The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-02-26

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Cotepuwood- Hogs rsaehed III Top
prfeo Of IL eoaoon horo Saturday
When ~ Cotfeavuod Milling eompeny
Pad ~. 80 pr kun6rod pounds Eer
lhree carloads which wsrs shipped 10
Levirton new whsat that may
rsvolutionise tho growing Of spring
grain h 9daho has been secured By u
VolIner-C Clearwater Grain company,
Il n Of The Marquis variety. which
orisinaked ard vns grown II Canada
for several pears and II nav being
grown oxt4nsfvely IN tbe Dakotas.
IL ID st forth that the Marquis
Wheat viii yieh from I'VE 70 tan
bushels mora than bIucstem on spring
blowing. will ripen from . week to ten
days earlier than any other spring
WHIST. has sti6, moderately long
straw and smooth head that doas not
SKATER.
0raneeville - To carry the light TO
Washington against the governments
policy Of not taxing lad owned BY In
dians, and to ask for I'D appropriation
from the Indian department to assist
In defraying tia expenses Of Construct
Ing roads through Indian lands, were
two plans Of action decided upon by
the idsbo County Good Roads msocia-
ton. which held it, second session IN
GranesvilIe last week. The local road
buiIdern say that the land owned BY
The Indians should bsar IT, proportion
ats share Of taxes and assert that good
Highways can never be maintained
through that part Of the county made
up largely Of acreage owned by the
redskins until taxation Il In vogue.
KELLOGG Karl Bonham II rated a.
the best developed boy In the Y. M. C.
A.. according to the measurements
which have been taken by G. s. Tut
tie, the physical director. He scored
30 per cent In class of 40 young
sters.
The measurements we're taken in
secordance with tables recently pub
lishcd In . national magazine, the
boys being divided into types--stout
and slender. Bonham came up to the
mark In almost every particular and
proved TO be = fine specimen Of young
America. ID. wilkinson was second
with 80 per cent and A. Moe third
with 81 per cent.
Kellogg Kellogg Is one Of the first
cities In the Northwest to adopt the
tungsten series arc system for street
lighting, and the service has proved
complete success since its installation
by the Bunker Hill 4 Sullivan COM
psny. the city securing greatly i'm
proved lighting, while the expense Is
the same as before.
Under this new system, which was
perfected less than two years ago. the
lights are supplied through direct cur
rent, which Is handled through mer-
curry arc rectifers. The chief point in
It's favor 10 said to be the fact that
there Is much more light for the cleo
tricity used and that the troubles Of
maintenance are greatly reduced.
Lewiston - The Northern Pacific
railroad office has been advised that
special rate on sheep from eastern
Oregon and eastern Washington would
be effective March 23 to Orofino and
Greer points on the Clearwater Short
line.
This rate is for the benefit Of sheep
men who wish to ship from points in
Oregon and Washington to the range
in the forest reserves.
In order to secure the reduced rate
shipments must amount to ten car
loads or more, and the cars must be
doubledecked and full length. The
new rates per ear to Orofino and Greer
are From Pasco $40, Prosser $45,
Pendleton and North Yakima $50, Ell
lensburg $66.
Lewiston--1n order to get around
the rules prohibiting the sale OF in
toxicating liquor In Men Perez coun-
ty, the Independent Express COM
pany" has been organized here, with
M. G. Coon az manager.
The "drys" are trying to find some
flaw In the organization. hut attorneys
say il IL interstate business and con-
forms In every particular with exist
ing statutes and Is not In violation Of
the local option law.
The independent Express company
operates regular automobile service
between Lewiston. Idaho. and Asotin,
Washington. As the latter place Is
wet, parties here may place their
orders with the express company for
presentation TO liquor house in Aso-
tin. and the goods win be delivered to
them within an hours time.
University of Idaho, Moscow -
"Jack Splawn.' l5-months-old Po-
land China hog. weighing 500 pounds.
was sold by the university to the Hs-
gan 4 Gushing Meat Market. The
hog has won seven championships.
When IL was dressed only l&.S per
cent Of the weight was lost. Another
i5-months old hog Of the Chester
White breed. weighing 47t pounds.
WIS sold and butchered. and showed a
shrinkagc Of but las per cent Of live
weight. This hog won the champion
ship at the Boise Intermountsin fair
last fall. and has since been used in
the stock judging classes.
The first contribution toward the
fund for the establishment Of 5000
volume law library at the university