The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-08-12
GENERAL STATE
NEWS OF IDAHO

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. Gent power to operate the mill with /
six-inch stage of water, while the ole
wheel required more than l2-inct
stage.
Cottonwood--The Cottonwood roller
mills have been operated overtime for
several days and the orders on file will
necessitate full time for the balance of
the season. The wheat bins now con-
tain 1000 bushels, SO there will be no
necessity OF closing down until the
new crop is ready for milling.
WaIlace-Supervisor Weigel, OF the
Occur d'Alene forest reserve, is happy
over the receipt of reports from rang
ers in every part of the district that
heavy rains have put out all forest
flres. There Is not fire in the dis
trict now" he said, adding that with
the extra precautions that were being
taken there was little danger through
out the remainder Of the season.
Lewiston-R. w. Hays, manager of
the Lewiston Waha company's nurser-
les, reports excellent conditions pre-
vailing, the young trees being in fine
shape and Will be available for the
market this fall. The nursery con-
tains about 20 acres of seedlings and
almost all of the best known varieties
OF fruit. Ample water for irrigation
Is now available in the Waha orchard
sectioa.
Prof. j. II. Frandson, of the dairy
department OF the University Of Idaho,
has in press Bulletin 81 on the subject
of Better Dairy Methods This bull
letin contains much that will be of in
terest to all directly or indirectly in
terested in dairying; much that should
help to make dairying more profitable
and desirable as business. This bull
letin will be sent free TO all requesting
it. Address Department of DairyinQ.
of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho.
Weiser-Fire destroyed four stacks
OF grain, aggregating about 10000
bushels, on the John Walker farm.
north of town. The fire started from
the engine of the threshing outfit,
owned by Miles Michaels, which was
lust pulling by the Walker field to be-
gin work Ii
The loss will be doubly serious from
he fact that Mr.. Walker is danger
'usly III from typhoid fever. The
Jews Of the fire is being kept from
lin.
Post Falls-Ripe tomatoes from the 8
Cast GreeDacres irrigated district ad- q
dining town appeared on the market a
en- days ago and are now plentiful. t
he dewberry crop is immense and +
ickers are busy. Raspberries are t
bout gone, but few are to be had at il
rom 1925 to $3.50 crate.
The pear crop Is first class, the apple d
rop is fair, and notwithstanding the a
nusual cold weather last winter there t,
re enough peaches to pay the orchard o
wners well. Other crops are good in o
eneral, and the late rain did little fl
amage to the hay and grain. Grain
ay Is selling for s2l50 a ton. c,
Wallace-The county officials have t
cen notified that 20, 600 acres of yalu- f,
Die timber land in Shoshone county re
ad been filed on at the Occur d'Alene s.
nd office by Ben Bush, state field fs
gent. The land is some of the most b,
lluable remaining in the Northwest. st
ling Of white pine and spruce, claims
wing been sold in that section for as
gh as $4,000. The lands are located
townships 43 and ID, range a, east. Al
The state applied for survey of the
70 townships in 1901 and had prefer
ce right over all settlers who had not
tiled on the land prior to that time ag
! reason of the fact that the latter ag
wnship is in the forest reserve an in Or
resting question has arisen as to Sc
neither, when it was surveyed at the i'm
plicarion of the state it can select tn
I'd contained in it, is il is still in the ur
serve and is thrown open for pur- ms
ase, allowing settlers who settled be- ms
'e the reserve was created to file.
e question will probably go into the me
irts for final adjustment. mi
gr,
Lewiston-The old army hospital at err
rt Lapwai is being remodeled for pre-
'ercular camp for the sick Neg Perce CIR
iians, who will be treated by govern
mt physicians and restored to health.
modern medicine and science can dis
Ter the cure. The old hospital build the
with its spacious halls, its wide, rec
dy verandas and sunlit sleeping wa
ms, will make an ideal isolation Law
pital for the little redskins whose the
& are pinched by the white plague mu
terrible menace to the Indians the
ich is decimating the tribe. DR.. ass
rphy, field physician for the Indian 9th
rtment, will soon make personal pir'
pection of the tubercular camp at rob
I Lapwai, in order that he NAV be by
sain that modern methods have been cal
pied. Plenty of fresh air, open air
ping rooms for the little ones and
,lesome food are required to restore v
tn. Nature needs but little assist err I
II the Indians are given fresh air bro,
plenty of it. Ventilation will be Moi
keynote. Beds will be high from M
floor, air will come from the out one
anu .ne uoctrine OF pure air will expl
ounueu az All times. of
graz
nanSs TOR raVors Received. this
'ashington, Aug. because of his incl,
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