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T rERPRISE TY AYETTE PAYETTE. CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1910. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR YOL. VL NO. 11 — COUNCIL HOLDS All six councilmeu, Rezac, Equals, i * Orders Commissioner to Clean Ditch es and Grade up Principal Streets —Appoints Committee on and Public Grounds—Otherwise Ar range to Follow General Improve ment Program as Planned. Park Burns, Soule, Woodward and Hutch- j ^son answered to roll call last ■Ätrsday evening at the special call ed session of the city council with City ; Mayor Coughanour and the Clerk, M. O. Luther in their respec I tive places. The council voted to order the street commissioner to clean up the ditches around town preparing i for the turning in of spring water in the ditches and also to fully carry out the work of grading up the pria- ! cipal streets of the city preparatory j ' for graveling next fall. The city attorney was ordered to compelling ; draw up an ordinance the owners of property to make all j necessary fills where sidewalks are ordered in by the council. : The council voted to adopt the report of the committee appointed to devise a system of book keeping for the city aiid the committee was ordered to proceed with the work and report on the expense of the books, etc. On discussion and vote the Mayor was ordered to appoint a committee: on park and public grounds to look after the care of the park and oth er public grounds. The Mayor ap-j pointed I. R. Woodward, L. S. Soule and Dr. J. B. Burns on this com mittee. The street and alley committee was instructed to buy the road grad ing machine which had been oughly tested by the street commis sion for a week and found fully sat isfactory. The council adjourned at a late hour to meet again in regular ses sion on next Thursday evening. Ordinances Nos. 101 ar.d 162 -riv tlior * ing notice of intention to create sew er improvement districts Nos. 2 and 3 on the west side passed undet 1 sus pension and are published this w k. On complaint that the water seep age from the Y. M. C. A. w nuisance and detrimental to a .1. the health of nearby residents the c-oun cil ordered the City Marshal to no tify the Secretary not to us tae baths and toilets until such Gute ..s the waste water and sewage coule be properly cared for. DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR. - Last Tuesday evening occurred one of the most delightful affairs at; The evening was pleasantly spent in numerous gamps and contests. The prizes were awarded to Fred Watts, Allen Kinnison and Allen Anderson., while Mr. Kubitz and Mable Star-: ' dF're consoled with boobies Refr sh then served and at a the school year. The Junior class gathered at home of Louise Strohbehn and 8:15 went in a body to the home of Lottie Nodle.'a former classmate. Sh was greatly* surprised but she did not surprise the Juniors as to her ability aS"a 1 harming hostess. ments. Were late hour the guests returned their homes happy but tired. to half SHARE IN BUSINESS - :-igh'. %j:o graduates from ; / iiool fois year has taken YOUNG MAN TAKES Vert: the big! a partnership in the lumber business with T. D. Coblentz and a big n -w sign over the office door announcts that the firm name is that of Cob Mr. While young lentz & Wright. Wright will not take up the active, work of the business until school closes he is now devoting his after with spare time getting acquainted the office duties and just as soon as to released from school will go He is a son of Mr. ai d Mrs. man work. A. E. Wright and is a young of exceptional ability, has had a life time of experience in father His the lumber business and young Mr. Wright has gained more or less perience for a number of years this business by assisting his father has ex in with the different yards he Owned in Iowa and Payette. firm makes a strong combina The new tion and will without a doubt secure their share of the business. DEATH OF MRS. LAUER. Tho sad news was received in Pay ette last Saturday of the death Mrs. Bertha Lauer at four o'clock Fri day afternoon in Salt Lake where she had gone for tiie purpose of undergoing a serious operation for cancer of the stomach. • About two years ago Mrs. Lguer fell and streak her breast on the edge of the bath tub and 1'rcr.i the bruise a cancer of the breast developed. For this she underwent an operation last summer in Portland which at first save prom of City ise of being successful and providing permanent relief. Blood poisoning however developed and later causer of the stomach and though she vveni to Salt Lake for the purpose of sub mitring to another operation she nev er gained sufficient strength: after the journey there to permit of it. Mrs. Bertha Lauer has been a res ideut of Payette for twenty - three years and ai the time of her death was in her sixty-fourth year, She was a bright, kindly old with many friends in this who will miss her in the ladv vicinity thousand and one ways that aged people of a kindly, happy disposition _ ... endear themselves to their acquaintances. She Laves to'mourn her loss four sons, James A.. Edwin and Milt, oi Fayette, who are all prominent bus! men in thin - , and Isaac, who Lit present is in fur eff Alaska and with whom the family have been unable to get in touch at this sad -m . An only daughter. Mrs. Fr. ud • nlii.al. of Wliitefish, Mon-ana, is ex i „acted to arrive in Paye: today. \ ^ig: .r, tirs. Paulina ands of Sa! r, a ke and a brother August Oberdorf . Q f Portland, both well known in' th< Payette are also left to mourn loss of a loving sister, The funeral services will be con ducted from the r. side nee tomorrow forenoon at ten o'clock the Rev. Turc or of the Presbyierian church .having laid .,j d , () f the husband who proceeded his wife to that better land some ten'years ago. The r mains will be charge. to rest in Riverside cemetery atang CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES. and Mrs. D. M. Parks, from North Yakima, Wash., placed their membership in the church here Sun Y.'oi-d war. received, but too late to that !r. day by letter. change the noii.e last week, who was to have been lier here Mrs. Do ;, ero j as , Sunday would delay . j B j t OIlp week. gh,, -,vill be and occupy the pulpit at the evening ^orvice next 3undav. Among the si- k this week are Pro. : seeing A. Wells and Sister Wood, the latter of whom is at Hot Lake, Oregon. Th minister made a round of vis its on the bench this week some sick, among whom is James ofjcaliey, seriously ill with tuberculosis, and in finding new people recently Mr. and Mrs. Van Akeu, living one mile cast 01 i.iuuu are disciples from Iowa The Fruitland s: rvices are gain ;il;; j n ate ' dance and the people are 3' ul >v. ing inten s in the message that given. Tl, - North S» t:ou Training Class t tLis we,- k w ith Mr. and Mrs. , u*^ A s s on as u, books arrive from the|come to the valley, _ ,iho have sp«-r.: a year at Emmett and are now located in the lower 'ayette valley. class or class Cincinnati the Little Willow and the i'ruitland class, already ganized, will get at their work. The Preparatory Training under the b. ;. rship of M.'s. Soule ins begun its work and meets at the church on Tuesday afternoons just at the close of school. this The monthly institute of the South Idaho churches will meet on the 13th of this month with the church Weiser. at The state convention meets year in J': e with the cUurc-h in Pay ette Please do not fail to report arrivals, eu; s of sickness or new any need, to the minister at once. the phone, the mail, personal Use com munieation, or any way to get the word to him. but let him know. Lk> Sherman visit jr NOW. David Cary Peters, Minister. No. 17 Corps are invited to the Weiser Corps Saturday April 9. Press Cor. W. R. C. All members of W. T. Com 14 Dishwasher wanted at the mereial hotel. Jß EMPLOY LARGE FORCE Sewer More Men Difficulty Every Foot of Supt. Hammer in Charge of Construction Sends for 1 —Experiencing Much With Sand and Cribbing is Neces sary for Almost Ditch. Supt. Hammer in charge of construction of the sewer for Bard the sen and Co., of Butte has been fore ed by the scarcity of local labor to send for more men and has placed an order in Butte for twenty He fully expects to have fifty more men. of men at work by the latter pan the week. In speaking of the prog ress made he stated: been having vastly more trouble with the work than what we anticipated and than what our tests showed us before we bid on the work. So far have "We of we have had to crib every foot ditch and are beginning to In lev* that this wi " be absolutely necessary for almost the entire job. For the; ! last ten days we have been working just 1 in saml of a quality that was barely held out by the timber crib hing as it was so dry and fine as to sift in through the cracks and cave; >'» below the cribbing filling fhe ditch. We will rush the job just as rapidly as possible and I have al ready sent to Butte for twenty men and expect by thq latter part ot the week to have fully fifty men at work, - COMING—A WOMAN'S WORST ENEMY. - opening Bill, A Woman's Worst En emy Apf j| 13 inside Track Ap rj( 14 y. r . Wamsher's production of 8 j dp Track." at the opera house on April 13-14 is stamped with the ap-! oval of all the principal cities both the! Hy fame • q n J eac * and west. This play was vehicle which Mr. Oliver Dowd run used to bring him both end fortune, and established him as, an international star, s one of those plays which id 4 hap "Inside Track" py blending of comedy and pathos. that appeals to all theatre going pco pie. The plot is so original unique, that no play has ever riv rated it in its hold 04 the public. Mr. Wamsher has selected ltis caste with and the eye of a thoroughly artistic man a y.,)-, placing each actor in the part tin y have made the best impression of in, and the amusement loving thanks peo pie owe Mr. Wamsher a debt for an evening of unalloyed be Too much can not said of the merits of this excellent play and the way it is produced, pc-cially thp scenery and effects. The pleasure. fire scene is by far the best produced on any stage. ing is far above that usually by traveling companbs. advice and don't fail to see "Inside Track." ever The eostum m >' The game of baseball between the College of Idaho team and the Pay ette High School team played on Jacobsen field-last Saturday aftemoo resulted in a score of 13 to 0 in fav or of Payette. The game was call ed a- the close of the fifth inning on account of rain. On next Saturday afternoon the Boise High and the worn Take PAYETTE WINS GAME. Payette Hi:h teams will play the Jacobsen field at 3:13. This is sure to be an interesting, game of ball. age the boys. on snappy 1 Turn out and encour - The bond election for the improve meats to the West side school build , , . , building and sanitary closets be plat ed in both that and the central build Conner ins, held on last Saturday carried by fine a good big majority and four rooms will be built on the west side ing just as soon as sewer lions are made possible. George Sothworth, the new pro prietor of the Payette Steam Laun dry is having his hands fail these days to look after the business that concern is getting. He Is running a large force of help and doing every thing in his power to get the work out promptly and satisfactorily. has Just lately Installed an Independ ent phone and parties having that phone can now reach the He laundry through that medium. the Ladies don't forget to call at La Mode and see the new line trimmed hats and hair goods. of GAME LICENSES NOW ON SALE The new game licenses for ; year are now on sale at the ware store of Wood & Spaulding and all those desiring to fish and hunt s } 10U | ( j procure one at once. At the ^ session of the legislature sever a| provisions were changed in law and as it now stands there are p ract j C ally three sets of licenses. For the resident of Idaho who is this hard the an American or naturalized citizen of the United States one license at $1 ; entitles him to hunt and fish. The a]jen or non . rcsident niuat p Urci;a8e if he desires to fish a license for $2. This entitles him to fish and fish only. If an alien or non-resident, de pur sires to hunt birds he must chase a hunting license entitling him to hunt and kill small game such rs : quail, duck, and other game in lawful season for $5. Should he birds desire to hunt big game he must take out a big game license at a cost of (j 0we y er only has to get the u ce nse at $1 w hich entitles him The naturalized resident of Idaho t0 : one hunt or fish any kind of game fish'in season prescribed by law. or Myron Leffingwell's dramatization ot AugU8t a J. Evans' popular novel, St Elmo d |ff ors greatly from the prest . nt day dramas. The story deals w)th the life of st . Elmo Murray whose generous whole-souled nature W as embittered by the discovery of the falseness of his sw. tin art und ijfflong friend. This Incites him to become a man who believes only evil. ol all. He distrusts even his own .Rod and is not a companion of de sirable seeking to anyone. This er roneous feeling is changed however through the Influence of Etna Earl, his mother's ward, whose his offendor unpardonable, learns the, true character of this inçn and after "is joining the ministry throws the mournful years behind her and trusts him as she thinks hastThade retribution for all his sine. At the patient example seems to fulfill til ■ want of a confident companion. She though believing his act of al killing REACHES PAYETTE Tuesday evening of this week a Elite Opera House. Friday. April !.. CENTRAL SURVEY force of twenty surveyors with their camp outfit reached Payette camped in the wye at the Payette arc and Valley Railroad yards, Short Line surveyors and In charge ! of Engineer Armstrong ond_ bave been running the new line for They the Idaho Central which is tb- Poise-Pay ette main line of the Central. The line is now complete in its the sur.eyois wi.l soon on. this end of the road. survey finish Wednesday and under CLOSE CONCORDIA CLUB. Sheriff Breshcars and County torney Hagelin came down to Payette| information given by one C. S. Williams a Gelee j tive said to be in the employ of the law enforcement league of Canyon county arrested the steward of the Concordia club, confiscated the stock 0 f liquors and placed the steward» un ,f er fj ve hundred dollar bond to ap [Jear a t a preliminary hearing on next Mondav morning before Judge Dris co |j answer to the charge of the j|i e g a i sa i e 0 f intoxicating liquors. The information was se ured At W ho It is suid join, d the 1 !ub in the through tb*- agency of the detective by regular manner pro.ided in the a w 8 and after securing s- veral drill's of beer and whiskey filed the eom plaint which was excvuled by sheriff and county attorney, the 7 the directors of the club may agree, to take the case at once to the Su preme court under stipulation for a decision. The preliminary hearing will take place Monday morning before Judge Driscoll and it is understood that at this time the County Attorney and Messrs. D. P. Donovan and J. E. stoufer. who recently formed a part nership in the real estate business have taken In as a third parater. B. R. Fitch. The new firm will known as the Payette Land Company and will do considerable advertising 20th of this month for where he will put in several !»• in the east. Mr. Fitch leaves the Nebraska ■ weeks work getting in touch with homeseek H ■i.ater Mr Donovan will also go ers. back to Iowa where he will try and induce some of his acquaintances in a that state to come out and take look at Payette Valley. Fruit land Sells for $900 per Acre—One of the Best Orchards on Bench. Fine Orchard Tract Near the Monday of this week a deal wa9 c 'osed by which E. A. Blair owning twenty-two acres and a half of what is known as the Whitney tract, and twenty acres of which is in bearing apples of the Jonathan, Rome Beau ty and Arkansas Black variety, dis ,08ed of the orchard to J. Hostetler and Harvey Coffman, of North Da ^ ola ' * or ll) e snug sum of $900 per acre. The orchard sold is one of best orchards on the bench and while a large number who do not the property nor the wonderful the know re sul18 accomplished in fruit culture in this valley, will consider the price exorbitant, those who are acquaint 'd with the orchard and the work that has been done on it and profits that have been realized will the consider that the new owners have| made a good buy. In speaking of the sale Mr. Blalrj stated, ''Had It not been for myj health it is possible that 1 would not have considered even $1.000 per acre for that property. I think 1 delivered to the two buyera dollar for dollar as far as actual value is concerned. Having been a sufferer ,rom asthma for a number of years and lately have been severely tacked by the disease I came at to the conclusion that it would be nec essarj for me to make a change of remain here." It will ba seen from the above that price is not higher than the real valuation thé owner placed on same and that conditions alone made it possible for the tract to bq bought -dimate. I consider this to be one of the finest, if not the best fruit coun trier I have ever lived in and would my health permit I should certainly the at that price. There are many or t-..'hards'in this valley practically good as this one and hundreds acres which when they come into full bearing will demand the same price. as of old in the towuslte of Fruitland for a consideration of $2200. This is a three Mr. Blair also disposed of acres planted to small trees one year tract for which one year ago paid $1 000. Miss Beeghly of North he the Dakota who came here with Hostetler and Coffman families was tho purchaser of this tract. Coffman Messrs. Hostetler and c-atn • to Payette Valley last fall and located near New Plymouth where they purc hased forty acres of land. They became deeply impressed with rho alue of land in and near Fruit *»eir investtgaldon. they ll) e 1 air on ,ar Mr. Blair gives possession _ . ... -went; . r o s mon an his family to ayette un ® ' 10 *' rn) ne w * re 6 " 1,1 locat< ^ or 1 )e cne * 0 health. land and with what a bearing ■hard would do and as a result or of purchased the his One of the nicest lines of pianos ever brought «0 Payette is that no*I on display in the building next to the BHl Telephone building and 1 b the property of the Wise Piano House, of Boise. Their man in charge, Mr. A. W. Briggs, is con ducting a special campaign for the j the FINE LINE OF PIANOS. otiii-rt is to sell pianos They also! OOP I t is to 8*11 pianos, i uey a™ have a proposition that will Interest the boys and girls In Payette andl them t0 cm „ and 8ee the man charge . Bveryone is invited to com „ and look over the ,, ne as they feel that should anyone want a piano they will surely never be company in this vicinity and they able to get such bargains as afe n(JW offprlng in high c | ags In struments. SUNBONNET AND APRON SALE. society The Baptist Ladies' Aid will hold their annual Spring Sale of sunbonnets and aprons Saturday af* ternoon April 9th. beginning; at 1 o'clock . Will also have fori sale; home in door Sale will be held made cakes, the Hendrlchson building first north of ol<$ City meat market. MRS. M. E. WOOD. Sec. . Attorney F . H. Lyon was a Cald this I A County Sunday School conven tion will be held In Payettq on April a LOCAL NEWS well visitor on Wednesday of week. ; 21 and 22. I Mrs. L. W. Russell went to Lake Tuesday of this week for few days rest. Hot Bishop Funston will hold service in the Episcopal church Sunday morning a t n a. m., March, 10. I E. W. Equals and wife spent Sun day with Mrs. Harper, the mother of Mrs. Equals ln Weiser. Miss Freda Soule is getting along nicely from an operation of last week in which she had her tonsils removed The first of this week Ben Stroh 1)61,11 P urc hosed the two hundred acre ranch of Henry Rasmussen at Falk's store. Mrs. L. S. Soule, Mrs. A. S. Soule and Mrs. S. M. Soule were Weiser visitors on Tuesday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hinze. Why not give the home dealer a chance? See H. H. Mason's in this paper. „ with th ' ! "«nap.' l. E. Merritt was a Middleton vls ad McDonald & Smith for the cheese 14tf u 0 r on Tuesday of this week going over to look after a contest on a des ert entry he is making, Mrs. N. S. Felthouse and children, of near New Plymouth, visited the first of this week with Mrs. Austin McWilliams of this city. A. Wells has been quite ill past week with a very severe attack of la grippe. At this time he is im proving slowly but has not yet been able to be out of the house. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Bullion, Kansas, arrived in Payette the lat ter part of last week to make their permanent home. Mrs. Bullion is a daughter of J. A. Adams. See Master Rex Wilson as little "Jerry" in "Inside Track" at opera house on April 13-14. J. W. Roberts left Sunday tot Oma ha, Nebraska, where he will open up offices and look after the east ern end of the business of the Pay ette Land & Orchard Company. the of it Carl Hartman and family of New Plymouth, passed through Payette Wednesday of this week enroute for Amherst. Nebraska, where they to attend a reunion of the Hartman family. go C. E. Robison, the piano tuner comes to Payette Mrs. from Wise Piano House ot Boise, is in town this week. The only reli able tuner who regular. Leave orders with Dr. Burns. w , g( r ' Dr. W. R. Hamilton of was a Payette visitor for a hours on Tuesday of this week. The Dr. likes Weiser very much and says there is considerable activity there this spring. Dexter Haase, of Ogden, arrived in Payette Saturday and has taken employment at the Enterprise Meat market. Mr. Haase is an ail round butcher and meat cutter of year's experience. few many Fred Harper whose fine new house is about completed, recently purchas ed a world renowned J. & C. Fischer f rom t fc e local piano dealer, H. ^ who will keep a stock of pianoa ia Glesler Iiro8 . new 8tore . The Payette Planing Mill, Walker & Sons, proprietors, Isa busy place these days turning out bee supplies; and step ladders for the fruit grow ers and the hum of their saw can be heard almost every hour of the day. ^ Word was received on Monday f A E . wood who accompanied „„ Wood to Hot !jak ,. Or-gon. where a very 8t , rioU8 operatiori ,as performe<I lhat the operation yery 8UCC e 88 f U | and that Mrs. Wood was gettlng along n i ce ly. was Pay cutting The first of this week the ette National people began through the brick wall on the south side of the building occupied by their bank to put in a door entering from Main street. This will be a decided improvement to the building. L W. Russell returned last Satur day from a vacation trip in he visited many prominent places in New Mexico, Arizona and Old Mex ico. He reports a very nice trip feeling greatly benefited which and returns by his rest and the Bight seeing. 1 G. N. Rose, a prominent man Herman, Nebraska, has returned to his home in Nebraska to return in a short time and take up his residence in Payette. He purchased residence .[vropeny here and goes back to get llla larn *ly and emigrant car. Miss Alice Harris was the lucky winner of the gold watch drawn at the Edison theatre last week holding the lucky number which entitled her to a choice of the watches displayed in the window of Strother's jeweler and advertised by the theatre as to be given away. of the The right kind of a hat at right kind of a price at the Millinery. The Payette Valley Railroad Com pany opened the bids for the grading of the new extension from New Ply mouth to Emmett on Tuesday fifth and the Western Engineering Company, of Emmett was awarded the contract for grading the new line of road and grading will begin once. the Vogue thc a' The latter part of last week Bow man & Sons disposed of twelve ac res and a half of the Douglass ranc! on the bench near Fruitlaud owned by B. F. Tussing to H. L. Zutz, o Vale, Oregon, for a consideration o $7,500. The tract purchased is out to apple orchard and is a nice property. SCi J. E. Bates left Monday of week for Salt Lake to attend annual state convention of photog raphers of Utah. Mr. Bates sent in advance six fine pictures to compete for prizes and as he last year won first prize his friends will look to s-.e him return with, the laurels again 'his year. this the Fish and game license for sale at Wood & Spaulding's. Don't run any risk. Get them now.—Tint Driscoll. Justice of Peace. tl N. A. Jacobsen and wife returned last week from California they have been spending the winter Mr. Jacobsen states he is glad t get back and that while away learned considerable of the bénéficie results derived from street improve ment and returns an avowed disciple for better roads and better streets. wher b J. C. Turney, a representative o the Harney Oil & Gas Co., was r Payette visitor on Wednesday j this week. Mr. Turney gave it that he was making a trip over thir rection of Southern Idaho and Eat ern Oregon investigating the conci lions looking toward the building of a pipe line for oil and gas from tb Vale fields. o ou Monday of this week the pile driv er arrived in Payette and on v Tue., day morning was set at the Payet Valley Railroad company bridge a; the work of repairing the brid commenced. Tuesday a smash up c curred which will delay thp wo slightly but the repairs will only ta I a short time and the bridge then be finished. v. We have been selling a great ma hats but there are scores of ni. ones left. Call and see our line. Tl Vogue Millinery Mrs. N. E. Harr.. proprietor. Supt. J. E. Turner, of the Payet schools has reasons to feel that some reasons a position as teach • in the schools here is considered i.: a favorable light as on Tuesday c-' this week he received twenty-five f plications from teachers in diffère., states ranging from Virginia to Ct fomia. The twenty-five applicatio - came from fifteen different states. Jani s The Ladies' Guild of St. church, held their annual election : the home of Mrs. McGLuchey Thar. <lajr ' -' Ia£ oh 31 - Mr^. Li was «-let. ,, d president. Mrs. Noo . vice pres den f Mrs. Coughanour, secretary an J t ,. pa _ nr „ r Cshments were ^ te " Hamilton. Thursday April 14. After which delicious r served hy tl. s The next meeting of tl : Mrs. Guild will be at the home of You better see H. H. Mason fore you purchase a piano. He hr : the right goods at the right priec. bo Sample pianos at Giesler Bros, store, Th<? fiiv >cene jn .., n8ide T racl." ;U ^ Qpera hoU8p on AprjI l3 . 14 ir one of the most realistic scenes evrv The leaping flames, the witnessed. dense volumes of smoke, the falling bells . . . . hl nil certainly sends shivery feel gs along ones nerves, and to see tie hoy wounded and helpless, struggiir. to escape makes this the acme o. scenic realism. Don't miss it. , timbers, the clanging of fire