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% / Payette Enterprise PAYETTE. CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1910. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR VOL VI. NO. 18 DIRT NOW FLYING « ON P. Y. EXTENSION e force of Thirty Five Teams at Work Between Emmett and New mouth on Extension of Payette Val ley Railroad—Contract Calls Work to be Completed by July 1st. a Ply for A force operating thirty five teams and scrapers began work on Monday of this week for the grading of the new extension of the Payette V alley Railroad from New Plymouth to Em The contract calls for ' h" mett. grade to be completed by July 1st. T-ij? -;aterialG for the construction of the ''extension are arriving being hauled by the Payette Val ley road to New Plymouth where the Monday and in-' supply yar 1 will be located, of this week a number of cars ties, bridge materials and lumber ar rived and were taken down to New of Plymouth lo he t «Beaded in the sup ply yard fr;>m which point they will be transferred to the end of en of the steel track when actual laying of begins, as fast as they are needed. < DELIGHTFUL LAWN PARTY. On last Thursday evening an joyable time was had by some the young people on the bench at a | lawn party given by the Misses Lew is, Linck and Potter on the spacious The « lawn at F. J. Colburn's place. lawn was beautifully illuminated with Games were in Japanese lanterns, dulged in until a late hour refreshments were served in form of ice cream and cake. when the The following guests were present: The Misses Lillian Frazier. Fern Linek, Bertha Linck, Alma Sham berger. Mary, Mabel and Ophia Sham berger. Florence Lewis, Fawn Blair, Margaret Potter. Messrs. Jay Mackinson, James Fra Young, zier, Tobe Wilson, Bernard rthur Linck, Blain May. Fay Wells, Hoffman. Y rover Stewart, I.é Roy Thomas Roberts. James Sargood. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. Last Saturday on the affidavit of W. A. Coughanour, and several oth a d er parties Dr. T. A. Kimtnel was judged indigent by Justice Tim Dris coil and consigned to the county poor his 1118 Qfi arriving at Caldwell such' that the county him taken to the farm, condition was u. r pturned to Pavette and He returned to pajene anu precarious existence, and from the of opiates and general failing of health had arrived at a condition when he was no longer able to physician ordered hospital in Boise where at the of the county he will receive ex pense proper care. The Dr. has been failing for some sent ward time past and a year ago wa3 to Blackfoot as an insane from which place he was released on parole. since that time has lived a very Fm- the lact few toi tne last weeks the neighbors had been look care for himself. ing after him as best they could and those best acquainted with his case that the disposition made will agree of him was the best for the unfortu CHASES MAIL ON HAND CAR. _ nate man. Postmaster' Wednesday morning Vena*>le fro; ger .10. 7 had discovered pouch hanging to the rear axel > $he observation coach at Crystal and ^ihiat undoubtedly there was some ma l was notifed by telegram user that westbound passen a mail of scattered between Payette and that Ration. He secured the hand car and section crew early Wednesday morning and chased letters and oth mail from Payette to Crystal Bot pouch along the mail was gathered up and put into a spike keg. The sack er Not having a tom station. was undoubtedly thrown off of east bound No. 8 and did not clear the track and when No. 7 west bound came along the pouch catching on the rear axel of the observation coach was dragged to Crystal. Not a trace of the pouch could be found and it some time before all rhe mail in sight along the right of way was gathered in by the Postmaster and was section crew. Wbat you want and where to get It at the Palace Pharmacy. Don't call out the fire department, because you are hot. but call iu and get an Ice cream soda at the Palace Pharmacy. CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES. There are two dates of very great just importance looming before us May 15th, and June 16-20. The now: first is the date of the eleventh anni versary of the organization of the church and will be fittingly observed one week from next Sunday; and the second is the date of the state con tins /ention which will be held in church. Concerning May 15th: The morn j n g gerv i ce will take the form of a roll cal j of tbe mem bers cburcb and a good-fellowship be participated in by the mem bars of the church. of the meet There will be no I morning sermon. The roll call is important. It is hoped that mt mbership list can yo eac b familv represented in the be made ab solutely correct as a result of this roll call. Letters have been mailed the church urging the importance of this meeting, but if by any chance you fai j tQ get yours i et t bi s stand as Follow basket a good and sufficient notice. ^ ba morning service a A dinner will be enjoyed together, place for this will be arranged Bro. Wood's grove. Bring your . , . . . .. .. , basket full. After dinner we. will re assemble either at the church or in the grove, as may seem at the time J most comfortable, for the sermon of| the day. There will be ço evening service. in j appears that this will be an making convention in Idaho. Jones, the corresponding . : Concerning June 16-20: It now epoeh Bro. ; secretary there for South Idaho thinks that will be 150 delegates here from out side of Payette. National will be in attendance and give the benefit of their wide experience, This is an over-Sunday convention.! and is something new in Idaho eon \ entions. That of itself is an import ant feature, for it will give us all the privilege of hearing the best of; our workers in our Sunday services. Set aside that date now. It is not | too early to plan your work to workers us fit into these important days. Concerning next Sunday : The fourth sermon in the series of "Rea sons Why Sermons" will be in the morning, and the minister will preach also in the evening. Our Bible school has reached Front Rank standard and is now one given the of the vanguard in the great onward Su " day schc ^ 1 movement. The C L C. young ladies entertain ed the Tocolote young men with Good Luck party at the home of Miss I° ne Alney Monday evening and add-1 ed another to the list of unique and thoroughly enjoyable social of the young folks' activities. , . .... . . of the ministers comfort to arrange ... for the off-calling of the meeting by ... .. ..... . telephone and o notify the preacher. The Hall children have written that] the family did not remain at Salmon City, but have located at Blackfoot events The rain, the mud and the dark. caused a postponement of the Tues day night service at Fruitland. The Bench folks were thoughtful enough , . . . . . , .. from which place they send greeting ' to the church and Sunday school. The sickness in Bro. Wood's farni 8' has so far given way to returning health that he was able to be in the service again last Sunday. The men of the church last Sun day organized under the leadership of Bro. Weider and a committee of five. to promote the welfare of the June convention. l'o the stranger in our midst we extend a most cordial invitation to visit our services Sunday. We'll try to make it worth while. David Cary Peters. Minister. BUYS GROCERY STORE. The first of this week the stock was has Mr. of the Model Grocery store bought by H. M. Bell and he taken possession of the store, Bell is a weil known citizen in Pay ette and prior to coming here had many years experience in the gen eral mercantile line in Minnesota and while for the past seven years he has not been engaged in business of! that kind yet he feels his ability to serve his customers promptly and efficiently. The stock has been in voiced and the store under the management is now open for busi ness and the new proprietor extends a cordial invitation for Payette peo ple to call and meet him in his new business capacity of furnishing t0 them first class groceries. and Pharmacy's ice cream sodas sundaes. Purity and pleasure in the Palace A Ulli I III I DCDflDT HllllUAL nuUnl EXPERTS MAKE Commission Houses in Chicago Re ceive Reports Advising as to Ac tual Conditions Existing in Coun try's Orchard Northwest Seem to Be Only Dis the -Idaho and The following reports have been handed out by several of the leading commission houses of Chicago as embodying the actual conditions re garding the orchards of the United States and the damage inflicted by swept to trict Not Affected by Frost Freezing Weather. and the recent severe storm that the middle western states seems be almost as severe as was first re WISCONSIN—A very general claim xaâe to the effect that practically ail tree fruits are killed. ported: Berries, .csetabics, etc., reported as injured to some extent, but few estimates made as to the amount of damage. r „ „ , Lowest temperature reported 26. ... _ __ Iowa—Verv much the same condi tion is reported from this state as [from Wisconsin. Lowest temperature reported 28. MISSOURI—Report^ very conflict cent with some still largely a matter of speculation, Lowest temperature reported 26. KANSAS—Conditions almost iden tical with Missouri, although in some instances tree crops reported safe by use of smudges.- Lowest temperature reported 25. ILLINOIS—Claims are very general that all three fruits are destroyed^ to Average indicates 6 per fruits. ing. damage to tree damage to berries, etc., but damage h(?r witb some vegetables. Berries rted safe Lowest temperature ^ the north 24- the south 28. MICHIGAN—While there unques tionably has been considerable dam age done, soma claim almost total de of tree fruits, others from : same districts maintain that damage is but nominal. Grapes have suffered j to a considerable extent, but conser i vative advices would indicate that the ' crop is by no means entirely destroy ed. Strawberries apparently not in j jured seriously. Lowest temperature reported 28. INDIANA—Conditions | £ with thoge , Q minot8 . . 1 est temperature reported 28. TENNESSEE—Reports conflicting practically Low j been done, that it is by no means to ,tal. Berries reported as not injured i seriously. Lowest temperature report j ed 28. ; MISSISSIPPI—General reports in dicate a damage of t6 per cent beans, peas, tomatoes, etc. ■ rain8 and accom . gnow : reported '9 | ranging from total destruction nominal damage, with every reason to ; believe that while some damage has to : ! to Storm Lowest tempera . . . ... Pp , f . hps etc., are injured oO per cent. Peaches j reported safe because of crop being far advanced. No report on tempera TEXAS—Reports uniform to the ef , . ... „KK.ee fect tbat tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage. ture. COLORADO—The Western apparently has suffered very injury at any time, some damage ap parently being in the Grand Valley. 1 There the average of reports would Slope little cent. indicate a damage of 40 per which damage is considéré«! offset be cause of increased acreage. Tempera ; ture from 16 to 26 reported, j UTAH—Similar conditions reported ! as from Colorado with probably ! very slight decrease if any shown in total volume of business because of ■ a increased acreage. GEORGIA—Similar conditions have been threatening, such reports as we have received would indicate little, if have received would*«« ^ 1 any damage done. ; some sections, lowest temperature 32. NORTHWEST STATES— Extremely good prospects indicated in the North ; ^. egt and Pacific coa st states. re ! main unchanged and California, Ore gon Washington and Idaho will have practically a full crop of fruit [p pra „ tfca ii y a R 0 f the states af fected by the 8evere storm of the 1 2 » n d and the 26th, the drop in tem " ratur? was acrompanied by rain j apd and the weather conditions snow following have been such as to justi a bope f„ r a minimum damage. No sunshine has been reported and eith er ra j n or S!)0 w bas continued with ascertain • temperature above freezing. It will take some time to the actual damage yet the given out are as reports close as it is possi-land ble to .get at the present time. R. H. Whyte, writing from : Louis on April 25, says: ArouI * d St - Louis and "any parts tbis a*''" 011 damage to fruits St. has been immense, judging by reports. North of us last Friday and Saturday there were blizzards; on Saturday in St. Louis it was cold and the tem perature ranged from 28 to 36. Snow started to fall the night of the 23rd and was still falling at 10.00 a. m. Sunday the 24th, with the thermome ter ranging around 25 above and strong wind blowing from 6:00 a. m. to nearly noon, after which it moder ated but again froze a little last night. The cold wave continued south and frost is reported at Shreveport. La., and Atlanta. Ga., with killing frosts in many places. The damage south of us is heaviest on vegetation, still fruits must have been hit too. Cotton crops are reported ruined, as one are beans, peas, tomatoes, etc. "Reports around St. Louis indicate that grapes are killed, while no looks for much if any cherries, plums, pears, peaches or apples. Of course (here may be a few apples in places, while the Ozarks will probably have 75 per cent of a crop, which at that may be large, as the trees were heav Over in Illinois the dam if anything and total Uy loaded. age was worse losses to fruits are reported many points. there, the wind had a better sweep, while the temperature at soma points was down to 20. for some recovery on account of cloudy cool weather today and probably to morrow one cannot help but realize that the fruit crops at best will be indeed meagre this year in the states throughout this central zone. Straw berries have had protection in some places from the snow-fall but much damage has also resulted. When the be from Being more level over "Summing up and allowing sun has been out a while it will possible to better estimate losses.'* The advance man for Campbell C IRC US COMING. Brothers circus was in Payette the latter part of last week with the an nouncement that the Campbell Broth ers big three ring circus would ex hibit in Payette this year on June 14th or 15th. The show this season will show :jt Weiser one day and Payette the next. Fuj-ther announce ment will be made later. BOOSTER BAND DANCE. Friday evening May 6th in Gort on's hall the Payette Booster band will give another of their dances. The hag , eag<? Qa thjg hal , amJ , n . tend ma their dance8 an event so ^ Jhe , Mt one held was a decided success and the band boys are planning to make this one just as much so as possible. In the free evening the band will give a Payette, concert on the streets of This is also a feature that will b greatly enjoyed by the residents of Payette. The concert given Wednesday evening was greatly en by # gQod crowd but as wejUher gftg warmer and greater numbers wjU out to enjoy the music. If you en last the more turn joy the music help the band by least buying a ticket to the dance. If you do not care to attend the dance and buy new music and carry the band aioug successfully. at you can at least buy a ticket help the boys make up the necessary money to pay the instructor. a A PLEASANT EVENING. Miss Geneivieve Looney gave very interesting party last Friday ev ening to a few of her schoolmates. the occasion being her twelveth birthday. The most interesting fea eg of the evening wer „ Noah -. boat and filled with last Miss Geneivieve received many beautiful presents. Harlene Sa Ark built on a different kinds of animals, and the word Birthday written in big letters out of peanuts, on the lawn which made quite a guessing contest the little girls. Cake and Ice cream were served when ail left for home at a late hour wishing her for many the more birthdays as happy as Those present were: toris. Goldie Farson. Jessie Brundage. Inez Sanger. Marjorie Hamilton, Jen Katheleen Moan, Veria Walker. Zola Pearce. Bernice Darnall, Pauline Hil lermau. Beatrice Timpy, Stacia Hen nie Roney. Edith White. Ruth Short. Callen dren. Fairy Sanger, Bernice also her teacher, Miss Miller. HINTS FROM OFIFCIALS ABOUT THIS SCIENCE. ers So Liquid May Fall Into and Around the Petals' Cups. - llwpe;t<w . Advi , e That Work should Be Effected from Above the Flow _ ' As the season approaches the fruit grower should prepare a cam Paign against the codling moth," say the Idaho state horticultural inspect-j ors. "Of course it will be some time be fore actually starting to spray, but H * s best to have everything ready beforehand. Do not wait until the last moment,! but overhaul the entire outfit in am pie time, "If we wait for the time for this work we generally find many things are needed to complete the outfit, Some of them may difficult to pro cure on short notice, and the delay °f even a day may lose many dollars that might be otherwise saved. "When you have your outfit ter ial. everything awaits the proper time for your work, " Il is bes t to use a good quality of arsenate of lead, and see that niaterial has the endorsement of the nearest experiment station. "U hen the blosaoms are nearly off. there should be no time lost, but the work 18 to *>e started at once, l( you have varieties that bloom at different times it is an advantage to arrange so that your trees will not bave to wait more than one week from the time that the petals are off before they are sprayed. in proper repair, and secured your ma the "Remember that, should the weath er be warm, many of the varieties will close their calyxes within five or seven days from the. time the petals drop; and it is the little apples which close their calyxes first that are most likely to set and make the coming crop of fruit, "The first blossoms that open will be found in the center of the cluster of blooms, or buds, and in most In stances will be pointing upward; and in order that we may successfully fill each of these cup-shaped calyxes it is necessary that we spray from the top of the tree down, as well.aa from the base up. In order to do this It sometimes is necessary that a plat form be built above tbe 8pray tank for the operator to spray, "t'nless this first sorav is there will hTlitUe ' J ^T.te „ne. L Food one *- ° ne « ood done accom spray well done at the proper time wnl do more towards insuring you a crop free from w-orms than all „there that you may apply, the £5^ Many successful apple growers gpi^jr a second time, within four or five days from the first. The object 0 f this spray, following up the first, and while the fjr8t h fl|led is that the blossoms do not all follow, ail the calyxes that are developed at tbe time, in order to get the latter in the ideal condition it is important to follow back over the orchard. come that many of the growers are claiming 95 per cen t clean fruit with the two sprayings. ! "Spray again in one month from the date of the first treatment, aM ; unless the orchard was qu'te free! from worms the previous year. It may be well to spray still once more at the end of another month. "So successful has this method be > ' because • your neighbor does not properly spray his orchard; but see to It that the! "Do not be discouraged 1 " 8pe ' t0 ^ d °** d * ty *'" d °* '™it out of the market. | * r ,hls 18 done T*»« wlu ln * short time have your neighbor edu- ! catcd to the plane of a better or chardist and citizen.*' ' : keeps very - On Friday and Saturday. May 6th hats. Re member oar line of baby bonnets i* complete and Is not excelled. Come. ; lock at the bargains and be convinc an d 7th everything in black [ SPECIALS AT THE V<JCUE. patterns, etc., and In children's wear will be sold at a great bargain. ed. Mrs. W. R. Shirnp. Mrs. Ik H. Patton and Howard Murphy, all French. Idaho, passed through Pay MRS. N. E. HARRIS. ette Wednesday evening enroute for Boise. LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Giesler were Ontario visitors on last Sunday. Peter Albert of New Plymouth, was a Payette visitor on Monday of this week. Mrs. Gregg of Ontario, was a Pay tbis Mrs. D. Du n ba r of Ontario, was a Payette shopper on Friday of last week. _ Y | weet ette shopper on Monday of • C. E. Draina rd was a business y ig^ itor to New Plymouth on Monday of this week. _ g un< j ay May j 8t to Wr an j vfrfc E ^ Kirk. a daughter. • ra - - *• Kut nbaugh 18 quite UI thls WPe ' t at hf ' r home on Lovers '- ane - Dr. j. C . Woodward was called tol Ontario on last Monday on profession s. I. R. Woodward returned Wednes al business. trip ■ day afternoon from a business to Portland. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. ton on Friday April 29th at the hos pital a fine baby girl. J. C. Parish is til this week with the spotted fever and was taken to the Woodward hospital. Gor Nr. and Mrs. W. F. Strother and Mrs. Morey were visitors with friends in Ontario last Sunday. Born on Thursday May 3th to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. Stiles, a son. Mother and son doing nicely. 0 f A big sign was put on the of the Castaneda hotel the first this week reading Payette Hotel and Grill. south Mr. and Mrs. George W. Swilk were discharged from the hospital last Saturday and have returned to their home on the bench. ! A big sign on the front of the Fitz gerald building on Boise streets an nounces that it is the free sample J j rooms of the Payette Hotel. A. J. Klock of Boise, special adver rising man for the Golden Rule syn dicate of stores is in our city inaug urating an Anniversary sale for the Golden Rule store here. Beats the water wagon, the Palace Pharacy's sodas. A. J. Barrington expects to le^ve sometime in the near future for an extensive trip in the mountains and will travel all summer for the bene fit of his daughter's health. Dr. H. B. Catron was a Boise vis itor over last Sunday, who is visiting with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wicknm expects to return home the latter part of this week. Mrs. Catron E. B. Holt, of Omaha. Nebraska, and family arrived in Payette on Tuesday of this week and will make their home in Payette. Mr. Holt contemplates investing in fruit land, Drink the Palace Pharmacy's soda water and keep cool. Parries having lawn mowers sharpen will do well to give me call. New equipment enables me to; sharpen lawn mowers and grind them down to an absolutely true edge.—H. '■j a " • ^ Porter, the man who was in ^ ured on the sewer ia * et,in * * loBg jand expects to be discharged from tlle hospital next Saturday, but C. Jensen. will not be able to work for time yet. last Lee Moore and family left Tuesday overland for California. They w jjj dtdve tbe entire distance tbç trip u {aken {or p i easare . They ' :■! meriy. of Grand Junction purchased forty acres of land on the bench through the agency of Wells ft Manie. The tract purchased was in expect to return sometime late the fait The first of this week A. T. Gor Cdorado. Tbe plasterers are this week en ¥açe d in plastering the new Cough a nour block on the corner of Boise 8 short time the new vaudeville and moving picture opera house will be ready f or t be opening day. the property of F. H. Hogue. a nd Commercial streets and in H. C. Jensen h »« just added some new equipment to his machine shop in the way of a lawn mowed sharpen **r and knife grinder. The new ma of!chine is so arranged as to perfectly grind a knife blade or the blades on absolutely * lawn mower giving an truo edge. 1 The Idaho-Oregon Light ft Power - Co., the first of this week installed a ten horse power motor in brick yard of Wm. F. Sherwood and the first class brick being out by this yard can now be to bave been manufactured by latest electrical process. the turned said the A letter received from F. H. Hogue, the representative of Denny ft Co., Commission company that for a number of years has hand led a large share of the fruit of this valley, announces that he will soon the Chicago return to Payette. The plate glass for the window in .be new Creighton building arrived Monday of this week and the lower story of the building is almost com pieted. E. C. Keith ft Son, oiotlzier» are transferring their stock to tbe nelr store room an( j j n a f ew days will have It completely moved. the Miss Harriet Smith of Weiser, was guest at the home of Mrs. J. Lauer onT uesday of this week. Miss Smith is Grand Matron of the Order A. of the Eastern Star for this state and was in the city for the purpose of officially visiting the lodge Payette. in J. A. Gerhs of Boise, was a Pay ette visitor on Tuesday of this week. Mr. Gerhs is a hand master came to Payette to consult with the and band boys regarding taking up permanent location here and taking charge of the band. He has been Boise hut for a few months com a ing originally from St. Louis, He may decide to locate here open a tin shop. Mo. and The number of pumping plants that are being installed at different points with an electric motor to run pump would indicate that should by some chance we run short of electric power for a few days we would great miss it. A day current with am the pie power is surely a good thing for any community and we venture the people of this city would wonder how they ever got along without it should 5«, S hut off for a few days, 1 I am cool, the Palace Pharmacy's ' goda did it. ! Lorraine Chapter O. E. S. enjoyed Harriet : an official visit from Miss , Smith of Weiser. Grand Matron for the jurisdiction of Idaho, on iast The degree work ; was exemplified for the visiting offi jciai and the members of the order j Tuesday evening. much pride in the words pra ***' ** ven them by their Matron. After lodge delicious freshments and a social hour dosed of Grand re a profitable and pleasant evening. It there is an idle man in the Pay ette Valley at this time it U because he will not work. The material is arriving for the extension of Payette Valley railroad nad General Manager Dunn is nnabie to get labor the ere to united it and may have geBd w PocateUo {or Japs to to do the work. The supply yard ha3 been at New Plymouth and established there are several car loads standing on the side tracks at that • place waiting for some one to unload them the porch, Howard, the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Brundage fell from the railing about a distance and no help available, Last Sunday while playing about of three feet to the porch floor and digiocated the elbow joint of right arm and fractured the j ust above the joint. A physician was ^11^ but owing to unavoidable his bone circumstances was some time in get ting to the little fellow who without a murmur the intense pain. The fracture was reduced, the dislo cated joint replaced and the plucky bore lad u Setting along nicely, PREMIUM LIST READY. The 1910 Canyon County Fair pre- mium list is now ready for delivery to all interested. Persons desiring copies of the same can secure them by writing, phoning or calling on H. o. Andrews, President, Caldweil. Ida ho. This is the best list ever issued hy the Canyon County Fair. $5.000.00 in premiums and purses are offered. The date of the fair this year will October 4. 3. 6. 7. and 8th. GREAT BARGAINS. gains in millinery. I will offer them to the public on Friday. May 6. Sat urday. May .. and Monday the 9th. Do not forget these special days. MRS. C. B. COMPTON. Having secured some great bar-