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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
5
Residents and guests traverse Oregon and Idaho towns with visits to families in Fruitland Payette and Weiser. Shifts include hunters planning trips, births, illnesses and a fatal lightning incident near Weiser along with moves to Boise and Welser and various commutes to Nampa and Ontario.
A long column of community notes from Payette Idaho area: visits, travel, births, illness, and social calls. Mentions Mrs. R G Wilson Mr McGee and several residents visiting Ward places including Hood River and Caldwell. Also details a Sunday school convention at Fruitland Idaho with speakers and sessions on Bible school work and teens activities scheduled for October 27 1916.
The C E hosted a teachers reception in Epworth Hall with homey decor and light refreshments. B Y P U members at the Homan home voted $20 to support a Chinese high school student in China and held a social with about 25 attendees. A BYP U group attended revival services in New Plymouth led by Rev Ward. 4 M M Hurst shipped five cars of baled hay last week. Brethren members hauled gravel and laid a cement walk around the east side of their church. ladies aided in sewing at Eldredge home. Republican Rally drew attendees as Judge Richards of Boise spoke on political topics. several state and county candidates were present. Rev P J Hazelton from Newbury spoke on Prison Reform for the Oregon Prisoners Aid Society, with Gov. James Whitchcombe as honorary president. Hazelton stayed with F L Burg on Saturday. Mutual Benefit Club members visited Mrs Beckford Kutch in Weiser. Kennedy and H R Russel birthdays marked at dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kennedy. W H M S program highlighted work of the organization with Queen Esthers aiding. Local Auxiliary supports a four year old in Portland Industries School. Queen Esthers fund scholarship for Olive Hill Kentucky Methodist School. First fire drill emptied the schoolhouse in 41 seconds, a strong turnout of 300 pupils.
Announcements list Lutheran Ladies Aid at Mrs Axe Johnsons this Friday and Frances Willard W C T U meeting with Mrs J H Boor in Whitney Bottom on Oct 20. A Syrian relief collection will be taken at Sunday morning Methodist service led by Rev C I Walker. Other notes mention residents visiting relatives, hospital updates, a Republican sheriff candidate speaking, piano tuning service, and real estate loan inquiry.
Local notes report construction material on the ground awaiting the piledriver to finish the French bridge project. The item mentions recent business visits by Mrs. Violet McIntyre to Boise and Caldwell and various local social entries including adoptions, births, and funeral attendance in Payette.
The New York Independent notes exports have surged to all neutrals except Holland and Romania, with increases totaling over 2.075 billion dollars and decreases near 430 million. The net rise is 1.626 billion. The piece criticizes leaving forecasting to professors and Wall Street rather than a government commission.
An excerpt notes Ruth Browne Moody as a teacher with two years technical training in normal school. It quotes Franz Rhyner praising her as one of the region’s best piano teachers, with references to associates in Payette. Also mentions a final closing sale at Windolph Executive Shoe Store and a dairy cow for sale by Verne Holt.
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