The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-09-15
!IDAHQ STATE NEWS

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i Nez Porce-The largest realty dea
Of recent months, involving $40. 600,
va, cioeei here recently when Henry
J. Lynn disposed Of $50 acres Of farm
and "a 'ture land to Jesse A. Turner,
formerly Of GrangevilIe.
Aoscow-Tho Moscow Fair associa-
ton has been recognized. James J.
Keanc was elected president and Geo.
Fields secretary and manager. Work
q now under way for street fair this
fall and the association II to be incor-
poratcd. Arrangements have been
made for all the attractions at the
lewiston fair and the Moscow fair will
be held the week following. October
IS ard 20.
Juljaetta--C. j. Martin, James Mar
tin and Fred c. Holbrook have pur-
chased Of Johnson 4 Armstrong the
JuIiaetta Touring mill and electric |
light plant for $40, 500 cash. This
mill vas erected In 1885 by the Hol- |
brook brothers, uncle and father Of one
OF the new proprietors. For several
years Fred HoIbrook had the active
Of the mill, and he will
now be head miller. This Is one Of a
very few Independent mills In the
Potlatch sections, most OF
the mills being controlled by the Voll-
mer- Clearwater company.
lewiston The largest real estate
1eal contaminated in Lewiston In
months was closed when possession Of
he old Holt and Marvin farms on the
North bank Of Clearwater river directly
opposite Lewiston passed into the
hands Of j. c. johnson. New York
capitalist, who intends 10 develop one
81 the largest commercial apple orch
lrds In the Northwest. That portion
If the land not suitable to apples will
be devoted to vineyards.
The consideration is said to have
been $50. 000- The new owner pur-
>oses installing an irrigation system
which will cost not less than S25, 900. II
The water will be taken from the
and will be elevated by
means Of an electric power centrifugal
lump TO the highest point on the farm,
100 feet above low water mark, where
I will be distributed In pipe line to ,
he different points required. {
Lewiston--The Adams property In
North Lewiston has been purchased
rom Charles Francis Adams, of Bos-
on, by Eastern and local capitalists,
represented by johnson de Forest, of
1ew York, who is now visiting Lewis
on, and by II. G. Darwin, of Lewis ,
on The property is not TO be devel- |,
ped AZ land speculation, but is TO be I
perated as a commercial orchard and 4
incyard. The ranch will be made In :
il respects model plant, with "a COM =
lete irrigation system. consisting of
over pumps, high and low service res Z
rvoirs, and wooden pipe conduits over !
he entire tract The high service ;
'ill extend to a point $50 feet above ;
DIV water in the Clearwater river,
rom which the supply of water will be
rawn.
The ranch will be primarily an appla
richard, ut least 800 acres Of the $50 q
ores being planted to standard ap- :
les, but there will also be a large y
ineyard and small fruits and berries.
10 peaches or cherries will be raised.
n the early years Of the orchard it is
tanned to raise vegetables between
be trees.
The work OF development will be be-
un in October under the direction of
IT. Darwin and j. C. Whipple. The
wners have adopted the name of "In- n
ian Cache Ranch" from the former s
Sc Of the prominent hill on the prop n
rty by the Indians travelling up and p
own the river. 4
The Adams tract was acquired by b
harles Francis Adams nearly 20 years h
20. during time when he was presi- b
snt Of the Union Pacific railroad and N
nee then the tract has been in grain a
iltivation. The purchase price Of the h
roperty has not been made public, but fl
is admitted that the investment will Ii
sceed 500, 900. h,