The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-07-25

@-'' Nff'' Va tiiiiI Tracts until the ifflff
trees arrive at the bearing stage.
Lweiston A five weeks droutb
which had begun to damage the grain
crop in this vicinity was broken last
week by heavy showers. The amount
OF good done by the rain in the Lewis
ton country is estimated at from $50
600 TO 500, 900. The harvest in this
country is just about to begin, and if
conditions continue to be favorable a
great deal of the wheat will 90 so
bushels to the acre.
Lewiston.-Statc Pure Food Com
missioner r. Fields spent a busy
gay inspecting soda fountain supplies
mere, ana as result considerable
yuantlty OF extracts and syrups will
DC returned to the manufacturers, as
tney 40 not come up to the require
ments OF the law He will inspect the
MEX supplies, meat products and
other food necessities in order to dis
cover II any impure foods are offered
Tor sale in Lewiston.
Spokane. July l7-Damage bv re-
cent hail storms on Camas and Nez
Perce prairies, in the vicinity az |
Grangeville and around Sites. Idaho |
WIN aggregate more than 500. 600 |
According to reports from half a |
dozen sections near Grangeyille |
100000 bushels of wheat
were leveled. Chickens, ducks. geese
and even hogs were killed by hail
stones
A storm that swept across the
prairie country above Sites lcveled
grain and beat fruit from the trees
= he path of the storm-three miles
In width and % miles in length
comprised the richest section of
~amas prairie.
Occur dAlene. Idaho. July 2o-l
ne summer normal school OF north
IDAHO opened here today and will
continue six weeks The institute
vii be conducted by Professor Sou
en- OF the department. of physics OF
ne state university, while his assist ,
lnts include Professors Irion, Hub | !
'ard and Miss Urich. of the Lewiston
tate normal, and Professor Randall. d
u Charleston, Wash The sessions
WI be held in the handsome pavilion !
? Blackwell park, while the park ITSELF ,
dotted with the tents OF the nor
nal attendants. many Of whom en- y
by camp lie during the period of o
ne institute. The work in the school o
MI cover a cast field. and the present
nroliment indicates a large attend d
nee 4
Lewiston-Cyril A. Rose. the newly n
ppoinled oNerseer OF the Nez Perce n
'servation, will take a complete inven. Ia
ny OF the property owned by Indians
IN a tull description and information
men VIII be of use to the department
ms information has never been gath -
ed. but Il is necessary. and the depart-
ent IS often handicapped for lack of =,
he overSecr will work much like "
assessor. He will appraise ali pron- ~
~ owned by Indians. schedule Il on u
eetS similar to those of a tax assessor ~
"a place am actual value on the prop -
~ listed fOP IN
The work will not stop with that bnt u. N
r. Ncse viii make a record of the W
'sed lands, the name of the lessee. the =,
inber OF acres in grain and what par. 80
uiar gram. the production as TO mum. y.
OF bushels yielded per acre. and ~
mplete information as to how the land
S been TILED
Orotino The Clearwater Lime COM
ny is manufacturing and shipping Of
car of line a day and st
demand seems to be increasing. Gil
kilns are kept burning night and WI
and the capacity of the small plant ~; sn'
taxed to fill orders. !. NV
The lime is made from shale talon -.
m hillside above Orofino and car tai
. down on an aerial tramway TO the 6g
H. which is located on the railroad. cal
plant has been in operation several 0OC
RS, but the company took little tur
ms TO improve the quality, so that
business did not prosper until the
sent owners secured control. They
e installed new machinery, emplor- ask
skilled burners and sought a mark I ito,
the lime in competition with ont mo
companies. The quality is much use
roved and equal to any lime made All
ne Northwest, and the increasing agr
mess insures further enlargement Y,
he plant. thiS
ewiston.-Within two weeks peach qua
ments VIII begin, as the Charleston 49,
lards are bending with ripening -,
l. and great preparations are un- 49,.
way to handle 1t. All records will NV
broken. Growers differ on The
Der of cars of fruit, and estimates
been placed as low as 200 cars B
e some believe 500 cars of peaches II.
: on the trees now. erin
dications point TO a good market com
growers will derive handsome TO
u from their irrigated acres. The coal
r question promises TO be serious Ii
pack and pick the cherries was stor
Z all that could be done. and the has
h crop viii be ten times as large that
hington orchards will produce by {
cars of peaches. which will mass brea
ugh Lewiston either now or later. from
J the eannerics market their out.
The peach season will last longer
the cherry season. IT;
e difficulty will probably be in ouitr
ing packers. Girls who can pack ranc
hes IN a manner that will insure Grea
arrival on eastern markets in pastt
condition can earn a tidy sum OF iv dr.
~ during the next two months. caus;
the wages paid are sufficiently One
ioI sl'iS Win skill 10 earn from ten q
o W. week. the {