The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-02-17

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on legal business.
II. G. Propst and wife of Juntura,
were here for few days this week.
John Cannon, the westfall sheep
man. was here on business last week.
Mr. and Mrs r. a. Cole were here
from Juntura for few days this
week.
James Gault, cashier Of the First
National Bank Of Burns. was here
Friday on business.
r. NJ. pronit, the Baker cattle own
or and buyer has been hero a few
days looking over the cattle sitlation.
Mr.. and Mrs. clyde welttonhiller
have taken possession OF the DuPre
hotel at Riverside and will be pleas
ed TO have the travelling public call
and sample their rooms and meals.
Some good Incubators at Nc
Dowell's. Get them early and have
early chicks. 6-tf
w. r. Shinn has been appointed
fruit inspector for the North Yakima
section with some ten thousand acres
OF trees TO look after.
Lost-Large screw water plug
from top OF auto radiator. Finder
please leave II at Ontario Garage and
get reward. 5-tf
+. G. Boyer was business visitor
to Boise Monday and came home |
with a better opinion OF Ontario. lie |
found business conditions In Boise
no where near as good as here.
u. T.. Dearborn. who Is the regis
tration man for this section reports |
the following as the results TO date;
80 republicans. 81 democrats, 2
progrossiyes, 2 no party, 2 socialists
and / independent
G. II. Mcconnell. the Burns at
torney who IL pushing the litigation
over water rights In that section was
here last week lie went ON to Salem
whore there Is TO be a hearing OF the
case
Burns was visited by another fire
last Thursday evening In which the
newly established newspaper plant
was destroyed and a stock OF hard
ware, The cduse OF the fire r. a
mystery.
T.. J. Gallagher, w. II. Brooke, A.
w. Trow, j. w. Weaver, w. w. How
ard and Il. G., Bailey where among
The prominent republicans who at
.ended the Lincoln banquet in Vale
ast week, They all report very
inc meeting.
The Portland Oregonian states that
'Chink" Alexander who played with
he Ontario team few years ago
has been signed up by the Portland
Tub. Manager Walt McCredie ex-
'ects great developments from Alex
Inder.
II has been the custom of the East
rn Star lodge for many years TO en-
ertain the children one evening and
saturday last was the date for this
ear. There were nearly a hundred
I the little ones present and they
'ere entertained with games, reci-
ations. songs and speeches and also
n elegant luncheon OF creamed
hicken, salad, cakes, ice cream and
ther good things. The hall was de-
GRATED with red hearts for st. Valen-
Inc, and the table fayors were red
rrows.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Beam, Wife of w.
Y. Beam, died at Nyssa on the 10th,
he funeral services we're held at
yssa and the interment was in the
ntario cemetery, j. II. Farley con-
ucting the services. Mrs. Beam was
| long time and the end was not
nexpected. She is survived by
usband and five children. She was
)rn in Illinois GA years ago and had
Ben a resident of this county for
bout half her lifetime,
j, M. Duncan, who came to this
unity when 1t was known as Baker
unity, has announced himself as a
ndidate for county assessor ON the
'mocratic ticket. Mr., Duncan has
zen prominent in county affairs for
irty years, for the past eighteen he
IS been a director Of the Owyhee
tch company, ten of which he was
Mr.. Duncan knows the
unity thoroughly and promises to
7e the county fair administration
the office if elected. ~