The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-04-20
IDAHO STATE news

slty. FOR TINS purpose lotIeT WA
sent to each student requesting tina
each make answer to the question.
i About $50 answers have been re
turned, more than half saying the.
were induced to come to Idaho b,
personal contact and influence Of othel
students. About Is per cent were in
fuenced by their high school teachers
and county superintendent About the
same per cent attend because of tbs
University catalogues and members o1
the faculty who lectured to high
schools throughout tho state. Sorori-
/ ties and fraternities influenced many.
| The extension workers and the reputa-
| ton Of the University also have inf1u-
enced. The investigation caused study
OF how best to direct publicity in the
| future.
/ Wallace - Approximately 500, 900
in bonuses will be paid to the 1000
miners employed in the district this
week. Under the bonus system adopt
ed by the miners February the work
ers received bonus of rs cents a day
for their March work, the bonus being
regulated by the monthly average
price Of metals in the preceding month.
The price Of metals in March, which
governs the bonus for April, was such
that for April bonus of 81 a shift
will be paid, and will add another
mountaineering payday to the district
when the pay checks are handed out in
May.
Evidence of the surplus wages being
paid is apparent on every hand and is
reflected in every business.
Occur d'Alene - A suspect, said to
be 'Professor" Wise, fortune teller
and spiritualist medium, wanted here
on a fraud charge, was arrested at
Vollmer, Idaho. Deputy Sheriff Skog-
stad left for Vollmer, and on the rec
ommendation of Prosecutor Wernette
took him into custody.
Mrs. Laline is the complainant. She
alleges she was robbed of $500. Ac-
cording to her story, she was told by
the "professor" that if she allowed
him to "bless" the money and then
place 1t in covering around her neck
anything she wished to know would be
revealed" to her. She drew $500
from the bank and followed instruc-
ions, she alleges. The professor
eft the city.
When Mrs. Laline, suspicious, open
I'd the covering about her neck she
'ound several newspaper clippings, but
10 money.
Troy The Idaho Fire Brick com
AMY, located in Troy, has been com
elled to enlarge it's plant owing to a
INSTANTLY increasing demand for it's
roducts. Besides the present kilns,
ne OF which has capacity of lao, 900
rdinary fire brick, the company is ex-
awaiting for two more kilns of the
anne capacity and will also put in
lore machinery. Although the com
any is receiving large orders daily,
ne largest individual order so far re-
eived comes from Coast firm, which
Ill require about IL cars. The plant
as put into operation Is monhs ago.
Wallace-Mayor Mowery has vetoed
le resolution of the majority of the
'nucil accepting the bid of the Warren
obstruction company to pave the re-
aiming portion of the business and
'sidential districts of the city at a
'st of $88, 087.
The county commissioners let a con-
act to Charles G. Huber, of Seattle,
" S4630 to construct 65-foot span.
'ncrete bridge across the South Fork t
the Occur d'Alene river at Evolu-
on, short distance below Osburn. a
Deary-At meeting attended by 40 l
pscrlbers to the capital stock of the b
cary Cooperative Creamery com
my, limited, it was decided to begin !,
eratlons at the new plant April Is.
r. Gibbon, formerly buttermaker :,
the Kendrick Cooperative cream a
y, has been engaged and will be pro- a.
leo with an assistant. A large
lount of cream has been pledged and
the season advances the amount will y
increased materially. a.
heilogg-Postmaster Charles Hallar nc
received word from the United III
P0oeoi dutilUTltl6S LldL The re-
pts from the local postoffice are w
l1cient to justify free delivery serv- sa
In order to receive this service hs
is necessary that the streets be la
ned and houses numbered. Post go
are not compelled to deliver where be
re are no sidewalks, SO property
lers will be urged to lay sidewalks sh
,nce. In,
ewiston = Following the visit of
rye b. Mcleod, of the Federal Ia
de commission, who last week in ST
'lgated gasoline prices and condi-
s governing the supply here, a
ting was called to organize the au-
obile owners of the lewiston Of
,kston district. At Pomeroy, CO
'h., automobile owners report gaso- OF
selling at 25 cents gallon, while
.ewiston 30 cents ia charged. al
Girl Is Blown Into Auto.
altimore A 40-mile-an-hour gale
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