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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
5
A local landowner, described as owning a fine modern sight room house, asserts each acre of his property is worth 1000 dollars. The statement reflects his view of land value in the Fruitland area as reported by Mrs. J. H. Spainhower.
Personal mentions record rheumatism illness and home confinement for een B Barnes. L H Pratt returns from Elmwood OK after five weeks with mother, plans to stay in Payette Valley. Kilmers move to farm south of G R Frazier, wife to Milwaukee. Hansel partners in business. new baby born last Wednesday. Sargent, Cregor and others visit Parma and Payette areas. Sunnyside and Plymouth notes include church talks and community events.
The report outlines Clarence Miller formerly the Vinge Smithy filing on land west of Fruitland along the Snake River for placer mining. The site has springs suitable for washing and irrigation and several acres could support gardening and poultry. The Bridge Commissioners of Ontario wagon bridge are noted for recent grade improvements and shared road concerns. A Minnesota Ave pipe line is being laid to supply water to named farmers including Powell, Dethm, Tossing, Grimes, Griep, and Tossing.
About 60 friends gathered Friday evening at Mr. and Mrs. N W Lewis to share a surprise tacky party with mock Uncle Sam portraits, hidden photos, witty costumes, and a six o'clock dinner. Elizabeth Rupp prepared cards, Mrs. Stetter wore corkscrew ringlets and a Woman's Rights speech. Other guests included Mrs. Ady and Mrs. Madsen in humorous roles.
Eighth grade debate favored the negative on the topic Theodore Roosevelt is Greater Than William Jennings Bryan. Pearl Badley joined the eighth grade after moving south east of town. Several students prepared for State examinations, Civics final, and teachers visited rural schools. Rest room furnishings arrived. Domestic Science made curtains and pillows while training boys built furniture.
The Fruitland High School annual concert at the Methodist Church featured a Girls' Home fundraiser with 11 white dresses and 11 sets of bloomers, plus a program including Gems from Tabasco Land, Lucrezia Borgia pieces, carnival and dreamland medleys, patriotic songs, and multiple choruses and orchestral numbers led by T R Nelson.
Rev. O P Christian of the Children’s Home Finding Society will visit Fruitland for talks in Sunday Schools and then preach at the Baptist Church. A union service with Brethren and Methodists is planned. The M B Ladies Aid will meet April 3 to plan an Epworth Hall benefit May 16 to earn a dollar each with prose or poetry. A surprise wedding unites Frances Richardeon and James Farrall at the Richardson home with a large gathering attending the ceremony and supper.
Years ago farm animals roamed freely but now farmers find keeping fowl in the poultry yard yields better profit. Barnyard fowls see the least space and cost, while chickens remain the most profitable on small acreages as farmers learn the value of confinement and order.
Local items include a spring concert by Fruitland Public Schools on March 28 1913 with student performances and solos. Other notices mention spraying services, seed sales, and an ordinance designating the City Clerk as Ex Officio Police Judge and tax collector, with fiscal year 1914 effective.
Readers are advised of excursion tickets on sale from points north of Ogden to Salt Lake City for April. The common conference runs from April 1 to April 15 with limited availability and rates via the Oregon Short Line. Sam agents provide rates and details for travel during this period.
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