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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
2
The article outlines religious observance during Lent with dates for Ash Wednesday and Shrove Tuesday. It also covers the Federal Pay Bill agenda in the House, detailing proposed pay for militia and officers with cost projections and timing for enactment in 1913.
Advertised letter list notes bettors for the week leading Feb 24 1912 including Henry Crown Wm Righey Travord Willains Mrs W 3 Woods Burt Venable P M For Sale Rhode Inland Rods and Partridge Wyandotte stock and eyes T H McCo mny Payette For Sale A No 1 Selecton Phone 4 3 Fruitland
The article discusses the Lenten season and the varied observances across denominations. It notes a shift in how Lent is recognized and practiced, with Christians seeking spiritual refreshment and renewal through fasting and prayer. It mentions Catholic and Protestant approaches and the evolving perception of Lent as both religious discipline and period of recuperation.
A farmer argues against the National Reserve Association and the idea that sixteen economists can fix the money system. He accuses financiers and lawyers of using profit as the motive, warns that privatized currency concentrates power in Wall Street, and calls for ending private ownership of public utilities and production to cure the system.
Land holders near Little Willow Creek plan to form an irrigation district and build a dam at Linsen Creek Canyon to conserve water. An executive committee has drafted a plan to finance via bonds and irrigate about six thousand acres, boosting Payette city area agriculture with reliable water through the growing season.
The text notes that every crop variety in Thin Valley has been grown at Little Willow including alfalfa grains grasses potatoes and fruit and that adequate irrigation water will sustain the season. It describes Little Valley as turning into a garden spot with ranchers confident in water supplies.
The Maho Canning Company is ready to contract for pea acreage. Those desiring to grow peas please call at the office at their earliest convenience. L. V. Patch, Secretary.
A historical bank report from Canyon County Idaho lists assets including cash notes of other national banks and demand certificates of deposit. It records liabilities to other national banks, capital stock, surplus, and taxes, with signatures by cashier Scritchfield and notary Lyon confirming the statement’s accuracy.
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