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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
3
An assortment of short, humorous and curious clippings. It quotes lines from Dickens, jokes about weather and clocks, notes on furniture, money substitutes, cannibal tribes, and a throwaway remark on ancient philosophers. The items mix literary, anecdotal, and light commercial bits from a vintage page.
A compact excerpt discusses Burke’s National Defense concept and a portrait of Nordic history. It cites Edmund Bark and Douglas Jerrold, with Prof. Paul C Sterling noting Goths driving Finns into Lapland and Scandinavia. The passage references Finns, Laplanders, and shifting tribes in early Norse lands.
Fragmented notices include sorghum sale details near Payette Idaho and an Idaho House and Senate joint resolution proposing to amend Section 8 Article 9 to allow selling 200 school land sections per year. It notes passage dates Feb 15 1919 and Feb 26 1919 and March 6 1919.
House and Senate approve a proposed constitutional amendment to Section 9 of Article V amending the Idaho Constitution to grant the Supreme Court jurisdiction to review appeals from district court decisions and PUC orders. The measure would also authorize original jurisdiction for writs and mandamus and set a six week publication requirement before the next general election.
A 1920 Idaho document outlines two House Joint Resolutions proposing to amend Section 2 of Article 8 of the Idaho Constitution. It details the prohibition on state loans to individuals or entities while allowing state control of unused water power, and calls for public approval at the next general election. Secretary of State Robert C. Jones certifies the copies as true and notes publication requirements.
A proposed act authorizes a 2 000 000 loan by Idaho to fund laying out surveying and constructing a state highway system. Bonds issued under the act mature in 20 years with interest up to a set rate, redeemable after 10 years. Proceeds fund highways with guardrails, bridges, and right of way, supported by a state highway redemption fund and secured by the state's credit. The measure requires voter approval at the next general election.
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