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FOVH THK ONTARIO ARGUS, THURSDAY, APWL 15, 1915. Live News From Surrounding Towns And Country. Happenings of a Week NEW PLYMOUTH. Floriculture, on a considerably larger Hcnle than in previous years is being taken up enthusiastically by the ladies of New Plymouth and vicinity. The beautifying of the home grounds an art heretofore sadly neglected promises to advance by leaps and bounds the coming season. Many roses, both of the "llybrod Perpetual" and "Tea" varieties, are boinjr planted, also shrubery, ornamental trees, vines, etc. Among the successful rose grow ers is Mrs. J. H. Henmgard, Mrs. Hinchliff and Mrs. Mayer. Mrs. George Wilson specialize in dahlias, a ledge of these showy plnntv SO feet in length nnd comprising many dif ferent varieties' and colors, with hun dreds of blossoms was a joyous sight Jast year. The IHlfi display promises to be equally as beautiful. Mrs. Wal ter Iturkc, wlione grounds are con id ered among the most attractive in town, devotes her time to floriculture, both indoors and nut. .lust now many tulips are the chief attraction. Later large lawn vases filled with crimson geraniums, trailing vines and sur rounded with silver loafed foilage plants anil blossoming plants will make a fine display throughout the summer months. Mrs. Koy White is having the spacious grounds surround ing her lovely new home on Plymouth avenue put in shae preparatory to beautifying them with trees, roses, whrubery, etc. Altogether floriculture is on the top wave Just now with the prospects excellent for some spirited but good natured rivalry among the ladies t see who can make the best ahow In 1115. The New Plymouth Evaporator company is considering seriously the ipiest inn of oMrating their plant here the coming season. Mr, hctihuin of llolse, J. F. Creasy and Calvin New wonder of New Plymouth, the largest stockholders m the conipuny, art! push ing the matter vigorously and are uniting with much encouragement from farmers and orchardisls alike. Wand liros. of Ontario, who installed their patented evaporating machinery in the plant at Fruitland, have looked over the New Plymouth plant and .state that for something like $iOO it Clin be put in shape to operato. It is planned to evaporate not only apples, prui lies ami pi imr.. but also squash and potatoi s for which, it is stated, there is a good demand at excellent prices. Sm h an industry is badly needed in this section M. :,iul Mrs. L V. Kenkel of Km met l in ii iling friends here this week. Thej leave soon for l.ogan, t'lah, when Mr, Kenkel has accepted ii position with the (irand I'nion Tea company. Frank K aster and wife of Gcncvu, Pa . are pilots this week at the homea ul r. M. Miioek ami II. II. Mammon. -Mr. basic, is a merchant and is easu-l ally looking into business conditions and opportunities in this section, kh hibly with a view of making a change later P. S. I .ii tell, .-.cut-tan and local manager of the Idaho Honey Pro luc . i ' association, bjU ordered another carload of bee supplies, halt' nt which arc orders, the balance is stock for future delivery. Mrs Fliahoth Phillips has been confined to her bed with a bad case of oiysipelas for the l.i. t 10 da s. She If being taken care ol li her daughter, Mrs J. W. I.yn.h P. M. Smock and B. F. Swatman .Mil- Bi'i-e visitor Saturday, bath re turning Sunday with new 1918 lord ears. Mis Louis Wachter, who. with her hu.sli.iiid. has le ii spending the win ter at Pender. N.b , is here for a few lays on business matters. Mis. Wach ter reports a most disagreeable winter in Nebraska and much prefers south ern Idaho as a place of residence The high mIukiI play, "Hicks at i ol lege," will be gien in the Pion.'er opera house Friday evening, A pi I 16. The play has been in rehersal for tonne weeks and promises to be well -worth seeing. Miss I o. l.in.l entertained the Kensington club at the home of Mrs. Meyer Friday evening. The early hours were devoted to fancy work and merry chat, while later the usual .Utility lunch was enjoyed. Two sections base been formed of the baseball (rami of the Payette and Hoist' valleys One section comprises New Plymout'.. Fruitland '"l Weisct, the other Boise, Nampa a 1 Caldwell. Each team plays two gan with etch of the othei I .. I in their section. FRUITLAlfD ITEMS. Mrs. .lamps McClure passed away Saturday evening after a lingering sickness at her home rant of Fruit land. She leaves a husband anel four children besides other relatives anrl friends. The funernl services wore conducted in the Christian church of Payette by Rev. Smith. She was laid to rest in the Riverside cemetery. Miss Nellie Keith visited Sunday at the home of her cousin, Miss Alici Perry, The Fruitland high scnool baseball team played with the Payette high school team last Friday afternoon. Th score was to ft in favor of Fruit land. Velva Grimes returned home Satur day from l.cwiston, Idnho, where she has been attending the stnte normal She took sick with appendicitis about a month ago and had to undergo ar operation which has left her unable to finish her school work. Her friends are hoping for her speedy recovery. E. T. Bowman, north of Town, was recently appointed postmaster, anil took charge of Uif" PnytMie pontofficr Wednesday. Mr. Venable, who hns had charge for more than 12 years, in retired. The students of the seventh nnd eighth grades are making consider able preparation for their concert. The affair is under the direction of Prof i. It. Neilson nnd will be given at the Methodist church Friday evening. April 16. An admission of 10, 15 and 2Rc will be charged. Miss Almn Crowther has completed her course at the l.ewiston state nor mal and is now visiting with Miss Ap phia Robinson for a few days. Shi then will go to her home at Big Wil low. Rage Ball league Perfected (Continued from page 1) on the two days, Caldwell at Nampa on Sunday and Nampa at Caldwell on Decoration day. "The visiting delegates brought word that the fans of their towns are hungry for baseball. Mr. Uckey said the rooters of his Ity were itch- iug for the season to open and want id something started even before .. the winning team in each section lhen The girls are busy making their pla.Miig for the championship in the basket ball suits as u new six dollar league The first game in the series 'basket ball has been ordered. The took place Friday at Weiser. the New lineup will be as follows: Thelnui Plymouth team going nown to defeat Newbill, forward; Margaret Share, by a score of 4 to 5. forward; Edna Ferell, guard; .li Mrs. R. S. Davis has rented heriTague, guard. The girls are very farm east of Valley View to captain enthusiastic over the game and expect Mi Holland of Cleveland, Ohio, for n ,.,.,. V1..,ls Mrii. pavis leaves soon j Cleveland to reside permanently. Re Father Vandeberg, formerly pastor ot St AkyeH)a Catholic church, ai lived from Philadelphia Saturday for an indefinite'viait eV Van ilelnig is heavily interested iu Oregon land not far from Ontario, 'ihul is here looking after his interests in coiim , tion with it. While in the east Father Vandeberg was wonderfully successful in interesting eastern people in vvest- ern lands si much so, in fact that he made ai aiigeinents for a special I ear to bring a Inrgv number out in May to visit southern Idaho and east ern Oregon. The I. adies' Aid of the Congregn- tional i luiii h were most delightfully enteitained Wednesday of last week I. Mra. Bpltlburtb and Mrs. Glaze atjlauline Wishman Ihe home of the former. Sewing, so cial lonversation and a delicious two coin se lunch rounded out the after noon The I'lis.illtt club met with Mrs Knight Saturday. The luncheon which is alvvuvs a feature of the club, car ried out a color scheme of white and yellow. The next meeting will ha witlijBonnie Kelsay proved to be the best Mrs SpiUhurth. Wader. The pupils in this school who The Fntre Nous club were the received 100 per cent in their arithme guests of Mrs P. S. Fcnill Tuesday tic examinations are: Lucile Kelsay, at luncheon. Later bridge was en- Omer Presley, Retta Bush, Russell joyed for several hours. Guests of Kelsay. Bonnie Kelsay, Iva Wilson, the club were Mrs. Kenkel of Fmmett and Mrs. Underwood of Salt Lake. Mi and Mrs Albert Acherman, for merly of New Plymouth but located at Tikoa. Wash , are the happy par ents of twin boys born April 8, ac cording to news reieivcd here this week Irwin Johnson of Seattle, one of the engineers on the battleship Pitts buig now in Pacific waters, is here looking after his orchard interests. BOULEVARD ITEMS. J. M. Butler was in Jamison on business Saturday. Roscoe Conklin, who was so seri ously injured at the high school track meet Friday, is getting along splen didly and hopes to be up in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Holden Clement were visitors at the J. 0. Scritchfield home Sunday afternoon. Runaways were fashionable on the Boulevard Friday. V. V. Hickox's team ran away, breaking the rig and injuring one of the horses. Mrs. Conklin also had a runaway, but no damage was done. There will be n sermon and Sunday school at Boulevard Grange hall Sun day, April 18, at .'1 p. m. Everybody come. The dance given at Boulevard hall Friday evening, April 9, was well at tended by young folks from Ontario and Boulevard. Ice cream and cake was served to the merry crowd at midnight. All report a jolly time and are coming again. Mrs. H. L Hickox returned to her home at Dilley, Ore., after a three weeks' visit with relatives here. Many of the Boulevard Grangers are anticipating a good time at the County Pomona to be held at Nyssa Saturday, April 17, by the Nysaa grange. Fred Butler has been unable to at tend school this week because of an attack of the measles. "Hack to the Farm," the Grange play which Mr. Conklin hnd expected to put on at Pomona Orange Saturday, cannot be given then on account of the illness of several members of the cast. Mrs. O. E. Amnion, who has been very ill, is improving rapidly. Boulevard school will close next Fri day and the event will be celebratod by u picnic on C. U. Stover's lawn. COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES. Owyhee Notes. At the last meeting of the Parent- i Tlllll' akoBBBBnB ln.1,,1,111, I, ..I. I '. BB tl... II..., I .."7 """ " ww,..rv district, the members pledged them lgovM tQ wor fm ,wo.room gchoo, building to be ready for use at the b. ginning of next year. One room will e u" 'or the eighth grade and the high achool and one room for the "'ii' i K'-"1' to play with the neighboring schools! The Owyhee school now has an en rollment of forty-eight pupils School clobed in district No. 14 near West fall on April 2. A large nuni- her of parents and friends were in at- tendance the last day. The following program was rendered: Song, "The Old Farm Gate," School Recitation, "The Luiy Little Cloud," Orvillc Preetley Recitation, Carl Johnson Recitation, "Mother's Fool," Retta Hush. Piny, "Peggy's Presence of Mind, Six Pupils. Song, "The Orphans," Ensor Bush and Pauline Wishman. Recitation, "That Wife of Mine,' Bonnie Ke!-;i Recitation, "Ma's Butter Money." Maf, -Dawn by the Old Mill Stream," Lola McDougall and Mrs Seiti. Recitation, "The Laugh in School," 'Ivy Wilson. Play, "The Social Crisis," Six Girls. In district No. 14 Lucile Kelsay has made the best record in spelling whili auline Wishman and George Wilson Pauline Wishman was neither ab sent nor tardy during the year. Baptist Church. Topics for next Sunday, April 18, 11 a. in., "A Help Meet, or Doing the Will of God"; 8 p. m , "The Web of Lite." A hearty invitation is ex tended to all to hear these interesting addresses. D. E. BAKER. Pastor. KINGMAN KOLONT NEWS. f . M Beaumont, president of the K. K. Irrigation company, went to Weiser Thursday to attend a meeting of the users of electric power in the lower Snake River valley. Mr. Larson and family, formerly of Aberdeen, Wash., are the latest addi tions to the Kolony, having arrived Sunday. They have rented the John Evans ranch. Water was turned into the ditches this week. Gopher holes along the bank of the fifty-foot canal hove caused some trouble, but otherwise the system is working finely, and the fields and lawns which have been ir rigated have grown amazingly. Word has been received that Julian Lowe is a member of the champion debating team in the 0. A. C. at Cor vallis, the Freshmen having defeated all the other teams of the college. The young man graduated from the Pay ette high school last year and during the summer was a member of the Kolony orchestra, and he has many friends here who will be glad to heai of his success. A. G. Kingman was in Nyssa Fri day on business connected with the Bank of Nyssa, of which he is presi dent. Frank Morgan was in Parma Fri day. The Malheur Home Telephone com pany has recently placed phones in the residences of F. T. Morgan, A. E. Wade, C. E. Peck and Lee Boyd. Mr. and Mra. J. S. Pinkston were calling on friends here Sunday after noon. Miss Maxwell's orchestra of five pieces will give a concert at the Kol ony school house the night of April 80, the proceeds to go to the piano fund. The program will be announced later. Want Read Inglnaer Abojlshsd. St. Helena. A petition containing approximately 1200 names of lax pay ra was presented to the county court here asking for the abolition of the of flea of county road engineer. The petlttona were circulated In practical ly every part of the county except In 8L Helena. The greatest number of names were signed by resident of Clatskanle. Rainier and Scappooaa. These petitions were Initiated by the Columbia county taxpayers' league, the principal allegation being that the office of county road engineer la un necessary and a uaeless expense. Counties Oct Federal Monty. Salem Secretary of State Olcott has announced the apportionment Among the various counties of the & .ei cent land sales fund received from the government from the sale of public lands In the atate. Under the federal law It is provided that the state shall receive b per cent of the monies de rived from the sale of public landa and this year it totals (6836.42. The see rei.ii of state dlstrlbutea it among the counties and the money must be uaed for building roads. THE RIGHT SHOES FOR AND MISSES ARE The children should certainly have properly fitting shoes to provide for the natural growth of their feet. You can get exactly the right sort of shoes at Rader Bros and at what ever price you pay you will get the best possible values. We consider this stock of children's shoes to be one of the most important we have ever shown. It contains a thoroughly comprehensive assortment of carefully designed models, in all desirable leathers and styles both oxfords and pumps. Every pair of shoes here is of worthy quality. Comfort, style and dur ability are combined in this footwear. Sizes 8 1-2 to 11 1-2 at . . 90c. to $1.75 Sizes 12 1-2 to 2 at ... $1.00 to $2.48 See Our JJ indow Display RADER BROTHERS THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU Ontario, : : HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. (By Amelia Plughofi.) Preparations for the high school carnival, to be held on April 28, arr In full force. The numerous com mittees are all basil v e-igaged, and the high school In general U very en thusiastic This carnival promises to be one of the biggest events of the school year. Heretofore the high school has given dinners to meet the finer cial demands, but a .arrival un decided upon for this year. If ycu an- a booster for the high school come no tc the building :,n the evening of April 28 and your time will be well fpent F.-i ry Cassidy, n bo student, In a enfo"ed in the Son nmor' ela-.s, and wi 1 nHend scho.d here for the re mn ader of the term. Myr' Binghnn , who has been con fined to her home for some timo on account of illness, is again attending school. The fourth literary program of the year will be held Fridoy afternoon, April 16, and the parents are invited to be present. This program was to have taken place last Friday, but was postponed on account of the inter clasn meet. The Seniors have begun work on their play, under the supervision of Miss Clark. The different parts have been assigned, and the work is prog ressing nicely. Roscoe Conklin is rapidly improv ing from his accident, and will return home tomorrow. Hortense Well., who has hnd a seti ous attack of pneumonia, is back to her school duties. The Interclaas Meet held at the fair ground-; last Friday, was won hy the Sophomores, with the Senior seenn I, Juniors third and the Freshmen fourth. The highett itidiv'duaf point winner was Rowland Koenlg, with Jay Husted second. I ' different events and the winners follow Shot Put Firat, Rowland Koenig. 86 ft. 6 in. Second, Lary Gramse Third, Lee Maddux. Broad Jump First, Jay Huated, 18.5 Second, Lary Gramse Third. Lee Maddux. Javelin Firat, Lee Maddux, 120 ft. . Second, Jay Husted Third, Lary Gramse. High Jump Mrat, Rowland Koenig, 4 ft. 11 in. Second. Lee Maddux Third, l.arv Gramae. One Mile Firat, Earl Griffin Second, Ray Bervin Third, Dorr Dearborn. Discus Firat, Lee Maddux. :ii ft. 8 in. Second, Rowland Koenig Third, Jay Husted. Half Mile Firat, Paul Van Petton, 2:21 Second, Bernard Rader Third, Karl Griffin. Pole Vault Firat, Jay Hulsted. ! ft. Second, Lary Gramse Third, Lee Maddux. Fifty-yard Dash Firat, Jay Huated, 6 aec. Second, Rowland Koenig Third; Lee Maddux. , , One Hundred-yard Dash Firat, Rowland Koenig, 10 H aec. Second, Jay Husted Third, I.ry Gramae. Two Hundred Twenty-yard Daah First, Rowland Koenig. Second, Lary Gramse Third, Eearl Weaver. Four Hundred Forty-yard Daah Rowland Koenig, 56 sec. ' Second, Glenn Brown Third, Lee Maddux. One Hundred Twenty-yard Hurdle First, Earl Weaver Second, Lary Gramse Third Dorr Dearborn. Two Hundred Twenty-yard Hurdle Hurdle First, Lary Gramse S"ond, Earl Weaver Third, Lee Maddux Mr. Williams, manager of the track team, has made a number of engage ments with other towns. On April 17, our team will clash with Boise, at Boise. On April 28, a date is scheduled with Payette, at Ontario. On the first of Mny, our boys will enter the Eastern Oregon Meet nt La Grande. On the 7th of May, Ontario boys will agnin compete with Payette, at Payette. Our boys made a splen did showing, nnd our chances are good for being victors. A bosebnll game is scheduled with the Payette high school Friday after noon, April 16. This game will take place at the fair grounds. An ad mission will be charged and a large crowd is anticipated. The Ontario Pressary is doing some fine jobs on Panamaa, Straws or any thing in the cleaning line. If you need a Spring Suit it will pay you to aee Art Dunnuck, he haa a bargain for you. Roscoe Conklin Will Recover (Continued From Psge 1) loae consciousness for a moment. He was hurried to the Holy Rosary Hos pital and immediately placed upon the operating table. In explaining the case, Dr. Weeae states that Dr. Adolph Meyera, a great nerve apecialiat, haa discovered that a large part or the frontal lobe of the brain can be removed without pro, luring and mental defecta. Es pecially is this true of the right frontal lobe, and it was a part of this that was removed. Several fragments of the skull were removed also. The op eration waa entirely successful, and the people of this section are espec ially glad to know that there is every chance for complete recovery. Roscoe Conklin is the fourteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Conklin, living on the Boulevard south of On tario, and the family is one of the best known and most popular of any in this section. Roscoe is a student in the Ontario High School, and his many school mates have been particularly anxious about his recovery. He was removed from the hospital to hia home today, and as soon as he fully re covers from the operation he will be about again as usual. CHILDREN HERE MONEY Oregon