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ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 1922 No. 2
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PANGINGl and poker
Merits of Games Questioned Mayor
Wants to Know the Difference
Punch Hoards Given an Air
ing Would Change
Pound Fees
Expert knowledge concerning the
merits of pangingo and poker wag
desired by the members of the City
Council at the regular meeting last
Monday night at the City Hall.
'I'ayor Doollttlo was at sea on this
Important question and wanted in
formation. Marshal II. C. Farmer
was called upon and endeavored to
elucidate. As the result the coun
cil came to the conclusion that if
there was a distinction between them
so far as gambling was concerned,
there was no difference.
Whether or not one gambles, It
appeared from the testimony of the
marshal, depends upon when he set
lea up. If he buys a stack of chips
before the game starts he gambles.
If he settles by getting hlnkles af
ter the game, he does not; at least
that is the opinion of some of the
pool hall proprietors who have fig
ured that method of evading the
anti-gambling ordinance. All this
testimony and hair lino distinctions
old not make much of a hit with the
city dads. They decided that the
law is plain that gambling is gam
bling and it was the expressed opin
ion that since most of them have
only this one month to servo that
the marshal be instructed to tell
the pool hall men to "cut out" the
panginge and poker, which seem to
bo tho subject of most dispute.
Other card games wore not dls
cuBsed. H. C. Boyer appeared before the
council to learn what attitude the
council was to take relative to
punch boards. He "said that they
were being used in most of the sur
rounding towns, save Payette, and
wanted to know whether or' not
those operating them would have an
opportunity to "clean up" the
boards they now had. The Council
sjejd, "No." Members of tho police
committee explained that when tho
boards were ordered out the stores
which had them were given an op
nnrMinitv to clean up boards then
nn hnnii nnd told that rin more
on hand and told that no more
put some in recently after that warn
ing they havo done so at their own
risk, and we do not feel that they
are entitled to any consideration,"
said the members of the Council.
That was that.
John Blanton appeared beforo the
council to seek a modification of
the pound ordinance, and several
members urged that some amend
ment be made. Itocently the pound
master has run bands of stock
numboring from 15 to 43 which
broke out of feed lots outside of the
city limits and wandered Into the
Cteirts, and this has cost the
owners $1 per head. It was thot
that a limit of ?10 be placed as the
maximum the pound master could
collect. The matter was taken un
der advisement.
Wants Franchise
A representative of the Blnnett
Adevortlslng company of Caldwell
appeared before the city council to
ask for a five years franchise tor re
fuse cans to be place d on 12 cor
ners of city' streets, on which the
xi ,,.i,i hn oermltted to
.-company ""- -placo
advertising and collect for tho
samo. Tho company pledged to
keep the cans clean at least once
each month.
The company proposes to charge
o trn ,. mnnth ner ad or $10 per
' ., n.t run or a total of $120 .
U1UUVU yvm -" .
per month, or $1440 per year, mak
ing the total for the five years
$7 200. The cans according to an
estimate furnished the Argus, re
present an investment of from $10
to $15 each, or a grand total of
about $180, which together with tho
cost of painting the ads anr tho
. .tf hftvlne them cleaned once per
month is the. company's investment
on which its expects to. receive
S7 200. No franchise tax was men-
' . .''Jill
tioned. ';,
No action was taken n we mas
ter, but an ordinance was presented
for consideration at a later meeting.
Tho second payment on the pur
chase price of the city park was or
dered, by warrant for $500 and Jn
Ttereat. i
J kr Evangelist Hold's message
for men. Sunday at 2:30 at tho
Bapvlst church.
MEMBERSHIP MEETING OP CLUB
DISCUSS COUNTY AGENT WORK
At the first general meeting
of the members of the Commer-
clal club to be held In the eve
ning for somo time tho subject
for discussion will be the work
of the county agent and the Ex
tension service of O. A. C. in
Malheur county, At that time
a number of tho ranchers of the
county will present their reas
ons for requesting the business
men to endorse this work. A
representative gathering of
business men should be pres
ent in order that a full and com
pleto understanding, of the mat
ter may be had.
EGG LAYiNG CONTEST IS
FEATURE OF POULTRY CLASS
Contest on Between Hens Belonging
to Boys lu the High School
Agricultural Cluss Boys
Slaking Hens Pay Profits
Tho boys In the -first year Agri
cultural work at the High school
are receiving practical instruction
and aro practicing it. Three weeks
ago a contest was started, captains
were elected and they chose-sides.
The instructor-acted as umplro and
manager. Tho boys were given tho
rules of. tho contest as follews:
1. Each student must have at
least 12 lions to start with.
2. They must take caro of these
chickens for. one month.
3. They can feed anything they
want to.
4. They can house their chickens
anyway they want to.
5. They must report the number
of eggs to their captain each day.
C. The captain makes a record
of it on the bulletin board in the
Agricultural room.
7. The side producing the most
eggs In the month's period will be
rewarded by a banquet from the los
ing side.
Orville Seaweard and Paul Neece
aro the captains. It seems that
Seaweard's side is anead so far but
Neece's side might come up even or
pass the record of the opposing
sldo before the week Is up.
Before starting the contest the
boys were given training in the care
and management of poultry, feeding
for egg production, housing of poul
try and culling. The boys aro -expected
to practice tho things learned
in class work. A. number of tho
boys have built modern chicken
houses and have installed self-feeders
and trap-nests. Nearly half the
boys are receiving over 50 per cent
egg production now, this makes
them a nice profit because the eggs
are sold for 50c a" dozen.
After a two week s noneymoon
trip through Puget Sound cities,
Spokane and Portland, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Crouter returned home last
Friday evening and are receiving
the best wishes of friends.
S. J. Simpson of Oregon Slope
was an Ontario visitor today.
Mrs. Ray Boyer was operated up
on last Saturday ut the hospital and
Is rapidly recovering from the et
foto nf tho ordeal.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Eisman and
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Burrow of Vale,
were week end guests at the homo
of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Oakes.
Ira Williams, now a resident of
Robinette, was in town this week on
business. , ,
C. H. Oxman, county commissioner-
elect, was in Ontario Saturday
on business. Mr. Oxman has been
studying conditions generally to
familiarize himself with the duties
of the office he will assumo next
month. This is not ins iirsi puuuu
position, he having been a city and
county official for years in his old
home state of Illinois.
Bobert E. Lees, who has been
with tho Union Oil company In Port
land for some time, returned home
Monday for a visit. Ho expects to
be horo until the first of the year.
While playing at school ono day
last week Freddie Lees was struct
in the eye by tho point of a pencil
which flew from the hands of a boy
during a scuffle. Fortunately the In
Jury, while painful, was not serious.
J. W. MoWhorter wno spem iuo
summer on South Mountain south of
Jordan Valley, returned to Ontario
this week to spend the, winter.
James Graham of Westfall was one
of those from out of town wno
came to attend the Chautauqua ser
ies this week.
F. I. npUjUiur Jt Portland, spe
cial agent for Geo. H. Tyson of San
Fanclsco, was an Ontario visitor
Monday,
LOCAL PERSONALS
Ontario Club Resents Idaho's Altitude
On Payments to Reclamation Funds
At a meeting of the Commercial
club directors Wednesday approval
was givon tho communications sent
to the Oregon delegation In Con
gross protesting against the Borah
bill which would defer any pay
fiiont upon government reclamation
projects for flvo years and extend
tho tlmo of paymentss of the bal
anco for 40 moro years.
In this communication It -was
pointed out that the settlers in Ida
ho, under government plants aro not
paying as much In maintenance and
principal as aro tho farmers under
pumping plants in Malheur county,
and that the Idaho lands .aro fully
developed and well stocked and In
overy wny able to pay despite con
ditions. It was also called to the
attention of the delegation that
lands In Idaho under the govern
ment ditches are hold at from $200
per acre and upward, and that If
there is any place where Irrigation
is successful and Justifies Itself it
Is in the Boise valley.
The position of tho club Is that in
asking for this extension the Idaho
ranchers and business men are
branding reclamation a failure; that
FIKB AT VALE CAUSES BIG
LOSS TO SEVERAL FIRMS
Early last Saturday morning fire
broke out in the store of the Warm
springs Dry Goods company at Vale
and resulted In a heavy loss to that
firm and to tho Rex Theatre and a
dance hall, all located in that block
The damage was. estimated at ap
proximately $30,000 only a portion
of which was covered by insurance.
The origin of tho fire was not deter
mined. KINGMAN KOLONY
KINGMAN KOLONY BOYS HURT
IN WEISER FOOTBALL-GAME
Everett Hlckox Seriously Injured,
Merrltt Grocltng Slightly Hurt
Rod Cross Drive Complete
In Kolouy Other Items
Of Interest
John Reeso has been leveling his
Kolony place preparatory to plant
ing a prune orchard.
A meeting of tho ditch board was
held at the Beaumont homo Satur
day qvenlng .at which tlmo the bud
get for the onsulng year was com
piled. Mis3 Elsie Elliott has completed
her work in the Red Cross drive and
reports a satisfactory response from
tho Kolony people.
The teachers and students en-
Joyed Thanksgiving vacation Thurs
day and Friday. During the vaca
tion several improvements were
made In tho school building.
Alvin, Leslie and Oscar Schaffer
and Moxle Simon havo gone to Cas
cade, Idaho to work in tho timber.
Mr. V. V. Hlckox of Big Bend, and
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Creeling of the
Kolony, were called to Welser Fri
day to see their sons, who wore
hurt In tho Thanksgiving football
game. Merrltt Greellng was not
seriously hurt, but Everett Hlckox
received rather serious Injuries.
Miss Bcrnice Martin was home
from Nyssaand Miss Eulalla Schaf
fer from Roswe.ll during vacation.
Miss Homan spent the week end
at her home in Ontario.
H. S. Burroughs spent a couple of
days In the Kolony on business.
Thasksglving dinner guests at tho
Martin home were Mr. and Mrs.. C
- .
M. Beaumont. Mr. and Mrs. H. John -
ston, Mr. Page, D. W. Johnston and
Archie Cantrell.
Mr. and Mrs Cotton and Miss
Suslo Claybourne spent tho holiday
In Nampa with relatives,
Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Otis enter
tained Mr. nnd Mrs. Kingman, M.
Webb Otis and Robert Wade at din
ner Thanksgiving,
The Overstreet and Judd familes
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Morgan,
Margaret Ann and Ted Margan and
Mrs. Chas. Schwelzer and Lois at
tho Judd home at dinner Thanks
giving. Mr. and Mrs. M. Greoling were
guests In the Yates home In Roswell
for Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nichols
and family spent Saturday and Sun
day la Ontario,
having had nearly $24,000,000 from
the reclamation funds; four times
what the state has put into it, the
Idaho people apparently want to
keep that for all time and never re
pay.Myhllo Oregon ranchers novor
havo had an opportunity to secure
oven that which Oregon put Into tho
fund.
If tho Idaho people can Justify
their continued raids upon tho re
clamation fund, then truly It Is bo
lievod here that the opponents of
Irrigation in the middlo west have
beon'Oirnlshed an irrofutablo argu
ment against further government ac
tivity, in reclamation. In plain
words It appoars that Idaho wants
to boldly rob tho reclamation funds
and prosper at the expense of Its
neighbors.
Either this is so or Senator Bor
ah has introduced this measure with
no personal hopo of getting It
passed, but with the idea that it
will make excellent campaign mater
ial for him two years hence. Any
way, Ontario bollovos that it is time
to call a halt on such practices, If
tho West expects any further exten
sions of the reclamation service.
CAR LEAVES GRADE AND IS
WRECK IN NEVADA WASTE WAY
Coming to town about midnight
Tuesday Ed. Springer, a rancher
living near Cairo drove his car off
the edge of the pavomont at the top
of the hill on California avenue
above the hospital and landed In the
Nevada wasteway. The windshield
of the car and other portions of tho
chassis wore broken and Mr. Spring
er was hurt slightly by flying glass.
WHERE THE CLUBS WERE
ENTERTAINED RECENTLY
Tho hostesses for the last two
meetings of tho Monday afternoon
bridge clubs were Mrs. Elmo Pear
son and Mrs. R. W. Jones. When
Mrs. Pearson, ontertained last week
the meeting took tho form of a
farewell gathering for sho loft soon
afterward for Welser to mako her.
homo.
Mrs. C. R. Emlson and Mrs.
John E. W6"od cntortalnod the Tues
day bridge club last week and this
woek respectively.
On Wednesday of this week tho
Wednesday bridge club was enter
tained at luncheon and cards after
ward at tho homo of Mrs. J. R.
Blackaby.
The Monday evening bridge clubs
were entertained at their Inst two
gatherings by Mr.nnd Mrs. L. B.
Cockrum and Mr. and Mrs. Wllmor
Boyer.
The Tuosday evening bridge met
with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Swaglor
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cockrum and
Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Staples respec
tively have been the hosts and host
esses for the Carnation club's last
two gatherings.
Thq Imperial club met this week
with Mr. and Mrs. II. O. Drane.
At a "hard times" party Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Emlson entortalnod tho
Fortnightly club last Saturady evo
ning. The costumes wore strictly
in keening with tho spirit of tho
times.
The Music club mot last Saturday
at the home of Mrs. E. C. Van Pot
ton, and tomorrow night- Its annual
meeting at which the husbands aro
its guests, wlllbo held at tho homo
of Judge and Mrs, Dalton Biggs.
Tho Woman's club mot Thursday
at the Library auditorium.
SLIGHT EPIDEMIC OF SCARLET
FEVER STARTS IN CITY SCHOOUS
Several cases of scarlet fever of a
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UllV MO v vuoua uwvwv4'wu
week among children of tho fifth
grade In tho west sldo school and as
tho result the children of that room
wero given a vacation ana tno room
fumigated. Two of tho Redsull
girls aro ill with tho dlseaso, but
not vory 111 from Its effects. None
of tho cases reported aro deemed
dangerous but all the homes are
quarantined. .
Tho retrular mooting of tho P. T
A. was held Friday afternoon. Stan
dardizatlon of tho school was tho
main subject, and tho organization
oxpects to mako a special effort to
promote regular attondance of
school children throughout tho
yoar, This Is one of tho require
ment for standardization. Tho
chairman of a commltteo to pro
vldo a play during tho winter was
(appoimeu,
COW DEVELOPES RABIES AND
WOMAN OWNER IS ENDANGERED
A cow, owned by Mrs. Roy
Judd, who lives two mllos north
west of tho city on tho Malheur
river bottom, died of rabies and
Mrs. Judd Is believed to havo
been endangered sinco sho took
caro of the cow beforo It died.
Whllo treating it sho permitted
. oxecretlons from Its mouth to
covor her hnnds.
Dr. A. G. Moore, who was
called to examlno tho animal
pronounced the caso rabies nnd
sent tho brain to tho state
bacteriologist for examination.
Ho received a report today that
tho animal showed positive
signs of negri bodies confirm
ing his diagnosis of rabies.
COUNTY TEACHERS PLEDGE
SUPPORT FOR COUNTY FAIR
Want Sectional Institutes to Re
place Annual General Gather
ing Aid In Sending Dele
gates to State Teachers'
, Association
At. a meeting of tho Executive
Committee of tho Malheur County
Division of tho Oregon Stato Teach
ers' Association hold at Ontario,
Saturday morning, December 1st,
the following measures were dis
cussed and appreved:
First: That tho Malheur Coun
ty Teachers' association wishes to
assuro the County Fair Board of its
desire to co-operato in every way
possible with the board lu its task
of making the annual county fair a
success. Furthermore, tho associa
tion desires to be represented as a
voting member of tho board In or
der that It may thus co-operate most
wisely.
Secend: That, If possible ar
rangements bo made with tho coun
ty school superintendent for the
holding of local Institutes through
out tho county in tho spring, rather
than for one goucrai Institute. Tho
decision as to tho various sectional
divisions Is to bo left to tho county
superintendent. '
Third: That a sum of thirty
dollars be appropriated from tho
funds of tho Malheur County Teach
ers' association partially to defray
tho expenses of tho delegates to the
meeting of the Oregon State Teach
ers' association which Is to bo held
In Portland during tho Christmas
holidays.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR
At tho annual election of officers
for Aromur Lodgo Knights of Py
thias held last ovonlng tho following
woro chosen for tho sovoral duties:
J.B. Atherton, C. C; Floyd W. Pow
oil, V, C; Henry Casiday, M. A.;
Dr. C. M. Tyler, prolate; C. F. Cox,
M. of W.; V. W. Marsden, I. O.; Dr.
A. R. Roberts, O. G.; nnd S. J. Mll
llkln, trustoo.
LOCAL PERSONALS
Rov. D. D. Reeso Is about again
aftor a wook's battlo with grlppo.
J, A. Lackey who was operatod up
on at tho hospital last wook was so
far recovered by Monday that they
wero nblo to tako him to his ranch
home southeast of tho city.
Horbort Paul, now a resldont of
Nampa, was In Ontario today.
Whllo skating on ono of tho
sloughs near Payette last Friday
ovonlng, Erling Field of tho Argus
force fell on a treo root sticking
through tho ico and soveroly cut hlB
leg above tho knee. It was neces
sary to sow tho wound and ho has
not been ablo to work all week.
Tho Gym party held by tho Girls'
club Tuosday night at tho High
school was full of Interesting sur
prises for those presont. Consider
nblo Interest was Bhown In tho cor
roctivo exorcises suggested and
plans wero mado to carry this lino
thru more of tho meetings In the
future. Physical exorcises undor a
woll trained leader will bo of great
benefit to most of tho mombers.
Tho raffle for tho bed spread and
scarf will bo hold next Tuesday ovo
nlng nt tho regular meeting of tho
club at tho Library.
Mr. and Mrs. II. R. Noltzol and
Mr. and Mrs. Rlnohart of Boiso
spent tho week-end visiting with
Mr nnd Mrs. F. P. Ryan. Mr. Nolt
zol Is manager of Tho Motor Sales
Co. ot Bolso.
WILL 1881 TICKETS
FOR LUNCH FOR PIERCE
Commercial Club Invites Non-Mem-
bers for Noxt Executive Direc
tors Hold Meeting Wed
nesday In order to know how many per
sons to provldo for at luncheon in
honor of Governor-olect Walter M.
Pierce who will bo tho guest of the
County Farm Bureau and tho Com
mercial club on Friday, December
15, tickets will bo issued for thai
eveut. To bo sure of a placo those
who desire to attond should call on
Secrotary W. H. Doollttlo, phono
148J and make arrangements to
get ono. The dinner is not to bo
limited to members of tho club but
all who desire to do so are urgod to
attond.
At tho meeting of the dlrectotrs
Wodnesday a resolution was passod
ondorsing nnd urging the contin
uance of tho Stato Tourist Bureau;
a resolution was also passed asking
tho council not to pass tho roquet
ordinance by an advertising com
tho council not to pass tho requost
cans on the street corners; and no
action was taken on tho petition re
questing tho county budget board
to consider the question of increas
ing tho salaries of sovoral of tho
deputies In the court houso. Con
corning this last roquest sovoral of
those present agreed that tho sal
ary of tho deputy sheriff who has
chargo of tax collections should bo
increased, but few doclarod suffi
cient knowledge of requirements of
somo of tho doputyshlps to act, and
therefore no action was taken. The
roquest of Ryder Bros, for $25 for
spaco In tho Old Oregon Trail book
lot was laid on tho table.
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
TOJOLLANNUALMEET
Farmers' Organization Will Meet at
Cairo Gruiigo Hall December
lGtli for All Day Session
Splendid Program AVltU
Governor-Elect Walter M.
Pierco Principal
Speaker
The annual mooting of tho Mai
hour. County Farm Buroau will tako
placo noxt Friday, Docombor 16th
at tho Cairo Grange Hall, boglnnlng
at ton A. M.. A strong program has
boon arrangod with Governor-oloct
Waltor M. Plorco as tho spoakor of
tho day. This is an event to which
tho Farm Bureau meinbors look for
ward as It is tho ono day in tho yoar
when tho farmers from all sections
of tho county get togothor to dis
cuss tholr mutual problems and ro
uew acquaintances.
A cafateria luncheon will bo
sorvod at a nominal chargo by tho
Farm Buroau commltteo at noon.
Mombers ot tho Farm Bureau aro
being urged lu a circular letter from
tho Farm Bureau offlco to oxtend
an Invitation to their frlouds to at
tond. The Farm Bureau wishes
that overy farmer should foci treo
to attend this mooting whethor ho is
a member or not.
MU8IO STORE AND NEWS STAND
NOW LOCATED IN HOTEL BLOCK
W. L. Tumor moved his stock of
musical Instruments, otc. from tho
formor location In tho Mooro build
ing between Washington nnd Ne
vada avenues to tho Mooro hotol
block, occupying tho room which
onco was used for tho Sllvor Grill.
To mako this chango posslblo tho
dining room of tho Mooro was moved
back to the original location of that
department.
Tom Wise in "Thrco Wlso Fools"
the comedy of mirth nnd mystory 1b
schedulod for tho Whoaton theatre,
Wolser, Idao, Docombor 15, and will
undoubtedly provo ono ot tho the
atrical treats ot tho season. This
comody Is by Austin Strong and al
though It Is on its Gth season, John
Golden has given It a cast which Is
suro to pleaso the most particular
theatre-goer. Not only has the play
smashed all records In America, but
It Is mooting with tromondous suc
ccs In London, Australia and South
Africa.
J. A. Lakness left today for Burns
In connection with business for tho
Contra! Orogon Telephone company
ot which, ha Is manager.