The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-10-06
Has Foot Amputated

Mrs. Il. +. Swartz, whose home Il
one half mile east OF Fruitland, OF
Friday had her foot amputated JUS
below the heel on the right foot
Grangrene had set in due to decay
ed tissues caused from poor circula
tion. on Monday afternoon at five
o'clock Il was again necessary e
amputate the leg and this time the
amputation was below the knee
Mrs. Swartz is resting as well ai
could be expected because OF hei
age which is 70. The patient IL nj
the Baker Hospital I'm Payette.
Young Couple Married
Tuesday evening at eight O'Clock
az the NJ. II. Parsonage, Fruitland
Arthur II. Linck was married "a
Miss Bernloe Ealine McGee, Rev
George Todd performing the cere
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hall
were the witnesses. Miss MoGee
was the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
j. W. McGee OF near Frultland and
Mr.. Linck IN the son OF Mrs. Luella
Idnck OF Boise, but formerly rest
dents for several years OF near
Fruitland Mr.. Tinck IL an overseas
man, having been in the Argonno
fight and for several months has
been receiving treatment at the Bar
racks hospital I'm Boise. Just now
the couple are spending their honey
moon In Boise but will soon 20 10
Corvallis 90 receive training In the
government school.
Intermediate Endcavor Organized
Saturday night at the NJ. Il. par
sonage the intermediate Endeavor
Society was organized consisting OF
members OF high school age. Paul
Gardner was elected President.
Grace Paxton Vice President. MIL
dred williams. Recording Secretary.
Paul Dalzell, Corresponding Secre-
tary. and Bennie Engle. Treasurer,
They have started their work with
considerable enthusiasm.
Honor Co n Fruitland Young Man
Word has come that Milo Sher-
man, son OF M. B. Sherman, OF
Fruitland, who Is a senior In the
State University OF Lincoln, Neb-
raska, has been one OF four uni
.versity students selected to Judge
the cattle at the Fair at Waterloo,
Iowa. From there they go 10 Chi
cago 10 be judges OF the cattle there
and then he also has the honor OF
being one OF the judges at the
National Live Stock show at 81.
Paul Minnesota In October. Milo
has always been interested In cat
tie and is making this his life work.
Bank Robbed
Expert Robbers entered the Fruit
land State Bank Friday night thru
a window in a rear room and with
the aid OF a orowbar, stolen from
nearby blacksmith. and nitro
glyeerine they forced entrance to
the bank vault where they looted
100 private boxes taking all the
liberty bonds and savings stamps
belonging TO individuals. Only four
boxes remained untouched. The loss
TO them is several thousand dollars.
The officers are working but no clue
is found. Some OF the individuals
lost as high as 500. A few stray
bonds from the boxes were found-in
the rubbish and papers scattered on
the vault floor. The burglar proof
safe was not touched and the banks
loss was about thirty dollars.
Breaks Leg While Fighting Fire
Emil Schmid. one OF the promin-
ent ranchers of near Fruitland slid
from a hay stack Friday and broke
his left leg between the knee and
thigh. The hay stack OF thirty tons
had caught fire from some unknown
reason and he was on the stack
fighting II pouring water on II that
was being handed up by men. The
wind changed throwing the smoke
in Mr.. Schmid's face which made
II necessary to get off the stack hur-
riedly. The injured limb has been |
set and he is getting on very well. |
The stack which burned was in
sured. A wire was sent to his |
brother Fred at the State University |
at Moscow. He has come home 10 |
look after ranch matters.
Mrs. Anna Rauert has purchased |
the twenty acre apple ranch on |
Riverside Avenue belonging to Her |
man Tagge. the price paid being |
$1,000. VIM. Bishop will look at
ter the property.
Jay Lewis of LOstine, Oregon was
down Thursday on his way to Iowa.
He was looking after his forty acre
ranch.
@. NJ. Walker returned Friday |
from Twin Falls where he and Mrs.
Walker went last week to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Anna Sears, sister
Of Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Walker will
return, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Rudolph and
Ralph and Mildred motored
down from Boise Sunday and were
guests to big dinner at the J. F.