THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921
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County Official Taper
An Independent Newspaper
Published Thursdays at Ontario,
Oregon, and ontorod at tho Ontario
post office (or dlatrlbution as 2nd
class matter.
MAMMM
O. K. Alkon, Managing Editor
SUBSCRIPTION Ono Year, $2.00
HOW AROUT THE CONTRACT
It la apparent that Micro exists a
dlsputo concerning tho efficiency
and need for tho 'work of a county
agont and thoso associated In tho
efforts ot tho dopartmont of agri
culture to Improvo farming condi
tions; so far as Malheur county Is
concerned.
Strictly speaking this Is n matter
for tho farmors themselves to do
cldo. It Is not n question upon
which tho ordinary business or pro
fosslonnl man Is In a position to do
tormlno of his own knowledge; yet
ho as n tax payor Is of course In
terested; and his benefits from such
sorvlco como Indirectly through tho
Increased prosperity and happiness
of his (armor customers.
Certainly tlicro should bo somo
mannor of determining whethor or
not the farmers want this service
Tho County court and all thoso con
nected with tho service bollovod
whon tho appropriation was mado
(or tho service that tho (armors
wantod It.
Thcro wob nothing clso (or them
to do but to bollovo it. They had
lioforo thorn a largo group of farm
ers requesting that tho co-oporatlon
doslrod by tho Fodoral Department
nml tho Extension agents of O. A,
O. bo granted. Thoso farmers wero
taxpayers, just as aro those who
would abolish tho sorvlco, and ap
parently at that time, at least
thoso who asked tho sorvlco repre
sented tho desires ot tho people.
Thcro was no protost against tho
sorvlco. No ono of thoso who do
claro now thoy do not want It ap
poarod boforo tho court tlion.
It might bo portlnont to ask:
"How Is tho county court to know
what tho pooplo want when ono
group appears and another docs
not?" If tho county court woro on
donod with a sixth sonso and could
rond tho minds of tho majority and
know what each ono thinks, porhaps
thou It could ulwuys uct just as tho
majority want; but when ono group
takes so slight an Inturost In public
affairs that It makes no showing of
Its dcslro at tho proper time; It Is
hard to boo whero It lias u just
causo (or complaint If Its will Is not
(ollowod.
Upon the showing of thoso who
asked, this service tho County Court
ontorod Into a contrad with tho Fed
oral Dopartmont of Agrlculturo and
tho Extension Service of 0. A. C.
(or a definite service llascd on
that contract definite contracts havo
boon mado by tho proper authori
ties for tho services of two men, and
work has been undertaken. Tho
question Is thou what Is to bo dono
about- thoso contracts?. Is Malheur
County to break them; and If so, Is
It to bo supposed that tho (oderal
dopartmont wilt permit that to bo
dono without recourse to tho law?
It It would do so, then tho entire
foundation (or tho sorvlec, not only
In Malheur county but In ovcry
county In tho Union would bo des
troyed. If tho validity ot tho con
tract Is questioned who la to pay
tho costs of tho action?
Irrespective of tho benefits ot tho
County Agent tho question of break
ing this contract Is tho (Irst thing
that must bo sottled. And boforo
that Is attempted thoso who bo
llovo In tho benefits of tho sorvlco
Just as honestly aB do thoso who
opposo It ought to bo heard. Tlicro
aro two sides to tho question.
Tho tlmo to dccldo whether or not
tho peopla want this sorvlco Is when
tho budget Is prepared anil tho hear
ings upon tho samo aro held. Thoso
who aro advising tho petitioner
know this, and that gives rlso to
tho very logical ballot that It Is not
tho County Agout ntono that tho
men bohlnd tho petition inovemont
want to got.
KINGMAN KOLONY
MMM0MMMM
ANNOUNCEMENT
DOCTOR J. C. WOODWARD,
OOUblBT, WOODWARD
HUILDINQ, PAYETTE, IDAHO
dostros to announco that ho
will bo at his offico ovory a(
tornoon (or tho purposo ot FIT
TINO GLASSES. Arrangomonts
may bo mado (or ovonlng ap
pointments. Eyos will bo ox
amlnod Kit HE OP CHARGE.
Offico equipment Includes
ovory modorn Instrumont. TIT
and SATISFACTION guaranteed.
All Treads
All Sizes
FORD GARAGE
Ontario, Ore.
GOING TOO FAR
It Is tlmo that tho business luoii
down at Wotsar nwako to tho (act
that thoy havo gone a hit too (ar
In their efforts to halt tho develop
ment ot tho Oregon country on tho
West sldo ot Snako river opposite
tholr town.
In a word, It would bo woll (or
Wolsor folks to do somothlng to
ward gottlng an adoquato highway
systom In Idaho) and leavo Oregon
lo solvo Its own rond problems.
Idaho has not been so markedly
successful In Its offorts to build
roads that It can with very good
graco attempt to tell tho Oregon
Highway Commission, or nnyono
olso how to proceed with such ef
forts.
And while they aro about It, thu
Wolsor business men might learn
that whlla thoy aro endeavoring to
Injure tho ranchers 011 Dead Ox
Flat who havo fought (or this road,
and whoso auto licenses go to aid
In paying (or Its construction, who
votod tho bonds on tho county to
(urthor assist In this effort, that
tho recent action on their part of
dumping somo two-hundred loads ot
garbage 011 tho Oregon sldo of tho
rlvor Is not very docont to any tho
loast.
Over hero wo havo paid llttlo at
tention to tho abort Ivo offorts of
tho WolHoritcs to Intorforo in u
matter that was nono ot tholr con
cern; but tlioro Is a limit; and thoy
havo about roachod It. It Is high
tlmo that thoso ot tho Wolsor busi
ness men who roalUo that tho ac
tion of Home Bolt constituted repre
sentatives of tholr city is out of
placo assort themsolvos and put
tholr community in a proper light
Thoy cannot afford, wo bollovo, in
lotting a cliquo uso their position to
tho Injury ot tho entire community
lly tho dovolopmont ot lowor
Doad Ox Flat through tho build
fug of Old Oregon Trail hlghwu
Wclsor Is bound to bonoflt; perhaps
as much as any community; for
thero is u good road leading to it
from Wolsor, and Wolsor must learn
that$ho people of Oregon do not In
tend thai thoy shall uso this state
for n dumping ground and submit
to dictation from thoso who thus In
jure us.
John Vnnderpool spent Sunday
with his young son Konueth In tho
J. K. Dullard homo at Arcadia.
Tho Dig Uetid Park Association
has added a now piano to tho many
Improvements.
Llttlo Miss Opal Powell colobrated
her fifth birthday anniversary last
wcok. Tho ovonlng was spent in
dancing and music.
Itov. Ulom ot Ontario preached to
a largo congregation Sunday after
noon at tho school house
Mr. and Mrs. II. Walters ot Nyssa
called at tho E. F. Pratt ranch
Wednesday.
Tho pig club mot with tholr load
or at tho school house Tuesday af
ter school to make plana for tho
Bummor work.
Mr. Harry Mcdary Is reported ill
this wook.
Tho sowing claBa with a member
ship ot eight meets Friday ot every
wook Immediately nftor school at
tho Kolony bcIiooI house. Threo
members aro taking tho Bccond
year work, Mildred Dollord, Mary
McUlnnls and Cora Elliott. Fivo aro
taking first year work, Gladys Me
diums, Jauulta Martin, Christina
Chrlstousen, Luolla and Lena Shulor.
Tho water usora under tho King
man Kolony Irrigation systom havo
pretty gonorally responded to tho
call for holp In cleaning ditches and
going ovor pumps and ovorythlng Is
In rcnuincss to turn tno wator in
tho canals this wook.
Tho ditch rider, Mr. Dlocka has
moved Into tho Company resldcnco
adjoining tho pump house.
Tho hay on tho Powoll ranch was
baled and shipped tno past wcok,
tho Nelson baler doing tho work.
Mrs. Fred Powoll, who haB not
been In good health tho past winter
accompanied by her daughter, went
to Wolsor, Idaho, tho past wook to
consult a physician.
Tho Y. P. Class held a business
session Friday ovonlng after which
music, and lator a candy pull plan
nod by tho loader Mrs. M. drooling
and tho prcsldont Mrs. Elslo Elliott,
woro enjoyed by alt present.
Tho rogular meeting of tho P,
T. A., Is May Cth at 2:30 P. M. at
tho Colony school house. Koop this
dato In mind. Tho work for tho
year la closed at this meeting.
Tho Colony P. T. A. will havo a
good representation at tho County
Council at Nyssa, April 30th, being
ontltlod to (our delegates. Tho del
egates appointed aro, Mrs. M. M.
drooling, Mrs. F. I.. DoUord, Mrs
II. It. Ovorstrcot and M. L. Parsons.
Mr. Parsons speaks boforo tho Coun
cil on (Irst mid second yoar high
school work in tho rural school.
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Announcement
USttttJJMISMHffia
IHRtUfUllfJ
I HAVE OPENED A TAILOR SHOP IN ONTARIO AND
WILL MAKE LADIES AND MENS SUITS WILL ALSO DO
ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING, CLEANING AND PRESSINO.
RELINING COATS AND ALTATIONII ON SUITS AND
DRESSES. I HAVE HAD 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE UOTH
IN LADIES AND MENS TAILORING IN THE CITIES OF
THE EAST AND ON THE COAST AND AM COMPETENT TO
HANDLE ALL LINES OF TAILORINO.
W. A. MORRIS
TAILOR
Dk E. Dunton and wlfa woro vis
itors at tho August Mullor ranch tho
past wook.
Arch Myers was a business visi
tor at Vale and Ontario this week
Molvlno Acton wont to Rlvcrsldo
tills wook to do somo carpontor work
(or his brother Orln Acton.
Mr.and Mrs. Ralph Chambors
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Embrco, Mot
vino Acton and Mrs. Cora Grogory
took a picnic dinner to tho Warm
springs Dam last Sunday. Thoy re
port a flno tlmo hut rather rough
roads from Drewsey to tno dam.
Don Dakor and his Vaguorroa
havo been camped at tho Drewsey
field.
Mrs. Low I less has accoptod a
postlou at tho Milt Davis homo for
tho aummor.
Lester Mo Mullen nnd his crow of
road workers havo been busy on tho
roads. They aro vory much Im
proved.
Joff Canflold was a visitor at the
II. E. Duntcii ranch this wcok.
Ilrod Moss has built a now road
out from hla ranch above tho A. I.
JohnBon ranch.
Miss Lola Dunton nnd Miss Laura
Ilrooks woro Drewsey visitors Sat
urday,
Miss Orota Anderson camo up
from Ontario to visit at bor homo on
Wolt Crook above Drewsey.
W. I). Raker wont to RIversldo to
Install tho old Drewsey tolophono
again nnd to fix up tho lines In
gooil shape.
llcau Moffott who lias boon sick
at tho Lamb Ranch with tho mumps
was brought to Drewsey this wook
Ho Is roported Improving.
II. N. Rano and family went up
to tholr homo abovo tho Milt Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sltz visited at
tho Harry Clark homo Sunday.
C. N. Drlnkwator and wlfo woro
Milldalo visitors this past week.
Miss Deatrlco Raker ts visiting
friends at Milldalo tnls week.
A largo crowd attended tho hard
tlmo dauco at Drewsey last Satur
day evening.
Mrs. Jack Drewett is confined to
her homo with tho mumps.
WE WILL CALL
1 F0R YOUR
LAUNDRY
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ANY AFTERNOON IN THE WEEK
However, it is nn advantage to us in turning out uniform work nnd em
ploying our people full time, to ltnve the work evenly distributed through
out the entire six dnys. Therefore, we will offer n reduction of 2e per pound
on family wnshings tnken on'our regular schedule.
All family washings taken Monday or Tuesday afternoons will be returned
Friday and Saturday of the same week, and charged at our regular rates.
Thoso taken Wednesday afternoon or later will remain in our plant over Sun
day and bo charged at the reduced rate.
REGULAR DELIVERY SCHEDULE:
South of Hospital Rond, Terrnee Heights nnd Villa Parle,
- Gather Saturday afternoon Deliver Thursday morning
Central part of City and Business District,
' Gather Wednesday afternoon Deliver Monday morning.
East Side and Riverside Addition,
Gather Thursday afternoon Deliver Tuesday morning.
TUMBLE WHITE: '
(White goods only, washed and dried)
Will be faken nny morning and delivered the same day.)
ONTARIO LAUNDRY
Softened Water--Permutit System
EVERYBODY WASHES WITH RAIN WATER-JONES
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Don't Let Mother Know
This Secret
PIANO TUNING
Roforenco Mrs, Cox, Mrs. Aiken,
Mrs. Rrolthaupt, Mrs. Gallaghor,
Mrs, Maxon, Mrs. Laxon, Mrs.
Luohrs, Mrs. Castlomau Ror. Lus-
combo and many others in this city.
Pleaso leavo orders with Mrs. Cox
or Mrs, Aiken. L. N. Hockott,
Wolsor, Idaho. 19-20-p.
RAG RUGS and carpets woven by
Mrs. S. Uurkhardt. Ono mile south
ot Gramso orchard or address Ontar
io, Oro, R. F. D. 1, Clean rags only
will bo accopted. 19-22
Across from Mooro Hotel
A. A. WELLINGTON
Transfer
and 4.
Storago
Alfalfa Moal at $1.2.1
Per Sack Delivered
4 Phono 102
Your Mother has heard, no doubt, of
the Mothers' Day Club, but she has no
idea whether you aro one of the mem
bers. But a great many Mothers are
wondering.
We don't intend to give the secret
away hero. A good many sons and
daughters now belong to tho Mothers'
Day Club and are preparing to give
their Mothers n big surprise.
Motbors' Day Club is a Brunswick
idea, a hnppy conception, and one
you'll bo delighted with, once you conje
in and learn tho details.
It all centers around a surprise for Mother and an easy way for you to
givo her that surprise.
It includes numerous features asido from presenting her with a wonderful
Brunswick and a special collection of Records.
To tako part in tho advantages of Mothers' Day Club, .tho first stop is to
ascertain tho dotails tho secrets we can't publish. As the time is short, we
suggest an early visit.
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