The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-07-03

kr00 tho 01ourfmG0t Of the interior
~ 1ooo aeros Of land on ths Salmon
rIvur kavs besa withdraw for powe,
withdEaval nads on the Salmon river
vttaIn ! uoath-
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Nee Psrcs "A cloudburst above here
npodsd this tDwn. filled Easements Of
eoproo and residences and washed side
walks awav. Grain vas washed down
n the vicinity Of tbs etorm center
Three hundred feet VI track and four
bridges wers weshed out on tho Nex
Poreo 4 Idaho railroad.
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Bolss--7ho state land board haa su-
thorisod tbe entering into Of Z stipuIa-
tjoa Sstween the state and the Federal
eovsrnmsnta In behalf Of tbs Marble
ersek ssf&lers. BY which. pending ne
ro<ia&ions nov on between the state
and Federal governments 70 exchange
other lands for the Marble creek, pat
msnt received BY The board from the
Interior department. indicates the gov
ernment looks with favor upon the
proposed exchange TO protect the state
and bona hdc settiers.
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LapwAi The Nez Perez Indians
camp meeting IL now open At the
tribal camp grounds on Craig noun
tain. For several days the Indiana
have been moving to the rendezvous
and establishing camp. The white
tepees present striking appearance
~ they stand Ia large semI-circIe
under the pines. The tract OF $50
acres WAS set aside for a tribal Camp
Ing place several years ago by the
commissioner Of Indian affairs and the
annual event IL popular.
Miss Kate hcBesth and Miss Mar
jorie Crawford, pioneer missionaries
among the tribe. are present. Former
warriors Of Chief Joseph are In attend
ance at this meeting a. grave and dig
nihed officials Of the church. The
Boise Idaho Ia negotiating with
the Federal officials for national
game reserve OF so. 900 acres Of land
included within the Pocatello national
forest. The negotiations have been
opened with the Idaho delegation at
Washington. Scnators Borah and
Brady and Representatives French and
Smith.
Theodore Turner. mayor Of Poca-
telIo and chairman Of the State High
way commission. Is taking the initia-
tive In tho matter. He has the back
ing Of petitions signed by prominent
business men In the southern part of
the state.
Their aim Is TO stock the reserve
with elk from Jackson's Hole and TO
have law passed protecting them.
Sportsmen say that Idaho must take
Immediate steps 10 set aside large re-
serves like that proposed for the Po-
cxtello forest In order that rare game
In this state can be kept from becom-
ing extinct.
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Ssndpoint - While working about
their launches. which were moored
Armin heating plant on Sand creek,
Harley Cave, city engineer. and John
CrHnston discovered . human skull ly-
ing on the bank. II Is an old one but
II In perfect state OF preservation.
The entire upper part has been sawed
OIL with fine saw. apparently sur
geon's. F.B. Carter, an old-timer in
this country, thinks the skull Is that
OF George Murphy, a former brake
man on the Northern Pacific. who was
shot In = brswl at Hope IL years ago
by Sherm Dewitt.
Mr.. Carter was member Of the
eoroner's jury and DR.. Lesburg, wo-
man physician now In Spokane. sawed
on the top OF the skull to show the
jury the course OF the bullet. The
body was buried on Memaloose island.
beside that OF friend. about IL miles
from where the skull was found IL
Is supposed that, the high water this
year, the highest since the tragedy.
has washed out the bones and that
they have been scattered along the
lake with the driftwood.
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Boise - Sounding n warning IN thu
people of America not 10 tanner with
the judiciary. ex-yice Prezident
Charles w. Fairbanks delivered a STIR
ring address 10 between 200 and 400
business men of this city al Com
mercial club luncheon. He was n sne-