The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-10-05
Around the State

Boise Elks are planning to erect scss
600 Elks' temple in the capital city.
There has been $40 divorces granted
in Lasah county during tho past 20
years.
\ farmer living near Caldwell last
week brought into town water. .~"lo1
that weighed i5{s pounds.
nsabt. Brand. iorsman, and Jack
Quinn, Iaborer. we're killed by an ex-
ploaion in the National mine at Mullan.
1t is estimated that the fruit crop in
the Payetse valley will bring the grow
era not less than hall million dollars
this season,
Douglas ana Valentine Of Pocatello
laat week sold Frank and Thomas Good
ing 9,0O0 ewes. for which they received
ss.75 per head,
While travelling on the cars near Po-
catello MIRA. Cora Mulligan, Of Baker
City, Ore. aaye birth to baby girl,
That's going some,
| 1t having been demonstrated that
broom corn eau he zuycessfully grown in
that vicinity. broom factory Is TO be
/
estahlished at hurley,
Wheat Is selling ut Caldwell al N1s
per cwt. as against 9Qc Last year, while
oats that brought a0c twelve months ago
is today bringing *l.oo,
The town OF Sweet b having boom.
A big new general store and . bank are
TO be added TO tho other business houses
OF the town at an carly date
The Grangeville Free Press says that
field after fold of wheat in that section
is yielding 90 bushels to the acre and
the grain is OF the finest quality,
Two supposed oases Of CHAMBERS. one
at Mountain Home and the other as
Grand View. turned out to be catarrh i'll
one instance and mountain fever in the
ether.
The laundrles OF Boise are having y
hard time securing help these days. the
higher wages offered the girls for fruit
picking oansing them to refuse 10 work
in the laundriea,
In the list of iourth.class pos'oiiices
advanced to presidential. by order OF the
postmaster general, are the following
Maekay. salary al 200; Meridian, salary
81 900; Potiatch, salary A,sOo.
The opera house a. Caldwell .isi Beng
altered aud improved so as to aceommo-
date the largest scenery, and the Caid-
well people expect to witness hrst-class
theatrical productions in the future.
ri The scarcity OF cars IA working hard
ship on stockmen In the Wood River
country. 1t is said that over d,O0o head
of cattle are awaiting shipment at iiaii-
ey, aud no prospects of the immediate
{ delivery OF cars.
Wheat is selling at sl.l5 per hundred
5 at Caldwell az against 10 cents ~ yea
s ago. while oats that brought 30 cents
last year are now selling at II Oh. lr
Boise valley farmers are now asking VI
for oats in the bin.
Thomas Eaean was convicted al Lewis
ton for attempted murder OF Hilda Carl
y SON Easan shot his pretty sweetheart
V LIilda Carlson. and her S-year-ol'
= brother, June 20, after pleading will
her to effect reconciliation.
~ Asa result Of the brake giving ava.
while driving heavy loaded wagoI
,lown hill, Jesse Beamis, OF Basin, wa
thrown from the wagon and one oil sh
)i wheels passed over his head. "h'l
n Beamis sustained painful injuries II
n will recover.
Farmers in Boise valley began seilin
:, their oats at s5 cents and expected Z
dispose Of the entire crop at that price
Instead they are now asking " IN I'll
10 bin and will have no trouble getting tina
% figure. The yield Is 20 per cent create
20 than last year.
~ Burglars blew open the safe OF tn
i'm Farmers Elevator exchange, at Mary
of Vile. They secured no cash, 1t Is san
but destroyed number OF papers Inc
also entered the state bank and blew 0
liS the outer,loor Of the vault, but wei
IT, scared away and secured nothing
by