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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
2
City column notes urge residents to avoid sending money and warns of scams. Officials advise checking sources, not forwarding requests, and reporting suspicious solicitations. Public advisory aims to curb fraud during a period of rising notices.
Amid noisy debate on bandit threats and Carranza, town finances shift as wool sales inject 2700000 dollars into circulation. Nampa residents threaten action over a railroad spur to Payette Boise Lumber yard, while a $60,000 hotel rise sparks local protest. Washington passes a good roads appropriation amendment, funding a decade of forest road-building.
Caldwell county commissioners called a public hearing for June 6 1916 to consider the Van Deusen audit of Canyon County for 1907 to 1914. The board, noting numerous errors, resolved not to accept the report now and ordered notices to debtors to appear with written objections or payment by the stated date. Former officials plan to file objections during the hearing.
The Salem district prune growers, about 200 in number with 1600 acres, plan a pooling agreement in Salem Oregon, manager Robert C Paulus says. Roughly 1000 acres are outside the pool. Willamette Valley prune prospects are uncertain as trees bloom and a precise crop estimate awaits blossom shed completion. Prune acreage in the Salem district is 10 to 16 percent higher than last year.
As the Republican and Progressive Republican conventions near Chicago, Theodore Roosevelt appears poised to command attention. The piece notes Roosevelt’s solid backing from the Progressives and hints he could influence unity talks, potentially shaping the nomination or provoking a preferred choice if a compromise candidate emerges.
The report details Idaho land activity for 1914 1915 including total lease acreage 14671.30, large added lease estimates over 1 000 000 acres, state revenue from interest rents and land sales 646 158.40, unpaid interest 12 149.60, loans outstanding 114 346, total lands sold 26995.87 in 1914 and 27468.26 in 1915, grazing leases income 24496.59 in 1914 and 22905.11 in 1915, agricultural leases 17774.69 in 1914 and 19540.28 in 1915, timber receipts 1200 in 1914 and 109102.47 in 1916, and total 761206.26 in 1914 and 658578.98 in 1915. The report notes reductions due to lease renewals 1914 and 1915 leasing shifts toward agricultural use, government grant totals around 3 918 080 acres, school grant under sections 16 and 36 adds ~2 650 000 acres, and university share 0 475 percent or 25907.41 for 1915.
The Canyon County board of county commissioners passed a resolution to sell all tax deed property in Canyon and Gem counties for unpaid taxes. Twenty one deeds will be sold in June at Caldwell courthouse and Emmett with the sheriff likely handling the sales. Gem County will receive its share and the remainder goes to the county current expense fund.
A writer explains the law of averages applied to town populations and household readership. With 6,000 residents and about 2,000 homes, every home may access a local newspaper, and some homes read two papers. The piece argues using both newspapers broadens reach and corrects faulty thinking.
Peter Ganoway, Scientific Breeder, will stand this season a big Registered Gray Percheron Stallion and Milan Davis' Registered Shire Stallion, winners of first prize at Payette Horse Show in 1914. The stud will visit Milan Davis ranch on the beach Monday and Tuesday afternoon, Patton's ranch on Little Willow Wednesday afternoon, Moore ranch at Crystal Friday afternoon, Payette Thursday and Saturday afternoons, with no business on Sunday.
Mrs. Currin and Miss Lenora Thornton hosted visitors at the Ayers and Currin homes on Big Willow while George Coats returns from Oregon to tend his 320 acre ranch. trips to Payette, Vale health news, road improvements, and stretching auto tourism mark a busy week as weather and telephones present challenges.
Entering township plats reveals names of present entrymen and acant tracts open for filing in Ada County Idaho. Inter Mountain Map Co. Boise Idaho.
An unnamed booster narrates a tale of a thrifty merchant who started with a dollar eighty and grew a store through persistent advertising. He expands to a plate glass corner, uses bold ads, and attracts customers, earning sustained success while others doubt luck. The piece extols advertising as the key to business during tough times.
Payette Driving Club and Fair Association in Payette Idaho levies an assessment of sixty cents per share on capital stock. Payment to J. B. Burns Secretary at the First National Bank Building Payette due by May 27 1916. Unpaid stock as of May 27 1916 will be advertised and sold to cover the assessment and advertising and sale costs on June 12 1916. First publication May 4 1916. Last publication May 25 1916.
Old hens sought at 14 1 2 cents per pound or special price. Contact 18 or 63 1. Address near E B Holmes Hoomis over Fruit Growers Bank in Payette.
For sale yellow Dent weed corn that has been hand picked. Contact G. Arment at phone 29142 Ubth.
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