The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-11

wednesday on business.
DR.. Weese made trip to Ironside,
Monday and found the roads fair.
Judge Biggs left Saturday for Can.
yon county TO hold term OF court.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baxter. Of Par.
ma, we're here Monday on business
The Eastern Stars Of Payette will
meet with the local lodge this even
ing.
Mrs. A. L. Cockrum, Mr.. and Mrs.
II, b. Cockrum are in Boise this
week.
Mrs. T. +. Arnold has gone to
Drewsey for an extended visit with
relatives
John Biggs, OF Burns, was here
Friday on business and visiting with
relatives.
Editor Bates was here from Parma
Thursday. He reported conditions
never better at Parma.
A. Jaquish is back from a trip to
the nitrate bed in lower Harney
county whore he found the prospects
very good.
On Wednesday evening at Dream
land, Maud Allen In "The Rug Max
ers Daughter" a romance Of two
continents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wilson are
back from a trip to Boise and visit
with friends. Mrs. Grieg is enter
tanning for them this afternoon.
Joyce Taylor went to Caldwell this
week for Founders day. Roscoe II.
Taylor delivers the address on well
come at the College OF Idaho exercls-
es.
A pockotbook was lost by Harry
Jones between his place and Ontario
containing nothing OF value 10 any
one else. It's return 70 this office
will be appreciated.
II you don't vote for J. w. Nc
Culloch for public service commits
sloner you will not vote for your own
interest. Il Ia TO your interest az a
resident OF Malheur county to elect
McCulloch 10 the commission.
Henry wakerlig. OF westfall. was
here today after supplies. Mr.. Wa
kerlig was formerly in the sheep bus
mess. but when the price went up he
sold out and has been waiting for
the price 10 20 down before getting
back into the business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert .wheelon and
Miss Painter. n sister OF Mrs. Wheel
on, are hero from weiser and have
moved into the Sanford house. Mr..
Wheelon is the new printer in charge
at the Argus office and incidentally
we might add he is the best printer
ever employed in the city.
There was freeze here wednes-
day morning and n great deal OF
damage done TO the fruit crop. Ap-
parently all the fruit ia gone. maybe
a few apples escaped. In Mr.. Lees
yard in town the potato vines a foot
high. we're killed. while beans and
corn were not injured. Il is proba-
BILE that the same spotted condition
will bo found elsewhere. The re-
port from the Fruhland bench is
that the prunes are hit the worst
while the apples suffered also.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Stanton. nee Mrs. Ora
Campbell. returned a few days ago
from a trip TO China. where her hus-
band was employed In the oil fields
by the Standard oil Co, Mrs. Stan
ton says that one realizes more fully
the great advantages and beauties OF
America after being in a foreign
country for a while. She expects TO
leave for California soon where she
will make her home. Mr.. Stanton
is in the east visiting with his rela-
tives.
Mrs. e. b. Conklin is a candidate
for the office OF county school sup
erintendent. Her name will not ap-
pear on the primary ballot because
she filed her papers one day late. She
is running as Estella Conklin and
that is the name you should write
in on your ballot and place a cross
before. II you write in Mrs. Il. b.
Conklin II win not count Be care
full and write Estella Conklin on
your ballot and place cross before
Il.
The social afternoon OF the Con-
gregational ladies aid for May was
held at the beautiful country home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson and
very pleasant afternoon was enjoyed
by all present. After a short busi-
ness session, the afternoon was de-
Votad In sewing and fancy work