BURNS ASSURED DECLARED VISITING LAWYER Mr. and Mrs. Allen Biggs of Burns are guests here this week of Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Weeso and Judge and Mrs. Dalton Biggs. Mr. Biggs declares that the people of Burns aro so certain of the early construction of the railroad from Crane to Burns to take out the tim ber of Bear Valley that they are go ing to hold an election to select a section boss for the Burns section, or something like that. In all ser iousness, however, Mr. Biggs does feelthat since tho government Is going to sell the timber, in fact has it advertised, that the dawning of a new day for Burns is at hand and that the development of the timber lands is but the beginning of in tense activity on the part of the var ious departments of government; which will be followed of course by private Initiative. ONTARIANS NOW BUSY IN . . 0OUTIIERN IRAHO TOWNS While on the trip with the dairy party In Southern and Southeast ern Idaho the editor of the Argus met a number of "former residents of this city. At Jerome Miss Irone Grauol who learned ho telegraphic code here under tho Instruction of C, H. Truesdale, greeted the writer when he went to file a news story for one of the papers; at St. An thony Sprague Adam and Herbert Lackey welcomed the tourists. They report business in volume greater than last year, and It Is no wonder, so thick aro tho tourist cars enrouto for tho Yellowstone. At Parma Ray Wilson was one of the men to greet the dairy party and help make tho stay enjoyable, and Art Moore paused to get the latest news from Ontario; whilo Rev. and Mrs.. W. J. Luscomhe were Interested members of the audience at Wendell. BUSK HANS MOTHER DIES. Death Claims Mrs. Tabltha Pye Mc Dowell nt Portland Was Pion eer of Colorado Camn to Snake River Valley in 1005 After an illness of many months, Mrs. Tabltha Pjre McDowell, mother af A. E. McDowell of this city, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nena Hupter of Portland last Thurs day. Mr. McDowell, who was called to her bodslde, and his sister, Mrs. Hunter, brought tho body here for Interment. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Meth odist church and Interment as made In the Ontario cemetery. Rev. H Young preached the funeral service, and a largo number of friends of the boreaved family wero present. Tabltha Ellen Pye, was bornjjn Iowa in 1858 and In 1874 she mar rlod William A. McDowell. Soon after their marriage they moved' to Colorado, then a pioneer state. There they lived until 1905 when they moved to Welser", Idaho where her husband died several years ago. Since then Mrs. McDowell has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Hunter. Besldo A. L,.-McDowell of this city, two sons W. A., of Portland and L. A. of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Nena Hunter of Portland, and Mrs. WUHam Rains of Walla Walla sur vive her. After spending the summer with relatives and friends in Ontario, Bolso and Vale, Mrs. W. R. Bhlnn and children left Wednesday for their home In Washington. Word has been received to the effect that Andy A. Wright, form erly a resident, of Ontario, died of heart failure on July 30. Mr. Wright, who had been living at Wanatchee, Washing for tho past eight pears, passed away suddenly while attending a ball game. S. Boston and Mfss Grace Boston were registered at the Carter House on Monday. BURGLARS PLY TRADE T Trio of "HnrtI Boiled" Birds Caught With. Plunder Little .Girl Watches Men Enter Home And Gives Alarm When Miss Dorthea Heltsman looked out of the window at her home last Sunday afternoon she noted three strange men hanging about the residence of K. A. Allen. She knew they were strangers for they acted that way. Tho actions of the men aroused Miss Heltsmen's curiosity. She de termined to watch them, for she knew that Mr. and Mrs. Allen were not at home. Soon she saw two of tho men the crawl into the window while third did sentry duty outside. Having watched tho performance of the strangers that far Miss Helts man's most elaborate deductions had been confirmed she was witnessing tho perpetration of a robbery; so she at once notified her father, Ed. neitsman. There is no phone In the Helts man residence so Mr. Heltsman ran up to the S. D. Dorman residence and had Mr. Dorman telephdne Marshal H. C. Farmer; In the meatlme Miss Heltsman was keeping watch of the unfolding drama," presented by the burglars and their watchman. Mr. Dorman got his car and went for the marshal and together they secured Mr. Heltsman, who In tho meantime had gone to tho Allen home where he talked to the "sen try" while tho men in the Allen home made their get-away by the side window. When the marshal and Mr. Dor man Joined him they all gave chaso and In a few minutes the burglars were located east of the railroad track. When "frisked" they wero found In possession of numerous ar ticles Identified by Mr. Allen as "hav ing boon tnken from his homo, as well as a number of other articles of Jewelry and toilet articles which It Is believed wero takon from Wels er and Baker. The three burglars gave the names of Jack McCall, Harry Sherman and Joseph Sable. The last two nro but kids, 18 years old, and claimed St. Paul, Minnesota as their homes. They claimed to tho officers to havo been on tho bum through tho coun try and had met McCall at La Grande and he advised them not to attempt to go to the coast but to return back with hint When arraigned before Judge C. M. Stearns Monday afternoon they waived a preliminary hearing . and wero bound over to tho grand Jury. Ball was flxod at $1000 which they had nqt, so Sheriff Leo Noo took them to Vale with him. MRS. L W- THOMAS PASSES Funeral Held Hero for Mrs. Ben Crummett's Mother Had 'islt- el Herb on Several Occasions Funeral services were held from the Peterson Chapel Sunday after noon for Mrs. L. W. Thomas, mother of Mrs. Ben Crummctt, who died at tho home of her daughter Friday ovenlng of arterlo scelorsls. Her death ended an illness from which Mrs. Thomas had suffered for sev eral years. Beside her husband sho Is survived by four sons and a daughter who live In Canada; Mrs. Crummett who lives between hore and Vale, and a son and a daughter who live In Oklahoma. Rov. Henry Young of tho Methodist church con ducted the funeral service, and In terment was made In tho Ontario cemetery. Mrs. Thomas, whoso maiden name was Jane Gardner, was born near Pattonsburg, Missouri 68 years ago. In 1877 she married L. W. Thomas- or that place. For years they lived In Missouri, but later moved to Can ada and back to Oklahoma. Several times they camo to Oregon for ex tended visits with Mr, and Mrs, Crummett, so wero acquainted with maify people of this section. G, E. Saulsbury of Juntura, was numbered among the mon from tho Interior to visit the city this week, Mr, and Mrs, Frod Lawson left Tuesday morning for an oxtended auto trip through Southern Idaho, tho Yellowstone Park, and on to their former homo at Poison, Mont. Returning they will go via Spokane and Pendleton and tho Old Oregon Trail home. From Burns this week came Mrs. I. S. Geer and registered at the Moore during nn overnight stop en roue to ah'e outside points. THREE BIG ATTRACTIONS SECURED FOR ANNUAL FAIR J. A. Lakness anAD. W. Pow- ors of the Fair Committee, went to Bolso this week and secured three great big attractions for tho annual County Fair. First and foremost for tho Sage Brush Trail they contract ed for the appearance of tho Famous Diving Beauties, an attraction par excellent. Next they arranged to show tho latest wrinkle in baloon as- censlons and parachute drops, a novelty presentation of a stunt that never falls to thrill. Also arrangements have been completed for a Baby t Show. Particulars concerning this big event will be given in the next issue of tho Argus. These are but Just a'few of .the headllners of tho biggest and best Fair ever staged hero. LEASE HOLDERS SAY LIBERAL OFFER MADE Question Correctness of Statement In Last Week's Argus Concern ing Cnuso for Inactivity lii Oil Search Replying to tho communication written the Argus last week by A. F. Boyer, the officers of tho Mal heur Petroleum association who ac cepted the statements therein con tained as reforing to them, this week addressed a direct reply to Mr. Boy er In tho following language: Ontario, Or., Aug. 18, 1922. Mr. A. F. Boyer, 1025 Tenth St., San Diego, Calif. Dear Sir: "On July 7th last, wo wroto you as follews: 'Through Information received from your correspondent, Mr. L. M. Seaweard, we learn that If conditions aro made acceptable to you that you will drill n commercial well In this territory. And you name as tho acreage, you desire, six thousand acros; this we will furnish you In tho following manner: Wo will checker-board twolVo thousand acres In forty or ono hundred Blxty aero blocks, and your choice of the first section or block upon which you desire to drill. All leases to bo kept in escrow In a place mutually agreed upon, until tho fulfillment of all contracted agreements. Tho only cost to you will bo the royn.lty, ono-elghth to tho land owners. In your reply of July 10th you say, "If I over put down a well In tho Snako River basin, I must have 6000 acres Just where I want them; when I got what and whoro I want it, I may put down a well In the basin." Now you rush Into print 'In tho local paper and lntimato that this association Is blocking a genuine ef fort to drill In the vicinity and your statements aro misleading and In accurate, because you havo made only a bunch of domands and novor guaranteed anything. Now, Mr. Boyer, wo mean business and again affirm tho offer wo made you; you know wo do not havo acreage In a solid block because you were told so, and you did enough looking around over this field last spring to find out most anything. Wo organized this association and spont considerable money In hopes of getting somo dovolopmont In the vicinity, nnd not to spoculato; It we aro holding such valuable ncreago wo will make a sacrifice to got something started; you and your big associates como and pay us what we aro out nnd you can havo every aero we have leased provided you start a tost woll at onco with equip- ment and men capable of drilling 2500 foot If our leases do not 'covor tho chosen spot, wo will lond you our asslstanco In getting more leases and In other ways. Now It's up to you, talk turkey or quit hollering," Respectfully, Malheur Pot, Association. By W. L. Turner, Sec'y. Signed: W. S. Homan, Frank Rader, Trustees. Homer Maddux, who for six years has been employed In the Argus of fice, working up from tho position office "Dovll" to bookkeeper, th,ru all the Jobs In the front and back offlcq, has resigned and Is throwing dirt on the highway to get Into con dition for attendance at tho Univer sity of Oregon this fall. VACATION DAYS FOR BOYS AND OIRLS END Next Week Will See Last of Summer llolidujs School Doors To Suinjj Wide On Septem ber 4 Registration Dn)s Announced Vocation days aro ending for tho boys and girls of tho Ontario schools and all preparations havo been mado for tho opening of tho school accord ing to tho announcement made by Superintendent J. M. McDonald, which follews: "The Ontario Schools open for tho new school term on Monday morn ing, September 4, 1922. All grade school pupils Bhould bo on hand at 9 o'clock and report to the samo room in which enrolled last spring, for directions. Tho names of books needed and lessons for Tuesday will be given pupils Immediately after enrollment on Monday morning, af ter which they will bo dismissed for tho day. Owing to the congestion Jn tho West side school, a seventh grade class will bo organizod at tho East side school for those pupils who com pleted the sixth grade there last spring. W High cichool students will enroll according to tho folowlng schedule: aoniors ana post praduates, Mon day September 4, from 8 a. m. to 12 m. Juniors, Monday, September 4, from 1:30 p. m. to 5 p. m. Sophinoros, Tuosdav. Sontombor 5, from 8 a. m. to 12 m. Freshmen, Tuosday. Sontombor 5. from 1:30 p. m. to 5 p. m. "High school students need not report to school on Monday and Tuesday except at times Indicated abovo. All freshmen who are not graduated from our Ontario grado schools, should bring their olsrhth grade diplomas with them when they uiuu. jteguiar classes in the High school login meetlner an schodule Wednesday morning. "Arrangements havo boon mado to offer all classes offered In the High school laBt year. Teacher Training win again be offerod but tuo enrollment will bo limited to about ton pupils based on their ex cellence in scholarship during tho past threov years. -1hu High school day has been lengthened to eight periods Instead of seven. Fivo ner- lods will be arranged for In tho fore noon beginning at 8:30. and throo periods In the afternoon togethor with assembly, oxtondlmc tho dis missal time to 3:45 p. m. Tho R. O. T. C. Battalion will ha undor tho direction of Sergeant Ab- ondroth, who has been assigned by the war department to give his full time Ho our unit. Ho Is now taking orders from tho cadots for Uniforms to be bought from, tho government for less than half tho amount us ually paid. Ho can bo seen nt tho High school building from now un til tho opening of school." POULTRY DEMONSTRATIONS PROVE INTEREST OF MANY ii, E. Cosby of O. A. O. Faculty Demonstrates Methods fo Do tenniuiiig Quality of Flock Tour is Successful Chicken raisers from Malheur county In numbers larger than had been anticipated! gathorod Tuesday and Wednesday to attend tho poul rty scholl which was conducted by n. ja. uosuy or tno o. A. c. Exten sion sorvlco. At tho A. B. Cain farm on Tues day, Mr. Cosby gave a locturo on Judging chickens to detormlno their quality. Ho also discussed feeding and caro of chlckons and other poultry probloms. In tho aftor noon tho pupils of tho school le tho many poultry raisers of the county thomsolvos handled the chickens and connoctod up .the Information gained at tho morning locturo with a practical application. On Wednesday a poultry tour was conducted which took tho chicken raisers of tho county, augumented by a largo number from the Fruit land bench and Payette, to tho large poultry ranches of Pnyotte county, and finally to Archlo Larson's com plete plant near Welser, where lunchoon was served and Informal talks mado. Mr. Larson gave tho benefit of his experience as a commercial chicken raiser to tho gathering and spread before thorn tho records of his flocks. Tho excursion and the sessions of the day previous was de clared tho moat helpful effort of Its kind furnlshdo the chicken raisers of tho vnlloy. Earl M. Doan, formerly of Nyssa, but now manager of the Donney & Co, ngoncy at Fruitland, was In On tnrlo today looking after his cora- l pony's Interests. V e IN if I, 'J "1 wasmiKst wmmivw wmrmtmiumitvrr i'ffi-irTBii-rn"r-'naT'Mr,w1MMMhJMMBtMMl rWfaMB,lt11 V- sr.