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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
2
Payette Enterprise identifies editor and manager Will Wells as acting on second class matter at Layton Idaho post under the 1872 act. The issue date is Thursday April 5 1917.
Readers clash over Idaho county division costs with claims about Canyon and Madison counties, taxes, and state funding. The letter urges civility toward a respected county treasurer and notes Union Pacific locomotive fuel needs prompting coal sale changes.
Lillian M. N. Stevens, president of the National W. T. U., declares the organization’s aim to shield the home from liquor by opposing legalized alcohol traffic. She notes the recent national convention urged using all means to back a constitutional amendment proposed by Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson to prohibit sale manufacture for sale transport importation or exportation of beverages or foods containing alcohol.
The piece notes how liquor publications reflect an advancing temperance movement. It claims enemy journals cheer the anti-liquor cause and urge readers to support teetotaler efforts, even deriding weak supporters and urging subscription to liquor journals as warning and cheer.
A how to profit from dairy cows with feed costs and milk yields. It compares Jersey and Holstein outputs, suggests testing milk, weighing milk, and calculating profit after feed costs. Recommends planting mangels to cut feed costs and boost milk flow for small herds. Chapter 2 to cover the Dairy Bull.
The article argues the 1916 home market was strong with good prices for farm produce though some crops like hay faced export pressures raising costs for locals. It cautions about future uncertainty and highlights the value of maintaining a healthy local market and timely marketing for community prosperity. It notes a seed potato shipment and local notices including a for sale and a rental listing.
A domestic pair share playful banter on time, obedience, and ensuring the servant wakes at seven. The exchange reveals humor about operant harmony and household routines in a domestic scene. A classified line notes a wanted married man for ranch work and a leather Davenport for sale at a North 9th Street address.
In the Matter of Edward B. Saregent, bankrupt, trustee Taylor seeks authorization to privately sell small estate assets including about 1900 gallons of crude petroleum, 700 orchard heaters or smudge pots, and one share each of Payette Fruit Packing Company and Payette Ranch Melon Growers Association stock. A hearing is set for April 12, 1917, at 10 AM in Boise. Also notices re Little Willow Irrigation District boundary change petitions and call for responses by May 7, 1917.
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