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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-02-17
KNIGHTS HAVE
PLEASANT EVENING
A Delightful spread-MusicaI Program
and Pleasing Toasts Make X. OF p.
Annual Banquet Great Success.

The first annual banquet of Pay
cite Lodge No. 81 Knights of Pythias
will long be remembered by the men,
bers of the lodge and those friends
privileged to be there as one of the
most enjoyable affairs of the season
The guests were hidden to assemble
at Odd Fellows hall at eight thirty
on Tuesday evening February 18th
and at that time the hall was crowd
ed by good natured throng of
Knights, their wives and a few inyi-
ted friends. The first hour passed
pleasantly in getting acquainted and
with some excellent musical numbers
by Falkensteins orchestra. At nine
thirty Chancellor Commander of Pay
cite Lodge John A. Harader called
the Knights and guests to order and
in an appropriate speech assured them
Of their hearty welcome at the first
annual banquet of the lodge. A. r.
ingalls,, of New Plymouth, responded
to the address of welcome after
which the tables were spread and
for the next hour all were engaged
in the satisfying pastime of partak-
ing of delightful spread.
After a complete enjoyment of the
viands Toastmaster T. j. Brown call
ed upon Hon. B. P. Shawhan as a
Knight OF over a quarter of a centu-
ry for a word of greeting and an ex-
preston on Pythianism. Mr.. Shaw
han expressed emphatically his pleas
ure at being present and his appreci-
alton of the fact that from the num-
bers present Payette Lodge No. 81
was experiencing a satisfactory
growth. His talk was replete with
many good things about Pythianism
and the great good to come from the
intoxicating of the principles of the
order to its membership.
Following Mr.. Shawhan Rev. Geo.
H. Turner who being but recently in
itiated into the mysteries of Knight
hood, was called upon to tell about
When a Preacher Rides the Goat
the guests in most hap
Dy manner and the results of his
toast was to leave those uninitiated
present with fearful i'm
preston as. to the characteristics Of
the K. OF p goat.
Rev. P. Monroe Smock, of New
Plymouth, was the next Knight call
"a upon and IN hia usual pl<aaa1
manner speke atD9unsa Eis
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-02-17

Sisterhood and the K. Of P. lodge
and during his remarks held the clos
est attention of his hearers.
Rev. C. L. Chalfant, of Boise, being
present as a guest was called upon
and stated that while not member
of the order he had appreciated to
the fullest extent the pleasure 70 the
evening. He entertained the gather
ing in a most happy manner by sew
eral amusing stories.
Al late hour Chancellor Comman-
der John Harader bade the guests
goodnight and one of the pleasant
est social affairs of the season was
brought to a happy termination.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-02-17

Valley Farm the annual play is a
1ral drama in four acts, abounding
IN humorous situations. yet with a
strong plot growing in interest from
start to finish
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-02-17

q help Tor any grower who needs It.
A large number of people have al
ready signed up and expressed a will
lingness to go out at any hour to as
sist in the saving of the crop and no
particular work has yet been done
on this part of the work.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
General Markets.

BUTTER-Steady; receipts, 20,9S6 pack ages; creamery, specials, per lb., 2SNc.; extras, 28Ac.; thirds to firsts, 26a2Sc. {; state dairy, finest, 28c.; common to prime, 231ka27c.; process, specials, 26c.: seconds to extras, 23a2512c.; factory, seconds to hrsts, 2211a2S1kc. imitation creamery, Aa 25c.
 CHEESE-Weak; receipts, 5.6S4 boxes; state, full cream, new, specials, 1419a15c. :; fancy, white, 14c; colored, 14c.; average prime, 131Aa132c.; fair to good, 124a13Ac. i; common, 10a11%c.; skins, specials, 11Ac. {; ine 10Aa1OAc. fair to good, 7AaS&c.; {; common, 4Aa6Ac.; full skins, 21ka312c.
 EGGS - Weak; receipts, 30,235 cases; 1; state, Pennsylvania and nearby, hennery, white, 23a25c.; gathered, white, 22a24c. i; hennery, brown, 221aa23c.; gathered, brown, da22c.; fresh gathered, storage packed se- lections, 201aaA1ac.; regular packed, extra hrsts, 201aa21c.; firsts, 19ha20c.
 POTATOES-Barely steady; new, No. 1. per bbl., $15Oa2.25; No. 2, $1a1.25 culls, 75c a$1; old, in bulk. per 1s0 lbs, $1.12a1. 40; per sack. $1a1.S5; sweets. old. per basket Soc. a$1.
 HAY AND STRAW-Easy; timothy, per hundred, S5c. aH .1215; shipping, 75aSOc.; clo- yer, mixed, 60c.a$1; clover, 50a90c.; long rye straw, 7Oc.; oat and wheat, 50c.; half bales, 21ac. less.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

 BACKWARD
(Continued from 1at Page. ]

old Wells place on town hill, Salisbury, was destroyed by fire.
 S-Died: At Winstsd, Theodore F. Vail. editor of the Winsted Herald, aged 42. 9-Married: At Huntsville, Henry 0, Tallerday and Miss Mary E. Dickerson. 11-Married: At Ashley Falls, Arthur W. Parsons and Miss Mary B. | eRoy. 18-Died: At Canaan, Harvey Davis, aged 56.
 18-Married: At Ashley Falls. Harry Macrea and Miss Ada Callendef.
 19-Died: At Cornwall, Rexford Bald win, aged 64.
 19-A two-years-old son of Charles Barley of Lime Rock sat down in pan of hot embers which had been left on the floor, and was seriously burned. 21-Died: At Cornwall, Luther G. Miner, aged 55.
 23-Died: At Twin Lakes, Mrs. Roxey Miles, aged 83.
 25-Donation visit to Rev William O. Smith of Falls Village.
 25-Charles Marvin was appointed telegraph operator at Canaan in place of Frank Peet.
 MARCH, 1875
 1-U. H. Miners store and Abram Herman's barn, Falls Village, were de- stroyed by fire.
 1-George 8. Fuller of Great Barring ton began clerking for Fuller & Peet. Canaan,
 2-An ice jam formed at West Corn wall, damming the river and backed the water so that the shear shop was filled to the windows. A pattern storage build ing belonging to Mallinson 6 Go. was taken off its foundation, and considera- ble other damage was done.
 5-By the breaking of a bridge be- tween Falls Village and Lakeville, Rev. Father Lynch and hls horse and buggy were precipitated into the water.
 5-Died: At East Canaan, Deacon Dennis Rood, aged 80.
 1.-The depots at Salisbury and Chapinyllle were broken into and rob. bed of $1.02. | 12-Died: At Falls Village, Miss Flora Post, aged S5.
 12-Died: At East Canaan, Mrs. Mar garet Sanford, aged 55.
 14-Died: At South Canaan, John B. Reed, aged 78.
 22-Dr. Averill of Falls Village, ac- oidentally shot himself in the leg.
 22-Seth Watson of Lakeville suffered a shock of palsy while trimming an ap- pie tree and fell to the ground.
 31-Died: At Norfolk, Rev. Dr. Joseph Eldridge, aged Fl.
 ITO be continued.l
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
Men and Women
 Wanted

The Government gives Railway
 Mail Clerks $500 to s1 200, and
 other employees up to &, ,500
 annually.
 Uncle Sam will hold examinations throughout the country for Postal Elm ployees, Custom House Clerks, Stenogra- phers, Bookkeepers, Departmental Clerks and other Government Positions. The work Is pleasant, hours short and position for life Thousands of appointments will be made. Any man or woman over IS, in City or Country can get free information and Instructions by addressing the Bureau of Instruction, Hamlin Building, Rochester, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

many powerful friends, one of which was Napoleon ILL, through whose friendship she met many of the most prominent people at court, She was seventy years old.
 Professor Goldwin Smith, a warm advocate of closer relations between the United States and Canada, died at his home in Canada. He was eighty seven years old, and almost all of his works were essays upon every possible phase of human economy and politics.
 Colonel J. c. Phillips, who command ed the Thirteenth Virginia regiment in the civil war and burned the town of Hampton, Va, under orders from Gen. eral Magruder, died at his home in Hampton.
 Charles H. Treat, treasurer Of the United States during the administra- ton of President Roosevelt and for merly active in Republican politics, died at his home in New York from apoplexy.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
DEATHS OF NOTED PEOPLE.

der the name of o. Henry, died at his home in New York. He had suffered for several years from a complication of diseases, of which cirrhosis of the liver was the most dangerous factor, and his death followed an operation. He was one of the masters of short story writing in this country, possess ing gift of fine humor as well as an ability for dramatic narration.
 Mrs. Levina Streight, known to civil war veterans throughout the country as ''Mother Streight," died at her home in Indianapolis in her eightieth year During the civil war she was a nurse at the front and was attached to the Fifty-first Indiana regiment, of which her husband was colonel, and while carrying messages she was captured by the enemy and escaped by forcing a teamster at the muzZle of a~revolver to take her in his wagon out of the lines.
 pr. Elizabeth Blackwell, widely known in the practice of medicine both ,in England, where she was born, and in the United States, where she prac- ticed for several years. died at her home at Hastings, England. She was born at Bristol Feb. 3, 1921, and dur ing her stay in the United States she founded a hospital and medical school for women in New York.
 Mrs. Pierre Loriliard Ronalds of New York, we'll known in many Euro pean courts first for her beauty and later for her social talents for almost half a century, died in Paris. She had
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
NEWS
 OF OUR N EIGHB BORS,

ter, through the state department, for permission to raise the Maine, Prest- dent Gomez of Cuba declared that he would be delighted to give such per mission. The president adds that he would be glad to facilitate in every way the work of the American engi- neers.
 William P. Pittman, the American who laid the mines at Bluefields for the insurgents, was captured by the government troops and will be tried by court martial The troops passed to the assault over five mines, only one of which was exploded. Pullman, whose home is in Boston, was wound ed and captured as he was engaged in operating the mechanism by which the mines were released.
 Major General Leonard Wood, the special representative of the United States government at the centennial celebration of Argentina's independ- ence, after paying a farewell visit to President Alcorta and thanking him for the splendid reception which the American ships and officers received left BuenoS Aires.
 Six fishermen lost their lives when the brigantine Mauve of Cancale, France, struck on Point Blanche, New foundland, while entering St Pierre In a thick fog. The Mauve had been fishing on the Grand banks and was heading for St. Pierre with HOO quin- tals of fish when the accident occurred.
 Negotiations which had been pend- ing for several months resulted in the formation of the Canada Steel com pany, capitalized at S25,O0O,o0O. It is said to be the first move in a merger which will eventually control every steel manufacturing plant in the Do minion of Canada.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

state penitentiary In Jefferson City, Mo-, for twenty years was raided by government inspectors. Molds, fire pots, spurious coins and parapherna- lia were confiscated and two prisoners taken. Both confessed having made counterfeit half dollars, quarters and five cent pieces.
 The premature explosion of a blast in the quarry of the Lehigh Portland Cement company at West Coplay, Pa, killed eight men. The men were pre- pairing three holes sixty feet deep and put in 600 sticks of dynamite, when the explosion came, and 1t Is believed something fell into one of the holes, causing the cap to explode.
 A market gardener, his daughter, seventeen years old, and his son, fifteen years old, together with both horses attached to their wagon on the way to the Dayton market at Dayton, O., were run down at Tippecanoe City grade crossing by a Big Four passenger train, and all were instantly killed.
 The plant of the International Lum- Der and Creosoting company of Tex arkana, Ark, together with 125,OOO gallons of creosote, twenty-eight car loads of creosote in the crossties and large quantity of raw material, was destroyed by a fire, which caused a loss of $75O,00O.
 A drunken carpenter killed himself in a cell at the Morrisania police sta- ton in New York He knotted one end of his vest and secured the knot be- tween two bars in the cell door. Then he slipped his head through an arm- hole and swung clear of the floor.
 Twenty-Five workmen were killed in an explosion in a quarry of the Union Portland Cement works at Devils Slide, Utah, thirty miles east of Ogden.
 James Harding, his wife and son, who lived on the outskirts of Marshal town, Ia., were found dead in their home. They had been murdered.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
SPORTING AFFAIRS.

hSdN WCASh1J "AS h$sS been boxing all the French natives in Paris and all the foreigners who visit ed the gay capital and cared to take issue, won a surprising ten round bout at the National Sporting club in New York, beating Jim Smith easily. Jeannette walloped Smith enough to have knocked out half a dozen fel- lows, but either the blows were not as hard as Joe used to deliver or that Smith is remarkable receiver Of pun ishment will have to be left to future bouts to determine for an absolute cer- tainty.
 Jimmy Walsh of Boston was award ed the decision over Pal Moore at the end of their twelve round bout at the Armory Athletic association in Boston. The bout was scheduled for ten rounds, but Walsh's manager refused to let Walsh go on for ten rounds and insisted that the bout be a twelve round go of two minute rounds, to which Moores manager agreed.
 In a fierce ten round go at the Olym- pic Athletic club, in New York, Willie
  land the finest kind of licking, lead ing the little Britisher in seven rounds out of the ten. Willie went out and set the pace from the very first, and In three rounds he had piled up an over whelming lead on Driscoll and closed his left eye as well.
 Melvin W. Sheppard, the great dis tance runner of the Irish-American Athletic club of New York, won the feature event at the Eton company's games at Hanlon's island, Canada. He ran to his best form and defeated a big field in a one mile handicap in easy style. Abe Kivi6t, also of the Irish American Athletic club, finished sec ond.
 The worlds discus throwing record, held by Martin Sheridan, of 139 feet 10 inches, was broken by the holder in the Empire State athletic games, held at the Hudson River Driving park, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Sheridan scored 14O feet inches.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
POST CARD BARGAINS.

We have a lot of miscellaneous Post Cards, all clean and perfect, New England scenes, no two alike, which we will sell, postpaid, at 2Se per fifty.
 THE CANAAN PRINTING co.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
FOREIGN
 NOTES OF INTER EST.

cion of poisoning Count Boutoulin, heir to a fortune of $3,50O,000, confessed that he killed Count Boutoulin by in- jecting cholera germs. He also 'con- fessed series of identical crimes, his victims being wealthy persons, during the last cholera epidemic, pretending to inoculate them to prevent them from contracting the disease.
 The manuscript of an unpublished novel by Ivan Turgenieff, the great Russian author, who died in 1883, was discovered in a secret drawer of the desk of the late Pauline Viardot Gar cia), the famous old time vocalist, who died on May IS of this year at her home in Paris. In a letter which was found with the manuscript Mime. Gar cia requested that it should not be published until ten years after her death.
 Prince Leopold of Lippe, accompa- nied by his brother, Prince Julius, while driving in the neighborhood of Detmold, Germany, was attacked by a number of Italian anarchists, who threw stones at the princes and made other demonstrations. Prince Leopold was not hurt, but Prince Julius was struck by several missiles and gravely injured.
 Miss Navy D. Williams of Philadel phia and Howard Francis Bishop of Ames, Ia., missionaries of the board of foreign missions of the Methodist Episcopal church, were drowned while bathing in the gulf of Cambay at Bull. sar, India. Bishop lost his life in at. tempting to save his companion.
 A bill was introduced in the lower house of the Prussian diet at Berlin providing for an increase of 100000 marks, or $50O,000, in the kaiser's civil list The kaiser, who enjoys his civil list as king of Prussia, recently asked for an increase because of the increas- ed cost of living.
 The new cable line of the Western Telegraph company connecting Europe with Buenos Aires, Argentina, by way of Ascension island was opened, and the first message was sent from Lon. don. It Is the second longest cable in the world.
 China and Japan have dispatched war vessels to the gulf of Pechili be- cause of a disagreement between the nations over the control of the several hundred fishing vessels from the gulf.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
MISCELLANEOUS

optometrist an1 scientific optician. will be at Mrs. M. A. Halls, Falls Village, June 16-17.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

Sidney Porter, who was one of the most
 popular short story writers in America un-
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
GRIM ES
 AND CASUALTIES

NNoON V '-0' JWeIVe OI IHeH UtIHS carried out unconscious, when free storage bonded warehouse in New York was burned. Only the heroic ef- forts of other fire fighters saved half dozen more from the fate that befell William Healey and Timothy Cotter.
 A fully equipped counterfeiting plant which has been in operation at the
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

Dr. Patschenko, who, with Count de Luassy, was arrested in St.
 Petersburg on suspi-
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

In response to the re- quest made recently by John B. Jackson, thn American minis
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
CE N w RD ADVERTISEMENTS
 MINIMUM CHARGE, 25 CENTS
FOR SALE
ITO be continued.

OLD NEwsPAPERS-we have them in pack ages of fifty for 10 cents and twenty-five for five cents. The Canaan Printing Co.,, Canaan. SANITARY MILK TICKETs-shouid be used by all milk peddlers. Clean and convenient. Send for samples and prices The Canaan Printing Co, Canaan, Conn.
 CORNELL'S FARM BARGAIN COUNTER On main road one mile from Norfolk poultry or truck farm, 17 acres, S-room house and barn, convenient close to P. O., school station, store, church. Price $500.
 Farm 80 acres, rich, tillable land, 100 M. feet pine timber. two barns, tobacco shed. Farm and buildings in perfect order. Price S22O0.
 Building lots on Bennett Hill, on new state road Fine locations. No better building sites. Farm at Sharon, 75 acres rich tillable land be- sides pasture and timber land, two houses large barn. A fine farm at reasonable price. Write us for price and terms.
 D. B. CORNELL CO.,, Canaan, Conn. FOR sALE-Dogs: Herders, Collies, spaniels and Shepherds. F. G. Holt, R. F. D., Canaan. FOR SALE-Forty acres telephone poles stand ing. F. G. Holt R. F. D., Canaan. FOR SALE-Bay mare, 12 years old, sound and kind, fearless of autos, etc, weight HOO. Dr. Loewe, Falls Village, Conn.
 FOR sALE-seed buckwheat 75 cents per bushel. H. H. Stanton, Canaan, -onn. FOR sALE-Portion of land at reasonable price. Inquire on premises of Miss Caroline Knicker- booker, Canaan, Conn.
 FOR SALE-Wood Moving Machine and Rake nearly new. Will sell cheap. J. N. VanDeusen Canaan.
 FOR SALE-Colt's Repeating Rifle, 3s calibre, lot of shells, loading tools ram-rod and case. Perfect condition. Cost over S3000 Sell for S125O casI D. c. Garfield. East Canaan Ct. FOR SALE-My house and lot on Barlow street price S1600 Patrick Commons, Canaan. FOR SALE-Twenty-five best Bee Hives at half the regular cost price. Strained honey 10 cents per can. J. J. Ryan, Sharon, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

WANTED-Employment in small family, or position as chambermaid or waitress in large household, by young colored woman wife of a chauffeur. Address, William Peters, 192 West S1st Street, New York City.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

for general housework Good
 P. 0. Box I25. Telephone Is. Iitchield' Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

REAL ESTAIE-Farms and village property for sale "" rent. Farm mortgages negotiated.
 J. c. Roraback, anaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09
WANTED

WANTED-Immediately four to six good painters. Apply to Beers & Trafford, Miller ton. N Y
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

Two firemen lost their lives and twenty-two others were injured,
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

The senate at Wash. ington passed the ad- ministration railroad 1.1r A1- 1.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

A. R. PATTEN, optician of Torrington, onn
 will be at "'The Garfield" hotel the first Mon day and Tuesday afternoons of each month If unable to call send postal Consultation free
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-09

OLD NEWSPAPERS-We have them in pack. ages of fifty for 10 cents and twenty-five for five cents. The Canaan Printing Co.,, Canaan.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-15
JUOCESAkOCLtRkS
Election Commissioners Have Mads
Up l. st CT Men to Have Charge
of Polls.

The Board of Election Commission
crs met last night to finish the selec-
tion of judges and CLERKS Tor the cleo
tons this year The law requires that
these shall be chosen definitely some
time between the fifteenth and eigh-
teenth The board has made up what
it considers a good list, but will not
finally decide upon the names until all
the persons named have been consult
ed to learn if they can present any
good reasons for not serving and in
case any Of them do not want to serve.
The law makes it compulsory for all
nominees to serve, except sickness
or old age prevents but the board
does not wish to be arbitrary and VIII
consider whatever good reasons any
one who has been named may have tu
prevent, for not wishing to serve. The
nominees will all be notified today
and their protests, if there. shall be
any, will be heard tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-15
RIVER NEWS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


The river marked COT feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening, showing Il
ia of .0G OF foot in q hours,
The river continues TO fall at all
points above here.
The Buttorff from Memphis passed
up tie Mississippi with levcc outfit
for Faces Landing. returnng last
night on her way back TO Memphis.
The Peters Lee was in port several
hours yesterday morning early, out
from Cincinnati bound for Memphis.
Tire Mariner brought barge OF
logs and one Of lumber for Cairo, re-
turning to the lower river with an
empty
The Dick Fowler was out for Paul
cab yesterday, returning at the Usual
hour She will be.the Paducah pachet
otday.
The Wash HonsheI welt to the
lower river light YESTERDAY
The Ferd Harold will be out from
st. Louis today, bound Tor Memphis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-15
CONVENE AT 10 A. M.
Illinois State Retail Merchants Asso.
citation Hold First Session at
Marx Muildino.

This morning at 10 o'clock the
State Retail Merchants association
will hold its first session. A large
number of the delegates are already
here, but the majority of them will
arrive on the morning trains.
The work Of arranging the displays
on the first floors Of ths,.Afarx build
ing, By the wholesale merchants, con-
tinued until a late hour last night and
all will probably not be in readiness
until tomorrow afternoon.
The displays so far completed are
very attractive. Everybody is wanted
to attend both the displays and the
meetings of the association. Every.
thing is free.
The Cairo Electric and Traction
company has generously strung arc
lights over the edge of the sidewalk
from Eighth street TO the Marx build
ing and these lights, along with those
on the steel arch, were turned on last
evening, which made a brilliant path.
way to the scene of action.