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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Death of Parma child.

Lorene Price, aged 3 years, Z
months and % days, died Sun
day, January II, at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. r.
Price, who reside near Parma.
Spasmodic asthma is given as
the cause of death The funeral
services were held Tuesday at
the Price home, with Rev. o. F.
Merrill of Apple Valley in charge,
and interment was made in the
Parma cemetery. l. II. Kellar
of Parma was in charge of the
Undertaking.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
IDAHO HOMES
ON INCREASE
Farm Homes Make Up
Al Per Cent of Entire
Number.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 90
There are now 1869 homes in
Idaho, according to a report is-
sued today by the Census Bu-
reau, while ten years ago the
number was 81 ,491, compared
with 1918 homes in 1890.
Forty-one per cent of the Idaho
homes are farm homes, compared
with 46 per cent in 1900 and
A per cent in 1890. The num-
Der Of homes in this state free oi
incumbrance at the present time
is 3,577, while 1855 are en-.
numbered and 22,035 are rented
In the entire nation there are
20, 0,255, ,555 homes. Ofthis mum
Der 6,123, ,610 are farm and IA,
131, ,945 are urban homes.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
ITEMS
OF INTEREST
Timely News Notes of
Happenings in Parma
and Vicinity.

DR.. r. j. Cluen made a trip to
Boise Monday.
F E. Fisk was home from
Boise over Sunday.
Eastman kodaks and supplies
at the Stockton Pharmacy.
Miss Margaret Horn of Nampa
is visiting friends in Parma.
You can get more for CASH at
Tanners than any place else.
Mrs. C. NJ Twitchell is suffer-
ing with a slight attack of the
grippe.
Partly furnished rooms to rent
for light housekeeping. Inquire
at Parma Cafe. tt
Mrs. Theo. Roeder is entertain
ing at a 300" party at her
home this evening.
Born, Monday, January is,
1915, to Mr.. and Mrs. c. w
Albertson, a daughter.
Mrs. C. D. Cress, Mrs. W. G.
Henderson and Miss Lydia Judo
are visiting in Boise this week.
Mortgages and notes bought
and sold. A. l. MYERS, Caldwell
Idaho, over Baker 4 Harris
store. tt
During the next semester o
high school, Prof. Lakin has de
cided to give a course in agri
culture.
Mrs. Richard Norman, whit
formerly resided near Parma
died Saturday at her home il
| Caldwell.
Mrs. Mary Ipswich left Wed
nesday evening for her home i
I Portland, after a months visi
; with friends and relatives in thi
city.
Miss Grace Muller OF Roswe
: was taken to a Boise hospitf
Saturday, where she successful
underwent an operation for al
pendicitis.
L. F. Evans and family {
Wallowa, Oregon, have locate
near Parma. Mr.. Evans havin
2 purchased so acres of land frol
t J. G. Watkins.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
New One ON the Ford.

Here is a new Ford story we
saw somewhere, but have forgot
ten Just where; A man in Cali
fornia writes to the Ford COM
pany and tells them that they
should feel very much exalted
for the reason that the Ford is
the only car mentioned in the
Bible, and to prove it he cites
them the passage in Isaiah which
says: "He went up into Heaven
on high" and asks what other
car but a Ford could do that
Exchange.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
$2,OO5,OOO FOR
POWER PLANT
Idaho Oregon Sold Mon.
day to Big Delaware
Concern.

AT a price of two million five
thousand dollars, the property
OF the Idaho Oregon Light and
Power company was sold Mon
day to the Electric Investment
company, a Delaware concern
organized for the purpose OF
purchasing the plant. 1t is con-
trolled by the group known as
the minority bondholders, later
as the Priest committee, now The
holders of the majority of the
bonds of the Idaho Oregon CON-
pany.
While the approval of the
court is necessary to the valida-
tion of the sale, there Is little
doubt that this will be received
1t is the intention of the com
pany to improve the present
property. The Oxbow plant
which is depended upon to fur
nish most of the power, will bt
completed to it's full capacity
estimated at thirty Thousand
horsepower, as soon as practic
able, and the field of operations
will be enlarged as the demand
warrant t.-Statesman.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Horse KILLED i'm Runaway.

A team belonging to a rancher
living near Wilder was the
source OF considerable excite
ment in Parma Saturday even
ing. For some reason the team
became frightened and started
out at a lively gait up Main
street. A saddle horse belong
ing to Colon Stewart, which was
standing in front of the Parma
Cafe, was struck by the run
aways and injured SO badly that
it died soon afterward.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
FOR BRIDGE
AT ATHOMEDALE
Appropriation of $4,000
Is Made by Owyhee
Commissioners.

An appropriation of $4,000
has been made by the commits
sioners OF Owyhee county for a
bridge at Homedale. 1t is ex-
pected that a like appropriation
will be made by the Canyon
county commissioners, and work
on the bridge will probably be
gin in the near future.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Parma Warrant cali.

On and after May 9, 1915. l
will pay on presentation at my
office in Parma, Idaho, bonds
No. 1 and 2 for $4,000 each, of
the Local Sewer Improvement
District No. 1. OF Parma, idaho.
F. j. WALMsbEf, Treasurer
of the Village of Parma.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Tearing Down Creamery.

The old Parma creamery bull
ding, with the exception OF the
part now being used as paint
shop, is being torn down this
week by force of men under w.
III. Mccoy. The boiler and ma
chinery in the building will be
stored.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Pay Insurance Promptly.

l.. C. Pond, representing the
Continental Life Insurance Co.,
was in Parma today and depos-
tied S250O in the Parma State
bank to the credit of Mrs. E. d.
Jewell, in payment of a policy
taken out January II, 1914, by
Mr.. Jewell.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
HAVING roo MaRA rhinai.

Many nervous. irritable. dissatlsfied:
unhappy women would Become calm
and contented II they would store,
give or throw away half Of their be-
iongings. Some have abandoned ele-
CANT residences and taken their famr
lies into hotels or boarding houses
who could have continued to keep up
iSoir homes II. instead OF giving up
Lie houses themselves. they had dons
away with the superfuous furnishings
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21

The Rebekah district meeting
of District No. 7 will be held in
Parma Friday, January 20. An
all day business session will be
held and a public meeting will
take place in the evening.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Named Residences.

In England one is taxed for calling
ones house by pet name. Some Of
tenders ought to be taxed a lot; for
instance. "Happiholme" is the name
Of one dirty. decayed. originally cheap
little house.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
GOOD NAV Com. From chance.

When we go away from home we
leave behind old enemies as wen as
old friends When we are free from
the sinister expectations Of school
mates we may amend old errors on .
new stage with success. Then. too.
. new home brings into play areas OF
the mind otherwise unfruitful because
untitled.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Hsbit Hard Is Break.

Men too often cease to be lovers
when they become husbands. And for
d woman who has once had a lover,
as for a woman who has once had
maid. it is almost impossible to do
without.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
kirkpatrick Improving.

Latest reports from Boise say
that E. NJ. Kirkpatrick, who
has been dangerously i'll for
some time, is rapidly improving.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
EARTH. csntr,fvoat fosSs:

II the earth were to revofTe IT
times faster than it does Bodies At the
equator would lose their weight and
remain stationary in the air without
snpB6ft
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
New Maine for @centraI.-

we know OF an excited German who
rushed to the telephone, seized the re-
ceivef and shouted: Hello, hellol Iss
this the middle?"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
sesks 10 R.s.rvs Land for Cattle.

Germany discourages the cutting Of
peat, as the government desires to
convert the moors and bogs into
arabic lands through proper drainage.
This action is taken because of the
scarcity Of cattle and meat.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
IL Took Time.

"Your sisters a long time about
making her appearance" suggested
the caller. WELL" said the little
brother. shed be sight If she camS
Town without making it"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Buiidino Uu.

A man goes away to build UP his
rundown physical system and comes
back to build up a rundown financial
systern.-Judge.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21

Even when man prays for deliv-
cry from temptation he is telling him
self that it isn't going to hurt him to
take look at it.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21

r'axIm Of Experienced Housewife.
A woman who plays bridge has no
r'r4t to complain If her husband joins
tive sr three lodges:
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21

UInihs Room in Turkish Palace.
In Ttfkish palaces there is special
door Whereby anyone who desires =
meal may enter.-London Spectator
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
Heater 70 Warm Feed.

An electric heater has been de-
signed especially to warm food for
horses and cattle In cold westher.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-01-21
NothIna on Him.

Jskes-"Norway has a midnight
sin." Rskes--"rhats nothing. SO
kxxs I"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
Such Sample Rooms
AS Hotel Affords,
And Such Fine View

1.-THE travelling men will simply go wild
over these sample rooms" said Abra-
ham Burbank, managtng director of the
new hotel, as he showed a visitor
through the beautiful rooms on the tenth
and eleventh floors
II is TO DO hoped the knights of tho
sample grips won't do quite that liter
ally, but that they will do 30 flgura-
lively, as Mr.. Burbank ment, is as GER
tain as anything in this mundane sphere
can be-
Oh, such beautiful rooms. with their
thick carpeting. their ample proportions,
their beautiful walls and ceilings and
lighting fixtures, their telephones and
private toilet and bath rooms.
IAN the view. just look at the view,"
said Mr.. Burbank.
All, that view! The travelling men will
soon be telling about it from Frisco to
Gotham, from Duluth to Now Orleans.
Here you don't look out upon city
scape OF roofs and chimneys and wash
lines stretched on apartment house roofs.
You do not.
! But the eye seems to skip over the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

there was not enough traffic to interfere
with the sport.
The present site OF the main portion of
the Fontenelle hotel has been the scene
of some stirring events in the years that
have passed. especially during those Of
pioneer times.
Away back before Nebraska took on
the dignity of statehood there were a
couple of horse thieves hanged in the
woods that then covered a large portion
Of the city to the immediate west OF the
high school building. Then tho Jail was
located in a county building standing on
the corner of Sixteenth and Farnam
streets, now occupied by the Paxton
block. A posse of not bad citizens con
'ceived the idea that the court machinery
might not work with the desired speed
and regularity and so one night they
forced the doors of the frail JAIL took
the horse thieves out, escorted them to
the woods and there hanged both to the
limbs Of the same tree.
ON Way to Hanging.
On the way to the hanging. the party
went cross-lots, going over what is now
tho site Of the Fontenelle hotel. At that
time, as history records it, there was
one good sized lone cottonwood tree
standing not far from the northwest
corner OF the present hotel. This tree
had wide spreading branches and under
it the party stopped and the advisability
OF hanging the men to this tree was dis
cussed. However, it was abandoned be-
cause being so close in, IL was argued that
the officers in charge OF the jail might
raise a posse and rescue the men. As the
outcome of the discussion, the men were
taken away and hanged at the place
farther out from town.
In 1866. following the assassination Of
President Lincoln, outdoor memorial serv-
ices were held on the high school grounds.
The procession, and it was large one,
for practically all the people OF Omaha
took part, passed over the site of the
Fontenelle hotel. At that time there
was q road off Farnam street, following
Eighteenth to Douglas street. From
there 1t ran diagonally across the Fon-
tenelle hotel block, entering it close to
the southeast corner. Then the streets
had not been cut or graded.
Again. when the last spike was driven
at Promontory Point, Utah, late in the
CO.'S, marking the completion OF a railroad
from Omaha to the Pacific coast, the
site Of the Fontenelle hotel helped TO
make history. Omaha celebrated the com
pletion OF the Union Pacific road at
that time and on the high school grounds
there was speaking, music and song, but
the real noise was made on the Fon-
tenelle hotel site.
On the old cummins lots at Eighteenth
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
HOTEL ON cow STABLE SITE
Fontenelle Corner, Now Worth a
Million, Was Far Out" Fifty
Years Ago.
GOOD FOR POULTRY RAISING

The site of a COW stable, far remote in
the outkirts Of frontier country village
fifty years ago; today the location of
Omaha's 100000 modern and palatial
hotel. in close proximity to the business
heart of city that is reaching on close
TO a population of 10000 persons is some
thing of a stretch of imagination. Such.
however, is the case with reference to the
ground on which is located the Fon-
tenelle hotel.
This land was a portion of the original
plat of the city of Omaha, but for years
it was looked upon as being so far out
in the country that it never would 1t be
desirable for purposes other than truck
gardening, or poultry raising. In the
SOS, Thomas b. Cummins, territorial gov
ernor, bought practically all of the south
half of the block and On that portion on
Eighteenth street, north of the alley and
close to Dodge street, erected an un-
pretentious cottage, where he resided for
several years.
Used as Cow Pasture.
That portion of the ground now oc-
cupied by the hotel proper, Governor
Cummlns used as a cow pasture for a
couple of years. after which he plowed
it up and set It out to fruit trees and
shrubbery. Upon his death it passed to
his widow and until sold to Arthur D.
Brandeis and John L. Kennedy, the title
remained in Mrs. Cummins, or the
Hamiltons, relatives.
The portion of the Fontenelle hotel
site, now occupied by the annex, facing
Douglas street for years was the site
of the Oscar +. Davis home. a large
frame structure and in its time was
looked upon as one of Omaha's best
homes.
Charles W. Hamilton of the Merchants
National bank is one of the Omaha men
d who calls to mind much of the history
in connection with the site of the Fon-
tenelle hotel. Mr.. Hamilton and his
brother, Frank T. Hamilton were both
born in a homo occupied by their father
and located north of the block on which
the hotel stands. Being relatives OF
Governor and Mrs Cummins they were
at their home frequently and the old
orchard that is now the site of the hotel
was one of the favorite Fairgrounds for
themselves and the neighbor boys.
Mr. Hamilton calls to mind that for a
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28
. East on Douglas Street from sM

number OF years while Governor and Mrs.
Cummins lived in the little cottage they
had a COW and horse barn on the back
end of the north lot on which the hotel
is located. There they and the other
boys OF suburban Omaha hunted eggs,
played hide-and-seelS and enjoyed them
selves as only young boys could.
In the old DAYS when Omaha was in
its swaddling clothes, the site Of the Cum
Minis home was the most beautiful that
could be found in miles around. 1t was
thirty to forty feet higher than the
present street level and as there were
but few buildings on the east, between
there and Thirteenth street, it COM
manded a magnificent view. From the
front yard could be seen the Missouri
river and the steamboat landing in the
vicinity of the foot of Douglas street.
Both up and down the river. as far as
the eye could see was a broad expanse
of vacant prairie and woodland. dotted
here and there with the cottages Of
pioneers who had gone out into the wilds
to establish homes.
To the west there were a few scat
tering houses along Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, as far south as Leav-
enworth and as far north as Cunning
street Beyond there was nothing but a
vast uninhabited wilderness, the home of
wild animals and Indians.
City Moves West.
In the condition described the site of
the FonetenelIe hotel remained until
we'll along in the SOS and until the trend
of settlement had started west and
reached the portion OF the city to the
south and west of the high school
grounds.
However. improvements did move very
rapidly in the vicinity of Eighteenth and
Douglas streets. Beginning just west OF
Seventeenth, there was a barrier on Doug
las street. This was steep hill, one UP
and. in fact, it was too steep for pedes-
TRANS unless they sought to make
wearysome journey by making a short
cue
AS time moved on IL became necessary
to improve Douglas street from Sixteenth
west. The first cut left the houses in and
around Eighteenth street some fifteen feet
above the street and a subsequent cut
placed them fully as much more above
the street level. The apex of the hill was
reached at Twentieth street.
Great for COAstinE.
And, by the way. the boys who knew
Omaha during the period OF its infancy
assert that there was no hill in or around
the city that quite came up to that on
Douglas for coasting. In those days they
tbatH clado Of Tna At
coast east as far as Ninth street. and
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

and Douglas streets high flag pole had
been erected and cannon located. When
the telegraph licked the taps Of the ham
mer driving the last spike, connecting
coast and coast with band Of steel, this
cannon doomed forth the glad news The
gun was located there on account OF the
elevation and because from the great
height the sound would echo and re-echo
up and down and across the river, carry
Ing the tidings miles into the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

arc rushing TO and from Omaha, the Gate
City The view seems endless In It's ex-
panse. Scores or square miles are laid out
In hirds-eye view to the guest at tho Fon-
tonellc. There is probably nothing to
equal Il anywhere In the United states.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

busy city lving as It were at ones feet
and takes In the distant Missouri wcud-
inE his way to the Father Of Waters
And over bcyond to the fertile Iowa
valley with the bluffs beyond. Tiny
strcsks OF steam show where swift trains
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-28

OF course. guests don't stop at hotel
merely for the view. But when such
view Is added TO all the first-class ad-
vantages OF the Fontenelle q is like pay
ms a bonus over and above 70 per
cent dividend
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
ITO be continued.j
How Wa-shIps Communicate.


Every battleship al sea has its wire
less ia tallation adjusted so that Il can
send and receive signals and messages
20 other squadrons az sea or ia harbor
and % stations ashore. For the pur-
pose OF obtaining information as 20 the
uhereahout OF the enemy and guard
Ius against surprises wireless teleE-
raphy &C.. OF course. invaluable. says
the Wireless World. A great number
OF cruisers are sent out ahead and
spread a number OF miles across The
duty ~ these ships Is 20 keep a. thor
ough lookout and report 10 the ship In
the battle feet looking out on their
particular wave length. This ship in
turn reports by semaphore or Morse
lamp 90 the admiral OF the battle fleet.
The cruisers are sometimes assisted
by torpedo boat destroyers Now. IL
go OF these ships are used 90 will DE
readily seen that the area OF their Wis
ion O. enormous. and Go would be al
most Impossible for a feet 20 pass un-
observed Immediately any Of the
ships sight the encmy's squadron they
vouid report 40 once by wireless. stat
Ing the number OF ships sighted, with
their speed. latitude and longitude.
etc. The admiral would then give his
orders also By wireless. - Pearsous
Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
IN. 80 Lenaen oIrsstsry

The great family OF smith. Brown.
Jones and Robinson had not spread so
Ear over London when the first direc-
tory was published as % has now. only
Is Smiths. 10 Browns. nine Joneses
aud four Robinsous figure in IL. the
Cooks. Halls. Hills and Kings being al
most as numerous. There were then
but five London bankers. or gold
smiths that keep running cash as the
directory describes them - Richard
blanchard a. Child. az the MaTygoid. In
Fleet street Ar. CoEEs. ia the Strand.
90 thr Kings Head; Benjamin Hinton.
at the Flower de- Luce. IN Lombard
street. James Herriott. az the Naked
BOY. GOO Fleet street. and James john
1u. at the Three Flower de- Luces. in
Lombard street-London Graphic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12
The Daily Story
The Sheriff $ Strata gem-By M Quad

Once every week there is big en-
tertainment. either a vaudeville show
OF mighty fine concert
why. BILL" we heard the jail break.
3r's wife say to him, you never dun
toie me that the Jail was like this
Dog my cats. but l didn't know It
myselfT' he growled.
TITS better than bein' right yere at
home"
And then the sheriff went on 10 say
that when holidays came the prisoners
got such feast as few men outside
ever got. Besides mince pie and fried
oysters, there were ten cent cigars to
smoke and champagne TO drink.
But Bill must have mistook about
Il" said the wife.
Mrs Baker. I hate TO say anything
TO wife about her husband" answer
ed the officer, but must tell you that
I never had any one in my Jail 50 or
merry as your Bill. He was kicking Ike
q mewl all the time
But wanted to git outer jan" said
Bill
"Of co'se you did-of co'se, ana Why
You found the other prisoners 50 fur
above you In education and manners
that It was uncomfortable fur you"
Bill can read and write his name"
boosted his wife.
''Yes?'
And what's the matter with his
ma nneFsT'
1T will tell you after you first tell me
why every one was glad when he broke
Jail and vanished. They made me
promise when / came away this morn
Ing not TO bring him back. They ere
mighty sorry fur you, Mrs. Baker. but
they hain't got no use for any SIGH crit
ter as your Bill"
"And you wasn't lookin' fur meY
anxiously asked Bill
~ was. but ft was to tell you that
you can't come back TO my jail no mo.
No. sab, you can't. If I catch you
around theren be big row"
"BiH. you are gwine right back to
that JAIL" said his wife.
Sorry. Mrs. Baker. but can't take
him"
but I say he's got to go! I hsini
gwIne TO stand for folks sayin' we ara
low down"
yes. I'm gwine right back" growl-
ed the husband.
"You are out, and you'd better stay
out"
'T'H be hanged II I wiIlr'
please let him go back with your
pleaded the wife
The sheriff seemed TO be ponderius
for full FIVE minutes before he an.
swered:
well, It's on your account, Mrs.
Baker. fur do feel sorry fur you Hs
can tag along behind. and III never try
to do him a favor ag'in"
And an hour later Bill Baker was IN
the county 1an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-12

G~aT regardless % tines ast seGsoas.
Today r-any @ our snost varieties are
sxtize- az practically 90 Mnr = .
Ersz1thrffr aa1 q vas.rsi. Sho pol
iutss rs rivers. turus up his forests.
azf destroys the sid nf@ that r1i<ht
serve azf cheer him. W'hs1 zane vEs
abgz1aat h1r.>rs Esrs satisssf 60 Est
ont aftsr ths real verrnia % tire woods.
tss varieties thas are destructive Bot
y foxes aEf raccpors are sxfsrr1irA'-
- ln q gives section today. the more
ixzoranf huasera a. least ~iu 20 og-
after soax h-rss thaf protect tas farm
err crops from insects
TIE esfsrssss Uko Eafhsrsd % the
c0cfsre1ce above referred % shogid
10 sor-fhilE more tann pass resoir-
ti1rs TasT shogif appoint Themselves
a rzfic1af c1rlrsiffss 60 work On every
state f1r striet Fzms laws. strict ea-
f5r~smers q then. aaf f1r tEs pTopa.
EEti1u q masy % The Ere species o.
un4 ilfs IA lave bsss Efpee out