FEDERAL DEPT. PUBLIC ROADS
FROM SANTA ACROSS DIVIDE
TO HARVARD
H. J. Taylor, chief engineer for the
'United States forest service, depart
ment public roads, stationed at
Mi ssou i ai Montana, has a crew of men
encamped 0 n the W. J. Parker farm
Qn jy[ eadow creek, surveying the right
0 f way for the pr0 posed new highway
from Santa acr0S s to Harvard, across
the Palouse-St. Maries divide. On the
St.Mariessideofthedividethesur
vey followed the old state wagon road
,he greater part of the way, but as
At crosses the divide it swings to the
east, following down Cedar creek and
Taylor'states a°t no^laœ on'the sur^
!ve y win the grade exceed five per
cent - 11 is the intention of the fed -
eral governme nt to begin work on
this P lece of road durin S the coming
summer
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' AHM 0 S'owNER^S P \N TMTPATION
0F OWNERS ANTICIPATION
The auc . tl °" sale ° f farm personal
l'™P er£y ' , h ®î d Mond ay by A. G. Mc
MoscoJ^tal!^ îîsoT which'
?f r 8t «eWreatté ^'states^ was several
u nd '' d do e ,, a a mo rp than he had an
H C i na ted Georee Vennieerhol? who
the states that everv
thing but horses brought a good price,
the bidding being spirited throughout
the sale. A team of good work horses
so j d f 0r the exceptionally low price
0 f
Horses have not sold readily at any
t) f the sales here this fall, the farm
e rs not caring to go to the expense
of wintering them, at the present price
of feed, hay be ; ng exceptionally
scarce.
