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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
2
A Payette Enterprise feature honors Quentin Roosevelt, WWI hero, noting his sacrifice after flying against German lines. The piece recounts his bravery, a cross marking his grave, and a carved inscription reading Gone but not forgotten, with copyright 1921 by Vernon D. Russell.
Payette Idaho ordinances set annual appropriations for general expenses road work salaries street lighting and bond interest fund library fund and warrant redemption fund for the fiscal years starting May 1921 and May 1922. It also levies taxes of 1% and 1.77 mills on taxable property within city limits to support these funds and authorizes publication and enforcement starting September 9 1921.
An editor notes a local serenade by Judge, Jack, Choes, and Ted as praise for home talent. The piece hints at unnamed young vocalists performing nightly at various spots, described as more soothing than a noisy car ride with a muffler open.
An odd editorial warns the United States will be overrun by Bolsheviks amid national indifference and profiteering. It laments postwar unrest, cites Russia as proof of autocracy’s danger, and urges serious consideration before societal decay worsens. Also notes an Indian Chief, Tony Tommy, buying a car after a Miami garage visit.
Ordinance authorizes Local Improvement District No. 5 bonds up to 22200 dollars for paying costs of street and avenue grading and drainage. Bonds issued in denominations 1000, 500, and 100. Interest 7 percent, payable semiannually, due by November 1931, secured by local improvement fund.
City of Payette Idaho issues Local Improvement District No. 5 bonds with six months interest from November 1 1921. Holders may choose payment at City Treasurer office or Chase National Bank New York. Provisions require delinquency notices and bond calls by publication.
An ordinance of the City of Payette Idaho establishes bond denominations for an issue. It specifies twenty two bonds at 1000 dollars, one at 500 dollars, twelve at 100 dollars, all following a standard form. The measure becomes effective upon passage approval and publication, with J R Woodward as mayor and Martin Luther named in the text.
Mrs Cox, an accredited music teacher, will start a four year course in violin or piano this Saturday September 10 at the home of Mrs Will Wells. She is appointed by the Sherwood Conservatory of Chicago to teach.
A jumble of lost items and want ads appears, including a brown Water Spante dive Finder, a silver mesh purse, a touring car offer, a bath apartment, and a two million dollar dirigible critique of British construction. The piece ends with a wartime era political editorial advocating national industry speedups and full employment.
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