14 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
1
Agricultural notes cover a labor census with Payette and Boise timelines, seed corn quality, gopher control demonstration by the County Agent, and heat smut treatment methods. Vaccination in New Plymouth area is noted along with an organization meeting at Sunny Side on Monday night.
The Memorial Mile along Evergreen Highway honors the late Henry Ervin, a public spirited landholder who donated right of way and gravel without compensation to secure the route from the Beach country to Payette. The Portial Club notes the road’s value to the community and calls the mile a lasting tribute.
Mrs Mullery spoke in the YMCA Library on a Red Cross benefit, describing extensive travel in France. The notice urges repeating the lecture in a larger venue with proper advertising, noting her France knowledge should draw a full house. C S Clark announces reestablishment at 1st Avenue South and 7th Street and invites friends to visit.
Harold Bell Wright's The Eyes of the World, a six month China studio production, is scheduled for a second showing at the Emma Theatre on Tuesday March 19. The film features a famed big fight scene noted as a major thrill and essential to the Weight story.
J F Orr is named chairman to lead the Third Liberty Loan campaign in Payette County beginning April 6 for three weeks. Committees are being formed as plans for a thorough organizational push are laid. Payette Post Office shows strong War Savings and Thrift Stamp sales for February totaling 4906.93 with district totals near 4900. A post inspector notes the office’s solid performance for its size.
Sheriff Hanigan reports no response from the Adjutant General for a three man draft to meet France's request. The special call adds three Payette County men to the county credit, boosting enlistments ahead of mobilization. About 109000 men will be placed in cantonment camps to fill the ongoing replacement quota.
Last Friday around ten o clock Archie Prindle riding a motorcycle met a team and wagon head on just north of the Payette river bridge. Prindle was unhurt but badly jammed in the vehicle and needed time to continue to town. Dr C M McBride seeks information on Jack Fike formerly of Payette. TO TRADE Good Piano for good icow R C Meretal.
The Payette city council reports a solved water supply issue after months of effort. Wells dug near the hill below the reservoir yield vast water, with holes drilled 25 to 30 feet using dynamite to create a robust flow. Two pump units will ensure continuous supply even if one fails, and tests confirm quality and quantity.
Revival services are held at the Nazarene Mission on 7th Street in Payette Idaho in the Rose building conducted by Rev Charles S Mitchell of Meridian Idaho. Services begin at 8 o'clock each evening. The notice also reports an IRS ruling on filing returns with extended deadline to April 1 1928. Blanks available at First National Bank.
Roy Traitt, 19, was arrested by Sheriff Manigan Best for insanity and sent to the Blackfoot Asylum. He worked with a crew of Short Lime workers and attempted to take strychnine before a colleague intervened. Weather report coverage ends March 12 with temperatures and precipitation noted by Allen, observer. Warrant call lists funds and warrant ranges with payment date set for March 15, 1918.
Uncle Sam's Soldiers need more books and Payette is asked to accept them. Idaho's quote is 6000, Bolte 340, why not 300 for Payette. The drive will begin March 18 and continue through that week. Leave them at any Merchants or at the Library, and the Library Committee will take charge. We must go over the top.
The Library War Service of the American Library Association launches a national drive March 15 to 25 to collect two million books for soldiers and sailors. Citizens are urged to donate any useful volumes including fiction reference history poetry and travel, sent to local libraries for sorting and shipment to Washington DC.
Multiple local items. Dr Charlebois returns from Em mett Bolte and Caldwell visit. Mrs L C Moore visits New Plymouth. Marjorie Hamilton visits Wel Ser. Allen family from Boise visiting Sanger home. J B Sams and wife on business from Boise. Hautenkrent to Port wna for optometry postgrad. Winn visits Centerville. Tom Murray on leave from Camp McArthur. Mrs Jas Stanton and children travel to Arlington Wis. John Nakyst arrested for vag rancy, five days street work. five cars of cattle shipped by J O Hawker for about 13000. Ira White leaves Fruitland Beach for Weiser home. North Payette news delayed due to telephone outage. J B Trevy rents Geo Lattigrench property. Jim Coughanour noted for potential success. Clyde Shank takes Civil Service exam. EW Begle to Boise for store convention. Gladys Aimey takes Civil Service exam. Ed Futcher back for job after injury. Mrs E A Bleir at New Plymouth visiting. G F Markbus of Boise Idaho Power in Payette. Curt Huschke leaves for Havre MT. W D Shelton in Payette for daughter illness. fishing business in Alaska. found ball pit bulldog at Lovers Lane. message ends.
The Idaho Products Company will start a five car per day potato flour plant in Payette next week. It promises a local market for Payette Valley spuds and boosts shipments of potato flour as a substitute for wheat flour.
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