The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-05-20
THE REXALL STORE
JUNTURA NEWS NOTES


Agency ranch we're in town last
week, Mr.. Taylor on business CON
nected with the Pacific Live stool,
Co. and Mrs. Taylor to do some
shopping.
Mrs. Bessie Mckinney went down
last week to take charge OF the
cookhouse at the big shearlng plant
at Gwinn.
Martin Joyce reports having
sheared his sheep at the Prahl
plant, situated near Juntura. and
having a bumper clip.
The shearing plant at the Tilot-
son place at Beulah Is running full
blast now, and much wool Is being
hauled from that point to the local
warehouse. Echanis Brothers have
finished shearing there. also oster
Brothers. and Leon Mansissidor
l.. l.. Bowen was In town last
week from his place at Peach He
brought with him beautiful two
year old heifor for Mrs. John T.
Joyce. to replace the one she lost by
accident few weeks ago. He was
accompanied by one OF his sons, who
is At present spending few days
with his father.
While. other places are complain
ing OF the drouth. the easements OF
the various stores and roldonces In
Juntura are very wet. The water IN
some OF them is over i2 inches deep
and still rising, an unusual condi-
tion here. II. W. Welcome has In
stalled a pumping system at his
roslsenco 10 prevent his costly cleo
trio pumping and lighting system
from being submerged
The Eighth Grade examinations In
the local school were held last week,
and the students who took part are
wondering "how they made II,
Chas. Ellis and Chas. NJ. Crandall,
both candidates for the office OF
State Senator for Harney. Grant and
Malheur counties on the Republican
ticket were In town a short time last
week shaking hands and meeting
voters
Mrs. Joe Carter came up from the
ranch et Peach on Saturday for bust
ness matters.
The Ladies' Altar Society held a
cooked food sale last Saturday which
was very we'll patronized. The sale
was held In the Juntura Mercantile
Co.'S store and was a great success.
Mrs. John w. MeGetrick. local
agent for a large hosiery house Of
Pennsylvania. was soliciting orders
In town last week
Mr.. sandness from Homedale.
Idaho, visited at the Hoffman ranch
a few days before going to Crane,
A large delegation is planning to
go from here to the Horse and Cattle
Growers Convention 10 be held at
Burns early next week. Not all OF
these are interested in stock raising
but there promise to be other at
fractions as we'll
Three wool buyers were In town
last week looking over the clips
stored in the local werehouse. Mr..
Mays, representing Pierce and Grim
Minis, John r. Johnson, representing
HallOwell, Jone and Donald, and
Mr.. Craig. representing another of
| the large Boston wool commission
merchants, are well known in this
section. having been travelling for
number OF years for their respective
houses through the West.
Joe Sizemore, accompanied by his
mother, was in town Saturday after
noon shopping.
A large number OF people from
this community went to Drewsey last
Saturday evening to attend the dance
following the public meeting in be-
half of the new hospital TO be built
at Burns AL reports having had a
splendid time though somewhat
hampered by the very large crowd In
attendance Among those who went
| were MT. anu MIbs AAos Auiigt Ni
and Mrs. c. A. Wetterstrom, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Jones, Mr. and Mrs. y, II.
Lindsay, the Misses Josephine Kaup-
husman and Adeline Riehey; Theo-
dore Breck. Jr, Harry Churchill,
Kinsey Stewart, Donald and Ralph
Masterson. and Dee Baker.
f. X. Wright, representing the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York, spent few days in town last
week, writing several policies
Thomas Woodward and Mrs. Eva
Day went to the celebration at Drew
sey last Saturday, driving up in the
new Chevrolet.
Mrs. w. Il. Hedges entertained a
few friends informally last Friday
: afternoon.