The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-11-05
IDAHO STATE News
Items Of General Interest to All n
Our Readers.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DOING,
A Brief Review Of the Improvements, c,..,.
and Development Along All Lines o, !,
Industry Throughout Oar State.

Peck.-D. e. Lakin and wife h..
sold fourth interest in the nour ra,,,
to T. N. Berlin for $4,000. Tho oa I'm
pany Is known as the Big Canyon Pnn
err Mills, and owns a warehouse a~s
water plant in addition to the mill
Washington.-Th secretary y, :.
interior has eliminated from the es~
tooth forest reservation withdrawai,-
Idaho 265,000 acres OF land found ~
suited for reserve purposes. II wlr
be thrown open to entry under tba
new regulations.
Kendrick.-Tnis town Is TO bov,
another new hotel. People who
fuse to divulge their names arc -
~otiatine for site on Main street ana
will build a structure with about 10
rooms. It will be leased to Mrs =
s. Miller, who had the hotel here nrs
vious to the fire. Mrs. Miller IL ~.
connected with the Heiber hotel
Boise.-Wayne Darlington. state q,
gineer, has resigned. The reslgnatios
taking effect on or before Noverbo,
Is. James Stephenson, assistant n
the office. will be named to succasa
him. Mr.. Darlington was appolntea
TO the position at the beginning =,
Governor Morrison's term. He leave.
1t to accept the position of manager
OF mining company operating N
Southern California.
Lewiston.-What is probably tho
largest sale of wool in the local MAJ.
ket this year was negotiated last
Thursday when $4,000 was deposlfed
In local banks to the credit of Messrs
DeBeauuont & Kingsbury. The wool
was BOUGHT by z. o. Clark represent.
ing Koshland & Co. Mr.. DeBeaumont
disDosed of 33 900 hounds. and NJ
sold 1900 pounds. The
wool was brought down "Wednesday
from Wild Goose rapids by the Noun.
tain Gem.
Greer.-Within the last three years
he price of land in this locality has
doubled. A farm near
here, which less than four years aeo
was bought for $4,000. was a few DAYS
igo sold for $4,000. Nearly all of ths
government land between here and
WeiDpe. which was so plentiful a few
7ears ago. is taken. A few timber
racts are about all that remain. but
hose can be turned into rich garden
IDots. as Is evidenced by the fact that
Iome of the best farms around here
we're few years ago timber land.
Council.-Fire broke out in the res.
aurant of China Tom last Friday and
n a short time the entire block on
he south side of the Plaza was de-
troyed. The loss will aggregate
bout $4,000. The buildings DESTROY
d were occupied by two saloons.
hree restaurants, a harness shou. two
odging houses and two residences.
he fire was started by the ceiling in
he restaurant catching fire from
amp which hung too close to the cell
lg. There is no fire protection, and
8 the buildings were all frame struc-
nres the citizens could only stand and
ee them burn.
WeipDe.-Now that the peonle Of
lent, Orofno, Greer. Frazier. Weippe
nd Pierce precincts are about to
ave chance to vote on the question
annexation to Nez Perce county
ne voters are wondering whether an
exation is really what they wanted.
hese six precincts in the extreme
outhern part of Shoshone county.
70 50 fer removed from the county
eat that 1t is heavy expense to any
ne who has to make the trip. For
ing time annexation to Nez Perez
ounty has been agitated and at the
st session of the legislature a bill
as passed which gives these pre-
nets the right to vote on the cues
on. Considerable talk is now heard
turning down the proposition to
I'm Nee Perez county and to form a
NV county of these precincts alone.
he assessed valuation of the district
Ill Just about reach s150.000. the
mount required of county. and the
strict has 500 votes. This is the
g question for the southern part Of
noshone county. and is consequently
e chief issue of the campaign here