Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-10-17
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BUSY FRU|TLAND ITEMS

Rev. Lewtas closed very success
full course of lectures at the NJ. E
church Friday night, the last two
nights being the illustrated lectures
Thursday night was given to views o
England and a tour of the old world
Friday night a tour through Palestine
and the Passion Play" The enter
tainment throughout was refined,
educational and delightfully."- enter
tanning and largely attended through
the entire week. Rev. Lewtas went
from here to Ontario and will be at
the NJ E. church there during this
week.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Cook, a
Christian minister from Vale spent a
few days last week with his uncle,
P. A. Silkett.
Mrs. G. M. Williams was so far
recovered as to be able to leave the
hospital and return home Tuesday.
Mrs. J. NJ. Royston is quite i'll
with erysipelas in the face, but it
is hoped the attack can be controll-
ed and a rapid recovery assured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Castle of New
Plymouth were visiting friends in
Fruitland over Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. A Smith ami chi dren left
last week fer Meadows where she
will join Mr.. Smith and make their
home in the future. Gordon Smith
and family have moved into tie
NJ. A. Smith residence and John Ladd
has moved into the C. E. Silkett
residence vacated by Gordon Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelms are dis
posing of their household goods at
private sale and leave this week
for Minnesota.
Mrs. A. Kaessner received a mes
sage from Boise Sunday morn g, al
nouncing the death of her grand
mother, Mrs. George Hcskins at
that place on the morning OF the
18th. Mr.. KaessIer left on the Pony
to assist in the funeral arrangements
and the remains wer5 brought to
Payette Tuesday morning for burial.
Mrs. Donna Engle and two child
rem from Richfield are guests at the
home of her half brother, Mr.. Grant
Fisher and will remain for couple |
of weeks, assisting in the fruit.
Arthur and Orlo Wilcox hay e been
employed by the Good Roads Com
E. Blomstrom, H. ]. /
Puchert and Allen Stegall the past |
few weeks in putting in cement cul-
verts. A word right here will not be
amiss in regard to the efficiency of
our good roads commissioners and
the very substantial work beng do-e
by them. Last spring in this dis
trict 26 cement culverts were put
in and SO far this fall IA have been
built and about 20 more yet to be
built. 1t is the aim of the commits
sioners to do telling work that will /
be good in the years to come and no
sane man will object to work to i'm
prove our public highways when we
can see our moneys worth. It's the
cheap and useless work that's most
expensive because it is not lasting.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Seigel and lit
lie daughter from Crescent, Iowa,
arrived last week for a visit with
lis sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
?. K. Hanson.
Mrs. P. A. Cregor was called to
oayette to the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. levi Slinker, who passed away
sunday afternoon before her arrival.
While a visitor to the State Fair
We viewed with admiration the splen-
lid Payette Exhibit which was about
he classiest lot of fruit it has been
,ur privilege to see. The grapes
rom L. V. Patch's vineyard remind
ID us of the story of Caleb and Joh-
la's visit to the land of Canaan.
What we did not see was an apple,
rape or any fruit from Fruitland, {
We. who boast and can produce the I
cry best in Idaho, from inertia fail
o let it be known we are on tie :
zap. Wake up! Citizecs of Fru t !
and bench and write Fruitland in
ig letters on the map of the state {
f Idaho. 1
]. NJ Royston came near suffering
he loss of his big $50 pound hog
lille at the State fair. During the S
ain it was exposed to the elements L
nd took an attack Of pneumonia C
-hich came near proving fatal but we t
re glad to say for Mr.. Royston he
roved equal to the emergency and o
ulled the valuable animal through. S
L. w. Sraulding and family o. Fay S
tie wore Sunday afternoon visitc's S
t the ]. H. Spainhower home. a
Potato diggin' time is here aud Il
lie weather is ideal for the job.
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