The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-15

inc comm4rCiaI ttuD Will iD1uo = call
TO ali 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 =
permanent organization. At this time
plans for the annual rose carnival will
be made.
Lewiston Professor Thornber, hor-
ticulturist for the Lewiston Land &
Water company, nays: Conditions
now promise the largest fruit crop in
the history Of the lewiston Charleston
valley. All fruit trees are heavily
loaded. cherry trees especially. Our
only concern now will be to market
the immense crop which the valley is
bound to produce.
! Kellogg "A 22-calibre rifle was add
ed TO the usual equipment Of tele-
phone linemsn in this city, to enable
him 10 shoot of the insulstors on a
pole which was hanging over the river.
suspended alone by the wires. The
lineman took position near the pole
and dozen shots smashed the insu-
lators. released the wires and saved
the line from trouble.
| Bonner's Fcrry--A meeting to dis
cuss drainage and the new drainage
law was held here. The large owners
In district No. are determined.to
push the work Of draining which, 1t is
expected, will be completed before
December !. IL Is also planned to put
the whole valley into one district for
the purpose of draining the bottom
lands Of the Kootenai valley.
! St. Maries - A corporation to be
known as the St. Maries Manufacture
ing company Is being organized here
for the purpose Of manufacturing con-
crete blocks. A. A. Darknell Is pres
ident and treasurer. The company
will have capital stock Of S25, 900,
which has been subscribed Work on
the construction of plant will begin
at once. The principal place Of bust
ness will be St. Maries.
University of Idaho, Moscow - A
survey for railroad spur from the
Northern Pacific tracks to the heating
plant of the university Is being made.
Negotiations have been entered into
for the construction Of the proposed
spur. and the railroad officials have
asked Professor Steinman to make
surveys. He is being assisted by the
members Of the junior civil engineer
ing class.
Kendrick - drenching rain has
given the ground throughout the Pot
latch section much needed soaking
and much benefit to the fall and spring
sown grain win result, according to
prominent farmers. The rain is
boon to bean growers. as it will enable
them to work the ground down in bet
ter shape. With favorable weather
during the next few weeks the acreage
in beans will probably exceed all for
mer years In this section.
Kellogg - Work is being continued
at the Amy Matchless property on
Pine creek and the showing is re-
ported AS improving steadily. Gus
Smith. the manager. has nine men
drifting on the Amy side Of the creek.
He said that they have stuck to the
hanging wall. working on ore all Of
the time and have not cut across to the
foot wall. The drift. he said, shows
many streaks Of good ore, galena
showing up in increasing richness.
Kellogg - The Occur d'Alene river
has broken the record for this year
and II Is now above the flood stage of
a month ago. The warm wind Is cut
ting into the snow In the hills and "a
further rise is expected. A careful
watch Is being kept to prevent the
Sunnyside bridge from going out. No
deliveries Of fuel or other bulky arti-
cles can now be made in Sunnyside,
packages which can be carried In the
hand being all that can be taken
across the river.
Lewiston - II has been decided by
the Lewiston Commercial club and
the Idaho W Washington Development
league TO run a special train Of Lewis
too boosters TO the horse show at
Grzngeville. leaving here Friday
morning. May 80. returning the same
evening. The band will accompany
the excursion snd stops will probably
be made at the towns between Lewis
ton and Grangeyille, the schedule al
lowing time for short speeches at the
different nIacQa