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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
2
War disrupts Labrador and Hudson Bay fur trade as Indian and mixed heritage trappers feel the impact. Trading companies curtail posts and voyage plans while Newfoundland sealing fleets will return north with smaller cargoes of goods and provisions. Profit prospects dim until hostilities end and markets recover.
Dr E R Wyatt reports a St Louis study of 6477 children examined in the first quarter, 3880 found physically defective. Main issues include 2378 with bad teeth, 365 with defective eyes, 802 with both teeth and eyes, and various combos such as tonsils and teeth. Communications show infections, pediculus, mumps, chickenpox, ringworm, diphtheria, measles, smallpox none, tuberculosis few. A program of dental and optical care and home nurse visits is noted.
Lower Payette Valley hosts an L.80 gathering with tea on the porch despite heat. Notable visitors include Mrs. Douglass and daughter Margare of Maryville Kansas, a state superintendent on summer vacation. Reports cover fairs, farm events, melon shipments, and local hires, plus birthdays, travel, and church notes.
The Little Willow Irrigation District of Canyon County Idaho announces a tax sale on September 1 1915 at 2 PM at the district office to pay delinquent levies from August 18 1914. Properties listed include multiple parcels across Secs 28 29 25 26 21 and 30 in Town 9 North Range 3 West and adjacent ranges with acreages and amounts due. Redemption possible before September 1 at the First National Bank Payette Idaho by paying all delinquent assessments and costs. Also contains a brief later item about Sunday School at the Presbyterian Church with services canceled next Sunday.
A local boy rides the valley, begging meals from ranchers and sleeping in brush, showing inexperience. Mr and Mrs Stirm and daughter Porded to Payette Sunday, attended church, then returned home. The grain in the upper valley is reported very good in quality and quantity, pleasing farmers. Jess Milligan's new modern home nears completion with Frank Farbe of Payette as contractor. Two head of mules and a two-year-old mare were driven from Sand Hollow to Payette and handed to the town marshal. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Geo Mendenhall on Saturday, Aug Tth, mother and baby doing nicely. Mr and Mrs James Moss visited Mr and Mrs Gary Hurst last Sunday. Mrs Ringer visited daughter Mrs Jasper Roe and family. Clare Rose, previously at Milan Davis ranch, returned home. Alene McGrevey spent Sunday at home with R Y Currin and family. Clyde Currin and Sam Fanning stacked grain at the Currin homestead last week. The Soren and John Gissel families spent Sunday hunting sage hens in the hills.
The week ending August 7 1915 lists letters in the advertisement category for Ben ch Walter Fenner C B Hall Rolon Hester Miss Lizzie Hibbard H Hockley Roswell Johnson G R Mitchell Ralph T Bowman P M awaiting pickups at the local post office.
In Canyon County Idaho Western Loan and Building Co. sues Frederick Gorham Jr Phoebe Gorham Frederick Gorham Sr Mrs Frederick A Gorham Sr and Werner Klingler. The suit seeks foreclosure of a mortgage dated September 3 1912 to secure 2000. The order directs appearance within twenty to forty days and seeks a court decree for sale with costs and possible deficiency judgment. Published Aug 12 1915 and Sept 16 1916.
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