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COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES
Hy FY CI-ARK, County School Superintendent
Ionian Yallf).
Manu.-il Hi tuna and domestic art
have been added to the upper
grade, ami high MkOOl work In tin
Jordan Valley kcIiooIh
Since Scntiiiilipr the pupils of In
termediate riimn of the Jordan Val
ley schools have kept their best
handwork lurltidinK wnodeuttitiK HH
Ing, fri-e liitnd ruttliiK etc t'hrlstimiK
week found them wllli I 00d supply
of work ready fur tin -it pnri-nts' ln
uperticin Teuehor and pupIN were 1"
lighted to WlOtBI M many frletoi
and aWBtl Who lm I" Cted I li" M
hlhlt. Nearly iviTviini' mi Hiirprl mmI
that with the crudest materials (old
bones, knives, hlinifl mid HnWKi
the tiny aovld baa nuidi" net
aplendld display Tli work of Oxv
H l.oxojoy, Iruin I'nrls nnil 0
lnrrai Hv wall done
Tin1 children ml eni'onr.ieed by
their praises and AT proparitiK exeti
a hill ir 41 I 1 . i lor the closing of
school.
'I'll,. Btfl ' uitik' HI done nr
rordliiK tn tin- Oregon Agricultural
Oattlgt Iiilli'tin I mid. though ni11
vory effi'cth''. it MM Wtl executed
and tin- mothers were pleased to
know Hint llii'lr daughters, could sew
atralght Ht-aniH.
Ileuhili.
iOfOrtOd hy I. line Milionnld.
Thi' pupllH of tills school hnxo Of
Rnnlzod n Ubcrty Midi lltrd Club
They have given It the Hperlal name
"Hohln I loud " The officers are Mae
Murphy. president; DolUO ' handler.
vice president; IsBM McDonald, se
retary. Lincoln's birthday and St. Val
entine Day WON celebrated Jointly
on Friday with appropriate pieces
about Lincoln and nfterwnrda a
Heart Party.
The ground ban become sufflclent
ly dry for the children to eat their
luncheon on the hllliddc and up the
crook.
I'angollano.
Though tin' term or MhOOl la on
ly alx montliH, tin' pupllH will doubt -InHH
i 'niiipli'li' their work ureordinK to
the courHO outlined by the State De
partment. Several grades of one
hundred wore made In the Inst exam
ination Mr Com Corlloo' ehlldroo are ui-
sent from achool on iicrniiut of tin'
bad weather and wati r
Mr Louis llruere, one of the di
rectors, vlaltod chool IhiM week
MInh Knott liiKham Im pleased Unit
the weather uill attain penult her
to K to her homestead on I'rlduy
evening where she remain i until
Sunday exeliillK
The warm sunshine Is heitiK en
Jojed li pllplll it it I teacher
Several iiniuirieH cooooratni Uali
of ntlleials to he used In connection
With history and lil tOTOfMlOMl
study haw heen received at the roitn
ty office i arliou coplex of those
are now beltiK prepared tor all toaog
its who rii) u-
i.'mii.ii, Blrtl laj a .i observed
In an appropriate manner In the
Moon ill. i hool.
In discussing tlie new plan tot
lotoiaetiiir i ivll gotornineul and his
tory examlnatioti Supt. Chun hill
says, "In going to tlie open hook
method for the examination , at did
Ho In older that teacher, would not
make the examination the end, but
tlllll the.V Mollhl elllpha l.e I he 1 III
p., rl. mi IBOj U ol In -lory Bd i
les wllhoui reviewing im i mportuiil
mttOWi lor Ihe purp.
the puplU KUeitH the qmooUOM that
this department would ask. e are
hltytllK therelole, to all tea.iier. wlio
write to tins olhre, that n Hoy will
! I h the 1 111 ioi lain part I of tlo hi-.
M mid n lOJ and n n u 1 1 .- Ilieir pu
plls to do that work I homutih l and
well. Illev vM nave no tlollhle ill
POJOJBJ Ihe eighth K'.ole exainllia
tloiis in Mil and June ' Siiit
Churchill i. ton ending out ,iu of
iuxHiiu. f
mm v
lu the lire drill Monday the build
ing was emptied in tlfty seconds. Ah
there are four rooms and 1 HO stud
ents, this is fairly quirk work.
Miss Sheldon's KtiKlish clusses have
adopt ed noel plans for correct mi;
their tirummar. In one class u critic
is appointed who reports all the er
rors made during the week, and it
U liottceahlo that those standing
near the critic are careful as to what
they aay. Aiuither class is dlvldod
Into two sect ions who check on each
other. At the eud of the month the
side making the most errors has to
treat the other side.
A public library has hen started in
ml large number ot people
are joining the association The 00
teipri M wa. Malted hy the teachers
and l lieing harked hy the townil
peo.l, PlOlU are being perfected to Man
a Parent Teacher A.--socialion next
week at the flag-raising i, i.
A new Hug has been purchased aiid a
patriotic program will be given at
the achool hoM when It I rained
A tlim will come in me national
Week of Song and following Wa-di
Ington's birthday, it will bo very ap
propriate The reading circle think Hagley's
School Discipline the best work they
have rend yet. altho they recoil' no n I
the Serial Km eruer i'v and Agricul
.,,..
tural iind Iife as close seconds
The NjrOM dehate team won the At
'hate chiitnpiotiship of the Southeasl
Oregon district, coraposed of Maker.
Harney and Malheur OOVBtlM Ud
will prohahl dehate against Knler
lirlse in the next series
I he lower grades are planning to
rie the Tom Thiinih Wedding on
March Id, for the henelit of the Vie
I trola fund.
Nine roni. UDt tn working on
selections for the Malheur County
..itioti contest.
Ml . Mimilord. one of the Yale
teachers, and her pupils entertained
their friends and parents Tuesilay
with a Washington's birthday pro
gram. (iio or the feat it res wa an
old failiifini.il minuet.
AGAIN WINNERS IN
BASKET BALL GAME
The Inst game scheduled for the
Ontario High School Hoys' Mnsket
Hall team with out of town tenuis
waa pulled off Inat Friday evening
at Welser between the Welser team
and the Ontario School, and resulted
aa usual In a complete victory for
the local boyi, the score being 29 to
II,
The record establliihed tbla year
In banket hall will go down In the
history of our High School as the
Ideal expression of Ihe real athletic
ability of the boys who participated
In this sport
The basket ball team ban had the
rare It r of going through the en
tiro aeasnu of playing without n Min
gle defeat marked up again. I them
They have met such teams us Nyna,
Welaer and Payette, the latter, It In
nporte, I. , I. ilming Hie championship
of South Idaho Onl oio e has Hi..
losing team QMOttOMd the superior
lij ,,i ontatio' players and then the
hail team pl.n. d them another game.
in w hii'h Hie , omplainiiir ,ii.id were
glad to admit their falrgoll.ii defeat
lu all II. o ID i
J er be, it a complaint agulnsi ihe t.nr
playing Ol our i, am Tbla In I II
lory not to l- u n !
and will, a windiip game such as the
one played at Wei i i Ida . .
lie Ontario High lOOOl na well
feel proud ol the llaaM Hall leatn
Of this la-I (Valuer name much bus
boon said III regard to Hie fight put
up by Welaer und how it was won,
hut sultlco It to ,ii III re i ill in the
last half the i ,i BOJTa started
to gain on their opponent and kept
up their gaming till the aeon- stood
II to , At this juiotute the lo
. tl ''.mi began to di-pla Hie using
of stored up energy -,, eliaracteri
tic of Hietii lu all the rh, i- ginu
pulled on this season. The last two
miiiiii, ,.i il.v.ng hoili teams main
. i, .1 i hell iipieiue etlort to H in
The were pilled again i eut li other
e,iial in weight. e,iial in .li.ngllL
and only in ...kill and team work did
the Ontario team get Hie lead on
their opponents N.il lll'.ill ,
two minutes were a little rough but
thl aildleln e rOallaOd thai they were
enjoy nig BM of the he I exaii.i
hall ever gneii at I i I i Mid
at Ho' tloaaj of the linal More Hit
great hall rang with tlie clls .
eral hundred looters
The Ontario (1 iris were again de
al t he hand.-- ol t he I ll , I
girls h) scon of 1,1 lo JU. 'I'll ls
ajao ara a good bum
THICK MAHTKD
IN II Kill NCIHMU.
With the close of the rnont brll
liunt Masket Hall season in Hie lli
lory of the school, the first faint echo
of tiie coming Tiuik aaaUMM wub oh
serw-d with great interest by Hiu oc
cupants of the High School auditor!
urn Tuesday morning when Mr. Wil
liams, the track couch, made the an
uoiiiuf incut of an immediate begin
ning of the training in that activity.
The boy s are turning out well and b)
the present outlook Ontario will he
i, pu i-ntcd in track an in basket ball
by a team whoso ability ir, recognized
by all opponents as the best, and
whose reputation for playing the
game lair has heroine all ideal to
which other loams atriva tO aitaiu.
The tirst public appearance of the
High School boys and girls glee
clubs will he git en at Hie High
school uuditorium next Frida ,n
iug. Both the clubs have been prac
ticing for some lime and the coining
program will be one of the best en
The
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dence to come in and see and admire and wonder as ycu may. Also
send us your mail orders with all confidence that they will be filled with
good reliable Merchandise at reasonable prices.
trtalninent ever given ot the Hid
School.
A play will also he given In the
form of ,t light comedy and the pub
lic who appreciate coo, I iiiumc and a
good time are Invited to ailend the
entertainment
with the city churches
IIAPTIST CHI 'III II OTKH
The molt spacloutt nodal event
of the seaaon took place Inst Friday
owning. It waa the regular monthly
uncial and business meeting of the
II V P. P After the bUMlnemi
meeting waa over, He D Irfiree gave
his lecture, entitled, "Wine and Oth
arwlae." The house waa crowded
and listened attentively to the ad
dress, which dealt with the mistaken
of life which of course waa not alto
gether wise, but otherwise He said
"That the feur of Hod waa the be
ginning of wisdom," and that It was
wine to tnke Und Into consideration
In every fate of life.
This closing the work of Ilro. Io
reo on this field at the present time,
and also that of Miss Ay res, who will
shortly be trail derreil to another part
of the field, the occasion was in hon
or of their work In our midst over
one hundred and llfly repaired to the
Sunday School room and were ser..
lo the ladles and young people III
mil Ice cream. At 111
w.ni away feeling Hull a go,,,. I n..
had been enjoyed A pn ,-ni of a
beautiful silk waist was pre-etileil
i, 'li yrea aa a token of appro
I mi lOfl of her work wltii us.
The child of Hi,, eliitich is the Lad
lea Aid which waa organized in Jan
uary. It la alive and wide awake
They now- have a MMtamhlp of eigh
teen. A portion of their work Is
providing and preparing garments
for the poor, of which many calls
lone been supplied during the win
lei They ure now pi-p.irlng to
hi.,- a limine! and pion Huzaar
April tlth. Thev solicit pi. i. n mw
lug and cotuiort lacking, which they
will do al reasonable price When
in need of this char. nier of work,
call Hfl II lo) nobis.
Topics for next Sunday, March
5th, II d "The Challenge of u
Ureal Taak." 7 II t M.. "A Man
in Hell " Whether Hell is ll place
of fire and brimstone or not, la not
tl.,- quaatlOB What will be Ihe fu
lurc of man is the iuc,iion that
should concern everybody. Thi lop
ic will be treated intelligently, and
will appeal to ua-oii An im nation
i . , rt an dad la mfiudj
1) K lluker, Pustor.
I'NITKO PRKHBVTKBIAM CHURCH
The special meetings closed the
27th with a good interest. Hev.
Dunn, in his spirited and pleading
delivery, hit deep impressions aa
he spoke plainly and kindly on such
subjects us: "We must obey Uod
rather thuu men," "New recruits for
uie Lord's service" and "Korgive
uess of 81ns." The results will be
far reaching.
Preaching services at the usual
hours 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M. Do
not wait for a special invitation to
attend. You have It now.
W. N. BROWN, Pastor.
Kev M. K. Dunn w ho has been
conducting special meetings in the
limed Presbyterian church left early
Monday morning for a few days rest
at his home in Spokane, Wash.
Ke. W. N Hrown was lu Boise
la-t Sunday occupying the pulpit in
the 1 nited J'resbyterlau church of
that p
A in. in will tighten his belt und
chase a rabbit all day without a
thought of hunger or fatigue Hut
when ills wife wants a bucket of coal
he promptly sends the kid. Shoe
pinch?
Satisfactory
You can trade here with all the ' con
fidence and all the satisfaction that
go with Merchandise of dependable
qualities, reasonable prices and su
perior service. We have trained
buyers that carefully select reliable
merchandise from every quarter,
and we welcome you with all confi
MAN AND WIFE AHfc
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Grnnts Pans. Or. I.uthcr B. Akem
and his wife, .Mrs Klale Akera, and
their team of two horses wi re all shot
and killed mar Wihlemv Hie, 11 miles
from here, by a neighbor farmer, Mar
hall D Hoiisman. tt.'l years old. The
layer waa lodged In Jail bore and
confessed to the hooting
Hoiisman lay In ambush hy the road
aide a the Aken couple were driving
to Sunday school Without warning
ha fired seven shota from a carbine
He then returned home, where be
was later taken Into custody.
IloiiRinun had taken laudanum In an
effort to commit suicide, but the drug
had only made him sick.
The shooting is the culmination of a
neighbors' tpiarrel over boundary
fences. hogR at large and Imllar mat
tera, of several years' duration. The
trouble wai not considered serious.
BRIEF WAR NbWb
l.ate reports from the British lore,--,
surrounded by Turks at Kill el Amaru
nn the Turks Ion, .. ,, ceased their
at tn, k a on the baalegad position.
The ItiiHsiana in tie Caucasus ami lu
.i additional towns
from the Tall I'arsint of Hie Tun.
ish ron ! .in ' en
tlllues.
In All . ... the Austrian are evl
ibt.iu I a ng things all their own
way. particularly In the territory as
' Bl Diita.-o All '
St. I, n, i ut Issued lu liome admits the
etai iiatioii of Duruzzo by the Italians.
In Hie great battle i entering ariiind
Vardun, In which a half million men
are enguged. ( hainpio in lllc. lo the
west, and the fortified works of liar
ilotnont. to Ihi' east of Fort Doiiuiuout.
huve be, ii capturi d by the Uermuus
The crown primes armies engaged
lu the terrific battle have had tbelr
way blasted for ther.i. according lu
correspondents near the scene, by
what Is said to be the greatest con
centration ot artillety tire known to
history, In which the mon t. r guns of
tha Germans and Auslrlans. brought
from the Serbian and Uussian fronts,
have played an Important part.
The French are hurling attack after
attack on the Dousiiiuout positions held
D the i.erinuus. who ure declared to
be maintaining themselves there with
difficulty, but la tlie Wo.-.ie region,
to the cust of Verdun, ihe Kreuch ad
vanced posts have been withdrawn.
Four Herman seaptanoa nave raiueu
the aaat and southeast coasts of Kug
lun, I, dropping bombs. Lowestoft and
Waltuer were visited. Two men and
one hoy were killed and a marine was
wounded. The raiders escaped.
The Uussian army which captured
Krseruin Is endeavoring to cut off the
retreat of the Turks. Along the Hlsck
Sea coast Russian battleships ure bur
rasslng the uieiiiy, ami tbe northern
w log of the victorious army has cap
tured the town of Wldje and Is driv
ing the Turks In the direction of tin
wish Kh.uieh, on tbe road to Trebl
zoud. Continuing their advance In Albania
tha Austro Hungarians report the cap
ture, near Uazar-Sjak, a short dis
tance northeast of Durasso, of an ad
vanced Italian position. This la the
firat Indication that tbe Italians were
operating so far north in Albania, the
belief bavlug prevailed that their ac
tivities bad been confined to the local
ity adjacent to Avlona.
Tbe Germans have been operating
vigorously against the British and
French along tbe Yaer canal in Bel
gium to tbe north of Ypres. From the
British 3S0 meters of a position were
captured and held, despite efforts to
recapture it. After a heavy bombard
ment, the Germans attempted to cross
the cuual and occupy French positions
and several groups did succeed lu
making their wuy to a first line trench.
The French, however, immediately
trove them back.
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THE OSBORN
MILLINERY
Wishing to keep up the repu
tation of the Grove & Riley
Millinery establishment, I
have a complete line of very
high rlaHs millinery, ready for
your inspection. The regular
SPRING OPENING will he
March 10 and 11,
afternoon juul evening. Ev
eryone is cn'-diully invited.
A token for : uh lady.
The Toggery
The store without
Sales of any kind
Clothcraft and
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Clothes
Don't pay for other
Men's Clothes Bargains
luu Mill, il you inn it xult right now under the olil M-llliig ---teni.
The dealer tvlio doei. buatatM under Ihe olil "t'lear
mo i- Null-'' pliiii mill- mi extra i bulge It's lo help pa) Hie
cost of ii i leuriiiiie sale later on. .so Mi: OM: H. s HAS
to I'll I'll I : I'HOIIT ON IIAIU, l SI ITS. Hut right imu,
is u hen you tvaal your Spring ult not next August or Sep
IcioIki I mler our right selling plan you an buy it to-day
for as llttli- money tu you'll pay mi) time this year, AMI
Mil I.I, OaaT -1 UFA I. HAItliAIN IIF.MDF.S; nobody pays for
It but us, and we do through our narrow margin of protlt.
One price the year ' round
Narrow margins of profits
No clearance sales
are the things about this store that make bigger clothes econ
omy paaaaMt for you. You'll not be able to get as much for
your money at any other clothing store in the whole country.
Here's why these ilotbew are the best that are made; we sell
ihein for less money thuu any other store any h here.
It's the Right Selling Plan
Make it Your Buying Plan
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