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cold weather and bad roads the past two months meetings were postpon ed. Fred Fish was a business visitor to Baker last week end, getting some machine extras for his saw mill, which he will soon start up. A community dinner and Easter egg hunt will be held at the school house on Easter Sunday, with every one invited. Harry Kuhn, cattle inspector for the First National Bank ot Boise was in Ironside Wednesday enroute to Unity on business. George Baker, mine promoter from Boise was here several days last week looking over mining properties near Malheur City. Mr. and Mrs. Frances Camamann were week end guests at the term er’s parents at Westfall. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grabner of the Record mine at Unity were v/cek end guests at the parental Floyd White home. Miss Maria McElroy of Nyssa and Herman Laurance of Jamieson spent the week end at the Fred Laurance home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Prescott of John Day brought over the formers moth er Mrs. Sumas from Monument to visit her daughter, Mrs. Bruce Lof ton. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lofton, the latters mother from Monument and Bessie Kerr motored to Vale on Fri day after Miss Verla Prescott who came up to visit with her mother and sister several days. Fred Laurance is driving a new pick up. Ed Oakes is hauling truck load of grain which he sold, to Ontario, every day. Visitors from here to Ontario the past week were the Raleigh Van Burens, Bud Shermans, Ernest Loc?y Lloyd Howard and Claud Derrick. The latter returning to his home there after helping two months at the Howard ranch. Mr. and Mrs. S. Rose, Ei Rose and Mrs. Park Simmons were in Vale on business last Saturday. “Give Us A Plow That Will Work’* Said Farmers Of A Century Ago One hundred years ago, the set tlers pouring Into the plains of the Mississippi Valley were beset by a difficulty that threatened to repel their advances Plows simply would not scour. And the newcomers, dis mayed by the hidden treachery of the soli, became wary of the entire territory. Many of them sought homes to the north or returned to their old neighbohoods east of the Alleghenies. From those who remained, there came the cry for a better plow, one that would allow them to take ad vantage of the Immense fertility of the virgin soil never before tapped by man. To such stories as these, a young blacksmith, John Deere, lis tened every day. As he went about his daily tasks in his shop at Grand Detour, Illinois, he contlnuosuly tried to visualize a solution to this grave problem. At night after his day’s work was done, his mind continued active. "Surely," said he, "there must be a way of turning the soil, of open ing up this territory and making it productive.” Then, one day while repairing a IRONSIDE NEWS By MRS. E. J. BEAM A nice warm rain, the first In many months, fell on Friday night and most of Saturday, much to the Joy of the farmers and stockmen, as prospects for Irrigation water are T HE the Want-Ad section is best market-place in Nyssa. See this week's offer ings; if the goods you want aren’t advertised ASK FOR THEM in an ad of your own. Rates are reasonable. PHONE 19 The Journal WANT-ADS :haft at the community sawmill, he found a discarded mill-saw blade Its bright surface gave him an ln- piration. Perhaps, he mused, here was the solution; a plow made of bright steel, curved just right so the soil would help it clean itself. Deter mined to succeed he went to work. First he made a pattern of Just the shape he needed. Then the saw blade was cut to fit the pattern. Far Into the nights he worked. The share and moldboard he made of one piece; the landslide and standard were of wrought iron and, from white oak, he formed handles and beam. At last, It was finished and on the farm of Mr. Lewis Crandall . . . where It was said no plow would ever scour . . . he gave It the final test. It plowed a clean-cut furrow down the field the furrow slice turn ing bright and slick from the plow. And John Deere? From this humble beginning has grown the vast institution that bears his name, an institution that is this year, cele brating the 100th anniversary of that momentous occasion, 1837. when John Deere made a plow that would scour in the prairie soils of the west. not too promising. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lingle and son of Frultland were week end guests at the parental Arthur Van Buren home, and incidentally attended the grange dance Saturday night. John Molthan and Everett Lau- rance ifiotored to Prairie City last Sunday. Mrs. Walter Laurance ac- compained them returning to her home after a visit here. Mrs. Elmer Molthan returned with them after spending a week with her parents there. David Laurance and Bill Chris made a business trip to Seneca last Sunday returning Monday. W. J. Hinton of Boise was a busi ness visitor here last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laurance visit ed their son Herman at Jamieson last Saturday and attended the dance at Brogan. Miss Genevieve Van Buren was at home over the week end from Ontario where she attends school. Eldorado grange held a very suc cessful dance on last Saturday. A large crowd attended. Those from Unity attending the grange dance here were the Orville Fleetwood, Clarence Bishops, Mrs. Fannie Busby, Mrs. Frank Elms, Miss Crystal Mulligan, Clara Ture- man and Jodie Lawrence and Ivan Morfltt from Hereford. Mrs. Earl Lofton' and son Richard visited the formers sister, Mrs. Al bert Morfitt at Hereford last Satur day. Fred Fish is building a substantial addition to his store building, pre paratory to putting In a large stock of merchandise when completed. S. A. Lofton, son Earl and grand sons Wayne and Richard Lofton were Ontario visitors one day last week Eldorado grange resumed regular meetings again on the 12th with a fair attendance, owing to the severe PLO W TIME Is ADRIAN NEWS By MRS. CLARK ENOS Ben Ashby of Adrian Bench and Malcolm J. Crawford of Nyssa were Wednesday evening callers In the interest of the Mormon church. Mesdames Gerrit Mutjewerff, R. C. Enos and Mitchell Gaviola called on Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Ferrell In Lower Bend Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nelson of Nam pa visited with Mrs Amanda Aschaft Sunday. Raymond Menique has returned heme after an illness of flu and ton- silitis in Boise. Manuel Gaviola was a Saturday lunch guest in the R. C. Enos home. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Newton and children visited the R. D. Maule family In Payette Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hatch spent Sunday In Boise. J. E| Holly and Howard Hatch were Vale business visitors Thurs day. Four new pupils enrolled Monday morning at the Adrian grade school. This mades a total enrollment of 35 pupils in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. The new pupils are: Lorraine and Ardis McFate. formerly of White Salmon, Wash.; Mary Hunt who transferred from Roswell; and Morris Godwin, from the Lower Bend school. The eighth grade has an enrollment of thirteen, the seven th grade 12 and the sixth has 10 pupils. Several more new pupils are expected to enroll this week or next. The Adrian school was design ed to take care of an enrollment of forty pupils. "O. K . ” T ra c e d “O. K.” hua been traced hnek to the Boston Transcript of 1840, where It wus used as some sort of political opprobrium. Its use In Whig newspapers began In April of that year and by August, with the meaning of correct attached. It had crossed the Atlantic. OREGON TRAIL KINGMAN KOLONY MRS. FRANK BYERS By MRS. C. E. ELLIOTT Buy from our advertisers and get real satisfaction! A basket social is planned for Fri- The Polly Anna club met Wednes day evening sponsored by the ways day afternoon at the home of M r. and means committee of Oregon Wilson. Much pleasure was e l ' Trail PTA following a regular March by those present in playing bunco, business meeting. During the busl- Mr. and Mrs McFate anli a,nl > ness meeting new officers for the have moved into the tenant house of coming years will be elected. Prizes the Obsom’s farm. Mr. McFate Is will be given for the nicest decorated a brother of Mrs. Osborn, box, the novelty box and the one that I Mrs. Conrad Martin has returned brings the highest price. Declama- from Genesee, Idaho, where she has tory contest entrants will recite their been visiting her mother who is selections. Everyone in the com- quite ill. munity is urged to come and bring a Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Kurtz enter- basket. Proceeds will be used to . tained about fifteen members of the sponsor 4-H club scholarships to young people’s class Saturday even ing at a "Backward Party." summer school at Corvallis. Miss Mary Hibbard and Mr. Bill Mr. and Mrs. Horace Fuhrman and daughters of Kuna, Idaho, were Kurtz received a prize for having guests Sunday at the Torvald Olson best carried out the backwards idea. Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Patterson, home. The Oregon Trail school chose Mrs. T. T. Elliot and Miss Grace representatives in the declamatory Hibbard were Ontario visitors Mon contest Monday afternoon. Judges day. were Mrs. F. C. Fry and Mrs. F. G. Mrs. J. G. Lane were hostess to her Holmes. Winners chosen were: third Sunday school class of Juniors Fri and 4th grade, non-humorous, Peg day evening. gy Campbell; humorous, Mary Lou Marion Loftus, president of the Thomason. Fifth and 6th grade non- 4-H club, Garden Hoe’ers, presided humorous, Joan Maltsberger; hum at. the meeting which they held on orous, Junior Holmes. Seventh and Friday aftern-on at th? school house. 8th grade, non-humorous, Dewey Seeds were discussed as to what to Thomason; humorous, Loretta p l a n t in an early garden Mitchell. and what to plant that could be used for an exhibit at the county Birthday Farty A birthday party was given last, fair next fall. The Kolony Craftsmen who belong Thursday afternoon at the W. A. Mc- Nall home sponsored by the Adult to the 4-H handicraft club, met Bible class cf Oregon Trail Sunday with their leader, Mrs. Dale Ash School. The party honored those craft Saturday. Some of the boys have completed whose birthdays came in March. Those who were honored were Mrs. their first two projects. The Fireside Girls members of Alfred Adams, Mrs. Lloyd Adams and Mrs. Frank Parr. Games and the Homemakers club held their contests were played with Mrs. Grov meeting Friday afternoon at the er Cooper, Mrs. Frank Fry and Mrs. home of their leader, Mrs. C. E. El Parr winning first prizes. Mrs. Parr liot. During the Business session. Miss a second prize and Mrs Maltsberger a consolation prize. Mrs. Geo. McKee Eileen Slippy was appointed for next Mrs. J. E. Bowen and Mrs. Clyde week’s demonstration, which will be Mitchell were co-hostesses for the on the subject of Table Setting and afternoon. Mrs. Albert Hopkins, Mrs. Serving Dinner. Miss Ethyl Farns Alfred Adams and Mrs. F. S. Byers worth will act as her judge. Follow will entertain In honor of the April ing the business meeting, a very- birthdays next month. good demonstration was given on bed The Oregon Trail Sunday School making by Miss Donna Ashcraft reports additional members and Miss Emily Otis, assisted by Miss good attendance. The Adult Bible Susan Zamora and Miss Ethel class is very- fortunate to have as Farnsworth conducted a demonstra their teachers. Mrs. Wyatt Smith. tion on the correct forms of intro Mr. and Mrs. George Price of Al ductions. turas, Calif., was called here by the Rev. Swinny and family have serious illness of Mrs. Price's father, moved to Marsing Mr. Will Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Robinson of Fay Melton is working for Mrs. Grangeville, Idaho have been visiting Albert Hopkins. in the Conrad Martin home this Marlon Chard is building a new week. Mrs. Robinson is a sister of building. The Chards plan to live In Mr. Martin. It until they get their house built. Girls 4-H Cooking Club Meets NOTICE The girls 4-H cooking club met at the home of their leader Mrs. Grover Anyone owning bees must report Cooper last Saturday. The meeting was called to order by the president number of colonics and location to Loretta Mitchell. Roll call was ans bee Inspector. wered by naming some food each had L. G. KLINKENBERG prepared. The next meeting roll call Mar 18-4tc County Bee Inspector will be answered by one thing a 4-H club member should do. lone Ben son was elected song leader; Betty Chard news report r; Peggy Chard, game leader; Betty Rookstool, yell leader and Elsie Keck society chair man. The club has been named the Jolly Cooks. The next meeting vyill be held at the home of Betty Chard. At this meeting Jane Adams and Mary Ataiga will demonstrate how to make toast. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Cooper at the close of the meting. You wouldn’t go to the bank to buy spuds . . . why go to a grocery store to buy meat? We know the meat business from years of experience and have the equipment to give you real quality and service. NYSSA PA CKIN G CO . 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