The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-12-27
to need for action.

As I'm other respects progress can DC
reported toward the eradication OF
the condition which brings on
typhoid. The City Council has an
engineer at work preparing plans for
new water system whereby the city
will be supplied with an uncontami-
mated supply of soft water. The pro-
position OF building such a system
will be put directly up to the people
in the course of the next few weeks.
Beside this more emphatic steps
have been taken to enforce the sew
erage connection ordinance and the
number OF modernized homes has
been increased materially In the past
month. II every year sees improve
ments OF so substantial a nature
achieved in Ontario It will not be
long before typhoid will be a mem
ory and citizens will look back on
1917 as the year of progress. indeed.
Ontario's War Record.
In thinking of what has been done
in Ontario during the past year II
would be serious mistake not to
think of the war record of the COM
munity.
In proportion OF its population the
city furnished TO the voluntary army
as many and as fine a class OF young
men as entered Uncle Sans service.
Some of them are now in France and
are going thru the final preparations
to "go over the top
Then when the selective service law
went into effect the city again DEM
onstrated that Il had the right kind OF
men TO send forward. and they went
with the rest OF the boys from NAL
hour county with the cheers of and
good wishes of thousands OF their
fellow citizens.
In every campaign of patriotism On
tario has made good. The Red Cross
Chapter was one OF the first organ
ICED In Eastern oregon and its record
h one Of which the whole community
is Justly proud. To record all that the
chapter has done would require moro
space than can be given at this time
In each of the Liberty Loan drives
Ontario exceeded. as did all OF Nal
, heur county. the quota given II. In
, the Y. NJ. G. A. drive that record was
duplicated and in the week Just pass
cd the city and county have demon
etrated that the people are not tired
OF well doing and have come forward
= by hundreds to Join the Red Cross.
Z In the doing OF all these things
, OntarIans have been called upon 10
unite their energies as never before.
Z No one clique or group OF citizens
I has monopolzed the leadership
That has been one OF the finest
features OF the year for II demon
strated that with the proper In
, centiye the citizenship can unite
. for the furthering OF worthy
, ends. While the people have united
: 10 accomplish thene NhihbN tN' '"i'
Gus campaigns have developed a quail
ity OF leadership OF which the city
may be proud and the honors have
. been earned by men and women
1 worthy OF the responsibility placed on
5 their shoulders.
e Tho a year ago II appeared that the
3 Malheur County Fair was doomed 10
/. pass. such was not so and in the ex-
5 hibltion given in September the asso-
I citation placed itself on sure footing
' for further accomplishments. All of
: the old bills of the fair were paid
p and the men who are elected 10 di-
rect succeeding exhibitions can pro-
p ceed with their plans free in the
I knowledge that their credit is good
. and that the public will support them.
Judged by and large we believe,
= therefore. that 1917 has been one OF
. achievement and the prospects for
} 1918 are, In spite of war times,
= bright indeed