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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
2
A 1916 Salt Lake Tribune piece reprinted in Payette Enterprise argues for optimism amid a railcar shortage. It notes rail traffic limits while urging restraint and unity, criticizing pacified attitudes and urging focus on policy to ease coal and provisions transport. It questions U S foreign and economic reach, mentioning McAdoo and Goodwin's Weekly.
Idaho Senator Borah declares plans to push a constitutional amendment for national prohibition through a short congressional session. He will face opposition in the Judiciary Committee while Senator Jones of Washington leads a campaign to make the District of Columbia dry. Borah seeks a record vote to force action, while Jones advances the District bill that could pass with a simple majority.
Special election for qualified electors who are taxpayers in Payette Idaho will be held December 12 1916 to decide issuing and selling municipal coupon bonds of five hundred and one thousand dollars each amortized over twenty years with interest up to six percent payable semiannually The aggregate bonds will not exceed four thousand dollars and will require an annual tax levy on property within the city
The Nampa Record discusses rising prices across life’s goods and services, noting a $90 per ton benchmark and widespread hardship. It criticizes greed and fears about legal limits, calling for attention to inflation’s impact on workers and households.
A secretary of the treasury statement questions the nation's financial strength amid war funding. The article notes concerns about money flowing to sustain wartime costs and calls for prudent spending to preserve prosperity.
Community notes report deaths, family changes, and travels. Mrs. Chas Bolton mourns her brother in Daw Evans. Mrs. Skippen undergoes surgery in Portland and recovers. Mrs. Stephen Clinton dies in Payette. Mrs. J H Ringer plans permanent move to Payette after leaving Holton ranch. Local residents visit Payette and nearby towns. Currin buys a ranch and plans relocation. New residents near Bolton ranch. turkeys travel from Paddock to Payette corridors.
The Corporation of the City of Payette seeks bonds to finance a municipal water works plant. Bond funds will pay interest, establish a sinking fund, and construct a cement and sand gravel reservoir, a wood pipeline to a pumping plant, and a larger reservoir. Wards, registration hours, and polling places are listed. mayor Burt Venable and City Clerk Martin Luther sign.
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