The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-05-27
NEW PLYMOUTH.

comprising all the subordinate grang-
es in the valley, with combined mem
- bership of close TO 400 met in regu-
lar session at Valley View school house
Saturday. A large number of the
grangers were in attendance to hear
the discussion Of various subjects bear
:. ing upon the welfare of the farmer
Ss and orchardist. A closed business
q. session was held in the forenoon with
~, Pomona master II. Il. Lewis presid-
ing. Following this lunch was serv-
IL ed in the basement of the school by
e. the ladies of the New Plymouth and
Valley View oranges. The tables
~ were tastefully decorated in the
" grange colors, over S5 being seated.
One of the fine addresses at the after
noon session was given by G. ID. Cen
q ter, director Of agricultural extens-
n ion work for the Idaho State Univer-
= sity. A roundtable discussion on live
I" farm topics was entered into with spir-
q Il by the grangers, following Mr.. Cen
=. ter's address. A. A. Stetter Of Fruit
= land, president OF the Farmers Mutu-
~ nj Telephone Company spoke Mt some
d length on "The Farmers Independent
j Telephone Line" subject which held
the close and interested attention OF
81 the farmers. Professor w. T. Mccall,
agricultural county agent for Canyon
county, was also one of the interesting
3 speakers. An exceptionally fine ad-
II hu IN nf
:. Kuna on "Rural Credits" DIR. Bodle,
" state veterinarian, spoke on "Hog
Cholera" Musical numbers inter-
a spcrsed the address.
Mrs. Mae Gilbert. of Harrison, Ida
y no, president Of the Rebekah State
| Assembly, visited Priscilla Rebekah
lodge here Monday evening in her Of
fetal capacity. Initiatory work was
8 put on by the lodge Mt the request Of
/, the president. Following the business
session, a social hour and refreshments
! were enjoyed. While in New Plym-
I outh Mrs. Gilbert was the guest Of
= Mrs. Walter Burke.
The Sth grade graduation exercis-
I es In the high school auditorium Friday
r evening were particularly pleasing.
!. A varied and interesting program was
given. u. Monroe Smock gave the
graduation address before an audi
ence which taxed the capacity of the
auditorium. Edna Dotson, the Ia
I year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Dotson, and one of the Sth grade
graduates this year, ~ being congratu-
' lated by her young friends, on her
I good fortune upon receiving the high
est average In Canyon county In the
recent examinations. The 1915 gradu-
ates number 22.
Miss Newton, formerly teacher
In the New Plymouth schools, was the
guest of Mrs. Leo Schmidt during the
week.
Scott Brainard jr., and Miss Helen
' Thurston and Miss Cree, all of Pay
ette. all were visitors here Friday.
The jitney bus il being appreciated
more and more by Payette valley peo-
' ple-also patronized more and more. |
Two round trips a day between here |
and Ontario, also on Sunday, and good |
connection with through trains, thus |
making it possible 10 reach Boise and
other towns along the Short Line cas-
lily and quickly, makes this service
Of inestimable benefit to the people in
this section.
Miss Esther Stuve, who had her
leg amputated some time ago at st.
Alphonsus hospital in Boise, was
brought here Saturday. 1t is thought
she will recover rapidly from now on.
Preceding the Commencement ex-
ercises which will be held at the Pio-
neer opera house June H., is the long
anticipated play "Esmeralda," which
will be given Friday evening at the
Pioneer opera house. The play has
been in rehearsal for many weeks and
promises TO be well worth seeing. The
bacealaureate sermon will be deliver
ed by Rev. IL. 4. Knight at the Con-
gregational church June 8. Eabor-
ate class day exercises take place ON
the school grounds ON the evening of
June o. Electric lights and comfort
able seats much bunting and many
flowers promise to make the scene a
very pretty one. On Friday, June IL,
Gov. Alexander will deliver the Com !
mencement" address at the opera l.
house. which will be appropriately II
decorated for the occasion. The 1915
class numbers seven, as follows:
Clarence knight, Esther Sundles, Ger
trude Ackerman, Esther Stuve, Joe Ie
Sheldon, Harold Brockett and Win Il
Cone. ID
Memorial Day services which We're n
held at the opera house Sunday, We're n
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