The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-11-20

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Aoscov--R. B. Coglon, state pur
Essd eoanmIssionsr and associated VIII
the department Of agriculture Of Ii
Univorsity Of Idaho. has been dssig
mated By the Federal department 0
agriculture a. It's state agent. Hi
duties viii consist Of directing organ
fsstton Of counties and tbs establish
ment Of county advisors. nr. Cogiol
has just completed work 1t Standpoint
IN c0nnecsion with the eskabIiahmeE
OF IN experimental farm 1t that point
Lewiston, Idaho. has extended a
Invitation 70 Portland 10 send dele
Cation Of representative men TO attsn<
the NTH annual show and sale OF tn,
Northwest Livestock association
which will be held December to g.
II Ii said by those who are In charge
OF the show and sale that the exhibits
this year will far exceed those Of lei
year and In many respects will surpnss
al other slows OF : similar nature
west Of the Rocky Mountains. About
1000 animals Will be exhibited
Genssee The city council has taken
up the cigarette-smoking situation
here and has ordered thst al minor
found using tobacco In any form be
punished. Prosecution Of those selling
tobacco 10 minors also has been or
dered. At school board meeting Il
Wa decided 10 have sewing and AZ
ricuIture added to the studies. The
women Of the Genssse Improvement
society will teach the girls sewing.
Classes In sewing will be held In the
women'n homes. Superintendent Hove
will lecture to the boys on agriculture.
Lewiston-An interesting find was
made recently by A. X. Trimble when
In digging a posthole on the old Weas-
kus ranch. now owned by Mr.. Trimble,
on the north blink Of the Clearwater
river, he DUG out a miners gold pan,
and little further down mechere In
= fair state Of preservation.
THIS gold pan and mechcre will oc-
cupy a prominent place In the big pio-
neer historical parade during stock
show week, December l to 8, the ar
rangements being In the hands Of
Charles Krcss. himself q pioneer. Mr..
kress Is making arrangements for a
pack train and the train will be In
charge Of pioneer packers. A printing
press will be In charge Of Charles Lee
land and copies Of the Golden Age,
LewIston's first paper. published In
1859. will be printed and distributed
during the parade.
Chinese, who carried their own
packs, which weighed sometimes az
much as $50 pounds. will be feature
Of the parade.
Mr.. Trimble is Of the opinion that
this cache was made probably 40
years ago. He came here In 1861
and was we'll acquainted with the old
Indian Wsaskus who proved up on this
ranch In 1864.
Boise - With his pockets packed
with letters addressed to local bust
ness men and In which there was mon
ey and numerous checks, George w.
Boyd, for many years trusted en-
ploye Of the Boise postofilce. and who
previously had been held in high es-
tcem, was arrested here by Postoffice
Inspector Neal on the charge Of rob-
bling the United States mails. When
'sweated' he made full confession.
He was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Halveston and
bound over to preliminary hearing.
tie was unable to furnish cash bond
,f $4,000 and was sent TO Jail.
In his confession Boyd said that for
two years he had been rifling the
nails. As distributing clerk many of
The letters went through his hands and
he became familiar with those that
we're likely to contain money. These
10 opened and from them took the
money. but never the checks unless
,e felt secure in passing them. Hun
reds OF dollars. he said. were secured
n this way. Gambling is said to have
sused the young mans downfall and
orced him to resort to this means to
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Boise-John A. Blomquist, presi- A
ent OF the public utilities commits
ion. has returned from Salt Lake sat
sled over the arrangements he was
bio to make there 10 relieve the car
heritage In this state. Not only has
he Oregon Short Line promised activ-
y on tae part of the Pacific Fruit
Express. but cars are coming into Po-
atello via Ogden and Green River.
commissioner Blomquist Is inclined to
he belief that there will be no fur
her shortage In the southern part of L
he state this season.
Several conferences with the head
fhcials Of the Oregon Short Line at
alt Lake were held. at which tho SER
BUSINESS Of the car shortage was
President Blomquist. who
sked immediate relief. The fact Il
hat the American Transit company. II
he Gould refrigerator line. was pre-
jared to deliver to the commission
everal hundred cars had much to do
nth clearing the situation.
The diversion Of the refrigerator
ars At Green River into Idaho from
,alifornis will give immediate relief. II
dany OF the refrigerator cars loaded
arly in the shipring season are CON-
ng back as empties. They win be
distributed to all shipping points in
he Eastern. Southern and Western
ARTS Of the state for immediate use.
Guns Offered Militsnts.
London. --Accordlng to the Daily /,