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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-11-23

ulous price OF 81 900 per acre
On October 18th this hardy pio-
'neer celebrated the seventy fourth
anniversary OF his birth and still
hale and hearty he devotes himself
TO his stock business with as much
success as he did in former years.
His business has always been con
Quoted with marked ability and he
is recognized as one Of the leading
stock men Of the state. His realty
holdings are very extensive and he
is at present improving large tract
up the Payette river by setting II
out 10 Jonathan apples He is Vice
President of the First National Bank
OF this city. for nine years was pres
ident Of the Idaho Canning Company
is interested in the Lower Payette
Ditch. President OF the Creamery
Co. and is interested in many 9TH
er business concerns. He has al
ways pinned his faith In the future
Of this valley. is member OF the
Payette Commercial club and has
had the satisfaction Of living TO
see the section OF Idaho that APP
pealed to him when 1t was new and
virgin, develop into one OF the rich
est sections OF the state.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-11-23
NOTICE TO cRspIToRs.

In the Probate Court OF the Coun'
" CT Canyon, State Of Idaho
In the Matter OF the Estate Of
Andrew J. Bilyeu, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned administrator of the estate
of Andrew ]. Bilyeu. deceased, to
the creditors Of. and all persons hay.
ing claims against the said deceased.
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice
to the said Rupert A Biiyeu at the
law office of Ira W. Kenward in Pay
cite, Idaho. the same being degignat.
ed as the place for the transaction
OF the business Of said estate in
the County Of Canyon, State of Ida
no.
Dated November 18th, 1911.
RUPERT A. BILYEU,
Administrator OF the estate of
Andrew J. Bilyeu, deceased.
l. w. KENwARD. Attorney,
Payette. Idaho.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-11-23
NOTICE TO PATRONS.
Hot Lake. Oregon

l have moved my dress making
rooms TO the residence of W. NJ.
Davis on First Avenue South. second
house from the corner on Ninth
Street and First Avenue South where
/ will be pleased 20 meet all my
old customers and anyone desiring
the services OF a dressmaker.
Ella Gorsfon.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-11-23

Indian boy and were just stalking
him into bed so he could not es-
cape when Mr.. Pence and his part
ner arrived in camp. They would
hardly believe that Mr.. Pence and
his partner were not the rem.
nants of some large band of emil
grants that had been massacred by
the Indians and that they had trsy.
eled over the battlefield and through
the same section Of country and not
seen an Indian.
After arriving in the Boise Basin
Mr.. Pence prospected for time but
not meeting with success he formed
a partnership with a man by the
name of Kinney and that winter whip
sawed lumber for the miners. He
saw man called Beaver Dick stake
out the first ranch in the Boise
Valley the land being about five
miles above Boise City
From 1863 until 1866 he freighted
from Umatilla and Walla Walla to
Boise Basin and then for one season
ran q horse power threshing ma
chine in the Boise Valley threshing
cut grain for the farmers receiving
fifteen cents a bushel Grain at that
time being worth five cents pound.
In 1867 he went TO walla Walla
and purchasing cattle roaded them
back TO the Payette Valley and. To-
eating at the mouth of Big Willow
where he paid a squatter to leave,
on the same ranch that is now OPP
Grated by his two sons Harry and
Walter, he engaged in the business
Of stock raising which he followed
successfully for fifteen years and
has had as many as two thousand
head of cattle at one time. His sales
Of stock in 1887 amounted to forty
two thousand and five hundred dol
lars.
He moved TO Payette in 1882 from
the ranch when there we're but few
buildings here During his time as
a resident of Payette he has occu-
pied many positions of trust. He
vas first mayor of the city and was
a member OF the school board with
W. A. Coughanour and VIM. Lauer.
when the land on which the present
Central High School building stands
was secured and has a picture Of
the pupils attending the first school
IN Payette.
The many incidents of Indian wars
and other dangers in this valley
when he first settled here are thrill
ing and would form an interesting
volume. Many times he and his
family have been forced TO sleep
IN the grain fields and bushes NOV
ing their bed every evening being
in fear OF sH attack from the In
dams and II was no uncommon thing
for him to load his entire family In
70 a big hack at an hours notice |
and start post haste for the fort /
at Boise to escape the Indians. To /
lacilltate movements OF this sort /
the early settlers had built along
the Fayette river stockades in which /
me fleeing families might find shell
C. wien too closely pressed by 4
the savages. Some OF the atrocities
hy the Indians and the /
awless element that usually settle in
! new country are too terrible to
relate; but that day has long since
passed and he is now living to en-
oy the fruits of early toll in this
-ioh valley to which he early pinned
lis faith and has seen the valley
row from a stock country TO gener-
4 farming ana then witnessed the
development OF the fruit industry and
and which he and others home
teaded or bought and sold for
ew dollars per acre. reach the fab !
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At a meeting of the directors OF
the Payette Driving Club and Fair
Association held Monday October
23rd, 1911. an assessment OF one
dollar, twenty five cents per share,
was levied on the capital stock OF
said association. payable TO S. z.
Chapman. Secy., at his residence In
Payette Idaho, on or before NoYem-
Der 18th. 1911. ANY stock on which
this assessment remains unpaid on
November 25th. 1911. will be advertis-
ed and sold to pay said assessment
and expenses of advertisement and
sale.
43t4 8. q. CHAPMAN. eecy.
For Sale-Ducks and geese. dress
ed and undressed. Henry Sick II
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-11-23

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.
Payette Driving Club and Fair As
ISOLATION, Payette, Idaho. October
2srd, 1911,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-11-23

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MAKING MONEY WITH SHEEP
Small Flock of Shropshires Make Ex
ceIIent Returns for Owner Dur J
ing Course of Year.
CIV G. w. coFFE.l

A neighbor of mine had 3S high
grade eve Shropshires last spring.
The business was new to him, and he
studied the sheep and the available
bulletins upon their care as he went
along, learning the way over one diff
ficulty as they arose. Only SO ewes
produced Iambs-47 lambs-and only
40 of these lived to a marketable age.
These ewes sheared $50 pounds of
wool, which brought 1914 cents per
pound, netting him $112.10, or S2.95
per eve.
The farmer determined to save IL
of the best ewes and thus enlarge his
f1ocls to 55 for next year. This left
him % lambs to SELL These had been
contracted for in advance at 61s cents
per pound at home, and they weighed
1,480 pounds when sold in June.
This makes an average of weight
of Ga 1-3 pounds, price of $418 per
head, and total of 5000. The II
lambs which he kept, at $4.1S per
head, would add $1706 to the account.
The total income was thus $279.86.
These sheep have done some excel
lent work in cleaning weeds out of
the farm, to say nothing of the value
of the manure, which is worth at
least $25.
My neighbor did not keep a sep
arate account of the cost of keeping
the sheep, but the reader can form
fair judgment as to whether there is
a good profit at these figures.
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Chauffeurs In Germany

A person making application as
driver of motor vehicle in Germany
must present his birth certificate, an
unmounted photograph of himself, a
doctors certificate as to his physical
condition, especially with reference
to his sight and hearing, and evil
dence that he has finished a course
with some person or at some institr-
ton officially qualified to teach the
driving of motor vehicles.
If the application is otherwise ac-
ceptable the party is referred to an
expert especially designated to ex-
anime such applicants The examina-
ton is oral and the applicant must
also give a practical demonstration
of his ability to drive a motor We
hicle. The fees for the first examina-
ton, if held at the residence or Of
flee of the expert, are 10 marks
($2.38) for the driver of motorcycle
and Is marks $3.50 for the driver
of an automobile; If held elsewhere
the. fees are Is and 20 marks ($3.57
ana $4.76) respectively. The fees for
subsequent examinations of the same
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had forgotten the latter in the first
bliss of the moment, but when Dearest
raised her warning and inspiring cry
he had realized that after all a fortune
like that his aunt's property represent
ed was quite well worth the having.
I'm not attempting to deny, you see,
that there was enough of his old self
left, in spite of the changes love had
brought about, not to make him rather
certain, now that Dearest had remind
I'd him of it, that Aunt Georgys Aus
Gralian farm would not make half a
bad sort of wedding present. At least
j noticed that he lost no time in obey
ing her mandate, for no sooner were
the words out of her mouth than Ter
hume was In full cry for the staircase,
with Dearest and myself hard after
him, while couple of fox terriers that
had sprung from dear knows where
added to the confusion by yapping at
our heels and otherwise impeding our
progress, in a praiseworthy attempt to
be in at the death. And even as /
tripped and stumbled over them and
laughed and whooped with Dearest,
heard that chump of a Brancepeth out
on the stoop shrieking, Gone away!
Gone away" as if he were possessed.
1t is no wonder, then, having admitted
the childish state Of excitement in
which Terhune's last throw for a for
tune against time had thrown us, that
in the confusion we all three succeed
ed in running into Agatha First, as she
came round the corner of the hall on
her way, l suppose, to find out what
all the noise was about. Dearest
stopped a moment to explain things to
her and could see over my shoulder,
even as I hurried after Arch, that the
two had given each other swift en-
brace before Agatha First hurried on
to meet her lover.
We had just reached the staircase,
however, when Dearest overlook us.
What are you going to do?" she
asked Arch, who was just about to as
cend
Go up and find Miss Lawrence re-
piled the distracted lover, "as quick as
l cam"
But dearest glided past me and stood
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an0 judged rightly, as events proved,
my lips would convince my wife as
nothing else could, that was right in
believing that Terhune had come at
length to see that love, more than any
thing else in the world-even fortune
wa5 the only thing worth considering
when it came to question of getting
married
Don't you see," ended, "he refused
to do as l suggested, refused to go and
ask Agatha First, although he believed
thoroughly that she would accept him,
solely because he was in love with
Agatha Sixth, and would rather have
had no 4ortune at all than fortune
with any other girl?" l laid my hand
on her arm appealingly. My last trump
had been played, but not in vain.
Grasping my meaning with lightning
like rapidity, Dearest was on the in
slant all action THE time, Wilfred,
the time!" she urged, her cheeks
adame, ner gray eyes black.
six minutes of one" answered, as
she pulled the watch from my hands.
Archibald Terhune! Do you hear
that?" she almost shouted to Arch in
uncomfortable excitement. Its six
minutes of one! Find Agatha Sixth and
ask her to marry you, for heavens
sake" Then, as Terhune only stood
and stared at her with dropped jaw,
she stamped her foot vehemently.
Don't stand and stare like that!"
she cried. do as say! Hurry! Run
for your life!"
And Arch was gone at the word,
though l don't think he had until then
any idea that there was still time to re-
trieve the day and a fortune.
To do him Justice, l don't think he
had any other thought subsequent to
Brancepeth's story and the revelations
that fol owed in regard to Agatha
Sixth's reason for refusing him, than
that she was more likely to change her
MINI and marry him after all, since
he. suspicious had proved unfounded.
And this thought, to give him all his
due, had been sufficient to make him
happy without any thought of his
aunt's property. In fact. l think he
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CHAPTER XIII.

AS for the rest of us, including So
licitor Barnes, who had been rescued
from the library by some maid or
footman, we repaired Immediately to
the dining room, where the wedding
luncheon, of Dearest's creation, await
ed us, and had all taken our places be-
fore the big clock on the mantel quite
ceased booming the hour. Of course
the bridal nature of the table decora-
lions made a hit-as my Americanized
wife persists in saying-with those two
ardent lovers, Brancepeth and Agatha
First, and they admired and exclaimed
quite as if the whole thing were gotten
up for their especial benefit. And it
was during this meal that we gathered
fuller details of the trials and tribula-
lions that had beset the path of this
now happy pair, which explained and
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accounted for many hitherto unac-
countable happenings Of our own ex-
perience.
Among other things it appeared that
Brancepeth was, of course, the owner
of the checked coat l had seen in the
automobile in the woods, and that the
coat we had found in Terhune's closet
later had only borne resemblance to
it. ThR young man had run down from
his uncle's place in his machine that
day, he told us, to meet Agatha First
in the woods, by prearrangement with
her, which, of course, explained the
business of her assumed headache and
refusal to go to Northbury with us.
They had been obliged to keep their
attachment secret evidently enough,
on account of Brancepeth's uncles de-
termination to marry him to Miss Sim
plin But when we protested against
their having left us out of their conf
dence, Brancepeth explained they had
thought it best because they feared
that Cecil Chiltern, who, it seemed,
was a great friend and political ally of
his despotic uncle, would find out from
us, probably through my wife's friend
ship for his wife, about Brancepeth's
engagement to Agatha First, in which
event Brancepeth felt convinced Chill
tern would feel it his duty to inform
said despotic uncle, Thereby" as the
young man himself put it, raising the
deuce of row for nothing, don't you
know"
lTO PIE CONTTNTTEn
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SYNOPSIS.

Archibald Terhune, popular and in
tolent young bachelor of London, re-,
eeiveS news that he has been made helr
to the estate of his Aunt Georgiana, with
an income of $4,000 year, on condition
that he become engaged to be married
within ten days. Failing to do SO the
legacy will go to third cousin in Amer
lea. The story opens at Castle Wyckof,
where Lord Vincent and his wife, friends
of Terhune, are discussing plans to find
him a wife within the prescribed time. 1t
seems that Lady Vincent is one of seven
persons named Agatha, all close girlhood
chums. She decides to invite two of them
to the castle and have Archie there as
one of the guests. Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as handpainted beauty. Agatha
First is breezy American girl. Lady
VincSnt tells her husband that Agatha
Sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
from Agatha Sixth the admission that
she cares for him, but will require a
months time fully to make up her mind
Agatha First, neglected by Terhune, re-
ceives attentions from Leslie Freer Four
days OF the precious time have passed
when Terhune is called to London on
business. Agatha First, on the plea of
sickness, excuses herself from motor
trip planned by the Vincents. Later they
see Agatha First picking flowers with a
strange man. The Vincents discuss
Agatha's seeming duplicity. The follow
Ing day the party visits the ruins of an
old convent. Terhune continues his at
tentions to Agatha Sixth. Then suddenly
he transfers his attentions to Agatha
First Vincent scores him for his appar
ent hckieness. The last evening of the
time allotted in which to become engaged
arrives. The following day Solicitor Burns
will arrive from London, and the Vim
cents are ANGUS to consummate the en-
lgagement. Vincent discovers Agatha
First and a man with his arm around
her waist. Vincent decides that the man
must be Terhune. The next morning Ter
the and gna F tabe are While eb
Sixth seems somewhat displeased. Solicit
tor Burns arrives. The vincents are
anxious In an interview of Vincent and
his wife the latter cries in desperation
over the puzzling condition of affairs.
Solicitor Barnes arrives. The Vincent's
are anxious. Will Terhune report an af-
6anced or a free man? Terhune tells
Lord Vincent that he proposed to Agatha
Sixth and that she had refused to marry
him. Terhune declares that If he cannot
have tho woman of his choice that he
will sacrifice his aunt's fortune. An auto
mobile arrives.
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in front of him on the stairs, barring
the way.
'Wait!" she commanded. "She's in
her room, you can't do that! You
can't go and scream the good news
through her door very we'll 1t wouldn't
do at ALI You must have more regard
for the appearance Of the thing!"
But, good heavens!" cried poor Ter
hume, this is no time to think of APP
pearances- three minutes of one!"
But my darling paid no attention to
him. Hold him, Wilfred," she ordered
me, and as l sprang to obey was gone
in the shadow of the hall above. "
Two and half minutes later, and
not a second after, she appeared,
leading Agatha Sixth by the hand,
though it is true the, latter looked
weepy-eyed, to say the least, and gave
every appearance of reluctance.
This vanished, however, at sight of
Terhune, red-faced and somewhat
warm from his vain efforts to free
himself from my embrace, and she
flew down the stairs to meet him and
by sheer force of arms, not to be face
tious, compelled me to relinquish my
position in her favor. Something was
jolly well pleased to do, by the way.
Arch is hard man to hold when he's
Friled, end that two and half minutes
of suspense had made me his debtor
for couple of knocks and one we'll
kicked shin.
But just how the miracle of Agatha
Sixth's change of heart had been &C
complished, or in what manner Dear
est had so presented her case as to
achieve such speedy results, | am not
prepared to state. ] only know that it
was nothing more than had expected
OF the cleverness of my wife, and as
for Terhune, think he was too happy
to know or care.
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Cranleigh Hume swung himself
into the Manayunk car, thrust his
thumb and forefinger into his waist
coat pocket after the small change he
usually kept there. and found moth
ing.
"Hurrup!" growled the conductor,
glancing at the waiting line behind
the trim young fellow. The boys
fingers rummaged nervously through
other pockets.
"Ah, here" snarled the bluecoat,
trying to beat your way for a few
blocks!" He jerked thu bell violent
ly for stop.
II have nothing but this bill"
Hume thrust into an inside pocket
and drew forth twenty dollar note.
The car came to grumbling stop.
The conductor was angry. mo, you
don't. You know / can't change a
double X Don't have to. Get off,"
The young fellow hesitated, flush
crept up his face into his closely
clipped hair. Two or three passen-
gers were smiling at his dilemma.
He turned on his heel and stepped
into the night.
At the same moment a fat, white
haired, red-faced old gentleman
stepped from the crowd on the car
platform. The car rushed away with
its usual ascending whine. Gran
leigh found himself and companion
dropped in the midst of row of
dwellings of incorporating re-
spectability.
The young man stood for mo-
ment under an arc light, wondering
vaguely into which house the old
gentleman would turn when. to his
surprise, he spoke.
pretty rotten company that"
Rather" returned Hume cautious
ly, looking up and down the street
for the light of a drug store where
he could get his bill changed.
Don't bother" said the old man;
81 have some small change. Well
go out Manayunk way together"
Hume glanced suspiciously for a
moment, but the broad comfortable
face and prosperous clothes were re-
assuring. Then why did you get
off"
The old gentleman nodded en-
phatically. Because you did. Bow
eriIs my name. Elziver Boveril.