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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1920
Page
10
The Fielding Academy high school course is praised for university level preparation and for emphasizing character training through religious and ethical instruction. It argues education should measure usefulness to society, not just facts, with four years of study forming a moral foundation for college and beyond.
The document reports House and Senate joint resolutions from Idaho proposing amendments to Article V Section 6 to raise the supreme court from three to five justices and add two new justices with four and six year terms. It also covers Section 9 jurisdiction changes granting appellate review and original writ authority to the supreme court and directs publication prior to the next general election.
A historical notice states that a House Joint Resolution will not be submitted to the electors of the state of Idaho. It records legislative action and the decision not to place the measure on the ballot. The document names the involved body and frames the procedural outcome.
Legislature proposes amending Section 8 of Article 9 to allow selling up to 200 sections of school lands each year, with subdivisions not exceeding 320 acres per purchaser. The resolution asks voters to approve the change from the current limit of 100 sections.
The secretary of state is authorized to publish this proposed amendment weekly for six weeks in a general circulation newspaper in each county before the next general election. Passed the House February 21 1919. Passed the Senate March 6 1919.
Idaho legislation proposes amending section 2 of article 8 to allow state control of unused water power while forbidding state loans or stockholding in private entities. Ballot question slated for next general election with official certification dated September 4 1920. In a separate note, the old Presbyterian chapel in Paris is sold to Standley Rich and Walter Findlay for lumber to build homes.
Willie Galbreath pleads guilty in February 1920 to assault with a deadly weapon in the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District Bear Lake County Idaho. He was sentenced to two and a half to fourteen years in the Boise Penitentiary and will apply to the State Board of Pardons at their next regular meeting after legal publication for an absolute pardon. Signed Willie Galbreath Box 58 Boise Idaho.
Lanark plans a large program next Monday night focused on education. Among participants are FP students including Bo Passey and Bruiési Hymas, with Allred performing a vocal solo.
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