The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-11-02

II. Il. FlaCk has installed new
electric range this week.
Rev. Ticknor has traded his west
ten acres of orchard to Geo Frank
for his house and lot in town, and
now occupied by Mrs. lIigbey.
Miss Laura Walker is an Emmett
visitor this week.
Mira. n. Z. Yockey Is sick at her
mothers home at Parma.
Mesdamcs Cotton. Fisher and lit
tie Merle, Darnel and Wilson attend
ed the w. c. T. U. convention at Po-
catello last week and report a splen-
did meeting. Southern Idaho now
has a membership of 1900. Good
reports OF campaign work was re-
ported from all over the state. The
slogan OF the convention was Vote
for the constitutional prohibition
amendment" or put a cross tX) In
I the top square" The delegates re-
turned In special car from Poca-
tello to Nampa where Mrs Ella A.
/ Bole. national lecturer and organizer,
as well as editor in chief OF the Young
| Crusader and who was convention
helper. spoke In the evening. Sun
day she spoke In Emma theatre In
| Boise
/ School reports show 400 pupils
In school.
The W. G. T. u. met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs Il. @ Wilson. a
report OF convention was given by
delegates and plans for final PROFIT
bItlon amendment campaigns made.
4 The NJ. T.. ladies aid met Thursday
with Mrs. Mackinson.
II. A. Hansel. Frank and Lester
Rands returned from their hunting
trip Friday evening, The party got
three deer on their trip up the South
Salmon fork
Wednesday evening Mrs Higbey
and Miss Harris chapcroned the oigh-
! IN grade to a picture show at ontario,
Oregon
The Methodist congregation sun
day evening attended the revival
meetings heng held by Evangelist
Mills at Ontario IN the Methodist
church
Saturday evening Miss Harris anC
| the seventh grade had their partA
at the l.. w Flock home,
The high school was entertained
by the senior class Friday evening II
the school house. Everyone presen
thoroughly enjoyed themselves
Friday the district Sunday sehoo
convention In the Baptist church oy
er twenty delegates were presen
from surrounding towns. and yer!
instructive and helpful meeting wa
held. The program as printed wa
carried out, Thos. Weir presided II
the absence OF the president, 5, Ken
epp OF Payette, The officers for th,
coming year are; President. Mrs. 7
H. McComsey of Payette; vice presi
dent, W. S. Hinehcliff OF New Ply
mouth; secretary and treasurer
James Deal. superintendent OF mis-
sions. Chas, Dabis. Payette; superin
tendent of temperance, A, l., Cor
ham, Payette: elementary depart
ment. Mrs. Geo. Wilson. New PLY
mouth; teen age, Mrs, j, G. Lewis
Payette. adult Rev, Reed. Payette,
Wednesday evening as the ], BayeI
family were busy with supper som'
men passing called TO them tina
j their house was afire, Because o
the short supply OF water the build
; ing was soon burned to the ground
Everything on the first floor but th'
/ china closet and Mrs. Bayer's prett!
pieces of china was saved. Tn,
clothing and bedding and everything
on the second floor was burned. Th'
origin OF the fire is not known bu
must have been a defective flue a
it started uptaisrs, Mr., Bayer ha'
a small insurance on it and will re
build soon.
Mrs Sarah j Handy, Miss Knoll
ton and Miss Fowled were campaign
ing in our town Friday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs Bruce
Campbell at lilo. Idaho. October Goth
a daughter.
j. II. Whitzell went to Emmett
Tuesday
Mrs p. f, Johnson and Mildred
accompanied her parents, MIR, anC
Mrs w. A. Ayers to Durkee, Oregon
where they visited Saturday anC
sunday
Mr. and Mrs. j. Poulson of Bois'
visited the d. Magunson home Sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs, Laurel Wells wer'
Emmett visitors several days las