The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-06-05


800, 00o- The path Of the hail storm
II about five miles long and mile u
width. Some OF the grain In the patl
OF the storm was . total Iosg and will
be plowed under At once.
Occur d'AIene After q steady rise
since the morning OF May 20 water in
;. Lake Occur d'Aiene registered IA feet
- inches above low water mark, the
highest since 1894. The record Is n
feet 8 Inches. The Blackwell mill has
, closed, with water six inches deep
over the floors Of the buildings.
The rush Of driftwood from the Spo-
kane river shook the Blackwell bridge
and the entire lake shore is covered
with the debris.
4 Moscow-Dr. C. II. Shattuck. head
Of the forestry department Of The Uni
yersity Of Idaho. says that from the
present indications and methods Of
handling, the timber of Idaho is good
for 100 years, and that by scientific
methods Of planting and culture there
Il no reason why Idaho should not have
perpetual supply Of saw~timber.
Fortunately" says DR.. Shattuck.
Idaho Is one Of the few places where
II Will be an easy matter TO reforest
the country now supporting heavy
growths Of fine timber"
st. Maries Water In the st. Joe
and st. Maries rivers Is the highest
since 1894. Tho entire bottom from
st. mnries TO Occur d'Alene Is one big
lake and many Of the ranchers have
left their homes and are camping on
higher ground. Three more inches
Will completely cover the wharf at st.
marics and put four restaurants and
four saloons and other places com
pletely out Of business. One hundred
and fifty men are working night and
day on the Milwaukee Lumber com
pany's dixie and II is thought the dan
ger Of flooding the Milwaukee plant
Is now past.
Deary - The ground is reported to
have little more moisture in the
Upper Potlateh this year than In the
spring Of 1912. and for this reason
many Of the ranchers are looking for a
bumper crop II conditions from this on
are favorable. Winter wheat does not
look quite so well as II did at this
time last year.
There Is greater acreage of alfalfa
this year than last, but the ranchers
DO not generally appear 10 accept the
theory that the raising of hogs and
dairy cattle would give bigger an
nual profit than is to be had by raising
grain and hauling II TO the warehouse
In sacks.
Kellogg - Flood conditions In this
Immediate vicinity are much improv-
ed owing to the cool weather for a
day or two, but the warm sun again Is
expected to bring the river and the
creeks up again. Milo creek is little
lower and is doing no further damage
In Wardner or Kellogg. Much Of the
Sunnyside district Is above water
again. due to the fact that the river IA
cutting deeper channel.
Traffic by wagon road to Wallace is
still blocked and may be for several
days Occur d'Alene lake continues
to rise, according to the trainmen. and
conditions are getting more serious
along the railway from Chatcolet to
Harrison.
Wallace The food waters caused
by the heavy rains of the last few
lays have receded considerably, owing
20 the cooler temperature. At Burke.
where the principal damage was done.
wing to the everflowing Of its banks
~ canyon creek, the waters have re-
'eded. Al Yellow Dog. near Mace.
iearly 100 feet OF railroad track Is |
completely washed out and all the can ,
ron towns above Mace are isolated so :
'sr as railroad traffic Is concerned. I
10Th railroads being damaged TO such |
IN extent that no trains can reach
turke. All efforts of large crew Of /
men to repair the damage done to the n
ailroads by filling In with rock and :
ailings has proved futile so far. ow- ]
ng TO the swift current, and as a final h
Mort to repair the damaged track I
'iling Is being driven on which to re- b
onstruet the tracks.
Juliaetta-FalI sown wheat is con-
idercd not 50 good as usual. being o
amsged more or less BY the hard win r
sr and late spring. Spring sown e
rains are late. but are now believed G
be a. good as in former years. b
The black flea is destroying 10 many il
the tomato plants that grave fears 3
re entertained that the crop will be a
light that the cannegy will not run :.
his season 81
Some fields have been reset a. MANY ii
three times. and as the stock Of
lants has been exhausted the fields liz
me cases are being planted to corn
The recent wind storm damaged the N
berry crop considerably, and while L
ie crop this year was not 30 heavy "A b,
ST. there are many young trees bear Il
x their nrst crop. 80 the output Of ~
'erries from this point will be a. b.
rye or nearly a. large az last wear.
The potato bug il causing considera-
'e uneasiness, there being more than
any former year 81
The corn crop. though late. promises ~
4 average yield. -
The strawberry crop is good. III