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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-02-16
FARMERS ON THE SHORT ENn

The Argus has beon taken to task
by few Of its readers Tor a recent
news story indicating its belief that
the contract offered by some OF the
commission firms for seed pototoes
was unfair TO the farmer. The Argus
has not changed its opinion.
II is true that the commission men
had two contracts, one not quite
80 unfair as the other. We under
stand, too, that there is still a third
contract extant which is even less
repungant to the ordinary sense of
fairness, We have not seen that
contract as yet, nor has the offer
made by the Argus to represent
ative of Denny q Co. to consider any
statement he might have to make
been accepted. We presume then
that this silence is sufficient warrant
for the belief that he does not care
for a careful Examination OF his
contract.
In the parlance OF the race track
the man who bets other than even
money is said to be pla.llg along
shot" The man who gives long odds
is said to be ION the short end"of the
bot. That is the position OF the
farmer in one OF the crop contracts
which the commission men are, or
were Offering. We refer TO the
half the crop plan"
IL is fair assumption, we are
reliably informed, that one sack OF
seed will produce approximately 1G
sacks at digging time. and under
this contract the commission man
who furnishes tho seed would have
half Of II or eight sacks. That is not
all, he would have ten per cent COM
missions on the sale OF tho other ten
sacks, or another sack. His would
be one to nine bot. He takes no
chance under that contract for even
under tho most adverse conditions,
under tho greatest possible drop In
prices at the digging time, and the
shortest crop probable. still the com
mission man would win decidedly. !
And tsere would be no chance for
the farmer to secure any pront.
II Il be answered that the COM J
mission men be not condemned In
wholesale for the action OF one. that
must be admitted. but until other
contracts are offered discussion must
bo confined TO that offered and In
fairness Il can be considered as
representative OF the commission
mems attitude. until the contrary is
proven.
Again II is said that the commits
sion firm ought not be censured
broadcast for one contract when II
has others. Granted. but why then
does the company keep the most
Objectionable contract Is Il for the
purpose OF catching the unwary. the
and those In such
desperate financial straits that they
must become OF the victims OF the
business commission sharks?
The good name and ultimately the
business OF the commission men in
this section is at stake They should
clean their house Of the pirates who
would prey upon the men who pro-
iuce what they must SELL Let them
come before the bar OF public opinion
with a fair and Just contract and not
with multiplicity OF contracts de- {
signed to catch men In varying stages 4
Of business dependency. Let them
oe fair. Let them give the rancher
l3an for his money. Let them make I
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-02-16
LIBRARY NOTES

Happy Hunting Grounds by Ker-
init Roosevelt is another bit added
to the biography Of his father, Theo-
doro Roosevelt.
The author has chosen his Incl
dents with a view to throwing new
light on his fathers characteristics
Their hunting days together are fol-
lowed by the sons own trips into
Africa for antelope, into Mexico for
mountain sheep, into New Bruno
wick for moose. and into South Am
erica for books. The last chapter Is
an appreciation OF Seth Bullock OF
the Black Hills country. Il will In
terest the lover OF Roosevelt and the
hunter enthusiast.
The author OF Advertising and
Selling is Harry Hollingworth, a
lecturer in business psychology in
Columbia University, Now York City.
The book, published for the Adver-
tising Mems League OF that city, is
an interesting discussion Of tho laws
OF appeal and response In selling and
advertising goods and an investiga-
tion for the discovery OF new facts OF
practical value Methods and de-
vices that have already proven sue
cossful or unsuccessful are oxam-
lned. The book is intended primar-
lily for the general reader and for
tho student with practical rathe
than theoretical interests.
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the bets even, or at best let them
secure at the most three sacks Of
potatoes at picking time for their
seed. This we are told is fair re-
turn by those who should know. It
would so appear to us.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-02-16
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sabbath School, 10:00 a. m.
Morning Service, 1880 n. m.
The subject for next Sunday will
be "The Meat OF tho Master" John
4:34.
All are invited 10 these services.
REV. +. Il. SRINGER.
paator
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Mrs. Kitty Walker returned from
Payette Saturday after a few days
visit with her friend Mrs. Smith.
VIM. Slick of the firm OF Slick
Bros. contractors was an Ontario
visitor from Payette Thursday.
Miss Ann Carlson returned home
from Nampa Monday after a few
days visit with home folks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-14
TIE PROLOGUE

The story opens in Rome, where
Henry Leeford, an English gentle
man, has died. Unhappily married
to a woman who disguised her
vicious nature until the bonds OF
matrimony had assured her partici
patton in the fortune she coveted
Leeford had made the best of a very
bad bargain and had endured during
a considerable period the mental
agony inseparable from such a
wretched situation.
Meantime a son, Edward, had
been born. The ties between neither
and son were rendered stronger by
reason of the boys evil nature-her
iown perpetuated.
/ Several years prior to the death
of Henry Leeford in Rome, he had
deserted his wife, who preferred to
live her own life in her own way
and who took the son with her.
The lives of the members of the
Leeford family were sundered for
ever and for years no communica-
ton was kept up, save that of a
purely business nature, wherein
Henry Leeford discharged regularly
ns obligation to provide for the wo-
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By WALTER ANTHONY

authors Note: 1t has been with re-
spectful hands that this version has been
adapted from a masterpiece of liter
airy excellence. The translation of
plot from the pages of novel to the
images of the screen carries certain
inevitable responsibilities and involves
certain structural changes due to the
radical differences in the medium
through which the story is expressed.
In the present case the difficulties were
increased by the wealth of detail, the
time duration of the story as originally
tod land which for screen purposes
had to be reCuctd) and the multitude
of character which. in the original
story. lend picturesque and other value.
but which. in the limitations OF a
screen pres NATION. would bewilder the
behoder The public is not to con-
strue the foregoing as apology; it is
merely an explanation to those who
might not otherwise understand that
no novel can be taken bodily and
screened effectively; the difference of
the medium requires certain readjust-
ments. We proceed in the belief that
neither the story nor the spirit of
"Olver Twist. and Charles Dickens
has been violated.)
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might right the wrong l had done
this woman who made so great a
sacrifice of her love. Perhaps the
church might find way to absolve
me from bonds that had been i'm
posed by your craft and deception.
| hoped l might make Agnes my
wife in the sight of men as she is
my wife in the sight of God.
Before leaving London l made a
will which is now in the hands of
my oldest friend and business as
sociate. According to the terms of
the will, it is provided that if son
be born to Agnes, he will receive
at his majority the bulk of my
estate, provided he reaches the age
of twenty-one without staining his
soul with any act of public dis
honor"
For long, the widow sat cogitat-
ing this strange message. Finally,
her mind clarified and found con-
illusions which seemed to give her
something like consolation, or at
least fired her with zeal for ac-
ton. Ordering writing materials,
she began a laboriously long letter
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ceived the mind and beguiled the
heart of Leeford.
In her sumptuous apartments
Mrs. Leeford is handed a letter.
the last one ever written by Henry
Leeford. Fortunately, for her rep
utatioh as a sincerely mourning
widow, she deferred opening the
message until the bearer of it had
retired. Rage, chagrin and disap-
pointment were registered all too
plainly in the expressions that play
ed upon the countenance of the wo-
man as she read.
At such phrases as this, she
stamped her foot in undisguised an
ger.
and so to you, my wife,
and to Edward, our son, who in
herits your evil nature, l have be-
queathed a sum sufficient for your
needs-S00 pounds annually"
This was but a pittance from an
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olden TYNE; that some bring early
snow, and others have their "black'
Christmases just as in the days of his
youth. He recalled one winter espec-
tally when there was no sleighing un-
til after the middle or March. When
the snow did come it provided sleigh
ing which lasted well into April. He
also recalled many winters when his
teamsters never hitched up to sled;
while in other years the snow was
knee deep early in October and held
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1922-12-14
MORE SNOW YEARS AGO?

The conversation turned to that
age-old discussion of the winters of
yester year; those far gone days
when, according to most old settlers
this section of the country was visited
by harder storms, colder weather, and
earlier and heavier snow fall.
Fred Severance is of the opinion
that winters come and go these later
years very much the same as in We
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man who bore his name and the son
that was the result of the unfortu-
nate union.
But now Henry Leeford is dead,
he has answered, in the Imperial
City, the Imperial summons-Death
and his widow, also in Rome, is
revealed at the Hotel Piazza assum-
ing the outward show of grief to
cover an inward hope that, at last,
she and her son were to come into
the possession of the fortune that
had been her object when she de-
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"Chris Wiger, a boy IA years of
age, while engaged with others in
toboggan sliding on Saturday night
last, dec. a, 1856, met with an ac-
cident which promises to be one of
the most remarkable cases on record
The toboggan was loaded and by some
means started prematurely, and ran
so irregularly as to force it out of the
track, breaking it in pieces and fore
ing one of the rails, liz inches wide
by rs of an inch thick into the upper
and inner part of the boys left thigh,
upward back of the pubic bone into
the cavity of the bowels close to the
front of the abdomen, until the upper
end of the stick reached a point two
inches above the umbilicus, from
which point down to the pubs the
stick could be clearly felt. The stick
broke two inches outside it's place of
entrance, and was found after re-
moval to be IL inches long, so that
10 inches of its length was within the
boy. DR.. Ballard was called and see
ing the condition of things called in
DR.. Gould and with much difficulty
the stick was removed. During all
this time the boy was brave as a lion
and to this time gives no sign of sur
render. 1t is now five days since the
accident, and the patient has a good
appetite, his temperature and pulse
are in fair condition, ne rests well,
and although the doctor judiciously
makes no promises, there seems to be
room for hope that the lad will re-
cover"
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estate of splendid solvency and vast
resources. Her expression changed
from rage to craft as she read on:
"After you left me to lead your
own sinful life, met and fell in
love with woman of noble charac-
ter, Agnes Fleming"
Here indeed was news, but not so
interesting to the agitated reader as
what followed:
"Knowing that a child was to be
born to US, | came to Rome to see if
there was not some way in which |
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to one, Edward Leeford, whom she
addressed thus, "My dear son."
In Dunbridge, small manufac-
turing town seventy-five miles from
London, a Workhouse, notorious
for it's inhumanity toward the aged,
the helpless and the orphans COM
mitted to its charge, was presided
over by Mr.. Bundle, the Beadle,
who enjoyed as his first assistant
and prompter to new ferocities, one
Mrs. Corney, widow, who was not
without reasonable hopes of ter
minating her widowhood and taking
on the name and fortunes of
BUNDLE.
In this workhouse, the last refuge
of the poor and outcast, child is
born.
The boys mother lived just long
enough to feel the touch of her little
ones fingers and then passed be-
yond the ken and hearing of the in
different doctor and the more indif-
ferent old nurse, an inmate of the
institution. Swapping his heavy
hunting-case watch with decision,
the man of medicine commented,
well, her earthly troubles are
over" as though to say that his,
which were manifold were not; and
went his way. The nurse, withered.
old and shabby; half-starved as ali
that lived there were, grecdily OBJ
served the ring and locket on the
still form before her. They ex-
hibited evidence OF great value not
at all in keeping with the garments
worn by the young woman.
after ALL" thought the nurse
"what good are they to her? If /
don't take them. Mrs. Corncy will
The still hand did not move in ges-
ture or protest nor the still head
register reproaches as the nurse
slipped the baubles into her pocket
and then gave all her attention to
the baby whose right to the trink-
cts would have been contested by
Mrs. Corney and whose chances of
living long enough to enjoy them
were too remote to give the pur-
Joining nurse any cause for an un-
easy conscience. She did not know
the Identifying value of the plumber
nor that the baby's rights to an
| Inheritance were jeopardized and
| perhaps forever destroyed.
! Since nobody knew the name of
| loa ho
imposed on the workhouse nobody
knew the fathers name either. This
fact did not embarrass Mr.. Bundle
in the least. He flattered himself
that he had neat literary taste
and since the birth of unidentified
foundlings was not an uncommon
| fact at the institution he went down
the alphabet from A to z and then
back again in systematic search as
occasion required for suitable
names. The last baby born had
been named Swubble by the in
genious Mr.. Bundle so it was
clear that this infants patronymic
would have to begin with a T.
Thus Twist it was because Mr..
| Bundle and the board were certain
sure that no child thus born could
travel other than tortuoUs twist
ing road through life. Oliver was
lacked onto the name for euphony's
sake and thus the infant became for
want of a more correct Identification
Oliver Twist.
END of Prologue)
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ROLL CALL AND BANQUET

The I. o. o. F. will hold their an
nual roll and banquet tomorrow Fri
day. evening. Supper will be served
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Ito Be Continue

at o'clock sharp. Odd Fellows and
their wives and the Rebekahs are in
vited.
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throughout the season,

throughout the season.
Chris. Wiger, motoring back from
Ellsworth a week ago last Saturday
afternoon, recalled that just thirty
six years ago that day, or on Dec. d,
1886, the ground was covered deep
with snow. He has good reason to
recall that date, as the following
clipping, taken from The River Falls
Journal of Dec. 9, 1886, would indi-
cate:
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Upper picture shows little
Jackie Coogan and his di-
rector, Frank Lloyd, study
ing the Charles Dickens
novel and Jackie visualizing
the character of Oliver.
Lower picture shows Jackie
as Oliver when he escaped
from Sowerberry's.
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Mrs. caverhiil died at her home
south of town Sunday evening, after
a long illness. Funeral services were
held at the Baptist church on We'd
nesday afternoon, the Rev. {. w.
Park, officiating. Interment was made
in the Roswell cemetery. She leaves
a husband and little son; also a
mother and three sisters, to mourn
her loss.
c. F, Mitchell and daughter, Helen,
and Miss Eileen Meyer, were Boise
visitors Thursday.
The May Day exercises at the
school grounds were largely attended
and very interesting. The program
showed hard work and effort on the
part of teachers and pupils. The ex-
hbits of work in the various rooms
created much favorable comment The
painting in the fifth grade room was
exceptionally fine. The games and
ball game in the afternoon were very
much enjoyed by all present. All
togetherS the day was very successful
from every point of view.
We are all glad to see the sprinkling
wagon on duty again. Chas. Kelly
has charge of the work this year.
Mrs. Joy Weeks was hostess to the
Wilder Social club on Tuesday after.
noon.
Dolly. the nine.year.old daughter o.
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Born-May IS, 1922, to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Martin, fine y h. son,
E. d. Emerson motored to Nampa
Thursday. :.
Ed. Gannett and two small sons
from Salem. Ore, left for Gannett,
Idaho. Wednesday, after spending a
week here with Mr. Gannett's sister,
Mrs. Otis Eeils.
Guerdon Mccormick returned to
Boise Tuesday, where he Is attending
school, after spending week here at
the home of his sister, Mrs. w. r.
Cox.
Mrs. Isabel Wallace and son,
Charlie. and Mrs. o. II. Eells, mo,
tored to Melba Wednesday and visited
relatives.
Miss Ada Conley is assisting the
Martin girls with the work during
Mrs. Martins illness.
l.. Deepe was out from. Nampa
looking for beef cattle to buy here
Friday,
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Sites and H.
L. Salisbury and family, visited Sun
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Sites of Maple Grove.
Miss Laura Truck of Caldwell is
visiting her friend, Mrs. S. A. Lamkin
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Gray of Nampa
and Mr., and Mrs. G. " Barnett of
Sunny Ridge, were business callers
at the Crouch home Wednesday after
noon.
School closed with a program and
basket dinner Friday, followed by a
ball game in the afternoon between
the school boys and married men.
Mrs. J. w. Blickenstaff and children
of Lone Star, Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Per-
ry and son, Kenneth, Miss Laura
Truck of Caldwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
trict visitors at the closing exercises
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Jones were Nam
pa visitors Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Newman had
day in Caldwell, by DR.. Cue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stevenson and Mrs
Frank Breach, were transacting bust,
ness in Caldwell Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Sites of Huning-
ton, Idaho, visited the formers brother
and sister, George Sites and Mrs
Herbert Salisbury, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Dave Stevenson mo-
tored to number of places near Hus-
ton, Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Paul and little
daughter, were Caldwell visitors last
Thursday.
]. Ross Maggie of Seattle, Wash, Wis
tied his cousins, Fred and Jim Maggie
Monday and Tuesday
Mrs. J. J. Hoofnagle and daughter
Miss Della, attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Gertrude Hunt1ey at the Naza.
rene church in Nampa Thursday
afternoon.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. A
A. Eason Thursday afternoon with
twelve ladies present. Refreshment:
of lemonade, sandwiches and cake wa.
served. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. A. L. Klingingsmith June
Mrs. A. C. Mccullough returned
home Friday from Portland, Ore.
Captain Rankin of Nampa spen'
Tuesday night and Wednesday will
Abe Paulson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Miller of Frank
lin spent Tuesday with Mr., and Mrs
A. R. Crouch.
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to plaintiff recorded in Book 65 of
Mortgages page 1911 of the Canyon
County Records on the Northwest
quarter of Section twenty four and
the Northeast quarter of Section TWEEN
ty three in township five North range
two west of the Boise Meridian to
|cure the payment of the balance due
thereon of $4,000 and for s19.S2 taxes,
and $4,000 paid by plaintiff to protect
the lien of said mortgage and $50 at
|torney's fees and costs of action.
and you are further notified that un-
less you so appear and answer said
complaint within the time herein spe-
Gifted the plaintiff will take judgment
against you as prayed. in said COM
plant.
Witness. my hand and seal of said
District Court, this 10th day of No
vember. 1921.
(SEAL) ROSE EDWARDS
BY Clerk.
b. L. NEWELL Deputy Clerk.
Harry c. Wyman, Attorney for plain
tiff, Residing at Boise, Idaho 1914
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The time has come for wedding
onions. DR.. H. B. Kinney had a
party of ten boys and girls clean. out
his four acres of onions. S. P. Mcneil
is exchanging work with friends in
Eagle Island, and took his daughter
there to weed onions on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hammer received
visits on Sunday from Mrs Hammar's
sister and husband, Mr.. Bales of Mar
BILE Front with their children, and
from Mr.. and Mrs. Carter of Sunny
slope.
Van C. Kirkpatrick of the Caldwell
P. 0. called on friends in Canyon
Wednesday.
Rev. U. C. Snow. the missionary of
the American Sunday school Union,
happend to be in the neighborhood
on Sunday and delivered a stirring
address in the schoolhouse Sunday
evening.
Jesse lessen and son David have just
finished painting the house of Floyd
Huston
The P. T. A. and Mothers Society
met on Thursday at the home of Mrs
Carl Hammar. They enjoyed a de-
lightful social time and a short pro-
gram. Mrs. Hammar served deliciou:
cakes and ice cream. Mrs. Hart ano
Mrs. Hines were received into tn,
society. 1t was decided to accept Mrs
o. M. Trotter's invitation to hold tn,
next meeting with her on the after
noon of June Is.
Mrs. F. w. Myers gave party OF
Thursday to her little daughter Erma
this being the sixth anniversary o
her birth. The children in attendance
report a very nice time.
Miss Marie Olson has been holdinc
a singing class three evenings of thu
past week at the school house.
The chicken business has assumed
quite an important feature this spring
No fewer than four women are al
ready managing over two hundred
chicks.
Mrs. J. K Robinson came out from
Caldwell on Thursday with her TIVE
little daughter to attend the Mothers
meeting.
The High school graduates of til
Caldwell high school include two o
our most promising young people
Dorothy Robinson and Ralph Myers