Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-05-10

in Portland. These potatoes cost
9 cents per pound Mr.. Johnson pur
chased some for which he paid IL
cents per pound. Ira Dalzell receiy-
I'D shipment by express a shor'
time ago which cost him a little
over II cents per pound.
Potatoes are not the only high
priced product these days. II. +. VIII
fong delivered to B. w. Grover Last
week hog that weighed $50 pounds
for which he received 1852, the
largest amount Mr.. Grover says he
ever paid for one hog.
Major Lewis spent Thursday with
his family, leaving Thursday evening
{ for Pasco, Wash, where he estab-
lishes Battalion headquarters. Major
Lewis has charge of 4 sections, the
/ Caldwell, Idaho; Pace, Wash; st.
Maries, Idaho; and Superior, Mont.
/ An offer Of 500 per ton for prun-
es has been refused by many of the
prune growers in this section.
The Frances Willard w. c. T. U.
met last Thursday with Mrs. n. S.
Penthouse. A membership contest
was begun. Mrs. r. W. Smith was
chosen as delegate to the mid year
me ting in Boise the 21st to 23rd Of
this month. Several az the National
workers will be in attendance at
this meeting.
b. w. Grover shipped a car load Of
hogs from New Plymouth Friday.
One Of the largest shipments Of
eggs ever made from Frmtland was
made Monday when P. E. Johnson
sold to Bowman Of Payette, 2l2
cases which were shipped to Butte,
Mont. In less than three weeks Mr..
Johnson has handled 318 cases of
eggs. About 40 cases were purchased
outside of the Fruitland community.
Mr.. Johnson received an average Of
$1,000 per case. When We stop toI
figure that 31S cases means $40
dozen and the average price was 30I
cents per dozen, or S2862 90 We see
that 'Biddy' is OF some Importance.
1t raises the question of how many
hens produced these eggs and the
cost of production.
Mrs. Keene of Spokane, Associate
Branch Secretary Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society OF the
conference OF the Netho
dist church gave a splendid address
Sunday morning in the Methodist
Church. Mrs. Keene has spent II
years as a missionary in China so
is well acquainted with the people
and their language.
May 4th, the last Mothers Circle
meeting of the year was held in the
assembly room Of the High School.
The subject Birds" was we'll hand
led by Mrs. Peter E. Johnson, Mrs.
]. Hendy, and Miss Edna Harris.
The address of the afternoon was
made by Mrs. F. Stamey Of Pay
cite, who told many interesting facts,
and initiating the calls Of many Of
our birds of the west. Professor
Nelson had some of his beautiful
paintings on exhibition at the meet
ing. They were promised for an
earlier meeting but he could not be
present at that time. All enjoyed
them and appreciated the trouble
Professor Nelson was put to in bring
ing them to the school house. The
teachers had prepared a lovely sur
prise in the way of serving ice
cream and cake to the mothers, the
cake being served in pretty Nay
baskets decorated with birds.
The old Officers were reelected toI
serve another year: President, Mrs. !
VIM Hollsnbeck; vice-pre sident, Mrs.
A. ]. Hansel; secretary, Mrs. Cary |
Tussing; treasurer, Mrs. Ross Ken
nedy; Cor. Sec, Miss Elsie Schmid. |
The membership for the year is 153
paid members, which helps to prove
how successful the year has been.
Every meeting has been full of good \
things. The musical numbers Of this
last meeting were exceptionally good. |
Burdette Hill gave beautiful vio-
in selection, Wanda Lackey sang a
very sweet little bird song and the
5th and 9th grades sang two beau
iful bird songs.
Mrs. Hollenbeck, president Of the
Circle, gave little souvenir card to
each member.