The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-10-08
IDAHO STATE NENS
Items Of General Interest to All :,
Our Readers. y" "
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL no,.e,
A fr'sf Re'iew Of the Inprm.a.,s &c..
and development Alsas An Ll.. : !
Industry ThrostAsut Oar su,.

Kooskia--Robert WILLOW oa
best known trappers in this cor ,,'e VI The
leave Kooski in a few days ior y'w'll
Hot Springs to spend the wintov v0'inson
ping. He will have his suppliss hs uap-
IN about 20 miles, where thew w iau'sd
cached, and he will pack them +; r''i Dc
needs them so miles farther - as ae
spot made famous by the Carl;n - .he
which was lost many years ago. parry
Moscow-One of the big fam.
this county has been sold bv , . ol
Kelley and wife to John p Tbo ~ r.
for $4,000. The farm consists u p soa
acres, situated about five milas - INV NV
of this place. There is a demana a0I w,
good farms in this section. Thu 10, 'Oi
prices for wheat, with close transna.ts Ign
tion facilities, have a tendency r. '' "a
vance the price of good farm lands '1'
Julietta-The Fruitgrowers, Asso.,
tion packing house has reopened at ts,s.
idleness of week, and is emplovi i'm, ~ ~
people. The packing house was stss4 ~
for the season three weeks ago. Int -, -
account of the recent rains The farm. W
could not bring in the fruit and us
plant had to shut down. 1t will h.
running till about December
Prunes, apples and pears are holm.
handled. During the first ran If I'VE TIVE
weeks seven carloads Of fruit vs,s
shipped. '
Jullaetta = Juliaetta. like obe,
towns in this vicinity, ia sufferinn
from shortage of freight cars d,
grain shipments. The warehouses ara
filled and the grain buyers are advising
the farmers to hold foi better prices
than can be paid now because Of the
blockade. No. l club is bringing 81
cents. Juiaetta is much interested in
the water works project, the bonds for
which are to be sold sooD. A fine sun.
ply of spring water has been found A
volunteer fire department viii probab-
ly be- organized as soon as the water
system as been installd.
Stites-"The owners of the Dewey
mine have started work REBUILDING tn.
dam in the south fork of the Clearwat.
er river, and in two or three weeks will
have it nearly completed" said R. ].
Howard, OF Rosalia, who has Just re-
turned from the Clearwater country,
Mr.. Howard has been inspecting the
Evergreen and Atlanta mines, in which
he is interested. They are located six
miles east OF Grangeville. NEARLY all
of the dam was washed away by the
high water last spring" continued Mr..
Howard, "snd the company has been
waiting for low water before rebuilding
it. A 100 ton cyanide plant will be
put in soon after the dam is compet-
ed. Twelve men are being employed
At the Evergreen we are working four
men and have 1000 feet Of work done
On the Atlanta the big tunnel is in SOC
feet and has cut three Lodges in that
J distance. We expect to encounter the
main ledge int he next 200 feet"
Lewiston-"The next Legislature vii
be asked to pass bill setting aside {
, fund for cougar bounty" said b. ]
, Bonhore, deputy game warden, of thi
city. Cougars destroy more deer thai
, do hunters, and if the bounty was mad'
/, 500 or $25 each it would pay men t
) hunt them. This would be one Of thu
, most effective ways that | can think
! to protect the larger game in Idaho
! Another change in the game law tina
will be asked for is an extension oil tn
close season on quail. There is ON
> month this year that quail can
killed, but they should be protecte'
two years. more before any part o. III
season is thrown open for their kllllng
The legislature should also district Id
state and place a game warden owe
!, each district, and instead OF payln
them only to work during the gam
, season, it should provide Tor year,
salary. If there IS any time gam
: warden should be at work 1t is wns
: the season is closed, but under 1l
present law we are kept at WORK on
> during the open season"
b Lewieton-Captain W. T. Gray, III
we'll known steamboat pilot Of ID
northwest, has arrived to take enAls
of the steamer Mountain Glen, owne
e by the Lewiston Navigation comp "a;
n and under lease to G. F. Allen, Oh VIZ
C place. The boat was built by Lew'''o
n business men to provide q service . !
!, Snake river independent OF the u D.
n NJ. and this will be the first eolnp'
/ tition the latter company has ever -
n ON the river in 40 years. A ie" ! usr
n ago the Northern Pacific steamer In =,
|, naford made trip, but was iofceu y, -
J. of service under terms OF tramv 's sss
e ment. The Mountain Glen will ms ~
e her first trip to Asotin Friday mO'4 a..
for wheat. She will also be Inc ~, ~
boat to carry cargo OF wheat y" :,
Lewiston to Cello VI on the CONF hahn,
8 of the portage railroad. her p,'n noinl
: run wi be to u pr Snake il'e' p Wuc
: to serve the mining country nj
:. int rest is felt by the entrance ~ i
: boat into the srevice as to wne'l'', al
a will prceipitate a renewal OF pas. ,-v
- 49, awisfOn c0unu!'