The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-11-30

Idaho and announced complete salts
faction.
Lewiston The general Offices Of the
Northern Pacific 1t st. Paul have Id
viscd Agent w. J. jordan that = fur
ther reduction Of ~ cents hundred
had been made Of fruits and vegeta-
bIss from Snska river points and Lew
lston into Spokane in effect December
rs. The rate applies chiefly 70 less
than carIoed Iots, which At this time
are charged for At the rate OF IS cents
q hundred,
University Of Idaho Under the d.
rection OF Professor OIin who has re-
Gently been appointed director Of the
unIversity's agricultural extension
work. correspondence course In sgri-
culture Is being conducted from Boise.
| The course includes ono lecture =
| week, which Is sent TO every rural
school teacher In the state. This IL
| the first course Of it's kind ever con-
| Quoted In Idaho and great interest is
being taken In the work.
Wallscc---A chiess4.. ranch In the
Occur d'Alenes, stocked with hens
| that will lay In spite Of rain or snow,
would be better than gold mine at
the present time, according TO Wal
| lace dealers. For several weeks the
chickens In the valleys around this
town have been on strike, and now
strictly fresh ranch eggs are prac-
ticalIy of thu market. Recently one
rancher's wife brought two eggs TO
town and sold them for 10 cents. To
protect her precious possessions she
wrapped them In cotton and packed
them In small box. Shipped ranch
eggs sell In Wallace now at 90 cents a
dozen.
State Land Commissioner George A.
Day has arranged for the sale of
large quantity Of timber on state
lands in Bonner county. The public
auction will be held at the court house
In Standpoint December 20. Timber Of
all kinds on the following described
lands will be sold at not less than the |
value placed by the state appraisers;
South half southwest quarter and |
southwest quarter Of southeast quar-
ter section 81, township Sc north.
range east, Boise meridian.
Timber on several sections of the |
Pend d'Oreille national forest reserve
Ia 10 be sold TO the highest bidders
next month. The timber IL on a $50
acre tract In section 35, township so
north. range west; a 760-acre tract
in sections 80 and SO. township SIS,
range east a 120-acre tract in sec
ton ~. township 81 north. range
east: tract Of $50 acres in sections
IL and IL. township So north. range 2
east.
Boise Confusion over the jurisdic-
ton Of the state health inspector,
who is also sealer Of weights and
measures, and that OF the state grain
commission has called for statement
on the part of the two branches Of the
state government after n conference
with Attorney General McDougall OF
the law which was recently passed by
the legislature on the subject. Under
the law the big scales over the state
such AZ wagon. platform. track. depot
steckyards, warehouses. elevator anc
-four mills. have been turned over Il
, the state grain commission for inspec
ton.
Hereafter licenses will be ISSUED
, from that office instead of from tn,
Office OF the state sealer Of weights
. and measures. 10 whom will be as
signed the smaller scales that are use,
In trade, such as counter scales, an
those that are In general use aroun
. grocery stores and places Of that kind
! Moscow THAT none Of the Westcrl
! ssatos have a better school land en-
dowment than Idaho and that tn,
: time Is near when IL will not be nee
. essary for the levying on any specis
: taxes 10 maintain the public schools
Ia the declaration Of State Land Con-
missioner George A. Day. who ha
Just conducted sales of state lands |
/, the counties Of Latah. Clearwatel
: Lewis, Idaho and Nez Perce. He Dc
clares that there Is now about 81. 900
r 600 In the irreducible school fund an
|. that there are about 2. COO. 900 acre
Of state school lands vet 10 be sole
!, A clause In the state constitutio
a provides that these lands cannot /
n sold for less than 40 an acre. the
J. will ada ~ the prassnt fund 900 600
a 600
n In addition IN that tho publl
g schools hold an interest in about 45l
y 600 acres Of special grant land