Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-10-05

Henry Reins threshed his alfalfa
seed Saturday and now has 80
bushels of nice seed.
At the Baptist church Sunday eve
ming Chas. Davis, who was a dele
gate from Payette and Fruitland to
the Baptist State Convention held
in Mountain Home last week, gave
a splendid report of the meetings.
Rev. Burtch spoke on Saloons as
Revenue" as a prelude to his SER
mon.
| The sale which was to have been
held at the school house Saturday
| afternoon, did not take place. 1t may
be held in the near future.
Thursday evening a few neighbors
and friends of H. B. Strawn thought
tosurprise him, it being his birthday.
They succeeded very we'll for they
were like the friend who came to
his neighbours house in the night
time and because of his importuni-
ty he arose" But instead of serving
bread, Mr. Strawn served his friends
a hard time supper of mush and
milk. They had delightful evening.
Wednesday evening the neighbors
and friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Bates
gave them a welcome home" party
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
J c. Stewart. A very pleasant time
was had by all present and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bates were made to feel that
there are no friends or neighbors
quite like those of the Fruitland
Bench.
The Frances Willard w. C. T. q.
had very interesting meeting last
Thursday at the home of their
President, Miss Meta Niswander.
Delegates to the District Convention
to be held at Fruitland were chosen.
A lovely supper was served.
The Fruitland w. c. T. U. met
at the home of Mrs. VIM. HollenbecB
last Thursday, in business session,
relative to the Convention to be held |
Thursday and Friday in the Breth-
rem church. Mrs. Hollenbeck served
delicious refreshments.
Rev. Ketchem of Medicine, Wash,
who is working for the Oregon
I temperance Union gave Temper
ance address in the Methodist church
last Wednesday evening. He spoke
of the Idaho Prohibition amendment
on which We vote this November,
and which if it carries, will settle
the Temperance question in our
state
This Wednesday the Brethren La
dies Aid met at the home of Mrs
Troy Shubert, and sewed. Mrs. Shu-
bert served lovely dinner at noon.
Born, at the NJ E. Kaufman home,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kaufman,
Of New Plymouth. Thursday morning,
Sept. 2Sth, an S-pound daughter.
The meetings which Rev. Williams
Of Midvale held in the Church OF
Christ, closed Sunday evening. Rev.
Williams has a membership of about
300 in the church at Midvale. Sew
eral members were added to the
church here during the meetings.
The Baptist people gave recep-
ton last Thursday evening to their
pastor. Rev. Ford Burtch and fami-
~, who lately accepted the pastor
ate of the church in Fruitland. The
reception was given in the B. Y. 2
P. U. room which had been nicely
decorated for the occasion. About $50
we're present, including the teachers
If the school, number of invited
-uests and the members of the
church. A supper was served IN
the dining room in the basement OF
the church. One corner of the room
was filled with a nice harvest offer
ng for the pastor. The Baptist peo-
Die feel very fortunate in securing
Rev. Burtch as their pastor.
Wednesday was Mrs. F. Thomp-
sons birthday and sixteen of her /;
relatives and friends planned a sur
prise ON her which worked out beau
tifully. They came at noon, BRING
ing a fine luncheon with them.