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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
2
It is the little things such as pictures ornaments and odd furniture that complete furnishings and create a homey effect. Our stock offers good quality tasteful furniture at prices that discourage buying other kinds.
Farmers warned of severe cholera and pneumonia infections sweeping southeastern Idaho. By August thousands of pigs died. veterinary officials say losses exceed first estimates and urge immediate reporting of any signs to control spread across the state.
A fragment from Boswell’s Life of Johnson cites Dr Johnson’s diary entries on July 26, 1768 about shaving a nail, and August 15, 1783 recording cutting leaves from a vine weighing five ounces and a half. The notes show Johnson’s minute observations and interest in measurements and growth.
The Payette Valley Enterprise announces its publishing details as a weekly paper edited by T. J. Brown with Wells and Brown owners. It lists post office filings under postal act of 1877 and credits WESTER IDAHO PISS ASS'N OG with A Hackner as president N. démeas as vice president and G. Burrough as secretary. The issue is dated Thursday December 6, 1912.
The Catholic Extension Society’s Chapel Car St Peter arrives on the Payette Valley spur and offers daily Mass in Payette church. Rev P L Barret serves as chaplain with a superintendent and attendant cook porter aboard. The car is a mobile church and residence built for mission work across Catholic regions.
Retiring Payette Commercial Club president M F Albert is praised for two years of diligent leadership that expanded membership and strengthened the club. A new president, Crighton, is foretold to lead Payette and Payette Valley to further community progress. The Westminster Guild hosts a luncheon and Bible study on “Woman’s place In the New China” while plans discuss unity for next Sunday’s services. material offerings include hats and affordable shoes from local shops.
The article describes the chapel car Saint Peter used for church services in Payette and nearby towns. It details its 84 foot length, 45 foot chapel area seating seventy four, Gothic interior, Cuban mahogany finish, separate living quarters, and on board facilities including study dining library and chapel sleeping compartments. The car travels to New Plymouth after Payette.
Thanksgiving gatherings dominated the week with turkey dinners in homes, and about 50 guests joining Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Windle for the season’s opening dance. The report mentions several local residents visiting, travels, and ongoing community projects including a district election and a hay cutter setup. A Weiser wedding of Miss Tena Syme and Mr. McAuley is noted along with other social and kelp events around Little Willow and Ontario areas.
Keyston valley activity Friday afternoon features George Van Buren visiting from Meridian with his niece and nephew. The chatter hints at bowling der vishes and training influences on attitudes toward a new baby and fashion in a humorous slice of local life.
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