The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-24
LOCAL NEWS

made the best OF it and gave a
good show. With the good
weather today this will be the
best OF the week from an enter
tainment standpoint as there are
several new numbers and oil the
finals to run off.
General Superintendent Whit
ney, Assistant General Freight
Agent G. l. Tuttle and Division
Superintendent Stevenson, Of
the Oregon Short Line, came in
Friday to see the fair. They
were ompanied by Hi Dunn,
the Payette railroad man.
John Forbes was visitor from Nysss
Tuesday.
B. F. Farmer, the nominee for sur
veyor from Nyssa, was In Ontario on
irrigation matters Wednesday. Mr..
Farmer is thorough surveyor and en-
gineer.
II. L. Pratt was down from the Owy-
hee Wednesday on business.
Hub Walters came down from his
Owyhee ranch Wednesday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. L. J,
Hurtle on Tuesday.
A daughter was born Sunday at the
hospital TO Mrs. A. b. Minaker.
Mrs. c. A. Haygood died at her resi-
dence west Of town on the 10Th and was
buried on the 18th. Rev. Killen Of Boise
officiating. and VIM. McBratney con-
ducting the funeral. Mrs. Haygood
was born In Baker county 80 years ago.
and left six children.
Miles Michard moved here from
Weiser this week and is occupying the
Cortright house, east Of the high
school.
Herman l.. Lang. Of New York city,
is here visiting his cousins the Boyer
brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Robinson and lit
tie daughter Vivian, of Duluth, Mime
sofa, are In Ontario, visiting at the
home Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
M. Robinson.
j. c. Fairman, Of Westfall, who Is at
the hospital. is reported on the mend.
DIR. Fry is home from an extended
trip TO Jordan Valley.
p. ]. Phillips, the Nyssa attorney.
was here on legal business "Wednesday.
Mrs. Glover is visiting Boise relatives
and friends this week.
Baker Ball has gone to Juntura to re-
ceive some cattle.
Elmer 0rcutt was u visitor from
Weiser on Sunday.
Mcconnell Bros. shipped nine cars Of
sheep east on Tuesday.
Mr.. Miller, of Kansas. Is here the
guest Of Joseph Colly.
Prof. Petrie was here from Boise last
week attending the fair.
Prof. Baty and family were interest
ed spectators at the fair last week.
A. Z. Nichols is home from Ironsides
where he has farm.
o. S. Smith has gone to Seneca, in
Grant county, where he has stock
ranch. The family will remain here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hager were here
last week from Cambridge for the
fair and TO visit with relatives.
]. C. Blackwell. the Parma banker,
was calling on Ontario friends Sunday.
Payette was here In force last week,
contributing the largest attendance
TO the fair from any outside point.
Ed. Catlow was here Monday from
down near the Nevada, line,
f. w. Van Valkenburg has moved
here from Burns and taken desk room
with A. w. Trow. He will handle NAL
heur and Harney county lands and
knowing the interior country thorough
ly should do fine business. He has
purchased a home here. He is the
father OF Mrs. VIM. Walker.
A. ]. Whiteside and his sister, OF
Nyssa, were here last week visiting
with friends and attending the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Z. Kenyon were
up from weiser several days circulat-
ing among their old friends.
Editor Phegley. OF the Jordan Val
ley Express. was here a few days last
week.
The Big Bend people will be
able to make a much better
exhibit next year, because they
will know better what to select
and will have learned from the