The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03
LOCAL NEWS

ago from trip to Burns and the sur
rounding sections.
Dick Dearmond was down from his
ranch on Monday, transacting some
business here.
Mrs. Fountain, of Casmere, Wash,
was the guest of the Mrs. Homan sev-
eral days this week.
Mrs. Purcell arrived home Monday
from visit with her daughter at NAL
heur City.
Julian Hurley, the Vale attorney,
was here Wednesday looking up n
location.
DO not overlook that excursion to
Vale Friday for the Pioneers and the
better babies.
A. A. Roberts, the Juntura marshal,
was shaking hands with old friends
here last week.
The local fruit growers held n meet
ing In the Commercial Club rooms
on Monday evening.
Louis Hurtle will be pleased to see
you at his barber shop at any time.
but especially fair week
The race meet at Jordan Valley last
week was a great success and several
of their best horses will be here for
the county fair.
Isly. IurW, trn,la ,,sa.a Inadad ,.sI,h
the parcel post that came In one day
for interior points and most OF Il
was from local points.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. McCulloch and
children are home from the Payette
Lakes. whore they spent some time
among the pines
Mrs. Akcr and daughter are home
from Poyotto Lakes whore they were
for some time enjoying tho noun
tain brcczes.
Mrs. Ella Woodruff has moved 20
one of her ranches above Vale. whore
she has an exceptionally good crop
OF hay and grain this year.
Ben Crummitt has the local agency
for the Merchants Life Association. OF
Burlington. Iowa. and Is able to giyo
you life insurance at cost. They have
local depositary.
C, +. Kenyon and family are NOV
ing from Ontario 10 this city and will
occupy the residence at the corner OF
Idaho and West Third street formerly
occupied by q. A. Bradley. Mr. Ken.
yon will be identified with the weiser
Loan a. Trust co.-Weiser Signal.
W. T. Lampkin is home from an ex-
tended trip In the east. where he went
for his children and also TO order |
his fall stock. He found business
rather unsettled because OF the war.
many lines OF imported goods being |
hard TO get Illinois is In bad shape
because OF protracted drouth. somo
parts OF Missouri and Iowa are good. |
with a small part OF Kansas. All |
kinds OF predictions are being mad
In regard to the duration of the war |
David Wilson came in Tuesday |
morning to look over some OF his hold
ings. He recently returned from Mon
tana where business conditions are
good
Z. Il. Goddard was here few DAYS
this week from Montana. where he
has been In business. He went from
here TO Ely, Nevada. but unsettled
conditions there caused him to make a
change. The labor question is a very
serious one in Montana.
Mrs. Thos. Barnett OF Mitchell.
Iowa, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs Lucy b. Fox are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. f. B. Creig.
Mrs. Barnett is the mother of Mrs.
Greig and will remain all winter. Mrs.
Fox has accepted a position In the
school, made vacant by the resigna-
tion of Miss Stoetzel. who has gone
east for her realth
Mr.. and Mrs.F. C. Boyer are home
from their trip to the Atlantic coast
and other business centers They
were fortunate in being in New York
before the advance in prices and got
the benefit of the regular prices. The
war is the all absorbing subject In
the east and the general impression
seems to be that the allies will even
tually win out. but they are expected
to have a hard time of 1t. II is the
general belief that the Ill effects OF the
war have been more anticipated and
there will be general sevival of busi-
ness in very short time as the Euro
peans will need our grains and other