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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
3
Mrs J H Spainhower and others frequent Fruitland residents gather for weekend visits and travels. Relatives from Kansas City and Leota join in on visits to Mrs AB Eldridge, with extended trips to Chicago, Minneapolis, and Payette regions. Local social events include a quilting bake and Baptist social. News covers deaths, illnesses, travel plans, and various family arrivals and departures around Fruitland and nearby towns.
Community updates list Tuesday meeting on legislative work at Mrs. Guy Graham’s home led by Mrs. H T Lewis. Grange picnic postponed due to rain, plans for Payette Valley Pomona in Fruitland August 7. Rev C B Dent resumes duties, Sunday sermons headlined by Ea u’s Unwise Bargain and Contentment of Christ Impossible. Various Ladies Aid gatherings, church events, and visits around McConnel family and Payette-Oregon slope community.
Eastern Oregon farmers battle grasshoppers threatening alfalfa seed as experts suggest soil exposure of larvae and late winter soil stirring to curb the pests. The piece also covers missionary talks by Rev. and Mrs. Jules Riff, local social notes, farm cases, and a lost lap robe between local towns.
A crowded column lists alfalfa hay lots and prices, pigs for sale, piano lessons, water bags, rental offices, empty beer bottles wanted, pasture stock wants, fat cattle and hogs purchases, milch cow wanted, lost bluebird pin, rental bungalows, poultry and bee auctions, shotgun sale, and land relinquishements. Also notes on money to loan, berries inquiries, and annual school district report near Ontario Oregon.
Advertised letter list for week ending July 26 1918 includes names George Allen Miss Maggie Wells Mies Leon and Burt Venable P M Trade horses cows and wagons offered for sale. Other entries note piano lessons with Rosa Strohbehn and E H Lowrie driving horse trade. Sheriff sale notices describe Boise State Bank Limited insolvency cases with properties in Masters Addition Melcher’s and North Payette in Canyon County Idaho. Public sale scheduled August 9 1913 Caldwell Idaho with details of property descriptions and sale terms.
The society page records multiple weekend events. Mr and Mrs H J Puchett and Mr and Mrs S F Tussing dined with Carey and J Tussing. H R Boomer and baby Jane and K Lurber and Ruth joined at J H Spainehowers for a birthday. Rose Circle classmates celebrated Lill Nan Winters birthday with teacher O K Wilcox coordinating games and ice cream. Rose Circle guest Glyde Boshell from Melvin, Ia. Also details of birthday dinners for Wm Rauert, Henry Mather, H J Puchert and Irene, a party for Mable and Yerne Smith prior to Marshalltown trip, and gatherings at A Q Rogers with Chas Coon family, N P Yockey hosting Rev Jules Riff and others, Hattie Ratton, Nellie Hinchiff, Tom Dotson, Clyde Harry, Fay and Earl Shamberger hosting.
A Sunday midbit drive drew about sixty participants, yet only twenty joined the final roundup. Ice cream served as a grand finale, and the crowd departed with five gallons of ice cream.
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