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(-w ry 'C iiiBHAiiY nnroRT loai HOME COMPAltATlVia STATISTICS . Year of Work . by city nlono Volumos in tho library 2C1C Hooks addod during yoar 02 Borrowers card In forco .. X270 Now noadors during tho year...... 276 Total book circulation . . "... 0180 Circulation 'from central library.. 0180 Hooka Bout to agon'clos ................ 0 Dook oxponso front city lory ...... 0 Book oxpotiRO from county and city comblnod .......................... Library sorvlco from city loyy.... 8800 Library; sorvlco from county and city comblnod .......................... Librarian , Volumes addod during yoar Now borrowors roglstqrod.......... Total book circulation Bo6k oxponso .. L brnrv sorv co . ................. Librarian - , 1 (Untrained) 2 (Ono trained) Library oxponso por capita ...- i 44 cents Numbor ot volumes per capita (ontlro county) 3G Circulation of books por capita (ontlro county) 2.8 Por cont of population as borrowors 21 Cain in circulation ovor 1920 was 14404 90.5 Tho control library is locatod In Ontario which already had a build ing when tho county systom was started. This Is tho only library building In tho county. Ontnro Is ths-argost town, 2038 population, , on tho main railroad .from Chicago to Portland, and- only a mllo from tho Idaho stato lino. It Is tho contor ot population, less than, ono hours automobile rldo from Vale nnjt Nyu sa, though about 150 miles from tho lower ond of tho county. w Tho llbrnrlos In Vale and Nysnff both locatod In tho rooms of tho commorclal club, havo Incroasod their circulation 137 por cont In 1921 and tholr numbor of now bor rowors 43 por cont. Tho book con dition of thoso two llbrnrlos is vory poor, tho sholvos nro flllod with worn out books, and thoro has nut boon onough book fund to rostock thorn. 107 books havn boon sent to tho Vale library from tho county library and 100 to Nyssa. Vale docs rory flno work In supplying tho noods of tho community by froquont special roquosU to both tho county library nnd stato library. Tho Increoso In roforpneo work In Vale has boon so mnrkd that It should havo special montlon In this report. In Nyssa, tho work Is still conflnod to tho cir culation ot books, but thoro with tho library open only ono aftornoon a wook, 168 books havo been circulat ed at ono tlmo, "As long as tho pooplo soa light" tboy t'orao in, nnd tho voluntoor librarian otton stays in tho library until sovon or eight in tho ovonlug. From a con signment of 83 books from tho Btnto library to Nyssa, 499 circulations nro roportod. Blnco it is Impossible be causo ot delinquent taxos to send onough books to Vale nnd Nyssa, tho librarian has a schodulo whoroby alio visits each library twlco a month, ono visit bolng dovotod to organizing and tho othor visit bolng whon tho library Is open to tho pubic. Tho library, lit Jordan. VnUoyhas boon movod to tho prlnt'shop ot tho ,-. local papor. Tho books aro bolng wldoly used, though somo difficulty In finding ono custodian to tnka chargo ot tho collection has sorvod to confirm tho old adago "too many cooks spoil tho broth." No dully roport has ovor boon rocolrod so that tho circulation statistics could not bo added to any roport. Station libraries Including 2309 books havo boon sunt to 27 editors. 15 ot thoso-in school houses, for, re loaning to tho pooplo In tho com munity. Two doposlts havo beon sont to schools for tho uso of -tho school alono. Ono doposlt has boon mado to tho county agricultural agent. No record ot circulation has boon mado from thtsa stations, Ono hundred books eont to Ilonlta whoro aro 84 borrowors, woro nearly all off tho shult at one time. Tho books from Fangpllano station, a ranch- t houso post offlco 40 mllos from a railroad, aro found In all tho homes from Skull Springs to Crowley, a dlstnnco ot about 40 mllos. Juntura ono ot tho largost small towns In tho county, prosonted a highly suc cessful farco on Novombor 34 th for th benoflt of tho library. A civic club was also formed whoso duos aro to pay tholr librarian for nor services. Tho books in tho West fall station, upon bolng- movod from a short distance out ot town to tho contor of town. bavo"nll been read in two months. Tho most Instrumental means of Increasing station libraries apart from tho county librarian's visits, ,fU a short talk given by tho librarian at tho Toachors' Initltuto. In tho most Isolated points, whoro little outsldo educational Influenco ' has beon felt, the books are rccetvd with gTatltlflcatlon. However, tt Is noted that they are most in demand In good Farm Bureau Centers. Whore tho county agent, one of whoso pro jects is tho county library, has dono his best work, thero tho greatest number ot books had to be sent. , Tho librarian took two long trips with tho County School Superinten dent In the fall. On these trips, the central and southern parts ot the county wero fairly well covered. These trips brought flno results, and nlsn manv Questions about school libraries, most ot which are deplor ably duplicated, used up, worn out, nnd not kept In good order. The county library has no Jurisdiction ovor school libraries. The chief success of the Central Library is the acquisition ot un ox collont experienced Janitor who has taken exceeding pride in renovating tho building and grounds. The park- log In front of the,llbrary has been transformed from a clump of weeds to a beautifully kopt lawn. The library building has boen thoroughly freed from dirt ond Is now kept warm and comfortable as well as at tractive and clean. This, with the addition of a bullotln board nnd ta- S l)Io ror special collections m a cub R f corner, and jfbme plants and pictures, HUH UUUU&CU iUO .D,,vv w library to such an extent that there are no longer chairs enough to ac- OME ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, 1010 1020 Por 1921 Per LaBt First cont Socond cont yoar ot gain yoar gain undor county unaor county systom system 3872 800 2310 1084 30303 1509G 2390 8207 29.9 1300 18.5 808 1232 1232 15809 0483 1214 87 157 G3 90.5 60 07.0 I1005.4G 11532.37 $4877.20 $5261.18 1 (Untralnod 2 (Ono tralnod) Undor city , alono(avorago Undor county Per cont ono yoar) systom, 1021 gain 301 141 800 1084 30303 123 008 447 834 484 5630 $103.98 $1532.37 $5201.18 iuou.uu comodnto tho readors who llko to spond tho ovonlng In tho library. Tho following soloctod list of ro- foronco questions asked at tho Con trnt Library, Indicates tho Increase In Uso, and shows .Uio varied Infor mation requested. How to buy a special edition of a book. Classification ot a western wild floworr Map ot Washington. Do you know ot a modorn houso tor rontT Potontlal resources ot South Am- orlca and tho Orient. How to wrlto a buslnoss lottor. Einstein theory. What bait la ttsod for flying flshT insuranco laws of Oregon. History of Malheur county. Whnt Is tho moanliiB- of Sinn Foln? Information about San Quonlln, Calif. Is thoro a town In connuc tlon or only a prison? Compulsory education. Public plnygrounds. Concroto post construction. Pruning manual. Lato Improvement In wlroloss tologrnphy. Somo reasons for tbo-"nwny from tno rarm" movomont. Llfo of Itosa Bonhaur, Is Qalbargaa province or town; in wuai pari or inuiar History of tho Illslcruclass. Who said, "Eternal vlgtlanco Is tho prlco ot llborty"T Tomporlng copper. Modol ot a Ford car. How to mako candlo shados Itosourcos of British Columbia ror stocK raising. Chomlstry ot photography. Pictures ot our Island possessions. Coral. Hoapmaklng. Paront-Toachor association work, , Propor cultivation ot head lettuce Sugar boot Industry. Aluminum. Formula for coloring nilnorals, Hallowo'on Ramos. Labor sldo of Immigration ques tion. Dross doslgn. Program for Armlstlco Day. What aro caratldsT Poaco conforonco, Paris, 1919. Iladlo communication laws regulations. Poultry raising. Crlmn end Its punlshinonts. nnd What author wroto tho greatest numbor of books. Evolution ofmachlnory. ' dot any moro Btorlos about when thoy fought with spears. , Smlth-Hughos act. Chemical properties of storago battorlos. Is Zano Qroy a mnn or a woman? Cooporatlvo roarkotlng. On January 6, II. W. Clomont re signed na momber ot tho board. This resignation left five members which Is tho numbor roqulrod by the latost Oregon Library law. Dr. II. II. Whitney resigned as mombor of tho board on Nov. 2. Mr. Ivan Oakes was appointed his succossor by tho council. In January Mr. J. R. Blackauy made an offer to tho library board to give half tho amount needed to finish tho basomont ot tho library, If tho othor halt wero raised by poular subscription or In somo way that did not use tax money. Tho money was noarly all raised by Decombor 31, Specifications woro mado and call for bids published for two wooks. Tno work has been glvon to a group ot men who wtll begin work as soon as the contract Is mado. The offort to raise money must still go on, for the furnishings. Tho lack of books is lamontablo, and Is the most harassing handicap to the work. 1370 books were loaned Malheur county In 1921. The needs ot tho library are many but these aro tho most pressing; l. More books. 2. Library Ford. 3. Moro storago space for inagazlnos, docu ments and supplies. 4. Moro chairs 6, Catalog caso. 6. Awnings and re pairing ot all tho drop windows. 7. Dook truck. In breozy and refreshing chaptors of outdoor llfo and recreation Eliza both Woodbrldge makos the unpre tentious history of her exploits with Jonathan a delight to hear about. "Moro Jonatran Papers" will charm especially thoso who hayo to do with mending drain pipes and such fam iliar affairs of tho household, Among other homely things, fishing, gardening and husbands are depic ted In an engaging Joyous style. "Justlco to AH" by Kajherlne Mayo la an Inspiring account of tho way Pennsylvania solved the prob lem of rural law and order .through its state constabulary. This force was tho parent body ot state police In the United States, has boen des cribed by Mr, Roosevelt as "A Mo del of Efficiency, a Model ot Honesty a Model ot Absolute treeaom irom Political Contamination." Its dar ing adventure, brim full of courage and powor, romlnd ono ot tho knights of old. Ot Interest to read ers In Oregon because of Its recont lnnugoratlon of Stato Pollco. Tho pon and Ink drawing with Its slogan "Now Hooks", now postod on tho bullotln board aboya tho tablo for spoclnl collections In tho library, was mado by Frank Dormnn. Tom Thumb Wedding iv Success Friday night tho High School Auditorium was filled to overflowing whon tho Tom Thumb Woddlng was given by children soloctod from tho lircthrcn, Baptist and M. E. Sunday schools, Tho Director, Miss Eliza both Howell actod undor tho ausplcos ot tho Ladles Aid ot tho M. E. church. Tho rocolpts totaled $102.80 and will go to apply on tho now church building, Tho community spirit shown In tho attondanco by all tho pooplo waB flno. Tho groom, Harold Schubort, son ot Mr. and Mrs L. 55. Schubort, and tho dainty, nnd charming brido, Qesovn Wlllard tho throo yoar old daughtor of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wlllard, porformod their parts with dignity and graco which could not bo equalled by oldor brides and grooms. Llttlo Holon Powell was tho maid of honor and Orvlllo Smith, best man. Thoro wero two dainty bridesmaids In pink and two In bluo. Jack Hurt and Clifford Shanks did tholr part oxcoodlngly well In ushering In tho guests who had beon annouucod by tlio dlgnlflod Paul Hooloy who did his part In a splondtd mnnnor. Lyle Dalzall play ed welt tho part ot rojoctod suitor, whllo Charles Itobort Hollcnbcck nctod un minister. All tho tlfty-throo taking part did Nvoll and to all tho community and especially to tho chltdron who so happily porformod Is duo tho success ot tho ontlro on tortatament which bo pleased tho pooplo. Luoy Lonora Morolnnd, tho only daughter nnd oldest child ot Mr. and Mrs. J, F. Morolnnd, passed away at tho homo Saturday morning ul nlna o'clock, death bolng duo to pnou monla. Sho was not sorlously HI un til JubI two days before hor death. Funeral sorvlces woro hold this Mon day aftornoon at ono o'clock at tho homo, bolng conducted by llov. H. S. Ulack und tho body laid to rest In tho Ontario ccmotory. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Cartor aro tho paronU ot a son, born Sunday Januay ictu. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Qramm aro tho paronts of a boh, born January 11. Mr. and Mrs. Rlchnr Hall had as tholr guost to a, Sunday dlnnor Mr. and Mrs. William Ulrdsnll ant) family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Nolt and chltd ron aro visiting In Nnmpa. Mr. and Mm. Frank Thompson woro at Eaglo Sunday, guosU ot Mr', and Mrs. Cliff Uarnou. Mrs. Florence Frazlor Drown and Mr. Drown aro tho paronts ot a son Miss Uortha Dllnd roturnod Mon day to her work at School District No. 0, hor school bolng dismissed bo- causo of a nro In tho now build ns. Mr. nnd Mrs. D. Whonldon ontor talnod to dlnnor Sunday llov. and Mrs. Ooorgo Todd and daughtor Polly Lou, and MIsb Smith. Miss Whoutdon was also ovor from tho hospital at Outurlo spending tho day. Miss Mabel Roblnsou Is up from Caldwell spending tho week ond with Miss Llnulo Crcacor. Miss Alice Kllno spent tho wook end in Wolsor with her slstor, Mario. Word has como that Mrs. T. R. Nollson, accompanlod by hor undo and. aunt, Mrs. A. Moody will re turn tho first of this wook from Uppon, Sandusky, Ohio whoro thoy had gone With tho remains of Qrand ma Moody and ot Mrs, Nelson's mothor. Mrs. a. M. Walker has roturnod from Twin Falls. Thirty young mon and women ot Canyon School District near Mid dloton started out Sunday for tho Frultloud llrothron church to glvo a program uunng tno cluircli Hour, A short way from tho farther ond ot tho sago brush a whool came off tho truck In which thoy woro riding, forcing tholr return. Flvo camo on In a car, ono of them, Qeorgo Thomn sou bolng admlnUtorod baptism si mo cnurcn during tno sorvlces. Miss lona Johnson Is at Now Plymouth this wook holplng to. care for tho now arrival at tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Carter, a son, born January 16th. Charles Miller, has sufficiently re covered from a rocent serious lllnoss to be taken to tho hospital Saturday for an operation for tho removal ot adnolds and tonsils. Tho Kensington will moot next Tuosday evening with the Misses Illomstroms In Payettd. Tho church and Sunday school services of tho M, E, church woro held Sunday at tho High School auditorium because ot the church building being remodeled. The llrothron peoplo are building for Mr, and Mrs. Charles Hlmler a two room houso In which thoy will reside as soon as finished. Special services were held In tho Drethren church Sunday moraine to celobrato tho anniversary of tho ratification ot the eighteenth amend ment. MONTANA ' The U, S. Government Reclama tion Projects In Montana offer un usual opportunities for homeseek ers, The land Is very cheap and can bo purchased with a small payment down and the remaining payments scattered over twenty years. Our traveling representative, Mr. O. D. Tlbbetts, care ot Dewey Polaco Hotel, Nampa, Idaho, Full Information and free publica tions may bo had from him. Address O, D. Tlbbetts, caro ot Dewey Palace Hotel, Nampa, Idaho. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY CO. I FRU1TUND BENCri jgTJRSDAY, JANUARY WE THANK YOU ALL IN HELPING TO MAKE ONTARIO GROW MpjBJMMMMBjMiffjB Wo wish to thank tho merchants oC Ontario and through thorn their customers, for inaugurating and making possible the successful flour selling drive that has just been made to introduce our "Made in Ontario" Leader Four. "We ask that each pur chaser give it a good thorough trial; two or three if necessary, for you know flour from different mills have to bo handled dif ferently, and it may take two or three trials to get just the right combination and methods of preparing tho dough mixturo and baking. However, wo promise at all times to supply tho mer chants with a flour that will merit your continued patronage. Wo surely appreciato the special offort that is being made by tho people of Ontario to give us a chance to mako good and wo solicit your further favors. Thanks to you all 111 ONTARIO ROLLER MILLS 'CE ttt ELECTRIC PIIuCl.- Method, Lono Tried Out In Hcit t fUitauranti, and Ship, Soon to O Universal, Now that IccIcks refrigeration has been simplified to thu point where II is tulluhle for the home, It Is huiV to predict thut It will not hu long be fore It will be within the reach of even thosj of very modest pocket books, und all need of bothering with the Iceman, with his pick aud tongs, will be gone. Thu leu uiieil on our tables has long been tho product of electric rofrlgcru tlon, although the mechanism was not located In our own homes, says tno Philadelphia North American. Hotels, restaurants und pusucngor bouts have used the electric process because It Is efficient, unltnry und convenient. Electricity does not Immediately and directly produce the freezing temper ature, but merely provide the motive power to condense certuln chemicals which are the actual refrigerants. In the process of condensation these chemical vaporize or "boll" uud ab sorb the heat from the surrounding air, The machinery by which eon ileriHutlon and vaporization Is pro duced was formerly large and ex pensive, and It has taken continu ous experimentation to reduce It to a point where It Is practical for house hold like. The process hns been similar to the transition of locomotive power from lie large und clumsy railroad steam mgiiit to the smaller automobiles, whh their comparatively simple mechanism. Tin1 complex machinery hud to be re tied to u point where It could be n'lltuod cheaply and operate on a i,.ill ftculx Klectrlc refrigeration hns cw tflnioat reached the Jitney cln-s. t will sihiii be considered essential ii nil our MIi'Ik-iis Woman Crows Prlxt Dates. On a four-acre plot In California Mrs. Carl Woodhouse planted date trees eight years ago, and this yenr the harvest will net about f 3,000. Two of her prize hunches weigh thirty pounds euch. Mrs, Woodhouse has done all the work herself. Touched Fireman's Heart An old mother cat got caught in an apartment houe fire with her four kit ten In Brooklyn. A fireman named Smith wss at work In the thick of th smoke when lie felt a soft mid porxist ent rubbing ugulust his foot. The smoke was to thick that he could noi see the floor distinctly, but ho bent over and found the object was a cat She wasn't worried so touch about her self, but xhe had her whole fam.ly four kittens with her In u pasteboard box which she had dragged from the flames. The trouble was that she could not get the box downstairs with out spilling Its contents. So Smith rescued her and the kittens, and got badly cut by broken glass In doing to. 19, 1922 Charter No 9348 ItKPOIlT OF CONDITION OF T1IH ONTARIO NATIONAL BANK AT ONTAHIO l.N TIIK STATIC OF OHUGO.V, AT THU CI09H OF IIUHINK8M ON di:ckmiii:h Ul, 1021. iticsounciw l.a Loans and discounts, Including rediscounts (oxcopt thoso shown In b and o) -f CCS, 347.30 Total loans (02,347.30 Deduct: d Notos and bills rodlscountod with Koderul Itosorvo Dank (othor than bank accoptunces sold) 2. Overdrafts, unsecured 1. U, S. Government securities a b Uoposltod to socura circulation (U. S. bonds par value) , 00,000.00 All othor Unltod(Statos Oovornmout Socur- 1 1108 ZtJfVUUivQ Total Other bonds, securities, etc.: Banking Houso, $37,200.00; Furnlturo and flxturos, S6284.1C; 7. 8. 10. Ileal oatato ownod other than Lawful rpsorvo with Federal Cash In vault and amount duo bauks 11. Amount duo from stato banks, bankors, and trust compunlos In tho Unltod States (othor than Included In Itoms 8, 0, or 10 13. Chocks on other banks In tho same city, or town an roportlng bank (othor than Item 12).... Total ot Itoms 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.. 28,029.14 16. nedomptlon fund with U. 8. Troasuror and duo from U. S. Troasuror TOTAL LIADIL1TIEH Capital stock paid In Surplus fund Less current exponsos, Interest and taxos paid Circulating notes outstanding Amount duo to Stato banks, bankers and and trust companies In tho United Statos and foreign countries (other than Included In Itoms 21 or 22) ." Cashier's chocks on own bank outstanding. .. Total of Items 21, 22, 23, 24, and 26... 24,412.00 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) i subject to llcscrvo (doposlts payable within ,.- ' 30 days): Individual deposits subjoct to check Certificates ot deposit duo In less than 30 days (other than for money borrowed) . . . . Total of domond doposlts (othor thanWJfiVT" 17. 18. c 20. 23. 25. 26. 27. bank denoslts) subject to llesorvo. Itoms 20.'iM-" 27. 28. 29. 30 and 31 Tlmo doposlts subject to llcscrvo (payable after 3.0 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings): Certificates ot deposit (othor than for money borrowed) 108,996,09 Other tlmo deposits , 44,031,37 Postal savings deposits 027.72 Total ot time deposits subject to Re serve, Items 32, 33, 34 and 36 ..,, 163,654,18 33. 34. 36. TOTAL STATE OP OUEQON, COUNTY OP MALHEUIt, ss I, W. F. Homan, Cashier of the aboye-namod bank, do solemnly swear that tho abovo statoment Is truo to tho best ot my knowledge and bolloi W. F. HOMAN, Cashier Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 11th day of January, 1922. W. L .TUHNER, Notary Public. My Commission Expires March, 1926. COnilECT Attest: O.-IJ. EMISON. J. IT. DLACKABY EARL BLACKABY Directors, ' (SEAL) 1tesofvoDfstrlst No, 13 106,834.03 166,834.03 T400.37 owned i 390,612.07 490.37 83,000.00 32,810.03 42,484.15 2,460.00 18,036.00 banking houso Itosorvo Dank from national 27018.03 4,428.81 881.70 3,000.00 008,012.02 00.000.00 40,000'.00 177.49 00,000.00 23,114.23 1,297.83 307,602.01 11,006.28 32& " 228,008.29 008,012.02 V siewji,Msw jMKr r" TJT" i-ST,i'r5jL -. .X