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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (May 5, 1921)
THE ONTAKIO AHQUB, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1921. XT J r I Hlgum Club Joiirnt'y To Caldwell Tlio SlRinn Club of 0. It. S spent tho wcuk oiul nt Caldwoll, Idaho whoro tlioy worn ctiturtatuoil nt tlio homo of Miss Christina Abbott. Tho trip was mailo by auto truck, with Uln GrninBo driving. On Friday evening tho Club wnn outortnlnod nt n dnncltiB party, nnd on Saturdny n picnic nt Liberty Hutto near tho 8nako lllvcr wns enjoyed. Uotty (Irammer, Illancho Wcntz, Ivn Now mnn, Allco KIlnKlnsmlth, Mny Ab bott, Ksthor Kllnglnsmlth nntl Dor othy Ornnimor of Caldwell woro quests nt tho picnic. Ontario girls mnklng tho trip woro Alma Unman, Mnrgnrptto l'ottor, Jonnlo Boors, Hopo Cochran, Dorothy Kdwnrds, Myrna 8ccoy, Evndlno Cochrnn, l)nlsy Secoy and thrco teachers, Miss Miles, Miss Cnboon nnd Miss Abbott. Huik-l.liiKln Tho tnnrrlngo of K. V Miss Ornco Linda took IJotso, Sunday, Mny 31. tondnnta woro Mr. nnd Mnglo of Ontario. Mrs. daughtor of Mr. nnd HuBk nnd placo in Tho nt Mrs. Joo Husk Is n Mrs. U. C. l.ltiRlo of Now Plymouth, Idaho, For flvo yonrs shn wns employed ns clork for tho Golden Ilulo Stores, thrno yenrs ut New Plymouth nnd tho InHt two In Ontario. After a Hhort woddlng trip, Mr. nnd Mrs. Husk will bo nt homo In tho Flsor liouso which Mr. Ilusk recently pur-chnRod. At tho nununt meotlng of tho Mimlo Club hold Inst Saturday nt ternoou nt tho homo of Mrs. F. V llyan tlio following officers wero cliOHon for tho noxt club year: Mrs W. W. Wood, president; Mrs. Fred J. Clumo, vlco president; Mrs. P. I' Itynn, secretary and Mrs. L. II Ilrolthnupt, trcnuuror. Tho annual meotlng of tho Wo man's Club will bo hold this after noon, nt which tlmo tho election of officers will bo held for tho noxt club year. Tho Women's Foreign Missionary Society mot at tho homo of Mrs. A. It. Huberts, Wednesday nftornoon. llev. C. II. lJlom's Illblo Clnss of tho Unptlst Church hnd n business meeting and soclnl tlmo nt the Win. Klmo homo Friday ovenlng. Solos hy Mrs. Albert Clirlstonsen, nnd plnno selections by Miss Skow were much enjoyed. Tho closing meotlng of tho year wnB held Inst Friday by tho l'nront Tenchor's association. Dotwceit 2G nnd 30 Shrlncrs nnd their wives, If they bed 'om, or Just "friends" If thoy did not havo tho former Journoyed to Vnlo Tuesday to attend tho second party given by tlio Mainour County Shrlno Club. Tho banquet served by tho Vnlo O. K. S was tho subject of utifltlncd praise by tho visiting fez men nnd tho tired look they wore on Wednes day betokened tho good time thoy enjoyed. Mrs. tleorgo K. Aiken entertained ut flvo tables of Auction last Satur day afternoon. Tho Tuesday bridge club Journey ed to Wolsor Tuesdny whero thoy wero the guostn of Mrs Henry Whlt worth. W. J. I'lnnoy served tho dough nuts nnd coffeo to tho plnochlo club at Its regular Boml-monthly session Innt Rnturilnv ovnulnc. Tho Ontario Olrl's club held a bul Hess meeting at tho home of Mrs. fc M. Qrcle last Tuesday ovenlng. The Ladles Altar Society of tho Catholic church gave Its nnnunl Sllvor Ten Wodncsdny nftornoon nt tho homo of Mrs. Frnnk Itndor, Mrs. J. It. llasmusson wnB tho hostess for tho Wednesday bridge club this week. PROMINENT PIONEER PASSES Oscar I Nceco JIIch At Home On lloulcvnrd Following Look Ill ness Wns Iturnl Currier For .Mom Tlinn Klgbt Yvm-h ALFALFA MKAL MILL MKN eOMPLinT. OIHIANI.ATION AMMAMAAM 50good cigarettes for 10c from one sack of fcfe GENUINE 11 BULL DURHAM TOBACCO jj2y wXr$&f At n meeting held nt I'nyctto Inst Monday ovenlng tho ownors of nl falfn meal mills nt Hurley, import. Homednlo, Wlldor and I'nyotte, Idaho nnd Ontnrlo nnd Nyssn, Ore gon j formed tho Idaho and Eastern Oregon Alfalfa Milling ABsoclntlon. Thomas Munday of Ilurloy was sel ected as salosmanngor for tho co- oporatlvo effort to mnrkot tho pro ducts of tho mills and will loave at onco for enst nnd middle west ern mnrkots. Ocorgo II. Hess of Ontario was present nt tho meeting to reprosonl tho local mills. IIKVV OF LAWYF.IIH 1 1 Kill-: TO iiu-:hknt involvkd mnd suit From 8poknno, Hakor nnd Wolser camo n wholo bouquet of Inwyors to try tho case of John Josophln Ilohror vs. Jnmos Onlloway and It. U. Urndshnw involving tho own ership of COG acres of land In the Crystal Irrigation district on Dond Ox Flat, which Is being hoard by William Walker ns mnstor In chnn cory nt tho city hall. It will tnko sovornl days moro to Introduco tho mnss of testimony which tho follow ing Inwyors hnvo gathered In tho case: John K. ltnnd of Ilnkor for Uohror; Kd. It. Coulter of Wolsor for Uradshaw; Nichols & Hnlleck of linker for Onllowny nnd Tost, Uus soil & Illgglns of Spoknno for tho Hypotho Hank of Spokano which has u mortgngo on tho property. Louis Hurtle visited nt Ilnkor nnd Hnluos Sunday. IIo was accompan ied homo by his son Hnlph who will visit with Ills father n few days. Oscar Nceco, n pioneer resident of Ontnrlo died Sundny morning at 0 o'clock at Ills homo on tho Houlovnrd, from n complications of diseases Induced by pernicious an emia. His condition had been ser ious for soma tlmo and his brother from lluhl, Idaho, nnd a slstor from Dillon, Mont, woro summoned to his bedside IIo ralllod nnd showed marked signs of Improvement nnd hopes wero entertained for his re covery nnd his brother nnd sister loft for homo. Ho was nblo to como to town last Thursdny morn ing and had his teeth extracted in tho hopo of regaining his health. IIo took suddenly worso Sunday morning and pnsscd nwny in n fow hours, tho Immcdlnta causo of his donth being heart failure Deceased was n native of Drook flotd Missouri and his early man hood wns spent In that stato. For moro than twenty years ho tins been a resident of Ontnrlo nnd vic inity. IIo wna mnrrlcd to Mlnnlo Thompson nt Utookfleld, Missouri, October 1C, 1000, who with six children, Lois, Harry, Paul, Marlon, Dorothy nnd Lclnnd survlvo him. Ono child, Herbert, died 7 years ngo nt tho ngo of 8 yenrs. Other closo relatives nro four sisters, Mrs. M. Drown, Scattlo; Mrs. Lawla Hay, IMnttsburg, Missouri; Mrs. J. It. Cupp, Ilrookflcld, Missouri; Mrs. J. T. Ilcnrdsloy, Hillings, Montnnn; nnd two brothers, Lloyd nnd Ely of lluhl, Idaho. Mr. Nceco was a member of a ploncor family of tho middle west, tho Nceco family being well known through central Illinois nnd tho Kly family very promluont In St. Louis. Ho workod several years ns a clerk fiid for eight yenrs hold the position of rural cnrrlor on Ontnrlo Iturnl Itouto No. 1. Mr. Nceco has boon for many yonrs n member of tho Unptlst church, bolng ono of tho organizers of tho First Unptlst Church of Ontnrlo. Ho was living on his farm two mites wost of On tario, whoro ho has rcsldod for n number of yenrs, (ft tho tlmo of his death. Hosldos his wlfo and six children ho leaves n lnrgo clrclo of friends who Bympnthlzo with tho boronvod family In tho sad loss of u dovoted husbnud nnd father. Tho funeral will tako placo to morrow, Friday nftornoon nt 2:30 from tho Unptlst church. Big Sale CoimftSiraiuies With its many startling ' bargains in all Wearing Apparel. j Suite, Coats, Dresses, Sknirts, Petticoats, H Wansts HosieBry, GHoves Underwear, Etc. jj Large line of Millinery, Sport Hats. Get one 1 . Of our $1.00 Hats. i i H Many suggestions for the girl graduate and beauti- ful gifts appropriate for Mother's Day. Carter Hotel Block G7fe Sftfe SJ?o Ontario, Oregon Querbor, principal at Urogan, spoke outhuslnstlcnlly of tho high school work In that school. Superintend ent Agor of Vnlo gnvc a digest of educational legislation passod by tho Inst Stato Legislature, laying special omphnsls on the County-unit Hystom of administration which nny county mny ndopt. Tho Inst topic discussed wns "Tho School ns n Center for Hccrcatlon" by Supt. Lus tie. A roport of tho mooting of tho County Council would not bo com plete without mentioning tho de lightful songs sung by tho quartott compose." of Mrs. C. C. Hunt, Miss Jessie Heeso, Mr.. Phillips, nnd Mr. Hunt, and tho plnno duot by Mrs. Dick Tenson nnd Mrs. C. C. Hunt. Finally n sot of resolutions woro ndoptcd nhd Mrs. Schwolzor was chosen as dclegato to nttond the meeting of the Slnto I'nrent-Tfinch-er's Association. ci.tm i.i:.iu:u worn; is i:nioksi:i iiv iwhknts Ooodyonr nnd Hoynl Cord Cnslngs All sizes 2B95. off for cash this woek. Ford Qarago. m "Sec McFall and See Better" DR. J. A. McFALL Eyesight Specialist-Ontario, Or. We Grind 'Our Lenses Phono 147J Mia tf THE NEW PERFECTION 0ILC00K STOVES Speedy; Steady; Clean; Hot MBraOTrajtBHSMJioafflraiKiiiaiii This is tho story of the new perfection. An all blue flame for most ordinary cooking pur poses; and for fast cooking. There is the high flame with the clean whit;e tips. Its the hottest. And at any speed there is no smoke- Always visible thru the Mica Door. Call and let us show you how the Perfection works. 3,000,000 in use today. McNulty . & Company AGENTS, Ontario, Oregon (Contmuod From Page Ono) hnvo a County nil run. a. That tho County-unit plan of taxation for public school support is a moro uniform mid oqultablo form of school taxation than tho presont local district system mid should supplant It. 7. That thoro Is a crying noed of hotter motlon-plcturo films of roal educational mid recreational value, 8. That every parent should visit school nt lonst onco n year. 9. That moro mid bettor music It needed In our schools. 10. That thoro should bo a moro oxtonded uso of lantern slides and motlou-plcturos In actual school work 1 1 That theso resolutions bo pub lished In all tho papers of the county. In tho morning meotlng tho fol lowing officers woro elected for tho coming year: Mrs, J. I). Smith, President; Mrs. Schwolzor, Secro-tury-Trensurer. It was also docldod to dlvldo tho County into four dis tricts, ouch of which is to elect a vlce-prosldont. In tho afternoon tho mooting was opened by an ad- dress of welcome from Itov. Shields, followed by n rosponso from Mrs, Will J Itoborts, vice-president of tho Council. Mrs Dick Tonson, presldont of tho Nyssa Chapter, al so gavo a short talk of welcome. Mrs. Hruce Kester, vice-president of tho Stnto Paront-Teachers' Associa tion, gavo an Illuminating roport of tho last State meotlng. In a talk on tho "Parents' Part In School Llfo" Mrs. K. M. Dean omphaslzed tho plight of tho country child In his lack of educational opportuni ties. A discussion led by Mrs. Itob orts followod. Next tho question of school attendance wns tnken up by Mrs, Will Ileam and a full and do- tailed explanation of the Compulsory School Inws of Oregon was glvon by Supt. J- M. McDonnld of Ontario. Tho general discussion that follow ed resulted in tho general conclus ion that the laws aro all right but that they aro not enforced Mr. Wellman, County Club Leader, out lined tho progress made In club work In Malheur County and urged that farm llfo bo made moro attrac tive to boys and girls living on tho farm. Mr, E, M. Dean led tho dis cussion anil, as one of tho men re sponsible for introducing the exten sion work of the Oregon Agricul tural Collego into the County, de fended tho work of the County Club Leader and of tho County Agricul tural Agent. Next Mr, M. L. Par sons of Kingman Colony stated his experience In establishing a two year high school at the Colony nnd the progress nlrendy mado, In tho discussion which followod, Miss I I'AKNUM APPKAIW I.V TIIKILL1NO. PICTUIIK "Tho Scuttlors," In which Wil liam Farnum opens Wednesday Mny 11 at tho Mnjestlc thontro, Is an absorbing nnd sensational story of tho sen. William Fox, tho pro ducer of tho plcturo must havo gono to great exponso to put this story on tho screen. A 2C0-foot ship la used for most of tho scenes, and this vlosscl Is sunk far out In tho Pacific, nftor n norlos of dramntlc Incidents that aro gripping In tho oxtremo. Tho story Is that of n man who Is hired to ship as n sailor In ordor to lonrn If tho captain Is guilty, ns suspocted, of scuttling his ships for tho Insurance To avoid suspicion Farnum, ns Jim Lnndors, allows hlmsolf to bo shanghaied. Ho finds hlmsolf un der n brutal first mato, nnd tho mato nt onco shows that ho dis unites Landers moro tlinn any ono olso on board. Soon Erlcknn. tho mato, beats n boy nnd Lmidors knocks him down for which Land ers Is promptly put In Irons' Hut his position Is not so bad ns It might bo, bocnuso tho captain's daughtor, Lnura payod by Miss Jasklu Saunders comes to his aid with food nnd a flto. JIG, 00 buys n Ooodyonr 30x3 non-skid tiro this weok. Ford Oar age Chcapor than over boforo. SGft off for cash on all Ooodyoar nnd U. S. Tiros nnd Tubes. Ford Oarage. NOTICE TO IH)0 OWNKHH Starting on Monday, May 0 dog owners must socuro city llconso to keep such nnlmnls within city. Tho llconso fee Is $1 for malo mid $2 for females. IIo prepared to hnvo dogs llconsod nt onco or thuy will bo disposed of as by law provided. J. II. Gordon, City Mnrshnl. i NOTICH TO AUTO DIUVlCltH Drlvors of automobiles aro here by notified that tlio provisions of tho city ordinances governing vo hlcto traffic within tho city limits of Ontnrlo will bo strictly enforced. Drivers traversing city strooti 'nt greater speod tlinn 16 miles per hour will bo arrested mid subjoct to tho penalties provided by tow. J. II. , Gordon, City Marshal. NOTICK Hlds on school building In Dis trict No. 47 in tho Dig llond havo boon cnllod off until tho dlroctorn got out now plans nnd specifica tion. Win. F. Schultx, Chnlrmnn. A 30x3 U. Troad Tiro, only $12.00 Ford Qnrago. MORE REDUCTION W I IN PRICES E are ever keeping pace with the timss and prices are down because we are closing out this Bankrupt Stock. Ill 11 CABINETS Solid oak, porcelain work table cabinet complete with glass ware wns $7.1.85 Special for next week $47.90 Anothor style, was $84.00,. .$55.80 One that was $00.00 for. . . .$59.75 We can't fully describo them here You Must See Them RANGES Universal, Copper Clad, Wesco, Dixie, Simmons and Ideal ranges at less than we can buy them wholesale today. SEPARATORS Special for a short time Tho Viking. No better separator made, easiest washed, lightest mn- ning, longest Guaranteed. GOO lb. capacity $95.00 400 lb. capacity $67.00 200 lb. capacity $51.00 This is National Bicycle Week and we havo mado oxtra reductions and terms on Bicycles. Como, see them. No one meets our prices on the same quality. Tires and Sundries PHONOGRAPHS A $250 Phonograph and 20 records for $166.75 $215 Art Model and 20 records for $143.50 $200 Actuello and 15 records for $133.50 $105.00 machine, oak or mahogany and .15 records, for $110.00 HO 50.00 machine and 10 records for '. $100.00 $1155.00, Oak or mahogany and 10 records for $90.00 These machines play all makes of J. records porlecUy. Your choice of nny records in the liouso. Some very attractive prices on electric washers. $175.00 machine lev $120.00 $110.00 for $69.00 , OIL STOVES Well enough said. See us before you buy one. A good 40 lb. cotton mattress for $7.70 A large assortment of Fibre Thig at greatly reduced prices. Tin ware, granite ware, d'shes, glasses, furniture, linoleum nil at greatly reduced prices. uiiiiHiiiiiiHiiHiiEimi iiiuiii 1 11 iii3ininnii)Hif iiHHtmtttiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHEiiiwiiPiiif 11 iiiiiiEdiiii niiiuiiniEiiiii 1 111 m 11 niiiiiKiiiiiiJiiiiijiiiHiutiiimnniinnrHHmimrrn the a. l Mcdowell store J. A. SCHMIDT, BROKER Ontario Ore. A. L. McDOWELL, MGR' &