The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-11-26
Around the State
Items Cleared from Mary Sources


A La Grande company is considering
the proposition Of establishing cream
cry at Weiser.
And now Nampa is to have a sugar
factory 1t is said that a Michigan syn
dicate is behind the project.
Boise lost the fight for the next meet
ing OF the Irrigation Congress, Portland
winning by a vote of nearly two to one.
C. 6. Prescott of Portland, is making
arrangements to start erramery at
Rayette to take the place OF the one
burned some months ago.
VIM. J. Treloar, prominent farmer
Of Custer county, committed suicide last
week, blowing the entire top OF his hoad
off with 1890 rifle. No cause is
known for the act.
Idaho has been awarded the grand
prize at the St Louis exposition on the
agricultural exhibit. The rev .ri is for
general excellence, and is a grsattribute
to our agricultural resources.
Clarence Walton. one Of the vorklnen
on the Snake river bridge at Weiser, iell
from a scaffold into the river few aays
ago and was drowned The body was
recovered short distance below The
scene of the accident.
Horseshoe Bend lost in the fgat for the
county seat Of Boise county, AMI ldaao
city will still retain the seat Of govern
ment. 1t requires two-thirds vote to
change the county seat, ami the vote
stood 1902 for removal to 7s6 agaiuse.
Charles B. Jackson, a sheepherder,
died at Payette Sunday from drinking
quantity of orchard spraying fluid,
which he mistook for water. This set
ties the question as to the relative merits
Of orchard spray and sheep dip.
During the past ten months there
have been SIS cars OF stoek shipped
from weiser, including sheep, horses,
cattle and hogs. of which 80 per cent
have been sheep or about 10000 head,
In 1908 there we're 4Ol cars shipped and
so per cent were sheep. There wilt
probably be 25 more cars of sheep seat
out this season.
'Diamondfield Jack" Davis, who was
ence sentenced to hang for the murder
OF two sheepherders in this state, but
. who has since become 4 millionaire in
the Nevada gold belt, has made Judge
I Powers OF Salt lake present OF $40,
2 600 worth oi mining stock. Judge Pow
= ers helped to prosecute Davis, but after
{ ward worked to secure his pardon.
4 The contract for putting in the mains
r and hydrants OF Payette's water works
9 system was let last Saturday night by
i the council to the Pacific Goa, Wood
e Pipe company of Ballard, Wash, fol
If $40. .744.44. This will leave between S.,
Y 600 and s.. 900 for the purpose OF INSTALL
f ing the pumping plant as the city wa
bended for $4,000, only a small por
2, ton Of which has been expended fOr in
l. cidental expenses.
j. James Morrissey, one OF Pearls prom
'r inent citizens, is lost and his friends arr
N anxious as to his safety. Mr.. Morrissel
n suffered an accident in mine at Pear
'e about three months ago, being hit Of
ID the head with rock. and is said t
have been more or less mentally IN
balanced since that time. A few day
ago he was IN Emmett and attempte'
$ suicide by hanging himself in a hotel
se Mr.. Morrissey had on his person whel
is he left Pearl about 4 O'Clock Satnrda.
ip morning check for 81 400 tie is
is man about 40 wears Of age, about hv
n feet three inches tall and weighs abou
ut ls0 pounds He has a light brow
e. Emmett Index.