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in Auto Accident
Eight Constitutional
Amendments Filed
Ontario. July 18.—Two automobiles
Eight petitions for the placing of
collided just west of Ontario in Sunday state wide constitutional amendments
evening’s dust storm. Three of the on the November ballot have been filed
four men in the cars escaped with with the secretary of state. Last Sat
bruises, but the fourth, Rev. D. E. urday was the last day of filing. Three
Baker, pastor of the Baptist church of petitions announced earlier had failed
Ontario, suffered bad cuts across the to show up.
cheek and temple and a severed artery i The missing petitions were one for
in the wrist, from windshield glass. J “ One day of rest in seven,” fostered
Mr. Baker was returning from an ap . by the Weekly Rest Day League; one
pointment in the country with F. A. | to protect salmon in the Columbia
Stewart, an Ontario merchant, in the river and its tributaries, and one relat
latter’s Ford car. They met B. B. ing to the admission of health practi
Wood in his high powered Stoddard- tioners to do business in the state.
Dayton roadster, on his way to his The rural credits petition, in which
farm. Art Magill, another young far there has been keen interest manifested
mer, was with him.
over the state, was filed late Saturday
Both drivers seem to have seen each afternoon with about 26,500 signa
other, but one or both failed to turn tures. This amendment is initiated
out far enough to pass. Lamps, fen and favored by the Oregon Referen
ders and radiators on both cars were dum league, a federation of the Ore
damaged, and the lighter one will be gon State Grange, Farmers’ Educa
in the hands of the surgeons in the tional and Co-operative union and the
Ford hospital some time before it is Oregon State Federation of Labor.
presentable again.
The state wide tax limitation amend
Several stitches were required to ment petition came in with about 35,-
close the minister’s wounds. Hard 000 signatures, it is fostered by the
luck seems to be camping on Mr. Ba State Taxpayers' league.
ker’s trail. Five weeks ago his wife The amendment "to abolish discrim
burned her foot and was confined to ination against home manufacture of
bed several days. A week later Mr. lignt beer’’ was brought in with 42,046
Baker, then doing a full carpenter’s signatures, and the amendment in
work in remodeling his church build itiated by the Oregon state prohibition
ing, stepped on a nail and was on committee “ to prohibit the importation
crutches two weeks.
of liquor for beverage purposes” was
filed with 30,470 signatures.
Other petitions filed were the “ Peo
Rancher Arrested on
ples land and loan law,” “ Validating
location of certain public institutions
Charge of Bootlegging and providing for normal school at Pen
Caldwell.—Arrested Tuesday morn dleton,” Prohibition of compulsory vac
ing at his ranch just southwest of cination and medical treatment,” “To
Caldwell and lodged in county jail, O. repeal and abolish the Sunday closing
K. Brody will face a charge of boot law,” and several petitions for county
legging. He was taken on a warrant laws;
sworn out and served by Sheriff Fro-
Popular Pastime at Weiser.
man.
Six quart bottles of “evidence” said Just at present the popular pastime
to have been uncovered about the for both the younger and the older sets
Brodie premises were brought in with iB swimming, and not to have been in
the prisoner. They will be used as all over is to acknowledge one’s self a
evidence, states County Attorney Grif sort of a "has been,” according to the
fiths, in prosecution of the prisoner on prevalent opinion. The Seventh street
a charge of illegal possession and sale bridge is the resort moat frequented
and the Weiser river furnishes the
of liquor.
At 10 o’clock Wednesday morning water. It also furnishes the current
Brodie will be brought before Probate that makes swimming down stream a
Judge Frank Meek, when the time will pleasure hut swimming up rtream an
be ^set for the preliminary examina impossibility, it's similar to coasting,
long, pleasant ride down, then a hard
tion, unless the accused man decides
walk back on the bank.
to waive his hearing.
The water is cold, there is no dis
Judge Meek on Tuesday fixed Brody's
bond at $500. This he was nnable to pute on this fact, hut the temperature
raise during the day 'and remained in doesn’t bother the. bunch one bit.
jail. He is a young man, his age be Bathing suits have been in demand for
the past week and the “ polar bears”
ing given as 21 years.
and “ snowbirds” are about all out
fitted. The bridge each evening is fill
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW.
ed with autos and traffic is about stop
Figures compiled by the Forest Ser ped on the road The drivers seem to
vice shsw that the furniture manu experience difficulty in getting all the
facturers of Oregon use annually near way over during the ablutions below.
Harking hack to an ancient fable of a
ly seven million feet of lumber.
certain sailor who filled his ears with
Reports received from nearly all sec
wax or cotton batting, or some other
tions of Douglas county indicate that
this year’s crop of prunes will far sur handy material, it might be well for
the chauffeurs to lash themselves to the
pass previous years.
steering gear and wear four-cornered
Construction of John Day highway, blind bridles.
which will connect the Columbia river
The fun commenced about 7 o’clock
highway with Lincoln highway, will be and lasts until—but that don’t matter,
started soon.
it commences about 7.
Wasco county cherry stems are be-
j ing shipped to Europe to make poison
ous gas that is used by opposing armies Carey Act Project
in France.
Soon to Be Opened
Work has been started on Sunset oil
well north of Vale.
Inquiries are continually being re
Auto tourists spent $7400 in Baker In ceived at this office in regard to lands
in this valley. Not many landowners
four weeks.
Oregon gold output increased $107,- in this section of the country nppear
000 first six months of 1916 over same anxious to Bell, the tendency being to
acquire more acres. This is a good
period 1915.
Allies have, in past year, paid$l,r>00,- place to live and the people know it
(XX) for Oregon and Washington spruce and arc content to stay.
There is still good government land
for manufacture of aeroplanes.
for homesteading. Some with possibil
ities for private irrigation systems at
moderate cost. All natural flow irri
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gation waters have been appropriated.
There arc thousands of acres of road
stead of Sage Hens grant
lands for sale at from $5 to $20
Nampa. Hunting sagehens in Owy per acre, with water available for a
hee county Sunday where they mo lot of it..
1 tored from here, Robert Poole, Tom The Carey act project under the Ai -
Poole and Harry Kimmel came across a telope reservoir comprises 50,00 acres
j wilu cat and its two kittens, much to of very choice land, beautifully
located. This project is not yet
! the misfortune of the cats.
The pelts of the mother and one of open to entry, hut the system is
the kittens were brought home by the practically completed and the time for
party, and kitten No. 2 was brought opening will not be long delayed.—
home alive, having liecn captured by Jordan Valley Express.
I Robert Poole, although it first gave
! him a severe bite on the thumb.
War Machines.
Asks for Money for
Artesian W ell Work
There has been completed at the U.
Senator Chamberlain has secured an
S. Arsenal at Rock Island, III., and
ONTARIO, OREGON
sent to the Mexican border, a double amendment to the sundry civil bill to
increase from $150,000 to $250,0“0 the:
turreted, armored automobile.
It weighs, full) equipped, 12,000 appropriation to make experiments in
pounds. It has four times the power artesian well development in Oregon
of the ordinary automobile of like di and other states.
mensions. It can run on any ordinary
W’cck End Excursions.
road that is not too soft to support its
LICENSED EMBALMER
weight; its speed it twenty-five miles:
Attractive rates for excursion tickets
it is immune against musket shots, and good from Saturday (or Sunday) to
Lady Assistant
each turret has a machine gun that Monday—on sale e e r y week. Still
fires several thousand shots per min better rates for tickets good Sunday
ute. It is believed to be a most for only. Ask O. S. L. agents for details.
Calls promptly answered, day or night.
Phone No. 132
midable machine. It is said that sev
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FOR SALE.
Horse and two-horse wagon, also
chines with one turret are being mad*
At 50c we esn show you the grandest, Don't forget the date of the Cooked ready at the same place for the same two-horse harness for sale. —A. H.
assortment of Men's or Boys’ Shirts in !
Coabo.
destination.- Goodwin’s Weekly.
Food Sale—Jaturdav, July 1.
the state. L. Spier.
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