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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
1
The mayor urges citizens to unite during February 12 to 17 for Home Prosperity Week to boost business, pay obligations, circulate money, and promote community welfare through individual effort and societal cooperation.
Mayor and manager Brown of the Farmers Creamery Co. returned from a ten day trip to Los Angeles and other points. He attended a Challenge Cream and Butter Association meeting on January 18. He says A Mitchell of Challenge Butter will speak at the Farmers Creamery stockholders meeting on February 10 at Payette High School.
The Payette school page covers a senior class bike party in the gym with a mock faculty meeting, student story prizes plan, and Emmett game recap with foul trouble and lineup changes. It also notes a high school auction sale results, a rodeo-style pork sow shipment, the eighth annual Farmers Creamery meeting at the High School, and a local railroad fine for car theft with court handling.
Incomplete local notices report friendly gatherings at the homes of Mr and Mrs Bert Farber and Mr and Mrs Albert White Jr plus a Friday Willow Grange event. A forgery arrest is noted as M M Sumale was arrested in Caldwell. Sheriff Jefferis recovered the suspect after a description was received. Further details are unclear due to missing text.
Last Saturday morning a sharp weather shift brought heavy snow and drifting winds through Town and Nebraska. The gusts toppled fences and created the season's first notable snow drifts while temperatures hovered near zero at night and disrupted travel.
Charitable fundraising in Boise aims to fund the Podunk Limited train service with a 25 cent fare and observation car access. A community program in Payette discusses the Ku Klux Klan presence and local civil organizations while Methodist notes outline Sunday services and Epworth League activities.
Mr. 3 H Abshire of New Meadows seeks growers to plant lettuce and cauliflower this season on his land. He will provide teams and $5 for provisions, two acres of space, and a furnished house within 2000 feet. Contact Abshire or LeGrand Young, General Manager, P I N Ry, Weiser Idaho.
A full-blood Appleface of the Gano tribe, recently brought from Independence, Missouri, drew curiosity and a crowd as he visited the Enterprise office. Though mute and aged, his alert eyes and demeanor impressed observers. He is expected to stay in Par LADIES OF AMERICAN LEGION ette and will appear at the Auxiliary event Friday with Mrs. J. P. Walker to offer townsfolk a chance to see him. Feb. 5 at 7 m.
Depositors of the Fayette National Bank are urged to attend meetings on Saturday February 3 at 2 p.m. and Tuesday February 6 at 3 a.m. at the Commercial Club room to hear the bank opening plan. If unable to attend, depositors may contact Ned McCue or A L McClanahan for details.
Mayor Woodward's plan aims to start funds circulating in the community during Prosperity Week to encourage honest debt payment. The effort seeks voluntary participation, not compulsion, with neighbors helping neighbors who cannot pay being supported by those who can. Portia Valentine Ball scheduled for Tuesday Feb 13. Local brief notes include visits and travel by Col. Patch, Mrs. Leteon, J R Brown, Ray Reed, and J L Wells, plus new fabrics at Parbers-Past and legal business in Boise.
The Emma Theatre lists daily shows February 1 to February 7 including Strongheart in Brawl of the North, Norra Tak in The Moth, Vera Gordon in Your Best Friend, and early Week readings. Local residents Lacile Banks and Harry Pence are noted with Boise and Wilder travel. Parker’s, Cash Feed Store, and Golden Rule promotions mentioned.
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