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PAYETTE. CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1910.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
VOL VI. NO. 21
LAYING OF STEEL
First Rails of the Payette Valley Ex
tension Spiked in Place Today
Work Will Continue as Rapidly as
Dump is Built-Material Arriving
Daily.
The first ran. of ,he extension^
the Payette Valley Railroad
New' Plymouth to Emmett were spik
cd in place today and the work of
layii ^ the track will proceed as rap-j
idly a$? the dump is completed and
of
ready for tha rails. The work
grading the new dump is moving
along smoothly and it is thought that |
the track laying crew will be able
to work steadily laying rails
the result that when the dump
with !
is
be
completed the extension will
practically ready for trains as the
track will be kept up just as closely
to the end of the new dump as pos
day
sible.
Supplies are arriving every
and being taken to New Plymouth
and unloaded in the supply yards
where a force of men is kept busy
handling the cars and unloading the
It will take one hundred
cars of ties, sixty cars of steel be
sides many cars of bridge and oth
er material to build the new exten-!
material
this j
sion and but a email part of
has been received as yet but all of
it has been purchased for early de
livery and contracted for and there
will be no delay in this part of the
program.
General Manager IJuun states that :
it is his intention to make every ef
fort possible to have the track com
pleted and trains running as far as
Falks Store by July Fourth and in
case he is able to accomplish this
he will run trains to that town
New Plymouth and back on
to
that
day and let the people of that neigh
borhood come to the big celebration
in New Plymouth.
PROGRAM FOR
DAY
MEMORIAL
in
the
The following will be the program
observed on Monday, May 30th
the Memorial exercises under
auspices of the W. R. C. and W.
Sherman Post G. A. R. :
T.
9:00 a. m.—Decorating of graves in
R.
cemetery by committee from W.
C. and others who have a mutual in
!
at I O, O.
terest.
Parade forms at 2 p. m
F. Hail, passes west to Broad street,
north to Commercial street, east on
street, ■
Commercial street to Park
south to the school grounds.
Order of March.
Officer of the Day.
Band.
Company I.
G. A. R. Post.
Ladies of W. R. C.
Children of Public Schools.
Other Civic Societies.
Program.
Song—America.
Invocation—Rev. Haley.
Recitation.
Campground"—Nellie Keith.
Male Quartet.
"Lincoln's Gettysburg Address"—Wil
liam Jay Orcutt.
"Near the Heavenly
the Old Camp
Song- Renting on
grou
Address—David Cary Peters.
Music—Male Quartet.
Decorating of the monument
ladies of the W. R. C,
Salute.
Taps.
by
red
sma.l
boy and for some larger ones as
well. Campbell Brothers big circus
will exhibit in Payette on that day.
CIRCUS DAY IN PAYETTE.
Tuesday, June 14th will be a
letter day in Payette for the
The big show this year will be the
onlv one to visit southern Idaho and
will show only in Boise, Payette and
largely through
Baker City. It was
the efforts of General Manager Dunn
of the Payette Valley road that Pay
ette was selected as a show
For some months he has been
correspondence with the management
of the big circus and when they ad
vised him that they would show in;
but two or three towns in this sec
tion, he at once got busy on behalf
point.
in
of Payette with the result that the
circus has announced the day
their exhibitions in Payette as Tues
of
and
day, June 14th. both afternoon
evening.
THOSE TWO BRIDGES.
of
! On June 14th the taxpayers
; Canyon County will vote on
bridges across the Payette river, one
near New Plymouth and the
near Fruitland. To the development
two
other
of
and upbuilding of this section
Canyon county these bridges are ab
solutely necessary. Few residents of
other sectlong of lhe countyi perhapg
have realized in full the growth that
this section of the county is
^^Vore
ind
bridges are an absolute necessity to
facilitate the community traffic which •
in the end all helps to build up the j
county as a unit. With thei construe
Uon of better roads and more bridges,
community
the valuations in the
where such improvements take place
increase accordingly and that
com- ;
much I
munity thereby becomes that
greater help to the county. It should !
be in counties as in cities. A
united
effort for all improvements
be the slogan and the residents
Payette are progressive along
should
of
all
the
lines and have never stood in
light of opposing any improvements
in other sections of the county. The
growth of this community and the
cutting up of the land lying on both
sides of the river into ten and
twenty acre tracts has increased the
traffic of this section to the extent
that both New Plymouth and Payette.
need badly the two bridges called for
A
in the bond election June 14th.
vote for those two bridges is
for progress and development
for a greater and better
county.
one
and
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Canyon '
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES.
Mothers' Day Sunday morning was
a delightful service. The next
Children's Day the first Sunday
is
in
June.
Miss Ellen Hill, who made
the
good confession a week ago was bap
tised at the close of the Wednesday
, . j
day night appointed Mrs. Ida Wells
, «
and Mss Gordon as regular teachers
night meeting this week.
On Tuesday of next week the min
ister will start on the round of the
churches in this part of the state in
the interest of the state convention
June 16-20.
The evening sermons for a while
now are upon first principles,
are studies in New Testament theol
They
ogy.
appreciation
An especial word of
is due the young men who have help
church
ed in putting in shape the
The entire place is
grounds.
now
seeded, and it is only a matter of a
few weeks until there will be plenty
keep the preacher
of lawn mowing to
exercised.
The Bible school council last Mon
on the school staff.
David Cary Peters,
Minister.
LIST
ADVERTISED
letters for week end
Advertised
ing May 21st, 1910.
GENTLEMEN
:r. Camble, J. W. Epperson, B. F.
Long, W. W. Spungle, Chas. W. Stev
ens. R. W. Taylor.
These letters will be sent to
dead letter office June 6th. 1910
not delivered before.
Parties inquiring for
please say advertised.
Burt Venable, Postmaster.
jf
the above
NOTICE TO HEATING COMPANIES.j
Sealed bids for the installation of
a heating plant suitable for heat ng
eight room brick school building .
will be received and opened at thP |
office of the Board of Education o f |
Independent School District No. 32,
Payette. Canyon County, Idaho, on
Friday June 10th, 1910 at 8 »clock
p. m. Plans and specifications or
the building may be seen at the of- ;
fice of the architect, Chas. Button
Payette,
.m
' I
reject any and all bids.
By order oMhe Board* Education, j
The Board reserves the right
TO
For above occasion the O. S.
Railroad will sell round trip tickets, ■
Payette, Idaho, to Portland, Ore.,
Tickets sold June
:
First pub. May 26 last pub. June 2.
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FOURTH ANNUAL ROSE FESTIVAL
Portland, Ore., June S^II-ISIO.
j
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at
gel
of !
rate of $17.65.
June 15-1910.
4th and 5th. final return limit
Stopovers allowed, re
turning within final limit of tickets.
G. F. JOHNSON, Agent.
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Fruit Crop of Pay-^CK
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effe Valley all that
Could Be Desired
Prospects Were Never Brighter for all
Varieties---Brother Jonathan the
Variety Upon Which Our Fame
Rests Exceptionally Good--Princi
pal Worry of Growers is to Secure
Help for Thinning.
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Payette Valley will Ehip more car- er had had a better outlook and es
on Jonathans which were
and
pears pecially
her showing up exceptionally line
of were simply growing like weeds.
loads of apples, prunes and
this year than ever before in
This is the concensus
history.
opinion of all the leading growers
and there is not an orchardist
W. J. Reimers, another
grower
sure
in living north of Payette, was
this section of Payette \ alley
j is not well content with the
1 prospects along all lines this year,
All varieties of apples show an ex
ceptionally fine stand and the prin
cipal worry of most of the growers
i this spring is where to secure suf
ficient help to thin the trees and re
fruit
that
fruit
1 lieve them of the surplus of
bear
L>. D. Humbly of the firm of
I bly & Peterson, after a careful
' which they will be unable to
j and bring to a good
commercial
size.
in
present outlook
of
vestigation of the
dllrinK which he vis j ted several
bench
"There
the largest orchards on the
and north of the city says:
are more Jonathan apples set today
than
and in more perfect condition
ever before in the history of tht< val
ley and I believe the heaviest stand,
varieties
C. H. Sargent, owner of a fifty
jacre apple orchard on the bench | n
speaking of the outolok for the crop
this year said: "I have ordered box
material for fifty cars of apples and
my only concern is to get help to
thin my trees that the fruit they
bring to maturity may get the bene
fit of the early growth. We have
more and better fruit this year than
as a whole, on all other
t j )at ( jj e va u ey bas ever had."
ever before." I
F. J. Colburn another orchardist
I a m mikine a conservative state*
1 am maxing a conservative siaie
rnpnt vchpti I env wp will have nine*
wnen 1 say we wm nave nine
tv n pr cent of a nossible 100 oer
|ty per cent of a possiDie iuu P er
I
"ith one of the finest orchards
the bench, in speaking of the apple
outlook said: ''Conditions were nev
believe
on
p r better in this valley.
I
cent crop. Thinning is not the way
I would express what I will have to
do in my orchard. I will be forced
to simply wade in and slaughter all
varieties, even the Baldwins which
I at first thought might bear lightly
will have to be radically thinned in
my orchard."
E. T. Bowman, who owns a fine
orchard on the bench when asked
if he had any apples simply gasped
and waved his hands tragically in
the air at the same time propound
ln F th> s question, "Tell me how I
am going to get my orchard thinned,
will you?" He stated that he nev-1
BANKS CHANGE TIME
OF CLOSING DOORS
After June 1st the Payette Nation
al ^ ^ Nat , ona , Banks wl „,
k ^ p thpir doQrg open for tfce tpan .
sattlon of business until four o'clock
in8tead of c)oglng at threP o'clock
. thp cug(om at pregpnt This move -
Jg madç ^ accomodate the fann
^ the|r bug , npgg Payette .
Wlth a)1 crops coming forward heavi
; bQth f)nancial institutions realize
thelr ranches and orchards to
j ^ ^ by {hree 0 , clock but
i s
I that the farmer and fruit grower
going to have a busy season and that
of them will not want to leave
get
w l]l
many
■ , ngtPad of c i og j n g at three,
: of a necessity be forced to stay with
Jngt ag )onK ftg they can
late
1 and then come to town at a
bour j n ^ be a fternoon when a trip is
both
For this reason
j necessary,
banks will after June first remain op
en until four o'clock every afternoon
The Canyon Commercial Co., this]
! week made quite an improvement in
completely
their north window by
screening it in to keep flies
away
from their berries and vegetables.
gan propping their trees to
the limbs and feels that he
had a better outlook than at
present time and like all the
of the growers he would be
content if he had his trees thinned
of what they cannot support
there would be a shortage of lumber
at the yards after the growers be
save
never
the
. rest
quite
and
bring to the proper maturity.
The veteran fruit grower, Capt. J.]
H. Shawhan when interviewed
Ham-;garbling the condition of apples
r*e
in
his fine orchard stated that he had
never seen, since he had been
fruit grower in Payette Valley, the
trees make any belter growth
! they had the past winter and spring.
than
; "They are in the best condition
have ever seen them and all varieties
1
of apples in my orchard are coming
j out in fine shape. Especially is this
true of my Jonathans which
; never in better condition and taken
, . , ,,
; as a wholp 1 ,hlnk the trPPS « f a11
j' arieties have twenty-five to flf ty,
ppI ct nt more apple s than they can
* Kar and br ' n S through to maturity.
P 7' ^' US8 *"5' 7*'° °" ns one °7
1 e f nest ore ar s on the bench.
' s exutm( '- v enthusiastic o\er the
outlo ° this yeat It is the best
tk * ' a * p - v '' er a > sa,d 1 '* 1 - " Pus
sing - T,lp 1 lees are > n 1 e e8t ,
™ ndlt,on and the app,eB thP lare08t
were
I have ever seen them at this season;.,
' of ar , affi ■
- : _ * . . , 1
of my Jonathan trees which are heav
.. , * .
ily laden and like all other varieties
..
will require much thinning.
„ T M , ,
George Lattlg, one of the prominent
,, , . .
krowerg living n0 rth of the city with
_ , 1
forty acre orc hard also gives, his
, t ^ t ,
opinion that the valley will sh p morel
fruit this year than ever before and
that the only difficulty to be experienc
ed this year will be the securing of
sufficient help to thin the fruit prop
If there is any difference
erly
in
any of his varieties Mr. Imttig says
,| |at j,j g Jonathans head the list and
are in the best condition he
saw them,
And thus it goes all down
line and not only in apples but with
; pears, prunes and all other crops. It ;
will truly be a year of great plenty
and the valley will this year ship!
j more fruit than any other year in j
its history.
ever
the
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BAND DANCE FRIDAY EVENING.
Friday evening of this week
Gorton's hall the Payette
Band will give another of their danc
to which the young folks are be
as!sinning to look forward to from (lme|
Booster
to time. In this manner the
is raising part of the funds
a "d take up all the expenses attend
ant upon running the band,
band
with
which to pay the director, buy music
If you
like to dance you should go out and
enjoy an evening with the band boys,
You will not only get your money's
worth but will be assisting in the
maintenance of the. band. Remember
27th.
evening
<he date Friday evening. May
and go out and ,. n joy the
with the Payette Booster Band.
LAND SALE—7000 ACRES.
Burley, Idaho, May 27, 1910.
For above land sale the O. S. L.
Railway will sell round trip tickets,
Payette to Burley at rate of $10.20
Tickets sold May 24, 25 and 26.
G. F. JOHNSON, AGENT.
TO IHE ICE
CREAM SODA SOUSE
Reports are to the Effect That the
Sale of High Voltage Near
Will Be Investigated and a
Put Thereto.
Beer
Stop
If reports are true the users of the
various brands of near beer in some
of the towns of Southern Idaho where
the local option law is in effect had ]
best sing a swan song to the foam
ing glass of maltine, doff their caps
to the white cider, and say good bye
to many of the so-called temperance
drinks that in many towns have he
j
I
come quite popular of late. The re
ports are to the effect that
are those who believe some of it is of
too high a voltage. It's bad, against
the rules and so it will be back
I he buttermilk and the ice cream sod*
there
to
souse.
In some towns it is said the near
beer boys fell to it some time
that the brands of stuff labeled near
beer tasted so much like the beverage !
that I
ago
that made Milwaukee famous
they had to knock on wood to remem
ber they were in dry towns,
wise it is said certain people
claiming that early morning and the
dewey eve brought to passerbys whlfs
from some of the dispensatories
near beer that reminded them
a bottle of the 3.7 per cent was but
the combined and concentrated
sence of the tops of a sunkissed hop
field.
As a result it is said there will be
Like
are
of
that
es
an invsotigation , and that
ninny
brands of the so-called near-beer will
be declared of too high a voltage, off
color and in general against
local option law. So it's back
the ice cream soda souse.
the
to
WHO WILL THIN FRUIT?
\
I Almost every fruit grower in Pay
ette Valley is this spring confronted
j by a serious problem and many
j them are laying awake nights
solve it. "Who will thin the fruit?"
Even at thlB date many 0 ( the
phardists claim they should have
raen j n their orchards thinning off
the big surplus of apples th
£ repg wB | be una bie to bear without
totally ruining the limbs and break
tbe tree down. There is going
of
to
or
the
to be more fruit shipped out of Pay
ette Valley this year than ever be
fore in her history and the job of
. ... , , .,
thinning the app es from he
so that those left may attain
. _ , . , „ .
right commercial size and the trees
. . . * ._ .. ,_ A . „„
ue able to bear the load, is an enor
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mous one. With the railroad
, .. __, _ _
Scruction work going on near New
_. .. . „
Plymouth, the sewer work in I ay*
. ... .... .
ette and many other public improve
ments the laboring men of the valley
have already secured steady work for
trees
the
con
the summer loug before the orchard
ist was ready for them to thin fruit,
Consequently there is not an
man in this neighborhood, or at
one is not idle that cares for employ-f-50«
ment. Everywhere you will find th<
question on the lips of the grower
"Where can I get men to thin mj
apples?" Some of the growers art
already thinning but the majority
have been unable to get at it as yet.
idie»er
The first of this week the Payette
Commission Co. was taken charge of
by T. B. Long and S. C. Tracy. Frank
Crighton, who has hall charge of the
business for the past two years
on the first of June with his family
A BUSINESS CHANGE.
will
leave for the hills to look after some
mining property in which he is inter
ested and largely for the benefit of
his health. On his return he will, if
his health permits assist Messrs.
Long and Tracy in the conduct of
the commission business If not ab«
by i
the business will be conducted
Both
of I
Messrs. Long and Tracy.
the gentlemen who will have charge I
of the business during Mr. Crighton's
absence are wide-a-wake, aggressive
young business men and will give to j
the ;
the patro ns of that company
best service they know how and it is
Pay- !
a foregone conclusion that the
ette Commission company will under !
share
the new management do its
of the business in Payettee.
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I will go !
good j
Wanted—Music pupils.
to the house and will give a
Leave ;
Prices reasonable.
hour,
word at Enterprise printing office or
call E. A. Blair's residence, Payette,,
Idaho.—Mrs. T. O. Mead, formerly
.
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Miss Leela Blair.
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PROMINENT COUPLE WED.
Saturday in Boise at the home of
J. C. Johnson, a cousin of the bride,
with the Rev. George Turner of the
Payette Presbyterian church officiât
w111 occur the marriage of Miss
Channey,
Edna Peterson and E. A.
both of this city.
Miss Peterson came to Payette two,
and
years ago from Harlan, Iowa,
has taught two terms of school
the West Side school and during her
in
residence here has made many frient',
life
] both in her school and social
who will welcome her to Payette as
Mrs. Channey when the happy coup#
return from Boise.
Payette s
Mr. Channey is one of
prominent young business men being
senior member of the tinning
and :
plumbing firm of Channey & Sellars,
He has been a resident of Payette for
three years during which time he has
become known as a wide-a-wake, ag
gresslve business man, one always in-1
terested in the welfare and advance
ment of the community in which he;
Quiet borne affair none but
mediate friends of the bride in that
city consisting of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Johnson, a sister, Miss Ida Peterson
lives.
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The wedding in Boise will be
the tm
and a few other close friends being
a
wife
Mr. W. S. Channey,
present.
brother of the groom with his
will arrive in Poise Saturday morning
from Lewiston. Idaho, to be present
at the wedding.
After* remaining in Boise for a few
days Mr. and Mrs. Channey
return to Payette and take up house
will
return to Payette up
keeping in the Bertha Lauer property
on Ada avenue. The friends of the
young couple in Payette, and they
j
; are legion, will wish for them
a
. long and happy life in their new re
lation and the Enterprise joins with
and
them all in extending to Mr.
Mrs. Channey its sincere congratula
tions.
CROSS SECTIONING FOR
IDAHO CENTRAL LINE
are
Ply
sectioning
Central
main
ui
of
any surveyed line of railroad means
but one thing and that the immedi
A large force of surveyors
now in the field beween New
mouth and Boise cross
the survey for the Idaho
commonly known as the Boise main
line, which joins the present
line of the Oregon Short Line
Payette. The cross sectioning
of
ate construction of the line as after
the preliminary survey has
made the added expense of
sectioning is not taken up until cor.-;
struction work is contemplated. There
are three different surveys of
Idaho Central ail terminating
Payette and it will not be a surprise
to the citizens of Payetee to see
been
the
1"
will gii
Otto C
construction work begin at this end
of tb'e new line very shortly.
OME CLUBBiixu
n« I co
tte Enterprise and Gem State
leastfprlse and Better Fruit per
All
Crates
same
idie»er year $1.
rise and Spokesman Twice- Packl "4
per year $1.50
prise, Better Fruit. Gem State Wood
nd Spokesman
Pish
Pour dollars worth of reading Justice'
f®- Wo can give you any com
all for risk.
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REAL ESTATE MOVEMENTS.
The latter part of last week a deal
was closed whereby Wm. Ireton sold
the last of his holdings north of the
land
which his fine residence stands.
city except a small tract of
upon
to J. D. and H. C. Baker. Forty ac-j
res of alfalfa at $10,000 and fifteen]
acres eight acres of which is
bearing orchard at $8,000 were in
eluded in the deal. The transfer
was engineered by the Fayette Val
ley Real Estate Agency. J. D. Bak
ir came to Payette Valley about
two years ago from Iowa and madei
' investments on the bench. Lat
in
some
er, his brother H. C. Baker, of Pueb
lo. came to the valley, was pleased
with the outlook and together they
invested! in the Ireton land.
Another deal through the medium
of the Payette Valley Agency
the sale by Mrs. Libby G. Wood to
wa3
L. P. Hiatt of fifty acres of land two
miles north of New Plymouth for a
consideration of $4,500.
The Payette Lumber Co., of Boise
also purchased through the agency of
this same company 160 acres of tim
the Payetie river for a!
her land on
consideration of '
What you want and where to gel.
it at thn Palace Pharmacy.
CLASS PLAY
,
GREAT SUCCESS
Packed House Greets Class of
'10
Friday Evening—So Many Disap
pointments at Not Getting
Play Reproduced orv Monday Even
ing to Another Crowded House.
Seats
The commencement exercises
the class of 1910 of the Payette High
School and the Class Play, "The Mer
of
chant of Venice T T p to Date" proved
to be all that the patrons of
the
school had anticipated and the Elite
opera house was crowded to
over
flowing on Friday night, the evening
0 f the exercises.
the disappointments at
able to secure seats for the play that
it was decided to repeat the
on Monday evening of this week and
the Senior class again appeared and
entertained a large crowd of
Payette people interested in
So many
were
being
not
play
the
PAYETTE TEAM
the
schools and the excellent work being
done.
I
DEFEATS SHOSHONE
Five to a large sized goose egg is
the way the score totalled last Fri
day in the game between the Pav
cite High School and the High School
team from Shoshone. The Shoshone
team simply were out of their class
playing with the Payette team
and
at. no time even from the first inning
,]jj they have a show to win
the
played
was
box
game. The Payette team
fine ball and their team work
excellent., while Culver in the
and Darnall behind the bat. put
a really professional game.
every business house in town closed
during the hours the game was
up
Almost
and a large crowd was there to see
on
the Payette boys play as pretty
game of ball as they ever put up.
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WEISER HAS FIRE.
Sunday night the Weiser Transfer
barn was burned at Weiser, Idaho.
Eighteen head of horses, one wagon
and the entire building wont up in
smoke together with harness and
The loss is estimated
at several thousand dollars. The fire
is supposed to have started from an
eicctric wire. It was first discovered
other fixtures.
in the rear and top of the building
and great work was done by the
fire department and despite a stif f
estate man.
wind blowing at the time
several
wooden buildings nearby were saved.
J. M. Swanson on Wednesday
this week sold his
buggy auto to C. F. Callen. the real
of
high wheeled
C. W. Giesier of the tirm of Giesier
Brothers, was one of the Payette bus
iness men who attended the meeting
of the State Grocers association
Boise Wednesday.
in
John E. Jones of Salina, Kansas, a
brother of R. W. Jones, left
Tues
day evening for Medford, Oregon, af
ter. a very pleasant visit at
the
Jones home in this city.
Mr. Jones
at one time was editor and publisher
fkl editor of the Enterprise acknow
of a paper in the Sunflower state and
) ledges a pleasant call.
LAND SALE—7000 ACRES.
f
Burley, Idaho, May 27, 1910.
For above land sale the O. S. L.
Railway will sell round trip tickets,
Fayette to Burley at rate of $10.20
; Tickets sold May 24, 25 and 26.
G. F. JOHNSON, AGENT.
, , ...
cau8ed ^ the handling of the material
for the Pa ^ Ue Valle - v Kaüroad
tpn8i °n llavp bepa
a * * ' ala , _ in tor * of
■ ' s ' "* arn ' s ' " °
has been has been promoted
"> brakeman, Peter Genoway. who
has been night watchman at
NEW MEN ON PAYETTE
VALLEY RAILROAD
in view of the additional
work
ex
several
em
, ,
the
«bops promoted to
lnd J - os ' of New pl ?mouth has
firing
been added to the force as
watchman at the shops.
night
THE WEATHER.
For week euding May 25th, 7 p. m.
Highest temperature 93, date 23.
Lowest temperaiure 37. date 22.
Means 65.
Preeip. total .05.
Greatest preeip. in 24 hrs.. .05.
Clear days 5.
Partly cloudy 1.
Cloudy 1.
Prevailing direction of wind, south.
E. F. ALLEN, Observer.