The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-05-20
Live NeWs From Surrounding TOUns
And Country. Happenings of a Week
locate is favorably impressed with

anu taobtlh NitBOhs
At the annual meeting of the Park
View Improvement club the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Mrs. A. Meyer, president; Mrs.
Leo Schmidt, vice president; Mrs. c.
A. Strong, secretary; Mrs. j. w.
Lynch, treasurer. The ladies COM
prising the membership of the club
are striving for a most worthy OBJ
iect--the beautifying of the cemetery
grounds. Due to their efforts an iron
fence, ornamental gates, shade trees
and the graveling of all roadways
within the grounds is some Of the
work accomplished within the last
few years,
Considerable excitement was caused
in the Valley View district on Friday
Of last week when IL was learned that
a coyote-presumably mad-had en-
tered the barn of Bernard Eastman
and bit pure-bred Jersey COW, a
thoroughbred colt and a high grade
Holstein heifer. George Hylton and
Frank Dubarko, who are employed
,on the Eastman tract and occupy
quarters near the barn, were awak-
ened In the night by a commotion
among the stock. Upon switching on
the electric lights in the barn q coyote
was seen on the back Of the Jersey
COW, which had been badly bitten
through the nose and on the flank.
The colt had become 80 frightened
at the intruder that in jumping about
II had become caught in the manger
and before he could be released sew
eral boards had TO be sawed away.
Mr.. Eastman left early n the fore
noon for Boise with the entire carcass
Of the animal for n microscopical ex-
animation of the brain to ascertain II
IL was affected with rabies. He re-
turned Monday with the state veter-
marian who will treat the animals.
This treatment is very expensive and
necessitates nm expert to administer
II successfully. Mr.. Eastman states
that the state will appropriate 5000
for the treatment Of the animals and
any other further expense In connec-
tion with the treatment will be met
by him. The examination conclusively
proved that the coyote had rabies.
Extensive road bed improvements
are being made on the Payette Val
ley line. The laying OF new ties,
heavier steel between here and En-
NETT, and ballasting the road bed of
the entire system is some OF the work
now nearing completion. Several new
sidetracks with the spring safety de-
vice like those used on the main line
of the o. S. l.. are also going in much
to the satisfaction Of the railroad en-
ployes.
Little Phillip Eastman, the 7-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Eastman, fell from a hitching rack
Sunday night while performing some
acrobatic stunts, and fractured one of
his ribs. The youngster suffers con-
siderably with his injuries but is get
ting considerable satisfaction out If
the thought that he succeeded in
"skinning the cat"
p. Monroe Smock, w. h. Baker,
Clarence Skinner editor Of the Sem
tinel," and I. ID. French motored to
Emmett Friday in response TO an in
vitation of the Emmett Commercial
club to be their guests at a banquet
to be given that evening in celebra-
lion Of the creation of Gem county. |
Mr.. Smock, known over the state as
Idaho's silver tongued orator, was as
signed the subject, "Payette Valley"
T.. NJ. Breslauer, cousin of Mrs. J.
G. Ehrlich, left Monday for San Fran
,isco, where he expects to remain
He has been a member
If the Ehrlich household for the last
year and half.
Scott Brainard, Jr., of Payette was
,ere Saturday buying up horses for
Use on the Black Canyon project,