The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-12-09
FRUITlAND BENCH
FRIENDS ASSIST FRUITLAND
WOMAN CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
Grandma Lewis Marks Three Quar-
ters Of Century Of Interesting Life
-hruitlnnd Manifcsts Real
Public Spiritedncss-Other
Bench News

Today. December 7th. Is the 18th
| birthday anniversary OF Grandma
Lewis. mother OF Major Harry T.
Lewis. She 10 one OF the most low
cd women In the community and
time has only made her the younger.
Fifteen OF her friends and .neighbors
I surprised her with a big basket din
ner taken In and presented her with
number OF monthly magazines as
a gift that she may enjoy them all
tho year round.
Lawrence Dorothy IL one OF the
public spirited men OF Frultland. He
has given a twenty-five year lease on
some gravel pits off from HIS ranch
south OF Frultland on tho Snake
River 10 tho Highway District No.
1, OF Payette County. asking only In
return that road be built down 10
the pit About forty other public
spirited and willing men In the COM
munity are busy this and last week
contributing their time and labor to
fixing the road In order that the
gravel may be speedily gotten on to
the roads, some OF them because OF
the grading are almost impossible.
Friday afternoon the Fruitland
Mothers Circle had a most interest
ing session. Miss Corrinne Johnson
sang solo. accompanied by her
brother Miss Bossen also gave
piano solo.
The matter OF hot lunches was
taken up TO provide the 500 child
rem who go TO school and the expert
ment is 10 be tried out next week
for a beginning. A report was heard
from the Public Health Nurse as To
the physical condition OF the Fruit
land school children and other i'm
Iortant matters were taken up.
Much good Is being done by the
nurse. many children the past week
being examined and sent home II
their temperature warranted II.
Mr.. Chamberlain OF Washington
state Is visiting at the Whealdon
and Makinson homes,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Hazeltlne and
Mr. and Mrs Charles Hazeltine were
guests OF the Harry Taylor family
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Puchert. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles l.. Rich and two child
rem. Messrs Vernie and Ray Rich
were entertained at dinner at the
William Hollenbeck home Sunday.
Mrs. Emma James made a business
trip to Weiser Tuesday,
Several OF our local people. have
been attending court in Payette this
week, occupying the jury seats
Some OF the roads are most i'm
passible for truck drivers and mail
drivers, especially where grading has
been done In preparation for the
gravel which has not yet been put
on.
A missionary sermon was preach
ed Sunday evening and after that
slide pictures were shown at the NJ,
z. Church to a large audience,
Miss Rupp. whose coming home
from Boise was announced last week,
was delayed because OF illness at the
home OF a friend. She arrived Sat
urday night.
Guy Graham is home from Mis-
souri, where he went TO ship a car
OF his apples. selling all but 1877
boxes OF the car in his old home
town. The freight on this car was
over s4OO, The freight on a car of
apples sent out OF this valley by l.,
Frank Smith to Louisiana was 1895.
The c. f Society held theig
monthly business and social at Ihe
home of Miss Bernice Hill A splen-
did time was had and delicious eats
served later.
Miss n. L. Lewis, OF Hyattsyille,
sister of n. w. Lewis has
arrived for a visit with her brother
and the Harry T, Lewis families.