The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-03-21

- Lewiston According to a motto
= issued at the local land office lane
- excluded from the Nez Perez nations
70 forest and classification June 25, 1910
will be restored to settlement May 16
" 1912, but not TO entry until June Ia
. 1912, at the local land office. OF tn
= ], 300 acres only 800 acres will b
available to settlement under tn
homestead law, the remainder beinj
! held for power sites.
, Occur d'Alene-E. G. Gordon, o.
Illinois, representing Eastern capital
is in Occur d'Alene looking over tn.
place with view to locating severa
parties DESTROYS of coming West to en-.
gage in business. He says one man
stands ready to invest SIS, 900 to
500, 200 in manufacturing enter
prises. Mr.. Gordon said that crack
err and cookie mandatory would
probably be the first, and a second
probably box factory.
Stites-Plans for the establishment
of creamery at this place are COM
pleted, and it is thought that March l
will see the cooperative plant in oper-
alton. The demand for the products
from outside creameries is heavy,
with excellent prices all the year.
The ground was donated by the peo-
pie of Sites. and the new business en-
terprise will enter upon its career
without a cent of indebtedness.
Spirit Lake-Beginning Monday 10
hour shifts and six days work a week
were started at the planning mill of the
Panhandle Lumber company. The
hours have also increased at the shops
of the |. G. w. N. An extra daily
train has been put on between Spirit
Lake and McGuire's station, connect
ing with the electric trains running
both to Spokane and Occur d'Alene.
This makes it possible for the people
of Spirit Lake to get to Spokane and
return on the same day.
Moscow-A movement is under way
to petition the state land board to Of
fer for sale several hundred acres of
cut-over timber lands in the Potlatch
district. About IL years ago the
state sold the timber on state lands to
he Wisconsin Log & Lumber company
md the North Land Pine company. of
Moscow. which corporations were
afterwards merged into the Potlatch
lumber company. The state gave the
purchasers 20 years to remove the
imber.
Lewiston-The local land office has
ssued the following notice: That
he north half of townhip 30 north.
ange west, and townships 25 and 26
iorth, range 2 west, have been receiy-
ID and will be officially filed on April
~ Settlers prior to the date prior
o April 10 will have the preference
light of entry.
Notice is, however, given that all
ands within quarter of a mile of the
snake river have been withdrawn for
,ower site purposes and will not he
'pen to filing, except when such lands
prove to be of mineral character.
Wallace-Members of the Wallace
odge of Elks, who already have plans I
lnder way for their trip to the meet I
ng OF the grand lodge in Portland {
ave announced that the delegation
Will total not less than 100. Arrange
nents have already been made with {
he Northern Pacific for special
ram. This train will carry an OBJ
ervation coach from the time II
caves this city. From here the party I
Will go East to the Paradise cutoff I
md from there to Spokane over the !
main line of the Northern Pacific In :
spokane delegations from Moscow |
ND Colfax will join the Wallace q
odge and the three lodges will con- {
niue the journey over the S. p. & s
Wallace Elks will be uniformed and I
will wear special badges. q
Lewiston-lf warm weather fol- t
'"s the present spring rains the b
make and Clearwater rivers will
e the highest in rs years, according
? pioneers of the Lewiston country
throughout the Snake and Clearwater q
iVer systems in the mountains the +
now has reached in places a denth ~ r
feet. In the vicinity of Elk civ .
no wniteoird traffic is now held up "
no the stockmen fear damage If r
mere Is sudden change in the wealth r.
r. =
VI the entire amount of snow that a
as fallen this winter but a small nor !.
ION has melted. In MANY forna- ;,
ears at this time thawing has set in
rior to March 10. q"
Wallace. A. Duniwav had 81 4,
lontana university and president Of :,
ne inland Empire Teachers associa. :,
on; is writing to all instructors in =
ne iour states included in this un;or ;,
rging attendance at the Spokara :,
ieeting April 4, and 6. He CO.. :,
nat cooperation in this movement y,
leans advance in the cause of nnhIis :.
'ucstion in the Inland Empire. 90
The essential unity of n gree.
sion ana the community of interest
men we all have in our profession
lake it desirable to have such an or A
anization as this association. Tho -
NecutlVe committee has fixed A. ~
'eeting place for 1912 in Spoksns Z,
eneving this to be a central no;st =. az
hich will be most attractive anS u
lost convenient for the largest nm g..
er of attendants. ~