The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-04-08
IDAHO STATE news

Csnssse = Theresa Herman. Edna
Moersch and Anna Scharnhorst went
to Moscow Friday to participate in the
spelling contest held there. Anna
Scharnhorst won = gold medal by SPELL
Ing every word correctly. Miss
hoersch misspelled one word out Of
100 and Miss Herman missed two.
Lewiston - United States District
Attorney L. McCIssr took up with
County Attorney Henry s. Gray the
matter Of having stricken from the
Lapwai tax rolls ali property held in
trust for the Nex Perce Indians and
also al property held in fee which has
been purchased with trust funds. Il
has not been the custom to tax the
property allotted to the Indians BY the
government, but many Of them are be-
ginning to accumulate property, and,
In the instances referred to, purchased
town lots In their own names which
have been placed on the rolls ~ tax
able property. The United States at
tornsy Indicated that the Indian de-
partment would insist that such WAS
not taxable. The village IL incorpor-
ated and l. insugurnting 4 system Of
street improvements to be paid by tax
alton, and the question arises whether
such Indian property will be claimed
~ exempt from special Improvement
taxes a. we'll a. the general levy.
Arthur Brissette, harness maker,
Of Cottonwood, Idaho, was In Spokane
recently arranging for the printing Of |
10, 900 Photographic postcards Of him
self driving four mule-footed hogs,
stunt he expects to repeat In every
large town between Spokane and San
Francisco. Brisssttc IL to start on his
trip to the Panama Pacific exposition
next week In novel equipsge fur
nished him for publicity purposes by
the Commercial club Of Cottonwood.
Aside from the novelty of the pigs,
which are not cloven footed, the rig
and harness are unique. The pigs are
Ave months old, and weigh about 10
pounds each. Their harness is made
up In all essential respects like harness
used on horses. and the animals have
become so docile, Brissette says, that
he can easily drive and guide them
anywhere with the reins.
Brissette first got the notion of de-
yeIoping a pig team two years ago af-
.er leading a pig at the Portland, :
)re., fat stock show for the Cotton
wood Commercial club. He first
rsined team. of two Duroc Reds and !
lrove them at Fourth of July cele- !
'rstion. Then he got the mule-fcoted
logs from the only man In the West
Who breeds them, a Mr.. Durham, at
Cottonwood, and began training them !
y hen one month old.
Brissette obtained permission from
he police department TO drive his odd
cam In Spokane, and said he will be
here in about three weeks.
Boise - Construction Of the Boise
Winnemucca railroad from Boise to
Winnemucca, New, there connecting
with the Western Pacific railroad,
probably will be accomplished by cap
itslists at both the proposed terminals
San Francisco and Boise.
Every effort is being made by the
Commercial club to raise the funds and
get actual operations under way.
Colonel Place, who has been associated
with the project for years, and George
w. Fletcher, a local banker, who was
to 90 East and consult
with the Western Pacific people, are
directing the movements.
The difficulties the Western Pacific
'ailroad found itself confronted with
blasted the hopes Of those here who
mad looked forward to activity in con-
'truction of the Boise Winnemucca
inc.
Several meetings Of members and
directors Of the Boise Commercial club
rave been held to discuss the construc-
ion OF the link between Boise and
Winnemucca and considerable pri-
rate capital has been pledged. Mr..
Fletcher Is said TO have negotiations
veil under way with Eastern financiers
o raise the funds which, added to
he money raised In Boise and Winnie |
nucca. will make the construction pos
ible. This link Is less than 300 miles
ong. the route selected does not pre- I
ent any very difficult engineering
problems and the right of way has /
'een secured. Practically all Of West
I'm Idaho. much Of Eastern Oregon
md part Of Northern Nevada is trib- {
'tary to the proposed line and would
let as feeder territory for freight
onnsge.
AS the territory proposed to be
appel is largely range, thousands of
lead Of stock would form an important .
'art Of the tonnage that could be !
'iven railroad. 1t is said. A large
'art Of the territory is now without
transportation facilities aside from
hat Of the freight wagon.