The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-07-06
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO
TENS That Arc Likely 70 Provo d
Interest to Our Readers.
: H-tef Rsvisw Of the News Of the
Past Week Presented In Shape 10
Appeal to Aa-orowth and De-
vs'epmsnt, Aiming. Commercial
and Farm.

Boise-Proceedings will soon be com
menced III tho Supreme court involvip.
the salary OF the judges OF the Djstric
courts. At the last session OF the ]egjs
lature the salaries OF all The iudge,
were raised, the salarjes OF the SD.
preme judges from - 900 to IS 600 and
the ealaries OF the District Judges from
$4,000 to $4,000 each. Judges will de-
mand the extra pay from time 81 the
bills passage.
| Boise-The Capitol Building COM
mission has let the contract for 200
tons oil steel for the second and third
noors OF the new capitol building TO
the American Bridge company. OF New
York. This company submitted the
lowest bid, sl4 800. The Commission
~ 10 DO the erecting and four months
are allowed to ship the steel.
The commission has received the re-
slgnation Of w. r. Pierce as one of
us members and has appointed Frank
X. Colin and A. j. Wiley to fiji the
vacancy and that caused by the resiona-
tlon OF Judge Beatty.
boise--State Treasurer Hastings has
received final payment on the $279 800
worth OF bonds which were authorized
by the last Idaho Legislature and which
were sold to the state of Nebraska. and
tne money is now available for the var
ious state institutions. as follows: Uni
yersity OF Idaho, $4,000; industrial |
Training school, 5000; Academy of
Idaho Improvement, s2l, 900; idaho
Lewiston Normal school, $40, 900; AL
Dlon State Normal school, 500. 600:
Idaho County wagon road, $40.
Meadows ayette Lake wagon road
5000; Atlanta road bonds. IS. 600.
IDAHO Soldiers Home Improvement
70 900; North Idaho Insane ASYLUM
'4o, 900; state capitol building. 500
100. "
Lewiston-The shipment of ITS
arloads OF cattle from the Lewiston
ountry Is In progress by Bales &
ones, OF Camas Prairie The ship
nent VIII be completed within the
ext ~ days and will go to Mandan.
y y, 10 be ranged on the Standing I
lock Indian reservation.
Inc purpose OF the purchase in I
ne Lewiston country Is to improve Z
ne grade OF the herds among the In .
ians, and while few OF the cattle A
ow being shipped are pure bred In,
My high-grade Herefords or Short,
orns have been accepted. =
Buyers report plenty of cattle in q
u parts OF the country, but state the II
ecline In prices Is having its effect o
influencing farmers to turn their ii
'tention to hogs. where good prices tt
ia quick profits appeal to all. On Ia
count or this condition the present d
ason mas witnessed general stock w
= up OF hogs and large shipments n,
III De made during the coming fan
Id winter.
The invasion OF the Neg Perce and ~
mas Prairies by the Culdesac- ~
'angeville branch OF the Northern th
iciilc VIII reduce the cost of deliv- C'
ing wheat and barley at least 10 as
nus per bushel and this may event
ny anect the vocation of farmers.
10 are now engaged In feeding
actlcaiiy all OF their crops to hogs G
cattle put a recent canvass by
yers insures the greatest shipment er'
d. and as long as present nrica. Pc
avail 1t is believed the Industry WI
\ be continued. wr
of
-ewiston-The sale of Tho R,s,a. M
ne In the Elk City district to Fred ref
'd'ey and associates is reported by me
aing men arriving from the Upper wa
arwater country. rr0 wh
ne purchase price Of the property is c,
5000 and the new company assnm-
control July l. The annonncad
rs OF the new company provide for a r
mp mill OF large capacity and IL is
ed orders for this machinery are IL u"
! being placed. na'
he Bradley people entered the Ell. sso
rict last fall, when they secured the ~
ior Tue Buster mine, one condition orr;
'g that s25. 900 be expended in de- o. :
pment work before final decision dan,
ne bond holders should be made aon
development work has been carried a.. a.
ocording to contract during the fall 49,.
winter, and the announcement nj ~
intention of Mr. Bradley to take 81 w.
the mine is the result OF one of the '10''
rigid Investigations known To
ng experts.
lie mine was located more than 20 Nc
) ago by +. w s mitb knoa' Beac
! as Cluster" Smith. ON aeeon. vary
5 persistent efforts in devsloo;. plac,
erty and his contention tha, a. Jam,
,nt work was all that was neces- ca ~
to prove its worth. Dmr;na th;a Virg
he has driven 5000 feet of funnel One
ically unaided. and Win Tho n.@.h dred
pondsmen has opened ore with POST
anent values distributed through oetw'
ne vein. about