Hex--": ' I i THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1922 ra E. A. FRASER HARDWARE - - GROCERIES ONTARIO, OREGON I s "4 "?V UJ H "V, ''"t ,. TO OUR FRIENDS: BEST WISHES OF THE SEASON. We have re- Once more the season is at hand for New Years Resolutions. solved to give even better service. We wish to thank each and every one who has helped us to increase our business for the past year. Our aim is to please you and we hope that we have merited your confidence and good will and that a continuance of our pleasant relations may be looked forward to. Y,ou have our assurance of our personal interest in your ' order from the time it is received until the goods reach your kitchen table, whether it be a large or small order, and we shall do all in our power to prove that this firm is well deserving of its long sustained record of taking good , care of its' patrons. We extend to you our heartiest wishes for a Happy and Successful New Year, and a cordial invitation to visit or call Our store at any time. Yours very truly, M , 4r . "dJi : , w t ' r i. E. A. FRASER. T- VALUE OF IDAHO POWER j COMPANY FIXED BV ORDER (Continued from pngo Ono) hold that tho company took this t business with its oyes opon, knowing that this cIobs of users could not stand a full chargo for powor and that, having Invested monoy, years and labor In their farms, thoy could not now bo cut off from their wntor supply Just bocnuso It did not pay. Tho commission Bald that it would bo morally wrong to mako tho irrigation peoplo pay ratos that would put them out of buslnoss, and unfair to make other powor pa trons pay for their sorvlco, where fore, tho powor company itself must bear tho burdon by oarnlng only a partial return on such property as It has luvostod in this business. Ono ruling of tho commission which nttornoys bollovo may have nr-roachlng offocts. hnd to do with rtho uso of a depreciation rosorvo. It was sot forth that tho powor com pany had collected ?76,000 from its (ratepayers as a depreciation rosorvo to, replaco wornout proporty, but had lnstoad invested It In now property, whloh It had Hated in Its inventory On tho grouud that tho company Is not entitled to a roturn from proper ty for which tho pooplo huvo put up tho monoy, tho commission cut this amount out of tho valuation. Tho commission's opinion finds littlu fault with tho power com pany's Inventory of physical propor ty. It compllmonts thoso who pre pared it in this language; Tho lurontory wado and filed by tho Idaho Fowor company lists ovory item of its property and rights that could bo found. Tho work appoars to have boon carofully done, as closo chocks rondo by the onglneorlng dopart mont of tho commission dis closed. Somo errors have crept in, but in vlow of tho magnitude of tho work, tho number Is loss than might roas nbly be expoctod, und wo bo llovo tho off oct to bo negligible. I), i Tho terso and formal ordor of tho II .commission, which accompanies itlio opinion, sots Monday, January ffir2, as tho date for tho oponlng of , the liearlugs upon ratos, to bo based urOB tho new valuation. It follews: ,"U Is thoroforo ordered "I, That tho 8im of $11,638,- 1(9,60 be, and tho Bamo is liorcby lfijcl as tho ruto baso -rnlimtlou of tho Idaho Powor company, as of De combor 31, 1919. "2. That of said rato base 13.25 per cont is as of such valuation duto, not ontitlod to a full return. "3. That a hearing bo had to bring tho vauntlon down to date and fix rates, and to prescrlbo rules, regulations nnd forms of accounts for tho accumulation, protection and oxpcndlturu of depreciation funds. "4. That Monday, January 22, 1923, at 10 o'clock n. m bo fixed as tho timo, and tho offices of the commission at Boiso, Idaho, as tho placo for such hearing. "Dono in open .sosston at Boise, Idaho, this 21st day of Doc., 1922. GEORGE E ERB, E. M. SWEENEY, J. M. THOMPSON, Commissioners." enough corn to meet tho northwest ern domand by shelling and ship ping tho grain, tho corn crop is ono of tho best things for fattening stock. It may bo mado tho basis of a very largo hog finishing industry. GIRLS CLUB MEMBERS ENJOV CHRISTMAS PARTY OREGON EXPORTS CASH EOR CORN IT COULD GROW (Continued from page Ono) qulromont for tho crop is q'ulto low. Another groat ndvautngo of tho corn crop is that It leaves tho lanO In excellent condition for fall seed ing to grain or somo other crop. A still further advantage is that tho harvest period Is aftor tho hay harvest on tho Irrigated projects Is couiploto, and this oxteuds the labor porlod through a longer tlmo, dis tributing It to hotter advantage. Storage liisy Tho Btorage and handling oqulp niout for corn is usually not pro hibitive iu prlco. Tho corn, after husklug may bo dttod successfully In slutted corn cribs, or it may In many Instances bo stored In tem porary cribs mado of woven wiro or fenco rails and covered with bundles of corn fodder, Tho storage on the oar Is usually Just long enough to got It fairly dried out, aftor which It Is sboltod and roady for Bhipmont. Tho shotting and cloaulng equip ment Is not prohibitive In prlco, and tho are many districts In tho com belt that have Itinerant shelters that novo from farm to farm and sholl tho corn at tho production point. Moru Corn Itss Coal Sevoral of the com (Trowing dis tricts of Oregon uro districts of ex treme fuel shortage, so that com cobs will mako a very valuablo by product for fuel purposes. Iu ad dition to tho possibility of growing Tho Christmas party given for tho Girls club nt tho homo of Mrs. C. It. Emlsou was very well planned and gieatly enjoyed by about thirty mom bors. The houso was beautifully do- corated In Christmas greens includ ing Christinas troo an' everything. Ono of the features of the eve ning was tho singing of Christmas carols by concealed singers whoso Idontlty caused lively speculation among tho guests until the quartette was brought Into the' room and provod to bo somo of tho High school Qleo club members, Ethel Conwny, ltuth Itoborts, Orvlllo So ward, and William Wiseman. Tho singing was a real treat. Santa left gifts for each ono pros out with appropriate sontlmonts in vorso (or othorwlso) nnd aftor ro froshmonts thoy all loft with kindly toolings toward tho two committees who had planned and carried out a very successful party. Thoro will bo no meetings during tho holidays and January 9th will start tho Now Year with a party at tho homo of Mrs. Daltou Iltggs. Tho annual mooting of tho Con gregational Ladles Aid bo hold at the homo of Mrs. C. P. Skow In tho afternoon of Wodnesdny, Jan uary 3. Mrs. Vlornow assisting as assistant hostess. Ranchers Attention BRED SOW SAL January 20 At The fRED TRENKfL RANCH, Southwest of Ontario. Only bestpedigreed stock offered DISTRICT CONVENTION OF IK Y. 1 U. TO BE HEM) HERE Tho district convention of the B. Y. P. U. will be held at tho Baptist church here on Monday with dele gates from the various societies of tho organization in this section. Carlton Lathrop of this city Is pres ident of the organization. The fol lowing Is the program to be held: 2:30 Song Service nnd Devotional Led by Harold Adams, Payette 3:00 Address of welcome Myrna Secoy, Pres. of Ontario B. Y. P. U. Rosponso Rep. of Pruitland B. Y. P. U. 3; 15 Buslnoss Session. 3:30 B. Y. P. U. Goals for tho New Year W. A. Shanks Special Music..-.. Ontario B. Y. P. U. 4:'15 Summer Assembly A. L. Back 4:30 Round Tabla Conference 1. Stewardship in tho Church of tho Future and the Young Peo ple's Part in It. Led by Rep. of Emmett B. Y. P. U. 2. Tho Importanco of Prayer in the Devotional Moetihg. Lod by Rep of Weiser B. Y. P. U. , 3. What is Worship and What Place has It in the Devotional Meeting? Led by Rep. Now Plymouth B. Y. P. TJ. 5:00 Social Hour 6:00 Lunch EVENING SESSION 7:00 Song Service and Devotional Led by Harold W. Adams, Pay ette. 7:30 Roll Call and Response with B. Y, P. U. Yolls and Songs. 7:45 'Eloctlon of Officers. Special Muslc....Ontnrlo B. Y. P. U. 8:00 Address By H. G. Young, Director of her long Illness, especially to Dr, Weose for his faithful attendance, and the words of sympathy and kindly help at tho time of her death and burial. We also wish to express our ap preciation of the beautiful floral of ferings. Orrln Bull and family. LOCAL PERSONALS CARD OP THANKS We desiro to express our heart folt thanks to our friends and neigh bors for their many acts of kindness to our dear wife and mother during Mr. nnd Mrs. Ivan E. Oakes went to Boise Tuesday on business. Miss Dollio Rollins went to Boiso Tuesday for a short stay. Mrs. D. W. Powers and daughter Pauline left Monday ovonlng for Wlnnemucca for a short visit with her parents. Mrs. J. R. Jlmmorson of Payette spent Christmas with her daughter Mrs. Larue Blackaby. Carlton Lathrop spent Christmas day at his home In Emmett, return ing to coach the Hi basket ball team for its opening game Friday with Huntington. An qnjoyablo Christmas party was hold in tho Library auditorium on Thursday, December 21. by the Fed eiatlon of Women's clubs. Hqstess es for tho occasion were, Medames Drano, Herron and Clement. Each guest brought a tiny stocking con taining a silver offering as a Christmas gift to the Library Fur nishing fund. Mrs. Earl Blackaby was tho hos tess for the Wednesday bridge this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Homnn will entertain tho Imperial club with a dinner bridge party this evening. Honoring her mother, Mrs. Emily Hall of Midland, South Dakota, who Is spending the winter here, Mrs. P. J. Gallagher entertained this after noon. J. M. Weaver of Cow Valley was a Christmas week visitor In Ontario as the guest of his daughter Mrs. W. W. Howard. Misses Anno and Margaret Mc-1 Glvern who are members of the Portland public school ' faculty, spent Christmas woek with their paronts, Mr.' and Mrs. John McGlv ern. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Blackaby and family came from Homedale to spend Christmas with relatives here. Mr. Blackaby Is now ono of tho commissioners of Owyhee coun ty, having been elected at the last voting. Mrs. C. W. Tyler and children went to North Powder to spend Christmas with Mrs. Tyler's paronts. Mr. and Mrs. Qlnrenco Crouter and Allan Bedford spent Christmas day with friends in Boiso, returning Tuesday. - Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Roberts wont to Union, Oregon last Saturday to spend Christmas with Dr. Robert's parents. BRIEF GENERAL NEWS The Dearborn street station, ono of tho big passenger depots of Chicago, was destroyed by fire. A bill proposed by Senator Johnson of California provides that railroad! must not declare dividends until their rolling Btock and equipment aro it satisfactory ordor. The I'ord Motor company is about to build a $6,000,000 manufacturing and assembling plant in Chicago which will employ approximately 10,000 men, according to an announcement Thurs day FOR SALE Largo type Registeied Poland China Boar. See Ed. Du Pro, Ontario, R. F. DD. No. 3. 4-8 New Years Greeting. THE GOLDEN RULE has just finished by far the Most Successful year of its existence. More successful in the "volume of business done more successful particularly in the liberal. measure of good will and confidence you have shown toward us, which we attribute to our efforts in trying to make this store your ideal of what a store should be. To us there is a greater profit than that of making money, and that is the knowledge of having rendered a just ser vice to every customer we do not want anybody's money unless we can give full value for it. The beginning of another year inspires in us a deter mination to make this a better store in every way. Mr. Make It Right has become a life member of this firm and during 1923 will guard your interest by insisting in his usual emphatic manner that you above all must be satisfied. The Buying Power of this organization will be exer cised to your advantage in even greater measure than ever before. Larger volume means larger and more advantageous buying, which enables us to buy for proportionately less. Every facility of the Thirteen Store organization will be exercised in effecting the very lowest prices possible for our customers. We have determined to more forcibly emphasize the meaning of Every Bay a Bargain Day throughout the coming year. This will not bo a Hypodermic Sale Store at high feVer at certain intervals, but a Hurry Up or Get Left Store every day in the year, with uniform and the very lowest prices at all times. Sale prices areyin effect here every day, all the time, at the beginning and last of' the season. When the sale word is used in our advertising, you may know that it is worthy of appli-. cation in the strictest sense of the word. Golden Rule merchandise at regular prices represents the same values as are offered by most stores at reduced prices, even at the end of the season. We appreciate the loyalty of our friends and patrons, and assure you that we will strive to continue worthy of your con fidence and support. Th&nfc You. May Your New Year Be Happy and Prosperous. "MAKE IT RIGHT rule STORES m I . S ? R f ) V k cr