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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-03
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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31
Made In Germany.

DR.. Arthur Davis. who used to
be the kaiser's dentist. Is authority
for the statement that the crown
prince Is the most egotisticai person
he ever met. As an Instance OF his
conceit the dentist recounts an occur
renee In one Of the palstih dugouts
Mt the front where captured cham
payne had been flowing freely Tor some
time.
"Your highness," nnaliy asked z
young officer. ''who is the greatest OF
all German generalsT
T am" promptly retorted thu
crown prince.
"True, of course" said the brother
officer, "but how could you really prove
It'll"
81 don't have to-" retorted the crown
prince. II merely say 1t, and IT il
30 i"-Minneapolls Tribune.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31

there they will visit relatives at
Vancouver, Washington.
/ Miss Adonis Wilson of Boise, and
Messrs. Sidney Robinson and Can
men Oliver visited Miss Marion Kin
sey, Sunday.
/ Mr.. F. NJ Gardner, Cashier OF
I the Bank, bought the Hash home,
and 40 acres of Fruitland townsite,
on Fruitland Avenue. lying west of
Mr.. John Rands' and Mrs. Ward s
ranches.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Rands, Mr..
land Mrs. S. NJ. Brown and three
daughters of Baker City, Oregon and
Mr.. Lester Rands and daughter Miss
Laura, started Monday by auto on a
"trip to Yellowstone Park.
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. Patton and Max
ey Patton, brothers of Mrs. Frank
Rands, accompanied them home
! from Montana.
! Mrs. Roy Kinsey underwent an
operation, having her tonsils re-
moved, last week at Ontario hospi-
tai. She is quite well again.
Lewis Russell underwent an oper-
alton on his throat Monday at On.
tario hospital DR.. Paxton operated.
Miss Maggie Beeghley has pur-
chased the two lots lying between
her house recently purchased, and
Mrs. Cozy Branthoyer's home. She
is building an addition on the house
and putting a cellar underneath.
The following program will be
given at the W C. T. L. one day
county convention which will be
held in the Brethren church We'd
inesday, August 6.
10000 to 1920 Devotionals-Mrs
John Beck of New Plymouth
1920 to 10:40- Best things our
Unions have done By local
President.
.1O:40 to HOO What we would
like to do-By County Superin-
tendents
IL to 11:20-President address
Mrs. Collinsworth.
.11:2O to 11:40- Woman's part in
law enforcement Atty. r. Z.
Haynes.
.11:4O to 12-Mother's meeting led
by Mrs. Brainard.
.12 Noontide prayer.
1870 to 2:30-Business meeting.
2::3O to 2:45-Special music.
2:45 to 3:15-County Nurse by
Miss Ida Kullander.
BIS to 3:30-Music.
$3.50 to 4:00-Better Americans
Mr.. c. F. Wright of New Ply
mouth.
Lunch will be served in the church
basement at the noon hour.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31
ARE NOT REALLY LocUsTs
Unwelcoms visitors Expected This
Year Periodical Cieadas, According
to Wisconsin Entomoioaist.

Be scientific-call the "17-year To-
Gust by its right name, the periodical
cicada. and no one will worry about
it, says n. F. Wilson, entomoiogist at
the Wisconsin experiment station. u
cadas are common insects, but iocusts
are reminders Of the scourge OF To-
Gusts In biblical days and the grass
hoppers, or true locusts, Of the early
DAYS IN the southwest.
Even the orehard-man's fear OF the
effect of this particular cicada is not
very well founded, judging from the
information entomologists have about
the insect, for other members of the
tribe appear each year and injure the
shade and orchard trees in exactly the
same way.
The injury Is the result Of the ci'
cada's laying eggs In the twigs OF trees.
From the eggs the larvae Of the In
sect hatch. The twig enlarges at that
point, growth is interrupted and soon
er or later the twig rots and breaks
off. The only treatment Is to prune
off the parts affected. No prevent
i've methods are considered necessary
nv either horticulturists or entomolo-
gists at the station.
Charts of the different broods Of the
so-called locusts have been prepared
by entomologists Of the United States
department of agriculture, says MT
Wilson. and they show that the brood
expected this year Is No. 10. Seven
teen years ago 1t was reported In Wis
consin only In Dane county. The last
brood appeared in 1915 and was quite
| generally scattered over the state.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31

Continental Trust Company, a
corporation; Continental Trust Com.
pany of the City of New York, Trus-
tee, corporation; The Payette Val
ley Irrigation and Water Power Com
pany, corporation; Equitable Sc
curities Company, corporation
The Securities Company, Trustee;
New Plymouth Land and Colonial
ton Company. Limited, a corpora
ton; Farmers Cooperative Iriga-
ton Company, Limited, a corpora
ton; and H. NJ. Greene,
Defendants.
The State of Idaho Sends Greet
ings:
To Continental Trust Company, a
Continental Trust Com
pany Of the City of New York, Trus-
tee, corporation; The Payette Val
ley Irrigation and Water Power
Company, a corporation; EQUITABLE
Securities Company, corporation;
The Securities Company, Trustee;
New Plymouth Land and Colonial
ton Company, Limited, corpora
ton; Farmers Cooperative Irriga-
ton Company, Limited, a corpora
ton and H. NJ. Greene, the above
named defendants.
You are hereby notified that a
complaint has been filed against you
in the District Court of the Seventh
Judicial District OF the State of Ida
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31
His Consideration.

"Now. gents" with elaborate sar-
casm said the proprietor of the Right
Place store in Petunia, addressing the
prominent and influential loafers that
infested his emporium, Il have placed
batch of comfortable pine boxes
around on the shady side of the store,
where you can set and spit and white
and cuss the government and argue
about nothing from morning till night,
and not be disturbed by customers try
ing to edge around you to buy some
thing or talk over little private busi-
ness with me without having your
shouts stuck into it."-Kansas City
STAR
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31

no, in and for the County of Payette
by the above named plaintiff
This action is brought to quiet
title to the following described lots,
pieces or parcels of land situate, ly-
ing and being in the County Of Pay
cite, State of Idaho, and bounded
and more particularly described as
follows, to-wit:
The East Half of the Northwest
quarter of the Southeast quarter of
Section 3, township n. r. 5 W. B.
NJ, containing 20 acres according to
~. S. Government Survey; Also
strip of land Is feet wide along the
North side of the NE14 of the SEA
of said section township Z n R. 5
W. B. NJ; Also the East half of the
West half of the NE14 OF the SEA,
section 8. township Z N R. 5 W. B.
NJ, containing ten acres, more or
/ less according to the U. S. Govern
ment Survey.
And you are hereby directed to ap
pear and answer the said complaint
within twenty days of the service of
this summons, if served within said
Judicial District, and within forty
days if served elsewhere; and you
are further notified that unless you
so appear and answer said complaint
within the time herein specified, the
plaintiff will take Judgment against
you as prayed in said complaint.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said District Court, this 22nd day OF
July, A D., 1919.
(SEAL)
M. G. Riebeling, residing at
Portland, Oregon, and
John H. Norris, residing at
Payette, Idaho, attorneys for
Plaintiff
H. G. Gardner, Clerk.
Lillian Wilson, Deputy.
First publication July 81. 1919
Last publication Sept 4, 1919.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31
North Payette

/
Mrs. David Jones entertained last
week complimentary to the Sisters
of the Holy Rosary hospital Of On
tario. The Sisters came over by
auto in the morning and enjoyed
the appetizing country dinner OF
| fried chicken and all the good
things which go with it, which was
served rural style at the noon hour.
| The dinner was served on the spa
cious porch which was profusely
decorated with sweet peas and state
Iy tiger lilies. In the afternoon the
Sisters wandered through the or
lchards and even enjoyed the stacks
of new mown hay. Tea was served
on the lawn in the afternoon and the
Sisters went home in the evening
feeling that their day in the coun-
try would long be remembered as
one of the pleasantest days of the
year. Besides the nineteen Sisters
who we're present several of the
lneighborhood ladiescame for tea in
the afternoon. Nancy Harris and
Mrs. HaIlett assisted the hostess
in serving.
Russell Cahill of Potoka, Ill, is
here visiting his uncle, Wess Jimer-
son.
Harry Luhr, James Shearer and
Charles Woods, all members of the
County Pig and Calf Club, have re-
turned from their camping trip to
the hills.
Helen Shearer, Nancy Harris, Yer
die Roe, Winnifred White and Leta
Alspach are in the mountains this
week. These girls belong to the
Canning Club.
A car load of box material at the
Spur was set on fire by the after
noon Pony, causing quite blaze
and much excitement. The crew of
a freight train soon extinguished the
blaze and little damage was done.
Mrs. E. D. Shurtleff is in town
this week recovering from a minor
Operation.
The bonds for Drainage District
No. 2 were purchased by the John
Price Bonding Co. of Seattle.
Geo. Shurtleff shipped car load
OF apples to Pocatello last week,
the first apples shipped this season.
The State Highway is being re-
surveyed and several changes in the
road will be made between the Port
lner and Henshaw places. Mr.. Port
ner will have to move his barn and
other farmers will move their main
laterals.
Jno. Puser has sold his farm to
an eastern man who will take posses
sion soon.
There were no services in Dist.
No. owing to the illness of their
pastor.
Mrs. Whittier gave a lawn party
Monday night in honor of her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Former motor
ed to Parma last Sunday to spend
| the day with Mrs. Hartley.
Mrs. Geo. Dutton of Weiser is
guest of Mrs. C. Glasscock, Sr.
Vivian Vanderbilt of Weiser Is
spending the week at the Craven
home.
! F. G. Paine, who has been employs
ed at the Eudora farm, has moved
to Payette.
Jack Springston OF Crystal left
Sunday for his old home in Califor-
mia.
! Mrs. T. ]. Jackson spent Friday
| in Payette with her mother, Mrs
Powell, the occasion being Mrs.
Powell's 65th birthday anniversary.
The company packing house on
the Former place is now completed.
1t will accommodate about 20 pack
ers. They expect to begin picking
prunes and peaches about Aug. 20.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31
PLANO FOR SALE.

We have stored at Payette a stric-
thy high grade piano which, for
quick disposition, will be sold at a
reasonable discount. Terms to
party. If interested
write at once for particulars to
THE DENVER MUSIC COMPANY,
Denver, Colorado
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31

ne Methodist Ladies Aid viii
meet Thursday August 7, with Mrs
Fred Berg. Election of Officers.
Arson Davis met VITA quite seri
Gus accident Monday at the Chas
DUEL ranch, by falling from a hay
stack It is not known just how the
accident occurred but he was badly
cut about the head Dr. Paxton was
called and found it necessary to
Atake several stitches above the left
DR.. d. w. KurtZ lectured last Wed
hesday night at the Brethren church
on Christian Education" A good
sized crowd was there to hear this
splendid lecture.
Mr. and Mrs. James Deal, Rev.
and Mrs. J E. Shamberger and fam
lily, Rev. c. H. Shamberger and Mr..
Claude Sensman were Sunday guests
of the Grant Fisher family.
Arthur Eldredge and wife of Big
Willow spent Sunday with the Geo.
Eldredge family.
n. w. Hezeltine and family spent
Sunday with Walter Hezeltine's in
Payette.
Mr. Narry Campbell, recently of
the UPS. Army is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs L. v Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Alters and
Bert Melcher were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Judy.
Tuesday evening the Riverside
young people held swimming party
and weiner roast down at the Pay
cite river near Solterbeck's ranch
in honor OF the birthday of Miss
Ruth Thode.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Duell and Wilbur, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Sparks and Ansen Davis motored to
Homedale
Miss Hazel Lanfear Sundayed
with Gladys Sargent z
with Gladys Sargent z
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Dorathy, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas Hartung and Mr..
Hartung's mother, all of Payette,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. L.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. L.
]. Meeker.
f. NJ Gardner has bought the 20
acre a. Zelar ranch about two miles
outh of Fruitland, paying $500. an
acre for it. This property lies direct
ly east of the Rifle ranch on Penn
sylvania Avenue.
Last Friday night the boys of the
Volunteer class entertained the girls
of the class at the w. ]. Russell home
This entertainment was given as
result of the contest of attendance
and punctuality-the boys treating
their superiors The boys served a
delicious combination of apple pie
and ice cream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Johnson and
family of Midvale spent the week
end with Mrs. Johnson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Nelson.
DR.. d. w. Kurtz, president of Nc
Pherson College, was a guest of the
D. d. BoHinger family several days
last week.
Herbert Martin is i'll with the
humps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Schubert and
family and Miss Pearl Eby returned
from their trip to the coast. the
latter part of last week.
Henry Tussing and family and
Mrs. Geo. Hooker left last Thursday
for Bear Creek for an outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Johnson and
daughter Mildred and Miss lrma
Royston returned Sunday from
two weeks outing on Payette Lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Harper OF
Vale. Oregon, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Johns of Whitley Bottom,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Silkett were
Sunday visitors of James Boor.
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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31
FRUlTLAND DEPARTMENT
Mrs. K. G. Wilson

Audrey Howard of Ontario visit
ed Sunday at the Earl Hurd home
Byron Turner and mother, also OF
Ontario, visited at the same place,
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Chapman left
Monday for a camping trip to Wei
ser.
Mrs. Walter Gorham of Whitley
Bottom gave a little party the last
of the week in honor of her hus
bands birthday.
! Earl Walker of Walla Walla is
visiting with the r. w. Smith and
Hurst families.
! Mrs. Frank Wayne had as Sun
day dinner guests, Mr.. and Mrs
Chas, Royston, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Sparks and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Duell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Deal, Rev. j..
I e. Shamberger and Miss Alma Sham
berger we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
"A. l.. Gorham in Payette Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira White were
down from Weiser Sunday.
Mrs. Clyde Hurd is staying in Pay
cite recuperating from her recent
operation.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Loveland and
granddaughter Beatrice Long were
Sunday guests OF Elmer Chapman's.
James Ady, Frank Thode and
Buell. Edison went with the County
Club boys for a weeks outing on
Mann's Creek. They returned home
Saturday.
John Anderson returned home
from Hot Lakes, Oregon, Thursday
He has improved some.
Thursday evening, Mr.. Shirley
Kingsbury and daughter Alta, who
have been visiting the A. L. Kings
bury home, left for Portland, Ore.
Miss Ruth Bryant of McMinnville,
oregon, arrived here Sunday night
and is now visiting Mrs. Ira Melcher.
Mrs. Cora Maxfield of Payette
visited with Mrs. A. T. Bishop dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. j. H. Bowers returned nome
from Portland last Wednesday
Frank MeIcher arrived home
from Ironsides, Saturday, where he
has been for several weeks.
Last Saturday night, the River
side neighbors gave reception for
Edgar vestal. About seventy-five
we're present on the Vestal lawn
Cooling refreshments were served
after an evening that was thorough
" enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Gardner, Misses Gage
and vaye Bowers, Earl Flock ane
Mr.. Chester Amick spent the week
end on a camping trip to Mann's
Creek
Miss Laura Carbough Of Rupert,
idaho. is here visiting friends in this
community and in .Payette.
Cary Tussing ana tamlly relulhe
home last week from a two weeks
fishing trip on Bear Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Sargent were
sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl
Bowers.
The Misses Mary Wilson of Clins
ton, H., Dora Tackett, Eva Wilson,
Virginia Ady and Margaret Gieslel
went near Council Tuesday morning
on a camping trip. Mrs. Cosy Brant-
hover took the girls as far as Wei
ser They were met at Council by
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Hamilton who
lived in Fruitland two years ago,
who took them to camping place
near their home.
Mrs. C. X. Wilson and daughter,
Miss Mary, of Clinton, ILL.,. arrived
Thursday, at the home of her sister,
Mrs. j. Tackett.
Prof. and Mrs. T. r. Nelson and
sons Ingard and Bobby went to
Portland, Oregon, Thursday. While
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31
ALIAS SUMMONS

In the District Court of the Sew
enth Judicial District of the State of
Idaho, In and for the County of Pay
cite.
VIM. w. Vaudeville, Plaintiff;
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31

LOST: A gentleman-s Elgin watch
with leather braided strap, Satur-
day night or Sunday. Finder please
return to this office and receive re-
ward. u.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31

FOR SALE: Good family milk
cow.-Will Griggs. Z.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-07-31

First publication July 81. 1919
Last publication Sept. 4, 1919.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-07-24
GOVERNMENT FURNISHES
SOME BIG TRUCKS
FOR ROAD WORK

The government has recently do
mated to the road work Of the various
parts Of the country $4,000, 900
worth Of big army trucks that will
be used on the government highways
in the various sections Of the coun-
try. New Mexico has been prorated
$50 Of these fine machines and also
several car loads Of T. N. T. The
rond work Of Curry County and this
district will have its share of these
trucks and they will greatly increase
the efficiency Of the road force, In
company with District Road Super
visor Jones this week, the News man
saw one Of these big trucks pulling a
road drag on the road leading north
out Of town and this was convincing
that much more work can be done
than with teams and at a much less
expense, especially since the state is
not out the initial expense of buying
the truck. Some very efficient work
is being done now on the main high
ways under the direction Of Mr..
Jones.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-07-24
MARRIED IN ARKANSAS

Mr.. Russell Smith and Miss Belle
Reed, two of Ashley County's most
popular young people, were married
last Saturday morning by Rev. G. T
Morgan. The groom served in the
Pacific Department Of the Navy dur
ing the war, and went into business
at Clovis, New Mexico, after his dis
charge. They will probably make
their home in that city, and will carry
with them the best wishes Of many
Ashley County friends. - Ashley
County (Ark.) Eagle.
Mr.. Smith is well known in Clovis
and has many friends here who joir
in wishing him and his bride much
happiness. Mr.. Smith has been with
Baker Bros. Agency in Clovis for sew
eral months since coming out Of ser
vice and was with the firm here prior
to enlistment when hostilities were
first declared
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1919-07-24
MEASURING YIELDS
BEFORE HARVEST

We measure crop dozen times
before harvest, as we read of it in
the daily paper. Every week, as har-
vest season approaches, the yield is
revised, figures being given with great
exactness. The man who is raising
the crop may not know even what his
l0-acre field on the back forty is
going to yield, but as early in the sea-
son as March these crop sharps be-
gin telling US how many million BUSH
els Of wheat, of corn and other grain
state is going to produce.
Is il not strange that the world
looks upon these long-range crop
forecasts with such seriousness? That
any human can tell in March what a
crop will return that does not ripen
until June is preposterous, yet our
markets are often based on such slim
pretense. There is no justice in this.
1t would be as reasonable to estab-
lish price for corn in March because
Of a rain that came the previous De-
cember as to let the influence of a
rain falling on certain day effect
the market Of that day, just because
some crop sharp foolishly says "this
moisture insures so many million bu-
shells for Iowa" In reality il means
nothing Of the kind, for rain in
March is too far ahead of the season
to make or unmake a corn crop for
Iowa. We are foolish enough to as
sumo that it does, in our calculations
and market manipulations, and we
often read these lOng-range crop esti-
mates with seriousness that is most
amusing,-Capper's Weekly.