Payette enterprise., January 27, 1910, Image 1

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PAYETTE, CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1910.
VOL. VI. NO. 4
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C 0 IC!L HOLDS BUSY
ADJOURNED SESSION
Instructs Sewer Engineer to Order R"
M. Bardeen & Co. to Work on Sew
er at Once—Coffin & Crawford of
Chicago Get Bonds.
Jï>
The city council held, an adjourned
session last Thursday night at which
time the sewer engineer was instruct-!
ed by the council on the advice of the
K .
,cr committee to order R. M. Bard- ,
run * Co., of Hutte, Montana, who
have the contract for the construction
Vf the sewer district, to go to work
Coffin ii Crawford, of Chi
casicn should arise for legal action
i r woul 1 have to be taken in another
state. They were instructed to furu
ish a p. rsonal bond signed by resi
den's of Canyon county or a surety
8<
at once.
the successful bidders for
and municipal funding
were
c
the sewer
bonds and a transcript of the pro
ç «dings ha 3 already been forwarded
o their attorneys for passing upon.
The personal bond of Bardsen & Co.,
offered to the council was rejected
for the r ason that all of the sign
ers \vvre residents of Butte and if oc
-ÎT. '
bond.
A /mmittee was appointed to 'act
in co i;':nct!oa with a committee from ;
the commercial club regarding the in
staliafi n of hitching racks in the
city.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES.
ilablo McKusick united with
as: Sunday by letter from
Washington, and Mr. Er- j
Miss
tho church I
Eile.:
rett Henson, by letter from Indianap-!
olis, indianna.
The attendance Sunday morning tes
tifies to ,1m fact that sermons with
a special aim are worth while. Last
Sum's the minister talked to the
child- : upon the question, "Why
childr. 11 Should go to the Church
,g were a large
Services." and the
number of th m present to hear the
talk.
O
Ne:.: Sunday morning the sermon
will !.. to the old people. The sub
ject v, : 1 be, "An Estimate of Things
Outside of til,- Time Element.'.'
The evening sermons are continu
ing the studies in the humanity of!
There ere two more in thei
!
Jesus.
series of twenty-seven on
val topic.
Tin. contest between our
Bible 1
and
d, d
this gen
Weiser's is on,
to er« ate considérable ln
The aim is to increase the
Sehoc, and
Ir
terest.
offieicn:
points
punctuality,
the
of both schools, and
credit are these; Attend
of
Preparation*, Of
Lesson
Bible in School.
fi ring :
young -mens class, known _
class, the meaning 0 f
it
Tl
Tecoiote"
me is the secret of the boys,
n to number seventeen. This
the
wlt'ch
has - T
entirely new class in the school
from
is an
and is made up of young men
sixteen lo twenty years of age.
Tho
Training for Service " classes
are now well under headway,
tlio«. ■ who desire part in this unusu
all;, «;•••„ opportunity must be prompt.
Titer« re two classes reciting al 1
ohmih and one has been organized
the people lviing north
of
town and now has ten names enrelle
Among th" sick reported to the
minister ties week are Mr McCone
Ayers, .'.rs. Lathrop an
reported to be much
anionr.
say, M rs.
ail of th fee an
d.
impr
Word has been received that
family will return from Salem.
. atiy next month, which news
i.ed with great pleasure by
the
Shake
tlrego
is r.
the church.
tt''
her
has moved with
ip house east of
: recently occupied by
Mr*. Jones
the
school build
Lyle Wood.
• rs "i Interested in the life
the
;r.-h will rejoice in
that the condition of the
ver better than it is
of
knowlc :_ge
t hurch was
low an 1 that everyone seems happy
ti
of prosperity that has
e new era
C4Mue »0 our wort
De vid Cary
Peters. Minister.
WILL ESTABLISH
Ititl Ohiiiull
LI
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Bus j ncES Men of Payette Perfecting
to Keep Growers
Arrangements
Posted
Frost
Them in Protecting Their
From Frost by Smudging.
During
Assist
on Temperature
Danger Period to
Fru it
v ,
!N "'" V lliat a large nuui er oi t n
gIV we. s have decided to prepare for;
tho p role ,ction of their fruit crops,
dljl .i ng j be danger periods from frost
jn t ^ f . ear ] y spring, the business men
of p aye tte are perfecting arrange-,
ments whereby the growers will be
notified and warned of a sudden drop
in temperature. An alarm station will
be established in Payette and a good
government thermometer placed in
a suitable position to register thi
temperature. During the night this
thermometer will bo watched hourly
by competent perpons and should at
anv time the indications be that
danger n n e will be readied during tla
nlght tbe alarm will be given to all
growrs by telephone in ample time
for them to get their smudge pots
. . .
BothTlfhone companies have sig
Both telephone companies a. r-,
Inificd their willingness to co-operate
going to avert the danger.
The business men of Payette feel
that t jj e sav i ng of the crop is of ut
mosl importance should danger aviso
and tbat i be nightly vigils of the
would be strenuous indeed
each man forced; to sit up night
growers
were
after night watching the thermome-j
ter for signs of approaching drops in
f . . , . , ...
with the business men along this line
and should the thermometer give in .
,
'»"ttons of dropping o a dangerous
the girls at bo h centra, sta
tlons wl11 P™ m PU> alarm an. g
er having either p on«..
The alarm station will be es.abli.,
ed just as soon as the danger per od
and it is the intent on of tho business ;
men ,0 maintain it just as ong .
j
there is any danger from damage to ;
fruit by frost or just as long as the
growers keèp their orchard heaters
in readiness to use.
Attractions at the Elite.
Two good attractions are booked
at the Elite Opera house for the near
future. On Saturday evening, Januar
i29th the Otterbein Quartet and Bell j
Ringers will play a one night engage
ment and their coming is, heralded as j
of the best entertainments of I
the season. The press announcement
from cities wl,.
ar.e exteremely ftattring and it is sare
one
to say those missing this üieroün
memt w111 regret lt
The next attraction bool: >1 tip to
date is the Georgia Harper j ««mpdr.y-;
on the evening of February
company comes with the rep
being artists in their ljnp and also •
have the refcomm'end" of other cities
and;-j
m 8S3 Meeting.
Thpye w j]l i, e u mass meeting in j
tbe ' y. M C. A. for both tnen and j
women on Friday evening of this week'the
where they have appeared.
a t eight o'clock to be addressed by j
g p " jjiehols. of Boise on the sub- ;
^ Qf .. Amçrica - B prooiems." Tbe|
fr}end8 of j aw apd orde r are urged to
attcnd tb j s meeting Admission free. !
F. E. Price arrived «. Payette on ,
Monday morning from Fruita, CMera-;
do, where he went last fall to ^ccept
the management of the Fruita Trait
ar.d Produce association. He has ro 1
turned to Payette to pack his furni
ture and household effects for ship
ment to Fruita where he and Mra.
Price will remain as he has been Mr
ed by that association for a perma
nent manager at a nice inertaae In
salary over that paid him for his first
years work.
W. C. T. U. NOTES.
Mrs
fhe W. G. T. U. met with
Kirkendali.
Interesting leaflets were read
the subject of good literature.
An interesting public meeting is to
be held on the yearly memorial day
for Frances Willard. Feb. 15th.
January 1st the law wss in effect
which requires all packages of liquor
to be plainly marked as to contents
of consignor and consignee,
on
name
with true address.
and dots away
with C. O. D. deliveries.
Next Tuesday there will be a
cussion of the "Direct Primary at
Redingioi
dis
Mrs.
Mrs. Shoesmith's.
will give a quiz on the new law.
interested are invited to at
A!<
women
tend whether members or not.
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Sugar Com pany Raises Price to $5
a—Heavy Snowfall Means
Of Moisture to Germinate
j According to Agricultural Su perl n
j tendent Wm. McOinie, of the Utah
Idaho Sugar Company t nr, ® 11 ' I1(
PP any brighter prospects for the
beet crop in Payette Valley than ob
| rain the present year. That which we j
have lacked on all other springs, pie: «
t y of moisture to germinate the seed
and get an early start before irriga
u 0 n comes on, we will have in plen-,P
ty this year on account of the heavy
f a n of snow and the agricultural su
yerintendent is feeling that the out
i ook for this year is certainly fine
nid j s looking forward to a fine stand
, nd a butnper crop. The sugar com- :
pany has lately announced their In
thermion of paying $5 per ton for the j
beets this year as against Î1.5« paid
last year. All those having! contracts
and desiring to plant this year should
see the superintendent and have their
contracts rewritten covering the fif ,
ty cent raise.
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An improvement of consid* rable ex
is taking P lace 1,1 tht ' Cob1 ' " tz
h lim ber vard and the proprietor when !
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ENLARGED CAPACITY OF
LUMBER YARD
al his plans are matured and im
.
unpro^ments oomp.tedfeels t at he
V " ," K na ? I u t? ™
mauds of builders in Payette the egm
lately .enlarg
^ ^ ^ Jmt
^ hIg old aheds ftnd built new ones;
150 feet deep in which to bouse his
and bunding supplies. His of
plastered
^ lmprovemenU have bee „ made
the yard An ordL . r f 0P a!1 ex
elusive car load of door and window
frames was filed the fore part of this
week which is something new in that
proprietor
.
The
line fc>r Payette.
states that in making these Improve
and enlarging the capacity of
ments
his yard he but feels that hp is get
Hug ready to serve, the patrons of the
" a '' d with the most complete and UB
M^e lumber stocka ever carried In
Hie city. e ee s ta ie
oncu for the coming year for
Pnpçecçdçnted amount oi WM
m g tins s« asou_and_U^ |h j | || fctM> « ^
ia advance of the
forward
pros
Fay
bright and looks
ettc arc
(
''»»»»-hF p Saspinty,
Next Friday night the first game
of Basket Ball in the W. I. S. L. to
DOUBLE HEADER.
be played in Payette will be held is
the Y. M. Ç. A. Gym. At that time
both the boys and girls will play op
posing teams from Boise,
teams from either school has yet;
Neirher of
been defeated ln the league series
and the best contests of the season
are promised. Tickets are now be
ing sold and it is hoped that al! who
possibly can will attend as the
ex
pense will be very heavy,
Both teams have fceen practicing
bald tbbi and ar e hoping that
they «-an compete creditably for ih'ee
«,ames which will g 1 ''* ,h " trlnnerr. a
room
bfH
y r
Wednesday of this w<ek on
to look for his money it had
faken from its hiding place.
going
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Entertain Payette Commercial
Club in Roycl Mannc-r— An
Evening of Pleasure
Friendly Greeting.
end
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The banquet-tendered the Pny-|
Commeroli'! Club by tl>n Nnv
et». Comme ... (• J ,
Plymouth du» on last inurfloiiy
(>Vl . n j n g w jj| go down ill llic histo-J
(
tcs.ng O ICM n . <
o 1 the i'ayette Vttl.cy railroad kit
|'i\ette al 8 p IP. bearing <
(1 „ , )CO pi ( , nn j ,,,, tt rrivint* at New
[' iv;nou ,h were gritted with th.
■ . ...
inspiring st rams of tmtsti d scours
ct. by the New . vnotil:.
hniul, the c* ppt uy t no unv neingl^
ll|C | )alu ]' 8 initial np;er«ratiCe and
u , ey Cfrt||i|l j j ono themselves
■ .
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tlnlbering at 1 mneir b*U the
gt,. .s "dite .t ..up ' i' " 1 ' 1 u
P 1 _vmouth pp'-pje there and tl.ej
lopoi-a house benutifullj' de corated
wiih flags and strenmors. The
iir t half hour was ^ j>r nt i|t gel-!
ii,.;., aciiuainted and at !» oYl< cl;
liv V 1 a rra liecinent witli th
" ' . ,
oomj.any .he clct
trie were turned and re
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f th" social events of the \al
elaborate and
The f pee ini
ii
as the most
ley
maiiyd on until two o'clock,
p] ymt)Uth chorus rendered
two finp splcepon. being ootnpelh
... t- r f ° '
ei ' To respond by alt
'i lie
Two solos by Rev. Gilbert were al
S;) enthusiastically received. The
.^.mllcd cucsts 'then formed in
, Ê , . J ' , .
>cnp table H until nil wire in placi
and were soon seated r.t the halt-1
quet hoard. And such a hpp^oet.
A |] wrn , i n( w 1 f u |j f,„- ,,t.
ternl)0 „;, ;'( llio conclusion of ,! .■
banquet. Toattmaif 1 r, .Jopne
" HU
rty encore
buioc^ tfl leilull pleasant
nor iHireducctT the Sjieaktri
U) the Varlow- toasts. C
S . p rcnc h, IT
1« ,-iin-r t.t_a
,,unj »><• iT t-jiletii
spwaeu m bçhi... ?t the
F. IT. Cr«,-.-, e. ACuTf at,4
W resionded to
nt of llie New
Pit mouth club first assured tliej
Payctto c"ntitignil of their hta,r,y
welcome and of New 1 ivinouth'eia^ain
7J.5
rt
L^^PtUcli^A^^ScrUcli^haU
subjects as announced on «lie jiro
gram.
field, W. T- Kirk, Id r. I. It. Wood-1
ward, Dr. J, 0. Woodward and T.
J. 13rown were also called on bj
t h e toastmaster for short remarks.
All. of the talks made were quite
Payette bad best look to her laurels
or New Plymouth would erftleng'
assert herself as the metropolis oi
congratulatory to New Plymouth
;s she was making
011 " ie progrès
and the general trend of the Pay
et t c sj «alters seemed (9 ' that
[
i'ayeltt' valley.
Tbe aftair use one of the nioM
pleasing ami enjoyable functional
ever held in t his valley and such
better under
meetings
standing between the two commu
nities whose interests are practi
cally one and the same. To New
Plymouth belongs t
having the hirgest ball in Payette
mean u
credit of
Valley and perhaps in Canyon
county where afiuirs of this kind
may be held.
Thore will he a Mens meeting at.
the Y. M. C. A., Sunday, January.
at3:30 1\ M. A review ofj
will
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t jj 0 yuctat fetale Convention
be given hy James W. Mor ey
Members are especially urgid toj
be present. Ail men are welcome.!
the Y. M. C. entertainment
The Clare Vaughan Wnlee C 011 -
cert and Comedy Company is an
nounced as the third runtber of
course, February 7.
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DESTROY BRIDGE
< For the Third Time Inside a Year
t Bridge of Payette Valley Railroad
It Taken Out by Water and Ice—I
Prevents Taking of Demonstration
Train to New Plymouth and Fruit
i land on Friday as Planned.
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Although every effort was made to
prevent Its destruction, four bents of
: the ^ yetle valley Railroad bridge
n
Rg Ire away from the piling of the!
| UrJ(|BC , prov |dlng a channel for
s i ug i,"and h«avy icc coming down
( i„, rivt , r ln an c ff orl to prevent a
gorge and hold the bridge. When
. , .. . , ..
^ ^ '} ro m tîïhe to
n lm . hws Mck aQd a „ the rl ver
neingl^ j ro2en nlmost across and for a
j considérable distance above and he-1
l j ow the bridge the blasting out of n
. i.si.nel was'mite a task and it was
my until Monday of this week lha t
Wa / C !ear.
, while the recent warm weather
! wa8 enough to 3t«rt gome of the tee,
and op Tuesday despite the fact that
me,, were kept on the bridge con-j
' slanl,y Rt work wlth , pike p ° le " t0
k P th<! |C ° rann,, f ,re *. and !IW *?
^ rurn the piers twelve piling. coiiEt'
tutlng th. support for four bents o|
the structure were taken out and it
erot s the Payette river were taken
lout by ice and high water on Tues
idn nfn rnoon of this week. All last
week General Manager Dunn had a
force of workmen engaged in blast
Hot raise the river very high, yet It
I
1
I is m>t though 1 possible to hold the
>f tho bridge, though every
; balaneo
, from the other side of thq fiver
I This is the third. (Ism inside of
^^ar thftt the Pay ttc Valley railroad.
has suffered the loss of its bridge
1|ght on account $ loss of thoj
fru it g,nd sugar beet crops.
f 1'he bridge being unsafe for travel
also prevents the road from handling
.■ ,h ' EPi:dal »*** * n * °f Ch » rd
ins dunonstmtlon train to New Ply
moet i, ar . d Krultland next Friday as
j had been arranged and tbe train will
It-!stop at Payette on Thursday at four
in. giving the lectures and demon-j
It will then go to Weiser
As it
effort will be trade ,0 do so.
:. it Is unsafe for traffic andtbe Pay
valley trains are for« « d to 1« eve
P
!
i sirtitions.
and w ill return to Bay« tte again on
Friday morning arriving at nine o'
lo- k and will remain until 11 a. m.
git Ing the lectur^^iui
JC'MT i NljIAjbt^TlpPi
Or POST AND CORPS
Tt the joint meeting of W. T. 9her
Poe; and W. R. C. Saiuwlay p.
.1 1 R -t., held in the 1. O. O. F.
the following officers
iastalled by Capt. J. H
man
i.i
A. R. were
shawhaa: 4 „ t ..
Commander—A. S. Luther.
Commander—J.
Vice
Senior
Shaw ban.
Junior Vice Commander—P. Green.
Adjutant—Levi Sllnker.
Soar géant —D. A- Ham.
Chaplain—Jacob Slotjaker.
Quartermaster—Levi Slinker.
Officer of the Day— E. A. Kent.
s-rgeant Major— J. Ashbaugh.
Patriotic Instructor Geo. Tha:/«r.
oi Quartermaster Seargeant—J. Dres
The officers of the Corps were ' n
stalled by Mrs. Nesblt. as follows:
President—Mary A. Shawhan.
Sr. Vice President—Anna Slink«
Jr. Vice Pres.— Marion blakesky.
sler.
Musician—Eva Shawhan.
S er. «:ir/—Ida M. Well».
Treasurer—Galen» Coughanour.
tor—Josle Erwin.
Asst Conductor—Mary Thomas.
P .. tri0 ic instractor—Anna Johnson.
I
of
Guard—Sarah Bower.
Asst. Guard—Mrs. Dresner.
Brers Correspondent—
! tenbader.
at. Color Bcarc-r No. 1—Beatrice Boch
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ofj
i
Mary Kos
rn">ia ' •
mcr. .
Color Bearer No. 2—Dora Ayers.
Color Hçarer No. 8
Color Bearer No. 4—Edna« Joues.
Press Cor. of W. R. C.
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FOR SALE.— Fiîteen head of worn
land driving horses. There are some
;ood ones in this bunch and if you
looking for a work animal or adriver
at a reasonable price It will pay ycu
to s,o me. Dr. O. E. Lowell, office
Currin & son's Livery and Teed sta
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ble.
LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. W. A. Ayers has been on the
sick list this week.
W. F. Stirm, of Willow Creek, was
a Payette visitor on Sunday of this
week.
Hon. Bert Varlan, of Weiser
has
been transacting business in Payette
! this week,
Miss J. ( alder, living at tho Deser
jot Stock farm north of the city
™P orted ° n ,be 8lck Ust th,s week '
D. O. Bullis and family moved the
first of this week into their new re
1 Hon. W. A. Coughanour was
' f the number to go to Poise on Wed
' esday of this week to see Cham
lion "deems" Jeffries.
T " T « 1°
n '' ( ' "ciaare right ' ' '
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c - p - JenBf ' n and wlfe - Uvin « on
1 !ho bcEih returned on Monday of this
! weck frjm a vlslt wlth fr iends a,ld
relatives at St. Charles, Idaho.
did(C. A. bold tbetr regular monthly bus
members arc requested to be pres
ent. *
t;iay v ea p j. j. Prestel, C. L. Dagg
; attended tho appearance of the All
Slur Athletic association In Boise on
< f t ^j s wee ^ j n which.
Jamts Jer « e8 waB the drawing card,
one
! idenca on their ranch on the bench.
8t. James Guild held a delightful
social afternoon with Mrs. W. A.
i Coughanour on Wednesday of this
week.
The Womans Auxiliary of the Y. M.
buss mooting Monday afternoon. All
Miss Cora Platt entertained on Moi>
Miss Cora Platt entertained on
day afternoon In honor of Mrs. Mar
M'Q was played and Mrs. J
j >0 y d p«,nce entertained at
500 F w aft ernoon of last week.
M| ., R Woodward making the
warJ gecou4 . A deUgb tful afternoon
v .*3 enjoyed by all present.
j p. p. Zink is suffering from act at-j
left
quetson.
A. Lauer won first prize, a cut glass
cruet, and Mrs. J. C. Woodward a
pin tray.
W« : r Command)- accompanied Gen.
i,. V. Patch and Rev. G. G. Haley to
the
Several Payette members of
Weiser on last Monday evening
on
ti'ilu t< i into 1 I 1 " mysteries of
which occasion those two neophites
were
that degree of masonry.
| tack of blood poisoning in his
ba rd. A few days ago while cutting
u -, :,t b e a ccldenia lly
«thumb of Is left. hand. In
!v: it develop« 4 Into a apweroj
«018 : «rat Of th
fe«Wed a find
the
f.
^ h«7 purchased in
The animal is a stand
Redwood stands sixteen
Bolso Valley.
! ore i
1 " high and weighs twelve bun
her! and goes all the gaits.
A modern and up-to-date dye works
being opened in Payette by J.
II. --h, of Moscow, who is expect
in, his equipment by the last of this
w , -, and win be op; n for business
in a few days.
C- l those new window shades for
th spring house cleaning at the Rack
. Is
^
< t Ulorc.
ntly been received
the
j Word has re
I from Moscow
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurd, liv-j
ing near Payette, that butter made byl
; G j €i5n ' in tbo course of his Studie« at
from Glen Hurd
, n .« 4 n
« ; . ricultural college .tied for see
: ntXy . h * o ni " g
Hr Stal" Lairy Association held in,
Friday evening of this week Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Brandage will be at
home in honor of Mrs W. T. Ruggles,
<•' «'.os ,'.ng< les, California, who is vis
iti-.g at tho Brundage home. Mrs.
Ruggles Is quite well known in Pay
».ettc having formerly lived here, at
vf 1 i h time her husband was associa
with C. E. Urainard in tho real.
! l s ate business.
it has hen generally rumored that
the next regular meeting of the
the lady members
., tll . or i. i- will provide refreshments
and the men members are booked to
e the same and furnish entertain
This is
Star
Kratern
sc
in appropriate style,
out of the- ordinary and it is
meat
wiy
at John Vf. Sur is the place to buy
shoes. All whiter goods will be sold
, at big reductions.
rather
"cneraliy rumored that the men have.
.
oh'- ae coming up in t n
of entertainment.
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Committee From Commercial Club
I and Council Agree on Need
of Hitching Racks—New Ones to
be Built at Once.
uted at the most accommodating pla
j ces for the farmers. The racks will
he put In at onco and the amount so
divided that every section of the city
*>ave an ample supply of places
• for the farmer * who visit the city to
'hitch their teams to.
; they have been traveling almost con
dantly in several northwest states
! and in California and finally return
to Payette to take up their permanent
residence.
At the last meeting of the Com
mercial Club a committee was ap
pointed to look into the proposition
of hitching racks for the accommo
dation of the ranchmen visiting Pay
ette. This committee conferred with
a like committee from the city coun
i oil and after considerable investiga
tion as to where the racks should be
located it was finally decided to put
up one thousand feet of good sub
stantial hitching racks to be distrib
Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Adair were quite
agreeably surprised last Sunday morn
ing by the arrival in Payette of two
brothers and a sister of Mrs. Adair's,
C. W. and W. T. and Miss Jennie
Williams, all of whom have been resi
dents of Payette Valley before leaving
here about a year ago to search for
' another location. Since leaving here
of Tha*ks.
Card of Tha*ks.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to all of our friends of Pay
j
' lo we wish to make our apprectation
known to Mr. Thomas and the Ger
I otte. New Plymouth and vicinity for
their sympathy and the beautiful flor
I al offerings extend«.'d to us in our sor
rowful late bereavement. Especially
I help offered to ub.
Mr B . Henry Asmussen t*nd family,
i A. F. Hagerman and family,
John Asmussen.
John F Christianson and family
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:
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our thanks
to our friends who came to us with
many acts of kindness and sympathy
during the sickness and death of our
beloved wife and mother. Especially
do we desire to thank ffee members
euteher Verein and of Payette
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■ Beter Mordhorst
H M r^jin d Mrs. George Mordhorst
ft '-'MTf 11 " Wrs - Herman Precht.
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GAME.
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; tbat 7SP
■<évbJ% j d M I W
w hich was
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mo8t states by nap'recspFrtted cold
weather, has proven vcW disastrous
W.jto wild game and from almost every
state qne reads reports of the starv
ing and freezing to death of game
birds and animals. A recent dispatch
,rola Yellowstone National Fark says
that large numbers of wild game suf
f ered severely from the effects oi) th®
8tornn and the following cold snap pre
El
Per the
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vailing for several days in the park.
The snow fell to an unusual depth of
from twelve to eighteen inches and it
became impossible for the large num
bers of deer, elk and antelope to se
Huudrfeds of the anl
fi
i
;
cure any feed.
toa's pushed down Into the valley in
forage . but as the snow! fall
^t„ ,ho valleys adjacent to the park
they did Mt flrd rellÄ .
As a result ranchmen were forced to
protec t their hay stacks in their feed
j. ards by wire fences in some
e8 were forced to guard them day and
nlgbt and drive the hungry anipals g
away wbo seemed by their hunger to
have lost a n fear of a human being,
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Married in Payette.
Monday afternoon at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Patch in this
city occured the marriage of Misst Ed
Mr.
,
May Patch, of Omaha, and
Gordon P. Miller, of Prosser, Wash
ington, the Rev. George Turner of the
Presbyterian church officiating,
wedding was a strictly home affair
only some very intimate friends of
the Patch family being present. The
na
The
,
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bride is quite well known in Payette
hiving visited her brother General L.
y'\j >atch on seV erar<x'casions in the
Mr. and Mrs. Miller left on No.
Monday afternoon for Pros
Washington where they wild
make their future home.
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