The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-08-03
IDAHO STATE news

IDA1U 0IAIE NEWS
Salmon City-Crops are hats
this season than ever before In tn
history of Lemhi county. This 'ue
especially true Of hay. Rancbmas
are In town every day on the loot
out for workers. ~"
Charleston, Wash.-The Lewiston
Concord Bridge company Is enioyina
increased traffic. due to the beginning
OF the hauling of the new wheat
from the upper Asotin and Aanatone
country to mills and elevators AT
Lewiston.
Lewiston.-Nine cars of hogs ana
cattle, five of which went to SnoI
ane and four to Tacoma, were shin
ped by Fred King, buyer for Mitchem
Brothers, Spokane. The cattle brouoht
cents on the hoof and the hoo
$500 per hundred, an increase of 5o
cents per hundred on hogs in the
last 10 days.
Salmon City.-The Latest Out mino
at Gilmore shipped 20 cars of ORC
one day this week, estimated to net
better than $1,000 per car. This
camp is displaying remarkable actIy.
lty and has a payroll of over 5000
monthly. Besides the regularly quar-.
terly dividend the Pittsburg-Idaho is
declaring a special monthly dividend
Three companies, the Latest Out. the
Pittsburgh Idaho and the Allie are now
making regular shipments from the
camp.
Lewiston.-The first wheat of the
season was delivered Tuesday at the
Balfour-Guthrie docks from the Tam.
many region, and by the latter part
of next week delivery will be at its
height, a number of combines hay.
ing practically completed the run.
The wheat now coming in, except
for a trace of smut, is the finest
ever produced on the low, sandy
lands of the territory Immediately
surrounding Lewiston. Farmers be-
lieve the general average yield will
be from Is to 20 per cent higher
Orofino.-Samson Snyder, of Orc.
fino, who Is building 4S miles of
telephone line between Orofino and
the new town of Elk River, is string
ing wire this week and expects to
get through to Elk River in about
two weeks. The new line leaves Orc
fino and proceeds to Ahsahka, from
which point it follows the North
Fork of the Clearwater to Dent,
thence by wagon road to Elk River
by way of Onoka The line will be
la toll line, with five stations along
the route. When completed it will
give Elk River communication with
long distance for outside points.
Lapwai-The first grain sale of
the season in Lapwai was made by
William Bozart, who farms extensive
ly in the vicinity, disposing of 5000
sacks of No. brewing barley to
William Siegrist, manager of the
Lapwai FIGURING Mills company, for
81 per hundred, delivery to be made
within 80 days at the farmers ware
house at Caldwell or Jacks spur
Another heavy sale of barley was
made at Lewiston by farmers living
near here, who pooled 10000 sacks
of brewing barley and sold 1t to Ted
Ward, manager of the Bank of Com
merce at Lewiston, for a little better
than 81 per hundred.
Lewiston.-Harvesting on the Nez
Perez and Camas prairies began last
week. Reports from the fields indi-
cate that the crop will be the best
In the history of that country On
the lower areas of Asotin county,
hn In, l. 4
better than 30 bushels to the acre,
than "a bushels. Further back on
| the flats, it is believed that 40 to So
bushels will not be unusual this year.
| ideal for the ripening of the grain,
despite the fact that it has been
hotter than in years.
| Asotin county will harvest a 900, :
600 bushel crop, as there is at least
a rs per cent increase over last year.
There is not blighted area in the
county and every locality will be
abov normal at present rate.
Nez Perez county, Idaho, will be
a strong competitor to the adjoin-
ing Washington county. The crops
is the best that has ever been har-
vested there. On the Nez Perez and
Camas prairies the grain has been
ripening slowly, and there is every
reason to believe that the yield will
exceed 100000 bushels.
Grain shipments will begin early in
September, as the O.-W. r. & n.
Co. has already made preparations
for handling the yield tributary to
Lewiston.
In Nez Perez and Asotin counties,
only five stationary threshers will be
used this year, the old tye machines
being replaced by combines. Asotin
county alone has so of these ma
chimes, and Nee Perez more than
$50. Men will not be scarce, but
Horses are much I'm damand