Automobile Club Formed To Promote Good Roads
A meeting at the Commercial Club rooms led to organizing an Automobile Club with officers and a five member steering committee to draft a constitution and by laws. President M. B. Wood outlined work for better roads and broad cooperation, with refreshments served and praise for the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Good Roads Committee
C. A. Barton
Drysdale
New Plymouth
H. J. Puchett
Fruitland
A. L. Gorham
Automobile Club
Club
E. C
Brainard
Payette
John Hill
C. P. Lat Ug
Family Reunion of Payette Valley Pioneers Near Hurd Home
A Payette Valley pioneer family enjoyed a Sunday reunion at Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Hurd’s home. Present were all children and their families from Payette Crystal Bottom Whitley Bottom and nearby. a well hosted dinner was served by Mrs. Hurd and savor welcomed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payete Valley
P. B. Hurd
Thie Cy
Glenn Hurd
Claud A. Hurd
Earl Hurd
Payette
Robert Jimerson
Crystal Bottom
Clyde Hurd
Whitley Bottom
L. C. Clement
Marion
Aurora Arment
Hurd
Farmers Picnic at Orcutt's Grove Aug 5 Draws Big Crowd
The Farmers' Picnic will be held Thursday August 5 at Orcutt's Grove, attracting farmers families from Payette and nearby towns. In addition to entertainment and music by the Payette Cornet Band, speakers include Senator Borah and Dr E O Sisson with a day full of contests, local solos, and sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plepic
Orcutt's Grove
Payette
Eiven
Borah
Wisson
Payette Cor
Payette Cornet
Rough Nevks
First Auto Race Meet at Inter-Mountain Fair Grounds
Boise hosts the first notable Auto Race Meet sanctioned by the American Automobile Association and run by the Northwest Automobile Association. Cars from Seattle Tacoma Portland North Yakima and Spokane race then return to Tacoma Two Mile Speedway for Labor Day. Robt A Miller promotes the event as Boise probes future Western circuits. Track will be watered and calcium chloride dust control used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
American Automobile Association
Northwest Automobile Association
Portland
Salem
Oregon
Spokane
North Yakime
Walla Walla
Seattle
Jim Parsons
Northwest
Tacoma
Yakima
Tacoma Two Mile Speedway
Robt. A. Miller
Payette Woman's Auxiliary Seeks Old Magazines for Paper
Through Mrs. Cora M. Wood the Payette community promotes collecting old journals and magazines to be shipped east for conversion into book paper. The Emma Theatre event two years ago sparked interest as residents see waste turned into funds for the Y M C A Auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora M. Wood
Payette
Idaho
Emma
Y.M.C.A
Woman's Auxiliary
Payette coal merchant Stewart Levers dies by suicide
Stewart Levers, a Payette coal merchant, shot himself in his back room on Monday between noon and one. His 17 year old son Lloyd found the body. coroner ruled death instantaneous from a 12 gauge shell. Levers, a 15 year Payette resident, leaves a wife and six children. funeral set for 2:30 today at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Levers
Lloyd
J. ©. Woodward
Woodward
Wood & Spaulding
Farris
Neces
Payette
The Home Town by Nels Darling
The essay argues that mail order shopping will consolidate to a few large cities, critiquing private enterprise and urging home rents and profits for the community. It notes the appeal of bargains, the disappointment of returns, and the gambling instinct in consumer behavior. The piece also questions farmers’ supposed generosity and highlights inconsistent merchant practices.
Pleasant visitor from Napoli visits Payette Heights
Mr. James Lowe of Napoli N T aged past eighty arrives last Thursday to visit his stepson J M Lowrie on Payette Heights. He travels alone from New York to San Francisco for the great exposition and notes a surprisingly fine country. He recalls a long lived family, meeting an uncle aged 193 in Nebraska who remains spry and mentally sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lowe
Napoli
N. T
J. M. Lowrie
Payette Heights
Lowe
New York
San Francisco
Enterprise Office
Mars
Nebraska
City autos heed ordinance on speed and lamps
Mayor Bart Venable proclaims strict enforcement of Ordinance No. 193 adopted July 17, 1911, banning driving over 12 miles per hour and unsafe turns with lamps lit after dark, penalties from six to one hundred dollars for violations. Also notes social visit for Mildred White's birthday dinner.
Joy Riders Car Theft Arrests After Garage Break-In
Four suspects including Marion Baird and A. A. Jones were captured in Jordan Valley Oregon after stealing F. H. Hogue s Ford during a Tuesday night break in. Jones fled but later jailed with Baird charged with burglary in the first degree. two women aided in a supposed joy ride and were detained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Hogue
Marion Baird
A. A. Jones
Sheriff Froman
Chy Marshall Stanton
Jones
Jordan Valley
Oregon
Mr. Bain
Bat Auto Company
Hogue
Pirst Avenue
A. Jones
FB. Hogue
Baln
Denny & Co
A. J. Matthews
Baird
Justice of the Peace
Mutual Creamery Company
Engle
Idaho
L. H. Patton
Little Willow
Bailford Bridge
Eighth Street
Third Avenue
Bain Auto ; Co
Local items briefly told
Miss Eda Gorrie spends the week in Boise. Mira Harlene Saloris returns from the Exposition. Bob Keith went to Emmett to help his brother Walter a few days. Mr and Mrs Geo J Taylor fished in the Cuddy Mountains and visited Mrs Amens and Myrtle at Cambridge. Mr and Mrs G H Johnnscon of Emmett visited their daughter and husband, C A Bowman, on the beach. Mrs Ed Marks of Iowa Falls and Mrs Hall of Fruitland visit the Taylors, old friends from Iowa Falls. Pete Genoway, horse trainer, leaves for Ogden to attend a term of the American Breeding School, away a week. Joseph Oldham of the Oregon Short Line Railroad leaves for Pittsburg due to his sister’s illness. Councilman E W Equals and Mrs Bauals with children return from Meadows outing. Equals has had a busy time and a fine fish story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eda Gorrie
Boise
Mira Harlene Saloris
Bob Keith
Emmett
Walter
Geo. J. Taylor
Cuddy Mountains
Amens
Myrtle
Cambridge
G. H. Johnnscon
C. A . Bowman
Ed Marks
Iowa Falls
Hall
Fruitland
Towa
Evangelistic meetings close with 78 respondents at church
The Christian Church held Evangelistic meetings that closed last Sunday with 78 people responding to invitations. Bible school attendance reached a church record of 361 across all classes, Superintendent McComsey received a Bible for reaching 350 attendance, and Mrs. A Wilson earned the largest class increase. The Pathfinders, taught by Mrs. Frank Shaw, was the largest class with 3 members. Next Sunday services at 10 o'clock with the pastor speaking both morning and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
McComsey
A. Wilson
Pathfinders
Frank Shaw
Payette to Boise trip details in a questioned escapade
The narrative describes a return and travel sequence between Payette and Boise with stops along the route. It notes a 12:30 start, arrival times, a brief stop in Boise, and a late return to Payette. It mentions a married man Jones aged about 25 and his distressed young wife employed at the Commercial Hotel, plus two unnamed women and a single man named Baird, with local relatives described as respectable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payette
Boise
Stanton
Jones
Mr. Hogue
Marshal Stenton
Oly Hall
Baird
Aged couple in Payette seek divorce after 27 years
Mrs. Franchika Hoffman charges Jacob Hoffman with forcing her from their 1888 Payette home, locking her out, and denying food. She says she endured insults and was kept with neighbors, seeks division of property and roughly $100 monthly rents. The couple lived on 160 acre homestead and 240 acres east of town with no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Statesman
Fayette
Hoffman
Lmits
Franchika Hoffman
Payette
Jacob Hoffman
They Can't Forget Camp Trip Guests Arrive in Payette
Rev. W. B. Bebbitt and his wife arrived last Thursday from Woodland California after a long auto trip. They stay with Dr. R. Woodward as preparations begin for a camping outing by the two families. Bebbitt is a familiar Payette figure and Mrs. Bebbitt has recently become his wife, a respected Payette public school instructor. The couple plans their annual return to join Dr. and Mrs. Woodward for the excursion in the Idaho region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Bebbitt
Woodland
California
R Woodward
Ms.Bebbitt
Bobbitt
Payete
Payette
Baptist and Ontario Sunday School Plan Joint Picnic
The Baptist Church and Ontario Sunday School plan a joint picnic at Groutt's Grove Besietber Home with an Idaho singer, a good musical program, and regular services. Events include Sunday School at 9 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. A Wayt ies meeting is noted as part of the plan.
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Donic
Baptist Sunday School of
Ontario
Eait
Payette
Msn
Idaho
Groutt's Grove
Besietber
Sanday
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Glen Wright
M. F. Albert
Beckwith
Nels Darling
Bart Venable
Percy Lacey
Ploy
Howard Snider
Welter
Mildred White
Miss I Mildred
Joseph Oldham
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Pittsburg
Oldham
E. W. Equals
Vorce and Alimony
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