Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13

enough and a confidence in his home
town-to inspire him with the courage
TO invest nj own money and that of
his associates in providing for Payette
what she so long lacked, good, fine,
first class hotel and who had the good
Judgment with it all to place therein,
as host and hostess, those who have
had wide experience. who know how to
cater to the public and cause the guests
to feel at home and happy.
Mr.. Dunn, the people of Payette
greet you as benefactor! Who but
you, with a large vision, could have
seen around the circumference of
silver dollar and discovered the oppor-
tunity to do good turn for your fell
low citizens? May this beautiful
structure be to you living monument
standing long after you have gone TO
the great beyond, as a constant re-
minder of the achievements Of an hon
ored citizen"
TELEeRAMs RECEIVED.
Mr.. Dunn was called on for an ad-
dress, but modestly declined. During
the evening Mr.. Dunn received the fol-
lowing kilograms:
Patagonia. Ariz., Oct. II. 1916.
III. e. Dunn.
"Payette, Idaho.
Many congratulations and best
wishes for the success of new hotel.
wish were theer to help celebrate your
opening, but l am in the army now
have unlimited confidence in the flu
ture of Payette. My dearest friends
live there and 1 expect to always live
there. l.. V. PATCH"
Hiram Dunn,
"Payette. Idaho.
Accept my hearty congratulations
upon the splendid work you have ac-
complished in giving to your city a
hostelry such as you are opening this
day. 1t means the dawn of a new and
better Payette from which it's citizens
will receive much inspiration and CON
fidence towards its future upbuilding.
"ERV w. JOHNSON"
DANCING is ENJOYED.
When the program of the evening
was completed dancing was enjoyed in
the ballroom of the hotel. Splendid
music was furnished by the Payette
orchestra.
In the Payette Modern Garage, across
the street from the hotel, there was
dancing all evening. Music there was
furnished by the Ontario orchestra.
This garage, one of the finest in the
state, had it's formal opening yester-
day. 1t Is conducted by Walling &
Clay. There were 10 makes of cars On
exhibition during the day and hundreds
OF people attended the big auto show
The Ford garage also had an opening
in its new quarters, the room formerly
occupied by the Idaho Power company
POWER COMPANY OFFICE.
Three concerns located In the new
hotel building had formal openings
along with the opening of the hotel
proper. The corner room of the build
ing has been leased by the Idaho Power
company as headquarters for the Pay
cite division. The room Is a large one
and has been deliberately equipped.
Demonstrations were given in electric
cooking yesterday afternoon and more
than 100 biscuits and prorortionate
amounts of cake and coffee were served
by Mrs. NJ w. Briggs, the company's
demonstration from the Boise office as
sisted by the domestic science class If
the Payette high school Two electric
ranges were kept In use throughout the
afternoon. A number of prominent Of
fcials of the power company were pres
ent at the celebration. including O. q.
F. Markhus William Wallace, G. II.
Davis. Herman Waters and II. L.
Dicke. all of Boise, and Mr.. MCGEE OF
New York.
j. f. Orr. divisional manager of the
company, is in charge of the Payette
office, with w. F. Crockford in charge
of materials and supplies, Charles
Smith as assistant Mrs. A. r. Brown
as bookkeeper and Miss Lyla Steffen
as stenographer. The Payette division
serves the towns of Payette. Parma.
Nyssa, Ontario. New Plymouth. Fruit
land. Weiser. Huntington and Home
stead
The Bancroft billiard club occupies
another room In the hotel building.
The proprietors, Fulton & Snowberger,