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, THE OREGON- SUNDAY JOUKNAL, -PORTIj AND, SUNDAY-MORNING, APRIL' 21, mo: 10 hMm Railroad , Surveying Parties ;. Surround, Ontario; Pittsburg u & Gilmore to Enter on the Northrand Westrpn,Soori. wJ r v SAfl.OOA sore : wagon road land grant hy the French owner, to rnd"cto of St. Paul and Mlnncpft 11. oanttallsts and the promised develop ment of the Immense tract;; the aasur unces that the Hill system will lmme 5& '"end It. lines to .that section of the state, and tho reasonable certain ty that tho oil well a there, wiUeaon begin producing, has caused all that sec tion of eastern Oregon and western Ida ho tributary to Ontario, to become, a 'center of unusual acUvlty.,, - Railroad surveying parties i surround the town In every direction and every few days a new line a being- run. No one eeema to know whether .these par ties are Jim Hill's men, the Oregon . fihort Line or the rittsburg & Glllmore, i ' tine to lop Tauey'' v '" ; The Pittsburg & QUlmore. following down the south fork of he Payette, will undoubtedly enter the city on th, north and week The Oregon Short Una depot 1s now on the east side of the city, and the Burveylng party has recently run Una for this company from Emftiett to Ontario, which means the changing or the present line from Payette to a June tion with the Short Line at Ontario. .1 .nltaltKta interested In v DCWtM " O 1"- electric lines have visited Ontario with-J In the past few days, ana n j- Vwi that it will be but a short time until an electric road Is built to tap the famous Payette valley from .this point. , Every drop of water, (fof , distance of sOfl miles east and west and I5 miles north and south, enter the Bnake within a few miles of Ontario, and all water grades lead to .this -point . . ' " ' ( Information. apparently , "H0''!' cornea to Ontario that tne v. n. m ii..RHnvnn n rtntarta. which IS pow operated by the Oregon Short wne, :'iv ; oatarto Dhrlaloa Tola. , : ' i This action .will, have the effect' of making Ontario the division point for Lis ii win in probability ' , -- - .Knur h ' removal of .the .car shops from Huntington to Ontario. I The Oregon Short. Line la now ex pending thousands of dollars In Improv tn its Ontario properties and la putting In a water system, ' . ', ,r -.'.. - A large amount or mirm nuii''--ment Is in progress and contracU will . . . . tma.WtVA soon be Jei ior mon .uv ,..... ment' work. ' Construction work; on a modern five-story brick hotel Is under way. It will contain 80 rooms and will be one of the largest and best equipped hotels : in Oregon outside of Portland. Half dosen brick business houses are going up. Several of, these buildings are three story structures. - ,T :. The purchase of the road land grant by the St Paul millionaire syndicate means much for Ontario. This company owns IS.aoe acres of the finest land around Ontario, and it has announced Its Intention of , placing It on the mar ket at once. :;-,v. 'Xt'JPX' ;;...'V';:; TTU1 Be Irrigated, .vi- Every foot of 1hls land Is iiinder the Owyhee high line canal -and will all come under IrrlKatlon. .The colonization of this tract will begin during the com-; ing summer and thousands of new set tlers wlU be landed In this, immediate Vicinity. V" '' r ;'' :.'-''iA'-y-rr-'.-j' ' ' The Owyhee . project embraces . over 187 000 acres situated north, south and east of Ontario and It Is ss fine fruit and alfalfa land as can be found In any portion of Oregon. V'Vi-'V The oil well at Ontario is now down to a depth of J620 feet and is the deep est well t ever drilled In any .western state except California. This hole was ,1-MloH n a: rienth Of IBS?" feet With S rotary machine, . which Is the world's record for a rotary hole, the , deepest of that kind reacheda depth f 8580 feet , The well Is cased to the bottom with a si inch steel pipe. ; Night and day shifts hsve been work ing in this well for the- past yea, and the oil and gas showing Is more encour aging now than at any time since slgna of a strike were first eetu.Up to 4ate nearly 145,000 has been expenaea in comS to Ontario mai in v. . nwny .v,.. --,--- - will soon Jaka.over the 1 mllea of road4gtnKing thU welt and practically M ot 1 1 WHO iyiv i i.,. . - - tarlo -and vicinity." - v,",",' ,.- '. , The Ontario townslte was i recently purchased by a syndicate of capitalists, some of whom are Portlanders.; A large sum' of money has been set asWs 'or de veloping the property. . ' , " ' . rrui. nn.nnv myA T atlled ' COrBOra- Hon. the Ontario Co-operative y Oaa Oil Co., in both : of which concerns Portland k capital , Is heavily Interested, have opened offices la the Chamber of Commerce In this city with C. F. Bunk er in. charge. ' ' , i ' VVETHERBEE TO ERECT, . $75,1 300 STRUCTURE . ', , , 1 . y -!.-., 'A '"'"'ri'S Dr. J. R. Wetberbee. la to build a $75,000 apartment house on the site now Kv thA (twedlsh sanltorlum. ' at the s northeast corner . of Twelfth , and Market- streets. ,.:.,...m.-.v '. ") - - McNaughton. Raymond "ft, Lawrence V. Vnn nnim(ttllAI1Ml . f A flW I tilt plans 'for the etructure, which is to b thoroughly modern in : every, respect, Dr. Wetherbee : expects to leave for t in m fnw ilavs for the mi im pose of atudylng' the latest styles of apartment house conairucuon wun spe cial reference to ? Interior design and arrangement. ;-' A-. ,': :' -. 'i.f-i' J Dr. Wetherbee purchased the Twelfth and Market street quarter lock. . which Is describrd as lots 6 and t. block 396, v e rvirlnrt. last 'Wednesday from Kdward Janesch, paying 126,000 for the parcel. i r i - r t nil flow Is expected in a few days near Vale. ' ' ' - ' ' r '"' '' '"' ' ' "' - ! I I ' '' I - - i. rrr . " .-- - -w-rv --wy"",T, i'trr"'tn m I - '! i1"- . . i.;- -if Tfl . i! -. K L -1 ir . . - ' :' 1 a 5 jr.,-:;...-. .k- .-j ii- ..:: .. ..- ,. "ir; First Church ot Christ, SdenMsts, under construction at Nineteenth i and jEverett 'Bbeets. , ' ' ; - ; "J 't J ;(. . ' i, ' . 1 , . .'."l V . ' ' ' ' I 1 ' ' ' . 1 - - - - - - . -;. : lMjMBaiaaBaBsMaMsjsassaissssssas v : ef Sunset Beach. fri. .a .n other heath resort, now or in the future, and tnere- I SBisn cuu .1 w vv, , r:-:- o.m. . f.4-,H fnminr ia DOW famld- - fore is certain to be the most popular resort. e '- - " c" c' , A Traina will ire from both" end. an the dVaot haa been located ooa-uarter mile from Sunset Beach. Trains will ks.t threeUme. what we are .elHnf them for at thia time. a. trama wiU run Jnro0h,iro"tfrtt?d two hour. If you hare any intention of erer making an inreitment of th kind, now ia the trm U . (j (111. JUO, JVOl ivU, HIH CI v-v Two Hoars Frozn Portland On the Pettiasnla between Nehalem Bay and Pacific Ocean, a loca t!ea similar to that of Atlantic City on the Atlantic Coait. wheee lota now command yfy tug h prce lots SOxliX). $100 and up. Terms. $10 down: Call or writs for partrclra. All lots lel and araoota. Ak at-otrt the free eorttge preenium. " . " : ,- ' ... . ScletxJid smooth sand beach, no rocks or grareL (Jood boating on th bay. - Marnificeat troet s'reamv Good huctir.g ia the adjacent momntaina. Ac yowr-fciend who has bea there, and be yn-1 tf 3 rom to buy some lots. Then come and make your choice at fce.i ;- - - uu 7 Cut wtst Gousoo andmaU WawTodari ' s , ; . M3 STARK ST. ; . THONES M. 245, A-2452. . Coddard A Wledrlck! . Ploaao aeod me Uaps and Folder L. j y'l 1 T t Ifta? .Ke B(MstB quj.p held 4T A VWI ' sl.wST aawa m Mso-RnoiherVJagon la. OmlMliveriMQpi Drapery Dept. Portieres $2.25;qualitiesrNor 152, per pair"' : : . 91-50 $3.75 qualities No. . 42, per pair ., $7.00, Qualities', No. 51; ; per pair k:r. :;;?5.25 - $6.50 qualities, No. 53, -4, per: pair": .... ,94t75 $11. 00, qualities, No. 55, per, pair 98.25 Couch Coyer Specials $9,00 Oriental Covers, ' ,0. 163 9.75 '$3.50 Oriental Covers, . No. 164 92.45 $2.75 Oriental Covers, No. 189 91.05 a .)! i hxv iv-n -a tli' . - .. ; ' 5 it , High gTade Axfriihster; per yardt .C, . .v; .V.918Q, Meaium vxminsiers, per yau. ....... .-. . . -r . mi - , f ' - 1. . i ' it in Velvets, -per yard'r. . . -.'. '. .'. .V.. .i'--1 Tifuetni Krnccelc npr varfl . ............ .V m.mreVrtntihnf 9 widp- assortment: of patterns aiiid colors, in" oriental, floral and conventional designs, suitable for parlor; living and dming rooms.' '. ; Drapery Dept. Lace 1 hmmm. Specials $1.75- Nottinghams, No. "' ' 102, per pair., 08 $1.75 Nottinghams,' .No, ' 103, per pair. . . .08 r $2.25; Ivory Cable' Net, Noi: .119,. per yard. 91.00 $275 Ivory ;Cablel Net,- - No. 118, per pair . 915 $4.50 Ecru Net, Box Hem, No:85perpair..,93.0Q $4.75 Cluny Laces, No.',' ;; 107,, per pair.. :. 93.25' $5.50 Battenburg, 'No." , 98, per pair.:.'... 93.95- Carp0mRu $27.50 values in Axminster, Rugs; special... 918.95- U$27.50 values m Wilton.Velvet Hugs, special. 917.95 k ; - $20.00 values inTapestry Brussels, special 913-75 - ;f . f t" , . f' , ; , ' : All-above Rugs 9x12 in size, and consist,of a very large-variety of patterns and colors frpmhich to select;.- -?Ct : 1 1 , . 4 - 1 - u - - ' ' " . jMMMsMsssesssBssasijssalssBsssssssslajalsaM Three-Burner Alcohol Gas Cook Stove 1 f 4 , Just the thing for thexomingwarm "days Regular, price $9.75, : ; TvoSurnor Mtotiol Gas Cook Stove : $5.50 ......' i" . .,. , ,-. ,. t . . . " -Regular price - $7.50. ; 1 .' ! ;. ' -v ' ' ; . ' v ft ireVft.RrffrrtAi lirnftnl fine S VliU'UUI fllVVIJVI. Vi Coofr Sfova ; $3.00 v .Vr- -I Regular price $4.50. r Tou TJeec in AcornGalsRahge rSSwwi. sis . jsajagra-)' Btf0' ' 11 jl- ;-t. .. T , .... . ..-" iTfeisTl 1, Vt L t. Acorn :Gas Rancres ''with the .im proved Acorn burner; ...which ' is ' a gas sayerj initself. f ;0iej! more".air that; burned,' the less I gas . required! The ovens ' are- absolutely- safe and non-explosive; vwOur- customers are always ; satisfied,1 and 'wearei con stantly being' rimplored' to take ; in other - makes1, of Gas Ranges if and giyWtheinf our Acorn Ranre iii places .Prices from JGQ. to 900. appetizing' to Jook at. r VV ; , , - v. ReMa . I . ' ' ; ' - w eratorsr , A ;new;linevof 5 Refrigerators has. j just arnved,- giving -agood variety -to.- select1, from, and iall .of , the dry ' sanitary type.4;0pal'iglas's .linings . .make them5 easy -to keep clean, and' apeptiing to lookat. , - 3 - Prices range;: fronij'"' 99.00 to :'938.00.' - V V'J"'; -' . .' Cabinets are neat ; inv appearance . and1 perfect iin construction; can be ;pla'ced in dining room .with perfect ' propriety. ) ' . -I I ' . , 1 ' ' 1 ' . " ' ' . 1 ' ' ' 1 Savings In Interest aiid -Taxc Reasonable Prices Our prices will stand comparison witlj those of anv first class furni ture house in the city. 69-Z3 , ? ti i-' Ccr.C. f f 1 . 1 7 Reasonable Terms "While v we have' never advertised the fact that fee 'give credit Jyet we have always done so. i v.