The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-12-14

dry land west OF town for 800 an
acre. The tract will be set to apples.
Standpoint = The Interstate Tele-
phone company has completed its new
line to Westmond and Sagle and has
made connection with Is homes Of
ranchers along the right of way. The
line will be extended to Blacktail.
Grangeville-At a meeting of the
county commissioners a canvass was
made Of the returns from the recent
local option election, and it was deter
mined that the "wets" won by 104
majority.
Peck-James H. Kayler, proprietor
Of the Nonesuch dairy, has gone to
Evansville, Wis, where he will pur-
chase carload Of thoroughbred Hol-
stein dairy COWS. This is the first
full car of dairy stock ever shipped
into this section. He purchased last
month the first prize-winning Holstein
bull exhibited at the Spokane and
Lewiston fairs this fall at cost of
$3.50.
Lewiston-In a telegram received
here from United States Senator w.
B. Hepburn it was stated that every
aid possible would be given r. C.
Beach and Henry Heitfeld, delegates
from the Lewiston Commercial club
to the rivers and harbors congress in
Washington, and that the Idaho rep
resentatives in congress would work
hard for an appropriation to hasten
the work on the Cello canal.
Lewiston = Paul GLADSTONE, presi-
dent of the Northwest Livestock asso-
citation, has arrived from Spokane
and Immediately took up arranging
for the meeting of the association
here December IL, Is and IA. He
said he would remain in Lew iton I'M
til after the close of the show. 1t
has been decided to hold the exhibit
ton of pure bred and fat stock in the
Charleston fair grounds, this offering a
better arrangement place for display
than the tent-covered lot proposed in
the east end of Lewiston. Mr.. Clag-
stone said intense interest is being
displayed in the coming event in the
Northwest, and that he looks for the
best display of stock since the asso-
Citations organization.
Moscow The announcement in
Eastern papers the next morning af-
fax Cd I.I
prize and sweepstakes for the best
carload of apples at the Spokane Ma
tional Apple show was reflected from
Chicago in a letter received here by
p. L. Orcutt from Sam j. Rich, i'm
migration commissioner for Idaho,
who was in Chicago at that time with
the governors special train. Mr..
Rich urges that Moscow make an ex-
hibit of apples at the st. Paul land
show in December. Mr.. Orcutt is
having prepared by the Moscow Pack
ing & Cold Storage company box
assortment for the st. Paul exhibit.
He urged that the National Apple
show be made a permanent annual
affair, stating that it is doing much
for the great Northwest, of which
Idaho is an important part
Occur d'Alene-N. j. Owen, of Post
Falls, was in this city displaying spe-
cimens of diamonds in blue ground
formation, or what is termed pipes in
South Africa diamond mines. The
property is three-quarters of a mile
southwest of Post Falls, and has been
examined by two experts, who have
pronounced the crystals that of dia-
mond blood or diamond crystal Black
diamond has also been found upon the
land of Mr.. Owen. Some of the crys-
tails have been cut by New York dia-
mond cutters and have brought fancy
prices. Jewellers here and in Spokane
have pronounced the specimens first
class diamonds. Several citizens of
this city have inspected the property,
and upon their return said the property
was fully up to the representations
of the owner, and in their opinion is
due to become a diamond producing
point within short time.
Boise-The lion and the lamb laid
down together here when the Idaho
Woolgrowers' association and the rep
resentatives of the Forest service
agreed to forget their differences of
the past and stand together on work.
ing basis harmonious to both, by
which the sheep grazed in national
forests will be given just as much
range as the service can map out. The
get-together action was taken at
meeting held at the Owyhee hotel,
when resolutions were adopted and
accepted by the Forest service repre-
sentatives, by which no cuts will be
made upon any sheepman grazing his
fiocks within the reserve The three
year lease limit was also modified,
the Forest service agreeing to allow
permit holders the right to transfer
their rights and the purchaser will
have use of range called for by the
permit, within the reserve" Dis
trict Forester Sherman was delegated
to draft the new rules for the reserve
with the assistance of F. r. Gooding,
P. c. johnson and other prominent
sheepmen.
a Natural Inquiry