The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-04-24


will consider the granting Of the pc
titIon.
Princeton Under the direction Of
the Princeton Improvement club 10
boys and four girls Of the public school
will enter the state potato growing
contest, Besides the chance for the
state prize offered. = free trip TO the
fntermountAin fair at Boise, there are
q number Of county and local prem
iums offered that the contestants are
eager to win.
Standpoint The county commits
sioners have been busy lately allowing
bills. A bill Of 3125 for the expenses
Of the agricultural expert Of Bonner
county who has been kept here Jointly
by the government and the University
Of Idaho was rejected. This action Of
the board Is disappointment to many
who had hoped that the commissioners
would assist In retaining an agricul-
tural expert In the county.
Wallace The Wallace board Of
trade has Joined In the demand that
the present tariffs on lead and zinc be
continued substantially as at present
and protesting against the reductions
proposed In the Underwood bill. The
board has also lot 1t be known that 1t
Ii unanimously In favor Of the appro-
prIation Of $500 from the state
highway fund for the construction of
the national highway through Shoshonc
and Kootensi counties, connecting
with the Montana and Washington
highways.
Culdesac- The farmers union ware
house at this place was broken into
Friday night and robbed, and con-
siderable sum of money and papers
were taken from the office. The thief
gained entrance to the building by
prying Off board at the east end Of
the warehouse. The papers and
money were in box underneath
small locker. The box and contents
were carried away by. The locker
had also been forced and searched, but
II contained nothing Of value to the
robber and the papers II contained
were not removed.
Occur d'Alene - The condition of
lake Occur d'Alene and Spokane river
In this city are growing more alarm
ing, and II Is feared that the Black
well Lumber company and the Stack
Gibbs Lumber company will be com
PEELED to shut down soon. The water
has reached the buildings. All of the
low spots on the Fort grounds are
flooded md 1t is prophesied by those
In position to know that the rise will
three feet more. Many of
the families living close to the two
lumber companies have been compelled
to vacate their homes and take refuge
on higher ground
II IL now predicted that this season
will witness the highest water in the
history Of the city.
Weiser - At the growers meeting
OF the Weiser River Fruit association
Saturday. which was attended by Sec
rotary A. A. Prince of the Northwest
ern Fruit exchange. the marketing
contract with the exchange was re-
ceived for the coming season. While ,
this year has been one of small gain to
the growers they feel that the aver :
age prices received for both prunes
and apples compare very favorably
with the average prices secured by ,
other districts. Complete averages ,
have not as yet been compiled. but the
average prices at which their fruit
sold, covering remittances received to
date. follows:
Italian prunes. 40 cents; Jonathans.
extra fancy. 81 cents: Arkansas
Blacks, extra fancy. si.6s; Rome
Beauties, extra fancy. Sl.l0; Wine
saps. extra fancy. SLIP.
Another meeting Of growers is
scheduled to discuss utilization with
the North Pacific distributors. The
growers of the Weiser River Fruit !
association, however have been iden-
tilted for the past two years with the
Fruit exchange and ex-
press themselves as highly pleased with
the exchanges service. Secretary
Miller OF the association. states that
the prospects for next years crop are
favorable and that the association will. |
N all probability, ship more this year |
han in any previous year. Q
Wallace - Extensive improvements /
ire to be made in the Occur d'Alene v
rational forest. according to state |
nents OF Roscoe Haines, acting forest L
These improvements are {
o be made just as soon as weather n
conditions win permit. and II is ex- $
'ected that they will be installed by
luly l. when the fire season is on. and
hat under the present plans more eff
lent protection can be given the for o
st this year than ever before and that n
! repetition of the disastrous fires of c
$40 will be impossible. n
The forest service Is cooperating L
With the Occur d'Alene Timber Pho ID
ective association in a portion of this d
work. l,
All the material is on the ground G.
'or the construction of telephone I.
ire from the Corbin ranch at HAYDEN
axe over to the headwaters of the
Little North Fork of the Occur d'Alene
river, thence down the Little North c
Fork to what is known as the Cox =
cabin and from there down the river to I
Iceberg creek. Another line will be 1
built which viii connect with the forest =
service line at Cox cabin and with the o