The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-01-11
IN THE GEM STATE

Nampa is one stop nearer actua
naturalization of federal building
through the transfer of the building
site lots to the United States treasur!
department.
Stephen Murphy Sisk, one of the
best known and most substantial o.
the early Basin pioneers, died at his
home in Boise last week. He came tc
Idaho in 1868.
Charles Howard, aged about "a
years, was burned to crisp when a
fire completely destroyed the two
story frame house in which he was
! living on a ranch near Boise.
A movement in favor of the COM
mission and city manager form of
government for Pocatello was launched
at the last meeting of the commercial
club
On the charge Of sending obscene
matter through the mail, Fred L. Hell
mick, foreman in the Short Line
shops at Pocatello, was placed under
arrest by Postoffice Inspector ]. Ar
buckle.
Hon. Oliver Wilson of Illinois, mas.
! ter of the National Grange, is to be a.
guest and the leading speaker at the
idaho State Grange session which is
to be held in Nampa, January Is to
10, inclusive.
The total gross value of the metal
yield of the state for 1916 will aggre-
gate fully $48, 700, and the amount
of profit in dividends to fortunate
stockholders will aggregate something
like 100000.
Plans have been revived for the op-
Grafton of country club in Pocatello,
The owners of the new residential
section on the west bench, known as
Pocatello Heights, are fathering the
present movement.
Bosses retail stores report an I'M
precedented holiday business, running
in most cases rs per cent or more
greater than that of year ago. Some
stores report a Christmas trade 80 or
a 100 per cent greater than that of
1915.
Residents of Milvale have filed a
petition and complaint with the public
utilities commission against stock
yards maintained at that point by the
Pacific & Idaho Northern railroad.
The Midvale people say the yards ara
too small.
A new system of bringing bootleg
whisky into the state was foiled when
Pocatello police officers discovered
forty-seven sacks of whisky in a
freight car in the o. S. L. yards,
which was supposed to contain house
hold goods.
Alex Stalker of Meridian has com,
pleted and forwarded to Bird-Lore, an
eastern publication in the interests OF
bird life, census of the feathered in
habitants of this part of Idaho. Mr.,
Stalker takes such a census each year
at the holiday season.
The combined resources of 100 state
banks reporting November II, 1916,
was $40, pa, 7S7.04; total deposits, 1884,
39,03999; savings deposits and time
certificates of deposit, $780,, 177.09
capital, $S,724,5SO; surplus, $685.
1889; undivided profits, $49S, 456.S1.
Reviewing the progress of Idaho
through the banking conditions during
the last year, the showing is most
gratifying The banks, botlh-state and
national, have made most phenom-
email growth as regards resources, de-
posits, loans and discounts and re-
serve.
After &c years of continuous service
on the state supreme court bench,
Chief Justice l. N. Sullivan retired
from public life on December 81. The
Judge expects to retire to his home
1t HALEY, where he has maintained
lis residence since coming to Idaho
n 1881.
A new cash receipt system of book
Keeping went into effect in the sew
,ral departments of the state govern
nent on January 1. An appropriation
# $500 was made by the last legis,
ature for the installing of modern
ystem of accounting in the state de.
artments and state institutions.
Foremen in the employ of the Bur-
ell Construction company of Chicago
ave arrived at Caldwell and started
reparations for erection of the giant
oncrete elevator of 100000 bushels
apacity and the making of other i'm
rovements in the plant of the Cald-
ell Milling & Elevator company
The Pocatello lodge of Elks is to re-
Give for mounting the head and pelt
what is said to be one of the larg-
st and finest specimens of elk that
as been killed during the present
eason. Judge F. J. Cowan of the
eventh judicial district is the donor
the trophy.
AS soon as the legislature convenes
bill is to be introduced in both
'anches providing for the appoint
ent of an additional Judge for the
fifth judicial district, as without such
sistance it would be impossible for
Idge Guheen to try one-half Of the
vii cases pending in Bannock coun-
alone.
The public utilities commission in
decision rendered last week refused
grant certificate of convenience
d necessity to the Mutual Telephone
Electric company to build and op-
ate mutual telephone system in
lpert.
One of the most desperate holdups
Blackfoot's history occurred at the
ID Barn on West Bridge street, when
cd H. Montgomery was attacked at