The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1906-09-22

Tered materially by the hot Juns and
July sun and winds.
Lewiston --- With the harvest season
on the prairie above Kendrick about
over, farmers coming into town are tel
ling OF their yields, and owners oil
machines are relating how
many days they ran without stop,
and the number Of eacks thresbed.
Ed stovall claims the record for the
longest run and number OF bushels Of
grain threshed. His separator ran
thirty-fve consecutive days, turning
out IL, 400 sacks OF grain. His own
fields yielded 1000 sacks OF barley,
and 800 each OF wheat and GA q. Mar
tin Thomas had run OF eighteen days,
during which time his outfit did not
lose an hour. John Woody says he So
cured on an average OF fifty bushels to
the acre from 1870 acres Of wheat, and
an equal yield from another acreage in
oats.
Lewiston --- The Lewiston. Charleston
Interstate fair will indirectly receive
" 500 from the county OF Nee Perez.
At the last meeting OF the county COM
an appropriation OF $4,000
WAS made to the Nez Perez County
Agricultural Fair x Exhibit associa-
tion.
OF this sum 81 $50 goes to redeem
warrants to this amount which were
declared void last year by the district
court on the ground that the appropria
tion OF public funds was made to pTi-
vata corporation. This year subsi-
diary incorporation OF the fair board
has been organized without capital and
notsfor the purpose Of financial gain.
County Attorney Grow gave it as his
opinion that in this manner the county
commissioners were permitted to give
an appropriation to the fair to assist in
the exhibit of Nez Perce county pro-
ducts.
Lewiston - According to Theodore
Fohl, superintendent of the Clearwater
Fire Protectie association, 1t required
but $l1 900 this year to protect the 30
townships of timber owned by the sew
eral companies comprising the associa-
tion. The patrol began its work in
June and less than 800, 900 feet of tim
Der was destroyed by fire. Some 40
different tlres were extinguished by the
fire patrol, and about 80 miles OF new
trails made In the mountains.
State Land Commissioner Munson,
who attended a meeting OF the Fire
Protective association, In this city,
stated that the state will be willinsg to
assist In defraying the expenses OF the
patrols. The timber men interested in
the association are the Clearwater Lum-
Der company, Shevlin x Clark, West
ern Lumber comany, Potlatch Lumber
company, Schofeld Lumber company,
and the Kester and Kettenbach inter-
ests of this city.
Lewiston--On the theory that 1t is a
dry heat which causes occasional ex'
plosions during the thawing of dyna-
mite, j. I'll. ROBINSON has perfected
what he declares is an invention which
will make the thawing of that deadly
powder a mere pastime. He says that
If his invention Is used it would be inn
pos ible to explode stick OF either
giant powder or dynamite.
His invention does away with the
exposure to dry heat. AT no time dur
ing the process OF thawing does the
stick come In contact with the dry heat
Mr.. Robinson's device consists Of a
miners candleetick, With a small tin
cup fastened to the upper part OF the
frame OF the candlestick, the cup being
In position directly over the flame of
the candle. The cup ia filled with
water and the powder placed therein,
when the candle Is lighted. Mr.. Rob-
inson says that In seven minutes the
water is hot enough to thaw the pow
der. He declares he has experimental
in various ways with bis new invention
and finds that an explosion can not be
produced in this manner. According
To bis statement, the powder is not
d mayed by the hot water.
Secretary Root was showered with
honors at Lima, Peru.
Colorado Democrats have nominated
Alva Adams for governor.