The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-10-01

completed will be about $40, 900.
| Kellogg -Plans are being made foi
the active development of the High
land Surprise property, on Pine creek,
during the winter. 1t is the intention
to prepare the mill on the property to
start operations in the spring. The
Highland Surprise is chiefly zinc, and
the strengthening of the zinc market
caused the management to busy itself.
The road down Pine creek is to be put
in better repair to permit the easy
haul Of the concentrates from the mill.
Kellogg - Superintendent William
Connolly, of the O.-W. r. & NJ, met
with the county commissioners and
George r. Trask, county engineer,
relative to improving the road in the
vicinity of the Sweeney mill. The
county sought the cooperation of the
railway company in having several
bends removed from the high line"
trestle and also from the big trestle at
the mill. The officials went over the
ground and following an examination
promised the work should be done.
The county is attempting to eliminate
grade and sharp turns along this road.
Examinations have been
announced by the civil service com
mission for the position of assistant
forest ranger to take place on October
west. In district of the forest serv-
ice the examinations will be held at
Occur d'Alene, Coolin, Grangeville,
Kooskia, Oroino, Standpoint and st.
Maries, in Idaho, and at Anaconda,
Billings, Bozeman, Chouteau, Dillon,
Great Falls, Helena, Kalispel, Sheri-
dan and Thompson in Montana, and
Camp Cook, S. D. Application should
be made to the commission at Wash
ington.
The entrance salaries are from 5000
to $1100 per annum, except for those
who accept service in Alaska, where
the entrance salary is $1,000.
Occur d'Alene = Colonel Thomas
Mullen, Priest River attorney and for
mer resident of Occur d 'Alene, was ac-
quilted of the charges upon which an
action for disbarment was based by
the commissioner of the general land
office. Mullen was accused of having
obtained, by fraud, a hometead relin-
4uishment from Allen Parker, when
he was at the point of death. Null
ems defense was that he took the re-
inquishment in accordance with a pre-
arranged agreement with Parker, that
he REIMBURSEMENT was to be sold to
pay off his Indebtedness, and that it
was sold and the proceeds so applied.
Register Langley and Receiver Nc
Call find that while the action of Colo
lel Mullen was irregular, the evidence
shows that he did not seek to profit by
It, but was attempting to comply with
The request of Parker, which was
leemed by all his friends to be the
best thing under the circumstances.
Lewiston - AS the result of com
received from the Com
nercial club of Nez Perez and the
Farmers union, also of that city, ask
ng the cooperation of the Lewiston
Commercial club in aiding 2. A. John
ION, president of the Nez Perez &
IDAHO railroad. in building his line
rom Lewiston to Vollmer, the local
appointed a committee
of the following prominent
business men to act in conjunction
With the Nez Perez organizations:
Storey Buck, chairman; M. A.
Means, R. C. Beach, Henry Heitfeld,
N. B. Stanton, R. L. Spiker, C. F.
)smers, William Thomson, John P.
Iollmer, F. N. Shepherd and w. F.
<ettenbach.
President Sheppard, of the CONNER
ial club, also appointed Frank Cole |
md Richard Williams as delegates
rom Lewiston to attend the seventh
nnual session of the American Mining
congress at Phoenix, Ariz., December
10.
University of Idaho, Moscow-Pres-
dent M. A. Brannon has taken stems
o stop the hostilities that have been
hotter between the sopho-
nores and freshmen since the hazing
hat was commenced by the sopho-
nores last week Recently when
ophomores were returning home after
- .@.,N 'AoAeco 1hC pavement dance
n Main street, and sent the freshmen
ONE from the dance, they met several
reshmen in front of the Omega Pi
orority house and a general mixup
nsued- Severss members of each
lass were tied when upper classemen
ntervened and stopped the melee.
PRESIDENT Brannon called a meeting
I the under clsssmen and after a
hort talk it was proposed by the presi-
ent and agreed to by the students
hat an open contest be held as a
ublic event in which sportsmanship
nd strength be put to the test. The
Ian was enthusiastically received and
ommittees were appointed to work
'itn members of the faculty in setting
ne GATE and making arrangements for
ne contest
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