The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-05-22

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building has Just been completed at =
cost Of approximately $1,000. The
management will take up the matter
Of purchasing books In : few days.
Grangsvills - Spring sowing has
bsen completed. Fall wheat Il look
ing we'll, and ~ there has been an
abundance Of moisture the prospects
are very favorable for heavy crops.
Universfty Of Idaho, Moscow-Ths
1914 Gem Of the Mountains," the
college annual published by the junior
class, will be ready for distribution In
few days. A copy will be sent to
each ofths aeeredited high schools Of
Idaho,
st. Mariss- The Milwaukee Lumber
company has entered into contract
Tor 100. 600, 900 feet Of timber on Ben
swah, AIder creek and Little Plum
mer. A railroad, to be known - the
AIdsr Crosk railroad, will be construc-
ted Into the territory for the purpose
Of removing the timber.
Lewiston The soliciting committee
for the Sturm electric line reports that
Sill. 900 has been subscribed. leaving
only $4,000 TO be raised. J. P. Voll-
mer, president OF the First National
bank, signed for stock to the amount
Of $4,000. Storey Buck, chairman of
the COMMITTEES, says the line 10 now
assured.
Kellogg = The bridges in Kellogg
across Mile creek will nave to be re-
paired and strengthened II they are to
be used by the five-ton auto truck
which has arrived here from Spokane
to be put into service hauling ore. The
bridges are too weak to permit the
truck to use them. The truck Is the
largest In the district and the first one
delivered In rdner-Kellogg.
Moscow - Since the recent decision
of the Supreme court of Idaho, which
held that the county treasurers of
Idaho were now the legal county tax
collectors instead Of the assessors, as
heretofore, number of changes will
have to be made in the two offices in
this city. Thus far no changes have
been made in this county and the
assessor confines to transact the bust
ness as tax collector, which some at
torneys say will be liable TO cause
legal difficulties.
University of Idaho, Moscow Dean
j. G. Eldridge has been notified that
the next qualifying examinations for
the Rhodes scholarship at Idaho will
be held on the 14th and 18th of Octo-
Der, 1918. Six men have represented
Idaho at Oxford under the terms of
the Rhodes and the seventh one will
sail for England this summer. The
five Idaho scholars, who have complet-
cd the three years work at Oxford
as Rhodes scholars, and the one who
has now been there for one year, have
received in the aggregate the sum Of
$24, 900 as their share of the Rhodes
prize money.
Mullan--Two fatal accidents oc-
CURED Mt the Hunter mine here last
week, the first of which caused the
death of William Watkins, and the
second that of John Rando. Watkins
was killed by being thrown from
bucket In which he and several of his
companions were being hoisted from
the bottom of the shaft. In going up
the bucket swerved and tilted and
Watkins. losing his balance, fell
distance Of over 200 feet. John Ran
do was 80 severely crushed by a fall of
rock that he died while his injuries
we're being attended by surgeon.
His back and right leg were broken.
Lewiston--The work of improving
the Indian orchards on the Nez Perez
reservation is being prosecuted under
the direction of j. j. Swartz, agency
agriculturist and horticultural. and It
Is expected practically all the orchards
will be reached this season. Mr..
Swartz and crew of Indian assistants
are now working in the vicinity of
Kamiah. pruning the trees. Spray
ing will be begun within few days.
The Indians are keenly interested in
the improvement of their orchards,
but are unable to go ahead with the
work without the assistance of Mr.
Swartz. The money available is not
enough 10 clean the orchards thorough
ly. but application has been made for
more.
Lewiston-G. w. Harvey, wool buy
err for Cummins 4 Pierce, Of Boston,
has just completed trip to river
points in the interest of his company.
"We secured about 80 per cent Of the
wool from this district last season, -
said Mr.. Harvey, "but this year prices
are lower and sheepmen seem to have
no desire to sell ut present. Prices
are about cents pound less than
they were last year at this time.
"We are securing a good deal of
wool on consignment. but have bought
none outright. The consigned wool is
shipped to as at Boston, the heaviest
Of II being secured and baled in transit
at Echo, Ore, some only bsled in tran
sit at Echo. and some shipped in
the grease direct While wool last
year sold in this territory for Ia cents
and better. this year dealers are not
offering more than 10 cents"
University of Idaho. Moscow =
Through an appropriation made at the
last session Of the legislature new
department will be added to the
courses offered in agriculture. This
will be poultry department, the leg