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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-09-07
The Country Schools

Before long the country schools will
have opened for the fall term. A
very large percentage of the children
living on the farms receive their en-
tire school training in the local
school. Whatever the country school
has to offer may be theirs. Whatever
it does not offer is beyond the reach
Of most Of them. 1t is evident that
the quality of the country school is
matter of deep concern to the state
and nation.
Within recent years there has been
a great development of interest in the
rural school, and it is high time for
the subject to receive attention. Edu-
Gators all over the land are agreed
that in America, while progress has
been made in the work of graded and
high schools and in colleges, the work
in the rural schools has Jagged sadly.
Some educators go SO far as to say
that until the past few years the rural
school, taking the country over, has
made no progress whatever. Among
the things that are pointed out as
tending to impair the work of the rur-
al schools are:
Poor buildings and poor surround
ings, and poor equipment
Short terms.
Irregular attendance.
To frequent changes of teachers.
Inefaciency on the part of teachers.
Where these defects exist they are
related to each other, and to a multi
tude of others which might be enurn-
Grated. How many of the rural schools
are defective in these and other ways
and what can be done to better them?
Valley City Courier.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-09-07

demon rum at the request Of the loca
prohibition committee, SGT.
Ditto for the prohibitionist at the
request of the local wet committee
$6.T.-Munroe County Democrat.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-09-07

Horses for sale by Hope I'm
plement Co.-Adv.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
DEATH OF OTIS SCOTT.

The death of Mr.. Otis Scot of
Payette, which occurred at the On
tario hospital on Saturday, July Sth,
is mentioned in our Little Willow
correspondence. The funeral services
were held at the Presbyterian church
in this city Sunday afternoon, being
conducted by the pastor Rev. NJ. D.
Reed.
Mr. Scott was the youngest of a
family of eight, one of whom, George
Scott, is we'll known here. The
father and mother and the other
brother, from Fort Collins, Colo. ar
rived in time to see Otis before his
death and were present at the
funeral. None of the sisters were
able to be present, their homes be-
ing in Colorado and California.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
WILL TRAVEL BY AUTO TO
okLAHoMA.AND BACK.

Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. A
L. Gorham, Mr.. and MB. M. H. Hal
Ter and little daughtel of Payetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Booannon and
little son, Of Fruitland, made up a
family party that started in two
automobiles to make the trip to
Oklahoma and return. They expect
to be gone about sixty days and
will cover about 5000 miles of coun-
try. The party will go by way Of
Ogden, Salt Lake and Denver and
will visit in Colorado, Kansas and
Oklahoma. They expect to reach
their destination in Oklahoma, after
making brief stops in Colorado and
in about twenty days. They
.ook tents and fully equipped camp
ng outfit and were looking forward
70 a very enjoyable trip.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
GOOD JUDICIAL TIMBER.

Hon. John c. Rice of Caldwell has
announced that he is candidate
for the office of Justice of the Su.
preme Court of Idaho. Mr.. Rice
has practiced law in this state for
twenty-five years. In this long prac-
tice he has earned and sustained the
reputation of an able lawyer. He is
honest and clean, has been eminent
ly successful in the management of
business affairs and withal he has
sustained the character of an up
right and useful citizen. We don't
care anything about his politics in
this connection, because we know
him as man rather better than we
know him as politician. We be-
lieve it will be recognized throughout
the state that he Is exceptionally
(sood judicial timber.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
HEAD OFFICIAL o. s. L.
PAYS PAYETTE


Payette was honored last Saturday
with a short visit by former citi-
zen and esteemed friend of this
city and community, Mr.. Howard V.
Platt, who was until quite recently
assistant general manager of the
Southern Pacific railroad, with head
quarters in Los Angeles and is now
the vice-president and general mana
ger of the Oregon Short Line and
vice-president of the Union Pacific
systems, with headquarters in Salt
Lake City.
Mr.. Platt is brother of former
County Commissioner w. H. Plat
and Mrs. D. c. Chase of this city
and in addition to a brief enjoyable
visit with his relatives, availed
himself of the opportunity to meet
many of his old-time friends, who
found genuine pleasure in congrat-
ulating him upon his promotion to
the important position he now oc-
oupies.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
Y. M. C. A. CAMPERS RETURN.

Secretary Newman and the Y. NJ.
C. A. boys who have been camping II
the mountains on upper Mann s
creek for several days past, arrived
home at $3.50 Wednesday morning
after an all-night's drive, which to
the boys was new and really en-
joyable feature of their outing trip.
The start from camp was made at
Z O'Clock Tuesday evening and the
trip made at night in order to es-
cape the heat of a daylight journey.
The party had only travelled a
short distance after leaving camp
when the wagon upset on noun
tain road and half AN hour was spent
in reloading the tents and other
equipment. Fortunately no one was
hurt in the accident, but the boys
were considerably scattered along
the mountain side.
The camp was located about 45
miles from Payette on Mann's creek
at an altitude of $500 feet, where
the youngsters spent an enjoyable
week fishing, mountain climbing, ex-
ploring old mines and with other
sports.
The evening oampfires were enjoy
ed and stories were read each night,
fitting some phase of camp life,
with a moral in each one that in
variably suited some particular In
stance of the trip. After deyotions
the boys would roll up in their
blankets for sound sleep upon their
beds of fir boughs.
1t is the intention to have the
annual camping stunt become one OF
the regular features Of the Payette
Y. M. c. A. Junior work, as 1t is
now becoming very popular through.
out the United States and other
countries.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
AN EXPLANATION,

By an oversight which We very
much regret, an explanation of the
failure to have the promised balloon
ascension at Payette on the Fourth
of July, was not made in last week 6
issue of the Enterprise. The facts
are that the arrangements had been
made, the party who was to have
given the exhibition was here and
it was believed until after the ar
rival of the last train that the bal
loon which he had ordered forward
ed from Spokane, Wash, would ar
rive in time for the carrying out Of
that part of the program. The COM
mittee very much regrets the fail
ure to carry out the program as ad-
vertised, which was only prevented
by the circumstances mentioned.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
IN HANDSOME
NEW QUARTERS

Stanton Brothers of the Pure
Food Store" who took possession of
their new quarters about the first
! of the month, are now to be con-
graduated upon having one of the
/ very finest and strictly modern
grocery establishments to be found
in any city in Idaho. This firm
has leased for a term of years the
entire c. A. Smith building, which
was planned and erected especial
ly to suit its requirements. The
store room is 30x80 with basement
3Ox9O as 1t extends out under the
sidewalk. In the rear end of the
salesroom there is a balcony 16x30
upon which floor is located the Of
flee, ladies' rest room, toilet and
laboratory. The entire building is
equipped with a steam heating plant
with hot and cold water connections
ON both lower and upper floors
The grocery store is most en-
Veniently equipped with the up-to-
date Walker bin system on one
side and with handsome wall cases
with large sliding glass doors upon
the other. The equipment consists
of scales and other fixtures of the
most convenient kinds that are
including a cash reg s.
ter put in at cost of over $500, |
which keeps complete and abso- |
lutely accurate record of each days
business transactions.
The windows are commodious
and are constantly dressed in the |
most striking and attractive man
ner. The electric lighting system
of large number of hand |
some lamps aggregating 1910 candle
power.
Two handsome suites Of Off e
rooms on the second floor, which
ook out upon Eighth street, are oc-
;upied by the dental parioIs of |
Dr.. E. B. Holmes and by DR.. H. B.
Jatron, 0steopath, the balance of the
second story being reserved for the
lse of Stanton Bros.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
SOCIALIST RESOLUTION.

Payette, Idaho, July IL, 1876
We the committee appointed by the
Chairman of the Socialist Encamp-
ment now in Payette assembled,
Locals of the Snake and Malheur
valleys represented, extend to
the mayor, the school board and citi-
zens of Payette our appreciation of
the cordial welcome and splendid
hospitality extended to the members
of the encampment. And, be it
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent to the mayor
and copy be printed in the local
press, and that a copy be spread
upon the minutes of this encamp-
ment.
ANNIE E, TRIPDOW,
H. G. JOSEPH,
c. E. LeMOINE,
Committee.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
GOING IN HEAVY
FOR AID" SIGNS

No better indication could b
had Of the new spirit of progress
now being manifest in the business
circles Of Payette than is now be
ing demonstrated by the number o
business firms that are preparing te
install attractive electric adTeris nf
signs.
Mr.. w A. Thompson, the ch. ei
sign engineer of the Electric In
Testment Company, was in this city
Monday and Tuesday and within a
few hours secured contracts for the
installation of signs for the follow
ing named firms: Gorham Mercantile
Co., ]. A. Lauer and Bro, Payette
Modern Garage, Star Bakery Roberts
Pool Hall, and Frank Cases Auto
Tire and Vulcanizing establishment
as well as an elaborate and unique
system of electric signs for the
new hotel and the headquarters of
the Electric Investment Co, in the
hotel building.
The signs which will be of vari-
Gus strikingly attractive designs, will
be Of enameled steel and will
be furnished by the great Fed
eral Sign System. the largest estab-
lishment of its kind in the United
States.
When it is stated that these signs
alone viii embrace an aggregate Of
666 blue and white lamps and will
add to the present street 1lumina-
icn 1880 candle-power, some idea
may be had of what this kind of
will mean for the increas-
I'd splendor OF the business district
Of the city. 1t means that with the
of a $4,000 hotel and other
line buildings Payette is catching the
step that has long been needed to
make it the most attractive and up
-o-date little city in the state.
Il is to be hoped that other business
firms will follow the good example
until Payette shall become known
,ar and wide as a city possessing
he most artistically Illuminated busi-
less quarters to be found anywhere
n the Northwest. Nothing attracts a
stranger and makes him feel like
his family to reside in any
,ity or the surrounding country like
handsome public buildings, fine bust
less houses with their well-kept
stocks and brilliantly illuminated
streets.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
kNmeNT-HURp NUPTiALs.

A. fauiet wedding occurred Tuesday
evening about $3.50 at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Hurd, when
their youngest son, Earl, was marritd
to Miss Marion Arment, the occasion
also being her eighteenth birthday
This came as surprise to their
many friends. Miss Arment's parents
leave for Eugene, Oregon, and Earl
decided he couldn't part with Mar
ion. The wedding march was played
by Mrs. Masonheimer. aunt Of the
groom. Little Evelyn Hurd, 3-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Hurd. preceded the bridal couple,
CARRYING a ring on a beautiful white
rose. as they marched to the bower
of ferns and pink roses where the
ring ceremony was performed by Rev
Farnham of the Church of God.
After the ceremony the bridal
couple and guests, numbering about
30. repaired to the dining room
where bountiful supper, prepared
by the groom's mother, was served.
The dining room was very prettiiy
decorated with whdte and yellow and
beautiful roses and pansies. The
couple received many beautiful and
useful presents,
This worthy couple will reside al
the home In their 1o-acre prune or
chard two miles southeast Of Pay
ettA
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
TRAGIC DEATH
OF 0. |. BROWN

News of the finding of the dead
body of o. L. Brown Of Payette, in
FaWn creek, near the town of Cas-,
cade. in Long Valley, some time
Wednesday afternoon, was received
In this city about 9 o'clock Wednes-
day nigt. N@ further particulars
could be obtained AZ that time and
1t ,supposed THAI 4A Mr.. Brown
had NJ his dsafhby drowning.
Later particulars Se5k feeelved this
morning however, wh;ch Would seem
TO indicate that the death of Mr..
Brown was the result of heart fall
ure and not from drowning.
Mr.. Brown was a we'll known citi-
zen OF Payette, whose occupation w;s
that of a machin!st. For several
years past he had resided here with
his mother, Mrs. Carrie Williams
and his half-sister, Miss Ida VIII
lams, the present home being on
North 7th street. On July 5th, in
company with Mr. Fred Huff, he
took his departure for the Long
Valley country for a short prospect
ing tour. The men were camped on
Fawn creek, a small tributary of
the Payette river. They had been
separated only about two hours
when the dead body of Mr.. Brown |
was discovered by his companion. |
The body was lying face down in
the bed of the creek where
the water was only few inches
deep. Upon ascertaining that life was
extinct, Mr.. Huff summoned assist
ance and the body was carried on
horseback to Cascade, where an in
quest was held, the verdict being
that the deceased had come to his
death from heart failure.
At this hour when the Enterprise
Is going to press, it has not been
determined as to what arrangements
will be made for the holding of the
funeral. If held at this place an
will go from here to
Cascade tomorrow to take charge Of
the arrangements and will return to
Payette Saturday with the body.
The deceased has a brother, Lewis
Brown, who is editor of the In
dependent-Herald at Bertrand, Neb.,
and Ben. H. Williams, his half
brother, is editor of a prominent /.
w. w. publication at Cleveland,
Ohio.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
COMPANY l, PAYETTE.
.ain-R l.. Shaw.

Captaln-H. L. SndW.
First lieutenant-S. NJ. Fitch.
Second lieutenant = Arthur D
hughes
SeIgeants-John w. Rhoads, E. E
Dean, H. T. Carstens, G. W. Rhoads,
i. E. Smith, r. j. Smith and E. E.
Loughrey.
Corporals w. Reimers, A. G.
Brown, H. H. Homan, ]. H. Bowers,
R. C. Hooker and o. v. Wainwright.
Cooks-G. L. Inman, l.. l.. Bowers.
Buglers-R. A. Bates, E. w. Keller.
Privates-Hobart Smith, G. !. Kin
kaid, j. N Boor, H. E. Bird, H. H.
Boyer, L. E. Brown, S. ]. Crull, P. A.
Ficke, H. 7. Foss, W. E. Homan, H.
NJ. Kutch, L. F. Kinder, w. B.
Meyers, G. w. Patterson,F. G. Paine,
Earl Parsons, C. F. Phipps, S. C.
Rhoads, R. E. Sherer, John E. Short,
E. E. Silkett, E. G. Taunland, C. A.
Taylor, M. H. Thomas, R. L. White,
G. A. Williams, G. l. Winneman, ST.
F. A. Johnson, S. S. Wal
ker, F. S. Sherman, H. B. Shepard,
C. F. 'russing, w. NJ Mcintosh, C. L.
Smock, L. J. Betebenner, o. J. Ack-
erman, C. K. Bates, w. T Boyer. E.
H. Staples, A. o. Bracewell, ]. H.
Bohrer, ]. H. Goodwin, G. B. Apple
man, H. w. Mossman, E. F. Hubert,
g. U. Driscoll, o. P May, c. A.
Dowell, ]. D. Keffer, E. G. Edison, w.
R. Little and Bailey.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13

Mr.. E. C. S. Brainard viii go to
Gooding, Idaho, tomorrow to attend
meeting of the board OF trustees
of Gooding College. At this meet
ing final arrangements viii be made
for laying the cornerstone of the
first of the college buildings, which
Will take place some time during
the session of the annual NJ. E.
conference to be held at that place
in August.
Mr.. John A Harader, who was
for several years the efficient
secretary of the Payette CONNER
cial club, recently resigned the
seeretaryship Of the North Yakima,
Wash, commercial club, which he
had held for two years past, to be-
come secretary Of the commercial
club at Bozeman, Mont. Mrs. Hara-
der and sons are now visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
4. E. Wood, in this city
Judge Ed. L. Bryan viii hold his
first session of district court in
Payette next Monday. No, the coun-
ty seat has not been moved to Pay
ette 1t is understood that Judge
Bryan will adopt this means of saw
ing heavy bill of court expenses by
hearing a civil case here in which
the litigants and long list of wit
nesses happen to be Payette peo-
pie. A capital idea, why not adopt it
as common custom?
Mrs. S.A. Gorham and daughter
Helen, left Friday evening to visit
Mrs. Gorham's sister at Rexburg,
Idaho. for several weeks. So with
the departure of his parents for
Oklahoma and his wife for Rexburg,
vet" has become both an orphan
and widower, and it will be in
order for his friends to look after
him, lest in his loneliness he may
join some fishing party and stray
off into the mountains.
L. F. Tracy, 27 years old. who
was born and raised in Weiser, is
in jail at this place waiting for
friends to come and sign his bail
bond to keep him from going to
Caldwell to await a hearing before
the district court on the charge of
having beaten the Gilson hotel out
of several days substantial eats. It
is said that Tracy sought to estab-
lish good reputation with the
landlord by passing as Federal de-
tective.
Mrs. Al. Wilson has returned home
from New York where she attend
ed the convention of Women's clubs
held in May, as a delegate from
the Payette Portia club. While in
the East Mrs. Wilson visited a sis
ter of Mr.. Wilson residing in New
York and with friends in Boston
and Philadelphia. Like the other
Payette women who have returned
from the great convention, Mrs. Viii
son speaks of it as an interesting
and profitable occasion and of the
trip as a very enjoyable one.
We have recently been favor
ed with copies of Honolull, Hawaii,
daily newspapers containing series
Of able sermons by Rev. David Carey
Peters, formerly pastor of the Chris
tan church in Payerte and for
the past five years pastor of
dhurch in the city of Honolulu We
have been particularly interested in
q sermon by Mr.. Peters on the les
sons and teachings of his twenty
five years service in the ministry,
in which it is related how the
memory of the minister's mother has
been the inspiration that has guided
him in his life's work.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
PAYETTE HEADS LEAGUE.

Payette has won four and lost
one game of the league series.
Payette took her first, defeat OF
the season at Nampa last Sunday,
to 8, but we still head the league.
Smith, Jr., pitched good steady
game allowing only hits. Payette
got hits off Wyman's delivery,
Of which were for bags. The game
was fast played In hour and 10
minutes. Nampa plays here next Sun
day. The game will start at $3.50.
The locals go to the big Parma pic
mic Thursday, July 20, to cross bats
with Caldwell.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
YOUNG WALKER PASSES AWAY

James Vernon Walker, aged about
15 years, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Walker, died at the home of
his parents on Seventh Avenue
North, Wednesday afternoon, after
painful illness of about six weeks.
The funeral will take place at 2:30
this afternoon from the Methodist
church, the pastor, Dr. G. w.
Barnes, officiating.
The peculiar circumstance connect
ed with this boys death is the fact
that about six weeks ago, while
chewing a kernel of dry corn he
laughed at some amusing remark and
sucked particle of the corn into
his left lung, from the effects of
which he coughed more or less,
but suffered no particular pain un-
til about two weeks later when he
was taken down with a pain in
his lung and continued to decline in
spite of medical treatment and the
most careful nursing Drs. Woodward
and Woodward, who had the case in
charge, sought to relieve the pa
tents suffering by an operation in
which portions of ribs were remov-
ed on each side of the lung, but
without success, as gangrene had
set in and the case was found to
be hopeless.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Caldwell. Idaho. July 10. l

Caldwell, Idaho, July 10, 1915
To the Voters of Canyon County:
| hereby announce my candidacy
for the nomination for the office OF
Prosecuting Attorney of Canyon
County ON the Republican ticket at
the forthcoming primary, and sub
nit my ability and experience. as
practicing attorney, to the voters OF
Canyon county in support of my
candidacy and l will appreciate your
help and votes.
JOHN ]. PLOWHEAD.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
HOW MccoMsEYs FORD
CELEBRATED THE FOURTH
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Tom McComsey's Ford celebrated
the glorious 4th by enunciating a
Declaration of independence al its
own, and sought to impress upon is
owner that the new declaration was
not to be trifled with. AS a result,
Mr.. McComsey looks as if he had
tackled a buzz saw with the usual
result. Besides a badly bruised and
skinned face and wounded arms, legs
and adjoining portions Of his an
atomy, his underclothes were pune
cured in divers places and his feel
ings sadly lacerated. Mere words
are poor things with which to tsH
the story as Mac tellsSitsOne might
as well attempt to describe an Ida
no sunset, storm in the mountains,
the scene from Freezeout Hill or the
thoughts of boy whose clothes
have been stolen while he was IN
swimming against his mothers Or
ders. 1t simply can't be done. For
Macs is a picturesque language at
all times, and especially so when
he is routed horse, foot and dra-
goon,'' by such an innocent and meek
appearing contraption as that invent
ed by Henry Ford, the noted peace
maker. But we'll do the best we can,
and here goes:
Moo b1nnrad with fha chair
of the committee on sports
for the Payette celebration. He does
Mt belong at Payette any more, but
that didn't make any difference. AS
he was due there at 10 o'clock in the
of the Fourth, he Set out IN
ais trusty Ford bright and carly. AS
he had promised to take along sew
eral old friends living on Willow
creek, his journey took him that way.
At the VanDeusen ranch on Succor
creek, he got out of the car to in
auire about the road, leaving his en-
CINE running. Right then and there
the machine forgot the paciflst
teachings of its maker. With both
feet on the accellerator and both
hands pumping air into the gasoline
tank it cut loose, and when IT reach
ed the barn yard gate which Mac
was trying to open the speedometer
was registering 40 miles minute. |
With wild snort it hit Mac right
back of the front buckle of his belt,
knocked him down, kicked him and
walked all over him. Then it broke |
for the gate, smashed it and headed
for Payette full tilt.
Was Mac downhearted over this
action of the now bels- |
oose Ford? Not on your life. Mac
is Irish with sprinkling of Scotch,
and with the characteristics of those
races never knows when he is lick
ed. Quickly regaining his feet he ran
the Ford down, jumped into the car
and applied the brakes. 1t was stop |
ped within a few feet of deep
gulch. Despite his injuries, Mac con-
tinued his journey to Payette and
arrived there too late to assume his
duties as conductor of the sport
| rogram, but happy that he got
thore aliye
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-07-13
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rev. Ashley, pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Weiser, VIII
preach next Sunday morning In ex-
change with Rev. Reed. who goes
to fill the Weiser pulpit.
In the evening Mr.. Reed Will be
home and will speak of Christian So
cialism as related to political So
cislisw.