Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-03-18
Local Items

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home last Saturday afternoon. MIS-
Irene Cotton furnished music an'
after the business meeting, the
girls had their pictures taken as
part of the afternoons fun. The hes
tess served salad, cake and cocoa
Mrs. R. j. Rouse entertained the
Builders and their teacher Miss Else
Schmid last Saturday afternoon fol
their regular business meeting.
Last Wednesday night tie River
side young people found that Miss
Edith Blomstrom, who used to be
one of their number, was spending
the night with her sister Miss Elsie.
Fourteen of them gathered at the
home OF Mr.. j. G. Hill and jolly
good time followed. Cocoa and cake
furnished the refreshments.
The members of the Mutual Eene-
fit Club, with their husbands, met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. X. 5.
Hutch last Friday night.
The WINS. quarterly tea meet
ing at the home of Mrs. ]. w. Gill
more was attended by about twenty
ladies'. The subject for discussion
was "The Red Man. Mrs. n. P.
Yockey discussed THE Aboriginal
Red Man and how the Government
| has dealt with him. Mrs, Hollen-
beck spoke on THE Red Man and
his Wife Neighbor". Both were very
good and helped us to get little
view of what we are doing and
what we should do for the Indian.
Mrs. Rouse sang 1.-THE Death of Min
nehaha". Mrs. Robinson read book
review of Ramona" the book that
is doing for the Indian what uncle
Toms Cabin" did for the Negro. The
hostess served delicious refreshments
consisting of pineapple ice, cake and
coffee. Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Gillmores
mother assisted in making the after
noon such a pleasant one.
Last Thursday the neighbors aud
friends of Mr.. Grant Fisher went to
his orchard and did the necessary
pruning for him. Mr.. Fisher, who is
slowly recovering from the measles
is very grateful for this kindness.
DR.. ]. D. Springston, of Portland,
Supt. of Young Peoples work and
Sunday School work, is conducting
an institute in the Baptist church.
Monday night he spoke TO a good
house on Young People. The key
note vas efficiency. He said This is
the day and age of young people put
they must be efficient. Then urged
the young people to make thorough
preparation for their life work. He
will continue the meeting through
Tuesday.
The architects met with the School
Board last Friday evening to present
plans for New school building.
They accepted the plans of Mr.. Mes
bit of Boise. The part they plan to
build now is only one-half of the
building, and will have the following
rooms: A Domestic Science Depart
ment, A Manual Training Depart
ment and Gymnasium, in the base
ment. On the first floor, the class
rooms and labratory and on the sec
ond floor an auditorium with a seat
ing capacity of 400. The estimated
cost is 1000. The question of bond
ing the school district for the amount
will be submitted to vote of the
people on Tuesday March 80. There
will be two questions upon which
each person will be asked to vote,
First: To bond for SIS, 900 for the
school building. Second: To bond
for an additional $4,000 for heating
plant, which will heat both buildings,
lessening the expense of feul and
insuring better heating facilities. Thu
new building is to be placed east
of the present building and to have
two exits, one on the East and one
On the South. The heating plant is
to stand between the two buildings.
At a school board meeting held
last Monday afternoon the following
teachers were selected for the
year 1876.
Supt.-G. w. Cotton.
Principal.-M. NJ. Mcintosh.
Science.-Wm. A. Dewhirst.
Latin and German.-Miss Fac Sut.
ton.
English and History. Miss Flor
ence Mccormick.