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THE ONTAIIIO ARQW8
VAP.F. TH Id- R
Condensed Statement of the
Ontario National Bank
ONTARIO, OftMQON
h reported to the Comptroller No. 17
"RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts
Bonds and Securities
Overdrafts
U. S. Bonds -
Stock in Reserve Bank
Realty and Fixture?
Cash - - - -
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock
Surplus
Undivided Profits
Circulation
Deposits
Detroit Nov. 17, Itlt, ISH.90.H7
DepoHils Nov. 17, 1911 $220.fiU.42
Deposits Nov. 17, 1916, $418,949.27
"We frive service that trva."
Christmas, 1916.
Your friends can buy
anything you can give
them
except your photograph.
The Burrell Studio
HOME VISITORS
EXCURSIONS
To Points East
VIA
(i mi ri n 9TtI9M)
III l.i'lH holll
Oct 1 ; Nov. 8. 25. 2;
Dec II and 23.
Liuwt 'JO day.
Asa 0. I. let
Agent (or
furthtr
detail
"The Cope Pressary"
Phone 105-W
Do you wish your coat pressed in a workman
like manner 'COPE PRESS ARY".
Imagine a ladies' coat mashed between two
boards and steamed like a pudding and call it
"up-to-date".
MORAL Let your cleaning and pressing be
done by I mechanic, the "Cope Pressary" the
only place, phone 1G5-W,
The Argus for Commercial Job Printing
1916
1860,896.27
12,r43.Kf
None
60,000 00
2,850.00
49,181.00
179,867.69
14.287.82
$ 60, 000.00
20,000.00
6,438.55
58,900.00
418,949.27
f564.287.82
1'ullowiiig rouodt trip faro apply
fmui On 1. 1 1 i.i
To
I'. mil f 38 SO.
Omaha or K. ('. 154.00.
St. Louis $65.20.
Memphis $74.00.
Chicago, $73.76.
Minneapolis or Bt. Paul $70.44.
I'roportionately low rates to many
other points.
"Let's go back east to old scenes and
old fileuds for a good old fashioned
holiday tUU."
THE WEEK ON THE
FRUITLAND BENCH
Jill MRS, If. G. WILSON
Mr. anil Mr II .1. PurflhtH Waal
to HnnkH, Idaho, IiikI WW! In haft
thai Mr. I'ncli.rt would reed
lief frnni iimIIiiiiii with which ho baM
nffiTiiiK wmii rawlvad from
t Mi-Ill i'II.vk In' Ih KMBt btttOff slnee
KnlliK there.
A. Colwell rnnio home from
WeNcr Krldiiy nnd In helping M Ifet
Hmmt house.
Mr. mid Mra. O. C. Stout came
up from I'nyette Sunday to attend
the ' nntata
Mrn. J. U Oarls la quite poorly
with asthma
Nels Penrson remains ahout the
HHiiii-. A number of IiIh friends were
In to Mi him Sunday.
Mr. nnd Mrn. John Anderaon nt
tonded the meeting at Payette Sun
day nnd were gueats of Mr. and Mra
Alfred Johnson.
MIhh Mnmle Haver mine home Sat
urday returning to Apple Valley Sun
day. Rev. It. H. Heard of Nnnipn. who
haa been conduct Iiik BIMf meetings
In the Urclhorn church wax nt k at
the Ilutnilt Ilium' the llrsl hi tin'
week. It wan feared he would have
iitH'iimonln.
Mr. anil Mrs Komi of I : i -1 1 - and
Mr. Wade of Cambridge vlalteil the
J. H. Bowers' home Sunday.
Mr and Mra. Clarence Huaaell will
come down from Km met t the laat of
the week to vlall Mra ItuaaellV par
ents, H. ,. Taylor mer Christmas.
II. It II ier unloaded a carload
of lumber for bla new houao laat
week
Mr. and Mra. fatal .itller and
children of NysNit. Ore, Walled the
N Zaller home Sunday.
Milton Miller of WeNcr WWied Ituy
Duel Wedneada) ol iMl week.
Mlaa Alda llurd of I'ayeltO vlalted
Mlaa lleulah liuell 1'inlay
Wyiitl Clock ri i ii i ii-' I liome Sun
day from his trip '" I'uriland and
I. a drande Ore nnd s--.it l Ii-. Wash
i.i ni.lin.i i'i.j le ui I nil. iiin ! I IMl
lug the S I'' i iiinll'lv home
Mlaa Marie Tuney went to I'ort
land laat week
(haa. Kagleaon of Long Valley la
apendlng a few daya at the J. W.
Illi had .on home.
Mr. and Mra. Stettler and daught
era and Mlaa Catherine Madaen auto
d to liniie Saturday returning Sun
day. Mlaa Anna Hupp returned with
them.
Mr and Mra. O. It. Johnaon of
Havre, Mont., are vlaltlng at the Levi
Johnaon home. The Meadumea John-
aona are alatera. They leave tbla
weak for Kurt Dodge, Iowa
Oeorge Kldredge maalied and la
cerated hi. third finger on hia right
hand In a corn cutter laM week.
Mlaa I. am.. W.c liter r.iine over
Irnni dm. ii lo I'i Id 1) return. ni.- Mefl
.In In her liinllier. Win. V. alker'a.
Inline
l.le Hi tin i. will arrive hollo'
Thurxdas Ir I...w ton n. r'ual.
Mrs T M Pi H' 1 nrr .. il Inline
from Hi. Is.. She l.lteil tin- hoiiM
ni' h.-r ilaii: IS', i.iiiiciis
H.n ii Si ... r. i ..I I'.ic. Ul wa a
rlattar at the mat Powan aooM
t hia week
A liiiln.-s iiutiieil tu lit ail Ox Kbit
Monday Mr Mullen and (haa. May
.irc'iillii.:llleit him
Itev and Mra Osborne of lleulah,
Wash . an. I Mis 'I'ussiiiK and ohll
dren were Sunday guest ut the
(irlnies home
Mr. and Mrs Willard Hall and
children apent tin- lirst of the week
with Mra Hall's parents, Mr. and
Mrs I. luck. They leave Vedne da)
for (ireen KinT, I'tah, where they
will vlall Mr Hall's paients tbla win
tar.
Mra. Sarah Driscull ia Hick with
the grip and Mrs Lester Hands waa
on the alck list t in- tirst ol the week.
I K Johnson returned from
Hutte und Anaiond.i. Mout . Tiles
day.
Miss May .M.ul.ir i.iuineil from
Hood Ittvi-r Sunday. She visited in
l.u (irande and Cortland
Arnold Cook of Kinmelt visited
Mrs (Hive Walker's home Sunday
Mr. and Mi- lolin lleudy received
a real Kuglisli Christinas fruiteake
M.. n. lay from Mr lliiuly's mother in
liiKl.tnd.
The James Kit'er family are mov
ing this week to the llalliday ranch
six miles this side ol .do.
Mr. and Mrs. O. 1 Holluubeck vis
ited the Cli.ts llich home Sunday.
Mr. ami Mrs I'rauk Thompson vis
ited the Will Uills homo in I'uyeiie
Sunday.
Clover Hros. shipped three cars of
BAgl from New I'lyniouth Friday
U K. Fouls went in llcii.-e Monday
Mra. (i k. linns ha ooaiaoatd
song, "We're nif in Mexico" and haa
had it printed in shut music- form.
Mra. Fouls composed l.oth the music
and words
Aatsi Tuesday night the Farmers
H
dfeau met at
the school house and
completed their organization by elect
ing L. D. Carpenter mm president, A.
1 I Ml i ' , . i , 1 1 . -I I I tot iir.'id.'iil. (iiant
(Irani Fisher, secrelaiy and Ita Dal
zell na treasurer
i , Sparka nnd Fred llurd of
Caette went to Long Valley Sntur
da Mr. Sparka la looking oer the
country with n view of locating here
Horn to Mr. and Mra. Taylor Deeda
Tueaclay. December 12 It nine and
one-half pound girl.
The Herean Sunday school clnaa of
the Hrethern Sunday acbool brought
their dlnnera with them nnd held a
clnaa meeting In the church baaement
Sunday.
Mr. and Mra. W, A. Cloud, edltora
of the Frultland Banner have moved
back to Frultland and will occupy
the Houae bouae near the achool
houae.
Hazel Smith rnme home Mondny
from Indian Valley na her achool was
el -cl because of menalea.
Mra Lon I'obat la home from Hak
er City
Mrs. Spalnhower and c hlhlren were
much surprised to have a l-ewellyn
bird cloy they had aold about aeven
inoiitha ago to a Wolaer party come
a short lime ago. It la I hot It waa
In an auto to Ontario and knew Ita
way from there. It waa shipped to
Arthur Oonk at Salt Lake, Utah.
Monday. Bal
The Haptlat ladlea aid chicken pie
aupper and parcel poat aale were well i
attended and the parcela "went like
hot cakea." The ladlea cleared a
neat aum for their troaaurer.
The Cheloln Sunday achool claaa
of tbo Metbodlat church gave a ban
quet to the I'bllathea clnaa Friday
evening. The center plecea were
pretty little Chrlatmaa treea nnd the
place carda were very clever being
nilnature Santa Clauaea. Tlic-ae
were painted by Mlaa Margaret Mar
lar, a member of the rlaa. A very
pratt) Chrlatmaa tree atood In one
coiner of the room and after the
dinner "Santa" appeared and dla
trlhuted toya to all which provoked
a great deal of mirth and laughter.
Mlaa Virginia Ady cave a pretty
dinner party Sunday In honor of her
LIth birthday. The guests were
her claaa mates ilaxel Lanfear. Dor
othy llaney. Miriam Iiryant. Marga
ret Olesler. tura ilete Itlne, tlladya
Smith and Km Wilson
The gangs met Thursday evening
at Mrs. F 0. Spalnhowera home.
They decided to transfer their mem
berahio to the I'ayette Orange. A
committee waa appointed to decide
to what use the money In the treas
ury should be put Mra. Spalnhower
served refreahtuenta.
Wednesday evening a pleasant lit
tle party waa given at the Burnett
home lor the Misses Alice H11r11.il
and Rati Iiryant, in honor or Mlas
llryants birthday InlerestliiK nanus
wit.- played during (In- 1 veulitg and
H I. nil.. I) I ed delicious I. II. --h
mints
Taaadaj vaalai Urt wm nini-
sail gave a party in honor of her
In.iiliii'. Kwrett Hill's lilrtlulay. 11. e
were the Miasea Lucile and
Hemlce Hill, Lillian Mi-Uee, Adra
estui. Claude Olliver, Hurry Link.
and Clarke Lewis. The evening was
spent playing games, making candy
Mrs. (i. 1 Hollenlieck entertained
the Huay Hee club Wetlneaday after
noon The Misses llaris and Crouch en
tertained the 0 Y H. I. club at the
M It I'owell home last Wednesday
evening. Light refreshments were,
served.
SSunday evening Itev. Hurtch will j
preach a Chrlatmaa sermon "The (
First Christmas and What It Means
to Os Now." There will be special
music.
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning there will be Communion
services.
The Brethern church will give their
Christmas Cantata "Bringing White
Oifts to the King." Sunday evening.
I'lc- Methodist and Baptist chut
cites will give there Christmas pro- ,
grams and have their trees Friday ,
evening at eight o'clock at their re
pi live churches
Tin Baptists will give the cantata
(laudina's Christmas Eve."
The W. 0. T. U. will meet Thurs
day afternoon December, 28, with
Mrs Kiunison. subject "Peace."
examinations and reports are In
order at school tbla week. The do
mestic science classes will practice
tlie art of candy waking tbla week)
and will have some very nice candy
no doubt for sale to help pay ex-
The men's glee club met Menday:
night at the school house.
M and Alls Ira White and Mrsa
Hail White, l'rof. Allen Kiunison.,
Mr. and Mrs. C F. Barnes and the 1
Dr Baker family of I'ayette were
Sunday guests at the Prof. Ledman
home at Washoe.
HAVE YOUR CLOTHES PRESS
ED THE UP TO DATE WAY
NO-
Scorching
Burning or
Glossing
Bring your suit and see
I II
ONTARIO
PHONE 147 J
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GREETINGS:
YyE wish you the most joyful Christ
mas and New Year you have ever
had. We hope that during the year 1917
you may be richly rewarded in health,
happiness and prosperity.
We thank our friends for their patron
age during the year 1916, which has DMA
the most successful one in our history.
First National Bank
Ontario, Oregon
A GOOD BANK IN A (iOOD COUNTRY
Range and Alfalfa,
Land at reasonable prices
and on 10 years time at
6 per cent interest. We
have 500,000 acres for you
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Oregon Western
Colonization Company
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