The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-14

Offices Ia Ito, with George Marshall,
Of Reubens, In charge He expects X
handle I'll Of his business on Nez Perc<
and Camas prairies through this Office.
Lewiston--The Albsrs Milling com
pany, Of Portland, paid the top notch
price Of tho season for white winter
barley when William Mccormack, OF
Lewiston, sold 1900 sacks for 81. 06
per hundred. This IL the first indica-
tion Of m active grain market dis
played here,
Moscow - The state land board has
announced that It will offer for sale 1t
BoviIl, Latah county, in the heart Of
the white pine district, 5000 acres Of
cutover lands, and about 1900 acres of
school lands September rs.
BoyilI II reached by the Washington,
Idaho 4 Montana railroad, owned by
the PotIatch Lumber company, and
also by tho Elk River branch OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.
which leaves the main line 1T 81. Mar
ies, Idaho. The lands are to be sold
under the usual terms given by the
state.
Moscow-Without including the rail-
roads, telephone or telegraph lines or
the personal property not assesscd
with real estate, the remaining prop
crty assessed this year In Latah county
amonts to e21, 1853, 1856 valuation. It
Il estimated that when the other prop
erty valuations are fixed by the state
board this amount will be increased to
about $4,000. 900. The increase.
therefore, In the assessed valuation Of
Latah county will lie about one third
higher than II was last year, when the
total rolls, including the railroads, tel
phone and telegraph lines, amounted
to but 81. 102, 1888.
Lewiston = David Hatfield, an old
fisherman Of many years. experience
In this section, has an original idea
for avoiding the extreme summer heat
In this valley. Hatfield resides near
the banks Of the Snake river above
Lewiston. Every afternoon he may
be seen reclining on q sandbar near
the river beneath big umbrella with
his feet In the water and reading a
popular magazine. He says that 1t is
not necessary for him to 90 to any
Long Beach or seaside resort to get
comfort, but can secure 1t at his front
door. At night he pulls his cot down
to the river bank to avoid the sultry-
ness Of an indoor apartment.
Lewiston-A help shortage, such as
has never before confronted the farm
ers Of the Lewiston country, Is now
felt. With the biggest crop ever har-
vested In this part of the Inland EN-
pire coming on, farmers feel that they
will be unable to handle 1t II more
help is not obtained.
Weather conditions for the past two
weeks have been ideal for ripeninR
grain and It will be ready for cutting
sooner than was expected. Word has
been sent broadcast throughout the In
land Empire and employment bureaus
are flooded with notices, asking for
harvest hands. A similar condition
confronts farmers and fruit men of
Southeastern Washington, who are
now operating their machines with
short crews.
Kellogg - The mine rescue car sent
out by the bureau of mines In Wash
lngton will visit the Occur d'Alenes
next month, coming here from Butte,
according to H. M. Wolfiin, of the
bureau.
The same car, No. 5, in charge of
John M. Anderson as foreman, that
visited here on the first trip, will be
sent. The itinerary of the car in this
district Is as follows:
Kellogg. September to II; Success
mine, September 10 to "a; Mace, Sep
TENDER 26 to October / Burke, Octo-
Der to 8; Mullan, October 9 to Is.
The car, while in Kellogg, will prob
ably be spotted In the Bunker Hill and |
yards as before. All of the
men working in the properties of this
section are invited to take instruction
In the car in the use Of the oxygen
helmet, first aid work and to familiar
ize themselves with the operation of
the pulmotor and rescue work in gem
eral.
Regular classes have been main
tanned since the first visit of the car
here and those who have taken the
course will continue their studies on
the arrival of the car.
Weiser = Within the next 80 days
he finishing touches will have been
added to another irrigation project
tributary to Weiser. and water will be
lowing to all parts Of the vast acre
lge Of rich land within its boundaries.
The project referred to is that of
he Snake River improvement district
n the famous Dead Ok Flat section
n Oregon, four miles south of here.
The district embraces nearly 5000
lcres of some of the richest land in
Eastern Oregon, a large portion of
which is already under cultivation, I'M
Ter the dry-fsrming method. 1t is
he purpose of the land owners under
he project to devote their attention
lmost exclusively to general farming,
airying and stock raising.
The irrigation plant on this project.
which is about to be given its initial I
ryout. is one of the best equipped in
his section and its final completion I
,eans much TO the community. The
liant consists of two 20-inch centrifu-
al pumps, direct connection, and
riven by l60-horsepower motors, and
third one of 75-horsepower. The (
'ater is carried to height of approx j
nately 80 feet in giant steel tube,