The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-09
KINGMAN KOLONY
BROTHER OF KOLONY MAN
IS AUTHOR OF HISTORY
In Kingman Library History OF Ore
gon Il Prize Volume-William
EdwardsOn Injured In Runa-
wny-ROads in KolOny Had

Fifty-seven new State Library
books have arrived and are In the
library room AZ the school building
Miss Florence Kingman is librarian
Among the books is THE History OF
the Pacific Northwest" by Professor
Joseph Shafer, who IL brother TO
w. l.. Shafer OF the Kolony.
The four horse team driven by
William Edwardson ran away We'd
nesday with n load OF tile causing a
serious accident. Mr.. Edwardson
was thrown and his hip badly injur-
ed. Tho team ran across the rail-
road track but the big rack load OF
tile WI = caught by the crossing sign.
The four horses we're thrown In
heap against the barrow pit fence,
leaving the back OF the rack on the
track. The driver was so badly hurt
he could not flag the approaching
train, but, fortunately, the accident
was observed by Mr. Edwards, who,
altho unable 10 reach the track him
self. attracted the attention OF some
OF the drainage crew, who sprinted
fast enought to flag the train. DIT.
Sarazln was called for Mr.. Edward
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Ontario hospital.
Many OF those who generally 80 to
Nyssa during the week have gone
10 Parma instead lately because OF
better roads. Altho the roads about
Nyssa have been somewhat improv-
cd, there remain stretches leading
10 the Owyhee and the Kolony which
are now almost impassable.
Miss Thelma McCreary brought
Miss Ellis home with her from the
Intermountain Institute for Thanks
giving. Miss Eulalia Shafer could
not come homo because sho had late
iy been given n character part In
a play TO be given In Weisor Decem-
ber eighth. and had TO remain for
rohearsals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Embory Maxwell
were business visitors In Boise this
week
DIR Smith drove his car over from
Huntington Tuesday. IIo had had
tho car shipped TO that point. He
reports very disagreeable roads be-
tween Huntington and Welser.
The Claim Agent from Salt Lake
City ~ expected Wednesday To settle
the claim OF the district against tho
railroad for tile damaged.
I.aren Cruel OF Vale made n bus
inegs trip TO tho Kolony Saturday,
and called on the Pritchett family
Otis Bros, II. s. Burroughs, and
Mrs Pomoroy sold their pasture this
week 20 Mr.. Elordl Vanderpool
sold pasture 10 Rufino Arrien MT
Arrion and Mr.. Leo are pasturing
sheep on the Oyerstreet place. A
good many sheep are passing thru
10 their winter quarters. Ten car
loads were taken 10 Homodale We'd
nesday
The tie on the short Overstreot
line is now being lald by hand labor
I'm order TO rush the work, while the
trenchlng machine is having difficult
ties on the OTIS line. NJ, +. Balm OF
Ontario IN experimenting the extra
crew on the short spur.
Mr. and Mrs. McCreary. Mrs, Pom
eroy, Threlma McCreary, and Miss
Ellis were dinner guests at the FL
hot home Saturday evening.
Football, baseball. and basketball
material amounting TO sixty dollars
arrived this week for the school
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holly spent
Thanksgiving In Vale.
Mr.. and Mrs, Vanderpool spent
Friday and Saturday az the home
OF Mrs. Vanderpoods' parents In
Arcadia, and Sunday at the Balling-
er home.
Mrs. II. C. Enos returned Thanks
Ciying To her home I'm Adrian
Mrs Ethel Martin has returned to
her home in Boise
Mrs. Mae Powell left Wednesday
for Mountain Home, whore she viii
visit her brother.
Is being plowed out this fall, Mr
Harry Powell has Just finished a
siXty-aore field.
H. s. Murroughs was In tno kol-
Ony Monday and Tuesday attending
TO business relative TO his ranch.
Those who have been neither alb
sent nor late In the upper room at
school are Merritt Greeling, Elsie
Elliot, Ray and Lloyd Elliot, and
Vernon MeGinnis. Those in the low
er room are: Violet Plnkston, Leo
nard Smith, Barbara Wilson, Synder
Prichett. Gerald DeBord, Glen Nc
Ginnis, Zena Moses, Orville Stowell,
Eddie Powell, Evelyn DeI3ord. John
McGinnis, Grace Sinclair Ruth
Pinkston.