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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
5
Mrs Wai Hollenback and sons return to Grayville after a death in the family. Cambridge visitors plan until Thursday. Zahlers travel from Pocatello. Vestal accompanies Keefer home. Neighbors welcome and see relatives in New Plymouth Payette Nampa and Emmett. Several trips west to Reno Denver and Boise. extended eastern travels.
Mrs R G Wilson Collinsworth's mother will return with her to Weiser to visit H Shank home. Mrs Susannah Roszell returns to Twin Falls after visiting daughters C W Young and J H Bowers. T J Lyon and wife of Bull Tractor Co visit Minneapolis. Mr Zimmerman of Boise with Geo Barnard Stationery Co visits. Mrs T R Neilson travels to Caldwell for Federation meeting. Joel Bayer loses a two year old colt. Mr and Mrs BE Sinker of Payette visit B Strawn. Dr Brannon of Moscow State Univ speaks at high school. Mr and Mrs Frank Wasson and Marie of Payette visit N W Lewis. Mrs Deeds visits with Youns family. Henry Martin and Dana Jones attend Brethren church. Ed Howard of Wheaton Wyoming dies of appendicitis. body sent to Morrill Kansas. Philip Robinson leaves for Kansas after visiting Byron Brown.
Freshmen enjoyed a Friday party at the school house with Miss Harris as chaperone. Seniors hosted a Junior banquet in Epworth Hall with a faculty attendance and student toasts. Weekend visits featured the Wm McConnell and Shamberger families. Mothers Day services, school bonds vote, and community notes fill the week. More events include visits from Emmett and Weiser residents, a May clearance in Fruitland, and a farewell party for Arthur Linck heading to Lansing Michigan.
Friday the High School baseball team will play Boise. May 18 the Declamatory contest will be in the Methodist church. Sunday the Baccalaureate sermon by Rev Shamberger in the Baptist church. Monday May 22 the comedy The Old Fashioned Singing School. Tuesday May 23 the degree commencement in the Baptist church Dr Meridith of Nampa will speak. May 24 Class Day exercises. Friday May 26 Commencement exercises by Judge R A Russell of Parma. Alumni Banquet June 6. Sunnyside School concert May 25 with Mr and Mrs T R Neilson. Mrs L J Meeker in Ontario with Milan Fitzgerald.
Little Willow notes announce the Eastside school term ends with Miss Burns and pupils preparing a last day show. The term is praised for students passing and ready for next year. Local visits, family news, and farm activity fill the rest of the column, with updates on residents, wells, and irrigation projects.
Mrs J H Spainhower reports the death of her husband John H Spainhower in Phoenix on Monday morning after years of asthma heart trouble and dropsy. Born July 24 1872 near Webster City Iowa he lived in Mesa Fruitland Payette and Fruitland Avenue. Survived by wife three children Velma Floyd Virgil mother C E Spainhower two sisters Lydia Williams two brothers Luther Spainhower and a baby daughter preceded him in death. Burial likely in San Diego where his father rests.
Last week he took home 74 tee Lely young turkeys. Me. Willes of Big Willow reports five hundred one week old turkeys and doing well. The grain in the valley all looks good. Cold weather and winds of the past 10 days have done no damage so far. Bowker of Payette was up the valley buying hogs Monday. Oscar Kiefer and son visited with Mrs. Kiefer in Yale Sunday. Mrs. Esther Garrett of Ontario spending a few days on her ranch and doing fencing work. Mr. and Mrs. Arb Drinkwine and Boys visited friends in Payette last week. Mrs. R. A. Currin visiting this week at daughter’s home near Ontario. Miss Lenora Thornton came to spend weeks with her sister, Mrs. C. A. Currin.
A series of land annexation petitions for Canyon County Idaho seeks to redraw district boundaries. Petitions list landowners Mary Burns, J S Thurston, Charles Skippes, W S Heizer, Wilam Cotton, Albert Wilson, Charles Bolton, O B Avey, Mrs James Applegate, Dora W McKinney, M B Curtis, John H Redman and others with specific lot, section, township and range descriptions. Hearings set for May 27 1916 at 10 o'clock a.m. at the board office residence of Gary Hurst to determine eligibility and potential inclusion. First publication May 4 1916. Last publication May 25 1916.
An anxious mother seeks help to locate her son Malcolm MacDonald who disappeared from home in August 1915. He is described as fifteen years old, tall with brown eyes and brown hair, round face, and has since lost his father. Any information to Lal North St West Pitustes Pa.
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