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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04
SELLS-FLOTO COMING.

On the Both day OF May the great
Sells-Floto Circus will visit Payette
in the regular course of its annual
summer tour.
Everyone conversant with the story
of the world of amusements knows
the history of the uphill fight that
the Western circus has had for
sheer existence until it has become
one of the most potent factors
amongst magnificent American enter
prises.
This season, if we are TO believe
the advance notices sent out by
the press, the circus will come to
us noticeably increased both as to
quality and quantity.
Last season the Sells-Floto people
instituted a campaign of popular pric-
es reducing the rate of admission
from so to % cents. In doing so. it
is asserted that they have for the
first time in their history returned
home with a balance on the right
side of the ledger. The same policy
will prevail this year. Twenty-Five
cents is their slogan. No more, no
less, and for this nominal sum they
declared themselves ready to furnish
an entertainment costing approximate
ly 100000 a day to produce.
Many of the features are novel
ties. The Sells-Floto show has al
ways been noted for the magnificence
Of its encourage. They have prom
sed to Guido themselves this year
md to that end are carrying TWEEN
y more cars than they have here
ofore.
The list of the attractions on their
program will be given in these
columns at later date.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04
= The Best Hardware House
IN OUR TOWN PAYETTE, IDAHO
Wood & Spaulding

For Sale-Thirty head of fresh
milk cows all good number one ami
mails. Price s35 to $50 dollars. L.
H. Patton, Payette, Idaho.
For Sale-A six horse power Slower
gasoline engine nearly new. Also
S-inch horizontal pump. Henry Peutz,
Payette, Idaho, Ind. phone 731. At
For Sale-Hogs of all ages and siz-
es. c. A. Berding.
INTERscHoLAsTIc TRACK MEET
Walla WaIIa, WASH, May 5-6-1et1.
Reduced Rate on Certificate has
been authorized for above occasion.
See agents for particulars.
C. F. J6HSS0E, Agent.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04
ADVERTISING IDAHO.

Through the courtesy of D. E.
Burley, of the Oregon Short Line
Railroad we are in receipt of the
proof of two large ads which the
Union Pacific has been carrying in
many papers throughout the coun-
try the last few months, as a part
of the plan of the related Hartman
roads to expend a million and a
quarter dollars advertising the in
termountain and coast country. The
ads were large attractive ones and
were for Idaho exclusively telling
of the wonderful productivity of
the land, the number of days of sun
shine, the fact that we have ample
water supply for irrigation and also
giving the totals of the amount of
lard, bacon and ham and dairy
products imported by the state an
lually. With such advertising as
his being carried in a large num-
Der of papers in the east we can
ook for results and for a large num-
Der of homeseekers to investigate
IDAHO.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04
<ansas Indians Get Jag On.

Kansas Indians Get Jag On.
The press dispatches of April 9th
reported that almost the entire
tribe of Pottawatamie Indians on
the reservation in Wabanshee coun-
ty were off on a jag caused by
drinking a certain kind of cider
shipped into the prohibition terri
tory from st. Louis.
From the report there must have
been a whole menagerie of jags
on that reservation. The govern
or's secretary investigated and made
a rigid search for whiskey, as
it was conceded early in the game
that nothing with less strength
could produce such an assortment of
DRINKS, but all he could find was
a few barrels of cider" This he
ignored as a probable cause nntil
some one induced him to take
drink of it, 1T was different then
and barrel was broken open that
more strict investigation could be
had. In the bottom of a number
Of barrels was found a quantity of
brown sugar. When the sugar fer
mented the harmless cider became
a different drink altogether. 1t
was then. a concotion to make
pale face think of purple alligaaors
Ind an Indian think of tomahawks
Ind scalp locks.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04
ASSESSMENT NOT ICE.

West Side Lateral Company, Ltd.
Principal place Of business. Payette,
Idaho.
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the board of directors of
the above named company held on
the 7th day of April, 1911, am assess
ment of so cents per share was lev
led on -he capital stock of the
corporation, payable on the 18th day
Of May 1911, to j. H. Whksell, Sec
rotary of the company, at his resi-
dence. Any stock upon which this
assessment remains unpaid on the
18th day of May 1911, will be de-
linquent and advertised for sale at
public auction and unless Payment is
made BEFORE win be sold on the
Bird Tag Of .T1ine 1871 20 pay delin-
quent assessment WIN costs OF ad-
vertising and sale.
J. H. WHITSELL, Sec.
Office at his residence.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

Wanted to Rent-A good single
horse for thirty days. Inquire at
Mcdonald & Smiths grocery store.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

1 deliver ice to all parts of the
city: Phone me your orders. indie
pendent phone 1913. F. S. HURD.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

For Rent-Good pasture. Lon
Stroup, Payette, Idaho. Phone 921. At
ICE DELIVERED.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

Get your eggs for Matching from
C. H. Bowman. S. C. R. /. Reds. R.
C. R. l. Reds. Bronze turkeys. Pc
kin duck. Ind. phone OFF.
2 2O-acre tracts miles frsm Pay
cite, will sell, with 10 acres set in
trees. Also water rights. Terms
see G. P. Alternately
Stock pastured-Andrew Smith,
Ind. Rural phone SO. 1876
For Sale-Hunting and fishing Ii
censes at Downs Harness Shop. 15t4
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

A gold sign adds to the appear
ance OF your display window. See
BrGhaker. Main street.
Choice Seed oats-See sample at
Giesler Bros.
Alfalfa hay and good fresh COW
A. II. Ramey-1513.
For Sale-Oats and barely and a
few loads of hay. Henry Hansen. II
For Sale-Single Comb Rhode Is
land Red Eggs for Matching. E. E.
Parsons. Independent Phone 723. At
Fer Sale-Steck in Lower Payette
Ditch. VIII sell cheap II sold at
once.-J. E. Turner. 52tf
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

For Sale-Hatching eggs. Barred
Rocks. s1.OO per Is. S. ]. Kenepp.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

If you want TO Sell or Buy Proper
~, See PAYET-rE LAND CO., list.
National Bank 5uiI'no. Payette. Ida.
See Clancy for plumbing.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

Wanted-13 shares of Noble Ditch
stock. Enquire of Donovan and
Stoufer. 17t4
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-04

For Rent-Eighty shares of water
in the Noble Ditch. d. d. Hambly,
Payette, Idaho 14tf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
Personal BreVities

Gid Johnson has some celery to sell
but we calki1ate he will keep it on his
hands, being as he wants ridicl11us
price for it Folks would ruther do
without celery than to pay what Gid
wants for it.
Miss Sary Ann Whittacre, who has
been visiting friends in Hardscrabble
has returned home in disgust and is
glad to get back to Bingvi1le and we
don't blame her. Hardscrabble is dead
in the shell and away behint Bingville
for enterprise. There's alius somethinlz
going on in Bingville but as for Hard
scrabble its the last place on erth we
would want to live.
Ham Wilson had one of his cows to
stray on him Ham amt saw notfinIc
of this COW for five days now and is
a good cal disturbed about it. Anybuddy
seeing a cow of this descripshion viii
confer favor on Ham by saying so
and get theirse1f literally thanked.
Mrs. Lige Green burnt herself with
curling iron on her wedding anniver-
sary while getting herself up In style
for anniversary party which she give
to a few se1ec<t friends.
Mrs Jerusf1y Perkins had pound
cake 10 fall on her last week after she
TUX It outen the oven, which put Jeru-
shy out turrible, but Jed her husbing
said he didn't keer mite. being as he
likes a fef1 cake lest as well as a light
one and even better Jed ct the cake up
at one time which was fQilored By the
Rtunndek aches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
What did we git to make us

What did we git to make us
happy last Xmas, we ask? Well
tell you what we got-Cy Hoskins,
who has the reputashion of being
the biggest moneyed man in Bling
vile and also the reputashion of be-
ing the highest wad, come to our Of
fee Xmas day and laid down a
silver dollar on our desk and says,
There is a doller for a Xmas gift
for which kindly boost my subscrip-
shion along to Jan. 1st, 1897" We
thanked Cy kindly, being grateful
for small favors even and done as
he requested. Then when we went
to purchase some knick-lnacks at
Hen Weathersby's store with the
doller to ernbellish our Xmas din
ner SIGH as raisins, cranberries, ct
cettery, Hen bit the doller to see if
it was good and blamed if it was
sent lead. We TUX the do11er back
to Cy and asl1t him to exchange it
for a real doller, but Cy refused.
He said he had give us the doller in
good faith and if it was lead he
wSssent responsible. Later we
learnt that Cy had Dragged around
town that he was agOing to work
the doller off on us-the low down
skunk. Cy amt got no more prin-
ciple than a snake. It TUX US six
months to work that lead do1ler off
on somebuddy else. We understand
that lead doller has been in circula-
shion in and around Bingville for
10 these many yrs.
However, let us forgit our enc
mics and get full of Xmas cheer
until after Dec. rs, then we can
resoom the even tenner of Our ways
and endeavor to do as we have been
did by to all by who we have been
did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09

movin off down the track with Dolly
follerin it. At first the train didn't go
very fast, but it had a good start on
the Deacon, then bye and bye it went
faster and Dolly had to break into a
lope to keep up with it and behind come
the Deacon as fast as he could run, try
ing to ketch up and hollering for the
enjineer to for goodness sake stop the
train or else he would pull the old
mares fool head off, but of course the
enjineer didn't hear aRd the train was
goin faster and faster and the wagon
was bumpin along over the ties and
spillin out what they had bought all
along the R. R. track and Do1ly's neck
was stretched out straight and her eyes
was plugged out, being as she was near
ly scairt to deth, but she couldn't stop.
Finally when the train got to goin
about 40 miles an hour or so providence
interfeard and the hitchin strap broke
and Dolly stopped all outen breth while
the train went on. Jest as the strap
broke the Deacon stubbed his toe and
fell sprawlin with his face IN the Gin
ders which slcun up his nose consid-
cradle and filled his mouth full of dust
and dirt. Soon as the Deacon could
spit this out he fell to and the way he
cussed that train and raleroad corpora
shion was something skandalous.
Amelia went up to him where he was
standin shalxin his fist at the train and
givin vent to SIGH awful perfanitty and
told him to remember that he was a
Deacon in the church and ort to be
ashamed to use SIGH langwidge in pub
lick Then the Deacon swore at Amelia
and she broke down and cried. She said
in the forty odd years that her and the
Deacon had been married he never
swore at her before.
The Deacon got Dolly and led her
often the R. R. track and picked up
what had spilled outen the Wagon and
they both got in and started for Bing-
vile without emmy Xmas bell. Amelia
says the Deacon didn't speak to her all
the way home, but TUX out his spite on
Dolly and walloped her with the whip
until she Travelled so fast that when
they reached Bingville she was all SWEET
up and covered with lathcr.
Let this be lesson not to hitch your
horse to a freight car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09

| Well, here we be almost in the
throes of Xmas onct agin!
A few days more * Sanity Claws
will be in our midst onct more.
It won't be long emmy more until
this old Teller will hitch up his rain
deers to a pung which will be load
ed with a two-hoss load of presents
and on Xmas evg. he will snap his
whip and start on his annual toor
distributing presents among the
children all over the country, in
Guiding the young ones of Bingville
& vicinity. He will drive his rain
deers right acrost the roofs of all
the houses Of Bingville where there
is emmy children, and stop beside the
chirnbley and while the raindeers
stomp and chafe at the bit he will
swoop down the chimbley and fill
all the children's stockins hangin to
the mantle with candy & oranges &
peanuts til they're fit to bust. Then
he'll jump into his pung agin, holler
giddap & skeedaddle off over the
snow to somewhere else where gap
ing stockins are waiting for him.
Xmas is a turrible nice custom &
we ort to do all we can to help cele-
brate it. Xmas is the time of
<peece on earth & good will lords
Our Teller men," Let us forgit for
the nonce our enemies and be more
peacefu1ler lords them as have
wronged us until after Xmas is past
& went-then after that we can
take up the cudgel aginst them who
we don't like and make it as I'M
pleasant for them as possible. But
Jest at present let US be full of
Xmas cheer & spirits. 1--WE don't
mean the kind of Xmas spirits that
Bill Hepburn, our artistick black
smith, uses to celebrate Xmas with
far from it
We hope that we will be remem-
bered this year when Bingville folks
award presents & gifts to the de-
serving. AS editor & prop. of the
Bugle we won't hang up our sock,
being as we amt got a sock to our
name that amt got holes IN the heels
& toes and therefore leaks like
seeve-we don't expeckt nothing in
our socA-al1 we expeckt is that
few of our deadbeat subscribers
may have their hearts made SO soft
by Xmas SPIRIT that they'll so far
forgit their real sells as to pay us
a few dollars on back subscripshions
and we don't scarcely expect that.
Sich a windfal1 of luck Is almost
100 good to hope fors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
Country Correspondence
CORNCOB CORNERS

Young Jim Bryant it is roomered will
shortly lead to the altar Miss Jane
Homers, the belle of the Corners. How
ever you cant believe all you hear. Jim
has been keeping company with Jane for
the past seven years and you'd nacherly
think if he was going to lead her to
the altar he would of did it before this.
Sol Snow neglected. to clean the
snow often his PLAYER roof and as re-
suit the roof broke down We regard
this almost as bad as criminal negli-
gence.
Mrs. Wheelock has presented her
husband with a 10 pound baby girl
Brad (thats her husband) says he
wishes to thunder she had presented
him with somethinl1 else, being as they
have nine now & more is socperflew-
OTIS.
Ben Perkins has hen that wants tc
set. Ben says he never see SIGH fool
hen wantin to set In the dead of winter
MISSIS RUTH BODWELL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
Local SQuIbs

Wilder Skinner heard a commoshion
In her hen house tother night and TUX
candle and went out to see what was
the matter and found what she tilort
was a black cat in the hen house which
she kicked, but II was a skunk and sfnst
then the Wilder has bcea sick abed
she Il that nossyated, and hired Lem
Qhgly to bury the clothes she had on
when II happened. Lem SAYS II was a
awful disagreeable Job and sinst then
folks have avoided Lem 4 good cal.
Lem saga he weuidn't barry annthss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
DRUG!
That's What Was Did to Dolly
SIOcOmb Who Is Deacon SIO-
combs Old Mare---It Was Tur-
ribIe ExCitin While 1t lasted
The Deacon Vas Skun Up Some
Toe

Deacon S1ocomb, one of our rnost
respeckted citizens & a stanch & stall
wart pi1ler of the Bingvi1le church
also one of the most expert horse swap
pers in this neck of woods, being as
the Deacon has never yet been skun in
a horse diclSer but on the other hand
allus gifts the best of the bargain and
! has workt off more old piles of bones
on his nabers than emmy other person
in Bingvi!le, had a experients at the
Co. seat last Thursday which was very
excitin while it lasted & has teached
the Deacon a lesson which only goes to
! show that we are newer too old to
lcrn.
On the day aforesaid the Deacon &
his wife Amelia driv to the Co. seat
to make a few purchases in the way
of Xmas gifts. Ever sinst Hen
Weathersby, prop. of our general store,
put a wad of shoernakers' wax on a
chair in the store which Hank Dew
berry a1lus got airly in the morning
and set on until night, so that Hen
got SO sick of having Hank loafin
around the store that he fixed some
wax on Hanks chair thinking that
Hank would come in and set down on
it and stick fast and then git mad and
go away in deep disgust and not loaf
in the store so much after that-welI.
instid Of Hank coming in as per usual,
who should come in but Deacon Slo-
comb and before Hen could boiler at
him he went and set down on the wax
and being as Hen hadn't warned him
soon enuff he thort he wouldn't say
nothir1lc, so the Deacon set there until
the wax got warmed up and when he
went to git up the chair stuck to his
self and Hen had to take a pair of
shears & cut a porsl1ion of the Deacon's
pants off to git him extricated from the
wax and in doing SO he dug the Deacon
with the pint of the shears, which only
made matters worse and when the Dea-
con got loose ne accused Hen of settin
the wax trap apurpose for him and
so swore he'd newer buy a mother cts.
worth of goods from him as long as
he lived and went off home Madden
a wet hen to git his pants patched.
That's why the Deacon allus goes to the
Co. seat to trade even if he loses money
by it, counting his time and the wear
and tear on his road Wagon & horse.
Well, last Thursday after the Deacon
and Amelia had got most of their
tradin done and was about ready to
leave the Co. seat for home and was
in fackt drivin outen town, Amelia got
her eye on some red Xmas tishy paper
bells in a store winder and nothin
would do but she must have one, and
nothin would do bat the Deacon must
go in the store with her to help buy Il.
So they both got cuten the Wagon but
there wasn't no place to hitch the horse
to handy until the Deacon saw freight
train standin idle on the railroad track
and 40 the Deacon fifched Dolly 70 the
last car-Dolly that's the old bald faced
ing.
Then they both went IN the stors and
was hin1nin and havsin about buyin
q bell and tryin TO beat the man down
on the price, when ali of suddint the
Deacon teeFd the train start and ran
enksn kqs atnss ssd slaezs was the tgaiR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09

set of skunk clothes for 81, wherel1
the Wilder only paid him a quarter
for the job.
Hen Weathersby has prepared for a
big Xmas trade this year and has a big
stock of Xmas goods on hand. Jed
Peters, our intelligent school teacher
will help Hen out by clericin in the
store evenings & Saturdays until the
Xmas rush is over. See Hers big
Xmas ad in another coilum-
Local squibs is quite sceerce this
week and therefore no more Will ap-
pear under this head. We trust they
will be more plentifliller next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
XMAS
GOODS!
XMAS
GOODS!

It wont be long now until Xmas win
be hear. Have you purchased your
Xmas goods YETI If not give me a call.
am going to make splurge this Xmas
and have the best line of Xmas goods
ever showed in Bingville. When you
get reddy to buy your gifts come right
into my store and see what I have TO
offer. No trouble to show goods so
long as you don't go away without buy
ing something. What disRusts me Il
to go and tear the hole store upside
down showing goods to a costurnmer
and then have them go away without
buying a cents worth. Why didn't
they say they didn't want nothfni be-
fore I done that2
Jed Peters, the schoolmaster, L. 20
ing to help me clerk evRs. & Satter-
days during the Xmas rush Please
report emmy eivilitty on the part Of
the clerk to me and I win speak to
him about it.
Among other things which we have
to offer for suitable Xmas gifts is toilet
sets, military hair brushes, tooth
brushes, finger rings, Ioeketa (iust
the thing for your best girls, boyd,
boxes of stashionary, perfume that
smells awful good, esIlyloid eolleS
boxes, a new ease of dried prunea,
smoked eod6sh, hardware, groceries,
paint nOshions, stove tunnels, skates
and other beautiful gifts too numsE-
Gus 20 menshion ct eettsry.
Don't trade at the Co. seat when Won
can do better with me and won't han
to go so fur for Il. Besides you OFT TO
patronize home trade even II amt got
what you want jest to show that you are
In for the best interests of BinRvilie.
Ladies espeshiaiiy invited to look over
my new line of dress patterns very
cheep for cash. also have q bargain
counter Of Xmas goods which are
durable and may be had for a song.
The reason know they are durable a
becrz 1 have had en- on hand for ehe
past 20 years and would now like to rst
shet of EN- 70 make room fer nsvy
goods.
Do your Xmas shopping early ana
avoid the rush Be sure 20 bring vour
money with you being az we ANT rot
time to keep books we are 30 drove -.
Drop IN emmy time-alvays apen fror.
Q n. m to . p. m. The store Amt evc1
closed at noon Until after Xmas beln@
as I bring = cold snack with me ard -
Il while waiting on customers. Your.
for big Xmas trade,
HEN WEATHRRsBY
Headquarters Tor Xmas ooodA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-09
EDDYTORIAL..

Well, here we be almost in the
'throes of Xmas onct agin!
A few days more & Sanity Claws
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-15
READE REELECTED
FIREMENS' SEC'RY
(SpecIal to the Tribune)

WAHPETON, June 15.-The 1000
firemen attending the annual cOnven-
ton and tournament in this city this
week are having the time of their
lives. The keys of the city have been
turned over to them by Mayor Eber-
ley and there is no end to the fun.
The business session closed after
the selection of Williston as the place
of the next meeting. WillistOn came
here with the support of the entire
northwestern part of the state and
made such strong fight that other
aspiring towns laid down.
The session adjourned after taking
up the election of officers, the follow
ing being elected:
President-Charles O. Russell, Dev-
ills Lake.
First Vice President. E. How're,
Wahpeton.
Second Vice Presidential. Lee,
Hatton.
Secretary-H. l.. Reade, Bismarck.
Treasurer. L. Henry, Edgeley.
Statistical Secretary-J. II. Taylor,
.Mandan.
Trustees-John F.. Charmley, Ken
mare; Michael Tsckida, Glen Ullin;
George Stanley, Casselton.
International Delegate-John Kelly,
Grafton.
H. l.. Reade has served as secretary
for II years.
Michael Tschida of Glen Ullin put up
a strong fight for president, but after
the voting began How're of Wahpeton
and Lee of Hatton, who were candi-
dates, withdrew, throwing their sup
port to Russell, who won out by
vote of 245 to 167.
Following the election a banquet
was served for the visiting firemen
at the city hall.