Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-05-25
Local NeUs

AO(AI IvCCIS
Friday afternoon the mothers, load
ed with over so gallons of ice cream
and as many cakes, wendell their
way to the school house where they
served the boys and girls, the teach
ers, the janitor and the drivers of
the school wagons. This is an an
nual affair and the children look
may have all of the ice cream and
cake they can eat.
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. G. w. Cotton, the Methodist
Ladies' Aid gave Mesdames L. H.
Rich, S. NJ Thomas and Olive Walk
er surprise in honor of their
birthdays which all fell on the same
day A very enjoyable afternoon was
spent, and the guests of honor
We're each presented with a love
gift.
Harry Bowers won the gold medal
given at the High School declamatory
contest held Thursday evening in
the Methodist church. Martha Wilson
was a close second There were
eight contestants in the class and
all did very nicely.
Rev. J. E. Shamberger delivered
the Baccalaureate sermon Sunday
evening to a well filled house. His
subject was THE Issues of Life" or
The Possibilities for Higher Eff
cheney, taken from the text, Prov.
4-23. Rev. Walker read the scrip
ture lesson and made the opening
prayer. The congregation sang Holy
Holy" The High School quartet sang
Rock of Ages" and the Girls Glee
club gave selection The High
School gave a beautiful selection.
Rev. Eby gave a very fitting closing
prayer.
Friday morning when Mr.. Gardner,
the proprietor of the Fruitland drug
store, entered the building he was
quite surprised to find things IN
the drug room in quite state OF
disorder. On examination he found
some one had broken into the
back of the building and taken some
drugs, few fountain pens and
new suit Mr.. Gardner had just pur-
chased. 1t is thought it was some
drug fiend as the drugs taken were
of that kind.
Stop and think and figure out how
much your taxes would be increased
if we had carried the school bonds
voted on lately. One large land own
er and one of the heaviest taz-pay-
ers has figured his would be N
creased just one dollar more
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Cotton enter
tanned at four course dinner Sat
urday evening. The guests were theI
school faculty, Mrs. Nelson, Mr..
James Deal, Mr.. and Mrs. Yockey.
The color scheme of yellow and
white was nicely carried out in the
flower decoration and the menu. Mrs.
Nelson gave several piano selec-
lions after idnner.
The good roads commissioners
are crawling the unfinished portion
between New Plymouth and Fruit
land this week,
Monday evening the association
packing house was filled The High
School Glee Clubs gave the Comedy
1.-THE Singing School under the aus
pices of the Low Holler Choral So
ciety." The leading characters were:
Timothy Hay, w. Brown; Justin
stne, NJ. R. Powell; Al Falfar, o.
Gladish; Cy Fur, G. Gardner; Cal
Amity, L. Ramey; Eta Vescent'
Eliza Honts; Sophy Cushing, Miss
Holt; Vera Swift, Adra Vestal; Ann
Sowforth, Way Bowers; Phyllis Tate,
Marion Robinson; Miss Elviry Ket-
chum, Leila Fisher; Squire Grumps,
Eliza Thomas; Mrs. Amanda Squegge,
Pearl Eby; Prof. P. Pippin, teacher,
LYLE Brown. Each one carried out
his part well and the comedy was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. The net
proceeds of the concert will be
used to frame the pictures secured
this winter at the Art Exhibit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira White entertain
ed last Thursday evening at dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Loveland and daughter
of Payette, and on Sunday, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Lathrop, Mrs. Judd and son OF
Payette.
An unusually good exhibit of work
done in the different departments OF
our school was ON exhibition Mon
day and Tuesday. The work done
by the girls in the domestic science
sewing classes under Miss Bowers
was on exhibition in the Annex, the
,,.on,. aona nv oil grades in Art I'm.