The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-06-11
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items Of General Interest Gatb...,
From All 0vu the State.
COMMERCIAL AID FINANCIAL noru.
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owners of the Hand Spike VI The
mine on the Little North Fork ev ,iIs
left for the property yesterdo ,nsI,
company with a party of eastern as :. N
italists, who contemplate deveIoe zap
some copper mines In this dis Jp,ns
The Hand Spike recently onenas
eight feet of high grade conna eu up
and is promising property. ~ 0'e
KENDRICK.--The Kendrict ..u
mills have completed a shipman ao''er
-four consisting of 10 carloads ~ :, VI
medium grade of -four to Marn asr
Tenn. This Is the second consi'
ment to the same point from tbi s ra,,
the flour being needed to blend I'LL I'LL
that made from the Tennessee wb ".ea
Potlatch wheat making a heay,a,
grade of flour. ''f
KENDRlCK.-It is reported th.,
the Walla Walla Fruit e. proan nas
Company has leased the Hunter ooIs
proof storage warehouse. and win co o,s
duct it this year. The comnanv,.
agents were in this section for ~
purchase of apples and prunes las,
year, and secured several carloads
here and at Juliaetta. An agent ~
the company has been in this section
several times lately endeavoring to a.
range for the purchase of this vear,,
apple crop from several of the mors
prominent growers.
MOSCOW.-Three sales of farm
lands were made by the Latah Land
Company on Saturday. A tract Of 1sa
acres of farm land near Whelan
Wash, owned by s. T. Mulkey was
bought by J.. E. Price, of Elberton
Wash, for $4,000 Mr.. Price bought
the adjoining quarter section from
Porter Sigman for $36 an acre. The
land bought by Mr.. Price is all in oats
which promises heavy yield. Tho
Garnet place, five miles northeast NJ
Moscow, was sold to M. M. Brokaw
of Nebraska, for $4,000. The farm ON.
braces 155 acres of finely improved
farm land.
KENDRICK.-An effort is being
made to form company among the
secret societies here, which would
erect fraternal hall on lots on Main
street recently purchased by the Odd
Fellows, Masons, Knights of Pythias
and Woodmen of the World, and
three women's orders, Rebekahs, Rath.
bone Sisters and Women of Wood
craft. Each has large membership.
The securing of funds for the cree
ton Of fraternal building, 1t Is
thought, would be an easy matter.
The lots owned by the Odd Fellows
are on Main street on the corner op-
posite McGrew's store. It is under
stood that if good store building Is
erected, Mr.. McGrew would gladly
lease the lower floor for term Of
years. The building contemplated
would be 60xS0 feet, two stories in
height and would cost about $1,000
BOISE.-A large sugar plant Is to
be erected at Caldwell. That place
has been selected because of being
central to the territory that will fur
nish the beets and because Of an
abundant artesian water supply which
is pure. The plant is to be erected
next year in time for crop to be
grown during the year. 1t will cost
s1,000,00O. This plant will be erected
by capitalists controlling plants In
Colorado. c. S. Faurot, representing
them, has been on the ground for
month and has the preliminary ar
engagements far advanced. He finds
this valley much better adapted to
beet culture than the Colorado val
leys in which they operate and ex-
poets to secure much better results.
The machinery for 500 tons day, or
the product of from 5000 to 1000
acres, will be installed next year, and
added to later on.
GRANGEVILLE.-Rather than face
ultimate starvation while suffering
agony from a broken limb, Samuel
Benton, miner, ended his life with
revolver near the trail to the Marshall
lake mining district His body was
found last Sunday and buried in tna
hills.
Benton crossed Reynolds ferry on
Salmon river, May 81, and, when II
was later reported that he was miss,
ing, searching parties were formed
and started out on the trail he was
known to have followed. They DIS
covered that he had fallen from
bluff near the river and had broken
his leg. He had dragged himself 70
the rivers edge and then back in'v
the brush. An ugly hole in his heao
told how he had come to his DEAN;
Realizing that he was helpless anu
that assistance could not reach MN
the unfortunate man shot himsen.