The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-04-13
idaho STATE NEWS

| Occur d'Alene-That the state law
that bank deposits shall be assessed
will be opposed was shown here, when
the bankers asserted there was no law
extant that could compel them to in
| form the assessor the amount of
money depositor had in the bank.
Kamiah-The Boone Land 4 Invest
ment company, corporation financed
| by Boone, Iowa, and Chicago capital
lists, who recently bought the George
Runkle farm and orchard, tract con-
tanning $50 acres, just across Law
yer's creek from Kamiah, paying $3.50
per acre, is subdividing the farm into
tracts from one to so acres
Wallace-In preparation for the dry
season of 1911 Forest Supervisor W.
G. Weigle is already Strengthening
his force Of rangers. Five additions
have been made, and more will prob
ably be added the first of June and a
large increase will be made in July.
Harvey Fearn, David Lewis, George
Burke, and Howard Drake, who served
during the fire season of 1910, are
among the five who have already
entered the service. The fifth man
is Frank Tompkins, who is transferred
from the Helena national forest corps.
Kamiah-The village council of this
place has granted the Nez Perez Wa
ter & Power company, of which Q. A.
johnson, promoter of the Nez Perez
railroad, is president, an electric light
franchise. 1t is the plan of this COM
pany to run line up the Clearwater
river from the present power plant at
the mouth of Lo Lo creek. Elec-
tricity will be furnished for power as
well as light A resolution addressed
to the council recommends the pur-
chase by the village of the water
works system.
Lewiston-Important developments
in the movement to have the Lewis
county bill passed upon by the Su-
preme court are expected in few
days, according to Elias Tuckee, bail
iff in the District court, who owns
land in the new county, and in the last
few days has been solicited to sub
scribe to the fund being raised to have
the division bill set aside. Mr.. Tuckee
asserts nearly 81, 500, the amount ne
cessary to take the case into the Su-
preme court, has already been sub
scribed by the farmers and stockmen
embraced in the new county.
Nampa-E. H. Dewey was re-elect-
ed mayor of Nampa by majority of
z39 votes over j. j. Gardner, the So
cialist candidate for mayoralty honors.
There were only two tickets in the
field, the Citizens and the Socialists,
and the victory of the Citizens ticket
and the reelection of Mayor Dewey
evidences that the municipal improve
ment policy of the past two years has
met with the approval of the citizens
of Nampa. The Socialist candidates
received not only support of their own
party, but also the votes of the So
called reform element and those who
opposed the various municipal i'm
provements inaugurated by the Dewey
administration. This combination re-
suited in an abnorally large vote for
the Socialists, Gardner receiving SOL
votes for mayor, the city officials
elected including mayor, clerk, treas
urer, city engineer and six councilmen.
Caldwell-Southern Idaho is making
rapid progress and is attracting thous-
ands of homeseekers, is the report
brought to Caldwell by w. H.
Roadway, president of the Cald-
well commercial club. On account of
the great development of that part of
the state through irrigation projects
and electric lines, Mr.. Redway says
much Eastern capital has been invest
ed there during the past year. He be-
lieves that the Caldwell district is
destined to become one of the greatest
producing sections.
Nearly 100000 acres of land trib-
utary to Caldwell will be reclaimed
within the next few years. The
Boise-Payette irrigation project is be-
ing pushed rapidly by the government
The immense reservoir, which has lust
been completed, is but six miles distant
from Caldwell. 1t will hold water
sufficient to irrigate 5000 to 80, 900
acres of land. An electric line is now
being built to connect Caldwell with
the flood gates of the reservoir.
In addition to the government pro-
ject the Black Canyon irrigation en-
terprise is well under way. 1t is be-
ing financed by Eastern capitalists.
1t is proposed to tap the Payette
lakes, located about as miles north of
Caldwell, and water supply will be
obtained which it is estimated will ir-
rigate between 10000 and 200, 900
acres of land.
The country tributary to Cald-
well, " said Mr.. Roadway, ''is settling
up fast and of course a good effect has
been noticed on our city. Caldwell
has now over 5000 population, with
paved streets, concrete sidewalks,
modern water and sewerage systems.
We are connected with Boise by cleo
trio line and now this road is to be ex-
tended % miles west of us to tap the
rich fruit district