Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-30
IDAHO NEWS T

Owing to measles the schools at Wal
lace have closed.
The Neg Perez Timber company ha!
filed amended articles of incorpora
ton. increasing its capital stock from
$4,000 to 100000.
AS showing the possibilities for tree
growth in regions where irrigation ha:
to be depended on, it is pointed out
that Boise has 81 kinds of ornamental
and shade trees.
Bovill village is using city watel
from the new pumping station, the
work upon which has been completed
The reservoir is $50 feet above the
village. on the mountain side, giving
heavy pressure. One thousand feet Of
hose has been received for fire pro
lection.
Samuel Tilden. Neg Perce Indian po
liceman. charged with murder anG
convicted in Neg Perez county of man
slaughter. was recently given a new
trial by the supreme court OF this state
in an opinion made of record. The
judgment of Judge Steele of the Sec
ond judicial district is reversed by the
court and the case remanded.
Governor Alexander of Idaho has an
nounced that he has plans formulated
for the construction of a state railroad
IN noroIroI ftaa C&ofn hs-huo~ 80 $40
from the northern part of the state tC
the southern part. He will appoint 8
commission to investigate the matter
thoroughly, and Aaron Parker o.
Grangeville and Senator j. j. Day viii
be members of the commission.
By the terms of a contract closed
Monday between the city of Moscow
and a power company the manner Of
street lighting is to be changed from
the old arc lights, which have done
service 20 years, to tungsten lights
one of which is to be installed at every
street crossing. At present there are
in use so arc lamps, so placed as tt
leave many spots almost dark.
A canvass of the warehousemen ant
dealers shows that a very small per
centage of the 1914 crop of grain rails
ed in the territory tributary to Lewis
ton remains in the country. The est
mates indicate that 5000 bushels o
wheat, 150, 900 sacks of barley ant
500, 900 sacks of oats remain, Of which
$4,000 bushels of wheat, 100000 sack
of barley and $4,000 sacks of oats ar,
in the hands of the farmers. Very lit
tie of the holdings will be shipped, al
the local demand will practically con
sumo them.
The Columbia is the second largesr
river system in the United States
second only to the Mississippi-anG
with the advantages of river naviga
ton Lewiston in particular, and al
other points on the rivers and to
greater or less extent all the INLAND
Empire will become both p~opulous an(
prosperous, for the country is rich il
natures great resources. Excursions
to Lewiston will be run, and specia
A0NOo 5A'Sht oAA POAASo AOA I1S
celebration May 8, when Lewiston
takes its position in the world as Ida
hos seaport.
Nat Brown, agent for John w. Mar
ner of Milwaukee, purchased SatuI
day at Orofino the timber from az
proximately 1900 acres of state Ian,
estimated at 10000, 900 feet, of whic,
over 40 per cent is white pine. 1t i
understood that Mariner is connecte
with the Schofield Timber company
which already owns in the neighbol
hood of 100000 feet of timber az
jacent to that purchased Saturday
Under the terms of the sale the Gu
ting of the timber must be commence
within three years and be fully con
pleted within IL years. The timbe
lies within three miles of Weippe, i
Clearwater county, and the plan c
the purchasers is to install a mill q
Weippe, and provide for the floodin
of about 80 acres adjoining the towi
site for a storage reservoir.