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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
2
The Payette Enterprise publishes a notice naming Wells as editor and manager of the Paysite Idaho edition. The item marks a clerical posting from August with reference to the post office at Paysite and Mare.
The author attacks the Shipping Board for keeping 68 ships idle at Portland and 410 in San Francisco and Baltimore harbors. He estimates annual costs at 7000000 and 125000 for incidental expenses and calls for gifting the vessels to labor-led groups allied with Compares and Forests to operate them, arguing Japan would then compete for cargoes.
A newspaper note condemns reckless car thefts and negligent drivers who abandon owners, wreck cars, and escape punishment. It cites a recent incident where a vehicle from Mettre shinw was found damaged with running boards and side wear, stressing that such actions threaten public safety and must be properly punished.
A reminiscence in verse about a couple who married plainly and tended a rose all their lives. The rose symbol grows with their family, enduring joys and sorrows as children marry and heirs depart. A jab at sedentary work follows, quoting a medical journal for contrast.
A University of Idaho dairy association report covers the month of March 1921. It lists cows tested, breed notes, owners such as R. Govie of Welser Idaho, F. Davis of Fruitland, and LR Dorahy, plus high yield figures like milk and butterfat per cow and number of cows producing 40 pounds or more of butterfat. It notes herd averages, dry cow management, and government tuberculin testing opportunities.
Stenographers and assistants seeking positions or to improve their credentials may write to address. Office of Dr. B. Holmes announces closure until September first. Contact information provided as needed.
Notice is given under Idaho law that the Little Willow Irrigation District will sell described real estate for delinquent taxes on September 23 1921 at the district office Payette County Idaho. The sale continues daily until completed with redemption allowed before September 28 1921 at the Treasurer's Payette office. Property includes NW% NW of Section 26 Township 4 North Range 4 West Boise Meridian and listed parcels with acreages and owners such as Hell, Blurton, Maria Blurton, and Mr. Davis, with tax amounts approaching 387.00 and 102.60 respectively.
Dated August 6 1921 a tax sale notice lists numerous land parcels with owners names sections townships ranges and acreages across Payette County. It includes totals for each property and the commissioners treasurer notice of auction on August 11 1921.
Walter W. Gwin, bookkeeper at Alison-Hart Grocery, purchased a residence lot at Seventh Avenue North and North Street. The property formerly belonged to Mrs. Mod. Phodh ot thyity. The Northwest General Brokerage Company arranged the sale. Gwin plans to move his family into the newly built home within days. A separate deal saw a complete 26-46 steel separator and four 15 keroxene tractor threshing outfit sold to Payette, Oregon. The outfit includes all standard Coulpmenta and extras.
Payette listings tout farm and orchard properties with houses, equipment, and live stock. Offers include 22 acre farm with $4000 crop value, a well equipped home and $2500 in property, 24 acre fruit yard, a Payette water right, and a six room modern house near the post office. Terms emphasize low cash and deferred payments with no interest. Northwest General Brokerage Co. at Port Office Bldg Payette Idaho.
The State of Idaho greets the named defendants as a complaint has been filed in the district court. Plaintiffs include Allan Bain and Fred Bain among numerous others. The action covers real property in Payette County Idaho and lists various heirs, administrators, and unknown devisees as defendants with interest in Lot 6 and surrounding parcels under Oregon Short Line Railroad right of way. A summons requires appearance per local procedure.
In the Idaho Payette County District Court action, plaintiffs seek quiet title to Lot 5 and adjacent parts within the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company right of way in sections 4 and 33, township 8 and 9 north, range 4 and 5 west Boise Meridian. The defendant is ordered to appear within twenty days of service. judgment may be rendered as prayed if unresponsive. H. G. Gardner, Clerk. H. E. Wallace, attorney. Caldwell, Idaho. First pub August 1, last September 15, 1922.
Steel steamers oil and coal burners and wood steamers offered to American buyers. No bully end ocean-going tugs. Further by request information on sailings of passenger and freight ships to all parts of the world.
An Idaho News Letter article advises farmers to cull unprofitable hens to boost flock productivity. It explains late molts, pigmentation changes, and physical indicators of poor laying, urging selective removal, especially hens failing to lay, while noting breed differences and market considerations.
A humorous account praises electric lighting for hens, claiming nighttime illumination makes hens eat an extra meal and lay more eggs. The piece compares this to a boastful inventor who avoided dawn chores by delaying feeding until after the roost woke.
A fragmentary historical note references Canadians crossing the Atlantic during wartime. It mentions June to July movements, a voyage with a wife aboard at sea, and the broader context of war service. The piece hints at memory, maritime routes, and reflections on the early war period and its impact on the participants and national memory.
An engineer describes a sunless illumination approach using soft glow substitutes for daylight. The technique blends creamy veiling and warm tones to create a room that feels open to the sky, with filtered sunlight creating a gentle, tranquil ambiance.
A strange tree growth reported by W. M. Kern of New York city shows barked trunk spiraled by seven windings after a lightning strike. The wood grain followed a helical pattern despite normal bark and limbs, as described in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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