The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-19
Around the State

IS, 900.
Numerous Butte miners tl.rowu out OF
work, have gone TO the Twin Falls coun
try to farm.
The Twin Fills fair was unique in one
particular. There was no admission Zee
charged.
1, is stated that about $50 900 has been
spent advertising the North Side TWIN
Falls tract.
The Salvation Army OF Boise has rails
ed $l2l5 in five weeks, to be used in
home mission work.
Dry farmers in the vicinity of Sweet
have raised fine crops oi potatoes, corn
aad wheat this season.
The remains OF a man named Miller
were found in a cabin five miles from
Blackioot, there being evidence that the
man had ieen murdered.
Hunters in the employ OF the forest
service have been killing off the coyotes
in the vicinity of Silver mountain in Il
rapid manner, and it is believed that
next year there will be but little loss to
sheepmen by coyotes.
Two telegraph operators at Bliss have
I been arrested for robbing grips and
trunks Of passengers that had been left
in the baggage room. Their plan was
to rifle suit cases, etc, taking on, small
articles.
Wallace Simpson, of Iona, in fit OF
despondence owing to i'll health, com
:. mitiei suicide by hanging. lie tied the
rope and jumped from pole crossing
the manger in his barn. This makes
the tenth suicide in the Snake river val
ey in the past months.
The report Of the receiptsof the state
land office totals sl5s. .sso.G6 for the
quarter ending September 30. For the
quarter ending June 80 the receipts were
$685.. 1000 making the receipts Of the Of
flee for the six months almost u 81 900
600 remarkable showing.
The mail contractor between Thundel
City and Roosevelt is developing q new
idea in snowsnoes for horses used il
packing the mails across the mountains
. in winter. Instead of the usual woodeI
- affairs he will make snow shoes OF shee
steel covered with rubber betting.
There are 70 car loads of sheep wait
ing shipment at Rexburg, but cars can
not be had for their transportation.
u Carl Peterson of New Sweden, Bing
ham county, marketed 1856 head of year
ling hogs last week for which he receiv
- ed the sum Of s299610.
During November the state will sci
II. $50 acres of timber land and 7Sl0 O
agricultural land in the Northern coun
. ties. The timber land is appraised a
sl26,6
The Rupert Pioneer says the settler
. on the Minidoka project scoupped u
2 bushels of fish recently when the waite
was turned out of the big canals
. make needed repairs.
Z 1t is reported that eastern parti'
have secured $40 acres Of land near j
rome on the Twin Falls tract and e'
q pect to put the extire section into an o
Z cllard as soon a. water for irrigation
available.
Bids foi the construction Of Sampa
sewer system have been opened n
res range from s995s. to sl2eoles5. 10
ry gin \ Co, of Nampa, are the lowe
and bidddels and will probably secure q
by contract,
.aid
,.;u The Pcttibone case has been po-ipo
-,, ed by Judge Wood to October %, p
,o,. tibone is in very delicate health hat
,;,. si-icd on his case coming to trial a.
first set, bnt the Judge did NOT think
condition was such as TO Warrant lrti
tried during his present condition.
avs Surveys have been completed for I
new railroad which IS TO connect Sal
APP on City with the Oregon Short Line.
ach. Armstead, and the work of gradieg y
/. On commence just as svvn as the Ut
X, CONSTRUCTION company, OF Salt Ia
we'll, can get their outfits on the groui
be The road will be about ninety nii'es
{ 20, length, and the grade viii te about (
liver per cent all the way. The new X
cise, will open up an entirely Ecw count
especially rich in mineral RESOURCES.
,rnt,- tach S;s,aklns accoexlino ro the