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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
AN ERROR

In last weeks issue we published al
article announcing that twelve Ia
dies had started a social chain. for
the benefit of the local Red Gross
fund; each lady to invite twelve to
her home for the afternoon, who
promise to entertain eight, who IN
turn promise to entertain four. thus
ending the chain. The hostesses are
to entertain when and how they wish
with two eats and one drink. We
wish to correct the statement as to
the eats. 1t should have stated NO
eats. AS to the drinks We are not
quite sure about that, but suppose
the drinks are to stand as published.
However the kind of drinks were
not stated. If these ladies will just
include the male population and ad-
vertise two drinks and say nothing
about the eats, the Red Cross fund
would soon look like a Wall Street
Bank.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
CLOSE CALL
FOR DR|ER

The Idaho Products Company's Dry
er had a narrow escape from fire
about 1890 O'Clock Sunday morning
when some wrapping paper that was
piled against one of the brick Chin
neys caught fire, and only for the
fact that the City water had Just
been attached the day before, 1t is
quite likely the entire building would
have been destroyed. There was a
large quantity of wrapping paper
piled against the chimney on the
first floor, and about midnight the
men at work were eating their lunch
when one of them, who happened to
be in a position where he could see,
noticed the paper on fire. One of the
boys Immediately ran TO turn in the
alarm, while the others set to work
to put out the fire. The city water
was soon made good use Of a hy-
drant was within 90 feet of the
fire and with the use Of buckets the
flames W re eItinguished before the
fire company arrived. Just how the
paper caught fire seems somewhat OF ,
a mystery as there was absolutely
no chance for any spark to fall from
the chimney and the brick did not
seem hot enough to do the work. !
However with the exception Of the |!
oss of a few bundles Of wrapping pa,
per and some of the woodwork slight
y scorched, no harm was done.
1t simply goes to show, that lit
lie precaution on the part of the
to attach the city wa
.er in order to have self protection
vas the thing to do Had this build
ng been destroyed with all its con-
ents, it would have meant the loss
If many thousands of dollars, as it
was jam full of apples which would
nave been a total loss.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
MERL PURCELL
WRITES LETTER

| TIL following is letter received
I by Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Garside from
a soldier boy who formerly lived
here:
Charlotte, N. C.. Oct. 10, 1917.
: Dear friends:
/ have been thinking Of you con-
tinuaIly so thought l would write you
few lines. l don't know whether
you knew that I had Joined the army
or not but | have. / Just finishHd my
Junior year in high school and join
ed the srmy the 9TH Of last April.
Our Company, l., was taken to Utah
where VIC guarded the smelter and
now We are in North Carolina. Quite
a ways from home. We had a fine
trip all the way and were treated
fine by the people. The people her
arc very nice, and they respect their
Churches or Sundays more than the
western people. There are So white
churches here and 32 negro churches.
l guess there are between $4,000
ana 10 ,uUU SODGleI6 CdulptQ n6Te INV.
Company I is camped beside our
Company. Upon our arrival here
the Idaho regiment wss broken up
so as to help fill up the other
regiments. I, L, and K companies
from Idaho are now in the Machine
Gun Battalion. l have been appointed
mailman for the LAG Machine Gun
battalion. l like the job fine. Am
waiting for the mail now.
How is the farm. Paying good or
not,
l have taken out four Liberty
Bonds lately so l will have a lite
start when l get out of the army,
that is if l ever do.
Well l must close. Hoping to hear
from you soon.
Your friend,
MERL PURCELL.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
APPLES TAKE A TUMBLE,

While the apple market seems to
be holding its own, a four-horse load
belonging to William Oster took an
awful tumble last Monday when the
four-horse team hitched to the load
became frightened near the Depot
and took wild dash through the
streets. The wagon was loaded with
packed boxes Of extra fancy apples,
and the way the apples, broken box
es and paper were scattered along
the way was a fright. The entire
load was almost an entire loss.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
BOY GETS EYE HURT.

Last Friday while at the Patch
place on the Heights, Cotton Wirn
had little misfortune that might
hava resulted in the loss of his lie t
eye. He had been picking apples on
the Patch place, and after quitting
work remained to take a whirl at
the home made merry-go-round and
while thus playing fell from the ap-
paratus striking face first into a pile
of iron, rendering a severe cash in
both the upper and lower eye lid and
badly bruising the eye-ball. He was
taken to a physician for treatment. 1t
Is thought he will not lose the sight,
but it is very painful.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
WORTHY OF MENTION.

The splendid work done by Street
Commissioner Rupp in grading South
18th an5 18th Streets is certainly
worthy of mention. These two streets
have long been in need Of attention.
In fact they have never been work
ed and while the condition was ex-
ceptionally unfayorable for a good
job, the finished work has made such
complete change one would not
know the place. Commissioner Rupp
is certainly deserving of much
praise for his excellent service CIV
en- the tax payers of this city.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
KICKED BY A ROOSTER.

1t is not an unusual thing to hear
of a person being kicked by horse,
mule or COW, but to be kicked by
a rooster and quite badly hurt, is a
new one on us. But these war times
we must expect almost anything. Mrs
H H. Clay has a story to relate of
her experience with Rhode Island
Red rooster that, while quite comi-
cal, really might have been serious.
She had entered the hen house to
rout out a setting hen and while thus
engaged, Mr. Rooster, who was on
the roost just above, did not propose
to have a9v of. his flock disturbed,
became enpiged and lit down on his
intruders shoulders and with a roos-
ters usual manner of defense, slap
ped the spurs in from both sides, on
spur taking effect on the scalp, the
other in the left ear; both infllicting
bad wounds. The setting hen was
relieved from any further interfer-
ence. Rounds one and two with the
head of the flock ended with but
little damage to the rooster except
a few missing feathers, but from
the blood on his adversary it would
seem the fight was in his favor.
However the trouble was not settled
for whcn Loren arrived for dinner,
his wrath stirred him to action and
with blood in his eye vowed ven
gence on the feathered champion and
after chasing him with club in
hand all over the first ward, gave
up round three to the rooster. The
asst report was that Mr.. Clay was
preparing for round four with a ket-
tie of hot water awaitingl the results.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
AT THE EMM

Thursday Nov 15, ''The Climbers"
In this feature appears prominently
one OF our town girls, Arma Jacobsen
Also 1 comedy, regular price.
Friday, 16, Triangle Feature, five
reels entitled Back of the Man"and
l reel comedy, by Dorothy Dalton.
Sat. Nov. II, Metro parts and l
comedy, Peggy Will of the Wisp,
by Mabel Taliaferro, and 1 comedy.
Monday Nov. 10, Bluebird parts,
''The Clock" and 1 comedy.
Thursday Nov. %, Poor Little
Rich Girl" by Mary Pickford, which
is said to be far superior to the
first 2 productions. Comes Highly
For benefit Public Ii
brary. Admission 20, 35c.
Wed. 21, Pathe feature and Pathe
News as usual
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
CHURCH OF GOD
18th st. and Second Ave. S.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.


Sunday School at 10 a. N.
Preaching II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Prayer Meeting, Wed. 1880 D. m.
The Church is not unmindful of
its sacred duties during the busy
fruit harvest. The services are well
attended. The Mid-week prayer SER
vice is conducted so that all may
take a part and is deeply spiritual.
The pastor has been assisted in sew
eral of the Sunday evening services.
Three weeks ago Bro. Forbes preach
ed an interesting, Scriptural sermon
on a timely subject, THE Second
Coming of Christ" Last SUNDAY Bro.
Collins gave US splendid message; /;
logical and Biblical on Repentance
and Remission of Sins Through His
Name" We are reminded by such
Gospel messages that the Bible is
still Gods Word, and that Truth
must prevail. You are invited to
these services.
N. H. FARNHAM, Pastor.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
PAYETTE COUNTY
CHAPTER A. R. c.

At the monthly Executive Board
Meeting Of the Payette Red Cross
Chapter Monday, much was accom-
plished. With the exception Of the
President Of the Chapter all mem
bers of the board were present.
Better Organization of the local
work was discussed and the follow
ing system was adopted:
Dept Military Relief and Supplies;
Comm, Sewing, Knitting, Christmas
Fscks; Chairmen Of Committee, Mrs.
NJ E. Wood, Mrs. F. H Hogue; Head
OF Dept, Bird Vice President.
Dept Civilian Relief and supplies;
Comm, Christmas Seals, Nursing
Service, Needy Families; Chairman
Of Com, Mrs. J. P. Walker; Head of
DeDt., 2nd Vice President.
Dept. Finance; Comm, Ways and
Means, Regular Subscriptions; Chair
man Of Com, Mrs. NJ McGlinchy;
Head Of Dept, 1st Vice Pres.
Dept Administrative Comm, Ac-
counts, Files and Records, Purchas-
es. Publicity, Audits, Equipment and
Room; Chairman Of Com, Mrs. J. NJ.
Bennett, Mrs. H. c. Newman; Head
CT Dept, Secretary of Chapter.
Dept. of Treasury; Head of Dept,
Treas. of Chapter
Dept of Memberships; Chairman
of Com, Mrs VIM. Maule.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
OBITUARY.

John McWilIiams disd Tuesday
morning and was buried Wednesday
afternoon, funcralI services being at
thu Presbyterian Church, conducted
by the pastor Mr. Reed, in conjunc-
tion with Mr.. McWi'liams' Fraterna
order THE Wcodmen of the World. -
A large company Of people came to
express their sympathy with the be-
reaved ones as well as their high es-
teef Of ''Johny' as he was endear-
ingly known.
He has been in poor health a
good Will Some two years ago he
suffered an injury TO his heart and
has not been able to depend on him
.stf for full duty since. But he
had stout will and kept doing his
best until a leakage prostrated him
some weeks ago, since which time
it has been plain to his friends that
he had but a short time to live.
Two brothers came from Colorado
before the death and remained for
the funeral Another brother and
two sisters were unable TO be here
He wcs born in st. LOWS County,
Mo, Jan. 3Oth, 1878. As a small boy
he was brot to Colorado where he
grew up with mothers care only
till the age cf seven. After that the
father was also mother to him ex-
cept as the older brothers and sis
ters shared the privilege of caring
for their young brother.
At twenty he enlisted in the regu-
Lar army and was very soon sent
TO help uphold the flag in the Phili-
ppines. In all he gave five years SOL
der service to his country. He came
to PayettG eleven years ago.
In October 1912 he was married to
Miss Edna Davis and the five years
Of welded life have been happy
ones indeed. There are no children
so the bereavement to Mrs. McWil- !
'iams is the more complete. But she
has a rich heritage in the memory
of him. Those WHO knew him in the !
ways that unveill character are eager
to say Of him not only a good man,
but a rarely good man. The Enter
prise joins with the many other
friends in extending the fullest SYM
oathy TO the wife as well as to the
other relatives who feel a keen
serse of less in his departure from
this realm of, earthly Friendships.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
HovERlzlNe ON SHOE soLEs.

A unique war time substitute for
shoe soles made from worn out
Ford tires, was demonstrated the
other day by one of our subscribers
who came into cur office with the
demonstration in practice. How 1t is
done: Take a piece Of the tire and
cut the clincher part off; cut the
length Of the sole crosswise Of the
tire, putting the inside OF the tire
next to the shoe; mark the exact
shape with pencil and cut to fit
with sharp knife or timer shears
before mailing. The cup shape of
the tire Will make a neat fit when
nailed. Use long brass shoe nails.
This will make an easy sole for ever.
day use and will stand the wet and
wear. With a cheap cobblers out
tit you can save the high price of
re-soleing and save pair OF soles
FOR the other fellow who may not
be so ingenius.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
RED CROSS CHRIST

MAS PAINE y.
Payette County has received from
Headquarters an additional allotment
.of 75 Christmas Packets. This is in
addition to the One Hundred requir-
ed on the first allotment. The last
of the original one hundred were sent
on Thursday.
The packets must not measure
more than eight by ten inches in size
and be not more than six inches in
thickness. They must be finished
and sent by December 1st.
The packets already sent were
wrapped in MANILA paper tied with
red string. Under this the packet
proper was enclosed by a khaki col
ored handkerchief tied by a bright
red ribbon and containing among
other things metal mirror, pencil,
paper, envelopes, gum candy, etc.
Any one who wishes TO send a pac-
ket should communicate at once with
Mrs. ]. 4. Lauer, Phone S2-j. The
Packet Committee wish as many
who can and who will to furnish one
or more packets. Payette County has
been given a large allotement and
we very much wish to fill the orr
der If the sender does not wish to
prepare the packet, it may be paid
for and sent under the direction Of
the committee.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
A MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER.

Last Thursday evening Miss Lena
Chaplin entertained at a Kitchen
shower in honor of Mrs. Ralph Far
Der, formerly Miss Mabel Kinsey.
The evening was delightfully."- spent
in games and music, after which dain
ty refreshments were served. Those
present We're Mrs. Ralph Farber,
Misses Pearl and Floss Christensen,
GLADYS Fitch, Gladys Orcutt, Mar
ion CLARK, Ruth Paine, lone Cart
wright, Myrtle Chaplin, and Lena
Chaplin. Mrs. Farber received many
useful gifts.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
RED CROSS
APPLE DRIVE

The Public is requested to lend
every possible assistance to the
Apple Drive for the benefit Of the
local Red Cross. Mr.. Hogue is now
offering to do even ter than
he proposed before. He now is will
ing to take ONE HUNDRED TONS
Of apples and to allow them to be
delivered on both Friday the 10th,
and Saturday the 18th.
Let eY,Syt. one who is willing to
work At S'picking apples from the.
ground CT from the trees repot to
Mr. e c. S. Brainard, Chairman of
the Committee en- Help by telephone
at the Commercial Club Rooms, tele-
phone 24--w or at his residence, tele-
phone 212-j. 1t is necessary that we
have great number of helpers. Help
erS may begin work on Thursday.
Delivery Of the fruit to the Drier
must be made on Friday or On Sat
urday but it is urged that it be made
just as early as possible and on Fri
day it may be
The Committee on Transportation
is headed by Mr.. NJ. F. Wood. This
committee is charged with the duty
of providing for the auto trucks and
teams which will be required to
transport the fruit to the Drier.
1t also will provide automobiles to
take the workers to the orchards and
to see them home again. Many trucks
have been offered for the two days
service as well as a number of auto
mobiles but it is believed that suf-
ficient number has not yet been Of
fered.
If it is possible and the farmer
can doso without inconveniencing him
self it would be great help to the
committees if he could make the de-
livery to the Drier with his own |
team or truck If he can not do so |
the Committees will use every ef-
fort to supply sufficient labor, teams |
and trucks to safely land the mater |
ial in the bins at the Drier
A Red Cross representative will |
be at the Drier both Friday and Sat !
urday to receive and weigh the ap- |
pies as received He will also care !
for the boxes of the grower and any
other matters which should receive a !
tention. /
If any person should read this ar
ticle who for any reason has not
been solicited to give apples please
telephone to the Chairman and all
will be made.
Let every one do his or her best
The object is most worthy. We
should not fail. We will not fai if
every one will do his bit
For any additional information tele
phone
DR.. j. C. Woodward, Chr.
Telephone 259-r1.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15

The Red Cross Chain Parties are
meeting with great enthusiasm. Those
so far reported to this paper are
''Twelyes" by Mesdames McGIinchey
Mckinney, A B. Moss, Hogue, Null
Ter, Holmes, Adams. Ed. Lauer, Pease
Stoughton. Fights" by Mesdames G.
F. Johnson, Landon, Driscoll. McGlin--
chey, Harry Pence, HOLMES, Hcgue,
Ed. Lauer, Petersen, Paul Walker.
Fred Moss, Stoughton,. 'Fours" by
Miss Bivens, Mesdames Ayers. J. P.
Walker, McGlinchex, Drisecll, Hogue.
Geo. Nesbit, Walter Pence, John
Hill. Will Howard, Miss Nellie Wier.
Notice-Those who give aEights"wilI
report them and the eight ''Fours'
to the ladies whose "Twelves" they
have attended-in other words fol-
Low up the line that you have start
ed" and insist upon no eats, only
one drink"
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
BUYS HOME IN PAYETTE VALLEY

Mr. Alex Hudson of Pendleton, Ore
gon, who came here several weeks
ago to investigate this country, has
purchased the Mrs. Russell tract in
Washoe bottom. Mr. Hudson said the
courteous treatment by the people,
and the big red apples Won him to
the Payette Valley. He has return
ed to Pendleton and will move here
with his family in the spring.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
METHODIST CHURCH.

Do you have the church habit.
Pretty good habit, don't you think.
Do you have the non-church habit
Pretty poor habit, isn't it. Do you
have the anti-church habit. Pretty
mean habit, isn't it. A certain wo-
man once said that her husband was
a fair kind of a man only his habits
were bad. Let us ask you, what is a
man any how, exclusive of his habits.
Sunday School at 10.
PUBLIC worship at IL. Subject"Jesus
Christ the Ideal Thinker"
Epworth League at 1880.
Evening preaching service at 1880.
Subject. What We May Learn from
the Boys at the Front"
You are welcome. Get the habit.
H. K. WALLIS. Pastor.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
HOWARD sNowsEReER RESIGNS.

Howard Snowberger made his last
trip on Route One last Saturday. hav
ing resigned his position after many
y ars of faithful service giving the
best OF satisfactionA to both patrons
and the postal authorities. Mr.. e.
liot, who has been ON Route 3, has
taken his place. Route 3 Will be
covered by new man in the ser
vfes.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
ON DISPLAY, BUT

There is new dol at the
Grimm Racket Store; not the kind
that will close its eyes when you
'ay it down and cry when you
want it to. but it Will sometimes
cry when you dent want it to. and
it will close its eyes when it gets
ready. 1t is on display, but not for
sale. If you want to see it go down
to the house; Mrs. Grimm viii show
him to you. He is a week old Fri
day.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
Personal and Local Mention

Mary Pickford IN Poor Little Rich
GirI' for the Library; war taxes com
pen us to charge 20 and 35 cts, but
it is a good clean show.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Allbee and
daughter Leona OF Newton, Iowa, ar
rived in Payette last week TO spend
the winter with their son, A. R. Al
bee and family
Mrs R. A. Keller of Pineyille, W.
Virginia, arrived Monday morning
for visit with her sister, Mrs Cal
vim Keller The two ladies have not
seen each other in over % years.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15
ATTENTION, LIBERTY
BOND
HOLDERS.

You are hereby advised that the
Government extends conversion privi-
lAge to all bond holders OF the first
issue of 3 l-2 per cent Bonds to May
Is, 1918.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Payette, Idaho. b
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15

FOR RENT: Furnished house,
rooms, modern, furnace heat, bath,
etc. Phone 20-j. t3.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15

Miss Velma Armstrong of Walla
Walla. Wash, arrived Saturday morn.
ing for visit with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Douglass
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15

sIackleg Vaccination.

OIdCkIe9 VdCClndtIOH.
Six months have passed since we
vaccinated several score of calves
for bIackleg. Within two weeks we
plan to go at it again and desire
Farm Bureau Chairman of this work
to line up those interested so that
all Payette County cattle under
years Of age may be yaccinated. No
charge is made for this work as
the Government furnishes free vac
cine. Two calves were lost by this
disease last week and if other cases
occur in your neighborhocd better
phone the District Agriculturist, 99-j.
at once.
Apple Storage.
Apples keep best at 80 degrees and
air storages properly built and man
aged should maintain at least 38I
degrees or lower. Next January Mr..
w. C. Quick, U. S. Storage Expert,
will return to Payette for confer-s
.ences with fruit men who plan to
build additional storage BUILDINGS.
And now that the local Grange has
organized a branch of the Federal
Farm Loan Association We anticipate |
more and better storages built be-
fore next season opens. !
Travellers Enjoy Apples.
Some day We shall wake up to the
fact that the travelling pubic pass
ing thru our village have not been
given a chance to sample our Jona-
than apples Probably 80 per cent
of this seasons Pullman passengers
have been people who live east OF
the Mississippi, the very people We
are trying to reach with expensive
eastern advertising. No apples have
been sold to these tourists by local
venders at our R. R. station nor
have l heard of any special ef-
fort to present samples to this ira
yelling public. Travellers get weary
and long for some of the fruit they
can see on our trees but of course
have no opportunity to secure any
of it. THANKSGIVING day is near at
hand and a Payette County apple
should be handed every traveller large
and small that passes thru Payette
on that day. See that everybody gets
one-from one end of the train to
the other engineer and fireman,
maiimen, expressmen, uay coachers,
tourist pullmans,, dining car and
train crew, standard and observation
car occupants. Plan it with the R. r.
who may consent to hold
ing the train two minutes extra for
local girls dressed as Red Cross
nurses to pass thru the coaches with
their apple baskets Do not give any
advertising leaflets on this occasion
tho the baskets might be labeled
'Payette, Idaho Apples" l. may
take 40 boxes Of apples to do it tho
believee % boxes will do it unless We,
are favored with troop train of
apple hungry boys in khaki.
Mangels.
Last spring We advocated a strong
planting of mangel wurtzel beets for
stock feed this winter. Some farm !.
ers did plant and now report yields
worth $500 a ten. One certain half 9
acre plot yielded IA tons Another Il,
half acre yielded 20 tons right here :
within one and a half miles of Pay
cite. Both these farmers have had :
to sell many tons for
cow feed but can't supply the de-
nand as they need it for their own :
stock. One sheepman is inCuiring for :
30 tons but up--to-date we have not
ocated the beets.
w. r. P.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15

TAKEN UP: A bay gelding on
Oct. 2S.-C. E. Barnes, 2 miles north
of Fruitlland.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-11-15

FOR SALE: A team of work mares
wagon and harness, cheap. Box 422.
Phone eli If.