The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-05-14
IDAHO STATE news

etef registering "a degrees above
No damage was done. Sheepmen II
this district are shearing. No largs
lots Of wool have been sold. The
weather has been ideal for lasnbing.
Moscow-An examination Of cher
ries shows the report published about
12e days ago to the effect that 60 pei
cent Of the crop In this valley had beer
killed by frost was erroneous. The
Investigation proves that only where
trees occupied low ground was there
damage from freezing, about one-half
the cherries being killed in the bios
SON. On higher elevations no damage
was done.
Lewiston That buccarooing and
bulldogging steers will soon be thing
Of the past is the opinion Of many Of
the Presidents of this section. The
Idaho County Farmers union has
adopted resolutions declaring such
events conducive to low morals. and
encouraging vice and gambling. Their
resolutions further assert that the ex-
hibitions are inhumane.
Moscow The county board has
named the collectors Of road poll tax
for all the Incorporated cities and
villages Of Latah county with the ex-
ception Of collector In Moscow. The
name for this city is expected TO be
supplied soon. Under the law the
compensation is 10 per cent Of all
money collected OF that collected rs
per cent goes to the city and % per
cent 10 the county.
Weiser-L. M. Campbell, manager
Of the Southern Idaho Producers as
sociation, was here during the week
and met with the members Of the
Weiser District Potato Growers asso-
citation. Details were completed for
shipping several cars Of potatoes to
Eastern markets from Jonathan, four
miles west Of here. Mr.. Campbell
studied local conditions thoroughly.
and is confident that nearly 200 car
loads will be shipped out Of this imme-
date locality this fall.
lewiston The st. Paul offices of
the Northern Pacific have called for
bids for the construction OK an eight
stall brick roundhouse, elevated coal
bunkers, which are to be duplicate
of the Spokane plant, turntable SIS
feet long, which will be operated by
electricity. machine and blacksmith
shop, a sand house, office building and
an ice house with a capacity of 5000
tons. These improvements will follow
completion Of grading operations on
the Camas Prairie Railway company's
terminals here.
Wardner-Claude Ashby, superin-
tendent Of schools at Mace and resi-
dent Of Wardner, has been honored by
a fellowship from Yale university.
Professor Ashby is student Of the
Romance languages and il was on this
that he was awarded the fellowship.
He is a graduate Of the University of
Idaho. He expects TO leave soon for
Spain, where he plans to spend the
summer.
The new creamery at Dudley is ex-
pected TO start operations the last of
the week, the building having been
completed and the machinery arrived.
Whitman College, Walla Walla-
Announcement has been made by the
faculty Of the Whitman Conservatory
Of Music that Miss Bessie Vance, Of
Boise. Idaho. is the winner of the an
nual scholarship competition in voice,
which was held here this week. There
were seven entries.
Miss Marguerite Traut, of Spokane,
was the choice of three members Of
the faculty as the winner Of the schol-
arship, but four others voted for Miss
Vance.
The scholarship provides for a years
free musical tuition in the conserva-
tory. with two half-hour private les
sons week
Kellogg A campaign has been
started by Chief of Police Horace
Trask to rid Kellogg Of undesirables.
number Of men having drifted in
here recently. The first trouble oc-
CURED Saturday night, when two
homes in Sunnyside were burglarized
Of silver. The police intend to round
up and force idlers 10 move on unless
they show that they are seriously seek
ing work. The two burglaries are the
first crimes Of this character commit
ted in several years. Monday night
eight men were found sleeping in a
box ear. They were routed out. Two
Of them found employment next morn
ing, but the other six were started up
the railroad track.
Kooskia- For the second time bids
for carrying the mails between here
and Lowell have been rejected and the
third notice is posted for letting the
contract.
Lowell is % miles up the Clearwater
at the junction Of the Selway and
Locksaw rivers. Half the distance is
a mountain trail. The contract calls
for at least two trips per week over
period Of four years. The recent in
crease in weight in parcel post pack
ages and prospective increase in the
future make bidders reluctant.
This route was established to Lowell
about seven years ago and has been
boon TO settlers, forest rangers. pleas
ure seekers and timber men in gen
oral, Of whom 100 are served during
the summer.
Occur d'Alene Complete instruc-
tions for placing the Idaho militia on