Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-04
AGED WOMAN IS
INJURED in FALL
May Prove Fatal Owing to
Advanced Age-News
From New Plymouth.
Capital News Special Service.)

NAdi)lNdl ANSNS SpeCldl SeTNlCe)
New Plymouth, oct. 4.-Three acct
dents occurred here during the past
week, only one, however. being OF a
serious nature. Mrs. Susan ketchum
fell and fractured her hip Saturday
morning and is considered perha ps.
fatally hurt, owing to her advanced
age, 76 years. Mrs. Ketchum had
arisen at O'Clock in order to take the
carly morning train to Boise. Almost
Immediately she became dizzy and fell
heavily to the floor. Her brother, Mr..
5locum. who occupied an adjoining
room, heard her fall and Immediately
rushed to her assistance. Mr.. Cragin,
of Boise, a trained nurse. and a niece
of the injured woman. is in attendance
Mrs. J. NJ. Shaw. a sister, who lives
at Wylie Station, near Boise, is also
here. Mrs. Ketchum is one of the old
timers here and some years ago was
heavily interested in Payette valley
property. She still owns small home
here and only recently returned, after
a prolonged visit in Iowa, to reside
permanently.
w S. Ball was thrown from a spirit
ed horse Saturday and painfully
bruised. but is able to be around.
Little Clara Good fell from her pony
and fractured her right arm. but is
doing nicely at this writing.
NEW PLYMOUTH BREVITlES.
Miss Marie Alderman left Tuesday
for Boise. where she viii act as toll
operator for the Mountain States Tele-
phone & Telegraph company. Miss
Alderman has been in charge of the
local telephone office at this point for
the past five years and New Plymouth
people regret to have her leave. Miss
Gertrude Alderman has been appoint
ed chief operator here.
Walter Burke, local manager for the
Portland Trust company, which owns
240-acre orchard tract four miles
east of New Plymouth, has closed down
work for the season. This very fine
7-year- old orchard, known as "Orchard
Heights" is one of the best in the
Payette valley and another year IS
expected to bear a fine crop of fruit.
Mr.. Burke cleared the ground on which
this orchard is growing eight years
ago and has cared for it ever since.
As the name indicates. the orchard is
ideally situated on high, rolling lands
and commands a magnificent view of
the surrounding country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wachter and MIR.
and Mrs. ]. II. HanniGan entertained
informally at dinner parties Sunday
and Monday evenings. complimentary
to MISS Marie Ackerman.
Mr. and Mrs j. w. SpitZbarth were
gracious hosts Sunday evening when
they cnterta ned at dinner in honor of
Mrs. George Glaze and Clifford Glaze.
Fall blooming roses formed the center
piece of the attractively appointed
table, and were also used in profusion
in the living room. Those invited to
welcome the Glazes back after a pro-
longed visit in California were Mr. and
Mrs. 9. A. Cogswell. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
b. Reese and Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Rob-
inson
Almost without an exception, all of
the young people who left this fall to
take up courses at the higher institu-
tions of learning in Idaho and also in
other states, write home that they are
delighted with their schools and col
leges and are entering into their stud
les with enthusiasm and keen interest.
Irl Lynch, who left here only two
months ago to enter the Western Elec-
trio college at Detroit. has been pro-
NOTED already. Young Lynch has
shown decided talent along electrical
lines for some years and at the age of
Is years constructed a wireless equip
ment with a receiving radius of sew
eral miles. This is all gratifying news
to New Plymouth parents and in a
very great measure consoles them in
their loneliness. !.
Mrs. G. w. Glaze and son Clifford
returned last week from Los Angeles.
where they have been for the last year.
They motored from the southern city