The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-06-22


few days fishing. The water was a
little high, but they had lots of sport.
George w. Thomas, who formerly
lived here, was here Monday. He is
now living in the John Day valley
and was going to Burns to receive
some cattle.
w IT, Brooke is expected home
this evening from the Chicago ma
Itional convention. He stopped over
in Wisconsin to visit with his people
for a few days
A broken rail was discovered by
the section gang near Mallets on
Monday morning. The section car
was ditched and some Of the men
slightly injured.
Charles McCreary and wife, of La
Grande, we're the guests OF Miss EN-
ma Clark during the auto celebra-
ton. Mr.. McCreary had a Haines
car on exhibition.
Miss Ivy Looney. Who is now liy-
ing in Portland, was here Tuesday
the guest OF Miss McGivern. She
went to Jordan Valley to visit with
here relatives there.
N. p. Minister has gone to Bender
to open a lumber yard for the van
Petten Lumber company. Mrs. MIN
ster will go as soon as house can
be erected for them.
George Dram has rented the brick
house on oregon street south OF Mr.
Lessons residence, and his family
have moved in. George has one oil
the runs to Riverside.
Paul Campbell is home from
trip TO Portland where he went to
meet his parents, who recently re-
turned from China, where his father
has been doing missionary work
Mrs. Lucy Biggs and daughter
Miss Rena. are here from Bowling
Green, Mo. and will make their
home here. Mrs. Biggs is the moth
err Of Judge BIggs aud Mrs. weese.
J. NJ. johnson. who formerly lived
at Homedale. died at the hospital
Saturday after a long illness. Mr.
johnson left wife and family He
was a brother OF Mrs George Over
street.
Mrs. Della Wilson, OF Columbus,
Ohio. mother of Harry Wilson was
here last week for a short visit with
Mrs. Gregg. She was on her way to
the Cornucopias TO visit with her son
this summer. II Is four years since
Mrs. Wilson was here.
The county gravelllng outfit has
been moved this way about four
miles from Vale and will work this
way. II Is expected that most OF
the road will be grayelled between
Vale and Ontario this year.
The republican precinct commit
teemen met at Vale Monday and
elected A. w. Trow county chairman
and Ralph Weaver secretary and sew
en- vice-presidents. II Is the inten-
tlon to get a complete organization
with at least three men In each pre-
clnct.
Max Muller has model chicken
house at his place which every chick
on man should see, II Is built TO ac-
commodate the chickens and still is
very handy for the owner. IL IL
cheaply and easily constructed ana
can be moved TO any desired location
at any time.
The annual school election was
held here Monday and J. w, MeCul-
lloeh elected for three years and Dr.
Weese for one year as directors NJ
lE. Newton was reelected as clerk
There we're only few present ana
little interest manifested.
This is the season OF the year
when the flock of chickens should be
closely culled and the drones taken
to the butcher, The ROSTERS should
all be discarded so that the eggs will
keep better during the warm season
The layers can he easily selected by
Max Muller and he will also sho"
YOU how to make better money out
of the cookrels.
The democrats met here Thursday
evening on call and organized a VIII
son club G. Y. Harry, the state or
ganizer was here and they secured
about forty members. Some demo-
Gratis were down from Vale, where
another club will be organized. May
or Homan was elected president and
J Mrs. Osborn, vice president; ID. p,
Dearborn secretary and Col. Taylor
treasurer.
On Friday James o'Malley was
bound over by Judge c. M. Stearns
lin $3.50 bonds to await the action OF