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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
2
A fragmented poem and notes discuss frost damage to Payette Valley fruit, noting pears and apples injured and future yields at risk. The letter hints at farmers seeking contracts to thin damaged crops and anticipates lower shipments, with a personal postscript from a former clerk.
Promote shopping locally to keep goods in stock within the community. If many buyers request items not carried locally, merchants will stock them. Patronize home merchants to bolster town values, pay local taxes, and support community enterprises. If buying away is necessary, keep money within the county or state when possible.
The narrative describes failing engines and a misty flight test where pilots Willard, Polke, and others showcased biplanes. A crowd noted speed, weather, and the aviation display while commentators mixed praise and doubt about leaders and outcomes. A boxing match between Jeffries and Johnson is also mentioned as a landmark event in the day’s reports.
The excerpt recounts a Missouri poet noting a youth who came to Pay sette Valley last winter lured by stories of life and labor on a fruit ranch. After days of toil he breaks forth with verse describing his experiences and impressions.
A Little Willow Greek valley roundup records visits by Dr. C. B. Lowell and others from Payette and Fargo and Halley Idaho. It notes upcoming land prospects, irrigation needs, and anticipated electrical power for the valley over the next twenty years.
A Sunday joint meeting of the Payette and Weiser social club sections took place in Weiser with a warm reception and an excellent dinner. A Saturday night house party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C Craven featured roughly thirty-two guests including Jennie Dawnon of Welker as guest of honor. District No. 1 teacher Miss Thomson left for Caldwell and then Pennsylvania. Local weddings, Grange activities with seven new members, visits by Caldwell residents, and numerous farm and ranch movements were noted along with regular social gatherings and upcoming home repairs and excursions.
Local notes include Ben Culver and former Plymouth standout now with Payette basketball. Miss Carlton, county superintendent, interviewed public schools. G M Forward returns to Cleveland. Suffering son of Dr and Mrs Drysdale shows pneumonia. Newcomb of Nampa weds Ingalls. he starts as deputy horticultural inspector. Snohomish man Davis takes Ki Cox barber job. Royal Neighbors host Woodmen with new members. Nine Plymouth boys attend Caldwell conference. 133 attendees. New Plymouth boys beat Payette 15 to 2. Harvest reports: 49hekela sold at Assessor’s. Band concert outdoors in new uniform. K of P lodge members attend Welser event. nineteen initiated. Excursion train to Ontario. public reception. Pulpit at Congregational Church. Local baseball and diamond play. visiting team wins. Merrill Davis travels to Douglas and Denver. Miss Edna Stuve honored. social at C S French home. Trade: W Phillips to own FP L Frank ranch. West Boulevard house transfer. Rev Gilbert moves parsonage goods. returns later. Kensington club hosts Laura Wachter. next with Misses Strong and Wallace.
Ordinance No 194 by Rezac vacates twenty feet on the east side of 6th Street joining blocks 9 10 and part of block 4 in Gorrie’s Addition to Payette Idaho. It directs conveyances to owners adjoining the vacated street and becomes effective upon passage approval and publication. Mayor W A Coughanour and City Clerk Martin O Luther attest.
The Noble Ditch Company in Payette Idaho declares delinquent stock assessments dated April 3 1911. Shares and amounts owed by listed shareholders will be sold May 20 at 2 30 PM at the Secretary office in the Payette Valley Park Building to cover delinquent assessments and advertising costs. Descriptions include various names with assessed amounts and stock certificates.
An Illinois style note extols a prairie road drag praised for simple cheap construction and superior dirt road results. It asserts the device outcompetes expensive eastern models and urges farmers to build and use one on local roads for quicker, better surfaces.
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