The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-12-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS

lDAhU SlAlE N[WS
Occur d 'Alene-A. r. Priest, a rep
resentative of the Ellison White chau-
tauqua system, is here to get the sem
timent of business men and the public |
weeks chautauqua about the mildde
of July. He expects to remain several
days and will outline the proposition
to the chamber of commerce.
Grangeville- Fifty-six sat down to
the banquet given by the Commercial
club in honor of the women of the
Civic club in the dining room of the
Imperial hotel. President Anderson,
of the Commercial club, was toastmas-
ter, and Mrs. Mark Robinson, presi-
dent of the Civic club, Mrs. Hughes
and W. W. Brown responded to toasts.
Moscow. H. T. Smith, of Pull
man, the new secretary of the North
west Live Stock show, elected to sue
coed DR.. W. L. Carlyle, who resigned
to take up work as dean of the Okla
homa state agricultural college and d.
rector of the state experimental sta
tions of Oklahoma, arrived to take
charge of the office and management
of the business of the stock show.
Kellogg = Irma, the 7-year-old
daughter of W. G. Kingsbury, had
narrow escape from death one day this
week when driving with her father.
The front wheels of the wagon dropped
into chuckhole and the little girl was
thrown from the seat, being caught in
the wheel and whirled around several
time before the team was halted. She
was bruised but no bones were broken.
Twin Falls - At a meeting here of
D. C. MacWatters, of jerome, presi-
dent, and j. w. Sessions, of Pocatello,
secretary, of the Idaho Seed Growers
association, and the local convention
committee, the complete program for
the Idaho State Seed Growers conven-
ton which was held in this city this
week. Much interest was manifested
by seed growers all over the state in
the convention and seed show, which
was one of the most important and
successful gatherings in the agricul-
tural line that has been held in the
state.
All the exhibits were displayed il
the high school auditorium, where the
sessions of the convention were also
held. Besides $500 in cash prize.
there were many special prizes.
Aside from daily pleasure excur
sions to Shoshone Falls there were
special entertainment features, includ
ing a reception and smoker at the
Commercial club rooms on the frs
evening, entertainment by the higl
school on the second evening, and |
banquet at the high school auditorium
on the last evening. This banquet wa
served by the domestic science depart
ment of the high school.
The principal speakers were DR.. W
/, A. Orion, from the department o
agriculture at Washington, D. c.; Dr.
. M. A. Brannon, president Universit
!. of Idaho, Moscow; DR.. ]. A. Wids
toe, president Utah Agricultural col
r lege; DIR. G. R. Hill and DR.. F.
r Harris, Utah Agricultural college
; Professor o. D. Center, Boise; +
Harlan, Payette; J.. S. Welch, Coco
ing; o. E. Scott, Pocatello; Professc
, N. S. Robb, Moscow; D. w. Dewey
Jerome; Charles H. DeCamp, St
Anthony, and D. C. MacWatters, Jel
t ONE.
One of the most important matter
which the convention took up was tn
}, movement looking toward the improve
ment of present seed laws in the STATE
including state inspection and stan'
ardization of seed potatoes, a measuI
r recently adopted by number of othe
states.