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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1914
Page
1
Arrangements for a Payette horse show on Saturday May 2 draw strong farmer turnout. George Bowie to act as clerk as inquiries flood the committee daily. Local businessmen publish a prize list and a noted judge will judge all entries. Bring horses mules or ponies to display and celebrate regional stock.
An unusual Roman subset presented by Famous Players Film Company features Laura Sawyer as a gentle shepherdess who marries a brutal gladiator and aids Paul the Apostle in Rome. The story contrasts Nero era barbarism with Bethlehem gentleness and ends by returning to Bethlehem. Emma Friday night May 1st.
The Women’s Auxiliary to the M C A hosts a Friday May 7 event in the Commercial Club rooms titled Fun on the Podunk Limited. Eccentric railroad characters, a conductor and newsboy provide comic scenes. Doors open 8 30 with tickets priced 10 and 20 cents.
George W Stovel announces his candidacy for county recorder before Republican voters. He highlights four years of service and affordable administration. Support from Payette Valley Republicans expected. local notices include unrelated sale and loss items.
A disastrous blaze destroyed the main building of the Michigan Idaho Lumber Company in Payette Michigan Idaho, with losses estimated around 75 000 dollars. The fire started near one o clock with a strong north wind driving flames through dry timber. Watchman R G Watley found the blaze and alerted others after rescuing some areas, but internal access was blocked by oil soaked machinery. A city council reward was offered for the arsonist and investigators expect prompt action on local matters after the disaster.
Caldwell May 7 there will be a meeting for Canyon County residents interested in the Black Canyon Irrigation Project at Piret Methodist Church Caldwell at two o clock p m Governor Haines and Ex Governor Hawley expected to attend Ladies invited to participate County government aid is sought to finance and finish the project A Boise meeting will follow the Caldwell gathering the same evening
A special excursion train will run from Weiser to Vale and return after the games between Payette and Ontario at Ontario and Weiser and Vale at Vale. Payette fans traveling to Ontario pay twenty cents for round trip. The Weiser team departs from Payette about 1 15. Lost a lady's gold watch in Payette. return to Mrs A T Bishop.
Ontario and Wind Fruit beat Payette 8 to 6 after an eighth inning dust storm halted play. Ontario led 4 2 before a storm caused errors that let Ontario score four more runs, tying then winning in extra frames. The report cites fielding mistakes and a late Ontario surge as the decisive factors. Also noted is a generally promising Payette apple crop with light frost damage and expectations of a bumper Payette Valley harvest.
The Sunday School meets at 10. Dr. Bradford of Oklahoma will preach. The Epworth League will have evening service at 7. The pastor will preach.
Week ending April 28 reports highest temp 70 on the 26th and lowest 25 on the 26th. Mean 47.5. Total precipitation .21 with greatest 24 hour amount 11. Clear days 2, partly cloudy 4, cloudy days 1. Prevailing wind direction north. Observed by B F Allen.
High School notes report a seniors outing on Berding's Island with departure after nine thirty. Prof. Hume of the University of Idaho spoke to the seniors about the university. Payette High School baseball lost 6 to 4 to Welser in league opener, with Nesbitt pitching and Dibble Steffin shining at the plate. Attendance was small and noise minimal. Mothers' Day to be observed on the second Sunday in May.
Article notes large acreage planted in Little Willow Valley with favorable spring rains and dry farming methods. Ranchers, including William Strom with fourteen hundred acres, expect extraordinary grain yields. A planned irrigation project may boost output further once watered.
A chaotic local item reports a dog poisoning incident with unclear details. The text mentions an alleged poisoner at work and refers to effects on dogs, but many words are garbled, leaving the key facts hard to determine.
In Caldwell Tuesday the Payette Commercial Club's John A. Harader Wood and W H Platt attended a meeting on the Black Canyon Lrigation project. Residents report nightly garden depredations in the east city section and urge protection and penalties for guilty parties. An art exhibit from New York is announced for May 11 with prices from 12.50 to 600, featuring multiple painters and a chrest board.
A society gathering featured Mrs Brundage and Mrs Kimball hosting guests with a three course luncheon. Attendees included numerous Woodward, Lauer, Compton, Timpe, Sturdevant and Bowen families plus teachers from Fayette schools. The décor emphasized yellow and white with period floral arrangements and place cards.
A flurry of visits and hometown sightings fill Payette and nearby towns. Fred Farman and Clinton Woodward, both linked to Payette, stop by. Miss Hazel White visits Erie relatives. Emmett, Portland, and Cambridge connections surface. Col. Muller plans May return from Paris. D. Stayton tours the valley with business aims. local trade and the upcoming Selis Plow show come into focus with W. S. Haines arranging promotion and the May 6 arrival slate.
Evans Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10 a.m and preaching at 11 a.m and 8 p.m with the sermon "A Central Work of the Church." Junior and Senior B PU meet Sunday March 20 and Bible Close Tuesday at 7:30 followed by Prayer and Praise Wednesday at 7 p.m.
First Church of God South Ninth. Sunday school at 10. Evening preaching at 11 with subject A Voyage Over the Sea. Afternoon subject War Battle and Victory. Christian Endeavor at 7. Prayer and Praise Wednesday at 8. Special music morning and evening. Pastor W Bloyd invites all, including streamers.
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