Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-08-10
FRUITLAND DEPARTMENT
By Mrs. X. G.. Wilson

0 The free out-of-doors picture show
; being given Saturday evenings 1
town, by our wide-awake merchants
t are being well attended. Some eff
: innate the crowd who attended Sat
urday night as 500, while other
{ think it was nearer 1000. The mer
i chants are feeling well repaid ans
a real community spirit seems to b,
developing. A large number Of th'
t audience seems to be boys and girls
. Pictures along the educational linz
that would be of help to our boy
and girls, might be suggested.
Judge Calvin Keller, Editor Of the
"Payette Independent" gave splen
did address Sunday morning in the
Methodist church on the subject
Whats in a Manner"
Little Francis Frost came near be
ing drowned in the Payette river
Sunday. The Frank Powers and H
R. Frost families, after having din
ner Sunday at the Powers home
went to the river near Mckinney Is
land. The children were wading in
! the river near the bank little dis
lance from the men when Mrs. Pow
ers saw Frances disappear from
sight. She called for help but be-
fore the men could reach him, Percy
Powers had swan out and reached
Frances as he was about to sink
the second time In a short time
Frances had fully recovered from the
effects but the fun of wading in the
water for the day was lost. Many
deep places have been washed along
the river bank during the high wat
er in June.
Fern and Forest Wilfong, whose
birthdays were Tuesday and We'd
nesday of this week, invited a few
of their little friends in Sunday after
noon in honor of the occasion.
The Byron Brown family and the
Geo. Strump family and Mrs. John
Kendrick and children motored to
Buttermilk Slough last Sunday. Mr..
Browns sisters and families left
for their homes in Pasadena. this
week.
Thursday afternoon Tiny Hill gave
a party in honor of her guest, Edna
Bloomstrom of Cambridge, whose
birthday fell ON that day. Fourteen
little friends were present and all
were glad to visit with their little
friend Edna.
Thursday evening, Ruth and Alice
Whealdon entertained the Misses
Lulu and Mamie Bayer, Esther Rus
sci, Olive Hunter and Elsie Schmid
at supper.
Friday afternoon the Misses Lulu
and Mamie Bayer entertained
number of their friends at unique
party. Each young Lady came dress
ed as a five-year-old girl, bringing
her dolly Those who thought them
selves little girls again were Olive
Hunter, Esther Russell, Mrs. H. R.
Russell. Elsie Berg. Elsie Schmid,
Alice and Ruth Whealdon, and Ger
tie Melcher. The only grown up at
the party was Miss Elsie, who help
ed Mrs. Bayer serve the little girls
delicious refreshments.
A good many from here attended
the Grange picnic at Washoe last
Thursday.
Milton Schmidt entertained Paul
Gardner, Guy and William Graham,
Elmer and Harry johnson and Carl
Dotson, in honor of his 18th birth
day, last Friday afternoon. His moth
err, Mrs. Leo Schmidt, served dainty
refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Slinker Of Pay
cite and P A. Creger and family
were entertained at the H. B. Strawn
home in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Crawford of Des Moines, Iowa, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Allen and
children of Lohrville, Iowa, and the
DR.. Baker family of Payette, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira White, Wednes-
day.
The Excelsior class of the Breth-
rem church have had a membership
contest, the Blue side winning. The
Reds gave them a hay rack ride
Friday evening to the Grant Fisher
place on upper PENNSYLVANIA Ave-
mo ubara thav servad them a hOun-