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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29
Buried Alive

Twelvs-yeaE-old Cecil Hopkins, Of
Modesto, California. seIi-confessed slay-
er Of his siE-year-old brother, Theodore.
made statement to the coroner the
other day that strengthens thg officials
belief that the victim was buried alive
on the hill where his body was found
As he told OF the shooting and suisse
quent burial OF his brother, Cecil ate
candy and apparently failed to realize
the gravity OF his crime.
According to his story, he killed
Theodnre while the parents were abb
sent from home. Tho two quarreled
over their luncheon and Cecil drove
mis- brother from the house and shot
him.
Fearing the consequence OF his
deed when the parents should return,
he dug a grave in the sand. While
the grave was being dug Cecil aaid
Theodore moaned and stretched his
arms.
The cramped position OF the arms
and the fact that the victims mouth
was filed with sand strengthens the
theory that the child was buried
alive.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29
PARMA PRODUCER
Farms Around that Town Have
Good Records.

The Idaho Daily Statesman of Mon
day says: On the Hawkes. ranch at
Roswell last year from u acres Of apple
trees there were picked 1860 boxes of
apples that sold on the cars for 81 box
f. o. b.
From one-fourth OF an acre OF black
berries on the W. ]. Waumsley place,
one and three quarters miles southwest
of Parma. Mr.. Waumsley has picked 95
quarts of berries daily that have readily
sold for 80 cents a gallon, netting him
in the neighborhood of sI0d for the nine
days, and he estimates there are as
many berries on the bushes as have
been picked.
John Nelson from 20 acres at each cut
ting cut three tons Of alfalfa per acre
and from 10 acres cut a5 bushels of
wheat cut two tons per acre of alfalfa
from the same ground.
w. B. Mitchell this year cut four and
a half tons of timothy per acre iron four
and half acres and sold the same on
the ground for $3.50 per ton, and in
1908 had 10 acres of acres of oats that
threshed 50 bushels per acre on a 40
pound basis. He had ten tons in
clover that went two and half tons to
the acre, leaving the second cutting for
seed that threshed 10 bushels to the
acre.
The alfalfa crop cut from 12 acres on
the Sam Tuning place weighed in lit q
over so tons.
NJ. f. Archer from three acres of po-
tatoes netted s65 per acre. besides hav-
ing all he wanted for his personal use.
From three cherry trees he picked IS
gallons of cherries, and had apples that
measured IS inches in circumference
His herd of nine COWS Melted him s72.5C
month.
The 1908 crop of wheat on the ]. II
Trout place went 90 bushels to the acr'
while his oats went 30 bushels to tn,
acre in the three cuttings. Ten acres
Of corn produced 60 bushels to th
acre.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29
NOTICE TO EIGHTH GRADE STU
DENTS.

Ii sufficient number of pupils desire
to write the eighth grade examination
at Parma, Aug. 1928, an examination
will be held there. Those desiring to do
so will communicate with me at once.
| must know before August Is.
MABEL GRACE CARLETON,
Supt Of Schools, Canyon Co.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29
A Thorough School

The State Normal School at Albion
is gaining an enyisble reputation Oh
account OF The splendid scholarship Of
its students. Last fall one Of the grad
yates from its four years course went TO
the University of Michigan aad was
given sophomore standing 10 that great
university. Another was gwen ad-
yanced freshman standing in the Uni
versity OF Chicago One young man
who had just finished his third year at
Albion was given freshman standing at
the University OF California. Another
young man in the same class got like
standing in the Iowa State College. In
each case the students received stand
ing at least year In advance Of what
he would have received ifhe had attend
ed high school OF other preparatory
school for like period. This certain
ly speaks well for the scholastic stand
I'd maintained BY the Albion institu-
ton.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29

A-Y-P EXPOSITION RATES
Via Oregon Short Line R.R:
S25.9 .95 from Parma to Seattle.
Tickets on sale daily commenc-
ING June LIST. Ask agents for
particulars.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29

Patronize home merchants.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

DEPARTMENT or THE lNTERloR,
U. 5. Land Office at Burns, Oregon,
July 8, 1909
Notice is hereby given that the State
ef Oregon has filed IN this Office its appli-
cation Serial No. O33s3) to select, und-
er the provisions of the Act Of Congress
approved August IA, 1913, and acts
amendatory thereto, the
SWASEt4 Sec. II; Lots ], ? & 8 and
NEl4NW14 Sec. 10, and lot I and SEl4
MEL ec.i4, 7. p Il. 40 b., W. NJ.
ANY and all persons claiming adverse
~ the lands described, or desiring to OBJ
iect because OF the mineral character OF
the land, or for any other reason, to the
disposal Of the applicant, should file
their atiidavits OF protest in this office
on or before the expiration OF the period
OF publication.
VIM Fare, Register
First Publication, July IS, 1909.
Last Publication, August 10, 1905.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29
LOOKS VERY DRY
The Situation Now Lacks IS
II the Majority Of the STAB
Was Going Dry.

II the elections could be held this fall
says Rex Osboyn in the Statesman, in
Idaho under the local option law more
than two-thirds q the counties would
join the prohibition column. That is an
unpreIudiced forecast based on data
received from al parts Of the state.
Some OF this information | CLEANED by
personal visits, bpt most OF it came
through confidential correspondence
1t is supplemented by special dispatches
from all parta OF the state. The white
ribbon brigade have decidedly the best
Of it at the present stage OF the game
The answer is Organization" The
anti-saloon crowd has been organized
through churches and their augilia'y
societies for long time.
The Dynamite force behind the anti
saloon movement IS represented in the
attitude Of the men and women who do
not entertain fightY theories, who are
not prudes, who so Ter as men are con.
cerned, take a drink whenever they
| Ieel llkp IL
Ask any saloon man who Is on obser-
server and a thinker and he will tell you
that the danger of prohibition lies in
the activities OF the class just described
rather than in the prohibition party or
all the churches. That party and the
churches have been telling the same
story fer years without tangeahle re-
suits.
The situation by counties and lore
cast
Ada-Election called for September
8. Dry,
Election called for Sep
tember /. Wet.
Bear Lake-EIeetion called for Sep
tember /. Dry.
Bingham-EleetIon called for Sep
tember $. Dry.
Blaine-Petition being circulated.
Dry.
Boise No petition Gled. Dry.
Bonner-No petition CIRCULATED. Wet
Canyon==Election called Tor August
%. Dry.
Cassla-Petltion will be hled II
October. Dry.
Custer-No report. Probably wet.
) Elmore-=Petition fled. No election
Going into court.
Fremont = Election September 15
Dry.
Idaho-Election August q. Dry.
= Kootena-Wet.
t Latah-Dry.
e Lincoln-Dry,
# Lemhi-Wet.
K Neg Perce-Wet in principal towns
Oneida-DrY.
: Owyhee-Wet.
!, Shoshone-Dry.
It Twin Falls-Probably dry,
8 Washington-Dry.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29

The Washington State Grain Commis-
sion has just made a preliminary esti-
mate Of the wheat crop OF the Evergreen
State, placing the yield at $4,000, 900
bushels, which is the figure given by The
Oregonian about two weeks earlier.
Threshing returns in Oregon are making
a better showing than was expected,
and it is now reasonably certain that
the crop OF the three states, Oregon,
Washington, and Idaho, win reach So
600 coo bushels and may exceed that
figure. Willamette Valley is practical
~ on a "home eonsumption basis, and
the exportable surplus from tins crop
must all come from this crop must all
come from that great region east OF the
Cascade Mountains. $1,000, 900 hu-
shell crop OF wheat means an exporiable
surplus OF at least 40 900, 900 bushels, or
200, 900 tons. There is, also. a record
crop OF oats and barley in the North
west, the surplus to be the moved from
the farms to the coast markets and for
eign markets, approximating 100000
tons. 1t is thus clear that the trauspor-
tation companies are facing a problem
which involves the moving TO tidewater
Of at least zoo, 600 tons OF freight.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29

July % 100
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29

The next qualifying examination for
the Rhodes Scholarships for Idaho will
be held at the University of Idaho, Mos
COW, Tuesday and Wednesday, October
10 and 20, 1909. Dean ]. G. EldIidge
will act as supervising examiner and
will conduct the examination in accord
ance with the regulations and time ta-
BILE prescribed by the Rhodes Trustees.
For further information apply to James
A. MacLean, Chairman Of the Commit
tee OF Selection for Idaho, Moscow, Ida
no.
Superintendent Stevens Of the Utah
division of the o. s L. says a new pas
senger train will be put on the latter
part Of the month between Salt Lake
and Portland. The schedule has not
vet been completed, but it is thought
the train will be completed between !
and S in the evening and will run on q
verv fast schedule to the coast. This is
looked upon as a movement on the part
Of the Hartman roads to play a NOR,
importantant part in the passenger traf
fc to the northwest.
That the Alaska Rukon-Paciic expo
sifion has been defrauded daily out o
hundreds OF admissions by the employ
ees on the north trunk sewer and thei
friends was the discovery made yester
day by officials in charge Of the exposi
ton. Suspicion was aroused by the fac
that recently men aud women had beer
seen coming from the northwest portion
OF the grounds, brushing their clothes
and an investigation was prosecute'
with the resulted that they were enter
ing through the tunnel Of the new sewe
and up through manhole,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29
NOTICE oF AssEssMENT


Notice is hereby given that at the reg
ular meeting OF the board Of directors Of
the Riverside Irrigation District, Ltd,
held at the First Presbyterian Church
in Roswell, Idaho, Saturday, June 3,
1909, an assessment Of IS per share was
levied on all stock of the company, due
and payable to Sylvester Hill, treasurer,
August /, 1909, and if not paid Septem-
Der LIST, 1909, a penalty Of 10 per cent
will be added. BY order of the Board.
Signed,
Sylvester Hill
Secretary
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-29

For (sS5OOOOl thirty five hundred dol
lars, (4Ol forty acres Of land. within (2)
two miles OF Roswell, Ida. (25l twenty
five acres under water and cultivation,
water for the balance next year.
Address 2. o. Box IA,
July %, '09 Roswell, Ida.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-14

and foa pounds Of candy xhe4ssn csaasdea that there
ss asT Fsticns enough four hungry cadets with the
hour after taps
1hey inTitei chums who lived i'm another part of
aaa osrF2rks 70 cos the spread after lights
out ~ would be fairly safe 10 the Of
the day
Taps sounded There was the usaal darklantsru IN
spsron Immediately thereafter and every
the oad stone building cane the cry Of ~AT in sir
the ozcszs made yhsr round ara aahed their buseye
within No sooner had the closed ON inspecting
ocsr than the two cusodIans or the arose jumped
into trousers and she'll Jackets and proceeded blanket
the Einacx- throEng cad the UPPER sash and
sen closing The frame. hold she blanket tight
With thsir bay0asts they paned the end at the
cOEnsFs ann &ffer placing folded blanket the
uanso1. fhsT hghtea the gas and spread the feast
About thrseeu2rters Of hour after taps the
hidden stole In Their had resisted mighty
temptation 10 eat They had Hired tor months cadet
Fatnns and their waiting for their with that
feast sread before their proved them not only sol
dfsrs. aut stotcz
They came. they saw. and they ate The apple Of
Eden had NOT the Favor Of those minre PIES II vas
before days angel cake those have
from paradise How these youngsters did pitch IN
Nothing has tasted good since and the Who writes
speaks ~ khe card
an Is suutes before midnight everything hsd disap
pearsd ssnasr piece Of mnce pre- st which the
smallest present looking lovingly. jet afraid
The game for hfn had reached its limit Uniucky piece
II pie Il was Responsible fDr wces uEn4mbered-
re clHnk 81 swSrd Vas heard ou the frnnbound
sszrnay ouiskde Il door TIE door Of the opp5
site was heard d oFen. An Inspection Was on The
Iighg n ire hanquskrocm was donsad instanfeF TIE
r4aes hosts jumped into their bunks. one Or them
puEng the Blanket from the window his flight One
cadet susht refuge under one bunk and the sec
ond eoFe under the other The two IN bed we're com-
petsly covered eyre could hare told that they
ere cs0khea IN shell jacket and when night
szar vas TIE ,praQez rainen1
Al oscsr of eaxnSry enfzred he swept the heauas
of s afk lantern ayer the two hunks Tne oerup4nts
ME-3~~ -F~ NMn44
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has made up rind to die nothing can prevent It. and
the keeper only for humyre reasons but also be-
animal In that condition is extremely danger
cus often compelled end the animals sunerngs by
Fastening its death The suicidal mania in the lion IL
often developed after his mate has been taken away
When the tiger attempts self-murder is necessary
70 tie him down. but this not always effective
The mania for sedestrucon often continues for days.
though apparently subdued BY heplessnes but
the creature Is crafty. while pretending to be
tunisy after being released fnrct that win
fatal
One would scarcely imagine that such seemingly in
sensate animal the hppopotzns would ever be guilty
OF suicidal manfs but II that hippo captured
Wild and confined in cage win give every evidence OF
honestekness and the only way to prevent beast
from committing hartkAr 70 keep him well fed and 70
surround him With aniral company.
We never had b1, one hippOpOtanus that was guity
suicide Having Hlarsd his iet ne Fas replaced on
the Ecd hT another specimen left behind al the win
ter quarters The loneliness wns too much for the AMI
nal and be resisted all efforts to make him cheer III az
take his food He literally starved himself 10 death
I have OF several instances where riraaes cta
away With themselves BY starvation and my impression
= that oneness A. the usual IT, Each case that
under my observation was where only ona ~ ina
animals owned hy the 400 Il Is an absolute r-,s
y 70 exhibit Of these sensitive animals alone Thar
Must have Of thsr kind 10 be confenten
Extreme care il taken with their diet Nothlnr nrt
the beAt clover hay VIII they touch and you can 10,
them with Alfalfa as tried last season uncu tha
eesss TseT Tszy fond Of a vegetable mash sra Il.
give thsm large quantities o. condensed milk~
NO there Is nothing phenomenal about tAs sr,esa.,
mania IN aninais- It Is smpy another proof AZ fact
that have always maintained that ~ their rrnsr.s
cnaracerstics there is mighty little difference hetwna
some animals ana many men--ereept the power n
speseA-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-14

the uicture OF the southern officer caught his ere War
passions stil high--thonsh another excuse was
given for RenOs conduct He oeer OF the day and
wore his side He drew bis saber in front OF
Johnssons picture traitor has no place on these
walls" he said There vas right cut from przc-
tced hand and the encrcling frame and the picture
the confederate general cut in twain.
1t was Reno who vas with Clusters command few
days prior 60 the battle with the Sioux. in which
-the yelcw-haired cheftan~ and his command OF the
Seventh cavalry wiped BY the hand Sitting
Bull Reno At distance wfth another part OF the
Seventh cavalry He lad fierce fight of his own
Reno criticized for not having advanced to the
relief Of Custer He demanded OF inquiry and
he was cleared for ever doubted his courage
Later he dismissed from the service West Point
Of bitterness. the pOrtai, Of Lee VIII hang
honored and IN safety.
Ma5-Gen George A. Custer whose record of rapid
r-rncscns gzlanEzT he hast1eazz =e=4s IKE
rornance had troubles OF his when he was cadet
Custer entered the academy the lowest age limifT
years. When he "a years Old he was . masor-gen
ernI commanding divtss1n One may search history
and feticn and the hardest kind Of tine 10
ind parallel case One beauty q the matter 4 that no
one has JET found TO deny that Custer won every
step on the road hs prefsrEents Tet this man who
was Sheridzn's right IL the campaigns q 1ss<5
csme nea- Being iuT to The service q IT'S co1ntr7
throurA Inability % master thoroughly one o< sha
branches AZ Uncle Sans school,
Is toa1 al TIE academy that vhsn Caster graau-
found that Ct the members of the ara
dsc bozrd had declinsa tn sxn his zhaeuzkin- When
foar years later Custer paid Fzt ths sch0ol With
tie o. a51rgensral ths Geld q III shoulder
knuts the pEofesscr whose signature the shes2skn
vzs lacking. 0zered % azx his thsrsto-
There enzasd a nAoment 0r MO of silence. broksn
cnig hT tew p1rtursssne expressipns from yellow
haired so1isr Tho had 5usf seea sce fo1r pears q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-14

This Ito much for the disciplined seEcon-
troll Of four cuprit cadets They chuckled
The ocer swept the lighl Of his lantern under
the hunks and then pulled blankets from the boys
bed instant four cadets standing at atren
tcn Two m2rrhed to their quarters in arrest The
others were left arrest where they we're
-Four cadets expiafed the crime OF eating By walking
post during the ordinary sad hours Of release from quar-
for four long weeks
one of these boys his death on San Juan hili
and another to his death the junges OF the Philip
pines One is literally charging through life as major
Of cavsRry. and the other who the day Of
graduation. writes these lines with pen much less
mighty than any sword
Not long sso i was written that there spirit
Of seeonalism alive the United States Military aead
emy In Grant hail. great stone building given over
to the purposes Of the cadets and named for Gen
Ulysses s Grant. hangs portrait Of the northern sol
dier's great southern opponent. Gen Robert E Lee
To every graduate the army north and sOath. the
appearances OF te face Of the great confederate soldier
the walls cf his ALMA mater. side BY side Nih enat
Of his great antagonist the end Of controversy
the enc Of bitterness. the end Of all things sectional
Lee jas he appears in his place Of honor is not in
gray garb of the leader o the lost cause with the
stars OF geneFal shining in the field Of his shoulder
knots He Is shown in blue uniform OF the Old
with eagle his shoulder. backed with yellow de-
noting the rank colonel Of cavalry. the position the
southrom hed when be resigned from the federal army
to cast his let with the eonfede<scy.
The portrait Of Lee was placed in position Eve 7ears
ago. Col Mills who Was then superintendent Of the
military academy. secured readily the permission Of the
department the placing OF TIE picture a1eEe
with Grant would fai daily under The OF
the cadets The thought Is held by oEHcers hat
nothing good the coming generations OF cadets
from the honoFang Of tbs memory of one q the
greatest soldiers graduated from West Point
This story Of Lees picture forces "reminiscences
Since Of secession the portrait Of other
feae1ate leader KAs hung historic academic walls
that Of Albert sidney Johnston OF the class Of 17s and
who gave his life f0r the south At shiloh.
There waz touch az sectionalism at West Point
sust after the war and portrait Of Johnston has do
with the stnry Ts picture put II place long
before the north south the Eeld Of hattie.
and hung TIE wall Of the army officers nessroon
at West Point The r0rtrah slowed Johnston . s1b
aitern Otacpr uf cavalry In the United Strtss forces
the ocsrs assembled there Instructors voted hare
him manage their
The zuai5T ok the food and ecpksng improved
under JoAnsons management that his comrades nd1eed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-14
Animals Commit Suicide
When Alone in Circus

do animals commit suicide?" was
asked of a man who for 90 years was
head animal man Of the zoo OF great
circus
Yes. animals do commit suicide" he
replied, "and often for the same reasons
that cause humans to take their own
lives. Probably the most pronounced OF
these are loneliness. homesickness. loss
of mates or children. and III health.
There are animals that periodically have
a return Of the suicidal mania. and which
can only be saved from self destruction
BY the most careful treatment
AS a rule. however. when the animal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-14
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him to keep the position Of
manager. instead Of having i
rotate as was the custom
When the southerner vas Re-
lieved from duty at the academy
the members of tie mess de-
cided to have his portrait paint
ed and hung In the dining-haM
This was done. and the picture
stayed untouched all through
the dark days OF the war.
In the year 1855 there vas
sent to West Point as tactical
oficer soldier who had won
the stars OF q hrigadier-general
of volunteers on the battlefield
This story IN fact Is told Of
Gen Marcus A. Reno. Who bad
gone back TO his rank OF cap
tain Of regulars At the close OF
hostilities- He was = graduate
of the military academy. as was
Johnston. Reno had been at
West Point en- duty only few
dzys. as the story goes. when
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-14

thet the box had
been . addressed to
a certain Kind
bsArie1 army on
GERS wife-here
and forever name
iess-snd th2t It
were better 10 call
for 1t when the of-
ncer himself was
on duty elsewhere
Juss after sup
per that Christmas
eve. during the
half-hour interval
between mess and
the hngler's cali to
quarters two ca
dets stole down the
road In the rear Of
the hospital. scaled
the fence. and
dropped into the
yard In the rear Of
the kindheartea
army 0manss
QuarteFs. They
found the box and
carried sK to TIA
Hrrzcks. getting
u IN through q
wlnd0W and ssor.
ing 1t under .
bunk IA 4 dark cor
Esr.
The two cadets
v ere rooznates-
They pried open
the b0z- and har-
Ing fouHd that
there wsrs slsht
pies eight czkss
two d01ez oranges
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-14
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Punishmenis Cor onenses Pains and penalties DO not
least did day.
from having On occasion -the of their ives-
When serious breach regulations contemplated
the boys ~ gray the lessons that another
purpose p Es outfank and the ensmyhe
tic& Office in charge
The cadet as West Point who found with crust OF
bread n his quarters If luck been running his
orange or some other luxury
ate bis punishment Is guard duty.
be performed during the might
been walking Through Filtration Walk nith
cadet or possibly spending psrt z5 which
be aoNec for extrarAgAnees govern
menf anythingin buying plate OF delicious
bite q cake y the goodies shop which the
dub6ed "Delnonic0s~
once upon time cadet reeeired DAY
Christmas and from he living
York had shipped TO arrive that afternoon and ned
s'h absosHey unspeakahg good things Tie letter told him
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-14
By EDWARDB CLARK

AsHINcToN.-Nuch hss been written OF
the severity Or the discipline AZ tne
United States military academy. the
Aashinstes s..z..ci@sls C sthe var depart
ment. acting on the advice OF the ola
graduates Of the academy, have Kept me
disciplinary regulations Mt the govern"
ments school pretty much as they were
In the early days. when the thought vas
that leniency had no place in military
anairs. The judgment az the army i
that the old rule Is stiA the best rule.
At West Point thpra ara dement's and