Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-08-27
Local Neus
Return This Week.

Nr. and Mrs. NJ. Z. Wood and Mr.
and Mrs. c. P. Lattig, who have beeI
enjoying their vacation camping OF
Hornet Creek are expected to rtur1
home sometime this week. GuarC
Wood who has been with them came
down Saturday
Install New Light.
Another big light was added t1
main street Saturday night in front
of the Moss Mercantile Company ste
re. 1t is called the nitrogen fblament
lamp and is Edisonis latest invent
ion. 1t is eight hundred candle power
and burns four hundred watts and cel
tainly gives some light.
Shoots Self In Foot.
While out shooting birds on the
ranch with her husband on Monday
Of this week Mrs P. E. Short was
unfortunate enough to shoot herseR
in the foet with a twenty two calibre
rifle inflicting a painful but not a
dangerous wound. She was at once
brought to town and the wound dress
ed.
Abernathy Sees Comet.
@orge AbeInathy is responsible
for the report that comet can be
seen about a. m. en- line east
from the north star and southeast
from the bottom Of the big dippe. NJ !.
Ahernathy states that the comet is
visible from about 2 a. m. and can
be seen until daylight but is more
plainly seen about four a. m.
Undergoes Operation.
Word received this week from
Tacoma is to the effect that H. C.
Veal formerly well known resident
cf this place and well known here un-
derwent an operation for appended
tbs at a hospital in that city. The OPP
GRAFTON so far seems to have proven
a success and he is announced es
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected
A Unique Window.
Some unique window dressing can
be seen in one of the Windows at
Wood and SpauIdings store, the
of l. H. Adair. 1t consists
of a fun rigged battleship and two
torpedo boats constructed
entirely of tools from the hardware
shelf. 1t looks like a very real ship
and is equipped with heavy guns, sma
Her ones and with rapid fire guns.
As the good ship flies the good old
stars and stripes, no Apprehension
need be felt as to her intentions.
Badly Injured by Explosion.
Burt Patterson was brought in
from Crane Greek to the VIM. Walk
er home in this city the first of this
week suffering from burns caused
by a prematurer explosion Of black
oowder.r It seems that Patterson
was blasting a well and the charge
fired in the well in some menner
caused the explosion of five pounds
of powder near where he was stand
ing. He was badly burned and ser
iously injured but at this time is
resting easily.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Harris on the 2Srd baby daughter.
Charley Mccrea Injured
While at work in tie plumbing
shop of ]. A Lauer and Brother
last Friday Charley MoCrea sustain
ed quite a severe injury on the top
of his head. He was endeavoring to
bend piece of iron pipe and was
pulling down on it when suddenly, on
account of flaw in the pipe, it bro
Ike in two striking him on the head
cutting an ugly looking cash which
bled freely, but strangly would
bleed profusely while his hat was on
but would ceace when he removed
his hat. Mr.. McCrea pluckily cortsnu-
ed with his work for an hour or
more but finally was compelled to
go to a doctor and have his wound az
tended to. DR.. Crouch closed the
wound and applied the necessary
bandages.
Kills Bob Cat With Club.
Charles Boor of Ironside, Oregon,
visited the first of the week wsth
friends in Payette. While hers = he
told OF thrilling experience at his
home near Ironside one evening when
hearing disturbance in the yard he
went out to investigate. Nothing ap-
pearing wrong in the yard he glanc-
ed into a tent being occupied by his
two small boys and was greatly sur
prsed to see huge bobcat crouch
ed on the bed. Seizing club he soon
beat the animad to death.
DR.. ]. e. Crouch was q Boise Walt
or on Tuesday OF this week.
Miss Reva Cree who for three year
has been instructor in the Domest'c c
Science department OF the Payette
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