Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04

George Obendorf, 161a acres, $500: c.
e. Peck, IL acres. $332S; w. B. Mitch
ell. an acres, $1222: j. H. Trout, 10h
acres, $3747. L. II. Boumback, 4 acres,
$107S; Bert Robertson, acres, $139S:
John Shuler. 20 acres. $6747.
BIG RETURNS FOR FRUIT.
The fruit growers of Parma, espe-
eially the apple growers had fine crops
and got big prices for their fruit, the
best in the history of this section.
over 100000 has already flowed into
the hands of the apple growers of the
Parma Roswell and Apple Valley dis
tricts. Their average return was about
$500 per car Fully 500 people were
employed in the fruit harvest, ~ cars
of peaches and 20 cars of prunes were
also shipped from here.
1871 CARS POTATOES.
Parma is rapidly securing an enyi-
able reputation for the fine quality of
potatoes grown and shipped from here
Parma has quite an advantage in the
fact that spuds mature here two weeks
earlier than in most other potato grow
ing districts. One hundred and twen-
ty-one cars OF this produce were
shipped from here the past season.
VALUABLE HAY CROP.
The hay crop here in 1919 was i'm
mense. The crop value Is several hun
dred thousand dollars. More than Is
hay balers are in opera ton in the dis
trict. Among the big individual pur-
chases are Van Dusen Bros. the we'll
known Emmett flock masters. They
bought 400 tons for $70,500, and will
fe1 the hay to $4,000 sheep, which
arebeing winter fed at Parma, A Ru-
pert man bought $4,000 worth of hay.
Most of the hay here as sold for SIS
per ton in the stock. Great quantities
of baled hay are being shipped from
here to outside markets
REAL ESTATE-A MILLION,
These and other facts are attract
ing the attention this way of many
buyers of city and farm property. 1t
is estimated that real estate sales here
in 1919 total million dollars and it
is stated the shipments of produce
from Parma in 1919 total 1000 carloads
LIVE BOOSTER CLUB.
In order to keep Parma apace with
the rapidly developing conditions in
this section the business men of this
community organized a live booster
club last September. The active mem
bership is fifty and the officers are:
J. Lee Johnson, president; +. ].
Walmsley, vice. president: r. b. Mitch
N''' tiSssStitis WIN Will tle lOllOWlnS
compose the board of directors; j. II.
Young, c. Ben Ross, S. G. Tucker and
A. J. lockwood.
A NEW BANK.
Parma is to have another. bank
which will be opened for business in
the very near future. The bank fix
lures are already here. new vault
and new heating system are being
installed. The name of the institution
is the Parma National Bank. II has
paid up capital and surplus of $4,000
and $4,000, respectively. Its officers
arc: II. ]. Sloan. president; Joseph
l.. Watkins, vice president; Frank
Dahlstrom, cashier. These and the
following are the directors. r. II.
Brumback. c. A. West. Q. T. Andrews.
DIR. w. r. Waldrop. w. H. Kneifel.
COMMUNITY CHURCH.
Parma is one of the first towns In
the northwest to build a community
church and recreation hall in connec-
ton. The two are made possible
through the great generosity of Mrs.
Mary Kirkpatrick. The church and
hall are under course of construction
and will cost approximately $4,000. 1t
is expected to have these structures
complcted sometime next spring.