The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-09-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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| N oscow--A delegation Of boosters
Tor The Lstah County fair, September
1925, accompanied by the band. left
for Pullman. Colfsx and Palousc to ad
vcrtise the fair.
Marray--A forest Are was started bv
lightning on Eagle creek. four miles
from Murray, and owing TO severe
drouth this summer threatened to A.
sumo large proportions. The course
o. the flames was checked BY rocky
blutf. thus enabling the foresters 10
extinguish the fire without great loss.
However, about 60 acres of new
growth and underbrush were burned |
over.
Lewiston - Not since 1911. when |
barley was shipped East and sold ON |
the local market for as high n s1.65,
has such bulge In prices occurred in
single day In the local market "a
was the case when barley was sd-
vhnccd from 30 cents to better than 81 |
the hundred, or an advance of 81 the
ton. Data advanced from s1.1O to
$l.20, and wheat also advanced but not
In proportion to barley and oats.
Lewiston--"A well-organized cam
paign to boost the parcel post is being
made by the Postoffice department,
with the view of making 1t direct
medium OF exchange between the pro-
iucer and the consumer, " aaid Post
master c. d. McEachron.
Rural mailcarriers have been in
.trueted to furnish all possible in
formation to the people along their
'outes, and many letters and circulars
irving the rates and zone charges are
'eing sent to farmers. Damage to c
parcels In shipment amounted to less q
han one-tenth Of per cent, accord o
ng to tests In other cities. O
Lewiston - A petition bearing the
James Of 1873 signers has been for t
Varded to the state public utilities \
commission at Boise asking for an in L
estigation into the gas rates Of the +
'acific Power and Light company. Il
,hich furnishes gas to Lewiston and U
'larkston. The company's rates to il
onsumers are $2.10 per 1000 feet. In Fl
letter received from j. A. Bloom al
uist, president Of the public utilities m
he states that the board
as written the Pacific Power and OF
light company, asking If It cares vol m
ntarily to satisfy the complaint be- to
IRE the commission enters uron W
'rmal hearing in the premises. 10
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Sandpoint-At the bi-weekly dinner Gu
the Commercial club Secretary tn
'inegar stated that about $I4OO of ar
10 $4,000 required in the yearly esti- sh
ate of the clubs expenses had been
edged and that the balance could be re
cured In an afternoons energetic m
ork by large committee. Volun- 10
ers were called for to serve on such
committee. Five agreed TO work ST
I'd President Christensen appointed or
Q rest. County Superintendent j. 81
: Ramsey announced that about 800 nj
achers from Kootenai county in ad- on
ton to the Bonner county teachers
III attend the joint institute which 40
eets September I'll. Ia
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kellogg-More paving was outlined
the city council at a recent meet DC
Z, contract being awarded to c. M. ir'
yne, Of Spokane, to pave the county I'M
nd from the O.-W. r. & N. right of
" to the intersection with Mckinley
enue, on basis of $i.05 a square
I'd for the concrete pavement and 10 tai
nts yard for excavation work. The A..
will be 1s feet wide above w. A."
} Bunker Hill & Sullivan flume and 40.
} width of the street below the v ~
me. The railway company is plan r.,
V to pave the streets in the vicinity 49,
the depot. 'n.
The council awarded contract for =.
} grading Of Portland street to the 90
yne company. 70 cents yard to be , H.,
d for excavation work and 10 cents 100 40,
loot for combination curb and s sni
ter. ai''