The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-06-30


Our Commonwealth Mining. HE.
i tsricai and Commercial.
i Washington The president bas
signed = proclamation authorizing the
opening OF the towns OF Rupert, Hey
burn and sherer, on the Minidoka irri-
CATION tract, in Idaho, the date OF sale
to be hxed by the secretary Of the In
terror.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dubois has &C.
cured an amendment to the sundry
civil bill Appropristing IS, 900 to re-
move the Lemhi Indians to the Fort
Hall reservation, also an amendment
increasing the salary OF the United
States district attorney and marshal for
Idaho from 1000 to "a 1000.
Boise - The board OF regents of the
state university were in session here
lart week. Plans for the new admin
istration building maze necessary by
the Ore OF February were formally
adopted. II was resolved to advertise
at once for bids for the superstructure
OF the agricultural building, the pur.
pose being TO rush that building, to
completion. so 1t may be used next
winter.
report shows that between t75, 900
and $50, 900 of the s106, 800 insurance
on the destroyed building has been
paid. All the rest lie good and will
soon come in. Mrs. Hayen, the new
member OF the board, was chosen secre.
tary.
Washingion-These changes in SAL
aries OF Idaho presidential postmasters
have been announced
Increase - Boise, 1000 to So 100
Blackfoor, 81 800 to ~, 900; Bonner's
Ferry and Mullan, 1920 to 81 400;
Burke, Emmett and Genesee, 81, 800
to 81 400; Caldwell, 81, 800 to 81 900
Coeur d'Alene and Weiser, 81 900 to
$4,000; HALEY, Montpelier. Rexburg,
81 800 to 81 900. Idaho Falls. Wal. |
lace, ~, 200 to 81, 800; Lewiston, Poca-
tello, ~, 400 to $4,000; Nampa, 81, 700
to 81 800; Payette, st. Anthony.
standpoint. Twin Falls, 81 700 to 81
500.
Decrease-Hope and Mackay, 81, 600 |
to fourth class; Shoshone, 81 400 to |
$1,000; Silver City, 81 200 to 81 900 |
Boise - 1t has been determined to |
designate the meeting of the National
Irrigation congress. to be held in Boise
in September, as "The Hundred Mil.
lion Dollar Congress- In other words,
an agitationh is then tn be started to
secure direct appropriation OF t1OO,.
ooo,oO0 from congress to supplement
the reclamation fund. This has been
determined upon after consultation
with many OF those who are leaders in
the work OF the congress.
The present fund is comparatively
small, as compared with the number OF
avsi'absle projects. II is swelled only
by the land sales, and by the payment
In tsn-year installments by farmers OF
the cost OF construction of works. The .
success attained is 90 great that it lie
Ielt the fund available for the purpose
should be expanded 80 TIE work of
opening arid lands could begin as soon |
ss possible. I
Boise-The threatened litigation be-
ween L. y. Van Ripper and the Pacific
Idaho Northern railway people has !,
,een inaugurated by two suits filed in
he District court at Weiser. One of
hese ia brought by Mr.. Van Ripper
gainst the Idaho Construction com. 7
'any to recover 1882 8S2 20 claimed to
AVE been advanced to the company in
uly last. The other suit is brought !.
~ the Idaho Construction con,panv
gainst the p 4 /. N. company, asking :
he court to decree that the original =
ontract between the railway company =,
nd the construction company is in full y
orce and effect.
1t is understood other suits are to be
rought. One of these will be in New
'ork, where case will be started soon &C
skiing that the bondholders be Obliged Ii
comply with the conditions of the FL
ption on oil per cent of the stock of s.
he railway company. The point of 10
he action will be the legality of the vi
snder OF the tl40 900 which Mr.. Van tn
iper claims to have made last April th
boise-Judge Stewart, OF the District ey
'urt, has handed down an opinion OF
gliding the Sunday closing law passed K
the last legislature unconstitutional. te
cause It applies only to territory not
corporated In towns and villages and
'es not apply to trains and boats car
ing passengers. 1t is. therefore, local ste
ID special, says the Judge. APP
The case came up over the applica- pr
On of the saloon at the Natatorium ella
sort, just outside the city limits of tot
Use, to remain open Sundays. The to
" provides that such application can cui
made to the board Of county com. to
ssioners. and, il accompanied by ha
tition OF the majority OF the voters at lei
last election, shall be granted. In COG
Is instance the commissioners turned apl
wn the application because the sign. pos
OF the accompanying petition were
voters at the time of the last cleo
n.
Cne Ns'atorium saloon remained | K
IN on Sundays, and Manager Van F. cur
ierson was arrested for violating the Cor
:. The matter came up on his trial will
also on appeal from the rejection lax
the commissioners OF the petition ma
the saloon to be kept open. ly !