The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-04-28

bbtIlCI nau lne misfortune 10 lose
their house by fire. Ellery Bostick
and wife who were there managed
to save most OF the contents of the
parlor, the remainder being totally
destroyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Klingback
and George Bohanna motored to
Ontario, Saturday.
The school picnic given on the
last day of school, April 22nd under
the supervision OF the p. T. A. was
a very enjoyable and well attended
event about 60 parents and children
being present The crowd went as
far as possible in spring wagons
climbing the rest OF the way to the
Upper Hot Springs where they ate
their lunch. After dinner the ener-
getio ones climbed TO the top OF
quite a high butte, while the "stif-
fer" ones visited and cleared up the
remains OF the lunch. All present
reported a very enjoyable day.
Pupils I'm Mrs. Schweizer's room
who we're neither absent nor tardy
during the last month OF school are:
Ruby and Alta Bradley. Monna and
Nina Smith. Elba Pullen, Charlie
Huffman and Roy Williams. Alta
Bradley and Nina Smith are entitled
TO special mention having attended
every day during the school term.
In Mrs. Frlar's room those having
been neither absent nor tardy: Geo.
Huffman. Kenneth Mcdonald, Jas,
Lloyd and Orville McEwen, Georgia
Rust. Della Schweizer. Albert and
Marvin Carpenter, Ray Bohanna,
Dorothy Kaylor and Tommy Gregg
or those children. Della Schweizer,
James McEwen and Tommy Gregg
have attended every day OF the
school terms. The teachers have
neither one been absent n day eith
or, which Is very good record com
pared with previous years.
The prayer meeting at Grandma
Bradley's Friday had n large at
tendance. George Bohanna being
leader. The meeting for Friday,
May Q will be held at Chas. Brad
ley's.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. +. Pratt and
sons. Louis and Eugene. left Satur-
day for Ironside with their cattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul II. Carlyle |
who have been visiting at the g. II. |
Schweizer home for the past week,
loft for their home IN Pendleton,
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Lowe and
Mrs. Fred Klingback called at the
Wall homo Friday.
Cecil Smith went to Ontario, |
Thursday for a short stay,
The Owyhee Ditch had serious
trouble last week when the ditch !
bank began sinking and cav
Ing IN on the riverside OF tho ditch
between the Ben Smith ranch and
Mitchell Butte. II is thought that
underground beaver dens caused
the sinking. A copps OF workers
fixed the place and water is turned |
In again though Il was out for sew
eral days
Rev. Blom OF Ontario was maxi
Ing calls In the community, Thurs
day. He held his regular monthly |
services at the school house Sunday |
afternoon. He was assisted by a |
male quartet that came out with |
him. The music was greatly appre-
olated.
II was learned Wednesday that
"Grandma" Pinkston IN suffering |
with n severe heart attack. Her |
granddaughter. Miss Pearl Pinkston
Is staying with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fisher OF Boise |
motored down for a week end visit |
with the latter's brother, Albert |
Caperton and family.
Don Preston. OF the Idaho Power
Co. was a business visitors In the
Owyhee, last week.
Vlneenti Mendoza accompanied by
his wife and. two children, motor
ed To the Refino Arrien ranch al
Westfall. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Klingback and
family attended church services In
Nyssa Sunday evening.
T. NJ. Lowe, who Is serving on
the grand Jury went TO Vale Mon
day.
A Basque on the Mendoza ranch,
familiarly known as "Big Joe" went
10 Boise last week where he under
went an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Oyerstreet |
and son Robert and Miss Ellen Scott
were guests TO dinner at the Lowe
home, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Friar were
over night guests at the Wall home,
Monday.
NJ. l.. Parsons and A Schafer OF
hlhkman holohy chiieu At the A%O"e
home Friday evening. ..
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Puetz and
family, accompanied by o. II. Hite
and ID. p Pullen, we're Payette Wis
ltors Saturday
Messrs. Fitch and Peutz OF On
tario and Payette brought out some
buyers 10 look at the
ranch last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cantrell and
daughter left Wednesday for Long
Valley, where Mr.. Cantrell has
logging contract. Mr.. Cantrell and
o. r.. Hite who had been In Long
Valley returned the early part OF
last week.
Ray Cantrell and j. w. Kygar
to Nyssa, Tuesday