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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
3
Community notes list new births to Albert Zinglemann February 27 and Frank Barnes March third, plus moves to Ontario and Payette area. Residents visit relatives in Iowa Minneapolis and Boise, with numerous visits, farm work, and small events across Fruitland, New Plymouth, Caldwell, and Ontario.
Local Fruitland notes report hay baling by Hurst crew for A H McConnell and others, coal delivered to the schoolhouse by Roy Sparks, janitor change at Otto Deihm’s, returning students Adelbert Baker and Logan White, land trades involving M R Powell and J C McHenry, CM Lackey moving to A J McConnell house, new farming lease, a social gathering of the Spainhower and related families, and a wave of bereavements as three deaths touched the community in a week.
Four year old Edward Lyle Frank dies of measles and Lela May Fisher aged sixteen, a Fruitland Christian worker, passes from acute appendicitis. Edward's funeral is at Payette Presbyterian Church with burial in Payette cemetery. Lela's service is at the Brethren church with church and school mourners present.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness after loss of son and brother Cole Rains Fruitland. Announcements note Church Efficiency Conference March 1 2 at Popular Church with two state worker teams. Various church events and meetings planned including Baptist and Methodist groups, and milk testing project by FreshmanAgricultural class with sample collection instructions.
Alvina Cornelson travels to Boise to visit her sister. Neighborhood attendance marked the masquerade ball last Friday night. Reimer family members won prizes. Joslin moved from Payette to a newly bought farm from W Watts. Mrs Guy Cockrum and baby visited before moving to Idaho Industrial Institute at Wells. Earl Jimerson recovers from pneumonia this winter. Mrs E Blakesley and Mrs L Shaw from Baker visited the Lattig and Woods homes. Malcom Packer spent Sunday with Herbert Godel. Osee Jackson and Bertha Cheek visited the Stanton home in Payette. D R Durham fell from an apple tree while praying and was injured.
Ealith Lesh visits Dr Conant in Weiser for an open ended stay. Socials at the Dudgeon and Zimmerman homes featured sewing, cherry tree chopping, refreshments. Public works report notes a waterway obstruction removed by Oscar Cox and a washout under repair. Farm updates include Fritchman illness coverage by T Webster and Harland family moving to Washoe. Five sales listed include Belgian horses and Poland China hogs at Crystal Beach, payette area. A Duroc Jersey boar and a Percheron stallion are also offered for sale.
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