The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-07-15
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO

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Nez Perce--Nez Perez prairie farm
land continues to advance in price, tw,
sales being negotiated at prices which
average sos an acre. p. II. Sanger
sold quarter section to DR.. Gregg, Of
Montana, for $I2, 200, while II. r.
Morris sold 800 acres for $22, 0200.
Moscow ohm P. Thompson, farm
err living three miles south of here
has on display samples of his 480 acres
of red Russian wheat, which he
brought in as an average of the height
of the entire crop. 1t measures six
feet and the heads average five inches
long. Mr.. Thompson says he can cas-
lily get samples from selected spots
which will measure seven feet.
Genesee-At a meeting of the di-
rectors of the Farmers association
they decided to buy site for ware
house and build. They bought tract
of eight lots from the G. e. Wood com
panys the site of the Touring mill
burned recently. The building will be
60xl50 feet and IA-foot posts will be
used. Wor& begin In az short a
time as possible, in order to have the
house ready for use this fall.
Moscow Professor F.. e. Elliot,
dean of the Agricultural college de-
partment Of the University of Idaho,
has left for CIagstone Junction, in
Kootenai county, to arrange for the es-
tablishment there of the North Idaho
Experiment station. Paul Clagstone,
speaker of the Idaho legislature, has
presented the agricultural college 200
acres OF land near the junction Of the
Spokane & international and the Idaho
& Washington Northern railroads.
Orofne- Residents of that portion of
Neg Perez county north of the Clear
water river will attempt to secure a
division of the county at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature and the cam
paign for county divis on will soon be
opened.
The issue will be fought out OH
friendly terms, and it is believed that
the major portion of the county will
lay no straws in the way of division,
but it ia probable that Nez Perez prai-
RE will seek segregation, so that Nez
Perce county may be divided into three
district units.
Portland-Pleas of guilty were en-
fnrad in. hA 1Ia kxxk
Idaho stockmen to the charge of main
tanning illegal enclosures of govern
ment land.
The men are Edward Stoffer and
William Manner, of Lowrie, Idaho, and
]. M. Neill, of Boise. The land COM
prises So, 900 acres in Malheur county
the Idaho line. There were
two counts against the men. On the
first count each was fined $500 and
costs, while on the second count SEN
tence was suspended until it could be
ascertained whether the illegal fences
had been removed.
Ilo-Citizens of lilo and prominent
farmers have subscribed SO, 900 to con-
struct four room school house on legal
site which they have rendered to the
board of trustees, without cost. For
two years lilo and Vollmer have failed
to agree on the location of a school
house site, but citizens now desire to
donate modern building to the dis
trict.
They have drawn plans for the build
ing, which will be two-story four
room structure, with wing. The I'D
will be joined to the new
structure, making fve-room building.
The plans call for frame building.
Post Falls-An irrigation meeting
was held here last week, large num-
Der of farmers attending, as well as
people from Spokane and Occur
d'Alene. John Malloy, of Spokane,
explained that he and associates had
another proposition to submit and that,
in case it met with approval, his com
pany would have water on the land and
furnish water for 1000 acres next
one system for irrigating pur-
poses and we'll water under pressure, in
Four-inch mains by every 10-acre tract
for domestic purposes. Water for irri-
eating will be furnished six months
year and for domestic use the year
round for $2.5 an acre year
He said if within 10 days the A. 900
sci es We're contracted for he would let
1 SO, 1000 contract for advertising. He
pro res to put 5000 acres more on
he market later, but the first 1000
acres are to be sold within two years
rom September /, at which time the
and will be on the market. The farm
srs were well pleased with the PROPOSE
ion and $500 acres were signed for
before the meeting adjourned.
The farmers receive not less than
1875 an acre for the land, and some
hat own land close in and improved
will get as high as 1926 an acre.
There is no doubt the required amount
# land can be secured and it will
mean better times for Post Falls and
he Spokane valley, as work will start
his fall after harvest.
Probable Tariff Conferees.
A.