Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-05-23

meetings in the Christian Church al
Payette.
H. X. Russell sold his 10 acre ranch
north of the VIM. Homan place to
Reuben Brubaker last week.
The Red Cross drive started off
early Monday morning, when the 20
men appointed by the chairman,
Professor I. R. Nelson began the
work. Fruitland gave her quota and
better as she always does in these
drives, giving in cash and subscrip-
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At the regular monthly executive
meeting of the Red Cross hid Thurs
day evening, Rev. Ford Burtch's
resignation was accepted and Mrs.
T. R. Nelson was appointed to fill
the vacancy until the election Of
officers in August. Mrs. Fisher
was changed to LIST Vice President;
Mrs. Johnson as End; and Mrs. Bis
hop as Bird; and Mrs. Clarence Fic--
ken was appointed as Treasurer.
Eruitland people thot one of Ger
many's big guns had opened fire on
them Monday morning just a little
before nine O'Clock, when the com
pressed air tank at the garage ex-
ploded. Tho buildings in town were
shaken and the report was heard 4
milpc nf ENnrfIrr atn1y mo-
one was near enough to be hurt,
but +hA windows were broken out
of the garage near where the tank
stood and couple of cement blocks
and bricks We're blown out of the
corner of the building. An oil can
sitting on the tank at the time was
blown thru the wind shield of an
auto near.
A large crowd was in attendance
at the baccalaureate program Sun
day evening. The musical numbers
Were very good and Rev. McCoaH d.
gave a splendid address on Eccl. 81:
using as his subject THE Mission
of Mirth."
Mr.. and Mrs. Zano Shubert attend
ed the funeral OF Mrs. Shubert's
grandfather, J. W. Smith, Of Star,
Sunday. Mr.. Smith was rs years of |
age, the cause of his death was par
aylsis. Short services were held at
the house and the body was laid to
rest in the Riverside cemetery att
Payette. Mrs. Smith the wife will
spend the summer with her daugh-
ter Mrs. NJ F. Smith of Payette.
c. H. Sargent and Chas. Hardin
went to Long Valley the first Of
the week.
Mrs. H. E. Robinson our efficient
postmistress after serving the pub
lie the past three years has sent
her resignation to the Department.
The family will move soon to Cald-
we'll where Mr.. Robinson has en-
and the Misses Marion
and Mabel will have positions
in the work in which they have
been receiving training. Sydney will
leave Saturday morning for Cascade
where he will work in the depot with
Mr.. Luse. The family will be great
Iy missed by their large circle of
friends.
The Seniors put their colors on the
lag stat at the school house last
Tuesday evening but the Freshmen
we're on the watch and soon had TAX
IN them down. Later a Senior visited
,ha school house to see if their col
ors were still waving in the breezes
On finding they had disappeared bel
soon had another senior out of bed
Ind the colors were again flying.
Wednesday night the Seniors thotl
he Freshmen meant to hang thefri
,olors and remained on the watch
Until late. The Freshmen were en-
themselves immensely at a.
,arty at thu ]. Tackett home duringl
his time. About 4 o'clock that morn
ng the Freshmen went up to the
school house where they went to
he work of taking down several
which the Seniors had
tut up for the purpose.
The girls of the Excelsior Sunday
school class of the Brethren Church
rave a miscellaneous surprise show
II on Miss Rene Eldredge lastt Thur
Lay evening at the q. B. Sargent
lone. The girls planned to have it
Vt the home of Mrs. Amos Gardner
tut the plans in getting Miss Ed
edge to this home failed.
The SSniors are being entertain
ID royalty the pats two weeks. Last
Thursday Mrs. F. B. Spainhower en-
ertained them at a four course six
o'clock dinner After dinner they
notored to the Payette foot hills
where a marshmallow roast was en- I
Dyed. The girls remained over night
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