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SSSwFTT M" -.i-wT'iiT psmww ' i" ii ' "Twwf (Nfmtti .Sights. VOL. XXVI ONTAKIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1922 NO. 7 POULTRY SHOW WILL BE STAGEDM WEEK Moro limn BOO Kntrlc Hmo Already Jeon Received l'Vom tlio Mnho Bldo of HIvcr Committee Now nt Work Kings nnd quoons ot tho poultry flocks ot Malheur and Payette counties will via with each other for honors nt tho nnuunl Ontario Poultry show which Is to ho hold hero noxt wook, starting on Wednesday and ending on Friday. Tho show which Is bolng sponsorod oy tho Commorclal club which Is financing tho premium list, and tho nrrangomont and rnnnngomont Is bo lng carod for by tho Farm Uurcau poultry comtnlttoo. It will ho hold In tho building JuBt south of tho Argus office. ' That tho show noxt wook will bo tho biggest ovor hold In this soctloa Is nbsolutoly assurod alroady. It has boon domonstratod that tho Idaho functors nro out, to tnko tho major slinro of tho honors for 600 Idaho birds havo boen ontorod for tho show. I A. 1). Cain, Graham Park and W. II. Doollttlo havo boon co-operating In securing facilities, and complet ing arrangoments County Agent Drolthaupt has boon assisting thorn, and 0. E. Dlbblo and .othor Payette county poultry mon havo boon nt work on tho othor sldo of tho rlvor to assuro tho succoss of tho show. APPLE CROP IS DOUBLED BY FERTILIZER FROH DAIRY O. II. HnrxcAitt of IVultlnnd Kiwi Dairy Herd ProflUthln In Mora Tliiui Ono Ho"prct Bome of 1IU Cow Record Breaker Whllo ranchers aro thlnkfng of getting Into tho dairy buslnoss for tho monoy that It will bring from croam chocks, somo nt. loasthavo not thought of tho Importance of tho bUHlnoss as an aid to othor farming offorts. .Hut 0. 11. Bargoant of Fruttland, ownor ot tho Ited Applo ranch, has. Mr. Sargoaht wan Is Ontario Tues day, and whllo In tho Argus offlco told ono Rid that his dairy cattle had boen that Is significant, Mr. Snrgoant him a hord ot SO roglstorod Jorsoys, and' by tho way, ono of his cows led all tho Jersey's In 13 states during October, In but tnrfnt poductlon, and among thoio states woro both Idaho and Utah; whllo another cow, Winona's Now Plymouth Quouu, during Decombor had a record ot 73.3 pounds ot but torfat. nut that Is all boaldo the story wo sturtod to tell. Hon I do proving money makers from their milk, thesu cows fur nlshod 300 loads of manure fertil iser which was placed In onn'soctlon of tho Hod Applo ochard, and from that section Mr, Rargeant declared: '"Wo picked double tho amount ot apjiles socured In an equal area ot thj sarao orchard. This It seems, should prove to any orchard man that a bunch ot dairy cows aro es sential to tho succoss of his orchard, to say nothing of tho profit which he receives directly from the milk they produce." WIVES AND 8WEETHEAHTH OF OREGON CLUH MEN GIVE DANCE 'Last Friday evening the tables were turned at the Oregon Club, when after ,yeara of being tho recipients of the honors from their escorts, tho wlvoa and sweethearts, ot tho club members themselves staged a protty dance. To begin with undor the direction ot a large committee, the ball was transformed Into a Japaneese garden and tho dancers tripped undor a myriad ot festooned butterflies streamers and Japanese lanterns. Flowers and clothes covered the pool and billiard tables In the lounging room which wus UBed for refresh ments toward midnight. Tho or chestra entered the spirit ot the oc casion and played In silk klmonaa and cute little Jazz caps. Mra. II. L. Peterson and Miss Viola Husted eang vocal soloa and Miss Helen Hardman presented a boIo dance while tho Misses David and Itau gavo a Japanese dance in costume. From every ttewpolnt tho entertainment nnd dance was most successful and was enjoyed by a largo gathering. COLD WEATHEK BRINGS OUT DEMAND FOU OLD CLOT! IKS . Whllo thoro aro not many poopla In Ontario who aro roal- 4 ly sufforlng on account of the Bavoro cold snap tho past woek still thoro aro somo and a number of thoso have applied to tho Itod Cross Shop for wlntor clothing. If you havo nny old underclothing, suits, f coats or othor garments of 4 which you nro not In need either bring thoso to tho shop or phono to Mr, lloury Griffin nnd s ho will bco they nro Bocurcd. This Is a roal opportunity to 4 4- do a Borvlco to somo of your 4 follow cltlzons. ANTI TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY WILL SEND NURSE TO COUNTY Report on Chrl"tnnw Soul Snlo Made White Battlement Bcliol Is Honor Winner for Schools Ontario Pharmacy Fr IlUKlnOgs Finns Mrs. Irwin Troxoll, chairman of tho Woman's club commlttoo, which had charge of tho annual sale ot Christmas soals was advlsod this woek Uiat tho Stato Antl-Tuborculos-Is Society Intondod to Bend to Mai hour county soon soino ono ot Its nurses for a season's 'wo-!" All that tho local offlcors of or ganizations cooporatlug In this work Will havo to do Is to furnish trans portation for tho nurno from ono community cohtor to anothor. In tho report ot tho seat salo Mr. Troxoll roturnod a total ot $100.30 from this soctlon which Includod An dox, Oregon Slopo, Park, Pioneer, Ontario, Cairo, Arcadia, Nyssa, King man Kolony, Dig Uond, Lincoln and Whlto flottlomont school districts. Tho banner school room of tho on tlro.Boctton was tho primary room a .WhlUi, .Settlement," which sold w worth ot stamps, whllo tho bannor business house was tho Ontario Pharmacy. INCOME TAX .MAN WILL HE HEHi: 10H FOUK DAIS Tho Argus Is Informed that from Wodnosday, Kobruary 8th to Satur day,' Fob. lltb, a spoclal doputy ot tho Intornal Kovenuo Dopartmont will bo at tho City Hall In Ontario, to assist tho cltlzons. ot this region In figuring tholr Income during tho year 1021. Blnco thoro nro many now provisions In tho law even thoso who may not havo nny Incomo tax to pay will still find tlmo to call up on Undo Sam's representative. PAYETTE HOY8 AND GIHL8 COMING) TO PLAY LOCALS Ontario basket ball fans aro to eujoy a double header ot their favorite wlntor sport, Friday night at tho Legion Hall, when tho Payette High School boys and girls teams coroo to meet tho locals. Last Fri day night the Nampa high basket tossers won a decided victory over tbo locals In the socond halt ot the struggle when thoy ran tho scoro to 28 to 14. MUSIC HECITAL 1Y PUPILS At tho Masonlo ball on Saturday evening, January 28, tho music pu pils taking instruction from Miss Luella Callln will give a recital. To this event not only the relatives and friends of the pupils but the general public Is Invited. WAS" HEItE 30 YEARS AGO Howard Evans ot Milton, Oregon, spent a day or, two In Ontario this this week. Yeara ago when Ontario was Just starting to bo more than a station and a store, Mr. Evans then a boy, was here. Though ho did not romaln hero long ho mado several acquaintances then which he re newed this week. WANT TO CURTAIL SEItVICE The O, B. L. has asked permission of tho Public Service Commission to reduce tho train service to Homo dale from Ontario and to Brogan from here,' to thrice a week Instead ot dally. Theso are but two ot a long list ot such requests made. A. L. Cockrum left Saturday for Kansas City to visit bis mother. Enroute east he stopped at Denver to take in the Western Koyal Cattlo show. t I t Mr. And Mrs. J. D. BUHugsIey .are spending a few weeks in Portland. NEARLY HALF Of TO DAIRY LOAN ELEVEN BUSINESS ME.V PLEDGE $1,000 INITIAL CAPITAL' STOCK FHUITLAND DANKER TELL8 WHAT HE CAN DO FAHMEH8 EXPRESS OP1NI0NB OF DAIRYING AND THEIR DICSIItE TO ENTKIt INTO IT IiUNClI SEHVK1) I1V ONTARIO EH MILLS. Aftor nearly throa hours ot dis cussion of ovory phnso of tho pro posed plan for tho formation of a loan company through which to bo euro Bomo ot tho Far Flnanco cor poration funds to bo usod in this soctlon for tho purposo of dairy cow, $1000 or noarly half of On. tario's quota for tho company was BUbscrlbod at tho Commorclal Club last night by olovon business men. At tho moetlng thoro woro 70 prosont, many of whom enmo from Nyssa nnd Vale and rcprosontod tbo buslnoss mon nnd farmers of tholr sections. Thoro wns a big dologs. Hon from Doad Ox Flat hoadod by J. L. Urown, chairman ot tbo com mlttoo of farmers who asked tho prlvllodgo of mooting tho business mon) and then, too, thoro woro many farmors from about Ontario. On tario was roprosontatod by approxi mately half of Its business mon. Dlcuslon Candid Prcsldont E. C. Van Potton, presi dent ot tho club prosldod and first callod upon Frank Gardner, cashlor ot tho Fruttland Stato Dank to toll what had boon dono In Payette county, This ho did brlofly anil ox plained tho workings ot tho proposed plan. Mr. Oardnor said that tho quota for Payette county had boon flxod at -3000 and that Mr. Albort ot Payette doclarod that It tho Fruit land and Now Plymouth banks would oach tako 500 worth of Uio stock that tho Payette banks would tako $1,000 oach. "This arrangement 4a satisfactory with us, and wo will tako that and tho Payette quota will thu bo rfclsod" ho said. No Danger of Ovor-Production Sam Alaxandor of Vale, a dairy man ot oxporlonco onllvonod tho mooting with a short but convincing talk. Ho doclarod that thoro is no dangor ot overproduction In tho dairy buslnoss "because thoro Is so much work conuoctod with it." Ho furthor doclarod that much In tho dairying gamo Is llko ovorythlng olso, depend ent on tho man who goos Into It Among tho othor ranchers who spoko brlofly woro J. L. Drown, E. D, Conklln, I. I. Culbortson and Soymour Hobs. Tho ranchors gavo tho business mon something to think about, and all ot them omphaslzod tho work that dairying moans. Thoy doclared It tholr oxporlonco that It was not a big monoy mnkor, but a stoady monoy makor, and that so long as they had cows they had somo monoy at loast with, which to pay tholr bills and do business with tho MRS. R. 0. PAYNE'S MOTHER MRS. WILLIAM MAULE PASSES Prominent Worker in W. H. O.i Itatern Star nnd Other Pay- etto Women's ,OrKnnlzaton Dies Was Well Known Here Mrs, William Maule of Payette, mother of Mrs. It. O. Payno of this city died at her borne In Payette last Saturday after an Illness of sev eral years duration. Funoral nor vices wore held at Payette Monday and were attonded by many Ontario friends ot the family, for she was well known hero. Interment was mado In the Riverside cemetery nt Payette. Mra. Maule was one ot tho actlvo and prominent workers In the Por tia club ot Payette, the Eastern Star and In the W. R. C, which organiza tion also Includes Ontario In Its Jur isdiction. 8ho likewise was an no tlvo church worker. Beside her husband and six chll- dren, four sons and two daughters survive her; Dwlgbt of Bolso Albert ot Nampa, Reuel of Payette, and Leroy of Moscow, and Mra. R. O. Payno ot Ontario, and Mra. Patrick Murphy of Payette Mrs. Manual Clark ot the Sod House ranch near Narrows. Ore., was In Ontario Monday on hen way to Iowa ttt visit her son. n Miss Amelia Plughotf of Hunting ton, was visiting with her aunt, Mrs. V. W Brookover, In Ontario last week; ONTARIO'S QUOTA COMPANY SIGNED mon In town. Thoy told tho busl noss mon plainly that thoy appreciat ed what they woro undertaking nnd that thoy and tholr nolghbors In tondod to go Into tho dairying per manently. Rov. D. J. Glllandors told ot tho oxporlonco of tho dairy ranchors In tho Frnsor rlvor vnlloy whllo County Agont L. It. Urolthaupt dlecussod various foatures of tho workings ot tho law, as did C. R. Emlson and W. II. Doollttlo. II. U. Cockrum doclarod that whlto ho did not dcslro to dtscouago tho offort.. It was his opinion that with so many soctlons ot tho country Booking tho dairy cow as an outlot for tholr hay crops and a rollof from Btagnnnt conditions, that tbo prlco of cows would probably soar, and thoroforo urged tho purchaBO ot young Btock. Frank Hall ot Nyssa, also a banker, took a similar vlow point, as did ono or two ranchors. II, C. Doyor, speaking as a bus! noss man snld that whllo not all ot tho ranchors would succeed, still onotlgh would to Justify tho offort and that ho was roady to procood to tako ntock. A poll of buslnoss mon prosont affirmatively answorod tho quoqllon. Somo, wanted tlmo to con sider how much thoy would tnko. Mr Chostor of Vale told tho moot ing that at Vale thoy havo alroady, alond, subscribed $5700 worth ot stook, and woro roady to procood alono, but thnt thoy woro considering nt loast somo ot thorn woro, tho ad visability of Joining tho largor or ganization which Includos seven counttou In Idaho nnd Malheur coun ty In Orogon; which is tho company thnt tho Ontario Nyssa mon aro Joining. Whllo many ot tho rancho'rs and buslnoss mon woro enjoying tho lunch furnished by tho Ontario Holl er Mills, a numbor ot Initial slg nnturoa to tho subscription list woro socurod aH follews: II. L. Potorson, Harry n. Cockrum, C. H. Emlson, J. T. MoNulty, E. A. Frasor, II. C. Doyor and O. M. Castloman, $100 oach; E. C. Van Potton, $1S0; E. M. Orolg, J. A. Lacknoss and George K. Aiken, $S0 each. It Is tho understanding that tho initial stock takon by tho buslnoss men will bo sold to tho ranchers as thoy aubscrlbo for tho ton por cont of tock nocessary boforo thoy can make loans on cattlo to bo pur chased. WOODMEN AND NEIGHBORS HOLD JOINT INSTALLALIONS DrllU Presented by Newly Elected Official11 EntortulnhiK Program Presented Dcsptto Storm The 'snowstorm Monday evening did not Iceep about sixty of the Roy al Neighbors and Modorn Woodmen at home. Only ono officer was un able to bo present to bo Installed. The following woro lnstallod In the Royal Neighbers: by Oraco Turner as Installing officer and Heryl Stlth as Ceremonial Marshal: Oracle, Myrl Dlngham; Past Or acle, Lulu Drown; Vice Oracle, Ado line. Haw; Chancellor, Maggie Howe; Rocorder Mamlo Secoy Marshal, Dessle Ready; Innor Sentinel, Em ma, Gramse; Outer Sentinel, Flor ence Keefef Manager for 3 years, Lola Seedy. The following Woodmen officers were Installed: Consul, A. S. Drown; P8t Consul R. D. Breckon; Adviser A. O. Plant; Banker, E. A, Fergu son; Clerk, C. E. Secoy; Escort, O. Haw; Watchman, B, Benson; Sen try, J. II. Howland; Manager for 8 years, R. D, Breckon. One enjoyable feature of tho eve ning was a fancy drill put on by the installing officers and the newly In stalled officers of both camps. Refreshments were served and all present report a very enjoyable evening. Plans are being made for another pleasant evening at the next regular meeting Feb. 6, 1922. 4- 44-4-4-4-4 444 YOUNG BLIZZARDS REMINDS ONE OF MINNESOTA WINTElt Although tho thormomotor 4-4- only slid down tho roglstor to 4- four abovo zoro, tho 30 mtlo 4 broozo which accompanied tho drop nnd sout tho snow flying Tuosdny aftornoon and evening romlnllod many Ontnrlans of 4 similar weather conditions ox- 4 4 porloncod In Mlnnosota and In 4 othor Mlddlo Wostorn Btatos 4 from which thoy enmo. Starting Sn'turdny night tho 4- Cold snap reached ltn first 4 4 low point Monday morning 4 whon registering thorraomotors 4 rccordod threo abovo. Thon It 4- 4- grow wnrmdr and Monday attor 4 4 noon a beautiful fall ot Btiow 4 blnnkotod tho ontlro valloy. 4 When tho snow ceased tho torn- 4- 4- pcraturo dropped and aldod by 4 4 tho high wind gavo Ontario n 4 mild Imitation of n regular Mid- 4 4- dlo West blizzard nnd tho 4 4- plumbers woro given consider- nhlo work fixing frozen nnd 4 4 cracked wator plpos. Wodno- 4- day night tho second cold rnco 4 4- startod and sub-zoro wtoathor mado now records for this sec- 4 tlon. 4 OREGON SLOPE COOKING GIRLS ENTERTAIN BOYS Delightful Tlmo Furnished Young Men by Cook Old Tlmo Game I'lnynl'-Hamo New One Al" Tho Truo Illuo Cooklqg Club ontor tnlnod tho Dairy Herd llocord Koon ing Club member nt tho llartsho homo on Oregon Slopo last Friday overling. Many gnmos woro playod during tho ovontng but probably tho most popular with tho girls waa that of "Sowing Machlno." In this gamo tho girls woro kneel ing In two rown facing each othor, oach girl representing a sowing ma chine. Tho boys woro conductod In to tho roonui'Yo nt a tlmo'nnd tho sales lady suggested that thoy walk down tho Isle botwnon tho two rows ot girls and pick out tho sowing ma chlno which thoy liked host. Ot courso this was agrooablo and Just at first tho boys woro inclined to lolsivroly Inspoct tho "machlnos," but at tho sound of a cortaln pecul iar whlstlo tho said boyn always and without fall mado a wild lunge for ward, and with tho utmost hasto travolod tho remaining length of tho nlslo. Tho selection ot n sowing ma chlno wus forgottou, tho solo re maining Idoa soomod to bo that ot spood, and this speed was nccolor atod to an unnatural dogroo by tho Jab of a noedlo as tho boy passod. Mr. Llndsoy asd County Club Agont Wollman woro soon rubbing tholr logs very tondorly somo thirty min utes attor this gamo was ovor. The games of "Poor Pussy", "Bring back what you borrowed, otc. fully occupied tho tlmo until rotresh monta, consisting ot sandwltchos and cocoa woro sorvod. Aftor which everybody was supplied with a gon erous holplng of nice, warm, sticky taffy and Instructed to pull It. It was really tho only thing left to do when you onco got in your hands as you couldn't get rid of It until It got hard. Those prosont wero Junoll Coats, Mary Bartscho, Marlam Davls.Loulso Davis, Loulso Howard, Nottlo Bart scho, Alia Osborne Ethelyn Megord on, Keith Burrell.Curtls Cnrlco Do ward Graco, Willis Howard Chester Holloway, Bernard Frost, Miss West Mr. Llndsoy and Mr. Wollman. ODDFELLOWS INITIATE The Oddfellows Initiated their of flcoro for tho coming yoaf last Fri day night. Thoso holding offices for the ensuing year are; O. W. Haw, n. g.; Jack Dlllard, v. c; C. W. Piatt, f. s.; Wm, Vlornow, r. c; Vlo Marsden, trcas.j Al Andrews, chap lain; O. Scow, r. b. n. g.; Lot. John son 1, 8. n. g.; Robert Shaffer, I. B. A. N. Hlckoy, o. s. g.; Mr. Patterson, r. b. v. g.; Bill Hlckey, 1. s. m,; R Caryle, r. a, s.; T. Sherman 1. s. s, There woro a number of visitors prearnt from Nyssa, Payette and Mu'.ray, Idaho Several now mem bers took the second degree. A banquet was served at the closo. Miss Mario Fisher returned week from a six weeks visit to old homes at St. Paul, Minn., Richmond, Wlconsln. Whllo last her and On- tnrlans aro shivering with near zero weather they may gain a little com fort In tho fact that Miss Fisher re ports she oncounterod 20 degrees be low zero during ber stay In the Mid die west. LIBRARY MEETS OFFER RECEIVESiDONATION J. It. Hlncknby Bunds Check to Com plete Fund for Improving I)ac-tnenf-Woinans Club Mado Up llnlanco On bolng notified that tho Wo man's Club had complotod tho num .loodod to comply with his offor to furnish halt ot tho estimated cost of improvomont, J. IL Blaokaby this wcok sent to tho Library his chock according to tho agroomont. Anti cipating Mr. Blackaby'a action how ovor, tho Library board had previous ly advortlsod and lot tbo contract for comont work and carpontor work and soon tho work, will bo finished nnd this long noodod Improvomont will bo In uso. At a spoclal mooting of tho Wo man's Club hold last Friday after noon" nt tho homo ot Mrs. Harry D. Cockrum, arrangomonta wero mado for completing tho subscription to tho fund to which thoy had previous ly mado a generous subscription. Tho othor donors woro tho Girls' Club and tho llttlo girls ot Mrs. W. L. Tumor's sowing class. Tho room provided for by tho gen erosity of Mr Blnckaby and tho Wo man's Club and tho othor organiza tions will bo turnlshod and provldo a homo for tho Woman's Club, Girls' Club and othor organizations. THAYER AWARDED BIG DAMAGES TOR HIGHWAY After Tho Days .Trial .and .Many Conflicting Opinions of Wltitcwfto" Jury Prokcnt IU Ver dict Court May Appeal Having epont kll'of Monday and Tuesday llstnolng to tostlmony In tho caso ot Malheur county vb. Otis Thayor Involving tho question ot damages for tho construction ot tho Old Orogon Troll through tho Thay or ranch Just north ot tho Malheur rlvor, the Jury Wodnosday morning roturnod Its vodlct. Undor tho terms of tho jury's findings tho county will havo to pay Mr. Thayor $500 for tho land, $750 damages, $200 uttornoya fooa and tho costs at tho suit. This Is tho first condemnation suit of this kind tried in the county, and troro nro several others ponding. In vlow of tho damagoa given It Is bo llovod that tho county will appeal from tho docUlons of tho Supreme Court. Whotbor or not to appoal Is a question that the county court will detormlno at IU noxt mooting. PLUMBERS PARADISE NOT THE HANANA DEIr NOW According to the pross dlspatchos from noarby cities and towns In Eastorn Oregon anl Idaho, tho do groo ot cold to which Ontario was subjected was only comparatively low from Tuosday to Thursday. Whllo Ontario roglstorod as low as 18, at Vale the mocury climbed down to 22, at Rlversldo 26 and at Crana bumpod 30, Ovor In Idaho ono tow, n Donnolly, on the Payette Lakes lino reportod 42 below, which 1b low enough to suit anyone. Anyway this was not tho banana belt at all, but It was the plumbora paradlso, and-noarly every family In tho city had calls In for tbo ropalr man. Tho only accident reported wob at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. J, (A, Dartlett whoro tho water front In the kitchen rango burst. No one waa injured. B, F. Nott, agod B0, a former rosldont of Ontario and a plonoer ot Oregon died Saturday evening nt tho Mercy Hospital In Nampa. Mr. Nott was a practicing dentist In Ontario for many year, and will no doubt bo remombered by many On tario peoplo. His death followed an operation for mastoid. He is sur vived by his widow and threo child ren, Mrs, Choxloa Wotherspon ot Nampa; Ray Nott of Nampa and Mrs. J. G, Ormo, Bermmerton Wn. O. A, Kratt tho civil onglnoer has gono to LaOrando where ho has acceptod a position with that city. MrB. Cora Beagle and son, Harvey arrived from Burns Monday to visit with their daughter and sister, Mrs. J, R. Oregg and family for a few days before leaving for Los Augcles, where they will reside. 3iftft.tgyfrll' """ ",3J S3&3T7