Payette County ID Archives News.....From Payette  May 12, 1901
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Idaho Daily Statesman May 12, 1901
Idaho Daily Statesman
Boise, Idaho
Sunday, May 12, 1901
 
FROM PAYETTE
 
Horse Thieves Causing Trouble on Crane Creek
 
Payette, May 11 - Today news came in from upper Crane creek that horse thieves 
are driving off range horses to the Salmon river country.  One man lost five 
head, and a number of colts can not be found.  The wool haulers and camp 
traders are obliged to keep a night watch on their work horses.  Should any of 
the rustlers be caught a winchester will be used.
 
The Ladies' Aid society of the Presbyterian church gave an elecutionary 
entertainment in their church last evening, in which the Misses Mac Donald, 
Weldnen, Driscoll, Williams and Ireton contested for prises.  Miss Laura Mac 
Donald won the first prize, a silver medal; Miss Lena Driscoll, second, a book 
of poems.
 
William Wilburn offers $?0 reward to know who cut off part of the left ear of 
one of his driving horses.
 
C. B. Cox, Professor Tracy and the Misses Johnson and Ewing left this morning 
for a day's fishing.
 
David and M. Niswander, J. J. Pletcher, G. A. Schwal, M. C. Bassinger, A. J. 
Schrock, William F. and C. G. Myers and J. K. Montgomery have purchased small 
tracts of land this week and will bring their families here soon.
 
James McIntire, who has been at Burns, Ore., doing contract work since last 
fall, returned this morning.
 
M. W. Gipe left for Waterloo, Iowa, last evening.  He goes to sell his 
property and return as soon as he can.
 
F. A. Smith has moved his tin shop back 60 feet and will build a new concrete 
addition 30x60 feet.
 
Mrs. Lex Jackson, Who went to visit her parents near Caldwell two weeks ago, 
is reported sick.  Her husband was called to her bedside this afternoon.

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