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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
1
A large crowd greeted Company T upon arrival, with Welcome events at Payette featuring a noon banquet, songs, and a drill demonstration. Residents raised funds for the four day home leave and hosted a seaside style celebration, with music, speeches, and a hearty community sendoff.
Next Saturday afternoon is the date of the next regular meeting and good attendance is desired. A social hour will follow the business session with Mesdames Albert Belt and Conghanour as hostesses. Refreshments will be served and the GA Ro will be voted as the press correspondent.
The Lumary library will open only on Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 2 to ? p.m. starting next week as patrons focus on fruit and vegetables.
Bernice Darnall and Beecner Baroness united in marriage Tuesday with Will Wells JP officiating at the Enterprise office. The couple plans a Baker City honeymoon before the Brundage family moves to Boise Saturday for proximity, with the community regretting their departure.
Notice is hereby given that the regular annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Washoe Irriga tion and Water Power Co. will be held in the Banks building on Cen ter Avenue, in Payette, Idaho, Monday, October 1, 1917, at 2 o'clock p.m. as provided for in the by-laws. I. W. Equals, Sec.
Portia Club calls a Sept 10 meeting at 2 30 sharp in the Portia Club Public Library rooms at the Y M C A North door entrance. Members must attend the first meeting of the new year with a simple musical program rejected by Mrs Muller the State Director.
Ladies are asked to collect washed pans plates fruit jars jelly glasses and tins left with committees at the M C A kitchen after last Saturday's Soldier boys dinner. Signed Mrs. Chase.
Last Thursday morning a Saxton Six carrying Mrs. Frank Shafer of Payette her Emmett bound daughter in law and two Caldwell women and a child rolled over on a gravel road near the Fouts place one mile north of Fruitland. The ladies were freed with help from local residents and none were seriously hurt though all sustained minor scratches. The car was badly damaged and towed to Payette for repairs.
The Sound Amusement Company drew a good crowd in Payette last week. Managers Babcock and Ryan are praised for their conduct and generosity. The troupe contributed to the local fund to bring home soldier boys and performed before visitors despite two faulty rides. They plan to continue in Vale Ontario and Empert.
The notice invites Sunday School at 10, Morning Worship at 11, Christian Endeavor at 7, evening worship at 8, and Midweek prayer on Wednesday at 8. It lauds the US founding blood shed and urges government accountable to the people, praising Company 1 and urging a right political outcome. D. L. Eckert.
The Pendleton Round-Up will be held in Pendleton Oregon on September 20 21 and 22. Riders already booked include over 25 prize winning competitors aiming for the supreme title.
Physicians in Gooding launched a move to convert the C. B. Marratt residence into a hospital via a stock company. A mass meeting is planned for Monday evening to promote the project and gather support from local doctors, residents, and potential donors. The plan envisions a 11 room building with heating, trained superintendent, and operating rooms supplied by local physicians.
Local church notices list sermons at First Baptist and Church of Christ next Sunday with themes Christ in You and A Waiting Guest, plus choir music and Bible School at 10 am. BYP denial meeting at 7:45 pm, midweek prayer on Wednesday, Demoss family musical and a plan to raise funds for a piano. Also notes moves of T H McComsey and Bob Keith to Emmett and a faded Payette photograph sale notice.
All settled for business agewin. Services next Sunday include Sunday School at 10 and preaching at 11. PS meeting at T and preaching at 8 p.m. Presbytery meets with Holee 1st Church next Monday evening with Mr Reed and an elder in attendance. The Aid Society meets with W. R. Flack of Fruitland today.
The notice announces a joint back-subscriptions and one year in advance offer from the Idaho Farmer and the Payette Enterprise. Subscribers paying now receive both papers for one dollar, with prices rising to 1.60 after October 1. The deal targets both new and existing subscribers.
A Wednesday evening engagement announcement for Alice Ross and Dr. A. M. Jacobsen describes a pink ribbon reveal, pink rose and ribbon décor, and a kewpie display. Attendees included Misses Gatiscan Binghem Quantrell Gen evieve Millick Thompson Peekend Hoover and Mrs Ross. Dr. Jacobsen is a prominent Pocatello dentist and Idaho state dental board secretary.
A local incident on the street revealed a new Alto Hearse purchased by W A Cough and associates. The car, described as a hearse, prompted immediate reconsideration of a prior ride offer. Undertakers plan to adopt the vehicle as a much needed funeral equipment upgrade in Payette.
Payette local notes report Joven Clay leaves for Toledo as a convention delegate. Other residents travel to Portland Salt Lake and Vancouver for visits, business, or military duties, with several selling property and planning moves. A house fire on Willow Creek damages but spares most contents. ongoing public notices and sales wrap the week.
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