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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
5
Fruitland news recalls a busy week with visits, moves, and gatherings. Residents reflect on illness, shipments, and home life while church and school activities foster communal ties, Thrift Stamps sales rise, and local families welcome new births and neighbors returning to town.
Idaho reports focus on the voluntary retirement of Republican State chairman Taylor and letters involving Frank Gooding and D. W. Davis regarding Non-Partisan league endorsements. Taylor acknowledged writing a letter and claimed it aided his party while Davis recalled his letter after concerns about league ties to I W W and Socialists. Trial evidence in Chicago linked I W W leaders to anti spy legislation debates.
In Dist No 1 teachers and pupils plan a Hallowe en program for Friday evening. Local social notes mention visitors from Crane and Weiser and various residents moving or visiting nearby towns. The piece also covers rally day in Dist No 5, students at PHS Sophomores hosting at the Chapter House, and faculty guests.
The Idaho Republican platform is praised as patriotic and constructive, detailing war measures and policy for producers and consumers. Candidates Gooding and Davis are highlighted for their war work and long service to state development, while a dialogue fragment reflects regional political persuasion and conscience.
Several residents from Sand Hollow attended the Rowmtap at Welser last Saturday. Mr. Churchill of Welser beat threshing in the Hollow. The grain turned out fairly well. G. B. Fee and Harold Darden helped Joe McGee in his day labor week in the Cove. Miss Ceall Dizon spent weekend at home in Payette. Mrs. Geo Scott and children visited the threshing in the area. Mrs. Lala Beng aided with cooking. Margaret Scott visited Laveda Mise Thelma Harker at Payette High School Saturday and Sunday. Mary Farnham and Donald Farnham of Payette visited the Harker home. Mrs. Dan Patterson and daughter Thelma returned from Midvale Thursday. They have been visiting there most of the summer. W. P. Rens of Rol visited friends and relatives in Send Hollow last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bena were in Fayette on business Thursday.
Local items report Mr and Mrs John Cross and son traveling from Little Willow to Oregon and Washington, plans to work on the coast, while Mrs Cross visits Olympia. References to neighbors Wight Seawall Berry Roe and others include trips to Payette and Huntington. Community updates cover health, farm work, and family visits with several short mentions of travel and local happenings.
Ken Wang, twelfth in the 1919 West Point class, announced his return to China to contribute to building a modern army. He was selected to study at America's premier military academy and to play a pivotal role in unifying Chinese military affairs.
Tye laments giving up on keeping a Direct girl as he concedes wage competition with a munitions factory makes it impossible to compete. The exchange highlights worker hardship and inflation era pressures.
A fragment notes heat sickness and a sap stroke while mentioning a coal stockpiling rush. An odd for sale line lists a few boxe Wine saps orchard run at 1.25 delivery offered by phone 285-3.
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