The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-03-18

MObcoW-lnls city lB 10 nave an
other manufacturing establishment
soon. Nils Peterson, a plumber here,
has received patents on an anti-freez-
ing water closet. According to the
patent Office reports Charles l.. Thomp-
son of this city owns third interest
Mr.. Peterson has installed number Of
these closets and they are said to be
all that is claimed for them.
Vollmer - Farmers of the prairie
country are pleased with the snow and
rain the last week and say conditions
are favorable for bumper crops. The
long dry spell during the fall exhausted
the moisture in the ground and the cold
weather set in before the heavy snow
storm Of January. AS result most
of the water from this snow was car
ried off and little absorbed by the soil.
Boise-Attorneys for the govern
ment and the defense in the case of
the United States against the Barber
Lumber company, in which an effort is
being made TO cancel the entries on
40, 600 acres of timber land in Boise
basin, valued at million dollars, have
gone to Seattle to take testimony be-
fore a referee. Portland, San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Eau Claire, Wis, will also
be visited before returning to Boise
t submit evidence to the court.
Troy-Occasion light flurries of
snow are visiting this section, melting
almost Immediately. The frost is
nearly all out of the ground, which is
retaining most Of the moisture from
the melting snow. Farmers are en-
thusiastic over the conditions and say
they are practically assured of bump
or crop, as the soil is moistened to
greater depth than for many years.
The early melting of the snow is the
cause of considerable anxiety among
the farmers here, as it sometimes leaves
before the ground is thoroughly thawed,
thus limiting the depth of moisture.
Lewiston--With feed and seed bar
ley quoted at $160 hundred pounds
in Tammany and Lower Craig noun
tain points, farmers of that region who
held their crop are now enjoying great
er profits than have ever been derived
from grain farming in the Lewiston
country.
One large barley raiser contracted
5000 sacks last fall at the prevailing
market price, but, by paying a small
sum, was released from the contract,
and he is selling his crop at ST.
making profit of 20 cents hundred
more than he would have gained had
he sold last fall.
Grangeville-With the approach of
the seeding season the farmers are
confronted with scarcity of seed
grain and preparations are being made
to ship seed wheat and barley into the
country in large quantities.
Because of the high price of grain
and the low price of hay, large areas of
Camas prairie heretofore devoted to
growing timothy hay will this spring
be plowed up and seeded to wheat and
barley.
1t iS estimated that the grain acreage
on the prairie will be increased at least
% per cent and with fall grain in ex-
cellent condition and the ground we'll
supplied with moisture the farmers
predict the banner crop of Camas pra-
irie this season.
Lewiston One hundred thousand
fruit trees will be set out this spring
in the new orchard district adjoining
Lewiston. Three gang plows are now
at work preparing the ground and the
tree planting will begin within a few
days and continue into April.
Last year 80, 200 apple trees were
set out in this district, the varieties
comprising Spitzenberg, Yellow New
town Pippin, Rome Beauty, Winesap
and Jonathan. and this years planting
will comprise the same varieties to-
gether with 80, peach trees and
smaller quantity of Bartlett pears.
The varieties of peach trees planted
will be mostly Elbertas and Early and
Late Crawfords.
The Planting of these trees will in
crease The orchard area of this district
to over 1000 acres.
A landslide at Java has almost COM
pletely buried three villages and cost
hundreds of lives. ihTe dead are esti-
mated at over ], 1000.
Castro has engaged berths on a YES.
sci sailing for Venezuela March &c.
A Cuban woman has jest given birth
to bankruptcies, two boys and two girls.
The Minnesota house has turned
down two bills favoring woman suf-
frage.
The house committee is receiving
many protests againgt proposed tariff
changes.
A Chicago pastor and So, 900 have
disappeared and the police are looking
for him.
Mayor Harper, of Los Angeles, has
resigned under the threat of exposure
of gross immortality.
An attempt was made to wreck
Burlington passenger train near Peoria,
ILL.,, by throwing a switch.
The Nevada Legislature is consider
ing an anti-gambling bill which even
prohibits the playing of whist or other
games for prizes.