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XXV
ONTAKIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, T1I.UKCDAY, APRIL 21, 1921
NO. 20
AGGIE CLASS TO HOLE)
SOME "COUNTY FAIR"
Stock Parade, Dcmouttiatlous, tlol
Dogs, Shout, ilntl Game iinit nil
Tilmiulugs l(i Im Their
Fundi (d send team (o
Stock Judging
Contest
On April 20, afternoon unci oven
liiK tho Bttidents of tho Department
of Vocational Agriculture uf tho
Ontario HIrIi School will offer their
first fair and carnival. Tho students
havo two main objects In tnltul In
offering this exhibition, first they
(loslri) to Int tlin tiitmiln ion (tin i,rl-
they havo (lono ilBrlng tho past year?
i ins win no shown in tho Kduca
tlonn! hall. Student projoct work,
Mliop work and laboratory rosourchos
will bo demonstrated by tho (Undents
thumsolvos. Among theso demon
Htrutloim and of no mnall amount of
Importnuco Is tho dairy prospect
work. Milk nnd cream testlni?,
Hopnratton of milk, principles of
handling nnd nthnr problems of Im-
porlanco will bo Bhown by tho Btu
donts In charge All- tho domon
Htrutloim aru practical and will show
tho value of such training to tho
ntudont. Anothor reason for tho
fair Is that of making money enough
to Hcnd a tonm of stock Judges to
Union, Oregon In June to compote
with tho other Smith-Hughes stu
dents. All spring tho class lias
boon working In tho Held Htudylng
tho best typos of stock with tho
ultimate aim of winning at tho con-tt-Ht.
No ono doubts tho useful
ness of bolng nblu to solect good
Htock and It Is to further that train
lug that tho contest ts to bo hold.
A gold loving cup Is offered to tho
high tonm nnd medals to tho winners
of each class of stock.
Tho programmo of tho day will
open n pnrado of tho department.
Quito n number of floats of both ed
ucational nnd humorous naturn wilt
bo In thu lino up. Two bands will
fiirnlnh tho music and say did you
over hear tho Village Hllvor Cornet
baud woll It will bo there. Im
mediately after tho parade tho after
noon programme will start with n
bascbnll gamo betwoon Ontario II. H,
and Nyssa. Tho proceeds of tho
gamo will go to the fair. Other
shows of Importance nro tho Mins
trel, llnttlo royal, llloody gulch days,
nnd others. Tho Yellow Dnwg Saloon
will soil thu drinks while tho
Orcnoy spoon will soil tho hot dogH.
A combination tlckot will admit
tho holder to the bnrnbull gamo mid
also to tho groun Is on tho evening of
tho fair. Tho n.iows will open at
7 p. in. and cortlnuo until thn Inst
penny has beon i P'tnt.
CO-OPEPATiVE MARKETING
SPECIALIST TO RETURN
I'iiiiI Mclil of I'.Wentlnu Service Will
Give Farmer Principles of Hue-
restful Organization.
County Agent llrolthnupt has ar
ranged for tho services of Iaul Mohl,
field agent In mnrkotlng for Oregon,
to dollvor a sorles of lectures to tho
farmers of Mainour County on the
undorlyic principles of successful
cooperative markotl"g. Farmers
who hoard Mr. Mohl lecture last
wlntor at tho ihort coursos woro
highly ploased w th tho Instruction
received and thr Ulei of hnvlng the
locturo delivered In oach farm
bureau commuut was suggested.
Accordingly arrrTiomonts havo boon
porfoctod nnd Mr. Mohl will begin
his work horo hi the ovoninr of
April 20 at Vole, where business
men as woll as farmers will bo In
vited. , , ,
On April 27, tho Ilonlta farnf
bureau will rocMvo tho benefit of
Mohl's knowledge of this vory Im-
portant subject: ho will bo at Mal
heur on tho 28: at Drogan on tho
20th: Cairo on tho 30th; Adrian the
afternoon of Mav 2; Nyssa afternoon
May 2; niversldo afternoon of May
3; and Oregon Blopo evening of May
3.
Tho cooperative marketing cf farm
produce Is maklg tremendous pro
gress at prosent under the guidance
of tho farm bureau organisation,
nnd specialists of tho U. 8. Depart
ment of Agriculture and tho states.
A knowledgo of tho principles of
such organizations Is of great Im
portance to the farmers of tho
county In order that thoy may hotter
Judge tho merits of various proposi
tions which will bo put before them
for consideration within a short
time. No farmer, or business man
either, should miss this opportunity
as It Is not probable that another
will come to hear an unprejudiced
lecture on this subject of paramouut
Intorest to farmers.
HHKAHINO PLANT AT HKULAH
.TO HTAHT WOHKINO APIUL 2.1
n. W. Tlllotson of Beulah, who
Is tho post master, morchant and
general utility man of that region
Is going to havo his sheep. shearing
plant In operation about April 25
to hair cut the sheep of tho range
country. The sheep men of that
region report a successful lambing
season, some securing a per contago
of 110 to 115. Fortunately, too. for
the sheep nrtn the range season
opened early and as tho result a
more optlmlstlo feeling Is evident
among thorn.
4
MIN'HODISTS TO BTA11T WOItK
upon ni:w cnuncii building
Tho largost bulldlni? to bo
erected In Ontario this sum-
mor, porhnps, will bo a now
home for tho Mothodlst church.
Tho old church building was
niiivod Inst weok to tho back
of tho church property nnd will
no used for social ervIco work
after tho now building Is com
pleted. Work will Btart soon
on tho excnvatlon of a baso
ment for tho now building
when tho ptnnB being prepared
nro approved bv tho churclrs
board of mission architects.
Tho local congregation has
plodgod 12.000 to tho
now
nld
building mid Is receiving
from tho centcunry fund.
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POOL HALLS RAIDED
BY POLICE OFFICIALS
Samples Cider nnd "Hitlers' Hem
To Portland !r Analysis II)'
CliciulMi To Dclciinlne
Contents
Sheriff Loo Noo. District Attor
ney Itobort D. Lytlo nsslsted by Mar
shals H.C.Farmor mid J. II. Uordon
visited Tho Palm, oporatod by Mart
Hart and tho Dig Four operntcd by
Jenkins nnd Jenkins yostorday nftor
noon and confiscated a quantity of
goods from each Institution which
woro sout to Portlnnd for examina
tion. Most of tho goods tnkon woro so
curod at tho Palm and Included n
quantity of "Ulttors" with an alleg
ed kick of 18 per cent. At tho Dig
Four snmples of elder woro taken.
Tho officers worked In pnlrs and
following tho return of tho analysis
from government chemists will tnk
further action In tho cases.
I'AHM IlUlliaU KXPKKT
TAIll'LATING FAH.M IIKPOUTS
It. V. fluun, farm mnnagomeut
demonstrator for Oregon arrived In
Ontario on Tuesday to assist tho
County agent mid farm bureau In
compiling figures In connection with
tho fnrm business nnd crop survey
which has boon In progress for some
time. A largo number of fnrm re
ports havn been gathorod for fifty
miles along the Snake river and
from theso, tallies will bo prepared
to show wliut tho fnrmors nro doing
on tho nvorago. Tho work Is of Im
portnuco from n numbor of nugloH,
Including production, marketing mid
batter farm management.
This Is tho second survoy of like
naturo mado by tho farm bureau
Tho ono made In 1020 proved or
much valuo to power mors In con
nection with tho rato caso. it is
bollovcil that tho present survoy will
also bo of great valuo to Irrigation
lata who uso power, In tho pending
rate caso In which tho powor com
pany will ask for Increases totaling
ovor 1100,000 for Malheur county
alono. It Is tho only orgauUed and
constructive effort that has been
made to secure data to show the
farmers' sldo of tho raattor.
COUNTY FAIH llOAIlD KLHCTH
ITS OFFICHIIS KOIl YKAK IUSI
At rnennt mnnllnir V. T. Horrett
of Vale, wnB elected president of the
Fair board, ivan k. wanes was elect
ed vlco presldont and V. V. Hlckox
was olocted oocrotary. No action
was taken to sot tho dato for tho
fair. This will bo consldorod lator
Mr nnil Mrs. n. W. Jones nnd
family drovo to Caldwell Tuesday,
A. O. Dullard and his son-in-law,
Mr. Mnrcau of Homedale. Idaho.
whoro they havo rocently located.
nn.it diimlnv with tils brntlinr C
W. Dullard on tho Doulevard. Tho
brothers had not met in ninotoen
yonra and the vlsjt was ft Joyous
10.
v n Pnnklln has been In Sno-
kano the past ten days visiting his
brother and looking after buslilew
matters. . .
Mrs. Martha Drodorlck ano rnm
lly aro moving this weok to the
homo they purchasod recently In the
northwest part of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Bprague Aaam unu
their twin daughters arrlvod In On
tario Tuesday from St. Anthonv
Idaho, for a visit with Mr. Adam's
nnrnnts. Mr. nnd Mrs. I Adam.
Though tho ranchers In F-astern
Idaho havo not sola an or iiiot
last year's wheat crop Mr Adam de
clares that they are not pessimistic
and are looking forward to excellent
business there this fall. In St. An
thony Mr. Adam operates tho Ford
Agency nnd has a large garago.
Mrs, V. J. 1'ierao enienaiueu hit
sister. Mrs. Clnypool on Tuesday of
this weok.
Mrs J. L. Dlott, of Ourns under
went an operation for appondlcltta
at Holy Jtosary nospiiai iiuruujr
morning.
Mr, Huffman wIm has been qulto
sick at his home on tho Doulovnrd
is able to bo out again.
Mrs. John MagnuBon and Mrs. L.
M. Capron spoilt Friday at the Ed.
Horry's home.
V, P. McKenna of Portland waB
In Ontario Tuesday.
1 LOCAL PERSONALS
OLD MEIERS RETURN
TO FIRE DEPARTMENT
Dudo Itutlicrfortl Named AislMuiit
Chief Marshals Miulo Substitute
Members Officers Kloelcd
For Coming War
Tho members of tho flro depart
ment nt a meeting Tuesday ovonlng
re-elected to membership Charles
Qarvln mid Don Uutherford who re
signed soiuo time ago; Marshal II.
C, Fnrmur and Night Marshal J. II.
Uordon were named nubstltuta mem
bers. Chlof J. D. Atharton named Dudo
Uutherford his nsststmit and tho
boys dotcrmliicd Hint at tho noxt
rogulnr moating a "feed" would bo
tho principal order of business, At
a rccont meeting thu following of
ficers of tho department wore elect
ed: Will Johnson, presldont; Charles
Powell, vlco president; Irvtiig A.
Harris, secretary mid Louis llurtlo,
treasurer.
SONORA GRAND OPERA
STARS TO SING HERE
Special Arrangements Made for Tvto
Day Al'le'minee of Fumotit Slug-
I'ts In Ontario llnrgaln I'iIcch
Offered Saturday mill Sunday
Thoro Is mi evident deslro for
good music, nnd this Is particularly
notod as tho onthuslnsm for tho
coming engagement of tho Metro
politan Grand Opera Singers In
creases. Ten years ago thu cities
that would support n scuhoii uf
grand opera and bo a financial suc
cess could bo counted tin thu flu
gors of ono hand. Tho urban pop
ulation aro demanding more and
butter amusements nnd Imprussarlos
mid maiiugorH of tho old school aro
nonplussed with tho wondorftit de
mand for music of tho higher or
der. Tho question urlses ns to what
wo can attribute this sudden In
terest In things musical. Have tho
movies beon u factor lu populariz
ing n numbor of tho great grand
opera artists lu picturlzlug them on
tho Bcrouu? Or cun wo glvo rrudll
to tho popular Vlctrola, for of n
Biiroty tho phonograph record fs
found today lu almost overy homo.
Tho wonderful Prologuo from Pag
llacrl, thu Mlseroro from II Trova
toro, mid many othor soloctlonv
from grand opera nro us familiar to
day to tho classes us Kvorybody's
Doing It, or There'll bo a Hot Time
lu tho Old Town Tonight.
When ono knows that ho Is go-
I lug to hear thu most popular se
lections irom nu won kuowii graiiu
oporns as glvon by tho Metropolitan
draml Opora Slngors prosontod by
nrtlsts of International rouowu, It
Is no wonder that tho public re
sponds gonorously.
Tho slngors will proa out lu cos
tumo a repertoire of grand opora
nnd popular solectlnns at tho Miijon
tic Theator Saturday mid Sunday.
April 23 and 24. This will bo In
connection with tho rogulnr picture
program.
BAKER PEOPLE PREPARING
BOOST EOR NORTH POWDER
Itmirlicrs ltvy Anetsincnt mid
linker lliixiiicai Men to Moro Than
Double Amount Italsi'il to
I toot t North Pouiler
Project
Tho Dakor Herald of Tuesday
carried a story of u mooting at link
er whoro 200 linker buslnoss men
and runchors living In tho North
Powder irrigation district launched
a campaign to ralso $10,000 to
bootit the North Powdor Project
The ranchers living In tho district
havo assessed tholr lauds 15 couti
per acre which will ralso $3,500,
and tho business men of linker are
to increnso tho fund to $10,000.
Engineer C, O. Fisher, of tho re
clamation servlco, told tho meotlur
that tho estimates placed the cost
of tbo project at $110 per acre and
urged that furthor data bo collocted
A. A. Smith urged that tho nocos
sary funds bo raised so that on tin
passage or tho McNory reclamation
bill the project would bo in uliupe
to prudent to the government of
flclnls.
DUOPSV CAl'SIJ OF DltATII
Ira York, aged 33 years dlod
suddenly at the homo of his slstor
Sunday afternoon. Ho had been III
for somo tlmo with dropsy but
was not deemod In a dangoroua con
dition. York had lived In Ontario
but u short tlmo. Ho ts survived
by his mother, brother and sister.
Mrs. C. D. Hayos, all residents of
this city. Funeral services woro
held this afternoon from Peterson's
funeral chapel, Interment was
made In tho Ontario ccmetry.
Dr. II. II. Whitney drovo to hU
sheep camp near Jamleson Sunday
Ho found everything very encourag
ing for tho coming season.
school teacher getsIl:::
PAY THEN "BEATS IT"
"Schnol Is Out" INn HlmU'iitM of
('iimiiiciclnl Courses At High
School llccuiisc .Mist Mm la
Hail .lumped Conduct
Miss Maria Hart, teacher of Com
mercial Rtibjectg at tho High School
left town early Monday morning,
though her contract ntlll had a
month to run. As thu result of her
action tho boys nnd girls of the
commercial classes havo nuthliig to
do, for thorn, "bcIioo! is out."
''Miss Hart bocamo dissatisfied
when tho board deducted' a sum
from tho pny check In December
when sho wns out of school on ac
count of Rlckncss. Sho secured a
position In n California buslnoss
school mid waited until slio had been
paid In full for Inst month's work,
nnil thou beat It, Tho board will
tako action to havo liar certificate
to teach In Oregon revoked
LACK OF PLACE FOR
T
ltiiklnoii Men Cotioldcr Many Needed
linprowincnti fur Ontiiilo
DaucliiK Pavilion Huggi'sti'd
At Ilcl IMoeiUM CondU
Hunt Generally
An Informal meeting of Ontario
merchants wan held at tho City
Hall Monday evening for nu Inform
al exchange of vlows nu business
conditions mid to consider proposals
for bettering Ontario's position as n
trading contor.
Ono thing discussed was that of
publicity for thu city, another Die
need for an adequate dancing pavil
ion, and special feature to mnko
Ontario attractive to pcoplo about
thn country.
No set program wan followed but
a mutual exchango of vlows mid n
gonernl dlscusstou of business condi
tions kept tho crowd together for
two hours or more.
Tho business men nt tho meeting
tilted to ask tho directors of tho
Commercial Club to glvo tho County
Court $f00 to bo used to socuro
right-of-way for Ihn Old Oregon
Trail flection of tho Columbia High
way north of tho city, and recom
monded that thn sum bo divided lu
three monthly pnymonts.
MUS II. M. HltOWNI? HKSION'H
I.KCIO.V AUXII.lAUY PltlWIDKNT
At n mooting of tho Auxiliary of
tho Amorloau Legion hold at tho
City Hall Monday ovonlng Mrs. II
M. Drowno, who hns been presldont
of tho organization for boiiio time
past roslgncd. No successor was
elected at tho mooting but It was
decldod to defer action until Fri
day ovonlng when n mooting will bo
held to elect a dqlogato to soud to
the meeting of tho nuxlllary to bo
held at Portland on April 30.
MALHEUR CITY RANCHERS
BOOST EOR FARM BUREAU
Co-operallvo Woik of llurrnii It A-
pioeil In Itler Sent Argus
Diluglng llnuclicn Together
Important Woik,
Mnlliour. Oregon, April 20. 1921.
To Udltor of tho Argus: Whllo In
Vale a!' few days ago wo woro In
formed by somo klckors that tho
Mnlhuuj- Couiity Fnrm Duroau was
a bad thing for tho county and was
caiiHliitf hlRher tnxos.
Let mo suy this, lu my opinion, it.
Is tho (ho best move thut has ovor
been mado In Malheur County to
benefit tho farmers ns a whole In
our organization In Malheur It Is
working wonders. It has brought
both buyer and Boiler togotber, there
bv obtaining hotter prices both ways.
It has also brought tho pooplo of thn
community In closor touch, causing
oach morabor to work for tho highest
Interest of each other and for the
organization as a wholo.
Ileglnnlug May first our cntlro
momborshlp will visit ono or moro
of tho "members at tholr homes nt
which '4lmo wo will havo a picnic
dinner nnd all meot Boclnlly. After
our lunch wo will look ovor the
fnrm, bis stoc)c, and other enter
prises, thereby gaining points from
hU work and 'giving him nny beno
fldal suggestions wo can,
This plan will unite tho wholo
neighborhood us ono big family and
will mean dollars to ovoryono of us
Instead of ono man buying and sell
ing as ho can, w.o will nil pool and
work for tho Interest of all. saving
.audi more In a year than tho com
will lioj Farmers, boost the Fnrm
Iliiroauu.and boost yourself and your
community by so doing.
" Malheur Farm nuroau
ny C. II. Morfltt and D. J Dorrlcl?
Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Booth return
ed Trlday from Los Angolos Wherp.
thoy spent tho winter
4, 4, 4
'Olt(lKT THAT KIHDAY
IS ONTAItlO'S CLHAN-CP DAY
Tomorrow, F r I d a y, is
"clean-up day" In Onlnrlo.
Tho bcIiooIs will closo at noon
ho tho pupils enn assist tholr
pnrents In getting their home
yards raked and "dolled up"
beforo tho teams furnished by
tho city start along tho alleys
afternoon tlmo. Tho business
houses will closo from 12:30 to
3:30 to permit tho proprietors !
mid their nMlstnnts to dovoto
4 tlmo to dressing up tho alleys
and back yards In tho buslnoss
district. It ought to bo a busy
day, for though tho city Is
ctcuncr thnn It hns been In
years, still- thero ts much to bo
dono.
4,
TEN INDICTMENTS ARE
FOUND BY GRAND JURY
Al Clinnri Drain Six Charget
Illicit Itiouiilng, Hartoy Itohcrii
anil Clinrlct llolllugi'i' C'liaigcil
Willi Hurnlnry One Secret
Indictment
In a short session of the (Irnnd
Jury Monday 10 true bills wero re
turned nftor tho ovldonro wns Intro
duced by District Attomoy Itnbt. 1).
Lytlo, Of theso six wore directed to
Al Chnnco, formerly agent of the
DolKO-Pnyotto Luinbor Company
horo. Four Indictments charged
him with embezzlement mid two
with forgery.
Threo Indictments charging burg
lary wero roturnod, ono each for
Harvey lloborts, Hldou (Duck)
Drowning, and CharloH llolllngar.
One other Itullcttiixnt was return
ed nnd kept secret. Tho men In
dicted woro arraigned beforo Judge
Dalton Dlggs nt Vale this afternoon
Tho term of court which starts
this week Is prolmiily tho lightest,
so far as trial cases to bo heard Is
concerned that has beon hold lu tho
county for years.
IUNTUHA IN NMHD OF
MUX WHO WANT WOItK
Coiiiiiiiinlonllon to Ontailo Com-
niciclal Clult Wages Offered
SKI Per Month nnil Up
"Aro thero nny Idle men lu the
vicinity of Ontario?" wrltos K. N.
Stalland, or JUiiturn, to tho Com
mercial Club, And bo contlnum;
"Thero Is work In Juntura mid
Drewsey vicinity for nt least 28
men. Wages will bo not loss than
HO per mouth mid board, practlo
nlly all ranch work.
"Personally I will pay $ ptr
month for two men mid will refund
tholr transportation from Ontnrlo
with tho first month's wages."
Bliico thoro are a number of Idlo
mon about Ontario tho Argus Is
printing this lnttty to assist them to
got work and supply tho need of
tho ranchers In Junturn-Drowsoy
soctlon.
ONTAItIO HOY ON
U. Ob' O. FACULTY
Palmer Trow, who graduatod
from Ontnrlo High School with the
class of 1910, recently received tho
degree of 11. 11. A. nt University of
Washington and Is now tonchlng ac
counting mid corporation flnmicn nt
tho University, according to udvlcos
rocolvod by Dornnrd Hador this
weok.
LOCAL PERSONALS
Mrs. Walter Slilmp who hut been
visiting rolatlvoa and rrlunds hsro
for somo tlmo returned to Oluuiis
Ferry Friday.
Mrs, Frolz from noar Juntura bus
bomi visiting this weok with bor
mother, Mrs. Tumor, mid othor rel-
UttVhS.
Mrs. Mildred Pnrkor Is spending
a fvw days ut tho homo of bur
friend Itnso McConnoll noar Fruit
land. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd ItlohaH or Vale
wero Ontario visitors ovor tho woek
qiiiI returning to tbo county soul
Sunday nftornoon.
Harry Furmor wont to Vale Mon
day to appear as a witness before
tho Orand Jury.
Mr, and Mrs. Doll Stonor loft this
week for Medford. Or. whoro thoy
will bo employed by II. C. Smith
proprlotor of tho Holland hotel
thero.
Codo Duller nnd Mr. Balmon,
innnoger of Ilolno branoh or Good
rich Tiro Company, we,re week ond
vUltoM In Ontario.
F.d Ilerry Is Improving slowly af
ter a sevoral month b siege with
rheumatism.
Miss Nell Kokorsley or Cove.
Oregon, stoppod over hero fur
a weok end visit with her sis
tor, Mrs. K. n. Conkllu. while en
rotito to her homo after a week's
visit with rrlends at Nnmpa
Mrs. Wm. Whitmoro had ns
guestB Sunday her mothir, Mrs. J.
K. Wilson of Now Plymouth and
her cousin Carrlo Deolor of Houston,
Toms.
It. II. DeArmond ana wlto woro
herefrom Vale Saturday.
O. F. Cox was lu IIoIho on bust
neua Tuosday.
START GRADING ALONG
OLD OREGON TRAIL
Huli-Coniinrtort at Work on Dead
Ov I lot, Ono Camp Kstnblltlioil
OtheiH Walt Adjustment or
Ulghl-of-Wny Differences
Ono BUb-contrnctor has crnwn ni
work grading on tho Old Oregon
Trail, others aro about ready to.
start but nro awaiting tho formal
notlco of condemnation suits for
right or wny through section .13,
and through tho Thnyor runch nolth
or of which plocoa woro secured by
arbitration.
Soctlon 3.1 Ib tho property of tho
Oregou-Westorn Colonization Com
pany which nskod $200 por aero
ror right or way. rn answer to a
request for this rlght-or-way Pres
ident Davldhon of tho company Bont
the following miBwer:
"Message received. Up to dato
wo havo spent n groat deal moro
money In your county In tho wny of
taxos and oporatlug oxpoimcs than
we been nblo to collect, mid In theso
slronuoun times I am moro Interest
ed In hottdng tho farmers nnd see
ing them through thnn I am In
building highways or anything else
Hint Increases our taxes. Tho prin
cipal valuo section thirty threo Is
In tho river frontage mid Its proxi
mity to town mid considering that
tbo road If built through tho can
tor of section will cost you less
mid right or wny nothing why not
do this. Othorwlso wo will oxpoct
reasonable damngofl and you all
know I need tho money. With kind
est regards, Watson P. Davidson."
COMMimciAL CIjUII phksidknt
IS PIH.K LIMHHICK WIHTHIt
11. W. Jones, proNldont or tho
Commercial Club rccoutly wns ad
vised of tho fuel, by tho arrival of
a chuck, that ho wiih ono of tho
winners In a limerick contost which
the Lou's aermozono Company held.
At tho same tlmo ho received a
big ndvortlsliig poster published by
thu company which carried his brain
child, selected ns the very best pro
duced by thousands of computltora.
Last your Mr. Jones won n prize
with n limerick written for the Zyn
solo trokuys. ,
AND OWNER FINDS GOPHER
POISONING SATISFACTORY
Itailly InfcMcd IjiiiiI Nearly Hid of
Gopliert Imit Full Itclng Itelrent-
cl by ItnnclieiK on Their Oiu
Iiiltlutlvi' Irfiw it Mandatory
On County Court
It tint boon said, "Convince n
man agaliiHt his will mid ho Is or
tho sumo opinion still." Howovor,
thoro nro somo exceptions to this
rule In connection with thu gopher
poisoning campaign or last rail
which wns dono under tho supervis
ion or tho Illologlcnl survoy upon
requost or tho farmers. Somo of
tho farraora did not como out to
tho meetings nnd whon tho crow ar
rlvod, wero much wrought up about
tho matter. Howovor, tho purpose
of thu work c6uld not bo accom
plished without covering all laud
In tho district which had been
spoclflod In tho nicotines and this
was dono, without exception, so far
ag tho work was oxtondud,
Thoro is probably no mora potont
argument In favor or tbo methods
employed than Is now prosontod by
tho fact that two of tha most stren
uous obJectorH lust your, II. G.
Adams and Gerald Stuiitleld, both
of whoso farms wore Infested with
thousands or gophora mid wero con
stantly emigrating to adjoining
farms whoso owners woro thus com
pelled to wngo teronnl war on them
In no uncertain terms, havo now
freoly admitted that tho work dono
on tholr laud wag highly succcttstul
and nnw have men employed to des
troy tho survivors, using tho menus
of poisoning' mid doing It under thn
Instructions of tho Illologlcnl sur
vey. JiUW .Mandatory on Court
This work was put Into effect
upon potltlon or a largo numbor of
landowners, tho law making It man
datory on thu county court to grunt
tho potltlon nnd provide a revolving
fund for carrying the vork forward
The law ulso provides that thu
county ugont inuut publish notices
nnd otherwise enrry out the will of
the people uu net forth lu the peti
tion, lu tbo ubsence of n county
agent tho court must appoint an
agout to carry tho work forwunl.
Tho cost of tho work donu on each
plevo of land Is charged to that
laud only and collocted as taxoe. No
oifo who Is making an hou'utit ef
fort to rid his laud of the posts
can bo molostod, but land which
Is serving ns a breeding ground
must be cleuuod up go long ns the
law remains in forco If tho- people
adjoining are being damaged and
compluln, Tho court must revoke
tho ordor upon tho filing of a lurgor
petition ngalnst It, but no ono who
wauts the country inhabited by peo
ple Instead of gophers would Uko
to boo that.
Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Patton ol
French, Idaho woro Ontnrlo visitors
Monday.