The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-05-28
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Branch Ditch company have been filed
with the secretary Of state. The com
pany il organized for the purpose of
ditehing water from the Snake river
The principal Office Of tie company i at
Blackfoot and the amount Of capital
si.-k l. $4,000.
4 dispatch from Grzngeville - The
Statesman under date Of Nav =; sav>:
Thomas Myers. who killed Georee
Brownlee and wounded Wallace Jar
re,t near whitebird last week, reached
here Monday afternoon in charge of
Sheriff 7esy Myers was captured near
Pitt-burg Landing By Deputy Sheriff
Raw Gordon Of whitebird He made no
opposition To arrest claiming he Was on
his way to Grangeville to give himself
up 70 the authorities.
The Highland Power eompanv's dam,
located % miles above Boise on the river,
wa- swept away last Sunday by the
food waters. The dam was 30 feet
long and Is feet high and was built on
crib foundation, le feet deep The
los to the power company cannot well
be estimated. Including the power
house and machinery, the pipe line
leaiing up the river to the eompany's
placer ground and other Improvements.
the cost Of the works is estimated al
s25O, 600 The power house contained
four large turbine wheels and as many
Worthington pumps. The latter wis
used to lift water into the pipe line for
placer operations. The company had
been working its placer ground with
splendid success up to the time Of te
accident.
: !. -Four men were drowned in the rapids
; Of the Payette river Tuesday morning
between the point where the South ard
I Middle forks Of the stream join al d
r where the united streams flow into the
b North Fork. The four men we're part OF
i the crew that was bringing down the log
e drive for Prestel's sawmill AT Payette.
= They we're attempting TO run the rapids
y in a boat, when in some manner II be-
it came overturned and all four Of the oe-
h eupants we're drowned. The names OF
il the men are, John Bowen. John Coniey.
T John Bedore and Mr. Mcdonald.
a The store OF DR.. Kohler at Sanpa was
entered Wednesday night by burglars
and quite a quantity Of goods taken.
the booty consisting Of cutlery. iewelry
o. shoes and other articles. The store was
81 evidently thoroughly ransacked as the
o. goods were scattered in confusion ali
?" over the place. Just what the value oi
the stuff taken amounts 10 has not beer
h, ascertained. Entersnee 70 the the store
nd vas gained by the back WAY. the doc
10 being forced. There II not the sightes
M clue to the thieves. This is the secOn'
:. time Dr.Lohler has suffered at the hand
nj Of burglars in two weeks The officer
po- have several suspicious characters unde
o. surveillance.
inc The Caldwell Sugar Beet eompan
the At the snnual meeting. lately held q
the Caldwell. elected the following directors
A. X. steunenberg. r. A. Redway, :
~ Foote. A. Ballantyne. J. c. Rice. T.
All Little. A. f. Gipson. J II. Lowell. tt
op- directors organized with the election
heh A. X. steunenberg. president; W
non Redwav. vice president; A. E. oipso
non secretary. and r. A. Cowden. treasure
vide {. :. Fanrot VAS elected general ma
vice sger. He Is now in the field "rganin
and workers for securing the necessary acI
age. The announcement is made III
~ . the sugar factory viii be built and IN
ON Grafton in time for the crop OF 1904.
Pocatello Tribune: N. A. ROmrel
well known Garden Greek rancher, Is
the the city to-day. He says that on Thu
ana. day last they had record breaking h-
been storm in that section. Haiistones
\ be inch and half in diameter fel and c
the siderable damage was done- The sto
most came up about FIVE O'Clock and The nj
ai,ed stones rainei down for about half
hour and With such force that ms
for were driven an inch or more into
anv ground ssftened by the rain Inc
,darv wss badly cut up and in Mr.. Romrie
rshed home l. window panes were brok
I the Ills Young son who was ont after
.hs Of cows wss mg<s mercilessly pelted 1
ouir- finally had To take refuge under 9
mack Asis w.ls he didn't escape without <
kaoclSs that RAISED great bumps cn
stern head.