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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
1
The Payette School District unveils a strong 1919 1920 teaching lineup led by G TL Riordan at Payette High and Edmund H Sweet with Cadet Corps training. Several new instructors join primary and central schools as notes praise Riordan and Sweet.
The Payette camping ground is taxed to near capacity, attracting campers from several states. The site reports 12 to 16 tents and 6 to 60 people daily with free showers as a major draw. Also notes St James Episcopal service on August 24 with a pasture donation nearby.
Mr. A P Rautenkranz sold his Payette jewelry and music shop to W W Letson of Ontario who takes possession. Letson plans to run the business in the same high class manner as the previous owner. Rautenkranz will enjoy an extended vacation and may not move from Payette.
Satisfied Idaho residents heading East on the G A R excursion will promote the state as she features 3000 observers from our county bringing apples and folders for advertising. Coming events include Jonathan harvesting from Sept 6 to Oct 5 and the State Fair exhibits due Sept 18. Field peas are sought for the county exhibit while Club Leader reports winners. housing for fruit pickers is urged and pay bonuses recommended. An 18 cent per bushel threshing cost is cited for 1724 bushels and Ranchers may call No 241 for details.
No clues yet on the thieves who took a car from Mr. 5S. D. hacker's garage last week. Tracks show the vehicle moved into Mr. Coughanour's mill yard before being driven away. A license tag was found in a Richardson prune orchard and another nearby, suggesting tag switching as suspects head toward another state. Dr. W. B. Sims announces office hours and locations in Payette and New Plymouth for appointments.
Weiser audiences will see Hagenbeck-Wallace perform with the largest hippopotamus in America and curious jungle baby lions. The show includes a cosmopolitan post office staffed by Harvey Johnson and a morning parade of exotic riders and performers from many lands. The circus employs 1,100 workers, 658 horses, 400 animals, and uses eighty seven double-length railroad cars for travel.
The Emma Theatre weekly schedule lists August screenings including The Tiger Trail and The Red Lantern among features and shorts with dates mid August. Local items note Mr. and Mrs. William Copeland’s Cascade trip and a fishing report from Tamarack plus a $2000 fine for William Hill after a drunken incident.
Monday column details visits by Watts of Midvale and Mrs. Wood, travels to Payette Lakes, and a new car model arrival. Reports on J. W. Wanderford’s Kansan trip, Cecil Dixon’s Tacoma visit, and piano tuner C P Courtright. A 13 year old boy, John Gus Grischkowski, died of pleuro-pneumonia. interment in New Plymouth. Also notes on crops, irrigation, and Gossard corsetry approval in Payette society.
The Enwenu Theatre reopened under new management with a large crowd last night. The feature A Man in the Open drew strong attendance. Harland L B Keeler and J D Baker are named as district inspectors for fruit disclosures, with state grading and inspection rules outlined and fees set.
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen will gather in their new hall over Thurston's Drug Store on Avenue Ofth. Mrs. G. Er Rhoads serves as core organizer.
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