The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-01-07


ent terminus. 1t is also beyond dcub
ehat the recently organized railroad
company will build a narrow guage line
from the Payette lakes to the Thunde,
Mountain district. The Office facilities
at the Pacific 4 Idaho Northern head.
quarters are being increased and, ii il
stated will be used by the new com
pany
| Weiser--From reliable source IL il
learned that negotiations are now mn
der way between strong Oregon cor
poration and the owners Of the smelter
few miles from Weiser for the pur-
chase q the smelter. If il is acquired
by the wouId-be purchasers, ii will be
used to smelt the copper ores of the
Seven Devils and the gold ores of the
Baker district. Agent Leman IL now
IN the East for the purpose Of closing
the deal The smeltcr has capacity
OF 100 tons per day, which can be IN
creased at any time. IL is one of the
most thoroughly equipped plants in the
West.
on interesting relic OF
distant past was discovered near here a
few days ago, within short distance of
the human skulls and bones brought In
light by the o. II. 4 N. steam shovel
A gun oil an ancient make and pattern
was found by one OF the foremen at
tached to limb at height of about
10 feet from the ground The trigger
guard had evidently been placed
around small twig which had grown
until the iron guard had become firmly |
in the wood. The limb to |
which it was attached had afterward
decayed and died.
The gun IL single barreled. muzzle
loading shotgun of rude workmanship
lts stock having apparently been made
by hand. There is no inscription. ex-
sept the initials "H. f. LII ON the
barrel. From decay caused by time
ma weather the screws fastening the
ock to the stock had become loosened
md the lock had fallen off and was not
ound. The stock is made of black
Walnut which is a hard wood, and il
till well preserved. The iron barrel
Ilthough rusty, is in good condition
its long exposue to the
weather..
Wallace--Adam Aulbach. one az the
nembers-elect from Shoshone county !
the legislature, says that he strongly
aVors the formation of new county
rom the portion of Nez Perez county /,
ecently annexed from Shoshone. and
nat ne also favors the division Of
.ootenai county. AT the approaching
sssion no will urge the passage Of acts
overning these matters. .
The annexation Of south Shoshone
Neg Perez is manifestly unjust y
I'D Mr. Aulbach ''and the manner IN
inch 1t was accomplished is unprece- Ii
ented' The question was not submit h
ii to either Nez Perez county or the il
mole OF Shoshone county, the electors Ii
the annexed section being the only 7
les who had vote on the question. d
Neg ferce taxpayers now believe al
ey have been handed a gold brick &C
bile those from Shoshone care hut III r
whether the involved section re- Ell
ans with Nez Perez or thier own be
unity. ri
1T is certain that Nez Perez county al
IL commence legal proceedings TO en- us
N this territory from remaining an A
xed to it. The litigation will be ok. Al
nsive and in the end Shoshone conn W,
may be forced To bear considerable
rtion OF the expense. To eliminate
IL shall advocate the establishment
a new county from the annexed ter de
ory' 1t has natural boundaries and to-,
I'ieiens valuation. This will prove in,
best solution of the difficulty. r,
'on account of its size Kootenai lis
'nty should be divided. With its Tn
sent boundaries, parts OF the county pc,
TOO far removed from the county tn,
t. | shall vote for division >, ~,