The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-08-26

0tNtRAl STATE
:, NEWS OF IDAHO
. | Weiser. --Petitions have been granite,
by the Board Of County Commissioner
for the establishment Of good road dis
tricts, the first in East Weiser Vale,
and the second In West Weiser Valley
Monday, August 80, is the date set 70,
holding the election in both proposed
districts. At these elections there will
also be chosen three commissioners fo1
each district, who shall serve as super.
visors Of such districts.
| MISUNDERSTANDING OF land enter
I'd as timber and stone under the new
act are arriving at the local land Office
and are the Hnhyect of much interest to
recent applicants for such lands on
Craig mountain. The appraisements
received vary from $3.50 to 81 an
acre. but no lanSs outside OF the res
ervation are appraised at less THAI,
$3.50 or less than SIS In the case OF
lands lying within the reservation.
Eastern sheep buyers are
numerous in this county making their
FAN purchases, and many important
deals are reported at top.notch prices
Several sales Of lambs are reported
closed at 1915 head Shipments will
begin early next month and will con.
tinne for about 60 days, and as re-
suit more sheep viii be shipped out of
this country this Fall than ever before.
The range this season has been all
that sheepmen could desire and as a
result the sheep are IN excellent mar.
ketabIe condition.
Wallace--The sum of SO. 900 has
been set aside by the forestry service
TO hire hunters to destroy predatory
animals In national forests in district |
No. !, In which the Occur d'Alene re-
serve Is included. This is an increase
OF $500 over the amount appropriated |
for this purpose last year.
Forest service hunters are usually
assigned to their work early in the
spring, so they can do more effective
work. Bears and mountain lions are
more numerous and holder on the Occur
i Alene reserve than for many years.
Wallace-The Idaho state board of
equalization has been getting figures
rom the Shoshone county assessors
'eport, which have tended to increase
he dissatisfaction of the board with
he present method of assessing min
ng property, more than the reports
rom any other mining districts in the
tate. The difficulty comes in estimat-
ng the approximate assessed valua-
ion. since this is based on the net
roflts OF the mines for the preceding
ear.
In Shoshone county a decrease of
early 100000 is noted in the |
ssessed valuation for 1909, compared :
nth the assessed valuation for 1908.
he board is powerless to raise the q
aluation given for this year. The !
oards it Is stated, has given serious
to the plan of assessing
lines on the same basis as improve
tents on real estate, which would OBJ I
late fiuctuation on account of an occa- c
onal decrease in net profits. Local &
ounty officials are in favor of some t.
lch plan. a
Twin Within period of four o
ears Twin Falls has sprung from a a
'ge brush prairie to thriving, mod I,
n city OF more than 5000 inhabit- G,
It's. While this development is re- II
arkable, even for Southern Idaho. m
here cities are springing up like Il
ushrooms, Twin Falls expects within
% next two years to eclipse its own
cord
Not only has the growth of this CEN :,
ally located metropolis of the irrigat- y.
section south of the Snake river ~
en- OF surprising swiftness; the sur y,
unding country has developed in even i;
eater proportion from sage brush 70
ateau into one of the most fert. ' 80
d wealthy agricultural countries. ri ri
Lands that were bought for a sorp. ~
ar years ago, now are worth, under ~,
ltivation and with their impro, g. y,
'nts, including water rights, hum 80
eds OF dollars per acre. r.
People who went into the section r.
o and four years ago with only few
ndreds of dollars now count their
aith by the ten and twenty thou -.
IDS. Some of them have arrived at ~
uence through speculation; others 90 90
plain. plugging development of IN M
ir lands. ne
We
.ewiston-The Lewiston State Nor ele
school has issued its new cata- alb
ue, giving full information relative lis
the academic and professional cours- be,
which may be pursued at the insti- Mi
ion. The catalogue ia illustrated wi
h fine views of the interior and ex-
Tor of the buildings, showing the ad-
iistration building, Lewis hall, wo- |
as dormitory and the $50, 1000 gym dis
lum now under construction. YER
he work of the normal has been re- Mo
anlzed along two distinct lines. the the
demic and the professional. In the lin,
demlc school the course is of three for
RS, corresponding to the work done are
first-class four-year high school. ter,
the professional school several The
rses are given. A two-year course in /
be taken, leading to life diploma turi
IDAHO, which also is recognized in
shington and California, or special
rses may be taken in primary meth G
rural science, manual training do oer
TIC science music drawing or physi- dav
education for one year on success AZ
completion of which special certifi- ear,
! g.. suoJeees are granted, clar