The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-07-04
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO
Items That Arc Likely to Prove Of
Interest TO Our Readers.
A Brief Review Of the News Of tbs
Past Wssk Presented In Shape 10
Appeal to AiI--0rowth and De-
vslopnssns, Mining, commsrcial
and Farm.

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and Farm.
Post Fals.--J. w Settle & Co, to-
day sold for ] l., Parker to George
Fairbank FIVE acres OF land in the
East Greenacres irrigated district for
$3.50 cash,
0rohno---By the filing OF deed
Tor a small strip OF land on the water
front here, r. II Blake made certain
the building Of the $4,000 steel toll
bridge across the Clearwater river
Plans for the bridge have been held
in allegiance pending the requirement
OF title to the bridge approach. a
small strip Of land, the key to the
situation, has been the property of
Indian heirs, and il has taken eight
months 70 trace and satisfy all Of the
heirs
Now that title has been secured, it
is expected that construction will be
taken up. The nlans call for a steel
and wood structure. which will be
operated on a toll basis
Iewiston.-Up to date about rs
carloads OF fancy cherries have been
shipped from Lewiston-C Charleston and
Snake river orchards Cherry pick
ing and packing is now at its height,
and il is estimated that the yield OF
this fruit in this section will amount
to over 200 carloads In the Clarks-
ton Vineland orchasds it has been
necessary to restrict cherry picking
operations. for the reason that the
packing houses cannot obtain enough
help to handle the tons of fruit now
being delivered AT the canneries the
situation is much the same, two Of
them having been compelled TO re-
fuse fruit until they could get the
through the process. Orchards are
producing 200 to 400 pounds to the
tree.
Nez Perez AT a meeting held yes
terday to receive the report of the
soliciting committees, it was an
nounced that $780, 900 had been pledged
and reduced to form Of bankablc
notes, and $4,000 subscribed to right
OF way, thus assuring the new road
which will be built from Nez Perez
to Vollmer, giving this town a rail-
road practically at the same time as
other prairie towns.
s. A. Johnson has promised to build
the line provided citizens subscribe
$50 900 and provide right of way. Mr.
Johnson announces that he will begin
tomorrow to purchase right of way
and to establish PERMANENT survey
Grading will begin in a few days, and
the road will be in operation by late
fall, IL is said.
Standpoint. - Arrangements for a
Fourth of July celebration are well
under way, and the, committee who
have the matter in hand report thai
the celebration this year will be the
best that Standpoint has ever had. The
city council has taken steps to further
the plan, and has promised that it will
provide for the stringing of lines Of
electric lights along First street and
at the corners.
The committee has been promised
the attendance Of Senator w. L.
Borah, who will deliver an address in
the afternoon Men will be put al
work preparing the county road on
Boyer avenue for racing; purses will
be offered There will be several
steamboat and launch races on the
lake, and several hundred dollars
worth Of fireworks will be burned in
the evening.
Lewiston.--The dairy business is
growing so rapidly that in one year
it is believed that the Clearwater
branch of the Northern Pacific will
send carlot shipments of cream to
Spokane dairies daily. Farmers who
come from the East know of the
profits in the business and sell cream
the year round. The hillside farms
OF the Clearwater are ideal dairy
ranches. The upland slopes grow
good corn, and ensilage is made from
the crop IN some cases.
The farmers know the advantages
of winter dairying. for the cows are
fresh in the fall II the dairymen fol- |
low the advice of the experts. The |
dairy farmers are using testers and
separators, which they find indispen-
sable. They weigh the milk and weed
out the cows that are found to be un-
and pure bred mich cows
are being introduced in a country |
where range cattle roamed for years |