The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1921-05-12
fRUITLAND BENCH

At a meeting OF the Fruitland
Board of Education Monday even
ing Russell Kinney, OF Wendle,
Idaho, was selected for teacher In
| History and Athletics. Miss Gladys
McKeown, a student In McMinn-
| Vile. Oregon College for two years.
will teach the Primary grades at
| Sunnyside. There are still vacan-
cies I'm sixth. seventh and eighth
grades. The Board will meet again
In two weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. II. Eby and son
left Monday night for Manchester.
Indiana, TO visit their daughter,
Miss Pearl Eby student at the
Manchester College. Miss Eby has
carried On her studies specializing
In art and music and at the same
time has taught those studies In
| the Manchester schools. She has
been selected as art and music sup
eryisor in nine schools In and
around Manchester. Rev. and Mrs.
Eby will visit relatives In Indiana
and Ohio and plan not 10 return TO
Fruitland for year. He preached
his farewell sermon at the Brethren
Church Sunday morning.
Fruitland Dryer belonging to Il,
M. Davidson a Company will In the
future be operated by 3. w. Ormsby
OF Boise and IL will be running TO
It's full capacity this season. Dried
apples and pumpkin flour will be
turned out by the plant. Mr.. orms-
by has already made advance sales
TO Wholesale houses Ia Boise 10000
pounds OF dried apples and has ar
ranged TO furnish so tons OF pump
kin flour TO California firm which
ships over the country. Large bak-
ers use pumpkin flour TO cut out
waste and II is sold at a economical
price which should find ready con-
sumption In the homes Growers
around Fruitland are TO raise pump
kins at IS a ton. After this year
new equipment will be added TO the
plant. The Rae-King drying sys-
TEN will be installed.
One OF the social affairs OF note
the past week was the Fruitland
Fruitfrowers Banquet. About 1876
were present. twenty OF them being
invited guests, Mr., Sugrew, Seattle,
OF the Northwest Fruitgrowers Ex-
change, made an address on Market
Ing Conditions which was good, The
crowd participated In cafateria
luncheon served on long table de-
corated with lilaos and beautlfil
white flowers. There were ham
sandwiches, salad, pickles, baked
beans. ice cream and delicious cake
A most successful business report
was made, Fred Ahlstrand. +. B.
Holt and ]. II, Smith was elected as
Directors.
A very large number OF patrons
were visitors Friday at the School
rooms TO examine the displays OF
art and especially were the mothers
interested In domestic science de-
partment where most wonderful ex-
hiblts OF dress making and crochet
ing and embroidery were found. A
number attended the musical by
both primary rooms given In Miss
jerks room. Good work is being
done by the students.
About 200 copies OF "Poma
Terra. the school annual have al
ready been sold. II may be neees-
sary to have more printed. II is
very artistic and certainly deserves
more that passing favorable COM
ment
gave Miss Kesler. their teacher. a
shower Friday evening at the school
house, Fruit salad and angel food
cake were served and she was pre-
sented with a cut class cheese and !
cracker server.
Fifty of the very good friends OF |
Mrs. r. A. Nokes from Fruitland |
and Payette went in Sunday at one |
o'clock to help her celebrate her |
birthday. II was a jolly surprise |
and the baskets brought literally |
groaned and a real banquet was
served for the hostess. Mrs. Brown
ing, a sister made the birthday cake. |
The candles burning brightly offer
ing their good wishes for another
natal day.
Next Saturday night the Volun-
teer Glass OF the M. f. Church has
invited all the young people OF the
community TO meet at the home OF
John Tackett Saturday. night for a
weiner roast and a good old time Is
anticipated as these young people
know how to have IT,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Enberg Sat
urday morning discovered their
brooder burned and with II burned
500 little chicks Change of wind
is the cause given.
Henry Cole, recently here from
Chicago, purchased 10 acres from
II. w Thomas, also three acres
from NJ. NJ. Gladish for a building
site, The price is not given
A large crowd attended the
Mothers Circle Friday, Mrs. stet-