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ittot0 sl XXIV ONTARIO. MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 192D NO. 51 tow, to ; MILITARY FUNERAL IS HELD HERE SUNDAY First Wlci'iiti iif World War to bo Hurried lien- Accorded nit linn urn .Mniiy tlrloti Willi Relatives. Tlio funcrol of Ouslavo I'ctor Prcn zlau, who illoil In Franco nnd whoso remains arrived lioro from Ilobokon, N. J, Inst Friday morning, look placo Dnndny nftornoon nt 2:30 from tlio Baptist church under tlio auspices of Tost C7 of tlio Anicrlcnn Legion, tlio fiuiornl sermon being prcncliod by Rev. Mom of tlio Baptist cliurch. This wns tlio first funornl held In Ontnrlo for mi overseas snldlor who nindo tlio supremo sacriflco. Tlio members of tlio American Lo J!'on attended In n liody nnd took chnrgo of tlio services ut thn grave, marching nhend of tlio henrMo from thn church to tlio co mot ory. Six of thn members (fflnit'ng nH pall bearers marched tit tlio hIiIo of tlio hearse. Tlio casket wns drnped with nn Aniorlcnn fine whllo n largo fine hung nt Imlf mast from tlio lull flag polo In tlio ally park during tlio funornl hour. At tlio Rrnvn tap worn Hounded by l'ont IniKlur, J. II. (lorilan nnd n fare woll salute fired ovor tlio grno by members of tlio ICrIoii, Tlio (lcwiscd wan horn In Russia nnd rnmo to thin country whon ton oar otd. Ho enllitcd In tlio servlco of hid country In tlio stnto of Wash liiRton mid wnH In camp LowIh n your boforo, roIiir to Franco In July 1018. Ho wan v'th n hospital corps. Hit division, thn flRhtliiR 01st wan tu tlio battle of St. Mlchlol, tlio Mouse nud ArRonnu nnd nlso fought In tlio Ypres-Yys-Scholdt bnttleH In Bel Kluin. Ho oscnpod injury during nil thoso oiiRngomonta but wan takon III with monlngltls Oct. .11, Bhortly bo foro tlio nrmlstlro wns declared, nnd wiih uncnncloiis 38 dnyii, passing nwny Doc. 8, 1018, nt tho nRo of 27 yenrs. Ho Ih Hiirvlvcd by hid mother, Mm A. Prunxluu nnd bin Rioter, Mrs. Mark Chrlstlnnson, both of Ontnrlo. A Hlutor also resldo In Bolso, nuothor In Sonttlo nnd a fourth Bister ro hIiIob In Moxlco. A brother rosldo nt Toulno, Washington. Tlio flap wfth which tho cnHkot was drnpud will bo prosontod by Mrs. Pronzlnu to Ontnrlo Tost 07, Amorl enn Legion, ns n mnrk of upprocla Hon for tho rospoct nnd kindness hIiowii her nnd her bolovod non- RAINS AND BAD ROADS ME BROGAH DANCECROWD SMALL I j. O. Willis Building Now Home In Broguii Uiitherford'H It r I n g Caltlo In MchnIch VUIHiik Cuiiimuulty Other Xcws A dnneo was given Saturday night by the Catholic Altar Socloty. Ow lug to tho bad roads tho crowd In uttendnnco was small. L. 0. WI11U Is building n new houso on his orchard tract north of Itrogan. Tho Freshman basket ball team of tho Vnlo High School has chal lenged tho Ilrognu school to a gama ' In the noar future. Dlok nnd Victor Hood hnvo been out of bcIiooI Tor several days with moaalos. Mr. nnd Mrs, Hay Colo loft for Portland whoro Hay la taking med ical treatment. Lyman Colo sold his registered hogs to Sam Gltelson. Tlio science experiment supplies for tho school arrived Monday. Tho Eldon Streams family and William Boyd's family nro nil 111 with the measles. Huthprford Droa. moved several hundred head of cattle last week to their winter feeding ground at the Oeurber ranch in Jamleson. Mr. and Mrs. Andy White of Cow Valley wore In Drogan Tuesday. Modest Preston and Sylvia Grab ner left Wednesday for Payette. Mrs John Thcmson returned from Ontario where sho ha been Uklng enre of Ike Reed's family. Claude Derrick of Jnmlesou was In Prolan for a few days last week. Tlio ascend number In tbo Lycoum Course Is coming to Brogan Thnuks tflvliig n'ulit Halpli Haivey brought a loal of geet-e down from lronbide. They nro now being raff'td oit for ThswU giving dinner JUXIOIl CARNIVAL IH IIUOK HUCCK8S IX KVKRV WAV At tho HIrIi School lant Saturday ovoiiIiir tho Junior class Btngod what was declnrod to bo ono of tlio IiIrrohI ovoiiIiir oiitortnlnmonts over held In tho building, tho Junior carnival. It wan u luiRo buccosb iih nn ontortnln meut nnd sovcral hundred studciitM, their parents and friends had n htl nrlouB ovoiiIiir. Ah tho result of tho effort tho clnss treasury waB en riched by tho addition of $135. To conclude tho performance tho Junior's nnd Seniors hnd ufocd nt High School building Monday ovoii Iiir to "clean up" tho left overs. C. Muck of Ainct Icini City Buiem! Kvplalps Workings of Bureau lo Commercial Club Meeting Xu Action Taken. ('. C. Mnck, n roprosontntlvo of tho American City Bureau nddrossod tho Commorclnl Club member Inst n'?hl nt length on tlio plnu of tho Ilurouii for tho stimulation of Interest In the club, Increase In membership nnd pre pnrntlon of budget, program of work nnd other phnncH of club activity. Aflor his nddrors tho mombora Hk cussed nt Ronio length tho fcaniblllM' of such cnmpalgu In Ontario at thin tlmo nnd determined to tnko no dof lulnta nctlou nt tlio meeting but to In- vcstlgnto further tho nttltudo of tho business inon nnd study tho plan fur ther boforo deciding. Mr. Mnck In his nddross wont Into tho dotnlls of tho huronu's plan nud mndo a docldod improcslon nn thost prcsont, In fact nil who spol.o follow ing his talk ondorsod tho Idea. Tho only question rnlscd was tho ap plicability of tho plan to u city of this size nnd whothor tho time wnu rlpo for -action, . Thn Iluronu Is to put on. a cam paign at Wolsor noxt month and some of tho mombors thot It ndvlsnblo to wnlt for nn opportunity to'study tho plnn nt closo rnngo boforo deciding. Prosldont II. W, Jonos, presided nt tho mooting and tho following dls cussod tho plan: A. Hoblnson, W. H .Hoollttlo, J. A. I-akness, Paul Rollg- man, a. K, Alkon, n. M. Taggart nnd tho prosldont. A. Hoblnson told tho meeting of tho feollng nt Prnlrlo City Hint Mnl hour county was not working ns hard na it ought to socuro tho completion of tho John Day Highway, and asked for information concerning tho work so far dono. a. K. Aikon of tho Good lloads commlttoo outllnod tho work so far accomplished In tho county nnd told tho mooting that tho dolay in getting work dono thru tho rosorvo was cnusod by tho fact that tho federal onglnoers havo not com plotod surveys In that section. This matter has bpon taken up with the Highway Commissioners soveral times Informally nnd tho commissioner declared that until tho federal onglneers roport nothing can bo dono. VICTORY MEDAL RECEIVED BY OWYHEE WAR VETERAN Thco Hunt Wounded In Mueo..r- go n no Given Hocogiiltlon-Tlianks- giving I'logrum To Ho (Jlu'n Ily Owjlico Hchool Clilldren Theo Itnst, a soldier roturnoTl from Franco and a son of Mrs. Mar) Hust last woek received his victory medal In recognition of his services in the Mehlel and Mouso-Argouuo battles where he was soveroly wounded. Mr. and Mrs. T, M. Lowe wore Instrumental in assisting him to secure tho medal which is a thing of beauty to. be cherished by genera tions to come. County Surveyor, Harry Tamblyn and two assistants woro in the com munity Tuesday inspecting a road proposed to be mado a county road west of and beginning at the big hill above the Owyhee bridge. They were guosts to dinner at tho Pratt home. Mrs. Haxel McQee is now helping at tho Chas.- Schwiezer home, Elghty-flvo head of beef cattle owned by H. Walters nro pasturing on Hay Cantrals ranch. The remain der of the 400 head which were re (Contlnued on Last Page. ONE ITEM ELIMINATED I Annual Meeting lo Pass Upon I'vy I'm- 11)21 Hil I Tnv Attracts Hinall Crowd Fiiudlnir 1 1 nn Stricken, With n number of Interested tax payers present tho nnnunl school meeting for tho purposo of passing on tho lovy for 1021 wan held nt tho High School building Tuesday nftor noon. After discussing with tho hoard nnd thoso present tho various Items, W. 10. Lees nnd J. It. Illnck- nby recommended that tho Item of )G,000 for payment of funded In dobtoducsB ho stricken. Tho argument which Mr. Loos pre sented wnB that with tho demand for monoy what It Is today, It wns not tho part of wisdom to rotlro six per cent money, especially when not duo. When tlio question waH voted upon It wax determined to ollmlnnto Hint Itom nnd pass tho bnlanco of tho budget which now culls for tho rais ing of 147,000. Just whnt lovy this will rcqulro is not known since tho (otnl nsscsscd vnluo of tho district Is not known to tho directors. NEED TOR NEW BOOKS TO BE MET BY BOOK SOCIAL HK'clal rjnpliiiHls Plated on Child- I'oii'm HookN In Hood ICdltlonv Old Custom Itavlvcri to Aid Institution Tho nnnunl book social (o bo given ut tho library undor tho ausplcos of tho Woman's Club will tnko plnco on Frldiii evonliir, l)oconilioj' .1. Ono book will a Imit a family. Tho books to bo proscntod nro chlofly beautiful editions of children's books, which It is deslrnblo to hnvo In tho Ontnrlo library, and which tho library fools too poor to buy nt present. A fow books of fiction nro included for thoso who profor to bring thorn. Tho books will bo on snlo at tho Ontario Pharmacy, be ginning Friday, Novombor 20. Kvory nftornoon, somo mombor of tho Wo man's Club will bo nt tho display to toll books nud givo Information. If it Is lmposslblo to como In tho nftornoon, O. M. Castlomau will sell thorn in tho morning and evening. Tho book socials were discontinu ed during tho wnr. For tho first yoars of tho county systom, It is thought ndvlsablo to revlvo them, alnco the crying need nt tho begin ning Is books. Tho hooka purchased nnd given to tho library at tho social will bo tho property of tho Ontario Public Library. Tho following is tho rest of tho list of Children's Hooks which woro added to tho Library two weeks ago, part of the list being prlntod lust weok; Mother West Wind's neighbors, Hur goss; On the battlo front of engineer ing, Ilond; Orcutt girls. Vallle; Pel ham and his friend Tim, French; Plnnocchlo. Loronzlni; Polly Trotter patriot, Knlpo; Rainbow island, Ilrown; Kalsln Creek exploring club, Ingersoll; Rulers of the lakes, Alt sholer; Scouting with Daniel Iloono, Tomllnaon; Scouting with Kit Car son, Tomlluson; Second Junglo book, Kipling; Shadow of tho north, Alt sheler: Stephen's last chanco, Ash rnun; Sue Orcutt, Vallo; Sun of Quo bee, Altsholer; Tales of laughter, Wlggln; Throo little Millers. Plor son; Two collego girls, Brown; Two littto confederates, Page; Winona's far farm, Wlddemer; Winona's way, Wlddomor; Young trallors, Altshelor. HOUCII! ik & thomas takh ovhkmilk di:livi:hii:s The arranjoment which has hlthor to ex'sted for tho dellvory of milk In Ontario between tho Knollwood Dairy and tho Boucher & Thomas dairy, was discontinued this week and tho Boucher & Thomas dairy Is making its own deliveries again. Under tho new arrangement the de liveries will bo made every morning between tho hours of G:30 and 8 o'clock. Further details concerning the quality of milk delivered, tho quality of the herd, etc., may bo found by reading our ad on another page In this Issue. Mrs. Mable Madden who has been here attending to the settlement of her father's estate and visiting re latives left tho first of the week for her homo at Anecortes, Wash. CHARITY BALL TO BE HELD DECEMBER 10 KulgliM of Columbus, Oiegtm Club nud Other OigimlatloiiH L'nlto lo front o I'Viul for Hollef of Those In Xood. For tho first tlmo In mnny years thero will bo n chnrlty ball In On tnrlo. The Oregon Club, tho knight's of Columbus, tho Women's club and other organizations uro to uulto in tho effort to innko tho event ono that not only will bo remember ed by all who attend but that will socuro funds for tho relief- of thoso In ncod. For sovoral years thero has been llttlu or no need for this sort of a thing In Ontario. Thoro Is now, so thoso who havo Investigated, dcclnro nnd to sccuro funds to see that tho nocoesltlcs or these families will bo met, tho Knights nnd tho Club men hnvo gotten togothor to prcpnro for this ovout. They hnvo cnllod In tho Women's club to enro for mnny do tnlls, nnd to advise them on ninny things Hint mere mnn is not familiar with. Complete dctulls of tho pro grain will bo given In noxt week's Issue of Tlio Argus. DEADLY ANTHRAX ACAIN MAKES APPEARANCE HERE Dr. A, (I. .Monro Issue Warning Against Touching Animals dorm In llnril To Hradlcatc I'lrrautlous Must lie Taken Anthrax, ono of tho most dead Iv of nil cattlo diseases, and ono which communicates Itself lo tho human family Is again prevalent In Mnlhour county, especially along the Malheur rlvor. During tho past 'wcok rt number of cattlo on tho Otis Thayer ranch hnvo died. On this ranch, whon It was owned by Tims. Brosnun n number of cnttlo died be j foro tho herd was vaccinated for tho (iisonso. Dr. Mooro Immediately, upon ex amining n number of cattlo that dlod on tho ranch this wcok, sont for vnccluo nnd bus Inuoculntcd tho herd. Tho Innnculatlona moro than n yenr ago were effective In stop ping tho spread of thn disease mid stockmen should bo guided by tho following warning Issued by Dr. Mooro who says: "Tho gonornl public Is huroby noti fied that anthrar, a very fatal dlscaso of all animals nnd commiinlcnbln to man la moro or loss prevalent on tho Malheur river, Mnlhour county? and possibly other sections, "Tho comorvutlvp ngo'it or germ of anthrax Is very resistant to ordin ary sanitary measure or oMramo monsuios ns for that matter, In fact tho only wny lo clout with an ani mal dead of anthrax Is to burn tho carcass to ubIih. If burning Is not practicable duo to wot weather., bury tho carcass deeply and cover with quick lime. Do not cut into thn anlmnl or omovo tho hldo. The hldo would bo worthlotw nnd u sure moans of further sproadlng tho di sease, Man Is very suscptlble to anthrax and 05 por cent of cusom re sult in death. "Printed matter will bo mailed t" interested persons on request. Ad dross to A. O. Mooro, Ontario, Oro." OH1X.OX CLUB TO HOLD ITS AXXUAL THAXKKGIVIXd BALL Invitations aro out for the ainiinl Thanksgiving clnnro of tho Oregon Club for Thursday evening and nt It many of tho Thanksgiving dinner parties will conclude their day. As Is the custom many guests will be present from without tho city, es pecially slnco this Ih thn first of tho club's formal parties for others than members. W. J. Plnnoy was In Bolso on busi ness the first of the week. Sam Dcardorf and wlfo of Payette and Goo. Buzzard of Huntington woio tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Andeburg Sunday. Harry Chapman and wlfo will oat Thanksgiving turkey with relatives In Boise today. Postmaster McKlrey und Dr Brown of Vale woro Ontario v'sltors Tuesday. OXTAHIO HHHIXKH .MA KIM HIT AH I.MPKKHOXATOK AT IIOISH II. L. Potorson, O. O. Luehrs, Poto Duford, V. II. Staples, Ilnrry 1). Cock rum, C. . Plnnoy, nnd I). W. Powers nil of Ontnrlo, A. K. Means, Goo Lovo, Hurry Spccth nnd Dr. C. C. HurrowH of Vnlu wore numbered among tho Shrine ceremonial nt fondants nt Ilolso Monday. Jullcu Eltlngs tiovor hnd anything on Dave Powers as tho only nnd orlglnnl lm- porsonntor, nccordlng to tho reports brot back by his frlonds whom he I totally surprised In Ilolso. Not ono dotocted his "tnnlto up" nnil whnt ho now known about mnshors woll Just nsk him. Tho boys nil hnd "the tlmo of lliolr lives," nccordlng to rcporlw. QUIET THANKSGIVING CELEBRATED IN CITY t'nlon Ken Ire ut Baptist Church this .Mntiilitx llljth School and Hie Alumni Foul Ball (Jaine at 1 1 u. in. Dinner and Dames for Htenlng Ontnrlo Is Imvltig n quiet Thniil; glv'.ng day. Tho piece de resistance of tho day, tho turkey will bo pro minent nt many family dinner parties fot for various hours, for thn turkey crop of Ihls region wan nmplo not only for tho needs of tho community but many other communities as well. At tho Baptist church this morning thoro was n union servlcn nt which Itov. I). J. Glllnudors of tho Congre gational church prcncliod tho Thanks giving sermon. At tho Fnlr grounds nt llo'clock tho High School football team and tho nluinnl will meet In their nnnunl turkey day clash, whllo tho evening will bo given over to dances nnd dlu nor parties, so that Ontario will hnvo nn actlvo thn uutt'i tH. . Tho Schbcrt lirchostrn which Ih touring tho country will glvn ono danco nt tho Old Oporn Iloiiso, whllo tho Oregon club will give another nt Its hall. TO UNITE EOR THANKSGIVING h'tmeral Son Iron Fur f. f. I'iihoII l.ninely Attended Jim. 1'iod login Taken tu Hospital Oilier Fi nil land Items Union sorvlcos will bo Thanksgiving Day nt tho M. K. Church, conducted Van Dusen. Thursday night tho ('. people entttrtnln tho people of tho M, K. Church at the bungalow and you aro oxpeuted to romo and spend n pleasant evening together. Mrs. H 8. Kutch returned from Caldwell, Cuturduy, after a woek' visit with relatives. Guy Graham has gonu to MImoiiiI with n car of upplos. Mrs. Carl Brown of Ilolso Ih visit ing Mrs Guy Graham. A large number of friends and nolghbnru gathered nt tho homo of Mr. nud Mrs. Ilnrry Powell Thursday afternoon nt two o'clock In pav their last respects to the memory of (ho father, Charles C Powell. The fun eral fcorvlcos woro short nnd Impres sive, conducted by Itov. Van Duuson. Tho body wns tnkon to tho Ontario cemetery nnd laid bOMldn that of tbo loving wlfo hurled six weeks ugo. Deop sympathy Is oxtemdod the sor rowing ones. Mr. ('. K. Powell rotnniml to Cor vnllls Oregon Saturday night having been called homo lo uttonil tho fun- oral of his father C. C. Powell. Mr. und Mrs! Waller Porter III nilllllli IIIKl" ll will .Jlllliuaiun ii, North Dakota, for u visit with his parents, Mr. und Mrs. C. W. l'ortor and his slstor, Mrs. G. I. Hnlloulwk Rov. Van Douson was iu Bolso last Thurbduy. Tho Bscond number of tho lycoum courso at Frultland was hold Wed nesday boforo u largo uuillouco Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson woro guosts Sunday of Mr. anil Mrs. Thomas. Tho prayor mooting of tho M. K. Church has beon changed temporar ily at least from Wednesday ovou lug to Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wm Heudrlx woro (Continued on Last Pugo) BETTER SERVICE IS I I'tli Annual fnnwiiiluii t .on wi'li Banquet nt Hliichlnt Ontario Declined Host fiimcullon City Ma) or .Inni'w Lauded. After what everyone present de clared wns tho nio.U profltnbto nnd onjoynblo convention In tho history of tho association, thn fifth nnnunl gnthorlng of tho Bouthorn Idnho Lnundry association closed with n linnn.uct nt tho Bluebird Grill Sun day, evening. Tho sessions began nn Friday ov onliiR with u smoker given by thn Commercial club at which sinkers and elder played n prominent part Snturdny morning tho business ses sions enlivened In tho commercial cluh rooms und continued during thn afternoon unit nil day Sunday. Hnturdny evening tho delegates nnd their wIvVs woro tho guests of Mayor nnd Mrs. It. W. Jones nt n dnnco given nt tho Oregon Club rooms to which tho members of tho club nud n number ol Invited guesti woro present. On Krldny evening Mrs. Jones entertained tho women of tho convention nt hnr home, whllo on tho nftornoon of Hnturdny sho gave them n party nt tho Mnjosttc Sunday was thn big business day of the convention. During Its pro grams thn men discussed efficiency In their buslnoss from many angles. Particularly did they discuss tholr position In relation to tho public, "Ho profits most who sorvos best," It wns ngroed should lib tho motto of every Inundrymnu. Thn public Is tho person to bo satisfied nnd every thing should be done to plcaso tho public wns stressed by mnny speak ers. Wnnf I'ufo Fabric I,nvs Tho Laundry owners woro thn first to urgo tho onnctmont of a pure fab rics lnw said M. 13, Tolllvor of Po cntollo, Idnho Kails nud St. Anthony, nnd wo nro being backed now by mnny associations, nmong thorn thn wool growors, In our offorts to mnko that law n reality. Tho laundry- men did this because a great deal of I tho Iroublo tho public oxporlonccH with Its clothing that passes thru thn laundries Is duo to tho faulty dyes, and mixtures of fabrics. ' Waul Wages lo Remain High Tho laundrymen discussing bust- IIMM prospects agreod Hint conditions havo not been reached which Justify a reduction In prices, Nelthor In supplies nor In labor luivo thoro been reductions, Laundry, workom will held on not j)0 mnong tho first to feel roduc Kritttlaml tloiiH In wngos If tho expressions of by llov. ij, mon t (,n convention Is n crite rion of tho cntlro business. Woll I'J. young j1(1, 1U1, component wnrkorH it was tho declaration aro after nil tho most productive R. M. McCluro, Bscretnry of tho Lnundryowuors National asslihitlou wns tho principal speaker at thn Bun day afternoon meeting. After giving nn outline of tho growth of thn national nssoolutlou what It bus dono nud propose to do for tho business Mr. McCIuro guvo an nutllno of thn Institute which the association Is to I build. Ho dUoiiBNod tho business of Inuudryliig from u practical stand point and pointed out the things which otiuso the grsutost business mortality among liuiudrymoii Ills nddross wns declared thn best ever dollvored to tho association At the batmyot nt tho Bluebird, L. L. Gray of Nampa was tho toast" master Introducing tho following spoakors; Tliou Fisher of Numpu retiring prosldont; It. W Jones, On tnrlo, Arthur Johnson of Payette; Jack Armstrong of Salt Lake City; II. J. Allon of Ilolso; Geo. K Alkon, Ontario; W. J Tiffany of Aberdeen, South Dakotn, II. M. McCIuro of (.,cn!0 ani, 0ji8 Ca(,y of Uo Tho banquet, a big turkey dinner with many trimmings was an event In Itsolt concluded with many flatter lug compliments for Mayor and Mrs R. W. Jones for tho outortalnmont they accorded tho guests, Threo rousing cheers woro glvon them as the flnalo of tho gathering. Burloy was named us tho placo for tho noxt convention nnd tho follow, lug woro tho officers electod for the next year: E. A. Wheeler, Caldw president, and member of nat advisory board; M. E. Tolllve catollo, vice prosldont; Arthi; ston, Payette, secretary-' E. J. Murry, Twin Fulls, arms. , O