The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-04-06

~ pretty spry yet for 20 year
young man and will come through
all right
c. c. McGonigal was called to Boi-
80 last week on legal business.
DR.. and Mrs. whitney we're visit
ing with friends at Kuna over sun
day.
w, 10. Lees was in Vale several
days this week looking up legal mat
ters.
Mrs. G. G. Dodge IL away on an in
spcctlon trip to several lodges Of
which she is the president.
J. L. d. Morrison, the Oregon and
Western Development Company
man, is home after an extended trip
to the outside. lie says II il big re.
lief to get back to ontario.
Mr.. and Mrs. John RAIDER we're here
several days last week, the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank RAIDER. They will
cave soon for an auto trip to the east
ern country.
J. G. McWright Is home from an
extended trip In the east covering
Chicago, Duluth and 81 Paul lie
found business conditions good In
that section.
Mrs. Cook IL visiting with her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Lyell. Mr..
Lyell In home from Boise where he
was operated on for appendicitis and
Is doing well
John Boswell came down from Vale
Tuesday with part OF his family and
went to his Big Bend ranch The bet
ter part OF the family will go over In
a couple OF weeks.
A. Mcwillams has boon at the
here last Thursday and got some
easy money from the Glpsys and he
did another good thing by cleaning
them up on the race. They left
town next day
=. ]. Phillips was here from Nys-
va few days this week meeting the
voters and getting better acquainted.
lie believes he is going to be select
ed as the republican nominee for the
Joint representative.
A Mcwilliams has been at the
Caldwell horse sale this week and
found that there is not a very good
demand for horses from the outside
and the price Is on on most grades.
Mules we're also OF some.
The Advancement Company have
one more pump installed at their
plant aud are working on another
one. This Is hard work with the
river up as the foundations have TO
be placed down where things are
solid
The regular monthly meeting OF
the 0wyhee Irrigation Company was
held on Saturday and the rate OF
water for the season was fixed at
$50 an acre. The allowing OF bills
was about all the other business that
came up.
Thomas Edward Harris died at the
hospital on the 3lst and was buried
from the Farley undertaking parlors
on the I'd Mr.. Harris was the son OF
Thos. Harris. well known pioneer
OF the county and had spent his life
In this section. lie was born at Par
ma SS years ago,
Mr.. Kingman. Mr.. Mcdonald and
Mr.. Peck were visitors to Vale FRI
day for the school meeting. On Sat
urday they attended the teachers
meeting here. They are all very
much interested in schools and want
ed 10 get all the information possi-
BILE from Mr.. Churchill
z. Davidson. who has ranch in the
Big Bend was here Monday looking
after some business lie recently sold
lis personal property, rented his place
and will leave for Holland on Satur-
day to visit with his relatives. He
does not believe that Holland viii be-
come involved in the war.
Mr. Weittenhiller is back from
trip TO the Harney valley He found
the valley under water but the range
is in fine condition and all the farm
ers are confident OF big crops this
year as the ground is full OF water
There is going to be a record acre
age planted this season. lie found