THE ONTARIO AUG PS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 1922 OREGONJLOPE . iur, anu mrs. v. t Anarus ana y son, Wllllard, mottored to Nampa and spent the day with relatives. Mrs. Andrus remained In Nampa for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. George Sullens and son, Harold wore guests Sunday evening of Mr. and Mrs. C. Welcher. Messrs. Lloyd Culbortson, Otto C. Miller and Carlos Wilcox spent sev eral days last week in the hills. Miss HUdred Fellows of -Caldwell was the guest of Miss Mary Conner Thursday and Friday, at the Otto Miller ranch. Milton Layer and C. W. Welcher attended a special meeting of the ' K. of P. lodge in Payette Monday evening. - , William Summer returned home Sunday afternoon after having spent a fortnight with relatives in Ster ling, Colorado. Mrs. Kirkendall and daughter, Luella of . Payette, and Mlss Kinne cot of Boise, were guests Sunday of Mrs. B. W. Tomlin. Mr. and Mrs. C. EAtterbufy and son James and Mr. andMrs. E. N. Morris were guests Sunday of S. J. Simpson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bedsall and daugh ters motored to Boise Friday, re turning In the evening. Mr. and Mrs. DeMont Judd and daughter Margaret of New Plymouth and Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Boats and children were entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr. andMrs. C. A. Karst. Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Lattig are spending a few days at New Mead ows. Mr. and Mrs. Itobt. Van Horno and family left by auto for their homo in Sioux City, Iowa, Wednesday after spending the summer on their ranch on the Slope. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Reed and son Wallace, of Brogan, visited Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Boals Thursday., Mrs. D. R. Davis returned homo Saturday after having spent several weeks with relatives in Boise. F. W. Brown and Mr. Goodell of .Boise, were on the Slope Friday. Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Green of Jona than, Idaho, were dinner guests of the latter's sister, Mrs. J.. Conner. Jean Bartshe, who is taking a nurse's training course at Baker City, came down to Payette this John Bartshe, who is very ill. Mr. ai;d Mrs. S. E. Chapman of M ALHEU COUNTY SEPTEMBER 20 $3000 IN PREMIUMS $5000 IN PURSES AND FREE Ontario, wero guests Saturday ovo nlng of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Miller. Mrs. L. R. Brlethaupt of Ontario, spent Tuesday with Mrs. C. A. Karst. Mrs. Jonas Brown who has been very ill the past ten days, is much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cram and sons were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ponce of Payette. Mrs. Phipps and nieces Bonnie and Ethelyn Golden, spent the week end with friends in Payette. Mr. and Mrs. Lester and Misses Martha Dayton and Marie Kay wero dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Tomlin. Mrs. Arncr Gorton was hostess at dinner Sunday evening in honor of her husband's birthday anniversary. Covers wero laid for Mr. jind Mrs. Stepronts, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Han- nlgan, Miss Lola Gorton and Messrs. August Carstens, Deloa Loveland and George Jono. Thursday afternoon at one-thirty a meeting of orchard men was held at the P. M. Boals ranch. C. C. Long of Corvallis, gave a talk on pruning, thinning and marketing of apples. A large number of inter ested horticulturists wero present and learned the latest methods of pruning and thinning. Many other problems oi the growers were dis cussed and much good resulted to those present. Mr. Long expects to return in November and continue a series of pruning experiments. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Duncan of Nys sa. Mr. and Mrs. Hlllman of Payette, and Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Himler of Ontario, wero entertained at dinner Sunday by Mr. and 'Mrs. McGorten. Mr. and Mrs. Bedsall and daugh ters were guests Sunday of Mr, and Mrs. Guy Cockrum of Payette. Mrf and Mrs. Tom Carico and children were guests Monday eve ning of S. J. Simpson and family. C. G. Heslup is Improving his ranch this week by the addition of silos. Mrs. Perkins is on the sick list. J. A. Murray had, his foot badly Injured last week by a horse strik ing him. E. Frost left for Burns, Ore., last Monday afternoon with a large load of melons. Mr. Huter, field man for the California Vegetable Growers Un ion, was on the Flat Saturday In specting the lettuce fields. Mr. and-Mrs. Henry Rabey and children were guests Monday of Mr. and Mrs". Chas. Stewart of Fruit- land. J. C. Peyton of Baker City is the guest of his daughter, Mrs.. S. C. Hall. Stanley Brown, wife and sons of Ontario, wero dinner guests at tho parental E. Frost home Friday eve ning. L. H. Martin Is improving tho looks of his ranch by topping and trimming tho shado trees on the place. Mrs. Frank Plnkham, Frank and Catherine Carson of Boise, were guests Thursday and Friday of Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Norris. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will bo received by the County Court of Malheur County, State of Oregon, on September 23rd, 1922, at 11 o'clock a. m. for gravel surface on tho Jordan Valley-Nyssa Market Road according to the fol lowing proposals; and according to plans and specifications on file, in "tho office of J. F. Joyce, Engineer, Ontario, Oregen: " Proporal No. 1. 16300 feet, bank run gravel, from station 222--50 to station ,385, about 3900 cubic yards. Proposal No. 2. 1800 feet,, bank run gravel. From station 647 to station 557, and from station 6G2 to station 570, about 400 cubic yards. Proposal No. 3. 3800 feet, bank run -gravel. From station 657 to 695, aout 894 cubic yards. Proposal No. 4. 5 8-10 miles, bank run gravel. From station C95 to station 1012,about 7G00 cubic yards. Bids will be received for tho en tire 4 proposals, or for each separ ate proposal. No 'bids will bo considered unless accompanied Jy a certified check for five per cent of the amount of tho bid. A satisfactory bond will he re quired for fifty per cent of tho suc cessful bid, for the faithful perform ance of the contract. Tho right Is reserved by the court to reject any and all bids. " By order of the County Court of Malheur County, Oregon, this 6th day of September, 1922. H. S. Sackett, County Clerk. First publication Sept. 7, last pub lication September 14, 1922. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will bo Received by the County Court of Malheur County, State of Oregon, on September 23, 1922,-at 11 o'clock a. m. for the grading and gravel surface of about 7050 feet of the Jordan Valley-Nys sa Market Road, commencing at Station 420 and ending at station 490-1-50, according to plans and specifications on file in the office of J. F. Joyce, Engineer, at Ontario, 9 Fun 3 Days IH IIK. ' iH iH H iH iH H H Music by 2 bands every day Balloon Ascentions Daily Barbecue on Opening Day Oregon. This work consists ef: About 9000 cubic yards of com mon excavation. ' About 1660 cubic yards of bank run gravel. 180 feet 18 inch culvert. 20 feet 24 Inch culvert. 15 yards class C concrete. No bids will bo considered unless accompanied by a certified check for rive per cent or the amount of the bid. A satisfactory bond will bo re quired for fifty per cont of tho amount of tho successful bid for the faithful performance- of tho con tract. . , . The right Is. reserved to reject any and all bids. By order of tho county court of Malheur County, Oregon, this 6th day of September, 1922. H. S. Sackett. County Clerk. First publication Sept. 7, 1922. Last publication Sept. 14, 1922. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will be received by tho County Court of Mainour County, Oregon, at Vale, Oregon, on thd 23rd day of September, 1922, at 11 o'clock a. m. for the 'construction of a 30 feet span, wooden bridge, on Granite Creek near tho Town of Riv erside, Oregon, according to plans and specifications on fllo In tho of fice of J. F. Joyco, Engineer, nt On tario. Oregon. No bid will bo considered unless accompanied by a certified check for five per cent of tho amount of tho bid. A satisfactory bond will ho re quired for fifty per cont of tho amount of tho successful bid for the faithful performance of the con tract. Tho right is reserved by tho court to roject any nnd all bids. By order of the county court of Mainour County, Oregon, this 6th day of September, 1922. H. S. Sackett, County Clerk. First publication Sept. 7, 1922. Last publication Sept. 14, 1922. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Sealed bids will bo received by tho County Co'urt of Mainour County, Sttfto of Oregon, on September 23, 1922, at 11 o'clock a. in., for tho grading of about 2850 foot; and for gravel surface on same ,on the Ore gon Central Highway, commencing at Burwell ranch nnd ending at tho McLaughlin bridge, according to plans and specifications on file In tho office of J. F. Joyco, Engineer, at Ontario, Oregon. This work consists ef: About 800 yards common excava tion. About 660 yards of bank run gravel. No bids will bo received or con sidered unless accompanied by a certified check for five per cont of tho amount of the bid. 1000 Ways - -1 "- - - - - . -- -'J I i.J. ..I M L. 21 A satisfactory bond will bo re quired for fifty per cent of the suc cessful bid, for tho faithful per formance of tho contract. The right is reserved by tho court to roject any or all bids. By order of tho county court of Malheur County, Oregon, this 6th day or September, 1922. II. S. Sackett, County Clerk First publication Sept. 7, 1922. Last publication Sept. 14, 1922. Radlov In Yosemlto. Yoscmlto'8 granite cliffs rise straight into the air for 3,400, 4,000 and oc casionally 5,000 feet. Yosemlto valley Is literally a "hole In the ground," and some wireless exports declared lo cal conditions were entirely ngninst successful operation of n wireless sta tion there. Nevertheless, valley folk recently have been getting news re ports, weather predictions, market quotations nnd lots of good music right out of the nlr, with no other aerlnl than wires strung between two of the glnnt trees with which the valley floor Is forested. Edwin J. Symmcs, of Alameda, put In the first wireless set for his own amusement and has teeelved messages from several score damped mid un damped wave stations, Including Hono lulu nnd Catallnn Island. Government authorities nlso have put lnn station, which will be used to keep In touch with the outside world. Changes In the Pleiades. The question presents Itcelf whether three stars of the constellation of the Pleiades hua less brilliancy than for merly, or whether prehistoric man had u better bight than our.s, or If lie was wont to climb up the. mountains to examine the Nearest stars, or If the atmosphere of past ages was purer than ours7 This problem arises from the fact that we see from below only soen of the stars of the I'le.ade.s ami that tho Inst three .stars can only lie Mien by ascending to the highest sum mils, while there have just been dis covered stones dating from piehlstorle times' upon which the ten stars are engraved. This interesting question In astronomy and archeology has been broached to the French Academy of Sciences by JI. Illgoiirdau. Telephone Improvement. Ci.iislderable piogiuss has been made In the development of telephonic hear ing aids for the parti deaf, hut the limit had apparently been reached along this line until the new vicuum tube amplifier declined In the Popu lar Mechanics Magazine was produced. This tube, th- lesull of the ell'oits of lunny (mentors, consists piimnrlly of a small electilc bulb having within It a lllament, u spiral who called a grid, and u metallic' plate, all in the order named i &f) FREE AFRICAN TRIALS BY ORDEAL As In the Middle Ages, the Accused Has Little Chance of Proving His Innocence. In one part of Africa a nntivo who has fallen foul of the law cun only pepvo himself Innocent by swimming through a pool Infested with croco diles. If ho gets through safely al most an Impossible rent he Is a free man. Not so dangerous, but exceedingly unpleasant, Is the "ordeal by pepper." The accused Is given a pipe says Dugald Campbell, In his book entitled "In the Heart of Ilnntuland" nnd this Is filled to the top of the bowl with a mixture of tobacco, red pepper, nnd one or two lesser Ingredients. The offender hns to smoke this peppery mixture until all the tobacco Is smoked to dust. Should he be forced to spit, ho Is considered guilty. Mr. Campbell's btibU Is full of In terest. Ho tells us that dolls, In Ban tuland, are made from corncobs. Clay Is used for the heads, and beads for tho eyes and teeth. Should a child die, the doll Is hand ed to n sister, hut If thero Is no sis ter, the doll Is burled with nil cere mony In a grave beside that of tho dead child. Weaving, and Spinning. It Is likely that the art of weaving, In Its most elementary form, was prac ticed long before men abandoned the use of animal skins for clothing, or perhaps even before they adopted clothing nt all. "No doubt It began with tho first crude attempts of primi tive women to weave twigs Into some kind of object. After they hnd succeeded In making baskets and similar nrtlcles, It prob ably occurred to Some bright cavo woman that clothing might be. made by weaving Borne soft material Hko wool, says a writer, according to the Detroit News. To do this It would be necessary to twist tufts of wool Into long strands.' Thus the beginning of spinning. And as tho strands of-wool were not stiff like twigs, It would bo necessnry to have n certain number of them taut between poles or some thing In order to weave the fabric. Thus the first loom. c The Modern Vamp. Tho modern "vnmp" Is a colloquial contraction of the term "vumplre," used In the sense of tho "rag and tho bono nnd the hank of hair" typo of woman, "who did not care," described by Kailyard Kipling In his famous poem of that nnme. This word Is being used as a verb, meaning to ex tort money or other valuable articles from; also, to flirt with. PRIZE 1922