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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
6
Objections to the sprinkling assessment roll by aggrieved parties must be filed in the office of the city clerk of Payette by October 15 1917 at 5 o clock. The clerk and council will meet to review the roll on September 27 1917 at 4 o clock.
In Payette County notes the Payette melon variety is highlighted after winning second prize at the State Fair. Mr Tinsel introduces the variety as a genuine Payette County product. Local improvements include road and ditch work with contractors set to begin. Community news mentions visits, a child recovering from surgery, and a sale notice for a gold coal range at 2001.
The Persian court long kept a poet laureate beside England in recent times. Narcisse Persin notes shah travels included a dwarf and giant. the laureate composed verses to celebrate deeds. A 1896 abolition ended centuries of the post. Russia plans vast waterways inland to 1980 at an estimated cost of 487 million dollars, with ports and hydro power plans.
Popular Science explains the immense power of large guns. It discusses Winch guns with 1% inch diameter muzzles, German howitzers, and the 11 inch English naval gun. It notes U S giant guns defending the Panama Canal and Sandy Hook firing 2370 pound projectiles capable of sinking ships before they appear on the horizon.
A quirky, garbled note contrasts oranges and lemms with misright words and stray phrases. It mentions a store, a tennis aunt, a tearful event, and a trade shift. The passage hints at customer flow changes after a business adjustment and invites readers to visit.
Special Saturday offers highlight Sweet Potatoes at 25c. The Best for Less Store promotes value items with a focus on low prices and fresh produce. Local shoppers are urged to visit for savings and daily specials.
Stanton Bros Payette Commissary reports a London Spectator piece arguing there exists a mental region where grownups have no right to enter. The fragment recalls a child’s own logic about careers and manners, plus a mother’s tale about a dog doctor and a child’s innocent questions.
A method using a solution of soap water and turpentine to transfer printed images. Dissolve soap in hot water, add turpentine, let it stand, then brush onto the print and press the target surface. The technique can transfer to paper cloth cardboard glass or china with specific handling for glass lantern slides.
The United States Food Administration issued cards explaining how and why to conserve food. The effort runs during the week of October 21 aimed at educating the public on careful food use and preservation.
Lese majesty defines crimes against sovereignty in ancient Rome and is described with terms like crimen inius majestatis. Suetonius notes Tiberian norms such as flogging a slave or changing clothes before the emperor. German and U S contexts show varying recognition of majesty crimes in official acts.
A reflective piece extols music as the universal language of the soul capable of stirring steel or softening hearts. It notes music’s power to elevate worship, inspire virtue, or corrupt, and ends with a Masonry notice inviting Master Masons to a meeting at the Thurston Crichton building.
The Church of Christ announces Bible School at 10 a.m. with Lawrence Warden as superintendent. Preaching at 1 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Junior Endeavor at 8 p.m. Senior Endeavor led by Russel Maxfield in the U S flat at 6:40. Subjects include What is Committed to You and Prayer and the Use of Means. Three new members welcomed last Sunday. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 with Acts 10 11 18 as the text.
Will Wells declares as editor and owner of Payette Enterprise that he is publisher editor and business manager. He lists himself as owner and identifies Payette National Bank and Will Wells as major security holders in the October 1917 publication.
Describes a four room house with a two stall barn a garage coal house and wood shed on a corner lot 60 by 150 feet desirable property offered under good terms owner moving for other interests. Also advertises a high grade piano for sale by Denver Music Company asking for immediate offers.
Caldings seeks 1 percent limit horses aged 5 to 9 weighing 950 to 1500 pounds and mules 14 1 2 hands and up All stock must be full age Call or write A McWillems Ontario Ore The notice urges subscribers in arrears to settle promptly. several accounts are over a year overdue and payment is requested.
Kaveh Albert Blomstrom, born in Sweden about 70 years ago, died Monday morning after long illness. Survived by his wife Alma Johnson, six children Henry Helth State Edna and Roy, and several grandchildren. A member of the Lutheran Church, he lived near Portland then moved to Cambridge, Idaho. Funeral held at the Christie Church in Caldwell with burial at Riverside Cemetery, after a long illness and hospital care. He leaves two brothers Thurston Blomstrom of Ontario and another sibling.
For sale or exchange. Modern eight room base with outbuildings, gas furnace and lawn. Lot size by survey feet, close in. Terms or exchange for a similar place. For details call Enterprise office. Wanted: samples of any same day at Idaho Mobility Co, 36.50 per ton.
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