The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-28

! sSauc1sco. announcing that the capita
has bSsn increased from $500. 900 /.
81, 800. 900.
| Lewiston The first big whest dea
Of the season was closed MONDAY b,
tn Pacific COST Elevator company. 81
which Robert Abel, Of this city, /,
local manager. Thirteen khouaanx
bushels Ut wheat Of various varieties
we're included. The priee was not
made public, but IL favorable.
Gennsee While threshinx on the
John Krier farm, south Of Genssec
shout = mile, e. PaIne'a separator
took fire. The machine was kept nm
ming snd the fire WIS completely blown
out Of the machine and no damage was
done 10 the apparatus. The straw
stack was burned and II was necessary
Tor the separator To be moved away to
keep Il from catching fire.
kendrick-~At meeting OF the bus
mess men held n the city hall 10 fur
tber promote the local fsir ii was de-
clded to hold the fair September 25
and rs. The COMMITTEES on premiums
and program IN working out the de-
tails and this full premium list |. ex-
peeted To be announced la few days.
Live stock and ill kinds Of farm prod
ncts will be featured and liberal prem
iums will be- posted for the choice spe-
cimens.
Lewiston-~A mysterious fire com
plstAiy destroyed the plant Of the Lar
kin flour mill Mt Peck. When the
flames were discovered the fire had
reached such = stage that II was inn
10 combat them. The esti-
mated loss will exceed t25, 900, which
- partially covered by insurance.
Flour stored In the building, worth
10000, WAS lost, but Is covered by In
sursnce. The mill was constructed by
d. Il. Larkin about IL years ago and |
was one OF the most up-to-date mills |
In this part of the country.
Occur d'Alene--C County Commission
er =. W. Esgate and County Assessor
Z. u. Acton have returned from Boise.
where they have been In attendance 1t
the sessions Of the state board of /
equalization. In commenting on the
work of the board, Esgate said: FL
expect an increase of assessment on
timber lands for taxation In Kootenai
county, the opinion being based upon
he boards ruling In sustaining the
assessment In timber land In Latah
county on an average basis of $i8. In
'ound figures" The assessment In
kootenai county was made on the
lat basis Of sl4 per acre.
Occur d'Alene The plan TO form
lew drainage district in the vicinity I
4 Medimont. Kootenai county. ON the :
II. Joe river, all In township AZ north. r
ange 2 west. was recommended Nv
istrict No. ! commissioners and In n
ineer J. v. Phinney. together with Il
he preliminary report which was ID
led with the county clerk. The re- "
ort says the benefits to the land con- W
aimed would be large and the proposed k
Ike would In no way injure the ada
emit lands The report gives the ap- e
roximste cost as s25. 900 and the an
ual maintenance about $500. The n.
Improvement would put many hun -
reds of acres of lands in excellent
'ndition for cultivation. The resi-
'nts along the river in radius of | o ne
lies are anxious for the district to be m,
mpleted. ed
hill
Moscow-Smut Is found in the wheat Fe
nee threshing started In this neigh a |
rhood TO such an extent that it ba
akes the operation of separators ex-
'mely dangerous. A number have an
eady blown up or exploded and two err,
We been burned this season. The FIX
rard, Andersen & Nicholf outfit was no
actically destroyed and the sack au
YER was reported badly burned. The in,
ane u Andrews separator was also de
'orted destroyed by smut explo- in,
n. an
Edward Snow, of Snow Brothers, re,
ge land owners and farmers, four no
les south of Moscow, who are har- be
ting their 600-acre wheat crop, re-
I smut SIS being worse than usual ha
this country. in
Caution Ia required in handling the mi
eat threshing. A number of the
eshing outfits have taken out in
'ance. There Is also much danger
m fire burning the entire crop when
explosion occurs from smut in a Fl
iarator. nm
The combustion occures with light co
ig-lke rapidity and Is usually fol- TO
Fed by instantaneous spread of fire HI
the Immediate vicinity of the sep tn
stor. where the smut fills the air. vi
Drofino - Interset manifested by III
rmers throughout Clearwater county r.,
sures the success of the fair to be ls
ID here September 8, 0 and 10. n,
ith the exception of some varieties a
fruit, crops In general are better
zn the average, and az the weather
. bean favorable for harvesting for
: last ten days the work is already
II advanced. With the continuance sr
good weather great portion OF the no
ain will be in the sack or shock ~
thin two weeks, thus enabling the ia
rmers to take day or two to bring 10
their exhibits. so
10 create more interest and greater ar
nefits the Fair association has decid- An
TO make special feature of the u'
9 stock exhibit by having a public IN,
elton held during the afternoon of "a
closing day. giving every exhib- W.
z or any one wishing 10 diausnsa Of 20