Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-05-21
Local Neus

IuS IllSu SSuOOi pOgS SILVER Heud
p contest Tuesday night of last weol
was largely attended and very fine
Each Of the five boys showing abilit.
and poise in the rendering of thei
selections. Amsey Bollingers select
ion Saved" brought out a beautiful
thought proving moderate drinking
but a snare, Earl Folk gave "a
Fathers prayer Wendall Brown "a
boys talk on prohibition" sincheC
some truths from boys standpoint
Grant Gardner in the selection 'The
ship went down" portrayed the sink
ing of the great Titanic as a meta
phor of the sinking of our ship OF
state from the liquor traffic. Lyle
Brown in college oil cans gave a
selection showing talent and alb lily
as an impersonater. At the last
moment it was learned the judges
did not come, Prof. Cotton, Rev.
Hover and Miss Bowers acting in
that capacity awarding the medal to
Grnt Gardner. Music was furnished
by Robinsons Orchestra. The door
receipts amounted to 81.
Mr.. Tracy a horse buyer last week
purchased from VIM. Homan a fine
bay team of draft horses for $500. He
stated within the past year he had
purchased in the Payette and Snake
river valleys 400 head of good horses
which goes to prove well bred amin
ais are in demand and always bring
a good price.
Excelsior class of the Brethren
Sunday School went to Payette Sun
day where they gave the concert of
sacred song that so pleased the Fruit
land people couple of weeks ago
qnd was met with as much apprec'a-
ticn in Payette.
Fruitland High School baseball team
went to Vale Saturday and played the
best game of the season, making prac-
tically no errors. Lyle Brown made
the best play of the game when he
wen up ito bat with two men on
bases the ball went, they knew not
where, and Lyle trotted in on home
run. Up to the 7th inning the Vale
.eam did not make a tally and the
Vale rooters got disguised and went t
-osting for Fruitland. The score
stood to Is in favor of Fruitland
and was the prettiest game played
,y our boys to date. Several auto
Dads of rooters went along to en-
courage our boys, among them:
G. Sargent, ]. o. Scritchfield, Grant
Fisher, Frank Rands, Prof. Cotton AID
H. E. Robinson.
Another series of accidents domi-
lated by the rule of three We record
his week: Saturday afternoon ]. M.
Davis was leading two three-year-old
,olts from the pasture, his wife and
.hildren following behind must have
frightened them, for suddenly they
an over him, kicking him in the
Jack of the head and in the face, bad
I bruising him all over, it was a.
irst thought his injuries were serl-
,us but later advices are that he is
Icing nicely and was able to be up
tuesday.
Sunday a distressing accident &C.
ured at the E. w. Madsen home, W.
\. Moreland and family were spendin
he afternoon there, the little girls,
and Effie Moreland were
,ut in katherine's fine new swing.
der pet dog and playmate, being an
intelligent animal no doubt
.hought the strange girl had no
light in the new swing which he
considered Katherines special prop
,rty and when Effie started toward
he house he ran angrily at her bit
ng her quite severely at her limbs
Jack and arm the screams of the
children only adding to his excite
nent. DR.. Wright was called and
carefully dressed the wounds and no
serious results are anticipated. The
title dog had to pay the penalty with
lis life.
Monday afternoon H. R. Boomer
net with a painful accident that
night have cost his life. One OF his
heavy Percheron mares had been cut
n the wire and while his hired man
vas holding her he was treating the
The horse reared and plung-
ID knocking Mr.. Boomer down and
stepped on his stomach and other
wise bruising him rendering him I'M
DR.. Wright was callel
and he was restored to consciousness