The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-12-12
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO


A Brief Review Of the News Of the
Past Wssk Presented In Shape to
Appeal to AlI-orowth and De-
vsIopmsns, Mining, Commercial
and Farm.
Nampa Information has been re-
ccived here through the Payette- Boise
Waterusers' association that water will
be turned into the Deer Flat reservoir
from the Boise river December 10.
The great converting canal Is ready
and everything complete for the event.
The occasion Is to be celebrated by
great jubilee. All the towns Of this
section Of the Boise-Payette reclama-
tion project will cooperate in the fes-
tivities.
Wallace The month just closed has
been the wettest Of any November In
years, precipitation IN practically all
of Shoshone county being heavy.
There was some snowfall. An abund-
ance Of rain gives JOY to the mining
men, assuring plenty of water for min
ing operations next year. While there
is no grain in this section, the amount
of moisture falling each year is care
fully watched and no apprehension re-
garding the supply for 1909 is felt.
Boise After personal investiga-
tion of government irrigation projects,
United States Senator Borah announced
IN an address here last week that he
would seek to have the homestead law,
in its relation to reclamation projects,
amended during the coming session Of
congress. He says that as the law now
stands it is "harsh, incomplete and in
many ways wholly at war with the
theory on which it was framed. T"
He believes that residence of only
three years instead of five should be
required, that title should be given as
soon as the final payment is made, and
that in the event that settler is I'M
able to meet his water payments he
should be permitted to sell, by assign
ment, his interest.
Borah compared the requirements of
tsse homestead law to the landlord and
tenant system of Ireland.
Iewiston-U business in the
United States land office shows a
marked increase during the next six
months, and it is improbable that it
| will, the business for the fiscal year
will show a decrease of rs per cent
over that Of last year, which in turn
showed falling off from the receipts
| of 1906
The decreasing business OF the pub
| lie land Office is an indication Of the
Irapidity Of settlement of the country,
for the available public land of value
still unoccupied shows an astonishing
decrease. Last year the receipts of
the local government land Office
reached 100000 but SO far this year
there is a decrease OF more than so
per cent Only Is timber and stone
proofs were made this month. The
establishment OF national forests has
removed most Of the available timber
land from entry
| The homestead entries and final
proofs are diminishing
| Occur dAlene.- Reports state that
the b r. Lewis wood camps are
to resume activity by January l. The
statements OF g. l.. Fitzsimmons and
Mark Peterson, OF Mica Bay, substan-
tiated the reports that men had been
employed to begin work on the rail-
road TO ballast, repair and extend it
on the Fitzsimmons place, Peterson
stating he himself was employed.
Earl Rogers. an officer of the COM
pany, when seen said there was moth
ing definite about the matter There
are over 5000 600 feet OF timber on
the Fitzsimmons place to be logged by
| the b. r. Lewis company The Phil
| lips place, which is adjacent, contains
as many feet, making over 5000 600
feet to be logged in that one place
which will require about 90 days OF
logging weather. or as long as the
winter will permit logging to advan-
tage
The reports claim that over 100 men
will be set at work by January 1 on
the Fitzsimmons place Whether
there will be other logging camps
lopened cannot be learned. Prior to
January / the railroad will be put into
shape and spurs constructed,
Ncz Perce.-The building OF the
railroad into the prairie country has
brought an unusual number of home.
seekers from the eastern states and
a large number of the best farms on
the prairies have been sold this fall
| The farm home of Andrew Huber
consisting OF 100 acres, and located
Ia 81 Ia
last week to w. w. Dixon. recently
from Iowa. for $7275
| The big grain yields and splendid
opportunities for stock raising have
drought large numbers OF someseek-
ers TO the Nez Perez and Camai
lprairie sections each fall. but many
have declined to make purchases be-
lcause of the absence OF transporta.
lion. The heavy grades leading Ia
he railroad stations along the Clear
water river have been the hoodoo
Tor the highland districts, and many
homeseekers who came from the east
ern prairies were ready to turn back
before a trip through the farming
Country was made.
| The building of the Culdesac- Clear
water line through the heart Of the
wheat district has resulted in n great
benefit to the country, and the price
of farm lands has materially advanced
las a result
Illustrate Rebel Plot.
San Salvador, Salvador, Dec. "A
plot to overthrow the government of
President Figuero was discovered and
frustrated today. Martial law has
Iheqn unclaimed The ra,,ol,,tsorax,,