The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-02-06
around the State
Items Cleaned from Many Sources

\ fire broke out in the basement Of
Anderson Bros store at Idaho Falls.
Wednesday and did $4,000 damage
The loss Is said to lie covered BY in=u-
rance
Statesman: Bartlett Sinclair, who
returned recently from the Philippines,
has re-entered upon the practice 81 the
law, opening an-efIice at Rathdrum.
\. B. Moss Of the Tdahe Canning COM
pany at Payette has closed a contract
with a Boise grocery firm to distribute
the entire output Of his company for
1904. 1t is estimated that the product
Of the cannary will amount, to about
$4,000
The board If trustees Of the State In
dustrial Reform school met at Boise
Wednesday and opened the bids Tor the
construction of the school buildings. In
each proposal it was found that the fig
urcs were away over the available appro-
priation, and all TIE bids were rejected
New bids win at once be invited
Enlry Sinclair, an employee OF the
STANDARD mill, at Wallace, wa- hurled to
friglitful death last week, by being
caught in the betting which runs the inn
mense crushers. His head war crushed
between a belt and pulley.
Capt. James Graham, who was the
democratic nominee for congress in 1900,
but Withdrew in favor Of Nlr. Glenn
when fusion was arranged, has just been
granted pension OF s72 month by the
government for disability acquired in
the Cuban war
The firm OF NJ +. sommereamp & Co,
dealers in general merchandise at Weis-
er, and one OF the oldest establishments
in this section, has made an assignment
for the benefit Of their creditors. The
liabilities are said to be about $4,000.
Fred Kirgis has been appointed assignee
The new $4,000 temple of the Odd
Fellows at Emmett was dedicated last
week with imposing ceremonies, under
the direction OF Grand Master Cough
amour. assisted by Grand Secretary
Bradley and Grand Representative Rob
erts. There was a large crowd in at
tendance, special trains being run from
Boise and other points. An elaborate
banquet was given in the evening fol-
lowed by largely attended and very
enjoyable ball.
Emmett Index: Emmett's first real
> big industry is now assured. \ mann
moth saw mill Is shortly to be erected
by John McNish on his property below
town. and work on it il To be pushed
The capacity OF the mill Is to I've 3,O00,-
600 feet yearly. This means that the
, number Of hands to be employed will be
large. 1Ir. McNish expects to be able
20 handle nearly all the timber that il
to he brought down the Payette river
this spring. Heretofore all the lumber
from the mountains has been driven
down the river to Payette and other
. points where mills are located.
Il If Caldwell will furnish "a convenient
n and suitable site and give a bonus Of 10
acres OF land for an experiment station, -
Messcrs. Howard and Merritt will UNDER
take the establishment Of broom fac
tory in that town to cost between eight
and ten thousand dollars and furnish
u employment for % persons at the start.
Speaking Of the project the Tribune
quotes one Of the promoters; This
l. will he profitable industry for the
farmers. Broom corn can be easily
raised in this vicinity. The crop should
average one-third Of a ton to the acre
and the price paid in the eastern mar
Al ket is s2lO per tom
The state Dairy ami Pure Foo's asscci.
alton held it, annual convention at Cald.
well last week. The following otIice'
were elected;
n President-Professor II. D. French
:" Of Moscow.
~ Vice-President--Dr Platt Of Marsh.
' Secretary-A. f. Gibson OF Caldwell
Treasurer-E. II. Packenhain OF Boise
Executive committee--Dr. McBirney
Frank Foueh, Alex Mcpherson.
The meeting was well attended sey'
q vral interesting papers were read and
~ many important questions discussed
= 4 recent issue Of the Spokane Spcscs'
" man Review has the following in regarJ
- To the projected electric line between
Lewiston and Grangeville; ~Leavins
Lewiston the road will run to Waha
and thence past Craig mountain and th'
headwaters of sweetwater and Lapwa