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THE ONTARIO AROU8. ON'l'AKlO. OliECJON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1920 BAKER TO LA GRANDE ItcftlKiinlloii of M. (). Ilemiett UcmiIIs In Tnuisfri' of llcii(l(iiiitl'is '!' ' t'nloii Count) llliirlrlN Consolidated CORN THAT MAKES GOOD IN FIELD BEST FOR SEED 1IOVH AM) Olltl.S m.ki: iim: HIIOWINd AT COt'NTV l-'Alll Duo to tlio resignation of M. 0. llonnctt, formerly division engineer for KaHtorn Oregon who Iiiih accept id n position with tlio .Mniiluiiu do purtment, tlio Eastern nnil South Eastern Oregon highway illatrlctH hnvo lioon consolidated and La (Irnndo Iiiih been named tlio lioad iiuurtcrs for nil Eastern Oregon. In tlila connection the linker Herald linn ' (IiIb to tiny: Tlio Htnte highway office which ling lioon maintained In linker for a niim lnir of month under the supervision of Engineer It. II Dnldoek, hnH re ceived orderH to move Immediately to La Ornndc, where they will ostub IIkIi nn office. Tlio reason for this ehniiKU In the location of tlio state highway offlco of thN Hoctlou In the resignation of M. O. Ilonnott. eiiRlncor In charge of tlio Pendleton district, who Iiiik left the ntnto highway doinrtniont to accept a position In Monlnnn. Tlio entire eiiNtern Oregon oren In now combined Into one district and the offlco will ho established at La Uruiido, bocauso tlio Union county city In tuoro centrally located In the district thnn linker. Momhurs of tlio offlco here aro not f nnxlous In make tlio chnngo and an attempt was iiiudo by local inon to hnvo the order uuuiilled. It wiin Int er found advisable, however, to let tlio mutter drop. Engineer Ilnldock will lio placed In charge of tlio entire romhlncd ills- . trlct. Tlio offlco will he moved from IIiIh city about October 1. Cooil Kins I'ioiii Htnlkt In I'ull Ntntul Are Ho Itonuiso of Inhoi lied I'rndiirlng (Jilulltlc corn should ho selected from plants that hove made Reed In the field demonstrated their ability to produco flold competition." nay8 W. S. Car pouter, extension specialist In farm crops at O. A. C. A full Htnnd of com Ih threo ntnlks to tlio hill, he explains, tlio outilv- nlcnt of a stalk every 14 Inches In the row, rows every 314 feet apart. iThoso dlstnncoH vary with soil ntul molHtitro conditions.) Kach Plant should benr one good sized car. "Our best farmers select their seed Tlio Hoys' nnd Girls' club work mndo ono of tlio finest displays to ho scon at tlio fnlr. Only thoso botween tlio ages of nine and sixteen can Join tlio clubs and tlio work displayed wns worthy of much older people. The boys lind prlzo winning plgq, gmln and potntocs, tlio girls sowing of ovcry dnluty. Tlio hand stitching was especially commondahlo. That expense Is not necessarily an Item of bounty was proved by tlio attrac tive luncheon sets and articles of op pnrcl made from flour sacks. 'li:ahix(J iu:cki'tiox hivkx TO I'UllMC SCHOOL TKACIIKItS At tlio Masonic hall last Friday tendored tlio public school toucher's by tlio inombors of tlio Parent-Teacher's nssoclntlon. Mrs. C. E. So coy president of tlio association presided. Musical nutftbers wcro furnished by from hills of this kind," Mr. Cnrpon- J Miss Catherine Conway, Misses Kiln ter says, "from hills having n full Mossco and Ethel Conway. Superln- miiiki mid Having neighbors with n tendont McDonald mndo a brief nil iiovs am) (iiiii.h ci.l'iih am) all i)i:i.ut.mi:.nt.s iiavi: admikimis (Continued From Page Ono) listers In tlio lead. Mrs. A. A. Htutlcr of tlio rrultlaml bench hit mi beauti ful collectlo uof nstors und lady's fill collection of ustors nud lady's lias nro even finer than usual. J. II. Atlicrtou'H collection shown flno var iety, Mrs. Harry Farmer, Mrs. Andy Lackey, Mrs. ('ouutr)iiiaii and a num ber of others nil helped to make this booth tlio most colorful unit attrue llvo In tho hull. full stand." A good enr from a hill with a sin- glo stnlk Is not a normnlly grown Reed car. It tint! tho ndvantiiRe of more room, light, moisture and plnnt food. It Is likely to produce good com under similar favorable condi tions In the next crop, hut m.iy fall to do so when forced to compute for Its fond nnd moisture supply In nor mal hills. I'or sllngo corn tho stalk should bo rathor moro growthy than for grain. Medium to largo stalks with a good number of broad leiven are doslrablo. Oood seed corn korncls arc uni form in size nnd shape. Tho rows aro straight, with butts and tips well filled. Tho kernels nre deep and slightly wedged shaped, but without wide spacos botween rows. Let tie ears have well dented, roug'ilsh ker- Tliu solected oars may bo kept In good coiidl.Ln by gathering them be- dress and Introduced the now teach ers of tho school's patrons, following n general "get aciUalntcd" session refreshments wero sercd. Mr. and Mrs. Dora Whoarly of Spo knno arrived Sunday for a two weeks visit with Mrs? Whcurly's parent's. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. I'hlllabaum. Miss Derco Dearborn left Sunday for Dully Crook whoru she will hnvo charge at tho school for tho coming ear. Tho Argus Job Department equipped to do first-class work. Is foro freezing, drying them out, and storing in a dry place. COMMISSION HEARS lluiie Exhibit III tho Aplury Department tho only exhibits shown nro by .Mrs. J. T. Halo nnd Florence Halo. Honey In all 'Its forum Is on display as woll 'as boos und wnx. Tho Hale ranch Is tho on ly ono In the county making Its own comb foundation. ('mined I'iiiIIm mid Vegetable Tho uxhlhlt of canned fruits and vegetables Is very good tho not as largo us In homo years. This Is duo partly to misunderstanding about tho prUos to bo awarded, and iiIho to tho short crop, Men hauls DNplnjN Koine of tho local merchants have booths at tho fair oxhiblhlng telr ware. Tho Idaho Power Co. has a flno display of electric household ap pliance and miii'hlnoK, with special iiltoiitlou ghen to their vacuum cleaner. McDowell's has a good dis play of range and eahluots. Tho Sellgmnu Studio has an uttrautlvo ollect Ion of photographs, showing that good photographs Is not con fined to tho largo cities. ConiiiiNslonei-s Cotey mid Williams Llstelit To Piesenlatloti of Dafn Itclatlxe to Telephone Hum lug and SciWco Commissioners Corey and Williams of tho I'uhlle Servlco Commlbsloii nro hearing today tho estlnwny of tho Molhour Home Tolonhono comnnnv for Increased rates In tho territory sorved by It. Oonoral Manager J. A. I.akness nf tho company presontcd a mnss of to. tlmony regarding tho cost of sorvlco. tno company's earn iikh. and Its of. forts to meet growing demands on tho part of tho public. For tho public K. M, Dean of Nys sa nud II. C. Iloyor of Ontario testi fied as to tho history of tho telephone buslnoss of this section nnd polntod how tho torrltory had beon dovolon. ed under oxlatlng condition of which tho company hud full and complete knowledge when It nurchnsod the linos of tho old Independent com. pany. It was tholr contention Hint to uhungo conditions now would lie do- trlmoutal to tho growth of the com pany. Attornoy's Ilrooko & Onllm.' her had' chnrgo of tho presentation of tho public's case. .MILS. UAItltV IWIt.MF.lt WIXH I'HWT l-'I.OWHIt COLLKCTIOX After n closo contest betweon the showings of Mrs. II. C Farmer, Mrs. Wood Thompson and Mrs. A. A. Stottlor tho Judges of the best "col lection of flowers owurded first plnco to Mrs. Farmer and Becond to Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Stottlor hud n wonderful dlspluy but thru a mis understanding of the rules she listed several JarH In tho six Jar. single and othor contosts, ruling them out of the general collection. Somo of the othor winners In the flower contosts were: host six vumi exhibit! Mrs. J. II. Smith, first; Mrs. A. A. Stottlor second, best s pot ex hibit; Mrs. J H. Athortou; bust. six voso of gladiolus, Mrs Wood Thomp son; best six pot of roon, Mrs A. A. Stottlor, first; Mrs. . F. Country man, second; Host sl vuos of asters. Mra. A. A. Stottlor, first; host six sunflowers, .Mrs. Wood Thompson, first; best six vanoa of cosmos, Mrs 0. K, ninghnm. Four Striking Punch " IIHWI"I I J ULK f Kiiturday, ScpcmlT "fill H "i:en An Hvo" I I All Htm- Cast "A (.'urn Ill.if I lank .Maun Comedy I Willi. ,V .Moil,, Sept. i!( ,i 7 H CIIAItLICS ItAV '" I I "Falls (it ecu" I An ICastctii Wesletiirr I Hni old ,o,, Comedy I Ll PPm... IH .,,. ,v ,iil., Hi'l. KH ,V Ul) I .MAH.ML'ltlt.W I H ami All Star Cast I I '" "On Willi The Dame" I I'atlie.Xeus H TliiiiMluy, Kept, ill) M I'Ai'i.i.vi: iiti:in:itirii I '" I "FalNter Cast" Comedy Art I I I'lMuy, Octolii'i- I I ALICi: t.)V I I "Sliinei-M" I Daiedeill ,lik I Scenes I A I v J Mrs. A. li. Hrecount and daughter Miss Helen roturuel to Ontario last Thursday from Sunk Center Minneso ta where they spent tho summer I retty, vivacious Soma does a whirlwind dance in the steerage of lite steamer on which she is conunff to America. I er fellow immi grants crowd around her in amazement. It is typical of the girl and celebrates her first glimpse of the Statute of Liberty. Sonia, in the sheerest of negligee, dances suggestively in her boudoir in tlie presence of her admirer, Jimmie Sutherland. At the cli max of the dance, Sonia's husband unexpect edly appears. A hot altercation nnd a start ling revelation follows. "On With the Dance" at DREAMLAND Tues. and Wed., Sept. 28,29 Cnslday-Hweek To tho surprise of many friends of tlj.o groom hero In Ontario camo tho announcement of tho mnrrlago at DuriiM last Saturday, of Miss Lois Suoek, daughter of Attorney Sweok of Durns nnd Henry Cnslduy, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. T. F, Cnslday'of this city. When the young man left Ontario on Thursday ho announced to friends that ho wits going buck to O. A. C via Hums, but did not tell nil tho story. When ho reached Hums preparations for tho wedding wcro underway and tho young couple nro at homo In Hurna now. Tho roinnnco which thus culminat ed In Hums started at O. A. C. when tho bride visited her sister n student thcro, as wns tho groom. Tho tho brldo Is not known In Ontario, the groow Is. Ho graduated with the clnss of 1017 at O. II. S. and wns one of tho first group of young men to Join tho colors In tho world war, leaving hero on April 10, 1017. Ho wns assigned to service nt Ellington tiro war ho hnd chnrgo of n pump ing plnnt. On hl discharge from the sorvlca ho entered 0. A. C. taking agriculture l-'IVK COMMUNITIES 8TAO!) CONTEST KOlt FAIIt HONOIt (Continued From I'ago Ono) eluding nenrly ovorythlng which can ho grown In this county. Tlio special feature Is ensilage com, tho quality and quantity shown being unequalcd. A uiluaturo rod silo stands among tho green affnlfa and yellow grain mak ing an nttrnctlvo picture. Fruit, pro duco, canned fruit, a splendid collec tion of flowers belonging (o Mrs. J. tl. Smith, flour nnd grain nro 'the other features of this display, lloiilln From Honltn, SO mites away, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. I'holan nnd Mrs. Mar garet Fackrcll brought an exhibit of grains and vegetables. Honltn has nn etovntlou of 4000 ft., very little summer, nud no irrigation nt all. flold In Texas whero during tho en- yPl HOM10 Hplondld finality ryo grown from" spring plnntliiKaiTdsffmo es pecially flno potntocs nro Included In this display. Dnul 0 I'lat Tho Dend Ox Flat bloko Its own flno rorord In community exhibits this year. Nearly overy variety of grain, produco nud fruit Is ono dis play, nltho It Ih tho uunntlty nnd quality of tho apples which nttrncts tho mont attention. Adilmi Adrian hns Its usual flno commun ity exhibit of grain, fruit nnd pro duco. Adrian never fnlln to bo on hand nt tho fnlr with a flno dlsplny. Uesldcs grain, thoro Is flour In the sack. Tho fruit display has moro varloty than most of tho oxhlhltn, In cluding, pears apples, prunci and peaches. The Itoutevni'de Tho Houtovnrd hns a splendid community exhibit, especially of grnln, although It Includes a flno as sortment of fruit. Tho vnrloty ami good quality of grnln shows oft well against u back ground of green . fnlfa. Tho arrangement of oxhlhlts In this booth Ih very artistic. Prices on Clothes have come down Quality has been bettered Alexander's Big Offering Men's, Young Men's and Boys' Wear amply demonstrate a saving of from 20 to 33s per cent, compared with prices of less than a short season ago. Men's and Young Men's Suits and Overcoats from $5.00 to $1 5.00 less Boys' Suits $2.00 to $5.00 less and tetter make Men's Fancy and Serge Trousers BUY FALL AND WINTER GOODS NOW Mack maws, Leather, Corduroy and Mo- leskin Vests, Woolen Shirts, Wool and Cotton Hosiery, Lined and Unlined Gloves, Heavy Cotton and Woolen Under wear. Every article of best standard quality and make, priced with a view of meeting popular de mand for lover prices regardless, of profits. ALEXANDER One Price Clothier Ontario, Oregon visiting with relatives. fcv mimiAK m.,?Amtimgiimiwm mhi mi 1 1 -ar-rsj-Mit