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1 r THE ONTARIO ARO US, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920. 'ifo i m FRU1TLAND6ENCHNEWS PHUITIiAND, Poll. 25. A fare well surprlso nml recaption worn ten ilorcil llov. anil Mrs. McConrd nt tliu Tnckelt homo on Monday ovcnlng or tills wcok. Ovor ono hundred guostg woro prosont mid tho ovciiIiik was pleasantly spoilt with gnmes mid visiting. Dollclous Ico cream mid enko woro served heforo tho party dlshnntlod. Kov mid Mrs. McConnl nro to lenvo on Wednesday for tholr ranch whoro thoy nro to spend tho nuinmor. l.lttlo Helen Tusslng, who wont to Portland with her pnrcnts, who con sulted n specialist, was operated upon hy Dr. Otis Alkon, orthopedic Bur geon. Ho lengthened tho muscle- of tho right leg and put tho lltnli In n cast, alio will ho nolo to wnlk soon. Mr. mid Mrs, I. 7,. Umbnugh mid dnughtor, Ouldn, mid son, Lnwrcnco, of eastern Oregon.urrlved nnd moved oil to tho Holly place which thoy pur chased from Mr Howard last spring. H. A. Hales, who litis trcen living on tho place, wont Tuesday to tho llolso vnlloy to look for n location. Mr. nnd Mrs. Itoy Sparks will move soon to n place northwest of Now Plymouth which thoy hnvo rented. Henry Ilolns last wcok sold ten cars of npplcfl to Mr. Ilutcher. Andy .Castle who has licon III with pnoumonla, wnn tnken this wcok to Ontario to ho operated upon for ap pendicitis. K. II. OtndlHh Is packing mill ship ping two cnrH loads of nppleH this week. Miss Porn Ilnggoss nnd Holmrt Knitth of Cnldwoll woro up Sunday nt the M. A. Smith homo. Mr. mid Mrs. William McConnoll woro In Caldwell Monday, called liy SERVICE QUALITY COURTESY Everything Good to Eat IN GROCERIES, FRESH AND CURED MEATS We specialize in Weinies, Bologna nnd Minced 1 1 am. Try them. They are the best We pay cash or trade for Eggs and Other Produce. HIGHEST PRICES FOR HIDES AND PELTS PHONE 3 Ontario Meat & Grocery Co. noon. Mesdamcs 8. J. Simpson and Hoy Uurrnll hosetsses. Owing to tho postponement of the last meeting duo to tho flu, tho nfternoon was almost entirely taken up with tho business of tho club, ltcfrcshmcnts wcro served nt tho close of tho meeting L. II, Orolthnupt mid wife were dinner guests nt tho Porter Uoals homo Saturday ovcnlng, nftcr dinner nliout fifty of tholr friends enmo In nnd surprised thorn. The evening wns spent very pleasantly with giimos nnd contests. Mr. and Mrs. llrolth nupt nro lenvlng this wcok to mnko tholr homo In Ontnrlo, whoro ho Is stationed in tho Pnrm IJurcau work. Thoy nro very energetic In commun ity work nnd tholr going Is sincerely regretted. tho serious Illness of mi aunt. ltov. I.. II. Kby loft Monday oven lug for Nmupa to uttoiid tho Inter church Pastors' Conference. Albert Francis or Prnlrlo City, Or egon, wns the guest Monday of his mothor, Mrs. Margnrct Keep. Shirley Kingsbury nnd daughter. Altn, of Welsor, visited Monday of this wcok nt tho Tom Drown homo. Mr. nnd Mrs. George Hooker mid two children left Tucsdny of this week for Pnsndemi, California, via Portland. Carrying a Ton a Mile for less than a Cent Freight rates have played a very small part In the rising cost of living. Other causes the waste of war, under-production, credit inflation have added dollars to the cost of tho necessities of life, whllo freight charges have added only cents. TChe average charge for hauling a ton of freight a mile is less than a cent A suit of clothing that sold for $30 before the war was carried 2,265 miles by rail from Chicago to Los Angeles for 16& cents. t Now tho freight charge is 22 cents and the suit sells for $50. Tb cost of tba lull his lncrsd 30 dolUrt. Tb frtlght on It dm IncraaMd only 6 cent: Othor transportation charges tnttr Into tha coat of tha flnlshad artlcla carrying tba wool to tba mllli and tha cloth to tha tailors but thaia otbar clmgaa amount to bumfawcanu mora. The $10 pair of shoes that used to sell for $5 goes from the New Eng land factory to the Florida dealer for a freight charge of 5 cents only one cent more than the pre-war rate. Beef pays only two-thirds of a cent a pound freight from Chicago to New York. American freight rates ore th'e low est in the world. Qfiis advertisement is published by the Association ofSlailway Gxeciitives Thtut dniring information eonctmkf tki rallrtai tUuotion may obtain littraturt by writing to Tk$ Auociatim of Railway Ei4cutivu, St Urvadicay, ifnt York. Mrs. B. A. Muck mid Miss Plor erce Anderson motored to Pnrmn Friday. Mrs. I. luck wits n guest nt tho Walter Keller homo nnd Miss Anderson went on to llolso to visit for n tlmo nt tho ltov. Hubert homo. Mr. Oliver of Monjnnn, wus a guest Inst wcok of Mr. and Mrs A. Hoi brook. James Whltsol litis returned from an extended visit to town mid Cali fornia. Will Walker Is up from llrulcy visiting ut tho Smith-Hurst homes. Mrs. W. II. Thomns, mother of Mrs. I,. 11. Cumpboll, has returned to her homo lit Itnsobud, Mont Mr. mid Mrs. Prnnk Ilnrnnrd were In Emmott it fow days this wcok. Tho Francis Wlllnrd W. C. T. U, Monday nfternoon gave n surprise party toMrs. J. W. Spltsbarth, who will lenvo soon for California. A. Grimes has purchased of II. P. Tusslng tho placo on which Philip Dachtlor has boon living. Miss Mndgo Harris Is homo frojn Cornelius, Oregon, whoro nho had boon visiting her sister, Mrs. Karl Hobbs. Mrs. Moody, grandmother of Mrs T. II. Nollson, Ih a guest nt tho Snntn Itosa homo. Thursday to noon din ner Mrs. E, A. I.lnck ontortnlnod Mrs. Moody, Mrs. Chnrloa McCoaid, Mrs. John Tnckott nnd Mrs. T. It. Nollson. Saturday ovcnlng to dinner Mrs. Mary Thodo cutortalnod Mrs. T. It. Nollson mid children and Mrs. Moody, II. It. Doomor has purchased from W. S, Hiichnor thirteen acres adjoin- lug tho Doomor ranch on tho wont ' nnd north. Juaultn Clrlndor, tho 10-ycnr-old ilaughtor of Mrs. Zora Orlndor, died Sunday afternoon nt Prultlaud after an Illness with flu mid pnoumonla. Sho leaves n mother, two brothers and n grnud father. She was burled Monday at Hlvorsldo cemetery, Pay ette. OREGON SLOPE NEWS WANTED TO IJUY A good second hand Incubator, If priced right A. 11. Cain, Ontario. 251-X3-H Mr. nnd Mrs. Wright and family of New Plymouth hnvo moved on tha Smith plnco with his brother J. It Wright. John Ilartncho spoilt tho week end with his dnughter, Mrs. Clins. War ren of linker. Clayton Douglas returned Satur day from n weok'H trip with his undo nt Ontnrlo, Vale mid towns In tho southeastern part of tho county. Tho Joffursou hvhool did not hnvo school Monday, duo to tho Illness of Miss Charlotte West, tho tonohor. Miss Wallace spent tha week end visiting friends nt Moore's Hollow. Mr. Wisdom Is recovering from the flu. Jonas Drown, who purchased tho old Anderson plnco, Is remodollug tho house, mid plans to move there soon. Otto Mlllor, Potor Hants, A A. Outtorldgo mid many other uctlio members of tho local Farm Ilureuu, went to Cairo Inst Tuesday whoro a Pnrm Iluronu was organized. Miss Smith, Miss Wullnco and Miss Olntt, who hnvo boon kooplug bach elor iiunrtors In tho Anderson bunga low, moved to tho homo of Mrs. Orr Wilkin for tho romnlndor of the term. I. I. Culliortson returned Thursday from u ton days visit with relatives nt Scattlo. Mrs Tom Iteslup nnd little son re turned from llolso Sunday ovonlng Mrs. Win. Vincent Is slowly recov ering from pneumonia, which follow ed a severe attack of tho flu. Mr, and Mrs, Walter Davis enter tained I. II. Ilrclthnupt mid wlfo nt dinner Monday evening. Miss Mublo Smith, tho advanced grade toachor, who has beon very III with Influouza, Is convalescing at Iter homo In Wolsor. Miss Cecil Dixon of Puyetto la supplying. 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