The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-08

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Stats bank, sfterward sold TO w. l.
Skinner. arrived here Saturday with
. carload Of thoroughbred COWS from
Louisville. KY, which will BE- sold to
the farmers 10 the Kootenai valley.
Gsnesee The executive COMMITTEES
Of the Csnesee commercial club have
got the dates for the fourth annual
horse show 10 be held In 0cnssee.
These will be June IL and H. Plans
are "a have the largest show ever held
here. The committees to take charge
have not yet been named.
Lewiston The rose committee Of
the commercial club will issue call
70 all persons In Lewiston Charleston
and Asotin interested In the culture OF
roses to meet At the cIubrooms early
In May for the purpose Of effecting a
permanent organization At this time
plans for the annual rose carnival will
be made.
Standpoint 49, The commissioners re-
voked their previous action Of refusing
to appropriate the sum Of $500 for the
partial expenses Of Mr.. Hall, govern
ment agricultural expert assigned TO
Bonner county, and agreed to make
the necessary appropriation for the
next six months. and II there IL no
protest at that time TO continue the
appropriation.
Kellogg The consolidation of the
delivery service In Kellogg was put
into effect last week, and the three
groceries and the meat market includ-
ed report that the plan has proved an
unqualified success. The teams, wag-
ons and other delivery equipment of
the firms involved have been pooled
and material saving In the cost of
making deliveries Ia predicted
Moscow-Mrs. Judge Warren Truitt
has been selected by the directors of
the Lstah County Fair association to
be superintendent Of the baby show
at the fair this fall. The superinten-
dent has already appointed commit
tee. William Z. Lee, s. r. II. Nc
Gowan and Eugene Pierce, said to be
confirmed bachelors, TO assist in rails
ing the necessary funds for the baby
show. The superintendent also an
nouncas that the babies are not to be
judged for pretty faces alone, but that
the awards are to be made in conform
lily with the scientific principles of
eugenics.
Murray - O.-w. r. & N. officials
have again inspected washouts be-
tween Waite and Pritchard stations on
tho Murray branch and will take inn
mediate action TO repair the damage,
which they estimate will cost 500, 900
and take three weeks to finish.
Arrangements have been made to
have mail for Murray come on trains
TO Pritchard. from where II Is brought
on stage daily. instead of having II
come over the county road every other
day. Freight and express shipments
are handled In the same manner.
The weather has been cool and the
water In creeks and river is low, per
hitting repairs to high roads to be
made easily.
Lewiston-To gridiron Nez Perez
county with a network Of highways,
with laterals serving every section.
the whole to be planned TO co-ordinate
with the state highway systems Of
Idaho and Washington and the great
national highways from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific. was the plan considered
at meeting of the general good roads
and bridges committee Of the Lewis
ton Commercial club at the Bollinger
hotel in this city. As first step in
this the most important enterprise yet
undertaken by the Lewiston CONNER
cial club. Chairman j. I. Ray was
authorized to appoint ways and
means committee of seven members,
who will be charged with the work of
devising general plan. with an esti-
mate Of costs and available data bear
ing upon the question In all its aspects
for presentation at a future meeting.
Wallace ~ A scarcity Of laboring
men Is affecting the Occur d'Alenes,
according TO the employment agencies
in this district. Approximately $500
men are employed In the various mines
and prospects throughout the district.
A great many Of the employees OF the
mines own tracts of land and In the
winter come here TO work in the
mines. and when spring opens they
leave the mines AND go to their
ranches for the summer and fall.
Others firing of the mines leave to
seek other employment. II is report
ed by those in touch with the situa-
ton that from $50 to 200 men could
easily find employment at good wages
In the various mines and prospects
throughout the district at the present
time. and this demand will increase as
tie snow leaves the mountains. allow
ing the hundreds Of prospectors to re-
sumo operations.
Wallace - Taking the position that
the Northern Pacific Railway company
is using dilatory methods in making
applications for surveys and securing
patents for lis vast area Of lieu and
grant lands in Shoshone county and
that by reason thereof the county Is
losing the revenue from practically
81. 600. 600 worth of sssessable prop
erty each year. tbs county commits
sioners have just taken action which.