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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16
NEW AUGTiOREER
ENTERS FIELD

Mr.. ]. NJ. Swanson, Of Marathon,
Iowa, who recently came to Payette
and entered into the building and
loan business with A. E. Wright has
decided to employ his leisure time in
the crying of Public sales. Mr..
Swanson for a number of years was
engaged in this business in Iowa
where he had a broad experience
in general sales work and from which
state he has large number of fine
recommends as to his ability to get
for property its worth. For a num-
Der of years Mr.. Swanson was con-
nected with A. w. Thomas, of Chi
cago, the originator of the A. w.
Jones National School of Auction
eering and Oratory and while with
that gentleman gained a fine expe-
rience in merchandise auctioneering.
Until coming to Payette auction
eering of a general nature was his
business and having decided to en-
ter the field here he will be glad
to have those needing the services
of an auctioneer to call on him at
his office liz the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing and confer with him regarding
dates and terms.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16
"The seige of Jericho.

OF the Seige of Jericho which
will be presented at Riverside parl
during the Inter-Mountain fair, the
Milwaukee Sentinel says:
with its walls shining with a blue
lustcr from three mammoth spot
lights and several steel clad guards
marching to and fro in the still night
before its gates, the first repre-
sentation of "The Seige of Jericho"
was given at the circus grounds, at
Thirty-fifth and Clybourn streets Sat
urday night.
Ideal weather brought out a large
crowd and when the last rocket rent
the air and lighted the sky with its
balls of fire, was ended one of the
most beautiful spectacles of it's kind
ever produced in Milwaukee
The scene opened before the city
Jericho, the walls of which extended
the full length of the amphitheater.
1t was night and the guards marched
up and down silently, oblivious of
the spies who had entered the city
by the aid of Rahab. Then came
Joshua, at the head of his army 300
strong, armed, in their picturesque
costumes and bearing the altar from
which Joshua invoked the wrath OF
God upon the Jerichoans. Seven
times they marched around the city
and when they appeared the last
time Joshua's prayer was answered
Loud sounding crashes rang throug
the air, kissing booms and rockets
shot into the sky from behind the
stone turrets and flames leaped into
the air from all parts of the city,
lighting the whole brighter than day.
Finally the walls fell and the city |
was taken.
"A shower of sparks spread across
the sky and revealed the portrait of |
Mayor D. S. Rose A shout went
up and cheers rent the air. Al
last frame of light spelled good
night" and the crowd left the
5rounds.-Capital News Sept Goth.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16

| d. C. Chase, A. B. Moss, Ben
Strohbehn and C. E. Brainard were
CaldweT visitors on last Monday in
terviewlng the board of county com
missiorlers regarding the tax levy
for this year. They were successful
in getting enough recognition to
have the rate made $1.65 this year
as against s2.25 last year.
The Methodist Ladies Aid soei-
ETY. gave a farewell reception to
Mrs. Campbell, wife of DR.. Campbell,
Tuesday p. m, at the home OF Mrs.
Kirkendall. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent with conversation
and games, after which delicious
sherbet and cake were served. The
Aid Society regret very much to
lose Mrs. Campbell for she has been
an active member.
Friday Saturday and Sunday the
Short Line depot was draped in mem
ory of the great man who made the
road possible and one OF the best div
idend paying lines in the world. The
engine on the Payette Valley rail
road was also draped and in5eagy
other ways the railroad meJeYS e
in Payette paid tribute to the ef&Ht
est railroad man the world has ever
known.
NJ. G. Reibeling has in his office
a sample or model OF a new in
vention in the way of a sack clos
ing device which is attracting con-
siderable attention. The device con
sists of two wooden clamps which
are attached to the end of the sack
and automatically clamp and hold
the opening shut. Attorney Rebel
ing and friend now in Germany
own and control the patent and as
the article can be manufactured and
put on the market for a fraction OF
a cent apiece it would seem to be
1 valuable invention.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16
PoRTIA Clue NorEs

| While the attendance at the Club
meeting was not as large perhaps,
as it should have been, the interest
and enthusiasm of those present
compensated in large degree for
the lack of number.
1t being the first meeting of the
year no regular program was foI-
lowed. Some time was given to dis
eussion of the years work, and the
President appointed the regular
standing committees. The remain
der of the time was given to plan
ming for the entertainment Of the
delegates to the I'd District FEEDER
alton which is to be held in Payette
on the 18th and goth of October.
We are to be honored on that
occasion by a visit from the Presi-
dent of the National Federation of
Women's Clubs, Mrs. Philip Moore.
of st. Louis; also the President of
the Idaho State Federation, Mrs.
Forney of Moscow. 1t is expected
there viii be at least 100 delegates
and Visitors. probably 100 from the
different clubs in this District, which
extends as far southas Shoshone. 1t
is rather stupenduous undertaking
for club the size of Portia to en-
tertain so many guests. but she
hopes to do so without having to ask
for help. If the ladies who promis-
ed to give teas would go on ana fin
ish the chain we would have plen-
ty of money; it would be a small
amount for each one and good
practical demonstration of how the
dimes make dollars.
This will be quite an advertise
ment for Payette, and it is hoped
she will put her best foot forward,
be spic and span on this occasion.
for Club Women are critical. ana
those who are privileged to hear
the reports from the different Clubs
will realize that they are doing
ihings' in other places. So let rs
not be lacking in appearance nor in
P. S.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16

Excursion to Bull, Idaho. West
end, Twin Falls Land Opening tick
cts on sale Sept 25th. 26th and 9th.
See agent for further particulars.
For Sale-Three full blooded Buff
Cochin cockerels of extra fine breed
ing. All first class birds. Inquire
at this office.
Lost-A small book with leather
to this office.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16
SCHOOL OPENS WITH
EXTRA FINE ATTENDANCE
Attendance far Exceeds any Previous
Year and Outlook Exceedingly
Bright-Soard Forced to Provide
More Room.

School opened in the Payette In
dependent District Monday morning
of this week with an attendance Sc
great in advance of previous years
that the school board is forced at
the very outset to arrange for more
room to accommodate those attend
ing now without regard to the large
number of pupils that usually start
their school work later in the win
ter.
The total attendance in the dis
trict this year is 676 as against 61S
last year and 527 in 1907 at the be-
ginning of the school term. OF
these 1913 are in the West Side
school, 322 in the Central school,
141 in the High school and Is in
the Little Willow school.
There are just 63 more in school
this year than there were last year
at the beginning of the term. The
increase is largely in the intermedi-
ate grades and especially on the
west side in the fifth and sixth
grades.
The school board has already TAX
en- steps looking toward the secur-
ing of another room and another
teacher to relieve the congested con
dition as all realize that later in the
season the number of pupils will
be swelled considerably as a large
always wait until later in
the term to begin their school work
SCHOOL BOARD ORGANIZES.
The school board of Payette Dis
trict No. 32 met last Friday night
and organized by electing o. H.
Avey, President; VIM. Sherwood,
G. W. Baker, Treas
lrer; and D. w. Ainey, Clerk. The
board after organization adjourned |
o meet in regular session on last
Monday evening when the yearly
financial report of Clerk d. w. Ainey
vas presented.
The board also decided that owing
o the congested condition of the
fifth and sixth grades on the west
ide it would be necessary to Sc
ure another room and a teacher to
elieve the situation.
The clerks report for 1907 and
90S shows that there are S66
hildren of school age in the district
nd that of these there. was an av
rage attendance of S55 a showing
lat is surely creditable and proba- :
y cannot be equaled by any other
strict in the state.
There were nineteen teachers en-
Dyed and the average wage paid =
Ie male teachers was $115.O0 per :,
onth and the average paid lady =
achers was $62.5O. The average
onthly salary paid all teachers in
e district was $7O93. ?,
There are three school houses in -
e district and nineteen rooms and -,
e number of graduates last year :,
Is eighteen. n
The average cost per pupil per
rollment including only teachers n,
lges was s14.25. .,
The following is the financial state c,
snt as rendered by the clerk for ~
DS and 1909 with a comparison of ~
DS and 1907.
ceipts of year 19O7&19OS 19OS-19O9 IN
n;
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16
PAYETE WILL CD
TO BOISE

Commercial Club Votes Accept Invitation of Manage
1ent Of State Fair and Committee Appointed Con-
fer with General Manager Dunn of the Payette Val
ley Railroad Regarding Special Train and Rate for
that Day.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16
Moving pictures at the Edison

Moving pictures at the Edison
Theatre tonight.
For Sale-Top buggy and single
harness both in good condition. In.
quire T. H. McComsey.
The fine illustrated booklet being
published by the Commercial club
is now in the hands of the printer
and will be delivered to the club in
a very few days. 1t will be one of
the best booklets from an artistic
standpoint ever put out by the club
and everyone interested in the ad-
vancement of Payette and the Pay
cite Valley should see that a copy
or two goes back to their friends in
the east.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16
OBITUARY..

James Ewing, for 13 years res
ident of the Payette bench pass,
ed away on the afternoon of Sept.
13, at his ranch eight miles this
side of Emmett. He was past his
18th birthday, being born at Fall
River, Mass, June 80, 1884. At the
age of fourteen he moved with his
parents to the northern part of Ohio
near Cleveland. During the war he
went to Cincinnati where he mar
ried Elizabeth Goble. A very hap
py union, to whom two children, Abb
bic and George R. were born. For
many years Mr. Ewing was in rail
road employ, finally under the stress
of failing health coming to Idaho,
and settling on the Payette bench
when it was a sagebrush desert.
Mr.. Ewing and his family have
been important factors in the de
velopment of the moral and relig-
ious life of the Payette bench as
also in the building up of the Bap-
tist church at Payette, of which he
was for many years a worthy dea-
con. Active until the last his fl
nal sickness was brief but accompa-
MED with much suffering. Always
and everywhere a true christian gen.
tleman. Mr.. Ewing will be greatly
missed by a large circle of friends
Loving sympathy is especially ex-
pressed to the members of the be-
reaved family, Mrs. Elizabeth Ew-
ing, Mrs. A. E. Pomeroy and George
Ewing.
The funeral was held at the Pay
cite Baptist church, with interment
at Riverside cemetery.
Our Women's Fall Shoes are well
chosen styles of the latest models
and best quality. $3.50 to $500
John w. Sur, The Shoe Man.
rIu u VuiiSIfsss-.ss- svvuI eu
ere the sheep are allowed on an
"a after the plants have seeded and
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1909-09-16
At Hotchkiss, Colorado.
Hotchkiss Colo, Sep 9.

Payette Enterprise, Payette, Ida,
Gentlemen:-To those who would
like to correspond with me during
my stay in Colorado, permit me to
say that my address is Hotchkiss
Colorado, R. F. d. No. 2. am
here in the interest of the Rogers
Mesa Fruit Growers Association
This is. fruit belt but not to be
compared to the Payette Valley.
Payette has this country skinned
ten to one. Respectfully,
c. H. SARGENT.
Evening star., 1909-06-26

hardly was anybody ON the premises. was
feeling fine and il a friend had happened
in I'd have slapped him on the back and
recited the story Of my past life. Gladys
was feeling better, too. 1 must admit, and
the way she called me Bill and Biilee'
and nice old doggy was real cute and
edifying. Finally we wound up. and after
one of the caravanserie's brigands had
separated me from twenty-seven hfty-the
price of that was-to-have-been real estate
investment. / drifted home by slow stages.
Ny friend lapsed into profound sadness
I'm frank to state, he said at length,
that on previous occasions to the mum.
ber of several or SO I've been I'D against
this Washington carrier pigeon service
or whatever is used in this burg for the
transmission of knocks. but | didn't ex-
pect to butt into 1t on this occasion.
And SO when I got home and found my
better-half meek and dignified with a
suspicion of pink around the eyelids, /
was plumb ignorant.
"'Good evening" / said. swallowing the
last of a mouthful of cloves. ,
Hello. Bill. my better-half remarked
cordially, I'm so glad you're home. I've
been wondering all day whether that man
who doesn't know enough to pound sand
bought any real estate
Now. right there Is where l made my
fatal mistake. But what's the use of
talking! I looked wise for minute and
allowed that the deal wasn't completed,
but was as good as fixed.
Did you enjoy your lunch" she asked
after a minute
Just $3.50, my DEAR I replied. I'D
whole lot rather have had 1t with you.
Which was the simon-pure truth and nc
mistake.
What did you have? she inquired.
being a woman and curious.
'''Oh. I forget l replied; think 1t was
a club sandwich and bottle Of beer.
"'You didn't have one of those n1ppy
little cocktails you like SO much: with
q little caviar to push 1t along and some
Evening star., 1909-06-26

the seats to the barb But hold! May
it not have been possible that he lost
the tickets on the street, and that they
came into possession OF the barber
through other hands? Why, assuredly.
that is possible! / hadn't thought of
that! Maybe I've been doing this ac-
quaintance an injustice right along.
However. I started to speak OF this
curious habit which SO many gentlemen
Of my acquaintance have developed lately
of not carrying any money about with
them. Several afternoons ago, after a
somewhat wearing day at the office. I
became unusually pickish for me-and 1t
is rare thing for me to become hun
CRY until the regular dinner hour. So !
decided to depart from my custom and
take a substantial lunch. l went to the
mems dining room Of one of the best
OF the avenue hotels with that purpose
In view. I ordered my repast. with a
pint of sauterne to go with 1t. and was
just getting down to the enjoyment of
1t when couple OF gentlemen ! re-
menlbered having met casually quite a
while ago Joined me at my table. They
had hardly sat down before they observed
couple of personable and very we'll
groomed friends Of theirs entering the
cafe. They called these two friends over
to my table and introduced them to me-
Really l was glad of the company, for
have no particular fancy for eating
alone. BY some curious chance all four
Evening star., 1909-06-26

memory about these tickets, said my ac-
auaintance, pocketing the two tickets
oh. by the way, what did you give for
them? Yes? I'll be mailing you a check
in the morning. l never carry any money
about with me any more, you know-too
Internally much bother waiting for
change. and all that sort of rot. Well,
good afternoon, old mani branch off
here and he departed.
THE amount I disbursed for him was
comparatively insignificant, of course.
but am not yet in receipt of his check
for the sum. / mention this because
on a former occasion when | purchased
a couple of theater tickets. for an ac-
quaintance who didn't carry any money
about with him-the seats ] purchased
for him were right alongside the two
/ took for my wife and myself-he didn't
appear at the performance at all, nor
did his wife. couple whom I'd never
seen before occupied the two seats !
had purchased for this acquaintance
This piqued my curiosity somewhat, and
during intermission I asked the man
sitting next to me if he would be good
enough to inform me where he had OBJ
tanned his seats.
why, my barber had couple of
seats that he couldn't use. and he sold
them to me- the man replied. to my keen
astonishment. not to say chagrin. For.
you see, the conclusion was inevitable
that my acquaintance had disposed OF
Evening star., 1909-06-26

the door Of this swell joint I've mention
ed. when I felt real sassy tap on the
arm and a voice remarked. We'll. If
here amt old Bill. My, Bill; how you've
improved. If you aint the handsome
thing at this minute, then ! don't know
a man, which think I do. / understand
you've settled down, Bill. Do you re-
member those little eats we used to enjoy
bet you've forgotten. A man always
does
suffice it to say said my friend to
me- that / hadn't precisely forgotten,
which was nothing on me, lor GLADYS was
sure enough dream and her five years in
the show business hadn't set her back
bit, not even a little bit. She had on the
finest line of art de novoes-you know
what they are-that I'd seen in long
while, and the diamonds and things scat
like bull's-eye lantern. She always did
have a weakness for bottle glass, but
her heart is in the right place. If I do
say it as shouldn't ST.. -.
after we'd chinned a minute. Now what
could / do? leave it to you. what could
i do? Throw out my chest, look insuited.
leave instantly and pass up the grub!
glance up and down the street and In
vited her to share that ALREADY lunch
My friend groaned again and bit his
cigar in half.
That lunch was a Dream he resumed,
gloomily. land of course l got real friv-
olous in my conversation. Slicing the
grape at four per slice is calculated to
bring out the folly and frivolity In the
human breast. Every time Gladys threw
those shaded violet lamps of hers in my
direction I'd play Romeo. When she
got to the do you remember stage. after
the second wire had been cut. l did some
reminiscent stunts myself that were real
fine. And after / had helped to bull the
wine market some more was sorry there
Evening star., 1909-06-26

go where you say. I haven't lunched
with yor for long time and I'd like to
insert a little food into my system while
down to sn with YOU
MY dear" said I, honestly I'd be
tickled foolish to take you up most any
old time. but the fact is today I have
business date with a friend from New
York, who's coming over here to look at
a small COB of local real estate. He's as
rich as chorus girl and you take it from
me that he hasn't sense enough to pound
sand. So il you pass over this lunch
proposition and wait till later. l may Se
able to buy you real nifty line of pro-
vender with the shavings off a thousand CT
so commission on the deal
My friend paused and groaned. My
wife" he resumed. appeared to- be a
little mite disappointed. but she's got a
quick head at figures, and besides she's
been counting on getting perfect dream
of a cape-you know, one OF those things
for some time.
well, drifted downtown and the first
thing ] did was to order a bang-up
luncheon for two at the swellest hotel in
town. This New York friend of mine
has an appetite like farm hand, and
when he cuts into the grape for awhile
he signs checks like Coal Oil Johnny. So
/ figured on the fizzy stuff as good in
vestment, calculated to help along the
deal / had in mind. Then settled down
to work. thinking to give the rest of the
day up to my friend and real estate.
after we had absorbed the lunch. So you
can bet I got properly peevish when L
got telegram from him, about five min
utes before eating time. saying it was
all off and that he had postponed the trip
until the following week. What could L
do? l leave it to you. what could do?
The grub was ordered and cooked, and it
was up to me to shell out, no matter
whether ] put it away or not. And so l
slapped on my lid and started for the
hotel.
"Well. I was just about to turn in at
Evening star., 1909-06-26

around and thinking things over. Among
other things I've been thinking about
what foxy ginks these fellows are that
don't get married. Whee-ow, but they're
the wise old owls!
II guess they have a poor time for
themselves, those fellows that had the
brains to flag the matrimonial moose!
Presently they'll all be hiking off for
Atlantic City or the Adirondacks, joshing
the old frumps that consider 'em eligi-
bles for their daughters. and having a
bully, unhobbled, unincumbered, cool
time of it, with nobody to bother or
hinder 'em or be a drag on 'em. nobody
to report to. nobody to have to get back
to the hotel to on the minute or have
TO stand for a roughhouse or the weeps,
and all that great stuff, while /
We'll, I'm one of the kind that's in
Dutch, as the saying is. Here I'm just
rolling around waiting for the minute to
pop for me to hop up and gulp a cup of
bum coffee and then bolt off to work
That's me. That's my end of it. That's
what I get out of life I'm just the
good old hawss Dobbin that brings home
the stuff and has to walk the chalk line
and do things on the minute or else
have the dickens raised with me all the
time
Evening star., 1909-06-26
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away with it. She dressed and went
down town to get the check casheG. So
there was with nobody else in the house
except the old black cook we've had with
us for fifteen years and more. l felt that
] could figure on her. ] was going to
eat anyhow. regardless. The nurse had
told me lot of gloomy stories about the
danger involved in eating when you've
got a gastric ulcer, but I was willing to
take the chance She'd told me now a
man with gastric ulcer had prevailed
upon one of his children, while the nurse
was out of the room, to give nm small
and died. Then she had another yarn
about woman with gastric ulcer
who'd wheedled her sister into giving her
part OF ripe peach, and this woman
died. too. Orful serious stories. and all
like that-but l was hungry, and I'd
had some experiences of my own. and SO
as soon as my wife left the house I roll
ed out OF bed, put on bathrobe and
went down to the kitchen to beguile
Sarah, the cook. I staked Sarah to a
little talk, and she wabbled pretty quick
ly. Old-fashioned black women can't
abide the idea of seeing white folks
suffering for food. 1 looked into the re-
frigerator, and there was fine hunk of
the day before. l told Sarah to fix that
hunk Of lamb UP into nice lamb stew
for me. and she was right on the job.
In about three-quarters of an hour I was
seated at the kitchen table. wading into
a huge bowl of steaming lamb stew. with
buttered toast on the side and pot of
tea for a chaser; and / want to go on
record as saying that no food since the
world began ever tasted so good as that
grub tasted to me. l was just licking
up the gravy at the bottom Of the bowl
when my wife returned and caught me
with the goods. She turned pale and sat
down all of f1utter. licked my chops
and went back to bed. feeling like some
body. 1 dozed right away. and while
dozed she phoned for the doctor. Doctor
sped right over and woke me up. He
looked as solemn as could be.
you've taken an awful chance, old
man. he said to me, dismally. I won't
answer for the consequences
"'G'way and lemme sleep. says l. and
turned over and slept another couple of
hours. Woke up feeling immense. The
nurse was there when 1 woke up. looking
glum. She took my temperature and pulse
and shook her head when she found both