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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
LOWER PAYETE VALLEY.

Miss L. Mclaughlin was in Cald-
well on business last Saturday aud
Sunday.
The Weiser fans came up Sunday
to show the Crystal nine how to
play ball. Many visitors witnessed
the game which resulted in a tie.
The Weiserites went home carrying
broken fingers instead Of the honors
of the day.
The Orchard Chapter of the Amer
lean Woman's League held a special
meeting Friday afternoon. Mrs. J..
A. White was elected as their dele
gate TO attend the convention TO be
held in May at University City,
Missouri. Ten women have now com
pleted their membership and before
long the contract will be let for the
building OF the Chapter house.
Geo. Lattig. Sr., has secured the
services Of II. o. Hinklsy, Of Illinois.
to attend his large orchard this year.
Mr.. Hinkley is an Orchardist OF large
experience and comes highly rec
commended. Mr.. and Mrs. Huxley
arrived with their household goods
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Woods were
Fruitland visitors last Sunday, hav-
ing spent the day with Harry Lewis
and family.
Ray Henry spent Saturday evening
in Payette. the occasion being a
class party given by Mary Kinnison
to her eighth grade friends.
One of the largest social affairs Of
the season was given by Mrs. {.
Shontz. More than fifty guests were
out from town and spent the after
noon in a flower laden orchard. Mrs.
A. Wilson carried off the honors in
the floral contest.
( r. G.. Thornton, formerly Of this
vicinity. piloted the faculty Of the l.
l. through this part of the valley
last Monday. Leaving Weiser in
the cool of the morning, they ira
yersed the upper road arriving a
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

bringing children into the world
when they have learned that fully
aina-tenths Of all the babies born ev-
cry year are nothing more nor less
than human culls, I believe the birth
rate win dserease and We shall have
a better and stronger race
Before leave Washington said
Nrs Baker. I intend to find ont how
many millions Of dollars are being
appropriated to stamp out diseases
ia animals and to improve the breed
OF horses. pigs and live stock Of all
sorts, in fact everything but the hu-
man species
what humanity needs is a huther
Burbank would have been i'm
urisoned a few years ego for advO-
eating the views which. happily. all
progressive thinkers are now coming
TO adopt
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

frage association, which was held in
Washington last week
Her studies Of children all over the
world. she said. have convinced her
that mot more than DO per cent OF
them are children Of love and that the
other 80 per cent are not wanted =
Roosevelt. poor. ignorant man, 7
she continued. urges large families.
but, I tell you. IT IS quality We want
in children. not quantity. and a big
family OF culls is as bad as drunken
ness. Woman suffrage win better
children. for It win produce better
children It is the mental. not the
physical that rules progressive action
today and teaches Us that the great
est crime Of the ages is too many
children"
Parents. continued Mrs Baker.
should be taught the responsibility Of
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
BUSY FRUITLARD ITEMS

: The EndeavOr at the Baptist church
was well attended Sunday evening.
Frank Davis was leader. There was
no EndeavOr at the Methodist church
and Rev. Day was present at the
meeting.
/ Mrs. Brannam Of Payette was a Wis.
7 itor at Chap. Williams Sunday.
The dance at Stegner's hail was
well attended last Friday evening.
A number Of Fruitland Endeavorers
attended church at Psyette Sunday
evening
Mrs. John Spainhower received a
telegram from Fort Dodge. Iowa,
stating the illness OF her mother.
Henry Tussing moved into their
new home on B. F. Tussing's place
Ham Kaufman of Boise is visiting
with his daughter, Mrs. George Car
risOu.
Mr.. Griffith Of the Fruitland drug
store entertains his customers with
an Edison photograph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson Of the Fruit
land store arrived from Ogden, Utah,
the first Of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete johnson were
Payette visitors Sunday.
Roy Kraft OF Little Willow will
leave this week for Nampa.
Bell and Carolyue Johnson Of En-
nett are visiting in Fruitland,
AIRS. Hurd Of Lever Payette Is al
so a FruitIand visitor.
Maud stegal OF New Plymouth has
been visiting in Fruitland.
The apron and bonnet social was
certainly a success last Wednesday
] evening.
-...srly written IN Dlg Ietters
,ut OF peanuts. on the lawn which
made quite a guessing contest for
he little girls. Cake and ice cream
we're served when an left for home
at a late hour wishing her many
more birthdays as happy as the
last Miss Geneivteve received many
beautiful presents
Those present were: Harlene Sa-
toris. Goldie Farson. Jessie Brundage.
Inez Sanger. Marjorie Hamilton, Jen-
ME Rooney, Edith White. Ruth Short.
kathleen Moan. verla Walker. lola
Pearce. Bernice Darnall. Pauline Hill
herman. Beatrice Timpy. staeia Hen
dren. Fairy Sanger. Berniee Callen
and also her teacher. Miss Miller.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

Ten years hence to be the father
OF ten or twelve children will be as
much Of a disgrace as being a con-
firmed drunkard is at present, de
clared Mrs. Lareine Helen Baker Of
Spokane. Wash. suffragette, when
making an address to that organiza-
tiOn and who was heard along origi-
nal lines of thought at the convention
Of the National American Woman SUI.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
LITTLE WILLOW CREEK

Mrs. George Scott and little daugh
ter Margaret returned home last Fri
day after spending week in town.
Albert Hartley has been hauling
fence posts from the Birding ranch
the last week. He expects TO fence
lane from his residence to the
public road.
Why not have some road work
done? There are several places
that need attention badly, a culvert
put in between the Nelson and Drink
wine places is an improvement very
much needed, in fact a general over
hauling of the roads up the yaIley
would not be bad scheme
II. Gregory has finished fencing in
over one hundred acres Of his desert
claim, and the ground has been
cleared and plowed ready for leveling
and he will seed the same to alfalfa
next spring.
! Master Edwin Patton has had
serious time with poison, which came
out on his face causing him a trip
to the doctor in town.
The orchards in the valley are all
in bloom and every indication is
that large crop Of fruit is a certain
ty. II water was plentiful in this
valley for irrigation We would have
the banner fruit belt in this section
and We hope to see a good irrigation (
system for this valley in the near 4
future.
We noticed a ten acre tract Of J
alfalfa on the ranch of H. Gregory, I.
formerly the Ringer place, which has
never been irrigated and is now
two years old and stands ten inches
high and looks fine. There is every
indication of a good first crop of
hay.
The family of VIM. Stirm are now
at the ranch for the summer.
Andrew Smith has put the wagon
road on the grade and has fenced
his land. which makes a lane through
his ranch. It will not be long until
we will travel through lanes all the .
way to Payette.
E. L. Roberts who has been on the f,
sick list with spotted fever. is rap
idly improving and will soon be
able to be out. Ii
Nels Nelson who was operated on ,
for appendicitis a short time ago, >
S now able to go out around the !
-anch, and is in much better health r
han before the operation.
The Bible training class met at the 7
sastside school house Tuesday night 3
o take up their first lesson. Mr.. and ?,
Mrs. Mounie Oleson were present and i
will take up the work. .
Mrs. Chas. Skippen visited her sis
er-in-law, Mrs. Gordon. Tuesday a
Miss Aida Skippen of Sweet. Idaho. n
S visiting at her uncle's home, and q.
Intending school at the Eastside.
Miss Anna Smith and sister Nab
e spent Saturday and Sunday, with
he folks at the stroup ranch in r
Vashoe. \
L. H. Patton is setting out fruit. y
hade and ornamental trees in the
ard around his new residence. Mr.. W
'atton will water these trees from F
is plant which supplies the resi- n,
ence with water. al
Dan Coates has been busy looking N
p business matters in the valley the
asst week. ia
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28
TOO MANY DEGENERATEs.
SAYS THERE ARE

Declares That Ninety Per Cent Are
UnWelcome and Consequently
Merely Human culis, and Fewer
and Better Children are Needed.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1910-04-28

BIG FAMILY BAD
AS DRUNKENNESS
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-02-05
THE MEAD BUILDING, RUTLAND.

go with those complimentary and usu-
ally ornamental offices.
Mead In Business.
In 1880 he bought the Bates House
block. this being the largest transfer
of real estate that had ever taken
place In the town up to that time. He
sold the upper portion of the block to
j. NJ. Haven.
Two or three years afterward, on
the reorganization of the Rutland rail-
road. he was made treasurer and trans
fer agent, and also treasurer, transfer
agent and director of the Addison
railroad. At the organization of the
Clement bank and the State Trust
company he was made director In both
and vice president of the State Trust
company.
The Howe Scale Company.
In 1888. at the reorganization of the
Howe Scale company, he was elected
president and general manager. This
corporation had gone through bank
ruptcy three times. and all the money
that had ever been invested in the
stock of said company had been lost.
The business of this company has In
creased since August. 1889. when he
became active manager o. its affairs,
from $35O.0Oo to 100000 per annum
in sales to $1,50OO00 in 1907. The bust
ness thereafter paid substantial divt
dend semiannually, and its value has
stendily increased until today 1t is
unquestionably one of the best bust
ness propositions in the state. This
result was accomplished by tremen'
dous amount of hard work, long hours
and intense application to business.
/ Mead the Farmer.
In 1901 Or. Mead purchased the
HAYWARD farm now known as the
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of every possible penny with the grea,
goal of learning as its object. He
"worked out" he fished and sold his
catch. did odd jobs. and often man's
work at a boys wage, until In the
years of 1857 aud 1853 he was made
teacher of district school, for which
he received $15 per month and
'boarded around" as the custom was.
When he received the S45 for the tnal
three months service, he had accumu'
lated at that time $425. With this he
started In life. AS an example OF pa
tient, persistent frugallty and thrift
the foregoing is particularly strik'
ing example.
At this time he had an uncle living
In Malone. n. Y, who was the prin'
cipal of what was then known as
Franklin academy. The boy wrote ia
him and was permitted to attend
school there and do ''chores" about the
house for his board and sweep the
schoolhouse and build the fires for tut
ton and books. He had never been
outside of Rutland county. and thus, AT
seventeen years of age, alone and con
siderably frightened, he started foi
Malone to continue his education.
Going Through College on $425.
There he fitted himself for matricu
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lation and entered Middlebury college
in the fall of 1860. He then caught
the patriotic fervor of the day and
served one year in the army, enlistinp
In August 1862. and continuing In the
service until. July. 1868, when he re
turned to college and graduated in his
old class of 1864 To accomplish this
he worked at haying nearly every
summer and taught school every win
ter, studying hard meanwhile to make
up his arrearages. With his original
savings of $425 he fitted himself 70.
college and completed his course with
out assistance from any one but his
own willing hands and busy brain
John A. Mead "cut it pretty fine.'
however, as at the time of his grad
uation he was so hard up" that he
was obliged to sell all his books. par
ticuIarly the English books of the final
year, that every graduate likes to
keep and SO he graduated from Mid
dlebury, square with the world hnan'
cially. but nearly penniless.
Tries Unnecessarily to Re- enlist.
Finding nothing to do at home. he
then tried to enlist In the army again
going to Castleton, where IT was re
ported two or three soldiers were re-
quired to complete their quota for that
purpose. He found that the last man
had Just been enrolled and returned
from Castleton in a gravel car, thor
oughly discouraged. This was low tide
in his fortunes. however, as he found
a letter awaiting him from Cha mpain
N. Y, Offering him position as teach.
er in the high school for a term OF
four months. He started for Cham
plain that evening and finished the
term teaching.
Immediately upon his return he be
gan to study medicine with Professor
Joseph Perkins of Castleton, paying
most of his expenses by caring for the
office and assisting the doctor or pro
lessor. Then he continued the study
IF medicine, attending the first course
Of lectures in the medical department
of the University of Vermont
Quarry Worker That He Might Be
Doctor
He continued with DR.. Perkins FOL
nearly two years. when the pinch of
poverty came again, and he gave up
his studies and began working on a
| quarry at West Rutland. having n
strong desire to graduate. If possible.
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Otter Creek stock farm. this estate
Of about 500 acres supporting la
head of cattle and producing 300 tons
of hay. as we'll as three large silos of
ensilage. This farm Is a model of its
kind. having running water with fif.-
ty foot head supplied from spring on
the hillside, which Is used for all pur-
poses and furnishes, besides, an ideal
fire protection. There was grown on
this farm last fall probably one of the
largest fields of ensilage corn In the
state. fifty acres In extent and growing
as level and perfect as 1t is possible to
imagine. Among the interesting things
about the farm is the fact that for
about three years an acre of land has
been planted with Russian seed corn,
variety that grows a large number
of ears with very small amount of
stalk. This is harvested each fan and
the seed sent to Washington by ex-
press for distribution or experiment.
About ten years ago DR.. Mead was
made director and president of the
Baxter National bank and has contin-
ued in that position ever since.
His. confidence In these various insti-
tutions is shown by the fact that
whenever stock was offered for sale
he always purchased the same.
Mead In Public Life.
DR.. Meads public life includes the
following: In 1892 he was state sena-
tor, In 1906 he was a member of the
house of representatives. and in 1908
he was elected lieutenant governor.
In all his public life he has acquit-
ted himself with distinct credit. AL
though not a seeker for the limelight
or lover Of notoriety. he has made
A decidedly favorable impression when
ever brought into contact with public
men, aud should the state of Vermont
see fit to advance him to the highest
executive office In its gift he promises
that the qualities that have made him
one of the most successful business
men of the day will be applied to the
solution of state problems, their eco
nomical adjustment and business ad-
ministration of public finances.
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the permanent Improvement of Yer
mont woodlands.
"Tenth.-Laws that will encourage
and foster Vermont industries, With
the view of providing home market
fer our agricultural products.
observation-disclosures that will give
prominence to the natural beauty ana
attractions of our mountains, valleys
lakes and streams, interest the vaca-
ZIONIST and summer visitor and attract
permanent residents from abroad"
Biography of John A. Mead.
John Abner Mead was the only son
of Roswell Rowley Mead, grandson of
James Mead, and Lydia Ann, daughter
of Eli Gorham of Rutland. James
Mead was the first white man to settle
In Rutland township. He bought OF
Nathan Stone of Windsor 1000 acres
of land, paying for the same In horses
valued at $333.33. He was distin
guished pioneer and patriot and was
colonel of the Third Vermont colonial
regiment
Rowley r. Mead was born In West
Rutland, In a hotel which his rather
Abner Mead, conducted. On the ma
ternal side John Abner Mead, subject
of this sketch, inherited some OF the
bluest blood in this country. one OF
Lydia Ann Gorham's ancestors. John
Rowland. was brave and enterpris-
ing member of the Mayfiower colony
and four of them were original Pii-
grims. Rowley II. Mead moved to
Fair Haven in 1889 and settled on a
small farm there.
Left to Care of His Aunt.
John Abner Mead was born on
April 20, 1S41. His mother. Lydia
Ann Gorham Mead. went into a de-
cline soon afterward and died in Au
gust. The infant son was left with
family in Fair Haven to be cared for
remaining with them for several years.
Then Rowley Mead married again. and
the boy was virtually given to an
aunt Mrs. Blanchard, who cared for
him for number Of years and with
whom he lived much of the time until
he was sixteen years of age.
Struggling For an Education.
Young Mead attended the common
schools at West Rutland until the
spring of 1858. When he was about
twelve years of age he conceived
very strong desire to obtain an edu'
cation. His father was a poor man
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let the other fellows do the drinkir
while lie attended to the studyii
Among the party were college frien,
who jokingly pressed young Mead
Join them In jovial glass. but wei
unsuccessful. The superintendent
the hospital afterward admitted tia
the ability to say mo" at this tim
induced him to recommend the youni
man for the appointment as house ply
sician. The singular part of the inci
dent is that the superintendent himself
was convivial character, not at ali
ayerse to the friendly glass CT that
day or a number of glasses.
Or. Mead Practices Medicine.
In the fall of 1870 he resigned his
position In the hospital and came to
Rutland, where he began the practice
Of his profession on the Sth day or
December, 1870. He began in n small
way with single room and had only
money enough to buy horse and or
fee furnishings, including cloth
lounge. on which he slept for almost
two years A box by day contained
tue DeuClOIueS anu was SOh' ~ eNN $500
an extra seat.
He served as surgeon general on the
staff of Governor Redfield Proctor
from 1878 to 1880 and was also a
member of the staff of General Alser,
who was commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic. He served. too,
as a member of the staff of General
Veazey, also commander of the Grand
Army. He was on the pension exam
lining board for eight years. was physi-
clan and surgeon to the house of cor
rection, was the first house physician,
in fact. from the time it was COM
pleted until he came to the Howe
Scale company.
No Tin Soldier.
Although serving as surgeon general
on the staff of Governor Redfeld Proc
tor. as aid to General Alger and as
colonel on General veazey's staff. ii
is significant that the young doctor
was never able to purchase dress
uniform, but did the work without at
tending the usual social functions that
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coy YES, am a candidate for pro-
w notion" said DR.. John Abner
Mead of Rutland, lieutenant
governor of Vermont. 81 eX-
pect that my friends in Rutland city
and Rutland county will present my
name as candidate for governor at
the next Republican state convention"
The foregoing was in answer to a
question asked by reporter.
The hour was 1880 a. m.
The scene was the office of the Howe
Scale works in Rutland, and the sin.
gular combination of early hours and
important political news is explained
by the fact that ever since DR.. Mead
came into the control of the scale
works, twenty-five years ago. he has
made a practice of being ION the job"
as early as any employee of the con
Germ.
The extraordinary singleness of pur
pose, fertility of resource. courage
concentration, ability. superb vitality
and high personal character that have
made 1t possible for man of the
humblest antecedents to rise from q
condition of biting poverty to the con
troll of half dozen successful and i'm
portant enterprises reads more like a
story book than a prosaic record OF
everyday life.
No person can read the biography OF
John Abner Mead without feeling the
tremendously dramatic possibilities
that inhere to life of fixed purpose
and integrity, with an eye firmly fixed
on success. From the time that DR.
Mead was left a virtual orphan he
seems to have had but one object H.
mind, and that the fullest development
of his own possibilities and powers In
harmony with the welfare of those
with whom he was associated and OF
the various enterprises with which he
has been connected.
Going through college on 1925, pain
fully and scrupulously saved from the
earnings of uncongenial toll. interrupt
ing his college course to serve as n
soldier in the civil war, studying medi
cine and assisting in commonplace
tasks about q doctors office and final
ly doing manual labor of the severest
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the spectacle of this resolute, indefat
igable young Vermonter, Drawing alike
the ridicule of his companions and the
humiliation OF wearing old and worn
clothes in order that he might receive
an education, indicates a Spartan forti
tude that comes very near to explain
ing his life's success. 1t Is far cry
from the luxurious medical students
of today, with their expensive suits OF
apartments, their good clothes, theii
sports, their relaXations aud the gen
orally easy way in which their sue
cesses are secured, to the poor, almost
mean, expedients of DR.. Meads col
lege training and the little office In
which he began to practice his pro-
fession.
Young Vermonters who are looking
for an example of success by dint OF
will power and applied ability VIII not
do better than to read the story OF
those early days, explaining as they do
the steady. uninterrupted march OF
prosperity which followed his ready
acceptance and use of the first oppor
tunities that fortune put In his way
Grown men will be struck with ad-
miration when they consider the eX-
traordinary versatility which his pro-
fessional and business life have dis
closed. 1t is very seldom that man.
after making measurable success in
a learned profession like medicine,
should be able to translate himself
easily to business life and not only
prove himself the peer of his asso-
ciates. but demonstrate his ability TO
make signal success In several oil
verging lines of business.
The resuscitation of the bankrupt
Howe Scale company was a task for
trained executive and financier, and
yet this young doctor made striking
success of the supposed forlorn hope.
The administration of a banking
property is considered to be career
enough for most men, and yet he has
made 1t mere detail of the days
work.
The operation of a large farm Is
one of the most intricate problems OF
the day, and yet 1t is one of his chief
recreations to join his men in spring
time. haying or harvesting and dem.
onstrate his practical knowledge of ag-
riculture as well as his love for the
open.
The management and financing of a
large business block is frequently a