Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-01-30

Dad Purcell who for fifty year
has been trapping in this section ant
, who is known as one of the most sue
T Icessful trappers in this part O
, the state has decided to quit the
game and has issued little booklet
explaining his sure catch methods
which he is gonig TO sell at reason
able price. 1t will pay all interested
in trapping to get Dads" booklet.
Has Disastrous Fire.
Saturday last fire which caught
from a defective flue burned the
cook house on the Berding ranch to
the ground entailing loss of sew
eral hundred dollars The fire was
not discovered until well underway
and with only two or three men en-
ployed on the ranch TO fight it, it
was impossible to control the blaze
excepting in SO far as it affected the
adjacent buildings.
Joining Community Club.
A number of Payette people have
signed up for membership in the
Payette Lake Club and have taken
lot Messrs. T. A Bisby and H.
w. Arnold of Boise, who are organ
izing the club and selling lots and
memberships were in Payette Tues
day and were very enthusiastic re-
garding the success of the movement.
1t has been determined to secure
200 members to start with and two
hundred and forty of these have al
ready been pledged and by the first
of the month the full three hundred
will have been signed up.
Dried Fruit Now Ready for Market
The Payette Fruit Packing Com
pany finished packing their dried
fruit today. C. H Hoffman, Mgr, re-
ports good run this season, the out
put being 5000 lbs. of apples and
$4,000 lbs. prunes. The work of pack
ing has been going on for the last Is
days and employs % men and Is wo-
men. Prices received for the dried
apples, per box, generally net the
grower about the same as second |
grade apples which means that Gull
apples bring the same as seconds. |
No sales have been made yet this
season although good offers have
been received for the prunes.
Class Holds Pleasant Meeting.
The Philathea Glass of the Pres
byterian Sunday School met on last
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Miss Beryl Downs at five O'Clock. Din
1er was served at six o'clock after
which the meeting was called to or
Ter and the officers for the ensu-
ng year chosen as follows:
President-Ruth Mauls.
Vice President-Crete Wilcox.
Secretary-Mabel Benzer.
Treasurer-Esther Reed.
Those present were Ruth Maule.
iladys Wilcox, Mabel Benzer, Esth-
IT Reed, Aldula Gregory, Ruth Ken Il
ward, Florence White, Miss Shilson, /
dillie Lattig, Beryl Downs.
Death of Mrs. John Daugherty. 4
Mrs John Daugherty aged eighty ,
me years died at her home in Pay q
,tte on Monday. January 9th after ,
/ lingering illness. Mrs. Daugherty $
vas consistent Christian woman =
laying joined the NJ. E. church in c
.arly girlhood. For several years
he had been unable to attend ser
ices but belonged to the home de-
lartment of the Methodist Sunday
school in Payette and studied the
esson in her home. She leaves
three sons and two daugh-
ers. The funeral services were
eld at the NJ. E. church Tuesday af-
ernoon conducted by Rev. A L. How
nth and interment was made in Riv-
rside cemetery. u
IN Entertainment of Merit
Several times we have called the
Il60llOl Oh our ItduSIS 10 Tie GULL
lg of the Shuberts who viii be in
his cvity for one engagement the L
vening of February under the au- j
pices Of the Portia Club. Their en- 1
srtainment will be rare musical Il
-eat. Their entertainment win be c
iven in the Elite Opera house and IL
ckets win be on sale at Strother's e
ewelry store. The price of admis q
on viii be as follows: School child y
IN, Soc; adults so and 75c. There a
re two good reasons why the Shub- c
IT'S should draw good crowd. First
le excellence of their entertainment =
1titles them to consideration by
usic lovers Second. they are com 81
e to Payette under the auspices of !,
lie Portia club and the portion OF a
le receipts that go to the club viii II
oply on the price Of plano which II
n 1odfoc ~ro huviru fnr tho Crru-