Little Willow Irrigation District Brings New Day to Valley
The Little Willow Irrigation District marks a new era with plans for 86 new residents and homes, orchard tracts, an electric car line, and water-driven industry. Community events include housewarmings, a Pleasant outing by Payette telephone workers, and plans for a Linsen Creek picnic as farmers hustle toward threshing season amid favorable signs and push for county acreage from district supporters.
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Little Willow
People’s Project
L. MH. Patton
George Coates
Payette
Dire
George South
Trely
Little Willow Canyon
Milon Davis
Giesel
A. J. Hartley
John Blam
C. Shimp
Dias
Meridian
C. B. Shimp
Wm. Stirm
Fruitland
A. Mary
Idaho delegates head to Salt Lake irrigation congress
Governor Hawley names delegates BLF Hurat Judge retiont Wood and Don Adirk to attend the National Irrigation Congress in Salt Lake on September 30. They plan first class exhibits of Idaho apples soft fruits grains potatoes and sugar beets to showcase irrigated lands and methods. Don Burke will present irrigation methods and the group aims to attract prizes and attention for Idaho products.
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Hawley
National Irrigation Congress
Salt Lake
Blf
Hurat
Judge Retiont Wood
Don Adirk
Clauss
Idaho
Gem State
Tolaho
Cumas
Don H. Burke
Borah Defines Progress in Progressive Politics
Senator William Borah explains that progressivism seeks to protect personal rights, competitive markets, and citizen initiative through constitutional standards. He lists reforms like initiative, referendum, recall, direct election of senators, and primaries as measures to keep government responsive while preserving basic principles.
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New York World
William 5. Borah
Republic
Seo Il
Notice of Call for Progressive State Convention
Qualified electors of Idaho are invited to attend a State Convention at St. Anthony Idaho on July 20 1912. The meet will nominate three presidential electors and a full state ticket and select delegates to the National Progressive Party Convention in Chicago on August 5 1912. The convention will adopt a platform and transact necessary business.
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Washoe Irrigation and Water Power Co. Ltd
Payette
Idaho
Payette Land and Improve Nent Co
St Payette Asy
P. H. Brown
St. Anthony
National Progressive Party
Chicago
Idaho's Fame in Humorous Terms
A humorous description of Idaho as a collection of hopeful but lonely communities bound by a state giggle. The piece notes Idaho's large area yet sparse settlement, reliance on rail depots, and a common dialect and breakfast from telegraph era magazines. It cites 85,000 square miles and a population around 25,009 people, one per quarter section.
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Lon
Boise
Metroplig
M Cow
Lewiston
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Illinois
Geogie Fitch
Record-Herald
Chicago
Horthern County
Wall Street
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Hart Schaffner & Marx
L System
John B. Stetson
E. C. Keith & Son
Payette, Idaho
John Elam
Viola Disal
Irrigation Congress
John W. Sur
B. Compton
Borah
Sheen
Gale
Oxford
Payallup
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
A. V. Stubenrauch
W. H. Paulhamus
Puyallup
Sumner
Paulhamus
Treif
Moe
Northwest
J. J. Ramsey
Washington
Aiver
Fruitland News
Harry T. Lewis
Carson County
Penter
E. Momtrom
Mien
Stegall
A. J. Puchert
Good Road
Com
Dr. C. &. Lowell
Baptist
Union
Satoris
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