The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-10-21
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items That Are Likely to Interest All
Our Readers.
= Brief Review of the Improvement.
Growth and Development Along
All Lines of Industry Throuehou,
Our commonweaIth-Mining. His.
toricaI and Commercial.

Our CommonweaIth-Mining. His.
toricaI and Commercial.
Washington Examinations undar
the Dubois irrigation project in soutb
eastern Idaho during the past summax
show that large part OF the land tho,
had been temporarily Withdrawn under
this project will not come within its
scope, being either undesirable or 40
located that it cannot be reached bv
the canals which the government pro.
poses to build. Approximately 750.
600 acres OF such land are therefore
restored to entry by the secretarv
OF the interior. The land lies in the
Snake river plains northwest of Black.
loot, scattering from townships to
north and from ranges 26 to 40 east.
Boise - Observers of political condi.
lions in this state note that there ia
far more politics in the air than has
ever been Known in the state hereto
fore so far in advance of an election
The atmosphere is fairy charged with
it, and everything indicates a lively
campaign later on, unless some ar
rangement be made between what now
slreatens to become warning factions.
Heretofore it has been difficult In
hear of candidates until near the time
for the convention, but now names ara
being used very freely, and it looks as
though friends of various men were
planning to begin an active canvass
very early in the coming year.
The senatorship is the central object
OF attention, but the governorship il
close second in the minds of the no.
litical workers.
Boise = 1t is probable the Dicl cosa
recently decided by the Circuit court
OF appeals will be appealed by the
government to the Supreme court. In
this case it was held that the govern
ment had no jurisdiction to prohibit
the sale of liquor on the former Ner
Perce reservation.
DICK was serving a sentence for SELL
Ing intoxicants to an Indian in Culde.
sac. 1t was held by the Circuit court
that, as title to the land there had
passed from the government, the latter
no longer has jurisdiction. District
Attorney Ruick states the department
OF Justice is considering an appeal Of
the case.
There are numerous prisoners sery-
ing time for similar offenses, and IL
has been ALLEGED the decision would
open the prison doors TO all of them.
Mr.. Ruick states the attorneys for
number of such have been to him ask.
ing what steps the government would
take toward releasing these men. He
declined to pass upon the subject. ro-
ferring it to the department of Justice
for instructions.
Lewiston - The Supreme court is TO
be asked to declare the bill of 1903
providing for the annexation of a part
OF Shoshone county to Ntz Perez county
unconstitutional.
Should this county be fortunate
enough to secure decision along that
line, the entire proceedings taken to
uate Will be for naught and the dis
puted territory will remain with Sho-
shone, while the $65, 900 which the
Supr' me court has already found this
county owes Shoshone will be can
celled.
County Attorney ]. E. Gyle, of sho-
shone coui ty, called on the county
commissioners recently. He did not
make any formal demard, but seemed
70 be simply feeling of the situation.
de was told in plain words that $685.
Ooo was too much and that the commits
sloners did not feel disposed to pay any
'uch amount without another fight. He
argued with the commissioners that it
was useless to make fight, that the
entire question had been passed upon
'nce by the Supreme court and there
vas no further need of fighting.
Shoshone some time ago rendered the
slo,oo0 that county is to pay Nez
'erce, but the offer has not been &C.
epted because the commissioners of
his county are not satisfied with the
ettlement.
Lewiston - H. L. Powers, of Port
and, representing the Lewiston Sweet
water irrigation company, has awarded
o Naylor x Norton, of this city, con-
ract for the excavation of the first ten
niles of canals which will form part
i the extensive irrigation system
which will be built by company here.
he work will involve the expenditure
1 $40 900. Powers also let con-
ract to j. E. McGillivray, of this city,
or the construction of private tele-
hone line 20 miles long, which will
onnect the main office here with the
arious camps to be established ON the
me OF the work. The fiume work
Ill be done by the company. The
ontract on the excavation work calls
Or its completion within four months.
Letting of the contract means the ir-
Igation OF many thousands of acres OF
lands lying south and east Of
ewiston. The system, which will be
ullt by Portland capital, will cost over
zOO,OO and work will be rushed in
rider that lands now owned by the
'mpany may be placed under irrigs-
on by early spring. AS soon as the
rst ten miles of the canal has been
contracts will be let for con-
ruction OF series of reservoirs and
10 remainder of the canal system. )
he company has acquired practically
! the rights of way and also the
aters OF the various streams coming
the base OF Craig mountain.
Princelings' Love Match.