The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-04-16
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items Of General Interest Gathered
From All Over the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL D0INds
4 Brief Review OF improvements urowtr
and Development Along All Lines
Throughout Our State.

potnt~-4 VIZ Hieu were DduiJ uluTtu
in the Twin Falls irrigation works by
an explosion Of giant powder. They
were loading hole when the accident
occurred. George Hickey will probab-
ly lose both eyes and may lose both
hands Fred Walker was not so seri-
ously injured though be sustained
many cuts.
Dudley--The new steamer Telephone
has been put ON the Occur d Alene river
and will make round trip daily be-
tween Old Mission and Harrison. The
boat will dc general freight and pas
senger business and connect daily with
the steamers Spokane and Coliax at
Harrison for Occur d'Alene City, and
thence by the electric line to Spokane.
Lewiston-The Frye Bruhn company
of Seattle has bought 400 head Of
sheep from George Riggs and Willis
Likes, for which cents per pound
was paid. This is the best prize paid
for mutton sheep this year. Six cars
of fat sheep have been shipped out of
the Clearwater section recently, ship
ments being made from Kamiah and
Sites.
Harrison-Gray & Knudson's box
factory is undergoing extensive and
thorough repairs. This property be-
longs to the Harrison electric ligh
company. A new engine of 230 horse
power is being installed. A band saw
will be used instead of rotary. The
engine and boilers will be placed upon
foundation of concrete The electric
light plant will be moved to this build
ing.
Lewiston - Reports from the fruit
farms along Snake river below here are
that peach and apricot trees are nearly
all in bloom, and that the earlier cher
ries are in full flower. 1t is now
thought that the crop of all these varie-
ties will be very large. Fruitgrowers
generally along the river state that
there is now little danger of frosts. In
the Nineland orchards and along the
Clearwater fruit trees are not SO far
along. An occasional tree can be seen
where the blossoms have appeared, but
the prospect for large fruit crop is
fully as good as on Snake river.
Lewiston - Former Sheriff ]. w.
Rozen, who is in the city from the Rus
sell section, says that farm operations
will not commence in the Russell and
Nezperce sections for 10 days or two
weeks. The ground is still cold and
too wet in that section to work
There is considerable acreage in fall
wheat on Nezperce prairie" said Mr..
Rozen, land farmers generally are turn
ing their attention more to wheat rails
ing this year than ever before. The
flax area has apparently passed away.
except IN the case of sod land. With
sod land flax is regarded as a good
crop, as from eight to II bushels an
acre can be grown ON sod, while will.
wheat and other grains the crop will
not pay so well"
Kendrick-The Vollmer-Clearwater
gram company is working the Touring
mill here to almost its full capacity
and contemplates the placing of more
hour machinery. The mill at present
Is turning out 200 barrels day, prac-
ticaily all OF which is shipped to Taco
ma and San Francisco for reinstatement
TO China. Japan and the Philippines
The company has water power which
VIII furnish power for mill of mucb
greater capacity, and if the present
1emand Tor flour continues all the power
Will be utilized. The company has re-
'ently developed market for mill feed
On the sound, and number Of car.
Dads OF bran and shorts have hean
shipped there, since the first Of tho
fear. VIZ
Lewiston-"We have Just bougbt
'o'ooo bushels of high grade wheat
tored In the warehouse at Sweetwator
rom MaCormack, the grain king of
Nez Perce county," said E. w. Favas
i the vollmer-Clearwater grain COM
AMY. This is the last large lot Of
'heat owned by the farmers in anv ~
ne Clearwater country warehouses
y ali our string of warehouses do not |
nink there is over $4,000 bushels ~
neat owned by the raisers. In tho
'arehouses of the Kettenbach grain
ompany l think the amount held hu
armers is still less. Practically all -
ne gram has been shipped out, excent
1m .ne Nez Perez tramway. At this
ONT there is still large amount Of
ram, winch is being shipped out as
ipidly as it can be run over tbe trors
ay and loaded on cars at the Ioun-
Ne io"er
bolse-in response to a reouest f,o
upreintendent W. R. Siders, of the
schools, Attorney GeneraI
agley mas handed down an opinion in
men he holds that no religious ever
ses can be held in the public schools
the state The opinion which -
l IL lengthy, quotes from decisions Of
iherent courts to show that the p;hla ,
regarded as sectarian book al
'ough all denominations take tha;~
'ctrines from some portions 81 !. ,
=, ., opinion in closing, holds; AN !
llgious exercises in the public schools
e prohibited by law. Bible read
Z is not permitted in the nuhlic
hools. Teachers are ~. N'ie
lt'ed to offer sectarian or denomira |
'nai prayers in school or 10 renniro
9 pupil to do the same. The SIM
OF all seetarlan and denominationsI