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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
MILITARY FUNERAL
SATURDAY

The military funeral of Alfred
Mordhorst, who was killed in action
on battlefield in France, will be
held at Riverside cemetery on next
Saturday morning at IL o'clock.
The John Webster RhOads Post of
the American Legion will have
charge and all former service men
in the County are URGED, in fact all
MUST come and assist.
1t is respectfully requested that
all business houses in the city be
closed between the hours of 1890
A. NJ. and 1890 P. NJ, out of re-
spect to our departed comrade. All
people should feel it their particular
duty to attend.
Former service men are requested
to meet at the Y. NJ. c. A. corner at
10 o'clock in uniform if possible.
There are afew things we must dis
cuss and instructions will be given
to carry out our plans.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
DRILLING To
STARL. SATURDAY

Few Payette people realize that
this town is about TO experience one
of the greatest booms and periods
OF prosperity that has ever been en-
joyed by any town in the stale.
In our opinion the work being
done and soon to be completed by
the Idaho Oil & Gas Co., is the big
gest thing and the most important
enterprise that has yet been develop
ed in Idaho.
This work has not been carried on
in haphazard careless way. 1t has
been financed and supported by
most of our leading business men
and prominent citizens for the past
two years. During that time they
have acquired thousands of acres OF
oil leases, have had number of
practical oil experts and geologists
examine these holdings and report
on the adyisability of development.
They have perfected a consolidation
with the Idaho Oil & Gas Co. by
which hte best drilling equipment
ever used in Idaho has been brought
here and is now ready to start drill
ling. The company has more than
made good. Government and state
reports recommend the development
of commercial gas here which alone
would bring large earnings to the
stockholders of this company and
great commercial and industrial
prosperity to this district.
As the company is drilling about
100 feet from where the old gas
gusher was brought in fourteen
years ago and lost by reason of i'm
proper drilling methods, the COM
pany feels sure of striking that gas
at about 750 feet and are prepared
to save and put that gas to CONNER
cial uses. 1t may not require more
than three or four weeks time to
bring in gas gusher that will put
payette on the map.
The company means business and
should be literally supported at this.
time by the residents and property
owners of this district. The big
expense of bringing in drilling ma
chinery is now over and from now
on the company wants to rush de-
work and bring in gas by
the first of September
LATER.
Late advices are that the drill will
hit the ground at II O'Clock Satur-
day morning of this week and the
citizens are cordially invited 70 be
present and see how an oil well is
started and drilled. Mayor Wood
ward has been invited to throw ouf
he first shovelfuI of dirt before the
lrill starts and other prominent
'itizens will be present to help cele-
'rate the occasion.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

DR.. Easter is eXcavating under
his home for a fruit and vegetable
cellar. the room will be about 1Ox12
feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cram and
family are on their vacation. They
left Sunday morning for the noun
tains.
Mrs. G. W. Watson in company
with friends drove to Nampa We'd
nesday returning the following
morning.
Miss Ida Garrett, Gen.-Sec., of
the Y. NJ. c. A., of Boise spent the
weeks end with Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert White.
Mrs. Bernard Eastman and son,
Bernard, returned the forepart of
the week from an extended visit with
relatives in Salt Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ Satoris in COM
pany with Mrs. Masonheimer and
son. Vernon, drove to Pine creek and
visited over Sunday with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Ballnger mo-
tored to Boise Saturday evening,
where they spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Ballenger's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Connerly
eft Tuesday afternoon for Indian
Valley where they will remain dur
ing the harvesting and threshing
season.
Miss Estelle Redford returned to
her home in Eugene, Oregon, last
week after visiting a month at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. Albert
White.
James Edwards has began the op-
Grafton of completely remodling the
The Payette Contracting Company
are doin gthe work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Flint and
family, of Long Beach, Calf, ar
rived Sunday and are visitink at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal John
3on and other relatives.
The insurance rates on goods
stored in our warehouse are reason
able because it is safe place to
store them. Independent Transfer
& Storage Co., Phone 1926.
a. B. Moss, Jr.. and family, Heber
Moss and Helen Griffith, in company ,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zeller of .
Ontario, left early Tuesday morning
for camping trip of two weeks.
Insure your hay and grain with .
B. +. McCarroll.
Mr.. John Alden left Tuesday .
evening for Spray. Oregon, where .
he has the contract for moving a
flour mill. Mrs. Alden will join !
him later, they will be gone for sew
sral months.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Jefferis gave
a dinner party Wednesday evening
in honor of their daughter, Miss
Ethel's birthday. Mrs. c. d. Porter
being the guest of honor it also be- .
ing her natal day. Covers were laid .
for ten
The partnership between George .
Reaume and w. c. Bowling, proprie-
tors of the City Bakery, has been
dissolved, Mr.. Reaume assuming the
entire ownership, Mr.. Bowling who
retires from the business in undecid-t (
ed as to what he will do, but will +
remain in Payette for the present.
Mr. and Mrs. w J. HughsF and
family took in the sights at Arrow
Rock Dam last Sunday They drove
over to the dam Sunday and return
ed to Boise Sunday evening and re-
turned to Payette Monday morning.
They report the Highway between
Payette and Boise in excellent conzs.
dition. sFs
Mrs. Earl Venable and daughter,
Virginia, and Mrs. l. L. Thurston
and children left Tuesday morning
for Cascade, where they will spend
a week at the Venable home After
returning from Cascade Mrs. Ven
able will remain in Payette a few
days attending to some business
matters and then join Mr.. Yenable
at Washington, R C.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
PAVING WORK
PROGRESSING FAST
THE WORK OF ACTUAL PAVING.

THE WORK OF ACTUAL PAVING.
The work of actual paving began
Monday morning and will be rapidly
continued until the contract is com
pleted. r. G. Davidson, District Man
ager, for Warren Brothers Com
pany, arrived Sunday evening to in
spect the work being done and J. w.
Coovert, Laboratory Inspector, was
also on the job and after making
thorough Investigations as to local
conditions, set the scales for weigh
ing the different ingredients in the
paving material Mr.. Coovert and
Mr.. Davidson will not remain during
the paving operations but will leave
the laboratory and inspection to MIR.
Lloyd Price, thorough and compe-
tent man, who is also here at the
present time.
The mixing, laying and all the
work connected with Bitulithic paw
ing is very interesting proposition,
and requires an immense amount of
machinery, and seemingly is done
with all the care of filling a doctors
prescription. Every ounce of ma
terial is carefully weighed before
entering the big mixer, in order that
the required amount of sand, crush
ed gravel in various sizes and Btu
mum is used Every indication at
the present time indicates splen- .
did job when finished
There Is one consolation in Btu
lithic paving. as fast as a block is
finished it can be opened to traffic
and not have to wait six to eight .
weeks for it TO set
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
FIRE THREATENS
TO DESTROY RANGE

After one day and two nights
hard fighting, the people of Little
Willow Creek got under control sew
eral fires that threatened to destroy
many acres of pasture land. The fire
which was caused by lightning,
broke out late Saturday evening on
the hills just east of the Patten
ranch, and later onother fire started
on the west side of the creek near
the Shimp ranch and also on the
John Elam ranch. The wild grass
on the range ripens at this time. OF
the year and burns very readily, and
required a hard fight on the part of
the people in that section to extin-
guish it, Perhaps quarter section
in all had burned
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
FRUITLAND DISTRICT NO. tS
NOT \ CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT

At this time when the County and
State apportionments are being
made it might be well to explain why
Fruitland District No. IS, was re-
moved from the list of Consolidated
Schools.
Accrding to Article 5, Sec 49a,
I. Revised School Code, Idaho
School Code, Idaho School Laws,
1921, Consolidated district con-
sists of two or more districts uniting
and organizing one school district.
Recently an investigation was
made of the records of Canyon and
Payette Counties. There was moth
ing found in the minutes of the Com
missioners indicating that Dist.
No. is ever had consisted of more
than one school district. At one
time there were five rural schools
in the district operating under the
same board. Year 1909 the main
part of the present school building
was erected to accommodate the
pupils living in and near Fruitland.
Three years later school wagons
were added, the first addition was
made to the main building and the
children from four of the rural
schools in the district were brought
in to Fruitland to school. In the
summer of 1916 the second addition
was built to the building and all
the rural schools with the exception
of Sunnyside were dispensed with.
These schools were called "Consoli-
dated Rural Schools" This name
has, probably, lead people into
thinking and speaking of the schools
as Consolidated schools in a Con-
solidated distric.
One of the eX-Superintendents of
Canyon County states that during
her term of office Dist No. IS. was
in bad financially; consequently, the
district was given the three per cent
allowed Consolidated School Dis
tricts. There are no records of this
concession. We do not know wheth-
er this was permanent allowment
or Just temporary until the district
was on cash basis once more We
do know this, according to Sec. Z,
Revised School Code, Idaho School
Laws, district No. 8 is not legally
Consolidated School District, and
in accordance with Article S, Sec
90S, Idaho School Laws, it is not
entitled to aid, having operated on
. cash bases for the past three years.
1 aesp until the July apportionment
" istrict No. s has been given the
three per cent allowed Consolidated
School Districts. Since the organi-
zation of Payette County this has
approximately amounted to $1424 a
year.
There are reasons to believe that
it will not be long until the outlying
school districts maintaining high
schools will be consolidated school
districts. With the present rate Of
high school tuition two, three and
-four times greater than that of
previous years the rural districts
now struggling to maintain elemen-
tary schools will have to Consolidate
in order to give the majority of the
pupils in these districts the advan-
tages high school education.
ANNA c. PARSON,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
RASERAIIL

The oregon-Slope boys will cross
Nats with the Wood Spur team on
the Payette Baseball Grounds, on
7ext Sunday afternoon. This will
undoubtedly be a good game as the
Slope boys have strengthened their
team and will endeavor to give the
Spur boys, who have played a num-
Der of games without defeat, a good
There will be no admis-
ion but undoubtedly a colloctin will
he taken to pay the expenses of new
balls, etc,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
WILLOW GRANGE.

The Grange in Dist. No. will
meet Friday, August 5, at the resi-
dence of John Hill. All are invited.
We are climbing up toward one
hundred members, we'll organized.
We are now considering the mat
ter of buying our winters supply of
coal and flour If wheat is worth
but $1.25 per hundred, the best
grade of flour should retail at not
to exceed S125 per sack. Will the
consumer always submit to paying
the excess prices he does for the
staples?
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
EMMA THEATRE
PROGRAM

Thurs, July 2Sth.-A Realart Spe-
cial "A Private Scandal, Pathe
News.
Friday, July 29th.-Wanda Hawley
in ''Virtuous Sinners, 9th episode
of The Son of Tarzan."
Saturday, July 30th.-Alice Lake in
"Unchartered Seas" and a reel
comedy, Matinee at P. NJ.
Monday, Aug. 1.st-Charles Ray in
Paris Green, Sunshine comedy.
Tues, Aug. 2nd.-Dorothy Gish in
The Ghost in the Garrett, alsaa
comedy.
Wednes. and Thurs, Aug. 3 and A.
Fatty Arbuckle. in THE Dollar
Year man, Pathe News.
Aug. 10 and 1lth.- "Isobel' by
James Oliver Curwood.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

The Knights are going TO Weiser
next Monday evening. Will start
rom the Y. NJ. C. A. Building a little
hefore 700 p. m, arriving at Weiser
It 1880 p. m. Weiser has invited
he brothers to come down, they will
'onfer the rank of Knight, and give
he boys banquet. All knights
are invited.
There will be plenty of free trans
7ortation as a good many cars have
been donated to the cause.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
ADVANCEMENT

DIR. ]. c. Woodward, Oculist, de-
sires to announce that he will be at
his office in Woodward Building,
every afternoon for the purpose of
FITTING GLASSES. Arrangements
may be made for evening appoint
ments. Eyes will be examined FREE
OF CHARGE. Office equipment in
cludes every modern instrument
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
PROCLAMATION OF MAYOR
TO THE PEOPLE
OF THE
CITY OF PAGETTE

A campaign for old clothing is
now being conducted on the part OF
the w T. Sherman Chapter of the
WOmen's Relief Corp, with a view
of collecting mems wOmen's and
children's clothing for the Near East
Relief as well as local needs.
Therefore. all of the citizens of
Payette are requested to donate,
literally, any and all wearing appar-
ell, at their disposal, either mems,
women's and children's to be left at
the Y. NJ. C. a.
Now, l do hereby proclaim and
beseech you all to do your part.
Dated July 20. 1921.
l. R. WOODWARD,
Mayor.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Dunn, who re-
Gently moved to Emmett where they
own a fine rs acre ranch on the
Slope, southeast of town, came down
to Payette (this Thursday morning,
to attend to some business matters.
They report an excellent fruit crop
on the place this year. Mr.. Dunn
estimates they will have at least
10000 boxes of apples, all choice
variety.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

Rev. II. E. Move and family, A.
McGregor and family and H. E.
Golden and all of his family that
would go in one car, returned, Satur-
day evening from a weeks Vacation
at the Lakes. They stopped at vari-
Gus places along the route and were
successful in getting a good supply
of fish, but were more fortunate
than some others from this locality
who failed to measure their fish be-
fore putting them in the creel.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Fulton and
family and E. H. Brubaker, wife and
family accompanied by Geo. R..
Fulton, left for the Payette Lakes
early Monday morning where they
will spend week enjoying the cool
breeze amongst the pines.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
OFFICERS GO ON VACATION.

City Masshal Fenske, and Deputy
Sheriff Walbrecht, left early We'd
nesday morning by auto for two
weeks vacation. They will visit
Portland, Salem, Tacoma. Seattle.
and several other cities along the
route. There is one consolation,
they will be out of their official
jurisdiction and may be called upon
to take a dose of their own kind OF
medicine.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

The Payette Fire Company was
called out Saturday evening to put
out fire which had sarted on the
Payette river bridge at the Mills.
1t was discovered before getting
under headway. and was quenched
before the Company arrived. A dis
carded cigarette in the litter on the
bridge is believed to have been the
cause.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
CLOTHING FOR ARMENIA

Leave all bundles of clothing for
Armenian relief at the Y. NJ. c. A..
Tuesday, August End.
Any kind of clothing FOR man. wo-
men and children will be gladly re-
csiYed.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
A ANNOUNCEMENT

| wish to announce to the public
that I am now prepared to do all
kinds of Transfer work. Headquart-
ers at 1S0--Shurtleff & Young
Shorty TarBon. 7-S-tz
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
FOOD SALE AND BAZAAR

The Ladies of the Baptist church
will hold cooked food sale and ba-
zaar next Saturday at Ladies Rest
Room in Y. NJ. c. A. beginning at
10 a. NJ. Ice cream and cake will
also be served.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

David Jones, a prominent fruit
grower of Payette. was in town this
week and purchased an apple grad
ing machine. He expects to pack
this year about 40 cars of apples.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
WHAT IS HARD TrIES9

Mr.. F. E. Hurd, one of our promi-
nent rancEers and thoroughbred
stock men, incidently, in a conversa-
tion with the Editor. gave us a little
history of his early experience as a
pioneer of Idaho and while we have
no authority from Mr. Hurd to give
publicity to any of his interesting
stories, but will take the liberty of
passing just little of it to the read
ers OF the Enterprise just to make
comparison with that what some
choose to call hard times of TODAY.
Mr.. Hurd, when , years of age.
left Lincoln, Nebraska, with his
wife, team and wagon, SSSS.OO and
q dog, bound for somewhere in the
west to follow the advise of Horace
Greeley. After many weeks of
travel and close economy they land
ed at Boise City, July 25th 1881
Just forty years ago last Monday
strangers, and stranded in a strange
land. On the day of their arrival
MI Hurd procured Job with q
rancher in the harvest field at wages
that would cause heart failure with
the young men OF today About a
week later they landed near the vii
rage OF boomerang, (near Payette)
and selected for their homestead tbe
tract of land lying just west of tbe
U. 5. L. track and south of the paw
ette River. The following day Mr.
durd went on horseback to Boise to
make filing on the land arriving 1ate
IN the evening and after paying his
tlllng ices and 25 cents to have bis
lioi oe Leu' WG5 again without a cent
after the faithful animal had a few,
hours rest, and without a bite IN ear
since leaving home started on bis
Journey homeward, however +brea
apples were stolen from some onss
orchard in tn outskirts of Boise on
MS way which constituted the az an
tlre Dill OF fare in making tho ro,n,
trip of 125 miles. After Sn Juiiu
nap, while the horse was aIlove5 -
eat lille hay which was Iocs+e6 ~
along the trail about ten miies u -.
the Payette river, tired and bnnvr up
put happy, landed home IN time e..
breakfast and to tell his good risl,
VINO . was anxiously waiting bie re
, urn, IN that they were now owners :,
mus began the career of ona 80
Fayette County's prominent s pi
, srs and thoroughbred sbortborn
breeders who doesn't eomnls;n Mai morn IN
'ne present hard times. u
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28
Holy Family Catholic Chnr,

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost.
S:15 a. M, Mass and General Com
munion. Sermon, "The Power of
Grace"
Rev. r. d. O'Callaghan.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

B. r. Chadwick, Editor of the New
Plymouth Sentinel, was a caller at
the Enterprise office today on busi-
ness.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

When you want a truck immedi-
ately, Phone 1876. Independent
Transfer e Storage Co.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1921-07-28

B. F. McCarroll sam with
w H, Farber's new bunealow =,
FIRST Avenue South. is goins rU" ny on
nroyania Nv enmroom and is quite an i'm
W,,,o9a.., 1niIent on the corner Jack
co,,, " nalen ,,,Itli $ new home viii soon be
si,nps sUn,piete. Both are the latest do
payette. = credlt to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-28
PREPARATIONS FOR
CIVILIANS FIXED, TOO.

PARIS, April 28.-The repara-
tions commission has fixed t32,OO0,-
100000 gold marks as the total dam
ages for which reparation is due by
Germany under article 1888, second
paragraph, and annex one, part eight,
Of the treaty of Versailles.
The commissions decision was Of
ficially communicated to Dr.. Won
Oertzon of the German war burdens
commission last night
The action of the reparations
Commission is in accordance with the
provision of the treaty that the find
ings Of the commission as to the
amount of damage done to the civ
ilian populations of the Allied and
Associated Powers and to their prop
erty during the period of the bellig-
erency of each, must be communlca-
tion to the German government on or
before May 1, 1921.
According to- the treaty Germany
undertakes to meet this obligation
Included in the various categolies
for which compensation is demanded
are damages suffered from lombard
ments, cruelty, violence, or maltreat.
ment, all pensions to naval and mill
tary victims; the cost of assistance
by the Allied powers to prisoners OF
war, and their families and depend
ents; allowances for similar pur-
poses and all levies, fines and other
exactions imposed by Germany and
her Allies upon civilian populations.