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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
6
A stray dog wandered into a municipal theater in Pitts Beld, Mass, causing a brief commotion during a screening. Patrons report the dog howling as the film played, prompting staff to guide it outside peacefully.
An old theater listing describes upcoming film showings at the Emma and Metro venues from October 5 to October 31. Titles include Only Road, The Plunderer, House of Gold, Send Me Your Name, Fourth July in France, Cleopatra, The Clemencian Case, Social Quicksanas, and Boy Scouts to Rescue with dates and accompanying Pathe News reels. Also notices for local sales, lost items, and farm notices intersperse the listings.
The Payette community mourns Free Branthoover who died at his father's ranch east of Fruitland after an operation for tonsillitis. Born August 29, 1892 in Payette, he had lived in Boise and Barber before returning to the ranch with his wife Cozy Phillips and daughter Eunice. He was active in the Modern Woodmen of America and Christian Endeavor, with funeral services held October 2 at the Fruitland M E Church and burial in Riverside Cemetery.
The Farm Bureau notes soil issues and slick spots with a preliminary visit by soil specialist Hitchcock. Gopher control trials on the Irwin ranch show rising effectiveness up to 81 dead gophers after four treatments. cost about 28 cents per acre. State Fair awards are listed with top crops and county exhibits. ranch labor calls for available men to report to the county agent to assist with hay before fall rains.
The Lower Payette Ditch Company warns that water will be turned out on October 10 1918. Secretary Albert Wilson urges preparatory arrangements and notes the notice originates after a shipment of California grapes sent prepaid by Benjamin Smith of Lodi California.
Boise reports S D Taylor resigns as Republican State Committee chairman after signing former Governor Gooding's name to a letter amid league endorsements. Gooding calls the letter a forgery. Also notes local for sale pigs and church notices plus an October 7 1918 stockholders meeting for Washoe Irrigation Company in Payette.
The Washo Irrigation and Power Company of Payette Idaho calls a meeting at the Banks Building Center Ave Payette on October 7 1918 at 2 30 PM to elect five directors and conduct other business. Also listed is the Advertised Letter List for week ending Sept 9 1918 with names including Hazel Berry Benjamin Cravey G C Cushman and others.
Esther notes a be capped be spectacled old lady in a reading lesson. The piece argues for at least one first class public highway between Jommett Payette and towns in Gem County, noting travel needs and alternate routes to Paysette Lakes Long Valley and Cascade.
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