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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
5
Local column records visiting relatives and neighbors in Fruitland and nearby towns. Family moves, illness recoveries, hospital visits, and social events fill a long list of domestic snippets with names such as J H Spainhower J K Graham Charles Whitsell Iona Frederick Carlos Payette and others. Community life features travel to Welser Ontario Boise and Caldwell, plus church notices and a planned ice cream social to fund a new church window.
A gopher hole caused a break in the West Side Lateral ditch Saturday night delaying repairs Sunday as water backed into the road until it was drained and the break mended. H R Boomer returned from an eastern trip with 36 Holstein cattle including 16 Advanced registry stock, many sourced from Utica New York. He paid $500 down and noted strong dairy prospects. his herd includes milkers and a notable grand-daughter of King Segis on the sire side. His operation with a cement-floored barn and silo supports a thriving dairy, with cream shipped to several towns and milk used to feed hogs and other dairying ventures in the area.
The report covers the Agriculture class plots with eleven members, a Fruitland baseball game vs Ontario ending 7-8 for Fruitland, Martha Robinson a visiting elocutionist reading for the seventh grade, upcoming school board meeting at Sunnyside, upcoming exams for seventh and eighth grades, and a Mothers Circle meeting with officer elections, a luncheon, and varied musical performances by students.
Fishermen and hunters must have a license under state law. Licenses expire April 1 each year with strict enforcement ordered by the Game Department. Exemptions include women, children under 12, and Civil War veterans. Licenses cost one dollar. Fruitland licenses sold at Fruitland Department Store by H. E. Robinson. Deputy State Game Warden John A. Harader signs the notice.
A governing measure targets minors, restricting smoking and frequenting pool halls. The act, labeled as governing minors, imposes penalties and aims to curb youth exposure to tobacco and crowded gaming venues.
Announcements note two new Idaho laws taking effect next week. The first bans tobacco use by minors in public places and prohibits furnishing tobacco to them with fines up to 100 dollars. The second makes it illegal for anyone to allow minors under 20 to frequent pool or billiard rooms, with violations treated as misdemeanors. Confusing fragments also reference a 20 year age limit and a health education lesson led by Mrs. C. Wilcox.
On May 16 at Epworth Hall the M E Ladies Aid hosts an Experience Social with each attendee sharing how they earned a dollar in prose or rhyme. Bring your dollar and tale of woe and enjoy ice cream served to Indies and partners. Next Saturday May 10 the quarterly Conference and dedication of the building will be held at Epworth Hall with Rev J D Gillan presiding. Mothers Day observed May 11 with address by Rev Gillan at the M E church.
A vintage guide advises readers to kill dandelions before they seed. Dig up taproots, use a hollow rod filled with gasoline to squirt into the root, or employ a small knife and a gasoline-filled straw for thin patches. For large areas, a machine may be used, but operator aim over the root is crucial.
In Crimson Gulch Piute Pete reads his newspaper and muses on a local belief that the fastest, straightest shooter is naturally entitled to respect. The exchange reflects rough town attitudes and a hint of gunslinger pride.
The Sells-Floto circus promotes the Giant Serenadum, portable and costed $20,000, with free afternoon and evening concerts near Hig Tent. Visitors can inspect the wagon, meet attendants, and view SellsFloto hero es while admission remains 25 cents. The circus has enlarged seating to ten thousand in three rings.
Money to loan on improved farm and city property at a reasonable rate of interest. All applications receive immediate attention and loans closed promptly. P A Wiley Caldwell Idaho Phone 422 W.
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