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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1916)
HOW IT IMPRESSED FRUIT GROWERS ADVENTISTS TO HOLD THEIR CAMP MEETING At Boise from May 18 to 28 for This District. AN ONTARIO GIRL NOT DISHEARTED When She Saw the of a Nation. Birth As you know, thore w-prc several pupili from the Slh grade who went to Holse on Thursday, April L'Oth, to w U)' iduw "T1k Birth of a Nation. " ThlVliiy was produced by Griffith nil Is one of tin- most lUVVMstnl photoplays ever written. We had a hard tl hut finally MM tied ;n getting Htarted. After reaching nolae we (ttrln took rooms In the Bristol Motel We then weal to din ner nt the v w c A. In llM onrlv afternoon hefore the matinee I toik music lesson. At two o'clock we went to the Pinnoy theatre whore the photoplay wan to he held. Mr. Leee who m kind enoiiRh to chaperon us, procured scats for the Ontario chil dren In one row. The pictures wpre the bent I have ver MM "The Mirth of a Nation" la tnki'ii from the book "The t'lans nion," by Thomas Dixon, Jr. There U quite a hit of the play that not follow I !io hook The first MM ot tlM pit s-how the home life of Ihe north iiml miiiIIi l- -1 i . the war. Then It allowed the pa trlotlMii of Im.iIi tin. North ami South St the lii'Klll li illK of the war. There w, re tl o ii freat man) scone of till terrific conflict. There wore scenes of Mevernl of the battles, causing the it '.irurtloll of Piedmont These scones allowed the treat aacrlflce of life In the Mv War nnd the hard ships that were endured hy the Mouth for their caiiHe The main purpose of tin . pictures wan to tlve the peo ple an Idea of the horror of civil strife. The flrat part of the play waa outalde of Ihe book "The f'lana u" deals mil) with the raconstruc tlon period, aa doea the latter part of the play. The autbor'a purpose waa to tlve the people an Idea of the suffering and bravery of the white South durlnt this period The play also hIiown the assassination of Pres lilent I In,,, In at Plinth's theatre anil the aurrender of l.ee at Appomalox The aoenea I liked heat and Ihoutht moat Impreaalve were thoae of the Klu Klin Kb in In one of theae Mcenes, where the Klu KluxKlau rode to the relief of the while people of I'ledniont, thirteen thousand people were used The acene In which I thought the most beautiful scenery waa uaed, reproaented Sherman's march to the aea. All of the play waa very beautiful and real and made me real lie the aacrlflce and bravery of the Soull re than anythliit viae 1 have ever awn or read. After the play we went had, to the hotel iiml re ted until time for sup per. About aeeti o'clock we went to the N.ilator urn ami stayed iulte a while. Must of ua came home on the two o'clock train In the morning wa ware very tired when we reached Ontario, hut I would not have mlaaed the pla) for hum hint. If It ever MM here, I hope to aae It ataln, and think that everyone who r.m. ahould ,ee It, for It la educational aa well m r mi. iest hit and excltlut. and we aaw pictured out; ao many thlnta we have atudled over durlnt i made work ii Alti.trriK it. i;i:n There iere a number of other com Ul that Mfl Komi. w rutin hi rs of the class who vislleil the play. A careful e a.nlnallon of the com mercial apple orchard In the New Plymouth section, reveala the fact that the severo Irt.eze of last Tuea day and Wedneaday nlthta complete ly wiped out the the 191 fi apple crop I In- prune crop la entirely tone, while I lie mora tender varietlea of fruit such aa peaches, apricots, sweet cher ries, plums, etc Apparently I ttlo damate was done the alfalfa nnd train fields. Early potatoes failed to survive the cold as iliil the early planted tardens. Straw berries are badly damated but will have a fair cron Inter on. Notwlthstandlnt this severe blow to the fruit Industry, the people as a whole are far from downhearted and are contratulatlnt themselves upon the fact that they are all more or less entated In the dairy business, stock ralslnt. growing of hay and train, etc , hence are assured of a substitu tion Income at the close of their year's work, one Industry which Is overlooked and wbcli should he tak en Into consideration more than It Is, Is the chicken Industry In the lm mediate Mrlnlly of New IMymotlth 10 tMl r.unn chicken-. will be rained this year. Mmiv turkeys. Tolouse geese and ducks are ill .. I.. Ing raised. Most of the work cm in i t'il with this Industry Is perforin ed by the women of the valley :,,,,! tfio returns In the fall add a decided ly satisfactory sum to the year's In come Some oi those havlnt Inrte hatches of chickens this year in. Mr Spltxbartli. fiOO; John Wells. 600; Mrs lloulsou. Ihou, Mrs, Ketchner, 700 and Mrs llurrle, 600. A number of orchard!! who have Arrantements have been made to hold the annual caniptneetlnt of tin. Southern Idaho Conference of Seventh-day Adventinta on the fnlr met t he same fate grounds In Boise, Mav 18 to 28 Mem hers of the churches from Itak er City, Blaekfoot, Caldwell, Cam- hrldte, Katie, lleyburn. Nuinpa. I'o- caiello. Idaho Kails. Wallace. Weiser I Parma, Salmon, Meridian and many other places In the southern part of the state, aa well as towns In enst- ern Oreton, will join with the mem- , hers In Holse In making the raeetlnt a success. This will be one of several hurt- J ureti simitar Katnerinta that will be held In practically every slate In the union, every province In Canada, and various foreign countries, during the sprint and summer months, which the Ailwntlsls style the campmeet Ing season Durlnt the ten day'a In llolse the campers will live 14 alM hold their daily no t iiks iiinier canvas. In addition to a large number of family tents which will be furnish. id with household effects In order to make the campers us comfortable as possible, there will also be pitch ed large pavilions which will be lUMWI as the main tent, young peo ple'a tent, (lerman tent, din ng tent, book tent, reception tent, nnd medi cal nnd groi departments. Considerable Interest will be tinltl to the evening meetings, which will i M especially for the public. Ilia PROSPERITY PUT IT ON YOUR BACK, AND OTHERS WILL PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET Everybody sees the clothes you wear. A great many people judge you to a considerable exent by your clothes. Therefore your spring and summer clothing should not only be cool and of wearing quality, but it should be distinctive in style and cut and shape and in general appearance. A favorable impression is of ten more than half the battle. Buy clothing that impresses. We invite your attention to our splendid display of warm weather clothing and furnishings for men. It is a wonderful col lection of the best products of the manufacturing world. They are goods that will be eminently pleasing to others as well as to yourself. And they are very economical in price, too. clean cultivated orchards are content-' courses by the beat speakera will bo palling planting thefr entire tracts to given on The Meanlnt of the Euro small train, corn, or potatoes, while pean War from the Prophetic Stan, l omers win seed down to alfalfa The j Cleveland Orchard company wll aeed down their entire 100-acre tract with j In the next week to alfalfa. LIVE STOCK MARKET REPORT (From Monday's Reporter I I'ulp steers were contributed from Idaho and Utah. Quality waa pret ty fair, nine cents helnt the top pi lee California traaaera ataln sold at a very good price, the range helnt from 8 25 to 18 .10 for the hulk that sold early. quality looked about i . same aa was ottered at any time laat week. The bulk of Man old a ii.o at mi i,, ;. i.,, month ago at a II to 19.00, a year ago at $7 4o to 17.76, two years ago at $7.30 to cera will be elected, reports given by three year ago at $x 8", to the president aud different depart II "u, nnd four year ago at $6.70 lo mental secretaries, credentials and II- polnt," "The Second fomlnt of (hrlsi and the Signs That Foretell Ilia Coming to be Near," "The Bast ! ern question," "The United States In I'hophecy," "The Sabbath, Ihe Millennium," and other events of current niter, t A dally program will be carried aa follews: forenoon. Itlslnt bell, 6:30. Devotional service larte tent, 8:00 Devotional aervlce Young People's tent, 6:00. Ilraakfaat, 7:15. Children' meeting. 8:00. Conference business session, 9: 80. Preachlni, 11:00. Afternoon and Evening. Dlnper, 12:45. Preaching, 2:30. Voiing people's meeting, 5:00. Sunt aervlce, 8:00. int. 8: in. Sihtice bell, 10:00. Durlnt the business session, of ft- THE TOGGERY The Clothcraft Store I GOOD CIOTHES FOR MEN AND YOUNG MEN The Store Without Sales of Any Kind The Same Low Price to Every Man Every Day. Morn. May 7 to Mr. and Mrs Che-clip Is much cleaner and In better iirfltt. an eight pound boy. condition than usual owing to the i and baby are doing nicely. snow of the past winter. Floyd Howard took Mr. Ford and George llodflsh to Vale, Wednesday Mr Hoilri-ih took the train from there' 5,000,000 CASES OF CONDENSED MILK Total ol TiMio tailomls to He sent Abroad, Causing Market Here lo lilwime. Orders have i veil in this couiiliy and are now In the hand- ot the manufacturers for a, 000, 000 cases or TU'Ki carload-, ui canned milk to he shipped o Klllnp. The-. ders e,i,,l anything of ihe kind n er known hoi, .re in the history of the canned milk inaiket .Mamilai lur era are finding themselves squarely Up against it In an effort to nil this new I. u a, .mil take care of the is well It is said t.utory has their order file filled for mouths ahead $7.00 jllll'S. The bulk of lambs sold Saturday at $10 00. a woek ago at !M $10.15, a month ago at $10.00 to $1100. a year ago at t.M, two year ago at $7.00 to $7.50. and four year ago at $7.50. Hogs. A very good supply of hots ur ine, l over Sunday. In fact the beat uiply that has been In the market for some weeks. The lurter part of them wore irom Idaho points, Oregon and Wash up the balance i 1 1 1 1 .Tii la i'oiitriliiite.1 one load Market opened on a stead) h.i i 'at w.i, not brisk at the MtltoH Nine the was (he top at the start ' wuli rather a weak feeling The bulk of hogs sold Satuday at $9. tin to $10, a week ugo at H mi lo IM , a month ago at $9 On to $8 tin, a year ago at . to $ 1 ... two year ago at to s 40, t: years ago at $8.40 to $s and four year ago at $8 00 to censes trained, and plans and recom- illation made Tor the advance in. nt of the de hint oil In this territory the coming year. Elder T. O. Hunch, who has his headquart ers In llolae, la president of the 0M Terence to Salt Lake, Itab. to ilsil his broth er and to look after some mining Interest. Yakima grower have sold about one million pound. The price rante I 16 to IS for fine and 24 to 18 for the coarse Several small lot of wool were sold here this week, one lot broutht a hundred dollars a aack. Tbla waa select stuff, but there la letting to be more of this each year The farmer are keeping small bands and Mud i hey are profitable The wool from the Interior shear Ing plants la being sold and shipped out at once, so there will ba little on hand for the sale day. 111 HNS. H.IPTIST CHI Ht H NtrTKK. The work Is progressing on the church. The extentlous are being put on the north side of the building I In- beautiful baptistry has been com plete, I neat enough that arrange ments are being made for a baptii in.il senne next Sunday after the morning service. Topics for next Sunduy: 11 a m. I l,e II,, ij Spirit." 8 p. m. "The Second Coming of Christ." ToVMt addle .sen w i he of Intere t lo .ill A heart) imitation is extended to the public to attend .these services 1're.u hiiig at Mallett at three o'clock 1). K. BAKER, Pa 8. II. Seaward, a brother of Mrs Geo. A Smyth and Mrs A llrown, I In town from his home In Malheur county. He cume over on land bus o-iuss aD() to visit with hi many old time acquaiutanoaa. A. K. llrown and wife were In the city yesterday, having come over with Mr. and Mra. Geo. A. Sinvtli to attend the George Wllber Keed concert Mr llrown arranged while bore for a Ford car and says they will visit u oftener now. Herald. Mtl'ITI.AMi I'ruitland, May 16 school district No. IS NOTK8. In, I. pendent held a PARK PRODUCE CO. We are here prepared to buy your Hogs, Veal, Hides, Poultry, Eggs, Etc. Nine ears of sheep belong the lieseret sheep couipaiii, that were wintered at NjrMaV Weill (litoiiKh here Saturdiv morn ' uy lor I'.veiKli'li where Ihev will '.urned on the : iinitiier raiirc They w.-ie In fine conditio! Kan, fall Sage shipped a car of hogs to Portland last Frldav und Ihe (rover Hrothers made a shipment tills week There was a train load of sheep went out to Juntura Tuesday night They were shipped here from Kcho The ii uit nop ot southern and western Idaho is u total ln Idaho'., fruit crop netted grower $2,000,000 lu 1915. There wus every reason to believe, prior to the heavy frols aud freezes that this year's crop would be Just a large It not larger than last year. The fruit either but recently formed on the stem or In blossom that escaped the first two nlghu wa caught by the heavy frost and freeie of the other. Statesman. HOMFDALf AFTER BUSINESS HldllllM, lill.l.s A heaiititul wedding too liter House lust Saturn ening at elht o'clock The huh parlor was beautifully decorated t of the occasion. William A. Dlaiitou aud Miss Opa Fike were the happy couple. A number of friends and leiatives were present to bid the happy couple u merry life lotether. 9m l K linker officiated after which the entire company were in vlted by Miss Fiaher to the dining room where a delicious repusl was mi ied to the delight of all. The happy couple went to Weiser Sun day morning for a few days after which they will return to the Owy hee community for their home. A number of men are mill at work improving the road from Homedale to the Nitrate mines. Straw is be ing hauled and placed on- the new part of the road. Everything Indi cate that the mining company I In- lanaint to commence the erection of t ben Derrick, wife and baby nave larte reduction work aoon. Home- moved to the sawmill to commence dale Preaa. their summer work there. WKATHF.lt raiGIJ) IN MAI.HKIK MKCTIOX Malheur, May 15. The weather last week was cold and stormy. Sev eral Incite of uow fell and there wa a tilth wind nearly all the week, i....i . i . ... Kin iiubi coiuiug ai uignt. D. K. Woraham and wife and Dei. election Saturduy for the purpose ofi Noting $25,000 bonds for the erection and furnishing of u new high school building in Fruitlaud. The Issue waal lost by almost a two thirds vote. Sine the big freeze the farmers1 are busy putting lu crops of pota toes, grain und corn. Some are go ing into urn poultry business more extensively. It is now thought there will be a small crop of apples and possibly a very small one of ch. i rles, but the prune crop was entire ly destroyed. Friday evening the Junior gave the annual senior banquet. It was served by the Methodist Ladles aid Fifty-five plates were laid. The Weiser high school baaeDall team failed to appear Friday for the ball game scheduled. It 1 under stood the team disbanded: Fruit land team will play Uolse next Sat urday. The Idaho-Oregon Fruit Grower association have cut down their of fice force and all expense to the limit to meet the prospective short crop of fruit. MARKET PRICE PAID IN CASH I am for Fruitland, Idaho GRAHAM PARK, Prop. Telephone 37 I Fruitland Fruitland, Idaho WOOL. The Salt Lake route clip is ex pected to be over 7,000,000 pounds. Shearing la about completed and the Visit our office at Ontario FRIDAY and SATURDAY MAY 26 and 27, and see demonstration of the elec tric range. ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CO. i