Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-01
LOCAL NEWS
Military Ball February n.

Military Ball February n.
Co. / is arranging to give their an
nual military ball on the eFening Of
February 22nd. This is an event
looked forward to by a large number
in Payette and the Company is plan
ming TO make the affair more elabor-
ate than ever before.
Getting Much Better.
Mrs. Riggs. formerly Miss Mag
gle Treyey. OF Emmett who has been
Ill with rheumatism is reported as
much better and able for the frat
time in weeks to get around her
home by the aid OF crutehes. Her
many friends in Payette will be
pleased to learn that she is on the
road to recovery
/ New Master Mechanic.
Wm. Jones has been appointed
master mechanic on the Payette Val
I ley Railroad in place OF Ross Quinn
by, resigned. Mr.. Jones is a well
known railroad man having served a
I time as engineer on the P. l. & n.
and o. s. L. railroads Mr. Quimby
resigned to 90 to Tuscon. Arizona.
TO accept a position with the South
ern Pacific road.
Has Best Station.
Agent George F. Johnson received
the first Of this week received the
gold medal awarded BY the o. S.
L. officials for the best kept sta
tion on the Idaho divisions Of the
Short bine. In the contest he re.
ceived ten marks on the passenger
station. ten on the freight station
and ten on the water tank which
constitutes a perfect score.
Leaves Psyette.
C. D. Bucknum who recently dis
posed Of his furniture and hardware
business to A. w. Conoyer left to-
day with his family and household
goods for Emmett where he viii
make his future home. While here
but a short time Mr.. Bueknum made
many friends who would have been
pleased to have him remain in Pay
ette but will wish for him great
success in Emmett
Have Pleasant Afternoon.
A number Of ladies met at the
home OF Mrs. ]. NJ. Bennett on last
Friday afternoon and enjoyed the
time sewing en- dresses for the Child
ren's Home Finding Society. Late
in the afternoon refreshments were
served and the hostess was presented
with a nice cut glass fruit dish.
Those present were: Mesdames Man
devilIe, A B. Moss. Ruth Moss. Moot.
Muller. Brundage, Stoufer. Chase,
Coughanour. satOris. Erwin. Riley
and Burns
Steel Worker Receivers.
Dell Huntington the structural
steel worker who fell from the Snake
River bridge a short time ago and
was seriously injured is rapidly re
covering, He is at present able
to bear his weight slightly upon the
broken leg and gets around the hos
pital with the aid OF crutches- In
about a week or ten days it is.
thought he viii be able TO leave
the hospital and go to his home in
Caldwell where he will rest and re-
euperate until able to resume his
work with the steel company.
Nampa's Promoter in Jail.
A short time ago papers IN this
section Of Southern Idaho were pleas
ed TO note that Nampa was 10 have
a smelter and that one Chas. H.
Gage was the man behind the gun
who would under certain conditions
secure such a vast enterprise for
our sister city. For a time there
was much ado in the papers about
this smelter and this man Gage. Now
It is interesting TO note that vhe
self same Gage is in jail at Baker
City. It is said the gentleman was
rihe indisereet in writing checks
hence his untimely end.
The Great White Way.
The ranchmen living on Iowa Az
enue north OF the city have made
arrangements whereby that stretch
Of country road in the near future
viii be converted into a great white
way" A contract has been made
With the Idaho Oregon Light & Pow
er Company whereby they are to
install sixty watt tungsten lamps
every three or four telephone pole
lengths along this avenue thereby
lighting il quite brightly. The rauch-
men interested and affected by this
new arrangement are A F. Roup, l.
z. Keeler. Henry Peutz. Charles B.
Shontz. A. NJ. Johnston, E. E. Dean,
H. Cornelson, Homer Zimmerman. E
E. Parsons. Geo. Alspaugh TIE
work is to be done and the lights