The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-04-11

; LOT Boise, Idaho, United States survey
. or, arrived here with a crew to surve
all the Indian allotments in the Koote
mai valley. These allotments wer
made by Indian Agent Major ROMA
in 1892.
Lewiston-"L ewiston's stock shov
next December will outstrip anything
in the nature Of fat stock show eve
held in Idaho" says w. H. Ralph
auctioncer and stockman, of Ne,
Perce. Mr.. Ralph said the 1912 dis
play would doubtless be FIVE times al
large as the exhibition held here last
December.
Lewiston - The Lewiston Land and
Water company has opened spring
work in the Lewiston orchards. Over
$50 men and nearly 200 horses and
three gasolene traction plows will
break up the company's holdings. At
present $500 acres are under cultiva-
ton, of which 4, 500 are being planted
to trees by the company. 1T is esti-
mated that more than l, 500 acres will
be broken this spring and summer and
set to trees.
Lewiston-A writ of mandate was
denied by the Supreme court Of this
state in compelling the state board of
medical examiners to grant a license
to the plaintiff in the cage of Clark
A. Barton VS.. ]. F. Schmershall ct
al. The plaintiff brought action to
obtain license to practice in this
state upon presentation of a diploma
from Chicago medical school and
license from the Arkansas board of
examiners. The opinion Of Chief JUS
tice Stewart held that the matter was
discretionary with the medical board.
Observation-Disclosures of incorporation
emitting the Idaho Portland Cement
company, capital stock 1000, 900, to
1000 shares were filed with j. R.
Lydon, auditor of Nez Perez county.
OF the $4,000 shares 1000 shares are
held as preferred stock.
The instrument discloses that Spo-
kane and Inland Empire capitalists are
extremely interested in the undertake
ing, which points to the development
OF the large cement fields at Lime
Point, on the Idaho side of the river.
about two miles up the Snake river. n
Priest River-The forestry depart
ment of the Kaniksu reserve has
found the threshing of the big pine
cone crop gathered last fall a slow
task. No machinery for such work
was found on the market and it was
up to the local supervisor and his as
sistants to solve the problem. Sever
al thousand dollars have been expend-
ed with Indifferent results. Seed so
far thuiled costs about 81 a pound.
One bushel of pine cones yields from
SIX to eight ounces of seed. About
Id, 600 bushels of white pine cones
we're gathered and stored last fall at
rorelle falls, and of this amount 12.-
)0O bushels remain unhulled.
Lewiston-Grain men in this local
ty say that there remains in the
Lewiston country a small portion of
he 1911 crop since the recent sales.
the last 10 days nearly $50. 600
bushels have been sold, leaving but
mail quantities in private and public
warehouses;. The resumption Of boat
'erVice on the Snake river will mean
he shipping of all the small auauti-
les remaining in storage tributary to j,
Asotln and upper river points.
The fall grain has met with little
II no damage in the prairie localities I"
aid e. w. caves, of the Vollmer.
clearwater company. The spring ia ,
unusually backward this year. owing
Q the heavy and well packed SHOWS in
he mountains.
LewIston-The scarcity of beef cat
lie on the Camas and Nez Perez prai-
les has reached an alarming state. :
ccording to buyers and cattlemen Of
his locality. 1t will be two months
efore the markets in the. vicinity of
'ez Perce and Grangeville will be
upplied by local cattle.
Stockmen attribute this unusual Il
to the high prices paid for L
eef cattle last year, and the ouota- .
ons at which hay and grain sold last t.
al. Spokane and Coast buyers have A
ripped the Lewiston country Of r,
noIce cattle during the last six a
onths and the high prices for grain b
I'D hay brought scarcity of feed e,
lpplies. C
Inere is as much stock as usual in W
'e country that is suitable for beef. ii
no W. II. Ralph, stockman of Neg ell
cree, but the cattle are not in COR
'ion 10 ship. 1t will be at least
ven weeks before shipments can be
ace from this locality. The range re
in good shape" m