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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
2
The National Republican convention will convene in Chicago next Wednesday. It appears the contest is between Hughes and Roosevelt, and either nominee would receive united party support.
Washington May 26 Congressman Addison T. Smith protests Department plans to abandon the Boise to Idaho City mail route 40 years old and urges final action after an Inspector's report. He also protests the Wilson Oregon Post Office closure and notes potential 15 mile mail travel for patrons. A separate measure aims to lease surplus reclamation power for irrigation districts for fifty years with funds to the Reclamation Fund, benefiting Gem Irrigation District near Boise-Payette.
President Wilson has signed an amendment to the Postal Savings Act raising the maximum account to 1000 and removing the monthly deposit limit of 100. The changes expand facilities for thousands of depositors already at the old cap and aim to ease public and postal officials’ operations.
A tribute to Charles Evans Hughes highlighting his career from Madison and Brown to New York governorship and the U.S. Supreme Court. It praises his honesty independence and administrative skill while arguing he is the strongest Republican candidate and that the people demand his nomination for the presidency in 1916.
State director of farm markets warns against early alfalfa contracts for 1916. Sheep buyers are pushing low prices, while growers can secure better terms with informed negotiation. A field survey is underway and no contracts with feeders or speculative buyers are advised until completion. Also notes real estate reopening and emphasis on home industry payroll impacts for Oregon and Idaho.
A nine room house with bath is for rent via Payette National Bank Ip tf. A yellow Dent seedcorn offer is for sale by G Arment with phone 291.12 and 16 tf.
The week ending May 27 1916 shows advertised letters for A. Craig Rufus W. Johnson Mckay B. C. E. T. Bowman P. M. at the post office.
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