The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-05-27
CLASS OF FIFTEEN ENDS
WORK Al FRUiTiiND RiGH
Graduates llne Ilusy Week Precc,l.
ing Close uf SchoOI-O. y. D..
station BJrned To Ground
Sunday Evcning-Pack-
ing Houses Saved.

exercises were held In the Higb
School Assembly, room Thursday eve.
ming. tho goth, ard fifteen more grad
yates were added to the High School
Alumni roll. Mss Clara Sllkett CAV,
the salutatory address and Miss
Dolly Brown was valedictorlan. Miss
Katharine Madscn sang solo Tho
Commencement address was ably CIV
on by DR.. Boone, President OF tn,
College of Idaho The Assembly room
was filled for tho occasion. rany out
OF town people were thorn for the
occasion. Friday eyenin,, roccp-
tion was given Tor the members OF
the Alumni Association. Since 1919,
when the fi"st Commencement exer-
olses wcip held for the Fruitiand
schools, when there was one rradu.
ate. Mrs. Paul Crlder OF Toledo, ohio
who was present at the Alumni re-
ccption, there have been ~ gradu-
atos OF the Fruit'and Hgn School
The q $. l.. Depot ~ Fruitland
burned - ,he around Sunday eyo-
ming ani may with heroic erfnts
we're the packing houses and other
business places saved from lestruc-
tion. Ths alarm OF firu was given
about eigm-thirty and rhs churches
were dismissed gnd hundrll, OF peo-
pie gathered and by mucE work buc-
ket brlgades were formed trcm the
farmers aud Noble ditchoy aud Wa.
tor poured on the Association build
irg which caught fire several times
only 20 bo put out The station could
not be saved. Barrels OF oil nnd gasp
line exploded on the platform. Very.
little OF the contents inside were
saved II is not known how the fire
started II was fortunate for Fruit
land that there was no wind. that
the bitches full OF water were near
by and that Il was Sunday evening
when 30 many we're on hand 10 give
aid.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Arthur Colwell and
two sons OF Boise. came down Tues
day TO attend the exercises COM
mencement week and TO witness the
graduation OF Mr.. Colwell's sister.
Bethel. and OF Mrs. Colwell's broth
er, Frank Kinnison, They returned
Saturday morning, Mr., Colwell ac-
companying a load OF goods with
Mr.. Puohert and Mrs. Colwell and
children returning by train. Mr.. aud
Mrs, COlwell have purchased lots
and are building a modern bungalow
at Franklin a suburb OF Boise, where
Mr., Colwell Is surveying the Franklin
school
NJ Puehert, Frank Thompson, l..
II. and Frank Rich went TO Lake
Lowell Sunday on a fishing excur-
sion.
Mrs Guy Thompson arrived Mon
day morning from Los Angeles, call
ed here by the death OF Forrest VIII
fong, Mrs. Thompson Is the only
sister OF Mr.. WlltOng,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wilfong and
son came down from emmett Fri
day. called by the death OF Forrest
Wilfong. They returned TO their
home Sunday and came down Mon
day for the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Colwell en-
tertained Friday evening in honor
OF their daughter, Mrs. o. C. Stout
of Seattle. and Mr.. Arthur Colwell
and family OF Boise. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs. II. b. Kinnison and
family, Mr. and Mrs NJ Puchert and
daughter, Mrs. Hendrix, Mr., and
Mrs. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Col
well and sons, Mrs Stout, Mr. Frank
Kinnison, Mr., and Mrs. A, H. Me
Connell and daughter Nellie
Wednesday evening of this week
about thirty OF the neighbors and
friends gave a surprise for Mr..
Howard Manser at the home of Mr.,
nd Mrs. william Ruert A splendid
time was had.
]. W. Tackett is driving a new
Columbia Six. Mrs, Mary Burnett
has a new Oakland Six. Mr.. H. f.
Wilfong has a new Oldsmobile truck,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. McGee have
gone to Nebraska and other eastern
cities for an extended visit.
Word has been received from |
Mra Innise Ward whn waa nnerafad |