The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-08
0WYHEE:

MIS-. Joe wallace ana Mrs. DOC
Pullen were i'll last week.
Owing to attendance at funeral
Rev. Blom did not hold his usual
service which occurs on the fourth
Sunday of each month.
| Guy Wallace has hired out to s
Bigelow for The summer.
Owing to dissatisfaction of Ontar-
10 over the grading of their final
examination arithmetic papers, a
regarding was requested. Mrs
Chas. Schweizer was chosen to dc
the work, going to Vale last week
for that purpose.
The Warren Fem and Geo. Glas-
cock families picniced ON the river
Sunday.
Mrs. Chas Schweizer, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Otto Schweizer and
Mrs. Ruth Share, who are visiting
at Oce Schweizer's, attended the
Memorial services in Nyssa Tuesday
and decorated graves there and at
Owyhee.
Little Margaret Klingback has
been Ill several days. Her parents
took her to DR.. Sarazin Tuesday for
advice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Dewitt have
rented the John Rust ranch and
moved on the last of the week.
Chas. Schweizer and family are now
occupying the place vacated by the
Dewitt family, as Mr.. Schweizer is
to be employed on the Rust ranch
this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rust, who
have been spending some time on
the farm, leave this week for Boise.
Kygar's, Rippey's, Elliot's Skin
ner's, Louis DeBord and several
others are cutting hay this week on
account Of infection by alfalfa weev-
II, which seems to be quite a bit
worse in this community this year.
Many farmers have plowed up por-
tions of their alfalfa which is bad
ly infected. and are putting in other
crops.
Miss Bernice Fem is visiting
relatives in Nyssa until Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fisher spent
Saturday night with their daughter
at Vale.
A great number of people visited
the cemetery with flowers Decor
alton day.
Messrs. John Reece and j. P.
Dunaway and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Patterson called at the Fisher home
Monday.
j. Fl. Brown and family visited
his brother Emmanuel, at Nyssa
Monday.
Miss Edna Gruver, who has Just
completed successful term of
school at Emmett. visited her sister,
Mrs. Robt. Elliot. last week after
which she returned to her home at
Los Ammas, Colo. for the summer
vacation. She will teach in Eugene
next year.
Orville Bigelow and Guy Glenn
nations with flying colors.
Kenneth Green is guest of Rol-
10 Fem this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peutz and sons
attended the Barnes circus at weis-
er Thursday, also calling on rela-
tives in Payette.
Mrs. Chas. Schweizer and daugh-
ter. Lois. and Mrs. LeRok Dewitt
and sister, Mrs. Orville Smith, visit
go at the Lowe home Friday.
A drainage meeting was held at
the school house Wednesday even
ing. 1t is almost time for some de-
cisive action to be taken In regard
to drainage. So much OF the Owy-
hee land is going to alkali" OF late
that II is a common matter of COM
ment by passers by, that so many
formerly fine farm are becoming
non-productive. A number of farm
ers unable to secure. concerted ac-
tion, are doing their best to drain
their land with hand dug bitches.
O. r. Hite and son. Omar left
Tuesday for Long Valley where Mr..
Hite has taken contract to haul
railroad ties this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. s. d. Bigelow and
family went to the circus at Weiser